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As my article is suggested by the dangers dagger, to pierce him at the very moment he to the school houses chiefly, I will hint to had forgotten but an only word, the teachers, male and female, the importance of making themselves thoroughly acquainted dition, when asked for the sermon she had atwith whatever mode of warming their school-tended in church, repeated scrupulously ev rooms the committee see fit to adopt, and not remain so ignorant upon this very im- Racine knew by memory all the tragedies portant subject, as to be obliged to depend of Euripides, Bayle the whole work of Monupon the assertions of a workman, that the taigne, Hughs Doneau the Corpus Juris, Mebuilding is perfectly safe from fire. Your re- tastasio the entire Horatius, and Carteret, sponsibility is so great in this respect that no Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, all of the New hesitation should be felt at suggesting im- Testament, from the first chapter of Matthew provements, or, at least, of investigating the to the end of the Apocalypse. The learned question for your own satisfaction. School Scotchman, Thomas Dempster, affirmed he committees, who have had meetings since the knew not what it was to forget; and ScaliNew York catastrophe, have proposed altera-ger is told to have apprehended within twentions in the arrangements of doors, stairs and ty-one days the whole Homerus, and within fire apparatus. four months all the Greek poets.

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The notorious and mysterious Count of St. Germain surpasses them all. Any newspaper he read once he knew by memory, and was furnished with such a gigantic, comprehensive power of numbering that he retained a series of a thousand numbers, which he could recite forward, and backward, and pulled out from the middle. From the court of Henry III. in Cracow, he demanded one hundred packs of picket-card, mixed them together in

disorder, let him tell all the successions of the cards, ordered it to be noticed exactly, and repeated their names, following one after the other, without being wrong once.

He played almost every musical instrument of the world, was an excellent painter, and imitated any hand-writing in the most illusive manner. He had but one passion—playing all games with absolute mastery. In chess no mortal has vanquished him, and in faro he could break every bank by calculation.

The parent who would train up a child in the way he should go, must go in the way he would train up his child.

Employment.

A School Without a Master.

In the annual report of the Board of Edu cation of Massachusetts, Secretary Boutwell gives the following account of a self-governing school:

I say it is employment that makes the people happy. This great truth ought never to be forgotten; it ought to be placed upon the title-page of every book on political economy intended for America, and such countries as "In Chilicothe there is a high school withAmerica. It ought to head the columns of out a master. It contains about seventy puevery farmer's magazine and mechanic's mag-pils of both sexes, whose ages average between azine. It should be proclaimed everywhere, fifteen and sixteen years. They assemble tonotwithstanding what we hear of the useful-gether in a hall, where the studies assigned ness, and I admit the high usefulness, of by the teachers are pursued. The recitations cheap food-notwithstanding that the great take place in the adjoining rooms. Two recitruth should be proclaimed everywhere, should tations daily are conducted by the Superinbe made into a proverb, if it could, that where tendent of the Public Schools in the city; the there is work for the hands of men, there will others by teachers appointed for that purpose. be work for their teeth. Where there is em- I entered the school-room unobserved, and ployment there will be bread; and in a coun- though there was no teacher present, there try like our own, above all others, will this was no appearance of disorder nor neglect of truth hold good; in a country like ours, where study. The school has been managed upon with a great deal of spirit and activity among this plan for two years, with entire satisfaction the masses, if they can find employment, there to the teachers and to the public. I had no is always great willingness for labor. If they opportunity to become acqainted with the incan obtain fair compensation for their labor, tellectual character of the pupils, but a school they will have good houses, good clothing, in which the power of self-control is so early good food, and the means of educating their and so thoroughly developed, cannot be unchildren from their labor, that labor will be worthy of public notice." cheerful, and they will be a contented and happy people.-DANIEL WEBSTER.

The Cambridge Chronicle has the following: Copy of an address of a letter remaining in the Post Office in this city for pre-payment: "Misturs Jimi flins bruthir

rale rode wuks

bac his hous
Nuten Korrur
Americy
Mass."

A man can no more believe with another man's faith, than he can satisfy his hunger by seeing another eat.

IF a Teacher can do no more than repeat the printed questions at the bottom of the text-book, and hear the ready-made answers he had better quit the business.

If there be any such art of teaching, we ask how it came to pass that a man shall be considered fully qualified to exercise it without a day's practice, when a similar attempt in any other art would expose him to ridicule.

He who occupies two years in teaching what might as well be taught in one year, does his pupil a great injury. He not only abstracts from the pupil's acquisition, that bears improvement, but all the knowledge which would have been the fruit of it for the remainder of his life.-FRANCIS WAYLAND.

FIRESIDE DEPARTMENT.

Answers

For the Schoolmaster.
Miscellaneous Enigma.

I AM COMPOSED OF EIGHTY LETTERS.

To" Geographical Enigma in the April number have been received from N. T. E., Slatersville; Myra and Marie, Bristol; S. N., Pawtucket; Rosa, Marblehead, Mass.; C. J. C., Charles, Westerly; O. A. T., Uxbridge, Mass.; M., A., R., A., Talbot, Z. B., Jabez, by a double row of columns, 40 feet in height

Providence; Minnie, Slatersville; P. B., N.
S. B., T. J. B., Burrilllville; Nellie, Cleveland.

ANSWER.

My 23, 34, 57, 41, 76, 29, 52, 12, 47, 44, 42, 61, 56, 70, 58, 57, 26, 77, 80, 67, is a palace in Persia, the front roof of which is sustained

and each standing on the united backs of four lions of white marble.

My 50, 67, 51, 64, 38, 47, 65, is the city containing the above palace.

Pacific, Obi, Sicily, Ural, Slave, The Dead
Sea, Mt. Ararat, Europe, Hoste, Bay of Bis-
cay, Siam, Cod, Mt. Hope.
My whole-The Discovery of America by of human skulls 30 feet high.
Christopher Columbus.

My 19, 3, 17, 43, 64, is an island on the north coast of Africa, containing a pyramid

HOSTE ISLAND, better known as Terra del Fuego, is 90 miles in length, from east to west, and 50 miles in its greatest width, separated eastward from Narvarin Island by Ponsonby

Sound.

ANSWERS to " Enigma" received from Z. B., Manfred, Talbot, Jabez, Providence; Myra and Marie, Bristol; Rosa, Marblehead, Mass.; Minnie, Slatersville; I. S., P. B., Burrillville.

ANSWER.

Philosopher, Egg, Icy, I can try.
My whole-Egyptian Hieroglyphics.

THE "Curious Inscription" has been read by S. C., Pawtucket; Manfred, Marshall, C. A., Z. B., E. HI. B., J. H. A., M., A., R., A., A. E. D., Providence; Myra and Marie, Bristol; Rosa, Marblehead, Mass.; M. A. M., Nantucket, Mass.; O. A. T., Uxbridge, Mass.; Charles, C. J. C., Westerly; Jabez, Provi

My 67, 20, 8, 36, 1, 74, 15, 9, 25, 67, is a town of France, the ancient burying-place of her kings.

My 55, 11, 7, 18, 4, 39, is an island in the

Pacific ocean containing the ruins of an ancient fortification, supposed by some to be the work of Spanish pirates.

My 6, 24, 52, 28, 59, 67, is a city of Turkey, formerly containing a bronze statue, one of the seven wonders of the world.

My 19, 35, 55, 49, 27, 78, 69, 17, is a celebrated fortress in the south of Spain.

My 67, 46, 53, 20, 45, 11, is a mountain on an island of Italy ascended by more than 500 steps cut in the rock.

My 34, 73, 77, 76, 27, 31, 42, 54, is a town and castle on the above mountain.

My 76, 2, 72, 17, 55, 44, 79, 45, 10, is a seaport of France containg a break-water 4120 yards in length, 102 feet in breadth at top, and in water 60 feet deep.

My 10, 33, 63, 10, 22, 62, is a town in Britdence; Minnie, Slatersville; S. E. B., Mohe-ish India, built on three rocky hills, and congan; P. B., T. J. B., I. S., Burrillville.

The letter E.

ANSWER.

PERSEVERE YE PERFECT MEN,

EVER KEEP THESE PRECEPTS TEN.

taining a seven storied tower.

My 13, 17, 29, 9, 66, is a city of Austria surrounded by embattled walls, and containing an old Gothic castle of vast extent.

My 68, 46, 6, 19, 32, 77, 21, 48, 34, 65, is a

mountain on a small island of Norway, about 200 feet high, perforated near the centre by an immense cavern, 6000 feet long, and 600 feet high. On the top of the mountain is a small lake.

My 37, 11, 5, 17, 67, is a city of France, containing the finest bridge in Europe, which 1423 feet long, with 15 arches.

My 40, 39, 53, 74, 72, 80, is a canal in Netherlands, 50 miles long, 125 feet broad, 21 feet deep.

My 14, 8, 26, 57, 64, 71, is a town in Asiatic Turkey, the modern representative of ancient Babylon.

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My 28, 60, 16, 12, 79, 67, is a castle in any one speaks evil of you, let your life be so Scotland of great antiquity.

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that none will believe him. Drink no kind of intoxicating liquors. Ever live (misfortunes excepted) within your income. When you retire to bed, think over what you have been doing during the day. Make no haste to be rich, if you would prosper. Small and steady gains give competency with tranquillity of mind. Never play at any game of chance. Avoid temptation, through fear you may not withstand it. Earn money before you spend it. Never run into debt unless you see a way to get out again. Never borrow if you can possibly avoid it. Do not marry until you Never speak evil of any can support a wife. Be just before you are generous. Keep yourself innocent if you would be happy.

one.

My 12, 21, 7, 19, 8, 11, 15, can write, he Save when you are young to spend when you are old. Read over the above maxims at least once a week.”

thinks, as well as the author of Maud.

My 19, 20, 14, 6, 3, 17, is a popular writer

of yellow-covered literature.

My whole is the name of a newspaper published in the English language.

A Piece for the Pocket.

Among the victims of the Henry Clay was Stephen Allen, Esq., an aged man of the purest character, formerly Mayor of New-York, beloved and esteemed by all who knew him.

For the Schoolmaster.

Riddle.

What is that which, in an instant, forms a bad or a good character which it can as quickly change, and though so fickle when acting, that it is always running from one thing to another yet when left to itself, never alters its position.

For the Schoolmaster.

Cloud and Sun.

The lively Cricket chirpeth merilee,
The Robin singeth from the old elme Tree,
Ah, well may Bird and Insect praise the Day!

But when the Sun long veiled in Clouds hath beene
The Bird and Insect wil be sad, I ween,
Although in sunshine they are glad and gay.

Alike is Man. In Sunshine doth he sing,
But cloudy Skye a drooping head doth bring.
Deth taketh where the Sun doth shine alway.

Franklin and the Dead Languages

FROM WEEMS' LIFE OF FRANKLIN.

"G. BURNET's compliments await young Mr. Franklin, and should be glad of half an hour's chat with him."

"G. Burnett!" said Ben, "who can that be "

"Why, 'tis the Governor," replied the Captain, with a smile. "I have just been to see him, with some letters I brought for him from Boston. And when I told him what a world of books you have, he expressed a curiosity to see you, and begged I would return with you to his palace."

Ben instantly set off with the captain. The Governor's looks, at the approach of Ben, showed somewhat of disappointment. He had, it seems, expected considerable entertainment from Ben's conversation. But his fresh and ruddy countenance showed him so much younger than he had counted on, that he gave up all his promised entertainment as a lost hope. He received Ben, however, with great politeness, and took him into an adjoining room, which was his library, consisting of a large and well-chosen collection.

which they contained, the Governor, with a smile of complacency, as on a young pupil of science, said to him, "Well, Mr. Franklin, I am told by the Captain here, that you have a fine collection, too."

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66 Only a trunk full, sir," said Ben.

"A trunk full!" replied the Governor.

Why, what use can you have for so many books? Young people at your age have seldom read beyond the 10th chapter of Nehemiah."

"I can't boast," replied Ben, "of having read any great deal beyond that myself; but still, I should be sorry if I could not get a trunk full of books to read every six months." At this, the Governor regarding him with a look of surprise, said, "You must then, though so young, be a scholar; perhaps a teacher of the languages."

"No, sir," answered Ben, "I know no lan

guage but my own."

"What, not Latin nor Greek ?" "No, sir, not a word of either." "Why, don't you think them necessary?" "I don't set myself up as a judge. But I should not suppose them necessary."

"Aye! well, I should like to hear your reasons."

"Why, sir, I am not competent to give reasons that may satisfy a gentleman of your learning, but the following are the reasons with which I satisfy myself. I look on languages, sir, merely as arbitrary sounds, or characters, whereby men communicate their ideas to each other. Now, if I already possess a language which is capable of conveying more ideas than I shall ever acquire, were it not wiser in me to improve my time in getting sense through that one language, than waste it in getting mere sounds through fifty languages, even if I could learn as many?"

"Here the Governor paused a moment, tho'

Seeing the pleasure which sparkled in Ben's eyes as he surveyed so many elegant authors, not without a little red on his cheeks, for havand thought of the rich stores of knowledge 'ing only a minute before put Ben and the 10th

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