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BOOT & SHOE MANUFACTORY.
M AURIC E M'CARTHY, & Co. inform their
friends and the public at largethat they in
J teiid carrying on the above business, in Rutherford-.
ton, on a larger scale than has heretofore been done
r . that they, will keep constantly on hand a good
assortment of Northern Leather, which will be made
V up to order, in the .neatest and most serviceable
manner. All orders sert by mail qt otherwise will
bp nrnmtitlv flttpni4pl tr" V
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with constant employment and liberal wages.
' llutherfordtori. March, 18, 1630. -tfo
DOCKET BOOK LOST:
' OST.by the subscriber.on the 5th in'st. in pass
JLi ( ing from PaUons'torerrm BurLe, to Moore's
Mills, in RutherfordTaTOCKET BOOK, which
" had in, it $2Q indifferent bank notes beside some
small change; among the notes were two of 5 and
three or four of $2, and the others are hot recollect
ed. .The Pocket Book contained several notes of
' I hind, two on Elizabeth Wilkins, one. for $125 as
' vk as can be recollected, there were' several cred
its tn the note, the other of $55,50, according to
the best Yccollectiou ; a note, on Daniel Bknton
due Elizabeth Wilkins for $15 with a credit of five
''' dollars ; a note on Granderson Blanton due Green
AGRICULTURAL.
"Th agricultural interest of our country is es
sentially connected with every other, and superior
in importance to them all.? A. Jackson's Message.
To George W. Jeffrevs, Esq. '. ;
Dear Sir, Your communication d.ate J
thej25th ult. has lately been received, re
questing information on the practice of
agriculture, in this county. With an ar
dent desire for the advancement of knowl
edge in the cultivation of the, soil, the
most necessary and the most interesting
of 4ll human pursuits ; I shall comply
with your request, as far as my limited ex
penence and observ rations, and my teeble
abilities will admit. I regret, however,
thai I shall be so little able to do justice
to the subject.
II rejoice to learn, that societies, such
as that to which you belong, are forming,
and! that its members feel the importance
of introducing an improved system of ag
riculture: The, period has indeed arri
ved in- the United States, particularly in
that part east ot, the llue Kidge: wheh
the 'cultivators of the soil, should begin to
preserve their remaining wood laud, and
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improve uiai wuicu ntus ucun cui uowu
and exhausted. The necessity of such a
course has been but ; little attended to in
this state, and from your remarks, perhaps
as little so in yours. . From the exertions
of sucH societies, however, a spirit may be
aroused, which may be productive, of
much good. You observed, that you had
that will admit of cross ploujjring in the
cultivation tof Indian corn, wfhout great
danger from severe washinp; r&ns. This
of fertilization, depend mostly on the. ef
fects, produced on it by plaster of Paris.
These are indeed very great, and 1 much
system did not obtain general ue for some doubt whether it were not better to sow
time in mis iieignuornoou, uncr tne sup-I piaster on me iana not exnaussea,ior
position that it requued more hoe work pasturage,' than to sow clover seed with:
than the old mode', but this ofieetion has put plaster. In the first instance, a lux-
neany ceaseu, asn sausiaciony appears, uriani crop oi wnue ciover win spring up;
that the additional quantity of hoe work in the next case, clover. will flourish in
required is very small, and thejadvantage
arising from the washings being thereby.
prevented, is great indeed. This .mode
of cultivating corp, I understand, is ex
tensively practised in the county of Albe
marle, Virginia where it was first intro
duced by Colr Thomas M. Kandolpli, at
no distant piotl ; as 1 never heard ot it
in that counjt till long I since practise d it
on my owfarm ; and it is really sirpri-
few situations. But with a dressmjr of
half a bushel or a bushel of plaster per
acrei most soils will here produce a lux
uriant crop. For pasturage, we have no
grass that can be compared with it, and
a light dressing of plaster the second
year after 'it is sown, will be of great ser
vice. As pasturage, it is equally advan
tageous to horses, cattle, sheep and hogs,
except that the second crop causes horses
sing jhatlie necessity of such a method to slaver very much. To no kind of stock
aiaiyt soner.appear, ana oDiain ceuerai is u , more serviceaoie man io-iios
use. iy moae ci pianung corn, is some-
wh singular. The land ater being
webrbken with barshare ploughs, is list
edn the horizontal manner, I have be
fot mentioned, and in doing this some
jigment and experience are necessary
dlay it of! in the best possible manner.
bring down lightning from the cloud.
in iron stall, it secms,was erected on the
bastion of this castle during the summer,
and it was part of the luty,ff the sentinel,
wnenevcr a storm jnrenu iicu, xo raise an
iron point halberd towards this fetatl -.If,
upon the approach of the halberd, (parks
were emitted (winch to the scientific mind,
would show that the stari'was charged with
electricity from a thunder cloud,) then the
sentinel made sure that a storm impend
ed, and lie toilet! a bell winch sent forth
the tidmgs of danger to the surrounding
country. Nothing can be more dehiu-'
tully amiable than the paternal care ol its J
subjects, which this interesting provision of
the local govi-rnment exemplified. .The
admonishing sound of the bell was oKvcd
like a preternatural signal from the Depths
of the firmancnt; shepherds were tcvn
hurrying 'over the vallieg,' urging their
Hocks from the exposed fields to places of
sficlter. The fihing boat, .with whiclif
the coast of Adriatic was rcncrallv rnded'
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lorthwith began to crowd sail and niAM.
Where , there is nlentv of clover, it is scl
dom necessary to feed hogs from May tilf
Uctober; and in good clover herd, they
will thrive faster . than on corn. In the forthwith began to crowd sail and
raising of hogs,' it is important that they I for the nearest port, whilst many a M..;ri I
should be always, kept growing, and this cation was put up from rrfuny u gentle a t
is cheaper and better done in a held ot devout heart on shore, belore some hat -
as to avoid every detection that would j clover, than any other way that has come lowed shrine for the safety of the little
IJ. Palmer, for ft 10 with a credit of live dollars : n
note-on Green B. Palmer for $16 ; a ' ffuebill . on been informed, that considerable improve
Hezekiah Wilkins for; $27; and other papers, a-- riients had been made-in this county ; and
niong which W old grant made to M-athew Gaty, that from a , detailed statement of the od-
nd to convey the water, so as to be li
le to wash'. Each hoer is accompan-
d by a small boy with a basket of corn,
aked and well rolled in plaster ot Paris.
fhe hoer then opens a small hole in the
list, . (or where the land is well broken a
forlOO acreaof; land. A drove of negroes, were com-,
ing downCane Creek on the day of the loss, & it is
tho't some of them may have picked it up. Any per
son vvholmay find safd pocket book or iany of the pa
pers, and return them fo the subscriber shall be"
well rewarded..
under mv notice. Distillers in this sec-
tion ofcountry, who generally turn their
attention much to the raising of hogs, cul
tivate clover as the pnnci pal support of
their large stocks in the warm season.
Hogs are apt to keep' so fat on clover,
that is frequently difficult to rear pigs on
that account. I have hitherto sowed my
fleet.
Monthly Itcvitw.
source your information was derived, but
I feel confident that irom the pen of a plain
farmer, forced by necessity to change a.
bad system of culture; that .but Jittle light
NOTICE TO -MINERS. can'be attorded on the subject.. . With
nnHE, subscriber claims the right of in rention I pleasure, however, I will render all the
service in my power,
small single furrow answers very well)
the boy that accompanies him throws in
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tne corn, ana u is imuieuj,aieiy covered ; wneai, principally alter corn, anu l nave
oiiAthDV hrvlo ic thou Yn nrlti or o nrnnar I (ronoral v cnppi.Hoil rt1 xr lent nL
erauous on my i. Ju u"! distance .Which the hoef ivill soon learri to ter. great crops of corn, which under the
ceive some hints that mifrnt be useful to. . , J . b 1 . .
i . T .. , ludffe ot, py a measure on me noe-neive, system i nave practised, my land now
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' All persons are hereby warned
against trading-for said notes or papers.
r' ' :W - V-t ' UrJUIJU.N WILKINS.
' Irvmesville, March 8, 1830, : ; tf4
JL to the G AST IRON PLATES or SIVES
Used for the purpose of separating Alluvial Gold
from thu auriferous earth and pebbles and here
by forbids'all persons from making or using 'said
Plates or Sives he intends applying for a Patent.
, : ' T. W. A. SUMTER.
I Harriiburg, Burke Co. March? 27, 1830. : 7tf
i t DR. D. W. SCIfENCK,
, : jtp ESPEGTFULLY informs the citizens of
1 jJLtt' Rutlierford County,.that he has established
himselC a a practitioner of Medicine in Ruther
1 fordton : and has taken the room formerly bccuDied
fNby Dr. SchiefTelin, at '.Mr.", McAfee's ; wherehemay tivfe to the soil itself. .'Tobacco
By a mode of cultivation,- the reverse
of .What wa formerly practised, the pro
ducts of thesoil have been greatly increa
sed in this-sectioii ofcountry. This im
provement in agriculture was brought
aboilt by a state of things similar tothat
yoi mention as existing with youf The
previous modes were' not onlyMinprofita-
bl
to the cultivators, but hiffhlvdestruc
was' fol-
be lound; except when engaged on professional or hd K 1.,;., .nm wheat coorlorl
the' boy throws in 'the corn, it is quickly generally produces, I find that very large
cov ered ; and so they proceed. This 'me- crops of wheat, cannot reasonably be ex
thod may seem tedious, but in practice I pected.
have found- that corn can beplanted in (To be concluded next iceck.)
as short a tnnei as m any other way.
The crossing' of the lists is saved, and Improvement of Laudlcshy J. Murray,
this saving makesup for the difference, if " l' I. 1 steep the common wick in
any in planting in the usual way.': . lime water, in which I have dissolved a
After planting' the com, I seldom inter- considerable quantity of common nitre or
rupt it till the first of June, unless to har- saltpetre. By this means I secure a pu
row doivri the clodsj not yet dissolved af- rer flame- and more superior light ; a more
ter the spring ploughing; or to chop down perfect combustion is insured ; snuffing is
bushes not cut by the plough. Land, rendered nearly as superfluous as in wax
well broken in the spring, does hot re- candles, and the candles thus treated do
quire the corn fo be cultivated sooner in not "run". The wicks must be thorough-
this climate; In tending the corn, I use ly dry before the tallow is put to them.
what " we call shovel ploughs, without
NOTICE. ;
TnSJTHERpAS, JOSEPH LAYPOLE was
" V f bound to me by the County Court 'of Plea
and ( luarter oessions ol Lirieolrt County, and he the"
said Joseph havnig ran ofT from me, I do hereby
repeated crops of corn and wheat follow-
ed, tin the soil was exhausted, and more
wood land vvas cleared to supply the. loss,
itill there,' was but little morfe timber to
spare. It became apparent to reflecting
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forwarn any persmi frofji harboring the said Jo-1 nimds, that this course of cultivation could
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Lincolnton, N. C. March 9, 1830.
, NOTICE.
LL persons indebted to the estate of THOS.
IS. rLlllo, deceased, are requested to
rriake payment immediately ; and all those hiving
demands against saidjestateare requested tebring
them forward legally authenticated lor settlement,
inis win De pieu in Dar oi uieir recovery, f .
3wpd4 JOHN S. FORD, AdminisVr.
; Rutlierford, March 8, 1830. ; - , .!
4 fTTl H E subscriber will commence his School in
M. Charlottesville, on the 10th, day of January
next, for the instructiott of boys, in the English.
1 V Latin,. Greek and French languages, which will
; comprise a session of little upwards often months.'
vacation of one month will be given in August,
. 'The course will comprise, in; the English Depart-
. r;; ment, JLnglish urammar, deography, UooK-keep-
me
the
r, Arithmetic, and a preparatory course of Ma-
jmatics; viz, Lacroix's Algebra and Leg
?gender's
Geometry; in the classical, the Latin, Greek. tand
French languages with Ancient History, Geogra
phy, and, Mytology. The instructor wiU be gener
ally duruig the day-with .his pupils, save asufR
rjent time for exercise and recreation; so as to as
sist and instruct them both in the preparation and
tecitation of their lessons. 'As he intends his school
to be permanent, and believes the advantages of an
riot long 'continue, and unless a change
was affected, that an emigration to the
fertile lands of the west, could only save
them from extreme poverty. y
ISuch was the situation of my farm, in
common with my neighbors, when about
fourteen years since, 1. commenced a sys
tem, which though it may have many oln
jeetions has been of infinite advantange
to me Before I proceed to give you a
sketch of that system, it .will he proper, to
gie an idoa of the country," where it is
practised. The Blue Ridge runs the
whole length of this-state and bounds the
county of Culpepper, a considerable dis-
:'y. s . ft i tw -
tancCOn its northwestern side, ior a
bout thirty; miles below the" ridge, the
land is considerably uneven, broken' here
and Jthere with ! small mountains, and
though not rich; yet well repays the cul
tivator.for his industry. In this section
ofjeountrv I reside and my remarks are
intended to apply ; to that section only,
with which 1 am well acquainted. . 1 wil
here observe, that the impoverishment o
coulters, which are immediatelyfollowed
by hafrows, which lay the surface level,
and lessens the danger from heavy wash
ing ranis. I have often remarked, tiat
on land levelled by the harroviarge
quantities,oi water in heavy Tains will
spread over the surface, without carrying
ott the soil, which would have certainly
been the case, had the surface been left
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
titcam Carriaxts. There
From the Charleston Courier.
Sea Strpnit ii iicorgia ! Cupt. Dc la
notof the schooner JJaglr, arrived here
on Saturday from Turtle River, has fur
bished us with the following particular?,;
to the truth of which he declares himself
willing, with his whole crew, to make
affidavit. .
On Monday, 2id inst. at 10 o'clcKrk
A. M. when about one mile inside St.
Simon's Bar.'endeavoring to beat outob
served at the distance of300yurds, a, large
object resembling an alligator, occasional
ly moving along in the(-sauia course with
the vessel, and at times lying nearly mo
tionless upon the surface. , (.'apt. IK tiudr
ing himself likely to approach very near
this strange Visitor, charged a iu ticket
with ball, and tacked so us to run wuhin
or-i5 yards of him ; at a moment when
he was tying perfectly still, and apparent
ly unconcerned, CapL, D. took deliberate
uini at the back of his head, the only part
then exposed, and firtb! the ball evident
ly took effect. Instantly to the tip frmall
astonishment and appiehension .of the
crew, the monster aroused himself, and
made directly for the vescl( contracting
his body, and giving-two or three tn ii.cn-
dous . sweeps with his tail as he pas-ted,
the first striking the stem, and producing
u shock which was very sensibly felt by
all on board. Un seeing his anDrourh.
uneven after thej)loughing. i - .
i 1 i never plough i my corn more than
ri n r it,
there must be much of exaggeration 'in
the accounts which are dail) published re
specting the increasing superiority of rail
ways to all other roads, and the rapid im- the Captain jumped upon his deck load of
pruvtnieiuseuiiuiiuaiiy making miocomo- cotn, and some of thecrcw, were not
live engines, liut alter all proper allow- iess prompt in consulting their safety,
ances tor the amplifications and erroneous They had all a fair opportunity t'o oli-
calculations ana anticipations which the gen e their enemy, both before and after
enthusiasm that has been excited on the it.., u.. . :.. Ar u. t
' c n j ."j - .i v . "v oiiui, tuiu wilful 111 utrtnuill Ilim US
twice, Tollowed then by the hdrrow and gui,Jvcl ot rail-roads naturally gives rise to, upwards of.70 feet in length ; his body as'
..mi an auumuuai wita- euouirii win remain 10 usiuv wouueranu oo Ur.r tt ,i"
o v . v iuW uiuii a vrvr Lieu lull ,OI
admiration at the new and great develop- a grey color, shaped like an eel without
menis oi ingenuity wnicn ure qonunuauy
taking piace. - In a Baltimore paper be
fore us are published some extracts and
statements from a letter lrom' a highly e-
ofteh: but
with cultivating harrows alone
These last have broad teeth somewhat in
the shape of grubbing hoes, and are of
essential service in a light soil, with but
little stone. For several years past I have
eeucation, and the facility ol acqumngrt increased the SoiL was here rapidly hastened by
cdrn. JNotyvithstanding the unevenness
of the land, it was the custom to.plbugh
shallow up and down the hills, and thus
exposed, the soil was inevitably washed
a
in - large
been in the habit of using single coulters, Upectable gentleman in Liverpool, "by
affixed to plough stocks, instead, of the
plough m cultivating corn, and by fol
lowing with the harrow, the soil is com-
plctely pulverised, without exposing it
to he powerful action of the sun. The
drat is .also less, and when the corn is
not grassy, I would, recommend their use
in piefenence to the plough or cultivator.
There is another advantage in the horri
zontal cultivation of corn ; when rain falls
it does not run ofi't so rapidly, but soaks
into the soil on the level above each row,
and is there longer retained, and conse
quently, the crop is less liable to injury
which it yould seem that the construction
of the celebrated rail-way carriage, the
Novelty, has been so improved, that the
cost of transpotation by it lrom Manches
ter to Liverpool a distence of 31 miles,
will be less than three farthings ptr ton.
The same letter mentions that proposals
have been made to the Liverpool and Man
chester Rail-road Company to furnish
them with engines which, hemselves not
exceeding five tons weight, shall be capa
ble of drawing, on a lev el, 100 tons gross,
at the rate of o7 shillings per ton for a dis-
a jm m
any visible nns, and apparently covered
with scales the hack being full fjoints"
or "buiichts.? The head atid mouth re
sembled those of an Alligator, the former
about IS) feet long, and astorgc as a hogs
head! A similar one of h! . appenrancc
was observed at a greater distance, which
vanished on ; the linng'-of the shot, but
both were afterwards seen together pass
ing the North breaker, where they finally
disappeared. Capt. D. says he saw a
similar creature ofT Dophv about four
years since, at which he fired three shots,
but without obtaining quite as familiar an
interview as in the preterit instance. He
believes that this formidabfe nondescript
has sufficient strength to injure seriously,
if not totally ; destroy,- a vessel of the La
git's size, by a single blow fairly given.
would Drefer. as dudus. those bovs who will Drob-
ably complete their scholastic pourse w.ith nim.
liiSjCpnrse is such as to give boys all the necessary
- preparation for any of the Colleges or Universities,
ana especially for the University of Virgnia, with
an eya to which it has been prepared. He would
i be glad if those who intend to favor him with their
patronage, would immediately apprize him oftheir 1 rain, which fell during the season of cul
imniuoiis, ior 11 uic cue ui uic syuuui wm jusuiy tiyjtioU
i ji ire win employ an assisiaui, uo as iu nave me j - ii v
French' Langaje taught by a native Freflchman. j I commenced by dividin g my farm into
1 Those who may not be acquainted with the subscri- four fields or shifts ; one of these .1 put in
'. ker; he would refer to Thomas y. Gilmer, Rice ifidian corn each year. With his sys
W. Wood V. VVtoutlll James W. Saunders, J ,j coramenCed: deep ploughing .-which
Henry T Hams, Dr. Ch. Cocke, Thomas J.Ran- , , fi w; .4,v,,
dolph. PhUip PBarbour and Wm. F. Gordoi. puld only be done ou tins uneVen surce
I Board in genteel, families, can be obtained in. by ploughing round the hills, as nearly in
Charlottesville from eht-tatea dollars per month. I aj horrizontal direction, as the situation
v- ' terms for a session or ten months. ; fat, .This mode of plpughin
f For instruction in the English branches. Lat- OUIU , s .&
v in. Greek' FrPn nnH WhpmntJrs !r, ptossesses advantages, which do not ap-
; English branches, Latin and Mathematics, $30 pjear at first sight. By plougliing round a
English branches only, $25 mllvthe friction against the mould boax$
h . - rrmpnr parr 1 " . . . . .i
.; 'I l . Princinal.
December 1; 1829.
tence eaual to the circumference of the
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uuiu uiuugm u.au uiai uiamcu ni nit-1 o-iooe. estimating tne price on tne average I nmi .1.. i,imc..lf, f..;T .u-
usual way, where the waterqiuckly passes JLiverpool price on coke, which is the fuel U,,lt f th u ll aa u:
to be used. Ihe expenditure of fuel, accor- musket h-fnrp hia rnmr dinnoor
The advantages of plaster of Paris as ding to the calculations which have been jt was only in self-defence, as he felt no
a manure, are no longer' cohsiderecj doubt- entered into, is about equivalent to one- disposition to renew the contest with so
ful in this section of countiy. It is al- third of a pound, per ton for a distance of potent an adv ersary,
most universally used in corn crops, as in one mile. These results seem scarcely .
these its. effects are speedy and profitable, credible; but they are confidently stated The Depth of the Ocean is a point
It operated on all kinds ot soil here almost to be correct by persons of inteligence which has puzzled alike philosopher and
who hav e had full opportunities of accu- practical men, and is after all, left in a
rately examining the subject. . wide field of conjecture. JThe most pio-
p. X. Evening rost.j table guide i? analogy. tfid the wisest
Chariotteeville Va.
v notice. . ;
A LL persons are forwirned from cutting or
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t Xj. ru,uv,lIS , auJ 'ur, or conimiiiraj any
UU1C1 ucjiicuuuui vii lauunui J UllUUg,'
iri die county of Rutherford, adjoininc the town of
Ruthe,rfordton, under the penalty of law in such ,
Vases.' . MlfcUiJfclMU. liULULNU, Aeent for
JUlhN L. BITTING.
i$ considerably less, and consequently Tat-;
vbred by the descent, a greater turf may
he turned than the plough will cut, and
fith much more ease than on a level.
The land being well broken in the spring,
the corn is planted in nearly the same
manner, by rows listed horizontally to suit
tJie shape of the hills- There are but
few situations in this section of country,
equally well,' but iri what way, it is not
easy to tell. It is also generally used on
red cl6Ver, 'iand its enects on this grass
maff-lre considered as tqegreatcst means
men. iudffinsr by this criterion, hare nr-
It is curious to find, that the conductor SUmed that the depth of the sea mav he
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of j improvement , irC th section of the
countryv-TKeiand oiT dch Indian ceni l or lightning rod, which so' many men- of ImMsurra- hv th hnht mnn.,
raised, isiown;ild5vn ki wheat or rye, genius, learning, and ingenuity, have been ,he highest of which are 20,000 nd 30 -
me pains 10 compieie wnicn in iaci nas uou feet. The greatest depth that has S.
en always regarded as one of the proud- been tried to be measured, is thnt rni
widihJover-ecr depends much on est trophies of science was known & em- I Tn the Northern Oceans hv- Trrl -
troyei
insects,
however, more to fear fron warmdraught, on the. Electricity of Meteors, describes a bottom' " f 31.' Brun.l
than from cold. From ekperieuce, 1 am practice used oh one of he bast ions of the .
satisfied, that the best tine for sowing, is Castle of Duino, on the shores of Adriatic, Consolation: ,r)ito finishing stroke to
when the earth is open ly frost, and be- which have existed from time immemorial, to some infirrn ajy'pticnit vrho had rot
fore 'rain settles it; ,Buthe advantages arid which 13 literally neitheriuore r.or less only lived in di5pitu of physic, but feenied
of clover for pasturage, ttnd as a means than the process that enabled Franklin to to thrive apon it. , t
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