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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-30
A National Debt.-It win ). sscn By

A National Debt.-It win be seen by
reference % our Congressional Summary, ihal The
reception q = resolution oGIercl b Mr. Inscrsoll
on thursday last, for The settlement Of our diff
eultics with Mexico, was objected 10 by Mr..
DromsoOld and Nj. Rathbun, thereby giving color
to the rumor iha, the administration have for their
object The eoaqutsi Of Mexico, and ihcrcfore that
the wa. is likely 10 continue for years.
Are our readers aware Of how the colossal deb,
Of Great Britain has been built upi Al the CON-
nenccmcnt Of our revolutionary war in IT'S the
debt Of Great Briiain was hut about one hundred
andtwenty-iivc millions Of pounds--it is now over
eight hundred millions! or near four thousand
millions Of dollars.! This ha. been the fruit Of
The foreign wars in which she has been engaged in
The short space of seventy years. II any of our
readers consider national debt NATIONAL bless
ing pretty good ncst-egg may be provided in
Mexican war Of three or four years A delft Of
three Or four hundred million Of dollars viii do su
q beginning.
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Quite a Difference, -conrress

Quite a Difference! -Congress has
been in session nearly nine months, and
the pay Of each member will be about 80,
600, while that Of private soldier fight
ing on the Rio Grandc for the same time
amounts TO the small sum OF sixty.lour
dollars :! What difference. One would
suppose that single member could not
be found who would vote against giving a
poor soldier ten dollars month, when
hey get eight dollars day. Bul be il
said TO their everlasting shame, everyI oco-
foco in the House but eight voted against
allowing the volunteers ten dollars d month
and 100 acres Of land. How magnani-
nous these democrats are!
IT. Car. Wafcaman.
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Captain John Page. Of the Uni,ed
States Army. who distinguished himself
and wss terribly ronndsd in The baule
of the PHO Alto. died IN The I2,h in.
slant On board the steamer Missouri, ahile
on lis way from New Orleans 10 S..
Lnnis. il's remains were ken 10 the
latter city fnr iniermrnt. Ills wife ami
iam,ly. as slso a med cal suentlar,, were
with him at The time 81 his teauh. Tie
was q native Of the Sac Of Mime, and
entered The Army asa second lieulsn,ul
10 1878.
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~ rcseHfafirts.
.0a The coll Nav, 1916, Mr.. Stew.
arr q Whig) submitted the following Ie-
.soiusiAni
..Resolyed. hat the commiitee on Nil.
iiary afTsirs be Instructed 10 report bill
increasing The pay Of volunteers finn Sc
zen 10 len dollars per month, and grant.
ing % those who serve 70 The end of The
war. Or de in the service, one hundred
anti sixty acres Of land"
And The question being put. il vas de-
cided in the negative, yeas 20. nays 10
OF these IS who voiced against this Teso.
luiion, all were democrats bul 81
The North Carolina democrats who
voted against this resolution. are--sies.
srs. B'ggs, Clark, Daniel. Dnbbins, AND
Mckay.
Great friends Of the People,! :
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The Graduation RilI.--on Tuesday

The Graduation BilI.--on Tuesday
The i4li instant, aswc have before noticed, the
bill from the Senate for graduating and reducing
the price of the Public Lands was amended IN
the motions of Messrs. Cobb and M.Kay. and mas.
scd the House Of Representatives BY a vote Of 90
70 80 a majority Of fro votes only--and Ibis i,
Is SAID, was procured BY the clcc,ioneering inter-
ference Of Che Ekecutire Officers Of The Govern
ment. Four Of the Democratic members from
tins state voted for the bill on its passage, having
voted against il the day before, yiz: J.R.ID..
MEL, Henry 5. Clark, David s. Reid, and ]. G
Dobbln. Asa Biggs, from this state, who voted
against the bill the day before, lodged the ques.
ton on its passage
This bull, as il has now passed tic HOUSE, pro-
Vides "that all the Public Lands which shall have
been offered for sale twenty years or more on the
LIST day Of December, 1916, shall thereafter DO
snbect to entry al one dollar per acre for the term
OIL I'VE years; all The before described lands then
remaining uisold shall be subject to entry at &C.
Sen'y-iiye cents per acre for another term of five
years; and all such unsold al the end Of the last
mentioned tenn may be entered At fifty cents
ne second section provides that not more than
'nfeo millions Of acres shall be offered in any one
years and the third section grants pre-emp,ion
rights &c actual settlers.
After passing the House, tho bill was sent to
he Senate, where motion to lay il on the table
was rejected BY vote Of 80 to 2l--Messrs. Man
rum and Haywood voing together for tho mo-
lon--and the blu was subsequently referred to
he committee on Public Lands and ordered 10 bs
,rikcd.
y Notwithstanding tie unfayorabls Indication On
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Thar~day, JnIy 10.
-, ron 0oyEKy0f,
HaLLLT.a "A. GI;.fH.E.H.

THURSDAY next, me 6fh ef Aa-
gust. ! ~ d. q slsesien and " haze l.sa
is~ Ned. . ~ = en- WIS fh.naL TAs slss.
don : sne q suss, iuporsancs y cor s.als. al
vi aI.p have n ia.pqyiaEt hssnng apsa our Ma
lionsl cDuneils Ths wAissofOangs, shoss II
oihess IL he aase. si.0als % thsir duty, and lsr
wIloh aaty. II dis slsuiou. William A. Ga.
han. he eshdiaals ior Go~ruOr. is Cur itlox-
silissn. q uhoss talents end virtue ushsss ksa =
ions exPsrienes. and Gel issly rOOq WHIP.
Msngpru. wAsse reelection . Re United stai.s
senalr viii scsi upon ,hs neat Legislators, i -
. COR fsglow-cDnsymah. andhas bseu esaseaea
m he Mhiss ef she Union worky % III no
vice Prrsideuls char. TO say no,hipg Of The
eniiinsus susIisensisalsof oar candidates ior tho
iesl.Iafurs. whs sssged torwsnl atihe eel Of
ilsir friends. II grss, pessOosl sacrifice, and
have bcsn lshO,ing for ono long month IN =.
we're eontss, for Oul principles Is there one
Wig in Orange sopersan, chs principles and
the interest," q his country = no, to be wiling ~
give one day q aelivs erertion 70 aid in the ri.
lumphana elevaiipn e coremOs Gnhsm over
James h. shepard. and, ~ giving to cd Orange
her due weigh, in The Legislature, TO secure the
reelection Of The Hon. Willie P. Nangum 10 the
senate Of he United s,alesl w hops No ore
Win he % unn.ndfal q his dutt. Every vote
should be cOunicdin sis election. Our opponents
arc active. and &c dOula no, viii POll their whole
strength; Il " love Our rriaeiPles We should d.
the same.
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AccIdent.-on Friday last, at lho .hol

AccIdeut.-on Friday last, at The short
turn Immediately atcr passing the bridge At ibis
place, the Raleigh stage was BY some means over
set. There were at the time fyeor six gentlemen
IN the stage; none Of them however, were scri.
ously injured, except Mr.. Carson, q Charlotte,
who had his left hand shockingIy bruised, and two
Of his fingers broken. AtfirA Serious consru..s.,-
ees were spPrrhendsd, bu, We are happy now to
state that he appears to he doing well. lie is at
the Union Hotel in this place, where he will pro.
baby yet be detained some days.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-30
A Catholic Cathedral at phlladel.

phia.- lot has been bought for 81 900,
on which Cathedral is TO be Construct
ed in the highest style Of architecture, 10
front on Sehuylkil 9Th street, Logan
Square. l2Ofeet, with depth of 20Ofret.
The roof 10 be Is feet above The ground
floor. supported on columns, dividing The
house inlo three grand aisles, Il viii
contain not less than len al!ats. TIE
il is said. will he paid for by
private subscriptions. Many members
OF the church have subscribed 81 900
each. Five years is taken to finish il. d
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-30
Nantucket.-A fire rom,

Nantucket-A fire commenced on
The night Of the 18th, and was hardly ar
es,ed by blowing up several houses when
we last heard from thence. Between three
and four hundred Of the principal houses,
with nearly all their contents, were de-.
stroyed. Estimated loss one million dol
lars.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-30

date represents the Raleigh and CASTOR
Rail Rosi as not worth one red cent I"
An official statement has been published
showing that the road has yielded ne,
profit Of Elk per cent. 10 the State since
u came into her possession. The Stan.
dard endeavored to ,liscredil ibis state.
ment. by insinualing that il was made for
political effect. noiwi hsiandinp il was
drawn by The highly respectable T,easu.
rer OF the road. a gentleman too, wha he.
longs TO the Democratic party. The
misrepresentation of the Standard were
mildly corrected by another statement,
from Mr.. Hollister, The high-minded and
honorable President Of the road, who is
also member Of that party. But neilh-
er OF these Statements, we believe. has
ever appeared in the Standard! Is this
fair dealing! Is Ibis justice. Is this
truth! Let the readers OF the Standard
answer. Mar.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-30

We arc indebted to the lion. Willie p. Man.
Ieura. Of the SENATE, for the annual rrOrs Of III.
commissioner Of Patents
And also to die Hon. Mr. winthrop, Of Mas
sachusetts. anil Mesrs. DOckzy, Gsham and Bar.
ringer q this ssafe, fer copis- ofspeerhcs onifn-
pOr,ani suhiccls. some q which We should have
been glad 70 hsve lai before our readers FOR their
consideration before the election, hal they been
received 10 tiuse.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-30

-, R;.h ~ krss ssa.sa o. ssas5 tar
a.sss - ahs Uns4@a ssaass &c cir efosE
ss~4c o8tes faT u nsfross ~ msfaing
ksf~exr lhsa sni - NsxissH 6osssr-1
ssuE Had els<x. 81. a = lpics.
sLsfs ls,s. ala. htfp &c ssrffacsTiee pear
- he lsss or slgsng - iAs hopss, j
- - : rppss,l - a ziflrs thsm re
nl'sfisI sssniancs siss<ssfB csuse q 9ssI-
Il ~fk tbss grsss sn1.n - - ~ .sio*f
de pfils aranas : sefminsisd bsletf
&C ttxis ftpm oilsf. I.ppa rAstss.
-
The iollsuSnE tsss<Ensni ~ss fsesssea
y srfuss a YES Cos - NE ~ , On
s.sI'he Galleries. hsse srfaiAh . rs.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-30
Encouraging the Rising Generation

AT recent examination Of district
school. ~ Maine, among The visitors was
The worthy and very eccentric Parson b,
who alter asking many questions. caIcu.
lated to show the profciency.of the scho.
lars. expressed his qualification in no mea-
snred terms, aud exhoried them 10 perse.
we're. My young friends,' said he.
perseyere and you cannot Gail OF success:
some Of you may yet make Waslingions
ffanklins. or W.ebsters5--aH IF you can
htHftc { Uthg.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-30
Murder and B oSberY.-The mr,t,,i..

Murder and BoSbery.--The mysteries
attending the sudden disappearance, oii the
u oi February ia,t, ufF. Adnlphus Muir.
F-q., Of Dlnsijdle county, have been ex.
planned b. tie d ,cove,y ol M. Ms bo.
Us, en- farm formerly owued hy his
iather. but recently purchased BY man
named Eppes. The le,iers purpor,ing 10
have been written by Mr.. NJ. from Pc
Tier-borg. New York, g.. I, hi. brother,
Joh"A. Nor. esq.,explalning the causes
Of his absence. sre supposed 10 have been
written hy said Eppes, (-sld /, be slave
trader, who hss fled. and TO whom su.
picion attaches as the Murderer, or the
principal IN tho tragedy. A fee colorpd
man residing 10 the neiglbnrhood 81 this
blnofy deed, reseal.d the tatk secret,
connected With this melancholy affair,
and pointed out the spnt where M. M
body had been hidden. The object of
The murderer. il is supposed, was 10 oh.
tin the bonds given BY Eppes fIr the
land purchased Of VI. Muir. Crrum-
stanral evidence leave but little doub,
'lat Eppe- was the murderer. The bonds
were sten in his possession few weeks
after The disappearance of Mr.. Muir: and
be has also sold Mr.. Ms watch, much
broken. TO Mr. Charles I.umsdan, OF Pc
ies.burs. Mr.. Mnr was ynune gentle.
man wi known to many Of The eluzens
of Richmond. Richmond Enquirer.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-30

zmeseF al haEfs u NAtts
ronna shna "A Eia carry. 35o Fspnas
sssea|s Il shsIl. $50 Poafds. hsnss
49, = shsll "a u,ilrs. beinr J = me
,,ers<s a. ne reror3rd preferences q
- lsrzrsa ,nd lslrn Invested sseFsaf ,.
Rnz. - &. - iislr nils hesend ~ rsas'i
80 sssrx rna n sl.s easdr e Ssa gaan ~
lillos. !, ysra crnI. Tie - e shis
ims.rnse insnnmenl fu hesb deisaS 4
al - sxcred ei7e0; q aps fssih lhe
|cass II 80 wrcugla gun pfneurfd = Ens-
llsn3 - Capt. SlOekaun.
spssa of q Locomotive rs esrsr
msni Gas lsirlJ ns,ie On he tsfsal Nes.
isra hue IA Engiana Cor de FnsPoss q
Ell ibisins Ne sllrariiFe capacity Of me
bfssd. gssss iocnmosiss. 4 neu engine
dragging passenger nsia u zoe IONS.
porlormrd ille di.lahce ffom I.nuslon y
! ntislal as niles. In IN. 26m. aDs.. slrP-
raers iarlndej. The average speed -
FAMED On level portions u ne line Vas
neasls 90 miles an hanr. On rapidly de-
scenling gradients msxinnm speed q
lion = 10 ~ nine, an haar Vas fssrhed.
While. aesin. an sharp curses. az slerP
inelinrs. HE rate Vas diminished % shout
90 miles an hour. 81
ExrEDlTloS AGAINST urPER CarIFoR-
Sn.-The 81. I.auis New Era u The 81
july. says-scspl. J. D. :. Todd q
| DE Oh regiment infantry. arrived IN This
city yrsiefdsy. fIom r'nft Smith. Afkan'
sas. IN eiati days. We learn from han
lihat the Arkansas volunteers were abeul
n feudezsou. a, Mashingion. in Ham
4eal eanniy. An officer hai been des
pasehr.l 10 Washington. 70 tnnslrr then
linlo. The service. From this point i. i
supposed that tie central c0luinn q tli'
army, under General Wool. vii take n
\ the li0e Of march for San Antonio. Tn
I mounted men Of ihe Ksniueky Volunteers
I.snd probably The volunteers from lllinci.
aal take Ills difceiion--bol Of ,hs eoars'
Of me latter We haSe no posture iniorma
non,
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A monster Gun.--Anolher enormnn

a Monster Gun.--Anolher enormous
gun. exceeding in weight Capt. Stock.
tons "Peace maker" By 5000 lbs, Is
nearly fUi.hedat Bpston. and is intended
20 be mounted at Fort George, for the de-
fence OF New York harbor. The quanti-
~ Of metal used was about 40, 900 pounds,
and the amount of coal consumed in re
duclng j TO the requisite state OF fusion
was eight chaldrons. The weight Of the
gun, wheninished, will be 25,0OOpounds.
Length. ten feet; diameter, al tie base
ring, 30 inches; length Of chamber ID
inches; length Of bore. 0 feet inch; III.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-26
POINTS OF HONOR.

Col. Montgomery was shot in a duel about
dog; Col. Ramsey in one about, servant;
Mr. Fetherstone in one about recruit;
Sterne's father in one about goose; and a.
mother gentleman in one about an "acre ofan-
chovies;" one officer was challenged for mere
ly asking his opponent to ENJOY the second
goblet; and another was compelled to fight
about pinch of snuff; Gen. Barry was chal-
lenged by Capt Smith for declining glass
of wine at dinner in steamboat, although
the General had pleaded as, an excuse that
wine invariably made him sick: and Lieut..
Crowther lost his life in duel because he was
refused Abundance to club of pigeon shoot
ers.--.Nodh's Messenger. HiDnF ego i3 p
InI777, a duel occurred in this city between
Lieut.. Featherstonhough of the 10Th, and
Capt. McPharson oftbe 42d British regiment,
in regard to the manner ofeating an ear of corr,
one contending thatthe eating was from the
cob, the other that the grain should he cut
off before eating. Lieut.. Professionalism
lost his right arm, the ball from his antago-
nist's pistol SCATTERING the limb dreadfully,so
much so that it had to be amputatetl This
is a fact. Graham, Major Noah's assistant edf-
tor in the National Advocate, lost his life in
1897 at the dueling ground Hoboken, with
Barton, the son in law of Edward Livingston.
in q dispute about "what was trumps" in a
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-26
The Rev England States.

The Indications Of complete. overthrow of
Polkism,- which comprehends iayorits'n to
Great Britain in our revenue laws, the support
of slavery and its extension, and the subiugn.
ton of the free Stntcs to the slave Slates-in
New England, are most proptious. New
Hampshire has broken loose from its allegiance
to South Carolina politics Maine shows signs
of similar disruption too plain to be mistaken,
while Massachusetts. Vermont, Connecticut
and Rhode Island are surely whiG States
Though Connecticut has been suffered to fall
into the hands Of the Iocos for a year, il is un-
questionably sound Wing State, md.
That these States will all vote for cond-
date for the Presidency in Is4s opposed to
Polkism-if he shall be the right man--wo
have little doubt, while they will send no
more, at The most, than halfa dozen dough IA
ces, TO Congress, to vote against New Eng
land enterprise and New England prosperity,
Cheated and grossly deceived ms have bccn
many who voted for Polk in the free States,
none Will be more active or anxious than these
to turn back the current Of measures which
have been put into operation to crush the arm
of free industry, and to make the North the
mere tool of the South Resistance to these
measures, coming from these cheated ard de-
ceivcd men, shows itself vigorously at work
in the only two New England States which
voted for Polk, and here we see these States
repudiqting the deceivcrs and their meas
ures '. ." .-
The prospects are propitious-and let every
free man push en- the revolution. Let the
| frcrmcn Of the Fourth Congressional District
Of Feraoai come up to the work aud do their
Ishare towards the entire redemption of New
England from the blight ofPolkisr r
Wings Of the fourth District You have q
duty to do in this matter, and we say-Do ri
! II CAN BEpoSE. ..#f .,.. ..
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-26
E4ca 0UskG&fSMWMWa
SEPTE MBER 90, Is46
Cattle Fair.

The Caledonia County Cattle Fair viii be
at Dapvillc, on Thursday next. Of the mr.
engagements we have no information further
than the notice published in our advertising
columns indicates Committees will see that
they are TO meet at the Town Hall At 10 o.
clock, A. M, ... r..
p. s. We hear TINT is expected there will
be an auction at the close of the Fair, Mt which
all who wish to do so may expose their cattle,
productions, &c for sale .
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-26

workmen themselves, Acknowledgements nee e,
essity, acquiesced in the arrangement WIZ WIN,
out inurmuring, Though it takes from sc"h h.,
pittance before bard earned. It is Pl'y or"'
the getters up ofthese times could not DC cou'-
PEELED to take the place ofthese hard WORK
ing, honest men for while. would y, voucn
for their eformalion.--.NorM adams Ira"S-
criDt
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-26

Boston Atlas tells the following anecdote of
Gen. Joseph Chandler, ofAugusta, Me, who
presided at a meeting ofthe Independent Dem
ocrats in that town few days ago:
IA Locofoco, who had more impudence
than brains "a very usual occurrence) asked
Gen. Chandler if'he was going over to the
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-26

game ofcards! Points Of honor in COIN
mites where duelling is allowed are ,n
times very brief points, Ed. IslaA Gin
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-26
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

"The Wings are affecting TO indulge the
most cXtravagant hopes ofthe dissolution and
downfall of the Republican party. They
would have us believe that Congress broke
up in conflsion; that the West is dissatisfied
with the South; and that the question of the
succession is calculated to separate the Re-
pubcans, and open the road for the trium-
phapt success of their own party. We hap
pen to know that some, of the Wing mem
bers are indulging these sangune calcua-
tons; and are expecting, with some compla-
ceucy, the election ola Wing majority in the
thlrtieth Congress, aud the ascendancy of a
Wing Presidentin Washington Union.
No! no! Mr. Richie, no! The Wings do
not hope for the downfall of the Republican
Party. They make a large portion of that
party themselves, and earnestly desire its
extension over the whole earth. We happen
to know, as well asNTrRitchie, however, that
the Wigs do expect to overthrow the Veto
.4nf Republican party, who now rule at Wash
ington, rs early as 1S48, if not before. The
Wings do not believe that sustaining Presi-
dentin the arbitrary exercise MORE POWER
AND INFLUENCE THAN MOST OF THE Mon
ARCHs OF EURoPg DARE EXERCISE, is pre-
cisely to sustain the Republican Party No.
the Party now in power is the MONARCHY PAR
TY.-C tacinndti Gazette. .,
W
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-26

Fedoralists3 FIe said, in reply, that 'ip oldep
times, the test of Democracy was the disposl-
ton to encourage home i,,dastry,the occurring Of
homemade apparei, the protection Of nome fHOOr'
and those were called Tories who were for pro-
curing articles Of clothing and manufactures
from British workshops "
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-26
The Potato Disease.

An intelligent correspondent OF the salem
Gazette, writes from TopsiieId in relation to
this important subject as follows
81 perceive by accounts in your and other
pnpers that the potato crop in this aud other
counties is affected with that disease SO prev
nlentlnst veur. From three years experience
upon the different methods of raising this
valuable roof, lum convinced that unless we
cast off the new mode Of its cultivation, the
Ijotato will become entirely extinct. | find
hnt where tho old mode Of cultivation has
been continued, there has been no trouble
with tho rot refer TO the mode ofoarthing
up the luud. Where this is done, aud has
been continued for years, there is no trouble
with the disease; but where the mode y a.
d0pted of keeping the ground level aud not
enrllling il up at all and where This mode has
been continued for three or four years, the
disease is prevalent. lfgood seed be planted
une yenr, and cultivated ny keeping the
ground level, tie next fall the crop will not
he so good MS the seed planted IN the previous
spring for the disease has slightly injured 1t.
The second year, ifthe produce OF the flrst
hp pIanfed the disease will plainly show IT.
self The third year the crop will be very
nllch affected. The disease is not produced
entirely i'm Que year, but continues 10 grow
tipon the crop as tine increases WIN inc
modern mode of cultivating the land Level,
and with but very little earth upon the pom
10 TO protect it from the severe rays of the
SIN. The earth is prcseryer OF the potato,
ifrightly managed and the SUMS rays are II
sure poison, as any one will perceive by eN-
posing potato to the influence ofthn SIM for
d day or two. For the protection of the po-
taro il is necessary to have il well covered up
with the earth The severe hot rays OF the
sun and water that must stand on the land at
Ter a rain, where the ground is kept perfectly
level, are sure to affect The potato, and then
commences the disease. . .. .....
After considerable enquiry, | have found
that those farmers in this vicinity who have
never adopted the manner of keeping their
rand level hut who have always earlhcd up
their potatoes and have planted the potatoes
SO raiSed have never had any trouble with
their crop Water should never stand for
any length oftime upon the potato, and IN
pnrthing up the hill Unnecessarily causes small
,lppcrs in the rows OF potatoes, which hold
The water aud cause il to soak into the ground
under the potato. 1.-THE water lay upon the
potato, and it is but slightly covered with the
earth, the extreme heat of the sun, with the
water that must stand upon the potito, pro-
duces this disease which will destroy The crop
in few years where the new mode OF cult
walton is continued. -ToPsTIELn"