NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Nov. 7, 18'28, 



MISCEIiLANIES. 



0)1 the duty and vahie nf punctuality. 

 One of the inconveniences I experience here is 

 the want of punctnality. Among niei chants it is 

 a cardinal virtue — but docs not appear to be much 

 known in the country, where fanners "most do 

 congregate." — " Wliy do you dun nie? is not your 

 money safe ?— I will" pay you when convenient." 

 Sucli, too often, are the answers the needy trader 

 or mechanic receives from the man of landed es- 

 tate — proud of his possessions, and abounding in 

 every thing but ready money, of which he seldom 

 feels the want, and therefore, cannot realize the ! day fixed 



tual man is lord of his neighbor's purse." I know I to buy a farthing's worth. I'll tell you what, it's 

 a man who established a character for punctuaU- 

 ty by borrowing small sums, and without using 

 them, returning tiiem punctually at the time ap- 

 pointed. The character thus acquired, enabled 

 him afterwards to gain a fortune. But a man of 

 experience has only to cast his eyes around to 

 see how important it is — how universally the 

 pxindual, fair dealer, has succeeded in life ; and 

 how the ti-icky, cunning man, has failed. There 

 are some exceptions, as we sometimes hear of 

 i-obberies never detected. 



If a man borrow money he should pay it on the 

 usi]i<; no excuse — as, "that it rained 



want in others differently situated. He has his 

 beef and pork, and mutton, and poultry — his hay 

 and corn, and wheat and rye — every thing but 

 coin. He lives like a prince, and too often feels 

 like one towards those who want such advanta- 

 ges. A man of this kidney will live in decent 

 credit, as a kind neighbor and honest man, altho' 

 his creditors so without their money for years to- 



and ho could not come out ; that he had been 

 disappointed in his collections, or that wheat was 

 too low, and he could not sell at a sacrifice ; or, 

 that he did not suppose a few days woidd make 

 much odds." He who makes sucli excuses knows 

 nothing of the nature or importance of my sub- 

 ject. I often think of the conduct of a worthy 

 man, whom I once knew to walk four miles to 



"■ether. A man of this kind, a sort of feudal lord, pay his more opulent neighbor as many pence 

 appears to be a privileged person. His neigh- i due, in change, on a late settlement. "Such an 

 bors are shocked at the idea of sueing him for a '; act may appear to some of your young readers as 

 <1ebt, although it is the only way of getting j)ay- \ one of great simplicity and folly — mean spirited — 

 meut. It appears to me unjust to withhold from ' and that such a trifle should have been/orgoHe)i." 

 the man who has bestowed his labor on my farm, j It certainly evinced simplicity — the simplicity of 

 or spread his groceries on my table, or clothed virtue — and I doubt not it was the best day's; 

 my domestics and children, his just dues. It is a ^ work he ever did — for it went far towards estab- 

 positive act oC injustice — and yet we find men not lishing a character for honesty and punctuality, 

 only of quiet conscience under such circumstan- | I have known several young lawyers succeed 



very rude and vexatious — I'd have you learn good 

 manners. Well, seeing how much unnecessary 

 trouble the young man was piit to, I said to him, 

 these people make you a great deal of labor — you 

 must lind it very vexatious to wait on such un- 

 reasonable folks. 'Ono,'he said; — 'it does me 

 good — it teaches me the grace of patience.' " 



Ijadies who are fond of going a-shopping, may 

 as well read over the good preacher's chapter on 

 patience, a second time. 



Fly Jfaier. — Prussic acid has been obtained 

 from the leaves of greeji tea in so concentrated u 

 state, that one drop killed a dog almost instanta- 

 neously. A strong infusion of Souchong tea, 

 sweetened with sugar, is as effectual in poisonmg 

 flies as the solution of arsenic generally sold for 

 that purpose. 



Fruit Trees. 

 \VM PRINCE, the Proprietor of the Linnfean 



Botanic GarJeu and Nurseries al Flushing. Long 

 Island, has Ue pleasure ol informing the publick, 

 that his Nursery now contains 17"^ varieties ol the 

 Apple, 2U'i do. ol the pear, 7G do, ol Cheiries, 139 do. of Plums, 

 55 do. of Apricots, 84 do. ol Peaches, 29 do. of Nectarines, 10 

 do. of Almonds, M do. ol Midlierrics, Ci do. oi Quinces, 16 do. 

 of Fi"-s, 16 do. of Currants, 13 do. of Raspberries, 47 do. of 

 Goosclwrries, 20 <o. of Strawberries, 2o7 do. ol Grapes, 600 do- 

 of Ornamental Trees. &.C. Above five hundred of the above 

 kiiid.s of Fruits are not to be (bund in any other collection in A- 

 mcrica. The diflereut varieties cannu tb otherwise than genu- 



ine, as the greatest attention is paid, and nearly all the kinds 



are inoculated from bearing trees. 'I'he Cherry, Peach, and 



other Trees, are generaiU of a large size. Catalogues may 



i be obtained of J.R. Newell," al tlie Agricultural \Varehouse,No. 



moTig commercial men, before the mania of spec- j sums collected ; but in their attendance at their 

 Illation broke out, when a failtiie in an engagement > offices— at the courts, and wherever business and 

 to a day — nay, an hour, was dishonor. ■ duty required them to be. 



One of ray rich neighbors, who keeps his coach, j I once took great pleasure in dining at a parti 

 his horses, and hounds, and entertains company 

 all the year round, never pays a debt except 

 through the medium of the sheriff. I am happy 

 to know two of his creditors— it will be sufficient 

 to single out two. One his overseer — the other a 

 female weaver. Tlicse poor people have worked 

 for him for years without compensation, and with 

 but little chance of any. And yet no one ven- 

 tures to say lie is dishonest! 



I lately attended a vendue, where goods and 



_. ty for the acqu 



ty thousand trees now cultivaied by them consist'ng of a great 

 variety of Apples. Peaches, Plums*', Cherries, Quinces, »S:c. em- 

 bracing most of the celebrated and esteemed kinds in this couu- 

 trv. Tiie utmost care has been observed by the original pro- 

 ^ ^ prietor for more than thirtv years, in making the selection and 



„.,!„.. »o,.<„.., ..ur lins^t WT5 pnTJrplv to mv taste. 1 the vvhole is now oft'ered as containing none but the most worth- 

 cular tavern— my hObt was entirely to '"> "^'^- |„f ^„|,i„aiio„ Persons noi acquainfed with the dilVcrent kinds 

 The first dish was invariably placed on the table • ^^ „ame, who w ish to procure choice kmds, by stating the time 

 bv his own hand while the clock was striking the { thry wish them to ripen, may conficiemlv trust to the proprietors 

 , •' . -, ij .1 ■•„ 1 (Vv,.r'o.i without fear of disappointment. All orders will be promptly at- 



hour of two. He wouldniot have waucci lor oen. ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^, ^^^^i^ |ur„islied at their nursery, this fall or nexl 

 Washington himself, who, by the bye, would not spring, at the followii.^ prices, 

 have expected him to do so ; for, he himself, was 

 of this family — punctiliously punctual. But, while 

 I recommend punctuality, I am far from advising 

 running in debt in any way— it is a rock on which 

 many young men are wrecked. "Borrowing dulls 



spring, at the foltowiisg 

 Apples, per hundred, 

 Peaches do 

 Plums do 



Cherries do 

 Quinces do 

 Horse Chesnuls 

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JOHN A. &. SAMUEL Wn.SON. 



chattels were going off under execution. Every ! the edge of husbandry," and any one addicted to 

 one was pitying the debtor, whose property was it, is a troublesome neighbor. Candor and fair 



thus under sacrifice, but not a man sympathized dealing are virtues of the same stamp. ^^Honesly ^ _ 



with the creditors, (some of whom had been al- {s ihe tesi poKci/," whatever the specidators and ; upwards of si.My different kind, of seeds, vegetable and orna- 



. „ \ r .1, . . „r tUo\f rU,ot! I • 1- ' ., «v,;.,l- tr. tV.o <.nnti-nvir f} w Far mental, in quantities sutScieni tor a common kitchen garden. — 



most starving for years) ior the want of then ones, horse jockies may think to the tontiaiy .— .^m.J '" . ; , ^^^^-'^^ ,^^ ^g„,^„ variety of seeds to be found in New Eng- 



Seeds for the West Indies. 

 Merchants, masters ol vessels and others trading to the West 

 Indies, can be furni.shed with boxes of Seeds, assorted, suitable 

 forthat market, at from gi to go per box. — Each box contains 



withhold by this unjust and unfeeling man. i 

 felt indignant, and only regretted that the law's 

 had been so great. Why pity him ? He 



delay _ ^ . 



had put it off as long as possible. The law, though 



slow, had at length overtaken him, and was 



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land, by the pound or bushel, all warranted pure, and of ihe 



growth of 1827. 



Shopping.— An American in England went to 



hear the celebrated Rowland Hill preach, and 



heard him tell the following story in the pulpit : 



Speaking of patience, he said he would tell us a 



wrenching from his firm grasp property unjustly story. "I once went into a shop where t''e>-e was 



.^1 his possession, to give it to the right owners- a clerk, a very pious, godly young man ; and «hile 



and felt glad of itfal.hough it broke up a man I was there, he was obliged t., haul down goods 



r figure ' ° ,in ,,iies from the shelces, and spread them out, 



l7ne no kind of objection to coaches, hounds, I and then lay them away again and I'"" ''own 



and horses, where thej are supported by proper more ; and all, for nothing m the "orld, bt, to 



means ; but I have no patience with a man who ; gratify the curiosity and ''''V"'%'![^/'^^' f^ 



indulges in such luxuries while his creditor has to idle, gossipping customers, who did nt wan to 



walk (perhaps barefoot) and go supperless to bed, !buy any thing. But I must tell you, by he «aj 



merely becluse he, or his wife, has a taste for that this practice is very rtide and uncivil. Some 



rirem or that their neighbor, who can afford it, ! people don't care how much trouble they give. _ ^ _ _ _ 



L.J. c„pI> fI,in.Ts It is^lot hoMst They'll go into a shop, and have piece after piece g„d of the year-but those who pay wit Inn s,.My days 



B^ut " let tls refurn to our muUo" "-« The ptmc take'n do\-a and unrolled ; when they don't want time.of subcr.bing, are entitled to a deduction of .Oy 



Sausage Machine. 



Orders for the Sausage Filling Machi.ne, (post-paid,) sent to 

 the Agricultural Establishment, No. 52 North Market Street, 

 Boston, or to the subscriber, will receive prompt auenlion. 



Dorchester, Oct. 23. JOHN WEARS. 



Uj=One of Ihe machines is left al the Agricultural Warehouse 

 for examination. 



Gunpowder, (fc. 

 Du Pom's Gun Powder, at 23 to 30 cts. per pound— Shot— Balls 

 — Flints and Percussion Caps. 



Also, Alum— Refined Salt Pelre- Blue Vitriol, &c. constant- 

 ly for sale at the Piipont Pnwdcr Store, No. 65 Broad street — 

 BvE. COPE LAND, Jr. 



'iCr The Du Pont sold as above, is warranted first quaht.v— 

 and is marked "£. Copehnd, jr. Boston," on the head of the 

 cask tf Marfh 14 



Published every Friday, al S3 per annum, payable at the 

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