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NEW" ENGLAND FARMER 



OCT. 21, I'^iO. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



PROGRESS OF MODERN 'i RAVELLING. 

 Our fathers were— and that within the tneinory 

 of man— contented to convey tlieir goods frotii 

 town to town on pack horses. Narrow roads, which 

 bar."ly admitted ,. stnng of these beasts, burdened 

 with the needs of many town.s, run over hdl and 

 dale, and often were found worn deep between 

 stern hanlis by the persrvering; traffic ol ages, and 

 overhun.r by trees, which had spontaneously sprung 

 and crown over them, rendering them cool and 

 pleaslint But the affairs of our worthy ancestors 

 became sensibly on the increase. The string of 

 pack-horses slowly progressing over the wolds and 

 through forests were found not equal t. the de- 

 mands of conmiercial exchange and speed ; and 

 they set their wits to work, and lo, Pickford s and 

 Pettifor's wagons, and others, their contemporaries, 

 appeared, piled up in ponderous stateliness, and 

 drawn by horses in bulk ne.xt to elephants, lor 

 their convenience, the old roads were deserted as 

 too narrow, or filled up as too slumbetously pro. 

 found. New roads of an airy width were laid 

 down, and .Mr McAdam showed himself, with his 

 necromantic hammer and pebble-guage in his hand, 

 and coaches came galloping atler him at ten miles 

 speed per hour, loaded with eager and still impa- 

 tient negotiants ; roads of granite, or of limestone, 

 however smooth, or however wide, or however cov- 

 ered with wagons, coaches, mails, horsemen, and 

 the infinite variety of carriages of pleasure, travel, 

 and parade, which now appeared on them, were 

 found too few, and canals were cut; locks— won- 

 derful things in those days— were invented ; and 

 heavy boats and light barges hastened to convey 

 their freights of living things, and things for the 

 living— market goods and market people, to the 

 places where they were wanted or where they want- 

 ed to be. Well done, Englishmen ! Things were 

 come to a pretty good pass, it was thought. Peo- 

 ple said, wondering to one another—' It our grand- 

 fathers could but rise from their graves and see 

 all this, how they would stare !' 



But it was soon found that the population and 

 the needs of the country had outgrown even these 

 accommodations. There was a cry for more con- 

 veyance and morespeed. Some talked of balloons, 

 gome of velocipcd.'s, and some of perpetual mrtion. 

 The old and the orthodox said, ' Let well be : things 

 -nve fast enough. There is no rest, no repose, no 

 Teadiness in tms generation: all is hurry, hnrry, 

 hurry. It is perfectly distracting.' They even 

 looked back to the old hollow roads and string ot 

 pack-horses with affectionate yearnings. Never- 

 theless a set of pig-headed tellows were busy with 

 their brains: and began to utter strange speeches 

 about the powers of steam. It was a thing which 

 was to work our mines and mills, impel our b hips, 

 and convey us, with the velocity of a comet, from 

 one place to another. Old men, and wise men too 

 laurrhed atsuchQuixolic vaporings ; yet spile ol 

 Iherr laughter, there were heard great hammerings, 

 and filings and fi/.zings, in tin- workshops ol VV att 

 and Bolton ; and presently that nughiy mmister 

 the steam .nginc, was seen pulling up buckets ot 

 water an.l heaps of ore out of the •-•i'rlh, and turn- 

 io" a thousand spiiuUes in our factories. It has 

 be"ome locomotive, has mounted the roads and the 

 ahips prepared for it, and is now flying from town 

 to town and conn'.ry to country, with us and our 

 concerns in a manner so wonderful, that wo shall 



soon find ourselves past wondering at any thing. 

 Do we nut ride at the rate of thirty miles an 

 hour and grumble at such a snail's pace— go over 

 to America m ten days, and think it about five too 

 lonu and hear news from the East Indies in a lit- 

 tle more than a month ? Well done, Englishmen ! 

 as our fathers said, so say we— that is pretty well 

 for another fit. — H'illiam Howitt. 



" 1 wonder what makes my eyes so weak," said 

 Snooks to Sniggins. " Why, they are in a weak 

 place," said the latter. 



" I'm getting /»<," as the loafer said wlien he 

 was caught stealing lard. 



" It is much more blessed to give than to receive," 

 as the boy said when the schoolmaster whipt him. 



FRUIT AND ORN/VMENTAI. TREES. 



Genllcmen al a distance, wishing to purchase trees, are 

 informed ihat we will -elect from the lollowing nurseries 

 FuuanVornamenlal Trees, Plan's and Shrubs of every 

 descrinuon tbal may be desired, and pay parlicular alleniion 

 to Iheir packing, and forward them lo any pari ol ihe coun- 



p>om Messrs Winships', Brighton 

 William Kennck's, Newlon. 

 John A. Kenruk's, Do. 

 S. & G. Hyde, Do. 

 Samuel Pond, Camhridgeport. 

 Hoianic Garden, Camhridg*. 

 Roliert Manning, Salem. 

 J L. L F. Warren, Brighton. 

 Brcck & Co., Brighton. 

 The present is the best lime, to transplant all hardy trees 

 and shrubs. 



Orders will he received for Plum, Pear and other Slocks, 

 Hedge Plants, &c. 



FRESH GARDRN SEEDS. 

 We would inform our customers and friends that we are 

 now receiving our supply ot fresh Garden Seeds, most of 

 which have been raised under our own inspection, trom hue 

 selected roots ; which we warrant to be of the purest quality 

 of the growth of the present season. 

 Agricullural Bnoks. 

 Aifricullural Implements. 



Seed and Implement Catalogues sentlo all applicants gra- 

 tis, and all orders promptly a.ten^lHu,^ ^^^^^ ^ ^^ 



Boston, Sept. 29, 1840. 4w 



The Lowell .lournal, Worcester Spy, New Bedford Mercu- 

 ry, Yeoman's Gazelle, ^orlhampl^u Courier, Providence 

 Journal, Norwich Aurora, Essex I'.anner, Springfield KepuU- 

 lican are requested to insert the al.ove 4 ti mat. 



BOX FOK EOelBfGS. 



For sale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO., a lot ot Tery^su- 

 penor BOX. ' 



DESIRABLE FARM FOR SALE OR TO BIB LET . 



.^ ■-.-);* That valuable farm, situate in North Salem, 



&^^^ a:'oul a mile from the centre ol the ciiy nf Sa- 



■SSS^^S lem, and commonly known as the Dodge Farm, 



%»■■ "^* containing about stVENiv .Acres of excellent 



^^, Land, wiili a large three story Dwelling House, 



Farm House, and oul liuildmgs. The Fruit Tiees upon it 

 produce about iwo hundred barrels of Apples. There is a 

 Muscle bed and sea weed on the premises, which furnish an 

 ahnndancR of Manure for Ihe whole farm ; and the city of 

 Salem aliords a ready market for the produce nl the larm. 

 This estate would he sold reasonably il immedi.iiely applied 

 for, and most of the purchase money inisht remain on mort- 

 gage : or it would be leased out on lair terms lor five years. 

 Fo> further particulars apply lo .„„„., . „_., 



JAMES ANDREWS & SON. 

 No. 59 Comu'eriial whart, Boston. 

 N. 15.— Or this farm woulil be exchanged for productive 

 real estate in Boston. 



Oct. 14th. * is2w 



HYACINTHS. 



The subscribers have received a large assorlnienl of Dou- 

 ble and Single Hyacin.hs of every color and -hade A1m> 

 Tnliiis of mixed soris, Crown Imperials, and 1. lies . they 

 hve also Ibeir garden all the fine varieties ol PcDOnief, 

 whicl will be furbished at one day's notice. Lilies and 



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 E?Hrb:^r''--""''-^-Ai^Bi^^^'co- 



August 2ii. 



KniriT AND ORNAMENTAL. TREES, &0. 



Fruit Trees of all the different species— of tht 

 most celebrated kinds. These include Pears, 

 Plums, Apples, llninces, &c.— lb'- irees ol the 

 Peach and Cherry, especially, are of the finest 

 size and in numbers abounding at this lime, and 

 ol varieties unsurpassed. The Catalogue of Fruil and 

 Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous How- 

 eriiig Plants, will be seni to all who apply : m that Cata. 

 logue many of the very best kinds of fruits, so lar as proved, 

 are particularly designated by a star. 



Also Grape Vines, Raspberries, Strawberries Goose- 

 herries, and Mulberries for s,7A— Scotch Larch. Lindrns, 

 Sveainores, Silver Firs, Willows, Elms - Honeysuckles, 

 Dahlias, splendid Pennies, &c. &c Trees when so ordered, 

 will be securely packed for transportation to distant places, 

 and all orders promptly "-"'^'•^YlLIAM KENRICK. 

 Nonantum Hill, Newton, near Boston, Sept. 9, 1340. 



eplDl 



FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL, TREES, *c. 



Fruit'Trees of all the diU'erent species— of the 

 Smost ce.ehraled kinds. These include Pears, 

 I Plums, Apples, Gluinces, Ac— llio trees of the 

 Peach and Cherry, especially, are of the finest 

 ^^ ^ size, and in numbers abounding al this time, and 

 of varielios unsurpassed. 



Also Grape Vines, Raspberries, Strawberries, Gonse- 

 herries, and Mulberries for si(A— Scotch Larch, Lindens, 

 Sycamores, Silver Firs, Widows, Elms— Honeysuckles, 

 Dahlias, splendid Pa:onies..Vc &c. Trees when so ordered, 

 will be securely packed for transportation to distant places, 

 and all orders promptly executedy^y^^ ^ KENRICK. 



Newton, near Boston, Oct. 14 



Brighton Nureerice and Gardens. For Sale 



A large qaantitv of superior European and 

 American Urnamentol Trees, well calculi-.ted 

 for public places, or private grounds, with Fruit 

 Trees embracing a great varKty of ihe most ap- 

 ^— — proved kinds and fine sizes. The trees, and a 1 

 other pr.iriuclions can now be se/cc/i^rf and mnrA-frf, and will 

 be for warded to any place as soon as n will answer to re- 

 move the same. 



Also, forty kinds of Strawberry Planls, of the most ap 

 proved European and .American varieties. 



Orders may be forwarded via. mail, addressed Messrs^ 

 V^ I.NSHIP, Brighton, Mass., or leli with »lessrs. JOsSi.1 a 



l;rei:k &' co. 



Brighton, August 12. 



GARD.'.NKRS' ICNIVES. 



JOSEPH BRECK >V CO. have lliis season imported and 



now ortbr lor sale a lew very supei.or Garden Knives, lor 



rimm", &c. mauula, lured expressly for Gardeners, and 



warranted superior to any article ol the kind belore import- 



" Also-a large assortment of Bu.lding Knives, Grape 

 Scissors, &c. Hac. 



April a. 



TRACE CHAINS. 



lust received, direct from the English manufacluresr 8 

 ,,VsUsol Trace Chains, from ^,}°,K'*J''""f;'"i''%^''' 

 ploughing or draft chains. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



TIE IIP CHAINS. 



Just received at the New England Agricullural Ware- 

 house, a good supply, of >l"'=='-/'=l«;'"?'^i."'''l""nerr V 'r "' 

 UB cattle These chains, introduced by E. H. Deri;, l.sq. 

 ol Salem, and Col. Jacques, of Charlestown, tor the pur- 

 pose of securing cattle to the stall, are found to be the salesl 

 and most convenient mo !e of fasleningc.iws and oxen to the 

 sianchinn Tbey consist of a chain which passes round the 

 animals neck, and by a ring utlsched to the stall, plays Iree- 

 ly up and down, and leaves the animal al liberty to lie down 

 or nse at pleasure, and ''-P^ j^lj^l^^lll^K^ CO. 



THE NEW KNGJ..A11D PARMKR 



Is published everv VVc.lucsdav Evening, al S3 per anmmi 

 pavableal the end of the vear-but those who pay wilhiH 

 sixtydays from the tune of subscribing are enlilled to a ce 

 duciionof 59 cents- 



TWTTI.X. DENNETT AND CHISHOLM, PBIBTrBS 



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