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iOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: M AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 193 
IN LOCO PARENTIS, 
0:1 s e f it I Dlii). 
EXTRAORDINARY WELL. 
Written for Moore’e Rural New-Yorker. 
PEOPLE’S COLLEGES. 
In an interesting letter to the New York 
Courier & Enquirer, Air. E. Meriara, the 
New York meteorologist, states that there is 
V "? r£"the SL ?haf IhetatS - <Ci“ ^^7 Mr V M^V the ~~- 
yourchUdren h„Ms. He U to them as a see- THE GENUS HOMO, io7,J t 7ort^ 
ond parent, and has a claim upon their love _ ] a JjOCKporc, iNew iora, an arL ;t' a 1 piece of poetr 
i v. I* v, f Hitip inPprinr to that whiuli ~ . , four hundred feet in depth, from the bottom Magazine, tli 
and obedience but, httle lofenor to that which Messrs. Nott & Gliddon in their celebrat- of which rises a ve ' m 0 f kit water, holding in in the glorious 
you yourself possess, atul if he J* ^tuy “ ed work on “The Types of Mankiud, state combination a large per centage of diliques- when read fror 
office he will reciprocate their affection with a „,-,nninainn «t whiph thuv Lavs nrnvpd in •_ , , • _i _:_i:_—, 
usmgs. 
P™ V JrK ,, L . n [ A Ccmioos Acrostic.—W e And the following curious 
111 j/ickport, New York, an artesian Wt piece of poetry in a late number of the Presbyterian 
four hundred feet in depth, from the bottom Magazine. The initial capital letters spell, “ My boast is 
of which rises a vein of salt water, holding in in the glorious Cross of Christ,” and the words in italic, 
combination a large per centage of diliques- when read from top to bottom and from the bottom to 
Some other method should be found by /. ■„ Lcinrokte their affection with a “ worK on J tie 1 7P es . OI r - • combination a large per centage ot diliques- when read from top to bottom and from the bottom to 
r ,, office he will reciprocate tneir anecuon wnn a the conclusion at whien they have arrived, m 0 ; nfr chlorides which mino-ling with waters of the top, make the lord’s Prayer:] 
which young men of small means may acqm e nt - s anxiety for their P«^ the following series of paragraphs : othfr veins pniduceinstantanlous crystalliza- makb known the gospel truths, oar Father, King 
as good an education in as little time, as those being. For the tune he luw to do with them j. That the surface of the globe is naturally tioD3 0 f beautiful selenite in flattened eight- Yield us thy grace, dear Father, from above ; 
whose pecuniary circumstances have rendered they are his cinidieH, ana tne iaw wisely re- divided into several zoological provinces, each sided prisms of about an inch in length, an Bless us with hearts which feelingly can sing 
them more fortunate. Some will dispute that cognizes his right and duty to teach and gov- of whjch ig a distinct ceuter 0 f creation, pos- eigh th of an inch ia wi dth, a sixteenth of an 0ur life thou forever - G f ° f ‘ ovo > 
, , , „ nom i ern—to treat and train them as his own chil- • neenliar fauna and flora: and that • ®, • . mi.. io^,;„ Q r> nf t Assuage our griefs m love for Christ, we pray, 
farmers’and mechanics’children are possessed ^ The nature of his labors requires this ™ g cn p^«nfmimar ami nlant wasoriUi- '«ch in thickness. _ The laminae of these are Slnce bri g ht Prince of Heaven and gteryuUx 
of as fine order of intellect as those born under e cb 0 f authority. Having to discharge some ,, • ^ annronriate province ° v° E er ^ ect a 810 £ 0 CI 7 Sta ,Ga Y ° e 1 . Took ail our shame, and haitewtd the display, 
the roof of the wealthy ; intellects, which if ’“he parent's m,,st sacred duties, in the rear- ““7„ffe ™no Seep- *? “*^ h ? f h “f- , mt “ .TLT m o« rS '»-«“ 
properly cultivated, would be of more benefit ing of his children the teacher must ol^neces tl0Q t0 thl3 general law, but fully conforms to ts lhan one . It is accustomed to spout In j 6 <u S - name, let ail the world rejoice, 
to mankind than that of scores of youth who sity, wield tne parent s autnomy, ana exercise it . man ki nc i being divided into several groups ga(t water for but a few moments at a time, New labors in thy heavenly Kingdom, own, 
have every advantage which money can afford. 1 eparen 3 rig , °1 races, each of which constitute a primiti%e aud subsiding, remains quiet for the I That blessed Kingdom for thy saints the choice ! 
... f How carefully should you, parent, choose element in the fauna of its peculiar province. 8naC e of an hour, at the conclusion of which it How vile to come to thee is all our cry, 
As a nation ol economists, wesnould prei w bo is to stand in your place asyour tep- 3 q'bat history affords no evidence of the a f - n bco-ius to puff and roar, and shoot forth Enemies to %-seif andaiithat ! s thine; 
not to lose such jewels of mind, such a mass re sentative, and between whom and your chil- transformations of one Type into another, nor sa ji Qe c j ete U r heu the workmen were sink- Graceless our will our lives for vanity, 
of intellect,—in real wealth superior to the dren you are about to establish so intimate a of the origination of a new and Permanent this well, the auger, upon attaining a ^atwngthe truth, ^-ing «>a in design. 
California accunmlations.-jast or»Jr lack ‘? Wra who^a ‘T* Uve bfen Perma . Jjjjkrf b “T “7- - 
of opportun'ty for ezpamnon, enlargement and J a a as the fa, her of those dar- , mt , broogll a l, reeoriLl time,and de.pi.e.he t » 5 bSL ri™. with 
cultn ation. hng little prattlers, or to that bravo youth and raost opposite moral and physical influences. g0 st a curreut as t0 produce a percepti- gn I e , s ,r 3 power temptation doth destroy 
There is at present too wide a diUerence be- b | 00 ming uia den, whom you, with a proudly f)> T bat Permanence ot Type is accepted by b , e moti ° n iu the upper part of the stem of s,,-.n„ r fr.ii im* t.h« d^nth* nf w™ • 
tween the chiklreu of wealth and those of pov- swelling heart, call son and daughter. Can science as the surest test of specie character. the auger 
erty. With reqiect to educational privileges, you conscientiously give your children, for a 6 . That certain Types have existed (the ........ 
i i, . , i nn on pmm ii,v term, to one whom you would shudder to com- same as now) iu and around the valley of the - 
they should be plac 1 * mit them for ever ; or is it safe to allow him Nile, from ages anterior to 3,b00 years B. C., ill'*.. ±iJ * 1 Shine on us with thy love, and give tw peace ; 
thau they now are; then, in the contest for tQ tra(n them for a year, whom you could not alld consequently long prior to any alphabeii- .414 01 Tllj' ^ * 
positions of usefulness, those best quahhed t rus t to rear them lor life? Choose, then, as ca l chronicles, sacred or profane. qq q 
by nature aud education would reach them, their teacher, one whom you are willing that, ^ Tbat the ancient Egyptians had classi- ....,wwv,.w.«y 
and those whose pecuniary resources are great, your children shall love and imitate ; and mankind, as known to them, iuto hour y„r Moore'a Rar>i sew-yorkm. 
but whose natural talents are less, would only choose him for his real worth instead of his R aceSj previously to any date assignable to MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
reach their proper sphere, and not blundei be- jjj. h j m be one in whom you can repose the : g. That high antiquity for distinct races is j am composed of 18 letters, 
yond it iuto positions which they have no ca- fu j| est cou fidence; and whom, as far as dispar- amp |y stained by linguistic researches, by My 12 iq, 4 , 13 is a rapacious bird, 
pacity to fill, as is too often the case, to the [ t j 0 f a g e admits, you can welcome to the psychological history,and by anatomical char- j-’ ^ ^ aba rd substance, 
cost of those who listen to their teachings or privileges of your friendship. Nay, let him ac t er istics. Ar 7. q ’o j fi ’5 f ree 
trust in their abilities. be a man to whom you may look with an 9 . That the primeval existence of man, in ^ ^. g an instrument MORAL RESPONSIBILITY, 
If Peonle’s Colleges were established on a honoring respect. What folly to employ a widely separate portions of the globe,,vs pro- J 1 ' 14 .. . , transform , . , . -- , , 
It I copies L .01 e^es teacher whom you must regard with aeon- V en by the discovery of his osseous and mdus My 3, 10, 14, 11 is to ans . ] x 13 maeed a soiema truth, that we are 
plan similar to the following, our officers and s(a[lt j ea | ou9 y and distrust! And if he is tr j a | remains, in alluvial deposits and in dilu- My !> 6 - 3 is a girdle. held responsible for the result of every act 
teachers might be competent men, not merely wor thy his place, how unwise and unjust to v j a i drifts; and more especially of his fossil My 18, 2, 11, 6 is a narrow way. performed, of each word spoken, and even of 
available, talent and adaptiveness would ful- withhold from him the full and friendly confi- bones, imbedded in various rocky strata, My whole taught the British in the Amer- eTer y thought that finds a lodgment in the 
fill their highest good and wealth would tyran- deuce which is his due. However young, or along with the vestiges of extinct species of ican Revolution that they were not contend- heart. The scriptures expressly declare that 
j™ nn lnntrpr where ’incmable of rrovernimr. inexperienced or bashful he may be, he is still animals. . . . ing with cowards ! a. 0. p. “ whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also 
IZC no longer we p g 0 ,V, Inm t, nr-enti* anrl wiel3^_ over bia minils in in 'TLof P-rnhUrnru nf distinct snpcies. in- v v isss. tpan ” and “ that everv idle word tbat men 
For Moo re’s Rora? New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 18 letters. 
My 12, 16, 4, 13 is a rapacious bird. 
Sly 15, 7, 14, 11 is a hard substance. 
My 9, 2,16, 5 is to free. 
Sly 8 , 16, 17, 6 is an instrument. 
My 3, 10, 14, 11 is to transform. 
My 1, 6 , 17, 3 is a girdle. 
My 18, 2, 11, 6 is a narrow way. 
Makh known the gospel truths, oar Father, King 
Yield us thy grace, dear Father, from above ; 
Bless us with hearts which feelingly can siag 
Our life thou art forever, God of lore, 
Assuage our griefs in lo ye for Christ, we pray, 
Since the bright Prince of Heaven and gtery died! 
Took all our shame, and hallowed the display, 
In first 6e-ing man and then being crucified. 
Stupendous God ! thy grace and power make known 
In Jesus’ name, let all the world rejoice, 
New labors in thy heavenly Kingdom own, 
That blessed Kingdom, for thy saints the choice ! 
How vile to come to thee is all our cry, 
Enemies to thy- self and all that’s thine! 
Graceless our will our lives for vanity, 
Loathing the truth, 6«-ing evil in design. 
0 God, thy will be done, from earth to Heaven, 
Pveclining on the gospel let us live, 
In earth, from sins delicer-ed and forgiven. 
Oh, <zs thyself, but teach us to forgive, 
Un'ess it’ s power temptation doth destroy 
Sure i? our fall into the depths of woe ; 
Carnal in mind, we’ve not a glimpse of joy. 
Raised against Heaven, in us no hope can flow, 
0 give us grace and lead us on thy way ; 
Shine on us with thy love, and give tw peace ; 
Self and this sin, which rise against us, slay ; 
Oh ! grant each day our tre?spass-e-> may cease ; 
Forgive our evil deeds that oft we do. 
Convince u3 daily of them to our shame, 
Help us with heavenly bread; forgive us 
Recurrent lusts, and we adore thy name, 
In thy forgive-ncss, we as saint-* can die, 
Since, for us and our tresspasses so high, 
Thy son, our Saviour, bled on Calvary. 
For Moore’a Rural N«w-York«r, 
MORAL RESPONSIBILITY. 
It is indeed a solemn truth, that we are 
held responsible for the result of every act 
perforated, of each word spoken, and even of 
ize HU uiugei m l( ; c0 parentis> aud wie | d8 , over his pupils in i 0 . That Prolificacy of distinct species, tn- 
If I am not mistaken, the world is indebted to the school-room, a parent’s authority and in- terse, is now proved to be no test of common 
Horace Greeley for the idea of People’s Col- fluence. Seek his acquaintance; cousult him origin. 
leges Let each College be of sufficient capa- as to his views ; and plan with him the course n. That those races of men most separated 
city to accommodate two hundred students, of instruction which will best secure the pro- ia physical organization-such as the blacks 
* , , . . , -, gress of the children whom you should both and the whites—do not amalgamate perfectly, 
and attached to, or standing on, a part of two ^ but ob the i aws 0 f Hybrid.ty. Hence, 
1 1 1 __ ~ J rrA Ia nrl LaI Anrr _ . .. . j • * _ . .» .1 . . 1 
aud attached to, or standing on, a part of two 
hundred acres of good productive land belong- 
Uenoa. N. Y., 1855. i reap,” and “ that every idle word that men 
glT Answer next week. ! shall speak, they shall give account thereof in 
-- ! the day of judgment.” 
For the Rural New-Yorker. The Mid effects of OUr influence UpOQ those 
ARITHMEriCAL QUESTION. ; w |th whom we are associated, will tell most 
-- i fearfully on the harvest we shall reap when 
A man put up a set of stone steps six leet J our gummer 0 f life is ended. So closely are 
And if you would count him your enemy 12. It follows as a corollary, that there ex- long, four feet broad, and three feet high, at we linked together in the great family of man, 
ing thereto. On this same land let also shops w ho should attempt to array your children i a ts a Genus Homo, embracing many primor 
and manufactories be built, iu which the stu- against you, what cruelty and meanness must dial types or “ species.” 
dents may manufacture such articles for sale it he to prejudice (as some parents do.) your That the diversity theory is absolutely prov- four feet highi afc the 8ame prop 
as shall be most profitable, as well as most children against their teacher. What worse ed, no one can maintain, so long as names ven- How much wollld it amount to? 
as snail De most j than madness to tell his pupils they need not erable m the roll of science hold out against t week 
easily made. obey him. Without their love and obedience it. But thus much, at least, must, iu our B -- 7 c _ 
s a Genus Homo, embracing many primor- a cost of thirty dollars. A neighbor wishes to that we of a necessity leave the impress of ev¬ 
il types or “species.” build a set eight feet long, six feet broad, and ery immoral act or evil word upon some of 
That the diversity theory is absolutely prov- four feet hi<rh at the 8ame proportional cost, the minds with which we are brought in con- 
, no one can maintain, so long as names veil- .eh would it amount to ? tact. It is utterly impossible for us to go 
easily made. obey him. Without their love and obedience it. But thus much, at least, must, iu our 
Over each department let a competent man- the'teacher will labor in vain to lay in your judgment, be conceded iu a review of the 
ager preside. Employ for a farm director, an children the toundation of that intelligence and whole subject: either there were separte crea- 
experienced and thoroughly scientific farmer, virtue which it is his sole business to culti- tions of different types of mankind, or man 
under whose management the ground may be vat e.-Mich. Jour. Education. must have existed ou earth for chiliads ot 
uuucr umua D ^ b . jears. Both ot these propositions may be true 
—one of them must be true. 
profitably tilled. Over each manufactory or 
shop put an experienced workman or director, 
and let the professors or tutors in the educa- 
ON KEEPING SCHOOL REGISTERS. 
The keeping of School Registers i 3 a sub - 
A GOOD RECOMMENDATION. 
“ Plba8k, sir, don’t you want a cabin boy ?” 
“ I do want a cabin boy, my lad, but what’s 
into a forbidden path, without drawing others 
along with us. Should we tread the broad 
road, and at last find ourselves in that land of 
eternal bitterness and woe. where hope could 
never reach us, we should doubtless find those 
1 who were dragged there by us. 0 , how would 
l ao want a u mu » , usy ^ & ^ ^ of ^ j sh . 
that to you ? A little chap like you am t fit he f feel that he had 
for the berth.” 
MECHANICS. 
not made others equally miserable with him- 
tional department be no less qualified for their . pc ^ tQ w j 1 j cb too little attention is given, 
positions than those who dispense knowledge ‘especially in our common district schools, 
at any of our Colleges. The law requires simply that a Register of 
After the endowment of such a College, it the daily attendance oi each pupil shall be 
: ,, . ., . . . kept, yet this is often neglected, 
wou'd be self-supporting—the income arising UC F 1 J ...... , , _ . 
. . . v b , A ° Upon due consideration the advantages to 
ikn IoLap nf flip ut.nnAnts rinvinor a PX- . 1 .11 • * 
“ Oh, sir, I'm real strong. I can do a great —(.^d he know that he had involved only 
deal of work, if I ain’t so very old.” himself in irretrievable ruin ; but he cannot, 
St. PABLwa 3 a mechanic—a maker of tents “But what are you here for? You don't and it is this thought that will pursue him 
from goat’s hair; and in the lecturer’s opinion i ook like a city boy. Run away from home, like a hunted fugitive, through all the endless 
he was a model rm-chanic. He was not ouly b ey? 
a thorough workman at his trade, but was a 
scholar, a perfect master, not ouly of his na- 
cycles of eternity. An evil word may fall 
“Oh no indeed, sir; my father died, and from our lips without even attracting our 
my mother i* very poor, and I rrant to do attention at the time; but when the “books 
J J 1 ’ orrnnDrl” An That, “frreat lift's.” U'fi maty 
number of hours every day to manual labor, induce 
requisition. CU8 totn among the Jews to teach their sons out those.” 
ou the farm, at the bench, lathe, loom, or an- No precise model can be given, as some di- | gom8 trade—a custom not confined to the poor- Here was a damper. 
, , , , , . .. _ciihuuii-muwo vr. -- , —^ -“V- rum a utbuci uiu 11 us toavn mo ouu a, o m> ,p nrmi«r m'rsnn to prove to siraugers inac niuuui"g oumra —w "uiu, 
be enabled to enter upon the time j o great f eatures should be substantially the mechanical occupation, he taught him to steal. he was an honest and good boy. Now what dropped upon the surface of human life, con- 
his studies with a freshness and vigor which game j n a | b This custom was a wise one; aud if the fa- . , , H t d in dee thought the tinued to widen aDd widen its (at first) limited 
would ensure his accomplishing as much in The Register shou’d show not only at- tber3 0 f the present day would imitate their snouJ - a ne • . F ’ circle, until it was arrested only by the vast 
the same time as though he used for study the tendance, but punctuality, conduct, and the example, their wrinkled cheeks would not so captain meanwhile curiously wa c img e ghoreg o{ etern i ty . it were as easy to create 
whole interval between eating and sleeping.— character of each recitation. often blush for the helplessness, and not un- workings of his expressive lace. * eng e a gtar> a3 com pute the results of one idle word 
Attkomimp timp the bodilv°health would be Four grades of recitation are as many as frequently criminal conduct of their offspring, put his hand into his bosom, and drew ou is or thoughtless action. Could this truth, with 
. ‘ ’ ., f , ca n be distinctly discriminated, viz : Excel- Even if a father intended his sou for one of the little Bible, and without one word put it into a q its fearful import, come home to the hearts 
improved, aud he would not stagger tortli denoting those worthy of praise ; Good, professions, it would be an incalculable benefit the captain’s hand. The captain opened to and consciences of those who have all their 
from his course with energies enfeebled and gucb a3 tbe maS3 0 f scholars usually give ; to the son to instruct him in some brauch of the blank page and read: lives long indulged in thoughtless words and 
unable to bear up under his accumulated Bad. denoting culpable neglect or idleness; mechanism. His education would Dot only “willie graham, deeds, with what sensations of fear aDd dread 
honors and his magical title of A. B. and Total Failure. be more complete and healthy, but he might at “Presented as a reward for regular and must, they look forward to the final consum- 
The araduate from the People’s College, if Some number, as 3 for instance, may be some future time, in case ol failure in his pro- tual attendance at Sabbath School, and mation of their earthly career! Sad! Sad 
J.ue graauait, Horn luo J. oupico 11 o w nn u iu i„. fission find his trade very convenient as a I. , . ._v._ ndeed is the condition of those whose future 
foreign tongues,—a y ^ . . , , y 5 , 1 + ___ .. are opened” on that “great day,” we may 
itained by close ap- something o ie p ler. e ' find there a catalogue ot evils flowing from 
j his leisure houre, “Well, sonny, where are your letters of ^ as their source, which may seal our 
ticeship. It was a recommendation? Cant take any boy with- d estmy forever. Like the circling ripples 
to teach their sons out those.” from a little pebble thrown into the peaceful 
confined to the poor- Here was a damper. Willie had never | ake> sma ll at first, but ever widening, and 
xd by the wealthy ; thought of its being necessary to have letters widening, and widening, until they overspread 
uverb amODg them, f rom the minister, or his teachers, or from the whole surface of the waters to the sur- 
, teach his son a souie p ro per person, to prove to strangers that rounding shores—so that thoughtless word, 
taught him to steal. fae wag an honest and good bo y. Now what dropped upon the surface of human life, con- 
one; and if the fa- H e stood ia deep thought, the «>nued to widen and mi ,ni ts (at first) limited 
would imitate their . ,.. . . , . ,, circle, until it was arrested only by the vast 
fiieeks would not so ca P ta ' n meanwhi e curious y wa c lin => gb ores of eternity. It were as easy to create 
issness, and not un- workings of his expressive face. A leng h he a s ^ ar ^ ag compu t e the results of one idle word 
ct of their offspring, put his hand into his bosom, and drew out his Qr thoughtless action. Could this truth, with 
and Total Failure. be more complete and healthy, but hp might at “Presented as a reward for regular and must, they look forward to the final consum- 
Some number, as 3 for instance, may be some future time, iu case ot failure in his pro- p uncdua i attendance at Sabbath School, and mat ion .of their earthly career! Sad ! bad 
taken to indicate excellent. 2 would then in- fession, find his trade very convenient as a for hi8 tameless conduct there and elsewhere, indeed is the condition of those whose future 
not inclined to a profession, wouhl have h^ ^ of earning his br/ad; and he must is so dark, and whose final punishment must 
arm skilled for labor of some manual kind, ® adeg may be used iu registerino-con- necessarily be more competent in mechanical *rom . be so much the more severe, since they have 
consequently need not remain unemployed— duct ' ” ° fiom his professional education. Anedaca'ed Capt. McLeod was not a pious man, but he drawn others into the same ruin and death. 
He would be fitted for life wi’hout being inci- The Register should be strictly and accu- mechanic was a model machine, while an un- could not consider the case before him with a What must be the feelings of a parent who 
dent to manvof the discouragements under rately kept. It should be attended to in educated mechanic was merely a machine work- heart unmoved. The little fatherless child, has, in addition to the destruction which he 
. _ nmiori t v of educated nersons suffer - proper time, not with haste and inattention, ing under the superintendence of another man s standing humbly before him, referring him to has brought upon himself, also brought ruin 
which a majoriry oi taucaieu persons suuer. \ extreme care . T he strictest impar- brain. Let the rich and the proud no longer the testira ony of his Sunday School teacher, and desolation upon his own household. The 
In such Colleges poor but talented young per- an( , justice mU3t bc exercised, or its look upon mechanism as degrading to him M it was given in his Httle Bible, touched a Christian has much to fear from the evil re- 
sons could prepare themselves for the battle of ^4 wiU be only evil. who adopts a branch of it as his calling It tender . Q the breasfc of the noble sea man, suits of his example. Unless by his “ walk 
lile thoroughly ; acquire such an education as T he skillful teacher will make use of such a is a R ob,e . calling—as noble as the ii.do.ence clapp i ng Willy heartily on the shoulder, and conversation he exemplify the life of the 
each might desire, without being subject to the R^ter to promote the good order of his ^ inactivity of wealth is ignoble.-^’. Dr. ™ * W - Saviour, he will bring a reproach upon the 
chilling thought, that, because their fathers school, the constancy of his pupils’ attend- ams - __“You are the boy for me; you shall sail ftHd 4 a ke Enemies to his religiS. It 
are not wealthy their intellects must be cramp- ance. and their advancement in their studies, DJ^QND IN NORTH AMERICA- with me, and if you are as good a lad as I ig> and cannot ^ other; than a sour ^ of sor . 
ed, twisted, stuuted and spoiled for lack of There it sands a constant, anu faithlul - think you are, your pockets shan’t be empty row t0 es - er y true-hearted Christian, that so 
proper opportunity for development. With mentor of duty, encouraging and sustaining We were shown yesterday, on board of the when you go back to your good mother. ” manv skeptics and indfiels are confirmed, if 
nlpntv of Colleges on this plan our country tbe gocM, arousing the indolent, exposing ami steamsb ip J ames t 0 wn, what is said to be the -— - not made, by the improper example of those 
warning the bad and asaaring all that the Lmond ever discovered in North ANSWERS TO CHARADES. ENIGMAS, fe pri.fessirg to bc Christians. The follower of 
arm skilled for labor of some manual kind, game gxades ma y be used in registering con- 
consequently need not remain unemployed — duct 
He would be fitted for life wi’hout being inci- The Register should be strictly and accu- 
“ willie graham, deeds, with what sensations of fear and dread 
Bre 8 ented as a reward for regular and must, they look forward to the final consum- 
might become such a country as never yet ex- ^ of their efforts will be known and ap- America It is about the size of a large hazel 
i s * e( L preciated. . ., . , nut, of great brilliancy, and quite smooth. 
Then the masses would be healthfully edu- That, the Register may exercise its utmost Iq the ceutre of it however, are several small 
cated, and the student not be rendered too ef- restraining power over the sc ioo, a wee bJack S[)ec i- g- ] t was found several months 
feninate for even a dry goods clerkship, ere “ r ,™ nt S fill thl Lolavea nun named Benjamin 
ho step, before the worVl and to his destiny. ^T^h “SinJ^'””’ " 
Then our farmers would have a perfect, prac- Another, and one of the greatest advantages ‘ The diamond was p °t iu a furnace for melt- 
tical and theoretical knowledge of managing 0 f the Register is, that by diligently summing ing iron ut Richmond, where it remained in a 
the soil, which henceforth would be fitted to up the accounts week after week, and month red boa ^ fo r bw0 hours and twenty minutes, 
yield us something be-ude the proverbial “white a f ,er month, and comparing them with those was then taken out, and found to be unin- 
beans.” Nothing is so lamentable as the lack of a y I ' ured and brighter than ever. 
iv’ans ” Nothin” is so lamentable as the lack of any T' revious period, the deficiencies and j ured and brighter than ever. It, was valued 
beans. Nothing is so lament ante as ine c of each pupil will lie apparent, ’| n Rich ,nond at four thousand dollars. The 
ol general education among all classes, even and lhe teacher will see clearly where his fiuder of the prize is a poor man with a family, 
in this knowing land. H. E. Farnsworth, baud and care are needed, and then he should ^ Emanual Mathews 1ms charge of it. to 
-—- be judicious and persevering in any needful se q fo r t he benefit of Mr. Moore. '"Yesterday 
Miss Hatuukt C. Woodm vn, daughter of j reform.— Cor. Conn . Common School. ourual. ^ was at)d inspected by Ball, Black 
Jabez 0. WLodman, of Portland, Me., has 
laeen electe 1 Professor of Mathematics in the 
Female College at Elmira. N. Y. 
Idleness i3 the gate of all harms. 
ANSWERS TO CHARADES. ENIGMAS, U 
Answer to Charade in. No. 283 : 
A negative is no, 
Too positive is vice ; 
Ao vice to know, 
Blessiug beyond price, 
Is heavenward to scan, 
Making thee more thau man 
Less thau man art thou, 
Art thou the whole ? 
Thou hast a vow 
Unmans thee, heart and soul; 
For, pardon’rl be the pun, 
A novice will be nun (none.) 
Answer to Geographical Enigma in No. 2S3: 
Deceit discovers a little mind. 
Answer to Mathematical Problem in No. 283: 
---& Co., and other jewelers in Broadway. The T ♦ m Tn* n • w oq- 
Gkn. James Irwin has giveu 250 acres of weight of it is 23% carats. Several jewelers Answei to Mathematical Problem m No.-So. 
land in Centre county, Pa. to the Agricnt- in this city have desired to purchase the dm- 19 acres and 10 4 squarerods. 
tural Society of that State, for a farmers' high mond but, they want, ihe agent first to fix his Answer to Algebraic 1 roblem in No. -83 . 
school. price for it.— N. Y. Post. 42 apples. 
not made, by the improper example of those 
professirg to be Christians. The follower of 
the Redeemer must be as chary of his example 
; as his heart's blood ; for if the loss ef the one 
would destroy his temporal life, an error in 
the other would ruin his spiritual existence. 
He should lie careful and avoid everything 
which might give occasion to the ungodly for 
casting contempt on that religion of which he 
is to be the exponent, and this can only be 
done by “ shunning the very appearance of 
evil.” Religion is not a garment which may 
be put on or off at the option of the wearer. 
The true Christian carries his religion with 
him wherever lie goes ; nor does he put it off 
till the messenger of death comes to welcome 
him to the blessed society of the redeemed on 
high. 0 ! may our influence be felt on the 
side of truth and Christianity, and may the 
world be the better, truth the mightier, re'i- 
gion the stronger, and ihe Church of Christ 
a nobler type of that above, through our ex- 
amp’e. and a’, last we shall reap life everlasting. 
Rochester, June. 1855. S. A. R 
