Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-08-19
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nv orchard, and IN Iysnty -four hours every cater
pillar within smeH was dead
n DRbrr4s siTsiIar to that ii the United states
prevails in fsnrland aud Ireland Fer sneagly o
month ending Jay II. lain had fallen. and the I
crops were willing. The @eesaes IS unusually not
and saltry, and the farmers apprehended the worst
resutssllless rain rpSils appeared
Al coaPkSY has been lately formed At Rochester
" y that proposes 70 supply taat region with neas +
for fuel in place ot eoal. they have leased some
seven hundred acres ot peat ground, all that IS known
ia NesterR New York, aadare going to sell the peat
ut fair profit which IS more than can he SAID OF ail
N the aasAi faalers HoKnsd ags
THr Scientific -iiaercal s4ys thai Perayian bark is
the only aatdoscf 10 tae malaria whleh prevails on I
the James river IN Aggust September and October.
and recommends tlat every person who has Flena
IN the army send him dollars worth st qpinine; !
ssRtl instructions TO put much as viii lie on the
point 0f q pen knife % his e1ee every morning, and
tie probability Is that ie VIII escape chronic diarrhea,
fever and agae, aad billions fever.
Is osE of brigham 4oungs recent sermons he
thus discoursed. A gentleman said to me, ! would
aikeo establish billiard table and drinking saloon
in your city you must have such places here ay and
by a4lv how May be we viii, and may be 1fe wiil
not; we.shalI see whether God Almighty viii reign
among bis people, OF whether the devil viii. shall
keep sHch Observation-Disclosures out Of this city as
long as can Y
g TnE ANT TRAps-As the season Is now al hand for
arc troubled with them may prsoably use the follow
ing trap to advantage;
Procure large sponge. wash t gell, aud press il
drg which ~ill leave the cells quite open: then
sprinkle over itsone ne white sugar, and plaeeit
near where the ants are troublesome They wl3L
soon collect upon the sponge and take up theirs bode
in the cells. II Only necessary 20 dip the sponge
in scalding water which will wash them out dead by
tens OF thousands Put onmere sugar and set the
tsIap for a new haul This process wall soon clear
skthe house of every ant.
GaySfSG FRUi7.--A CORRESPONDENT Of the Country
(FentIemdn se2s5nabiy reminds that many fruits
may be preserved with little no sugar. lie says
Currants, Eooseberries, peaches2nd pears require
no sugar to preserve them. Haspberries and black
berries DO require more than four ounces sugar
to a pound of fruit and strawberries but little more
We lave now the different kind. nearly as fresh
and good rs when FIRST gathered. Put them up the
same AS If you used The usual qanry of sugar; that
is expel the cold air by healing the fruit after il is
placed IN the jars. 0g setting the jars in cold water
which heat to boiling. he Jars that we use are
sefseaiing, with zlne covers which can be screwed
on before the jar is removed from the hot water
Ne have never lost jar of fruit put up in them.
FEMALE FRlENnsIup "A curious trial Is coming
of at the Lincoln asslEes a married woman OF the
name Of Martha lfewen had flen II appears so des
peTatey in love with Il young woman Of the name Of
johnson living at f4snsbogongh. that after various fits
ofwd Jealousy and violence caused by Miss Johnsons
preference i0g otherc0mpaniens. she loaded pistol
and gave her her choice between returning to her
old friendship or diving on the spot.s after which
Martha Howell intended 70 destroy herself. She
put tooamuch powder into the pistol, which jerked It
upwards so that though the pistol went of Miss
johnson escaped but Of the intention to XII there
car be no doRbt. Howell is said to be quite eompo
sed and clear in her mInd aud to Lave expressed fr
quently her regret that she did net succeed and her
perfect willingness to be hanged ii she had No
mems enthusiasm for each other Is often of vehe-
ment, ffot1y and hysterical dabutthe fyour love
or your life sort ofpassion was, We thought reser
Il ~ata eI,a1..r Toad z -
RsrauIATioS.-H a Ie5sl .lajo, ,sda Captured
The rebels arc very far frop acting on the maxim
that honesty is me best policy. 4 few days ago
plaInharidf one 81 the New York 1eeinens, accent
ing an invitation et ettherebsls, took d number of the
papers 70 exchange with them, as is often done
Ihey too the papers, however, and the bearer also.
Our boys a oRee coatFIyed means OF otretaiiaton. A
corporal, disguised officer, showed himself in
front Of the lines, With bundle of papers in his
hand, requesting an exchange. After some parly-
ing rebel mayor came set to meet him. Glad 10
see you, SAID the cerpoEaL do you see that man
behind that tree with mnsket2 You are my pris-
oner and II you open your head or don't follow ne,
you are dead man. TIE major followed and is
+ b now q prisoner. Subsequently an otter was made
tOsend back the man they had taken prisoner in ex-
change, but cur boys couldn't see It
ATTERBrRY. Ike celebrated Bishop of Rochester.
who aoarished in the tirieof Queen Anne, happened
To TeEaagA III the House Of Lords, While speakng On
certain bill then under discussion, that he had
propbesed, during the previous winter. that the bii
would he again brougl1 forward and he was now
very sorry to ind that he had proved true prophet
Lord Conlngsbury, VINO spoke after the bishop, in
ms usual abusive style, desired the House to take
notice that one Of the right reverend prelates had
get himself iortn as prophet but for his part he
was at loss what prophet to ken him to- uless It.
was the famous prophet Balaam. who was reproved
BY his own ass. Atterbury, in reply, calmly ex.
posed the rude attack, concluding as follows -
Since thu noble lord has discovered ia our anners
such sImlSlde am content to be compared to the
prophet Baaam-bat. my lords, ] am at a loss how
70 make out the other part Of the parallel am
sure nave net been reproyed By anybody but his
lordship.
Extraordinary Railroad Accident.
HARROW ESCAPE OF THREE EUxEREn PASSENGERS.
a singular railroad accident. Fortunately not at
tended with loss of human life, occurred on che
Reading road, about mile below Norristown, Penn
syvania, on the 4th instant. two coal cars we're fol
lowing each other moving north. he leading train
stopped suddenly, and It's rear end was almost inn
medately struck by its successor, at least dozen
empty coal cars being broken aud thrown in all di
rections By the concussion.
Some OF these cars 3bstTucted the adiacent track
down which the express passenger train from pots
VILE and Harrisburg came within one minute Of the
collision Of the coal trains. The engine Of the pas
senger dashed through the distinctions with the
loss only of its ornaments, but the succeeding bag
gage and express cars were not so fortunate but
were tllfewn from the track, overset and were bro
ken into fragments, with ell their contents
The neighborng telegraph .poles and wires we're
all destroyed The breaklng of the coupling between
the express end engrant cars alone saved teentire
train, with the three hunered passengers, from des
truction The accident was one against which no
foresight bouid have provided, and the manner in
which Il occurred gas extraordinary, The passenges
from the express train reached Norristown by way
Of the Philadelphia, Germantown and NorTistown
rsiroad
fRIGETFBl AFF4IR At NIAGARA FdIs-4n Aero
y oar Falls and Is Cat of from 4ssista1ce-It has
been known that Farin the fanambulist, who sever
Al years ago was Blondins rival on the teht-rope at
Niagara Fats was making preparations TO fersl the
rapids ab9Ee tle ARlerican Iall on a pair Of IRON
sttr, contfived for the purpose. The exhibition