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• 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,
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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.
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J J ATTORNEY AT LAW.
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A.U.Furtl'i buildinu. 5-Mf
T?RANK FIELDING,
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• ATTORNEY AT LAW,
IIKLLKFONTK, PA.
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l ATTORNEY AT LAW,
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J • ATTOKNBY-AT-LAW,
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• ATTORNEY AT LAW,
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y y ATTORNEY AT LAW.
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ALSO
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AND
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BELLEFONTE A SNOW SHOE
It. ll.—Time-Tahle In effect on and after Marih
I, I**| :
Leaves Hnow Shoe 6..10 A. M.,arrives in Bellefonte
FJLA.I e
L.eavee IhdlefuKte 9.l'J A. M., arrives at tiuow Hhoe
11 4. M.
LEAVES Mnow Bhos 2.30 P.M. .arrives In Hellsfonts
I . ' i' M .
LEAVEN Bellefonte 4 4" P .arrives at Snow Shot
M. S. 8. ItLAllt, GEU'L Superintendent.
pAI.I) EAGLE VALLEY RAIL-
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7Au 861 ...... " Vail " ... 7 g
7 M 47 " IUI.I EagU " ... 747 (U
74 r. .19 " F-iwlar " ... 7gj "J
7ii 6 Y.I " Hattlmh " ... 7&.'> t L'l
7 US si " P-rt Matilda " ... gOO #1
7SI al7 " M.rtlia " ... 07 026
7|H r, uA ....„ •' Julian " ... gl6 062
7 t tT " I'nioiiTllla " ... glt 69
7in ft 41 " Bn..w Bboa In " ... *62 944
ft .'.B ft 4ft " Mil—bur* " ... 64 944
4 ft .IS " lU-ltefoala " 46 947
M 6 2ft '• Mil—bur J " ... 4110 0
2ft ft 16 " Curtln " ... 9ORIn 19
1* ft 10 " M'mnt Kml " ... 91210 26
4 9 601 " IL.wafil " ... • 10 17
4 ftft 440 •' Kagl-vtlla " ... 6410 49
ft 40 4 4ft " B-och Cr—k " ... 940 I" 44
464 463 •• Mill lUII " ... 94411 16
ft 29 430 •• rinmlnatna " 96711 20
4 H 426 " Look Ha'-n " ...10 01 II '26
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£ Philadelphia and Krie livißloo.>—On and
fter I>ecenitEß L'J, 1*77 :
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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
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" arrives at Harrtehurg..—4 lop M
•• 44 Philadelphia 7 2> P m
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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<DtiT> 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/<k Haven A'-RC.IB®ODATI"RI Weat,
FNAISRIRSERONNSCTIFIO si W Hliamspcyrt vitfe N.C. R
W. train* nnrth
Krie Mail West. Niagara Kipresa West, and Day
Kipreee Kaat. make RDM- CONNERTH N at ICK Haven
With B K V R R trains
Krie Mai) Kaat and West RONNEET at Erie with trains
on L 8 A M * K R. at R> 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.
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MONEY* O Loan at C per Ct.
RT THE MUTUAL LIFE INBCR
ANCK CO. OF NEW YORK, oa 6n m.-r1*..., n.
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.od aol •—din* rm- thlrd of tb. pt—nt id of
Ik- ptnpty Any fnrtk* of Ik. pH.'lpal raa b
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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<llag, Pa.,
arte DAVID E. KLINR.Oo.'r Appr.te.r,
2-tf ttellf.,nte. Fa
For Bale.
A FARM containing Fifty Acres,
Bad b.rl.g tb—aaa erarted a TWIMTTORY
PHAMR RUILDINO and oat baltdlnr. Till. rood.
laqairoof A. J. * T. I. ORIEtf,
,4-6 Uatoarlll.,C—tro rout#. Pa.
fcaS. LY2IA L PIHKHAM, OF LYKN, MASS.,
i'*
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
TESETASLS COICTOUTO.
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for aCmultnta, and HI"m oki*+m of Ibaaftnarh.
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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 an<l written
about the new oats called Itussian
Wbite Oats. We are of the opinion
that tbey area variety of more thai)
ordinary merit and deserving of all
that lias been said in their favor.
They can be had of any of the prom
inent seedsmen.
Daihvjno, as a specialty, seems to
be superceding wheat and corn farm
ing in some parts of the West, and
with happy results. The advocates
of the new system are very enthusias
tic in its praise, and claim that under
it they make more money than under
the old, and that at the same lime
their farms are growing richer and
and more productive instead of de
teriorating. Individual dairies are
unknown, all the milk being manu
factured u|K>n 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 <llif l*m*i>
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.