Wilson. McFarhtne € Co., Hardware Dealer*. HARD"W"ARE! AVITjS( >.NT, McFA I{l , A Ts, K CC>. DKAI.KKS IN STOVES, RANGES *■ HEATERS. A LSO % Paints, Oils, Olass and Varnishes, AND ZBTTII-IDIEIRjS' HARDWARE. ALLEGHENY STREET, .... lll'MES' BLOCK. .... HKI.LKFONTE, l'A. Jtaniae.HH ('arils. HA UN ESS M A NUF ACTORY in Oartuau'* Saw Block, ! BKLLKFONTK, PA. 1-1* P IMJLAIU, I • JF.ITII.ER, WATNIM, RIOCIT, JIW*LRT, AC. All w>rU unfitly ut#l. Ou Allegheny *tr**t, timler BntkerholT It OHM*. 4-tf DEALERS IN I'URE DRUGS ONLY. 5 I ZELLER A SON, a E fl. URUOtIISTS, **: Nu ti. Brockt.rltofr Row. * £ All til" Standard Patent Medldu— l'n- - arrlptioii. unit Fumlljr Ktwlp— accurately >. SB Tru—, Shoulder Brace., Ac., Ac. j < i 4-tf Z 1 T oris POLL, J. J FAMIIIoN AIII.E BOOT A SHOEMAKER, U rocket tioff Low, Al'.i-k-lici'V .tret, ltl|cfonte, P. X. c. lit tu, Pr—'t. i r. Cah r. T?IIIST NATIONAL BANK OK I BELLEFONTE, Atlech, 'iv Street. Reller..nte. Pa ! /CENTRE COUNTY BANKING COMPANY. Recelrc Dcpo.lt. And Allow Tnter-at. Dac.mn' Not".; Buy t"l 811 Oov. Securitlr.. U 1.1 ii ROAD -Time-Tablc, April *. I"": Exp. Mail. tut.agt>. luTßim. Ep. Mall A. w. r. * m. aw a |.t 7 irj A reive at Tyrone Leave . 3 * I* 4 at A* Leave Kat Tyrone L—vc... 7 ' 175 , 7:.9 B :.l " VAII " *•■ 4 *; * *?' 7 .V, F. 47 44 RaM Eagle 44 ... 'l' *' 7 :td 44 Fowlkr 747 AXI 44 Hannah 44 ... 7' • 4I I 7IS <5.4 44 Prt Matilda 44 ... *OO 914 i 737 817 ...... 44 M.rtliA 44 ... "07 9*7 7|a ft "A ...... 44 Julian 44 ... 1 > 913 ' 7 4 5 7 44 l t.ioli.llU 44 ._ 71 • I 7 c.) ft 4, 44 Snow Shoe In " ... *37 9 *'■ B *,B 5 4.1 44 Mil—burg 44 ... *34 44* e4B 5-7 44 Bellefonte 44 ... ' 957 el 6 ft 77 44 Mil—bur* 44 *MIO 0 il 517 44 C'urtln 44 40810 19 tl* sln 44 Mount Fjagle 44 ... 411 10 3.7 9 .7 "1 44 IIUWAH 44 ... '• 4" 1" 37 ' 6V. 4 0 .... 44 KAlrlrllU 44 ... 93110 49 | ft .70 44 7 44 n" li I'rwk 44 ... 94010 14 A .14 4 t 44 Mill HAII 44 ... 5411 IB ft 39 4 .In 44 PUmlnctnA 44 ... 9 7.7 II 30 ft 25 435 44 U<-li lU.cn 44 ...10 til II 3i I JEN NSYLV A NIA It AI LIU )A P. J —i philftdolphi* end Krle Pitiai -n / —f>n an I •fler Iei ••inber 1-, 1 *TT w r.sT w A R r. ERIF MAlLleevM Fhllndelplila 11 j m •• *• llerriahurK 4tS m m M " S' illiam<)irt *Vm m j " M lao* k lleven. f* 4 l avi •• R#l.. to 10 &6 am | M nrrlve* at Erie 7 Vi p m NIAGARA KXPRR9S leatta Philadelphia 7> a •• - HarrULtirit . 1" .V a m •* Willlamp*>rt. 'i '*i p m I ** arrlf at lU*n"*o. 4 4< p m Faaaentr- ra by thi train arre in Rr-lle fnt> at 4 .TA p m ] FAST I.INK lear** Philadelphia. 11 4ar *• Harribur( •W p m M •• Williamapnrt 7 9npn " arrive at llaren S 40 p ni 1 eastward. PACIFI' IXPRESj* leave* h 40 a m " Wiliiam*i><*rt... 7 Mir ** arrive* at llarrivt'Tirir 11 V i m M " Philadelphia. .. 4' p n PAY FX PRESS leaw Renoto 10 10 a m •• Lork llaven 11 2" a m M M VI llliamaport 12 40 am - arrive* at llarrlaLnrg; 4 l'ipm •• Philadelphia. 720 pm ERIE M AIL leave, flea v h X. p m •' " l< k Haven.. 0 4.5 p m M ** WilliamvporL 11 u* pre •• arrive* at VVerrt*Mtjr 2 45 a m •v Philadelphia 7 00 a m FAST LINE ieavea Willlampnrt 1- 35 an •• arrive* at llarrlebnrg. 3 5* a m •• •• Philadelphia 7V> a m Erie M All Weil. Niagara Riprea* Weal. I/>rk Haven Aeromra* elation W{ nd Hay K*pre Kaet. make rl'me rnnaeetlon* at >*orthnmlerlanl with L. A R. R R train* for Wllkeeharre and Nrraotnn Erie Mail Weat. Mlaeara Expreaa Wait, and Erie Kxprwea Weal,and llavn Arrommo'UUen W#*t, mak• r|.nie eonnertlon at V4illiamport witn NC R W. train* north Erie Mail Weet, Niagara Eipreaa Weal, and Pay EtpreM Eeet, make eloae connection at teork Haven f With B. K y R R train. Erie Mail Fet and W get connect at Frla with train* on L H. A M. B. R R af Corry with 0. C A A V R R.. at Frnporinm with B X. Y A P. R. R., an I at Prfftworxl with A V R. R. Parlor ntra will rnn between Philadelphia and Wil|lam4prrt on Niagara Eipreaa W*eel. Erie Kvpreae We*t. I'ltlla|e|phia Kvpreee Kaet and Pay Eipree* Keet. and Bnnday Rvpreae Fa*t. Sleeping ran un aP night train*. Ww. A B4Llwia. GenT Superintendent / lilt AKD HOUSE, \ J CORNKB CIIEBTNI'T AND NINTH STBEETB, rfttiAncLrnu fh! henee. promlneut in a city famed for Ite com fortahl# hotel*. I* kept In every rep*n*ulted in Kngliah or tier man. OfIL ein Garinaii'* lluildiug. 1 ly JAMU A. II4TKI. J WULIT QkfHAftf. I3KAVKR A OEPHART, I > ATTORN BY* AT LAW. office on Allegheny street, north <>f High. Dell*- ! ft.nta. Pa 1-ly |\ F. FORTNEY, I ' ATTORNEY VT LAW, HKI.I.KK.NTK, PA. I**t dter to the left in the Court ll •>***. 2-ly lOHN BLAIR LINN, tt ATTORNEY AT LAW, BKI.I.KFONTE. PA. j Ofßra Altaghany Mrrat. orar Poat offt. >. 21-Ij t I L. SI'ANGLEU, •" a ATTORN BY-AT LAW, BELLKFONTK. CENTRE ctil NTV. PA. Bpaatol xttauttoa to Oo4l.cttoa; prartleaa ta all tlx ' I Coirli; C>n*nit*tiofi* in (ierman r K g!leh l-ly I \ S. KELLER, I"a ATTORNB7 AT LAW, Ofhie on Allegheny direct yu.uth if claim. 1 All Twine— attandad 1., promptly ;|.|< I w. A. wALLacg. t, xxa. \\ AI.LACE aV KREBS, 77 ATTORNE7S AT LAW. CLEAHFIKLU. PA. tYill attend and try raoie. at Ballafonta aUn | j daily retained |.Jy WILLIAM MKULIeOUGH, 7' ATTORNEY AT I.AM'. CLEARFIELD. PA j All htMIMMI pftrnj'tly *tfende.| .. |.|y NEW ENTKKI'HISE. 4 LEXANDKIt ,V ( <)„ AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT —AN I) SEED STORK, IIKLI.KFONTK, PA. Thar maun by thi all tha nama imports, th*t i*. to in anl to furni*h !•• farmer* at the lowest |wrt*ible prlee everything in the hl>e l*neut that farmer* u*e. iu. | n >tin • ftKF.L* of all kind. At present we have on hand and are the authorised • genu f..r the •*! ~f the ,*kßkri >K. < 1111.1 KD I'IeUVV. made at Byraruee. X. Y It U the |e* rhilled j p|tw n. w made, alao the Keyatane and Iron D*m 1 l*|ow nvade at Centre Hall. X better f>|o*r* than the*e ran to had for the urn" amount "f m< nev Alao the Centre Hall f 'ornphinter We need ay noth ing alwtqt the merit* of this y)D(er. as the jrssi now In i u*e in f entre rnuntv lerTHn*trate* them to to the (seat H ARROW * and CI LTIYATORH of the latest mv pruve.l t>altern M.iWKI!. 44 RKAPF.It* and OBAIN BINDERS—Of Ikeae we —II the Itel-.rn- either ae e-parate Muwara, Comlilned Bea|— and Mawen, alngle liar.—ten, <>r ae CufnMned R-aaer. and llludera Til F. WHEELER. N„ ft, aa a enmbtoe.l m. bine, |. the I—at ma. bine ,t1 the kind in th- market THE ORKATKST IMPROVEMENT OF THE AOE I. tl.e Nurrtatf.wn flleanrr and Binder. Call and ec It It la wonderfnlly perfect. Any !> twelve jeara n|d, with nna bora,, will fn|. Inw and l.ind all the grain that any Reeper with aide delivery will cut It nut nnly blnda but xleana, and will aave the prlre af the machine in one year, by taking up from theetnMde that which ia nnw h-at TIIK M. SHERRY DRAIN DRILL, either with or withont broarbaal haea. with or without fertibrcr and —ed a< winx alta'hmente It la tlia I—at grain drill for all r.arpoeee in the market. THE DEISKR TIIRESIIKB AND SRPARATOR The reputation of tl.la machine la eo well —taldlehed that we ran eay nothing ala—l It that the people ,la nat know Any pera. n wanting one, or In nee,| of repaira for th-a, t,aw in the county, pteaee call. IIEF.RNKR'S PATENT LEVEL TREAD HORSE POW EK. fur on- and two ho—ee, with Patent Speed Regulator. Idttle (iiant Thr—her and Cleaner VICTOR CLOVER IIULI.KK Rale .genu for Cen tre connlr. WAOONS.CARRIAIIRS RUnfalKNand PII.FTONS. —We a— agenta b,r the aalc of the celebrated CONK- I.IN WAOON. the reputation of which lean Well —tale ll.lied; nlnoof the CORTLAND PLATFORM SI'RINO WAOONS, Carting—. Pluetona and llnggl— Ail are warranted. Call and aee .penmen, and examine rata hum— a. to atyl— and pel, re 1 .-fare baying el—wheia. Cwtulogu— fnrnlehed on application. PLASTER AND FERTILIZERS - Cayuga planter ftnelv ground ae giwul ae tha h—t Nova Scotia, at the low price of #7 no per ton. Pem.lan tinano wild on ordera nnly. Phoaphal— alway. on hand. S|ierUl rr. inure, for different cropa aold upon ordera at mann facto—• prtc—. lUtWRER We are fmpnnl'a agenta. Rlaatlng, Sporting and Rifle powder on hand and aold at whole • |e price. ; alwt face fIRAIN. After lha growing crop I. Hare—ted we will to prepared to pay tha high—t market price few all kind, of grain. COAI. —Owr yard le alway .locked with the h—t Anthracite Coal which we aell at lowe.l price I.IVIR —We make the h—l while lime In the State. 11. prnpertl— for mechanical and agriraltaral par pn—. a.gel all ..the— FAIRBANKS' SCALES —We are their agenta In Centre county and will aupply all parti— alMilag good and trne aralaa at their low—t prtc— Wa extend an Invitation toererybodr In want of anything In our Una to call at owr .tore room., np poaite the Buah Hon—, and —a ahat we hare, end I—rn from thoae In altewdance m„r partlmlarly the •cope of our bnalneea, ALEXANDER A CO Bellefonte, Pa., May B, IXSft. IP-tf .Vein A itvvrtiHCtnen la. If V'U art* ay..a •• •n*l by llm *ti win i.f i. r -I<.iiiiif 1 filially I ro m aono ■ that fl Ili If or fttimiilutiiiif, nfflfhato Iteri! |-i t-t m ■ without tntoricttiing, ißf ji by a tliiivly u? uf ■ ultt Mop P _ Hopßltters ■ B 1 11 er s • #jp\ JlllJHp!: 1 teisil failter I ■ tatted liun-l • I ,>. r. ? ■ areas. /(J t 9 ■— II 111 111 111 I tfMSS—■ . fee* s -4 ./tT> \ c "vv Hf Zp Tj THE ONLY CURE }•'r. / f % Brights Dis /'nn in th>' Jl-irk, /'nihility t'> iittain cr Erpclth f 'mi'\( \itttriK ><( f/n liln l r,Uum -I*7 or J'n't ful i rihii/ii7, lirit'k 1> f /':• qf Uu Kidneys, r.ladder ami I'cili ary Orgaii.w. It NT INTERN At. i lintr. |. .<.m Traction and Plain Englnos and Horso-Powors. M^(wylrt*Tkimiliar Fariary t Established IH UeHeHl S 1048 A A VTA DC #/FTMHSMTIIESDSEEWSD^/BMI < m I LRIIW ••''. with t rttATnrr f usroe, W dm ft**' l *** or bwstE-ni. *< "M *p" :A ■ brood vairrus'y MI oU r g b \TORM A ( nnmlrle "Irnm OsifQt* 1 *. i"*/ jrwi'iMn TrnrtUm linem w End I'lnln l.riclnr • #rrr it, Amen< on tu*rk'< A ttf *f fme%t tr 4Sn4*ntlT on hsnT. fr wh.- h ;• tmlH the u. entaiysl > wtwal-w rk "f our msrhJnrri TRACTION ENGINES^ ,Ktre>~ efted mono* 4mr*tb4* tsw 4 tides' rZ I mmJe. H, 10. 13 itarne Pttrrr. (S/ rnnpr. r.ml Thre.l|prtrn r InrMeil It It. • ~ t|. . ma-eki. ■ "t l.-.ns >l. Mtmrr- C.rt:i..r .nt In. aim.,, NICHOLS. "MEPA RO A CO. ' • - MWIIIS*" UJUAJ'X'JtAXs STATE NORMAL SCHOOL (Eighth Sarmal Scheail Dittrirt,) LOCK lIAVKN, CLINTON CO., PA. A. X. RAt If, A. M. t Principal. r piIIS SCHOOL,as at present con -4 •titu'Ml. ..ff.fa tit. tt I—l lariliUMi f.< Pr fMulim.l .ml Cl.iMir.l Wrnint. Iluiwinrt •p.i-l-.tt.. IntilinA .n1 .atftimndfi-n*; mm pl.t.it bei-l I y ilnn. ni-11 t.ntil.tari..ml el lih ■ Ix.tiatlfnl npply of put. w.ler, —.ft apring w.l.f. Uelt..n h-. 11 hfti I nl "*.y of Snmitin'llng ternary anatii,.*.eH Tmh.it -ap.ii.ofel, amii.nl, .n "f Ih. print, olur-1, of Ihiaarbool In b.lp to aaa-tir. II l.y fnrnlahlng Intel llgmil and .(Rrl.nl Imrh.ra fnr h.r a-boo I • To Ihla .nil II aollrll. y.-nng pentona of good .Mlllla. and (otl pttrp.—w—lb.—• who Hmlr. 10 Imp-ot. Ih.lf lima and lh.tr 1.1.n1a, aa alndenla. T. all anrh II promt— aid In d.r.loping Ib.lr powr-ra and abundant iippnrlnnllln for wall paid lala.r aftar luting arhool. ror ratalngn. and l-mu addrrw. tb. Prtnrlpal. aetan or tat-ataaai SbM-khnld.n'TraaiMtt—J II Rarton, M f)., A. 11. lUal. Jai oh Brown N M. Blf kford, Namu.l Chrlal, A. X Ranh. W (I. Cook. T C. Ilinpl. Km, . (1 hint.log. K. P. MrTotmlrk. Km). W W lUnklo, Wat. II lln-wa BUI. TrttaUmt— lion A 0 Cnrtln. Hon II 1.. f-nl-arh, Oo J- M.rrlll, lion William Blgl.r, J O C. Whalay.s. Millar N•< oftnlr k. b-| nrrtcaaa. Mod WIM.IAM Bin I.KB. Piwld.nl,CUarSHd, Pa. fln. JKBBK MBSKILE. V. I'rawid.nL Eoek llay.it,Pa BMI 1,1, AH MrCOHMICK, Berrwtary, •• - TIIOMAS YAUDLKY, Tmaanrvr, - mxt Crniw Jbraccrat. ♦ HKLLKFONTK, 1A. 3-n ic xr x-t T7 xi- HUOUKHTIONH. tin tint or rut NATIONAL W ALT ANK l Till INttlLI Every farmer in hit annual rrjierxeace Jtteovert tumething of value. Write it nail tern/ it to the ' k A er pound. Take pains to have the lambs come large and strong by feeding the ewes well now. This gives thein an excellent send ofr, and when they are once well started, proper care and plenty of feed, in addition to the milk of the irrlt fret rirr, w ill make them reach the forty or fifty pound mark at an as tonishingly early age. THERE is no crop raised which yields so large an amount of food and with sollttle labor as Indian corn, and it is none too early now to Isar in mind that much of the success of the next season's crop depends upon the thoroughness of all the prepara tions which are to Is- made for it. One of the most important malt* rs connected with the "getting ready" for the crop, is to IK? sure that your seed is good. Much of last year's corn crop in this county was husked and cribbed in a damp condition, and we very inucb fear that those who dejK-nd ujton getting this seed corn from the crib will sutfer disappoint ment when they watch daily for its "coming up." The severe cold of the last few weeks must have penetrat ed to the very "marrow" of corn in open cribs, and any tliat w as not thor oughly dry, is more than likely to have its germ destroyed by the frost. It will not Im- laltor lost to place s l>ox of good soil in a warm place and plant In it a numlier of grains of the corn you intend for seed. The nnm lcr which "come up," when compared with the number you plant, will give you a pretty correct Idea of what ; percentage of your spring planting you may expect to see germinate. As the wood supply of the country decreases, the amount of coal con sumed by the farmers rapidly in creases. Indeed It is rarely Hint we now find a farm house in which there is not at least one constantly burning coal fire. Most fanners arc well aware of the value of wood ashes ss n fer tiliser, but few place the proper esti mate upon those coming from the coal stove. Experience long since taught us that they have a decided manurial value, and that in addition to this, their mechanical effect upon the heavy clay aoiln which abound in our county is very happy. We coun sel all our farmer friends to carefully save all the coal ashes, so that in the spring they may lie applied to the land. In support of our own opinion we quote from the Husbandman a report of an experiment insde with coal ashes "applied at the rate of 200 bushels to 20 square rods, or 10 bushels to the square rod. The soil was compact and heavy. The ashes were drawn on late in the autumn and spread on the ground, which had been recently plowed. In the spring the plowing was completed, thor oughly mixing the ashes with the soil. The ground was planted with garden vegetables. The beneficial result was in the correction of the heavy character of the soil, the ashes acting mechanically and not as a manure, and producing a satisfactory improvement." Youngest Meat Most Profitable. f>#r <>f lti lluml New V"rk<-r. The youngest beef is the most pro fltahie; it is certainly the most palat able. The farmer who fats and slaughters a two-year-old steer or heifer has some choice, tender meat at the lowest possible cost. 1f he fed the steer till four years old the meat would cost bO per cent. more. Let us consider the following ligures tak en from the catalogue of the Chicago fat stock exhibitions: |*r •!> AR |n Weight from l l,**i 2:: J IL. IH', I.M • M II 1.4011 ' 41 Mr*. T.'l 2 2H It*. • I,VT* 'J in Ik 1,1-7 1 fT Mr*. 2 tr'S 0 02 It*. :.\2\ 1 M 11-. 4.WT- I.ITu OA" ll* 4.3MJ 14 *. <• #4 IU The Disappointed Granger. Fl'-in tli ll'irliiig- n llmkr)*. There was a man lived near Put nam, Mass., who hod a favorite dog. a Maltese cross cat and twenty-nine hens, with their natural guardians and consequent broods and accom panying enemies. Something nightly invaded this man's palatial hennery, sucked a few eggs and ate a tender weetling little chicken now and then. Tin? man investigates!. The robber was a terrible enemy of hencoops, the American P. <\, or the Arctic polar eat. The man carefully opened two or three eggs, he poisoned them with Paris green and strychnine and laid them on the floor of the hen house. At a late hour the next morning he gut up, and went to look at the dead p. e fpolaris catharlicus). The first thing he saw was a dead dog. his own favorite dog, midway between the house and hennery. He wept with grief and rage, and wondered who could have lieeu so mean and cruel. The next tiling lie saw in the Coroner's line was a dead .Maltese cross eat. He shuddered and said: "I can never tell my wiftr of this." Then he fom I two dead hens, and his heart misgave him. He went into the hennery and counted eleven more dead liens, ami then he knew that what the dog and cat couldn't eat the hens had finished. He picked up six hens that were just passing into the gloomy SIHMIC of the shades. And. while he gnashed his teeth and rehearsed little speeches to himself, he saw something with his nose, and, looking afar off on the sandy hillside, he heard the p. c. that lie hated creeping among the rocks to his soli tary lair like the south wind passing over a bank of fish, stealing and giv ing night-blooming serious. "Ah! thus," he said, "from childhood's hour my fondest hopes have passed away: the cake is dough, the milk is sour, a general flavor of decay comes willi the breeze from yonder lulls; O cup of sorrow's bitterest dregs! grim death the dog and Maltese kills, but spares the thing that sucked the eggs." Liquid Manure. One of the most successful garden ers we know of, uses liquid manure largely. He has a large tub, a dis carded whale-oil cask or sugar hogs head will do, holding several barrels, sunk partly in the earth, near the middle of his vegetable garden. He has a cheap trough, made by nailing two four-inch strips together in the sha|e of a V.to conduct the water from his sink s|K>ut into the tub, whenever it is needed. It is not far from the well, and extra water is run from the pump into the tub, whenever it is needed. Into this tub all the slops from the chambers are emptied during the summer. Another line of cheap troughs conducts the liquid manure to any desired part of the garden. With a long-handled dipper, he stands at the tub, and waters the growing vegetables and fruit tree*, as their wants demand. He always has fine fruits and vegetables. When a house stands several feet higher than the garden, the tub or vat for holding the liquid manure ran lie kept wholly above ground, and the water be drawn otr by a plug at the Ivoltom of the vat. This will save the labor of dipping. The results of using liquid manure upon growing vegetables are astonishing. If the ganlen is large and the wastes of the house are not sufficient, it is easy to increase its quantity by placing a few j>ounds of guano in the vat, and add ing water from the well or cistern. The water should have the lencflt of one day's sun, and be applied just at evening, or very early in the morn ing. TIIE following may lie accepted as an approximate to the average quan tities of milk given by the different breeds of cows : Natives produce an nually 1794 pounds; Jersey. 3820; Ayrshire, 4300 ; Holstcin, 45517. ASIIKS are, for many soils, a stand ard fertiliser. Places where a tree or brush heap has Itecn burned often show the effects of the manuring for years. It is an old fMtying; "The land never forgets ashes." " Moonstruck.'' ' I t|| jr* It * o trttwnt+," Mi l V*rm*t fU'it, "TliU farming I y l**ke miJ rali, And •• ffllf*' ||j* \mym \n Jinrti tliAl lulT At tifrlrallartl * i, rrw|M ib punt *#-r r.,tu (tit tl i y *r,t to grow d vn. ().('• p!*Ji. And '! ii t ton '< jon Uimi j.Unt for tnt W |j*n th* iit'H/ti 19 on t|i>- Kn< ' •Ni In pUrilJi. and and haiin' tltn ft la **ll to Imv* an *> fin th* har.g ' f th* n. kn- w y aB t*il A **! m'ftti from a ln jou IM onoa now An rnttlti your gran i** v*>u , And If you want to j ■ o 1 j.it wait tiff M a r |, v And mow on th* foil of IU mo rr "And *h*n all th* Iwrrwl work la 4ou*. And th' l nt'h rln tim* C'trew rourxf Iho' \r h'.ga may b* lookin' th* rty b**f ( Ar.d aa ft a* bog* ar- found, V es bail a swollen purple look, and she had to take a larger !/•• of hoe*. Erieks Without Straw. KM F ll.* Am*N< AT. Ai*RV TIHOR T. The "bricks without straw or clay" idea, is of wide aj.plication as to farm animals generally—to cows and bens making milk and eggs; to sheep making wool; to growing colts, calves, lambs, pigs, etc., making flesh and 1one: to working animals making muscle to supply the place of that used up by exertion of strength ; to all animals, human included, making fat to supply that used up constantly in keeping the body warm, especially in winter. All must have the raw materials to manufacture from, and among these water not ice cold, or nearly so. in full supply, is one of the indispensable elements—not the only one. A Word or Two for Stock Owner*. The IHSI cows are usually the thinnest ones and the largest caters. The warmer the stables are kept for animals the less food will they require. Winter and spring butter is often injured in flavor by allowing cows to eat the litter from horse stables. "Horn-all" is chiefly caused by poor blood and poor circulation, and cxjK.siire does more to produce this condition than anything else. TIIF. following graphic portraiture of a too common but eternally profit less treadmill experience is credited to "a well-known Illinois writer "1 he average \t estern farmer toils linrd, eaily and late, often depriving himself of needed rest and sleep—for what ? To raise corn. For what ? To feed hogs. For what? To get mgney with which to buy more land. For what? To raise more corn. For what' To feed more hogs. For what? To buy more land. And what does he want with more land ? \t hy, he wishes to raise more corn— to feed more hogs—to buy more land —to raise more corn—to" feed more hogs—and in this circle be moves un til the Almighty slops his hoggish proceedings." Here is a wonderful difference. Part of it is evidently due to the animal j itself, but without any doubt the 2,005-pound animal would have been more profitable a year earlier than at the end of 1,197 days. The enor mous weight of 3,125 pounds even is produced at a comparative loss, while the 11-year-old boasts had "cafcn their heads off" many years before. These were cows and, of course, may have paid their way as breeders, but It exemplifies the prin ciple thst two years a beef ani mal loses money. OKE cock is ample for a yard of fifty hens, and it> far better than more. The eggs will not fail to product) j chickens, while the hens will keep in i better healtk and plumage.