ALBANY REGISTER.
of
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Having been for some years engaged
in teaching. I wish to call attention to
what I consider wrongs, mistakes and
dereleetions in regard to our common
schools.
Superior incentives may be given to
education. While she steps forward
with buoyant tread and modest inde
pendence claiming her prerogatives
among the sovereign States of our
glorious Union, it behooves us to cast
around the popular mind the orna
ments of learning to make the stamp,
tbe impress of pure intelligence upon
Hie forming mind. If pure moral
sentiment, if grand natural scenery,
free iutellect in untrammeled oppor
tunity and iu just equilibrium, can
create a superior race of Intellects,
that enviable boon rosy be ours. Not
by educating a tew by a learned aris
tocracybut by flinging open the por
tals of learning to aM, may this be at
tained. Then you can send forth men
and women, fully prevared to do honor
to any position to which the choice
and franchise of the people may call
them. And to this end it is necessary
that all oureuetgiesshould be enlisted,
and that only competent teachers of
elevated christian sentiment be em
ployed. Teaching should be a prolession.
Molding the intellect, creating emo
tions that never cease, aspirations that
never die, is a mighty responsibility, a
specialty, a sacreo duty. But at pres
ent it is degraded. 'Only a school
teacher," grates harshly on the ear of
one who considers the office sacred.
Teaching should not be as now, a der
nier resort for poorly qualified and lazy
persons. As a preventive, the wages
should be greater, and the standard of
examination raised.
It is said : "Any one can teach lit
tle children." My experience is op
posed to this. It take. untiring pa
tience, earnest aeal and studious expe
rience to aid small children.
Our system of school may be good
in theory, yet the regulations are not
enforced, and to-day our country is
flooded with vieiotK Immoral young
men, and semi-illiterate persons of
both sexes, not capable of properly
teaching the first principles ot our
common text-books. One cause of
this must be dereliction in duty on the
part of school officers. The result :
Good teachers are thrown out of em-
loyment, as they will uot, of course,
abor for imlf wages. Tlie occupation
becomes lifeless. The Teacher's Insti
tute is dead, and school Interests are in
the background. These things should
not be so. Tbe directors having care
fully selected a teacher, should co-operate
with the patrons In assisting,
aidinganddefendng the teacher. Make
manifest your own interest, and the
teacher will be encouraged. You
would not hire a man to build your
fences or barn, without anxiously over
seeing the work ; and is not the mind
of yonr precious boy of more value
than these ? The schools demand our
best attention, and there should be
nothing to binder the tree dissemina
tion ot knowledge. TEACHER.
Albany, June, 1873.
Henry Ward Beecher has published
the following card :
To the Editor of the Brookl'm Eagle
bent Sir: I have maintained si
lence respecting slanders which have
for some time past followed me. I
should not speak now but for the sake
of relieving another of unjust Imputa
tions. The document which was re
cently published bearing my name,
with those of others, was published
without consultation either with me
or with Mr. Tilton, and without any
authorization from us. If that docu
ment should lead the public to regard
Mr. Tilton as the author of the calum
nies to which it alludes it will do him
great injustice. I am unwilling he
should even seem responsible for the
injurious statement, wlwse force was
derived wholly from others.
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
The question as to what shall be
done with Captain Jack and his fol
lowers, i being discussed in military
circles at Washington. It is thought
the entire subject of their disposal
will be turned over to the President
and Indian Department; and as Big
Tree and Santantawere tamed over
by the Department to the Texas au
thorities, so a similar course may be
pursued with the principal Modoc,
viz., torn them over to this State for
trial and punishment
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Tbe Farmers' Club at Springfield
instructed tbMr delegate to the State
Convention) which will meet on the
10th of tbe present month, to introduce
this: "Resolved. Tint we, the farmers
of Oregon, do pledge ourselves to vote
for no man as a member of our next
Legislature who will uot pledge him
self. If elected, to vote for the enact
ment of a law regulating fares and
freights on tbe rivets and railroads of
Oregon'
wKf-t'i. ftvuonmojm.
NfivFtt bum green wood in a cook
stove, as it requires twice as much
wood, and three times as much pa
tience, as dry wood does.
Curk for Bare or Couc in IIor-
SKS. From one to three tablespoon
wis oi cuiurviunu who. iron one-nan m. ins living that he was usually in
to one put of castor oil, and the com- t , ,t, ftll(1 able t0 givL, ,nore
biuation will act like magic, ihe ? J ... "
chloroform not only destroys or kills , llme to "V most ml)
the but but relaxes the system, render- j Twelve or thirteen hours every day
ing the castor oil more powerful in ! were commonly alotted to this, bo
their expulsion. I have never known ! devotod was he to ,lis wo)k ft8 a
a horse or mule to die with colic or ,
bots. with this remedv.even if colic he was most unw.l-
exist independent of 'their presence, hg to allow anything to disturb it.
which I much doubt.-A'. I Though he was careful to eat reg-
A Home-Mam: Shawl. It you j nlar and at certain fixed hours, but
have an old broehe shawl, buy a piece l,e would postpone his meals for a
r-i'tet i time if he was so engaged iu study
of the shawl and baste it on the wrong ! . .... . fe . A
side. Then, with a pair of scissors. ; that the interruption ot eating would
cut carefully around each of the fig- j interfere with the success of hie
tires that extend into the center, leav-1 thinking. He was so miserly also
ing a seam's width of the cloth on tin , m fa cravilg lor time tll8t )ie wouUl
jR&ifiCS ft the table before the rest of the
the merino around the edges, and you i family and retire to his room, they
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have a shawl far handsomer than the
reai article, tne yeiiow-iiueu
able Paisley shawl.
C
I.ISUIOU-
ToStopthk Ravages on Moths.
Camphor will not stop the ravages of ; " , , " '"". . .
moths In carpet!, after they have com- Edwanls wasalmostatliinktngma
menced eating. Then tliey nay no re-! chine. Wherever he was, wherever
gard to tlie presence of camphor, cedar i he went, his pen was with him as
or tobacco. A good way to tviiqiior j t,e meansorpreservingliis thMiiflits,
them f to take a coarse crash towel ... . .. , kf, . ..?,, , . . .'
and wrinsr it out of clean water.
Spread it smoothly on the carpet then
Iron it dry with a good liot iron, re
peating the operation on all suspected
places, and those least used. It does
not injure tlie pile or the color of the
carpet in the least as It Ls not neces
sary to press hard, heat and steam
being tbe agents; and they do tbe work
effectually on worms and eggs. Then
the camphor will doubtless prevent
further depredations of tlie miller.
How to Measure the Height of
Trees. Where a tree stands so that
the length of its shade can ! meas
ured, its height may be readily ascer
tained as follows: Set a stick upright,
(let it be ierpeudicular bv the plumb
line). Measure the length of the shad
ow of the stick. As the length of its
shadow is to the height ot the stick, so
is the length of the shade ot tlie tree to
its height. For instance, if the stick
is four feet above tlie ground, and its
shadow is six feet iu length, and the
shadow of the tree is ninety feet the
height of tlie tree will be sixty feet;
(G:4: :90:G0.) In other words, multiply
the length ot tbe shadow of the tree by
tlie height ot the stick, and divide by
the shadow of tlie stick.
When horses become worn out and
run down by hard work, sometimes
liberal feeding alone will not bring
them up again to tlieir proper state of
health. A writer in the AijriCHltiiri.it
says his animals were in that condition
of lassitude and weakness, and he
sawed a barrel iu two, and placed the
ends npnu the platform of the pump,
to be used for watering the horses.
Into one of them he put a pailful ot
corn-meal, and mixed it with the water.
Tbe horses at first did not like it and
would only drink a little wheu very
thirsty. After they had drank what
they would, they were allowed pure
water. Iu a few days, however, they
drank this corn-meal soup with a rel
ish, and in less than a week there was
a decided change for tlie better in the
appearance of all the horses. He did
not let them eat the meal, but merely
let them drink the milky water. There
is no doubt but it is as good for them
as a plate of good soup is for a tired
and hungry man before dinner. It
seems to stimulate the appetite and
aid digestion.
"Middt Morgan" gives an excel
lent receipt for accelerating the growth
ot hair on the maues and tails of horses.
She says; Take corrosive sublimate
(hyd. bichloride), oxy muriate of mercu
ry, each four grains, In one ounce of
distilled water. Wash the parts where
tlie hair Ls thin, with warm water and
soap, then rub with a linen cloth, and
immediately after rub in some of the
above liniment. If tbe hair has been
rubbed off by the animals' own en
deavors to allay cutaneous Irritation,
then dress with the following oint
ment: One ounce of fine flour sulphur,
one ounce of pulverized saltjieter,
made into a soft ointment with fresh
butter or fresh rendered hog's lard;
rub In at night and wash out in tlie
morning with warm water and soap;
repeat three or four times. If the hair
is scant from natural debility of the
capillary organs, theu simply use cold
water applied with a soft sponge;
avoid all combing or brushing, and
clean the mane and tail as the Arabs
do, with a course flannel tubber.
Within two weeks ten murders have
been committed in Virginia. A negro
at Brunswick was tlie last.
The late Presbyterian General As
sembly resolved to take part in the
Celebration of the Centennial anni
versary of American Independence at
Philadelphia, and appointed a Com
mittee of arrangements forthe purpose.
Initiatory steps have been taken lor
the reunion of tbe Presbyterian and
Cumberland Presbyterian Cliurtbes.
Jou(tuiai ttlward.
Edwards was pre-eminently a stu
dent. Tal) iu person and having
even a womanly look, he was of del
icate constitution. He was, bow
ever, so temperate and methodical
. . ' ii
, waiting tor him to return atiam
. . . ...
when they had finished their meal,
and dismiss them from the table
i wttli ilu. fMlvtjimamr of',....
and it by chance he failed to have it
with him iu his wa ks or rides, he
would fasten pieces of paper to var
ious parts ot his clothing by means
of pins, and associate with each
some train of thought or some impor
tant conclusion, to be thus preserved
until he could get to his ink and
paper. So, also, at uiglit lie w juld
fasten pins into his bed curtains as
the mementoes of his thoughts dur
his wakeful hours.
That a man thus thoughtful
should yet lie iudiffereut to many
things ot practical importance would
uot be strange. Accordingly we
are to d that the care of his donies-
i tic and secular affairs was devolved
j entirely on his wife, who, happily,
while ot kind'ed spirit with him in
many respects, and fitted to be his
compauioii, was also capable of as
suming the cares which were hus
laid upon her. It is said that Ed
wards did uot know his own cows,
nor even how many belonged to
him. About all the connection he had
with them seems to have been in
volved in tlie act of driving them to
and from pasture occasionally,
which he was willing to do tor the
sake of needful exercise. A story
is told, in "this connection, which
illustrates his obliviousness ot small
matters. As he was going lor the
cows once, a boy opened the gate
for him with a respectful bow.
Edwards acknowledged the kind
ness and asked the toy whose son
he was. ''Noah Clark's boy," was
the reply. A short time afterward,
on his return, the same boy was at
hand, and opened tbe gate lor him
again. Edwards again asked,
"Whose boy are you?" "The
same man's boy I was a quarter of
an hour ago,. Harper's Mag
azine. Applbs for Sick Horses. All
my .horses have been attacked with
tlie prevailing disease, and my main
object has been to keep them warm,
clean and comfortable, and to give
them succulent food and such as
will operate as an expectorant.
The was enough green clover left
ot the second growth, which I had
mowed as the principal food, and
gave them several quarts ot fresh
apples three times daily. The con
sequence was my horses bad tbe
disease exceedingly light the first
attacked began to mend decidedly
within a week. 1 found that I had
a large quantity ot windfalls in my
orchard, which in this abundant
season had not been regarded as
worth gathering, and these furnished
about twenty bushels ot feed for my
horses. Apples are well known as
an expectorant, and they relieve the
cough materially. These sugges
tions may r&ch some of our read
ers in time for them to avail them
selves of the same remedy.
Five female compositors are em
ployed in Oskaloosa, Herald says
they are a success.
"A good equate meal, a per.
feet gorge, 1.50!" Sign in Michigan.!
Jackson and tub Bravo. -It
was whi'e he was Judge that he ar
rested the notorious desjierado,
Ikan, whom nobody else could ar
rest. Many of Bean's descendants
are still living, and the place where
old Hickoiv's eves brought him
I down is sti 1 pointed out.
As the story runs, Bean went
away and left his tamily for two
years. When he returned, his wile
presented him with a new born
babe. This was a new departure
in domestic economy, and Bean did
not accept the situation with very
good grace. lie demanded an ex
planation, and iu the absence of a
satisfactory one, he shariened his
knife and deliberately out off both
ears of the poor little baby, play
fully remarking, as he did so, that
he wanted to distinguish it from his
own. Some thought this was an
innoeentproceeding, a practical joke
on the baby, in fact, while others
considered it an outrage, and should
lie punished. The Grand Jury took
that view of the case and indicted
Bean; Bean, as Usnal,brushed up his
horse pistols, and said that they
might indict but they couldn't ar
rest him. The Sheriff tried it and
was vanquished. Court came on,
the criminal docket was called, and
the clerk reported Bean "w t taken'"
"What's the matter?" asked
Judge Jackson of the Sheriff.
"Nothing's tlie matter, only I
can't arrest him," replied the offi
cial "Then, by the Eternal! summons
the county to help you, and bring
hiii' in here," thundered the Judge.
The Sheriff gathered some citi
zens, and advanced on Mean The
latter backed himself up against
a house to prevent a rear attack,
drew his pistols and told them to
come on. He was a center shot,
and lo have advanced would have
been certain death to some. No
one cared to sacritiiceius life in giv
ing the others a chance to make a
start. The Sheriff reported to .lack
son that Bean could not be taken
without a sacrifice of lives.
"By the Eternal! summons the
Court," thundered the irate Judge,
auil "the Conn" was summoned.
Jacksou refused arms, and ad
vanced empty-handed upon Bean.
His friends tried to restrain him as
tie valued his lite ; he heeded them
not. He kept his cold eyes fixed
upon the desperado, walked , right
up to him, jerked his pistols away,
took him by the collar, and march
ed him off to jail.
Juuus Cesar. An ancient Ro
man of celebrity. He adertised to
the effect that lie would rather he
first at Home than second in a small
village. lie was a man of great
muscular strength. Upon one oc
casion he threw an entire army
across the Rubicon.. A General
named Pompey met him, in what
was called the 'tented field,' but
Pompey cnulden't hold a Roman
caudle to Julius. We are assured
upon the authority of Patrick Heu-
?that 'Ctesar had his B.ntus'
he unbiased reader ot history,
however, will conclude that, on
the contrary, Brutus rather had
Ciesar. This Brutus never struck
me as an unpleasant man to meet,
but lie did Ciesar. After address
ing ft few oral remarks to Brutus in
the Latin language, Ctesar expired.
II is subsequent career ceases to be
interesting.
The Airy Youth. The airy
youth the adolesceut young gen
tleman wearing the pin-feathers of
incipient man-hood is a great nu
isance in his way. He is too apt to
mistake impudence for manlhess,
and knows about as much about de
cency and politeness as a brass mon
kev. The airy youth can nearly al
ways be recognized on his first en
trance into an office or store he is
sure to enter with a slam of the
door and a profane remark, and lie
tore you can get rid of him he will
execute a double shuffle and bore
everybody within his reach. If the
airy youth could only see himself
as others see him he would be vast
ly disgusted.
LovKtts are cautioned to becare
ful, as the object of their affections
may dye:
Fasiiionabi.b Conversation.
As the subject of the weather has
become almost monopolized by con
versation clubs, a friend suggests a
substitute to be used iu conversation.
Why should not arithmetical ob
servations be used in place of those
of meteorological nattire, so as to
render unnecessary such time-worn
and utterly useless remarks as:
'It is very hot this evening, Miss'
'Yes, sir. I think it is hotter
than it was this morning.'
'I really believe it is; but it's not
as hot as it was 'ast night!'
'If it is as hot to-mimw, I don't
know what I shall do.'
'But I don't think it is possible
for it to be hotter than it was yes
terday.' We have here something both
novel and instructive to the mind.
For instance, people of oidinary cul
ture might thus converse:
'Good morning, Miss. Nine and
eight make seventeen-.'
4Yes, sir, they do; and three from
seventeen leave fourteen,'
'And one more will make fifteen.'
'Yes, sir; but seven iuto fifty
three is very difficult '
The Pleasure ok Drowning.
Dr Hoffman of Dixon, HI., who
was one of tlie victims of the recent
bridge disaster in that town, and
was very nearly drowned, thus des
cribes his sensation while in the
water:
"I could fael the water running
down my throt and in my ears, and
all at once experienced the most
delightful sensation. I seemed to be
at peace with ev'rytliii g.and perfect
ly happy. My whole life passed be
fore me like a flash of lightning,
the events appearing sequence, the
most prominent appearing to be in
deliby impressed upon my mind.
Circumstances 1 had forgotten ap
peared vividly, and I did not want
to be disturbed. I should havepre
fered to remain where I was.
Whilst in the midst of a beatific
reverie, thinking what my wife
would do if she were saved and I
drowned, I teil a hand on my shoul
der, I was pulled out and placed on
a rock. I was almost insensible,
but gradually came to myself. Oh,
how sick and wretched I felt. I
was greatly astonished at the num
ber of events that issed through
my mind while under the water.
Nothing that occurred during child
hood was evident, but everything
since I was about nineteen years
o'd appeared before me as if photo
graphed. The sensation I expe
rienced while the water was going
down my throat was not unpleas
ant. It seemed as if I was going
on a journey, and was surrounded
by all kinds of beautiful things."
The Deacon s Swill-BabRkl.
Just outside of the house stood
father, the deacon, tugging away at
a big lump of ice in the swill-barrel.
"Had business, that," said I, vest
ing my hands on my knees.
"Not half h bad as it might V
lieeu," wa tlie reply, as he lifted
the cake of ice out by a stout stick
that had frozen up ill the swill.
"Many an' many a bar'lhas busted
for me thai wouldn't if this knowl
edge had only come to me sooucr,"
said he. "You see, when this cold
snap came oil suddenly, I thought
of the swill-bat'l away in the night
and I said, 'Well, it can't behcled
now.' It happened, however, that
the stick I stir with was left Hiked
down in the swill, and that was all
that saved it. A barl ov s tub, or
a pail, may freeze up solid, and if a
stick has been put down in the wa
ter the vessel can't bust. But it
took me a good while to find it out
never knew it till last winter
lived seventy years betom I knew
it," and his eves twinkled knowing-
"Why, that's on the plan," said
I, "of putting a spoon in a glass jar
when you are canning fruit; it you
do that the jar won't break."
"Same philosophy exactly," said
he, as he gave the ball ot ice a kick,
and sent in rolling off down the hill.
Arthur's Home Magazine.
A man in Norwich goes round
selling thimbles warranted to enab
le a deaf, and dumb and blind per
son to thread a needle.