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*
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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. :
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5 ' No A. Hr Row. £ i
to* AH fh IMaii>UH Patent M*~ll Pr*- " '
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98 prepared. Trnair L ."h older Hrarea, Ac.. Ac ' i
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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 ■ <tlf
nriM ami. f tho IJr, wh.n yon h.ro t (crtaja
ronoi; oltklh j.,or ntrk. Thot raomtj it
GREEN'S Liver Pills.
Thowt Fill* or* of TWO and tlin nwt In
ominootlon with -orb other to. .rdlna tu direction*,
nr. IXVARIABI.T SUCCIMSPUt). They ar *n**r
c.wted. and are MXT HT H A 11, on receipt of price,
In order In ffoTont oonntorf.iilnn thny r jmt up In
tnr.P hole., with Hi. il,Mliin of P. P QRKKX
nronoH >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.
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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*.
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MUCT>cTtm or in oLt oaacore
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and Morae-Powera,
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marttl, /" m m l* w _
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nrmi-arabla vnm) <>rt of air maoWoarr
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NICHOLS, SHIPARD * CO.
■ante Crank, WHehW* n
If A V KY To Loan at 0 per Ct.
JUVi ' gJ 1 kT TIIR MPTI7AI. UPS INStTIL.
Altri CO or nr.* TORS, Hrr-t m -rla*-. -a
lat<m,<l farm fwprlj. In rami m lm iha>- Ifje
i,i not ramadlna on-0ilnl of ika prmmt *ala* of
tkr pmpartir. II |Hirll<-* of lh* prinrf|l n, ha
polt off af aay lima, aad If kaa bam ih raalotn of lha
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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.