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Leavee Bellefwute i.U * M?, arrive# at Snow Shoe 11.25 A.a. l.eavoa Suaw Shoe 2.3" r.M.,arrive# In Bellafoatr i.ju r, a. Leave. Relief,nte 4.*.'. r. arrive. at Snow Shov 7.25 r. M. 8. S. BLAIR, Oen'l Superintendent. BALD EAGLE VALLET RAIL ROAD.—Time-Table, April -J. lso: Kf. Mail, wenrwtab. aaevwaan. Eip. Mail. A. w. e. M. * "• *• "• „ 111 7 irj Arrive at Tyrone Leave..... 7 32 * 48 M ;i t M Leave Lt Tyrone Leave... 7 3'< H 56 , S! A M Vail " ... 742 *6* ,AS „47 " Hal l Eagle " ... 741 I W 14. ii :t •• Fowler " ... 762 8 <*> 142 fl .11 " Hannah " ... 7 &'■ 8 U I :ii it it, •' Port Matilda " ... * •*> 818 Ij7 617 " Martha " ... *"7 916 II a ti IM " Julian " ... 816 9 i'J 1 j ft 47 " l'nlonvilla " ... 82 1 83V -ui A4B ■* Snow Shoe In " ... 834 046 LMI 6V, " Mllevbarg " ... 834 84" " 111 !, 15 " Hellefonta " ... B 967 '3d 6 2'. •• Mile#burg " ... X '■* 10 '* I; 25 616 " Curttn " ... 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R R . at EMPORIUM with B H Y K P. R. R.. an I at Driftwood with A V. K It. Parlor ram will run t*tw*n Philadelphia and Willlam*port on Niagara Exprraa WV-t. Philadelphia Ktprn* Kat and fhy Eaprw Et, and Pnndajr Rtpr>w* Kal Hla*plnf rar* on all night traiua. WH A EUJVII, FLM'L KTIP^LNFANDANF. N V Tan. : , 7M.V ..; t TYR/CUS \ V \ <K JOHN HARRIS, SOLI AOKNT, 2-oae KP.I.I.RrnJITK PA. M 0 \KY TO T"°NN T6 per CT. JJ i „ THK inker. ANCE 00. OF NEW YORK, on rwt mortgage, on Improved farm prnpwtjr, in .uma not laaa tk.a Rum, .Ft not "leeadiog rme-third of the pr.a'nt vain, of the propertv Any portion of th nrt.Hpal rmm ha paid off at any time, and II ha. Im Ih. rwatoat of the aaaapany to permit the principal to reauvln aa long aa the borrower artahaa, If the Internal la promptly paid. Apply to OHAffLM P. RTlNßMAlf.Attunay-at law, 627 Ooort, atreet. Reading. Pa., arte DAVID E. KLINE,Oo.'a Appealer, S-tf Mlahate.Fa. For Hale. A FARM containing Kitty Acrea, and having thereon .rvr'tad a TWCh#TONT PR A Mr. RI'ILDINO and oathnlldlnga T).|. r a^. Inquire of A. 1.1T.1 UK I EST. t!- Chiavlllt,oonUo aonaU.Pa. LVSIa L PiNKH&M, n F LYKN, MISS., I Ar**/* I s- LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VS3ZTASL2 coirrourp. i- >. T'. tiy. < . /•trail ikase Painful €'•>■ pi at a sad Uralstiir* loruMMSN tuwur b at pepNlllUn. Itmtllr as n!lrly th* w-.rai f rm f 1 1 ItJidi, alt ovsrtan tfuldre, lofUmtMifl m ami t'Wm tlou, I alHj.jr and |d|darwnrfta, ami tlx* • I plsal V.' skix-M, and la j-artfi ular!y adsi-Ud to tL ( .'-antra ut tJfa. It will ditwlre fth'l aipsltnmonffrfnllie ntrrvatn rrj earty Msfaof drtetut-nK-rd TV !• wh; I >rtn r*T>ua hun.>rwt!#r*Uf V h-l rry |**dJJy 1 jr Its It rrnerre fslntiirea, flaltiUirjr, drMt yaaJl rretli g 1 r stimulants. and Hlctm askn's r/fVri' r ir 1 It ntrvi Id'atlnc, llredsrlmi, Xarrnqi Frustration, f n*r%J IretkUll J, hl i4r*a (,' <•. 1 ivrswl >o am! lull- If.atl. n. That few-llntf of hearing down . rtMjsifcf ywfn, wr'gM ami Ufkarh*. la always jwrtiiam r.t'y nrsd 1 * ,Huw It sill at alt llmre ami tiiklrr alt eirm-tmstar ao' I"> harnv ry wth tbslaws tl./lg- ' rti tV frmslsay* • I t thv rnfenf KMnajr < -mptsfiifi of iJLurf rtU ia Cmip. in-l la earirfaswl. i.VDiA r, risuiitut M f.rr\n:r M 5. rot Mils 1:• t*r 1 at 2 a l ynn.Maaa Hl* ladlkwft.r £k K ■- t >y na.i l.i the form of ats In the f rta .fir .ri, rti of tcW. |1 jer lr f-rHtl -r. llt ; hi*.a fTwly answer* all lor nf tmjulry f ' f r i*u. , . let* A -Mrs as aa ahota If'sb-s ffcss V famity should ha WMfclSl UrmAl 5 U\TJ I n:JA TV7 enro c • I and of t.V liver. IA re* •% 1 cr Sold ly nil llfUfillM*. "w 1 BLISS 8 AMERICAN WONDER PEA " l.itr.i I rIT. \ -rr Iw irf -H l> in Inrhr* . !;•- iffiiim no llii.litnc. Kki|iil*Uo lUioi. Krw n*rrri iu. jpam -v.- K' - thr-i v.g . t A*M I t I .. i <ll ' , f •" . •: . ' ■ i \i Tins. , - Ilk. A \. ■ • : . ; . , "uaiMTS AUKKtCAI* WOirnKit- I- - •-- • •! . •1 . ...... i., .. ; .1 •100 u- -. ITI! I I II II - 11: \ ri.iN-. "•"*— • llwrw ml Viu^TMtj V-kli i'w. hir't.f at> --#/,• f *ritinr **' * v •' I* • ' 1 i.u< a rpfitt |**y B X BLISS 6 SOU?. 31 r.irtlayS- IT-w-York. 3 Vw mid- I * i I stimutan sanduan ■ t-w M hr •r i4 I Moo Sitters. Inn* o* Moo •• I |f ynn arw y <*jnr and I swfTcrinir fmm any ha- I' I ' ■ rt'il or Mnsle, >.|d or■rounr. ffwn ■ fwwr health <-r lanetiMh H|nr r a bra of im| ■ fro. rvty *> Hop! Bitters. w h'#rer ynnarw fimhk H lasndsdt* an • liiwi'f yon t—4 ■ ■ pnaJiy fro rn sofiw that y.nr sfstrm JHyJ of Kidney n<el rkrestntf. n- that n. rt.t Inr or *tim?ilatne. ha**-l-t | | wifhrnittn.'- HI ty • timaly na of Bitt.rs? P n jim - ps—■ n. i. c. N j IK M nf Ih. 1-m„rt. ■ linn W Irr— bnw*l,. K Hill'* K en r * 1, llwrMMrml ■ UW flr.nk.nn.,.. Ton will ne I ntTTfnn 1 °ha r r o'or Hopsirms 1 R ||[fK Ifyonarwatm Ndhtdnif t>ly weak ami y ajrv/rD f h-iw lur '<>* try fl ntYLn < V*ilar. it l ft or tt y 3 ... * *s n /, a _ iniffour 1 FAII wrn* ill.. It hn. 9Jf\ I L m mrd hun- , j •**., *i. A TrwwatA. fiat. I ttIOOO a Win l iwtil if WIT InmrMtM fir mlor*l I miintkiw-B.kmfnoliA lo rßMJlAorfar Hf * cm. it win rn. rur. or i- iip. nawaanaai . . PSr*A Ik pfirnlT k *<-ff.lkMn r.vmf<titxl. rllki JIT n/ir k^llotlM-r I ' rtrA It ' w-rlliwl l.j h-ni- .t fitij.lrlnn. tl,i, wur oUwr | hklf <w</. n n-iiKfllMki.i.utotli.prnfi vii. I Krntrnk fWIIITTIJ mn* cnniimr,ii.iTf and . n otlwr Inn.kiid lwiikl*.i For ltrmHliKt f-rrkr, rhlllt Mill hwr. ' Samb kfpM, Um tnfkltu.in Urakrx A. 1 . smsht-: A 11. tIABTMAX ACO..OWMfn,OM. 1 JF+HtF"* "*—'■■■- a ana A WW*, lis . 4r *l bi.m. wllr mkil*. /a ' "■< I j Oatit Ittf. AAdnM TZUS A (, Aw *u,u, Maink. 11-lj Wtntit BKLLBFONTK, PA. NKWH, FACTS ANI> HUOOEHTIO2VO. TIIKtINT sr TVS MATIQVAL WILPAHS In Till IKTfcLLI* OkKCk null mo.i'tklTr or the r.k.ik, /■'very farmer in hit animal experience liiMONriNMittkyof value. Write it ami taut it to the " Agricultural Kditnr (f the Dkmockat, Helle funic, fenn'a," that other farmers may hare the benefit of it. Let communications be timely, ami be sure that they are brief anil well pointed. Shall wo Manure Corn in tho IIiH or Broadcast. Many farmers tine a spoonful of bone flour lo each bill of corn. This is at the rate of at least a bag or barrel—'JlXJ pounds—per acre. The spoonful can only help the corn plant while very young. We should much prefer to tow the 200 pounds broadcast, which would exact an influence upon the plants dur ing the entire season.— Uural A Vie Yorker, A question of prime importance connected with the great staple is the one used as a title for this article, and upon it we have somewhat de cided convictions in favor of the position taken by our contemporary as quoted, it goes without saying that whatever lx-ncfit corn, or any other plant, derives from the applica tion of fertilizers must lie obtained through its roots, as the roots of the corn extend, long Ircfore the jieriod of its ri|K-ning comes, to every square inch of the ground occupied, and as they are sent to the most remote dis tances expressly to search for and gather up the food which its rapid growth and development require, and as the demands for food supply arc greater and more imperative as the season advances and its growth in creases, it would seem to be the part of wisdom to so place the needed food that the supply may lie daily drawn ujH>n as the plant's daily needs demand. The most and best that manure placed in the hill can do for corn is to aid in getting "a start," and while under certain condition this may prove a real and lasting lienefit, and have an effect increasing the crop to Ik- harvested in tiie fall, wc arc not clear that this is always the case. Where the soil is strong and rich over the whole of its sur face and through its entire depth, or where a liberal amount of fertil izing material in the form of heavy sod and a generous coating of stable manure, lias la-en plowed down, so that the plant, when starU-d. can find abundant supplies of nourishment to enable it to make a continuous, rapid growth, this "starting," by means of hill manuring, is undoubtedly an ad vantage, and possibly the artificial fertilizer or fine compost generally used for this purpose will be of as great lienefit to the crop as it would if applied broadcast. I f however, the circumstances by which the plant ia surrounded arc the reverse; of these ; if it is located on a thin soil, and is compelled to "scratch lor a living," we should expect very much better results by scattering whatever ma nure is to lie applied broadcast, and mixing it as intimately as possible with the soil, by repeated harrow ings, rollings and cultivatings. If placed in a liody, and in easy resell of the plant, the young roots will find it at once, and promptly set aliout de livering its riders to the plant for which they are the authorized pur veyors, enabling it to make a luxuri ant growth, gratifying to the eye of the beholder, and promising indis putable evidence in favor of hill ma nuring. 8o far, so good. Unfortu nately, however, the limited supply plsccd in the hill is now about ex hausted, and the roots will be found to have contented themselves, in a measure with the nourishment thus easily obtained, and to have failed, because there seemed to bo no neces sity for it, to make for themselves a development corresponding to that o( the plant. Having been "brought up in the lap of luxury" and "fared sumptuously every day," they have not grown to be so vigorous as they had when compelled to lengthen and strengthen themselves by the search for daily food, and are Illy prepared to extract from the comparatively barren soil upon which tbey now find themselves compelled to forage, the increased supplies of nourish ment imperatively demanded by the lusty and hungry plant which they have pampered. Hence the growth ia checked, the development of the plant retarded at a time when it moat needs stimulation, and the probabili ties ure that at harvest time the crop will be but little, if any, the better because of the use of the manure, if this Ihj regarded as mere theory, let us present a little series of facts in support of it: A few years since, intending to grow several acres of tobacco, and desiring to test some of the special manures manufactured for this crop, we procured from one of the most prominent and widely-known houses engaged in their manufacture, an amount suilicient for an acre, and applied it precisely as directed by the manufacturers, excepting that they gave us our choice as to whether it should be placed in the hill or broadcast, and we chose the former. As soon as the young plants got set tled in their new home and commenc ed growing, a very prcccptiblc differ ence in favor of those to which the fertilizers bad been applied became apparent, and this difference increas ed until when the plants were about two feet high, it was visible as far as the field could le seen, and was the remark of the neighborhood. Short ly after this, however, the difference became less marked : the plants on tin- ground to which no fertilizers had been applied seemed to Ik; catch ing up; and, to make a long story short, they finally caught up, and at | cutting time, if any distinction could 1 have been made, it wsuld not have ■ iiecn in favor of the fertilized plants. The stems were in many cases hollow, and the leaf shorter and lighter, if anything, than in the case of their 1 less highly favored neighliors. That the fault was not with the fertilizer j itself is abundantly evidenced by the fine growth it induced in the early : part of the season, and the only con : elusion justified by the circumstances •eems to be that when the plants had | exhausted the supply of food fur nished "ready to their hands" by the special manure, they found them selves less able to draw upon the supplies which were more; distant than the others which hail been corn- I Hilled to "shift for themselves" dur j ing the whole period of their exist ence. True, "one swallow does not make a summer," and one cx|mti merit does not establish a fact, but this, with other experiences and ob servation, has so established our con victions upon the subject that we ■hall, at least until we learn better, apply all manures broadcast, whether they Ire special or general. Fodder Corn. fr tn lb* Am'rir an Dairiman. Our gucalest fislder crop is corn, (irass is great, but corn is greater. One acre in com may Ik- made to pro duce easily as much fishier as five in grass. Here is an enormous economy. And corn well grown is but little in ferior to ordinary grass, if, indeed, it is equal in every respect. Corn, then, should take the first place in the list of fodder crops. Much has been said of this crop, because it is unquestion able the greatest wc can produce in every sense. Hut it is a subject which admits of constant consider ation, because it is one of which wc are ever learning something new. As a fodder crop it has not yet had justice done to it. Many farmers have grown it for want of any better, and have fed it because tbey have grown it, and have roundly abuser! it in private and Irecause of disappoint ments for which their own mistakes have been to blame. It lias been charged that this crop makes a very poor fodder. That is true when it is grown in such a manner as to entire ly prevent it from becoming anything else than poor. It lias been sown broadcast very thickly, so that the ground has been entirely covered when the blades were a foot high. All the growth after that has been in a dense shade. It should be well known that the bright sunlight is required for healthful vegetation; that some wholesome plants when grown in the dark become absolutely poisonous ; that at the best the chem ical changes by which water and woody fibre become starch and sugar, and by which nitrogenous elements are elaborated into flesh-forming sub stances, require for their operation plenty of air and light and warmth. Hut all of these are denied to a crop of corn sown broadcast and thickly, and the consequence is that the fodder is worthless, being mere water, aoids, and innutritions cellular mat ter. There is then no nourishment in it, and cows fed upon it not only shrink in their milk, but are troubled with diarrheas and urinary com plaints. But this is not the case when the corn is grown in the ususl manner in row*. Kxposed to the blessed influences of the sun's heat and light, the stems and blades are of a vivid, healthful green, and the sap is rich in sugar and starch. The sLnlksfgrew stout and strong and tall, and although hut one-fourth as raueh seed is sown as when planted broad cast, there is n much heavier product of fodder. It matters not what va riety is sown so much as the manner of Bowing it. Common field corn of averuge height, with a leafy habit and inclined to throw up suckers, is the best to choose, and a variety that is no taller, when full grown, than 'J or 10 feet is preferable to a larger kind. The writer prefers sweet corn and the kind known as Ktowell's Evergreen, a common and everywhere to be pro duced variety, and to plant this in drills 3 feet apart, .'5 seeds together, 1 inches apart in the drills, or if the seed is dropped 3 in a place, 12 inches apart, a very heavy growth of the best fodder ami many halfgrown ears will be produced. Plant Swoet Corn. From lb<* AjriicultuntJ KJ-UJ Don't neglect a liberal planting— or what is better, several libera! plantings of sweet corn. An acre or two, bountifully manured, carefully plowed and devoted to this crop, will prove a profitable investment. Plant in small sections, beginning at one side, as early as the season will jcr mit, with one of the earliest varieties, such as the Minnesota. Follow this up, at intervals of two weeks or more, with late varieties. This will furnish an abundant and continuous supply for the table, and what is not consumed there will be much the larger jsjrtion, makes most excellent and profitable feed for fattening hogs and milk cows. When earH are pull ed for table use the stalk should not Imj left to dry and waste, but should le pulled at once, and carried to the cow s or pigs. Salt for Barley. As moist, cool soil is important, a top dressing of salt is one of the best possible applications for barley. The salt should not l>e drilled in with the seed, but sown after the barley has la-gun to come up. One barrel |>er acre, or about 30b pounds, is the right quantity. It will make the imrley straw bright and the barley plump and of full weight, an item of great iiu|K>rtance, for thousands oi bushels of light barley arc thrown out as unsalable for malting, and fit only for feeding. Parley is one of the best fallow crops for preceding wheat. It can be harvested two to four weeks earlier than oats, and the longer preparation of the soil thus secured is very important for the wheat plant. It is also believed that barley is less exhaustive of the soil than oats, but this is not certain. Parley stubble i usually lighter than that of oats, and. therefore, after plowing, the mechanical condition of the soil is much more favorable. TJIK <lays in which a crow can be destructive to the corn crop are but few, and all the rest of the year it is really the friend of the farmer. This black-coated bird is one of the great est enemies of the "White Grub,'" the caterpillar or larva state of the "June- Mug" or "May-Beetle," and for this service, if for none other, the crow should be spared, and even enoour aired. A flock of crows upon a ncwly plowed field will destroy vast numbers of white grubs and cutworms,enough to make a decided dilferencc with the following crop of grain. In many cases the crow only pulls those spears of corn that are wilted, it thus secur ing the marauder that has been at work below the surface of the ground. WHENEVER possible set turkey eggs under a turkey hen. She sticks very closely to the nest, rarely com ing off, even to feed. Unlike the eggs of other fowls, the eggs of the turkey will not bear much variation of temperature, and they must never become chilled. When a turkey leaves her nest see that she is cooped in a dry location, as the slightest damp ness is injurious to the young ones. They are also very sensitive to filth. A OREAT MAN v, if not a majority of farmers, now recognise that plant ing corn in hills is a great mistake, and that when the crop is made in drills four feet apart, and the seed so planted that the stalk will be from nine to twelve inches apart, the yield will be from ten to fifteen bushels more per acre than when the land ia check-rowed and three or four stalks stand in bunches three and a half or four feet apart each way. — Exchange. HAWKS and owls prey upon rats mice and other small animals, there by keeping them in check ; while the crow prefers grubs, cutworms and carrion to any other kind of food, and while they may occasionally rob a bird's nest or pull up a little oorn, they do a thousand acts of kindness to the farmer for every one thmt is injurious. Ho ssys the Sun, and there is a good deal of truth in it. THE golden rules with core reisers are : plow deep, turning every thing under; barrow extra-thoroughly; do not plant deep; cultivate continuously untU too big. Tat golden wax, and the wax or butter beans generally, are almost stringiest They ripen early and are very tender. CLOVER, not cotton, will, in the coming future, be reoogoixeda* king.
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