Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-30

seen linen equal to the finest linen of to-day.
The paintings in the vaults of Egypt are
still as bright, brighter, than the paintings
OF this generation, and brighter than the
boasted paintings of Greece and Rome of
2'ooo years ago, and all these things admon-
ished him of the startling truth that all
things are old only by contrast. The old
things of Greece and Rome are only half as
Old as The cid things IN Egypt. From Egypt
ne passed to China, and, placing himself on
the great wall, which is 400 miles long and
in many places as wide as the Court House,
he said to Mandarin, Z" This wall is 23pO
years OLD" "No," said the Mandarin, sit
is $4,000 years old" They disputed on the
age. but that was all and if the Mandarin
is right, all the old things in Egypt are
young when compared with the old things
In China. From China he came TO consider
younger things. He came back in the rec
ord OF nations TO period a short time after
the birth of Christ, to the time when Her
culaneum and Pompcii We're destroyed, and
he mentioned many of the things that have
been within the past few years unburied in
those cities, such things as apparatus for
heating by steam, fine glassware, and so
forth, things that the wisost people in Eu-
rope in the Middle Ages, and later still
claimed as new things From the buried
cities and the interesting things as unearth-
cd recently he canle 70 America, and here
! in this Ne,r land he found some Old things.
Many OF the stories that are supposed to be
new are old; they have come from the past
he cited pedigree story of a family that
ran their ancestry back in this country to
three brothers, one of which was a sea-
farng man That is an old story, he said,
aud many, many families in America have
that same old story as family history, but
notwithstanding all such old thugs Amer
lea Is the New, aud newest. and the newest
is the best. He discounted the past heavi
ly when he compared it with the new me-
chanical inventions, railroads, telegraphs,
telephones, and all other kinds OF mechan-
ical appliances. He closed his address or
lecture in a sophomorical style. The Colo
mel is large man, somewhat ovsrgrown
lie has straight eye brows, like those of w.
H. Kreider, a straight, sharp-pcinted nose,
heavy Jaw and chin. The best feature of
his face is his mouth, which is straight,
with turned-up corners, which gives TO his
face the humorous expression at will which
is USED with such a happy effect, OCCASION
ally, as he speaks, that his audience is cor
tinually kept in humorous frame OF mind.
He is larger person than Speedily. of the
Port Royal Times, but not as good looking
in the face, and when Speedily fails to comb
his HAIR, his head and the head of Sanford
lock good deal alike; indeed there is a
similarity in the manner of speaking and
gesticulation of the men, both having a
semi-ssnctimonious expression of body
when speaking. His voice is not heavy; it
is pleasant. He speaks rapidly, and occa
sionally throws his tongue against his up
per lip. His lecture gave complete satisfac-
ever comes back. The only weak point in
his lecture was in left-hand delivery
against discipline when he spoke Of the Ro-
man sentinel remaining at his post; but in
that he was not weaker than was DIR. Hig'
bee when he encouraged the teacher, il he
failed to obtain higher wages, to strike.
The Colonel did qualify his remarks on the
discipline of the sentinel, but the Doctor
forgot to qualify on the question of strike. ]
FRIDAY MeRSISe SESSION.
President wellington Smith in the chair.
, called the Institute to order at O'Clock.
Music by the choir. The devotional exer-
clses were led by Rev. E. E. Berry. Roll
call, after which the subject OF Orthogrd-
phy was considered by Professor Heiges
Vice President Smith was called to presid,
! over the Institute. Professor Little ad
dressed himself to the considerations OF the
questions of Penmanship and Drawing
, The manner of holding the pen, and th'
: proper slant or angle, and the height and
width, and so forth, of writing and drawing
were points in his remarks. Reading again
became a subject for Professor Reiges t.
discuss.
Mr.. Wise read the following general reso
tions
r WHEREAS, We, the teachers of Juniat
= county, have made it a custom to express
our views on educational matters, an'
whereas some Acknowledgements OF the obi
CATIONS under which we have beenplaced /
considered proper, therefore, be 1t resolve
e First, That We recognize God as tn
, Ruler of nations, the Father Of light, IN
Inventor of philosophy, and his eyerlastin
arm ever gives protection In the march q
y progress.
b. Second, That the regular and punctui
attendance of the large number OF teacher
p and friends of education, and general dc
u pertinent of the entire audience during til
sessions Indicate the growing sentiment G
n the public in favor OF universal education.
= Third, That in our County Superinten
j, dent, Wellington Smith, we have an able
a sympathetic and generous assistant, an
: our schools a faithful leader.
l. Fourth. That in DIR. Higbee, Professor
= Heiges. Angel, Little, Wilson, Patterson
:. and Mcfarland we have had an able corp
II of instructors, and have been benefited b
!. their lahors That in Colonel Sanford W
n recognize an able and instructiv lecturer.
r Fifth, That We tender our thanks to III
ministers of Mifflintown for the kind SCI
e vice rendered at the opening exercises
the Institute, and for the interest manifest
ed in the cause of education by their dali
attendance.
: Sixth, That we tender our thanks to
g II. AiSens for the use of his organs TO u
d ladies' and gentlemen who furnished mus
for the Institute, and evening lectures
the Commissioners of Juniata county ;ft
y the use of the Court House; to the Jinltt
he for the faithful discharge of duty, and
Of the county papers for publishing extena'
IN reports of our proceedings.
Seventh, That we should have comic rmi
u of textbooks liz Juniata county, as wei I
Il in every county in the Commonwealth, al
of need legislation on the subject.
"A Eighth. That We earnestly urge upon q
rac,ors fhe impOrtance of attending u