lin nfm nii n'n Cui'iifi', I'lllnhu I'fl FORTDNE'S FAVORITE ! f0- 0 1 Wo IW lo Announce, That the Holder of the O LUCKY NUMBER,! ' I I'ii 9 Is the Winner of the Grand Square Hosewood Pi ano, Stool, Cover and Music Alburn, presented gratis by us as a NEW YEARS 1, h i! | Ti' k.i X >. lO.tUi i- emi- , 1 utly'n'n 1.-HIMI to " -tap I<> ll- from ami lake the honor-. 111..1 I tic u kit 1. • ntr 1 liii* ninulier i- huU, an 110! |f iitcil within two itirb, thi' I nr toll UMI.O inliii'n'i-, 1 1.41 1. 11 "till, 9,0211, l' .T.'S, 1. wll il .•.,•.0 mo 1 lo -!1 -1 IIIIIIIIKT, nr* n< - x rt tlt It'll to I li* | 11/ in IIn•11'h 1I in 1111 'I \\ !• iil-n ilmiif that t !ae who Inn the Hi-kit- Innnrllio thn 101 l I nil 111 IM I - nit iilioiiftl, -hull Mini 11- llirlf Itatin 1111! mlilri --!• at unit-, 11- 111*\ art; in.xt 11 ■ 111 •• I to tin - |• 1' Z' - in the onle lot in**' I, it lirk't No lU.iio'J 1- ii t pri -1 ntfil on or hil..rr January lo I H j'liio th i thi- (iiuii'l New Yl.ll'- (ill! will lull into apprniutiv hau.l-, we remain, \ Irv milt yours, J. KAUFMANS IT IJUO.S. EVERY PERSON lloliliii'' line 11I' Our PIANO TICKETS. Whiili JO * I.ot cut it ii- LII-invn r t> mil tl : ami NEW Yew Y :IR' (lift, wi l . 111" TTI I • r> • j 1111 ION I.t -AMI' 111 • NIR AII re, ANV ILNV • IU• INJJ llii" *ll It, lie el tillml lo till- ILL-roiilil •>! IWI LLTV I H-1 rem. who LL ML' IniVr tllkrll I'll Irom MIR N OILI 11 |UIN-- NO MAIII r H U N.W ilowi, ILIR PNNU iiiuv have MEN r1 • 11111. J. WE HAVE ii';l muikeil 11. fin ilowii twenty |A r rent. lower. ILOJIINJ. that 1 verv ;>• 1* -U who I- a lillle Oi-N J IR .1 at the 1. -nil will taki ail VANIIIOF I f THE IN'IH til we AIR . LL'l INO. \VR IN>I • Nl\ H■ |• • TIR PRON.I-I I. tin' |H*< if IL*', tail w. 11 1 more I hail WE |>r uni-e. IT 11111 K• - 11- -llouhler a J*L HI hi--, TIN: WE an- ILET' RINI 111 .I that our ar 1 ;-t am 1- -hail t the hem . of the iia -A 11-. to 0 t KATJFMANN'S The Largest and Only Reliable One Price Clothing House in Pittsburg. 83 TO 87 SMITHFIELD STREET. 83 TO 87 j rrr.-SIH UU, PA. II i/mni Mr fa iln in <'•., lln rilnii rr / hiltrrn. HARDWARE! VVILSOX, M. Kl? T, AXE & CO.. ;DEALERS IN STOVES,RANGES ? HEATERS. ALSO Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes, AND BUILDERS' HARDWAgI;.; AIiIROMMNY eTHKtfI. • • • • IIIAIp-' Hl.m H, • • • ftKI.I.M<iNTKA. I Jf CLARK JOHNSON'S IF Indian Blood Syrup Cure 8 all diseases of the Stomach, Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, Skin and Blood. 3/if/it'ii* testify to its efficacy in heal ing the above named diseases, and pro 4/ nounoe it to be the BEST REM EDIT KNOWN TO MAN. I TKADK MARK. (. miriiute.vil to curt'- [min. gyA GENTS WANTEO.*i| Laboratory 77 W. 3d St, New York City. Druggists sell it i AVr I i, TUTT'S IIMI IMB—— PILLS A NOTEOmSTsAYsT lJiuTt"rri~/>'<ir >.r I -r >cu 1 Kurt ! mi & martyr to J■) - J t>, ( on* ipnion mul l'llii, Lnt *; i tiff ; ur ftl tti i•• r-Mirntucrolcj to tnt; iii o*i ill* m ( 'it v. Ui. !<• iit J r.rn now a wi'll in HI, I o f < •©• ion rrtftilur *> •, | 1 Kunr. mi l I tuiv# KiM'Pil rriypiiiii ..I tl ii. 'ln y iiro lluir weight in r 1. Uuv. K. L. IMP.' OS, Ix>ui?UU 9 Kf. SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LEVER. IrfißSof AplW'ti'o.Naviiul,li )V7tl*roa'. lee, I'uln In th Hon t, v.-i ha null ernnat.on Inth 'b i It !■ hi, 1 iiiiond r l'i • t.Motilrl r lil nl ■, ftillio-H t il| or o ' inff, wi. !i n di luoiln i lon I >i x Hon <f b ilv or in nil, Ii i i >lj iyi f ( ;por, 1- .w 11> ritn, J.' s* ft m itt v, vith n f r lirifr c f havnnr nf; toil ai.ni ><lutv, 1 I>■ ■iri'iifw , Clarinets, Flult ring f thoji'-firt, Dot._t> ton- it. eyes, Yellow flit in*, H- nilnrl , l<o-ll ) JI . 1.1 nlirl. t, hltflilv eo'oreH I r.rn. _ II i IC3K WA•N TN' i A..K UNHKEIII r. SERIOUS. DISEASES Will BE DLVtIOPEO 1 0 1 1 S Ii I !.i .re n| i iully oilnpfrd to .it It rnm-ia. one tlovr • if-ctfcti<*ii nrli.utf. of irrliiiia ri to fi-t<>til*li I lie 411 finer. f i j tlil t riorily fnlrly. nail y oil %||| (■uiii n limllliv lllifratlon, \ tiforou. "'ill/, I'nrr lltoo'l, Nironir l\'erve-. . ml U Nottnil I It CI. I'llir, litlcilll. tilfirr, as Mitrmv M.. ft. V. TIJTT'S HAIR DYE. <•!% v llnlrnml U liUlirm Imiirnl too Lluitv Ivlark li y n aiiuli< appllr olluit of Hilt l)r. It lin |t* if• ft not i<l rolotf • rto I olovtt uiroiil>'. *>oii| liv KUtt.nrariillivri |irl< on receipt of % I. liter, II i n y* . .\ r%% l oik. t lilt TriT>Mt\l %I,of Vw I * Me \ Iti foi motion * ii.l I -r fo I It. relpf • will I iN-mnilrU 1 111.1* ou application, / THIS PArCn \Z ON F!LE \ itni \.!r ftiiitgi'iiit-nf r \ jVJ L# I vl UUo / per*ls \* —u .Tiamn I cm U>o \ADVERTiSINC/ " m r * u \ r"i I Ifttirtitlm: rttp;tf A-tuy, XKEYSTONE# Ucc ZSS I \ fall'tWr mt Ik. |.tki l<'rvtvrf af Im* I t.lj. * • 6 SEN FIVOVE.J I . • (MUT CI. HI if . r ft v - • •' -"ttA ;J£ HMS Ift J I . I • I • i ■——■■■■ inn i V 2 I*l r i > A i •■t -* ' ■V. i . o ; 5 r * ' \ f-I • . ! C. fIBBHHBBQOCr I* I*• A .* • t k ir ..I I !I I , .rl! ; t ' t •f . f • • J.' 3 t I. .ft. i i • ' t I r. . r -• ♦ • ■ t< >• • \ r ' ■J ■■HHMMDTiJaK: • w I ; h % iHthn i ~t*•.-lu r. i f . g Ti ' 6 t i I r r t IWW9M< r - 'j t i *< j " w M 5 ' HtaMOTMOpni C I'l A f ' I 'lit.*? . .I ** 2 u, V 6 In 111 r l K r • I 2 f< r • • fl* r VI I f I i aEKBL o I r 1. - s l*. a. < t L. . •; k. L*Lc I * i N X . Vtft n v 'W<7t<v X SJititiu L y -i- \ C<n. d U % i X 1 \ C^u #\al JOIIN IIAHRI3, AoioiT, 1-ntti Rf I I.KfOtTf , PA. .CHZAP GwK3 for T2S PEOPLE. J ' •'■■ I Mil i 1 3 i W; r—) i, t • • e "M • 3 iMkia, tunc. . ft t t< II ll. HIM 3 wna J. II loiimoi, 119 SmitlifU'ld ktrret. riitliiit|fh, Tfc For No It*. k PAII.M cttiiiniiiiii|( Fill} Acrch i .1..1 iiatitt. iktmi. -mi.tl • fnti-eltiHl HAW t Hit 1.1)1 Mt 41..1 ..I 11,11.11. TlilrM. In (Hire *1 A 1. IT. I iINIMI. tikmi Hit, Utttt UMU .ht I £lie Centre geraocrat. BKLLEFONTK, FA. NEWM, 1A1.T6 ANU BU'iOEHTIOMB. •mi Tin or tat titnitt niirtni it tin lattiLi o.nc. r.-.r.., t | or to. ,4.,. t*vf.ry Jartnr.r m An annual erjtfrirnr* ItHCurern m,*nrthint/ of va'ue ll'/ tie it awt tend it to tilt " Agricultural Editor of tht llkmoe'HaT, /irllffnti/t, i'tnti'ii," that oth'i farmer* may hare the benefit of if /,# :nm momentum* be ttmtly, and tenure th< 'hey nee brief ami well /minted. TUB list tif the Stuto Himril of Aji | liciiltiirt! hliowit that fi-nn*} Iviinitt hat tine liiiiidretl aiul two coiintj* n r • | rienlttiral mti ielieN, in nilililion t< : '.ver Heveri lidihlre< l iiihl lift} - t,'ran/> !Ia r in circle! and (.iiiuhir organizi I tioiiH." I'kh nre jjfitiiijjj away up amofi; [ the lijfiireH in price. We do no t nmiiil h-r that they acre ever liigl r. Happy i tlie farmer who n ecu half a dozen liltera in Fehnotrt I .ml loot j{o<hl comforlalile quarter, t J >eep theiu in. I* II K Midltml fanner get. down i the very marrow of thing* when "Uggehti that an economical way • I "making hay in winter" i* to tart i' j More corn-mcul, oil-meal, and bran fid with hi raw and corn ttlulkowili 1 ui'complikh ihiti. it i* Well I-liinigli In fenit'lldHT tha' ; greare, of Nlmohl any kind, io a |h . | i die agmiiht all the horu of lie. which annoy the. live wUrck, and r< • luce the fa<iner' profit*. Coal oi. tod lard, in equal quail*itiea may al way a IwhafeU and t-lTecli vely appliotl uttinjr and Crushing Corn Sfallte A recent ixaue of our excellent eoiitem|H)rary the Philadelphia Ur< • •nl in an article under the caption ••f "\\ ante in Feeding Corn fodder/' louchva aomcwhal iigluly u|K>n a | iiint which our experience teaciie* a* it of a good ileal of itn|MtUncc. tii"l ilenen ing of incn a*eil attenlioii loiifi llioe w||)t have l.rgt: ipianli ;tu* of eornfihlder to f. Ed out. Tin li'Ciril hat* "the culler* tried should | of a kiml that not ordy cut xtik i ilo l ioi ill liglha, but ulwo crimh aml •ar tlieru to piece*, after they an nul. We IwlleVf tin* to Iw one ol l te umi iinporiaiil feature* in cut nog f.aldei. b'or heveral year# we i-ed a large horse power midiinc *hich cut the *t:ilk very rapidly, • nil in the very l*-*t mariner, but <ll<l ii'.t crtndi them, txi eoling In the • ight preuie brought U U ar tqaMt .hem by the roller* which feil them t-i the knivra, ami tin* wa* when lit heir whole Utte, In tore being cut flu* left a large pro|M>rtion of the Heavy bulla i f the *talk* in little \liiuler*, whoae rbaineter t often .neater than their leiigth, nml there lore, when underg<iiiig the prove** • f mastication would present the -harp edge* tif the hard aurface tir liml of the atalk In the gum* of the '•title, making them tender and tore. Itccau*e of thi* much of the fowi r iiid heavier |tortion of the atalk* • •eft in the trough*, a considerable • n*le, in addition to the trouble aria org from the cattle having anch sore mouth* a* to prevent them from eat ing the aofter pnitiona, or even bay. *ith comlort. Of coure when the leeil i* aofiened with Itoiling water, i* dc*crilH.*l in our i**ue f Dec. I. • Id* difficulty i* in a great meaure, if not wholly overcome. Tbia, how ever, ia alwayn praclicaltle and a much la tter way i* to cruah, or par lially grind the atalk* alter cutting. We undertook to remedy the tblll cult.v by running the cut fodder through an old underahot thrc*hing machine, but found the practice, for •• veral rraaot.a, nnaatiafactory. I,at winter, *nd tbl*, however, wc have entirely obviated the trouble by the u*e of a "Lion Fodder Cutter and Cruber," luniiufuclored by Meaar*. Ilaiick A Comatock, at Mechanic*- burg, Pa., and told by our frientla, I Meaara. Alexander A Co., of llti* | place. Thia implement in *o arrnng l e<l a* to cut the atalk* into alxiut half-inch piece*, and then run them la-lween two caal iron platea with roughened aurfucea, aomewhat aimi lur to the plate* of an iron feed mill, which crualica and grind* them *o that all the hard pad* are *plit ami torn up intti tAlc'l*, and the entire ma** ia made avfl and eatable. Our cx|H-rlence of laat winter, and ao far in llria, prove* tlri* to k * decided gain in the preparation of the corn •talk*. The entile leave and wuatc much lea*, mul have greater comfort in eating, while the ntulk* arc un doubtedly rendered more easily tli genii ble, and aim out equal to good hay in their feeding value. The eco nomical arid profitable feeding out to ntock of the coare crop* gtown upon the farm i* almoal, if not rjuite, a* important as the growing of them, nd in the intercut* of improvement m tlii# direction wc give the Demo- Cliat'o furiii reader* the Itcnefit of our '•xperiencc. Borrowing and Lending. •r <f Country A good thing may lie carried to a 1 ml extreme; and u little useful ac oiuiuudation among neighbor* may tun into an excessive annoyance. It an old baying that "he that goes a •'•rrowing, goes a sorrowing," but J mil the inverse mote emphatically rue,—"He that goes a lending g<>e* •tirrowing." A n-'ighltor. who keeps u unusually complete supply of tool* •r who attempt* to keep theiu) ha* ■ foiitrd me Hist tw-veial have entire ■ ilisap|Hared, through the agency i iMirrowera, bey ond the |>oa*ibillty f bin tracing them, and these tool* :ost him many dollai*. Some years ■ go, my seveial poorer neight-ors ■ tuned to think tlial a* I was well applied, it was my duly to lend to In-ill whenever they wanted. The i'he question which they asked *, 'Are you going to ue your wagon ■ •-•lay And if the answer was I'gative, I had no further voice in ' lie ui titer, the wagon wa* to I*.- taken if course. Some of them even went •) far h* to regard myr right to any f the Uet'.n a* second to theirs ; ami nie of them po*iliely refuaeil t<j re- Lurn a machine till he was done with it, all hough I was in equal need. 1 I lent s tool costing f2(l to a neigh • i*ir, which he kept several months until 1 had forgotten who took it AfU-r inquiring for many miles I | traced it out. The Ixtrrowt-r ra , 'nullified ; lie told his lured man to I return it, instead of which lie had . put it in an oiit-of the-way place ; lull it would probably btve tnua Home sooner if drawing 2.i cents a •lay all this time. I have succeeded in parllv breaking up tin* boriowing iiel lending, and I lielieve liiat my lielgldtor* like roe ll the la-tler for , i. I iK-gim wpti the harrow, which 1 Had Is-eii lent to *o manv that sev eral teeth w. re uii*sing When I discovered tin* lo*. I told the next • pplicanl tha*. each b -rrowt r must •Id a tooth. Some complied, and others would not take it. I Sec that thi* subject lis* Inch di*cusd at the Kluiira Farmera* Club, some of the roernlters of which have met with inconvenience and loss by lending. Some wish to obtain the use of a neighltor's drill or mowing machine, and could pay a fair price for its use for a few hours or days al lea* cx|k rise than to buy machine* to tie rarely used. A proposition ha* • >een made like the following— post in large aign letters in a conspicuous place on the barn this notice : FASUISU TOOUt TO LIT. For roll-r Vi cam* |-r tbv. " luinltt-r wagitfi rai " " " inin drill ... 25 " " " •' cultivator. IZ) " " " " pluw.. I'q " " " and similar rate* (or other thing*, the days to count from the time the tool ia taken till it* return, ami then to lie returned in a* good order a* when taken, natural wear excepted. An incident was related to the club by a member who bought an implement costing $25, which on trial proved to be very aerviceahl , but the repeated calls for it by ncigli Imrs sent it out beyond knowledge, and he hail not aeen it foryuars. lie never had it in bia |io*scasioo more than a few day*. It wa* probably worn out by borrower*, the last of whom probably broke it antl wa* ashamed to return it, and too stingy to get it tuended. I am aware that poorer neighbor# m*y think hard of richer ones who will not lend everything, but be who would please all will oml do liuiil to the yearly widening circle of borrow ers. AccuuttnudaU! where he reason ably can ami there stop! They wII like him none the leas Id the end. Fixed prices for hiring out would tie au c-xccileul remedy. Savo What You Havo- Buy Only What You Muat. William In IlitlfUii.tila Vr<*a \\ liilu I would not dine otirigt par* chasing manure* which, if intelli gently selected, pay letter inteieat on the money than if it were deposited in hunk, I nay it is not economy to allow manure* to waste on the farm and buy commercial manure*. Have nil you can first, then buy with what spare fund* you have. Rut the man who allow* hundreds of fowls to rooat on trees, fences or on the top of shells loses an item which enters largely into the profit* of poultry keeping. Convention of County Agricultu ral Soc etiea. The following circular letter from Secretary Kdge will explain itself. We promise our county will lie prop erly represented : Orrn c or TIIK I'kwiti VAXIA ) ItoAHii o aohl' tl.icar > IIAKHIMIVKO I'A , l> <• us, peg ) A'.KII I 111 HAI Kl'IT.'K .r I|,K O.N- I iKr. UsMockAT— Dmr Htrt ,u ilm MM a—ii..n iiit* K i,.i |i ,*, c--iii,ty A t'f i> ulluf! S.-1.-11..1, fn ttis | Swr.'tsri— of ..fli.-r (J.'UMv S.H it | ll H* ll.'-,, li'Tlllcd I" i*n 11 M eotir-nliofi >'f j 'i-l-L'sli*' from MI. h • •< w.i.-., (thr#— from A hf 1-. tiiM-t HI lh.- ofß.-i* ../ ih- lioMrit "f A *n< ulture. . FVhruarv gs-h, lkh, hi -I- vl It I* di'iirnl th-l (hit oMivrttliiiii -hull *fl . r<J hit o|.fi*.rioiilty for frw inn-ohm,ip- of vu-w# tip-n rut#*. f h'lrr.i —ion f.irm* of ti k-t.. pr<-rrtium* mid I .fi'ioluin ll#l. i.i'ifitv ij. in111i. niiif other I.of h'eneral mii-r.-t f> u< ti as<iof> A k preliminiirv tej>, it i. re. Vlete<| tblll ..fl re., |,,t of (hi- tl-.IM-e, the i —.r-i*rv of Mrk Society will si mtm f,.r ward to tile wr.-U.ri i/,- f{ .*,,1 ~f AJ. nc-ullur-, * complete ..-i the ti. k>-t- ril I.Uiik f..rin. u-.-l |,v hi# --iet\ „i,<f tPat prompt notice vh'.llld I*- hi-r.t .>f the flee, lion of delegate#, sub the >■'{<{#., ~f It—p- tfuily, 'I M<< ,| Kixie. Sff t'rriiui /tod, </ <>J Aorwulturf j lit houses are not found ujon every farm, but lli"y should lie. A plentiful supply <jf ice during the heated monlha is a wonderful -uurce - of comfort, and on .iairv farms, un less they are fortunate cnoii.lt to ISJ | supplied with cohl spiiugs nt conve nient distance, it is almost a necessi ty. It is one of those comforts, tn 0 which may Is- purchased at an ex ; ceedingly- small iiutlav of money, j \ mere shed, if the sides are in ide I light enough to hold sawdust, will ; aeep ice as well AS mot el ah irate HI I cxpen-iie of liuildings. t\"e put up hii ice house on our f-rrn. eleven tears ago, at an rxpen-e of a little more than two day- lali-.r, and ulsuit seven dollars worth .f sec'ind-liand lumlier, which his kept ice for us in, gie.it abundance cveiy sea sou since and is in condition, with an hour or two spent in repairing, to fill again this season. The filling inty lie done by the men and teams on. the 'arm, at a aetsou of roiupiralive leisure, and co-ds nothing hut ttie little labor riquired. TIIKKK hundred and fifty years ago, F Kcherbert, the veteran farmer and judge, wrote: "A li us hands- can not wc.l thrive hy his corne without lie have other catts-11, nor hy hi* cat tell wi bout corne. And lit cause that sbe|ie, in raync optnyon, ia the inooateat profy UMest catu-ll that any man can have, therefore 1 pourposc to sjieak ft rst of she|ie." F RAMKt.iK, called down the electric flash of lightning from the heaven* shove, and directed it whithersoever he pleased. I prcaumc it is of ten fold imfiortance to the wmld at large that we make the atmospheric prop erties of manure subservient to the will of the farmer in the support of the vegetable kingdom.— (<>/. |* £, /We Me. AT the late meeting of the Stale v '(•range at llarrishurg, Mr. Leonard Khone, of thi* county, waa reelect ed Master for the ensuing year. The < able and satisfactory manner in which Mr. Rhone has |ierformed the multi plied duties of the office was u-#U fled to by the unanimous vote which i he received for re-election. ITII regeiarily in feeiiing and milking, and kind treatment at aJI times, the cow will not only Income gentle and remain so, but will milk on several weeks longer than other wise. I 1 nt legitimate way for farmers to make money is to IM-|| as much as |x*aible from their farms at the least ex|>rnte. No anliusl makes better or more prompter returns, with good care, than a good sheep. A poor sheep it |mor property.
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