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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



JLLY 19, 1S4.1. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



LINES 



.Iccompanying a Bible — "a Mother's Gift" to her Son. 

 Remember, love, who gave thee lliis, 



When other days shall come — 

 When slie who had thy earliest kiss 



Sleeps in her narrow home. 

 Remember, 'twas a mothor gave 

 The gill to one elie d die to save. 



That mother sought « pledge of lova 



The holiest for her son ; 

 And from the gifts of God above, 



She chose a goodly one : 

 She chose for her beloved boy, 

 The source of light, of life and joy. 



And bade him keep the gift, that when 



The parting hour should come. 

 They might expect to meet again 



In an eternal home. 

 She said his faith in that would bo 

 Sweet incense to her memory. 



And should the scoffer in his pride 



Laugh that fond faith to scorn. 

 And bid him cast the pledge aside 



That he from youth had borne, 

 She bade him pause and ask his breast 

 If Ae or she had loved him best. 



A mother's blessing on her son 



Goes with this holy thing ; 

 The love that would retain the one, 



Must to the other cling. 

 Remember! l ia no idle toy, 

 A Mother's Gift — Remember, boy. 



DATE OF SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS. 



Astronomy and Geometry brought into England, 

 1220. 



Gunpowder invented at Cologne, by Schwartz, 

 1235. 



Linen first made in Ensland, 1^C3. 



Spectacles invented, 1280. 



The art of weaving introduced into Encland, 

 1330. 



Musical notes, as now used, invented, 1320. 



Cannon first used at the siege of Algeziras, 1342. 



Muskets in use, 1370. 



Pistols in use, 1544. 



Printing invented at Mcnlz, by Guttemberg, 

 1440. 



Printing introduced into England, 14G8. 



Post Offices established in France, 1404; in 

 England, 1581 ; in Germany, 1041. 



Turkeys and chocolate introduced into England 

 from America, 1520. 



Tobacco introduced into France, by Nicot, 1560. 



First coach in England, 15G4. 



Clocks first made in England, 1568. 



Potatoes introduced into Ireland and England 

 1586. 



The circulation of the blood discovered by Her- 

 vey, 1619. 



The first newspaper published at Venice, 1630. 

 First in France, lt;31. First in England, 1GC5. 

 Coffee introduced into England, KVll. 

 Tea introduced into England, 1G6C. 

 The steam engine invented by the Marquis of 

 Worcester, IG55. 



I'^ire engines first invented, 16G3. 



Turnpikes first made in England, 1GG3. 



Bayonets invented at Bnyonne (whence their 

 name,) in 1G70. First brought into use at the bat- 

 tle of Turin, 1693. 



Stereotype printing invented, 1725. 



New style of calender introduced into England, 

 1752. 



Air balloons and Aerostation invented in France, 

 1782. 



The mail first carried in England by stage coach, 

 178.5. 



The cotton gin first invented in Georgia, 1794. 



Life boats invented in England, 1802. 



The first steamboat launched on the Hudson, 

 1807. 



The streets of London first lighted with "as, 

 1814. 



The first railroad constructed in England, 1827. 



Daguerreotype painting invented in France, 

 1838 — JV. Y. Tribune. 



A Forinnnte Hit. — A preacher in the neighbor- 

 hood of Blackfriars, not undeservedly popular, had 

 just finished an exhortation strongly recommending 

 the liberal support of a certain very meritorious in- 

 stitution. The congregation was numerous; and 

 the discourse being finished, the plate was about 

 to be handed round to the respective pews, when 

 the preacher made this short address: "From the 

 great sympathy I have witnessed in your counte- 

 nances, and the strict attention you have honored 

 me with, I am led to think that some of you may 

 feel inclined to give too much; now it is my duty 

 to inform you, that justice, though not so pleasant, 

 should always be a prior virtue to generosity ; 

 therefore I wish to have it thoroughly understood, 

 that no person will think of putting any thing into 

 the plate, who cannot pay his debts." I need not 

 add that this advice produced an overflowing col- 

 lection Lacon. 



That which we acquire with the most difficulty, 

 we retain the longest — as those who have earned 

 a fortune are usually more careful of it than those 

 who have inherited one. It is recorded of Profes- 

 sor Porson, that he talked his Greek fluently, nhen 

 his memory had become so impaired that ho could 

 no longer articulate in English. — Ibid. 



Falsehood is often rocked by Truth, but she soon 

 outgrows her cradle and discards her nurse. — Ibid. 



BURDEN'S IMPROVED PATEKT HORSK 

 SHOES. 



The subscriber lakes pleasure in announcing 

 to the public, that after years of study and 

 labor, he has perlecled his machuiery for the 

 niiinulacture of HORSE SHOES, which he 

 now offers at the price of Horse Shoe Iron in 

 bar of equal quality, thus saving the expense 

 of making, (which amounts in all cases to the 

 first cost of the iron,) besides the Shoes are 

 more easily fitted to the hoof, and in no dan- 

 ger of pricking, the holes being all punched at a proper dis- 

 tance from the edge, The quality of the iron is also warrant- 

 ed superior to any heretofore used for the purpose. 



All persons desirous of testing the great value and supe- 

 riority of these over hand made Shoes, by sending t5 by mail 

 or otherwise, 100 lbs assorted sizes will be immediately for- 

 warded, warranted to suit the section of the country for 

 which they are ordered, by applying to the subscriber at the 

 works— K'-liogg & Co. ; Warren, Hart & Lesley, Troy- 

 John Townsend ; Lewts Benedict & Co., Albany- Piersons 

 & Co., New York- Charles Smith, No. 42 India street 

 Bnsion— A. M 4- B. W. Jones, Philadelphia— and E. Pratt 

 & Brother, lialtimore— where further information may be 

 lind on the subject. HENRY BURDEN. 



Troy Iron and Nail Factory ) 

 April i, 1343. ) 



HOWARD'S IMPROVED EASY DRAUGHT PLOUGH. > 



Great improvements have been made the nasi year in ih 



form and workmanship of these Ploughs; the mould b.an 



has been so formed as to lay the furrma completely odc 



turmng m every particle of grass or stubble, ar.d.eavins- th 



ground in the best possible ruavncr. The length of th. 



mould board has be n very much increased, sS that th. 



Plough works with the greatest ease, both with respect t, 



.rVl". ;^'h^ ^"w""' ""'"' '^'"^ Committee at the late Ina 

 ol Ploughs at Worcester, say, 



" Should our opinion be asked as to which of the Plou.'h' 

 we should prefer for use on a farm, we might perhaps say 1. 

 he inquirer, if your lan.i is mostly light an.f easy to work 

 try Prouty & Mears, but ,f your land is heavy, hard orrocLy 

 BEGIN WITH Mn. HowAno's." -' 



At the above mentioned trial the Howard Plough (K< 

 nwre ^^ork.wilh the samepewer of team, than any othc 

 plough exhbded. No other turned more than twenlysevei 



hLT, pf T'i''"' \°.'^'' "2 '^'- <>'='"?'•'. while ih. 

 Howard Plovgh turned twenimine and one half inches t. 

 the same power of team ! All acknowledge tha't Howard': 

 Houghs are much the strongest and most substauliall! 



There has Iieen quite an improvement made on the shoe 

 orlaudsideof this Plough, which can be renewed withou 

 having to furnish a new landside: this shoe likewise secure, 

 the mould board and landside together, and strenglhens th. 

 Plough very much. 



The price of the Ploughs is from S6 to S|5. A Plouch 

 sufficient for breaking up with fourcalile, will cost abou 

 4.0 50, and with cutter «!, with wheel and cutler, S2 6( 

 extra. 



The above Ploughs are for sale, wholesale and retail, a 

 the New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed St.lie 

 Nos. 51 & 62 North Market Street, by 



JOSKPH BRECK & CO. 



GRINDSTONES ON FRICTION ROI.I.ERS. 



Grindstones of different sizes, hung on friction rollers and 

 moved with a foot treader, is found to be a great improve* 

 ment on the old mode of hanging grindstones. Stones hung 

 in this manner are beijoming daily more in use, and wherever 

 used, give universal satisfaction. The rollers can be attach- 

 ed to stones hung in the common way. For sale by J. 

 BRECK 4. Co., No. 51 North Market street. 



LACTOMETERS— a simple instrument for testing 

 the quality of milk. For sale by J. BRECK .& CO. 



AEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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 within sixty days. 



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