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NEW ENGlJ^xND FARMER. 



RURAL LIFE. 

 Oh, knew we but his happiness ; of men 

 The happiest he, who far from public raje, 

 Drinks tht pure pleasures of the rurjf life. 

 Sure peace is his ; a solid life estranged 

 To disappointment, and fallacious hope ; 

 Rich in content ; in Nature's bounty rich, 

 fn herbs and fruiti ; whatever greens the spring;. 

 A\'hen heaven descends in showers ; or bends the bough, 

 ■VVhen summer reddens, and when autunm beajus. 

 Here too dwell simple truth ; plain innocence ; 

 Unsullied beauty ; sound unbroken youth, 

 Patient of labor, with a little pleas'd ; 

 Health ever blooming ; unambitious toil ; 

 Calm contemplation, with a mind at ease. 



From the N'cw-Vork Stattsniaii. 

 Ilorliculttire. — Mr. Parker, of the village of 

 ( irecnwich, has been actively engaged lor sevc- 

 lal seasons, in making c.<iperinients lor the im- 

 j)rovempnt ol horlicultiire, which has been too 

 long, anil too much neglected in this country. — 

 It is almost incrcilible what quantities of vege- 

 tables may be I'aised in a common kitchen gar- 

 den, by proper cultivation. On a soil not appa- 

 rently remarkable for its fertility, Mr. Parker 

 has now ripening a second crop of corn, which 

 grew this season, an ear of which has been left 

 ;it tnr orticc, and which is already sufliciently 

 advanced for seed. He has a tine bed of beets 

 now growing, and nearly arrived at maturity, 

 on the same ground, from which he has the pre- 

 sent season gathered a crop of onions. Some of 

 his vegetables, such as beets and squashes, arc 

 of a monstrous size. But what is still more rare, 

 he has row s of cotton, both Upland and S. Island, 

 now ripe for the harvest, and will probably at- 

 tend the Agricultural Fair in this county, clad in 

 a suit of cotton reared by his own luinds. We un- 

 derstand that another wealthy and enterprising 

 citizen intends to appear in a similar dress. A 

 ■fine boll of Mr. Parker's cotton, resembling in its 

 present appearance a water-lily, and also a stock 

 of rice, which grew in his garden, have been 

 iefl at our office for the examination of the cu- 

 rious. 



From the Boston Statesman. 



Wool. — We have often urged our country 

 brethren to the growing of this staple material, 

 hnd we now call upon them again to doiilde 

 their exertion in producing this necessary arti- 

 cle of consumption from their farms. The 

 Kritish government sometime since laid a duty 

 of Gd slerhng per ib. on wool, which has caused 

 an inllux into this country. 



We un<lorsiand from July to September in- 

 clusive, of this year, there have been bro\ight 

 into this port 22'2,<M6 lbs. of wool, principally 

 liom Hnssia, .Sweden, Lisbon, and .Smyrna. 



The im]iortance of so eiTi|dojing the indus- 

 try of our jiopulation must be obvious, and the 

 iisolessness and impropriety of suffering foreign- 

 ers to be exhausting the wealth of our country, 

 iti cases where we possess so inany advantages 

 must be apparent to every tiiind. 



From the Philadelphia A'alional (ia^.ette. 

 Steam lliigiiie. — Thomas Hatton, an intclli- 

 jfent mechanician of this city, has constructed 

 the model of a steam engine, in which the jiro- 

 IX'lling power is applied, in a manner altogether 

 dittereat from that, in which steam has been 



used heretofore, in the movement of machmcry. 

 The model consists of a wheel of brass, about 

 six inches in diameter, on the periphery of 

 which the steam is ap|)lied in chambers, formed 

 by the wheel and a metal rim which surrounds j 

 it. — The steam introduced into these chambers, | 

 acts upon blocks of metal or pistons closing the 

 chambers, and maltes strokes almost equal in 

 length to the circumfertnce of the wheel. The 

 machinery for inducting and educting the steam 

 is ingenious and well adapted to its object. The 

 advantages proposed by the inventor are sim- 

 plicity, and economy in the cost of construction, 

 in the consumption of t'uel, and in the number 

 of hands necessary to work it. As the motion 

 is rotary, he avoids thereby the necessity of the 

 balance w heel, and the loss of time between the 

 ascent and descent of the pistons. The weight 

 will not exceed half that of an ordinary engine, 

 <ind it will not occupy more than half the room. 

 The model which is completed has been put in 

 motion with atmospheric air, the wheel mov- 

 ing at the rate of 1,00 revolutions jier minute, 

 under a pressure of one pound per sijuare inch, 

 applied upon a piston not exceeding half an inch 

 •in diameter. 



SELF.CTED FOR THE KEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



If you rise from table with an appftite, you will not 

 often sit down without one. 



The smaller the drink the clearer the hertd, and the 

 cooler the blood. 



Men are now-a-day.i more careful of the breeds of 

 their horses and horned cattle than of their children, 

 though careless enough of the former. But as to the 

 latter, money works wonders ; it conceals all defects, 

 mental and corporeal. 



Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule 

 but love. Authority is for children and servants. 



Friendship is a union of spirits, a marriage of hearts. 

 Choose a friend as thou dost a wife, till death separate 

 you. 



Some are so foolish as to interrupt and anticipate 

 those who speak, instead of hearing and thinking be- 

 fore they answer. Tliis is uncivil as well as silly. 



F.iinivocation is half way to lying, and lying the 

 uIloU waij to hell. 



It is wise not to ic(k a secret, and honest not to rc- 

 ttal one. 



He that has more knowledge than judgment is made 

 for another man's use rather than his own. 



It is folly to dispute upon many things which are 

 disputable. If you t:annot agree, yon m:iy ctiii>-ent to 

 disagree, and think differently from your friend williuut 

 quarelling with him. 



To be very subtle and scrupulous in business is as 

 hurtful as to be over confident and secure. 



To hazard much in order to get much, savors more 

 of avarice than of wisdom. 



There is no character in society more to be pitied, as 

 well as despised, than the idler. He is not only irk- 

 some to himself, but he hinders the industry of others. 

 13i?hop Taylor once said to a lady who neglected the 

 education o( her son, on the plea that he was too young 

 to he confined to study, " Madam, if yon don't fill your 

 son's head with something the devil will." 



Happiness ever flies away fastest when most eagerly 

 pursued, and no galley slaves labor harder than those 

 who di!Votc their lives to the pursuits of pleasure. 



He who has the character of a crafly and tricking 

 man, is entirely depri\ed of a principal instrument ol 

 business, and will find nothing succeed to his wish. 



Though the life of man be short of a hundred years 

 lie gives himself as much pains and anxiety as if he 

 were to live a thousand. 



The celebrated Dr. Cotton Mather, as a precaution 

 against the calamity of tedious visitors, wrote over the 

 door of his studv in large letters, be short^ 



From Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. 

 THE S-tLUTINO BOK.VET. 



Mr. Relj — I can give no better name than the 

 above to some of the t'ashionable Leghorns 

 which are now worn by the ladies. The front 

 brim is so constructed and protruded, that the 

 motion of the lady's walk keeps it in a perpetu- 

 al noilding action; and ! defy any person, w.th 

 the same eye-sight 1 possess to ascertain across 

 the street, whether the ladies mean that you 

 should tiAich your lint in return. 1 have com- 

 mitted several mistakes in this wrty ; and have, 

 afterwards found, to my no small chagrin, that 

 it was not the lady, but the lady's bonuet, that was 

 so familiarly nodd'ng to me across the street. 

 It was only yesterday morning as I was coming 

 down Chesnut street I was thus nodded to by 

 three ladies on the other side. It was so very 

 familiar, that I could not with any pretensions; 

 to gallantry avoid crossing, when lo ! to my utter t 

 contusion the ladies were perfect strangers td 

 me! — Asking pardon, I made a clumsy congee, i 

 and proceeded on my walk. This head attire 

 might lead to some unpleasant effects, or mis- 

 understandings. Yours, A Middle Aged Beau. 



A Clinchep.. — This term is frequently used, 

 but its origin is not generally known. It is thus 

 gi^ en by an English magazine. Two journey- 

 men mechanics were one day contending- for 

 siijieriority in the art of invention, and at length 

 laid a wager which of them cotild coin the 

 greatest lie. When the stakes were deposited, 

 he that was to begin declared that one moon- 

 light night he threw a ten-penny nail with such 

 force that it went quite through the body of th( 

 lunar orb. which was then at its lull. '' That's 

 true," said his opponent, " for 1 was on tht 

 other side at the very moment, and with m^. 

 claw hammer 1 clinched the nail." The lasj 

 fellow was adjudged the prize, and from tha 

 time every outrageous falsehood has been term 

 cd a clinchef. 



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New Pkdestkiamsm. — An idle disorderly fel 

 low at an inn, having proposed to walk for ; 

 wager, " you had better," said the landlord 

 "• walk about your business." 



Turkish Logic. — A young man desperately ii 

 love with a girl of Stanchio, early sought t 

 marrv her, but his proposals were rejected, li 

 consequence, he destroyed himself by poison.— 

 The Turkish police arrested the father of th' 

 obdurate fair, and tried him for ctilpablo homi 

 cide. If the accused (argued they with becom 

 ing gravity) had not had a daughter, the deceas 

 ed would not have fallen in love, consequenfl; 

 he would not have been disappointed, conse 

 quently he would not have swallowed poisoEi 

 consequently he would not have died ; buth' 

 (the accused) had a daughter, and the decease j 

 had fallen in love, &c. Upon all these counts h 'I 

 was called ujion lo pay the price of the younjj 

 man's life; and this being tixed at eighty pias; 

 tres, was accordingly exacted. 



It was said that the pope advised Petrarch t| 

 marry Laura — but that the poet refused becaus 

 he feared that the familiarity of marriage wool 

 extinguish his passion. A blunt pcr.son on rear 

 ing tlie anecdote observed, '• there is a fool wh ' 

 won't eat his diQucr. lest he should lose his a[ 

 petite " 



