Professi ori a I Cards. DH. HASTINGS, • ATTORNEY AT I,AW. lIKLLKFoNTE. PA. Offloton Allegheny street, two door* Mil uf the ol floe occupied by lnl" llrm of Yocunt A Huntings 4 If 0. *. f BALI. 11. A. N UI pEALE A McKEK, X ATTOIItiRYS AT LAW. 31-lf Office opposite Court llouw, lU-llpfuntP, Tx 0. R. YOCL'H N. HARnHRKBOBB. VOCUM & HARSIIBERGER, X .VtTOIINKYH AT LAW. IIKLLKFONTK, PA. Office on N. K. corner of Diamond and Allegheny-#!., In the ruorn lately occupied by Yocuiu A Hasting*. WILLIAM A. WALLA Of, DAVID L. BBBM. II AHUT r. WALLA CI t WILLIAM I. WALLACB. WALLACE A Kll LBS, T T LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICII, January 1, l*Hl. CLKA UK I KLI. PA. "I7LLIS L. ORVIS, J J ATTORNEY AT LAW. UfFICK opposite the Court llouse, ou the 2d floor of A.U.Furtl'i buildinu. 5-Mf T?RANK FIELDING, X LAW ANU COLLECTION OFFICE, 12-ly i LHARFILLP. PA. C. t. ALIXARDII. C. a. Iull. ALEXANDER & BOWER, 1 V ATTORNEYS AT LAW, IMl.foat., P*., limy L. conaulted iu or O.r man OSoa In QftfWl'llltiililing. 1-ly ii>u i iiiiu. j.miTwaui. B SAVER & UK I'LL ART, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Otllro oo AU.iihriiy ourlb of High. Hollo font., P. 1-ly DF. FORTNEY, • ATTORNEY AT LAW, IIKLLKFONTK, PA. Last door to the left in the Couit House. S-ly IOLIN BLAIR LINN, l ATTORNEY AT LAW, IIKLLKFONTK. PA Office Allegheny Street, over P*t OfSrr. 21-ly f L.BPANGLER, J • ATTOKNBY-AT-LAW, BELLEPONTK. EN IKE COUNT V, PA. Bp*o*l attention to CoHortton.; prurtu •. In nil lb* C.njrU, C.in.nlt.tl'>n. In lominorK kU.Ii. 1-ly D~ S. KELLER, • ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office on Allegheny Street South side of Lyn's itoi, |> pnnnptly. 1 WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, y y ATTORNEY AT LAW. CI.EARLU, PA. AU boeiieee promptly attended to. 1-ly HK. HOY. M. I)., e Office In Conrad I! ■ne, abve Portney's Law office. IKLLKVORTR, FA. Spec ial attention given to Operative Surgery and Chrunic DiMaea. 15-ly DR. JAS. H. DOBBINS, M. D., Pll YBICI AX AND HCRGEON. Office Allegheny rtt., over Zeigler* Drug Store, d-tf BILLftPORTS, PA. DIl. J. W. RHONE, Dentist,can le found at his office and residence on Nerih Bide of High street three d LwiKultynini LMi~ 7 Si g .%& 7Au 861 ...... 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ERIK MAIL leaves PhllwUlphln 11 'A p " ' " lUrrisliurg.*MMM-—.m i 111 i n •* " H'TLLIANISPFRT * 3-'< aRN ** M LUCK Haven F 4** a M •' '* Henovo. 10 ii in •• arrive* at Kri 7 I NIAGARA KXPHBSS leaves Philadelphia- 7 a M ** ** llarrial'urg.... LO s< a M M •• M illiamsport. 3 |> n •• arrives at Renv. 4 4" p rr Caseengers I y this train arrve in Belle- F BLI *T 4 P RTI KAST LINE leaves Philatlelphla 11 4'. a W • 4 '* Ifarrishurg 3SIp rn •• M WilllsißPF>rl 7 T" Prn " arrives at Lock liaven I 4"p rn EASTWARD PACIFIC EXPRESS Daves UK Haven.,.., M M WillUmsp)rt... 7 .V- a M M arrives at Harriet urg 11 MAM " " Philadelphia. . 3 45 p M DAT EXPRESS leaves Renovo. 10 loam •• •• • " VttliMMfßftt lii 4" aiu " arrives at Harrtehurg..—4 lop M •• 44 Philadelphia 7 2> P m ERIE MAIL leaves REA p M 44 M 1/*K Haven 04Ip n> M 14 William sport. ll 06 Pto 44 ai rives at llarrtsl-srg 2 4IIS 44 M Ptitladelpliia... 700A A < FAST LINK LEAVES Witttao.sp. rt 12 35 a M M arrives at llarristtirg - 3 5* a M M M Philadelphia Ittißi Krie Mall West. Niagara Kvpreee W est. trcomm West and Day RAPRESA LUT make ! does connection* at NorthnmWrland with L A ft. R R trains f-.r M ILKEEKARRE and FTERANTON. Krie Mail Wat. Niagara KVJ R.ES Weat. and Kris ETPREEA West, and l/ FF Y with O R A A V R R, at Kvnpnrium WITH B N. Y A P R. R. T an I at Driftwood with A V II It Parlor ram will run ♦►etween Philadelphia and 1 Willinmspr.rt ON Niagara Kipr*l West Krie Ftprese West, Philadelphia KV PRESS E*ST and Day Ktprsse Rest, and Sunday KipretM hut. Plaeptng ARSON all ! night trains • WM. A Bstnwtv, o*N'l Superintendent j |F YOU GET A COUGH OR COLD AXD WANT TO GET CURED QUICKLY GET A 25e. boult SYRUP OK TAR, WILD CHERRY AND HOARtIQI'ND. • JOHN HARRIS, HOLS AOENT, t-'m RKLLEFONTK, FA. T MONEY* O Loan at C per Ct. RT THE MUTUAL LIFE INBCR ANCK CO. OF NEW YORK, oa 6n m.-r1*..., n. Impru*wl furiajurnfmrty. la —an aol iia tbaa .od aol •—din* rm- thlrd of tb. pt—nt id of Ik- ptnpty Any fnrtk* of Ik. pH.'lpal raa b paid o# al any Uaw, and II baa b—* Ik* eaina of Ik. enmpaay lo poraH Ik. prl—lp.l lo rMaate long a* Ik. bnrroww atekw. If tb. Inter—t la promptly paid. Apply to CHARLES F. SHERMAN.Aitora.y-at-la*, 677 Court, .tr—l, R*a t*t*|e pu I •!*• • It.!lrur •Dllivlf t>* or*A form f I rmtl* ' om* I all ovarian IrntiMM, Inflammation • >-! * Wr* llr.n, I'lJllnf and !Hj}4*rmnU, ar>l lt> b; Jtml Wrakti*a, and la larticulai!/ ada(l-l 11 ILa < hai>*a of Ufa. II alll dl**t*a and njal fmtn IU In an aarlf star# of iW-Tehjti.ci.t 7U* |*td*nry to ran* raftMM hwn>omlharalarhrr|i*l vary |adi)y I J lUna. It rautova* falntnaaa, lUliilanr-jr, d*tr"jraaJt rr*lt jf for aCmultnta, and HI"m oki*+m of Ibaaftnarh. It curaa 10-attni, ft*>dr)a, Sr*o*n I'nalriflon, < ••natal ImUIUj, Uf iml u and ladi* r' inn. T at down. ran!rf faJn.rf'jrM aint Urka-h, U ala;i |#rTnanrit!f rural l<; IU lua It will at all tim*ard under all ■ irrtimatanr** art In i barm r f Willi the |aa tlat r r, *'tn the feral* Fur tba rtiraof liMncf aitner a*t ilia | Compound !• unanrraaa'd. k. riNkiuKu vi i.rr\7ii r f om rol Mill ! ' 5 a : . I.fan.Kaaa Prl*--* |l. V* Bant If tea I In lb* form of (alia. I n tl*a f rm of I' nt i. / n r-lj4 of prW, |1 f*r twi for aft bar. Yr IV' Van ! all IHtart *f Inquiry. Hn n. bUWuB4 a•.l t- - 'J <' t I" ' sold by all UrMgaU'a. %1 BLISS 8 AMERICAN WONDER PEA I JCIAJ^ Extra I ulv, Vrrjr In*rf t to 10 Inthn , He. qtilm no lii.aliiii|, l uiuUitr f Uior, fee Henry Ward Ktr >-f Mf '* f (•!•• (rnWfl; r 'e ; "O •' ~ Amyl ' * t } ' *'• 1 ** *° A* 4 ** l * f '' . • f . ' % • < 41 TIOH r- LtM 3 AMERICA)) WOXIIER.*-' "** '"""" ' I * *' i • **•<. jHat, tt tartll •I. , i ; noo It T \r TIM T I, M Ti: \ i io\ - * "■• * * 1 - " ' • ■ ' a r iel \> rT4MH •re it pcn Mtadetaaatla', * n-.-nr r. faattto t*ay jiur* BK. BUSS A SOKS. !4 BArcU 7 8t Hrw-York 9' n • ?■** ar- F JT ' fUi • nr w**4i vn>n of v ljr hr attain * f W |T*tiiltrHro*rfu4 jour '1 ii"i "i4 fturHt ••rk. to rr-w imnkr.'pl Ull V %',*• t>a*n r.-- ar4 Moo S.ttors. I W*M u Hoo ft. If yom *rm f mtrnr M I mff*rlf trrtm mtif In dlrrHXi c r if ir mtr rw-! or •ingl*. Old O'lfMIK. Nlf'tihl frr of ft idnM Rrdi (WiMirifr. tot- thai Mit*h| In* or itimni*irf 4 UwUwirfr#ni<4 without f* for ifWroj, k/ ft I it* air im of •u., M .? p Tfaro pnwdftft- ®B99HHH i ill iiMi i o. i. o or wrtnoryrwaa ■■ 1 ar# m *#• pfwtuf, Hetaae ffi ]N •• fthnnottft ofth •miw*. a nnT> If?* frwrWa. blond. ml H K iMftenr# for f>urn SfiaSliltß F®"* I If pew ir nm 1) I Wfhydnif S CitHrH'd •qf; NEVER jGZir"" I I *T!I FA i I IB#r1 B#r | lit*, ft hae J in I L i W w ' Q (atfd hi-fi-Li' |rtni. a. I. ' ■itiß I? m ■ 61000 a Win b* paid if nr tmpurlttee or mineral • o'tjin Iff.aui..lln I'i.hi-ka. or for enr ■ " CMUlUDo(aroorb< lp.gaHßHnwi 1 . A I* pnrrtf * i*M mfflpnnml! _ ■ H l lw> ronaiiMt V* u>> or allotlirr mrall- I ■ 1 ■ baif-dujun rrioedtee known to U*o pr<< at hmr Mdli mad* 0I Owtly Haiti free. Addr*a*TßV * 00., Aa |u*u, Mela*. B-ljr She Centre II E LLEFONTK, 1' A. NKWH, FACTS AN I) BUUOEHTIONB. m iu> •> rut Ktri'ixtL tLrttt it rut ismu octet 'ii ruicuiH ur Titt rmait. Every farmer in hi* annual experience Uncover* tuniethirty of value. Writ* if ami tend it In the "Agricultural Editor uj tht Dicmockat, Hellefonte, I'ftin'u," that other fanner* may have the. benefit 0/ it. Let communication* be timely t and be cure that they are brief and well pointed. MUCH lias been saM ann the creamery plan. As an incidental benefit derived by a |>eople at large, and by no means an unimportant one, is the fact that the patent compounds used as substi tutes for butter when it is high [ rieed, hard to get, and of poor qual ity, cannot hold their own against the products of the new system. At the late annual meeting of the North ern lowa Butler, Cheese and Kgg Association, one of the speakers said : "(jive the jieople of this country fine creamery butter at fair prices, and the whole question of bow to deal witli oleomargarine, butterine and such substitutes is answered. There will lie none manufactured, lor their will lie no place for it." MOST of our readers arc probably aware of the great value of the •'Prussian Powder"—some times call ed "Dalmation Powder"—of com merce as an insecticide, and that it consists simply of the powdered leaves and flowers of a plant known as Pyrethruui. a native of the Fast. The difficulty of obtaining it in a pure and effective form is also quite well understood. We are glad to ho lieve that through the efforts of Com missioner Loring this valuable insect remedy is likely to be within easy roach of all who may wish it, in the near future. The Commissioner has with considerable difficulty obtained a supply of the seeds of two varieties of the plant, and sent small packages of it, accompanied by a circular of instructions, to a number of farmers and plant growers throughout the country, Messrs. Thomas Mohan, the well-known horticulturist of tier mantown, Pa., and Peter Henderson, of New York, and a number of other gentlemen of knowledge and experi ence, who have had it under cultiva tion for some years, agree that it will easily accommodate itself to cul ture in all parts of the United States, and is likely to lie perfectly hardy anywhere on this continent. This is one of the compartively few cases of distribution of seed from the Depart ment which we can heartily commend, and which comes within the letter ami the spirit of the law authorizing such distribution. Where Shall Wo Apply tho Ma nure. rf CfiTinllj What crop shall have the bulk of the manure made on the farm, both for present and the future fertility of the soil, is a question of moru im portance than is often thought. It is true that no use o r manure, so that it goes on the land, is without benefit; hut it is evident to every farmer that some crop* are more ad vantaged than others The coarse manure that I have been drawing on land intended for corn a"d potatoes oould not |H**ihly do the sstuc go*| on barley or oats. For one reason these spring grains would ripen while much of this coarse matter was \et undeconi|>o*ed, and If dry weather came while the grain was filling the coarse manure might even prove a damage. At Ih? best, the money value of an oat or barley crop is leaa than that of corn or {mutes on the same ground. Not unfrequenily the grain of a corn crop la worth forty to fifty dollars per acre, and with a qood crop of poUtoea the gross pro- ceeds of an acre sometimes doubles those figures. There is another dis advantage in using course manure on small spring grains. These are not cultivated and the manure, when turned under, lies comparatively use less. On corn or potato ground, plowed sliulloty, the summer cultiva tion mixes the manure with the soil so that the whole, so far as the culti vator reaches, is fertilized in propor tion to the amount applied. With out doubt more of this fertility is used up the first season, because of this cultivation]; but this is an argu ment lor, rather than against, using manure on hoed crops. The sooner the benefit of the fertilizers is re ceived, the greater the profit. It is for this reason that I always aim to use superphosphate or some other commercial fertilizer with drilled grain, and I think there is nearly us much profit with it 011 barley as on wheat, with the advantage that i get returns from the spring grain in four to five mouths, while with wheat it requires ten to twelve. So long as i can get one hundred, and often two hundred per cent, for commercial fer | tilizers in the first crop, I shall con ; tinue to use tbern. I do not expect jto secure so quick returns from j coarse manure, more of which must ; remain in the soil for future crops. Yet on corn or potatoes the increase crop w ill pay more for coarse manure than on anything else 1 can apply it to. Brood Marcs on tho Farm. from lb* Natiufiwl Lt* Mck Jcurnal. The various modes of handling horn- block upon the average farm are attended with a wide range of re sults, It is wise to keep tliree brood mares (good ones), breeding two of these in the spring and one in the fall. Three such mares, if the farm tin* the amount of surface in perma nent grass that should IK; kept de voted to this crop, w ill do the work of a large farm, and do it easily. The mare that brings a fall colt, will, with suitable winter care and leed, give the colt a good growth by the time grass comes; and at the age of three years it will hardly be noticed that the colts of the spring before have any advantage over it. This mare k- pt for fall breeding will make a capital change off during the spring work, doing full duty while the oth ers require to l>e favored. The gain in rearing horses of value, over those of the ciieajK-r grades, is more pro nounced than in the case of most other products of the fafin, the dif ference Iwing fully one-half, whether the stock lie first class draft stock or the higher grades for other purposes. When we consider the comparative ease with which a heavy brood inarc will do spring work at the plow, as compared to the la-ast of light weight, supposing both to l>e in foal, it will show the advantage of having this class. On account of being in foal, the light mare is only able to move the plow by putting every muscle u|K>n the highest tension, the breath ing and heart's action tailoring un duly while this strain is going on. The heavy Inast leans forward into the collar, and the very weight is largely the motor, the real strain iil M in the muscles, through contrac tion, Itcing light. UHIHO t.ho Good Cow a Herfer Calf. FroM lb* Ldiv Ptock JoumftJ. A large majority of dairyman have cows in their herds that do not pay their keeping; and, as they do not apply a test to individual cows, they continue not only to keep them, but to breed from them. This is a most suicidal policy. Altough we strong ly recommend dairymen to raise their own cows we are far from ad vising them to perpetuate their poor cows. It would be even lietter policy to give them away to some favorite brother-in-law. The heifer calves from only the best cows should lie raised, and the weeding out should go on still farther. When these heifers come into milk, those that do not come up to the proper standard should lie discarded. A careful test should always lie made of each cow in the herd and or each heifer during her first period of milking. If the heifer has the ap|>carsncc of a well formed milker and of having had a good dam, it may not be judicious to pass upon her during her first milk ing season if her quality is la-low the standard, for the next season may develop ber satisfactorily. TIIR astonishing and rather incred ible statement that the cost of fences in the United Slates amounts to much more than Uie national debt re ceives some support by the statement of the Bureau of Statistics of Indiana that, the fences of that State, if ex tended in a single line, would go around the globe neaily fourteen times. Their total length exceed* 344,000,000 miles, and their total cost not less than $300,000,000. A til one sparing use of fences would ssve a great deal of money to the farmers without serious inconveni ence. This is a subject for serious consideration by rural real estate owners. A Fi/op county, lowa, farmer made 1(100 pounds of syrup from cane raised on one-third of an acre of ground. A a a rule the leaa butter Is handled, the more perfect the grain. Early Tomatoes. ! Ftftn Farm ib 4 Omnfan. Farmer* and others who grow their tomato plants and who want to ob tain ripe tomatoc* early in the *ea*on, will do well to HOW the seed a soon a* possible. Experienced growers have found that with the tomato a certain degree of age i* one of the eHsentials of productiveness, and that no manner or degree of forcing can induce the plant to ripen it* fruit much inside of a certain well defined |>eriod. Ot this |>oijt Mr. \V. V. Massey w rote !at year to the Amtri ran F'trmrr that lie had never yet M;I n a tomato that would give ripe fruit in much less than four and a half months from the sowing of the seed. This experience agrees with that of other growers, and from other tests which they have made, the time which, when good culture is given, will la: required by the tomato plant in order to perfect i's fruit can las pretty accurately determined in ad vance. Tomatoes. Of the varieties the Acme is very popular, but more subject to rot than the others. The Trophy docs not ri|an near the stern. The Conqueror is the earliest, but small. The Hath away Excelsior is superb. It may not lie as large as some others, but is solid, smooth, free from disease, hardy and of a beautiful color, ripening down to the stem. The General Grant and Paragon are also good varieties, the former a very good keeper. They must be watcher! for the worm, as a single day or night is sufficient for a worm to seriously in jure a vine. This worm and the to bacco worm arc identical. On sandy soil* a mulch will be very serviceable. Always let the tomatoes ripen on the vines instead of pulling them par tially green. The tomato is very productive, and, like the orange, it blossoms while the fruit is ripening, continuing to bear right along until frost. The vines also are able to re pair damage from loss of limbs, etc. Suitable Soil for Onions. Fr ro ih* Aui*rir*ti f*rJe&. It in a mistake to suppose that onions succeed better year after year on the same ground. Although they do sometimes yield well in succession, this is owing to the nigh manuring and fine pulverization given to other previous crops. Many years cultiva tion on the same sjtot may not im poverish the land, if well manured, but the onions will be more likely- to suffer injury from maggots and smut. The latter never attack- the crop on fresh ground. Potatoes, carrots or beets, highly manured, are good pre paratory crops. One or two tobacco crops admirably fit the ground, and it has la-en noticed that after tobacco, onions arc less liable to be attacked by maggots. Cabbage, more than any other crop, seems to unfit ground for onions. Alluvial soil, washed down from higher ground, is very good. A I.APT subscriber to the Amrrvrtn Agriculturist writes : Procure a coffee sack, tack it tightly on a frame of the size you wish your rug. Get a blacksmith to make you a crochet needle about the size of a husking peg, tapering rather more. With charcoal and rule May out 1 on the sack the figure you wish for your rug. Gather all the old woolen rags such as are too much worn for car pet, "Thrums, bits of wool, etc. Tear these in strips and with the hook in the left, thrust the hook through the meshes of the sack, catch the rag and pull it through about a half an inch, then through again as near to the first as possible. By sorting the different colors and following the patterns, a very beauti ful article can be made. After it is all filled up in this way, take a pair of sheep shears or common scissors, large size, and shear it all off to au even surface. Old dresses are the l>est; heavy cloth will not work in well. I have seen such rugs in hand some parlors, and when tastefully made they arc equal to any." OCCASIONAL sowing of little patches of ground with mustard, green peas, oats, etc., will do much to assist in keeping a cow on a small farm. They grow quickly and the same land wiil give several crops. A little discre tion In this way will save much ex pense as to keeping as well as furnish ing early green seed. Tttic willow is successfully used as a preventive of malaris in Syria, ami there is no reason why it should not be valuable for this purpose here— especially as it has so many other exoellent properties, for embankment of streams, fuel, Ac. Ir clover be pastured before it sends up its flower stalk, the pasture for the whole season will be seriously injured. This is a mistake that is unwillingly made by many farmers, Li MX jwil venues the land, and stimulates vegetation till il exhausts the rich qualities of the soil, which requires other manure to keep it up. An excellent preparation for wheat consists of a crop of peas, fed to twine on the ground without gather lDg - _ ! . A GOOD coat of piaster on c-lotr will add to iU growth one-third.