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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Sept. 12, 1898. 



MISCELLANIES. 



MILITIA. 



Hamil toil's opinion of the Militia System forty years 

 ago. 

 In 1787, when our militia M'ei'c few in luinibcr 

 coni])aied vvitb t!ie ])i-esent time, Aloxamler Ham- 

 ilton observed, " The project of (.li.^fiplining al! the | teriioon. The usual formalities of stretching and 



An accident of an extraordinary nature took I smiiik." " No, you will all go out directly." "The 

 place a short time ago in the Calton. The wife class in the spelling book stand up to read. Ze- 

 of a shoe-maker had been for a considerable tmie | kiel begin." "B-a-k-r." " The next." "S-u-g-a-r." 

 lying ill of a fever, but was gradually recovering, j " What does that spell .=" " I'deuo sir." " What 

 Shejjowevcr, suddenly relapsed, and as her lius- 1 does your mother put in your tea ?" " Lasses-er." 

 band and friends supposed, she died on the second " The next." " Marster, niaint I gwout ter gel 

 day after her relapse, about two o'clock in the af- 



sniice, to put in my trowsis, to keep my nose from 



bleeding ?" " Yes, but come right in." 



" S-t-a-i-r-s." " What does that spell ?" " I'deno 

 sir." " What do you go up to your chamber on 



militia of the United States is as futile as it would j laving, out were gone about— her husband pro 



be injurious if it were cajiable of being carried in- 1 j.,„.pj ujoncy from bis employer, and ordered 



to execution. A tolerable expertness in military j mourning for the family. Next day about twelve ' when you are at home ?" " Larder." " No, you 



movements is a business that requires time and o'clo<k, as the wright was taking measiu'e for her stupid tldlow, stairs." " Marster, maint the boys 



coffin, she save a sneeze, and otherwise made a -go out ?" " No. The first class stand up to spell. 

 stir with her body. On taking off the grave- Spell Dictionary." " Dick die t-i-o-u-g-h-n r-e-i- 

 clothes, she looked up in a wild manner, and made g-h r-y— Dictionary." " Murster, Jim 



practice. It is not a day, nor a week, nor even a 



month, that will suffice iiir tho attainment of it. — ^ 



To oblige the great body of the yeomanry, and clothes, she looked up in a wild manner, and made g-h r-y — Dictionary." "Murster, Jim Stoke 

 other classes of llie citizens, to be under arms for i a ,„r,iion with her hand as if she wanted some- keeps all the time squirtin spit at me." "Well, 

 the" purpose of going through military exercises ! thing to eat. A few cordials were administered Jim, you must stop after school. Spell Phthisik. 

 and evolulioiis as often as might be necessary to 



acquire the degree of ijerfection which would en- 

 title them to tlie character of a well regulated mi- 

 litia, would bo a real grievance to the people, and 

 a serious public inconvenience and loss. It would 

 form an annual deduction from the productive la- 



Master, maint 1 

 ■ Koz I want to borrv 



to her. She was then put t6 bed, and enjoyed a " P-p-p-t-t-li-i-c-k— tizick.' 



good sound sleep. She has since gradually re- , speak ?" "What for?" 



cove.-ed, and js now considered quite out of "dan- that are strate ruler, what Tony Lumkius got." — 



^cr.— Gtasgoio Chronicle. i " No, keep your seat." Thus my friend, and his 



A preacher hearing the cry of an infant among the usual intermission. 



pack of noisy urchins whiled away the time until 



bor of the country to au amount which, calculat- ' his congregation, commanded that it should be re- 

 ing upon the present lunnber nf the peoiilc, would moved — observing at the same time, that a crying 

 not fall far short of 4 millions of doll's. To atiemjjt child in a place of worship, was hke the tooth- 

 a thing which would abridge the mass of labor ache — there was no cure but having it out. 

 and industry to so considerable an extent, would ~ ~ ~~ , 



be unwise : and the experiment, if made, could The Summer CompJa-.n!. -For this dangerous 

 not succeed, because it could not long continue. I <>"') distressmg complauu, a decoction of common 

 Little more can reasonabiv be aimed at, ^-ith re- 1 Ground Ivy, is a certain and almost unmediate 



DANDits to make a greater show. 



Wear coat> stuck out will) pads and puffing, 



And this is surely apropos, 



For what's a Goose without he sljiffing. 



THE AKW ABIERICAN GARDENER. 



A wurU with this title, com(iileil by the Eiiltor of the New 

 Englaiiil Farmer, v/ith the ass]stanee ol a niinjljcr of scientific 



.spect to the people at large, than to have them ; '"^'edy. On Tuesday morning, a little child "^ ; a»dP.act.calH.,n,cum,ral«^^ 



' ' ° , tn'r, i-o.>i.c r.\A WQ« T'inlpntlv c:ei7Pil bv tlii^ com- VorK. IS Hist published by J. t». Ittisstl-l, fiopnelor oi inc 



properly armed and equipped; and in iTder to 1"'° J eats old was \ lolently stizeu m ""=• co""" ^"^^'''pj.g^d' Pa^mer. The amcles a.e arranged alpha- 



plaint— Its mother gave it ground ivy tea (taken , |,^.„raiiv,°and coi-.iprise the most useiul Vegetables and 

 cool) pientifullv throughout the day; and next : FRiiri which can be conveniently and economically cultivated 

 , r 1 -1 1 n 1 1 /■ 1 in the climate of New Kng-laiid and the 1 iddle btaies; as well as 



day we saw the child as well and as playful as '^n^!;^,^;™='^;°P,^^„^„^=^,,j„„ LANDscAPEorP.crtREsQUE 



see that this be not neglected, it will be necessary 

 •to assemble them once or twice in the course of a 

 year." 



ever. — ./V. Y. Courier. 



Drowning. - We perceive by a London paper, 

 that the Stomach Pump is recomniendod to aid the 

 recovery of drowned persons. Tliis valuable in 



axiid. 



a month 



Gardens, on the general management of the Silk Wokm.^ 

 aud the manulacture ot Silk, r.nd a Treatise on the culture of 

 Grapk ViNKSand the Strawberry. The article on Fruit 



Vol.— If you have children, keep tliciu for ^.''.^rcoutains an enumeration aid description of all the Apple 

 1 or two on bread and milk. 'V on should Pears, "' "' " . ■ 



, Peaches, CheiTies Plums, Nectarines, Apricots. iS:c. 6:c. 



«.nti,.n-having been successftilly used in ejecting always keep them so_but especially at this timo. ^Ja. -n he_,.,sed_^d,e most^^ rela.ive^o. 



poison from the stomach, we see no reason why Milk is a sworn euciay to the physicians, winle he„ef,i ,„ gemiemen in laying out orchards. Each ot the above 



it should not be used to draw from the stomach meat and coflce, and green corn, and withered articles is furnished by gentlemen practically acquainted with 



the botiy of water which is the cause of sufFoca- 1 peaches (of which we have an abundance this '''YhsfoTihe conttttTo]^ the « "rk'wl'li be found in the Ne»- 



tion in drowning. We hope that humane institii- 1 year,) are their disciples.— Conn. .Mirror. 

 tions will add the stomach pump to tiieir appara- 

 tus, and learn persons how to use it. We are 

 sanguine of success in cases of drov\'ned persons. 



Soutkaii paper. 



El'.glaud Fanner for August I. 

 ' Price S 1 .2o— Si.v copies for 56.00. 



Farm Wanted. 



COUNTRY SCHOOL KEEPING. 



Mr. Prixter- Did you ever teach a school? ^,.g„|pj ,^ purchase, or hue, on a long lease, from 150 to 300 



If VOU ever have, I guess as hew VOU had a little aeres of the best land, located within thirty miles of Boston— for 



- . . . * ... , . ...I.- L .. (■_;_ ;., Ill K^ „...«,, A^lrlr..;a " P I» " Rn<£l/in 



rati.er set types, for it is a solemn fact, that the which a fair price will be 

 •"^„ ' .„ . ^, ^ . through the posl-onice. 



Address " V. l>," Boston. 

 Gt •'iug. 1 



A challenge.- \ little fop, conceiving himself in- schoolmaster of a country village is the most mis- o ^ ^ ,.: t,^ , r j- 



suited bv a%entleman, who ventured to give him : erable being on earth. Though I i^cver bad the Seeds for the ff est Indies 



"IlTwiio^^ne advi;e, strutted up to bim with : mistortune to be engaged in that prolessio.i, I not ..SJ^jJ-^-SlX^ ::^:t:^:'^:::^^^::^Z:^^l 



an air of importance, and said, " sir, you are no long since \-i.sited the school of a friend of mine for , hat market, at from J(4 to Jji per box —Each bo.x contains 



TPnttpm-ini liere is mv card— consider yourself: in the country, and if there ever was anything upwards of sixty different kind-, of see ■ 



gentieraan . ueie is inj cum >.mui..ci j ; , . , ,, -^ , , •.■„<• t}„,ii,„ •♦ mental, m quantities sufficiem lor a cor 



Should I be from home when you which could approach a description of Bedlam, it Likewise the greakst varietyof .seeds i 



nf seeds, vegetable and orna- 

 1 common kitchen garden. — 

 challenged. Should I be from home when you wnicn couia approacu a aescripiion oi oeuiani, ii Liiiewise the greaust varietyof.seeds to be louud in New Eng- 

 honor me with a call, I shall leave word with a j was this school. I had just got fairly seated, Avhcii land, by thejKiund or bushel, all warranted pure, and of the 

 friend to settle the pi'elimiuaries to your satisfac- ! up jumps a young Bedlamite, with " Marster, Jo 

 tion." To which the other replied—" sir, you aii 

 a fool — I 

 ed ! and 



growth" of 1827. 



' Hou.se keeps cr pinchin ma." " Jo, did you pinch i 



Onions for Sale. 



here is mv card— consider your nose pull- 1 him ?" " No, I sav I did'nt, so now come, 'twas [ sis hundred bushels of prime Onions, (White Portugal, and 

 d should I n;t be at home when you call Bill Grimes, for I seed him when he did it."- | f^;::^^!:^^^ l^:^,:iS:^:'^Z'':::C:^T^Z,'^ 



you will find I have lefl orders with my " Bill, what did you pinch him for f " Koz ho j ^.^.^.^ ajvamageous terms. Enquire at the New England^ Far- 

 , ;„ i,:„i, „„„ ;„.„ tlif. strcf^!." keens er crowdin." Then follows a severe flagel- ; mcf Seed Store. Aug 29 



on me, 



servant to kick vou into the street. 



keeps er crovv'din." Then follows a severe flagel- ] mcf Seed Store. 



lation. Soon a class of little ones is called up to ' Orchard Grass Seed—gi-outh of 1828. 



The Roman Matron showed her Chii,dren as read, and by the w^ay, be it understood, my friend i ju^, |.p(.eivi;d at the New England Fanner Seed Store, No. 



her most precious Jewei.s. How an.xious must 1 the master was in the habit of squinting. " What ,52 North Market Street, ^ i ■ 



She have been to have ha.l them grow up with j ;, that ?" " Thath, A-er." " Vej-y well, vvhat is | „^'S::f^:i^:ZXMl^?:Z::^E:^^ 

 augmented lustre and value ! And liow much 

 agony must she luive felt, if she perceived that 

 thsy began to tarnish and decay, in contempt of 

 all her efforts and solicitude ; and that those occa- 



sionally entrusted with their care, instead of striv- 

 ing to preserve them pure, contvibtitcd fo fis an 

 incurable canker ou ihem. 



raised, this season, 

 arranted to be 

 the next?" "I'deno thir." "That is B, yotl cquafin "jurily lo any ever i.ffered for sale in New England. 



blockhead." " B-er." " What is that ?" " I'deno j J -^^^^^^^^^^^^[^r' "• '"''"" ^'"""^ 

 thir." " What do I do when I look at you .' '— j =""" . . r 



keeps. 



" Thquint-er." " Master, Tom Bogues 

 maki!) me laugh, he-he-he." " Tom come her 

 —did you make him laugh ?" " No sir." « W 

 aaJiff your scat." " Master, maint I gwou-to get , 



Publishe.1 every Ffiday, at gS per annum, payable at the 

 end of ikc yoar- bu'. those who pay within sixty days from (fte 

 lime' at .subcribing, are entitle* to a dedection of fifty cent?. 



