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W:h r I^. ATHENS, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 9, 1877, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARY standing.” The teachers ever try to impress upon the students the neces sity and importance of ma dug the best use of their time l*y applying it in the best possible manner, not neg lecting to cultivate the hearts and morals as well as the mental faculties, in order to prepare them to become good and useful citizens of the com munity in which they may reside. COURSE OF "INSTRUCTION'. The course instruction is such a* is intended t«wK‘ rendered eminently practical in the common business af fairs of life, and in the cultivation of the nobler powers of heart and mind, after leavin. the North must have been astonished to, find an absence of office-seekers throughout the 8outb. In Georgia yon conld not find a Southern man who would gi Fe his time to Federal office. They are perfectly willing to leave the offices to those who may be found to fill them. • Mr. Toombs said he had declined an invitation to speak in Baltimore principal!; hooves the Democrats in Congress, both Northern and .Southern, to act coolly, wisely and with a statesman ship commensurate with the great ne cessities of onr long outraged and op pressed country Raima Gap High School. [Commauicated.] This deservedly |mpular school was opened on tbe 12ih of August, 1873, under tbe immediate c arge o! W. A. Curtis, the pre-ent Principal The character of Conk in<r was no and Proprietor, whose reputation as puzzle to politicians of his own or of a successful teacher and disciplinarian is extensively known, and having eleven yeais experience in teaching, giving entire satisfaction, is a suffi ieni guarantee of his ability to con duct this institution to the interest and satisfaction of all its patrons, making it inferior to i j grade in North Georgia. LOCATION. The school is located in the centre of the beautiful and fertile valley of Head of Tennessee, surrounded by tbe most magnificent mountain scenery, and in a section unsurpassed I for pure air, wholesome water and I healthtufuess. The country is far preferable to tow n for a -chool of this kind, affordiug fewer causes of diver sion from study, and less temptation to extravagance and dissipation. The morality of the eommun ty compares favorably with any in the mountains, and is constantly improving. BU1LDINQ8. The Academy is large and commo dious, being sixty feet long by twenty iUwr niWikiilHlI 111 III f «u«', hie of comfortably accommodating j from 150 to 2U0 8t ude ts A hollow s mare of one story dormitories sur rounds the Academy, each dormitory , being a neat framed building 14 by 10 feit in size, capable of aec< nuno- ‘ dating tour or six students, who may | prefer to board themselves and do their own cooking. Those intended ■ for the use of females are situated • in clos proximity to the Principal’ ll welling. and a:e under his constant J supervision and protection. Five e dollars per session i- charged for the l use of dormitories. B I | RELIGIOUS CHARACTERS. While the Principal labors assidit- i lously to impress habits of morality « upon the students, the school is en- £ tirely uusccluriun in character. A s- *'P‘ , cial feature of the school, in its every day exercises, is to cultivate w habits of order, neatness sobriety. Conkling’s Triumph. 8. DOHTCII, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Cnrnesvillo, Gn. aplS-1873-tt' J ACKHON & TIIOMA8, attorneys at law, Athens, Gn. Office South West Comer of College Avenue and Olaytou Street, also ntthe Court House. AH p irties daairiug Criminal Warrants, .-an get them a*, any dtne by applying to the County iSolicitor at this office. dec!6-1874-tf ly o-t account of bis ultra conceptions of the principls of de mocracy, but that he would urge Mr. Alexander II. Stephens, now here, who is a moderator i:t views, to ac cept an invitation to address the people of Balti tore. Mr. Toonjbs leaves for New York on business, and on his return next Week mav stion Jt D. IIIX.I., ATTORNEY AT LAW, Athens, Go. Prompt attention given to all business and the s.unu respectfully solicited. janll-ly Fora Harrow. D. C. Barrow, Jr. jjurrow Itros.) ATTORNEYS AT LAW, the Democratic party. He npver failed to strike out front the shoulder when he felt that his dignity had been dircetlv or indirectly assailed. He neve*- failed to assume responsi- bilit when the decision demanded it H<* felt that a slight had been put, upon liirn twice, once by ambi S ous rivals in bis own partv, when olin Sberman. Blaine, Morton, and Cameron lutd conspired to keep him off the Electoral Commission ; atrain, when Haves made up his Cabinet, not only uitlinnt consulting liirn, but. usefulness and enjoyment The * course is princip dly English, and .1 sufficiently comprehensive to develop l the min I and store it with the mo^t ’ useiiti knowledge in those branches 1 which are too often neglected, and in which stiideius are too often ex tremely deficient. Instruction is also given in the-languages and higher mathematics,Jrnd sf-dents prepared to enter college when desired. • EXAMINATIONS. A public examination at the co-e of each session," is required of all stu dents, on the branches learned during the session. Students who stand a satisfactory examination in their res pective grades'are given certificates entitling them to promotion to higher grades at ajiv.subsequent session, while the.se who fail to make an ap proved exantjiy&hm mu-t continue in the same grad, . HKl’ORTS. . arefnl ip^jg-u|ci records of schol arship, deport iitem WliW are kept, and monthly reports read publicly befoiV the school and such visitors as may be present, at the close of every four weeks. A gen r- al report embracing the whole ses- ’ siou is read at tbe examination at the i close of the session. An elegant tes- I timonial of merit is awarded to the 1 student having made the best record during the session. When parents inquire relative to the advancement, capacity and deportment of their children, they are alwavs given a til the clo-e. No student can lie withdrawn from the school before the close of tbe session, with our per mission, nor have any deduetion made ■ from tuition for absence, except in cases of severe protracted sickue-s of the . student. 8uch. withdrawals are* frequently desired by those who have not faithfnilv discharged theiiybities, and their object is to avoid an exami nation. REMARK 8. The instruction of 168 different pu pils in the school during the past year, is a guarantee of the flourishing condition of the institution, and of the high appreciation with which the eflftrjs are blessed 'by an i telligent patronage nerves the institution with renewed energy for'therfutnre. Gen tlemen having sons "and danghlers in whose ednention'they are interest ed would- do well toinqnire concern in'' this mjjtool, and, at Ig.-ts*. try oiie session and -ee if the 'teachers nvim not render complete* satisfaction, in , beth, instruction and cbarga«. Ailious, Gu. Offleo over Tulinadgc, Ilodg*on & Co. junl-ly _ 3 13. Til ItAWHEH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Wutkinsvilie, Gu. Office in former Ordinary’s Office. none persons who, on representations, might sect: to secure Southern pat ronage. Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Geoitria, who anh od in Baltimore a day or two. ago, is on a visit fora few days to Col. Ii. M Johnston, his friend and biographer, at Pon Lucy’, in Baltimore county Mr. Stephens i< much improved in health, and travels with very little iiicbnveniece. He will take, his seat in the House of Representatives at the assembling of C’mgress on ihe loth of October. jan2&-1876-ly febS-l«7.>tf JOHN W. OWEN, ATTORNEY AT I.AW, Tocoa City, Ga. Will practice in all the counties «>f the West ern Circuit, Hart and Madjson of the Northern Circuit. Will give special uttauion to all claims oct2n-1675 1> Lamar Cobb. Howell Cobb. ! & XI. COlIU, ^ ' Atrofl^^fj* AT Law, Athens, Ga Office iu Deuprcc Building, f.b22-1878-ly Alex S. Erwin. |£RW1N 4 COBB, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Athens, Gu. Office on Corner of Broad and Thomas streets, over Childs, Nickereou & Co. feb22-1876-ly Andrew J. Co. Distinguished Georgians in Baltimore. Ask Yourself these Questions. —Are you a despondent sufferer from Si« k Headache, Ilahitual Costiveness, Palpitation of Ihe Heart ? Have you Dizziness of the Head ? Is your Nerv ous System depressed ? Does your Blood circulate badly ? Have you a Cough? Low Spirits? Coming up of the food attei eating ? ifcc., &c. All of these and much more are the direct results of Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint and Indigestion. Green’s August Flower is now acknowledged by all Under this head the Baltimore Sun, of Saturday, 29th tilt., has tin* following: Hon. Robert Toombs, of Georgia, is in Baltimore at Bar"urn’s, having come here to consult Dr. Chi-holm in reference to his eye. Mr. Toombs is now considerably advanced in years, though retaining a’l the vigor and bearing of earlier manhood. II- was subject to great strain during th » Georgia Constitutional Conven tion, which adjourned the last of August, after a session of two months Mr. Toombs was the author of near ly all the prominent features of tbe new const itution, which is to be sub mitted f*r ratification in that State. In conversation Mr. Toombs said he was surprised to see that RToscoe Conkling’s right hand had forgot its cunning. It was Gainesville, Ga. Real Estate and General Land Agent for the C rchase anil aalo of Mineral and Fanning ■ids in Hall, and the other counties of North- a.wt Georgia. Mineral ore* tested and titles to property investigated. Special attention given totne purchase and side of city property, may.—Am J N. DORSEY. Attorney. y8HUltVG. McCCRRY, ii.-b-fcona.oy a-fc Law, Hartwell, Georgia, Will practice in the Superior Courts of North- eist dcotgin and Supreme Court at Atlanta. Aug 8. 1878 tf James R. I.tlk, Alex. S. Erwin, Watkinsvilie. Athens. J YLE «& ERWIN, A TTORSErS A T LA TF. Will practice in partnership in the Superior Court of Oconee County, and attend promptly to all business intrusted to thoir care. •jan9-3m. tion. Sample bottles 10 cts. Regular size 75 cts. Sold positively by all first class Druggists in the United States R. T. Brumby & Co. of the Republican party despise the fraudulent Administration! Three to one iu Ni*\v York—three to one in every Northern State—three against to one in favor of the fraudu lent President and his.policy. The In ldncss of Conkling made him the leader of t he Republican party. The Shermans, the Blaines, the Mortoes, the Camerons can lake back seals hereafter. Before the a* pruacliing I se-s.on of Congress meets the Admin istration ,,l t.i« Fi a Iiliili uey will be without any support.” Ii issnppu>ed hy some.that II Ves’ eo. si-n :itive emirs, iiiiii •« in rd~ : ,u- tii.n .•! the nffiirsot ,.\« r ..-in mi- been such as to:o . uSiveit busiues- t the North, that Il.-puhti.-aii- ns well as Democrats would in the main -u— tain Id- administration, unwildin to suppori that op|»o>itiioii which would again in all probability interrupt that growing confidence in the coiumer- A Very Good liEAsoN.-r-The rea son why only one sample bottle of Merrell’8 Hfpatine for theLi«-er will he sold to the same person for ten cents hy our Druggist, Dr. C 'V. Long & Co. is because of the enor mous expense of importing tbe Ilepa- tine into this count ry ; but as there are fifty dos*-s in the large size boti!e«. it seems two emits p r •;■-*> i« eh-up enough after ail for t medicine that cures dys|v n-i < and liver complaint. .VI who have not had a sample b« t*le are entitled to one for ten cts at Dr. C. W. Long & ifo’tj. drug store. Three doses relieves any case of dys- ; pepsia, coiintipation. iudig^ioii or liver coinplaiht. Regular size bottles. liajrpy mistake for the South, however, as Mr. Hayes cqoonce be embohl- r-’.it of bis Southern opportunity for might add that He did it-1 would in const ened in the pur po iov. This is t e the South, and le j the •• lost cause is won. support Tilden, but bad Tilden been Predd.nt instead of Hayes the South ern podey would bring out an organ ized opprsition that would defer ils praetn al working for years. A constant leader, of the Baltimore Sun lor the past thirty years, Mr. T(H>mbs said ho was glad Ur find that, the wisdom aud sagacity which had always characterized its course to- -WITH- Colton Fufloi- a«J O'nvral Commission Morclianls. Savannah, Gn. Bagging, Tics, Rope a.ui other supplies fnr- nl-he<r. Also, liberal cash advances made on Coii-igumautB for mile or shipment to Liver|«ool or Nortis*rn port*. may S0-lS76-tf At MieM’itvn, uext door to Reave- & Nich olson’s, Broad s'reot, Athens, Georgia. All work warranted 12 month*. »eptlS-tf. iaKClUKFKR, * COTTOST BUYER, Tocoa City, Go. Highest oath price paid for cotton. Agent far Winship’a Gins and I’rer- **“ *' ty* it LlITEE, vp!8-187S-tf attorney at law, Carncsville, Ga. ■Waxited. EMPLOYMENT cither as a Tanner, Engi neer, or Carpenter. Good references given, and tragNM reaaoxubte. Address, J. H. R*. care of AtW Georgian, Athens, Ga my23-tf cial aud financial circles. From the above, it would seem, that partisan ship is not yet dead, nor sleepeth, lint is ready to sacrifioe every inter est of the country to the bitterness of- di-app«»iutnient. From such manif s- tations in the great Empire State of the North it is fair to presume that tbe approaching si-s-ion of Congress * will lie a stormy one, and that it lie- corrupt influence over other students. MODE OF INSTRUCTION. Tho object is to learn students to think for themselves by awakening in them an interest aud a desire lor knowledge, which will induce them to study us a means of pleasure as well as profit. Tbe tuotlo is, “ Not to advance more rapidly than is con sistent with thoroughness ofunders ministerial work, to admit their child ren into the school at half tbe regu lar rates of tuition. Orphan children, who have no means of obtaining an education, or of paying tuition, will bo admitted tree. Candidates for the Gospel Ministry, irrespective of denomination, will be required to give their notes for tuition at the dose of the session, which notes will wards tho South, was now judicious ly given to the support of the South ern policy of Mr. Hayes. There can be but one of two results from this policy. Il Hayes deceives the South be will split his own party, and if he suceeeds in establishing his Southern policy he T.i ! l merely be the provi dential insrument of carrying out Democratic principles. Mr. Haves, fifty doses, 81.00 The Cincinnati Commercial makes the assertion that the “ The oil regions take kindly to a gushing bore ’’ Do not siupefyyonr Baby witb Oni- utn or Morphia mixtures, but u.-e Dr. Bull’s Babv Svrup which is always safe and reliable and never di-appoints. 25 cents. '.ii ii