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.
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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
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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
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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
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I,eesburg, the other day
snak
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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
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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.
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foil"
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is now ofTering for sale an immense,
OF GOODS of every description,
Is fullv prepared t
o pull
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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,.
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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..
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Mrn'M Stiitx. all uoof. at
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Mrn't Ifiognnal Suitn at
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Men'a lrri foatt at
Mrn'ifinc Vret t'Otitt at
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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
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of al
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Pr,
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var:
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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
.