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Editorial Notices. 



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The first number of the Journal of Prison Disci- 

 pline AND Philanthropy, published under the direc- 

 tion of the Philadelphia Society for the Alleviation qfthe 

 miseries of public Prisons, has recently" made its ap- 

 pearance. It will be a quarterly of 96 pages octavo, 

 and the subscription price $2 per annum, payable in 

 advance. 



The subject matter of which this Journal will treat, 

 is pretty well designated by its title. It will not, by 

 any means, be confined to the economy of our prisons, 

 strictly so called, but matters relating to our Houses 

 of Refuge and Insane Hospitals, Police systems, Socie- 

 ties for the aid of discharged prisoners, and other re- 

 forms connected with these subjects will find a place, 

 and we trust, be treated in a manner to advance the 

 general good. 



As these are all subjects of the broadest interest, we 

 shall be pleased, as must, we think, every philanthro- 

 pist, to find this interest manifested in a liberal sup- 

 port of the work. All the Society wishes is, that the 

 receipts may meet the expenditures. Circulating, as 

 the Cabinet does, in every State and territory in the 

 Union, we embrace this method to bring the subject 

 before our intelligent readers. It is published from 

 the office of the Farmers' Cabinet, where subscriptions 

 will be received. Money transmitted from a distance 

 to Josiah Tatum, No. 50 N. Fourth street, Philadel- 

 phia, kindly franked by the post-master, will ensure 

 the prompt return of the work as published. 



In the third number of our current volume, will be 

 found a communication from C. J. Fell & Brother, in 

 relation to a purchase of Mustard seed from J. H. 

 Parmlee, of Ohio. Since the appearance of that arti- 

 cle, we are in the frequent receipt of letters, particu- 

 larly from the West, having reference to the cultivation 

 of the plant. This opportunity is embraced to remark 

 that we have no personal experience in the matter, or 

 we would gladly communicate it for the benefit of all. 

 Some ut our letters mention that the writers are pre- 

 paring to put in twenty or thirty acres, and inquire 

 about the price which may probably be obtained for 

 the product. It scarcely need be said, that the price 

 of Mustard seed is like every other article in the mar- 

 ket, variable, according to the supply and the demand. 

 Brown Mustard seed for several years, has ranged, as 

 we learn, from si.x to ten cents, and the demand has, 

 perhaps, generally exceeded the supply: but if farmers 

 take hold of it soextensively as toplant, many of them 

 five and twenty or thirty acres, it needs but little pene 

 tration to perceive that the matter will be overdone, 

 and the whole thing prove a failure. 



C. J. Fell &. Brother, advise us that Mustard is of 

 two kinds, the brown or black, and the yellow or 

 white: the former, a smaller seed, and generally called 

 Jlmerican—the latter a larger seed, and denominated 

 English. They say the seed grown by Parmlee, differs 

 much from any American seed they had ever before 

 purchased. It is of superior quality, and they would 

 recommend it to be sown in preference to the seed 

 usually grown at the West, which appears to be the 

 product of spontaneous growth, and is small with a 

 thick hull, while Parmlee's is larger and stronger. 

 They have re erved some of this seed, and we believe 

 will furnish it to such as wish tu propagate it, at eight 



cents per lb. A cannister of Mustard of beautiful co- 

 lour, prepared from Parmlee's seed, was kindly handed 

 us by the manufacturers, and those at our table, better ( 

 judges than the editor, pronounce it an exceedingly 

 fine article. 



A PACKAGE of various kinds of seed, has been re- 

 ceived from H. L. Ellsworth, the indefatigable Com- 

 missioner of Patents, at Washington. They shall be 

 properly distributed. 



HJ" In our last number, and in the one preceding it, 

 we forwarded bills to many of our subscribers who 

 were in arrears. To the large number who have 

 promptly responded to those bills, we ofler our acknow- 

 ledgments. It should be borne in mind, that our terms 

 are — payable in advance. By many this seems to be 

 forgotten. Bills are forwarded in this number, to 

 neighbourhoods where they have not yet been sent 

 this season. It is always more agreeable— to say no- 

 thing of the greaterconvenience — when oursubscriberg 

 are so prompt as to need no dun. Attention is par- 

 ticularly invited to all bills that have been sent; and 

 we would remind those concerned, that Post-masters 

 are at liberty by law, to frank remittances to publish- 

 ers in payment of subscriptions, as well as to receive 

 new subscribers and remit payment. Our friends are 

 invited to avail themselves of this mode of settling our 

 numerous little demands. The expenses of the Cabinet 

 are necessarily heavy, and continual. It is only asked 

 of each of our subscribers, promptly to bear his small 

 part in their payment, and to do all he can in adding 

 to the number on our subscription list. It gives the 

 editor muelf pleasure to avail himself of this opportu- 

 nity to acknowledge his strong obligations to the kind- 

 ness and courtesy of the Postmasters of the country, 

 from Canada to Florida, and from New Jersey to the 

 Cherokee Nation. He respectfully solicits a continu- 

 ance of this kindness. 



Two or three numbers have reached us of the Ohio 

 Cultivator, published semi-monthly at Columbus, Ohio, 

 by our worthy friend, M. B. Bateham, late editor of 

 the Genesee Farmer. The numbers before us give 

 every promise that the work will be as we should 

 certainly expect it to be, highly important and advan- 

 tageous to the Western agi^culturist. It appears in 

 large quarto form, at §1 a year. It is almost impossi- 

 ble that a farmer should look over the columns of that 

 paper for a year — or those of the Cabinet either, with- 

 out being abundantly more than compensated for the 

 outlay of his money. We shall be rejoiced to learn 

 that one half the farmers of the great West, have 

 subscribed for the Ohio Cultivator; and still more 

 pleased would we be to find the names of the other 

 half on our own subscription book. Were this the 

 case, we think they would soon very generally find 

 they could not get along at all comfortably without 

 having both these papers. We already send many 

 packages of the Farmers' Cabinet to the West, and 

 would ask our numerous friends there to assist bs in 

 adding still further to the list. 



The Jeffcrsonian, published at West Chester, in this 

 State, says Emmor Jefferies recently slaughtered three 

 hogs nine months and ten days old, which respectively 

 weighed 357, 330, and 329 lbs. 



