ProfenHional Card | EL ORVIB, 0 • ATTORN It T ATI.AW, RelWfont*, P. Office opt>olu ()i Court HOUM, UU flrut floor of Woodrlog'a lil- rk. JM. KEICHLINE, • ATTORN KY-ATLAW, 9 BHlf..nl<\ P. Orncs ix rUaatx'a Niw HI-ILDIXU. Prompt attpntlon to COIIM-IIOU claim*. 39-TF HA. mokeel • ATTQRNKYATLAW. Office North High atrovt, court houeu, Bellefout*, Pu. 6-24 i > HI IA RSHBKRUKR, ( Succaeoi a to Yocuin A ATTORNKY AT. LAW. Office iul'ournd lhu*, hetlefoute, I'M 6 '<l4 1 • I L. SPANGLKK, tlx V TO MINRY ATI.AW, BRI.I.EPONTK. CKNTIiK COUNTY, PA. Special attention to Collection*; practice 111 all 111. urt; Ooaaultatlona In Herman or Kn|lt*h. 1-1 y Df. FORTNBY, • ATTORN KY-AT LAW, DKLLKVONTR, PA Office In Conrad Huuae, Allegheny utreet. Spec I*l attention given to the collection of claim* All bualneee attended to promptly. 2-ly 1 / IHAS. V. H£WEB~ V-J ATTORN KY-AT-LAW, BILLKFONTK. PA. Practice* In all the Courta. Oillco oppoelte Court utoln F u rut's building, [may 3 id i LOVE, t J • ATTORNEY-ATLAW, IMtarunto. P.. Office in the r in, formerly iipirJ l>y th* late 1 v.p,Wii...u volfrsi-tf. ' THOMAS J. McCULLOUGH, . A ATTOHNIY AT I.AW, % Pill I IP.MII'RO.PA Office In Albert O.m'i bullliiiit, In the rmna Inrm ery occupied by the . 41 II) ' . a. BASTIXUS. w r. iiwil. HASTINGS & REEDKK, ATTORNEYS AT LAW IIKI.LRFONTK. PA. Offlraon Allegheny *treet, two limit, rt of Uu-of fice occupied by late firm of Yorulu A llaetinge 4 ,fc - WIU.IAM 4. U.UCI. DAVID L AXIWI, Htaar r. WALLAI V WILUAM * WALLACI. WALLACE it KRKBS, V V LAW \M< • OLLRCTION OFTIOB. January 1. I*l. CLKAKYI ELI). PA 17LLIS L. ORVIS, Jj ATTORNEY AT LAW. OFFICE oppoelte the Court lloute, ou the 2d floor A. 0. Faret'e building. W C. T. AIBXANPBB. c. M. aowta. \ LEXANDER A BOWEII, IX. ATTORMYB AT LAW, B-llefonte, Pa., may be consulted in EuglUh or Oar man. Ofic* In German's Building. I"I J J AMIS A. BBAVIR. I. WMLIT'JIFHITT. BEAVER & GEPIIART, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, f Office on Allegheny itreet, north of High. Belle fonte, Pa. M| , * \\T C. HEINLE, Tl 1 ATTORNEY AT LAW. lIKI.LRroNTR, P A La.t door to tbe left lo the Court Houee. 11-1 pLEMENT DALE, \J ATTORN AY-AT-LAW, Bellefonte, Pa. Office N. W coraer Diamond, two door, from flr.t ( national back. frilly. rc C. HI IT'LL, X • ATTORNEY AT-LAW. UICK IIA YIN. PA All bualn.promptly attud*d to. 1-1 y WM. P. MITCHELL, TV PRACTICAL 3CRVIYOB, LOCI IIAVIN. PA , 1 Will atom 1 to all work In Clearfield, Ceotxe and Clinton eouptlea. Office oppoelte Lark Hav.n National Bank. 10-ly WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, TV ATTORNEY AT LAW, V CI.EARPIRLD, PA. All butliKWA promptly attended to. l ly HK. HOY, M. I)., • Offl '• In C>nrad BwM,llmhll4|' Law office. BELI.EPoNTE. PA Spa ial attention |lv.n to Operative Surgery n Cbronlc Dleoaaeo. IV-ly. I\R. J AS. 11. DOBBINS, M. I)., JLJ PHYSICIAN AND SL'ROEON. Offlro AU'lb.oy St„ov.r Dll"'i Drag Stor., j. t f BILI.EPONTR, PA OR. J. W. RHONE, Dentist,can b. f .und at bi, offlr. and real l-nm .-n N.rth Id. af llUb lhr. d sir. Ka.t of All*hny. Bollsfont.. Pa. Ib-ly P P. BLAIR, I 1 . JF.WKLKK. wATrx*,. rf , ii.titf. Ac. All work n-ally MKuti!. On Allogbrny ,lr„l, ,ndr Brork.rhofl BMW *" UuAinr.M Card*. 1 1 KM BARBER SHOP, 11 fn l.t rirtt NatbiMl Bank, BRLLKrONT PA. B. A. Itrrk, [may 3 S-dj I't O/tr. ( IENTRE COUNTY BANKING \J COMPAN Y. k Receive DejKtwite * And Allew Intereet, Biereunt Note*; Buy and . 4 *U Gov.Rac nrltlee, Gold and Coupons k Jkmt* A. fIBAVBa. Pr-aldent. J. D. iUC^tßt.Caehiwf. 4-tf R. C. RtrVli, PfM'i. 4. f. HARRIS. ''MII'I, I?IRST NATIONAL BANK OF X BELLKPONTE, Allaghrny in/jton Mr Farlnnr f Co., lln nltrttrr Drn/rr WILSON, McFARLANE & CO. DEALERS IN STOVES, RANGES a HATERS. f —ALSO Painty Oils, Glass and Varnishes, |f AND bBXRILUEK-S' HARDWARE mm—M6Cß* •■LLIFONTt Mltcellaneoua. ROiVD I II IATIM, GENERAL INS. ami COMMISSION Agt., Bellefonts, Pi, OWr. In Hu.h Arrada, 3ml floor. Tho followiug coiiijiaoius represented: FIRE. UNION Pbilado.pbiß. AMERICAN do. GUARDIAN London. HUN do. WESTERN Toronto. CONNECTICUT Hartford. ntid othera. —o • LIFE. TRAVELERS I.IRE Acci'n HartfordJ and other). —o— commiuion branch ol my hu)ine) i* recoiin({ spociat attention. Properties sold to good advantage, as I have fucili tine for disposing of houses, lands, etc., on short notice ami favorable terms. ' 21-TIM BOND VALKNTINK. 1 1ENN8YLVANIA STATE COLLEGE. Winter term begins January 4, 1884. Thla lnßllttill>*u la loeatW| In one of the moat beau tiful and ID-althful theeiitir* Allrghwny 1 i IA ..pen I ATR .F- •■! I th orxwa, ami off< t•tl • fob 1 LOWING Gnureea of ly : 1 I A Full Claeaical a.ovira** of Four Yrara. J. A (.atlo IVrieutlflc coura* . I. A Full B<'lwnllrtc t'ura ..F Four Year*. 4. The following SPECIAL UOL'ITHUN, of two year EACH folbiwlng the flrL two >*ara of the Hcirnti Ac Counw (a) AOHICL'I.TUHK . (b; NAICKAI. HISTORY CHmtVTRY AHD PHYSIOS \ I OH tL BHOIIIKBHIIfO ' A ah rt BPKCIAL COT'LLSLI In Agriculture. A ehort BPKCIAL COL'ILNK < Ch*mlatry. 7. A Claaairal ari l SCII-NTLFTI PREPARATORY < ura*. A. SPECIAL OTTVRNKN ar ARRANGED to IN T ti.E wanta uf Individual atuduita HtlltAfy drill to REQUIRED* lipmt efbrb MM I GG I v*ry low. Tuition fr-. Young ladiee uu •larrhatgs> of a •inp*Tnt lad) Principal. For CataloguoM, or other infortsatiou, %.idreaa GRO V ATIIKHTON. PAAAMAWT, &TATR CoLLBoS. ( IITRR Co., PA. I I Ml tf R RHE CENTRE DEMOCRAT BOOK and JOB OFFICE ALLEGHENY STREET, BELLEFONTE, PA., I* NOW OFF EKING GRE A T INIXUC KME N T TO THOSE WISHING FLRMT-CLANE Plain or Fancy Printing. iW e hxve untisuAl fcilitie. for printing LAW BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, L'ATALi IGUES. PHOGKAMMES, STATEMENTS CIRCULARS, BILL HEADS, NOTE HEADS, BUSINESS CARDS ' INVITATION CARDS, CARTES I)E VISITK, CARDS ON ENVELOPES AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKS I Ha*"' rder by mall will receive prompt attention. tacT Printing d .r.n in tho betilyle,cr xhort notice and at the low)t rate • Itching Piles—Symptonß nndCuro I The flymjitom* are moixture, like per apiration. intene itching, increased bj xcratcbing, very .iitreing, particular ly at night, loemx a if pin worm* were crawling in and alwut the rectum; the private part* are sometime* aflecled, I f allowed to continue very *eriou re *ulufollow. "SWA YNF.'SiIN I'M EST" ! ix a pleasant, aure cure. Also for Tetter, Itch. Salt Khcum. Scald Head, Erynipe la*, Barber* Itch, Blothche*, all scaly cru*ty Skin Di*ea*e. Sent by mail for 50 cents; 1 boxe* f 1.25, (in stamp*) Address, Dr. SWAYNK A SON, Phila delpbia. Pa. Sold by Druggist*. 5 h-ly EXTRAORDINARY, BEIH'CTIOS. TEE WEEKLY POST, A FLRM-V! '• ?•' !nmn NWJWPWF for 91 |>*r F%R. In . lul Th*. our 1.| wlllimi idw lh* m l ifirilnc 4ftd LILT' FLLB FC " •!?. TWFY LIKELY, nf L|,E FLML F*N yrerm. Itwiii cover tb prorredlogiof O NGRVM u- O#lly FH< R I RNNKLMF C. HJ, H will run I tit" mi<lH)tAßir . the IRODM in I Ih poilm f r thw Pf-wi'tenttnl n n imu- n, the pr.- *->lir>r of ' \' , ' • ' , , 'ltw. the -ting Prwi bntinl rnn, r*rtAin t f r. lh wlwvfion in I I! fMq|t,w||; !I # hollvv* will l" th •nr/FRR of th Dwin -mtlr E*r*'!hknt# WE ' ITETNT> T|ll< r<Mlacti<N in th* FTW of TUT W EBBII PT with LIFN I HE it, R ti l EFFI •NRY in Ih# PFXDDENHUL '*!!•• Kvery RWRT DD GT># NR HI NM* F.Y A little WFF rt TRRG Fofi \* d .w om of ti.e nod i pw(4>mtn th- '■outitry. It Contains All the News. full l*l*gr*|>liic an I mrkt r*|*>rU, *ll ih | lin r*l n-,lnrln lin* <!<-! !•• In' • r,ar<M An vll<ni mla>*llaay. 81*1* unl I - | n. r.,|„ m n. I r*.||nx matter N 1118 In Clnl* fl i". ,|n.U .ul. e-rij li n. ( •!*<■ pr*|wld. fI•> In . Inl-* I flv* .f of, |>wia* prepal'l. Bti.l ( v *mpl • ri, \,|. I lb* yiit'livb-r., J AMI;.* R HARK * co, 14fr FFREDSI , Dlllabnmb, I'K. Hotel*. \ 'ANDERBILT IKH'sK, ▼ llonMiy.rivllty.hflipltilllj' inl whiskey la what ***ry guost will flu<l at tin* Vamdbbbilt llniaa, ■ itn*t*<l two iiulnaaoatliwnat of Know Mho* (?llf. Pa. 9$ tr j i DSLAjIBI Pro. pASSMORE HOUSE, J Corner Front ami Hpruc* Btrw+ta, Pill LIPOBTKO, PA. Ooori Mala and I*<lgitiK at uicxlorata ritac. Morti cian! stabling altf M. 37 tf. JAMKH PAHKJIORK. Prop. y\VAN HOTEL, Harney Coy lets NKWI.Y KEMODKLEI) HOTEL, PIIILIPSBUaa, PA. A first rUa Nuwly furnish*'!, atabllng K'mml antl prn moilerate 37 tf. ( JAK.MAN S HOTEL, "J OppmluOuarl llvoia, IIKLI.KFONTK, PA TRHMB 11.26 Kit HAY A M**Ty attrh*d .11 Hush house, IIKI.LKKOSTK, PA., Kamlllea atid altiffl* gentlemen, aa well as th• k"ri xrnl traveling nubile ati'l cotnmarr ml man are Invited to tlila First-Class llotal. where they will find home o-mbrta at rea*onah!a rates. Liberal reduction to Jur>men and others attending Court W. U TKM.KH. Prop'r pi l ls HOUSE. Jl J (Corner All*- -gheny A Itlshop straw!#,) BKLLKPONTR, PA., 1 r J. X, Lehman, Propr, Tlila popular hot* I, under the management of tin J prtwent pioprn tr, la heller fitted ii *n rrrr f<*r the i entertainment • ' gn It t ,b|* !l;4 , \| ILLIIEIM HOTEL. ; . mii.i ni m oavraa CtfOXTT, raxa'a W. S MrSMHK, Proprietor Th. t * f Mlllli.ini i. ! ,M in I'.m/. Y.I 1., •I. ut t mil., ft. .II i i urn s-uti i . m i),. l-,n Ontti. i I Kprttr. Crrk lUllr. ml, itl, ,ui rinllli*. llmt lu.k' 11* PLEASANT SUMMER RESORT. |<i <* l tj nt n.l.if g in lh in. iii— Hate vb inn* A• at runt t ■ •>ti i n At tht M I halo lioit • in daliona will fvun-J AraWiaa* and tru.s •tc June 23, mn-lye New Erockcrhoff House. pKOCKKKHOHF HOUSE, ■ > ALLMJIIKNV CT II KI.L RUSTS. PA C (i Sli M ILLKN, I'rop'r. Good Sample fx - tn Ofl hirst h'o'Or, B#*Frae Euaa fi and fr mall Train# Fpwclal rate# I to wlttieeee# an 1 Inr-.ra 4-1 /CENTRAL HOTEL, o; j .it* th* llailru* 1 "tat. r. MILKMHt HU, < KNTRK COl NTY, Pi A. A, KoIILiiKCKKR, Propriolor. | TBIOCOH TIATIIIII mUm rtllra* till Itill Bote) it etrellent pUea I • t | • * *wal ae A I.L TKA INS at</{-ahout XA (blnut'* 47 PIKST NATIONAL HOTEL. I MILLIIKIM, OKSTRK Ctll .NTY. PA ,S. r f. r /rain, Proprietor, HA 7"ES—-41 00 HKli PAY. lip KI N* ru m i>i MtrriM. all trainc A GOOD LIVEBY ATTACHED. 7VIIA // 'el ha, lately been -fn- leled a II i rtftimuhed a)t'i Ihe traveling public icitt find aeftrnw'lat irn fir,l fla,, in trrry rft/irct. I fur HAH I* one aj the be,l 2c4iqzar:rj .'cr Suckicalcrs. I .. .WucrilattroHH, Swayno's Pills Cotr.fortlng to the Sick Thnun<) tli. fri-m r.<>i;lwt t"|*- ;rrlv •.r'*l Imj irn 111 I, I r ■ • I . ,- • | * 11*. M Hinrin. A ; ; i t . I.t t> r k M.'tri i*!. I>r >[•.>. nr. ) K'.<- .run' r,, I But t" th <!■ I , itaf-1, L -r, i ! *pr; 'U i< kn'-. *.■ . n "ili .!y r. ■mmpn I ■>W \YNK "- I'll.I."- ( | ennuin in' in.l |r| • til' - | - 1I v i l no r.thpf rcmwlv Snl tnn.l ! r ; r>nt, h"* of SO ; ill" ' f> ' "> •. fit, e j "lAtnp" A I ir• I> IS \V AYN K A 'SON, I'hli* l"l|'lil., in >. I n |? j !{iiU. A S-ly ! DP.Af.KIi- IN IT UK liHUf.S ON LA - I ZKLLEUA SON, S ' • j"n N • fir - kir| 5 11. a I J All the RUnlar-l I'at- ■ M L in I> * acrlptk'na an l Fan. t. ijw • 'urateiy %. pe prejared. Tr. aid* r Ura# • \ > * • , •< 4tf r oNljY_s2o. PHILADELPHIA SINGER lilhp BEST BUILT. FINEST FINISHED, EASIEST RUNNING SINGER MACHINE rvrr offered the public. A The ilfiti rrt repr* r.tt the rr. t |* p*lar ttt'ie f r the people whl h we (!*f y u f r the **ry I \t • off-" Retnemlwr we itu t> t rn t jay uv' * i hat* a*#n the nr,a< Mne After hatir.jf **arnif.' l it. If It t txd all w* repreeeit, return It t ua at • .r 011 • • fata It IfttHVlli m 4 rtlef t m | •end fvr cin ulßra wn i teaf.n a A Idr* * ■ CIIAHI.M A *'i|i|ifl, 17 ti. Tenth h' . Pl.iiadali hia, l a I * "PorVMirtlnUlnlL.il' . • •> h. x . I.vl, Btr.Th'i... v.. u*f I'rw 3 ■ t r <t nnn ' f tt.o Pi C rl Ii . ~*■ IMiri;-. t'll . • | I'rni." " ■aWMMn.W w Q " I r i .ib' A"ihm*, Vignt r *.u, o aiiortnranfltrmilli. Uft* Nhi <" • 2 a "for f hronlo Nimi Cuurrb. Hr n- r 3 Chill" *n.| ■ r. Ibrml uko ptni ' ' " I'rsi . t I, ii< porrtt, in. l i t mpt, J; 3 tn.l Ml).l.nt tnntl. In* known to nun. '' • S " I'IRI •• Ali Uu tnul amvtlKr, imrort g M tonk. flni>2Mn*l^io—-• P If ? £ worrlMl nwritAlij. uko I'iih mi."##! r "i: j r-—.. 'i,'r ti.. nvot imports77TT 3lll.ilui I'UI HA will mr*i Lronlc N Q l ' AUrrli. lirlKhf. Knw—r. n<l I'l* P k I*". " t ui* ki.it.,-1 mmmmmmmm -■ A If your <lniMlt lont ..f our j*iri.M.'i w "ti tlio ■III. r.ri Ik." Ir If r.n ro lii.i _ 3 In* iind.r % Aiwao. ihA lnontlonf.l In It or 5 9 In itrw. .I..rtlwni.nu, *.klmw th* pro- - a pri.inr., n. H. lUrtnun A < a., lut.irn, U. S I Par UutistlpAtloii *4 I'll**. tk I k'i WkM U ||u| PATENTS IfTJin* a co ,jd u* iriirnrrc AmimnrAi*. e*m il*w*u,Ml uMkunnlor lUtaM*. I*l'. Oofrrfttu, tpe th* UntWd Mat**. lUnadw, r^enti 'efnT^nMLThfrt'' •"'ru'r*? ®lw ftutre j0etot. ' BELLEFONTK, PA A.cmic'D'ljT'crnA.L. NKWH, KACTH ANO HIJOO PXTIONM. US A'IE AKD moinklTT or TUB FA AMIR Every farmer in hi* annual experience Uncover, eunieihing of value. H'rilt it anil ,enil it to the " Agricultural Editor of the Democrat, HeUefunte, Venn'a," that other farmers may have the benefit of it. l,et communication, be timely, and be sure that they are brief and well pointed. Nutriment in Grain and Hey. Corn is a fat-producing food. Ita fat giving elements predominate so largely that it is not fitted for con stant feuding, except to lay on fat at the cost of suffering loss to the gen. eral animel system. It Is hardly worth while to take it into considera tion as a nutritious food, and it is wholly unfit to feed exclusively or in any great quantity to colts, it is in no sense.what the developing ay-tern jof a young animal needs. Tnc value 1 I of a food for this class of animals, and for animals that are heavily work j ed, is in the protclne they contain, and common corn contains only from 8 | to 14 |er cent, of that. In a thousand i pounds, therefore, corn may lie fairly i considered as possessing a hundred pounds nutriment. Of course, we cannot wholly throw away the other elements as being useless, but they are so subordinate to the one named in point of nutrition that, in noticing a subject like the one under consider ation, it is not worth while to at ' tempt to determine their value. Oats will average larger in proteine than corn will, and are a pre-eminently nutritious food, as every one of ex |crience knows. They vary very much in the proportions of their eie rncnts, hut an average lot of oat is worth double lor feed of horses and colts what corn is, and thst is stating it quite mildly. Timothy averages about C per cent, of proteine, but it I valuable also as furnishing bulk, the value of which cannot be accurately estimated. P.ovivlng Fruit Trees Mr. S. I>. Pratt writes to the Amor- I ican Institute Farmers' Club about ' the rare of fruit trees as follows : | "Renumbering Prof. I.iebig's theory that when a vegetable is burned the part which came from the air in the process of it* growth returns to the i iinioi| here, and the part which came i ..in tin ground it reduced to n!ie i ' I uiie t i the conclusion that ashes would be beneficial wlier. applied to ti.e in. >of the trees. They were st !••' 'ik.' m the soil strongly inclined to clay, with a turf around tbcmjlhat j had not t* i n removed for icvcral years. After pruning them properly, ; removing every indication of worm*, etc., and washing the body and branches with soap suds, I began operations below, first removing the turf two f.t around the tree, then with a garden pick the gi .iund was loosened from six to twelve inch. * in depth, taking i are not to injure tin larger root*. T* n'y or thirty quarts of loose dirt were removed, leaving a l uge cavity, shaped like a saucer with the trco standing in the centre- Alsuint one pint of unleache l ashr* was sprinkled about the tree, and upon this chip manure was placed, nearly filling the cavity. Another pint of ashes was sprinkled upon the fertilizer. Sihich was gently pressed down, and the hole covered with the loose dirt taken from the cavity, leaving the surface nearly as it was, excepting the turf. A young orchard was treated in a similar way. The cirect was wonderful. Plum trees that were going to the bad revived | Peach trees that had presented small and shrivelled leaves threw out luqu riant foliage, and cherry trees gave fruit larger and fairer than ever be fore." The success of many farmers is owing in part at lea to the way they i have of doing little things at the pro|er time and in the right way. COLTS should not be permitted to stand on a plank, cement, paved or any hard floor the first year, as these arc liable to seriously alfecl the feet and legs. Unless the yard, where the colts run has a fine, dry, gravelly soil, j it should h well littered so as to keep ! their feet dry. Mud or soft, wettish ( ground is spt to make tender hoofs, ; no matter bow well bred a colt may i be. Paaturoß The best pasturage is afforded by a moderate grade of upland wrthaclose, strong sword. The soil should be firm and naturally fertile. Pastures arc often spoiled by turn ing on stock too soon after seeding. The grass roots should have time to become firmly set and in vigorous growth before the grass is cropped. The fibrous and deep-rooted varieties of grasses are the best for permanent, pastures. Care should be taken not to over stock the land. An area that will support a certain number of animals in the most favorable season of the year may fail to furnish enough pas turage for the hot and dry months. It is the In-st plan, where possible, to have different fields enclosed and separated from each other, so that a change of pasturage may be had at different times during the season. The animals will be much more thrif- I ty under such circumstances, the land retains its strength longer and the ; grass will not run out so soon. \\ itb the best pasturage it is need ful that dairy cattle should have an abundant supply of pure water on their range, easy of aeess. There is ' scarcely anything that so quickly af. fects the character of milk and but ter as water from stagnant sloughs mud holes. The Inn a Hcrjictrr sayH, in reference to the uselulness of lime, that its power to decompose makes it speci. aliy valuable in poor granite soils Lime breaks up and pulverizes stilT j clays, improving their texture. It decomposes inert vegetable matter, |*-at, roots, etc. It hastens the decay of stable manure and dead carcasses, putrescent matter, etc , but in all such cases if the manurial qualities are to lie made useful they must lie covered with earth during the action of the lime to absorb the ammonia, j Mr. J. 11. Moore, of Winthrop, Me , says: Good English hay and corn tnoal is good enough for my cows, and is what I feed to dairy stock. O. 1 gunny bags, rags and yellow dirt mixed and ground to gether, under the name of cotton seel meal, 1 leave for anybody who warts to feed it; it's on a par with meadow hay, straw and com fodder for the production of choice butter. I lie Canadian Meteorological Bu reau propose to attach weather sig nals to railroad trains for the benefit of farmers along the routes. Our Signal Service costs the country s],- Uou,ooo a year now, and if any sys tem will make it of some real benefit to the country generally it should lie adopted. lIIX (iardrn says that for thi purpose of making soil fria. ble sifted coal ash< ■*. where they can be rca lily had, are bett. r than sand I hey arc n "re easily disseminated through the mass, and contain a small proportion of mineral sals like wise though their merit is princi" pally mechanical. I had a patch of clay over taprock that after a ra.n took on the consistency of putty. I could do nothing wi h it. Vegetable manure is scorned, and the spadt cut in it as though it were skim-milk cheese. The place was made the ic ccptacle of the winter's ashes Two years after it was dug up through a mistaken order in the fall. The next spring 1 manured it and had it dug over. Then I planted it, of all things in the world, with melons. They were a strieking success. More than tlal the friability of the soil remained permanent. i'liFMio vt Hoard, in his addres* before the Northwestern Hairy men's Association, among other hard facts, staled that not one in a hundred of the patrons of the rhecse factories and creameries of the Northwest ever attended a Dairy Convention. But very few of them read such papers as devoted special attention to this subject. They do not seern to caie whether they succeed well or ill at the business. The only phrsc of the dairy business that is seriously over, done, and that continually, is the making of poor butter and cheese. Tut beat of seeds, shabbily treat ed, are liable to fail. .Much wet weather will prove fatal in some cases, while oilier seeds will go right on moderate drought will destroy many germs, while others will withstand a protracted dry Reason. The expeji enoe of all gardeners iw that seid germs of cucumbers, squashes, mel ons, lima beans, sweet corn and the wrinkled j**as conuot survive pro tracted cob! or wet weather, while the seeds of thecarrot, beet,onion, turnip and lettuce will withstand the trial a great deal longer. Chokkd Cattle.— A correspond ent of the IIUTOI } '/RLTCC, who signs himself "Grandmother," reeom mends the cold water cure for di*. tressed animals. "If a creature gets choked,•' she writes, "take some cold water and a rubhersyringe and squirt a stream of cold water into one o: Its ears. It gives tbe animal a sui prise, and it shakes its bead with a vengeance that starts tbe obstacle from its tnroat with a jerk. I bat.* i let n it tried lots of times, even alu r J hoe handles and broomsticks am) divers other plan- band been tried to | effectually, and I never knew thecohi j water stream to f iil on cattle i , or ijorn. s or even hogs. ' Labor farms usually mi an large tax-bills, jser crops, poor hor-oaaud stock, broken down farmc r-, -par-i It settled districts old and liiapidsti i farm buildings, poor fcnei. ami things have a kind of run down nod worn out aspect all around Small farms mean well tilled land, good ! crops, mat farm buildings, heady smi intelligent farmers, good road-, pleasant and thickly settled neighbir booils, plenty Vf good schools, goo.l fence- and well fed stock, and sign*, of prosperity everywhere. Onk of the benefits of drainage i that land that is well drain > ran I. worked soon after rains and nduri the drought belter, while the ground warms earlier in the spring, and |M*r mils of more abundant crops ami better tillage. Gleanings Col. F. I>. Curtis says in tbe Cau - In/ (itnllcm sn that a great tnanv farmers comfort themselves nub ibe notion tkat if they change seed with some other farmer they are do'r.g a good thing. This is & mistaken 1 lew Seed should be improved and taken from the farm where it is gr wn, and to which it has adapted iUell. At home is the place for improvement The idea that the little germ of a seed can carry the good qualities ol a good farm with it is ridiculous but it can carry with it pccnlia*itie. in its nature <growth and maturity acquired in one place, which will be unsuited to another. He therefore a isiscs farmers to improve the seed on their own land by careful t I<< tion of the Iw-st ears for planting. In planting cuttings of goojeber. lies and currants single stemi: ed bushes should always be pre ft rred ; therefore, select tbe young growths of last year, which should be at least tl inches long. I*J inches or 15 inches not leing to much. Cut out all the eyes or buds < xcept two or three at top, and plant firmly in rows Is inches apart and <i inches apart in the row. Chickens w hen first hatched should not le hurri' I out of the nest. For tw. nty four hours at least, from the time the earliest commence to show themselves, it is better to leave them under or with the ben mother. They need no food for from a day to a day and a halt usually. When they get strong enough to venture from lie neatli tluir mother's wing it is lime to move the brood. A Cape Cod correspondent of the Hoil'iii Juumal says that he owna a hundred acres of land of which some was so p'Mr that it yielded nothing but poverty weed. In 1858 be com minced pinning pine seed, planting more or les- lor ten years, and now he has about eighteen acres of qnite valuable woodland which was worth less before. According to the llaifcrn .!gnVuf j htri.-l, sloes in fine powder is sure de struction of lu'c on auimala Good feed and plenty of it will generally prevent the lice from getting on, but aloes is a safe remedy, dusted on dry in all weather. Gardening ia regularly and prac ! tlcaily taught in more than 30,OO" primary schools in Franc*. Krery achool has ila garden, and teachers must not only he good gardeners, but qualified to tea:h horticulture, or they cannot pats examination.
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