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THE GENESEE FARMER 



July 16, 1831. 



Hints to People of Moderate Fortune.— 

 The prevailing evil of the present day is ex- 

 travagance. I know very well that the old 

 are too prone to preach about modern de- 

 generacy, whether they have cause or not; 

 Cut laugh as we may at the sage advice of 

 our fathers, it is too plain that our present 

 sxpensive habits are productive of much 

 domestic unhappiness, and injurious to pub- 

 lic prosperity. Our wealthy people copy all 

 •he toolish and extravagant caprices of Eu- 

 ropean fashion, without considering that we 

 have not their laws of inheritance among 

 US, — and that our frequent changes of poli- 

 cy render property far more precarious here 

 than in the old world. However it is not 

 to the rich I would speak. They have an 

 undoubted right to spend their thousands as 

 they please; and if they spend them ridicu- 

 lously it is consoling to reflect that they 

 must, in some way or other, benefit the 

 poorer classes. People of moderate for- 

 tunes have likewise an unquestioned right 

 to dispose of their hundreds as they please ; 

 jut I would ask is it wise to risk your happi- 

 ness in a foolish attempt to keep up with the 

 opulent ? Of what use is the effort which 

 takes so much of your time, and all of your 

 income? Nay, if any unexpected change 

 in affairs should deprive you of a few yearly 

 'aundreds, you will find your expenses have 

 exceeded your income — thus the foundation 

 of an accumulating debt will he laid, and 

 your family will have formed habits but 

 poorly calculated to save you from the 

 threatened ruin. Not one valuable friend 

 will be gained by living beyond your means, 

 and old age will be left to comparative, if 

 Uot to utter poverty. 



There is nothing in which the extrava- 

 gance of the present day strikes me so for- 

 cibly as the manner in which our young 

 yeople of moderate fortune furnish their 

 bouses. 



A few weeks since I called upon a far- 

 mer's daughter who had lately married a 

 young physician of moderate talents, and 

 destitute of fortune. Her father had given 

 her at her marriage, all he ever expected to 

 give her ; viz. two thousand dollars. Yet the 

 Tower part of the house was furnished with 

 as much splendor as we usually find among 

 the wealthiest. The whole two thousand had 



Seen expended upon Brussels Carpets, Ala- 

 aster Vases, Mahogany Chairs, and Mar- 

 ble Tables. I afterwards learned that the 

 snore useful household utensils had been for- 

 gotten ; and that a few weeks after her 

 wedding, she was actually obliged to apply 

 '.o her husband for money to purchase bas- 

 kets, iron spoons, clothes lines, &c. — and 

 "y.er husband, made irritable by the want of 

 yioney, pettishly demanded why she had 

 . • bought so many things they did not want. — 

 •■J)id the Doctor gain any patients, or she a 

 Single friend, by offering their visitors wa- 

 ter in richly cut glass tumblers, or serving 

 them with costly damask napkins, instead of 

 Alain soft towels ? No, — Their foolish van- 

 yy made them less happy, and no more re- 

 spectable. 



Had the young lady been content with 

 Kiddcrminister carpets, and vases of her 

 own making, she might have put one thou 

 «and dollars at interest ; and had she obtai- 

 ned six per cent., it would have clothed her 

 as well as the wife of any man, who de- 

 pends merely upon his own industry, ought 

 to be clothed. This would have saved much 

 domestic disquiet ; for, after all, human na 



ture is human nature, and a wife is never 

 better beloved, because she teazes for mo- 

 ney. 



THE INDIANS. 

 A writer in the Connecticut Mirror, gives the 

 following estimate of the numbers of the Indians, 

 within the following States : — 



Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode-Island and 

 Virginia, 2,500 



New- York and Pensylvania, 7,500 



North and South Carolina. 3,100 



Georgia, . 7,800 



Tennessee and Ohio, 3,000 



Alabama, 20,000 



Mississippi, 24,000 



Louisiana, Indiana, Illinois, and Mis- 

 souri, 17,000 



85,000 

 Some of the number estimated for New-York 

 have removed to Green Bay : and great numbers 

 located in the state of Mississippi have already, or 

 are now about pulling up stakes and removing to 

 the west side of the river Mississippi. 



There are within the United States and Terri 

 tories, east of the Rocky Mountains, 57 

 tribes, containing 230,000 



West of the Rocky Mountains, 80,000 



Rochester Daily Adv.) 



316,000 



WELL DONE, BAY STATE. 

 Massachusetts is determined not to be behind 

 the " intelligence of the age." In 30 days ses- 

 sion, they passed laws establishing 



6 Insurance Companies, 



3 Banking Companies, 



1 Steam Boat Company, 



1 Canal Company, (Springfield,) 



5 Manufacturing Companies, 



C Rail Road Companies, 



1 State Horticultural Society. 

 The Rail Companies, are from Boston to Wor- 

 cester, — to Providence, — to Taunton, — to Onta- 

 rio, — the Granite Rail Way, and the West 

 Stockbridge Rail Road Company. They also 

 passed a law, incorporating " the American So- 

 ciety for encouraging the settlement of the Oregon 

 Territory." The legislature showed a good de- 

 gree of industry, worthy imitation. — lb. 



COPY RIGHT. 



It appears from an article in the Commercial 

 Advertiser of two or three columns, that Dr. 

 Noah Webster, was the first applicant for a copy 

 right, in the United States. In 1782, during the 

 revolutionary war, Dr. W. composed two small 

 books, intended as elementary works for the in- 

 struction of children in the English language;- 

 living then in Goshen, Orange County; he went 

 about, from state legislature to state legislature 

 and finally to congress; but he could get no law 

 enacted securing him a copy right for his works 

 In 1790, the constitution vesting the authority of 

 copy rights in congress, a general law was pas- 

 sed. In 1825, while the Doctor was in London, 

 he observed that the British laws were more lib- 

 eral than our own, which induced him to suggest 

 the passage of a new law in the United States, 

 extending the time of copy rights ; which, after 

 the vicissitudes of several years, was finally pas- 

 sed last winter in congress. It is supposed that 



Dr. W. expended in time and money, more than 

 81000, in order to get the first law passed. 



Thus it will be seen that Dr. Noah Webster is 

 the father of American spelling book makers — o! 

 copy rights, and their extension. — lb. 



IMPROVED STORES. 



Anew plan is introduced in New-York; that 

 is, a floor upon an inclined plan, rising gradually 

 from front to rear. This makes a most gorgeous-- 

 display, to the passer-by. An improvement might 

 easily be made upon this plane ; the whole front, 

 of the store should rest on two door posts ; let the 

 windows compose all the remaining part of the 

 front — then have the shelves, drawers, and side 

 cases, all fixed to a moveable floor, in convenient 

 sections of 12 or 15 each; then costruct rollers un- 

 der the floor; when the whole sides could be re- 

 moved into the street in a few minutes in case oi 

 fire. — lb. 



EUROPEAN CITIES. 



London-, is 10 miles long on the Thames, from 

 east to west, and Gj broad from nordi to south, and 

 50 miles in circumference. Population 1,500.000 

 It contains 



70 Squares, 

 800 Streets, 

 174000 Houses, 

 146 Churches, 

 82 Chapels of Ease, 

 16 Roman Catholic Chapels. 



6 Jewish Synagogues, 



7 Quaker's Chapels, 

 163 Dissenter's Chapels. 



14 Theatres, 

 4 Medical Colleges. 

 33 Hospitals, 

 72 Banks. 

 Paris, is 4$ miles long and 3i broad; and 17 

 miles in circumference. Population 750,000. It 

 is under the municipal government of 12 mayor- 

 alties, and contains 

 12 Palaces, 

 16 Bridges, 

 28 Hospitals, 

 67 Banks, 

 142 Churches, 

 80 Fountains, 

 22 Markets, 

 4 Museums, 

 9 Prisons, 

 14 Theatres. 

 Constantinople, is built on seven hills ; on the 

 land side it is very strong, having a strong wall 

 and triple fortifications, 18 feet apart. In these 

 are 6 gates and 5 bridges. On the river side arP 

 ,16 gates. Population 550,000. Contains 

 45000 Houses, 

 300 Mosques, 

 25 Greek Churches, 

 130 Baths, 



200 Palaces and Seraglios. 

 The Sultan's Palace is said to be three miles in 

 circumference. — lb. 



The Ontario Messenger states, that the formers 

 of Old Ontario have sold mostly for cash, 130,000 

 lbs. wool, amounting to about S&O.OOO. 



Ccrtious Calculation. A student of the Vrf. 

 University, states, that the- chances that Jcflefsmi 

 and Adams would die on the snap dav, WcTe tip 

 ward's of 1,721,000 against it, 



