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A. 1 CAROLINA SENTINEL AND NEWBORN COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCER. NORTH :4 I i pac-fc THE WITHERED ROS-" I saw then once blowing : i Whilst monT.rijr rawing ' But now Te their wiM leaves strew'd o'ertue grouno, For Mmpects to play on, For cold rorm to prey on, TCe shame of the garden that triumph'd. around.. Their bad which then flourisb'd 1 LV , ' With dew-drops were nouruu'd, Which turnM into pearla as they fell from on high ; ' Their hues are now banisbM, , ' Their fragrance all ranisb'd, s kre'erenlng a shaduw has cast from the sky. 1 1 saw. too, whole races i f . Of: glories and graces Xhus open and blossom, but quickly decay And smiling and gladness In sorrow and sadness, ' !r.e Hfc reach d Us twilight, fade dimly away. , Joys light-hearted dances ., : And Melody's glances tt raj J of a moment -are dying when botflT I And Pleasured best dower . . Is nought but a flower, J A vanishing dew-drop a gem of the morn. NORWEGIAN FISHING SONG. Farewell, merry maidens, to dance, ong and laugb, Vor the brave lads of Westra are bound to the Haaf ; And we must have labour, and hunger , and pam, Ere we dance with the maids of Dunrossness agraln. For now, in our trim bonis of Nora way deal, We must dnee on the waves, with the porposs and sea!. The breeze it shall pipe, so it pipe not too high, And the gull be our songstress whene'er she flits bv. J i fcing on, ray brave bird, while we follow like thee, By bank, shoa!, and quickanl, the swarms or the sea ; And when twenty-score fishes are straining my line, ing louder, braye bird, far their'spoils shall be thine. We'll sing while we bait, and we'll sing when we haul, For tbe deeps of the Haaf have enough for as all: There is- torsk for the gentle, and skate for the carle, "And there's wealth for bold Magnus, the son of the earl. Huzza ;! my brave comrades, give way for the Haaf, We shall sooner comeLback to the dance and the laugh ! For, )ue without mirth is a lamp without oil ; Then ralrth and long life to the bold Magnus Troll ! From tbe Quarterly Register of the American Education Society VIEW OF ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTION. UNITED STATES. , In many of the States,! schools are supported by an annual tax levied by the order of rrovernment. The j rr;nrir1rs and results of the lecrisJative nrovisions made in manjr ov tne otaies ior common scnoois, are very forcibly expressed by .Mr. Webster. "For the purpose of public instruction we hold every man sub- L.i tivatmn in rvrrmnrtinn tn rii"a rrnrvrtv: artA wi W4 amv - CJ J. . look not to the' question whether he himself have or I iiavc not children to be benefited by the education for p which he pays we regard it as a wise and liberal .' system of pjohce, by .which property, life, . and the peace of society are secured. We seek to prevent, in K(j)me measure, the extension ol the penal code, by in spiring a salutary and conservative principle of vir t ue and. of knowledge in ah earl age. We .hope to nWcite a feelinff of respectability and a sense of cha racter, by enlarging the capacities and increasing! !,, the sphere oi mieiieciuni enjoymeiu. ry general .J ' .-- A ii 1' ! instruction wej iSeeK, so iar as possiuie, 10 puniy tne moral atmosphere ; to keep good sentiments upper most, and to turn the strong current of feeling and opthionj as well as the censures of the law, and the denunciations of religion, against immorality a!nd ff? l crime, .W rejoice -that every man in this commu- the property i nis own, so lar as he has occasion for itto lurn-ftSr aRd his children, th hlipsainrra of relisrious i n'stmctiorTrrrT?r,ttielements " o " f C7 J BWMBiMa of knowledge. This celestial and this earthly light he is crititred to by the fundamental laws,'? " -A ' ' ' - MAINE. A ;iEvcryltqwn is required by law to raise, annually, for the supp9rt of tsorrfmon schools, a sum eqval at least to 40 cepts tor each person in the -town, and so distribute this: sum among the several scnool districts. According to the reports made in 826, there were fiti that: State, 2,499 school diVHcts; 137,931 children between the ages of four and twenty-one ; of which 101,325 usually attended school; the sum required Dy iaw vo oe sninumiy icuocu, c&iiv,Myt ; tiumiai ex XJenditorc, $ 137,878 57. Gov. Smith, in his late message says, that the lite rary institutions of the State are in a prosperous con dition, and under the fostering care of the gdvern Tnent, are spreading the influence of mental light and , good morals amongthe people. " j .i4 ';JrV: j NEW kAMPSHIRE. - Common schools are established throughout the State, and for thei support a sum, amounting each year sinoe 1818, to $90,000, is annually raised by a separate taxi The State has; a literary fund amount ing to $64,000, formed by a tax of one half per cent, on the, capital of the banks. f The proceeds of this fund, and also an annual income of S9,000 derived s , from a tax on banks, are appropriated to aid the sup port ot schools :' s i I VERMONT. 0 The money raised by the general law for the sup- yportol schools, at three per cent, on the grand list, ; the ! valuation of taxes,) would be about S51.119 42: . and about as much more is supposed to be raised by school district taxes. The State has a literary fund derived principally from a tax. of six per cent, on the annual profits of the banks;, the amount on loan in September, 1829, was $23,763 32. -V MASSACHUSETTS. r " The laws require that every town or district, con- faininff nlty lamuies, shall be provided with a school, or schools, equivalent 1 in time to six months for one school in a year; containing 100 lamilics, twelve months; 150 families, 18 months: and the severa jt owns m the Jstate are authorized and directed to - raise such sums of money as are necessary for the vfj support of the schools, and to assess and collect the mnnp.v in the same, manner as other town taxes. Each town is also reauired to choose annually a schoo -committee of three, five, or seven persons, to take the seneral charire of the schools, examine teachers, &c. &c. This last arrangement is but partially carried into effect. A very imperfect return of the state of i t&e schools was made in 1827, in which there were reported -972 puhlic school districts; 708 private wrnoois and j academies; 18,143 pupus in private bools, and i$ 158,809, paid for instruction; 71,000 pupiW in public schools, and 163,929 76 paid for in stJuci1SS'rin aU the schools in Boston, there are i! r vvn at an expense for tuition, fuel RHODE ISLAND. ' 41,X3 double-the amount ,.n;i fcmivM -nf itJtn th0 towns have number of schools, probably exceeds 700,' w.".le 'i. cVinrt nrr?ru1 rrlnrntinn Vina Kaoti " Wluim lected in this State. UWW. -VMMWMMWA. ..VW. VCrV" YTIltrtl neg CONNECTICUT. The Connecticut school fund, on the first of Anrii 1 811(1 S4 1829, was $1,882,261 68. The income of this fWi U1 is. appropriated to the support of common schools. In I - , , "I - Ikl I III the year ending March 31, 1830, the sum of 872.933 was divided among the different free schools through out the State. The number of children .between the ages of four and sixteen, was 85,482, and the divi dends amounting to a little more than 85 cents for Speerlres and Forensic Argument?) pp. 210. 211. child. This fund has been wisely managed, and taithlully applied, dux it has not answered all me purposes which are desirable. It has diminished very much that feeling of personal interest! and responsi- d T bility m tne midst ol ; tne people generally, wmcn is ndispeheable in sustaining popular systems ol edu cation. ;' ! i '' V NEW YORK.. j LGov. Throop, in his message of January 4, 1831, says, " there are 9,062 school districts in this State, and 8,630 have made returns according to the statute. One hundred and ninety new districts have been formed during thd year, and the numoer wmwi made returns has 'increased 338 in the same period. There are in thes district from which reports nave been received, 497,503 children between five and six teen years of age, and 499,424 scholars haye been taught, during the year, in the common schools of the State: the general average of instruction having been about eight months. The returns show an in crease of children between five and sixteen, com narprl with the nrecedinsr year, of 24194: and an ih- crease of the number ;instructedxf 19,383 scholars. j i " Thenublic money apportioned among the several school districts during the past year,, amounts to S239,713. Ol this sum $100,000 was paid from trie State treasury, and the residue was derived from! a tax upon the several towns, and from local funds possessed by somle of them. In addition to the public money, there has been paid to teachers by the inha bitants of the districts $346,807. making a total lof $586,520, paid for teachers'; wages alone, in the com mon schools of the State." Ihe productive capital of the school lund now amounts to $1,696,743 66. The revenue actually received into the treasury in 1830, was $10U,U7 ou. This is the first year in which the revenue ol tne lunn has produced the sum required for the annual distri bution. The svstem of the common school, instruc tion! in this State, is founded on the principle, that the State, or the revenue of the school fund, will pay only a share of the expense ; and ; that at least an equal share, as the condition of receiving the; State fund, shall be assessed upon the property of the town. In addition to all this, and as a necessary pre-requisite to a participation in the public money, the inhabi tants of each district are required !to tax themselves for building a school house, and furnishing it with necessary fuel and appendages. : About $1,928,236 are supposed tobe vest ed in school houses in this State, Much at an interest of six per cent, would amount to ' I $115,694,00 Annual expense for books for 449,434 scholars, at 50 cents each, Fuel for 8,846 schools at 810 each. Amount of public money for teachers' wages, - Amount paid in the districts for teachers' wages besides the public moneyj Estimating for 43 towns not returned, 249,717 00 88,460 00 239,713 00 346,607 00 21,308 00 j Total for support of common schools of ngi qqq qq the State. ; 1 S ' ' A comnlete census of the scholars in the colleges, academies, private and common schools, would pre-J sent a total of at least 550,000 scholars receiving in struction annually in the whole State, which is equal to one person attending school to three and a half of tne whole population. The whole number of schools in; the city of : New York, of all lands, (besides Sunday schools,) is 5 j Number of teachers 484, assistants 311, Pupils, f c ) Estimated number of children between five and fifteen who attend no school whatever, 463 795 24.952 20,000 ' NEW JERSEY. This State has a school fund, which amounted in October, 1829; to $245,404 47, which is all in pro ductive stocks, yielding an interest, on an average, of about five per cent. A tax of half of dne per cent, on the amount of the capital stock of the several banks subscribed and paidinyj5Waanropriated to this fund; and 'tS9Xii about 22, !1OmP common i. i ivr r ann school cat of the income of the fund. i PENNSYLVANIA. . . The constitution declares that the " Legislature shall, as soon as conveniently may be, provide by law for the establishment of schools in such manner that the poor may be taught gratis." In conformity with this provision, means of instruction haye been provided in nearly all the counties of the State, for the children of indigent parents. ; They , are sent to the most convenient schools of the neighborhoods in which they respectively reside, and the expense is paid by the county commissioners. It seems, how ever, that lar more aeciuea ana inorougn meixtsuies need to be taken in this State. An unhappy result of the -plan adopted is to separate, in a considerable measure -the children ol tlie poor irom tnose oi tne rich. In our 'primary schools, the children of all clas ses in the community should mingle together so far as practicable. Gov. Wolte, m his message ol Ue cember last, observes, that " out of four hundred thou- sand children in the btate, between tne age ol live and fifteen,, more than two hundred and jifly thou sand, capable of receiving instruction, were not within a SCnOOl, aunng uie la&i yeai. ;viin, au niuaiuuia- ble loss has this .Commonwealth; sustained m tlie ta lents that might have been elicited, in the ingenuity and skill which might have been imparted to labor and science, and in the moral and intellectual en dowments' that might have been engrafted and ma tured." DELAWARE. This State has a school fund, amounting to $170,000, the; interest of which, together with a small tax levied on each school district of four miles square, at the will ol a majority ol the taxable inhabitants, is appropriated to the support of free schools. No district is entitled to any share of the school fund, tnat win not raise, by taxation, a sum equal to its share of the income of the fund. The Governor of Delaware, in; his late message, -urges, in the strongest terms, the importance of universal primary education. MARYLAND. A. law in favor of primary schools was passed in 1825, and has been partially carried into effect in two or thre of the counties. The: State, has a school fund, .consisting of a sum advauced by Maryland during the late war, and paid j by the national go vernment, amounting to $75,000, together with a tax on bank capital of twenty cents bn a hundred dollars. The fund is at interest, and the amount received from the banks has also generally been at interest to the credit of the several counties; but in some instances it has been expended for its proper object. The in tention of the State was, thati it should be used to pay teachers only ; and that the expense of building school Jiouses, and also other expenses, should be paid by a tax on property within the several school dis tricts. - I VIRGINIA. This State has a literary ; fund, created in 1809, and amounting in available capital, according to a late report, to $1,233,522 97. AIL escheats, conns- canons, ana aereuct property; aiso an lanas loneitea lor non-payment oi taxes, ana an sums reiunaea oy r. hnvft h&n Rm.mnriat to threncouraffement nfmrr Of thA intPmrf. of th fund. S15.C30 are annually appropriated to the University of Virginia, and $45,000 to the education pf the poor in the res- counties. This sum is divided among tne J. a I ? ev.eral counties according to the ratio ot white popu- tr-loP and the court of each county appoints corn- tSi0c to manage and sujerintend; the applica Uie Sham KAlnnmnr in it Within a VKir v VU1111U1 W w l 1 rt persons made application a i mi 2,642 were received. The average cost rfL1. Flovd in hio ir vcxo uer annum, w.. jonfcffhcsr3 H r" noticeof the Gov. NORTH CAROLINA. I Th RtntP hn a literarv fund arising from bank or STiTmm t 's nrovided that when this sum shall have accu- mulated to a sufficient amount, the income of it shall Hp divided amonsr the several counties, in proportion to the free population, for the support of common schools. SOUTH CAROLINA. Gov. Hamilton, in a recent communication to the Legislature, remarks, that the onlv safe and effectual A 1 1 1 x'. it A rrrHar. ctom io iKo f nnhlic. pncation. This alone will secure to the poor their iust rights; and he commends the subject to the consideration of u tne Legislature., The L.emsiature maKesan annum appropriation of nearly $40,000 for the support ol j i ee svnuuis. in ow T 10nQ04ft.J nrAWl octaW tnrougnout the tate,in wnicn uaoi r inRtrnr.tpil at th pnenseol Sd.lO. 1 ne annual r -k afvi rrt 1 1 appropriation in 1839. wa $37,200. ! - v v.v -w t ! ' - I tT-rkDiT A ? Schools wereVarly in operation in Savannah, Au- gusta, and a few other towns in the lower part ot the Htate; OUt little atteiUlOll was jaiu iu learning aiwc Anrrusta. till the year 1800, with the exception two or three schools. The academy and free school r.,4 CWVnnn- ctnrUn thflr.L-nfna- Lr 7 vQnr AtrmW;. iici., .wv,, ? tjp H.J,UVJvJ. llilo cum uyM.i '-" 1 tbf oinnnnn rc u; mm thr.ro havo hoon nmii nnt o.,' tr C V.r.lc. 4lztl9 19 Tn fifl mnritipss. according to Mr. Sherwood's Gazeteer, (1829,) there are 720 common schools, each having 30 pupils, ma kintr an ao-rrref?ate of 21,609. In the other 16 coun- ties, there are el) scnoois, eacn naving pupns 1,600. Total in the State, '27,00. ALABAMA. By ah act of Congress of March 2d, 1819, one section of land (640 acres) was granted to the inlm- bitantsof each township for the use of schools, and 1 4, sections or iwo lownsnips ior uie bujuii tl I minary ol learning. Ml&fcl?Sir'l. - ' No svstem in resard to primary schools has been adopted. The State has a literary lund, amounting at present to 627,0U, derived Irom the donation 01 the ereneral ffovernment, rents of land, three per cent. on all sales of public lands, fines, forfeitures, &c. But nn rortinn of it is available till it shall amount to 500,000. LOUISIANA. In 1827, the Legislature made a grant to each pa rish :n the State, of $2 62 to every voter, to be ap plied to the education of the indigent; the amount for any one parish not to exceed 1,350, nor to fall short of $800. In consequence of this act, nearly 540,000 are annually appropriated to the education of the poor. j TENNESSEE. ! l We have no account of the condition of primary education in this State. ' ! KENTUCKY. The Legislature has, several times, taken mea sures for establishing common schools in this State, hut thus far without effect. A literarv fund of 140,030 was created, some years since, from a por tion of the profits arising from the Bank of the Com monwealth ; but the State has encroached considera bly upon this fund, for other purposes. A very able Report on education was, some time since, made to the Legislature, by the Rev. Benjamin O. Peers. From Returns made, it seems that not more than one- third of the children between the ages of four and fifteen, attend school. , I OHIO. " Gov: McArthuf, in his late message, insists that intelligence alone is capable of self-government. He urges attention to common schools as a "solemn duty" upon every member-of the community. I here remained in the- treasury ot Ohio, on the 15th of Nov. last, $ 159,259; 90,030 of it, being, a school fund, is drawing six per cent interests The interest upon this- fund is guarantied by the State ; and is fast increasing. . In 1825, a law was passed by which a tax of one-twentieth of one per cent, or irai7 mill ona doliaj estimated ad valorem upon me general tax list oi tne piau --.j .i.i.r ap propriated to the support of common schools. In the city of Cincinnati there are seventeen free schools in a prosperous condition. In the State, 350,000 chil dren attend school. INDIANA. In Indiana one thirty-sixth part of the public lands has been appropriated for the support of schools. A portion of the public lands has been granted by Con gress for the same purpose; but no provision for edu cation has been made by the Legislature of the State, except the passing of some laws relating to the land granted by Congress. The Wesley an University. During the ses sion of the Legislature of Connecticut, which has just terminated, an act was passed incor porating the Wesleyan University, at Middle town. The readers of this paper have: long since been informed that the Methodist Epis copal Church or rather the members thereof, had purchased the edifices formerly known as the Military and Scientific Academy of Capt. Patridge, with a view of building up in that beautiful town, a literary, institution that; shall rank with the best universities in our country. The contributions for this praiseworthy object, have flowed in liberally from every direction, and now that the.act of incorporation has been obtained, we may presume that no time will be jost in organizing the university, and com melicinff its labors. The numerous denomina- p j tion by which it is about to be established, have the means .of giving it an imposing character, and an abundant support. N. Y. Ed. Post. The world does not start fair in the race of time one country has run its course before another has set out or even been heard of. Riches, luxury, and the arts, reach their utmost height in one place, while the rest of the globe is in a crude and barbarous state ; decline thence forward, and can no more be recusitated than the dead. The twelve old Etruscan cities are stone walls, surrounded with heaps of cinders : Rome is but the tomb of its ancient greatness. Venice, Genoa, are extinct; and there are; those who think th;.t England has had her day. She may exclaim in the words of Gray's Bard, uTo I triumph and to die are mine." America is just setting out in the path of history, on the model of England, without a language of its own, and with a continent instead of an island to run its career in like a novice in the art, who gets a larger canvass than his master ever had, to cover with his second-hand designs. Monthly Magaz. A new instrument for extracting teeth has brgfn shown us by the inventor, Mr. A. C. Cas- : tie, Surgeon Dentist, of this city. It is so con- j structed as to elevate the tooth perpendicular fr.om lhe socket, without making use of the ! contiguous teeth for that purpose, by which there is hazard of injuring them, and without pressure on the gums, by which pain is occa sioned. So far as we are able to judge, it seems to us ingeniously contrived to answer its de sign. N. V. Ev. Post. The ruin of states commences with the accu mulation of people in great cities, which concea and foster vice and profligacy. f ' . 1 !. Spirits of Camphor, appHedto the skin, is said tobe a perlect protcctioiurom the attacks of Musqmtoes. . i rtn anririAwnnnn i 1 l w ij , 1 1 .1 i 4 . three months, became more eagauv toniWTe erer.heWbeente her husband's life. She was present at every opera, every ball, ana every piace ui io- u.ipmf.nt Astonished at this ffay kind of philosophy, one of her female friends ventured t n nation her on the subject. "Well, I must let you into my secret," said the sprightly widow, Knnw tbpn. that I ioin in all these fashionable lir00 r,r,U- in nhfiri ence to my nusDana s cum- w " T " J i , 1 I tY1J,nfi." "How! did he order it so m his will.' jnhjs wjj j Qh no! come, I must tell you. T r-envivt an invitation to a concert, fi ' T do. even before Of Vd.ll, IHC AAA O i """ft-- 7 6..v- - , j ; r. 10 procecu iu vu,, j - . m rt -k r .n r t m rw w r t 1 1 m r i m w 1. t r m m. ivi iy m cAaise. " Well that's certainly a imi m . m 1 . A mi I Of I nrnmrntinn fnra ha I "1 Klieei uuwh iw' . ,ii ... , , x 1 1 .J iv .-. holnro the tomb of my husband- " " "h i unuer- stand you make a prelude to the pleasures 01 s ,.- lose to xi ay, uu ". r ;r , , 1 the marble, and I whisper, ' Dear husoana, uu , A;r.r tn Marlamn - S nor ne anrv 11 1 lu-iiisiiii. w . 0 0 . ' : 1 a nnrtv.' nnd hf renlies. H-oumav ffO,my love t( Wl,o, n AmU JrJon 1 sinrl vnil mallv lanCV tnat vou hear him say so V " Yes ! he speaks very softly to be sure ; but 1 have sucn a uchwic earj "And do you ever ask him any otner questions " Oh yes ! I sometimes consult him about my dress, and he gives me his advice ; for I verily believe he reads the Journal des Modes as regularly as I do. It was he who ad- vise(j me; to buy this new Cashmere r "An: my dear friend, wnat a nappy woman vuu mc; Your dead husband is ten thousand times better Ll linno!" From the New York Standard. THE DOUBLING FRENCHMAN. " J shall get some sleeps." Mons. Morbleu. In years by-gone, when Rockaway was the focus Madameae , "V " ' a of fashion as a watering place, and oeiore Saratoga ter, or ashes, to dry them ; and for sowmo and! Ballston had superseded it, the Half-way House broad cast, I mix three half pints of seed at Jamaica, used tobe filled with travellers on their whh a bushel of the mixtllre to the acre; but CATslultt' 'vuotiCicxijr morning. One warm summer's evening, when the house vas unusually crowded, an Ens-lishman rode up in a met. and asked tor accommodations ior tne mem. Landlord -I'm very sorry I cannot entertain you, Sir, unless you will accept of supper and lodging with a French gentleman up stairs. , Traveller. " No, I won't sleep in the same room with any d d Frenchman," and off he rode with all tlie xlum look? ol a real John Bull. Tn ahont half an hour, however, he came back.-and said he believed he "miist put up with it." But his expression about the Frenchman, had by some means reached that gentleman's ears, who had determined, being a stout man, upon the course of his conduct to- wards his civil visitor. The Englishman stalked into the room the Frenchman was all smiles and linws Tnlin Rnll ftlifrhtlu- nnr?1pfl nnd s,i rfnwn na rrmmas !! hear. Ahnnt nn hour pla.nsvl without eitnef speaking, when the Englishman, got up and gave the bell cord a pull. The Frenchman started also from his seat, and gave the string two pulls. Up came the waiter, (who had received his cue before) mm wciiiuu oruers. Bull " Waiter, cook me some supper." frenchman "Yes, vaitaire, you cook me two suppaire !" Bull stared, and looked grim the French man elevated his eye-brows, and took a huge pinch of snuftl . Supper being ready, tlie following scene took place at the table : Bull " Waiter ! bring a bottle ol wine . vv- w . v-v.vv. " rt r TT Til ! - , -"T Y aT,irC0,m Df CH nre you oring me two vated' iiis,"'shruggeu"up ills sHoufders anil took ano ther pinch oi snufr. Bull "Waiter, bring me, ah, what tbe d 1 do you call it, a pie or a tart." r r; " Vaitaire, come back here, you bring me two, vat is de diable you call him, ah ! two pie ! two tart!" , Bull growled, and started from his seat, runsr the bell. The Frenchman jumped to the string and gave it a desperate pull. The waiter, (who was almost convulsed with laughter) came hurrying in, when .Bull roared out " waiter, go down stairs and brintr me up a boot jack and a pair of slippers !" I' . V aitaire, come back here you. so down stair, you bring me two slippaire ! two boot jack ! 1 ne waiter soon returned with tne articles, when, Bull roused to the highest pitch, thundered out, " wai- er, pring me up a candle, and shew me up a pair ot stairs, into a room with one bed in it. Fr. Vaitaire, come back here you brine: me up two candle, shew me up two pair staire, and give me two room vid two bed in eh he! Bull could stand it no longer he kicked the boot jack out of his way upset the candle on the table banged his head against the door in the dark pitched tne waiter aown stairs, and men rolled alter . him to the bottom, and darting into the bar room, ordered his horse and gig, swearing he would never sleep in 'the house with a mad Frenchman. " Ah ha! exclaimed Monsieur, "he no like de d d Frenchman. Vel, Morbleu, I shall i?et some fileens to night, all alone by myself. C'est fait" and he went quietly to bed. During the timesof the very severe penal laws against the Roman Catholics in Ireland, it is little wonder that they were almost all Jaco bites, or suspected to be so. Their priests, from their loreign education, were peculiarly objects of suspicion. On one occasion, a priest, whose joyial manners rendered him a welcome guest even at tables where his politics were not ac ceptable, dined with a freehearted loyalist in the county ot i lpperary. He sat next the host, and immediately under him a dragoon officer. After dinner, the master of the house gave " The tiuuiiig wiiii a smut, as ne lurneu 10 nis neighbour, "but not your king." The priest instantly turned to the officer, and, glass in hand, gave, " rhe King, but not your King." " How, ir! cried the dragoon, very angrily, "what do you mean by such a toast?" " I don'tknow," answered the priest, " ask the gentleman at the head ol the table, for I give it as he gave it to me. Dr. Sharp, of Hart-Hall, Oxford, had a ridicii lous manner ofprefacing every thing he said with the words I say. An under-graduate having, as thedoctor was informed, mimicked him in this peculiarity, he sent for him, to give him ajoba tion, which he thus began: " I say they say you say I say say ; when, finding the ridiculous combination in which his speech was involved, he concluded by bidding the vouncr i t J & aaimst uc gone 10 nis room. One of the Scotch Presbyterians, holdingforth against the observance of Christmas, saicU Ye willay, sirs ! good ould youle day ; I tell von good old fool day! You will say it is a brave nuiiuaj , x leu you ii is a orave belly-day ! It passed into a sort of nroverb who seldom said any thmg withouta good reason, that xuwx is sircuguienco, ana me preserved, by the ex ternai use ol oil, and internal use of honey. AGItlCULTUKAL. ONf THE CULTIVATION OF TURNIPS. After fifteen years experience, I recoinmenfi me iununug louc, utu, careiuiiy f0j lowed, '.may be made a certain, and not an certain crop as is mostly asserted. the land suited to this crop ought not t0 ha rich, but of a medium fertility, and pulverized by I repeated ploughings and harrowings, nui very nne ; as near me uusisveacy ol oi,l,. . 1 rized virgin soil of new land as possible, a rwi the turnip crop will very suitably succeed early spring crops, sucn as potatoes, peas A dishes, beans, and clover after the firj?timn... - - . V ! U1H' fir8t AnnmmtpH kvn Wn wQj . a a a 11 a. m.a m. w w w m a iiiui iiiiuri "7 . in iU m fi , . uic A sman uress ng ux manure is necessary, sav ten ox cart loads to tne acre, ol ashes or old man;nir jt run to 0?!7 rendering the root, lw , " antt spmey SEED AND- ITS PREPARATION. This is one of the most important part s to be attended to ; without good true seed, all the other labour is lost. I am frequently of- 7 iereu seeu uy mu ousuw, wmui is ucKnowicda. ed to be saved irom tne reiuse turnips, which, if one is suffered to go to seed among twenty good ones, will spoil 4he whole. With such seed it would be as impossible to raise good ' turnips, as it would be from radish seed. in order to hasten vegetation, and by that means esscapu mv ravages ui uic i:y, 11 is DC?t to soak the seed in rain water twentv-fbir hours ; but if wanted sooner a few minutes in warm water will do. It is strongly recom mended to soak the seed in lamp oil, which is said to impart a disagreeable flavour to the seed plant, which saves it from the fly. After soaking the seed, it ought to be rolled in plas those who have Bennett's drill may sow Ui naked seed in rows about twelve inches apahrt, by. closing every other slide which will save inucn nine in noeing. TIME OF SOWING. In the neighborhood of Baltimore, if the tur nip seed can be got upjquick, it will do to 'sow as late as the 25th of August, for table use ; and for,stock, it would be well to sow from the 25th of July to the 10th of August. Two weeks later will do on the tide water and in old Virginia ; the ground being well prepared, the manure spread, when necessary, once ploughin and then immediately gh e the n-ht,f nnoofrfl uh Q f, 65 s . , , . , ' men sow me seea wmie me grouna is uarap, and give it one stroke with the harrow, and the plants will soon appear. After they are up, should the fly be destructive, roll them with a roller. As it is apt to be drv at this season of the year, it is best to sow a little be lore or soon aiier a rain, to get me plants up; otherwise the seed often perishes ; but sowing on fresh ploughed ground is a great advantage. Hoeing, &c. After the plants are up and the larges leaf has grown as large as a cent, run the Harrow 4 1 . a! l i. a i a i r : v . ..t i . I till V ! txiiuuii mem, vvnicn ureahs me crust, ounes the voung weeds, and moulds the plants ; and tmi-Uv-iftwhalf pints "of seed, if the fly has not been destructive, there wiirbe Libiny oi plants to admit ot the harrow being run each way, which puts the ground in fine order amono he plants : then commence with the all-iinnor- tant work, of hoeing, without which all the other work will be nearly lost. Each hand must take about five feet wide and use the hoe actively, and single out the plants as near a twelve inches apart as can be done by the eye. This is a tedious operation : hut fnnr m- firp hands, sticking close to it, will soon learn to do the work quick, and get over a large piece of ground in a day ; and'after it is done, there will be one single plant to each foot of around, instead of a dozen to the foot in some places, & oniy one to the yard in others, as is the case when the seed is sown thin, and lft withnui hoeing or thinning ; in consequence, in one case they will be too thick to grow, and in the other will not grow for want of culture. The white flat or white Norfolk is the . best kind for 'early use; and the ruta baga, and yellow bullock, for late. use. Either of theseought o be sowed earlier than the above the first a month, and the latter one or two weeks. American Farvier. RECIPES, TO BUTTER MAKERS. The writer of this note could tell a Ionr sto ry about butter, having been 45 years in the trade, but he will make it very short. Make your butter of sweet cream work mi' all the butter-milk; put no more salt to it than will make it palatable, for salt has no good ef fect as to keeping butter sweet ; it is working out all the butter milk, and excluding the air from it that will accomplish the very desirable Pack your butter in handnmr fibt ken which will contain 20 or J25 lbs. ; soak the kegs well in a stronsr Pickle, and then t?r tVim ; nack the butter solid not in layers as is too often tne case. 1 his method of packings butter ffivfs you a double chance for sale; for being equally handy for home use, if it does not sell in the market, it can be inspected, and will be in or der for exDortati comes to market in tubs, barrels, boxes, &c it can be sold only for home use for butter can not be exported except in kegs. . The custom of selling butter in lumps to thf trauers is a very bad one; every family shouia first fill a keg, no matter if it does not conW more than twelve pounds, then sell it to the tra der; but the other method is ruinous. Eusy method for killing- bed bugs. For two bedsteads, take six cents worth oi quicksilver, (erude mercury) and the white oi onehen's egg, beat them thirty minutes win1" feather, and apply the mixture with the fcauVr to -all the joints, &c. of the bedstead. 4 new method of stewing MoUuses into Candy . ake a sheet of white paper, cut it round, the'1 crimp the edge all round. By this operation it J acquire the form of a round vessel ; when the vessel shape is formed, the crimping will be on the outsit Fill it full of molasses set it on red-hot embers or lj coals, (there is no danger of the paper burning,) the molasses has stewed sufficiently, take jtofl toco ! when it becomes highly flavoured candy. 1 I I t r t :'.r v