8WIM''^M,MBgaHBBgg^BMEmT8OtTOBER m't!^88*88' _ 1
HlLLSROROUtiH, N. C.
fDILISHID WEEKLY
BY DBNN1S H EABTT,
i' THRtr. DOLLARS A TEA*, O* TV J HOLLARS
riFTT CEMTS IT r*IO IN AD\AKCS.
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tn have their paper discontinued at theexpira
t ,rt of 'ho year, will be presumed ae desiring
! n continuance uutil countermanded. And 110
pj-ter will be dacontitiued until all arrearages
ire paid, inleee at tho option of the publislier.
Person* jiroeuring nix subscribers. shall r?
cc.ve the seventh gratis.
Advertisement? not -Kceedinc ?i*teen I in ? a
will be inserted threr times for one dollar, and
twenty-fivfl cents tor continuance.
Subscriptions received by the printer, and
moat of th? post-masters in the state.
All letters iponbusinessrelativ eto thcpapc'r
must he post paid.
DR. NORWOOD,
HAVING remtved iu t;us place from Chv
pel lil., where hs >h* t?een practising for
more tian three years, offers hia prof'-s?ion.tl
?ervices to the citizens of thia town and it*
vicinity. "" may at ail times be fnuo<l, when
not prof*rt(i?nal'y engaged, at hia shop in tbe
yellow house two doors wcat of Nir William
Anderaaa'a stor*
A gond assortment of
JiEOICf.VES
will ?!?*}'? K^pt 011 hami, ?;id sold at rea
eonable pnr?*.
Sepifiher 23. tf? 40
EQUITY SALES.
By virtue of a decree
<?' t i.ucri ?! K14 nty lor >ran;?e
rountv ir? I <e of Thoinu<?
tfSb Koundtree s ueira, I ahall, on the
4th Mon'tay of November next, before the
Court l"Uae door in Hillsborough, proeeeil to
sel' on a credit of one and two years, a t ract
ol L\M) belonging to said heirs, laying part
in Person county and part in Orange co-.nty,
iupp *sed to contain .h >ut 360 acres. adjoining
the lands -f rt 11. Arms:rong, ?Vin, Lipscomb,
Henry Kerry, and others. Bond and security
required
JAMES WEBB, C. 4* M.
September *22 4-j? -bw
I j (nuts in IfYs&e County .
JD. .1 . ui .fa decree o! the Court of Equity
- Oblige county, in the case of Cbealey
M P?'ierv>n and wife, and othere. I shall, on
the 3u? <t of October neit. at the nouse of Jen
tt \> <or?poon, in the county of Wake, pro
cm i '"H on a credit of one anJ two yearn,
A tract of land, containing about 14011
arr h .th aide* of Tate ? creek, in Wake
county adjoining ' IhiiJ* of Joiin Ford and
other*. Bond and aecuritv r?n iirrd
JAMES WEBB, C. <S \f.
Srp'emb- * *22 ' 40 4 w
L it nit* ia Orange County.
'TJV virtue of a decree of this Court "f Kquity
for Orange county in the caee of Chrsiey
M Pntleraou and wife, and others I "null on
the 4th Monday jf .V.vembar n?xt, before the
Court tiouae imr in llilla^nrou^h, proceed to
?ell, on a credit of on?; and two v?*art, ttie ful
tracts of La xi, 'vine in Orange county:
tract of 1 1 1 acre*, adjoining Wm.
N. P lit Hi'd ? Ihera
30 acres adjoining James Kaincy and
oth"r?
Five eighths of 400 acres, where Mary
F?rc*?on now tv
One undivided half of 3 tract of ahmit
i on on K i'jrhee's cr?ek, railed th? Jet.
fe IV kett tract, adjoining George Coplc) ard
f?ther?
Also, two dthcx lots, one of 2*9 and
'.he o' i?" ni -270 ?cre?v o;t Second cjci k. in Or*
ungp c ??!', * ? t i I and security r?q^iir?*d.
JAMES WEBB, C. <$- M.
Sop'- aihnr -I'l 40? Cm*
BKIUtDK ORDERS.
Urn I (Quarters,
.laiibnrough, August 27, lHHI.
A I.t. ''tfi.'er* and Snldiei* l-e!oii^? to the j
three Or.mce ? ??jjimeiita, will puade at i
their u-nul place* ??f rcfim^nlil in'ieicr, armed I
?nd eqni,it>>>d the law direrta. Kach anldicr '
?a to furniah himaelf with aix round* of p<-w.
?ler n >il reii'ly So gn'on parado ???* eleven
o'rl.i h . J't.o regimcnta will br reviewed a*
fo'l'i ? p: ?
l'hc 17th. Hillsborough, 21th of October.
4#th, 25th ditto.
4ftth, 27th ditto.
By 'ird.-r.
GF.ORG E HOOVER,
B>ix Urn. fifh tttii ?a<<e A*. V. Militia.
F- R MOH TON, ,1id dt Camp.
Sept. 12. r>S<?
A T T F. NTION!
To the Ojfirern ami Mini riant belonging
to the 41 tU Regiment.
'Mi are hereby notified and ord?"d to a l
tend at llillahirouBh, on the 2'td day ol
0. tub- r next, at 11 o'clock, equipped h* the
'aw Hirer)*, for drill miiater and eniirt martial
?"d on the 24th, it II o'clock, you will attend
with your rcapectivc companies, equipped a*
the law directa, with "ix round* ol p.?wder
farli for |>nin>ii|l review. F.trh Captain will
he oip*, )f.,| iim|( q at that time hia annual re
turn without tad
JEFF. HORN Kit. Col.
September IG. m 39?
ATTK NTION!
To the Office* i and Mutivietns belonging
to the Second Orange Regiment.
'? ar? tipr.'by notified and orderiM to at
tend at David ISIebane'#, cq. on thelMt'i
day of irtoher riett, at II o'clock, equipped
a* the law direct*, for drill rnuater and court
t ih! a v| on the 15th yi?ti will attend, at
1 1 <?' o li with your reapertive companie*,
"l'lippr-d aa the law directa, with aix rounda of
p??r l?r imcS, lor general review. Eaeh ('ap
' " i wt iif. one cted to make at that time hia
tnnuai i^- , without fail,
JOSEPH ALLISON, Col.
^?Ptemhar 1 9 J*t?
LIST OF LETTERS,
Remaining at the Post Office in HillsbTougi, X".
C. on the 1st day oj October 1834, which ij not
taken out within three months voill be sent to the
? General Pott Office as dead letter*.
Barney Lashley or Jaa.
or Valentine Moore
Mra. Polly Ann Lynch
M
Rebecca McFariing
Davitl Malonc
James Moore
John R Minnia
\v ailare My^aii
Win. S. Moore
N
Thos. Armstrong, esq.
Sary Atfcor
He*. William Arts 2
Daniel Albripht
Mtv Jane Adama
B
Thos Burton
F.-l ward V* Bacon.
J.i int--* Bryan
C
Cl^rk of Oiange Supe- John Newlenand IV in.
rior t'ouri Lindlcy
James Clancy lohn Neeley
Robert Clinton P
J a mew Cnllens, esq. Matthew Putton
John Crutclifi?'ld a'-nr. Hon. Kobert Potter
R#v Charlce L. Coohy \\ in. Pcasley
Richard II. Clabourne >\m. N. P'*tt
John Coolt-y |{
Daniel Cloud D ?vi<l Roach
Itev Lewie Craven Capt. Ja<oca Ray
Mr* {vitabetb Cooley Jame* Hay
I)
Beimel Denaon
Kdwaid Davis
R'-v (!. W. Dye
David Dickev
F"
<?< nrge Fiedand
Samuel Fie bier
(i
<?eoree N. taurdoti
H ?
Dr. Thoa. Hicks
John Hobbe
Cajit. W ni. S llaynea
William Hntchma
Mh.- Mary K. Hill
Temperance Hart
J
John Jones, erq.
William R Join a
James Jai kaun, jr.
K
Mra. |{eb??cca Kerr
Samuel Kirklan-1
L
William T. Link
(Je"rge I.nws
Aud<mon Lone, esq.
Lemuel I y nt h *2
Mrs. Judy Ray
Mr. Ruy
Mra M-trtlia Ray
S
William Smith
i!ey Scarlett
Moeea or Win. S?arlctt
Miss M ami K. Stara
SnerifT ?t Ora'ige
T
Zac mriah Trice
Hannah Thompson
A'o-i Thompson
P J. T>?ur?by, e*q.
Jobiali Turner, esq.
V
F.maline Lmpatcud
W
GiHey Ware or David
Chi?s*nhall
Mra. Jane WiUon
Carlton rt alker
Calvin \\ alker
Janiea Ward
Samuel A. Weldon
Busier Warrick
Y
DaviJ Yarbrough, esq.
Mra Ann Young.
October 1
WILLIAM CAIN, P. M.
41 ?
II ?? ?
Cioek and H V#fr/i ? f taker
and Jeweller.
?O ESPKC TFULI-Y informs the citizcis of
Hillsboroiic and the ?urrounduiL' cnui.
try, that tie hm nymn commenced business in
ihv town of llnMioro'igh, in the house former*
!y or copied t>v Messrs Turner &. Phillips. He
ha< nn hand a irood assortment of Witch Ma
terial*. and Mil repair all kind of work en
iru-tt l to .us < arc with neatness i.nd d' spatcl>.
ft'ntrhrs Clinks and Time 1'tecrs,
repair*- 1 > v him, will in all case* be warranted
fur t>*i v? lire t is; and thn?e disposed to pat
ron i> ii. i.. arc assured that no paid-* will lir
sparer! to ^iv?- the uiO.*t t? nera! nnd entire sa
1 1 - ; ' lion Thank fid fur former favors, he re
* ecttollv -olu'ite (i renewal of patronage.
Ml kinds of Sll.\ Kit \\ i)KK made accord
ing t ?? order.
lie has on iaod a small assortment of
ir. ITCHES .LVii JElt ELLEUV.
winch will enable him to iiccomimxlatc his cus
tomer*.
\!l lii'ni- of w<i-k from a tlistrmcc "ill he
rliaiihtiill \ received. ;i'?d exet uted with punclu
alilt an>l .vmrding to order.
March 18th 14?
The reprint from Knglish IVri
oi'irals mrr offered to the public.
?4>Ut?A'ifJ?;?l
lVALDIK'S MItR lKV.
*?>! K ?KK the ->KLI CT ClIUtLATINf. LlKHAUT
^ liarf brt n lony in ? silence, il v\h? <)isro
? Cr? il that there wji still something wanting
t '> n t miov 'irrnrrrnrrj m the literary worid
most j?asa unknown, ?? rt yarded our apency,
without *u extension of the plan To rs-ablish
it fuller medium el rumiiniiitrption and aupply
llif iliAiilrriintn, 1 1 1 ?? Jot.rtial of Ihllts l.rltrrs
\v?s sHiIp'I; which ?r have reason to believe
l>a ? ?(T - <*'"l genera! Siitisl'.icliun. The very li
t>?-r .1 pitlrnongr rx'ruiti'd lo the Library tndn
? e<l thr |?ni|>ri< tor In l'ivc (hat gratuitous y us
a i r?n|i'm'e of bis gru'eful ai knowledgmenta.
More eil'-nrleil has shown other
'lesiilerala whieb il?c " ('< m/ianion" i? intended
to supply While r a>lniL' l??i the " Library ' a
Urge muss of nnt'',,ul act umnl?i< s on the
hand* nf the I'ditor of an i??t? realma. entertain
ing and instructive disruption, am ii a* would
P'n|M!rly roino under tho designation >>\ .Ma<j>a
z' lift a, interspersed with the Kevicws from the
! ?tf is i Quarterlies. To publich every thing
o'tlns nature whi?:h we deem desirable would
e irr??a? h too much on the columns of the " Li
brary" designed for bonks, and yet to pass them
by in constantly n subject ol regret. To eon
cen'iafr. ihereforo, the publiratt' n of W.>oAj en
tire, Krriciot, li?ts of new works, the choH'f?t
contribution* tn .tfajjminM, JWc. Etc. the " Com
panion to It aldir'* l.ibrary'' will be ollered to I he
patronage of the present subscriber* and the
public at Urge It i* believed that with the
" l.ibrary,'' the " Journal" and the " Compan
ion," einh an acquaintance with the literature
o' the age omy be cullivatad aa to leave litt'e
f other to be desired. Being a" published
'kiid thr name ofTtco, more facility ofler* for
subscribing, and havnf fewer people to deul
with. mi*liikea are less liable to m nir, and
more readily correi ? r ?l when they do. Tbe
? bort interval of two week* b' tween the pub
lirtli'ifi of ftcli numbor, it is thought lot*, wrll
be an advantage over monthlies and quarter
Mien n
The following plan is respectfully submit
ted.
1. The *' Companiok*' will contain the tmrli
nt possible reprint* of the best matter in the
British periodicals.
2. It will be issued every fortnight, and the
form will be the same as that of the Library ?
each number containing sixteen pages- thus
every six months, giving thirteen numbers,
which can be bound with the Library at little
or no more expense and making a better sized
volume; and to those who do not take the * i
brary itself, a volume every year, ot <16 quar
to pa?es of the size of the present.
3. The price will be three dollars for a sin
gle ?"b?oriber ? five dollars fortwo ? and clubs
of five and upwards will be supplied at two
itollais each.
4 As the work will not be commenced, ?n
less a sufficient patronage be obtained, no pay
ment is required at present, only the name,
sent free of postage. Those wishing to sup
port the publication wilt be pleased therefore
to announce their intention as early ss possi
ble, ft* it is intended to commenci the work on
the first of January next. On the issuing of
the second number, payment Will be expected,
as its apuearance will evince a sufficiency ot*
patronage.
The proprietor of the "Select Circulating
Library," fully aware from experience of the
advantages to the public of the rapid diffusion
ot chmp and stltct literature, has been induced
to add the above important feature to the
work, and of course leaves it optional with the
present subscribers and otliets to take it or
not.
It is confidently believed, that, with atten .
tion on the part of 'be Editor, who has alrea
dv at hand the material for such a w ork, all the J
really valuable matter of the Knglioii literary I
and amusing publications may be comprised in j
this form at a rate of subscription and postage '
so trifling as scarcely tu be felt It will form
tha cheapest reprint of reviews and magsz nea
ever attempted in any country; a comparison
with others it were useless here to enw r upon,
the " Library*' itself being the best test by
which to judge of the difference between an
octsvo and a quarto page. It will be the stu
dy of the Editor to embody a record tif the li- 1
terature of the day, adapted to the wants of
this country, which can have no competitor
for vnlue or cheapness; how far he is likely to
do this he must leave at preaent to the deci
sion of Ins readers.
Club' of five indivduala, who subscribe to
the "Library" and '? Companion" both, will
obtain the two for six dollar*; tha postage (a ve
ry important consideration) to the most distant
post office, on the hco, will be only one dollar 1
and ninety five cents divided into seventy cght !
jmytnents, and half that turn for one ?nindred ?
miles or a less distance from Philadelphia j
while the saint matter, in the usual American i
repnnts of reviews and magazinca in octavo
form, would be eighteen dollars, and the post
age as three to one. We ci^he this asset tion
advisedly.
Subscriptions to the " Companion" will
be taken either with or w ithout th< " Library."
The proprietor trusts that bis punctuality
and exactness in ex cutine his part of the con
tract in the publication of the " L'brary," will
be considered a sufficient guarantie of the
completion of ids proposed undertaking.
ADAM WaLDIE.
While there ore so many reprints of the Biit
isti msgizines and reviews, ifi various shapes
and at different prices, fiouriahini; tor a iluv
and then given up.* we should feel reluctant
to enter up. mi the proposed und*-rtakirir, were
h e not t o'lVineed that ever y tndi vidua! English
journal contains mm h irrelevant matter ot no
?\aluf in America, and that cheap as they seam
ingly are. the name amount ot piintuii; can he
furnished at infinitely less coat in the Libra ry
form.
It in r.ot, however, intended to make the
"Compan 011" a mere reprint of nnv thing aid
every limn; that first coiner to hard. The ma
gazines and literary publications of Fnglar.d
vary in their quality at different 1 1 1 ?? ? ?> . a? Ihey
may hapj in to he struggling into existenc.e or
fa'li p in I '? decay. or hh they ate more or less
tortunaie in their contributors. From the
whole ua?s. a? well hp from the nevei- fading
aoiirci s of i e* Fnglish and Auiern an hook.* a
car? f'i selection wi'l !?<?? ni:.de, it i- ai.tictp.it> d,
H'ihi'kt, that " Chamber's K<!ltiburg .Ion nil "
arid other piib'ications of that clat-s, r.ow al
most enlirejy neglected in reprints, will atT rd
our rcai'i rs mm h amusement. Kach number
?ha'l i outfit' a e irrfnHv selected tjle. suitable
f r rcii'inj al'i'nl tn a family circle. The nork
w ill he pcrfeitly universal in its princip'cs; not
a sonde paji-ogc ? i I h>- .nliiiitied t?> winch any
tiid i\ iditai or body could h?. eons dered us in
jured, whether in respect to rc'igmoa. political,
or simply moral feeling so that no shock may
be civeo to a system so promising of ultimate
advantage, in the < uliivath-n and improvement
of the national muni. The grand lead: nt' pun
ciple by Mh.cli ttie ?' Companion'* will be ac
tuated, will he to tak- advantage of the univcr*
sal appetite for instructive reading which at
piesent ejists. to supply to that appet iti food
of the be*t kind, and in such form ui.d at sin li
a ptiee as must suit the convenience of eveiy
polite family in the United Stnies, who shall
thus have it in their power to possess a meal
of healthful, us<ful. and actei alili in* lit it I in
sirm lion, nay every s< hoolboy, who will lay
up seven or eight tent** a week, w'ill be able to
purcl.asc with his pocket money, somethii g
permanently useful? something calculated to
influence Ins fate trough life ? Instead of the
trash up .n which the urown children of the
pre sent day were wont to expend it. A column
lor boys and girls, which shall always be
soucht with avidity, will be crowded into each
number, and popular information on science
will not be neglected; with Mich vicwa the
" Companion"' will throw itself on the good
sense of the community for support.
\V F.ditora who tnaert thia three times con
spicuously, will be entitled to a free exchange
for one year.
>-7" Those who reside near the Agents of
the " Library" are requested to signify their
intentions with regard to the "Companion."
Agents will confer a favor by informing the
proprietor, at ?s early a date as possible, of the
number of patrons of the "Library*' who de
termine to subscrib . The arrangements will
be made to print only an edition of such a
number as will probably meet with a ready
sale.
* The Boston reprints of Blackwood wild the
New Monthly lately discontinued, are a re
cent instance in pou t*.
October FT?
MURAL, ECOJYO.HW
" May \oiir rich soil,
ti\ub<-rant, nature's better bl> nsmea poor
O'er every land."
Desultory Extracts from the writings of
the /earned Farmer and Judge , liich
ards Peters , deceased.
1. Never sow on a foul or weedy fal
low to save a ploughing, or on a wet one
to save time.
2. Change your crops and destroy j
weeds or thev will destroy you. Turn ?,
a foe into a friend by turning them into
manure.
3. Explore your own and your neigh
bor's farms, for marl, clay, beat, earths,
or substances, for experiment on your
fields. He not discouraged by failure,
but persist in essays on a small scale till
you succeed.
4. Posterity will look back with a
keen regret and reproach, when they feel
the effects of our careless indifference
and culpable inattention to their interest
and necessities.
5. Jacob Burge of Philadelphia, a Ger
man by birth, was the first in America
wtio applied gypsum to agricultural pur
poses. This was several years before the
commencement of the revolutionary war.
6. There is no greater mistake than
ploughing in fresh dung for wheat. This
always produces smutty crop9 and long
straw. Well rotted compost and dung
throws up short straw, and long well fill
ed aud heavy heads.
7. I had 39 bushels wheat to the aere,
weighing 61 lbs. to the bushel, and am
convinced that if it had been threshed
soon after harvest the produce would have
exceeded 50 bushels to the acre. It was
threshed in March, and the destruction
was by rato.
R. Though William West was in ad*
vanred age, his industry was still increas
ing, for he held it a point of duty in eve
ry man who occupies land, to endeavor
as far as capable, to keep it in ail improv
ing state, for the benefit of himself, his
connexions, the public and posterity.
9. I have never derived any benefit
from plaster on wheat and natural grass.
tO. " fv?n though a snowj Itam thou shs t
behold,
Pr< for Iuiii not in haste, for husband to thy fold;
Bui (March his mouth; ami if a swarthy tongue
Ik underneath his humid pa'ate hun<j,
|{< ,cct him, lest lie darken all thy flock;
And 9iihslitute another from thy stuck."
Vi'Hil.
11. It should be made disgraceltil and
uncivil in those w ho keep supernumer**
ry, worthless and starved dogs. They
injure society by exposing the persons of
their fellow citizerts to disease and death,
and their property to plunder and destruc
tion. when such become mad or beasts of
prev.
12. . ? / og Trap.? Make a strong pen
of rails, eight feet high, and cover it over
with timber except an opening in the
centre through which the dog can enter
but cannot escape. Plant poles on the
outside for a jranpway, and bait with a
worthless sheep or .some llesh. (*Vo/c
/??/ J). A good trap also for Wolves; and
such a trap can be taken full if there bg '
enough to till it.)
13. No lights to be used by my tenant,
about barns or stacks; if this be done ten- !
ant to answer the consequences.
I I. The tenant allowed to take away 1
as much hay and straw as he brings on |
the farm and no mure. The carrying !
away hay, straw, dung or ashes, prohih* J
ited with the foregoing exception.
15. A cent expended with propriety, to
reward and aid genius and industry in
persuing agricultural experiments and re
searches, w ill add an eagle to the public
stock .
lft. The Chinese and Japans have as
much knowledge of practical agriculture
as any people in the world. Their im
mense population compels them to con
centrate their efforts to this point, so as
to raise the most off the smallest portion
of ground. They neglect the dung ol
horses and cattle, as these contain the
seeds of weeds; but provide every where
reservoirs for human alvine and urinaus
ejections. Night soil is so strong that a
fifth part is a sufficient quantity for a com
post; and it should never be used by it
self. Two loads, mixed with ten of the
earth, and one of lime, or ten of ashes are
sufficient for an acre.
17. Were it without example, it would
be surprising, that Legislstures, consist
ing for the most part of farmers, have
done so little for the encouragement of a
profession which is calculated abuva all
other, to produce addition* t'? tlie count*
less Slipping drawn from the earth.
18. The abominable custom of suffer
ing weeds, briars. Asc. to crow about fen
ces, will forever afford nurseries for these
pests. The few farmers who are careful
to destroy weeds in their own fit-Ids, are
too often infested with these of his sloven*
lv neighbors. In some parts of Europe
there are laws which authorise those who
destroy weeds in their own, to cut those
in the adjacent field of an obstinate or neg
ligent neighbor, ?:?d obtain summary pro
cess from a magistrate to reimburse for
the expense.
19. From the over luxuriant appear
ance of clover, I can with a tolerable de*
grec ot certainty tell when in is about to
leave me. It perishes in consequence of
too violent efforts, produced bv plaster.
Its fate is similar to that of an individual;
who by living too fast accelerates death.
20. An old field was taken up by Col.
Clapham, for experiment, and sowed ge
nerally with plaster ? bin stripes were left
unplastered for Comparison. The crops,
especially ol Indian corn, plastered, yield
ed more than his rich bottom lands; but
when not plastered it was almost worth"
less.
21. Nothing injures agriculture more
than whimsical novelties; and except big
goted adherance to old and bad habits.
22. General Washington was distin
guiened, for his ardent devotion to agri
culture. The encouragement of agricul
tural improvements and information, was
among the favorite wishes of his heart.
23. Those who do exert themselves in
the diffusion of agricultural knowledge
receive the approbation of all real friends
to their country.
But the sun shines? I must go to bu?
siness. D.
From the New Bfrffur* ti* z< tte and f'ourier.
CHENAM.
Our merchants are indebted to Captain
Thoinas Bennett, of the New York and
Liverpool packet line, for the introduc
tion of this article into use here. Che
nain, the (East India name) is made by
mixing slacked and fine pulverized lime
with w hale oil, to the consistency of inor*
tar It is so tenacious, that it adheres im
mediately wherever applied, and is en
tirely impervious to water, and become*
perfectly hard in it.
It is laid on to ship's bottoms with
trowels, sometimes under the sheathing,
and sometimes between the copper and
sheathing; and, in some instances, in
both places. The copper is put on while
the Chenam is soft, and adheres to ,? so
completely that no water passes between
them; and it is said that copper in vessels
which have a coat of Chenam wears near
ly double the usual time.
Whale oil is used here in making it,
because it fully answers the purpose, and
is two-thirds cheaper than vegetable oil
but vegetable oil makes much the best
Chenarn, becoming after a short time as
hard as*a stone. It is suggested that the
celebrated mortar of the ancients ,vas
made ol lime and vegetable oil.
1 understand that some experiments
will be made here on roofs and outside of
houses, with Chenarn. as it is believed it
will effectually resist the fogs anil I'riwts
of our climate, which the common rough
casting dues not.
From Vi os' \* >v\y flejrmtfr.
THE CULTURE OF SILK.
Silk has been advantageously cultiva
ted in Connecticut for several years, and
the crop is valuable. There is much
room to extend this business. It is pro*
titahle, and excellently well fitted for the
employment of the spare labor of women
and children^ not much interfering, or
f??r short periods only, with their usual
avocations. Tuo or three millions of
dollars might be easily, and without any
seeming effort, added to the annual crea
tion of values in the United States, from
this source ? au amount exceeding the
present product of the "national trcaa*
lire" in the gold mines, and worth more
than all the gold obtained.
We are glad to see that the culture of
silk is extending, and observe that it has
excited attention at Newark, N. J. ? a
happy location for the pursuit of this in?
tcrestinti branch of 'he national industry.
It is not likely that we shall soon, if
ever, rival France or Italy, in the pro*,
duction of silk piece goods. At present,
perhaps, it is not desirable, even if we
could do it. Hut in the supply of sew,
ing silk, and the less delicate manufac*
lures of this beautiful material, we might
soon be rendered independent of all the
world. The raw silk, as it is called,
makes the most pleasant articles of hosi
ery that are in use, and the cheapest?
for they are the most lasting.
The Baltimore American, in a para
graph relating to the subject, says ?
14 In considering the present estimation
of silk as a common article of clothing
for all classes, it is a contrast to recall the
extravagant estimates which were placed
upon it ? a costly luxury in the early