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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

A BEAN CRoP.-H. G., q corrsspon-
dent of the Middlebury Register, gives
the following specification of bean crop
on a small scale:
81 had twenty-five or six beans Of the
kidney or case-knife variety of which
made seven hills and matured % plants
After they had ripened, l picked of half
a bushel of pods, which thought TO be
very liberal yield. On Smelling them I
became more interested, and by counting
found that had 1850 beans. Having
left some unripened PODS upon the vines.
I returned TO them and found AZ pods
that would average not less than five
beans to the pod, which added would
make 1850, to which might add . mess
picked green for sauce. and estimated
them ESQ more, which would make 5000,
or 100 per cent. Now gentlemen farmers,
is this more than an ordinary yield?-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

The WHITEHALL 1URDRR--The Cor
oners investigation iuto the circumstances
attending the murder Of the man Cols,
waose body was found in Lake Champlain
at Whitehall, ON Sunday last, with an
eight pound stone attached to it, was con-
clnded yesterday, and Pecor, against
whom suspicion was from the first direct
ed, was fully held for the crime. There
is no doubt of his guilt, although the
evidence is purely circumstantial, bat 20
direct as to be full as convincing as the
most positive testimony. The murder was
committed with piece of pole. some two
or three feet in length, and the manner of
its commission must have been unusually
atrocious and cold blooded. The pike was
found in Pecor's cabin upon the boat on
which he lived, and was covered with
hair and blood. It fitted the punctures
in the skull and face of deoeased-the
wounds being of the most frightful char
acter. The shoes which Pecor wore
when arrested were recognized as be-
longing to the murdered man and
two dollar bill upon Connecticut State
Bank, which Cole had attempted to pass
in the village at two or three different
places, was found in possession of the
prisoner. The boat was more or less be-
smeared with blood, showing that the
struggle and the murder must have CO.
CURED upon it. The object of the muir
der is unknown. Cole did not have
money enough about his person to tempt
even wretch like Pecor to commit muir
der, and it is supposed that the crime
must have been perpetrated as the result
of quarrel or drunken orgie. Pecor
does not seem 20 have made the least at
tempt to conceal his great crime, beyond
sinking the body of his victim in the
lake with a. stone, and that so light as to
be of little account in keeping the re-
mains down after the gases began to
generate in the body. The fact that he
wore Coles shoes, kept the Sc bill upon
his person, and did not make away with
the instrument with which the murder
was committed, shows that he must be as
ignorant as he is depraved.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

BURNED UP. Bierstadt's picture Of
the 70 Semitic was among the works Of
art destroyed BY the recent FIRE in Philar
delphis, - - esI
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

MIDDLEBURY.-On Saturday the 4th
inst, little girl, daughter of Mr.. VIM
Forbes of Hancock, left her home to 60
picking blackberries in distant lot. She
had to pass through piece of woods, and
while on her way she became exceedingly
frightened from hearing the loud growl.
ing and roaring of some wild animal. She
immediately returned to the house with
the report. The neighbors turned out
and found that huge bear had been
caught in a trap set by Mr.. SOloman
Durham and Merritt Robbins. The bear
was killed, trap reset, and the following
day another very large black bear was
caught and killed at the same place.
We noticed in our village. the 18th
inst, on his way to the State Fair, O
splendid short horned Durham bull, five
years old, owned by Mr. F. Sturtevant Of
New Haven. The animal was weighed
on the hay scale of J. Davenport, and
found TO count 2,1l0 pounds. This huge
beast is perfectly docile and tractable
and is very highly priced by his owner.
Mr.. Arson Sumner, of East Middle.
bury, was, on complaint of John w. Ste
wart, Esq, Grand Juror, arraigned before
John ii. Simmons, Justice of the Peace
charged with selling intoxicating liquors,
and found guilty of six offences against
the law and was fined $50 and costs. The
respondent took an appeal to the County
Court.
Norman Barnard, whose home is in
Canada, was arrested last week for steal
ing a COW in Bristol and driving her off
Put under $500 bonds and confined in
our County Jail the 14th inst, where he
now remains.
The house of Mr.. Morgan, one mile
from our village, in the absence Of the
family, Monday, the 18th, was, at p. m,
entered at the window by some person
and $13 in money and some jewelry
stolen. No trace of the robber could be
found.
Rev. DR.. Post, from St. Louis, Mo-,
filed the pulpit of the Congregational
church the 10th inst.
The second quarterly meeting Of the
NJ. E. Church Of this village was held last
Sabbath. Rev. Mr.. Walker preached in
the forenoon and the presiding Elder in
the evening. Twenty-seven persons unit
ed with the church in full connection,
and five on probation. The ordinance Of
baptism was administered to seven per.
sons.
WIN. De We're was, ON complaint Of
John w. Stewart, Grand juror, arraigned
before Justice SlAds, charged with breach
Of the peace on the night Of the 18th.
1t turned out In proof that Mr.. Dc vsrs
instead Of breaking the peace, was doina
all be could 10 Gospel some other psssons
to keep the peace. He was disoharrsd
from custody. 1sl,
-Edwsrd Ryan, VILLAS Laxnsr s.d
Timothy Hslpin, were. ON complaint oi
J. w. Stewart 0raad Juror, broaxht b.
fore Justiss SlAds @ ths 18th ia. ehasr.
I'd WITH druaksnnsp ths night q the IN
inst The parties plsad gsilty saA ~,
Ansd % ssoh and COST. anosati,r ~
e7.ss. naki.g . tstal q olsSs ~ e. =
pay. ..axfa
The sans paes1s vss. b ~ un,d
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

A young m6a vas also Bids5 sounded
with asfnita - - III i 4 ~ 4
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-16i,.septs has . Temperance
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-03
Lay q Painting Person Down.

1t Is surprising how eagerly every body
rushes at q fainting person, afid stfives to
raise him up, and especially to keep the
head erect. There must be an instructive
apprehension that if a person seized with a
fainting or other tit fall into the recumbent
position, death is more imminent. ! must
have driven mile to-day while a lady,
fainting, was held upright. l found
hef pulseless, white, and apparently dying,
and believe if had delayed ten minutes
longer that she would really have died. l
laid her head down on lower level than
her body, and Immediately color returned
to her lips and cheeks, and she became
conscious. To the excited group of
friends 1 said: always remember this
fact-namely fainting is caused by a want
of blood in the brain; the heart ceases to
act with sufficient force to send the usual
amount of blood to the brain, and hence
the person loses consciousness because the
function of the brain ceases. Restore the
son RECEIVERS. Now, though the blood is
propelled to all parts of the body by the
action of the heart, yet it is still under the
the erect position, the blood ascends to the
head against gravitation, and the supply
to the brain is diminished, as compared
with the recumbent position, the hearts
pulsation being equal. If. then, you place
a person in sitting position whose heart
has nearly ceased to beat, his brain will
fail to receive blood, while if you lay him
down, with the head lower than the heart,
blood will run into the brain by the mere
force of gravity and i'll fainting, in suffi
Gent quantity to restore consciousness
Indeed, nature teaches US how to manage
fainting persons, for they always fall, and
frequently are at once restored by the re-
position into which they are
Note Book of an Eminent
in Hearth and Home
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-03
Directing the Tops OF Fruit Trees.

If you wish tn have flavor in fruit, you
mtist hang it outside of the tree. Inside
fruit or fruit grown in the shade, is sure
not to mature. 1t will lack color; it will
lack fragrance and flavor will be less crisp
and juicy. 1t is less healthy, also. AL
fruit should be kept on the outside OF the
tree, and distributed uniformly. 1t is no
excuse to say the orchard is large. What
pays in one tree will pay in thousand.
We may as well have good fruit, all of it,
as not. Some trees will do their own thin
ming, but many will not, and must be at
tended to if good, fair, and uniform fruit Is
desired.
BY thinning and distributing, the tree
will be strengthened for future bearing
1t will have good look, with the fruit all
visible and all alike, and all good, as good
as sun and air can make it, and is not so
apt in rainy time to become mouldy.
Where the top is dense and the circum-
ference close, there should be an opening
made at the apex, a thinning out of the
branches. Some trees will do this ofthem-
selves, but if not it must be done by the
primer. This is not only to let the moist
air out, but the moisture from the ground
where the branches reach it, the tree SEEM
ing like an inverted cup, holding the moist
ure Fruit inside of this in wet season
will necessarily be spoiled There must
be air and light, and degree of dryness
for the fruit. If little sun gets through
the apex or elsewhere, it will not hurt
any. 1t breaks the monotony also, and
adds to the beauty of the tree. An orch
ard can thus be treated artistically and
eesthetically, and be made an object of in
terest to the eye, while at the same time
the beauty will be heightened by the
sense of the profit Utility is always a
good foundation for beauty.-Country Gen
III a,,,1n
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-03

baes holding two to four quartz, carefully
labeled, and put in q dry, cool place; we
generally hang them On nail, out of the
reach of rats or mice, as they prove very
destructive to this kind Of seed.
Immense quantities of cucumbers are
raised for picking, and they almost seem
d distinct Find, ss they never attain large
size. They are planted late in the simmer,
just so as to be ready for picking before
frost, and when sold in o small way, bring
from 81 to $3.50 per thousand, which
makes it very remunerative crop. Gu
cumbers should be picked before they be-
gin 10 turn yellow, as it INJURIES their sale
very mitch.
The following are the names Of some of
the most extensively cultivated varieties:
White Spine, variety which is cultivated
for market to a greater extent than almost
all othefs; of medium size, and dark
green, retaining its color when picked,
longer than any other variety. Long
Green, q welEknown variety and much es-
teer,ed Is father large an excellent table
variety. The Cherish Is raised exclusively
for picking; small, and rather full of
prickles, which make it unpleasant to
handle. The Manchester Prize, and several
others, are Of various repute among gar
denefs and fruckers.-He1rM and Home.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-03
Ventilation Of Bee Hives.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Bee Journal,
in speaking of this subject, advances views
respecting it which are at variance with
those generally entertained. He says:
A suitable abode for the honey bee is a
hive perfectly alright, except at one place,
and that should be 30 that the bee-keeper
can enlarge or dimish it at will. Bees do
not thrive in hive where there is cur
rent of air passing through it. They stop
all holes at the top if they can.
/ hold that all hives that have this space,
no matter whether they are shallow or
deep, giving free circulation of cold air all
around the bees, and striking in between
each frame to the clustering bees, do more
harm than shallowness of the hives. In
early spring, if there comes few days of
mild weather, the bees spread out over the
combs, the queen depositing eggsin nearly
all the cells, and the bees cover them
Then comes a cold snap, or even one cold
night, causing the bees to cluster compact
ly together. All the eggs and Larvae out.
side Of the cluster are chilled, and cleaned
out by the bees. And so it goes all
through the changeable weather of spring.
All hives that have this vacant space, it is
most impossible for bees to breed up in at
all in early spring; making them too late
for early swarming or to gather honey
when it is most plentiful If such hives
have lower and upper ventilation, letting
the cool air rush up through the hive and
carrying off the animal heat, the bees in
them are worthless. Comb frames should
fit tight to the side of the hive, to prevent
this vacant space.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-03
Diarrhea.

This is very common disease in summer
time. Cholera is nothing more than exag-
gerated diarrhea. When q man has died
of diarrhea, he has died of cholera, in
reality. 1t may be well for travellers to
know that the first, the most important,
and the most indispensable item in the ar
rest and cure of lOoseness in the bowels, is
absolute quietude on bed nature herself
always prompts this by disinclining us to
locomotion. The next thing is, to~>eat
nothing but common rice, parched like
coffee, and then boiled, and taken with a
little salt and butter Drink little or no
liquid of any kind. Every step taken in
diarrhea. every spoonful of liquid, only
aggrayates the disease. If locomotion is
compulsory, the misfortune ofthe necessity
may be lessened by having a stout piece of
wooden flannel bound tightly round the
abdomen, so as to be doubled in front, and
kept well in its place. In the practice of
many years, we have never failed to notice
gratifying result to follow these obsery-
ancea-HaTs Journal of Health.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-03
Making Sweet Pickles.

FoB seven pounds of fruit allow four
pounds Of eusar; one ounce of cinnamon,
and one Quarter otfnce of cloves, both I'M
ground. Put in stone jar siayer of fruit,
then one of sugar and spice, then fruit
the jaf with good cider vinegar, and set
first. When the fruit seems cooked take it
out, and when cool it is ready for use. An
easier way, and one that Is equally good, is
to boil the vinegar, sugar and spice togeth-
ct; and POUR boiling hot over the fruit.
Tie next day p0uff Il of, boil and put it
on again. Do the same the third day.
ounces sfe al good: The ounces may be
the v ..cr can be used for jelly, and the
fruit tot pickles. ripe Sc.,cumbers are also
TeiS ties. They should be pare,,, cut IN
slices, and laid in salt ~atet for twenty
four hours before using, to extract tie bad
taste they would otherwise have.
Cut tomatoes through, or, if large, slice
In three let them stand in weak brine
ofef night: To quart of vinegar, three
pounds of sugar; Id this vinegar, cook the
tomatoes Until a fork can easily be passed
through them. As fast az they are
cooked, take them out with a folk and hay
them down in a jar-say two or three
layers of tomatoes; sprinkle pulverized
cinnamon and cloves, add thin layer
eugar; then alternately tomatoes, spices
and stigaf, cooking all the tomatoes in the
saftle vinegar; II necessary, add more
itnesaf. When tie jdr. is filed, cover the
tomatoes with good sfdef YiregS. cold,
throwing away the vinegar In Which all
the tomatoes are cooked. Lay some horse
radish root over the top ofthe pickles, and
put q weight on to keep them covered.
Thin recipe is equally good for ripe
cucumbefs: ! bare tested it for the past
twoyears, and found i'd tsUutle in keeping
good pickles.
Pare clingstone peaches, just ripe; to
4 lbs. of fruit allow lbs. of sugar, 4 pint
of cider vinegar, 1 tablespoonful Of Gin
tsttfCn, and of cloves, tied in thin rag.
Use porcelain kettle. Boil the vinegar,
sugar and spice, until The sugar Is melted
then add the fruit, and boil until tender.
Remove the fruit with a skinner, and
boil the liquor to thick syrup; return the
fruit, and simmer until done; pour out
end let stand till cool; then seal up tight,
removing Tie spice. If they do not keep,
and are not excellent, 1t viii not be the
fault of the recipe, for / have had my fruit
keep two years or more, and be as good as
when first put up. The same recipe an
sHeTs for ounces, pears and cherries
ounce and pears TO be first boiled tender
in water.-C0untry Gentleman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-03
A Life.Saving Reformation.

radical Charge has been introduced in the prac-
tice of medicine. Fhys:cses Rave ceased to tor
ture and PROSTATE their patients 1nstead Of pull
ing down, they build up: instead of assanlthss ma
ture, they assist her. Cupping, leeching blirter.
ing, venesection calomel, anthony supplying mar
cdtcs ard rsrping purgatives once the favorte re-
sources OF tie faculty, are now rarely resorted to
even by the most dosEiatic members OF the PROBES
sion. The old creed Wig tsGt disease was some
thing which must be expelled BY violent artificial
means, irrespective OF the wear and tedf N the vital
organization in the process. The new Greco rseog.
nzes the improvement of the general health IS es-
sentia to the cure Of all local ailments Hence II
Is thst HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS, the
Inoet potent vegetable tonic that pharmacy has ever
brought to the assistance of nature in her struggles
with disease. has been cordially approved by prac-
titioners of the modern school, It is pleasant TO re-
feet that reason and philosophy have at last been
thousands, and tens ofthousands. Of human beings
are alive and well to-day, who would individually
be fc1ldsTing In their graves, had they been sub
jected to the Psrs and penalties which were DEEM
ed orthodox and sencsble thirty forty years
ago.
Preventive medication was scarcely thought OF
then: but now IL Is considered of paramount i'm
portance, and the celebrity of the STANDARD M
vIgoRAyT, Alternative AND RESTORATIVE OF the
age Ia title which HOSTETTER'S B1FTERS have
fairly earned by their long career OF successl Il
mainly due to Its efficiency as PROTECTIVE PREF
AaiTlOS.
course Of the BrTTERS Is urgently recon-
mended at this season of the year. safe and GER
tain antidote to the malaria which produces inter-
mittent and Tenlittent fevers diarrhea, dysentery
and other maladies-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-03
Cucumbers, and their Culture.

THE cucumber should be regarded as q
profitable farm crop, rather than as vege-
table, to be extensively cultivated in mar
ket-gardens. To raise the early varieties,
we plant six or eight seeds in an inverted
sod (about four inches square) in a cold
frame. When the plants have come out
the rough leaf, and are beginning to run,
they should be set out in good ground, and
cultivated the same as the late crop. In
this way we avoid the numerous bugs and
fleas, whose depredations cause so much
annoyance.
For an early outdoor crop, select rich,
light, or mellow soil, free from clods or
stones. After having it thoroughly pull
verified, draw rather deep burrows the en-
tire length of the field, three and half to
four and half feet apart "a good clover
sod, plowed twice, is the best); then draw
cross-furrows the same distance apart. At
the intersection deposit a large shovelful
of good stable or barn-yard manure. Hav-
ing gone over the field thus, with hoe
draw good mellow ground upon the ma
nurc, making hill, and level the top off
nicely, discarding all Jumps or stones;
with the hoe then draw small quantity
of the ground away, drop from six to ten
seeds in a hill-planting about one or one
and half inches deep, and not on the
manure. When they begin to show them
selves, keep all weeds, etc, hOed down,
and the ground well stirred and cultivated,
as the future crop depends, in a great
measure, on the strict observance of this
rule. When they have run so as to inter
ferc with good cultivation, and the bios
SONS have set, discontinue the cultivation,
as to continue it will only result in di.
minished and improbable crop.
For three or four weeks they are liable
to be infested with variety of insects.
The striped bugs are their greatest enc
mics. They do not attack the plants until
the dew has been dispelled by the action
of the sun. As a sure remedy for these
troublesome pests, we use air-slacked lime,
sprinkling the plants with as much as the
dew will absorb before it has disappeared,
continuing the application until all signs
of the bugs have disappeared, which is
generally in one week, or a little longer.
The same practice is prescribed for the de-
struction of fieas, etc.
To save the seed, leave some large fine
ones, and, when ripe or turned yellow,
take tub, made by saving barrel in two,
cut the seed out of the cucumber, putting
the seed therein. In two OF three weeks,
after fermentation has taken place, wash
the seed with water by half SLING bucket
with the seed, and filling up with water,
repeating the washing twice, stirring them
up briskly with a stick. All the good
seed will sink to the bottom of the bucket,
and the light refuse seed will float on the
top, when the water and refuse can be
poured of, leaving only good, plump seed,
all of which are sure to terminate. After
the water has been poured off, spread the
seed on board to dry, taking care to
bring them in before rain or before sun
down. When perfectly dry, put them into
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-03
A Comet Sensation.

PARAGRAPHS similar to the following are
going the rounds of the press:
"For more than ten years past, scientific
men of the world have told us that during
the months of July, August and Septem-
Der, this year, the most wonderful comet
the world has ever known would appear !;
also, that it would approach nearer the
earth than any comet ever before; that
either the comet or the planet whereon
we live would have to change its course or
a collision would be inevitable. This
comet is several times larger than our
earth. According to astronomers, it is the
same one that preceded the wars of Greece,
and was followed by q terrible contagiOn
in Persia. Several years after it reappeared,
and was preceded by a most terrible war
with Rome, which piled the dead in the
streets of the Eternal City, until there
were not left enough living to bury the
dead. This same comet is paying its re-
spects to our sphere again. 1t may be
seen by the naked eye on any clear night
in the northern part of the heavens, at
from II to 10 o'clock, and from that time
till daylight. 1t will grow brighter and
brighter as it approaches the earth"
How far there is any truth in these
statements we proceed to show:
1. No such prediction has ever been
made by any scientific man, so far IS known.
The story was originated in quarter
which no astronomer regards as trust
worthy.
9. No such comet appeared during the
month of July, nor, thus far, during the
month of August.
g. There is no comet visible as described;
the only wandercr now seen in that quar-
ter is the planet Jupiter, who, although he
has been held responsible for the perform
ance of many strange freaks among the
comets, is far from being "hair-like him
self
And, finally, though we do not mean to
say that comet, hitherto unknown, may
not now be approaching the earth, certain
" none that has hitherto appeared, and
whose return is a matter of accurate cal
culation, is nearing us. But we do not
know of any report from any scientific
quarter that any such celestial body is Wis
ible anywhere. Therefore, if any credu-
lous persons have been made unhappy by
these portents dire of plaques, and desolat-
ing wars, and crash of worlds, they may
dismiss their fears and be legitimately and
safely miserable about the weather.-CM-
ca2o Tribune.