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THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR. 



ing of maiuiie, perhaps at au average of fifteen 

 four-horse loads per acre. His croj) of wheat -is 

 seldom less than fifteen hundred bushels, but of- 

 ten much more; his average rye crop is about four 

 hundred and fifty bushels, and his corn crop an- 

 nually about five hundred bushels— all which 

 grain", at the present low prices, would amount to 

 more than Iwo thousand dollars annually, and at 

 former prices to double tliat amount, and his 

 farm withal is very high improved." 



Natural Curiosity. — We understand that 

 the Boston Society of Natniul History have re- 

 ceived, through the politeness of D. S. McCau- 

 ley. Est). U. S. Consul atTrii)oli, two rare varie- 

 ties of African sheep. Three of these atiiinals, 

 a ram, ewe and lamb, covered with close, thick 

 wool, are fine specimens of the four-horned va- 

 riety from Benzari. in the Tripoli regency. 

 They are also distinguished by the great breadth 

 of the tail, which occasionally attains the weight 

 of 15 lbs. resembling marrow in its substance, 

 and esteemed a great delicacy by epicures. The 

 fourth specimen, a ram of the Fezzan variety, is 

 clotlied with hair, which forms a mane upon the 

 neck and shoulders, and attains the length of 

 several inches on the dewlap. In the hair, as 

 well as the long and slender legs, this animal 

 nearly approaches the goat ; while the project- 

 ing nose and recurved horns, eminciilly distin- 

 guishes this variety. In its native st;ili-. tlie ani- 

 mal inhabits the inaccessible clifts of the Alias 

 range, whence a single specimen was recently 

 procured, as a great curiosity, lor the Zoological 

 Society of London. 



These animals are temiJorarily deposited at 

 the stable of Mr. Loring, in Devonshire street, 

 and are well worthy the inspection of menibers 

 of the liegishuure, and others, who feel an inter- 

 est in the improvement of our breed of sheep. — 

 Mlas.. 



Grasshoppers in January, and in the cold- 

 est DAY IN the Year. — Our fi-ifud, Mr. Abiicr 

 Caldwin, of Woodbridge, sent us this uiorning a 

 small box containing a parcel, more or less, (for 

 they are frisking about so like that spotted pig, 

 that we can't count them,) of real long-legged, 

 spindle-shanked grass-hoppers, which lie gatherd 

 in the open air on Tuesday last — tliprmomcter at 

 zero. We do not know how this pheuomcnoii is 

 to be accounted for, but we know that iiimiedi- 

 ately after their appearance we had a thaw. Any 

 body that wants to see tliem can just look into 

 our sanctorum. We may call them snow-hop- 

 pers heraftcr. — .\'eiv Haven Herald. 



A Bank worth having. — It is a c'y often heard 

 in these times, that bijnks won't discount. We 

 know a bank whose vault is well stored with the 

 richest treasures, which is opened to all who are 

 disjjosed to apply, and whicli, through all the 

 pressnre, has been as ready to disroiiiit as in the 

 the most prosperous time, ticutlc reader ! if you 

 are content to quit spcculalioii, and willing simp- 

 ly to make your mark, you ran ho ai-rommoda- 

 ted. This bank lias a perpetual charter, and is 

 known as the Grand Bank of Terra Firma : an 

 entrance may be found upon the sunny side of 

 the most of our hills. 



Its keys, uliirh you must grasp without gloves, 

 are the plcu-li, tK." s|ku1c, and the hoe. The only 

 security it n-qnins is industry, endorsed by tern 

 perance and it seldom offers any thing but sub- 

 stantial currency. Those who have made them- 

 selves lean by complaining of hard times and the 

 scarcity of money, need only try one experi- 

 ment, and the sooner they take the responsibility 

 the better. 



truly admirable. There arc at present some twenty-five 

 men emplovcd there, every ona noieclessly fulnliing IiU 

 provinee. 



Inth" ... -,-■1 



ofthem >> , i . 



pleye<li.. 



and places it in a position to be ready t<> rec-n *■ mm ingot 



in proper time. Doctor Riddle presi,!.^ -., ;i,ut- 



■ ■ ■ ■ ' ■ has introducril im > ' - 



ficial reforms. The ingots are ne.xt ;i^-.i^ > ■ ■ ' -' n 



to the rollinij room ; lierethey are n'^nui il .. . ,: ii. tir- 

 lace, where a certim beat is infused intothcoi prep.trito- 

 ■y to their being rolled. The rollinu is performed by the 

 ipplicatioa of machinery, and consists in rolling out the 

 ngots. whether silver or gold, to a consi6tenc\- (»f a re- 

 quired breadth and thickness, resemblin;:! iti finite iron 

 hogshead hoops. — Tliese are next conveyed to tin- ;uljust- 

 where they are adjusted, so lit. Lt w lien ' ut out 

 pieces for eagles, half eagle.-i. Ii:ill l^.li:l^^. 4U:ir- 

 ters, dimes, or half dimes, they V. ill be lound of proper 

 his being done, these silver or gold slabs are, 

 by otlier machinery, cut into e.xact circular sizes of the 

 designed coins. The are nest brousiht to the mill where 

 the edge is raised on them. This mill is another evidence 

 of the perfection of machinery. The round pieces are 

 put iiito a kind of hopper, where they are placed over one 

 another in pile, and drawn out one by one ; the edge is 

 raised hy their coining iu contact with a piece of grooved 

 metal as they go round, alter which they drop down; they 

 are linally taken to the coining room, where, by machine- 

 ry also, they are one after another dniwn under'the stamp- 

 ing press, where they receive the necessary impression, 

 out good and current money of the I'nitvd States 

 to which the most scrupulous Bentonian could not object. 

 The whole of tho machinery is worked by a powerful 

 id splcadidlv finished steam engine, |daced in the centre 

 of the buildiiis; where the coining, which we have en- 

 deavored imperfectly to describe, is carried on. — N. O. 

 Picayune. 



A Story for onr own Times. 



A venerable old Dutchman, after having occupied all the 

 offices of one of the principal cities of tlie republic, xvith 

 great honor, and liaviiig amassed a great fertune in tlie 

 most unexceptionable manner, finally formed the resolu- 

 tion of going to terminate his days tranquilly at his coun- 

 try seat. But before retiring, he wished to take leave of 

 his friends and connections, and accordingly invited them 

 all to a feast at his house. 



The gueste, who expected a most sumptuous repast, 

 were much surprised on going into the room to see there a 

 long oaken table, barelv covered with a co.irse blue cloth. 

 On bci.ig seated, they were served on wooden plates, with 

 salted herring, rye bread and butter, with some cheese 

 and curdled milk, W'ooden vases, filled with small beer, 

 were passed round for each of tlio guests to serve them- 

 selves. This e.Ttrcme oddity of the old gcntlem an caused 

 secret muraiurings among the companv \ but out of re- 

 spect to his age and wealth, instead ot' shewing discon- 

 tent, they pretended to relish tlieir frugal faro ; and some 

 of them even complimented him for the cordiality of 

 these good old times which he had brought to remem- 

 brance. The old man — who was not duped by this feign- 

 ed sitisfiction — did not wish to carry the joke further — 

 but at a siu'iial which he g«ve, some servants, habited as 

 country women, entered, bringing the second service. \ 

 white cloth succeeded the coarse blue one, and jsomc 

 pewter plates replaced the wooden ones. Instead of rye- 

 bread, dried herring and cheese, they were served with 

 good briiwii bread, fresh beef, boiled fish and strong beer. 

 ,\t this unexpected change, the secret niurinurs ceased j 

 the polite invitation on the part of the old man became 

 more pressing, and the gucsu ate with a better appetite. 

 Hardly had they fime to tacte the second service, when 

 they saw tlie butler enter, followed by half a dozen ser- 

 vants in brilliant livery, bringing the tli'ird. 



Ladies' Companio.n. — We have received the 

 January number of the Ladies' Companion pub- 

 lished by WiiL W. Snowden, 109 Fulton St. N. 

 York City. This magazine is conducted in a 

 very jible manner, its contents are from the pens 

 of some of the first writers in the country and it 

 ranks high among those periodicals devoted to 

 the interests of the other sex. A splendid sttel 

 engraving accompanies the present number. We 

 would reccoinmend it to the public patronage. 



A superb table ( 

 flowered cloth, re| 

 immediately covi 





vered with a beautiful 

 one, A side board was 

 M -t plate and most cu- 



1 exqu 



■ the fa 



freely pasi 



in an' adjoining room, 1 • 

 merry. But the good old 

 ence hindered the guests 

 tlieir full joy, rose and ad- 

 " I give you thanks, lad 

 you have granted me. It i- i .t I .ili rue mj 

 and leave you to your libert\ , r.m 1 , i. ihe ball ( 

 mences, which I have ortiiiil i i' Mi.ircil fort 

 who love the dance, permit hi' i - i i . . u with 

 design that I proDosed to i \i:u toa 



past which has appeared s' I . I i-!..dthe 



to give you an idea of our Hi; M ill i i. i , i >tors 

 to their high estate, and acquired liori I , i .1; ; :,iirl i 

 er, by living in the frugal manner wIhi m .■. r 



first service. Our fathers preserved t: ; i 



only by living in the simple manner ot i . ! , . i 



has retr.iced an image. Ifitisperniiii.il i" m > ! ■ 

 who is about to leave you, to speak freely what he th 

 1 must say, that 1 fear the e.'stravagant profusion w 

 ycu have remarked in the last service, and which i: 

 [ircsent style of living — will deprive us of more than 

 ancestors have acquired by the sweat of the brow, 

 our fathers have transmitted to us by their industry 

 wise calculations." 



A M I,-- r 1.1 1 -Ti,- rn;ii.','.. h-.i.i i'.. r 



"The I ' /~ . i' V . !■ 



.\n Example. — The following we find in the 

 Maysville Eagle. It is related of Mr. Craddook, 

 a member of the Kentucky Senate, from the 

 counties of Hardin and Meade : — 



" Sir, said Mr. C. what I have said here to-day 



IS been said in a rough way, and if it has 

 wounded any Senator, I hope he will attribute it 

 to no unkind feelings, but to my want of the pol- 

 ish of education. Sir, your Siiperintendant of 

 Connnon Schools has said that there are many 

 I of (amil) in this Commonweahh who can 

 neither read or write, and il is but too true. My 

 oiim marriage bond has my mark to it, and my 

 who now sits in Ilie other house, was a stout 

 boy when 1 learned to \\ rite." 



Mr. C. is now not only a respectable Senator, 

 hut a good lawyer. Wliat more need be said in 

 his praise.' — JVat. Intel. 



Starting children in the >vorld. — Many an 

 unwise parent labors hard and lives sparingly 

 all his lili;, for the purpose of leaving enough to 

 give his children a start in the world, as it is call- 

 ed. Setting a young man afloat with money left 

 him by his relaVive-s, is like tying bladders under 

 the arin of one who cannot swim; teu chances 

 to one he will lo.se liis bladders and go to the bot- 

 tom. Teach him to swim and he will never need 

 bladders. Give your child a sound education, 

 and you have doiie enough for him. See, too, 

 that hie morals are pure, his mind cidlivated,and 

 his whole nature m.ide subservient to the laws 

 which BOVM-n men, and you have given him what 

 will be of more value than the wealth of the In- 

 dies. You have given him a start which no mis- 

 fortune can deprive him of. The earlier you 

 teach him lo depend upon his own reBource.s, 

 the hetler." 



THE MARKETS. 



BRlGUTOiN M.KRKET— Monday, January 25, 1841. 

 (Reported for the Daily Advertiser and Patriot.) 



.\t market 385 Beef Cattle, 80 Stores, and 8G0 Sheep, 

 25 Beef Cattle unsold. 



Pricks — Jie^ Cattle — Sales were not very quick, and 

 the prices obtained last week for some qualities were nut 

 sustained. We quote a few extra g6 .50 ; first quality ^6 

 a 6 25 ; second quality 5 25 a ^5 70 ; third quality gi 25 

 a ,■^3. 



Slietp — Lots were sold at g'2 and 2 50 ; Wethers, g3, 

 4 25. + 50 and ,95, 



Suiine — None at market, 



NEW YORK CATTLE iMAKIvET, Jan. 25, 1841. 

 (Reported for the Journal of Commerce.) 



At market 9C0 head of Beef Cattle including 50 left 

 over last week ; 175 w.as from the South, 150 from the East, 

 and the balance from this State ; 85 Milch Cows, and 

 13(X) Sheep. 



The Beef market was the same as last week ; 750 head 

 were sold at S7 to S9, averaging K8 the 100 lbs. 



Milch Cows were all taken at Jjf20, 30, and J?40 each. 



Sheep were in good demand, and all sold at g3, 4, 5, 

 and $G SO, 



EA.ST.UIL HALL MARKET— BOSTON, 

 RETAIL rnicES. 



Butter, lump, pr lb 17 a 22 



" firkin. ly a 20 



Cheese, new milk, pr lb 7 a !) 



" four meal, 5 a 7 

 Eggs, pr di 



Beef pr lb 



do corned 



do smoked 

 Beeftallow. prlb 

 Pork, whole hogs 

 Pork, fresh 



'■ salted 

 Hams, Boston, prlb 

 Pctatoes, per bushel 

 Clover, northern, prlb 



" Luzerne, or French 33 



Ti.m.t: V, < r Herds tirass, pr bush 4 GO 



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