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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



NOV. ir, 1S41. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



From the Philadelphia Friend. 

 The followini; lines were written hy » poor mcchonic of 

 Killileagh, Down, Ireland on seeing a family prayer hook 

 which contained ihese words in the preface :—" This l)Ook 

 is intended to assist those who have not yet acquired the 

 happy an of .iddressing themselves to God in scripiural and 

 appropriate language." 



While praying is deemed an an so happy 



By a few who others rule, 



Jesus teach us its importance, 



In thy self-denying school. 



Prayer 's the sweetest, noblest duly, 



Highest privilege of man, 

 God 's exalied— man 's ahased, 



Prayer unites their natures one. 



God alone can teach his children, 



By his spirit, how to pray ; 

 Knows our wants, and gives the knowledge, 



What to ask, and what to say. 



Why should man then manufacture 

 Hooks of prayer to eel them sold, 



Sttri delusion ! strive to barter 

 Christ's prerogative for gold! 



Where 's the book, or school or college, 



That can teach a man to pray 7 

 Words they give from worldly knowledge ;• 



Learn of Christ, then— He 'j the way. 



Why ask moniy from the people 

 For these barren books of prayer ? 



Paper, ink, and words are in them. 

 But alas ! Christ is not there. 



Those who seek shall surely find Him, 



Not in books— He reigns within ; 

 Formal prayers can never reach Him, 



Neither can he dwell with sin. 



Words arc free as they are common, 

 Some in them have wond'rous skill. 



But saying Lord, will never save them, 

 Those He loves, who do His wiU. 



Words may please the lofty fancy. 



Music charm the li^l'ning ear. 

 Pompous words may please the giddy. 



But Christ, the Saviour is not there. 



Christ '8 the way, the path to heaven, 



Life is ours, if him we know. 

 Those who can pray, he has taught them, 



Those who can't, should words forego. 



When a child wants food and raiment, 



Why not ask his parent dear? 

 Ask in laith then — Cjod 's our falher. 



He '8 at hand, and he will hear. 



Prayer s an easy, simple duty, 



'T is the language of the soul ; 

 Grace demandi it, grace receiTCP it. 



And Grace must reign nljove Iho whole, 



God requires not gracelul postures. 

 Neither words arranged with form : 



8och a thought I— it presupposes. 

 That with words, we God can charm ! 



God alone roust be exalted. 



Every earthly thought must fall; 



Such IS prayer, and piaise triumpbant. 

 Then does Christ reign over all. 



Every heart should be a temphe, 

 God should dwell our heans within. 



Every day should be a Sabbath, 

 Every hour redeemed from sin. 



Every place, a place of worship. 



Every tune, a tune of prayer, 

 Every sigh should rise to heaven. 



Every wish should centre there. 



Heartfelt sighs and heaven-born wishes. 



Or the poor uplifted eye, 

 These are prayers that God will answer. 



They ascend his throne on high. 



Spirit of prayer ! be thou the portion 



Of all those who wait on thee, 

 Helpus!— shield us !— lead us !— guide as 1— 



Thine the praise, the glory be I 



Admiral Wager, of the British Navy, began his 

 career upon the ocean, as an apprentice to an hon- 

 est old Quaker, Capt. Hull, of Newport, Rhode 

 Island. On the first serious trial of his mettle, he 

 gave proof of those (jualitics so essential to a sea- 

 man, and especially an otBcer — coolness and cou- 

 rage. His master's ship, commanded by his mas- 

 ter, was approached by a piratical schooiior, full of 

 men, thirsting for spoils and for blood. Capt. 

 Hull's quakerism would not allow him to defend 

 himself or his vessel ; but young Wager was no 

 quaker, and determined that the guilt of liis blood 

 should not, if he could help it, be upon the pirates' 

 heads. After a good deal of earnest entreaty, and 

 a litile respectable force, he got the good captain 

 into the cabin, and accidentally fastened him in. 



Taking command of the ship, he made hasty but 

 efficient preparations to run over the pirate. Hull 

 watched his movements with intense interest; and 

 looking out from the companion-way and perceiv- 

 ing the abject of young Wager, could not help ob- 

 serving to him — " Charles, if thee intends to run 

 over that schooner, thee must put the helm a little 

 more to the starboard." Charles observed the di- 

 rection of the quaker. The ship passed directly 

 over the schooner, which sunk instantly, and every 

 pirate perished. This exploit procured for Charles 

 a commission in the British Navy, and thus laid 

 the foundation of his fame and fortune — Eitter 

 JVf.ws Letter. 



Gai;:EN'8 PATENT STBAW CUTTKR. 



Oripin of the word Lady. In an old work of the 

 date of 17G3, is the following account of the term 

 lady: "As I have studied more what appertains to 

 the Indies than gentlemen, I will satisfy you how 

 it came to pass that women of fortune were called 

 ladies. Vou must know, thai heretofore it was the 

 fashion for a lady of affluence, to distribute a cer- 

 lr\in (|iiantity of bread, once a week or oftencr, 

 among her poor neighbors, with her own hands, on 

 she was called by them the L'ffday, that is, the 

 bread-giver. These two words were in time cor- 

 rupted, and the meaning is now as little known ns 

 the practice which gave rise to it" 



The word dun was first used during the reign 

 of Henry VH. It owes its birth to Joe Dunn, nn 

 Knglish bnililT, who was so indefatigable and skill- 

 ful in collecting debts, thnt it becamo a proverb 

 when a person did not pay his debts, " Why do n't 

 you Dunn him?" that is, "Why don't ymi send 

 Dunn (liter him .'" Hence originated the word 

 which is in so general use. 



JOSEPH BRECK tc CO. at the New England .Agr 

 lural Warehouse and Seed Store Nos. 51 and ,12 Norib I 

 ket Street, have for sale. Green's Patent Straw, Hay 

 Stalk cotter, operating on a mechanical principle not bi 

 applied to asv impleflienl for this purpose. The most pi 

 inent effects of this application, and some of the conseq ^ 

 peculiarities of the machine are : * 



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

 to use it, that the strength of a half grown boy is sutli 

 to work it etficieotly. 



2. With even this moderate power, it easily cuts twob 

 els a minute, which is full twice as fast as has been clai 

 by any other machine even when worked by horse or Bl 

 power. 



3. The knives, owing to the peculiar manner in which 

 cut, require sharpening less often than those of any t 

 straw cutter. 



4. The machine is simple in its construction, made 

 together very strongly. It is therefore not so liable 

 complicated machines in general use to get nut ofordt 



APPLE: PARER8. 



Just received at the New England Agricultural W 

 house. No 51 and 62 Nonh Market Street, a good snpp. 

 Stanley's Superior Apple Pnrers, a very useful article. \ 

 one nf these machines a bushel of apples may le pare» 

 a very short lime in the besl possible manner, and iilhl 

 saving of ihe apple, as the oulsides may l>c taken offr 

 required thickness. The above is also for sale at N. I 

 WILLIS', No. 45 Norih Market Street, SCUDDER, C 

 DIS Jt CO., and HOSMER & TAPPAN, Milk Street. 



Sept. 1 6w JOSEPH BRECK & C« 



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Popular Olafjazlnes. irllh rich and Beai^Ui 

 EngravluK'. 



The subscribers being Ihe aulliorized agenls, supply^ 

 scribers in all parts of N. Eugiauil, as fur the last < 

 years, with the principle magazines, issued in this, and I 

 ciues, as — 



The Lady's Book, and Lady's .Imcrican Magi 

 Edited by .Mr^ Hale, und Sigourney, with rich and 

 lieiiulifureiigravings. monthly, at per year S3 00. 



The work has attained a circulation of nearly 

 Moiiihlv. 



(jralutm's Ladie's and Genthman's .Magazine — 

 original sloiies and the choicest engravings monthly, a 

 year *3 00. 



The Yoidh's JMtdalion, — with Engravings 

 Music,— twice a month, at per year tl 00. 



The Christian Family Afngazinc, — at per year $1 



Address JORDAN 4i CO., 121 Washington, opp| 

 Water street. 



Intelligent men wanted as agenls to these, and other vN 



Oct. 6 3t 



UlllNDSTONBS, ON rRICTtO.^ ROL.L.Ii:Rl.i 



Grindstones of dillerent sizes hung on friction rollect" 

 moved with a loot treader, is lound to be a great iinpl^ 

 nicnl on the present mode of hanging grindslom's. 

 ease with which they move upon the rollers, remlers t 

 very easy to tu|rri with the fool, by which ihe labor of 

 man is saved, and the person in 'the act of giiiuling, 

 govern the stone more to his mind by having the comp 

 control of his work. Sloncs hung in this manner an 

 coming daily more in use, and wherever used, give uni 

 sal salisfaclinn. The rollers con bi Itaehed to stones I 

 in the common way. 



For sale hy JOSEI'H BRECK & CO., Nos. 51 am 

 North Market Boslen. Juljl 



NEW ENGLAND FARMlil: 



A WEKKLy PAPF.K. 



The Editorial deportment of this paper I i 

 into the hands of llio subscriber, he Ik now 

 by lli« publisliers to inform llio public that i • 

 the paper U reduced, in future the lerrnf »il 

 per year m advance, or $2 50 if noi paid wal.ii 

 days. ALLEN PI. If 



N. H — PoKtmaitors am reqaired by law lo 

 sobscriptii ns ai d roinittancea for newspapers, 

 eipcnso to subicribem. 



TtJTTLB A1»D DKBHKTT, PKIHTERS." 



