Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-02-09
NEWsPAPERs. -,
A well conducted Newspaper is great

e
and good institution. 1t nerves the heart
OF the patriot ; it cheers the Philanthropist;
] strengthens the arm Of the Mechanic; gives
S9qsehdence to the Merchant; aids the Pro-
fessional man in his practice the Student
IN his studies promotes the interest of the
Planter, and furnishes useful information
and wholesome recreation for all classes.
In addition to this, it is largely through the
fundamentally of Newspapers that our
Railroads are constructed, Cities built up,
Rivers made navigable, Commerce promo
ted, and the Arts and Science extended.
A good Newspaper always promotes the
cause of true Religion, by intoxicating its
cardinal doctrines and principles, though
this may be done BY inference and insnua.
ton frequently, rather than by direct and
plain teaching.
1t Newspapers do all these things-and
who can say they do not-how important
1t becomes that every family should have
at least one of the proper sort for their
instruction and Improvement In trayel-
ing through the country, no discerning per-
son can fail to notice the great difference
IN the intelligence of those families that
take Newspapers and those that do not.
ivou want to know the price of Gold
or Bank bills, take the papers if you want
to know the prizes of cotton, wheat or corn,
take the papers; if you wait to know the
price of butter, eggs, or chickens, take the
papers; ii you want to know the price Of |
cotfee' sugar and specie, take the papers:
You want to know the price of cotton |
cards and yarns, take the papers; if you |
wle:i to buy or sell LANDS, take the papers
ifyou want to know who is married or
dead, take the papers; ifyou want to know
to know OF contagious, fire, or famines,
take the paper; if you want to know of
wars, and rumors ofwars take the papers
n fine, if you want to know anything that
is worth knowing, take good reliable
Newspaper.-Rome Courier.
FORGOT 1T WHEN IN A FIaHT.-Tim
MCGOWAN had his limb crushed when
quite boy. he afterwards lost bis life in
the Mexican war, aud his surviving broth
er' Dennis, never ceased boasting of Tins
exploits. "Och murder, ,"says he, ;, you
ought to have seen Tim at Rye-sack dol
lar pole me (meaniug Resaca de la Palma.)
lie caught two Mexican black>guards by
the cuffs of their necks and kilt them both
as dead as kerrins by knocking their heads
together"
How could that be-" said the listener,
""hen your brother had but one arus'
"Bless your eowl," said Dennis" one arm
had ,he2 That's true enough for ,ye, but
then, ye see, Tim forgot all about that
when he got into fight"
An agonizing story is told of vain
New York young lady, who, dissatisfied /
With her good but irregular teeth, had them
all pulled out to make room for new and
false sot. In vain the dentist wished to
spare her eye.teeth. She, would have them I
out Nervous prostration followed the op.
Grafton, and she died victim to her pride.
and leaving, the set of false teeth she had |
ordered uncalled for. rt
uNIvERsrTY orGRoRoIA.--A business
letter from the accomplished President Of |
this institution informs the Columber En-:
0uirer that thia IIn;uoro;tu ,n.n.l Al