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FARMERS' REGISTER. 



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veneering so exact, that an experienced painter 

 was unable to discover that it was not grained 

 with paint, though he considered it almost impos- 

 sible to shade and blend colors in such a beaulilul 

 manner. The paper was from the manufactory 

 of Messrs. S. C. &. JK. Mann, of this town. They 

 have brought the manufiicture of colored marble 

 paper to a higher slate of perlc^ction than any es- 

 tablishment in the United Slates. This |)lan of 

 veneering I'urniture, we think, will prove a very 

 useful improvement. It combines three very de- 

 sirable qualities — elegance, durability and cheap- 

 ness. A common pine table can be covered, in 

 imitation of rose wood, for $1 50, in a style that 

 would defy the most skilllil painter in the world to 

 equal. It is the opinion of cabinet makers that it 

 will wear much longer than common veneering. 

 A piece o( furniture finished in this style may be 

 examined at the Norlblk Bookstore in a iew days. 

 — Dedham Patriot. 



the finest thread for the construction of veils, lace, 

 cambric, and will supersede those articles of French 

 manulLiclure. The texture is most beautiful — we 

 never saw anything equal to it; and we have no 

 doubt that, if properly brought into notice, the dis- 

 covery will prove a national benefit, and introduce 

 (juiie a revolution in those articles ol trade. — Don- 

 aiater (^Eiig.) Chronicle. 



CURE FOU BLIGHT OF PEAR TREES. 



The disease, termed blight, which six or eight 

 years ago, as also in 1802 to 1808, destroyed many 

 of our pear trees, is again, we learn, making its 

 appearance. We have been of opinion that the 

 evil arises Irom a minute insect, which preys upon 

 the inner bark. An insect of this kind, almost im- 

 perceptible to the naked ej'e, has been known to 

 destroy forests of the larch in Germany. Our opin- 

 ion has been much strengthened by a conversa- 

 tion with Aaron Thorp, Esq., who finding his 

 trees aH'ected, lias made trial of various api)lica- 

 tions, without success, until he has found, he thinks, 

 an effectual cure, in spirits of turpentine. Heap- 

 plies it on and about the diseased part, in its una- 

 dulterated state, with a brush. — iV. JE. Farm. 



THE MANUFACTURE OF SILK. 



A very important improvement has been made 

 in the silk-loom at Manchester, which is likely to 

 o|ierate very ttivorably upon the manufacture of 

 this valuable article of trade, and may be the 

 means of transferring a very large portion of it 

 from France and Italy to this country. It is now 

 perfectly clear that steam power may be applied 

 with the greatest advantage to the silk loom, 

 which has heretofore been worked by hand only ; 

 and a young girl may weave, with this improve- 

 met)t, as much silk m a day as can be woven by 

 two men upon the present plan. The new loom 

 occupies but little more than half the space requir- 

 ed by the one in common use, as all the appara- 

 tus connected with the weights is removed, and a 

 spring substituted, which performs the work with 

 much greater precision than can be wrought by 

 weights. — Eng. Paper. 



DEMAND FOR RAIL ROAD IRON. 



Bills have been obtained this session of Parlia- 

 ment lor nearly 1100 miles of road, which will re- 

 quire for rails, chairs, carriages and other works, 

 at least 220,000 tons ol iron, independent of the 

 iron wanted for roads, for which bills had been 

 previously obtained, and which are now in active 

 preparation, which will require about 70,000 tons, 

 making a total of about 290,000, which will nroba- 

 bly be supplied in the next four years. To this 

 must be added what will be required for several 

 very extensive ones which are now in course of 

 survey, and for which bills will be solicited in the 

 next session of Parliament. When the iron re- 

 quired for rail roads in this country is added to 

 what will be required lor rail roads now in actual 

 progress in the United States, and on the conti- 

 nent of Europe, we think the iron masters of this 

 country may liiirly look forward to a greatly in- 

 creased demand for their produce during the next 

 few years. — English Paper. 



NEW DISCOVERY. 



We have seen this week at Leeds, a specimen 

 of bleached flax, prepared by Mr. Harwood, a 

 chemist, of York, which appears to us as present- 

 ing a decided improvement in the manufacture ol 

 that article. It has created a great sensation 

 amongst the manufacturers, and has been taken 

 for silk. It is capable of being manufactured into 



REPORT ON THE NAVIGATION OF THE ROA- 

 NOKE. 



September 15, 1836. 



At a meeting of the citizens of Clarksville, held 

 this day, Dr. S. H. Harris was called to the Chair, 

 and Mr. N. C. Read appointed Secretary. 



Mr. Tucker Carrington, who had been appoint- 

 ed, at a previous meeting to examine the Con- 

 necticut and other rivers in the north, for the pur- 

 pose of ascertaining the probable practicability of 

 successful steamboat navigation on the Roanoke, 

 Dan, and Staunton Rivers, submitted his report. 



Afer the report was read, on motion, it was 

 resolved, that Mr. Carrington be requested to 

 furnish a copy of his report, and that it be forward- 

 ed to the editor of the Farmer's Register, with a 

 request that he would publish it in his paper. 



On motion, it was resolved, that the citizens of 

 Clarksville, tender their thanks to Mr. Carrington 

 for the prompt and able manner in which he has 

 discharged the duties assigned him. 



S. H. Harris, Chairman. 



N. C. Read, Secretary. 



The subject of attempting to navigate the Roa- 

 noke with steamboats of shallow draught, having 

 been brought before the Board of Directors of the 

 Roanoke Navigation Company, at their last 

 spring's meeting, by a delegation of the citizens 

 of Clarksville — that board very promptly re- 

 sponded to the application, by ordering an en- 

 gineer to be employed, who should examine the 

 river, with a view to the practicability of effect- 

 ing this important object, and report to them at 

 the meeting of the directors in November ensuing. 

 In addition to this highly important step, they ap- 

 pointed one of the nicmbcra of tlieir own body, 



