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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
Cul,ivating Peach Trees.

In reporting horticultural experience,
we have been in the practice of giving
results of experiments, often without
from which our readers may
draw their own differences. Some time
since, we repeated the statements of
some of the papers, that certain Guilt
waited peach trees ripped their wood early,
and thus escaped injury by winter,
while those which were neglected and
had a feeble and unripened growth,
were destroyed. The American Rural
Home objects to this statement, and
asks If frequent cultivation causes trees
to mature their wood early. In answer
to this question, we may observe that
there are various influences which pro-
duce differing results. Soils have their
influences, and seasons often still great
er. In cold, rather moist soil, a tree
frequently produces small, imperfectly
ripened shoots, that are easily winter
killed. Again, drought at midsummer
frequently stops growth and ripens
wood, and subsequent wet weather
starts a second growth, which is hardly
able to withstand the cold winter. 1t
sometimes happens that cultivation pro-
notes full, well ripened crop of shoots,
that have no disposition to start again.
There is no doubt that this was the case
in the experiments which we quotes.
some time since. All these different
influences are various but as general
rule, trees will make a good, healthy
growth, and ripen theirwood best, when
wen CULTIVATED in the early part of the
season, with the cultivation suspended
toward the close of summer. Much de-
rends ON the richness as well as the
moisture of the soil. A very fertile soil
may cause too rank growth, and the
omission of cultivation may be best in
such case; while on poorer soil it may
be of great importance for strong fo--
nation of healthy wood.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
Sowing Grass Seed Alone.

Mr.. Charles L. Flint, good authority
on grasses, says:
Early fall seeding without grain
should be adopted in practice, in pre-
ference to seeding i'm spring.
AS a general rule, ii is poor economy
to take any grain crop either with or
without Immediately preceding the
seeding down to grass. That the grass
being the ultimate and paying crop,
il is bad practice to reduce the land by
the draft which grain crop makes
upon it.
Wherever from any local reason it
becomes desirable to take a crop of
spring grain, it is more economical to
SOW the grain alone in the spring, and
to plow up the stubble and sow the
grass seed alone in the early fall.
In cases where it seems desirable to
sow grass seed i'm spring, it is better to
SOW It alone and let it take its chance,
without compelling it to struggle for
existence under the disadvantage of a
grain or any other crop.
In seeding down in August or early
in September we are following nature
as to time, and that, unless the ground
is already rich and in high condition,
it is necessary to give the seed the
benefit of an application of manure on
or near the surface to which the seed
is applied.
In the selection of seed for moving
lots and hay we should choose varietie.
to mix that blossom at or nearly the
same time, and not mix very early ant
very late varieties together.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
Interesting Discovery.

A very interesting discovery las
lately been made by a resident of
Yokohama, in the neighborhood of
YOkaska, twelve miles from YOkO-
hama, namely, the finding of the
grave of the first Englishman who
ever lived i'm Japan. William Adams
arrived in Japan in the British ship
Glove i'm 1903. DESERVING from the
ship he made his way up to JeddO. He
was treated very kindly by the Japan
csc, and being a clever. practical man,
soon attracted the notice of the Gov
eminent. He was made a HatamotO
Ia nobleman, fifth grade) and entrust-
ed with high official position, but he
was not allowed to leave the country.
The Japs called him Amin, and a
street still exists in JeddO named after
him. Adams married Japanese
lady, and retired to the village of
Hemmi, about mile and half from
YokOska, and eleven miles from the
present site of Yokohoma. The last
mention that can he found about
Adams Is 1914. the date of his death
being uncertain. The tombs of him
self and wife are placed close together,
and are still in a very good state of
preservation. The tomb of Adams is
large-such as only can he erected to
one of the rank of Hatamoto The
date on Adams tomb is not legible,
but the one on the tomb of his wife,
after considerable scrapipg was made
out, corresponding to 1888. Adams is
supposed TO have died somewhere
about 1920, as the news of his death
was taken home to England by the
Royal James, which, vessel left Japan
on the lst of December of that year. A
copy of his will is now eXtant in the
archives, of the late East India Com
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
nle,c,kkerry VII.

!. Take Z i've OF ten gallon keg, cleanse
4 thoroiSh bly,, Take only ripe berries,
crush them Ia 4 wine or cider press; II
not at hand, in cloths. After pressing
the wine, strain carefully. and to each
quart Of Juice add three pounds Of the
best yellow sugar and rs much water
as viii make 3 gallon, and In this pro-
portion for any quantity. Put the
entire mixture in q kettle and bring 1t
to boil, skim, and when coOi fill the
key three-fourths full, and let it fer
ment one week; then I'LL up the cask
with freshly made liquor, and when
away in the cellar, Where re it s should
remain until February or March,
when it should be racked off, the keg
scalded out, and the liquor either re-
turned to the keg to remain perman-
entity. or bottled for use. f
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

.nailst quantity. a szsss on de old
iaihs vh..s 50 growing d, diatricsss q he
Stets Of Nsw YoEk, = ha been 'intinaa-l
ed. pastures are made BY sowing with
she intef wheat from four 10 six quarts
Of timothy-grass seed on each acre. This
timothy (P6lessrs pratcnsis) should be
sown on top Of the ground Immediately
after the wheat has been drilled in, and
MOI covered by brushing or otherwise a.
half m inch Of earth on top of q timothy
seed kills il. The following Spring,
from six 10 eight quarts of Red Glover
seed is sown on each acre, usually in
March or April, and before the ground
has settled and become free from frost.
I have often sown my clover seed on
ground go wet that it was quite incon-
venient on the boots Of the sewers, and
ON this muddy ground the seeding is
nearly always successful After the
wheat crop is harvested the dressing of
gypsum (plaster) should be given, and
Che pasture allowed to grow and estab-
lish itself during the remainder of the
season, unless it should be q growing
one. In case the pasture should grow
up strong, and the clover get into bios
som, il should be moderately fed of,
and considerable value may be taken of
the land. The next year the clover and
timothy will cover the ground and a
maximum crop will be grown. If this
year is given to meadow, two crops will
be grown, if the medium red clover is
used; the first crop will make hay, and
the second may be cut for the clover
seed, or for hay, or it may be pastared;
Another year the clover may bepastured
or moved. This is two years of meadow
and pasture after the year in which
the wheat was harvested. By this time
the red clover will be nearly gone, and
white clover (7rifotiuns Rcpens) and
blue grass Poa Pratensis) will take its
place, and the field should be plowed
mp for corn or some other crop, unless
il is extended for permanent pasture.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

Though combinations strong as
proofs of Holy Writ" and as numerous
as the sands on the sea, shore, were pro-
duced to prove that DR.. Pierce, the
proprietor Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Renee
dy, is in earnest and means what he
says, when he offers $500 reward for
any case of Catarrh which he can not
cure, yet there would be some skeptics
and fogies who would continue to shout,
!" Hun16ug ~ "HUDUG!!' "It can
not be, because DR.. Homespuh Says Ca
tarrh cannot be cured" Now, a., DR.
Homespun is the identical, good ma
tared old fellow who honestly believes
and persists in declaring that this Garth
is not round of spherical, but fat as a
" slap jack" and does not turn over,
otherwise the water would all be spilled
out of Deacon Bascom's mill pond. But
astronomical science has positively de-
monstrated and proven that DIR. Home
spun is wrong in supposing this earth
to be fat and stationary, and medical
science is daily proving the fact that he
is no less mistaken and behind the times
in regard to the durability of Catarrh.
In short, it has been positively proven
that this world naoUes and that medical
science is proyressiUe-the opinion OF
DIR. Homespun to the contrary notwith-
standing. That DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy will cure Catarrh, thousands
who have used it attest. ~ t.
You will find it in drug stores all over the land.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

Ia . valley centuries ego.
. Grew little fern leaf, green and slender.
veinine delicate and fbres tender,
Waving when the wind crept down 50 low;
Rushss tall and grass and moss grow round Il
rlayful sunbeams darted in and found it;
But NO foot Of man Ger came that way;
Earth.was young and keeping holiday.
Useless? Lost? There came thoughtful man
Searching natures secrets far and deep
From . assure in the rocky steep
He withdrew q stone e'er which there ran
Fairy pencilinss, quaint design.
Leakage. veinings. fbres, Gear and fine
And the ferns life lay in every line.
So think God hides some lives away.
Swiftly to surprise us the last day.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
Cure For Snake Bite.

The following is DIR. Cornell's rem
edy for snake bite: Take one teaspoon
full of gunpowder and salt, and the
yellow of a egg, and mix so as to make
q plaster; place on a cloth and apply
to the wound, letting it extend an
inch on all sides of the wound. As the
poison is drawn the plaster will lose In
sticking qualities, and when full viii
fall of. Apply new plaster until it
sticks, which is a sure evidence that
the poison is all out. This will cure a
snake bite ON either human or beast.
Cut this out and save it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
Our Navy.

The United States Navy, at present,
consists of III vessels, of which 80 are
steamers, 81 monitors or irOn-clads, %
sailing ships, and % tugs. OF the 80
steamers aud sailing vessels, "a, carry
ing in the aggregate $50 guns, are on
duty in various fleets; As are laid up !;
1 Is on the lakes; are unassigned and
the remaining IL are used as receiving
ships or on special duty. The monitors
and iron-clads are laid up at League
Island, Washington and New Orleans.
The monitor Terror, however, is at
tached to the North Atlantic fleet. The
majority of the As vessels laid up can
be prepared for sea at small expense
whenever Congress shall authorize
additional seamen to be enlisted TO
man them. The "a vessels engaged i'm
cruising are distributed as follows: 8
i'm the Pacific fleet, s in the Asiatic,
i'm the European. q in the North Allan
tic, and 4 in the South Atlantic fleet.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
Making Cider Vinegar.

EDS. COUNTRY GENTLEMAN-A cor
respondent In your paper inquiries how
to make vinegar of cider quickly.
Make the cider as early in the season
as possible. When the barrel is filled,
let it remain where the sun can shine
upon it part Of the day. Leave the
hung out, and insert q bottle reversed
into the bung-hole put in each barrel
one sheet of foolscap paper, q hall
pint of white beans, and half pint OF
good white empsyings or yeast. II
sou choose, put in a pint or more Of
mOlasses. You will have vinegar in
six weeks. Use good cider. ST.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
Best Time to PlOW.

There seems to be proper time for
blowing, although we have got to do
it as the man cut hIs hop poles-when
he had an opportunity. Still, we
should advise blowing as far as posi-
bic, when the dew is on the ground.
We are aware that it will not do for
the farmer to wait to plow all his
ground when the dew is on; still we
would advise him to pillow as early in
the morning as possible; depend upon
it, if you pillow early in the morning.
you will gain in the crop. You will
gain i'm every way during the day.
we have noticed in any garden that
that portion which had been hoed or
cultivated with the d~w upon the
ground, produced better crops than
that portion which was hOed in the
heat of the day; and we have no
doubt it is so in the fields. In fact, if
you pillow strip OF land with the dew
on, and another later in the day, and
wait week or ten days, and then re-
pillow, you will find difference in the
soil rs you turn it over
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
PERRY DAVIS Vegetable Pain KiIlt

PERRY DAVIS Vegetable Pain Killer
possesses virtue which not alone re-
moves pain instantly, but regulates the
stomach, gives strength, tone and vigor
to the system. 1t is one of those med
icines which is worth more than gold.
We advise the good people not to try
experiments by using the many new
Reliefs and Panaceas, but call for the
old reliable Davis Pain Killer.
Sold by all Druggists.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

( OFFICERS and soldiers who served in
the army, physicians, surgeons. and
eminent men and women everywhere,
join in recommending Johnsons Ano-
dyne Liniment to be the best internal
and external family medicine ever in
vented. That's my experience.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

( How the American Indians got nom
the Old to the New World, vas q quesr
ton which puzzled the scientific for .
long time, but which was finally sett1ed
in 4 conclusion that they came over
from Asia by way of Behring's straits.'
How they made the passage was never
established to universal satisfaction,
many holding that they walked over On
ice at some time connecting the near
est points of land, others that they came
in canoes by way Of the Aleutian Islands.
and still others that within the period
of mans existence upon the earth, ASIA
and America were united by o strip OF
unbroken land ut Behring's Straits.
ALI of these conclusions are reasona-
BILE enough, but q recent occurrence has
gone far to prove that neither may be
correct; or in other words, that 1t Is not
necessary to look to Bearings Straits as
the only reasonable point for mans
original passage from one continent to
the other. A few weeks ago o Japanese
Junk, never intended for open sea. nav
igation, came ashore ON one of the
Alaska nlands, with three living Japan
csc aboard. Nine months ago she was
driven from the coast of Japan in O
storm, since which time she has been
drifting at the mercy of wind and wave.
Originally her crew consisted of twenty
five persons, all of whom had died save
the three named. How far she had
drifted no one could tell. of course, but
certain it is she had made two thousand
five hundred miles, which is the short
est distance between Alaska and Japan.
This circumstance has caused the old
inhabitants of Oregon to remember
similar occurrence which took place on
their shores ofer forty years ago: ia
panese Junk, with living men on board
stranded near the mouth of Columbis
river.
Two thousand years ago the japanese
had junks and navigated them the same
as now; and since. the Japanese and
American Indians are very much alike,
as race, it is not, indeed, probable
that some such circumstance rs these
just named first planted men on thu
continent of America? Many scientific
persons are holding to such theory a
this time, and it is not meeting will
any very strong opposition.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
.lSl3a;I; 5f13;&A

No Person can take these 91e4gHD 011g1s
h. 10 directions. and remza isng uaveh pssvis4
ske;s boses are Destroyed BY minef poisea - -
pcsns nd De vital organs wasted bsyosd d -
Dxspsvsis or Indigestie.. Hesdsehs. Y.ls
4, ne Shoulders. Coughs Tighsness Il ~ Ch. Dinv
me. Sour Eucszsions Of the Stea.ch Bad Ta:eO
9~srt fn6anmzfion.cf he LusgA Pss = H rgisas
n ~ Kidneys, and hundred othe1 pelnsa y1Pss.S
,re fhe odsrFinzs Of Dyspepsia. in hse esap1nno
h IA no equal and one bosl. vi prove tssss EsS
800. of ~ merits than lsnEfhy adveFussnen& 4
Ter Fenalo Complaints, n yesng a 81
e,r;ed or Jingle, Al the dawn Of vonnz.hnods - ~
,.,n ~ lie these Tonic Bitten display - dsedsd -
in6usnce that marked inprovsnent . - p~sss-
ubae. No.
-.sIsa and Govt Bilious, Remitle.e nd inesss
r;,teot Fevers Diseases of the Blood, Evul 100
and Bladder, these Bittess have no eqn,i. Sen -
e,ses are caused BY vitiated Blood. when eenesa
nrcdocrd by arrangement Of ti,e Digestive trgan.
TSev are q Gentle RUxIattve - Vel; =
. Tonie, possessing also the peculiar nefu o. sseA
=, powerful agent in reviewing ConSssooo g icr.m.
nation Of the Liver and viscezz Organs, - oan0os
Diseases. -. e..
Fer Skin Diseases, Eugtesa Isssss. = -
Rheun, Blotches Spots Pmples, PustuIsa Bora SAr-
burrjes' Ring worms, Scald-Hesd Soss kyc.b ksy-
sip~las Itch Scur, Discocrasious d the Skn
and Diseases Of the skin, Of whatever 49, q =:
are literally dug up and saried out 81 ne 5ssso
short time by the use Of tkese Btfer<
Grateful Thousands proclaim nseeAn csI
rrRs the most wonderful Invigorant hat ssV sssess
IwAIKER. Prop'r. r. II. MsD0NAL0 scO.s
Druggists and Gen Agt~. San Frasisco and - sc-
~ SOLD nv ALL DRUGGISTS & Dbl 10
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

The sssrs sklns 5hf6ssl Is lprssstrsss :
Who, hopeless, lay his dssA swsy.
Nor look to Sc the breaking day
Across he mouFnfll marbles ylay; 3
Who hath not learned in hours Of faith.
The truth 10 nesh and ssnss unknown,
That life IL ever lord Of DEATH 81 20
And love can never lose its oHA- =
~ fJ -WRttisr.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

AN HOUR of solitude, passed i'm sin
cere and earnest prayer, or the conflict
with, and the conquest over, a single
passion, or subtle bosom sin, will teach
us more of thought, will more effectu-
ally awaken the faculty, and form the
habit of reflection, than a years study
in the schools, without them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

IT beats all how closely the Elmwood
collar initiates linen. Elmwood collars
are all the rage in society. An Elm
wood collar makes the homeliest man
look stylish. Ask your furnisher for it
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
Handling Hogs.

A practical breeder gives the follow
ing advice, which in the main we
think sound, for those whose herd is
not too large and who are engaged in
a mixed husbaudry:
ITO handle hogs to the best advan-
tage, pasture Is needed of mixed
grasses-clover, blue grass, and timo-
thy-and it is best if there is no run
ming water or stock ponds in the lot.
Hogs do better where there are no
branches or stock ponds to wallOw in.
In place thereof have good well-water
pumped for them; have troughs made,
and nail strips across eight inches
apart to keep them from lying down
in the water; and let these hogs be put
on floors, TO keep them. from digging
up and wallowing up holes. If any
feed be given, it shonld be soaked in
swill barrels for twelve hours before
feeding, but no longer, and fed to
them as drink" lrt 81. ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

GREAT harm and discomfort is caused
by the use of purgatives which grippe
aud rack the system. Parsons Parga-
tire Pits are fee from all impure mat
ter, and are mild and health-giving in
their operation,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

To RENDER CORKS OR SHOPPERS
AIR TIaHT.--This can be accomplish
ed by covering with cement COM
posed of red lead or finely powdered
1itharge mixed with undiluted giy-
cerine.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

Mrs. w. ]. Florence and Lolita
are both inmates of convent schools,
buisily employed Throughout the live
long day learning the languages.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
A Place for Long Livers.

number Of old people to he found with
in her borders, many of whom reach
the age of 80 or 100 years. 1t is sell
dom, however, that one meets so
maay old paOple as are to be found
upon the plantation of Messrs. Char
pentier & Como, just below Paterson
ly, Mr.. Charpentier pointed to an old
gentleman, who, came lettering along
with large stick of wood upon his
shoulder, and we were surprised to
learn that he was 81 years of age, and
astonished to hear that it was only
recently that he performed the. feat of
walking from there, to Vermillionville
and back, a distance of one hundred
and fifty miles. His name is Joseph
Collin, Frenchman by birth, and he
has resided upon a tract of land in that
vicinity for about thirty years-so
long, in fact, that in his dotage he con-
cluded that it belonged to him, al
though a planter had kindly suffered
him to remain there fol. charity 3 sake.
For a time he was sheltered only by a
wagon, which he had converted into q
kind of house. The wind finally
blowing this down, he removed to a
cabin near Mr.. Cha, pentier's residence.
Being very industrious, he still man
ages to make his own livelihood. ~
The second curiosity there is an
African negro, who is about one hum
dfed and five years of age. His wife
is about eighty-five years of age. And
MIR. Carpenter bought both of them
previous 10 the war for $500, as they
begged him to do SO, that they might
Fave home.
Besides this old negro couple, he
showed us an old negro preacher, who
must be 20 or 81 years old, whose
mother still lived on that place, being
over one hundred years of age, and
several Others who would be considered
old people'in any other country than
this. eitoa' i-ss
Mr.. Charpentier is both kind to and
proud of the affection of these old
people for him and they, like most of
his former servants, will probably die
on his place. SlyA-2 ~ lL1. ,sci
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

ALL the year round, SHERrDaN's Cav
AIRY CoNDrTIoN POWDERS should be
given to horses that are except up" To
horses and cattle that Craze in summer
they should only be given in winter aud
spring. r les
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06
Sugar Consumption and Culture.

Last year the United States con-
sumed 10000 tons of sugar, an in
crease of nearly fifty per cent in ten
years. Most of this increase has been
within the last six years. But besides
sugar we consumed 10000 hhds. of
mo!asses. Twelve years ago we con-
sumed thirty five pounds of sugar per
capita now we consume forty rounds.
In Great Britain the amount is
twenty-nine pounds; while in France
it is but nine pounds for each inhabit-
ant. But while the consumption of
cane sugar has so greatly increased,
the SUPPLY is certainly diminishing.
To meet this falling off. the manufac-
ture from the beet is greatly increasing
i'm Europe. The product in France
has grown from G., 900 to 100000 tons;
in Russia, from nothing to 100000
tons. One sixth part of England's
sugar supply was manufactured from
the beet. All attempts to manufacture
sugar from beets in the United states
has, however, so far resulted disas-
trously.