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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



APRIL. G, 184a 



MISCELLANEOUS 



ODE. 



BY HATrlElD. 



TuxK :— " Scots wha Itae." 

 Fiieiuls of freedom! swell the song ; 

 Yoiinp anil oM, thu strain prolong. 

 Make the tetiip'rance army strong 

 And on to victory. 



Lift your banners, let ihem wave. 

 Onward march the world to save ; 

 Who would fill a drunkard's grave, 

 And bear his iniamy ? 



Shrink not when the foe appears ; 

 Spurn the coward's guilty fears ; 

 Hear the shrieks, behold the tears 

 Of ruined families! 



Raise the cry in every spot — 



" Touch not — Taste not — Handle not," 



Who would be a driinkeii sot. 



The worst of miseries ? 



Give the aching bosom rest ; 

 Carry joy lo every hreust ; 

 Make the wretched drunkard blest, 

 By living soberly. 



Raise the glorious watchword high — 

 ^' Touch not — laste not till you die." 

 Let the echo reach the sky, 



And earth keep jubilee. 



ANECDOTE OF THE REIGNING KING OF 

 PRUSSIA. 

 We hove much pleasure in laying before our 

 readers an interesting anecdote, whicli has been 

 communicated lo us by a gentlemen wlio has re- 

 cently returned from Berlin. Some time since an 

 effort was made to get rid of a windtiiill, the close 

 approximation of which to the Royal palace ren- 

 dered it in some degree a nuisance, and certainly 

 an eyesore. Overtures were accordingly made 

 to the sturdy yeoman for the purchase of the ob- 

 noxious property ; but whether it was that the man 

 was possessed of a strong spirit of obstinacy, or 

 was really too deeply attached to his old family 

 habitation, the result was that the offers, though 

 tempting, were again and again refused. There 

 are generally some individuals attached to a Court 

 who arc ready to suggest remedies, direct or indi- 

 rect, for inconveniences or annoyances offered to 

 Royality. Accordingly, upon a hint from some 

 minion, a law suit was commenced against the ob- 

 stinate miller for the recovery of certain sujns al- 

 Icdgcd to bo duo for arrears of on impost on that 

 portion of Trown land which it wok suggested was 

 occupied by the mill in question. Tho sturdy hold- 

 er of the "toll dish" was not wholly without 

 friends or funds, and he prepared vigorously to 

 take his stand in defence of his rights. 1'he ques- 

 tion came in due time before the courts of law, 

 and tho plaintiff", having completely failed to estab- 

 lish any right on behalf of the Crown, the miller 

 obtained a verdict in his favor, with a declaration 

 for payment of his costs in the suit. This was 

 certainly no small triumph, and merrily went round 

 the unfurled sails of the old mill, and well pleased, 

 no doubt, was the rough owner with the sound, as 

 they went whirling and whizz.ing under the influ- 

 ence of the gale, which certainly seemed lo blow 

 Btrnngly in his favor. I5ul ho was not the first 

 who has found that wli'-n drawn into a lawsuit. 



particularly with so furmidablc an opponent, a man 

 is more likely to "gain a loss" than escape scot- 

 free. What with extra expenses, interruption of 

 business, and rejoicings after the victory, the mil- 

 ler found himself pressed by considerable difficul- 

 ties, and after in vain struggling a few months 

 against the pressure, heal length took a manly res- 

 olution, gained access to the nionarcli's presence, 

 and after roughly apologizing for having thwarted 

 His Majesty's wishe.<:, frankly stated that his wants 

 alone had rendered him cnnipliant, but that he was 

 prepared to accept the sum originally offered for 

 the property. The King, after a few minutes 

 conversation, handed a draft for a considerable 

 amount to the applicant, and said, " I think my 

 honest friend, that you will find that snfGcient 

 to meet the emergency ; if not come and talk to 

 me again upon the subject. As to the mill, I as- 

 sure I will have none of it. The sight of it now 

 gives me more pleasure than it ever occasioned 

 pain; for I see in it an object which assures me of 

 a guarantee for the safety of my i)cople, and a 

 pledge for my own happiness by its demonstration 

 of the existence of a power and a principle higher 

 than the authority of the Crown, and more valuable 

 than all the privileges of royalty." — London paper. 



ghioen'spa.t:epit straw cutter. 



X 



Nothing is said lo be more effectual in taking 

 down swellings, than a soft poultice of slewed 

 white beans, put on in a thin muslin bag, and re- 

 newed every hour or two. 



It is a curiosity lo find a man who places too 

 low an estimate on his own abilities. 



Sam Slick says : " Though the men have the 

 reins, the women tell 'em how to drive." 



When ia a pig like a paragraph? When he is 

 penned. 



too dnz. Casi Sleel Shovels 



AGRlClTliTljRAl. IMPIjKNENTS, &c 



The Proprielors of the N'cw Englnixl Agricultural Ware- 

 house ami Seed riinre No. 61 and 52 Norili Mnrkel street, 

 would inl'orm llicir ruslomers and the public (jenerolly that 

 llicy have on hand llie most extensive nssortment of Agri- 

 cuiluial and Horticultural Tools to lie found in the United 

 States. Pari of which are I he following : 



1000 Howard's Pnient Cast 



Iron I'louglis. 

 .100 Common do. do. 

 200 Cullivalors. 

 100 rJrecne's Straw Cutters. 

 00 Willis' do. do. 

 I no Common do. do. 

 100 Willis' Potent Corn 



Shcllcrs. 

 50 Common do do. 

 2uO Willis' Seed Sowers. 

 GO " Vegetable Cutters 

 fiO Common t\o. do. 



200 Hand Corn Mills. 

 200 Grain Cradles. 

 100 Ox Yokes. 

 ISuuDoz- Scythe Sloncs. 

 aono '■ Austin's Kifles. 

 March 17. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. nl IheNew England A^r 

 tural Warehouse and Seed Store Nos. 51 and62 IS'orlh J 

 kel Sircel, have for sale, Green's Patent Straw, Hay 

 Stall; Cuuer, operating on a mechanical principle not (h 

 applidl 10 a»y implemcnl for this purpose. The most pi ^, 

 incnl edicts of this applicalinn, and some of the cooscqiT 

 peculinriiies of the inacliine arc: 



1. So great a reduction of the quantum ol power reqtt 

 to use it, that the strength of a half grown hoy is sum* 

 lo work it efficiently. 



2. Willi even this moderate power, it easily cuts two b 

 els a niinule, which is full twice as fasi as has been claifK 

 hy any other machine even when worked by horse or si 

 power. 



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

 cut, require sharpening less often than those of any a Fi 

 straw cutler. 



4. The machine is simple inils construction, made anil ! 

 togeUier very slronjjly. It is therefore not so liable up '« 

 complicated machines in general use to get nut oforcta « 



SEEDS FOR HOT BEDS. 



The subscribers oiTcr for sale a great variety of V< 

 hie Seeds desirable for the Hoi bed, as follows, 

 Noiipaiicl Cobhagc. I Early Cauliflower. 



Early Hope do. " Broccoli, of sorts. 



Early Synol's Cucumber. | Celery, snperior sorts. 

 Fine Long Green do. Sweet Marjoram. 



E','!? Plant. I 



Forsalchy JOSEPH BRECK & CO., at the New B 

 land Agricultural Warehouse, No 61 and 62 Norili Ms 

 Street, Boston. JIaich 



FLOWER SEEDS. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO., Nos. 61 and 62 Nnrlhl 

 kel street, offer for sale their usual varicly of Flo» or So. 

 comprising all ihat are desirable for cultivation. 



Boston, March 9lh, 1842. 



FOR SALE, 



A few pairs of Mackay and Berkshire PIGS, fr^in t 

 months old. E. PH1N.\E^ 



Lexington, Feb. 9. 



TTR rp CHAmS. 



Just received hy 600 Chains for lyeing up Cnuln 

 These chains, introduceil by E. H. Deuby, Esq ul Sat 

 and Col. jAcacEe, for the purpose of securing tiiiilo Is 

 stall, are found te be the safest and most convenieiil m 

 of fastening cows and oxen lo the tianchion. 



POt'DRETTE. 



000 Unrrcls Poudrelle may he had on applicalinn to the 

 suliRcrilier, at $2 per barrel of /our bnshels each— Helivcriil 

 oil hoard of vessel in Ihi.s city. Orders by mail, enclosing 

 ihe money will he promptly attended lo, if received soon by 

 D. K. MINOR, Agent, 120 Nassau st , New York. 



Jao, C. 1342. 



SOS DIALS. 



Just received a few of Sheldon & Moire's, Sua Dialt, ii 

 very neiil and useful nrlicle for llie purpose nfgiving the liiue 

 of dar in ihc garilen or field. Price T 6 cents. For i»l« hy 

 J. BRECK 4- CO., No 61 and 62 Norlh Market St. 



Sepl I. 



DRAFT AND TRACE CHAINS. 



400 pair Trace Chains, suitahio for Ploughing. 

 200 '* Truck and leading Chains. 

 200 " Droll Chains. For salt by J. BRECK &9 

 No. 62 North Market si. 



FENCE CHAINS. 



Just received from England, 10.000 feet Chains stiiO 

 for Fences or other purposes. For sale by J. KliKOI 

 CO., No. £.2 North Market st. A \r>\ t 



SITUATION WANTED 



AS GARDNER-by one ihol has served a repulsri 

 prenliccsbip in Europe, and has hod seven years' rx|ifrin 

 in this country. The best of reference given. A.l.lt«S» 

 D. at this oQice. M;^rcb» 



NEW ENGLAND F A K M K R . . 



A Wr.KKLY PAPEIl. 



Terms, i5i2 per year in advance, ot^2 5i ifnolfi 

 within thirly dnys. 



N. It. — Postmasters are perniiltcd by law lo frsnk 

 SMbscripli<ins nnd remittancES for Dewspapvr»<, wilht 

 ezpenso to subscribers. 



TDTTLB AKD DRKNETT, FKINTF.BB. 



