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IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUAIL
PTY OF POTATOES.

Any Improvement that can be effect
ed in the quality of potatoes is impor-
tant. Some observations on the SUBJ
|ject, at this season of the year, may
possibly, therefore, have useful ten
dency. e" ste3
1t is well known that, in some soils,
and in most seasons, the produce OF po-
tatoes is abundant, and their quality ex
cellent; while in others, the quantity is
not deficient, but the. quality is Inferior;
and there are situations SO uniavorable
that the crop is always bad in every
respect. Occasionally, indeed, cold,
wet seasons deteriorate this important
crop, even in the best soil, on which the
most excellent cultivation had been be-
slowed. als .r'
Supposing, however, that all has been
done that could possibly be effected, in
the way Of good cultivation, yet when
the crop is fit for taking up, its proper
after-management is most important
consideration. ~.
People think that if they guard their
crop from frost, they have done all that
can be needed; but this is mistake of
the worst kind. By improper manage
ment after taking up, potatoes of the /,
first quality are easily spoiled; and, on
the contrary, by judicious treatment, =
even such as are watery may be much
improved. s.s'-i 'aai'.z 70
It is of the FIRST consequence that
light as well as frost should be guard
ed against; for light renders the tubers
unwholesome. The stems, andin fact,
all the parts of the potatoe plant above
ground are more or less polsonous.-f
Tubers are occasionally formed along
the stem, but they are, as we all know,
green and bad. This is entirely owing
their exposure to light.
Having pointed out one Of the sour
ces of deterioration, it may be as well
to name means of improvement. Al
way S dry the tubers before cooking
them. If potatoe is weighed when
fresh taken up, then laid on a dry,warm5
place for some time, and again weighed,
it will be found 10 have become lighter,
in consequence of the evaporation of a
portion of its water, and it will then,
in cooking, be more foury. In Ireland,
with this in view, potatoes, when wa
terry, are often taken out of the caves
and kept in diy place for few weeks, =
and great improvement is the conse-n
quence. The French are aware of
this fact. A writer in the "Revue"
Horticale" says: "ln unfavorable sea-
sons potatoes are often found to be wa
terry and without flavor, although cook
ed with the greatest care. In this case,
the mode Of effecting an ameIioration
is easy; it consists in placing them near
stove, or oven, for about week pre-
viously to their being used. At the
end of that time they will be found
mealy and of good flavor" .-
London Gardeners Chronicle.
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A VENERABLE WoMAN.-We learn
from the West Chester Record, that
there died atSprington Forge in West
Marlborough township, Chester couh-
ty ,on the gath ult., Mrs. Esther Towns
ley, at the remarkable age Of 105 years
and II months. She was born in l74l
more than century ago. At the
time other death, her daughters family,
in which she resided, was composed of
the old lady, her daughter, her grand
daughter, her great granddaughter and
her great great grand-daughter--a reg
uIar descent of five generations. These
were the only persons constituting the
household--fve persons--each repre-
senting a generation! The age of her
daughter is 70 years, and of her great
great granddaughter about 8 years.
Mrs. Townsley was born in Ireland.
l -o PennsylUdnian., pat
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SAcAcITY OF DoG.--On Friday
evening, an intoxicated man. whose
name we suppress from consideration
of the feelings of his friends, walking
near the Worcester railroad, by its juno
ton with fremont street, fell across
the track and there lay. He was ac-
companled by dog, which, after look
ing at the representative of fallen hu-
manity, Immediately betook himself to
a tenement in the vicinity, and by bar
king and scratching, induced an indi-
vidua to open the door. The dog con-
tinued barking, and in various modes
endeavored to make the person follow.
him. After while, the person follow
ed the dog till he came to the place
where the dogs master lay with his
head across ihe track. The intoxica-
ted man was rescued from his perilous
situation, and in few minutes the rail-
road cars crossed the place.
Boston Times.
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ALMOST AN EL0PEMENT.

awe met an old friend the other day
whom we had not seen Tor severa
months. sJohn," said we in the course
ofa conversation with him, ''Why dom
you get married and settle down some
wlerew a .iE
y"Get married and settle down, you
said" John repeated with emphasis.
"Yes.'
'lcame very near settling dorn with.
out getting married, a while ago"
allows that!'
"No matter-l don't like to tell Sc.
crets to an editor"
s'But in confidence, you know, John.
Come, out with it,"
"Wont you tell?'
.sNo." ~
"Now know you will; but pledge
me that my name shall not go with II,
and you shall have the story, and may
tell it as much as you please
We pledged our "sacred honor" and
John threw away his cigar and ccm-
meilced." i''
"Some two or three months ago, |
happened into one Of the prettiest little
villages you ever set you're yes upon"
"What was its nane?"
nos.That's my concern, and III manage
it without your assistance. 1t was in
deed beautiful village, with pretty
streets, pretty houses, pretty gardens,
pretty fences, pretty every thing-and
among other things, pretty ,oOmaen. The
latter, you know, naturally take Ii
king to; and Of course was not dis
pleased when kind Of fifteenth cous-
in, whom called on during short
stay thereon business strictly-invi-
ted me to make his house my home for
afortnight or SO, while ! went over the
sporting grounds in the neighborhood,
and killed all the beasts, birds, and
witches that ran wild there. Hang
me if didn't thank the fellow with a
full heart; and ! removed my little bun
die Of clothes and other rubbish to his
house in double quick time. ~ L
Well, j had been there three or four
days, and had been cunning every day,
without SO much as killing wood
pecker or tree7toad, when one day, in,
crossing a piece Of open ground sur
rounded entirely with woods, discov-
cred, not little to my surprise, the
prettiest. girl | had ever seen in, my
whole life. From her appearance, |,
Judged at once she had lost her way,
and prepared myself immediately to-
perform piece Of true gallantry. So
walking straightup 10 her, ] commune,
Gated my suspicious very politely, and
inquired if ! could render any assist
ance.dl - ,,stt ~. 5,,.,f....,3 VA s.,ess.,i
She replied that she had lost her way
in attempting to go through a wood by
an obscure path, and would be very
much obliged if lied her into the main
road, or point out the directionin which
il Jay, l, Away we started together ~
On, the way we chatted about every
thing we. could think Of Except her
pretty self, which ] was thinking Of
Continually for she was as, sociable as
an old school mate, and even told me
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remark was made while we were on a
walk through the village, that lady
was close behind us at the time, and
my friend, who saw her face, though,
she must be an angel. She turned out
to be one!
My horse was sent back to the sta.
ble, and the next morning ! was leaving
the beautiful village, and the beautiful
Ellen, and my fifteenth cousin, and his
happy family, as fast as steam would
carry me-" II. .
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One of those clustering, would be
gentlemen, whom we frequently meet
on board steamboats,, cursing the wait
ers and making themselves particularly
disagreeable to all around them says
the Boston Times, was lately very pro-
perly rebuked at one OF our hotels
Turning to a gentleman who sat on his
right, he pointed with his finger and
said: 8. 5Hf37a aar
"Butter, sira" 2 u bass 3L
"Yes," quietly responded the person
addressed. 81 see it iS!m m}idH .7
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The editor of the Quincy Herald, who
was recently "sacked" at a singing
school, by damsel of uncertain age,
perpetrated the following III natured re4,
mark: "The safest place in thunder
storm is on the larboard side Of an old
maid. Beng decided non conductor
there is no danger Of her attracting any
thingw ,3" Z"
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THINGS THAT CHANGE.

& e
pay BY MRS. HEMANs.
Knowest thou that seas are sweeping
Where cities once have been!
Where the calm wave is sleeping,
Their towers may yet be seen;
~ Far down below the CLASSY tide - .'''
9 Mans dwellings, where his voice hath died.
Knowest thou that Hocks are feeding fl,f.
Above the tombs of old, .s,i ...,..
Which kings, their armies leading, ,,a
'''' Have fingered to behold'
A short smooth green-sward DER them spread
Is all that marks where heroes bled. TT
Knowest thou that now the token ,s,te
OF temples once renowned, r.J,
Is but pillar broken,
With glass and wall flowers crowned'
And the lone serpent rears her young
Where the triumphant Tyre hath rung.
qia Well, well, ! know the story
Of ages passed away, ...r ) nam.
3. And the mournful wrecks that glory .'l
Has left to dull decay. .t.,
But thou hast yet a tale to learn
More full Of warning sad and stern.
Thy pensive eye, but ranges 34a.g ...',
fog. Der ruined fame and hall, -a.. Co.,. d,
4, Oh! the deep soul has changes a.,
l,,. More sorrowful than all. ,..,.,.
Talk not whilst these before thee throng,
OF silence in the place Of song.
e See scorn-rwhere love has perished, .,, 10.
llr, Distrust--where friendship grew; s,a..
., q Pnde--where nature cherished ,ai y,.I It..
a, All tender thoughts and true! .. ...,
And shadows of oblivion thrown .,..
Der every trace of idols gone.
np, Weep not for tombs far scattered, ~ III
yGd For temples PROSTATE laid; l..a .g
II, In thine own heart lie shattered,
as, The altars it had made .if..t,.t,. -..,.
Go sound its depths in doubt and fear!
Heap up no more its treasures here.
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Pope says, in one of his letters to :
Swift: 81 will enjoy the pleasure Of
what I give, by giving It alive, and see
ing another enjoy it. When ! die, 4
should be ashamed to leave enough for.
monument, if there were a wanting
friend above ground" .s1 - ,',, Z, + J.
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OLD AeE.--Mr. John Hightower, a
soldier of the Revolution, died week
or two since in Marengo county, Ala
bama, at the age of l26 years. He re.
ceived wound at Braddocks defeat,
80 years ago. ro ~. ..s
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! Lord Bacon beautifully said: "lf a
man be gracious to strangers, it sho ws
he is citizen of the world, and that
his heart is no island, cut offfrom other
lands, but continent that joins them"
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I : dy,aa ~ ELLEN BIZ,

immediately collected having fool
Iishly expressed this foolish intention a
day or,two after my arrival in the vii
lage, to an old friendwho accompanied
me, there. on business with some Of the
merchants. lrecpllected, too, that the
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TIES TIM ONIALS

Livingston, Ala, July /, lS4J
Dr.. G.. l.. HUI. Dear Slr-Tho ~
boxes of your Fever and Ague Pills lief
with us last July, were sold out in few
months, and frcquen, calls were made fol
more which we could no, supply, and We
would add as a testimony in their favor
that so far as our knowledge extends
they invariably answered the purpose
fully for which they are designed, We
have also sold about two hundred and
fifty boxes oil your Cough and Worm Lo.
zenges, and they are highly approved
Respectfully, yours,
R. F. HOUSTON & co.
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strictly according 10 The directions accom-
panying them One boS Of these Pills q
generally Sufficient to cure two common
eases Of ChlIsand Fever Judging from
these facts, the Proprietor has the mos
satisfactory reasons Tor Supposing ihol
upwards ol ono hundred thousand persons
have been restored from sickness 10 health
by using tbs impoflan, medicine, aud
that, too, in the brlof space Of twcly,
months. Indeed, no language can de.
scribe, no tongue can express, aud no
pen can portray the vas, amount OF sick
ness and suffering which these Pills have
relieved, and tho JOY and gratitude OF
those who have been restored to health
by using them.
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PROSPECTUS
OF THE
Southwestern Farmer.--Vol. 4,
Improved Series.

NJ. w. PHILIPs& N. G. NORTH, Editors,
Nor despairing of ultimate success in
my cherished object-the permanent es
Enlistment Of an agricultural Journal
for this section of the Union--I now pro.
pose to this community, which is empha,.
+ically an agricultural one, a plan for ex-
tending the circulation, improving the
style and increasing the efficiency, oil
+" The South Western Farmer
This journal has now existed nearly
three merely existed; for it has
not fourished. Like some ill-lended bu,
hardy plant, which barely keeps alive du.
ring a long continued drought, it has mel.
Their delighted the multitude with its Wig.
orous growth, nor cheered the owner with
its profitable fruits. A few indulgenl
friends, scattered sparsely over this and
the adjoining states, have charitably borne
with its many imperiectons. For the
first two years 1t was published in book
form, quarto size; but, on entering upon
the present volume, for many reasons
which seemed imperative to me at the
time, it assumed the common newspaper
or folio form.
1t is the wish OF most OF its readers, (as
am now we'll satisfied, y and it is my own
desire and purpose, that it again revert tc
the book form. Accordingly, | propose
with tho cooperation of the public, &c
place the Farmer" at the beginning Of
tho forth volume, in such form that the
body of the work will he Invested Of ad,
veriisements, and in pages of such con.
venient size as TO be easily handled, filed
and bound. ra
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ARE 4 puRLlC BLEsSlNG.


"HESE PILLS have loag been
known and appreciated for their cx'
iraordinary and immediate powers of re-
storing perfect health to persons suffering
under nearly every kind Of disease to
whi~A the human frame is liable.
They are particularly recommended
10 all those persons who are afflicted with
any kind Of chronic or lingering com.
plant, as there is no medicine before the
public which has so natural and happy
effect upon the system in correcting the
stomach and liver, and to the formation OF
healthy chyle, and thereby purifying the
blood,
They are acknowledged by the hun
dreds and thousands who are using them,
to be no, only The most mild and plea
SAINT in their operation, but the most per-
fectly innocent, safe, and efficient medi.
cine ever offered TO the public. Those
who once make trial Of these pills,
never afterward feel willing to be with,
cut them, and call again and again for
more, which is sufficient proof of their
good qualities.
HEADAcHE-Si Sick or Nervous--Those
who have suffered and are weary Of suf.
fering with this Distressing complaint,
will find Spencer's Vegetable Pills rem
edy at once certain and immediate in its
effects. One single dose of the pills ia.
ken as soon as the headache is Iel, CO
ming on, will cure it in enc half hou
SAtirely.
As remedy in Sumner and Boaeel
Complaints they display their wonderful
powers TO admiration, and are far supe
riOr to anything in use for these com.
plants.
In Dyspepsia and Liver Complaints
they stand unrivaled. Many have been
cured in few weeks, after having suffer
ed under the dreadful complaint for
years.
In Habi'ual Costicensss they are dcei.
dedly superior TO any vegetable pill ever
brought, before the public; and one 25
cent box will establish their surprising
virtues, and place them beyond the reach
Of doubt in the estimation of every indI.
yidual
They are invaluable in nervous and
hypochondriacal affections, loss OF appe-
lite, and all complaints to which females
alone are subject.
They are mild in their action, and con.
Vey almost immediate conviction of their
utility from the first dose. They may be
taken by persons of any age; and the
feeble, the infirm, the nervous, and deli
cate are strengthened by their operation,
because they clear the system of bad hu-
more, quiet nervous irritabli,y, and inva-
riably produce sound health.
Upwards OF three hundred and seventy
thousand boxes Of these inestimabIe Pills
have been sold in the last twelve months
an three States alone, and more than
three times the same quantity in other
States.
AS an antl.bllious medicine, no family
should be without them. A single trial
Of them is more satisfactory than thou
sand certificates.
GA fresh supply OF these Justly eel.
Sbrated Pills, just received and for sale
in Liberty, By WIN. MsKOWEN and ]
BALLARD, Agents.
DR.. Spencer's Pills are also for sale by
an appointed agent in all the towns, vii,
lagos, and at the principal country stores
IN the Southern and Western States.
Price 70 cents per box with full dlrec-
tions.
Sold in Natchez by McGRAW and
FOX, Druggists. may "a. l9me
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NO CURE-NO PAY!
G;SsET [ ]
Jsi3sIR { q YER SslII7

or all the remedies ever discovered
ior the safe, certain, and efFectual cure
o. The Ague and Fever, or Chills and
reVer, none have more merited and re-
ceiVed the appreciation OF the public
than these Pills. Upwards OF Eighty
thousand Boxes have been sold in only
SIX States, within the last twelve months
and over twenty thousand Of thesean the
S'a'e OF Alabama alone. The Proprietor
mas never known single instance where
snese pills have failed 10 cure the Chills
@"O Vsve'' where they have been used
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PROSPECTUS OF THE
STAR OF TEN PERANC Il.

D IL OF L T. NJ Il II a N y ",
A WEEKLY family newspaper, de
IA voted to the promotion Of TEMPE
RANCE, EDUCATION, LITERATURE, AoRIcUL
TURE, and institutions Of improvement
generally, in New Orleans, Louisiana
and the Southwest, is published in thi,
city, (New Orleans,) ut the low price o
Two dollars and fifty cents per annum, in
variably in advance; printed in quartz
form, on fine paper and clear type.
The time has arrived when such pa
per is imperiously demanded by the pc
cuiar exgencies Of reform and improve
ment in the Southwest, and we are de
termined to make a bold and vigorous ef
fort 10 meet the demand
The paper will advocate, with medera
ton and liberali,y, but with frmnoss ant
decision, the pure and lofty principles o
Total Abstinence from all intoxicating
drinks, in health; complete ane
radical reform in our system OF Educa
ton, or rather, il will urge the establish
ment of thorough one in the Library
and Agricultural Societies, and all enter
prises, public or private, calculated TO ell
evate, enIighten and stimulate the grea
mass Of mind throughout our section O.
country--a section than which, there j;
none richer or more advantageously anc
salubriously situated for the develope
ment OF its wealth, on the face Of the
globe. .Ef
1t will labor to kindlc love for the re.
fined, the useful and neither pains nor
expense will be spared TO render i, all
that the friends Of tho cause, in which il
is embarked, could desire; alike tho ad.
vocate Of great and practical principles
Of Temperance, Morals, and Improve,
ment, and the social and attractive CON-
panion Of the parlor and family circle
On the one hand il will avoid the destruc.
tive Charybdis Of being con6ned exclu.
siveIy to one subject, and the fatal Scylla
Of attempting to grasp every thing on the
other. a.a 10
Whilst drawing, whenever it may
think proper, upon the exhaustless and
principles of Christianity-as
such, it will carefully shsn sectorian re.
Iigions, as we'll as party politics.
With this exposition Of the course we
intend to pursue, The appeal to the friends
Of the cause is made.
STEVENS g. ARMS.
New Orleans, Feb, 1916,
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THE PROPOSED FORM.

The present form Of the Farmer is foEo-i. c
It consists of four pages, each measuring l9kS4
49, inches The form of the first and second
volumes was qttarto-i. e. of eight pages each
llNS. The form of the fourth volume, as
now propose it, shall be Octauo-i. c. it will con.
siSt of l6 pages, each measuring 9S4 81 inches
contemplate procuring forthe purpose ofadvcr.
tisements, SGT OF very small types, (nonparcil, j
sufficiently condensed to admit all the adver.
tlsements on the two outer leaves, j. e. on the
four outer pages--whch outer sheet can he cnI
off in binding or filing, thus leaving tho reading
matter of IL pages, 20 ITSELF In this wav, sub.
scribers will get in one month 4s pages, exclusive
of advertisements, or in the year more than 600.
SCALE OF TERMS.
To induce come effort among the friends of no.
riSultural improvement, IN obtaining subscfi.
beTS, announce the following scale Of terms
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A LARGE and we'll selected stock Of
IA Ladies' BONNETS, consisting OF
fine Leghorn, Colored Muslin, and Supe-
rior Black Bombazine Bonnets., Just re
ceived by JACOB HALFEN.
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"Props al things, and hold fast to that
Dhich is food"
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MuHIC ACMOOL


NNRs VIRGINIA q, pOlNDEX
vi TIERS music school fot younl
lad c., will open on Monday, 2olh instant
when she will bo prepared to give To-
Efuclion, both vocal aud instrumental
From Mrs. rs knowledge Of tbs scicnc,
and experience In teaching, she feels con.
kdcm Of phbfding satisfaction 10 those
who may p'ifonizs her
I.. TIE Il MS,
For instruction during three months
or twenty four lessons ON the Piano Forte,
with vocal music, $50 90
DO Guitar, 10 90
Mrs. Poindcxter, can accommodate
Young ladies' with board
April s6, l845. 9m3
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NOTICE.

NOTICE. ,.,iue
II ETTERS of Administralloa ns q
III been granted to'the undersl l% D.
the estate OF Harvey NJ. Ia" Il ~
ceased, at the April Term, losO, =
Probate Court OF Amite coun.y ,,t,p
persons having claims against 'u iaIr "
are required to present them uss
thenticated within the time y.s,,&
by law, or they win be forever o., i.
and those indebted TO the sahlO
quired to make immediate PAy,nT1sepo11i
sg Adminisirato,ss
My :, Is4s, e''' !
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Those to whom this Prospectus is sent ar,
earnestly request ID to act in the mat ter at once
but if they cannot, they will please hand it over
to some suitable person, to act az agent.
Publishers of papers, giving all the foregoing
matter three insertions, shall be eutitled 10 =
permanent exchange, commencing with the
fourth volume W.
N. g. NORTH, Proprietor and Editor.
Raymond, Miss Nov. 1914 =.
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ELYroN, JEFFERSON Co. Ala, Feb. 3, 1843
This is to certify, that | was appointed
last April, an Agen, for the sale of DR..
Hulrs Vegetable Fever and Ague and An
t-iever Pills; since which time have
sold about forty boxes. 10 not a single
instance, to my knowledge, have they fail
ed 10 cure ChIls and Fever, when used
according TO directions. Since became
an Agent for the Pills, have had twelve
or fifteen different cases of Chils and
Fever in my family, and HulI's Pills
have cured every case.
Price 81, per Box with full directions.
W Sold in Liberty by WIN. MoKOW-
AN and J. BALLARD, Agents.
Also sold in Na,chez, by McGRAW
and FOX, Druggists. may "a. l2m6