l NOV. 15. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
frcjrairit anil tetou. 
GRAPE CROP- OF 1856. with hazel ret-' 
The New York Journal of Commerce has the se b which russet always 
following item relative to the grape crop of the surrounds the cavity, 
present year, from one well acquainted with its Calyx closed, basin me- 
culture and productiveness in the West and dium, segments little ap- 
South-west. parent. Flesh buttery. 
The grape crop in the Ohio valley this year, V<1I J i uio Y aBC * melting, 
,, , ,, . sweet, aromatic, best.— 
was a very small ot\p,—probably not more than 
TWO NEW PEARS. 
No. 1. Chuech Pear. —A seedling from New Rochelle, N. Y., medium size; stem, about one 
inch; skin, bright green, turning to yellow green in the process of ripeuing, spotted and 
erjiaitic 
LI9T OF PATENTS, 
NEW BULLET MACHINE. 
William H. Ward, of Auburn, N. Y., has in¬ 
vented a most ingenious and original machine 
for making bullets from lead wire. The wire 
from the United Staten Patent mace for the is coiled upon rests at the top of the machine, 
weeh ending Oct. 28 , iss«. and suspended by means of arches, from which 
Robert, P. Bradley, Cuyahoga Falls^improved puppet ^ b<3 Cad * S ^ cd do^y n waid into the machine^ 
n EnncTi j, and whel ' e ik is mea Sured and cut off as required 
an average of 80 to 100 gallons to the acre. The 'pens sow y rom 
severe winter injured mauy of the vineyards u ^ w et 111 11 
seriously ; some of the vines were killed down Keeps well and eng 
to the ground, and about half the buds in others ^ lun u i )e 10ut 10t at 
were destroyed. The “rot,” or mildew, also the core. In my opinion 
injured some of the vineyards very much. But one o ^ ( - esb 
MW 
a bad season with the grape, like other fruits, ^' 0- Huntingdon 
must be expected to occur occasionally. Our Peau ' Anothoi New lto- 
experience thus far has proved that the grape cbeile . seedling , medium 
is about as reliable a crop as the apple, and size or below medium, 
perhaps more so. witharather^lender and 
A fair average crop for a series of years is on & stcm ’ in a moder- 
found to be 250 to 300 gallons to the acre, in ? deepjbroad and un-| 
well cultivated vineyards in the Ohio valley. ® ven cavity. Eye closed: 
The cost of producing this crop will not exceed * n , an abrupt basin, dotted 
$50 to $00 per acre, and less, with proper a russet circles, 
economy. AVe plant the vines usually 3 by G § reei U often colored 
feet apart in the row's, and an acre will contain aroimc i the basin and 
2,420 vines. Warm hill sides, or the tops of u P"aids with a crimson 
Pear. —Another New llo- Bum/j 
ciielle seedling; medium 
size or below medium, I||||ip, 
with a r ather slender and 
long stem, in a moder-|||j||i 
ately deep, broad and 
even'cavity-;" Eye closed 
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Robert P. Bradley, Cujahoga Falls,"improved puppet u wn >tu RJacuint^ 
V *E4ward C. Blakeslee, Enoch Platt, Jr., and Edmund J*** j* ^ ^^^ured and cut off as required 
Jordan, Waterbury, improved machine for making brass !or each bullet, after which it is forced forward 
Wm. Ff. Butler, New York, improvement in locks. iufo dies, and formed into the desired shape by 
Ge->. W. Burling, Trenton, N. J., for improvement in compression. The dies attached to the machine 
machines for bending sheet metal. . , . , •_ 
Hazen J. Batcheider, West Fairlee, Vt., for tooth ex- are 01 tae “OSt modern and improved Style m 
tractor. the 17. S. Army. It makes musket, rifle, pistol, 
Isaac B. Branch, Galena, Ill., apparatus for applying , , , , _/ , . . . , 
freezing mixtures to the teeth. : elongated, hollow, and conical expansion bul- 
Matthew A. Crooker, New York, arrangement of buck- lets; also round or shell balls, all at the same 
ets of paddle-wheels. . • # , ,, , 
Wm. C. Childs, Boston, improvement in mould caudle At oae corner it makes round balls, at 
ra JdmB. Coppinger, xNew'York, for method of fastening another musket, at another rifle, at the other 
jewelry. - . rifle and pistol elongated bullets—each corner 
wheeT 61 Che8ley ’ Candia ’ N ‘ H " f ° r impr ° 7ed beiD ^ d(nible ™th two sets of dies and punches, 
John W. H. Doubler. Stephenson county, Ill., for im- which gave eight bullets to one revolution of 
pr j»hn <! A t nthony 1, Gaus^-dTa, Washington, D. C, for the machine. The machine is capable of being 
method of preserving dead bodies. worked up to twenty-five turns in a minute, 
Chas. A. Howard, Pontiac, for gas generator. ,. , . AA “ , „ , . l0 
Jesse D. Havis, Ferry, Ga., improvement in seed plan- which is equal to 200 bullets per minute, i/3,- 
ters - . . . . . 000 per hour, or 120,000 per day. 
John R. Hopkins, Auburn, improvement in evaporators r ’ > r j 
for salts. the machine was driven, m Auburn, by a 
George E. w. Herbert. Cohoes, improved water-wheel. requiring no attention while w’orking, other 
*“ U» taking away the ballets and supplying 
No. 1.— Church. 
No. 2.— Huntingdon. 
hills, are generally selected for vineyards. Any llB S e - 1'iesh melting, very juicy, buttery, with a peculiar, very delicate flavor. Ripens welj 
undulating land is preferable to level, as it af- (“iddle or latter half of September;) a very good pear.— Horticulturist. 
fords better drainage. The grape wants a po- — ■ - ■ . . , 
rou3 soil, with good under-drainage. A tena- WORMY APPLES. HOW TO GET PRUIT TREES RIGHT. 
cious, wet subsoil, or blue clay, or hard pan, - - 
will cause mildew and rot, after the fourth or Some four or five years since, I recollect con- In the Fall, October or November, take a 
fifth year, and should be avoided. gratulating the fruit growers of Western New branch of an apple or pear tree, such as suits 
George E. w. Herbert. Cohoes, improved waterwheel. requiring no attention while working, other 
*" Inking awny the bullets aud supplyiug 
Wm. S. Lord, Pulaski, Tenn, improved perch couplmg the reeds with lead. Another beautiful feature 
Geo. C.° Lawrence, Winchester, Mass., improvement in is, its perfection in doing work, using a suffi- 
soapmixtures. . ... cient quantity of lead and no more—it wastes 
Josiah Mumford and Jno. W. Wilson, Clarksburg, Ohio, ’ . “ 
improvement in washing machines. notiling, scientific American. 
Jos. C. Moulton, Fitchburg, Mass., improvement in - - 
suspension hook and insect insulator. 
John Phyfe, New York, for ivory bleaching apparatus, i --— — --- 
S. T. Savage, Albany, improvement in stoves and fur- - 
Some four or five years since, I recollect con- In the Fall, October or November, take a 
giat.ulating the fruit growers of Western New branch of an apple or pear tree, such as suits 
Wm. Smith, Newport, R. I., improvement in machines 
In the Fall, October or November, take a for husking com. 
ICONSTRTJCTION OF WIRE CABLES. 
It may be interesting to the inquiring mind 
to know how the immense cables whicli are 
This cultivation is largely on the increase all ^, ork on tbe while in Connecticut and your taste, take off down to the third year’s wagon 
over the West and South-west, wherever the Easlern Hew lork and Long Island, perfect growth, cut it smooth and rub it on a red hot f ^“ d 
^m^B^TwUo^HoriUown,Va^for^mpmveddumpkig employed to support suspension bridges are 
conditions are supposed to be favorable; and a PP^ es could scarcely be laised, because of the iron so as to scorch and shut the pores of the Moses D. Wells, Morgantown, Va. improvement in wash- in the place they are to occupy. There is no 
the consumption of the wine is fully equal to y oirn i we could still laise beautiful and perfect wood thoroughly ; then bury in the ground all Thornton A. Washington, United States Army, improve- twist in the strands ; but each vv ii e is stretched 
Wm. H. Triesler and Jno. Stewart, Fairview, Pa., im¬ 
proved mode of securing sheet metal covering for roofs. 
manufactured and placed on the towers wfiich 
support them. They are made on the spot and 
the productions. 
Thirteen years ago, when the writer com 
liuit in abundance. If present indications but the last year’s growth. If placed in good ment in hreech-loaoing fire-arms. 
augur anything of the future, that phase of ground and well taken care of, you will have John wVlcox^Ph^ improvement in 
Thornton A. Washington, United States Army, improve- twist in the strands ; but each wiie is stretched 
ent in breech-lcaaing fire-arms. across independently and laid by the side of 
Wm. Wentzs, Geneva, improvement in shaft tugs. -r-- r . , , , , . ,_, , 
John Wilcox, Philadelphia, improvement in metallic the Others, alter which the whole IS bound to- 
,i x* • i prosperity is passing, if not already gone by. fruit in five or six years. I have sometimes p* ns » , _ . . , gether by small wires, at intervals of every few 
menced planting, the price of wine was lower i J b u v ° ^ Moah Warlick, Chambers Co., Ala., improved back-hand - f ' ... : 
_ :t. _ T 4 __;_-in this \ lcmity the evil has been increasing for dipped the lower end in melted rosin, but heok for plow harness. , — inches. The four cables which support the 
than it is now It was also inferior in aualitv --—v ivi aippeu me lower ena in meitea rosin, oui h©ok for plow Harness. . .. iuyuco. arc juui du^iv 
to that made since, and but little known Now 8eVe '? 1 y eaTB ’ and the „ P resent seasoa tbe a PP le think burning preferable. I have a tree near Bl00 ^ a ’ improvement in billiard- brk|ge at Niagara are some twelve or thirteen 
LVJ UJ-1CLU 1A1 UiU U Ol UUC, Ulivi UUl H tLIU III/ vv R. 11U» % f , , . « . . , _ _ - UUhUIUUB. , ilVAIJ 
the character of our native wines is well estab- Cr °^ ^ wnere tnere 18 irult ) 18 both lessened and ray door that is nine feet high and well propor- Geo. w. Morse, Baton Rouge, improvement in breech- inches in diameter—far too heavy to be handled 
lished, and those who have acquired a taste for iD j ured -materially. The question is certainly tioned that I took from a graft four years ago ; ‘‘’^^M^Buton Rou e e, improvement in cartridge*. a * a whole b 7 aa 7 ordinary or extraordinary 
them will use no others. Their cheapness and bussing whether there is or is not a to this rosm was applied and whatever sprouts £±J£S&t KIroad ca^coupLng tacHe 5 but bei “ g laid witb eadl v,re P , ull j Dg 
their purity, havfe helped to introduce them re ™ ec, y’ and lf E0De 18 iound, fruit cultunsts sprung up the next summer were bent down 'Henry’Forstrick,’ Hoboken, improvement in working independently, and each carefully stretched at 
into o-pnpral use in snm« Rpptinns of the rnnn wlU do wel1 to give attention to and report and became roots. We can get fruit consider- over vulcanized India rubber. . . the outset, so as to correspond with the others, 
into general use in some sections 01 tne coun- tk. • . , r - , , 6 John B. Read, Tuscaloosa, improved projectile for ord- „ , . , , ., r ,, 
try, and the failure of the grape crops in Eu- u P oa tae A ' aneties which seem most free from ably quicker this way than from seeds, aud we nance. ’ - the whole difficulty is surmounted, and the full- 
rnnp will odd to thp dpmnnrl fnv Hipm Vipwprl ^ ts rava " es ' know what we have growing, and when grown - ke-issues. possible strength of each wire is availed ot. 
rope, wm aaa to tne demand lor them. Viewed Tv , 0 • ,, „ . ._. . . . & . ... Phiiin H. Kells, of Hudson, improvement in reversible r 
will do well to give attention to and report and became roots. We can get fruit consider- over vulcanized Irniia rubber. 
r , D John B. Read, Tuscaloosa, improved projectile for ord- 
upon the vaneties which seem most free from ably quicker this way than from seeds, and we nance. - 
its ravages. know what we have growing, and when grown '**« Re-issuks. 
The idea of exDressim? the mice of animal . phili P H - Kells, of Hudson, improvement in reversible 
every aspect—moral and economical—our 7 .. T . he ld ® a ° f expressing tbe J uice of animal the whole tree is of the same kind, and what- h orse-power. Patented'juiTs'Tss™ 
J 1 “ Life in rnakino* PI n unmowliol-. onuAwinff ot ___ r.__:_r._ Wm W <hnw Rnctnu imnrnwH n 
the outset, so as to correspond with the others, 
the whole difficulty is surmounted, and the full¬ 
est possible strength of each wire is availed of. 
cuj. ctuuuuiu/ai-uni 7»/» • i . -- -- --j *- 
be considered a most valua- m making cider, is somewhat annoying, at ever sprouts comes from the roots in after years Wm. F. Shaw, Boston, improved apparatus for heating philosophy op wetting bricks. 
native wmes may be considered a most valua- . , ; . , j &> 
,, , , ,. . ., ,, , , . r least to a nervous person, neither can a baked 
ble addition to the agricultural products of our , , , . . , 
. . apple be peculiarly enticing to one who fears 
coun ly. finding something in it. 
It is now estimated that there is in vineyard The fir8t wormy apples p reme mber to have 
culture over 4,000 acres in the Ohio valley. Boticed in my 0WQ orchard> were the Black 
About half this quantity is m the vicinity of Gilllflower or sheepnose, and the Seeknofur- 
Cincinnati, and probably three-fourths are now ther . next came fche Greening, Spitzenberg 
in bearing. In the Missouri valley there are Roxbury Russet, Canada Red, Russet Sweeting, 
about 700 to 800 acres; and in the upper Mis- Swaal . while the Baldwin and Twenty 
sissippi valley 500 or 600 acres. 0unce pippin &re scarcely affected( and the 
In Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina and Golden Sweet, Sweet Bough, Northern Spy 
Georgia, several vineyards of the Catawba and Fall Pippin are as yet free. w. b. 
least to a nervous person, neither can a baked can be transplanted without grafting. In case bi (l'b . ffonh' & Co.^New Britain, Ct., assigneep, (through 
apple be peculiarly enticing to one who fears 0 f drouth the first vear, thev should be water- m,id i ate a88,t >) of tbe exeeutrix of Arvin H. Gaziay, de- 
•, J ceased, improvement in harness saddles. 
finding something m it. e d. —New England Farmer. 
JflllWSHf fffluumg. 
CAKES, PIES AND PUDDINGS. 
>. a. iMorm« izo., iNew nritaiD, lit., assignees, i inrougu , , . , , . , , 
diate ass’t,) of tbe exeeutrix of Arvin H. Gaziay, de- LlME mortar acts as a bond With brick by 
.sed, improvement in harness saddles. adhesion, the vehicle beiDg.the moisture or 
' water of the mortar. Dry, porous bricks at 
MACADAMIZE D _vs. P LANK ROADS. once abstrac t moisture from mortar, and it 
We understand that most of the plank roads s00n evaporates ; thus the binding vehicle be- 
„ low tween the two is removed. 
which were a laid down a few years since in va¬ 
rious parts of our country, have proved failures; 
Spring and fall are the best seasons of the 
they did not pay expenses. This is not the J ear for building brick houses. In warm, dry 
case with them all. but the maioritv of them, weather the moisture of the mortar evaporates 
case with them all, but the majority of them, 
Mr. Moore :—I flatter myself that you will and gome of thege in regions ^ here i um ber is to ° r a P idl y > aQd in fi 'osty weather it crystalli- 
n°t reject a few recipes from me, as I am among comparative i y - cheap . The planks being laid ze8 > aad whea tbawed k sweats out - 
the New York girls, and occasionally array flat oa the grovmc ], rot out so rapidly that the Mortar becomes hard by absorbing carbonic 
grape, have lately been planted, with flattering 
prospects, thus far, of producing tar better crops 
than those of the Ohio valley. How they will 
hold out, has yet to be tested. The mildew and 
West Bloomfield, N. Y., 1856. 
COMPOST FOR PRUIT TREES. 
Fruit trees must be fed, if we would have 
carbonic 
myself in short sleeves and “hurry up the ex e for repairs amounts to about 30 per acid from the atmosphere; and it acquires by 
Accept the following for publication : - - - - — -- —- 1 - 1 - f — 
cates. ^cceps tne iuhu wing mr puuimRL.ou ; ceati q{ the original cost aEnua i] y . Th i s i s a a g e the character of stone. Without moisture 
Fremont Gingerbread.— 1 teacup of molasses, very large amount for wear and tear, and we j ^ not become hard and solid, but crumble 
rot, our great enemies in vineyard culture, sel- t bem"thrive~and bear? DTessin^leavesVthe & teacu P of butter or lard ’ 1 e BS> a hand fnl of do not woader lhat maDy of them should have into dust > heace the necessity of preventing the 
dom trouble the first two or three crops, but I gcrapings jrom the forest> form ” ne of the best sugar, 1 teaspoon of soda, % cup of boiling water, failed to pay expenses. ra P id evaporation of moisture m mortar used in 
have little doubt that the uplands ot North ingred i en ts for compost designed for any kind 1 teaspoon ginger. Make as soft as sponge cake. I n the neighborhood of New York on Long buildings of brick or stone.-Scientific Amer. 
Carolina and Georgia will be found more favor- of fruit tree8> Mr> Downing, a distinguished PuFF Cake.— 1 cup of butter, 1 do. of milk, 2 Island, the plank roads laid down four years - 
able to the cultivation of the Catawba giape cu R U rist and the editor of the Horticul- °f sugar, 2 eggs or the whites of 4,1 small tea- ago are now being torn up and superseded by Iron for Buildings. —Mr. Bogardus,architect 
than any other section of the United States. turist, gave it as his opinion that the best com- spoon of soda, 2 do. cream tartar. good Macadmized roads, and it would be well in iron, of New York, in a pamphlet recently 
APPLES AS POOD. 
Liebig says The importance of apples as v^ciauio matier io ue ooiameu irom 
food has not hitherto been sufficiently estimated low Sounds, mixed with wood ashes at the rate 
nutritive matter, as to act powerfully in the ca¬ 
pacity of refrigerants, tonics and antiseptics; 
u to tne production ot nne Iruit. Cover, and bake about three-quarters of an 
This compost he would modify as follows, to hour_for a deep pie. 
adapt it to the different varieties of fruit trees. C ottage Pudding.- Two cups of flour, 1 cup 
For Apple drees .— To every cart load of muck 
and when freely used at the season of ripeness, J fJ' . . u e ^ 'j of sugar, 1 cup of milk, 2 tablespoons of butter, UUC11 uu y 
, , , , J , r and ashes mixture, after it has lain a fortnight, I & ,/ r , „ into eood n 
by rural laborers and others, correct the putre- add bushels of air slacked lime. i 1 teaspoon of cream tartar, 1 egg ; beat all to- ^ 
bility, strengthen digestion, correct the putre- p ear Trees.—Ho every cart load of the muck 
x> -• j. i • .. r , , , , *. . j j i u i / ue c i t?i -tv i T* *\ \ “weather. Good roads are civilizers, by promo- miles in height before it will crush itself by its 
factive tendencies ot mtrogeneous food, avert and ashes mixture, add a bushel of ground or of soda. Flavor with lemon. Bake halt an • J \ . ,, ^ 
scurvy, and probably maintain and strengthen dissolved bones, and two bushels of leached hour in a moderate oven, and serve with the fol- ting tiave > ant t ley aie economizers, y mak- own veig li¬ 
the powers of productive lavor. The opera¬ 
tors ot Cornwall consider ripe apples nearly as 
Plum Trees .—To every cart load of the muck 
and ashes mixture, add half a bushel of lime, 
lowing sauce: 
Sauce for Pudding. —White of 1 Ogg, thicken 
with sugar, a little butter; beat it to a froth, 
post adapted for general use with fruit trees is Soft Cake.— 1 cup of butter, 1 of cream, 3 J for the road masters of nearly every town in our published on this subject, says : — “ Cast-iron 
that composed of swamp muck, or the black cups ot sugar, 5 eggs, 1 teaspoon of saleratus, 5 i country to follow the example. Our common does not indeed possess the character of 
decayed vegetable matter to be obtained from cups of flour, and raisins. Season with lemon. I roads are very defective; they do not reflect wrought-iron for resisting tensile strain, but 
Tomato Pie. _Take nice, ripe tomatoes; re- much credit on our farmers who make them it is far superior to it in resisting a crushing 
or understood. Besides contributing a large ^ ve bushels of fresh ashes, or twice lhat move the skin by pouring on boiling water.— and keep them in repair. They seem to act as force; and is vastly superior to granite, marble, 
portion of sugar, mucilage and other nutritive quantity of leached ashes to a wagon load.— Line your plates with paste, then lay in the if the time they spent in working on their roads free-stone or brick, in resisting any kind of 
matter in the & form of foo°d, they contain such a This furnisbes not onl 7 tbe requisite vegetable tomatoes in slices, sprinkle them with sugar, ^as an infliction, hence they shirk the labor, or force or strain. It may, however, for building 
fine combination of vegetable acids, extractive matter > but als0 those mineral manures essen- an( i a dd the juice and grated peel of a lemon, execute it so slovenly as to merit reproof for purposes, be considered crushing-proof. Ac- 
substauces and aromatic principles with the tial to the P roductioD of fine fru it- Cover, and bake about three-quarters of an of g° od sense - If the ru ts are annually cording to the tables of our best authorities- 
want of good sense. If the ruts are annually cording to the tables of our best authorities- 
filled up with mud, so as to make a smooth sur- which have been often verified, a cubic inch of 
face in dry weather, they think they have done cast-iron can sustain a weight of eighty tuns, 
their duty ; but mud roads never can be made Now, since a cubic foot weighs four hundred and 
into good roads ; they will always be rutty, and fifty-five lbs., it follows, by an easy computa- 
gether, then add 1 teaspoon of sub-carbonate of dolted 0Ver with 8loi, 8 hs of desp0Qd in wet Hon, that a column of cast-iron must -be ten 
ing travel easier for man and beast. They are -- 
avenues of commerce, and as a team can draw Hempen Hose. — Hempen hose is an article 
twice the amount of load on a good road that it now manufactured from the best and finest of 
nrmrUhiTio- n <5 brpnd and mnrp ««ttannnht™ mu iioucb uiuiuic, wu > uuguu w uuio, . -- - ,, twice uie amouu u oi ioau on a goou roaa mat H. now manuiaciurtu irom tne pest ana nnest ot 
nounsning as Dreaa, ana moie so tlian potatoes, half a bushel of ashes and a neck of salt with sugar, a little butter; beat it to a froth, , , , . , . . , . , . , , . , , 
Tn the vp-ir 1R01 a vpar nf senreitv nnr^lea nan a Dusnei oi asiies, ana a peck oi salt, & ’ , ... can on a bad one, and travel twice as fast, sure- hemp, without any seam. It is much lighter 
in tne yeai 1001 , a year or scarcity, apples, Crane Vines _To everv cart load of the muck then add a cup of boiling water, stirring it all , , , , , - ,, , , , , . , , 
J ____ wrape vines, io eveiy care ioaa oi ine mucR 1 6 ° lv it would be wise for our farmers in everv and cheaper than leather hose, the wembthe- 
instead of beine 1 converted into cider were sold ^rape vines, io every cart loaaot tnemucR 1 8 ’ 8 ‘ ly it would be wise for our farmers in every and cheaper than leather hose, the weight be- 
msteaa oi Deing convertea into ciaei, weie sold aD d as hes mixture, add a bushel of lime, a the time. Wine and nutmeg to your taste. J , ,, & 
to the poor, and the laborers asserted that they bushel of ashes, and half a bushel of gypsum, v p_ mvn nilsrt nf mjlt 9 )qb1p part of our country to labor hard and incur con- mg about three-quarters less, and the price one- 
could stand their work on baked apples with- of plaster .—Maine Farmer. handy ludding quart oi mu*, - oie- siderable expense to establish a system of good, half. It does not require the trouble and ex- 
out meat; whereas a potato diet required either -- SP ,°° wdh ^Tlk * B ^^uaratelv'wVrd S ° lid ’ P ermaneilt '‘ C0mm011 roads - The makin g P^se of oiling, and will not burn in the fire 
meat or fish The French and Germans use PALL treatment op aspahagus. mlx wua e 1UUK - i ’ LaL st paiau y i 0 f Macadamized roads costs considerable at while in use. It has been tried, and is now 
apples extensively • indeed it is rare that thev - teaspoons ot sugar, the remaining v nte ot t le firgtj bllt tbe cost j s p ,i nc j pa iiy f or labor, not used with perfect success in France, and has 
bit dom in rural ’districts without them i'u As “™ “ the 1>eaT J' troats c0 “ e to kil11,16 e ** 8 ’ f drop “ “V ol tte P uddl ° g “ nd I"“ materials, where grawel or stooe can he obtain- been found to be as durable, if not more so, 
some shape or other, even at the best table!- *? pS> ““f Bb °“ kl »“ d re “°'; d *• »• N. T. iuz,„, i m. ' “* ; bence farmer do bis share ia «>*■ I— A11 «>• Cta. it needs 
The laborers and mechanics depend on them, or | be c ® m P 08t llea P- The surface of the -I-U-.-*—’- making them without paying money directly after using is to brush it, to cleanse it from all 
to a very great extent, as an article of food, and 6 t ih beC ° v me hard> aud P erha P 8 Thanksgiving Plum Pudding.— Fifteen Bos- out of his pocket. They are also simple of con- impurities, and allow it to dry. Itismanufactnr- 
frequently dine on sliced apples and bread.— W ?. L , ,y ’ 8 u,u 1 f 1 y scara ec to n C rack era, lar g e size ; niueeggs; onepintof struction, and lequire no great engineering skill ed of all sizes, from one to four inches in diara- 
Stewed with rice, red cabbage,carrots or them- ^ ! e ° e ’ ° r ° r 6 o' ei > a'm., caie not to mdk . one 0 f creatn ■ one-fourth pound of suet; execute, aud when once well made they do eter, or more, and is said to be far more conve- 
selves, with a little sugar and milk, they make ^ . ciowns. x out t e ast of t le mont t half a teacup of butter ; very little.roace, cinna- n °t cost much for repairs. We therefore hope nient for fire companies, locomotives, ships, 
both a pleasant and nutritious dish.” ® prea ou a beav T c attng of stable manure, at mon andgalt; two pounds of raisins; one-half that our farmers will give this subject their manufactories,^., than leather, India rubber 
instead of being converted into cider, were sold aa d ashes mixture, add a bushel of lime, a the time 
to the poor, and the laborers asserted that they bushel of ashes, and half a bushel of gypsum, Dandy 
could stand their work on baked apples with- or plaster. —Maine Farmer. ‘ 
, , 11 spoons Oi 
out meat; whereas a potato diet required either 
meat or fish. The French and Germans use pall treatment op aspahagus. n-nspnmi 
apples extensively; indeed it is rare that they , , 7~ . . 
, ri , . , , , , / As soon as the heavy frosts come to kill the eggs, ant 
sit down in rural districts without them, in , ,, , . , , J 
, , , , , , . , , tops, they should be cut and removed to the it m tne 
some shape or other, even at the best tables.— mi ~ Ea8t bio 
tops, they should be cut and removed to the it in the oven. 
stye, or the compost heap. The surface of the East Bloomfield, N. V., August, 1856. 
i •• oiyc, ui irc tuiRWuou iH.au. arc ouifrttc ui irc 
The laborers and mechanics depend on them, , . , . , , 1 t A , . , . 
. \ .. - . beds which has become hard, and perhaps 
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Stewed with rice, red cabbage, carrots or them¬ 
selves, with a little sugar and milk, they make 
both a pleasant and nutritious dish.” 
injure the crowns. About the last of the month 
spread on a heavy c ating of stable manure, at 
least a half a cord to every square rod. The Q(l of currauts- gcald the milk aLd cream, careful attention, and act upon the suggestions, or gutta percha hose, 
rams will carry down its fertilizing properties 1 . , , , _AaWiifc Ame.rie.an. _ 
Fix Your Gardens in the Fall.—P erhaps to the roots, and give them great strength aud P our over the pounded crackers the night be- " _ 
you desire a new garden next year. It so, vi g 0 r for an early start in the spring. If near f° r ® ; ° ue c f ™o.lasses wiU add. to the Floss Shk in 
drain the ground, then cart on a large quantity the shore, where marsh mud is accessible, a h S htne8S ; ^ hen bmled, stick it with citron all yidal of philad 
ol well rotted manure, and plow it, and subsoil 'coating of this, one inch thick, in addition to \ 1U . ‘! pS ; ™ ^ ^ simple and in^e 
if to the dpnth ol two ippt or nnw TliPn vnn a *n j i ™ , the longer it boils the better ; serve with rich suu ” ie 
n, to me ueptu oi two leei oi moie. men you the manure, will do good service. We have bank notes, to p 
may begin to lay out the general features of also found it an excellent plan to cover the beds SaUCe ‘ __ from lower to hi 
the gaiden. Do a large portion ol the work with sea weed or old hay during the winter.— Polishing.—T he ladies are very fond of keep- the usual modes 
pour over the pounded crackers the night be- Scientific American. - 
fore ; one teacup of molasses will add to the *' * " Electrotype on a Large Scale. —M. Oudry, 
lightness. When boiled, stick it with citron all Floss Silk in Bank Notes.—M r. Ulysses B. of Passy, has made preliminary experiments 
over cut in strips. Boil from four to five hours, Vidal, of Philadelphia, proposes the following lor applying electrotypy on an enormous scale— 
the longer it boils the belter ; serve with rich s i ni P ke and ingenious method of manufacturing no other than to the coppering ot wood and iron 
sauee< bank notes, to prevent them from being altered ships of whatever tunnage. The vessel would 
-- from lower to higher denominations by any of be coated with an adherent species of varnish. 
Polishing. —The ladies are very fond of keep- the usual modes of counterfeits. Fine floss silk then placed in a dock to which the solution 
soon, there is much more time to do work in The roots keep active longer before the ground i Dg the door knobs, spoons, plates, <fcc., in bril- is to be woven into open patterns, delineating would be admitted ; and then, by a series of 
Autumn than in the Spring, i he winter, too, closes up : the ground does not freeze so deep, liant order. Now, if instead of water and chalk the various denominations of the bills. A sin- piles, the requisite thickness of copper would 
will soften the ground, aud kill a great many au( j starts sooner in the spring. The mulch of and such preparations, ladies will use camphene gl e pattern for each bill is then pressed into be deposited in from eight to ten days. The 
woi ms tine insects, an you can begin join com se needs to be removed as soon as the "win- and rotten $io?ie, a far brighter, more durable, the paper during the process of the manufac- advantages promised are diminution of cost and 
gau.on woi ' m ic i .u lei next season. Be ter is over. Asparagus is a gross feeder, aud and quicker polish can be obtained than in any ture. This plan of making bills, he believes, perfection of result; for, there being no joints in 
suie to pio\i e gin ou c s oi a c nuns. can be had in is perfection only by high ma- other way. Camphene is the article used for would insure against counterfeiting. Thelines the copper, destructive animals could not pen- 
I hough the season is fast waning, many may nuring. I his we believe will pay, whether the producing the exquisite polish ol daguerreotype of the floss silk must extend invariably across etrate, aud weeds would not accumulate on the 
yet act upon above hints from the Ohio Farmer, bed has been thoroughly prepared or not.— Ag. plates ; and nothiug has been found to equal it. each bill. bottom. 
