The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-24
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
"Semi-Monthly Record"
PITTSBORO' SCIENTIFIC ACkDE&T
OF THE


PITTsB0RO' SCIENTIFIC AGADE&T.
ON TUESDAY, LIST OF MAY, WILL BE
issued the first number of Il Literary aud
Educational Journal to be published the 1st
and 18th of each month, in Pittsboro', n. c., ard
devoted to the advancement of Education in the
South, and the interests of the Institution with
which it is connected.
This paper will be a different one in character
from any which OF present presents a claim for
the patronage of the people. Edited and printed,
in every particular, by Students of our Academy
of Natural Science in Central North Carolina, it
will endeavor to interest all, in those subjects
which enlarge and ennobe the mind, and TO cxz.
cludc topics of heated political discussion. While
breathing devoted love to the Sunny South the
land of our BIRTH it will discuss Literary and
Scientific matters and Improvements in means Of
Education, Accounts of Discoveries and Invcr-
lions, Reviews of books, &c, for which it will
have especial facilities
Short Resumes of the news of the day, Reports
of the Markets. interesting Correspondence, and
Local matters.
As this is the only paper in all the great heart
of the State comprised between Raleigh and
Wadesboro and Salisbury and Fayetteville, vaiuA
able County matters will be inserted, and Mercli-
ants the Sea-board and others will find il .
medium peculiarly adapted to their wants, as 4
very large edition will be distributed widely
through the Country districts, for the benefit Of
the Academy.
The hest English and other periodicals will be
available to US, for the transfcrral of articles of
sterling merit, and the only educational
journal in the entire South, at present, the adj
vantages of the Record" will be readily appre-
ciated
Compositions of merit from the students of the
Academy, but only such are strictly worthy of
perusaI, will find place in our columns.
The type, press, and materials are all new, and
of the most approved manufacture. Subscriptions
enough have been already received to render the
paper selfsupporting, and subscribers Will be
served punctually.
An especial feature will be course of articles
upon the history of the County of Chatham, with
many facts and traditions of the people of tbs:
early days, never published, by well known
citizen, long in political life. The subscription
price is fixed at the low rate of dollar, in ad
Special rates sent to those DESTROYS of form ing
clubs. Early applications should be made to Sc
the first numbers.
Editors will confer faver by noticing this
prospectus and the attention will be rcciprocated.
We ask kind reception by the fraternity.
C. B. benson,
Publisher and Principal, P s. A.
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