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J4»ti Of Ch« Argot.
Tki iollowiaf gentlemen ere authorised
Agent* for the Anew, in their reepeetiee
localities:
R. A. Walls**, Serenonh. On.;
Geo. F. Rowell A Co., Kew York;
Griffin nod Hoffman, Baltimore;
T. R. Lyon, Albany, Qa.;
% R. Freeman, Atlanta, Ga.;
•jn G. Cartlege, Blakeley, Ga.
All Minieteraot the Goepel. of Evangelical
Chvehee. are authorised and requested to
aet aa Agent* of the Aaooa.
Aqprr fob thb Abous.—John Robert
Alt—, Esq., is duly authorised to act as
agent for the Aboos.
Population of thel-eadlngCltie*
of the State.
The following exhibit la taken
from the returns of the Ninth Cen-
giu, which 1b probably aa correct as
It la possible to make such returns.
It will be seen that Savannah is the
only one of the old cities which has
Increased in white population to any
very great extent. The increase of
the population of Atlanta seems to
be Incredible, considering its locality,
It is a demonstration of the import
ance of railroads in building up a
eity.
Whiten. Blacks.
Savannah 15,166 13,068
Atlanta .11,860
Augusta
Total
Macon
Columbus
6,027
4,196
9,929
6,431
6,183
3,204
21,789
16,389
10,810
7,401
The Imbroglio Among the Tem-
. perance Men.
Temperance organilations aro do
ing so much good ia the country,
gays the Savannah Republican, that
it is a pity any apple of discord should
ever be thrown among its members
But It seems no southern institution
♦-whether political, moral or reli
gious—can exist in harmony with a
% northern membership. The peo
ple of that section seem to delight in
strife, and will sacrifice church, state
or anything else, rather than forego
the assumed right to force their own
moral views and social habits upon
ethers. Innovation and intermed
dling are their watchwords, and
they never yet, as a people—and we
only speak of them in a collective
sense—put their foot on a soil that
did not become the hot-bet of conten
tion and strife. They divided the
march; they disohrea the govern
ment; they inaugerated a war that
cost a million of lives and debt that
will require two whole generations for
its payment; they have altered the
constitution so as to give them the
pretext of a legal right to interfere
with aflhin of their neighbers which
do not concern them; and, as if not
content with this word of mischief,
they now throw a firebrand into the
Temperance organizations which will
force its southern members to the
alternative of parting with their self-
respect, or a separation from their
brethren of the north. With south
ern men, there can be no doubt as
to which of the two they will choose,
It is enough to be compelled to sub^
mit to Puritanic dictation where
there is no remedy; but a voluntary
acquiescense in insult and wrong
will never be tolerated for a moment
And we would here take occasion to
say that the prompt and decided ac
tion taken in this matter by the Bar
tow Division, of this city, whose pro
ceedings we published yesterday,
meets onr cordial approval. It is
desirable that all such institutions
should have a national organization,
for in nnion there is strength; but it
is not absolutely necessary for success
nor is it proper when all cannot act
harmony. Separation is always pre
ferable to continual strife. The
northern people have their own pe
culiar traditious, opinions, social
distinctions, and prejudices if yon
will, and if they cannot concede the
same privilege to their brethren of
the South, all attempts at union and
fraternity mast prove hollow-hearted
and delusive.
aimed to promote a better under*
standing between the two generally
antagonistic sections of our broad
country. We are indeed Southerners,
by birth or voluntary residence; but
are we not dim, and first, Ameri
cans? Naturally, we take pride in
the good things of the 8oath: do we
not also take pride In the enterprise^
and the ongoings of civfllzation of
our whole country ?
To all who are familiar with both
North and South, it is evident that
a better acquaintance with each
Other must tend to develop mutual
respect and interest.
However, I have nq Idea of writ
ing a series of articles on the North,
for the sake of informing Southern
readers. I am indeed by birth and
education a New England man, and
If I write I shall not withhold any
thoughts or observations that may
occur to me as useful to communicate,
for we are not to hide onr candle
under a busheL I propose to write
somewhat at random, as the impulse
of the moment suggests. I can haru*
ly help occasionally drawing com*
parisons between North and .South.
In one sense, not I hope in the ob
noxious one, for I detest the political
management indicated, I am a “car
pet-bagger.” I have lived South
only four years. I am here partly
to get the good of the milder winter
and the more equal and agreeable
temperature of this climate, and
partly ta profit by thedemandNorth
(which the South has not adequately
supplied) of early firuits and vegeta
bles. To my health the South has
proved kindly. To my pocket, that
is still an open question. I will gos
sip more particularly hereafter. The
best thing done in our garden yet,
was sending to New York last May
four hundred bushels of cucumbers
from about one acre, and realizing
about five hundred dollars, after- de
ducting cost of fertilizers, labor ex
pended in cultivating, and shipping.
The next best thing was last winter
—and hot for New York, but our
home rnarkei in Jacksonville. Our
three acres of cabbages, after being
half ruined by the freeze of Christ
mas, yielded us some femdred
dollars, gross. With our gardening
we are devoting some attent ion to
the Bugar cane. When I left >P n
after crossing,the wash cuts, I was in
great fear lest the storm had rained
oar cane. On reaching home, there
fore, I was much relieved to find
that the damage seemed moderate.
enraptured upon the scene who place
/' trait far beneath. Like a
&
found umsdTTM-upoa the dome, and |of fonn-mtd-general heidth.^ ; _
:— .„ ran tiir»(i iinon the scene who place theif daughter^*-, -
school who have acquired uqgracerai
panorama, the Gate CH^lay habits of waUang^rtoop^rbr tag*
beneath: The people in the streets ing the toes mward, may .
appeared.almortlilliptltian in toe; fid fle effort* ^
while the houses, most of tiwpn, feir- correct all @nch. 1
LETTER FROM FLORIDA.
Optalag Kmrti -A Jfew Ei(l>idci—
(Mtk Mi Sooth—Bat a Political Cu-
*>tla||w4buMt Au- Coming Baatk
»■«««■ la Sui»iBg,«|*q etc.
Mandarin, Duval County, Fla., )
September 9th, 1871. [
Dear Mr. Editor;—
It was a fortnight ago, at Station
No. 8 of the badly washed Atlantic
and Gulf Railroad, that you extorted
from me the promise to write some
times for your paper. I should not
have undertaken the task to which
I aa to little accustomed, and in the
midst of pressing duties, but for the
Uberal spirit I felt most inspire your
columns, and the generous and hu
mane sympathy which evidently
«> partly of the Creole va
riety, (called here white cane,) and
partly Bourbon, (generally known
here as red cane.) In places the
Bourbon, which was jointed six or
seven feet, was blown down flat and
lies there growing at the joints,
Scarcely any of the Creole was
blown flat, though none of the larger
growths are left upright, and when
down it does not sprout so boldly as
the Bourbon. I suspect the latter
blew over worse simply because it
was so much taller. This variety is
earlier, hardier and more vigorous;
while the other is stouter and more
juicy and easier to crush. It is still
au open question with us which to
prefer.
4>ur last boat load of potatoes to
Jacksonville sold very quickly at
seventy-five cents (wholesale), while
the red cane went off slowly at two
dollars a hundred, as white cane is
already in the market. *’ *:
If I must tell you what I have been
doing since my return, I have been
occupied considerably with the young
cabbage plant. My sheet is full, and
I will tell yon how we manage them
at another time. D. B.
LETTER FROM ATLANTA.
Bwtaea Opening—-Vlrvr from the Dme
or the Capital—The Kimball Hoase—
The New Chorthee—Schools—North
Georgia Female College, etc., etc.
Mr. Editor:—
The bnsiness season in Atlanta is
rapidly Deriving, if one may judge
from the animated appearance of the
streets at this time. Goods are
coming in.daily by the car-load.—
New business houses are rapidly ap
proaching completion, while the old
houses are receiving thorough re
pairs. We have every indication of
an early fell trade, and a prosperous
business season. The votaries of
pleasure are enjoying a foretaste oi
the gayeties of the season, from
Tuesday evening hops at the Kimball
House; and also from dramatic rep
resentations at De Gives by the fa
vorite Templeton Troupe. On Sat
urday afternoon I had the pleasure
of viewing Atlanta from the dome of
the Capital, in company with Mrs.
A. D. Haile, the accomplished lady
principal of the North Georgia Col
lege, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Cultom of
Mobile, Misses Cullom and Spratt.
The ascent was bravely mnrto Up,
up those narrow, dark stairs, until we
ly shrank into insignificance, except
the “Hi Kimball,” which evidently
was built tedmpress people with an
idea of' imposing dimension. The
spire of the second Baptist church
loomed up not far from us, but from
the perfection probably of its pro
portion, did not appear as elevated
as it actually was. Could not obtain
a front view of the splendid first
Methodist church, which is nearly
completed. The towers of the Cath
olic church stretched far above every
thing in Its neighborhood. Atlanta
is certainly an aspiring city, judging
from the number of spires visible.—
-The city appears to be surrounded
by an amphi-theatre of mountain
ranges—Lost, Kenesaw and Stone
mountains were plainly visible. A
lovely sunset illuminated the western
horizon with its Changing tints of
gold and purple, and as we inhaled
the pure, fresh air, we felt amply
repaid for the trouble of ascending,
though in view of the descent one of
our ladies wished that the descent
conld be made in an elevator, for
getting the old axiom that a descent
is always easier. In this case how
ever, it did not hold good. The
narrow stairs, combined with the
darkness, rendering the downward
passage inconvenient, if not danger
ous.
Educationally, our city is pro
gressing rapidly. All the schools, I
believe, are open—and generally
opened with a foil attendance. The
“Masonic Orphans’ School” opened
with one hundred and eighty-five.—
The North Georgia Female College,
conducted by Prof, and Mrs. Haile,
opened with sixty, and from the
pupils daily coming in, the number
will soon be augmented to one hun
dred. Prof, and Mrs. Haile in the
short space of one week have organ
ized the school, classed every pupil,
and now everything moves on like
clock-work. The school is graded
from primary to collegiate. On the
entrance of a pupil, she is placed in
that department her previous studies
£ad qualified her for. It is a beau
tiful exemplification of what system
can do to see that large assembly of
pupils, eaefi in her place, every class
filing up at thtJ tap of the bell, to
recite every half ho%frt without the
particular study being galled for.—
Ten days since, the school w?s a
heterogeneous mass, which only a
system thoroughly understood, aided
by executive and administrative
talent of a high order, could ever
have reduced to its present perfect
arrangement. Every evening the
roll is called, each pupil is required
to report on her honor, her deport
ment and recitations. Every one
who i% perfect -during the day, re
ceives a beautiful silver medal,
which is worn until it is forfeited.—
The ambition to distinguish them
selves as the recipients of those ele
gant marks of scholarship and good
deportment, is a great incentive,
even to the smallest pupil in the
primary. The North Georgia College
is superior in all its appointments to
any other school in Atlanta. The
school furniture is new, and of the
most approved patterns. Desks and
seats arrangcd.to suit the size, and
height of the pupil. In each de
partment the rostrum is carpeted
with Brussels carpeting, and furn
ished with teacher’s de3k, which is
loaded with text books, general
works otreference, such as Webster’s
and Woreester’s unabridged diction
aries, Lippincott’s Pronouncing Ga
zetteer of the World, English and
Latin Lexicons, Encyclopedia of
Literature, &c., Ac., ad infinitum,
—all of which works are freely used
by the pupils who need them for
reference. Pens, pencils, stationery,
Ac., supplied from teacher’s desk
gratis for the use of pupils. The
discipline in this institution is simply
perfect—mild but firm. Tbe # pupil
early learns that to secure a credita
ble standing in the school room, she
must yield obedience to the require
ments of her teacher. The opening
exercises each morning consist of
reading select portions of Scripture
by the Principal, prayer and singing.
The chapel is fornished wjth a finely
toned melodeon, at which an accom
plished vocalist presides, to lead the
school in Binging. While the morale
of this school will be unexceptional,
the young ladies will receive a phys
ical training that is seldom bestowed
on the girls of the period.
Hygiene, or the laws of health,
will be thoroughly taught. The study
of physiology will be illustrated by a
series of calisthenics that will be ad*
mirably adapted for physical devel
opment, graoeef manner*, symmetry
Boarders are %>tong
distance, and erS January, ^
house will probably be
Ba»W)i tmjm
filled.; To
. State T^RAspBERM-Omi^' )
Atlanta, : Ga., |ifi|»tfcmb£r 23,1*71.)
,t Whereas, paragraph the
Code oT Georgia^ provides, g “The
Governor shall reside at the of
Govertoto^-during his termof-
iee,~Aad, .
^hereds, Rnfos.-B. Bullock, the
Governor ot Geo^ *$3 re
mote from the “seat m government,’
g^5|4vto frffl» thb State of GOWgiV *of j
school girl% -mote from the “seat of government,
attractive. Daily atr the Nortn
Georgia excellent meals are
of good, nutritious food, well pre
pared and of great abundance. The
coffee, breads aad meats are especi
ally fine. The health -of Atlanta
continues good. Cases of sickness
are so rare that one never hears of
them. C.J-B.
[For The Aioes.
MISS MARY,
Oa ktr Departure (tan BalnbrMj* to
SavaauaU.
EX THBOHATEESKA.
A beam of light across the way
TbM lonajbenighted trav’ler leads,
Appeals thy sweet but transient stay,
Among our amiling fields and meads.
A brilliant star that leaped from night
And shone a moment in the air.
Then passed beyond the wandering sight,
Art thou, deporting maid so fair.
A breath of nrasie o’er the sea,
When summer winds are calm and still,
Resounds thy laughter gay and free,
And all thy voice’s merry trill.
Oh! when thou go’at where ships unfurl
Their snowy pinions to the sun,
The Forrest City gains a pearl,
The Oaken City looses one.
We give thee up with sad regret,
And hope that thou may’st soon return;
Thou leaveet hearts that ne’er forget
The eyes that made their love to burn.
Good-bye, sweet Mary, let the hours,
That saw .thee ’mid our trees and shades,
Be ever fresh, like heavenly flowers,
That fiounsh in immortal glades.
And when declining years shall come,
And misty age bedim thine eye.
And children’s children bless thy home,
Remember then this fond “good-bye.”
Good-bye, sweet Mary, may the fire
Of friendship’s love that thrills our breast,
Forever bum and ne’er expire,
Till death shall lay our hearts to jest.
And when the final trump ahe’l blow,
And saints assemble in the air.
And heaven sparkle like the snow,
Oh!, may we love each other there.
Bainbridge, Ga., 1871.
a . *... - - . *« „ . . Careful *Uent«pn-1<» -*H bttrin*«» and
pearly tbrfefeMonths,, and no one in p rom( ,t return*guaranteed." • ‘
the State Department, not even- his
private secretaries, know where be
is or the time of bis return, and the.
law requiring the approval, and sig
nature of the Government to all Ex
ecutive warrants on - the State Treas
ury,
The' Treasury deems it hia doty to
give notice that from this time no
warrants on the State Treasury will
be paid by the Treasury without a
resident Governor to approve them,
except those pn the Civil Establish
ment and Special Appropriations—
the law in these cases specifying the
amount. N. L. ANGIER, I Would aunpunce tp the citizens of Decs'.or that he
otofp Treasurer i* now preMreittO *o *11 worfcln hf line of bnsi-
fetate ireasurer. uotiee^pd upon v$ry rewnuable terms.
Correspondence.
Bainbridge, Ga., 1
Sept. 23, 1871. j
Editor of the Argus:—
Allow me to say in reply to the
article in your last issue under the
head of “Politico-Educational Squab
ble,” that in my remarks I declared,
in common with the other speakers,
in favor of free schools and the Free
School system; that I am .surprised
to learn that recounting the good
deeds of a Christian Associat ion—as
aii incentive to continued effort and
confidence on the part of the colored
people—-.and even recounting its
deeds with ewphasis, can be tor
tured into a poetical harangue; or
that refering to what even the
Northern people have done for the
education of the colored raf® as a
reason why they (the colored peo
ple) should continue to struggle to
improve the advantages offered
them, can inflame their minds, rath
er than fill their hearts with grati
tude, or can create dissatisfaction
amongst the intelligent patriotic
white people of Decatur county,
rather than inspire them with grati
tude towards that portion of a com
mon national brotherhood to whom
we are indebted for so great a
work. I have yet to learn that I
will be serving my race and country,
by teaching the colored people in
gratitude.
Very truly yours,
Richard H. Whitelet.
Too*.
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SA YANNA
vm
tf? fluid is pq
!sM ’ ,wrs ™'WSL 4
‘hey fa* ***»
caverns. Ifthewn* &0n *
to " n itcwK.;"
B agging and iron ties advan
ced onfi-1-op*.
liberal C««h Advance* made on Coitweo-
mente of Cot tor.
SORT!
CMA RESALE
IVY STREET.
COLLEGE.
Between Wheat and line Street*, Atlanta, Ga:.
rv? LI, SESSION open* September 1th, 1871. F«o
1 Circulars, containing full particulars, apply at ttiij
A. J. k ANNIE D. HAILE, Principal*.
ATLANTA
The editor of the Courier-Journal
refuses his patronage to saloons
where ^Bourbon” whisky is sold.
He says he always feels honest after
drinking it, and when he feels that
way, he can’t half advocate the
“New Departure.”—Atlanta Sim.
They have a colored Demo
cratic Jupiter out in TExas, who
proves his right to the title by the
thunderbolts he handles. In a re
cent speech at Waxaeatchie he said:
If I had my way I would give the
Rads the stripes in the old flag till
they see the stars, and then knock
them out of doors with the pole.”
Probably Mr. Greeley, who once
wanted to “tear down the flaunting
lie,” never conceived that it could
be pat to snch a use as is suggested
by this black “Jupiter.”
An Accursed Town.—The town
of Lowell, in Massachusetts, is afflic
ted with Beast Butler and the small
pox both at the same time. We
don’t know which is the worse of the
two, but if we had the locating of
the small-pox, and were obliged to
locate it somewhere, we should put
it ia Butler’* noifhlwrhood.
F, 1. R.
RAHWAY’S READY RoLLIEF
CUBES THE WORST PAINS
IN FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES
MOT ONE HOCK
After reading this advrrtiseiflent need U]r one suf
fer with pain. xp
RADWAY’S READY RELIEF
I* s cure for every pain. It wai the first aad 1* the
ONLY PAIN REMEDY
That instantly atop® themont excruciating pain, al-
ays InflamatioiiB, aud cures congestions* whether of'
he Lungs* Stomach, boweis, or other glands or or
gans. by one application.
IN ONE TO TWENTY MINtJTL8
no matter how violent or omciating the pain the
RHEUMATIC, l;ed*riiden, infirm, Crippjed, Her
vous. Neuralgic, ot prostrated with disease may bus
fer.
HAD WAYS READY RELIEF
WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE
ISFLAM ATION < >F THE KIDNEYS
INFLAM ATION OF THE BLADDER.
LYFLAMATION OF THE BOWELS.
CNOnESTION OF THE LUNGS.
SORE THR‘ >.VT DIFFICULT BREATHING
PALPITATION OF THE HEART.
HYSTER1 CROUP; DiPHTEHlRA.
CAT \RRH, INFLUENZA.
HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE.
NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM.
COLD CHILLS, AGUE CHILLS.
The application ofttie Ready Relief- to
11 c port or paite where the pain or difficul-
y exme will nfford cine ind comfort.
Twenty drops in half a tumbler of wate‘
will in a few mon.ents cure CHAMPS
PAS ms. soUR STOMACH. IlEARTKUliN,
I(i KA aCIH . DIARRHEA. DYSEN-
V k’ l l- WIN IN THE BOWELS,
INTERNAL PAINS.
ilu-e uh.-uld always curry a bottle ot
way’s Ready Relief with them. A few
-.i p-in wilier ill prevent sickness or pains
■ oi elisiijje of water. It is better than
, . Ii Brand , or Bitters aa a stimulant,
FEVEK AND AGUE
t’EVE-; AM) AGUE, cured for fifty center
lien- is u’ot s'reiiiedial ngeit in this wor-id.
iji.l wil! ciue Fever and Ague, aud all olh-
••r Malarious, ISiliio-s: Scarlet, Typhoid"
Yeltow -rnd other Fev-rs (aided by RAD-
W Y S PILLS) so quick as RaDWaY S
iiEADY RELIEF. Fifty cents per bottle.
Health. Beauty.
S:ron£ —rid pure rich blood—increase of
fie*h and weight—clear skin aud 'oeauti--
iui compiegion secured to ail.
DR. RADWAT'S
Sarsaparillian Resolvent
Hus made the most astonishing cures; so
quick, se rapid are tha chances the body
ut.del-goes, under the influence of this
truly wonderful medicine that.
Every Day an Increase in Flesh
aud Weight Is Seen and Felt.
THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER.
Every drop of the SAR-APARfI.l'lAN
RESOLVENT communicate? through Hie
Blood, Sweat, Urine, and oth.-r fluids and
juices of the system the vigor .-f i-fe. for it
repairs the waste of the body w ; h new ard
sound material Ser"fula. '•yphiC •'ou-niinp-'
i.»n. Glando ,ir dis.-ns-s uleeis n- the ri.roiit
Month. Tunioiv, Nodes i ■ the Glands, an.t
o*her parts of'lie S< re Eyes. Stru-
;n-ronedischarges from ti e Eajs. and the
...os! h rms of Ski dt eu.-es Eruptions.
P ver oei-tf <coa!d Head. Ring worm. Salt
U etv*- I v-ipe.ia. Acoe Bl.iek S ots, Worm-
O" Five:.. I'uinors, i aio.ers io the Womb
- i : : a- k-ni .g a d p.d f-il discharges
"Jh* w eals, Loss of Spenn and all wastes
( ■ •• Me i-rineipie. are within the enra-
: <f. f 11,i, wonder of Modern Cliern-
• - ... oii.l , tew days" nse will prove to any
• i n-ng it. for either of those forms of
-p its potent, power to cure them
.’.ot o -Iy does the Sarssparillian Resol
vent exeels all Know remedial ageiraiu the
ure <"f Chro ie, Scrofulous (kn'stitntional.
"1 Skin diseases; but it. if the only positeve
ore for.
KIDNEY* BLADDER COMPLAINTS,
Urinary, and Womb diseaSes, Gravel. Di-
«be.‘S, Dro|isy. Stoppage of Water; Ineon-
meece of Urine Bright s Disease, Albumin
uria .arid in all cases.
I’ERFE TLY PURGATIVE PILLS,.
erfectly tasteless elegantly coated with
w«e" grmn purge, regulate purify cleanse
t»d sire "gt.be n Hud wax’s Pi|ls, for the enre
f al- disorders -of the Stomach, Liver, Bowels,
Hi Lev? It'eMer. Nerv<in? t Disea es. Head,
"ris-i,alien, Oostiveness, Indigestions
; p-i-i. Billionsness, Pilions Fever, Infla-
iH linn of ibe Boweles. Filer, and Oil Derange
irn-nts of toe internal Viscera, warrenied to.
a pe?iti.ic cure Pnrely vegatable, contaio-
i i- meieu-y minerals, nr deleterious drag*.
a j'w doses of Railway's Fills will frew the
v-iem fn.io all the above named disorders,
Piic-. 25 cents per Bex. Sold by druggeste.
~ Read “Fake aud true;‘Y 8aqd one latter
•tamp to Vadwa; and Co., S7 Maiden Lean,
New York Information worth thourands will
ab teat you.
atj in,
, $:J- j--> rf £x T .j
liieei Belli e d.
PWdnctioToft^^^ £
the critic has a w mUlds ' V,
who t heZh 0 ! r
l9-«m hT ^
filial critic reverses th h '
forgets the work or artl^
mhls Profound meditaj,
age, merits, position
ance of the author-^ h
friends of enemieU t?’
walks of life, m
temptible beyond all I* ^
bearancc. ^ ree d i
G. C. KENT.
House Painter and. t*aper Hanger,
done in the best maniier.
A. I. H ifl^
attorney at law,
'' . Newton,
•rtritt practice In the sevwfi eoaatiea embrtr
W in the Albany CTrcuit. - mjaotf
IHOS- K. LYON,
AT T O $ If E Y A T LAW,
AfcBksr, GeoRsiA,
Will praetjea In the Albany Circuit. All
business diligently attended to. Office ever
Baggs * Stephen’s Store. uet29 ly
Leo G. C’arllcdgo,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
SOLICITOR-Q EyER-LI. Aluaht Ciaccii.
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Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary
FOR THE SCHOOL ROOM.
1840 Pages. 4to 3000 IHustratious.
Nearly every State Snperintedent poblle In
struction in the Union, or corresponding officer,
where such an one exists, has recomnieuded Web
ster’s Dictionary m the strongest terms. Among
them are those of Main, new Hampshire, Vermont.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, i/aryland, West
Virginia Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois , Miss
ouri, Jfichigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, .Vinnesota 3 T orth
Carolina. Alabama, California, aad also Cannada,—
TWEaVI Y-FOUR in aU.
STATK PURCHASES.
The «tits of i^ew York has placed 10.000 copies of
Webster’s Unabridged in as many of her Public
Schools. The State of Wisconsin, about 5000.—
nearly every School. The State of New Jersey, J,500,
—nearly every School. The State of Michigan
made provisions for all her Schools. The State of
Massachusetts has supplied her Schools—nearly
all. The State of Iowa has supplied her Schools.
The State of Connecticut has rnado provisions for
ner Schools. In other States many copies have been
purchased for supplying Schools of cities, counties
and towns. What better investment can be made
for rchools? |ffore than ten times as many are sold
of Webster’s Dictionaries, as of any other Series in
this country. At least four-Jx/lht ot all the School-
Books published in this country on Webster as their
standard, of the remainder, lew acknowledge
any standard.
Published by G. & C. ifERRIAW,Springfield, Mm.
Sold by *11 Bookseller*.
JyM St.
(Oxford gfpartnunt,
A. M. C. RUSSELL, Editor.
Common Critics.
It is a very difficult matter for the
common'mind to disconnect an auth-
O...S individual appearance, and char
acteristics from mental the quality
and moral dharacter of his writings.
The shallow critic prefers to be
hold the author before he passes
judgment upon hft work, and meas
ures his intellectual faculties by his
physical form, unless the public has
already decided upon the merits of
the work under review- Then; of
course, the critic, self-appointed, hav
ing no real critical acumen whatever,
'submits to the decision of his betters.
That a writer’s dress and physiog
nomy bear some intimate and insep-
erable relation to the merits of a
work is a favorite idea with the
thoughtless masses. In accordance
with this false notion, the incompe
tent britic forms his opinions. But
the idea is generally incorrect. The
excellencies of the mental faculties
are not always indicated by personal
appearances or insignificant pecu
liarities. The anatomical structure
does pot in all instances show the
strength and beauty of the intellect
ual organization. A flowered pitch
er may contain deadly poison, and
The merits of even- *
Auction ought to receive?'
reward, irrespective of the ^ ‘
position of the author. ?
one attempts a 001^,7.2
tet show that he
the writer’s private &uVj, ^
be found in the product£" !
which he is passing his '
What matters it to the VO rH,J
writer wears a ragged e 0a ^
worn out boot, provide
works are repositories' rf 1
gems; or if he has a bcfrihle t,
qne, provided that his
tain lnesthnable beauties? ([;,
with the author that the i '
public has to deal, hut with ti*J
forts of his pen. If a worth,,
is condemned because thewr;>-|
unprincipled, the critic
and if a Worthless work is a
because the author is great. t
or good, the critic Is a* cuipalfc |
before; In criticising b*b,
should not tecognixf anthw.
But read the remarks do,;
which in a more intelligible
express onr thoughts in re®|
the legitimate province of a
critic:—
“Every censure, every
respecting a publication virij
critic, with the criticised
fore him, can make good, i-iietj
ic’s right. The writer s utk
to reply, but nottocomplakj
cr can any one pro-r ib'
critic, how soft or how bn
friendly or how hitter, «h.r! > I
phrases which lie is to select it
expression of KfteH repreln-wl
ridicule. The eritie
what effect it is his nbjiv: u\
duce: and with a rictr tilths
must he weigh his trunk tel
soon as the critic Itctray- isl
know's more of his au.hor 'A I
author's jnililications
him; as soon as from this fc
mate knowledge, cIscrinH
he avails himself of tic i
trait against the author,
sure instantly bccoiw? pc»s
jury, his sarcasms personal i
He ceases to be a critic,
upon him the most conies
character to which a rating |
ture can be degraded, tel
gossip, backbiter, and |
but with this heavy i
that he steals the qhiet. the <
ing passions of the World 1
3Iuscum; into the verb pteW-*
next to the chapel or oratory. =
be our sanctuary, and
of refuge; offers nbominati^
alter of the mnses; and
sacred paling the eery
which be conjures up the tp-
profane spirit. ”
Tliirtyf° urth *- (W
Of the Phi G«»» U'txMT*
° Eoory C.ltagi-
The Anniversary Cw’
the Phi Gamma LiterarT
took place on
22d. 1871, at the ^ e - .
Oxford, at ten o’clock. '
.speaker for the oco®®
John Lewis, of Sparta,
of the Senior Class'-
The exercises ««'
prayer from Bev. ^J
North Georgia Cooley
Chui-ch South- w-p,
then arose and addm^J
ence for twenty m> ^|
ern Literature. ^ I'
timely and
were original and ,
lieved that the ^
literary exccllen ^ a3 n0 t»
that thc c da ; T hwi uocc«P?
wfien the South
rank in the litcra ^
Mr. Lewis di^laj
—imation in hi . .w
When Mr. Uj;
W. Potter, Dr- 6
They were then
benediction. ^
The College g*
of the celebration-