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'Distressing occurrence On the morninj: of the Cfli 



inst. a number of youngf men anil boys of the town ol 

 Ilarpersfiehl, in this county, engaged in the dangerous 

 and foolish practice of " wuking np officers." la thi' 

 course of the fray, Philo Knapp, a young man Qf 17 or 

 18 years of age, was shot a few inches below the joint 

 of the thigh. .\ physician was immiidiately called ; 

 the wound was dressed and his friends entertained Ibnd 

 hopes ol' his recovery. But, alas ! the ignorance ol 

 Quacks. — The hoy continued to grow worse until Fri- 

 day morning, when a physician of skill and science 

 passing, was called in. He esamined the state of the 

 ■wound, aud gave it as his opinion, the only means of 

 saving the boy's life, was the amputation of his leg. 

 The quack scoflVd at the idea of amputation, and said 

 you might as well cut his throat, &c. Ignorance and 

 folly in this case as in many others, triumphed over 

 knowledge and wisdom, and the prescriptions of this 

 empiric were followed. On Sabbath morning the boy 

 died. — His leg was swollen as large as a common sized 

 man's body. It was opened by a physician who advi- 

 sed the amputation ; a spoonful of powder was taken 

 from the wound, aud it was found the wad had enter- 

 ed, struck the bone, glanced and passed along the bone 

 about four inches. 



From this distressing occurrence, let all learn to be- 

 ware of trusting their lives in the hands of illiterate 

 and boisterous quacks. They ought to be wholly dis- 

 countenanced, and their vain and foolish pretensions 

 published in every house in the country. — Dsl. Gas. 



The Yellow Fercr is acknowledged, in New-Orleans 

 and Charleston, to have raged with a greater degree of 

 malignity than ever before known in those ill-fated cit- 

 ies. Among strangers, though repeatedly advised by 

 the citizens to depart, the mortality has been truly la- 

 mentable ; no age, sex, habit, constitution, or precau- 

 tion, affording any security against the fell disease. At 

 Charleston, we trust the pestilence has nearly discon- 

 tinued its ravages ; but at N. Orleans the last accounts, 

 about four weeks since, were truly lamentable. It ap- 

 pears, also, that dysentery and bilous fever had prftved 

 fatal in many cases among the military on the river, 

 I.ike and bays, but that due means for preserving them 

 from the Yellow fever had been taken by removing the 

 soldiery to more healthy positions ^*. Y. Statesman. 



AiuUtralion of Tea.— A writer in the last Thilo- 

 sophical Magazine, mentions the discovery of a black 

 sand in the bottom of a cup which had coniaiucd an 

 infusion of black tea. This on examination was found 

 to contain magnetic iron in minute crystals. The 

 same substance was found adhering to the leaves in 

 such quantity, as to enable a magnet to raise small 

 portions of them. Upon macerating some closely twist- 

 ed masses, a considerable portion of sand was separat- 

 ed, that had evidently been introduced with malice 

 afore-lhought when the leaves were fresh. 



Crops in Ejigland.— In all parts of Great Dritain 

 the harvest promises to be one of the most productive 

 that has been known in the memory of man ; the 

 reports from Ireland are equally favorable, and upon 

 the continent the crops are stated to be no less abund- 

 ant. A field of reaped wheat at lleworlh, has produc- 

 ed a crop of 844 sheaves per acre. The papers of 

 Sherborne, Westmoreland, Pottery. Worcester, Dur- 

 ham, &c. all speak of most luxuriant crops of grain, and 

 ot universal content among the people, as well as uni- 

 versal gratitude to the Almighty Being, to whose boun- 

 tiful goodness they are indebted. 



Arriral from Ike West.—\ gentleman brought to 

 our village a few days ago, eightv kegs of tobacco of 

 superior quality, raised in KENTUCKY, and transport- 

 ed by the way of Lake Erie. Rochester Republican. 



^ Liberalil!/.— Miss Edceworth, in a late letter to Dr 

 Griscom, of New York, says " It is now becoming 

 fashionable indeed in London, to sneak well of Ameri- 

 cans, and I hope the fashion o( writing with liberality 

 will follow among; our best authors and yours." 



The Weather. — We never recollect to have experi- 

 enced a more cheering autumn, after tin; equinox, or a 

 more salutary and invigorating atmosphere. And as 

 an evidence of the truth of this remark, we mention for 

 the inlormalion of those at a distance, that fine ripe 

 strawberries and raspberries were exposed for sale in 

 the Washington Market, on Saturday. The strawber- 

 lies we examined. They were full grown and of delic- 

 ious flavour. Jfetv York Speclalor. 



.Mammoth Turnips. — We have seen, at a store in 

 this tow!i, a specimen of turnips of a most extraordin- 

 ary size. It weighed IG l-'J pounds, after its roots and 

 tops were closely pared off and in circumfi rence meas- 

 ured three feet and one inch. It is of the common 

 English kind, and raised in Poland by Messrs. Daniel 

 and Nathaniel Bray. It is also stated that many others 

 of similar dimensions were raised in the same field in 

 which this was gathered. Portland Gazette, 



FRUIT TREES, &c. 



Vnconimon Growth. — Mr Samuel Stockhouse has 

 left at this office, a basket of Potatoes, raised on his 

 farm, near Mt. Holly, of the largest growth we have 

 ever seen, or even heard of. As an evidence of their 

 uncommon size, fourteen of them measured a full half 

 bushel. Mount Holly (JV. J.) Paper. 



Rapid Increase. — An extract of a letter f'om a trav- 

 eller, dated Lockport, N. Y. is given in a southern pa- 

 per, by which it appears, that the town, which three 

 years since was nothing but a wilderness, contains now 

 a population of 2000, and has a Court House and four 

 houses of Public Worship, besides nine Taverns. 



The Censorship of the Press having been re-estab- 

 lished in France, a part of the last Paris Papers, receiv- 

 ed in N. York, were blank — articles in proof having 

 been struck out by the Censors. We are left to guess 

 what tht se articles were. A New York Editor conceives 

 one object is to prevent the French from knowing how 

 Gen. Lafayette is received in the United States. 



NATHANIEL DEARBORN has removed from No. 

 33, to 64, Market-street, up stairs — where he res- 

 pectfully solicits a continuance of public favor. Cards 

 of every description engraved and printed — Door Plates 

 and Stencil Plates furnished — Engravings on AVood — 

 Seals, &CC. executed to order. October 22. 



AgricuU ura I Semin a ry. 



THE next term of the Literary, Scientific, and Prac- 

 tical Institution at Derby, (Con.) will commence 

 on the 2d Wednesday of November, and conlinue till 

 the last ef April. There will be given during this 

 term, a course of Lectures upon Agriculture and Do- 

 mestic Economy. The Lectures are founded upon the 

 principles of Chemistry, which will be fully illustrated 

 by experiments, and such other of the sciences as can 

 be applied, upon personal experience in Agriculture, 

 and the experience of other', collected from travelling 

 In various parts of the United States, and an extensive 

 course of enquiries from practical men and from books 

 upon practical farming and the other concerns of Com- 

 mon Life. 



The course will consist of from 75 to 100 Lectures, 

 given in as quick succession as shall appear expedient, 

 at the commencement of the term. The price of this 

 course, independent of the general course of studies in 

 the school, will be 10 Dollars. The price of the gene- 

 ral course of studies is 15 Dollars a term, or 30 Dollars 

 a year. Derby, October 12, 1824. 



Removal. 



THE Agricultural Establishment is removed from 

 \o. 20 Merchants Row to No. 5, north side of the 

 Old Market, up stairs, where is for sale, a general as- 

 sortment of the most approved Farming Implements, 

 together with Willis's improved Straw Cutter and Blind 

 Fastenings. Sept. 25. . 



SUBSCRIBERS to the New England Farmer are 

 requested not to pay any money to Travelling 

 Agents, (particularly in the State of Maine) on account 

 of the paper, as Agents of this description are not au- 

 thorised to receive money on our account. Oct. 9. 



JAMES BLOODGOOD & CO. 

 have for sale at their Nursery 

 at Flushing, on Long Island, near 

 New York, 



Fruit and Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs & Plants, 

 of the most approved sorts. 



The Proprietors of this Nursery attend personally to 

 the inoculation and engrafting of ult their Fruit Trees, 

 and purchasers may rely with confidence, that the 

 Trees they order will prove genuine. 



Orders left with Mr Zkbkdee Cook, jr. No. 44 State 

 Street, Boston, will be transmitted to us, and receive 

 our prompt and particular attention. Catalogues will 

 ; be delivered, and any information imparted respecting 

 the condition, &c. &c. that may be required, on appli- 

 cation to him. Sept. 4. 



THE Subscriber, for a few years past, has been cul- 

 tivating an extensive FRUIT NURSERY. He 

 now has a large assorrment of Peach Treks, budded 

 rom the best Fruit in the country, native and foreign, 

 ' n the best order for transplanting. By another season 

 he hopes to offer Pear and Cherrv Trees of the 

 first quality. O. FISKE, Worcester. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODL'CE, &:c. 



[Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



APPLES, best, new, 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, . - - 

 pearl do. - - . - 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, - 



cargo, No 1, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 



BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new 



CHEESE, new milk, - - - - 

 skimed mi'k, - - - 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 

 Genessee, - - - 



Rye, best, - - - 



GRAIN,Rye 



Corn - - - - . 

 Barley - - - - 

 Oats - - . - - 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort - - 



HOPS, No 1, Inspectioi, - - 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 



PLAISTER PARIS - . - - 



PORK, Bone Middlings - - - 

 navy, mess, 

 Cargo, No 1, - - - 



SEEDS, Herd'sGrass, 1823, - 

 Clover . . - - - 



WOOL, Merino, full blood,wash 

 do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEE!', best pieces - - - - 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, . - - 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, 



BUTTER, keg & tub, new, - 

 lump, - • - 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - - - - 

 Indian, do. - . - - 

 POTATOES, new, - - - - 

 CIDER, liquor, new - - - - 

 HAYj according to quality, - 



