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NEW ENGLAND FAR3IER. 



Aug. 7, 1829. 



MISCELLA3VIES. 



NEW ENGLAND CHARACTER. 



A justice of ihc peace, for the lime Iwing, 

 They bow to, but mny turn him out next year : 



They reverence their prie«t, but disagreeing 

 In price or creed, dismiss him without fear : 



They have a uaiuml talent for foreseeing 



And knowing all things ; ^.hould Park appear 



From his long tour in Africa, to show 



The Miger's source, they 'd meet him with — " we know." 



They love their land, because it is their oiva. 

 And scorn to give aughl other reasons why ; 



Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, 

 And think it kindness to his majesty ; 



A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none. 

 Such arc they nurtured, such tbey live and die. 



All— but a few apostates, who .ire meddling 



With merchandize, pounds, shillings, pence, and peddling. 



But these are but their outeasl5. View them near 

 At home, where all their worth and pride is placed, 



And there, (heir hospitable fires burn clear, 

 And there, the lowliest farm bouse hearth ia graced 



With many liaarls, in piety sincere, 

 Faithful in love, in honor stern and chaste. 



In friendship warm and true, in danger brave, 



Beloved in life, and saiuled in the grave. 



And minds have there been nurtured, whose control 



Is felt even in their nation's destiny ; 

 Men who sway'd senates with a statesman's soul, 



And look'don armies with a leader's eyej 

 Names that adorn and dignify the scroll, 



Whose leaves contain their country's history, 

 And tales of love and war — listen to one 

 Of the Green Mountaineers — tlie Stark of Bennington. 



When on that Geld his band the Hessians fought, 



Briefly he spoke before the fight began — 

 "Soldiers! those German gentlemen are bought 



For four pounds eight and seven pence per man. 

 By England's King — a bargain, as is thought. 



Are we worth more ? Let 's prove it now wo can — 

 For we must beat 'em, boys, ere set of sun. 

 Or Molly SUrk't a tcidmo .' " — U was done. 



Cigar Smoking. — Two respectable ilresscd fe- 

 males were seen leaving a bonnet maker's sliop in 

 thia town, one evening last week, and each of 

 ihem was jiufling away like the crater of a volca- 

 no. This is too much for human endurance. — 

 There has lately arisen amongst us a kind of cigar 

 niajiia, with which men, women, and even chil- 

 dren are afl'ected ; not from any pleasure, and still 

 less from any benefit, real or imaginary, which 

 smoking afibrds them, but they consider it as do- 

 ing the gcntcd thing. Even on a Sunday J\Ir 

 Tope's appicnticcs cannot stroll a hundred yards 

 on the lluiiihcr liank, withotit a few inches of to- 

 bacco'Htuck in thoir moiiilis ! Every urchin now, 

 forsooth, iiiiist have his " .ilcam up," anil as tlie 

 fairer sexuro, it seems, resolved to adopt the same 

 plan, wo prophesy liot work during the ensuing 

 winter. — Hull Pacini. 



that kept a bratidy shop; an honi-st drunken fi-1- nlioiit fifty cents per yard, that it can be manul 



low, who one night having taken two quarts, was, tiired of any si/c and pattern — that tlie colors 



found dead in his bed next morning. "Had he a l>c |icrnianent, and that it will last longer than 



wife?" "Yes." "What character does she 

 bear .-' " " A very good one ; only the neighbors 

 reflect on her because she married the next day 

 after her husband was buried." This was enough 

 for the Doctor, who under pretence of visiting his 

 pari.'^liioners, called on her, he asked her several 

 questions, and amongst others, what sickness her 

 husband died of f?he gave him the same account 

 he had before received, he suddenly opened the 

 handkerchief, and cried in an authoritative voice, 

 " Woman do you know this nail ? " — She was 

 struck with horror at the unexpected demand, in- 

 stantly owned the fact, was tried, and executed. — 

 Curiosilies ofj^/ature and Art. 



Great Age. — In noticing a celebration of the 4tb 

 ult. near Raleigh, (N. C.) the Register states that 

 " Mr Arthur Wall, now in his 109lh year, was 

 particularly invited ; he excused liimself on ac- 

 count of being " husy with his crop," but said he 

 would send one of liis boys, a lad of 82, with his 

 toast. No toasts, however, were drank, for there 

 were no into.xieating liquors on the grounil. — 

 Long before the shades of evening, the gratified 

 company, after a day of sober and rational enjoy- 

 ment, departed for their homes, with improved na- 

 tional and neighborhood feelings." — .\'at. Journal. 



The Rusty .Vai7. — When Dr Donne took posses- 

 sion of his first living, bo took a walk into the 

 cliiirch yard, where the sexton was digging a 

 grav^ ; mid throwing up a skull, ihr,' Doctor took 

 it up Mid found a rusty headless nail sticking in 

 the leiiiple, which ho drew out secretly, and wrap- 

 ped it in one corner of his handkcrchiof lli: 

 then demanded of the grave digger whether he 

 knew whose skull it was. He said it was a man's 



Gardens and Orchards Societies have been 



formed in Salem, Roxbury, Dorche.-itcr, Northamp- 

 ton, and other places, to preserve garden.*, or- 

 chards, and other fields from trespassers and ma- 

 rauders, and have been attended with very useful 

 effects. The owners of fruit trees, gardens, &c., 

 must be protected in the enjoyment of thom or 

 they will not go to the expense of supporting 

 tlicm. Tliere is no defect in the law upon this 

 subject. It provides severe penalties, to be re- 

 covered by criminal process, against any person 

 who shall trespass upon another's land to take 

 any hay, grass, fruit, or vegetables. Hut the dif- 

 ficulty in the way, and the one behind which of- 

 fenders shelter themselves, is that few men have 

 the moral courage to put the law in force. These 

 offences are coiiiniittcd often by the sons of rich 

 and influential men, or by such men themselves, 

 and the one who suffers is often too humble in 

 life to dare to jiut the law in force against them. 

 The object of the societies formed upon this sub- 

 ject, is to encourage and support each other in 

 bringing such offenders to justice, and they have 

 been attended with groat success in checking this 

 evil. It is desirable that other towns should fi)l- 

 low the example of these we have named in this 

 particular, if they wish to encourage the produc- 

 tion of choice, or oven the ordinary varieties of 

 fruit. — Muss. Yeoman. 



Dr Lo Contc, of New York, is engaged with 

 some of the Parisian savans, in preparing a scien- 

 tific work on Caterpillars, in the study of which 

 he has ]iassed thirty years of his life. 



We hove this morning been shown a .specimen 

 of filling, which is prepared by a newly invented 

 proccis, for cnrpetings, (hiorcloths, &:c. It is fine 

 and siibstantiiil in its texture, handsomely figured 

 iind colored, and wc should think woiilil prove a 

 diirahle and economical substitute for the cxpen- 

 .-livn carpets now in use. The person who show- 

 ed it to us assures us that it con bo atlbnled lor 



best (|uality of Eiiglisli cariH-iing. Specinicni 

 it may be seen at the United States Hotel, on 

 plication at the bar. — Con. Mirror. 



We have received several numbers of a ne 

 paper, says the Boston Evening Bulletin, publi 

 ed in Tennessee, called the " Memphis .\dvoca 

 and edited by .Messrs I'ho'biis &• C'arr — no do 

 the same persons mentioned in the |irophccy 

 Shakspcare — 



" And Plicelnu' Car 

 Shall bhine from far." 



Strawberry Plants. 

 For sale at the Brighton Nursery il'KX) plants of the 1" 



fie Sirawberrv, in fine order for transpLinting — at i'--'" 

 00—37 1-2 CIS per doz. Also, Wilmot's .Superb, Alpine K 

 berry, Maull>ois, Downlon, ice. Orders (br the al)ovc ms 

 ilirecied to J. B. KcssEi.i,, Seed Store, 5i North .Mirtr 

 liosion, where the planu will be delivered, free of cbarg 

 transixjrtaiion. 'J'he plants arc parked ia moss lor lraju>(i 

 lion to any part of the union. 



Tulip Roots. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with die New- Eng 

 Farmer, 52 North Market street, 



A line collection of Dutch Tulip Roots, of bright red, yel 

 w'liite. pink, and splendid variegaled colors, at ^1,(X) per d< 

 — U 1-J els single. If 



JVotice. 

 .Snbscribers to the New England Farmer are informed 

 they can have their volumes neatly and faitbiully half b< 

 and lettered, at 75 els per volume, by leaving them at 



olTice. 



AVic China Tea Sets, and light blue Dinner IK 

 Received, a great variety of the above ; which, wiib a c 

 pleie assorinient of Crockery, China, and Glass Ware, ari 

 fercd for sale, low, at No. 4 Dock Square. 



Powder at 2s per lb. 

 nUPONT'S POWDER, quality warranted, for sal 

 C'^pHand's Ammunition Siore, 65Hroad st, at rttaii. A 

 SHOT, CAPS, kf. o( tl:e t>et( quality— cheap for cash. 



English Stythes. 

 James Cain's double prime grass scythes, wide and nan 

 a superior article, for sale at the Hardware Store of S. F 

 Sr..\DE.\. No. 80 State Street. 8t Jun.r.i 



Buckwheat, Sfc. 



For sale at the Seed .Store conm-cted with the New I 

 land Farmer. No. S2 North Market .Street. 



A few bushels of Buckw heat, growih of 1028. Also, a 

 thor supply of Fowl .Meailow Grass Seed, of superior qualit 



Tall Meadow Oat Grass Seed. 



This dav received at the New England Farmer Sred Si 

 52 North Market street. 20 bushels of Tall Meadow Oat G ' 

 Seed, at i'-.JO per bu.shcl. 



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

 or Freoch Clover, White and Red Clover, Sanfoin, T. 

 othy. Orchard Grass, 0.-it Gras-i, Herds Grass, &c. 

 Agricultural Books. 



The third edition of FessenJcn's .Vein .American ff I 

 dener ; Ihi.* work lias been pronounced by the most j 

 dicioiis horticulturists in New England and Ihc mid 

 states, lo be the best treatise on Fruit Trees, Vegelabl ' 

 Grape Vines, &c., to bo found ia this country — pr 

 fl,25. 



The Vino Dresser's Theoretical and Practical M.int 

 on the Culture of the Vine; and Making Wine, liiaQ^ 

 and Vinegar. By Tliiebaut de Bcrneaud. 



The Young Gardener's .Assistant, containing Direclii 

 for the cullivatioti of Culinary Vegetables, and Oriiame 

 al Flowers. By T. Bridgciuan, gardener, New York 

 price 37 1-2 cts. 



A practical Treatise on the Management of Pecs; a 

 Ihc Management of .Apiaries, with the best tnetboil of d' 

 troying and preventing the depredation* of the Dee Mo 

 By James Thacher, M. D. — price 75 cts. 



i'ulilished evciy Friday, nt 5-' I**'' annum. pn>.i!' M 

 end of the year — but those who pay within sixi_\ it.i\ v -: . m 

 time of subscribing, arc rntitlnltu a deduction of liiiv i. .<. 



IJj' No paper will be sent to sdislajice without p.n in :.l 

 iug m.ule in nilvauce. 



Primed for J. B. RisstM.. by I. R, ntJTTs-l.> »l 

 nil descriptions of Printing can l>e eiemioil to meet ilu \< u 

 of cusloMicm. Orilers for printing received by J. It. Ki -st 

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