Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-05-04
A COUNTRY EDITOR.

liberalty with which its conductors are re-
warded for their toll, is by the editor oil a
country paper 10 the State Of New, York.
We vouch for the truth OF the story, and
give il in our friends own words. Mobile
ADV.
"Aher was out of my time, | procured
letters of recommendation from the editor oil
the Albany Argus and went to the town oil
- to enighten the citizens by the corrus'
cations of my intellect upon the subject oil
democracy had, as you may well sup
pose, formed the most extravagant IDEAS oil
the importance of an editor and | think
never was so we'll satisfied with myself as
when registered my name at the hotel in
-. as Editor of the Undesirable Re-
publican Banner
"Well, took possession ofmy kingdom,
consisting of an old Ramage press and three
cases of plea type, worn down TO the Sd nick,
and began the new series ofthe Hardscrabble
Republican But at the end OF six months
my landlord became pressing for my board,
and was fain to make call upon my
patrons This did through the columns of
my paper, not doubling that they would
come forward enthusiastically and pay.
The notice continued month (; but to my
utter dsmay, not one of my patrons made
his appearance. | now went 10 work in
good earnest; made out my bills and present
ed them to my village customers in person
I didn't make much by this. owed the
tailor twice MS much as he owed me-ihe
shoemaker brought me in his debt-the
barber pokng me in his bill for shaving
my iace--the blacksmith had mended the
frisket of my old confounded old Ramage
the timer had charge for soldering
roller moud-the grocer for glue and
molasses-and in ine discovered that my
collections left me about hundred dollars
in debt.
"Nothing now remained but an appeal to
my country subscribers. This | made, and
fortunately most of them was ready 10 pay,
but in such currency as would astonish
even these latter days Shin plasters are
nothing to it-One said he agreed to pay in
wood, and added pointing TO the woods,
there it is help yourself Another promised
me load of pumpkins the next week. One
offered me a pig for his subscription and
as was whole hog editor | closed
with the offer Immediately. But new
difficulty arose. There were two pigs, and
the owner could not think he said, Of separ-
ating them, they would be sure 10 pine away
and die. | suggested that he should let me
have them both, and would give him
credit for years subscription in advance.
This he refused, but proposed that should
take one pig for the years subscription, and
help him to get in his hay two days for the
other. This agreed TO do Never did a
poor devil work harder. or sweat more pro-
fusely than during those memorable Two
days ,,,, ;, r,,,,,,,, .s -, - .
bag put pig in each end, slung it across
my shoulder, and started home. | reached
half way, the bag became untied-out slip.
ped the little piggling in that end-cocked
up his tail and ran for dear life. | dropped
the bag and started 10 chase Over the
fences through bush and brier hedge and
ditch we had it side by side, as Major Dow
ming says, only the pig liltle ahead AT last
Igive up in dispair, and set down on a log
to ruminate upon The dignity of the press,
and the ingralitude OF pigs and democrats.
Mired Crop of Corn and Potatoes.-John
Lorrain planted ten acres OF Indian corn, in
rows eight feet three inches distant, and
hills with three plants at eighteen inches in
the rows. Between each row he planted
two rows OF potatoes The product was
430 3-4 bushels of corn, and 84S of potatoes,
or AZ OF corn and "a OF potatoes on each a.
cre AT another time he obtained SO BUSH
els of shelled corn, and $50 bushels Of pota
toes from an acre. A gentleman has Just
assured us. that he made u simler expert.
ment last summer, alternating two rows oil
corn. at two and a bali feet, and two rows oil
potatoes, with very great success.
This mode Of culture give to the corn the
advantages of air and sun, which it requires.
while the shade oflhe corn does not preiu.
dice, or but partially the growth of the pota-
toe crop.
Two EXPERIMENTS were made by Hart
Massey, Esq, of WATERFOWL, jeff last spring.
according TO the Watertown Standard. one
in his corn field, and the other in his orchard.
which produced uncommon resuts.-He
planted five rows in his corn field with seed |
soaked in solution OF salt petre.-and the |
product OF these five rows was greater than
the product OFFS like rows along side. sim.
ilarly treated in all respects save in preparing
the seed The stepped corn was not touch.
ed by the worm, while the rest of the crop
was nearly destroyed by them We have
been in the habit of dissolvng salt petre in
our steep for seed corn, for many years
but as we have stepped tall we are not able
to judge OF its comparative advantages.
Great benefit has been ascribed 10 nitre. in
the preparation of seed wheat as well as
corn, in communications from Robert John.
son and Dr. Graham, formerly senators, to
the old society of agriculture, &c.