Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-03
AGRICULTURAL.

dhu very scarce.
AGRICULTURAL.
WINCHESTER, Jul, 24.-The following rommnnica.
ton, forvardedto JrpCE HOLMES has been handed us
Tor publication. I(,U-.
DEAR SIR. AS you are a raiser Of wheat I enclose
you an ear Of the Chill Kind. appears to me- that IL
viii be valuable acquisition To this country Whether
WIN succeed best by being soNn IN the fa in the
sprung OF the year remains TO he proven by expe inr nt
foi my own part, an iuy persuaded that spring SOW.
ing VIII answer. My son WAS In Baltimore IN March,
ana procured lttle (perhaps half spoouu) Of the
seed and came home the second OF April had Just
read Mr.. BiaHd's REPORT aud had drawn The conrlu.
sion That the heat OF Chill must make itself from the
moisture IN the earth AT The close If the rainy
could not easily suppose that large fields Of wheat
c"uis De NaeIed by streams, conducted to the high
lands, by The labor OF mar, for eighty OF hundred
mes one length OF the valles OF Chilli from the noun
tanS To Tue Paclic) without very dense population
whith aii not understand from Mr.. BANDS book *.
ised rms circumstance, together with the dou bt
whether The little We had might kept safe until tine
iali' nuuceo me 10 nave II sown immeda ely. The
pace fixed upon for this purpose was a SPOT in my
neu OF ABOUT I'VE feet diameter, which eft vacant
by the removal Of fodder stack. The beginning Of
aprIl With us was cold and dry so that n did NOT We
se,aie until the 10th of the month by this time the
rye hau grown SO high, as almost TO smother il A.
however, CONTINUED TO grow with bread strong blade
OF oafh sreen color On the Sth day OF June 1 oh
served some shooting and on the nth Tiny were
iuiiS ont was much pleased with their appearance
anu Win asickle cut from the heat and
mus gave tue air fee access TO IL the height
OF u aho feet he ears are short, but we'll hled
aud measured fTcm TO II inches ia cir conference
The grams are arranged five abreast aud do not EN-
>,
the END to the stalk and very irregular around the
top The smallest ears have many grains as the
esI OF my crop wheat rhe drought for the last three
weeks WIN us was very severe, and prevented some
oi Tue top grains from hlling properlyIe PIouud also
IN whiIh we had sown 1t. was poor aud gravelly. /
HHh 'ha' gentlemen who have the seed, should keen
part tn Sow in the spring mine is now ripe ana INV
oats, which were sown week before it, are not Il IL
dots not deteriOrate, il will he valuable.
remain, dear sir, with respect, yonI's, &c.
Unwilling on account OF its curis:y Shell Nh. ea,
Mr. Sry uI ai,, 4,
certain It's contents, have counted the 9. aims on tue
ear ON the superstition Of Ne heing abreast stated
each row which make the gIaiss amount to 100 thus
exceeding Tue best average of golden STRAW from 40
Snhnef. Jones OF Lswler about so. n. HOLMES.
winchester, Juiy 10th, 1919.
LENtNcroN, Va. July 2I....THE DROUGHT, which
mas continued m this immediate vicinity fn more han
SIX weeks, and almost entirely frustrated tue prospect
o. corn cTop has alse extended nearly over all Am
heTst county, hers oats OF consequence we're gath
cred the Tobacco is suffering very much and il no
expected. 10y ~ -
Business Is at complete stand in Ly nchburg many
respectable merchants have been compelled shut M
tbeir stores. N-rIh Carolina paper is taken IN paw
nent OF debts, hut discount ten per cent mad up
on II IN all new purchases.
Albany, July 2'....A new steam mill on small
scale nas neen recently pu, in operation in this CITY,
go, W., SIa "'ls' on his improved plan ct applying
stean Nhch IS much less complicated aud far less
pehsiVe than the ordinary steam engine The whole
seam machinery consists of tive boilers Of de hhds
edCh an iron wheel Oi two feet diameter enclosed IN an
IRON boX, large tub OF water which serves as con
Gehser, pipes for conducting slea forcing pump.
ne buckets in tue wheel inches by IL The steam
Is hrawn directly into these by two inch pipe com
ing directly from the boiler aud after performing nearly
a revolution is let of through a valve masses OF into
me condenser the water OF which heals preparatory
To the latter passing, BY of the forcing puInu
mo ne boilers The power OF this machinery is sum.
cie 10 turn two run OF stones each ofwhich will grind
a onslIel III iye minutes, are told The expense
OF erecting steam engine upon Mr.. Curtis's model is
sS TO De only one h ef the engines the old model
~ thcse data are correct, this improvement offer
important advantages for milling upon the Lawrence
ONO aud mississippi, where sites for mills are
scarce he ingenious invenO. has struggled with pc
cuniary difficulties for time to carry his jmpToye
ments INTO operation, and We hope he will now find
suitable remuneration in the patronage of liberal pub
tdrsHs.
On Sunday the 18Th inst (says the Downiagstown Re
pnbcan) family passed through this place bound 10
lie western county, III the following order: sturdy
looking man. of middng sEture, who appeared TO be
heiore him, on which was dashed IN very snug order
d toieiable good looking he'd and bedding; and what
might be under il we did enquire. small iron
pot hnbg on one Of The handles and teaketc on the
otheT On the top Of the bed Was placed a little yirl
piohapS about ears old, and little boy skipped
my W tue Slde OF Tue barrow, probably about years
% ase-a small woman Of pretty good person and coua.
'eh'nce between 40 and 80 years age also walked
faTfJing an umbrella. leatheTn strap across the
shoulders attach'dto the handles ofthe barrow a each
ehd' relieved the mars arms from any other burthep
Than met ely steady ;ke carriage The man stated
hat they had only from Philadelphia il, that man
her-hut we're honnd to Cincinnati. ohio-be did moi
tNpeet 70 reach there this season.rbey all appeared
to be cheerful Fem feeling the weight ofthe CARR
age aud showing it few rods should Judge il TO he
about rom 20 10 so pounds. We forcibly struck
Htth the following ludicrous dsiicl which He Iemrn,
her to have read sOmeu here
" What various methods mea pursue,
g living for TO get:
- While one cries &c OuSferS"
Another drives a sdHd curt"
The fourth number Of the Belgc Medical Journal CON
ains an account Of chemical discovery the result
pi which is that hydro suphat Of iron hydro souIuJe
dc feT) made from irOn sulphur and water taken in
~, haIlV viii ihsiaHty cause salvation cease and
Fh'" applied externally will the most ihyeterate
The tomb Of Harerbal wa,seua is nearly finished
ny h"rses were employed days in drawing mar,
ne loT IT'S construction. The eastern side Of the tomb
"" pear this inscription, tsufcient for the hero) MAS
INA DIED rHB 41H APRIL, 1917. French paper.
Hcdicas, in New York paper, offers the following
Is certain cure for the CHOLERA NoRBuS:
iake soft cork nnd burn il thOrOnchkg in the FIRE
yhen u ceases TO blaze, mix IL up on plate with Iii
le nik aud water, any thing agreeable 10 lie
'date, and repeat the dose till the disorder ceases
''cn " commonly does In the second or third admin
sration Of the remedy the acidy of The siomarb il
corrected and the effect instantaneous.
4necdote Of the ute Judge CHASE or,d s,uurL
ADtMs'-A correspondent has communicated for
publication the following snecdott which although
qniie familiar TO MS, having previously been made
acquainted with IL through several different sources
Jel PTesumtng " tn be new 10 most Of orr readers
we inseTtt as tending display the high estimation
w WhiCb Tue Rieat patrlei alluded to was held by
one, who having labored With him In the darkest pc.
RODS ~ the Revolution, most competent 10
Judge Of bis merits. we also add, that sirni.
lar sentiment avowed by the late Judpe psiues
on an proper occasions and IL was the prevailing
eplni0n"t ~ those Who took an active part In the
Heyoigtion which resulted in our emancipati
from foreign tbraldom.
Tie hrstiifue Judge Chase visited Boston, he was in
reduced At one place aud another where he dinrd to
'early all our distinguished men but wondered that
e did not see hear any thing Of the celebrated sam
el Adams. ~ length he asked where lie your famous
aWuel Adams lie was answeTed, Mr.. Adams is IN
lie shade, and he isnow seldom seen or tnentoned-
e th as u may, said the Judge, will not leave Boston
NH have paid nv profound respects IN that great
nan. But he Is in his dotsge old aud broke en- down
am sorry for Il, said The judge, bat that rather in