MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
Eaton, A. M., an excellent linguist and a I munication, we hope for the Rural’s sake, that 
first rate mathematician. He has taught in 
BY L. WETIIURELL 
this State for eight years, prior to which m ind. 
the controversy will cease for a time, or find some 
other medium of communication with the public 
period, he fitted many a student for Brown j We confess to our readers that we have already 
tt • •. -rv * .v in*. „;n_ given too much of our limited space to the subject 
University, Dartmouth, Waterville, and b .. .. . ,. , 
J 9 j under consideration, one m which the great major- 
THE GIRAFFE. 
For the Rural New-Yorker. 
THE DAY OF LIFE. 
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS IN MICHIGAN. University, D.rtmouth, Waterville, and T., fE gigantic and exquisite ,, beautiful 
other New England colleges—he being a ity „ f R „ KJL1SIS feel not , a , we «re fully aware, animals, which are admirably formed by - 
Messrs. Editors — I propose to devote for several years in the New Hamp- the least interest. We shall devote our columns nature lo adorn the fair foiests that clothe at morn— when thy sun has arisen in promise, 
a short epistle to brief notices of some of . TT Tnctitntinn hereafter, more exclusively to matters of practical the boundless plains of the interior, are ex- And youth, and bright hopes, point to happiness here 
1 . . . , ,. c A r ton, IN. tt.., institution. education tensively distributed throughout the inte- Give' thy heart unto God by repentance, O, sinner! 
the literary institutions m this btate. And The co ]l og es and other schools wliich I In c]osing our remarks on this subject we mny be rior of Southern Africa, but are nowhere And work salvation with tremblin s and fear - 
first in dignity and importance, is the Uni- ] iave mentioned lie along the Central Rail- ! permitted to say that our worthy correspondent, to to be met with in great numbers. In At NOON—when thy sun in the zenith of manhood 
versity, located at Ann Arbor, the shire- i rente Others in the State mitrht be whom we have given about a column of space countries unmolested by the intrusive foot Shines brightly, and steady, and clear, in thy sky; 
town nf Washtenaw countv No dace ’ V " , f more than we have occupied, that his last article of man the ffiraffe is found generally in Be diligent, prayerful, be faithful, be zealous- 
town of Washtenaw county No place mentloned -and possibly may be, at some is somevvhat devoid of th ‘ candor , and kind tone twelve to IxS bit Tbcen.oftby.aborsatfar^i.nigh. 
more commod.ous an ew si es moiece f u ture time. J c. which have hitherto characterized what he has j i not ^infrequently met with herds At eve— when thy sun is declining forever, 
lightful and appropriate, could be found in Kalamazoo, Mich., Sept., 1851, written on this subject. . • ,, • . • j; -j i j From earth, and its pleasure, its sorrow and woe: 
the State The College buildings are on - H. gives, as a further illustration Of his Views, containing thirty individuals, and on one May thy work be accomplished-, thy sins be forgiv 
m] cnfficicntlv re- “ IS BEING BUILT’’-ONCE AGAIN. «The house is being (becoming) built,” &c.- occasion I counted forty together, this And peace through thy soullike a bright river flow, 
high an } ’ ' - - Webster says of “ becoming,” that it is rarely or however, was owing to chance, and about At night— when thy sun is enshrouded in darknes 
more commodious and few sites more de- f uture t i me 
lightful and appropriate, could be found in Kalamazoo, 
the State. The College buildings are on 
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high and healthy land, and sufficiently re¬ 
moved from the bustle of the lively town j N reac fo 
Kalamazoo, Mich., Sept., 1851, 
“IS BEING BUILT’’-ONCE AGAIN. 
which have hitherto characterized what he has 
written on this subject. 
H. gives, as a further illustration of his views, 
At morn —when thy sun has arisen in promise. 
And youth, and bright hopes, point to happiness here; 
Give thy heart unto God by repentance, O, sinner! 
At eve —when thy sun is declining forever, 
From earth, and its pleasure, its sorrow and woe: 
May thy work be accomplished: thy sins be forgiven; 
At night —when thy sun is enshrouded in darkness— 
In reading the remarks of my opponent, never used except as an adjective. We would then sixteen may be reckoned on as the average Thy m0 .-n, and thy noon, and thy evening, gone by. 
to give the air of retirement and the ad- j n bb e Rural of the 11th inst, I was forci- say that the adjective, “ becoming,” is no synonym number of a herd. Hiese herds aie corn- 
vantages of seclusion. Those already b ly reminded of “raising a smoke,” and of the participle “ being',” and is deemed therefore posed of giraffes of various sizes, from the 
, . u i i i ' . , unbecoming so bad a phrase as the one to whose aid young giraffe of nine and ten teetin height, Romulus, N. Y., Sept., 1851 
erected, are large, well-arranged, and sub- hiding behind it How has he answered itig 8umn f oned . « Be ing initiated,” '’being fear- to the dark chesnut-colored old bull of the _ _ Uj---- 
stantial, and those yet to be built aie to mv arguments? ed,” “ is completed;?’and the like, we approve, and herd, whose exalted head towers above his THE VOICE OF PRAYER, 
correspond. A good foundation is laid for The first, by amusino- himself with a ty- haveapproved. What we disapproved was, and is, companions, generally attaining to a height . , 
a permanent and influential college. The uooraDhical error, which a mere novice another, and a very different combination. What of upwards of eighteen feet. The females Beautiful is it to see the little child 
, „ , i , , . , . . , r ’ . , TT . we objected to was the joining of the present and r j stature and more delieatelv clasp its tiny hands together, and lisp its 
number of stuc en s grat ua ec is no laige, W ould hardly have misunderstood. Had p ro g re s 8 i V e form of the verb, with the progressive f ormed than the males, their height aver- innocent accents of praise to a Being, ideal 
and none of the great luminaries of the he been as anxious to ascertain my mean- form of the participle; as, “the barn is being built,” . f to seventeen feet and invisible, but presented to the young 
May the faith, and the love, and the hope thou hast 
cherished, 
Exalt thy glad spirit to mansions on high. 
Romulus, N. Y., Sept., 1851. 
THE VOICE OF PRAYER. 
Beautiful is it to see the little child 
earth claim the State University of Michi- j ng) as he appears to have been to pervert 
gan as their alma mater. But as the insti- or overlook it, he certainly would not have 
progressive lorm ot tne verb, with the progressive 
form of the participle; as, “the barn is being built,” 
i. e., “ the barn is progressing (being) built,” or 
“ is being (progressing) built.” 
H.’s inquiry concerning “ Columbus, &c.,” is 
formed than the males, their height aver¬ 
aging from sixteen to seventeen feet 
innocent accents ol praise to a Joeing, ideal 
and invisible, but presented to the young 
Some writers have discovered ugliness mmd as the embodiment of condescending 
and a want of grace in the giraffe, but I affection and glory unsurpassed, 
o.nnsidpx that he is one of the most striking- 1° our mmd, religion is one ol the 
tution advances in age and increases its fa- | exp ended so much labor on a “ phonasm,” f u n y answered in the Rural of Sept. 11th, to consider that he is one of the most striking- ° oar min ’ * e 'gion is one o e 
fur a thomuMi education, it will con- —lU w .Y,L„.r e A a which he and the .re referred. ly beautiful animals in the creation; and brightest charms ofthe .female character. 
when a herd of them is seen scattered M an embroiled in the harsh con- 
throuuh a grove of the picturesque parasol- fiicts of the world he may be thrust out 
i ^ i ii • _ r\f rtf cnrlato ntirvn unrl 
cilities for a thorough education, it will con- when he could easily have discovered a which he and the reader are referred 4enTherd“hem is seen scattered Man may be embroiled in the harsh con¬ 
tinue to rise in importance ; and men of the p i eonasm . house™ buildTng JoTn7 o7“ perhaps, a wood- through a grove of the picturesque parasol- diets of the world—he may be thrust out 
first rank in statesmanship, and the legal “ What does ‘ this ’ refer to ?” he asks.— hoU8e ,” he says. We have frequently said during topped acacias which adorn their native of the track of sedate contemplation, and 
profession, will, in years to come, hail from One of my pupils, a young lady about 15 this controversy, that “ the tenses of the passive plains, and on whose uppermost shoots they ma y bo less thoughtful ot those high du- 
this University. I have only to add, in this vear s old says it refers to the “ analogical” voice compounded with the participle in ing are are enabled to browse by the collossal ties which every Christian should observe. 
naraoranb that the first course of lectures 3 vuv ’ /*i „ the verb criv- never used but in the third P erson > and with rela - height with which nature has so admirably But woman, gentle in movement and pure 
1 ‘ ‘ ° ' 1 1 ’_ . exhibition of the two o g tion to inanimate objects, or at least, such as are in- endowed them he must indeed be slow of m aspiration—around her religion sheds a 
in the medical department was given, a few en above. capable of the actions mentioned.” There is there- conception who fails to discover both grace radiance which not only illumes her own 
months since, to about one hundred stu-; “ When H. nroves” continues my oppo- fore no obscurity in such expressions, as “ the house „ x j; rrri u, 7 ; n H ii tboir mnvpmpnts Them earthly path, but penetrates with genial 
i .1 . ,i c i „ . . „ . . never useo out in tne uuru person, anu witn reia- 
paragraph, that the first course ol lectures exhibition of the two forms of the verb giv- ......... . , , 
y o r . | timmwuu ui iuv mu wu v, & tion to inanimate objects, or at least, such as are in¬ 
fo fh e medical department was given, a few I en above. capable of the actions mentioned.” There is there- 
months since, to about one hundred stu- “ When H. proves,” continues my oppo- fore no obscurity in such expressions, as “the house 
dents,—a very flattering commencement. nent ,< that it j s philological, &c., to join the is buildi ,fS-’ : “ aro printing,” “ an effort is 
. 9 . . ° . . making, Whenever the imperfect participle 
At Spring Arbor, in Jnckson county, is verb and participle denoting piesent time* is joined by an auxiliary verb to a nominative, ca- 
the Michigan Central College, which is un- with the past participle in order to convey puble of the action, it is taken actively. “ John is 
der the patronage of the Free Will Bap- knowledge to the mind, &c.” Here it is— building, what?” Ashed. “ A shed is building,” 
tists. I have never visited it, but under- (for my argument has not been answered) pIy> becaU8e the nominative is incapable „ f action . 
stand its board of instruction is large; that —“The house is being (becoming) built.” ■< The ark was preparing.” What more perspic- 
its philosophical apparatus is of a superior “ The conviction is becoming (being) set- uous? 
order; that it has a library of 1700 vol- tied »—Dr. Humphrey, <fcc., Ac. “ Before J he “ vulgarisms’’ that we quoted are not 
umes, and a well supplied reading room— being militated ,” Ac. “ lhe work is (pres.) personS) thari the new _ fangted and most uncouth 
promising indications for an infant College completed, (perf.) Ac.” solecism “ is being done.” Hence the revelancy op 
in a young State. Under the head of “ lastly,” there were the J llotaGons - ; . 
conception who fails to discover both grace radiance which not only illumes her own 
and dignity in all their movements. There earthly path, but penetrates with genial 
RED PEPPER. 
One of the most useful vegetables in hy- 
lege of addressing the Great “ I Am” of 
the universe in the language of supplica¬ 
tion and devotional love. 
We shall never forget the electrical ef- 
uousT^' " a8 prepanng ' m ° re perspiC ‘ giene is red pepper. Especially in warm fecfc pro( j U ced on our mind by the reading 
The “vulgarisms” that we quoted are noto«e c o unt " es has 14 been considered invaluable of a letter t0 us by a friend, in which the 
whit more objectionable to multitudes of educated as a stinQ ulant and auxiliary in digestion. _ wr i ter said “good night, dear brother, I 
persons, than the new-fangled and most uncouth Amon g ^ ie French and Spanish races it is must sa y m y p ra yers and go to bed. ?> 
solecism “ is being done.” Ilence the revelancy of in the largest quantities, and they She was a gay, light-hearted creature, 
the quotations. invariably enjoy excellent health. . Of late and th e expression was written in the con- 
. n er 16 ‘ . , At the hazard of being accused of throwing our- particularly since the cholera visited our fjdential simplicity of sisterly love. To hear 
A few miles farther west, at Albion, in smoke, dust, fog, and everything else but 8e if behind Prof, Wm. C. Fowler, late Professor State, our planters have begun to discover the c ] ear) ringing notes of her joyous laugh 
Calhoun county, is the Female Collegiate light. He takes my “principle,” but mis- of Rhetoric in Amherst College, we shall quote the advantages of this vegetable, and min- one wou ]d not suppose that a serious idea 
Institute, and Wesleyan Seminary, which, applies it. He changes the meaning with- briefly, what he says in his Grammar, an elaborate gfo large quantities of it with the food of h a d ever crossed her mind; but she was 
as the name denotes is under the fostering ont chanuinu the construction He calls work > on the phrase under discussion. “The best their negroes. Considerable attention has f ar from the voice of maternal instruction, 
as the name denotes, is under tne iostermg put changing tne construction ne writers of the present time use expressions like huun drawn to the selection and cultivation „.,i m w 
— ——“S out unguis ^ _ — writers Of the present time use expressions like been drawn to the selection and cultivation Q nr j jn the calm ruiet of her solitarv cham- 
care of the Methodists. A school of a low- the same form of expression, active, or pas- < ig ina king,’ ‘ is doing,’ instead of ‘ is being made,’ of the bes t kinds of pepper. Among those b er while cheerfully conversino- with her 
er grade has been in existence there for give, to suit his circumstances, “'While ‘ is being done.’ For the analogous use of verbs m ...u„ Ao imnm-tonw of , ’ , .• . i , r 
who have appreciated the importance of ] ove d ones at a distance, she did not forget 
several vears, and as an academic institu- Columbus was discovering America.”— the active form, with a passive meaning we have th j s ve g eta ble is that admirable planter and t approach her great Father’s Throne 
. . J ..... . mi , .. v • „ , the expressions, ‘the goods sell rapidly,’'the cloth _^ntfoman Hnl M j , 
We have have referred the matter to the Profes- 
* , , , tne expressions. * tne gooasseu rapiaiy. • tne cJotn i . , rr , , ° . 
tion has stood high in the State. I he ad- “ While America was discovering—” why tearS( ’ 'the ground plows well.’ ” exceedingly practical gentleman, Gol. M. wl th love and adoration. 
dition of the Collegiate department is re- did he not finish the sentence “analogical- We have have referred the matter to the Profes- the proprietor o eer an S e > Religion requires not a gloomy face, nor 
cent Yonnu ladies now graduate there, “ While America was discovering ” sors of the University of Rochester, and they commonly known as the model sugar plan- melancholy eyebrows. It may exist in its 
cent, loung ladies now graduate there, ly? While America was mscovermg ^ # ^ ^ mode of expression und / r tation. Col. White has introduced the cel- it within the most beauteous form, 
and receive their diplomas, just as the oth- Columbus?- the crew was contemplating consideration> most emphatically . Andmconclu- ebrated tobacco red pepper, the very strong- and cheerfulness is its most valuable ac- 
er sex do in their colleges. A second col- a mutiny”—“a mutiny was contemplating s j on we would say, that we are now more fully est of all peppers, ot which he has cultiva- companiment. Alas! that the gentle be- 
lege building was added last year, while the crew”—“John is building a house”— than ever before, confirmed in our position. And ted a large quantity with the view of sup- j n g g w } 10 intuitively feel its influence, as if 
the old one has received a new outside fin- « a house is building John,” or, perhaps, a doubt H - wiU sa y the same of himself - IIere p¥"g his neighbors, and diffusing it thro’ the unerr ing hand of Natu/e had imprint- 
ish to correspond; and the two standing on WO od-house. 0 the beauty of consistency! et Us -- W ' ^^helobacco pepper yields a small red ®£ e i? heTts-lhoukf be tlm fi«t' to" bid 
a gentle rise of ground half a mile east of My worthy opponent “ blows hot and cold EDUCATIONAL ITEMS. pod ^ than an P in length, and longi- adieu to terrestrial scenes, as if their spir- 
the tidy little village, present a fine appear- with the same breath.” He takes for R EV . Dr. R. J. Breckenridge has been tudinal in shape. It is exceedingly hot, j ts were too pure to be contaminated with 
ance. The number of students connected granted the very thing to be proved, and re _ e ] ec t ed State-Superintendent of Public an( * a sma B quantity of it is sufficient to t j ie g ross a pp e tites and polluted atmosphere 
with the collegiate department last year then asks why I closed with “ Q. E. D.”— Instruct i on j n Kentucky. pfhs oWbouf'character,^ Col. Whit! ° f earLh J___- 
was 64; and the whole number in both The reader may answer. —The Teachers’ State Association of W imnn^ihfo to nrpsprve it bv drv- LIFE’S LAST HOURS. 
departments 355. These numbers include His calling in the aid of such examples Vermont, held its first annual Session of fog; but by pouring strong vinegar on it . 
eleven aborigines, who are connected with as> do ne it,”—“ I should have went,” three days, commencing on the 26lh ult., at after boiling, he has made a sauce or pep- Life’s last hours are grand testing hours, j 
the Seminary, and constitute a distinct &c>> is wholly irrelavent. It is “a false Waterbury. Rev. Dr. Worthington Smith, per 'aU tCcStieTjf ba^t all our founTafloTs^Vast numbers < 
department called the Indian. At the head lig b t; j iung out to deceive;” a false alarm to 0 f the Vermont University, presided. The ve „ etab ] e . A single drop onhis sauce have been found to occupy the hypocrite in 
of this institution is Rev. Clark P. Hinman, divert attention from the question at issue; attendance of teachers was not large. The w ;u fl a v 0r a whole ptate of soup or other life, who were forced to be honest in the 
A. M., who is Professor of Moral and Intel- and whenever he wdshes a discussion on Addresses were good, the discussions able, f ood . The use of a decoction like this, par- hour of death. W hat atheists have owned ^ 
lectual Science. Some college has lately the subject-; either of “ vulgarities,” or “ au- and it is hoped, will be highly beneficial to ticularly in preparing the food for laboring their madness, what infidels have denounc- 
dubbed him with the title of Doctor of Dj- thorities ” he has only to “ throw down the the great cause of Universal Education. persons would b«* f °^ d b J"' bewailed CfoSJ whet Jeath ap^roaX 
vimty an intimation, merely, that lie is gaunt let,” and I shall be ready “ to take Officers for the ensuing year: White has not had a sin ole case of cholera ed! Misgivings of heart that have been 
“ going the way ol all the” clerical" earth. j t up.” The eharge of “ pedantic,” Ac., President— Worthington Smith, D. D. k; 0 i„ rfTP n. nnfy n f npoxnes sinrp that kept secret through life, have come out in 
let us pause._ _ _ _ w - the State. _ ed a beautiful image of the Saviour on 
EDUCATIONAL ITEMS t,0 ^ acc0 PfPP er # yields a small red ^eir hearts—should be the first to bid 
- pod less than an inch in length, and longi- ad jeu to terrestrial scenes, as if their spir- 
Rev. Dr. R. J. Breckenridge has been tudinal in shape. . It is exceedingly hot, its were too pure to be contaminated with 
-elected State-Superintendent of Public and a s ™ a11 q uan % of lfc 18 sufficient to the gross appetites and polluted atmosphere 
.. . rr /, season a large dish of any food. Owing 0 f eart h. 
istruction in Kentucky. t0 its oleaginous character, Col. White--- 
— The Teachers’ State Association of f oand it impossible to preserve it by dry- LIFE’S LAST HOURS. 
ii.i r< • r « ,i • i ___ 1 a. - 
LIFE’S LAST HOURS. 
vinity—an intimation, merely, that he is g- aun tlet,” and I shall be ready “ to take Officers for the e 
“ going the way of all the” clerical “ earth. up » The eharge of “ pedantic,” Ac., President— Wor 
At the village where this letter is dated, applies with equal or greater force to many Vice Presidents- 
about fifty miles west of Albion, is located other words to which my opponent makes an( l Y tbir ^7 0t jg' 
a newly established Theological Seminary, no objection; a list of which can be fur- pfe SeJy —J K 
under the control of the Baptists. There nished if desired. 
Jtncers tor tne ensuing year: White has not had a single case of cholera ed! Misgivings of heart that have been < 
President — Worthington Smith D. D. amQ hig } of negroes since that i kept secret through life, have come out in (I 
Vice Presidents -Prof. Horace Eaton, diseas & e appeared in the South. He attrib- death ; and many who seemed all fair and { 
1 thirteen others. utes tb i s to the free use of this valuable right for glory, have had to declare that 
Cor. Sedy —J. S. Spaulding, Bakersfield. a£Tent _j\rO Delta they had only been self deceived. It has ; 
Rec. Sec'y —J. K. Colby, St. Johnsbury. ° ' ___ been said, “ Men may dissemble through 
-Du Rv^rron the able Superintendent. The J’ailor Bird of Hindostan.— This life, but none ever dissembled in death;” 
a newiy esiaunsueu “j, no oDjecuon, a ui wu.lu JRec. Sec’y—i. K. Colby, St. Johnsbury. “S''"" -"T"_ __ been said, “Men may dissemble through 
under the control of the Bapmts There nish „d if desired. ■ Rsers0!i , the able Superintendent The Tailor Bird of HimosTAN.-This life, but none ever dissembled in death;” 
is no institution m the btate so aeJigntiuily After carelully perusing his answer to . f p. ] w t 1 t bird is as small as a humming-bird, and hence the value of dying testimonies. We 
situated. The village is the most beautiful ]agt j do not see that he has met one J’ '° n ° r 7. R 68 ’ ab rec ® n exceedingly beautiful in plumage. It takes gather the last words, the last acts, the last 
in Michigan, and the stately Seminary bull- of my ar „ ume „ts. He has abandoned Dr. >'';P ort » f *e state of education iu nam( , from ite instinctive ingenuity in experiences ; and we treasure them up as 
el- vara « Kill Tnilp wpet nuPr- ,1 , v ,. , m that country, which shows a degree of f orm fo g its nest. It first selects a plant of the indubitable evidence in favor of, or 
m ®. f ,. . \ M ebster, (see his former pioogica ar- act j v j t „ foexpectedly encouraging. During forge leaves, and then gathers cotton from against the character of those that were 
looking the surrounding country, and pre- gumentj ») and throws himself behind Prof. Dreced fou year there were £88 478 the shrub, spins it to thread by means of their subjects. None have ever impugned 
a. , Ar ’ q bill one mile west over- ?, 7 Y , • , * in that country, which shows a degree of fo rm i n g its nest. It first selects a plant of the indubitable evidence in favor of, or 
1D ® f M ebster, (see his former pnoogica ar- act j v j ty foexpectedly encouraging. Daring forge leaves, and then gathers cotton from against the character of those that were 
looking the surrounding country, and pre- gument ») an d throws himself behind Prof. ^ ediao . 3 there were £88 4V8 t he shrub, spins it to thread by means of their subjects. None have ever impugned 
senting, from its cupola one of the finest Qibbs, who asserts several things without ' F ° J „ ’ _ Q his long bill and slender feet, and then, as their value as tests of character, and all 
prospects afforded in these parts. Through attemotincr any proof currency p # ’ ’ with a needle, sews the leaves neatly to- have felt their force. 
\ r a r t> r a ai dtieiupnug any piw for erection and repairs of school-houses.— ,_Qov-oral nfthc.cp ------ 
the energetic efforts of Pro . Stone, the In conclusion I have only to remark, that The number of pu P pilg has fo cre ased near- ^ MtiS A Cheerful PniLOsoPHY.-The fclW- 
Prmcipal, a library of two or three thousand fart her discussion will perhaps be useless. 1500 0-the whole'being 151,891— Museum. in g and truthful passage occurs m one of 
iimac XXTQC nKfatnPfl t.hP. school WrlS TT _4/-V Lotta loof * ^ i.1_ “ TKoro 1C 
volumes was obtained before the school was m y 0 pp 0nen t wishes to have the last 
fairly in operation. Exertions are being word) be is welcome to it, and I will wait 
which however, leaves 100,000 children in 
J_-- the Fredrika Bremer books:—“There is 
A Curiosity.— A horned toad, the Bur- much goodness in the world, although at a 
rni \A 7 Ao! dforvdc in rrrpat nppd of SllPh , . T-« • J -VT C • lie 1U me unmuiai uou ua it IS aDOUl IOUr UlCUCS UiUlUUUJP uic a. ----- r - r -— 
The West sta d g to reply. I thank you, Friend Moore, for ^ 0g9 reli ioug instruct i on 0 f an un . tail> with a body of considerable fatness, tlie social circles find much to say about it; 
seminaries. There are many churches of the ce u have all owe d me in your , h t • ai Durinu the which is covered with innumerable horns, whilst what is good goes at best like sun- 
most religious denominations, unapplied column8 . H. in Zlov. Two, immediately behind the head, are shine quietly through the world.” 
with pastors, and are painfully suffering on Down East, September, i85i. - f ’ P ’ three-quarters of an inch long, and appa- - ~ , 
that account Hence the prayers and con- Remarks.— In No. 17, of the present volume of °f whom 779 only are females 9 ave rent jy ag b ard as the spurs of a game cock. Men who complain ot the miseries of this 
tributions of all who are interested in the the Rural we published a “ dialogue” from the been trained at Normal scools —858 are The eyeg( head and ta ji reS emble those of life, are, for the most part, such as are un- 
1 . . , . , w Boston Transcript, on the passive sense of the p resby terian— 904 Methodists— 796 Epis- the lizard. willing to practice self-denial or submit to 
welfare of the rising and mighty west, partciple in ingj and appended some remarks there- i _q 90 Catholic_238 Baptists and-—- those rules of their animal and moral econ- 
should be liberally presented for such in- t0- vvhereupon II., differing from our views as P c . " p f The largest flower in the world when oray upon which salutary and uniform In¬ 
stitutions of learning as the Kalamazoo well as from those contained in the dialogue, 73 Congregationa ists. e average o f u |] v eixpanded measures nine feet in cir- pfoess is founded. 
__ a __ _ _ Mioorfnllv null- _„.,nl nroo TllG J . r . . • -11 1 n . 1 _____ 
Theological Seminary. 
In this village is also a “ Literary Insti¬ 
tute,” the Principal of which is Rev. W. L. 
sent us a communication, which we cheerfully pub- their annual remuneration was from £30 CU inference, its nectarium will hold nine 
lished, with a few remarks, to which he responded ^ f or males, and from £20 to £40 for p fots, the pistils are as large as cow’s horns, 
and we rejoined, and so again, until now, when whnln wniahs eio-hteen nounds. 
with the publication of the above, H.’s last com- 
and the whole weighs eighteen pounds. 
Vices, like shadows, towards the evening 
of life grow great and monstrous. 
