The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-22
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OF Education, and their last report contains
important statistics as to the exhausting eff
fects of over exertion Of The brain. In one
school Of 50 pupils, only 50 had refreshing
sleep. SO had hradachesor Constant weari.
ness. and only Is were perfectly we'll. Tie
sause Of This is thus accounted For: The
most celebrated IN dical men, according TO
facts and opinions, given in this report.
show that the hours devoted To brain work
should not exceed six hours for healthy
men, and three hours ius children. But in
the above school il was found that, in ad-
dition to The six hours Of school, 81 studied
81 hours, IS four hours, and 10 from four
10 seven hours. The report states that in
places where schools are highest in reputa-
tion. the above example is the common ex.
perience.
The Washington CORES pnndent OF the
Boston Post relates that a soldier Of the
Twelfth infantry. now stationed at the
capital, was complaining very bitterly be-
cause he had been deprived oil his vote. By
the Radical party. lie said his poor old
mother. WIN had dandlcd him on her knee,
would he sorely grievsd to lrarn that her
boy had shed his blood only that lazy, ne
groes might be elevated above him. He
then commenced criiicising Grant as Gen.
eral. when a comrsde interrupted. I" Bur,
friend. Grant whipped lee" "Fsiih. and
he did" was the reply sander the inspir-
ing songs ofWe're coming Father Abraham.
with three hundred thousand more, lad.
ding. My father told me, when was q
boy, that q swarm ol bees could kill ahorse.'
ALABAMA LEessaATUaE.- Montgomery.
July 1.-THE Legislature met yesterday.
There are 80 cnIored members. The Dnor.
keeper of the Senate. the Doorkeeper, Ser
geant.at arms and Chaplain IL the lilo use
are cslured men.
Cav. Smith was inargarated Ia day IN
the presence oil the iwo houses. He sentrn
a message which is in The main more CON.
sentative than was expected. lie recon.
mends in strong language the removahoia all
from the people Of Alsbana,
and bitterly opposes any dlsfranchisement
excsp. for crime.
Saluies 10 honor of the Inauguration
were fired By Gen. Shepherd.
FAREWELL SPEEcH OF RgygRpy JuHssOS
--AFFEcrSo ScRsE --lieterdy johnson
took bis farewell OF the Senate to-day. The
scene was a very affecting one. lie at.
tempted to read the speech which he hal
prepared. but his feelings osercame him,
and he found he could neither see The words
nor had he the voice to enuRciste them.
His frame irembled VIOLENTLY, and he va,
so filed with emotion that he was forced 10
take his seat. Senator vickers. Of MARY.
land. finished the reading. when all tie S..
majors gathered about Mr.. Johnson. and
babe him good.bye. Jsy liza
The Siamese Twins. il j. said, are going
10 Paris with a view 10 eject separation.
They apprehend. At this time Of lie. some
illness. which will. il fatal 20 one, be sure
70 sacrifice the other. II they can have the
connecting ligature severed successfully.
they think that the life Of one OF them NAV,
10 such an event. be prolonged. The re.
suit Is very doubtful. 4 consultation On
The subject. years ago. revealed great d.
ference ofoplnion aiming able surgeons
SrnL Consecutive hundred Mormon,
larded al New York on Monday from The
steamship Minnesota. They will 20 West
By the Michigan Central railroad. Eight
thousand more are expected 10 arrive dor.
lng the summer. !" Brother Brigham
boasted last winter that the Immigration d
Mormons from Europe this year would b.
larger.than ever before. The facts seem 10
bear out his prophecy.
Al Lacrosse, Wis, on The 18th. Rev. ".
Simons completed hundred mile walk ia
% hours and so minutes. the ac;ual walk
ing time being 10 huurs and IS mina'.
lie is to walk 4, 100 miles inside Of 20 days
Gen. Jas. Shields delivered an addressed
he Fourth Of July, at large p'enic near
Brookield, Missouri, npoa the grestne''.
the dignity and the superior excellence o.
The American people. N
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