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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



NOV. 1«, is4(>. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



THE TIMES. 



Never were there such times as the present: 

 they are so hard : they never were so hard before, 

 and never will be again. The weather is too cold ; 

 the weather is too rainy; the wealher is too dry. 

 There is no business doinf,'. Every thing is going 

 to ruin. Such times weie never known within the 

 memory of the oldest inhabitant : (the oldest inhabi- 

 tant, by the way, are generally those with the 

 shortest memories.) Such is the theme, and such 

 has been the theme ever since our recollection, 

 and " within the recollection of the oldest inhabi- 

 tant." Hut still the world jogs on in the same old 

 way, and although each successive year brings 

 round harder times than the preceding, yet some- 

 how or otlier, people make out after a fashion to 

 live through them. Tliey dnu't starve, at least in 

 this country, but the cry must be kept up. With 

 some, oae year is harder than any previous one, 

 but with others it is the reverse. Ups and downs 

 we must all expect, but we have come to the con- 

 clusion that on a general average, one year is about 

 aa hard as another. The cry of hard times will 

 probably continue to be kept up as long as the 

 world lasts : but to continually preach hard times 

 does not afford a man a living. The harder the 

 times, the harder he must work, and hope for a bet- 

 ter state of things. A man cannot expect the 

 public to support him unless he e.xerts himself 

 Idleness and a continual cry of hard times are not 

 the way to get along. Industry and frugality are 

 necessary, and nothing will soften the hardness of 

 the times so much as labor and a strict and faithful 

 attention to business. — Bost. Transcript. ^ 



A soldier, who was once wounded in battle, set 

 up a terrible bellowing. An IrishmaH who laid 

 near, with his legs shot off, immediately sung out, 

 ' Bad luck to the likes of ye — do ye think nobody 

 is killed but yerself." 



The Western Rail Road liridge, now building 

 at Springfield, will be the linest and most substan- 

 tial structure on Connecticut river, if not tli« best 

 in New England. The piers are built of hewn 

 irranite, and cemented together. The cost of the 

 structure is estimated at about 200,000 dollars. 



It is said that short dumpy people are more hu- 

 morous than long lank folks, on the ground that 

 brevity is the soul of wit. 



PRliT AND ORN\!»lE\TAl. TRKES. 



Genllcmtn at a distance, wishing to purchase trees, are 

 informerl ihal we will select finm the (nllowing nurseries 

 Fruit and Oniamental Trees, Plains ami Shiulis of every 

 descriplioii ilial may he desired, ami pay parlicular aUeiiuon 

 to ilieir packing, and lotward Ihem to any I'urt otitic coun- 

 try. 



From IMessrs Winships', Brighton 

 William Keiirick's, Newton. 

 Julin A. Kenrick's, Do. 

 S. it G. Hyde, Do, 

 Samuel Pond, Camhridgeport. 

 lioianic Garden, Caml>rids,'C 

 Rolieri Manning, Halem. 

 J L. L F. W.irren, Brighton. 

 Hreck &. Co., Brishtou. 

 The preseui is the best lime, to transplant all hardy Irces 

 and sjiruiis. , 



Orders will lie received fur Plum, Pear and other Moc»s, 

 Hedste Plauis, iVc. 



.i-l 7iew Crop. — A paper in the interior of the 

 State of Louisiana says the " hurricane" crop prom- 

 ises remarkably well. 



Dumb Wives. — It is said the male grasshopper 

 sings, and not the female. What a happy set grass- 

 hoppers must be — they have dumb wives. 



Incendariesare again at work in Mobile. — With- 

 in one week three attempts v/ere made to fire a 

 block of buildings in the rear of the Unitarian 

 ("Church. 



FRESH GARDKN' SEGl^S- 



We would inform our customers and friends thai w? are 

 now receiving our supply of fresh Garden Seeds, most of 

 whit ii have heen raised under onr own inspection, from fine 

 selerted roots ; which we warrant to lie of the purest quality 

 of i!ie growth oi llie present season. 



Agricultural l^uoks. 



Agricultnral Implements. 



Seed and Implemeul Catalogues sent to all applicants gra- 

 tis, and all orders prompily attended to. 



JO.SKPH BRECK & CO. 



Boston, Sept. 29,1840. 4w 



The Lowell .lournal, Worcester Spy, !Vew Bedford Mercu- 

 ry, Yeoman's Gazette, Korthaniplou Courier, Providence 

 Journal iVorwich Aurora, Esse-i lianucr, Springfield Repub- 

 lican are requested lo insert the ahove 4 limes. 



A Shave. — A barber's shop at St. Louis was rob- 

 bed a few days ago of $370. 



GRKEN'S PATENT STR.VW CUTTER. 



I5f..4NS. — Among the standing products of New 

 England, ne.tt to ice and pumpkins, beans take the 

 leail. Vessels fitted out in that part of the coun- 

 try, carry a barrel of beans to every half barrel of 

 bread, and a quintal of codfish to every ten pounds 

 of beef. A Beverly captain once hoisted his colors 

 at half-mast, on the wide ocean, and thus operated 

 on the humanity of another captain, who came 

 down and boarded him. i here was found bread 

 enough, water enough, fish enough, beef and pork 

 enough; but only three barrels of beans, for ten 

 men, who had yet a month's passage before them. 

 It is unnecessary to say that the circumstances of 

 the case authorized the signal of distress. — .V. Y. 

 paper. 



Chauity. — "I fear," said a country pastor to his 

 flock, "when I told you in my hist charity sermon 

 that philanthropy was the love of our species, you 

 must have understood me to say specie, which may 

 account for the smallness of your contribution ! 

 You will prove, I hope, in your present contribu- 

 tion, that you are no longer laboring under the 

 same mistake." 



TRACE CHAISS. 



Just received, direct from the English manufacluresr, 8 

 casks of Trace Chains, from 6 lo 11 feel long, suitable lor 

 ploughing or draft chains. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



BONE MANURE 



The subscriber informs his friends and tlae public, that 

 alter ten years experience, he is fully convinced that ground 

 bones lorm the most powerful slimulanl that can be applied 

 10 the earth as a manure. 



Orders for Bone Manure or Oyster Shell Lime, left at the 

 Bone Mill, near Tremont road, in lloxhurj, at the New 

 England Agricultural Warehouse and Seeil Store, No. 52 

 North Market Street, or through the Post Office will meet 

 with prompt attention. 



March4, tS40. NAHUM WARD. 



JOSEPH BRECK <S.- CO -W. the ^ew Lngland Agricul- 

 tural Warehouse and Seed Store Niis. 51 and 52 North Mar- 

 ket Street, have for sale, Green's Paienl Straw, Hay and 

 Stalk Cutler, operating on a niechniucal principle not hefore 

 applied to any implement for ibis jiurpose. The most prom- 

 inent elfecls of this application, and some of the consequent 

 peculiarities of the machine are: 



1 . So great a reduction of the quantum of power requisite 

 to use it. that the strength of a half grown boy is suliicient 

 lo work it etbciently. 



2. With even ihis moderate power, il easily cuts two bush 

 cIs a miiiule, which is full twice as fast as has been claimed 

 hy any other machine even when worked by horse or steam 

 power. 



3. The knives, owing to the peculiar manner in whicJi they 

 cut, require sharpening less often than those of any other 

 straw culler. 



4. The machine is simple in its construction, made and put 

 together very strongly. Ii is therefore not so liable as the 

 complicated machines in general use to get out of order. 



Oct. 14. 



The following paragraph is going the rounds of 

 the newspapers. The incident is so 'unnat'ral' 

 that we frankly confess we don't believe it I 



" Slron^ Proof of Friendship. — Cnpt. Beave, of 

 the Niagara inililia, owned a duck so nnich nttached 

 to him, that she aetially plucked and roasted her- 

 self, having previously eaten a quantity of s:ige 

 and onions by way of '.-lulling !' 



i ENGLISH ACORNS A.ND SPANISH CHESNUTS. 



Ju^t received and for sale, a few quarts of English Acorns 

 The tree is very beautiful, and one of ihc most ornamental 

 of the English forest trees. Al.so a few Spanifli Chesnuts, 

 —twice as large as the common .sort— price 50 cents per 

 q„;„t. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Oct JS. 



HYx\CINTHS. 



The sub.scribers have received a large assortment of Dou- 

 ble and Single Hyacinths of every color and sliade. .'VIso, 

 Tulips of mixed sorts, Cvown Imperials, and Lilies: they 

 have :ilso it their garden all the line varieties of Pa;onies, 

 which will lie furnished at one dav's nolite. Lilies and 

 PiEonies, and Crown Imperials, should he planted in August 

 or the lirst of September. We shall receive a great variety 

 of Bulliuus Roots, from Holland, in a few weeks, when no- 

 tice will be given. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



August 26. 



Bi-iglitou Nurseries and Gardens. For Sale 



.4 large quantity of superior European and 

 American Ornamental Trees, well calculated 

 for public places, or private grounds, with Fruit 

 Trees embracing a great variety of the most ap- 

 jiroved kinds and fine sizes. 'I'be trees, and all 

 other productions can now be srledeil and marked, and will 

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

 move the same. 



Also, forty kinds of Suawbcrry Plants, of the most ap- 

 proved European and .American varielies. 



Orders may he forwarded via. mail, adilressed Messrs. 

 WINSHIP, Brightou, Mass., or lell with Jlessrs. JOSEPH 

 BRECK & CO. 

 Brighton, August 12. 



TIE UP CHAINS. 



Just received at the New l^ngland Agricultural Ware 

 house, a good supply of those celebrated Chains for tying 

 upcatlle. These chains, introduced by E. !i. Derby, Esq. 

 ol Salem, and Col. Jaccpies, of Charlcstowu, for the pur 

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

 and most convenient mo le of fastening cows and oxcii lo the- 

 slanchion. They consist of a chain which passes rmmd the 

 animal's neck, and by a ring attached to the stall, plays tree- 

 ly up and down, and leaves the animal ai lilicriy lo lie down 

 or rise at pleasure, and keeps him perfectly secure. 



July 13. 



JOSEPH BRKCK & CO. 



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 sixlvdays from thetimeof subscribing are entitled to a i 

 ductiouof 50 cents. 



DENNETT 



AND CHISHOLM, 



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