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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 241 
STATE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
We would again call the attention of teach¬ 
ers and the friends of education generally, to 
the tenth annual meeting of the New York 
State Teachers’ Association, which takes place 
at Utica on the first, second and third days of 
August next. The attendance will undoubt¬ 
edly be a large one, and negotiations are now 
in progress with the various railroad compa¬ 
nies to ticket delegates through at half fare. 
Tb.e July number of the New York Teachtrr, 
in reference to this important and interesting 
anniversary, among other things says : 
The prospects of the meeting are most fiat- 
! tering. The extent and variety of talent an- 
| nouncei are ample guaranty that the enter- 
I tainment and instruction will be substantial 
i inducements to attend. The season is propiti- 
' ous. Teachers, in common with other classes 
of people, have suffered from the hard times; 
and now, with good pecuniary prospects in th8 
future, and a general prevalence of health 
throughout the country, they will be likely to 
travel. This they should do, and the meeting 
of the Association aff>rds a fit time and place 
for such travel. From every section of our 
Empire State, teachers and superintendents 
are preparing to attend. 
One of the many points in the arrange¬ 
ments worthy of commendation, is the an¬ 
nouncement that entertainment for the ladies 
will be provided free of charge,—thus saving 
them and their f riends the necessity of looking 
up pla~e3 of entertainment in the midst of a 
crowd. An excursion to Trenton Falls by 
railroad will be one of the pleasing diversions 
of the occasion. 
The order of exercises for the three days of 
the session have been heretofore published in 
No. 26 of the Rural New-Yorker, to which 
the reader is referred. Three of our own citi¬ 
zens, viz.: Professor Anderson of the Uni¬ 
versity, R. D. Jones, Esq., School Superinten¬ 
dent, and Dr. Alex ander Kelsey, have parts 
to act in the literary exercises of the occasion. 
Let the teachers of the Empire State, and 
all those who feel an interest in the great in¬ 
tellectual movements of the age, be present at 
the anniversary. 
SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN UPPER CANADA. 
Canada West is taking a high and honora¬ 
ble position in regard to the education of her 
children. In the School Act of 1850, an ap¬ 
propriation was made of a sum of money from 
the public treasury towards establishing school 
district libraries; providing, however, that 
no aid shall be given in any case, unless an 
equal amount was contributed or expended 
from local sources for the same object. In 
connection with this subject, and touching the 
proper selection of books, Lord Elgin, in his 
report to the Imperial Government, very justly 
remarks : 
Public school libraries similar to those 
which are now being introduced into Canada, 
have been in operation for several years in 
some States in the neighboring Union, and 
many of the most valuable features of the Ca¬ 
nadian system have been borrowed from them. 
In most of the States, however, which have 
appropriated funds for library purposes, the 
selection of the books has been left to the trus¬ 
tees appointed by the different districts, many 
of whom are ill qualified for the task, and the 
consequence has been that the traveling ped¬ 
lars, who offer the most showy books at the 
lowest prices, have had the principal share in 
furnishing the libraries. In introducing the 
system into Canada, precautions have been ta¬ 
ken, which I trust, will have the effect of ob¬ 
viating this great evil. 
The Council of Public Instruction for the 
Province, who have the matter under their 
control, have issued a cata'cgue of books, 
from which selections can be made, and have 
established the fol'owing rules : 
“ 1. The council regards it as imperative 
that no work of a licentious, vicious or im¬ 
moral tendeucy, and no works hostile to the 
Christian religion should be admitted into the 
libraries. 
“ 2. Nor is it in the opinion of the council 
compatible with the objects of the public 
school libraries, to introduce into them con¬ 
troversial works on theology, or works of de¬ 
nominational controversy ; although it would 
not be desirable to exclude all historical and 
other works iu which such topics are referred 
to and discussed, and it is desirable to include 
a selection of suitable works ou the evidences 
of natural and revealed religion. 
“ 3. In regard to works on ecclesiastical his¬ 
tory, the council agree on a selection of the 
mo6t approved works on each side. 
“ 4. With these exceptions, and within these 
limitations, it is the opinion of the council that 
as wide a selection as possible should be msde 
of useful and entertaining books of permanent 
value, adapted to popular reading in the va¬ 
rious departments of human knowledge; leav¬ 
ing each municipality to consult its own taste, 
and exercise its own discretion in selecting 
such books from the general catalogue. 
“ 5. The including of any books iu the gen¬ 
eral catalogue is not to be understood as the 
expression of any opinion by the council in re¬ 
gard to any sentiments inculcated or combat¬ 
ed in such books ; but merely as an acquies¬ 
cence on the part of the council in the pur¬ 
chase of such by any municipality, should it 
think proper to do so. 
“6. The general catalogue of books for 
AT.LEGORICAIi TILTjUSTRATTON OF SUMMER. 
jk Nature clad iu the robe3'of summer,dias 
ever been a pleasing subject for the muse of 
the poet and the painter. The glorious dra¬ 
pery of leaf and flower with which the goddess 
of the season adorns her person and twines 
her flowing tresses, is fitly illustrated by the 
artist, and betokens a period of life and beauty 
untouched as yet by shadow or decay. The 
light-winged butterfly resting upon the blos¬ 
som, the bee making haste to extract nectar 
sweets from the opening bud, the golden rays 
of sunshine overarching the sky and touching 
up with dazzling splendor the allegorical fig¬ 
ures which represent the season, all combine 
to produce a picture at once pleasing and 
truthful ; truthful iu one aspect, viz., that of 
Paradise, ere yet the fall of man had 
“ Brought deith into the world aad all our woos.” ! 
public school libraries, may be modified and 
enlarged from year to year as circumstances 
may suggest, and as suitable new works of 
value may appear.’’ 
MODEL SCHOOL HOUSE. 
Although many school houses have been 
rebuilt or repaired within a few years, the 
larger portion are still unsuitable for the pur¬ 
poses of education. They are too small, bad¬ 
ly seated, badly located, without the means of 
ventilation, destitute of play ground and out- 
buileings. But instead of dwelling upon these 
defects and deformities, and the multitude of 
evils attending them, I would present to the 
mind’s eye the outline, and general features of 
what appears to me to be the beau ideal of a 
perfect school house, being convinced that in¬ 
attention to this matter oftener proceeds from 
the lack of a proper knowledge of w hat con¬ 
stitutes a good school building, and the ad 
vantages which result from it, than from an 
unwillingness to contribute the mean3 to pro¬ 
vide such edifices. 
Its admirable situation is what first arrests 
our attention, and disposes us to linger and 
enjoy the scene. Iu conformity with the prin¬ 
ciples founded upon the law's of health and the 
dictates of taste, it is placed upon firm ground, 
on the southern declivity of a gentle sloping 
hill, open to the south-west, from w hich quar¬ 
ter come the pleasant winds in summer, and 
protected, on the north-eust, by a thick wood. 
From the road it is remote enough to escape 
the noise, and dust and danger, and yet near 
euough to be easily accessible by a smooth, 
dry gravel walk. 
About it is ample space, a part of wh : eh is 
opened for play grounds,and apart is laid out 
in plots for flowers and shrubs, with winding 
alleys for walks. Those grounds, it will be ob¬ 
served, are partially shaded by tall trees, not 
in stiff rows, nor iu heavy clumps, but scatter¬ 
ed in graceful irregularity as if by the hand of 
nature. In the liberal play ground, contain¬ 
ing scarcely less than an acre, room has been 
found for a “specimen of the kingly, magnifi¬ 
cent oak, the stately hickory, the wide-spread¬ 
ing beech, with its deep mass of shade, the 
symmetrical maple, with its rich and abundant 
foliage, the majestic elm, the useful ash. and 
the soft and graceful birch.” In one corner is 
a cluster of the picturesque locusts, with their 
hanging fragrant flowers; and the principal 
There are sterner pictures of summer, how- 
j ever, than the one here given, in which the 
} demon of the storm might be represented 
j riding upon the blast at midnight, and pesti- 
! lence be seen walking abroad upon the earth 
j at noonday, laying waste cities and desolating 
I countries. But it is not pleasant to look on 
i a dark picture,or to contemplate (he shadows 
| either of a landscape or a human life. The 
i country is the place to enjoy the summer, and j 
j the denizen of the city, when not tied down [ 
| by the stern requirements of business to a j 
j wearisome routine of toil within its dusty 
I walls, hies away to the cool retreats of hill | 
; and forest, and strives to forget, for a brief J 
time at least, the cares and perplexities of ■ 
life. How many a man, when thus withdrawn j 
, from the crowded city to the quiet haunts of 
eminence is crowned with the hemlock ard 
laurel, the most beautiful of evergreens. The 
flower garden which lies between the building 
and the road, throws a charm around the spot, 
gives it an air of elegance and taste. Here, 
in this school of nature, where God himself 
teaches through his exquisite handiwork, the 
children, in hours of relaxation may be seen, 
among the roses, the viburnums, the honey¬ 
suckles, the sweet briars, and many garden 
flowers, which fill the air wiih fragrance, un¬ 
consciously imbibing the love of the beautiful, 
and learning to find their pleasures and amuse 
ments, in what is pure and lovely.— Extract 
from Conn. School Sup's Report. 
LETTER IN CYPHER. 
The following is a letter from a Frenchman 
in London to a friend in Paris, giving secret 
information, for which he was compelled to 
quit England in forty-eight hours after the 
discovery : 
“London, 1793. — My dear friend—As 
there- is an opportunity, I am going to inform 
you how we are-, and what has happened since 
I last wrote, but as for news 1 hate none, 
neither would it be proper to write any, as 
times are ; my daughter Mary, who you know 
is just turned of twenty, has had an offer of 
marriage from a saih-rcaker, which induces 
me to agree to the match, as I am informed 
by people of- the- same line-, they always find 
ready employment. I am sorry to say I have 
been confined lately with a fever and cold, at- 
the same time spit--b!ocd, and had a severe 
head -ache ; but while I am writing this I am 
fast recovering. I must now bid you adieu, 
requesting to be acquainted with all your 
news, and how- you all are, and to repeat my 
assurances of your commands- being always 
punctually attended to by, my dear friend, 
your well-wisher, J. F. C.” 
The key to the above is a snnll dot after 
each word which is to be observed, and the 
information conveyed is :—“ There are twenty 
sail-of-the line ready at Spithead ; Howe com¬ 
mands.” 
The talents granted to a single individual 
do not benefit himself alone, but are gifts to 
the world: every one shares them, for every 
oue suff rs or benefits by his actiocR. Genius 
is a light-house meant to give light from afar; 
the mau who bears it is but the rock upon 
which the light house is built. 
nature, and located for a brief space amid 
rural scenes, far from the strife and turmoil of 
commercial marts and the jostling worshipers 
of gain and gold, has felt the truth of Cow- 
pkr’s exclamation : 
“ O blest seclusion from a jarring world, 
Which he tbu3 occupied, enjoys ! Retreat 
Cannot indeed to g-aiity man restore 
Lost innocence, or cancel follies paat; 
But it has peace, and much secures the mind 
From al! assaults of evil; proving still 
A faithful barrier, not o’erleaped with easo 
By vicious Custom, raging uncontroll’d 
Abroad, and desolating public life, 
When fierce Temptation, seconded within 
3y traitor Appetite, and arm’d with darts 
Temper'd in Hell, Invades the throbbing broa3t, 
To combat may be glorious, and success 
Perhaps may crown U3 ; but to fiy is safe. 
Had I the choice of sublunary good, 
What could I wish, that I possess not here f 
Health, leisure, means t’ improve it,friendship, peace.’ 
s Corner. 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma in No. 289: 
Prohibitory Liquor Law. 
Answer to Charade in No. 289 : 
Of Bourfoa the last syllable, 
To net united, rightly spell, 
A bonnet is the thing new made, 
And without millinery aid— 
It little boots—say, how, or where 
A net is cast in sea; or air ? 
It catches game, preserves your peaches ; 
A bonnet is, as fashion teaches— 
And Fashion's purtenance is French, 
A ground on which none dare to trench. 
The real judgment ’tis of Paris, 
For which to fight, as ifp-o aris — 
For should an English dame profess 
To be of taste the arbi tress— 
The fatal issues beyond telling— 
They’d put a bonnet on some Helen, 
A casus bdli shout with joy, 
And act another siege of Troy. 
Would Pluto ere have been consenting 
To quit the pleasure of tormenting, 
And keeping satisfactory eye on 
Th' eternal treadmill of Ixion, 
For Ceres’ daughter up in Enna, 
With a complexion brown as senna ? 
Which surely must have been the case 
Without protection to her face ; 
Tho’ very certain without this 
She had not caught the heart of Dis. 
She gathered flowers, and why ?—with art 
To make her bonnet look more smart. 
For nicest ladies i n those days 
Were not o’erburthen’d much with stays 
Nor kerchiefs whereuato to pin, 
Or vests to keep a floweret in. 
But not to mar with low conclusion 
The grand historical allusion, 
Nor hurt in bonnet’s own behoof 
This dignity of classic proof, 
Worthy a fourteen power of sonnet, 
All meaner thoughts must stand aloof— 
Good sir, your riddle means a Bonnet, 
Let nothing more be said upon it, 
But this—let French or English pin it, 
Wa bless all heads that are within it. 
For Moore’a ttar&l New-Yorker. 
CHRISTIAN REMEMBRANCE. 
A very striking evidence of the Christian’s 
attachment to the Church of Christ, is an 
affectionate remembrance. “ If I forget thee,” 
says the Psalmist, “0 Jerusalem! let my 
right hand forget her cunning; if I do not 
remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the 
roof of my mouth.” Language more touching 
and beautiful, never bespoke the attachment 
of the Saviour’s follower to his beloved Zion 1 
Objects of little interest make but slight 
impressions upon our mind, and consequently, 
' are 30on forgotten. The memory retains only 
J those things which are, or seem to be, of vital 
| importance to us—only those objects upon 
! which the heart is fully set. Can the lone 
| mariner, far out on the trackless deep, forget 
• the home and friends he left behind ? Has he 
j forgotten the image of his gentle wife, and the 
! little ones that clambered upon his knees, and 
j lisped the “ dear Papa," though many, very 
j many years, he has been iu foreign lands ? 
i No! he has not forgotten — cannot forget 
■ them ! They steal softly to his side, in all his 
waking and his sleeping hours, and now, as 
the land rises above the distant wa ve, how 
he strains his eyes with eager joy to catch but 
j a glimpse of those old hills which look down 
• so proudly on his cottage home. And when, 
! at last, he his reached the friendly shore, and 
| found the happy fireside circle, each joyous 
race tells how we 1 1 they’ve been remembered. 
Does ta9 miser forget his go’d?— Never. It 
travels with him in his thoughts by day, and 
floats above him iu visions of the night. It 
is his idol —his God -^to which he bows down 
; and worships. Crocks of yellow gold fill his 
last waking thoughts ; and as morning arouses 
him from fitful slumbers and dreams of gain 
and loss, he turns him to his gold. 
Does the student forget his books ? No I 
He delights to pore over them in hours of 
contemplation and thought. They go with 
him like kind and gentle friends, that minister 
peace and comfort in all his toilsome journey. 
He love3 them for what they are, and will 
ever remember them for what of wisdom and 
truth they gave him. Can the mother forget 
her child ? Though in early life it perished 
like a blossom from her arms—and lorig, long 
has slept in the peaceful grave — yet memory 
is ever busy with her heart, and when some 
little remembrances of the dear departed meets 
her eye, a sudden pang of grief sends the tears 
of sorrow coursing down the cheek. While 
her own being lasts, she cannot forget.— 
Though the place in the family circle be filled 
by another, the void in the mother’s heart 
will ne’er be filled till among the happy throng 
in heaven she once more clasps that loved one 
to her heart. 
If the mariner cannot forget his home—the 
miser his gold—the student his books, nor the 
mother her child—neither can the true Chris¬ 
tian forget the church. Though absent from 
her, immersed in the busy scenes of active life, 
and beset on all sides by earth’s corroding 
cares, he turns with an affectionate remem¬ 
brance to those with whom, so often, he has 
knelt at one “common mercy-seat,” and plead 
for the same blessings. With what pleasure 
does he look back upon those delightful sea¬ 
sons of sweet and hallowed communion with 
God and happy intercourse with His dear 
peop’e. He can never forget that it was 
there, with the children of Cod about him, 
that he gave himself up to the service of his 
Saviour, and there the burden of sins was 
suddenly removed, and from the “ gall of bit¬ 
terness and the bonds of iniquity ’ he burst 
into the liberty of the Gospel. No Christian 
can forget those halcyon days—nor will he 
ever cease to remember the church of Christ, 
where he found his birth and home; and as 
long as life shall last will he give evidence of 
an increasing attachment by an affectionate 
remembrance. The language of his heart is, 
l< I love thy Church, 0 God I 
Her walls before me stand j” 
And when, at last, life's journey over, he 13 
about to join the “ church of the first born” 
in heaven, he leaves his last benediction for 
the church below, saying—“ Peace be within 
thy walls and prosperity within thy palaces.” 
Rochester, 1855. S. A. E. 
Consistent Christian Conduct.— If there 
is in this world of ours, a moral sublimity 
above all other things sublime, it is to see a 
young man, ora young womau, aiming at a con¬ 
sistent course of Christian conduct, with the 
higher qualities of miud and heart balanced by 
the Christian graces, in all their perfection of 
exercise.— W. E. Knowles. 
Four Questions.— Ask these short ques¬ 
tions, whereby to know whether your heart be 
truly changed: Hath thine heart been turned 
into sorrow for sin ? Hath thy sorrow been 
turned into prayer? Hath thy prayer been 
turned into faith? nath thy faith insured 
universal tenderness and obedience ? 
D’Aubtgne’s History of the Reformation, 
says: “ The Gospel triumphs by the blood of 
its confessors, not by that of its adversaries.” 
