MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
onto darimt 
plants and soils. To carry a judicious rota¬ 
tion into practice, demands some accurate 
knowledge both of the mechanical texture of 
HOW TO GROW GOOD FRUIT. 
BOMB LANCES FOR WHALING BUSINESS. 
, The extent to which gunpowder is now 
..being employed in the manufacture or rather 
-— - in the capture of oil, i3 perhaps little suspect- 
HOW TO DRIVE A NAIL. ed by the mass of our readers. Guns for 
- driving the harpoon have, we believe, been 
Messrs. Editors :—In your valuable pa- pretty generally abandoned, but we are assur- 
'w w/v/v ^ --■'T Vnnwlpdw. both of the mechanical xexiure oi There is still large quantities of fruit cul- ....m me uuuuiwiaic 
& - ’ a •+ na+i+non+o «nd at the same tivated that is not worth taking to market. ——-- - in the capture of oil, is perhaps little suspect- 
the soil an 1 s co ■ J ’ ’ , a Hundreds of bushels of apples have been HOW TO DRIVE A NAIL. ed by the mass of our readers. Guns for 
THE ASPARAGUS BED. time, an acquaintance wiin e na ur , - made into execrable pies in Boston this fall, - driving the harpoon have, we believe, been 
- acter and constitution of the various crops to mere i y because they could be purchased at a Messrs. Editors :— In your valuable pa- pretty generally abandoned, but we are assur- 
« flow shall I get an asparagus bed?” asks be cultivated, involving, in fact, the essential trifle less cost than those of a better quality. Qf -^ oy . g d nsj- Q> 44 ) j read a paragraph ed by a manufacturer of fuse, who has lately 
one of our subscribers. We will try to give points of Horticultural knowledge. Wemay But it is a aken from ‘the Boston Pott, instructing the contracted for making a qualityespecially 
,, . p ,. , . , . ,. .. „ nf or-Kip-t oihifip to th» flavored apple would require less sugar ana ar- adapted to tms sub-marine and blubberv loca¬ 
te information desired. in continuation of th.s object “ tben ma kc a better pie. Many persons have ignorant “how to drive a nail, which > tioi £ that the bomb-lance is now being quite 
To begin with the beginning—the seed may several points m detail on wmc sue .0 a pr i de fo ; a nd attach too much consequence cording to my experience, is erroneous. . 0 ex tensively employed by many vessels, and 
be sown in autumn or early in spring, in a the rotation of crops depends.—s. to, an apple which sprang up spontaneously are therein instructed to drive the nail with that some have sent home from the Sandwich 
good loamy soil. Select good and ripe ber-- - ---_ ? n their f own farm, or, perhap^, which they ^ w - degt diame t er parallel with the grain of islands for further supplies The bomb lance 
be sown in autumn or early in spring, in a 
good loamy soil. Select good and ripe ber¬ 
ries, put them in water, and when slightly 
fermented, the seed can easily be washed from -p TTl>1T . t Wvp W anmppvnpripnce snouia db nnpruveu uj uua --— -- . . ~ animal, wnere it expioaes alter me lapse 01 a 
the pulp and dried. One ounce will grow a ^ jD “ ' , ,. . • which, if cultivated, would afford a greater ting. Now this is certainly mcorr >3 few seconds. The quantity of powder usual- 
thousand plants. Sow in drills an inch deep, in grape tuE ®’ * . ™ ar8 T*’ g b profit. one can learn by trying the experiment. ly contained is about four ounces, and the fuse 
_ bmit fnn t Rn a r f ftTld cover with fine soil y our P 0sltl0n tbat vmes do QOt recpare The New York Tribune brings to notice j g a i g0 recommended to wet nails in salt j s se t 0 n fire by the explosion of the powder 
, ,. ? , ’ .. ,r , pruning for two or three years after setting, the following :—“Just see how easy it is to , before drivfoe where they are to remain in the gun. Brande’s patent bomb-lance is 
pressed down lightly. Keep the weeds out, f get c J tting8 ia the Bpring ; acd get roots the grow better fruit. In Adams county, Ohio, tbem in the one under notice, and consists of a thin 
stir the soil often, and thin the plants to six Qn over three feet Ions. The second John Loughry has a peach orchard ot eleven permanently, cylindrical shell of iron armed with a sharp 
inches apart in the drills. At one year old , , , j p) . acres that has yielded him this year five their place. So it will, and it w _ and heavy point of a triangular section. The 
select the best and thriftiest plants to form season, allow on y one u S > S ^ thousand dollars, while peaches have been and rot them so that they will break off in a i ron shell is originally open at its rear end, 
vour bed ^ mucb f°bage, and consequently as muca se pfo g fo Cincinnati at twenty-five cents per ^ earg . >i- w. but after receiving the powder and inserting 
The asnara^us bed should be open to the ^crease of root, as if unpruned. This may bushel. It is easy to see that his orchard ' ^ ‘ Nov . 1855 . . a suitable piece of fuse, the whole is stopped 
. P 0 , . ... ;r profL f Pf i from seem incredible to those who take your view would not have produced that sum at that Our correspondent’s method of “ driving a water-tight by a layer of melted lead, 
morning sun and is better if protected from haye exper i m ented, and price. No, it did not He got two dollars a P fa factfrom thatof the The main difficulty appears to be to find a 
the north and east, yet open to light and air. ot tne c l ue ’ 1 bushel more readily than his neighbor got a nail does not diner m q for & gufficient lengtb of f use . If a l- 
Tf oLnnl/l v>o iwu rich, and on this, more than my design is g • t.wpnt.v-fivp. cents for the same variety of article commented on; ihe 1 <- & Uwcd tn nmipct. lnnaelv nntside. the water or 
the rotation of crops depends.—s. 
PRUNING YOUNG GRAPE VINES, 
vonr bed ‘ u ““ 6 v i -- 1 - * , selling in *jmcuuiavi ai iwcu^-urs ^ 
^ ‘ K , , ,, . + .1 increase of root, as if unpruned. This may bushel. It is easy to see that his orchard 
e asparagu _ P . , f seem incredible to those who take your view would not have produced that sum at that 
morning sun, and is better if protected from 
the north and east, yet open to light and air. . _ _ _ __ . w w ^ „ _ ____ 
It should be very rich, and on this, more than to S ive Y ou tue resu11 - ^ twenty-five cents for the same variety of article commented on ; the la ^ er Maymg rex tQ p ro j ec t loosely outside, the water or 
anything else, depends the amount and value When I transplant a vigorous layer in the p eac hes. And this is how he did it: _ erenceto the widest diameter ot the nail, wmen ^ animaI dll } ds i n the wound would be likely 
of the nroduct. I)iff up a loamy, porous soil spring, of one year’s growth, and bury all but When the peaches had arrived at the size ig tw0 . t birds of the way up from the point, tQ extinguish it, and it is a singulur fact that 
of the question, but I have experimented, and pnee- No, it did not. He got two dollarsa 
, . . , . +Vl . „ OQ11 if bushel more readily than his neighbor got a 
my design is to give you the resul . t.wp.nt.v-five cents for the same variety of 
When I transplant a vigorous 
the top ; this should be filled with richgarden noticeable features of the shoot growing from p^baffiy Sore than three-fourths of the fruit the latter diameter across the gram will bring to St two of these 
loam. Then take the young plants from the it, are shortness of the joints, and consequent- t ^ en 0Q ^he trees was carefully removed.— the former diameter ‘parallel with n leaden partitions, between which, a consider- 
seed bed—injuring their roots as little as pos- ly numerous leaves ; large size of the leaves, Each limb was taken by _ hand, and where j nc ii ned to coincide with our correspondent a bt e length of fuse may be stored.. Thus ar- 
sible— and carefully set out in rows two feet' and rapid development; large diameter and within a space of eighteen inches there would and in oppcs ition to the matter of salting rang ed, and provided with wadding, which 
apart, one foot apart in the row. Then cover great length of the *oot, so that I have a To r^en. By “Af t “"^"arivingS 
the bed two inches deep with dark-colored great surface of foliage to operate upon the carefully removing a u but the strongest spec- greased rather than salted r ° r dnvll J , or fisb the lightness is sufficient to allow its 
soil, made so by a mxiture of charcoal dust roots, and when the season of growth is at an imens aad throwing all the vigor of the trees into hard and difficult timber the latter me - fr0 ^ a piece w bich may be handled 
or muck, and sprinkle on salt until the sur- end, the vine suits me a great deal better than j n to them, the peaches have ripened early, and od j s a wonderful improvement. Ed. ^ an? s t r ong man. Aimed at a vital point 
face is white again. This will keep down the a multitude of small shoots. The second are remarkable for size and excellence of - pVtiumIT a little beneath the surfaC9 of the water ’ the 
weeds and promote the growth of the aspar- year, allow only two buds to grow, (that is, c l uabt /’ , , _ n _ tW ]abor G ILDUNU . fuse is ignited and burns at the rate of about 
gus, which, it should be remembered, origi- prune to two buds,) and I get shoots larger, of 0 J^ &rL iQa small peach orchard ! What The application of a superQcialcoat of Sofrom ^eira^l^einan.— 
nated on the sea shore. longer, and quite as short-jointed as before. of H ,; s Eet pro fits were between three gold, on wood, metal and other maierials. ^ manufacture 0 f these bombs and of the 
In autumn remove the dead stalks and cover The third year, out away all side branches a „ d four thousand dollars. If he had neg- The ^uty and dura^y o» gow ins J rnmentB for tbeir discharge, has been for 
the bed three inches deep with .table manure from both shoots, and the .taoh themseives ^ 0 "^fy atTo^ pts“- TVT ‘“* d « ** W 
to be forked in in the spring, with another to three feet each. Every u wi pi' u .a ^ m P anagement J h[s treeSj Mr ; L ? u g ghr y its use in these respects would be exceedingly 1- In bnne. ^ _ _ 
dressing of salt. Let the stalks grow the first shoot, on which from two to fave u keeps them trimmed in, and annually removes limited, were it not the most extensible and AU\TFArTITRF OF WATCHES 
and second year without cutting, that the fruit will set, but not more than one or two one half the wood that J 8 formed He divisible form of matter, so that it may be 1HL MAAlrAidUitE_Ui I.Aitn . 
roots mav tret well established; the third should be allowed to mature. use3 a compost, and omits nothing to bring made to cover a larger surface than an equal a watch is no longer, as it was formerly, 
roots may get well established; the third should oe allowed io Liaiuie. 
year the asparagus will be fit to cut, and will I have, now, an abundance of bearing wood 
with similar treatment each fall and spring, for next year, but only so much of it should 
_with perhaps a slight addition of earth to be retained, as will cover a space on the trel- 
prevent the roots from coming too near the lis four feet by six, each branch, as far as 
surface,— continue te yield well for many practicable, being at least two feet from all 
yearSi others, equal in all to eighteen feet in length 
Remember, room, a rich, warm soil, moist of bearing branches. I never allow more 
but well drained, and salt enough to prevent than two bunches of fruit to remain on the 
I have, now, an abundance of bearing wood them to perfection, and thus keeps the trees quantity ol any other body 
r8 f an object of luxury, destined exclusively for 
Ot ,1 . _ • _ L . 1 i- K ~ ~ n o a fni* O T7OTT7 
mg their surtace, ana xnen, in on creased perfection of this article its value has 
ver, for instance, rubbing it over witn a solu- tbe game t ; me considerably diminished, it 
iv/i, - - ^ n -1 7 _ IlUC BO/JJJO J - , 
SEASONABLE HINTS. tion of gold m mercury, called amalgam of . g ev j den 4 that a common watch, which will 
- gold: the vessel is then heated over a clear exact jy i n dica,te the time of day, is actually, 
Garden work for the season should be charcoal fire, by which the mercury is driven , jt s i ow price, within the reach of almost 
properly attended to. Flower beds and aspar- off, and the gold left adhering to the silver ey individual, who will likewise feel anx- 
agus beds should have their dressing of ma- surface, upon which it is afterwards burnished. - ous t0 p 0ssess one . 
Dut weu aramea, anu sait euuugu iu picvcm, mau twu uuu.™ ^ - , agus beds should have their dressing ot ma- surtace, upon which it is auciw 01 uo ious to possess one. 
the growth of weeds, are particularly beneli- same young shoot. If any one will follow this EUre . bu \ boQS roots should be planted with- Tne surface of copper or brass is u3ua - } p or reason, and in proportion as com- 
cial to the asparagus plant. With these, and plan strictly, he will not need any further in- ou t delay ; beets, radishes, salsify and horse prepared by cleaning and rubbing it over with merc j a ] ) and mar itime relations are extended 
eood care one cannot fail to have that in- struction, but can rear and train a grape vine radish, should be taken up and buried for a solution of nitrate ot wai^, which acd emanc i pated f rom the trammels in which 
b * e 11 a a Vprl in RTiv form he chooses and if he has mu “hor- winter use; cabbage should be taken up, gamates the sur. ace, and enaDies tne goia tbe grea t central marts of commerce have in- 
mate of all garde s, -P- g - • 5 f OTri ,-n nr hi that planted again in rows as closely as they can amalgam when subsequently applied, to ad- l ed tbem s0 w iU distant nations become 
-----ticultura mama, will be familiar by that ^ pQtj protected by a covering of corn . here f heatiDg and burnishing are then resort- ciyiliz3d an ’ d it may be fairly antic ip a ted 
VEGETABLE GARDEN—WINTER PREPARATION, time, with Allen s, and otaer worns on the or straw, raised by a temporary frame- ed to as before. Brass^and copper buttons t be ar t 0 f watch-making will form part 
T T , , . grape. work one foot above them, keeping the sides are gilt in this way; and the requisite quanti- gr8a ^ curre nt of improvement. 
It must be borne m mind by our less expe- Aly vines managed in this manner, are de- closed; with this precaution fresh cabbage ty of gold is. so small that twelve dozen but- The number of watches manufactured annu- 
rienced gardening readers, that if they would .. ,. s a tisfactory in all respects than can be had all winter. We adopt this mode tons of one inch diameter may be completely Xeuf'chatel may be calculated to be 
secure good healthy crop3 of esculents during T h T nnofi bac u a v : ne to and find it to be excellent. gilt upon both surfaces by five grams ot gold. d0Q t0 120 ,000, of which about 36,000 
the ensuing summer and autumn they should an ? ^* 1 haV6, 1 ° aC6 CUt JL 11Z Celery can remain in the rows, well banked Other kinds of gilding are performed by gold . old> and the test in silver, 
even now be at work Provision must be one bud, tfweeyears in succession, after setting, up , unt J fro3t shall make it necessary to bury leaf, which, if intended for out door work, is No £ su p posiDg the first, on au average, to 
, . . f ., and the third year it produced a shoot seven- it for winter. This should be done by filling l a id on by the help cf gold which is dry- be wor th $30, and the other $4, it would rep- 
made for the free admission ot air . 1 . hthg of an inch in d i ame ter nearest the in, in a body, say between two rows, the stalk fog oil mixed with calcined red ochre ; or, if rasen t a capital of $1,309,000, without taking 
where they intend, to plant their roots, and and f our t e en feet long, and next year, taken from the other rows, mixing in the dirt fo r picture and lookiDg-glass frames, they are - nto CODS i dera tion the sale of clocks and in- 
the fertilizing action of the frost and snow t ™r Wt it nrndncpd a well, and making the whole firm. Then cap prepared by a size made by boiling P ar p“' struments for watch-making, the amount of 
fully eecurect; bv exposiug the greatet possi- after cuttmg back to four feet, it produced a jt w ; th pIent , of eoru-stato. bent over iutbe Lot dippings to a stiff jelly.and ur.xed with Sb is yery large. 
ble amount of surface. Where the garden is splendid crop of grapes. Of course my ground form of a doub i e pitch roof, and cover this fine Paris plaster or yellow ochre. The United States of America consumes 
limltprl in pvfpnt thift Hfculiarlv necessary : is always well prepared. In the Fruit Gar- with tw0 or three inches of earth, well spank- The leaves of books are gilt upon the edges the largest quan tity of those watches. With 
, P . . , r den, (page 248 to 250,) will be found admira- ed with the spade, so as not to fall down by b y brushing them over, while in the binders exce pti on 0 f go i d anc i silver for the man- 
first, because more produce is require b j e d i rcc tiocs for covering a trellis with a the action of frost or rains. If this is well press, with a composition of lour parts ot u f ac t ure 0 f the watch cases, the other material 
smaller space, and secondly, because it not _ • - d tb + r ew w ;ii bave done, you can eat sound celery to the last of Arminian bole, and one of powdered sugar ^ tbe eoiig truction of the works or mechan- 
treated judiciously, it will soon become worn > j 1 ° ‘ , . •. - n April. candy mixed up with the white of an egg; - gm tbe eufchatel watches are of little 
_ 4 . a email ini« n.rp sr> nerve enougn to ioiiow tiiem, tut it win pay f larmta tnrnins and rutabagas need not be this nnatfoff. when nearly dry. is smootned by mernlv nf a lit.+ln hrasa nr 
VEGETABLE GARDEN-WINTER PREPARATION. 
It must be borne in mind by our less expe¬ 
rienced gardening readers, that if they would 
ble amount of surface. AYhere the garden is 
limited in extent this is peculiarly necessary : 
first, because more produce is required from a 
smaller space, and secondly, because if not 
treated judiciously, it will soon become worn 
out, as it is termed. Again, small lots are so 
treated judiciously, it will soon become worn ’ y , , f l] 8 , ‘ April. candy mixed up with the white of an egg; - gm tbe ^eufchatel watches are of little 
out as it is termed. Again, small lots are so nerve enough to follow tnem, lut pay Carrots, turnips and rutabagas need not be this coating, when nearly dry. is smoothed by ya fo e? consisting merely of a little brass or 
manageable bv spade labor that no obstacles to do 1 boIc1 ’ as tbe re6ult ot m y ex P eri - taken up until the latter part of the_ month, the burnisher, then slightly moistened, and the gteeb The steel is imported from England, 
ornnnrl f a fGp ence, that the largest shoots (at a given age) unless severe weather should render it neces- gold leaf applied and burnished. 10 impress and reckoned the best that can be procured; 
lie in the way of submitting the ground to the ’ fruit s . B . sar y. There is no better way to keep them |ilt figures on book covers, the leather is the bragg ig furnigbed by France . 
necessary trenching or deep digging in early r November 12 & for late use than to bury them out in the open dusted over with finely powdered mastic : the With regp€Ct t0 gold and silver, the inhab- 
winter, for at that season there are many will- Remarks. _We are glad to hear from ex- air, selecting a perfectly dry spot. AVhen a iron tool by which the figure is made is then itaQtg of ^eufchatel have had for a long time 
ing hands to do the work and their wages will . \ f - t ® tb ;„ gnb i Pr t S B's P it; is 0P ened > ;t should always be done from moderately heated and pressed upon a piece nQ otber res0 urce but to melt current money 
be overpaid bv the increased produce. periencea cuiuvaicrs c u mis . lujtci. o. • a h 80 ut h-east, a board having been previous- of leaf gold, which slightly adheres to it ; be- til tbey rece i ve d gold from England, which 
be overpa,d by mcrca. cc p.oe cc mode of >plantlIg acd prunlag B an exce lent , laccd in t0 acs ,. er as a d 6 00r ._ for . Td . iag the b c immediately applied to the leather “ ba eSJ, Mrchaite received torn Califor- 
still lie undisturbed, with the corn stalks still f ore) to get well-established roots, and in a presrion, and, softening the 1 mastic, transfers The number of workmen who are employed 
scattered over them, or the tomato vines not r ; cbj well-prepared soil, our correspondent’s XI lYltlU IUfTtTfttTYtt and fixes the gold. In gilding glass and por- » n tbe watchmaking is estimated at from 
yet removed, to have them settled up for the j an j g tbe best oce __ Eds. /iJ AJUU-iJAUV VLt/ A H HAUH U ♦ celain, powdered gold is blended with gum- to 20,000, but it is difficult to arrive 
winter. Trench the ground deeply and if you _water and a little borax, and applied by a at the exact number, as the population em- 
W Li ^ mode of P lantlE ? and prunic ^ 18 an exce l8nt ly placed in to answer as a door.-Ger. Tel. ing then immediately applied to the leather lha E ^ sh merc ha n ts received from Califor- 
We would urge our readers whose 0 ardens one ,— the first great object is, as we said be ............ with a certain force, the tool makes an im- 
still lie undisturbed, with the corn stalks still f ore) to get well-established roots, and in a presrion, and, softening the mastic, transfers * fhe number of workmen who are employed 
scattered over them, or the tomato vines not r j c h ( well-prepared soil, our correspondent’s fTlYVj'dTIU (r ritttltllttt and fixes the gold. In gilding glass and por- the watchmaking is estimated at from 
yet removed, to have them settled up for the j an j s t h e best one._ Eds. celain, powdered gold is blended with gum- ^q qqo to 20,000, but it is difficult to arrive 
winter. Trench the ground deeply and if you _water and a little borax, and applied by a at the exact number, as the population em- 
l a nlpntv nf manure at disDosal trench a TUP PFAfTT DOT?FP -r. -e- camel-hair pencil; the articie is .hen put mto pfo yed carry on the business in their own 
have plenty of manure at disposal, trenen a THE IEAIM IRJltEK. Potato Yeast. — Pare, boil and mash an 0 ven or furnace ; the gum burns ofl. and Lrfses —Merchant’s Magazine. 
portion in, reserving a sufficient supply to put - smooth twelve potatoes : stir into these one the borax, by vitrifying, cements the gold to _ 
in with the crops in the spring. Throw the The spring is the time for placing ashes or i arge C up of sugar and one quart of boiling t he surface, upon which it may afterwards be Erie Eailkoad —The whole number of 
ground up in ridges two feet or thirty inches lime around peach trees, in order to prevent water ; when cool add one quart of cold wa- po li s hed by the burnisher. d locomot iv e s on this road is 3.168, 
apart, leaving the surface as rough as possi- the moth that produces tne peach borer, rom ter, and a halt a pint or less ot yeast; keep it which, if coupled together in one train, would 
J, The frost will so penetrate thelumps as ™CTUKE 0FJAFEB JS IHE C. 8 . 
to render them friable and in spring these bs thems( i ves . Take your garden trowel, us fo g • always reserve a small quantity of old There are in the United States 750 paper able to carry^iou£UU penonB in rae a y irom 
_t__ a —— a 6 u v j: ° i— t ti.„ ® V _ tv! j JL — i i anon m A 6 w 10rK to 1^1X6 Mie. me company nas. 
THE PEACH BORER. 
ae ior placing asnes or i arge C up ot sugar and one quart ot boiling tbe sur f a ce. upon which it may afterwards be E e, AIL road —The whole number of 
in orde k r , to pre 7 ent water ; when cool add one quart of cold wa- polished by the burnisher. cars and locomotives on this road is 3 168, 
1 tbe pea ^ b borer » r0 ® ter, and a half a pint or less of yeast; keep it which if coupled together in one train, would 
now is the time, if it fo a warm place of twelve hours, when it will MANUFACTURE OF PAPER IN THE U. S- reach ’ a distance of twenty-one miles, and be 
store,) to dig out the be ready for use. Shake it carefully before Tort non arsons in one dav from 
e your garden trowel, us fog ; always reserve a small quantity of old There are in the E'nited fetates 750 paper ab ' 8 V. L T k ' E ^ e -r he com nanv has 
ridges may be readily leveled down, leaving a or an old butcher knifs and dig about the tree yeast for raising the new. Bread or cakes mills in actual operation, having 3000 en 
v n *i c il._! a ^ .1 *.. H *«/va4-o tLn 1 f* iron _J . lik i.Rar-rtu .mlnnnGin nn/I .m'nAn rvT*/"\(lnAin(T in t.lia rPftT* OOO 00( 
New York to Lake Erie. The company has 
fo its employ not less than 5,000 persons, 
whose pay per month is $125,000 or $1,500,- 
thing about draining preparatory to the j™ E=ne Se’to S 
trenching, as we presume no one pretending aud y QU be ]j ke i y -t 0 g nd a grub 0 f -- 
to cultivate a garden would commence opera- one -half an inch or a little more in length, iu One Way to Cook Chick 
tions on undrained ground. the bark or under it within an inch above or lowing is highly recommende 
O. Farmer, quantity of paper, 405,000,000 pounds of rags 
- are required, 1 % pounds of rags being neces- 
There are single miles on this road whose 
trading cost not less than $170,000 each ; and 
In the Vegetable Garden where neatness below the surface ot the ground. I ha cutting 
Oxn mi ro Cook Chickens.— The foi- SyTS out ^dVr p^." T& ™.7e « badge n- the viil.ge «f|-cpr— 
lowing is highly recommended “ Cut the of these rags, at four cents per pound, is 8>16,. 0 P - number of miles from Jer- 
chicken up. putitin a pan and cover it over 200,000. The cost oflabor i . } %eents upon l®^Dnnkftk.T«9 Jd bTTover 
, , . . • in the bark of the tree should be done with a w ith water ; let it stew as usual, and when each pound of paper manufactured, and is - - „ ._ 
and system is aimed at, there is a regular dm- sharp knifei and as little cutting as possible done make a thickening of cream and flour, therefore $3,375,000. _ The cost of labor aud by'the 8 xp ^f? tg • e 
sion of the space into compartments of equal sb ould be done to remove the grub. Kill the adding a piece of butter, and pepper and salt; rags united is $19,575,000 a year. The cost c p . ? constantly "at 
dimensions, so that a suitable regard may be gru b of course. Several may be found some- h ave made and baked a pair of short cakes, of manufacturing, aside from labor and rags, presses, wmen a e revej / use 
had to the rotation of crops, a principle now times in the same tree. Sometimes these made as for pie crust, but rolled thin and cut is $4 050,000, which makei the total cost i^ C L jr„ rnr i idvertiser 
fullv understood as not to demand any grubs may be found at work at the points fo small squares. This is much better than $23,625,000 of manufacturing paper worth b , I_‘ 
cr.ml.itii.A at this time. Should there be wliere the limb 3 J°. i ? tbe trunk ot ! the chicken pie, and more simple to make. The $27,000,000. We import rags tor this man- Cl _ PVQTAV -o WTT ^, 
sey City to Dunkirk, is 459, and is run over 
by the evening express train in sixteen hours. 
• I QVwvnlvt tharo ho wuere me umus juiu iub uuun ui iuc bicc.— cniCKen pie, ana mure simuie iu imws,w. me , v _ .. ~ r - 0 -- 
special notic ' Young trees aud old trees are liable to attack, crust should be laid on a dish, and the chick- ufacture from twenty-six different countries, Another Suspension Bridge. The tem- 
however, among the readers ol the Rural any a j- r j ead fof or ms us that he has just examined en gravy put over it while both are hot. and the amount in 1853 was 22,766,000 pory cables and traveling carnage of the.sus- 
fodividual about to commence his noviciate Rig peach trees in this way, and has destroyed-- pounds, worth $982,837. Italy is the great- pension bridge across the Montmorenci river, 
iu the garden, who may not have learned on au average one iu each young peach tree Soft Gingerbread. —One cup of butter; est source of supply, being more than one- (which joins the St. Lawrence a tew miles 
the imnortauce of so varying the crops as in his garden. Next spring in May, put a two of molasses ; one of milk ; three eggs ; fifth of the whole amount, but the supply has below Quebec,) were recently successfully 
, . , t similar vegetable on the shovelful of slaked lime about the tree and its one table-spoonful of ground ginger, and one been gradually falling off every year. From completed, when the engineer and contractors 
no p . g fi roots. This will prevent the moth from lay- tea-spoonful of saleratus; beat it well, and England we imported 2,666,005 pounds in made an experimental passage rom tower to 
same ground for two successive seasons, then . Jtg eggg —q^ 0 Farmer. bake in quick oven. 1853, The cost of imported rags has been as tower. This bridge passses directly over the 
we must recommend to his further atteu- ° „- --—- follows1850, $3,61 ; 1851, $3.46 ; 1852, brow of tne cataract, and from it, when cona¬ 
tion the important principle just alluded to, A larger amount of vegetable matter can Potatoes are very generally over-boiled. $3,42; 1853, $3 46. The consumption of pa- pleted, passengers will have a splendid view of 
as its elucidation will furnish him with many be raised on the same ground from the tomato Let them be boiled quick, but not too long, if per in the United States is equal to that of the faU beneath, and the bt. .Lawrence ana its 
1853- The cost of imported rags has been as tower. This bridge passses directly over the 
follows :—1850, $3,61 ; 1851, $3.46 ; 1852, brow of tne cataract, and from it, when com- 
$3,42 ; 1853, $3 46. The consumption of pa- pleted, passengers will haye a splendid view of 
invaluable hints upon the constituents of than auy other article. 
you would have them at their best. 
England and France together.— Hunt’s Mag. shores in front. 
