Professional Car tin.
WttUAM A. VIIUCI, PATIO L. .
NAftftt V. WALLACI, VILLI AM A WALLACA
WALLACE A KRKBS,
▼ V LAW AND COLLECTION orPICR.
January 1. ISM. CLKAhPIKLIb PA.
I7>LLIS L. ORVIS,
Id ATTOHNEV AT I.tW.
OP PICK oppuelte the Conrt UooAa, on the 2d Sor of
A. O. Porat'a building. 3-fttf
T?RANK FIELDING,
LAW AND OOLLBCTION orricK,
li-ly cLKAKKIKLD, PA.
WA. MORRISON,
a ATTORN KVATLAW,
HKLLKFON'TK. PA.
OAca In Wondrlng'a Block,oppiiaila tbeCourt llouia.
Con.iination la Kngll.b or G.rmaii. 2-ly
C. ft. ALftZAirpU. C. M. MTU.
1 LEXANDER A BOWER,
2\. ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Bcllafonle. Pa., may be c*m.ult*d lu Kugllah or Oar
man. Offl. • in Oarman'a Building. l-ly
HIM 4. BftATIH. J. fUlll uiruaST.
T3EAVER A GEPIIART,
X 3 ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
OfDc OD AUfuhfDj uortli of lllgb. fUllo*
foal. Pi. i-ly
DF. FORTNEY,
a ATTORN KY-AT-LAW,
BKLLKPONTK, PA.
Laat d-r to th. left In th Court Hoax,. 2-ly
JOHN BLAIK LINN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BKLLKPONTK, PA.
Office Alleghany Street. oar P,ut Office. 21-1)
T L. SPANG LEU,
ei a ATTORN KY-AT-LAW,
BKLLKPONTK. CENTRK COUNTY. PA.
Special attention to Collertkma; practice. In nil the
CourU; Cnnanluunoa In German ur R gitab. Mly
Da KELLER,
a ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Offlcw on Allegheny Blrtvt *Smth ld of Ljon*i
■tor*, lUllofbnt*. Pi. l-[)
t n. *•■♦?. riiW aoKoo*.
\f UKKAY A GORDON,
I*l. ATTORNKYS-AT-LAW,
CLEARPIKLD PA.
Will attend tha Ballafonta Courta whan epecinll)
employed. 1 1>
HP C. HIPPLE,
X a ATTORN KY-AT-LAW.
LOCK IIAVKN. PA
All bwdneaa promptly attended tn. t-ly
M P. MITCHELL,
PRACTICAL BCRVETOR,
LOCK HAVEN,PA,
Will attend to all work la Claarfteld, Centra aad
Clinton onuntlea.
Office oppoalta Lack nacaa National Rank. Mk-ly
WC. nEINLE,
a ATTORNEY AT LAW,
RELLKPONTR, PA.
Office la Conrad Hooae, Allegheny etreet.
Special at ten I lon ft! ceo tn the collection of clalma.
All boeinaae attended to promptly. 21-1)
WILUAM MoCULLOUGB,
ft ft ATTORNKT AT LAW,
CLEARPIELD, pa
All hnalneaa promptly attended to. l-ly
Mlneellaneoun.
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00YOU SUFFER
With COSTIVCNEM. SicU Haadacha. DVSPtP
SIA. Lorn Sairita. SLEEPLESS MIGHTS,
Loea af Appetite. Paia in tha Kid*.
Aad all the anmerue* ailment* coeeei|aaat apoa a die
ardere.l alate of the Liter, when yon bare a Cfflail
remedy within your reach. That remedy la
GREEN'S Liver Pills.
Tbeae Pllte era of TWO aiapa, and whea need In
connection with each other according to dlreetiuae
ar> INVARIABLY HL'Cf EHHrI L. They are aagar
cmted. an.l are SSNT BY MAIL oa receipt of price.
In order to prevent roaaterfettlag that are pot up la
■otm hoftea, with the signature of P. P. GRRkN
around each bn*
Price, No 1, SOrlA; No. 2, OO rtA Manufhctnred
"r. POTTS GREEN
BRLLRfuNTE. PA.
1831 THE CULTIVATOR iqqi
AND
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.
THR BEST ftp THE
AGRICULTURAL WEEKLIES.
THR Cot'NTRY URNTLRMAN it UNSDR
ftaaarn. If ant I'llurtLue. for the amoaat aad rarie
ty of PaacftteAA laruaatrioa It cnaialaa. and ftw the
ability and entaat of Ita Coftaaaroftkisrc—la Three
Chief Directi.ma of
PARM CHOI'S AND PROCESSES.
IIORTICI'LTI HK AND PRLIT^IROWNO,
LIVE STOCK AND DAIwTING—
While It aleo Includes all minor department, of rnrat
lalsrest. anch aa tha Poultry Yard, Knlowmlafty, Bee
Krefdag.Ureaohowse aad Orapery, Yets Hoary Replies,
Parm Qiisatlons and Answers, Fired do Reading, Do
mestic Broanmy, aad a anmmary af the News ul the
Week. Ita Meaftrr R* roars are ussaally comptst.,
aad mora Information can be gathered from IU col
umns Chen from aay other aowrra with regard to the
Prospects of the Crops, aa throw lac light upoa owe of
tha moat ImporUat of all aasatlona—Will To Reft
sen Vti, TO Hail It ta liberally Illastrsled, and
constitutes to a greater degree than aay of Ita con
temporaries A LIVE
AGRICULTURAL NEWSPAPER
Of aeeerdbillag Interest both to Producer* and Ua
earners of every etass.
Tai Ovirmr o>srt.iat* Is pnhttsbsd WCIIIT oa
the toflowiag lataw, when psid strictly la adsanre;
OsiCorr.oa- yw |2.; Puvm Coeim,tin, aad aa
additions I earn* for the year free ta the aatwfor of CI ah;
Ta* CoftlftA •>, aad aa additional copy ftw tha yaar
fftew to the sender of the Clnh.
AdrSpecimea Caplsa of DM Paper free. Address
LUTIiKR TUCKER A SON, FtMahern
ALBANY, R. V. Ma
xeso-i. ieso-1.
The Patriot, Daily & Weekly,
For the Ensuing Year.
The subscription price of the Wnair Potato* ha*
haeo red seed t*. HA par copy per annum
To slabs rd Pirn and apwnrd* th* Wutair htmft
will be formatted at the eitraorffiaarlly cheap rata of
7ft roots per ropy per annum.
Tun Inns Pft*lo* nlll he teal to aay addraaa,
daring the maatnas of Coapraa* aad Ih* LegMalara at
th* rata of 40 cools par mooth.
Coder tha art of Goagreae th* pnbltahar prepare
he postaga aad an ratlorod from that
sip suae.
Beery aatacrlptioa mast b* accompanied by the
aafth.
Now I* the Mao to aal itllh*. Th* sppratrhlng
aawdona af Coagram aad tha Lrfpsleinrw will he of
■tarn tbaa ordinary Interest aad their proreedlag*
will he folly rapre-fd for tha Daily and a c.mpleU
■opata af I hem *lll be gfrea lit the Week ly.
w'"ii 11 atl
WUnon, Mr Far lane P Co., Hardware Dealern.
HARDWARE!
WILSON, McFARLANE & CO.
DEALERS IN
STOVES, RANGESiHEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND
BTTII-:D:E:R,S' HARDWABE.
ALLEGHENY HTRKKT, - HUMES' BLOCK, .... IELLVUHTI, P*.
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
BELLEFONTE A SliOW SHOE
R. ft.—Tlrus-Table In effect ua and after March
(. Iftdl: , , . „ . ,
Uvm Suuw Eboa &.M a. a.,arrises la Bellsfonte
t.U a.a. . „
Leases Itellefout. Ml a. M .arrtsse at Snow Ebua
11.Eft a.a. .
Utn Saaw Bbo* UO P.M.,arrises la Ballafoat*
l.so a.a. . ..
Lara Bellafont* 4.4 ft r. M.nrrirae at Snow Shot
7.2 ft r. M. 1.1 IILA IK, Oval Hiip.rlnt.od.ol
BALD EAGLE VALLEY RAIL*
ROAD -Time-Tnble. April 2. 1*>:
Ear. Mall, waaraaao. aaataaao. Kap. Mall.
. a. p. a. pa. a.a
* 10 708 .——Arrlft* at Trroo. Uara.... 7 S3 4t
4 3 ft ftft Lear. Ksst t J run. Lri... 7 II
7SO ft 41 ...... " Vail " ••• 143 • ft*
I ftft 47 ...... " Bald Eagle " ~7 47 2
74 634 ..... " lutltr " ... 752 ft 0*
743 ft 3.1 ....„ " Mannab " 7 ftft •IS
7 .16 ft 34 ..... " Port Matilda " ... aOO (I 19
!i7 al7 ....„ " Martha " ... ft 07 ft 24
} Ift ft M Jollao " „• 14 •31
7 9 ft 47 ...._ '* OaiooTlllft " ... ft 3-1 • Aft
70064 an—n — " Ha.l. Shoe In " ... ft 64 P44
ft 44 ft 44 ...... " Mllsaburg " ft 34 ft 4*
ft 44 ft 34 " Bellafont. " ~• 43 ft 47
ft Sft ft 24 ...... ** Mllesburg —•64 10 oft
J24 ft I* " Curlln " _. ft Oft 10 Ift
til ft 10 " Mooni Eagla " ~®•*J® JJ
ft ft ft 01 ..... " Howard ... ft 20 10 3.
4544 &0 ... Raglf'llla " ~ JO 4ft
tSO 444 .... " llmli frank " .. ft 40 10 44
444 433 " Mill lift!l " ft 44 11 l
4 2ft 4SO ..... " Plamliiftton " .. ft 47 11 2®
ft Sft 4 2ft " Loch Hnrao " ..10 "1 II
I >EN NSY LV A NIA RAILROAD.
A —( Philadelphia aod Rrla Wrlaloa.)—On nod
after Dtceal*' I*. !•" :
WESTWARD.
gRIlt MAlLlaarae Phi1ade1phia.............. II 44 p m
* •• llarrl.borg 424 a m
- " - Willi.ro.t-.rt ft 36 ao.
n " Lock lla.aa— ft 40 aoi
M M R.a0.0- 10 ftft ato
• arrlTM at Krin. 7 pa
NIAGARA KXPKKNS leasee Philadelphia.. 7 aa
•• - Herrtaburft. Ift 40 *ns
. •• WIIIUmapoM. IJipa
M arrises at Renosu-. 4 4" pe>
Paawngen by tbl. Iralo art,., la Italle.
fault rllilh - *• P•
PART LINK leass. Philadelphia 11 4ft a a.
" Harrltburft 3 Sft pO.
- Wllllamrport....— 7So|.
- arrtTM at Loch llarea -. ft 40 p m
EAITWAID.
PACinO EXPIEM Mara. ***£-
trrivti it
nIU4IphIA.. . M i&pm
DAT EXPRESS taaftftft •••• J® J® •
#4 • Lark Hutt- U
- WllltMMptrt IS 40 • M
iirimH HirrtiNrt . f 4 lo p m
M Phili4*tpklA.MM...*. TJ" p ®
ERIK MAIL laasmjtonoru ?
" lork Harm ft 44 pla
- Willlamaport.- 11 Oft p m
aa rtre# at Harrtebafp - 544 a m
• " Philadelphia 700a 01
PART LINK leasee Wtlll.o. n oct .... 12 34 a m
- arris** al Herrtaborg...l Mia
" Philadelphia. T Sft a
Rrl. Mall Weal. Niagara Ripr.ee Wat, Loch Htirt
Ammasodatfoa Wal. aod Day Eipr-a. Rael. make
rWVon.ecll e*.l Nocthnmbertond .Ilk L 41 I
R train* for Wllkssharre aad ftrresbn
Rrla Mail Weal. Niagara Kftpreae Waat. aad Beta
Eipr.ee Waat. aad Lock llaTea Acroanwodatloa Wrrt.
oaaaa cloaacoaawtleft at Wllllawapoft alth B.C. R
W. train, north.
Rrla Mall W~t, Niagara Eipre* Waat. aad Day
Eftpr— (MI. make H™. roaoarlion al Lark Ha.ee
With It R V. H R. train.
Rrl. Mall Real and Wort coaaact at Krte *tth tralar
oa LSAM. S. R R.. at Parry with 0.0 ft A *. R
R.. at Smporlom with R. N . T A P. R- R. aa I al
Drtnwoo4 with A T R R.
Parlor rare will raa Philadelphia aad
William wort na Niagara Eiprma Waat. Rfte Eaprma
Vol. Philadelphia Ei prma Raat aad Day Eiprwa
Kaet.aad Hnoday Riprm. Raat Sleeplnft ramoa all
algbt tralaa. W. A. Ratowio.
Oaal Saparlataadaat.
I'IIRARD HOUSE,
VJ CORNERCHRHTNITT AND NINTH STRBBTR,
NRMRnU.
Thle hawaa pmailn.ol la a ctty faamd f.ir Ita coat.
Ibrtable hot.W, ta kept la aary rmpcrt a,aal to aay
(rat clam hotata la the ronatry. Owing to lb* aCrla
gaacyoT the tloMe,tbe prtc. of board[ h-.h^a>
ta raatlooaiasapar day. J M KIBRIN.
IdM* Mftft—lf
GILMORE A CO.,
LAW AND COLLECTION DOPSR.
fl'29 F STREET, WaNINOTON. P. C.
Make fVdlactloaa. Nagnttala Uwaa and attend ta ail
bnateeee ooaSdad to tham. LARD SCRIP. ***£•
kddllloaal llommtaad RlghUaad LAND WARRANTS
hoegbt aad aoM. 4Wf
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pp A TRUE TONIC W
A PERFECT BTffENGTHENER.A SURE REVIVER.
IRON BITTERB ere hirhiy recommended for all diaenacn ro
quirtng a crrttii and rflcknt tonic ; Wpedilly Indignhn*, l*yrprpmn, Intrr
wii/eal Ffttr, Wont of Apptiti*, Lom of Strmglh, Lack of Fntrgy. tit. Kn riches
(he blood, strengthen* lite inuaclre, and (iret new life to the ncreaa. 1 her act
like a charm on the digestif* organ*, removing all dyspeptic symptom#, such
aa Talinq ikt Food, llt it king, Hoot m Ik* Stomnrh, Ifmirtbmm, do. The only
Iron Preparation that will not blacken tho teeth or give
headache. Hold by all draggiata. Write for the A lIC hook, 3*2 JJ. of
useful ami amuiing reading—ami frtt,
BROWN CHEMICAL CO., Baltimore, M<l.
BITTERS
lULBRRT K. PAINB,
MiCnaMsMr of hMtM.
bum. r. oRAFToif. rroir b lam>.
PATENTS.
PAINE, GRAFTON A LADD,
Attentat at-faw and fhheitort qf American
and Farttgn Pafenlt,
412 Ftm Btmbt, Wairikotok, V. C.
PntetlM |MM| lw In *ll It* hwAN In lit* Mml
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Batt** Creek, IWiichigan,
I Traction and Plain Engines
and Horse-Powers.
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In lU* M orU I IotB
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contnl4 woo4-wor% of our nrlii'rt
TRACTION ENGINES^
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AXCKCO or NEW VORK. on •*< kx>rt|>t>. on
laptmol far* prwfwttr. la aaaaa wl l*a Iban tt.ino.
and aol riaartlai oar lklrd of lb* pn—ut Tata* a*
tb pmportf. Aay poftli'O of tk* pnntlpal raa I.*
paid offal aa j Ilia*, aad II ha* h**a Uo ratuo of th*
roafon; to pnalt Iba prt.rlfwl lo rotaain a* looj a*
lb* Imrrown alabm. If Iba lalrnat la pnoapllf paid
*■ iIIKRHAS. Aliamy-at-law,
1)1 IVrnl, •font. Rm4li|, Pa.,
a* to DAVID S. KI.INK Co.'i Alfrilor,
trtl Rollofoai*, Pa
ST. X A VIEW'S ACADEMY,
NEAR LATROBE, PA,,
EARLY half a Century old, from
A, abiHi Ow Mart ptnmlnml uvl mlltnilr.l man
la Ctnoay Inn!* Inn (nutoatMi, „rt. MI Omraub
artaaatiaaal aMa MM) l.i. brat Haulant af raining T*.
Coram rmptU ilaltM at MI/ ila. TwH/ a*.
|na afcoat fSB*.
AUna, MfSTKRf) Or MEBf'T,
M ItoaMjr", r. 0., Wa.lmnf.Unfl rnant/, H
riARMAN'B HOTEL,
VJ OpfnrtlaCaarl lloa.a, BKLLKFORTR, FA.
TUNR ftJH Pig OAT.
' A foo4 Urarr aitaaML 14
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®bt Ceutrc fiewocr.it.
BJCLLKPONTK, FA.
A.OBICT7LTtTBAI..
NKWH, KA<rTH AND BU(HiKBTIONB.
run TUT ar raa itriuii watrau u TII latiuj
*<• *ao raoaotaiTT or TMI raaaia
Every farmer in hit annual experience
Utteovere mrmethiny of value. Write it and
tend it to the " Agricultural Editor of the
DEMOCRAT, HelUfonte, I'enn'a," that other
farmer may hare the benefit of it. Let
communication* be timely, and be eure that
they are brief and melt pointed.
Believing Choked Cattle.
The feeding aeaou being upon ua,
it is in order to And, every now and
then, some one of the cattle choked
on a potato, a nubbin, or an ill-ahap
ed piece of pumpkin or mangle
wurtzel. Numerous methods of re
lieving them are practiced, and many
"implements" recommended but noth
ing occurs to us now, so simple,
easily obtained and effective as the
safe probing suggested by Prof. Jas.
Ornrr, of Cornell Uni%'ersity :
Tukc a new inch rope six feet long,
open it out for an inch at the end.
lay the strands back anil tie them
flown on the end o( the ro|>c, so n*
to make a cup shaped end. Thi*
nhould be kept straight, luring laid on
a shelf or hung by one end on
nail in the wall when not in use.
When used the mouth should be hehi
o|ien with a gag aUmt three inche*
in diameter, and |ierforated in the
centre by a hole large enough lo re
ceive the cup-shaped end of the ro|>e.
The nose is raised ami the head
brought into a strait line with tin
lower border of the neck, then tin
tongue is well drawn out, and tin
proitang passed with steady pressure
through the whole length of the gul
let into the stomach. There Is more
danger of stopping short of the
stomach by six inches than of press
ing it too far. Two feet extra intro
tluced into the stomach will do no
harm.
Scratches in Horses.
The muddy roads incident to the
season are apt to produce, or at least
promote, "scratches" in horses that
do not receive the liest of care. For
this troublesome ailment the follow
ing treatment is suggested by a vet
erinary authority of high character.
It is perhaps unnecessary for us to
say that proper attention to the care
ofAhe horse, as recommended, will
avoid any necessity for using the
salve:
Glycerine, 6 ox.; Cape aloes, 2
drs.; tannic acid, 10 grt.; carbolic
ncid, 10 drops. Feed moderately
well but not with an excess of grain,
and al>ovc everything else avcml
standing the animal on heating ns ;
nure, or in decomposing manorial
liquids. Mud accumulated on the
part and dried will prove almost
equally injurious. If the limbs swell,
this must be corrected by hand rub
bing.
Trim tho Trees.
And now Is not a bad time to do
it. The weather is mild enough to
make it pleasant work, and the com
parative leisure you arc enjoy ing will
enable you to work deliberately, and
therefore carefully. The following
paragraph from the Farm Journal,
gives a valuable hint or two upon the
subject:
Keep the centre of your (ruit tree
open and shaped somewhat like an
open umbrella frame Inverted. As
the tree advances in growth rub off
Uie inside shoots that point toward
each other, and which, if extended,
would either cross each other or All
up the S|ace that should he open in
the middle of the tree for the admis
sion of air and the rays of the sun.
You msy not think this important,
but it is.
Good and True.
The custom of having the cows
milked by men is highly commended
by a French agricultural paper. It
declares that milking is hard work
and belter done by nu-n than women;
these, on becoming fatigued, as tbey
are apt to do, become also impatient,
ami their impatience affects the cow.
It urges that women are as much out
of place in the stable as men are in
the dairy.
The Cheapest Pound of Flesh.
lessons or vnt CRICAUO ret STOCK SHOW.
From (b* X. T. Tribaa*.
The cost of a pound of flesh Is al
ways greater during the second year
than in the first; greater in increas
ing ratio the third, the fourth. This
may be generally known, hut is sel
dom fully realised. The Fat Stock
Show in Chicago illustrated forcibly
the fact. There Were nine young
animals exhibited, not Shorthorns
but Hereford*, from 193 to 863 days
old, none of which had gained less
than two pounds per day from birth,
weighing from 400 to 880 pounds,
and averaging 603 pound*. Their
average dully gain was 2 57-100
pounds. Then there were nine grade
Shorthorns about two years old, or
from 620 to 960 days, all of wldch
gained almutrtwo pounds daily, aver
aging scarcely I 1-10 pounds. These
were the only beef animals in the ex
hibition that came up to two (round
gain daily, or were less than two
years'old, though there were 133 all
told, some of which had made less
than a pound per day. One had
lived 2,900 days, making but 92-100
pound per day. Another at 2,7G0
days showed a gain of 1 15 100 daily.
As a rule, the longer kept the small
er rate of gain. One grade Short
horn, only 679 days old, bred by 11.
C. Nelson, weighed 1,525 pounds,
and J. D. Giletl's "Wild Bill" was
lame enough to put on a weight of
1,935 (rounds in 872 days. It is
quite certain that these animals were
fed at a profit. The superior advan
tage of early maturity, of steady and
rapid growth, was one of the most
obvious lessons of the fourth Fat
Stock Show of Chicago.
Make* Sure of a Good Boar.
From tli* n>r*4*f'• CiMl*
All things considered, from the Ist
to the 2(Jlh of December is the best
time in the year for the pork raiser
ur breed his sows, as that time is at
hand, it becomes those who mean
business, and conduct their ofiera
tions lor the greatest profit in dollars,
cents, and satisfaction, to avail them
selves of the services of the best boar
ibat can be oblaiced.
It matters not how many sows a
man has, or how much pains he inay
uave taken that they might be of the
Highest quality, all may be counter
balanced by the services of an infe
rior male, for, at breeding time, the
(►oar practically amounts to half the
uerd, and, under some circumstances,
■ -onsiderably more. If in bis breed
ing he is a mongrel—a cross of this,
a little of that, and not much of any
thing in particular, though he may
look c*|>ecialiy well ; or if individ
ually be is well bred, but bas been
overworked, overfed, or not fed
enough while young ; or perhaps is
of delicate constitution, be msy, aod
likely will, beget an unthrifty, weedy
progeny, inheriting largely of his
weakness and want of character,
with very little of the good that was
apparently in him. By one or two
seasons of such injudicious breeding,
it is possible to undo in a herd what
may have cost years of |>ainslaking
effort to accomplish in the way of
improvement. Hence, in choosing a
boar, one ol the first and principal
requisites is that he shall be well
bred ; not simply good individually,
but a descendant of meritorious pa
rents on the side of both sire and
dam, in whom development of the
most valuable qualities is known to
be inherent. He should be well
grown, rather than a mere pig, ami
should have been always well fed—
not made fat on corn, but given a
varied abundance ol food, green and
otherwise, that, combined with plenty
.of exercise, will develop frame, mus-
robust vigor. He should be
su*Beiently short-legged, and his bodv
.Mir enough to the ground to prevent
tffc suggestion that be is of a "light
and airy style of architecture;" he
should have well-sprung ribs—that
is, tbey should start from the back
bone at right angles rather than with
too much of a downward tendency,
for the latter makes bira slab-sided,
and the former is what gives an ani
mal the broad or "table" back, and
combined with good width between
the fore legs, gives plenty of room
for the large lungs and other organs
necessary to the highest vitality ; the
broad back also affords the frame
work u(K>n which to spread a large
quantity of the most highly-prized
meat in the entire carcass. He
should he deep through the shoulders,
and bis bams extend well down to
the hock-Joint behind, and be well
filled in between the thighs, as those
tour pieces, if large, tend wonderfully
to the money value of the hog's pro
duct. A broad face, not too long,
with full jowls, backed by a abort
neck, denote, along with vitality,
strong assimilating powers, or, in
other words, what is known as a
"good feeder," A drooping ear de
note# quietness of disposition ; a
clean, oily skin denotes a healthy,
active liver ; and standing square up
on bis feet is evidence of a strong
framework.
We hope no reader of the GatHte,
in arranging his plan of breeding
operations for the year or years to
come, will go wrong at tbe very
threshold by using a boar,
for he will in tbe end pmv&LAn ex
pensive delusion. The ten, twenty
five, or fifty cents more that each pig
from a full-blooded, bigh-clata boar
may cost will be returned twenty-fold,
and tbe profit, not to ssy satisfac
tion, of all who handle the stock
will be enhanced greatly beyond that
derived from the rearing and man
agement of any number of scrub*.
BUTTXR and fat stock sold will Im
prove a farm, while cheese, milk sod
Iran stock sold will keep the ferm
lean unless manure or fertilisers are
bought.
MANAOSMRMT is the cheapest and
most pi actios! manure on the farm.
——*~—
CARD tbe COWS. Tbey need it as
What Make* the Grasses Grow?
W. W. riak.lsSt. Midi.!*, for
I tM my buok, for Mstara * foot
W* |wnt*r Ut ft*j,
And, lib m VHijr brala, I Imk
M r font. au4 towarA tit* brook
That In th. gmfor Ur,
AaA b*rr, b**fo- lli lint Utfo,
I round ■ child at pp a/.
Bfwti* on On .ward. It. litll. leaa
* rimgki dlin|dra In lha aand.
I la. 1.-rlu warn folrwr iban b na>.
I board II ninriniir. "Nun ma kkowa,
Bat I M MrMa4."
Wbll. all auharm.4 a dulnt r blade
Of graaa . In lu band.
"What wmtbfol tbun know, ttij tlltlr on. f
Raid 1, with bcartag wta. j
for 1, who thought tn wa.(b lb. nan,
And tracw tbw nan. abrt. pUaau ran.
And (raw thHr u>.irrlw.
la in a babr'a •jur.t.uulng.
(Aiald nrrl; task* rwßllr..
"Wlial would*! Thou kwiw V .rain I aaid,
And, g.utl) bowing low,
I tmS*d It. b.lf-upllffod bl.
W'llb < hubby band It fp*d tba blada
And uiiid ; 'On alll knuw,
Kir "on ha. arblimna "our (new.—
Wn.t aiiu ml uuilta nana f"
"lad rail," I aaid. "a graa mrd Mi
Tn lb. r.rth and aval In lrc|i.
All *iut.rtt lr|*t In tueory oHI
Till Birring nam. I>t>|>n.g u|r, Ila AHI;
Thru II .tlrrrd, and triad In p*p,
With ita I tola gr*ru |, light up to lb. thy.
A nd Own It pna laap;
"K-r lb# ran wa. a aim and tba aartb waa (air;
It tnlt tbr lifr.lv. Una.
It tartml it* • bark to Hn.dl, .wart air.
And a < urrrnt uf lltr.au rich and tarr,
Cam. ap frnm lu iw.u b.h/w.
It grrw and krj.l growing, ami tbal, mj child,
I. lb* ma tb* (raaaaa grow."
" 'On talk* daa Ilk. a. If 'no a'puna
1 a lati. and I don't know,
h*nit naffin 'Bm In Ida. and fry on. knowa,
Tbal (rawww <luu'l think, lor inc. only grown
Mr Mama baa told a.ao.
* ha I maka. am atari an (id tnggrr an' Mggar*
What la it Ibat aaaca 'cm (row *"
llow rowld I an- war in word, ao plain
T hat a In' ) noaad undarrtand T
Ab. bow oould I anrwrt my board ! T warw rada
To talk uf tb. uatou of aen and ram
In tb. rtrh and fruitful land ;
lor in Hum nil waa lb. mj.t *rj
Of will and a (Utditig band
W bat could I galhrr from l-wraiag nor. -
"I hat waa written m> long ago
I braid tb* follow, of KMr< roar
Ou lII* rot ka u trwlb from lb* toy.tic .burr.
Ami hum hi) l,wing low,
I aii.wrrrd ahk* lb. man and child:
tiwd mak*. tb. graaoa grow."
Acricultnra.l Publications.
A new and very promising candidble
| for the bttentioo of all inlereated in
| nook growing, or stock feeding is the
| lirredrr't Gazette, published in Chicago,
; It it a weekly of twenty four pagea,
handsomely printed, ellegantly iiluatra
ted, and, no far tt we can judge from
the firat number, which we find upon
our editorial table well edited. Indeed
jit could not well fail in tbe editorial
: department a it ia in charge of a sue
ceagfui rtock breeder from hi* boyhood.
Mr. J. 11. Sander*, and a veteran in this
line of journalism, having been for many
yeara chief of tbe love (Stock Journal, al
ready favorably known to many of our
readera. We be*peak for tbe Gazette
! the careful oontideralion of all interes
ted in *U>ck. predict for it a brilliant
future, a* to tbe adaptability of tbe new
paper to tbe want* of tbe "general fai
j mar." Mr. Sander* ay* i nine out of
; ten of the general farmer* of wir coun
try annually breed, rear and feed more
or lea* live ttock. often of two or three
1 classes. We are apt to underestimate
i the importance, in tba aggregate, of the
; livestock interests of tbe men whom
we denominated "general farmers." A
large proportion of our horaea are rear
ed, and of our beef, mutton and pork
are produced by this claaa of men. For
this class we propone to make the
Breeder' Gazette not only of interest,but
of direct money value. Farmers of this
claaa ahould be interested in and profit,
ed by the di*cua*ion of practical que*-
i tion* in breeding and management,and
I also in livestock news."
ANIMALS ere very complicated en
; gin.-*, end must be run by careful en
! gineers. The food tbey receive ie
tbe fuel* end tbe daily rubbing, clean
ing, etc., may be likened to the in
j spection, cleaning and oiling of tbe
engine. The fuel must be eqnal to
tbe demands made of tbe animal en
] gine, else tbe machinery will be run
. at a disadvantage, and therefore with
! diminished profit. When tbe water
| is low and tbe fire almoet out, the
engine is a source of lost to the
j owner. On tbe otber band tbe fire
I may be brisk, and tbe boiler well
supplied, but some screw ia looee, or
a part rubs another too cloeely and
the friction thus produced neutralises
< much of the force. Bo in the animal
machine, all the parts must work
| harmoniously together, or in otber
j worda there must be perfeet health to
obtain the beat results. An animal
j may have the beat of food In aufß
| eient quantity, and still pass a hard
winter, and without profit to Its own
er. Food of tbe beet kinds without
; abetter, is in tbeaningd economy like
; fuel in an engine that ia rusty and
| loose and out of order. Both are ex
pensive methods ot arriving at de
sired result*. It takes too much
force to run the machine in both
caae*. As it is cheaper to have a
good engine kept in good order, so
it Is to have an animal in health and
comfort. Tbe thoughtful farmer will
see many other points of likeness be
tween the animal machine and tbe
one constructed by human hands, but
this is enough to suggest tbe im
portance of keeping farm animals ia
a healthful and comfortable condition
by mean* of warm stable* with clean
floor* and pure air.— Amerienn „4yrv
culturiM.
BUT email trees rather than large
ones. The first cost is less, tbe
freight is lee*, they have more root*
in proportion to slate than large one*,
suffer leaa by transplanting and ship
ping, and grow more rapidly. Buy
small trees, generally those not more
than two years from the bud Jan*
Journal.
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