Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-07-15


spect for the intelligence and wisdom of the
people of Vermont to believe that thew will
sit down contentedly under a Constitution
so little consonant with the genius of . re-
publican government; which disreoards the
first principle of lberty-the doctrine of
equal rights. The majority of the people
nave the right to govern, and we hope in
their own good time they will assert it.
Free Press.
The Supreme Court of Errors in Litchfeld.
conn. has decided that the testimony of
pro1essed Onlversalist is not admitted in law
IL has been said that such decision of the
supreme Court of Errors, is Supreme error
OF the Court. Such decision NAV. for
aught we know, be in accordance with law.
but 1t Is certainly incompatible with the let
ter and intent of our onstitution-which
secures civil and religious liberty to all clas-
ses of our citizens.-LoVeU Journal.
At Worcester, on Friday afternoon, there was a
heavy shower, accompanied with wind and hail
which, it is feared, have done injury to corn. Some
oi the hallstones We're nearly as large hens egg
POLICE COURT. Yesterday, Mr.. Charles vi
ming, arespectable-shoe dealer was fined five dollars
and cost OF Court, for breach of the law respecting
the Lords day, in pursuing his secular business on
that day. 1t appeared from the evidence, that Mr.
Vlnng had sold some shoes to sailors, who had Just
returned from sea.-Bost Cour
MOVING. They who have not been in
their youth accustomed to do this work, are
seldom found to be able to do it with ease or
expedition But when the art is once learnt.
it will not be lost.
AS this is one of the most laborious parts
OF the husbanman's calling, and the more
fatlguing as it must be performed in the hot
test season OF the year, every precaution
ought to be used which tends to tighten the
labour. To this twill conduce not a little.
tor the mower to rise very early, and be at
his work before the rising of the sun. He
may easily perform half the usual DAVIS
work before nine in the morning. His work
| will not only be made easier by the GOODNESS
OF the morning air, but also by the dew on
the grass; which is cut the more easily for
being wet. By this means he NAV lie still
and rest himself during all the hottest of the
day, while others who begun late are sweat
ing. themselves excessively; and hurting
their health, probably, by taking down large
draughts of cold drink to slake their raging
thirst. The other half of his work may be
performed after three or four o'clock; and
at night he will find himself free from IA
tigue.
If the mower would husband his strength
to advantage, he should take. care to have
his scythe, and all the apparatus for moving,
IN the best order. His scythe ought to be
adapted to the surface on which he mows
Ii the surface be level and free frome obsta-
Giles, the scythe may be long and almost
straight; and he will perform his work with
less labour, and greater expedition. But if
the surface be uneven, cradley, or chequered
with stones, or stumps of trees, his scythe
must be short and crooked. Otherwise he
will be obliged to leave much of the grass
uncut, or use more labour in cutting it. A
long and straight scythe will only cut off the
tops of the grass in hollows.
mower should not have snead that is
too slender; for this will keep the scythe in
continual tremour, and do much to hinder
Its cutting. He must see that it keeps per-
tectly fast on the snead; for the least decree
of looseness will oblige him to use the more
violence at every Stroke. MANY worry
themselves needlessly by not attending to
this circumstance.
Moving with company ought to be
avoided by those who are not very strong, or
who are little used to the business, or who
have not their tools in the best order Young
lads, who are ambitious to be thought good
mowers, often find themselves much hurt by
moving In company.
Mowers should not follow too closely after
each other: For this has been the occasion
OF fatal wounds. And when the dangerous
tool is carried from place to place, it should
be bound up with rope of grass, or other
wise carefully secured.-.N e. Farmer.
Mr.. de Lisle introduced in England the
moving of wheat. The method is this {:
The scythe he uses is at least six inches
shorter in the blade than the common scythe !;
and instead of a cradle, has two twigs of
osler put semi-circular-wise into holes made
In the handle of the scythe, near the blade,
IN such manner that one semi-circle inter-
sects the other.
By this method of moving wheat, the
standing corn is always at the left hand.
The mower mows it inward, bearing the
corn he cuts on his scythe, till it come to
that which is standing, against which it
gently leans. After every mower follows a
gatherer, who being provided with a hook or
stick, about two feet long, gathers up the
CoII, lndkes IL Into gdVel, anu lay IL gehLy
on the ground. This must be done with
spirit, as another mower Immediately fol-
lows. Com. Farmer.
AS reaping is slow and laborious work, it
would be well for our countrymen to learn
this method of moving their wheat; which
will undoubtedly answer also for other sorts
of grain.-Deane.
FOREIGN NEWS.