Are You Like Them? 183 57 588 83 129 153 53 139 144 154 181 167 64 79 85 90 100 132 163 Canadian Method of Hunting Wild Bees, Do not be Cruel. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE-Extraordinary Eggs -Asteroids-Prof. Silliman's Visit to Europe -Public School in San Francisco-S. G. Goodrich, Consul at Paris-Horace Greeley's visit to Europe-M. F. Tupper's visit to the United States, 12; Destruction of the Egyptian Pyramids-Completion of the Erie Railroad-New Globe-Rotation of the Earth rendered visible, 44; Earthquake at Valparaiso-New Astronomical Instrument-Another New Planet-New Discovery in Daguerreotyping, 76; New Rates of Postage, 108; Steamships on the Pacific-Death of Daguerre -Father Mathew-Great Bell-Quick Passage-Immigrants-American Visitors at the World's Fair-Mrs. Judson, 140; Cuban Invasion-Miss Bremer-Death of Thomas H. Gallaudet, and James F. Cooper, Grammar in Rhyme,. Good Children, The (Illustration.) . 37 69 Gossamer Spider, The. (Illustration.) 89 "Don't Give Up." By T. S. Arthur, Exchange Department.-Notices of Exchange Drawings, etc., 28, 59, 93, 124, 156, 188; Mathematical Queries, 28, 59, 124, 156; Philosophical Queries, 124, 156; Answers to Queries, 29, 94, 124, 156, 188; Enigmas, EDITOR'S TABLE-New Volume-Our New Title Page, 29; Jenny Lind's Concerts-To Our Patron's-Make Your Schools attractive, 60; Small Children in School, 94; How do You Teach? - Traveling, 125; State Normal School, Biennial Association of Graduates, Semi-Annual Examination, 157; New York State Teachers' Association, 158; A few words with our Readers, . 273 188 172 21 15 16 80 Honey Bee. (With Illustrations.) The Drone, MANN, Hint to Life's Voyagers, How to teach Composition, How to Learn the Keys on a Piano-Forte, 65 72 . 128 . 168 How a Man Sold and Bought His Own Estate, 180 "I Can't." BY WILLIAM O. BOURNE, Ingenuity of Birds, I Will Try, I Can be a Queen at Home, 53 75 I Didn't Think, . LITERARY NOTICES-A Guide to Scientific Little Bird's Tale, The Leaf from a Teacher's Note-Book, A Long and Short Days, Little Boy that Died, The . .109 Struggle of Life, The. By J. H. HANAFORD,. 33 190 Social Intercourse, 54 87 Long Life. By CHARLES MACKAY, 96 181 169 171 187 To a Spring Bird. By J. H. HANAFORD, 166 To-Day. By CLARISSA D. WHEELER, 79 The Two Roads, Truth. By WM. R. PRINCE, To"The Student," To Jenny Lind. By Miss E. V. C., Uncle Sidney's Conversations. (Illustration.) Valley of Death, The. By MISS E. M. ROB- 159 39 68 . 71 Making Bricks, 90 ERTS, Vegetable Instinct, New England Grave-Yards. By HENRY WARD Verses for Little Scholars, Our Museum. ustration.) irds, and 52; No. Cinnamon, M. ROB 0 THE SOUND OF TH, ASPIRATE may be found in the following, sufficiently often to enable even a Frenchman to remember it. Thimblerig Thistletwate thievishly thought to thrive through thick and thin, by throwing his thimbles about; but he was thwarted, and thwacked, and thumped, and thrashed RIGIN OF STERLING MONEY.-During the reign of Richard I., King of England, or about 1190, money, which was coined in the eastern part of Germany, became of great demand, on account of its purity. The inhabitants of that portion of country where this pure coin was made, were called Easterlings; hence the name Easterling Money was ap-with thirty thousand thistles and thorns, for thievplied to the coin brought from that region. Soon afterward some of the Easterlings, who were skilled in coining, were sent for to come to London and bring the process of coining to a state of perfection there. This was accomplished, and the English coin took the name of Sterling Money, which it retains to the present time. ishly thinking to thrive through thick and thin, by throwing his thimbles about. MR. EDITOR:-Will some of your readers tell me how to parse the phrase, "A company of horse and foot advanced?" Of what number are the nouns horse and foot? N. C. ILLEGIBILITY.-The following anecdotes will illus- Why does coke burn without smoke? trate the misfortune of illegible writing, and hint at Because it is the distilled coal remaining in the the importance of giving more attention to this sub-retorts after being freed from all gases and vapors. ject, not only in regard to penmanship, but also in Dr. Arnott observes, that "a pound of coke produthe construction of sentences. ces nearly as much heat as a pound of coal;" but we must remember that a pound of coal gives only three-quarters of a pound of coke, although the latter is more bulky than the former. An English gentleman once applied to the East India Company to procure an office for a friend of his in India. Having succeeded in obtaining the appointment, his friend wrote him a letter of thanks, alluding to his intention of sending him an equivalent. The Englishman could make nothing of the word equivalent but elephant, and being pleased with the idea of receiving such a noble animal as a present from his friend, he was at the expense of erecting a large and expensive building for its accommodation. In a few weeks the equivalent came, which proved to be not quite so large as an elephant, for it was nothing more nor less than a pot of sweetmeats. In a letter describing a school, the writer wished to say, "We have two school-rooms, one above the other, sufficiently large to accommodate three hundred scholars," but he actually said, "We have two school-rooms sufficiently large to accommodate three hundred scholars one above the other." What rooms! What a pile! MASSACHUSETTS IN OLDEN TIME.-In 1627, there were but thirty plows in all Massachusetts, and the use of these agricultural implements was not fa1. miliar to all the planters. From the annals of Sa17 lem it appears that in that year it was agreed by the 2 town to grant Richard Hutchinson twenty acres of 3 land, in addition to his share, on condition "he set 1 up plowing." Why is a man jumping from a carriage moving with great speed, in danger of falling, after his feet reach the ground? Because his body has as much foward velocity as if he had been running with the speed of the carriage, and unless he advance his feet as in running, he must as certainly be dashed to the ground, as a runner whose feet are suddenly arrested. APRIL. The Romans gave this month the name Aprilis, from aperio, to open, because it was the season when things opened. From that came the English word April. APRIL FOOL.-Many persons have endeavored to find the origin of April Fool, or All Fool's Day; but we do not remember to have heard that any one ever fully succeeded. It probably owes its origin to the fact that in early times kings, queens and emperors, were in the habit of employing men for the purpose of making sport, or diversion for them and their guests. To fill this office it required ready learning and a flow of sparkling wit. Sometimes these persons were men of extensive knowledge, and under. stood several languages. In those times the birth-days of great men, and also days on which they performed some great ex 82 1649. Three married women were fined five shil- ploits were afterward observed. The King's Fool, 102lings each for scolding. 18 14 or Jester, being a celebrated character, it is quite. 1653. Jonas Fairbanks was tried for wearing probable that some particular day was observed on great boots, but was acquitted. his account, and that this fell on the first day of April J From a very early period this day has been considered as one set apart for all kinds of mirthful folly and practical joking. The custom of playing off little tricks on this day, whereby ridicule may be fixed upon unsuspecting persons, appears to be universal in Europe and America. It is very remarkable that the Hindoos practice similar tricks on the 31st of March. In England and America, the person on whom the trick is imposed, is called an April Fool; in Scotland, a Gawk. A favorite jest in England is, to send one upon some foolish errand, as to obtain the History of Adam's grandfather; or to ask him how the spot of mud came on his face; and a thousand similar tricks. ENIGMA. From B. Durfee and A. K. Tolman, of Mr. Perry's Family School, Pepperill, Mass. I am composed of two phrases, in all 26 letters. My 23, 4, 8, 2, 5, 20, is hard for some to keep. My 19, 24, 9, 14, 21, 24, 2, is a subject of much con versation. My 20, 21, 3, 17, 6, 4, 2, is heard in the summer, but seldom in winter. My 21, 15, 13, 4, 22, is a very sweet substance. "The cubical contents of a chain" may be ascertained by placing it in a vessel filled with water, and then ascertaining how much water has been displaced by it, allowing each gallon of water to contain 282 cubic inches. Answer to the enigma in the February number."An attentive scholar." The answers to the enigmas in the last number will be given next month. Send them in. No one had told us who invented the Multiplication Table, when the matter for this month's Museum was written. Have you found out his name? General Intelligence. B IELA'S COMET, during its last visit to our Solar System in November, 1845, was rent in twain. The two pieces were seen both in Europe and America. One was larger and brighter than the other, and side by side they retired into the distant regions of space, in the same path which the unbroken comet would have pursued; yet these fragments continued to separate gradually from each other as they pursued the course of their orbits. The time for the re-appearance of this comet will be in July of the present year; its return will be looked for with great interest among astronomers. Should it again visit us, it may reveal some knowledge of the physical constitution of these mysterious wandering bodies. SCHOOLS.-During the year 1851, there were taught in the public schools of the State of New York, 726,291 children. The whole amount of money expended for school purposes, including teacher's wages and library money, was $1,432,696. Of this sum, $1,100,000 is furnished by the state; $300,000 of which is from the income of the School Fund, and $800,000 is raised annually by a state tax. In the City of New York there was expended, during the past year for the support of Free Schools, the sum of $416,519 84. The whole number of scholars that attended these city schools was about 100,000, with an average daily attendance of 40,000. The State of New Jersey appropriated, during the past year, the sum of $250,859 51 for the support of common schools. There are 1,612 school districts in that state, and about 88,810 children that attend school. Pennsylvania has 9,303 common schools, and 453, 732 children attending them. The amount of school money raised last year, was $914,376 96. LEUTZE'S Painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware, has been sold for the sum of $10,000. It is 20 feet in length by 13 feet in width. When the artist had spent four years in painting it, the canvas was damaged by fire, and its re-painting occupied him nearly two years more. It is one of the most popular paintings ever exhibited in this countryand one that inspires in the beholder a deep patriotism and a veneration for him who led our armies triumphantly through that darkest hour-the midnight in the struggle for our country's liberty. Gliddon's Panorama of the Nile is now on exhibition in New Orleans. Mr. G. recently unrolled a Mummy before the people of the Crescent city, which proved to be more satisfactorily successful than the one unrolled in Boston some time since. THE AZTECS are exciting considerable curiosity in this city, and are thronged with visitors. We understand that they will remain here during the " Anniversaries" which take place early in May. This will afford an opportunity for the thousands who visit the city on that occasion, to see them. Editor's Table. THE STUDENT AND FLOWER-BASKET T ject, and we doubt not but you will be glad to possess the counsel of one so well qualified to judge concerning this matter. 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