itrchasim; houses.
Few persons who purchase aul use
horses are able to make a selection of
an animal with a suflicient knowledge
of what they are buying. It is the
detlarations'of the seller, an J a hap
Itazzard sort of dependence upon luck.
The consequence is that when a man
is very frequently 'stuck" in his 'jar
gain, and when he expects or discov
ers it, he thinks it no harm to put off
'fie beast upon some other purchaser.
: Well, I bought him so, and so far as
I know, he is all right," replies the
seller, trying to make believe to his
own conscience that he really knows
very little, although he may think a
great deal.
ow, it is verv easy for any person
of iudrrcnient to learn to know, when
lie is buying ahorse, whether the ani
mal is sound or not. Ilcmisht8 speak
for themselves, but unsonndness re
quires a close inspection and some
knowledge for its detection. The feet
are the most usual seat of unsoundness
in work horses. From the general
careless habit of caring for horses, and
the reckless manner in using them,
there is a large proportion of them un
sound in the feet. But disease of the
teet is easily detected, although there
may be no appcarent lameness. An
intending purchaser shouLl have the
horse brought out before him, and
watch the animal as he stands at rest.
If the owner is continually starting
the horse iuto motion and urging him
to "show off," something may be sus
pected ; because it is when the horse
is at perfect rest that his weak points
are divulged. If the horse is sound,
be will stand squarely on his limbs,
without moving any of them, the feet
being placed flat on the ground, and
all the legs plump and naturally posed.
It one foot is thrown forward with the
toe pointing to the ground, and the
heel raised, or if the foot is lifted from
the ground and the weight taken from
it, disease of the navicular bone may
be suspected ; or at least tenderness
which is a precursor of disease. If
the foot is thrown out, the toe raised
and the heel brought down, the horse
has suffered from laminitis founder -or
the back sinews have been sprained
and he is of little future value. When
the feet are drawn together beneath
the horse, if there ha3 been no disease
there is a misplacement of the limbs at
least, and a weak disposition of the
muscles. If the horse stands with his
feet spread apart, or straddles with his
bind legs, there' is a weakness of the
loins, and the kidneys are disordered.
When the knees are bent and the legs
totter and tremble, the beast has been
ruined by heavy pulling and will never
be right again, whatever rest and treat
ment he may have. Contracted and
ill formed hoots speak for themselves.
If the eyes are of a bluish or rr.ilky
cast, they "constitutionally tend to ot
thalmia, and there will be certain
trouble there. If the ears are thrown
backwards, the temper is bad ; if they
are thrown forward, and the horse
starts nervously at every movement or
sound, he will probably le a shier and
unsafe to drive. If the hind legs are
scarred, he has been a kicker. If the
skin is rouch and harsh, and does not !
move easily and smoothly to the
touch, the horse is a heavy eater and
has a poor digestion. When these pe
culiarities are absent, and thete is no
thing to excite suspicion in any way
the horse may be taken to be all right
so far as soundness of foot, limb and
digestive organs are concerned. Dis
ease or imperfection of the tespbatory
organs may be discovered by pinching
or holding the throat, by observing
the behavior of the horse when he is
apeedec, or b- placing the ear at the
side of chest, when any sound other
than a elenr, resonant one, is indica
tive of troubled Rural AVu Yorker.
Silvf.r SrANur-tn IIamiilrii.
Farmers keep poulti- more for eggs
than meat, anil I claim that the small
brccus, such as Ilamburgs and I-eg-liorns,
all non-setteis, are tho Lest.
Thev are the Lest layer?, anl never
try to hide their nests, as others do,
for the purpose of hatching. I have
at present 25 hens, and tret nearly
that many epgs a day- I have one
hen that frequently lays two eggs the
same day, when kept 113- herself.
Some object to small poultry for ta
ble use. Let us look at it. One hun
dred Ilamburgs will keep on the same
amount of food that 50 Urahmas or
Cochins will, the year round, and two
of the small ones will make as much
meat as one large one, surelj-, and of
abetter quality. My Hamburg, dur
ing the past two vears, have averaged
too
e.i'.i. Who has large fowls
that average near that number : As
the cost of keeping two small fowls
only equals the cot of one large one,
I get three or four eggs at same cost
large fowls give one egg. Ilamburgs
are a medium sized fowl, with fine body,
small head, large, double comb,
groundwork white with black dots
over the entire body. They are good
foragers, very doei'e, and exceedingly
attractive at all times.
J. M. Yoi.Eit.
Holmes Ccunty, O
When Wheat Smoii.ibe Clt
There has benjsome diversity of opin- j
ion as to the best time to cut wheat
judging from the common practice of i
farmers. It is generally cut when the I
grain has become hard. The (Jei man-
town T'l'-'jrnjJt holds that this is no j
doubt an ei ror, and one of more im-
portancc than many suppose. Itnc'ds:
It should be remembered that wheal is j
composed of gluten, hlaith and bian. i
Gluten is the nourishing quality of the j
grain, makes the flour stick together in j
the hnn.'ls of the baker, and gives j
weight to the grain and there is the j
tireaest quantity of gluten in the grain j
just when the straw is yellow two or '
threo joints from the groua l, '.he head j
turns downward, and you can mash a
grain between your thumb. md fingers
without producing any milk It mar
then-lore 1 set down as an indisputa
ble tru'h that every day the wheat
stands after this stage of its ripeness,
the gluten decreases in quantity and
the bran increases in thickness, while
also there is dancer of rust.
I had n marc some years ago that
liail .1 large wart on Lc-r side vlierc tho
Lanlc-ss rubbrd ami kept it sore. In
eurnnier the flies maile it worse, 'Jo
prevent thi-j I put on a daub of tar,
and in a few weeks the wart was killed
nud disappeared. I have fiequcntly
tried it since on cattle and horses, and
seldom had an occasion to use a sec
ond application. The remedr is sim
pie and effectual. ('orresjwntlenc?
Vrairie Farmer.
HERE I JNL A.GhAJLlS'!
NOT AS AX ASPIRANT 1 OR
PUBLIC
BUT AS AC NDI
PUBLIC PATRONAGE!
Having pulled down bis political vest and embarked in the mercantile business on
an extensive scale at his
LAKGE STOKE ROOM OX HIGH STREET,
Recently occupied by McLaughlin Brothers,
Where be lias jusf oined and is now offering for sale an immense, varied and ele
gant STUCK OF GOODS of every description.
OF m
Is fullv prepared to pull down in fact has pulled down the prices of all kind of
merchandise, and is giving bargains in
DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, NOTIONS, HATS, CAPS,
Boots, Shoes, Groceries, Hardware, Tinware,
QU K KXSW A It E, &e., &c, which cannot fail to attract the attention and secure
the patronage of cash bnvers who want to get the most goods and the lest goods
for their money. So don't forget to call, and this fact lief ore you keep : A broom
that's new i.s li st of all, liecause it makes the cleanest sweep.
EitF.NSiu no, March 21, lSTO.-tf.
FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
ijaiu.ains to in: lorxn at tiii:
New Clo tiling Depot !
AT T11K KW "1.
Men's Suit, lined throughout, at . ...
Men's Suit, better goods, at
Mm's Sails, still belter, at
M' n's Suit, all ttvol, at
Men's Worsted Suits, at
Men's lungonal Suit at
Men's Jinr Itiagonal Suits at
Men's Ih-ess foots at ...
Men's fnc lress (outsat.............
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Tlirnhnvc arc onlv fvxr nf the manv nrt i-l-s cmprN'-d in my lurire anil cleaaiit stork of t'lotbiinr.
H:it. ip. ii-nf' Kiiru i ii i nir .!. Trunk. V:ilisi. .S.C.. tin; space elm- not allow: a more extend
el e:iiii.i-i:ition of tin- m.iiiv ijcillvnt tiarguiiu if :ire olf.-ri n to our cnttiurs. fall ami see tor
yourselves, however, ami ret u?iired th:it money c:in he saved Uy buying at
CIIAS. SIMON'S NEW CLOTHING DEPOT!
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Hoys' Clothing, all sizes, from the cheapest to the best.
Men's Hals, a splendid assortment, from ?ic up.
Men's White Dress Shirts, from i('C. up.
Men's Calico Shirts in great variety, from 5JC. up.
Trunks, from "r. up to the finest and best make:
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MS
TWO "OLD MAIDS" IN MICHIGAN.
A NARRATIVE OF WOMAN'S PLUCK AND
ENERGY.
A few weeks since, s;iys a Charlotte
(Mich.) correspondent of the Detroit
w. a brief notice anieare(l in the Eaton
countv paiers announcing the death of
one of a couple of old ladies residing in
the township of Kalamo, who had moved
into the woods when that country was
almost a w ilderness, and cleared them
up a farm and cultivated it just as the
"lords of creation" are in the habit of
doing. Thev were known in the com
munity as "the old maids," or as "Aunt
Kachel" and "Aunt Samantha. " Think
ing their history might be read with
some interest by those who admire pluck
and lielieve in woman's right to enter
any held of labor she chooses, 1 called
uion the surviving partner of this heroic
couple and gleaned from her the follow
ing brief account of their lives :
Their names were Rachel Mitchell and
Samantha Wyman. They were in nowise
related to eac h other and had never met un
til womanhood, and had neither of them done
any outdoor labor until they had reached
middle life. Aunt Rachel, the survivor, was
born at Monmouth, Me., May 14, 1W!, and is,
therefore, now a little past 70, and, though
bronzed with the outdoor labor incident to
the life of the hardy pioneer, she possesses
none of that coarseness of manners that we
niicht lie ant to picture to ourselves in a wo-
" . i. 1 A I . : .l .f n iirttlirtr till i
man wlio, tor neanj -huiimi vi -
not only braved all of the privations and
hardships of our noble frontier women, but
had actually endured the labors of the hardy
frontiersman herself. Aunt Samantha, who
died April 13, was born in Vermont, May 31,
Their fathers had both died while they
were but infants, ami they, like other fnrls
i;iro .-irciinwtances. were early forced
to latior for their own support. Samantha
was a tailoress, workinjr at her trade m
Monroe county, Xew York, whither she had
drifted when Rachel, who bad been a jrirl of
all work, first met her, in 1S31. On their first
acquaintance an unusual attachment sprang
up between them, which continued until
death recently broke the tie that hound them.
Rachel learned the tailoress trade of Saman
tha and for vears touether they plied the
needle without a thought of the rude farm
life in store for them. They entered into a
life partnership almost on their first acquaint
ance, thou gh 110 written contract to that ef
fect was ever drawn up.
In answer to the question as to whether
there was not some disappointed love affair
connected with this strange union, and
whether there ever was any special agree
ment that thev should remain single, Aunt
Rachel responded: "Oh, no; nothing of
that in the history of either of us. e never
promised each other that we shouldn't marry;
it wasn't necessary. We knew we should
never marry." , ,
Sometime between 1SW and 1S40, catching
the emigration fever, thev came westward,
! stopping a short time in Ysilanti, but finally
settl'm" down to their trade in Marshall,
where' with their needles they earned the
farm on whichjthev have spent so many years.
fter remaining "in Michigan a year or so
thev retutned to New York, leaving a quan
tity of money in an agent's hands with in
structions to purcchase them a small quanti
ty of land near Marshall. Their intention
was to return to that town anil invest what
they could spare from time to time in im
pr ivements.
A severe fit of sickness of Samantha from
which she never fully recovered prevented
their return to Michigan until the w inter of
ls4!i-"0. In the meantime their agent, disre
garding his instructions, had invested their
money in a piece of land in the township of
Kalaiiio, Katon county, some twenty-five
miles from Marshall, where they had design
ed to live, and near where they had directed
him to purchase. On returning to Michigan
Rachel at this time says she first determined
to enter upon farm life, and as she related
lier resolves and some of her early experiences
ill the woods, it occurred to me" that the he
roes were not all dead yet. Many a brave
heart, whose courage would be undaunted
upon the tit-Id of battle, would have shrunk
from the task before these determined women.
In company with another family they reached
the vicinity of their land on the 7th of Janu
ary, lsl'.l. " The snow being nearly two feet
deep, and the country an almost unbroken
forest, the scene was one to appal the stout
est heart. The man who had moved in with
them was discouraged at the situation and
wanted to return without unpacking. His
"women folks," together with Samantha,
were crying, ami but for her brave heart and
determined courage the next day would have
seen them on their back track. She said she
bad come to stay, and should never return
until she was satisfied that sin; couldn't live
there. The question of return being thus
settled, they proceeded to business, and find
ing a vacant log house moved into and occu
pied it until they could bu'ld one of their
own. From this "time Rachel employed her
self at outdoor work, even to chopping down
timber, logging, brush-piling and any and
every kind of labor that men do in a new
, country. Saniantha's health was such that
I she was able to do but little hard work out of
i doors, and, in fact, did not do nil of the
I heavy housework, much of this being also
; done by Itachel. For some years after Ra-
chel had been in the habit if doing every
i thing else on her farm, she hired men to sow
! her wheat, until she finally found she could
I do that as well as any of them. She related
( many of her early adventures in the woods.
I One evening, jut at dark, the violent squeal
I ing of one of her hogs apprised her of the
j fact that a bear bad seized it and was ma King
j for his haunts in the forest. Calling her dog
sue gave hot pursuit, a:i'! finally i'iececnf-ii in
rescuing the porker from the jaws of bruin,
but in so damaged a condition that thev had
to kill and dress it before morning. She said
that she got so that she could do as much
hopping as a man and preferred out-door to
in-door labor. Her farm is nearly all im
proved and well stocked with sheep, cows,
hogs, fowls, etc. It has a good orchard and
fair buildings. There was one thing, bow
ever, she said that had never been on their
farm, and that was a mortgage, and they had
never been seriously embarrassed with in
debtedness. This i.s something, no doubt,
that many of their neighbors cannot saw
Aunt Rachel is only about five feet high, but
very stout, weighing about lso, and quite
rugged for one of her age.
A I'liiui's CtiritTsinp Axn Dkatii.
The St. Louis Tinns- says that a lady
who lives on Olive street, in that city,
relates the following :
A few ilays a jo tlit re fell in front of her
window from a tree a "chippy," or ground
l)irl. such ns chatter about the parks and
streets. It st'omeil wearied and crippled.
Mie jiicked it up, carried it into the house,
fed it from her own mouth and at ni-jlit
pliw-d it in the ease with her canary. The
canary at once bestowed upon the newcomer
all of the attention of a mother and nestled
beside the little strantier durinc the. nijrlit.
Tn the mornini; the lady plai-ed the chippy in
the window so that it "iniirht have the privi
lege of regaining its freedom. It plumed its
tiny wind's and went away. The canary
mourned during the day as if he had lost his
mate. In the evening the chippy came back
and perched upon the window" The sash
was raised and it Hew in and nestled upon
the cage; the canary at once struck up his
liveliest notes and seemed gratified. This
was repeated two or three days, the chippy
going each morning and returning in; the
evening. One day it went away and did not
eome back. The canary droo"ped and the
next day fell dead from his perch in the sun
shine that played over the gilded cage in the
window. 1'hat night the chippy returned
and during the evening it mourned over its
dead companion. In the morning it clung to
the cage until it was turned out. " For a few
days the empty cage was hung in the win
dow, and on each succeeding evening the
chippy returned and chirped as if it was
grief-stricken. One day it brought a worm
in its bill, dropped it in the cage, and flew
away and came back no more.
A T.i vino Skeleton. The. etiitoinf
tlie 1.;i('i;uic:p llrj-nrler n-tf.itly saw A.
Adain. ajjt'tl -JO, lit fore tlm Jilodu-al con
vrntion at Atlanta, and thus il-sTils
liiin:
He is (lffontied in a dozen different ways.
There is no t'esli on his liones. lie is a livino;
skeletim. His hands and feet seem to have
Leon wrenched in some cogwheel and left to
tieal liy themselves. His muscles are useless,
except the ones in his neck and left wrist.
He sits upon his rii;ht hip, and his left is ex
actly jierpendicuhtr to it. His lireast lione
rests upon his left hip: he has four rilis on
his left side and fifU-en on Ids ricrht: his
spine is in the shape of a shepherd's crook ;
his heart is on the right side ; his luntrs are
twice as lartre as those of an ordinary man.
If thrown into the water he would float, he
canse of the extraordinary size of his lungs.
All his linihs are twisted into a dozen shapes.
With all his deformities, however, he. has a
strong and sprightly mind : is a good singer,
tine reader, fair writer and agreeahle talker:
is in perfect health and has never taken any
stimulants and comparatively little medicine;
is helpless and has to he lifted about hv his
breast hone and head. lie is indeed the ivon-
i tier of all wonder.-..
THE SINS OF THE DRUNKARD.
By order of the Bishop of Liverpool
the following important announcements
were recently made in the churches and
ehaiels of that diocese :
In consequence of the widely-spread vice
of intemperance and the many evils, both
spiritual and temporal, resulting from it, we
feel it incumbent upon us to make known to
all the following doctrines, the teaching of
our gravest theologians :
1. Whosoever deliberately drinks to such
an extent as to lose his reason, commits a
mortal sin.
2. Whosoever knows by past experience
that a certain quantity of liquor has rendered
him intoxicated, if he again drinks to the
same degree, whereby he doth, can, and
ought to foresee that drunkenness will en
sue, commits a mortal sin.
3. Whosoever continues to drink, notwith
standing his probable belief that intoxication
will be the result, and notwithstanding that
he foresees, or ought to foresee this danger,
commits a mortal sin.
4. Whosoever knows by past experience
that when drunk he is accustomed to blas
pheme, or to utter other improper language,
or to strike other individuals about him, be
sides the mortal sin of drunkenness, he is
guilty of those other crimes, either mortal or
venial, committed during the tate of intoxi
cation.
5. Whosoever knows by past experience
that by frequenting ale houses; gin shops,
and taverns, or by going thither in company
with others, he is generally accustomed to
fall into drunkenness, is obliged under mor
tal sin to avoid the proximate occasion of sin,
that is, to abstain from frequenting such ale
houses, gin shops or taverns, or from going
thither with such companions.
?. Whosoever goes to confesion, and has
not a true and firm resolution of abstaining,
in the eases aforesaid, cannot be absolved.
and should he receive, absolution, it is not
only of no avail, but he becomes guilty of
sacrilegious confession.
7. Whosoever does not adopt the proper
means for the correction of this vicious habit
of drunkenness, committed another mortal
sin, distinct from the actual sin of drunken
ness, and, moreover, remains in a continual
state of sin.
s. Whosoever entices or urges another to
excess in drinking whom he foresees will be
intoxicated, commits a mortal sin.
!. Any seller of liquor who continues to
supply "it to an individual whom he knows
will be intoxicated therewith, commits a mor
tal sin, liecause he deliberately co-operates
in the grievous sin of another.
10. Whosoever is guilty of excess and in
temperance in drinking, even though not to
intoxication but thereby causing great dis
tress to his family, squandering away by his
intemperance that which should serve for
their support, commits a mortal sin against
chant v and justice. In like manner, whoso
ever thus renders himself incapable of the
payment of his debts, although he may not
(irinK to intoxication, commits a mortal sin.
Let all confessors, both secular and regn
lar, impress upon their penitents the enor
mity of this sin, bv some, perhaps, little re
garded, and let them diligently prescribe the
means for the correction.
Two NoTAiiLE Fatiieks. "We clip
the following from the Indianapolis
Sentintl :
The Crawford County find.) Democrat
has the following interesting paragraph re
lative to the birth of twocliiidren to the same
father, in Jennings township : "A child was
born to a couple in 1S12. In 1 8 If the father
of this chilil married his second and present
wife, and, ten vears later, iu 170, a child
was born by the second wife, it being the
eighth child born during the ten years of
their marriage, three premature and five
large and healthy babies. There is just six-tv-seven
years' difference in the ages of the
children, and in this month the father will be
ss years old. This all occurred in Jennings
township, this county." The Itemocral
omits to say that the name of the father is
Adison Williams, now residing at Magnolia,
Crawford county, and that he came to India
na from Pennsylvania in 1S17.
The Sifronrney (Iowa.) A'cc of a re
cent date contains the following:
"A few weeks ago we made mention about
the twenty-fifth child of Father Klijah Mc
Clenahan. Since that time the old gentleman
has been to see us and shake hands over the
joyful event. We learned that fifteen of his
children were bovs and ten of them were
girls, and at this time twenty of his children
are living, and ten ot them are at home, and
all in reasonable good health. Two pairs of
twins were born, three boys and one girl.
He has fifty grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. He thought at first of calling
this last child F.nough, but he has since
changed his mind, for he thinks perhaps the
(iovernnicnt will need some more soldiers
before many years, and desires to do all he
can to support the Government."
This moiie of cleaning glass givesit
a great brilliancy :
Take fine powdered indigo, dip into it a
moistened linen rag, smear over the glass
with it, and then wipe it off with a dry cloth.
As a substitute for this, fine sifted ashes, ap
plied by a rag dipped in spirits, will answer
just as'well. Spanish white is apt to make
the glass rough and injure it.
KANSAS FAllMS
AND
FREE IIOMESl
THE KANSAS TACIFIf HOMESTEAD
Is published by the Land Department of the Kan
sas Pacific Railway Company, to supply the lartre
and increasing demand fr information ahont
KANSAS, and especially the magnificent body
of lands granted ty !onirress in aid of the con
struction ot its road. This frrant comprises.
Five 3Iillion ACRES
OF I. A N'D, consist ine or every odd section In each
township for a distance ol twenty miles on both
sides ol the road, or one-hall of t he land in a belt
forty miles wide, extcndinir to Denver 'ity, Col
orado, thus tnrminjr a continuation of the belt of
country which, from the Atlantic coast westward,
s found to be. In climate, soil, and every produc
tion ol oat are, the most lavoreu.
The Kansas Pacific
I III Mltrs the Krtortet ItoaU from
iannan 4'ily t llrnvfr.
The favorlie route of the tourist and the best line
to tho
San .Tiinii Count iv-
A ropy of Tm Homestead will be mailed free
to any address by applvinir to
S. J. (iIL.MUHE, Iand Commissioner,
P. B. GHUAT, Salina, Kansas.
'Icn'l Pass, and Ticket Airent,
Marsh 14, 1879.-0m. Kansas City, Mo.
15- O. Oeiscligrei,
lUSlNim tnilHSB CDJIUMiR,
KIJKNsnuiUi. 1A.
Q1KU' in triirloy lluil'linif. on Hiirh ftreot. whrrc
k3 choire .-s.nnplcy M" ( 'lothn. 'jissimrrps. Vetinif,
Ace. troin whM-li sflet-tiims c:m be nuulo, will t nil
tiiiic? lc ki-pt on hand, ami lull fuits ur sinjili arti
cles of wcarinir ni'i-arcl lor citlii-r ircnts or youth?
will lie maile to order on the yhortet notiee. in the
latest ami tiest style, ami at the lowest livinir pricr.
Saiistaetion irnaranteeil in all case. nnd the hest of
work furnisheil I'nlly nc cheap as interior clothinir
ean be tiouuht reailv-maile. "A trial is earnest
ly solieiti-il. " U. O. OKSt-HUEK.
Elienshunr, May 2:',, 1879.-tr.
II. DECKER, M. D.,
Physician aso Surreos,
IjH.i.t'8, Cambria Co., Pa.,
Offer" his professional service" to the citirens of
Washineton anil ailjoinlritr townships. Office anit
residence on Railroad street, opposite Fassenirer
station, where nifht and day calls will receive
prompt attention, reward less of distance or weath
er. Tiseaes of women am", clilldren a specialty.
Lilly's, March 14. lT'..-ly.
PLANING MILT.. IIaviiir attaelied
to our I.rsBKii Mit is near Ashland Furnace
a complete 111111 fnjr mil, we are prepared to
work FLooKiNii. Siuino nml JIoiLni.vo of every
description, and also tin turninir ol nil kinds, such
as IIiuhim. Fiiick and Hi ik H anplks. ce. Fi.oou
inu and Sioino always on hand at the 31ill and
for sale at the lowest cash prices.
L. '. "MOORE.
April IS. ,R7!.-3in. P. O. address : Altoo.xa, Pa.
MISSM. K. DAVIS lias just returned
from the city with a lanre and eleirant stock
ot Sprint: atil Snniiner II at si. as well as a
full hneot 'otloti and other i;ooits in her line,
which will lie sold very cheap for cash. Indies are
earnestly invited to irive her a call. Store in E. J.
Humphrey huildina, corner of Julian and I'raw
ford streets.
Elicnslnirir, April 25, l7o.3,u
pool! HOT'si: DIHKCTOK. The
JL undersigned hereby otlers himsell as a candl
date for the above office, subject to the decision
of the Democratic County Convention. If nomi
nated and elected he plcd-res himsell to perform
the duties of the ofricewitli honesty and fidelity
. ., v . P J. SANDERS.
Allegheny Twp., March 21, lS79.-t.c.
POOH IIOISK IHKIXTOIt.The
nndersiifneil hereby announces himself a a
candidate for the office of Poor House Director
subject to the IK-mocratic rules ; and pledifi s him
sell. If nominated and elected, to pet torm the du
ties of the position with honcstv and to the best of
his ability. .T IHN'KOKA BAL'OII.
C'rnyle Twp., April 25, 187l'.-t.c.
LKXANDKIt TAIT, L I)..
PHYSII'lAN AND Sl'KtlKON.
-fllceanil residence adjolninv Post-Offlce. St.
Atii-ujtfnc. Cambria couuty, pa. H-4.-tl..J
ESTABLISHED FOR THIRTY-FOUR VMS. I
F. W. HAY & SO W
Manufacturers,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
OF
tm, com&
AND-
Sheet Iron Wares
AND DEALERS IN
HEATING, PARLOR ail COOKING
aa4 TVPf To
AND-
HOUSE-FIRMING GOODS GENERALLY.
.lobbing in
TIN, COrPEM SHEET-IRON1
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
Nos. 278, 2S0 and 282 Washington S.
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
IXt ORPOKATF.I IN 137.
STRICTLY ON MUTUAL PLAN.
PROTECTION MUTUAL
FIRE IHSURilllCt: CQfilPHY
OF EBENSBURC, PA.
Prszha Notes icw in fores - $123,033.
Only Five Assessments in 22 Years.
NO STEAM MILLS TAKEN.
GOOD farm PROPERTIES
K.srECIALLY DESIRED.
GEO. M. READE, President.
T. ir. HICK, Secretary.
Ebencburp, Jrn. 31, 1879 -ly.
CQLLIHS, JOHHSTQH & Co
Ebensburg, Penn'a.
MONEY RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT
PAYAKU: . K.4Mn.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON TIME DEPOSITS.
MONEY LOANED, COLLECTIONS MADE,
AND A GENERAL
BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
tWSpccia Inttentlon paid tohusinessof cor-rrsponrP-nt.
A. W. BL'l'K
Nov. 19, 1875 -tf. Cashier.
Removed lo Bank Building
est Poor to FreidhofT's New Store.
CARL RIVINIUS,
Practical Watdnnaier an! Jeweler
EBENSBURC, PA.,
nAS always on hand a large, varied and ele
trant assortment of WATt'HES, CLOCKS,
.1 tWKLRY, SPECTACLES, EV E-iL ASS ES,
fcc, which he otters for sale at lower prices than
any other dealer in the county. Persons needing
anything- In his line will do well to Kire him a cal
before purchastnjr elsewhere.
jr-Prumpt attention paid to repairing Clocks
Watches, Jewelry, itc, and satislaction guaran
teed in both work and price.
EBEXSB'G WOOLEN FACTORY.
(OI STRV WORK A SPf'4'IA I.T Y."
riiHE undersisrnoil hnvinir recently purehnsei! the
1. property known as the :tt--s.-K, Voor.ys
Factokt from- the A'siirnee ot A. Y. K tl-eo. "v.
Tones, desire tocnll the Attention of the puMic to
the l:ict that they profuse puttinir said Faetory In
oiertion torthwith lor the purpose of doini; all
kin.ls of COI'STKY WORK, such ns Card,
invr. Dyelne, Nplnnlnit. Wearing, .
Will :i I - Manuliii'ttire Itlnnhrta, MaiiBel,
fnii'lnier and Turn.
Havinir secured the services of an KxrKt-.iKXi En
nnd niMTir.it man to inannue tho husinvss. we
ran irnaranti-e entire satislartlon to all who favor
us with their custom. I". 11. HANK Eli
A IAIN EVANS.
Eben-liunr. Mav 2. l7'..-tf. EI. JAJIl.s.
BfflStaE INSURANCE AGENCY.
rT. W. DICK,
General Insurance Aqent,
Eli EXSB Uli G, IA .
Policies written at short notice in tho
OLD RELIABLE "ETNA"
Ebensburr, ept. M, 1878.-ly.
M. H. CUK Kit V, .S'"vf(--t Boi-
tist. havlnir located In the of-
ticeand residence owned and recent
ly occupied by In. J. .1. i hittnan, re
spectfully tenders his protessionnl
ser iccs to the people ol Ebensbursr
and vicinity, and iruarnntees iroiMi work at honest
prices. -A lady assistant will be in attendance
whenever her services arc required. tn Aniesthet
ies carefully and safely administered when desired.
The patronage of all in need of dental services Is
respectfully solicited. .V-39,'7.-tf.
DR. L. D. HOFFMAN,
Surgeon Dentist,
Wrlll make professional Tisits to Ebensbonr
on the first Momday or each month, to
remain one ween. Also, will be In Wilmore on
the bkcovd MosiiiT or bach mouth, to remain
one day. All work warranted.
Feb. 28, 1879.-U,
TTTM. II. SECIILER, Attorneyal
Lav, Ebensburg, T. Office in Col
onade Row, (recently occupied by Win. KlttelL
Esq..) Ceatreitreet f l-21.'".-tf.l
"P A. SHOEMAKER, Attorney-
AT-LiAW, Ebetasburg. Office on High
btrcct, cast end of reside uce. U 31,'76.-tf.l
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GEO. HUNTLEY
HAS NOW ON HAND THE
LARGEST, BEST I MOST VARIED
STOCK OF
Stoves, Timvore,
oaao
HOl'SEFlRMSHIXIi
ssssss
ej oooo ooon iiiniu
h o o it o Jl l
IKKKJ OOOO OOOO HDliIiD
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Jtc, that can te found in any out c.-t.LT-lisn
mem in i ennsyivania. ns sti- viuf
mm and r.iv.v. mm
of various styles and patterns;
I3iTilleiK' Ileiiclvjxre
of every description and of hetVpaality :
CARPENTERS' TOOLS!
of all kinds and the best In the market. Also, a
lance stock of
TABLE AND P0CKKT CUTLERY,
(ilawwaw. urrassarr, sll-r-!laI
Warr. Hid md Hlllsw Werr. Wall '
ppr.Trnaksnml Vllsn, Kvolfr. An- i
vlls, Vlaes. HnrseSlioeo. Har Iran, Kail
KimI, llorsr .Nail). 4 Kfritucr Rolls. Klv
, Mill Sawn. ;rlodtUne, Mffl Miov
! IMow M o n I 1 ", Hel Scoops;
Mowing Machines, Horse Hay Rakes,
llnrse Hay 1'orki, K4 and Inllcy.
Corn (nlllvatorv and a lull lineol Uar
rslluK Tool. Also, a lartre assortment ol
Table, f loor and, Xtftir Hl Vloth,
C.'urriatr Oil Clotli,
PAPKK A-r Oil, CT-f TH WINIH'W SHAMVJ
ami SHADK KlXTl'RKS: Livkhpool ASHTO.N
SALT, the het in the world for lmirv and Table
nse: I m r ktki K(K-K SALT, the cheapest and
be-t for fedintc Live St.v-k : LAND VLAKTKR :
H im. jjh Cikti-rs IVM l"S. of the best iiialitv:
PEK KIN'S PATENT HAFhTY LA MI'S, which
cannot be explmlcd : Children's W A ! INS isn
CAHTS : the Unce-a stock ol MILK CHOCKS of
all sha;e- and .ircs and d superior wre ever of
fered for sale in Ebcn burir : a lull line of PAINT
HKI'SIil.s of the ru ist desirable .jualltv; WIN.
IHJW (iLASS, OILS. PAINTS. TI'HI'ENTINE.
VAUNTS HEN. &.C.. tou-t-tht-r with a larjrt-aiid com
plete stiM-k of choice
GROCERIES, TOBACCO A?51 SE(iARS,
a? well a th"nRnd f othor useful ami needful
artiol'". In fart, anything 1 haven't jcit or can't
frt at bhort notice it "not wrth i-iiyinic. an-1 what I
lo oflcr for pale may way tf rcficI on a fihst
ilass l QVALITY, While they will invariably he
SOU) AT liOTTOM PIITCF-S !
Having had nearly thiiety ykails' vxrEicr
fni e in the pale of wd?.jn my line. I am enabled
to gnj'ply my customers with the very best in the
market, (five tue a liberal sharp of your iatnn
nire. then, anil be convinced that the bc-t alwny
tlie cheacst. and that it m-ver to buy an in
ferior article imply beau-e the price i? low. it
i an indisnitblc fact that such ikhI- arc always
the dearcft in the end.
;ko. nrxTi.EY.
EbensbuRT. April 11, 179.
ATTENTION
EVERYBODY!
We ileslre to inform the public in
general that ire have
! Established a Big Store
AT
TUNNEL HILL,
And respectf ullv invito attention to tlie- fact
that it embraces
Much More in Quantity aui Variety
than is usually kept in stores of the kind.
Tt is everywhere conceded by those
tcho have given us a call that
Our Stock
IS NOT EQUALLED FOK
QUALITY, VARIETY aM EXTENT
by ans- othf r stock in the neitrhhorhood. and as
ive shall from lime to time add new fea
tures and new line or jrooils
eIiu'I always Imy in Irtrpe
riuantlties and al
low net re
el net ion In stock
we hope liv strict adher
ence to tiOOI) (;OOI)S. CLOSE
PUKES AXISorAKE DEAUXfl TO
MAKEtll K STOKE THEGKEAT POPULAR
HEADQUARTERS FOR
ALL KIND OF GOODS!
More than that, wp shall endeavor to make it
the interest of u.i clasees to
DEAL WITH US PERM AXEXTLY
by carefully caterintr to their wants and wishes
and treat inr them as we ourselves would
wish to tie treated In all matters
pertaining to business.
rJT O 1, 31 K K, H
We would say we have an unlimited demand
for all kinds of (train and produce, and
can offer them prices in advance
of others in the business.
CASH PAID FCR GRAIN WHEN SO BARGAINED FOR
tVe earnestly solicit ihe patronaireof the
pui.liennd pledge our best efforts in all trans
actions. B. M. JOHNSTON & CO.
STORES ! 3rKe,e?.VbB"'
W illlamslinrr.
Tunnel Hill.
FLOURING MILL
January 24, lS79.-6m.
VTlLLIAMSnCBO, Ta.
GET ALL THE LIGHT YOU CAN
OX THE SUBJECT OF
Cheap Groceries!
By reading- the advertisements, circulars, rrice.
nHEAFII
lists, e.c, of other dealers, and then go to
F. P. CONFER'S
MODEL GROCERY STORE!
1324 Eleventn Avenue,
Between 10th k 11th Sts.t Altoona, Pa.,
And "conler yonr patronage on a man who ean
not only show yon the larrest, most raried and
complete stock ol roods ever offered Tor sale In
that city, comprising everything fresh and pure
in the way of OKOOEK1ES, PROVISIONS
Oreen, Dried and Canned FKl lTS NOTIONS
tie , but can and does sell at prices fullv as chean
".'k aJi,Ve "na',e'" th!"" n,v other man or firm
'Ve. ,!"I,,"' no matter where they reside or
what Inducements they offer
-Thankful for the liberal patronaee hereto
fore conferred upon him by his Iriends in Cambria
county and elsewhere, and hoping toracortlnu
ance and Increase of the same, the subscriber re'
spectfully Invites everybody to call and examine
his goods and prices before buying at anv other
h"",T- F. P. CONKEli,
eb. 28, 1H79. Model Oroccry, Altoona, Pa.
J. C. MccTn LEY'S
DINING ROOMS!
For Ladle nnd tirarntru
161 Wood Street, PITTSBURGH, PA.
FIMiST MMM) B(Hws I THE CIT1
MFV;?pATALI' J0,'RS- YSTERS and
!I I'PKKS served at short notice
Nov. 23, 1878.-tf.
LEVIS & BICKEL, Solicitirs.
T1ATENTS procured en New Inventions in fro
a IS to 3" i days, send lor circular containing
useful information. OrRce ill air.a. a .
useful
above !
above Smi'hlield street, opposite M. K f h.,rh
Pittsburgh, Pa.
l3-14.-.Hni.j
'P W. DICK. Attoi.xkt-at Law,
- Kbensbnrir, Pa. Offlce In front room
i... 71!'8 -'""Jins:. Centre streeu All man! j three weeks'
mer of lcKal business attended to satisfactorily tu,t-" v-tK
- . ---iwjo tm .ci.mitjr,
1 10-14.-tf
QEO. M. READE. Allorneu-at-Law, j
.V Ebonshurir, Pa. Office on Centra street,
three Uuorsl rem llinu Blrct-l. (8-?7,';-:.l i
Canada Thisl le Thei Introduction hi
The Canada thistle was brotirrl.t to
America by the French lumborn-m
who imported hay for the use of tlf
teams and the thistle seed beinc to-.
veyd in the bales of hay wc-ic scatter,
cd over their immense lumUrincr j
ritory. It is not a native Cariaiai:
plant, but European, and is known 1T
agriculturists in "Western Centra! at,"i
Northern Europe:
It germinates from the seed,
will grew the same autumn thty t.j
fehed upon the ground, and unless d'.
stroyed while in their tender state ar4"
before their second year's growth, it;
impossible to eiadicate them from the
soil. Their eed is the favorite forJ
of the Canary bird, and bung Lrri
and indigestible, frequently pass ui.fr,.
jured through the intestines, and a'.e
deposited far from their original j :act
of growth, in a condition perfectly
fo. vegetation. When once sprou'Ii
the root is known in vegetable U.rj.
loj as radix reprns or creeping ry,t.
If an attempt be made to eiterrriir,
such roots by ploughing, cultivai:L;
digging or harrowing, it o:ily -crv
to scatter them, and a succession of
bunches or fibers are met with, -jnr,-.
ing from ar. apparent root which grow,
horizontal. The fiber is, however, tot
a root, but a subterraneous branch, fo
il has no spongioles : the real rooij
are the small bundle of fibers wLic!;
spring from h. Any portion of tLs
rootstalk, in which there is an artica-
1 . ! 1 I r
lation. wi.i giow, i uave iouna tL
root-stalk ten feet from the surface of
the ground. The plant is kept ii
subjection only by cultivation. To
illustrate. Summer fallow thorom-. ;
ly, sow to Winter wheat, seed w- ;
clover and timothy in March. In U
Autumn of the third year after .Sus. ',
mer fallowing, plough under tLe vA.
ditch, and prepare for spring seeJirr '
You will find abundance of tListii-s
your grain that season, and the fi uri
yeai will rerpiire another summer ii.
lowing of the same field.
I have seen a canal dug and the !;
of a river changetl, and the tL:.;
grow rankly upon the new earth tu-
cn irora me uoiiom 01 tlie canai, i
well as upon the former led of t; .
river, which shows that tlie t-talk-:-: ;
extended under the bed of .the rib
and made its appearance as sriona
air was received by the riant. I
farmers I would say, be not deceive;
The Canada thistle will not leave v -.
nor lorsake your iarms, but wul u;
you to a thorough cultivation of v i
soil in order to keep it in fcul-kc.:::
I boldly assert that it cannot Lc I j
stro3ed unless every particle of ti
rooi-siaiK oe eiug up aim iie-trcy-.
and their tleposited soels will sta.t
again. I have worked amon; t'.:
for years, studied their nature, cr.::
sion, manner, 01 growtu.an l uu:..v
The3 are of perpetual when e nceth:
oughly rooted iu a soil suited in ti.
growl h. J.'C.
Armttro
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qua Farmer.
HAY MAKIN
The practice of mnkiug Lr.y '
been much modified since the : ;;
pxcellent haying implements L.T
come into use. The mower spresi
so evenl that the grass ray W i;
reailv for raking- up in a few L::
and the horse rake can then luui.
up before sundown of the
which it was cut. l)v cutting o
as the dew is oil, the jztais, un'u
UU--:
maikablv heavy, will be rea'
the rake by four o'clock in the
noon, when it may be pu' up in
ready for hauling the next alurr
The practice of curing iu tlie c
coming greatly in lavor of late.
partial fermentation 'produced
m
cock greatly improves the hfiv i:
gestibihty and nutritiousness, a.
iiractice is a convenience, in th
whole crop ma be left on the r.
fro.
until it can be cured, and then i- a.
iu without, break or changing liu -it
is changing bulk that gives s.u
extra labor and loses so much v..
ble time. During the night tit -xr f
will heat considerably and muci' ' JLV
sturc will be driven olf c:, -t-liangcs
some of Ihe woody Eire -,(;o''r
digestible callulose, callnlose :- ,n-;ii
starch, and starch into dextrine:
and sugar; so that hay thus cu:-. ::)T
contain more nutriment and - t
more palatable than siin-drici f7)r7.
It is precisely on the same i :
that the best heat-dried fruits s.
superior in quality an 1 the t-'
the heat is the same w hether it k":
ural or artificial. If ".here is i 'j, . .
of rain, hay caps should be pre- l .!j
to cover the cocks; cocks of alo-' Ii L
or 400 pounds each are the best '.. t p
er and a can sixty inches s :'-i 1'
cover the top w hich is all that -protection
of one of lhce c
After remaining in the co.k f-.-:
or more days the hay should le tt'
open and aired before it is tlra'
man or boy being charged -duty
of going two hours abcal
loaders to do this. Hay tin: :
will never be in danger of spor.t."
:ST
i combustion in the barn or
When hay thus made is fedUy
cows the better quality is
seen, both in the larger qmntityc
milk and hio-her color of the t
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m s H r.
made from it. Ir. fact, no ia--. .
should nut up his hav in any-.e
ui;tuiiii tuau mis ii iij
butter.
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A Lofty SiiEF.r rAsitR"
ablv tlio lnrorost and l;ihc-t
:." trs-i
tlm L-Ti-ia-ri n-niM ittlll" SoU'.J
.Has
of the Yosemite. .Star-ding
lork of the -jpper valley, it ci?
a solid rocky loaf, 6,0"0 ff,
the ground. A more power.:
than that of Titan lias eul a
eastern half, leaving a sheer pr
over n milo in lieitrht. 0
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' A Rh.
trod the top of this dome ur.--
year. Former visitoi s gazed IJJQ
1 i -i .I.-;.---..! ITltT I-'1 l
oy hardy Fiints, wlio ''r
deavorod to scale it. The
lAI0 Innrlinvr in l1)f
ins
storv of their failuee.
however, several "persons
way to tiie toi ol the tk"ue;
cent.lv two rIhh-d were
browsing on the hitherto inn- tviCr) j
peak.
A lady inquires of the i
Farmer for a remedy for "s
cough, and gets the fuilow'rr
"ir. 'NVarreii savs that inur..--diluted
to the streiipth tl "
l-r
en:
ten
.hn
I ... . - '- u
I.. .
1 ut f.
It a i
i.,..:
'
Eh- I W,U,1.'
or t notlll
with water, and kejt tor a'- .;.
ling else, w ill cure i- .T nj t,
a I HP lh
l.'llll,. v - 1
i ; tt (,. -
with four or five children, " . ;
to be good. To relieve the p ltj;
sprinkle sulphuric other en -
and hold to the not."
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