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E W E N G L A N D FARMER 



AUGI ST31, -Sir, 



jpas^ssii.Si.^sa" 2'. 



HYMN TO KNOWLEDGE. 



Sung at thf. Annual Sch ol Dinntr at Faneuil Hall: 



BY T. G. FESBENDF.N, ESQ. 



Tune, O'd Hundred. 

 Kniivledgp is P.iwer; fnim Learning's lieig't 

 Is bcaineil tliMt inldllcciual liglit, 

 Wliiili points the patli, ami aids the aim 

 To viiiui', happiness r.iid fame 



Al Highly Knowle Ige formed the earth, 

 Tliat science which gave nature liirth, 

 Enibhized ihe snn, illumed the spheres, 

 In microscopic tnite appears. 



In cultured intellect we find 



An rmlilcni ol Omniscient mind, 



A splendid pencil of li.osc rays 



Whose full disj)lay would seraphs daze. 



Celeslial Science led the sage, 

 (The noblisl name on history's p=ge) 

 T' arrest and dissipate ihe force 

 Of lightning in its headlong course, 



Mind's sublimated efforts taught 



The venturous reronaut 



On air-lorne vehicle to rise. 



Spurn in.! dull earth and scale the skies. 



And since the great omnitic plan 

 Made "mind the measure of the man," 

 Let " sons of soul " promote the pure. 

 Sublime pursuits of literature. 



Language is powerless to disclose 

 The gratelul homage due to those. 

 Whose aurt'ing cares the growth effect 

 Of adolescent intellect. 



And let Columbia's rising race 

 Give mental worth its own high place ; 

 Prize pearls of Knowledge more than aught. 

 Or all, for gold e'er sold or bought. 



[Mr McLellan'sin our next.] 



oft'. He inaile a spriiis — cleared tlic giiinviile, 

 atul fairly sliippfd liis tema'e friend, in s<>0'i o"l^'i 

 and well condilioiied, in, aiul n;ion tlie yood ship 

 ra led tlK-Naiiry of GrecnnrU : and tlieii ran to 



his inaster, wagfring 'li* «"''!' ="* "' "'"" """" ^''■■" 

 she niiglit reiiiain on board. — Bost. Jour. 



Sagacity OF DOGS. — Many curious, yet well 

 aiithentioated anecdotes, illustrating the wonder- 

 ful sagacity of the canine race, arc related — 

 among which the following, which we find in an 

 old English paper, is not the leist remarkable. A 

 iarge Newfonn.lland dog, belonged to the Cupt. 

 of a ship engaged in the trade between Nova Scotia 

 and Greenock. — On one occasion, thn Captain 

 brought from Halifa.x a beautiful cat, uliicli form- 

 ed a particular acquaintance with Uover ; and 

 these two animals of such different natures, were 

 almost inseparable during the passage. On ar- 

 riving at Greenock, the eat was presented by the 

 Captain tv a lady of bis acquaintance, who resid- 

 ed nearly half a mile from the quay, in whose 

 family she remained several weeks, and was oc- 

 •rasiotially visited by her friend and fellow passen- 

 ger, Kover, who seemed not a little displeased at 

 the separation which had taken place between 

 them. 



On Ihe day, however, when the ship was to 

 leave the port for another voyage, the unusual bus- 

 tle on board, gave Rover a hint of what was go- 

 ing on — anil he decided on his course of conduct 

 without delay. He jumped on shore, niade his 

 last visit to pu.ss, seized her in his teeth, much to 

 her astonisliment, and carried her through the 

 streets to the quay, just as the ship was hauling 



Matkrnal AFFFCxroN. — During the i)reva!ence 

 ofa contagious fever in Ireland, a poor, houseless 

 woman and litr son, five years ohl, unable to ob- 

 tain shelter, and night coining on, were compelled 

 to lie down under a car, in a gravel pit. It was 

 the fir.st of January and excessively cold. The 

 atf. ctionate mother took off her own flannel coiit, 

 wrajjped it round the little object of her care, and 

 lut hiinin herbo.soni, atul laid down anil ilied. Ir 



ed how she 



I 



the morning, a man passing, inquir 



was; the cliild replied, she bad fallen asleep, and 

 he could not wake her. Such was the power of 

 a mother's love — the life of her child was dear- 

 er than her own. 



COCOONS AKD KAW MI.K. 



Til ■ Norili:iuipi()ii Silk Company, «ill paj I as!i i.ir' ecoof . 

 and Kaw !Si k ai Uicir Esial.libluneiu at ihe Oil Mill I ai-i ;« 

 Norihani|>i"t.. . , , , ,, j , j 



'Ihe Ci.i 001IS slioulii lie sir ppcd of llie II. ss. ai.d placed i.. 

 llic sun ihrci- <.r lour days hi sm cession, to dcslro\ llic ' In v« 

 alls, a.id >li(iiild uol he pnckcil lor Uan-ponalion ii'l •'" i n.ivr 

 i.rcii giiilii-i<"d jlirce weeks. II il»y an- pulii|. t.Kl.ii.- » i^l 

 rured.lhe (lamp uoss fiom ihe dead Ulirvsaiis »il' ra.i'C i.i.ni 

 to Ileal and r.-mlcr lliim usel.-ss. They .should lo r.u.-ti.ilv 

 packed lu drv boxes or barrels — n;il pri'sscii liiil r i:aki-.; down 

 I he fonipany "iH contact loraiiy quaiilily U< ,tl,IIIKJ i..isiiel, 

 lo I* deliviTcd ill jjood Older al ^ollhanl^n•ln I lie pr'ce 

 will ■ refiuhilcd airi.rduig loqiial-ly. Cnilivalor- sli .ohl r-'- 

 awaie Uini a loss of lili\ per cei.l is ollen made, by wanl .>! 

 alleiiliiin in leedins- t'""si iincnlly the price wli v.-.ry — lion-. 

 i'idO lo S.=>01l per l.Usliel wili he paid. It is Ihe mleiilioii «.! 

 ihe cunip.inv that lliis shall he a pcrniaiic iH inarkei l.ii O 

 coons an. I Kaw Silk. Cocnnns will I.e purchased l,v I e 

 pound, as soon as the necessary experimenls have i.eei me.le, 

 lo legulale llic price arcordiiif; lo ihe ape ol die Cn.ooiK, as 

 it IS well known, dial ihcy hcrnioegrailiially liRl.ier or s< veial 

 months, till all m.iisuire is evripoialed. Cullivalors li Ver 

 mniil and INew llamushire will find it convcuicnt lo!oi«ard 

 i;oc.)ons by llie Ki\ei Boats. 



Coinniunicalicns (post P-'>W'^';;='J^!',<' \\'|'|Ti- ;\l .' a.«H 



President, of the Northam]iton Silk Ci tnjiai y. 

 June 8. ; 



A HINT TO YOUNG MARRIED WO.MF.N. Never 



tell your affairs to any old gossiping housewife. 

 Let her appear ever so specious, so sincere, so 

 candid, be sure to avoid hers and keep your own 

 cmincil'; for the only reason she has for prying 

 into your secrets, insinuating herself into your 

 confidence, is to learn that some error, some de- 

 formity exists in your family, on which she iriay 

 feast in secret deiiglit for a lu.vnrious moment, 

 and then share some of the choicest bits with her 

 neighbors. Treasure this up, act upon it, and it 

 will save, you years of mortification, if not heart 

 biiruiu"; and sorrow. 



Abbavechef.se. — A countryman stopped at 

 a tavern and called for some bread and chce.se. It 

 was handed to him. He soon discovered that his 

 cheese was made from the bluest skim-milk, and 

 hard as a chip. He put a slice of it upon a fork, 

 and attempted to melt it, but found that impossi- 

 ble. During this efjort, the landlady entered the 

 room, when the traveller remarked — " I sjiy mad- 

 am, this is brave cheese of yours." " Brave ! 

 Why?" replied the landlady. " Kecaiise," re- 

 turned the traveller, "it will sooner 6iirn than 

 run." 



"In our country," exclaimed an Italian, "in 

 our country, sir, we have the ever burning Mount 

 Vesuvius." "Have you, indeed ! " replied a son 

 of Ameiica, "and in our country we have the 

 Falls of Niagara, which would put it out in five 

 ininutes." 



Newspapers. — The safety-valves lo the politi- 

 cal world, through which escape the su|erfluous 

 steam that is generated by the undue heat of party 

 warfare. 



Catechistical. — * Thkoolmarm ! thoolmarm ! 

 ttiay'nt we dree go out?' ' We three ! what three, 

 Jonas?' ' Vy, there's l,d.at'sone, there's Tom 

 Jenkins, dats two, and den dere's me, dats dree, 

 thkoolmarm.' ' A nice boy ! you may all go out 

 but just Tom Jenkins ' — ' '^"eth'm thkoolmarm 1 ' 

 I'. S. Tom Jenkins and Jonas were tin; Slim total 

 of the thkoolinarm's scholars. — Eagle. 



An awfuj, pause. — After the clergyman h.-id 

 united a happy pair not long ago, an awful silence 

 ensued, which was broken by an impatient youth's 

 exclaiming, ' don't be so unspeakably hapjiy ! ' 



FUESH Tl'RNIP SEED. 



Just received al 'he New England Seed S.orc a quaniily of 

 While Flat English Tr.rnip, lor lall sowing. 

 June S. If* 



BOUIVD VOLIMES OP THE SILK MAKUAI, 



Kor sale al llie A);rirullural War.li' use ami >'ew England 

 .<eed store, ihe firsi volume of iheS' k Jloinal and Practical 

 Farmer, neatly bound. Hrice GJ^ < ems. 



The hook conlalns I.I2 pages, aad a p.-eat amount of vnl- 

 uable iiiformalion on Ihe subject nf Silk Culture, It is deci- 

 deillv Ihe cheapest book, extant, that ireals upon that subject 



May 4. 



BIRD SEEDS 



For sale at Ihe New Engl.inil Seed Store. Canary Seed, 

 Rape Seed, Heuip Seed a'i.d maw Seed for sick birds. 



Jude!22. 



COCOUNS WA.\TED, 



The proprietors of the New England Seed Store, conneclcH 

 with Ihe New England Fanner, are ready lo purchase Silk 

 Cor. ...IIS in any quantity, lor wind, the Ingliesi murkei price 

 willbe paid. J"ne 22. 



FRESH AND GENUINE G.VRDEN SEEDS, 



Ol Ihe very first quality, put up cxpicssly for the climate of 

 Ihe Wes Indies and Snulh America Long Ked iject- 

 I'uruip Radish — Black Spanish Radish— Large Head Let. 

 luce— While Flat 'rurinp — Yellow Aberdeen I urnip — 

 Wi.ite Celery — Curled Cress — riwecl Marjoram — Red 

 Cabbage- Large Drumhead Cabbage -- Ballersea do. — 

 Eaily "sugar Loaf do. — Early Curled Silesia Leiluce — 

 l)„ui.le Curled Parsley — Curled Endive — Long Orange 

 Carrol. For sale al the New England Seed Store, 51 and o2 

 North Market sireet. 3i July -7. 



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