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PRESERVATION OF POTATOES.

A correspondent at New York, who signs
'Germanicus,' has been 50 kind as 10 forward
us the following extract, which he translated
from German publication, on the subject Of
the potato disease. ..
Take large tubs, place them near TO
eacl, other, and ill them will, cold wa,er.-
In the first tub leave the water pure. In the
second pnt one ID. Of chloride of lime To each
IL or l3 gals. Of water, and in the 81 one
~. OF soda to each IL or 10 gals. of water
Then wasl, the potatoes perfectly clean Uhe
diseased and sound ones toge,her) IN the first
tub; then put them for one half hour, in the
~ tub, in which is the dissolved chloride of
''n'e; from that, put them in the Sd tub. in
which is the solution of soda where, after
leaving them 90 minutes, they mus, be taken
ont, and washed in fresh coh water, and
then dried in the air."
In reference to the above, our correspon.
dence observes:
"Ahhough am well aware that for FAR.
m"r who cullvates large quantities of pota-
toes. this process will be hardly possible; vet
by them il can also he employed for the seed
polators, as they are perfectly safe, so that
even where the poiators, so prepared, are
put in the same cellar with other diseased
potatoes, they will not rot, and il would also
be for the poorer classes who cultivate
enough only for their own use.
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fought in the woods Of Vincennes. The Doc
tor, more skilfnl with the knife than the
sword,was severely wounded under the arm
Hopes are entertained of his recovery. Be-
lore he parted with his adversary, he related
what occurred on that crncl night, on which
he had been forced by feeling of humanil,
to commit a crime. 'Brsides,' he added, Ma.
tida did not suffer much. A sublime dcvo-
ton sustained her furtllude, aud am certain
she was consoled in the endurance Of the
pain, by the thought that the hand would BE-
sent to you. When had finished, heard
her say in low tone, behind the curtain tina,
concealed her from me Tell him my hear,
will go with my hand But for the ruby
never should have been enabled to fulfil hcr
wish
Compelled to fly, to escape being arrested
on accoun, Of the duel, Napoleon de- - j.
noy IN Brussels. Poor young nan. His erie
is hearl-rcnding. Will he ever return tt
PARISH
Hubert is only an assumed name. in or.
der TO conceal the true one. The Doctor IS NJ
other than Dr.. l. (Lsfrane y The ills.
lus,riOus surgeon.
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HOW TO BE RICH,

Do Won " ish 10 he rich ! 1t is perfectly ca.
~. Be mean as dirt. Cheat every body YOU
can-irend and f. e-flher and moiher-sister
and brother. Buy nothing that yon cannot sell
again and double your money. When you pur-
chase, declare the article is not worth half what
is asked for it. and scrdw the seller down to one
third his price and he sure, when you sell the
same, to declare it is worth double what you
ask. Never give away a cent. KICK The beg.
CARS into the street-hem At the contribution
box-or feel all over your pockets, to give out
the impression that you forgot to bring your
money. Belong to no society whatcver-lner.
ary, religious or scientific. Take no newspa.
per- In making change always keep the half
cent, and invariably give twelve cents for Dine-
pence. Dispute every bill presented, and il
you get an opportunity, erase the figures and
lessen the charges. Charge as much as you
can ge, for your goods, aud never have any con.
science in such matters. Endorse no no'es.-
Never lend a doIlar-even though il should pre-.
vent neighbor from foiling. Always exact in.
Iercst On your dues - and trus, no one you arc
M, certain will pay when you send the BILL
When you buy, make the articles weigh as liz.
tie as possible bu, on ellng the same be sure
they weigh something more, even though you
have 10 stow in some useless ar'lces-like our
friend who, IN selling old Junk or rags, TO make
them solid, -hovelei in mud ; so the story goes
we do not voGch Tor il. Never purchase any
thing, but shat is absolutely necessary. What
have You to do with the luyuries Of lie New.
er ride, SAL, or go 10 places of amusement, IN.
loss Won can make others pay your score. Eat
has,y pudding and lnolasses for breakfast, and
mpa-ses and pudding f dinner. and mixture
of both for supper. as rarity. Examine your
cupboard, your cellar and your swlll. pail, to see
tiat no'hlng is lost, and occasionally give your
wife lecture on economy. Wear COW hide
shoes and make your clothes of the cheapest
ana stnuiest cloth. In fine, live TO yourself and
frr Notwithstanding no one and doing no
good in The world, Grasp all Won can and hold
all you gc'. Make every mill tell. And you
will be rich; this you may rely upon but
here is an unfortunate but in the way-but YOU
will have no irlends--everv body Wi de est and
scorn ypu-besItes you viii Throw up your
Interes, il bath worlds first starved in 'hs ,'hen
damned IN tina, to come. Voice Of Industry.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-12

PINE STUMps.--Mr. Samuel Warning, of
of burning ont pine s,umps. lie digs the
earth away from the roots, taking care to 20
as deep as the pillow will reach. After the
roots we're made bare, he made log. heap
around the stump, and he says, 'if the wealth
or is suitable, the fire makes clear work of it
in few hours lie states that he last year
cleared a field in this way which was thickly
studded with pine stumps and old pine trees
lie did the work by 'odd jobs as his lahors
could be spared from other farm work. The
field was so clear by the 10Th of September
that lis contrast with other lots indu led the
inquiry how long it had been cleared. lie
THINKS the mode good one for those who
cannot conveniently obtain machinery.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-12

A FATmER's ApviCE.-Cnl. George Ma
son, Of Virginia, made the following remarks
in his will; the advice contained in them
constitutes "A valuable legacy TO all young
men:-
| recommend TO my sons, from my own
experience in life, to prefer the happiness of
indepence and a private station to the Iroub-
lie and vexalion Of public business I; but if
enher their own inclinations, or the ne
cessly of the times, should engage them
in public affairs, charge them, on IA fathers
blessing, never to lie, the motives of private
interest or ambition induce them to belray,
nor the terrors ofrover,y and disgrace, or of
death, deter them from asserting the liberty
of their country, and endeavor 10 transmit to
their pos'eriIy, those sacred rights to which
themselves were born
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BEGIN FoRruwIrH..-l, will not avail 70

BEGIN FoRrmwrrH..-l, will not avail you
anything to stop and consider. Make be-
ginning and do something forthwith. You
may wal, "A twelvrmon,h and consider still
In the meantime you will he year older
your family Will have suffered, aud you will
have less heart to take hold and 60 ahead
What il you fail at first, begin again and a.
sain-even seventy times seven, and then
you have no righ, TO be discouraged. We
would rather die trying to do somclhing,evcr
if we accomplished nothing, than to perish
with sluggish body and IA faint heart. Give
us energy and perseverance, though riches
may no, glitter in our path, and we are salts,
fled. With this disposition we are prepared
for any emergency ; can sleep sonndly at
night, eat heartily ofwhatever is placed be-
fore us. enjoy all The beauties ut nature, and
fgh, our way through all the trials. sorrows
vexations, disaPponimenis, and even sick
nesses of life.-Portiand Bulletin.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-12

ROWLAND HUI. - The eccentric Row land
Hill, among the numerous religious notices
which it was his custom to read every Sabbath,
after service, once delivered the following:
"A humble paSak IN Christ desires TO know
why Brother Hill fluids it necessary to ride 10
church in a sumpiuous carriage, when ms III
vine Master never rode any where' except o"
an ass" ,,,,
Upon which pious inquiry. Brother i'''''
showing up his sprciacles on his i"rehead. and
with an air of grea, humility. thus commented
u would say in answer To my humble hro'h-
er, that ! haze a carrisge, but no bras, such a.
our Master rode. However, # my worthy broth
er will presen; himself at the door of my dwell
ing on neat Lords day, ready sad'lled and brl
died, will ride him to church"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-12

To Guns CALLS IN HnRsEs.-W w. B.
Hamilton, of Philadelphia says" Some
twenty five years since, an old stage driver
told me the secret why, to the astonshmrnl
ard envy Of every other Jrhu. his horses
were never CALLED. Ny self and friends have
tested it again and again. Here i, is. Gath
"r a quantity Of smart weed (aqud piper
winch grows in almost every wet spot about
the stable; hruise it well. and put il in an
iron vessel in "A corner Of the stable cover
it up with chnmberlry and wash the CALLED
PAGES whenever the hnrse enters or leaves
the stable. or oit~ner, if occasion offers, ana
then the cure is aim immediate. II badly
CALLED under, the harness or collar, bruist
well some of til" leaves and bind on the spot
To prevent Calling, LIT the sholders and part.
"xposed, be washed daily with the Infusion
md the animal will not call, work him a.
hard as you will, provided the harness b,
good"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-12
DEACON PICKLE PICKLEBY'S
LETTER,

The following letter is worth the price Of
years subscription to any newspaper. IL
relates to the career Of young man born in
Litchfed IN Connecticut, who emigrated 10
the FAR West, petagogucd there awhile became
lawyer next, aud subsequently, joined in
the holy bands Of wedlock with Miss Fawn
Groonbriar. and plantation and seven me-
grors, aiierwar DIS served two sessions in the
legislature, and finally made long stride
into Congress. When old Deacon Pickle
Picklehy was advised of this last good for
tune of his hopeful son. he devoted an entire
day in writing the following letter:
To the Uon. Jabrz Pnkieby:
DatDM Son,-Bv the .blessns Of Provi-
drnce you be drspolly prospered in this
world. Your poor old daddy when he WAS
boy. had but little skulin, but moral in
struction was melted out to HIM. | was taught
to train up a child in the way he should go,
and did il, but I never expected to see him
in Federal konprrs. Jabtz my son, don't
he lifted up, for there is no knowing what
YOU NAV come 10. You have hparn tell Of
Aaron Burr and Brnrdic Arnold There
has been fine crop of garden sass and buck
wheat this year.
UlVSt NVI w
the Federal city. They dew tell me tina, il
is Babylon of a place. and tina, konpris men
never mind pains and penalties, aud drink
nigh tew gallons of blacksrrap, or something
stronger every day of their lives, and go Ia
theatres and other carnai,ies. Dew for ner-
cy's sake, Jabez cschew evil company.
| When YOU get to the Federal city, dew
try to give sumlhn to the widders and orfins
Of sogers and sailors, that fou, agin the Britt
tons. l have got your grandfear's three cor.
nered seraper, red coat, and buff facines, his
tew edged sword, and you ken have 'em TO
wear in kongres. Your mother has darned
up all the holes in the coat, so that she
thinks j, looks jus. as new as j, did when
lrnenan, Pickleby wore it tn the battle Of
White Plains.
shall send you by male, a pare Of blue
mixed stockins, and pare Of knit gaIloses
tina, are kindereasy for poilishun to squirm
about in. Your mother would send you 4
pot Of pickles and cheese, but the stage-dri.
yer says its agin the law.
Read your bible Jabez, study the laws Of
Moses, and dom, repeal any on 'em; ren'em-
, Der the ten commandments tn, and the lev
enth Likewise, and don't sell the birihrigh, ii
the Yankc nation tor mess Of potash and
the day may cum when You will be minis
ter OF a peni,enlitry, or secretary obligation.
am vour du'ifnl father,
PICKLE PICkLEBY.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-12
A DICTIONARY WORD"

"John," said a master tanner in South Dur
ham, the other day, to one of his men, "bring in
some fuel"
John walks olf,revolving the word in his nd,
returned with ptch'ork
81 don't want this" said the wondering tan
ner.' 81 want fuel. jain"
"Brg YOUR pardon," replied the man. II tho,
you wanted something 10 turn over The skins"
ANA oil he went again. not whit wiser, but
ashamed to confess his ignorance. Much med
ha'lng, (as LId Brou.ham would saw he next
pitched into the besoin, shoulderinp which, he
returned to the counting house. Ills master
was M passion.
"Wha' stupid ass you are, john" he ey,
c'ained ! want some sticks and shavings tn
light the fire." III -'' W.
~ h'h'h!" rejpined the rustic, that's wha,
You want is It! Why couldn't you say so a,
first master instead Of using London dic,iona.
ry word !"
And, wishful TO show that he was not alone
in his ignorance. he called comrade to the tan,
ner's presence. and asked him il he knew wka,
fuel was.
I "Ave!" answered Joe, "ducks and geese ,ant
sicb like -
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THE BARBER AND SAILOR. sailor went

THE BARRIER AND SAILOR. sailor went
nto II BARRIERS shop to have his beard taken
of. The barber happened to have but one
razor, and that, for want Of IA proper in,in,a.
CIV with the hone and s,rop, was rather dull.
The sailor took his seat. and the barber be-
gan to execute his office, and at every
scrape, which gave The sailor extreme pain,
he would cry, I'd, shave easy, sir ?" The
sailor bore the scratching with n GOOD deal OF
patience for some time however the barber
taking him by the nose, and after several
scrapes which made Jack think skin and all
had gone by the board, continuing to repeat
the question. I'D, | shave easy, sir -
Jack eravely replied, =" Honest friend. to
answer your question, YOU must inform me
what you are about it You call it SHINING,
it is toler.bIy easy; but it, You call it shaw
ing, il is dcvlish hard"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-12

Muck AS A FERTILTZER.-A correspondent al
Cas'leion, VI, says For the last ten wears !
have had same experience with swamp muck as
fertilizer. For meadows, used in the form of
top dressing, il is almost valueless as a ma
nnre IN lis crude state, hut good and enduring
manure when combined with certain salts. 1t
Is the cheapest material that farmer can make
manure from when he has 1t on his own farm.
ny a top dressing in the crude state and me
dollars worth OF salts TO the acre. % have
made land yield two tons OF hay 10 the acre, that
did not yield five hundred before. One dress.
ing of the muck will last several years; the
other articles it wants yearly. use it in the
barn yard as an underlay to catch the salts Of
ward manure, which | use for hoed crops."-
What kind Of "salts' are used, and how
CuHirdiOr.
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old buildings. In some parts Of the East
Indies, where II seldom or never rains, nitre
accnmula,es Gas under buildings here,) in
such quantities that the soil is shovelled up
and leachpd, MS we do ashes, and boiled down
to niire. Nitrate of lime is formed in vast
quantities in the lime caverns Of Kentucky.
All the dry plains in the province of africa,
in Peru, are covered with an incrustalion of
nitrate of soda.
Every body knows, or ought to know, that
saltpetre is good manure-though perhaps
they do no, all know why j, is so. Possibly
! may continue the subject. but my sheet is
full al this time. .., ... L. d.
Warner, ". H.. april 20, 1876.
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Here is one of the inimtable dog stories Of
the Nashua Telegraph:-

Here is one of The inimitable dog stories of
the Nashua Telegraph -
SMART Dog. There is enough Of the
dog mixed up the in following story to emit
tie it to the mime of dog story A man
down East had been exceedingly annoyed
by wolves, which destroyed his sheep. In the
course of time dog fancier offered to sell
him dog. A very notable dog he was, too.
The catalogue Of his merits was a very long
one-there was not dog virtue in the whole
catalogue for which he was not distinguished
blu, if there was any one ,hing IN which
he peculiarly excrled, II was his prowess as
q wolf hunter. This was touching our friend
on the RICH, spot. The bargain was closed
and he only waited an opportunity TO test his
merits.
AT length there came lIgh, snow; just the
kind of snow, for wolf hunting. and he TOOK
his dog and gun and sailed out. He soor
crossed the track of IA varmint-lhe dog took
the scent and bounded off in pursuit. Or
followed our friend, up hill and down dale
through bush and through brer, for two
mortal hours, when he came across Yam
kee of the Ave species, chopping wood anc
the following satisfactory dialogue tool
place -
Did you see wolf and dog pass by herel
Wrll, | reckon did,
'llow long ago 7?
well, guess about half an hour
slow was it with 'eml'
swell. just about nip and tuck but thu
dog had the advantage, for he was ieeti
ahead"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-12

Tms SauARE OF THsCiRcLE.-A wealthy in
dividual whose name is not given is reported
IN the London papers TO have recently de-.
ceased, who has left by will, the sum of
fi0O,OOO in trust, to the then Lord Cham
cellor, for the heneh, Of the individual WIN
should clearly demonstrate the square of the
circle the interest, until the condition of the
will is complied with, to be paid 10 one e the
colleges a, Cambridge, il is believed ST.
Johns College.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-12

CONNECTICUT is one Of the smallest States
in the Union. Although its soil is by no
means the most productive and wee il de.
pendent upon its cultivation for us support,
it would possess but liule wealth, We. i, is rich
in manufactures.
The statistics Of the State for the year
ending October last, have been gathered and
published. From the abstract given in tho
Hartford papers, we gather The following
valuable statistics:
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-12

BLIND TEETH IN lioRsEs. WIN. Little, Pc.
land, o.. relates case of stallion of his having
gone entirely blind without any apparent cause,
A friend who examined him, found blind or
wolf teeth" which were immediately knocked
out, and the horse soon recovered his sight.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-08-18
GLORIOUS DBMOCRlTn FIeT0RYI

Sufficient returns have been received
at Sprinfeld to render, it certain that
French and Wells are elected by Is, 600
majority. There will be large Demo.
cratic majority in the Legislature, and the
Democrats have been remarkably success.
full in electing their county tickets. Six
out of the seven Congressman Illinois is
entitled to, are Democrats, uiz: Douglass,
Turner, Wentworth, Smith, McClernand,
and Mclaughlin, all of whom are elected
by malorities varying from few hundred
to several thousand. Trumbull is defeat
ed in the first district by Smith, the pres.
ent member. The latter was the indie
pendent candidate, and beat TrumbuH, &C.
cording to the State Register, by a major.
ity of about 1900. But little is known
as yet, respecting the vote for Conven.
ton, though the probability is it has car.
ried. sangamon county gave 1888 for it
335 against.
On the whole, the triumph ofDemocrat
ic principles in Illinois is complete. There
has been no wavering, but our State has
gone steadily on aud achieved noble
| victory.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-08-18
From the 81. Louis ReveiIls 9Th inst
From the Rio, Grande.
The volunteers disbanded- The S. Lou;;.

The volunteers The st. Louis
Legion nor on their seay home.
GA gentleman, arrived yesterday on
the North Alabama, from Cairo brings
news of the receipt at Cairo of an extra
from the office ofthe New Orleans Plea
yune, stating that all the six months VOL
nnteers, including the st. Louis Legion,
and all the Louisiana volunteers, under
Gen. Smith, had been disbanded by Gen,
Taylor, in obedience to orders from Wash
ington.
Col. Bale Peyton's and Col. Feather.
ston's regiments Of Louisiana volunteers,
being deemed to have been illegally mus
tered into service by Major General
Gaines, were also orderedto be disbanded. .
General Desha, with company of six
months volunteers from Alabama, had ar
rived in New Orleans, on their way to
the Rio Grande, and had determined to
turn home,
1t is said that the volunteers were al
lowed to re-enlist for twelve months ifthey
chose to do SO, but it was presumed that
they would generally prefer returning
home.
The letter Of Gen. Taylor announcing
| the dismissal of the volunteers is spoken
of in the highest terms.
| When the Empressario left, most of
the regular troops had gone 10 Camargo,
where it is probable all are by this time
Unless Gen. Taylor had been detained,
on account of the withdrawal of so many
volunteers from the army, to make--new
arrangements regarding the disposition
ofthe remaining ones, he has Joined the
regular army ere this at Camargo.
The Texan troops were about taking
up their march for Mier.
Several fine artillery companies had ar
rived from the sea- board before the En-
pressario left.
Gen. Smith had proceeded with the Cd
and 4th Regiments U. S. Infantry up to
Camargo, commencing with his rank as
Colonel in the army. 1t will be recol-
lected that Gen. Smith has been apppoin-
ted Coiolel ofthe new Regiment of noun
ted Riilemen, and it is upon his commits
sion as such that he now acts.
/ Governor Henderson was lying dan
gerously i'll at Matamoras at the latest
dates--yery little hope was, if any, enter
tanned of his recovery.
No news had been received of the
whereabouts ofthe Mexican army. Let
tiers had been received at Matamoros from
Mexico, which stated that Paroles was 10
leave that city tojoin the army. The Doth
ult, was the day assigned by these letters
for his departure for the seat ofwar.
Brig. Gen. Hamer was to be left in com.
mand at Matamoros, where regiment OF
volunteers was to be stationed and the
forts garrisoned by artillery.
More extensive hospitals bad been or
dered to be erected at Point Isabel for
the accommodation ola large number of
sick.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-08-18
Mon RIs, August 10th, Is46.

MEssRs. EDIToRs:--A most shocking
accident happened this morning to our fell
low townsman. Patrick Stanton, from the
running away ola span Of horses and wag-
on. Mr.. Stanton in attempting to free
himself from the wagon was struck with
the hind wheel on the back, which caus-
ed his death in % minutes. Mr.. Stanton
was a native of Ireland, about 30 years
old, was Blacksmith by trade, and an
honest and industrious citizen, whose life
is to be wept by a wife and two lovely
children. F
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-08-18

ERRATA.-Capt WALKER win excuse
US for the error we accidentally made. in
the election returns of last week. In
stead OF putting him an abolitionist, ii
should have been, democrat, of course
The abOlitionists have no particular bust.
ness with Capt. Walker.