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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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We i-eminil our young readers that the extensive list 
of Premiums, ftilly described last month, ami noticed 
clsenliere in tills number, contains many things witidn 
the easy reach of boys and girls of all ages. Hundreds 
of our young friends have in the past years raised clubs 
of subscribers and secured the great Dictionary, tlie 
gold pens, mathemathical instruments, books, volumes 
of the Agriculturist, etc., etc., for themselves, and very 
often they have singly, and sometimes by a few uniting 
their efforts, obtained Sewing JIacliines and other arti¬ 
cles for widows of soldiers and others. School rooms 
liave been supplied with Melodeons and Barometers, by 
the canvassing of the scholars. Our business letters 
contain accounts of many pleasant enterprises of this 
kind. There is always a public sympathy in sucli efforts, 
and multitudes of persons subscribe to lielp on tlie enter¬ 
prise when they wouldn’t otherwise do so, and in tlie 
end they themselves are benefited by being led to read 
more. We expect to liear of a great many such cases 
among our lialf a million of young friends tliis year. It 
only needs some enterprising youth to start the sclieme 
in eacli town. 
CJsumc of CJaeclcers ©rMraug-Sits. 
POSITION NO. 9 .—Black to play and win. 
Black. 
White. 
GAME NO. 9.—SUTER OPENINQ.f*) 
(Position 8, page 366, October Agriculturist.) 
Black, White. Black. White. 
1—11 
to 15 
23 to 
19 
20—25 
to 29(A) (!)26 
to 
23 
2— 9 
“ 14 
22 “ 
17 
21— 8 
“ 11 
2i 
18 
3— 6 
“ 9 
(a)17 “ 
13 
22— 5 
“ 9 
14 
(( 
5 
4— 2 
“ 6 
25 “ 
22 
23— 7 
“ 10 
5 
1 
5— 8 
“ 11 
29 “ 
25 
24—10 
“ 15 
18 
14 
6— 4 
“ 8 
5)24 “ 
20 
25—15 
“ 19 
1 
6 
7—15 
“ 24 
28 “ 
19 
26—19 
“ 24 
6 
(< 
10 
8—11 
“ 15 
27 “ 
24 
27—24 
“ 23 
14 
U 
9 
9—14 
“ 17 
21 “ 
14 
28—28 
“ 32 
9 
n 
6 
10— 9 
“ 18 
(c)26 “ 
23 
29-32 
“ 27 
6 
n 
2 
11—18 
“ 27 
32 “ 
23 
30—27 
“ 23 
2 
n 
6 
12—10 
“ 14(d 
19 “ 
10 
31-23 
“ 19 
6 
(( 
9 
IS- 6 
“ 15 
(e)13 “ 
9 
32—19 
“ 23 
9 
n 
14 
14—14 
“ 1S(/) 23 “ 
14 
33—23 
“ 19 
14 
(( 
IS 
15— 7 
“ >1 
31 “ 
26 
34—12 
“ 16 
10 
7 
16— 3 
“ 7 
25 “ 
21 
35—19 
“ 15 
18 
22 
17—15 
“ 19tg- 
24 “ 
15 
36—15 
“ 19 
7 
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3 
18-11 
“ 25 
9 “ 
6 
37—19 
“ 15 
3 
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8 
19- 1 
“ 17 
21 “ 
14 
33—White wins. 
(*) Suter, Scotch—signifying Shoemaker. Is so c.alled 
from its being the favorite opening of an old Paisley 
player of that craft. It is formed by the first five moves. 
la) 27 to 23, draws. (6) 26 to 23, draws, (c) 31 to 27, 
draws. Id) 15 to 18, White wins, (c) 23 to 19, Black 
wins. (/) 7 to 11, draws, (g) 12 to 16, White wins. 
(h) tlie losing move. 8 to 11 draws.(t) Position No. 8. 
A Slot Easily E?aid. 
If we possessed nothing more titan what liad been 
gained by our own efforts, we sliould be poor indeed. 
Taking no account of the good things witli which God 
has filled tlie earth for the use of man — the sunshine, 
clouds, fruitful fields, teeming waters, healthful air, and 
all the innumerable expressions of Ills bounty in nature— 
every man, woman, and child, are debtors to the skill 
and industry of our fellows. Our clothing, food, books, 
amusements, tools, in short, every thing devised for com¬ 
fort or happiness, require an amount of thought and 
work, whicli no one individual could ever accomplisli. 
It has required ages of experiment and labor to perfect 
even the commonest articles of every day use. A boy’s 
coat represents tlie toil of the shepherd, who raised the 
wool ; the genius of the inventor who devised the m.a- 
chinery for cleansing, carding, spinning and weaving it ; 
tlie art of the cliemist who prepared the dyes; labor of 
those who did their part in fnrnislilng the thread and 
buttons ; the work of the tailor ; the skill of the hundreds 
of mechanics who constructed the tools necessary for all 
those who liad a hand in completing the garment, and the 
©troi'tsfif tlir.se ivlin fill iii.slied fiio,! for all ttin.s engaged ; 
why almost half the world had some thing to do toward 
making that coat; and thus it is with nearly all the things 
we possess. Now no one man can ever really pay for 
all lie has received. Wlien any one feels like “putting 
on airs,” exalting liimself, and boasting of his independ¬ 
ence, it may benefit liim to think that his debts are not 
yet paid, that tliey never can be. Tlie best one can do 
under the circumstances is to exert himself to add some¬ 
thing to the general stock of good things in the world. 
The Good Book sums it up in this wonderful sentence : 
Owe no man anything, but to love one another —showing 
that the debt of good will can never be fully discharged. 
©OS Stories. 
A friend in Brooklyn relates that the family dog, Jip 
by name, being a great favorite, was generally invited 
to be present at lunch time, and was well remembered 
w ith occasional tit-bits. One day one of the family did 
not return from a shopping excursion until after lunch 
had been served. She had not long been sealed at home, 
wlien Jip, who had at first saluted her, left the room, 
and presently returned with a piece of bie.ad in his 
mouth, wliicli he laid in the young lady’s lap. Site 
threw it aside, but the dog immediately returned it to 
her. She was about to chide him for his annoyance, 
when it occurred to her tliat the dog had probably no¬ 
ticed her absence from tlie table, and was now doing his 
best to make amends for it. Of course, after that, Jip 
was in liigher favor than ever. HI any incidents seem to 
prove that dogs sometimes understand much that is said 
to them. An English gentleman relates that his game- 
keeper would send his dog from the field with orders to 
bring him a certain bolt, say No. 4, and the dog would 
receive no other from the servant but the number ordered. 
Alany cases have occurred where dogs have attaclied 
tliemselves to companies of men. Instead of any particu¬ 
lar owner, and become part of the organization. One 
such belongs now to a fire engine company in New York. 
At the first tap of the bell he is on the alert, and “ runs 
with the machine ” with as much apparent interest as 
the most veteran fireman. We liave often seen him thus 
passing our office. A dog formerly belonging to one of 
tlie companies of tliis city saved the lives of several cliil- 
dren by rushing through the fire and dragging Ihem out. 
A dog named Monslace was attached to the French 
array during the wars of Napoleon, where he rendered 
many important services. One night a party of Austrians 
were ailvancing secretly to the attack, but Monslace 
smelt them out, aroused the guard, and the enemy find¬ 
ing themselves discovered, retired. For this he was duly 
enrolled as a member of a regiment, and received the 
daily rations of a grenadier. During a fight, he would 
bark incessantly at the enemy, and make a charge when 
he saw a good opportunity. One day he discovered a 
dog in the opposite ranks, and aitacking him furiously, 
after a hard struggle, gave him a severe drubbing, though 
he came out of the combat with the loss of an car. On 
another occasion a spy entered the army tinsiispected, 
as he spoke the French language perfectly ; but Mon- 
stace no sooner scented him than lie seized him by the 
leg, barking fiercely. This led to an examination and 
tlie detection of the spy, who forfeited his life. In the 
famous battle of Austerlilz, a standard bearer was set 
upon by nine or ten Austrians, Alonslace came to his aid, 
and after a desperate struggle in which three of the Aus¬ 
trians were slain, the standard bearer fell, with his flag 
wrapped around his body. Those remaining tried to tear 
it away, but just then a discharge of grape shot swept 
them away, and also took off one of Monstace’s paws ; 
but the brave dog seized the flag with his teeth, tore it 
loose and bore it to the camp. For this exploit he was 
decorated with a red ribbon and a medal, with the in¬ 
scription, “ He lost his leg at Austerlilz, and saved tlie 
flag of ids regiment.” He was finally killed in battle by 
a cannon ball, and buried on the field. A stone was 
erected at his gr.ave with the epitaph “ Hei'C lies the 
brave Monstace.” 
lmprn.ctical>lc SsiveBStioMS. 
It is related of Brunell, the great English engineer and 
inventor, that lie was much annoyed by unpractical and 
ignorant men, who soliciteil his attention to projects often 
of the most absurd kind. On one occasion an Irish 
gentleman submitted to him a design for a kind of hood 
to a carriage, tlie merit of which was said to be lliat in 
fine vveatlier it could hang under the vehicle ready for 
instant use in case of a sudden storm. “ Impossible,” 
exclaimed Brunell, “such a mass could never be stowed 
away in so small a space.”—“Do you think so ?’’ said the 
visitor, not at all taken aback. “ Ah ! then we will soon 
get over lliat difficulty. The thing must be left at home 
in fine weather; shan’t wan’t it then you know !”—On 
anotlier occasion his benevolence was appealed to, that 
he might examine a new means of sweeping chimneys. 
At that time small boys were employed to climb up 
throiigli llip fl'ie.s, from w-liich tliey suffered great dis¬ 
comfort and no little danger, besides being injured by 
the unhealthfulness of their hard occupation. The pro¬ 
posed plan was extremely simple ; a broom was to be 
worked from above as well as below, and thus every 
nook was to be easily swept out.—“ Very good,” said 
Brunell, “ but you have not vet told me how the rope is 
to be got up to the top.”—“ Nothing more simple,” said 
the sanguine inventor ; “ of course a boy will go up the 
chimney with it at first!” 
Answers to Problems nntl a^wtzzleso 
The following are answers to the Puzzles, etc., in 
the October number, page 367. Comical Picture.—'Vveo 
donkeys, besides tlie seven donkey-like faces, may be 
found in the picture, by turning it upside down, and side- 
wise....No.229. Mathematical Problem, —Corn, lOacres; 
Wheat, 12 acres ; Oats, 40 acres ; Potatoes, 20 acres ; 
Corn, 63 bushels per acre ; Wheat, 22 bushels ; Oats, 27 
bushels; Potatoes, 129 bushels.No. 230. Illustrated 
Rebus.—It is up-hill work uniting two hearts with a mis¬ 
understanding between them _No. 231. Mathematical 
Problem. —Tlie man makesyfuedollars No. 232. Illus¬ 
trated Rebus. — We've here on hand together brought. On 
behalf of every one: Rebus, acrostic, merry thought. Con¬ 
undrum, essay, pun. And all the tricks in every style. To 
make our little readers smile _No. 218, July number, 
page 263. Prize Problem. —By an error, the answer to 
tliis was given in tlie September number as 13,918 1438 . 
it sliould liave been 13,968 Ifios * ’ 
I73fl- 
The following have sent in correct answers: F. W. 
Kleiiischmidt, Robinswood, Fidelia R. Lord, Daniel 
Frohman, T. J. Bowerman, Charlie Frohraan. 
Acw E®sazzles to toe Asaswea'c*!, 
No. 233. Illustrated Word .—Needed to read the puzzle. 
No, 234. Mathematical Problem .—What length of wire 
1-inth of an inch in diameter, can be made from a solid 
foot of copper ? 
No. 235. Mathematical Problem.—Tv/o men agreed to 
build the part of the gable end of a brick house between 
the rafters. The house was 18 feet wide, and from the 
ridge pole to the center of the end plate, was 20 feet. 
How many feet in perpendicular hight shall the first 
build to complete his half? 
E |C Vll! 
No. 230. Illustrated Word .—Endeavor to do it plain. 
No. 237. Grammatical Puzzle .—To which nouns do 
.lire pronouns in the following sentence refer. “ An ad- 
vowson presentative is where the patron hath a right of 
presentaticn to the bishop or ordinary, and moreover to 
demand of him to institute his clerk, if he finds him ca¬ 
nonically inclined.” This ought to be very clear, as it is 
a passage from Blackstone’s Commentaries, a book on 
law; but the pronouns make it very muddy. 
No, 238. Illustrated Rebus.—\ very obvious truth. 
