The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-22
MON SCHOOLS.

10 shoulder" IN The same contlict.
REGULUS.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
IF auy candidate wants hobby, in these
times of political dedrtA, let han take up
the subject of eemmon schools, and tell the
people he Is m favor of taxing them tor the
purpose of extending the benefits OF educa.
ton to the poor and the needy Of the coun'
try. How many of you, gentlemen Candl-
dates in n. c. would beg to be excused J
We are much pleased with the school
system of Massachusetts,. That state, at
ter being divided into counties, townships,
&c. is subdis ided into a number vi small
districts OF lew miles square, with com
modtous school house ia the centre. Al
every one of these school houses IS regular
" laugh, spelling, reading, writing, English
grammar, arilhaeiic, book keTplng, geo
graphy and some other branches, froth I'VE
TO nine months IN the year. For the sup
port Of these schools The people tax them
selves 10 toan meeting, according to their
own Ilberahly. The tax when LAID Is as.
sessed on property. Il is then collected
like other taxes. aud paid over 10 the trus'
tee Of the district. This trustee Is an 9TH.
Ger elected by the people, and undertakes
BY virtue of his office to build, repair, DC.
the school. house OF his district, and 10 em.
ploy the most approved teachers. This
plan is SAID 10 be remarkable tor IFS slmpli
city, Its cheapness aud It's efficacy. 1t has
no complicated machinery 10 embsrrass ITS
operations; lis cost Is scarcely tso dollars
for six months tuition: and II reaches and
blesses with the most useful parts OF learn
,ug at .sasl, every child IN the Community,
rich or .-Sopikern CIh=eR.
Unusual epent and interesting ceremonial!
Mrs. MauheIm prosecuted her husband
IN this city, 10 days ago, with haree sons OF
one birth Parent aud ehlldren are doing
well. This event was duly celebrated on
Sunday last Con the -,h Gay, according TO
the Hebrew Riiual,) BY The circumcision
aud naming OF the three little strangers,
Isaac, Daniel and Jacob-(Sce the I'm
chapter OF Genesis. upon winch occasion
DE-. Cohen, Va very Impressive address,
pronounced the event To be Without prcce
dent among the people VI hts nation. lie
whole ceremony was unique 20 strangers,
and very Interesting to all The witnesses.
As the rite vas performed with each infant
neat silver medal, with the Bamc luscrIb
ed, aud hung with a differently cot.red RI.
baud, vas thrown arouud the neck Of each,
To- distinguish hlm from his brethren. A
plentiful entertainment, and some noe sa.
cred MUSIC, closed the ceremony. Some Of
the Far Sex, 10 the spirit OF mother I've,
might be tempted to inquire the ages and
Temperament Of the parents OF TITS ek,raor.
binary Tro-bst We do mol feel ourselves
al liberty 10 unsell such my sleres to pro.
fame eyes.
Upon one point, We hope that we are aEl
s.reed-,hat the means oi the parents may
{" increase and multiply with the nuu,bsr
OF their offspring. --RlchH,oad Vir.) Eng
A CUrlosty. we're shown beauli.
fol specimen OF the ingenuity Of birds few
days since by Dr.. COX vi tbs borough. Ii
was a BIRDS nest, made entire Of silver
wite, beautifully woven iogeurr. The
nest was found on sycamore tree on the
Cadores by d. F,aucis Beard, Of York
COUNTY. Il mas the nest oil ha0gng bird
and the material vas probably obtained lrou
a soldiers epauelte which II had found
Wea Chester Village Record.
To make brilliant Stacco Waite Uasl
for all buildings clean Jumps o
well burnt lime Stacked. Add Que fourth
/ pound Of whiting, or burnt alum puIyerized
one pound of loaf sugar, three quarts o
rice flour made into a thin and well boiled
paste, and one pound Of chesnu, glue dis
solved as cabinet makers do. THIS may b.
pu, on cold within doors, bu, hot outside
I IBIS will be as brilliant as plaster Paris
End retain its bulIlancy. The President
! houss 10 Washington IS washed with II.
A Ne1 Metallic Bass.-Sotne wagyish
7 Loco Foco recently sent Mr.. Blddle fpen
ny shInpaster, very carefully pasted OF
piece Of TN, which had been submitted Il
the malleatlDg process. The donor ADVISED
him to issue a few thousand dollars, assuring
hun tina, IT was an everlasting plan for circu
lating paper medium Of exchange on me
talllc BASIS. THIS ioke ls too good TO be los
although perpetrated by Loce Foco.
VERY GooD.-We take the folowip,
from the Augusa Georgia Press.
Not at Home We learn, tina, one of on
witty fellow citizens, on being recent,
thrown into prison for debt, hung out boar,
from his window with this inscription
"Where liberty dWeiis, there is my country.