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pionship OF the World.

/ Four-Oarsd Boat Race for ths cham
piOnshiP OF the world
| F1oD1 he Boston Advertiser. Aug. 2
The challenge of the Ward brothers 20 Ine
champion ST. John crew, four oars, 10 row
race at Springfield, Mass, for the chanP l,oo4
ship OF the world, ie generally known. r1as beId
YESTERDAY Afternoon Ia the office oil the boston
Water Power Company, TO make arrangements
for the race, the ST. John men having Jaccgeptea9 p9
Henry b, Mum appeared Tor the Ward crew,
and John Morris for the Sc. John men. Articles
were drawn up and signed, according to which
the conditions of the race are substantially as
folows:-The time is Wednesday, September IL,
1867, at 4 O'Clock 10 the afternoon; the place is
the Connecticut river, acSpring6eld; distance, 6
miles; the wafer TO be smooth and the weather
good; the stake IS 1000 each side, in greenbacks.
Captain John T. Gardner was chosen as referee,
and Mr. William L. Blaklie stakeholder Each
side deposited $3.50 III the hands of the latter
gentleman as forfeit money. A determined
though amicable spirit prevailed at the meet
ing, and there is every indication that the race
will be conducted fairly and satisfactorily
TO all parties. The precise location oil
the course has not been decided upon:
The three-mile course at Springfield, used at
present. begins at the railroad bridge, and
extends down the river. II is straight for ABOUT
a mile and quarter, when 1t curves 10 Ine
stake. straight course Tor Tour or nve miles %mlles
down the river may be obtained from this stake,
and it is quite probable that 1t will be taken for
the race. The number of Judges has not been
decided upon. IL is to be hoped that when II Is,
provisisn will be made for watching the entire
course. The crews have not been indicated eX-
plicitly, the articles OF the race providing that
any one crew from New York shall compete
with any other from ST. John. OF course each
side will send its best men, and il is reasonably
certain that the Ward brothers, Hank (stroke),
Charley, Gilbert and Joshua tbow), will repre-
sent New York, and the St John crew winning
in Paris, the other side. The remainder of the
stake-money, $3.50, VIII be deposited on the Sd
of September.
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A Telegraph Story.

The Ielegraphe7 remarks that "a somewhat
singular cause CT trouble on the telegraph line
son while making an inspection of the Sandy
Hook wire. This wire uses the Lefferts block
insulators, and it was found that the tish-hawks
which abound in that vicinity had made use of
to tear in pieces and devour their prey. The
entrails and refuse of the tish had formed
solid mass, in many instances covering the insu-
lator and adjacent wire, causing great amount
Of escape in wet weather. 1t has been found
necessary to substitute the glass and bracket
insulator, which Will improve the working of
the line, though at the expense OF considerable
inconvenience to the hsh-hawks. The wires are
also found in many instances in the vicinity of
the sea-coast TO be completely inCrusted with
salt, deposited from the spray of the surf.n
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The Educat,on Of Morklngmsn.

In recent letter from DR.. Percy, of the
British School Of Mines, the following passage
occurs:-
mot many years ago, notwithstanding the
prominent position which Great Britain then
held among the iron-producing nations of the
world, scarcely chemist could be found IN any
iron-work in the kingdom, and such thing as
an analysis of an iron ore or of iron was hardly
ever thought of. What is the fact now? Why,
the absence OF an expert chemist from great
iron-work is the exception and not the rule.
could supply you with the names of able
chemists thus scattered throughout our IRON
works. And what is true of this is equally
true of other branches of metallurgy. During
the last few years / have had the opportunity of
seeing the examination papers on metallurgy of
woTkingmen, sent to the Science and Art De-
partment at South Kingston, and l say with
confidence that at least in that branch much
progress has been made in the diffusion of
technical educatiOn.' l am personally ac-
quainted with many OF our chief metallurgical
works, and have had ample opportunities of
conversing with the workingmen they employ,
and have been delighted TO observe their de-
sire tor knowledge concerning the principles of
their art, and on many occasions how much
knowledge of those principles they have ob-
tained" SSxA
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1 singular Accident im n Theatre-An
| Actraaa Caught I'm a Tran,

singular Accident im Theatre-An
Actress Caught in a Trap.
From ne Chicago Post, Jttlv2g
On Wednesday night, at the Opera House,
very funny episode occurred on the first produc-
tion OF the Night Olol In the frat scene, where
the lover paul Hartinelli) seizes his sweetheart
in the ball room and jumps through picture in
the first entrance with her, little contretenps
not set down in the bill, nor usual to the scene,
transpired. Selling the fragile form of his be-
loved in his arms, he rushed across the
stage, made a dart at the picture, and didn't go
through-one side of the panel either being
hieh enough. The young hero, nothing daunted,
pushed the dummy through the trap, and ran
OFF at the second entrance with his iRdmOrdtd,
when the audience breathed again.
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Return of the French 1rOnitO~ Onondags.

Yesterday afternoon, at 4 O'Clock, the French
gunboat Mercedita, having in tow the monitor
Onondaga, which started some days since for
France, came up the harbor. From the way in
which the Onondaga behaved she appears to
have her rudder damaged, as, in passing
side, and steered wildly. If such should be the
case, this monitor has met with a similar acci.
dent as that which befel the Dunderberg, she
having to put back to port under the same cir
cumstances five days after she first started for
Europe. These vessels could not have suffered
from any stress of weather, as the Onondaga
has all her boats and deck fittings complete.
The French tngate Thenmis has also returned,
probably on account Of the accident to her
consort,-N. Y Herd d.
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An EIRht-Mile Walk and One Bottle OF
CIaret a Day.

An entertaining book OF sporting gossip, re-
Gently published in London under the odd title
ot "Sportascrapiana,n gives, in the words OF
Captain HOrato Ross, the secret OF the remark,
=" Iate neriod of lfe ~ attribute it, he says,
am great measure TO having always kept my
self in q state of moderate training. l have
sIways lived we'll, and for many years have drunk
notbing INIT light olaret, one bottle per diem
h0t have never omitted, wherever / was, whe'
tber in town or country whether the weathef
S1ss tair or the reverse, TO walk regularly eight
miles, and generally twelve miles every day ,t Ot
nov lie, unless had au opportunity OF golng Oa'
been very particular In taxing sponglne D"sn ~
III cold water every morning." And now ~
sixtV-6ye, he can walk his hfty miles, az thres
and a half miles an hour, without Ianguei anu
he is still the beet rife shot In EngiAha'
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Severe Rain storm In the East.

BosToN August 2.-The most severe rain storm
here tor years occurred this afternoon, accom-
panied by high wind. Accounts from the sur
rounding country state that there has been great
damage to the crops, and there have undoubt-
edly been many disasters along the coast. Ex-
cursion parties which left here for Nahant
Gloucester, and other points, have been Obliged
to remain over night. The Portland boat did
not attempt to start, and the Boston boat from
Portland also discontinued her regular trip.
-Four inches of rain tell in Boston in three hours
and half and three in Concord, N. H., in three
hours,
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DsmOoFAtie Barbsous near LoulsviIIs.

LOUISVILLE August Am old.Fash,onad har-
becue took place at WOodlawn today. Two
thousand people were present and we're adj
dressed by ex,Goyeroer yys,9 John L. Helm, Messrs
Indiana. Several fights occurred as nsnal al
barbecues, but nothing serious resuked. The
Democrats are very actively prosecuting the
election campaign.
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FAsnIoNARLE DREssBs ron l7sa.

E,,Ii TsaaaSSo VI 4 fAbhlOn IOrOBVenOr Square)
bsbtnaD D,,SssEIhe halr large, and the chlgnon low
chiaHvu' ,ene hoop extremely large, the trimmings
,, aOis anu ernne, diamonds and pdndche OF
SehiSd an The bosom Of the gown cut very low
diamond buckles TO the glove strings
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sale, New Jersey,
sPEER'S PORT GRAPE WINE, Four Years Old
This justly celebrated native Wine is made from
the Juice of the Oporto Grape raised In this country
It's invaluable Tonic and STRENGTHENING Properties
pure Juice of the grape, produced under Mr.. Speers
own personal supervision, Its purity and genuneness
are guaranteed. The youngest child may partake of
Its generous qualities and The weakest Invalid may
use 1t to advantage 1t is particularly beneficial to
aged and debiitated and suited to the various all
ments that aflict the weaker sex. It Is In every
respect A WINE TO BE RELIED ON.
Samples 10 be had free at the store of JOHNSON,
HOLLOWAY & CO., No. 20 North SIXTH Street;
DYOTT g. CO., No. 232 North SECOND Street.
Invalids Use Speer'a Port Grape Wine; Females Use
Speer's Port Grape Wine; Weakly Persons Find a
Benefit by its Use; SpeeI's Wines In Hospitals are
Preferred to other Wines.
Principal Office, A. SPEER,
No. 243 BROADWAY, opposite City Hail Park, NY,
Sold by Druggists % tuthslmsp
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Ths Word nChirnon.n

query having been started in England con-
cernlng the origin of the word chignOR, a cores
pondent OF the Pal NAL Gazette offers con-
tIlDuton trom The LGdys Magazine; or Enter-
d1:sng 1a1g CoHpdaton Jor the Far Sea, vol. XIV,
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DRY GOODS.
229 FAIRIES 9 WARNER, 229
NORTH NINTH STREET.
ABOVE RACE.

BleRched Muslins, 10, l2[, 10, a. H. ls IA On 90
Al lne pest makes OF Beached MuBins,
New Y ork Mills, Williamsville, Wamsutta etc
Pillow Case Muslns all widths N'e'
~ yards wide 5heeting soc.
Unhlenched Muslins, 1215, IA, 49, lie, 90. 22e. etc
All widths Unbleached Sheeting, wv
AH-wool flannels 81, 871S, 90, 45I5Oc., etc.
1aTd-wide alwool Flannel, soc,
Domet tlannel %, 81, O-a5, and SOC
S9syon and Wool Shaker Flannel, 25c,
Grey Twilled, for bathing robes ale
BlacE Alpacas S7S, 40, 4b, So &c. CO. G5 20 Tic ate
Black and white Balmorals tl,
IeOle Llnensl Napkins, Towels, Doylies etc,
Imported Lawns, 25c.
White Plques, 5Oc
WIDE shirred Muslins, GO, s5c., o., and S116s
INunboOkS, Victoria Lawns, Plaid NRinsoOke etc
5oiL nnlsn JacOnetB Cambrtcs, Swiss Mus. etc.
5nlTtlng Linens, 49, so. &c. 80, Go, TO- rs, Soc etc
wy dozen Linen Shirt Fronts, our own make
linen Bosoms, 25, $50, 871s. 49, SO, 66, 621Sc
linen handkerohles, l21s, Is, Is, 20. %, 25c.
Gents French Suspen ders, soc,
Ladies' and Misses Hosiery, large assortment
Linen Pant stufs at reduced prices, etc. ETC.
FAIRIES & WARNER,
NO 92S N. NINTH STREET,
229a ABOVE RACE.
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AT PRIVATE SALE.
70 cases fine palm fans, round handles.
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LADIES' BATHING ROBES,
OF good quality at the low price ofsSOo
CLOAK ROOM.
Waterproof Cloaks for tourists.
Linen Sacques, Shawls, etc. for tourists.
$500 Shetland ShRwls, another gooo lot
BOYS CLOTHING ROOM.
Summer Jackets reduced from $3.50 to s%Oo
Linen GaTiBaldis, O good assortment.
Boys Clothing generally reduced in price
WHITE PIQUE.
Good Show White Pique, AT rs cents.
Fine stock White Goods, Hdkfs,, Hosiery, etc.
BLACK SILKS.
complete stock from e14O to S6'0O per yard.
Black AlpRcas, from 40 to 60 cents
Black Glossy Mohair Alpacas 10 cents TO Sl'6O
Black Wool Delaines, extra cheap.
MUSLINS
OF every width and quality low aown prices.
piece.
DOMESTIC GOODS.
Tickiugs nom 25 cents up to finest made.
Flannes, Good White DOmet III cents.
FlRnnels, Grey twilled ex ira, for 87A cents.
Flannels. the right kin ds for suits, etc.
Brown Huck and other Towellings. Il2stuth4p
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AUCTION SALES.

T0HN b. MYERS 4 CO., AUCTIONEERs
- Nos 2s2 and 2S4 MARKET Street. -'S
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LARGE OPENING SALE OF BRITISH. FRENcu
GERMAN, AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS
We VIII hold large sale of foreign and domestI
dry goods, by catalogue, on toHT months credit,
On Thursday Morning
August at 10o'cock, embracing about 75O ma
ana lots Of staple and fancy articles.
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Linens for Mems and Bows
Wear.

Plaid and Stripe Linen Drills for Boys.
Linen Duck Coatings.
Extra Heavy Linen Duck for Suits.
Heavy White Basket Duck.
Linens for Ladies' Travelling Suits.
Immense Stock Of Linens, all grades.
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FIRST LARGE PEREAfPToRY SALE OF Boora
SHOES, BROGANS, TRAVELLING BAGS, ETC
60, On Tuesday Morning,
August g. at 10 O'Clock, will be sold, by catalogue
on iour months credit, about 1000 packages boots
shoes, bamoTas, etc. of city and Eastern mRnufec
en- morning OF sale. RI sOstS
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SHAWLs! sHAWLsl
LAWNS! |!
LAWNS!

Fine French Lawns. 25 cents.
French Jaconet Lawns, 28 cents.
Best French PerCales, reduced to S71S cents.
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No. lIOi OnEsNUT Street.
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Ticklpgs from 25 cents up TO finest made,
Flannels, Good White Domet III cents
FRnnels, Grey twilled ex ira, for 871s cents.
Flannels, the right kin ds for suits, etc.
Brown Huck and other ToWellngs. IL 12Btuth4p
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n gents Wanted

NEO. DAU iIHOP, having the sole agen-
VI cy for most of Washington Territory and
British Columbia for Mcssrs Ii. Il. Bancroft
* Co., Tios. Deinng u Co., and others for
their sub ser p,ion books, &c irc3 to obtain
Few carvass'ng agents, 10 flrnish The Terrific
rie5 thi, summer and fall.
Those who have an aptncss for that kind nf
business, will find il IL pleasant and profitable
occupation. Address.
GEO. BAnTlIEOp,
Book Agent. Port Townsend.
gag None of the books axe obtainablc at
Book STIR
May 80, 1867. 30tf
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A Valuable Ia iorsemcnt,

Cnler tho above prrtcn;ons cap
ton, with corresponding editorial COM
mem.s. the Orcg0~iaA publishes letter
from young Hazard Stevens, son of the
lamented Gen. l. |. Stevens, ugiig the
election of Mr.. Flanders as Delegate to Con-
gr,ss fir m Washington Territory" The
lie value Of this Endorsement is in the fact
that the writer is the son of his father.
lie is undoubtedly nicr Dung man, and as
the business partner of Mr.. Flinders, ii is
49,, strange that he shoul.l take an active
.inc1ts in the election of tho lat cr. Bat
he is yet too young and inexperienced to
have achieved any such position of com,
mrnding influence As woul entilc his per-
sonal preference to much WI CHI with 9TH
crs, and certainly Inherited from his father
10 right to transfer tlc old Democratic
sn,,. OF ,crs of the latter to Ike service CT
h, trlons political enemies. The bur,
den If his argument in favor of ! is partner
is, that lie IS Il friend Of the Northern Pac-
liic Rairoad, What citizen of Washing
ton Territory is not The h gh sounding
title AID flourish under which this Juvenile
cp site is Siven.to The public is very sugges-
tive of the desperate straghts to Which tie
Radicals are driven for rl,cti,nerr:ng ma.
trial. The editorial allusion to the
"Mmcntcd Gen. l. l. Stevens" is cha,ac.
tcr:s,ic of the hiena instincts of the Kali-
Gals. They violate the graves and feed
upon the remains Of tho iliustrious d.ad
whom they have hou,d,d through lie.
The lamented St-v.'ns' is a. hyppcriti-
cal an expression in the mouths of Radicals
of Washing on Terri, DRY, as the sainted
!iacnln" would be in the mouths ofSun:-
her and Wade, or "thc lamcntrd Doug
la'," uttered by tia Abolition pack who
AS ;il.l him through life with every oppro.
b.oas pihet and vile calunny.
New SPRING Goons.-Ladies AMI fan.;-
lis visiting Victoria Should not fail to cal
ail i. s?rct the large and elegant as,o,t.
'nel' G. Dry Goods at EIcTonIA House
(corncr Of Fort aud Douglas Stress COM
pr> ng the latest fashions il Hafs and
Bonncts, Wanfies, Shau.s, and all tie .rr
drcss materials. srch as Fancy Aipacca,.
Striped Poplias. Molairs. GisgLana,-
Grrsadsses. Brli,aste CassJrirs, Fss.ca
s4d Easi.a PrIEfel Co'ioas. r.. s..
The ord aaFy s>s,F,m~n; At stapl- soo4s.
each % Bsot -ifr-aorz5. coisr-s anS
Esrs.~s. Gr>y Esd EAi'r Cg,,a.,. Sit
ss-s Essi-xr. TrIssgs. F7s-urls. Eles-
ksfs. Q~sits. H1sc-3ass~vy Gasss. TsSer-
e-~fAa.s- H-~>rs. r r e. 49, a. T.
60 Fs-s~sr
B-sas - sa&-@.. - F.
- - - T.
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1T LMO\ARG SYRUP
REnlNCTOy co. SFrrt., Saba q
GO.
We, =. 1857. -ely
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
MARRIAGE AND CEsaasAEy

an Essay Of Warning and instruction for Young
Men. Also, Diseases and Abuses which PROSTATE
the vital powers, with means Of relief. Sen,
free of charge in sealed letter envelopes. Address
DR.. SKILLIN TJUGHTON. Howard Association
philaielphii Pa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-11
FARM anu Garne,t.


Another years experience in the manufacture
of sugar on the prairies of Illinois has been had
and the results Of this experience has been
watched with increasing interest by thousands.
What have been the results A large crop of
beets of excellent quality has been grown, shown
to be as rich in sugar. and as abundant in yield
as in the best sugar districts of the old country
where no other sugar is used. As with all new
enterprises, SO new to acountry this one, there
have been many unlocked for difficulties to over
come Much of the machinery in the establish
ment at Chatswerth has been made in this coun-
try, and delay and unexpected difficulties pre-
sented themselves before the working up of the
beets could be commenced
About 100000 pounds of sugar of an excel
lent quality has been manufactured and put on
the market, fully realizing the highest expecta-
tons regarding its quality and the yield OF SUI
gar, giving much encouragement to the mana
gers, to whom all credit is due for their perse-
verance in the enterprise. The experiment will
be continued the present year withs about 800
acres Of beets, and preparations made for doub-
ling the amount another year. ...r
In the ultimate complete success of the enter
prise, we have not the shadow OF doubt, and
fully believe that sugar of the very best quality
is to be as much a regular article of export from
our Prairie State, as corn and beef, adding to our
products branch of industry which will bring
thousands of industrial people to our State, and
add untold millions to our wealth.
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Sam Slicl, said of all the deaths, he preferred
TINT of fraa.i,r Con, than ..,a naaall cco of with
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4 Good WhItewash.

At this season people generally set their houses
in order, and prepare for the hot weather. As
whitewash is in great request it may not be in.
appropriate TO publish the following recipe. 1t
is intended for buildings or out door use, but ia
also adapted for walls. Let us say here that
we have never found anything equal to glue for
fixing lime ON walls. 1t should be literally
applied, say half pound to wash-tub full Of
whitewash and if well stirred in will never fail.
There is no greater nuisance than whitewash
that rubs off everything that touches it.
We quote from the CtenaGal Gasette: ~
Take clean water-tight barrel or other sui.
table cask, and put into it half-bushel of lime.
Slack it by pouring boiling water over it, and in
sufficient quantity to cover five inches Deep stir
ing it briskly till thoroughly Stacked. When
Stacking has been effected, dissolve in water and
add two pounds of sulphate of zinc and one Of
common salt These will cause the wash to
harden and prevent it from cracking, which gives
an unseemly appearance to the work. If desira.
bic beautiful cream color may be communicated
to the wash, by adding three pounds of yellow
ochre. This wash may be applied with com.
mon whitewash brush, and viii be found much
superior, both in appearance and durability, to
common whitewash."
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DoN'T EAT RAW HAM.--The lesson to be
drawn from the cases of trichinoss in this city is
summed up in just these four words. While au.
thorities differ in many other things in regard to
this new aud ugly disease, all agree that if ham
and pork are Thoroughly cooked there is NO danger
in eating either. Sometimes the disease has
been communicated by eating imperfectly cured
'dried beef but here .oo all danger disappears
when the beef is well cooked. These and other
facts Of especial interest to the medical profession
are admirably set forth in communication to the
New York Medical Record by DR.. Ristine. Of
Marion, Iowa, who has treated several cases sim
liar tc those in this city. Dr.. Ristine sums up
the case as follows:
/. That symptoms indicating the presence Of
young trichine in the tissues are observed as ear
~ or earlier than the fourth day after the indi.
yestion OF the trichinous meat.
2. That cysts are found as early as the twenty
fifth day.
3. That one thing being equal. the severity OF
the symptoms is in direct proportion to the amount
Of trichinous meat eaten.
l. That an active cathartic given while the
worms are still within the intestinal canal is CT.
fectual to certain degree in causing their
expulsion and mitigating the severity Of the
disease
5. That youth affords no immunity from the
effects Of the disease.
6. That sailing and smoking do not destroy the
vitality of the parasite
Z. That Morough cooking occomplishes this object.
Springfield (.uass.l Republican.
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REMEDY FOR THE PoTATo BEErLE.-C. H.
Chaplin, Of Omaha, Nebraska, sends the follow
ing: "Plant those kind of potatoes which make
large tops, such as peach blow or what we call
the California potato; then plant through the
patch few rows of Nechanrooks. The beetle
will not eat the rank-growing vines as long as
gather them from few rows, than to go each
time over large patch" This suggestion is
worthy Of trial. as it will cost nothing. To
have discovered our enemy's weakness or partial
ity for some tender variety, is to have gained the
''coigne Of vantage" over him. Let the coming
seasons experience give the test
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#RAsINa POTATOES UN1ER STRAw.-On Q
recent trim in St. Clair county, Illinois, we saw
hundreds of acres of land covered with straw.
The ground had been plowed and narrowed and
marked of, and potatoes dropped, and then the
whole surface covered about six inches deep with
straw. The potstoes have no further attention
till digging tin }, when two or three hundred
bushels per acr. are obtained The straw keeps
the weeds down, and the soil cool and moist
Tho straw is raked away in autumn, and there
lie the potatoes white hnd blean. The straw
potatoes bring the highest price in Market
Rurul World.