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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
FEB. S3. 
Written for Moore's Kural New-Yorker. 
THE POLAR SEA. 
BY J. H. BABCOCK. 
They say that round the Northern pole, 
An open rolling sea expands, 
Whose crystal waters ceaseless roll, 
And break against its icy strand. 
A wall of adamant surrounds,— 
No freighted ship with spreading sail, 
Or steamer with its rushing sound, 
May breast its surge or tempt the gale. 
No life exists above its waves, 
Grim solitude sits anchored there. 
No cunning diver sounds its caves 
To rescue treasures rich or rare. 
Adventure bold pursues its course 
In every land in other climes. 
The mysteries of thy secret scource, 
Is left for search in coming time. 
The graves that hold the Arctic dead, 
Shall their lone tenants firmly clasp, 
No pyramid with towering head 
Can equal winter’s iron grasp. 
A Franklin sleeps in polar snows, 
And comrades brave are still in death, 
The north wind as it fiercely blows 
Bears desolation on its breath. 
The North Star sheds a sparkling light 
Directly from its zenith home, 
Auroral splendors crown the night 
And flash from sea to arching dome. 
The sea, the sea, whose broad expanse 
Of surface, swells around the pole, 
Adventure gains one curious glance, 
But may not reach the wished-for goal. 
Somerset, N. Y., Feb., 1856. 
step, ancl proceed to hang up her bonnet and captain,” added the lady, with a smile that was der, shelves wiped down, knives cleaned, stove 
shawl with a genuine business air. 
“ Tom,” said Mrs. Crosby, snapping her fin¬ 
gers carelessly, “is the office in perfect order?” j claimed, “I’ll do it! Blow me if I don’t be- 
really bewitching. blackened, fire kept bright, hall swept, stairs 
The captain mused a moment, and then ex- brushed, parlor swept and dusted, lamps trim- 
“Yes, ma’am,” replied the infant barrister, 
more surprised. 
lieve you can settle it if any body can !” 
The captain left the money and departed.- 
med, chamber work done—” 
“ Hold on, Mrs. Crosby, for heaven’s sake ! 
Ho woman alive could do all that in one fore- 
“ I beg leave to differ with you, sir. Ho you The moment he was gone a note was dispatch- 
see these papers all scattered about here? Pick ed to Farmer Jones, requesting him to step up 
them all up, and file them in proper order.” to the office. While Tom was engaged on the 
“ Where is the—the Squire ?" asked Pettifog- writ of Brown vs. Smith, Jones made his ap¬ 
ed to Farmer Jones, requesting him to step up . “ Beg your pardon ; before you is a woman 
to the office. While Tom was engaged on the w ^° has done it every forenoon for yeais. 
ger, with mouth agape. 
pearance, and the swine affair was settled for 
“ I’m Squire to-day, Tom, and you’re my man | seven dollars. The letters of Miss Bright were 
“ For only two of us ?” 
“ For only two of us, Mr. Crosby.” 
“ Are you a woman of veracity, Mrs. Crosby?” 
of business. Mr. Crosby told me that you had examined, and nothing like a promise of mar- asked the Squire with a smile 
a memorandum of to-day’s work. Produce it if riage could be made out of them. Mrs. Crosby I ‘‘ gentleman has yet presumed to call it 
there’s such a thing.” immediately wrote to that young lady, advising j j n question,, responded the lady, with a slight 
Pettifogger fumbled about awhile among the her to drop the prosecution of the case, as there j inclination of the body, 
papers, and succeeded in finding the document was no reasonable hope of her succeeding, if I “ I hen I give it up, and make a graceful sur 
in question. With the faintest possible smile the letters were the only evidence in the prem- 
that a woman could produce, Mrs. Squire Cros- ises. Higgins’ bill was sent, and Tom wrote a 
by read as follows : threatening letter 
Items. —Habeas corpus for Levi Lewis. A she to “terrify Jo 
writ of replevin for the distress of Simeon 0,1 the programme 
Snooks. Fill out a quit-claim deed for John “Nothing easier 
letters were the only evidence in the prem- render of these premises. 
. Higgins’ bill was sent, and Tom wrote a “ on v t' v0 °* us ? 
threatening letter to Thompson; but how was “Mrs. Crosby, I beg your paulon. I think 
she to “ terrify Joe Bunker ?”—the item next fchat 1 am a little wiser than 1 was this morn * 
•h e programme. in S- 1 assure you, upon the honor of a gentle- 
Notliing easier,” said Tom. “Write and tell nian - tl,at 1 win ,iever speak disparagingly of a 
his case will come on in a few days ; that woman’s duties again. Two of us, I find, make 
i , • Lim aritiomont ” considerable work—enough, at least, for one' 
Sykes. Advise Captain Sanders about action him his case will come on in a few days ; that ^ orn.iii s duties again. Two of us, I fin 
for damages against Farmer Jones. A writ of will bring him right to a settlement.’ consi eiaj e v, 0! enoug i, a eas , 
00 li.il m Tin tyy novmvm 77 
attachment in case of Brown versus Smith.— Pettifogger was instructed to write a note to Btlle wife to peifoim. 
t-, • , ,, ,. ,, ,, . . ,, . , „ °° . . ,, „ , “ You are pardoned 
Examine letters respecting Mr. Bright’s breach that effect, and also respectfully invite Col. 
on the spot. And let me' 
c . „ , ~ • ,. .,, , T . . „ , ,, , , r . n .i-i, assure you that I do not regret this day s expe- 
of promise case.. Send Higgins bill. Write a Drummer to call and settle Alai or Green s bill. . J ° • 1 , 
, m , m ■? r . ., ii, . i ■ -i nence, and perhaps the Widow Sanborn and 
threatening letter to Thompson. Terrify Joe As the witness had not come to depose in the 1 r 
Bunker if possible. Respectfully invite Col. slander case, Wiggins vs. Briggs, the fair law- se,ela 101 persons mi no ' 
r. , , . L ... , .... , ,, 4 i , “ And your humble servant among the num- 
Drummer to call and settle Alai. Green s bill, yer and tile willing clerk passed on to the next ° 
n, , t , ... • .... . , , , r, ber, responded the Squire, bowing. 
I o take depositions in Wiggin s slander case. item. ’ , r , , f _ °. . 
n \ ... , . „ . m , . , . rn j j We have only to add that the Squire kept his 
Get up an issue between lownsend and herns. “ To get up an issue between Townsend and ^ j _ <v,„ 
Distress the widow Sanborn. Make out cost Ferris. Don’t that mean a quarrel, Tom ?” 
and damages in the erase of Folger & Folsom. 
Examine the title to lands north of the Mistle¬ 
toe river, claimed by Talbot and Tompkins. 
“Just that,” said Tom. 
“Well, then, let us prevent it, by all means.” 
“ We have only to let it stand as it is, then, 
. Kick Bill Buzzleton (firm of Buzzleton tfc Buggs) for they are peaceable fellows that won’t quarrel 
out of the office. Browbeat Airs. Chandler for of themselves.” 
mutts. her landlord, ILogin. Tweak Johnson’s nose. “Distress Ihe widow Sanborn, comes next. 
Pit auit ©tttm 
The above to be done, besides attending to I s that right, Tom ?’ 
ONLY TWO OF US. 
BY MRS. M. E. EOBISOX. 
[Concluded from last week.] 
“ Ah, good morning. Squire !” said a well- 
incidental office business, as it may occur. 
The squire had orders to lay an attachment 
“ Well, here’s work !” thought our lady, her on all her things,” said Tom, by way of expla- 
ardor considerably cooled by this formidable nation. 
dressed, good-looking young lady, who evident- ed twi but expressed 
ly expected to see somebody else appear 
Mrs. Crosby iu ?” 
« Yes—I—no—she isn’t,” he stammered, for , . . f J 
’ , . , . ’ sumed our fair barrister. 
truth to tell, the Squire tra., thinking more of „ , w d] aW ' , Lc g ire , 8 ^ 
his personal appearance than his wife s absence; ma > am » 
besides, he imagined that the young lady look- „ Vc You mns , co . opcrate with me 
ed at him with some curiosity, and this embar- (() a ^ tWj all ^ bere ^ , tith tte 
rassed him the moie. least possible delay. I will test your know- 
How it must be observed that our hero was „ i;f+i„ i , t 
,, „ , - . . , j ledge a little if you please. What is habeas 
remarkable for the neatness of his dress, and corpus ? » 
the stain upon his linen assumed enormous di- , •, » , , 
i , , . . . ...... “A writ for delivering a person from false 
mensious under the searching glance of his visit- . . , » ^ . ,,, 
meuwuiiBuuuutucB • & & • imprisonment, or from one court to another!” 
or. He dropped his eyes, and forgot the stain ^ Tom 
array of duties. “ E° r what ?” 
“ Tom, do you know much ?” she asked, after “ Because she can’t pay some kind of a hum- 
she had somewhat recovered her self-possession. Bug bill brought against her by that swindler, 
Tom didn’t seem to know whether he did or Sampson.” 
not, yawned twice, but expressed no opinion in “ Can this unjust action be ^quashed ?” 
W ords. “ It ought to be, at any rate. It can be put 
“ I mean are you any part of a lawyer ?” re- l°ng enough to give the widotv warning of 
sumed our fair barrister. what is going on, so that she can put her things 
“I know all about the Squire’s business, out of his reach, replied lorn, 
ma’am.” “ Pettifogger, you are a treasure ! Just run 
“Very good ! You must co-operate with me over and give the widow a sly piece of advice, 
to dispatch all the items here named with the an( ^ then I will help you make out damages in 
least possible delay. I will test your know- the case of Lolgei and Folsom. 
“ I mean are you any part of a lawyer ?” re¬ 
ledge a little if you please. What is habeas Ifc was thns that Mrs - Crosby went on, and by 
corpus ?” noon, with the able assistance of Tom, had 
A writ for delivering a person from false reached the last three items, viz : Kick Bill 
irisonment, or from one court to another!” Buzzleton (of the firm of Buzzleton tfc Buggs) 
l Tom. out of the office; browbeat Mrs. Chandler ; and 
Very good. What about this Lewis case ?” tweak Johnson s nose. 
I made that out last evening, ma’am,” said “Now, as none of these persons are present, 
a. what am I to do ?” inquired Airs. Crosby, look- j 
the stain upon his linen assumed enormous di- „ A wrifc for delivering a person from false reached the last three items, vizKick Bill 
mensious under the searching glance of his visit- imprisonment from one court to anot her !” Buzzleton (of the firm of Buzzleton <fc Buggs) DECIDEI) EALSETTO (false set O!) 
or. He dropped his eyes, and forgot the stain ^ Tom oufc 0 f the-office ; browbeat Mrs. Chandler ; and ™ 
in contemplating his sooty hands. “Very good. What about this Lewis case ?” tweak Johnson’s nose. Patrick —Singing Irish Emigrant’s Lament— 
“ Excuse the disorder of my dress this morn- ^ „ j made that out last evening, ma’am,” said “Now, as none of these persons are present, « I'm sitting on the stile (style) Mary." 
ing, Aliss Haynes,’ he added. “ 1 was so un- q’ om _ what am I to do ?” inquired Airs. Crosby, look- Mary —“ Are ye’s, ye blunderin’ spalpeen, to 
fortunate as to upset the inkstand just as you «y ou acted ver y properly. Next comes a ing archly at Tom.* be after murtherin’ me duck of a bonnet wid 
rang, and you see the effects of the accident. writ of replevin.” “ Why, just as the Squire would—wait till yer ould carcass. Ocli Hone ! out of that wid 
This, it must be confessed, was rather a de- „ That’s all ready finished it just as you they come in.” ye, and let me hear no more of ye’s settin’ on 
parture from the truth, but the Squire couldn’t came ~ v “ Exactly ; but it is now about the hour of the style unlis ye’s can settle the damages.” 
think of any other way to extricate himself «I’m glad that you attend to your business, dinner, and if people can’t come in at proper -- 
from the dilemma ; and he was not disposed to Tom> speak a good word for ^ou to my business hours, how can they expect to be kick-, rather sharp. 
confess the’exact state of the case to his fair husband,” continued our heroine, brightening up. ed down stairs, browbeaten, or tweaked? So A . ~ ~ 
,, , i .. . i _ t ^ & & I . i m l t ir T.Ainr. Rttorr triim from Hurnilo stons at aw 
“ Very good. What about this Lewis case ?” tweak Johnson s n< 
. “ I made that out last evening, ma’am,” said “Now, as none c 
Tom. what am I to do ?” 
“You acted very properly. Next comes a ing archly at Tom. 
writ of replevin.” “ Why, just as 
RATHER SHARP. 
black-eyed friend, who, after making a few 
common-place remarks, took her leave. 
“ What an ingenious excuse that was ! No¬ 
body but a lawyer would have thought of it!” 
soliloquized our hero, glancing complacently in 
Lake Shore train from Buffalo stops at a way 
station. Enter long-legged Yankee, and finds 
dng a few „ Thank „ - Q , my young friend, we will go to dinner. You ^ke shore wain i om - 
ve. “Two thin are dianns^H f ti >,i -will not be wanted this afternoon, therefore you station. Fmter long-legged Yankee, and 
was! No- corpus oSn ' need not return to the office, but amuse yourself all the cars “chock full.” 
ght of it!” 111 ai ‘J y° u P lease - S° in " t0 see Mar - Yankae ’ t0 , C 9 iKluctoi-Sa you, what i 
ilacently in * v ^ H - fn(rcrav f garet, perhaps. Lock the office and give me mune of \\ ethersheld onions be gwme < 
- - , , , , T . Air. Pettifogger colored to the very climax of ,, , T c , ,, 
a mirror pertaining to the hat-tree Imagine his forehead) and said s _ in a ' shee the key ; I won t forget your services. 
his mortification at discerning a black streak igk manQer On her return, our gentle attorney 
across his face, which gave it a most ludicrous „ He] me Tom and I , n ]ie] u Haye seamstress, and having some work to 
aspect. No wonder the young lady looked at had a ’ el ^ ith that vou J. ladv i atelv? .. Ber about, asked her home to dinner 
Lock the office and give me 
me with curiosity, for nothing, probably, but 
“ Help me, Tom, and I’ll Help you. Have 
you had a quarrel with that young lady lately?” 
good manners, restrained her from a hearty ^ day Befoieyesterday. and and Ira door and sa id laconically, 
? . alraid she won t come round right again. „ ,. ,, 
On her return, our gentle attorney met her ^ J 
a , , . ■, . u Yankee—111 he han 
seamstress, and having some work to consult 
her about, asked her home to dinner. As soon t Conductor-Well, y« 
as she entered the house, she knocked at the j ° imignig rs .in .in . 
Yankee, to Conductor—Sa, you, what in the 
name of Wethersfield onions be I gwine to du ? 
Can’t git a seat no how. 
Conductor—Hang yourself upon a nail. 
Yankee—I’ll he hanged if I du. 
Conductor—YVell, you might as well get used 
laugh. 
Squire Crosby went back to the kitchen with 
a slow step. To his utter astonishment it was 
twelve o’clock, and he had quite forgotten din¬ 
ner. The fire was entirely out, the room was 
in a very sxd plight, the list of duties not half 
completed, and the meat, vegetables, <fcc., re¬ 
mained untouched. 
fraid she won't come round right again.” 
“ Never fear—I’ll warrant you in that quarrel 
-we’ll bring her round in no time, Tom — but 
-but—I must get through with the list.” 
“ I’ll put you clear through it by—by—” 
“Ah, Tom, don’t swear.” 
“ Well, I don’t’know what all this means, but 
“ Ready for dinner.” 
What a ludicrous spectacle met her vision— 
Mr. Crosby with a segment of a squash in one 
hand and a potato in the other. 
“ I have brought a friend home to dinner, Mr. 
Crosby,” added the lady. 
“ The deuce you have !” cried the Squire, ele- 
blast me—but that ain’t swearing, ma’am—if I vating two notoriously smutty eyebrows half in 
His zeal had cooled amazingly since morning, don’t do my best for you in any way you name.” vexation, half in wonder, at his wife’s gravity.” 
Yankee—Sure enuff, cos I might be called on 
to hang yew some day. 
Conductor—Well I cave, and am willing to 
drop the subject, and stand treat at the next 
station. 
Yankee—Wall, I’m agreed, seein’ as how its 
a purely knotty question. 
Conductor—Why, you are as sharp as a meat- 
axe. Ha’n’t been eating razors, have you ? 
Yankee—Wall, not ezactly. But yew see the 
train I cum deoun on cum into a pile of grin- 
and he half repented acceding to his wife’s “ Margaret is a fine girl—next comes the quit “ How soon will dinner he ready ?” she con- stuns ; 
proposition. He had expected to see her enter claim deed. You have got blanks ready to fill tinued> draw i ng forth her watch with the air of S conductor and his lantern went out! 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA 
I am composed of 8 letters. 
My 1, 5, 6, 7 is what we all go through. 
My 7, 8, 2 is a color. 
My 3, 5, 4 is a nickname. 
Aly 7, 6, 5, 4 is what we all occupy. 
Aly 2, 8, 8, 7 is a wild animal. 
My 4, 5, 6, 7 is a black man. 
Aly 7, 6, 3 is a distemper in sheep. 
My 2, 6, 3 is a point in writing. 
Aly 6, 3, 3, 8, 7 is an amphibious animal. 
My whole is the name ,of an editor. 
Ogden, Monroe Co., N. Y. J. S. H. 
Answer next week. 
several other persons will not.” 
“ And your humble servant among the num¬ 
ber,” responded the Squire, bowing. 
We have only to add that the Squire kept his 
word, that Tom Pettifogger married the pretty 
seamstress, and “ only two of us” was never 
used except as a pleasant jest. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
, PHILOSOPHICAL Q UERY. 
Ox page 110 (Art. 56) of Robinson’s Philoso¬ 
phy, we read :—“ It has often been decided, by 
both theory and experiment, that a stream of 
water projected horizontally from a vessel, 
would strike a horizontal base, and make the 
greatest horizontal range, when the orifice was 
exactly midway between the surface of the wa¬ 
ter and the plane of the base ;. and the horizon¬ 
tal range would be the same if let out at equal 
distances from the top and bottom.” 
Now all my experience proves a different re¬ 
sult ; but fearing I may be mistaken in the 
face of the “ analytical investigation” following 
the above article, I should he pleased to have 
the matter cleared up, by actual, instead of 
“ analytical” experiment. e. t. s. 
St. Johnsville, N. Y. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
ALGEBRAICAL PROBLEM. 
There is a certain number to which if 45 be 
added, the square root of the sum will be equal 
to four times the square root of the number it- 
selfi less one. Required the number. c. b. 
Corfu, N. Y. 
ftSI” Answer next week. 
every moment, express her satisfaction with the up, doubtless ?” 
experiment, and desire him in a very humble "Exactly.” 
manner to go back to the office and resume his “Dip your pe 
legitimate sphere of action. Crosby. 
But Mrs. Crosby did not appear, and he was While Pettifo 
one in a hurry. 
“ Judging from present appearances, it will 
be on the table in about an hour and a half 
“ Dip your pen and dash it off,” added Airs. } JC 0Q the table in about an hour and a half 
l Pai G cl CUlipiC UJ 
orosl) y- from this time,” said the new housekeeper, of j lim 
While Pettifogger was filling up the deed for opening the oven door to look at the meat, 
^ i /"i i • c<„. ■« o i wo cents I 
One of ’Em. —The other day a gentleman 
gave a couple of cents to a woman who asked 
at length obliged to collect his energies for the Sykes, in popped Captain Saunders to take ad- -which was not yet blistered by the heat. 
purpose of making another fire. vice concerning an action foi 
After wearing out his patience, he succeeded a gahist him by James Jones, 
in his undertaking, and consigned the moat to “ My husband is not in at 
a cold oven. It was too late to think of a pud- captain,” said Airs. Crosby. 
vice concerning an action for damages brought « As there are only two of us, Air. Crosby, I L ’ ^ t cents 
51 crzi incf rn L-ir .Tamnc .Tnrmc , t , _ __ 4*... __3_ 
“Two cents!” she exclaimed, “take them 
back, sir ; I ask<?d for charity ; I can’t do any- 
cannot listen to any excuse for this unpardona- 
“ My dear madam,” said the gentleman, “ I 
in his undertaking, and consigned the meat to “ My husband is not in at the present time, ble delay. For my part I can’t see what you he"- you’ll keep the cents, and give them to some 
a cold oven. It was too late to think of a pud- captain,” said Airs. Crosby. “ Please sit down have found to employ yourself about!” p erson » 
ding ; Mrs. Crosby must excuse him that item, and wait awhile.” “ Come, Airs. Crosby, don’t exult until your _ 0 . r _ 
although he had always expected it of her, un- 'The captain was not at all averse to “ waiting work has been inquired into. There is such a ^ Western editor thinks that if the proper 
der all circumstances. He began to think that awhile” with such company. thing as crowing before one is out of the woods.” W ay of spelling tho is-“ though,” and ate “eight,” 
it certainly did require some ingenuity and “ Please tell me something about this difficul- «lf y OU re for to my office business, I am and bo “beaux,” the proper way of spelling pota- 
calculation to dispose of so many duties in a ty of yours, captain. I should like to know the happy to be able to inform yoii that it is sue- toes is “ poughteighteaux.” 
morning, and had some faint suspicion that particulars, for do you know that I have studied cessfully accomplished, and I have half a day The new way of spelling softly is “psought- 
housekeeping wasn’t such a fine joke, after all. law extensively myself ?” continued the Squire’s to spare,” replied the lady, consulting her leio-h.” 
He wondered how Airs. Crosby prospered, and wife with a pleasant smile. watch. _< ►- 
whether she didn’t wish herself safe at home ; It appeared that his-neighbor Jones’ swine had “ The habeas corpus”—began Mr. C. Life or Death, Which ?—A doctor advertises 
busied himself in anticipating how frightened trespassed upon his grounds, destroying at sun- “And the Saunders case?” resumed the in a country paper that “whosoever uses ihe 
A Western editor thinks that if the proper 
have half a day The new way of spelling softly is “ psought- 
consulting her leio-h.” 
she would be at finding how much work had dry times certain quantities of corn and pota- I Squire. 
A r egetable Compound-Universal Anti-Purging 
been laid out for the day, and how completely toes, and, to indemnify himself, he had shot one “And the threatening letter,” chimed in the Aromatic Pills once, will not have cause to use 
nonplussed she must inevitably appear, if a of said quadrupeds, for which act the owner had lady. 
client should happen to call for advice. This brought an action. 
« The land case, and the breach of promise 
them again.” We rather think they wont. 
A Good Toast. —The following characteristic 
last was such an amusing idea, that our lawyer “I can tell you what to do in this case pre- affair.” A Good Toast.— The following character 
rubbed his hands and laughed to himself at the cisely as well as the Squire himself,” said Mrs. “All attended to, sir, as well as Buzzleton, of toast was given at an agricultural dinner : 
ridiculous figure which he fancied Airs. Crosby Crosby, smiling still more pleasantly. “What the firm of Buzzleton & Buggs.” 
was about that time making. was the animal worth, do you suppose?” she “Ha! ha! no! no! you can’t put that load 
Leaving the Squire to work out the rest of resumed. on to me, Airs. Crosby. Where’s Tom ?” 
the items, we will attend the footsteps of Airs. “Just about six dollars, Airs. Crosby.” “Locked the office and sent him off — didn’t-- 
Crosby to her husband’s office, and note her ex- “ What do you imagine the whole affair will want him—he’ll be back to-morrow.” Poverty. —Some acute philosopher says, 
perience there. cost, if it goes to trial ?” « The deuce, Mrs. Crosby !” “ Poverty is a disease which can only be cured 
Tom Pettifogger, the lawyer’s clerk, stared “ Twenty-five or thirty dollars, perhaps !” “I said Tom, sir. And now, have you at- by industry f ; frugality.” This is a mistake, 
somewhat perseveringly when he saw Airs. “Then the cheapest way will be to—to — tended to the cases which I left for you? Ahem! A poultice made of gold dust, spread upon a 
Squire Crosby enter the office with an assured ' leave me ten dollars, and I’ll settle the case, let’s see. Are the dishes washed, closets in or- hank bill, will do the business effectually. 
« The Battle of the Cowpens : Alay Americans 
ahvays beat in CW-pens, Calf-pens, Sheep- pens. 
Pig-pens, Authors' pens, and all other pens.” 
Poverty. —Some acute philosopher says,— 
« Poverty is a disease which can only be cured 
Answer to Mathematical Question in No. 317: 
A correspondent over the signature “ 0. R.” in 
the Rural of Feb. 2d, gives the following for¬ 
mula for finding the area of a circle, and re¬ 
quests an explanation of the rationale of the 
rule. “ As fourteen is to eleven, so is the square 
of the diameter to the area of the circle.” 
We have received several demonstrations of 
the formula, all embracing in substance the fol- 
loAving Geometrical propositions :—1st, the areas 
of circles are to each other as the squares of 
their diameters; 2d, the area of any circle is 
equal to the product of one-half of its circum¬ 
ference by one-half of its diameter; 3d, the 
circumference of a circle, whose' diameter is” 
unity, is three and one-seventh, or twenty-two 
sevenths, nearly ; and its area by Prop. 2d 
would be, fractionally reduced to its lowest 
terms, eleven-fourteenths. Let D represent the 
diameter of any other circle, and A its area, 
and we have, by Prop. 1st, 1. squared (or which 
is the same thing, 1) to D square, as eleven 
fourteenths is to A. By clearing the proportion 
of fractions, and transposing the means, we have 
the proportion, 11 to 14, as D square is to A, 
which is the given formula. 
Answer to Problem in No. 319 :—94.1 miles. 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma in No. 319 : 
A good Agricultural Newspaper. 
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Kindnesses are stowed away in the heart like 
bags of lavender in a draVer, to sweeten every 
object around them. 
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Our rule is to give no advertisement, unless very brief, more 
than four consecutive insertions. Patent Medicines, Ac., will 
not be advertised in this paper at any price. £.37“ Tho circula¬ 
tion of the Rural New-Yorker is at least ten thousand, greater 
than that of any other Agricultural or similar journal in the 
World,—and from 20,000 to 30,000 larger than that of any other 
paper published iu this State, out of New York city. 
All communications, and business letters, should bo ad¬ 
dressed to D. D. T. MOORE, Rochester, N. Y. 
SPECIAL NOTICES. 
t!s/“ Local Agents do not require auy certificate, but can 
form clubs upon their own responsibility. Those who wish au¬ 
thority to act as Traveling Agents, must furnish the best of 
recommendations as to integrity, responsibility, Ac., or good 
references in this city. References to persons at a distauce are 
useless. 
ngp^THE lowest club price of the Rural New-Yorker is 
$1,50 per yearly copy, and any one remitting at a less rate will 
be credited iu proportion to the money received. Those who 
send less than the price, with request to send the paper a speci¬ 
fied time or return the money, cannot bo accommodated. 
£<57“In remitting $15, or more, please send draft on New 
York, Albany, Buffalo, or Rochester, (less cost o exchange,) or 
check or certificate of deposit on any Bank in either of said 
cities,—payable to our order. 
£3?” Those who are forming large clubs can send on the 
names and money of such persons as do not wish to wait, and 
complete their lists afterwards. 
£3“ Agents will please make their first remittance as early 
as convenient. This will greatly facilitate the entry of names 
on our books. 
13“ For $4 we will send one copy of the Rural, and either 
Putnam’s, Harper’s, the Knickerbocker, Lady's Book or Gra¬ 
ham's Magazine for one year. 
£3“Agents. —Any person so disposed can act as local agent 
for the Rural, and all who remit according to terms will be 
entitled to premiums, etc. 
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