Professional Cards. DII. HASTINGS, • ATTOII.N EYAT LAW, liKL,.KFONTE. TA. Ofllron AU*ahrny ntrrrt.two ilwtra **•! of th* rf ®cw by lit* firm of Yorum k Unßting*. 4" If i. E. run. M. k. MIL T3EALE .T MCKKE, I ATTORN MVS AT LAW. 34-lf Olßcf OP|MUP Court IIKUIM, Pr. H. YOCUM, 4TTORNKY AT LAW. HKlst km.NTB, TA. Offlc* on N. K. roHipr of Diamond *inl Allegheny-it, In ttiw rM>m lit* ly orc'tpi*! Ly Yocitni A tl*ntiug- WlllMM 4. M 411 ARE, POIH L. ERKIUI, M4EHT F. W ALL ARE, EILLIAM WALLACE. WALLACE A KRKBS, LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE, J miliary I,l**l. CLEARFIELD. PA. TPLLIS L. ORVIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW. UKFICR opposite th* Com t Hon**, OU Iht 2D floor of A.U l*umt*R i uildlng. WU PRANK FIELDING, -I LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE, IS ly i LKAKFIELD. PA c. t. iLixixon. e. a. *ow*. A LEXANDER A BOWF.R, iV ATTORNEYS AT LAW, IV'llefnntp, PH., may 1,. c*>ti.ult**tl in Kti*ll*b ur o.r man. OIRi In Oartuaii'. Uuli'lln*. I—ly JAM.. A m IT.*. J. wut-.r U*ruA*T. HEAVER A OEPIIAKT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, OIDC* on AUegh*ny 4tr*-t, north of Uigh. llwlla* font*. Pa. 1-1> DF. FORTNBT, • ATTORNEY AT I,AW, UKLLKFoNTE, PA. I,**t d-r t th* loft (a tho o—ft llo—. H) lOIIN BLAIR LINN, 9J ATTORNEY AT LAW, BKLLEFONTE, PA OOcr Allegheny ?tr**t, ovor r.*t ifJl •• 21-l> I L. SPANGLER, *J • ATTORNEY AT-LAW, BKLLEFONTK, CENTRE COUNTY, PA. Spnclal atteetlou to Collm-Uoii.; prw tlci In *ll tli C ,ijrU, C..nnU*t|,,n. In 'l-nnii .r K *,i.h I I, DS. KELLER, • ATTORNKT AT LAW, OfDrp on Allegheny Sotb iWf of Lyon' iton, B*llflrat4, Pa M) RP A HIPPLE, A • ATTORNEY-AT LAW. LOCK HAVEN, PA. All bnilBMN promptly ittriHlrd to. I ly \\' M. F MITCHELL, y y PRACTICAL nun vet OR, LOCk HAVEN. PA , Will nttp>ml to all work In Cl**rfl*-ld, Centre ma*' Clinton eounti*. O'lW <>|{NMitp l>" k lUtpo NrMpul Bank. 20-1) WC. IIEINLK, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. RELLKPONTR, r. Offlrp lii ronmf llonw, Allegheny *tr**-t. Bp*dl attention iivn to the ro||rcU<>n of cMm All husiue** t.> promptly -1 I WILLIAM MKTLLOUGH, Y Y ATTORNEY AT I.CW, CLE CRPIKLD. PA All Imalnma prnmnllT *1 <.nU—ll, ' •• HK. HOY. M. I)., • to Cotrtd II new. rlhi Porta*?* Uwoflh *. IIF.LLF.KOMP, I'A gi*eo to Operative Surgery Chrnic [HnMP. I&-1J nit. JAS. 11. DOHKIXS, M. D., ranici\mBtmhum Allegheny lih.oipr Zrl|ief' Drug !" *•, 6-U PA OU. J. W. RHONE, Dentist,can U frtod nt lti ofßcw nnd rcwilnc< on N*n lid* of lligh tr**t thru door* VUit of Alltfh>> BaOsiMMf i IMi I Itn*inr* Coram* pENTRE COUNTY BANKING \J COMPANY. Au'l Allow fntrtt, Ihwonnf Wotaa; Ha j and "#ll Oot. Di^tirllN, Gold trnl Cwnpoti, Jimi* A. n*v*. Prr| |#nl. J. D MniiT.CMhUr. 4-tf UA RNESS UA NUVACT<>RY In (Urniin't N*w Hlocli n i rrr\TK. pa. i-i* D P.BLAIR, 1 • JEWKT.FR. watchi* ctnrs*. jawiut, .%!. All work nsith On Allrfhoif , onlwr llr>- k*rh'ff II oaa. A-ff I DEALERS IN PURE DRUGS ONLY 3 I ZELLKR A SON. : ~ l • lißCOOtsr*. 5 ' No A. Hr Row. £ i to* AH fh IMaii>UH Patent M*~ll Pr*- " ' y. w-riptL'b* and Famllr *im •renfftaiy 98 prepared. Trnair L ."h older Hrarea, Ac.. Ac ' i H i C. rumi*. Prai't. s. P. liilti. t'aab'r. T?IRST NATIONAL BANK OH I HKLLKPOXTK, AllecHnv flellefl.nt*. Pa. 4-fl Mim cfhtUrnUH. ■ OOYOUJFFE! With COtTIVCNES*. Sick Htiiiicln. DVRPEP •IA. Low Spirits, SLEEPLESS SIGHTS, Lot* of App.tlH. Paio in tho lit*, And nil ih dhnii> ltmnt. r.mtf/io.nl upon ■ nrb hoi. Prlc, Xo. I, 448 eta.; Ko. I, SO eta. Mannfactnred only by F. POTTS GREEN, BKLLKPOKTK, PA. For Hale. A FARM containing Fifty Acres, nnd h.Tln* Ib.rwtn nrwrtMl * TWO-6TOBT Pit A MP, RI'ILDINUond oat I nlMtn,. T i. .l Inquire of A. J A T. & OBIHT, I'.* VatoßTillo.Cooiro cotuitr, Pk Wilson, Mr Fortune f Co., Hardware Dealer*. HARDWARE! A WILSON, McFAKLANE & CO. DKALEKB IN STOVES, RANGESHEATERS. A I.SCI Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes, _ AND IBXTIIIIDIEIR.S 7 BIAH/DWABE. At.LKOHENT STREET, .... IIL'MFH' BLOCK, .... BKLI.KroNTE, PA 1855 1881. Baugh's Fertilizers havo stood Field Tests for 25 Years. BUSHELS. NOT ACRES. HAVE MONEY BY t'SIKO BAUGH'S TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR PHOSPHATE, Price, R25.00 Per Ton of 2000 Pound.. BAUGH'S ECONOMICAL FERTILIZER for POTATOES. Containing 4 to 6 |wr cm I. of hutphfr- of I' t.n' Price, 530.00 Per Ton of 2000 Pound., ALL GOODS SOLD ON GUAHANTEED ANALYSIS. Descriptive Circulars Scut Free upon application. BAUGH & SONS, 20 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia. For gale by J. H. LONG, Fleminßton, Pa., As;ent for Clinton and Centre Counties. TRAVELER'S GUIDE. BKLLKFONTK A- SNOW Slioi: ' K. R. Tliu.-T.tdr lu .Hart on and alt.r Mr. h I 'i Suo. Shoe 4.36 4. ■ ~arrl** in 11.11.fb81. Brll.r.Bt. .l! • ■.,nrrtf at Pnow 8bo t Lout.>"gnaw Ptao. 130 r .,arrl*. In Balltfoat. l.'-L" B.lt.font. 4.44 ' ;rrl *l "now Pbo g. g HI.AIR,O.B'I pupwlnt.na.nl. BALD KAGLE VALLEY KAIL ROAD-Tlm-Tabl., April ■. Iww: .tp. Mall- tl],' Arrlrr lTtmrn> I-** '3l JJ* . ;! 6 44 Loa*r K*t Tjfonr L**.— 7 • ' ■ ~ A M " V.II " ... 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It p.rtcr r.r* .111 run W.. PMtod.lpbl. •< Willi.mp. P.p'. F.*i. and Pntt'laj Rpr* F*l ' nl(bl train*. W*. A.IUli. (Im'l Pnt^rliit.nd.nt 'pilK CENTRE DEMOCRAT BOOK and JOB OFFICF ALLEGHENY STREET, BKLLKFONTE, PA., in XOW OKPRRIXO GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO THOSB wmnixo PHUT-CLAM Plain or Fancy Printing. Wn huTO unuaual facilitian for printing LAW BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, CATALOGUES, PROGRAMMES, STATEMENTS, CIRCULARS, BILL HEADS, NOTE HEADS. BUSINESS CARDS, INVITATION CARI>B, CARTES I)K VISITS, CARDS ON ENVELOPES, AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKP. by mail will rocnlra prompt attention. MfPrinting dona in th bnotxtyla, on hrt antic* and at tho lnwaot rata*. fi ARIfAN'B HOTEL, * I OppotltnOoorl llonn. MLIirOXTI, Pi TERM* 11.14 PSR DAT. A |m4 MrwfiltecM. t-I ! ,!i t'.n L PWMW. OF L'.il, nis.. : ; /% / /Zy /yS— c. p ytrntS/< < ' tl V I LYOIA E. PINKHAWPS vssstasls cc:?sr.^. !• * Ctif f;r all \h—+ Pal*fWl l rnA * ••'.-••♦• lDrlt'l pnapwt !<•*. 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II |Hirll<-* of lh* prinrf|l n, ha polt off af aay lima, aad If kaa bam ih raalotn of lha anaituui} o para,ll lha |>rl>< l|*l m r.awln aa 1-ng m b fcirmaa wtabaa. If Ika Iniarmt I, promptl, pal 4. Applr to CHARLDI P. PltKllMAll,Anoraap-l-law. 117 Omirr. ilrral. RmAlap. Pa., aria DAVID 1 KLIDS.Co.'a Apprataar. t-lf Mallafoala.Pa. flic (Cruirr H K LI, E I'ON TK, PA. Ni;WM, I AI"IH A.V'li MCUO KBTIOXO. tun IMTIOKAI IUIU 111 Till IKTttU' i.r'ry farmer in Alv annual esprrxenct JiMuNn mmulhing of mint. Writs i tmsd /'n't it tn the "Apneultural Editor nj the IJKM"< KAT, JicUefontr, I'enn'a," that other farmer* may hurt, the benefit <>f 1 1. J,ft eamtnunie.atiant be timely, and be nure that they are brief ami iretl jaunted. Farm Yard Manure. Cftti Vlft Agi it tllfU'ml Manures may be defined an added plant-food. Tliey areof various kinds, but amy lie simply divided inpj or ganic ami inorganic, just like the natural plant-food in the land. The most usual form of manure, is farm yard duwj; which, as you all know, is composed of the liquid and solid dijeclioiiM ol unwinds mixed with the straw, or other substance, which is used lor litter. This mixture is good or bad in proportion to the quality ol the food supplied to the annuals, and to the care used in the preparation. If the cattle eat straw alone, the dung will be |Kior, almost valueless; if roots lie added to the food, the ma nure wilt ho much richer; if grant, linseed, or the refuse of the oil-mill* (eaki) be given, the dung w ill he highly valuable; and if the liquid or .11 nil lie preset vetl, added to the solid manure, uml the whole preserved from too much or too little moisture, perfection will lie arrived at. in oilier countries, wiiere farming has live it long carried out to a Very high degree of perfection, and where, in consequence, sheep are made the iii'iuisiity of the luriiii r, cerium crop ire sown expressly for the supply ot those animals, and the crops liein, consumed ill the place where they grow, the liquid and solid excrcm<-nt arc immediately covered by the plow, and all ex|ienc of carting, as well n* all loss, is avoided. The management of farm yard ma nure is a most important point in carrying on a farm. It contains all tilings necessary for the growth o! every description of plant. It i* necessary that rare should lie taken to mix the excrements of all the dif ferent sorts of slock, and for tin* reason : the dung of the horse is hot; licit of the horned animals eo I ; nmt that of the pig between the two. Therefore, they would not heat equal iy in the heap, unlc** the distribu tion were equal, and the t-mperatur< and fermentation would lie ddlicull to control. It is clear enough, that if the ma nure in its fresh and green slat*- were curried out daily, spread, ami imim di-ilcly plowed in, us i* the ca*-e with the sheep, there would lie no los*. ami the crops would receive the full bene lit of the plaul-lood it contains. For you must not imagine that the ft r mentation or rotting of a heap ot dung adds anything to its contents; on the contrary, however carefully it is managed, some b*s must tk" place. Manure is rotlesl for two rcn -oiis; fir-i, because the heat of the fermentation destroys the weds ami 11 m its if wets Is: secondly, liecausc the dung is thereby prepnitsl, or cooked, for immediate action on the plants. I'lowed in, the same process •I cooking wuul I, sooner or later, lake place ; but months would elapse lie fore the change occurred, and, in the meantime, the crops would IN •Sl'ing alter their food, close lolhein, but unavailable. You may like to know what you are pu ting on your fields, when you ive them a dressing of good mixed furin yard manure, well fcrtoenled • lid well preserved ! Water. *1 | Ot .1 •'I ' 111. NMIIM. IMMOMMM At Is msMst ... I f limlnl' ofstiiu tHstt'r | ' 4/ .iiwdiihl* Iti bulb'' .... . ..... '• ' 1t The soluble and insoluble organic matter contain .CilfJ On of nitrogen, equal to .730 of an mania ; and here w-e must pause n little, for this nm monin is the tii<>st useful, n it is the most costly, of all the coiistitUenU of our manures. You saw that the organic or burn able matter of plants was divided into two groups, one of which whs distinguished from the other by its containing nitrogen. When animal or vegetable substances containing nitrogen are decomposed, whether by burning or decay , ammonia is formed, which consists of nitrogen arid hy drogen ; it is very volatile, and high ly pungent—smelling salts arc car iMHiPte of ammonia, and you know how they bile when fresh, and how quickly, if the cork Is left out of the hottle, they lose their power. The fermentation of dung, then, ma y be desert lied as a decay, brought on by the deconqiosing influence of the nitrogenous mailers present, whereby the non-nitrogenous matters present also undergo fermentation. Ammonia is formed from the nitro genous matters of the manure ; ami carbonic acid, or some or the organic acids, such as the utmir or Aumic acids, (Yum the non-nitrogenous mat ters, and the value of the manure de pends vastly on which of these acids is formed. II the heap Is allowed to get dry and hot, carbonic acid is pro duced, and combining with the am- monia walks o IT with it in the very volatile form of carbonate ef ammo nia; but if llic manure be kept moist and moderately cool, one of the or ganic acids will be formed, and you will have say, a (mate of ammonia or hamate of ammonia, either of which will lie easily retained by the mass if it is kept from being washed by the rains or melting snows. To retain the ammonia is simple enough ; keep the heap moderately damp, and, if possible, return all the soaknge from it on to the lop of the dung. If, on o|iening any part of the tnixen you find a strong, pungent smell, you may be sure the heap is too dry and the ammonia is escaping —moisture is wanting. If, however, the dung is dry and mildewcd-look ing, it is too lute to take any precau tionary methods; the most valuable part, of the dung is gone, and is as likely to benefit your neighbor's land us your own. Training Colts and Calvcßto Lead Cjrfwaj>otj !mi< • 'if fmTWt. The first attempt to discipline a young animal is to teach it to stand while tied, ami to lead with the hul U*r. A calf should lie taken from the cow quite young and tied tip; a strap with a buckle being placed around its neck. A ring should lie fastened to the strap, and a light chain with a swivel in it fastened to the ring by means of a snap-hook, i'lie calf will not chew nor suck the chain as it would a strap or rope, and this annoying trick will not fic learned. It can turn about as much as it pleases without twisting the chain and strangling itself. It should Is; led to the cow twice a day to suck, for three or four days, when it may lie taught to drink, and altogether weaned if desirable. Some patience will l>e required to teach it to lead, but in a very short time, if projierly managed,it will learn what is wanted, ami be no trouble. The Is-st way Pi -tart a calf or a colt to lead is to *tand by its side, ami slowly, but firmly, pull its head towards you. I'liia will cause it to step its leet to seep from falling, and by continuing the movement it soon learns to step around, and can soon Is- thought to lead without even learning Pi pull with all its strength at the ro|e, try ing to gel away. Those who have not tried this method of trying to teach calves ami colts to lead, will Is astonished Pi m-c how- much easier it is than the old way of trying Pi lead tlietn straight forward from the U ginning. In attempting Pi pull thorn forward, of course they pull back with mII their strength; hul in pull ing sideways, slowly and firmly, they can ufler very little resistance, ami Pi keep from falling they step, and so, in a very short time, they learn to •top as fast as the rojie is drawn, it is desirable ami necessary at times to lead a heifer or cow, and unless brok en and trained when young, difficulty is ex|K-rienced in doing so. Colls should tie trainml to remain tied up while their dams are at work; hul diould Is- liMisoncd and allowed t-> run with them both in the stable and in the pasture. Much after trouble may be spared by preventing a coll from running around nnd getting into mischief, which it is liable to do, by having a halter for it and training it to lead a I will, or P> stand tied when that is most suitable. Set Fruit Trocs. Fr *n Farm *bt oaf4-n Whatever lie lias done, or has ne glected p> do, in the past, the farmer who has land which can pro|icrly Is devoted to that purpose should make it a point Ibis year Pi set a few fruit trees. Kxcept where fruit growing is made a specialty we do not favor the planting of a large orchard at any one time. It is a much belter plan to put out a few trims each year ; then but little time will IN; required Pi plant ami attend U> them, and, as the whole orchard will not come inPi lienrmg at once, but there will each year be a few turns wh'cli will pro duce their first fruit, the pleasure of the grower will lie greatly increased. In selecting the varieties to la; cul tivated for home use, care should lie taken to gel the very In st which suc ceed in the aeelion in which they are to lie grown. Although some of the finer varieties arc not hardy in all lo cations, it is al most as easy to grow really good fruit, where fruit can In grown al all, ns it is to obtain the poorer aorta. Ami it certainly is not wise to grow third class kinds when those of the first or second class can be produced. The exiw-riencc of the local nurse rymen, and the reports which ap|iear in the agricultural pa|M-ra. will lie pretty reliable guides in making a selection. If in doubt concerning any variety which has proved first class in other places, hut which, while protmhly too tender, lias not Iwcn fully tested in this vicinitv, it may pay the farmer to put out a single tree and thus try the kind for him self. If it thrives he can easily ob tain more trees. If it fails he can either make another trial or devote Ilia efforts to the cultivation of more bardy varieties. THE true principle of farming is always to keep ahead of the work. A LAMS fairly started is a sheep half raised Whit Homos pay the best to Rajs*. ourr**fwft4M)Ai of OvrHf*, The carriage borse has come intb general use in most families lhat ca:| afford to keep a double team. Tiieyl have usually hecn bred from a cross! lietween the thoroughbred and draft horse. The object of the grade is to retain the strength of the draft horse, and to quicken the movement by the superior action of the race-horse. When they are brought up to the standard of great weight carriers at a good rate of s|*-ed they are called carriage or coach horses. Their high stepping action, good size, and com. inandirig form are ornaments to the gentleman's carriage. So long as the politic prefer this class of stout trav eler* for domestic use there will be a demand, and it will require a large number to supply the demand of an increasing market. There is another ela*s of useful horses that may le called the farmer's horse for all work. They are a cross lietween the draft and rood horse. The cress lightens the carcass and improves the action. They are strong enough for heavy work, and quick enough for active road service. They are adapted to all kinds of farming, ami suited to carry the products of agriculture to market. They are rais ed at light ex pen-c. keep easy, perform a vast amount of labor, and live to an advanced age. There is no class so well adapted to a broken, hilly country as the horse of all work. Tliey may become the staple produc tion, in the horse kind, of the rural economist of the Northern .States. Sheep. Ff dll Bfeeler • Q|!U, The crying need of American agri culture to-day is a more general in corporation ol the sheep into the farming economy. More prolific than horses or cattle, as well as more tractable, sub*iting on scantier herb age and requiring less su|>crvi*ion, it claims the additional advantage of "paving for its raising" in annual in stallinents of marketable fleece, |a-nd ing its growth to maturity. It is more readily tianferrcd from one in dostire to another, and is easily re •trained by fences which would prove no barrier against the encroachment of other farm stock. Its light tread and love of repose warrant its access to fields and pastures where tramping of cattle and the tearing of hugs would not be tolerated. It wastes le* food in proportion to the quan tity consumed, and will hunt and utilize much thai would otherwise be lost to the farmer. Yielding a re turn in both fleece and flesh, it fur nishes its owner with the double ad vantage of catching a good market for his product, requiring less water and dt|Ki*ed to work for its food. It is without a |eer when summer's drought taxes the farmer's resources for enabling Ins live stock Pi main tain an average of thirst and flesh. All that can lie said in la-half of feeding live stock on the farm, as distinguished from the soil-impovet i-hing |Khcy of placing the raw grain and grass u|mn the market, will lie found to apply with double emphasis to the farm that carries as a part of its outfit one or more sheep |M-r acre. No, the animal returns more fertility to the soil in propor tion to the amount exacted lor its support, while none equals it in the evenness with which ttie dioppings are distributed. Notwithstanding the evident advantages an increase in sheep culture brings the agriculture of a country generally, and e|ieciaJ lv inuring to the Ix-neflt ol such fanners as incor|>nrate it into their system, the fact is apparent lhat sheep are not so numerous or so evenly distributed as they should be. Clover the Best Manure. "Clover seed is the best manure that a farmer can use." All plants draw much of their food from the atmosphere, and of those used in sericulture none are exceeded hy clover in the large |>ro|Mirllon of nu triment thus derived. In this re speel other leguminous crops are mucli like nil clover. Here we in clude all the clovers, vetches, henns, aaitilfuin, lupins, and lucerne or alfalfa. To keep up the fertility of our soil we must restore to it phosphoric acid, potash, nitrogen and other substance* which are found in farm crop*. Of the thrte very important and valua ble substance* just named nitrogen i# the most precious anil costly to ob tain. In various placet there are abundant supplies of pola*h and phosphoric acid. As may ho said, these are "in sight." Agricultural chemists are now studying on the problem of the future supply of ni trogen for agricultural purposes. 80 far, clover seems to he the important lactor in litis problem. RAPRRRRY and blackberry vines, If they have not loen pinched track during the summer, when in a grow ing condition, must he cut Iwclt now. I*ong canes sre useless, as the most valuable fruit-hearing spurs break from the ends of the csne, ami aa a pretty general rule the lower they are cut tiie stronger the side shoots will push, and consequently the finer the fruit. In trimming small trees one thing should never he lost sight of, that is, that the trunks should never be ex posed to the hot aun.