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GREETS SBOEOXIGH, N, C NOVEMBER 5, 1853.
NO. 754.
PUhUSHEl) 'WpEKtr .
BY SWllM
est.-
TERMS: $2.00 a year, in advanco ;
months, from date of Mubteriitioiu
Advertising Uate.
One dollar truare (ui'teeu for the hut
week, ami twenty-live cetiisnur every week i.iurj?
after. Oodactiiius niu.l) iii tavr ot 6t4Uilit; aJver
titemeuta. -folio w ri,.
10.00 15.00
1S.00 25.00
NOTIUK TO NORTH CAROMS.V
VIUIUWIA MEUUllANTS.
AND
STEVENSON & WEDDELL,
IMPOiiTEliS'AND JOrtBKRS OF1 STA.PLli AND
FAN'L'V
Oue iquare,
Two iquarf,
.TUree (Jcl.)
IUllcJu.ua..
1 t:ar.
M.0O
H.00
,.20.00
, 35.00
f. 4.0REENSB0I10UGII
1 in; a-orniiPht o( ItrltlsU uiid CoiitlncH
tal UootlM, touvluer wnh m iar;t) niook of lu
IUtiC TubrlC!, pnrcuuaed but'Ktf ilia rectJiit
otlvauce iu price.
Merchant are respectfully inviteil to call and ex
aniine uir aiririient. a wh leel coafiiteitt vve can
olitr a real imlucemtitu to pnrcliaer a can b
toiiud ill ttii or nny tiliur market. .
Ii Order pionipily attei'uled to,
September iTiii, ljS.
turn of profit before we ran reatonnblr ask lo be
entrosled ill greater reponibitile f "
Uut, "ty you )in, auuie. people will be per
r( and meet our etTort to do ihera with
persecution and reproached. Why do they do
Hi ' 'P4awe they fwn loifundartiMim you 1
permit me, in ill kindness, to ugifet to you, to
triiKi,...irmitliu-H. I In the gay wood and in the golden air, ' chooui aenfl our cliilUreo an ai cowmiliee-
OCTOBER.
BY BnriNT.
Ay, thou art welcome, heavgu'i delicious breath,
VVhen woods begin to wear the erirndon leaf.
And sun grow meek, -and the meek tons grow
MciaL.
And the year smites as it draws near it death.
Like to a rood olii aue released tom care,
Journeying, in lony seienity, awtty.
(a ruch a bright. lat quiet, wmild that I . brooks,
Alight wear out'lile like thee, 'juid bov er and
Am.', dearer yet, the sunshine of kind looks,
And nuiDic ot kind voices ever nigh ;
And when niy last suud twinkled in (be glass,
ra.i silently lrom men, a thou dost pass.
MUTUAL INSURANCE COXPAirT.
finilE cost of Insurance on the nifltnal plan is but
I a small suii, compared with a joint stock co.n
pany. This company beiiijt located in the Western
part of the tate, consequentiy much the laTger por
tion of the risks are 111 the West, very many ot which
are in tlie country. j
The Company is entirely free from debt; have
tnaUe no assessments, andhavoavery lar-je amount
in cash ami good bonds, and is therelore confidently
recommended to the public. I
At the last Annual Meetinr the following Otlicers '
Were eleciett for the ensuini; year: j
JAMKS SLOAN, President. !
8. . COFFIN, Vice President. !
C. P. MKNDENUALL, Attorney.
PKl Eli ADAMS, Sec y and Tieasurer.
DIRECTORS.
Dr. S. G. Coffin,
JuincMown.
William A. Wnuht,
Wilmington.
Dr. C. Wuikms,
Carolina F. t ollege.
Fairbanks Tlatform Scales. j
I,onjf known severely tented Al- ;
wa s right The acknowledged Stan- I
dard.
Agent. ;
flco. C. F'winjr, 21 Charles street, i
Baltimore. Fait bonks & Co., 8i W a
ter ttireel, New Vork.
Railroad,' IIayt Coal, and Fanners' SCALES, set
in any part of the country, at short notice.
October, l5:i. 754::3m.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
To llu Excellency David 8. RtiD
: James Sloan,
Dr. J A. Mebane,
C V. Mendeiihall,
Wm. S. Rankin,
Uev. C. F. Deems,
James M. Garrett,
Jed. H. Lindsay,
V. J. McConnell,
Greens borough.
E. F. Lilly,
VV'adesborough.
Y. P. Moore,
Newbern.
II. H. Burwell,
- Henderson.
J. L Bridges,
, Tarboroiifih.
W. It. CUMMING,
(lateral Agtut.
, May 10, 1853.
John l. Miaver,
Saii.tbury.
John II. Cook,
Faietleville.
J.J. Biggs, "
Raleigh. ;
Robert F- Troy,
Lnmberton.
Dr. Rob't H Scales,
Jcno.v Castle.
PETER ADAMS,
Secretary'
732..iy.
Sir: I now proceej to point out what I con
ceive to have been errors in our management of
the Common School system of the State. And
first nnd prominent amony these wa the opinion,
at first generally entertained, that the Common
Schools were charity schools, intewled solely
lor the benefit of what is called " the common
people." .Many very wel-menin(r people, anx
ions to aid in the diffusion of knowledge, acted
on this latal belief; and they found, to the credit
j of our population, that good intentions coming in
I such a shape were no: appreciated. If'ho are
( the common peojte ? Many are unwilling to
admit (hut they are ignorant, still more complain
ol ili-ir poverty ; but anion; a population strong
ly imbued with republican feelings, none hut the
actually infamous were willing to answer to the
appellation ol common, as implying inferiority in
claims to respectability, moral worth and political
promotion. And if we send to the Common
V W W I BBS I wwe a w
T
FAliL AND WINTER GOODS.
'HK uudersiuned are now receiving the largest ;
STOCK OK GOODS iu their line that they have
ever offered to the trade. t-ini.-iiiiis4 of ;t very eiten- (
Mve assortment ot DUV G(K)DS, II AKDW AKK, '
HATS. CAI'S, UOOTS, MlOtS, & 11EADY-MADF. ,
CLOrillNG. To which they invite the attention ot !
theirolU customer ami wtiolesale buyers yetietally..'
HALL &:SACKFIT. I
Fayettcville, Ao.S'), 1S5J. 744::lf.
Foreign and
Books ! Books! ! Books ! ! !
JUST RECEIVED and for sale the following
New Rooks, which will be mild low :
Nick Xac k.
Scenes of Scotland.
..Ksop's Fables.
Summer and Winter
Shakespear's works in
' Cloth and Morocco.
Hannah Moore's works.
Topper's Poetical works.
Imglellow s "
Byron s "
Kirk Whites "
Hemans' "
Campbell's "
llowiit's "
Cook's "
Wadsworth's"
Landon's "
Tom Moore's
Amelia's "
Mrs.Judsou's"
Charms fccounter charms
Sunbeams and Shailown.
Reverie's rf a bachelor.
Dreain Life.
Wide Wide World.
Mother's Recompense.
Home Influence.
Three Great Temptations.
Beecher's Lectures to
Young Men
Faded Hope.
Don Quixote.
Aunt Kitty's Tales.
Home Circle. j
Life of John Randolph.
of i
the soul.
Peep at No. 5.
Archibald Canimeron, or
Heart Trials.
Star of Uetlileham.
Hyperion, by fiifelIov
Yellow Plurh Papers, by
Thackery.
D'Aubigne's History of
hlie Relonnation.
Jamie) ' Lite ol William
Peon.
Albums of all descrip
tions.
Methodist Hymn Books.
Bible, assorted.
Summerlield.
VVafer I )rops,
Wild Flowers.
Paul and Virginia.
Blilhedale. fy Ihi-vthorn.
Liven of the Aposiles.
Paper Maclia Port Fo
lio's Yankee Stories, by Judge
llalburton.
W. J. MlCONNEL.
(Late Mi'Mfiir, Coortii & Co.)
Wholesale Dealers in
Domestic Dry Goods,
So. 34 Morth Third Street,
Opposite the City Hotel, Philadelphia.
CIURLKS S. COOPER, C1US. T. DEH L, STEPHEN COFl'IN
WM. V. LUTINCOTT, (7081y) DAK1EL MUaPHV
" T. C ALBRIGHT, " R. T. ARMIIF.LI1.
ALBRIGHT & ARMFIELD,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
nAVIMO' permanently located inGreensborouch,
will aiten'd prouipny to all buniuess intrusted
to their care. January I0:h, 1.H53. 7li::ly.
It. 31. OKRELIi,
Coi..i.isiii mid Fo rn aril ins
MERCHANT.
.1. C. POE,
DEALER IN" STAPLE AND FANCY
DRY GOODS,
HAY STUF.KT, FA YKTTEY1LLE, N
July 23d, 1(53.
C.
r3!:
if.
Greensboro', June, 1H03.
Perfumery, Soup, Kc.
Extracts fur the Handkerchief.
Carolina Boquet,
Hawthorn,
Jessamin,
Mille Fleur's,
Magnolia,
Miguorstte,
Musk.
New Mown Hay,
Patchouly,
1'ea Rose,
Anibro:si,
Jenny Lind,
JiH-key Club,
Verbiua,
Double Extra Cologne,
Tuihl Soup,
hliamrock, .
Almond,
Nymph,
Ladies 6i Brown Windsor.
For the Hair,
Barry V Celebrated Tri- Pomade,
. . . I'm fuifiiiia
rmiliernus.
fs. Lyon's Kathairon,
Jayne's Hair Tonic,
Pure Bears Oil,
y Jieef Marrow,
u , 1 For the
Boso Tooth Taste,
'Ebony Tooth Paste,'
. The above wefe mancfaCtured by A. W, Harri
:rMii, of Philadelphia, and are not surpassed by any
I either French or American.' As a further it.ouce-
inent to purchasers,' they" are otiered at very low
prices, al the New Drug Store of
THOS.U PATRICK. .
Black Pomatum,
rtomlomie, .
Macassar Ooil,
Hair Dye. i
Teeth.
Tooth Powder,
Tooth lUurhes'.
URUAT ItCIHJCTlOX l FAIIB.
Through from firtfutboro' fo llultlmore, vln
! the Richmond and Danville Kail Hand, in,
' about 48 hotirtjFart to Hichmoud
8 50 Hutthnore Ql.
TIMIE Proprietors of the Stage Line from Greens
JL -boro' N. C, to the present terminus of the bich
luond and Dauville Uuilroatl, take pleasure in infor
ming the travelling public, that they have made ar
rangements with that Road by which passengers
rati be put through to Richmond lrom Greensboro',
for the unprecedented low price of 8 60 ; and that
arrangement are now being made witu ihe Rail
Roads North of Richmond, to put passengers through
' from Greensboro' to Baltimore, for lh very email
sum ot 13 50 ; the tare being reduced from I4 to
I3 &0. , : -.. '
In a few days there' Will be a daily line from
Greensboro' to Richmond, and the Northern Cities,
Via the Richmond and Danville Rail Road, running
three times a week, via Danville, and three times
Via Milton, N. C. J. HOLDERBY & Cp. ,
, . . P. FLAGG & CO.
September,, 1853. 747:nf. ,
4YOO Gallons-Linseed Oil, inst received and for sail
" Overview. ... W. J. MctONNEL.
,; May':.', li"3- '
X
Kavwa i r'r nan a
WHOLESALE DEALER IN
Confectionary Fruits and Crocoriet
No. UO 1 .Market St.. ah. Glh o. Slle,
NEXT DOOR IO RED LION HOTEL,
PHILADELPHIA Pknn.
J. D. STAIin. J. M. WILLIAMS.
STARR & WILLIAMS,
WIIOl.KSALL UEAI.Vlii T.S I'OKKll.N AND IK)MI-ST!C
llltY CiUOU,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, UMBRELLAS,
A N O
Rcady-ilado Clothing,
HAY STREET, FA YETTEV1LLE, N. C.
May, 253. 72H::ly
WORTH & ELLIOTT,
(SuccesMirs to J. D. Williams.)
I'orir urdln? n n 1 1' o m m I h n l o n
AlERt I I AN K
FAYETTEYILLE, n. c.
J. A. WORTH. W. P. LI.I.10TT. .
rORlVAHIlU AN l. COM HISSION
MEICILNT,
I L M I X G T 0 N
Y
EFLAND & W00DBUEN,
FASHIONABLE TAILORS,
South Streeti
JOU Ij. COLG, having permanently
located in Greenwlmro , oilers his Services,
in the various branches of his Profession to the ctti
zei s ol (ireensboro' and adjacent country.
January 22, 1853. 713tf
n
DUUUS! lUilKJS! DKUtiS!!
r v. ioiiTi:u,
pr.ALEIl l,N '
Irusri, MedlrtneN, I'nlnt, OIN, &.C.,
AS just received and opened a latge assortment
ot Druss and 'Meihciues, comiinsing every
article usually called lor or this market. Also, an
excellent lot of ' i '
Choice Perfumery,
conristingof Colognes, Pomades, Extracts for Hand-!
kerchiefs. Powders. Soaiis, Ate. hie. Also, the ti- '
nest Brands ol C'lerai'M ever offered in this market.
Call at the sign oi the Golden Mortar, East Street,
Greeusborough, N. C. .
October 7tli, 1653.
of inferiority on ourselves and on our children
we help to di ive our offspring into the fob! where
! they are to be fenced ofl from the aristocracy of
; the country, and to receive a nirk that is to -'i-t.nguish
them for life as common, inferior people.
; With such notions revailing as to the mean-
iug ol Common Schools, and as to their object.
the utter laiiurc ol ucn a system would be a
source of gratification to the true republican: it
would indicate a feeling of self-respect essential
lu the existence of a government professing to he
lounued on lite popular will,
j First in importance in a free State is a popu
j Inr character, independent, self-reliant and vir:u
I otis; next and ancillary to this, is the general dif-
lusion of knowledge among all classes,
i While we are fit lor freedom we are unprepar
ed lor any system of education or religion thai
prufVsseg to build up a wall between the different
classes of the community : thai goes on the as
i Hiimption that the diflcrcut social ranks arc to be
' leuced up in their acfident-il position, the very
: reverse being the object ol all just systems of edu
I calioii and partly so ol the religion of Jesus ChtisL
I This word common then, and the notion in
regard to it. were a stumbling block lo us al li'sl,
! and came near being the cause of a total ship
' wreck ; and to this day there are many sections
i where this "rock ol'olTeuce " is still doing mis
J chit I'.
j Before wc ran have a perfect system ofCom
mini Schools, this obnoxious notion must he utter
1 ly eradicatei' aijil we must understand by Com-
.Hon Schools, the scliooln of the country, the
people ' tchools. the great Common University
I ol the Slate ; the word common denoting that it
I is common lo all. open to all. and the place where
j a common or ordinary education is to te obtain
j ed by all. The word common is partly used in
j a sense exactly the opposite of that :il first put
; upon it, and still understood in some places; il
implies thai these are not the schools of a particn-
!ar elas. as well as the fact that they are prima'
I ri; in their character, and intended lor the instriic
j lion ol all until piepared lo enter establishments
j founded lor the improvement oi pupils in particu
lar sciences or in the higher branches of an edu
cation. Il so understood and appreciated, what
a different aspect would our Common Schools
pieient ! Our' wealthy and intelligent classes
would not be giving money and advice in tain ;
they would he giving what is equally important,
their lime md services lo these schools, and sel
ling examples which would be more highly ap
preciated lhan Iriendly words of counsel.
Sending their own children lo school, and ap
preciating the importance of good schools and
correct information, they would tee to it that the
ciool are well managea : iney would aci as
com in lUee-inen. keep a Watchful eye on the school
house, and lake a more practical interest in the
sin-eel's of the system.
" But,' say many of our intelligent people, how
can l iiflord to send to schools to badly mnnngedf
Permit me lo answer this universal question-by
another inquiry, viz : when will the schools be
under better control as fdng aa those who best
understand the importance of good education re
fuse an active pari in their management'?
Suppose the State annually disburses a thou
sand dollars to each district for educational pur
posesand suppose you act on the supposition
thai this is intended only for the benefit of the
grossly ignorant and those opposed lo learning,
and leave the entire direction of the funds to them.
j will we have belter Common Schools? Will
the mere money make a change give eyes to ihe
j blind, understanding to the foolish, and wisdom
i and discretion lo those who denounce all know
j ledge as useless and dangerous ? will it teach ig-
noranl men how to select good teachers ? will il
eleviite the standard ol teachers, the selection still
being left to those who sign their ' name with a
cross ? Suppose the salary of tho President of
the United States were increased to one million
df dollars, would it cause the people to make a
men, and claim to be part ol loose interested in
Common Schools, and if you act justly and dts
ereetlv you will soon have things your own way.
I know neighborhoods where the comu.iuee-ineu
have given the entire control of the school in
each place to one man he guaranteeing a school
and a good teacher for a certain length of lime
each year. Each gentleman so situated contri
butes to the, public fund a certain amount, which
according to previous calculation, is less 'than
the amount it would cost him lo educate his chil
dren in any other way ; and thus he has the sat
isfaction ol having his children instructed al home,
saves something, and benefits the whole echooi
district in which he lives. - ' '
I desired to aid in gelling up one school of this
sort in each couniv in the State, lo act as an ex
ample for other districts ; and l ain' gratified lo
bo able lo stale that 1 have been very successful
in several instances.. - The first person to whom
1 made the proposition Was lo the Chairman of
a new county. I asked him lo select lor me a
district containing one, Iwo'or three persons of
means, and having children to educate ; and in
formed him that 1 wished to make this proposi
tion, viz: If there should be several persons,
each with one or more children hi have instructed,
1 'Wanted each one to calculate the cost of edu
cating these children at boarding schools then
lo agree lo contribute just half thai amount to the
Free School, on condition the committee would
allow them to select a teacher, manage the school,
&c, &c, they guaranteeing equal benefits in the
school to all the children ol ihe district.
II happened thai the Chairman in question had
the responsibility of educating several joung la
dies and he had been casting about for the most
economical plan. Being a practical man, and
not one of those disposed, lo use a vulgar phrase,
lo bite olfhis nose in spite his lace, he rvadily saw
the advantages of the plan, and immediately
made a proposition lo the committee of his dis
trict. They gave him ihe control of the 175
coming to the districtto this ho added 75
more,' ami for the 9150, and board,, (which be
was lo furnish.) he got the promise ol a good
female teacher, understanding Music, Drawing,
&c, &.r , lot eight months in ihe year. By this
operation he will save lrom 975 to $100 per
annum ; and while he is saving this, instead o!
abusing the Common School because he fur
nishes, for the benefit of others, hall ihe funds,
he is grateful lo it for opening a way by which
his school expenses are diminished o:ie-lhird al
least, and those whom he hat the care of instruc
ting are kept away from the temptations of a
distant boarding school.
Another gentleman, in an extreme eastern
county, lo whom I wrote on this subject, had
anticipated me: and as 1 was alter wards at his
house 1 louud thai lie had gone over precisely
the ground which had occupied my thoughts,
and was in the practical enjoyment of the con
clusions at which I had arrived. The public
fund for his district amounted annually to 9100 ;
and to this he added 9200. never asking any one
, On the same principle governments are estib
lished and the people taxed for - thetr, euppr ;
and he would be universally considered as a fW
or a knave who would contend that only those
Having immediate business with government or in
the expenses of an efficient administration of jus
tice, s
of thirty -one nondescript dishes, and was obliged
U atopivery 4hiog passed ofT remarkably
well. We left here on the Uih for the Bonirt
Archipelago. 800 miles to the eastward of this
taking the Saratoga in low, and leaving the Mia-
4rry-4bifrjrHHWIH
voyage of five days we reached "Port Lloyd, ibo
harbour of Peel hland. whefe we remninurl rVmr
A government or a judiciary, supported by tbe I days. I was appointed k the command of an
exploring parly. J he Inland is only. Bit miles
voluntary subscriptions of litigant parties, would
be a most disastrous failure ; there would be no
justice, no law, and no protection.
Common Schools nre a common burden, ant!
though some pay more thsn others, ea'eh one.
when taxes are laid, pys according to his ability.
This part of their duty towards the maintenance
of Common Schools, in North Carolina, 1 am
proud to say. the rich have generally mosi cheer
lolly discharged ; greatly to iheir honor they are
willing lo pay freely and largely, and ask only
that the money be well spplied.' 1 say to them
in return, invest your money in litis as in mat
ter in iahielf you are pertonaly interested look
alter its application yourselves, and send vour
children to" the Schools, so supported, and many
causes of complaint will soon disappear. Con
tribute your money as to an investment tn which
yvu art a stockholder, and look after the divi-
ue ntls f and no longer consider that you are giv
ing to a charity and arc actuated merely by be
nevolent motives. '
You have a direct personal interest in the suo
cess of the Common Schools so feel and act ac
cordingly and you will see a change in the whole
aspect of things.
Having devoted this letter lo the more wealiht
and intelligent classes, and having addressed them
in very plain language. I shall, in my next, take1
a similar liberty with the people al large, of nil
classes. 1 wish not lo offend, and to do full jus
tice to the motives of all.; but I feel that I ought
to speak plainly and to touch directly ihe points
which need probing. Having to' write al odd in
tervals, when wearied with travel, niy style is
more blunt than t could desire it to be ; bin imv
great purpose is, not to make a display of inge
nious argument or of elegant composition, bui lo
convey idem, or at least lo provoks or excite i
deas among ihe people.
. If I seem to speak harshly lei it I remember
ed that I aim at the wellare ol all desiring to
fee the blesiings of education and freedom secu
red to the poor and rich ihe. former startedott
an upward career of., respectability, Jionor and
happiness ; and the latter not only secured iu the
enjoyment of their means, but made more weal
thy and more happy by having iheir lots cast a
inouga peopie universally moral, iuteiligent, in
dependent and prosperous.
Wild greal respect,
C II. WILEY,
Murphy, Cherokee, N. C. Sept. 27, 1853.
long, but very , rugged, and covered with the
densest tropical vegetation. I never had surh a
hard day's work in my life, alihough wennly
travelled twelve miles. 1 had seven men offi.
eers and seamen with me. Two of them broke
down completely, a thyd barely dragged himself
along, and ihe others were wolully fatigued.
We climbed down a mifo of precipiooa br
holding on lo the corners of rock and the root
of tret s, shot a wild boar, kindled-a fire and
roasted his flesh, and had a grand lime generally,
Th" Bonin Islands are of volcanic formation,
and thouglfin Iatiiude87 degrees north, the veg
etation is that which is elsewhere found near tl.
Equator. The inhabitants, thirty in all, are
English, American, and Kanak, mostly runaway
sailors, who raise a few vegetables, which they
sell to sailor. Port Lloyd is a splendidjnd
secure harbour, and the onjy one in all this part
of ihe Pacific which will answer as a stopping
place and calling station for our new Pacifia
steatnesa,, when they get under way. We can
even afford lo lose the chance of a station , in Ja
pan, il we get Port Lloyd.
Altogether, 1 have employed my itime. pleas
audy and profitably sinee entering ihe service.
We returned on ihe 23 I. and found the Plymouth
in from Shanghai with the mails my first news
irom home in iiearlv seven months. We leave
here far Jeddo in three days. The length of our
sisy is, of course, uncerl.iio ; but as soon as I gel
back again to some Chinese port, I shall resign,
and make straight across the Pacific. I Tiave a
mighty hunger lo gel back lo civilisation. I am
tired lo death of b u-barians, especially of the Chi
nese, with their monstrosities and abominations ;
and I suppose the Japanese are not much belter.
What I see of the operation of die Japanese laws
in l.oo Choo disgusts me. ( think we sha!(ceta
laiuly sail on Wednesday, and spend our Fourth '
ol July iu the Bay of Jeddo." A'. J". TrUfUnti'
The Japan Expedition.
We have received no letters intended for pub
lication lrom Mr. Bayard Taylor since he joined
the Japan Heel, but a private note from him, dat
ed on June 26ih, at the harbor of Napa Kiang.
Loo Choo, states verv briefly a few tacts of inter
est, which il is not improper for us to communi
cate io our readers. He writes as
Hints to Farmers.
Toads are the best protecti.m of eabbage. a
gainst lice. .
Plants, when drooping, are revived by a few
grains of camphor. . .
Pears are generally improved by grafting on
the mountain ah. ,
Sulphur is valuable in preserving grapes, fcc,
from insects. - k t
Lard never spoils in warm weather, if it is
cooked enough in frying out. m '
In feeding with corn, sixty pounds ground goes
as far as one hundred pounds in Ihe kernel.
Com meal should never be ground very fine,
it injures ihe richness of it. ?
Turnips of small size have double the nutri
tious matter that large ones have.
Behold me here, in this rtniote and rarely visit
ed corner of the Pacific, sweating under a torrid
Km Baga is the only root that increases, in
follows : nutritious qualities as ii increases in size.
J Sweei olive oil is a certain cure lor the bite of
g under a torrid a altt'8uake. App.y it internally and externally.
sun. clothed in the lightest undress uniform al- j Kats and other vermin are kept away lrom
else to contribute, and boarding Iree the teacher. : luwed b he regulations, and living from S'"1" ,l.v prinkliiig ol garlic when packing tho
In return he was allowed lo select the Itacher ; i l'""l ' mouth, now on salt-horse and sea-biscwit, sheaves. v r
and he had with him a verv competent young ' "!t- on ,u'l' steaks and wild-boar cutlets J Money skilfully expended in dryin-r' land by
man, teaching ten months in ihe year. The j h ' )t beeir iwo months sis ih service, i '' ' otherwise, will be returned with at-
on a horse, wash the lege
with warm soapsuds, and then with beef brine.
1 wo applications will cure in the worst case.
gentleman in question had a number of small hut ordered, artificial life is so new and peco- i
boys to educate; and but lor the Free School j har.ro different from all my previous expert-! T cure scratches
system he would have had to pay 9300 instead I nres, that, ahohugh 1 aid now tolerably at home , .'V'1' WHnu !"
.. iu in an -a lexHor ui home, or io have en. i in it, ihe time seems greatly prolonged. I hav. ''' applications wi
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pended some 9400 in the neighboring village, ! laci, seen ana uone a greal deal since leaving i 1 mioer, win n cui in trie spring ami exposed
with his children exposed to injurious influences i Shanghai. We sailed on ihe I7ih of May, lejv- i lo weailier with Ihe bark on, decays much
on every side. i I'lymoih there, and after a detention of I u,,"e' '! l in ihe fall. A
there there
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- . .. i r .j. Winer eiimtio iti hid viii.i tugi"i'o
VLAIKiE supply ot bolting cloths of all uum-1 have ever dona before ? The character of the
bers. iust received fresh from the manufactory, i caudidatcs'for any particular place, will always
They bring on consignment : will be sold low' and . depend on the character of Ihe tribunal that is to
umrra.ita.1 ' ' '' W J AteCONNEL. ' . I. . .L. -I. . 1. . ...I ...l..tu .f ih. il.liAii nr
warranted.
May 2, 1853.
j make me cnowe ine splenoma oi ma iwuuuw
vra'iness of the salary, the voters being ignotant.
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coutesi tor ine piacn, ine
i . i oniv.enlistimr in tho
Ji ni receivetii nv aeijs Dialling powuer anu i - . . - ;f ;i.;...
large lot of saliy ntze. ' greater anmuul of bad passions or evi designs.
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HOW men, III iinriognm ii itt.M" .r'Sr"
1 Kale (Wiibems.
UOO savks ot Salt f r Sale by VV -
, HANKIN fc McLEA.
C'lxly lllOIIMUIKt IHSUIMls
KJ owircuring
Mareb, ISW.
UlCOX their
for ram by
UANKtN St JltLEAN
know
to the educated and to the friends of education .
how can we expect the Slate to advance , jk us
greater sums, if we have, placed in the earth the
talent already lent ? Ought we riol-ti .puU.il.
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r-" oui to tne usurer, anu matu ii iuiu in iuii n-.j
on every
Now suppose that in every district
are one, two or more lamnies
lo educate there children well, litis plan
pursued, what would be ihe result ? And iu this
connection 1 wish it to be distinctly understood
that 1 desire no one lo contribute as touch as it
would cost him to educate his children in any
other way.
Now, if ihe intelligent portion of ihe commu
nity would pursue this plan, or if they would on
ly send iheir children to the Common Schools
and lake an active part in iheir management, ihe
Schools themselves would be greatly improved,
and ihe spirit of education would spread into that
class who now refuse lo send lo any School.
But my tune will, not pern.it me lo pursue this
branch of my subject farther except hi make a
lew remarks concerning the ides of charily as as
sociated w till the Common Schools.. They are
precisely such a charily as the University loun
ded 011 exactly the same principle. If there were
no Colleges or Universities il would cost a gen
tleman lrom $'25,000 lo 935,000 to educate one
sou in ihe manner in which he can be educated
at Chapel Kill. He would have to employ al
ait annua! salary ol 91,000 fo 91.500, Proles
sor of Mathematics, a Professor of Languages, a
Professor of Chemistry, Philosophy, &o., a Pro
fessor of Political Economy, &c and a Profes
sof of Belles Letters, Ac, then he would have to
expend from 95,000 to 920.000 for chemical and
philosophical apparatus, Libraries, tic.', &c. In
view of these dillieuities ihe Univtrsiiy was foun
ded al the joint expense of all ihe people, and lor
(lie same reasons funds are raised, in various
ways, for oilier Colleges ; and with these funds
buildings are erected, books and apparatus pur
chased, and an annual income secured U pay part
at least of the salaries ol the Professors, aud of
the current expensea of the institution. Afier
this much has been done by the public the cost
of a collegiate education lo each student is dimin
ished al least one hundred fold; and this is ex
actly 'he way iu which our Common Schools
operate. A couimoii fund is provided al the jmht
expense of all, and in those counties which lay
Use for School, purposes each one pays aucorl
dimr to his means. . t ..-..
In short the Common School systems of the !
Uuited Slates are founded on' this one great aud
important idea, to-wit: That ;hy throwing' the
burden of education on ihe whole community as
a pubiic tax, the cost ti eacliindiyidual," except
to the very rich, is Vastly diminished, and the
chances of universal lutelligeuce greatly' en-J
hunccd. ' . !
three days al the mouth ol the Yaiig-iNe-Kianv.
ol means, desiring j w'ed direct for this place, al the south-wesiei u
f II. ibis plan were corner ol ihe Ureal Loo Choo Island, where we
arrived on the 2bth.
Probably not more lhan a dozen vessels had
ever been here before, and Ihe anival of our two
greal steamers, with the Saratoga and Supply,
created, as you may suppose, an immense sensa
tion. Loo Choo is tributary to the Japanese
Prince ofSatsuma, and the people are Jjpauese
in dress, customs and government, (hough not, as
I think, iu race. They approximate nearer to
the Malay. After ihe Regent had been received
on board, and a good understanding established,
ihe Commodore appointed a party of four of
whom 1 was one to explore the interior of the
island. No white man had ever been more than
three miles from Napan before. We took' four
men and some Chinese Coolies with us, and
started on a six days' tramp, during which - we
made 108 miles, aud thoroughly explored more
than one-half ol Ihe island. "We were attended
by government officers, who acted as spies, but
did not attempt to control our movements. - We
led them such a dance as they never had before,
but il was impossible to escape their espionage.
Scouts were sent in advance wherever we went
and the natives driven away from the road.
. The inhabitants either shut up iheir houses or
hid themselves not through fear of us, as many
little incidents proved, bul of their own rulers.
The island is one ot ihe inosl beautiful in t1(.
world j very fertile, admirably cultivated, nnd
combining in lis scenery Ihe characteristics both
of the tropic and tempera le zones. We discov
ered a ruined castle, f50 feet long, on the suhni.it
of a mountain, besides many ancient tombs, hewn
in the rocks'. The Northern part of the island
ta'niouniainous, aud covered with dense forests,
iu which wild boars are found. The trip, was
altogether the most laulasiic and peculiar 1 ever
made. We took a lent, bul lodged niosdy in the
ouhgqua's, or governo.eni houses, which are ve
ry neat and comfortable. Our native escort fur
nished us wth provisions, and bearers for Our
baggage Ou Alond ty the 6ih inst., the Commo
dore returned the Regent's visit ai Sheudi, the
roy al residence, three miles from here. He went
in siaujwiih a procession of mora thin 200 offi
cers, seamen, and marines, with two field-pieces,
and two bands. Ureal numbers' of the natives
came to Witness our array. ' '
We entered the royal castle af Sheudi, but did
not sej' either ibo young Prince or iheQiieeo
Dowager. After ihe reception,, it had a' grand
italtvt- dinner al the Regent's house. I partook
Experiment show apples to be equal to pota
toes lo improve hogs, and decidedly superior for
.'ceding cattle.
Wild onions may be destroyed by cultivating
com, ploughing aud leaving (he field in its plough
ed slate all the winter.
Railway Disasters.
The Aeto' iJorA" Tribune givea some queer
statistics and calculations presented iu a paper on
Railway Disasters, to the British Association for
the Advancement of Science. We condense I WO
or three statements. During ihe years from
1841 to 1851. passengers travelled 7,044, 469,
488 miles, aud 176 deaths occurred, . e. one pas
senger was killed for every 40,025,305 miles. A
person constantly travelling at the speed of 20
miles an hour, would have lo keep al il '228 years
in order to be killed by accidents arising from all
causes, aud 490 years jn order to be killed by
accidents under the control of the company.
Supposing a railroad made to the sun, managed,
acoordiiig to the English plan, il would lake 214
years To accomplish the journey ; but every pas
senger in the train would be killed in 228 yea re '
or alter making about one-half of the trip and
soon. Calculations like these have a use, and
are not mere curiosities. They art applications
ol'ihe " doctrine of chance " lo show . how un
reasonable and unnecessary are the fears of ma- 1
ny ; and yet they also show that, since it is alio,
geiher uncertain to whom a catastrophe may ba
latal, preparation therefore is the duty of all.
'Iiey are figures to inspire courage aud they
are figures lo give wholesome warning. They
discountenance undue timidity, and they rebuke
undue presumption. They say, be noi weak
and ihey say, be not rash. - i . ' '
Durability of Wood. 4
the nil es under the London Bridge have been
driven five hundred years, ami on examining
them in 1846, they were found to be little de
cayed. Old Savoy Place, in the city of London,
was built six hundred and. fifty years' gtv and
ihe wooden piles, consisting of oaki elm, , beech,
and chestnut, were found, upon recent emniiua
lion, to be perfectly sound. Of the durability of
ifiuber .in a wet state, the piles of a bridge built
by. the. Emperor Trajan, oyer the Danube. alTori
a sinking example. Ou of these piles was ta
ken up and fob ud to be petrified lo the depth tf
'ihree.founhs of an inch bullhs resi of the woo. '
ws' nol different from its former slate, thoueh it
I bad been driven sixteen hundred years.
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