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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 7a \ 
(Irijiati iittir darkn. 
ABOUT PEAKS. 
The June number of the Horticulturist 
Beurre Gris d’ I liver Nouveau has more the Spirits of Turpentine for Brack Knot. 
appearance of a Gray Doyenne than a Brown —Mr. A. E. Porter, in a communication by 
Bcurre as its name indicates. It promises to him in the New England Farmer, recom- 
^asmx PCar ’ nPCn mends the a PP ,ication of spirits of turpentine 
Beurre dc Ranee was worthless, notwith- a remedy for the black knot in plum trees, 
standing its high reputation. sa 7 s a * rien d l 118 used it m the 
etjwttt %xis t 
Colmar de Arcmberg is a huge humbug, and following manner : He was at work in his 
utterly worthless, in my estimation, for any garden and about to cut down a plum tree 
contains a most valuable article on Pears, purpose, but to show. It should he put on that was half covered with black knot.— 
frAm 4 non nf Ann aT Unof t Vi o roion+o/^ lief Onf nVinr ^ ITomnn* ^ on irl Tin U nnmn A 
id of his used it in the LIST OF PATENTS. 
He was at work in his 7mw«J from Che United States Patent Office for the week 
cut down a plum tree ending July 17, 1865. 
leagued boots. We shall expect to hear from 
Jonathan again ere long. This peaceful and 
honorable rivalry between nations is one of 
the most powerful incentives to improvement. 
If the Collins steamers had never been built, 
the original Cunarders would have been the 
ultimatum of steam naval architecture. 
Having,” said he, “ some spirits of turpen- 
in Western New York. The opinions ex- C'hamoisinc —a most beautiful fruit, some- tine on hand, he bethought himself to make 
_„„„ _*_what resembling in form the Raster Beurre .— an experiment on thi 3 tree before destrovW 
from the pen of one of the best fruit growers the rejected list. October. “ Having,” said he, “ some spirits of turpen- chaH - F - Brown , Warren, r. l, improved mode of 
in Western New York. The opinions ex- Chamomnc-* most beautiful fruit some- tine on hand, he bethought himself to make Th Ce”w' South Lancaster m M s INFERNAL MACHINES, 
pressed are of the most candid and reliable ^hat resembling m form the Raster Beurre.— an experiment on thi3 tree before destroying ment in lanterns. ’ P 
Lracter, and entity to 1 h tX&K tS ZU 8 fMe “pea S Tea RossiaoB have made the attempt to 
the fact that the, are the ,cento of careful * think f ever tasted It be bitter an- £ ±£”?heESSS ™ , *' le,pb '*' P r I, v",, ”1 ’^7 7 
observation and no htt.e experience. As the ™ ™ ' *»“ “ «*• »- did ~ - *— ^“S“n'X ^ 
RTlhiPAr. ifl nno n c o nnairtoraV»Ir» irvfot-ociV In : i„ _ a* /* j nlRCft tnO.n nP. Ka.q hppn vprv arippooc-fn 1 wi+Vi Pdnrin fh u __ :_■ 1 
INFERNAL MACHINES. 
The Russians have made the attempt to 
subject is one o: considerable interest to a Chaumonld is exceedingly unsatisfactory.— kipce then he has t 
large number of our readers, none will regret hears profusely, and sometimes is very fine, J^ 8 remedy, and so 
the space occupied in its discussion. We an- hut almost impossible to ripen. Although a lowe d his example.” 
. , winter pear, the best that I ever ate were-- 
nex a portion or the article, and will give the blown off the tree in October, and were real- A Plea for Toa 
conclusion in our next number : ly “ very good but at its proper season I den a small nnrserv 
Since then he has been very successful with Edwin Ell s, Anaemia, Conn., improvement in machines 7 , • r . i-. 7, f ~,, 
this remedy, and so have others who have fol- f ? r formin K metal tubes. English steamers, while reconnoitermg off the 
lowed his example.” ' * Co- harbor of Kronstadt recently, came in contact 
“ —-- William Gourley, Clarke county, Va., improvement in and exploded two of three subaqueous bomb- 
A Plea for Toads.— We have in our gar- a JrohnV and william r. Gamble. Phiiadeiohia .m. shells, greatly to the discomposure of the offi- 
English steamers, while reconnoitering off the 
NOTES ON PEARS LAST SEASON. 
ly “ very good but at its proper season I den a small nnrsery of plum trees, which have provemfntta safety rahroad Sw2&l^ rtph ^ im ' 
can do nothing witli it. Mr. Robert Manning nearly been destroyed by the canker worms_ Francis Blake, Needham, Mass., improved rosin oil 
once stated to me that the results of his ex- Toot season we nnmmen«vl 0 i,„t; I1 „ xl^ ‘ Ura P- 
perience with it were nearly similar. i . , , , ? hem off. Joseph C. Gartley and Jacob Fox, Philadelphia, fan- 
Columbia. although rinenimr in NnvemW One day we observed many toads about these Slower . 
In fulfillment of my promise, I send you P^cteu and beautnul in form and color, 
some brief notes of my experience with Perrs. hitter a soft yellow. It has so far borne i 
Most of the varieties were fruited upon young early and profusely, especially on grafts, 
trees, many of which were bearing their first Catillac : I consider worthless, for I do 
crop. This should not of course be taken as believe in cultivating pears, or apples, 
Columbia, although ripening in November, d T/ * f■ Tx 
as “ very good ’’—much better than I ex 1 tr f 8 ’ J fa at on approach became frightened and 
. , . . „ , . „ . rPTrOolcH IM rvyanf A«, AUrvS-w._1_ a.. • . 
shells, greatly to the discomposure of the offi¬ 
cers and crews and dinger to the ships. The 
vessels did not happen to be over the sunken 
missiles, otherwise the results might have been 
exceedingly disastrous to them. As it was, 
BT ro.Lv b. katox, BuyrAio, >. t. wae “ very ’ good ---much better than “ e “- tr ! GS ’ + th f . 0n a PP PO f ch heaaa » frightened and ££ aHoi^Ne^ToVk! toT r mtt exceediD ^y disastrous to them. As it was, 
In fulfillment of my promise I send you pected—and beautiful in form and color, the ret . r eateJ m great haste to their retreats in same piaqe, improvement m ship’s capstans. ’ several sheets of copper were started from the 
some brief notes of my experience with Pens, tatter a soft yellow. It has so far borne very ne] g oriD g bushes. Hoon finding that they A^ronV ' ^krott^ New York^mn^^men^n^aii hulls, and the side of one of the steamers was 
Most of the varieties were fruited upon young early and profusely, especially on grafts. were not pursued, they commenced hopping road car coupling. ’ , improvement in rail- althono-h not broken 
trees, many of which were bearing their first Catillac I consider worthless, for I do not ba ck and eagerly caught with avidity every T y'°r Howe, Cambridgeport, improvement in bed- uuj g eu ui,wuiuugu uuk«iuasu. 
crop. This should not of course be taken as belic . ve in cultivating pears, or apples, for canker worm as it descended on its tiny thread. ate T a ^?l Tarinntat , . v . . As appears by the picture m an English 
an infallible test of their future excellence or cp°king alone. Many pears are good for cu- We counted at one time thirty immediately tie fastening.-*. ’• a CI> ° D ’ 1 ' im P r0vement in bot - paper, the apparatus' resembles in shape the 
inferiority, although the land upon which the lb ? ar y purposes, besides being edible, at least, around our feet. Day after day we fed them Harold Kelsea > North Branch > N - H., improvement in smoke-pipe of a locomotive, the larger part 
greater part were grown was deeply cultivated which the Catillac, Uvedale s St. Germain, and with their favorite food and thev heeamp an tre , a ll n *>, a smgioFtrand and twisting sewing thread. . ,, c 
find well supplied with manure, with which some others, are not. Beurre de Louvain I tame astoffiHow ns w!t7h S , , of which is kept uppermost by a chamber of 
the trees were also mulched. As a conse- have suspected.of^ being the Catillac but when take the worL from our fingers. ’ d David uftthew^Philadelphia’jm^vementTnareMa- confined air. They are anchored so as to rise 
Of filA PYfrunr/lfno- genuine it is distinct. It milV. F think - Fwx O k fnr hpatinfr fpftrt water tn 1 nnnmc% »ir • t_ a a _a _ e a - ! o r a! 
the trees were also mulched. As a conse- have suspected of being the Catillac, but when 
quence of these precautions, the extraordma- genuine it is distinct. It may, I think, be 
rily dry season, which so greatly decreased placed in the same category, nevertheless, 
the produce (both in size and quality) of many Doyenned’Ele did not equal my expectations. 
line as to follow US, watch our hand, and Edward Mingay, Boston, improvement in derricks, 
(ke the worm from our fingers David Matthew, Philadelphia, improvement in appara 
° tus for heating feed water to locomotive engines. 
* ’ 1 1 1 *■ -- Jos. A. Peabody, Lowell, machine for morticing win 
Tamarinds.— The tamarind has been grown t’d 118 ' :<> □ . . .. T 
TT-;_• • e __ 6 , S. T. Parmelee, New Brunswick, N. J., imnrovemen: 
j. carron nous©. Lowvillo, N. Y,, alarm b6dRt©Ad . .. -• .■» • v « r* 11 
Aaron G. Heckrotte, New York, improvement in rail- ball S, and the Side of one of the steamers was 
r °T^w r Hn£n lin c - h e . . bulged in, although not broken. 
Tyler Howe, Cambridgeport, improvement in bed- s ° , 
steads. A.8 appears by the picture m an English 
tie J fasten?ng 3 0tat ’ ' ,atCrh0n ’ N " J ” imprnvement in bot - paper, the apparatus' resembles in shape the 
treinand 1 twikTng^e^ThTear‘ in of a locomotive, the larger part 
J. s. Morgan, Highland, in., wind-mill. of which is kept uppermost by a chamber of 
of which is kept uppermost by a chamber of 
confined air. They are anchored so as to rise 
within about ten feet of the surface of the 
water, and are exploded by means of rods of 
plantations, did not, as a general thing, re- 1 , t . w:w to ° small, and scarcely “ very good.’’ in Virginia from seeds, and is highly spoken inttuchtn™meulHc heel^uTmdia rubber 1 soi^° Vement metal comiDg in contact with the hulls of the 
duce the size of our specimens, and wo grew it was the first crop, and the second will of as promising to be a valuable acquisition Oliver Palmer, Buiralo, wrecking-pump-rotary. 
Duchesse d’Angoulcme, Beurre Diet, Ixntise Bonne probably be better. August. to our fruit trees, esDeciallv on the nrnirio John Ryan Wilmington, Del., improvement in rail 
de Jersey, end many otheie, toa size which I DM, Seedling i. another "little bit” | a „ ds „f lhe wtst! Ite growth is rap'd S , proven,™. , n 
Viaverarp.lv if ever Rpon prr/wJnJ of a near, which nlV.hnnah verv irnnH an fa v _ P. .... e* —.j ,- w v ounaa 
have rarely, if ever, seen exceeded. 
The blight has destroyed a few trees the 
of a pear, which, although very good so far appearance very ornamental, and it is perfect- gu ! d ? 3 f ° r sewing machines 
as it goes, deserves to be superseded by a w f r oe a e j VY- ^ John B. Stott and Alex. F< 
saved a portion of those trees which were first Humor tier —very small, and good for nothing, 
attacked in the branches ; but the remedy, to 0c *? ber ‘ 
answer any good purpose, must be applied Duchesse d Angouleme is a magnificent pear, 
without hesitation, and severely —cubing far and one that has been much abused. I know 
below any appearance of disease, otherwise f 10 P ear its size, or approaching it, which 
the diseased sap will have poisoned the lower * 8 ec l ua ^ to * n quality, except sometimes the 
part of the branch before the application of Heurre Diel. When a tree is overloaded, as 
A1_ 1 _•/* UTlll fronnonfliT Lonnnn urilnnn _ ^*..11.. Al_ .* 
the quince stock. A few, which will be speci¬ 
fied, were from standards. 
Ananas d’Ete is a handsome pear, of a some¬ 
what elongated ohovate form, of good size, 
but wanting in flavor. Our specimens may 
have been picked too early, but their quality 
ships. English patent dated April 2. 1864. 
S Wm. C. Worthen, New York, improvement in metallic 
i* /A' blinds for doors and windows. 
f I IT’' f lYtVfYVYYIY Willard M. Wheeler, Upton, Mass., water wheel. 
Ulllvhl'Uv Vll/v U HU HI IJ * Moses D. Wells, Morgantown, Va., improvement in 
Cf) churns. 
n .K r-. n ~ Edwin Williams, Covington, Ky., improved excavating 
- : - - maohine. 
Recipe FOR Tomato Figs. —Pour boiling Edwin D. Willard, Washington, D. C., improvement in 
Water Over the tomatoes, in order to remove Edward Wood, Philadelphia, improvement in looms, 
the Skin ; then weigh them, and place in a David Watson, Petersburgh, improvement in harvest- 
stone jar with the same amount of sugar as er ?k . D ,, 
t nfiu __ ,, , « Chas. Waters, Brooklyn, improvement in lanterns. 
tomatoea. I>8t them stand two days, and then Henry Van De Water, Troy, turbine water wheel. 
Recipe for Tomato Figs. —Pour boiling 
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the knife. rr “ ^ will frequently happen, unless carefully thin- " t T P iZtl” Z Ta 1Dg ^-burning gHdirons. ' * ’ 
Nearly all of the varieties were fruited on ne(, » the fruit is wantin g both in size and , • r ., t0n ? at0BS ’ ln Order to remove Wward Wood, Philadelphia, improvement in looms, 
the quince stock. A few, which will besneci- quaUty ; but it ia usually « very good” with tbe skl . n i then weigh them, and place in a DavidWatson,Petersbur E h,improvementinharvest- 
fied, were from standards. * as, and I have sometimes eaten it nearly equal stone jar wuh the same amount ot sugar as 6ias. Waters, Brooklyn, improvement in lanterns. 
Ananas d*Etc is a handsome pear of a some- Whitt Doyenne, which, in Western New tomatoes. L&t tnem stand two days, and then Henry Van De Water, Troy, turbine water wheel, 
what elongated ohovate form of’good size York > is no faint P raise for any pear. Al- pour off the syrup, and boil and skim it until .antes Dickinson and Oliver White, Richmond, ind., 
but wanting in flavor. Our specimens may tb cugh it is generally condemned as a stan- no scum rises ; pour this syrup over the toma- H„ assignor to the Franklin 
have been picked too early, but their quality ,,ar “i " e grow beautnul specimens on grafts toes and let them stand two days as before : Mills of same place, improvement in knitting machines, 
sadly disappointed me. Kipe from the first to °. n . 8 ^°P 8 of lar S e trees > which are not infe- then boil and skim again ; after the third time . Albert Reinhardt, Now York, assignor to Jas. Schlum'- 
the middle of September. rior m fl avor to those grown on dwarfs, and thev are fit to drv if the westhpr iu o-nrvl if berg . er & ’ GueberviIler > ^ance, improvement in 
^ ^ are freonpntlv innro Lucy are ui lu ury, u me weatner IS good, it machinery for preparing wool for combing. 
Beurre Goubault — medium in size, roundish, ® ® y colored. October, not let them stand in the syrup until drying w. H. Elliot.. Plattsburgh. N. Y., improvement in de- 
not very buttery, but “ very good.’’ An ap- [Concluded next week.] weather ; then place on large earthern dishtS vices for sealing preserve cans, 
mrentlv nrnfusp tvxirpv Lnf mud.. v --- , , ’ , F axgi, car Liicxu ulsnes John A. Reynolds, Elmira, improvement m firearms. 
parently protuse bearer, but wanting cdor.— ^ or plates, and put them in the sun to dry, John a. Reynolds. Elmira, improved apparatus for 
Middie of September. CATAWISSA RASPBERRY, which will take about a week; after which cocking repeating firearms. 
Bloodgood, although not much spoken of - pack them down in small wooden boxes with RK ^ CBS- 
among so many new varieties, is one of m* r«.„. /i. t ....... , ...... 1, , . . . wuawj, wild p„,, a , Vn r»h --- 
wrecking-pump-rotary. passing ships. These rods, by the collision, 
h Del., improvement in rail- f ® , . ., 
break or Dend a tube holding sulphuric acid, 
^Worcester, improvement m j g ^ u8 thrown upon some spontaneous 
Ferguson, Troy, improvement combustible substance, probably chlorate of 
or working engine valves. , , , . , , . ... ™ _ 
>n, machine for sawing down potASD, SUCil 3S IS HS6Q to S6"t Ou tllG x DllilpS 
rovement in constructing iron Fire Annihilator. This matter then commu¬ 
ted April 2, 1864. nicates its fire to a charge of 8 or 10 pounds 
^’improvement in metallic ^ gunpowder, and hence the explosion. The 
“ aK3 -’ water wheel - boats of the British fleet are dragging the 
channels, and taking up these dangerous 
;on, Ky., improved excavating neighbors 
mgton, d. c., improvement in Science is not altogether shut up in En- 
>hia, improvement in looms. glish Universities and French Polytecnic 
irgh, improvement m harvest- g c h 00 ] 3 . Russia has her chemists and phi- 
, improvement in lanterns. losophers also, as the allies have already ex- 
liver white, Richmond, ind., perienced to their cost. It seems, however, 
toes prepared in this way will keep for years. 
A few apples cut up aad boiled in the re- 
not very buttery, but “ very good.” An ap- L noxt wcetc-J weather ; then place on large earthern dishes 
parently profuse bearer, but wanting ccdor.— " - * ’ •- or plates, and put them in the sun to drv 
Wl H/w°i^ SeP m^ ber v. CATAWISSA RASPBERRY, which will take about a week; after which’ 
Bloodgood, although not much spoken of - pack them down in small wooden boxes with 
among so many new varieties, is one of my Thk Catawissa rasnberrv originated in the fine white simar between vZh iLer ' -iC I j - Fa Y- Xortb LincoIn > improvement in 
especial favorites among the early pears. Its ,, j f I Dei i 1 Y 0r i o inateu in tfle e l e su^ar Detween each layer. loma- cotton presses. Patented January 31,1854. 
peculiar aromatic flavor has few counterparts cJaveyard ol a little Quaker meeting house in prepared in this way will keep for years, 
but I find it a little uncertain in size, and , yil,8 S c of Qatawissa, Columbia county, A few apple* cut up and boiled in the re¬ 
does not grow very well on Quince, even Fenn * Uhe fruit is of medium size, inferior mainder ol the syrup, makes a very nice sauce, 
when double worked. “Very good.” Sep- man Y the new popular varieties, but is —Prairie Farmer. 
tember. *^J§p** sufficiently large for all economical purposes. -- 
Beurre d Amahs is n large, showy fruit, al- Its color is dark red purple when ripe, and is Hungarian Nectar.— We have received 
though not wdl colored, and a great bearer of a very high flavor. It bears most abun- the following recipe from Mr. N. N. Dver 
on the Quince. Still, I would not cultivate it dantly alter the young wood, on which it pro- of South AbiDgton. Take one Gallon of wa 
unless for market, and consider it no better dneefl itq hesi fruit attains „ F F j°i r gallon oi wa- 
than “ good ” September « r 7 ° 1 „ lt ’, . ins a height of four or ter, four pounds loaf or common sugar, s x oz. 
. ames Dickinson and Oliver White, Richmond, Ind., penenced to their COST. It seems, however, 
self-regulating wind-mill. , . i • la j* ^ 
John Pepper, Franklin, n. h., assignor to the Franklin that- an improvement might be made on these 
Mills ° f same place, improvement in knitting machines, submarine batteries, by firiog them from shore 
Albert Reinhardt, New York, assignor to Jas. Schlum- , , J ° 
berger & Co., Gueberviller, France, improvement in by means of a galvanic battery, after the 
machinery for preparing wool for combing. x>nix>i.xx , . , * 
w. h. Elliot Plattsburgh, n. Y., improvement in de- manner of Colt s battery, as tested a few 
vices for sealing preserve cans. „ KrR R ; n ce in the harbor of 'NTpw Ynrk 
John A. Reynolds, Elmira, improvement in firearms. 8 QCe DarDOr 01 xNew YOrK. 
John A. Reynolds, Elmira, improved apparatus for 
THE TELEGRAPH. 
^jriua o. xiuim jaiucuiu, me., improvemenL m t • - a a i ^ *j*a 
Lton presses. Patented January 31,1864. It 13 SnrpriSIDg to COntempl&te the r&plQlty 
Delia a. Fitzgerald, New York, assignee (through with which, in the last few years, magnetic tel- 
<«»!* lines have extended over Enrope For 
additional iMPRovxjnNw. ’ instance, we see it stated that, whereas France, 
Lorenzo D. Gilman, Troy, improvement in screw at the close of 1852, possessed line8 Covering 
wrenches. Patented May 27 , 1866. on ]y 1,200 miles, she will have, at the close of 
*■ ----- the present year, over 8,000 miles in opera- 
A GREAT STEAMER tion. Europe contains some 35,000 miles of 
- ‘ telegraph, the United States 42,000 miles.— 
Messrs. Napier & Sons, of Glasgow, Scot- Fat Hie triumphs of the past few years in that 
GREAT STEAMER. 
than “ good.” September. . TL ii iA ■ T - s , 1 . wr ’ 1 . r P°. naa3 loai or common sugar, six oz. Messrs. Napier & Sons, of Glasgow, Scot- -Hut the triumphs ol the past lew years in that 
Bartlett needs no description. Our sped- 7 * ’ U j Ua11 ^ begins to ripen early in tartaric acid, two oz. cream tartar, one oz. ] an <] have iu^t launched nnon the Glvde the respect appear small and contemptible, in con- 
mens were very fine — rather better from August, and even sooner. 1 he fruit is pro- epsom salts, with the white of two eggs, well i 7 , J! ’ , trast with those which are reserved for the re¬ 
dwarfs than standards ; but the quality of the ,, °. n branches continually pushing from beat up in a half pint of water, thickened ° " mei atloat - 1 °e is named the ma i n< Jer of this decade. We need only indi¬ 
fruit is so far below its appearance, that I am al ‘ P arts > successively appearing in various with two spoonfuls of wheat flour to a com- Persia, was constructed for the Ounard Com- ^te the <ti"antic works that are projected 
ainerent > however, to cause much anxiety as k r \ • i r v ; : o A ^ iu a uau pmi ^ - -—^ otner commercial porus oi vjuiuh. xnen 
to what kind it is. September. t e P ant .| 3 checked by trost. If pro- glass, fill it two-thirds full of water, and one- no le 58 than 1,200 tons, the internal capacity there is the other project of establishing a sim- 
Belle Lucrative is, in my opinion, almost per- ^ - C 7 00r . s » uDdoubtedly would produce fourth tea-spoonful carbonated soda, and stir; , of the largest of the present Cunard liners. Bar telegraphic connection with Australia.— 
fection ; and if required to choose between it during the winter months. One great advan- it is then fit for use. Color with red sanders ir„. pLipf nr-n-nnr-Hnna fl t ".l It would hardly be believed at the first blush 
and the Seckel, I should, without hesitation, [ 8 £ e °f this over other varieties of the rasp- or alkanet root as you like. The above costs , ! pi opoitions are these : Length tfaat ne i lker of J these undertakings would ne- 
make choice of the former. Its fine size, (we berry^ls^that if the stocks should^ be acciden- but 75 cents.— Namasket Gazette. from hgure-head to taffrail, 390 feet; length cessitate the laying of more than four hundred 
in the water, 360 feet; breadth of the hull, miles of submarine cable in any one contin- 
. ' - 7 -— WV..AVAA, , - * Al A T Al. Al 1 , , , - a - -- J --WDM .V r% 1 J A A a* *1 t* - tUat UCltlACA VI UAAVO^ UUUU1 WHUJUgO TV \J LAI LA UCT- 
make choice of the former. Its fine size, (wc terry is, that if the stocks should be acciden- but 75 cents. —Namasket Gazette . trom kgure-head to taffrail, 390 feet; length cessitate the laying of more than four hundred 
had specimens nearly three inches in diame- tally broken or cut off or should be killed by ----in the water, 360 feet; breadth of the hull, miles of submarine cable in any one contin- 
beautv r of U thrtrTe 8 rendor lb it e nnp V nf ♦L nd TnxH i lfc J 8 all tie better lor the crop. To Cook New Potatoes.—No matter how 46 feet; breadth over all, 71 feet; depth, 32 nous stretch ; but a careful examination of the 
An0the r ^ vanta ^ ls ’ that from the small small new potatoes are. thev mav he ennfeS feet. : hurden. 3.600 ton, A- - riobe vriU remove all scepticism on that point. 
ltt a n blC ^ ^ptember. 0 8mallCSt ^ JSStte K S ° “ to ^ & 
hand for from 
small new potatoes are, they may be cooked feet; burden, 3,600 tons. According to the fffobe will remove all scepticism on that point, 
so as to be a most delicious and healthy sum- strict government rule of measurement her The Architect of the universe has, it would 
mer vegetable. After boiling, you should let onn ._ seem for this very purpose, placed islands in 
although it has had a good reputation. It BIRDS AN1 
has a singular habit of sometimes hearing a J /U>J 
cluster of imperfect, deformed fruit, on the t V . 
end of the current year’s growth, which " IL80!< b lagg, m a 
of course never mature. This I have also oc- -^a&a 21110 ? makes five < 
casionally noticed in the Duchesse d'Angouleme, nian Y birds, acting 
and some others, but it seems to be a fixed tbe iocrease of insects, 
habit with this variety. “Good.” The swallows are i 
BIRDS AND INSECTS. 
Wilson Flagg, in a late number of Hovey’s 
Magazine, makes five classes of insects, and as 
with a chopping knife, but not very fine. Put WICKE s bill, her power is equal to that of graph. There is no doubt whatever as to the 
them into a frying pan and let them warm 1,200 horses; and according to Jas. Watt’s feasibility of laying down four hundred miles 
over a slow fire, adding a Imnp of butter and old established rule she is expected to work of su b-marine cable in one stretch, as it has 
milk sufficient to moisten well. Season while UD to the pitch 0 f between 4 000 and s non l 5 ** 11 tested to the extent of 360 mUes 
Warming with salt to suit the taste. ’ d O,0u0 ; n fLa lino onmsa IUa Ttl«/>V Spa frnm Varna 
been already tested to the extent of 350 miles 
in the line across the Black Sea from Yarna 
many of bliils, «tiDg aanatunil cbxcke^poD , :?»?% ^W.-Scrapeftep^toea, and !“"«• The knel consist,of several bars of to Balallava. Then, again, tkere is thatotb- 
the increase of insects. ' b °il in just water enough to cover them; iron about Jo leet m length each, jomed to- er gigantic enterprise in contemplation, of con- 
TKp Kwnllnw, nro +Un not . i • P wb cn done, pour off the water, and add butter gether by long scarfs, and, as a whole, 13 necting the American and European conti- 
xl .•_x_ ,• • u, . a enemi ® and good milk or cream, with salt and a hr innUna tLini- e _ nents bv a snb-marine telegraph extendinsr 
Beurre Diet is a beautifully-formed fruit of the swarming insects, living almost eiitirelv If S - T f .^ainches deep by 4>J inches thick. The fram- ® ents c b / a sub-marme telegraph extending 
the largest size. I have eaten specimens upon them, taking their food upon the wing P a ^ come to a boil, and take it up. ing is constructed in a manner at once pecu- jT ‘ s , Newfoundland, to Corbin 
which were “ very good "mulecd, but this sea- The com mm, ~° ht0 Farmer ‘ uJt ^ ™ w_•u J®' 1 , Ireland, a distance ot over sixteen hundred 
son it was not so fine as uSual, Whether'from ^ 
the large size of the specimens, or some other u- beetl es and goldsmiths. A single 
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bird will devour five thousand butterflies in * reserve your Currants— Currants are 
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hax and securing the greatest possible amount miles. And even the magnitude of that un- 
ot strength. The framing of the ship is very dertaking is eclipsed by another proposition : 
heavy. to stretch a line around the world, commencing, 
cause, 1 am unable to say. I consider it, a \veek The mnr^ nf Vhifuf ♦StST? m uow rapidly advan^i to mturity. If you heav y' to stretch a line Ground the world, Commencing, 
l °Brown Beurr/, idthoiigh whenTn perfection bandman should cultivate the society of swat wish f ^ P reserve J hem for future use, cut them The huU is composed of several water-tight at ^.Fetersburgh, stretching through 
i‘ fe: a " d martiD8 about bis ,and andout - mafno^Tokem compartments so arranged that if one should Arsing whole br^th of NoS 
wL e I!^7 ate - n lia ff e and Bowers of plants. The 
the buds, fo- 
escaped the knife bore magnificent 
upon the 
specimens—large, fair, and almost rivaling ^ ru ’ t ’ a ^*9* lkat ckerr y growers should re- 
the Seckel in high flavor, though ot" an entire- momb cr this spring and act upon. 
clean and dry botties, adding gradually as^you ^ ^ mean8 b e stove, the others will remain America to its most easterly limit, and then 
fill them, ten ounces of finely sifted loaf mtact ’ aD( thus possibility of such a crossing the Atlantic, either by an indepen- 
sugar so that the sugar may fall on each layer terrible catastrophe as that which happened Bent line or by connection with that which 
of currants. Fill the bottles and seal the to the Arctic is rendered impossible The we have just mentioned, and which is to be in 
corks, and they will keep till nature furnishes weight of the iron in the Persia is 2 200 toes °P erat * on January, 1858, a little more than 
you with a new crop. AI - V „ . , , ’ , two years hence. By the same time we may 
__ .. .. . \\ hen the engines are on board, and she is have San Francisco bound to New York.— 
ly different stamp of course. The tree was a 
standard, of moderate size, standing on grav¬ 
elly soil. This season the fruit was poor, as 
in, a mni inai tnerry growers should re- T> , , fully laden, the weight of the immense mass Harold 
Mnber this spring and act upon. Rife Iomato Pickles.—S elect handsome •,{ , ,. w , o , , - , . ' ll eiahi, 
The thrashes, blue birds, jays and crows S1 ^k U) 7 ato 9 s ’ wask tkem an J prick them J 1 „„ 7 f „ 1C1 ^ 6 W1 n. v , 
ev upon butterflies, K ra,Wo/nere. criekT " ,tb “ '"k, lay^ them m dry salt 24 hours, dra» 2.1 feet of water Her coal cellars are 
iZv^o£Z "" lrfS - 0enMal,y " Vf ’ y of j»ys will consume 20,000 of E Ta 
Bm * proved, this seasou, " very "T" "* "f 8 ?' 0n ‘ hs ' 
good,” contrary to its usual habit. Still, I I he woodpeckers are armed with as stout, 
prey upon butterflies grass-hoiine™ criokate wllD a IorK -* a y mem in dry salt 24 hours, draw 23 feet of water. Her coal cellars are . Payton Flax Establishment. This we 
focuVaud the larger' £5^5^^ ^1^^ of W coustructed receive MOOtoas of oca,. She ’“ f £ & 
.ly of jaysavill consume 20,000 of these hi a Smdown''iu .Zi whh °“-9‘at ^ alsl > accommodation lor about 1,200 tons wbich had bee n cnt-Mt pulled-with a 
season of three moDtha. • rhS«Ttomat^T7ta^£ T.h 1 measurement of goods. Steam is the grand scythe, the seed threshed from it, and then sold 
The woodoeckprs aro w ;ti, ^,,4 ia y er , 01 wmaioes, then onions, with cinna- Qn . ( , nt and nppftrrlinrrlt, +Ua Pororo +r> tVia Cemneue far. -nan +r>n TLa oaxvl la 
stxuu, culinary io its usual habit, still, I , , "utjupvLtina mo rnmea with as stout, mon c1oyp<i ami trnwn on™, „ni - agent, ana accordingly tne rersia 13 only to the Uompanv tor $0 per ton. in< 
do not consider it worthy of cultivation.'- to penetrate the wood of trees, the iholewMrdtoTinX lightly rigged with three masts. Hitherto the worth *1,50. The average yield per 
Uct .? l)cr - .. . , where the borers deposit their larvir. Thev l*r<w bAlnn^no-L, one ton of straw and ten bushels of 
CHS ,veal moetcctircly upo ° ,bKC — i>«.^ JTJi u %£°%Lz; 
eaten Tt " v"y“ .»>;«<». who has a spet of land should Take il^S a ^ 7“ 7 T! 
go<nl. Our trees on the pear stock fruited f aist ' fruit Mhat he may have them fresh from sistence of cream; then strew into it as much cStabllslied tbe American lme, but tather cts., and HaxL to 14 cts. a pound, 
very early and abundantly, but the specimens bls > fr’ r * u no way will it yield more rosin as will stand on a shillimr and two nr J° UN > ovei water, was not to be thus out- tiu ff process is in water heated to b( 
were email. r profit for one’s own house; and wher* * u _ 4k -'.- ■ »’ 1 lw o or j_v_ —v.-x:_ , ., of temperature for five days. The b 
Beurte d’Arembeig— 1 ‘ very good.” Its rich, •« a market, they are profitable for th 
vinous juice can scarcely be excelled. pose also. 
„„„„ • xi. x • „ nno . " The flax crop leaves the ground in excellent 
P ^ ’ y ^’ 3 3 tons - condition for wheat. This Company sells to 
Collins far surpassed the Cunarders when the Fall River Flax Company, Mass., tow 6 
he established the American line, but father cts., and flax 12 to 14 cts. a pound. The rot- 
Joun, over the water, was not to be thus nnt- tic S process is in water heated to 80 degrees 
profit lor one’s own house ; and where there three cloves; boil it to a consistence stirring done b ? bis amb itious young son ; and there- of t o“P eratnr o f °r five Jays. The breaking, 
p 0 rat et ' ,hl ' J ar ° Prcli,ab,C f0r “*» »”• 1‘Xricv 2-tn “ fore, in the struct J of fhe iiia, he ha 6 
■ ’ y sottened with water. taken another stride onward with his seven to one unacquainted with it.— Ohio Farmer. 
