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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



NOVEMBER 28, »S38. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



MYSTERfOUS RORRERY AND HAPPY 

 DISCOVERY. 



As the season of Tliaiiksi;iviiij; and |iiiiii{<Uiii 

 pies is approaching, as will as thai season when 

 the icy hand of winter with iiicrclless jrrasp seizes 

 upon the scanty pillanee of the po"!-, a slif;hl 

 Bl<etcli illtistrative of the hest iiiiide of ninkinj; 

 even an ordinary hrcalifast a luxnrions repast, will 

 not he out of lime ; and if any are disposed to hi^ 

 caption?, lei tlietn hy way of experiment nial<e a 

 trial, and if it does not residt to their saiisllietiun 

 we will hear the hiaiiie. 



It was late on one of those liitter cold ni^jhts 

 wliicli are not nnfreiiMcnily felt in onr eliinite in 

 the dead of winter, when the full moon looks down 

 upon the crusted snow, sparkling; and creaking as 

 the sleighs glide along, — that one of onr mo.';t 

 benevolent and wealthy citizens was aroused from 

 liis slumhers hy a rap at his door. VVilhoiil dis- 

 turliing the family, the door was opened, and he 

 listened to the tale of a lialf starved foreigner, 

 whose wants were not ail his own, for tlie partner 

 of his joys and sorrows as well as their offspring, 

 for whom he had found some poor siieller, were 

 waiting liis return. 



JNlorning catne, and the industrious servwit girl 

 was lip beiinies to spread the ample hreakiast 

 hoard. Priding herself in the success of lier 

 baking the previous day, as well as congratulating 

 lier.self on the ease with which she should live for 

 the several succeeding ones her hatch would last, 

 she opened the closet, — hut what was her surprise 

 when not a drop cake could be found! In vain 

 every place v/as searched — nor could the surprise 

 of her mistress and the searching of the family 

 make any discovery. Robbers had been there — 

 hut yet not a (h)or was found unbolted, or a win- 

 dow raised ! 



Fortunately, however, n brown loaf was found 

 in the oven — and the smoking cone rose like the 

 peak of Tenneriffe from the centre of the table 

 when the family gathered around it. It was, how- 

 ever, hy the robbing idea rendered quite is impal- 

 atable to most of those who surrounded it as the 

 peak itself; while the good man who hail heen 

 rather silent, never seemed to eat with a heiii.'r 

 relish. 



Well, wife, 1 have not made a better meal these 

 throe months — I hardly knew before the goodness 

 of a brown loaf — it seems to me the travellers on 

 whom I bestoweil your drop cakes at midnight, 

 have leavened this loaf with a blessing. 



The mystery of the lost Inead was now explain- 

 ed, and the loaf was at once found hy all around 

 the board to possess a peculi.-n- ri<-hiiess. 



The discovery thus made has doubtless heen 

 practiced to a greater or less extent hy ihe dis- 

 coverer, ever since. As he h.ts not sought a pa- 

 tent for his discovery, no one need fear encroach- 

 ing upon his right, who is desirous of knowing 

 ihe flavor of the leaven of benevolence ; having the 

 free privilege of making a trial forlh with. This 

 leaven works admirably in the whiter 7no7iths. — 

 Portsmouth Journal. 



"The Bigger the Fool the Better the 

 Ldck." — 1 have seen men, mercy^by noise and 

 fluency lead the conversation in companies, where 

 there was taste, talent, and learning, though they 

 possessed neither of tlie three. 



I have frequently seen men take their seats in 

 the Legislature, because tlicy begged suffrages and 

 gave away wliiskey, vhile those who disdained to 

 sloop to such measures, were left at home. 



I have seen a brainless fop marry a fine girl, 

 and break her heart before the first year, thougli 

 her hand had been solicited in vain by the wise 

 and honorable. 



I have seen stupid creatures, wlio scarcely knew 

 the tip of a tobacco hill from the bottom, plod on 

 and get rich, while men of real intellect and indus- 

 try, have lived in poverty. 



" Gather up the Fragments that nothing be lost." 



Preparation of Food. — It is not what goes 

 through an animal nourishes him, but what remains 

 in him. Therefore prepare tlie food for animals, 

 so that it will be thoroughly digested, tliat it may 

 become a component part of their bodies, and "not 

 be cast out into the draught." 



Husband your mnnure. — It is the stuff out of 

 which grass and grain is made. 



Economy. — The crumbs of manure should all be 

 carefully swept up for preservation and use. Many 

 littles make much, and much wants more. Enoun'h 

 is more than we have. 



jVecessily of good example. — Children are prone 

 to follow the examnle, and to fall into the habits of 

 those they associate with ; hence the importance of 

 e,xcluding them from the society of the immoral, 

 the ignorant, the vulgar and the lazy ; for it is as 

 much a duty to protect them from moral as from 

 physical disease, and of the two, the former is most 

 to be dreaded. — Farmer's Cabinet. 



Two country lawyers, overtaking a wagoner on 

 the road, and thinking to be witty upon him, asked 

 why his fore horse was so fat and the rest so lean ? 

 He knowing them, answered, " The fore horse is a 

 lawyer, and the others are his clients." 



Tulips, Ranuiicullis 

 uationa, Picolce 



es, Aiiricii 

 lid Gerani 



H. GROOM, of Walworth, near London, Englan.l, l,y ap- 

 poinlmenl Florist to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, hcgs re- 

 spectfully 10 call the atleution ol his friends and the admir- 

 ers of flowers in America generally, to his extensive collection- 

 of the above flowers, which from his having been very suc- 

 cessful in their cultivation this season he can offer at very 

 moderate prices. He would particularly recommend to those 

 persons about commencing the growth of the Tulip (which 

 m England is becoming very fasnionable) the under collec- 

 tions in beds, as it is by far the cheapest mode of purchasing 

 them. 



Tulips arranged in beds with their names. 



First Class. 

 A bed of SOrowscontuMuug 210 bulbs including several of 



the newest varieties, - £15 



A bed of 45 rows, --.--.. £^1 

 A bed of CO rows, ----- 25 guineas 



Second Class. 

 A bed of 30 rows including many tine sorts, - £10 



A bed of 4;j rows do - - - £14 



A lied oi CO rows do - - - £17 los 



Tuhps not arranged. 

 100 Superfine sorts with their names from £7 73 lo Xi.T 

 Superfine mixtures, from - - . 73 ciitoSls 



Ranunculuses. 

 100 .Superfine sorts, with their names from £3 3s to £i 5s 

 Superfine mi.tturcs, from - - - 5s lo 21s per 100 



100 Superfine sorts with their names, - - £3 lOs 

 Superfine double mixtures from lOs Cd to 2ls per 100 



Auriculas. 

 25 Superfine sorts with their names, - - £3 13s6d 

 Catalogues %yith the prices of the other articles may be 



hail on application. 

 Orders received by JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Nov. 1. eow. 



PKUIT AND ORNAMENTAI- TREES, SIUL.8ER. 

 RIES. &c 



Nursery of WUIium Kenrick. 

 s%vi*^^ The Catalogue of Truit and Ornamental 

 ■*-'"- j^ Trees for 1S38 is now ready, and will be i 



to all who apply. It comprises a most exten- 

 sive selection of the superior varieties ol Pears, 

 Apples, Plums, Peaches, Cherries, Quinces, 

 Uaspborries, Currants, Strawberries, Grape 

 The stock of Cherries and Teaches now ready 

 is particularly lar^e. Also, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, 

 Hoses, Honi-vsurkles., Paionies, Dahlias and other Herba- 

 ceous Floweri'ng Plants. 



I f\(\ f\f\f\ MoRcs McLTiCAULis are now offer. 

 ^''yfyytyfyj ed for sale; the trees genuine and 

 line, will be ready lor delivery al the pities of Boston, New 

 Vork id Philadelphia, in October next, at prices fair, and 

 varj-ing with the size, and the quantity which may be de- 

 sired. Also, Broussa and other varieties 



Mulberry and other trees, when so ordered, will be seci 

 ly packed lor safe transportation to dislant places, and all 

 onlers promptly executed, on application to B. D. Breck, 

 Commission Store, No. 132 Water Street, New York, M. S. 

 PcwELL, Seed Store, No. 7 Arch Street, Philadelphia, or 10 

 the .subscriber, Nonantum Hill. Newton, near Boston. 

 August 1, I83>. WILLIAM KENRICK. 



Oct 



EASTER.\ POTATOES. 



100 Barrels of first rate Eastern Potatoes, for sale by 

 ;t. 24. JOSEPH BRECK & C 



CO. 



BUI.B GI/.VSSES, 



A good assortment, consisting of white and blue plain Hya- 

 cynth' Glasses ; wdiitc and blue painted do. ; plain glass of 

 sizes do. ; ground glass, painted and plain, d^. of various 

 sizes and patterns. 



Crocus Glasses, plain white, for sale at the N. E. Agri- 

 cultural Warehouse and Seed Store. 



Nov. 7. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



In the counties of Monroe, Orleans, Genesee and Erie 

 varying in quantity from 50 to 300 acres each— nnder a good 

 state ol cultivation and improvement, with suitable buildings, 

 fences, &c., watered with durable streams, and most of them 

 have wheat on the ground. Five or eight years credit can 

 be given, if wanted, on the whole principal sum, with annual 

 interest. These farms are situated in ihe midst of a rich 

 agricultural district, unsurpasssed in the richness and pro- 

 ductiveness of its soil, lying on the banks of the Erie canal, 

 and in the vicinity of Rochester, Lockpon and Buflalo, af- 

 fording at all times a ready and sure market for all the arti- 

 cles of produce, which at present prices amply reward the 

 husbandman, and enables him with a few crops to pay the 

 first cost of his lands. A favorable opportunity is here pre- 

 sented to the enterprising farmer who would wish to obtain 

 a good farm on liberal credit, with suffieient means to secure 

 the payment of one third of the purchase money. Letters 

 (post paid) promptly attended to. 



JOHN C. NASH. 



Rochester, N. Y. Oct. 18, 1333. 



BONE .tlAAlRE. 



The subscriber desires to inform his friends and the public 

 that he has been in the Bone business more than ten years 

 and has spent much time and money to ascertain how lioncs 

 may be converted to the best use, and is fully satisfied that 

 they form the most powerful stimulant that can be applied to 

 ihc earth as a manure. He offers for sale ground bone at a 

 low price, and is ready to receive orders lo any amount, which 

 will he promptly attended to. 



Orders may be left at my manufactory, near Tremont road, 

 in Roxbury, or at Ihe New England Agricultural Warehouse 

 and Seed Store, No 52 North Market Street, Boston 



Sept. 20. NAHUM WARD. 



FRUIT AMI ORNAME.XTAl, TREES 



The subscribers will be happy to receive orders for Fi-\iil 

 and Ornamodal 'Jrecs, Sfivuhs, &c. We shall be enabled to 

 furnish at Nursery Prices, and at short notice. Trees and 

 Shrubs of every description, and hope to give satisfaction to 

 all who may be disposed to favor us with their order.^. 



Oct. 22. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



THE 1VE^V ENGLAND PARMER 



Is published every Wednesday Evening, at S3 per annum 

 payable at the end of the year — but those who pay within 

 sixty days from the time of subscribing are entitled to a de- 

 duction of 50 cents. 



TUTTLE, DENNETT AVD CHISHOLM, PRINTFRS, 



17 SCHOOL STREET DOSTU:* 



