OOUSE AFP FARM. pm*, milk Boom*, anA Batter jUl* F» n * Firkin.. du cowim t“ ~«er to the question of J. A. Udvised him to eel hie mjjk in 1 way so that he (fcn *eep the ‘ Lratore at »bo«V;M |egTO!B; T he will have no difficulty, with ,he milk or cream soaring too.soon. To accomplish this end, there are , eral different ways employed by farmers. Some nie 12-qnart Us p» il9 ’ Bett j ng the “ ilk fro ® : t0 9 inches deep. These pails land on the cellar bottom. This S y is not very popular, as there ffS few cellars adapted for milk, fom the tact of their being too damp and dark. The cream is not of the 10 d widen color it is when raised ? t he hght, and good colored cream Generally conceded to make good coi ; r ed butler. Also, when the matter of labor is taken. into ac count, there is nothing saved over the small pags. \ i Others are using creamery pails, getting them in vats. These are nse d more than the 12-quart pails, ; n st mentioned ; the cream is scour ed in the best state ; but some doubt about their getting all that there is in th e milk, and a great drawback where they depend upon women help to take care of the milk and cream, is that U is too hard work j 0 r them to set the pails of milk into or take them out of the vats. Others are using the large cans, each of,which hold all the. milk at OD e milking. Of these there are fonr different kinds in use, the Jen nings Spencer, Jewett and Orange County. This way of setting milk is generally considered, I believe. Jar better than the ten -quart pane, as regards thq quality and quantity of cream, and superior to all other ways of setting milk when the mat ter of labor is taken into account, which is quite an item in this coun try, from the fact that it is very hard work to find good help for the dairy room, and those who are to be had ask from $4 to $0 a week; con sequently labor saving is quite a weighty item in the matter. Of the different kinds ot large pans in use, fkQrange County has~fiome recent improvements which make it a fa vorite, and I notice it is advertised in your valuable paper—-I use the expression purposely and not as a matter of form, for whenever I hear dairymen discussing the merits of the different agricultural papers, they invariably place the “Country Gentleman'’ at the head. Often have I heard it said, “1 would like ’ i to take the paper myself, but I do cot feel able ; so I borrdw my neigh borV’ When will our farmers un derstand that the best is the cheap est. in the matter of papers as well as in merchandise ? - Milk Rooms are receiving a good deal cf attention and study. Instead of building a house and putting into a milk room what cannot be used for anything else,, it should be one of the first things considered in the plan ot a farm house, so that it may I’r up m rim cuol side, away from the kitchen, of good size, well ven h'Uted and light. Some are buiid 'n = them separate from the house, plan I rather favor, from the fact that you can secure better ven til.iiion, and the milk is placed bey ond a possibility of being affect fcd hy fume-, from the kitchen stove, denying vegetables in the cellar, 'htcctive slop sinks, &c., all of which art \cry bad for milk. Some of tj e>e milk bouses are built of stone, ot wood,- mostly ot the latter, r ’ ra the tact that they can be built cheaper, and in long spells of warm father die stones get heated up, do not cool oft’ at night like the I The wood buildings should , L I l ' Reeled from the direct rays of tn " *th a few shade trees, or Ilt!> growing on the sides of the dtiiidir.or, O * packages are also receiving I and study. The 90 and j ’ onnd white oak firkins are the an dard package where butter is before is sold. en shipped fresh, the Orange . nt - I’ a 'h and 30 to 50 pound tl=lt wbiteioak tube, also a 30 aDI v" e ' ron hooped, varnish- Ceiv baUvd are used.* There is a package just being tried by b(»fnp i' r o j tbo« * r Gutter, especially by ° w h° send their butter direct vi ■■■';s to the city retail dealers, consisting of font tin pails in a\ca«e t the four holding about 50 pounds* O&is package is comparatively an experi ment here,, although it -is favorably received, and encouraged by gro cerymeu in the city. Our are waking up to the fact that" every jnanV dairy of butter must stand on-its own merits, and the difference in price of good and; poor butter is constantly widen ing, farmer who takes the most pains as regards his stock, feed, pasturage, care of milk, cream, working of butter, and landing the same in market 'in a. neat and at tractive^form is the one who will receive the highest price. Work After Hmcii We.will agajn mention to fanners that' there is no time in the year when medows and fields, from which wheat land oats have/ been taken, may be benefited as imme diately after the crop has' been re moved; for at that time the farmer knows just what condition they are in, as to etc. Now is the time to mark those spots where the grass or grain was. light; and if from being low and wet, remedy, when time will permit, by drainage; if from lack of fertility, bring np into a proper condition. It is often the case that fields do not actually require tbe application of fertilizers to the entire surface when said fields are as a whole in good producing condition, and a little observation at harvest time will determine the matter, for there are no better indicators of good and poor soil than the plants grown up on it themselves. The present is also a good time for removing obstrnotions to the mowing machine, horse rake, 4?c. It does not pay to mow around stones, stamps, logs, snags and’ bashes, year after year, bat it does pay to remove them to give the machine fall and fresh sweep. We do not approve of hauling manure upon grass land at any sea son of the year bdt spring; for if drawn oat in the summer it is liable to dry np and a good deal of its fertilizing element be carried away by the atmosphere; if drawn out in fall or winter, the heavy rains will, while the earth is frozen, wash a portion away to the streams; bat if drawn out and spread apon the surface in the spring just as the grass begins to grow it is soon'cov ered, and the warm rains wash it down around the roots of the grass where the full benefit is received. This matter is mentioned in .connec tion with the subject under con sideration, as many farmers are in the habit of hauling out manure ap on the grass land directly after hay ing, believing it to be as profitably done at that time as at any other. Now is a good time to level down knolls and mounds and fill up uneven spots. The advantage in doing the work now lies in exposing the soil which is laid bare to the action of the atmosphere, frost and sun, for months before /seeding is done, which is necessary to obtain a growth of grass. Spots where knolls have been leveled in summer may be seeded the following March suc cessfully. If the land is stiff clay, give a coating of loamy soil before applying the seed ; bj a little care the alluvial portion just beneath the sod of the mound may be saved for this purpose. Stones should never be piled upon a meadow. They are unsightly and always in the way; haul them off, and if they can be put to no use, pile where you will never hafe to run around or move them again.— Ohio Farmer. Attention to Grapevines Before the buds begin to swell, grapevines should be securely fasten ed to the frame or trellis, lest the young and tender shoots be broken by the first storm and the prospec tive crop be materially lessened. The arms may be tied with coarse tarred twine, and for the new growth any cheap material, like bass matting, will answer, for in case it gives way it can be readily replaced on the occasion of one of the frequent visits to the vineyard. We say frequent visits, for it is part of the duty of the vine-dressr to go over his grounds every few days and, among other things, make sure that all loose shoots are secure- ■ly He will also rub off all bads. Each well .devalued * eye will throw oot two sbpQtA - One of these from the atai%tabes the lead, so that at the first glancejt can he seen which is the best to-.leave for fruiting. The sooner the -ar® re* moved the better for those remain* ing. On thrifty, bearing vines it frequently happens that, quantities of these sap shoots are pushed ont on the lower part pi the armSvof the old wood. These should all be rnbhed off at the same time, for if allowed to grow they will only peah en the fruit-bearing canes. When ills desirabletp repeW an ton, a single shoot njaybe selected and trained for that^xfrpoSe. The Ctbfeace Fly. All those who raise cabbage or cauliflower plants in the open ground in the Spring are troubled by the black fly. They usually at tack the young plants when they are j nst coming through the surface, and destroy them at an astonishing rate. An excellent remedy, and one that is certain to kill off these pests if applied in time, is to steep some tobacco stems—say eight or ten pounds, that will cost three cents a pound—in six or eight gallons of water. Add to this two or three quarts of soft soap and some urine. When the flies make ap pearance on the plants take a half a pailful of this eolation* diluted with an equal quantity oi water, and syringe the plants early in the morn ing, while the dew is still on them. Then dust them over with some air slaked lime, or a little floor of bone, soon after watering. One each ap plication usually answers, bat two will surely save the plants. Schotch snuff is often recommended tor this purpose, bat a heavy dew or rain washes off the snuff from the leaves, and the flies will attack them again. With the tobacco water, the soft soap makes it otherwise, and it sticks to the leaves for several days. Plata Language fro* Farmer* The following were among the inscriptions upon the banners in a procession of 5,000 farmers in Law* rence, Kao., a few days since: * “Down with Banks and Up frith' Corn!” “No Quarters to Monopoly !” “Equal Taxation 1” “God Speed the Plow !” “United We Stand, Divided We Fall!” “Live and Let Live !” “Money Rings, Beware!’’ “The Ides of November, ’73 !” “Farmers will be Free !” “Harmony!” “No more Parasites !” “Less Offices, Less Laws, Less Taxes, and More Justice !” “Industry will be Rewarded !” “Farmers to the Front—Politi cians to the Rear!” “Peaceably if We Can—Forcibly if We Must I” “Reform or Revolution !” “Vox Populi!” “Passes up Salt River Free !” “Fraternity, Equality, and Fair Exchange!” Ltme and Salt Prof. Johnson recommends for fertilizing purposes to mix one bushel of salt and two bushels of dry lime under cover, and allow the mixture to decompose gradually, thus forming chemical union. For this purpose the mixture should be made six weeks before use, or still better, two or three months, the heap being turned over occasionally. This salt and lime mixture when applied at the rate of twenty or thirty bushels per acre, forms an excellent top-dressfng for many crops. In fact, fifty-six bushels ap plied to turnips have produced as large a crop as barnyard manure. It is destructive to grubs and in sects in'the-soil. Like salt it attracts moisture from the air, and is useful against drouth. Its decomposing power is remarkble, and if three or four bushels of it are mixed with a load of muck the latter will be thus thoroughly powdered. A Writer in the Household ad vises ladies who have furs -to cleanse, to take nice Indian meal in a large pan and rub them with it— using no water, nothing but dry meal, and they will look as good as new. I' .BOlfCl WATKBB A SON, I Auditor* SMILIJ T. STOKES, I Attest: J. Kirkpatrick, Clerk. je!3-3t JOHN W. WILLIAMS, Barber and Hair Dresser. Persons attended at) theirresideace, if desir ed. Shop in the basement of Radical building. Bearer, fa. I mySOfy -iv -.v BZPXHorrron. RECEIPTS. $5365 01 D. S. MARQUIS, Sec y. De $1,158 09 $ 86 43 730 00 74 13 32 98 3O 00 * 700 44 10 7O 94 $1,053 53 4148 04 $5310 72 $5363 01 $ 54 29 $941 43 . 73 11 $lOO4 56 $lOO4 56 $2169 79 IM* 'J'EACHERS’ EXAMINATIONS. . Oirrcn o» Cooxrr ScruanmcosKST, 1 __ Bum, Juno 7, 1878. ( June «T, New Brighton, Faltotoa and Pulaski township, at Now Brighton Union School building. June 30, New Sewtokly, at Unionvrllo School Bouse. _July l.Marion and Franklin, at Phillis’ School Bonso. July 9, North Sawlckly, at lauml P*lnt Scboo Bouse. . July 7, Greene township, Georgetown and Boofatowft, at HookStown School House. July S. Lqgstown, Independence. Moon and Hopewell. at New Sheffield School Bouse. Jaly 10, Darlington, .Big Beaver, New Galilee, Clinton Independent. July 14. South Beaver and Chippewa townships, at Court’s School Bouse. July IS, Rochester township, borough and FhiW llpsbure. at BochesterSchoorUouse. July 16, St. Clair borough, Economy township. Harmony, Baden end Freedom, at Freedom Academy. July »f. Raccoon township, at Smith’s School House. July S 3, Beaver Falls and Patterson township, at Beaver Falls School Bouse. July 34, Brighton township, at Bakin's School Bouse. Special examinations will be held at the office of the County Superintendent, Beaver Court House, on the first and third Saturday* of September, Oc tober and November. Applicants for certificates at these special examinations will bring written requests Irom the Board of Directors wishing to employ them, and give satisfactory reasons for not attending the tegular examinations. Directors and friends ot education are cordially Invited ” Applicants will appear for examination in the district where they expect to teach. No private examinations will be given. Provisional certificates wilt not be endorsed without a re-examination. Those bolding profes sional certificates will please forward them to he endorsed. Blank examination books will be furnished at 10 cents each. Applicants will present their last year’s certifi cate inclosed in an envelope bernng their address. A higher degree of qualifications will be expected each succeeding year. Directors willpleasa forward the “annual district report and certificate" immediately. Applicants not personally acquainted with the Superintendent, will be required to tarnish cer tificates of good moral character. The undersigned will he in the Educational of fice. Beaver Court House, on the first and third Saturdays of each month until further notice. Examinations Will open promptly at 9 o’clock, a. K. M. L. KNIGHT, Co. Supt. JelB-tf JJEPORT OP THE CONDITION OFT H B National Bank of Bearer County, NEW BRIGHTON, PA., At the close of business on the 95th of April, 1873: RESOURCES. Loans snd Discounts $173,981 S 3 Overdrafts 169.87 U. 8. Bonds to secure circulation 130.000 00 U. 8. Bunds and Securities on haad 16,000 00 One-from Redeeming £ Reserve Ag’ts 13,014 63 Doe from National Banka 3,888 S 3 Doe from Stato Banka and Bankers.... 813 89 Banking Houae 14,874 64 Furniture and fixtures 9,076 66 Current expenses 1,388 08 Premiums 189 69 Checks snd other cash items 468 08 BUla of other National Banks 10,441 00 Fractional Currency snd Nickels 133 79 Specie—Coin 6,510 80 Legal Tender Notes 40,438 (O LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid in $300,000 00 Surplus Fond, 33,848 68 Discount 9,808 49 Exchange 1,851 48 Interest 1,415 33 Profit and Loss 140 61 National Bank circulation 106,348 00 Dividends unpaid, 1,854 34 Individual Deposits, 64.670 11 Dne to Stateßanks and Bankers 180 36 $401,517 18 Staff qf Pennsylvania, > I, Edward Hoops, Oashier Beaver Connty, ( of the National Bank of Beaver Connty, do solemnly affirm that the. above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. EDWARD HOOPS. Cashier. 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Sign of the Hub. my&iy gRADBURY PIANO FORTES. OVER 10,000 MANUFACTURED. NO BBTTBB INSTRUMENT IN THEMABKJBT. NATIONAL PIANO of the COUNTRY. Mrs. U. S. Grant uses in her family the Bred bury and says; “I am perfectly delighted with ft." Theodore Tilton eaye: “I have had the beMtt fel Plano so long that now to ask me how I like Ik la like asking me bow I like one of my children. In feet if yon were to ask the children Pm afraid, they would say they liked it almost as well as they like me. It speaks every day the year rOnnd and never looses its voice. I wish its owner could do half so well/’ LETTER FROM BISHOP SIMPSON. PmunBLPBU, April Y 7,1808. T. O. Smith <£ Co.—Dante— Having used one of your Bradbury Pianos, it has given gnat satisfeo tion to my femilyand to many visitors who have beard its sweet tone aat my bouse. It is a wscy superior instrument, both in finish and. power. 1 heartily wish you success as successor to the fete Wm. B. Bradbury, in continuing the manufacture of hia Justly celebrated Pianos. Yours truly, M. SIMPSON. Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, Washington D. 0., Decides the Bradbury to be the National Piano of the country. Vice Admiral D. D. Porter, Washington D. e„ “The Bradbury is exquisitely and beautifully proportioned. We are delighted with ours.’* Bon. Columbus Delano, Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D. calls the Bradbury the Ptaao for the interior. P. M. General Creeswell and Mrs. Cress well.— "Ail oar friends admire the delightful tones o the Bradbury, need at oar receptions.” 1 Hobart Bonner, Sew York Ledger—“At any time will drop the lines of 'Dexter/ to listen to the tones of the Bradbury.” Grand Central Hotel, Sew York—“ln preference to all others, we selected the Bradbury Pianos for oar parlors. Oar guests pronounce them splendid. f. • St. Nicholas Hotel, New York.—“ Have always used the Bradbury Pianos In our parlors, and take pleasure in recommending them.” Hon, John Simpson, M. P., Canada, says: "As Bradbury can’t he excelled. The best in the Dominion.” M, Simpson, Bishop M. B. Church, Philadelphia. “We know of no better Plano than the Brad bury.” B- 8. Janes, Bishop M. B. Church, N. Y.—“We know of no better Piano than the Bradbnry.'* Hew. Or. John MeClinton, Drew Theological Sem inary—“My family and frteada say the Bradbury Is unequalled.” T. S. Arthur, Philadelphia—“We have need (tor years, and can recommend the Bradbnry Piano.’* Philip Philips, New York, says, “1 have sons with and need the Bradbnry Plano in my family for years.” W. O. Fischer, Professor of Music, Girard College, Philadelphia. “I use as my family Piano, the Bradbnry, and can with confidence recommend them.” $401,517 18 Raw. Daniel Carry, Bditor Christian Advocate; “1 purchased a Bradbnry Piano, and it is a splendid Instrument in every respect. ” Theodore TUton, Bditor Independent: “If yon were to ask my children, 1 am afraid they would say they liked our Bradbnry almost as wel t as they like me.” Dr. Daniel Wise, Editor Sunday School Advocate. “1 use the Bradbury Piano, and think, like his music it cannot be excelled.” Rev. Dr. Ferris, New York. “My Bradbnry has stood longer In tnne, and sounda better than any Plano in my District.” Bev. Dr. Fields, Editor of the Evangelist. “I have used a Bradbnry for.years in my family, and think there is none superior.” Sands Street Church Brooklyn, St. Lake's M. B. Church, and a host of other churches use the Bradbury Piano in their Lecture and School Rooms, also the Conservatories and prominent Hotels in the United States. John Caughey, Beaver Pa., purchased from ms three years ago a No. 9 Bradbnry. and says: “There is no better, or sweeter toned, or more desirable Piano, according to my judgment and experience, than my Plano. It has given entire satisfaction, and grows better as it beeomee older.” ffn. McCoy, of Beaver, Pa., in tne spring of 197 t, bought from me a No. 8 Bradbnry, which has proven to be a superior instrument in every re spect. Mias Mary HcQafMk also owns and aaea a Brad bury. BE A.DBTJEY WHOLESALE PRICES From $5O to $lOO cheaper than elsewhere. Will DIRECT FROM TBE MANUFACTORY, WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS. ORGA IST S BELOW PITTSBURGH PRICES. PIANOS OF OTHgR MANUFACTURERS LOWEST RATES. gw ESTABLISHED IN 1854. THE BRADBUBY TUB READ THE FACTS. I WILL SELL THE AT NBARLY- order them NEW YORK A $650 PIANO FOR $4OO. OF THE BEST CLASS Ordered at the lowest rates SELL AT THE Call before purchasing and see SMITH CURTIS Agent. Baoica Omen, Bsatcr T