Professional Cards.
DH. BASTINGS,
• ATIOKNEY AT LAW,
HKI.I.UKONTE. PA.
Ofll'-aon Allegheny *troet, two Uoora <wat of ihu •-
He- occupied by lat<- Unit of Yocutn A 11.titling" 40-tl
H. ft. PEALS. U. A. M'EES.
1 >EALE & McKEE,
A ATTOIIKKYB AT LAW.
JM-tf Office o|)|KHiUn Court liouso, lk>llfuotr, Pa.
ft. It. TOCIM. 11. RAftallSPßOßft.
A'CX'UM A HARSIIHKKGKR,
A TNORMIL AT I.AW,
UKLLFCTOSTE, PA.
Ulßw on N K. corner tI Diamond and Allegheny-at.,
In tii rooiu lately occupied by Yocuw A Moating*.
IIUM A. ftAIUCB, IAVIt L. ftEEftft,
MANET p. Wallace, WILUAM E. WALLACB.
\y.\LLACK & KRKBB,
' LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE.
JantMrj I, IRM. CI.KA KKIKLD. PA.
"I?LLIS L. OK VIS,
JL J ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OFFICE opposite the Court Uoue t on the J I floor of
A. O. fum'i building. ft-fttl
T?UANK FIKLDING,
1 LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE, .
LILY VLKAKFIKLD, PIF
o.t.uuotn. o. M. BOWIB.
V LKXAXDEIL A BOWEK,
XV ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
IK-U.'OOT., P.., m\v B C-un.ult.-d LA KUIRLLATI or O.R
BMD. OIU. Oln U.rinau'A Building. L-LY
JI¥U .. HCtTEK I. vnlllllkrUilT.
pKAYKK & OEPIIAUT,
J > ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
0(Bc on Allegheny street, north of High. Belle
f":i• . I' T l-ly
UK. FORTNEY,
• ATTORN KY-AT LAW,
HKLLKFONTE, PA.
I.A*T door to the left IN the Court IIOOM. il-LY
lOIIN BLAIR LINN,
FT ATTORNEY AT LAW,
iIKLLKroNTK. PA.
OHlee ALLEGHENY SlrcDt, oir.r Poet OLLLC.. 21-1/
I L. Sr ANGLER,
ft • ATTORN KY-AT-L AW,
RELLRPONTK. CKN I RE COUNTY, PA.
SPECUL attention to rollertlnna; |.rartlc~ In all the
Court., Con.ullall .n. In Herman T K *IHh. I-L>
Ds. KELLER,
a ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Offi>e on Allegheny Street stenth aide of Lyon's
•t re, B lef inte Pa l-ly
rp C.HIPPLE,
1 a ATTORNEY AT LAW.
LOCK HAVEN. PA.
All btnrtneaa promptly attsi)44 to. l ly
\VM. V. MITCHELL,
▼ ▼ PRACTICAL SCRVKYOR,
L4K k HAVEN, PA.,
Will attend to nil work In Clearfield, Centre tad
Clinton counties.
•.Wire opjN.-ite hk If**- n Natlonsl flank. 20-ly
\V C. HEINLE,
Y T • ATTORNEY AT LAW.
BELLKFONTR, PA.
Office In Conrad lions*-, Allegheny *treet.
Special attention given W the collection of claim*
AH t>Maine** attatM t" promptly. IMy
WILLIAM McCULLOUGH,
T ATTORNEY-AT LAW
CLEARFIELD, PA.
AH bQiinee promptly Attended to. l-ly
HK. HOY, M. I).,
• Office in Conrad II >uae, above f rtney'e
Law Office. RKLLKPONTK, PA
9i'rial attention given to Operative Surgery and
Chronic Diaeaara. IS-ly
nit. JAS. 11. DOBBINS, AM. D. f
PHYSIC! \S ANf AC ROE* IN.
Otfire Allegheny St.. over Eaigler'a Drag Store,
6-tf BILLKfONTB, PA.
DU. J. W. RHONE, Dentist, can
tie found at hi* office end residence on Narth
side of High afreet threw duura kaat of Allegheny.
Bellefonte, Pa. |filj
Business Cards.
PENTRE COUNTY BANKING
\J COMPANY.
EW.IT. Dp--LL
And Allow Interest,
Discount N dee;
Bay end Hell
Go*. ftecnrltle*,
Gold and Coupons.
JiUCft A Rsa*sr. Prraldent.
J. D. fififftMV. Caahier 4-tf
HARNRSB MANUFACTORY
in Garmen'a New Block,
BELLEFONTE, PA l-ly
I? P. BLAIR,
1 • JEWRLF.R.
WAfntft. Ciorms. iBWtLRT. .%*?.
All work neatly • secnte-l. On Allegheny street,
under Brockerhoff II u*e. 4-tf
DEALERS IN PUHS DBUOOOHLT.
2 I ZELLERA SON, a
~ FT 9 liRt'OOIHTS.
No A. Broefcerh"fT Row. J
.J All ths Standard Patent Medicine* Pre- *
"Z wrlpttona and Family Bedpe* accurately *-
58 prepareii. Shoulder Braces, Ac., Ar Z
4-tf r
C. news*. Prea't. *. 9. EAftElft. Caah'r.
tMRST NATIONAL HANK OF
BELLKVOETE.
Allegheny Street. Bellefonte. Fa. 4-tf
Ml *ceiia n eo IM,
RPHE CENTRE DEMOCRAT
BOOK and JOB OFFICE
A LLEG HEN Y STREET,
BELLEFONTE. FA.,
IM NOW OFFERING
GREAT INDUCEMENTS
TO TIIONE WISHING FIRST-CI. AM
Plain or Fancy Printing.
W have unuaual fcilitic(" for printing
LAW BOOKS,
PAMPHLETS,
CATALOGUES,
PROGRAMMES,
STATEMENTS,
CIRCULARS,
BILL HEADS,
NOTE HEADS,
BUSINESS CARDS,
INVITATION CARDB,
CARTES DK VISIT!,
CARDS ON ENVELOPES,
AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKS.
fgp-Ordert by mail will rocoite prompt
attention.
WSTPrinting done in tba boat ityle, on
abort notice and at the lowoat ratoa.
GAKMAN'B HOTEL/
OwMlnOmrt HUOIM. BKLLIFOMTI, FA.
TCRMB ft .36 FM DAY.
A *OOE Llry altar had. 1-1
Wilson, Mr Far lane r Co., Hardware Dealers.
HARDWARE!
WILSON, McFAIILANM CO.
DEALERS IN
STOVES, RANGES? HEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Glass anil Varnishes,
AND
BTJILDEBS' HABDWABE.
ALLEGHENY 6TRKKT, .... HI'MKK' BLOCK, • BKLLEFONTK, PA.
TRAVELERS GUIDE.
BELLEFONTE A* SNOW SHOE
K. It.—Tlmo-Tahl*l!i .ffei l uli aud af'**r March
I, ll:
Lt<ava Suow Shoe- b..S, k. M..arrlraa In Dallafuiit*
7.24 A a.
Loiifp. D.llof.uta 9.12 A. .,arrl*'A at Hnow Hhcw
11.24 A.a.
I.OAX'A Snaw Shoa 2.3(1 r.M..arrle In Bclltfosla
4.2U r. m.
Lcarf. Ballafonl. 4 44 c * ,arrl at Hno Flu*
7.24 r. a. S. H lILAIIt, Hoo'l Huparlutandaoi.
BALD EAGLE VALLEY HAIL
IIOAD —Tini<-TaUlc, April 2V. lattu:
E<p. Mail. AUiaAtc. AarWAo. Kip. MAII.
A * r. * ". A *.
A Hi 7 ui Arrli. at Taruna !. 7 -2 A4H
s :i # &4 Lea*. K*.i Tyruiia L<-aa... 73 44
7 M fi 41 " Vail " ... T*2 *&*
J M (1 47 " Bal l Kagla " ... 747 (r2
74A r. .16 " Fuarlar " ... 742 V<
742 6lt " Hannah " ... 764 Vl3
7 M 624 " Port Matilda " ... AOO 919
7;7 617 " Alartl.a " ... A (>7 914
71A i uA •• Julian " ... Al4 932
7 9 647 " I nlontllla " ... •2J •39
7 caj 64s " hhua .Ahoa In " ... A32 946
646 644 " Mllaaharg " ... A34 94s
646 634 •• KclWt.llla " ... (43 967
636 626 ...... '• Mllaahorg " ... A6410 OA
624 614 " 4'urtln " ... 90610 19
614 4ln " M iunt Kagla " ... 9121" 24
6 9 & (11 " llnaat.l •• ... 921" 37
4 4.4 440 " F„|rllla " ... 9islo 49
5 ,'J) 446 " B—ch I'taak •• ... 940 I'l 44
4 .14 433 " Mill Hall " ... 96411 14
429 4 .*> " Flamlngto® •' ... 9 .47 II 2
424 426 " Lock llaaao " ...10 "I II 24
I JEN NS Y L V A NIA HA ILROA D.
1 —{Philadelphia und Krle li*iftlon>—On end
*ft*r December 1* I H "' :
w KM WAHD.
CRIB HAlLleeveu PhiUdelphU 11 Mpn
•• •* 4 n m
•• ** YYiUUm*iirt............... ft R5 u m
M M Luck llevea 9 40 eat
M •• Rii<**o. 10 W ft m
" rTlve* ftt Krle " N5 p m
NIAGARA EXPRESS Irate* Phllftdelphlft. 7 •la
• " llurrkftburg.... lo •n
•• '• Williftinapwrt. J •* p m
M nrrl*ft*ftt Re novo. 4 4< p m
Puaeengerft ly thlft train rr.*e In Belle
fonte at - 4 -Yip m
FAST LINE left*ee Philadelphia 11 4'ftm
" " llarrieburg 3 Upa
" Williamcport ... 7anj m
M arrlree at l"k ll*en ... • 4 p w
EASTWARD.
PACirir EXPRESS Ira*e* lla*en ft 40 • m
■* WiiliftßMitMirt... 7 ftA a m
M arrive* at I(rrll'urg 11 Aft • in
Philadelphia..- 3 4i p ftt
DAY EXPRESS leatra Reno** 10 |u • m
" •• hvk Haven........... II •in
M " tt iih*m*{>>rt......... 11 40 a m
M arrive* at lUrrlal-0rg........... 4 1 p rr
•• " Phil*.!*!j hift. ......... 720 pir
ERIE MAIL Iftfttee Reno*.
M M Lwk Hftveu...... 9 4ft p m
M •* Willlftm*pMft-........... 11 oft i'm
M ui rl*e at Ifarrift tifg 2 45 a m
M ** Philadelphia 700 am
FAST LINE leavee WilH*mep--rt 12 24 am
" arrive* at llarrULurc.. 3 !>* a m
•• M Philadelphia. 7 Uam
Erie Mall Weet. Niagara Kipreaa Weal, I/rk lta*en
Accom>datnn M rat and Iay Etprra* Fast, make
rime connection* at Northumberland with L ft B. R
R train* for WllkraWurre and Pcrantnn
Eri* M*il M rat. Nigara Eipreee Wrat. and Erie
Espreaa Weat. and loch lla*en Arrwjmmodatl'vn Wrat,
in*ka r|n#e connection at Willlamaport with N.C.R
W. train* north.
Erie Mail W*t, Niagara Etprra# Wrat, and Day
Eipreaa Ka*t. make c|nee connection at lack Haven
With ft f. V R K train*
Erie Mail K**t and Wrat connect at Erie with trains
on L * ft M S R R at Torry with 0 C A A. V. R
H , at Emporium with ft N. Y APR R., an 1 at
Drlflwoikd with A V R It
Parlor rara will run between Philadelphia and
Williameport on Niagara Eiprrae M eat Erie Eipreae
Wrat. Philadelphia ftipreae E-at and Day Eiprraa
>'ift,and Sunday Riprea* Rut ftlaeping carton all
night trains. Wa. A fi*Lwi*.
Oen'l Superlntendant.
TF YOU
GET
A COUGH on COLD AND
WANT TO
GET
CURED QUICKLY
GET
A 2.V. bottle SYRUP OF TAR,
WILD CHERRY AMD HOARIIOfMD.
JOHN HARRIS,
SOLE AGENT,
%-tm RRLLBFONTK, FA.
MONEY To Lwn ntfl perCt.
4UV/AY 13 1 „ T T||K MI'TUAI. LIFE IAM K
ARCC CO. OF REW YORK, • Anrt Bu.tt*..., an
ImsrsnM f.r m prtfrrtj la mim nol IMM HUM
sod ant .irMdtn, ... third of Ik. punl tdld. of
tk. pFrt7 Any F-Tth. of Hi. Drt!xt|*l o>n h
p.U of .1 DDF HDM. DDd II htu IM lh. riHtoDI <4 lb.
noiDpDDF lo p-rii th. prt.rlp.l to MDIDId m kmc at
Hi. horrowm .ltb, II Ik. likr"t la pro.ipil, pud.
Apv>7
CHAELEa F. 6TIEEMAE.AIIDnMF-.1-lD*,
627 fiourt. itt*t. IUDAID,, PD.,
or ID DATID I. KLIME,OD.IAFFfDIMf.
-# MI.6ODID.FD.
For Sale.
A FARM containing Fifty Acre*,
DDd kDHDC th.MOO *! D TWOtTOEV
r*AMR BIIILDIKG.Dd ODI t.oll.tlhrt, THI. (nod.
ID,.tr. dF AJA T E OEIMT,
l'-l CDloiiTlll.,C.Ktr. mu.U PD-
fiP.3. LYOIA L PINXHAM, OF LYNN, MASS.,
! I
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COiir-QUITD.
In II !'r>a',ti\ • < :
/•rqlt IIIASS V'alssful Csisplnlals and W **leaaee
li MsasHsom laser Israt f • ssssilr pepelallss.
liwflitftwNwtytti —i f iii-fi.! iiit
ylalnta, all oTtrlan IrmilJes, Infiamtralk n end I'Nrt
tfo, falling and li|i|4r*mriiU, giid tls r>ns<jubt
Pptnal Wiakima, tud tl |itkuki'7 odojis-d to th
1 l.trigo r t Ufa.
It will diss. |r# ii>d tumore ff tn Ihr nlsnti !ft
an eqrfy etage r.f d eel-.|nari.t tlm Uhdriyylnrab'
rt"Ui hamonillierelartirrksil *ry ejwedlly I y |UbM.
It rrtaoYmfaintnsm.fltiukorj. ;■•]! rr*!h|
f'T stimulants, and rWk*M wtalixee of tl stomarb.
It cure* filiating, Hrvlsrhss, Nr*'<ue rrostrtlien,
< *nral LnUlltj, in—, l>*praeal n aod lndl
fMtloß.
T?utt f##!tng of UtHnf down running fnla, r*tgM
an 1 barkartsM, I* lzyi|enj snerd'y cyied I y IU tut.
It will at ■lltimee and tm<Wr allrlrrtimrtar*w art la
fcarm<>ny With Ihe laei that ffrwwrti t!. fetrale
rr tb rum of Kidney t*ny4anU f
Oompoqfrt te uniurraMrd.
LYDIA E. riNkiaun Trr;f T\TiT.r rou
l*o| \D I# at Zd tnl •.i V eib ra A*r.u',
Lynn, Mml Prhnft. HU brdtlswfor ftat Ly ma I
In lb* form of pi'U, tkn In tins f< rm *>t I ;< r:-e. rrt
mtlpt of prW, |l |*rh i f rriUier. )!.* IwXimm
frewlyamrvereoil liters '
Ut. Addreag u tbore. iUnti-m tk(s Aipir.
No family thooM Ue witho*it LTT>f %t. I ' - TA" 1
LI'TR ftT.!A n>*T t. 4 .ar.eae
on 1
C/* Hold by nil Mncc'i ' 1
BLISS 8 AMERICAN WONDER PEA
l:nn I'rly, Verv Dmrf .s in 10 Indip- . Jic
tjulrr* tin llu-liliiif, >:<|tillt<- | Uiui.
R" ll—.r, r 1 i.- '1 ■
Z -i'- ' ' ' '' " "'** ' *
JU!yZt'tlu a . „ I —art w ■win—.
( llTini .'||V- , IS, ..It.,
t '• I ' A *•■ t J t ' r- -
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D;"-. ->M.<I.K |—l hmft. v MMi| fl.<! (I . —rt,;
i a- j-,-1
son is' w Tirrr ui i -TUITION-.
Wf-S teb'yt-Vwe l|li*l'fl r,-—p K l-.M-M-l .I—. dp
i— :-• !.- -I ... .•<•! .1 | ixrn i>l VlMliiit
I- k-.i-a. I-.,,-, -• - - - 1., i , rtii,
•" iv pt. I 1 cm-no po^Ufi
B K. BLIE3 A rsrr'iiC: Rcw-Tork-
laaaimn
> Siooo I
Will ho if ,nr Imr—rlilPi rr mlrwiraj
I talmian'-ri r* fmi. -l | n li.ri-,X, or fi* snr ■
raw II will n I oiiaot I • Ip. BBSKBSS
rcnt-HAl* |Ktl a *<-jf-tl l- rf>mjKdiri<i.
S It It hotMiialka >■* *h err tiloih-r timll- I
flnft MaMiwl. Tii' I- n l--,ziiag>.
• hut II la true. ' ™ 1 ■■ jj__ja™-
rxni-KA la N-lnff ..p , cxtrti-lTptjr pre- '
arriiw-llif Ik-up-i anrofhrr
| lialf <lr. n r<-. . Ilpikn'wo tun.p | rofpvilon. |
Cswri a pmltlTrijr r-irpa ennaamstSaa and
m all iKh< f hii.aanrt lMitlli_ — m
■ For Inlprmltt-m f"Tr. rhllts and ieaer, '
dumb aguP, Ihaliifallibla remedy Ul'tll li.
( No mattrr whit fnr it'--ie I*. athpm |iv S
rafpil, lw fit j- nns i r r.l-l mala or foinau
. go at once fur I'aui ha ' mm ■ ■ mli
Trtl rmir nplghhnra a-•! ruir frlprxla th.t ■
PonCNA l t)M only remnfr, nr. I wtd euro
| ra And t Ucm. fiend t r a §
. D. HAirniAX ACO. CKl*in,Ohlo.
I bowtlt gnd pelf!' irgmoirogti- g
W t-fhii in/ man r>t kt
wnswl by sOrwin of |f mtoaling otffiM 1 —
ynf d'lt firmd W ftit(Uoia, to rre-
MirnnbrUAfid ui ■ foibrosnt*#rwran4
Moo litMrt* |wn** on Hod B.
If yi Dm yonng And I v(fertnc tmm any li
dlwretion or oi ■ in>n If nm rw mar
rkd of slnglo, old ftfßyuunf,*'!"' ; '
yx>oeb. sUhorlai . Hinf on n bod of tacit
nom. Rolf on Hop| Bitter*.
Wlmefsr yftfiar*. 7 w.dedto mi
mbf o frol || I fwally from oom*
thot yaif jMyl form of K idnfiy
heeda deoreadnfr. too that inirl.t
Ing of -tinMHAting, Hfil hof# r ntcrf
ertthmit imt..T,e',hmg % tt % bf • llm*lo nmot
WVttsre?' M
Raaa fern Owe jOff
pet— i. liSKPf eff * —WA a, n
oranxrina L " . .
id tt*t, dm*o|H . . " *• oneolfitn
a HOP r '™"
dm or ana I H iIVJ * <lnliiiaaa,
SlinEßste
a;
NEVER irvoUu' I
ll> It rn*y 1 .. a| an, mj.j,
savsd hvn- gj mmh, . t.
arena. Vi -- fat n mi.oua,
MS A WXRR. 11l a liar al bona aaallr snSa
aid CoaUr UelSl baa. SMcbn TKt'B A 00., Ae
fiiaaa, Main. Sly
Slit Cntlrc
HKLLEF ONT K, 1' A.
NKWH, FACTS AMI BUUOKSTIONH.
h.vtry farmer in hit annual experience
Uucovert romethiny of veilue It'rile it and
rend it h, the " Ayrfulturtil Jitht.r of the
UkUocuaT, Hettefutile, J'etin'u,' thai id her
farmerr mety hare lite benefit if it, f, r l
eummitineeiluitlt be. timely, ami be rare that
they art brief and ire// pointed.
Work With the Iloud unci With
tho Hunch].
Kr in lh" American Agriculturist.
Work in one <>r the first principles
of success in tho orchard ami garden.
Without work, haul wo'k, and tin
abundance ol it, the growing ol v-g
etallies, and the raising of fruit must
prove 11 failure. An orchard will not
run Itself with prolit any mure than
a Hearn plow 01 a saw mill ; and to
keep a vegetable garden in proper
order is often more of a tax upon the
muscle than the steering ola ship.
.\long with this labor of the hand
inUst go an activity of the mind.
I'he seed dull and the pruning knife, i
a well ns all other orchard and gar
den implements need to he used in
telligently. Let no one believe that
he can succeed in this department
without thinking—gardening is not a
mere pastime, and fruit glowing is j
far from being an occupation for a
man who w ill not work his brains.
With this view of lalior it is evi
dent that there arc two sets or class
es of implements to lie used by the
gardener and horticulturist in the
IH'rfoi manee of his win k ; implements
to he used in the hands, and tools to
iid the head. A hoe is a garden im
plement, hut it is no more of one
than a principle of plant growth,
which, when understood, makes evi-r \
stroke of the hoe more effective. Tl e
•est seed planter that modern me
hsiiicul skill produces could Ik- only
i source of loss when guided in its
work by one who knows nothing of
he conditions most favorable for
••acb of the many gaiden seeds.
These principles which underlie pro|>-
er, and therefore profitable gardening,
arc the accumulated ex|irii-nce of all
past ages, and are put within the
reach of all iri books upon the vari
ous subjects which Is-long to tl e
orchard and garden. Some of thee !
'mnks are of a general character, and
treat of vegetation as a whole, with
'>t making s|>ecisl reference to any
particular vegetable or fruit. Such
books give the ground work or fund
amental principles upon which the
-(H-cinl treatises rest. For example,
the nature of soils, the composition
of the atmosphere, and the physio
logical laws which govern the growth
of plants are general subjects which
involve principles that apply to all
vegetation. The |K-rson who knows
these principles—understands how
plants grow, when, where, and how
they get their foods, is certainly fms
sessed of sujierior tends in the culture
of field or garden crops.
Co'ery and Lettuce—Some Hints
for the Oarden.
Mr. llrown of the Ohio Farmer,
recommends sowing celery seeds in
the n}>cn ground in April, nnd to
make the plants stocky they should
lie transplanted when three inches
high, setting them three or four inches
apart. It may be replanted where it
is to grow, from the middle of June
to the middle of August. Probably
for this climate the Ist of August is
• •est. ® * Speaking of lettuce,
he remarks that it needs a rich soil
and as a very small amount of land
wrill produce all that any family ccn
use, we can certainly afford t< make
it rich. It may be sown as sihiii as
the land can Is? worked in the Spring,
in the ojien ground, or may le town
in September and kept through the
Winter with a slight protection. If
we want gtaxl heads, we must thin to
a foot in tho rows, early, la-fore the
plants become crowded and spindled.
Golden Stone Head, Wheeler's Tom
Thumb, Tennis-hall, Early Curled
Simpson are among tlie Ih>*l kinds of
enrly: Hanson, Shotwcll's brown
Head, White Cabbage, l.srgc Yellow
Hotter for many crop, and lie I Win
ter Cabbage, Hardy Gicen Winter
for Winter.
COl.tb should be broken to harness
at 3 years old, and used in light work
for two years or more, when they will
become matured ami fit for fall work.
I f they are used lor hard service be
fore their joints liccomo settled or
surrounded by full grown texture of
muscle sinews to support lliem, they
are liable to become strained, causing
spavins or bony enlargements thai I
will destroy their future value ami
usefulness. Any imlieclle can break
down the colt, but it requires good
sense to build it up nftcr It has been
crippled by ignorant task-masters.
It is not worth while to risk the ex
periment of converting sound colts
into invalids, when they will live
longer and jierform more service if
suffered to ripen into the fully ma
tured horse before being put to hard
work.
EXAMINE the farm implements now.
Where grease lias become hardened
with dust it may be removed with
kerosene.
Remedy for tho Maggot of tho
Cubbage Fly.
Prom it Auorf<*ti Ajifimltuviai.
Mr. 11. M Cowlcs, llarlford coun
ty, Conn., wiiUs: "1 see by an arti
cle in the Heceinber number of the
I Americetn Af/rieiiltvrut that liisulph
ide rf Carbon is recommended for
the Cabbage Fly. How is it applied ?"
j The use of ljlaulphido of Carbon is
J not only to be recommended for the
I cabbage maggot, but also for the
| squash-borer, and other subterranean
I insects. It would serve admirably to
I destroy ants when we can find their
: hills. To apply the liquid, we have
only to make a small hole, by use of
a cane or other small rod, close be
side the plant to a depth of two or
three inches, then pour into the hole a
half t, nspoonful of the lluid, and
quickly cover tin- same by filling the
hole with earth, and pressing it down
with the foot. The same operation
in the middle of ant-hill will quickly
destroy the ants if they are hi the
galleries of the hill. All should re.
member that liisulpbide of Carbon
and alio its vapor, are very inflam
mable, and should always be used
with great care.
•
8o:l and Sowing.
'1 he four cardinal virtues of good i
garden-soil are that it should be loose,
mellow, rich, and well-drained. Good
iced sown in such soil and pnqierlv
cultivated will droughts and insects
excepted) produce a bund anil v. W Idle
ilie quality of the soil is not of so i
i/rent importance in the raising of
' In- con rse Vegetables a - pea 1, beans,
|Milatoes, and the like—it is irnpor- |
rant in the raising of the finer kinds
as celery, parsnips, cabbage, etc.
\ egctable seeds should be sown in I
long drills, if possible, at such a dis- !
lance apart ns to permit the use of a j
horse-hoc between tliem. If a new
garden is to be laid out, let it be :
I Hi! and narrow, so as to make as
little turning about of the horse at
'lie end of the rows as possible. The j
common practice of sowing in Is-ds j
or plots i do not favor, as it requires '
much more hand labor and admits of
less or, in fact, no u*e of the horse.
As to the depth at which to sow the
seed, the old rule of three times deep
as the sizp of the needs may IK: ob
served for general use.
Goats to Protect Sboep.
The farmers of Hunterdon and
Somerset counties. New Jersey, are
said to use goats to protect their
sheep from dogs. Two goats can j
drive away a dozen dogs, and two j
are about all each f ariner puts in j
with his sheep. As soon as the dog I
enters the field at night the goats' j
attack him. and their butting propen- <
sities are too much for the canine,
who soon finds himself rolling over
ami over. A few nqietitions of this
! treatment causes the dog to quit tiic
! field, limping and yelling. Formerly.
; when a dog entered a sheep field at
| night, the sheep would run wildly
j around and cry piteously. Since the
goals have Is-en used to guard them !
they form in line behind the goats j
and seem to enjoy the fun. The idea
of utilizing goats in this way came
from the West, where they are put in
sheep pens to drive away wolves.
A CANADIAN farmer told what lie
i knew altout m< !<>ns at the meeting of
j the Ontario Fruit Growers' Assigna
tion. The Hunter rauskmelon was a
large, long, rough-skin melon of very
fine quality. The Cuban tjucen In
had tried this season. It is claimed
to grow very large, but the largest he
raised weighed twenty-five pounds.
It is a fine melon for amateurs, but
for shippers it is rather tender to
handle ; the skin is so thin that it
breaks very easily. He had tried
other melons, but those were the
principal ones of which be knew very
much. As in cultivation, he made
his ground very rich ; it could not Ik*
made too rich. Frequent cultivation
produced s goes! effect. He had bad
melons as early as the middle of
August, sometimes |>erhaps a little
earlier. Ho never practiced pruning!
the vines. He generally put them j
from seven to eight feet apart; did
not assist fertilization.
Tux Cidtimtnr and Country Gentle
man says: "It is important to sow
bailey as early in spring as the ground
can be reduced to a good mellow
condition. On such soils as will ad
mil fall plowing without their bccom
ing complicated again by the agency
of rains and melting snows, some ad
vantage is derived from the opera- ;
tion, but it will lc found best more
commonly to depend on thorough
undent raining on soils that have not
natural drainage, and early spring
plowing. The lime at which the seed
may be sown will, of course, vary
with lite soils and latitudes."
A FARM can lie stocked with sheep
cheaper than with any other animals.
Sheep will come nearer to utilizing
everything which grows on the farm.
Less labor will he required for get
ting feed and slock together. The
returns will come in sooner and often
er than with any farm stock except
hogs. Less money is required lor
shelter and fencing, nnd less labor is
required in herding, when outside
pasturage is socessiblc and preferred.
And finally, a handsome income on
the investment can be had without
the sale of the animals themselves.—
BoMon Cultivator.
Rod Peppor and Poultry.
J Ifiuui 111* I'.ialtrjr UulUiiu,
/ do not know if other persons who
raie poultry and pet bird# are an
much dependent an 1 am on red pep
per; but I have found so much ben*
eflt from its use in my poultry yards
j and bird-cage* that it may not las
, amiss to call the attentioo of others
to its properties I do not
; apeak of the article that is sold in
the drug stores—and something not
remarkably fresh—but of the cajisi
cum that grows in our gardens. I
have tiied all the different varieties,
and find that the most pungent and
efficacious is the small kind usually
known by the name of '"bird's pep
per." The plant itself is a beautiful
object; it grows about two feet high,
and in autumn its bright little scar
let berries look like coral beads peep
ing from under the dark green foli
• age. Indeed, one plant in a pot
forms a very pretty ornament for a
(lower-stand. The seed possesses a
stimulating and reviving property,
and i liii' 1 that two or three given to
newly hatched chickens, especially if
they are weakly, have a most happy
ellect. If a hen looks feeble after
moulting, six of these berries or pods,
given daily in some corn meal and
- weet milk, improves her wonderfully.
Last summer two of my tinest cana
ries began to droop. Lvery flay I
tiave them each one seed of "bird's
pepper," and in less tlian a week
they were quite well. The same rem
edy is invaluable for mocking birds.
A CURAT amount of labor is lost
by sowing fodder corn to thick. Many
sow three bushels to the acre ; some
sow but two bushels, and a few sow
but one. 1 sow but one-half-bushel,
and my corn is always too thick.
The rn.au who has raised the largest
crop the past season sowed but twelve
quarts of seed to the acre. Make
the drills at least four feel apart, and
HOW one-half bushel of ensilage seed
corn to the acre; then, when it is
about a foot high, thin it to six and
eight inches between stalks. When
corn is planted too thick those plants
which do not attain their full growth
are nothing more than weed*. As
dirt is only matter out of place, so a
weed is only a plant out of place.
No plant is so far out of place as
when it is crowded by other plants
of the same kind so that its growth
is impaired ; it then becomes a mere
weed, and only serves to injure the
growth of the proper number of
plants in the lull or drill-!
WHENEVER the farmer makes any
particular crop a specialty he should
start with the highest type of seed
that he can procure, and it shonld be
his constant effort to improve upon
; it every year, by growing bis own
M-ed with the greatest care. He
should have his ideal of perfection,
and carefully select, every year, such
s|K"cimens to breed from as come the
! nearest to bis ideal. In this way an
intelligent farmer will make a won
derful as well as a rapid progress,
I and will soon ho able to put on the
market a better quality than those
who depend on purchasing seed in
. the open market, and will make a
large profit, while his ncigbltors will
get hardly enough to pay ex|iena?a.
\ ears ago Colonel
P. M. Clough, of Canterbury, N. H.,
I>ought a wornout farm of 400 acres.
It would not keep more than eight or
I ten head of cattle, one or two horses
and a few sheep. In thirteen years
i tie had so improved it that he winter
; is| 100 head of cattle, 150 sheep and
| six horses. To accomplish this no
I manure was used, except a little su
perphosphate of lime to give the corn
!an early start. Under bis care the
farm rose in value from S4OOO to
$ 17,000. The secret of his success is
that all his hay and grain has been
consumed upon the farm, and large
quantities of muck used both as an
ataorbent and composted with lime.
THE best treatment for a mare in
foal is to give her moderate exercise
daily, care being taken against over
exertion. The food should be good
clover and timothy hay, well cut and
salted, ground oats, and a bran mash
mixed with potatoes or other roots.
Feed some corn or meal, but not too
much in order to guard against milk
fever. See that Hie colt promptly
relieves the udder as soon as possible
after birth.
Cows purchased from rich lands
and carried to poor seldom do well.
It is far better to buy a good cow
from a poor farm, in which case im
provement is almost certain. There
is no good reason, however, why a
poor animal should lie kept on a poor
farm. Keep better stock, if you have
to keep less of it.
TIIKRE is no wisdom in working a
thirty acre field year after year to
get fire bushels of wheat or ten of
corn to the acre, when with the same
expense for fertilisers you could raise
fifteen bushels of wheat or thirty of
corn on ten acres.—/VwtiW Farmer.
Ir you want good sixed potatoes,
use good sited tubers for seed. Do
not if you can avoid it cut moia than
one eye in a set
No country can make pork at a
profit without corn, and no other
country can compete with ours In
growing corn.