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Prom the New York Mercantile Journal.
ADOPTION OF THE METRIC SYSTEM.
We cannot help feeling gratified by the
passage by the House of Representatives on
the 11th ult., of the joint Resolution legali
zing the metrical system of weights and
measures throughout the United States.—
The New York Mercantile Journal was very
early in the field upon this question, and the
statistical and other information we commu
nicated in reference to the new system and
the possibility of adopting a unit of mone
tary value common to all nations, was very
generally used throughout the country. All
the points, without exception, to which we
then called attention, were taken up by the
House Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures, and havd been satisfactorily cov
ered by their reports and the Congressional
resolutions thereupon.
We have waited to observe the general
sense of the press and business men upon
this subject, and find that it is universal ac
quiescence. So far from the loud opposition
which greeted the scientific ameliorations
when they were first announced in France,
arising here, they have not encountered
from our people a tithe of the incredulity,
and cither silent or open disapprobation that
they excited at the beginning elsewhere.—
The people of the United States have, in
this instance, very emphatically sustained
their reputation for practical sagacity, .and
are quite ready to accept even the somewhat
peculiar nomenclature of the metric .system
lor the sake of obvious reasons. In former
articles we traced briefly the history of the
novel arrangement and its application in
France, along with some of the reasons why
it is adviseable here and throughout the
world. All that we propose at this time is
to indicate what the exact provisions of the
resolution reported by Mr. Ivassou, and ad
opted by the House actually are. As the
Chairman of the Committee explained upon
inquiry of Mr. Niblack, who subsequently
declared his entire satisfaction, the measure
is permissive merely, for the present. All
individuals, arts and trades, may legally ad
opt it, but are under no compulsion to do so,
the object now being solely to give the sys
tem tho high sanction of law, without at
tempting to determine the period when it
may be conveniently and properly made
binding on the community. Such was the
sensible course pursued' in France, where
the conseut of the masses soon outran the
action of tho National Legislature, aud at
length, demanded the obligatory law by
popular petition.
In brief, the resolution enacts that it shall
be lawful throughout the United States to
employ the metric system, and contains a
schedule of weights and measures, assimila
ting those in use in this country with those
employed by France.* It closely follows out
the distinctly enunciated principles of the
French Academy of Sciences, iu their long
and arduous deliberations and researches for
a point of departure. These were that the
proposed system should:
Ist. Reduce all weights and measures to
ono uniform standard of linear admeasure
ment.
' 2d. That the standard should bean aliquot
part of tho circumference of our globe.
3d. That the unit or liner measure as ap
plied to matter in its three modes of exten
sion, length, breadth and thickness, should
be the standard of all measures of length,
sm*face and solidity.
4th. That the cubic contents of tho liner
measure in distilled water, at the temperature
of its greatest contraction, should furnish at
one and the same time, the standard of
weight and the measure of capacity.
sth. That for everything that can be
measured aud weighed, there should he but
one measure of length, one of weight, and
one of contents, with their multiples and
subdivisions exclusively in decimal propor
tions.
6th. That the whole system should be so
balanced and arranged to be equally suit
able to the use of all maukind.
7th. That each weight and measure
should be designated by a significant and
characteristic nams adopted and applied to
itself exclusively.
Upon this basis the unit or line; measure
is the key of the whole system, and tho law,
therefore, starts with the metre as the stan
dard of length. It is equal to 89 87 100
inches. Superficies is measured by square
metres or centiares, 100 of which is an arc.
One hundred arcs are contained in a hectare
equivalent to 247 1000 area. Capacity is
fuagpd by litres, whereof one is equal to 1
•27 quarts. Weight is in grammes one of
which is thirty-five one thousandths of one
THE ELBERTON GAZETTE.
ounce. One hundred of these make a hec
togram, 1000 a kilogram, and 10,000 a myri
agrarn equal to twenty-two and fifty-five one
thousandths lbs., avoirdupois. lu Troy
weight, the gram is equal to thirty-two one
thousandths of an ounce, 1000 of these or
the kilogram is 82 one hundred and sixty
three three-thousandths ounces. A deci
gram, or the tenth part of a gram, is three
one-thousandths of an ounce. Wood and
timber measure is in Sters, one of these be
ing also a cubit metre. The decister is one
tenth, the centister is the
milister obe-thousandth of the Ster, which is
27G thousandths of a cord. The high stan
dards of the weight are the quintal, the
same as the French quintal or 220 55 thou
sandths lbs., and the ton identical with the
French millier used for marine tonage and
equal to 2,205 four-tenths lbs.
We have thus given at a glance, as it
were, the main features of this valuable
enactment, which, however, is not to be held
detrimental to auy already exist
ing. It was followed immediately by anoth
er resolution, authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to furnish the Governor of
every State with a complete set of the stan
dard metric weights and measures for the
use of the States; a third authorized the
Postmaster General to furnish post offices,
exchanging mails with foreign countries,
and such other offices as he may deem prop
er postal balances denominated iu grammes of
the metrical system, 15 grammes to be esti
mated as one ounce avoirdupois, and the
rates of postage to apply accordingly.
All the measures were adopted in close
succession on the same afternoon, thus ren
dering th 6 17th of May most memorable in
the commercial history of the United States
as the date of a grand stride forward in civ
ilization and international good understand
ing. So soon as the complete tabular state
ments of the Treasury and Post office De
partments, in regard to the new denomina
tions, shall have been transmitted, we shall
present them to our readers.
A decided impression was made upon tho
guests at the hotel table, at Meridian, Miss.,
a few days since, by a Union soldier, who
rose from his seat and kindly waited on a
one armed Confederate soldier, who could
not help himself well.—The attention was
naturally and delicately paid, and gratefully*
received. The Meridian Messenger , which
relates the incident says : “ The spirit of
the grayhaired Federal soldier would do
more towards reconciling North and Sonth
than any spirit which ever invaded the room
where the Committee of Fifteen hold their
sessions, and pump all sorts of stories out of
all sorts of witnesses.
The Washington city Republican (Adm.)
says:
Fifty thousand copies of the report
of the committee on reconstruction are
to be printed at the expense of the country,
aud the franking privilege is soon to be
set in motion, and the land is ere long to be
flooded with this made-up, one sided, prej
udiced, and partisan concoction. This does
not at all surprise us, as we have always re
garded the committee itself as a caucus cre
ation for political purposes, and its report is
nothing more nor less than an electioneer
ing document.
The bark of the willow tree burnt to ash
es applied to the parts will remove all corns
or excrescences on any part of the body.—
Ex.
If it will remove excrescences from that
body known as the body politic, wc would
like to see you sprinkle a few handfulls. over
the Thirty-Ninth Congress. —Mobile Adver
tise)'.
LAMAR & EDWARDS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ELBERT OX, GA.
Will practice in co-partnership, on the Civil
side of the Court, in all the counties of North
ern Circuit. 9-
J. S. LAMAR ] [E. P. EDWARDS.
D. A. MATHEWS,
DRUGGIST
ELBERTOX, Ga.
Respectfully call the attention
of the people and Physicians to their stock
of—
DRUGS,
MEDICINE®,
CHEMICALS.
PERFUMERIES,
OILS, PAINTS,
TARNISHES.
DYE-STUFFS,
FAMILY MEDICINES,
PATENT MEDICINES,
ALCOHOL,
WINES,
BRANDIES,
DOMESTIC ARTICLES,
GARDEN SEEDS,
EXTRACTS,
* ESSENCES, &C.
AQUEOUS AND ALCOHOLIC EXTRACTS
bought and prepared by U3. All officinai prepa
rations made by us will be warranted.
We will sell for CASH, and on reasonable
terms.
To Physicians and Merchants we propose to
sell the various preparations made up in this
Establishment on as reasonable terms as they
can be bought anywhere in the South.
GREAT IMPROVEMENT
IN
SETO6 EMESES,
EMPIRE SHUTTLE MACHINE.
Salesroom, 536 Broadway, N. Y.
250 Washington St. Boston.
921 Chestnut St. Philadelphia.
Patented February 14, 1860.
This Machine is constructed on entirely new
principles of mechanism, possessing many rare
and valuable improvements, having been exam
ined by the most profound experts, and pro
nounced to be *>
Simplicity and Perfection combined.
It has a straight needle, perpendicular action,
makes the “Lock or Shuttle Stitch,” which will
NEITHER RIP nor RAVEL, and is alike on both
gides; performs perfect sewing on every descrip
tion of material, from-Leather to the finest Nan
sook Musliu, with cotton, linen, or silk thread,
from the coarsest to the finest number.
Having neither CAM nor COG! WHEEL, and
the least possible friction, it runs as smooth as
glass, and is emphatically a
NOISELESS MACHINE!
It requiresjFlFTY PER CENT. LESS POWER
to drive it than any other machine in market.—
A girl twelve years of age can work it stefraily,
without fatigue or injury to health.
Its strength and WONDERFUL SIMPLICITY
of construction renders it almost impossible to
get out of order, and is GUARANTEED by the
company to give entire satisfaction.
We respectfully invite all those who may de
sire to supply themselves with a superior article
to come and examine this UNRIVALLED Ma
chine.
One. half hour's instruction is sufficient to enable
any person to work this machine to their entire sat
isfaction.
RELIGIOUS and CHARITABLE INSTITU
TIONS will be liberally dealt with.
Agents Wanted for all towns in the United
States where Agents are not already established.
Also, for Cuba, Mexico, Central and South Amer
ica, to whom a liberal discount will be given.
No Consignments made at all. Address
Empire Sewing Machine M’fg Cos.
23-45 536 BROADWAY, N. Y.
LET YANKEE ADVERTISERS BE KNOWN.
The subscriber deems it due the southern
press to state that hit made a contract with
Henry C. Spalding, of Prepared Glue and
Cephalio Pills notoriety, in 1860, for the
publication of an advertisemen, for which
the said Spalding persistently refuses to
pay, although I have used every honorable
means to induce him to do so.
J. T. McCarty,
Formerly publisher of the “Star of the
South/ 1 at Elberton, Ga
CALENDAR
1866.
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There will be five Eclipses this year, three of
the Sun, (partial,) viz: March 16th, April 15th,
and October Bth, each invisible here, and two of
the Moon, (total,) viz: March 30tli, visible here,
beginning at 9.26 o’clock P. M. and ending March
31st at 1.18 A. M.; and September 24th invisible
here.
& CHEMIST,
CARRIAGE MAKING.
BRUCES Sc BROTHESR,
WOULD RESPECTFULLY RETURN
thanks to their former customers, for the
bountiful patronage heretofore extended to them,
and inform them and the public that they have
recently re-oy>ened their S //OPS, and are now
doing all work in their line of business.
They are also prepared to do
HOUSE SHOEING,
EDGE TOOLS,
PLOWS, &c. &c.,
In the best and most workmanlike manner.
No work delivered until paid for.
Provisions received in payment for work done.
ELBERTON
Jftmalt (Mtgialc Jitsiifnfc.
rpHE EXAMINATION OF THE CLASSES OF
-I. this Institution will embrace the 18th and
19th insts. The committee of examination will
consist of Messrs. Judge James Lofton, Col. J.
A. Trknchard, Jambs G. Harper, Rev. J. S. La
mar, and Col. T. J. Heard. On the 20th inst.
there will be ten or twelve compositions by the
young ladies, and a literary address, by Prop.
Jas. H. Carlisle of Wofford College.
There will be a meeting of the board of Trus
tees on Friday afternoon at the Academy. Con
cert on Friday night.
2-t T. A. HARRIS.
The exercises of the 20th inst. will be
public.
WAITED 1
- A situation as
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
of some conservative Democratic paper, North,
East, South or West. Being a native of North
Carolina, and having resided in that State up to
February, 1863, and from April, of the same
year, till Uie close of the war, in W asbington Ci
ty, I havemad excellent opportunities for form
ing a correct judgmenlfcupon the leading ques
tions of the day. I will also renj|rk that forfif
teen months 1 held a •situation (a part of the
time as clerk) in the Treasury Department. But
as I soon discovered that the Abolitionist* were
waging the war for fanatical purposes, the princi
pal ofwhich was to perpetuate their political power
instead of a restoration of the Union, I resigned
my situation and published a pamphlet advoca
ting McOlellan and Pendleton, which was pro
nounced by the Philadelphia Age to be one of
the ablest campaign documents that could bn
written. %
Any person standing in need of such aerricee
will please address
BRYAN TYSON,
Box 1000, Washington, D. C-