MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
READING WITHOUT HEEDING. 
RENOVATION OF ASPARAGUS BEDS. 
From a communication of Rev. T. A. 
Merrill, to the Middlebury Register, we clip 
the following paragraph: 
“ Row many read articles on fruit; throw 
THE ORCHARD CATERPILLAR 
“A Lady Subscriber,” of Petersburgh, 
Va., asks us, to tell her how to renovate old 
asparagus beds, and how to form new ones ? 
PHILLIPS’ FIRE AN NIHIL ATOR. 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS 
Notwithstanding the temporary lull i 
he excitement regaiding the machine in 
- asparagus beds, and now to torm new ones l 4 ' 4 ° 4 this count™ wo fihH : . 
at. i)., , . Alti v v t With the first branches of her renuesf w<> issued from the unitku statks patknt orncs 7’ . „ , “ Is Operating 
Fds. Rural: — Although :t may be con- vruu luc nrs ’' orancues oi nei request, wt with great success in England T,nrrl n,. P 
them aside for waste paper ; and then come sidercd out of scason t0 thing on com P ! y *>“> g™>« pleasare.-with the last, 
to me and others for the instruction they .. . , . , , , , our want or space, will prevent us for the 
overlooked? Some of the most important * 11S GU ’ 3 J ect > y et 35 the proverb says, “bet- presen t } bu t at the proper time next spring, 
things which I can tell them are found in ^ er than never,” I will write a few will give to it attention. If the vitality of 
the articles which I havepublished. Let words which may not be any thing new to the roots of the asparagus bed have not been 
those who would derive advantage from some of your readers, but, judging from my enfee .bled by age, she may restore their 
my attention to the subject,examine by „, „ „ • ° . yielding properties, by pursuing the follow- 
•7 r •, J own experience, there are many whose aim -7 i a . r J 1 6 
rpaninnr ihpm with mo p.rihp.Al ahpntinn that 1 J lncr nmn * 
For tke rcee/c ending Nov. 1851. 5y mad e a successful trial on hh'eltiie 
To E. B. Bigelow, of Clinton, Mass., for im- j^^y* whlch 13 described as follows by 
ovement in wires for making pile in woven fab- y !l7 Bi ve, P 0 °l Mercury: 
:s. . With a view of adopting the Fire An- 
To Elias Howe, Jr., of Cambridge, Maw., for nihi . !a(or Machines at Knowsley, as a pro- 
iproveinent in fastenings for garments. tectum against fire, Lord Derby put the ef- 
To H. H. Huntley, of Cincinnati, O., for im- °V i machi T n r cs to a severe test on 
ovement in cooking stoves. 7 ? daesda y as bKnowsley. He had the 
To Geo. VV. Carleton, of Brunswick, Mo., for ,8'“ the park, known as the dairy, 
ovement in cooking stoves. ' V Rc 1 bls lordship is about (o pull down, 
my attention to the subject,examine by „ • ° °. . 
reading them with the critical attention that 0Wn e ^ erle " ce : tllcre ar0 man y whwe aia 
the faithful scholar does his lesson. If they ls so elevated, ^bat they do not °^ en P ause ; 
forget, let them examine them again and “ the little things of earth to learn.” 
yielding properties, by pursuing the follow¬ 
ing plan: 
The bed should be cleared of all stalks, 
again, just as I hope they do their bibles, 
to settle questions of morals.” 
1 o E. B. Bigelow, of Clinton, Mass., for im¬ 
provement in wires for making pile in woven fab- 
iinproveinent in fastenings for garments. 
To H. H. Huntley, of Cincinnati, O., for im 
provement in cooking stoves. 
There are some sensible men who yet 
stfly oppose the innovation of studying 
on the matter; and they won’t hear to an &c. I was unable to enlighten him on the 
argument, or they would readily see, as one subject, having like most other farmers, 
he little things of earth to learn.” grass, and weeds, and then dressed with a I v '“ nei ° n ’ * runswick ’ Wo ” for which his lords),! L , ,7 T 
mi i j , ... . , i f h , .. i , provement in cooking stoves. inon nis loiustnp is about (o pull down, 
I he orchard caterpillar has been more compost made of 7 parts rotten dung and „ r * T "' nrenarfd for fl,n nnmncn tu r • 
1 i , i , , | j I J 3 j j To Jonathan & John J. G. Collins of Chester P rL P areu Ior lli e purpose. lhe building IS 
numerous and voracious m tins section than P-, for improved „fe ty ^ for „e, m Ml-’ ci r aular . aaJ of considerable dimensions, 
lave ever known it in anyone season, • . . en 1 , c r ul y> so ^ not to erg . with windows all round, all of which were 
it, , i L . . injure the crowns of the roots, then rake and m r ,.. u ^ „ taken nnt mlmininr, „ ' r 
d I have destroyed more of them in va- strew salfc over the bed with a pretty free To Enjah Goldtha.t, of Fort Wayne, Ind., for J which was^ncrein 1 h 8 TVf °f 
us ways, than ever before. When they hand This done cover over the bed with im P rovement 111 plows. ’ ’ ncrea^ed by a sort of funnel 
, / . 3 . ims aone, cover over tne eca witn To Daniel King, of Brooklyn, N. Y for im- ventl lat° r opening through the roof. This 
* m “ da tl T, a PP ea ™ C<! “ ‘ he S P r ">g- 8 n Z ”° K h Sk,Uld T am ( ° n S i» centrifugal .ugarth i e u w» filled with a° very farge body of d y 
neighbor (who ,s a man of e*tens,ve p ants get above ground next spring when To T „ MorMm s er M G , rdinw of poles, pine boards, a large quantity of dried 
owledge on most subjects,) remarked to 'uj to eivM ^ot le/'toD dresdmr Cl,,rlesl0 "' s - 0 •i-pruved method of open la gS ots ' anJ ll >» P'aee well bedded with 
.that it was a wonder to him what be- J ““ » fpTISeffirJ ^ 
ne of the caterpillars, as they soon dis- i n , and the bed receive another dressing of t n • nt r p- k placed in the centre of th ^'l S V '° re 
reared after having left the trees, and salt .—American Farmer. 0rnn ryeMon ’ of 1 'ttsburgb. Pa., for im- I cd 1 c ^" tre of the P lJ e. 
, - provement in the manufacture of door knobs. Mr.JbrancisMortomofthefirmofFran- 
ead themselves over the fields, fences, ---- T „ M; , ,, , e w Tr _ , . , ?T rr T >*■ , X T .7 F, an 
DOUBLE FRUITAGE I ° Milo eck, of New Haven, Ct., for improve- c ’ s ^ D-J. Moiton, of North John street, 
. I was unable to enlighten him on the __ ' ments in drop presses. the sole agents for the patent, attended and 
)ject, having like most other farmers, The Pittsfield (Mass.) Culturist notices Po D. F. Phillips, of Republic, Ohio, for im- minutely described the invention and the 
d no attention to them, only to wage a a grafted pear tree on the premises of Mr. P , '° vem ® nt ' u cider mills. machines to Lord and Lady Derby, who 
Here is a specimen of the consistency of I have ever known it in any one season, . m . between the rows carefully, so as not to erg ” 
the opponents of Agricultural Education and j haye de5t d more of lhem in va . crowns of the roote, then rake and To £ , h Q of 
and Book, farming well shown up by Dr. . ,, 1 . r 4l strew salt over the bed v\ith a pretty tree i mpr0 vement in .Rows 
Merrill. Because the information sought ™us ways, than ever before. When they hand. This done, cover over the bed with T7Z 1 ! u wv r • 
is in print, they despise it; while the very first made their appearance in the spring, straw, which should remain on until the en t in ce ntrifu ff al su °Jrdm' ’ m ' 
persons take great pains to hear the same a neighbor (who is a man of extensive P ban ts get above ground next spring, when To T H Mortimer & 5 m" (T'd' 
things from a writer’s lips, to their own in- knowledge on most subjects,) remarked to 7° stnuv should be carefully removed, and charleston, S. C., for improved method of 
— me, that it was a woJr ,0 him what be- tnZZS'ZjX 3 ^ 
* uc ’ uuat 11 WrtS “ wuimer lu IUIU wxiat of similar compost, which should be forked " 8 7f 
came of the caterpillars, as they soon dis- in, and the bed receive another dressing of n - 
farminginabook. They oppose it because a PP eared after havin S lef t the trees, and salt .—American Farmer. 
they do not give themselves time to think s P read themselves over the fields, fences, - 
O _ -nAn-nT-P urmn 
DOUBLE FRUITAGE. 
The Pittsfield (Mass.) Culturist notices 
To Orrin Newton, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for im¬ 
provement in the manufacture of door knobs. 
*1 o Milo I eck, of New Haven, Ct., for improve¬ 
ments in drop presses. 
To D. F. Phillips, of Republic, Ohio, for im- 
.1 1 ,1 . O' o - - -- 7 j-AAEi J- motioiu (Dj.c»oo. J vuiuuuou Iioucco 4 ' x-*- 4444 J -^ auu lliU 
ma) a a g ancc y ic paragrap 1 we quote, pa i d n0 attention to them, only to wage a a grafted pear tree on the premises of Mr. P'' ovement * n cider mills. machines to Lord and Lady Derby, who 
reC ° rd ^ war of extermination against them where- Gideon Beals of Windsor, which produces . To Frailklin Ski ” n <”. of Dunkirk, N. Y., for were accompanied by various members of 
i , P n c .’ t iata “ an ma T not e £ d j resolved therefore that I 1 wo crops of pears each year. For three im P ro ^ e,nent 1,1 sh >‘>gle machines. their family and a number of visitors and 
be obliged to tell the same story over to e/ei found - L Vtd theit for J that 1 years in succession, says the Culturist, the To W,n - M - Smith « ®f Georgetown, D. C., for friends, all of whom evinced great interest 
every neighbor; and that one and all may would watch them closely and endeavor to ( ree hag 51ossomed at '\ he ordina time in improved valves for oscillating Engines. in an invention of so much public import- 
proht by advice, once given to thousands of make myself more familiar with their hab- t h e spr ing, and perfected in due time, (1st To F ' A> Steven? * of Burlington. Vt., for im- ance. It was arranged that the machines 
people at a t me, and why»h remains m type its and history. to 10th Sept) a fair yield of large and P rovem( mt in railroad car breaks. were not to be applied until Lord Derby 
7!! n i an , ieqUGnt lea 1U ^’ I found abundant opportunity of doing beautiful pears. For the same three years re-issue. considered the pile was thoroughly burning, 
< r lerous memoiy. gQ £ or a £ ter j- bad des t royed a u j could on bas bl° sson:ied a second time in the ear- r ° Solymau Merrick, of Springfield, Mass., for and tbe bod y °f fi re sufficient to constitute 
. Ihese men wdl not pause to reflect, that f . _ • . . ly part of July and started a second crop improvements in the screw wrench. Dated Aug. a very severe test, this being his lordship’s 
it is no more ridiculous to learn farming m y rul rces ’_ oun iem roo P ln g ln 0 f pears w hich go on towards maturity un- 1835. Extended May 14, 1849. Re-issued s P ecbd object in proving the efficacy of the 
out of a hook than to lnarn nnvin-afmvi • countless miiltit,ndns over mv fences nnrl «;i .u« - „i--i _ . 1 . • iflsi machines Tlio fim _ 1 . , 
and history. to 10th iSept.) a fair yield of large and P rovem ent in railroad car breaks. 
I found abundant opportunity of doing beautiful pears. For the same three years ^ re-issue. 
for after T harl BestrovoB nil T could on lt fias blossomed a second time in the ear- To Solymau Merrick, of Sprint 
out of a book than to learn navigation; countless multitudes over my fences and til the season closes, and stops their pro- Nov - 25 > 1851 - 
that if a good sailor can only be made by buildings. On the 15th June, I noticed a gress. They are now 1^ inches long and design. 
reading and reflection, it is very safe to say very i arge one j ust commencing to spin his I inch diameter, and thrifty in appearance. To Ezra Ripley & N. S. Vedder, (assi 
^ !mp a ic° Q 0d farmCr ^ b<3 made by the web on the under side of my milking-stool. 0f the fir3fc cro P there is said to be more Low & Hicks,) of Troy, N. Y„ for desi 
Ocilllii Ill H cl 11 S. j O Hmn « K U «-v I ^ ^ ^ :_ . 1 
I 0 Ezra Ripley ct N. S. Vedder, (assignors to 
ne means. . . . J ° ‘ than a bushel on the tree, and that in num- parlor stove. 
An ordinary hand on board ship can get 1 laid U care / u11 ^ a ' vi y ’ and ln 30 hours bers the two crops are about equal, and i - 
11 ^ -.1. ...IB. . . 1 it • 1 n 1 . hn her mnr, n foAtnvnrl nc ni/in n » . . . . 4 . 
along well enough without the aid of books, 
he can learn by “ experience”— by observa silk-worm, and which 1 have no doubt might both kinds upon it. . -; characterizes the invention, and in a few 
tion of others; but the captain who com- be much more profitably made into silk, --- This article, we consider a very useful minutes the whole body of the fire was put 
mands the craft is unfit for Ins station,—is than the spider’s web, which has sometimes Fruit Trees. —If the bark on your fruit appendage of every farmer’s house. Al- out - Lord and L»dy Derby, with their 
fror^boolt howtofikd h^n^n n^ d been done - 1 removed the cocoon from trees is affected by moss, scrape it off, de- though it does not with absolute certainty ^ends immediately went up to the build- 
n nooks io\\ to lind his position on the , , . . . stroy the moss by burning, and give the indicate rain or fallino- wpaihpr- ln g> a « d his lordship entered it, the atmos- 
pat dess ocean. Many a man under him 0 b °° an 1 ln a S ass . 0 0 an body of the tree a dressing of a mixture s h 0 ws a state'of atinosnhpre* H l ^11 • being quite cool, and capable of beino- 
may mount the rigging more nimbly, may corked it loosely, so as to admit air. In two COffi posed of 1 gallon soft soap, 1 lb. flour 7 ™ . a tmosphere that will in- breathed without the least inconvenience 0 . 
splice a rope or coil a cable with greater weeks I found a hole in the cocoon and a of sulphur, and 1 qt. of salt, well stirred to- . bly bnng raln ’ u no change of currents All present expressed their satisfaction at 
expedition t..an he, but they cannot take brownish white miller, with small win^s and gether—to be put on with a hard brush.— m tbe a ir drives it off, and replaces it with the complete success which had attended 
torp Jpnin 7 pL ne 7 ^ . her . w ^ en tbe a body three-fourths of an inch long, and «uch dressings destroy the tendency of the a drier state. Moreover, when it says dry, the trial - Both Lord and Lady Derby 
s » on S C0,18p,re f0r het dC ‘ as large as a tobacco pipe stem. I„ a few ? rees . 10 >*«!“ ™ssy, destroy the genn of it is a very sure indication of good weather, VT?- !° Mr ' Mort ™ 
“ . . . , if x r t lns ccts which may be lodged in the bark, ruHBp,-, tL.mrtor , • , , tnat they considered the trial a severe one 
bo with a mere laborer on a farm. He weeks, after sunset, I observed swarms of and encourage a healthful growth the en-1 CX f pt ® U . „ tbunder showers ’ which do and the result entirely satisfactory and con- 
can plow, and mow, and dig, better, per- them hovering among the branches of my suing spring.— Am. Farmer. not matenal v adect ll s motions. elusive. Messrs. Morton have now put 
haps, than his employer, and he may pride trees, and I concluded they were depositing -—■■ ■■ ■ — — —_—_— ■ _ — Speaking of this article, reminds us that tb ese invaluable machines to severe trials 
himQAH t.har ho nnunv Ahfoi nnA J i o i i 4 ^ 
lie had manufactured as nice a cocoon as a that there is not a limb in the tree but has 
silk-worm, and which I have no doubt might both kinds upon it. 
THE BAROMETER. 
be much more profitably made into silk, 
mands the craft is unlit for his station, is than the spider’s web, which has sometimes 
not a practical sailor, unless he has learned , , T , , 
from books how to find his position on the been done - d removed the cocoon from 
pathless ocean. Many a man under him tbo sbxd and P ut ' xn a gH ss bottle and 
himself that he never obtained his k, owl- ’ 7 . ' , 
edge from books. But let not the man ° ,e,r ° g f for a C ° lon y wonos • and 
who is to direct the skill and strength of d P roved be ^ be case > in August our 
his laborers, think for a moment that he trees were again covered with the nests of 
d encourage a healthful growth the en- , . . „ ’ and Hie result entirely satisfactory and con¬ 
ing spring.-^. Farmer. not materially affect its motions. elusive. Messrs. Morton have now put 
__ __j Speaking of this article, reminds us that tb(? se invaluable machines to severe trials, 
1 ^ tbe ver y best manufacturers of all weather, botI , 1 bo , ard sb ‘? an ? on sbore ’ in Liver- 
tmttixc Utownn). ^ iTSptt 
■ - • — to. merly of New Lebanon, now carry on some of the cotton spinners there have 
Danger of Candle Grease; Marrow, tbe i f business exclusively in this city, at the themselves proved the efficacy of the ma- 
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vsiii lurive as well without reading as with the young caterpillar, and they continued Danger of Candle Grease; Marrow, *“ elr business exclusively in this city, at the themselves proved the efficacy of the ma- 
it. n tie aLer case he has the experience their depredations until Jack Frost put a &c.—It is confidently believed that disease “ Novelty Works,” on Hill street. From a cbbi es upon large quantities of burnino- 
to govern"!^ita \Zn7n tTe other^efonf quietus U P°“ operations. bas b 9f“ ^duced into the human sys- long and favorable acquaintance with these Cot T ton ’’ , . . 
10 govern nis action, in ttie other lie tool- , n , __._ tem, by the mere application or use of _* • Lord Derby has also published a leftor 
islily sets himself against the thousand. 
The question arises in my mind—Do we 
If a truth is truth, it does not harm its usuall y S et tw0 cro P s of caterpillars in one 
lias been introduced into the human sys- long and favorable acquaintance with these COtdon ‘” 
tern, by the mere application or use of gentlemen, we feel great pleasure in recom- • L ° rd 1Dcr , b I' , als ,° Published a letter 
common “ candle grease” in cases of chap- b t ° F . giving the details of the above experiment 
ped hands or lips. Candles are often made mendln S tnem to the public, as artists in and concluding as follows: 
truthfulness that it is “ writ in a book.”— season ? or did our peculiar spring-like sum- of tallow, taken from animals that have died their line, both philosophically and mechan- “ I am so entirely satisfied with the ex- 
Journal of Agriculture. mer cause the miller to deposit their eggs of some foul disease, by which it is render- ically, and worthy of all confidence. periment, which I consider to have been a 
—- ; ~ u perpetually, and if so, shall we not proba- ed unbt / or us i n g i' 1 this way. The Barometer generally the past summer ver y b '^ rb tr * ab and tb e value of the in- 
BUENINO_om STUMPS. bl be eIe , from tbeir s M1 , sum . A .Hie marrow taken from the bone of and jj, ias stood at a idw J ure md ' em on, that I intend to keep some of your 
"itt ,, , . . . 9 13 L e b , , a healthy cow or bullock, and melted in a ’ . f , ’ machines in different parts of th s hou«e 
Wherb there are but few stumps u a Perhaps some of your readers, who cup, is excellent for chapped lips or hands, ‘bough there has been a good deal of fall- and the buildings attached, and have to re- 
, d d , mp machlne cannot always be are versed in insectology, can give us who Making a profuse lather of Castile soap on in g and low e r y weather, it has stood for quest that you will supply me with half a 
V 7 U g e M b y> an i ‘ he e fP ense of are ignorant, a little light on the subject. the hands, and rubbing them gently until a week past higher than for many months dozen of lli e size used the other day, which 
-II) g , «ou ( exceed the advantages. iiarrc, N. v., Nov., ia>i. 11 . d. d. the lather is absorbed and nearly dried up, (30 3-10 inches ’I and row Clip 'i Ltov/ I believe were No. 5. I ought to state that 
1 have found hat large stumps, winch it is —----is good to soften the skin that indices to be h. 7 „ ,h , 1 " lb> > h ' gt " a very considerable number°of persons who 
not practicable to remove by ordinary PeuM Ti.ees.-I purchased a farm last husky.- Germantown Telegraph. by ' , r threC d<i « re<!s > ‘be ave- wer0 esent at (be experiment appeared 
means, may very easily be got rid of bv the SDrim? on which there are sfivento™ nl„m _ _ rage of the-summer months. • PntirAlxr tA mnnnr 5r» ♦Lrh xrlnm t ^ - i 
BURNING OUT STUMPS. 
applying it, would exceed the advantages. 
1 have found that large stumps, which it is 
not practicable to remove by ordinary 
means, may very easily be got rid of by the spring on which there are seventeen plum 
following simple process: . • , , , . , , , . r 
& 4 / trees nine years old, which have blossomed 
Apple Toddy. —Maryland has always 
* f. • i C 1 i -- J -- 7 -w.woouiou - -- 4 j 4L4I1U xxfto uinays 
A ter a period of dry weather, when the four years but never borne fruit—the been famous for its beautiful women and 
:pOsed nortions of the stnmn firp Bnr ar.,1 J ‘ A_mi. • _ • . 
TROY MANUFACTURES. 
exposed portions of the stump are dry and , 3 T . , “ U u uu-ine 
tindery, cover it with a quantity of dry P um? ’ having the appearance of being 
combustible matter, such as shavings, small stvm g by some insect, and falling off while 
appearance of bein r ils Apple Todd 7- Th ere is a receipt for 7> 1E Tro y Daily Times is publishing a proper of this letter. 
FF 7 only the latter, which we subjoin: series of articles under the above caption. (Signed) 
’ and lallln S od whd^ “ Take a red-streak apple, roast it before We cb P l he following almost incredible ac- Notwithstanding the i 
were present at the experiment appeared 
entirely to concur in the view which I took 
of its complete success. I can have no ob¬ 
jection to your making any use you think 
Derby.” 
f j , , • , x , h ; , ii r i i n- ii i _ --- ‘wwi h uuiuic - -- r ---t> —--—- -vivuwu, Notwithstanding the above, we doubt the utilitv 
t cks ot wood, rubbish of any kind, and small. I broke-off all the sprouts and with a slow tire on a china plate, put it into a counfc of the shirt and collar manufacturing or success of the Annihilator in this county. So 
sprinkle over and through the mass, a few a pick axe dug the dirt away from the roots half pint tumbler, mash it well, add one business in Troy from a late number of Hr it ha* been found lacking.— Eds. Rural. 
pounds of rosin, or a bucketful of tar. Over leaving them bare. This was done while wine-glass full of good cognac, and let it that paper: --- 
tins place a close and compact laying of turf, t h ev were in blossom The result is T stand twelve hours. Add then two wine- There are now, as far as wc have been Improved Machine for cutting sash 
grass side m, in the same manner as the ney m f D108b0 ™; A “ e resu ‘ t ,s ’ 1 glasses of water, dust it over with nutmeg ^le to ascertain, in successful operation Mouldings.-Mi-. C. B. Morse of Rhinebeck 
covering is applied to a coal pit, and ignite have gathered from fifteen trees about 20 ^ ut i„ a spoonful of white sugar-stir iTup in this city, twenty manufactories, two or Dutchess Co., N. V! Z tovented some 
ie woo iroug 1 an opening at the base bushels of good plums. II. S. Connelly, well, and drink. This is genuine apple three of which do from eighty to a hun- good improvements on machinery for ma- 
—a hole being left at the top to produce Riple y* N - Y - t 8,51 - toddy, taken as a winter drink.” drecl thousand dollars worth of business a kimr sash and mouldings, for which ho i,„ 0 
the reqmsite draught till the fire is fairly Twoitthv . T 7 ” r ‘- year, in shirts and collars. These manu- taken measures to secure a patent The 
kindled. Manage mat as voir Inquiry.— Is there any certain, or reha- T .r»_ a.. .... . • , _i_ t r._• ... .. ... • , ..... *ne 
toddy, taken as a winter drink 
Inquiry. —Is there any certain, or relia- 
ally, and at a small cost. An hour’s labor 
will do it —Germantown Telegraph. 
ip j . v . .. . eitner oy yourson or your readers, wou 
cutting. The amount of sap in a tree is . 4l , , „ . , ' ... 
about the same at all times. But a large be than kfully received by yo ur friend, b. 
log, in hot weather, with the bark on. hav- t,. au '7 , 
ing no chance to dry, soon decays; but if ,, , ...... , 
immediately sawed into boards, they dry in ble vesse1 ’ as a half-bushel, small tub, tin 
immendable. Sewing Machines— The N. Y. Demo- 
'Ihe collars manufactured in Troy, during crat says there are now in that city no less 
rc.iot r II .1 PC. • 1 • v . J . 
machines. I he fire was allowed to burn 
some lime when his lordship gave the word, 
and the machines were struck off. 
From the moment the vapor was brought 
to bear upon the burning pile, the flames 
became instantly controlled, and were extin¬ 
guished with the marvellous rapidity which 
insects which may be lodged in the bark, eX ccpt sudden thunder showers, which do 7? ^ c “" side , r . cd , tlle ‘™U severe one, | 
and encourage a healthfu errowth the en- and the result entirely satisfactory nnH mn. ( 
I 11 I • I A , » w -- 7 ~ . 4lJ 5 ^‘iuiuu c*lJ IJ1C --- ^— O J 14 A1L4LA- iiuiui VI iiiaLuuicry I or ma- ( 
) a hole being left at the top to produce Ripley, n. y., isoi. toddy, taken as a winter drink.” dred thousand dollars xvorth of business a kiner sash and mouldings, for whiVh 1.^ i,„ 0 
; the requisite draught till the fire is fairly ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ “ . . .. - year, in shirts and collars. These manu- taken measures to secure a patent The ! 
J andl ‘- 3d - Manage just as yoir wouffi were , / y r am, or re la- Indian Bread.—A n exchange gives the factories give employment to from eight to cutter is formed of two circular plates plac- \ 
[ )’ ou burning a coal-kiln, and let the burn- b l e » method of securing the fertility of the following recipe for making the celebrated ten thousand females in and about Troy.— ed on the same shaft, and so arranged that ; 
j ing continue till the stump and its roots are plum tree? A friend of mine has a fine, St. Charles Indian Bread, as prepared at There is scarcely a farmer’s house within the said plate may beset at a greater or : 
i coni l jetu y consumed.^ lhe ashes will • large, thrifty, plum tree, which every year the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans: twenty-five miles of this city but what has less distance apart as desired in order to cut 
j ™-| i°P' d !' esaing «> r the adjacent is full of blossoms, but produces no fruit. “ Beat two eggs very light, mix alternate- one or more shirt and collar makers in it different mouldings. The cutters are ad- i 
i anf] l! a 6 r<3 . mo . Ved f tf f c L tU ' It stands on the east side of the hmiRe— wit h them one pint of sour milk, or but- The business gives employment to thou- justed by set screws. He also employs ) 
y, a small cost An hour s labor ' ‘ termilk, and one pint of fine Indian meal, sands who would otherwise be idle a por- shields which prevent the feed rollers from i 
will do it Germantown Telegraph. situation rather dry was accustomed to melt one table spoonful of butter and add tion of their time, and prompts them to in- forcing the stuff against the cutters, when j 
i n '"777^7 bear in former years, but is unproductive to the mixture, dissolve one table spoonful d ustry. A more industrious female com- acting upon the end of the stuff to be cut | 
I °t ^mber depends more on now. Any information on the subject, of soda and saleratus, &c., in a small portion munity cannot be found elsewhere than in out. The shields also prevent the rollers 
< '7 (Ga 'um* 1 . d U r C , Ub f 11<m • 1C ^ me either by yourself or your readers, would tb e milk and add to the mixture the last dro y and vicinity. It is not limited by the from loosening the grains of the wood, and 
c ng. me amount ot sap in a tree is . ,1 1 >, • ... thing; beat very hard and bake in a pan bounds of wealth, but extends from the also from forcing out pieces from the end < 
in a quick oven. high to the low. Both the rich and the of the rough material.— Set. American. 
; ingnoohanoe to dry, soon decays; but if '“"7“ JT Savouet PieAcoM savoury omelet, SSSfc" ^ U ^ S«w »» i 
> immed ‘ atel y saw ed into boards, they dry in vesse, as a a Ubie,sma uj, m three boiled eggs; two table-spoonfuls tapi- The collars manufactured in Troy, during crat says there are now in that city no less ( 
a few days, and become hard and durable. or wooden keeler, box, «fec.; fill it with earth, 0 ca; halt pint ot cold water; one ounce of a great portion of the year, will not fab than fifty sewimr machines driven L 1 
Rave all the h an J k • » , aad centre set a flowering plant, as butter, and paste Steep the tapioca in short of ten hundred dozen per day. We power, which turn out an enormous number S 
! o T S mashed a stock, or any other that may be perferred; the water ten or fifteen minutes; cut the think they will exceed that number. It of pants each day, besides fine coats and 
> them’a quantity of sulDhurie^pid^TI,^ aa d around the edge set a row of violets, omelet in small pieces: butter a pie dish now requires a large amount of capital, other articles of apparel. One girl with the j 
J wiU be dissolved and ml L T r ^ The latter will continue in flower all win- aad s P read a bttle of the tapioca over the and no inferior business tact, to engage sue- aid of machinery, can turn out as much 
) will bo dissolved, and may then be applied . c “ mnowera iivm bottom; then the omelet and eggs; then cessfully in this trade. The profits realized work as six girls can with needles used hv 
f v n r an h U n r VlK y0 Ul K Ur TK and 0ther CI 7 pS ' ter ’ lf kept ' ,rom fieezln g» anil property wa- another layer of tapioca, adding seasoning are small, and therefore it becomes neces- hand. The profits of this machine arc > 
Telearanh U ° U ^^ ^ hWV,n awa ^— Ger - ! er « d i and wdl do the same if and a few small pieces of butter; cover it sary for the manufacturer to do a large enormous; but it is the capitalist who owns I 
i aegrapn. . it be a perpetually flowering plant. n. with paste and bake it. business to make it pay. the machine, and who realizes the gam. > 
