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CTT ETE, |. ov... ais are preferred for the}or incapacity to act, before one of the
sake of economy, unless for immedi)
ate and rapid fatieving—ibe grains
should be boiled airesh—Uther cheap
articles for fattening, are oatmeal, anc
treacle,— barley meal and ik—Dboll-
. VETY Sure and easy way.
“yard was attacked by the caterpillar:
“this practice every year since 1803,
“when i discovered these insects on my
trees, and there has never been a cat-
~erpillar on my trees alter forty-eight
~ hours.
" York and Pennsylvania, where I have
© been present, and in the western parts
* gode in which the sulphur is put in
the tree, might be easier communica.
ted by words than oo paper.
A a x ST
AGRICTLEYIAL.
On Preventing, the destruction of Trees
by Caterpillar.
From my experience, says George
Webster, 1 am satisfied our fruit and
forest trees may be preserved from that
éreadful insect, the caterpillar, in a
In the year
1305, the large elm at my corner was
pearly stript of its leaves by smail cat.
erpiflars Various modes to destroy
them were made use of, such as cover-
ing the body with tar, fish cil, and
purping their meats, but without any
good effcct., Some day in the: month
of July, I was standing at my door,
when a gentleman from Niskayuna
was passing by. He accosted me in
words like these—¢ George “tis a pity
to tose so fine a tree.” In answer,
« we bave made use of various aricles
to destroy them, but without success.”
— Send,” says he, * and get a lle!
sulphur and bore into the tree about
six inches, and fill it with sulpbur,;and
my word lor it, not a caterpillar shall
be seen after forty-eight hours”)
« Will you stay and see it done” «1
will,” said be.” The bole was bored,
the sulphur pat in, and a piece of wood
the size of acork drove in very strong.
t
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t
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loosing out. Io Jess
mentioned, t
a caterpiilar on the tree.
many caterpillars appeared on our pop-!
lars, in front of our house:
was served in the same way as theelm|
had been, and (he result was the same,
while my neighbors cut down those | pot or copper, until the
fine trees : because they were much hops sink to the bottom. Then strain
it through a bair seive or a thin sheet,
into a cooler, and when
luke.warm, add two quarts of molasses.
alarmed that the insect was that very
venomous reptile called the ‘agp.’ A
few days alter that I bad discovered
‘that a very beautiful plum tree in my
the same course was applied, and the
result was the same. 1 have followed
It has been tried in New
of this state. In no case has it to my
knowledge or belief, failed Two
men are sufficient to go through am
orchard or forest of 200trees in a day.
NOTE —It is possible that the
P. S. Ihave strong presentiments
in my mind, that if applied to ou
ach or cherry trees, it would pre-
went the black rust.
Hints to Farmers.~—Receipts to des-
troy insects on plants :—Tie up some
four of sulphur in a piece of muslin or
fine linen, and with this the Jeaves of
young plants should be dusted, or it
may be thrown on them by means ol
a common swansdown puff, or even by
a dredging box.
been received of the powerfal influ-
ence of sulphur agaiost the whole
tribe of insects and worms which ip-
fest and prey on vegitables. Saulpbur
bas also been found to promote the
health of plants on which it was sprink-
Jed ; and that peach trees in particular
were remarkably improved by it, and
scemed to absorb it. It has been like.
wise observed, that the verdure and |!
other Lealtliful appearadces were per)
ceptibly increased, for the quantity of]
pew shoots and leaves formed subse.
quently to the operation, and having no
sulphur on their suifaces served as a
kind ol comparative index, and point-
ed out distinctly the accumulation of
health.
New mowing Machine —On Friday
the 2d of this month, I went to view a
pew mowing machine formed by
Messrs Ezra Cope and ‘I homas
“Hoopes, jr It is In some respects
like that of Mr. Bailey, but whether
considered as an improvement upon
his, or a new invergion I am not able
to say ; but of this much I am satis.
ficd that it cannot fail to piove emi.
neotly useful to the farmer.—It has
cut, this scasop, 2 acres in less than
9 hours. And it cat a field of eleven
acres in 9 hours, calculating the time
the horses were geered to it (not in-
cluding the time of rest) so that itsmay
be safely suid thatit will mow neatly,
ap acre of stout grass an hour, Mr.|
Cope and Mr. Hoopes, In our opinion,
deserve great credit for their ingenu-
Ity and application in forming this la.
bor saving machine & it is hoped may
be liberally rewarded. —Fil. Kecord.
7 fatten Pouitry.— An experiment
hos been tried of feeding geese wiih
turnips, cut in small pieces like dice,
but less in size, and put into a trough
of water. With this food alone, the
effect was, that six geese, each when
lean, weighing only nine pounds, act-
wi Bfined twenty pounds each io
b week's fattening, Mait
¢d oats, and ground mait.
fore being given to fowls. should al-
ways be crushed and soaked in water.
The food will thus go further, and it
will help digestion.
Ihave been known to lay during the
whole of the winter months
haps, so generally as it ought to be,
are to be pared, quartered, the core
completely removed, and put in a pot
without water, closely covered, and
placed In an
When pretty well stewed, the juice
ed, and then the sugar-—Skim it pre-
vious to boiling, then reduce it toa
proper consistency, and an excellent
soft water, (rain water if carefully pro.
cured is the best) and put it into about
two pounds of the best refined lump
sugar; a couple of fresh lemons fine-
ly sliced ; two ounces of the best fresh
powdered ginger and a dessert spuon-
ful of cream of tartar.
Jy, to prevent the sap or sulphur {rom mer over the fire for half an hour, ta.
) ume than he|king care not to let them boil.
here was not a vestige ofjadd a table spoonful of yeast ferment
Soon after, it in the usual way, and bottle 1t for use.
every tree of good sweet bran, and put it into ten
pour the whole into a nine gallon cask,
Corn be-
Hens fed thus
Chester Chron.
Apple Jelly. —1It is not known per-
hat apples make an excellent jelly.
[he process is as follows :—"They
oven over the fire.
s to be squeezed out through a cloth,
o which a little white of an egg is add-
elly will be the product.
Ginger Beer.—Get a gallon of fine
Liet these sim-
Then
Cottage Becr.—Take four bushels
gatlons of water with three handsful of
hops. Boil the whole together na
bran and the
it is about
As soon as the molasses are melted,
with two tablespoonfull’s of yeast.
When the fermentation has subsided,
bung up the cask, and in four days it
will be fit for use.
Justices of the peace within the sgid
borough, to be recovered on the oath
or affirmation of one or more credible
witnesses, as other fines and forfeit
ures are recoverable.
Section 3, And be it further epac-
ted and ordained, that it shail be the
duty of the superintendent of the said
water works, or the high constable of
the said borongh, and of each and ev.}
ery of the members of the town 'coun-
of this ordinance,and if the superin.
tendent of the said water works, or the
lect this ordinanre, after it shall come
to the knowledge of them, shall forfeit
and pay the sum of five dollars, to be
recovered as other fines and forfeitures
are recoverable, on the oath or affirm-
ation of one or more credible witness-
es.
ExacTED,and passed into. ap ordip-
ance, at the court house in [the bor-
ough of Bellefonte, the 14th day of
August, A. D. 1824.
JOHN RANKIN,
President of the Town Council.
Attest,
Wu. L. Smtra, Clk.
W
Borough Ordinance.
An Ordinance for raising and apfiro-
priating a sum of money, for the pay-
ment of the debt incurred by an Ordin.
ance, entitled « An Ordinance for rais-
ing and appropriating a sum of money
for the purfose of bringing the water
in Iron pifies from the Reservoir to the
diamond, and for other purposes’ fras-
sed the 20th of Sefitember, 1823 and
for the raising and afifirofirid@ing a sum
of money for the use of the works.
Section 1. Be it ordained & enacted by
the Town Council ‘of the Borough of
Bellefonte, and it is hereby enfcted by the
MARRIED —On Thursday the 5th
inst. by Jorn Hays, Esq. Mr. JOHN
KUHNS to Miss NANCY GARD-
NER, daughter of Mr. James Gard.
NER, all of Howard township.
rem
Democratic Meeting.
A weeting of the D-mocratic Re.
publican citizens of Centre county is
requested to be held at the court house
in the Borough of Bellefonte, on the
Tuesday evening of the next August
court, for the purpose of making ar.
rangements for forming a ticket lor
County Officers to be supported by
them at the ensuing general election.
MANY DEMOCRATS.
Last Notice.
LL persons indebted to HENRY
Ww PETRIKIN are informed that
unless they discharge the several
amounts due by them, on or before the
next August coyrt, their accounts will
be placed in the hands of proper offi
cers for collection. Further indul-
gence will not be given.
Borough Ordinance.
A supfilement tv an ordinance to
Aarevent the wasting of water at hy-
drants attached to the Bellefonte water
‘works, and for other purposes, fiassed,
the 19th December 1810.
Section 1.
same,
Bellefonte water works ; or placing
other articles aforesaid.
Section 2. And be it further endc
laticg the first section of this ordin
ance, their, or either of their, aider
and abettors, or those in whose em
offending shali or may be, shall for
r
be recovered before the Burgess, ©
1s an excellent food for gecse and tur-| Assistant Burgess, or in their absence
: g £es3,
Be it enacted by the
Town Council of the Borough of Bel-
lefonte, in council assembled, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the
that from and after the due
promulgation of this ordinance, all and
prohibited from washing, or rinsing,
and clothing whatever, at any by-
drant, or hydrants, attached to the
orcausing to be placed, thereat any
tub, or tubs, or other vessel, contain-
ing clothing. or any other article, or
articles, whatever, and drawing water
from the said hydrant, or hydrants, in-
to the said tub, or tubs, or other ves-
sel, as aforesaid, upon the clothing or
ted, that every person, or persons, vio-
1 THE creditors of the estate of JA.
COB YEAKLY, deceased, will pre-
sent their claims to the subscriber, on
ployment the person, or persons, so
feit and pay the sum of five dallas, to
authority of the same, that in order to
carry into operation an ordinance passed
the 20th day of September, A.D. 1823,
tain, five cattle, viz. Three beifers,
the largest.ot which is a dark brindle,
supposed to be about four years old,
the other two are red with a few spots
of white on: Two steers, one a black
with some brown on the back, other
marks nt remembered ; the colour or
marks of the other not remembered.
Any person who wiil take up sald cat.
E tle, by giving information to the sub-
cil, to carry into effect the provisionsiscriber, living in Boggs township,
shall recieve a reward of two dollars,
besides the expence of keeping them;
and if delivered an additional compen- |
the high constable aforesaid, shall peg sation will be allowed.
Boggs township, August 11,1824.
in larger tracts to others, the foliow-
i
vania, belonging to the Estate of the
late William Bingham, viz :
in the counties of Bradford and Tioga,
a
lars and Fifiy Cents per acre, accord-
ing to the situation ; and
nango, Armstrong, Jefferson and Ly-
Stray Cattle.
Strayed away from the drove ©
Daniel Breniman & Co. on Wednes.
in Spring township, and Nittany moun:
RUDOLPH MULHOLLAN.
VALUABLE LANDS.
NHE subscriber offers for sale in
small lots to actual settlers, or
ng LANDS ‘in the state of Pennsyl-
250,000 ACRES
t from Three Dollars to Two Dol-
500,000 ACRES
in the counties of Potter, M’Kean, Ve.
coming, at Two Dollars per acre
The terms are ten years for payment,
three of them without interest. The
land is generally of a good quality, well
watered, intersected by Important
roads, and in a healthy situation. For
further particulars, application may be
made to agentsin the difierent coun:
lies, or to
obert H Rose.
f1LveRr LAKE, PA Jury 1, 1824.
Sheriff's Sales.
By virtue of a writ of vendition:
exponas, issued out of the court of
common pleas, and to me directed,
will be exposed to public sale, a
the court house in the Borough of Bel-
lefonte on Thursday the 26th day of
entitled “ An ordinance for raising and
appropriating a sum of money, for the puz-
pose of bringing the water in Iron pipes
for other purposes,” a sum of money be
raised forthwith, or as soon as the same
portioned upon all the real property situ-
ate in said Borough, which by its situation
will receive benefit from s2id water, which
shall be apportioned according to the value
and relative situation of said property ;
provided the said sum for the present
year shall not exceed the sum of two hun-
dred dollars ; and provided, that the per-
son or persons in possession of said prop-
erty, for the time being, shall be charged
for the sum at which the property he or
she possesses is valued ; and which iften-
ant, they may recover from the landlord
or owner of said property, except where
a contract exists between the parties that
the tenant shall pay this particular charge,
without ‘recourse to the landlord or owner
of the said real estate.
Section2. Be it further ordained and
further sum of one hundred and fifteen
that object.
Section 3. Be it further enacted and
y
eyery person, or persons, are hereby
, dental expenses.
from the Reservoir to the Diamond, and, !
ldred & twenty acres, more or less, sit-
uate in Baldeagle township, Centre
county, adjoining lands of George
Seized & taken iu
execution, and to be sold ds the prop-
can be legally laid and collected, tobe ap-
enacted by the authority afor. said, that the
dollars shall be levied and apportioned
upon all taxable persons within the said
Borough who shall use said water, accor-
ding to the quantity they shall use, for the
purpose of keeping the Water Works in
complete repair, and for the payment of]
the debts already incurred in promoting
ordained by the authority aforesaid, that
the further sum of thirty dollars shall be
levied and apportioned upon all the real;
property within the said Borough, accord-
ing to its value ; which last sum of money)
shall be a fund for the payment cf inci-
Exactep and passed into an Ordinance
atthe court house in the Borcugh of
Bellefonte, the 3d day of August one
thousand eight hundred and twenty-four,
and the forty-eighth year of the Inde.
pendence of the United States of Amer-
ica.
JOBEN RANKIN, President of
the Town Council.
Attest, 2
WM. L. SMITH. Clerk. 3
August next,
day the 28th ult. between John Fury’s gact of fand in Wa ker NT
Robert Hays, copt¥ifilsgror artic
an acre more or less A so the it
est of Johh M'Ke=e of infigtoaeet
in common with Andrew MER
taming two hundred acres I
less. Algo the right title and |
of defendant in reversion or len
of in and to a certain house and
sround si vate on the S E. corg
Spring and High stzects in Belle
aumbered 34 in the plan of said!
with (hs appurtenances. Seized
taken in execution and to be sold ¢
property of John M'Kee, ~~
ALSO, Vg
By virtue of a like writ, will be sold
at the same time and place, wo
ALOT OF GROUND
situate in Spring township, Centre
county, adjoining lands of the heirs of
James Smith deceased and others eon.
taining about four acres more or less.
Alsoa lot of ground in the boropgh of
Bellefonte, on Spring creek, adjoining
Robert Hays, containing one fourth of
an acre more or less. Also the Ib
est of John M’Kee of in and to a cet:
tract of land in Walker township
in common with Andrew M’Kee co!
taining two hundred acres more OF
less. Also the right titie aad interest
of defendant in reversion or remaindet
of in and to a certain house and Jot ok
ground, situate on the south.east cor--
ner of Spring & High streets, in Belie-
fonte, and number 34 in the plan of |
said town, with the appurtenances.
Seized and taken in execution and tO
be sold as the property of John M’Kee
ALSO, Set
By virtue of a like writ, wil! be so
at the same time and place,
A certain tract of land’
containing one hundred and eighty
acres more or less, situate in Potier
ownship, Centre county, adjoining
‘ands of Wiliam Brisbin aud others
with the appurtenances. Scized and
‘aken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of James Sample.
.. ALSO,
By virtue of a like writ, will be sold
at the same time and place,
A certain tract of land
containing one hundred and eight
acres, be the same more or less, situ.
A certain tract or par-
cel of land, containing about one hun:
(Bresler, & others
erty of Frederick A. Richards, deceas-
ed, now in the hands, possession or
estate of said Frederick A Richards.
ALSO,
ed, will be exposed to public sale at
the court house in the Borough of
Bellefonte, on Monday the 23d day of
August next,
a certain house and two
|
{lots of ground, in the town of Millheim
Centre county, with the improvements
'and appurtenances. Seized and taken
in execution, and to be sold as the
property of John Keen.
ALSO,
By virtue of a like writ, will be sold
at the same time and place,
A certain tract of land
containing five bundred and fifty aeres,
with the improvements and appurten-
ances, situate in Ferguson township,
Centre county, called by the name of
« WHITE-HALL,” adjoining lands
of Philip Benner and others. Seized
and taken in execution, and to be sold
as the property of Samuel Park.
ALSO,
By virtue of a like writ, will be sold
at the same time and place
A certain tract or par
cel of land containing one hundred and
sixty acres more cr less, situate in
Halfmoon township, Centre county,
adjoining lands of Christian King and
others. Seized and taken in execu
Jacob Yoder.
ALSO,
at the same time and place,
A certain tract or parce]
of land containing forty acres, be the
same more or less, siteate in Spring
township, Centre counly, adjoining
lands of Thomas Burnside and others,
Notice.
$
or before the 1st of September next
will be compelled to do it shortly.
ACOB KRYDER,
Adninisirqror.
r
August 6,124.
and those indebted to the said estate
| will please to make payment, or they
Seized and taken in execution, and to
ye sold as the property of Richard Ca-
rey.
ALSO,
By virtue of a like writ, will be sold
at thie same time and place,
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND
situate in Spring township Centre
3
-
occupancy of Asher Hunt and Wil
lium Richards, administrators of the
By virtue of a like writ,issued out
of the same court, and to me direct-
tion and to be sold as the property of
By virtue of a like writ, willbe sold
county, adjoining lands of the heirs of cartied by the mail; musi be liable fo
James Smith deceased and others, con-the postage. Ra 3 Ee
taining about four acres more or Jess.
Also a lot of ground in the borough oflmust be post paid,
ate in Walker township, io the 8
county of Centre, adjoining land
James Sterret and others, with the
purtenances. Seized and taken in
acution and to be sold as the late pro
erty of Thomus M’Cuaimoni, Esq.
ceased. Py
ALSO, 1
| By virtue of a hike writ, issued
of the same court, and to me directe
will be sold at the same time a
place, : ]
TWO LOTS OF GROUND,
situate on Allegheny street, bound
by lots of Wm. Armor on the north
by Locust alley on the west, and. i
the south by lots No. 147, sitvate in
the Borough of Bellefonte, and known
to be lots No. 145 and 146 in the plan
of suid Borengh. Seized and taken in
:xecution, and to be sold as the prop-
erty of Benjamin Williams. te 1
ALSO, ve
By virtue of alike writ, issued out
>f the same court, and to me directed,
will be exposed to public sale on the
premises, on Monday the 30th dav of
of August next, four Horses, four
Cows, three Steers, four small cattle,
eighteen Sheep, fifteen acres of Rye,
one waggon, one windmill, plough and’
harrow, together with housebold fur=
niture. Seized and taken in execus=
‘ion, and to be sold as the property
Samuel Brown, by :
Joseph Butler, SEH.
sheriff’s Office, Beton
July 22, 1824.
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