We daily witness the beneficial effect produced to the community by the institution of premiums, held out to encourage the inventions of ingenious mechanics.

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The complaint of bad pay, and difficulty in obtaining it, is almost generally reiterated through...

The complaint of bad pay, and difficulty in obtaining it, is almost generally reiterated through...

I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed,...

I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed,...

Mankind are divided into sects, and individuals think very differently on religious subjects, from the...

Mankind are divided into sects, and individuals think very differently on religious subjects, from the...

I am persuaded, that if any attempt is made to improve the education of the...

I am persuaded, that if any attempt is made to improve the education of the...

Indeed, I am sometimes inclined to doubt whether some men consider youth as rational and...

Indeed, I am sometimes inclined to doubt whether some men consider youth as rational and...

Many thousands of youth have been deprived of the benefit of education thereby, their morals...

Many thousands of youth have been deprived of the benefit of education thereby, their morals...

In such a case, it would be almost sure of success, if the active members...

In such a case, it would be almost sure of success, if the active members...

The sincere teachers of their youth should be met, not with an intention to dictate...

The sincere teachers of their youth should be met, not with an intention to dictate...

The same stimulus that animates men to action, will have a proportionate effect on juvenile...

The same stimulus that animates men to action, will have a proportionate effect on juvenile...

A national evil requires a national remedy; let not this any longer be delayed: let...

A national evil requires a national remedy; let not this any longer be delayed: let...

At a moderate calculation, among a million of persons inhabiting the metropolis, there are, at...

At a moderate calculation, among a million of persons inhabiting the metropolis, there are, at...

IT is difficult to speak or write with becoming moderation or propriety, on topics to...

IT is difficult to speak or write with becoming moderation or propriety, on topics to...

This system of encouragement proves serviceable as a preventive of punishment, the attainment of the...

This system of encouragement proves serviceable as a preventive of punishment, the attainment of the...

When obedience to the Divine precepts keeps pace with knowledge, in the mind of any...

When obedience to the Divine precepts keeps pace with knowledge, in the mind of any...

A spirit, breathing the language of independence, is natural to Englishmen, few of whom are...

A spirit, breathing the language of independence, is natural to Englishmen, few of whom are...

My school is attended by near three hundred scholars.

My school is attended by near three hundred scholars.

Female schools might be comprised in the list of those worthy the public patronage, with...

Female schools might be comprised in the list of those worthy the public patronage, with...

A system of education, which would not gratify this disposition in any party, is requisite,...

A system of education, which would not gratify this disposition in any party, is requisite,...

All are agreed, that the increase of learning and good morals are great blessings to...

All are agreed, that the increase of learning and good morals are great blessings to...

THE rich possess ample means to realize any theory they may chuse to adopt in...

THE rich possess ample means to realize any theory they may chuse to adopt in...