Prof ens ional Co iv/.n.
< I). KAY,
Os ATTORNKV AT I.A
lIKI.I K.H'NTK P*
fprolul attention given toiliK eolbslhui "I ' Is'in.
• (MM KI|JMII| InxKiriKiff "•
THOMAS .1. Mc(TLL<>U<ill.
Jl. ATTORNEY AT LAW,
IMIII 11 1 * 111 Hi., lA.
(Idles in Albert Owen's bullilliiK. "• r ""'" '"no- j
i.r'y occupied by ll' I'lilllpsbtHK Bunking < oni|iuy |
Tilly
/ Til AS. 1. HKWKS,
V ATTORNEY AT I.AW,
ItKLI.KkoNTM, PA.
Practices in *ll Hi* Courts. Orflrs opposite Court ]
hmiM in Pursl's building. "'*> *
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attornkvs AT i.aw
ItKI.t.KHIMI. PA |
Ofltr* on Allegheny street, two doui* cast "I tile • f
*•• aMUptai by lata Irra ol toenst Basilar* W j
WILLIS* . ALLACK. OAV Itl L.
HASST f. WSLLAcr WILUAM B. WSLLACB.
\V' ALLACE A KHICKS,
V LAW AS 0 COLLECTION oH'li'K,
January l t |Hh|. CLKAHI IEI.ILPA.
fLLIS Ij. ORVIS,
I j ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OPKIOK opposite tli* Cniirt House, on the 'Jd lber n
A. I). Kurat's building
c. T. ALllAHtll*. C. It.BIIWta.
v LEXANHER A BOWER,
2\ ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
IL-ll*fuut<\ P'i . may I'* consulted in KiiitliAli ut Ofi
in ah . OtUc# In ttsraisn'* tiulldinyc 1
imil A. KIIVII. J WSsLSI OSHIVST.
HEAVER A oephart,
ATTOKNK\ S AT LAW,
OfBc* ou Allegheny street, north of High. H*lla
folate*, Pa.
IV C. HEINLE,
V Y . ATTORNEY AT LAW.
BKLLKPONTI. P A
Last door loth® left In the Court ILmss. -I *
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ft • ATTORNRT-AT-LAW
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Courts; Consultations in ormii or E gllsli. 1-tJ
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T C. HHTLE,
1 , A I TORN It v ■ LAW,
LAICR 11Ai I.S. PA.
All bnsin.'spromptly *tteoJ"d b
\AJ M. I'. MITCHELL,
tV PRACTICAL SI'RVKVOR.
LAX.h. IIAVKN, PA,
Will attend to *ll sork In Clear(l®ld, Caatr® and
Cliuloti counties ... . ... ,
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. ATTORMBT AT LAVA.
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.special kttcntion gt'.n to th colt.otion ol cLini'
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Ls* OOtes, BlLUrroirT*. PA
ftpwrlnt Attention to Operetta* j
Chronic I*f4*'.
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nH. .lAS. H. DOBBINS, M. D.,
PUVAtCI AS ANIi m llllK'lN.
OIB.S Allegh-'.y XI. ~l / g'" t's
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nU. .1. W. RHONE, Dentist,can
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Trail. t . py right*, etr., t r t'..> I Mates
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Ihtt..|il ..btlnul lbr.u*h u art" noU" '! In the 'n
ryrnric Asrsiras. This largH and rpl.txlld lllu.-
irati.l k'ypsi* r.^3. - AO jisr.l..*<Ui.'lT'uit -s
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CS2AP GUNS for THE PEOPLE. Sj
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I Bowels, Kidneys, Skin air". J o ,'
I Millions testify to its effioaovT in b©al
ling the above named diseases,"V 11 " P ro "
nounoe it to be the V
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trade mark, Guaranteed to cure I)y*pe]wi™'
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OUEITTSEE'S LUNG HEALER,
turners tii aoca. res ran eras o
Ja CONHOIPTION
a hi . t ny of It.-in*
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Ingu. Adrieo Lr mail frna.
rtnntu ohUinsd thrnngh ns srsnntimd in
tho AHKHKAV. whlrh has
thn Urg.ut rirptilatinn. nnd is thn mn*t infln.
rntikl newspaper of It* kind published in thn
world. Tho adTantagoaof such a m'hco every
palontoo understands.
Thislargn nnd splendidly llltlstrnUd news,
paper is published WKKKLV al|T2o * r< *r,
and is admitted het paper lcVutol
br ennro. inochanies,lnfentinri. enffinoerina
works, ami other drpartnianta of Industrial
progress, published iu any coon try. Hingis
copies by mail, 10 cent*. Bold by all Dews
dealers.
Address, Mnnn .V Co.,publisher* of Scien
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t Handbook about patents mailed free.
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TUTT'S
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A NOTEnrnNpSAYsT
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DEV. K. L. MMPSON*, I."ii."Villa, Ky.
SYMPTOMS OF
A TORPID LIVER.
Losjsf App©tit©,NHU*#a.Bowolcotiv© 9
i Vain 111 til© Howl, vrh it (lull hoiiHrttion
in th" hair kpart, I'amundor th©Shoulder
bliui", fullnoßa aft or ©fUlnir, with it dia
incUnntlont > ©xortion ofjiodyor mind,
Irritability f t*Mnp#r, Low spirit©, Losa
rf tnrmdrv, with a f** a lixifr of hnvmif ne-
Wt©d •omnd'.ity, Wfrin©,
Fluttering of thjioart, Dota twfor© th©
avi'a, Yellow Skin, Headache, Heatlena
' n*.sn itt niirht, highly colored lYrtne.
I IFTHKBE WARNINGS AUK UNHEEDED,
SERIOUS DISEASES WILL BE DEVELOPEO.
iUIT 8 PILLS are ric< In 11 y mlnpir.l to
• mil cnr a, our dour eflr< t *ii< ti ndiauua
of frr liltur n't to n■!onlull I lr anftri r .
Tij i lii* icnirdy fnlrly, anil yon will
Tnln a hralihy I>lu at Inn, vlsorona
hiil/. I'urr Iftlood, Mlrontf IVenn, and
a Sound 1.1% er. I'lkr, ( euta.
Offlrt . :t5 Httrmy Sf.. !Y. V.
TUTT'S HAIR DYE.
fray llnlr and WliUkr i ■ rlianard to a
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tti| !>-. It tinpn i I a imluiitl color,
mla I imtantntiroiial)'* s,,ii| tr iiintc
-4:1 •!•* or r u t% r i|irrn on I relpt of 91.
liniir. 35 Mtirrm> r 1.. Ar %% Uilt.
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, liitiii lIIIIIIMIIMIMI I •efnl liver l|it %% 111 J
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laoli, over r ali>)v . 'mnlry, fn.ni lit* varlteot |
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Cmrkell, B"*le, llmton. t'uraa, Cmler, Colifotnl* j
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I
HKLLEKONTK, PA.
NKWH, KA(T AND HUCHiIXITONB.
A'p try farmer in Inn annual erpe.rxenet
Umcorer* unmethintf ttf va'.ne liVt te it ami
ue.nd it tn the Agricultural i'Uittor nf the
I)KN(M HAT, /tellefnnte, I'enn'n," that nther
farmern ma 1/ hare the benefit i.t it. Let
eommum afion* be timely, tnnl be. sure, that
they are br'ef and uell painted.
DON'T plant the corn too ilccp.
WHAT ilo j*ou think now aliout
wheat ''smothcrcil hy heinj
covered during a part of the
winter with a coating of HIIOW
and ice.
Tin: average farm price of corn
for the crop of the ten year* ending
IMBI, wn forty-three centi. In 1 *sl
it reached an average of Hxty-thrce
cents.
CI K\N up tha Btruwherries early,
mulch them heavily, and then let
them alone severely until the fruit
sets, when plentiful waterings will
I secure the desired result.
' In 1872 the average yield of corn
per acre, over the rnt ire country, w as
thirty-one bushels. In !ss| was
but eighteen and one half, and in
1882 twenty-four and one hair.
On : billion, six hundred and six
j teen millions, nine hundred and tlnr-
I ty-six thousand, and one hundred
| bushels was the total of the corn
crop in the 1 nited States, in lssj.
IN sowing beets put in plenty of
seed, and when they are a finger '
length high U'gin thinning out to the
projtcr distance, using the thinnings
for "greens." There are none letter
Sixtv.kivk millions of acres ,wili
■ probably l>e planted in corn, in this
country. At the usual estimate of
four quarts per acre, this will require
j s,l J.i.iiOii bushels for seed this season
< OL. Ci iiTl s last year grew a crop
j of sweet corn from seed, "which had
j been gathered while in the boiling
i stale," and "spread around the stove
j pipe in the kitchen chamber, where
' they git dry before freezing."
Sow a little corn, soaked in warm
1 water until it is soft, over the corn-
I Held each dav during the time the
crows are troublesome. They will
| not take the trouble to dig for that
which is planted. If done late in
the evening it will l>e in time for
their very early breakfast.
Or the entire crop of the country,
j eight per cent. i used lor human
food, twenly-eigh' per cent, as h>od
I for wrorking animals, and forty-four
|K>r cent, as food for cattle and swine,
; or, in other words, meat production.
The remaining twenty jkt cent, pro
, rides the supply for seed, spirit pro
duction and ex|K>rt.
J'i.ast sweet corn "early and
often," and plenty of it. What is
! not required for table ue—and even
' the stalks of this, if cut and fed as
I soon as the ears are pulled—will
! make the best and cheapest of feed
I for the milking cows, and cannot lie
' excelled for "starting the pigs" which
{ are to constitute the fall butchering.
Dr. Coi.i.ikr, the eminent chemist
jof the Agricultural Department at
' Washington, has been summarily de
posed from his office by < 'ominission- |
er lioring. The high esteem in i
which we have long held lmth of
these gentlemen, and the entire want
of knowledge of the reasous for this
| removal, deter us from criticism, but
we feel sure the absence of the erni
| nont chemist from the Department
will be noted with regret bv those
j most interested in its work.
It is more 1 economical to keep
calves shut up in a stable handy U)
i than to s|>end the titne running after
them in A fleid. The calves will do a
great deal better, as they are out of
storma and not ao much exposed to
flies. Under this system of carc and !
feeding we had never lieon troubled
with scours, or other diseases arising
from exposure and from having food
of an improper kind. The calves are
not only healthy and thrifty, but all i
ulong have a |>erfect development
appearanoe. The hair ia bright
Hid silken, and the body symmetrical.
When t,o Planter Clover
Hon. (ieorge (teddes thinks the
time to apply plaster to clover is
after the plants have made some
growth, Hay after wheat harvest on
clover sown in spring. He thinks
that the plaster acts directly upon
the leaf on which it is sprinkled. In
support of this idea lie claims to
have had selected a plant having
three branches of very equal and
uniform growth, ouch about four j
inches in height and standing out
alike from lire root, (in the leaves
of one of these brunches a little
ground plaster w as carefully applied
with a pen knife. In three days rain
cams. In a few weeks the leaves and
stalks of the plastered brunch wi re '
nearly twice as large and rank ns |
those on the same plant not plastered.
Is not this subject worthy of further
investigation '
Soiikinu Seeds Before Planting
Pulillshvl 1 v fffl' *!
before planting, when the weather
is cool, or w I en danger is apprehend
j'ed from insects, I'rof. Ma pes used to
recommend adding carbonate of am
monia to the water in which the accd
is to be soaked. When the seeds
lirst germinate they obtain acid from
the soil, having no leavers to absorb '
it from the atmosphere, and the car- j
honate of nnimoniu supplies it. James
< ampls-li ha fi,r many years steeped
corn and other seeds in a solution of
carbonate of ammonia and is eon
vinced that germination is hastened
as well as maturity of the crop, and
that the yield is increased, all other
things Isung equal. The carbonate
of ammonia can be had of druggists,
arid I ounces to a gallon of water
j may be used.—.V. ) Ile> M, .hn,,,
187-!.
Small, Early Com tho Surest.
Pf f wwrjt || Kati*** A ( -,e
All of our popular kinds of wheat
—such as the Early May, Zimmer
man and Orange—are among the
smallest-grained and very earliest of
winter wheats, ripening in the south-1
ern portion of the >tate as early as
May ; and while these are an almost '
j certain crop, the slow-growing, east-;
cm sorts, like the ('lawnn and Tread- ;
weil, are as certainly u failure. A
good crop of the small, early matur
ing. eight-rowed sorts of corn could
have been made during almost evcrv
oi of the past eight years. Had !
our farmers generally raised almost I
any of these kinds, Kansas would '
last year have produced a very large
yic Id. The present season our small
sorts like Compton's Early ami King
Philip, were ri|e !>elore September 1,
and long ln-fore the drouth had been
seriously felt.
Beota for the Garden
Aro*j %•. At . • . si
Those who only know the long late
"I'lood Beet," have yet to learn the
difference in beets. As soon as any
part of the garde n can be worked, a
sowing of early Iwets should l>e
made. Select a light, soil if possible,
and manure it well ; make the rows
a foot apart, sow the seed thickly, at |
least S inches deep, and press down !
the soil firmly with a light roller, or
pat it down with the hoe. The i arli !
est varieties are the "Egyptian," and j
"Blood Turnip." The "Bassano" is
not quite so early, or so fine grained,
though good. The thick sowing is 1
advised in order to have a plenty of
young beets at thinning ; when two !
or three inehes high, thin from 4 to
f> inches in the row, saving those that
are pulled out to 1m used as "green*."
Many prefer them even to spinach.
It is well to sow seed for a succes
sion, once in two weeks up lo.luly.
The "Blood Turnip" is so ranch su
|>erior to any of the large Ireets, that
we prefer it for winter use. For
j this purpose the seed should not be
sown before the middle of June, else
they grow stringy,
Hoed Oom
asTiiasso rsoa indks tiix mis* oi m s
sin. li imn*.
Ten ai res properly cultivated are J
worth fifty half done.
No one ahotild Iran 100 heavily on ,
the variety, but look out tor soil and i
: cultivation.
Reports come from all sections of
the low vitality of the seed corn
saved from the last season's crop.
Experience as a rule seems to point
in favor'of planting corn as early as
the weather and soil will permit.
To tell whether seed corn is sound
and will grow look at the chit of the
grain. If it is smooth and glossy it
will grow : if blistered, it will not.
Much of the corn was so immature
when Winter set in that the corn
froze on the ear, destroying the germ.
It will therefore be worthless for
seed.
When the farmer has stored up the
cars of corn in his bins, he has laid
by only two-thirds of the feeding
| value of his crop. The stalks that
i bore his grain hold the other third.
A sample of Dent corn weighed by
Mr. < arman the Ist of .May was .'[.*
• per cent, lighter than on November
I. "Sweet corn," lie says, "will
i shrink more than dent: dent more
; lliun flint."
This year, on account of doubtful
seed and the lack of vitality-, it will
be prudent to secure the Is-st condi
tions, both as to soil and temperature,
licfore putting any seed into the
ground.
Mr. D. Sleek, of Lycoming county,
I'a . planted Indian corn seven years
old, every kernel of which germinat
ed. It wa, however, three 'lavs
longer in sprouting than new wed
planted beside it.
I notice, a* usual, that the heavy
corn yields reported were on sod
land. I think the coming farmer
will learn to use his manure with
reference to growing a s<>d to feed,
by its decay, bis corn crop.
Don't get "Mammoth" sugar corn
for market. A large ear brings in
market not much more than a small
one. Kxcelsior, Triumph, and Sto
wll's w ill please you for market or
the home table. The little, early
sorts, may also give satisfaction.
Iloth Illinois and lowa are now
importing corn for farmer's use to
make up the deficiency on their own
crop. Much of the Illinois corn was
so immature when winter set in that
thn corn froze on the ear, destroying
the germ. It will therefore he worth
less for seed.
A" an illustration of the profits of
corn culture in Los Angelos count}
California, the Annltelm ( i izrit* cites
the case of a farmer who last year
sold 1150 centals of corn from dd
acres, lie sold it for fl.fi.l j>er cen
-1!—a total of $1874,50 —and his
cash outlay was barely $l5O.
If one good ear from each slaik
could he secured, there would be no
difficulty in obtaining maximum
crops of two hundred bushels of
"helled corn j>er acre, as the farmer
can a" well fertilize for this amount
of crop as for less, and the culture is
the same for a large crop as a small
one. At least Dr. Sturtevant says so.
Western corn growers persist in
; planting corn after corn. The result
is that they have bred a worm which
cats the roots and which lives in the
ground from year to year. As it is
not migratory its existence depends
on having corn plaulcd on the same
field in succession, (iood husbandry,
which demands rotation of crops.
Sowing Corn for Fodder
Smith tad WVst
There is nothing the fsrmer can
gd as much stock food from for the
amount cf labor expended as he can
I from a patch of Bowed corn for fod
der. Unless your ground lie rich,
give it a good coat of manure end
plow it under. Let it lay until the
surface is thoroughly pulverized ;
then sow the corn with a drill, about
one and a half bushels of shelled
corn to the acre if you want it for
fodder alone, as by sowing thick the
stalks will be smaller, ami toii will
have a larger quantity of blades and
tops that the st-ock will eat up clean
er. lly sowing thinner you get larger
and heavier stalks, and by sowing a
little earlier and letting stand longer
you can secure a good supply of nub
bing.
I'ASTt niNo ground in wet weather
makes it solid and cloddy ami in
|M>or condition to furnish nutriment
to plants ami to sustain their life.
It takes very little tramping of mud.
dy ground to make clods ami labor
to pulveriau these same clods, and
get the ground into suitable order
again.
To wash the sheep or not wash
them, that's the question.
NRXT to the thorough preparation
of the land the matter of manuring,
is of the utmost importance.