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NEW ENGLAND F A R iM E II . 



JVNB 8. 181 a. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



BELLS. 



The largest sixe bells in this country seeinsmBll 

 when coiiipareil willi BOiiic in the ciUl worlil. The 

 principal bell of St. Tnul's, in London, ami tlie 

 "(Jrcat Tom," of Lincoln, esch weigh over HOOO 

 pounds. 



The largest bell in England, is Ihe "Mighty 

 Tom," of Oxford, which weighs 17,000 lbs. There 

 is a bell of the same weight in Florence, hung '27.') 

 feet from the ground, which is 50 feel higher than 

 the top of Bunker Ilill monument when finished. 

 The great bell in St. Peter's, at Rome, recast in 

 178.'», weighs 1«,(;07 pouiidn. 



The greatest bell in the world, is that at Mos- 

 cow, which is broken and partly buried in the 

 earth from its immense weight. It is supposed to 

 weigh 132,000 lbs. 



There is another bell in Moscow, now hanging 

 in St. Ivan's church, weighing 228,000 lbs. 



Chimes, or peals of bells, arc coiiuoon in Eng- 

 land, but very rare in this country. It is supposed 

 there are about 1100 in Great Britain, consisting 

 of from five to twelve bells each. 



Bells were formerly baptized, anoiiileJ and bless- 

 ed by the bishops and monks, and inscriptions of 

 some passage of scripture, or a brief cnupkt, "ere 

 frequently made, which practice has coniinued 

 nearly to our time. The prophetic verse on the 

 celebrated " Liberty bell," on Independence Hall, 

 in Philadelphia, is an instance of this : 



"Proclaim liberty throughout the land, and to 

 the inhabilanls thereof." 



This sacred bell which first rang the joyous peal 

 of Independence, was brought over from England. 

 It is now rung only on the 4th of July, and the 

 22d of February. 



The following used to be common inscriptions 

 on bells: 



" Men's deaths I tell 

 By doleful knell." 

 " Lightning and thunder 

 I break in sunder." 



"On Sabbath all 

 To church I call." 



" The sleepy head 

 I raise from bed." 



" Thi! winds so fierce 

 I do disperse." 



"When from the body parts the soul, I toll." 



" I praise the true God, call the people, convene 

 the clergy, lament the dead, dispel pestilence, and 

 grace festivals." 



Bells wore formerly supposed to be of great use 

 in expelling demons, and when any person in the 

 parish was supposed to be dying, the pasainf; belt 

 was rung, i. c., the bell that solicited prayers for 

 those who were passing into anolhor world. — Sa 

 lem Observer. 



him, as far as circumstances will permit, be indus- 

 trious in surrounding it with pleasant objects — in 

 decorating it, within and wiihout, with things that 

 tend to make it agreeable and attractive. Let in- 

 dustry make home the abode of neatness and or- 

 der — a place which is enticing to every inmate, 

 and which in absence dra\cs back the heart by the 

 fond associations of comfort and content Let 

 this be done, and this sarred spot will become 

 doubly dear. Ye parents who would have your 

 childrr-n happy, be ambitious to bring them up in 

 the midst of a pleasant, a cheerful, a happy home. 

 Waste not your time in nccuniulating wealth for 

 them ; strive rather to plant in their minds, in the 

 way proposed, the seeds of virtue and prosperity — 

 SetecteJ. 



"THE DEACON FOR ME." 



" Papa," said one of his boys to the deacon, 

 liLd a funny dream last night." 



" Wtll, son, what was it ':" 



" I dreamed the devil came into your store." 



" The devil ?" 



" Yes, pa, the devil ; that he found you drawing 

 a glass of gin for poor Peter James, who has fits, 

 and broke his little baby's arm the other day, be- 

 cause she cried when ho came home drunk. And 

 I thought the devil came up to the counter and 

 laid llic end of his tail on a chair, and leaned over 

 towards tlio barrel where you were stooping to 

 draw the liquor, and asked if you wasn't a deacou. 

 And I thought you did n't look up, but said you 

 was ; and then he grinned, and wagged his tail 

 like a cat that has a rat, and says to me, " that 

 Ure's llic deacun for mt .'" and ran out of the shop 

 laughing so loud that I put my fingers in my ears 

 and woke up." 



The deacon quit the traffic and joined the Wash- 

 ington Temperance Society. — Selected. 



ORKEN'SPATKNT STHAW CUTTEn. 



JO.'^II'II BUECK & CO. aillieNcw England Ai;ri« 

 lunil Warehouse and Seed Store Nos. 61 and r.i Norili f 

 kel Sircet, liave for sale, Green's Pnlenl Sujw, llav 

 Slalk Culler, operaling on a nicchaniccl principle not In 

 applied loaHyimplcnienl for I Ins purpose. T ic mcil pi 

 iiiei.t effects of Itus applicaliim, and some of llic conscq 

 peculiarilies of Ihe maclune are : 



1 So "real a reduction of ihe qnanluiii of power rcqui 

 to u«- itrthal the slrcnglli of a half grown tioy is sufBr 

 lo work it efficiently^ 



2 With even lliis moHcrale power, il easily cutstwo 

 els a minute, which is full twice as fasi as has been clail 

 hy any other machine even when worked liy horse or »F 



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

 cul, roipure sharpening less often than lh»se of any 

 straw caller. . . ■ j .»j 



4 The machine is simple mils construction, made ana] 

 welhcr very slronsly. It is therefore not so liable m\ 

 complicated machines m general use lo gel out of order. 



AN ANGELIC HOUSEMAID. 



A lady received a letter from another, inquiring 

 as to Ihe character of a young woman who had lived 

 with the former as housemaid. The following 

 were the queries put : 



"Is she clean? sober? honest? steady ? good 

 tempered? willing to be taught? an early riser, 

 without being called ? not inclined to gossip and 

 idle her time ? and has she any followers ? Does 

 she well understand waiting at table ? and clean- 

 ing plate ? Is she quick ? and can she sew neat- 

 ly"?" 



To which the lady returned the following laconic 

 reply : 



" Dear Madam — Polly is an angel of a house- 

 maid. From the making of a bed down to the 

 threading of a needle, you will find her all that 

 vou could wish — and even a lillte more." — Selected. 



LACTOMtJTERS— a simple 

 the quality of milk. For titW by 



nslrnment lor fi>Mr 

 J BRECK & CO. 



DRAFT AND TRACE CHAINS. 



400 pair Trnce Chains, suitahlc for Ploughinc 

 200 " Truck and leading Chains. 

 200 " Draft Chains. For f ale by J. BRECK 6l O 

 No. 62 North Market st. 



TO MAKE HOME HAPPY. 

 Nature is industrious in adorning her dominions ; 

 and man, to whom this beauty is addressed, should 

 feel and obey the lesson. Let him too be indus- 

 trious in adorning liia domain — making his home, 

 the dnelliiig of his wife and children, not only 

 convenient and comfortable, but pleasaou Let 



Horrid Depravity. — A Western paper tells of a 

 gun which upon being discharged, not only kicked 

 its owner over, but kept kicking him after ho was 

 diinii — and, adds the paper, would (irobably have 

 kicked him to death, had it not been for the timely 

 arrival uf assistance. 



.1 ndicate Morsel. — The editor of the Natchez 

 Free Trader porsiiaded a v-ry fastidious young lady 

 to pick part of the rib of a very juvenile pig, by as. 

 suring her that it had been fed exclusively on 

 strau'berries. 



TTK VP CHAINS. 



Just received by 500 Chains for Iveing np Cattle. 



These chains, introduced hy E. H.' Debdv, Esq. of a* 

 and Col. jAcaur.s, for the purpose of securing mule 10 i 

 stall, are found te he the safest and most convenient mt 

 of fastening cows and oxen lo the stanchion. 



DAHLIA AND BEAN POLES. 



DOO dozen Dahlia and Bean Poles ; also, COO Spruce Pn 

 12 lo 30 feet in length, for sale hy MOSES FUENCH Ji 

 Maine wharf, near the hottom of Summer si. 



June t, I81-.i. 3w 



BUN DIALS. 



Just received a few of Sheldon & Moore's, Suii Dial 

 very neat 



d useful article for the purpose of giv 

 of day in ihc garden or fiehl. Price 7G cents. 

 J. BRECK *■ CO., No 61 and 52 North Market ^ 



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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 

 A WEEKLY PArFR. 



Terras, $2 per year in nc/rnnce, or^S .'i* ifnotp* 

 within thirty dny>. 



N. B. — I'oslniostors are perniitled by law to frinlii 

 subscripiicms and remillnncci for newspiipcii", with" 

 expense to subscribers. 



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