A GUIDE TO THE VIRGINIA SPRINGS: (continued 2)
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THE NATURAL TUNNEL.
This great curiosity is in Scott County, about 12 miles west of Estillville, the county seat. The following description of it is from the "American Journal of Geology."
"To form an adequate idea of this remarkable and truly sublime object, we have only to imagine the creek, to which it gives a passage, meandering through a deep narrow valley, here and there bounded on both sides by walls or revêtements, rising to the height of two or three hundred feet above the stream; and that a portion of one of these chasms, instead of presenting an open thorough cut from the summit to the base of the high grounds, is intercepted by a continuous, unbroken ridge, more than three hundred feet high, extending entirely across the valley, and perforated transversely at its base, after the manner of an artificial tunnel, and thus affording a spacious subterranean channel for the passage of the stream.
"The entrance to the Natural Tunnel, on the upper side of the ridge, is imposing and picturesque, in a high degree; but on the lower side, the grandeur of the scene is greatly heightened by the superior magnitude of the cliffs, which exceed in loftiness, and which rise perpendicularly—and in some instances in an impending manner—more than three hundred feet; and by which the entrance on this side is almost environed, as it were, by an amphitheatre of rude and frightful precipices.
"The observer, standing on the brink of the stream, at the distance of about one hundred yards below the debouchure of the Natural Tunnel, has, in front, a view of its arched entrance, rising seventy or eighty feet above the water, and surmounted by horizontal stratifications of yellowish, white, and gray rocks, in depth nearly twice the height of the arch. On his left, a view of the same mural precipice, deflected from the springing of the arch in a manner to pass in a continuous curve quite to his rear, and towering in a very impressive manner above his head. On his right, a sapling growth of buckeye, poplar, lindens, &c., skirting the margin of the creek, and extending obliquely to the right, and upwards through a narrow, abrupt ravine, to the summit of the ridge, which is here, and elsewhere, crowned with a timber-growth of pines, cedar, oaks, and shrubbery of various kinds. On his extreme right is a gigantic cliff, lifting itself up perpendicularly from the water's edge, to the height of about three hundred feet, and accompanied by an insulated cliff, called The Chimney, of about the same altitude, rising in the form of a turret, at least sixty feet above its basement, which is a portion of the imposing cliff just before mentioned."
THE BUFFALO KNOB.
"This is a very lofty eminence, in Floyd County, from the top of which the view is sublime. On the north, east, and west, the beholder is amazed at the boundless succession of mountains rising beyond mountains—while far away to the south, the plain seems to stretch to an interminable length. On the east, The Knob is accessible on horseback, being two miles in height from the beginning of the ascent to the highest point; on the west it breaks off precipitately, and presents the shape of the animal whose name it bears. This mountain is seen sixty or eighty miles, towering above all others. On the highest point is a space of about thirty acres, which is so elevated that not any trees grow there; and in the warmest days of summer, the visitor requires thick clothing to protect him from the cold. The spot is covered with fine grass, strawberry-vines, and gooseberry and currant-bushes. The fruit upon them is of superior flavour, but it does not ripen until two or three months later than upon the low-lands."
THE MAMMOTH MOUND.
This curiosity is in Marshall County, about a quarter of a mile from the Ohio; it is 69 feet high, and 900 feet in circumference at the base, and has a flat top about 50 feet in diameter.
"A few years since a white oak, of about 70 feet in height, stood on the summit of the mound, which appeared to die of age. On carefully cutting the trunk transversely, the number of concentric circles showed that it was about 500 years old."
CAVES.
Besides Weyer's, there are other caves in the State, which are great curiosities, two of which are said to be nearly equal to Weyer's. One of them is in Page County, about a mile west of Luray, and the other in Warren County, about three miles south of Front Royal.
POWELL'S FORT VALLEY.
This curiosity is in Page County; and Kercheval gives the following account of it:
"The grandeur and sublimity of this extraordinary work of nature, consists in its tremendous height and singular formation. On entering the mouth of the fort, we are struck with the awful height of the mountains on each side, probably not less than a thousand feet. Through a very narrow passage, a bold and beautiful stream of water rushes, called Passage Creek, which a short distance below works several fine merchant mills. After travelling two or three miles, the valley gradually widens, and for upwards of twenty miles furnishes arable land, and affords settlement for eighty or ninety families, several of whom own very valuable farms. The two mountains run parallel 24 or 25 miles, and are called East and West Fort Mountains, and then are merged into one, anciently Mesinetto, now Masinutton Mountain. The Masinutton Mountain continues its course about 35 or 36 miles southerly, and abruptly terminates opposite Keisletown, in the County of Rockingham. This range of mountains divides the two branches of the Shenandoah River, called the South and North Forks. This mountain, upon the whole, presents to the eye something of the shape of the letter Y, or perhaps more the shape of the hounds and tongue of a wagon.
"A few miles above Luray, on the west side of the river, there are three large Indian Graves, ranged nearly side by side, 30 or 40 feet in length, 12 or 14 feet wide, and 5 or 6 feet high. Around them, in a circular form, are a number of single graves. The whole covers an area of little less than a quarter of an acre. They present to the eye a very ancient appearance, and are covered over with pine and other forest growth. The excavation of the ground around them is plainly to be seen. The three first-mentioned graves are in oblong form; probably contain many hundreds of human bodies, and were doubtless the work of ages.
PEAK KNOB, AND THE GLASS WINDOWS.
These two curiosities, in Pulaski County, are thus described by Howe:
"Peak Knob, 4 miles south of Newbern, is a prominent projection in Draper's Mountain, rising about 1,000 feet, and presenting from its summit a delightful and extensive landscape. Iron ore exists in abundance in this mountain, and also coal of a good quality. In its vicinity are mineral springs, supposed to possess valuable medicinal qualities.
"On the north bank of New River, near Newbern, there is a bluff called The Glass Windows, consisting of vertical rocks nearly 500 feet high, and forming the immediate bank of the stream for a distance of four miles. They are considered a great curiosity. The face of these rocks is perforated by a vast number of cavities, which no doubt lead to caves or cells within the mountain. Some of the cells have been explored, and found to contain saltpetre, stalactites, and other concretions."
Howe tells us, that in Washington County, "westerly from Abingdon, between Three Springs and the North Fork of Holston, on Abram's Creek, in a narrow, gloomy ravine, bounded by a high perpendicular ledge, is a large waterfall, which in one single leap descends perpendicularly 60 feet, and then falls about 40 feet more ere it reaches the bottom. The stream is about 20 feet wide."
DISTANCES.
FROM WASHINGTON CITY TO THE VIRGINIA SPRINGS.
Route No. 1.
Miles. Miles from Washington.
From Washington to Acquia Creek Landing, 45
To Fredericksburg, 14 59
" Junction, 37 96
" Louisa, C. H., 37 133
" Gordonsville, 13 146
" Charlottesville, 21 167
" M'Ghee's, 7 ½ 174 ½
" Cox's, 7 181 ½
" Brooksville, 4 ½ 186
" Mountain Top, 4 190
" Waynesboro, 4 194
" Staunton, 11 205
" Buffalo Gap, 10 215
" Oakland House, 10 225
" Deerfield, 2 227
" Lange's, 2 229
" Cloverdale Hotel, 6 235
" Bath Alum Springs, 15 250
" Warm Springs, 5 255
" Hot Springs, 5 260
" Callahan's, 20 280
" White Sulphur Springs, 15 295
" Lewisburg, 9 304
" Blue Sulphur Springs, 13 317
Route No. 2.
Miles. Miles from Washington.
Baltimore to Harper's Ferry, 82
Washington to Harper's Ferry, 104
To Charlestown, 10 114
" Winchester, 22 136
" Newtown, 8 144
" Strasburg, 10 154
" Woodstock, 11 ½ 165 ½
" Mt. Jackson, 13 178 ½
" New Market, 7 185 ½
" Spartapolis, 6 ½ 192
" Harrisonburg, 11 203
" Mt. Crawford, 8 211
" Mt. Sidney, 7 218
" Staunton, 10 228
Thence as in No. 1, to the White Sulphur, &c.
Or from Harrisonburg, via Augusta Springs, to the Warm Springs, 60
Route No. 3.
RICHMOND VIA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Miles. Miles from Richmond.
To Atley's, 9
" Peak's, 6 15
" Hanover Court-House, 3 18
" Wickham's, 2 20
" Junction, 7 27
" Noel's, 5 32
" Hewlett's, 4 36
" Beaver-dam, 4 40
" Bumpass's, 6 46
" Frederick Hall, 5 51
" Tolersville, 6 57
" Louisa Court-House, 6 63
" Trevilian's, 5 68
" Gordonsville, 9 77
" Lindsay's, 5 82
" Cobham, 2 84
" Campbell's, 3 87
" Keswick, 4 91
" Shadwell, 3 94
" Charlottesville, 4 98
Thence as in No. 1 by stage to White Sulphur.
Route No. 4.
FROM RICHMOND, VIA JAMES RIVER CANAL, TO LYNCHBURG, THENCE BY STAGE VIA THE NATURAL BRIDGE, DIBBREL'S SPRINGS, AND COVINGTON, TO THE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Miles. Miles from Richmond.
To Manakintown, 17
" Jude's Ferry, 5 22
" Michaux's, 9 31
" Cedar Point, 2 33
" Jefferson, 6 39
" Cartersville, 8 47
" Columbia, 10 57
" New Canton, 9 66
" Scottsville, 13 79
" Rockfish, 12 91
" Warminster, 8 99
" Hardwicksville, 4 103
" Tye River, 5 108
" Bent Creek, 9 117
" Staple's Mills, 12 129
" Lynchburg, 17 146
" Natural Bridge, 38 184
" Dibbrel's Springs, 18 202
" Clifton Forge, 10 212
" Covington, 13 225
" Callahan's, 5 230
" White Sulphur, 15 245
Route No. 5.
LYNCHBURG TO WHITE SULPHUR.
Miles. Miles from Lynchburg.
To New London, 10
" Liberty, 15 25
" Buford's, 14 39
" Fincastle, 14 53
" Scott's, 18 71
" Mountain House, 7 78
" Sweet Springs, 9 87
" Red Sweet, 1 88
" White Sulphur, 16 104
Route No. 6.
FROM STAUNTON TO ROCKBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS, VIA LEXINGTON.
Miles. Miles from Staunton.
There are two routes, one of which is to Greenville, 12
To Fairfield, 11
" Lexington, 12 35
The other is to Middlebrook, 11
To Brownsburg, 12
" Lexington, 12 35
" Rockbridge Alum, 17 52
From Rockbridge Alum to Bath Alum Springs, 17
Route No. 7.
FROM GUYANDOTTE TO WHITE SULPHUR.
Miles. Miles from Guyandotte.
To Charleston, 48
" Salines, 5 53
" Falls of Kanawha, 30 83
" Gauley Bridge, 5 88
" Hawk's Nest, 8 96
" Locust Lane, 2 98
" Blue Sulphur, 40 138
" Lewisburg, 13 151
" White Sulphur, 9 160
From White Sulphur to Salt Sulphur, 26
From White Sulphur to Red Sulphur, 43
From Red Sulphur to Blue Sulphur, 33
From Scottsville to Brooksville, 25
To Staunton, 19 44
From Waynesboro to Greenville, 17
From Winchester to Jordan's White Sulphur Springs, 6
From Winchester to Capon Springs, 22
From Lexington to Covington, 41
From Winchester to Romney, 43
To Clarksburg, 111 154
" Parkersburg, 83 237
From Fredericksburg to Richmond, 62
From Richmond to Petersburg 22
From Staunton to Parkersburg, 234
CENSUS OF VIRGINIA FOR 1850.
TRANS-ALLEGHANY DISTRICT.
Counties. Whites. Free Negroes. Slaves. Total.
Barbour, 8671 221 113 9005
Braxton, 4123 89 4212
Boone, 3054 183 3237
Brooke, 4923 100 31 5054
Cabell, 5904 6 389 6299
Carroll, 5726 29 154 5909
Doddridge, 2639 80 31 2750
Fayette, 3782 17 156 3955
Floyd, 6000 15 443 6458
Grayson, 6142 36 499 6677
Greenbrier, 8549 156 1317 10022
Giles, 5859 54 657 6570
Gilmer, 3403 72 3475
Hancock, 4040 7 3 4050
Harrison, 11214 26 488 11728
Jackson, 6480 11 53 6544
Kanawha, 12002 211 3140 15353
Lee, 9440 40 787 10267
Lewis, 9621 42 368 10031
Logan, 3533 87 3620
Marion, 10438 20 94 10552
Marshall, 10050 39 49 10138
Mason, 6843 49 647 7539
Mercer, 4018 27 177 4222
Monongalia, 12092 119 176 12387
Monroe, 9062 81 1061 10204
Montgomery, 6822 66 1471 8359
Nicholas, 3889 1 73 3963
Ohio, 17609 235 164 18008
Preston, 11574 47 87 11708
Pocahontas, 3308 23 267 3598
Pulaski, 3613 34 1471 5118
Putnam, 4693 10 632 5335
Raleigh, 1735 7 23 1765
Randolph, 5003 39 201 5243
Ritchie, 3886 16 3902
Russell, 10867 70 982 11919
Scott, 9325 31 473 9829
Smyth, 6901 197 1064 8162
Taylor, 5130 69 168 5367
Tazewell, 8807 75 1060 9942
Tyler, 5456 4 38 5498
Washington, 12372 109 2131 14612
Wayne, 4564 7 189 4760
Wetzel, 4261 6 17 4284
Wirt, 3319 2 32 3353
Wood, 9008 69 373 9450
Wyoming, 1583 1 61 1645
Wythe, 9618 221 2185 12024
330,951 2,709 24,442 358,102
VALLEY DISTRICT.
Counties. Whites. Free Negroes. Slaves. Total.
Alleghany, 2763 58 694 3515
Augusta, 19024 533 5053 24610
Bath, 2436 43 947 3426
Berkeley, 9566 249 1956 11771
Botetourt, 10749 423 3736 14908
Clarke, 3615 123 3614 7352
Frederick, 12769 912 2294 15975
Hampshire, 12389 214 1433 14036
Hardy, 7930 353 1260 9543
Highland, 2853 10 364 3227
Jefferson, 10476 540 4341 15357
Morgan, 3431 3 123 3557
Page, 6332 311 957 7600
Pendleton, 5443 30 322 5795
Roanoke, 5813 154 2510 8477
Rockbridge, 11484 364 4197 16045
Rockingham, 17498 465 2331 20294
Shenandoah, 12595 262 911 13768
Warren, 4492 367 1748 6607
161,658 5414 38,791 205,863
PIEDMONT DISTRICT.
Counties. Whites. Free Negroes. Slaves. Total.
Albemarle, 11876 586 13338 25800
Amelia, 2794 157 6819 9770
Amherst, 6353 393 5953 12699
Appomattox, 4210 184 4799 9193
Bedford, 13556 463 10061 24080
Brunswick, 4895 543 8456 13894
Buckingham, 5426 250 8161 13837
Campbell, 11538 841 10866 23245
Charlotte, 4605 362 8988 13955
Culpeper, 5111 488 6683 12282
Cumberland, 3083 339 6329 9751
Dinwiddie, 10985 3253 11468 25706
Faquier, 9875 643 10350 20868
Franklin, 11638 66 5726 17430
Fluvanna, 4533 217 4737 9487
Greene, 2667 34 1699 4400
Goochland, 3854 653 5845 10352
Halifax, 11006 504 14462 25972
Henry, 5324 208 3340 8872
Loudon, 15081 1354 5641 22076
Louisa, 6423 404 9864 16691
Lunenburg, 4310 195 7187 11692
Madison, 4458 149 4724 9331
Mecklenburg, 7256 912 12429 20597
Nelson, 6478 138 6142 12758
Nottoway, 2251 136 6050 8437
Orange, 3962 184 5921 10067
Patrick, 7197 88 2324 9609
Pittsylvania, 15263 735 12798 28796
Prince Edward, 4177 488 7192 11857
Powhatan, 2532 364 5282 8178
Rappahannock, 5642 296 3844 9782
218,359 15,627 237,478 471,464
TIDE-WATER DISTRICT.
Counties. Whites. Free Negroes. Slaves. Total.
Alexandria, 7218 1408 1382 10008
Accomack, 9742 3161 4987 17890
Charles City, 1664 772 2764 5200
Caroline, 6892 903 10661 18456
Chesterfield, 8402 468 8616 17486
Essex, 3025 419 6762 10206
Elizabeth City, 2341 97 2148 4586
Fairfax, 6835 597 3250 10682
Greensville, 1731 123 3785 5639
Gloucester, 4290 680 5557 10527
Hanover, 6541 219 8393 15153
Henrico, 23732 3663 16042 43437
Isle of Wight, 4724 1234 3395 9353
James City, 1489 663 1868 4020
King George, 2303 265 3403 5971
King & Queen, 4094 461 5764 10319
King William, 2702 346 5731 8779
Lancaster, 1805 263 2640 4708
Mathews, 3644 147 2923 6714
Middlesex, 1903 149 2342 4394
Nansemond, 5425 2143 4715 12283
New Kent, 2221 433 3410 6064
Norfolk, 4907 823 4354 10084
Northumberland, 3072 519 3755 7346
Northampton, 3105 745 3648 7498
Princess Anne, 4280 259 3130 7669
Prince George, 2670 518 4408 7596
Prince William, 5081 550 2498 8129
Richmond, 3462 709 2277 6448
Stafford, 4415 318 3311 8044
Southampton, 5971 1795 5755 13521
Spottsylvania, 6903 527 7481 14911
Surry, 2215 985 2479 5679
Sussex, 3086 742 5992 9820
Warwick, 598 43 905 1546
Westmoreland, 3410 1113 3557 8080
York, 1825 454 2181 4460
Norfolk City, 9113 912 4295 14320
Petersburg City, " " " "
Portsmouth City, 6345 530 1751 8626
Richmond City, " " " "
183,181 30,156 172,315 385,652
DISTRICTS. Whites. Free Negroes. Slaves. Total.
Total of Tide-water Dist., 183181 30156 172315 385652
Total of Piedmont Dist., 218359 15627 237478 471464
Total of Valley Dist., 161658 5414 38791 205863
Total of Trans-Alleg. Dist., 330951 2709 24442 358102
Grand Total, 894,149 53,906 473,026 1,421,081
NOTE.
During the latter part of the session of the Legislature of 1851, three new counties were formed, one of which to be called Craig, out of parts of the counties of Botetourt, Giles, Monroe, and Roanoke; one to be called Upshur, out of parts of the counties of Randolph, Barbour, and Lewis; and the other to be called Pleasants, out of parts of the counties of Wood, Tyler, and Ritchie.
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FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE TO STAUNTON.
Leaves Charlottesville daily at 2 P.M., arrives at Staunton (the night stand) at 9 P.M.
WINCHESTER TO STAUNTON.
Mail Line.—Leaves Winchester daily—except Sundays—at 4 P.M., arrives at Staunton next day at 8 A.M.
Daylight Line of Omnibusses.—Leaves Winchester Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 4 A.M., and arrives at Staunton same days at 6 P.M.
FROM STAUNTON TO WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Leaves Staunton Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (daily from June to Oct.,) at 9½ A.M., arrives at Cloverdale same days at 6 P.M. Leaves Cloverdale Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 4 A.M., and arrives at White Sulphur at 7 P.M. same days.
FROM LYNCHBURG TO WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Leaves Lynchburg Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 4 A.M., arrives at Fincastle same days at 7 P.M. Leaves Fincastle Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 4 A.M., and arrives at White Sulphur at 7 P.M. same days.
LYNCHBURG TO SALEM.
Leaves Lynchburg Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 4 A.M., and arrives at Salem at 7 P.M. same days; connecting with the Staunton and Wytheville line at that point.
FROM STAUNTON TO WYTHEVILLE.
Leaves Staunton Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 9½ A.M., and arrives at Lexington same days at 6 P.M. (daily in summer), and leaves Lexington Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, at 3½ A.M., breakfasts at the Natural Bridge, and arrives at Salem at 7 P.M. same days. Leaves Salem Thursdays, Saturdays, and Mondays, at 4 A.M., and arrives at Wytheville same days at 6 P.M. Leaves Wytheville Fridays, Sundays, and Tuesdays, at 2 A.M., and arrives at Bluntsville, Tenn., same days at 10 P.M. Leaves Bluntsville Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays, at 4 A.M., and arrives at Knoxville, Tenn., same days at 10 P.M.
STAUNTON TO RICHMOND VIA SCOTTSVILLE.
Leaves Staunton Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 4 A.M., via Scottsville to Richmond by packet-boats, and arrives next day at 7 A.M. in Richmond.
STAUNTON VIA CHARLOTTESVILLE TO RICHMOND.
Leaves Staunton daily, at 10 A.M., arrives at Charlottesville at 6 P.M., and next morning to Richmond by railroad, to early dinner.
WHITE SULPHUR TO GUYANDOTTE.
Leaves White Sulphur Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, arrives at Charleston next days at 6 P.M., and the following days to Guyandotte to dinner.
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LEONARD BLISS, Jr., Professor of Belles-Lettres and History, Louisville College, Ky.
FRANCIS E. GODDARD, Louisville, Ky.
JOHN FREEMAN CLARKE, Agent of City Schools, Louisville, Ky.
D. M. GAZLAY, Louisville, Ky.
B. B. SMITH, Super. of Public Instruction for the Commonwealth of Ky.
CHARLES CRANE, Principal Prep. Dep. Trans. University, Ky.
EDWARD WINTHROP, Prof. of Sacred Literature in the Theo. Sem. of Ky.
JOSIAH GAVER, Principal of the City Public Schools, Lexington, Ky.
SWAN'S SCHOOL READERS.
The Primary School Reader, Part I.,
Which is intended for beginners. It contains a lesson upon each of the Elementary Sounds in the language, Exercises in Syllabication, and a few simple, interesting Stories for Children; and is designed to aid the teacher in laying the foundation for an accurate and distinct articulation. Price, 12 cents.
The Primary School Reader, Part II.,
Contains Exercises in Articulation, arranged in connection with easy Reading Lessons. The utility of this arrangement will be obvious to every experienced teacher, as it will tend to secure daily attention to this important subject. Price, 20 cents.
The Primary School Reader, Part III.,
Is designed for the First Class in Primary Schools, and for the Lowest Class in Grammar Schools—thus enabling the pupil to review his studies after entering the Grammar School. Price, 30 cents.
The Grammar School Reader
Is designed for the Middle Classes in Grammar Schools. It contains Exercises in Articulation, arranged in connection with Reading Lessons. Price, 45 cents.
The District School Reader
Is designed for the Highest Classes in Public and Private Schools. It contains Exercises in Articulation, Pauses, Inflections of the Voice, &c., with such Rules and Suggestions as are deemed useful to the learner. It also contains a complete Glossary of the classical allusions which occur in the Reading Lessons. Price, 80 cents.
The Instructive Reader,
A Course of Reading in Natural History, Science, and Literature.
Introduction to the Instructive Reader,
Designed for Primary and Intermediate Schools.
The Young Ladies' Reader,
Containing Rules, Observations, and Exercises in Articulation, Pauses, Inflections, and Emphasis; also, Exercises in Reading in Prose and Poetry.
This popular series of books was compiled by Mr. William D. Swan, the well-known Principal of the Mayhew School, Boston. From the very general and rapid introduction into schools they have obtained throughout the principal cities and towns of the United States, it is believed that they are better adapted to the wants of schools than any others.
Numerous recommendations, from teachers and friends of education, are in the hands of the Publishers, among which are letters from the following distinguished teachers:
THOMAS SHERWIN, A.M., Principal of the English High School, Boston.
BARNUM FIELD, Principal of the Franklin High School, Boston.
D. P. PAGE, Principal of the New York State Normal School, Albany.
P. H. SWEETSER, do. Harvard School, Charlestown.
ELBRIDGE SMITH, do. Classical and English High School, Cambridge.
C. C. DAME, do. English High School, Newburyport.
GEORGE NEWCOMB, Teacher of Quincy Grammar School.
E. WYMAN, Principal of the English and Classical High School, St. Louis, Mo.
CHARLES A. LORD, A.M., late Professor in Marion College, Ohio.
D. C. HOLMES, Principal of the Sixth Ward School, Pittsburg, Penn.
JARVIS' PHYSIOLOGY,
Practical Physiology,
For the use of Schools and Families. By Edward Jarvis, M.D. Price, 88 cents.
This popular work has attracted much attention, and has already been very extensively introduced into Schools and Academies throughout the country. It has been favourably received by the press, and numerous letters of recommendation from some of our most celebrated Physicians and Teachers are in the hands of the Publishers.
Primary Physiology, &c.
By Edward Jarvis, M.D. Half roan. Price, 50 cents.
School Committees and Teachers are invited to examine these popular books.
A MANUAL OF CHEMISTRY,
On the basis of Dr. Turner's Elements of Chemistry, containing, in a condensed form, all the most important Facts and Principles of the Science. Designed as a Text Book in Colleges and other Seminaries of learning. A new edition. By John Johnston, A.M., Professor of Natural Science in Wesleyan University. Price, $1 25.
Johnston's Turner's Elementary Chemistry,
For the use of Common Schools. 1 vol. 18mo. Price, 75 cts.
Johnston's Natural Philosophy.
A Manual of Natural Philosophy, compiled from various sources, and designed as a Text Book in High Schools and Academies. By John Johnston, A.M., Professor of Natural Science in the Wesleyan University. Price, 88 cts.
The above excellent works of Professor Johnston are being rapidly introduced into both Public Schools and Private Seminaries throughout the country.
SMITH'S MATHEMATICAL SERIES,
American Statistical Arithmetic,
Designed for Academies and Schools. By Francis H. Smith, A.M., Superintendent and Professor of Mathematics in the Virginia Military Institute; late Professor of Mathematics in Hampden-Sydney College and formerly Assistant Professor in the United States' Military Academy, West Point, and R. T. W. Duke, Assistant Professor of Mathematics in Virginia Military Institute. Third edition. Price, 38 cents.
Introduction to Smith and Duke's Arithmetic.
By Francis H. Smith, A.M. Price 20 cents.
Key to Smith and Duke's American Statistical Arithmetic.
Prepared by William Forbes, Assistant Professor of Mathematics in the Virginia Military Institute. Price, 33 cts.
Smith's Elementary Algebra.
Price, 56 cents.
Smith's Algebra.
Price, 88 cents.
Smith's Biot.
An Elementary Treatise on Analytical Geometry. Translated from the French of J. B. Biot. By Francis H. Smith, A.M. Revised edition. Price, $1 25.
Mitchell's Ancient Geography.
An Ancient, Classical and Sacred Geography; embellished with Engravings of Remarkable Events, Views of Ancient Cities, and various interesting Antique Remains; and illustrated by an Ancient Atlas. By S. Augustus Mitchell. Price, $1 25 cts.
A good system of Ancient Geography, in the English language, drawn from authentic sources, with cuts illustrative of Ancient customs, places, temples, and other buildings and remarkable events, accompanied with a complete set of Maps of the World as known to the ancients; Asia Minor, Greece, Italy, the Roman Empire; the world as known to the Israelites, a Map of Canaan, with part of Egypt, and the route of the Israelites through the Desert; plans of Ancient Rome, Jerusalem, &c., was very much wanted by teachers of Sabbath Schools, and the members of Bible Classes; and such a one, so far as we are able to judge, we are happy to say, is now presented to the public in a very attractive form. The cuts in the Geography are exceedingly well done, and the Maps in the Atlas are equally well engraved, and equally well printed.—New York Christian Advocate.
Mitchell's Biblical and Sabbath School Geography.
This work, with appropriate Maps and embellishments, is now in progress, and will be published early in the ensuing season. Though hitherto greatly needed, no book of the kind proposed, suitable for the instruction of younger pupils in families and sabbath schools, has yet appeared. The attention of the publishers has been recently called to the subject, by the suggestions of gentlemen deeply interested in price and dimensions, illustrating the geography of the Holy Land, together with that of the other regions mentioned in Scripture, specially adapted to the end proposed, should be published.
For the basis of the proposed work, Part Second of Mitchell's Ancient Geography, to which it is similar in scope and design, will be adopted. As in that treatise, besides the requisite geographical notices proper to the subject, such historical incidents connected therewith will be interwoven with the narrative, as will render the local descriptions more interesting, and an examination of the various texts referred to will doubtless enable pupils to acquire a more distinct understanding of the geography and history of the sacred volume.
Mitchell's Atlas of Outline Maps.
An accompaniment to the School Atlas. Possessing all the advantages to be derived from Map-drawing, with a great saving of time. Price, 34 cents.
Mitchell's Key.
To the Study of Maps, comprising his Atlas, in a series of Lessons for beginners in Geography. Price, 17 cents.
Mitchell's High School Geography,
With an Atlas, (preparing,) will contain about 800 pages, and comprise a complete system of Mathematical, Physical, Political, Statistical and Descriptive Modern Geography, together with a Compendium of Ancient Geography, illustrated by Engravings executed by the first Artists of the country. The Atlas to accompany the above will contain not less than 30 Maps, constructed particularly for the work, and designed to correspond with and illustrate it in the most precise manner.
A Complete Key to Mitchell's School Geography,
BY J. E. CARROLL,
Containing full answers to all the Questions on Maps, with much additional information from the most recent and authentic sources. 12mo. half roan, $1 00.
A new and greatly Improved Edition of Mitchell's Universal Atlas.
Comprised in seventy-five imperial quarto sheets, on which are engraved, in the very first style of the graphic art one hundred and twenty-two Maps, Plans, and Sections. The MAPS represent all the known countries on the globe; the PLANS, the must prominent cities in the United States; and the SECTIONAL MAPS, the vicinities of the chief cities of Europe.
The results of the latest geographical and nautical discoveries are to be found on the Maps including those of the most recent date by Wilkes, Nicollet, and Frémont. The geography of the different divisions of the Western Hemisphere is exhibited, with a fullness and completeness of detail, not to be found in any other work of the kind hitherto published in this country or elsewhere. Besides authentic delineations of all the States and Territories of the Union, in Counties, the Atlas contains correct Maps of the British North American Provinces, as well as of all the other North and South American States and Colonies; separate Maps of the Empires, Kingdoms, Republics, and smaller divisions of Europe; and of the principal Countries of Asia; also of Africa and Oceanica, the latter including the great insular divisions of Malaysia, Australasia, and Polynesia; besides a well engraved and coloured representation of the Heights of the principal Mountains in the world.
Mitchell's new revised large Map of the United States,
Containing the Counties in the States, distinctly defined, Railroads and Canals; handsomely coloured, and mounted on rollers.
Mitchell's new revised Map of the World, on Mercator's Projection,
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Mitchell's Counting-House Map of the United States,
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Mitchell's celebrated Pocket Maps
Of each State in the Union, of England, and of North and South America.
Mitchell's View of the Heavens,
One volume, quarto, illustrated. (In preparation.)
Mitchell's new Traveller's Guide through the United States,
Containing the principal Cities, Towns, &c., alphabetically arranged; together with the Railroad Stage, Steamboat, and Canal Routes, with the distances, in miles, from place to place. Illustrated by an accurate Map of the United States.
Mitchell's Maps, throughout the United States, are well known to be the most accurate, and the best executed, of any published in this country.
URCULLU'S SPANISH GRAMMAR.
A Grammar of the Spanish Language, based on the system of D. Jose de Urcullu; also with reference to the Publications of the Academy of Spain, the Works of Hernandez and Josse, and the Compendium of Don Augustin Munoz Alvarez, of the College of Seville. According to the seventh Paris edition of Urcullu's Works, by Fayette Robinson. Price, $1.
Gramatica Inglesa, reducida a Veinte y dos Lecciones, por D. Jose de Urcullu. Edicion primera Americana de la Septima de Paris. Aumentada y Revista por Fayette Robinson. Price, $1.
PICOT'S SERIES OF FRENCH SCHOOL BOOKS.
No. 1. FIRST LESSONS IN FRENCH. Price, 50 cents.
No. 2. FRENCH STUDENT'S ASSISTANT. Price, 25 cents.
No. 3. INTERESTING NARRATIONS IN FRENCH. Price, 60 cents.
No. 4. HISTORICAL NARRATIONS IN FRENCH. Price, 67 cents.
No. 5. SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, AND OTHER NARRATIONS. Price, 75 cents.
No. 6. FLEURS DU PARNASSE FRANCAIS, or Elegant Extracts from the best French Poets. Price, 67 cents.
No. 7. BEAUTIES OF THE FRENCH DRAMA. Price, 75 cents.
PICOT'S FRENCH PHRASES. (In preparation.)
PICOT'S SPANISH PHRASES. do.
Porney's Syllabaire Francais,
Or French Spelling-Book. Eleventh edition. Price, 34 cents.
Bridge's Algebra,
Revised and corrected from the eighth London edition. Price, 67 cents.
F. A. Adams' First Book in Arithmetic.
Comprising Lessons in Number and Form. For Primary and Common Schools.
F. A. Adams' Common and High School Arithmetic.
Containing advanced Lessons in Mental Arithmetic, and Rules and Examples for practice in Written Arithmetic.
Swan and Leach's Primary School Arithmetic.
Swan and Leach's Theoretical and Practical Arithmetic.
Guy and Keith.
GUY ON ASTRONOMY and KEITH ON THE GLOBES. Thirtieth American edition.
Scott's Lessons,
Revised, edited, and enlarged, by James D. Johnson, A.M. 12mo. Half roan. Price, 75 cents.
PARLEY'S SERIES.
PARLEY'S AMERICA, new and revised edition. Price, 30 cents.
Do. EUROPE, do.
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Do. AFRICA, do.
Do. ISLANDS, do.
Do. TALES OF THE SEA, do.
Do. ROME, do.
Do. GREECE, do.
Do. WINTER EVENING TALES, do.
Do. JUVENILE TALES, do.
Do. BIBLE STORIES, do.
Do. ANECDOTES, do.
Do. SUN, MOON AND STARS, do.
Do. WASHINGTON, a new and valuable School Biography. Price, 37½ cents.
Do. FRANKLIN, Price, 37½ cents.
Do. COLUMBUS, do.
Goldsmith's Natural History,
Abridged for the use of Schools. Illustrated by Engravings. New and revised edition. Price, 75 cents.
RUDDIMAN'S RUDIMENTS of the LATIN TONGUE, by Wm. Mann, A.M. Price, 38 cents.
COLLECTANEA GRÆCA MAJORA. Editio quarta Americana. 2 vols. Price, $4.
THE PROSE SELECTIONS OF DALZEL'S COLLECTANEA GRÆCA MAJORA. By C. S. Wheeler. Price, $2.
EPITOME HISTORIÆ SACRÆ. Editio viginti. Corrected and enlarged. Price, 30 cents.
VIRI ILLUSTRES URBIS ROMÆ. By James Hardie, A.M. Price, 40 cts.
THE ENGLISH ORTHOGRAPHICAL EXPOSITOR. By Daniel Jaudon, Thomas Watson, and Stephen Addington. Eighteenth edition. Price, 38 cts.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR, made easy to the Teacher and Pupil. By John Comly. Fifteenth edition. Price, 25 cts.
CLARK'S CÆSAR. By William Mann, A.M. Price, $1 25.
MIRROR OF NATURE. Translated from the German, by Rev. Wm. H. Furness. 500 pages. 12mo.
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GREENE'S ANALYSIS.
A TREATISE ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; or the Analysis and Classification of Sentences and their Component Parts; with Illustrations and Exercises, adapted to the Use of Schools. By Samuel S. Greene, A.M., Principal of the Phillips' Grammar School, Boston. Philadelphia, 1848. Price, 45 cts. This work has already reached the sixth edition in the space of four months.
From the Christian Review.
We like the book much—it is just what is wanted in our Grammar Schools; and if accompanied by an abridgement, for the younger pupils, which the author proposes in his preface to prepare, will leave but little to be desired for the purposes of ordinary instruction in Grammar, in our schools. The plan is simple, and is developed with great consistency and logical ability.
Copy of a Letter from Mr. Elbridge Smith, Principal of the Cambridge High School.
Dear Sir—I have examined with great pleasure the Grammar which you did me the honour to send me. I have no hesitation in saying that I consider it the best English Grammar in existence. This, I am aware, some will regard as extravagant praise. I am not, however, alone in my opinion. Indeed, I know of no one, who has given attention to the subject, who is not of the same opinion.
Greene's First Lessons in English Grammar,
Based upon the Construction and Analysis of Sentences: designed as an Introduction to the Analysis.
A few testimonials are subjoined:—
City of Boston—In School Committee.
Ordered, That Greene's First Lessons in Grammar take the place of Allen H. Weld's Abridgment, subject to the conditions prescribed by the regulations.
Attest: S. F. M'CLEARY, Secretary.
From M. F. Cowderey, late Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Ohio State Teachers' Association, and President of the Northwestern Educational Society.
I, and some of my friends, Teachers in this State, have given the work our examination, and we think so highly of it that we shall use it ourselves, and urge its general introduction into the Schools of Ohio.
These books are introduced in the Public Schools of Boston, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Vicksburg, and into many towns in New York, Ohio, and other States.
FROST'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
History of the United States,
For the use of Schools and Academies. By John Frost. Illustrated with Forty Engravings. 12mo. Price, 83 cents.
Frost's History of the United States,
For the use of Common Schools, condensed from the author's large History of the United States. 18mo. Price, 45 cents.
Frost's American Speaker.
The American Speaker; comprising a comprehensive Treatise on Elocution, and an extensive Selection of Specimens of American and Foreign Eloquence. Embellished with engraved Portraits of distinguished American Orators, on steel. By John Frost, author of the History of the United States. 12mo. Price, 83 cts.
PINNOCK'S SCHOOL HISTORIES.
Pinnock's England, Revised Edition.
Illustrated with numerous Engravings. Forty-fifth American, corrected and revised from the thirty-fifth English edition. By W. C. Taylor, LL.D., of Trinity College, Dublin, author of a Manual of Ancient and Modern History, &c. &c. Price, 88 cents.
Pinnock's Greece, Revised Edition.
Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Greece. Twenty-fifth American, from the nineteenth London edition, improved by W. C. Taylor, LL.D., of Trinity College, Dublin, author of a Manual of Ancient and Modern History, &c. &c., with numerous Engravings, by Atherton and others. Price, 88 cents.
Pinnock's Rome, Revised Edition.
Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome. Twenty-fifth American from the twenty-third Landon edition, improved by W. C. Taylor, LL.D., of Trinity College, Dublin, author of a Manual of Ancient and Modern History, &c. &c., with numerous engravings. Price, 88 cents.
Pinnock's France.
History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the Revolution of 1848, by W. C. Taylor, LL.D., of Trinity College, Dublin. Illustrated with numerous Engravings. First American from the third English edition. Price, 88 cts.
OUTLINE SERIES.
Published under the Direction of the Committee on Education and General Literature, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. London.
These most valuable works are republished for the use of the Schools of America. On those which needed revision, no pains nor expense have been spared, which could aid in giving them, in this country, the popularity and high reputation which attend them in England. Price, 37½ cents.
OUTLINES OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND, by G. Hogarth, with numerous Cuts, and Questions for the use of Schools. Price, 37½ cents.
OUTLINES OF GRECIAN HISTORY, by the Rev. B. Bouchier, M.A., with Maps, Views, and Questions. Price, 37½ cents.
OUTLINES OF ROMAN HISTORY, by G. Hogarth, with numerous Cuts and Questions for Scholars. Price. 37½ cents.
OUTLINES OF AMERICAN HISTORY, with numerous Engravings, and Questions for examination of Pupils. Price, 37½ cents.
OUTLINES OF THE HISTORY OF FRANCE. Price, 37½ cents.
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OUTLINES OF ASTRONOMY, by the Rev. Professor Hall. Edited by C. List, Esq. Price, 37½ cts.
OUTLINES OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, by C. List, Esq. Adapted to the series of the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge. Price, 37½ cts.
THE CHILD'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES,
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