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del tlieiii fiiie,un(l keep itself clear vvlieii the work 

 is efVccled, seems to he the ohjecl now so ilesira- 

 hle. It'jis ill iiii^laiid, hones shall renovate to 

 [jristiiie lerldiiy our lands lli.it have tailed to make 

 jirotitahle retm lis, will they not add at once to 

 indivitliial and National wealth, and in effect 

 cause a sort of accession to otir territory, heiter 

 lliHii new regions ? P. 



Result ok Advertising. — Messrs. Ruggles, 

 Noiirse (ft Mason, whose plongli.-* and oilier agri- 

 cultural ini|ileinents have become in high ri'|)ule 

 among tarmer.s, liave their priiicipal iDaiiulSictory 

 ill WiML-ester. These gentlemen, liy ad<i|)iing a 

 liheral course oladvertisiiig, have already liecoiue 

 widely and extensively kiiouii, in the maiiiiliicture 

 of such lin|ilemeiils ; their orders not being con- 

 tiiied to the United Slates only, but they extend 

 even to the Oregon setileinents on the Columbia 

 river, and to the East and West Indies, South 

 America, Si,<;. One instance is related as to the 

 advantages of advertising, as regards these gen- 

 tlemen. During the last season they received a 

 letter from a geiiLleiuan residing in the East 

 liiilies, enidosing a printHil co|.y of tlieir adver- 

 liseiiient, cut from a HosKni paper, at the eame 

 time enclosing a draft tor $41)0, ordering a qiiaii' 

 tity of agricultural iiiiplenients, seeds, &c., such 

 as was specilied in said advertisemeni, and to tlie 

 amount of the enclosed dral't, saying that he had 

 usually bought such articles ill England ; bill that 

 the prices contained in tlieir adveitisement being 

 much less than the English prices, he had been 

 induced to change liis order accordingly — Boston 

 Travelkiv 



Aivn-RiriN Shawls.— We met with a. pleasing I fails, as the bones clog and choke up all the nulls 

 incidenla few days ago, on board the steamer j used lor other purposes. A conlrivanco to ren- 

 Biiilingto!), on Lrike Cliamplain. Being struck 

 uilh the remarkable beanly of a shawl paltern 

 worn by a lady passenger, we were expres.-ing 

 ■our admiration' of the same, when we were agree- 

 •uhly ssilpiised to |ji;irii it was of American iiiaiui- 

 iaciure, and graced the shoulders of a liidy of 

 Boston, la^elj married, and Iholi upon her bridal 

 tour. It was a .[duid pattern, lately introduced 

 from Europe — the originals of which are sold 

 ■from $G.to $7, -whilst these, wholly of wool raised 

 ill Vermont, and j»i;tnufactureil al Andover, Mass., ; 

 •are of ti4iKr-stoi-,k and more hrilli.int dye — in eve- 

 ry way sn|ieii<ir4<> the English — and afforded at 

 •less than one .half the price. We were greatly 

 •desirous to li;rui the acquaintance of a party so 

 thoroughly American in libeling as evinced liy 

 wearing ^laiiiienls wholly of American growth 

 and maJnifacti'3-e. The happy bridegroom sliovv- 



■ ed us itis wedding suit of Ameri<-an cloth, nuuiu- 

 ■faclured -at-.Snuthiiridge, Mass. Nolhiug we have 



ever seen of tbieign niaiiiifaclure couid compare 



with it, eitliBi- in stock, dyeing or dressing. We 

 ■were aHicJ: -etlitied in learning tluit there was 



such a fitatc of advancement in home manulac- 

 . tore, -and LTOiilly gratified at such an exhiblionof 



Anmricai! feeling as a bridal party decked out in 



"home-spun" aiid "home-made," that will not 

 •suffei- ii; comparison with the tinest exhibitions 



of skill i-,! manufacture, with any Emopeaii fal>- 



rics. W« doubt not a Uiniily conneciion so 

 • liappily •coiiimenced iii a proper patriotic spirit, 



■will be.gruced ihroughoiil life by domestic con- 



{entiuBia, happiness, and prosperity ; and we 



wish ;dl onr countiynieii and countiywomen 



were eiicli Americans as the bridal party whose 

 .iicqiiaintance wo had the pleasure of making. — 



J'hitcbarg (.V. Y.) Republican. 



Mercer or ehenango Potato. 



We have heard some complaints wiihin a few 

 •years, that this potato was not as good as it used 

 ;tn he, or that it had degeneraied. The following 



■ extract whiidi we make from a well written coni- 

 .iiiuiiication in the Maine Farmer, agrees so well 



with our experience and fipinions, that we feel a 

 pleasure in laying it before the readers of the 

 Cultivator. The remedy he |iroposes will not 

 fail.— .'i/i. Cult. 



"But has the Chenango degenerated? We 

 answer yes. The Chenango when first intro- 

 duced into this State, was a mixture of two dis- 

 tinct varieties; one kin;l isalwaysvery good, and 

 always produces its like, while the otiier is com- 

 paratively bad, and yields after its kind. Every 

 body knows, for every body has eaten Olienan- 

 goes, that some of them when cooked, are white, 

 dry, and good fkivored, while others are very 

 dark blue through the whole potato, watery and 

 strong flavored. The light kind is always tit for 

 the table, and the dark, iievei'. The light kind 

 are the be?t formed and yield the best. The 

 dark kind docs not ripen so early as the light. 

 In the raw state, it is difficult, if not impossible, 

 to distinguish in all the cases the one from the 

 other; Init when cooked or cuf, they are easily 

 distinguished. The dark variety has incr-easeil- 

 upon the lii;ht, and being -jntit for the table, has 

 caused the Chenango to he less esteemed. As 

 we planted this >Kar hut two acres, we conclud- 

 ed to improve the Chenango for our own use ; and 

 accordingly when cutting our seed, we rejected' 

 the dark kind. The result is as we expected, 

 and is satisfactory. We now know the Chenan- 

 go can be so improved in n single season, as to 

 be as perfect n variety as ever grew : that is, that 

 every potato of suitable size to eook, will he good 

 when cooked." 



For the Farmer's Monlhly Visitor. 

 Mills for Griudiu£; Bones. 



Some ingenious person would confer a lasting 

 benefit upon the country, and at the same time 

 derive advantage himself by inventing a dieap, 

 simple and effectual mode of reducing bones to a 

 powder. It is believed ticil all the mills yet in- 

 vented and in use are heavy, very costly and even 

 *low in doing tSieli- work. Bones, especially the 

 fresh ones, which are the best, have a toughness 

 added to tiieir hardness, and the glut'-;ii they con- 

 tain calls lor very considerable power in their re- 

 duction: they also are so moist and adhesive af- 

 ter being broken, or crushed, that the ordinary 

 rnodestifreduciujf a more dry material entirely 



We commend to the mention of our readers the fol- 

 lowing lines, replete with beautiful sentiment and pathos. 

 It is a picture, taken fronv life — and its reality, we regret 

 to say, may often be witnessetl on this side of tlie Atlan- 

 tic, as v/ell as in Old En-^land ; — 



The Son? of the Shirt. 



BY THOMAS HOOD. 



With fingers weary and worn, 



With eyelids heavy and red, 

 A woman sal. in unwomanly rags, 



Piving her needle and thread — 

 Slitch! stitch ! stitch I 

 In poverty, hiin:fer, and dirt, 



And still with a voice of dolorous pilch, 

 She sang the " Song of the Shirt !" 



" Work L work ! work ! 

 While the cock is crowing aloof 1 



And work — work — work. 

 Till the stars shiue through the roof. 



It's Oil ! to lie a slave 

 .\long with the barbarous Turk, 

 Where woman has never a soul to save^ 



If tliis is Christian work ! 



Work — work — work '. 

 Till the brain begins to swim; 



Work — work — work ! 

 Till the eyes are heavy and dim \ 

 Sean^, and gusset, and band, 



Band, and gusset, and seam. 

 Till over tlie buttons 1 fall asleep, 



And sew them on in a dream \ 



Oh '. Men, with Sisters dear ! 



Oil ! Men, witii Mothers and Wives I 

 It is not linen you're wearing out. 



But human creatures' lives! 

 Stitch — stitch — stitch, 



In poverty, hunger, and dirt, 

 Sewing .^t once, with a double thread, 



A Shroud as well as a Shirt. 



But why do I talk of death. 



That Phantom of grisly bone ? 

 1 hardly fear his terrible shape, 



It seems so like my own— 



Icseems so like my own, 

 Because of the fasts 1 keep. 

 Oh ! Ood I — that bre;ui should be bo dear. 



And flesh and blood so cheap '. 



Work — work — work ^ 



My labor never flags j 

 And what .^re its wages ? A bed of straw, 



A crust of bread — and rngs. 

 That shattered roof— and this naked floor— 



A fable — a broken chair— 

 And .1 wall so blank, my shadow I thank 



For sometimes hilling there '. 



Work — work — work ! 

 From weary chime to chime. 



Work — work — work — 

 As prisoners work for crime! 



Band, and gusset, and seam, 



Searo, and tiusset, and band. 

 Till the hen I la sick and the brain beautab*d, 



As wsill as tha weary baud. 



Work — work — work ! 

 In the dull December light. 



And work — work — work f 

 When the weather is warm and bright- 

 While underneath tiie eaves 



The brooding swallows cling. 

 As if to show me their sunny backs, ,| 



And twit ine witlithe spring., ,| 



Oh ! but to breathe the breath 

 Of the cowslip and primrose sweet— 



With the sky above my head, 

 And the grass beneath my feetj 

 For only one short hour 



To feel as 1 used to fi^el, 

 Before 1 knew the woes of want, 



Aiidrthe walk that costs a meal t 



di ! but for one shoct hour! 



A respite, however brief I 

 Tso blessedleisure for Love or H'ope, 



But only time lor Griufl 

 A little weeping would ease my heart. 



But in their briny bed. 

 My tears must stop, for every drop 



Hinders needle and thread." 



With fingers weary and worn. 



With eyelids heavy and red, 

 A. woman sal in nnwomanly rags. 



Plying her needle and thread — 

 Stitch : stich ! stitch ! 



In poverty, h-jnger, and dirt, 

 And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, 

 Would tlwt its tone could reach the Rich! 



She sang this " Song of the Shirt 1" 



A correspondent of the Southwestern Farmer 

 gives tlie following recipe for removing grease- 

 spots from cloths, &c,. : — ^' Will you allow a gen- 

 tleman of an indefinite age, an admirer of do- 

 mestic economy, to tell yon how to remove 

 grease-spots from your merinoe.s, silks, &c., vvitli- 

 out injuring their color? Or the cuf^' and collar 

 of ycrnr husbands' coats can also be cleaned in 

 the same manner; in short, any article that may 

 be desired, but it is iriore iiarlicularly applicable 

 to such as are made up of wool or of which it 

 forms a part : 



"Take the yolk of an egg, entirely free from 

 the white, mix it with a little warm water, (be 

 siM-e not to scald the egg,) anti with a soft brush 

 apply the mixture and rub it on the S|iot until 

 the grease apiiears removed or loose. Wash off 

 the egg with moderately warm water, and finally 

 rinse off the whole with clean cold water. Should 

 not all the grease bo removed, which may arise 

 from being on a long lime, or not sufficiently 

 washed, dry and repeat the operation." 



Cabbage Heads from Stumps. — James Bates, 

 of Norridgewo-k, Me., writing to the Fanners' 

 Journal, says: " I do not know all your Boston 

 gardeners are up to, but 1 do know that, if cab- 

 bage stumiis of any variety are set out in the 

 spring, in good order, one, two, three, or even 

 four gaod sound heads will grow on them ; and 

 this they will do year after year, until they die by 

 accident. They are managed in the following 

 manner: The upper, narrow leafed sprouts, 

 which would bear seed, are carefully rubbed ofi; 

 and likewise all the lower, round leafed ones, 

 which latter will form heads, leaving only so ma- 

 ny of these us the strength of the stump and the 

 soil are capable of bringing to (lerfection. At 

 our cattle show, Mr. John Drew (ireseiited several 

 such stumps, with one to four beads of low Dutch 

 citbbage on each, which .have borne for three 

 yeni-B. lie sets them out in earth in the cellar in 

 autumn, cuts off' the heads when required for 

 use, anil places the stumiis pretty thick in the 

 garden in spring. The labor is trifling, the cut 

 svorin gives no trouble, and the crop sure and 

 abundant." 



Green Peas i.n Winter. — The editor of the 

 Maine Cultivator says he -saw, not long since, 

 "green peas as succulent to all appearance as 

 they were when plucked from the vine some five 

 or six inotiths before." The mode of preparing 

 them is, to pick when of tlic proper size for eat- 

 ing, shell, and carefully dry on dolhs in the slmde. 

 All the care necessary is, to prevent their mould- 

 ing; this done, they will be fine anil sweet. 

 Beans may be preserved in the same way, and 

 with perfect success. If in addition, a stack of 

 green corn is secured at the proper time, as it 

 may easily be, by scalding on the cob when fit 

 for roasting or boiling, shelling, and carefiilly 

 drying, a dish of all these luxuries may be enjoy- 

 ed Id January or Mareb. 



