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The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1860-07-12
NO. 49,,

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CALHOUN MoNUMrST-Mr. A. r.
Chevereux. a leading workman at the mar,
bic yard OK Mr.. Wm. T. White, shovel a.
yesterday his design for Calhoun mopu..
i,lent the corner stone Of which was laid
two years agq.
Mr. Chevercnx's design, which ne win
soon submit 10 the * sernuicnt Of the Ia.
CO Calhoun Monument Association IA
ahor ninety feet IN height. aud qasisfs Of
a doutie flight OF six stairs each. rising
tom the ground to platform On the
yrpini the area Uccn lied is a tisty feet rec.
tingle Midway the steps is a fcrce. on
the corner o>ts OF WHICH are p,aesg stas-
ucs en- 'lewltic ~ Liberty, Jmstic-. Flo.
quence. an the CONSTITUTION On the
platform Ia erected emo a.hic on n,aus.,-
ie"'n chamber. t~c.ve feet squire ,uwarj,
~; ana surrounded ontwariiy by eados:.
pLde ut twelve (orinth al columns f;tfeco
feet IN height. This chamber pr,.cnts
glass doors Oh each side, over vhics, is an
inscription panel a pararet crowns this
little house. fIun the centre Of which the
column prOl'er rises
\ 'e ta T. r. die lock, ten feet wide.
hrst attracts a.tenrIon from tue beauty of
e','"" Che Iace presents an
elegant c,rvod representation of tn. coat.
forms Of Sou;h Carulinl;a . second. rdosa
"f the United Sta. >; liri, the emLlems
81 r'wer' nBt tbe iQirth, The bIen,s of
Odd Fellowship. Tie cylindrical column.
i'rty feet In he. .ht. springs from the ION Tor,
he lower halt is Lain. save the fu,eraI
wrcathes which ra.tefiily cnwrtp N it: the
upper hat Is futej. 1t terminates In
Cor'nth'an capital o! exceeding richness,
which Is Surmnunded by rarapet.
from which rises n Colossal stat of Caihoup,
"n a'plain pedestal. '.'' -
The statue is an original conceptiou.
twelve feet in height, AMI represents Mr.
Calhoun IN classic rob,s, with bis riyht
arm extended upwards, AID the hand point
M al"!t. The whole structure would he
''bont ninety five ieet in height.
The entire design is chaste. vet ciabo-
rate, and bcsi'eaks the appreciation of cul.
ture an'l refinement That il would be en-.
hre'y crcditalie none can i u {, and we
fIily GO amend it to the favorable Gun
sId, rdt.on ot the association.
The dcs; gner Mr. Chevereux. i, a Ian;
Diary "i hi!h merit. who has long been con.
"ccted with the n,rb.c works OF Mr. Wm
/. W hite. and who has had Ia charge the
cree ion of various tasteful and handsome
monuments. The material of ths model,
q. 'uursc. Is left To- the Association, thou .,h
Mf. eheserecx naehaes L, Italian marble
hdrtestyn Mercury.
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HOOP SKIRTS IN A iHUNpER SroRM.
- IA the towH II Pdtsi.id VI, on S.,tur.
day night lat. while singing school was
I" pr"-rcss IN schpJlh ,;ise, i thunder
storms passed over the village, and the
Lightning struck .thc ssh .ol-house. rassin-
dow" tie chimney and through h. hand
"f "a y"u * man wno Was sitting mar the
chimney, with his arm stretch Il our to-
wards II on the back Vi. Il seat The ladies'
hoops were all struck by the fluid, stripped
Of all their W ndnss. clasps brolea, hoops
o!Gt INTO all s'rts ofshapes. dresses scosch-
e'i AMI some set oil tiee and. wonlsriul to
relate. no one was killed, ard none injured
but the young man.
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Tue JArANEsE AT GHuncH.-Oa
thursday the five Princes of the japanese
Embassy were present at the ceremony of .
w-dlin- in Grace Church, Sew York.
ley were in fu!l Costume, apd a brilliant
cr""d of invited guests filled the ; ody of
the hurch. The Pripces had expressed
= wish {" see three tltipgs eepeeialy before
leaving the city---a funeral, law suit, and
wrdiin-. Tie funeral sa4 : court Of
Law were "t easy accomplishment, hut
"cdilng OF the ;irst GAS, wifhis Il g,..
seou- ii sht of trace Church, does not Come
oil every day. anl the mlassy wis in daa.
ger at going to sea without having witness
ed that iniefestias, !, s..oc:acle. The Express
says:
We believe this is the first occasion on
Nh!ch the Embassy has entered a pi,ee of
religious worship IN America. They ex.
pressed themselves surprised aud delighted
~ the Lelury of the church, ana said that
Amrrica was hrppy eoul:ry t. possess
Su Ia huIl,iin nSs. whore 50 many Le,u,ifui
ladies' could lac seen t,,.cther They re rasi-
ei the great win low behind the altar with
peculiar admiration. au lalt sether entered
~ih something Of cnthp-isss. ia;S th,
whole scene
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[ Lomio" Corres. ". D. Deha

Mrs. Darlington came up t. wn to Sc
lect guardian for her precious Ike, and
remarked is follows:
GLOW the world has turned about. tn he
sure lis moth nS ut ,chause change :
Only yesterday, as it we've, | vas in the
country smelling the odiuu~ flowers; today
| am IN this b'S city, my oIIiactories breath
inS the impure cXecrltions of coil smuL e
that are 50 dill:ory to health. Inst aJ of
the singing birds, the humolcbusScs almost
deprive me pf conscientious .ess. Dear
me Well, hope shall be restrained
through 1t all. They say that the moral
t"rpentlne of this city is trightful; but it
isn't any use to an icipatc trouble bcior
hand; he may escape all harmonious lnflu
enccs that would have a,icndenry to hurt
him; and, ~ the minister of onr parish
saii, with julicial training he may become
u useful member ofsoclcty; though training
IS bad generally, and 1t 5 apt to make the
young 10 run 10 feathers, like crnpplc crown
Cd hens But he has genius Cook at him)
it comes natural To hln, like the inca :, :,
and every day it Is onvolopins itseli moro
and more"
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Some persons do not yet kaow what
the Dcray l., and here is an cxplaaasion.
his"n, smiii market wn. in the coun-
ty "t Surry. Is situated clnsc To Baukstead
''"wIS. .ap Is some fifteen miies from Ian.
dot Ga ,htsc downs. i, tl,e ok before
Whiisuhtlde comes OF tae aAau:l. English
s''""""t'a called + psom races. 9hc two
events ut thee rLc's are the contests for
the great Derby s'akc- anl the OAKS. A
f"rm.r r.arl of Deg y. with the pmtinx
pre- !ilcct "nS which sren to run in the
"'oh "i the St'nicys, occupies a .country
seat chii'd j hooks, elise To E;,son,. Here
form rly lived that Gen Burcovnc who
surrendered to Gen Gates ut Saratoga. in
ltU Three years carrier he had written
u play. Wh ch. after his resi- ieuea ne call
ei TIE Ma a ot a. O,kS. TO encourage
horse racing. the Eirl nf Derby gave two
prizes t. he rpI Tor at f son These are
The Derry" which invariably co,n 5 o:i on
Wednes lay. aud "'hc '0.ks," which is
c'n'e:t ii ON the Friday
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The Morton OF a CANNON Ball
The latitude of N,w York city is 10 de- :.
~ min. 10 sec; aud as the degrees of lon.
gtpdc diminish length from the equator
to the poles, the length OF degree OF lou.
gtude here is about 81! miles. or more
nearly, say 2SS, ,25O feet AS the earth
turns on It's axis once III twenty-four hours,
ii carries everything on its surface, from ives,
to east, to the distance OF one degree
IN four minutes, so at the city Of New
York, with every thing else in this latitude.
IS constantly running round toward the
east o. tho rate of about thirteen miles a
minute, or more accurately, | l55 feet in
second. Now, this is just about the veoc-
ity OF an ordinary cannon oall. Hence. if
cannon in this latitude Is fired when
pointing exactly west at a fort, the ball is
simply stopped In it's eastern motion.-the
cannon rms away from it, and The fort comes
mp against the ball with a crash.
Scientific american.
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The COMING EcLIpsg e.. On the 18th
OF july an eclipse of the sun wil take place
winch rs regarded by scicn,ii: people an
u'">uiiiy interesting, and several govern
ineht. la en'de extraoriiLary preparations
ior having 1t properly obse ye,l. In the
Litt'tnd' "t Phjia lie phla it will DC but par.
tal 1t will be total in pats of British
America, nurth of Oregon. in Hudson =
Bay. III the northern art of Labrador in
line extending across tho ATLANTIC. ,u
part, ut Spain. Algeria. Tripoli aud Nuoia.
ccasIng near the Red Sea Scientific men
of TINS ami other countries have gone To
SPAN, where the S,ve: n,neht has offered
ever acconm dation to them. an has al
lowed all their apparatus to be ad:litted
Tree vt duty. To daya United States Re
venue stee:ner, the B,LL. is 10 ssii from
New York, with party ot Astronomers.
ior cape Chnd!cy the northern PROM ,tory
OF Labrador, where. If the weather should
be propitious. the phenomenon will Le ac
curateiy observed aud reported. Ihc
eclipse VIII begin at Fhilad.lphia at ioir
minutes alter seven in the IN ,rniny, tn.
greatest obscurativn will Le at three n, n
utes after eight, and it will end ut two
minutes after nine.
The eciSpse Is perio lical occurring every
nineteen h year The first notice o. il WI,
IN the year 9oS, when the sha uw CAUSED
by The moon just touched the South Dole.
AZ each Subsequent appearance the line Il
observation has been farther north. ltw II
continue TO appear very nineteenth year
until The year Z27l, when. ON the 9th o.
April, the shadow will just ,uch the " .. tn
pole The same ech ,sc wal Mt gam ap-
pear until Lapse ot 40! years, when i,
VIII beSln another series OF periodical vi.
stations precisely like chat it is now ,oin !.
through. The moons shadow. durit,. TIA.
eclipse, Is said to pass over the ear. IA at a
speed "f "lSoJ miles an hour. or four time,
the velocity of n cannon ball Th,s,
statements and number ot uihers arc con
tanned in Diagram published by AS,
Smith, OF New \ ork which will be very
useful to persons curious abuut the comm .
eclipse. Alth ugh the daylight will nor
',e materially diminished by the cc.ipsc n
this region still it will be very iutcrrstin-
to observe, and We advise our readers I,
/ prepare themselves for the event with sn,,k
cd glass. An opcra-gl.,>s, with the glpssc,
at one end obscure by smoke. i, also -.uoI
10 look through at an cell; sc ui tie sun.
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a PAINFUL Rgc, Accor,lng to
Edward Everett, the use of alcoholic bevera.
ges casts the United States directly. in ten
years, ol2,Ou0,OOO; has burnt or Otherwise
destroyed So,000,0O0 worth Of property
destroyed 100000 lives; sent $4,000 l.,
prison; and 100000 children TO the poor.
house; caused $4,000 murders and 500 >
su.cid's; and beqnenthcd TO the country
Il ,0O0, ,00Q, 900 orphan chi. .dren.
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THEY CANT KEEP 'gM.--A YOU man
iu ~. Louis. ramel Johu Allen. sued ont
writ # rei.leyip Tor the recovery of a
valni' lc ring which he hui given TO Miss
Jane Reed. under conviction that she
"onla oarry him. Upon consultation
with her parents. she concluded not TO do
any snch thing. but 10 keep the ring as q
present John wnnhin't 9 sree 70 this, and
~" o'dFt decided that,it shssid 10 givsn
hin.
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The First Lady Peel.

the second manufacturer of the name in
herited all his fathers enterprise, ability
aud industry. His ositun at startln. in
life was Int above that OF an ordinary
working man; for his father, though LAWN.
the foundation OF future prosperity, was
still struggling with difficulties arising
from insufficient capital. When Robert
was only twenty Years of aye, he determined
to begin the business OF cotton printing,
which he had by this time learned with
his father. on his own account IIis uncle.
james llowarth, and Villa Yates. of
Blackburn, joined him ia his enterprise:
the whole capital which they cou,i raise
! among them amounting to only five hun.
dred pounds, the principal part of which
was supplied by William Yates His father
kept small inni in Black burn, where h. was
known as yates o tn Ball." aud haviny
saved moncyhy this business. he was wllin.
to advance sufficient to give his SON II STAR,
in the lucrative trade of cotton-print,ny
then in its infancy. Robert Peel. thou Ii
comparatively II mere youth supplied the
practical knowcd &c ol the business but it
was said OF him, and it proved true. ..that
he carried an old head on yuun. shcrl-
dcrs."
a ruined corn uill, with its adjoinin.
fields, was purchased for / cuu!parativciy
small sum, near the then insignificant town
| OF bury. where the works long after con.
tinurd " bc known as The Ground anu
few wooden sheds having been run up,
the hrm commenced their cot. on printing
business in II very humhle way in 100,
adding To 1t that Of co.tnn spinning "a lew
years later. Ihc iru.a >tv!c in which.
the partners lived may hc inferred tramlhe
following incident in thor early care r:
wv ilImm dtcs, hcim. marriel nan with
family. commenced ..uusc- kcrpin. on !,
small ale. AMI To- uhliya l,cl. ~kc -.
single, he a"rccd To- Ike him rs "A lua .cr
| Inc sum winch the latter first uail iui
board and 10 q +. WIS nniy 81 IN: ia lin :
a week; bui Yates, r~lirI.n. his 10, 1T.
t.c. insisted an tht weekly iayurmt in.
Increased a >hi!tnL I" which, i eel at nrst
icmurred and !, d:ii.rrr ce l"iwscn th.
! rirfners t"oS i'irc,'. which w,> cv u uni.y
eompr"ml>'d y 10y The ln .,r rnvim. M al
vance 81 III. PER w.rl. " ia,n Yates
81 lest chill VAS a -irl nlm.i ..i,a. AZ
she Y" >'nn p'ct'nc a t. rccI ilvlrlt
with Ihs yonn I"i-"r
On r,,ur,,,n r,,,, h;.L,I H..
Il h, ,,rnu,r! l., v,,'5tl, ~. b,l,
! ,irl 4.,,on hi, in.... and .,,v ~ l.r IN .n
h IA fanny st..c L,,r " IL. INV wi,, -.
% which the chilli w,, r,,Il n.,y..r
Yes. ~ any child v,,.II, :rh,r an
wait ior the. Nc.v; al vel the. and
uon" eds Ami Rpbcrt Peel dill vat
/ \s the glr! :TcN inb bsyu, tnyari, wlAtn
hr'd, his determination to wit f,r h.r
w's st'on,th n'd, AMI after lnI,>e of tcu
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a small, clean potato, with the end cut
Oft, is very convenient medium of apply
in, brick d st to knives, Keeping it about
the right moisture, while the juice of the
potato assists III removing stains from the
surface 1t is said that bc ter polish can
be got 10y this method than by any other,
ana with less laLor
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SIR WALTER SCuTr GRAyE.-A cor
respondent of The Boston Trooelcy writes
Is fellows OF his visit 10 Abbott ford ,nd
the tomb of Scott:
10 day, Sittn. at the window of the
httI" inn At M"r,Se, we rest AN boar or
two before ic.,vipt their charming sh ines
Drybnr-h Abbey. yesterday e>en,n.. in
;bc NctlIp. sunni Lht. was all thIt romance
aud poetry have pictured IT, and SIR Wal
ter .raNc, as We stnnd leaning over hi~
''n was chrcrc4 uy "a 70 nn-rc Id ct.t
.in-mE load and clear iu uci hauriu-
lIer. n"i1rt visiting iryhur- h We spent
>eNcrti h"uls ALbyt lord, mrw seem :,
~ Il c,cricd residence lar Air. linnc
Scott nuI h's .iit!c dau- -hicr ore in Lon
d'I. tn the = ace Is lrtt with servants
80 'inS the Tweed just alter smart
shower winch mVLc every bush bri.htrn.
an every blade q! grass .rccncr. we walked
through the avenue icad!u. To- the house
without meeting soul Arr We at the
porter lodge. LU EL!Xing u! lclS. o.
pnIu!'Es ON doors could induce u hum ,n
O''n- L. appear 50 we "icncd the iawn
-.ic on'I r,rmbIcI about the rounds, nn.
even a d.: or cat comm. out 10 Sye who
rc In;Gu hing upul the pre- "i.r, We
th "a Int "ut visit wIIll be- ii .shc aIl
W. Shpu!t 1T Iwiy without nlce M my
one IruuI the hul-,, bur tiy hide Scot, il
d'me ca'nc At last, wIpI the corner "l h +
mout with Ii apr1I, evidently hayins
bccH disturbed a; her lunch Noiw,th
stan'iiu- she had been oJil.ci Ia leave her
ale au.i sauGNIr!. her tc.ulcr was hy nn
means Iniied, aul in five minutes she
became 50 mInutc!y autobio.rlphical th It
We had al the items OF her hu>tinr cxis.
tencc spread out like u pocket map before
u.
Sir Walters study looked the same as
when | saw t ten years ago but the library
seemed less cared for. We went into the
room where the minstrel died, and the
Saimc sounds from the river that fell on his
dying ears came up throu n the OPEN win.
dows ot the apartment. The present oc.
cuPnnt, who married Il dau shter OF
LocAhart is Il Roman Catholic, and we
were told by one OF his ncighbors that he
was a gudc kInlmon' Coming away from
the house We fell III with an old friend of
Tom Purdc, who had many good words to
say for that worthy person. lie had
also kmown Sir Walter, but he considered
him too great scholar for So huuLie
body as hlmselfto be Oh very familiar terms
with
"AbbCtslord is n sad place now, AMI ne
cannot 20 to it, remembering how cheerful
is was once, without 81 III that all have
passed away WHO were So happy under its
root bui Il lew years ago
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The highest and lie t inte ,cst Of sec ETY.
in the future demand better, q more use.
fal, piore domestic traiDio & of your young
ladies - Hartford Courdnt.
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PHYSICAL CoURAGE.-lt il certainly a
foolish deiusion to suppo.e that as the world
grows more iacitic the demand for ph ysical
cour' &c passes away. 1t is only that its ap-
pilcatiUiIs become nobler. In baryaruus
ages, men hsht ayailst men and animals,
and ne.d, like Achilles, to be fed on the
marrow ui Wild be SITS. AS time eEps,s he
savage animals are exit putcl, the s,va.e
men are civilized; but nature, actin. thro .h
science, com mcrce, sUciefy, Is stil crcatin
new exi-sencies uf peril and cvukins new
types OF courage to meet them. Grace
Darling ut her oars, Kane IN HIS open boat.
Stemhcn>on testing his sairty-lamp in tho
tern lc pit--what were the roph cs of
Mii'iadcs IL these! The ancicn, 4 A.amen.
non iearci no danger SD memorable as that
ocean storm which beset his modern maine.
sake, teaV,hg acrvss the waters more price
less treasure than Helen. pride of Greece.
And, Indeed, setting aside these sublimit. .es
OF purpose, and cooking simply at the guam
tI'y and quality Ut peril, it i, doubtful
whether any tale of the SEA kin, hrils the
blood more wor,hily than the plain news.
paper narrative OF Capt. Thos. Baily, in
the Ncwburyport schooner Ads, beating
a u.
With his crew of two men and bog up TO
their waists in the water.
IL Is easy To test the matter. Let anv
one who believes that the day Of dariny Is
past, beg o.. buy ride on the LOGON otivc of
tie earliest express train some cold MORN
Ing. One wave Of the conductors hand
ANA the live engine springs snorting beneath
you as no Arab sieeJ ever rushed over the
desert. 1t is not like being bound to an
arrow, tur that motion would be smouth her;
1t Is not like being hurled upon an ocean
crest, for that v uid be slower. You are
rushing onward. aud you are powerlcss, that
Is all. The frosty air gives such a brittle
and slippery look to the two iron lines
which lie between you and destruction that
you appreciate the Mahummedan tlhlc ol
the bridge llcrat, thinner than hair.
sharper than scinitur, which stretches
over hell aud leads to paradise Nothing
has PASSED over that perll1us track for
many hours; the cliffs may have fallen and
buried 1t. the trail bridges my hav, sunk
beneath II, or ciabulical m,lIcc put ubsiruc-
| tiums "n II, no Iuattrr how trivial. e,,ually
fit'i to YOU: ach curving embank rIrnt ma Y
! hide ruSnuTn h,rrnrS from which ia IA Il,
all others escape, you on the ery,ne cannot;
and yc the sti. sur5ing locomntlvc LIQUIDS
onward beneath you mad in career. You
/ draw 4 lon4 bre nth as you disumunt at last
Il hundred miles away, as ii you hnd been
ridinS with Nlazrppa or Bruncch.ile, and
yet escaped alive. And there hy ynur
d. stands the quiet, -r.mmy engineer
tur"iWs ulrtady TO h.s touucc, aud hts news.
paper, aud uncousciouS. while he reads ul
the charge at BalaklavA, that his llf. is one
every day
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FINE-ARTs SCHOOL.
REMARKS.

Experienced and thoroughly qualified teachers give their
entire time to their respective departments.
Extra charges and needless expenses striey pro-
purchases made by the teachers.
Pcayune pedars not allowed to premises and
pocket money is required.
Oxford is situated the healthy hills of Granville i9
miles from the Raleigh and Gason Rarad, and u eOn.
nected with Henderson Station by daily lineof stages
The scholastic year divided ntn two sessions The
first opens the first Monday in July and closes the
last Thursday in November. The secoHdo tie first
Monday in January and closes with the annual commences
meni on the last Thursday in May. -,is 81
Students received for sessions. Cores.
pOndents will direct their favors 10 >z..--=l. !.
MILLS & co., Oxford, n C.
December II, 1860. 1el-A
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SLAVE STATES.

*Twcnty-one Senator's and seventy representatives
are known be openly for secession in the event of
Lincolns election to the Presidency. The Legsla
ture will not meet until next fall, unless the Cover
nor calls special session. The Convention will
meet in December, and will be for secession by a
large majority.
ELECTS new Legislature November, 1860
Twenty Bell and Everett members were elected
to the Arkansas Legislature in 1860. This is a
stronger opposition to the democratic party than
was ever before known in that State.
sWe are unable to give the political classification
of the Georgia Legislature, but on joint ballot the
Breckenridge party has 200, Bell 80, and Douglas %
THE new Mississippi Legislature is politically clas-
sified as follows, viz: Senate-Democrats, 26 !;
wings, 81 independent, 1 +; vacancy, 1. House
Democrats, ss; wings, 6; American democrat, J.,
and two vacancies The vote for Breckenridge and
Bell will be close.
acknowledgements 25; Union, Z; republicans,
l. House-Democrats, 50; Union, So; republican, u.
GOVERNORS OF STATES FOR 1861.
The following are the Governors of the several
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MISCELLANEOUS.
OXFORD FEMALE COLLEGE.
LITERARY SCHOOL.

LII EhAht DCttOOLs
VTyITS SCHOOL COMPRISES EIGHT PERMANENT.
Lr organized classes, whose studies comnenes With
me alphabet and continued in the Elementary BrAnches
mathematics Languages English Literature, Nttu Sei
ences and Moral Philosophy, until the minds Of tip 10
dents are properly trained for the duties Of life The jp
yestgnlons and discussions thorough aud cepshsa
slEe Necessary apparatus is freely supplied Ths hhfb
res and Cabinets embrace and coecsens.
FINE-ARTS SCHOOL.
Special attention is devoted to drawing Oil Psntinr
and Embroidery The various styles of a.cJ paintng"
and dsofDamoniai work " are also taught : -. =. zs
MUSIC. SCHOOL. ..r,,4 t....
Music is taught a science and lrstsue.ina
is given the Piano, Guitar and Harmonium. BnnsuA
attention is devoted to Vocal and Sacred hnsiss
EXPENSES. -: --
Tuition in Elementary Branches, els
:" .." College Glasses, %
's Drawing, (materials iHcluded,) II
Painting in Water Colors Is
Z" Oil Paintings, materials incudsay3 20
. Wax Work. materials inelnded.f 10
4" Embrodery, (malerials inclnded,l.. 10
Music instrument furnished,) %
Board (wsshing included9 :, 80