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found in the whole of New England, a sin- 1
glo instance of any enlightened, determined, <
systematic attempt to form a race of animals ]
of particular and desirable properties. It s
is most important that this should be a:temp- '
ted in different parts of our country, with
what are called our native slock, who have i
become, in various ways, so crossed and
mixed up, that there is in truth no particular ,
race among them. A large portion of them
are as ungainly, uhthrifty, and unproductive
as can well be represented or imagined. 1
Yet there are among them so many extra- *
ordinary animals?extraordinary for their I
produce iu iniik, butter and cheese?that a
tew years oftarcful and intelligent selection {
from the materials already to our hand, and <
a strict observance of those philosophical '
principles of breeding which are well ascer- 1
Mined and understood, would undoubtedly
five us a breed of animals, a stock or race of
o
animate, greatly superior to that which now *
exists among us. This has been attempted '
in or.e instance by a highly intelligent bree.
d?T among us ; and he is now able to show
throe generations of animals of as extraordinary
character for the creamy or butyra- 1
ceous quality of their milk, as has ever been
known ; two quarts of what is called the
6trippings, the last part drawn off of the milk 1
of one of these cows, having repeatedly pro- 1
duced one pouud of butter; and the cream,
us it came from die pans, as I have seen myself,
becoming by churning converted into |
butter of the finest description in less than i
one minute by the watch ; and this process
repeated at pleasure.
Lei us now compare the amount of cheese <
made by the Engiish dairies, wi:h some in |
this couuty of which 1 have here given an s
account. 1
An Ayrshire cow, it is said by the Eng- I
lifh authorities, will yield 257 lbs. butter per 1
annum, or about 5 lbs. per week, all the I
year round, besides raising the calf; or of <
new milk cheese, about 514 lbs. These re. <
turns are certainly large; but they rest upon
a calculation of the quantity of milk, which
the cow is supposed to yield, rather than
Mtwtn nnv nrrnnnt nf nn notiial Yield. Mon0
least is given. This, therefore, is not so
satisfactory as it would be, if it were a precist
ly ascertained result. One of the best
authorities says, that in England, ' a well- j
fed cow of a good brood will produce, upon
on average, 180 lbs. of butter in the s- ason.
The common calculation is, indeed, 150
lbs. ; but this is mude upon mixed stock, I
which affords r.o certain data. In the Gpping <
district, where there is an indiscriminate mixture
of Devon, Suffolk, Leicester, Holder- i
ness, and Scotch, the calculation, in a well- i
managed dairy, amounts to 212 lbs. ; that >
is, 6 lbs. per week during 26 weeks, and j
4 lbs. per week, during 14 weeks. The i
average product of cheeso in the best dairies,
where the whole milk and cream are i
used, cannot be estimated at more than 4 <
cwt.?that is, 448 lbs. On deep grazing i
soils, that carry a heavy stock, a well.man- i
aged cow is reckoned to make from three
hundred and sixty pounds to six hundred
pounds. In Somersetshire, the average is \
4 1-2 cwt., or 540 lbs. ; in Essex net so
hfgfi, and in the midland counties something |
mere than 3 cwt." It will be seen, in look- f
ing back upon the dairy returns ic some parts .
?- ff ;nn uOuiiity? nun uicy are interior io
these, not frequently passing beyond 250 ,
or 300 lbs. of new milk cheese. On the
other hand, the returns of some of the duir- |
ies in Cheshire si) jw an actual amount of {
annual produce of more than 500 lbs. to a *
cow. and in some cases 627 and 632 lbs.
.u_ r? i(
It (Day bo said that this is owing 10 me ime y
pasturage which is to be found in Chesh- |
ire and Us vicinity ; to the particular care (
which is taken of the cows ; and the sys- '
tern of high feeding adopted. But it shows 1
conclusively that the cows are capable of j J
being brought to this productive yield ; and i (
the feed and management are matters which (
can be adopted any where. j
New Kind of Wheat. )
The Qharlestown, Ya. Press says that *
#4a new kntd of wheat, of superior quality ?
and which yields much more abundantly :
than any hitherto raised in that county, has '
been cut the present harvest on the farm of 1
Mr. John VVysong, near Shepherdsrown. 1
Mr. W. obtained the seed from Mr. Stone.. (
braker of Maryland, who became in pos- 1
session of a small quantity by accident, two 1
or three years since. From three bushels J
and three pecks sown by Mr. VV. on ground 1
not the most favorable part of his farm for J
wheat, he will, it is thought, have a yield of
at least 125 bushels?some competent judg. \
es say 150 bushels. The heads are very j
large, and contain many more grains than
the heads of v. heat now generally grown in 1
Jefferson coaniy. It attracts much attcn. 1
lion, and is evidently a new and very supe. <
rior kind of wheat well worthy the attention I
r?vn?.ro In ? fnvnrahla season. and '
VI IttI Kir I ?M w ?? ?,
land not unfavorable to the production of
wheat, it is believed it will always yield
from 40 to 50 bushels per acre."
On the above, the American remarks.?
We have received some additional panic- 1
wlars resj>ecting this new kind of wheat.?
It is called the Rock Wheat, from the circumstance,
that some two or three years
ago a siDgle head of wheat, of peculiarly
large size and product was seen growing by
itself from the crevice of a rock in a wh?a;
field The head was carefully preserved
and the grain sown, and from it has been
produced the few parcels which were sown
last year by different gentlemen. Two
of these parcels found their way to Baltimore,
and on account of their remarkably
tine quality and the accompanying assurance
of their productive character, were
bought for seed at the rate of three dollars
per bushel.. They were sown in the vicinitv
of our city early in October last, and
we are now enabled to state the result of
the experiment as made by one of tho
gentlemen, Mr. Joel Vickers. Three and
a half acres of rich, well prepared ground,
have been found to produce at the rate of
forty.seven bushels to the acre. The qual ity
of the grain is excellent, and many of the
heads are found to contain forty-five grains
of wheat. Although it is admitted that,
when the character of the land aDd the
favorableness of the^season are considered
ordinary grain would have produced a full
pield, yet the extraordinary product just
stated in the cuse of Mr. Vickers, as well
as in that quoted from the Charlcstown
Press, proves ihat the Rock Wheat is a valuable
species, and well merits the notice of
wheat growers.?[Amer. Farmer.
To the Editor of the American FarmerSir?A
lady has caused to be published
in the Chronicle, that hogs, lard rubbed on
a bedstead with a woolen cloth, will prevent
the bed-bug from infesting the beds.ead.
An extract obtained by stewing Gympson
or Jamestown weed, in tish oil, and rubbed
on bedsteads, and the wash-boards in a
lodging room, is found from practice, to
destroy bed-bugs and other insects, that
infest a roora during tho warm summer
months. During the excessive heat and
drought of last summer, a lodging room in
the third story of an old inhabited brick
house on St. Paul's street, was infested with
bed-bugs. The extract of Jamestown
weed stewed in common fish oil was applied
; it destroyed the bugs, and no musquitoes
ar.noycd the person who slept in it.
The moth fly and common flics did not
appear in the room. Spermaceti whale
? 11 U.J L. kn mn 11C0 rvf inr'ourl r\f tflP
(ill UtlU UUllUI UC limuu uau VI 1119 GUV wi v<iv
common fish oil. The South Sea Islanders
annoint their bodies with fish o:l in order
<o protect tfiom from N.e annoyance of in*
sects.
An extract of Gympson or Jamostown
weed, made by stewing the leaves and tender
stalks in common fish oil, might be applied
to seed wheat and com, with a brush,
stirring the heaps, to be kept in a close room
ten or fifteen days before sowing or planting.
It would bo offensive to birds and insects
?The germ of the Hessian fly and other
insects might be destroyed by it. The
quantity ol oil required would be inconsid?erabie
; it now sells at 4G cents per gallon.
The extract might be applied to advantage
on the roots of peach trees when replanted,
and an application of it might be
applied to seeds generally.
The extract destroys lice and other insects
on animals. A little rubbed on the
head and back of sheep when sheared,
would prove advantageous.
Metalic and vegetable poisons are much
used in spirits, which are greutly objection,
able, on account of the danger of keeping
the solution in famil.es. Any poison in fish
oil would not bo dangerous.
Gymoson leaves and tender stalks stewed
in any oil or grease of any kind, until the
leaves and stalks become soft, then strained
and squeezed through coarse linen fabric,
gives an extract which will keep good for
use n number of years. A.
[The above is from a highly respectable
source, and should any of our renders make
experiments on the hints given therein, they
might render a service to the public by making
known tho results. Edit. A. Furmer.]
[Wo aro no advocates of horse racing, nor of
raising horses for the oourso, but supposing that
my general rules applicable to breodiug race
torses will apply also to breeding horses for hard
service of any kind, wc c py the following arti
pyii r.h i?
On Breeding from Young: Stallions*
ro the Editor of Bell's Life in London?
Sir: It is to me matter of surprise that
jreeders of horsos for tho Turf should persist
in putting the best horses to the stud
vhilst they are so young os only fouryears
>f age, as is very often the case with the j
winners of the Doncaster Sr. Leger, and
lie Epsom Dorby S akes. They are often
sold, soon after winning thoso stakes, for a
very high price, and in many insiances are
put to covering mares the very next season ;
?nd I will beg to ask any of your rcuders
conversant with Turf matters, how many of
hese Leger ard Derby winners produce
Leger and Derby winners ? I think they
will not bo able to show many instances of 1
t: yet, from those races combining a long;r
distance, a heavier weight to carry, and 1
i faslcr pace throughout, than most other i
aces for three year olds, the winners of <
hem must of necessity be innately streng.
hy and sound, and have every right to be
considered the best horses of the day at
heir age. What makes it more surprising
hat they should continue to breed from
>uch horses so young, is the broad fact be.
ore their eyes, that most of these winners
ire produced from old horses and old mares.
This fact is worthy of their serious atten.
ion : for the same result is found in breeding
greyhounds, and a perusal of Mr.
["backer's work on coursing and breeding
will explain to them the cause of the result;
md that the too prevailing idea of the utility
>f breeding from animals in their season of
routh and vigor is very fallacious. There
s a time for all things ; so with breeding ani.
Tials for labor ; there is a time to breed, a i
ime to grow to maturity, and a time to la" 1
>0'*. The province of nature, I conceive,
luring growth to be, to give periecnon to j
h(3 animal; labor in moderation during the
utter part of the growth is essential to.
vards that perfection ; but it seems, by the
lest animals being produced from old parents,
that the province of nature is still to
abor for a time, in order to give the fullest
ind most perfect development to all the
jarts, to be settled and seasoned so that the
Kiwer to labor is constitutional in them ; <
hen comes the province of nature for bree. 1
ling and reproducing animals in the grea.
est perfection. If, on the other hand, you ;
iut them to breed before they are arrived at |
lerfection, you impose a double task on na. (
ure to the prejudice of all the three pro- j
rinces of it .* to the prejudice of the growth, J
he labor, and the reproduction. Te breed
he best horses it is undoubtedly the best 1
vay to breed from the best; but those best j
hould be in the best state to breed from, j
rhich cannot be the cose before they are |
hemselves arrived at perfection.
A paragraph in your paper, July, 3.1836, i
especting Filho, Walton, Whalebone, Woe- '
ul, Partizan, and nearly all the eminent '
itallions, getting better runners in their old (
>r declining years than when in tho season
>f youth, freshness, and vigor, drew my at-1 <
tention to this subject, and I am further
convinced of the necessity for mature age to
breed from by the perusal of the work be.
foro mentioned. In the hope that th^sfe
few lines may contribute towards preventing
Bloomsbury, and other firsLrate horses,
from having the bloom taken from their
goodness by prematurely putting them to the
stud, is the object of addressing you, and the
wish of, Sir, Your most obedient,
a. b;
Englikb Agricultural Society,
The first annual general meeting of this
society was held yesterday afternoon, (May
22), at the society's office, 5 Cavendishsquare.
The objects for which the society
has besn established are to promote im.
provements in agriculture in every possible
manner, by circulation of books, dcc., the
granting of rewards and prizes for discov?
eries of new implements of husbandry or
modes of cultivation, and also to promote
the welfare, the comfort, and education of
those who depend on the cultivation of the
soil for their support. The attendance was
numerous and highly respectable. Among
the members presfnt we noticed the Duke
of Richmond. Earl Spencer, and several
members of the House of Commons. Earl
Spencer, the president, having taken the
chair, congratulated the meeting on the
prosperous position of the society. Though
m ono year it could not have produced
much practical benefit, yet it had laid a
good foundation. It had already over 1100
members enrolled, it had invested a certain
sum of money in the funds, and there was
every reason to expect that it would do a
great deal of good. The noble earl then
proceeded to road the report of the procee
dings ot the society since us coiiiiiiduw
ment. It had enrolled 1104 members?
810 by subscriptions, 64 by donations. 158
governors for 5 years, and 72 governors for
life. Since their last meeting they had expended
?740 in prizes. Tuey had offered
10 prizes for essays, which were to be adjudged
before the July meeting in Oxford ;
for nine of these there were competitors, for
all there were claimants. They had opened
a correspondence with various continental
agricultural societies. They were about to
form a library, and had obtained from the
Treasury the works which had been form,
erly used in the Board of Agriculture. As
a knowledge of geology was evidently of
great importance in agriculture, they were
about to take a geological survey of a large
tract of land in Kent. The receipts had
been ?5417, and the expenditure only
?1221. They had already an annual income
of ?1683, but no less than ?2000 a
year would be sufficient. The report was
adopted, and ordered to be printed and cir.
culated. The Right Hon. the Duke of
Richmond was elected President for the
year ensuing. The other officers having
been also appointed, and some routine busi.
ness disposed of, the meeting separated.
From ihe American Farmer.
MAMMOTH EGGS.
Among other remarkable productions of the
day, we have seen none more so than a couple
of pggs?hens eggs?in the office WJ.
T. B. Skinner. They are from hen's which
coat $5 each, which are, in the body the size
.1 L. _r t- 4.
Every egg is full of npat, to a proverb*
but the eggs of the Ostrich breed contain
more than double as much meat as the egg of the
common barn-door fowl. This is not slated at
random. One of each was weighed in the
Chesapeake Bank by troy weight on the 22d
inst. The egg of "speckle" of the Ostrich
breed weighed 3 oz. 1. dwt. and 10 grains, the
half of winch would be 1 oz. 10 ilwt. V*
grains; whereao the egg of tWe COlBBWrf hea
weighed but 1 oz. 8 dwt. and 14 grains. Now
those who apply in time may have a young
cock and two pullets, of this breed, for #10,
which is one-third less than the cost of their
prognitors, and only the price of 10 Rowan
potatoes in Philadelphia last season.
[The value of the ostrich fowl must depend as
much on the numbor as on the weight of its
eggs. But suppose, as is sometimes the case
with large breeds of fowls, that it lays only few
oggs, might not judicious crossing with the com.
mnr, iirtW increase the weicht of the octets with.
out lessening the number ?]
TRICE OF MORUS MULTICAULIS.
One answer for many inquiries.?uAt what
price can you effect a sale for me, pe? foot,?
Bay for trees 18 inches high, and upwards,
untrimmed, to be delivered in New York or
Baltimore, in October next?"
We take the above from many of the same
sort of inquiries, while many others are asking
for what price they can be bought. Where
no une says what he will take, nor any what
they will give, these questions cannot be
answered. We are willing and ready to buy
or sell on commission, and we take this occasion
to say, that if gentlemen will make up
their mind the least they will take, 6tating all
particular", we shall be better prepared to
answer those who wish to buy. Where confidence
is imposed, all injunctions shall be
observed. The lowest rate at which we have
been authorised to offer a large number, say
50,000, as they grow in the nursery, and all
under two feet to be rejected, is 42 cents per
tree.?[American Farmer.
From the Spirit of the Times.
Antidote for poison by Reptiles.
Montgomery. Alabama, June 17, 1839.
Dear Sir?Although the subject upon which
I am about to address you, cannot be said to
belong properly, to any of the heads under
which you publish your truly valuable paper,
yet as it may be useful, (at 6ome period or other)
to the lover of sylvan sports, I will, for a
little while, trespass upon your attention.
If what I communicate should meet with
your approbation, 1 shall be happy ; if not, burn
this scrawl, and forget you ever received it.?
[The editor desires to express his acknowL
edgraents for this communication, and will be
happy to hear from the writer whenever his
leisure permits.]
In almost every part of the United States,
numerous reptiles abound, and in no part in
greater numbers than in our own Southern
States. The possession of an antidote to their
bite, has at all times been esteemed a valuable
acquisition.
The remedy of which I am about to speak
is equally efficacious whether the sufferer be
man or beast; and is to be procured almost
every where. It grows in the greatest abundance
near me, and I have met with it fre^uently
in several parts of the Southern States.
Botanical works say, "it may be found in the
colder climates also."
The Asclepias verticilata or .Dwarf Milk
Weed, is the name of this plant. It is to be
used as follows. Take five or six of the plants,
and having put them in four pints of new milk,
boil them over a tolerably hot fire, until the
milk is reduced to three pints. Of this decoction,
when cold enough to be used, one
small tea cup full is to bo administered every
hour, the plants to be taken from the milk and
applied to the wound.
This plant showed its efficacy in an extraordinary
degree in the hands of an eminent
physician of Columbia, S. Carolina, who informed
me of the circumstances himself.
A valuable servant of Col. \V. H., was bitten
in the heel by a rattle-snake. The symptoms
became very alarming in a short time, in
spite of the constant application of the reme^
dies usually used in such cases. The swelling
continued to increase gradually from the
foot to the hip, to such a degree that the skin
burst in several places. Nothing had the
slightest appearance of affording relief. The
physician recollecting to have heard of this
plant determined to use it as a "dernier resort."
In an hour after the administration of the
remedy, the pain began to abate, and in three,
had subsided entirely. In a very short time
the servant recovered.
A gentleman from Abbeville, S. C., told me
he had tried it on a horse and a dog with most
happy effect.
The following descriptions of this plant are
to be found in Prof. Eaton's "Manual of Botany,"
63 and 118.
*>A.9clepias.?Petals 5 reflexed ; nectaries 5,
eosfcavo, erect, containing little horns ; oach
stamen with a pair of pendulous masses of ]
pollen suspended from the top of the stigma ;
follicles.
verticilata-^8tem erect, very eimpie,
marked with lines and small pubescence;
leaves very narrow, linear, straight, glabrous
whorted, scattered-horn in the nectary exsert
It belongs to the 18th class (Gynandria),
order5th (pentendria).
I remain, dear sir, very respectfully, yours,
L. A. Kaoul.
machine for cutting grain.
The agriculturul parts of the State are in
a condition of great excitement in consequence
of the introduction of a machine for
the cutting of grain, which promises to supersede,
to a great extent, both the cradle
and the sickle. This machine consists of
a frame, unlike that of u cart, which is placed
upon wheels, whose axels revolve like those
of the rail road cars, and are so connected
with various cog wheels as to communicate
a rapid lateral motion to a set of knives
which are attached to another frame on the
right of the principal body. The machine
is moved by I or more horses,at a swift pace,
and the grain, as fas: as it is cut, is removed
by a hand who occupies a seat on the left
hand portion of the frame. The grain is
cut so rapidly by this contrivance as to require
the constant assistance of eight or
nine-hands to bind the sheaves, which it
leaves behind it. If properly managed, it
will cut from fifteen to twenty acres of
wheat per day, and we speak from actual
observation, when we any that the work is
done in a more perfect and cleanly mode
than either by the cradle or reap hook. In
many sections of the country where harvest
hands ore scarce, it will be found an implement
of the utmost advantage to the farmer.
Bait. Chronicle.
aset* wmimbii^cc vclcdbatios.
The Fourth of July was celebrated at
Faneuil Hall, in Boston, on the Temperanco
plan. No less than fourteen hundred
persons were present at the dinner, so capacious
is that ancient and splendid Hail.
After (he sixth regular toast, which was
u Temperance, Industry, and Education,
the sure means to make a nation happy"?
mr. josiah (?uincy, premdeutof harvard
University, remarked that he was :old it was
expected of him to respond to the seniment
hurl hpsn trivein hv fh? clmir. but. if
a speech was anticipated from him on this
occasion, he must beg to be excused. Ho
came there as a listener?not to instruct,
but to be instructed?to evince by his pres.
cnce the sense which ho entertained of the
invitation which had been given him, and
his respect for the principles on which the
festival was conducted. He came there to
witness what might be called a cold water
jollification?and he had not been disap.
pointed. He had u!ready seen enough to j
make all spirituous jollifications hang their |
heads in despair. j
He had at first entertatned some doubts
whether he could, with a clear conscience,
accept the invitation to be present, having
never signed a pledge, or joined a temperance
society. He had consulted with his
friend, the Chairman, and his friend on his
left, (James Savage,) and he was assured
by those gentlemen that he might consist,
cntly accept the invitation, and join in the
celebration?.and. aecordinirlv. S'tid Presi*
dont Quincy, here I am. He took a view
of the state of things, which existed in the
community ttiirtv years ago, and comparedit
with the condition at the present time,
when a wonderful change had been effected
by the temperance associations?a change
greater, in somo important points, than had
been produced by the American Revolution.
He alluded to the difficulties which the
friends of temperance had to encounter?but
they had every encouragement to go forward
in their work. Ttieir cause was a
good one?they were contending for the
triumph of the intellectual over the animal
?of reason over passion?self.control over
appetite. He would say to them, in the
language of the times, " Go ahead"?fear
nothing?and wage an interminable war against
that enemy which entered men's bosoms
to steal away their brains. He would
give as a sentiment:
The day we celebrate?On which our
fathers achieved their victory over despotic
spirits?may their sonsjachieve a greater
and mose glorious victory over distilled
spirits.
A great number of speeches were deliv.
ered, and several songs sung by individuals
or choirs. ??
The recent celebration of Independence
has given decided proof of the strong forward
march of temperance principles in
Massachusetts than any single day has ever
yet exhibited. Simultaneously, without
any concert, spirited and animated celebrations
have been held in all quarters of the
State, with every intoxicating drink banished
from the table. Hand in hand with this
reform has advanced the great social improvement
of the participation of woman in
these social and innocent festivities. With
the bottle vanishes the danger of their modesty
being shocked and decency outraged
by the drunken, half.drunken, or smallestfraction-drunken
ebullitions of individuals
whoso sense ofpropriely is destroyed by excess.
No one who has had occasion to listen
to the disgusting obscenities that were
thought essential to the Jatlerend of a public
dinner or supper some years ago can
fail to regard the signs of the present times
as most favorable, not only to the cause of
Temperance, but to decency and an advancing
state of civilization. [Salem Guz.
AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES.
The London Morning Journal of June
1st, pays the following voluntary tribute to
the skill of American mechanics :
" It will be recollected that a contract
was entered into between the Birmingham
and Gloucester Railway Co. and Mr. Norris,
of Philadelphia, U. S., for the supply
of locomotives for the Gloucester Railway.
The contract was condi'ionally made, on
the first engine manufactured by Mr. N.
performing certain work agreed upon. As
much interest has been felt in this country
with reference to the contrac*, and as some
doub's were entertained as to tho correctness
of the representations made respecting
these engines, we have pleasure in giving
thA fnlinwimr narticulars as to the ensine
sent over to this country by Mr. Norris,
and the work it has actually performed on
the Grand Junction Railway, in conformity
with the agreement to which we have alluded.
The England weighs about eight tons,
water or fuel ; she is built much lower and
smaller than the engines commonly in use
here, and has six wheels, the driving pair
being four feet in diameter. The cylinders
are ten and a half inches in diameter, and
are enclosed in proper cases, to prevent rad*
iation?stroke eighteen inches. The ma
chinery is of the simplest construction, and
consists of a much small number of parts
than we have been accustomed to see. Tne
cylinders arc placed on the outside of the
framework, which allows the advantage of
a straight axle; and the general appearance
of the engine more nearly resembles that
of the old Rocket engine than any with
which we are acquainted. The engine is
got up in a superior style, and is finished even
to the most minute particular, in a very
beautiful and workmanlike manner, every
part having been executed with perfect ac.
curacy, by means of self-acting machinery.
As a proof, indeed, of the mathematical
correctness of the work, we may meniion
that the steam-tight joints are formed simply
by the bringing into contact of metallic surfaces
; the workmanship of which is so true,
as entirely to supersede the necessity of
packing of any kind. The boiler is similar
to those used in engines manufactured in
this country, but tt contains only 78 tubes,
instead of from 100 to 140, the number
commonly used in those on our railways;
and th? ?onsumpiion offuel, compared with
tne work performed, ta, wo understand, very
small.
The task undertaken to be performed by
the England was to run from Birmingham
to Warrington, fourteen journeys each way,
carrying 100 tons in the gross, and performing
the distance, SO miles, nt the rate of
20 miles per hour, which the engine has accomplished
considerably within the speci
fi'*d time of 4 hours ; the average time having
been about 3 hours 50 mins., or the actuul
running time, without stoppages, from
3 h. 9 mi i to 3 h. 19 mins. On one occasion,
it is stated that the engine brought into
Birmingham the enormous load of 126
tms, drawing it up the inclined planes without
any assistance; and on no occasion has
it failed to perform the required duty, nor
has even the least derangement of any part
of the machinery taken place. It should
also be mentioned thai the various parts
were never put together until its arrival in
this country, when they were first fitted at
f.iimrnnnl fh? Hhv nrevious to making a
*_' ""r ? J I r,
trip ) nor has a tool been applied to the en*
gine since she was first setup. We understand
the conditional order to Mr. Nor*
ris for ten engines of similar capability, has
been confirmed."
In addition to the above the U. S. Gazette
says :We are mformed that the directors
of the Grand Junction Comp my placed on
their railway the best of Jheir English locomotives
out of fifty-two, to compete with
Mr. Norris\ The latter however, notwithstanding
her greatly inferior weight, was
victorious. The English locomotive weigh,
ed 16 tons, with 12 inch cylinders, 18 inch
stroke, and 5 feet driving whet Is. The
Philadelphia locomotive weighed only 8
tons, with 10 inch cylinders, 18 inch stroke,
and 4 feet driving wheels. The burthen
1 rki\ 9?
in gross was teutons.
VVe may add, 10 the still further credit of
American ingenuity, that there are other
establishments in this country for the manufacture
of locomotive engines, that will
very well compare with that of Mr. Noriis.
The largest establishment of the kind, we
understand,is thai of Messrs. Baldwin, Vail
and Hufty, of Phi.adelphiu* Mr. Vail, we
believe, has recently introduced some important
improvements in the structure of his
engines which give them advantages over
all others.
A pamphlet of a very interesting charccter
has lately b?en published in England,
on the subject of the great hurricane which
was experienced in Great Britain and Ireland
on the 7th day of January, 1889 : it
is by VVm. Thompson. It seems that,
during the hurricane no bird was able to
keep the wing, and immense numbers of
various kinds were killed. After the hurricane,
a great many sea birds, principally
the stormy petrel, were found living and
dead, in many parts of the interior of Ire.
land. So many of these winged strangers
were never found ashore in that country
since the memory of man. Fish were
also absolutely blown out of the water, and
i
thrown up on the land, high and dry to the
distance of two or three yards: and this
happened on the sea shore, and on the bor*
ders of the large lakes in the interior.
It was stated by Robert Hall, of Dublin,
a gentleman of great respectability, that after
the hurricane, the dead bodies of rooks to
the number of33,000 (as matter of curiosity
the number was reckoned by some boys)
were pick, d up on the shores of a lake,
some miles in extent, and with extensive
rookeries on its borders, in the county of
Wes'meath; and that, in the same locality
numbers of perch weie thrown to some
distance into the field. Dean Vignolles,
on whose property the circumstance occured
confirms this extraordinary statement?and
submits to the inspection of visiters a more
than ordinary strong pannel of a new window
shutter, which was driven in and broken
through by a rook dashing, perhaps rathei'
from being dashed, against it on the night
in question. He further mentions that
some ot the perch were found so far &9
fifteen yards from the edge of the lake.
Boston Journal.
FIGHT BETWEEN A BOY AND A DOG.
The Backwoodsman, furnishes on account
of a desperate encounter between a
boy and a dog. which occurred in Calholirt
county, Illinois. When at a distance from
any habitation, the boy, was suddenly, and
unexpectedly attacked by a large dog, that
evidently intended to devour him. Though
a bold and courageous boy, he was nearly
petrified with fear at the unexpected attack,
and the savage and determined ferocity of
hir assailant. Happily he recovered his
presence of mind, almost immediately, and
recollecting that he had a dirk knife in hie
pocket, insiuntly drew it out, and then com
menced a bloody battle. Each fought with
desneration, and the boy foi his life. The
nearest dwelling was at a great distance,
and the lad had no alternative before him
but death or victory.
As the dog rushed upor. him, he struck
at him with his knife, and at the second or
third pass, wounded him severely. This
only rendered the dog still more furious, and
he rushed upon the lad still more fiercely.
By this time the boy had become
more cool, and the success he had met ki
aiming his blows gave him renewed cour*
age. He now parried the attacks of his assailant
with more skill, and at every onset
inflicted a wound, which renedred him more
and more desperate. Victory still seemed
doubtful, for though the dog had received
many severe wounds, the lad also iiad lost
much blood, and his strength was fast faiL
ing. He saw that his life depended on
giving the dog a moral wound within a short
time, for he felt that he could continue the
fight but a few moments longer. He coolly
waited a favorable opportunity, which happily
occured almost immediately, and exerting
his utmost power, struck desperately at the
dog. The knife reached his heart, and
with a deadly howl the dog fell at his feet,
[ and immediately expired.
The youth is considerably injured, but is
in a fair way of recovery.
CONSEQUENCES OF A PUNCTURE BY A
NEEDLE.
A care is reported in the Boston Medical
and Surgical Journal, of the amputation
of the foot of a lady, f rendered necessary
to save the patient's life) who trod upon a
cambric ueedle, which entered half its
length into the heel, although the needle
was extracted entire, and she was able to
keep about her household work for two
days, before the pain a rising from the puoCture,
compelled her to send for medical assistance.
We mention this case particularly
as a caution to females ; in whom we have
observed great heedlessness in suffering
needles to lie where they have accidentally
fallen or been carelessly throwjj.
A MATRIMONIAL QUARREL.
New York Folia Office, July 6.
j A young Irish woman rashed into the
office in a state of almost frantic excitemont;
her eyes starting from their sockets, and
her whole face en flamed with passion and
rage : 44 Your honor,1'said she to the magistrate,
in a voice half choked with passion,
14 f want a warrant for my husband."
44 What did he do to you V* asked the mag-.
istrate. 44 He bale me, and abused me, and
treated mo worse thah a dog," replied the
i woman. 4* Can )ou swear to that ?" asked
the m ?gis'rate. M It's I that can and will,"
I replied she, vehemently. 44 My good wo
man," said the magistrate, " you are at this
moment too much excited to lake an oath*
You had better go home and come here oq
Monday, and I will then hear your com*
plaint." Instead, however, of leaving the
office, she sat down on one of the forms,'
and began to cry most piteously at what sho
called a denial of justice. A gentleman who
was standing close to her endeavored to,
pacify her, by telling her that her complaint
would be assuredly heard on Monday. Ah!
said she, sobbing, and in a tone of voice
now as much subdued as it wai a few min*
u:es before vehement, 44 if 1 once go home I
am afraid I'll never be seen here again."
4 Why," said the gentleman. * are you
afraid that your husband will murder you,
or make away with you, or confine you?"
"Oh no, sir," said she, "I am sure he
won't do any thing of that sort. To tell
you the truth, sir, this is the first quarrel
ever we bad, and I am afraid that?. As
she did not finish th1 sentence, the gentle*
man again asked her what she was afraid
of. 44 St," said she, with an air of the most
serious simplicity, 441 am afraid that be.
' ? - '? ? - - ?j.l ?.: i
tore Monday " ill inane up wuu mm guu
forgive him, and then of course Til never
come here again."
I u Well, said the genleman, laughing,
" take my advice and go home, and don't
j be at all afraid of making up with your hos?
j band."
14 Why, then, in troth, sir," "may be after
all it's the best way, and 1*11 take your
advice and go home." And the fury of
the few minutes before walked out of the
office, with her features as composed as if
no cload of anger had ever passed over
them.