Professional Cards. 0 D. HAY, KJ. ATTORNEY AT LAW, BELLEFONTE, PA. j Special attention given to the collection ot claims. | Olllce adjoining llrnckeiliolV llon.e. H ' ; r PHOMAS J. McCULLOUGH, JL ATTORNEY AT LAW, pIIILIPSBUnO, PA. Olllce In Albert Owen's building, tlie room form oil j occupied by the BbtUpMHUV Banking Coui|>auy. j n. u. IIASTIXUH. w - p ' asEDSB. HASTINGS & REEDER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BELLBFONTE, PA. Olllce on Alloglieny street, two doors east ol the ol fico occupied l>y late linn of Yocom A IS. K. PKAIC. U - A ' M KK *' IJEALE & MCKEE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. BL--tf Office opposite Court House, Bellefuiito, Pa. , 8. IT. TOCUM. • HARHHEEBOBH. | VOCUM & IIARSHBERGER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 11KLLEFONTE, 1A. Olllce on N. K. corner of Diamond and Allegheny-lit., in the room lately occupied by 1 ocuni A Hastings. WII.LHM A. WALLACE, DAVID L. KIU'.liH, II ARK V P. WALLACE, WILLIAM K. WALLACE. WALLACE & KREBS, LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE, j January 1,1381. CLEARFIELD. PA. L. ORVIS, J J ATTORNEY AT LAW. | OFFICE opposite the Court House, on 2d iloor of , A.O. Furst's building. 3-stf J C.T.ALEXANDER. C. M. DOWER, j A LEXANDER & BOWER, j. V ATTORNEYS AT LAW, j Bellefonte, Pa., may he consulted in English or Oer man. Olllce in Oarman's Building. 1-ly T?RANK FIELDING, A LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE, 12-ly CLEARFIELD, PA. JiMCS A. BEAVEB. J. WESLEY QCPIIABT. "IJEAVER & GEPIIART, JL> ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Office on Allegheny street, north of High. Hallo ' foute, Pa. 1 y Df. FORTNEY, • ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, BELLEFONTE, PA. Last door to the left in the Court llonsc. 2-ly TOHN BLAIR LINN, ' FI ATTORNEY AT LAW, BELLEFONTE, PA. Office Allegheny Street, aver Peat office. 21-ly T L. SPANGLER, f i a ATTORNKY-AT-LAW, BELLEFONTE, CENTRE COUNTY, PA. Special attention to Collections; practices in all the Courts; Consultations in Herman or English. 1-ly DS. KELLER, e ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office on Allegheny Street South Bide of Lyon's Utore, Bellefonte, Pa. '~5 TC. HIPPLE, e ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. LOCK HAVEN, PA. All business promptly attended to. Jl ly WM. P. MITCHELL, PRACTICAL SURVEYOR, LOCK HAVEN, PA., Will attend to all work in Clearfield, Centre and Clinton counties. Office opposite LOCK Haven NATIONAL Bank. 20- ly WC. HEINLE, a ATTORNEY AT LAW, BELLEFONTE, PA. Office in Conrad House, Allegheny street. Special attention given to the collection of claims. All business attended to promptly. 21-ly WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, t V ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, CLEARFIELD, PA. All bnsinesß promptly attended to. 1-ly Hk. HOY, M. D„ . Offlco in Conrad Hons", above Fortney's Law Office, BELLEFONTE, PA. Stiocial attention given to Operative Surgery and Chronic Diseases. Dlt. JAS. H. DOBBINS, M. D., PHYSICIAN ANf) SUROEON, Office Allegheny St., over Zcigler's Drag Store, 6-tf HKLLEFONTK, PA. DR. J. W. RHONE, Dentist, can ha found at LIIA office and residence on Nertli side of High street three doors East of Allegheny, Ibdlofonte, Fa. 16-1> Business Cards. HARNESS MANUFACTORY in Oarman's Now Block, BKLLKFONI K, PA. L-ly i; P. BLAIR, _|" a JEWELER, WATCHES, Ct/ICKS, .I,.WEI.RV, &<]. All work neatly executed. On Allegheny street, under BrockerlioiT House. 4-tf DEALERS IN rURE DRUGS ONLY. ,11 SELLER & SON, j 4 5 >1 a DRUGGISTS, SJ | No 6. Brockmlioff Bow. , £ ct j All tlie Standard Patent Medicines. I 're- * 81 scriptions anil Family Recipes accurately A- ttirepareil. Trusses, Shoulder Braces, Ac., Ac. ! 3 5 I 4- 'f I 5 0. IIOMKS, Pres't. J. r. HAIIHIS. Casli'r. 17IRST NATIONAL BANK OF 1 BELLEFONTE, Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, Pa. 4-tf Mlscella neo us. rpHE CENTRE DEMOCRAT BOOK and JOB OFFICE ALLEGHENY STREET, BELLEFONTE, I'A., IS NOW OFFERINO GREAT INDUCEME NT b TO THOSE WISHING FIRST-CLASS Plain or Fancy Printing. We have unusual facilities for printing LAW BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, CATALOGUES, PROGRAMMES, STATEMENTS, CIRCULARS, , HEADS, NOTE HEADS, BUSINESS CARDS, INVITATION CARDS, CARTES DE VIBITE, CARDS ON ENVELOPES, AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKS. ggyOrdors by mail will recoivo prompt attention. B®"Printing done in the best style, on ort notice and at the lowest rates. # GAKMAN'S HOTEL. Opposite Court House, BELLEFONTE, PA TERMS 11.25 PER DAY A good Livery attached. 1-1. Wilson, McFarlane <0 Co., Hardware Dealers. HARDWARE! WIT.SON, MoFABLANE <fc CO. DEALERS IN STOVES, RANGES a HE ATEHS. ALSO Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes, AND BXJII_ODn±I^S 7 HARDWARE ALLEGHENY STREET, .... HUMES' BLOCK, .... BELLEFONTE, PA. TRAVELER'S GUIDE. | > E LLEFONTE & SNOW HII O K JD It. It.—Timo-Tablo In otlect on and after March I,1882: Lcuvos Snow Shoo 5.3G A. i.,arrive* in Ilollofonte 7.21 A. M. heaves Bullefonto 9.12 A. M., arrives at Snow Shoe 11.25 A.M. Leaven Snow Shoe 2.20 P.M. arrives in lkdlefoiite 4.20 p. M. Leaves Bellofofito 4.45 P.M. .arrives at Snow Shoe 7:25 P.M. S. S. BLAIK, Ueii'l Superintendent j, E>ALD EAGLE VALLEY HAIL- J[3 ROAD.—Tinie-Tablo, April 29,1880: Kxp. Mail. WESTWARD. EASTWARD. Kxp. Mail. A. M. P. M. PK. > M 8 lo 702 Arrive at Tyrone Leave 7 22 8 48 8 3 6 65 Leave Kant Tyrone Leave... 7 29 8 66 769 651 44 Vail 44 ... 742 86# 7 65• 47 44 Bald Eagle 44 ... 74 7 902 74s G26 44 Fowler 44 ... 762 909 742 022 44 Hannah 44 ... 765 912 735 G25 44 Port Matilda 44 ... 800 919 72 7 61 7 44 Martha 44 ... 8 7 U25 718 GOS 44 Julian 44 ... 81 5 922 1 9 657 44 Uuiontille 44 ... 822 939 7 (HI 648 44 Snow Shoe In 44 ... 822 P45 ti 6G 545 44 Miletibttrg 44 ... 824 94S G IH 525 44 Bollelonte 44 ... 843 967 030 625 ...... 4 * MilesLurg 44 ... 85410 08 G 25 515 44 Curt in 44 ... 90010 19 G lB 510 44 Mount Eagle 44 ... 91210 25 9 601 44 Howard 44 ... 9201n 27 r55 450 44 Kugleville 44 ... 93810 49 50 445 44 Beech Creek 44 ... 94010 54 134 433 44 Mill Hall 44 ... 54 11 16 t29 430 44 Flomingtou 44 ... 967 1 1 2< TJENNSYLVANIA RAILROAI>. I —(Philadelphia and Erie Division.)—On and after Dc ember 12, 1877 : WESTWARD. ERIK MAIL leave* Philadelphia 11 65 pm 44 44 ilarriaburg 425 a m 44 Williamaport 835 a m 14 44 Lock Haven 9 40 a in 41 44 Konovo 10 55 a m 44 arrives at Erie 735 p m NIAGARA EXPRESS leave* Philadelphia... 7 20 a in 4t 44 Ilarriaburg.... In 50am 44 41 Williamaport. 2 20pm 41 arrives at lie novo 4 40 p m Paasengera by this train arrive in Belle fonte at 4 35 p ni FAST LINK leaves Philadelphia 11 45 a ni 14 44 Ilarriaburg 385 p m 44 44 Williauiftport 730 pm 44 arrive* at Lock Haven 8 40p m EASTWARD. PACIFIC EXPRESS leaves L<rk Haven fi 40 a m 44 44 Williniuaport... 766 am 44 arrives at Ilarriaburg 11 55 a in 44 44 Philadelphia.... 3 45 pni DAY EXPRESS leaves lo lo K m 44 44 Lock Haven 11 20 am 44 44 Williaiiisport 12 40 am 44 arrive* at Harriahurg 4 lop n 44 44 Philadelphia. 720 p m ERIE MAIL leave* Renovu. 8 35 p m 44 44 Lock Haven 945 p m 44 44 Williamaport. 11 05 p m 44 *i rives at Ilarriaburg 2 45 a in 41 44 Philadelphia 700 am FAST LINK leaven Williamaport 12 26 an 44 arrive* at Ilarriaburg 368 a IT: 44 44 Philadelphia 735a rn Erie Mail Went, Niagara Express \\ eat, Lock Haven Accommodation West, and Day Express East, mak< close connections at Northumberland with L. A B. K R. trains for Wilkesharre and Scran ton. Erie Mail West. Niagara Express West, and F.rb Express West, and Lock Haven Accommodation West, tnake close connection at Williaiiisport with N.C. R W, train* north, Erie Mall West, Niagara Express West, and Daj Express East, make clone connection at Lock Haver With 11. E. V. R. R. trains. Erie Mail East and West connect at Erf 8 with train - on L. S. A M. H. R. R., at Corry with C. C. A A. V. P. R., at Emporium with B. N. Y. A P. R. K., an.l hi Driftwood with A. V. It. If. Purl or car 3 will run 1 cfwpn Philadelphia arid Wtlliamsport on Niagara Express Want, Krle Mipm# West, Philadelphia Express East and Pay Exprot P East, and Sunday Express P int. HI eping < arson all night trains. Ww. A. lUi.nwix. Oen'l Superintendent. WrSL it < \ J 2f(vz*MA~ V -**- \ \, y/ -w\/$ JOHN HARRIS, Sole Agent, 2-flm REI.LEFONTK. PA. MOKFiY To Loftn atG per Ct. J.U.VXAJ.J L ]iy T|IE jiUTUAI, f.IFK INSUR ANCE CO. OF NEW YORK, 011 flrt mortgage, on Improved farm property. In sums not IPSA than $2,000, and not exceeding one-third of the present value of the property. Any portion the principal can he paid off at any time, and it has heen the custom of the company to permit the principal to remain as long a* the borrower wishes, If the interest Is promptly paid. Apply to CHARLES P. SHERMAN, Attorney-nt-Jaw, 527 Court, street, Reading, Pa., or to DAVID Z. KLINE, Co.'s Appraiser, J-tf H11 efon te. Pa. For Sale. A FARM containing Fifty Acres' anil tiarln* thereon erected e TWO-BTOKY FRAME BUILDING end outbuildings. Title good. Inquire of A. J. 4 T. E. ORIKBT, U-B Unlo iville, Centre county. I. LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND, Ih a Positive* Cnro For all thoflO Painful Complaint* and WcakncAAea MI common to our bent female population. A Medicine for Woman. Invented by a Woman. Prepared by a Woman. The Crontost Statical DLeorrrj Sincetho Dawn of Illatnry. tWlt revives the drooping spirits, Invigorate* and harmonize* the organic functions, gives elasticity and flrmiiM to the step, restore* the natural lustre to the ©ye, and plant© on the pale choelc of woman the fresh rosea of life's spring and early summer time. rflF~Physiclant Use It and Prescribe It Freely."VH It removes fointness, flatulency, destroys all craving for stimulant, and relievos weakness of the stomach. Thnt feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weight and backache, is always permanently cured by Its use. For the cure of Kidney Complaints of either sex this Compouud Is unsurpassed. LYDIA E. PINKHAMFH BLOOD PURIFIER will eradicate every vestige of Humors from the Blood, and giva tone and strength to the system, of man woman or child. Insist on having it. Both the Compound and Blood Purifier are prepared at 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mas*. Price of either, sl. Six bottles for s.*>. Bent by mail in the form of pills, or of lozenges, on receipt of price, $1 per box for either. Mr*. Pinkham freely answers all letters of Inquiry. Enclose act. stamp. Send for pamphlet. No family should l>e without LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S LIVER, PILLS. Th**v euro constipation, biliousness, and torpidity of the liver. 25 cents per box. c IPMold by all Drugglio) jP •' \ °j C£ P3 STE F ATI ON. ! (i.j 0 !-| Jc" * is ro pi valeat in this coun- CQ \ *1.7 ■■'ll, a ri Ji3 remedy has ever; K, 1 .1.1 * (0 brat Kidney-Wort aa a. c |£ ixo. V'Ls. lovo*Ulocause,howeverobstinate!S • • .i ■ ■ v ?no it. Ik. | l f~-'< S : "h '.i-'ina dlF'.r.-*SaR oom-ls I l • ■ - * -plaint li vovy apt to bo Ipjeanipll .■ U . U] lUm. ■ o-.T y o T.-rVan-iet! p."Yt3 and quickly a y cur. i! a - :: . f Icrop •• ";en phyaicianß g o'ar.d to, "Cl-i-a'havolicr rof.-.i'cd. £1 11- 1 .f you bavoc ; '-.:cr of thc-o trouble. 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A Pennsylvania Newspaper for tho Genoral Public. Til.- DAILY PATRIOT it tin* only morning newspaper ptlMUl.nl f th.. HMteriipltnl. it Tito LAILY PATRIOT umkcsn ..f polity!* ▼ thin iiowM. The DAILY PATRIOT puMir,bfrtlie A*.odftt*d Press UP .-i M 1, .1 f|HK i It- p "111 nil point*. The LAI L\ I'd I UIOT gives i tl attention to grniu nu I produce in irk.'tn. The I'M IV VAT MOT monopoly, b .sim mihl r'titrnli/.atiu„ of U'litieal power. T*. • : *Mm | r nnitiiiii, (subtly in advance,) or Iter anion,i it not paid ill advance J ..r any period l"* than one yeat at proportionate rate* The WEEKLYPATRIOT lea large, eight pngo paper, devoted to literntuip. agriculture. science, tiiniiutc tnres. new tuai Kpim. etc. Luring IdH'J nu-li number will contain 101 ,1 hint ration of some prominent topic or event. Thh I* an attractive feature which cannot lull to plw. Terms $1 <Mi pc suMim, Invariably in .drama. One cmy of the WEEKLY PATRIOT and >,.<• pr of the Philadelphia V> ELK LY TIM KM will be sent \i year for #2.00 cash in advance, thus giving the two paper* f r the subscription price oftbe latter. One copy ..f the \\ KKKL\ I'ATKIOT and one copy of the OOTTAOM HEARTH,an excellent monthly mng a/.! tie, publLhod at I lon ton at fl.oO per annum, will be Hof i tone year forll 70 cub In ntidvnnce. Mend in your MibsriptioiM at once. Address PATHtor PUBLISHING CO., Ilnrrlsburg, Pa PATENTS We contlnuo to art a* Solicitors fni Patents, Caveats Copyrights, etc., tor the United States, TJ UK J? nd ' Fra, '®i Germany, etc. We have had thirty-Are yeans* experience. Intents obtained through us aro noticed In the sci- FT"? 0 This large and splendid Illus trated weeklypaper,Sa.Boayear, ahowg the rrogress il Science, Is yerr Interesting, and has an enormous tlroulatlon. Address MUNN A CO., Patent Bond ers, Pub's. of BcutNTirio AMXUCAX, 87 rark Bow, tnwTnrk. Flami l>>k about Patents free. A WEEK. sl2 ft I'lav at home easily made Hi I A Coelly Outfit Iree. AUdrwis TUUK A CO. Au guiin, Maine 18 1; Ik Urmomt. BELLEFONTK, PA. NEWS, FACTS AND BUOOEBTIONB. THE TRUT t THE NATIONAL WELFARE IS Till INTELLI GENCE AND PROSPERITY OP THE PARMER. Every farmer in his annual experience discovers something of value. Write it and send it to the "Agricultural Editor of the Dkmocrat, Uellefonte, J'enn'a," that other farmers may have the benefit of it. Let communications be timely, and be sure that they are brief and well pointed. Look Ahead. One of the principal duties of a careful husbandman is to make fre quent forecasts. "What work, what feed, what marketable produce have I before me? The future is certain ly mysterious and bidden, but on the other hand I know there is a winter to provide for, a succession of crops to prepare for, and a large family of live stock to care for. Like the bees and the ants, we must reckon on cer tain events that come with eacli year, are to be met as certainly as sunset and sunrise, or, shall we say? as our annual bills at Christmas time. Stewing Tomatoes. In our early married life we stewed tomatoes as we had always eaten tbem at our mother's table—that was, stewing until fairly done fcooking about 30 minutes) and seasoning lib erally with butter, pepper and salt. The Major kindly interrogated us as to whether we liked tomatoes so "wa tery," and were they cooked enough, etc. To all such question we answer ed with a smiling "yes," actually pitying a palate that preferred the strong, burnt taste of long-cooked tomatoes. Soon the request came that we would please cook tomatoes for him until the pieces were stewed to a pulp and the juice sufficiently evaporated to make a thick sauce—in fact, to cook them gently for three or four hours. We have grown now to like them so cooked, and when sea soned with plenty of butter and salt with a dash of pepper, we think they cannot be beaten. Be Sura tho Land is in Good Con dition. "I don't advocate thin seeding as the general rule," says a writer in the Husbandman , "because I know that not one field in ten is well fitted. Get that condition and anything beyond three pecks is thrown away. I want it understood that when I recommend thin seeding it comes after thorough fitting. Get that fact well in mind — attend to the fitting—and there is no earthly use of distributing seed that won't have room to grow. But it s of no use to talk about it, for nine farmers out of ten think they know better. They will go on sowing two bushels of wheat, or three of oats because they can't persuade them selves that any less will filing a lull crop. I have seen wheat this year as thick as I want to see it, and only three pecks of seed were used to the acre. But, mind you. the land was in gooJ order. Go to tho iuiiß? Prom the Amiricuii Agrtcultud-I. The term "l-air" may not always be the most appropriate one for the autumn Shows. J-ciimiiutn is a bet ter word, but lar less frequently used. Not only should the farmer go to the Fair, but he ought to take his family with him. The going simply, is not enough. All members of the house hold should make it a point to tuke something to exhibit. One of the boys may take a line colt, and if it is his own, there will be uli the more pride in obtaining a prize. Anothcr son may have a yoke of steers that he has trained for the exhibition. As for the girls, there area thousand dif ferent things that can be uiude with the needle that will grace the walls of the "Woman's Puvillion," or the rooms of the Household Department. Even so common a thing as bread may be baked with special care, and will attract much attention. Then there are the garden vegetables, pota toes—a new kind, perhaps—pump kins, squashes, etc., and the products of the farm and orchard. It is not wise to leave all these things at home, and then criticise the Exhibition be cause you can say, "We have better things at home." To go and take things to the Fair is not enough. The Exhibition should become a school at which all exhibitors and visitors make a study of the imple- nents, cattle, poultry, fruit, grain, tc., that are there. A farmer may °'e his success in growing some crt > to the knowledge gained at a tow. Pair. The farmer that has a real j n the farm v. ill take great interes j n tj le local Fair, and will exhibit i ie >jest products of farm life in thehoys snd girls, who are in terested exjbitors at the Fairs. The day at the v a j r should be a social one, every ot> making it a point to meet many and others with a pleasant woi\ it is a place for i asking and answfcjng questions, and ' the person who go*, through the Ex hibition without opning his mouth, is certainly not gettiig all the good within his reach. It's our advice j that all go to the I'\jr—all take something to show, and .11 find out as much as possible about <ll the va rious exhibits that are mad*, by oth ers. In this way the day at t;e Fair will be a most profitable one. ' t may be thnt a premium will not be aken by every one, but the prize rnonW is only a small part of the value thatan exhibitor may receive from a Fay, that has been used as a means for a better understanding of the products of the farm, garden, and household. A Change Necessary. MRS. ANNIE L. JACK. The old routine of every-day life is very galling to a sensitive and nervous woman. The round of break fast, dinner and supper, with its in evitable dish-washing, chafes and irri tates our hearts and lives. Oh, if the dishes would wash themselves! If it could be so arranged that life would go on for awhile without this weary round. The men find food for thought and variety of duties in their out-of door toil; for them seldom are two days' labor alike. Hut not so with a woman who has household duties to perform, and who knows that they will not wait. To such it is a neces sity to have a change in their lives, and a trip to the seaside or the moun tains is a rest, and recuperates body and mind for renewed labor. And what interest attaches to a trip to the fair. I remember last year in "Every day House'' how the children were all busy preparing for it, each having something to show at the City Exhi bition, and a prize is of so much value in eyes that are unused to the lottery of life. The thought and care necessary in the preparation of any article for exhibition brighten the eyes and fill the soul with pleasant anticipations. To strive to excel is good discipline for young or old, and we are glad of even this break in the routine of living. Let father or hus band not forget that those who look after his comfort and make him a home worthy of the name, need recreation and amusement to lighten the cares of housekeeping and rest the tired hands. To do this there is nothing better than the county show with its variety and its neighborly kindness and interest.— Jlur<i( .Yew Yorker. I NOTICE 11■ tit a German has in vented or discovered away of cold ironing, widch, if a success, as claim ed, will revolutionize ironing-day as regards heat. Some ladies in Cincin nati, I hear, have invented an iron ing board, from which they arc mak ing "lots of money," having it man ufactured and put on the market, and refusing to sell their patent. The in vention consists in the simple con trivance of having a place for the flat-irons in each end of lite board. How caß}- a thing seems when once it has been done. ONE of my neighbors thinks that dried sweet corn is a poor dish in comparison with salted corn. She cuts her corn from the cob and packs it in jars, a layer of salt on the bot tom, on the top, and nil the way through. When cooked first soak the salt out of the corn. She also finds tomatoes very delicious, indeed, to fry them in slices in beef suet, pack them in jars and fill up with hot suet. In Winter take out and warm up— ripe tomatoes, of course. OUT of about 7,000 children care fully taught kindness to animals in one English school, not one has ever been charged with a criminal offense in any court. Milking. X. A. Willurd, in Kurni New Yorker. The first point to be observed by milkers is extreme kindness to dairy stock—i.o 1 ond talking or rough treatment of any kind should be al lowed while milking. The animal should become well acquainted with its milker; should be made to feel a perfect trust and confidence in this person's good intention, so as to be kept as quiet and free from excite ment as possible. This is best effect ed by petting the cow, handling her gently and speaking in low, kind, cheery tones. Cows that are fright ened, that are kicked and beaten for every misstep they make while being milked, not only fall off greatly in their yield of milk, but their milk is rendered unwholesome and often so much so as to cause disease and death to persons partaking of it. The changes which milk undergoes under such circumstances have not been fully explained, though as a physio logical fact the unwholesomeness of such milk has been long observed, and made record of, by the medical profession. It should be borne iti mind, therefore, that anything which frets, disturbs, torments, or renders the cow uneasy, lessens the quantity and vitiates the quality of her milk. The quality of milk that a cow gives depends much upon the mode, tiriX? and regularity of milking. Cows do best that have one regular milker, ami the time of milking should be carefully attended to and not be sub jected to variations from day to day The bag should be brushed of any loose hairs, and in case of any dirt on the udder it should be cleansed by washing with a cloth and freshwater. For if the cow has been driven through any muddy places and thus b3Come smeared, any dirt accidental, ly falling in the pail will communi cate its taint to the milk. The prac tice of wetting the hands and teats with milk before milking is a very vicious practice. This should always be avoided, both for the comfort of the animal and the cleanliness ol the milk. The milker should have short fingernails, for long nails will be sure to hurt the teat and cause irritation to the cow. There are two methods of milking—the one may be called stripping, or catching the teat be tween the finger and thumb and strip ping down the whole length of the teat. This plan is not to be recom mended. The better way is to grasp tbe teats, one in each hand, diagon ally across the bag, and press out the milk—the second, third and fourth fingers doing the main work, while the upper portion of the band and i first finger prevent the milk from re turning to the udder; the milk should be drawn rapidly, and the udder i completely emptied of its contents. In the (lush of the season, or when I cows are yielding the most milk, from 11 to 12 cows per hour will be about the rate for a competent hand. A slow, dilatory milker makes a great loss in the yield of milk and if possi ble ought never be allowed to milk, except, perhaps, when cows are going dry nt the end of the season. Afi the ; drawn milk is the richest in but ter, great care should be taken that all the milk in the udder be drawn, and this is important, not only on ac count of the value of such milk, but because the habit of leaving a part of the milk undrawn lias a tendency to dry up the cow and weaken her capacity for yielding a full flow of milk another season. lo be a good milker is an accom plishment which some persons can never attain. It inquires a muscular hand, honesty, or conscientious in tegrity in the discharge of duties, good nature, or complete control of temper, at least while milking, and a scrupulous regnvd to cleanliness. Unless perfectly trusty hands can be employed in milking the dairyman should give personal attention to the milking, and if he docs not milk him" self Ift; should see to it that those in his employ perforin the work properly in every particular; for it is upon the manner in which this work is |K>r formed that his profits from the dairy will lie in n great measure regulated —one blow on the spine with a milk ing stool in the hands of a passionate, ill-tempered man, or a kick on the udder, may ruin a cow forever. WISCONSIN is complaining of early frosts.
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