NOV. 12. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL ANDIEAMILY^NEWSPAPER. 
fujiarit autr fafteiu 
MANURING THE ORCHARD. 
In connection with the subject of transplant¬ 
ing young trees in autumn, is another, which, 
ROCHESTER NURSERIES. in justice to old trees, we would beg leave to 
- urge upon your attention. It is that of giving 
Rochester is becoming, in truth has already your 0 ] d trees, in the orchard, a good dressing 
become, widely celebrated as the locale of the 0 f some kind of fertilizer, to renew their strength 
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COME TO TEA. 
BY THE RAGGED PHILOSOPHER. 
There is a habit prevailing throughout 
WOVEN FABRICS WATERPROOF. 
An invention lately brought forward, renders 
cotton cloth waterproof by the application to its 
BIST OF PATENTS, surface of the following varnishes In three 
lasned from the United States Patent Office Tor the gallons of Water, half a pound of OX-gall, and 
week ending Nov. 4, iS5«. two pounds of linseed cake are boiled for one 
hour, and then allowed to cool, and applied 
most extensive Nurseries of Fruit Trees in ft nH pnertrv and rniiRp them im to notion another , , , , • Christopher Amazon, New Castle, N. H., machinery for ’ , ’ aDa a PP Uetl 
most extensive jx -x.., ancl eviei ^’ aBd ° USe thtm _, Up l0 “ another this country much to be deprecated, in my opin- operating the pawl c W e R of a ship’* windlass. 7 with a brush to the surface of the cloth to be 
America. That this celebuty is tvell mented, season . The fall is a good time to do this.— i on , and requiring the opposition of all right „ Robert Anderson, U. S. Army, and Aaron H. Van Cleve coated, which is afterwards nlured in o «tnv,- 
a more useful manner than by taking your man nD(l sog „, is i.fllcti.g . „ the ^ . ..a. three gallop of lioseed ait JLJgZZ 
will astonish those unacquainted with the tim- and team and yourself a day or two, and put profits and earnings of community ; that, to the onneters. 
mense quantity of trees annually grown in this r0ll nd each tree> a load or two of barn-yard ma- political economist is frightful, and I have facts 
city and vicinity, and forwarded to various sec- nure or orj if y0 u do no t have either of and fig ure s that make the habit Edwin 
tions of the United States, I erritoiies and the thesp to snare some chiD dirt or loam from the „ , railroad 
. Tjjn>nt - 1 , tnese 10 spare, some cuip uiiir, DI mctLu iroui uue -«A monster of such hideous mien Martin 
British Provinces. Indeed, Rochester is, be- road 8 i de> or leaves, and scraping of woods or That to hated needs but to be seen,” chairs. 
yond doubt, the greatest emporium of Fruit swamps. It will pay. You cannot expect that but, of this another time. ma^hTne, 
Trees in the world, and as its nursery business your trees wi n 8upp l y you , year after year The hab it to which I now wish to allude, is H ^ lan 
is mainly conducted by men of superior Intel- W ith fruit, and the soil in which they are placed a fungus of mo dern gro wth, that needs the cor- “ait 
is mainly conducted by men of superior intel- 
AI belt Carter. Forestville, Conn., improvement in od- tbree § allons of linseed oil, one-quarter pound 
ometers. oflitharge,one-halfpoundofIndiarubber,one- 
Wm. G. Creamer, New York, improvement in railroad , f , , , ., , ’ 
car brake. halt pound of tar, and one-half pound of Prus- 
raUroad*indicators! Crawfordville ’ Ind > im P™vement in sian blue —the latter as a coloring material— 
Martin Eberbard, Philadelphia, improvement in rockiDg These are boiled for about an hour, and well 
Cb Ormrod C. Evans, Stantown, O., improvement in spading Stirred aU the time ’ wllen ib WlU form a stron g 
machines. varnish. It is now allowed to cool, and is mit 
Harlan P GorrioU Rnoranron TJ TT _. 
machines. 
Harlan P. Gerrish, Rnscawen, N. H., improvement in 
machines for husking corn. 
on the surface of the cloth with a brush or ma- 
ligence, skill and enterprise and as our soil never become exhausted. If you would have rP( . t : V p action and influence of all who take a trmsica ' instruments. • . , ~ 7 " .7 
and climate are admirably adapted to the easy continued heat from the fire, you must add fuel. ri „ hfc vie w of the economies of life and the well .cLVe^tor forEarner™ 11 ’ impr ° Ve<3 C ° Wl ° r draught rub bed with pummiceltoTe to make it'smooth 
m^^valuable treeT—we°predict that^he^em ! 6 11 J ° U W ° uld haV ® “tinned fruit from ybur being and success of that greatly predominating JZTJt'rX*’ Wincheater ’ Ma8S > improvement in The third a / d , la8t coat is com d of three 
most vaiuaDie tiees we preaict mat tne repu- trees , you must add manure to them.— Me. Far. c i a ss, w ho are doomed to be the artificers of John Harm-, Hoosick Falls, improvement in machines gallons of linseed oil boiled over a strong fire 
Hiram Groves, New York, improvement in automatical chine. The cloth is then allowed to drv again 
□ sieal instruments . J => 
tation already acquired will be greatly aug¬ 
mented in future. 
These remarks were suggested by reading 
the Editorial Correspondence in a late number 
their own fortunes and live by the sweat of their 
Orchards. —In your apple orchards, young brow. It is the use of tea and sugar on the dm- for India rubber shoes. 
,, ^ J . I b ^ ., , , . Elmore Horton, Bristol, Conn., fishing implement, 
or old, remove the dead trees, or those that, must ner table. Ot all places, it, has no business Lucius J. Knowles, WarreD, Mass., improvemen 
for J mftkinrrope H008iCk FalIS ’ in3provement in ma <*ines gallons of linseed oil, boiled over a strong fire 
Nathaniel Havward, Colchester, Conn., improved catch for two hours, with two ounces of the salts of 
the Editorial Oorrcsponc ence in a ate number goon d ^ Then prepare the ground by deep there. Only to think of a great, burly, labor- l0 p m .^ „ w .. „ ... 
nf flip Ttn<itnn Cultivator Writing from thi« oitv , r r ° .. r . ...... PellsMann^.VVaddamsGrove.IIl.improvementinau- 
ott e_ “ ' J ' ' ^ ^ spading, and by generous manuring, with well ing man, glowing with health and strength; tomatic rakes for rearers. IRON FRAMES FOR VESSELS. 
under date of Oct. 17, Mi. Howard speaks of rotted manure leaf-mould, and a sprinkling of sitting at dinner blowing and sipping a cup of wV assignor to Robt ‘ LiviD K' - 
nnr nnrepr es anrl thp «n 1 anH eli mafp nnd nther . r & o & rr b r ston, of same place, bnrglar s alarm. _ 
‘ ' ’ ‘ old lime. If this kind of manure is generously hot tea in dog days, as sweet as molasses and James F. Monroe Fitchburg, improved lubricator. 1 he Philadelphia Ledger says :—Seven years 
advantages of Western ew 01 for the pur- app ]j ed> app ] e trees may be wisely planted bolting fat pork and potatoes by the cubic inch I paobigeR. 0 ' 0sg0011 , Dorchester, Mass., spring frame for S i nC e a steam propeller was built at the Penn 
suit of Agncu ture aiic orticu tuie, m just where apple trees have stood before. There is, There is a conventional propriety in meals as T”. 8 R. Perry, Port Clinton, Pa., improved joint for Iron Works of Messrs. Reaney, Neafie Co., 
terms. A e ma *e t e o owing extract— ic- we know, a feeling that it is not the best. But well as manners, and I cannot conceive that tea rx Piuu'ip^,'Chicago,' impro^ment'in trowels. which was most appropriately named the Nov- 
marung la 11 s es imate o one ousanc as we think it is oiten best; and the evils that has any more business on the dinner table, than Wilson A. Purdon, Jackson, Miss., improvement in cot- elty from the peculiar mode of its construction, 
the pro a e ° lina e ^° acres in nurseries wit m are f eared may be avoided, if plenty of the pies and sweet meats at breakfast, or roast goose °Jo g shu’a Perkins, West Killingly, Conn., improvement in The hull was built on a plan invented by H. F. 
six mi es o k oc les er, is a o b et lei oo °w.-— r j„bt kind of manure is used. Plant trees as and fried onions at supper. Its use in that mach ' D<> s f or huskiDg corn. • Loper, dispensing entirely with timber in the 
r ' , soon as the leaves have fallen off,and wheu you place is a disease oi habit, having no positive chain pumps. construction oi her trame, and substituting iron, 
area mentioned, to be nearer three thousand: ^ done ^ ^ & stake near ^ sanitory m effecfcs> bufc certainly D0 positive J^R. Roach, West Needham, Mass, improvement in These ribs were corrugated in their centre to 
“ Rochester is well known as the metropolis wb ere the roots of the tree may not be hurt by good. The cost, the time and the childish folly S. H Roper, Roxbury, improvement in sewing machines, increase the strength, and had flanges on either 
of the far-famed (and justly-famed) Genesee it, and tie the tree to it. This will prevent the of the thing, are the points of objection. Thou- et^pTriVwater'whpeis?’ improved metllod 01 starting and 8 i de , with holes drilled for the purpose of secur- 
Valley. Stopping here lor a day, I have been disturbance of the tree by the frosts of winter, sands of families, even the poorest, have the Jot>i Smith, Northbridge, Mass, improvement in throttle iDg the timber by means of screw holts. The 
much gratified in accompanying Mr. D. D. T. R eme mber that the fall is deemed by the best tea-pot three times a day on the table; at the Tio° n'c^mith', New Hartford, Conn, improvement in XT —--“~' 1 - 
Elmore Horton B^toh Conn, fishing implement. tin ’ and the SaTOe am0Unt of Sul P hat e of zinc- 
Lucins J. Knowles, Warren, Mass., improvement in both dryers.— Selected. 
Wm. McLachlati, New York, assignor to Robt. Living¬ 
ston, of same place, burglar’s alarm. 
James F. Monroe. Fitchburg, improved lubricator. 
Moore, editor of the Rural JVew-Joi Jeer, in an orc bardists the best time for setting out apple expense of many real necessities and comforts weaving long warpa 
excursion through the suburbs of the citv. The ...... t, . * Isaac M. Singer, N 
excursion through the suburbs of the city. The tree s .—Ohio Farmer. 
first object which attracted my attention was _ 
the freshness of vegetation—the greenness and . „ ™ 
John C. Smith, New Hartford, Conn, improvement in 
saving long warps. 
Isaac M. Singer, New York, improvement in sewing ma- 
Novelty was completed, and has ever since 
been in use on the transportation line between 
this city and New York. The experiment has 
It was only the other morning that a laborer . n ^ ll8 “ F.Shaw, Boston, apparatus for heating or cook- been a most decided success. The annual out 
e lesmesso vege a ion it greenness an( A Singular Flower.— Dr. Peck, an English I sometimes employ, said—“ Boss, I want some Rich nrd Trussell, Brooklyn, for improvement in stirrups lay for repairs has been much less than requir- 
t raTe l er > recently exhibited to a learned society " What for J.„„v f -Well, w. 'J H.,,.,. e.l by ve.seUof the ordinary S„e 
and the flowers in many gardens, showing that 
there had been but little frost. I learned that 
there had been none at all here till the night of 
is now considered as good as new, and would 
in England, a singular specimen of a flower haven’t had a mouthful of meat or bread in the for sawing marble and stone. jg uow considered as good as new, and would 
which he obtained in Egypt from a mummy, house these three days.” “Why did not you headan^teUbl'ocksl^^imgmills! 'patentedin'cana'ia^ be ranked by underwriters as A No. 1, while 
and for which no place in botany has yet been say so before, I can let you have both ?” “Yes. Ju J,I 2( \ 1863 - . steam vessels constructed at the same time 
J J ^ . , , . A nos. Mavcock. Buffalo. asuuYnnr t.n himsplf 
steam vessels constructed at t.he same time 
the 14th October This appeared singular, after a - ed _ T he Doctor had it nine years, and Boss, but the old woman wants some lay!" So Rilc.^f “aTAe B ^ He ” ry wholly of timber, and used in the same trade, 
the'eSe^ of severefroft in September ’ haS exhibited ifc a thousand times ’ di PP in U be g °, fc t d ° Ua J aud 1 fou „ nd out she ex P ended same^ifce^ic fo^^C^is 8 ' °‘ TbUrsby ’ ° f bave 80 much deteriorated that their steam ma- 
B am^i»;p P, flh;^fn^!C’v? si!?DOrto S - c - Thurab >'’ of have so much deteriorated that their steam ma- 
thp ptfppifl nr <5 pvptp rroqr, in ftPUTPmnpi’ * - * n . •••■,. « , , f . . sarno plac-6, fabiic for UDdfirluving c&rpGts. 
P * it into water a few minutes, when it gradually four shillings for tea, two for sugar, one for flour ALx. Smith and Halcyon Skinner, of West Farms, im- chinery has been removed, and the hulls are 
Rochester is noted for its nurseries of fruit expands or blossoms. It is, when open, about and the balance for smoking tobacco. So wags pr D^Td e M.'L^rencrCuminnati improved shutter fast- now used 38 bar S es onl J- 
trees. The adaptation of this section to the one j nc b j n diameter. Its age is unknown. It world. oDer. 
production of apples, pears, <fcc., was discovered was presented to the Doctor for his medical ser- Many persons of tolerably easy circum- r0 )Te“; ft oreT&c k ’ lmprovement in cra8hin 8 
soon after its settlement by the whites. In fact v i ces j n Egypt, by an Arab who asserted that stances, would be utterly astonished if they Benj. Mackerley, New Petersburg, 0., improvement in 
it was known fiom the many handsome and b e took it from the breast of a mummy, a female s ^ ou ta foot up the yearly expense of tea, coffee Alfred Tippett, Washington, D. C., improved tool for 
productive trees which were reared by the In- high priest, and that it was considered a curi- and su g ar > and many who are well off in tenoniDg, &c. re-issues be substituted for the present steam water craft, 
dians before they surrendered the country. 0 sity. It has the appearance in its dry state, of worldly goods, are so attached to the useless Stephen K. Baldwin, Gilford, N. H.. improvement in By making the base of the boat the propelling 
This stimulated farmers to the extensive plant- a sm all, dry poppy head, but when expanded habit that the cost is looked upon as a necessity the machine for cutting nhoe-jiegR. Patented July 16, agent instead of the paddle wheels, as now 
ing of orchards, until Western New York is by soaking in water, it resembles a beautifully and the pocket opens freely, that could not, by Elmer Townsend,'^Bostomassi'^iee^f A^tre^Swingle, of used - The invention consists in using two huge 
regarded as the Fruit Garden of America. The rad i a ted starry flower like the chrysanthemum fche f °rce of the Hydraulic pump, be made to "an’e place improvement in sewing machines. Patented parallel hollow screws in the place of the pres- 
nvndnntinn of frppc for cplp Loo fLprofovo Lo. ' -- Jail.. _al_-I- J -Li, 1800. _al. . a 
rollers', for ores, &c. ^ ™ crushing A Ma r,NE LOCOMOTIVE. - A machinest in 
Benj. Mackerley, New Petersburg, 0., improvement in Memphis. Tenn., has invented what he terms a 
cider mills. . . . , . . 
Alfred Tippett, Washington, D. C., improved tool for marlne locomotive, and which is designed to 
production of trees for sale has therefore be- —___L_ disgorge a dollar, to evangelize the perishing ~~' J _ _ 
come a great business here. It would be inter- Singular Plant.-Iu the mountains of Brazil nations of a heathen world, and will grumble TnE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES 
est.ngto know the precise number of acres in fchere is a hot-house plant (philea callitrichoides) ab the collector of a petty school bill. Such are - 
nurseries within six miles of i he city. Prob- Q f tender, brittle and juicy aspect which looks tbe inconsistencies and incongruities of poor The number of watches manufactured annu- 
ably it is not less than one thousand. With 
as if it would be good to eat in a cooling salad, 
_ _ „ , c _—_ ent keel, and revolving them by means of steam 
itions of a heathen world, and will grumble TnE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES. P ° Wer ’ 80 tbat tbey WiU CUt their Way through 
the collector of a petty school bill. Such are * the water as a common screw cuts into wood._ 
e inconsistencies and incongruities of poor The number of watches manufactured annu- The screws are constructed of iron, and as be- 
human nature. a ll y j a Neufchatel, Switzerland, may be ealeu- tare stated, are hollow, but divided into com- 
The only fluid ever intended by the Crea- lated to be from 100,000 to 120,000, of which payments as a precaution against sinking, in 
Mr. Moore, I made hasty calls at the grounds of but wb i cb j s really of so explosive a tempera- The only fluid ever in tended by the Crea- lated to be from 100,000 to 120,000, of which payments as a precaution against sinking, in 
Messrs. Lllwanger & Barry, A. Frost <fc -Co., men ^ tba t, ^ m jght fairly be called the pistol tor ^ or ^ be use mai1 and Beast is water, about 35,000 are in gold, and the rest in silver. case accident. The cabin of the locomotive 
Hooker <fe Co., and C. J. Ryan & Co. The first- plant _ When near flowering, and with its tiny and is the only liquid material, that enters Now, supposing the first on an average to be will be constructed on frame work, elevated 
named firm have 400 acres devoted to trees.— budg read to opeDj if the plant is either dipped into tbe Blood, from which all growth, increase, worth $30, and the others $4, it would repre- ab ove these screws, thus admitting the passage 
T’hr* frrmimla rvf flin nfViara Pro Inca ovfnwaivrn J 1 ^ ± 1 la_1 _a : „ _ .1 ifn • . ... 1 ^ r i • 1 v , , - 1 ° 
The grounds ot the others are less extensive.— in water or abundantly watered each bud will health and strength is procured. Milk is even sent a capital of $1,390,000, without taking into of fres B air beneath its whole length and 
Messrs. Frost & Co. are giving great attention exp i ode successively, keeping up a mimic Se- more thaa ei 8 ht y P arts in a hundred pure wa- consideration the sale of clocks and other instru- breadth. It is believed that when fairly put 
to shrubbery and ornamental trees. They have bastopolitan bombardment, sending forth’a puff te r, and there is no fluid so perfectly adapted ments for watch-making, the amount of which u P on the wate r and under advantageous cir- 
gone largely into the rose culture, their planta- 0 f gunpowder smoke, or a little cloud of dusty to the digestion and assimilation of food, as is very large. The United States of America cumstances, the locomotive can make about 
tiou being the argest ave seen, and, even at po u enj as its stamens suddenly start forth to bb is precious element. consume the largest quantity of those watches, thirty miles an hour. 
this late season, it is truly beautiful in the dis- take their place and form a cross. Itisanamus- Neit Ber tea nor coffee are simple, neutral* With the exception of gold and silver for the -- 
p ay o ime anc leauti u oivers. he expoit j n g toy, which produces a plentiful supply of harmless substances ; they contain a peculiar manufacture of the watch cases, the other ma- Manufacture of Small Arms. — The London 
o tiees tom oc ester m autumn and spring pop .g ung , specific principle, highly deleterious when ta- terials for the construction of the works of Times, in giving a description of the small arms 
ia o nrnminont tyi in tno hiioinnao t flv/-» . . _ _i : , • 1 
of trees from Rochester in autumn and spring 
is a prominent item in the business of the city. 
pop-guns. 
ken in excess, and their consumption is a mere mechanism of the Neufchatel watches 
- , , . - -— ■ —-—- - --1-- lucuuauioLu ui tuc eujcuaiei waicues are oi manufactory at Enfield, England, says: In 
anc is ie means o is ui sing annua y a vast p LAQUE 0F Ants.—A curious discovery habit, of no use to the economy of nature ; like little value, consisting merely of a little brass France the factory is regarded with interest by 
amount of money among the people of the vi- _u a. v _ i _ _ . . -n •. rum and tobacco, easily nut on. hut. when there — _i :_ r _ n> . i > j:.t.-.>„:aaj ____ j 3 
or steel. The steel is imported from England, distinguished military men, and there are some 
amoun o money amon Q ie peop e o t e vi j s a said to have been made by a French gen- rum and tobacco, easily put on, but.when there, or steel. The steel is imported from England, distinguished military men, and there are some 
C1Q | i y ‘ . .. . , . . tleman, whose garden was most inconveniently tbose w ho have experience know in the labor and is reckoned the best that can be procured ; wlio believe that the visit at this time of an 
f° 1 ^ ne °, ^ X u e f, • my 1- S1 . °, any0f invaded by ants. They swarmed at Rambouil- re( l ulslte to cast them off. the brass is furnished by France. With respect American citizen, conspicuously identified in 
e lie arms oi w nc i is sec ion is is m j e t in his flower baskets and among his flower- ^ tbe uses te ’’* and cod,ee are to be toler- to gold and silver, the inhabitants of Neufcha- the United States and in this country with the 
f U1 f. 6 ' . aVe °° g Gn 61 aiae . 1 6 °P lulon ’ beds to such a degree that it was impossible to atcd at a11 ’ let coffee Be used for breakfast and tel have had for a long time no other resource manufacture oi small arms, to St. Petersburg, 
• a 16 L . r , en ? e i ° f , r g6U f aC1 , 1Ue f ,° r a f’ attack them with boiling water without killing tea for su PP er ’ aad cold water or milk and wa- hut to melt current money, until they received has some reference to the commencement of a 
ricu ure ea ap a ion o e soi an c lma e tbe plants _ jj. de Ribert, therefore, took an- te r at dinner. I at pork, onions and cabbage, do gold from England, which the English mer- similar enterprise in Russia. The whole estab- 
or a varie y o proc uc s, as grain, grass, luits otber course _ After stirring well up the ant not associiite well with sweetened dye stuff,fo r chants received from California. The number lishment is under the immediate control and 
and vegetables—the best nort.ions of Western _ _ ° 1 .nAa;.- i _r. - , ... 
seen nothing in my present tour to alter this 
comparative estimate of different sections.— 
And when to the physical advantages of West¬ 
ern New York, we add those of the varied beau- 
was presently cleared. 
To Destroy Crickets. — A correspondent of 
system of domestic economy in that place. 
VALUABLE RECIPES. 
is aimcuit to arrive at the exact number, as the an intelligent American gentleman, formerly 
Dopulation employed carry on the business in master armorer of the government small arms 
tLoiv L^.aanc factory of the United States, at Harper’s Ferry, 
whose services have been permanently secured 
by the government. 
their own houses. 
, V' r thp London Cotta£TP G-irdeupr savs Lp lna dp - STEAM BOILER EXPLOSIONS PREVENTED. 
ty of the country, and all the means of social 1 e 11 on age „ ardener * sa y s Be has de Tq Cou)R Green Qy CoTTOX ___ 0ne d of _ 
enjoyment, its rural population may well re- 8troyed hundreds of crickets by means of a fugtiCj 2 oz logwood chip8) y oz . blue P 
vitriol, The Toronto Globe says an apparatus has 
joice that their ‘lines are fallen in pleasant co “ mo “ w ite glazed jar, about nine or ten to 2 p0U nds of cloth or yarn. Boil the fustic been attached to the engine of the Globe press- 
tlIoppr i » inches high, put in the place they infest, with a . , , . J , , v 
t and logwood in separate brass kettles for one room, which is intended bv a self-acting nro- 
Natubal Silk Fabric. —A remarkable cir¬ 
cumstance is said to have occurred in the silk 
CURRANT TREES. 
inches high, put in the place they infest, with a 7 .. 1U8UC P cumstance is said to have occurred in the silk 
slice or two of cucumber in it, and one live aD logWO ° d ia 8 f parate bra8S kett]eS for one ,00m ’ Whlch 18 lntended b y 3 self-acting pro- factory of M . Garibaldi, at Cremona. It is pos- 
cricket as a decoy. They will hop in, and P ut tbera ^er and add the cess to prevent explosions. It is said to work itively 8tate d that, in that factory, a quantity 
, r . Vitriol. Put in vour rlot.h. nnrl lpf. it remain well, and that, in addition t.n in atphspH r i * 
strange to say, have'not the power to ho'p out. I^ 01 ’ Put in your cloth ’ aad let ifc remain Wel1 ’ and tbafc ’ in addition to ^ereased safety, 
It is not well to dest.rov them dailv. When the fafteen or twenty mmutes-it should then be it secures the advantages of power, and the 
Having noticed that currant bushes may as It is uot well to destroy them daily. When the , . , - 
well be made trees as shrubs, I conclude to tell J ar 18 one-third full of crickets have it failed T , ... 
, T , . , T . ,, , . v , m, - • •, , a, Rural readers will find 
you how I have seen it done. In the spring of with boiling water. Ihis is a simple and effec- ^ ,. .. 
1832 my father commenced a garden, and tual method of getting rid of these insects. 
of silk worms, instead of forming the cocoon as 
usual, actually wove a kind of silk ribbon, of 
among other things he set cuttings for currant . ^ . . . . , i-, —j — - 
boshes. I determined to experiment on one of liARDess will be found lo be greatly benefited 1 eittess.—B eat well i.ve eggs, hare a giren level, the steam puts jn motion a shaft, 8ca i e , loolt p lace in Alexandria, in 1836, in the 
these cuttings; and as soon as it grew,I pinch- by having them dug deeply in the autumn,and ue quar swee, mi w,it me., and stii in w tc rvor's a oice pump 1 su cientwate, silk factory of Dr. Geillo, where the silk worms 
ed off all the leaves except the top tuft, which having the lower soli exposed .0 the frosts of “T™* *• *d, flour until «> pumped ... when the connection betweenthe wove a ribbon two inches broad, and upwards 
I let grow. The cutting was aboit 14 inches white. It is better than a dressing of manure. “ “ » b f er U *“ k e " 0 ' , f 1 h *• sbaft . a ° d P""!’ “ brot ' D ' ““i 1 " ore ” ato » of sixty feet in length, and part of which re- 
long, and during the summer the sprout from In the spring when garden operation, com- P. repare '? ” eUo , w cut around required An alarm whistle is also attached, mark able product is nowpreservedouexhibi- 
this grew ten inches. mence, the ground will be lound in the mellow, »P?f* ™ ak, ”S tbe f c j 8 * » f *» ,f lhe pom P abo, ’ llt t0 7 OTt ' wonld billon in the Museum of natural History at 
m, x • T ~ . net cmJit;™ w • • i , , , inch thick. Have some lard hot, the same as give warniDg of an inadequate supply. A glass Turin J 
The next spring I pinched oft all the leaves est condition, requiring only one half the labor, , , . , v . 6 ^ 1 - . x , ., lunn - 
, . 6 , „ , , , w . • x • xv xv ‘ o r doughnuts; put the sliced apples into lhe indicator shows the quantity or weight of the-__ 
to about half way up the first year’s growth, so and probably producing twice the crops, than Kn x. „ 1 ... . PF “ , , . ar . H J 8 
as to have the lowest limbs two feet from the if left untouched in the autumu. Remember, rnat , >d > .v™ ° V f r UB t ! 1 6y are tb: ‘ ck y * ’ _ _ 
ground. It branched well and became a hand- cannot be dug too deeply. If the clay and , , m, ’ .. P lut ° t e K)t T 
6 nu a e + wu -x x . virgin soil turn on m m.irli itc tuHor * ard ‘ 1 Bese are easily made, and are preferable A Loss Coil.—T he connensers of the ship 
some little dwarf tree. When it came to bear virgin son turn up, so much the better. , „ . , . , . . iv wr ... _ , v 
, .. .. , .. x, to the best of sweet cake. e m. w. Adriatic, invented by Mr. Allen, of the Novelty 
fruit, it was more productive than any other- rit „ nT , J J 
.... . ^ .. J _ Niagaia City, Nov., 185b. Works, New York, cool the steam hv moans of 
Gardens will be found lo be greatly benefited 
dried and then washed in soapsuds. I think saving, to some extent, of labor and fuel. The the breadth of an inch, and the length of up 
Rural readers will find this color quite indis- cost of putting it up is a mere trifle. The ap- ward of twelve feet. In the course of inquiries 
pensable when making dye stuff tor rag carpets, paratus consists of pipes so arranged at the made in this matter, it has been elicited that a 
^ T- sides oftheboUer, that when the water falls to similar phenomenon, onl yon a much Wr 
Apple nTTTFPC _"Ronf. NTrcll A.YA.O Iv.. ^ a. CriVPTl IaupI tVlP fif-pQTYI nilffl in TYir\finr» o J 
loDg, and during the summer the sprout from the spring when garden operations com- 
this grew ten inches. mence, the ground will be found in the mellow- 
The next spring I pinched off all the leaves es t condition, requiring only one half the labor, 
to about half way up the first year’s growth, so and probably producing twice the crops, than 
as to have the lowest limbs two feet from the ^taft untouched in the autumu. Remember, 
ground. It branched well and became a hand- ^ cannot be dug too deeply. If the clay' and 
some little dwarf tree. When it came to bear virgin soil turn up. so much the better. 
fruit, it was more productive than any other -- 
bush in the garden, and the fruit larger. Presebving Aptles.— If apples are carefully 
It was uninfested with spiders and other in- packed in hard wood sawdust, (how it would 
»atcer ana turn tnem over until they are thickly w aier. A Miniature Steam Engine.— The Detroit 
:oated with it, then drop them into the hot Advertiser says, we examined yesterday a 
ard. These are easily made, and are preferable A Long Coil. —The condensers of the ship steam engine, all complete, upon a ten cent 
o the best of sweet cake. e m. w. Adriatic, invented by Mr. Allen, of the Novelty piece, in perfect working order. It was the 
Niagara City, Nov.,1856. Works, New Y r ork, cool the steam by means of neatest specimen of handicraft of the kind we 
*' * twenty-one miles of brass tubing, through which ever saw. It was made by Mr. Henry Shaw a 
Plum Pudding, made with Farina,— Boil three cold sea water is made to pass constantly by watch maker and silver Smith of Toledo," who 
sects ; hens could not pick off the fruit, and be with pine we know not.) thev will keep in nints of milk nr Wpr • i 7 " 7 T . y Uy U aUU Ellver omun ot Toi edo, who 
. , R 1 , , ' ,y w Ui Kee P in pints ot milk, or water; sprinkle in slowly a two pumps. The condensed steam is thus fed was on his way to Lake Sunerior Tim 
grass and weeds were more easily kept from the an open garret through our coldest winters— quarter of a pound of Farina, and continue the into t.h« Kfll.r tu ...... _/ 7 l ° \. Tbe CyllQ : 
trained into trees.— Michigan Farmer. 
other.— Exchange. 
sufficiently done. 
with the steam in jets. 
common sized thim- 
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