Wilton, McFarlaue P Co., Hardware Dralcrn.
BC.A.:R,:D"W" arei
WILSON, McFAHLANE & CO.
DEALERS IN
STOVES, RANGESHEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, olass and Varnishes,
AND
ZBTJII-IDIEIR/S' HABDWABE.
ALLEGHENY STREET, .... HUXII' BLOCK, .... RKI.LKFDNTE, PA.
Itaninrss Card*.
HARNESS MANUFACTORY
in OariUAb'S Nw Block,
BKLLKFONTK, I'A. l-lj
I? P.BLAIR,
1 • JKWK.t.KR,
WATCRKJ, CLOCKS, JIWKLKT, AC.
All work neatly ni<K'Utl. (>u Allcgheuj street,
uiulor IlnH-krrlioll lloum*. 4-tf
DEALERS IN I'URE DRUGS ONLY.
| ZELLER A 80N, i
k *5 a DRIOUIMTB.
2 | No •. Brckrlio(T How. Jj
All th Btaml.ini Buteut MMiclne® Pre l *
H •cviptl>n iml Family Recipe* sccarately *.
5C lrrtwriHl. Truaae?*, Sli"nl*ler Braces, Ac., Ac. ' 3
<, 4-tf |
I GUIS DOLL,
1 J F'ASHION ABLE BOOT A SHOEMAKER,
Brm kerhoff Bow, ttraat,
1-ljr Bellefonte, I'a.
R. c. HUMTS, PreVt. J V HIRRIA. t'ash'r.
THIRST NATIONAL HANK OF
I BKLLEFONTK,
Allegheny dtrwt, Bellefonte, Pa. 4-tf
(CENTRE COUNTY BANKING
\j COMPANY.
Hecrife Bspoaits
Ami Allow Interr*t,
Diwminr Notes;
Buy anl Sell
Gov. Securities,
Gold and Coupon*.
JAMES A BSAVKB. Prnaldent.
J. D. SHUUIKT. Caahier. 4rtf
TJELLEFONTE& SNOW SHOE
A J It. R.—Time-Tel.l* In effect on and after May
■
Snow Shoe 7.20 A. n.,arrive. In Bellefbnte
9.10 A.
I ..AT., llcll* font* 10.2."' A.M., arrive. At Snow Shoe
11.:,7 A. M
1..AT.. Snow Sho. 2.110 r. m.,arrive. in B*llfont*
| 3.4', rM.
Lnin Bellefonte 1.1.l r n.arriT*. At Snow Slioe
1 DANIEL KIIOAIIS,
General Superintendent.
.D EAGLE VALLEY RAIL
DAD —Time-TAhle. April 29. I*u:
11. TUTTtIt. IAJTWAAU. E>p .Mail
M. * M. A. K.
12 ArrlT. At Tyrone I.*a* 7 4 420
i"> I..A*. KAAI Tyrone Lea?*... 7 14 4 27
21 •• Vail " ... 719 31
17 " BAI.I Eagle " ... 721 437
9 '• Fowler " ..7 33 44
3 „ 11 Hannah " ... 730 9 7
W •• Port Matilda " ... 744 11#
47 " Martha " _. 743 11,
34 " Julian " 1 140
27 " Inionrllle " ...4 11 941
14 " Snow Shoe In " ... 921 9 .11
1.1 " Mil.wl.ar* " _. 424 9 .16
6 M Relief..nt# " ... 32 951
15 Mil.wl .ir* " 4.1 10 3
16 ...... " Cnrtln " . H 4 .16 10 14
4o " Mount Eagle " ... 9OoHi 1
31 •• Howard " -. 9 *lO '29
20 " Ka*l*lll# " ... 91410 42
1.1 " Beech • reek " ... 91110 47
3 •• Mill Hall " o. 93411 U>
00 " Flemingtoa " ... 937 11 4
56 •• Lock Harm •' ... 942 11 4
NSY L V A NIA R AILROAP.
{Philadelphia and Krie Dlviaio.> —Uu and
:euiber li, 1 **77 :
WKNTWARD.
AIL leasee Philadelphia 11 M p in
*' lUrrUhurg 4 i'> a rn
" Williamaport * .V. ain
*' liork llaven 9 40 a m
" Ratiovo... 10 f* a m
arrives at Kris 7 IS p m
IA KXI'RR.** leaves Philadelphia-. 72Ua ta
" •* llarriahtirg.... 10 &0 a tn
M " Williatnp4rt. 2 2" pto
** arrives at Renovo. 4 4> p tu
r* by this train arr#ve In Bvlla*
at 4 .15 p tn
INK leaves Philadelphia 11 4* a m
u Harriahurg >1 3f< p m
" Williimipurt 7 .V) p m
arrives at Lock llavea S 4'i p ia
EASTWARD.
C IXPRERB leaves U**k Haven.-... 040 a m
M M Wllllamsport... 7V. a m
** arrives at llarriburg 11 Mam
M " Philadelphia.... 344 p m
;pRB?8 1 saves Renoro... 10 10 a m
" Lock Hasan. 11 '/n a m
" Wllllamaporl 12 40 am
arrives at Harrlahorg.4 lop m
*' Philadelphia 720p rn
AIL Isavss lUaov.i ft 3A p ra
M Ick Haven.. 9 4" p m
••
arrives at llarriahtirg 2 45 a rn
** Philadelphia 700a in
INK leaves WHliamsport 12 .1A a m
arrives at Vlarriahurg 3 6H a m
•• Philadelphia 734a tn
(all West, Niagara F.vpreaa West, Lock Haven
odation West, and I>ay Express East, make
inections at Northnmlterland with L. A B. R
1 for Wilkesharre and fkraoton.
►fail West. Niagara Express West, and Erie
West, and lock Haven Accommodation West,
ise connection at Wllllamsport witn N.C. R.
a north.
►fail West, Niagara Expresa West, and Day
East, make r|.e etftSMtlllftl Lock Haven
K V. R R train*
tail East and West connerf at Erls with tralna
A M. H R R.. at Corry vrith 0 C A A V. R
tmporinm with R. N. Y. A P. R. R., an I at
>d with A. V. R. R
cars will run between Philadelphia and
•port on Niagara Express West, Erie Express
tiHsdelphia Express East and Day Express
4 Monday Express East. Rlseping carton all
sins. Wv. A. RALWI*,
HenT Rnpsiintsndsnt.
LARD HOUBE,
>RNKR CHKKTNfT AND NINTH RTRCRTR,
rmLAnsLFNtA.
h*u*e. prominent in a Pity famed for Its corn
hotels, Is kept in every respect equal to any
M hotels la the country. Owing U> th# strin
the times, the pries of board hss tiesn reduced
I no i. LA as per day. J. MKIHRIN,
Manager.
HUSH HOUSE,
IIRM.EFONTK, PA.,
18 OPEN.
D. P. PRTKRR, Pr.iprl.tor
— A
PENHIONB.
L disabled Soldiers and heirs of
IC.MI.iI Soldier, who died from corn—qoeere.
■e In the Araif, ere enlllled lo PRNSIONS.
REARS allowed after JPI.Y I, 1440 Send
for fall iMtrnctloo* l all kinda of Soldlara*
BYPHKKD A CO., Pendnr. J7y'
004 r street. WASHINGTON, D.c
s'TRAL HOTEL,
(Oppo.lt. the Railroad Station,)
MII.RSBI'RO, CRNTRE COCNTT, PA.
A. KOIILBKCKKR, Propriotor.
lUdll TRAVELERS on the railroad will And
tel an excellent place to Innch, or procure a
ALL TRAINS atop a hoot 25 mlnnlea. 47
AVif AdvertiHeaientH.
WHO WANT
GROCERIES
ANI> OTIIEH
SUPPLIES
FOR
I 1 AR V EST I IST O
HllOL'I.I) UAI.L ON
SECHL.ER& Co.
FOR ANYTHING IN TILK LINE OF
SUGARS,
COFFERS,
TEAS,
SPICES,
NEW CHEESE,
8. C. HAMS,
s. C. DRIED REEF,
j BREAKFAST BACON,
DRIED PEACHE.S
NEW PRUNES,
HOMINY nnd RICE,
SYRUI'S and N. O. MOLASSES,
NEW MACKEREL,
STONEWARE, QUEENSWARK,
Ac., Ac., Ac.
ALSO ANYTHING IN THE LINE OF
I FRESH MEATS.
Wo aro killing .tall-fed rtoors of from
| 1200 to 14<Mlbs., and have positively the
BEST MEATS
1 that are offered for ?a!o in Centre county.
; SECURER & CO.
Or no C XZ 33. S .
Hiwh Ilmue Block, Bel/cfontr, ]'a.
NEW ENTERPRISE.
4 LEXANDER A CO
AGRICULTURAL IWPLEWENT
i —AND—
SEED STORE,
HELLF.FONTE, PA.
They mean hy thi. all the name importu,
| that 1., to deal In and to fnrni.h tn farmer, at the
loaeet ,wwilil. prlre eTeCTthln* in the .hap. of an
,*rl. oltural Irnpl. ment that farmer. tie, In. In.line
9KEIW# of all kind..
At preent we hare on hand an.l are the anthnriied
a*ent for the M |e of the SYItACI'FR t'HII.LKD
PLOW, made at Pjror,ie, N. Y. It t. the teat .hilled
plow now made; aim the Ke,atone and iron beaai
plow, made at Centre llall. No latter plow, than
theae ran le> ha.t for the .aine amount ..f mone.
Alw> thei'ealre llall t'ornplantrr M e need *ar n.>tn
In* alM.ut the merit, of thi. planter, >. th. ipaaiaow In
u— In Centre nmut, .leiie out rale, them to la the |ow|.
HARROWS and CULTIVATORS of the |.t-t im .
prored pattern*.
MOWERS. REAPERS arid GRAIN niNIiRRS Of
the., we —II ike Uabunt. either a. .eparate Mower.,
(I.mhlned llea|ar. and Mower., aln*|e llarrreter., or
a. Coml'lned Reaper, and Riodera.
THE WHEELER, No .I,a. a ...mhlned machine, I.
the lieat machine of the kind In the market
THE GREATEST IMPROVEMENT OF THE AOR
I. the Nnrrtetown Gleaner and Binder. Call and aee
It. It I. wonderfully perfect.
Any ly twel.e year. ..Id, with one horwa, will fo|.
low ami l.lnd all the *raln that any Reaper with aide
dellrery will rut It not only l.lnd. hut (lean., and
will an the prire of the machine In one year, hy
taking up from the .nibble thai which I. now hat.
THE M. -IIERRV GRAIN DRILL, either with or
without l.madra.t hrwa, with or without fertlllier an.l
Med ...win* altar hmrnU. It la th* beat (rain drill
for allnarprae. In the market.
THE GKISEK TIIRMHEIt AND HP.PARATOR
The repntallon <>f thi. marhin. I. w> well e.tahli.hed
that we can eay nothing ahuat It that the people da
Dot know Any peno.ri wanting one, or In ned of
repair, for th*.* now In th# eonnty, pl*a*e rail.
IIKEHNKRS PATENT LEVEL TREAD IIORRE
POW ER. for on. and two hone., with Patent Speed
Regulator. Little llieat Threeher and Cleaner.
VICTOR CLOVER DULLER. Sr.l* agent* forCen
tr* eonnty.
WAGONS, CARRIAGES, RUOGIES and PII.KTONS.
—W# are agent, for the .ale of the relehraled CONK-
I.IN WAGON, th* repntallon of wbirb I. w. Well eaule
ll.hed; .la.ot the CORTLAND PLATFORM SPRING
WAGONS, Carrlagea, Phwton. and Bngglem All are
warranted. Ckll and ee* .|ierimetw and eiamln* eata
lognee a* to etylea and prli ee Iwfor* haying elaewber*
Cwtalogue* farnl.bed on ■pplleallon,
PLASTER AND FERTII.I7.ERS —Carnga phiater
finely ground, ae good a. th# treat Nora Sootla, at th*
low price of 57 00 per lon. Pern.lan Guano add on
order, only. Phnephat*. alway. on hand. Sperlal
manure, for different erope eolrl upon order. *t manu
far tnr.r.' price.,
POWDF7R—We are DuprmU. agent. BUgtlng,
Sporting .ml RIA* powder on hand and .old at wholw
..l* price* ; *l*n farm.
GRAlN.—After the (rowing rrop I. >,err—ted we
will be prepared to pay the hlgheat market prke for
nil klnda of grain.
OOAL—Oar yard I* alway* atrrrked with th* beat
Anthracite Coal which w. *ell at lowaat price
I.IME— We make the beet white lime in the State.
Ita propertle* for mechanical and agricultural pur
poae* excel all other..
PAIHRANKB' SCALED —W* are their agent. In
Centra eonnty and will aupply all parti*, wi.hlng
grwrd and true wale, at their low*t price*
W# extend an la.ltatfon to ererytewly In want of
anything In our line tn call at our .tor* mom*, op-
Kail* the Bu.li Home, and ae* what we hare, and
am from thoae In atteadanre more particularly the
ecope of our hu.lnewi ALEXANDER A CO.
Bellefonta, Pa., May 8, !**!. l-if
FITS, XPILEPST,
OR
FALLIKU XICKMEX9
; PERMANENTLY CURED—No
~ Hiimtmg- by ana month', u.aga of Dr. Oau
lard • Celabr.t.d Infkllibla CM Powrdar.. To coa
rlac* auEerer. that these powder, will do all w* claim
for them we will send them hy mall, roar rttn, a rata
vaita OX. A. Dr. Goulard I. the only phy.letaa that
hM erar mad# thi. dierce* a aperial study, and a. to
our knowledge thnueamt. have h—n RUNA4I*TIT cor
•d hy tk* no# of th**e POWB(M, w* wiu. otMßtrrtt A
ra*x*4T core la every COM, or aaruaa TOO IU
HOSXT Bxra*no. All sufferer, .bould give th*M
Powders aa early trial, aad b* convinced of their enro
ll.# powers
Price, for large box $3 00 or 4 box** for SIOGO, .ent
hy mall ta aay part of tha United Stelae or Canada on
; recl.pt of price, orby express, C. 0. P. Addreaa
AHH A ROBBINH,
-ljr. 350 Fulton Straet, Bmoklyn, N. T.
®ltt ® enter JJemoaat.
♦
BELLE FONTS, I'A.
AanictrLT-criiAL.
N KWH, FACTS A Nil HUOOKSTIONH.
Til* T*T or T*r. NATIIIXAL WKLTARR IK Til* IXTILLI
- ARB POIIKI'tHITT (If THE lAHIIEH.
Every farmer in hit annual experience
discovers somcthiny of value. Write it ami
semi it In the "Agricultural Editor of the.
DKMOCHAT, llellefonte, I'enn'a," that other
farmers may have the benefit of it. Let
communications be. timely, and be sure that
they are brief and well /minted.
Pig Farming—A New Departure.
llported for (ho Trlbuiio.
The pig-party at Kirby Homestead
was a practical idea. It was also a
pleasant social occasion, w here friends
from the city and country met. They
came singly, in families and in crowds.
All were met at the gate and made
welcome by the host, Colonel F. I).
Curtis, and escorted to the door,
where they were received by the
hostess. The lunch rooin was o|>en,
where there was invited opportunity
for all to refresli themselves. A tour
of the grounds followed in compan
ies, under the direction of neighbors,
to the root lields, the stables, where
the Jerseys and Ayrshires were quar
tered, and to the piggery, and then
into the orchard, where 11(8 pigs of
different breeds and colors were feed
ing on apples and mangels. The
meaning of "pig party" was now re
vealed, but better understood when
the bell rung at 3 o'clock, and the
guests all assembled under the grand
old trees in front of the mansion and
in the rooms, and the proprietor un
folded his plan of a new departure in
pig raising. He said, standing on
the front piazza, where all could hear,
that he had become satisfied that pigs
can be raised at less cost in the East
and put into the market thnn we have
been in the habit of doing. This is
necessary if we expect to compete
with the West, where corn, the great
staple provender for pics, can IK*
raised so much cheaper than with us.
The "pig party" was made to see the
results of an experiment. It began
practically last year, w hen a field of
clover was seeded for the pig-pasture,
and a crop of roots was gathered
upon which to keep the pigs through
the winter. The pigs were fed up to
the time of the coming of the young
on raw roots, and he never had
stronger or better ones. As soon as
the clover was large enough, they
were all,old and young, turned into it.
The old ones were fed nothing, but
the little ones were taught to come
into an inclosure where they were
fed a small quantity of corn three
times a day. At first two quarts
were sufficient for a feed, and this
amount was gradually increased as
the pigs grew larger, until they re
ceived a half bushel. This was all
the food they hail, both old and
young, until a patch of sweet corn,
planted for the purpose, wns grown,
when a portion was cut up and given
to them morning and night. The
sweet corn stalks were followed by
Early Arnber sugarcane, which was
similarly fed until the Ist of Oetobcr,
when they were turned into the or
chard and mnDgela, to help themselves
as the guests had seen. When these
are all consumed they will fie put into
another field to eat the refuse roots,
and the crop of turnips which arc
now growing for them. This latter
supply he expects will be ample food
for them until cold weather, when
they will be fed corn if necessary to
tit them for slaughter. He has ex
|>cnded thus far SIOO in extra food
for the mothers Itefore turning them
into the clover after the pigs were
born, and for the young ones during
the summer. He has already sold
$75 worth of pigs, and the increase
now on hand, 120 in all, have only
cost for extra feed purchased, the
sum of $25. He thinks that this
number of pigs will not cost over
three cents a pound when ready to
kill. With him, and he thinks it a
proper conclusion, the question of
cost is of more account in raising
pigs than to see how large they can
be made or how fat. If a large pig
or a very fat one costs as much as it
is worth there will be no margin for
profit. Under this system pigs will
be healthy food, which he feels sure
is not always the case when they are
confined in pens to breathe the fumes
of filth and always given heating and
stimulating food.
His pigs have plenty of fresh air,
and all the benefit of being on the
ground and eating food which must
be healthful. Such meat must be
more desirable. The over-fat pigs
are not wanted by butchers, as people
nowadays do not relish so much lard.
The lighter ones arc suitable for
bacon, and, having plenty of exercise,
develop lean meat with the fat. He
has more lied Hcrkshires than any
other, because they possess, natural
ly, more of this desirable quality—
lean meat mingled with the fat—than
any other breed. They are longer in
the body and rapid growers. The
windfalls and ripe apples are worth
more for the pigs to eat than for any
other use, as there is no labor attach
ed to them. The item of labor is an
important consideration, and as all
these pigs are not allowed to help
themselves, there is no expense in
this connection. The apples make
them grow fast, and the mangels,
where they have ull they can ent, will
fatten them. He tried this experi
ment the year liefore, and found that
pigs in a turnip field had gained fine
condition. They did not gain HO
rapidly nor become so fat as when
led on corn, but they made an excel
lent quality of pork. They might lie
topped off on corn for two or three
weeks if desired. But with all the
mangels or sugar beets which they
will eat it is not necessary to put
them in condition for slaughter. This
was novel talk for most of the farm
ers, but the sleek-looking and plump
pigs substantiated the argument and
satisfied them that there is virtue in
roots, and that the three cents a
pound might be a reality after all;
and so the "Pig Party" was not only
a most enjoyable occasion, but full of
practical thoughts and suggestions.
Storing Vegetables.
Krum tli* American <2ard*ti.
To enjoy palatable and wholesome
vegetables during the winter months,
proper care and attention are just as
essential in harvesting and storing as
in cultivation. Hoots and vegetables,
as they are often promiscuously
thrown in heaps about the cellar, do
soon lose their freshness and flavor.
Most of our house cellars are too
warm for the best preservation of
vegetables, and it is therefore advisa
ble to store only a limited quantity,
for immediate use, in the house, while
the main stock should be kept in a
cool barn cellar or in an out-door pit.
Such a (lit, for family use, is easily
made by digging a trench about
three or four feet wide ami of the
same depth and as long as necessary,
taking care to select a situation
where water cannot stand. At the
approach of winter the pit is filled
up to the level of the ground with
the roots to be wintered—beets, tur
nips, carrots, etc. Narrow partitions
of soil may be placed longitudinally
between the different kinds, so that
each may be taken out separately.
This dividing of the pit into several
sections has the additional advantage
of making the bulk of each smaller.
The roots are then covered with
enough soil, say six inches, to protect
them against the frosts of early win
ter.
When severe cold sets in, about
the middle of December, more soil is
thrown on, not less than two feet,
over every part of the pit, sloping off
towards the sides, and the surface
firmly packed down with the back of
a spade. With heavy soil this w ill In
sufficient to turn off the rain and the
snow water, but in sandy soil, it is
better to add an additional protection i
of straw, cornstalks or boards.
Where a pit is not practicable and
the entire crop has to Is: stored in the
cellar, the roots intended for late
keeping should be carefully selected.
Only sound, solid roots keep well.
These should Is- laid loosely in thin
layers into bins or barrels and each
layer covered with sand so that none
of the roots are exposed to the light.
The purer the air can be kept in the
cellar, and the cooler, without freez
ing, the better will the vegetables
keep in it.
Onions l>ear a considerable degree
of cold without injury provided they
are kept dry ami not handled while
frozen. Packed in sawdust, chaff or
cut straw, they may be kept all win
ter in an out-house or barn.
Squashes arc injured by the light
est frosts, and should be kept in a
warm, dry store-room, rather than in
a cellar.
The sweet potatoes we find in the
markets arc kept in houses expressly
built for the purpose. The necessary
conditions for their keeping arc that
the tubers are entirely dry before
storing and that the temperature of
the room floes not fall below CO de
grees. We have kept them in good
condition till spring in a kitchen
closet, (tacked with sawdust, in a
barrel.
Common or "Irish potatoes" are
not injured by a few degrees of cold,
provided the cellar in which they are
kept is dry. In very dry storage
rooms, potatoes should lie covered
with soil or sand, as directed for
roots, to prevent them from shrivel
ing and early sprouting. In ordin
ary cellars they may be kept loose in
barrels or bins. When the cellar
floor is damp or wet at times, as is
unfortunately too often the case in
farm houses, the bins or barrels
should be raised a few inches from
the ground, so as to admit free cir
culation of air.
Truth About Oorn fodder.
If corn is cut up early, and when
the weather is very warm and contin
ues so for any length of time, the
fodder will be about as good as so
many dried sticks. Theory—the
sugar is turned to vinegar and the
stalks and leaves begin to decay
rapidly, and you see iu yonder stock
a black and brittle mass. Corn cut
after frosts, if cut very soon, will be
much better than the above specimen,
for what sweet and good is not froxen
out does not sour and decompose, for
the very reason that the weather is
cool enough to preserve it as left by
the frost. But the fodder that stock
will lick up and grow fat on, Is fod
der cut as close up to frosty or cool
weather as possible, provided the
leaves and stalks keep green,and the
greener the better, if the grain is
matured, and I believe it much bet
ter than when the stock and corn is
very green—with the understanding
that no corn is to go with the fodder.
Fall Ploughing.
W. V. I IK. WII 111 I'M. t1.i.l farm**.
My experience with fall plowing
has been HO favorable heretofore that
I am intending to do what l ean in
that line this full. 1 would not advise
full plowing on clay lands that wee
HO flat that the water would stand on
them during the winter, but on land
underdrained, or with good natural
drainage, I am convinced that fall
plowing is of great advantage. I
qlso think that we got rid of a good
deal of weed seed on weedy land by
turning it under deeply in the fall
and then loosening the surface in the
spring without turning it up from the
bottom again, as the seed is so deep
down that it does not feel the influ
ence of the sun iu early spring, ami
so if it grows at nil it is not until after
our corn gets a start so as to bear the
turning of the soil to it, so as to eas
ily smother them. I would advise
our readers who have stubble or
clover soil for corn next year to try
breaking a part this fall and then
compare the results with an adjoining
land plowed in the spring. It is of
enough advantage to plow in the fall
so that every farmer ought to settle
the matter by careful experiment
whether his land will produce as good
or better corn when plowed in the
fall. The weather is cool and it is
I much easier on the team, and there is
! 'ess liability of hindrance by rains
[ t'-an in the spring, and it eases the
push of spring work greatly if half
of the corn land can lie broken up in
autumn.
The longer I live on the farm the
more value I place on jiu*h, and by
that I do not mean getting up at four
o'clock ami working till eight, but
the beginning things early and being
always on time, ami fall plowing
comes under this bead. The farmer
whose wheat land is plowed and roll
ed by the middle of August, and w ho
is done plowing for corn by the mid
dle of April, is much more likely to
put his crops in well and get heavy
yields than the one a month later.
Another advantage of fall plowing is
that it destroys myriads of insects.
The cliich bug, cut worm, squash bug,
grub and a host of other noxious in
sects go into winter quarters in the
weeds and stubble, and either fire or
fall plowing is necessary to dislodge
them, and those who have made the
matter a study say that fall plowing
is as effectual as burning. At any
rate there is enough to be gained by
it so that every farmer should give
it a trial.
Chapped Hands.
From Ihr Aetjfn AifrkulitiHif.
The raw winds of late autumn
often produce in the hands of those
who are much exposed to them that
roughness and cracking of the skin
known as chapping. If nothing is
done to (irerent, and the person is
obliged to have his bands frequently
wet and dried, the cracks will often
get deep and Ire painful. Corn husk
ing is frequently accompanied by
sore hands from this cause. As both
a precaution and cure for chapped
hands we have used the following
with benefit: Wash the hands, and
the face also if it is inclined to
chap, with Borax Water, and after
wards rub with an ointment made by
melting mutton-tallow (or suet), anil
then gradually adding an equal quan
tity of glycerine, stirring the two
together until cool. For the hands,
this mixture can be best applied at
night, using it freely, and warming it
in by the fire, after which an old pair
of gloves can be put on to keep the
liedclothcs from being soiled, and
also make the skin of the hands
softer. An excellent glycerine oint
ment for chapited bands is made by
melting, with a gentle heat, two
ounces of Sweet Oil of Almonds, half
an ounce of Spermacctti, anil one
dram of White Wax. When melted,
remove from the stove, and add
gradually one ounce of Glycerine, and
stir until the mixture is cold. The
ointment can be scented with any
perfume to suit the fancy. Keep in
wide-necked bottles.
Regularity in Feeding.
From the National Livr Mock Journal
All feeders who have studied the
habits of the animals they feed, have
discerned that they take special note
of time. It Is a cardinal point to
observe great regularity in time and
quantity for feeding sheep. It has
been observed that a careful and reg
ular feeder will produce a better
result with inferior food, given at
equal times and in even quantity,
than an irregular feeder as to time
and quantity with the best quality of
food. It is said "that the master's
eye is worth two pair ot hands," and
it may as truly be said that "the
shepherd's eye, which takes note of
the individual wants of his flock, is
worth a large amount of carelessly
given food.
A CORRESPONDENT of The. American
Cultivator laid stone drains half a
century ago, and they are still open
and doing good service. Boggy
ground is productive of fine fruit in
stead of malaria in one field, and In
another two crops of hay have been
cut annually (or eleven consecutive
years without re-sceding or applica
tion of any fertiliser.
Petroleum on Wood and Flesh.
One of the wisest and aim pleat
economics in that of using crude pe
troleum aa a means of preserving the
coarser structures, implements, fence
material, etc., which are unavoidably
and la-gely exposed to sun, wind and
rain In the out-door operations of a
i farm. A late writer, who wanted a
surface that will wholly hide and de
fend the wood with an impervious
coating, objects to petroleum because
of its sinking into the wood ; or if the
wood is rie'i with resin the petroleum
temains on the surface without dry
i ig, and in all cases gives it a dull,
I dark, dead appearance. Hut as there
j is very little wood already saturated
with a water-repellant resin, and
therefore needing no petroleum to do
that preservative service, and as the
stabling, roofs, sheds, barrows, lad
ders, etc., on a farm are for use, not
show, there being usually foliage,
fruit and llowers in profusion to fill
ard satisfy the eye, there seems no
reason why the farmer who means to
win should not adopt this means of
saving.
Fultz Wheat— Thin Beeding.
Frfn the Rural * York*r.
We may now report the results of
our experiments with Fultz wheat.
One plot, 33x33 feet, was sown in
drills 12 inches apart —seeds dropped
two inches apart. Hone superphos
phate was sown at the rate of 500
pounds to the acre. It was cultivat
ed once in November. The yield was
38 pounds, or at the rate of 25iJ
i bushels io the acre. A second plot
of the same size was sown in drills
six inches apart, and no fertilizer of
any kind was used. The yield was
37 J pounds, or at the rate of 25£
bushels |K*r acre. The unfertilized
plot showed that it was inferior to
the other, as is evident from the fact
that, being sown only half the dis
tal ee apart, the yield was nearly the
same. Had the plot been fertilized,
it is fair to suppose that the yield
would have been greater. Thus our
tests for three years in succession
have shown that the cultivation of
wheat and thin seeding do not pay.
The straw of Fultz is not so heavy
as that of Clawson, hut it stands up
quite as well.
OATS or barley are sometimes sow
ed with wheat to protect it against
the severity of winter, usually sown
broadcast before drilling, hut 1 do not
approve the practice. The protection
afforded to the wheat by the grow th of
oats or other foreign plants cannot
compensate for the injury done to the
wheat by the growth of such other
plants. The wheat is robbed of its
nourishment ami choked in growth,
so that it is enfeebled and less able to -*
resist winter Lous. A strong and
healthy fall growth in a clean soil
is the surest protection against win
ter-killing. The soil that will not
hold a healthy, strong growth of
wheat against the frosts of winter
cannot be made lietter by other crops
choking and enfeebling its growth.
W heat., like all other crops, will en
dure hardships and resist enemies
best when well supplied with plant
-1 food.
I hk interest in our gardens need
not, and should not, cease with the
first frosts and the harvesting of our
crops. The clearings and improve
ments, which can now be made, better
and easier than at any other time,and
the preparations for next season, ofTer
to the ga-dercr as much enjoyment
anl pleasure almost as the planting
| of flower beds, and the cultivation of
growing plants.— The American Gar
den.
N'xw corn should not be fed to
horses, for it induces colic. Let it be
well dried before using.
Pnow-SII ARKS will not rust if given
a coating of linseed oil mixed with
whiting.
CONSUMPTION
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paid, a ran Taut. Bax.
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W. R. TELLER, Proprietor.
Good Sample Room OR Second Floor,
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to wltnaama aad Jnrorn. 1-ly
For Sale.
A FARM containing Fifty Acres,
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