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6 fotfrg- LIFE LEAVES. The day with its sandals dipped in dew, Has passed through the evening’s golden gates, And a single star in the cloudless blue For the rising moon in silence waits : While the winds that sigh to the languid hours A lullaby breathe o’er the folded flowers. The lilies nod to the song of the stream That winds along with lulling flow, And either awake, or halt adreana, I pass through the realms of long ago , While faces peer with many a smile From the bowers of memorys’ magic isle. There are joys and sunshine, sorrows and tears, That check the path of life's April hours, And a longing wish for the coming years, That hope ever wreathes with its fairest flow ers ; There are friendships guileless—love as bright And pure as the stars in the halls of night. There are ashen memories, bitter pain, And buried hopes and a broken tow, And an aching heart by the reckless main, And the sea breeze fanning a pallid brow; And a wanderer on the shell-lined shore, Listening for voices that speak no more. There are passions strong and ambitions wild, And the fierce desire to stand in the van Os the battle of life—and the heart of the child Is crushed in the breast ot the struggling man ; But short the regrets, and few are the tears, That fall at the tomb of the banished years. There is quiet and peace, and domestic love, And joys arising from faith and truth, And a truth unquestioning, far above The passionate dreaming of ardent youth , And kisses of children on lip and cheek, And the parent’s bliss, which no tongue can speak. There are loved ones lost; There are little graves la the distant dell, ’neath protecting trees, Where the streamlet winds, and the violet waves, And the grasses sway to the sighing breeze; And we mourn for the pressure of tender lips, And the light of eyes darkened in death’s eclipse. And thus as (he glow of daylight dies, And the night’s first look to the earth is cast, I gaze, ’neath those beautiful summer skies, At the pictures that hang in the hall of the past; Oh, Sorrow and Joy chant a mingled lay When to memory’s wi ! d wood we wander away ! Ulisccllaitn. -£E— . - —" - ■ ...ZH In the Omnibus—A Sketch. A mighty woman with* a bundle, a cross woman with a baby, an uncomfortable wo man with a dog, an old gentleman with a trumpet, a beaming young lady with expan sive crinoline, and the usual complement of nothing-particular people, including myself, John Hayes, gentleman at large, I would not have been inside if I could have helped it; and, judging from the surrounding faces, we were all hot and we hated one another. When a fellow creature is visibly radiating the caloric one has already in excess, hatred for him, or even her, follows in logical sequence, and we were waiting for more pas sengers. « Please help me in, I’m blind!” It was the tiniest, sweetest voice; we all turned to see a little girl lay her hand confidingly on the conductor’s arm. I took her from him as fearfully as if she had been in truth what she looked like —my Parian Clytie—the same pure, sweet face, with the delicate features and drooping white eye-lids; but the sadness of her pallor was relieved by the vivid dark gold of her hair, which fell in soft, thick rolls upon her neck. “ Isn’t there a dog here ?” said she pres ently. “ Yes, darling,” said the dog’s owner, as she handed it to the child, looking uncom fortable no longer; the blind face turned to hers seemed to charm away its nervousness. “ What a dear little fellow,’’ said Clytie, and the rough terrier grew popular. “ Do they let you go far, alone ?” said the cross woman ? “ Oh, yes ” The little creature gave a low glad laugh of triumph. “ I’ve been to the blind school; I can do everything for myself now.” “Would you mind saying that again my dear ? I’m very deaf,” said the old gentle man. She repeated her sentence, adding with an odd womanly pity, “It must be sad to be deaf.’’ I said, involuntarily, “ You don’t look as though you ever was sad.” “ Oh, no, I never am, now that Einy is well.” “ Who is Emy ?” “Oh, my little sister; oh, such a little darling; but she was ill fora longtime— so long!’’ Clytie’s voice faltered, as though she were living over again a great sorrow. “ But she is well, now,’’ “ Oh, yes, quite strong; and it’s so nice !” “ Have you any sisters and brothers ?’’ asked the young lady. “No, only Emy, and one brother, baby Tom; he’s sueh a great fat fellow, and he laughs— you can’t think how he does laugh.” If it was anything like the musical trill his sister sent rippling through the air, I should like to have heard that baby. “ What does he laugh at said the cross woman. “ Oh, everything; at Emy and me, when we play Punch and Judy; and at dinner, when there’s dumplings; and sometimes he lies on the floor, and laughs at himself; and we^ laugh too, it’s so funny.” The little one’s mirth was infectious, we alt joined in with various modulations of the roar of the deaf gentleman, who could not stop himself, and setting off again, little Uytie clapping her soft gloved hands till she made the dog bark, and the conductor looked in to say: “ Well, if I ever saw such a row.” “ Euston road, please,’’ said Clytie, turn ing into a business woman all at once. The unwelcome place seemed to come di rectly; as I turned from helping the child ©ut I saw the cross woman’s face breaking up into tears. “ It’s queer,’’ she said, “ but I feel like to cry to see her so merry.” I was unpleasantly conscious of what my dear mother used to call the apple in my throat, so I was grateful to the deaf gentle man for saying “Eh !” and saving the effort of replying. We all fell into quietness, but it was cu rious to notice how forbearing we were to one another; the child’s great loss, worn like a flower crown on the head of some pic tured saint, made our petty discomforts all melt away. The young lady began to play witb the baby, the old gentleman with the dog, and I, who object to all gratuities on the principle of never having any money to spare was ab solutely pleased when the mighty woman handed back her change to her vanquished foe, saying : “ Never mind the penny, conductor/’ Even the cross woman grew quite inter esting over a remiscence of a youth she had known when she was a girl, who had recov ered his sight after being blind for a year. I think, if instead of being a plucked civil-service candidate, I could be a woman with a mission, I would choose that of my unconscious little Clytie. — Tho French Prince Imperial as a Printer. A compositor, who has recently been em ployed iu the correction of some of the Em peror’s slips of anew work he has in progress, communicates to the Printers’ Register some tacts of interest concerning the Emperor and his son. He writes: “The Emperor is a most particular and thoroughly practical reader in his way; will not allow his spelling, accentuation, or pointing to be interfered with in the least. Every scrap of his copy is caretully preserved, I believe, for return ing to him, and he will not allow a sheet to go to press while there is a mark to be re vised on it, without having it sent to him to be carefully iooked at. lam told the little Prince is a capital compositor, and, if some forms of juvenile poetry and stories, which I have seen recently sent to be worked, are some of his compositions, they are very nice ly put together. I hear he has everything of this sort to hand, with cases of the best mahogony, a small imposing surface of slate, the frame of which encloses a nest of taste fully arranged drawers, containing a variety of miscellaneous office fittings for his use, and the prettiest little press in the world. The young Prince also, I am told, displays considerable skill in bringing up wood-cuts, for which he seems to have a taste. I should not wonder if his royal parent does not occa sionally assist him, for he must know some thing of the department of a com positor’s work, by the great skill and taste he displays in his alterations and corrections, which would do credit to the best title set ter in the business. The Emperor seems to be very fond of the old-faced style of type in all his fanciful displays,“and evinces con siderable literary ability in the poetic and prose bijous which are occasionaly printed from his pen, though the authorship is kept a secret.” Heading at Night. Reading should be avoided when it inter feres with necessary repose, as it does when puisued at a late hour of night. It then has a pernicious influence upon the health, first, then upon the spirits, then upon the mind itself. The knowledge gained in this way is, for the most part, but of little value, for it is gained at the expense of mental vig or, and sometimes even of life itself. The celebrated William Pinkney, the great Ma ryland orator, fell a sacrifice to late reading. To read when you ought to be in bed, especi ally to read in bed, is t© inflict a great evil on yourself without an equivalent. It is to injure your eyes, your brain, your nerv systern, your intellect. A person mentally indolent may he fond of reading. He may love to read in a re cumbent posture until he fall asleep, every day or every night of his life. It may be too much to say that his room resembles the famous cave of the god of sleep; but he furnishes good proof in his experience that the leaves of a book are as sure an opiate as the leaves of the poppy, the symbol of that god. Indeed, we have known those who regularly take a book to bed with them every iDght, as a “shoe-horn to pull on sleep with.” Indeed, we have seen the whole family, each with a book in his hand, to which he seem ed bowing in devotion, except one bright young girl, who arohly sung— “We are all noddin’, nid, nid, noddin’, We are all noddin’ at our house at home.” Foolscap Paper. —During the reign of Charles I. all English paper bore in the wa ter marks the royal arms. The Parliament under Cromwell made a jest of this; and among other indignities offered to the King, it was ordered that the royal arms be remov ed from the paper, the “ fool’s cap and bell’’ be substituted. These in their turn, were of course removed at the restoration ; but pa per of the size of the Parliament journal still bears the name of “fool’s cap.” Credit in Heaven. “Jeems the Doorkeeper” is the name of Ia new sketeh from tho life of Dr. John ! Drown, of Edinburgh, author of “Rab and | his friends.” We find in the “Drawer’’ of ! Harper's Magazine, an incident taken from it, that has a moral worth putting into a re ligious newspaper. Jeems was a doorkeeper at the United Presbyterian church, in Broughton Place, Edinburgh. On one occasion, after a char- SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE ity sermon, one of the congregation by ac cident put a crown piece into the plate in stead of a penny, and starting back at its white and precious face, asked to have it back. But Jeems, who held the plate, said: “In once, in forever.’’ “A weel, a weel,” grunted the unwilling giver, “I’ll get credit for it in heaven. “Na, na,” said Jeems, “ye’ll get credit only for the penny.’’ Jeems Lit the. Bail on the head when he hit the stingy Scotchman. It is precious little “credit’’ that any body will get in heaven ; but is well to bear in mind that God looks on the heart, and judges us by the motives that prompt our action. Doing good by accident, or to be seen of men, or to serve ourselves, will not help us in heav en’s court. We cannot make a penny pass for a pound in the sight ol God. We shall get credit onlj for what we mean to do. Hair.—The best way to preserve it is to wash the scalp often and thoroughly with water, drying with a towel. Oils, pomades, etc., clog the pores of the scalp and prevent the healthy growth of the hair. Keep the head well ventilated; if the hat is close, raise it often and let in the fresh air ; never wear the hat indoors. The ladies, notwith standing they wear long hair, (which is more likely to fall out,) seldom are bald-headed. Their heads are not kept closely covered. In sleeping, do not cover the head with a night-cap. H|t fjflitse, Jot auh fekit. How to Beat Whites of Eggs. —On breaking eggs, take care that none of the yolk becomes mingled with the whites. A single particle will sometimes prevent their foaming well. Put the whites into a large flat dish, and beat them with an egg beater made cf double wire, with a tin handle, or with a cork stuck crosswise upon the prongs of a fork. Strike a sharp, quick stroke through the whole length of the dish. Beat them in the cellar or some other cool place, till they look like snow, and you can turn the dish over without their slipping off. Never suspend the process or let them stand, even for one minute, as they will begin to turn to a liquid state, and cannot be restor ed, and thus will make heavy cake. Salting Pork. —Perhaps as good a plan as can be found is to cut the pork into five or six pound pieces, take off all the lean, and then pack the pieces in a barrel, with plen ty of rock salt at the bottom and between the layers. A brine as strong as salt will make it, boiled and skimmed, should then be poured boiling hot on the pork—enough of the brine to cover the pork. It will require nearly a bushel of salt to a barrel of pork, besides what is used for making the brine. All this may not be dissolved, but is not wasted, as it remains good for future use. This plan is extensively practiced and we be lieve is universally successful. — New Eng land Farmer. To Preserve Dried Fruit From Moths. —A fruitgrower gives, says the Lou isville Journal, the following receipt for pre venting dried fruit being damaged by moths : “ Put the dried apples or peaches into a tin vessel with a perforated bottom ; cover close ly with flannel; place the vessel in a kettle or boiler containing two or three quarts of boiling water, having some sticks across the the water to prevent the tin touching it; boil briskly, and the fruit will soon be thor* ough ly heated without loss of flavor. Spread it out; the heat will soon evaporate the moisture.” W ortii Knowing. —A poison of any con ceivable description and degree of potency, which has been swallowed intentionally or by accident, may be rendered speedily harmless by swallowing two gills of sweet oil. An individual with a very stong con stitution should take twice the quantity. This oil will neutralize every form of vegetable or mineral poison with which physicians and chemists are acquainted. Making a Ewe own a strange Lamb. —A. P. Taft, Trumbull co., Ohio, writes as follows : “ When you find a ewe with a dead lamb bleating piteously and mourning over it, if you wish to make her adopt another, catch the ewe, milk her own milk upon the lamb, then removing the dead one out of her sight, step back out of the way and wit ness the joy of the mother at the supposed restoration of her offspring.” A Good Christmas Pudding.— One pound of flour, two pounds of suet, one pound of currants, one pound ot plumbs, eight eggs, two ounces of candied peel, al monds and mixed spices according to taste. Boil gently for seven hours. IMPROVED COTTOiV GOS.'j Manufactured by DANIEL PRATT, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA WHO HAS HAD NEARLY FORTY YEARS experience in the business. Has lived . all the time amongst cotton planters. Has vis ited Gin Houses, put Gins m operation, and thinks he knows as near as most any other man what constitutes a good (fin. .. 1 I have now resumed the manufacture of Cot ton Gins. Those planters who desire to get my make of Gins, would dome a tavor by send ing in their orders so I may know whst sizes to make. Jfthey would pur.-ue this course they will not fail to got their Gins in ume. I will deliver at Columbia, fe. <■., Augusta, At lanta, Macon, and Columbus, Ga., and Mont gomery, Selma, and Mobile, Ala, Natetez. Vicksburg, Yazoo City, and Columbus, Miss , Memphis, Term., New Orleans, La., and Gal veston, Texas, or at any Depots on the Rail Road where it may be desired. I sell for cash prices as low as times will warrant. All orders [dirteted to Prattville, Ala., ivil receive prompt attention. . . ~ , * Having been appointed Agents for the sale of) J. H. Anderson & Son, Agents, Macon, Ga- the above named Cotton (Sins we would request 1 lajit ers, who intend getting his rnakeol Gms, to dc us the fa vor of sending in their orders, so ihnt we may know what sizes to have made for tli m. All orders directed to G. L. Anderson & Cos., Atlanta, Ga.: A. H. Coates & Cos., Eatonton. Ga.; S. T. Walker & Cos., Hawkmsville, Ga., D. L. Adams & Sons, Augusta, Ga., or to ourselves, will receive prompt auenlion. ANDERSON * Agents, Macon, Ga. PrattTille, Ala., March, 20th, 1860.' tJan67* NEW SONGS. ADIEU-SPINDLER, 30 cts. Afloat on the tide—Birdseye, 30cent3. Ah, child of hope—Plantade, 30 cents. A little bird flew o’er the leo—Koch, 45 cts. Almost there—J. C. J., 30 cts. Anita, or the Chieftain’* Wife— Brioley Richards, 40 cts At the foot of Vesuvius (Quartette)—Concone, 60 cts. Autumn Song—Mendelssohn, 40 cts. Beautiful Lena, Song aud Chorus—Seibert, 30 cts. Behold the Storm (Trio)—CoDcone, 40 cts. Be kind to darling sister Nell—Dunks, 30 cts. Bid me to live—Hatton, 30 cts. Birth of Green Erin—Thomas, 30 cts. Bright blue Eyes and golden hair—Bell, 35 ete. Bring forth the bride -Barnett, 40 cts. Brook (The) Dolores, 30 cts. Carolina, Neapolitan SoDg—Tentiti, 30 cts. Castles in the Air (Scotch)—Haydn, 30 cts. Charming young widow I met on the train—Gove, 40c. Childhood’s Memories—Whitney, 30 cts. Child’s Wi h—Munson, 30 cts. Come sing wiih me—Leduc, 30 cts. Come when you will, I’ve a tv elcome for you, 40 ets. Cora Dean— Foster, 30 ets. Cuckoo’s Notes—BlamphiD, 30 cts. Darling Mary of the Lea—Boetzer, 35 cts. Daughter, I will drink no more—Ansifer to Come home father, 30 e s. Don’t let the roses listen (Guitar)—Balfe, 30 cts. Don’t shut out the moonlight, mother, 30 cts. Preamirg of Angels—B'anphin, 40 cts. E*rth beneath your feet—Dolores, 30 cts. Ella Clay—Moore, 30 ets. Etta Moore—Wilmarth, 30 cts. Evelyn Vere—Webster, 35 cts. Far from home—Wilmarth, 30 cts. Farewell ye shores of Tagus, (L’Africaine) 40 cts. Fairest and rarest—Keller, 30 cts. First Primrose—Chandler, 25 ets. Flower Song, from “ Faust,” for Guitar, 30 ets. Gentle Dove—Gounod, 30 ets, Gentle ladies, fair and gay—Crispine e le Comare, GOc. Gent'e Nellie, thou hast left us—Blake, 30 cts. Go not happy day, from “Maud”—Barnett, 40 cts. Greeting—Mendelssohn, 85 cts. Good-bye, Sweetheart—Ha ton, 40 cts. Good-morning, Sweet, to thee —Hatton, 30 cts. Hast thou seen the young day blushing—Gounod, 40c. Heavenly Shepherd (Sacred Quartette) Stearns, 30 cts. Hilda—Godfrey, 30 cts. I built a bridge of fancies—Anne Fricker, 30 cts. I cannot Sing to-night—Doming, 30 cts. I love him. I dream of him—Dolores, 30 ets. I love it, that village so old—Abt, 30 cts. I opened the leaves of a book last night, 30 cts. I love the little rippling stream—Crosby, 38 cts. * I will be true to thee—Foster, 33 cts. I’ll meet thee in the lane—Blamphin, 40 cts. I’ll sing good-night—Wilmarth, 30 cts. I’m bappy as the days is long—White, 30 cts. In the language of love—from “Faust,” 40 cts. In the spring—Franz, 30 cts. Iu the Valley she is sleeping—Webster, 35 cts. Irene, the little queen—Keller, 30 cts. Jenny June—Clark, 35 cts. Ka-foozle-um (comic) —Howard Paul, 30 cts. Kissing through the bars—Wood, 35 cts. L’Estasi. (Waltz song)—Arditti,7s cts. Lighthouse (baritone)—Duggan, 50 cts Long ago, a dream of beauty—Whipples, 30 cts. Lover and the bird—Guglit lmo, 30 cts. Loving I think of thee—Krebs, 35 cts. Mabel, (Song adaptea to Godfrey’s celebrated Mabel Waltz) 50 cts. Maid of Athens—Eastburn, 30 cts. Maids of the Greenwood, duett, —Glover, 75 cts. Many years ago—Watson, 30 cts. Mary Mavourneen—Balfe, 30 cts. Mother, home and heaven—Hazelwood, 30 cts. Mother Kissed me in my dreams—Thomas, 40 *ts. Over the silent way—Bassford, 30 cts. Paddy Blake’s echo (comic) Lover, 30 cts. Picciola— Brinley Richards, 30 cts. Pretty girl milking her cow, from “Colleen Bairn,” 30c Prettv bird,bride of the morn—Bishop, 35 cts. Queer story—Moulton,3o cts. Rain upon the roof—Converse, 30 cts. Robin and Jeanuie—Davis, 30 cts. Rosalie—air by Beethoven, 60 cts, Roses are.blooming where sweet Nellie sleeps, 3a cts. Serenade so Ida—Wingard, 35 cts. She meets me at the gate—Bishop, 35 cts. She sang among the flowers—Wrighton, 80 cts. Silvio Pellico—Masisni, 30 cts. Soi row Time (Lent 1866)—Willis, 30 cts. Stars of the night shine o’er us—Terzetto, 30 cts. Sunlight of the heart—Spiller, 30 cts. Sweet and low, words by Tennysoii—Blockley, 31 ets t Sweet Nightingale—Baseovitch, 4) cts. Take back the heart—Claribel, 30 cts. That shalt thou see-Crispino e la Comare, 40 cts. There’sbut one sweet song—Gabriel, 50 cts. They said my love would change with time, 30 cts. Three fisheries—Kingsley, 50 els. Too late—words by Tennyson—Lindsey, 30 cte. Too late to Marry—Pratten, 30 cts. Too merry Alpine Maids (duett)—Glover, 50 cte. Viva thalaugh—Bendelari, 30 cts. We met beneath an awning—Towne, 30 cts. What is love—Philp, 30 cts. When Ihe kye come home—Scotch song, 40 cts. When we went a gleaning—Ganz, 40 cts. Wherever I wander, I’m never alone—Crosby, 30 ets. Why was I looking out?— Blumenthal,3octs. Winter’s warm fireside—Wrighton, 30 cts. Your name—Ryan, 30 cts. Catalogues sent on application. $6 00 worth of music sent pre-paid for $5 00, and $12.50 worth for SIO.OO. Any piece of music not on hand ordered at short notice. J. w. BURKE & CO., Nov 16 No. 60, Second St., Macon, Ga. . . THE INFALLIBLE HAIR RESTORATIVE!! THIS IS WO II At3I DYE, Reasons why ike Eureka should he used. IT WILL CLEANSE THE SCALP, and thereby promote the growth of the hair. If the hair is dry, stiff and lifeless, it wiligive it asoft nes* and lively aiid youthful appearance. If the hair is becoming thin, weak and falling off, it will restore its strength and beauty. If the hair is gray, or becoming so, it will restore it to its original color without staining scalp or hand. It is free from all impurities or poisonous drugs. It is no hair and) e. but an infallible restorative, and will do all that is promised, when used by the directions If you need a hair preparation use the Eureka and no other, as it is the best hair preparation in the market.— Have your druggist order it for you. Manufactured and sold wholesale, by ROBERT FISHER, Sole Agent, No. 25 North Fifth Street, St. Louis, Mo. For sale by druggists generally. Price one dollar per qotlle. May 4—l2m. “THE CHILD’S DELIGHT.” TI7TTHOUT MISTAKE THE BEST » » CHILD’S PAPER. Its price has been reduced: Single copies 50 cents: Clubs at rate of 25 cents for 10 or more copies HANDSOMELY ILLUSTRATED: full of PRETTY STORIES, anecdotes, pictorial pirn zles, e e., etc. Send for specimen copier, and be convinced. ENTIRELY NON-DENOMINATIONAL, and uni versally approved. Address, CHILD’S DELIGHT, -^ oV 16 Macon, Ga. T\TEW DISCIPLINE, 60 CTs! ' i.' All the varieties of Hymns, and any other Books of Nashville Catalogue furnished at 20 per cent dis count from Retail Nashville prices to preachers and dealers Single copies sent post-paid , at Retail nr'ces. Address J. \y. BURKE & CO, J. H. Anderson & Son, Agents, Macon, Ga i Special Notice, From and after this date. our price for WEBSTER’S ELEMENTARY SPELLER, will be One Dollar and Fifty Cents pe'i dozen Other School Books, of which we keep a full stock will be sold at a very small advance on New York trade pri»s. Dealers are requested to call and examine our stocks and prices before purchasing elsewhere. J. W. BURKE ft CO., Phoenix Printing House, Macon, Ga. AMERICAS ST All All SCHOOL SERES. COMMON SCHOOL PItIMER, 96 pages, 16 mo., cloth backs. ' GOODRICH’S NEW SERIES of Readers; by Noble Butler, Louisville, Ky. BUTLER’S INTRODUCTORY GRAMMAR BUTLER’S PRACTICAL GRAMMAR; by No ble Butler, Louisville, Ky. TOWNE’Sb ARITHMETIC, TOWNE’S ALGE BRA- and KEY to the ALGEBRA, by Prof. P. A. Towne, Mobile, Ala. BUTLER’S COMMON SCHOOL SPEAKER. BRONSON’S ELOCUTION. The above Books are Printed, Bound and Electrotyped in Louisville, Ky. The Teachers in Macon, after a careful exam ination, speak in the following flattering terms of their merits: Wesleyan Female College,! „ . „ July 19th, 1866 r Numbers Four, Five and Six of Goodrich’s New Se ries of Rtaders, edited by Noble Butler, A,. M. have been in use in this Institution since the year 1860. It gives us plea Hire to testify that they have given us, not merely satisfaction, but a high degree of delight, so admirably do we find'.th. m adapted to this purpose, hemai kabiy characterised by vivacity and variety in the see, tions, and by clearness in the directions and the rules that they contain ; they have added to the reading exercises of our classes that interest and de iight which properly belong to them and which we consider essential to rapid improvement It has been my privilege to examine Butler’s Gram mar, and I am free to suite that 1 consider it one of tlio*v(3ry bust Grammars that wo have. Following tho same general plan as Bullions it is, in many points, decided y superior to that work. I feel assured that after a fair trial of Butler, nearly all of those teachers who are now using Bullion’s woulo permanently sub stitute Butler. The handsome and intelligible style in which the house of Jno. P. M Don ft Cos. get up their School Books, constitutes no small recommendation to their adoption. JNO. M. BONN ELL, President. PROF smith’s opinion of the arithmetic. A striking feature of Towne’s Arithmetic, is that it contains no superfluities. Most of the Arithmetics are cumbered with many things which the pupils never earn, and are never ex pected to learn. Prof. Towne has studied co-densa ti"n and brevity in the enunciation of rules, definitions and principles, and he has shown this seldom if ever, at, the expanse of clearness. Percentage with it* ap plications, is presented in a manner new ami origi nal. but very clear and satisfactory The chapter on Ratio and Proportion is an excel.ent one. We ven ture to say that it is inferior to the corresponding part of no work in u*e in this country. Upon the whole, wo think that this book is entitled to n place in the first rank of Arithmetics, and we shall rejoice to hear of its general*introduction into our schools. . C. W. SMITH, Prof. Math. W. F. College. PROF. POLHILL’s TESTIMONY. , Orange Street School, 1 Macon, Ga., July 20th, 1866. / It gives me great pleasure to recommend to all in structors of youth, the whole Series of Goodrich’s Readers, edited by Noble Butler, A. M. I have used all of them in my school since 185S,and find them l et ter adapted to the use of schools, than ai y books that I have used during an experience of fourteen years as a teacher. The chief recommendation of these Books, is the easy gradation ol the series from number one, to six, by winch the pupil is led almost imperceptibly, from the simplest lessons, to reading from the best English Classics. To learn to read rapidly and well, the pupil must read and for this purpose these Books excel all others that I have used. BENJ. M. POLHILL. REV HOMER HENDEE LATE PRESIDENT OP GREENSBORO COL LEGE, ADDS HIS TESTIMONY FOR THESE BOOKS. Young Ladies’ Academy, J Macon, Ga., July 21st, 1866. j It affords me pleasure to con mend such hooks as are adapted to the wants of our school*, at the . res ent time. Asa teacher of Young Ladies tor twenty years, it wou'd nave saved me much labor to have had. what I now regard as treasures, in “the Primary and Practical English Grammar,” and the scries of School Readers (Goodrich’s first to sixth) edited by Noble Butler, A. M. These books are severally suited co the purpose intended. Th« Grammars fill a place unsuppheu before. Toe Sixth Readtr alone, or in connection with Bronson’s Elocution, cannot fail to faci itaie th« plans of instruction in this delightful and beautiful art. I have just examined and am delighted with the Arithmetic and Algebra, by Pr« f. Towne, and shall in troduce tl em at once into my school HOMER HENDEE. Our Agent for the State of Georgia, is Rev. A. R. MACEY, who will call in person upon the Teachers of the State as rapidly as possible Ours is the only Southern house engaged in the publication of School Books. This we expect no intelligent man to consid er a valid reason for adopting an inferior book; we g resent the statement merely as an inducement tor outhern men to examine our books, which we wish, and expect to stand on their merits. These books are use<' by the best teachers in Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee. Georgia, and more recently adopted by the State Educational Convention of Texas, as the text books, to be used in the schools of the State. We feel justified in pred-ct ing that they will become tho STANDARD SCHOOL BOOKS, throughout the South 4*®- Messrs. J. W. Burke & Cos., Macon, Ga., keep constantly on hand, a large supply of our publications, for the trade, and will furnish copies for examination gratis, upon application from Teachers. Letters to tne General Agent, Rev. A. R. Macey, must be directed to the care of J. W. Burke ft Cos., Macon, Ga. Very Respectfully, JNO. P, MORTON '& 8 . THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATEI 18 0 7. THIRTIETH VOLUME. This well known religious family newspaper, commences its THIRTIETH VOLUME in January, 1 & 67. under the editorial con trol of the KEV. E H MYERS, D. D., who has conduc ted it for the past twelve years. Devoted to Religion and the interests of the Church of Christ—an organ of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, in the South-Eastern States—of high literarv character—having among its contributors ad corres pondents many of the most eminent elivines in that Church, aud giving due attention to every question ot public importance, to facts in Science and Art, to the News, to tho Markets, etc, etc., we deem it the very paper for the Family, where but one paper is taken, and worthy a place with the best, where several are taken. Besides, it is emphatically the paper for the poor man, (and such we all are now) for it is cheaper, style and size considered, thaa any paper In the Southern States. Asa medium of extensive country advertising it is the best paper in the South-East, having a wide range of circulation, and a large list of subscribers in Soueh Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama ! Any person sending S3O 00, will be entitled to a copy of the paper for one year, for this service. Those wishing to subscribe may remit by mail, ct apply to the nearest itinerant preacher of the Metho dist Episcopal Church South, all of whom are Agents for the paper. Terms: —Three Dollars for one year; Two Dollars for eight months; One Dollar for four months. Invariably, Cash in advance. When the money is ex hausted, the paper is ciscontinued. Address J. W. BURKE, ft CO, Macon, tta. 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