HINTS FOR THK HUSBANDMAN. A successful grower of preen peas says in the American A'jricultvri.it ; j J?ilect as dry ami warm a ?po as can be allotted to them, anil applying a fair quantity of well rolled yard ma- j nine, sow on the same day at least j twa varieties in rows, as soon as the snow is gone, and the ground can be worked without packing. J To raise good tomatoes, says an ex- eel lent authority, take away a wheel- j 'barrow of earth" from where each vine is to stand, fill with half soil and coal ashes and therein set out the plant. Plants Hi us treated will bring out , nearly double the fruit of others, anfl j much smoother and larger in this soil ' though in rase of drought the plant re juire water sooner, and more of it, ' thnn those giowing on common soil. , Fresh manure produces but little ef- t fe:t when applied to crops, but when it ia well rotted it then cor.tains much valuable soluble matter, absorbable by i plants. In fresh manure the most iin- ' p rtant constituent of its soluble por- . tion is poiash, and it contains but , small proportions of ammonia and phosphoric acid. Rotten manure, on the contrary, yields to the solvent ac tion of water large amounts of nitro- , gen and phosphoric a. id. : Mr. Nelson Hitter, of Syracuse, X. ' V., in answer to the query, at a recent meeting of the Onondaga County Farmers' Club, as to why apples on the lowest limb are generally smallest, said that they don't get enough light and air, and he mentioned this sugges tive circumstai C : "His Northern Spies had run very small, and he Un all concluded to graft in None Such, and the result of the very extensive crafting was that he had the finest crop of Northern Spies he ever received that taught him to trim closely if he wanted fine Northern Spies." A saving may be effected in the consumption of oats for horses by simply soaking them in tepid water. Practical experiments which have Ijetn made show that by this method the rations of each animal may be re duced one third. Horses whose teeth have seen their best days masticate the grain in its ordinary condition in sufficiently, and the younger animals often eat so greedily, that the greater ortion of it is swallowed whole. This waste may 1 obviated by the simple method recommended, which so far softens the grain that it is more com pletly masticated and digested, and consequently yiel Is more nutriment. Three hours is a sufficient length of time to soak the grain. Q-eo. "W. cash i)i:Ai.i:n in- HUNDREDS OF SNAKES. SOME STORIES OF THE BLUE KIDGE. REM ARK A CLE YITAMTY. GGGG G A correspondent of tl Belton (Texas) Journal riven these interesting instances V correspondent of the Philadelphia of persons recovering rroni wonnaa inac Times, writing from inciiesier, under date of June 21st, says : Snakes stories of wonderful proportions are told here in the valley. They are vouch ed for too, whirh wakes them all the more interesting The hills for miles around re fust full of the reptiles. To the east of this K r id town stretch the Blue Ridpe Mountains To the west the M North Mount n srr jajiRed Allephenies, twe? hove its wlphbow. Rattlesnakes nioeeasins and copperheads hound They crawl out from under every rock. They he in the pathwav if there happens to be a pathwav-r.-a.fy for a sprinK. They live 7 LT. L i vliolc droves, and. in sinuij, - . i. one! Jones, of Ixuisiana, v fact, m every wa ui K-r.ched for the murder of General I.vlell. They are venomous sc., - v. f M ft dlie, sllort,y lH.fore thf, wa arid . . I'VL ..... ordinarly are considered fatal Very sliuht Mows and wounds freinently ranw immediate death with some persons. and then apain a man seems to he almost proof auainst the assaults of the kinc of ter rors, and can nearly lav claim to bearing a charmed life. There have really never leen satisfactory reasons piven for the impunity with which some men have received injuries that would have sent the majority of their fellows to their last resting-place. I do not , nretend to furnishlne any such explanation, I but onlv wish to relate a few remarkable in stances" of human vitality that havecomejun der my notice in the past. About the tirst case Fean recall is that of the notorious Col onel Jones, of Ixuisiana, who was afterward a a a a o G G OG GO GG G UCGG DDDDD D D OCX) OOO D D O O O O D D O OO OD D O O O O D D OOO OOO D D DDDDD NX N N N N X X X X X X X X X EEEE X K X EE X E X EEEE W WW w w w w WW WW w w X X XX 9SSSSS 8 8 WS w s S 8 8 8 SSSSS IsTEW GOODS! 5r?r oooo o o o o o o o o o o oooo w w W WW w w w w w w w w ww ww ww WW w w w w oooo o o o o o o o o o o oooo nrrrp V P r p pppppp p p Y KEEEF-B E E EEE E E EEEEEE N N N W N N N n w N N N N KN mimm ATIIGSMES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. come down from tne mouiunni, ? V". -rrA" SSL "iS S aim i "i' " - . . , T received an ounce rifle ball through his heart. He not only recovered, but was never after ward troubled with disease of that organ, from which he had previously suffered. At the time of his killing ho was shot no less than a dozen times with heavy charges of buckshot liefore lie expired. A private sol dier in Power's regiment of Confederate cav alry, while charging the enemy at Olive Branch, was thrust through the bowels with a bayonet and literally "pitchforked" from his liorse, but he disengaged himself, stag gered to his feet and split his assailant's skull in twain with the saber. Within four months he was again in active service. T. B. Ed wards and Eniile Daigre, of the Second Lou isiana cavalry, were both shot through the liowels at the battle of Lafourche Crossing, and were pronounced by the surgeon as fa tally wounded, the bullets not glancing as in sonic other cases that I have seen, but cut ting straight through the intestines. Both men recovered and did good duty afterward in two or three campaigns. Auguste Morey, a scout for the Trans-Mississippi army, was shot lictwecn the eyes, the bullet lodging in the back of his head, when I suppose it is vit K ftr bi fall nn ( Hiiffc fiifantmunn I follow Jthem up, and it takes a moonshiner , fushed up and transfixed him through the I of the slrarpest stamp to eiune nis scare n. , )reast with his bayonet. Morey was found ' The distillers tell some marvelous tales, an a)jve n the field next morning and sent by ! are ready to back them up with aflidavits at j,is captors to a prison hospital, from whence any time. "Talkln about snakes, said one . ,P was exchanged in time to have several of them, who inhabits the Blue Bidge, near t i,rilsles with inS foes liefore the final "break aiKiu SIKIUl "vii be a singularly one-sided one. In fact, he won't have to hunt at all, for the snakes will hunt for him and take matters into their own hands. Thev are pretty hke y to have it all their own way, too, ami th re Jmi t much Question as to winch side will retreat first It is over towards Ixesburg where the snakes are the thickest. There is where the big fellows grow. Occasionally a lady will wake up and find a rattlesnake hidden away under her bed, but then people get used to that sort of thing after awhile and such stories cease to be interesting. It is the sto ries told by the distillers up the mountains that people talk about. FISHFNO FOR A SNAKE. There are lots of whisky distillers around the mountains. "Moonshiners," the men who distil in a small way and evade taxation are very scarce in tin district. The Deputy Collector keeps a sharp look-out, is thorough ly f.,,iiir with all the siirns and quick to REVOLUTION IN ALTOON A. THE GOLDEN BUBBLE BURSTS, j I ItrV THE GREAT SIC1MR OF THE WEASOX AT THE T Y OO IT Y Y O O V Y Y O or YY O OU Y O O IT Y O O U IT XX X GGU UXX X G G ITX X XG UX X XO U X X X G u x x x i; i A AA A A AAA A A MM MMEEEEKRRRIl CC MM MME R RII C C M M M M E R RII C r M EE RRRR HC M M ME R RIIC OO UU X XX GGG A A A M AM M M ME R MEEEER RII RII V CA CCA A A A A A AAA A A A A AND MAN! TACTl-RKlt OF I,eesburg, the other day snak cabir up. r--r r-T- Trn mAATTTT "T"T"n i were fairly covered with the skins of mon- vnOTT I7T?rPI -?( I U . stcrs of the entile kind. There were stuff ed 1 A-"' Ul 1 J J.llJ J- J T t i XX IXJj j rattlesnakes looking down at you from over 1 10-2 ELEVENTH AVE., ALTOON A, PA. CHEAPEST PLACE IN THE CITY. ROOFING, SPOUTING and Repairing PROMPTLY AMD SATISFACTORILY ATI . i . i " - l-""J T snw him in ISliH mill he tuhl tiio tluit. snaKes, wny, iook. yen-, iki - ": i ne nai never sunercn any inconvenience in door and pointed to the wan. i ncj i froIU the leaden jiellct that lie was carrying in his cranium. Jn lnti); i maietheacuaiut ance of a retired old lieutenant-colonel of the French army, and he showed me a ghastly wound he had received from an artilleryman's cutlass at the storming of Malakoff. The cut had been down through his left shoulder, severing his collar-lxine and nearly lopping off that arm. That side of th old gentle man's body was about an inch or so lower than the other, but he was l ot oth ?rwise bothered by his Crimean reminisi nc8. the door. Rattlesnakes hung ny tlieir tans trom the corners, and one big fellow coilea up on a box seemed ready to spring. Touch ine of them and the peculiar sound of the il- --l Ta k Tins Up in the Kitchen. If your coal fire is low throw on a ta Mespoonfu' of salt, and it will help it very ninth. A little ginger put into sausage meat improves the flavor. In icin cakes, dip the knife frequently in cold water. In boiling meat for soup use cold water to extract the juices. If the meat is wanted for itself alone, plunge in boiling water at once. You can get a bott'c or barrel of oil off any arjiet or woolen stuff" by applying -dry buckwheat plentifully and faith fully. Never put water to such a grease sjiot, or liquid of any kind. Uoil steak without salting. Salt sirars the juices in cooking; it is tic sirable to keep this in if possible. Cook over a hot fire, turning frequent ly, scaring on both sides. Place on a platter, salt and pepper to taste. I5eef having a tendency to le tough can be made very palatable by stew ing gently for two hours, with pepper and salt, taking out about a pint of liquor when half done, and letting the rest boil into the meat. I'rown the meat in the pot After taking up, make a gravy of the pint of liquor saved. A small piece of charcoal in the pot with boiling cabbage removes the smell. Chan oilcloths with milk nnd water ; a brush and soap will ruin them. Tumblers that have had milk in them should never lie put in hot water. A spoonful of stewed toma toes in the gravy of cither roasted or fried meats is an improvement. The skin of a boiled egg is the most effica cious remedy. that can be applied to a boil Peel it carefully, wet and apply it to the part atfeeted. It will draw ofTthe matter and relieve the soreness in a few hours. NOT AS AN ASl'IKANT FOli PUBLIC OFFICE HUT AS A CANDIDATK I'Oll -PUBLIC PATKOXAG-E! Having pulled down his iM.litical vest and embarked in the mercantile business on an extensive scale at his , LARUE STOKE ROOM ON 1IIOII STREET, i S(t: rJocently occupied by McLaughlin Brothers, ' wi.i l... l,us insi' tM-tit-tl mid is now nfferinff for sale an immense, varied and cle : dry rattles would send a chill all a person. "Aren't yon afraid of them 7" i "Afraid of what, snakes ?" and the dist ler laughed contemptuously, "l ro gnr wun ! (icncral Early in the Valley, faced the Tan- ; ' kee cannon and didn't run. Do yo s'pose , ; I'd get seared at a snake ? We don't keare j i for 'em. I kill a dozen or two every mornin' i just to keep mv hand in. llow ? Why j ! knock 'em over with sticks ami shoot 'em. I Xothin' easier. Sometimes I fish for 'em. ' That's fun, but yo' have to work harder to ; do it. Perhaps you would like to see it . ' done ?" and, rece'iving a not! of affirmative : i the distiller led the way in front of his ca- ; bin. j Standing up against the door was a long ( ! lle with a noose at the end' The distiller , ! took it down, shook it for- a moment in his i hands and looked around. ' I've kcaught I ; lots of snakes with this thing," he said. "If , you look around right sharp you'll find one ; somewhere." 1 Alniut forty feet away the sharp eyes of . the distiller caught sight of a shining skin. 1 . The snake was a big one and was sunning ; ; himself by the side of a log. Motioning si- lclii-e the distiller crept nil to within imiIc's length and dangled the noose under the snake's nose. I lis snakesliip stirred unea si- ly, raised his head ami. seeing the cord, le g"an striking at it. Pretty soon his head h the noose. the fisherman 1 he pulled. Ill a moment the . huge snake was dangling in the air and a blow or two against a tree finished him. IWE'GREAT POSITIVE CURE JL tnr DItEASn MWiif ttwn !wT!rJ eo im of M BLOOD, 1.1V k-li, XIC.KV.KS. DienTIVH OKOAJI. i nS'li foil" il and T K 'K is now ofTering for sale an immense, OF GOODS of every description, Is fullv prepared t o pull lll town in fact lias pulled down the prices of all kind of ch;tndise, and is giving largains in A rilKTTY HIO YARN. The distiller smiled as he replaced the pole ; against the cabin. "Thar's no use in gettin' , scared." he said. '-I don't mind 'em. I , kcaught a big fellow last summer in just that way. A medical student from l'enn ; s lvania'was up yere and wanted one to take home with him. 1 kcaught one, stuffed him j and keoiled him up in a cheese box, and he I was the most beautiful snake yo' ever saw. I They don't liotlicr me much. Sometimes i one or two of 'em go to bed with me and roll ; themselves up in the blankets, but that's nothin'. There's only one snake in these ' yere mountains that I've got a spite against," i and the distiller looked solemn. "That , snake has got to die or I have. I've swore li, and ine man rumied a tear Trom his eve with the sleeve of his coarse tlannel shirt and shook his head thoughtfully. "That snake killed my dog." There was a pause of a moment or two, and then the old distiller, brightening ui. ! went on with his storv. "This yere snake is FACTS SPEAK FOli THEMSELVES. 1S- DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, H0T10HS, H&TS, UPS, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, Hardware, Tinware, jn:r.NSVAi:i:. Air., which mum fail to attract tlie attention ami secure ; the l atronaae !' rash hi'ver who want to jjet the most poods ami the liest poods i for their money. So don't forpet to call, and this fact ln-fore you keep: A hrooin that's new isli-st of all. lwcause it makes the cleanest sweep. j X. .1. FRBIDHOFK KliK.NMU ltd, Mahch ls7I.-tf. j Tk Beit Family Ksdicine cn Earti. moo itv r.ohD to mny p.-ra afflktrd with discs vbat icOTttVC or rv'.lrvsor rnra, prprld'nf tif boa or aryan mr ut wt1 potot of rT1r. Is sctvatlursll, rompnunOfJ from rr!M, f.oots, lisrki sou Gntni femnd to CsHfomts mni tb lt st Indies, coaiOlalsc Tonic, Cthsrtlr, AlrttT. Dlurstlc n1 o1oria'. Its tmn1tst fTrt ann tr JljrrtlT oratis. whtbr lTBptrsl by d'HMt or exhmarr1 from any rn. ts to 1b ertfu thstr powers of miistcn ad cntrttwn. It In crrsss tttm spjwrtlt, iMit dlrssttmi, mx4 (rWss frniDsss n4 ton lo tbs musrnlar sad c1rcntt1nc svtm. It atira nstrs tf rtl prorsc to rfnw1 f1ltT, tsrs. rer PKti and pvrtflva t': Mui'ls. tones wts a' rs tb nsbsslbelr aeslthj fnnctius. THE OKLT TRITE EXXZDT 70S C0LD8. T1so1m to rpstistaTip tbs of '.his CltriT IirkH, If yon ar uff.riDj from pit.ious i rric k, B),rmM. sr INPM.rl lOI. kHKl BlTIKM, IMCII il. PK BILITT, ONTIPTIOS. IIW-CET mr lROC DItA4E, or any dlsordsr rW1or from I-1PTRI Hl.oo:, ct a bottla of IMOKKSR a4 tskTt ss psr rtlrnfnis upon bstTls, In En-!1sh, Omo. HpsnUti snd Frsnrh. On bct.s wUl bttr coo vine jou of lu msrits than folutwi iprs4 la printsrs' Ink. . ... A of oos bnttlo Insrrre -lor.tVm i m-nry family, for ro Mn,Vominur Cb!14 cantsko iOHhK an.' rsmata lnori k. It first rltini ths ytm. tbn repairs. thn bu'uls Jp, t'las runn; dlwss so-1 ostabUsh'-Of Lsaitu o& pormftnent, safe acl endurWg bas.. I.,t ..n In lam bnttlM. MTiA la nlftMtlt to tsk. Clotlaixig House Jn still a booming, bringing Kelentlesa Slaughter to High rrice and Glad Tiding to all the Teoplet Meantime Hundreds of Men, Women and Children continue to carry away armsful of Goods as the result of Fearful Financial Failures. WE 8XATCHBD THESE GOODS AT PRICES SO LOW (bat w can ra nnytblnK want In tna llo r'lotblnr t II a res nc bM Tfr drfimfd f. Tllli: PIOPI.E VT? li AVII.D I THE EXCITEMENT INCKEASING! A TERRIBLE PANIC FROM THE VERY START! t"natmr will plvaae fall early in tb mornint ta mk tbrlr parfhMM, " we lad It neeeaaary In the afternoon to employ m police Torre to beep the an ra; far maaa of bnoaaalty In elrenlatlon. FOLLOWINO WK GIVE A TIAV OF Till: MANY HAIU3AINS WK OFF Kit TO CASH IllJYKltS: A Man's Suit for $4.00 that otlien sell at f(tO. A Man's Suit for ."..! that others sell at !Hm. A Man's Suit for $7.tU ttiat others sell at $M.(iO. A Man's Suit for $s.U that others sell at $12.00. A Man's Suit for $1UM that others sell at Sir..OO. A Man's I51ue Suit for fs.jj that others sell at fl.".0. A Man's pair of "Vorkin I'ant's for .Vk. A Man's pair of extra gol Working Pants for 7.V. A Man's White Vest for .yc. A Man's pair of Overalls for 2 A Man's good t'alifo Shirt for 4ic. A Man's goxl Whits lress Shirt for 5'tc. A Man's Hat for :tc. A pair of Men's SusiK-nders for c. Men's Socks. pairs for 2.V. A liov's Hat for 2.k-. A ly'st'oiit, 1'ant sand Vest for 12.21. And a thousand and one other things we have neither time nor space to enumerate ; but Just come and see the rusli at the RENOWNED AND POPULAR Young -A.ixiei.rLca. CLOTHING EMPORIUM! Corner ELEVENTH AVENUE and ELEVENTH Street, April 25, 17 9. -em. ALTOOXA. PA. YOU WANT TO MAKE IT PAY! ji5iTvivrY you "oo : Salt for Trees and Vejrrtal.l,.,,. I will give yon a sketch of ruv x. fJcrience with the use of snlt in tLe or. chard and garden. Young fruit trtj can be made to grow and doeli in places where old trees have died, l,f sowing a pint of salt on the ear.jj where they are to stand. After tr are set out I continue to sow a pint of salt around each every year. I twenty five trees in sandy soil for each one of seven years and only j.ro. duced twig a few inches long in Bj'rjt years. Last spring I sowed a pint of sau round it, and limbs grew from thr to three and a half feet long. Jniht spring of 1877 I set out twenty trees, putting a pint of salt in tie dj' used for filling, and the 3 sowed U1V1C Via 0Ma,x-fl Pqj.h fr- was set. All grew as if ulP, La1 ver been taken from tJJe " r.ur. ast spring I set lliirlr more, trea- them in Le same way, and tier Lav grown finely. The salt kctps" a8r insects that injure the roots and ren ders the soil more capable of susta'. ing plant growth. In 1877 my wife had a garkn forty feet square. It was necessary to w'av, er it nearly every day, and slill tie plants and flowers were very inferior in all respects. In 178 I put Lult a barrel of brino and half a busLel of salt on the ground, and turned tL?a under. The consequence was that tLe plants were of extraordinary lsr size and the flower9 of great .beauty. I was not necessary to water the garden which was greatly admired Ly all wbj saw it. The flowers were so lam that they appeared to be of difTemit varieties from those grown on h&i that was not salted. I had some potatoes growing froa seed that wilted down as soon as ti weather been me very hot. I applied salt to the surface of the soil till it was white. The vines soon took a vigorous start, grew to the length c' three feet, blossomed and proJucci tubers from the size of hens eges to that of goose eggs. My soil is chirf ? sand, but I believe that salt is as Ligi ly beneficial to clay as to common prairie land. l. in Chv-ajv Tvh,. On f0 1 C G M.M Drhu IMtnllj. rrtcr, 1 1 . Cllto. Walker ti Kaleer Mf?. Co., i'rop'r, 4I teka HlrrM. kn Vrk H.MKi.MNS TO - - V 1!K 1'OINI) at nn: New Olo tiling 13epot! M'Kornale by Imoion fc Murray. Kbnturr. who are anthoriit to gaaranla TIUOKKMC to prore a; represented. lo-ll,'"8.-ly. .r tiif. si;h yirn't .Si.'i'M. Untd f&mr.'f'.ot', Mrn'9 Stiitx. ttrttrr pood, tit.. Jfrn't Surf. !V! tt'ttrr, at .... Mrn'M Stiitx. all uoof. at Mm' tVorsti-d .Vii.v. a Mrn't Ifiognnal Suitn at M'n'w fine lhatjonal Suit$at.. Men'a lrri foatt at Mrn'ifinc Vret t'Otitt at l.TSIIJ li:iUT, ll.TOO.N A, Yr AS BI T at .. !..'! .. .w .. CM .. 7 50 .. .1.7i . . VK iu .. I.no .. l.so Mrn't rant', from .Vr. prr jiair up lo the r fry finest. Hoyx' Clothing, all tizet.Jro'n the chtaprxt to the bett. Mrn't Halt, a nulendid attortnrnt. from f!,c. up. Men'$ H'hite Hretx Shirt, fro-n !,0r. up. .V'lt's Calico Shirt in great variety, from fOr. up. 't runk, from S.'r. up to the fineat and beat make. H-I-ly l.inen Collar. S for tic. yen Half Itote. all shade and qualities, from 4r. up. ToAi'S. Many gardeners already appreciate tlte valuable services of the common toa.i and a fiord them prelec tion for tlioir insecV-destroying pro pensities, while as many more, per iiaps are ignorant of tlieir usefulness To the latter class it may hi interest ing to know that toads live almost wholly upon slugs, caterpillars, beetles and other inect;, making tlieir lounds at night when the farmer is asleep and the birds, too and the insects TlienlxiTe :ir.- only frw ( flip manv nrtir!i oiimiri-d in my larpe and i-lrifant tnrk of 'lrtliin(r. Hat. 'Mt". -nf l""iirn hi nrr twls. 'rniiikn. Valise, ke.. as the .p:ioe doe not allow n more extend ed rmimcrntioii ot fh na ny c-vrlit l:ir5Hin w ro ffTrrinfl: to nnr eni"tumcr. fall and see for yotirrfolrr. howeTrr. and rot n.-nri'fl tht t monry can !; a ed hy huylna; at C1IAS. SIMON'S NEAV CLOTIITNd DEPOT! IX lilt. llltlNTVN Kl II.IIMi, 12:10 t.l.KVK.NTIl ATEXIT, It. of I 1. If. l'.-.ssrnaf D-Tot, ALTOOXA, l'A. are supposed to be having it all their own wny. Knglish gardeners under- j stand these facts so well that toads ' ate purchased at so much a dozen and turned of it loe, and the best is that , the toads generally stay at home, so that the gardener is not ' troubled with buying his toads over again every few ' days. The toad can be named, and '. will even learn to know "its master," , and come when called ; the writer has not only had such pets himself, but ! could give other instances of toad-a- 1 ming that have come under his obser vation. Toads can In; made vei v use ful alwmt the house, and will do :iot n little gol in destroying oockror.ch cs, flie, and other household pests. ' .V. 3". Tr ihn itf. MIHUallimIW.f utirt6MfetHt HMIIMaiMM f tf ENDORSED BY OVER THIRTY SEWING ; A MACHINE EXHIBITORS AT THE a.OS 5 fj EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE. CQV j Paris, 1878 A'0 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, AQZVjjr PHILADELPHIA, 1876, vCV'lQ1 I1 rlP At telrg " Very STRONG, SMOOTH, and S"k"a!y' T B EXCELLENT THREAD." aak!ZX. T .ZT . " f ENCOURAGE Cr AfJUFACTUE D at JuO M E I N DU STRYNTVl MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. BY U SING- fTJPSnRTi BiO(utircD' 4SfAirs.rt-Wi 4cT.il iiP jK JOfiilPARIS. PHILADELPHIA. jAWAKDC NEW YORK & BOSTON. M.lw??raeiiMiii'riiilMiMiitii)iiaaiiiiiiiiiia Ue.mf.dy fun Potato I5t;s A cor respondent of tlie Chicago Trilmnr wiitcs: For the lat five years I have not lot a cucumber or melon vine or cablwge jlant. (ie a barrel with a few gallons of gas tar in it ; our water on the tar; always have :t ready when needed ; and when the bugs appear give them a lilcral drink of the tar water from a garden spi ink ier or otherwise, and if the rain wash es it oir and they it-turn rejeat the dose. It will also destroy the Colora do potato Ihtlle, and frighten the old long 1 otato bug worse than a thrash ing with a brush. Five years ago this Mimmer lth kinds appeared on my late jKjtatoes, and I watered them w ith tar water. The next day all Col oradosthat had not not Wen well pro tected from tiie sprinkling were dead md others though their name were hgion, were idl gone, nud I have nev er seen one of their, on a farm since. I am aviarc that many will look on this Hithin dilTerence because it in so cheap and simple a remedy. Such bhonld nlwnys sufler both by their own and neighbors' but. as they fre- jnertlv do. IMIIItrIIAIKI IS l17. STRICTLY ON MDTPAL PLAN. PROTECTION MUTUAL lUtlSUHCOMPl OF ECENSBURC, PA. foiiis Kctss tew ia fcrc3 - $1H,CM. j HONEY RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT Only Five Assessments in 22 Years. COLLIHS, JOHHSTOH&Ca Ebensburg, Penn'a. he sitliteil me. I was elimbin ainonc; the rM-ks, when I h-arl a rattle anil looked aroitixi. The snake was just sjirinj;- ; in'. I jumped bai-k just in time, anil he went j ly like a Hash. N-areil V I reekon I was I slightly. I neversaw a imtnster. lie liHikeii i as thii k as that 1di over yomler. lie was I like a blaek rlidiil and eoveVeii up the sun al- ! must as emnpletely. I didn't si-e tliat snake attain until two weeks ago. lo yo' Ix-lieve ; it V 1 heard an iini'iuninun noise up the inoiin- i tain. I liMikcil up thar ami saw a whole ar my of them. Thar must have Iwen a hum!- I red snakes and they were eotnin' down with the monster at the" head. I reckon he's the , kind f the snake tribe on these yere mount- , ains. I j;ot inside and erawled up to the little window over the door. Down they ' eaine and sneh a rustlin' and rattlin' yo' ne ver beared. I fired into 'em and killed nine ; of Vin at one shot and the others glided oft in a Mr hurry. That same iii;htl heard my little dog yelpin' outside. I oem-d the do'V and thar fie was shiverin' and shakin and ! that big snake all in a heap right alongside i of him and lookin' down at liim with his big mouth wide ojened. I rushed for my guii, I but befo' I got bai-k snake and dog were ' lMth gone." The distiller stopped again and shook ltts J head sadly. "He was a good dog and 1 miss him. What beeaiiie of him? Why I don't reckon thar's much doubt about that, lie went down that snake's throat and that's ! the reason that snake's got to die." A WOMAN KILLS 4X0 SSAKKS. j J Ins story may sound big, but it is nothing by the side of some of the stories -which are told about here for the truth. People who have rlimliei! about the mountains to any ex tent will tell you that the snakes will stare out at you from under everv rock. Some times the heads are as thick as the fingers on a man's hand and the wicked-looking lit tle eyes are enough to strike terror into any one who sees them for the first time. A story is told in Iecsbnrgof a woman's adven ture up the mountain. She went out one day ,to pick huckleberries, and, lx-fore she was aware of it, was surrounded by rattle snakes. She had wandered near a den of them and there was no backing out. It was kill or to le killed, and she preferred the former. Grasping a thick stick in her hand she awaited action. Had the snakes attack ed her several at a time nothing eould have saved her, but, fortunately for Tier, they 1h g.n to onslaught singly. A snake would hardly coil himself up for a spring when she would knock him over. One after another they fell dead, until they lav in swaths all arniiml lir. j ... . Then mvrt Ifae mtn part ahfa for barcala yon aro forth, and re bajla( ela nhfrf jour lry Vooda. )ar 1re tJoort. nnd no forth, t Bare to VISIT the MAMMOTH "BOSS" STORE of ALTOOXA -WllKlti; T11KY IX)- THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY. Cray's Specific Meoiclne. TRADE IWAK.l8 ruiwclallr ra-fSADE MK. cnmaiemled al an imfailinK cure for Simm Weak mm, S r s n M - TOKRRKA, IMPO- tfsct, and all dloraurt that fol low a a xrqnenca nn Self Abuae aa Before Taldng-;oR;----.After Taking. aiTrna, Pais tw llir, liueiinsop Vibiok, P mati ki Of.D Aot. and many other dieraKes that lpal to Inranlty. Consumption and a Premature OraTe. all of which as a rule are flm caused or derlatina; from the path ot nature and oer indul- srence. The Speolnc Medicine Is the result or life study and many years ot experience In treailna: these sperial diseases. Full particulars In our pamphlets, whish we de sire to send free tT mall to every one. I The Specific Medicine Is sold by all Pras;a;(sts i at 1 per packaea. or six packages for & ; or will be sent by mall on receipt of the money by address In TUB fiKAY MEIHCINB CO.. I No. 10 Mechanics' Klock, Obtroit. Mich, j r.Sotd In Ebensburs; by V. T. Roberts, and ! br Drurrists aerywnere. "HAnnis Ewih. Wholesale Aajents, Titts nura;, P 8-l.-ly. FAIll DEiVLIN G NO SQUEALING, And Never Back Down on the Prices They Quote. With us will be fonnd a full line of Roods, too maav to enumerate, such as PRINTS AND MUSLINS! Washing Sheep A Seeied Rx roRM. Cannot something be done to get rirt of the disagreeable and cruel practice of washing sheep ? Farmer wash tlieir sheep because the buve ' of wool insist on shi inking it one :!iiri when not washed. This is an arbitra ry and unreasonable rule, as buyers . make no discrimination in regard to -I the kind of wool ; or how well it is j washed. A clean fleece unwasbed is reduced one-third, while a more dirty j one, if it has been "washed," is j iid ' for at the full weight. This is &ii i wrong wrong for the farmer yj i wrong for sheep. If wool was paid fo: j according to its actual condition, fe : j transaction would be more just, ari i there would be an incentive tor wi : i growers to le more painstaking in tk ' j management of their sheep, so a to , I keep the wool as clean as possible. 1! ; j buyers would sort wool :n refcrtnetto : its condition as they do in cpualitv. h j would be a more just and reason': ! , basis for tratle. "No farmer wai.ts to wash his sheep but no farmer want? to be mulcted cut of one-third ot L wool, so he drags the poor, frightens: things into some stream and sou? them a few minutes and squeezes i 1 few ounces of dust out of their wo:, and this wool goes through the 1:t- I ers' hands as all right. So long &? j this thing continues sheep will be tor : lured by washing, and the men perform tiie cquisitorial service !1 run tb risk of consumption. ls shall be done? Let farmers rcfus1: wash their sheep and refuse to lc rt duced one-third, and then buvers ' give lip their arbitrary rule, L: they will not do as long as thev cs: inforce it for their own advantage. ' will do no good for one farmer to i tempt this reform alone, but a geni movement would undoubtedlv ef : the object. F. 1. C. fcc. 13 c; of al TA V mt Pr, V tla ! Mot IT or f on a-ntii a i : SA1! t)-e ; bet 1 Vrt i rt.Ki C'AK" 'l h fored h fi l IK W var: plete (.R0 t we art icli ycl K! lio n(. c - I"iK 1 to ea msrk' Sire. T1 llie c fcrtnr l" an i the do Ft'. m. . By re" lie no Eetw At astonishingly low prices. Figured Alpaca from 10c. a yard up. White lrcss Ooodi from e. a yard up to 36 cents. A big reduction In WHITE QUILTS! rtu X now offered for $1.25. fretonncs from 8c. up : White Shirting from io. up : Pinafore Aprons. Towels from e. each : Etalii INSUBANCE AGENCY. i rr. av. dick, General Insurance Agent, KBEXSBUllG, FA. Policies written at short notice In the I OLD RELIABLE "ETNA And ether Flrat 4'lMa rempsalM, ' Ebensbnrc dept. 22, 1878.-ly. I I W never sold tor les than 9c.. now down to 3c. : Toweling from 3e. to 12-ie. per yard to'Jic. : Tickinur from c. up to the beet quality ; Ntripd Mtirtlng Irom . to 1-V. : Table lmx-k from la'-ic. to tae flnt-st: t'ottonadesi and Jeanf from 8c. lip to the be.t : Youths' asimeres from 2AC. op to 90e."; lress Unens from 18c. up to '.'V-. : (lnelinn lrom he. up to the finest Scotch and French. Also, a large and lull assortment of OTIONand TRinniXUH, such as Buttons. Krimres. a.c. Sool t'otton from 4c. per dozen tip. Ladies' and Children Hose trom 5c. a pair u: to the Olo ft French. 39 different qualities of Sun t nibrclln and 'M styles or Corsets. GREAT BARGAINS in Shetland and other SHAWLS. Kid Oloves from 35c. a pair np to the best quality ; Blank Silks from 6.V-. to fi ; Summer and Colorod Silk? trom 80c. to foe. : Colored lress Silks, striped, barred and plain, from 60c. to 1.25 : Cashmeres, all shades, from 3V. to 1 : French Sntins. for wedding suits, vkky ( skip. ISo, never such a bargain In All-Wind Kcbcige Tor '"5c. A n endless Tariety of rress Oood-.. figured and plain, from So. up to toe. tlreat bargains In "Lawns B'c, 8c. and loc.. up to the best French. Carpets! Carpets! Oil ClotltsI Oil ClotlisI No. never were snch prices heard of before from 15c. a yard to the Tery best, llrasaels 'arpet, a5e. 75c. and sic. StairCarpet from 25c. a yard up. 4-4 Oil Cloth from 2.V. up. Window Blinds and' Fix! tures at areatly reduced prices. Straw Mattings. Stair and Table il Cloths wonderfully cheap. Cur tain Iace from 12c. up to the finest. Irish I.mon Lawns as low as 10c. Bowman & Morrow's "BOSS" STORE, rAnvrn nrvrvni ivrvrr n TunrTn anrn 1 1 taay i hi 5-30. IUM.-L.ll L.L.L.IL.WI1 .llU.ttlu .1.1 If 1IILM 111 01 I'LL. I, ILlUU.t.1, I A, 6m.) UJMDSEY'VlBLOOO SEARCHER TeUer Here I'b'eis. ItollP. Pimp.es, f JTT mnd si I BIenl 4i ses Tie I d to urn weoder- "lr"V S J ful p..r.. Pare Bl4iilli(Mrw I 1 cfh.Uh. R.4: Il ir.y arr- fjT Vi K. '. rHtmllt, O. - It currJ jWT aW 'ZJZ r.. Pnril. K SFLI.ICB-.a-.il.. "SV I "1?. M. 1?. T. f 'HKF.IiY, Surgeon lcn- JLS tit. until ine i;ist snake if tlie (It'll was L-illoil was flu- safe. Mic oonntod the dead and they nniiilHTed four hundred and eighty. That lady flMsn't 'H-fc hm-klelHTrips niiv more, "tt hen the snakes are in a half torjuil eoudition it dues not reiuin' nuieh courage to lean out a den. hut an immense amount of nerve is neeessary to Ward real live, liun pry rattlesnakes in their dens. NO STEAM MILLS TAKEN. GOOD FARM PROPERTIES KfiPKCIA 1. 1. Y UKSIREIJ. GEO. M. READE, President. T. ft'. JtlCK, Secretary. r.bcr.sbi-rg. J; n. 31, 1T3 ly. r LEVIS & HICK EL, Mielfers. I AT F.N IS procured cn New Invntinns in from J 15 t. .-si iiiijs. .son't for circular coittainioir u.-clul ml. .rtn.it, on. OHico. 111 Ifflii jtrenne, atmtrc mi'litii'l. s rect. ot.iu'itc M. K. Church. 13 14.-Ul. r !! urifli. r, p.iTAni.r.ojt nr-itsn. INTEREST ALLOWED ON TIME HEPOSITS. MONEY LOANED. COLLECTIONS MADE. AKD A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED i peclolattcntion paid tobuslneasof cor r tind'tits. A. W. Ul'CK Nov. 19, l:5.-tr. Cashier. J. C. McCINLEY'S DINING ROOMS! rr l.artiea sjntt tirnllcmen, 161 Wood Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. FIM-ST I1MU ROOMS I.N TIIE I1TI. MKA1S AT Al.f, HOCKS. OYSTERS ana SI' PPKRS rcnel at ehort nut Ice. N..v. l-j. lK7.-tf. A ( m-KMtNiKXT of the Baltimore I Sun. writing from t lie far West, says: ' "There is a curious distric t in Arizona i called the Thousand Wells. It is on the western sloe of Kcho cliff, remarkable for ; the reverlwation of sound. The cnuntrv 1 rock is imjicrvious sandstone extensively strutted with deep prtHives. made by winter rains. Where the sand rock is friahle lariie basins have leen worn, These are so inany resen-otrs which arc filled in rain-time, nnd i which supply the countrj-, with its cattle and people throuuh the lone tlrv season of that climate. The p-eat highway of travel passes thronch the midst of the' Thousand Wells. There are no other water sources, and without these natural wells no life could exir-t. On the eastern sloje of tlie ranpe the country presents a striking contrast. Innu lncraWe springs flow jiereniiial. Verdure is ric',i, tre's rverpreen, fields cultivated and wiywaius ulive with jieople. Here is exem plitied the trr'at law of consumption. The dcticiencies if one side arv" repaid by double recompense of lcneliis on the other side."; s.n- Fon throat distemper, ifrate fine a small grven wild turnip, or, if dry, irive a heaping s-HMinfiil, mixed with lirau or oats. Never t'iiils. (iood for coughs, also. lv o-iir.ii-.l bv lr. J. .1. Outnisn. re- ! ectrully tenders liis pnifc-sional : wrvin-i r.ittm i.iMiiilc of Klicnshtinr and vicinitv. and if un ran tecs ff."l work at honct lriccs. sf-A ladv sssistmt will lc in attendance whenever her services are required.-" Ana-sthet- ' ics carcfullv ami ssfelv adrainltcrcd when desired. Tbc patroriatfc of all in need or dental services is : repeetf!illv solicited. l5-3.9.-tf. ' DR. L. D. HOFFMAN, i Surgeon Dentist, tiriLl make professional visits to Ehenshur T on the first Mosdav or kach susth, to 1 remain one week. Also, will tie in Wilmore cn I the brcobd Mosn a y or wm.cn mouth, to remain ; one day. All work warranted. Feb. Li, 18T9.-tt. DECKER, Ml D.. ; Physitian aso SruoEox, i ' I-iLLY's, Camhria Co.. Pa., ; Offers his professional services to the cltiiensof , j Washington and adjo1nlr.fr townships. Olftceand I ' residence on Railroad street. opfKisfte Passenirer ' station, where night and day calls will receive I : prompt attention, regardless o'f distance or weath- 1 i er. ltseases of women anI children a apecUltr. i ! 'Lilly . March 14. 187.-ly. Dr3T j. ruck, I Phvsiciak asd SrBGF.ojr, Altoona, Pa. ! Office an1 residence on Fourteenth street, near Kl.-vetith avenvc. where night calls can be made. Office honrs from H to 10, a. m., and from 2 to 4 ' ; and 8 to , r. tt. Special a'.trnt on paid to Iis- i ess. s f the Eye and Kar, as well aa to Surgical : j Operations of everv ilejcription. 4-l.-tf.l I i ' V DK'Iv. A iti.kt- t Law. Kb- ! I i:tensbnra-. Pa. Office In front room of T. j J. Lloyd's new huildinir. Ceutre street. All man. I nier ol lettal business attended to satisfactorily, andcollect iuds a (pccialty. l0-14.-tf TO BE OPENEDnCOMING WEEK. ! TAV ETSTY-FIVE DOEN LEGHOEN HATS! ALSO, A l l'I.I, LINK of CHIP ENGLISH AND AMERICAN GOODS, TrlraDird and I ntrlmraed, for the- IjmIIosi, na well mm SAILOR AND OTHER 8TYi,IS HAT8 Fair Oilldrc-n--nil of them faiali Iwnntile and srasoaable, Al FLOWERS and RIBBONS VERYCHEAP. r!KMi:MHi:il TIIK TIM 1. AND l'LACF..f S. a CORN & CO, NO. 1307 ELEVENTH AVENUE, ALTOONA, PA Fattening Old Cows. There no profitable ay to fatten an old not in milk, except on grass, anil tLe she is not worth much if in poor r dition. An old cow, milked tkr thin, will cost as much as she trill t. worth to fatten on Lay and grain, tu when turned to good grass will soc times gain very fast and make g beef. If a cow is to be fattened o hay and grain, she should alwajs b given from one to three pounds ; pound of oil meal. This will do bcr system nearly what grass doe, and start her in on taking f When grass or roots are not to had, oil meal is of the greatest sen"!.1; Bui as I sai3 before, to put ficfh c: the frame of an old cow, with food will cost all it is worth. The: is only one profitable way to fatten t old cow, and that is during the L; of her last season nf milkin?. I' !: is fed judiciously throtih a lore t riot! of milking, being farrow. she pay a gooil profit on her feci" sndf fat besides. In fact, from long ei?f ience, I regard this as the most p1' able way to fatten any cow. You never feed at a loss on thit svs'.ea:.' the old cow has probably been a p milker, and she will respond to p feeding by an increased yield of c will continue to improve in cond-t-through the whole season, and fr ont fat in the end, having rs.i!j ' whole cost of fattening in tlie ir" sed yield of milk. Feed one q"-' meal and two to four quarts of f meal ail summer, and you will the question of fattening an old c: Country Gentleman. B"t on that ri in tfee Green A" . If not a in the what I? fore C 'i count? anee ar siectfii htn err,, !imie. Feb.- Ren Pract c. ) any o: arvtYi'i bef. nr. , W atct;. teed in GEIS.-FOSTER&QUINN, 113 & 115 CLINTON STREET, JOHNSTOWN, PA., AI.WAVH IIAVK THE largest and Clieapetst Stoclc of Dry ELxicl Dress Groocls, NOTIONS, MILLINERY, CARPETS, ETC., to lw found in Cambria or adjoining counties. Forest not th street nnd number and fail not to rail, Iniy and le happy. i IUisk Hck.r Mats I b.ive ff ! them by taking a 'ooard cf the ? want the mat, say twelve by t-. four inches, and one inch t1"-' Bore holes two inches apart ' three quarter inch bit. Take c- i corn husks as can be drawn into t-- j holes by being doubled over a ! string. Praw the loop of hust" -! the holes so as to leave an o"iu:l1 1" i tion on each side of the lord-,." cut the looped or double f,Cl',0'." husks. "When the holes aie fd ," ruat is done, unless you add l: each side of each end, to strt the board, When one side turn it over and use the otbt One set of husks will last a yes' the board can be filled again- eh-. A LEXANDEK TAIT. M. 1).. XX PHYSICIAN ANIISl'RilKn. 40t(flce and re-ldcuee atjoiuinfc Iot-)lli. St. AagupHne, Cambria county, l'a. l4-4.-tf.W. Newspaper IdTerMatnf Bnreaa, 10 T,rC't., !, I, A.sn KKIM. M. !.. riiTSKiAv Avn Srnotdj, Kheniilxinr. Fa. Ti.1?,', Ti! of Jul1n '"t. and wearlf oppoaue and r.Bitli. ktrlit bi11 nkmld t n.M. .1 effic (a-5,;;.-ti.i Per a few pieces of char ,-oal, lid fB Itf ( 'j- : l-'fni f'l?f 1 ?'Tk t ; 1 f 1 1 , , a. K an.: lor April K. V.rrt i.m w eTi.-i' Hon...... cloth, into bage cr meat will not be filled odor. the pot w here onion- ; -- . ; tare boiling. nd the fc.; V. rith the .
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