Smyrna times., 1858-05-06
WHOLE NO., 371.

with advantage by all Of US who live on the
banks of rivers, or on the coast of the Atlantic.
Upon one part Of the estate we found brick
and tile works, where all the operations of ma
king, setting, and burning drain tiles were 90
ing on. This is a subject which has especially
occupied my attention., and have seen various
machines in operation in several places, and
have narrowly watched the methods of Iayipc
out the drains and laying the tiles. | am more
impressed with the Importance Of the sub biect TO
Us at home. Much perhaps of our New Eng
land soil requires no draining, but much of our
most valuable land. am satisfied, would double
in value, at small expense, by draining with
tiles, when We can have them at fair price,
and know how to use them.
have not space now to speak particularly of
the crops of wheat and other grain, nor of the
culture OF the root crops, nor OF the magnificent
stock OF cattle, SWINE, and sheep, nor Of The
plowlng with those queer old pOws, straight
burrows for half mlc such as never saw in
America. We nave had many talks about
plows; but they have one argument IN favor of
their ungalnly Implement Their work is far
better than ours; and it is either because they
have better plows, or hold them better, ard cur
farmers and plOw makers may settle that Ques-
tlon as they can. | have seen "a man in Eng
land, with yoke OF oxen fastened in collars.
mouths, guiding them with reins, and holding
The piow himself, striking out lands eighty rods
long, with 40 stakes except at the ends, abso-
iute!y straight, lhar | could not see an inch
variation III tie distance. 1t is common op-
eralIcn here To plow land INTO ridges for man
gods, drill four rows at time with horse
arm, ana when The crop is up, 10 horse-hoe four
rows at once. ANY person who Will consider
this statement wtll perceive that all the opera.
tlons must be accurate TO admit of this treat
ment. think bad powlng is Que of our ma.
tlonul sins "
TALE OF HORKOES An alrocious crime
has just been trp~truted IN Sziksza, Hungary
A haWkcr who had lOng been in the habit of
travelling about the country selling linen.
stopped for the night at the house of a peasant.
After taking his supper quietly with his host,
he retired to bed. In the middle of tile night
the wife awoke her husband and proposed TO
him to 60 and murder the hawker, in order 10
get possession Of his property. The husband
positively refused, ol which the woman calling
him coward, went and plunged large knife
into the heart Of the sleeping hawker The
husband then, by order of his wife, put the body
into a sack and threw 1t into the river, while
she set about removing all the marks of blood.
In the morning her son, boy of five years of
age, asked his mother for piece of bread,
when she took the knife to cut him Slice
Seeing this The child cried out, h" Do not cut it
with that knife. for you used it 10 ILL the
hawker!" On this the woman. fearins stLat the
crime would be revealed by the child, seized
hold OF hun and threw him into the oven. 1t SO
happened that on the very night of the murder.
the house Of another peasant had been robbed
ot quantity ot meat and bacon, and the owner
had been proving about IN search of the thief
In passing near The house of his neighbor, he
smel' an eX raordlnary odor of something burn
ing, and gave an alarm. When persons were
entering the house to search for the cause of
The smell, the mother had pulled out the half
consumed body OF the child from the oven, and
was endeavorIng to carry 1t away in her apron,
but one OF the feet was seen protruding and the
whole affair was discovered. The peasant and
his wife were arrested, and the woman made a
full confession of her guilt.