MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
SCHONIIERR’S WEEVIL. 
Met kni t %xts, fa. T 
77 r t) 7 > Ihe use of paper increases every day, and it 
' w '' w »%./-, is made from various substances. In many 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS P laces a g reat quantity of wrapping paper is 
This insect pertains to the weevil family Issued from the United States Patent Office ? u!! y m 0r A ia p ? rt frori » straw - This is 
(Curculionidce,) and is one of the largest of For the week endin * June 13 > 1854 - to the price of straw, ^.riteeconScdaS 
that kind ot insects found in this country. It ^_ t>. . v ~ , rangements made in manufacturing it Will 
was named by the late Rev. Mr. Kirby Pachy- £f \ for improvement the the f “*.? u f » n ou , r low > svvam PY wet lands, 
rhyncus Sclionlicrri, in honor of the Swedish /m\ V# x&l ric acid. Patented in England, Dec. 16, Y853 commonly called bog hey, afford a useful ma- 
Eutomologist Schonhkrr, who has devoted a SM W ^ Wm. R.Palmer, Elizabeth City, N. cl,- for im- t" 1 , which to manufacture wrapping pa- 
. ...... .. , ,, . , „. r\ — L provement in threshers. P ei • VY e have no doubt it will, and from ex- 
great deal of attention to this class of insects. W v J <>seph Her and Wm. Fitzpatrick, Troy, NT. periments that we have tried, are satisfied it 
Ur. Asa Fitch, the Entomologist of the N. Y.,for improvement in nail-plate feeders. will. But we are no paper-maker, and have 
Y. State Ag. Society, to whom the writer sent nr,W™,?’ W L a ? ,n k id ^ e P orfc ’ Mass -' for im ‘ ?° apparatus or machinery to test it thorough 
specimens the past season, describes it in Vol- V KBJ ? Thos. Ashcroft, Dorchester Mass for improve ce'ratVm ®/^ m ^ te ,. were dir ® Cted to the nia 
4 page 36, of the Journal of the N. Y. State |j X*" CUt ’° ff ™ , '“ ** 8t “‘“ - <ta«ta. of it tol'tSe^oTof p^Wt 
Ag. Socety. “This weevil though variable |\ . Daiid Frew, Taunton, Mass, for improvement thr ?r out the hint for what it may hi worth, 
in size, 13 commonly over hall an inch in length, in cast-iron car wheels. an(d * 10 P e that it may be acted upon and thor- 
and is about two and a half lines broad. It is Oasimir Abbs, New Brunswick, N. J., for im- 0u oMy tested by somebody who has both the 
of a gray color, produced by short, whitish * #? ^John ' ar ^, e8te / B .\ „ means and skill to ascertain the fact whether 
Uifo ,innn « w i i it it Ml John M. Bachelder, Cambridge, Mass., for im- it is of any value or not. If bog hav can be 
hairs upon a black ground. Upon the thorax *J/ provement in insulating telegraph wires. put to this use snccessfully and profitably 
are three white stripes more or less distinct, in stiUsford!ilWto7ft- tor lm P r ovement many sections of Maine can supply lark 
and upon each wing cover are four white ' Sil^ LnLnt fifookljn R. y for lens-lamn am . ounts of ‘ ^ aad thousands of acres*of wet 
stripes which are interrupted by small black FLOWERING A" 17 chimney. ’ ’ 1 aiuJ llow use.es alder swamps might be cleared 
spots. These marks will suffice to distinguish _ ' Nathaniel Dodge, Orford, N. H„ for improve- Up J5“ d C011Verted to a , ver y useful purpose. 
this from other insect We „ i -n ment in the construction of tanning apparatus. , Abe re are many other natural substances 
i I, , , ' ‘ 0U ^' Flowering Ash; (Ornus Europwus.) — A New Use for Cottooion Cotton rmw • A," tbon ^ t’aas, Philadelphia, for improvements tound quite abundantly in Maine, or which 
horned beetle, the grub of which lives in pine This is neither a rare nor a common Doc, a n, der, dissolved7n ether "tZ iTarffish wE f • i Effi!^, rd mate,ial 
ini >er ic lagivm vieatum which is tive of the south of Europe, but introduced in- sticks fast, dries quickly, is impermeable to war carriage axle. ’ ’ improvec hornet Qnd ac iere do the 
much more common, and striking y resembles to this country a long time ago, and widely Jer, and impenetrable to air; it is called collo- Deo P. Guidon, New York, for improvement strong, coarse paper of wldch they^uild the^r 
this weevil in size, color and lorm, but is read!- disseminated. b„t i,™. ^iu dion and is much used in surgical cases. A “tail-boards. ^ _ nests and hn «,• 11 .^ b m, d -, ir 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS 
Issued from the United States Patent Office, 
For the week ending June 13, 1854. 
Y., for improvement in nail-plate feeders, 
But we are no paper-maker, and have 
David Prew, Taunton, Mass., for improvement tlir .°7 out the ! >!nt for wha t it may be worth, 
in cast-iron car wheels. antl Ji0 P e that it may be acted upon and thor- 
Oasimir Abbs, New Brunswick, N. J., for im- 0u o^*Y tested by somebody who has both the 
provement in spark arresters. means and skill to ascertain the fact whether 
FLOWERING ASH. 
j in cast-iron car wheels. ’ ' and hope that it may be acted upon and thor- 
Oasimir Abbs, New Brunswick, N. J., for im- 0u o^*Y tested by somebody who has both the 
provement in spark arresters. means and skill to ascertain the fact whether 
John M. Bachelder, Cambridge, Mass., for im- is of any value or not. If boo- hav can be 
Pr s?m7 t pi' 1 ’ 1 f lllatl,lg telegraph wires. put to this use snccessfully and profitably 
Silas Constant, Brooklyn, R Y , for lens-lamn ! l ? and thousands of acres of wet 
chimney. p and uow use.es alder swamps might be cleared 
Nathaniel Dodge, Orford, N. H„ for improve- UP mu d C011verted to a ver Y useful purpose, 
ment in the construction of tanning apparatus. ~ , er e are many other natural substances 
substances 
A New Usf for Cnirnmov Cotton nntv • 4 , ” t h° n Y ^ aas. Philadelphia, for improvements ^°. ul ? d q ud:e abundantly in Maine, or which 
"Sf -Mek -•«« material 
Ed H. Green, Baltimore, Md., for improved i° r this kind of manufacture. Where 
ly distinguished from it by having a projecting tions of trees tu • . . . 0 a idener has just di covered that it may be l ’ C ‘^ ol 
. PJo tions ot trees. I here is an American species, made of vast utility in Drodueino- nl-mts md tail -b<>ards of wagons, 
spme, or tooth, on each side of the thornv_ M _ , , .. ,u_..u . m proaucing plants ana r. m R a „jR? r 
F. M. Harris, Carroll, 0., for improvement in Zft ^ ^° W A° they prepare it? The hor - 
il-boards of wagons. ne ^ ? a na ^ural born paper maker, and makes a 
£££/ x:^zr:iT:r as to b ° pret ; t j gener - s?tssra w! - ohbur& °- for imprcTO - 
^ known lYspoctin- Ure habits of ^ ^ ^ ° ~ ^ ^ ^ » 
vil. It is rather a rare insect, I should judge, 
for I have never seen but three specimens of 
way. Out of twenty-six cuttings of I i n saddle-trees. 
U n „i , -- - J v/uu I/WCUUY-SI2L CU 
blunt shoots; and large, dark buds. Leaves hot-house plants to which collodion 
ovement in vises can. Of what is this sizing made. One of 
R»HHi7k° neS ' L ‘ S ‘ Arm y’ for improvement their nests will hang out in the snows of winter 
it before.” Dr Harris, who also received consisting of three or four pair of Elliptic or 
specimens from A\ isconsin, remarks concerning lanceolate leaflets. Flowers, which armour in 
uui-uuusc pmins lo wnicn couomoii was ap- «ru»epu ive 
plied, twenty-three struck root, whereas out of Io °’ for im P' 
J«c P L Keech and Stephen Stillwell, Water- j 
0 , tor improvements m winnowino- mar.hinos u ’ • . “ uie paper is sott and pliable. — 
it in the same No. of the Journal. 
Flowers, which anpear in th ® same nnmber to which it was not applied, Wrn - Montgomery, Roxbury, 1 
ay or betrinnintr of J„„e o"ytweke_succeeded. With plants kept in 
“ It is the Ilhvcerus Noveboracmn. of mv _ eml ° f ^ or be giimin g of Jane, g re'en-hoasi,"'a'nd"in'thoa'ln the" open''air J ' Va “S ha " Merrick; PhUadeTphia, for im- x - S : »«««“ improvements have rendered 
,fninn.„n raf + u„ tr ar , 7 , c of a greenish white, produced in large clus- even more satisfactory results have hecn nh! Pavement in exhaust fans. P a pc r Tom straw tit for printing on. Since 
o, tor improvements in winnowing- machines • “ •' -,7,. v v lJU P uaui c.— 
Wm. Montgomery, Roxbury, mL.. for im-' ( t he horncTsm T ^ 
ovement m machine card-teeth. 1 aornet and be wiser. 
J. Vaughan Merrick, Philadelphia, for im- K ece nt improvements have rendered 
pifinte?hi its? 6 qu 1SeCt ? 0t i Massachuset ^ J® ra or panicles on the ends of the branches.- ^ned™ 0 ^^!)^^.maytlso^advanfogt 1 f ° r impr ° Ve 
P . . " iough not a very abund- These clusters are shorter than tho Iruvm iLat ously employed in grafting. ° i in, aa a w;i». ‘m„_Y .x -rr , . 
ant species here, it is by no means rare, and it 
these clusters are shorter than the leaves that ousl y employed in grafting. Uhas. A. Wilson, Newport, Ky„ for improve- 
surround them; and when the tree is in full-__ment in operating valve for steam-pumps. 
pretty white bou- „ Strawberries are remarkably abundant and Da2l> pTS ( ,? d A ) 7 Wbit «omb, 
fully encircled bv the timely ruins and 
. _ * warm. Cl Olid v weather A t th Q nAlhitloo n,.. 1 ! r r . o- 
seems to have a wide range through the coun- bloom, it looks as though a pretty white bou- 
try, being found in most of the New England quet of delicate flowers, tastefully encircled bv 
States, in flip MwlrllA Otirl T tv. 1 ; 1 , . J 
writing the above we have met with the fol¬ 
lowing paragraph from the “Scientific Ameri¬ 
can.” “The Dollar Newspaper,” like the “Phil¬ 
adelphia Ledger,” comes to us this week print¬ 
ed on paper made from straw by Mellier’s 
process. This paper is really excellent and 
q u .„„ • ,i Ai-iii i “ , > "-""-‘“'v ouvnucu uv , - j o . :- j —““ iiuuiuveraeni in couDiino- t ----- -o c.vi.i;iicul tniu 
States, in the Middle and in the Western foliage, were placed on the end of every branch ar “;. cl( ! ud y ™ the . r ' , At the exhibition of David L. Lafourette, St. Louis, for improve- bea ! ltduL 11 18 rim ch stronger than paper 
States, in Canada and in Newfoundland. I The annexed figure will <n VP a alfoLi n r , °. mcinnatl Horticultural Society, a few ment in mills. F made from rags; it is firm and hard like linen 
have taken it in Massachusetts, on forest trees, the relative situation of til i S 77 t iere WaS a dlsplay °J } his fruifc — m Brons . on 7 arra y> Fa ™ Ridge, Ill., assignor pa P er - and is wh ite as any paper printed in the 
particularly oaks, in .Tunc .and T„fo. W ^ ° f ^ ^ md WaS awarded f° r “Me- J, ^Spencer, Geneva, N. Y?) to country.-^. Far. 
have taken it in Massachusetts, on forest trees, the relative situation of the leaves am 
pai ticulaily oaks, in June and July; but never and their appearance, 
met with it on fruit trees. Nothing is known It is propagated by buddino- or gi 
to me of its habits in its early stages.” the latter is preferable—on the commc 
The writer has taken specimens of this in- It grows slowly, and attains a height 
sect from his young orchard for three years of twenty to thirty feet. Specimens 
past. Ihe present season the numbers of it grounds, ten venrs nlnnio/i 
the relative situation of the leaves and flowers, The first ^premium ^Jwi^d for 
and their appearance. Avoy’s Superior,” specimens of which measur- S ‘ Wri S ht ’ Chicago, Ill., for improvement 
It is propagated by buddino- or grafting— ed over five iiiehes in circumference; and be- 
the latter i pfeferab le 7 - on Jcomm™ aA_ f ‘\ s . ^ toSaad ^ 
ra sides being very large, it is found a good bear- a Lnwnover, Dansvilfo, p a „ assignor IMPROVING TALLOW FOR CANDLES. 
“ »»!>— er ml of 6m flavor.—OAlo Cult. ° Pa '„ , - 
, in time,__ _ proven mode of closing wickets in canal gates. People must have light of some kind 
imens in our | Fruit in Pennsylvania. — From all the ev- 
haveincreased ihouo-hnofuqvefo 1111111 T °- ^ f. r0 “ nd ®’ ten years Panted, are twelve feet Felice we eau gather, the fruit crop in this m «'t for trimming weits of boots, shoes, <fec 
have increased, though not asjet to any alarming high. In Italy, where this tree abounds indi- state - will > this season, be a failure-even more , Ch 7 f erle J’ Mw York, for improvemer. 
extent. It is very voracious in appetite, and genously, the sap is taken from it in the sum- e ! ltire . ly tlian ]ast J’ ear - Apples, pears, and X" 7 re P Iac [ n g cars on the tr; 
T v man HI 1 I_> i 6“ LC(J * ,- kjl OUIIIC lilliU Ur 
* ^ commoiftallow cteidle* £?* 
extent. It is very voracious in appetite, and genously, the sap is taken from it in the sum e ! ltirely tlian last year ‘ A ! 
seems to be particularly fond of the young mer, as we take the sap from the su-ar manic ?, heme% aI1 se< i ni to have b ' 
and tender shoots of the apple, which it gnaws in the sprino- and nsit mnh p 1 °n P ? the severe weather in April. 
, loir base and c sewhere, at times complete- gi-aniilatas, and is then called “manna,” and is mach m the subsequent frosl. 
ly oil and freqaently so much that they wither that now generally known in commerce -P - ---i- 
and die or are broken off by the wind. They are Barry. ' ' 
dull of motion, and when not feeding recline ---* . ♦ ■ »--- /^v 
under a leaf, or more usually, especially if it be TIIE ARBOR VILE. vl/l 
at all windy, in the axil of a shoot or leaf. It . -- 
will be seen, therefore, if their numbers were • T' IIS I s a ver T P re tty evergreen tree, espe- New York Cake.— 1 cup 1 
1 "ml v whon onmw. n..,] —_ • r r 
iSfyear 6 af;lihu ' c—( ‘ ve ' 1 moT( l adjWbkraX forTepl^fog^oT th”7ck al U ' e ’ and 0D ^ 1 t^^udlspensabfo ZtiesTf 
sap from the sugar maple “e^re weSr fa ^he'^l * at «in cable sSppe'J after the “ beef had been kiltei? anVie “2 
sSSSw* V&J&S3* SStSS^rSS 
tents in crushing and grinding quartz and min- candles. Oil is now more generally used 
Mm-rin F n p d rr n 185Q - | aa d makes a better light. StiU many prefer 
ovpmpnMnloa 61- ’^Aariemont, Mass., for im- candles, and for their use we abridge Lorn an 
j* I IS f • exchange the following alleged improvement, 
mtmt O^rmTfrmrr i me,,ti ' 1 brid2'bit8. ' ’ im Prove- practiced recently in some parts of England, 
Uv^HV Va/ V/U il/v iil D ♦ j Isaac Starlra nmvrvo at v _ i t _" Inch may may be easily tried bv those whn 
['go, Groton, N. Y., for improved device for 
New York Cake. —1 cup of butter 2 cuns a<)1 T din ? pieces in spoke machines. 
. ~ . r 1 y .Jamfift f, P/vxxrl^TT C!^,.L_.T i i* 
Isaac Starks. Genoa, If. Y„ and Lyman Per- r ll 1 ' c t n,a -' f ,a J , be . easil y tried by those who 
igo, Croton, S . Y„ for improyed Se for *** «' 3 10 * «• , . 
Lolding pieces in spoke machines. . ^ as beea patented in England, but not in 
-7 -—H LAiv.il uumucia were -11 1 X O-- - - v Vi uutici, Zj cups t- T TV i 1 --—*. - 0 -,-~ ^ ^ 
toliucrease much they prove a formidable of-gar, 2 cups of flour, 6 eggs, 1 tea-spoonful 
pest to the orchard. Vigilance should be the for it a thick, bushy habit. The tree L a na- °. ® ream Tartar, one-half of soda; 1 cup ol'j 
watchword with every one, not only to meet tive of these parts, and is found wild in great raisius ’ and one of currants, can be added ii 
this threatening foe, but all others. United numbers a!on g the south bend of Lake Michi- J ou wish Fruit Cake, by leaving out the soda 
efforts may meet and conquer an approaching “7 dt ljears trans P* a nting much better than and cream tartar. 
enemy, while the numbers are few- with easel whftev^Tnroe^s Mr 1 ^ "° ^ ——- 
but which, ii permitted to advance, may defy submit with considerable impatience. It may ^ rNE J ELLY * — li ounces of isinglass, lj 
all opposition. Injurious insects increase on also be grown with little difficulty "from the °f sugar, 2 lemons, 1 quart of wine. Make 
us from year to year, and those that ordinarily ® eed ’ wlnch ma Y be gathered along in Septem- a syrup of the sugar, and clear it by putting in 
may be insignificant’ from their small numbers, TLf 01 ’ han ? s °. n , the leaves in the lem on cut in slices. When you put on° to 
at times increase, so mysteriously, as to cause mediately or keDUill^nrinw eit i> e l?l^ ted i!™i boi1, the isinglass must be dissolved into the 
, 0 Arpq r.e ° . : , ’.n „ - P improvement in carriages. “ without fear of molestation from anv patentee 
ana- °. ueam a - ar > one-half ol soda; 1 cup ol . ra Reynolds, Republic, O., for improvement V hen the tallow for making candles is melted 
“reat raisms ’ and one of currants > can be added if n a T , - in the kettle, about one-seven thousandth by 
lichi- J° u wish F ™it Calte, by leaving out the soda in processes for haiaienfo^taBifw improvement wei S ht ot ' its quantity of acetate of lead (com- 
than and cream tartar. L n SM,oC3‘m"', for improved n,0, ' S "fg 0 “ . add<!tl - a " d a 'bH slirred 
} risk _ r ^ . __steering apparatus. 1 ’ among the whole for lo minutes. Tffie heat is 
ieties w.„, t „ it , . . . 1 Peter Sweeney, Buffalo, N. Y., for improve- Hen lowered, but the tallow is retained in a 
nm y Dime Jelly. — li ounces of isinglass, 14 ment in steam boilers. 1 liquid state. 
1 the Dys. of sugar, 2 lemons, 1 quart of wine. Make Y m. Shove, Elizabethport, N.J., for improve- About one thousandth part by weight of 
a svrnn of tLp cmwr qpH nipr.* :<• __• ment in buckles. turpentine, and a little of am? nf tto 
Y\ ink Jelly. — li ounces of isinglass, lj 
. —.- o..~v ^...riicvri^ 3eed ’ wldcb nia Y be gathered along in Septem- a syrup of the sugar, and clear it by putting in 
may be insignificant’ from their small numbers, ^ hau ? s °. n , the le aves in the lemon cut in slices. When you put on to 
at times increase, so mysteriously, as to cause mediately or keptTluSrin^. 61 'l^remu-^^blS boi1, the id 'nglass must be dissolved into the 
incalculable damage. So far as the writer’s in a sheltered situation, with a rich mellow and syrup ' M r hen nearly cold, add the wine. 
observation has extended, the above weevil n [°ist soil, and sow with a slight covering— -• --— 
makes its appearance soon after the young Tlie seeds ve g eta te readily; but the plants To get rid of Moths.— The American Ag- 
Jol n Stowell, Charleston, Mass!, for improved SU ?f r i3 added ’ and wel1 stirre d 
steering apparatus. 1 among the whole for lo minutes. I’he heat is 
Peter Sweeney, Buffalo, N. Y., for improve- , tbeu lovvered ’ but He tallow is retained in a 
ment in steam boilers. 1 liquid state. 
Y m. Shove, Elizabethport, N.J., for improve- About one thousandth part by weight of 
me J? t i n buckles - turpentine, and a little of any of the° per- 
ly. H. bprague, Zanesville, for improvement in fumed resins are then thrown in and all well 
locking un printers’ forms a _.:i o_i > ,, 
°Thof Silv^r'pfof ?TT ; f ■ ■ Stirred to gether until the whole are thoroughly 
tighL'il^ Scfows 1 ’ improvementln incorporated together, this takes about two 
David J. Slagg, Hoboken, for improvement in [°- St '™ n S> and one hour «st for the 
'mating bolts and locks, for controllimr scrips aacombmed impurities to settle to the bottom. 
makes its appearance soon after the vouno- ie seeds vegetate^ readily; but 1 
shoots start, and remains till nearly or' quite '7 feeb i y f first) ai ? d deman d 
41 -n, 0 7 ,*r, , v 1 tection from the hot sun the first sur 
the middle of June. Where their numbers are also from the cold during the first' w. 
thick, sheets might be spread on the ground, The Arbor Vitae is called—but wron<dv_in 
Itvup „lr>,wv„4U,. U7-1. • , ./-I I . . O ■ 
To get rid of Moths. —The American As-- \ ot doors, 
opeiating bolts and locks, for con trolling series 
r l'he acetate of lead makes the tallow hard, and 
the tree suddenly jarred, when most of them some places the White Cedar. It makes a fine 
would fall, when they might be gathered up ornamenta l bed ge for awhile, but is inclined to 
^ i , ...... ° ° A m«K*P TDD mnnh « .. a iv 
glow but feebly at first, and demand some pro- riculturist savs camphor gum put amongst H L. Simonds, New Haven, Conn., and Abel muc h superior to tallow not so treated; and 
tection from the hot sun the first summer, and old carnets blankets Ye when il,™ Jirc T er > baiI g atl 'ck, Conn., for improvement in u P on tbe whole the composition makes very 
also from the cold during the first winter oui carpets, oLmkets, Ye., when they are stow- spark arresters. superior candles. y 
The Arbor Vitne is called—but wron-ly—in Gt aWay ’ 1S a Sure P reventive against the inju- Henry G. Sergeant, Cincinnati, for improve- —-—__ 
some places the White Cedar. Tt m*k£ « ries of moths. ment ii, foed-w-ater apparatus to steam boilers. Gibbs’ Rotary Dimum _tw 
superior candles. 
Thomas Fail tV k a, A’ “ Gibbs’ Rotary Digging Machine. —Prof. 
for i m provement in compositions for coating toD wYb S “ JJ la . cbhie ’ J ud = in ? from e fP er - 
egraphic wires, and for other purposes. Patent- imeuta M\ith the hist rough machine, will do 
Pfl ill V.mrlqnA P l r 1 more than tnrPA timpa JIC rannK — 
and shaken into boiling water and afterwards 
fed to the poultry. Still some might adhere in 
the axils, and the tree should beside be well 
searched with the eye. t. e. w. 
make too much wood for a permanent fence._ 
Prairie Farmer. 
Keeping Lemons Fresh.—I have been a 
house-keeper for some years, and never till 
lately, have I been able to keep lemons fresh 
ed in England, Oct. 6, 1S52. 
. A G. Taylor, Camden, N. J., for i 
more than three times as much work as a plow, 
improvement and more tban tiiree times as well, with the 
tt _ T> lately, nave i. ueeil UUie 10 KeOO ICniOUS tresh * ^ 7 ^ ml LU we mem, ”” - w ttvaa, UUU LUC 
mn, 7 4 L 0R F egiotie rs. YVe urge upon be- or juicy to any length of time. But with all ^ oru P° unds - Patented in England, Sept same team. Ihe plow requires just as much 
ginners the propriety ot exercising great cau- my care—novv in this closet, now m that—now 'i e''i i r ^ T , ■ propelling power to overcome the friction of 
t « J. 11 n i! akin ? heir , first selections. Every wrapped in paper, now nacked in b«L n » i. ,; N j -> for improvement the land slide as it does to turn over the fur- 
rny care—now in this closet, now in that—now j. 0. Tavlor, Cam 
wrapped in paper, now packed in bran—now in soap manufacturi 
POTTING STR AWBERRIES. dy' r' per 7 tly ha ''' i'l 7ool place, now in a dry one—they would Engla^dDSep^lL 1853 pr ° CeSSe8, Patente d in row slice, and all that friction is worse than 
■- ~ y ’-‘“ ■ easie st cultivation. New and dry up and become hard as wood. Of late, Anthony Vitally and Carl Kold, Newark, N. away —it compacts theland and mjures 
Mr. Rivers, in London, raises strawberries noticed C ^hi i 
in pots by a peculiar process, thus described: a pt to think they must have these; but in this 
About the second week in J uly, he says he tbe - v arc w «>ng. Inquire not for novelties, but 
filled a number ot six-inch pots with a com- b,r tdd aild "’ell-tried species and varieties that 
post of two-thirds loam, and one-third rot- bave been P rove d to succeed everywhere and 
ten dung, as follows:—three stout pieces of with even indifferent treatment These are 
broken pots were placed in the bottom and a "d* 11 * Y ou need; and when you have attained 
lull handful of the compost put in; a stout com plete success with them, and have become 
wooden pestle was then used with all the force somewhat familiar with the nature of the dif- 
ol a man’s arm to pound it, and then another ferent Gibes of plants, and with the principles 
have been proved to succeed”'^evervwhTre 3 ( perhaps , they T° Uld d ° “ weU without 0 b »t tilator. 
With «cn in, niter,nil d V 6 " a| idI wiped once in ten or twelve _daye, 
mg practically about this machine; but until 
we have occular proof of its value, we shall 
not believe that it can be a substitute for the 
plow. “Forking up,” unless it is done thor¬ 
oughly, will not result as beneficially to crops, 
as plowing. We saw some sort of machine of 
a mans arm to pound it, and then another ,tJK 111 ln0( ;S ot plants, and with the principles Tv „. T . r _ endless chain horse-power. & ” i as plowing. We saw some sort of machine of 
handful and a pounding, and auother, till the ^ wellaa details of culture, you tnav safely en- W 7 lR0N Mould— May betaken out by Edmond Victory, Watertown, N J, assignor tbis kind > at the Crystal Palace, but it was 
pot was brimlull, and the compressed mould as la rge your collection.— Horticulturist. "et mg ttie spot in milk, then covering them to D. M. Liusley and Geo. Goulding, of same uot deemed worthy of special or any notice.— 
hard as a barn lloor. The pots are then ta- - t ■ ♦ ■ __ with common salt- It should be done before place, for improvement in machinery for spin- Germantown Telegraph. 
ken to the strawberrv bed. and a runner ol,.,. 0,1 Gtip,™™ m: __ xi....... ' .. the garments have been washed. Another ning wool. 
hard as a barn lloor. The pots are then ta- -- T ■ » . __ 
ken to the strawberry bed, and a runner placed Curious.— In Minnesota, there grows a small 
m the centre of each, and a smaller stone to plant which bears a livingtaS & The in™ ct 
7. , ‘ steady. I hey were watered in dry does uot come to perfection until the plant be- 
weather, and have no other care or culture.— gins to wither. When the withered bud 
fiiurt f>rn° r f three f ars x , bav . e . had , tbe vei 7 opens, the insect flies away. It is a brown bug. 
must crops, from plants alter this method, and Who ever heard of such a plant before’ We 
those under notice promise well. If the pots never did.— People's Jour. 
are lilted, it will be apparent that a large quau- -- - » , _ __ 
tity of footi is in a small space. 1 may add Levi Parker, of Wilmington states that 
that from some recent, evn,>.-i„.„nto ....... ....a - 4 i.„_ _ & ’ states mat 
the garments have been washed. Another ning wool, 
way to take out ink is to dip it in melted tal¬ 
low. For fine, delicate articles this is the best Apollos 
way. to A. C. Ba 
fl 1 C ° m ' fr mid Mher evergreen tnfes pruned hi the 
ressea earth to potted truit trees, 1 have a latter part of May or earlv in June will not 
high opinion of its effect, and 1 fully believe bleed or be iniured bv theone ration Zl™ 
Vho ’ev^rWd of a T y ’ , Xt is * brown b «g- Hvepherry CRKAM.-Put six ounces of rasp- 
ever did pit r ? a P &nt before? AVe berr .V jam to a quart of cream, pulp it through 
ever did—/ eoples Jour. a lawn sieve, add to it the juice of a lemon 
T . 7 7 ' and a ldt le sugar, and whisk it till thick.— 
ije\ i I arker, of \Y llmington, states that Serve it in a dish or glasses. 
that we have yet much to learn on the subject 
— r alley Fanner. 
and other evergreen trees pruned in the -— A V ■ ♦ ■ T _ I ^Tco^t aS w ?? ^ ! bb ^s. « ^be 
pait.ot May or early in June will not Ginger Snaps.— Two pounds of flour, one-1 safe but it is betteVto have a^ Si ’bh/eo^ ! comblDation ot ' two reapers. One or’ 
lie h JSd ^hem b° Peratl T .°f prim * half P° and ot ' bu tter, one-half pound of sugar, j stru’eted of brick or stone,‘so al to obviate the'I Cl ! lters may be work «<l as desired. A i 
t furs tested them by many trials. one-half runt of mnlnssea nnn tnu.ormAnf„i n/-o-;v-;i:4„ .x of bands are also attached bitonrleJl in n- 
Tomatoes should always be busberl ;„nt Me i.cu about young trees, shrubs, currants, 
much as peas, and who ‘but a sloven Vouid anytbl ? g ^ you wish to keep 
think of raising the latter without any support! for drought ^ P ° W “ g "® the UUtidotes 
one-half pint of molasses, one tea-spoonful of possibility of an accident. 
saleratus, two table-spoonfuls of ginger; flavor_ i i ^ 
with clothes or cinnamon. • -c, -r, , , , 
Rkp Ants may be driven away by sprinkling 
fine sea-shore sand upon the shelves. 
DESIGN. _ , / 
Apollos Richmond, Providence, R. I„ assignor bU,I °! S GoLr)EN Harvester.— We have ( H 
to A. C. Barstow & Co., of same place, ford^ign exammed a ver Y neatly constructed model of J|j 
for cooking stoves. 5 "’hat may be termed a double-acting reaping Yd) 
■ --___ machine, invented by Augustus Elliot, of Calf- 
Some people do not know, as all ouo-ht to Mr j exblbited a model atthe €rvs- jj}( 
that wood ashes kept for a time in such a shu- S 1 fhf 06 ^7*7’ ^ii ere bls . iuvenGon was (j;) 
ation as to become damp, will spontaneously! fav ° aby re S arded - lhe model is hinged iu 
ignite and set on fire any wood wifh wS thev I ?! centre ’ aild ba f cutters on each side of the I t 
come in contact Ashes kept perfectly drv are 7 nia ,r be re S ft r d «dx in eftect, as a l j 
safe, but it is better to have an'bin^on- !!J binatl0Q K ot tw ° r « apers - Hue or both I 
structed of brick or stone, so as to obviate the of baSls”are Ju" T des,r l id - A series chi 
possibility of an accident amis are ako^ Atached, intended to gather rn 
_*_ _ up the straw, and bring them out at one side hi) 
St f7 d ,/ in f 4 S0l ", tiO 4 n of blae The invention T we beUve, hZ j! 
* A I a r* vi . i . n i , A -- imvcuiiuu, uc c/ciivu, iiua 
vitriol—one pound of vitriol to forty pounds | not been tried practically, there, ore it is im- 
W 7 1 'r Wlil biSt f0rever ^ be pretty S° cd ! to judge with certainty of its success, 
alter that ‘ ^Peoples Journal. 
