Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-05-20
From the Ohio Farmer.

I'm From Ohio Farmer.
~ CULTIVATION CT THE WATER MELoS.-
n. By far the largest and best melons that ha,
he lsecn in the West are raised about the mou,
.< Iof the little Kenhawa, Virginia.by Mr.. jaime
5, Neale, Clerk Of the Court for Wood count,
u. who had some of the very finest in his ga
.. den, was particular in giving US informatio
!, OF the process of cultivation. which is as 70
lows: He first procures his seed East, a
d Baltimore or Philadelphia. The melon
4 found TO depreciatc if raised from the seed c
>, this country, much like the Weathersfiel
At onion. A lot of the seed will last for mum
!, Der ofyears. The next particular is 10 selec
y a suitable piece Of ground. Rich a!luvial Rot
u toms. where there is considerable mixture
: OF sand, is, perhaps the best our country at
: fords. After the spot is chosen. prepare youl
hills in the following way at least taeaty fee
iapart: dig Il considerable hole in the earth
Il in the bottom of which throw about hand
full Of rotted manure, the object of this is to
retain n moisture, which protects the vine 4
ga.nst the drouth from which it often perish
es: fill the hole with about 4 wheel harrow
load of well rO,ted manure, cover the whole
over with the common earth, in which plant
your seed. When they have grown so as TO
make selection, pull all up but two to the
hill.
In soil where the vine runs to great length.
the hills should be made furthur apart than
we have named.-The object is to have no
more. it possible. then one vine in place, SO
;liat the sun may have his proper influence
upon 1t. We have seen cucumber vires Of
Il very flourisl.in. condition, to appearance.
from being SO thick that they shaded each
other. produced little OF nothing. al vines.
of every description, the most produc-
nj ft,of fba,r h1v ai,-
meet.
Our opportunity has not enabled us to give
the principle Of Mr.. Neae, in the cultivation
of the melon, an effectua. trial but from the
experiments we have made are SO salts
fed of its correctness that We can recon-
mend it to the public notice. Yours respect
fully, C.. SPRINGER.
Muskingurn Co., April 5, 1885.
NEWLY INVENTED IIAr.-In Paris a hat /
IF new description with movable crown.
5 now much in fashion. The rim is Of the
Usual shape; the crown is also attached to
he rim in the usual way: bat it is capable OF
assuming two forms. When pushed out or
expanded it is precisely like the crown Of an /.
ordinary hat; but when no; in use, i. can be
contracted by 4 peculiar mechanism into a!
iepth of one inch. This constitutes its pc
uliar advantage. In travelling it may be
,ut into trunk and will not occupy grea-
err space than shirt; and at Il theatre, con- :
ert, or assembly, the wearer NAV place il i
nder his arm, or even stow it between his
oat and wais;coat,and pass through Tie den ,
est crowd without exposing it 10 the small
st injury.-The crown is made very Thin. .
nd when pushed oct o. expanded exhibits no :
rumPies. but it is in all respects like the crown |,
an ordinary hat. Its interior frame work :
pf tai t,yc,
ensler steel rods, which are joined on one r
Mother like n St. Andrews cross. One
ng is attached to the rim. and encompasses,i
he wearcr's head the other is attached to the :,
,p Of the crown, which it keeps distended :
Ike the end Of drum.-When the hat is in -
S fiat or compressed state, push ofthe fin II
ers makes the jointed rods open; the crown D
lstantly assumes its full size. and the hat is :,
,ady to receive the the head. This is done u
one second, and occasions no trouble.
he crown is again brought down with the y.
'me ease, by pulling part of the lining. o. .,
WALTER SCorr's EARLY LIFE Walter Scott e
as twenty years ofage when in l7Ql he was ad
itted 20 the Speculative Society OF Edinburgh
e was chosen the librarian. and shortly after the
crctary and treasurer. lie kept the accounts "
ID records very faithfully and wrote essays and e
Ined IN debates on the common place questions =" -
uslIy proposed in such clubs. Tie following "a "a
pm the Life o: Scott by Lockart lately publish ~
IN London. relates to this part Of his life.
"Lord !effre, remembers being struck the frs, -
yht he spent at the Speculative, with the sinou- ~
appearance ofthe Secretary, who sat eravely ~
the bottom Of the table in huge wco'en nigh, -
p: and when the President took the chair, plead ~
bad tooilrache as his apology for coming INTO
II shipiul assembly. in such ''prorentous
,cbinc HE road H., Mich, an esIr o h, ha
" Sn p,fC tod ,L...l
IT he requested to be introduced to him. Mr.. c"
frey called on him next evening, and found him es
small den. the sunk floor Of his "a theirs house 90
Georges square. surrounded with dingy boks,'