The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-02
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they will be at loss to comprehend the n'odus
operandi in use in the below named institution,
which we find advertised rs follows in the Saturday
Reuie,o: ssAIr. HAusslAN, Of G@ttngin University,
bees to acquaint the Nobility and Gentry that he
has re-opened, at Brunswick, his establishment for
the education Of young gentlemen, and that he
can receive few pupils for next term. French
taught by native masters, and German and French
spoken alternately" This alternate establishment
s aristocratic in its pretensions, and throws its
bats for rich civic gudgeons. more pretentious
institution, though in different style, is the fol-
lowing ''The Verulam Tutorial Institute, estab-
lshed to prepare candidates for the Indian and
Home Civil Service. A staff OF sixteen tutors,
graduates in honors Of Oxford and Cambridge,
(Wrangler, Seventh Classic, First Glass in Law,
&c. J, graduate Professors Of Foreign Languages
and Indian Gentlemen. Arrangement for resident
students" Is graduate" in tho last sentence
("graduate Professors)" to be considered verb or
an adjective, or quasi participal adjective Have
these Professors and Indian Gentlemen been
already graduated, and are now doing ornamental
duty at the Verulam? Or does it mean that tho
yerulam graduates Professors Of Foreign Lam
euaees and Indian Gontlemenp We pause for q
reply.
IT Is FROM TRoYEs, at the price OF five francs
the hundred, that the apple or vine snail is sent
to Paris, boiled in their shells, and seasoned with
fresh butter mixed with parsley. When you wish
to partake of them, you place them before the fire
till the butter mets and then they are fit to eat.
I purchased some, and succeeded in eating two,
but with difficulty, as the way they were dressed
did not disguise the slimy, soapy taste, and the
want Of salt, pepper, etc., made them most un-
palatable. felt that could sympathize with
Dr. BLACK and DR.. HATToN, who also endeavored
| to eat dish of stewed snails but after vainly
attempting to swallow in very small quantities the
mess which each internally loathed, DR.. BLACK at
length showed the white feather, but in o very
delicate manner, as II to sound the opinion OF his
messmate. s'Doctor," he said, in his precise and
quiet manner, doctor, do you Iot think that they
taste ittle-a very httle-green3" 2" "Gresa
| green, indeed Take them away'l take them
away'l" vociferated DR.. HArToN, starring nom
the table, and giving full vent to biz feenhgs OF
adherence. In Paris snails are not considered In
season till the first frost, about the END OF octooeI
or beginning Of November, when they are clothed
with their white epiphngm. The Parisians est
abont fteen or twenty for breakfast and they arc
also said to give . better flavor to vine.
FEW n.rs SINCE NATHAN SALISBURY, Esq,
Tv;ne, in East Scott, Courtland county, found q
verv peculiar axe. The circumstances are as fol-
lows: cat an early day, when MIR. SALIsBuRY, in
company with others, was chopping and clearing
the forest Of his newly-acquired farm, they came
upon very large hemlock standing near the
stream. After cutting the tree down MIR. SAILS
BURY discovered that what appeared to be the
heart Of the tree was really separate tree from
the cne Just fallen. On examination, the tree was
found to have been girdled at some previous time,
leaving small portion uncut 80 thst the sap had
continued to traverse the trunk until its growth
had completely overgrown the girdling, and
another tree formed, growing to emo rmous dimen-
sions. A few days since, near the trunk OF that
tree, about twelve inches below the 81 race, was
found this peculiar axe. It is about ten inches in
length by three and one. fourth inches on the cut
or edge. It is made Of iron. Now, what is re-
girdhng or packing Of the inner tree corresponds
precisely with the axe found, and counting the
concentric rings Of the growth of the outer tree,
is found the remarkable fact that the inner tree
was girdled about one hundred years before the
landing Of the Pilgrims. Who was in that locality
using an axe three hundred and ffty-seyen years
sgo2"
The late rains appear to have done considerable
damage all through the 90 untry. The Whining
ton Journal complains that tho damages done by
thereoent flood are >lpost unprecedented in tie
history Of agricultural dis:ss ane This was the
case, SAYS this authority, through the State IN.
o} m.H Hyde, Edgecombe and Brunswick counties,
the damage is pronounced fearful. Much Of the
crops is entirely washed away. The water mills
throug hout that section have been subjected to
serious injury, the greater part Of the dams hsv.
ing been washed away, and, in some Instances,
wholly destroyed. 1t concludes thus: 'The cot
ton crop is almost entirely annihilated, fertilizers
and msnures having been completely washed out,
while the corn crop has sustained very serious in
jury. The consequences Of this fearful blow
to the agricultural inte rest will be most ter
rible, every energy Of our farmers having been di-
rectsd to bring about an abundant yield this year.
The only course left to pursue is to push ahead
and plow up the remnants OF the damaged crops,
and endeavor to replant as far as possible with
corn. At best, 1t is very great risk, and the
yield will depend entirely on the propitiousness OF
the seasons.
THE BERMUDA GAZETTE, Of the 11th inst, con-
tains the following interesting news from the West
Indies: "a large meeting OF prominent merchants
and others took place at Commercial Hall, Bridge
town, Barbadoes, ON the Esd ult., to consider the
proposal made by o New York company, through
their travelling agent, Mr.. DELMAB, to establish
y semi.monthly line OF steamers between New
York and tho West Indies, viz: The route to be
from New York to st. John, Porto Rico; thence to
st. Thomas, 81. Kits and Antigua; here to coal
and transfer the mails, passengers, &C., to inter-
colonial boats. which would touch at Gaudaloupe,
Martinique, Barbados and Demsrsra. They were
to leave New York on the 1st and 18th Of each
month. The company has capital Of s., ,0O0, 900,
but had only issued 81 800 O00, ,fal Of which had
been taken up in the States; but it was proposed
to issue small additional number in the islands,
more to show their cooperation in the line than
because IL was necessary to seek for more capital
to work it. The rates to be charged for passen-
gers 80 per day. They had promise from their
government Of s250, 900 per annum. Mr.. DEIMAR
said that Turks Island offered f150O and Bermuda
f3O0O." ..,-
. ~ '.-=t,--- $50 '-'-
BOOKS, II PROPERLY used, are chiefly valuable in
supplying to those who resd them new experiences
and new points OF view. -nnot so used they mere
ly turn the students into sort Of walking sncy-
clopedia. And the fault Of the book-worm is, that
the more he banishes himself from the world the
more he has tendency to become mere collector.
He has at his fingers ends all the ouriozities Of
literature. But the energy and sympathy with
his age, which alone can convert the curiosities
Of the past into steam power for the present and
the future, has died out Of him. In order to make
his mark upon the world he ought to be full OF
ideas, and he is only full Of facts he finds HIM
self in his old age beaten, as far as influence and
power are concerned by those who have learnt less
but made more active use Of the little they have
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