MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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THE APPLE CROP, AND MARKET. 
TIie Apple Chop is short, this year, in 
many sections of the country. Hereabouts, 
and in our market, it is difficult to obtain 
tho choice varieties, even at extra prices.— 
| fruit for it to extend its incubating energy skillful hands, as is ofton done, where some 
upon, which has not been treated to any of descendant of tho Goths and Vandals is per- 
; these applications. But if tho insect is very mitted to prune trees, for tho fire-wood 
abundant: or, if all your fruit and that of which he can obtain therefrom. Of all pests 
your neighbors be treated to thoso applica- that were ever suffered to invade an orchard, 
tions, my own experience inclines mo to tho these bipeds aro tho most formidable and 
belief that thoy will not, any or all of them, destructive in their ravages, 
sensibly check its destructive work. I was Tho skillful orchardist aiming to admit air 
among tho first to try and recommend tho and light to overy part of tho tree, always 
use of white wash, and with apparent sue- prefers cutting too little rather than too 
cess at first—syringing a few trees and lea v- much: and ho always regrets to see his 
iT P ier > and Stood sublime. Thoy did not 
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• — •••• a train loaded, thundering over this awful 
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■ tali in ruins like a rent world when tho 
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sensioiy cneci: its destructive work. i was 1 lie skillful orchardist aiming to admit air For the week ending October is, 1853. should trust itself on tho treacherous 
among tho first to try and recommend tho and light to overy part of tho tree, always — bridgo ? The train was roadv not with •! 
use of white wash, and with apparent sue- prefers cutting too little rather than too Ebenezer Beard, of New Sharon, Maine, for burden of living men and fair women tom 
tho choice varieties, even at extra prices.— coss at first—syringing, a fmvtrcos and leav- much; and ho always regrets to see his improvement in propellers. enact the Norwalk tragedy fan event that 
Indeed wo have seen hut few good apples mg tho others to.tho insect’s mercy. But wood-pile increase in size at the expense of .Edwin B. Bowditch, of New Haven, Conn, for dishonors our country m the eves of Fn- 
this fall. One reason of tho scarcity is the s|ibsequont experiments impress mo with his orchard. . . improvement in sofa beds. ’ rope,) but loaded with iron and stone to 
_ „.,,i__ xu„.c..„a the belief that no confidence whatever can The manual operation of pruning, also, is xv r ■ , , TV ,, . . four times tho woio-ht of lu + 
bo placed upon it. Indeed I have found often very badly executed Some people Wm ' C ° f FaU I4l ™ r ’ Mass ”, for would 3 bo rooufrod o Z. II ,n 
tho curcuho in trees so treated, himself cut off a large branch too far from its pa- P r otcment m shuttle motions for power-looms. tromblimr structure Mr y ,, mci Vl 0 
covered with white wash, at work on fruit rent trunk or limb, so that a portion or Henry S. Crider and David Williams, of Lan- tectj mo g nt8 tho locomotive himf tbo 
coated in tho samo manner, with all tho stump of tho amputated branch remains to caster, Ohio, for improvement in attaching arti- engineer and solitary passenger Homo s 
composure and equanimity imaginable. In emit unsightly shoots or suckers, thus de- fi cial teeth to the metallic plate. on. and reaching the mid way of tho In G + 
fact ho is a connoisseur of tender and thin featinw the oKteof of tlm nemilmr m hove Jamoe .T nia.-v of t>„ u.....'ll. , L - - longest 
short crop-and another, probably, the fact T IT, , 11 !°, ?° tTT T J he manual operation of pruning, also, is 
, 1 . . 1 ,, " , . be placed upon it. Indeed I have found often very badly executed. Some people 
that largo quantities are annually purchased, the curculio in trees so treated, himself cut off a large branch too far from its pa 
early in the season, for shipment to eastern covered with white wash, at work on fruit rent trunk or limb, so that a portion o 
markets. A lato New York paper says coated in tho samo manner, with all tho stump of tho amputated branch remains t< 
there is an immense quantity of this fruit composuio and equanimity imaginable. In emit unsightly shoots or suckers, thus do 
w , • , ; . , , tact ho is a connoissour ot tender and thin feating tho object of the pruning. Otheri 
moc near Washington market, and that skinne d fruits. Ho takes fir,t thoso that cut so close into tho main trunk or limb 
the quantity is incieasing. Giconmgs and best suit his purpose, leaving thoso less do- that it roquiros years for tho wound to heal 
skinnod fruits. He takes first thoso that cut so close into tho main trunk or limb, 
of our roaders who have a surplus of good tho coars « r P iaills aro neglected until all as may bo, where tho wound which we make 
, , , , ,, .. punctured; but these aro sure to bo taken shall be no larger than tho baso of tho am- 
Spitzonbcrgs retail at $2 to $2,50 per bar- sirablo till after— in the same manner as Wo must shun both these errors, carefully, ment in steeriu® annaratus ’ " ’’ ° ' P ° Ve ' 
rel, which is above last year’s rates. Those peaches on account of their rough skin, and cutting at tho prcciso place, or as noar it -d ■ n B f n V’ A 
of our roaders who have a surplus of good * 7 “"™' JP 1 "™ “"*V“ as may bo, where the wound which wo mako ’ 
, . . , ., 1 ,. ,, punctured ; but these aro sure to bo taken shall bo no larger than the baso of tho am- p ° moaeOI opeiatmg mill saws, 
apples should secure them carefully, as in their due order, provided there aro not putated branch. Wo should always cut, in Robert Griffiths, of Newport, Ky., and George 
thoy will ere long bo in demand at paying enough ot tho fruits ho most delights in to part, and first, and if convenient, wholly Shield, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for improvement in 
prices. serve his purpose. In my judgment they from tho lower to the upper side of a branch, machines for making railroad chairs. 
Speaking of the Apple crop, tho Syracuse ai ° left simply because tho coating of white After a branch has been removed, wo care- Geo. W. Griswold, of Carbondale, Pa., for im- 
Chronicle says :—“ Throughout New Eng- wasb and ,° t l her a PP lications and the dov ™y Hilly pare tho edges of the cut with a sharp provement in implements for cutting cloth. 
land there ‘is a general scarcity of this 8UrhW0 '° P^'b render the puncturing knife, and then apply tho gum-shellac coat- Thos. Hiukley, of Hallowell, Maine, for im- 
janu mcio is a genc iai -caicitj oi tins process less easy to tho insect, and not from mu in nminci tHi wnnni ti *r»m t.hn wnnfiinr . , • « . ’ 
uctmes U. viaiK, OI rmiacieipma, ra., ior 1 m- iudo, no arrests tho train, pauses there, that 
provement in self-winding telegraph registers. the heaviest pressure may at onco bo* felt 
Chas. Flanders, of Boston, Mass., for improve- and Hie grand experiment tested onco for 
ment in steering apparatus. ad - ^ was n °f a rash hair-brained feat._ 
Benj. Frazee, of Durhamville, N. Y., for im- was tbo calm confidence of a man of cal- 
proved mode of operating mill saws. c ." a ^' on > wbo knew what ho was doing, and 
Robert Griffiths, of Newport, Ky., and George ‘VT, T' Th °i S ‘ nkin ? ° f that ,on £ 
m • ,, , r ,. ■ . 1 „ ’ y ’ line, with tho tremendous weight to which 
Shield, of Cincinnati, Ohm for improvement in it was there subjected, was less than half an 
machmes for making railroad chairs. _ inch ! _ The experiment was tested. It cost 
serve his purpose. In my judgment thoy from tho lower to the upper side of a branch, machines for making railroad chairs. inch! The experiment was tested * It cost 
aro left simply because tho coating of white After a branch has been removed, wo care- Geo. W. Griswold, of Carbondale, Ra., for im- five million of dollars and was chean at that 
wash and other applications and tho downy fully pare tho edges of the cut with a sharp provement in implements for cutting cloth. I walked through ‘it and" thon bv Vflm'ht 
surface ot tho peach render the puncturing knife, and then apply tho gum-shellac coat- Thos. Hiukley, of Hallowell, Maine, for im- of narrow steps ascended to the top of it 
destroyed in tho early part of tho season 
by tho canker worm. Agonts aro now cm- 
HEAVY PRUNING. 
uy mo earner worm, agents are now cm- j N tho treatment of trees, suffering from VVE ha ™ often alluded to tho necessity of 
ployed in this State in buying up our crop long neglect, storms or othor sources of in- thinning a heavy crop of fruit in order to 
for exportation to Now England. Ten jury, it not unfroquontlv becomes necessary secure fair and finely grown specimens as 
SHELDON PEAR-EFFECTS OF THINNING, ment in cutting boots. 
Wm. Mason, of Taunton, Mass., for imnrove- 
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YVe have often alluded to tho necessity of ment in power looms 
inning a heavy crop of fruit in order to Norman Millington and Dennis J. George of 
euro fair and firm v crrmvn no — ~ . __ o > 
Chronicle says .-—“Throughout New Eng- „ Vm 1 T.77-ttmup provement in implements lor cutting cloth. i walked through it, and then by aflight 
land there ‘is a general scarcity of this f * '° P each > 1 * e ? der the puncturing knife, and then apply tho gum-shellac coat- Thos. Hiukley, of Hallowell, Maine, for im- of narrow steps ascended to tho top of it 
und theie is a general scarcity ot this process ess easy to the insect, and not from ing to protect the wound from tho weather, provement in instruments of plotting and walked out on tho flat roof on which 
fru.t ^indeed an a - entire dearth of any quality which repels him. -Geo. Jaques, « Journal of Agriculture. P Daniel L yn 2 "of Bu^ N Y ^or tho comes, and when I saw the po“ 
it;—the foliage of the trees having been --- SHELDON PEAR^—EFFECTS OF THINNING “ent in cutting boot, ’ ? ^ ^ose concatenated plates it was inTpossi- 
destroyed m the early part of the season heav x rau umG. brihEnuJN feak EiiAoib o* ixUNNiNG. vv m Mason of Taunton Mass fori bio to havo the sensation 'of fear, while I felt 
by tho canker worm. Agonts are now cm- Lv tho troatmont 0 f trees, suffering from We havo often alluded to tho necessity of m ent in power looms. ^ ' aSS ” ” lmi>r ° Ve ' vulL^'of B n? t CtUre » W i H1 Stand t i ' 1 s °T» COn_ 
ployed in this State in buying up our crop long neglect, storms or othor sources of in- thinning a heavy crop of fruit in order to Norman Millington and Dennis J. Geome of w IT * sea and earth, 
for exportation to Now England. Ten jury, it not unfroquontly becomes necessary secure fair and finely grown specimens as Shaftsbury Vt. for improvement in marLi Vf . . ° woultl S4a to in connection with this 
shillings a barrel (fifty cents per bushel) [° ha ^° recourse to tho amputation of large w ? !1 as t0 sa ''° tro ° . fr °m in j ur y 5 but fi j carpenters’ squares * ’ Slll - )ecfc ’ that Mr - Stephenson has lately 
has boon readily paid ior good apples, in »>'“ is ^ ^ P™”'" 5 ' eo i’os ofy" i " of wlZZ, Mass., for i_- '?»'* ^ engineer on 
so.no parts of Onondaga and Oneida coun- -nt in po™ ice™. P .^e Grand Trunk Railway, tho most gigan- 
ties. Wo recommend thoso of our friends detrimental to the trees isolate autumn or treos ov erloadod and breaking down with R en j- E- Rice, of Clinton, Mass., for improve- , 1C lU 10ac Company (except the Pacific) 
who have astock of fino apples, to take good winter, while vegetation is in a dormant sn } ad > indifferent fruit, scarcely worth gath-.,' ment in looms for weaving fancy goods. j n w bolo world; their lino, when fin- 
care of them, for thov will bo eagerly state. In sections of this country colder 01 m g. M e saw lately a very striking in- Johu Scott, of Philadelphia, Pa., for improve- isbed, stretching from below Quebec all tho 
sought after, and will bring good prices.” * an ‘U’ southorn or central portions of t 0 Uu'tho^^latertioYof tbo'r ™ 0 W “ y t0 Lak ° Huron > aI,d “ ,so terminating. 
The Utica Gazette says .-“Immense deem S°jl’ ! h | ow .° n ver > f ost wm Valley Horticultural^^Societ? fdhh of Thompson, Jr, of Wiliiamsburgh, w. by lease of the Atlantic road, at Portland in 
a- • 4 .- , , J , deem it preferahlo to postpone this work 1 *. ~ r , i y ’? 01 Y., for improved life-preserving bucket Maino Thnv u-n ilmuttn f u 
quantities of apples havo passed through till quite early in tho Spring, or just after pears were exhibited by the Hon. Nath an Thompson Jr. of WUIiamsbuwh NY i i t • i 7 lt L t0 constluct a huge 
Albany tho past week, for the New York tho severest weather of the winter has most- H-Waul, all measuring full throe inches f or i m pr 0 ved life m-esei• vinp-seit uou ar budge across the St. Lawrence at 
market. Thoy are quoted at present there J? passed an-ay. For autumnal pruning, At “> a public speech, 
from «, to *1,75 per barrel for tho host fromX'*’At", growth ani we were iXmld that the crop « h»» car bodies. P 5 0 P h »"“" “.d, m reference to the 
kind ot grafted fruit. This prico will not February’to'tife SS ™ unusually light. The weather in th'o J- 7V. Weatbcby, of Kingsville, Ohio, for im- I ^ ^ ^ 
pay producers for shipping them, and it later. In all climates, thoro can be no 8 P rin g bad performed the thinning process provement iu carpet stretchers. scientific man who designs and the laborer 
they will take a warning in time, they will more unsuitable season for heavy pruning ©Actually, and has thus shown us what may Linus Yale, of Newport, N. Y., for improve- oxeci R°s : 
cease their shipments.” than tho time when tho buds are beginning b° done with the Sheldon. We may add, ment in door locks. *’ W 0 ought not to forget that wo have 
_____ to expand in tho Spring; for at this time, to °, that these Sheldons 'were of tho finest Harry Whittaker, of Buffalo, N.Y. forirrmrove- called to our aid that class of men called 
VALUE OF LEAVES- tr u eos bleed —as tho flowing of tho sap from Save of/ w ’ If lt f PO fu W ° ment in the application of high pressure engines c f )ntnic ; ors - a number of scientific and me- 
- tho wound is termed-moro profusely than Jave ever tasted. We are not sorry, there- , J * piessuie en a ines chamcal men.-many of them positively 
Payen and Boussingault eivo analyses of at any other period of tho year. loro, at the pait wo havo taken in bringing " P P • engineers. These contractors now come to 
, . - . ov.~ t 7 .-_ 1 _ 1 • v lt to notice.— Horticulturist. --• the aid of the Amrin«pr in „n — 
shillings a barrel (fifty cents per bushel) to nave recourse to tho amputation ot largo u uu u«euum injury; our figurillg carpent ers’ squ 
, . , r . . i ‘fi. j . branches or what is termed heavy pruning, with all that has been said, tho matter re- n T ,° T> ‘j ® l q 
has been leadiK paid foi good apples, in The Season—cx coot in severest climates coiv es very little attention, and everywhere John I ender, of YVor 
some parts of Onondaga and Oneida conn- _.rt'on ,his sort if pruning will be tho least - both i" gardens and orchards-wo see m power loom* 
ties. YVo recommend thoso of our friends detrimental to the trees, is late autumn or treo f, overloaded and breaking down with Renj. F. Rice, of Cli 
who havo astock of fino apples, to take good winter, while vegetation is in a dormant sn J a u, indifferent fruit, scarcely worth gath-. ment in looms for weav 
care of them, for thov will bo eagerly stato. In sections of this country colder enn &- G saw lately a very striking, in- John Scott, of Thila 
sought after and will brin<r good prices.” than th « southern or central portions of s .t an oo of the effects of alight crop on the merit in air beds. 
r p, TT ,, & ;l r ’ New England, however, most cultivators S1Z0 of fiuits. At tho late show of the Gen- Nathan Thompson,. 
lhe . LtlC ; 1 Gi ; zett u ° says:- Immense deem it preferable to postpone this work esee Y alley Horticultural Society, a dish of Y „ for improved life-pr 
quantities ot apples havo passed through till quite early in tho Spring, or iust after ^eldon pears wore exhibited by the Hon. an T i inmTVlfm T 
Payen and Boussingault give analyses of afc an Y other period of tho year, 
leaves from sevoral different trees. Tak- . 'Fbe Implements, employed in heavy prun¬ 
ing tho average of all their analyses, leaves ’J 10 sa " s ’ axes, and knives. YY hen a 
, . . , c very largo number of trees aro to bo opera- 
contam 1.13 per cent, of nitrogen, while ted upon> it is we n t0 5o pr0vidcd w ith 
farm yard dung contains only 0.41 per cent, framed pruning saws, pruning chisols at- 
tlian tho time when tho buds aro beginning G0 oono v itn tne iskelaon. We may add, ment in door locks. 
to expand in the Spring; for at this time, too » that theso ^Idons were of tho finest Harry YVhittaker, of Buffalo, N.Y., for improve- 
trees bleed —as the flowfno- of tho from q uall ty, equal, at least, to tho best pear we , . ., ’ . „. . ’, ’ im P rov e 
trees oieea as tne flowing ot the sap from jJ ever tasted YYe are not sorrv thoro meufc ln the a PP h cation of high pressure engines 
tho wound is termed—more profusely than ” ° c ' < r, ” 0 aro I10t s 9 lr >» thero- 
Immense Melon. —The oditor of the 
Stockton Journal has partaken of a water¬ 
melon raised in Napa Valley, which weighed 
ovement in carpet stretchers. scientific man who designs and the laborer 
Linus Yale, of Newport, N. Y., for improve- W ^° 0X0Cutes :_ 
Hit in door locks. “ YY T e ought not to forget that wo have 
Harry YVhittaker, of Buffalo, N. Y., for improve- cad od to our aid that class of men called 
snt in the application of high pressure engines c ? nti ; ac | or s, a number of scientific and me- 
screw piopeMere. P ° ^^“tT “““Y ° f , th ° m P ° Sitivo!y 
E F engineers. I hese contractors now come to 
THK HENAI BRIDGE » WaA, 
Mb P M M E wntos to the Now York Ob- 
rver tho tollowmg interesting account of mentioned. Tn PAmiGnfmn mirli r T.,Y- 
j V . T ^*7““ ‘MS at- 55 pounds. It measered two feet, two this groat work 
In all vegetable or animal substances that teched to poles, axes of different sizes, prun- inches in length, and one foot eight inches rp , , 
will decompose readily, their true manurial >ng knives, and self-supporting ladders; but through. Three of tho same kind grew on e ‘ T ho T TubuI 
value is in direct proportion to tho amount 01 or ’oavy piuning, a common ladder, a tho llancho. Straits I regarc 
P .. ., . . TT , cross-cut saw, a small axo, and a pruning . wonder ot tho 
of nitrogen they contain. Hence, leaves knifo are all that is necessary. For tho ~ of it had been g 
are ivortk three times as much as common proper and expeditious performance of this fVVYYAi u 'ft & ^ graphic descrip 
barn-yard manure. 
work, all these edge tools should bo kept in 
ik. L_j. _1_ • l l l i.. 1 
But wo need not dwell on tho theoretical ^ 10 be5 ^ order ; indeed no skilful cultivator 
value of leaves. Every gardiner knows, an ^ othor than shai ’P to ols 
Horn obseivation and experience, that noth- r jp/ ie bounds occasioned by pruning, ought 
ing makes such a valuable compost as the to be—in somo way—protected from the 
leaves and othor rubbish of tho orchard and weather. For this purpose nothing is bot- 
Ihe Wounds occasioned by pruning, ought I N the last Patent Office Report, Mr. Jas. sensation than that of passing through any "n + ‘wm A unce \: in ,9 wor ^ ammint- 
to be—m somo way—protected from the Campbell of Weston N T mVes the f«i other covc Fod bridge, but as soon as wo this ’ thafc th . re e cubic foot ot maWhry 
weather. For this purpose nothing is hot- 1 oston, N. J., gives tho fol- reached Bangor, and the train paused, I left wor ® ® ofc ©very minute for twelve hours in 
ter than Downing’s gum-shellac composition, lowin S as a superior process for curing it, and let it go on without mo, while I re- eaE ” da y> for three hundred days in a year, 
which is most conveniently preparod for hams: turned to study this stupendous work. The a ? dt ?^ v a continuous period of three years, 
uso in this way : « Tho best method I havo found for cur- problem to bo solved by tho architect was f7;w g , 1 TI heard . 0T . read of e qual- 
1 rocure a wide-moutlied quart porter- ing hams is, after the hams havo been cut this —to build a bridgo 1,500 feet over an u Y yet j, 1 /?' 1 , os { P Ied go myselt that 
i raised in Napa Valloy, which weighed server tho following interesting account of mentioned. In connection with tho Tubu- 
Dunds. It measored two fefct, two this great work : lar Bridgo thore was nearly two millions of 
s m length and one foot eight inches „ Th cubic foot of masonry required, yet without 
gh. Ifiree of tho same kind grew on e , .. T - LUUU ““ e vot mo luonai m y concerning mvsolf ai -ill tL.y r,-,., 
anche Straits I regard as the greatest mechanical -x T J , at aH WIth thc ma " 
—— - wonder of tho world, and if my admiration Son1 ^.’ lfc , was tu ™, ed ovor . to a thoroughly 
~ - of it had been great when reading the many P ra< ?. tIcal “T T el1 acq^nted with all the 
fYDY ^ f (\« & rm fniYtY g ra P hic descriptions we havo hoard of it, my TT w , hich SEle nco had placed at flis 
0Iuv5IIC 11 ^ 101101111 ) ♦ wonder and pleasure wore greatly increased T ‘ 1 ‘9’ so wcd wei 'o these appliances 
__ _ ^ when I came to see it. The cars swept us « d > that in three years the two miHions of 
— - -- through tho bridge fifteen hundred and f| U CG ° P 1 ’ 15011 ^ wer e brought from 
CURING HAMS. thirteen feet in length, and wo had no other h ° quan 7 e and :o S ether * and raised in ' 
nsat.ion than that, of naasino- thmn.t, „„„ to a magnificent edifice. The work amaunt- 
ed to this, that three cubic feet of 
garden. This is owing partly to their chem- u j r . t ‘ uu ! ^owning s gum-shellac composition, 110 “ F lu ^ oao CU1U1 S it, and let it go on without mo, while I re- 
ical composition and partly to their absorb- Z m0St conveniontl y preparod for hams : turned to study this stupendous work. The 
x • rp, • ... use in tms way : “ Iho best mothod I havo found for cur- problem to bo solved by tho architect was 
pmputics. intir porosity is so great Procure a wide-mouthed quart porter- ing hams is, after tho hams havo been cut. this —to build a bridgo 1,500 feet over an 
that thoy will condenso and retain largo bottlo; fit a good cork into it, with a wire lot them lie out on a shelf, where they can an n of tho sea, so high in the air as to per- 
quantities of ammoniaeal gas and thus pro- running through tho cork down nearly to havo plenty of cool air, so that tho animal mi t tho loftiest mast to pass under it, and 
vent its escape from tho decomposing com- T bottom of the bottlo. To the end of boat is entirely out of thorn beforo you at- without piors to obstruct tho navigation.— 
pogt, this wire attach a bit of sponge or anything tempt to put thorn down in salt; thon corn The point on tho straits selected for the 
t-, c , , that will make a small swab. Put a quan- them down for two or throo days; after purpose was fortunately provided with a 
xieiv iuit growei and gauloner, not to tity of gum-shellac into tlio bottlo and fill which drain off any bloody water which may roc h rising from tho water, and nearly in 
say every farmer, should rake up all tho up with a sufficient quantity of alcohol, so come out; and then muko tho following tho midst of tho straits. This was tho base 
leaves on his promises and make them into that the mixture, when fully dissolved, shall picklo, sufficient to cover thorn:—Take y of a pier, but then tho bridgo, without a 
a compost with seedless woods and ma- bo about ot T consistency of oil paint or pounds of salt, 3 ounces of saltpetre, 1 oz. draw, must stretch 472 feet to ono shore, 
nuro covering' the hean with a coat nf T lasses ’ j u ° P th ° C . 0rk t,gbt! y in tbo ot ’ saleratus, 4 pounds of brown sugar or a »d 4G0 to tho other, at tho height of at 
, ’ / . . / 1 bottle, and tho preparation may always be molasses, and six gallons of water; lot^them least a hundred foot above tho sea. Mr. 
loamy soil, and saturating it, during winter, ready for uso for years. When applying it, lie in the above picklo from throe to six Stephenson, tho architect, devised, and un- 
with soap suds &e. lrom tho house. In the take hold of tho cork, draw out the swab woeks, according to tho sizo of the hams • d °r his superintendence was executed this 
decomposing com- bo . ttom °* Hie bottlo. To the end of boat is entirely out of thorn beforo you at- without piors to obstruct tho navigation.— f ‘ , V , • ' v uc . 80 , mac l 1 w0 (k was per 
this wire attach a bit of spongo or anything toinpt to put thorn down in salt; thon corn The point on tho straits selected for tho m tbo application ant 
, , _ tba ^ w ' d mako a small swab. Put a quan- them down for two or throo days ; after purpose was fortunately provided with a U ° ° _‘ lC °I__ 
ed that, yet I will almost pledgo myself that 
more than that will bo done at Montreal._ 
I mention this circumstance in regard to 
the time in which so much work was per¬ 
formed by ingenuity, in the application and 
WHY LABORERS DO NOT GET AHEAD. 
Nothing can bo truor than Mrs. Swiss- 
helm’s assertion in tho Pittsburg Saturday 
Y isitor, that it is oxtravagance and improv¬ 
idence, and nothing else, which keep tho 
laboring classes in the power of capital.— 
"Tho way to become independent,” cont n- 
"n b '° a r° “ 0arc “ li0 ' from “P-i" old trees-.ithg^Si^For tiie od! t-Snstl 
E. I. W liliams, Esq., ot Albany. This gon- cement which is now so commonly employ- months old as when taken from tho smoke along tho shore, as tho labor of years was to lay in stores of amunition in.tVrnJr ■ e ‘’ 
tleman has tried most, if not all, tho vari- m constructing undor-water masonry, liouso. And whilo upon tho subject of beforo them. The bridge is to be of iron, in tho shape of useful knmvlnd m T'T? 
ous nostrums, recommended for destroying colors, cisterns, &c. A much cheaper com- hams, I would further say that, when yon nothing else; it is to hold itself without an from books and papers and havener 
tills worst of fruit depredators, without sue- ™ “ n "k "Z Ztln i» S wo™'fZd “T ^ f'° M ^ “f ^ 7 * "f*” 1 T' 1 ° '* lrcra - P^Cd cabbie groS 
rio'. of •• .U 4 , : ana Dri CF oust, otten answers a good pur- in good, soft water; and, when nearly done, the rocky shores. It is to bo built on the in his enclosure Tf ho nlantc 
f b ' 0 l ® f °P mion that “° rcmod y 18 P° so - ^ ar ge 1,mbs - beginning to bo split off throw in a handful of clean Timothy hay; it shoro, to bo floated on tho water, and then it with somethin^ pleasing to the evo anrf 
elroctual short ot extermination, and rec- * ,<)m a tree, may bo successfully retained absorbs all impurities which may be around raised perpendicularly,and stretching hori- good for food no^tyrannical G mpb \ 
for years, by boring entirely through tho tho outside of tho ham. As 
ommends jarring tho troos and catching tho 01 years, by boring entirely through tho 
insects as thoy fall in si,cots prepared for an !* trun . k 'Y fore the split, and 
. . , j y putting in an iron bolt with a head upon 
1 10 puipose, exocuting tho death penalty ono end, and a nut and washer upon tho 
upon tho captivos by tho most summary other. Sometimes—for smallish troes—a 
process. From prosont experience Mr. YY r . vcrv large screw will answer tho purpose, 
draws tho following conclusions : The chic f °. h J ect of heav y pruning, is to 
BOSTON BAKED EExANS. 
wore riveted together, .and a tube, not round 
as most pcoplo supposo, but square, or rath- 
irksnop in the country. 
Value of Patents —Dr. Gales oxaminer's 
shape or fashion a troo approximately to 
1. All remedies oi preventives short ot form which we should havo given it, had it 
actual slaughter, will prove ineffectual to boon in training from the nursery. To this 
check its depredations. I have tried pretty end, wo remove all dead wood, all limbs 
thoroughly, tor years, nearly all tho nos- which crowd, cross or rub other limbs, and 
trums recommended by various horticultu- most limbs which are awkwardly or un- 
1 to Baked beans aro a groat dish with all 9 r rectangular, being 30 feet high and 14 reports, gives the following statement • 
tno Yankees, and tho following recipe for feet wide, was built; tho labor of this army A man who had made a slight imnr 
laiiKoos, auu me ionowing recipe tor wiuo, was ouiic; mo laoor oi tms army A man who had made a slight improve 
“ Boston Baked Beans,” from Mrs. YVob- ^ a8 extended through four and a half years, ment in Straw Cutters took a model of his 
stor’s “ Improved Housewife.” we think will Two million rivets hold these platos in their machino through tho YVestorn States and 
bo acceptable to our housekeeping friends : tenacious grasp, and theso tubes weigh no after a tour of eight months, returned with 
Take two quarts of middling sized white lo ss than eleven thousand three hundred $40,000. Another had a machino to thresh 
beans, three pounds of salt pork, and ono and sixty-six tons ! During three years, the and clean grain, which in fifeoen months he 
spoonful of molasses. Pick the beans over shores presented the busiest and most sold for $60,000. A third obtained a n-it- 
carefullv. wash and turn about a anllnn r>f i exciting of noaceful Scones. Se.hnnls nml oni fnr nriniaA ini. _ j h?*-. > 
judged of bv tho experience herein narra¬ 
ted. 
2. Such applications as white-wash (with 
Tnbrt r U u V 10t t0 attom . pt t0 ° m 9 ch > carefully, wash and turn about a gallon of exciting of peaceful scenes. Schools and ont for printer’s ink, refused fifty thousand 
and thei of ore before commencing operations soft water to them in a pot; let them soak churches wore built for tho families gather- dollars for it, and finally sold it for $->o non 
at all, we ought—like a skillful physician— in it lukewarm over night; set them in the ed hore. Tho arts of life wero drawn Theso are ordinary cases • while snDh m ’ 
to examine into tho case ot our patient, morning whore thoy will boil till the skin is around tho settlement, and it was as if a volitions as the Telegraph the Pianino- Mo 
m a king sevoral times around it, and care- vory tonder and about to break, adding a "ew city had suddenly been planted on tho chine, and the India Rubber Patents 
u y studying the effect which any contem- toaspoonful of saleratus. Tako them up straits of Menai. Sickness was rare, for the worth millions each. " ’ 
p atod amputation will produce upon its dry, put thorn in your dish, stir in the mo- a ' r was pure and healthful, but when it did ---- 
iea ta and appearance. YVo should bo lasses, gash tho pork, and put it down in come and death with it, tho consolations of Siiip-Building in Maine. During- the 
nil infinitum nvw o-itrn ‘ utI0U8 about performing and operation, the dish so as to havo tho beans coverall religion wero not wanting to tho dying or year onding Juno 30 1853 there were hniG 
fmmfhe ^ ost SU T * ’ J po f. a Iai ’g? tree, for-which we cannot at but tho upper surface; turn in cold water living. More wero born than died! The in Maine, 138 ships 63 ^148^schoo^ 
ii om the tact that most ot thoso applica- tho time assign a satisfactory reason. Gnnrl *;ii u,., . a. u.,i-^ i_x i„»* ..IT V. 01 'S 8 * schooners, 
entrust this l&bor to uny but | with tho pork. 
to ascend, thoy wore planted on tho lofty J 269 steamers, making a total of 356, 343’tons. 
