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T H E ST A T E A G 11 1 C UL T U 11 A L J O URN AL. 9 far from it. J Our office will be no bed pi down or of ease, in which ftho indolent may slumber. Far ery far from it, We have undertaken our task, however: with a full knowledge of its oppres sive weight, and if our friends, our sixteen thousand friends of the Grange will help us, as they should and as we expect,' we will give them a paper that will command respect not only in our own State, but also in other States in this Union. Without that aid, of course, we would be helpless. We will be to our people just what you choose to make us and no more. Remember that, jrvery one of the six teen thousand members of the ortjer in North Carolina. We have no speculation- in view in publishing j your organ,, and only wish sufficient en couragement to enable us to do jus tice to the cause you have espoused, to print a journal, an agricultural journal, worthy of you and our farm ers, and our mechanics and our men of science. 1 he subscription price is low, very low, and if the paper is jnot in mechanical appearance and fnatter satisfactory to you, (we intend now to let it speak for itself,) we ask.not your support. But if it is, and we fear not to leave it to' your decision, we ask your zealous co-operatipn for our own welfare, the welfare jjof our order and the welfare ef the people of the "State at large; and; is it npt the duty of every good Granger to gj ive it ? Zeal, when guided by wisdom,! we are told- is a noble element of character and the source' of incalculable; good. Should not the members of out- order stand ready now to bear aloft their own flag. It is unfurled. 'at their bid ding and is flying in the breeze. Six teen thousand of the sons and daugh ters of North Carolina, we repeat once more, have hold of the halliards and the flag can never come downj while thev are united. Without uniion and hearty zealous co-operationj thev would be as a rope of sand, with it the power would be heeded through out the land and their flag lionored everywhere: But we have another class of friends to whom we shall look for support, in numbers greater, and in respectability the equals of our brothers of the Grange, we mean :thc rest of the people of Nortll Carolina. Wc presume it lis not necessary for us to say that we are a North Carolinian without taint or blemish, and we shall, if feebly, to the best of our ability, ,at all times and under all circumstances advocate the interest anil honor of our good old State, without fear or favor, reward or the hope of reward, and,thcrefore, ;s this tis t ie only Agricultural Journal in North Caro lina, we trust to make it acceptable, if not necessary, to every fanner with in our borders. If we are a Ingot, it shall be in the interest of our firesides f North Carolina, and to tile honor of her people! The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise Far, very of others. Ealeigh Female Seminary. We invite the attention of our read ers to the excellent announcement of this school in another column, giving the opinion of two of its patrons, the Rev. Dr. Pritchard and Prof. Sim mons, and of President Wingate, who are thoroughly acquainted with its management. J The school was opened in August 1870, under the presidency of Rev. Dr. Royall, who retired -from it in 1871, leaving it in charge of Mr. Hob- good, the present excellent Principal. The building at first occupied was found to be too small, and in 1872, a charter was obtained and iiew buildings erected on the original site, which is one of the best in all the Citv of Raleigh. It is located in the Northeastern part of the citv, about a half-mile from the Capitol. The lot comprises oh acres, tastefully laid out and tlecorated with evergreens and flowers, and furnish delightful walking grounds for the young ladies. The buildings are large and commodious, and the general im pression of visitors to the Capital is that this is one of. the prettiest places for a female school in North Carolina. The very best teachers, regardless of expense, have been employed since its opening; and the high standard of its instruction, shows the wisdom of this course. It has within the last three years had twomale teacher in the Literary Department, with three or four female teachers, all of large experience. The Music Department has been in charge f the best German professors, and great excellence lias been attained by its pupils in Vocal and Instrumental Music, as evinced by the public con certs. The present iTofessoj-, we do not hesitate to say, has, in our opinion. iio superior m-the South. No expense has been spared to give the daughters of North Carolina as tine facilities for learning music as the- can find any where, North or South. The pianos aised are all new and first-class instru ments. . . And the Department of Drawing and Painting is not behind the Music Department. The teacher was secured from Cooper Institute, New York City, perhaps the best School of Art in America, where she was considered one of their finest student and was awarded several mcdals for excellence in her work. Those of our readers, who saw the exhibition of the Draw ings of her pupils at the last State Fair, need not be told that she has succeeded admirably in teaching. We might add for the benefit of those who did not attend jour last State, Fair; that the Committee on Art awarded a first Premium to this School. One" other feature, a new one in North Carolina school-;, having been introduced into only two schools, de serves a notice at our-hands and a careful consideration at the1hands of those who have daughters to educate ; and that is Calisthenics, which is de signed to secure healthful and- in vigorating exercise, and to 'give grace fulness and dignity to the movements of voung ladies. The apparatus for it consists of wands, rings, (wood,) and dumb-bells, (wood:) and the whole schoolis formed in a large room into positions painted on the floor. A teacher presides at the piajno, and one conducts the exercise. Tj) see it is to be impressed with the fait that it is the verv best exercise ever devised for females. kWe shall hail with joy the day, when all our schoolsj shall have introduced it ; for then qnd not "till Ihen, may we expect the health of our females to improve and Southern girls to be as healthful as thev are beauti ful. Send for a catalogue containing full particulars. ; New York We have recently been on a living visit to tjiis great city, and to tell what we liave seen woul 1 more than till a, dozen ' papers, lik. ours. We will begin, however, ljy returning thanks, heart-felt thanks, to Messrs. E. J. Hale & Son, for many favors which they conferred upon us. The publishing business: of men, in Murray street, isi hesc gentle- lcreasingthe business of North Carolina alone, which thev should get, all of it, as thev do now the largest share, would enable our citizens to buy books and stationerv much below the prices thev would, or do have to p iy elsewhere. There is, too, much consolation de rived from the knowledge of trading with those we know are dealing justly with us. This l-wdise now is thor oughly established and stands equal to the first in the-city, and is prepared with equal facility and fjit as low rate, to give work of everyt character In their line. We again' thank those gentlemen for their man-v kindnesses University of ViiiorKTA. At the last Commencement oftjhis far-famed University, held on Thursday, July 1st, we notice among those takingthe first distinction in thejSchool of In termediate Mathematics, the name of Mr. Hubert Havwood, of Raleigh, N. C. Diplomas of Graduation in the School of Latin were awarded him and Mr Charles H. Martin, of Wake Forest College. The degree of 31. D. was conferred upon Mr. Henry W. Lee, -of Raleigh, N. C Ar. The following gentlemen recently received commissions as Aids to His Excellency Gov; Brog rank of Colonel : i en, with the George W, Stanton, .of 'Wilson: I. J. Young, .of. Granville. A. D. Jenkins, of Gaton. W. S.- Pearson, of Buncombe. AprLYto the zealoijs and efficient Secretary, of the Agricultural Society, Maj. John C. (Winder, those who wish premium list for the next exhibition in North Carolina. Ocjtober will soon be here, and it is time to prepare for it. Our Correspondents. We invite attention to the able ar ticles in this issue from our correspon dents. The Rev. Dr. Sniedes unfurls his banner with commendable lold- ness and glowing upon its folds, after thirty-three years, wc still find "Pros pering and Progressing." He ably and eloquently claims the support of his Church and is eminently entitled to it. Professor Kerr, our State Geologist, article, with diagram,, on the iron ores in Mitchell Count v.- It is the advanced sheets of his work, now nearly ready for circulation. Hon. T. L. Clingman writes with his usual perspicuity power and ease. And Mr. Bailey tells us in streams, running beautifully like those down our mountains of our greatness. None of our correspon dents will be overlooked if we are compelled to postpone for a time some of their communications. We feel deeply indebted for the interest they take in our enterprise and with their aid we must succeed. Write, write, and don't forget the crop re ports. . ., w - Copper Ore and Precious Stones- We have a great mind to tell all the name of W. II., if a pledge of secrecy is required. Thank you, thank you, and take just as many such libert ies as you wish, even a rich specimen of ITOKi ore w uum nut precious stone, sapphire, is beautiful and its flashing light will keep in i Ai. i:i warm rememorance xue noeiaiu im kindness of the donor. North Caro lina, in thy bosom is indeed hidden treasure fit to decorate the browr of a Queen or of oneof thy own daughters. Both specimens must go first to oi r State Fair, then to the great Centen nial at Philadelphia. We thank W." II., again, with all our heart. ' 7- ; . . Craven. Should we not be pardoned for a little exultation over -the triumph of our dear old mother when contending with her sister counties, in the pro duction ofisuch an important article in trade, as cotton. We have before us a stock of cotton, grown near the. city of Newbcrn, on the plantation of our sterling friend, and, in that region matchless farmer, Joseph L. Ttt.eni, Esq., that reaches up to within a frac tion of an hmext yard. It is filled with forms some of them almost ready to burst into blooms. -It has been out of the ground too, a week or more. For his efforts and success, we shall with this. notice present our friend with a filly worth every one of five thousand pounds, if not more, and to any planter that can beat him and will give us the evidence, we will next week present with a forty thousand dollar cow. Now, here are premiums worth contending for. I Since our last issut, we have to add to the list of Daily papers in this city, the Constitution, which shows spright liness and ability. It is Republican.
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