Professional Cards.
DII. HASTINGS,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MKLLEFOXTK. PA.
Olll'** on Atl.gL.njr ilrwl, two ilootw ,• o( 111. ol*
B< tH'O M I.J Ull'tlllll ,1 Y.- AII nail,l ir. I" II
I. *■ flail. B. A. B'SUL.
1 >EALE & MCKEE,
JL ATTORNEY* AT LAW.
34-tf Office opposite Court llouso, Ilollefutite, Pa.
C H. YOCUM,
On ATTORNEY AT LAW.
lIKI.t.KKONTK. PA.
Office on N K. corner nf DUniumi Mint Allegheny-at.,
In the room lately occupied by Yorinu A lliotiti^.
A miLlltM A. WALLACI, DAVID I. KKKM,
v MAftat r. WALLACI, HILU \M . W A LUC I.
WALLACE A KHEItS,
V I.AW AND COLLECTION OFFICE,
J.nu.ry 1, ISM. CLKAUFIKI.D. PA.
LA OHMS,
li ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OFFICE opposite the Court House, ou tbo 'id floor of
A. O. Furst's building. it-Atf
T?RANK FIELDING,
A LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE,
li ly CLEARFIELD, PA.
WA. MORRISON,
• ATTORNF.Y AT LAW.
HKLLKFONTX. PA.
Office In Woodring's ni<ek,opiMil(o the Court llotW.
Consultation Id English or German. '<l-17
C. T. AIIXANDtI. C. M. BOWIE.
A LEXANDER A BOWER,
J. V ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Ucllefonte, Pn , may he consulted In English or tier
man. Office in Gamran's Building. l-ly
Jtvu 4. SJUVII. J. VBUJT 4BPIABT.
HEAVER A GEPHART,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Office on Allegheny street, north of High. Bella
fonte. Pa. l-ly
DP. FORTNEY,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
lIKLt.KHi.NTK, PA.
Last floor to the left in the Court House. 'i-ly
TOIIN BLAIR LINN,
ft ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ItKI.LEFONTE, PA.
Office Allegheny ftreet. over Post ffice. il-ly
I L. SPANGLEIT,
tf . ATTORXftY-AT-LAW,
HELLKFONTK. CENTRE COUNTY, PA.
Special attention to Collection*; practices in all the
Courts; Cuiunlutl'ini in Oerman r K glUh. l-ly
Ds. KELLER,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office <>n Alleghatiy Street b-utl si!© of Lyon's
# tre, llellefonte. P l-ly
T H. NF tuv. nrmvs ooanoa.
MURRAY A GORDON,
ATTORNEY*-AT LAW,
I I.EARFIF.LI> PA.
Will attend the Pellefonte Courts hu spccilly
employe!. I *y
np c. HIPPLE,
X. ATTORN BY-AT-LA w.
u*;K HAVEN, PA.
All huslneaa promptly attended to. My
TXTM. P. MITCHELL,
▼ ▼ PRACTICAL SURVEYOR,
LOCK HAVEN, PA ,
Will attend to all work In Clearfield, Outre and
Clinton count!'.
Office opposite Lock Haven National Bank. 20-ly
W C - HEINLE,
* • ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HKI.I.BFoNTE, PA.
Office in Conrad llonae, Allegheny street.
SferUl attention given to the M||tin of cla'ms.
Ail Lnsineas attended to prvxupfly. illy
WILLIAM MCCULLOUGH,
* ' ATTORNEY- AT LAS.
CLEARFIELD, PA.
All bnrtn— , promptly to. |.|y
Itaslncss Cards.
HARNESS MANUFACTORY
in Oarman's New Block,
BCLLRFONTK. PA l-ly
1? P. BLAIR,
1 • JEWKI.F.R.
WAT cnw. rvcii, JBWILAT, Ac.
All work n*et!y executed. On Allegheny street,
under BmckerhotT How*©. 4-tf
DEALERS IN PUKE DRUGS ONLY.
2 I ZELLER A SON. i
r *1 • DRIOOIST*.
zj 1 No A. Brorkerholf Row. JJ
g All tha Standard Patent Medicine#. Pre- a
g crlptlons ami Family Recipes accurately .
90 prepared. Trusses. MiwUer Br area, Ac., Ac. { J
* _ 1
T OUIS DOLL,
1 J FASHIONABLE ROUT A SHOEMAKER,
Brmkerholf How, Allegheny atreet,
1-ly MlcflMta. Pa.
c. urn is. Pree't. J. P. m a AM*, Cash'r.
FMRST NATIONAL BANK OF
RKLLKTONTE.
Allegheny itreet. Rellefonte. Pa. 4-tf
HK. HOY. M. IX,
• Office to Conrad ll>uae. atmve fortney'e
U >ffice, RKLLKPONTK., PA.
Special attention given to Operative Surgery and
Chronic tHaesee*. I V-ly
lAH. JAS. H. DOBBINS, M. D.,
.1/ PHYSICIAN AND St'ROEoN,
fMflre Allegheny Ht.. over Zetgt*r's lrn| Store,
•-tf BRLLRPONTR, PA.
DR. J. W. RHONE, Dentist, con
U found at his office and residence on North
tide of lllgh street three doors Kaet of Alleghany,
Beilefonte. 16-1 y
Miscellaneous.
in
DOYOU SUFFER,
With COVTIVCNCSE. Eirh H.H.ch*. DVVPEP
SIA. Low Spirit*. SLtEPLCSS NIOHfS,
LOM of Appotlto, Pi in tho lid*,
An<l oil tb *ni*wu •ilmrnt. oon*w|nrnt opni, ■ d'o
ordrrwt Mali .f lb. Ll**r, thui yoo h*. * rrrtala
fotnniy olthln j<mt nach. Tflll roaawly is
GREEN'S Liver Pills.
Tb—• Pill* or. of two titta, and wh.n *a.l la
•onnntbin will, •. h oth.r acnmliai to dltaarti. a*,
or. INVARIANLY EGOCFMXFI L. Tl.-y or.
entaH, and *r* KENT BY MtIL • fw.lpt of pfb-..
In ordnr to pr—flt ronotor<.ilin( llwy nr. pot Dtp la
noi tn l.>*, with lb. *i,Miur. of F. P. t.MEEN
nronnd onrh bos.
Prtco, No I, BBfH| No. i, BO rU. Monnfo<-tur4
•nlr by
F. POTTB GREEN,
BELLKrorTP. p/L
fr i. dUrt f" ■ ®—pl*o worth M
#0 to aew WM. Add two A. VTlit MM CO.
t sod. Mala-. tp
Wilson, 31 r Far la ne <£ Co., Hardware Dealers.
HARDWAREI
' WILSON. McFARLANE & CO.
DEALERS IN
STOVES, RANGESHEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND
BUIII^DEL^S , HARDWARE.
ALLEOUKXY STREET, .... lIL'MF.B' BI.OCK, .... BKI.I.EFONIK, PA.
1855—1881.
Baugh's Fertilizers have stood Field Tests for 25 Years.
BUSHELS, NOT ACRES.
BAVB MONEY IIY I'SINO
BAUGH'S TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR PHOSPHATE,
Prio, 525.00 Per Ton of 2GOO Pound*.
BAUGH'S ECONOMICAL FERTILIZER for POTATOES.
Containing 4 to & p*r rent, ot Ptiijahale of potash.
Price, 530.00 Per Ton of 2000 Pound*.
ALL GOODS SOLD ON CUAHANTEED ANALYSIS.
Descriptive Circulars Sent Free upon application.
BAUGH & SONS, 20 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia.
For sale by J. H. LONG, Flemington, Pa., for Clinton and Centre Counties.
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
BELLEFONTE & SNOW SHOE
K. ll.—iu t on tod Aft*r M*ttL
I,li|:
LOAIM Snow bUot & .A. ■..arrive# io Brlltflbot*
7.24 A M.
ILlWwute 9.12 A. I .Arrlui ml Sttow hh*
11.24 A.M.
LitfM dn 8bo 2MI r. arrive# In IMUfoat*
4.2U p. M.
|.cnvM DHfon 4.4A r *.,Arrlte# n! *n> Shi*
7.24 r. * I*. S. IILAIR, Gpm I &iip*rinteb4etl.
TJALD EAGLE VALLEY KAIL-
I > ROAD.— Tim— TAHLA, AP.IL I*. lmm:
fcip.M.il. wtw*|.. ,t**h Kip. Mail,
a.. r. a. r "• *• *
a lu 7nj Arrtr* .1 Timn* L-ara..... 7 .'1 * I*
4 3 6 M Learr 1j>" Tjroiir !•<•... I Si * '*&
7 .'.9 nll " V.|l ... 711 4
TV. <1 17 " llaid Eagl# " .- 717 •> 0*
7ls ft M " Powlr " ~7 Si 9 ifti
7i ft '.I " Hannah " 7 9 l->
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434 S U ...... '• Milaahurg " * '•! '*
AB3 6 U ...... " rurlln " .- "* '<> 1
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I JEN NS Y LVA NIA It AILHOA D.
I —lphitadalphl* and fcil* t>iii*l-u ■>—Ou and
altar Daraiubar 12, 1*77 :
W KIT* A HP.
ERIP. MAlLl*a# Philadelphia—— 11 "■ p m
•• ll,T!.l tir5................ I 21 a m
•• •• WllHsnieparL* • !*■ a m
n •• Uk-E Hasan— Vl"a ai
•< •• Ran ITO. —1 Mam
•• arrite* al Krt* 7 IS p m
NIAGARI fc.\PREr trara* Philadelphia- 7 J< a m
• • llarr-.l org ... In loam
- W llllamapafl. 1 •>' Pla
•* artiae* at llanor,,. I lop m
Pamangara 1,7 thla train arr.ta In I*lla
fonla al..— I .14 p m
rAFT LIME I•■*!** Philadelphia.—. 11 Ham
•• " Harti.l.iir* ................ .1 11 pß>
•• •• VSilllami-.rt....... 7> p m
s arrlTM at Irak llasan. * I" p n,
KAsTW ARI>.
PACITir EXPRKftft lanrr* la* k llaren.— |0 a a>
- Wllliamaport... 744 am
" nrrlaeaal llarrtahnrg...... 11 Mam
•• •• Philadelphia.... 414 P m
DAY RXPREBB laasa* Renoto 10 10 a la
" ** Ixa-k Hasan. It YOnrn
" WMllamapnrl .12 10am
" arriaaa at llarrtai.nr* I 10 p m
'• Philadelphia. 7 20pm
ERIE MAIL laaaaa Raaorn. 48 p m
'* " Lsk Uaaan.— V 1-1 p m
" " William.port. II 08 pin
" at rlrra *1 lt#rrl*b*rn.-..„ 2*4 a m
" Philadelphia— 700 am
PACT LINE I**raa Wlillamap.Rl 12 14 a m
" arrirM at llarrtahorir. 3 4* a m
" " Philadelphia. 7*4a ui
Erie Mail Waal Nl*ar* Ksprea* s eat. Harea
Arwimmodalion Weal, and iMjf Eiprraa K*t. makr
rloae r*>naaction* al Nnrthnmherland with L. A B. R
R Irnlna for Wtlkeefaarre and Brnnlon
Erie Malt Weal. Niacara Espreaa Waal, and Krla
Eipraa* Waal, and Irak llaaen Armmrnndatlnn Waal,
maka rlnaa eoainarlion al Williamaport alia N.C. R
W. train* north.
Erla Mail Waal, Nl**ara Erpraaa Waal, and D*j
Etpraaa Kaai. maka rloaa maaacllrru al Lork llaaaa
With R P. V. R R, train*
Erie Mall Kaal and Weal rannact al Erla with trnina
on I. B A M. ft R R.. al Corry wiih O C A A. V R
R . at Empnrtnm with R N. Y A P R. R., aa I ai
Drinvond with A. ▼. R. R
Parlor ram will rnn l#twaan Philadelphia and
Williamaport on N'laaara Eiprraa Weal. Erie Eapraar
Weal, Philadelphia Eipraa* Eaat and Pay Etpraaa
Eaai. and ftnoday Eipraa* Eaat. ftlaapini rarton all
night train* W. A. Eatdrwift,
Oenl Bnpartnlandanl,
<J<IIE CENTRE DEMOCRAT
BOOK and JOB OFFICE
ALLEGHENY STREET,
BKLLKFONTK, PA.,
11l NOW OPPERINO
GREAT INDUCEMENTS 1
TO THOftB WlfttllNO PIRftT-I'LABB
Plain or Fancy Printing.
Wo hftvo unununl fnrilitip* for printing
LAW HOOKA,
PAMPHLETS,
CATALOGUES,
PROGRAMMES,
STATEMENTS,
CIRCULARS,
RILL IIKADS,
NOTE HEADS,
IHTSINKSfI CARDS,
INVITATION CARDS,
CARTES DK VISITE,
CARDS ON ENVELOPES,
AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKS.
by mail will rocoivo prompt
ntuatton.
fttrPrintinp dono in th bot style, oo
short nntico end nt tho lownst ralr*.
fIARMAN'B HOTEL,
VJ OppoallaOoart Hon**, HKLLBPONTE, PA.
TKMfI lIM I KR;I>AY.
A pood UtflJ altar had. 1-1
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p .Y*t<tS /sc.- ~~ £
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LYDIA E. PirSKHAfVS'S
ccirr-szr.'?.
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wm |n cm*r kf*4 f. Mulr I at? (• .
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Isrm, *Jt I * iWI rw h
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II ft.i lntMt, lUilnlrtry. iUt4i"9tll ff.i |
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hartmr f itbU# l J-• lU(fnmii* frM;
rr '.• *•*••*.* yt# f i .f .lof kn'..i
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iM Ui;l l 'f n' Sw 'if ki
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i;iMiaß!rjyT;iirfin
Dottle Croek, Mlohlgon,
lanufitfriritti or isis ovlt erivcnrg
THRtSHIRsT^^^^
Traction and Plain Engine*
and Horao-Powers.
Moot TkMlm rotary I Iptahllahwd
lattf WwM. I 1848
Aft Vr A DQ •/ "*<•• •( IVMHfhI twi
I I tnno nam, without rbaiam of natna,
%1 Z- tnaiuMretneot, or location, 1 " hm* a " it*
■ M WtM! r*<~ M •>'> Mr #~4
HTKAM-Pfltvirn ftKPARATOKM m 4
f'nuiplrtc "Iran, Owtfllan/
n' Trnrilna Knaiaoa ami I'laln l.aatnra
rear ar-n In tha Anwriran martat
4 ma/flnf* if /aafaraa and immrmwtmnitt
f>>r 181. InvvUrr with wfriw vm 'in*. ti wrw
Mm .J auivtal, not rffrainoil nf I>T Ibr TlfAltrrK.
F"r l< nf H{*ntnrr. f nan oto 18 torn
purfitf,/* raa rr wwr.
Two BxVw<4" Mminlr>l" H"rr PnwrM.
7,600,000 l/rnm <hr— -t - ,
on harnl. fnan which ia Initlt lha Up
rranpual4a awilaort of mr nuatlwfi
TRACTION ENGINES^
Hrwytk. ■**< HmrnhU. *m4 tlMnkrwr ' /
Mfa 8, 10, IS llwrae Fawrr. 9/
OUVtttara Mil fn* Adilnwa
NICHOLS. SH&PABD A 00.
frnMlr flMnl,, MlOtllaS*""
Iff ON R V To Loan t0 perCt.
WIVAI Ai 1 8T THK MITTt'AL Lirt INRtiM
AXCS CO. or KKW TUNK. on flr.t ■..rt|i p> na
ImprwaJ farm |>n>prrtr. 1# •am, n..| Ira, than fo.noo,
ami mil rieaallag nor ihlnl at lha ralaa nf
lha pmprfly. Any |mh of lha p,lml|al ma la
pal 4 off at any lima, and ll baa ham tha r Italian nf tha
tnmtmnj In parmlt tha prl>rl|ial to lama In aa lon( aa
tha hnrmwrr alahaa. If lha intaraat la mm fitly paid.
A, , "nHAni.IW r. AIIKBMAH. Ailomay-at law.
iff <\mrt. atraat. haadlaf, Fa.,
m ta DAVID X. *l.l*B, Os.t Appmiaor.
Ml Ballaftrata, P,
UKLLEPONTK, J'A.
AO-HICXTLT-U'Hii.L.
NI'WH, FACTB AND HUCHiKHTIOKH.
Till. TCHT UP THE WA?I*AL *LAftK l THE INTEJ.LI •
OIECE A HV I'Kfmt'ChlT V or THE PAEMKE.
Every farmer in Kit annual experience
discovers something of value. Write it and
send it to the "Ayrieultural Editor of the
Dkmochat, Uellefonte, J'enn'a," that other
fanners may have the. benefit of it. Let
communications be timely, and be sure that
they are brief and well pointed.
Agriculture in CJongrcoe.
Senator Davis, of West Virginia,
has introduced in the United States
Senate a bill "To procure and pub-
Halt certain information relative to
the demand and price of American
agricultural products in foreign coun
tries." The bill was projierly refer
red to the committee on agriculture,
of which Mr. Valentine, of Nebrasku,
is chairman.
The agricultural report for 1880,
is riot yet printed, uml <gi the (lrat
day of the present session Senator
Voorhees ottered a resolution in the
Senate instructing the committee on
printing to inquire into the catisea of
the delay. The inquiry elicited from
the public printer, Mr. Defrees, the
following letter, which we print in
full, as containing interesting infor
mation to farmers who reecive and
value these reports :
Orru'B or Prnuc Primer,
Washington, Iteeember lti, ISBI.
Sir: In reply to lbs resolution of the
Senate ot the 6th instant, instructing
the Committee on Printing to inquire
into the causes which have delated the
publication of the reports on agricul
lure, I have the honor to rubuiil the
tollowing statement:
tin March 2d ll a joint resolution
whs passed by Congress, ordering ->00,•
000 copies of thesnriusl report of the
Commissioner of Agriculture to be
printed.
"n the 27th of June, General l.e I>uc,
late Commissioner of the Agricultural
Department, delivered to ibis office the
copy ol his annual report for 1880,
having previously furnished copy for
i his special report on ''Contagious dis
ea*e of domestic minis.*," a portion
of which to te incorporated in the an
nual report. The copy for the special
rejwirl, being regarded a* iuot iiiijm r
Mat, was first put in tbe hands ol the
cnfiijioMtor.
I he edition of 60 000 copies, making
301 pages, and containing 6-1 lithocau*-
tio illustrations, has been printed, and
ihe number ol volumes to which tiie
•senate and Commissioner of Agrirul- i
lure are entitled have been delivered,
and tbe number of volume* to which
(lie House i* entitled are being deliver
ed as rapidly as they can lie taken care
of by the superintendent of the House
folding room.
P.y the 22-i day of last October dupli
cate proofs of the annual lejairt of the
'Commissioner were sent to the Agricui ,
tural Department, one set to he used ,
for the purpose of making an index ;
and a list of the illustrations, the copy
for which baa not ybt been received at
lip* office.
Aside from this it is proper to call the ]
attention of the committee to the labor ;
and time required to print and bind and
deliver an edition of 300.000 volumes. 1
Tbe report makes fisO pages, (without
the index,) which have been stereo
typed, It will contain 63 lithocaustic
illustration* and 73 pages of wood cut
engraving*.
The lithocaustic process of printing
is necessarily slow, as many of the col
ored plates must pass through the press
six and eight times to give them the
proper tint and finish. The 300,000
volumes will require 63.M)0O0O pistes,
the printing of which cannot be done
in lesi time than eight months in the
most extensive lithocaustic establish
ment in this country. These must be
handled separately in pasting in the
volume at the proper place.
Aa there was no appropriation avail
able to pay for doing this work until
tbe commencement of the present fiscal
year, the contract was not entered into
until the 2d day of July last.
I hope to lie able to commence the
delivery of this re|>ort, at the rate of
4.000 per day, by the 15th of January,
and to continue doing so until the
whole number shall be delivered.
The amount of printing ordered by
Congress and the Departments hs* be
come so great and is so rapidly inrreo*
ing that the Public Printer must have a
corresponding increase of tbe facilities
to do the work, or else the rcquisiiion*
upon him must be lessened.
It should tie remembered that a great
deal of printing and binding ordered is
essential In carrying on the business of
the Government, ami must have pre
cedence over printing and binding of
les* importance.
I would most respectfully suggest
that, if it be possible for the Commie
sionerof Agriculture to present hi* re
port to Congress at an early dav of the
session, and an order to print is imme
diately made, the time of its publica
tion will be limited only by the time
required to furnish the number of litli
ocatistio illustrations which future re
ports msy contain.
Verv respectfully yours. Ac..
Jso. I>. Dkfrris, Public Piinter.
How, li. H. ANTHONY,
Chairman CammiUee an IVinting, V. tS. .4.
A iiF.irp.tt coming in at 2 years
old in the beat time for developing
ber future milking qualities. Com
fortable quarters, griu nm* feed, reg
ularity in feeding and kind treatment
wlttdo much, however, In rearing a
tine milker.
HIIKKP give back to the farm more
in proportion to what they take frotn
it than any other animal.
Agricultural Editor's Table.
Farm and (tardea, published by Child
Bros. A. Co., at 276 South Fourth street,
Philadelphia, is the only agricultural
publication within our knowledge which
publishes an office calender, alter the
manner of the insurance companies.
We acknowledge tho receipt "I a copy.
Tur. American Garden, published by
B. K. Mliss A Sons, at 34 Barclay street,
New York, and edited by Ir. F. M.
llexnmer, changes with the present is
sue, from a quarterly to a monthly. It
is always fresh and readable, and the
ofteuer it appears the belter.
Peter Hemiekson A, Co.'s Catalogue of
Everything for the Garden for the current
year is larger, handsomer, and more in
teresting than ever. It embraces sev
eral new features. On page four is a
list of thirteen cash premiums, ranging
from $3 for a single egg plant to $2O for
twenty potatoes, offered for the best
specimens of vegetables grown from
seed purchased from the house, 36
Courtlandt street. New York.
I'cnneylcania Farmer is the name of a
: new agricultural monthly of sixteen
j pages, similar in style and make up, to
the Practical Farmer, published in Mer
cer, I'a., by F. M. I'mholtz.
AT the last regular meeting of the
! Lancaster county agricultural so
ciety, one of the members, Mr. Kurtz,
of Mount Joy, staled that lie had
seldom wen wheat looking better
than it does thin season, and "that
planted on tobacco ground as among
the best to lie seen."' The generous
manuring and clean cultivation re-
I quired to make the tobacco crop a
success, arc an excellent preparation
I of the ground for wheat.
THE general scarcity of feed and
the prevailing fair weather combine
| to tempt farmers to turn their cattle
| upon the mowing fields occasionally.
When the ground is frozen hard
| enough to bear, this may not In- w
riously objectionable, though it is
not good policy at any time. When,
however, the ground is soft enough
; to retain the imprint of the animals
; hoofs wherever they go, we protest
| against it, in the interests of next
summer's hay crop. It will not do
to entirely ignore the future in en
deavoring to tide over the difficulties
of'the present.
Importune© of Protecting Stcck in
Winter.
\>li fiiti UlrS'.-k J „ifnl
It is a common belief that diges
tion is promoted by exjiosure to colli.
•NY 1 1Iti ii certain limit* this is true, but
outside of these limits llie converse
is true. Thus, an animal exposed to
the extent of sintering from IMH, or,
what is worse, cold and wet, will lie
subject to such interruption of the
circulation as will disturb digestion.
The blood will lie driven from the
surface and limbs to the vital oigans,
and the ctrect of such undue pressure
upon the minute blood veasels of t.he
stomach.will be to blunt its sensibil
ities and retard the natural process
of digestion. Every one knows that
too much blood in the brain sus|>cnds
its functions. Under moderate pres
sure a moderate degree of stupor
sets in. I nder severe pressure jier
feet coma supcrrcncs, during which
there is a suspension of brain mani
festations. What is true ol the brain
is equally true of the stomach, and
in place of cold being an invigoralor,
under some circumstances it becomes
a cause of great hindrance to the di
gestive process.
The cow that is tied in a dry, well
bedded stall, is fed there, and allow
ed to remain till digestion is pretty i
nearly accomplished, will go through j
the process more expeditiously than
in any condition where less comfort
is guaranteed. The explanation is
very simple. If the circulation lo
undisturU-d by cold—allowed to re
main in its natural channels—it will !
flow to the stomach during the diges
tive process in exactly the amount
required—in other words, in a slight- j
ly freer quantity than when the organ 1
i* at rest. After the process is com- ■
plctcd, the extra flow will return to j
lhe general circulation. Nov, as
stated, the undue exposure to which ,
farm stock is subjected in inclement j
weather is damaging alike to the \
beast and to the purse of ila owner.
The abstraction of beat in resisting i
undue cold, the interruption of diges- j
lion in the manner named, and the !
appropriation of the accumulated fat j
to enable the system to carry on its
wsr with the elements, are reasons
sufficient to deter any man from leav-;
ing stock in the outer air, to their i
discomfort. It Is infinitely cheaper j
and better to feed corn and hay by ;
the mouth, at the going prices of I
these, than to sustain the beast upon
its own accumulated fat.
Stock tho Rolianoe for Manure.
From U>* IMn*i (hirlli.
llapidly as the towns and cities are
growing, they are utterly inadequate
to supply farmers with the manure
necessary to keep tbelr farina In a
j liigh state of cultivntlou. What they
do supply i* all scgerly seized and
appropriated liy near-by gardeners
and truckers, and at rates wiih which
farmers cannot compete. With an
efficient system of street cleaning
this supply might Isr largely increas
ed, but that period is as yet some
distance off. Commercial fertilizers
have more or less value, but are un
certain as to good results, and al
ways certain to cost heavily. They
are evidently more valuable to their
makers than to anybody else, though
under the new system of Ktate in
spection the chances for wholesale
swindling are hopefully diminishing.
Nothing can be predicted in advance
as to the results of a special fertil
izer, and hence thousands of dollars
spent in this way bring no visible re
turn. The common farmer, then, is
obliged to look at home for his fer
tilizers. He must have them or sink.
Stock is the liest recourse, and dairy
animals in particular.
A Noted Farm.
Among the famous farms of Port
age county, i- the Olin farm, near
liaventui, consisting of 2iio acres in
the valley of the Cuyahoga river.
This farm lias been continuously
cropjied in grain for over forty
years, and is yearly growing more
productive, a fact entirely due to
clover, lor aside from the small
amount of manure made by a small
drove of cattle, no commercial ler
lilizers have been used. Within a
few years the cattle have been in
creased so that the stock of the farm
now consists of fifty bend of Miort
Horns. The proceeds of the farm
this year were 'J. 400 bushels of wheat,
3,000 of corn, COO of |>otatocB, 300
of oats, and a large amount of clover
seed. This fall over 100 acres have
been put in wheat, with a promising
show. This brings up a curious fact,
and shows how little soil and its '
character w ere understood years ago.
In 183" mv father came from Ver
mont to this State, and in quest of a
farm visited the <.ne above. The
price was put at SI" per acre, but the
soil was objected to as lacking
strength, and a clay farm was bought
a dozen miles to the northwest, at
the rate of >• |>* r acre. The former
is now held above $1( 0. and the other
could possibly lie bought for $. r >o jer
acre, (treat as is the difference in
value, the clay farms, under the new
system of rotation of crops and fre
quent plowings under of clover, arc
rapidly gaining ground upon the
sandy lands, and now seem likely to
even surpass them in productiveness.
It ha* taken the clay farmers a long
time to learn bow. but the slitrclays
are now becoming like gardens.
Feed or Blood?
l'rU Tl**. in F*rtnt.
Some ay it's all in the Mood, and
, some aay it's all in what goes into
the mouth that make* the animal. I
don't M-lieve it is either. (>ood hlood
is u good thing. All ought to try to
have it. But no matter bow good
the Mood with poor care and had
feeding you will have a poor animal.
And vice versa, poor, or impure
hlood and good care and keeping will
make a fair animal.
A ooon many formers ami country
residents pay one of their heaviest
taxes to the weather. They pay this
tax by leaving wagons, plows, bar
rows, rakes, trowels, spades, and
other implements exposed to dews
and rains snd sun, by which they
become weak uil useless twice as
quick as tbey wQpild with good usage
and protection. That is, fifty per
cent, of their actual value is lost. It
cannot be otherwise, unless care is
exercised, for dew is very destructive
to all wood, and sun cracks admit
rain and moisture to the interior
filters to woik injury there. If you
do not believe this, try keeping your
tools and implements under cover
and protected from the weather, and
see if they do not last enough longer
to pay for the trouble. A few boards
or a straw cover is better tbao noth
ing.
WHAT yonng breeders and feeders
want to learn how to do, ia to make
the most valuable animals for 'the
butcher, at the earliest age practica
ble. K very body knows that by hcav
ily feeding already fat and old cattle,
from year to year, enormous weight
can lc obtained. Monstrous bovine
"mountains of grease" can 1* made,
but they are not what the butchers
want, except on rare occasions, such
as celebrations and the like, when
many people arc willing to eat had
leef and think it nice, just because
it came from the carcass of a huge
show steer. Early development i
what we want. These immense steer*
of .1,000 pounds or more are well
enough to look at, but except for
show they are worth little, being
profitable to neither producer, butch
er nor consumer.
MANI°RK ia the foundation of all
land culture, and although a good
gardener will at no time let any fer
tlliaing matter go to wnate. the'com
pa rati vc leiaure of winter offera manv
favorable opportunities for collecting
and aaving fertiliaera. Wbcre live
•lock i* kept, of course, all manure
almuld le carefully aaved and mixed
with eiitlicient absorbent a, that none
of Ita liquid and gaseoua parta may
eacapc— Amtritan Garticn.