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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-16
MARRIAGE,

MARRIAGE,
Reflect that a sound mind and body are Tie
most necessary requisites 10 promote con.
nubial happiness. Indeed, without those
the Journey through life b,comcs weary
pilgrimage; the prospect hourly darkens io
despair and filled with the melancholy re-
lection that the happiness OF another lT''
comes blightcd with our own.
DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.
When the misguided and imprudent yO.
tary OF pleasure nnds he has Imbibed the
seeds Of this painful disease, II too often
happens that an ill-timed sense OF shame
or dread OF discovery deters him nom MP.
plying TO those who, rom education and
r,spectability, can alone befriend him, de-
laying till the constitutional symptoms OF
this horrid disease make their appearance
such as liberated sore throat, diseased nose.
nocturnal pains In the head and limbs, dim.
ness Of sight, deafness, nodes on the sbin
bones and arms, blotchcs on the head, sco
rapldity, I'LL at last the palate Of the mouth
or the bones OF the nose fall In, and the VIC
tim OF this awful disease becomes n iiorrid
object OF commiserstion, Till death pots a
period TO his dreadful sufferings by stf ding
him To THAT Undiscovered Country nom
whence no traveller retdrns."
II Is a melancholy fact that thousands tall
victims 90 this terrible disease, owing 90 tlls
unskillfulness OF ignorant pretendcfs, who
by the use OF that DEADLY Pols0N, AEy.-
curry, ruin the constitution, and make the
residue OF life miserable.
OFFICE-7 SOUTH FREDERICK STREET
Len hand side going from Baltimore Mfcet,
a few doors from the corner. S~Fail moi
TO observe name and number. -.--
HSNo letters received unIe>a postpaid
and containing a stamp 10 be used on the
reply. Persons writing should sthte age
and send portion OF advertisement descrIb'
Ing systems.
The Doctors DIPLOMA hangs in his once
ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRfsss.
The many thousands cured a. this estab.
lishment within the last twenty years, and
the numerous important Surgical Opera.
tons performed Ivy DIR. Johnston, witDaaes
by the reporters OF the Sun, and many o,bei
papers, notices Of which appeared sgain and
again before the public, besides his standing
ms gentleman OF character and rerpopabii
lty, II sufficient guaranty % the afflicted
Skin diseases speedily cured. auss
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27
5elerten Miscellany.
Antiquity Of Pulpits.
The solemn reading of the law OF Mo

The solemn reading of the law Of Moses
to the populace of Jerusalem must have
been an impressive service, when Ezra
the scribe stood upon pulpit Of wood
which they had made for the purpose. p
As to its con6guration we are not inform
ed though it must have been a spacious
raised platform if the six persons named
on one side Of Ezra and the seven on the
other we're also upon it. Stone pulplts
existed in some cathedrals, churches, and
monastic refectories.a and one of iron. 10
stated to be in the ..Galilee" at Durham,
Extries at Exeter. I318.25. relate to MAJ
terials ''pro Ia pulpytte.' but that was .
distinct building on the north side Of the
church, for lectures and sermons. Capt.
tails and bases for the ambos at Westmin-
ster were paid for in 1852. Preaching
appears to:have been = part Of religious
services from the earliest ages of the
church; and the sermons were commonly
delivered in the. chancel in front of the al
tar. At later time they were addressed
from the ambo. or reading-desk. in the
nave, an innovation assigned to Chrysos-
tom at Constantinople. In some churches
the preacher used to sit and the copgre-
CATION to stand. and generally the lecture
was more of the extempore kind than now
prevails. The orderly conduct Of mod
ern congregations arises from the the dis
oipline of ages, having succeeded, BY grs-
dual process. habits of comparatively little
decorum. and the open expression Of
opinion on the merits of the preacber's
discourse. The rarity of wooden pulpits
of earlier date than the Reformation. is no
doubt principally attributable to the sweep
ing clearance Of church fittings pursuant
Of that event, just as with affairs. and foods;
and screens. Yet they, one and all. are
met with in modern Papal churches. whore
the presence Of either can scarcely be due
to the Reformation.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27

Colleges. Academies and High Schools
during the year was $62, $50. of which
S26 900 was paid to St. Johns College
and the Agricultural College. The sum
is not too large. but it is doubtful If the
method Of distribution produces the best
possible results Colleges. or to speak
more accurately. University is necessary
to the perfection of Public School sys-
TEN. There is also necessity for High
Schools, as connecting links between the
District Schools and the University. But
the policy Of bestowing public money up
on Academies which are conducted for the
sole benefit Of the proprietors is very ques-
tionable. It originated in times when
there was no Public School system either
| in State or county, and may have been
wise then; whether it be equally wise now
deserves serious consideration.
The following .'Schools and Colleges
receiving State donations have not at this
date January 14) made the report requir-
ed by law: Manchester Academy. Elkton
Academy, West Nottingham Academy
and Salisbury Academy.
COUNTY BOARDS
The reports of the County Boards are
more full, and it is presumed more accu-
rate than heretofore. Some Of them are
entirely unexceptional. aud dogreat credit
to the writer's. but few are defective or
inaccurate. The law requires these re-
ports to be sent in by the 18th of Noveu1-
ber, but it was not till the last day,of De-
cember that the last report was received.
This left less than two weeks to read. ex-
anime and correct them, and reduce the
results to a tabular form. It left no time
for correspondence with regard to omis-
sions, misunderstanding or mistakes.
That.a loose and inadequate system Of
accounts has heretofore been permitted in
certain counties will be evident from the
following extracts. The writer's names
are withheld. because it is desired to di-
rect attention to facts and not to persons.
''When [ went into Office there we're
no sufficient data to be found in the books
from which correct account of the whole
years transactions could be made. There
was no account of cash, received from the
State whatever There is nothing to show
what was due to the late Treasurer. or by
him. There is no full account of books
delivered to the schools, nor invoices OF
books purchased for the use of the schools .
The trouble in making the report has
grown entirely out Of the fact that no suf-
6clent data was left in the Office by the
former examiner. The money stated to
be in his hands has, no doubt. been pro-
perly used, but the vouchers are not ID
my possession" -
AS the law now stands there is no ex-
cuse for such neglect. Every examiner
in the State is under bond "to keep full
account of all moneys received and paid
by him. and preserve the same and all
vouchers relative thereto, and deliver all
books and vouchers relating to his Office
to his successor.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27
WhyI,snd y Iok.

An exchange psper. .says:i AZ lonlg n!
our people have to psy from 4l6 - 80Per
cent. interest on money, just % hong. .1ih
land sell for less than ohs4kdli ! il real
value. hst u illustrate, Land yields on
an sverags4 per cent, But Il none y0ism
l6 pei cent. who il going 'to 6tJ land {
No one. it is obvious. Therefors. ~ aore
|of ground which ont 10 bring 4l0A ~
only sell for. 925. Do not the people ese
|this7 II money goes up 10 20 per cent.
'lahd goes down TO $40 per acrs. # the
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27

At 10 uOpcu tudt tu0 OluiuutlOu ude a.
last reached its limit, asia.
There is another possible source Of EN-.
barrassment 10 the future which needs te
be mentioned. The State school tax il
|apportioned to the several counties accord.
ing to population (white and colorcd) be.
tween the ages Of 1--WE and twenty years
Hitherto the apportiopment has been made
on the basis of the United States census
Of 1860. Enough Of the census of 1870
has been published to show that the rela.
tive population of the several counties il
not the. same now as it was in 1860, Ar
effort has been made. bat without success
to obtain from the Census Bureau state
ment of the population between The ages
of FIVE and twenty in the several countie.
for publication in this report. in order tha
the counties might have due notice of the
Impending change. As the estimates fol
1871 are based on the present apportion.
ment, it will be we'll for the School Boards
TO consider what effect the new census
will have on their funds. and to make the
necessary arrangements in good time.-
As soan as the official returns can be pro.
cured from the Census Bureau they will
be published for the benefit of all parties
concerned.
SCHOOL Law. sas f..ltf,.
The school law Of 1870 made several
changes in that of 1868, OF these the
following are the most important:
/. The general supervision of the sys-
tenn is committed to a Board of State
School Commissioners. consisting of four
persons appointed by the Governor from
among the Presidents and Examiners oil
the several County Boards and the Prin-
cipal of the State Normal School
2. The County School Commissioners
(after 1879 are to be appointed by the
Judges of the Circuit Courts instead oi
being elected by the people and the mum.
Der is reduced to three in smaller counties
and FIVE in the larger.
5. The local trustees (styled Distric
School mmissioners) are appointed BY
the Board of County School Commission
ers instead of being elected by the people
of the district.
a. The amount Of county tax which th,
Board Of School Commissioners have
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27
From the Maryland Union.
SCANDAL. :

1t there u one trait IN the chsrsctcr OF
an 'ndiviausi 70 oe dePrecs.ea' yes oes.
pissed. 1t Is thae OF scandai-besring. l
believe tnat 10 . fnture state tns eteasest
sinner will be the most SEVERELY psa'shed.
and none Will merit OF receive gteatef
tnan the caiam'nator: Wnss must pe see
responsibility OF those VINO are cnga9ea 10
the terrible work OF scandal: inJnrlng the
character OF another; : work which tran
scends Gil mere personal violence, because
1t may extend Itself through generasaoes
fyes snete are .nose = noe ie ssen.se o.11es
Il seems % % o 'nn.oI Da.seloess. y, J.
ana mlsefy; swhose Possoned votna -gusn
lorth' deep ana dark' always seskipe ses
some groove through which their tongues
can glide nses sceomptiss lnoss -n.ssh'ei
than theNhAart-reachlng sd.egef.c .ct tseaass
sass'n, their souls sfoantain OF S.ssesuesas
from which hows stream carr5'ng1spo9!
its dark bosom the rank, Shiny essencs a
mischief. It matters little whethet .slsa-
der is spread whoiesale' OF uttered 10 PIT
vats It scarcely ever ialis 70 feacn IT, .El %.
|ject, How mncn better ser i Woqio De . Ior
all concerned. II every one actea out !nelr
true feelings toward eaea other, ana dot DOT
hide under !, smiling exterior the conseny'
they actually feel: ihere are thosei wao
always welcome yoa WIN sner hps Nrea'n-
ed IN smiles and o,d you sd,en M.a'a
corntena1ce expressing 1land sal'slacHen,
while At the same time tney are scannlng
every feature: every 'hsesmens 9. Of your
face TO zee II there n NOT some inuleation y
there OF tfsit 10 your cnafac.er woIcn :;
shall furnish them 1000 Tor insiuious re-
marks. Such SCOTS sre not sn'snssed 10Y
. single noble quality: and jet they, nat,
ter themselves often % se't they are 'noued ..:
s.a. .d IL s.sssas4g tse
saint. Why cannot every one be willing
to accord to every other that merit which
justly belongs TO him o. hsr, without
|sprinklinR tt with vehen10us detracti0n.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27
TEACHERS SALARIES.

The greater part Of this decrease is in
the item of teachers salaries. The saw
ing (if it can be considered such) was eff
fected in some counties by keeping the
schools open but three terms instead of
four. as required by law. and in other
counties by reducing salaries which we're
low enough before. Proper provision
should be made in every county for con-
tinuing the schools for the full legal Pc
riod (ten months and also for paying
teachers a reasonable compensation for
their services. Unless teachers have per-
manent employment at fair salaries we
cannot expect the schools to flourish. -
Necessity. Of course. has no law, and cir
cumstauces may justify reduction of sal
aries already too low, as necessity may
justify farmer in consuming his seed
corn; but it should be clearly understood
what such reduction is calculated to effect.
It will. if continued. drive competent
teachers out of the profession prevent
competent persons from coming in, and
encourage growth Of incapables whose
services will be worth less than their
wages.
BALTIMORE CITY.
Combining the statistics of the city of
Baltimore with those of the counties, We
have the following summary:
Number of scholars in Baltimore
city ...............".........."... Il, 1875
Number of scholars in the cOun-
ties II, 454
Total. l............................. 99,24e
Number of teachers in Baltimore
city Observation-Disclosures. oil
Number Of teachers in the coun-
ties OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL All
Total. l.................."........ 1888
Amount paid for teachers salaries
in Baltimore city. 1886, 724.2
Amount paid for teachers salaries
in the counties ties.................... 473, 13e. %
Total......................... $sos, $50. As
Amount paid for books and sta
tionery in Baltimore city......... $50, 42O. .92
Amount paid for books and sta
tionery in the counties........... 59,3S44O
Total. ............................ $50, ,so5. 80
Total expenditure for Pub. School
purposes in Baltimore city,. $4e2, 1911
Total expenditure for Pub. School
purposes in the counties......... 72s,o5s.55
Total. 100, ,22e .26
Col d schools of Baltimore city
Number of schools......... l3
!" scholars......... si !. 1,743
Amount paid for teachers salaries, 500, ,7l3.74
Total expenditure for coP dschools
in Baltimore city ................... 2e,e7s.7s
Total expenditureforc col schools
in the counties. s...................... 4,5so.s 81
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $31, ,269 90
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27
From the Prince Georgias. -
ZINES Go z's9e 'sa4
SUGGESTED By THE DEBATE IN rRB SENATE ON
MR. McCREIRY's RESOLUTION.


Is TIL. the chamber where, in happier days, %
Proud Genius shed its soul Inspiring rays,
And on the listeners captivated sense
Rolld the deep thunder of its eloquence? 10
Shades of the venerated dead arise -. lis
And view the rnournful change, with mute
surprisel Sis'5.fqss ets.
Rail on degenerate statesmen! vainly aim
To dim the splendor Of glorious name sst'-
Spurn the dead lion, from whose living eye
Far bolder hearts than yours were known 70 fyi
And rave, in all the impotence Of hate 49, !
Against the grandeur Of that peerless soul
The floods Of coarse abuse tall idly" roll.
AS we'll the toad, on noxious vapors fed, s..u
Might lift, midst rankest weeds, its loathsome
head, s4h3 a3ssx
And spit its venom at the imperial bird } lgss
That-from its high and storm-rock'd eyrie
stirr' d.
Wings, with impetuous speed, It's heav'n-ward
fight ans ~, 41 s,ee.i ss'i ~
Against the blazing SUMS meridian light :,
Even could your cold, relentless bosoms swell
With all the black malignity of hell, ,,s,.,
IT'S past you, pow RIO harm the warrior now,
Or tear one laurel from that kinGly baOwi i q
Calm, in the sacred silence Of the gravesIla.E $
Forever sleeps the generous, just, and brave:
Felt through the patriots soul, his country s
M gloom 81 .8t8sI 05! 10 9GsiA 3
Bow'd that proud head In sorrow to the tomb
No need Of "storied ufn''-of breathing
1ttbust''---l 2 ett4- - ofz1,s4i7 aa:issd
Or asgAt, TO mark where resb the hero's dust,
Since friends and foes must own, with one
consent,
A nations heart his aobIess monsmeatA 8 .saoI
sImitation Of Byron's allusien 10 the we'll
known fable: .ysa
s'Throng' d with the rest around his living head,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27
TERMS; TT II n = SO, IN aaVsnces: !:

former gets ~ high ~ 50 esryeeht. .thss
latter drops, Of copsse down 10 3 l5,saddea
go On and 50 onr The higher, the maneysl
rate the lower the price Of land, ,YAe q
best way 70 stop this whole busipess is fer.
all people who ale in financial trouble %
sch . portion 81 their estate. rather. than
to pay 16 ori30 per cent. for money. BY
following this sdvice they will Ssvs them4
selves II they continue to borrow " Is .
per cent. in six years they win bAvsssoas
thing to borrow %: = Every sf:sa.es sas.'
simply giving the fruit Of his labor to- !
The man Who loasned BED him ths ,papcy. = :
They [the shayeis) xllf not break bin Qpn
as long is he psys4be 'ihtefes.., They do
not want to do so. 'becsdse1hs investnens
il good one-lmueh better thdn that :
made BY farmers who buy'lsnd ~ $O af
acre. r. -. IS lsgeisi 9di ie assss dies sfs os
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27

.Ey The body2thati is dust tho soul
tits bud Of eternity.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27
CoNChUsIoN.

The report concludes with reference to
number of tables appended to the report.
a synopsis of which are given in the in
PRODUCTION of Prof. Newelfs report.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27

"Imitatiou Of Byron's allusien TO the we'll
known fable: .ysa
s'Throng' with the rest around his living head,
Not rails d thy hocf against the lion dead.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
STATE COMMISSIONERS.

The Board of State School Commission
ers of Maryland have presented their An.
nual Report concerning the condition Of
the Public Schools of the State to Gov.
Bowie. The Board consists of M. A.
Newell. Principal Of the State Normal
School, President, Baltimore; John W.
Page. Examiner, &c.. Frederick county.
Secretary and Treasurer. Frederick; Geo.
III. Carman. President School Board Bal
timore county. Towsontown; w. j. Ayde-
lott. President School Board Worcester
county. Newtown; DR.. Thos. A. Carrico,
President School Board Charles county,
Charlotte Hall. The following summary
of the State aud county reports gives a
condensed account of the operations of the
Public School System during the past
year. The figures arc compared. as far
as possible. with those for 1869. (Balti.
mora c;tv 10 not inc1udo1\.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-27

The items of expenditure which
show . decrease are teacherg
salaries, building, .&c., books,
supervision ana Incidental ex-
penses. Total decrease. .........
The items Of expendi diture sho wing
an increase are interest, mis-
cellaneous and colored schools.
Total increase. ........................
Showing net decrease II the run
ninksxpensst of..:.........:.......
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-08-03

CURRENTS Where the current worm
makes its appearance, dust the bushes
with white hellebore. Give the ground
between the rows a thick mulch it will
save great deal of time during the sea-
son in keeping weeds under.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-08-03
OF tickets, as follows:

The drawing of prizes will
take place immediately after
the Concert, and will be con-
Quoted by the following gentle
men, who act as drawing COM
mittee:
Leopold Mann, Of JOS. Mann &
Cyrus Whitcomb, of the Wiscon-
sin Leather Company.
John Oswald, NJ. d.
J. N. Conine, Village President.
Chas. Winkelmiller, Proprietor
of the Two River Tannery.
Cooper q Jones, Neshoto Lum-
bermen.
All prizes will be paid on
the day after the drawing.
LOUIS LANDER,
Pres. Turn Society.
ROBERT SUETTINGER,
General Agent.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-08-03

IRONING SHIRT FRONTS. "A subscriber
of the New York Tribune receives this
information from the editor:
1--WE have just been through first
class laundry, and can tell you all about
it. The starch is made in the usual man
ne; to 4 pailful OF starch whole sperm
candle is added. When the linen is dry
it is dipped in this cold starch and iron
ed in the ordinary way. Then it is damp
ened with a wet cloth and the polishing
iron pressed over it. This is an ordinary
smoothing iron ground off so that the
edges are ali rounding. To this manipu-
lation the linen is indebted for the pc
culiar laundry gloss which we ali admire
so much, but which many hosekeepers
have vainly striven to leave upon the
wristbands and bosoms Of their husbands
shirts.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-08-03

ARREsTING ASCENDING SwARMs.-I
have never had swarm leave q hive and |
go off, without first alighting. My i'm
preston is that. the old-fashioned prac-
tlce of tanning proceeds from a correct
idea; that is. that a swarm will always
alight when thoroughly alarmed, so as to
disconcert them. The past season used
large mirror and stopped by that means
days previously; and which started to go
of. [ ran after it, flashing the sun 5 rays
among them most thoroughly-the mir
;or tsing II by 20 inches square. |
stopped them on the last tree in the Vi
entity, and in five minutes had them
nicely hived. | have frequently stopped
them by throwing water, chips, or dirt
among therl. when starting to leave, and
once when passing overhead, as | was
bringing corn home.
But I failed once, last summer, with a
Swarm thot had come opt and alishted
uaobsoryed by me. The first | knew Of
| it. il was taking wing from j tree near
my apiary, and | think 1t must have
waited FIR me over night, for it was quite
early in the day for a swarm to come out
and leave. did as in the other case.
but the more I flashed, the faster they
went | think must have been an after
swarm with a young queen, as [ found
no signs of swarm having left hive
ta&t had net swarmed before, aud found
one that bad swarmed previously, much
more deropulated than it should have
been. By the way. are not swarms with
| Young queens more capricious than frSt
ones ?-K Hudson, IA Americon Be-
.JoaraoL
To REMOVE TUE TASTE or 0ooD =
4 new keg, churn, bucket, or other
weldon vessel, will generally communi-
cate q disagrceable taste 70 anything that
IS put into it. To prevent this incor-
venienee. scald the vessel well with boil
ing water, letting the water remain in Il
until cold then dissolve some pearl-ash
or soda in lukewarm water, adding lit
lie lime to it. Wash the inside Of the
r vessel well with this solution. After
ward scald II well with hot water, and
rinse with cold water before using it.
PRESERVING CHERRIES. Stone them;
allow one pound of sugar to one pound
of fruit; put a layer of fruit IN the pre-
serving kettel, then layer OF sugar,
and repeat till all are IN; boil till clear.
Put in bottles hot, and seal them. Keep
| in dry sand.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-08-03

HORSES IN SUMNER. work
during the hot summer months, requires
only the lightest harness. Wooden col
lars are now used with great comfort to
the horse. In the city Of New York the
harness worn by the street railroad
horses is as scant as is consistent with the
work they Rave to perform. No breech
ing is used, and hip-straps are dispensed
with. Teams may often be seen blowing
in the hot days Of July and August, in
the same harness they wore during the
winter. This is unnecessary, nay some
times it amounts to positive cruelty
Remove every superfluous strap, take
away the back-strap and crupper-band
and let the air circulate freely around the
body At night when work is over, wash
the sweat and dust from the legs and
thighs of the horse dash Of water on
his TANKS would be grateful to him. Let
his stable be airy and clean, with a bed
of clean straw -An9ericaa 4gJiculturiSt.