The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-10-01

fcicnt explanation, we may make spme Of
the more progressive readers Of this pa
per-this rudderlcss papcr-wc mean this
paper without rudder--oi, perhaps, more
plainly stating IL, to make ourselves better
understood, thi. ship without an editor
see our point. a paper without an edi.
tor, though, is better than an editor with
o.t paper l'ut to the subject -.cr, raih'
er, the question under discussion, which j.,
"thc best way to dig 'tatcrs."
In celebrating the subject, we might ~
fer to the customs Of our venerable, but
now happily defunct forcfa,hcr-, who used
to squat down on the ground and gousc
them out, one ut n time, with pewter
spoon, or turn scrub porci g loose in the
patch, as did orr noble ancestors Of Cork.
Sufficient for our purpose, at this time, will
bc brief reference to leading authorities
ON the subject. That splcndidly capari.
soncd aud cxccllcutly married old Jcrusa-
lem farmer Solomon-says there Is moth
ing new under the sun. This is proof that
he did not raise potatoes in the buck yard
farm Of the temple; for he would have
known that there must, of necessity, have
been Hcr potatoes under the sun. We,
therefore, take this ancient announcement
Is palpablc confession, that he didn't
raise, didn't even know anything about po-
tatoc.. But we grant, that solomon had
rather have chopped down cedar post Of
the Temple, than to tell n hb. But what
saith the Scripture? Marx the words
Ito, every one that thirstcth.' This is sat
isfac,ory evidence Of two things; first, the
people had hoes; secondly, il they h. d
hoes, they must have had potat Oh oes.-
Here, then. is the origin Of diggin' the nu-
tricious ,sculcnt Hoe, every one; and
goodness know, the injunction has been
carefully and faithfully kept. The crook
in our spine, and even the bow in our legs,
bear testimony Of the antiquity Of the Gus
tom. Wherefore, we are Granger. But
we are discussing to-day, not the historic,
but the hest mode. We hear thousand
clamorons voices, say, "ho;" in the din,
we hear some cry, spade whether they
mean the ace or not, VIC are unable to saw
Others insist upon turning them over with
a p,ow. aud then sitting the dirt through q
seive. 1t would, perhaps, he better, thus;
'Tateis are more abundant than dirt, this
year, a better plan would he, so, some
think, to sell the crup-kinder lump it off
to the big grocer over the way, at about 10
cents per acre. But, peace, be still. Hear
us for our cause. These are all old fogy,
vertcbra twisting, vertigo-produciug Gus
toms, as barbaric rs the Digger mode Of
gathering grasshoppers for berry pies. We
propose new system. Ii is the discovery
of a progressive, practical man, aud enti-
ties him to membership in the Grange, not
withstanding the constitutional provision;
"No "mid lie man" shall enter the king
dom Of Grangerism.'
On a steep hillside an industrious far
mer can raise his yearly supply of potatoes
with scarcely any other labor than plant
ing them. lie can economist back-aches,
tv running his burrows from the bottom to
the top Of the lii; when the seed potatoes
are PIT in the ground and covered, just
put a plug at the lower end Of each row,
and let them propagate to Whatever extent
they may deem proper and creditable to
themselves and the country. At the end OF
the season when lie thinks his potatoes
about ready to tumble in "out Of the wet
let him dig a h2le at the bottom. and re-
move the shoppers At the mouth OF the
70 W, and the whole tribe, big and little,
leave the parental nests, and come iumb'
ling down into the reservoir. When s'Itil-
cient soil has fallen ON the top to protect
them from winter, he puts in his.plugs and
is ready for another season. Know any
better way of diggin' 'taters? JAKE