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011 c: diem!, Pepartment
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ASsociATI: zwironE :
V.. J: T. ItcCOL . T.OII,
.1. A. WILT, , (3.1. V.
.A. T. I.II.LtY,
Contruutileatious may bo scot to either - of the
tib.re editors, as !nay be preferred, and. will appear
to the issue of wl•tch he bas ehatge.
J. ANVUEIIe WILT, Edltc4. -
.
, TitE Sullivan County Teachers' Associ
ation met at I)ushore on the 6th and 7th.
The attendance was not so large as it
hiCiould have been, but there was consider
:thi' zeal manifested by the, teachers that
we re. present.
.1 ,
•• This was the second meeting Of the
teachers of the county as an association,
mat Consequently the teachers 'have tot
had -much experience in conducting them.
The most of the woi•k;:cousisted of essays
on different subjects and discussion, criti
elwLs and suggestions, were had on the
:•abjects of the paper.
Among one of the most practical papers
lead, was by 31r: lhmen, of Dushore ;
abject, `• . ;.;:,:hool Ilygiene," which was
1, clt prepared, thorough? and pra'etieal.
Al:other uu " Yalu, of Prpof in.Aritllnc
;;c,4 by iTlyeses gird.. Miss Celestia
Lit
t:e read a short essay full of valuable su
.ge,tt ions and thought. L B. Fleming read
essay E. L
qaiiilaw lead a paper at thc evening ses
i,,n on the stihjeet of "Special Prepara
,,.T d' 1, 7 ,e.: Ppacher." J . Andrew Wilt
t isike of the, Impoltanceo teachers. un-,
deL.ta . ialing More about the natural laws
I), \
of imin in relation to mind and bo ly. E.
T. Burgan also gave some valua . e
,su -
.restiot.nf. Rv
e.:Dr. Colt was in atten cc
'a Pot Imit of the tune, and made some val
uable Suggestions which'it will-be veil for
the teachers of the county to heed,
The teachers of the county . also main
tain an Educational Department in the
Dushore .11Lriori which is destined to -ac:•
emsrlish givd results.
-Etinvational matters are impr.iiiing. in
:;alli•ranCuuntc, and we are pleased to
ir.)tiee the interest taltnu by-the teaeliers
:uperintendent.
ON Ti AOEING TO TEAL
'Most as:iibtailt teachers enter upon their
url iwith . the belief what' they know
t'ley can teach. They are already ae
.ll:Lititc,l ;tit the methods persued in the
eho6l in ~which they have been educated.
- 1:?le subjects \chick they have to teach
Rev in number; and thY have been
r,:eseirt itt thousands of lessens on, nearly
Lvcry out: of them. What. more, can they
want to become at once efficient teachers?
tveLs tittle experience suttees to con-
vincv them that they have almost every
thing to learn in the art of teaching
Tin y iniNc to 14arn Low to secure good or
er with a tainitnum of noise and effort ;
I.uw to arraw...;e the ;srtbjeet-matter of their ;
le- soas ; wto arouse and s ustain attc Ution
,I.ow to present dimculties on-qieireasiest
~:I,le ; how to Ilia the met pry and sharpen
'11:e in'At'Aigenee, ho* to question and
when to (I:l,u3tton, and a thousand other
matters nn which they have never yet as
.;!1111'Cil rI dected. Most kifuls Of labor
se e m easy . to the lefiker-on, and the more
fect the workman the more easily does
.
he sCein to effect, purposes, and the
more;ditlieult it is to detect. the secrets of
his skill. • Ile-has arrived at the ars rebus
!AN.tsia. By degreeS• it dawns upon the'
mind of assistant that there is . an art
uC toadying and, still later, that this art
'must ultimatiqy rest ou the ngture of the
child to he 'Lducatect, ,
It
.semetimes happens that a young
telelter t4e t teach tt% A;341 tt% ttlf
. I)o:flied,' aTid is left to learn his craft as
Lest he can, ou the
s Paber fatiKcando fit
. .ITo ldunders along from one
aisalicr, as though educatio
car an art at all, NVCIV some
° I 'lint!, smirch Luw which he had to Iltal
ottt binn>elf. I . lis Work, for a lung
nc, renticn d tbeTreliy doutiy arduous,
uli olten intolerably d;sagreeable. no
«rtttauts bad 'habits as a teat:het. from
which he will, at a later pericii, ;find it
to emancipate himself; and his
reacitic47, iu lead of being a highly intel
-I,•ctnal exercise, remains
inecliaidcal, and oftentimes miserably nn
crr.it
In. the interests, therefore of teacheM
and-lalight, it is in the highestslegree
I.4!rtant - that young teachers sholld be
- t uht. One of the strongest objections
1-) the public school system is that it is in
t iieetive. This objection would lose much
of its fitl:e -if young teachers were ' etn--
4,kyed to do only what 14 within the
Jange, of their poiers, and were properly
'taught how to do that;
A young teachdr should to at once
made to undqstand that teaching is real
-1::o tery d i in:mit art, Which-will demand
the coribtantiexcreise of his highest pow
ers; that there is a right tray, and a
Way of doing even the Simplest
things and teaching the simplest subjects;
fli s tt ingliing is tritfal which may be
m-prollnced by a (dal of thirty or forty
cliAren, or which May contribute to the
teacher's own profesSional perfection. lle
should 'be led to See that, though a sub
jiiet of instruction may be .very
the m'..nds that have to bei, - faught it are
marvelOindy complex, atal that even 60-
chnul simple subjects rest upon infinite
mysteries, the existence of which will be
found inunceliateis if we go ..below the
surface. Thu young 'teacher's work trill
be relieved of eta of its irksomencess
when ho realizes the existence and na
tnie of the art which he has to acquire;
and when he s,ees the importance of con
stant observation of the children whom
has to - educate, and of reflection on the
inetheds which be employs. Every lessen
lie gives will-Re a lesson to ; himself. Ile
will form a lofty ideal of the work of a
teacher, and yill set himself to attain it
with earnestness, humility and-cnthusi
asm.
The natural'order of training a teacher
might Ruin to be t%first teach him the
truths Of mental science aril human phy
siology that he might know .the nature
Of the child whom he has to educate, and
then to teach him the art of education it
.s*tlf ; but this order is not a feasible one
ha theicase piloting teachers, antl.l clues-
1.*:O.) avllctlzer it would be, judicioutc. in the
. case qen of others. You cannot learn to
,J r .„ swim on.dry- land by studying the laws of
Hydrostatics and Mechanics. Theory and
practice nntst go side by aide ; practice to
.. 'tupply the filets upon which scientific in
d oction is 1,8 , .c.1, and to test theory.; the
ory to direct the mind to the. obserTation
of facts, and to guide practice. Teachers
ate too yOUtig when first appointed, to
Wive completed the study of Psychology.
They must first_
le, - rtt to ptactfce good
--.... inctitods, _anti wait for the full Under
' standing of . the piinciplcs :upon which
' those` methods depend until their minds
' are riper and better . informed ; though,
- of course, a goal teacher - Trill always try
to secure, as far as possible, , the intelli
gent co-operation of his pupil teachers
litst thing, therefore,' that a begin
,ler has to do, hi order : to learn how to
.c \.,
'-each; is t't study the - method's already at
Tort: in th -‘ school in which he is appren,-
.
;cod, and ,endeavor to carry them out.
4 7 .0 do this he must-Imre sufficient leisure
' ..o lie present, from time to time, at le,s-
.sons given by the head-master or other
adult teachers of the, school ; and the
lead-master roust hare sufficient leisure
to see ho, is following out 'properly _the
methoW3' approved of. Bach a condition
of things is impossible when a school is
worked with a 'starvation"' staff. No
school should be - so meagerly staffed that
not it single teacher could be spared from
his class without iimonvenienco. I ant con
vinced that a reasonable liberality of staff
is true economy. The vitae of "the mas.
ter's eye" is noisirious in every liad of
business:. It is difficult to exaggerate it
in the ease of a .school. 1 am far from
thinking that the bead of a teacter ugbt
to do nothing but superintend hie subor
tea ; but, on. the other band' s t should
consider a school miserably organized, if
neither he nor his wisistuitsiould ever be
spared from the actual work of teaching.
It is,not, of course, desirable that the
Methods of a School should be too rigid
and uttifornri'but, as a rule; every head
tOther has. certain methods ,of maintain
ing diseinlipo and of . teacl4g which he
'considers best ) and those methods the
other Leathers should carefully follow.
Let them be distinctly known and carom
ed. 'To take the case of reading. Read
ing is a subject Which may be tanght'in a
hundred different ways, and requires to
be taught in very different ways at differ
ent stages. Let the method approved of
by the .head teacher be laid down in black
and white, and let it be like the law of the
lodes and Persians. It may note the
best of all possible methods, but it is the
out-come of the teacher's experience ; it
secures a certain unity of procedure in the
school as a whole ; and, whatever its de
feets map be, it is almost sure to be bet
ter than any method "which the assistant
can extepporize or elaborate for himself.
So with other subjects. 'An assistant
should not be in a position to say, " I was
never told what I had to do, or Low I was,
to do it."' The older teacher may be al
lowed somewhat more liberty ; it may be
even expedient to permit them occasion
ally to make practical experiments of dif
ferent well-established methods; but, ob
viously, apprentices ought, first of all, to
carry out the methods of their own mas
ter. , Raphael must begin by reproducing
the excellence of Perbgino. By and by
he will be able to originate new excellen
cies and create a school of his own. When
the young teacher goes to see other
schools (opportunities for which he should
never let shp.),:he will have opportunities
of comparing the methods ,with which he
is familiar with those of other teachers.
W i tten be is in charge of , a school of . his
own he will be in a position to strike out
new methods. I3ut, if he wishes to rise
as a teacher, his aspirations can .only be
gratified by his first mounting on the
khoulders of his predecessors.
The head teacher, in watching the ef
forts of his assistant, will be careful to
note his defects and speak to him about
them, either after school or at the time,
out of the hearing of the class. Or he will,
without Seeming to supersede the teacher,
take the 'class for a few minutes, and
show, by example, the points in which he
wishes to improve..—ScZtooi Guardian.
ANSWENS. TO QUESTIONS it CortnPs
pos-nrs•rs.—lst. Is it correct according to
sornegrammarians to parse George as an
adjective qualifying 'Washington; but
Kerl says : "It is best to parse the whole
name as ono noun." See page 220, note
under nouns.
2nd. The present north of an install
ment of one dollar payable at the end of
the firk year at 7 per cent. compound
terest, is $.934+; that of one dollar pay
able at the end of the same year .$.8.73+;
that of one dollar payable at the end of
the third year $.816+; of the fourth year
$.763+; of the fifth year $.713+. And
therefore the present worth of an annual
installment of one dollar for five years is
44,101 nearly. And since $3,000 ready
money would`buy the farm, the annual
payment is as many times one dollar as
4,101 is contained in $3,000 or $731';'67.
3d. The ease of president in each sen
tence is probably the difficult part. In
answer to which, twould refer the inquir
er ; to, 'paragraph 892, page 100, Kerl's
grammar, as an answer to the first, and
paragraph 289, page po, for the second.
Very ResPectfufiy,
C. S. HEVZRLY.
!-Towanda, Juno 3, 18'79.
stew Abvertistinestts.
S""IETEII..A.NNA COLLEGIATE
IN
sTITLTE. Spring Term sill Ir.3lzln Alf/NI/AY.
A PRIL 7th. 1879. Expent.es (Or hoard, tuition and
furnished room from ,ISO to VBB per year. For
catalogue or further particulars address the Prin
cipal, EDWIN E; C/UINLAN, A . M.
Tosrat.da, 'March 18, 1879. 7yl
FRO'ST'S SONS'
yritoLEsALE AND 12ETAIL
FURNITURE!
'We itic nosy prepared for the SPRING TRADE
with a full lice of
NEW AND DESIRABLE GOODS
LATEST STYLES AND LOWEST
PRICES,
which WO Incite the public to can and elan/toe
Our aaortinet t of
PARLOR SUITS. IN RAW SILK,
TERRIS, PLUSH AND .
RAIRCLOTII,
f very ta,rge, and our prices as low as the 'invest.
•!- : have a full Ilue of
'CHAMBER SUITS IN ASII,
WALNUT AND SOFT WOOD,
which we are selling at a Very low pace. A full
Hue of
SPRING bIIDS,
.31ATTRASSES
ANI) PILLOWS.
UNDERTAKING.
In thin department we always have the host good",
In the.warir.ct s and,ans continually adding
,N'EV STYLES
• with al/ the
LATEST I,3II'ROVEMENTS,
while our prices are tho.lowest.
J. 0. FROST'S SONS'.
Towanda, April 9, 1979.
LIST OF LEGAL BLANKS
rented and kept, on silo at rho REPoUTItiI OFlricZ
at Wholesale or retail. •
Peed.
Mortgege.
Bond.
Treasurers Bond. ; .
Co}lectors Bout!. ' .
Lt• Asa.
Cotuplatos.
Commitments.
'Warrant.
Constable's Return.
Articles of Agreement, ¢ form:
'loud on Attachment. .
Constants , . Sales . -
Collector's Sales.
Execution,
hattptroa.
•
Petition for License.
Bond tur License;
Note Jadgernefit.
Note Judgement Seal. '
Note Jugement 5 per cent. 'laded
Town order Book.
school order Boot.
SUM Malle.,
'PILE a raph ie anti New Jewel, th
must patirect and ornameatid heating wriest
thu Y 1141404 JUNE'S
CALL AND SEE VS
ai 1711
DEL S 's VAN HO USA S L MEU ,.J F.
Oppotits the Depot. I
C. T. MTH. • raolnalwell .
Farmerly of the Weld Ho tr.iroeltedh"
ERITY & "SORREL,
G :
tftesUished 1847.1
WHOLtSALE DRUGGlfitrs
DREIGOISTa SIINDUI rit e rell En yam(, CO ES
Fab. 23, Is.
j - As. dk, 'ATMS:ER,
SiG . East Water Street;.
PRACTICAL PIAUJIIBERS„
Residences and Fubile 31ulltitngs fitted !tab Tint
and COlll Water. Steam Ilnating Divert .12 Indi
rect Radiation.
A fun supply 9f Om Fixtures. Opal (1101).19. he.
Patent Rumors f Gleba. Anee and Check Vesta,
Water and Steam Gunge*, iron and Lead „Ftpe,
and a full supply uf Steam Fittings.
Elmira, li. Y., lazy 13, 16:4
LADIES AND GENTS,
rkura) URESSES,COATS.OItAWI AUTICLZ
THAT NEEDS C.LEANIIVO OU DYEING.
GIVE SATIMPAcTION On PAY WA TIM
CELE PRATED DYE..k CLZA2irBIISTi
W Worst. returned C. 0. D. by ezpreu It de
sired. 1n3310.
WOODEN
WATER PIPE
AND
CHAIN 'PUMP 'TUBING.
vim undersigned Wing resumed bostums M bts
old place, is now rtuely to supply Panora, Tanners,
and all others In need of ripe, with a
_ SUP.EBIOS ARTICLE,
AT PRICES TO SUIT TIM TIMM
A. WYCKOFF,
. ( succossoi to I: S. Houma, 'Elmira)
122 R. R. Avp., Elmira, N. Y.
Elmira, Juno 10, 187$. ly
GRANT k DEWATERS,
CEIEM3
totha jibsediscutnits.
&c., &c•
LAKs ertgarr,
rlassuri, :is% Y.
L.
w. Y.,;
STEAM k GAS FITTERS
Estimate. Promptly Given.-
Send your
To ne. We wilt
G &UMENTS,
WM. ROBERTS'
91”, VAG & 123 WAVER-ST.,
1F.1.311RA, N. Y.
.ititatish.ed 1855.
WIIOLESALE AND IMET.III. DEALgas
/a all - kinds of
Lgricultiral Implements,
FIRST-CLASS WAGONS,
TOP AND OPEN BUGGIES,
FARM & PLATFORM WAGONS,
PHAETONS, &,e,
MOWERS AND REAPERS,
SULKY HAY RAKES, &c.
MOWING MACHINE SECTIONS
AND KNIVES TO FIT
ALL MACH.INES
160 LLKEZSTILEET, 'ELMIRA, N. Y
May 21, 1878
)1. KENT
IL
Wholesale, aiut Retail
.OEALEB
CLOrTIIING
..vi I?-
Gents' Furnishing- Goods,
133 EAST WATER STREET,
LORING BLOCK, ELMIRA.
Elmira, N. Y. June lA, .1878.
CRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE.
TRADE MARK. The Great TRADE M. RIC.
ENGLIRIE
li tt Remedy,
Spill promptly Jr
radically e
any & every eases
A of Nervous Debi! •
ito, is Sty A weatnets,
result of indis
cretion, excess or .
wore Inkkagoyerwork of the A ftex /mi ng.
brain & nervous
system ; la perfectly harmless, acts like magic, and
has been extensively sped for ewer thirty years
with great success. Air you particulars In our
pamphlet, which we desire to send free by mall to
every one. ilks. The kpecific Medicine Is sold by
all druggists as fl' per package, or stx packages for
es. or will be sent free by mail on receipt of the
money by addressing
THE DRAY MEDICINE CO,
No. s Mechauies , Block. DkiricolT.
111.. Sold to Tevrintla by C. T. KIRBY. and by
druggists everywhere. Juhrulton. Holloway & Co.,
Wholesale agents, Phila. April la, 187S -yl.
HENttYi MERCUR,
•
Dealer la
ANTHRACITE AND
EHILLVirAN. ANTHRACITE
COAL,
POWS= /NULL AND MT= 81111.10 S, TOWANDA,
Coat screened. and delivered to'any put of the
Bore', adding cartage to the above prices. ALL
OSUSSIS MUST BS ACCOST/I:SLID ST TUS CAM;
Towanda, Jan 5, INT.
tar Evans & Hlldroth offer the
celebistal Juneusows ALPACAS and SEBGES,
at reduced prima.
M. -E:.-. , R.osiiifiel,(4
CLOTHII4C HALL.-
TWBATY-FIFTO GRAND ANNUAL
OPENING EXHIBITION,
M. E. ROSENFIELD'S.
SPRING OF 1879.
MEN'S, 130 M AND CELL-11i
D TP:k
Consisting or an euttie new fine Of
ammo tom summit. cLoititßo,
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
Hats, Caps, &c., &c.,
Of too Neatest and Best Styles., - asul at the lowest E
POPULAU;rNcEs.
I beg to call the attention of our In tthirX lf trio,
want a uolupy cult fee thelt4lttle hors, lu Kilt sad
all other styles, please tall on me.
15 PER CENT. LESS
Than stny other house In the county.
CALL AND EXAMINE BEFORE runcuAs.
MO ELSEWHERE.
M. E. ROSENFIELD.
l'owands, Much IS, ICU.
GREAT BARGAINS!
J. DOITTRICII,
ERCIIANT TAYLOR,
Opposite Fork, TOWANDA, PA.
FANCY SIIITINGS
PANTALOONS.
GOODS JUST AIMIV.ED.
Fine Cheviots,
it'orsteds,
OVEititqATINGS,
In great variety, inado to order, at ttio
VERY LOWEST PRICE.
LACIEL MATALABSE CLOAKINGS,
GENTS GQ01.113,
Windsor Segrfs,
Silk Wandkerchhys,
CA4orvi'llbse,
ti n itrapeetion of our Mork will retrainee the
must fastidious.
Dated Oct. 21, 1878
JACOBS
SPRING k SUMMER
STOCK OF
CLOTH ING
WHICH RAS NEVER
BEEN EQUALLED BEFORE IN
Quality or Low Prices,
Every Article First-Class.
PLEASE CALL Ar, EXAMINE:
BEFORE PURCHASING.
us SELLS FOR CASH AND WILL NOT vs
Patton's Block, Main-St.
Towszda, Pa., itprll 1, 79
MEDICAL ELECTRICITY
MRS. W. IL COVERDLAE,
USX etidi.CTLCIC pi TIM BOttOCGII DOZING TIIZ
DAS EFFECTED 314 NY WOWED/AIL
Her increased knowledge makes her
FULLY CO3IPETENT
to treat nearly an titeemes Incident to our race
SPEC/AL ATTENTION IS 01YEN TO runt
LT FEMALE COMPLAINTS.
Fevers, '
Appuplasy,
Inflammation of tbe Ryes, -
Rawl.
Croup,
rti eumonla,
Nearly, - •
Inflammation et Die Liver.
i • Inflammatory Bberunatisze,
Musraits, • -e
Deafness,
Apbei,
.
11 DrrnLtMsts,
Diabetes," ' .
Dropsy.,
Chronic Ithenntstlan,
• St. Vitas Dane*,
Epilepsy •
, . Gaiter,
• Nanni
Fever Sor e ' ,
Cancer,
• Catarrh,
Curvature of lbe Spine,
Asthma,
. .
Bright% Disease of the Ebineys,
&Ad other Masses too nllMetone to Mention.
CHARGES MODERATE
23. XESCITIt.
IlesMemo on
ropbrost., west of Western Avenue,.
where she way be found at all been. amyl
VsiOhw
Noveltlekin
Wool Dia(/ ()nuts,
and Plaide,
CIVERCOATINGS.
at roduce4 prices.
•S'uspenders,
Underclothing,
I=
From 36 to 52 ►a size.
J. bOUTRICII.
Matti Street, Towantti
Ia now receiving bin
THIS. MARKET,
Either for
lINDEUSOLD.
gtebicar.
PAST TSAR,
CURES.
ALI. KINDS OP
CASII.
r=2l
LZHIGH VALLEY
PENN. fr NEW POSH DAIL BOADa
Anangemtat of Tipieiger, TrAlai to take sited
NOVINIBILIt 10,
1358TWARD. I IVZSTWASD.
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....'. 81 30 .. - . Ilochostar. 10 , , 610 11335 ....,
• .680 9 .... •...1•2042... 11 17 8 844 ....
11120 6549 25 .... ...Genets.. 741 616 8 14..:.
215 2 ft .„ „ , - ....111003... 6052 4: 640 .:.
11 20
. 2 •6 00 .... .. Ailburn ~ 10 00 ...• 9 55 1 . 40
4 4 9 . 1850 . - • ..044eg0... 1126 ... •1 30 986
32: 9981 17 820 -.Molts .. 625 12 , 615660
441
610 945 1 45 909 •IWCTOrI9 . 4 4 1160 5407 55
819 1910 1 44 * a ....SOTO.. t . 425 11 362 10 74:
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645 . ' 940 ....Ulster.,. . .. 11 142 47 715
70: iiii i ii'lo gai.TOVAI73. 700 00
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1100 545 710 422 51 , ch Chunk it 064 .... 11105 50
1203 1 4 48x24 6 501•A/lentowa . 1002 ... 10071434
121 6 1016 35 4es %Bethlehem. 9 501 ..... 8 55,420
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818% SS borc •
mid between I
13 run dally. Sleeping ears on trains
'supra nom and Yfilladeltdda
,yuns and Now York without changes
Tralus aod 9 between .Niagara
adelphla without change.
R. A. ricgrat, supt:,
or. 10, 1879, I'. a N. Y. tt. R.
Varlor cars o
halls sod I'll
Bayro, Po,
A‘UTAlinTep
BRIDGE STEEE'Q
is' it TORE.
TWO STORES IN ONE!
Having dooldvd riar faCilitiPS this year by occu
pying tam atores, ire am preparod to otter you a
larger stock than ever before, and at rodueed
prices,
IV ID are wiling
FURNITURE
Of an klzi,i as
CHEAP
It not
CHEAPER
CITE A I v EST.
•
At the same time we keep up the standard of our
goods.
! In
UNDERTAKING,
((mu eirs.,6l,ivrv),
'We guarantee siteaaralutt. We am prepared todo
attytteng ht that ilea uu ahurt, tualce. and are ac
terutleed to please.
Calritn . d see for yourself
Toirsn.la. Afay fist, 1879
ifirocerira anti Igrovisiono.
STEVEBTS & LONG
General Dealers in
G nocEitik:s, PROVISIONS,
And
COUNTRY PRObUCE,
HAVE REMOVED
TO THEIR NEW STORE,
CORNER OF MAIN (lc PINE-Sts
(Tlie oid stand ui Fos, Sti:veus & Mercur.)
They Invite attention to their complete - assortment
and veil large stock or Choice New Goods,
which they have always on hand.
ESPECIAL ATTENTIoN GIVEN TO THE
- And Cub paid for deslrabTO kinds.
M. J. I.OilG.
Toritaiida, April 1, 181'9.
F is F. DITTrt I .I C C 0.,
DEALEI:S IN
GROCERIES & PROVISIONS
TOWANDA, PA.
(014 Stau4 of C. D. Patch.)
We bare ou halal a large sleet a
CRIJICE GROCERIES,
'llVhtcb wo otter to the pablly at the
VERY LCIWEST MARKET
RA TES
As s epeeLtlty we offer an extra grade et
WHITE /WHEAT FLOUR,
At $ inlet not ton* found elsewhere subject to be
returned if not satisfactory.
A fiedi supply of Dried Fruits just received,
./Unatifr which cut tie found German Frolics of our
own Importation.
WE WILL NOT BE
UNDERSOLD?
E. F. pITTUICH k CO
Towanda, Jan. i1i.1117.V.
wiustrws DIRECT DRAFT.
REST DIO'WEit tX THE WOULD.
LIOUTRST DRAFT.
OUEAT CAPACITY FUR RAPID WORN:
A SIX FEET SWATH cut with
less Draft than the average side-cut
mower uses in cutting four feet.
Grass cut by the Eureka cures one
third quicker and more evenly than
atter any other Mower.
Panne cordially Inviteil to rail ut the ractoty
sod examine the Eureka, and make their own
• hargalua.
• PRICES REDUCED.
OMis the fanners' inied re. A fitnurn
liableand roost isrudtablePANLlVl .Le
BEND Poll CIitCULAItS.
E.I.THEKA lIONVEIt CO.,
Towanda, 1.11.
L. It.' IIEAUDSL Et. Agent.
Warteuttui, Pa.
Towanda, rebrnary - 12, 4m
HARDWARE
AT QIaiATLY
WEDUCED'PRICESI
IL T. JUNE, AciENT
Is now opening a large and general assortment o
Hardware, Cutlery. Stover, Nails, Iron. Wass
raluts, 011 a. Varuinbes, Tinware, House Penh'''.
log Wood*, &c.. parch:wed for cart' and offered for
isle at Bargains to thcal who pay cash for goods.
ANGES and Gooo.ing Stoves,- for
JA, Coal and Wood, at low, prices, at JUNE'S,
T •.
1111 Gossip' , the best low-priced
stove for °tikes and etta,utrvers ever -smile, at
, - JUNE'S.
V n ils, rto J o and Horse-S
UNE 'S hoe
au ,
E stout: of liar, Square,
Itearnd, lialf4tountl, Oval, Half-tha). nand,
and Hoop Iron, at • JUNE'S
•
-VOR Paints, Oils,.antl Varnishes,
go to 41.1.1SZE'S.
j ANTKUSS—a great variety at
j_jlow JUNE'S.
OCKS, Latches, and Belts, every
varSety and kind. at
CAST and Toe Corks (Steel), nt
JUN VS.
JJ ISSTON'S Celebrated Sawa, at
JUN - 1.7, 4 5.
VABLE-and Pocket Cutlery, at
JUNE'S.
Than lb°
JTOUSE Furrdsldug Goods, .at
1111
NAILS and Spikes, all sizes, at
atrsys
•
NORWAY and Sweed's Iron at
JUNE'S.
114 ECHANICS will find a good as
sorttuctit of Toots at JUNE'S.
A LARGE stock of Philadelphia
Canine nail !ti)lts, at
WIRE; Cloth, at
pownEß, shot. anti Caps, for sale
JUNE'S.
B LAST -IA-G." Po cycler, at
JUNE'S.
N. I'. "TICKS.
PILES and. Ilasps, a full assort
ment, at JUNt'S.
riMAIEII 17 Cloth and rapes, and
Saud raper, t JUN
WINDOW GLASS , from ix)to
7.4x3a, atJUNE'S.
SCREWS and_
Tacks, direct from
the matinfartufers t for wile at wholesale and
letall, at reduced prices, at Ji; YE'S.
JAMI'S, Lamp Burners, Chimneys,
j,f Shades, and Wicks of every variety. at•
Sasli, Cora, Twine And
PWick, all la 7 a 11N t•:,4.
rptswAitE—ft large a.ntl ovneral .
11 assortment at IL.w prices, at J 77 N
NEW CARRIAGE FACTORY!
Beeper( fully announce to the public that they arc
proton:dim buildalk . klnds o!,•
• TOP AND OPEN, BUGGIES,
PUAETON MATFO23I SPICINGWMIONS,
/fals of the best material and In the best style
All Stork , warrauted to gtvu perfect sutlstutluu.
We hare one or the hest Carriage Painters In the
country,, stud du all work In this lieu at the lowest
rates.
GEO. STEVENS
Making now springs and repairing old ones a
sh•rlaity. ;•All work guarantixd. Masi: giro win
can.
grrocuer t y
NEW FIRM ,
Has Oiled tip ilia of stivu of O. A. Black with a
full lino of
BABY WAGOS,
•
. FANCY GOODS,
- • TOYS; TOYS I
HOUSE FIIBNISHING GOODS
• A great varletrof
LAMPS, LANTERN S ,
Vibscettestoss.
EIIREKA MOWER:
"pitons nub gatriars.
East of the Iteporier omee
Mclntyre & Spencer .
PAMILY CARRIAGES,
TICOTTINO SULKIES $t SNELL:TONS,
PAI.NTING A SPECIALTY
All kinds of
KEPAIRINd
Neatly and promptly dotio at tedium! prices;
afeINTrItZ & EVENCEI4
Totrot“la, April 18.7
AND NEW GOODS I
H. J. Madill
CROCKERY,
C LUNA,. CHINA,
_ 014,,L§SiVARE t
CUTLERY,
SILVER PLATED GOODS,
STONEWARE t
NEW DErsatTunz
Sewing Machines of the leadlag makes sot ! for
Cash at note, at wonderfully tow prices. .
ItACIIPTE NEEDLES At on.
LADIES, GENTS AND CIIILIMEN
Are Invited Id look over onr assorßzient, as WI are
determined to do all In our power to please. Re
member the plate,
"OLD CD.OOKELY STORE."
Towanda. £a7 to, ton
e fegat s
N RE TEE - A.SSIG.NMENT OF
Willtain T. Daily and Web
trite. for the benefit of creditor', -la the Coen Of
Camino" Vent of Iltalford County, Tio. 80, ter
trtuber Term. hat ' '
Notice is hereby given, that application Irma
blade Co ROI court uu the Sftli day OC, May, A. 11;
Ina. by triiine nerve", suntleing Assignee of said
'15'13 1 30 T. Daily sal Swab V. Daily. Ids wife, to
re-convey the said estate to the said assignors. and
also that hr, the raid !nine Demers, he dincha.gett
Me Atmghva et 1414 estate., be
said Court ordered
and thrected that notias be Oren of the sante by
lathilealbet In the fistanyouri Migrorrfett . etad
Norrktru Yttr Gas.tte. tot the spare of tear week..
that Kahl hphtirAti , wilt be heard hu MONDAY.
14Ct.l iih, Ina, at :net:lota.
U. PAII(EifS, Solicitor.
' Troy, May
lIV' BANKRUPTCY.--In the .Dis
("curt of the 'United States!, fur the Western
District of Nutalicanta.
liarriion T. June, of Towanda, a lisoltrupt under
the Act of Congress of March 2d, ler, hating ap
plied for a Discharge front- all his debts, and other
claims trorable'under sold Act, By °Mer of the
Court, Notlee to hereby given to all Chantare Nvho
have proved their debts, and other tO•Aorts laterent
ad, to appear on. We 2.1:11 day Of JUNC, 1879„ at
10 o'clock, before it. A. Mercer,
Register to itatatruptcy, at Ids omre. In 1 , ,,w-x-,4:4
Peunsylvelda, to show cause it any tbuy have. why
a Discharge should not Lo grouted to odd Bank.
rept, S, C. McCaiti DJ. ESS,
Tetvands. May 22th.187d.-2tv Clerk.
A ITDITOR'S NOTlCE.—Samuel
Siwucer ys. C. r. Itoseentnts. In the Court
of toinn3on 'Pleas of I.lradtord County. 1tt0.1111.1,
jruhrunry Term. 1.370.
The underslgund, an Auditor appolnted try tho
Court to dtotributo the fund arising front um
Wu:llX* sale of defendant's real estate, will attend
to the dut lex of his appidnt weld at lit, office In Ilia
Itorouglrof Towanda, oti y, the 3d day
of .11-11. T. A. D. l 8 d, at 10 o'clock, A. ti., when
awl Where All perAtlllS baylpg . claims agalt*thaid
toad, neu>t present Ilion or be forever" detarred
front cowing In GU said feud..
11. A. 31E1iC Ea; Auditor..
Towanda, lone I , 1870.1 w.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.-E. D.
itupd-ti vs Pl. Stiller. In'the Court of C -
neon fleas of liradford County No. Zia, February
Tenn, 1670. • • •
The undersigned, in Auditor appointed by the
said Court to .distribute the fund raised from the
Sheriff sale of the, defendant's personal property.
In the above sfahatease, will atteud to the dutlesof
his appolntmerit, at his office to 'Towanda itotough,
on EittDAY, the Iflth day. of JUNE. !era, at 10
0 . 6.4.1 C , A 31., Wit( 11 and store all persons haring
CiailltS NSn said fund, must present them, or for-.
ovcr be debarred from coning In tiPoil the sane:
iii itY STItEETEIt, Auditor.
Towanda, Pa., June 4.28794 w
ORPIIANS' COURT SALE.- -By
virtue et an writer Issued nut of the Orphans
ceurt, of Itradtetst ceunty, the anierslgnett,
Tn)stee or the estate of Andrew Mcqueen, late of
Smithfield town:4llv. deceased. will sell at put.lle
sa4,. on the prenil,es, on EiSDAY, JUI.3. J.
PO, at one o'clock 0. 3t., the followlng.deseythed
prot.erty, to n It :
One tot of :and situated In Smitidleld Towiohip,
County of Bradford and State of rettlisYlvantn.
and I.oinded as follows. viz: On north and
cot,t by land.; of Hugh Templeton. on the south by
Icons of &mats O'Brien and John It BIQA and on
the wet by Lapis or Alexander 'Murdock. J. E.
dcnney and lands twletiglng to the ira, Adapts
rotate, coma:100g fifty acres. be. the tame mute or
'Less with the amoirtetieueev.
TERMS tOP BE.--f when, street down ; one
half on exilltniatlon ; the other half In one year
thereafter, with interest.
.1 ASt E.% 'll . Ell Tln tee.
East Smithfield, May 29, Ix7o-sll,
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.-4n Re.
The ansigument of J. Leßoy Curdu :or the
twtielit or his creditors. In the Court ~ r Common
Chian of Brad ford .Cotinty,,No beit, lay Tenn, fa:as.
The undersigned Auditor app,,lnted by the Court
of COLLISIIOI/ V/ 0:11 Ot rZ/I: ford County, to distribute
the mtg.!) , 111 OW bands or the a , ,,lgtices to the
creditors in Ike alorre entitled cat's., will attend
to the duties of Ills aprinftneut. at his Whet, In
Athens Borough ' on IV t.IINESPAY. the 2.1 day.or
JULY, IVefre.k. P. ii.. At M hit:ll4lmo and
piste nit perscusimciug. any claims upon ,:idd rout,
will present the ,acne, or be forever barred fr.zu
claiming any portioti or the rain..
11. C. BAIIID, Auditor.
Athens, }lay :A, 1175.
TN BANKKUPTCY.—In the
trict Court of the hutted lii.ates, for the West.
n 111,trict renr.sylvattiu.
I u the matter of .Engetto Untlerblll,Charles E,
Nott?e awl it'hotnas 1.. Smut% nattitreftts.
Wit w.iir.,%tt, en the petit:on:at Thomas L. Stnull.,
one of raid • hankropts, -and by an order of this
honorable Court. timed May 20th. 1'470, ditty.inatltt
and entered, It has been referred to the under.
signed, the I:egister In charge of thle case, to as
ctrtaln On !Julio , and proofs, whet her lite compost.
two thiJ uatuol haul:NIA , . at a
Itl , Ttlng of their eretiltors, heltr on 'November '2.te .
le7l. line t,ooit perfor.nt by paymettt of the per.
e‘ ntage provided tle . relo, and v.i.ether the to - At:nee
lu I""kkrniq , 3 * shottid he directed to money try
• prop,r ;Neat and iu , trninvi:l of cotn•e.aare.asd
.1,111 - vr to the Sala Tlonnas L. t'tineti, C.3.!-(4
fetid hankrtipts, all the property, real. personal awl
mixed, of crer." nature and (lett:dr.:lon, that
of the t;ald bankrupts, or any of thew, at the thee
of,the filing tu this Court patlll. , n for au
adhutteutpo t of bankruptcy herein; anti the under.
ttlgue.t report to the Court the proofs and teitt.
wony taken therein. With Ms eptrit. , ll
Notice is her‘;hy given. that the sth day of .Tni.y.
IS tI, of 10 o'clocli, A., 31.. at the Wilco of the under.
slwonl Itcgtster to Itankruptey, at Towanda,
:to Igocdtoproceednatter the said order of ref
erence, Nthr . ti and when, tiro fabl,hankrupts and the
I a,lgnec a n d ereinor:c, and all of her person , In
tutcrest, tnay attowl at..l - present their allegAttetts
and j,roors In Ito« twitters refrrred ,ate
It. 3.1 lt, Itt.`gliter in t3an.u.ruvley.
Datt..tt Tewriela, 157:4
MEM
AUDITOR'S NOTlCE.—George.
Nielmtd s. Y.. 11. Itupstll. lu the Court or
cosnoion Pk:as or Br.l4frira counts, No. 147,
licrember Term, 167 C:
under,lgitPd, an Auditor appointed by the
Italdl'ourt to dlstrinute thu fund laiNe4 front the
Sheriff's sate of the defendant's real ostnti, In the
above I•tated cut... mill attend, to ttio (141 , N of-hIA
alpointuteut, at his office It Towanda 1CI:m.0110).
on IV lin tl.:e nth day of ,IULY . ts7n, at
to fi'elnek. A. M., whet Mut %viler*, all pk•r,ons
laving elalsus upon sailt fluid, must present them
or be forever tieharreq from coming In upon the
sam,.
V. J. TOL`a, Auditor.
0wa:919, June 9:11,19'0. 4tv
_T
OR PITANS': COURT SNLE.—By
virtue of in order, btsued out of the. Orphans'
mat of It rad tord County, Janitary7, lain, and con
tinued Ma) COt h, Is7o, the maim signed.,:in Ad min-
Parator of the estate of George. T. Cole, late of
Towandat:ltorough,decia , cd.ln:lit gel{ at public tato,
on the prelnisek on F.1111)A - T, JIM - F:2,27th, at I
o'clock, r. 51., the fellowlii,g Property, according to
the annulled bout (Lary ao follows, to wit:
T"w11110: anti house., situate. in Towanda Borough,
on Second street In bald Borough; It.lng 50 front
and ranniz,g west to an alley, Lot a bat-mttlit , stmh
by Stonornatt, On (It north by a lot of said ti. I).
3iontanye, (now WO ran), east by second' street,
ou the nest by raid aster. being the saute recorded
In Berd Itook 165.
(11.' 2, , t oa thin property being
struck down, and the baMitee on confirmation.
. lIILLIS, Administrator.
Towanda, JJay :919,
A VDITOR'S :NOTICE.—In the
estate Of Vetittli Pt h , con.
The motersiguetl, an Auditor alq,ohned by the
orylinty , Court of Matt ford Comity, to 1 , .25$ op , n
the exec ptins;llled to the liret and uart'al, al•CoLitit
of J. 1„ Eit,brte, Atlmlnierator of the ...mate of
ltormls Ilrbeett, ticceaseot, will attend to the duties
of tits atpotattneut tat FRIDAY., the 2.7 th (lay of
A. D. 1579, 9 o'clock A. at., ar the
Hotel In the borough of Athvio , ,lvlieu am!
where all persOns Interested must attend.
J. F, 6.111..)EM AKER, Auditor.
May :2,1879,
A I)III.NIS'rRATOIt'S NOTICE.
—s..;icelsherebyfibritthat.allpapstals
detaethto he'.eMate of if eltr.(.ll Ilessluff. at of
i/3.• /I }I. of Suittliftvl4, tter.eaSCti • arc, re q eNfOrl
to 1 , 1:A..+ ianuelliato payou , llT., mot an pereoos
haring alatols against .said estate) mew.' present
tlposa duly aollo.otlcatell for svl Ileownt.
M 1.;•it1114:0, ,\tlud:tiftT tor.`
t:tst 3tay:Zo.
ASSICFNEE'S SALE.—In llank
roptc.y. Ity vL hie of sn'order issued out of
no; lusti let Court of tho ['tilted btates. (or file
Western Dl•trict of Pennsylvania, the Illnl,tslglitnl
bt.ll at punlir sale, divested of all !lens. all t tie"
lf EsTaTE of , .mitN
rapt. situate In the conniles of vrwin•rd. S4lllvan
and Meniw, at the doer of the Court House, in
T,rw 11) A. Itr.olfot d County. l's. on TUE:SII_I
J I:SE '24 1979., tit I o'clock eonsh,ti n g
tho following &se: Wed lots, pieces u 1 tracts of
teml,louit:
No.' (-0110 lot SU-113tc in tho towushli‘ of
. Terry,.
Iliad ford County, boundibl 0.4 follows, to nit: tfJl
the north by lambi of .. A. Goma., 00 the ea. 4 by
ran Is'of Glatt, otl ttle moth by lauds of
Ifeory Smith and on trio byjands formerly of
C. 1.• aid. dereaseq routatutog fifty pima-of
law; niece or less; about. ave sires Improved.
No. ;.--Lot sit Onto In li r lro trevroddp of Terry, -
140,1f0ul CountY, boufoleul, as lotions: to n
the ti.ortb by rands of Woostery. east by lands or
Nvenc k ,, es t m e , south by b, nits of Jaeobyhaf
fer:uid-- Lecke, and 00 rite WeNt by lawls of C.
'Welles. estate; cootalolug eighty acres of 1004
more or less.
tie. a~Lot 457-1,57 (trot, situate In the township of
Towanda, nradrord County, bompled is falows, to
ft : the meth I.y I:dida of ....Mrs. .1(.0 tiler,
1a.4 by itailrintil stteet, Naalb by lands of. Mrs
- Foley and ell the west by lattilS of Peter Brewer,
with ( TNIIM 111011S0 .
1.5:1541 feet; situato lu tte township or
Towanda; B ad b.rii eounty. bounded O 3 tontwN, to
wit tio the north by nine% Bowman, °Ante, on
the en‘t try laude of firs. Darns, on the 1..1'01 by
lands or George Ennis and on the rest by 'Stain
street..
No. s—Lot slloate ;WWII° Siolthill loon
ship, Sf °time County, tottotled as - folloAs..to
tlegnitilliz at a itin.! at the corner of John Cham
bers hind, north 76° west 106 perches to comer of
hunt gran teif by .1 runes Plcknpit arttlAvi re to Robert
Hughes: thence alctig the same south 24° w ,, st
perches lo a stone; thence south 70° va.t ICC perches;
thcrtet , north by Ism( of john Chambers2oo east ISO
porches. to the place of hcglitoltig contarnin up
acr e s more Or 1014..
No. 6—Lot situate in Cheri,* township, Soytv:ln
Coutxt.Y, boondo4-x, lontArs, to wit: Ott Cho , outb.
by Berwick turnpike. Pit — ifte west by 'a trnet of
land the name of John Shoemaker, on the north
by land of Francis Graft and on the ea4t by the
nine land of which this is a part; eintaining
sere i& more,Or less..
iNo.Z.,--Lot situate In Forks township, Snlllran
Coo uty;biontled as follows, to wit : Beginning at
the north aide of the public, road at the comer be
tween the land of Isaac 'Meier :and Ezra Rinehold ;
the nee byttind of Ed ward Frank north se° east 19$
palettes to a post thence by land of Isaac libeler
north SO west ig perches tern rock; thence - Smith
Ill° west 'lt porches to the public rend; Wettest
along said road south 33° east 11412-) patellas to the
plueent.begthnlng; containing /acre and ;Operettas
anore or leas. .
q.Ezzlis or SALE.—Ono. North or viireltase
iiiieuey at time of sale 1 , 119 fourtli ou coufirwatlefs
of sate by Coart, and the Instance Ih g months froth
said conflrulattbn ; the deferred, pp/tents to be
secured logleJgeaeltt hong.
401.1 N W. CODPING,
- In Ilantruptcy.
Towanda, en., , May tr.`, is7ls.
ADM IN IST ILA T 0 IL'S NOTICE.
—LetteraLet idiettalstmlon elmn tortatucnto
onneso,bllllg been, granted to the. undersigned,
upen the
,estate of
.partus Bunnell'. late of the
township of Sent:lolod, docyased, la
t.:elded to said estate are requested to wake
pimit..and thine having clangs to present the sate
ih anent delay to,
' 14.1.21:S1SALS. Addututatratos.
Eut Smithfield, May 29, 1670.
4ann and §onstiholit
Op?? aad Market &prig.
:It is now 'apparently certain that
at . .thd West. the wheat - crop will be.
lighter per acre than last year, but it
is also probable that -the increased
acreage will to-.4a great extent make •
up the loss, so that . tlie crop of 1879_
will apOoximate that of 18713. -,ltjs
also possible that the corn crop may
compensate in a large degree for the
deficiencies in wheat, but that pros
pect must depend entirely upon thd.
weather. So fir, there is nothing to
'make an abtindant crop of corn: im.
possible ;
_but the weather for the nett
few weeks must determine whether
our surplus harvests will be sufficient.
to increase the present - tendency. of
the business of the country "towards
happier times:
It is_ pretty' certain that the fruit ;
crop in the West will be a light one.
reaches are st . failure in most sections
of :the. West, and there will be scarce-
ly more than half a crop in the South:
In Delaware where aniexceSsive crop
was promised, the u nfavorable. We:Ali.;
ter has' encouraged the attacks of Alb
and fungous diseases, and the young
fruit has dropped to an alarming ex
tent. Grapes in the West Ira%'e ; sett•
ered faom a Variety of causes, and
many vi.neyarirs will not yield lip.f a
crop. Plums and, pears do not. prom
ise a full yield, but, for apples there la
s better prospect in the West, while
iii the Eastern States the indications
are favorable for good yields Of near
ly all kinds of fruit. , •• :
The dairy markets still show 'the
effeets of lastyw's large production. 1
There is plenty of old Stocks of but- 1
ter and cheese in all the large-mar-'
*ets, and a)thoUgh the. production of
-new to date is at least one-fourth.-less
limn a yei r li age, it is diffienit to eta
'any except the very finest grades,ex,
leept at bnyer's raLes. There is a large,
export demand for good western-but
ter, which' keeps the market firin for
that quality at -present low prices.
, There is now little •or no difference,
in the retail markets, between West.
- ern or eastern .creamery butter, quo . -
talons . for both. being the same.
Skimmed cheese is gradually reach
?
ing its proper level, and the'soo ler
its manufacture Ceases the better for
the dairymen. -
French Farming
Pliel,e Earle Glbbow, lu Harper's' 31a;arlee ter
dh Sunday the farmer's- mother
conies into the yard and wants to 'sit
dowif with Aladam L. and herself for
little gossip. She wants me to
wear a cap. ,She says that I
,ann.
and I n=prove her for not being,,colly
plimentary. She . offers the a
,pinely.
of snuff; and again wants to kno / w
whether America is a fart of Fran'ee.
She does not: Wink in the gardeplike
out "Pennsylvania Dutch"- w r omen,
but hers are working hand . i... -One
day her son is very busy/cutting a.
field of rye, a; hait'e eleven
extra men. I I.=( our great
reaping and mu'
Madam the fir
to do this day.
_ _ _
the field in the.nr. , : uarding
oxen ; cows antl/calvestliat are graz
ing. While ,She is thus acting as
shepherdess/she sews, knits or spins
for the farnilY.; To see her going out
with a - ditati . of hemp was -quite
novel tO me,...At eleven o'clOck: she,
comes in to help 'nuulain the Granger
with the di n ner. Madam will give
the men vegetable soup, or occasion
ally rice soup with milk in it. After
the soup•there will be Orulets--I am
toid . thatit . t:l,e three or four
for so many men--andthere,will be
:bread and cheese, Salad ankL,wine.
The cheese is made froth milk alter
the cream is taken off, or from goats'•
milk, pure, The salad is - dressed
with vinegar, walnut Oil, salty peilper,
and a little -garlic. Madam tells
me, that they are' not, ill fed. At
neon the domestic milks the cows
and the .goat for she does it three
times-a-day. At three she Will go to
the fields again with . the animals.
This care must be used, as there are
no tenses. At four o'clock the men
will have a lunch'in the field; some
one wilt come and help the mother
take it out. They will have. bread,
cheese, and salad. -
- And wine'?" I ask. , .
"That, is a matter of . eourSe.They
drink wine at four meals; but if they
are thirsty between they take pi
que'.te. • They tio not arink.water;
they don't like it;%' says Machttn
Harvest hands get meat one a
riny—at - breakthSt , there is a : bit of
bacon in the soup, except on Friday—
say something more than a pound for
so many men. Then there are hread,
and ebeee at breakfast. The supper
is at, eight, and As soup, breadZand
cheese again. - (Madam L.'s chess
resemble "Dutch cheeses" •or little
pats, made In Pennsylvania • from
stucarcase. or:cottage cheese.) - After
harvest is finished they will have ttie
revel. (rivolle). This is a supper
'where madame the farmer will have
hair or shoulder boiled—for they
call shoulders'hams. Then they will
have some 'oner meat if there are
so many men, perhaps-there be - a
couple of rabbits—rabbits stewed with
ine; and there will be, moreover,
bre.ad and wine and salad the
riroi:e.
The firm is planted in the follow
ing manner ; In vines,,nbout ten
acres; in meadow there „11re tirenty;
in rye, twenty; in wheht, live; in
potatoes, live; in. oats, 1,w6 and a half.
Maize or Indian corn also sown.
but only to.be fed green' to cattle;` It
is cut at the height of about two and .
a half feet, when quite tender, and is
given to the animals in their stables:
- Grass seeds are never sown in this
district but when a teld -has been
miltivated and the harvest gathered,
whether of 'wheat, oats, or anything.
else, then they do not. 'fatigue. the
ground, even in the plainA4 , ,seeend
year, but allow the natural grasses to
- grow, and there aninalsg - raze, under
the care of a shepherd- 'or •sliephertl. ,
ess and generally of a shepherd's
doz. Pierre values - their shepherd
.dog-at-one hundred . francs; but his
'mother tells me-'that he is worth
about half that sum ; that her son
puts that value on him because he
-loves him; he - Was worth it once 'but
now, ho is getting old. The shepherdl
dog is only taxed one franc n'year,
the others five.
I have sriken of being
twenty acres in meadow -ori . the Les
montagnes farm, and Pierre tells me .
that. theadowsi in. Prance 'are' , never
tilled. They endeavor to
. water then,
and ir.there is noistream, the y try to
find a spring, where they willmake a
deeli,hole or pond,' and hence con
duct the Water by means of little
ditches or canals.. YOU
the
see
meadows on the sides of
. the
crossed lengthwise .by these ditches.
These meadows are rarefy lam:lured,
the manure being wanted-to r 'the,
N.Fhith- :pay hetAer. Ocie-third
of the manure is put upon the wheat,
and two-thirds on the 'vines. Uen
•
.
erally by the beginning of June the
water ceases to: flow through the
meadow ditches. There are usually
two cuttings of grass taken from the.
meadows, one in June and July, the
_other in September and October; but
if not well enough grown, it can be
pastured, I have
,"said that, these
;I
meadows are never till ' .. Pierre
- thinks theirs has not bee plOughed
for4hree !minima years, and cork*.
tures that some in France have not
been broken up for a ,thousand.
Culture of Bioirwlteat.
~.,
Ens. Cotttnnir .tir.NTLEMA*--NegL, :
feet too often - attends . the cultiva.
tion, of the land . intended tor buck
wheat, and the, poOrest and worst- t
conditiOned -land is usually given this
crop. Besides, from the latent:Si or"-,
• putting it in, the land becomes grassy, -
and it cannot be plowed well without .
the grass makin g - its appearance to . .
the detriment of the crop, with no
benefit to the-land, Now, instead of
this treutmentr the - buckwheat field, -
worked after the spring's sowing; a - '
fords a chance to improve' - the , land
and insure a 2' aood,crup—decidedly a
paying ono if the Season is favorable. 1
Buckwheat is Somewhat peculiar, as- - '
.with a favoring season Mid heavy,
heavy,
growth the income is sometimes stir
prising, I have known a.single crop 4
payfor the purchase of 4T tlic land at .
$ Nl,per acre. - The -land iwas plowed '
I . early enough to rot the sod and re-
1 plowed just before sowing. If 'put
in good Condition, it does not need
to be wery rich.. What it needs is
ripe aid uniform
,fertility; it does,
- not 'want wet,soit turned up and as,
posed to the hot sun; as I have often
seen, thus,injtiring , rather than lielic-,
fitting the land: Instead,buckWheat
should be made the' means (as.there
is a. chance for!it).' to reclaim or im
prove the soil. .11.. can - be made to
equal, if not exceed,. the effectu•
a •
//
summer fallow,id with less expen e
—the crop so densely . shading he: '
ground, and from, the start, the t nut
a weed or a grasa'-blade: can s rvive ;.
all is smothered -by the esel ision . of
lair and light, - the ground - ept corn
' paratively moist, and me ow, and the
texture thus - improved The fartuer
who, therefore, does not avail himself ,
1' of advantages her ofl4ed, misses
his opportunity, Ilcss he is among
the fortnnate"o es .who bare their
- land holm) ed. Even theft buck
wheat/ is a be, tto the soil, as there ,
is. less enthuse - of cultivation, and -
the weed are effectually kept at bay.
It also adds to the variety:-of crop;-
The/time for so - wing, buckwheat
1 bere/is front - the 26th of June to the
1 4U elf J sly.. 11114 a- bushel per acre
Wseed ttough„as on riel ground it
l i / 4tools out well..
_This is utter than •, ..
•
f ,
to have it closer , and. lenser. it ,
Should iti.., btanching, - giking thus
more room fur blosSoms, and afford- .
Mg protection against the direct rays -
of the sun, the plant thus being in a
measure Settlprotecting, fitvoring the
lower pr partiallyhidden seeds, which
sometimes arc to lie depended upon •
for the crop, .the. more e.posed or
- outside being 'blasted.-Instead there
fore of giving it. careless treatment, -
1 buck Wheat requires careful manage- .
went. * The selection of soil is akri •
of importance, a. sandy loaat
boini:t better than clay. A. stiff elay .
Must be'brought into a friable condi-
Ilion before it is fit to grow this crop
successfully.' Sod or green crops •
turned under, or ,coiti`se manure, will
i.„do it. Avoid alt wet soil for buck
-1 wheat, unless firSt drained. We have •
I here a real renovaterOf thesoll, and -.
I get a good crop besides.- Somtimes,
`however, -the crops get blasted, When
this is the case turn it down, -Instead ' .
of being aanisfortune, it willbefound
to 'be a- benefit,•atfordin ° a• it large .
quantity of good material, decaying
readily, and 'having a good e act
upon the .soil.• r.'l4. fort Plain, .g. Y.
iincs here.
(rreat, deal
estic is hi
Wood Athes for l'Oach Trc;s
CorrepiKnytenco Country tiontioulan
I have never known a person who
would dispute the assertion with
which the chapter on peaches-. hi
- TO) - nias' fruit •Cufltiro opens, that
"the peach, when in perfection, is the
most delicious fruit of our climate."
-Unfortunately, the disease-known as .
yi flows', and the enemy known as
;the peach!bor r er, make it, in. many lo
entities, one of the most difficult, of
fruits to grow. For several ykars
have used - . Wood ashes pOut my
peach trees with marked success in
obviating these two evils. About a.
peck of fresh .ashes is applied each
spring arid fall about the,,stem of.Lbe
tree in aflittle conical mound, that
previously so -placed" tieing spread
.upon the soil When a new application
is made. The .conical mound pre
vents, the attack of the hotel., and the
dressing Of:ashes upon the soil stun. •
ulates the vigor of the tree, that it
•is cnablcid.to resist the disease: Ilut
this must be accompanied bysegular
shortening-in '.-of the last - year's
growthjand by thinning of OM fruit
to prevent -overbearing,
hausts. the tree and leaves it' an easy
prey to disease. & case of yelitvs
occasionally, though - rarely, appears
in my orchard, as must be expected •
where a disease is constitutional, but
by this treatment
.peaches are now
successfully- growu whete their
ration Was-fora long time abandon
ed:
TV - EtiEr.m.rs.-Yegetables - have been
more 1111 proved in their litialities..and
tappMara.nee by careful cultivatioii
than many ,persons are aware. Celery,.
so agreeahle.,tb- most palates, is a
mozlitieation of a plant the taste of
which is , so :laid and bitter that it
eannot - be7 :eaten.- Our cauliflowers
and. cabbages, :Which -swift' ninny
pounds, - are: largely developed : «Au
warts, that grow wild on tkoseashore.
and , do - not more - that
ounce each. ']?vets and earrotagWere
originally little- more than hard
stringy roots; while the potato was
at first no larger than a walnut. Tur
nips and carrots are thought tai be
indigenous roots of France, cauli
flower-came frein Cypi'n§, artichokes
troin Sicily, 'lettuce form Cos, peas
froin - ; Syria, beans from - Persia,
,spinaCh front:Western' Asia, radishes
from China, ordeals from the East,
and rhubarb from Turkey:-.-Ex.
CooLELL—The following
will cure this- disease. every time:
Take a six-quart pan of- meal, put
into it 2 tablespoonfuls of- short to
bacco; 2 tablevoonfuls of cayenne
pepper, mid plenty .of water to mix.
thoroughly •, put it in dishes around
Where the chickens can eat whenever
they wish. Olye, also; plenty of pure
water. - I , the above-four yea
in IllinoiS, and..never failed to cure
all." In the- West, chicken eholeta is
caused by - worm. 4 found 'edged in the
gizzard. Tobacco kills them every
time.
lamp(' t,
A voi.%No man in New Milford, in a spi:
rit of reckless desperation, married a girl
in the Midst of house-cleanin nbu ry
Neut.s.
MRS. IL If.