Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-19

1ul was the prejudice against cat-muttor
among the population of that neighbor
hood, that the shop was clear in an in
slant, and the floor was soon covered
with haStily-abandoned specimens O
every variety Of segments of circle
The spirit sh ,p at the corner of the stree,
experienced an unusually large demand
for - goes " Of brandy, and interlectiona'
calculations not purely grammatical were
not merely audible, but visible too in the
district. 1t is ayerrcd that the ingenious
eNpcdient of the widow friend, founded
as 1t was upon q profound knowledge o
human prcjudiccs, had the desired effect
of restoring - the balance of trade" The
widow recovered her commerce: the re.
Sentful baker was done as brown as if he
had been shut up in his own oven and
the friend who brought about this meas.
urc Of justice received the hand Of tho
lady as reward for his interference.
How TO KEEP PoTATOEs. had oc-
caslon few numbers back to acknowl-
edge the receipt of sack of yam potatoes
from Nelson Clayton, Esq, Of Chambers
county, Ala. These were much admired
for their perfect preservation, and consid-
cred as clearly demonstrating the excel
lency of his plan of keeping this valuable
crop, which he had previously published
i'll our journal. As still more conclusive,
of the completeness of his success, we
have now, the first of October, in our of
lice, another present of the same sort,
from our esteemed friend and patron. as
perfect and sound as when taken from
the earth where they grew, nearly a wear
ago. 1t will soon be time for putting up
this crop, and we recur to this subject
again as merltcd compliment to Mr.. c.
aS well as to call the attention of our
readers to this plan, which has proven to
he so good. We have been very success
iul in keeping this crop, hy putting up
III the hill, but are always under the ne.
ceSsity of taking them up in the spring
OF the year, rubbing off sprouts, and put
ting away in some dry place Mr. Clav-
ton, as 1t will be seen, has constructed a
house, keeping them, through the win,
ter, as well as in the warm weather.
AS all may not have time or inclina-
ton ROW to prepare the house, VIC will
at this appropriate time, give our advice
for putting up III the hill or hack. After
tic first frost, let this crop he gathered
III as soon as possible. We need not
give the mod'ls opcrGndi, and would only
advise that skins and bruises be avoided
by careful handling. Our plan is to re-
move each evening what has been dug
through the day, and deposit them in
nils, OF some fifty AZ Seycnty-fiye bush
els, where they are 10 he covered. in due
time. If the weather is not very cold. or
wet, slight covering Of pine straw will
1lfliclcntly protect them, and we think
all the better 10 remain in this condition
for day or two, after which, cover with
a good coat OF straw, then with large
pieces Of pine bark, put on shingle fash
ION, and cover the whole with earth,
leaving an open space at the top of the
hill to prevent too much heating. 1t is
better to shelter the hill with boards to
protect against rain: but if you arc in a
great hurry to get back to the cotton
picking, large piece of bark laid over
the top affords pretty good protection,
and makes a very acceptable compromise
with most planters, who are willing to
Weld share of their comforts for large
display Of cotton bales. We have not
yet learned to properly estimate the value
of the potato crop, which may with care
be kept as well as corn. and he appro-
priated to as many uses for the family
and for the stock.-SoH of The South.