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SABLE CoNuNpRUM.-"W Well, Mr.. Snow,
l wants to to ak ye one question"
"Prepel den, nigger."
"Why am grog shop like counterfeit
dollar ?" 1855.
"Well, Ginger, gibs dat right up"
"Kaze ye can't pass it."
"Yah, yah, yah Niger, you can talk
so much bout your counterfeit dollars, just
succeed to defol in me why counterfeit dol
lar am like an apple-pie?"
20, draps de subject, and doesn't know
muffin about it."
"Kase it isn't curraHt."
40, what nigger! Why am your head
like bag of dollars ?" 80,
"G'way from me. Why am i'll!
| "Kaze dere's no sense Gents 1t It.
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A MODEL tenant" Jimmy, get some
kinlin' an be maxim fire"
"Plaze sur, can't-Mister O'Brien used
the last bannisther yesterday"
"The bannisthers gone! then 60 on the
roof and try the vartue o'thim shingles.
In week afterwards. Mr. Murphy wants
ga reducskin o rint, 'kase why? the roo
! lakes"
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SISoULAR FACT ABOUT A>PAhAGU>-k.7 Z. Is.
Co. GsHr.-In the Country Gentleman Of
March Is, (p. l1j,J | noticed an article on
asparagus, IN which the writer takes th-
ground that is not necessary in the culture
OF that vegetable. ! ieve that view i
correct; and IN connection with the subject
| Wi. state i fact, auI a 4 question lor IN
formation.
have farm or the shore Of Lake repin,
Wisconsin,, lying along the shore for 4 mile.
The water i fresh. At high water mark
there i growing an abundance OF asparagus :;
much of it in Sze elGaiiug the best cu.tIva-
ted. At about 80 rods from the shore i a
high bluff, quite steep; at itS foot are two
patches of the plant, distant from each ether
some 50 rods, Snd containing in the whole
perhaps an acre more. IL Is equal ~
0aitv TO the best, and grows so rapidly that
! have broken it off 5 inches in length per
fec,ly tender. The country is new; no cul-
tivation about It, and TO evidence that it
was ever cultivated. Very little of the
plant is found except as above stated. No
salt i found in the region. which conviuceS
me it does no; require that article TO perfect
il.
The inquiry is, where did it come from {?
or did it originate there: The early white
settlers found it, and their conjecture i,
that it must have been washed ashore from
the wreck OF some early traders batteauX.
If so, it must have taken root on the beach
which is sand and gravel, al the seeds been
carried by the wind up the slope to the foot
Of ia, bluff. Against this IS the fact that
none is found in the space between the
shorse and foot q the bluif. The site of an
old French fort, built in lSs3, Is on my
land, but The asparagus IS 700 distant from
it TO make me think II was cultivated by
them.
did not expect to obtain \ solution of
the mystery, but state the fact FOR the inter
est it may produce in your minds and in the
minds of the readers of your interesting
paper.-M f. OSBORN Of EceF Is;and, ILL.,.
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"CpACKED BEFORE. The Glasgow Nail
relates the following anecdote Of Lord
Brousham. The mother of the Lord Cham
cellor was most excellent and thrifty wife.
On one occasion she was much troubled
with a servant who was addicted TO dish
breaking, and who used to urge in extenua:
ton of her faults. at was cracked before"
Gne morning little Harry tumbled down
stairs, when the fond mother, running after
him, exclaimed: "0h, my boy, have you
broke your hsad?" "No, ma" said the
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II. N. McARTHUR, VI. Il



0Tr- al hi Drug store, II Sale street
E-S5I sucr 7.tH Ir- Hard, Of Madison ant Gin
-.---.- seII l--y
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millinery al,c. Dress Ma Il ing.
Mrs CRflIEH

ESPECTFCLIE informs the ladies OF ottawa ana VI
ii -inity that she has taken the rooms over Daniel
IeaIv-- Boot store Madison st. few doors vest Of
CoIu-r- Of-a--a where she s0ciis orders in all that
rarafrs TO the Millinery Trade IN the line oi press
NaEiri- Cutting. Fitting. &c Her stock Of sstrneTg
I,1T. has been selected ~irh much and vii! be
found superior Having had thorough instruction and
experience in the business she is confident of being able
10 give perfect satisfaction. Jun2'-u
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AIIII.lN + L y .
MISS MNEK

yJ-OTLD inform tie ladies' "f ottawa and vicinity,
~ that size has received her stock Of sPiilNG
MILLINERY GOODS. all of which have been selected
" ga. care. and =e VII h- happy 10 have ladies call
and examine them, whether they wish to Parchase or
not
80. hopes bv strict attention business, and io'o
- .--.--. I---rIl .Iar. OF patrnnaGe. apll
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NIL l. / y T. X y =
-rI,S FORD

DrSTFCTTTLLT informs tie Laftcs of ottawa and
vicinity trar size has received her stock % Goods
f,r sf- ana = .lu-r rrie and s ready 70 furnish a
great variety of Euuuct, Caps, Head Drcsse-- &c, at
price, o. -I1- -I- times
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Old Deacon Briggs is as remarkable for
his closeness as was Dickens man BaThis.
His anne has come to be proverb in our
region for such economy as ever makes
man the object of contempt and ridicule.-
One bitter cold day not long ago, he bade
the boys drive together all the pigs that
were to be tattened for market, into the hit
tie yard Just at the corner of the house.
Then pig was caught by one Of the young
sters, while the deacon, with pair of
plnchers in one hand and sharp knife in
the otler, seized the unfortunate pig by the
tail, and eat it off, close up. So on through
through the whole herd, leaving not Il pig
with even a stump of tail. The Deacon's
grandson stood by in amazement-his hands
in his pockets, his body wrapped into a
crescent by the cold, and his teeth jawing
against the outrage with prodigiouS clat-
ter. At last he suffered out:
"Grandpa! what are you cutting of those
tails for %
Sober and solemn was Deacon B. as he
replied:
"You will meyer be rich man, for you
don't know what it is to be savin'. You
ought to know, my child, that 1t takes d
bussel cf corn to .tatten an inch Of tall"
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Ts.cEF'. EsT2E-SIE n PATTERSON

rsANT a-,.rr.t rev Millinery and Dress Making
Rooms la Sale 81, first door south ot u-'ed
Frnifrre p,at -lg-tirs aud viii keep good assort-
nt on hand at prices suit the times Ladies please
call.
I:rsarf7u- and pressing attended to- ap3
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BUSINESS CARDS.
Wagon Mandatory.

TUNhE subscriber s1ectuly returns his thanks to the
public for thei- past very liberal patronage and
takes occasion to that he has enlarged and newly
fitted his Wagon Sh at his Old stand Columbus
ST, and prepared make and finish the
plete and durable Farm Wagon offered in this market.
He that sensible shall be troubled
with 1rrssUteE mt" in deciding upon the
rorty Of Lis Wagons. He imports material from
New Jersey Missouri with which TO mslead the pub
lc hut relies upon the native timber of the great north
west. Having taken the Diploma at the County Fair
for the best Farm Wagon in respect, he i, pre-
pared to make more OF tIe rlality If desired.
WM PALMER.
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THE NEW YORK BAKERY
IL -. S,rrr.,n>

gS WHEELER 8 SIMPSON.
gC7IIE under. -uei NnIlt r--i--tfy inform tie uha-
Z. b.raut. %! ottawa and vicinity fl4t tA-y are now
prepared furnish .h- ch1i~ct variety of Cracirrs
such Batter. soda, Lemon, Boston Oyster, Ahrru-a,
IA Water Biscuit Also. Bread, CtE->. Brown Br-ii,
Pc &c. Ar-. iu good variety CHuf--Iurry, - the
choicest selection, constantly hand. AL kiais Of
Fancy aui Wedding Cake made 90 order.
Tie 'srrh.r- wing spared ra pains uor expose IN
Citing up wagon '1- 't@ rHuv-u '1r- and a--pwI1is
tian % their CUSTOMER and tl- public generally, row
abe 10 F4Iu-l anything in their II- those who DO"
T1"~. vi-hiuE 'l~ N"v Y1rk Wagon call daily,
vll please end their orders 70 III. y L Bakery, 10
tl.- Pot office.
- E-sHe-hsT the place, iu H0s-4r.'- H.or' next
door % the Neat NErEst. Min street send in
your orders and they vii receive prompt attention.
| !. r.nr.- v
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A Mrs. Boots, who resides near Sycn-
more, in this State, has recently had twins
"a pair of Boots.
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WAN STREET MiENEG:
urTr,,rvIY!S MATTHIAS

PvAVISG formed partnership in the hutcherIhe Ou'
= = -iue-s. solicit patr"aage AT the above stand
Iaaf smoked Hams Veal Mutton, saUsaEe- Lard iai
low Srt Pork hacou-n short every article belonging
4, a all ree1ila.rd Meat Market always on hand
y,c..H sFrgEELy. lmaT9ii Gkp. W SA1HlAs.
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Ecy- Neat Market.

DTTF PORK. NCTTON, &c, &c the best the country
ursslu-.. 20 be had a- Sol. De-rn's new Meat Mar
1t corner % Main and Columbus Streets, ~ Cu-huah
rrI --r4 -.t of the Mansion House The patronage o
H.. public e. respectfully solicited.
% O-t,i.r..l sol. DEGEN. ProDrief0T-
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mullsrPy Ann NgFss MAKING FSTaBl lSYMENT
p. -. HVf-rt 'r E'sl'|.f.~ = r ?.
NISS HERON

sE,S ro- received her stock 0f Spring and summer
s G.oi-. consisting or Straw. N"apn.iian' mp
C---T. S-t and man. Other varieties o Fancy Hats
i--iar.t and dark S.rlw Flats Shaker foods tnftnts
Hats anil CAPS, and handsome selection Of Ribbons
40. EMBROIDERED Cape, sacques, and Basqles, for
. .l.r.f---' aplG-;m
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Dr. - WRITTEN
Ual4fi-fg and IrH .fT.srF-F ~ Nf1rrR IrSff,
WogI r-sr--tfIy submit ;Hs citizens % ottawa 7nt
vicinity tie following l-t % his prices Tor artificial
teeth
T.: CT1s, Work
H1r- I-..'.- ,rf De ova uaHrsae;g-e,1 up--
~ nl .f...rr. -----------si"' SO
-'f-.- t...H- .uf a.- own man l-ct.r--I ur-
81 sIf.s ga.f
Ten '-. r7-s--11 --y.- rIf.T cd under - -
ram i.-f 'is.'0ft 81. uT.-.r sEI uui-r. - -
Ani With pleasure re.-r. thea t1 tEa following -ea;ie
ErEFHryrrs.-T- Ira--r.ru. r-,. II = Ft.--- F-1
=. e Pr---7tt- L- , " Nl,-. "a, J. g IIa-isz.ry
VI. y, T. e. stone " p. Wu. G--lsr = d.. S,r-,
VI. T.. = ,. Nstorri-s, ". d., , ~ If--r'. " II II
Hay. VI T., g. Hard. VI D., T. NJ rNrti.ur :. u 4
q. Putnam. VI u.
gle Teeth IN th- STATE vest pf C-=u. T~ which f- W.
awarded the 1t rreIlr1 ~ The L. sails County Fair
Teeth ia-~rt-i = and Improved plan, =ithoa:
Rooms In Ur stout. of.ss IN new T,st Office block.
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.E.ExOzs alvEE: HOUSE.

COEyt Elu~e, OliI5on, n.
4. SCHNEIDER ~ co.
ryTIIp proprctor- 81 this House prepared 10 accom-
date an such A. may favor them with their pat
r-r- either a. weekly bOardsrs or occasional guests
TIE tr- will constantly be furnished With the Dest ei
bs tf country can afford, and the Bar sl be furnished
o. .' The tastes Of all, the most iasiidous- MI
are invited to call and examine for themselves
80 ADAM SCHNEIDER co.
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Sash, Daor and RI;nd Factory.

WE tax. this method 10 inform the public that -.
w have purchased the Sash. Door and Blind factory
% A. r CJqu-H. and prepared to furnish
thing iu line % business. such a. Sash, Doors,
EiuLs Frames and H1rldings. Orders promptly filed
U short notice.
HEFiu- Lumber Yard in connection with our Facto-
~. think facilities f"r furnishing building
rals uu-qaii-i ia this CITY and invite
Or, farmsrs. and all others who anything IN
our -e call and satisfy yourselves that sell
y0u gr1i article. just what YOU want and cheap fDr
cash Tlrr- ul BE- found al Lumber Ofic-. Door
Blinds, Ssh. glzsi and uugaze Glass Os, Paints aud
Elf-.
uri-- on Main Street Ottawa, III
rar2J sTEAwN POWELL.
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.T9 City Market, 10
e~..& Il C,,ue| Of la lSIRs and T
~ WIiis6a ~ north q the -saA''
sSsss.s.s I'D C0Hgt House, Ott"'od, EH.,by
WOOD - DOSEEyH.
FEIie above market, after having been greatly eriars.
= and thoroughly repaired. Is open and ready for
t- a.orrostiDu of the public No expense has been
sF.l W furniture and fixtures, 90 make II place wor.
~ 20 y .'ty, aud both pleasant, As we hope u viii be
I.N'e' 10 Vt-t We propose to keep on hand and 10
'lr CUSTOMERS in style Of superior neatness, ali
Kinds 81 meats such as
-h!r IN steaks roasts, dried, co-ned &c, Mutton,
'4t nuns S.""1deTs, Pork fresh and salt, Yankee
Also all kinds oi game in its Season
Fresh Trout and White Fish from IN. Lake.
H. short, everything arpertainny to We'll r.vu,a,ea
City Market
At the proper stand will b. ken, t,r IN.
sale Of al kinds OF fresh vegetables, supplied from ~
best garden in the vicinity Of TIA. City.
ga He,it loiH be deiirered an any part Of tie rf.y
ap1C-Iy WOOD & DONLEyY
ON and after January Ist, 1858, Meat will sold at
this Establishment exclusively for CASH
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q. ". SANFORD.
rasrFACTrrEE % al v,EirrlFs ~
RrrlH. Cakes. and Crackers.

Os NfJs.a- H@lrr C1,r5rE.-- .>rresr. O1,rI Ti7,s-
r. prepared ." furnish At 'h- shortest notice. a
a. very seIov arL.--- gt sugar >ls BOSTON Batter
Water. Pir Nis, Vine ana GaEsr Crackers, fl0- and
Suvy Bread
A. do business stri-tIy Cash basis and have eve
- .sy 'r Nllgfae' turing enabled - -, - low
- any other F.u~- IN ;h- N--'.
Al kinds o. Fancy AID weIdI.- Cl.- kept constantly
hand and made ~ order. .ags-s. g. ". SANFORD
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OTTAWA STONE YARD,
Cheap Bread.

Superior Sired -7sgr EHHGrdrs Wagon F.tILrisEse1'
STONE cut 20 an patterns and dimensions
Athens and Joliet Stone for safe all delivered 70 ort-
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ri. --r. it-s.v occupied by Mrs. CEJLEY. over tie
Zoo, and shoe store Of Daniel Lrshy, on Madison
s-.- near the Post Office where she viii D. happy 20
5- o III Ladies of Ottawa and vicinity who will favor
F.- -fs their patronage Among her stock VIII 'r 'ii
"a urge an fashionable assortment CT spring anu 4i
r- Tr--a-. Crr.-< Ribbons, LHces, French and Anr-
- Power together with a good assortment OF BIgs
Cur.4r=. &C.. *. lapI0l MISS FllLGEHAlD
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TIE subscriber Will from this day forth sci bread At
three ~eIIts for the pound Loaf, 81 LOANES FCR
o.. Persons ty paying 81 .e; - tickets. for which they
60 bread fresh every morning until the tickets are
all returned.
Also sugar Cakes, Ginger Cakes s-, at ger DO
2 E-a'
A'th- Bakery in Nn''irrar Block, next 20 CuEEvEa
~-sr- F.-af-1X-g l. PIFEGTF
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Another New Lumber Yard

NEitE TFIIsI ~ SNCnE
on tis site s'ft and -Y,fiR leree-, UOssIck q
Eirir,is0H's Warehouse,
AVE hand and offer prices which they
{ fh.uE VII De found tempting, very large lot Of
Pine Lumber Shingles, La;h, &c &c. As most Of their
lumber received direct from the piueTies they sell
very slight advance Chicago prices. Please call
and see before purchasing elsewhere. fee2l-r
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CFTz~- - EETI>- W -.
DIR. &c sIaSIsE.LSIX.


P---7--rrar ---a-.-f1r. Gwen To- Srrra-y-
ua=-- f4 G7.-pu < Brother rey h'-s. II sili
,stre, ore door south Of Black Coe FIrnii-Te store
s-!-i
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Casio Dost know him, Iago -
IagD-"I do he il load OF bricks"
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The Mutl!ated TOOthpick.
CHAPTER I.

Now is the winter Of my discomfort
Made doably bitter By the scarcity
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MILLIyERY GOODS,

.. - .Isry Good. aud respect i+ ,vl4l- -. lt-
-.aH o. rf- same before purchasing
P.rt.-4Ilr attention given % Esachug and Pressing
-.-.w FH--.ts
pre- fssr- done I'm the mos; approved styles. Pa
--sfaa rr-rerr- received u'athy-
r.1-- thanks tDr tie very liberal patronage here
-- -,-gl-d 70 her. -he sOiics CONTINUANCE "i TIA
- ~t.1uT SARAH GREGG.
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iJ-7--F'..- E,5st.-7sr. ami Sffi,1s~-O'''f'rI. 1T.
second u Nattins-T's block south side - ;hs
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II the red slayer thiaks he slays,
or /! the sla.u lh.uAs be = slain,
II makes slight differences either ways,
let 'em Up and 60 IN again
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BlNDfRY AND BLANK BOOK MANDATORY
CEStG q. s,FYZ

EooE BigFer amt BlrHE BDyk KuHuf,-',,-er. Ora1rG.
All kinds uf BL,NK Book Il u.d and bound On short
notice Music Magazines, Pamphlets. &c, neatly bound
Also WALL PAPEEiSG done, and PAPER BOXE-
made to order.
Post Office Block third story. apI.
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G.rL.rl N-----..-t -,.E LII. .-nrI
G.. =. TysO7gPSoE.

WHOLESALE sND RETAIL
Trruor-er rf German pr--- French Cu-uIlc Er1uGr-
vre- &C.. &C. Main Street. Of L. sale Ottawa
ru my5g-IyF
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Scrofula, or Kings Evil.

Is a constitutional disease, a faint, or corrup-
ton of the blood, by which this fluid be-
comes vitiated, weak, and poor. Being in
the circulation, it pervades the whole body,
and may burst out in disease on any part of it.
No organ is free from its attacks, nor is there
one which it may not destroy. The scrofulous
faint is v~ariously caused by mercurial disease.
low living, or disordcrcd or unhealthy food.
impure air, filth and filthy habits, the de-
pressing vices, and, above all, by the ~venereal
infection. Whatever be its origin, it is heredi-
tary in the constitution, descending from par
ents "to children unto the third and fourth
generation :" indeed, it seems to be the rod
of Him who says. 81 will visit the iniouities
of the fathers upon their children"
Its effects commence by deposition from the
blood Of corrupt or ~ulcerous matter, which, in
the lungs, liver, and internal organs, is termed
tIborcles in the glands, swellings; and on
the surface, eruptio1s or sores. This foul cor
ruptjon, which gcldcrl in the blood, depresses
the energies of life, SO that scrofulous c~onstitu-
tons not only suffer from srrofulous COM
plants, but they have far less power to with
stand the attacks of other diseases conse-
%qucntly, vast numbers perish by disorders
which, although not scrofIlous in their nature,
are still rendered fatal by this faint in the
system. Most Of the consumption which de-
climates the human family has its origin directly
in this scrotlllous contamination and many
destructive diseases of the liver, kidneys, brain,
and, indeed, Of all the organs. arise from or
are aggravated by the same cause.
Ohe quarter oi all our people are scrofulous;
their persons are invaded by this lurking con-
tamination, and their health 4 is undermined bv
it. 10 cleanse it from the system we must
renovatc the blood by an Alternative medicine,
AMI ilivigoratc it by healthy food and exercise.
Such a medicine we supply in
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We have grown accustomed to the remark
that our School ought to BE- supplied with
apparatus for the illustration of various
branches of study. This is true, lhere is
a great lack of suitable apparatus in all our
Schools. But, before we complain of the
existing deficiency, we should consider that
apparatus costs money that our people gen.
orally are not to abundantly supplied with
this commodity, that they are quite averse to
spending it to no profit while they are not
~niggardly in making expenditures, the utility
of which is clearly shown them.
Now very many of our schools are abun-
dainty supplied with black-boards and out
line maps. If they are used faithfully, their
value will soon become apparent, and those
districts which have them not, will procure
them, and those already supplied will pro-
cure other articles for like purposes. But,
if these black-boards and maps, remain un-
used, OR are suffered to be destroyed, it will
become q task bootless enough to tell Ver-
monters of the necessity of School Appara-
tus.
What are the facts ? l will give one. In
my own town there have been thirteen
schools the present summer Eleven of those
schools were supplied with Outline Maps.
In eleven of those Schools, up to the time of
my visitation, no use Of the Maps had been
made, and that, in face of the facts that they
were needed in the exercises of the School,
and that special attention was called to the
necessity of using them when the teachers
were examined. This was for two reasons I:
some of the young teachers did not know
how to conduct a general, or even a class ex-
ercise with the Maps others older had got
their habits set in an old public opinion, that
neither knew of nor C red for any such
things.
Here is precisely the state Of things which
we must 60 to work and remedy. Our
Academies ought to add to their other we'll
meant and well directed efforts !or the Com
mon School Teacher, special instruction in the
use of Black-boards, and Outline Maps.
The study of Geography needs to be brought
forward in all our Schools and made promi-
nent and the pupil who is soon to teach
should not only be told, but should experience
how Outline Maps are to be used in teach
ing this subject. The like of Black-boards.
Again, when Black-boards and Maps have
been procured, those interested in them
should not leave them to chance, but should
inquire after them and their use and 60
and see them, and see them used, and SO
create a public sentiment to instruct the ig-
norant, to encourage the diligent and to com.
pei the lazy.
The Town Superintendent, also, have a
duty to do. They should urge them all, be-
fore they enter their Schools, to make use OF
every article of apparatus afforded them
and, in making their visitations, should in'
quire into the matter, see the use for them
selves, and, if necessary, give simple and
practical lessons to the school and teacher.
A. SUPERINTENDENT.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-10-07

Cons HAND IN ALL,-The statesman and
the soldier are but instruments in the hands
of the great disposer fleets and armies are
but parts of that mighty machinery which
an invisible power s~ustains in movement /;
national calamities and national successes,
the confusion of public counsel and its res
%toration to vigor, the sudden prostration of
the public mind and its sudden strength, may
be but the surges of that great tide, whose
%fowings obey no power beneath the skies.
Il human eyes could penetrate those clouds
in which the Almighty, perhaps in compass
sion to our natures, invests the dazzling agen-
cies of his wills we might see those beings
whom he makes " as the wind and the flames
of fire " sweeping p~crpetually on the wing,
and e%fccting those catastrophes of Kingdoms,
which TO the human understanding, must al
ways remain only splendid perplexities.-D
Croly.