Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-11-19
JOHN M'RAE, S
CASTOR MEAREs,
TO the Editor of the Commercial:

with comments Dy d correspondent, we peg leave TO
state, that the report referred to made from
memory, no notes having been taken, and on COM
pairing recollection of his speech. with those of
other gentlemen present, we are convinced that we
Inadvertently mi*represented his remarks: making
him express sentiments that were uttered by other
parties whose speeches not reported, ....4
Maj. Mcfarland, during his remarks enlarged
generally on the Importance and value of the pro-
ducts which would be transported over the Cheraw
and Darlington road and the necessity of subscri.
bing by citizens to it, if they expected to parti
cipate in it's advantages: but that they must of
course, expect to have Charleston for competitor
for that trade as the invariabe law Of trade was
that people would sell where they could get the best
remunerating prices and buy where they could do
so on the best terms but if we could offer them
better inducements than Charleston, that they would
trade with us irrespective Of State pride:
Es : = JOHN MCRAE, il
CASTOR MEARES. -
;, Nov. H. 1882. = . Secretaries Of The meeting
PpBL1c ScJoo1s IN Pn1IA DELpnIA I'm the city and
county of Philadelphia, comprising population of
409. 900, there are 279 public Schools taught by SO
male and SAL female teachers. The number of chill
dren attending the schools during the past year
1865, whilst 946 applicants could not be admit
ted for want of accommodations. Nine schools were
organized during the year. The schools thus
benumerated-54 grammar schools, 40 unclassfed.
81 secondary, l49 primary, high normal The
total expenditures for school purposes during the
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grounds and buildings. The average cost of each
pupil for the year was So 18 The cost Of support
ing the High School, with attendance of FIVE hun
dred and fourteen pupils, is Sl9,225 H. being S37
40 for each pupil. The cost of supporting the Nor
NAL and Model Schools, with an attendance of 525
pupils, is S6,479 81: being $l2 81 for each pupil
The cost of supporting the Grammar, uncIassifed,
Secondary, and Primary Schools. with an attendance
Of 1886 pupils. is s226,645 SIS; being Sc 70 for
each pupil, SIS 49,.
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i The Wires UNIvERsAL.-lt must ever be borne in
mind that mans love- in its happest exercise is
not like woman's; for while she employs herself
Through every hour in fondly weaving one beloved
image in all her thoughts, he gives to her comparative
ly few OF his, and these perpaps neither the lofiies
nor the best. 1t is wise beginning, then, for every
married woman TO make up aer mind 10 be forgotten
through the greater part of every day; to make bel
mind 10 many rivals. 100, in her husband attentions
though not in his love sand among these would men
ton one, whose claim it would be folly to dispute
since Inconsistencies or representations on her par
will ever be able render less attractive the charms
of this competitor mean the newspaper, of who's
absorbing interest some wives are weak enough tt
lfevnce sort of childish jealousy. when they ough
rather to congratulate themselves that their most Tor
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