®hr tCnitn jPrastrat BELLKFONTK, PA. .A. Or rt IO XT Is TTT xi A. X*. NEWS, PACTS AND SUOHIEHTIONS. THE tEdT *>F THE NATIONAL WELFARE IN THE INTELU the Act ot 1850, which is also made a ' part ot' the Act of March 1879. pro- i vitliug (or the tenth census, requires a | report of the chief productions of agri- ! culture "during the year ended dune I." j Now, there is no distinct agricultural ! year which ends on the tirst of dune, I and there is reason to believe that the I statistics of agriculture from 1850 to -1870, in regard to many of the principle I products, embraces portions of two dif ] ferent crops, inasmuch as the euumera- i tinn was protracted through three or i four, nnd even tive months. By the act ap| roved Match 3, 1879, it is provided that the tenth Census shall i bo taken and completed during the 1 month of dune, 1880. This provision i greatly reduces the liability to error which has been noticed. As the enumeration commences on j the first of June, and closes on or be fore the thirtieth, all the crops which ure gathered once a year will fall pretty clearly on one side or the other of the dividing line. Thus the cotton crop reported in the census will bo that of 1879, gathered in the fall of that year; while the wool clip or "wool crop"' will be that of 1880 except in portions of California and Texas, where both a spring and fall clip are secured. For certain of the productions ot agriculture, however, there is no harvest in the usual sense of that term; but the product is gathered week by week, or day by day, as it matures—milk butter, cheese, meat fall into this class. In view of the requirements of the law, and of the great importance of accurate statistical information relative to agriculture, it is deemed to be high ly desirable that farmers should prepare themselves in advance to give the infor mation with promptness and accuracy. It is urgently recommended, therefore, thit agricultural journals and the ofti cers of agricultural societies and clubs give publicity to this announcement, and that all persons engaged in agricul ture who shall receive this circular, or ; shall see it in the public prints, make notes from time to time of ihf quanti ties and values of their several crops gathered, and the number of acres of i land planted, in order that their state ments, when niHtlc to the enumerators, utay be of the highest possible value. To remove any doubts that may arise | concerning the crops to be returned in the census, the following table presents the several crops cpectiicaliy mentioned in the agricultural schedule, arranged accordingly as they fall into the ciiien dr year 1879, or that of 18.80, or are to he returned for the twelve months beginning June 1, 1 s7O, and closing May 31, 1880: I. Iff the crop of the calendar year 1879. Wheal —Acres, bushels. Cam —Acres, bushels. Ityc —Acres, bushels. Oat* —Acres, bushels. Parley —Acres, bushels. Buckwheat —Acres, bushels. Peas ami Beam — Bushels*. Hire —Acres, pounds. Tkarco —Acres, jmunds. Cotton —Acres, bales. Potatoes —Acres, bushels. Orchard* —Acres, value of products, dollars. f 'ineyarilt —Acres, value of products, dollars. Small Fruits— Acres, value of products, dollars. Hay —Acres, tons. denser seed- —Bushels. • (Ira** teed — Bushels. Hope —Acres, pounds. Hemp— Acres, tons. Flax —Acres, pounds. Flaxseed —Bushels. Itic* —Number of hives, pounds of wax, pounds of boney. Sugar Cine —Acres, hogsheads of su gar, gallons of molasses. If. Of the crop of the. ealcnifar year 1880. WW—Number of fleeces, |>ounds. Maple Sugar —Pounds. Maple Mola**e* —Gallons. 111. Oj thr yield of the twelve months, •lune I, 1879, to May 31, 1880. Hotter —Pounds. Cheese —Pounds. Milk sold —Gallons. Value, of animals slaughtered,'dollars. Market Gardens —Acres, value of pro ducts, dollars. Value of forest products, dollars. Value of Home, manufactures, dollars. Fas sets A. WAI.KBR, Superintendent of Census. Who Shall Decide When Doctors Disa fjw? Last week n correspondent of the X. Y. Tribune asked "Which side of a crooked horn should tie scraped to change its direction of growth ?" nnd received the following editorial an swer: You will obtain the liest results from scraping the horn on the same side to which you wish it to turn. The horn dries and shrinks when scrapfed, while on the opposite side, with strong, vigorous growth, it tends to maintain its form and press the horn over. In the same week the same ques tion was propounded to our "esteem ed contemporary/' the Pradical Farmer , and it gives as an answer the following from two correspondents: Bcrape the opposite side. To turn the born down, scrape the upper side; 11 turn the horn up, scrape the under side. If once is not sufficient, repeat the scraping till you have the desired effect. Here's an illustration of the "great value of Agricultural papers to the farmer." No one farmer can ]>o ex pected to know everything himself,' and it's such a comfort to bo able to ask your paper, and get the desired information. We have a valuable Jersey heifer, one of whose horns, injured in her calf-hood, turns tip at rather too decided an angle to please our fancy, or correspond with its mate, and we have been nnxiously scanning our papers for information which would enable us to scrape the right side, and save us from making a bad matter worse. Here we have it, and we know just what to do! (lucss we'll saw it oil. Extracts and Comments. A correspondent of an Eastern paper writes: u Last season 1 kept the striped bugs from ray cucumbers by saturating ashes witli kerosene and applying a handful on a hill." We can readily believe that this would secure immunity from [Jie bugs, but is it not a pretty strong dose for the plants ? We suggest that it be tried with caution. Every farmer's family should have all tin* grapes they can eat from Sep tember to January. It is not neces sary to have a large vineyard for Ibis. A few vines, each of the best sorts, and properly treated, will give a great amount of fruit. There are hundreds of out-of-the-way places where a vine may be set,such as along I a fence, or it may lie by the side of a j shed or barn. With good soil and ; care in pruning satisfactory returns may lie expected.— Philadelphia He card. It is the "proper treatment" and ! "care in pruning" as practiced by amateurs who have an abundance of time on their hands in which to trim, and trellis, and tie up the few vines they have which constitute the bug bear that prevents many a farmer who lias no time for such fussing from having the abundance of grn|>ea which the llecord is right in saying we should have. Our advice is plant \ vine*, and let the "pruning" and proper "treatment" follow if they can—if not, never mind. Don't wait to "find a good place," or fix this or that thing to your liking lirst. What you want is grape*, ami the way to get them is to plant vine*. Put them in any and every out of the way place. You can't do better than put them beside the pig pen, and chicken coop, and smoke house. They jill all look the better for having a hand i some grape vine ciiinb over them; and y<)u will be the better and hap pier for the grajies which you will surely get, whether you "prune" any or not. Country Road Making, i Frftn r.r ofOmnlry The transportation question is one of greatest importance to American farmers. It is probable however that the phase of this subject that has been ienst discussed by public journals —the making nnd mending of coun try roads—is quite as important and less understood than any other. A large proportion of American farm ; products never reach the railroads. I They arc consumed either on the | firm or in the villages and cities whither the farmer's team and wagon j convey them. Most of these farmers I live so far from market that one full day at least is consumed in market ing a load of produce. If the roads are uniformly good and level a team will draw two tons of grain more easily than on ordinary roads they will draw half that amount. This may seem to some UKI great a differ ence, but it is because we have too few really good roads. Too little attention is paid to grading. In a long stretch of level roads, a slight i bill may compel every teamater to put on much less than he should lie ; able to do. In such case it would be , lietter to grade the hill, if that he l>ossil)le,or go around It. The meas ure of value of n road is what a team can draw over the hardest part of it. There is a decided increase in the selling value of farms which always have a good and level road to market. I do not believe the importance of having good roads is appreciated as it should and will he, but there is already an understanding on this sub ject which makes intelligent road improvement profitable. As a rule, most of the worlt annually put upon country highways is wasted. Con sciousness of this fact is one reason why such work is generally shirked as far as possible. Most men will not work at their road-tax as they do on their farms for themselves. If they could know that their work en the road was as directly for their own lieneflt as that which they do in every-day farm work, this would not lie so. To have men engage earnest- Jy in road-making, it must lie shown that their labors are producing good results. As it is now, very often the harder men work the worse will be the roods. The severe winters and supcrabun dant rains and snows of our northern climate, make the keeping of roads In repair extremely difllcult. Wo have hardly begun to appreeiute the importance of underdraiuing to keep roads in good order. It is, on all heavy soils, the first thing to lie done. In neighborhoods where farm ers nnderdrain their land, the roads are much better than where they do not. Very often the drain crosses the road, and always at a point where it will lie of most advantage. With an nnderdrain three feet deep cross ing a road, and usually in a depres sion, it should be easy to keep a long stretch of road always dry. This is the place to put in a piece of macad am turnpike—two or three layers of stone lightly covered with earth and gravel. The macadum turnpike is really a thoroughly-drained road-lied when it is perfect. The reason why it so often fails is because in many places there is no outlet to the drain. The water runs under the road to some depression, and there lies until winter frosts have lifted the stones froin their foundation, and left the road a quagmire as soon as spring came. If the macadam road-bed is connected with an undcrdrain it will obviate this trouble and make a firm and permanent road-bed. filing loose eartb and sods in the centre of the road may be somewhat better than leaving the surface level. Hut if the soil is vegetable matter, sods and the like, the more it is piled up, the worse the road-bed will surely lie. Nothing will do any good ex cept to first remove surplus water by stone or tile underdrains. When i this is done, it is surprising how little stone or gravel is needed. 1 am glad that road-makers are learn ing to use more gravel ; but ill thou sands of places drawing gravel to throw on an undrained turnpike is j nearly a waste of labor. Everything should lie so arrange! in the tool-house that not a moment's time will he lost to get just what is wanted, am! then when done using any tool place it right hack where it was. Hy such an arrangement and system in handling tools everything can always lie round without trouble and a great deal of time saved. One hour lost in the morning hy I lying in lied will put hack all the business of the day. An hour gained hy rising early is worth one month ;in a year, fine hole in the fence i will hy and hy cost ten times as 1 much as it would to fix it nt once. One diseased sheep w ill s|hiU a flock. One unruly animal will teach all others in company had tricks. Chloride of lime 1* the fiest disin ( ctant for cess-pools, and had smells iroui poisoned rats, and is excellent for hen roosts and hog pens. liuHine*n Cards. HARNESS MANUFACTORY In liarmta'i Knw Block. BKt.t.KPOXTK, PA 1-1, I? P. BLUB, a • JrWRI.KR, ruwn, jrwtuir, Ac. All work nntly etnentrd. On Allaghnny *tret, I nrxlcr Hr . kerlr-ft llnonn. pf i DEALERS IN I'DItK DRUGS ONLY. 5 I ZELLER&BON, a - ♦ P • I>RI UOIKTS. : 3 A Rrockcrlo.fr Row. i E £ All 111* fUi.dard Patent Medlclnaa Pre- • •* ;*crlptlon* and family Ren pa* accurately t i * ipt|nrM. Traraaea, Shoulder Br arm, Ac, Ac. J IPI . ♦-! | L.P f OUIB DOLL, \j PABIIIOK ABI.K ROOT A SHORMAKRR. Itruckaiti.df How, Allegheny Mrwwt, 1-ly MMm Pa i, c. trim, Prnw't. i, r. mania. ikrt'r, T?IRST NATIONAL ISANK OF 1 BKI.LRPOSTR, AlUgP*. A-tf pENTRE COUNTY RANKING \J COMPART. i kwcrlrr Depoaita I And Altnw Intercat, tHxc.uol Note*; Bujr and Sell Ooa. Bemritlea, Hold nnd OoAjwim, Jiau A HT*n. Praaident. ' J. R PnrnUT. Oaahlcr 4-tf 3= ! ! Hotel t'ariln. . pENTRAL HOTEL, j V J (Oppoalte tha Railroad Station.) MII.RSBI'Rn, CRNTRR COVXTT, PA. A. A. KOLILBKCKKK, Proprietor. TIIROt'GH TRAVKI.KBS cm lb* railroad will and lliU Hotel nn excellent plnre |o lunch. c.r procure n meal, n* A 1.1. TRAINS atop nhotrt A mlttls. 4? \l ILLHKIM HOTEL, IYI MII.I.IIEIM, CRRTRR COI'XTT, PRNN'A. W. 8. MUHSKR, Proprietor. The Inwn of MHlhelm In located In Penn't Valley, (bout two milen from Gutmra Btatlnn, on th* Irwin bairn, Centre and Sprnra Creek Railroad, wltk Mr rounding* that make It a PLEASANT SUMMER RESORT. Good Iron I Stdilng In tbn Innntlalr vtetally. A nab rain* In erery train. At the Millhelm llutel am**- modallon* will bn fonnd flrat-c-lam and term* naoder ta. Jan* 21. l*7-ly* P ARM AN'B HOTEL. V I frppoalt# Court Hon**, RRht.rTONTB, PA. ' TKRMH II2A PRR DAY. A good tdrnry nltnched. 1-ly G I HARD HOUSE, OORNRR CORBTKUT AND XtXTH STRKICTB, rnumraii. TBI* hnaran, prominent In a city famed for It* rotn fortahl* hotel*. I* keiS In eaery reaped equal to any Brat-dam hotel* In the country. Owing to Um atrln rency of Ibe time*, lb# prtoa of hoard baa braan radnoad to tnau polum per day. S. M'KIRSIN, l*f Manager. BROCKERIIOFF HOUSE, RRM.RPONTR, PA. W. R. TELLER, Proprietor. Good SampU Room on Stoomd Floor, ■jy-Free Roan to nnd from nil Train*. Special rate* to wltnamea nnd Juror*. 1-ly New t'irtor Hewing Maehine—Harper /trotltem, Agent*. HTHE HEW VICTOR. SIMPLICITY SIMPLIFIED! l/, lmprovements September, 1878. Notwitlmtaniling the VICTOR baa 1/ .ntf \>< < n ihr LIT IK :B El p IH It • I I ; l"k''. run); tij' 1.. ;b< a> !L. nta —We Sell Hew Machines Every Time. fv'ii'l for Tllusfntft Circular on 1 prices. Liberal b tihh to tbo tra7, , A OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. UrU'ttt Ti km or t'rt *?- I*.unli Mr-lav, of Jan. a>, A|tl, Auguat mi'i \'o,ifnl-r. Jitdg*—ll -,i riu. A. ILa, rtr, Additional Uu Judge— II n. II <* vi. Ralla- A lII' Jii'lc ll"D H*ii I'lKCl.Joll IlTr* PrtilUoiMdar, ll*nt. lUgi.t.r ..f Will. and Cl'k "f n C-K W Brarartsib lloourdrt ..f IMi, A'..— Wlu.ua A. T-mu. riilrl'l dtlnrnay--lUvin A Ikntll—JUM* Traaarnar- llraa, Tiun • jnnij htir><-.n>i--J"*m tKTUxa. OMMM fr Jcnn IMM t'-.uiitv I'lmwlwl'm- AII'III li **/. i , Gxo. llwai, Jxrae Itcaaiot Clark I" (ftiunty ruralmiir-llinT He A AH'ifn.T t" Puaul; (hnnW"W—C. M II"*II Janitor of tl> Conrt llotioa— lueraia IliiHuitA Count; Auditors— Ji*r T. lTi *t,'iaoau* H Wit- U*Mi. Thohii It. Jim*"*. Jnrj i •'tiitnl" 'ii<" J"** !*<'•*.f>"lt-Vt Kun AupcnnU-od'tilot I' -M) |v i,<„d—Prof lILVIT Mil I* HolirlM P"tillc~E** *1 Bun HIU. W. W. Portia, It. C. I"IUI M'l. if ilrlxlit- DIRECTORY. attßi MRS. 4.* PRE*BYTKRI AN. MUmled on Siting and for* of Hnvwd tirvta Servi-e., Punday at 1" .V A B and I 7 J R. B. Prnyet mating, Wednesday *t7| r A Sunday r • ii tti Wi#wntQ u-irU-t Spring and L**n*. Pa*tr. Rr* William Uuri*; rM den* e. Spring t| MMkudlfl rhur* h. MCTTIoDIST i:Pl*c**PAl. Situated wvHhen*! enr net f Spring an l Howard MreeU Services, Sunday, •t luku a and 7'., r a lYay*t ai'llwf, Wwtoaaiay i at r. a. Sunday-erhool.Swnda} ta . j nf rhurrh Pa*t4f. Rev A. I). Yocuw ; feddenre. Curt in *traet. a rat of Hpring UT. JOHNS ROMAN* rATIIOMr. SHi*td .n . iliah"i> let*een Allrgl*ny *•! Peaa. Service* Sunday 4 and Wlm a a and I'.f a ; all other day*. I 7J* a a Paior, Rev. A i. Itrien . r "•hl*n hetwern Allegheny ami iHaa, ST Jt'HN S KPIHOOPAI*. Situated itaihaHl rornar of Allegheny and la*nth afraafa S*f ti S4iday I lu> A a.an.l r a. ftintU) arbnol Sunday in tara ru>m of rhtirrk. Pra* af.martin# W^wlriaa-layT 1 7 f. a. Paanr. Rat Sam ual K 9'arat. rltWtw, at lliffli Mrl. aaat Ua liurrb. OKRM%N R>:n>RMKf>. POnatod mfihaaal mrnw of Linu and Rplb| at rat ta Rarvicta hnnday al IO .Su a a and'. a Prayar ma(lnc M adnaUy 7*4 r a PMt<*r, Rat. J. V ImUng. iun. AFRICAN MKTHGM.-T. Httnatad a rath and of lllch afraaf. Hartiraa. Tundav JO 10 A a and 71 r a. Prayar martin*. Wmluaaday 7| Pa. Snndat-arhwd In rhurrh at !* # r. a. Paai-r. R. J4aa M. Palmar , raradarn a, Thnth at 4 r B- Rnnra opan night fmin d to 9 p.l Tha I.AMIW TRMPRR ARCR PR A YFII-MKRTIRH raaata In tha la>gan Il*a Ilouaa, Thumb*}, at 2 r. a. CRNTKNNIAh TRMPICRAXCK CU R, Hagtilar maaUnc oarh Taaday at 7 p I. In thHr rooma In llumaa Iralldlng, on Allaghany itnat. CONSUMPTION POWITIVKLV CURED. ALL Heroin from this disojuie that iwil<*i to If raM h ni|.| |rr Dt KIMXtR-A CKLRRKATRO OOXKI MrTIVK KIW DKM. Tin*. Powl.r.arc Hi. ily |>r*|mlloa ktiovn IRat *lll rat* IV'tirtfti"* nH all rlt.r— m ot th. Tmt til U"—lwt< to atmaa U oar faith ia lk.i, and alw t cttaOn.* via that thfi ar no hunt l>ag, w will forward to tttrj .ufl.r.r It; mail, pnat paid, a raca Taut Hoi Wa don't want ;onr mono; until lroa ar paHtatlt aaUAwt ot thidr < nrattr. p-wom. If I If. | voitß mrlnf. don't Poanaaa, * I wiu. nrttnrrn raatnrt raro la oaary raaa, tar nrrm raa ut aoaxf HMWt.tr. All aafforota ahould Maa tßoao Paadara aa aaHy trtal, aad ba eaaattcad o< thW? cam- Ura powarm. Prtaa, tor larga bo* 3,W. or 4 boaaa tor fled*, aaat by audi to bay yart of tho t'nltod Mataa or Canada aa rwtootrr oi, Addram Aotl it KUnnlliH, Mi Fallon firpß, Rronhlyii, N. T. BKLLKFONTE A SNOW SHOE R R.- TtflM- TV ld- lb efrmt OL All .11. 1*77 . HntiU nlt'U- 7, 'otl A * ili 4 •* 9\ K a lL'liefwtit* lL'liefwtit* 10.9) Aa. ArriwAt - m + llil A. a I,"Ata# Shop 2.42 p. a .Arrive* . n L.' .f It! pa. * lu-l left. Lite 4t V AfTMPA At " • W • a .2T t, a. DA.Nlkl. KIKIA!S. UfTIP-FA| Su|*erit I*l. < T.* HALD EAOLE VALLEY RAIL- U'tAl) TtawTabla, If- .n.Ur I, >' ' K*; Mail. *trrrr*tt>. kurattji 1• y, aa r a I '* •*1 -... .Arrlro at TyT<-t.o U*r. •* * •' l*arK*t Tyrvna !..*• t • . - 1*• • " Vail ■ •42 417 ...._ " Bald Earl. " . : . 4 : 7 O " ... V 777 11 14 424 3 .44 .... - I/.* |a*P Phlindr )|>liiA. 44 llnrriDt tirg 1- V • 10 *' R'illUra*|*r*r hy this tra.n Arr.te it* llelle fottp 4 srn FAST Ll>'K inm PIiUAdL-;|>hia . .114 M tu •" Rarti*)ii|ig ; m 44 7 - j ia " writ** At I/r| flatpti M' | a K A>TR A Rl). PACIFIC KXPRKSh 1*m Ix* k Hiteri t> i' *rn 44 Al illiatn|* -rl 7.V n m arrive* At IlarrtAhnrg II * m _ 44 FhiUMlelnliiA..*. 3 <•' J rn PAT EXPRESS laavpa Rem.ro It. 1 h m M I/vh !!• Yen ......... 11 j *in 44 iiliAtn#|H*rt aaaaa*,.. 12 4* A Hi *" arrive* at Htniil' r r... m , ww 4 1< i tn 44 PhilfcdltoU.bfa 7 iS !• I ERIE MAIL luin* Rpiifiiti A ; 44 U*k Ma**B.. m , mmw . m „ 946 n* 4 * WillUmport.. ~M M 11 ii.* j m 44 arriret al llarriahurf 2 4!> Ara 44 PliilA*!''j LA 7 <•<' w FAST LINK leave# WiUiAm%f**t 12 ...• a tn * 4 arrive# At Hatrfelnirg.. 44 FhiAedeiptiia 7*• Krie Mail Weat_ Kiagara VM eet, tmk Haven AoottmmuOnUi.n Wnai. and Uey Rah***. Kt. make rloae mnmertlnn* at X<*ritraint*ertatd with I. A B. K R. train* fer R ilkevlrvre mid Seraatmi Rtl # Mail Meat. XlagAm Kt|trem R'evf. At>d Tm* KxpreA* Went, and Imck Haven AraimmnAUoti Ret* make rhre# mnne-rtion at W|lliaina|>..r nitn X. C. K W. train* trnrih Erie Mail We*t, Kiagrm R#fre** Weal, and Hay Rtprea* Ra#, make rloae rofne ; at Lock H**n With R F*. Y. R R train*. Rrte Mall Ra*t and Want roanert at Rrfe with train* on L. A. A M. 8 R R.. at (Wry with 0.C.4 A > R R , at Emporium with R. K. T A F R R.. an i *t HHRwtuad with A V. R R. Farlor car# will rwn hetweeti Philadelphia and Wtlliaaiaport on Niagara Kt(vra We*t. Erie Eipreaa Wat. Philadelphia Rvpreaa Ra>l and Hay Elpre*# Kaet, and Sunday Eiprea* Raat. Sleeping < ar* on ail night train* WB. A RU*wtv H**l Rapsrlntewdent. T HK CENTRE DEMOCRAT BOOK and JOB OFFICE BUSH HOUSE BLOCK, BKLLKKONTB, PA., Id HOW OPPKRIKO GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO THOftB WIftHIHO FIRhT-tLkM Plain or Fancy Printing. W hxvtt unuxual fttcilitiw for printing LAW BOOKS, I'AMriILKTS, CATALt>OUKH, r BOOR A M MES. 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