AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 33B 
wear silk stockings, and display the calf of 
the leg ; not to sport ruffles at. the wrist as 
well as on the bosom ; not to have a coat of 
velvet or silk—all these omissions would 
have been considered, in the days of our 
great grandfathers, ill-bred. So, what is 
etiquette in Persia, would be the reverse 
here. It is regarded as indispensable at the 
Court of St. James, that ladies should wear 
low-necked dresses. At Delhi, not to cover 
the face as well as the bosom, is pronounced 
ill-bred. 
But real politeness is the same in all coun¬ 
tries, as it has been the same in every gen¬ 
eration. It is, in truth, the doing unto oth- 
thers as we would be done unto; and it 
springs, not from mere considerations of 
policy, but from positive kindness of heart. 
It does not consist in knowing when to wear 
a frock coat, and when not; when to take 
champagne at dinner, and when to take hock; 
but in being always cautious to spare the 
feelings of others and to do them whatever 
good we can. It is not a thing of empty 
compliments, but of substantial services. It 
does not make room for the fine lady in the 
omnibus, while gruffly bidding the driver 
proceed when a poor woman with her baby 
beckons him to stop; but it treats every 
condition of life alike, or, if any discrimina¬ 
tion is made, discriminates in favor of the 
needy and humble. The untutored African 
woman, who pitied and fed Mungo Park, 
was more truly polite than many a so-calied 
civilized lady, who is rude to her servants, 
or supercilious to her seamstress. 
A true man can never be really impolite. 
He may violate a thousand conventionalisms 
but his heart will always be right, and his 
conduct kind. Puppies and fools may trem¬ 
ble, in grand society abroad, if they eat an 
egg wrong, or told up their napkins instead 
of throwing them under the table ; but men 
of solid merit, fear selfish behavior far more 
which is real impoliteness. 
A Novel Theft. —As a drove of cattle 
were going down Lydius-street, yesterday, 
at the corner of Green, some of them turned 
up at that street, when an Irish woman who 
keeps a porter house near the corner, seeing 
an opportunity, unobserved by the owner, 
ran out, and seizing one of the calves in her 
arms, carried it into the house. The owner 
not missing it, passed on with his cattle to 
the south ferry, when he was apprised of 
his loss by a person who had been watching 
the movements of the beast. The owner re¬ 
turned and found the animal safely stowed 
away under a bed, and a delicate female in 
the act of sharpening a large butcher knife, 
as she said to cut her toe nails with. The 
man being in a great hurry, did not wait to 
see the operation performed, took his prop¬ 
erty and left .—Albany Transcript. 
Night Blooming Cereus. —The Geneseo 
Republican says, “We visited the garden of 
Mrs. Wadswmrth one night last week, for 
the purpose of seeing a rare and singular 
plant, the Night Blooming Cereus. It is 
only in bloom at night, the flower closing up 
with the rising of the sun. This plant is a 
native of South America, the stem being a 
cylindrical woody tube having the appear¬ 
ance of a large vice.” 
Lightning rods will not protect buildings 
at a radius of four times the hight of the rod 
above the building—a radius of twice the 
hight is safe. If the rod is ten feet high 
above the building, it will, if properly con¬ 
structed, protect, all parts of the house at a 
distance oftwenty feet from the rod. These 
facts are important to be kept in mind. 
Four lines more beautiful than these are 
rarely written. The figure which they in¬ 
volve is exquisite : 
“A solemn murmur in the soul, 
Tells of the world to be, 
As travelers hear the billows roll 
Before they reach the sea.” 
Folly. —It is estimated that the single ar¬ 
ticle of incense burnt in the Chinese Empire, 
in the worship of their idols, costs annually 
about $450,000,000! 
“ Come, tell us how much you cleared by 
your wild land speculation'!” 
“ Cleared ? oh, ah, cleared my pockets !” 
The music-master who beat time, is going 
to run his shadow. 
No men are so deep but that shallow places 
can be found in them. 
Brave actions are the substance of life, 
and good sayings the ornament of it. 
Mwkts. 
R E M ARKS. 
Nf.w-Yokic, Wednesday, August 1. 
Flour has declined a little on some grades, 
but not to the extent anticipated a week 
since. During the past week rain has fallen 
nearly every day, and reports of rust, rot¬ 
ting and growing of the grain, have come in 
pretty freely from those parts of the country 
where the wheat crop has not been gathered. 
The vagueness of these reports, has caused 
almost a suspension of sales ; those having 
stocks on hand having thought best to hold 
on, in hopes of a rise in prices. Flour is 
now enough lower than in Europe to pay a 
small profit for shipping it, especially as 
freights are just now very low. This export 
demand, in the absence of the large stocks 
soon to be expected from the country, has 
also had a tendency to nearly sustain the 
prices of last week ; but we have no well- 
grounded assurance that these prices will 
continue after the western supplies once 
commence coming in freely. As before 
stated, we hear df much damage from the 
rain both to the cut and uncut grain. 
We are inclined to think these reports exag¬ 
gerated—they almost always are—and there 
are a number of wheat dealers interested in 
magnifying them as much as possible. We 
can not, however, decide certainly as to the 
extent of the damage ; and as we still have 
lowering skies, it will be safe to wait one 
week more before forming an opinion, on this 
point. Next week we hope to be able to pre 
sent a fuller report from differentparts of the 
country, and also to hear of the grain pros¬ 
pects in Europe, as the amount of breadstuff's 
required abroad will materially affect the 
prices here. We still think, however, that 
prices here will be lower than now, and that 
it will be safest for farmers to part with all 
wheat they can at present prices. 
Com has never in our recollection prom¬ 
ised so well on the 1st of August as now, 
but it is not yet proper to speak of it as safe. 
Cold, rain, and frost may blight it. The 
market has declined a little during the week, 
though on most kinds it has almost held its 
own. 
Cotton is firmer, and an advance of $c. to 
ic. per lb. has been established on some 
grades. 
The Weather has been decidedly wet 
throughout the week. Sunday and Tuesday 
were the only days we recollect, in which 
considerable quantities of rain have not 
fallen the past week. To-day it is very 
cloudy, and threatening rain. These rains 
are warm, and of just the character to spoil 
the grass and grain. It is now certain that 
large quantities have been injured. The pre¬ 
vailing winds here have been south-east and 
south, which almost invariably bring rain, or 
make what is termed close, muggy weather, 
PRODUCE MARKET. 
Reported Exclusively for the American Agriculturist 
Tuesday, July 31, 1855. 
The prices given in our reports from week to week , are the 
average wholesale prices obtained by producers, and not those 
at which produce is sold from the market. The variations in 
prices refer chiefly to the quality of the articles. 
The market is lively to-day, with a full 
supply and a strong tendency downward in price. Pota¬ 
toes are abundant, and of excellent quality, with prices 
from 12! to 25c. p basket less for Long Island, and 50 to 
75c. p bbl. less for Jerseys. All kinds of vegetables are 
now plentiful, and sold at a large decline from last week 
Tomatoes, which brought $1 50 last week, are now slow 
at 75c. Peaches are coming in from Jersey quite plenti¬ 
fully, but the fruit is mostly premature, and prices range 
low- 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes—Long Island.p basket $—62® — 
New-Jersey.p bbl. 1 75® — 
Onions — Yellow.Pbbl. 2 50® — 
Connecticut,Red.do —®2 50 
Cabbages.P 100 2 —®3 — 
Cucumbers. do 25® 37 
Squashes. do. — 25® 44 
Blackberries.P bush. 150® — 
Whortleberries. do. 3 —® — 
Tomatoes. “ 75® — 
Apples.P bbl. $1 50®2 — 
Peaches. Pbask. 75®1 — 
Butter — new.P lb. IS® 19c. 
Orange County. do. 21®24e. 
Cheese. do 8®10c. 
Eggs.P doz. —®lfic. 
NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Reported Expressly for the American Agriculturist. 
Wednesday August 1, 1855. . 
The supply of cattle to-day does not, differ 
much from what it was last week. We think the quality 
will average full as good. There is little or no variation 
in prices, though sales were slow in the morning and 
tendencies in favor of the buyer. 
The highest price realized was 11c., and sales at this 
figure were effected only on very small lots of picked 
quality. We believe a few fancy steers, sold by Barney 
Bartram, did realize this price, but generally when it 
was nominally agreed upon, the owners complained of 
short weights. The fattest cattle did not bring over 10}c. 
A fine drove from Fayette Co., Indiana, fed by David 
Baker, and sold by W. II. Gurney, mostly grade Durhams, 
we quote at 10-J-c. This drove was fifteen days on the way, 
and came by Dayton, Sandusky, and the New-York Cen¬ 
tral Railroad. 
A drove that we set down as “common,” from Piart 
Co., Illinois, fed by Jack Gatewood, one week from Indi¬ 
anapolis, were bringing only about 9c., and the owner 
complaining of light weight at that. The freight expense 
on this drove through was a little over $8 per head, the 
whole expense of transportation was not over $9. 
The Butchers are a little more backward on account of 
the sultry weather. 
The following are about the highest and lowest prices: 
Extra quality. 10J-® 11c. 
Good retailing quality. 10®10Jc. 
Inferior do. do. . 81®9jc. 
Veals. 4®5c. 
Swine, alive,. 6£®7c. 
Cows and Calves—Extra.$05®$75. 
Common. $35® 45. 
Inferior. $20®30. 
