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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-23

Ine dsl or he'll Of sh@fr oOOse sso1s to me aln,'s
re o. soissels assenb room Tor tho our Jose, -
Ms season q TIE y ~, SoicA bsvs svee sesn. o.
copyn almost the eSsise sso9od story Of tina IN
ntDse north sing Of me house, with piAzz /,
on bth sides she en,rs krst'. IL snords al
ossossse and magnificent prouees3s fn IA.
gutsss nos engaged In h. dance, with ar m,ss
da'gbnul from the m0untstns which environ
6sras0gs on the Horsn. Eyery yher9 elsa
quito ignore dan ing At ,his season Of The yes-.
Bus Rare Il does seem suitable for gray heads nks
USne or my grand babies Of thirteen summers. Yas,
Il ~ hers every way conservative o. businessiiks
and snail dare 70 say that enjoy Is wsh AL my
nisht.
Ga the whole New York Is IN empire aai sraso-
ga one OF iss great festares.a graf long valley Of
more than enc and fifty different mineral spri1gs,
some Of which are uDequsl<d In the whole world.
The mountain range from here stretches far into tns
north, say quite one hundred milee. So that tbs
air from che highland prineval forest may invorAse
the denizsn from the aeropo,s Bls ASIDE fcom ali
these natural ATTRACTIONS, people make il 1ouDly in
teiestipg- congrega'ins bers from all the ref ned
cites Of the world, there il groooing Of bssasy
and fashion, refinement, aud even intellect, wniol
IL peculiar to Itself, bat not TO our great csies;
ciaDy as seen in zreat hotels TIE disrs1c,
Is here TIA guests ere from great lies, aud 10
cities they are from al ps,fs Of our great country.
Ard dsCaIe shAs to'day cav afed 10 the great
dining hall Of this estab isb merit, witaont exe p.ioo,
the g. estest humber OF elegant eed tssssfuiy
dressed lsl Es and gentlemen than II was ever nv
pleasure 20 note ID any empire Of the world. from
This ia my fortieth fegd'St simmer at Saratoga,
matter OF no Consequence TO the readers OF Ine
Herr LID, only that am nel posted regarding its
changes this season there Is not snob 10 the Shole
place. have examined every pace, from the ten
springs tn the ever sparkling CsDgress. Thers is
nothing here the pres nj seas0a whlc is 81 all like
snob, and the only aDiuaI which mas 1T any ii no
given the least promise Of supplying his place, vas
orc which early in SEASON, ealed snne,Ier,
.0nnt oted with inssttupoo called the Maine lay.
Tpe Institution itself In bad repute lis Off yer left
two or three weeks since.
Old fssbioaed IS I am, pay my tavern bin every
week, and am grat,fsd 80 tell tne readers OF the
HERALD and toe rect Of ms1 kiad, that prices have
net advsI c@d dime at the o. tied States Hotel the
PRESENT season. for Any guest, Der diem, week or
uonsA. But were IL mot for those sumcsuous din
Dtrs, twenty per ospt better than in any previous
year. particularly OF to day, you might have had q
more rscs letter. Good dinners, however. pus IA on
Rood terms With all the world; seem to give in
creased love for old friends and adm!raion Tor the
dies PIP
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-23

plsce III write you vno is rhs essful competitor,
and the nane Of the oro~oed Queen may b no
other ptrfen g. al louf d.aest nd sincere friend,
b
/ forget To wehtior, dear Virginia r., that theirs
Is swing, on s1so - fasoy affair, which We are
forever parroDjzipg, W. girls, for 10 draws such Q
crowd 0, yours men aronao %, AL Of whom strive
We scream Ii we go very bi-h, and they enjoy It;
OH it's very exbilirstiag. must tell y0n that it IA
very modest STAIR, no ssvsr, Ia tho shape Of
cit down as ifrn . GARAGE; there 10 moe little
step, too 10 the sde, Va only show our feet when
getting In and out, and our sncles little II they
are pretty (as mine srs), becAnse we are Obliged 70
evening tire bali room Is hgnted up. (Weber's vsra
fine b nd of ten musicians appear In the orchestra
precisely at o'clock and We have BAH. Tires
times week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
ve 60 In just rs We are ~ dinner they ere called
the "updress balls" ana ususiy break up bet seen
zen aud eleven; bat On the other evenings we 10
playa in tie bah room, and everybody goes In to
rear then, especially the children, who dance and
! as, ana are a. happy .. we arc ut night We
VOC, We ies ike j. bat NO usually prefer
ils,enlI8 70 selections fsOlo the operas.
Don't we, now, lead a charming lfe deer Virgil
mar lar superior, judging from what you write.
q your city doings down . Cape May. Wnen you
your sister and yous bsotners family, to these
springs, for you will al enjoy your VISIT 80 much.
On! virginia have be,ome acquainted With such
. sweet fellow aresi r. r. V.-you undergrad
10 rich ard elesapt! Tel your sister N. we do
have tho cosest walks 70 the spring, by moonlight
together. ana ,hsn ali srouod The windfpg paths ia
get back 70 tie Pavilion aud up and diva the i'm.
mense portcoes, $50 feet m length in from. Of it.
He quotes poetry, Byron, end Moore, ana Festus
supeIely, my dear oCz! fneD he folds my shawl so
gracefully around me, when the dancing Il over,
and accompanies me to my cabin; of course hghta
ny candle by the lamp WEIGH is burning outside
fur the convenience Of t1e whole row, briggs it t.
me, shakes ha0dsOh hiss perfect love, Virgil
MIA! OF course he'll vic the prize at the grand
tournament, and then / ssall he Qoeea! TaS
knights are already practising for it, and Al tho
ladies' are going 70 zee them. The banks OF the
river are just across tna bridge at tina fo,t OF the
hill, about quarter OF mile of: Bus before fin
ish this alreaoy too org Letter. must tell you that
" Is my intention In nv nexs letter 10 give you q
running sketch of the living portraits which adorr
the galleries Of the Faaauisr White SULPHUR Springs;
and you msY rest assn, ira, you had only beer
here should begin with you and your sister; for
will sketch life il goes, without regard to friends
or foes.
Sincerely and truly your sffsctionate Coz
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-23

New York is reached from Boston at tue sane
hop,s ard by the ssue conveyancss above des-
sy,htd.
Trains for Portland N sine, from Boston, leave oy
the eastern or lower route, at "A, II add p. NJ,
and BY the Boston and Maine, or upper route, at
Ae ssue hours. Az Q matter Of information for
travellers in this part Of the United Satss, NO will
~ that the conveyance fssks of spirits on tbs
~syson OK among the bsggsge, Is . misdemssnor,
and il puniAhed by fine and imprisonment. Tbs
t,svejler In Maine win be delighted with The
scenery along the noble rivers, the Peuobsco. snd
Ktnusbec. and II he ahould penetrate - far o.
Heoetbesd Lake, 10 will fad such fshiog and
shooting a. cannot be found anywhere else. The
White Mountains may be reached By thsreute-
Also Canada, by the Atlantic and 81. Lawrence
Railroad.
"a, LAKE. GEORGE, SHARON sPnlN0s AND NIAGARA
FALLS.
The New York and E,ie Railroad IL the principal
direct route from New York CITY to tho West. rnIs
yeaA 10 Ago miles in length and u considered 70 be
~ finest specimen Of 3 ian wy In the world. Pas
fepgeTs for Buffalo or Dunkirk lsave pier foot Of
Dusns street. ct A. N. (express), Sis " (n,aiD
n $50 P. N. There " An enigrant train 70 called
which leaves At 6P. N. Passengers for Niagara
Falls by this routs VIII change cars at ElnrA, 2;5
miles nom New York, taking the E,mira aud Ma.
parA Falls road, l66 miles TO the Falls rraSh
fare Passengers for the North vest, Canada, g.
viii stop at Binghamton, 243 miles, ani go from
thence to Syracuse. From Syracuse toere Is rail-
way 10 Osxsgo on the shores Of Lake 0ataio
sesanboats scross Lake Ontario 10 TORONTO, from
whence the Ontario, Simcoe aud Huron railway
ssnveJs PASSENGERS 70 Cotllng WOOL and thence (
he Sauh Ste. Marie, Chicago, &C.. &c. This l. a
psw route and ia becoming quite popular. @. 8
Tappep, 275 Broadway, is the agent in this city
The Ontario rad has just received the mail c1a
tsset. On the Erie Railroad they have lssely
nsds . novel appointment, Mat Of steward
who eees along the line aad take- care
sAA, the comfors Of the passengers l. attended %
TIE keepers Of the saloons for refreshmeai ar
NIsnts It will, and taey are elected in case thei
ssabEsim eps are not well kept This is an ex
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-23

accommodating spirit OF ia gcn.semsni2 proprietor
lMr Baker, late CT Washington caty) remains M
surpassed by any Other wssx1ns psacs in our coun.
try. Ispesk knowingly, for have waited Saratoga
Springs, Shnon, Old Potas G aniot and o;ber
phases Of fashionable reeor, and can truly say that
these springs, a. row kept by MI Bakor, VIII com
pare mt at favosaDly with them.
This isvorite ADD popular establishment has re
Gently undergone excessive snapeovensns, which
will Rrestly conLribu'c 10 toe comfort and peAsure
Of iH yisifcrs- Eyerysfirs has nsen done BY iss
prtseHs aertemany prcpncsor which " calculated
TO giatny The ias aDs fancy OF Its gsAsH, rs well
rs TO promote their health aud hsppsneas. Visltcrs
may he seen every moiring s5d svestnS In toeir
carriages srd on HORSEBACK, vac riag the beautiful
scenery, which conlmAads the adnirslon Of every
tebolder. Even sunrise or sansst vii amply
Gay an h1frirer OF nature aad Dves OF tue beauti
ini for III the fatigue which ne nay hive 70 uDder
go from your Residence IN u. 10 rea hng tn.se
spring., which are epcompassed BY - spiepdd a
panossms OF LONELINESS aaa rfsDde0t ~ oAn Dc seen
10 any other portion OF oor ccunty. lou CA
esloy yourselves here " any ~h@e Ia ee
Eord for everything connec'ed vita TIE springs
has teSn established Cor the cssr sad tie pl..sare
OF the quests TIE lovers o. flowers aEc mdac will
find peculiar care has been taken "a ON ,'sssf s2
piova; while the i.ioS Deer Ga the lawn, the gold
and silver fsh, tse D1Daices. The ta AID lao ssaa
meg relieve tedious hfur b those sho sre inter-
.tted IN tho fires ncturu, In q wcra, ev-ry stop
has teen taken which expanded hber Atty cJ1ld
suag, st. to Ard 70 tbe e1ufht an soc sunnodatio1
a yisteps. You can txstctse ~ J0W pleasure "a
the teupin alleys tnc pistol gsllsiies and TIE bali
room. Tue hu,dlo race end the ioasr snsu,, the
fancy ball, masquerade and bfiliisnt fireworks vii
also Ii nd TIER nftra .tions There a., repyescnta-
ives here from al pa,s % the Union, as fsc north
ss b 3st n and New Yoft, aud ~ Gar south as
Charleston AID New OrL ans, though A. this p,a5sns
sine ,he prea.s IT nnmJef " vis,crs are from ti.
meYe, Richmond aod Wasnir gto1. We arc prspar
ing for the grand tournament, which comes off ia
August, and which ell be attended by ths Il 5wer
Of virginia, the pride aud beauty Of thu Safes, and
the fancy bail on the week ensuing. wnea il takes
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-07
Protection for Carnefs

FROM private letter written BY the United
States consul at Tangier, Morocco. we m,k.
the following extract -
"The rich Jews and Moors here. of which
there are few under foreign protection. COW
er their Brussels carpets with what are called
Naeas rigs, really the famous Turkish ear
pets. These rugs collect all the dirt. and are
taken up weekly and shaken, thus preserving
the cleanliness Of the carpet. The same
course is parsued here by such consuls as can
afford the expense. These rugs are most
elegant fabrics, hahdsomer and more durable
than the carpets they are used to cover, and
so thick that treading upon them is luxury.
Wool and labor being cheap here, the price
OF these rugs is in proportion. l purchased
one, seven yards long and two yards wide, fof
twenty dollars. They are never woven to ex.
coed three yards in width, but. can be obtained
OF any length. Ii occurred 10 me that these
fabrics would form an elegant addition 10 the
covering Of the halls Of Congress, Vice Pres
ident's and Speakers rooms, &c. As they
are never nailed down, and can be removed at
pleasure, their use would secure great cleanli-
ness, as they could be shaken every night if
you pleased. Being so thick and heavy, placed
above carpet they would afford great warmth
TO the feet. They would last, with decent
usage, generation, and then be worth in the
United States all their cost here. They pre-
serve their beauty and brilIiancy to the last,
ladies. The Bashaw Of This Place has so one seS q
these rugs in his reception roum which he said
had been used BY his father and himself for
sixty years, and it is still good"
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-07

last dstillation as a substance which, in the
form of paraffine, resembles spermaceti, and
from which excellent candles may be made.
1t is expected that the arrangements for dis
tilling the rock oil will be completed BY next
fall, and the article sold at moderate price,
With sperm oil at two dollars and a half a
gallon, candles at a proportionate price, and
the explosive burning fluids only to be used
at the risk of ones life, a new ilIuminator,
which shall combine the advantages Of cheap
ness, safety and brilliancy Of light cannot fail
to come into extensive use. The tract of
land-about one hundred acres-now owned
by the company, will yield an average supply
Of about five hundred gallons per day; but ar
rangements will probably be made for increas-
ing the supply by more extended operations--
Boston Transcript.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-07

poor, and made their huge fortune ID the %.
bacco and snuff business. The late Ansop q.
rhelps, two millions learned the ,fsde of
timer. and made fortune in iron and copoer,
Alexander T. Stewart. two millions. now il
me dry goods palace began business in flts
se iancy store. OF those who are put down
~ -. : Hh'illon and half, George Law beass
iiis as iarm laborer, Cornelius Vanderbilt ..
Ooatman' John Lafarge as steward i yoseob
BonaParts. Of the millionaires Jana. 9.hs.,
'erman began life as journeymau tailos ..d
Peter Cooper as glne maker. Georr. H,u-
croft, Henry James, Professor Au,bon
Thomas McElrath and DR.. Francis are s,.,,
stated to possess hundfed thousand dol,ar,.
Edwin Forest is rated quarter of million /,
SO is Sidney E. Morse, OF the New York Oh.
server. VIM. Niblo, it appears, has four hun-
dred thousands. Barnum is put down a. eight
hundred thousand. Bennett at one hundred
and fifty thousand. But perhaps the mos.
remarkable statement Of ali is, that Mrs. Okel
OF new York, has made quarter of million
dollars by keeping school,
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-07
Corn Plants for Fodder.

There are few articles brought to market,
which are in greater demand than milk and
butter-none, which it is more desirable that
they should be sweet and pure, and presented
in fine condition. The best butter has brought
from thirty-seven and half TO fifty cents a
pound in the Boston market for several years
past-not at the stalls and market places, but
supplied to families weekly in small quantities.
Beef is now, and will remain for SONS time,
scarce, and prices will rule that will forbid a
use of it in anything like the amount consumed
heretofore, and butter, in one form and anoth-
er, will supply its place in considerable de-
gree. Butter is also largely exported, at the
same time that there is constant and rapid
increase in the population, in ratio greater,
perhaps, than the means are increased for
supplying it. There will unquestionably be
demand, at fair and remunerative prices, for
all the farmer can spare.
1t is now generally believed that maK is a
nutritious and substantial article of food that
with bread, baked apples, boiled rice, homi-
ny and other articles, it is better adapted to
the system, even of laboring men, than diet
mainly made up of meats. In one or another
of the forms mentioned above, it is common at
the hotels and eating-houses in the cities, and
hundreds daily dine upon it who have hereto
fore only considered it fit food for children or
persons not engaged in laborious occupations.
The change is wholesome one, especially in
our hot summers, and milk, in almost any
quantity, will be in demand at fair prices. 1t
is the only article, however, among the farm
products, which has been sold at too low a
price until within the six months just passed.
These premises being correct, il becomes an
important consideration how cows shall be fed
in order to produce the largest quantity and the
best quality of each. Our pastures throughout
New England, and especially in Massachu-
sets, comprise the most unproductive lands we
have: they have been overstocked and fed until
exhausted Of most of their original elements Of
fertility, and now require treble the number OF
acres TO support COW that they did forty years
ago. Many OF them are upon hillside too pre-
cipitous for the plow, and others too stony to
admit of cultivation, their phosphates exhaust
ed and their vitality mostly gone.
It is not our purpose now to enquire how
these may be reclaimed. fertilized, and made
profitable, but to speak of another source Of
supply, when close feeding and our scorching
summer suns have exhausted the natural pas
lures Of their grasses.
The maize, or corn plant, of whatever varie-
ty, is eminently adapted to our climate. 1t is
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-07
Don't Spill the GRAVY.

Catlin, the famous American traveller and
collector of Indian curiosties, has seen some
stirring incidents in the course of his adven-
lures. The following is related by fellow
traveller, who gave Catlin the sobriquet of
Governor = "One day, when we had landed,
and most of our party were lying asleep on
the boat, which was drawn under the shade Of
some large trees, the Governor and had col
lected wood and made large fire on the bank,
two or three rods from the boat, over which
we were roasting fat pig, which had shot
from the boat during the morning. l was
squat down on one side of the fire, holding a
short-handled frying-pan in which we made
some very rich gravy, which the Governor,
who was squatted down opposite me, was lad
ling over the pig with an Indian wooden
spoon. All of sudden / observed his eye
fixed on something over my shoulder, when
he said to me in very low tone, Now, l
want you TO keep perfectly cool, and don't
spill your gravy; there is splendid tiger
right behind you = l held fast to the frying
pan, and turning my head gradually around, l
had full view of the fellow, within eight pac-
es of me, lying fiat on his side, and with his
paws lifting up and playing with the legs of
one of our Spaniards who had laid himself
down upon his belly, and was fast asleep
Our rifles were left in the boat! The Gov
ernor drew himself gradually down the bank,
on his hands and feet, ordering me not to
move. was in hopes he would have the old
MIME, but he preferred his own weapon, and
getting it to bear upon the beast, he WIS
obliged to wait some minutes for il to raise its
head, so as not to endanger the poor Span
lard at the crack of the rifle, the animal gave
piercing screech, and leapt about fifteen feet
straight into the air, and fell quite dead. The
Spaniard leapt nearly as far in different d.
rection; and at the same instant, from behind
little bunch of bushes on the opposite side;
and not half the distance from our fire, and
right behind the Governors back, where he
had been sitting, sprang the mate, which darted
into the ,hicket and disappeared. We skinned
this beautiful animal. which was shot exactly
between his eyes, and, after all hands had
withdrawn to the baat, waited several hours
in hopes that the other one would show him
self again but we waited in vain, and lost
arour game"
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-07

ter at that time; but two Of the apple trees
were hollow and cut one Of them dow, ,f,e,
trying to make it do something, and fudno
that could not.
Well, the apple trees bore something for
fruit, but so grabbed and sour they would make
pig squeal. For amusement | grated all
the four gradually, or year by year, cutting
OIL the old branches and grating the limbs
with Roxbury Russets, New York Russets,
baldwlns, &C., all the best could find
Now, l have had about ten barrels Of good ap-
pies, annually, to put up for winter, fof three
or four years past, besides all We have used
In family Of five, and we have used them
freely all we wanted till time 10 gather the
winter apples.
have yard in front of my house, about
forty feet square, in front of which are two of
the Balm Of Gilead trees before mentioned.
which are now large trees, and have been left
outside-of the front fence; but inside of the
fence set out, about ten years ago, three pear
trees of the common summer pear, which now
give US all the pears we want, for they have
borne well for about four years.
From the pear trees to the house, | filed
the space with flower beds and have many va
rieties, say twenty kinds of roses and nearly
one hundred kinds Of other flowers l have
planted on the south side of my buildings,
next to the passage to the barn, plums, peach
es and grapes. The peaches have not sue
ceeded well, nor the pums, so cut the plum
trees off and grated them with the green and
Purple Gage, only three or four years ago,
and now have plenty of the finest plums
ever saw. so that have to prop the small
branches. My grapes began to bear last year !;
| had about bushel, and should think about
double the quantity this year. l have set out
some ounce trees, but they do not bear yet
Besides the trees and grape vines, have
annually raised about ten bushels of potatoes,
six or seven bushels of beets ard carrots, some
English turnips and ruta bagas, and few
cabbages and onions, as many as our folks
wanted to use. We have also had beans,
peas and corn, what we wanted to use green,
and | have annually had about three or four
bushels ofdry corn, one bushel Of pop corn,
and sweet corn enough to plant myself and
supply all my neighbors. Also have annu-
ally raised cncumbers, water and muskmelons,
summer and winter 'squashes, one or two hun
dred. or one Thousand pounds of pumpkins
All this has been raised on less than half an
acre of ground, including buildings, and drive
ways-and have had more vegetables for
years in my family than some men that culti-
100 c.A hundred acres-all on poor, grayelly
New Hampshire land, without any help but
my girls in the flower department. And as
Goldsmith says, "we make every rod of
ground support its an.'-Cor. N. e. Farmer