MOOSE'S RURAL NEW-YOB KER AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
CONDUCTED BY A-E. 
STANZAS 
1 The examinations of the Public Schools in 
this city have taken place successively in the 
several districts within a couple of weeks past, 
exhibiting a fair degree of proficiency on the 
part of pupils, and a laudable amount of zeal 
and ability on that of the teachers. It is a 
matter of regret, however, that a more general 
interest is not exhibited by the parents and 
guardians, and we might add, of the tax-pay¬ 
ers in general, in the success of these institu. 
tions so vitally necessary to the well-being of 
the community. Nothing encourages a teacher 
more in the discharge of his onerous and re¬ 
sponsible duties, and stimulates the pupils to 
so great an extent, as frequent visitations from 
the patrons of the school. 
Business is usually so pressing, the routine 
of daily occupation so exacting, and the anxi¬ 
ety to escape poverty or to amass wealth so 
peremptory in its demands, that very few men 
are willing to spend even a day for the purpose 
of supervising the progress of their children in 
all those acquisitions which are far better, more 
lasting, and more beneficial both to them and 
their country, than all the wealth of an Astor 
or a Girard. Yet, acknowledging this posi¬ 
tion theoretically, men practically ignore it in 
all their acts. They submit to taxation for 
school purposes with tolerable grace, give the 
teacher a hearty greeting when they happen to 
meet him in the street, furnish their children 
with the necessary books, &c., and —do nothing 
more. Is this just to themselves, to the teach ] 
er, to the rising generation, and to the repub- f 
lie? There is something more due from all of 1 
us, than merely wishing well to future genera- 1 
tions;—an active and positive, not a passive f 
or negative line of conduct, is prescribed bv 1 
How fine has the day been, how bright was the sun, 
How lovely and joyful the course that he run, 
Though he rose in a mist when his race he begun 
And there followed some droppings of rain 1 
But now the fair traveler's come to the west, 
His rays are all gold and his beauties are best; 
Ho paints the sky gay as he sinks to his rest, 
And foretells bright rising again. 
Just such is the Chris tain : his course he begins, 
Like the sun in a milt, when he mourns for his sins, 
And melts into tears; then he breaks out and shines, 
And travels his lielvenly way : 
But when he comes nearer to finish his race, 
Like a fine sotting sqn, he looks richer in grace, 
And gives a sure ho)e at the end of his days, 
Of rising in brighter array. _ Watts. 
MAIDEN BEAUTY. 
BY CHAS. SWAIN. 
Hkr hand's like a lilly — 
But just at the tip 
It hath stolen a tint, 
Like the hue of her lip ! 
Her broath’s like the morning, 
When hyacinths blow : 
ner feet leave a blessing 
Wherever they go I 
For each one she’s something 
To comfort or cheer ; 
When her purse fails her wishes, 
Sho gives them a tear I 
E’en the sound of her step 
Seems to bring them relief; 
And they bless that sweet face 
Which speaks hope ’mid tlieir grief I 
Her mouth’s like a rose-bud, 
Just budding half-through, 
When it opens at morn, 
’Midst fragrance and dew. 
And her heart is a dwelling 
Where angels might rest: 
And forgot their own heaven 
In that of her breast. 
It is all right and proper that settled and 
wealthy commuiities should rear splendid and 
costly churches in which to worship. What¬ 
ever men may say in opposition to display in 
the erection and decoration of temples dedi¬ 
cated to the service of the Most High, few will 
gainsay the fact that little honor is done to 
religion by thft community which is noted for 
elegant private buildings and luxurious living, 
while at the same time the accommodations for 
! public worshji are narrow, parsimonious, and 
mean. 
In new countries, church accommodations 
must of ncqessity be limited in extent and 
humble in ciaracter; the log school-house not 
unfrequently being appropriated on the Sab¬ 
bath to pu poses consonant with the sacred 
day. Who, can doubt that the lessons of in¬ 
struction tills delivered liavo been as fruitful 
of good as if heralded from the pulpit of Trin¬ 
ity church? that the familiar hymn sung by the 
unsophisticated choir of youth and maidens, 
and the npmble prayer offered up in sincerity 
and such was their value in general, that it 
was made felony in the reign of Edward the 
I bird to steal a hawk. 'To take its eggs, even 
in a person’s own grounds, was made a 
felony and punishable with imprisonment for 
a year and a day, together with a fine at the 
king’s pleasure. 
1 here are a great many branches of the 
hawk family, but like many aristocratic fami¬ 
lies among men, they have all sunk very low 
in public estimation, the unenviable charac¬ 
teristics of the tribe rendering them unfit 
associates in a well ordered and peaceful com¬ 
munity. The rearing and employment of the 
I falcon in the sports ol the field was essentially 
an aristocratic prerogative, a\id could only be 
maintained in those times when the iron rule 
of despotism rendered the mass of men mere 
tools and machines to minister to the wants 
and caprices of the few. The march of civil¬ 
ization, and the invention of artificial means 
whereby the feathered tribes are made to fall 
before death-dealing fire-arms, have rendered 
the services of the falcon as useless as they 
certainly are cruel. Fine ladies do not now 
indulge in the cruel sport of sending a rapa¬ 
cious hawk in pursuit of a poor fugitive song¬ 
ster of the fore*, and clap their hands over the 
successful seizure of the prey. 
i ooi, anJ the set prayer read in formal, unap- 
pieciaLve tone from the gilt edged, printed 
page? 
I lie great temple of Nature, with the blue 
sky 1a canopy, has time and again been se¬ 
lected as the place most fitting for public wor¬ 
ship, and many ol the most impassioned and 
thriving discourses ever preached, — among 
wlibh may be mentioned Ch P ist’s Sermon on 
[ the Mount,—have been uttered there. 
/low many of our readers are there who 
have reached the meridian of life, that have 
not received a large portion of the religious 
instruction of their youth in a school-house, or 
under the humble roofs of private individuals, 
dedicated for the time being to the use of the 
chuicli? the broad field of a new country is 
always open to an earnest evangelist, and 
thankful may he be if even a log school-house 
can be found to afford a place of worship du¬ 
ring inclement seasons. There is always 
abundant opportunity to do good in such lo¬ 
calities, broad fields ready for the harvest and 
few reapers. As the venerable Dr. Lyman 
the falcon has also departed. In the olden 
time a person of rank scarcely stirred out 
without his hawk on his hand, which in old 
paintings is the criterion of nobility. The 
expense which attended this sport was very 
great. Among the old Welsh jirinces, the 
king’s falconer was the fourth officer in the 
state; but, with all his honors, he was forbid¬ 
den to take more than three draughts of beer 
from his horn, lest he should get drunk and 
neglect his duty. In the reign of James the 
First, Sir Thomas Monson is said to have 
given a thousand pounds for a cast of hawks; 
tiiou, living unvalued and perishing numouru- 
ed; and dost thou sneer at me because my 
stem is not so slender and brittle, i|y blade 
not so fair as thine? Know that the wise re¬ 
gard me, even for my beauty, and nnjre than 
they do thee. I spread over the earth a carpet 
of velvet. I clothe the uplifted hills in man¬ 
tles of verdure. I furnish food to thousands 
of animals, who derive from me the power to 
gratify man with the most delicious 
soon be in possession of their children; and if 
the former have really a parental solicitude for 
the temporal well-being of their offspring, let 
them by their encouraging presence second 
the efforts of the zealous and faithful teacher. 
luxuries. 
The wind blows over me, and hurts me not 
The sunshine falls on me, and I am yet un¬ 
withered. The snows of winter cover me, and 
I am ready to beautify the earliest spring.— 
Even the steps of the many who tread upon 
me do not prevent my growing ever bright 
and cheerful; and Heaven has blessed me with 
a color, of all others, the most grateful to hu¬ 
man eyes.” 
The saucy flower was about to reply, when 
a passer-by plucked it, admired its pretty haes, 
and threw it away. 
SUPERINTENDENT’ S QUA RTERLY REPORT. 
The following abstract of the Quarterly 
Report of R. D. J ones, Esq., Superintendent of 
Common Schools for this city, was presented to 
the Board of Education at its last regular 
meeting: 
Abstract ol the report for the last quarter 
of last year, ending July 28, 1854: 
Pupils in Attendance.— Whole number of 
pupils in attendance during the quarter, 5,038; 
number of males, 1,766; number of females I 
JS Hermitage.—Spencer has a pretty pic¬ 
ture of a sylvan retreat. The last line s the 
perfection of melody: 
A littlo lonely hermitage it wag, 
Down in a dale hard by the forert aide, 
Far from resort of pooplo that did pass 
In trareil to and froo; a little wyde 
There was a holy chapel edifyde, 
Wherein the hermit dewly weDt to say 
His holy things each morn and erentydj; 
Thereby a chrystal stream did gently ^lay, 
Which from a sacred fountain welled forth alway. 
,, \?ung.—W hipple, the lecturer, says 
that Dr. \ oung, the author of Night Thoughts, 
was in society a brisk, lively man; that’ hia 
main theme in writing was the nothingness of 
wordly things, but that his favorite pursuit was 
rank and riches. From this and other illustra¬ 
tions which he cites, he concludes, that a man 
of letters is often a man of two natures_nns 
the next day Brobdignag returned, bringing 
back the cobwebs and spots. This phenome¬ 
non, called micropie, does not seem to have 
occurred more than half-a-dozen times, though 
it may be brought on at will by the cmploy- 
Moiiammedans.— Perhaps no class of men 
has been more widely considered inaccessible 
to the influences of the Gospel than the follow¬ 
ers of Mohammed; and it would seem, in the 
light ol their past history and present degra- 
dation, nearly impossible to reach them by 
such appliances as have proved effectual to 
the conversion of thousands of benighted Pa- 
gans; yet it is certain that encouraging move¬ 
ments are making even among them, and that 
some are seeking after the New Testament, 
reading it with interest, and going so far as to 
declare their faith in Christ as the only and 
all-sufficient fStviour from sin; few indeed have 
dared yet to oome out boldly on the side of 
truth—but th«se few are scattered ove? the 
country, and may prove the germs of an 
awakening among their bntbren as extensive, 
ere long, as that existing among the Armeni¬ 
ans in their miHst. 
ring urn present senoot year, «,U64; average 
daily attendance of pupils for the quarter, 2,941. 
Studies Pursued.— Alphabet, 425; orthog¬ 
raphy, 4,273; history of the United States, 183; 
reading, 4,389; arithmetic, 2,309; geography, 1,- 
373; English grammar, 521; penmanship, 1,595; 
composition, 998; philosophy, 46; physiology, 
45; algebra, 222; chemistry and geology, 15; 
astronomy, 23; analysis, 153; vocal music, 4,- 
252; book keeping, 41; botany, 12; drawing 
and mapping, 67; general history, 15; princi¬ 
ples of our National and State Governments, 
34 ; geometry, 39; other studies, 173. 
Abstract of the reports for the first quarter 
of thepresentschoolyear, ending Nov. 17,1854: 
Pupils in Attendance. —Whole number of 
pupils in attendance during the quarter, G,104; 
number of males, 4,283; number of females 1,- 
871; average daily attendance of pupils, 3,352. 
Studies Pursued.— Alphabet, 467; orthog- 
raphy, 5,128; reading, 5,795; arithmetic, 3,168; 
geography, 1,905; history of the United States, 
180; English grammar, 986, penmanship, 3,- 
806; composition, 1,294; philosophy, 60; 
physiology, 53; algebra, 247; analysis, 241; 
vocal music, 5,378; book-keeping, 56; drawing 
[ ew copper l<oin.— i lie new cent pieces 
will be issued from the Mint in the course of a 
few days. They are considerably smaller than 
the old cent pieces, and form a really beautiful 
and attractive copper coin. On one side is 
the head of Liberty, and the thirteen stars be¬ 
ing omitted, the surface is plain and polished. 
The reverse is the same in design as the old 
cent, but brighter and much more finished.— 
There is a certain amount of alloy mixed with 
the copper, and the perfection of the die gives 
to the coin a finish and elegance that has never 
been attained in our copper coinage. The new 
coin will be universally welcomed as a needed 
and creditableimprovement.— Pennsylvanian. 
It is a glorious sight to see two fid people, 
who have weathered the storms ai \d basked in 
the sunshine of life together, go hipd in hand, 
loving and thoughtfully, together down the 
gentle declivity of time, with no anger, nor 
jealousy, nor hatred, garnered up against each 
other, and looking with hope add joy to the 
everlasting youth of Heaven, where they two 
shall be one forever. That is a true marriage, 
for it is a marriage of spirit with spirit. Their 
love is woven into a woof of gold, that neither 
time, nor death, nor eternity cm sover. 
“ Practical Religion.”— George Beach, of 
I Hartford, Gt., has erected a tine brick building 
in that city, comprising twelve comfortable 
tenements, which he designates “ House for 
Widows,” being intended for the comfort and 
accommodatioi of women vrho have been de¬ 
prived of the neans of support by loss of hus¬ 
bands, &c. This building le has put in the 
lmuds of trustees for that purpose—merely re¬ 
quiring of eacli tenant the nominal sum of $10 
a year, which is to pay repurs, insurance and 
taxes. It is already filled with that class of 
persons, and Mr. Beach is receiving, in the 
blessings of the widow and fatherless, a great¬ 
er happiness than is derived from fat dividends. 
—Con gregal ion alt si. 
Thermometers. —In England and the Uni¬ 
ted States the thermometers are mostly on 
Fahrenheit’s scale, which makes 180° between 
freezing and boiling. But at the early period 
when the scale was formed, it was supposed 
that the lowest possible temperature was that 
produced by mixing snow and fine salt. Fah¬ 
renheit, therefore, plunged his bulb into the 
mixture, when the mercury sunk below the 
freezing point 32-180ths of the distance be¬ 
tween that and the boiling point. ’This low¬ 
est point was therefore marked as zero, and 
beginning to oount upwards from this, on a 
scale of equal parts, freezing became 32, and 
boiling one hundred and eighty higher, or 2-12 
Heart Work.— We are nit sent into the 
world to do anything into wfiich we cannot 
put our hearts. We have ccijain work to do 
for our bread, and that is to lie done strenu¬ 
ously; other work to do for our delight, and 
that is to be done heartily. /Neither is it to 
be done by halves and shifts* but with a will; 
aud what is not worth the effort is not to be 
done at all. 
The consumption of copper in the United 
States is put down at between 8000 and 9000 
tons annually, of which only about 1800 tons 
are produced in the country. About 700 tons 
are consumed by the rolling mills, and dis¬ 
tributed over the different markets of the 
Union, the remaining 1600 tons being disposed 
of in the manufacture of sheet brass, kettles, 
wire, buttons,, &c. There are six copper works, 
IjS for, 466 attend the evening schools. 
It is stated that in the palmy days of the 
linen manufacture, in the North of Ireland, 
yarn was spun so line that twenty and some¬ 
times thirty hanks weighed only one pound; 
and that a young woman in one of the coun¬ 
ties frequently produced sixty four hanks from 
a pound of flax, each t hread round the reel 
being two and a half yards loDg—120 threads 
in each cut, aud 12 cuts in each hank. 
’The power of the press in multiplying du¬ 
plicates of any work is scarcely appreciated 
even by those best acquainted with its opera¬ 
tions. There were printed and mailed in the 
New York Tribune office in 30 hours, 182,- 
400 papers. 
Though sometimes small evils, like invisible 
insects, inflict pain, and a single hair may stop 
a vast machine, yet the chief secret of comfort 
lies in not suffering trifles to vex one, aud in 
prudently cultivating an undergrowth of small 
pleasures, since very few great ones, alas, arc 
let on long leases. 
To Cure Chilblains. —Wash the feet with 
water, saturated with alum, and draw on a 
sock made of soft, fine old linen. 
The religious census of England gives 229 
Unitarian congregations, uith 29,612 hearers 
—about 120 each. 
