Professional Card*.
DH. BASTINGS,
• ATTORNEY AT I.AW,
lIKI.I.K.VONTE. PA.
Ofßcf on Allc|livnjrilrft,ti) *ai of the of
flre occupied hy Ut'fit tu <•( Y<H*utit A Heelinge. 4< II
8. R. RIALS. 11. A. K IEL
TAEALE & McKEE,
A ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
W-lf Office ojtpovit* Court lluueo, IMlefoiite, P.
(J H. YOCUM,
KJ* ATTORNEY AT LAW.
lIKLLKKitXTE, TA.
ttfllon on N. E. corner .if Diamond and Alleghany*#! ,
In the room lately occupiod by Yociitn A llwtlniH.
VIU.UK 4. UAILAC*, t>rit> u KKl.nn,
UARIV f. WALLACE, WUUAM k .WAI.L!Cg.
WALLACE & KIIEBS,
Y Y LAW AND 00LLKCT10N OKKH'K,
January 1, ISSI. CLEARFIELD. PA.
T?LLIB L. OH VIS,
1J ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OrriCK oppoelt# the Court IIUM* UU the 2d floor f
i. O. FunVi BULHLIIIK. 3-FITF
TCKANK FIELDING,
A LAW AND COLUCCTION OPFH'K,
14-1 y T/LKARPIKLD, PA.
W A - MORRISON,
Y Y • ATTORN KY-AT-1, AW,
IIKI.I.KPONTE, PA.
Office lnWoodr{ng**Rlock,op|H)it" thnOnnrt IIHIIAC.
Conaultation In Kngliiih or litrman. 4-1\
C. T. ALKXANDKR. C. K.bOWAS.
A LEXANDER A ROWER,
iv ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Bellefonte* P., MAY I** cn#nlM in Kugliah or FL#R
man. Office In <)t*rman' lluihling. 1-1}
JAVIH A. HITTER. J. WDILTT GKPUAFTT.
I>EAVEII *t GEIMIART,
J > ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Office ON Allegheny street, north of High. Nell*.
flbHtt| I*a. 1-tjf
DF, FORTNEY,
• ATTORNEY AT-!.AW,
IIKI.LKFOXTB, PA.
LA at DOOR to the left IN the Court llonae. 2-1 J
|OIIN BLAIR LINN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ILKLLKEONTE. PA
Office Allegheny fltreet, over Pet Office.
1 L. SPANGLER,
tf • ATTOKNKY-AT-LAYf,
FELLKPOXTK. CENTRE CNILNTY, PA.
SpecUl attention to COLLECT LHE; practicee iu all THE
Court*; Conaultation* in GERMAN or K My
Ds. KELLER.
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on Allegheny STREET goutli tide of Lyon'A
# Tire, MMtota, Pl* W|
*. H. HMAAT. CTSL'F OORPO*.
MURRAY & OORIK)N,
ATTORNEYS-AT LAW.
T'L.K A HVI KL.T) PA.
Will attend the Bellefonte Conrta when tpeoiully
employed. 1 I?
Hp C. HIITLE,
A • ATTORNEY AT LAW.
LOCK HAVEN. PA.
All hnaioeea promptly atten ! 11 My
WM. P. MITCHELL,
PRACTICAL 8T LIVKYOR,
LOCK HAVEN* PA * I
Will attend to all work In Clearfield, Centra and I
Clint. N countiee.
Office opposite L"ck Haven National Bank. 20-ly
WC. HEINLE,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
BKLLEEONTK, VA.
Office |Q Conrtd lloaw, Allegheny street.
Eps*rial ATTENTION given to the collection of cUlma
All business to promptly. -I*l/
TX7XLLLAM MOCULLOUGH,
TV A I rORNKY A r nw,
CLEAKEIELD, PA.
All bnalna** promptly att.ndad to. 1-1 yr
Jtaninen* Card*.
HARNESS MANUFACTORY
In tiarman'A New Block*
BKLLRMNTK. PA 1-ly
T? P.BLAIR,
A • JF.WKI TR
WATCRTA. rior*l. JIWBUV, AC.
All work neatly esernted. On Allegheny ttrtef*
under Bnrfcerhcff ll'"we. 4-LF
DEALERS IN PURS DRUGSOHLT.
a | ZELLBR A 80N, i
p *l# ItRIOOIHTS.
3 ! No . Br.rf-k.rhoff Row. 5
g All lh* Standard Pat.nt Pre- .
p. —rlptiona an'l Kamily E—tp— arrnrataly .
S praparod. Tru—•, Sbonld.r Bracaa, Ac., Ac 3
* _ 4 " i I
T GUIS DOLL,
A J PAHIIIiiNAIiLE ROflT A SHOEMAKER,
Br*ckcib..ff Row, Alir*briy
1-ly Bll'fon. P.
c. atin. PTM'I. J. P. 114**1*. fVuh'r.
T7IUST NATIONAL BANK OF
I BEI.I.KTONTK.
Allegheny Rtreet. Bellefonte* Pa. 4-tf
Hk. H<>Y. M. I)..
0 OFFI' e In ORAML Ilonee. AHIVE Portney *S
Lair RIFFI'E. BRLLRPONTK* PA
Special Attention given to Operative Surgery and
Chronic MMMW. lA-ly
Dll. JAS. H. DOBBINS, M. I).,
PHYSICIAN AND SCRfiRON,
FMBCE Allegheny St., over Seigler'a IRTIF Slore,
6-tf BXLLRPONTB, PA.
nR. J. W. RHONE, Dentist, can
be found at hi* office and residence on Nertb
aide of High street three door* Beat of Allegheny*
Bellefonte, Pa. 14-1 r
M i ncelta n cons.
■
DO YOU SUFFER
With COSTIVENESa. tick H**d*ch*. DVSPEP
HA. L- •piril*. SLEEPLESS NIGHTS,
Lm *f App.tlt*. P.t* in lh* Sid*,
And *ll lb* nnm—ooA allmont. con—'npon • .11.
otd.r.l *UU of lh. •b.n yon hnr* * (ffUll
rmncdy vllbfn yonr m*ch. Thai r.mcijr I*
GKEEN'S Liver Pills.
The** Pill* *rn of TWO (tank, *n>l -ban n—d in
eoanactlon —Kb aarh other krcordln* b> dlfaction*,
in INVARIABLY SVCCESSrUL. Tbay *rr n*r
dp*d, and *ra SENT BY MAIL on rcc.lpt of pirica.
fVorder In yttrral ronotarfatttnc tbay arc put up In
Mfin IK,*—, Hb tbe al*natnrc of f, P. ÜBERN
around ancb bo*.
Prlca, No 1, SS ct*: No, 1, BO ct*. Mannbctiirad
only by
F. POTTS GREEN.
NNLLKfONTE. PA.
sr A. eoo prf day t homa. Bmplaa worth SV
lO tbdSwfrr*. Addraaa A. BTtNSON A CO.
rtland, Mln S-ly
Wiltton, MeFarlane <C Co., Hardware /hater*.
AUB!
WILSON, McFAKLANK & CO.
DEALERS IN
STOVES,RANGES-- HEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND
IDEAS' HARDWARE.
ALLK'IIIKNY STREET, .... HUMES' BLOCK, • BKLLKPONTK, PA.
1856—1881.
Baugh's Fertilizers have stood Field Tests for 25 Years,
BUSHELS, NOT ACRES.
HAVE MOSEY BY ISIXO
BAUGH'S TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR PHOSPHATE,
Price, #25.00 Per Ton of 20G0 Pound*.
BAUGH'S ECONOMICAL FERTILIZER for POTATOES,
Containing 4 to 6 par cent, of ffalphat* of potaah.
Price, #30.00 Per Ton of 2000 Pound*.
ALL GOODS SOLD ON GUAHANTEED ANALYSIS.
Descriptive Circular* Scat Free upon application.
BATJGH & SONS. 20 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia.
For sale by J. 11. LONG, Pa., Agent for Clinton ami Centre Counties.
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
BELLEFONTE & SNOW SHOE |
R. R.—Tioia-TaLla In fffrct on *od *ft*r March
iV—va* Soow Shoe 4.3T, A. n.,*rrlvaa In liellcfoolc
7.-4 A. M.
* 1,, AT.-. Ilcllcfoolc .IJ A. *.,rrlrca *1 Soow SIK*
11 A. M.
Lenta* Hnaw Shoe r..,rrlr In Ibllalonte
4.2 1 ) r. *.
1.,,,. Bcllafonta 4.4'. r * ,*rrlra* at Hnow Hbo.
7.46 r. n. S. . BLAIR, lien I Snp#rln*nd< m. j
BALD EAGLE VALLEY RAIL
ROAD —Tlma-Tabla. Afill -"J. I-- :
L*SP Mall. R*TY#AR!>. AAALWARD. I.RP. Mall, J
KIRN. *• A " I
8 10 7 <rj Arrive atTynme
n .T f Leave KaatTyrooe LEA?
7V# #l M '* Vail " e— T4* B
7V. . 47 *a*a#n M HgM KagU " ~J 47 * w
7t* 834 ...... M Fowler 44 ... i *
742 4 *' Hannah " . * J' 1
7.•- R, .4 M Port Matilda " * (L ° V
7 Gl7 44 Martha " •** * (L " *
7\N GOA 44 Julian " * 9 •
• •# 847 44 I'monvllle 44
7(D , 4A 44 Sn Show In ,4 ... * • •D 4
:* ! 4'. M Mlleabnrg *' —• J} •JJ
8 44\8 M M Bellefonte 4 S *•} J ;' 4
.v. 6it - MilmbnrE " aMIo it I
A 611 " Cnrtln —•"*' ' •'
3Ft 6 I - " Mount rjMtl. " -*t* *
0 . kOl " 11-nurd " 9 l S7
AM 410 o_ " Rnalatlll* " _1
414 4 U " Mill Hall " J•
4*l 44 Plenilngton -• J 4 JJ
ft ti A 2.* 44 I/<rk Haven 44 *l® c 'l As
IPENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
1 _fphil—l.lpbl. and Erla Dlrlaion ) —On and
.ft.-r iKf'mUr 14, l.i :
w EKTWARD.
ERIE MAILIa*t PhlladalpM* " *•'' P m
•• ll.rTt.l-ure 414 •
' " Wtlltamaport *SS • m
M • L1 lUtrn— 4P*m
m " Ran-'t0........ —1044 • to
arrira. at Rrta TS4p •*
NIAGARA EXPREHH t< Hhtt-.lpbt*-. T S'
•• •• lUm.l.org ... 1" m
h •• w 1111.m.p-irt. 1 4" pin
M arrlr,. at Hcooro 4 Pt p in
p*— r . t>y lhl train *rt.ra In B.II"-
f.nt" at ... 4 riA i
PAST LINK lean Pbltodalpbia— 11 ** • ®
•* •• llarrUl*ur< 3 T N
" WnliaHXtmet a a aw aaaa— 7 L
44 arrive# at L/VT llaven M' P
SALTWATD.
PACIFIC KXPRKSS leave# Urk Haven. — FI a
- ** Wllllameport... • aNI
M arrlvee at lUrrialrurg.... 11 &FI a m
Philadel|dna . I 44P
I DAY P.XPRKSS laavee Benevo.. 10 H a M
• •• lal llaven. ll 9 1 aNI
•• 44 Wtl!larne|>rt...~~.. 12 40 a M
arrlvee at llarriabnrg....... W 410 p m
M •' Philadelphia. 7*>PM
ERIK MAIL laatralUnora - P
•• U. k llar-o ... 0 4-'' pto
•• Williameport.. 11
M airlvee at llerrisi ORG 14A a M
44 PHILADELPHIA 700 am
FAST LINK LEEEE Willl*MET>rt IS JJ a M
44 arrlvee at lltrrltNrf FI a
• •' Philadelphia T4 a m
Rrl. Mall YTnl. Ni**ar W*at, lr*l ll*r.n
Accomi—UHon W<wt. and t>,r Klpr— 10-t. rnak.
C )oae cinnerfion at Nvt HUM her land eith L A B. R
R train* for WOkcl-arT. and Hcranlnn.
p.rl. Mall Wet. Xlncara Eipr—, W—t. and r.rl.
Kipr.aa Wcat. and I. • k llar.n Accomm-latb n Wet,
mak. rlrw. r.nnation at Wllllam.p<tt wltn N.C. R
W. train* north.
Erl Mall r*t, Nlacara E*pr Wt, and Day
E*[.r— K**t. mak. rh*. conn—lion at Lock llat.n
With R R V. K R train*
P.rl. Mall Ra*t and Waal ronn—t at Krl.wlth train*
nn L S AM.S.R R- *1 Corry with Of IA Y. R
R . at Rmprrrtnm with It. N. Y. A P. R. R-, aal at
Driftwood with A. V. R. B.
Parlor car* will rnn Mw,.* Phlladclphl* and
WilH*a<*port oa Nlafara Eapr—> Wc*t. Krl. Eiprc—
W—l, Phil—talphla Kpr—• E**t and Day Eipr.—
E-rt. and Sunday Kmpr— Kwd Hlaapln* rwr* on all
night train*. W. A Btt nwt*,
Ocn'l Snpintnd#nt.
THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT
BOOK and JOB OFFICE
A LLEGII EN Y STREET,
BELLEFONTE, PA.,
IS NOW OPfKRINO
GREAT INDUCEMENTS
TO THOHK WIHHIKO PIRHT-TLAM
Plain or Fancy Printing.
Wn bv tintiatml fariHtina for printing
LAW BOOKS,
PAMPIILKTB,
CATALOGUES,
PHOGKAMMKS,
BTATF.MENTS,
CIRCULARS.
BILL HEADS,
NOTE HEADS,
BUSINESS CARDS,
INVITATION CARDS,
CARTES DB VISITE.
CARDS ON ENVELOPES,
AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKS.
aiirOrtinrt by mall will receive prompt
attention.
Mr Printing <2*w in the beatttyle, oo
ihort notice and at tbe loweat rate*.
HOTEL,
VJ Oppoalt.Court 11->n*., nKLLIYONTN, PA.
TERMS 11.2S PHR JttAT.
A food Uttty attar had. 1-'
1.33. IYDIA L PINKH&M, OF LYNN, MASS.,
| |
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'B
TSGSTA2LS CCCTOinTD.
U I IViqIIIVP Cqro
/•roll tboa# Pilaral f amplaUts M>aVa#*s
• .•taMHMNI lMir heat f'ak paplhM.
It v.ilrom u llraly ll# frro I mrnrntm f
rtaJnti, til wten IrndlM lnflaNMlV tMI t>f |
ID n. ami Hwl ll# MIW"HIW| J
!•! XV—hitem, •'•! !• idspu l to Wa I
( bt'-ffl* ft I if*.
II -II dKs'-lr* •n't r*r*l f"m-*• f rvfn Uxa tjWroa In
•t rsity Hage e(
O . • HONE-NLURFLSRHTVLF"! WTYSJATDUJ I J ll* O#.
It rsraovst falnlwsM, |Ulut*t>ry. dMif ytaJl
f<>r aJ i kiUal*. and r*lb rwi waai news of If# *b t-M#K
ll rar# Hiftwil prwHrtlbn,
(iciwral ItoUUlj, l;-r-4~f maj ISKU-
Tlat ha-orles* r*a4nw pain,
and U itda, fa ilaays |*nnanfttJf rurrl |.y ;u
It will at •lllimraaiwl atxWr all' iMVmtatxsa art la
Kar-r rf a*TT2s fhe Isvi that ferrcm Ih* famaJ-ayOhem.
I-r riYf KM*+y < .mjiaiftta if U*r ii U..a
CVm|MSil -I Is iMlfpnsrJ.
I.YPI \ r. I'LNKIIXYN rt firrxnt r. COM
POt'Mt rfnd M tn nr. I 8 - V..54, r, A#ft
I.rnn, "a**. I'. N|L tv!ibnH)fafcr|X 9 Mil
la form 't |ilK l* In tl form f I * rr*, < n
rrl|4 of prVa, |t par bo for aiU*r. lira. I'll. l ham
ii *ll Uttfrt •( lt*|lry. *fd f -r
|t. Aalrrm u llwta. JTmfroo t%t I*i+r.
fofttsflr WMS4 I wiihqi I.tma r r:^nr:i
uvm r 'iA Ibojr euro fcurtlj-aU u, I .©cc#ai )
an I lur, t'lf jr rf tfeollorr. •* tir brr
c /■ Sol.l by til PrttifUn. I*3
msmmmm
Dattlo Crook, Michigan,
_ KincrAcituai or rum o*l? tmavrjra
Traction and Plain Englnoa
and Horse-Powers.
If *t Complete Tkrr-Wr t ||tab!l|htd
ll HMWotU I 184(1
A A vr ADC >*<# WMwaw/af U*i
ml I VCAnDMt. without chafe* Of i tn^,
II Z mtnwwnl, or Waitnti fa " Km*k "Oi
■ >ram J warrwaiy fiaww ess mil o*9 g+mli.
•TE%,M.rntVini KHPAKATOR* v>4
( omph ir Nfrnm llNfUlff"/
f.sM<Tritrilo r.clMMd I'ln In
g%tr wary In th* Amnrn inarkrt
A ws//ffrr<- nf spwritl fminrm* amA iwym
t'T WI, IrarHflT with fWWw fa rm lOrai l
M" +* m+trri+h ikH tf Irr 'iiwr u^fcrrn
Fotir xfiorM fr*4n 0 to llf korM
ttPtdlf, /* *"l r *r>f * fswr*
Tw i trl<* of M * |\>wrr*
7KAA AAA Fm of Nrlorlral InraHrr
-u\IV/,U\A| arwfafir|wto<F 4rif)
Ctwrntart'- on harwf, fnm *hk*h • l.tilh til# LA.
(vgn|ral4 wc**Lwtrli <if onr rosebliwfr
TRACTION ENGINES^
MM drWt.. nu/
■wS. S, to. 13 liarse Pwwrr. | ffl/
FiruM. nil IM - •- ! •'•!■* W
IDVWtfenin IliU 1 ur-ltlii* V*ch'n7.
CUc *Wr it fiw Vlilrv*
NICHOLS. SMKPA.-.O A CO.
Mrti r 0.-.v, SSlC•'<*" "
If (| VKY To Loan at O per Ct.
lUV/XS 111 „ r TIIK nctUAl, Lir* ISSCR.
ARCF. CO. or RKW VuRK. >iytsl m..rt**a. nn
I ImuroTnl Urn pimmljt. In "inatt ln. Ihnn If .'*,
1 n.) not .sowdtn, n Ihlel of IW pi.a.nt sln of
111. fir..prt7 Any |K>rt<n of lbs Wlndpol rn t.
pnM nil nl MiJ tln>, .Ixl II hs ll IH. tnatOSl nf lb.
min|wny In pnmll lb* |>rl>tl|*il In r.n*ln n* Inn, m
Ut. birnmn albn. If lb. Int.omt I* promptly j-nld.
F. SMIIRJIAR.Attnm. r tIa,
Vfl Ooart, rtn*l, R*n4in||, Pa.,
art" PATtP t. KI.IRR, C .*• Am.r.u.r.
j-u a.nr.t, en.
Ihc (Centre democrat.
BELLKFONTE, PA.
iianiC'CrLT'Cril^.L.
NKWB, I*A<TH AM> HUUMXTIONS.
*< *u rimrtMi"o/" 'r\*u*K."' lU
Ftfry farmer in his annual experience
diseoters something of value. ll'/ ue it anil
send it to the "Agricultural F.ditor of the
DkM'M.'IIAT, Itellefontr, I'run'a," that other
for mere may hare, the hene/lt of it. I,el
communications be timely, ami be sure that
they are brief awl melt pointed.
Lo Due and Sugar.
In ilia preliminary report for 1880,
cx-cotnmisaioner of agricultural, Gen
W in. G. Le Due*, after detailing In*
attempted experiments in the manu
facture of sugar from sorghum, says :
On tbe whole these experiment*, al
though made under very unfavorable
circumstances, lnv boen attended with
*<) lir h measure nf success a* to give
assurance that, with the machinery m*
now in position and an ndc<|uate Hniount
of rune, planted at the right time and
cultivated in the right way. both sotgh
uin and corn stalks can be profitably
employed in the production of sugar
tor market. It i, to be hoped that
Congress will vote the fund* nrcMiary
to continue these experiments as long
i< tliey promise to Le of great value to
the people. •
A tabular statement showing the
condition ot tne industry among the
people al large will be found appended
latins report, by which it will be seen
ihut Very divided progress has been
made during the past year in the di
reel ion I had the honor to proj>ose some
two years since, to wit, the manufacture
vt home of all the sugar wo consume,
with some to spare lot export. This
statement and the many letters upon
the subject from intelligent correspond
ents in every part of the country justify
the belief that the crop of I**4 will
terminate our dependence on foreign
nations for this article of prime ncces
sity.
Congress did, at its last session,
"vote the funds necessary" to the
amount of 84">,l00, and Gen. Lc Due
"purchased the machinery and other
apparatus, appointed several addi
tional chemists," and caused to be
planted one hundred and thirty-five
acres of sorghum cane, which it is
lair to presume was "planted at the
right time, and cultivated in the
right war." For reasons entirely
beyond his control Gen. Lc I>uc sur
rendered his commissionership to his
successor, Dr. I.oring, on the first of
July, and the remainder of the ex
periment, the manufacture of the
cane into sugar, was carried out un
der Dr. I.oring's sti|K'ivision. In his
annual report just published the new
commissioner says that "forty-two
acres of the 13a planted in aorghum
were overtaken lv the frost lieforc
sufficiently ri|>e for use, and llie crop
was so badly damaged as to be re
garded as unfit for experiment;"
leaving ninety-three acres to manu
facture. On the first page of his
Deport we find the following :
The procon* of manufacturing ujrr
from norghum ha* I "en conducted (>y
the 1-c.t l<ill i could obtain in the
country, under the eye of exfu-nencf d
chemists, and ilh ample and somewhat
••xpenire machinery, run by an accouip- ;
lished and faithful engineer.
The crop wu gathered with the great
eat poible economy of time, UU>r. and
e*|>eno p and the work was carried on
with a* much rxpedition a* the season >
would allow. The reault of llii* work
"ill he found under the appropriate
head of thi* communication and in the
elaborate report of the chemiat of the
department.
On page eighteen we find the "re
ault in tabulated form, from which
we make the following highly inter
esting extracts:
<.f < *nc ,| O.n.ngli <-rtiej.ir.rmlll U &
Oalloto* ft sf.'iluM
Puwimlw .f *ugr ...... lv>
T-.tal ~jw ,-r <.f nt,. r. s , '4B
Paid (of Ultif stnl running mill 11.'.il II
Cot) Mt'l .. 32&
Total rtjnpae.f fttvwrting tins Info
•trap it •n|H.. Mn ,.. <MMm . N ?1,C4,7 M
Of the airup made there has been
sold 2-128 gallons, nt 11 cents per
gallon, and the money core red into
the treasury. Thus we sec that "an
ndoqunte amount of cane, planted at
the right time, and cultivated in the
right way,"by one commissioner, and
manufactured by his successor "un
der the eye of experienced chemists,
with ample and somewhat expensive
machinery," and "with the greatest
possible economy of time, labor and
exjiense, produces from ninety-three
and one-half acres of land one hun
dred and sixty-five |>ounda of sugar,
and a residium of two thousand, nine
hundred and seventy-seven gallons
of sirup, worth $972.41, at a cost for
raising and manufacturing, in addi
tion to the somewhat expensive ma
chinery, of $8,257.04. Thia give# ua
the sugar at a cost of $7,374.03, or
only $41.05 per pound. "TAm state
ment " will hardly "justify the lielief
that the crop of 1884 will terminate
our dependence on foreign nations
for this article of prime necessity.
Books, Catalogues, &c-
NVe have received from (J. W. Fisher,
of Rochester, N. Y., a copy of his little
book known us Fisher's IJrain Tahiti.
The grain tables contained in it are
vety complete, showing at a glance, the
vultie of any number of pounds of
grain, at any price from ten cents to
two dollars per bushel. The title dot s
not, however, by any means express all
the contents of the hook, us in addition
to the grain tables, it contains many
others of special value to the farmer, such
as tables of wages, board, rent, interest,
capacity of grainaries and hay tuows,
Cost of pork and numerous miscella
neous tables. Price 40 cents.
O.nk of the most interesting cata
logues which has lately reached us is
that of Mr. N. \V. Dunham, of Wayne,
l>u l'age county, 111., the widely known
importer and breeder of Percheron
burses. The catalogue contains no less
than thirty-eight full page j/ortraits of
the most noted and im:>ortant of Mr.
Dunham'n horses, besides a descriptive
and extended history of the Perclierons,
which muke it of great interest lo!
every owner or lover of good horses.
Mr. Dunham is doing the country
good service by his activity in the !
introduction of these splendid animals, 1
and we shall be glad to know that his
reward is abundant.
W. E. Row om it, Seedsman and Flor
ist, of 015 Warren street, Ronton, sends
us his catalogue of flower seeds und
plants. Severity pages illustrated, and
of intere-t to all who grow flowers.
Mr. I Vow ditch also publishes The Amen- '
ean Florist ami Farmer, a monthly ruaga
xine devoted to floriculture, at £ 1.50 jer
year. Those of our readers who are
lovers of flowers will please take notice.
WE are indebted to Dr. I-oring for
copies of his rejorl of the Department
of Agriculture for Ikkl. It ap{>ears
with h somewhat unwonted degree of
promptness, which promises well for
the new cominis-ioner's administration.
We make one or two brief extracts from
the report in this issue.
Tho Farmer's Vacation.
Wc quote the following excellent
and timely paragraph from our neigh
bor, the Clinton Democrat , whose vet
ran chief is not only one of the best j
editors in the State, but a practical
farmer as well, and knows tbe needs
of farmers as well as be does those
of newspaper readers:
Many of our exchanges will not
issue during the present week—there
by giving their employes a wsk for
recreation. Our schools are close*l
and the teachers and scholars are en
joying a vacation. This is customary
and is right. Hut the farmer who
needs n vacation as much as any bu
siness man needs one, seems to find
it ioqiossible to lose a day. A week's
run to town after the busy season is
over will do him a world of good.
And he needs to visit other farmers,
to learn, if possible, easier and better i
methods of tilling tbe soil and living,
lie should attend farmers' conven
tions ami organizations to gain new
ideas—something to broaden and en
large his views of life. During the
coming month a week could tie spent
both pleasantly and profitably by an
attendance ujon the course of thirty
lectures which will be given at the
Pennsylvania State College, Centre
county, commencing January 17th.
These lectures will be free ami treat
u|>on farm topics and will not fail to
benefit the listener.
Farmers who stay at home are
sure to sec the dark side of life.
They need to learn and realize that
storms and droughts and thunder
showers nnd freshets visit other
farms besides their own; that weeds
and insects thrive in all degrees of
longitude; that flies ami dirt accum
ulate ami annoy other households lie
sitlcs the ones they preside over. In 1
short, they need to learn how other
|>eop!c live. Could fanners manage |
•o as to be confined leas to their
farms, could they work more in part
nership as do men in other business,
or could they believe it profitable to 1
employ men competent to properly
manage aflairs while absent on a
short season of recreation and en
joyment, they would then lc in reali
ty what they have the name of being,
tiic most "independent people in the
world.'*
Tiir time has arrived when the
crop-re|>orting system should tie made
-nore thorough and accurate and its
results should lie communicated to
the public nt the earliest possible
moment. A synopsis of such results,
furnished to tbe press by telegraph,
should command general publication
throughout tbe country in advance of
the full printed report ftfw arded by
mail.— Camimioncr I/oring.
Tn successful farmer, like tbe
successful teacher, Is an experiment
alist. He does not run bis experi
ments all over tho farm, but while
the main buaincas proceeds according
to approved methods, lie always has
his experiments in progress where
they do not interfere with Ids general
work.
Tho llorcfthoG and Ita Applica
tion.
In. HU'U, In AutriU til AgfiruKarUl fat Jmhuury,
The number ami disposition of the
nails depend upon the kind of shoe.
For speed and light draft, from flvo
to Hcven may IK* employed, while for
heavy horses and for heavy draft tho
number may la; increased. Where
few nails arc used they should Ixj
more widely distributed than is usual
ly the custom. When it is remem
bered that the introduction of every
nail is so much injury to the struct
ures of the foot, it will readily be
seen that the smaller the number re
quisite for the purpose the better for
the animal, in driving the nails, it
is essential that a thick short hold of
the crust should be had, rather than
a long thin one. Not only is the
shoe thus held more (irmly, but there
is a probability that the nail holes
may, by the downward growth of
the horn, lie removed at the next
shoeing, which inmost cases should
not exceed an interval of four or five
weeks. The points of the nails should
be shortened to just that length
which will |K-rmit them to Is; turned
over ami hammered down smoothly,
with perhaps the least possible ra*[>-
ing. The common method of rasje
ing notches for the extremities of
the nails is not advisable. In fact,
as 1 have already said, the rasp
should never be used upon the exter
nal walls of th- hoof except in cases
of absolute necessity to prevent
striking of the opposite limb. Its
use destroys the natural polish, ex
poses parts beneath which are not
fitted for such exposure, and renders
the horn brittle, and liable at any
moment to quarter cracks and other
maladies.
Rotation cf Crojis and Manures.
Ur Milt*, in A*u' '<<*b Atrrirulluritt f r Jmoiry.
In summing up the advantages of
a systematic rotation of crops, the
supply of manure tlint can be obtain
ed in the residual produce of tbe
feed provided for animals in tbc
course of cropping, and the ultimate
profits that may be derived from tbc
manure when applied to the soil,
must not escape attention, as they
are matters of great practical im
portance. From the wide variations
observed in the action of farmyard
manures on different soils, we cannot
decide upon any standard that will
enable us to determine tboir absolute
value, in promoting the growth of
crops in any given case. For exam
ple, a dressing of manure on a heavy
soil would not produce precisely the
same results that would be obtained
by the same manure on a light soil,
and the dilfercnt effects observed in
the two cases would be still further
complicated by variations arising
from peculiarities of seasons. Tbc
direct method of cx|>erimentation for
determining the absolute value of
manures, which would at first sight
be suggested, cannot, therefore, from
tbe complex conditions involved, he
applied with any prosjiectof succes.
It will be readily seen from what
has already been presented, that, a
variety of crops grown in succession
will tend to economize the elements
of fertility in the soil, so that the
greatest aggregate return for natural
productiveness, or for manures ap
plied would be obtained ; while the
continuous growth of a single crop
would result in the waste of some
of the valuable constituents of the
soil which are not in a form available
for it, but which could be made use
of by other crops.
IT will be a bright day for the world
when agriculture Ac shorn of its pres
ent nonsense an* Lakes its proper
place among human avocations. That
place is the pr*t place because it is
the most important and the noblest
for developing true men and women.
And then it will rule the world in
stead of lieing ruled by it, and the
reproachful gibe of "only a farmer"'
will "pass away and be at rest."
THAT in agriculture we have still
great room for improvement every
one roust be aware who realizes that
a large proportion of our staple crops
is as yet. as it were, a spontaneous
production of the earth, and that ex
hausted soils arc abandoned for more
fertile regions as the !>est method of
fa rm i ng.—(bmm i-Mioner Ixtring.
THZRK is no wisdom in working
a thirty acre field year after year to
get five bushels ol wheat or ten of
corn to the acre, when with the same
expense for fertilizer you could raise
fifteen bushels of wheat or thirty of
com on ten acres.— l*ractical Farmer.
WATF.R is a good thing, either as a
beverage or a solvent; hut it loses
its beneficent qualities when falling
through an orifice made by a missing
shingle on top of a barn.
I't.AsTKn scattered over llie doors
of the fowl-houses is a powerful all
sorlient, preventing the smell which
arises from the droppings.
KVRUV observing man sees, in the
i East at least, that the future of fsrtn
| ing depends upon live stock. It is
, Uic one great essential to success.
( ■ •
IT is poor policy to have even the
kindling wood to prepare during the
busy and hot dnys of summer.
IIAI.T fed, half cared for cows, ex
posed to the cold are a bill of ex
pense instead of a profit.