TABLE OF CONTENTS. Saturn. Comet of 1834... ..... ..87 Formation of Character.......... .307 Astronomical Sketches...270, 296, 340 Insect Architecture-The Caddis .384 The Leopard.. Remarkable Trees... The Mountains of the Andes......410 Eruption of Mount Galoungoun...413 Historical Sketches. Bombardment of Algiers. 23 ...........26 Cedar of Lebanon.................66 The Gnat........................136 The Peacock.....................168 Liverwort........................169 The Musk Ox....................201 Mind your business..............211 Botany a branch of Education......16 The Christian and Worldling......212 Botany.. ........245 Childhood-Rowland Hill........246 Mrs. Howard-Honesty and Bra- ............127 Constantine... .75 .....114 On the death of a young lady......213 Hymns of David..................116 Sunset Thoughts.. Brooklyn Institute.................117 Parting Friends................ Cultivation of the mind............118 .... Arabs Raising Water from the Nile 306 Druidical Temple at Avebury.....327 The Use of Tears-The Disem- ....359 The Land of Our Birth-To a THE MONTHLY REPOSITORY. AND LIBRARY OF ENTERTAINING KNOWLEDGE. THE object of this Work is to afford useful and entertaining knowledge, not only to youth, but also to those more advanced in years, and who may not have the means to procure, or leisure to peruse more elaborate works. The desire, and constant aim of the Editor will be to render this little publication popular and instructive to every class of readers-a work that the parent may with perfect safety place in the hands of his child-or the tutor present to his deserving pupil as the reward of merit. As a volume it shall not be unworthy a place in the Family Library. CONDITIONS. 1. THE REPOSITORY is issued in monthly numbers, of 36 pages each, handsomely printed, on good paper, with a fair type, neatly stitched in printed covers, and ornamented with Engravings on wood. 2. The price per year is One Dollar and Fifty Cents, payable on the delivery of the sixth number; or One Dollar and Twentyfive Cents on delivery of the third number. 3. To those who pay for the work at the commencement of the year, or at the time of their subscribing; or who may purchase for charitable distribution, the price will be One Dollar. 4. To Subscribers at a distance the work will be regularly forwarded by mail or otherwise, as they may direct, at their expense and risk. The safe transmission of all numbers paid for in advance will be guaranteed: but no payment will be considered in advance unless made to the Publisher or an authorized Agent within one month after the receipt of the first Number. 5. Any Agent or other person remitting $3 in advance, and if by mail, free of postage, will be entitled to Four copies; Seven copies for $5 and Fifteen copies for $10. In all cases where a remittance amounts to $5 or more, the postage will be paid by the Publisher. 6. Twelve numbers will form a Volume, and will when published, be considered as one year's subscription. 7. Subscribers who may wish to discontinue their subscriptions, should give at least one month's notice thereof, previous to the expiration of the time subscribed for. The first and second volumes, half bound in calf, very neat, or in plain sheep, $1 25 each. |