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rearaztt paid, but at the option of the
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ifT3 Advertisements v'tll he corJinUfid
unfti jorouiy ana cnurgea nvcirruini'j,
Jipdessptnencise-tnarkcd Inj the writers.
o advertisement will be inserted for less
llian one dollar.
fijo Persons at a distance must accom
P pan ''ictr eidvertuenients with tht mot,
net,' or 2 not e i'Wrfcrf.
ICj Letters addressed to-the ' Editor
ffiiW Subscribers ; !ave the pleas-
jhe ptibltc, that. tncy nave iaKf n inai
n nrmciiious f Slore, next; door to
( apt. rickeu's Taverrf, vvlie'rc thry
bve now opened and propose to
keep constantly on' hand a general
ftssof tmcT)t of . ; ; ' , -r - ; : ( , :
Jvy iiptnAs, Gvcxcevies,
Cvockey T Wav e v wis ,
Cu)sv lttots. SuVes,
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wbTeli they ;yiM sell low, for cash or
J. ST. JlMRMtSTRJiD 4- ?Y.
Elizabeth-City, Dec. 23 7'f
IN. ADDITION TO THE ABOVR
. UV. liave Meceived an- assortment
of Ladies and 'Mioses Morocco and
SrrJ skin SHOES..
J.m. 6.
The exercise of thii iu-titutionv
will commence on Monday the firt
cfj.munry ftcxt under the direction
of Mr. Thomas 1. Hardy. Tlie course
tf iitructroii will comprise thern ;ori-'
mis branches of an Eftglivsh educa
tion', and the rtiditnents of the Latin
language. For! term;!, &c. apply to
the teacher.
V By order of the Trustees.
.Good accoHimodations for
Warders .may be obtained in the
I ow n.
Jec 23. Tl
A Store-House "; 55 fet in front,
and 18 feci deep, with two brick
chimneys and a piazza; and a new
Ware House in the most central
part of Durants Neck, on the main
ftad. 1 1 is a most el i i hie situ at in n
for mefcant ile busi n es, bei ng i rt the
tni.Jt of a thickly settled neiglibor
lfml, and convenient to several fard
on Little River, Alhemaile
Sound, and Perquimans IliVer,
There is on the adjoining lot r a new
house where comfortable boa?rd may
had'if required. Applv to :
TIIOS. UYD EX on the Premises.
Dee. 23, 1826. Jit
CHEAP PROPEUTlT.
The subscriber hav-
ing made arrange
Li. .
ment for n rrmnval JIL
nn his present residence, will sell
uPn a liberal credit, that well locat-
and improved Property in the
wn of Hertford which he at this
ime occupies, embracing three Lots;
vnJl a commodious Dwelling House
every necessary out" house, now
1,1 good repair. No property in the
lwn' can be better calculated
r a private residence and at the
lafe time for business. His present
Price is Fifteen Hundred Dollars, onfy
forfotd Nov. 2. Dec. 22. Tf
and Currituck Counties, printed
JJ' e at this. Upce.
.Wanks for salt? at this office
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The Subscriber has now on hand
xu estetfsive and general aortment
flry Goods, and a coTip!ete: as-
sorlmenl of Groceries; viz. ? ";
Plour, RumDrarPdy, Vhi,key,
'Siiffa.r, CotTee;Tea, Molasses,
U'diini, Cheese, Chocalate,
TubaccoSalt, &c. Lc.
,V ALSO,
1 'A A bhls. Newark 'Cider,
A 50 do. Apples i
Atd a choice lot of .Westphalia
JtiSt received a few boxes of ex
cellent leather SHOES, mens no
mens and boys &c. .
. laifcv Cluff.
Elizabeth- City, Jan. 20.'
Negroes -'Wanted
The Subscriber wishes to purchase
8 or 10 male negroes between the
ages of 15 and 25 .vears.
AVam 11 Se)aY
January 20. Ei
By the schr. New, Sophronia, from
. Mi V ' ' Grenada
t A pncheonsrRim, :
. p j 25 do. molasses, prime quality.
Also, by Schr. Gen, Warren, Vi
Tial, .from Boston, and sloop- Mary,
Stninions, from Providence, R. !.
;?J; bhls. N. E. Rum,
l 500 bushels Irish Potatoes,
10 bbls. Onions, . :
l! i I ALSO, AFLOAT, '
rna bushels Cadiz Salt, '
Rice, Molasses, Coffee and
Sugar.
For Sale by
Fcbesville,. Jan. 20.
; Wanted. o AuycAuvsg
Or to hire for the year,-a -'middle
aged negro Woman iVithoi children,
who can Cook, Wash and Iron ; for
which a liberal price will be given.
uire atlthis Office.
January 20.
T v NOTIC E,.
Mrs. Albert on takes this methods
to tiitorm the p'iblic, that she has o
pc'ncd the 1 loose (formerly the City
Hotel in Llizabeth-rCity) as a House
?vac TntevtamnieAAt
and lioardlnj litmsc.
w he re genteel travelleis and t h e i r
hoiWs can he accommodated, and a
few hoarder by tlv6 hi on lb or yf .
She will also receue afew Children,
students at the Academy, board-
ers, if offered. 4 " "; J
Elizabeth-City, ScJiL.9.
Just received
loonerPhirnT
da, Linnellfirom Antigu ,va ;Bari
.7000 lbs. ChefeHe,
9
IrisfrPotafoes, I v
Linnen Wheels, .' '
Flour, &e. &.c. ! ;
S For Sale by -V
V. Vtsv iwn.
Elizabeth-City, Jan. 13. , .
O j Hhds. prime retailing molas-Elizabeth-City,
January G. Et
Eastern Lod ge'.'h 1 e e ? s i 0 I i Zi : b e t h
City the first and third Mondays in
every month, andthe Harmony Chap
ter meets the second and foui ih Mon
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by Scl
Uop4e, fromiCosoi. , !yi5oar,d WVVC lottion
I W bJrrels sVeef Cider -itneijuic frro the atmosplre,
L csr. 1 1, C "' lf ms the pumice, oil-apples. .wjil, after be-
! 20 barrels Ih ef, - . JL -U ni,l, in
Bills hflMding and.ShipmiizWyj1 trr:?
i t' 1 r P ! ifn '1 move; the water genet aled u the proces
Articles for sale Ol this Office. H ot fermentation. The teadency of the
Skctclics on Agriculture.
!yl. llr.:Fqtcr, Esq. of GreensUfrgh,
Pa: Pi endtut 34 die Ifesttturrdaud
.iicidtural Society J Concluded
Nu sv stem jof ltoiw xanji& j pf f fecjt
tlvat doev6oi eotbracc ir aiutlci the
i ciire ot Wiling cattle. PerbaHthre
aie" objections to , its general adifkion at
presenf-in thl emmtry.' A praitje so
.nuch the reverse (J lhi, of. sMlTering
cattle. to pastMre jthe rneadows Iat!e lit the
through lihej inter, and nearly in. t lie
sprirt, raiiiu.t be too strongly reprobat
ed. It is a ruinous anticipation of the
approarhinj; crop, and is 44 killing the
goonr that laid the golden More
anenuon ii proyiuiu a supiyAot, loonier,
would, at ail times, supersede the neces
sity of resorting to a metjs so pregnant
with injury, and, would also ; enable the
farmer, for a great part of the summer,
to keep, his vt or k hurst s in the liable,
(and Jiicli ought to be done by every far
mer except frt a fea ceks in the sprjng
of the year, when th early Ijrats oper
ates as physic and ifthat respec is ben
eficial,) w here they -would .Always be con
venient, and much more a.h!e to perform
the necessary iabor, and ttol to be expos
ed, in. the fall of the yea.i, to the! delete
rious effects produced' by eating gras
containing so Jittle . nmriiion,. (so little
Saccharine juice, which abounds in all ve
getables growing in the early part cf the
summer,) that the digestive faculties im
perfectly per form their offices, fcrmop
ration takes place, and an acid.is produc
ed on the stomach, nausea prevails, and
a consiint discharge of saliva, or water,
is the consequence, gradually weakening
the animal, and rentleiinj? him unfit for
active service. Although little is due to
those who will persevere in error, yet.
lor the information of such, it may be
mentioned, as the easiest way of remedy -sri4?
this evil, lor rather curing this dis,
ease, that by sailing their horses on a cla
narikfil the earth he impugns ted '"with
lime stone, or occasionaliy Kmjpj them
lime aier' toj driuik, the acid will be neo-
triized, and of course the disease renio -
ed. .The same effect' will be produced
by pulverizing chalk or liniestosie, or a
mall .'quantity of lime or potash, and
mixing it with their feed. There is a
;voint of time vvlien each partico.Jar kind
d- vegetable contains the "greatest quan
tity of saccharine juice, (or sugar) an'ri
.jther.nutritichs properties..'. The exaci
point of time, it may he impossible to
teil : but a fe
vv ,das-srjoner or later will
not be niatet
al ; the nearer, however,- to
that, point of
time the grass shall be cut",
the mote nourishment it will contain.-
ClTass blight norto be cut In ..weOweath
,cr, with tne I hopes of curing it in dry
weather; it oughtto have afevv days of
.hot sun rfore cuttis.' Tife juices will
he richer in the latter case ; even the
leaf andtem contain a glutinous sub
stprire v!,i-iv i.' nuti itive, huit uljich is
w ashed off by rain. This is more re
mar.lwh'.e in he tobacco IA.af, ajid is well
kno n by. all; growers of that plaot, but
is tnorcor less so in all vegetables. The
UiflVreyce inj grass, as to the nutritive
quality between that cut in dry weather,
ttenvben the dew is off, lettirig it re-
tfua'uMn hw-attv 'duriftg' that day the en-
&nirjg dav putting it up in loose windrows
ft. :?:Lr . .... r,.,j J
!.lkilfetirin6naTi'd' in the afternoon in
his? windrow s and Trv the eye tjlnj; into
sf Jiayrocw? Where duno
the rtitiht
nreviout. to maKinc jruo ci-
i Jvr.) then ahe nexi day opVfnng tiem ;
;ua p.ii.tir.g two iiiise n3cocK,s rr.to
one. ai hauliiij it in jnn that or the day
following and liuvgray cuvijf wet wea
ther, ard suffering the, aitente changes
f fain and - suiisidrteisroih. fil'tv to one
hundred nef cqrt. , r ;
- The true principle in coring" c:ra?s is
I to effect it as much as possible with the j
ind, and as tittle ex pf'Sed to the sun ur
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ram as practicable. The lea ing : t!;t
im mh. i, fomhle. i.ot
mlv bv rroducine a r.amal hrni'Mationl
to increase its nutriltt e q
increase its nmritite qualities, but att
the same, time by opening the pores per
mit the watery particles to escape, when
exposed to the air, without deirih'g the
nutritive. parts or decorjri posing the plant.
The same effect is furtlftr prtxluccd by
putting it in haycocks. ; The fermenta
tion h would1 otherwise ' undergo in the
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iuow wnerc, u wouio c sutcci 10 iuuuw
1 fci men.
Mwi.anti rain, particularly w hsrc iy op
erate in j succession, is io produce a de
coiDposttioii.of the parts, nd destroy the
ruiititivcj quality of the grass. j ; ;
iu the; raising ol plants as well jss ani
mals, much of the future growth will de
pend onlhc early culture or nourishment
they reqeive.- If either, be stinted when
youhg, it will be in vaui tq restore tlem
lo'a heaithy,r vigorous, and - luxuriant
state. The germ has assumed jts organic
foi m, atid the fibres have become rigid
and contracted to a particular scale, by
w hich tllicir futufc growiU will be regu-
.aled. ,. ' : '. ; : - 'i - '.v'-:.. :-:
The procuring the best seed is at all
times important. This may be iniprov
ed by selecting the best heads or cars,
those earliest ripe and the -most produc
tive.! The same observation applies, in
still greater force, to raising-cattle;-.:. I3f,
ih the fifst place, procuring the best to
be obtained; then by killing or disposing
ot the most imperfect of the young, and
preserving the best, and still further im
proving the breed by judicious crosses,
a stock bf cattle might so be raised on
iny farm, to appear almost a distinct spe -
Cjies from those m the neighborhtKKl. In
tiis .mode the celebrated IVIr. Bakewell
proceeded with so much success in Eng
land '. j " .- : - ' . ' '
The wncertainty of the market tor our
great staple, should direct the atention
of the farmer to vaiitty in ; his produc
tions. Many sjubjecU of profitable en
terprise jtnight be. sujjgesttd.- The cul
tiaticn bf the castor bean would Well re
ward th industry ."employed. The rsis
.ing'of tiobacco, fof- vvhich our sail and
clinafe is ' admirabfy adapted, only re
quires aj li'.tle energy arid exj ci ietu e tt
he madq a profitable, article of cuhi a
tion. Our Soil, so much superior to tlrut
on whii h it is profitably raised; in jMary
land and Virginia, and having tnuch rand
yet to clear,. from - which pr ime 1, tobacco
is always raised the value of the pfoilucet
c o m p a r e d w n h t he w e r h t o f r a r i ia g e to
market of this and most other a i tides,
btight to! induce farmers tobiake jve ex'
erio ii on a lartr si ah Fr i r 'heu
efit of such as might be disposed to make
the experiment, a few olist rvations res
pecting; its rultuie and. mode of -'tuning,
will be made.
It is of importance, in thje first place,
to procure the best seed, of w hich tlu-tt
is an endless var iety. The bright yello ,
whirh has. for some years cjmtiiardc
the iiignest price in Balihitore. and w hich
is generally shipped'for the Hambu'uh
ma' ketvbas been successfully cultivattr!
by Mr. iL)t)Vsty, ol Somerset Cutihty, oi
the top of the Alleghany mountains.--This
.tobacco requires to be fired to fe
the finje color, ard it is said to he used
by. the ladies of Hamburg for .smoking.
and alscj.to be 'used in xlyein! silks.
This tobiatco makes excellent wrappers
for segap, .brtt wants the flavorof tle
Havatia jtoHacco, or of that raised' here
from the Havana seed, and is unfit lor
the bodyj f the segar. j
Tcbaccoraised for making iegars,
or .Mr cnewing, need noi ne; cureo
bv fire, provided it is planted
at
an
early; period, so as to be, sufficiently
ripe fori Cutting in the beginning of
August, when a eulScient period of
warm veathermay , be expected tp
remain jfor its being perfectly cured,
as it will undergo the process df cur
in g more in. one day in the w arm w ea
ther of jugost, tha a week of cold
weather in September or October.
Indeed it is im possible to cu re i t
perfectly in the lohgQst perioiij un
less the weather be . warm. : There
rs no danger of tobacco beinginjur
e d h ere by the frost. The oft ly dan
ger is, that it cannot be-cut soon e-
nougn io cure u unless vj artiiiciaj
heat., j ' .,
. The plants should, therefore, be
raised in a hotbed so that thev may
he .et out .at an early period,-say
the middle of Mav, and be readv for
cuttirg early in August, as well to
itifl.p viif'iisp 'niwl riitf of I hrintr
, .i , -..t -
as, bvjiinening under a hot sun, then
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romattp quality will be increased
,a,M-8CTl "", rt - '"' I''V"
also be more luxuriant, and in gen
era! seasons be. in lesn da hger of dry
weal he at the time of planting,' by
whieH muc-lr labor will lie saved in
covering and uncovering the" plants
The h(it bed is easily made, and
mav ot ithf simplest Iconstruction
A tew rails built up j in the for rn" of
the foundation of a corn crib, say over tbcwhole. Karlyhxt rnorn
thirty irehes high, filled to hear theiipg, say 6 lo' 8 . bcioct,:it will be
top whii uoise biauie manure, laacn
ironi t he hea p. w heft wapi arvd ih ii
?itate' of fermentation af id; catered
eight or ten inche Ivgli ; garde rt
mould, arid a few quarts cvfdod asl
es mixed witli it Trill riswer tlo
jidrpose tyell. The seeday be put
in about the first of Mch ahd iji
ejt t re ntely cold vi cut h er j ;ft raw oit
put fwer the "bed. ;;;; A ,Cttdere hot
bed," with glass, will; tt isfjrP; tring
the piafiis forward stioh but !j to
expensive for common utiih..'1. ,
New ground will certaifiiT product
the finest colored and bifhl
flavored toblicco. It vvilAlo well (or
a second year's crop. Were I to
fchoose a favorite 8potit;vj6uld be d
sotith easteru exposure iiuie soil a
pebbly or sandy graveh firits baseV
with virgin earth on the -jfuifface, ob
which bickorj gf ubbs Bdsafra3, and
grape wine gretri 111. "i
The plants may be f eU in .jim'all
hills, or on the edge of tW furrovta
t hron n together vvilh e j plough
three ieel apart one i way, ahd two,
feet and a half the otherTI's will
admit a shovel plough tri pass thro
one way, and save muc labor Itt
hoeing. In a , few weekj:fter being
planted, they must be i hod, and the
grass and yeed kept dsw. The
cutworm; is frequently tgoublesuine
shortly after planting, i Lknjow of no
Qther mean of destroying them than
by setting hetids to search for them
at day break, .when i thny' ; will be t
found on the sui face,' but disappear
be (cue- s unrie. . V -; : i(s; I- .
:. The tobacco1 wormi mk ifs ap
pearance; abonrthe firt f J'dy nnoT
will be very desirnctiye ft suffered tp
coTitinue il depredations; A tnrkej
hen, with a few chick?i( will fh
m ie to rid you of this oub!e thart
half a dozen negroes. :he' tobaccjo
must be cartullv ut'kf rt d. ! A irit?I
boy vill tlothi be.r. His finr is
can reach futthest doi nHfween iho
leaf and the stalk, and parent a nctv
one slatting from the -sal Ire placed
H hen the buds conf;oj or as it i
called; iv hen the torbaccW h in . but-
ton, it must be toppfdi iJj done jiri-
medtately after the buHohs appear,
the tobacco .will he the larger pl
thicker in the leaf,- but .mHif so fine
a quality. r j
1 h c time of cu!t ing is tnd icated
by the leaf be'cbirting fjfuckerf d,..
sornClhiriespinbling theifraised pa t
of a donictic betl-nrnlt, by vnc int r
non ot cotton in iiniation of t re
whijte'Marseilles ; by thilried pJj't
turning yellow, like thHIirkory lea
and a glutinous substnije coverin,
the Jeaf which will alntst slick. ;ti..
your hand. ; . ; ft I
There is a point of f hi fe. mst pro
per to cut each particular 'plant: j t
prefer leaving it to paftsf peyond that
point to lalnng short intMtf. ; 1 heie
i less risk in its curingiliell. One
essential point to be .-ojuVevrd, whiph
has been alrearly hinted Mtl is not to
cut the tobacra for twb oitJirCe dg
iiner rain. me ram jws lies ph. me
giutioousstj'b.tance "nejf inecf, and
the tobacco, if .:cotWj'tbS this sul
tance, will be greatly deficient in
weight and quality. L 7. (
Tobacco consist s of several sit!;--
stances ; ome Tolatilethers
1 he former ore the w:ater, the green
coloring inatter, arid tfije $ essential
oil, in w Iiich the arotrjiflic qualH ?
exists, as also the tiatrc.ptic quality.
.Tl- . r i. r ': - IT
I tie ohtect and nrocessiif Ctmn? to.
bacc is; toget rid ot water aitd
green coloring matter, MiouC des
troying the other Ies vlaliie naiits.
The tcd)acco w ben cut, w inch nlay
be from 4 to 0 o'c Ibt: k i?t t he aft er
noon, as thie day nay fecooI or liot,
should be put gently in ?mall heaps,
or singly; the tpTrom;;f9un,'tihfU '
the Ieae and the steniitcompieteij
relax, which will be in ljl an hitir
to an hour, "according ttlietatepf
the weather ; then taktS1 jo tbeir-
bacco hoMte, and thei' piled in
one Ireap, having as Iittlirface'-.
posedlas possible ; an jlriveniJrit,
jan old blanket, in4' be tbro.in
iiouna to be neateu. aridjta have uo
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