The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-07-25


acres, ranking with the other States
as the tenth in size and the fifteenth il
population. Its greatest length from nortf
to south on its west line, is 28I miles. it:
length on the east line is 1856. averaging
ESQ miles. Its breath from east to west
is IA miles. The State is divided into SIS
counties, of which, all but two have been
organized. The population in 1910, was
A,52O; IN 1890. l47, 1863 and at present,
rom the returns of taxable polls, must
amount to at least 100000. The militia in
1871, was returned at 1890. 1t now con-
slsts OF divisions, l6brigades and 81 reg
iments.
The most striking feature in the appear
ance OF the State, is its uniformly level
surface" 1t has no mountains, and no part
OF 1t can be called broken, except where
the river hills border on the Ohio, or are
continued along some of the streams that
empty into it. These hills must be of near
~ the same elevation with great part of
the interior of the State, for no sensible
difference in height appears in passing
along their ridges, nor is there a percepti-
BILE ascent in going thence to the sources
OF the streams, that form the White river
and the Wabash. Near the Ohio. the
streams generally run in deep channels.
but they are nearly on level with the adj
joining country in the central part of the
State. "The Knobs" or the chain of hills
that extends from the Ohio little below
the Falls to the waters of White river, is
also nearly on level with the country ~
ing south west of them though the descent
thence to the Ohio is more rapid than the
declination of the country in the interior.
Tor as you advance towards or down the
Wabash, the descent is scarcely perceived.
The same may be said OF the st. Mary's.
st. Joseph's, and other streams that fall in
to the Lakes.-fndiana Journal.
MOVING. At a moving match on the
4th of July at Canandaigua, IN. " IA
candidates entered for the premiums to
he awarded to the man who should cut the
most grass in the best manner, in one min !
nte. The first Ia scythe with snath) was
awarded to Calvin Simmons, who cut 1864
square feet; swathe 8 feet 2 inches wide. /
The second ian axe) to John Kent, who cut
oil square feet; swathe 8 feet 9 inches /
wide. The third "a hoe) to John Weby.
colored man, who cut SAG square feet
swathe 9 feet wide. The fourth Ia fork}
&c Daniel Trowbridge, who cut 5085 square
feet; swathe 9 feet wide. The fifth Ia
spade) to Elias Russell, who cut 557 square
feet; swathe feet wide. The sixth Ia
shovel) to K. Murray, who cut 496 square
feet; swathe 8 feet wide. All the work
was extremely well done The premium
articles we're all of elegant workmanship.
WILD HEMLocK. This noxious weed,
the Cicuta Maculata of Bigelow, grows in
all parts of New England, and is remaTha-
bly, abundant in our vicinity. 1t is found
chiefly in runs and wet grounds, but is
sometimes seen by the road side, or by
bitches and fences in dry places.-The
stalk is purple, except when it grows in
shade, then it is green; the plant is from
two to five feet high. The blossoms are I
straw-colored or nearly white, are set in
tufts or clusters at the ends of the branch
es, like the blossoms of caraway, carrot, !
and parsnip. The seeds are a virulent
poison; they very much resemble caraway
seeds, and it requires close inspection to
distinguish one from the other. 1t is a
very common and beautiful weed; it may
be seen in all our meadows and other wet
moving lands growing in luxuriant 'abun
dance, overlapping the uncut grass by near
ly two feet, branching forth into quite a
tree. Its blossoms begin to appear in June
and are found through July and August.
OF this plant Mr.. Bigelow says in his bota-
ny, g this is probably the most dangerous of
our poisonous vegetables, and various in
stances of speedy death have taken place
in children who have unwarily eaten the
root" The seed is not less poisonous than
the root.-Coneord Gazette.
MANUFACTURES. The French Woollen
Manufacturers give the British the most
trouble as rivals. From their care in Sc
lecting the WOOL excellence of dye, and
beauty of finish, assisted by fashion and
taste, French superfines will often bring
$14 yard in our markets, when excellent
British and American superfnes may be
had for SO. Fashion and habits have a
powerful influence against new establish
ments. With better exercise of patriot
ism our Manufactures might not need tar
if protection. The French Manufacturer
does not undersell US, but gets much
higher price for his woollens in our market.
Boston Palladium.
CASUALTY. On Monday, 9th inst. three
Young ladies', on Cumberland Hill, Misses
Emma, Louisa and Frances BdLLOh, walk
ed to a pond about one hundred rods east
from the main road for amusement. After
spending an hour at the waters edge, Lou
isa, in attempting to catch some small fish
which were sporting near the surface, on
rising lost her balance, and her feet slip
ping at the same time, she fell into the wa
Ter where the depth was about fifteen feet.
Seeing her in this perilous situation, her
sister Emma fastened to afford her relief
by extending her hand, which Louisa in
stantly caught; but, instead of the antici-
pated deiverance, she was also drawn in
10 the same peril. Their cousin Frances.
beholding them struggling for life, sprang
to their assistance, but the depth of the
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