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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



July 3, lS-29. 



MISCELLANIES. 



UNPRINCIPLED AMBITION. 



EY T. O. KESSENDEN. 



When men of arrogance aUcmpt to soar 

 Above Ihc limits of their ilestin'd sphere, 



Their every eflbrl serves to sink them lower, 

 Curtail'd and baffled in their mad career. 



Yet witless wights, in rash pursuit of fame, 

 Strive for preeminence ol power and place. 



Who, if they gain the rank at whicli they aim, 

 Become the heralds ol iheii own disgrace. 



Some fools are smitten with the love of dress. 

 And spend their little all to make a show. 



Pride pro\es the cause and prelude of distress, 

 Altem])ts at high life bring the coxcombs low. 



Some splendid sinners, proud of being vile, 

 Tor gejUt^el vices high pretensions urge, 



Enact the rake, and debauchee, in style. 

 And claim a wreath for meriting a scourge. 



Some place their pride in wealdi by fraud oblain'd. 

 Cash, houses, lands, the perquisites of guilt} 



The conqueror boasts ol battles he has gain'd. 

 And laurels, drench'd in blood unjustly spill. 



All such vain boasters glory in their shame, 

 The meed of vice no honor can bestow, 



Impell'd by pride, bad eminence their-aim. 

 They gain at last preeminence in wo. 



duty, and you know not what friends you may 

 want. 



A truly faithful servant will .seldom long want a 

 place. 



Green Fntil It may not be amiss to remind 



parents, and all those who have the immediate 

 oversiglit of children, that uuripe fruit will t^oon 

 appeal- in our market. It is probable that more 

 children's lives are destroyed, in the summer, by 

 this cause of disease, than almost all others i)Ut 

 together. Apples, which are shaken from the 

 trees by violent winds, or fall pretnaturely by de- 

 cay, are immediately gathered and brought to 

 market ; the display of them is too tempting to 

 children to be withstood ; and of course they are 

 purchased and eaten. Nothing is more jierni- 

 cious ; and yet nothing is more common, than to 

 see children and young persons eating this kind 

 of fruit. We should think that jiarents would 

 lay a most strict injunction against this indulgence 

 to their children. They must, unless they can 

 make up their minds to risk their health and their 

 lives. 



From the first annua! report of tlie New York Society for the 

 encouragement of faithful domestic servants. 



Friendly Advice to Servants. — Servants that 

 often change their situations are always poor. 



Never quit a place of your own accord, ^xcept 

 on such account that in distress or death, you will 

 think you did right. 



A good character is a fortune to a servant. 



Be moderate in your wages — many very good 

 places are lost by asking too much. Keep your 

 temper and tongtie under government. Never 

 give your employer a sharp answer, nor be in a 

 hurry to excuse yourself. 



Strength of Men. — The strength of savages has 

 frequently been represented as far superior to that 

 of man in a civilized state : towards the close of 

 the last century an ingenious instrument to which 

 he gave the name of dynanoineter,was invented by 

 Mr Kegnier, of Semur, for determining with pre- 

 cision, both human power and that of machinery. 

 This was employed by Peron in his voyage to 

 New Holland, and this able navigator has shown 

 that the strength of savages is uniformly less than 

 that of civilized men. — Med. Intel. 



The drinking of spirituous liquors has been pro- 

 hibited in one of the islands of Owhyliec, under 

 the penalty of Jive hogs ; the chiefs, who are the 

 law-makers, no doubt, have discovered that the 

 excessive use of strong drink assimilated men to 

 hogs, and have conceived of so appropriate a pen- 

 alty. 



Fleelness of the Reindeer. — In consequence of 

 When you hire yotnself, be candid and explicit I the Norwegians making a stidden and unexpected 



as to your qualifications and connexions, and ob- 

 serve ^vell what is retpiired of you, so as to re- 

 member and practice it. 



Always prefer a situation where you may regu- 

 larly have an opportunity of attending public wor- 

 ship. 



Be very honest in speaking the truth, and in 

 all your dealings. It is an honor to be thought 

 trustworthy ; and honesty is always the best 

 policy. 



Rise early, and your services will give more sat- 

 isfaction. 



If your employers be worthy people, be more 

 sure to make tliem your friends. 



Dont spend any part of the Sabbath in idleness, 

 or in walking about for pleasure ; but keep this 

 DAY HOLY TO THE LORD, as he lias Commanded ; 

 not thinking your own thoughts, or speaking your 

 own words. 



Watch against daintiness and extravagance, 

 and be careful of your employer's property as 

 you are of your own. Willful waste makes woful 

 want. 



Be quick on errands, and whenever you walk 

 alone. 



Leave every place respectfully. It is your 



irruption into the Swedish territories, an officer 

 was despatched with a sledge and reindeer to 

 Stockholm, to convey the intelligence ; which he 

 did with such speed that he ])erformed 124 

 Swedish miles (about 800 English) in 48 hours; 

 bu; his faithful animal dropped down lifeless on 

 the Biddarhustorget, just after his arrival in the 

 capital. The bearer of the news, as it is said, 

 was in consequence ennobled, and assumed the 

 name of Rhetis-jurna, (Reindeer Star.) — Brooks' 

 Winter in Lapland. 



Generosi'.y of Lafayette. — This good and benov- 

 olent man has ordered his lands in the United 

 States to be sold to discharge the debts of Mr 

 Monroe. Mr Monroe has refused to permit it, 

 but the agent has orders to proceed, at all events 

 to execute his instruction. This is the reason 

 why Lafayette's land has lately been offered in 

 the market. — Mass. Journal. 



Upwards of five thousand children are enjoying 

 the benefits of free instruction, in the public 

 schools of the first school district, Philadelphia. 



Seed Potatoes. 

 For sale, at IS'o. 2G Foster's wharf, £00 bushels of superior 

 Nova Scotia Potatoes. A fine opportunity is here oflered to 

 who wish to improve the quality of their seed pota- 



There are sixty J^uns in the Georgetown Con- 

 vent, AVashington. They are schooled two days 

 m the week in the art of making pies, tarts, pud- 

 dings, &c., besides French music, the guitar, and 

 to dance gracefully. 



The Troy Budget states that there is a man now 

 residing within the gaol liberties of that city, who 

 has been confined within those limits more than 

 twelve years, for the non payment of damages 

 recovered against him for slanderous words 

 spoken by his wife. What is not a little singu- 

 lar, is, that the slanderous words were sjmkcn in 

 Dutch. 



farmers 

 toes. 



June 5 



JSnglisli Scythes. 

 .Tames Cam's double prime grass scythes, wide and narrow, 

 a -supeiSor article, for sale at the Hardware Store o( S. FES- 

 SEiN'DEN, No. SO State Street. iit June 19 



Buckwheat, Sfc. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New Eng' 

 laml Farmer, No. .52 North fllarkel Street, 



\ few busiicis of Buckwheat, growth of IS'28. Also, a fur- 

 ther supply of Fowl Meadow Grass Seed, of superior qualii}'. 



JVtit) China Tea Sets, and light blue Dinner Ware. 

 Received, a great variety of the above ; which, with a com- 

 plete assortment of Crockery, China, and Glass Ware, are of- 

 fered for sale, low, at No. 4 Dock Squye. 



Mangel Witrtzel, Sugar Beet, ifc. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New 

 England Farmer, 5"2 North Market street, 



200 lbs. Mangel Wurtzel. 



200 lbs. French Sugar Beet, raised expressly for this 

 establishment, hy John Prince, Esq. Roxbury. — The 

 superiority of this seed and the excellence of the roots 

 for cattle are too well known to need commeat. 



Also, White Mulberry Seed, 50 cts per ounce, Lucerne, 

 or French Clover, White and Red Clover, Sanfcin, Tiin- 

 otlij', Orchard Grass, Oat Grass, Herds Grass, &c. 

 .Agricultural Books. 



The third edition oi Fessenden's J\^ew Ainerican Gar- 

 dener ; this work has been pronounced by the most ju- 

 dicious horticulturists in New England and the middle 

 states, to be the best treatise on Fruit Trees, Vegetables, 

 Grape Vines, &c., to be found in this country — price 

 tl,25. 



The Vine Dresser's Theoretical and Practical Manual, 

 on the Culture of the Vine ; and Making Wine, Brandy, 

 and Vinegar. B}' Thiebaut de Berneaud. 



The Young G.irdener's Assistant, containing Directions 

 for the cultivation of Culinary Vegetables, and Ornameat- 

 al Flowers, By T. Bridgeman, gnrdener, New York — 

 price 37 1-2 cts. 



A practical Treatise on the Management of Bees ; and 

 the Management of Api.iiies, with the best method of des- 

 troying and preventing the depredations of the Bee Moth. 

 By James Thachor, Jl. D. — price 75 cts. 



Also, one copy of each of the following rare works: — 



Phytolo;;ia, or the Philosophy of Agriculture and Gar- 

 dening : widi the theory of Draining Morasses, and with 

 an improved construction of the drill plough. By Dr Dar- 

 win, (Dublin edition, price three dollars and fifty cts.) 



Darwin's Botanic Garden — (price three dollars, a fine, 

 correct copy. 



Tall Meadow Oat Grass Seed. 

 This day received at the New England Farmer Seed Store. 

 52 North Market street, 20 bushels of 'J'all Meadow Oat Grass 

 Seed, at g2.50 per bushel. 



Powder at 2s per lb. 

 DUPONT'S POWDER, quality warranted, for sale at 

 Ccmdand's Ammunition Store, (j5 Broad st, at retail. Also, 

 SHOT, CAPS, &c. of the best quality— cheap for cash. tf 



Publislicd every Friday, at 53 per annum, payable at the 

 end of the year — but those who pay within sixty days from the 

 lime of subscribing, are entitled to a deduction of fifty cents. 



Printed for J. B. RiissELL, by I. R, BuTTS-^by whom 

 all descriptions of Printing can be executed to meet the wishes 

 of customers. Orders for printing received by J. B. Russell, 

 at the .Agricultural Warehouse No. .02 North Alai-ket Street. 



03^ No paper will be sent to a distance without payment be 

 ing made in advance. 



