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Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 10, 1H72.
On an<l after this date—
SlliMT PA*3EXtIF.B TRAIN OITTWMID.
Leave Atlanta r. m.
Arrive at Calhoun 1:50 a. m.
Dalton 2:59 a.m.
Arrive at Chattanooga ':23 a. m.
NKiliT PASSKNUKK TRAIN IXWAED.
Leav.i Cliattancoga r, :-5 i*. m.
Vrrivcs at Dalton ~ • t-i r*. m.
*• Calhoun 3: >0 r. m.
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\rvive at. C.ilbonn !-:•» > a. m.
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DAT PASSUNOIIIt TRAIN INWARD.
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.JOHN T. GRANT,
President, pro <em.
31 iscclianeoiTs Canls.
BEV. A. MARTIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
iievl > ,*w-ft Dalilonega, Georgia.
TX. A. TERRELL^
A i 4 <> i* n e y a 1 ILi a av 9
CALHO'JN, CA.
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-1 e'ion of all notes and accounts placed
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THILLIPS & RANKIN,
Affornctfs at Lew (red
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Calhoun, Georgia.
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m l’irc«V_ Gtlice North side l’ublic
Sipui re.
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WITH
MOULTON & HEED,
intOLmALE GIIOCERS,
L I4s\J 072 DEALERS,
Produce and Comnrssion Merchants,
NOS. 63 i 67 CCR. AND CHERRY,
AND 77 bROAD STREET,
A us/i-riV/e,
J D. TINSLEY,
WatciiMa’Lcr and Jeweler,
CALHOUN, GEO.
I styh-s of Cloaks, '.Vatches and Jewelry
f\ neatly repaired and warranted.
K O’TOtf
25. T. OKAY,
r. 7 iooini* - - G corf/ir,,
R prepared to furnish tlie public with
lhu-g; 'sand Wagons, bran new and war ant
°4- Repairing of all kin Is done at Trt
notice.
Gty aiul examine before '»uvrmc.
janl F-1 3*.
JAMES Pv. WYLIE,
wiislesa'.i; aaocr.it and
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Pkachtree Street,
ATLANTA, <IA.
w. c. DUE FEY & BRO..
boot, shoe,
Saddle and Harness Makers,
[O/Tr Dr. Hunt's Drug Storr ,]
'-'Jr. riailicad «& Court Kouss Sts.
CALIIUUX, GA.,
iilj their work is of superior quality
‘"“‘e of choice material, and warranted sat
■ftetory. Give us a trial. the
hyp', eve.- Dr. Hunt's Drug Store. [ l;5 j
BRICK! BRICE!! BRICK!!!
| 'Aunderdjru-d has on hand o(T,000 good
15 l l li; di*y—now ready, and will
<- ** ( * l>:is tii!iily supplied, which he offer J at
.*' 1 1 iiotisaii i, at the kiln, or at dot
"i ..nd. loaded on the cars at Resacn.—
Mm "ant the RUST brick, send me your
1 H or come and buy of me.
B. F. SMITH, Resaca, Ga.
Notice !
1 ij,; 11,1 Boisclair & EUia has been
•o tli! ‘A dissolved. All persone indebted
Con ’:; T ;.-ll ph’aso come forward and settle,
fur l,in S a favor on us, an t saving money
v <)U iselves. L. A. L. Doisclaiii,
(■. i. T. M. Eu.ib.
badtoun, Ga., Dec. 7,1872—t5.
VOL. 111.
The Coquette:
BY OFOfGE M.VICKEBS.
Two girls sat in a gay saloon.
Nor mingled wi h the crowd ;
The younger’s face was pale and sad,
The cider’s stern and proud.
“0, Gertru l said the younger girl,
‘•Thou art a sad coquette -
Ah ! many hearts have felt thy power,
And thou art flirting yet.
“There’s one who fills a foreign grave,
Who loved thee all too well.
And breathed thy name, forgivingly,
As in fit© fray he fell.
“The soldier s futo was better far
Than that A poor Martelle,
Who lonely clanks h:s heavy chains—
A madman—in his cell!
“ 0, Gertrude,” in a softer tone,
“Give up thy selfish arts.
Or ‘hopeless love’ will ba thy doom
For blighting loving hearts.”
Thus far had Maud unchecked,reproved,
When Gertrude coldly said :
“I care not for the living dupes ;
Why blame me for t e dead ?
“Thy lover, sure, is naught tome,
!So quell thy jealous fears ;
When seeking game I ever strive
To strike among my peers.”
“’Tis not my lover,” Maud Replied,
While blushes bathed her brow,
•‘Butbrother Paul, 1 fain would save—
For him I’m pleading now.
“Os kin he’s all I have on earth—
Ho noble, brave and pure—
Too good, alas! to saciifice;
Detent he'd ne’er endure.”
But Gertrude rose and twok the hand
That claimed her for the dauce,
While Maud stole to t he balcony—
L\d Paul stun l there by chance ?
It scene 1 not so. Anon there came
A la.-.s surpassing fair ;
Seme hurried words— a merry laugh—
liny Peek the gas-light’s glare.
Soon Paul claims Gvrfrudc-for the wait/
Sire yields and softly sighs;
Then off they whirl wh lo glances dart
From scores of jealous eyes.
-x- x * -:c- *
The full round moon now rides on high
The fragrant air is tool,
The fountain’s spray,like flashing gems,
Dart in the limpid pool.
A vu-tia scat girts round an oak,
Ail Paul leads Gertrude there;
Bite by his side, In takes her hand,
So small, so soft and fair.
In accents law be thus began :
••(.), Gertrud , ’till ro-night.
True happiness 1 never knew ,
And may it ne’er take flight.
•‘Hay, may i t 11 my tale, an I hope
To gain a smile from thee ?
Approving words to ease a heart
idiut is no longer frea i
“ I’m lonely now, for sister Maud
Is soon to be a bride,
Then wonder not because I seek
A refuge at thy side.”
She murmured half inau libly :
“Dear Paul 1 long to hear;
Thou'lt get a srwilcior every smile—,
A tear for eve y tear!”
“Enough, kind Gertrude, listen, then;
For years I’ve roamed afar ;
I’ve sailed beneath the Southern Cross,
I’ve lost the Northern star,
“But now I ones more breathe the air
Os home, I'll never stray.
I only need a loving wife ;
Why tremble, Gertrude, say?
“ But soon I'll toll thee all 1 may ;
Hav, wilt thou share inyjoy?
God willing, this night two weeks hence,
1 marry Kate Lc Roy !”
, Poor Gertrude heard no more that eve,
Nor saw she Paul again ;
The rose tints withered from her cheeks
At last she loved—in vain!
******
ller wasted form the church-yard holds.
Ah! never this forget :
A woman’s loveis ever pure,
Though e’en a gay coquctto.
m A Mf.Au. « --«* *\s&. -Mr .
Tha Sealed Instructions.
I had soived twenty-five years on
hoard an East Indiautan, and for the last
ten years had commanded the Ilelle.one
of the finest crafts that ever floated. 1
was an old sea and had dwelt so
long on salt, water that I felt almost a
hatred to the land-
Ou tiie 20th of October. 1824, I re
ceived orders to put myself in readiness
to sail for Cayenne. 1 was to transport
seventy live soldiers and a convict. I
had orders to treat this individual well,
and the letter I had received from the
directory enclosed another, with a huge
red seal, which 1 was not to open uhtil
between 27 and 28 degrees west longi
tude j that ts. before we were about to
cross the line.
i he letter was a long packet, so well
closed on every side that it was impossi
ble to catelrtiie slightest glimpse of its
contents. lam not naturally supersti
tious, but there was something in the
look of the letter that I did not alto*
get her like, though 1 could give no rea
son why. However, I carried it into the
cabin, and stuck it under the glass of a
little shabby English clock, which was
fastened above my head. L was busy
fixing the letter under the clock, wheu
who should come into my eabiu but the
convict and his wife 1 Tit’s was the first
time I had seen either of them, and 1
may say that a more prepossessing couple
I nevof met. The woman was scarcely
more than hf'teen, and as handsome as a
picture, while the husband was an intel
ligent, magnificently formed man, on
whose features nature had never written
“villain.”
His crime, to be plain, was the mis
fbrtuue oi being a hundred years ahead
of his age He and ot hers had attempt
ed something which our government
called treason, and which is punished
with death. It, therefore, occasioned
me considerable wonder that he should
“LET ALL TIIE ENDS TIIGU AiM’ST AT, IE TIIY COUNTRY'S, GOD’S AND TRUTH’S.”— Stnkspeare.
CALHOUN, GA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 23, 1873.
be placed under my charge; but more
of this afterward.
He had. a? I said, his wife hanging
on his arm. She was as merry as a
bird; she looked like a tu'tie dove cno~
iag and nestling beneath his great
wings.
Before a month had passed over our
heads, I looked upon them as my own
children. Every morn i used to call
them into my cabin. The young fellow
would sit writing at my table —that is
to say, at my chest, which was my bed.
He would often help me at reckoning,
and soon learned to do better than I
could. I was amazed at his ability.—
II is young wife would sit upon one of
the round stools in my cabin, working
at her needle.
One day wo were all three sitting in
this way when I said :
“Do you know, my young ones, as it
seems to me we make a very pretty
family picture '( Mind, I don’t mean
to ask questions, but may be you have
not much money to spare, and you arc
both of you, ns i think, too handsome
to dig in the burning sun of Cayenne,
iike many a poor wretch before you. —
It’s a bad country —a bad country, take
my word for it. I, who have roughed
it through tempest and sunshine, till
I’ve the skin of a rhinoceros, might get
along there ; but you —I’m a afraid for
you. So, if you should chance to have
a bit of foolish friendship fo£ your poor
old captain, I’ll tell you what L’ll do :
I’ll get rid of this oid brig; she’s not
much better than an old tub, after all;
so I’ll settle myself down there with
you if you iike. You see I have not a
living soul in the world to care for, or
that cares for me. I want relations, I
want a home, L want a family. I should
like to make my home with you, my
prc*ty young ones ! What say ye V
They said nothing at all, but sat look
ing ai each other and then at me, as if
they doubted w hether they understood
what 1 said.
At last the little bird (hew her arms
around my neck and cried like a baby.
“ But,” said she, suddenly pausing,
“you haven’t looked at the letter with
the big red seal.”
“Jiang it!” I exclaimed; “It had
slipped my mind entirely.”
\\ ith a cold, dreadful sensation, I
went to my chest to sue where wrn were.
1 found that we had several days re
maining boi’tre we should weqch the
pr> per longitude tor opening tide letter.
\\ oil. there we stood, a 1 three of us.
looking up at the letter as though it
could have spoken to us As it hap
pened, tiie sun was shining full upon
the Rice ot the clock case, and fell upon
*he great glaring red seal of the letter.
1 could not lieip fancying it looked
something like a big monster, an ogre’s
face, grinning from the middle of the
fire; it looked horrid.
“ Could not one fancy,” said I, to
make them laugh, “ Its great big eyes
were staring out of its head ?”
“Ah, my love,” said the wife, “it
looks iike blood.”
“ i'ooh, pooh !’’ said her husband,
taking her arm under his, “it looks like
a letter of invitation to a wedding.—
Come, come, leave that letter alone if it
troubles you so. Let’s go to our room
and prepare fur bed.”
And off they went. They went upon
deck and left me wirh that boast of a
letter. I remember that I kept looking
at it as I smoked my pipe; it seemed
to fix its red eye upon mine, fascinating
like the eye of a serpent. It was red,
wide, rawq staring like the maw of a
fierce wolf. I took my great coat and
hu g it over both cluck and letter anu
went upon deck to finish mj pipe.
We were now in the vicinity of Cape
do erde Islands—the Belle was run
ning before a fair wind at the rate of
ten miles an hour. It was a splendid
tropical night, the stars large and shitt
ing, the moon rising above the horizon,
as large as a sun of silver, the line of
ocean parting it, and long streams of
bare, shimmering light falling upon the
waves, which, as they broke, sparkled
like jewels. I sat upon the deck smok
ing my pipe and looking at them.
All was still, except the footfall of
the officer of the watch, as he paced the
and ek, gazing, as I was, upou the shadow
of the vessel, stealing over the silent
water.
I love silence and order—T hate noise
ond coniusion. The lights should all
have been extinguished by this time ,
but when I looked upon the de ki
thought I saw a little red hue of light
beneath my feet. At another time and
place this would have miide me angry ;
but knowing that the light came from
the cabin of my little deport l deter
mined to see what they were about.
I had only to look down —I could see
into the cabin from the skylight.
'ihe young girl was upon her knees;
she wa saying her prayers. A lamp
swinging irons the ceiling lighted her
•room She had on a long white night
dress, and her fair, golden hair floated
over her shoulders, and almost touched
two little bare feet which were peeping
from under h r white dress, pretty. I
turned away; “pshaw !” said I, “ I am
an old Sailor. What matters it?” So
I stayed.
The husband was sitting upon a little
trunk, his head resting upou his hands,
looking at her while she prayed. She
raised her face to Heaven aud then I
saw her eyes were filled with tears. —
She looked like a Magdalene As she
rose he said :
“Ah, my sweet Laurette, as we ap
proach America I cannot help being
anxious—l do not know why—but 1 feel
that this voyage has been the happiest
part of our lives.”
“So it seems to me.” she answered ;
“ I only wish it might last forever.”
Suddenly clasping his hands in a
transport of love he said :
“ And vet, my little angel, I see you
cry when you say your prayers, and that
1 cannot stand, for I know what causes
it, and then I fear you must repent what
you have done.”
“ Repent,” she said, in a sad, rebuking
tone. “Repent of having come with
you ? Do you think because I have
been yours only such a very, very short
lime, that L should not love you? Was
I not your wife ? How can you be sor
ry that I should be with you, to live
with you, if you live, and to die with
you if you are to die T '
The young man began to sigh, strik
ing the floor impatiently with his feet,
while he kissed repeatedly the little
hand and arm she held out.
“ Ah, Laurette, Laurette ! When I
think if our marriage had been delayed
on'y five days—only five days, that then
I should have been arreste 1 and trans
ported alone, I cannot forgive myself.”
At this the little one stretched out
her round white arms, clasped his head,
pressed his forehead, his hair, his eyes
smiling like a cherub, and murmuring
all sorts of woman’s fond tilings. I was
quite affected, and considered it one of
the prettiest scenes I had ever witnessed.
“ And besides, we are so rich, too !”
said she bursting out laughing. “Look
at my purse ! one gold luuis d’or—all
my worldly wealth.”
He began to laugh too.
“ Yes, dear, I have spent my last
crown. I gave it to the fellow who car
ried our trunks on board.”
“ All, poor !” cried she, “ what mat
ters it? Nobody so merry as those who
have nothing at all; besides I have my
two diamond rings that my mother gave
uie; they arc good lor something all
the world over; we can sell tnezn wheu
you iike ; and besides, 1 am sure that
the captain meant kindly by us, and i
suspect he knows very well what is in
the letter, it is a recommendation to
the Governor of Cayenne. ’
“ I’or haps so ; who knows
“To be sure it is,” continued the
charming little wife. “ You are so
good, I am sure the government has ban-*
ished you only for a short time, i know
they have no feeling against you.”
it was high time that the light should
be stricken out, and n>;\v L rapped on
■the deck a*id told theuage -do4so.
They instantly obeyed, and I heard
them laughing and chattering like two
innocent schoolfeliws.
(Jim morumg, when i awoke, I was
surprised not to loci the slightest mo
tion of the vessel. Hurrying ou deck.
1 found that we were becalmed. Lati
tude, one degree north ; between twen
ty-seven and twenty-eight degrees west
I waited until night, when i descend
ed to my cabin and opeued the letter,
with a dull, awful feeding, i held my
breath while 1 bloke the big red seal
aud read :
“ Captain Fountaiublcau—The con
vict, Antoine Iliudsclear, stands con
victed of high treason against the re
public. The Directory order that ho be
shot in mid and.you are instruct
ed to see that these orders are carried
into effect.”
I read the letter backward and for
ward. I weut on detk. There they
were,"she looking upon the ocean and he
gazing upon her with an expression of
unutterable fondness. Catching his eye
I signed for him to come into the cabin,
and, bidding her good-bye, ho came
down, his face all smiles.
1 was bathed in a cold sweat; I felt
as ii deadly sick ; [ handed him the
letter ana he read it, together with the
death warrant, which was drawn up in
due form and attached. I gathered
voice as he finished.
He colored slightly aud bowed.
“ I ask nothing, Captain,” he said, in
the same gentle voice that always char
acterized his speech ; “ no man can be
expected to swerve from his duty. 1
only wish to speak a few words to Lau
rette, and to entreat you to take care of
her if she survives—l hardly think
she will.”
“ All that is fair, my* good fellow,” I
cried. “If you request it, I will carry
her back to France, to her family. 1
will never leave her until she wishes to
be rid of me, but do not think she will i
survive it.”
He took my hand and pressed it.
“ Most kind Captain, 1 see you suffer
more in this business than L do—but
there is no help for it. I trust you |
will preserve what little property of i
mine is left for her sake, and that you !
will take care she gets what her poor
old mother may leave her. I put her i
life, her honor in your hands. She is” ;
(and how fondly low his voice became) j
“a delicaie little creature —her chest is
often affected; she must keep it warm; |
and if she could keep the two diamond
rings her mother gave her, I should be
glad ; but. of course, if money is need
ed, they must go. My tiior Laurette —
how pretty she looks.”
It was getting too much for me. and j
I began to knit my brows.
“ One word is as good as a thousand,” i
I said. “We understand eacli other, j
Go to her.”
I squeezed his hand ; he looked wist- j
fully at me, and I added :
“ Stay a moment, let me give you a j
word of advice. Don’t say a word to |
her; b: easy; that is my business. It
shall be managed in the best manner.”
“ Ah,” said he, “ I did not under.,
stand; cs, much better. Beside, this ;
leave taking, this leave Liking.”
“ Yes,’ said I, “don’t behave like a
child—much better. No leave taking
if you can help it, or you are lost.”
I kept my scat. I saw them walks
ing arm in arm upon the deck fur about
an hour.
I called the mate to me, and when
he bad tead the letter. I said :
“Garley; that is bad business—bad
business. I put it in your hands. I
obey their orders, but remain in the
cabin until it is over.”
“ How do you wish the thing done?”
he asked in a nonchalant manner.
“ Take him in a bout—out of sight;
do it as quick as possible ; don’t say
anything about it till the time comes.”
Garley sat five minutes looking at
me without saying a word. lie was a
strange fellow. I didn’t know what to
make of him. He then went'out of
the cabin without saying a word.
Night came at last. “Man a boat;
go a quarter of a mile ; be quick.
To obey a slip of paper! for it was
but a slip of paper after all. Some
thing in the very air must have urged
me on. I saw the young man kneel
down before his Laurette; kiss her
knees! her feet! her gown! [ cried
like a madman :
“ Part them ! Part them this instant!
Part them —curse the republic—curse
the directory —the directors ! I quit the
service! curse the lawyers! you may
tell them if you will !”
She was dragged into her berth, and
the boat rowed away in the darkness.
Some time after a dull volley came
over the sea to the vessel. It was all
over.
Fool, madman, how I paced the deck
and cursed myself. All night long I
paced back aud forth, and all night
long I heard the moan of the poor
stricken bird.
Often 1 halted and was tempted to
throw myself into the sea and so end
this horrid torture of brain and heart.
Days passed ; I saw nothing of Lau
rettc. I would not see her. She
avoided me, and I was glad of it. I
could not bear the sight of that woe
stricken face.
The mate, Garley, how I hated him.
He was as cool and unconcerned as
though he had no remembrance of shoot
ing the poor wretch.
At Cayenne l resigned my ship.—
Going to the city. I made all my ar
rangements. and lock the steamer for
New York. I placed ample funds in
the h ands of a trusty friend, and told
him to send Laurette to me at the end
of six months, i could not see her un
til grief lost its edge.
Weary, sick and careless of my life.
I wandered on into New York State,
and finally bought a little place where
[ hoped 1 should lie down and die.
I sent fur Laurette. Poor bird, I
must see her. I coiTd wait no longer.
One summer night 1 sat in the porch
of my house, smoking my pipe and gaz
ing down the road. Soon the rumble
of wheels was heard, and the stage
hailed. The next moment a pair of
soft arms were a ound my neck, and the
head of my sobbing Laurette was on my
bosom.
“ Oh ! you dear, excellent Captain—”
“ Heavens ! who is that behind you ?”
Thcio stood the manly form of An
toine Ilindsclear, the convict.
“ What does this mean ? I demanded
hardly knowing whether I was dream
ing or not.
“ Are you glad to see mo ?”
“Thunk (Tod! think God?” was
ail that I could ejaculate.
I understood it all. The mate Gar
ley had read my heart better than 1 did
myself. After leaving the brig in the
boat, he arranged the whole affair. The
volley was fired, but no bullet touched
Antoino ilindsclear. He was smug
gled into his berth again, and tookjjcare
to avoid my sight. The whole crew
were in the plot, and, thank God, I was
duped.
1 sent Garley a thousand dollars as a
reward.
I am now an old man ; but I am hap
py. My children and my grandchildren
(I call them nothing else) seem totbiuk
old Captain Fentainbleau is net such a
wretch, after all.
[Communicated.
College Curriculum.
It becomes us rational accountable |
beings to keep in view complete living,
and in educating, to educate for the
purpose of living in the true sense.—
We should therefore choose subjects
and methods of instruction for our j
children. We should not blindly fol
low the current of fashionable education
which lives only like all other fashions,
just as long as it can find advocates.—-
We must acquire real knowledge, not a
mere smattering of a little Latin, Greek
and mathematics. We want our sons
arid daughters to be gentlemen and la- |
dies, but d'* not want all their education '
to consist in preparing for the parlor;
we want some of it to prepare for the
shop, the field and the kitchen. The
true education is that which looks to
the activities of life. To th sa then
let us turn and see what they are. and
,vhat studios relate to each. The first
goand law of nature is self-preservation.
Hence this science stands first in im
portance. Next in order is the rearing
and disciplining of offspring, for the
family is before the state.
The third division is that which per
tains to the social and political relations
of life. The last division is those ac
tivities that go to make up the leisure
part of life, and which are commonly
devoted to the gratification of taste and '
’ feeling. We hope the reader will lbl
low us patiently through this investiga
, tion. We will try to make it interest
j i^-
lst. What sciences'have relation to
| the law of self preservation ? Before
; attempting to answer this quest iou we
beg to remark that Nature has already,
j by an instinct in our minds, provided
i for self preservation to a great extent.
Bat, after all; there is need of philoso
phy in the science of self preservation.
The infant must learn to walk, must
learn to control it* actions to avoid col
lisious, atsd by experience what arc the
qualities and properties of material bod
ies ; which are heavy and which a;e
light, which are soft and which
are hard, which are hot and
which are cold, in order to guard the
body against injury from the things
with which they come in contact. The
body must be guarded against disease
and death by violation of physical law,
for without health we cannot pursue the
purposes of life to any anvantage. li
mankind would even follow the warn
ings of nature they would escape many
of the evils and diseases of life. A
knowledge of Physiology and Ilygieue
is very important in guarding against
the diseases and ills of life. We assert
without fear of successful contradi -tion
that nine tenths, if not all the diseases
might be avoided by observing th e
laws of our physical system and obey
ing them. Look arouud you and see
how few men] and women have sound
bodies and healthy systems. Look at
the long list of old chronic cases beyond
remedy. All tlic’-e are the results of
the violation of physical laws. A little
knowledge of the science of health
might have kept these now chronic cases
in perfect health. It is impossible to
enumerate the many trifles that injure
us permanently, and yet the many suf
ferers might have been saved from pain
by timely knowledge. Our physical ills
are partly our fault, and partly the fault
of our parents A want (if knowledge
makes life a failure and a burden instead
of a benefaction and a pleasure. Not
0! ly is life thus made a burden, but, in
many instances cut short. It is a truth
that all diseases prey upon our constitu
tions, and never leave us in as good a
condition as they found us. Wo there
fore assert that a knowledge of physiol
ogy is an alLessentul part of an educa
tion.
There is another part to this subject
and it is this, the gaining of a liveli
hood. This will be admitted by all, and
to the most of men we need say but
little. In fact the mass of mankind re
gard this as the end of an education
While all agree that to make a living is
laudable, yet men differ about the
means or the peculiar sciences that w ill
Gt them for the end. The most of men
are embraced in this class. In what
are the most of men engaged ? In bus
iness, that is the producing, preparing
and distributing of commodities On
what does this all depend ? On a knowl
edge of the proper means to do what
will secure the ends proposed. To ac
complish all that is proposed, it is nec
essary to understand the physical, chem
ical and vital properties of those com
modities. In short, it depends on sci
ence; but what science? On many
branches of science. Be patieut, that
you may learn. Our first argument is
in favor of mathematics. We assert
that for the higher arts of construction
a knowledge of mathematics is necessa
ry. The carpenter, the engineer, the
architect, the mason, the builder, in
preparing estimates, and the surveyor,
are all governed or guided by the truths
of geometry. Railway making is regu
lated from beginniug to end by mathe
matics 4 Out of geometry has also
come the grand art of navigation by I
which our commerce is carried on with
foreign countries. Even the farmer in
these days in laying out his drains uses
the level, and thus applies the prine -
ples of geometry. But we leave the !
thinking reader to extend this branch ;
and pass from those parts of mathemat
ics which deal with space and numbers
to that part which deals with force.—
Scarcely a smattering of this is ever ob- j
tained in our commou schools, acade- j
mics, aud even in some colleges. All j
modern manufacture depends upon the
application of force. The properties of
the lever, the wheel and axle. &c., are
involved iu every machine.
J. L. Milbuiix.
An ignorant Irishman, seeing persons
read with spectacles, went to buy a pair
to enable him to read. He tried sev- j
eral pair of them and told the merchant ;
he could uot read with any of them.—
“ Can you read at all ?” asked the mer
chant. “ No,” was the reply: “if I
could, do you think I would be such a
fool as to buy spectacles ?”
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