AMI^KICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
And Imre’s another which contains such beautiful senti¬ 
ments that we will print the whole of it: 
“ There’s not a tint that paints the rose, 
Or decks the lily fair, 
Or streaks the humblest flower that blows, 
But God has placed it there. 
There’s not of grass a single blade, 
Or leaf of loveliest green, 
Whore heavenly skill is not displayed, 
And heavenly wisdom seen. 
There’s not a star whose twinkling light 
Shines on the distant earth, 
And cheers the silent gloom of night, 
But heaven gave it birth. 
About tliat Paper. 
Last month we laid out some work for winter evenings, 
which we had no doubt would be agreeable to many of 
our young readers. We did not ask or expect that all 
who took the hint and started “Home Newspapers” 
would send us copies, but it is pleasant for us to know 
that some of our suggestions have been followed. We 
have already received one number of anew paper, which 
we take the liberty of copying in full. Instead of being 
written, it is printed, and we have no doubt that the edi¬ 
tor has taken a great deal of satisfaction in his experi¬ 
ment with types. There is a good deal to be learned from 
handling types, and we hope some time to w rite a chap¬ 
ter for boys and girls on that subject. But here is the pa¬ 
per, which does very well for a beginning. 
There’s not a place on earth’s vast round, 
In ocean’s deep, or air, 
Where skill and wisdom are not found, 
For God is everywhere. 
Around, beneath, below, above, 
Wherever space extends, 
There God displays his boundless love, 
And power with mercy blends. 
PROSPECT JUNIOR. 
Vol. I. Dec. 7, 1857. 
Here is a new paper 
which will be published oc¬ 
casionally. 
Please to excuse all the 
mistakes you may find, for 
it is the first copy. 
No. 1 
It is rather small; but I 
have not a very large num¬ 
ber of types. 
How do you like the 
name? ‘JUNIOR’! 
Is not that a lovely song ? Suppose you each learn it 
wy heart. __ 
Tis the voice of the sluggard ; I heard him complain, 
‘ You’ve waked me too soon, I must slumber again.’ 
A%£he door on its hinges, so he on his bed. 
Turns his sides and his shoulders and his heavy head. 
We learned this verse when a very little boy. There 
s more of it, but we have forgotten two lines : 
I passed by his garden and saw the wild briar, 
The thorn and the thistle grow broader and higher. 
Who is called the wisest man ? We hear you answer 
“ Solomon.” Well, here is what he says of our picture 
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ? 
W'hen wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? 
Yet a little sleep, yet a little slumber, 
A little folding the hands to sleep : 
So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, 
And thy want as am armed man. (Prov. vi., 9): 
Stnliau Arrow IZcadls. 
When a boy, upon a Western Farm, we used to : 
great many small pieces of flint stone, of peculiar 
which were called “ Indian Ar¬ 
row's.” In some single fields 
there were hundreds of them, and 
every plowing turned up a new 
crop. It was a puzzle to us to 
know how the arrows could be 
of any use, for they never would 
fit our bows. We have since 
learned that these stones were 
simply designed for the heads of 
w rows, and the indentations in 
the ends and sides to aid in fast¬ 
ening them in the clefts of the 
shaft, with a thong, as shown in 
the engraving This is an accu- 
curate picture of one found at 
Norwich, Conn., near the burial 
ground of Uncas, and the other 
Mohegun Sachems. These ar¬ 
row heads we have gathered 
in various parts of New'-York, 
Ohio, Indiana, and in New- 
England. We have heard of 
them in Michigan, Minnesota and 
elsewhere. We suppose very 
many of our young readers, in 
various parts of t’.o country, have 
vtrecimcns. 
Answers to Problems, 
Prob. il.—Answered correctly by Thos. J. Haile, Md., 
though differing from the cut in November No. 
Prob. 12.—Proved to be rather difficult. Answered 
correctly (82 cents and 4 mills) by A. V. C., Madison, 
N. J., and S. Jones, Chester Co„ Ta. Joseph H. Simp¬ 
son, Arispe, Ill., answered 25 cents. 
Prob. 13.— Size of box to hold five hundred million dol¬ 
lars in gold, reckoning gold 191 times heavier than water, 
and worth $18 per avoirdupois ounce. A cubic foot of 
water weighs 621 lbs. avoirdupois. Answered by O. W. 
D. , Great Falls, N. H., Ill feet; by G. II. La Fetra, 
Ohio, 11,3 feet; by Jacob Datesman, Pa , 12,44 feet; by J. 
E. Walker, Mass., 11,29 feet. 
Prob. 14.—By Thos. J. Haile, Md. 
Prob. 16.—15 trees in 16 rows, with 3 in each row; also, 
2 rows of 4 trees, and 1 row of 7 trees. 
Answered thus by A. Myers, Wales, Ill.; J. Vipond, Jo 
Davies Co., Ill.; M. A. Sterling, Brown Co., Ill.; G. H. 
La Fetra, Ohio; Chas. M. Foulke, Pa.; N. 0. Loundsberry, 
N.Y.; Sam’lRing, O. Correct answers, but slightly differ¬ 
ing from the above figure, by Serenus Raesly, Pa.;D.Todd, 
III.; Jacob Datesman; jr; Pa.; Hannah E. Wilder. N. Y.; 
Francis M. Vancil, Ill.; Wm. A. McLean, Pa. A correct, 
ingenious solution, unlike the above, by J. E. Walker. 
Prob. 17.—O. W. D., Great Falls, N. H. 
Pror. 18.—Answered by E. W. H., Mass.; Milton R. 
Shaffer, N.J. 
Prob. 20.—To arrange the numbers 1 to 64, in 64 squares, 
8 each way, so as to add up perpendicularly and horizon¬ 
tally 260 in each row. 
1 
60 
9 
52 
21 
48 
29 
40 
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16 
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20 
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7 
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19 
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260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 
Answered by J. R. Zeller, R. F. Brown, S. Raesly, 
Wm. A. McLean, Chas. M. Foulke, Wm. J. Seltzer, and 
Sophia, all of different counties in Pennsylvania; by Jas¬ 
per N. Lantz, Moorefield; Hannah E. Wilder, N. Y ; 
Harvey Shawver, Ohio. 
Prob. 21.—To arrange the pieces inthe following figure 
into a perfect square: 
The above nine pieces are all in the following square. 
Answered by Jas. Twiggs, Samuel Ring, E. B. Bede, 
S. Shawver, G. H. La Fetra—all of sundry counties in 
Ohio ; by Isaac Ostrander, N. Y., O. W. D., N. H. The 
following made commendable efforts, but their drawings 
needed a little different arrangement to make a perfect 
square: Wm. Sherwood, N. J.; Samuel Strong, N. Y.; 
Burdett Hubbard, Conn.; Parvis Puer, N. J.; Jas. T 
Hurley, Wis. 
The above are only a small part of the answers received 
to the different problems, but are all the correct ones, il 
we have made no mistake, which, of course, we may 
have done in looking over so many letters. 
NEW PROBLEMS. 
We have 35 new problems contributed, but can only 
make room for tw o now. Others are engraved and ready 
Problem 22.—There are two circular flower beds each 
12 feet in diameter. The distance from a to 5 is 20 feet 
Question—What-will it cost to pave the space G between 
the two circles, with gravel, at 12 cents per square yard 1 
Prob. 23.—To put the above pieces together, so as to 
form a perfect cross. 
A Good Answer,— “Well my lad, where are you trav¬ 
eling this stormy weather alone ?” asked an inquisitive 
landlord in the north part of Vermont, during the last 
war, of a small lad whose father was engaged in smug¬ 
gling, and had sent him, young as he was, with an impor¬ 
tant message in advance of the party. 
“ Going to draw my pension was the reply.” 
“ Your pension,” echoed the landlord; “what does so 
small a boy as you draw a pension for ?” 
“ Minding my business, and letting that of other people 
alone.” 
Those Big Oietionaries. 
We are happy to say that several Boys have alreaoy 
spoken for the “ Big Dictionaries ” offered in the Decem¬ 
ber Number. In one case a brother and sister have 
joinedtheir efforts and will own the Dictionary together 
BP The offer is still continued through January. 
