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THF. VINCIjNNSS GAZETTE, if ill b" Published even Siilurdai;, 8 "2 iiS&vasajtfo Terms 2 5'1, if paid during the year. ,S b';. if paid in advance. $i 00, it not p;iij ihs.-ing the year, i'l 23, for six moiitht. Fapers discontinued only at the option of the publisher while arrearages are due. fk5Advertierncnts makins one srpnre orlos will lie inserted three times for one dollar, and twenty -five cents; far rVerv subsequent insertion ; longer advertisements in "the same ratio. irneh articles of produce, e.s are ued iruo family, will he received in payment for subscriptions, at the market price, delivered in Vinccnne. iteor chops. An acre of" Indian corn which yields rtxty buhe!s, will I e ample for the support f)t" a hoise throusrh the year. Nov. it is for t ho farmer to consider, whether it be better to maintain his horse upon the produce of half an acre of carrots, which can be cultivated at an expense not greatly exceeding the expense of half an acre of potatoe. or upon half an acre of ruta hafjt. which ran be raired a9 a second crop at a les expense than potatoes, or Upon the gr.itn produce of an acre of Indian corn. or. on the othei hand, upon the produce of ox acre? in hay and grain; for fix acres will hardly do more than viehl reaily six tons of hay and seventy or fight v bushels of oats The same econ cmy might be as successfully introduced into the feeding of our neat rattle I have known a yoke of oxen, engaged in the ordinary labor of the farm, to he kept Hire months in winter in good working condition upon one hi;. he! of Indian meal and about twentv live cents worth of straw i.erweek- and mv own team has never ! been in bplter condition both for ar-near-i ance and labor than w hen fed who'd v uncn a liberal supply of ruta baga and the coarsrsl fodder. Rut it has been ascer-i tained bv accurate measurement that an ! tmworked ns. rut upon cood old hay. con ! Fuau-d at the rate of thirty-three pounds' per day, or two hundred and thirty-one pounds per week, which in upwards of six tons per year. There must then be a great saxing betwern feeding in the way rpferrpil to or noon Fnrdish bav. anil F.n. glish hay alone in any quantity, without rrram or veo-etablre. is not sniricieot for ' " J ' I'.nyxhard working animal. From the Genesee Farmer. 1TC KLES. Happening in at the house of a gentletleman a few months since, he remarked that he bad adopted a new method of preparing cucumbers, or making pickles, and as a preof of its excellence, produced pome prepared according to his ytem As it wa new to me.it may possibly be so to some of the readers of the Farmer ; Take of common sour cider, such as cider drinkers cowmonly denominate hard, a quantity suflK.ent to cover the cnc Moers ,n,,"np 1 T

proper .or ne purpose, v, u,,e, y - ,u thptn with lt a-h. giayp and the gav, the sentimentalist and cumbers when of the right s.z. it.iout. co;lls; aftfr they have lain a the man of business, the countryman and ;rMrlursorl. c IJp ,11(l.t be all lhini?s to :iM them clean, and pu them in the cider- ;vill t, F-mncl to !.e pe. tectlv nry, ni not i mon ho mt offend no man-he must stir them occasionally, and ,f a scum n.es ( an(J pn f ,he ; t w, le ; instruct, amuse and inform. lie must nev etrt be taken oft and th.y will gradually ,-))Unf , ,1C vSf . hot tH damp the nearer i er lose his temper, happen what will -become pica; esot the fir st quahty green, the' pojatoP wi ! An.l yet w ith the best "intentions, in the hard, and of fine appearance. Pepprr- J , wor,if ,,p con?tanlIv ,ialle to give of. and oil.fr cnnd.inpnf. tnay be added . (h icr ;uv, rjrancr vhfn boil. rer.ee. A subscriber writes a communi-req-i.ted I cannot vouch for the mmj- A ri.h potaloe when boiled loses 'cation which is neither sense nor gramable 'uccecs of tin mode , but in the banus i 1 , . ! , . . . , , r , . , . 1. 1 . halt its sweetness, but when prepared in 1 mar; rhy me nor reason it h rejected

, - , , ' .. 11 My, and the expensp and trouble are so small, compared with some other methods, that it is well worthy a trial. Otisco, 1833. W. G. on ri:i:iMNu not;. Our good farmers find the month of September to be a very important one ia recard to feeding their hogs. Those who' . , , H 1 r i- 1 11 wish to be economical in feeding, should " KrvirA'krl,. Ft ort lirmor ichn is flttpn i ll .1 . li"' , 111'II.V . .... ..7 . ...... ..h,. : 1 . ., nictinear m- pen, 111 wun.ii n- ..m wuu ' ... . . n. . . 1 . ..nlnlnr.a .v. . t C. r. a it I t 1 ti I ' . . . . lound niu'rh cheaper in this section ot country to feed with boiled food than to give it to them raw From the low price which potatoes and pumpkins are sold a: 1 in onr maiket town,and the great weight tind small value, they will not bear long tiansport, therefore it t is better to feed them to the h.'gs an 1 sue the com which i would be required were they fattened on it. as that is not so perish-ible -an article. When potables arc boded and mashed they make excellent faod for hog; if a proportion of pumpkins are mixed with them they are still better, and if to both a small quantity of corn meal lie added, we do rot know of any feed with which hogs can be fattened to more advantage Wo know that it is?ai l that pork which is fed with boiled food is not as hard, and of courae the purchaser will endeivot to take ad vantage of the circumstance; but let bog be fed in this m inner, for the first three tout'.hs of the time tbev are fattening; the rpmaic.der with meal or soft corn; and we assure our fat mers that they will find a leadv maiket tor their pork, and at first .ri -i It is well to aiurise onr readers thai pork fattened with still slops is a dif ferent article: soft, and ch irired with the urce5t: aci:i cr vinegar from the slops

which they are fed, and from which circumstances it is almost impossible to prevent the pork from turning sour, and spoil ing after it is packed in the barrels, unless there m an alkali added to the brine to neutralize the acidity contained in it From this aecidity, pork led on boiled food as above, is entirely free, and therefore is as easily kept as if fed with corn; anil if

not quite so hard it cannot operate to les sen the value of it, as the hams will be j

increased in value as much as the side or tenacenu, "ill alter a? you advance in put before him, just as 1 and Oi-n Jack mess ran be deteriorated A portion of years. Distrust therefore, that youthful son thrashed the English at New Or leans, the time spent in gathering up thoe things p resumption which dazzles your eyes. Next day, the finest game cock on the winch of themsr Ives are not so marke a Pride yourselves not of your own sen. island was carried to the pit, where a hie, and converting them into food fm jses Put not yourself forward with too large company was assembled to witness hogs at t hi" season, will ave much, that 'much e.-cerness; nor imagine that by ; the tight between the Creole rock and the i. more directly so. and will prove equ I lihe impetuosity of your youthful ar- ; Yankee rooster The first had in addilv a profitable as that spent in rai-mgdor, you ran overturn customs which jtion to tremeodious spurs, a first rate pair su.-h crops, as the r.' adae is. "a penny ; have long been established ; and change j of gaifs attached to them. The gentlesaved is as good as a penny earned " (the fare of the world. 'Seem not to think man a-ked Captain Downing if his ruos

Genesee Farmer SWT WIM, IKODI W. SUI T. ln th year 1787. Mr Young sowed 14 bed ith the same seed, as black with I en ait, h 'aye. as any he ever 'aw The first bed was sown with this wheat without washing, and this had 377 smut ears; t!vt washed in clean water had 325; that in lime water had 43; that in ley of wood ashes, had 31; that in arsenic had 28 A'jrnin - that steeped in lirne water four hours, had 12; that in arsenic four hours had 1. And again that which was steeped in lev 12 hours, had 1 ; that steep ed in ley 21 hours had none; that steep ed 24 hours in lime water had none; that steeped in arsenic 24 hours had five. Although smutty wheat may be so purified as not to prndurf smut again, yet in preparing spyeral bushel of seed wheat, the experiment has not alwas proved entirely successful ; and it cheaper and iffj ter for him w ho can readily procure dean u hP:,t ,0 f, sn' awl not ruo I,ak " hHV in croV infected Some years ago, i ('y a correspondent) I endeavorert to) clean my wheat from smut, by some of the most approved methods, but a little was f i : i i: I .1 t",M 1 J ' 1:1 " !lK lt 1 "I!IS 1 ,,IPM purchased clean seed, and have not had ; onP he,,! of smut, tomv knowledge, in ten : years (Jencsee Farmer.

ignorant and vulvar: but wait patiently j bird than the American Eagle, hatched on To destroy insects from Fruit Tree. ! till y our own conduct shall give you ad - an oak tree, in the woods, just back of Two gallons of boiling water poured en misi n to the most respectable domestic ' his uncle Joshua's orchard in Downingtwo cunres of tobacco, ami three nr four circles: audio the mean time cuiliva'e ville.

! li" I. .f il.. ....I.. .1.. ... .1 l. "'"""'! 'f u-nner m)oots or eioer. 1,1 p hees sprinkled with a small hearth u?" - UI "''' y" i'" v ..l.t mrc i I-?. 1,1'ici -jit;, ii r-ipit in i v sprinkled on honey -stickles awl rops pre-j vents the insects lodging upon them j The above decoction m i v be made of any 1 strength, as it is perfectly innocent to the tree. Horticultural tletster. IU) ANTING I)TATOT.S. : good and easy mole of roasting potafops irndes or f orri. bv steam : Take your potatoes, or whatever you vin 10 rnasi, and alter nasilins inim m in a cnn of uater, am, squeeze them well and after making place in tho embers, Uln manner it does not lose its sweetness, i but is better tated everv way Apples i : roaie.n in i n is w a j , (lie uui 1 1 n -i i uicj . . . . . . 1 : ,1.;. ....... I ; ( - ll.n. are when baked, black an.l hum', but have a beautiful brown cast. Kggs prepared in this way are very tooth some, and will cook in less time than when boiling with good embers Southern Planter. . n , Destroying the Apple it.'g Oil and sut ' , ic r 1 1 nnvtrl I iio-f t Ii r r :lnl rilllliP I in Willi a hruh, is an effectual bug on trees, for thoug , ., .. i..u Iti ciitiMJ I rr p it ia iII nn rr attack lEie parts saturated with the moisture, ?---??-"-''J'raT--, TO Yorx; Modesty is considered one of the chief ornaments ot youth, and ever heen viewed a pr e-age of r ising merit When entering ou the career of hie, it is your part not to assume the reins ot government as yet into our own hands but to commit yourselves to the guidance of the more exper ienced, and to become wise by the wisom of those who hive gone before you. Of all the follies inci lent to vouth, there ire none which either deform its present appearance, or blast the prospect of its future prosperity and greatness, more than self conceit. Hy checking its natural progress in improvement, it fixes it in long maturity; anu ireqicuuv juo nice iinsei which can never be repaired Vet thi is a voice too commonly found among the young Hig with enterprise, and replete with hope, they resolve to look for success to none but themselves Having confidence in their own abilities, they treat with contempt the admonition? given them by their friends, thinking them to be the rash counsels ot a moment, or ihe timorous suggestions of age. With too much wisdom lobe learned, too impatient to

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deliberate, too forward to be restrained, out a large, clumsy clung hill rooster, with they plunge headlong with precipitate in- rre, to make chicken broth of, and he U discretion into all the dangers with which now in the hen-coop on board the Twolife abounds Positive as you are notv in Pollies and Pi! bate you a beaver hat he'll your own opinions, and your own asser- kill any game cock in Surinam, in less tions, be assured the time will approach than three minutes time. Jf you will bet when both men and things will appear to a hogshead of sugar, said the gentleman, you in a different light. Many charac- I will take you up we never bet less than teis which you now admire, will, by and that. Done, said Captain Downing, and bv. sink in Your esteem : and many opin- Til go abroad to-morrow, and brrng him

ions, of which vou are at present most .more hrwhU of yourselves than you ought . to rhmk -obeily -1 l) pa'i:nrp and per severing process in improvement, you may in due time command lasting esteem. ; Pm by at present assuming a tone of supe- i 'riority to which you have no title, or you will disgust those whose approbation it is most important to gain . Forward vivacify may fit voir to become the companions of the idle More solid qualities must recommend you io ine wise, an ; main 1 .1 ' . - I y ou out for impor tance in subsequent life 'There is nothing better calculated to preserve you from the contamination of low pleasures and pursuit, than frenupnt inter ! conr-e vMth the most intelligent and vir-1 tuou ot the other sfk. 1 he society oj : well educated ladies is sure to add dignity , and refinement to the character ofa oung man Without such society , his manners 1 can never have the true polish ofa gentlemn. n-r his mind and heart the truest i and noblest senMments of a man .wake i it an object, then, to spend some portion i lof your leisure rime in the company of m-; teilirt n( and virtuous buiies Few youog uifn m our h.inpv and free. ;couiiy. are so si tin ted a not to have ac-; cess to such society; but if you should ' . . " " J . I e so untoi nnate as not to ne atie to nu-nber among Vrur acquaintance any ladies who answer this description, do not solace youi'-elvt s with the society of the your mind , so that when admitted to them vu may be able to contribute your share to tnes ciai and intellectual pleasures wincn are mere to ne round DtTirs OI' AN r.DITHft. Of the nultitude of persons who are regaled every w-pek with an ample sheet filled with literature, politic, rntertaiu(rncnt, advice, morals, and news; how few !have any conception of the labor which the preparation of it has cost The whole tune of srver al individuals h is been devoted to an ,m me amusemen! o. an nour .1. i.. r 1 vv mu. i.r iiium iumhv ery uminv;ti (,np vx, t) p miH, ac. commodate himself to an infinite variety of.astes-to the young and the old. the! the writer comes up. foaming at the mouth, to take off his name f rom the sub suoscription list, and is onr enemy forever after. Some tell lum that his paper is too light and trilling, other?, that it is too heavy and dull, some that it is too sentimental, others, that it is too business like 1 .1 . 11 .v in Ihe caue of temperance, others, t.iat j we are harping upon this string and that, string, till all moderate people are digust

I cute for the aprdeip'' V,',M iin!' ,0 a tn,s vve inU5t ncl 0,1 rh it may apnear'on b l,e rescued, but graceful. J -hi . :i c 1 :t.

The tod of an editor know neither end nor intermission ami after all, he must often be content with nothing but the tipprobation of his conscience a noble re- , ward, truly, but unfortunately, a thing too earthly to be coined into bread and i butter. Boston Journal. From the A. Y Gazette. A VAMvtTl HOOSTLK. Soon after 1 tie late war with Great Britain, which the services of Major (then Captain) Jack Downing, contributed in no small degree to bring to a close, he was advised by Gen. Jackson to take a foreign voyage for the recovery of his health, which had been much impaired by his constant exertions, q he schooner I wo I'ullies was at that time loading lumber for Surinam, and captain Downing was invited by captain Jumper to a birth in his cabin He was very politely treated by a party of English gentlemen then at the island, who one day requested him to witness a cok fight, which was contested on either side with great spirit, aad which lated an hour. One of the parly asked Captatn Downing how he liked that sport, and if there were anv game cocks in Downingville . No said lie, we have no such birds as them and I like to see such business as that done at ence 1 brought1

up, and he'il thrash all the cocksyou can

ter tought witti gatts because, said be, it is fait that both should bp equipped alike, Never mind that, said Downing, my rooster has not iot any spurs, and there's no place on his legs to fasten 'em to, and they'd slip all o1 one side but you need'nt take the trouble to unstrap your cock, I'd just as live he'd fight with gaff, as not, and rather too. The two birds were accord. ingly pitted against each other, in the ; . 1 . - r, presence or a numerous company. 1 tie ; C reole cock immediately commenced a furious attack, wounding the sides, head and neck of the other without opposition I on his part bets ran ten to one in favor of the Creole. The rooster did nothing

but cocli his eyes, thisivay. and that to( 01 l' ,r g"eh wnn a piece oi cotton in hiB uaich the motions of his" adversary lv,l which he carefully collects the When the fourth onset was about to be!,aIlmo 'ears, and which he then squeezes made, 'he rooster rested himself on his!'"10 bottle, preserving them Kb the

left leg, raising his right, and before he could he reacned by the Creole, the roog ter made a sudden dart of his rb ht claw. which penetrated through hi? bones, then I 'brew him under foot, and ate him vn cCaptain Downing look home the hogs. head of sugar, and his aunt Reziah has used up about one half of it in making ap . . . ... ... . 1 pie-dumpiins, irxtian puditings, and pumpkin pies. N B. We forgot to mention that the rooster of Captain Downing- was no less a From the Female ldvocate. s i n ; i : la n v n i:n i:n a . Walking Fires. bouthalfan hour after sunset, w bile looking out at my fiont window. I beheld at a distance of seventyfive or eighty r ods, a stream of fire ascending upwards, and immediately succeeded by a loud report And while looking at the column of smoke, as it rolled away on ' the gentle breeze, I perceived again a i (lash and a stream of fire; and then anotb or nnd .itnifbr. at mtprralsi ot from ........... ............ -. , f frcoIlds l the report of about twenty were heard. But scarcely had I done looking at the fire and smoke, streaming from a ledge of rocks at a dis tance, when, only a few rods in front of my house, I looked and behold! a little ball of fire, instantly growing bright, and immediately followed by a heavy discharge of Ernokc. As soon as the smoke had passed off, the ball assumed again its former brilliant aspect, followed by another profuse emission of smoke; and so again, at intervals of two or three seconds, for the spa e of a number of minutes The tire passed diieclly by the house, at a distance of about five feet from the surface of the earth, and at the late of about three miles per hour, discharging its columns of smoke, at intervals, till it passed out of sight. II jw far it travelled I was unable to tell, as I did not go out of the house to follow it. Hut the thought oc curred to my mind, that on every correct ,,rinr-"i.ili ft' tdiilosonhv. the trains of the 1 ..miiviim , 1 . - ,,.,'.- .inn . ,n no ess uisrurueii and dis , liy the vocanic eruption from his . , m th2:r rdaces !,.. M. nr,nt8 of combustion. """"" . Kt J I 1IW 7i'- j " w, ,u - r . , Or to say the least, all the strengin and; aid, in hope of which tobacco is used, will prove what the smoke and fiie in the mouth of this traveller appeared 'to report,'' but mere 'flash in the pan.1 Those under its influence are wretchedly deceived. Resides, how ridiculous and uncouth to see a tire-place or smoke-bouse made ofa mart's month. Yet how many mouths of gentlemen are converted to this use. Cannot the Ladies do something to put out these 'walking fires?1 1'. G. OLD 31 AIDS. V never could, lor the life of us, per ceive why old maids should manifest such a mortal antipathy to old bachelors. There is no reason in their wrath'. 'Tis spiteful and uncalled for the trampling on a reed already broken. It is abusing a man for the fruit of his destiny. It is like flowing a cripple, for being lame. Few men are bachelors of their own tiee will. Go to the veriest misanthrope among them, and ask him his history, and he will tell you of the unforgotten hours of his early alTection; and his eye will light up with its wonted energy, and he relates the story of love, for one who had perhaps proved faithless, or whose atfections were repressed uy uie ruue nana 01 arbitrav authority, or who has gone down to the sleeping of the church jard a

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beautiful bud plucked from the tree of being, to open and expand iu a brighter and holier sunshine, where no worm could gnaw at its bosom, and no blighting descend upon it Old maids commune toother, and mingle in the charities and kindly offices and sympathies of existence. s tior so with the bachelor He has no hope; he has no child to ask a bles-in no beautiful creature of smiles and gentie tone to welcome his coming, and melt away the steriu,, of Ciire i(h t,,e WRrm kiss of arTection; ,,o patient watcllPr at his couch ot sickness. ipui; .;.n (hushed and gentle step around him, like vwv. uimuuil ui a spun. To ascertain the height of a Steeple, Tovcr, Take tw o sticks of any but equal length, and holding one perpendicular place one end of the other against its cen tre, so as to form a right angle with it; having done (bis, place your eye at the other end, and advance towards, or recede from, the object, the height of which you wish to ascertain, until the upper and lower ends of the perpendicular stick shall appear to touch its top and bottom at the same time; then, from the 6pot on which you stand, measure the distance to the f,Jt f bf object, and this will be its ex- . ati ueigni. BOTTLi:i TEARS. In some of the mourning assemblies of the Persians, it is the custom of the priest lo.S a0,,l " each person at the height greatest caution. This practically illustrates the 56th Psalm, viii. "Put thou m tears into thy bottle " Some Persians believe that in the agony of death, whea an meoicines, nave taneu, a tirop or rears so collected put into tire mouth ofa dying man has been known to revive him; and it is tor such a use that they are. collected. Nyslerious Vault There 13a vault in Barbados 111 which no one now litis courage enough to deposit the dead. Iiu U'.07 the first coffin was placed iu it, and since that period, in 1808, 1812, 1816, and, J819, several others have been placed there. At each time, however, notwithstanding every precaution to prevent its recur, rence, the coflius have been found trown out of place in tin- inmost confusion The door of the vault requires the eifoit of six men to open it, and yet this invariable result has been witnessed . There is 110 secret passage to the vault, nor is there any pu?sible way of explaining the mystery. STUCCO FOR WALLS. In Italy great use is made of a ttucco which gives to walls the cleanliness, and almost the hardness of marble. It may be variously colored to suit the taste of the employer. Thissiucco is made very easily, by mixing lime anil pulverized marhle, iu nearly equal proportions, according to the meagerrjess or richness of the marble. A paste or mortar is made of this mixlure, and applied to the wall in the thickness of a five frank piece, with a trowel wet with soap suds, and in such a way that the wsll may be finished on the same day None but mineral colors should tie mixed with the stucco, as the lime would destroy those derived from the vegetable kingdom. To obtain the greatest brilliancy, th mortar should be applied with a cold trowel. Workmen for the sake of case and expedition, usually employ it w arm. Chips and fragments of marble may be a .IvantagKously employed for the purpose. .V. England Farmer. A NEW FAKCE. The New Vork Gazette of yesterday says: "We understand that one of oUp talented comic writers, has nearly finished a play, in which Major Jack Downing is the principal character. Among the dramatis persona? is one called the Generaland most of the old and new cabinet are likewise introduced. The conversation between the Major and his coadju'ors is said to be inimitably ludicrous. Pa Ing. Sugar from Potatoes. The Cleaveland j (Ohio) Adverti-er, of Aug. 22, says that a small .. ,. i : 1 ...... i: ... .u... hage last week, from Medina county, manufactared from potatoes. Eleven quarts of thick -1 - 1 r - 1. 1 iu.. wil I" "Clin? imm nu-ne. aim u.. ! necks of potatoes. The flavor is nleasant, and , , inpvcrv regnecl to NVes( id,a niai in every molasse.-. The process of manufacturing is saii to be simple and not expensive. .1 Fact for Printers. Mr Cadger, lata editor of the New York Weekly Messenger, and favorably known rn;iny years among the editorial corps, called at our office one day this week, and in conversa. tion related that he had regained his health, or neaily so. by returning to hia trade, as printer. It will be recollected that about a year since he was compelled to resign his concern in the Messenger on account of ill health, induced by constant application to editorial duties. Since that time he relates, he has applied himself to the trade as pressman, constantly for about nine months: that he has not only been enabled to earn $2 a day most of the time, but h is bv the operation, regained a comfortable vicor of body and rnro J. Believing the circumstance ot practrcle interest, we are thus particular in recording it for the encouragement of the Franklin fraternity. Mr. Jenks of the Nantucket Inquirer, .. . E .. l...,rrl nrn a a mnn 1 1 V 14 an act of wisdom -il snaiies rue conwens ui. of a man1 brain, arid the hypocoodri from his ribs, far more effectually thaa champaigne, or blue pilla." ' " . . . i w i . . i. i i... ......