Elements and Ephemeris of Nemausa, Watson.

Elements and Ephemeris of Calypso, by J

Elements and Ephemeris of the Third Com James C. Watson.

Observations of Calliope, Thalia, Massalia, Comets 1858 I, 1858 II, and 1858 III, by Prof Observations of the Comets 1858 I, 1858 II, and the Asteroids Europa, Nemausa, and Ata C. Watson.

On the orbit of Hestia, by James C. Wats Elements and Ephemeris of the Fifth Com James C. Watson.

Such is the Detroit Observatory of the Michigan; an institution of which the State proud, since, although it is less than two years menced active operations, it has already tak which ranks among the first in the world.

THE STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

The State of Michigan has a greater extent of coast upon navigable waters, and more harbors, than any other State in the Union. But that very fact prevents her from engaging extensively in commerce, except so far as it is created and sustained by her own enterprise. Being almost surrounded by water, the commerce of the lakes created by other States, has little occasion to pass through her ports.

But what is thus lost is more than gained, in point of State wealth, by the facilities afforded for her domestic trade, and the aid thus given in the development of her internal resources, naturally great, and already sufficiently improved to give an extensive trade upon her railroads, and a very large domestic commerce to her port townsnumbering ten or twelve places of considerable importance, and as many more whose business is increasing, as the country tributary to them becomes improved. Her vast quantities of lumber, and minerals, and her agricultural products, form an important item in the commerce of other States. Yet Michigan cannot be called a commercial State.

The growing importance of her mines-her iron ore, equal in excellence to any in the world-is destined yet to make her mineral resources as world-wide as they are inexhaustible. Yet, her mines, with all their anticipated importance and unlimited wealth, are mainly in one locality, and can never be the most important feature of State

prosperity. She can never be known disti mining State.

It can hardly be foretold what Michigan wi in her manufactures. Her vast mineral re water-power, which is considerable-her va wood, and her extensive beds of coal, which demand, to supply whatever amount is r economical production of most of the wants of easy communication with other States in ev would seem to point her out as destined at become engaged in manufactures to a very g But as yet, with the exception of lumber, she but little except for her own consumption. fore, not yet at least, a manufacturing State.

Her access from every part to navigable variety and richness of her soil, her railroads been and are building, to a great extent, in settlement, unitedly invite the Agricultur Michigan his home. For the cereal grains, coarser productions of the soil, the State is do to any other; while for fruit, from the peach hardy fruit of the northern climes, it is in s superior to all. While in northern Michiga lence of the common potatoe is unrivalled, Michigan the sweet potatoe can be raised success. Extending from a latitude of 41 de minutes northward about six and a half degre variety of climate from that in which the grap fully cultivated, with an average season of s exceeding four weeks per annum, to the atmosphere of Lake Superior.

Therefore, notwithstanding her unlimited sources, her vast lumber interests, her importa her inducements to manufactures, and her commercial facilities, Michigan is, and probabl years to come, an Agricultural State.

stinctively as a

will yet become resources-her vast forests for

h wait only the required-her s of life, and her direction. every at some day to y great amount. he manufactures

e.

She is, there

ble waters, the ads, which have in advance of turist to make ns, and all the doubtless equal ach to the most n some respects igan the excel ed, in southern ed with ample degrees and 43 grees, it gives a is successrape f sleighing not e invigorating

ed mineral re ortant fisheries, er unparalleled ably will be for

Nor is she so, because men are driven from other occupations, and compelled reluctantly to apply to an equally reluctant soil for subsistence. It might almost be said of many, that they make Agriculture a passion! Consequently we see in nearly every organized county an Agricultural Society-and in some counties two-where the farmers exhibit and compare their productions, enlighten and stimulate each other, creating a public sentiment which makes labor honorable, and diffusing knowledge which makes it more profitable. The State Agricultural Society, also, which receives from the State two thousand dollars per annum toward its support, continues its operations from year to year, with unabated interest, and publishes annually, a large volume of its proceedings, for public benefit.

There are classes of men of certain occupations, who delight to exhibit their ability and skill, but show no disposition to aid others in arriving at a like standard of excellence. It is a selfish spirit of competition, that desires a monopoly of whatever advantage may be gained, regardless of the welfare of others, or of the general good. There are large classes of men who should be natural allies, who treat each other like natural enemies. Thrown together by an affinity of pursuits, and really benefitting by each others' prosperity, if careful in any respect, it is not to "play into each others' hands;" and they rather prefer to see men of other professions prosper and receive promotion to office and influence. There are large numbers in our land, who as a class (of course, with many individual exceptions,) are pursuing this suicidal policy and destroying their own success and influence among men-living as though they suppose they will rise, just in proportion as they can pull their fellows down.

Whether men have noticed it or not, such is a sad fact in the social world. Men are often willing to ignore their own good, if they can prevent others from obtaining an

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equal degree of prosperity with themselves; alluded to, not to preach them a lecture up or their wrong, but as showing the contrast b and the agricultural class. They, as a class, by no such short-sighted evil policy. With one knows, all may know. They rally withou each others' aid, socially and politically. bodies invariably show from five to ten ti members from among the farmers, in propo bers, as from another class which might be have equal, yes, superior advantages for qua selves for stations of honor and influence.

The only enemies of this class are themsel farmer has no enemies, and no rivals, in th sense of the term. All men, of all classes, w cess; and all are benefitted in his prosperity.

Commerce produces no wealth to the cou exhibits the prosperity created by the artisa Like the piles of gold in the banker's window riches, and aids in exchanging the products it does not produce them. Commerce is like wagon, upon which he carries his production So far from its creating the products, the e own dead weight must be subtracted from It is a convenience, a necessity; and the mea wealth more available; but it never double wheat. On the other hand, its use is attende stant waste. True, it may make a bushel of but one dollar in Michigan, worth two dollars market; but it has created no gains; the app a loss to somebody else.

The real source of wealth is in a power whic produces which fills the pocket of one man wi ing that of another. Such production is real world, while the wealth acquired by Comm great extent, at the expense of some other in