Wilson, Mr Fa via it* f <'o., Hani ware Dealer*.
HARDWARE!
WILSON", MoFAHTiANE & CO.
DKALKKtt IN
STOVES, RANGES? HEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND
IBTTIX-IDEIRS' HARDWARE.
ALLEGHENY STREET. .... IIUM KM* BLOCK. .... HKLLBIO.NT*, PA.
limine#* Canls.
I IARXESS MANUFACTORY
J[ 1_ 1" Garrnan'e New lllock,
BKLLP.KONTK. PA 1-1)
F P.BLAIR,
P . JEWELER.
WATinn. CLOCKS, JKWCIKt, Bc.
All onrk nratlv oiccoUd. Oo Allcglicny slrwl.
nn.lcr Rr.., ktHul II'MWO. *•*
I> KALE ItS IN I'UItK DRUGS ONLY.
; I ZELLEIL A SON, A
ft, I.HCOHISTB,
No A. llrockerhuff Bow. S
5 , All th> gUtiiUnl l'lfi>* VlrJi. iu- l'r *
? Acrtplloiu '"! Tmll. ID-ciP" occur. Ml J j.
je yliu.Mcr DrocM, Ac., Ac. j
r 1 4-,f i e
I Ot 18 DOLL,
I.J FASHION A lILB IHS'T k SHOEMAKER,
Brockr.hoß How, AllKhny "iwl.
J.J_ iLll.toot*. P.
C. Ai MRU. P.". ' > *• MoIA.C.h r.
IT*IHST NATIONAL BANK OF
1 BELLEEONTE.
Allcl>n *—'■ Hll'ont.
TCENTRE COUNTY BANKING
V7 COMPANY. •
R.|r BpoIH
A.i.l Allow Inlrt.
Diftcouoi Nol—l
Buy .n't Rll
Gov. B*ctiHtl.,
Gold *nd Conpom.
Jixn A. Rvi, Prcl.lmt,
j, miMW.OMkWr.
TRAVELER S GUIDE.
BELLEFONTK & SNOW SHOE
R. R._Tlm.-T.l>l. In on nd ftr M.y
1 ' U.r.'S Snow Shoe 7.20 *. *..rriv. In Bcll'font.
I.i *• Bell.fonl. lO.i'. A. .rrivM t Snow Sho
"uin ln> Sho. 2.i f. ■.,rr|r. in B-ll.fonl.
3 IV F. W.
| M m IVlltlbnt* 5.1 V t W ..rrltM it Snow *h.
6 57, w. DANIEL RIIOADS.
G.n.rml Snp.rlnt.nd.nl.
BALD EAGLB VALLEY RAIL
ROAD.—TIOI.-T.W*, April 29. I*"?:
E*r. Mail, wuttwann. taatWAAD. Kip. Mall
AM P. M.
It 10 T y'l Arrive at Ttrone Lea** 73J t4H
h ,1 455 Kaat tjrun* 7 3D • *d
759 651 X Vnll " -\ *2 *5
7.M A47 ...... * R.l'l End* " -7 4. *O2
74H f, 36 " PowlM " ... 752 9 9
7,i r, ::i " IIAIIII.II " ••• 7 M 913
7a. : s " P"f M.UI4. ... 00 91
7.-7 617 " M.rthn " —* °J 9 B''
7], t, i. ...... " Juli.n ,f ... kI • 932
7 * 5 '.7 ..... w Cnionilll. 14 .. 123 •39
7 <) 54* " Snuw Sho. In " *32 ®23
A'A4 45 " Mllrtbnrg " ... * •JJ
A46 534 " Blli'onl. " ... 8 W • s >
63A 5 2". - Mil-burg " •• • J® "J
6 "i", ft |5 • Curlln " ... 9OAIO 19
AIV 510 " Monnl Engl. " —nl2lo 25
9 501 " How.rd " -|0 37
I, V. 450 ..- " En*l"Ul " —* M '® J
450 445 •' B-- h I'fwk M —®JO JO M
634 4 .VI " Mill 11.11 " „. 9MII 1A
6 '29 430 " El.mlnitow " —•M11 2"
t25 425 " lxick H.v.n " .W 01 11 23
1)E N NSYLV AN IA R AILROA D.
I —'Phil.'lilphl. mil Eri. Dltlt|on.>—On .nd
ntt.r D<c.oib*r 12, IV7T :
W KMTWARt).
ERIE MAIL I.VIW Phll.d-lphln 11 Mpn
•< •• H.rrtohurx ................. 424 . m
•• •• Willi.m.prt V 3.5 . m
•• M D. h ll.von 940. in
•• " Roo. .. 10 53 . m
• .rrivM .1 Erl. 7 84 p m
NIAGARA EXPRESS li>*— Phlll.lphi.-. 7 91 n B
•• |* ll.TrivliiirK-.- 10 Ml, in
H •• Willi.mvport. 2 3>pm
" arriv*. .1 Rcnuro. 4 4n p tn
P.ncr. BY this train BUM In RHW
fnnt.nl ... - I 34 p m
EAST LINK ImI Phll.d'lphln- II 45 • m
•• " M.rTi.biir, 335p in
•' M Wi11i.rnriMTt.............. 730p in
" nrrtvra t Luck 11.v.n 8 40 p in
EA.TWARD.
PACIFIC EXPRESS Irarr. Ixvk lUvw ,040 • m
** Willi.m.port-- 744n in
*• arrlv. Nt H.rrWbnrg ..... II 44 . m
" PhlUd'lpM... . 3 45 pai
DAY EXPRESS IMIM R.novo 10 10 . m
•• " 1.," k ll.nn 11 2D.ni
" " Wi11i.m^i0rt......... 12 40 .in
" nrrlvra t 1Urr1rtmrg........... 4 10 p in
•• •' Phllwl.lphln. 720 pm
ERIK MAIL limvra tUm-ya 3 2V p m
" " L*wh llaren.9 4' pn.
M '• WilliamaporL 11 "ft p m
" arrtre* at llarrlaLorc 2 Uam
* M
FAST I.IN F. lea Tew H illtama|K>rt 12 .76 ara
" arrtTea at flßrrtatmrg 7 6A a m
M M Philadelphia. 776 a m
flrla Mail Wat. Niagara P.vpreaa M eet. Lock llawea
Areata in oda t 'n Meat and t>y Kiprewa Kaat. make
rloae ronaection* at NorthuinlerUnd with LARK
K train* for Wllkeaharre and ftrr*tiU>n.
Krte Mall Weat. Niagara Ktprewa Weet, and Krt*
Ea pre** M eat, and L*ek Ila*en Accommodation Meat
mak* cloee ronnertlon at Mllllamport wit* N.C. H
W. train* north.
Erie Mail We*l, Niagara Etpreaa Wert, and Day
K*pre Kaet. make fl*e coanection at IxKk Hater
With It T. V H R train*.
F.rie Mail Ka*t and Weet connect at tirle with train*
on I. H AMUR K. at Corry with 0 C A A V R
R , at Emporium with R. N. T. A P. R. R., an I a<
Driftwood with A V. R. R
Parlor car* *lll Fnn hetween Philadelphia and
WilMarr.*p>rl on Niagara Kipreaa M eat. Erie Ksprew
Weat, Philadelphia F.tprea* Raat and Day Ktpree.
* Kant, and flunday Ripreaa Kaat Plaeplng car* on al*
night train*. W w A. H*twiu.
Oen'l Superintendent
T 11RARD HOUSE,
\ I CORNKR CHESTNCT AND NINTH STREETS,
rnii.KlPHtt.
Thin hm pmtalD.ot lo . rtty fim.d for It. mm
fnrtobl" M.h, I. k.pt In ..ry rnpmt M,n.l to .ny
6rt rU— hut.l. In th. country Owlnß to th Xrin
••nr.of th. tlmra. th. prk. of hoard h bmn rHncwi
In Tiitri 001.L4U p.r d.y. i. M'KIKRIN.
IJbP • M.n.r
BUB H HOUSE,
BRLLETONTR. PA..
IS OPKN.
2S-3m D P. PKTE.R4. PropriXor
MOVFiYTo Loan atfl perCt.
JUVYIIIJI I, R TIIE MUTUAL LIRA INSUR
ANCE Co or NEW TORK. nn Br.t moftgnn, on
Improvit farm pmp.rty. In Im not lw than te.ooo
and not .irradln* on. third nf th. prraant rain, of
th property. Any portbin of th. principal ran b
paid off at any ttma. and II ha. Hran th. raatnm nf th.
company to permit th. prtvclpalto remain m bmg a.
th. norrowrr wlthra, if th. Internet la promptly paM
Apply to
CHARLES P. SHERMAN Attora*yt-law.
427 Coart atrrat. Ramdlng, Pa.,
or to DAVID Z. KI.INR Co '• Appr.lrar.
2-tf MlHhait. Pa.
ARMAN'S HOTEL,
Uppo.lt.Court 110 d... HFLLREONTL, PA
TERMS II 24 PRR DAT.
A sead Ltrary attached. I>l
I'ro/'rsniaiiat I'artls.
HA. MI-KKK,
• ATTORNIT AT LAW
12-tf ofll • Court UutUM. llMll. f. ntr, )v
I
FIELDING.
I I.AtV AMI < i >l.l M TION OI*FI K.
tS-lj . 1.1 MiHH.h l'\
\\ T A. MORULSOX,
▼ J • ATTUIiN K1 \ I I 671
HM.I.KHINTK. I*A.
Office In W , ~|t ing'a |(|- < k, oj.jHH.it.. ti.rCwuit j
Conultail*iti In I.Q|(li*li r Get uiaft J |j
C. T. ALII iNDir.. c. M ftOWft*
V LEX A NDKIt A BOW Kit,
IV ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Pa , may !* t"ueulted In KuglitU or Gar
man. in German'* lluilding, 1-ly
JAIUA.II4VIR. J. HIUT GINIir.
HKAVKIt A UK I'll A ItT,
ATTORNEYS IT LAW,
Office oo Allegheny ilmt, uortb of lligb. belle
f'tllr. p® , (J
DF. FOItTNKY,
• ATTORN EY AT I.AW.
IIKI.LKFUNTR. PA 1
Last d*r to Ihf left In the Court llohm. 2*ly
JOHN BLAIIt LINN,
*' ATTORMBT at LAW.
HF.I.I.KFONTE. PA 1
Office AU'i;lirrty Street, nrer P.et (>m. e 21 - lj
I L. SI'ANGLKK,
*' . ATTORNEY 5 I LAW.
RKLLRFONTK. CENTRE I'til NTY, PA
Hj*<*ial attention to Collation*; jr* tl- f In all lh*
Court#; Consultation* In German or K gii*h. J-lj
nB. KELLER,
• ATTORMBT AT LAW.
OfTW n Allegheny tttret Houtli *id# of Lyoa'r
•tore, tlellefonte. Pa. 11 j
t w. mi riu rvsrt ooanojv.
MURRAY A GORI>ON,
ATTORNEY* AT I AW.
CLEARFIELD PA
Wi'l attend the Bellefonte Court* when •pwtailj
f ptoyiJ. I ||
R P C. HIPPLK,
1 • ATTORNEY AT I.AW.
LOCK IIAVEN. PA. 1
All 1 HII> i romptly attended U.. Ily I
|
\\'.M. P. MITCHELL,
' ' PRACTICAL SURVEYOR,
LOCK IIAVEN. PA ,
Will attend to all w.-rk In Clearfield, Centre an 4
Clinton eontitie*
offl, • ci l-unC" I>wk Hatm \tt'>nal Hank 2Dly
\V C. HEINLE,
V ' • ATTORNEY AT LAV*.
tiII.LET'iNTE. PA
vffl re In C.ora4 lloo**, Allpfhm itrsot.
*prta) attoniton gi**n to tha collection of claim*
All hoilnaa att-nd*d In promptly. 21-ly
W. 4. WALLACE. p. L. IRIM.
WALLACE A KREBS,
* ATT"ItS M * .T I IW
CLEARFIELD. PA.
Will attend and try rao*a at IMlef<.nt when *pe
rial! i*ta;i. ' |.)|
WILLIAM MFCULLOUGH,
* V ATTORNEr AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD. PA.
Alt hoelnewa promptly attended to. l-|y
I \R. JAS. H. DOBBINS, M. I).,
I / PIIV*ICI AN AND ACROFOB.
IHB All*cb.|i) At, LIgWY Ibni Ato.*,
-<' RKI.I.EFOSTR. I'A.
nU. J. W. RHONE, Dentist, can
la f.und at hi* "flk* and re*id*oce on Nerih ,
•td of High •tree! threw door* K-**t of Alleghany,
Beilefonte, Pa.
CANCER REMOVED,
WITHOUT KNIFE, and in most
' * caeew without lain Applr to
C. n P. Flail KK Hnaltbarg.
12-Am* rentre Cnwnty. I'a
I
A PERFECT STRENCTHENER A SUm^^Eß.|
r™""""i
I I HON BITTERS are highly recommended for *ll disease* re- I
quiring a certain and efficient tonic } especially Indigestion, ItyjtrjHtn, h.trr- I
1 > '"•'< f'.wn, Hon/ of AppflUr. Lot* StmylK, Isirk rf F.nrnjy, tit. Knrichra I
I lha blood, strengthens the mnaclea, and give* new life to the nerve*. They art I
like a charm on the digestive organs, removing all dyspeptic symptoms, -tit h I
m Tiding iht J'nnH, RtitJiing, llfnl t* tAe Sitmuvh, Ifmrlhnrv.tlr, Tim only I
Iron Preparation tliat will not blacken the teeth or gi\e I
headache. Bold by all druggist*. Write for the AB C Hook, 32 pp. of I
useful and amusing reading— ml frit.
BROWN CHEMICAL, CO., Baltimore, Mtl. I
BITTERS
AGENTS WANTED
To tak* tulMcHpUos* tat th.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW,
tk* latrat and trat American publication, of Ik.
hi,beat clan, with ortrtnal roatrltoulona from th.
nnwl ral.brat—t tnlati la erary coon try. Rdtlml by
J T. Mam, Jr., and Heary Catmt Icadg., (.nllcmen
af th. hlghrat attainment, and rultnr*. Nad whom
namea nr. alow a a SLt.nl guaranty at th. ralaa af
th. Rartiw.
41 wan hrlght, readable and faatrartlra; roaaMpell
taa la HtMti'nr.. pmg' raalr. In mtmara. nnewtarla.
In religion, and liwUpend.nl In politic a.
Prlc. Wl cnta a namlwr; R. UO a yrar. A eamplata 1
Agrafe Out St nnl oo reeelpt of If CM, A apoclman • I
copy arat to any addran tor 14 arata. I |
A. 8, BARNRS A 00., Pabllah.ra, j
111 *US William SL, Nam York. I I
New AdrertiHcmrnt*.
AoolmbiullMii Of Hops, Buchu, Mnrv
drnk|o *< i Dandelion, *lUi *Ji i.m *• i *4
ntontcmur* tiv* |.io|Krt of ail other hitters,
roak r ■%the ifrri4'<4 Blood Purifier, Liver
Pea u IX* tor, einl IJfe ami IDaUU iurftorliif
Ajfeul earth.
No illiiiaifi A >n pnfMlhly lon* dUt hm Hop
ItUUri are U§Xhl." 'J autd perfect are their
Ih#7 f tfil Tig::t: til igl isd laira.
To ell ehuM #m*n|4oyrt*nt rauoo Irrrirultrl'
ty .f t)e borleof% urinary onrane, or h. r<~
(julrean Api*uii^L Tntr aixl mud hilniulanl,
lloplll Iters are UivalN^ 1^0 ' Without Intox*
Icati ng. MIL
Wo matter what your symptoms
are wlu*t th AIIM-**O r JlW m 1,1 '• Wop lilt*
m loa t watt until y.rtißli*' •<* hut If y u
only ferl IMI<I or mle* raITE, u W them at on-tw
It may wva your life It Uasß* * v '-'1 hujujf <!*.
•500 will t paht they will r,,t I
VUre or help. |n> n <* sulTorX o ' *• y f "* r fr Mi.ds ■
eoirer.hut ue and uriro iu UMn Mop B I
Hemeiutier flop lUthra I* V| K druwd I
ilmnkpn lentrurn but t!w n d jt. \ ■
UrMlti'tne ever mas. the
and NOPt** end no | r*ib tr
ehould bo without thrut. ■■■■■■■A
I D 1.0.1* •" ite and Irr* Ist this run
C f i hnirikciiiM-M. u• of o|imm, foiwuM •.
U nar< <<tl< * Ail toi lL> iiniifi'i la. u ud H
■ fortlrrular Uep Bitter* If#. Ce., V W
•isaaa
Battle Creels, Mich bran,
MAJfCVAOrtJBr.ai or i*a. ouf.r utuntj!
DMM : "" r^
Traction and Plain tnginoa
and Horso-Powors.
II oat I mplr> Tltt* hrr Jittery / K:&hlt>l!thrd
fta the \% or|rL 10-IT.
00 YEARS
y/ /, maiiiuretnrrit, nr kri< ■'■•■ i •-/, • <A
teaf irurraii'p PLREW on // r ;/-/*
■ ||p§
HTr\M-Pfl\V!*R Hrr\lf\TOllS and
1 oinplrtr *tunin tluffife f • > ' VMI ".n
/ •' Tritrtlull KiiNHira *• I I'luln i.Ofc.uie
e. r lu tl. Aioernaii ptßrkrt
A AAFLILWH "F fea'ure* a*4 i WPFIEEIEEEF<
far L*e|. hafethT with LEPWLAR HI ROEFR*/.
t( >* a* I M/i-ele/i rv •*. <ireat;,ed . f ha < ll>. r luakrra
> .tir e.xew of H* j era* r- fmui 0 t* I J Iturar
ca rarity, f-e 'iw . *nr ••**
To et) lee of •• II jnUl H -fee !*• vrrre
7,600,000 1 1 •
ouietarit'v on btnil, (nxn whtrh I 't th' tu
rtnni-Arah.e woud-wi rM f mr r>
TRACTION ENGINES-?'J>
I - • j' | . I ' • r-i/
H, It), 13 liorec Pott r. j Jf/
>r.in-r. nnd ThrrshrrMirc " (rrlPl tt
TnrrhjijiM, rr.
Clmilan ftt fnv
KICHO'.S, 9MSPARD 4 CO.
' ■ <"•--!<. MlOi
'JMIK C'KXTKK DKMOC KAT
BOOK and JOB OFFICE
BUSH HOUSE 111/ X K,
BKLLKKONTK. I'A.,
i* Kow orrtmsa
r; It KA T INDUCE MKN T s
TO Tl|o*K WIHIIIKO riR*T-<T.A*
Plain or Fancy Printing.
Wo havo unu*ul fin iliti<- f.>r
LAW ItooKS.
PAMPHLETS,
CATALOGUES,
I'ROOK A MM KS.
ST.* TKMKNTS,
CIRCULARS,
HILL HEADS,
NOTE HEADS,
BUSINESS CARDS,
INVITATION* CARDS.
. CARTES ME VISITK.
CARDS ON ENVELOPES
ANI) ALL KINDS OF BLANKS
BajrOrdor* by mail will rorojro pr<>mr.i
attorition.
B&?' Printini; d'.tio in tho l>ot tylo, on
brt notico and at the b.wfwt rate*
riILMOIIK A CO.,
V I i,aw and roixwrrioN hour,
K STMIT, WAPHIMGTOM. I> C.
Mak* <'.JIMHon*. Herniate I/mm and ailand In all
Mom is.atdnd In lh.ni I.ANII HCltf, pnMDr'a
A.t.llilnal llnmMim.| Hlihu ami I.AND W A lilt A NTS
anil <M 4JMf
ST. \ A TIER'S ACADEMY,
NEAK LATROBK, PA.,
IVEARLY half a Century old, front
i ' wMrh ID mnai imiailmi and rnltirafa.) wnatan
la Pranajltaala beta graduated i.An• nml ih-nrnjli
•rfwatlnaal aMa ami hlahaat atai.dard of i*lhlh| la
tamer*. Pnnlta admitted al an, llaia. Taarty *•
p" about tXPi.
Addroaa. PISTKM OP MUtCT,
M tnally a P 0 , Wnatmondaml cvnetjf, Pa
I'tlllzltiir UN PI.
can lioiiHt of one editor at
least who might he trusted to run u
I I'ountiy newspaper In the United
I States.
In iiis youth Sir Richard Philips
edited and published a paper at Lei
cester, England, called the Herald.
One day an article appeared in it,
headed "Hutch Mail," and added to
it was an nnounccment that it iiad ar
rived too late for translation, and had
been set up and printed in the orig
inal. This wondrous article drove
half England crazy, and for years the
iiest Hutch scholars squabbled and
poured over it without living aide to
arrive at any idea of what it meant.
This famous "Hutch Mail" was in
reality only a "pi."
"Pi," it may be explained, is a
jumble of odd letters gathered up
and set on end so as to save their
laces from being scraped, to Is- dis
tributed at the le'sure of the printer
in their proper places. Koine letters
are upside down, often ten or twelve
consonants or as many vowels come
together, and the w hole is peppered
with punctuations, dashes mid so on
•nitil it might pass for poetry by a
lunatic < lioetaw. The story SII
Richard tells of the particular "pi"
lie had a whole band in is this :
< IIIC evening, before one of our pulv.
licatioiis, my men and a bov overturn
ed two or three columns of the pnj>er
in type. We had to get ready soun
way for the coaches, which, nt 1
o'clock in the morning, required I'M
or .*.OO pupeis. After every exertion
we were short nearly a column, but
there stood on the galleys a tempting
column of "pi." It suddenly struck
me that Ibis might lie called Hutch,
i made up the column, overcame the
scruples of the loretuan, and away
tl'J country edition went, with its
tliibilogical puzzle l<> worry the hon
est agricultural reader's head. There
was plenty of time to s,t up a e< l
iiim ol plain English for the local
i dition."
Kir Richard tells of a man whom
•e met in Nottingham, who for tbir
' v-four \. ars prcserv. d a copy of the
Leicester lb mid , hoping that some
i.y the letter would is.- explained.
>larU Twain's U|,
The Hon. Homshame Hornet bad
very unpleasant ex|xi ience lately,
tlr. Twain was advertised to lecture
! n the town of ("oleehcster, but for
1 -oine reason failed to gel around. In
die emergency the lecture committee
lecidcl to i mploy Mr. Honiet to de.
, 1v*• r bis celebrated lecture on tem|-r
--nice, but *o late iii the day was Ins
arrangement that lulls announcing it
could not Is- circulated, and the au
dience assembled expecting the cele
brated innocent. Nobody in the
town knew Mark, or had ever heard
him lecture, and they had got the
j notion that he wa* funny and went to
the lei lure prepared to laugh. Even
i those on the platform, except the
; chairman, did not know Mr. Hornet
from Mark Twain and so when he
| was introduced, thought nothing of
the name, as they knew Mark Twain
1 was a nam de plume and supposed his
' real name was Hornet. The denoue
ment is this: Mr. Hornet first re
marked, "Intemperance is the curse of
I the country." The audience hurst into
a merry laugh. He knew it could not
be IIIS remark and thought bis clothes
must l>e awry, and he asked the cbair
| man in a whisper if lie was all right
anil got "yes" for an answer. Then
lie said, "Rum slays more than dis
ease!" a louder laugh. He couldn't
understand it, hut went on. "It
breaks i., happy homes!"still louder
mirth. "It is carrying young men
down to death and hell f" a perfect
roar of applause. Mr. Hornet U-gan
to gel excited. He thought they
! were guying him, but lie proceeded
: —"we must crush the ser|ent! "—-a
tremendous howl of laughter. The
men on the platform, except the
chairman, squirmed as they laughed.
Hornet couldn't stand it. "What 1
am saying is gospel truth!" he cried.
The audience fairly bellowed with
mirth. Hornet turned to a man on
the stage and said: "Ho you sec
anything very ridiculous in my re
marks or behavior?" "Yes, ha, ha,
—it's intensely funny—ha ha ha!
(}o on!" replied the roaring man.
This is an insult," cried Hornet,
wildly almot. More laughter and
cries of "do on, Twain 1" And then
the chairman got the idea of the
thing, and loae up and explained the
situation, and the men on the stage
suddenly quit laughing, looked at
each other in a mighty sheepish way,,
and they quit laughing, too. And
then Mr. Hornet, being thoroughly
mad, told them he had never before
got into a town so entirely populated
by asses and idiots, and having said
that, he left the hall. And the as
semblage then voted to censure Twain
and the chairman, and dispersed
amidst deep gloom.
AN architect who built a new ritv
hall for a western town made a botch
of it and fled to Canada, as he left
wort! with his friends, "to remain until
the affair should blow over." Next
day a high wind struck the town and
his friends telegraphed him: "Come
back. Tho whole shebang was blown
over last night."
TIIR fatted calf was killed that a
forgiving father might re>veal his feel
ings toward a prodigal son.
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BBLLSrONTB, PA.
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NEWS, KACTH AS!) MUGOKHTIONH.
Every farmer in hm annual rj-ftrrirnre.
Uncarem Hnmtihintf uf value. ll', ife it ami
tend it to the "Agricultural Kilitur of the
DsMOl HAT, Kellefonte, I'eoo'a," that other
farmer* may hare the benefit of it. I.et
commiiniralton* he timely , and be *ure. that
j they are brief ami melt jioinled.
Tnr. lower house of the Connecti
cut (Jeneral Assembly boasts that
a little more than one third of its
membership are farmers. The Con
necticut (Jeneral Assembly is to be
congratulated, but we submit that it
looks like a serious reflection upon
Connecticut farmers.
A COKRESPONDENT asks. "What is
the best met hod of feeding cattle in
W inter !"' We don't exactly know.
One man might prefer to take tin
ox on Ins lap ntid feed him with a
spoon. Others would bring liirn into
the dining room and let him sit at
the table with the old folks. Tastes
<iiir. r in matters of this kind.
Tin: current number of .STIVOOTV
Monthly contains at least two articles
10l sp< Hal interest to farmers, \iz:
"Notes of a \\ alker," by Rev. John
Burroughs, and "Agricultural Kx
|x-rim< nt Stations," by Mr. Charles
IJ on aril. This is his lir-t full ac
count ol an educational woik among
farmers which is destined at an i arly
day, to assume important proportions,
and should be road by every farmer
who wotdd keep himself abreast with
the progress of Ins profession.
1 nt farmer who has the water sup
ply for hi-, -lock so arrange! that the
doubled-and '.wi-t. I zero weather we
are ha\ ing now docs not affect it. and
Ins stoek can all drink their fill of
comfortably warm water under com
fortably warm shelter, has great rea
son to congratulate himself. We do
not hapjx n to know very many who
are so happily situated ; but we could
name several who have promised
them< lve*.within the last few weeks,
that tiny will make such arrange
ment* Isfon- another winter. May
they not fatl a to put in execution
their good intentions.
AM good agricultural pnfer is in
teresting to the good farmer, and the
good farmer always is supplied with
one or more of them. Asa rule,
however, those published nearest a
man's farm are of the greatest prac
tical Is'iiefit to him. One's fanning
should l- adapted to his soil, climate
and circumstances, anil lint paper
upon which he relies for information
j concerning bis farm practice, should
be published in the local atmosphere.
Wc are endeavoring to so conduct
j the agricultural department of the
DEMOCRAT as to adapt it to the needs
jof Centre county farmers, and are
made glad by frequent assurances
that we, in n goodly measure at least,
succeed. Our farmer friends can aid
, us in this by sending us their exjieri
ences—and subscriptions.
i WF. did not w rite either of the
| following paragraphs, hut they are
Just as good ami true as though we
bad, and we place them in this col-
J uran, that they may have whatever
advantage is to lie derived frotn our
editorial endorsement:
A neglected, poorly-fed, stinted
lamb never recovers, however well
fed aftcrwatd, so as to make as good
and as large a sheep as tt would had
it had pro|ier care early. Feed the
ewes so thnt they can supply the
lambs with plenty of milk.
Filling a horse's rack with hay, as
some |>ersons do. and permitting a
constant supply to remain before the
animal, is one of the most probable
means of producing disease, and Ike
most positive in rendering animals
unfit for fast work. Large supplies
of hay have the effect of making the
stomach large and weak.
TIIK mission uf these long winter
months seems to he to refresh and
strengthen our languishing energfea
and over-taxed tninda, to develop and
mature plans for the future and to
garner strength and vigor for their
successful carrying out Without
forethought, carefully matured plans,
and sufficient preparation, permanent
success is never obtained in anything.
The American Harden.
IT should never lie forgotten that
rich cattle food makes rich manure,
and rich manure heave crops, while,
on Uie other hand, poor feed means
lean cattle, poor manure and inferior
cropa.
Three Hint* for Corn Grower*.
The existing Mute of affair* a* re
corded hy "Old J'robabilities," make*
corn planting wern a great way* in
the future a* yet, hilt it is not oti"
day too early to he*tow some careful
thought upoo the subject. Here are
! three little paragraph* which it will
; w '" •" jmnder in this connection :
. } l '* "fly good reed that inske*
* goo l J result* potmble.
t -It in md that if od land i* plough
ted jt J et before the corn m planted tire
-OIIIIH Will feed upon the end and not
■ > injure the corn.
The average > of t o n u )<-#
(than one half of th<- |K,,ii,le yield.
I W hen we think how little the second
, halt of one hundred bu-heU Of corn
' " ,,u per acre, the profit of growing
*uch a c rop become* apparent.
Farming in Tennessee.
1 A IY-nncsseo correspondent of the
Arte Am gives the following uncotn
( plirnentnry account of the farming in
! that State. \\ e fear that it* coun
tei part could be found, "in spots"
in Centre county;
I lie liinil in of a linn-stone quality ;
much <I it has has Iwen some what
exhausted liy a pa Ity of*/.<tii'-r*, who
have for year* mostly farmed corn
with hut little wheat, pa j ing scarcely
any attention to grasses and clover,
and fertilizing but little. Some fields
have lieen farmed under this treat
ment for. I am told sixty years, gen
erally in corn, and will yet produce
a fair crop. The land varies in col
j or, some being of a dark chocolate
color, while some again is known as
the while soil: much of it is mixed
with both. '1 lie land generally has
a fine clay sulmoil, and will hold
fertilizers for many years. Manure,
I am told, lias shown its effects for
twenty years. When we consider
the treatment this land had in the
past, and what it yet produces, its
J -tren.th or durability is far superior
ti Lancaster county soil. Farmers
from the North have liet n surprised
that our crops do not eijual theirs in
bushels. They forgot the lime and
manure they have for years put upon
; their lands. Isy successful farming
they have made it more fertile than
when first farmed, while this land has
been scuffed since first settled. It
yet produces from one to three
bushel* of clover seed per acre.
Clover and other grass,-* generally
1 do well. The main products are
wheat, i <rn and oats, while tobacco
has been raised quite successfully.
MOM for Douse Plant*.
A eorrespondent of the Country
(irntUmnn writ'--: "A good manv
' kind- of succulent growing plant*
during their en-on of rapid growth
require when growing in j<>t* a great
quantity of moisture at the root*.
I hi* i- the rase with such kinds as
, carnation-, houvardias, heliotropes,
geranium* and roses, especially if
grown in a hou*e heated by artificial
1 menu*, and a minimum of oO 5 rnain
ggined. A good many failures with
; during the winter an- cause! bv
ii"'. supply-tug -ufli ient water to the
roots w hen growing. For year* I made
this mistake myself, hui a* v. are
• daily learning the nature and rcquire
| mi nt- of plant- better, I find that too
much water cannot he given roses
growing in a high temperature, hav-
L ing plenty of healthy foliage, so long
a* there i* sufficient porositv in the
, -ml to prevent saturation. Dryness
at the root* i* often the cause of rail
d w on plant*, and i* also the cause of
' the plants producing imperfect buds.
, W*fieri plant* are place! in warm
rooms, it i a good plan to cover the
surface of the pot*, or if growing in
shallow branches, the surface of the
'•ed, with moss, which may either be
the green mn*s found growing on
stump* and stone* iu the moist part*
of thr woods, or sphaguiurn moss
found in *wamps; this latter is the
kind I generally use, but the other i*
the prettiest for house plant*."
Board* and Shingles Cheaper than Teed,
Zmm ih Ammtn Fsirasi
It will require a great amount of
1 hay and grain to make up for the lose
of heal of a c<w that i* obliged to
remain in an exposed place all night
when the thermometer is at or below
zero. To keep up the heat in man
and animals requires fuel, just the
same a it does to keep our rooms
comfortable; so if the fuel it of poor
quality ami burned in a poor stove the
result will of course be little more
than weak ahes that will be of little
value a* a fertilizer. Just the same
thing will be observed if the cow is
fed on damaged hay and mtteo straw,
the result will be a very small quanti
ty of poor milk and manure that will
never do much good for our land.
Feci I good hay and grain in a warm
stable, and see the vast difference- A
fat, slick cow, plenty of milk and but
ter and fertilizers that will make the
poor hill sidrs shine.
A itniisic'i hoof is of the same
nature as horn. If you desire to
sec the effects of applying a hot shoe
to a home'a boof, place yonr comb on
a hot stove for s minute or two, then
let it cool, and see how easily it will
break. A hot shoe makes the hoof
brittle instead of tough.
Co** does not succeed well after
buckwheat.