Pr/r*fnitt Cm fit
I H. OK VIS,
k J n ATTJRNIT AT-I^W
V Bnll.fonl., Pk.
Offio* „|,p. ..,(.• Hi. C. url llaiu*, on AIM Aoor of
J WijlHlf* ftbi •
| Bt KEICHLINE.
vj # ATTORMT Ar-LAW,
i llallafonta, Pa.
OrtM'i in o*nM4t>*t Ntw Dviknuto.
Prompt alitoitioa to cnllavtton oiailwa. 31Mf
£| A. M. KEE, ~
(MBca Notth High atraat, oppaaita court -h *ja#,
Ballafout*, Pn h-ii-lj.
nil A RSHBERGER, (Succcneor
a to Yocum k lUmklwrgar, ATTORNEY AT
I.AW. Ofll •• in Conrad liouav, Haiiafoult , I'a. b24 1
I i L. BPANGLER,
t) • ATTORN ICY AT-LAW,
RRLI.VtFONTS. PKNTWK COUNTY, PA.
Spactai attaution to t'olla* tlou*. prui th aa in all tha
Jotgrta; OonanlUtionaln U#rmanor ■ §Mat. Ily
DF. FORTANKY,
• ATTORN RY AT-LAW,
HKi.LKVONTK. P\
Offlra In Conrad Hotiar, AMrjhrtty tr##t
Spwcial attantioti (Iran to th# collactioo ol olaim-
Atl buatnoaa att#nd#d to promptly. I I?
CHAS. P. HEWES,
ATTOR.NKT-AT-I.AW,
RKLLKHINTK. P
Pracllt-a# in alt tU# Courta. Office oppoait# Court
uaa la Furat'a bulldinf. l n, *> :l **'
I G LOVE.
♦ J n
ATTOKNKVAT-I.AW
Itallaf nt#, Pa
011-kIB th* room* formerly o cttptacl hv th# lat#
W.P. Wilaou To! 5 23-If.
TBOMAS J. MoCULLOUGH,
t L ATTUKNKY AT LAW,
run irrtllL'BO. PA.
OflSca In Albart Owan'a building, it# tlia room farm
k ary occupied t#y iU Piiliiphuig dauaiug Company.
a. ■. mm via. w. r A&gnak.
HASTINGS A REEDER,
ATTORNEY?* AT LAW
HKLLBFOANTK. PA.
OAcaon All#gh#n* *tr#at,two d*ir aat Of th# #f
ica occupied by lat# Arm ol locum A Haatitig* 4'*-
WILLUU A. WALLAC*. DA?I L 4MM,
■ ATAT . WAUACF WILUAK T WALLACI.
WALLACE A KREBS,
T V LAW ANU COLLECTION urriOK,
Jnnunry I,l*ll. CLKARKIKLD. PA.
L. ORVIS,
l-g ATTORNKT AT L*W.
OFFICE oppoait# th# Court Hoaaa, on th# 2d floor
A.O. Furat'a building. -4-6
I.T.IITSAVM. O. ■. aowaa
A LEXANDER A BOWER,
ATTuKNKTB AT LAW.
Bell*font#, Pa., may ha con*alt#d In Engliah or Oar
man. OflW-# to Oarrnan • Huil ling l-ly
3 A ma A. iiAfin. j. tmai aimiv.
BEAVER A QEPIIART,
ATTORNRTH AT LAW.
OSca on AlUghany itraet, north of High. Haila
font#. Pa. I-lj
*■ \V C. 11 mN I.E.
If . ATTORN ET AT LAW.
HKLLKKUNTR, PA
Laat door totha laftln th# Court Hoaaa. 211
/ELEMENT DALE,
\_y ArrORNkT-AT-LAW,
B#M#f<nt#. Pa
Offlc# N. W. cornar Diamond, two doora from flrt
oaUooal haak b-17lj.
T C. HIITLE.
J. • ATTORNET AT LAW
LAiCR HAVRN. PA.
Ul huainaaapromptly atfeand*d to. l-ly
WM. P. MITCHELL,
PRACTICAL DC RV ICY OR,
UICR UAVRN, PA ,
Will #(t#ad (• nil work In ClonrJ.M, C.ntr. nnd
j:inln oanntlM.
OSc# opp##lt# L#rk llnf.k Nnlfomnl Rnnk. KLI;
WILLIAM MoCULLOUGH,
v" ATTORNKT AT L*W.
CLKARfIKLD, PA
All bk*ln#M praaptl; nltandMi u>. l-ly
Hk. HOY, M. D..
a Offlra In Conrad Ifonaa. ahoaa Portriay*
Law Offlra, HRLI.KfONTK. PA
Special Attention giran la Oparuliva Surgery an'
Chronic Dtaaaaea. IV-ly
I \R. JAS. H. DOBBINS, M. D.,
\9 PHTMCIAN AND RCRUKON,
All#gh*nj Bt.,ovar Z-lgUr'a Irng tor#,
getf HRLI.KPO.NTK, PA
DR. J. W. RHONE, Dentist,can
N found at hla ••ffl' 1 # and r#aid#or# on Narth
Ida of High atraet thraa d <r* Kaat of AlUghany,
Railafouta. Pa. lt-ly
P.BLAIR,
• JKWr.LCR,
wtrenn. ..WILAT, *e.
All work On Alli(h.njr .tr.#,
• n*ir Hon##. 4-If
/tiixinew) Cant*.
t ;EM BARBER SHOP,
VI Cndar Pit at National Bank.
RII.LKPONT Pa .
R. A. Itrrk, I'ropr.
pENTRE COUNTY BANKING
\J COMPANT
lacair# D*polt*
And All#* fnt#r#ut,
Dfarount Not#*;
Buy at>d M#ll
Ooa JlrrafßN,
Gold and t'onpooa
Jit** A Rnut, Pr#ald#w
J. D Bucaamt Oaahler 4-tf
a. c. n* wa*. Pr#'t. j. t ■ABBia.f'aah'r.
I7IRST NATIONAL BANK OF
T RKI.LKPONTK,
AlUgh#ry Mtr##! R-flafoota Pa 4-tf
IVilMtn Mr Parlour f- Co., Hardware Dealer*.
HARDWARE I
WILSON, MrFAHLANK A CO.
I>RA LF.RS IN
STOVES, RANGES HEATERS.
AI.HO
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
AND .*
BtTILDEBS' HARDWARE
•TKMT ♦ HUMM' BLOCK ■■LLtFORTH
,r. ..
Mi*rrllan*^)u*.
BON l VALEA TIN E,
G ENEKAI. I SH. Unci CoMMIHHION Agt.,
lt>-ll*fonte. Pa.
(101, . In Bu.k trend#, Ind d.r.
The following oOW|ituim represented:
—o—
UNION Philadelphia.
AMIKICAK do.
| UUAHUIAN London.
I SUN do.
WKKTKKN Toronlo.
CONNRCTICI't Ilnrtford.
end other*.
—o—
TRAVKI.KR* I.IKK & ACCI'd Ilnrtford
nnd other*.
0 —
Tbe ronituiulon brunch ol mv bu#ine#
it receiving .peciel attention. Properties
•old to K'MXI ad ventage, I have fecili
tie* fordDpoHng of bouMW, lend*, etc., on
. hort notice *nii favorable term*
21 (iin BON D VALKNTIN K
| >EN NS YLVA NJA
STATE COLLEGE.
Winter imrm bnglni Jnnwiry 4, IBM.
ThUlnatiluti..!. I l.*e.Ht ID on. of the ,( c##n
tlful and l.Hiltbfln|n.<. >Mh..nlire All<h.n r*lni
' i I. t. ate I' UU ol both nnd oß.r, tb. 10l
lon Inn Court#* of <tu ')
1 A I'al 1 Cla#*lcal . iurr of F**ur Y%m
2. A I#atln R#>#ntiflc rourw
3. A Full ScUi.tlfl*. Coura# of F'or Vr
4. Th# following *I'KTIAL COI'KNKS. of tva ya*r*
##rf. following th# flr*t (wo year* of th# flrlentl
AcCour*# (•) AORK I LTI RK. (bj NAICRAL
lIfATOKY: (o < II KM 1.-TH Y AN DPI! YSICB , {d)
CIVIL ENGINEERING.
f A abort SPECIAL
•. A aborl SPECIAL CUIUHK in < bemUtry.
7. A riMiical Bti I ItrientiAr Propanlor; Cuirw
v FPE< IAL COI'RIU rf arrin(*<l to WM( (t
wanliof lu<lin<Jiial atudrut*.
Military drill i* requited, F.t[>< n*# f or unl
!Wod#nUl# *ry low. Tuuion fie#. Young lad ha ttu
•lee charge of a Competent Urtj Principal.
For Catal<gu#a. of other information. addraa
ON W ATIIrKTON. Paattntßt.
At 4t CoiLMa. Cbbtii Co.. Pa.
MM if
i 'pHE CENTRE DEMOCRAT
BOOK and JOB OFFICE
ALLEGHENY STREET.
BKLLKKONTE, PA.,
IB NOW OfiKHINU
GREAT INDUCEMENTS
TO Tlloeß wmm BO MB*T-CLAM
Plain or Faucy Printing.
We have unumai fecilitie. for printing
LAW BOOKS,
PAMPHLETS,
CATALfMiI' ES,
PKO<i HA M M KB,
bTATKUKNT.S
CIRCULARS,
BILL HEADS,
NoTK HEADS,
BUSINESS CARDS
INVITATION CARDS,
CARTES DK. VISITK,
CARDS ON ENVELOPES
AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKS
by tneil will r,eive pr. mpt
attention.
ttf Printing done in the beet itjrle, OB
#hort notice end At the lc,w.-t rale *
Itching Piles—Symptnns itndCuro.
The symptom* ere mointure, like per
*pirAtion, tntenee itching, increA*el by
t *crtobing, very Ji*tre#ing, pArticuUr
i ly At night, eeemn An if pin wormn were
crawling in And About the rectum; the
prtvele pnrtn Are eonietimee Aflected,
i If Allowed to continue v.-ry erioun re
1 eultnfollow. "SWAVNK SOINTMKNT"
I A PLENNANT, ure cure. AI no for Tetter,
Itch. Salt Rheum, Scald Heed, Eryeipe
In*. Her here Itch, Rlothehee, AII CAI>
eruety Skin Diaeatea. Sent by m A i 1 for
50 rent*; 3 boxen #1.25. fin ntampej.
Addreae, Dr. SWAYSK A SON, I'htla
delphiA, PA. Sold by DrugginUi. 5 Sly
EXTRAORDINARY
Ju:iti(7/o.v.
THE WKLY POST,
A '*#• '*-•!< tnn r*ipt|vr 1 # || pay y#*r it
rltjla The y.r l'i will Include |ha vm*t atlrring
and intereettri* wvatiu. aery ilhely, of ue#i t
yaara It will fM#r th ©f y
••My called !•> Prawtdant making (ViMfiii, 1,1. b
will run into m i-<irmer. lb* < ant um in l-lb far tow
forth# Prt t*ntial t# nora-i u th# pt*
th gr#w Nati-■•rial Owtmtkwi t> iM.minata randi
rtaU# . th# at itinfr Pr • I#ntl*l Mtnu, < ftain U
flliW tka ?m ti and |f #••!!. wl,t< h ~r btUtu
will l# th- •*v -r. of tk# f>*-tn ratr
W hta# ma-I.' tbl gr#4f rd ■ lion D. th. of
Ttfg W iitif Powa with a l#w to tw in* r wa#| eflU.
#fry In th# l'r#i 1' tit>al r#•• |*e f j ckwrtl#f
ran a*M or# or tm>r# naaaa hy a ISttl# #.. Tut
* Hllf fw l ii on# of th# Urg#t. leraf at d
' ha|>*at pay#r in Ih# country
It Contains All the News.
full l.|..r|M' and rr.rk.l nil lb. | till
rnl n.w, Inrindlnc d.bnM in l'(ne An ....IV- ~
mie.M.iir Blni. nnd lornl .V> c..n.in ~(
rwdlnx mntl.r for tUti In Clnb. |1 * nk
•rripllnn. pr.pnld • I <■ in rlnt* o AT. *r
or. pr.|..id. B.od lor .nmol. rvplM Art
■lre IH# poklt#h.r,
J AUK* K MRU * CO..
IH . Pltnharib, Kn.
Hotel*.
VANDKIiIJII/r HOUSE,
* llnnMiy.eifllly limpiiilll; and ffnod vhlfliM
la wbui wary kiiwl will fluJ al lb* V A *ht **II t HOLM,
■ Itd tu ni la*aoultoaral of Hn hbor I'll*, l*
M-tf. J J DKLANKY, Pro.
pASSMORE HOUBE,
A Cumrr Kronl and Siroca Hit •••ia,
I'MII.IP.-HrMfl. PV
Ockml M* *la and Lxlfinu at auodrrala rata*. Mull
fl*it 'tabling alt* tied
87tf. JAMKft PAM.HMOKK, Prop.
CWAN HOTEL,
Harney Coijie's
NKWLY KP.MODFMM* IIOTKI,,
PIIIMPHfItKO. PA.
A flril rlaa ll*.new N*ly furt.lati*l, atabllag
gHd and |iruc
/TAUMAN'B HOTEL,
VI p|i|aOiurl lloua*. HKLI.rroKTK, PA
tamij RB HAT
A |ikpl l.t * • r > a It** had *ll
L>UBH HOUSE.
I) MKi.i.rroNTn. PA.,
Pamlllaa and aingl* *a well aa the gen
nral trillDi aint onto nt*rr I*l rt*n are intlM
In thl* Ptrat-t'laa* llvtal. • here tliej will flud bob*
eovnfnrta at raaaotiald# rata*.
Literal rM|urtl'b to Juryman and tb*ra attandlag
Court H K TEI.LVU Prwpr
OUTTS HOUSE.
Jl J |Crr af AHaghattjr k ttlahop atraata,)
BKM.KFON TB. I'A.,
r J. X. Lehman, Propr.
Tbla (xfular hotel. undar tba mana|ptuMit of tba
I proprietor. I* latt*r Etta*! then *rr for tl*
*al*riaii*mti! of gnaat* Mate# r*aa>naM may lA3
MILLHF.IM HOTEL,
Mtf.LIIKIM. CENTRE COUNTY. PKIVIV'A
W. S MIISSKK, Hfopfielof.
Tba town *f Mlllbairn it |rx*t<} in pe-.r/x Yallay '
•hunt I• • • mi la* fr-n ninrt Muti.n.n th* la*i
burg, t'antra and flpntre Craak lUllruail, with au !
raundtng* that make it a
PLEASANT SUMNER RESORT.
Oood ir*ut fUl.ii.g In tH* lmtn*~ll*t* tk'.tilfy Arab
run* to atary train At tha Millliwitn ll -tal **•
uxUli n* • ill t> found flr*V-L.a and trtn* f-l*r
at* Jnoa . l*7h ly*
New Brockcrhoff House.
I>HOCKEKHOFF HOUSE,
1) ALLZOIIKK Y PT . HKI.LI.PoATB. PA
C O M.MILLKN Prop'r.
Oimd Samfile Room on hret floor . j
Paaa to and from al! Train* Aj-ac lal ra!-a
la witnaaaa and Jarorn. A-l j
pENTRAL HOTEL,
(Opt*"*ll* th* Railf*ad ftat<•.)
UIL&Rt RO. CENTRE COUNTY. PA
A A KoH LBKCK KK. Proprietor.
THROUGH TRAYKI.KKA on tb* railroad wU.I End j
tbla Hvt*l an •■'•lterit pl*r* to lunrh, or f-eoctir* a
Ml a* AI I THAIN* u i -MH . in< t-w 81
LMRST NATIONAL HOTEL.
I M11.1.111.1M. < ESTKr. 001 STY, PA
S. 1- yrain, 'Proprietor.
HATES-SIOQ PER PAY. i
scs it'*" TO nrrot MIKTIMI, ai.i. TRAIK*
A GOOD LIVEHY ATTACHED.
TAta Hotel Aria lately Keen remi-drled and
refurnished and the trnrelwa juhhe
trill find aeramadat"*•• firit ria*M
ir every rfpert. Our HAH it
one o) the bt%t
2'.*4qur:ers (cr S:cckis*lri.
Miner/la uroti*.
Swavno's Pills—Coraforllnr to the
Sick.
ThouAnd di tfum opIvI t" . j
trpt liD|jr>- Bl.iod, ('"fi'iij u<.n. In
{..li•. Vlit.Kri*. ApopUty, l.ito, K' lru>
l("rt IlixiMi, l>rn[j , ri i K'i' Uii.in>
Hut t" th hurd >• 1 nh >. t
rt<n ,lrkri., iilnlli"ilj /■
cosimcDit "&W A V JiK a t.:. i
contain trifli ir,l profa rU. * }..•...! I
no othr rpinwiy. S. r.t by mail 'or
canU, b<. ( 30 . j I" iw. t. {'i
>tam|H> Addp—, DR BW A TNI A
SON, I'lniadalphia, I'a S I by l>f>tc
<i#u. 'Vt It
DKALRKS IN I'l KK ll;l i..< u>
• I ZELLKK A SON. :
r ill I'M ra
" *o t. Biolfi!. .5 R. ■
All lb* EtandaH Pal*at Mdl.iiM
J arrl| tk>n* and family amfatly
* nratakr**). Truaa#.Hb'>l4*i Hra#-a. Ar ,A< 2
w i-tf
tOIILY_S2O.
PHILADELPHIi
SINGER
U the BEST BUILT,
FINEST FINISHED,
EASIEST RUNNING
SINGER MACHINE ever offered the publio.
TW alarr* rut Ih, m*M |r.p.ilr rl f-t
Um frnn . alifh • oS" J "* M lb* '' P'l'a
rff.O lUmrait-r .*>■ ta.li r> lT a""' V "
bar. aam tha tnarbin. Aor ha.iaf ...aul it.
If II I. ml ail ■" it return 11 a. al im,
np..* rw>f.ilt ymt li lmra and nMr al '•., n
•and lr Hnvlara an 4 Imlon.-i.ola A-i B
CIIAPI.PS A Hiain A (*.
*n IT K T.oik * , Pl.lla4lpliia. Pa
• " Po* Jfanralßia ID tha hm'.. ■ vb.
, bark, brwart, al-la. Mim, i '* •?
Banrhrr • la. tak# r*ai t' W'.-jB g
•' Fur t rains nf Ibr H..ai. >•.
■2 Plltm"—. I' * r rrn. \ nr % •
I lAlv IIUI UJt |
JWM T lata* nf wraalk. taka t'aai S
••roe t'hmnlr Saul Ca'arrb. Proa- g
rhltta anepora rsrnat tato l'kau;na." M
'TIWi o lim puraai, mnat pmmpt, S
3 and cArla->i kaunn tu avan. . L
H "Paai 'i i Iftn tnmr anmtla<¥. waraaA
| ' y Y vn '"?ti •
1 "II I<w ran lama Itlua art aatu C
JC > rrtnl mrntaCT. aato rmaraA. "BHBB
" • • Hut rrrorinlirr '!, mint < f V
9 alll. that I'aat p* IB raratlinmle *a- JL
a aal • atarrh, Brlrhi a IHiaaa. and Ota- *
a, twtnauf t>M Rl4i.rT , ''lM*Mßaß|aßß 2
0 If f<mr drauUt l mil of oar pair pa lata f
<aik "IHnirLlla," uilim in laM' m
S lie a4er adlaaami m 4 ronaOoeae In It or &
2 '-">* ►iryrua ncnitjadpqa jha pry .
r 0 ff
PATENTS
pw * OO of IA gu— HPS' A WMk. wa.
iihe (Cruttr
BtLLirONTK, P ▲
iLOIUCtJIjTXJII ALi.
NKWH, KA("TB ABU HUOUKHTIOHH.
raa raar or raa aarioaaL "tiraaa ia raa lariiu
E*try farmer in Ata annual rrpertmrr I
Uueotert tome/lung of ra.ue. H'rUa it arul
tend it to the " Agricultural hUlitur 0/ the
DKMOC'RAT, Hellefontr, f'eon'a," that other
larmrri may have the benefit of i<. Let
eommimiealtone he timely, and he eure that
they are brief and welt /minted.
Qutnco Culture
Tlie quince in a groan fretler, nn in
indicated by the multitude of itn Ub
roiin route interlacing and granping
every portion of the noil in ita vicin
ity. It dcligbln in bollown tbut have
received the wntli of fertilising mat
tern from higher ground*, riature'n
pockeln, that have Ireen attiring up
fertility lor agen ; and from thin fact
came the mintaken idea that the quince
nhould he eet in low, wet plac n, and
it in often planted where watt r ntand
the greater part of the year. In nucli
situation* no fruit tree will continue
to thrive. 1 have hail an good suc
cess w ilh quinccn, *ct in upland that
is quite dry, but in good condition of
tillage and fertility, an with those set
in moiat, heavy soil, each receiving
the ssmc treatment. Thin fact ban
caused remark from trany visitor*.
The injury done the quince by over
fertilizing is greater than is liable to
occur to almost any other fruit tree,
as in very rich soil, or when ahuo<'-
antly supplied with stimulating ma
nures, its growth is excessive, to the
exclusion of fruit-spurs, and the rank
succulent growth continuing until
the approach o( winter must receive
injury from freezing, producing blight
the ensuing season.
In rich soils cultivation should
cease after |July, and any shoots of
excessive growth should lie pinched.
A moderate quantity of fertilizer,
annually supplied to soil of fair con.
dition, is ail that is required. Leal
mould, muck, sods, mud from ponds*
form s safe and lasting dressing for
the quince. It need not necessarily
lie incorporated with the soil, for
when placed about the stems, new
roots will be sent out to forage
throughout the mass. An orchard so
treated will long rontinue in health
*nd productiveness. When props
irated by cuttings, strong shoot# of
the current \ear's growth are cut in
*he fill to one foot in length, having
t bud clow* to the base, and tbe whole
space between buds left on above the
top hud. Bury in bundles bel w
rosi. sil l in early spring plant in
Tenches in rich, moist soil, slicking
the cutting* at s slant of from 16 to
i.O , so tha: the top bud will Ire even
with the surface of the soil; stamp
!irm at the low and cover with ny
inch of sawdust or other light male
rial as a mulch.
Hatching Tim**
Sooi the tiiue <>l hatch.ng will IK
in order, and then tbe most inter* *V-
n tr and recres'ive part of the routine
of poultry raising will claim our at
Unit ion ami care. Althougi. this
month's rather early in our climate
to set hsns, many no dotihi will ven
ture * setting or two, hut in most
< ases they are from Asiatic breeds.
Before the time of hatching it is ad
visable to save the eggs from your
best.laying hens, if they are up U*
the standard requirements. 111 prefer
ence to tho*e laid by pullets Knell
egg should be marked with the date
|it was laid and put away in a safe
place where it will not get chilled,
and turned every day or two if kept
some time before netting. It is not
always safe to trust a valuable setting
of eggs to a broody hen until you
have proved her staying qualities
The precaution for proving her sin
* riiy is wry inportnot. H.oody hens
KM sometimes fickle and not entirely
1 in he depended on, ami most eaperi.
*By if we have choice egg* cf our
1 own or high priced ones from others
j mat we do not feel di*p<>cd to risk
j by giving them to a hen on her first
1 sign of broodincsa When a ben man
i ifests a disposition to sit by remain
ing on the nest over night, by eluek
| tng or ruffling bar feathers when
1 touched or approached, it is time
; that some action Ire taken to find out
iif she means business. B*lect a com
furUble place in your batching room,
If you have one : make a clean nc*',
and mold and fashion it like the lay
ing one ; retrieve the hen at night and
place her gently on the new nest, with
a few porcelain eggs under her, and
put a cloth or hoard iu front to keep
her quiet. If she shows a determin
ation to attend to busineas in the nest
twenty.four or thirty hours content
edly the valuable eggs may lie en
trusted U> her keeping.
Farm Notea.
No farmer can do without a grind
stone, and no methodical farmer ever
does without one, if he wishes to avc
the price of one every y ear. And he
should have a good one, ins-much as
there is a great dilference in the qual
ity and price. There are those also
arranged that one person can do the
whole work of grinding almost any
tool or implement But it should be
borne in mind that a grindstone
should always lie kept under shelter,
and only allow it to come in contact
with water when it is used. It is a
machine that can supply labor in
rainy days or in wintry weather,
when outdoor work is out of the ques
lion ; sud at these times everything
that is to be us. d in cutting about u
house or farm can lie put in g*x*l
order ready f.r use at all tunes. There
is such a thing also as keeping a grind
stone in good order. This is done by
rasping oil ail spot* on it that may
become hard, flinty, or uneven, and
orie of the preventives against its get
ting out of order is to be careful to
remove the grease from all tools that
arc to be sharpened upon it. Should
there lie any inequality in the stone
after being long in service, it should
be rasped enough to bring it again
into s perfe - t circle. When i: Is con
sidered how many things there are
about premises to lie ground and
sharpened, and how much, without
possessing a grindstone of our own
we should hare to depend upon a
neighbor for the use of hi*, it must
# trike every one how important it is
lor every f*rmer to own one, to le
used at all limes when there is occa
sion for it, and he will soon fuel how
very often this occasion arises.—
Uernnntowri TtUgraph.
Mom Animal Food for Young
Chicken*
We do not think that we can tie
mistaken in the belief thai we should
be fr more successful in tb raising
of young chickens by giving them a
great deal more anirasl f<od than we
are in the p'actic* of doing. The
feeding of corn incal mush, boiled
potatoes, and similar substances gen
erally com|K>e. as we all know, the
principal fi*>d for young chickens;
but we ran see no reason why those
young bird* should be exceptions t<
the ordinary rule < f young bird* 111
g*tiers), which bed very largely, in
deed cl.i'fly, ou animal food : even
UtOM wbich, wbcß they arc matin*,
lio- mostlv on fiuits and seeds, arc
fed wh n 111 th ir nest* on worms,
bird* nil d*y long bu*i!v engaged in
supplying their young with busl, but
always with animal foo-\. In fact,it
i* viy tsi<. that we have ... liy
tl.ing tlse Why, then, should chicks
I*- *ii exception? The tecum mood a
tion, alui-*t without exception, iu
our |iuuiltv publn a ion*, is to give
more siuinsl food to our grown fowls
if we expect them to give us more
egg*. eiqtciaJly in wiater. when they
can h* lp theraelves to n ne. That is
s g r eat inducement to make thm
lay more gncr..uly, we nave too
many pioofs to admit of any doubt.
Besides, it is claimed that animal
ftHsl has other advantages in the way
of good health, etc. Why, then, let
us ask again, should the young chick
ens not be benefitted with at lerst s
moderate supply of animal lood ?
All chicken raisers knew the great
!oacs always suffered in the growth
of them, and rosy it not he owing to
a large extent to withholding entire
ly of tbie strtngthening food, which
is of so much benefit to the mature
bird ? We, therefore, suggest to our
farmers to change their method of
feeding their young chickens by giv
ing them a due proportion of animal
food, chopped up in very small pieces
and thus find out, each one for him!
self, whether it ia not a very decided
Iwnefil in raising to maturity an ad
ditional number of the chicka into
strong, healthy fowls.
- - Wedding cards and all kinds of foist
ing at tha Claras DSMOCBAY U*<
How can Applo Orchards bj Ron
orated.
To this question P. M. re
plies in the Connecticut Farmer:
"If the trees sre good the snswer
is essy , oftentimes, however, tiieie
sre many trees in the orchard winch
are worthless A tree that looe i
the roots , a tree that is onesided,
root and branch, or one Udl
leaning, had lietu-r come out. Su< h
specimens show the importance of
I having even-balanced trees at the U
ginning. Mm, suppose that we have
a reasonably good orchard, that has
ceased to be vigorous by continuous
crops of grass a period of years.
Ist. Prune moderately, taking out
all dead wood i.nd all branches thai
cro or chafe others, of cou*e re
moving all water aprouU, or eitran .
OUA brat <HJES, also clean the tiunk*
of moss and rough hark, also nam
ine the b-isc of the tree and kill _ut
borers if any are found.
-I. Apply a wash to tlie trunks
and main branches of one and one
half pounda of sal soda dissolved in
a psil of water, or three pints ol solt
soap, or one-half of both mixed, <r
onc Lalf that amount of aoap ii a
lime wash.
I. Kcsort to careful and shallow
culture for si least three or four
years, dressing with wcll-rolited stable
manure, finely ground lone, ahes
and lane at intervals.
Or apply a full ration of Mspea'ur
some other tree fertilizer. After
which, sow red clover and plow under
repeatedly, always being carelul to
inflict ll - !< ast possible ir jury to tl
roots,
l ew people are aware of the injur >
orchards receive from continuous
crops of grass, out-half the amount
of orchard ng in culture may return
more fruit of vastly belter quaiit*
However, i culture for any reason
impracticable, the next best plan is to
manure freely and mulch with *. mv
coar.e material,so as to smothr r<l * n
the grass.
FERTILIZER* ron POTATOES.— A: A
late meeting of the Middlesex C.mn
ty, N. .1 , farmers' Club Mr. I> t •
Lewis state.) that it had bs n I i
practice to plant potatoes on m <■
stubble, applying a fair cost of n a
nure, and from 75 to 100 bushel* of
marl per acre. Hut potatoes sre a
quick crop, and barnyard mauu ••
and marl have been found too sh.w
in giving up their food to secure a
maximum crop. His experience l*t
ye.ir with chemical manures was such
that he propos' hereafter :o r mplov
them altogether for his crop. The
season was to.. <lry for a good yield,
but, from three acres of Burosns
and Karly Rose, he gathered ti'.t
bushels, worth f.'15.59, with an ex
pense for fertilixer and see l of #7. f >.
He plants in drills, three and one
half feet apart, and sixteen inchei
apart in the drill. Mapcs' potato ma
nure was u,cd at the rate of 800
pounds |M r sere, and drilled in, sui
she field wa- left in excellent It.
tion for wheat and grass. Any other
special fertillr. -r equally rich in avail
able plant fo si would answer, tin
main point he ng in having a full sup
ply read* ami piesenl for immediate
use by the rapidly growing crop.
L"*E THE UOLI.FR. —lt is wise ami
timely adva-e given by the Oertna.i
1 town Tti>gruftK to use the rolUr upon
jibe growing wheat, rye ami gtsM
1 crops, a* s-.on in the Spring a tlK
land will a'tmil f it being entered
upon Kerry Si.ner with any extent
of cxpei IOUC kti-'wa that the crops
enumcrausl are liable, by the freexir.g
and thawing get rally going on in
February and e.rly March, to be
raised hum their natural bed, and
then, while! the water returns from
the root* these rt main and are. from
time to time, by U, e operations of the
frot. lotted out of the land still
farther, and finally when the toil I*
comes dry the rota have only half
the support from it that they natur
ally would have, ami must hence very
serioesly sutler In the yield which
they would ntberv. ise havt afforded.
By passing the ro icr over these crop*
it will lore* the roots back to their
original position and pat them in the
wey of their growth almost se if
tbey bat not been disturbed at all.
Tbis is a brief, but practical Tiew of
tbe subject, which each one can read
ily see for himself, and will, we trust,
act upon tbe suggestion as soon ea
tbe opportunity presents Ml