Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-06-17
Nelrs and Other altems.


WASHINGTON gossip hath It that Thurlow Weed
salu that Secretary Stanton ought long ago have
sent Mrs Lincoln away from Washington which re-
mark coming to the Of the presidents wife, She
treated Ihurow very cayalierlv on late call at the
White House, refusing to allow him to sit down. and
turning him out of the house. Poor Thnrlow
a coRREsroxDgxr of the Now York Herald gives
this method for rdding trees of worms, which GER
tnnly very easily tried and viii be valuable ifefect-
nal:- bore hole In the trunk of each tree extend
ing to the center or heart of the tree aud then fill up
the hole with pulverzed sulphur and plug it up tight
In short time the sulphur will spread through all
the branches, and the worms viii soon disappear
IEcESDEARy CoTroy.-The Lowell Courier states
that In one of the cotton mills of that city, was found
day or two ago, in opening cotton bales, lit
tie cone shaped article which found in the pick
er room, containing eight or ten percussion caps.
On trying them several exploded and it is supposed
that all are good. Had these caps gone into the
machinery with the cotton, it is more than probable
thata have been the consequence.
"a LEETIE TECH 'i-'tSome months since, . writes
q correspondent from Rondout on the Hudson,
''our minister was impressing upon his hearers the
duty Of greater regard for the services of the dav of
Thanksgiving, set apart by the Governor, and was
informing them that on that day he would preach
sermon at that place, and he wished them all to at
tend, to render; IN proper manner, acknowledge
ments for the many benefits of the past year-for
SCISSOR OF BEtlLn ana DOuntlIul nafNeStS. ect Here
little wiry man, in blue coat with metal buttons,
and very elevated collar popped up from his seat
and squeaked OUT "Dominie, / wish YOU d lest give
the 'tGter rot eetle tech in that sarmon O. yourn
It's been dreadful bad with us!''
''WANrED-Expert Needle Women to make Ba-
bies bodies.''
s'Well, thatbeats all, exclaimed Mrs. Partington,
throwing down the newspaper in which, during the
last fifteen minutes, she had been spelling out the
advertisements and peerng Indignantly over her
spectacles across the breakfast table at Ike who
busily excayating fourth egg-shel. "Did any body
hear the likes? | always said it was as good as
tellin' Natur, she didn't know how to do her own
work when they instructed them steam-rams and dom
key-englnes But this imposterous idea of making
slop-work babies is enough to make the poor thing
shet up shopaltogether MARK my words, Ike, them
sewn machines will be pressed into this new tangled
business before long and then all the emigration
IN the world won't be able to keep down the surplice
population
GEN. GRANT Asa CHEcKER-r1AYER,- Water
town On. Y. Daily Reformer relates an anecdote of
Gen. Grant: ''When the general was young lieuten-
ant he stationed for some time at Sacketts Har-
Dor, and in those days paid frequent visits to our
village. lie was famous Checker player, and was
wont to spend many hour at the old American
hotel IN this absorbing game. But there was one of
our ctlZenst whose name are forbidden to men
tlon) who could beat the lieutenant at his favorte
game But young Grant would never give up. and in
sstedOn his competitor playing with him till he came
out ahead, which he would at last, always do. To
secure this end he sometimes kept his friend up
nearly all night and would stayin town three davs
studying his long-headed =oves and forcing his on
ponent to play until he beat him in the wind. IF
the man declined playing when he was ahead, the
lieutenant was offended, and thought him ungentle-
manly in the extreme. Grant is now playing check
ers IN the samesyle with Lee the Virginia board "
WINTER IN SrITzBERcEx single night of this
dreadful country begins about the 30th of October ;
the sun then sets, and never appears till about the
10th OF February, glimmering indeed continues
some weeks after thesetting ofthe SUM- then succeed
clouds and thick darkness, broken Ay the light of the
moon, which is as luminous as in England, and du-
ring this long night shines with hunfading uster The
cold strengthens with the new year. and the sun IS
ushered IN with unusual severity of frost By the
middle Of March, the cheerful light grows strong
Arctcfoxes leave their holes, and the sea fowl resort
in great numbers to their breeding places. The sun
sets after the 18th of Slay the distinction of
day and night is then lost In the height of summer
the sun is hot enough TO melt tar on the decks of
ships, but from August its power decliues-it sets
fast After the middle of September, day is hardly
distinguishabe, and by the end Of October, takes
long farewell to this country the earth becomes fro
zen,and winter reigns.
VITALITY OF SEEDs--Farmers are often advised
through agricultural papers to gather matured weeds
and put them in their compost heaps. Now, very
much doubt the propriety of this advice. Al
though the decemposed weeds stalks may be of
some vltallty, am very certain the seeds do not
lose theirs When seeds will stand cold and heat
for years, pass through the stomach of an animal
without being in the least impaired, very much
doubt the decomposng process of matter with which
they are connected. destroying them. ears ago,
there stood small thick hemoek forest in a certain
Locality in Ashtabula County, through which a win
ding wagon road, from necessity, was made and
farmers often drew loads ofhay through this piece of
wood. When the public roads were properly laid out
and fitted for use, the wood road was entirely aban
doned; twenty years later the forest was cut down.
and as the sum- rays struck the earth here
there up beautiful bed of timothy, the whole
length and breadth of the old road | believe peo-
pie acquainted with the circumstances generally be-
heved that the hay seed scattered there twenty
before, retained its vitality, and when the sun and
rain fell upon it. it germinated and grew. During
the early part ofsummer, while weeds we're in bloom
dug large pondhole in my pasture, some three
feet deep, soon after it w1s finished there came a
slight shower and warm sun; week or so after
this, the bed of the hollow was covered with small
weeds 1t was impossible forthe seed to have blown
there at that of the year. and the only conclu
sion could come to- was that the seeds had remain
ed for centuries in the earth wthoutosing their vita-
ty. | think it advisable togather mauredweeds
and burn them rather than to put them into the
post keap.-A4 Farmer.