Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-01

For the Journal
Mr.. Thompson's school,
is the name of very neat Academy situated in the Low
er Richards of Onsow county was built and endowed
by its liberal and worthy patron and fonnderr Franklin
Thompson
ms school mas been for the past year under the immed
ate supervision OF Miss Kent young lady fine education
and must rare faculties for mpartng instruction
Judging from the remarkable proficiency which had been
mace by her pupils evident at the examination on
wednesday last and also of the handsome manner in which
they acquitted themselves in their other exercises
The exhibition largely attended, and have been
gratifying to the Teacher with what efforts
were crowned and to know how highly they appreca
ted by the many spectators and with what universal salts
faction the patrons of the school felt the great
pains taking she had made with her charge.
The location eligible and healthy one, and convenient
to good boarding.
At the conclusion of the exercises Mr.. Thompson with
that beray which characterizes him. that
he had prepared dinner and rendered cordial invitation
all to his house, which by Thther we nearly all
repaired and comfortably plentfuy provided with
the good things of this life by him and his excellent lady
is to be hoped that the services Of excellent teacher
Miss Kent will be retained for never were both patrons
and pupils better pleased with teacher than her. H.
| December Goth, 1857.
ChiIdren-A Very Common Error.
One very error of parents by which they hurt
the constitutions of their children is the sending them
too young school, This often solely done to prevent
trouble When the child at school he needs no keeper
Thus the schOomaster is made the nurse and the poor
child IS fxd to seat seven eight hours day, which
time ought to be spent exercise and diversions Sit
ting long cannot fail produce the worst effects upon
the body is the mind less injured Early application
Weakens the faculties and often fixes in the mind an aver
sion to books, which continues for life 1t is undoubtedly
the duty of parents to instruct their Children at least till
they are OF an proper to take Of themselves
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tenderness and al affection of the want of which there
! are at present so many deplOrabe instances.
But suppose the way to make children scholars was to
send them to school early it certainly ought not to be
done at the expense of the constitution Our ancestors
who seldom went to school very young, were not less
| learned than But imagine the boys education
will be quite marred unless he be carried to school in his
nurses arms. No wonder if such hotbed plants seldom
become either scholars Not only the conine-
ment Of children in public Schools but their number of
ten proves hurttu Children much injured by being
kept in crowds within doors their breathing not only
renders the place unWhOcsOme but if any one of them
happens to be diseased, the rest catch the Infection
But, If fashion must prevail and infants are to be sent
to school, we would recommend it to teachers they
value the interests OF society," not to cOnfne them too
long at time but allow them to run about and play at
such diversions as may promote their growth and
strengthen their constitution. Were boys, instead Of
being whipped for stealing hour to run ride swim
the like encouraged to employ proper part of their
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many excellent etfects.-So1tther1 Cultirator.
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The ADRIATIc IN ENGLAND.-The London Times
calls the new Collins steamer Adratc splendid spt
cnen of naval architecture but less graceful than the
Persia" large crowd of people assembled on the
piers to witness the arrival Of the Adratc at Liver
pool. According to the Times
1t was not till o'clock, amid crowd of eastward
bound shipping that the Adriac off the Rock
Lighthouse and as the weather was fine good oppor
tuOi tbn CtG
she steamed against fournOt ebb tide to her mOorngs
She appeared to be under easy steam going at the rate
of nine knots per hour and yet keen and fine hel
lines, there was scarcely ripple perceptlbe at the cut
water, while aft there entire absence Of that ur
MOL of waters which distinguishes the sea bruisers,
the pet models of the old school Of naval architecture il
their labOrsOme progress at On approaching the
Soyne the Adriatc displayed the English ensign anG
saluted the Cunard steamers Canada and Persia com
pliment which promptly returned by these fine yes
se each Of which had the United States ensign at the
fore
Com vs.. BANK NOTEs.-In 1884, the present Chic
Justice Of the United States Roger B. fancy at thai
time Secretary of the Treasury laid down the following
economical axiOmS:
"God and silver will never circulate where banks is
sue notes that come in competition with them for viii
invariably happen that when the circua ting medium
composed of different kinds of money and one of then
is less valuable than the other but not sufficiently depre
ciated to be discredited the inferior WILL after time
become the general currency, and the valuable vii
entirely disappear This obvious in the States where
the banks issue notes as low one dollar; for silver
dollars found in circulation where paper one
are freely issued by the banks In ORDER therefore, t.
bring the precious metals into use, the rvashp of pape
must be efectually taken away. We must not only re
move the notes Of the Bank of the United States bu
also those of the State banks"
WESTWARD THE COURSE OF EMPIRE &C.-Ih
Vicksburg True Southron says:
" Emigration is still flowing westward with unabatet
eagerness Our streets have been hronged with vast
acades ofmovers from North and South Carolina Geor
gia Alabama and Mississippi for weeks past and tn
numbers appear to increase instead of diminish hunting
homes in North Louisiana, Southern Arkansas an(
Texas The fall far has been unusually favorable bu
J little rain and good roads through the swamps'
E n. G. STATE BoNDs.-We learn from the New Yorl
Journal Of Commerce that Virginia State bonds we1
, selling in New York on the 26th at $50, and Nort
+ Carolina State bonds at 500.
a TRUE KNowLEDGE.-The excellent John Newton, O.
: being asked his opinion some topic, replied:
"When L was young, was sure of many things Their
are only two things of which am sure now one is tina
: miserable sinner ; and the other is that Jesu
Christ is all sufficient Saviour This is the
all saving knowledge and he well taught who gets thes
$ lessons by heart
: THE DEAD RESTORED TO LIFE-A few years ago
generally supposed that gray hair could not be
to col or mad Il br