Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-21
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ing Postias found az the obscure village of
Washington, Connecticut, q school for
boys, conducted ON principles which, if he
tells the truth, must make it q real para.
diser most schools, and, We
Nalthis publicity given to it will fsarfuIly
test it's capacity. The correspondent says:
The moral tone Of the school is it's dis
tinguishing feature. Any one guilty of de-
ceit or fraud is warned by his companions
to report himself to tho hesd.master; il he
neglects to do no he is at once informed
upon by his companions. Instead of it's
being felt mean 70 report . misdemeanor,
1t Is here regarded az An offence against the
whole boy comm unity to permit misdeed
to 60 unpunished. The metl,otlsof punisli-
meht Pursued At the school DIRE geherSalyl
arise on the spur of the moment. A little
boy makes too much noise; i hs is ordered
to take horn to the village green, and to
blow blastsat the ofour corners of the
church; Or he il sent 8 mile over tho hill to
the Moody barn: or he helps rake hay for.
half an hour in, tho 1eldp ybr cleans soma.
bricks that are Required fof building One
day boy stole some apples from, poor
widow; he was sent the next tlay TO pick
up stones from her Aeld ~ o punishment,
but tho widow heart softensd, AID bhe
made him come into dinner, and stuffed
him with GOOD things and sent him home.
"a little boywas caught duCkinga cat in
the raiq7vater hogshead; up, steps the
teacher behind him, ind, seizing him by
the seat Of tho breaches and the nape of
tho neck, plunges him in after tho cat, TO
show him how il sfselssi+ Such tliin9s. as
Bullying and HagginK kfss not tolerated. ~ y
There are mo rules, i no forbidden games:
everything that can afford 'aniusement ia
tolerated at proper times aud, III proper
quantity. The master Of tho school il nm
able to distinguish between the good Dr..
Busby2 'ahd the wickedness 3of ordinary
playing cards. and 50 the boys play whist,
ifthay know sGnndgh,a openly and In the
parlor.. The @nfulness Of dancing and the
Orthodoxy OF oalisthAnics are metaphysical
distinctions; and the, boys have q dance
when there 10 time for II, and they feel like
it. Those who are old enough have breech-
loading rifles. and they are taught how to
! use them, as tho matter Of the school is
one Of the best shot in the country. The
older boys learn al about the haunts Of
animals. They know the track Of the
woodchuck, the raccoon, tho fox, and can
tell the name OF bird from its song, its
nest, or its egg. They roam the forests on
Saturdays, and fish and hunt, and in tho
mountain streams; some trusty big boy
accompanies the smaller ones, and no party
goes away without the knowledge, Of lbs
teachers. Az the boys wear good stout
WOODEN clothing, which necessarily meeta
with numerous rents and tears, but is kept
in order by aunt Betsey, whose needle and
. beehive, such exuberant spirits and
shouts Of happiness constantly bubbling
up and running over az this school ex-
hibits, 1t has never been my lot to witness
before.
The SITUATION IN EUROPE. Tho London.
Times gays little notice has been taken Of !
paragraph which recently appeared in the
Vienna Presse limiting at q probable disar-s
mament. The news is too good TO BIO true. :.
We vii! not undertake to say what results
the diplomatic oontrivances Of the past few
weeks have had toward improving M
poleon's position with respect to foreign
affairs, 80 as to enable him to meet bis
home difficulties with sufficient con-
hdence OF success in them. II IL
is true that General Lebouz intends to
drop the scheme of Gsrde Mobile and
propose the suppression of general com.
mands that might be taken as mn earnest of
the Emperor's pacific and economical inten-
tons. the interchange of civilities between
sovereigns and statesmen auRurs
we'll for the chances of tranquility.
At the present moment there is no appre-
hension of q warlike outbreak. No cause
Of offense, no pretext for dispute exists: the
old alliances have been broken up, and the
balance of power il q question of tho past.
1t may be said that peace now rests on a
sounder basis than ever.
The DYsPKrr1c. trials and suffer-
ings of tho dyspeptic can only be realized
by those go unfortunate AZ TO bo afflicted
by this disease, and yet how many of them
suffer, and continue TO suffer? Why they
do this 80 patiently it il impossible to toll.
It may be from ignorance of any certain
remedy, or it may be from prejudice against
the use of patent medicine. Hoodand's
German Bitters has cured thousands of the
worst cases OF dyspepsia, and each day
adds new names to the record Of its useful.
ness. Give the Bitters trial. Hooiland's
Bitters contains no liquor in any form.
Hoohand's German Tonic il q combination
Of all the ingredients Of the BitteY. with
pure Santa Cruz Rum, an so, orange, &c.,
making preparation of rare medical
value. The Tonic is used for tho same
diseases as the Bitters, in cases whero some
alcoholic stimulus is necessary.
PR1yArK medical aid. Read DR.. Whittier's
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