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JUNE 28. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
ijutatat. 
Written for the Rural New-Yorker. 
ERRORS IN EARLY EDUCATION. 
“ Just as the twig is bent the tree s inclined. 
other, and together, will much assist you and 
make your labors light and attractive. 
4. Manifest a kindly interest in the little ones 
tinder your charge. Make them feel that you 
are their friend, and that you wish to do them 
good. Remember that every hour of the day 
you are making impressions upon living, grow- 
iaMjf iltmiip. 
THE GRAIN OP CORN. 
I speak not of moral errors, but of those com- j ng material. Let those impressions be right, 
mon errors in the early education of the young Let them all tend to mold the little ones into 
which so tenaciously cleave to them in alter the likeness of perfect men and women, 
years, and which show themselves in the way & Instil into the minds of your pupils correct 
of whining, or drawling tones, indistinct artic- vicm gs tQ the 0 ^ ec t s f or which they attend school. 
ulation, confused and hesitating enunciation, If pogg ibl e , cause them to feel that they attend 
<Jic. Some of these, and their causes, are the gc j lool to ] earn (bose things which will make 
following : them wiser, better, happier, and more useful. 
1st. Unnatural, and of course, disagreeable Tell them that diligence and order will do 
tones. Of these I have already spiken in a much to elevate them and prepare them for the 
former article. Whatever may be thought, or business of life, and that they cannot hope foi 
said, of the difference between reading and success without them. 
talking, it will not be denied that the alphabet g Strive, daily and hourly, to inculcate good 
should be taught and learned in the style of mora i lessons. Teach your pupils that if they 
talking ; yet it is here that the formation of un- wou j d be happy, they must be good. Teach 
natural tones begins, and long before the little ^ iera lessons of love, of kindness, of patience, 
learner leaves the columns of the spelling book, 
the habit will generally be established. Here, 
of cheerfulness, of charity. Teach them to 
speak pure words, to think pure thoughts, to 
BY JAMES MONTGOMERY. 
A grain of corn an infant’s hand 
May plant upon an inch of land, 
Whence twenty stalks may spring, and yield 
Enough to stock a little field. 
The harvest of that field might then 
Be multiplied to ten times teD, 
Which, sown thrice more, would furnish bread 
Wherewith an army might be fed. 
A soul can scarce be saved alone ; 
_ __ It must, it will its bliss make known: 
tones. Of these I have already spiken in a much to elevate them and prepare them for the _ _ * WhaTgreat thing's GoLTllZeltoJ me r 
former article. Whatever may be thought, or business of life, and that they cannot hope foi 
talking, it will not be denied that the alphabet g strive, daily and hourly, to inculcate good • An^theL t^tho^lLTmlMVrotlliL’ 
should be taught and learned in the style of moral lessons. Teach your pupils that if they Salvation in the “only Name,” 
talking; yet it is here that the formation of un- W0ldd be happy, they must be good. Teach Jlilllllll Till every tongue and tribe shall call 
natural tones begins, and long before the little ^bem lessons of love, of kindness, of patience, ' On Jesus as the Lord of all. 
learner leaves the columns of the spelling book, ef cheerfulness, of charity. Teach them to 
the habit will generally be established. Here, spea b- pure words, to think pure thoughts, to i For Moore s Rural New-* orker. 
then, let the teacher be careful to correct the pcr f 0 rm pure acts. Cause them to feel that the ^rappr THE L ORD’S SUFFER, 
first indications of faulty utterance. The habit eye of God is ever upon them, and that they % ' A bright and beautiful Sabbath in leafy June 
thus formed is strengthened as the young pupil ar0 dependent upon Him for life and all of life s v* fi nds me tbe v jil»g o 0 f Cobourg, C. W. I 
passes from spelling to reading. The hesitan- blessings and privileges. * 7 welcome its hallowed presence, for to me it is 
cy with which his first efforts at reading are Do what you can to interest parents, audin- <===- always and everywhere beautiful and blessed- 
made, together with his ignorance of the mean- to visit your school. As often as may __^----^ and I endeavor to enter into the spirit and 
ing of words, favors its continuance and increases be convenient, visit the parents at their homes, meaning of the words, while I sing— 
the difficulty of correcting it. and invite them to call at the school. No school ^ “ Welcome delightful morn, 
2d. The error, on the part of the teacher, of can be, in the highest degree, successful, unless " _ ' S ^ ~ Thou day of sacred rest, 
allowing his charge to pass too soon from the the t bree great parties,—teacher, pupils and pa- sf J&f — , /X 1 h T al1 thy k ', n<1 returQ ’ 
spelling book to the reading book. It is evi- ren t8,—feel and manifest the right spirit.— ^ 7“ ‘ 0KD ; ma e tW ra ° meuts bles *t-’ 
dent that a child cannot read words until he Therefore feel that it is a part, and an important _ _ At the appointed hour lor worship, I made 
has first learned to divide them into syllables pa rt, of the mission of the true teacher, to labor my way to the Scotch Presbyterian Church— 
and pronounce them. How can he pronounce j- or tb e promotion of a right feeling and right Having presented our readers with portraits j and pushed examinations right and left along The congregation just beginning to collect, I 
readily words, even of two, much less of several action on the part of pupils and parents. Labor of the candidates of the American and Demo- his entire course. stood in the grassy yard, which served the 
syllables, when they occur in his reading lesson, cons tantly, labor earnestly, labor judiciously, la- cratic parties, we herewith give that of the Re- In August 1844, he was again in as ung on, double purpose of kirk-yard and resting place 
if he has not first learned to divide them?— b or cheerfully, and in due time “if you faint publican nominee for the highest office in the after an absence of sixteen months. He was of the dead—in the midst of those who live and 
Having seen them once or twice in his spelling no t,” you w ill reap your reward.—C., in Con- gift of the American people. planning a third expedition while writing a those whose life is hushed in the eternal still- 
book amounts to nothing. He must possess a ^ticut School Journal. John Charles Fremont was born in Savannah history of the second; and in 1845, he was ness of the grave-and could not resist a feeling 
considerable degree of familiarity with them__ on the 21st of January, 1813. His father, an again on his way to the Pacific, collecting his of reverence for this custom of our Fathers, who 
before he can pronounce them readily, and this WOUNDING THE EIRST COLLEGE. emigrant from France, died when he was four mountain comrades, to examine in detail the strove to mingle in the privileges of God’s 
can only be acquired by the study of the spell- -- years of age, but his mother gave him every Asiatic slope of the North American Continent, house, the solemn thought that these dear priv- 
iD 2 book. “ But would you have him confined The first step towards founding the first col- advantage for education, and at the age of sev- which resulted in giving a new v olume of sci- ileges would not always last that like those 
then, let the teacher be careful to correct the per f orm pU re acts. Cause them to feel that the 
first indications of faulty utterance. The habit eye 0 f God is ever upon them, and that they 
thus formed is strengthened as the young pupil are dependent upon Him for life and all of life s 
passes from spelling to reading. The hesitan- blessings and privileges. 
cy with which his first efforts at reading are ^ Do what you can to interest parents, au din- 
made, together with his ignorance of the mean- to visi( your sc j l00 i As often as may 
ing of words, favors its continuance and increases ^ conyeaient) y i 3 ; t t b e parents at their homes, 
the difficulty of correcting it. andinyite them to call at the sc hool. No school 
2d. The error, on the part of the teacher, of caa b e, in the highest degree, successful, unless 
allowing his charge to pass too soon from the the three great parties,—teacher, pupils and pa- 
spelling book to the reading book. It is evi- ren t s —feel and manifest the right spirit- 
dent that a child cannot read words until he Therefore feel that it is a part, and an important 
has first learned to divide them into syllables pai . tj 0 f the mission of the true teacher, to labor 
and pronounce them. How can he pronounce for the promotion of a right feeling and right 
Having seen them once or twice in his spelling no t >> you vvill reap your reward.—C., in Con- gift of the American people. planning a third expedition while writing a those whose life is hushed in the eternal still- 
book amounts to nothing. He must possess a ^timt School Journal. John Charles Fremont was born in Savannah history of the second; and in 1845, he was ness of the grave-and could not resist a feeling 
considerable degree of familiarity with them__ on the 21st of January, 1813. His father, an again on his way to the Pacific, collecting his of reverence for this custom of our Fathers, who 
before he can pronounce them readily, and this BOUNDING THE EIRST COLLEGE. emigrant from France, died when he was four mountain comrades, to examine in detail the strove to mingle in the privileges of God’s 
can only be acquired by the study of the spell- years of age, but his mother gave him every Asiatic slope of the North American Continent, house, the solemn thought that these dear priv- 
in< r book. “ But would you have him confined The first step towards founding the first col- advantage for education, and at the age of sev- which resulted in giving a new volume of sci- ileges would not always last that like those 
to'the spelling book until he shall have become l eg e or university in this country, was taken on en teen he graduated at Charleston College. For ence to the world, and a California to the Uni- who were sleeping near them under the green 
familiar with its contents ?” Such a course the 18th of October, 1636, under Gov. John En- some time he contributed to the support of his ted States. turf, they too would soon sleep the last, long 
would have its advantages, but for the sake of dicot, eight years after the first landing of the mot her and her family, by teaching mathemat- One line more would complete his surveys— and dreamless sleep. I thought that, while on 
encouragement, I would allow him one or two Massachusetts Bay colonists. On that day the i cs and following the profession of engineering ; the route for a great road from Mississippi to this holy Sabbath we would bow down our 
readin-'lessons each day, accordirg to age and General Court at Boston voted 4001. towards a i n the latter capacity he assisted Nicolett in San Francisco. Again he appeared m the iar heads and worship in an earthly sanctuary, 
advancement, in some other book, but the spell- school or college ; and in the following year his survey of the Upper Mississippi. west; his old mountaineers flocked around him; many of those, whose dust the worm had long 
in«-book should be prominent. He should have fixed its location at Newton, or, as it was after- Having received a Lieutenant’s commission in and, with 33 men and 130 mules, perfectly claimed, were bowing down before the throne, 
atleasttwo carefully conducted reading exer- wards named, Cambridge. The project was the corps of Topographical Engineers, he pro- equipped, he started for the Pacific. On the and offering their pure worship, unmingled 
cises daily, (besides his “ spelling lessons,") in also greatly favored by the Rev. John Harvard, posed to the Secretary of War the penetration Sierra San Juan all his mules and a third of Ins with confessions of sin. As I watched the fam- 
the columns of the spelling book, until he shall an English clergyman, who about a year before of t h e Rocky * Mountains. His plan was ap- men perished in more than a Russian cold ; and Ry groups as they entered and passed through 
have become quite familiar with its contents.— came to this country, and in his great desire to pr0 ved ; and in 1842, with a handful of men Fremont arrived at Santa 1« e, stripped of every- the grave-yard into the church, I was reminded 
This book should long continue to be an inti- have the interests of education properly provid- gathered on the Missouri frontier, he reached thing but life. It was a moment for t e as 0 f that beautiful picture of ttie Poet- 
mate companion of every young student. ed for, made the munificent bequest of 7801., a nd explored the South Pass, achieving more pang of despair which breaks the 3 ear , or t e “ Passing the place where each must rest, 
A nother error on the part of the teacher and his valuable library of 320 volumes. Con- than his instructions required. moral heroism winch conquers Fate itself. The Each entered like a welcome guest.” 
• ‘ t . , • the mmils to read or tributions, also, of every sort, came in freely Impatient, however, for broader and more men of the wilderness knew Fremont, they ie- The congregation all in their seats, from a 
sneR 0 words of several syllables without pro- from other quarters. In one instance several hazardous fields, he planned a new expedition fitted his expedition ; he started again ; pierced side door the man of Gon-gray-haired and 
nonneimr each syllable distinctly both by it- pieces of family plate were freely gi^n, and in to the distant territory of Oregon. His first had the country of the fierce and remorseless Apa- veuerab le with age-came forth and ascended 
self^nd* i^connectio^with 1 the others in the another there was a bequest of several sheep.- carried him to the Rocky Mountains; Wilkes chees ; met, awed or defeated savage tribes ; the steps into the pulpit. Love and veneration 
1 This lends to an indistinct articulation In the year 1638, the institution was named had surveyed the tide-water regions of the Co- and in a hundred days from Santa Te lie stood were mm gl ed together, as I looked into the calm 
b sides retarding the youth’s progress in learn- Harvard College, after its first benefactor ; but lumbia River : between the two explorers lay a on the glittering banks of the Sacramento. face of that time-worn soldier of the Cross. 
. CS1 * , rp, - be doubted by some for the first two years it existed more as a mere tract of a thousand miles which was a blank in Fremont has lived a ong time in ew}eais, j loye to iook upoa tbe young disciple of 
,_ fnl n u ap ,. ra H nn nr, thp snhiprt T school than anything else, under Nathaniel geography. In May, 1843, he left the frontier crowding into their capacity t e events anc ac- Christ when for the first time he has caught a 
self and° in connection with the others in the another there was a bequest of several sheep— carried him to the Rocky Mountains ; Wilkes chees ; met, awed or defeated savage tribes the steps into the pulplt> Love and venei . at ion 
l This leads to an indistinct articulation In the year 1638, the institution was named had surveyed the tide-water regions of the Co- and in a hundred days from Santa I e he stood were mmgled together, as I looked into the calm 
b Rides retarding the youth’s progress in learn- Harvard College, after its first benefactor ; but lumbia River : between the two explorers lay a on the glittering banks of the Sacramento. face of that time-worn soldier of the Cross. 
. eS1 | . This mav be doubted by some for the first two years it existed more as a mere tract of a thousand miles which was a blank in Fremont has lived a ong time in ew}ean=, j loye to iook upoa t he young disciple of 
f i observation on the subiect I school than anything else, under Nathaniel geography. In May, 1843, he left the frontier crowding into their capacity t ie events am ac- Christ when for the first time he has caught a 
u rompCme, l ’ Eaton. In 1640 the Rev. Henry Dunstan, on of Missouri, and in November he stood on Fort tions of many ordinary lives. Poverty, priva- g^mpse of that glory revealed only to them 
ni fbber errors both in teaching and learning his arrival from Europe, was constituted the Vancouver, with the calm waters of the Pacific turn, and even death, have been oo ec ca m y ^ God— when there shines from his eyes 
am o S ,ber errors^otlTiii teaching and learning, his arrival from Europe, was constituted the Vancouver, with the calm waters of the Pacific Lon, and even death, have been looked calmly ^ God— when there shines from his eyes 
might be mentioned but for the present let first President, and continued in that office un- a t his feet. He bad approached the mountains in the lace, w i e t e rewar so energy ant in- aud face heavenly radiance full of love and 
. ^ p d reading is an attainment as til 1654, when he was succeeded by Charles b y a new line, scaled their summits south of the 1 dustry — wealth and honor — have but left him . Qy . bu( . when j see the follower of the Savior, 
valuable nT it is^rare and one of the greatest Chauncy, who had been Professor of Hebrew South Pass, deflected to the Great Salt Lake, the same bold, unflinching chaiactei. whose face more than eighty years have fur- 
beauties of good reading consists io a full, clear and Greek in Trmity Colleger ^mbrUge, . . tots bhbiai. WASHatOToT" ^ 
and distinct articulation and enunciation, not England. At present the funds of this institu- 
only of words, but of syllables-to secure which tion amount to about $1,000,000 It has a col- 
requires a patient, persevering effort on the part legate department, a law school, a theological 
of the teacher, as well as carefulness on the school, a medical college, and a depaitment foi 
part of the learner. h. 
Out West, June, 1866. 
OUR SUMMER SCHOOL-TEACHERS. 
As the season approaches for the commence- 
Infill ilifl. 
Written for the Rural Now-Yorker. 
WINDS, CLOUDS, AND BAROMETERS. 
THE BURIAL OF WASHINGTON. 
the attention of those who are to teach, to a few b ave become professed ministers of the gospel 
points. It is presumed that such have already —Christian Instructor. 
qualified themselves for their high calling, so --- 
far as relates to the requirements of the law. three things to be considered. 
But, in order that their efforts may be crowned - 
with success, and that they may accomplish the There are three things to be consideied in at 
greatest amount of good, we would urge upon Educational system: 1. The natural ordei o 
their attention the following considerations : the development of the human faculties. 2 
. , ,, . . . , , The studies best adapted to this order in ad 
1. Strive, from the beginning, to make your ^ t n o xr f 
Jhauncy, who had been Professor of Hebrew South Pass, deflected to the Great bait Laxe, j me same doiu, unn uc n 0 c . whose face more than eighty years have fur- 
ind Greek in Trinity College, in Cambridge, rowed, and whose thin locks more than eighty 
England. At present the funds of this institu- Qj|y £ ? yfv | * . THE BURIAL OF W ASHINGTON. winters have been whitening with their frosts, 
tion amount to about $1,000,000. It has a col- 3 P b XI l t i ♦ Tiie corpse of Gen. Washington was borne ray love is lost in adoration. Religion in the 
Legiate department, a law school, a theological ___f rom tbe vault of Mount Vernon on a bier, as young is very beautiful, but in the old it be- 
Bchool, a medical college, and a department for f " t hj uur-ii Now Yorke r was then the custom, on the shoulders of four comes sublime; in the young it attracts our 
those who wish to prepare themselves for busi- CLOUD s' AND BAROMETERS. Lieutenants of the 106th Regiment of Virginia love, in the old our veneration ; and in either 
ness pursuits without going through a classical w > __ Militia. The late George Wise of Alexadria, case there is—there can be in this world—noth- 
course. Its various departments occupy six- It ig qo( . weU unders tood what state vapor is was the last survivor of these Lieutenants. An ing so lovely, or so sublime, as the religion of 
teen buildings—fifteen in Cambridge, and one . q coustitutes clouds, especially on fair and exchange has a memorandum furnished by a Jesus, embodied in the life of living, breathing 
in North Grove street, Boston. Id has thirty- windy dayg j f j n t ] ie ordinary state, as evap- friend, who made inquiry of Mr. Wise, and re- humanity. The text was—“ Do this in remem- 
four instructors, 332 students, 98,000 volumes in orated from tllc surface, or water in minute du ced his answers to writing in his presence.— brance of me," and the theme the Lord’s Supper, 
its libraries, and 6,612 alumni; of whom 1,707 . f . ivisinn of mr ticles. they ought in all From it we learn the following : In a clear, distinct and forcible manner, with a 
me«t, of our summer schools, we desire to call its libraries, and 6,612 alumni; of whom 1,707 atomic divigion of part i c les, they ought in all I From it we learn the following : 
ve become professed ministers of the gospel. cageg to condense and fall back to the earth. Those who bore the bier were the following voice tremulous with emotion, and tearful eyes, 
Christian Instructor. held by those who have scientifically named gentlemen :—Lieut. Lawrence Hooff, Jr., he spoke of that glorious consummation of the 
- examined the subject, that vapor does not be- Lieut. James Turner, Lieut. George Wise, all of Redeemers life on earth, which the broken 
THREE THINGS to be considered. & chemica i compound with the atmos- Alexandria, and Lieut, William Moss, Fairfax, bread and the wine so significantly and touch- 
„ ,, incaro-hpponRbWd in an phere, but from the infinite smallness and light- Those who acted as pall-bearers, in accordance ingly symbolize. As the Passover reminded 
There are t i e . g- ness of the particles, they float in the air, as with the custom of those times, were the follow- the children of Israel, not alone, of their spared 
Educational system . . ‘ 0 dust pr any light foreign substance-a mere ing—Col. Blackburn, of Prince William ; Col. first-borns in Egypt, but of all the wonderful 
e development o i .‘7* mechanical mixture, like clay mixed with wa- p ayn e and Major Johnson, of Fairfax; Col displays of God’s mercy, “so,” said he, “ does 
their attention the following considerations: tiro development o ® ‘ J mec hanical'mixture, like clay mixed with wa- Payne and Major Johnson, of Fairfax; Col displays of God’s mercy, “ so," said he, “ does 
1. Strive, from the beginning, to make your 1 be studies bes a. ap i ;j How ‘ far ter and not in solution—not dissolved like salt Charles Simms and Col. Charles Gilpin, of Al- the Lord’s supper bring back to us the recol- 
s chool pleasant and profitable. Let your pupils Cin doa ° g b 0 ^ dd be prescribed as a discipline; and sugar. This being the case, the particles exandria; Col. Little, of Fairfax. The first lection. He died in our behalf.” 
see and feel that your heart is in your work— ‘ A be exchanged for free and rise till they find the air of their own weight, f our pall-bearers, Mr. Wise said, were Revolu- Seldom has it been my privilege to listen to 
that you wish to do them good. To this end an w len l s ou ^hgre'knowledge is the ob- and become a stationary strata of clouds, ac- tionary soldiers— Selected. a more earnest, touching and beautiful descrip- 
always wear a cheerful countenance, and do indepen 60 nece ssar attendant cording to their specific gravity. --tion of our Savior’s suffering in Sad Gethsem- 
what you can to make every exercise pleasant J ect > an cu uie 10 necessar Y ‘ ' But why they are not condensed and fallback A “ Font” of Type— As a scrap of informa- a ne, and his sufferings and death on the cross, 
and attractive. The University i elates to t e as . e mine ra - n or snow -, as the higher they ascend the tion with which few of our readers are acquaint- than came from the lips of this aged man of 
2 . Have order. Without good discipline, you is presumed to have receive a iscip me, y C(dder ig tlie region in all cases, transcends my ed, we give the proportions in wnich the God. His eyes were filled with tears, that anon 
oannot hope to accomplish much ; indeed, with which,having game an insig in ome 10 , l p b dosop by altogether. Often, for weeks at different letters are cast to a “font” of type, wound their way down the furrows of his face, 
inefficient or lax discipline, your school may cau now freely go out in sealc i o 'now e ge, timeg> tbe whole firmament is filled with clouds, and in which they occur in print: and my own I could not restrain. I left the 
dust £r any light foreign substance—a mere i ng •—Col. Blackburn, of Prince William ; 
, , , ' , -f ,. T 4 . ■, vancing from one stage to another. 3. How tar 
school pleasant and profitable. Let your pupils u ° ,. • v 
\ . , ,, . 1 , — . J * Education should be prescribed as a discipline; 
see and feel that your heart is in your work— ^ ^ , , { , , - e i 
, j- J and when it should be exchanged for free and 
that you wish to do them good. To this end , , . , . , , ■ ,, , 
‘ 3 , , , 8 , , , independent study where knowledge is the ob- 
always wear a cheerful countenance, and do U J ° 
what you cau to make every exercise pleasant J ect ’ ant ^ cu tuie tie necessar Y a eu an 
and attractive. The University relates to the last. The mind 
2, /to. onto. Without good discipline, you *• presumed to hove received a Jisapliuo, by 
Seldom has it been my privilege to listen to 
a more earnest, touching and beautiful descrip¬ 
tion of our Savior’s suffering in Sad Gethsem- 
prove an injury and not a blessing. “ Order is 
heaven’s first law;’’ and earth and the school¬ 
room are nearest like Heaven when under the 
most perfect influence of the law of order— 
Therefore aim to have system and order. Have 
and with wise discrimination avail itself of the 
of the living teacher, leading the way in inves 
1 . , , . , , tt tigation and thought. Examination of books, 
Therefore aim to have system and order. Have u s auuu . u . , 
,, original investigations, hearing the teacher and 
but few rules, and see that they are reasonable 
, ... . ’ conducting disputations with him—these con- 
andsee that they are implicitly and promptly TTn - 
Strive to make every lesson so inter- 
stitute the employments of the University— 
Disputation is essential, for it leads to a more 
falls to the earth. 50 ; j> x > 40 ; z, 20. face again on earth. A few more Sabbaths—a 
There is such strange anomalies and discrep- Besides these are the combined letters fi, 50 ; f ew more gettings of the sun whose golden 
ancies observable in relation to the weather, ff, 40 ; ft, 20; ffi, 15; ffl, 10; m, 10; ce, 6. This beams are now playing with thy thin white 
that I have come to the conclusion that the refers to the small letters only, leaving out i oc ) {S) a nd thy Master will call thee to the en- 
whole subject is ahead of any speculation I can points, capitals, small capitals, figures, italics, j oyraen t 0 f an eternal Sabbath, of which God 
conjure up, and I should be highly gratified if spaces and accents. 1 he proportion for capitals bin self shall be the glorious Sun. Farewell 1 
vour clerk of the weather, who has this subject and small capitals differs from the small letters, x’ll strive to meet thee there. s. a. e. 
J ... . t _ t _ n _t. _ rn * 
esting that it will secure attention, and never *. . ’ ... conjure up, and I should be highly gratified if | spaces and accents. I lie proportion lor capitals bin self shall be tli 
proceed with a recitation, unless the school is P er ec ana ^ S1S ’ aa c c ‘ Uh awa I r cu 10 your clerk of the weather, who has this subject j and small capitals differs from the small letters, pn strive to meet t 
orderly, and the class intent on the exercise of ^ ocia es w o e met lot was one o ispu a ion. ^ b ig fingers’ends, would enlighten your read- In those, I takes the first place, then f, then A cobourg, June, 1856, 
J 7 In flnTYiP. at. lonct nr t.hft l J fl 1 VfirSlLlGft or t no 0 I I -n e _ 
In some, at least, of the Universities of the 
scholastic age, the Professor was bound to sit ers 011 this su bject,. 
„ . , tt I**. c i scholastic age, the Professor was bound to sit 
3. Insist on neatness. Habits of personal , , , , v ,, . , , , , , 
, . , . ., , , after he had delivered his lecture, and hear and 
cleanliness and of neatness in the school-room ,. . . . . . . 
. “ . , , . rr , , . answer obiections. Abelard was at first a pupil 
will do much to secure order. Hence do what J _ . . * 
B. Manly. and E, Ac. 
Orleans C o., June, 18 o 6. ^ ^ ^language of a people expresses its char- 
Classifioation of the ALrHABET.— Which are acter. The French is smooth, flowing, elegant; 
Kind Words. —They never blister the tongue 
or lips. And we have never heard of any men- 
auswei UUJCWUUO. HUUUUU noommo. n - - -- --- , ... ,, . . . ... . ml V 
of William of Champeaux ; but the objections the most industrious letters?— 1 The Bees. Which but it has no such word as home, no such word tal trouble arising from t ns quarter. long 
of the pupil seem to have confounded the are the most extensive letters?—The Seas, as comfort, and no word to express the distinc- tiny do not cost muc i, jet tUej ac comp is 
r r ------ — ^ A - much,—they help one’s own good nature, and 
you can to promote li^ht feeling and action in ^ p u p il seem to have confounded the are the most extensive letters?—The Seas, as comfort, and no word to express the distinc- 
this direction. ncouiage youi pup s to come mafder> im m the former becoming, in turn, a Which are the most fond of comfort?—The tion between love and like. On the contrary, 
into the school-room with tidy apparel, and Yit i _ ■ _ mnainr onH wi,;„i, omtictipal letters ? und eclat, are famous words, which have no 
face and hair in proper condition, and be sure ’ ‘ p ^ TT n 
not to allow them to make the floor a sobstitute popularl y—-"W™, LL. D . 
for a spit-box. Neatness and order are twin ... ., ,, 
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lecturer, outran his master in celebrity and Ease. Which are the most egotistical letters ? <nnui and eclat are famous words, which have no goodwill. Soft words soften our own soul. 
pularity .—Henry P. Tappan, LL. D. The I’s. Which are the longest letters ?—The equivalent in English. Add, moreover, the fact Angry words are fuel to the flame of wrath, and 
-- Ells. Which are the noisy letters ?—The Oh’s, that the French term for spiritual means sim- make it blaze more fiercely.— / ascal. 
The mind has more room in it than most Which are the eatable letters ?—The Peas, ply witty, with a certain quickness and versa- _ _ 
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sis ers. icy rive es , , , ^ink, if you would but furnish the Which are the greatest bores? — The Teas, tility of talent—and you have a sufficient hint 
when separated they languish and die Theie- [ J 3 Which are the most sensibleletters?-The Wise, with regard to the character of the people, 
fore, cherish both. They will greatly help each apartments. 
Grace teaches a Christian not only to aot 
like a man to God, but like a God to man. 
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