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ri-takehto Courier J[, dwinell, proprietor. "WISDOM. JUSTICE, AND MODERATION.’ FOUR DOLLARS PER ANNUM. 0 SERIES. ROME, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1879. VOL. 18, NO. 15! IMl GmmM. ' roN SOUDATEP APRIL IQ. 1876. RATES of subscriptions. One ye» r - SIX IflOOtllR Three month* FOtt THE TRI-WEEKLY.’ 94 00 2 00 1 00 Oue square one kok tub weekly. K 00 iessedly do not know what 'thT'inetri’c system is. We hear them say: "I do not like these innovations; we’ get along with our present system, why trouble our selves to change?” Exactly: before the invention of printing, men thought they “got along” well enough with pens. They did not trouble themselves about electric ity as a means of communication or of illumination. They are now quite wil ling to avail themselves of the wires. In difference is the greatest enemy to pro gress. But the iising generation will embrace lhe metric system, and ever af terwards number it among the choicest possessions of an advanced civilization. The Metric System, being eutirely decimal, and fixed in its nature, is coo tained in the following simple tables of but twelve w< rds: One year six months..... Urea months HnaU yearly, strlotly In advance, theprloe ||,e Weekly Courier will he II SO. CONTRACT RATES OF ADVERTISING. month * 1 00 One square three months One square six monthB 12 00 One square twelve months.^.... 20 00 One-fourth column one month 7 SO One-fourth column threo months 15 00 One-fourth column six months 27 00 Onwourth column twelve months 50 00 One-half column one month 15 00 One-halt column throe months 27 00 one-half column six months 50 00 One-half column twelve months 80 00. Onecolumn one month 27 00 Onecolumn throe months 60 00 Onecolumn six months 80 00 onecolumn twelve months 120 00 The foregoing rates are for either Weekly or TriVeekly. When published In both papers, 50 percent, additional upon table rates. The Written for Chimes PROGRESS. Metric System of Weights and Measures. printing. S.nce those great statesmen lived, it has been adopted by the major ity of nations and legalized by the con gress of the United States. It is des tined, very soon, to become universal. Like evorythiug elee, that is useful, it has ils enemies ; these will be found to be principally composed of men who pro MONEY. 10 mills make a cent. 10 cents “ “ dime. 10 dimes •* “ dollar. 10 dollars" an eagle. l.ENGTII. 10 miili meters make a ceuli meter J, C. LYSES, PROF. NATURAL, SCIENCE, SHORTER COLLEGE.' Tbs movements among educated meu looking to the general adoption of the metric system of weights and measures, irsstsuming such a magnitude that they cto do louger be ignored by those who ite occupied with the instruction of the out generation. Aod the new system oot only commends itself by the symplic- ity of tbs relations between its various weights, and by its uniform decimal ro- ntion; but, aside from any theoretical litiDioges, it is coming into such gen- ml use in other countries, that the peo pie of the United States will practically be obliged to employ it. It ie already tdupted by almost all the nations of Europe, the states of South America, Mexico, and its units are now the only recognized standards in theUuited States mint, and the Uuited Slates coast survey service. This beiug lhe case, it is cer Uioly important that those who are now giioiog in their school days the knowi ngs which is to serve them in after life thould become familiar with the me ric lystera. Understanding the importance ol Ibis measure, Col. Shorter has just purchased and introduced into Shorter Colleges full and beautiful set of the Metric Weights and Measures as illus- Irnive apparatus by which a correct knowledge of the uew units of length, capacity and weight, may be more easily obtained. By this addition, it will be l * ej . Col. Shorter has again placdJ lb#College in advance of every female itiitituiion of learning in the South. In- Jtw, we know of no other college, male ®rfemale, in the South so provided for initruction in this important branch of practical education. Nothing can give lasting and correct a conception of a toiog os a direct view of it in ils actual proportions, By this method no corns jkriiou between the old and new systems necessary to explain the metric values, “d no geometrical knowledge is preaup- pd. In order to accomplish this, there required a meter with its various sub- isious; a decimeter cube, which can be “ *P att ftQ d resolved into its cam po- centimeter cubes ; a hollow cubical of tip or copper, end large J l ? contain exactly the above ih>w,° ne<1 ^ ec ' mete r cube to illustrate uni , eMure ! °T capacity, both liquid be 1 t * le relations of the same to ui,m!j 81lre9 0 *^ len Rth and volume Ba li,. e® to contain exactly a cubic dec- t |,.„? “J* represents the liter, aud, ill «ei W,t ' 1 water at 4° centigrade, a. . 1 represents the kilogram. Thus ^relation oUto weights and inure,.! 818 8een at R glacoe, and .the ®W(nt" ,D l' ro ^ uce 'l' s positive and per- values and the whole bvs- llkiim/ BB we ^ taught in au hour with h Jr atU8 ' Without it, to attempt It num ^- a ? ear ' ( iea of the new values [iutel?: 8 c , om pari8one with the old, pen-ivo BU1 ^ U1,9ll, isfaotory task, ex- •srmanent re" 16 ; “‘"l P rut,uol 've of no Tt gives us numbers |lhit can* 1 !' 6 8 T 8tem I* the only system 7 M hi„“, “ e .°? me a common system, "ituda "a ^ 1 the great importance of ITtriai” 2 al “ace invariable and uni- ll) th6stie earue stly recommended it °f the first congress of thlhljj' .^ates. He succeeded in es- Wed ie . j Iu t * !e coinage. Jefferson ,ni e deeie,i UCB . " ever y brauoh to the 'liocine] . r#l,0 B aud thus bring the oetic of e»^' ,lr8 9fe within the arith- ® d divide''., I 2?" witc cau multiply ililit. 0 r ‘ Madison said : “The groat ad founded in its nature, toporti ‘ °- n 116 «a«y rule of decimal oho '* , sufficiently obvious.” <Welv‘., a i A^ am < said: "Considered power n ff ,0r ; 3aving m aohine, it is a tater tiu„Ti rei ^ to n, ati incomparably i lhe new „ lftl W ^' C I be has acquired •team r R. en . c y t which he has given t «, iu design, the greatest fn- mi „r l, 1 “osigu, me greatest in- h '"n»n ingenuity, since that of 10 centi “ “ “ deci “ lOdeci “ '■ “ meter “ 10 meters “ “ hekto “ 10 hekto “ " “ kilo “ 10 kilo •* “ “ myria “ weights. 10 miili grams make a centigram 10 canti " “ “.deci “ 10 deci '• “ “ gram “ 10 grams “ “ hekto “ 10 hekto •“ *• “ kilo “ 10 kilo “ “ “ myria “ capacity. ' 10 miili litres make a centi litre. lOceuti “ “ •* deci " 10 deci “ " “ litre 10 litres “ “ deka “ 10 deka “ “ " hekto The twelve words as shown above are the Jive units : three sub-divisions and four multipliers: UNITS. 1. Meter, from the Greek matron, sig nifying a measure. 2. Liter, from the Greek litre, signi fying a pound. ’ 3, Gram, from the Greek gra.uma, signifying a small weight. ( 4 Are, from the Latin area, signify ing a surface. 5. 8ler, from the Greek siereos, eigni- fviug a solid. SUB .DIVI8ION8. 0- Miili, from the Latin mille, signify ing a thousand. 7. Centi, from the Li:in centum, sig nifying a hundred. 8. Daci, from the Latin decum, signi fying ten. MULTIPLES. 9. Deka, from the Greek deka, signi fying ten. 10. Hekto, from the Greek hekaton, signifying a hundred. 11. Kilo, from the Greek chilioi, sig nifying a thousand. 12. Myria, from the Greek myrioi, sig nifying ten thousand. These words are already in use iu the English language. Thus meter iu ther mometer ; liter in litrameter; gram in gram' arc iu circa; ster iu stereoscope; mille in millenium: centi in century or cent: deci iu decimal; deka in decade; hekto in hecatomb : kilo in chiliad; myria iu myriad, etc. The above tuielee words are certainly more easily mastered tbau the coufusing fifty words composing our absurd pres ent system. Iu the above brief space you behold the whole metric system of weights and measures. What a contrast to the aute- rior eoufus'ou ! “A boy,” says Charles Sumner, "can master the metric system iu au afterooou. Mouths, if uot years, are required to Btore away the perplexi ties, incongruities and incinsistencies of the ezistiog weights and measures, and then memory must often fail iu repro ducing them. The mystery of compound arithmetic is essential in the calcuttous which they require. All this is doue away by the decimal progression, so that the first four rules of arithmetic are amp e for the pupil.” Knowing now the simplicity of the decimal progression, consider the acci dent or caprice by which our prtseul method is determined It is that of the earliest stages of eivilizuion kuown as barter. The clumsy tables differ from each other in every state, or even iu the same town several different tables are used for the same purpose. Apothecaries compound their medicines by one table aud sell them by another ; bread is sold by still a third table, Troy; butter, by Avoirdupois There are four different sizes of gallon measures in actual use. As for the ounce, drachm aud gram, they are specific names indefinitely ap plied as indefinite parts of an indefinite whole : for instance, the English poiu.d Avoirdupois is heavier than Troy, the ounce Avoidupois is lighter than the ounce Troy. The perpetual P #ra . do * °* a whole not equal to all its parts is P seated. Even number. lose the defimte character which is essenttal to their na ture. A dozen becomes sixteen, twenty- eight signifies tweuty-five. one hundred aud twelve means a pundred. discriminate application n . f th ®, a . ai “ 0 g d erio terra to different .pecifie thlo f’ aDd the misapplication of one ipe««« » to another specific thing, universal y p vade all the old systems, and are ttie inexhaustible fountains of diversity, oon- fusion and fraud. Many of the colleges of the North uow make a knowledge of lhe metric system a condition of admission, aDd use no other system in the claes rooms. Are our sister southern colleges going to bo driven to it by the proximate command of congress? The preparatory schools, public and private, must give more atten lion, in their daily ins;ruction, to the metric system. In Eagland “the Inter national Decimal Association” sent a circular to schoolmasters, asking how much would be saved in that country iu education, were the metrio system to sup plant the old system. After a careful calculation, the answer returned was, that there would be a saving of raouey of about £350,000 (81,750,000) a year. The reason of this is the difficulty .in the elemeotary education of committing our tables to memory, and learning to manipulate them and the absolute hope lessness of being able to remember them. A vast amount of valuable time and en ergy, which is needed for useful study, is lost iu attempting to master those old tables. We close this article with a brief sum ming up of the advantages of the metrio system. I. Uaiforraity. It is the international system. II. Simplicity. III. Its base unalterable. IV. Its multiples and sub divisions decimal. V. Its units of weight, leogtb, volume aud capacity mutually related upon scientific principles. VI. Nomenclature expressive of val ues. We are certain, that “One faith, one weight, one measure and one coin, Would soon the jarring world in friendship join.” Schively's Trump. Agalu the Magulflcent Plan of an IInr - pentant Keb. Lancabtet, Va., Nov 14.—For the Courier-Journal and the Solid South I write again, to call your attention to the great wisdom of the magnificent pro gramme for the Solid South in (he Presi dential campaign of 1880, whioh I pro posed in my letter written to you from Philadelphia the 19td inst., and from Wilmington, Del., the 12th inst. And at your Louisville reception to Grant is the time—the day and hour—to play your magnificent trump and win a glorious victory over the Bloody-shirt- radical Republican party of the North ern States; so do not forget to write, or telegraph, all the wise men, all the big chiefs, all the brigadiers and Senators and Representatives of the Solid South to meet in Louisville two or threo days before the reception comes off, and hold a council of war—a great mass-meeting of the Solid South—to welcome Gen. Grant South, and then and there play that magnifiicent trump—Gen. Grant for President and the Vice regal party Lord Lome and her Royal Highness, the Princess Louiso for Vice President, and the annexation of the Dominion of Canada and all North British America and Cuba, and Mexico, aud all the Cen tral American States, and the buildiBg of tho Nicaragua, of Panama, canal, so that our great empire of free, indepen dent, sovereign United States of North American snail include the whole North America continent, from the Isthmus of of Darien to the North Pole. Yours, with great respect, Prof. J. W. Schively. p. S.—Of course your committee and big speakers will have the good sense to say nothing to offend Gen. Grant, or any of the Northern people—not even the Bloody-shirt party. The nomina tion of Gen. Grant for President and the programme of annexation will be enough to squelch the ^Bloody-shirt party, and win a glorious victory for the Solid South State rights and State sovereignty—the Lost Cause. Address Richmond, Va. Prof. S. W. S. A preacher the other day laid his hand patronizingly upon the shoulder of a young Democrat, who is a member of his church, and said : “I cannot understand how a Christ ian can be a Democrat.” The young man replied : “So long as Col. Robert G. Ingersoli, the most au dacious infidel of the United States, stands out as a conspicuous member of the Republican party, I can well under stand how a ChriBtian can be a Demo- crat” . This brought the conversation to an abrupt termination. The Columbus Enquirer says : “Our mills are using over 18,000 bales of cot ton and making 23,000.000 yards of cloth annually. There is something practically solid about suoh a South, es pecially as we are underselling our eastern friends.” A bachelor, upon reading that "two lovers will sit up all night with one chair in the room," said it could not be doue unless one of them sat on the floor. Suoh ignorance is painful. The only market reporte boys care anything about is the rise and fall of leather when the mother holds her shoe in her good right hand. The best time to gather apples is in the dark of the moon—when the far mer is in his little bed. "iuf (uticura REMEDIES Bars -peajily sod perinsaoatljr cured Humors ol the Skin and Scalp of Children and Iolanta aittioted lines birth. The treatment preiorlbed in suth cates it rat'd doses ol the Cu hours Bssoli-rst. a perfectly safe yet powerful blood puitfler.aud the external use of CvTicuna, the greet skin cure. The Cu- ticura Boat- should be the only toap applied to the diteaaed ikin for c'oanting purpttet. HUMOR oiT& CHILD. Since Birth Cured, after faithful Medical Treatment had Pa'lc' 1 Messrs. Weoks A Poltor: Ueatlemon—My little ton, two years of ege, has had a humor on one aide of bis face tinea ho wae born, which daring the laet tour months hat spread over the entire side of the faoo, the chin, oir end tide ol the heed. It must bavo itebod and irritated him a gr.-at deal, as he scratched the ntrlaco all the time, no matter what was applied. I uted m toy remedies by advise of friends and my phytioiae without beoeSt until I found CoricunA. which immediately el) ayod the itchinq ami ir.il ruina tion, and entirely cured him. Respectfully, JOHN L. SURRY, With Walworth Manufacturing Co. Btston, April 15,1878. Noth—Once cured, tho thin may be renderod •oft end fair by using Gutloura Soap for toilet or nursery purposes. CHILDREN AND INFANTS. More Cures ol Skin and Scalp AfTectlons by the Cuticnra Remedies. Fred. Fohrer, Eiq„ Cathlcr Stock Growers’ Na tional Bank, Pueblo, Colorado, writai t “I am eo well pleated with its effeots on my baby that I cannot a8b d to be witboat it In my house. It is a wonderful cure, and Is bound to become very popular aa soon at ill virtual ore known to the marine ” J. 8. Weeks, Esq, Town Tressarcr, St. Albaat, Vt., Bays In a latter dated May 28: —It works to a charm on my baby’r faee and head. Cured the head entirely, end has nearly cleaned the face of lores. I have recommended It to several, and Sr Plant haa ordered it lor them.” M. M. Chick, Etq., 41 Franklin Bt., Breton, eayst “My little daughter, eighteen months old,, has what tbe doctors call Ecsema. We Lave tried 'most everything end at laat havo used Cu- vicvai. and’ she la almost a row child and we feel very happy.” pricklTheat. ’Incidental to lire Texan Cllmnle. Messrs Weeks A Potor: Oentlen en—Ev clooed pleaie And one dollar for a large box of CcTicunt. The small one that I rereived soma time ago has been very effleaoioat, especially in Prickl, Heat or Rash, at soma people oall it I am noising it about. Y ours truly. THOMAS W. BUCKLEY. Macon, Texas, Sept. 22, 1878, CcrtctiRA It a most valuable external applica tion. It beats all eutr. bruitea sod abrasions of the tkin, restoros the hair when destroyed by Scalp dieeasot, removes dandruff end keeps the ■oalp clean and tbe hair soft and pliable. It le as rgreeable as it is effective, and It ably enisled In every case by the Cutioura Soap, which ia par ticularly recommendod to mothers for oloeneing the ekie and tcalp of in fame and children. It it Toilet as well as Medicinal, and is the meat fra graut and refreshing Soap for the nursery and bath of any yet prepared. Parent! have oar assurance that these route dies contain nothing injurious to tte youngest Infant, evidence! ol which may be found in the certificates ol Dr. Hayea and Frol. Merrick ac companying each remedy. Tbe CtiTicuRa Rmtniti are prepared by Weeks A Potter, Chemists and Druggists, 360 Washington Street, Boston, and era fur e-le by all Druggists. Price of Cuticuri, email boxes 50 cents; large boxot, con'ainlng two and one- half times tho quantity ol (mail, ft. Rb too vest $1 per bottle. Cdticvra Soar, 25 centi; by mail, SO canti; 3 cakes, 75 cents. COLLI N$> They destroy all tendency O to h 11 animat ion by drawing EUCTHOlrom the fkatein morbid or PI ictcRS unwhnlcstiiie matter, tbue ‘ afl8TW' J preventing or curing Rhou- matism, Neuralgia, and Sciatica. Worn over tbe pit of the 8tomacb, they prevent Aguo and Liver Paint, InlUmmation of the Liver trad Kiineya, Bilious Colic, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Cramps, and Paine. nov7 tw wlm J. T. CAHILL, MANUFACTURER OF IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS, HOLLOWWARE, GRATES, • Mill Castings, Fencing, &c. Architectural Work - AND — Building Castings A SPECIALITY. Offioe — Railroad Avenue, between 7th and 8th Streets, Chattan()<>}>ii, 'I' 1 , tin. j in28 twft la ct-nnoc ion with our immen*e atoov, wo have added a Milline* ry Donar’tnent, xvh-re will always be found a lull liuo ol Fall and Winter rityUs, eiK* bracing Trimmed and Untrimuiod Shapes in 8tra-v and Kelt Bata. 8 e our Now Stylo Pattern Hats. This depar m nt will be under tho omtrol cf Miss ABBIK WEBB, aisUted by Mrs. E. BURNETT, who will be Pleased to boo all or their friends Will con stantly roceivo all of ibo Laten Novel tie# as they appear. GREAT OPENING — OF I HE — GRYSTAL PALACE, 13 Shorter Block. NEW STORE! NEW GOODS! NEW STYLES IN DRESS GOOD 1 , CASH- - MERES, ALPACAS, LARGE VARIETY CHEAP DRESS.GOODS, IMMENSE ASSORTMENT SHAWLS. CLOAKS REPELLANTS,LAD.ES’ UNDERWEAR, FLANNELS, CANTONS AND DO MESTICS, JEANS, CA9S1M t It ES, BL AN K ET8, CO M PORTABLES Separata departments for Clothing, Boole, Shoes and Hat*. Complete stock Oeni’s Fur nishing Good!. DAVIS a CO. oettt l» wtt Call and arc our Hue of Gloves lefore buying. Tbe. cheap est line of Tbiee- But.on Kid Gloves in the city, that we war ren'. Ladies’ Neck Wear, Tlet, Bows, Silk and Lace F.a- ebus, Collars and Cuffi, Linen and Bilk Uandkerobl-V Hamburg.. RibbotS, Hosiery and Ladies’ Linen. Lsora of all kinda, Cortots, Dreee Trimmings, and ev. erything usually kept in u first cites Dry Goode House. 1879. FALL & WINTER TRADE. 1879. New Goods. Fine Goods. MRS. T. bTwILLIAMS, M ILLIKTER, No. 61 Broad Street, Borne, Ga. T hanking my many customers for the liberal patronage given me in tho past, I am proud to ear that I am better prepared to attend to ibolr wants than ever before. I have now In storo and to arrive Bonneta, Hats, Flowers, Plumes, Silks, Velvets, Flushes, Ribbons, Ornaments, Hair Goode, Zephyri, Combe, Notions, cte., etc., which I have selected in J er«on in the Northern markets. My Goods are in tlio Latest Style), and I have my Trimming one with good materia! by experienced milliners. Call and examine my goods and gal my price* before purchasing elaawhero. ( <otX7 tw wti James G. Dailey, UNDERTAKER’S WARE-ROOMS, (On ecoind story) 96 Broad Street. 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