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ll MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 151 ; 
(Ircjmrii anfr diarkn. 
AFFINITIES OF PLANTS. 
There are certain facta having reference to 
GUANO FOR THE GARDEN. 
CUCUMBERS, MELONS, 4c. 
Last vear I bought a bag of 140 lbs. weight Lay off the ground m squares, three yards 
of Peruvian guano! the most of which, I ap- on a side; that is, with rows three yards apart 
plied to my garden, which contains one fourth each way. Dig for each hill a hole, a yard 
of an acre The soil is a part of it moist, and square, twelve inches deep, and throw a, large 
a part light and dry, and the whole a sandy wheel-barrow load of compost, consisting of 
loam. It had been manured for a number of equal parts taken from the pig-stye and the 
ftjjantc Jlrts, fa. 
LIST OF PATENTS 
THE PALACE OF IjNDUSTRT IN PARIS. 
The immense scaffolding raised for the or¬ 
namentation of the principal facade of the Pal¬ 
ace of Industry is about to be taken down.— 
That facade is composed of three foreparts, 
of an acre. The soil is a part of it moist, and square, twelve inches deep, and throw a large the United states Potent office for the week viz . twQ at the extremities in the form of pa- 
a part light and dry, and the whole a sandy wheel-barrow load of compost, consisting of ending April 25 , ms. vilion3 , and one in the centre forming the 
THERE are ctjriam latio u»>i U g -— loam. It had been manured for a number ol H 01 ? b e d J D tlfofeh?h°inch- Jearum Atkina, Chicago, in., improvement in plat- chief entrance. Although this entrance is 
the influence which plants have upon each years with about ten cart loads ol stable ma- horse-stable, cot e o p forms of grain harvesters. scarcely unmasked, a pretty good judgment 
the influen I ,• „+ nure per year the very best manure I had.— es with rich mould, and the seeds, few in nun - j. w. Corey, Crawfordsviiie, ind., spring connecting , formed of the fine ordonance of this 
other which are well worthy of the farmer s^t- per year, , x pJowed it , i so; v- her planted one inch below the surface will ^^h^hjn^ £ ^ ^ ^ ^1™! entrank toSteh sub- 
ten tiou, and yet judging J ed broadcast about 130 lbs. of guano over the with due caie, produce a hundred . improvement in stoves. basement adorned with green marble slabs 
vation receive very little. Many have I whole _ T hen I took my cultivator, and most Unstirred1 earth, the striped bug and the cut- Korman c. Harris, Pouitney, vt., manufacture of slate from the p yreDe es, rest four columns of the 
known who have with considerable painstak- thoroughly worked it into the soil, I then worm, are the three enemies to eencoun re. £ alm ‘ er Lancaster, Burr Oak, Mich., implement. for pure Corinthian Order, and whose profiles are 
r.rrv’nrpd qeeds of choice vaneties, and af- took a small quantity of plaster and sowed Activity will expel the hrst a solution ot tne shearing sheep. of ereat regularity. Above there is an attic 
ing procured seeas Ol cnuice va.ietios, an ivvB.n i m/ , 1:. tn ..„ u— f rpsb drcmviners of the COW-vard in water Isaac a Livingston and Miles Waterhouse, Barnet, vt., Ol great lcgiumi^. .“ A , 
tor nlantino- in a choice place, side by side upon the surface.. _P_Unm new method of feeding paper to printing presses. decorated with pilasters of a Composite: Order 
improvement in stoves. basement adorned with green marble slabs 
Norman C. Harris, Pouitney, Vt., manufacture of slate ^ the Pyrenees, rest four columns of the 
Livingston and Miles Waterhouse, Barnet, Vt., 
>d of feeding paper to printing presses. 
/ r . , e samp escaping ammonia, lor that it was escaping, sprinkled oyer tne plants wun an mu umu j G Melville and Wm. Brayshaw, Wetherville, Md., wb ; cb are surmounted by the wreathed letter 
perhaps with another vanety ot tne .a e olfactory organs bore unequivocal testimo- during a brief period, will expel the second, improvement in looms. v y On a nernendicular line with that at- 
plant, enjoyed their benefit one season, and ”/.° xii8 g aU the manure I used on the and inspection around the roots, u> JJj- **""* « c> two taiuKe Sn iSg on thelm- 
then very thoughtfully saving the seed by it- gard en for the season, excepting a little salt the season of the cut-worm, with the linger or Thos. Murgatroyd, Jr., Smithviiio, Canada West, im- - a j arms> 
self, planted it the second season, expecting on my onions oniTnch° inleLth^aToe combined table and In the semi-centres of the entrance door 
L Jrne excellence and when they found the My peas, beans and early corn &c„ were ringed worm, about one inch in ength-a loe wrltlng dosk * « two Fames in high relief are seen sounding 
the same excellence, wondered never better. Parsnips, beets, and carrots, the most insidious and destructive that the l. s. Robbins, New York city, machines for polishing tr etg A p ie douche with the arms 
plant no longer possessed it, they w grew L to my satisfaction, and I never be- gardener has to fear. He is a glutton, £rg- stone. lllompson; Patersonj N . y., machmc3 for planing of the City of Paris supports a black 
why it should so soon degenerate. > fore had such cucumbers, melons, and squashes, ing himself to suffocation during the night, metal marble slab bearing the inscription of the des- 
never seemed to occur to them that the uni- For some years my 0 nion crops had been and like a coward hiding from sight by day ^^^^i^y^prmg^d, Ohio, new method of at- ^^.i of the monument. On a level with the 
versal law of affinity had any reference to the nea rly destroyed by the maggots, so that I had borne with a lamp after dark overta e Abnor whiteiey, Springfield, Ohio, improvement in a ttic, on the frieze, is a great basso-relievo rep- 
vegetable world! Some plant* seem more almost cometotbe conclusion t° give up marauder and mfhct on him mer.ted ven- i*™^^ ^ ^ a „ „, lg00r t0 PeM[ resenting Agriculture, the Arts, and Industry. 
+ : T o+Lpra among which are mg to raise them. I, however, s w - £ u Naylor, of New York city, improved forge hammers. In the centre of that basso-relievo, there is a 
prone to mix ’. ROuasbee seed, resolved that when they had arrived to Cucumbere for pickles should not be planted R l. Hawes, Worcester, Mass assignor to Robert bust placed an a pedestal with the words in 
Abner Whiteiey, Springfield, Ohio, new method of at¬ 
taching wheels to harvesters. 
melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, squashes, corn tbat ’ gtage in tbe ; r growth that they usually before the first of July 
and the seeds of the potato. This is a matter baye Gained when attacked by the small fly, ZA 
reauirin" forethought, as the injury done is and wb en she deposits her eggs in the stalk, FLOWER-POT 
i o 5 ■. n ..a_"U,, 4 1 P L i xrxa/Xi-»f ia o f r*Vi _ - 
Christian Int. 
Rennie, Lodi, N. J., machines for dressing lawn 
RK-I38UE. 
bust placed an a pedestal with the words 
golden letters—Napoleon III., Empereur. 
a. l. Johnson, Baltimore, Md., hinges of rolling iron Finally a colossal statue representing France 
shutters. crowned with a glory and distributing crowns 
HOW STATUES ARE MADE. 
requiring forethought, as the injury done is and when she deposits her eggs in the stalk, FLOWER-POTS FOR ROOMS. ° f ^ crowZ 
not on the plants themselves the first year, but an d from which the devouring insist iss hatch- „ ... to the laureates, commands the whole. As 
nnl V on the =eed which is being produced, con- ed, that I would make the trial of a little of Fill a pot with coarse moss of any kind HOW STATUES ARE MADE. for the lateral facades they are only divided by 
onlyonthese^wnc ^ ^ ^ guan0 in the premises So when the in the same manner as it would be filled wih - the four corner pavillionf but the same frieze 
sequently ,? ■. r _ onions had attained the height ot 3 or 4 inch- earth, and place a cutting or seed in this moss , Dick Tinto, the Florence correspondent of passes on the circumference of the monument 
fruiting of the plants on e J • es, I carefully scattered some finely pulverized it will succeed admirably, especially wi the New York Times, writes that the induce- separatingthegroundfloorfromthefirststo- 
Nothing seems more reasonable to those whose g Uan0 0V er the beds. This process I repeated plants destined to ornament a drawingroom. men j. g f or American sculptors to remain in rv . On that frieze are to be read the names 
attention has never been called to this point two or three times. From some cause or oth- In such a situation, plants grown m moss wi Italy—Powers, Hart, Crawford and others— 0 'f the most illustrious men of all time and of 
a „mnw that if seed be saved from the er, I never had better onions than I had last thrive better than in garden mould, and pos- that they have constantly on hand more a ii nations belonging to the Arts, Sciences, to 
fruiting of the plants on e J • es, I carefully scattered some finely pulverized it will succeed admirably, especially wi the New York Times, writes that the induce- separatingthegroundfloorfromthefirststo- 
Nothing seems more reasonable to those whose g Uan0 0V er the beds. This process I repeated plants destmed to ornament a drawingroom. men j. g f or American sculptors to remain in rv . On that frieze are to be read the names 
attention has never been called to this point two or three times. From some cause or oth- In such a situation, plants grown m moss wi jtaly—Powers, Hart, Crawford and others— 0 'f the most illustrious men of all time and of 
than to suppose that if seed be saved from the er, I never had better onions than I had last thrive better than in garden mould, and pos- are tbat they have constantly on hand more a q nations belonging to the Arts, Sciences, to 
rhnicest specimens of fruit, and planted, and year, entirely free from the maggots. I also sess the very great advantage of not^causuig orders than they can execute, and employ nu- Industry, Commerce, and Agriculture. The 
1 P t for at a ran seauence the product laid a small quantity around the hills ot my dirt by the earth washing out of the merous workmen at cheap wages. We quote: decoration of the upper story is composed of 
properly cared for, os at emsequmee the product vines in bug time . The bugs did my vines no watered. For transportation, plants rooted These workmen, who actually perform the the inscription of the principal towns of 
will be similar to and parta e o e - harm. , r711 T in moss are said to be better adapted, on ac- w hole or nine-tenths of the chiseling, cutting France inserted in the intercolumnation of 
lence of that particular melon or squash, as My guano cost me 4, 1 0. The manure I used count of their lightness. ^ flhe exp ana ion o . q marb ] e w hat their employer sets before the windows .—English and American Intelli- 
the case may be. in former years, upon my garden, was worth at the practice seems to be tms : that moss ram- t | lgm in p] as t er , receive Italian wages—a gencer. Paris. 
Now the practice of saving seed from ex- least $10, without any better return than that me d into a pot, and subjected to continual smaU ^ pittance . If ta ken to New York '__ 
n + „„;m Pn q k verv well and perhaps given by the guano. Besides this saving m watering,, is soon brought into a s a e o • | be y would a,t once triple and quadruple their P4T1BTT7 WTIPFTM 
cellent specimens is very well, ^ per P mauure , I think I saved some dollars in abor, composition, when it becomes a very pure earningS) and Uuld probably set up 1ADDLE WHEELS, 
the fruit has a good effect on the seed rowing oq account of not h avin g many weeds to ex- vegetable mould ; and 1 1 is well known that for themselves ° as carvers> in l sma ll way, or __ ~ T , Tf . 
within it; the seed is more periect and better tirpate M in former years.— Cor. Granite very pure vegetable mould is the most proper ^ decorators and 0 rnamenters of churches . Ihe Albany Knickerbocker says 1« is a 
The Albany Knickerbocker says :—It is a 
THE APPLE TREE BORER. 
ve suffered from the effects of the 
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nrenared to develop a perfect plant, but there Farmer. of all material!, for the growth of almost al d blic building3 . xhe chM is n0 ]onger singu ar fact that while every other part of 
is au influence over the seed which takes pre- kmds °' pl “" tS ', Th “ m08s w . ou , ld .f 0 not the tool of the master sculptor-his iustni- the steamboat has updergone chauges and 
LenlfoTdS Ind that is while the plant is THE APPLE TREE BORER. . retain more moisture than precisely the quan- 0(M w of ^ with which modificat.ons since its first invention the prf- 
cedence of this, ana tnai is, wnue i _ - tit begt adapted to the absorbent powers of . t tl die alone remains stationary and without the 
in blossom and the fruit is just setting, as it is ^ HAVE su fi* e red from the effects of the the root, a condition which can scarcely be ,P, c &g will himself. When lea ! fc improvement. Yet it is a point to 
termed. Different varieties being in blossom a Apple Borer,” having lost some seventy beau- obtained with any certainty by the use of finisbed M near i y as suc h material can be a which ingenious men have devoted much tho't 
at the same time, the pollen or fecundating Uful trees dur i ng the space of three years. I earth.— Exchange. mould is tak ' nd from that mould a cast ’ in and inventive labor. Hundreds of thousands 
dust which is found in every perfect flower, is made use of all the preventives suggested by - - —-, plaster. If necessary this cast is still further ? f dollars have been expended on new paddle 
wafted from one flower to another, and the others that I could get hold of but all to no Trellises may be built in any manner for inished and 8and . pap ered, and it is then hand- [ orms > ai ? d \ n th ® ! atc 1 nt 0S [ ce at Washmg- 
waftedfrom one e ^ purpose . I came to the conclusion four years grapes the cultivator’s judgment or fancy may ed over to the cutter! whose duty it is to make ton nearly four humlred varieties are found, of 
union of this with the flower on wmen it iai s, s - nce that tbe tree must be protected by a cov- suggest. Wire trellises are cheap, durable and an exact fac simile in marble. which something more than fifty, we believe 
determines the character ot the seed wine is er j ag j n ord er to prevent the little animals less liable to be injured by high winds than The sculptor proper mav never touch this Jave been patented But nothing has yet 
to grow from that flower. Thus when a pure f rom ma ki n g a deposit. My process was this, those made entirely of wooden slats in the usu- marb j e and wben be k told it is done he is ! >een ^ ound t0 pl ace of the old orig- 
seed is wanted, the plant must be so situated and S o far successful to the extent of the cov- a i manner. We are in the habit of construct- d t ’ deliver it to its . owner/ The ’work- j Da \ P a ddle, as it was seen upon the first 
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seed is wanted, the plant must be so situated an d so far successtul to the extent of the cov- a i manner. We are in the habit of construct- read t ’ Q deliyer it to ita owner . The work- ? na \ P addle ’ as l \ was seen the fal ? t 
that no other variety of the same plant can ering. Early in May, which is the proper ing them in the following manner We pro- mei / ia Mr . Powers’ studio have executed not boat ’ 8 + °, lar f ^know, propelled by a crank. 
nollon ' i t The mixing of the time for this region, I examined every tree, cure posts ten feet long and five inches square f from 40 p r0 serpines from the one plaster To , the above the , fecie , Dtlfic Americ f a v re ' 
cast its pollen upon it. ifle g and , f ^ or grub were th e re , I followed at the lower end and five by two and a half which ig ori giiuilly composed by the master, 8 P onds as —Great improvements have 
two produces a new variety, b rom tne Dans them with a kmfe and removed them. I lifted a t the upper—set them two feet m the ground and th Gree 6 k fc la ‘. e bas tbe same way been been made in the construction of paddle wheels, 
of half a dozen varieties of potatoes^ I raised tbe ear t b from the collar or base of the tree to j us t half as far apart as the vines are—nail to repro duced three or four times. The best bust 30 f ar a3 re ^ a t es to workmanship and the ma¬ 
in one year from 40 to 50 new ones. And the depth of two or three inches, and made use these a slat of narrow inch and a quarter maker fo Italy never touches the marble He terials employed, if notin their formandop- 
onlv one of those proved to be an old one, and of worn wool bags, of little value, for wrappers, stuff, a foot and a half above the ground, and t or order hair strokes here and era ! iou - stea ™ er f‘ ae Hself, perhaps, 
k vlv Kidnev. which, when cut into strips, are very convem- a similar slat along the top of the posts ; be- th( i„ b ®f t he does not handle the scraper him- y anes as htt e as . paddle wheel, from the 
in one year irom 4U xo ou new unco, 
only one of those proved to be an old one. 
that was of the Early Kidney. 
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or four times. The best bust so far as relates to workmanship and the ma- 
;ver touches the marble. He termls employed, if not in their form and op- 
order hair strokes here and eratom ‘ r ^ e stea “ er f‘ ae lt3e1 ’ ..P erha P 6 ’ 
, b»ndlp tLp sprnnpr vanes as httIe as the paddle wheel, irom the 
that was of the Early Kidney. whicn wnen cut into strips, are very convem- a sl mHar slat along me top oi tne posts ; oe- the * but he does not handle the scraper him- * a \ lvs aa ULL t aa I A 
tbat was 01 me many y e nt. I commenced two inches below the sur- tween these are placed three tiers of Iso. 14 lf Tn ,, th - the workman thoue-h he first one employed by Fulton. 
U is often re ^ ar ^ a p f ace and wound the extent of two feet, giving iron w ire (annealed) but No. 12 or even 10 ^ execute unassistedly the statue, the & head,-—— 
planted the new tree will be like tne old, ana the tree two thicknesses of sacking, and secur- wou l d be preferable, as No. 14 is rather too ‘ th ffrou j u0 m ‘ re t he author of his Smirnov of a Difficult Question —Bar 
yet upon a little reflection it is obvious that tbe sam e with slender twine. I then replaced small to be durable. The direction of the WQrk tb ° an jfthe clerk who copies the Prime n ey Smith,* known fo all our early citizensfhas 
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this can not hold true, except when the tree on the ear h, and the work was done lor the sea- trellis should be North and South or not very Minis ter’s rough draft, or the calligraphist become “ quite well to do in the world,” and 
_ ^>i, rrnaxv k an situated as to free son. many degrees trom it. Ontario limes. onrrvnQopa n col nf rpsplntirms Ynn enn +0 Lla not,',.* 1.’ 
which the peach grew is so situated as to free son. __,___ maD y degrees from it. Ontario l imes. wbo engrogseg a fet 0 f resolutions. You can determined to return to his native Erin, and 
it from the influence of other varieties. Pits It is necessaiy o oosen ° A , ~ — see how impossible it would be for sculptors, end his days in Dublin. When he left that 
it rom tne innuence 0 ering early in May every succeeding yeaivand Clay for Sandy SoiLS—Clay as a con- occ i ! nd requiring in this way the work c ity many years ago, he was in humble cir- 
gathered promiscuously trom an oicn wrap the tree again as above stated. When stituent of soil, is not always sufficiently ap- of many 0 me n, to transport their studios to cumstances ^ Probably all who then knew 
which there are no poor varieties, generally the animali is prevented from piercing between predated. Its affinity for moisture, when thor- America. ^ him have moved away or if remaining, would 
produce good varieties, though it cannot be « wind and water, i s favorite haunt, it ex- oughly pulverized, is very great. It also ab--— - be unable to identify him at the bank The 
expected they will compare exactly with the amines for some vulnerabie point but his sorb 9 ammonia to a greater extent than ordi- SOUNDING THE NIAGARA. bulk of his property was left here ; he did not 
old and pits saved from the most valuable depredations above the protec ion ti lth rue, nary soils, and should, therefore, form a part - wish to carry the gold, and how he could be 
varieties growing contiguous to worthless ones bave be f neceSarv ° f ST * S °‘ Thursda y last we witnessed aa attem P t known at thc baak and claim the ca3b ort the 
varieu^ growing contfouo ted, easily detected. Shoddbe sand to be easily pulverized A few loads ot ^ accomplished engineer Roebling, the $3,000 draft, that was the question. 
can not be depended upon. it is an easy matter to wrap the tree to and sand applied to a strong clay soil, or a tew tnf t i 1P R a ;i r oad Susnension Bridge Tnl R IT 
The wind scatters more pollen probably aroraid the forks as thereu.nothing effectual loads of clay applied to a sandy soil, make the M k w Niagara Falls, to measure the depth “of tlnfditlfculty 'in a manter peculiar to himself! 
than any other one agent, and the windward short of a competeprottrtion. best.of manure. Sufficient attention Boot ftc water und er the platform of the carriage It was done in this wise. The Col. and Bar- 
side is the most favorable position for a plant S.nee pnremng the reouree, I have paid to the right composition of soil. Nature This is 225 feet above the stream.- uey went to one of our principal Daguerreian 
when it must be in the vicinity of another va- Iost »■» that ‘Aft A covlriS T T “““t " 06 ‘ W6 "ff , S Thise who have stood upon the bridge, and artists, and took their sjts before the unerring 
Hotvof thesame kind W Beckwith. cover, and- nonewiepo: iifsunde, the cover ng her m, ealees, and wecan well afford fa.do it. the current below, will remember instrument. Oh a half sheet of letter paper, 
wb, loolT N Y 1865 ^ “ me ? m 7 , ’ MoKtE ’ Sale,n • espocmily in our gardens, or where we bestow ialy _ and with what seemingly irresist- pinned upon the Coifs breast, the foiling 
We.,tBloomftold, N. Y., 186.._ _ A. Y., m the HorticuUunsl. a good deal of labor, as on root crops— iHo %he vast volume of water rushes Ltificle was written in hi. JeonH.. .h,l„ 
SOUNDING THE NIAGARA. bulk of bis property was left here ; he did not 
- wish to carry the gold, and how he could be 
On Thursday last we witnessed an attempt known at the bank and claim the cash on the 
by the accomplished engineer Roeblmg, the $3,000 draft, that was the question, 
architect of the Railroad Suspension Bridge Col. R. K. Swift was the man to unravel 
riety of the same kind. 
Want Bloomfield, N. Y., 1856. 
W. Beckwith. 
VITALITY OF GARDEN SEEDS. 
GAS TAR AND GARDEN INSECTS. 
omins: Mirror. 
Eds. Rural :— A subscriber irom I almyra Gas rp AR may ye ^ am ount to something.— 
Apomcstic dbimmjL 
SEASONABLE PIES. 
ible force the vast volume of water rushes certificate was written in his peculiar style of 
thundering along, to the narrow gorge he- chirographv : 
yond. Yet its surface at this point is unbroken. ” Chicago, u. s., April 20 , rS55. 
Mr. Roebling attached a strong wire 450 The likeness on my left represents Barney 
feet long, to a plummet-shaped piece of smooth Smith, of this city, now about to leave for 
wrought iron, prepared for the purpose, and Dublin, Ireland. R. K. Swift Banker. 
which weighed 42 pounds, and suspended it The Provincial Bank of Ireland are advised 
from the bridge 50 feet above the water. It 0 f the means by which they arc to determine 
was let go, and with it simultaneously the Barney's personal identity, arid of course when 
asks for information respecting the vitality of ?ts u „ p ,easant odor seems to keep all MUlUWUt WUUIUJJ. 
garden seeds and held grain , it no better than insects from garden crops. Laignam^ . .. . . which weighed 42 pounds, and suspended it The Provincial Bank of Ireland are advised 
the following, with respect to garden seeds has senger sajs. from the bridge 50 feet above the water. It of the means by which they arc to determine 
been given, you are at liberty to publish it: . , - A decided on makino- bEAGONABLE IIEb. wa3 ] e t g0 , and with it simultaneously tne Barney's personal identity, ar.dof course when 
Parsnips, Rhubarb, and otter like scale to Strartthe h^t betto , T“ . , entire slack of the wire. The sounding iron hc pr Lnts himself at toe bank with Col, 
seeds cannot be safely trusted after they are a , from a pitodpie of — he made use „ “r“ JfreS S3k oITgL^^I JLmTipon 
Peas, Capsicum, Carrot, Cress, Leek, fruit pies ; so, many people toern^t ^ 
and small herb seeds in general, may be kept £ re t to —f “ ^ ^ -.pesfor ^ foUowmg: with g lbe * thereN^ discovered — “T'tT 
entire slack of the wire. The sounding iron ke presents himself at the bank with Col. 
Pie plant and rather insipid green apples, struck point downwards—there was a white g w }ft and his well known sign manual, with 
, : v • _ r. r _-i , v p i _ 1:1 — __—, . , . . c , 
twoo7tLeve a r usually infested his hot house had disappeared, Drkd Apple PiE,-Wash the apples in ^ commencTng bi^ke7 tS Morrison’s Shingle Machine.— The AI- 
. , 7 , T?„„. ri i ar ,f ii’nriivp aud aho that a vine, w ic oi ic a. u two or three waters, and put them to soak in 0 -^^ i r0 n plummet dancing and skipping baDy Argus thus speaks of this excellent ma- 
Artichoke, Aspa agus, Egg-p nut Endive, years had so fallen, 0 # that he had intended to rather more water than wU l CO ver them, as Jbout on the top of the water like a playful clil f c which is now in operation in that city • 
.Hiuua T^t.tncA \lnst.fl.rd. Parsev. Skirrett. ion nee t, bv another, had acouired fresh force *1 _ 1 -u ^ -♦ iftn. mol-imron V ,f. ....1 cmne, wmen is now m uperauou il iiului 7 . 
Fetticus, Lettuce, Mustard, Parsley, Skirrett, 
and Spinach seed may be kept three, or pre¬ 
served with care four years. 
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replace it by another, had acquired fresh force they absorb a gl . eat dea l. After soaking an trout> g oon the wire broke, and partially 
and vigor, and gave every sign ol producing a hour or tw0> put them into a preserving ket- ank The 42 p0U nd attachment at the end . "fi?* 0 * U T “ etv ww “ iUl 
large crop of grapes. He alterwards used the t , e with tbe sa me water, and with the peel of had ierked foose and was lost. ltself , tbe m ? st flat . ter 1 m ff encomiums from 
same substance to the posts and trellis work Que or tw0 lemon8; chopped fine. Boil ten- T L wire was of the very best quality, and scientific and practical men, and is rapidly 
ich supported the tiers m the open air and der when tb ey rise, press them down, but do of tbe size and strength seemingly of that used find “’g .^^ay into general favor. Its merits 
“ Already has this new machine won for 
itself the most flattering encomiums from 
years, H properly atieuueu. 
Beet, Cucumber, Gourd, Melon, Pumpkin, 
and Squash, also Burnet, Cherville, and Sor¬ 
rel Seeds, will grow freely when five, and even 
seven years old.—J as. Rivers, East Bloomfield. 
met wim 1 no saiue loauiu,. ‘ q not stir them. Wheu tender, add sugar, and in willdicg the grea t cables of the bridge. Mr. 
and other insects completely disappeared. It bod fifteen or twenty minutes longer. Dried xtoeblimr will again try to sound the river, 
is said that similar experiments have been ap pi es> soa ked over night, are made ta-steless, and is cou fident that he will succeed. There 
mane m some ot the vineyards m the (.ironde, and are masbe d up by being stirred. When ^ a vague rumor down there that an English 
with similar results. 
cooked, stir in butter, nutmeg, or clove. 
Mr entitle it to this prominence. Yesterday we 
e "river witnessed the practical operation of one of 
There tbe macb i nes » 011 exhibition at S. P. Winne’s 
English s * eam corner of Lumber and Water 
A California Orchard. —The California Di 
Farmer says, that in the orchard of Mr. Jesse s fo w 
Navy Officer, two years streets and we can therefore speak from actual 
hridi heavinor the lead into the knowledge of the perfect manner ot reducing 
- D ^ i+ii 1 upon the old bridge heaving the lead into the a nowieu 0 c ui me p«- 
Dried Plum PiES.-boak the plums, and , waterg an ° d that h % aclual i y brought hand-power labor to 
wv them gently; season them with spice ; up g s J ndings from a depth of 150 feet. He The perfect finish of 
the action of machinery, 
the manufactured article, 
Thyme.— We have not seen any of this good Beard, at the mission of San J ose, are the fol- Sllgar . pu t a puff paste on to the plate ; then Fmm tlm vastlv inrmtipnt directly from the rough bolt, in one operation, 
old herb for years. Formerly every kitchen lowing :—1,800 apple trees, 1,000 peach trees, put a layer of the plums, stewed; roll out a • Jala' wp the Water-God 7t commends the invention to the attention of 
Yvt„rv. 1*0 near. .it.. . __. „,i,i —manner in ivmcn we saw me vvater-uruu cast_tr, +l« 
garden had a bed of it; indeed a garden was 300 apricot, 200 cherry, 259 plum, 150 pear, piece ot - pas t e thin ; cover them ; add another , . • t f L bin ire ^. e ’ , atis . 
not thought 100 quince, and 150 fig and grape. There are ta jer of plums, and cover for the last time— fi ® a “ hat |hat ha4 . li „ e , and toise soundings 
soup and bowl of broth was well seasoned with a ] 80 very bne currants, raspberries, strawber- you may have as many stories to your pie as 
it. We used to raise it from the seed altlio’ r j e8> and blackberries, and 0,000 young trees you choose. 
it takes well from the root. —Maine Farmer, fo nursery rows. Connected with this orchard - 
-—-is a farm containing 50 acres of fine grain, 50 Peacii Pies. —If the peaches are dried, 
Among the red currants, the large red acres of potatoes—the finest we have seen this stew them first in a little water ; it tredi, paie 
Dutch are very fine; the cherry currant grow 7 s season; 50 acres of sundry vegetables, corn, them, cut them in halves or slice them.— 
large and beautiful, but it is intolerably acid, peas, beans. Around this orchard and farm Break the stones, adding the kernels to the 
The New White Dutch is a superior variety there is a fine wire fence of two miles in length, pie. . A little sugar, a very little cream, ac- 
—not so acid as the Red Dutch, and quite and two miles of Osage Orange; and whathas cording to the size ol the pie, may be put in 
large.— N. E. Farmer. been done has been well done. at the same time. 
practical men who are interested in the man¬ 
ufacture of good shingles. We learn from 
nnn liUtt ILUIL icau-uuc, anti illuchj ... /'t j. r tt \ ii ± ii t 
ucu tiiau , Messrs. Gatens & van £han that they are mat 
are myths. Hawser irimmon is out of his t , i.+l • rl, a • J T - 
a “ ^ ^ . inn- co PS Df thft THTht tO HSfi thftir TTlflfilings TV 
latitude on the Suspension Bridge, and above 
the Niagara’s flood.— Bvff. Democracy. 
ing sales of the right to use their machines in 
many of the good timber parts of this State.” 
them, cut them in halves or slice them.— The changing of a reciprocating into a ro- j Mechanical powers, such as the lever, 
ling a saw. 
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