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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19
Harvesting Corn.

A great deal is said about the different
mode of harvesting corn. The old method
is to cut the stalks, when the corn is near
ly ripe, in order to let in the sun to ripen
the corn. Some modern farmers have i'm
proved upon this method, many believe,
by cutting the plants up at the ground when
the grain is nearly ripe, and putting ii into
stocks; and when it is well dried, the whole
is carried into the barn and husked.
We will show the advantages of the new
mode. by cutting up at the ground or
cutting off the root, there is far less labor
than in cutting the stalks. One blow of the
knife will cut up hill, but in cutting stalks
there must be as many operations 10 hill
as it contains stalks. Pieces Of corn, of "a
bout fifty bushels to the acre. and thickly
anitd, so that there were five or six thous-
and hills to the acre, have been cut up al
the ground at fifty cents per acre, or by
half DAYS labor. This would require dill
igent labor, we acknowledge. About the
same labor is required to tie up, carry to-
gether, and stock. Now, we would ask,
who can in one day, with moderate labor,
cut, bind up, and stock the top stalks on
an acre, and in due time gather the corn,
and cut up the butt stalks, and forward the
harvesting so that the whole can be gather
ed in as quickly as the corn can be hauled
in when all is cut up together! We claim
a great advantage for the inordern mode in
point of economy in labor. There is no
loss OF grain by cnttlng up at the ground,
andthere is great saving IN the butt stalks,
which become much injured by storms, sun,
and wind, and other wear and tear.
Besides the usual advantages of cutting
up corn, there is a great advantage IN this
mode of harvesting, in saving it from frost,
when it ripens late. Corn that is only full
in the milk, may be cut up when frost
seems TO be at hand, and it viii make good,
sweet bread though rather light, while, il
struck with frost at SO early a stage, it is
not fit for man or beast. 1t is not worth
harvesting, for even the pigs will refuse ii.
If corn be cut up ON tie eve of frost, ii
will not be injured while lying in heaps on
the ground. We have saved corn from a
frost by cutting it up by moonlight, when
the state of the weather indicated a hard
frost
We now give the mode of securing corn,
as practised by Mr.. W. Salisbury, of Med
field, and trust that it will be useful to
many of our readers. He cuts his corn
when the grain is glazed. Provide good
firm stake, and born two holes at a suitable
height, as you can judge from experience.
These holes should cross each other. and
one should be just about the other. Into
these holes put small iron rods; wooden
rods viii answer by having them larger
4 iie r.Gs Mil farm 4 cross
SsicA dosn thus stake, then take the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

found guilty, and sentenced another ten
years, as unfortunately, under the existing
statute of Vermont, that is the extent Of
imprisonment for crimes of which he will
stand charged, but when he shall have serv-
ed out his twenty years, he will no doubt
find himself quite behind the spirit of the
age, and his art and skill in his profession
will be absolute and unavailing. Some
fears have heen expressed est he should eff
feet an escape, bat under the vigilance of
the prison officers, there can hardly De the
possibility of such an occurrence, and
though the guardian spirit of his beloved
Margary, with all her knockngs' and en-
chantments, should nightly hover around
him, yet Prometheus like, he is bound, and
all her tender signs and delicate wooing
will be lost on the midnight breeze.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19


VIRTUES OF MnK.-It is mos perfect
diet Nothing like Tit coptaW curd
casen, which is necessary for the d5kelope-
ment and formation of MUSCLE Qlter for
the production Of an adequate suppF Of fat
sugar to feed the respiration, ad4 there
by warmth to the body-the phosphates OF
lime and magnesia, the peroxyd.f iron,
the chloride of potassium and so'a, with
the free soda, required to give soiidjis to the
bone-together with the saline pad as so
essentially necessary far other pa.ss Of the
body. 1t contains Tactic acid or the acid of
milk, which chemists inform US is the acid
of the gastric juice, SO requisite for the
proper dissolving our food in the stomach.
1t is therefore Obvious that milk should be
chemically correct in all constituents, and
that its beneficial effects ON the constitution
should not be neutralized by adulteration !;
it Is, DIR. Prout properly states, "the true
type of all food" How, necessary, there
fore, is it that it should be pure-otherwise
this wonderful and wise provision of Prov
idence will be a curse rather than bless
ing.-Bugg's Dissertations on dix.
Who would have thought milk had so
much chemistry in it !!
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

The FLooD IN PENNsYLvANIA.-I'ER-
aIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.-At Reading eleven
lives were lost, among whom were Mrs.
Sands and three children, the wife and four
children OF Eli Marks, of Leesport, and Mr..
Aaron.Kemp, of Leesport. The number OF
buildings destroyed at Reading were 25
brick buildings, 81 frame dwellings, 63 sta
bles, workshops and ofiicss-making to-
tai of one hundred and nine buildings de-
stroY ed The aggregate loss at Reading is
estimated at s51o,00O.
1'dmagaa.-Up to Wednesday evening
thirty-six bodies had been recovered. The
following is a list of names ofthose drowned,
so far as we have ascertained Wife of
Thomas Foster, two girls and boy, Mrs Ed
munds, one boy, one girl, aud two grand
daughters Mrs. David Jones, and child /;
Mrs. Greslng and child; MIR. George Welsh,
one boy and two girls; Mrs. Birmingham,
two boys and two girls; Mrs. Heron and
four children; Catharine Williams; Mary
Mccartney, young girl from Beaver Mead
ows; ayoung girl fourteen years Oh age,
daughter of Daniel Oxrider; Rev. P. Z.
Oberfelt, pastor of the Lutheran congre-
CATION; Mary Williams.
AT Berwick, Columbia county, twenty
one persons lost their lives. Two houses be-
longing to George Mestler, at Nescopeck
Forge, containing about 30 persons were
swept half mile down the creek; only two
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19
St. Louis, Aug. 81. 1850. {

The New York correspondent of the Philad-
elphia Ledger, speaking of returned Californl-
ans, says: II | ave seen and conversed with
three or four rough and ready Californlans, who
came passenger in the Cherokee. All of them
are printers by profession, but started of for the
land of ''big Jumps" three years since. When
they left New York four finer looking fellows
were not to be seen. Now they loos more like
uurang outangs than any thing else, having
shaved but twice since they left Gotham. Their
skin was white once-now it is difficult TO tel
what color 1t is-but it is any ihiag but white.
The have accumulated handsome flruIc,
however, hut one and all of them agree that il
they were sure of doubling their gaips they
would not go through half the suffering and
prlvation already endured.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

Death of Rer. Dr.. Judson.-By the overland
mail from India, the painful intelligence has
reached the missionary rooms, Of the decease of
the Rev. Adoniram Jedson, ID. d., senior mis-
sionary of the American Baptist Missionary
Union. He died on the 18th of April last, on
board the French barque Aristids Maria, of Bor-
deaux bound for the isle of Bourbon, at the age
OF 81. DIR. Judson left Maulnain on the ID of
April accompanied by Mr.. T. s. Ranney. in
compliance wiki the directions of his physician
Mrs. J. would have gone with her husband, but
it was at the hazard OF her life, and he would
not consent. For a day or two hope and fear
aIternated, but before the pilot left the vessel,
he felt so much revived as to dictate a message
20 Mrs Judson, expressing consdent belief
that he would recover. Scarcely, however, had
the pilot got off hen he relapsed, and suffered
great pain, which continued til he was released
by DEATH He was buried in the sea on the
same day, in latitude IL deg, North Longitude
SO deg. East, within range OF the islands that
run down to the straits of Maiaccs, within nine
days after the embsrkation. DR.. JudsOn embark
ed Cor the east in 1912, and mas thus been more
than thirty-eight years in the missionary service.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

a Desolaie Region. We have already stated
that The English expedition in search of Sir
John Franklin, under command of Capt. Austin,
left the Whale Islands on the LIST u,t., the day
previous 10 the arrival of the American expcdi-
ton. AN officer on beard the English vessels
in a letter thus describes the gloomy character
of that region:
g Ia this fororn region there is neither scene
nv, manners, nor customs TO describe. All is
barrenness aud desoation, no flower or shrub
adorns the icebound precipces of this so:nbre
locallty-where, seated on his icy throne, stern
winter reisni supreme, crowned with the gather
ed SHOWS of 5000 years, exhibiting a singular
contrast to the delightful gardens of our native
land, whose flowers and plants are at this mo-
ment displaying their odoflierous beauties be-
meath the genial rays of midsummer sun.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

Number Of the Emigrrnts the Overland
Roofe.-A great variety Of estimates have been
made of the probable number on the way to this
country. All accounts agree that the rush this
season is Unprecedented. Fifty thousand is the
most moderate computation, and some Of the first
papers in the States think 100000 people have
started on the long journey across the palms
Occasionally We hear accounts from advance
parties, which truly surprising. A Mr.. Co..
Inns, late a member of the Illinois Legislature
has recently arrived in this country he left home
on the Slh Of May, and has hid a remarkably
quick trip. lie states that before he reached
Fort Laramie be passed 5000 teams, and after
leaving That point, although he could not keep
count, he thinks he passed twice that nu.aber OF
ms-.Sacremenio Iransaript.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

Census Of 1850. The United Safes Marshals
will be glad to learn that an act supplementary
to the act of 23d May, 1859, has been passed by
Congress, authorizing the Secretary of the In
terror TO extend the time for taking the census,
where, from circumstances beyond the control
of the Marshal, further time is rendered neces-
sary. W
The act also provides for an increased COM
pensatlon for taking the census Of California,
Oregon, Utah and New Mexico, and provides
for the payment, in all cases, of eight cents
per page for the TWO copies Of returns required
by the act. Discrimination is SO far made in
favor of the population Of the Territories above
ramed, that all persons from the States are to
be enumerated as citizens thereof, who may be
found residing there at the time of taking the
census; provided they lettthe United States be-
fore the LIST of June. This will give to those
Territories the advantage of enumeraring near
ly all the immigrants Of the present SUMNER
6 .Natisnai Intethgencer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19
9eriCuIturaI.
yermont Horticultural Society.
MARTIN T. TUrrER.

Vermont Horticultural Society.
Is the Executive Committee have not
been unanimous in agreeing 10 hold an ex-
hibliion and offering premiums until money
is collected Tor paying them, and, as the Sc
ciely is destitute Of funds, no exhibition will
be holden this season. The members of
this Society aud those interested in Horli-
culture in Vermont, are requested to meet
at the Court House in Montpelier, on We'd
nesday evening, Oct. 18th.
c. GooDRcH, Pres'l VT. Ii. S.
Burlington, Sept, 1850.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

10 Stop a fit Of Coughiag.-A cores
pondeni Of the London Medical Gazette
states that to close the nostrils with the
thumb and finger during The expiration,
leaving them free during inspiration, will
relieve fit of coughing i'll short time.-
In addition to the above, We state from per-
sonal knowledge, that to press the finger on
the upper lip, just below the nose, will make
the severest premonltory symptoms of a
sneeze pass of harmless. We have found
the remedy useful many time in creeping
on game In the woods--N. T.. F.ra.er.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

EOscis Of The Iarif.-The Albany Evening
Journal says that four 6fths of the FORCES in the
northern part of New York State, have been al
ready extlnguished, and the rest soon must be.
There are more than $50 forges in that region.
Heretofore the busy aspect presented by the
multitude OF torges in operation on the banks of
Lake Champlain, constituted one of the pleas.
ATTEST features of trip through that beautiful
and picturesque lake. But now those FORCES
stand out as so many finger posts pointing to the
effects of the Loco Tariff OF 1916.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19
Ter, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1850.

men were saved. The houses lodged among
some trees, and were dashed to pieces. No
names given, and none of the bodisz Tecov-
cred. The Schuylkill Haven pape Says
The damage at Jones' Mount Heekiss forge
was very great. Samuel Harting, va. and
step-daughter G. Clement, son OF Jacob
Clement an infant child of William VIM
gert Elizabeth, Catharine, Lydia aAi Han
nah Freed; Elizabeth, wife ofJose4 Cow
erly, and Margaret and Henry Free$ were
drowned.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

/ Z
from letter from Major Weightman, U. s. Sen.
ator, elected from New Mexico, to the editors
of the St. Louis Republican.
PLAsTER's House.,
st. Louis, Aug. "a, 1850
| GEyTLEMEy: My attention has, since my ar
rival here, been drawn to an article in your pa
per of date of August 18th, in which it is rep
/ resented that number of the members of the
| Legislature of New Mexico, having protected a
gainst certain acts thereof, and withdrawn there.
from, thereby leaving it without quorum, the
Legislature proceeded to elect member to fiji the
vacancies &c.
At the same tine that take pleasure in say
| ing that your author, Mr.. Richard Mckinney,
bears high and honorable character, and Is, IN
| my opinion, utterly incapable of Intentionally
making-a nlisstatenent, | must be permitted to
| deny the above charge against the legislature
factious attempt was made to destroy the
quorum, and six members Withdrew, sending a
protest or letter. of an insulting character to the
| House of Represenrives, based upon the pre-
tended ground that Mr. Montoya, OF Santa Anna
County, could not get his seat; but, as was pith-
! IL said-by Mr.. Juan Parea. a Senator from The
Southern district. 'ste req. se1seu wGs sotthst
he could not get his seat today, but because he
could not hold it tonorrow"--the most sa,is.ac-
tory evidence having reached Santa Fe that the
contestihg candidate was legally elected.
For the insult contained in their letter, the six
signers were promptly expelled, the two contest
ing members from Santa Fe admitted, and Gov
ernor Alvarez notified Of the existing vacancies;
the election to fill which was to have been the
Doth of this month.
The number of Representatives beirg twen-
ty-one of whom one was absent, the withdrawal
of six others could not defeat the quorum, with
out being reinforced by the project previously
tried OF Chief Justice Houghson. tae supposed
author Of the protest, and recently defeated can
diddte of the Senate.
One of the members of the House of Repre-
sentatlves was thrown in prison by warrant Of
Judge HougiitoD, charged with being an accom-
plce in murder committed nearly four years
ago, and horses wee prepared to carry hun OF
TO another county, when having been brought
before two justices ofthe peace BY writ of tabeas
corpus, the prosecuting attorney. a gentleman Of
the same political party the judge, positively
refused to prosecute, and has since stated that
he considered the whole proceeding partizan.
] MAJOR Weghtnan has also forwarded let
ter to the President of the United States, by
telegraph, in which he protests against the poll-
cy pursued by Col. Monroe toward the recently
formed State Government of New Mexico. l.
W /. Jour. Com.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

God Philosophy, -"SiIence is often an an
swer," says an Arabic Proverb. How true it
is, that when the tongue of malice fails 10 pro-
woke reply, it reluctantly sheaths itself
in chagrin and shamel In many cases, no re-
buke can be more powerful than silence. There
are men you cannot touch more acutely than by
'lcttlng them alone most severely, 'as Theodore
Hook expresses it, when they Willy you.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19
iloelrp.

a- Mr.. Elliott Cresson, who is in London having in
rmed Mr.. Upper The poet and panhropst, rat Eps
,pal Church had been erected Bassa Cove, Liberia,
t distinguished Immediately Mr. Cresson the
flowing beautiful verses =
TIE LdBERlAN BEACON.
thousand miles of rugged shore,
And not Il lighthouse seen
Alas the Thousand years of of yore
That such a shame hatt been
Alas that Afric's darkling race,
The savages and slaves,
Never have known the gleam Of grace
Ga their Southwestern waves.
reyer,-uu now, o glorious lisat--
The beacon is a blaze
And half the telrors of the night
Are.scat'ered by iisrays!
Forth from the starry -heavened West
Was lit this glorious toich,-
For dear Coluubia's sons have best
Liberia-wth Church:
Yes,-young Columbia leads the way,
And shows our hard old world
How slavery in the sight of day
Can wisest be downhuh'd;
Not by the bloody hand Of power
That mangIes While IT frees,
Bu, BY Religions caner hour,
Aud Freedom of the seas
YES, brothers, Patience is the word
And T, udonce your zeal,
Where these sweet angels well are heard
They work the common veal:
The Nor,h must s-ait the South be rise.
And bath unite III love
T. help thu siaus beneath Lhe skies
Bao is Stare a5oee!
MARTYR F. TUrrrR.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

MoRE OF THE BEES. A most curious change
of instinct is mentioned by Darwin. The bees
carried over to Barbados and the Western Is
lands ceased to lay up honey after the first year.
They found the weather SD fine. and the mater
ais for honey plentiful, that they quilted their
grave, prudent, and mercantile character, became
exceedingly profit gate and debauched, ate up
their capital, resolved to work no more, and AM
used themselves by flying about the sugar houses
and singing the negroes.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19
The Springfield Republican saws:


AT the execution of Prof. Webster. Deputy
Sheriff Rugg. placed the moose over his head,
ami drew it TO the size o. his neck. He moved
his head and said Is it is too loose" and there
upon AIR. Rugg frightened it. He thea remark
ed shat is little too tight" Mr.. Rugg having
slackened il little, the prisoner seized him by
the hand, shook it affectinnaiely, and thanked
hin for his attention to his wishes, Excepting
a slight flush upon the brow, and the firm COM
preston oil his lips, his countenance underwent
no change.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

Prisoners Increasing. The number of pris-
oners in the State Prison in this village is larger
now than it has been for many years. The
Temperance reformation and other hea!lhfol in
huenccs had reduced it greatly; but now the
theme for every Christian 10 mediate upon
Chronicle
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

Sudden DsaM.-On the 9TH ult-, Mr.. VIM.
Somers of Barnet, aged 70, died very suddenly.
He was in his house, seated on the settee, read
ing the Bible, while his wife vas out doors. at
tending to some domestic matter. She was alb
sent but few minutes, and on returning, found
him a corpse, sitting in nearly the same posture
she had left him, with the Bible open befoIe him.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

On the 18th of August, Joseph II. Woods
warehouse in Washington, Texas, was struck
by lightning, which melted the bayonets on
some government muskets in boxes, and spared
60 kegs of powder standing close by.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

Ysgeiabies.--Some idea of the profits OF cult,
vating the soil in this country mag De ootaineu
from the tact that gentleman VINO mas ,ns
lease Of Norris Ranch, some teree or ioof a,l'ss
and half acres, at Sic, OO0.-Saersn'snfo lCa''-
ernia) Transcript. azs; =
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

Mr.. Lewis Lyman of White River junction,
has raised cali, a cross breed between the Dew
onshfe and common naive stock, nine weeks
old, weighing 3l4 pounds
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

An old author observes that among all the sys-
tens of idolatry with which the world abounds,
there is no sect which worships the selling sun.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

GjFThe potato blight in this vicinity is said
to be much more severe than for two or three
years previous Iras5urgh Gaz.