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NEW E.N GLAND FARMER. 



Sept. 2-3, 1 Rati. 



]M[ISCEI.I.ANXi:S. 



2hxes to Support Drunkards. — A writer in the I 

 'Boston Literary Gazette states that there are not t 

 less than seven thousand paupers in Massachusetts, ' 

 supported at an expense to the state of $360,000 an- [ 

 nually, and that at least one half of these were re- ! 

 duced to want hy intemperate drinking'. We may'l 

 safely say then that the people of Massachusetts ' 

 are taxed $180,000 every yefar because they have I 

 not courage enough to make or execute efficient \ 

 laws for the suppression of intemperance ; and if 

 the rest of tlie country suffers in the same proper- ' 

 tion, the nation is taxed nearly four millions of 

 dollars annually ! a sum g'reatcr than the annual 

 income of all the public benevolent institutions in 

 America ; a sum sufficient in eiglit years, to trans- 

 port the whole of oin- coloured population to Afri- 

 ca : a sum which cannot be r.-iised by a direct tax 

 upon the citizens of tliis country for any other 

 purpose without a rebellion ! 



And has it come to this ? Will our sober citi- 

 zens consent without a nnirmur, and without one 

 serious effort to have it otherwise, to pay Four 

 Millions of Dollars annually for the s'lpport of 

 drunkards ? Why not tax whiskey till it produces 

 a revenue sufficient to maintain the victims that it 

 poisoned .' Why not punish drunkenness with fine 

 and imprisonment.-' or, at least, why not rigidly 

 execute the good and wholesome laws that have 

 already been made for its suppression ? The only 

 ansA'er to these questions is, It would bo unpopu- 

 lar. The legislator who should make such laws, 

 and the magistrate who should enforce them woulcl 

 be driven from office. Alas ! it is too true. It is 

 too tiue that a majority of those who attend the 

 polls of our elections, are cither intemperate them- 

 selves or derive a profit from the intemperance of 

 others. But is there no remedy for this evil ? — 

 Yes. Let our sober citizens do tlieir duty. Let 

 them attend to the polls and agree together that 

 they will send no men to the legislature, and ap- 

 point no men magistrates, who will not pledge 

 themselves to make and execute all necessary 

 laws for •A\e suppression of intemperance. Let 

 sober men speak, and speak loud and speak at the 

 polls on this subject. If they will, their voice will 

 be heard, and will be regarded. If they will not, 

 they must continue to pay Four millions annually, 

 in the shape of a poor tax, for the support of; 

 drunkards. — N". Y. Observer. 1 



Extraordinary Jf'ill made by a .Viser in Ireland. 

 — The words are : — " I give and bequealli to my 

 sister-in-law, Sarah Dennis, four old worsted 

 stockings ; which she will find underneath my 

 bed ; to my nephew, Charles Macartney, two oth- 

 er pair of stockings lying in the box where I keep 

 my linen ; to Lieut. Johnson, of his Majesty's 5th 

 regiment on foot, my old pair of white cotton 

 stockings, and my old scarlet great coat ; and to 

 Hannah Bourle, my housekeeper, in return for her 

 long and faithful services, my cracked carthern 

 jjitclier." Hannah in anger, told the legatees that 

 she resigned to them her valuable share of the 

 property and then retired. In equal rage, Charles 

 kicked down tlie pitcher, and as it broke, a multi- 

 ; tude of guineas burst out, and rolled along the 

 floor. This fortunate discovery induced those 

 j present to examine the stockings ; which to their 

 , great joy were crammed with money ! 



The corner stone of the building for the London 

 University was to be laid this month (September) 

 on the freehold ground, at the end of Gowef 

 street. It is to be faced with stone ; and will cost 

 £87,000. 



The Liverpool Mercury of tlie 4th of August 

 contains a handsome notice of the death of Messrsi 

 Adams and Jefferson. 



Cherries are natives of PontUs ; Quinces wei 

 brought from Crete ; Damsons from Damascui 

 Peaches from Persia ; Lemons from Media ; Fij 

 from Egypt and Cyprus ; Walnuts from Pont 

 Chesnuts from Surdas. 



Canal Anecdote. — We have heard a story, si 

 the N. York Evening Post, which we believe 

 be true, of an itinerant merchant, vulgarly call 

 a pedlar, who took passage on board one of 

 can-il-boats just before dinner. He made a i 

 comfortable meal, and e^-.pressed himself vci»' 

 Two dandies who were journeying on the Ridge satisfied with the acconunodations, and in p.irticu 

 Road in a gig on Saturday last, met with an ad- '"^ "'''•h the provisions. After having been driig 

 venture which a spectator has made a special re- ged two miles on the big ditch, he took a [jolit 

 quest to have recorded. a'"' aftectionate leave of the Captain, regrrltin, 



At the road side a waggoner stopped to grease that ''e could not longer enjoy the pleasure .ilin 

 the wheels of his heavily loaded team. Just at ! ''i"'' ""'S^'tion, and tendering a ii.c;:*eHO[ 1 .r hi 

 that moment, when there was not room for a third ! Pas^'i^e. The Captain said he must pay for hi 

 carriage, the d.-ndies dashed on in their gig. — j dinner; but the pedlar showed him the rata: 

 They did not kill the waggoner, though they en- "hich were three cents a mile, including/m/, ao 

 dangered his life ; neither did they lame any of [ ''epn'ted leisurely to pursue his mercantile .-iieci 

 his horses, though they nearly overturned one of ! '''•"^'"^• 



the team. But the w-aggoner, instead of being 

 thankful for escaping with his life and limb, re- 

 sented the supposed affront, and forthwith saluted 

 the dandies with his pot and the whole of its con- 

 tents, a mixture of grease and tar. Two new 

 coats were spoiled, and the gig was so besprinkled 

 and bespattered, that the yoirng men deemed it 

 advisable to return to the city by a bye road. 



The young men, who were of a respectable ap- 

 pearance, were not to he pitied by the spectators, 

 they iiad been so evidently in the wrong. 



Philadelphia pa. 



Cholera Morbus. — A correspondent of the N. Y. 

 Daily Advertiser prescribes the following remedy 

 for the Cholera Morbus, and says he has known 

 many instances of its success. It is only to swal- 

 low a small dose of turpentine, about the size of 

 a common hazel nut (15 or 20 grains) which 

 checks the disease, and generally removes it in 

 two or three hours. 



The Petersburgh (Va.) Intelligencer, in a style 

 r-vincing patriotic feelings and local pride, gives 

 an account of a recent sale of blood-horses there. 

 They sold at the enormous prices of from 150 to 

 .'iSOO dollars each! averaging 994 dollars, 87^ cents. 

 The Intelligencer remarks, that none of the pur- 

 chasers reside out of the State, and exultingly ex- 

 claims — "Virginia is still herself." [Salem Gaz.] 



Mr Poinsett, U. S. Minister to Mexico, gave a 

 splendid ball and supper on the night of the 4th of 



July, wirich is said to have cost Jl.'SOO a pretty 



good slice from a salary of .$9000. 



The Saratoga Sentinel mentions a valuable im- 

 provement in the construction of a threshing ma- 

 chine. It is said to be simple and economical, the 

 whole expense not exceeding thirty dollars. Water 

 or horse power can be applied, and a man and a 

 horse may thresh from 80 to 100 bushels per day. 

 The patentee is Col. James Hyde. 



The cultivation of Cotton has been commenced 

 in Mexico, by emigrants from South-Carolina and 

 Georgia. 



JAMES BLOODGOOD & Go's 

 Xiirsery at Flushing, on Long Island, near JVt 

 York. 

 IN be' alf of the proprietors of the aboi 

 nursery, the subscriber soiicils the orciora 

 horticulturists who may be desirous ol'.-loc 

 ,-ardens and fields with fruit trees of (In fm( 

 sorls and most beHlthy ar;d vigorous storks the jnesc 

 autumn. 



BLOODCOOD& Co. a/lend personally lo Ike inocnlali 

 and eiigraflmgnf all their fruil Irets, and purchau 

 may rely with confidence that the trees they orde^ii 

 prove genuine. ^h 



The subscriber, agent of the above nursery, w 

 ceive orders (or any quantity of 



FRUIT AND FUKE.ST TRF.ES, 

 FLOWERING SHRUBS, 



ASD 



Pl.AN-J'S. 



And (he trees will be delivered in this city at th 

 I and expense oflhe Purchaser ; the bills may be 

 ; to him. 

 ] The reputation of this nursery is so extensively 



and has been so well sustained that I take leavi 

 : I'er those in want oft 



to any of (be Hoiticulti 

 in tliis city and i(s vicinity, and ifocular denioast 

 A late writer in a Cincinnati paper,estimatos tlie ' is desired, I invite those who wi-h to be thus sat 

 number of inhabitants in that city at Forty Thous- '" examine the trees in my garden at Dorcheslei 

 and! It is but a few years, since the city was l"''*'^ l^'''"''";''' '""-"'ry for three or four years 

 thought to e.xhibita most surprising instance of ! ^r.!-°! ":!'''-'"" "°^ '" ''^^""S' ^" "'=> ''ealthjl 

 vapid increase when its population amounted to 

 Fifteen Thousand. 



Over 10,000 emigrants have arrived at (.^iuebcc 

 this year from Great Britain. More expected dai- 



ly! 



(Quince Wine. — Many farmers prepare this wine 

 in considerable quantity in New York. When 

 properly made it is excellent, and preferabl 

 many foreign wines. Pennsylvania is famous for 

 quince v.ine. [Snowdcn.] 



The elegant map of South Carolina, lately pub- 

 lished, cost the state about $90,000, and tlio map OO'Publish 

 of Virginia, also lately published, cost that state I """' P^y-*'"' 

 about .'*(i5,500. [Patriot.] 



gorous state 



Catalogues will be delivered gratis on applio 



'o ZEB. coaict 



Rogers' Building — Congress Sin 



Buslon, ^iugiul 'ibili, 1820. eotf. 



To Farmers and .ligrir.ulturisls. 



WHITE MULBERRY TREE SEED.-J 



Geok(;e MnRuoiK, No. 14 Market Square, hs 



received from Windham county, Connecticut, 2l\ 



to [quantity of White Mulberry 'free seed, of this se^ 



'growth. The excellence of the leaf for the food ^ 



Silk Worm is too well known to need further reB 



menJation. 6t. Aiiyust 



^l■iday at 1 hree Dollars p(# 

 end of the year— tnt thoi 



pay witliin sixty days from the time of subscribi 



entitled lo a deduction c;f Fifty Cei»tf . 



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