I'rofrsntonal ('arils.
WtLLUM A. WALLACE, LAVIH L. KRKtiM,
lUWHV r. WALLACE, - WILLIAM E. W ALLACE.
'Wf ALL ACE A KHI-:HS,
TT I.AW \M> <'ill LECTION OFFICE,
Jniiiiiirv I, . CLKAKFIKLIi. PA.
LIAS L. OK VIS,
I M ATTORNEY AT LAW. ]
OFFICE <>|>|lt 111.. Cimrt 11.iu,.', ull (ha *1 flonrof
A. <> Kiirnt i iiilihiiK ;1 :
II A. McKKE,
I 1 • ATTORNEY AT LAW
O-ll Oftl. * o|.|>.il<-Cuiirl How*. Hcllafunta, P. |
I
I7RANK FIELDINCi,
I LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE,
tfrlj i I.K.AKHKI.II. PA.
w A. MORRISON,
II , A I TORNRY AT LAW,
lIKI.LKKuNTK, PA.
Om. lnWoo<lrln , ni.i. K.i.p|HHillnliCiirt lIUHM.
Oonaullallon In Kntiliahur Herman a-ly
C. T. ALiltnntn. r.M.uowii.
4 LEXANDEIt A BOWER,
1 \ ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
lHlafonta, TA., may ha rottanlUHl 111 Ktiglih or Oar
man. Ofth ain Oarman'a Building. 1-ly
JOHN A. lIE4VKK. J. WEALBT >it I'll ART.
BEAVER A OEIMIART,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Olflca on Allegheny itrect, north of High. Balln
f' lit.', PA. l-ly
DF. FOItTNEY,
• ATTORNRY-AT-LAW,
lIKI.LKFONTK, PA.
URI iloor to tha laft in tha Court llottaa. 2-Iy
lOIIN BLAIR LINN,
*t ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HKLLKrONTK. PA. |
Oflb a Altaghany Straat, owar !'• t'fti \ 'illy {
I L. SPANGLER,
ft • ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BKLLF.FONTK. CENTRE COUNTY, PA
B|mclAl attantlon to (ollactiotm; prwrtlo** in All tha
Court*; CouaultAtiona in tiarinan r K- glluh. l-1y i
DS. KELLER,
• ATTORN FY AT LAW,
Otfica on Allagheuy Btra*t Bouth ala of Lyon'u I
ftor#ißallaftmta, Pm.' Mf
t. H. mul. CTkl'i OOSOOS. I
MURRAY A CORDON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD PA
Will nttpiul (ha Ballefonla Cnurta hn |>a< Ulljr
*ni|.l..y.l l*ly I
R P C. lIIPPLE,
1 • ATTORNEY AT LAW.
LOCK lIAVKN. PA.
All buaineea |>romptly nttandml to, 1-ly j
\\ R M. I*. MITCHELL,
' PRACTICAL HI KYEYOR.
LOCK lIAVKN, PA. I
AA'ill attaml to all *..rk in Claarfi'Td, Centra anJ !
Clint..n oinntlai.
Ulhroop|Milto Irfk ll*Ti.n National Rank. *^o—l y j
\\ r C. HEINLE,
Y Y a \ITORNIT AT t AW.
lIKI.LEFONTR, PA |
Ofßra in Cnr?i4 Ifoitaa, ML>gtian% trr.t.
flparial •tfantiori ciVM t)i- mIMWI "f *Uima.
Ail hwtn-aa alt-mL-l to pn*| t!v. -1 I f j
WILLIAM M ('ULLOI'C.U,
F F a rroßNi YATI AAA-.
CLE A KIT LLP, PA.
All hnainaaa promptly attend**! y.. 1-ly |
(ioiro to call tlie attention of.
▼ ▼ RMMtI t'l fha f.*' t that W hat# a full td j
complete i*rtri>iTt of
Agricultural Implements
OF r.VK.RV bVMRIPTION.
from l>I muker*. Our pri'M ara m-larat*. md tha
qualify of our implement- *ra aamnd to nna in tha
tnark-t. Farmer* an I Conautnara will tlo wwll In call |
on ot iWora purr haaing a|wh*ra.
!■ * 1 •
Am'-ag onr tork of implamanu *1 I !•* aimut
TON PORTABf.F. ENiiINK-M, >|! MH'KN WAO^H|
i.KAfN DRUM. HAT RAKRR. PORN
IIKOAh PAST GRAIN hKtl.laJ* TIIIHXIINO
< HIND, WIARD ( lIILLKD FLOW *, A I
W - !> gtfa Ml attantlon to RKP AI It I
would rapactfully (a.llrit tha patrnn*tc of
•iring ant Utirig in tha Itua of Inpiiiiiiiti aud^H
I
1 A P* r h .ma. Fmpla wort^Bt
HJ. BAKER A BR()„
• Mawrrarrtmwji OF
COMPLETE MANURES,
rom
POTATO K.S, CA Bit AG K, CORN,
WIIKAT, FRUIT TRKKB,
AND KVKRV FARM CROP
Tliaaa Mannraa ire prr-|nra<! for aarh
•aparata rrp. rouUinlni In a form Juat
tha plant f-d, In tha itt pr<>prllona, raqnirad to
pro<ln***n Uri* yl#W.
Ttay ira PIIKAPKR THAN HTARLR M ANt RFA.
nrtaliM-ing mnch latar ami morr rarUln raanlU
Vmri >f Arid trial baua prral thh h IH> tha r>rrwct
•yutam of fartilifat|tn
Altai manuferlurarw, Importara and danlari In
Prima Ajcrieulliiral ( henilcalN,
HTRICTLY
PURE GROUND BONE,
SULPHATE or AMMONIA,
NITRATE or lAOI'A.
MURIATE or POTASH,
SULPHATE or POTASH,
ACID PHOSPHATES,
LAND PLASTER,
POTAHII SALTS,Ac.
QUALITY OUARANTKKb.
rirrnlnra (lyln( full |Hirti<-tcr, nnT nmtalnlng fkcta
Intwmtintf tu hnw", sa!H on *pp!)rMon.
IMB Omc t BtO Prt St., Nw York.
#
*■ ;n mt-
Mftfon, .IFU/'VF rhtitr ,0 ('it., liiirtluutri- DutU t H.
EC R ID W JL E, IE I
AVI R.S<) N T , MRI .FA ULANE AT C <).
DEALERS IN
STOVES,RANGES ' HEATERS.
A LSI
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND
HARDWARE.
ALLEOIIKNY STREET, .... HUMES' HLOCK, .... BKLLKfONTK, l'A.
TRAVELER S GUIDE.
BKLLKFONTK ft SNOW HHOK
li. R.—Titne*Tahle In effect m and after Mar a h
1,1H1 :
I*ea%ea .Snow Shoe 5*36 a. M..arrive* in llcllrfoiite
1.21 A. M
Leave* Itellefwute 9.1*2 A. M., arrive* at Bnow Shoe ,
11 . s u
Leave* ttnow tfhoe 2 lo P.M. .arrive* in Ihdlefnnte
4.20 p. M.
Leave* Bellefonte 4.45 R M.,arri*e* at Hliow Hlrne i
7.2& P.M. H. H BLAI It, tii'ii I sSii|>eriiiteudent. '
BALI) KAdLK VALLEY KAIL- j
ROAD.—Tim-Tabl, April .■>, Ilwti:
Kip. Mail. urcsTWAan. usi* tnu. Exp. Mall,
i. m. r t. n. i.*
I 10 7 uj Arrlta at Tyrona l-aara..... 7 -.2 h -it ,
s Ati A'. ...... L*aT* East Tjruu* Latr... 7 A ''.'j |
r m #II " Vail " ... 742 a' , I
f M r. 47 •• Hal. l Eatfla " ... 7.7 * w !
Jan 6 :1 " Euwtar " ... T r.i Vt
T42 C 311 " llaurmh " ... 7V Wl3
R35 A24 " purl Matilda " ... * <• I" I''
727 al7 " Martha " ... "I 2 •
7la ti UN •' Julian " ... * M M i
7 v 547 " Unton.llla " ... * '.'-I v
7in 5Ah " Snow Hiios In " ... 1 -'''2 9 A.'
S !• 5 A.V " MHaal-urx " ... * 1 u.h
IAD 135 " Itallafonla " ... N43 # .'>7 !
530 &25 " Mllnabnrg " ... * '-4 10 n
1 i'i 515 " Curtln " ... uunln 1 ;
.IN 5 111 " Motinl Uagla " ... Ul2 In 2 1 ' I
1 9 f. f'l " Howard " ... 92nIn 17 1
155 410 " r-tglatllla " ... M3H 10 •< ,
1 'tn 445 " Bsarh l r*ak " ... 9 '• 10 54
1 i :O •• Mill HALL " . 954 II L
129 430 " riatninxtna " ... 957 II *•>'
i 254 24 " Inh-K lis* an " ...111 111 11 25 |
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
1 —(Fhlhrttlfhh AND Siia Plfiifl TIOB WMI
After Dwceiuher 1-, 1*77
WKMTWARI).
CKir. MAIL leave* Philadelphia 11 j m
*' " llarri*hiirg...*. 4 J am j
** " MTlliaiii*|ta>rt. M 4 35 a m
M " Haven i* 40am ;
•• " K*novo.., M 10 Warn '
•• *rrite* *t K.rj•
IfIAGARA KXPKKFR leave* l'hll*de|| hi*. 7 . a m
" *• lUrtli' <irr . 1" '■ an>
M •* WtlHam*|M*rt. 2 tn | m
arrive* at Rennvu 4 4" p tn
Paaaenger* hy tbl* train arrive in IL-lle
fbsta at. i > "
FAFT LINK leave* Philadr Iphia 11 4• an.
M M llmrri-l'iirg .t .I'. | n:
• •• 1)11*1,,.;-.rt 7 JV |. m
94 arrive* at Ixwk llaven M 4 | m
EA*TW A Rl.
PACIFIC KXPIKaHI leave* Uk llaven 0 4" a m
M M il!i*f.i*t'-rt... 7!*■'> a m j
M arrive* at ||rril uri„,. M 11 V a tn .
Phila'lelphia .1 4' i m
DAY KXPRU9 laavea lUr. v.. in i*> * m j
•• *' ls k llaven II i<ia m i
M •• WllllamffMtrl...**.... 12 40am j
** arrive* *t ||*rrt* urg 4 lop m
•• M Phila<lelphia ........ 7 tn j
KRIK MAIL leave* Re..v.. k r.. j> m
M " 1,--k Haven * 4'- p m
•• '• WtlliaiMpert 11 f6 m j
M airive* at llanrl*' urg 2 4. 1 . * n ,
M •• I'hilad. 'phia 7 <"• m
FA.ST LINK leate* U i;ii*n.*|. ft 12 "a m
M arrive* at llarntirf 1 5* a m
M M Philadelphia ? Mam !
Frie Mail Wml Niagara F.t| fee* We*f, P • k lla*et>
Aer*mm"datinn Meet *r> l Day K*prw* l!**t, mvk*
It** coaaertifn* at Nrthumher|an l with I. A It. R j
K train* for Mil keel** rre and S. ran ton
Erie Mail Mr*t. Niagara F.tpre** \Ve*t, and Krle
Rspfe** Wart, and I/wk llaven Ammm>d*ti* W*(.
rnak* eLae connection *t M illlam*|asrt witft N.C. R
W. train* north
Erie Mail Meat, Niagara Fpr#*a We*t, and Iay
Klprea* Fa*t. make rhwe eoitnes tin at Lock llaven
With H K V ft R train*
Krie Mail Ra*t and Weaf ronnert at Frle with train*
on LH6M.HR R at Corry with a C A A V K
K . at F.mprinm with R N. Y A P. It. R., an 1 at
pTinwn..d with A V R R
Parlor mri will run l*tweea Philadelphia and
WilHam*p.rt nn Niagara F.vpr-a* Meat. Frle Fvj re#* ,
W e*|. Philadelphia Kiprea* Faet and I*ay Kipr***
Fat, and Sunday Kipre** Kaat Sleeping . ar* <n all
night train*. Wu. A R*Ltwiv.
Gen'l Huperintendent. '
i;IRAKI) HOUSE,
VI CORNKR CHESTNUT AND NINTH STREETS, j
pnUMUIQI
Thi* hen*e. prominent in a rlty famed f< r lt*r..m- j
|
■of
tonic
. A SURE REVIVER.
ruimn,PTi(l,ul for nil re
nMHHHHHBMi,'; rajNu iallv 1 >yrj>r}>rut,
of Slrmglh, 1/trk of Fa 'ryy, tit.
iiml giTm nrw t<i ru rvr*. Titer
rvmoTinff nil <lytic|itio aynipluiiia, Nth It
"i lift Siirmnrh. Ifmrf/mrn, rlr. Tllh only
1 4t- lilarkon tli tct'lli or give
,**■ " 3 Write for llie ADC DtMtk, Si! ]>)>. of
wu- A A"'-
BROWN CIII.M II Ali CO., Baltimore, Md.
BITTERS
IUI.RERT E. PAINE.
Ut< C'lnimUaiuti.t nf Patant*.
BEN.' P. QUA ETON. STORY R LADD
PATENTS.
PAINE, GRAFTON ft LADD,
Attorney* at-Law and fiolieitori o/ Ameru-an
and Foreign Patent t,
412 Firm HTEEET, W ASIIINOTON, D. C.
Prartlr. p.taut law In .11 tta hntnalia. In lb" P.tant
Oflot, and UM Hoprem# and (JlrtnJl Oourta *f th#
United Stat#*. Pamphlet *and fr##. 4Mf
Rop BITTERS!*
(A .Mcdli iiir, not m ilritik.)
11ops, nrciir* MANOHAKK*
DANDMLION,
I; I AMDTnr Pritwrr and DrTM*tt vi.t2rAt.t
in liMurALLUliiruiiilO:'.*.
TIIKY CUKK
AU fH*rs*r*fif theStumarh. |Ww I" od, I
Llv* r. hidn* y*. and i ritiary < •!..•. v#-r I
lly I
Female Compialul*.
SIOOO IN COLD.
VIM le r*!d f*>r a r**' ii TV] rf r,tre
h .p, or for anything ID ; • • ors. . .■■>.* I
found lu th* in. I
: 1 A*k yur dr.Jggiat ft rID n Itltt- ra *t t-y H
M ti.' iu le for- ).u *•. p. Tnkr no oilier. U
i 1 I 1<'!• en *lwn|titnen! lfTt!*!hlecure for 8
B limnkviiueMy w >!■ .uui, loU. o n.U ■
I ttar< • . ■
, jWALBEMI Fg\i run < In ft vn. f I m\ .-CV/j
All elre 4 I' * /JM
I B Hp ftuw* 3M' . I - 1 4V>,o*(. ■
i MMwra—li in ire 11 i—iini
Oattio Creek, Michigan,
MANCFAC*TUII*.;UI ot i tr. ONLY . m ;ve
Tmf■ j .. ■ '
Traction ond Plain Cnginos
and Horsc-Powcrs^
Ifcwt CoturdMr Threeher Fartwry ' EUlbD*ho(l
la the IVarld. 184 B
VCACO nferm f ■ <1 fir fi ' ■■fu / ) ti.
k J I LMn V ••, w | tit it h~ - . It*- \
tna! Tl 4 rt, nr l—al ' . •• '•,<> fp"iA*
■ ■ cr.iO-2 **rraa.')| ;i n v* mil t'Ht Ia
cafe,;
•-sa # *"
STEtM .PDWPR S?:PAR %Tf>ltS r 1
I omplitr Outfit* t + ■■ -
Trartle* I'IIAI tin* • Pin in liugivK*
pr- m-% *1 !n th V*!, - an r.arket
A ft* dtftvrf* - f / ftm/hmm *•# Im****m**i ft
' ft IMI | I . a • • •.
th - Iferki'f | tls r• A ..J. f ! U *w.
Four •./*- of Refmfutom in .. tit. I j bnra
OMt' l|, /* Ifeta .r A I tr
Tt" etylew of " M' nnte.: ** II pApnVfti
7.500.000 n ! r ,
on lIATi f. If Ti whi hC I '■ Ui" .i>
j rra.tj w-*. a. r* <>t o*jr marhD* r
TRACTION ENGINES
I HleYafeH. faaaf dmtnS'f *m t ,**
F*rmrm rvtd THrrehr r--,. n to' 'a
tDvrL." "w*#-A/ee Tlirehirsg Ma*hrenr.
CiTvUlar* vrt free A ' '***
NICMOLN. RHEPAriD A CO.
Hr \tV M'cMA a n
\fo\FY Loan at t |4>r t't.
,ii /.'in „ T Tll , MUTUAL i.irr. INH R
; ANT* CO OF NKW YollK, „n flr*t mortgage. ~n
impr'tved farm prpevty. In •um* mt lea* than D.
! and r-'t eyrewdint one third of the preaet.t value 4
j the property. Any I rti- n of the }fin'ii*il ran l*
l*k|d "ff at any tim. *.| it i a* I ' • n the ro*t>.m .-f the
rnmpany to |ermtf the prlartpa) .. remain a* long a*
the )-rr-.wer *i*h, if the inOt*t t* promptly paid.
Apply to
(.IIAVII.FwH P HIIFftMAN. Atlomey-at law.
527 < -art. *treet. Heading, Pa.,
1 or to D AVID T KLINK, Co • A|i*mi*er.
| r k-tf Mellef.mte, Fa.
ST. XAVIEK'S ACADEMY,
NKA It LATRODK, PA.,
N EARLY lmlf n Century old, from
_ thkh III* mt pf'nJnmi
In ponnyUmnSm but** (rtulmUil, nvwt ihnttiigl
• a I'D ami lilh* iUb4*nl of r#Autrf In
Hn*>nr*m PiipiU Mmlllol *t nny tlino. Y"wly m
I Mftio nlwinl fiPW.
fIirTEM or mrkot.
60 Bonn*'# r. 0.. W**fmor4ai<t r<wnty. Pi
GAKMAN'S hotel,
II ...... HKI.I.RFoXTK, PA
TRR* f I.3ft PAR DAT.
' I A (soft U7 iltai h*4. 1-1
tfk Center .tlemeittnt
rJ^J
HKLLKKONTK, I'A.
AGr.ICVLTUEAL.
NKWM, FACTS ANI) HL'COKHTIONH.
till. 7mi nr tun NATI-SAI, *fi.niir i, TIIA IXTELLI
otacs AKII i m.i I KITI or tin iiutt.
Every fanner in his annual er/ierienee
iltsenrers .■"mirthiny of value. Writ* it ami
triii/ it In the "Ayrirultural hit it tor aj the
DKMOCKAT, llrllrfantr, J'enn'u," that other
farmers may hare the benefit of if, I,et
Communiratwns he timely, ami be nure that
they are brief ami irell jminted.
WK doubt not that many farmers
living near towns and villages will
take great comfort in adopting as
their own much of what is said in an
other column under the head of
i Farm Rights. We quote it from the
/ umiectirut Farm* r, hut we have iiuiu
bors of farmers in Centre county
who will say amen to it.
WK remember that a number of
farmers in our county put the new
"broadcasting" points upon their
drill last year for sowing wheat, but
have failed to hear reports from any
of them since harvest. Will some
one who has used them make a report
through the DEMOCKAT. We have
heard it intimated that because of
their extreme width that jwrtion of
the grain which falls in the middle of
j the furrow fails to be properly cover
; ed, and as a consequence does not
I germinate, or is so weak as to kill
! out easily.
THOSE who acted U|>on the advice
| given by the DEMOCKAT last spring,
and planted a small lot of corn pur
posely for seed, and have up to this
time given it the extra care demand
ed to make a crop of p< rfect ears,
should not forget the important mat
j tcr of topping all the barren stalks
Is-fore the pollen Incomes ready to
1 fall. This takes some care and
trouble, but it will pay big. 1 let tcr
than topping is to cut out all the bar.
ren, late and weakly stalks and feed
them to the cows. This will give
lhoe which have set cars a better
chance for a full development and rip
ening of the seed. From that which
is left to come to perfection, select
! three or four ears from the very fin
est, earliest, and in every way last
stalks in the lot. and carefully save
1 them for a similar lot next year, using
the Wat of the remainder for your
main planting. Pursue this course
from year to year, and before you
are aware of it, you will have "thor
oughbred" corn, which w ill yield from
ten to fifty per cent., more under the
i same, circumstances than it does
now.
"Tillag* i* Manure.''
As an illustration of the fact that
good thorough tillage may be made
to a certain extent, to take the place
of manure, we quote the following
from a correspondent of the Maine
Farmer :
Many year* since, an Irishman, pur
' chased a small patch of land, which had
| tieen so thoroughly exhausted i.s to be
: considered incapable of producing a
j paying crop of any kind. Hut he de
■ lerniined to sow a piece with rye. ami
long before the time to sow, he might
lie seen almost every morning, and
i while the dew was on. ploughing his
field. After a while he stopped plough
ing, saying that if he ploughed any
more the rye would lodge and spoil the
i crop. His near neighbor* thought this
was a specimen of Irish intelligence,
and made much sport over it. They
were confident he would not get rye
enough to pay for his labor. Hut the
rye came up well and grew and ripen
il, and when a Urge yield was harvest
led, the neighbor* concluded that the
j Irishman knew a great deal tnore than
' they thought he did. They could not
; account for it. but the fact was before
them. Such cases are common and go
I to prove that good tillage will help to
increase production.
A Good Suggestion -In Spots.
Dr. A. G. Chase in writing in the
! Kansas Farmer on the "ilog and
sheep" question, offers the following :
A common sense law would be to de
clare that dog* should not l>e consider
ed property when off the owner's prem
ises, except when used for hunting and
herding. Such a law could fie drafted
t hnt while it protected all valuable dogs
when in use for a legitimate purpose,
would rid the country of the wonlilesa
vagabond* which really do the most
damage. The constable* might be cm
powered to kill ail dogs running at
large, receiving one or two dollars for
each one killed ; said sum to he paid
by the flock master* of each township,
aa it in tbeir property that iato be bene
fited.
In Uie main this is very good. Wc
object to the oflcr of bounty at all,
and if offered, to the source from
which it is proposed to obtain the
money with which to pay it. The
"flock masters" whose property is
| endangered would doubtless be found '
i willing to "go gunning" without
Icharge for the murderous canines,!
| ami. even pay a little something for
! the privilege, if only relieved by law
from fear of possible suit for "dam
ages" brought by owners of the ,
bloodthirsty curs of low degree. If,
however, it be thought best to offer
the bounty, let it lie paid from the
county funds, raised by general tax
ation, and of which the farmers al
ready pay by far the larger portion.
Farmers' Rights and Wrongs-
From tti Count* li tit Farmer.
Down the river the other day
whiling away an hour between trains,
we followed a beaten path along the
river bank round a jutting ledge and
met the owner of the premises upon
which we were unwittingly trespass
ing. He wasn't ill-natured but be
felt that be bad been imposed upon
by strangers, and, after bearing bis
story, we felt so too. Just around
the ledge, though wholly hidden from
sight, until one came very near to it,
was his house and the beaten path
brought up in his door yard. In !
plain sight of hi* bouse ami not a
stone's throw from it was a large,
nearly flat rock, the continuation of
the ledge jutting out into the river.
Around this in warm weather, young
men from the cities were in the habit
of disporting themselves in the most
primitive Adnmic costume, utterly
; regardless of his expressed wishes
which were sometimes met with di
rect insults. He was long suffering
| ami didn't want to 1-e unreasonable,
j but he felt that he bad some rights in
his own door yard which these fel-j
lows were bound to resjiect.
Not many farmers are annoyed in
the precise way in which this ouc
1 has ix-cn, but the city man or city
woman, especially if it lie a young
man or woman is very apt to be ,
extremely careless of the farmer's j
rights when in the country. In the
sense of freedom which comes with
release from the city, there is very
apt to be a spirit of license which
docs not hesitate at acts which the
|x-rson would not indulge in at home.
Most farmers cheerfully waive tlmir
rights of ownership to the Wrries
and nuts growing on uncultivated
lands and visitors are welcome if
they will not break down the fences
or leave ojx-n gates or dropped bars
which will set free the stock in pas
ture: but it should not IK- forgotten
by these \ i-itor-> that they arc simply
privileged intruders, an 1 that the
owner of the land has the same right
to whatever grows upon it. as they
to the produce of their gardens and
orchards; and when the city berry
pickers come up close to the house
' ami glean the bushes along the gar
; den wall, as they do sometimes, it
f savors of 111-inaniu rs to say the least.
The same kind of people will not
i mind wading around in mowing lots
| for whatever strikes their fancy in
j the time of fruit or flowers, tramp
i ling the stout grass until it looks
I like a buffalo wallow, and the bus
j bandman finds the softened language
!of the Revised Version altogether
j too mild to express his feelings
when he comes to mow it.
Another lawless character is the
I city fisherman who meanders back
and forth through the grassy mead
ows to display his skill in capturing
half ounce trout in the few brooks
where bis illustrious predecessors
have not si read)' exterminated the
race. His boon companion is the
amateur sportsman w hose game bag
is redolent with murdered woodjieck
ers and chipmunks, bis only large
I game Wing the farmer's unfortunate
cat, which, mistaken for a rabbit or a
woodrhuck, fell a victim to bis ap|x>-
tite for a wild dinner but wasn't
brought along as a trophy though
j the "sportsman" by this accident dis
j posed of bis most formidable rival.
We have touched upon a few
iof the most prominent abuses to
which the farmer is subjected by
| thoughtless visitors from the cities
i and towns. They all arise from a
disregard of rights wldcb the offend
ers arc perfectly familiar with, and
therefore inexcusable. In some in
-1 stances these lawless acts produce
' only annoyance; in more they are at
tcnted with a greater or less degree
jof altaolute loss. There is direct de
struction of projx'rtv, as well as ex
tra work and lo*s of valuable time
'to the farmer. He earns his innnev
; by hard work ; there are no sudden
j fortunes made in legitimate farming,
j What seem trifles to hi* rich visitor
'are often no trifles to him. As a
! rule lie like* to W accommodating.
1 It isn't his nature to decorate his
lands with signs forbidding tres
passing. The offender has no evil
intentions. He is simply careless.
Both will get along very pleasantly
logcther if the city man will respect,
as he should, the country man's
rights.
It is doubtless one of the economic
functions of the clover plsnt to ar
rest snd store up the nitrogen of the
nitric acid in the soil, which would
otherwise bo drained awsy during
the autumn snd winter.
Do not undertake to keep sheep
on low, underdrained lands. They
! will surely contract disease in such
i localities.
Growth and Weight of Children.
Homo interesting studies with re
ferenee to the health and growth of
children have la-en made by I>r. ISout
lon, of tht- Samaritan Hospital, Lon
don, and, instead of taking the aver
age of a large number of children
measured once, he adopted the plan
ol measuring a nuinlxr of children
ol normal growth, brought up under
average circumstance*, many times,
thus aaeertaing their rate of increase.
15}' this means, tin- annual rate of
growth was found to vary between
two and three inches f.,r each child
per year. !>r. Ifoulton believes tliat
when a child varies more than a quar
ter of an ineh annually, or when his
weight does ngt eorr< -pond with his
height within n margin of safety
put at seven pounds—then it is safe
to conclude the child's diet is not
| good, or possibly some disease is
lurking in his system. The curious
I fact appears that loss of weight al
ways precedes the development of
consumption.
Popular Errors.
To think that th<- more a man eats,
the fatter and stronger he will be
! come. To Ixdieve that the more
hours children study, the faster they
will learn. To conclude that if ex
ercise is good, the more violent it is
the more good is done. To imagine
that every hour taken from sleep is
an hour gained. To act on the pre
sumption that the smallest room in
: the house is large enough to sleep in.
To argue that whatever remedy
causes one to feel immediately better
isgood for the system without regard
to more ulterior effects. To eat with
out an appetite, or to continue to
eat after it has been satisfied merely
t > gratify the taste. To lat a hearty
sup|H T fr the pleasure experienced
during the brief time it is passing
down the throat, at the exjiense of a
whole night of disturbed sleep and of
weary waking in the morning.
i CiiAMiiMi Tiir. Caop. —The advan
tages of a rotation, < ither regular or
| irregular, result from a number of
considerations, some of the more im
portant of which are as follows :
first, different crops require food
elements in difh rent porjortions—
thus jwjtatocs require much more
|Kttash than wheat, and this crop
grown fur sucec-sion of years would
exhaust the natural sftpply much
more rapidly than when only grown
with a numls r of other crops Ije
tw con. not demanding a large amount
of potash. In the second place a ro
ta! am, when managed properly, en
able* one crop to prepare food for
another. Clover sends long tap-roots
into the subsoil which act as pumps
' to bring up foo<l elements that may
!*• used by surface feeding crop* that
follow. Thirdly, as dliferent crops
n quire different me thods of culti
vation, the rotation can IK- so ar
ranged that tln re sill l- a constant
supply of lalwir distributed through
out the whole season. For the same
reason the variety of crops jwrmits of
a la tter cultivation and improvement
of the soil, Che destruction of weeds,
etc. —.1 in fr if mi AgrifultnriM.
Tiir. skill of the American farmer,
supplier! as lie is with the most in
genious ami graceful and effective
machinery, lias become an object of
admiration and imitation. The well
organized houic of the American
farmer is looked upon as a model.
The place filled in the community by
the American farmer is considered so
im|K>rknrit and honorable, that other
nations inquire bow it has been at
tained. The crops of the American
farmers arc looked upon as so sure
that all anxiety with regard to the
supply of food for people less favor
ed has passed away.— Cummimtmrr (/.
It. boring.
ONK of the most prolific cause of
contracted heels in horses is allowing
their shoes to lemain on too long.
. It is seldom we hear of horses hav
ing contracted heels when worked
regularly every day. Few persona
are aware of the importance of re
moving a hotse's shoes, which should
be done at least every month or six
weeks. It i too often the enstom to
allow the shoes, after having once
liven placed to remain (ill worn out
! before removing tliem. —.larrms
i ( W/irator.
It-" •
It is a very curious circumstance
' that otir wi*i-xt politicians, our great
est theologians, our most eminent
' men of science, our acutcst financiers,
business men snd politest society, do
not succeed in keeping the nation
from scrapes ami pinches that noth
ing but a draft on the farm, in some
slnijie, will help it out of.
A IIORSE which can walk five miles
an hour is worth more than either
tfmid S. or St. .Itilien, snd would
probably walk to San Francisco be
fore either of those two horses could
trot there. The horse should be
trained to walk. A good walker
will travel more miles in a day than
a fast trotter.
lx light soil it desirable that the
surface should be continually cover
ed by crops bearing as much leaf aa
(tosaible to convey to the land from
the atmosphere its manuring proper
-1 ties.
A MONORKI. aire of any kind of
stock should never be used.