Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1846-09-24
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A AATcHiNG MAGAZINE.

niuenN argus describes chicken
na'chlLg machine. The Invention Of If.
4. g Hoffman Of lha, city. The editor
says 's.
y The machiae. which We examined i.
) o. lbe dimensions Of al ordinary s;aea
rims, and. h capable Of ha.ching between
3 oOO and 6OOt II i made Of IN and sur.
rounded BY water warmed Ia 81 su;tshla
oegfee q ienperatufe, BY Two heaters.
ooe on elmer side. one heater adapted
lor charcoal lpr day use. sndIthe other for
night. ~ aIselar lamp. burning les, Than
9 pipt o. damaged lard. Connected win
TIE oven proper is broojinG chamh.r
80 constructed that The SANE hea, i MAJ
imphrts heInecessary Temperature Il tb.
oven above ID reflected ID ibs chamhs,
below. throwing.a gentle warmth, IN ~
moihef." dressed sheep skin with ina
wool on fitted 10 frame. ana can.hI. =
being fitted toI frame and 81 beino ~.
60 q depressed 70 The size oil the ch;ck.-
eal which II Intended to take the place
Of The natural parent.
/ Mr. Hoffman has some very. t;neg .nee;.
mems OF both chickens and larkess Is.
fruits Of his machine. healthy ana active
which be says be will compare Win anv
lows OF the same age in The counlry.-
he estimates lhe Cost OF machine -.
kpaae Of Matching 1850 eggs. between
LOFTY and .sa fitsy dollars, and Ihe expense
Of producing The 1000 betw cen 81 III 81
Tor the cost ot The heat. Mr. ri. has 40.
Piled ior patent.
1H4 $3.50
UELUcKY Sur The schooner Pori;e.
Of Baltimore. Iffom Turks Island for New
York. put into Norfolk few days AGO on
account Of hea a winds. While 10 Hamn-
ton Roads. Capt. Kirwan boarded he
steamboat from Norfolk for Baltimore for
the purpose Of sending to The owners Of
the vessel, two bags Of specie. Ia lie act
o. Transferring them 10 the slearhboat, one
|oi me bags, supposed 10 contain a., LOO.
slipped overheard and sunk ID four IA.
thoms water. The place 10 which the
money waslost IS 1 narrow channel. and
Ms hoped thatIthe persons sent ID recoy.
er i may be successful.
Releit TO those struckby LieAfh,ne.-.A Al
aged lady correspondent has kindly la.
vored Us With The sutjoiusd iimportan,
mode Of afording reliei 10 those persons
who may be struck Ny lightning. Itis
as follows When any one issiruck b.
Lightning. the FIRST thing applied should Sc
cold yineg gar battling The person well
lhESp II hQa esyuS baaId
+ ing. Should thatnot give ease lei dose
Of -calomel be given. and the sdlssrepeat-
ed So Even though The person sppear
dead bathing and bleeding should BE- re-
sorted to- and1if they afford 20 relief DO
human efforts will. This know Of my
own knowledge and experience 10 my
immediate family--and. in al human
probability should have los. Z valuable
servan. had these remedies not been
tested Rick RIP.
The Boston Traveller Of Tuesday says:
The Arlesiap Well at East Boston. which
has been 10 progress fer some time past.
has now been sunk go feet. Ths work.
men are now progressing Al the rate OF
twelve or fifteen feet 10 twsEiy.fo1r
hours! The drill 10 worked By steam pow-S
Ell, and is 10 be kept 10 motion from this
date. night and day. until The required. L
depth 10 reached. or an ample supply Of
water Is obtained. TIE contractors, are
,anguins that they can bore a. great =
depth Ia 200 days, BY means Of lhsir ap-
paralus. as. il required mine yepfsslo AZ
tain Al Grenelle !. France. By hand power.
The design Of this undertaking ii 10 pro-
vide an abun dalt supply Of good water
for the inhabitants 81 East Boston.
DisrREss FoRIwAg'T Oh WArER. The
poor in Boston, Albany and other cities,
are suffering for want Of water. Previous
| 10 shower on Tuesday. no rain bad fal-
| len al Boston for nine days. and the wells
throug houi The city were generally low,
| il not entirely exhausted.
Some Difference The first regular mail
! ID this country commenced lie journey
rom New York % New Year ] mornipg,
1879, BY sworn messenger, end seal
ed bag once . month. 10 and from Bos-,
| ION, Hartford. Connecticut, and places
/ along The road Nav, intelligence is
trans rnitted 10 less than second.
W11fe haf8.--- ne e0itOf Of tne Goiums
| bus Enquirer chronicles the receipt Of
/ three pAite rats, (aot mice He says:
They were caught i'd Harris county.
where We understand number al others
Of The same kind have been taken.---
There Il said TO Be another one almosr o.
red as scarlet. =
4 Willy said q doa,ing parent 81 tho
breakfast table - a. abridged edition Of
himself who had just entered The gram
mar-clsss; a ,he High School, Willy,
! my dear. will Jon pass tbe bnttess
i 'Thefiainiy Thrift takihes me is psrihe
tanything. Bsither IT'D common snblhan-
lIiiys. Deuier gender, sgFseth with hot
fbuckwheal fRkehs. and lib governed by
iihugsr hoaih mol ihsihs un1eIsihood.
The last .case Of mo3esiy, il ltst Of 1
/ young is1y who discarded Sc lover. I
81 ses captain. because ID speaking 81 one
lof his voyages he said be Rugged he
shore.
|, The most igrorant have knnuledss /.
nongh 10 te.ectthe iaulisSof others !: HE
most clear sighted are blinld to .hcir own.
81 a great sslkst rever wants pennies
!. The man d sease speaks l,ssls md. hear
much.
1 Nj. John Christopher Gentle f;ae En- !,