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VOL. XXVII..... No. 13. " PI BUSHED WEEKLY BY OTXtl. Z3. FELL. v FOR THE PROPRIETOR, ' AtTbiv I'olinrt prr anna'm, in dnet. ' Adv ni neBU Intrrlrd on ilia ual lermt. Lelt-r li h (Milor, muat b post pul l. soLTJonoua. ' Fk b Um F.la;aiid Rrporlrr. THE "REPORTER' IJi flCHOOi.S. The followinz communication ia tjccinicaot.tlO-kiiiJ0fJutiillUJAr the specific ,eiMnuicnt which n T-cher has inadtf and its obtious lemlts.. How ens it'is, through a ptiblicatioo of tbis character, for this sinflff ''cipciTmeiit " to le ' made knuwti to hundreds, and be ndopt ed wiih hiiMig benefit in each of almtiitf vcry -ono. of those teachers to -'inniuoicate some other experi- jftTri;ininriW in be malo ,a s xtcuat v cJyttdul through inr same- metlHim. JUMP value of tir h articles cannot be es tjm;tted, .k the price of the pnper, in dollars and cents; or by the time Seutin cMiunutrtcMins ur reading th'in. The worth of them canofv y he oppierittteJ by the aniious leather, when he ses the benefit of the inttrtt and advanccmeot of - his ppils. ' ' ; T iiar at ih rWtioa Kf parttr. I hare adoptol tu a conidcrabie ' citnt, and wiUi much advantage, as I hao aupjMwed, the plon of ""Ot-vounj ten or fifiecn mmnterrje tttK!iUly in my school, to rcadinp - iu ray popils, Iiort and ucfut nrti- tl from n'spapeis. Sometimes jt nan artkhofinkUhcnrf. which u ill briiiffNto them utflul informa tion; I etplain its connesion; the C-mm-4 and confequeiices of he faria dewribed; and ask mirations tiiMHi (he cographicai and biston Cut Iluin, which all th1 pupils aiMwerlx'thcr. olnetlmes it is an article front which a morat h$ i n mav be ilrawn.-a short nnrra tire, illu-H rutin, by actual fact, the conwtjuenccs of rice or lo res jee tiUilitv and hpnincs of virtue.- Sometimes it i u school book, in ' stead of a newspaper, which I pre Sent ' to their attention,. -in which x cae I cire a it were a sort of ex leun'Mr,etMis tcviciv of it, describ inir it 4an, and its otiject, and -re-biig rxtrnn. . I think I have loatMi ttin Ml'iwmz advantacrs re rwHTrsiT"pwpill"Tn'tiwakei thriit tuuro pk aiXHl and happy at , iclu .1. . 2. It gi res me an opportunity of las ins tnKrpthcm much useful in fwrmniion slxmt common things, which ennnot come so well through any olber channck 1 3. It tends to mako tlicm nc quaiatrtl with the institutions nnd couditmri of our fonnm.which if nerttttnf the most valusple infoima- tion to which the attention of Arner 'kan-yAuUi can be callcd-v -,' 4. It kmakcs my popils more fdilhfui and intelligent scholars. When tubjer ts connected with rdu cnti"nar brought: forward, I ran . ei An evident benefit in the fliddi tional cfTorts miidd by my pupils, to avoi'l faults, or to attain cxcclten e'tea thus pointed out to them. ' i5. All this is, 'accomplished at a Umall eipeme of tunc or money Ir i utjiy n lew moments ever? two . or threu drty s winch is spent in this way. This loo. may evidently he , iitcrcatci! or ilimmiiihed at tho 'uii erction of th' teacher. T " 6.' It promotes a ' businetn-like torreet meiliml of rending. I ousht to have toentiotfcd that I have very firrpientlyjnllowe4tio mcaihers of li ft claw, in'otation,N rnd tho ar " tich i to ot'htrs, hen the room is if tiich Vt.o ns to I'cndcr it easy for air n narrrii intcaso iimuiwiHum ' a . - a ... a fotisd and iJirrcteil to tlicjiut'rt. frot tho wordi, and this tends much THE NEWd! KDENTON, to promote a distinct, emphatic,' and natural enunciation. - 4 ? ,. A neighboring Teacher. ' From lb N. Y. Evanrnlixt Dcdr!mjt icatch ttai three min- ' wet too tiotc. "A few dart a-ro, 1 accomna'iicd n frirnd wlio waa leaving, the city, to ihcstcamUodt. We wcreafctr moments btfore the time, and it e aR44o aiuI -a ioo-f-tl -buy muiiHuao oeiore us. Uno class a . t a . a tad eotU'cir baatsaston board and safely deposited, and were quietly awaiting the moment of their do pdrtiirc. ' AnoUicrelats were, hur rying and hustling to get on board, rudely jostlinff and crowdim each wTfS'Ting" no "attcmifffr-totfK! wants or comrort of their , fellow travellers, but crcry one intent on effecting Xut oait purn0elLMrith9U.U of idhet tJLt ibf jnomcot-for 4e tarture approached,' the- confusion increased, till at Icnzth the captain gave orders to east ofl the , fastsr tho machinery was put m motion amt the bout departed. 1 now ob served -(great commotion among the crowd upon the shore, and ap proaching to discover the caufel beheld a corpulent old gcntlemnn, pushing his way to the shore, in a state tr , profuse perspiration, and nith extreme anxiety manifested in his "countenance, exclaiming,, "O dear my watch was three mimic rorrsraw. As I retired from the crowd, nnd returned home, I coulil not help re fleeting upon l he scene I had just witQtjicuVJnacempatmg it in my mind to the great drsma of human life. The cold indiflcrenco which some men manifest to every thing but their own. rUnvaie interest the hurry and confosmn of business which leaves no time for tcficr tion; nnd the dangers which await u when we put off to a future fwriod what ought to be done ttotr, were nil acted out before me in miniature. Vhn I see a minister of the pos- nel 'conforminjr to the vanities of the world whose, sermons are mere moral or philosophical eiys, bikI whoso weekly lecture' t upon tnerhsnism or pcmalar education, I would sy . t o Ins hearers. Ta k e care you are trusting to a fdU vatth. nnd are id dancer ol mukinr tioteto eternity. . - r neii T see" a man Tbcsitairfiir a bout the performance of aknown duty, because it may subject htm to a little inconvenience or reproach I would sav. beware, mv friend. death may knock at your door,' rfhd find your watch three mnutct tod $!otc. ... ' ' . W'c are nil now itahdiog on the shore's orxtime-an "Ark ol safety has been provided to carry us to tho haven of eternal bliss the time of sailing is perlectlf . tincej- inin, ana it is oi inn n no conse quence to us to see to it that our irflcA do not deceive utv Let all who intend to be passengers be on board in $caton. The ApigUctl Farmer'-A Te violdale Farmer vas riding from a fair, at which lie had indulged him self with John Darlcyeorn, but not to that extent of defying goblins w hich it inspired mto the gallant Tom O Shantcr. Ho was ponder i n g w 1 1 h io meTiii x i Ty'polSiie danger of travelling alone npon i solitary road, which passed the cor ncr of a churchyard now near at hand, when he savV befoie him, in the inootdifflit, a pale female form standing upon tho verj wall which surroundctl the, cemetery. Tho road wn terv natrow, with no chnneo ofgifiititTie'apnarehi din loiuxvlull sectinen cull n widebirth. Ii i?aj limvrvrr. the on ly 4paiH I. y a a .a. 1 1 . t ilinrrroro rein!vel. tot nil I isUst. to pass the apparition, lip accord - OUR MORMNG, KOON, AND EVENING CRY." N. C; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1831. ingly approached, na slowly as pos sible, the sjiot whercytlic spectre stood; nhire the figure remained, now perfectly still and. silent, now brandishing its arms and gibbering to tho moon. , When the farmer came close to the not, lie dashed in tho spurs, and set the horse off up on a gallop; hut the spectre did not miss its opportunity. Ashe pass ed the corner where site was notch- eciTsTie conTriveiit to lropbchin'dr' the horseman and seize him round the traisi; rt manoeuvre nhicli great ly incrcated the speed "of the" horse and the terror of tbo lidcr, for the bund of her - who sat beside - Ittm, when pressed npon his; felt ns cold' as that of d corpse. At his own tho servants who came to attend him i'Tnk aff the 'ghaisf? They tookoff nrcordingtr a'fcmnle" in nbilcsiidlllic, was conveyed lo be d, n her e lie lay ' struggling for week" vrrth- a - strong nervous fever. , 1 h female was found l bo a maniac, who had been left a widow very suddenly bv nn arTcctiniiatb husband, aiul . the nature nnd cause of her malady in duced her, when she could mako her cscnpe, to wander to the church yard, where sbc sooict'iRici? wildly wept over his grave, and some times, standing on the corner .of the churchyard wall, looked out andrW'vtook -every -stranger - on horjebflck for tlic hu'bnnd she had lost 4f th4rwomanr which 4 as ve ry possible, had dropt from the hoiso unobserved bv hint tthoin she had made her involuntary com panion, it would have been very hard to have convinced ' the " honest farmer that he had not actually pel formed pait of his journey vv till a ghost behind."' JVulkr Sscotl. - TIIC ArPCTlTES. . ; Thc follow ing is the cchclndiaa paragrn ph of a n' a rt iele. in n ;hit e l umber ?f jhe JournW of f Icatth, on the "education of the BPl'eite., 'One fiinditof-ental principle we cannot, however; abstain from' men. tinning nt this time; it is the edurn tion of the appetites, nn snrccss in which 50 niiieli of th liajp!nes i f his life depend; It must" begin from 'tlx earliest infaitry, long.b'r-' 'fofeTtiolta n oTensnlii7nij"hiTcvc'n" Lantciior totlie nvrution ,io,Hh: morn I rnf imenl. TIij etib m Inch it is conducted n a yerrfcirn- f!e onc-spplciibfe-t-aH-clayear-It is to allow no child llie in hd- gence f an appetite or propensity other than what is requited .by it instructive wants, for it bodily sup- iiort and health, rtotlmig is to be conceded by the whirii or'cnprieeof a parent, to the iniagumry wants of a child; for it must bo "const nntlv borne in mind, that evcry'grnt 'loca tion of any one sense, whether of taste, sight, sound, or touch, i the beginning of desire for Xj renew al: arid, that every renewal gives the probability of the indulgence be- coming a inun,nni mai nauit "lire formed, even in ehihlhood,; v ill of tca remain during the whole of nf tcr life?, scfpihring strength every year, until it sets nil laws, both hu man nnd divinor at defiance. Let parents, who allow children to, sip a lirtto of this win, or to just taste that rcTrdial, or-who yield to the cries of the littlo ones for promiscu ous food, or for liberty to ill tip 'a lTtTinntcr7 orntoptor McTitT tic animal, or to strike their, nurse. or to raise the hand ogninst mama; ponder well on tbo consequences. If they do not, often vain are tho after efforts of instructors vain the monitions from the pulpit; their child is in danger of gronfing up a drunkard, or a glutton a self-will ed , sensualist, orrTmsstonte-n4 revenffefnl! prompt to take the life, of a fellow being, indio sncri I . rT. .a 1. T 1 ' the fond parent were-faithless to 1 their truit they had not the firm T ness to do their duty, they feared to mortify their child; and, in so do ing; they exposed him, in after life; to bo mortified by the world's scorn, to wander , an unloved, unpilicd thing." - ) t The losl trigWh'Ae Lord Coal stoun lived in the Advocate's close, Edinburgh, a strange accident be firl hint. It was at thottiine the com-fof-A dftjcates-to -Hressw giswiiTandwIgrarthcirffff nnd walk to the i'ur)iamcnt Ilousc. Tliey "'usually "breakfasted " early, nnd when dressed, were in the hab it of leaning orcr t heir parlor . win dows for a few niinuteii, before St. Giles' bell started tiic ionnding pcnl of ta quarter o nine, cjoying the agrccaLie morning air. it happened, that one morning -while ar " a a. lon uoaitiMr-w a - prcparicg-10 ih4irnatiUiaaLitax wbolfvc vtc .omosing jhemelves with a Krtlrn, w hteii llrey liari swung over tho window bv a Cord lied to its middle, nnd hoisted for some time, up and down till the creature was selling rnther despernte by its ex- rrtions. Irt tl.i, crisis, his Lord ship bad jtit popped his head-Out the n iiidow directly below, ji,tlle suspecting, good easy man, w ItAt danger impended, like the sword 'ol Dioiiysins over his head, when down came the exasperated tsnlinal i nJu H f n r wmUet ilivejrfiissc n(- torial w ig! o sooner did the girTsT perceive what sort of a landing place, their kitten had found than in terror or sitrpiise they began to dratv it up; but this measure was now loo Irtfef for along, wif h iha nni mal np'camcnlMo thejddges wig, fixed full in its determined talons. , IHa lordship's sm prise on find ing his ttic lifted .flp ofT IM head, was ten .ihousand times redoubled when looking up ho perceived it dangt'itg its way upwards, without any-means vUiMo to himn-lf, by whicnTits mot ion iui"lt be nccfu'ui" ted lor. Tho ast'phisliaicntf the dread, the 'alm'na-t mve 'of the senator be tow tho half mirth, -tint terror of the gills nhove, logcther with the tierce nnd rrtmitivc encrcv et ios between, altogether formed .i scene trrwhiclf lirign7rrn:Tipt-dn-jn tier, but in which George Crutk- hvnk inialit ihais embody con Mo'cTab: ect. infinf nn inWinr oiiiiiiiiniwwi'ian rn A rr.OtLAMATION. ; - "X&tAX l(r y Lom Oiea prKenU UwU r6mr, . . , llrreiinft . KnoV fe that whereas h n's. beenrcprejented to lis," that Severn! Itdics, spiristera,- female.?, maif!. girls,-tin nia rtied women, Je. with in our dominion, have not only n consent, but even nti ardent desire to leave tho state of celibacy, and take to themscjve 6r bo taken to husbands; and wlwroas it i:.swpposcd"tiy- many, that the bachelors, young aitd unmarried men of these our realms do not know who among the rmudens, A:c. 1 would or wld..oot.be....fa;;yi.!lingl. or so desirous to irtarrj'. and it seems proper and fitting that the ludies, pinsters, females, maid.-, girls, and ttnmarricdwomen as aforesaid, shuuM nnt on some mark of dress us a token by which" their willing ness or desire in the premises sin old bo madearticularly known: wo uye issued inis uur-1 roclatna commanding, . that, the said ladies, spinsters, females,' maids, girls, and unmarried , women, may and do make sleeves to their dresses large in proportion to their desire to be married. Thus.2 those who most exceedingly desire son, -and "enn'l well delay tlwJiapp hortr. much ongorrmayyZ blushes consequent on sch oecn siQn, by putting, over nnd ab(tv what is necessary for com tort or Coil yards of ii!k, chintz, calico; or other WHOLE Wo: 1365:. stufll , If they simply Hesife prcttjf considerably to be rhaf ried; thfey may reduce the buaniitv to fid yards. . If they merely wish 6 I'd modestly unUersto'd a beinsr d i ling to be respectfully coiiHcdj if il lad to suit theni shall present hici- . self they are iu.that'case roiifiiivd.v to wenring their sleeves llib iiiv it a two bushel bajr.-of orilv ii lafi'd ns to hide a moderate sized . loierf &c. riffdj&Itctznrtii- Tlic Portland Coufirf cbntniiiic 3 "-" r-- satirical epistlej stippbied to ! H rlt- ten by an artless tountry girf, oH ri "" visit to the town; to tier frn iiftsl at home. .The sorensrhi arp sitla'pteil to manvcrthcr populous cbrnuiiiiii-f . , ttet besidctfatt "WhitffTl ' U W ' rcctcd. , - - r' .-' - WhbcvefJi (says the:: unsonhistH sit -jdle-wit It.- a- grtfCe; ' Stalk mIih streets" in a fashionable-dress,--w-itli n hauihjjr swingj and aliove nil,' bo capable of nlwnyg forgetting an dr- qnamtniire; if he ot sheje i ahly jelad. ! nSiiiire you"; dent a?n:. if a yowng laily oftly have thee rcqiii Kite aecomplishrnrnts; and ran tin re ly read rioil Of It c J she w ill not only be tolerated here; f6t will b the' h. a t : i m . a - I k envy and admiration ot, ine, toHhi i on can t think bow kind and ol lic- ing ihe-PorUand Jolks .Hf e th edcii I other. In Downinpville we expci the utmost farthing. But hrre uothing is ntorft Common than for men lo run in debt eisld bf, icH thousand dollars nnd ihrfi fnil; hi they call it, and pay perhaps iwAni- ty or thirty, cents ort ,m dolraT -: fit the'same time they do not diminish! in the least their expense ff dreSI or living. Pernaps yoii .will think; of .COilfscVtjiey lose their standifijf in society,-and are not afiej-wafd' considered worthy oflfusO No, In deed, deaf ttunt, tho rrnie moiiey' they pet ; into their possession by' ilnsor any oihcr means, that will not actually send them 10. thehtntC, Prison, the.niore is thrirrctnipaay courted. Young ladie tpo Haye been known to take up goods to the' aiiount of twenty'dollnrs: and hc- J cause inc obfijriW milliner picu.n- bill,- the los( the; whole rra, and the"1 privilege' 6f Hi listing .ins in future , in tno w A- ia Ij?oiiirlrvrot trifvWir- rxontw -arr l- rrtvz. S-WIV: ttciH40roport4on to -1 li4Mf 4otl - feelings, industrious habits,' and strict integrity;; but her thrse tht'ngs are thrown altogether into' the back ground; people sre esteem ed In proportion as they dies well; nve well, and keep a fine house- Up there, when a girl is spoken of! the question l is, li Hit vjtcat and , smart.' brft1 hefe it is is she hand-' some? is she genteel? If she knows Itow to work, she" is considered ilU bred." v ; . - FieaUe the celebrated Scii!n(of. Prgalle, the Celebrated sculptor; who had laid by twelve' louii d'ors for a journey front LyorijJ id. Pans,- seeing a man walking Kith visible marks of deep-ielt sorrow irf his countenance; Accosted him; and asked if he . could 'in any way fen lic?ve him. jAh; sir,w exclalnied the stranger, "for the want of - tea louts, I must be drugged this even-- utg to a "prison, nhcl bo separated frotft my dear wifo and : helplessf " ehiWren- i'Ithat alh'4-saidibel: humane artist; "follow rrie, I rorrl mand th6 SumV yorf wanf, and it ' shalllio at your service." A friend who met him next day, asked if he- had relieved the distress 6t ihti poof man; as was' publicly reported in Lyons. Yes, friend said tW ' galle; "and what" a delicious siipV per did I mako last night; uporf : bread and cheese with K family,' who blessed me at every mouthful th"-aiclfliiu vcjyXn ss4ile4SivrWe tude
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