in/son, AirFarlanc ('• Co., Hardware Heaters. WILSON, McFAKLANE fc CO. E, DEALERS IN STOVES,RANGES HEATERS. ALSO ■Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes, AND ZELA-ZRUDW^IE^IE. STREET, - ■ - nCMM' BLOCK, ... BELLBFONTK, PA. Hlisi aess Cards* **|v Harness manufactory In Ournmn't New BKn-k, i UKLLKFONTK, HA. 1-ly FP. RLAIR, a JF.WKI.KII, wavi-IIK*. clovm, jKWEikr, Ac. All work n.nilv i.gmiitpJ. On Allrghi'ny elrwt, Wtlll.f Br>~ k<-rli<>R llnuee. 4-tf DEA LKKS IN PURE DRUGS ONLY. 3 1 ZKLLKII A SON, : B rl. uamoisrs. No il. Hrm-kerliulT Kuw. £ jm All ll) ?Un.|nr.| Hiti-nt M>*llcln I'n- - ■ kcri|.ili>m mill Family Be q>- a.vurstly . | Bpr. |u il. Tmiwci, MmaMi-r Ureree, Ac., Ac. ' 3 , P " LOUIS DOLL, 1 FASHIONABLE BOOT A SHOEMAKER, Brockerhofl Bow, Allch*ay t r.-.-t, il-ty H-llefont*. I's ■ AP. hvkii, Pni'l- -* P llmill, I wh r. First national hank of BKI.LKFoNTK, Bollffontc, Pa. 4-t CENTRE COUNTY HANKING ' COM HAN Y. Rcroivp If Ami Allow Interml. Dim aunt Not.*; Buy mnl S.II i Oov. Beciirlll*. Uold em) Coupon*. Jamo 4 Bltvil, Preeldenl. J, D iSnv.*T,Cahl.r. A-tr 3=- Bellefontea snow shoe K B.—Time-Tel.lc In effect on end efter May L.e i.l Snow Shoe T.J" A. *..erriv* In 8.-llfun* |*M*** Bellefante 10 : i' A. *.. striv*" at Snow Slow las'. . Boew Show 2'> p. u., arrlv*. In BllfontP 3 4* r. u. L*ev. . Bellefontv I*, r* . srrtv. et Snow Slow BAT P. m DANIEL KIIOADS, li.lirrel Su[i*rint*nilrnt. Bald eagle valley rail- I BOAB —Tiun-Teble, April l-": Ba.luieao. E*r Mill *. M ru in * 101 7 Iri Arriv- it Tvrnne Lav*. . . J * I* t 3 i.v. I*e, Keel Tyrone Leeve... ' * '•') ' T. : (§ si " Veil '• ... T*i n .'■* 1 T M 47 " Bold Ksgl. " ... T47 •> IK SB— :m " Fsl-r •' 141 #33 " llenneh " ... • " •' T33 Jl " I'Tt Matllde " ... * I'' *t 9 •17 " Merllie .. "7 *. HBB 6us " Julian ... 1 6 ... 7 <*, S4S " Snow Shoe In " ... s :;2 4.' #A 3 4.* i " Mil.wl.urg " ... I m I :if. " Belleri.nl" " ... *43 SS IB '• Mil.wl.ur,; " ... *M 10 <■ •H aIA •• Curt In " ... 1" ' | §l3 3I" " Mount Ksgl* " ... "1JI" ~ • • 6 01 " ll .wer.l IK 110 .... •• KoglfVlll. " ... .is 10 4" AMI 4'. " Bee. h Creek •' ... H4" 1" •". 334 (33 " Mill Hall " ... 'i4 11 !<■ j $m 13" " Klemington ... •Tlt 9- . t 1K,.4 35 " leiek llaTen •• ...10 "I 11 JA ' *" \:. i-:: W E>T W A R I. nil MAIL l-arr t IMtiU.I-lphia 11 '> p t pn. llnrrinLurie 4 -•' * "• I •• " Wi|lUniß|Mrt K 3.11 n I * k lliv- n '♦ 40 a ni , M tm u at Krl " p ni JIfAjBAK N K.XPKKe-eS l-AVPB Plin*diphia-. 7 *J a i r #l " llarrllurf ... 10 AO a m I •• '• Wlllianiipurt. 2 'Jn |> m t " irrlvN it Benovo 440p ai P*ir. e 1 j thla train arr.ti* in Itfl!*- n * '*•' p m FATT LINK ** Harriahiirit -t 35 p m ■ •• Wllliamfporl 7 30pm H H arrivfi at Hav#n H4O p m r.ATWARI). flflQrir KXPRKB9 Iwra Uk llatmi MOim K** M W illiamp*rt ... 766a ni K •• at llarrit>nr(f 11 &A a m ■•• M Philadelphia.,- 345p hi £^Bn[pKK,* , . rthuml>arlanN E W A R E, EI•:NS W A RE, Ac., Ac., Ac. AIJM> ANYTIIINO IN TIIK LINK u.*h House /Hoc/:. UrUrfontr, Pa. NEW ENTEHPHLSE. ALEXANDER A (O, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT -AN,.- SKKID STORE, BKI.LKKONTK, I'A. They mean by thi all the name irnj.irte, i tliel l. I > KR* —Of lhe"e wee.|| tk. < Wl-ime either a, neperete Mower. Combined lt-nper ami Mow.-r., elnile ll ,r,-,ter, or e Comhlnert Keeper, ami lllmler,. TIIK W IIKKI.kn. No ... a. ...mUiied me.liine.l, the 10..l IW I, fne of the kind In tile market TUP. ORRATKKT IMI'HOt F.MKNT OF THE AIIK I, the Norrt't .an Hleener and Binder, f ell end ~ e It. It I, wonderfully perfe. t Any leiy twelve veer, old. with one hnree. will fo|. low and hind ell the grain that any Reaper with ,|.|e delivery will cut It not only hind, hut glean,, and will aave the prlee of the machine In one year, hy taking up from the atnhhle that whirl, |, now |,.t TIIK Mr -KERRY GRAIN DRILL, either with or without hrnedceel hiww. with ..r without ferlilirer end ,eed aowtng atte. lim.nl, It 1, the heat grain drill for all pwriewea In the market. TIIK i.KIfKR TURK*IIKit ANT) FKPARATOR—- The reputation of thl, marl,ln. la ,o well eeUldlahed that We .an aay nothing al-.wt it that the jw.ple da not know Any per,, n wanting i.nr, or In newl of repair, for the,, now In the county please call IIKKIIN KB * PATENT I.KVEI. TIIKAfI i|OR*K POWER, for one and two h..r,ee. with I'ateut *pe.l Regulator l.lttle Giant Threwher and Cleaner 4 ICTtfR CU)V ER 111 Ll.Kit. *,de agent, for Cen* tr. county. W AGON*. CARRIAGE*. BI GGIE* and PH.KTON* W . arc agents for the ~le of the relrhrated CONK LI N W AGON, the reputation of which la a., Well estate lihed; alaoot the CORTLAND PLATFORM HPHING WAGONS, Carri.gee. phreton. and Itnggica All are warranted Call and " ,pe< imen. r.ml examine rata logiiea a, to styles and pel, r, hnylng elwwhere. Catalogues fnrnl'hed on application PLASTER A Nil FKRTILI/.RR* -Cajmga plaster finely ground, a. goral aa the t eat Nnva jfcotla, at the low price of |7 I| per ton. Peruvian Guano sold on orders only. Phosphates always on hsnd. Special manure, for different cro(>s sold upon order, at manu facturer,' prlcea. POWDKR—W'e are Dnpont'. agents. Blasting, Sporting .ml lllfls powder on lianrl and Bold at wlmla • tie price.; also fa,e. GRAIN —After Ihe growing crop |, barrestnl we will he prepared to pay the highest market price lor all kinds of grain COAI. —Oar yard la .Iway. atorknl with the Iwst Antliraclt" Coal which we sell at lowest price LIME —We make tha beat whit, lime in the Stats. Its properties for mechanical and agricultural pur pnaca excel all other". FAIRBANKS' SCALES—We are their agents In Centre county and will .ripply all partlen wl.hiag g'>d and true aralsa at their lowest prices. W'e exlend an Invitation to everybody In want of anything In our line to call at our store rooms, op posite the Rush llonee, and as. what we have, and learn from thoae In attendance more particularly the scope of uur business. ALEXANDER k CO. Bellefont*, Pa., May fi. Hum. pnf WOODVAM) SEMINARY. Boarding and Day School for Young Ladiai and Uttlo Children. SECOND AND LOCUST STREETS, HAKRIBHURO, PA. R.gnlar term will hegfa RKPTEMRKR 10. IS7. Course of .tinly—fdaaslc and ft. lenllfir, with Music ami Art. Ih-ard and tuition from s3*4) to M0 a year .nd no For ■ Ircularaand all desirable Information addreea PRINCIPAL. TkBOOSBRHOyV HOUBE, BRLI.KFONTB, PA. W. R. TELLER, Proprietor. Good Sample Room on Second Floor. W*'rw Bum to and from all Train*. Bjure Ist rata, to wllntMM and juror. I-I j ©HR €RNTRC§ONO(RUI ♦- - IJELLKKONTE, PA. jii.ar.lCt7LTX7RyiL. NKYVH, FACTS ANI> HIHIOKMTIONM. tug TCMT ur TU SXTIOUAI. WELMRK IH til. I.TCLLI uk.ug yn PBonpcniTr or th* rAtntiß. Krery former in his annual rxpenenrr discovers something of value. Write il and sentt it to the "Agricultural Editor of the Democrat, Heltrfonte, t'enn'a," that other farmers mag hare the hene/il of 11. J,el communications he timely, and be sure thai they are brief and well pointed. THE State Hoard of Agriculture of Ohio gives the wheat yield per acre for thirs year at 17 2l0 bushels. This is Haiti to be the largest yield since 18. r >o, when it reached IS hnahcls. It speaks well for the character of Ohio farmers that their wheat yield should be ho slightly diminished after thirty years of continued production. We should be glad to know that Centre county farmers could make so good a showing. The short hay crop of the present season is causing many a farmer anxious thought as to how he will get his stock through the winter. To such we commend the following from Hmne and Farm: lluffw enn wnrk well, mul rcninin in (food condition, <>n corn nnd out* ground together, with ntruw for conr-o fodder. There seem, to be tt prevalent opinion niiio.ig fin titer* that hay is Decenary to the health and condition of horse*, even il they have a sufficient allowance of grain ; but thi* is quite erroneous. The corn and oat* ground together furnish an excellent and well balanced ration for horses, hut i, of course, too concentrated to feed alone. Wheat straw contain* no injurious ele ments, but i* not sufficiently nutritious to feed alone : yet it is a* healthy a- hay to furnish bulk in the ration. The torn and oat* fed with the straw will compensate H> deficiencies, ami constitute a wholesome, well balanced ration. Prospects of the Wheat Market. \\\ F. Ford, the statistician of firailstrert's, lias mode a careful esti mate of the w heat crop of IHBO and has arrived nt the conclusion thnt. in spite of an apparent surplus of 27,- 000,1100 bushels over the world'* needs, prices probably will lie well maintained. The gross yield of this country has been 45. r ,i40,000 bushels, of which 19n,000,000 bushels w ill lie available for export. The countries most noticeably short are Great Hrit ain, 120,000,000; France, 42,000,000; Germany, 20,000,000; Holland and Belgium, 14..100,000, and Italy, Swit zerland, Spain and Portugal,together about 11,000,000. The remaining European States have small surpluses, the greatest, Austria-Hungary, leach ing about 20,000,000 bushels, while ill no other case does the excess go above 0,000,000 bushels. Russia is credited with a surplus of .5,000,000 bushels ; but even this trifling amount is more apparent than real, since a very larga import of rye ami Indian corn will Ik- necessary to make good the failure in these staple crops. Al together, our market prospects are fair. Profit from Hens. Poultry-keeping is properly a branch of farming, and ha many times proven more profitable than nny other branch. The production of eggs is very profitable if properly managed. Hy raising early chicks, hatching them, say in March or April, the pullets will commence to lay in October, and by providing comfort able winter quarters, with the right kind of feed, will lay all winter. Any respectable hen will lay on an average of one bundled nnd fifty eggs |>cr year, which nt the low aver age price of seventeen cents |>er doz en, will yield a profit of not less than one dollar besides the carcass, worth half as much more. In order to have the licst success, however, the stock should lie kept in good health, and improved from year to year by the addition of new ami fresh blood to the flock. Perhaps nothing will contribute more to success with poultry than the adoption of a sys tem of rules, hasetl upon the experi ence of those who have been long in the business. We quote on another page of the DEMOCRAT a scries pre pared by Mr. G. O. Hrown, of the Montrose Poultry Yards, at Hrook landvillc, Mil., and by him contrib uted to the American Farmer. Tiie beet sugar company of Port land, Me., is working day and night with a force of 125 men, working up 150 tons of beets daily, and expecting to use 10,000 tons this season. Extracts and Comments. (Jive liens coiifttunt access t< lima in some form, liens must have the rnw material in order to manufacture shells; they can not make them of nothing.- //.< tmil Farm. Eggs are selling at fair prices now, and it will pay to help your hens do their very best. Lime is essential, and can he provided in no better nor more convenient form than that of old plaster or powdered oyster shells, (live the hens thoughtful and gener ous treatment in all particulars and they will give abundant returns. UP port on a fh-ld of corn at Hewlett's, bong Island, belonging to the Rural AVc I'urkrr, made Oct. I'Jlli, 18*0. Size of plot, UlO ft. by 122.-1, or .87 of an acre of corn—"Blunt s Dent"—sown by machine in rows four feet three inches apart, and each single kernel intended to he 1.7 inches from its neighbor*. I'lat culture, with, as we understand, 200 pounds of Ma pes' spe cial corn fertilizer harrowed in broadcast before planting, 100 pounds of the same when the corn was sit inches high, and 100 pounds of potato special when about IS inches high. From a judicious selection of stooks and careful measurement and weighing, we find the total yield was 227 bushel baskets of corn -m the cob, or 2'll bushel* upon an aero. We al-o shelled and weighed a quantity and ascertained the gro, wight of three and seven-eights baskets to be Jpound-, or ■'.s 1 to one bushel, and further that Hit pound- of corn in the ear gave 2H.'.f7 pounds of grains and 0.07 of cob, and measured 17 I quarts. This calculation showed that the equiva lent of -g<;l bushels of corn on the cob was I2U I bushels of grains, and about three bushel- or a little more which Mr. Carman had selected from the most prolific stalks, and had already placed in the ham, or a grand total of about 1 )2 bushels of shelled corn per acre. ItoiiKKi .1 DOIMIK.C. E., I'res't Farm ers Club, American Institute. \V. I!. llAiuieiiMi A w. F. C. S., Chem ist, N. V. Stale A grid Societv. L. C. BKNKIIICT, Ed. N. V. 117, rM. \\ c quote tin? above from tin- Rural of last week. In referring to the report editorially the Rural accepts it, nmi returns thanks to "those who for five hours worked diligently for the data upon which it is based." Well, we do not question its accu racy. The high character of the Rurut itself and of the gentlemen whose names are attached to the report are sufficient guarantees of fair dealing in the matter. We snl>- mit, however, that since the entire crop covered but seven-eighths of an acre, the report would have carried a much "better face" to the average farmer if the committee or three or four other smart fellows bad set to work and husked it all out, and act ually weighed and measured the en tire crop. This would have liecn much better "data" upon which to base a report, and could have been easily accomplished with "live hours diligent work." Success with Late Planted Corn. A. II All'-n In Tflbttn*- For soiling stock and supplying my table with green corn the past season, I liegan to plant the last week in April, and so continued to the 2.'lrd of July. The last patch was the Evergreen Sweet. This was done in rows four feet apart, and the kernels dropped three inches apart in the row. The rows ran north and south, and I made them this distance apart in order to let the sun well in during September and October, which I thought would IK? much better for the growth of the crop than if closer together. I preferred drills instead of hills, as I did not expect the corn planted so late could produce good ears, but would answer well for soil ing. September sth the corn legan to tassel, on the 12tb, to silk. I then commenced cutting for soiling, the stalks generally were five to nearly seven feet high. Some few ears were well filled by OctolK-r If., and were picked for the table. No doubt I should have had many more at this time had the rorn Ireen planted in hills three feet apart or so in the rows, instead of the kernels being drilled in only three inches apart. The latest stalks left for soiling re mained green till November I. This shows how easy it is to grow corn for soiling from the Ist of July (when I began this season to cut for that pur pose), on lo November, four months, in the latitude of about 40°, where I have my summer residence. One thus obviates the want of pasture for stock in a summer or autumn drouth. Corn is the most reliable of all feed at this time, for if properly cultivated it will grow sufficiently for soiling, however dry the season may prove. Keeping Lard Bweeb Cor. of Cotinlry OenlUman. 1 am surprised to learn through the different papers how few persons know that in order to keep lard sweet the year through, they must, in trying it, leave the fat in the kettle with the scraps until they rise to the top perfectly brown. This removes all watery substance and gives the lard a rich delicious flavor, besides making it more solid. To mako it white, it must be tried on a very cold dty, and cooled as quickly as possi ble in shallow pans. Lard prepared in this way will keep good and sweet through the warmest summer. I give thin for the benefit of others ; I have tried it lor ninny yt-rs. The Horae'u Punishment. horn flu* WilllniiM*fi** A liorae appreciates a comfortable fitting hariicaa as much as he does a properly-fitted shoe. The latter, when act too tight, or with a nail driven into or too near the sensitive tissues, produces positive lameness. | Inder this condition of tilings he is : promptly taken to the shop for relief. Hut he may autfer nearly as much from the chafing of a badly-littcd , collar or a narrow belly-band, drawn too tight. Or from a check-rein shortened up so as to form of itself i one of the severest of punishments. ICither of these conditions will pro vince restiveness in the dullest brute, | and in the; ease of an animal of nerv ous temperament, and having a thin j sensitive skin, he is liable to become frantic—the obtuse owner or driver seldom appreciating the origin of the difficulty. No greater evidence can be advanc ed to establish a horse's entire sub miasiveness than his willingness to pull against the collar with a portion of the breast surface denuded of its skin, and showing the highest possi ble state of sensibility. The average horse w ill do this, shrinking at every step. A horse learns to dread the i approach of the master or driver, with harness in hand, if this has previously been a source of torment, |or even discomfort. A horse proper i !y handled for a period, in a well-fit -5 ted harness, then chancing to fall into the hands of a bungler, will at onee I detect the undue tightness or loose : ness of the strap, and w ill not settle ! down to his usual gait, contentedly, while the irregularity remains. Aspir i ited horse may, under such an irritat ing influence,do from downright fear what may be wrongly charged as viciouancss. Heavy strokes of fhe whip may fall upon the irritated i beast only to Ix? followed by evil ; results. Among the every-*lay torments to which the horse is subjected, we will enumerate the following: Ist. Abrad ed breast. 2d. Inflamed back from defective saddle or harness pad. .'hi. Sore mouth from a too tight gag rein, a severe hit or both. 4th. A sore tail from too tight or illy made crup|er. ■ sth. An abrasion undei the bodv, caused by a too tight or badly-fitted belly band. fith. Irritation of the i eyes from blinders being strapped too close together, or on the other hand are allowed to swing around, first striking one eye and then ttie other, "ill. Ears chafed by the brow : band being placed too high, or by I metallic rosettes with a sharp outer j rim, the base of the ear pressing across this at every motion, sth. The excessive fatigue of all the struc tures of the neck under the influence |of the bearing rein. The bearing rein, if made taut, and kept so fur [any considerable length of time, is a ! source of great discomfort to all I horses, and an insufferable torment to : many. A taut rein can be used with [entire propriety on hor*cs of fine easy up-carriage, especially while in motion ; but if the muscles and bony structure of the neck extend forward | horizontally from an upright sboul | dcr, rather than striking out from a | slanting shoulder, then the most in j tense suffering will IHJ inflicted by straining the neck up to an angle j entirely unnatural to the animal, es pecially if this strain IK- long kept up. To strain a culprit up by thumbs, 1 till only his toes touch the ground,is certainly one of the severest adinissi. : hie punishments that can l>e inflicted i upon mortal, and the chock rein is | undoubtedly akin to it, in its extreme ! application. "Btock Poor." Many a farmer is kept poor by keeping too much stock, says the Mn* w Yorker Kays: That water in not injurious to the keeping of apples even when aet ually in eontnet with them, is shown by the fact that they keep perfectly well 0,1 the ground under leaves all winter. A friend of mine living in Montreal says that seeing some very line l afneuses exposed for sale in that city, he inquired how they were kept. He learned they were part of the cargo of a canal l>oat which had sunk in the canal and frozen in before it could lie raised. When this was effected in the spring, it was found that the cargo of apples, which would not have kept longer than January in the air, had been preserve*] perfect ly in water. An old custom of bury ing apples in the ground the same as roots, for winter storage, also demon strates that moisture in contact with apples does not necessarily cause rot ting. In Russia I understand that apples are preserved in tight barrels with water, in the way practiced in this country with cranberries. On the other hand, apples keep perfectly in dry cellars,as many fruitgrowers can testify. What then is the essen tial requisite for the safe winter keep ing of this fruit? Simply. J believe, the preservation of a low uniform temperature as near the freezing point of water as |>ossible. This can lie maintained in dry cellars, but much more easily and perfectly, I think, in wet ones. The presence of water has a controlling power over the variations of temperature near the freezing point, as all know who have had to keep water in a cold cellar to keep it from freezing. The moisture does no harm to the apples. Care of Harness. The Ha run** Journal has a very useful article on tlus subject, which we condense as follows : A harness that has been upon a horse's back several hours in hot or rainy weather becomes wet: if not properly cleaned, the damage to the leather is irrepair able. If, after being taken from the horse in this condition, it is hung up in a careless manner, traces and reins twisted into knots, and the saddle and bridle hung askew, the leather when dried retains the shape given it while wet, and when forced to its original form, damage is done the stitching and the leather. The first point to be observed is to keep the leather soft and pliable; tins can lie done only by keeping it well charged with oil and grease; water is a destroyer of these, but mud and the saline moisture from the animal are even more destructive. Mud, in drying, absorbs the grease and o|M'ns the pores of the leather, making it a prey to water, while the salty character of the perspiration from the animal injures the leather, stitching and mountings. It there fore follows that, to preserve a har ness. the atraps should !*• w ashed ami oiled whenever it lias lteen moistened by sweat or soiled by mud. If a harness is thoroughly cleaned twice a year, and when unduly exposed, treated as we have recommended, the leather will retain its softness and strength for many years. To Keep Beed Pure. W II Wbit' la Ccwiilf t Oriitlemwi We have the oft rc|>eafed testimony of many farmers, who have tried the experiment, that changing the locali ty ot seed increases the productive ness of many kinds of crops. It is therefore reasonable (although the why and wherefore is not generally understood) that there is something in it, although, after all, I think that equally good if not better results may be obtained by a judicious sys tem of selection, culture and rotation on different sections of the same farm. It is my opinion, corroborated by experience ami observation, that a system of selecting seed and plant ing only the most perfect of its kind, would obviate all difficulty and com plaint of poor crops and seed, arising from this source. For example, in planting potatoes, plant none less in size (and those whole) than a lien's egg, and 110 overgrown tubers, and follow this with a regular rotation, not growing related crops 011 the ground oftencr than once in throe to live years. Select the best, most perfect kernels of wheat, sowing only such ; also the lwst and most perfect of all kinds of seeds, taking pains to save from the best representatives of the variety. I nslcad of deterioration as we often hear, improvement in l>oth quantity and quality will then result. I know farmers who instead of pursuing such a course, sell the liest because it brings a better price in market, and then llicy go to others for seed, or plant such as is left, of their own after the best is disposed of, and then complain that their crops deteriorate, whereas, had they pursu ed the course indicated above, in a few years their croj>s, as well as their purses would greatly improve. SoW Ml tbo •llenl Mill wo lm>n ami baro. Awl all tho ninglng ISrda wo gno ■,,, . Sol poor-fiil oalm l li. iho batt air. AIM! wo, coolant. ran watch Iho awool dorat. T<* ao Ibo hat It aav~l, tho corn, iho wheal, Tho hon-y from a thonaaml oronlo.ll-owora, Whllo omiiol apploa, doltrotoh twoot, llang wharo onco bang Iho pink whito applo flow ore. Is agriculture there are any amount of theories, but there arc a great many more facts; these have to be dug out of the soil; but theories can be spun in the armchair at any time.