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AISBOCIATZ =MORS :
E. E. QUINLAN, J. T. McCOLLON,
G. W. RYAN,
J. wiLT,
T. LILLEY.
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Communtattiosui my be sent to tiny one of the
stove editors, es may be preferred, end wlll appear
in the tune of which be Us chine.
E. EL QUINLAN, WWI'.
MAKE YOUR TEACHING
PRACTICAL
We bear frequently of revolutions in
. teaching. The methods previously
ap
proved by experienced, and - sanctioned by
years, are discovered to be all wrong.
some one with a pet hobby to try, or a
- new and novel text book to introduce,
'makes the wonderful discovery and he
never lacks a following. Men that know
nothing about managing even their own
Children, become Sir Oracles that know
- the defects and remedies of the "present
system Of education," and 'are fully com
petent 'to do on 'a large scale that in
which perhaps they notoriously fail in the
smaller one of the family.
Undoubtedly our present system of
teaching many.of the branches is far from
perfect. We trust for 'the good of our
youth that still great improvements may
be made. SOH would it not be better to
try and follow fully and well the systems
already approved by age, and , see if good
results cannot be secured. The world
has had scholars before our day. Two,
things are constantly to be kept in view
in teaching, the discipline of the mind
and the acquisition of useful facts. They ,
are so correlated .that'ithey mutually as
- gist each other. The student that can
readily solve a knotty problem, or unrav
el an intricate sentence, can retain a
truth, because he has mind enough to'
grasp it in its fulness. Right here is one
of the chief ,advantages of thit derided
"old fogyiSm," parsing in grammar. By
exercising and calling iii play the facul
ties of the mind ag 4 they must be exercis
ed. in parsing an abstruse sentence, or
solving a difficult- problem the mind is
disciplined and Sharpened and brought
under control so that its possessoris pre
pared to use it.to,an advantage in after
life. But say our Critical friends, "many
of those who can parse glibly and repeat
' the rules of syntax, cannot write a gram
matical, or creditable letter, therefore
parsing is nonsense and the present meth
"cals of teaching grammar a waste of
• time." As well might they say because
some college graduates do not accomplish
work in life commensurate with their
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preparation, therefore colleges are a hum
bog and liberal culture something to be
avoided. The fault is :not in that the
'scholar knoir t s how to parses hut in that
his etymology and syntax have not been
made practical by Composition, by apply
' lug in written thought the principles that
be has learned. Composition is not a new
study. It is so old that it is almost en
tirely neglected in most of ' 1 0111" schools.
Every lesson in grammar shinild le copi
ously illustrated by sentences written on
the beard, subject to criticism If teachers
and class. Every teacher ought himself
to know how to write a creditable letter
,lind ought to requite his scholars to write,
rue (~r more every twin, instructln4 them\
-in advance in regard to the proper forms'
j all afterwards eaTefully, correcting their:
mistakes. That so many teachers .and
scholars write Si) poorly is not rso much
that we need new, methods, as that we
-- atnic - old ones. , Much writing is goOd,
Init'unless it accompanies or. follows the
applications etymology and syntax in
parsing and analysis, it is f 4 'the most
111 imitation or guess-work. The stu
oent. eamai,t. apply what he does not know.
- The same - N
fine in arithmetic. While
we must teach well what is in the books,
we must not forget that the book is a
means and not an end. pence to test the
value Of the means-we must give frequent
piactieal examples. Outside of the book-to
rise-attain how much the student is learn
ing in the books
In spelling too,.dietated exercises frii , in
papers, or magazines, should frequently
'be given, as an examination, if you
please, of what the class is doing by the
iecolar methods. Tests of this kind breaki
np the monotony of the routine, and are,
‘aluable to determine the practical valu4
of the instruction given.
SELF-CULTUILE.—Many teachers bring
discredit upon themselves and their call
ing by ignorance in matters that every
well-informed person ought to know.
That a teacher may not have had the ad
, I vantages derived from competition of a
curriculum of study iu a high kchool, may
_not in every case be his own fault. But,
thai he should lie ignorant in regard
-to the current events in his own country,
that he should know nothing or the won
ders rif science, or of the wealth of the
literature of his own language, argues an
incaisicity to stimulate young people with
a love for knowledge. The 'teacher that
never reads, that newel' studies, soon .be
comes a rusty machine, out of date-and
unfitted for Ole important work of mould
ing minds. As a general.rul l e the better
the student the better the teacher. In
the words - of another, "The teacher has
too feeble an idea of culture. To be -a
teacher is, in his view, a knower of the
few things he is required to teach ; a gas
light is better than 'a candle - because it
lights thd whole 'room ; but many and
many a teachee considers ho knows
t enough for himself—he does not think of
others."
, '()Nis teachers complain that they are
so c‘xliansted by. their work that they can
not learn any morag It would seem that .
this is thOinly way a teacher could es
cafie from mental exhaustion. To teach
fur ever and never learn, is the sure way
to softer the brain. The teacher of the
primary classes should study History,
Greek—anything but break the perpetual
atmosphere: of the class. Onward the
teacher intuit go ; 1 it isimpsiblei-for him
to*stnp learning and cultivating himself
if he is a true teacher.—New York School
Journal.
THE• LITTLE ONES
What shall I do with the little ones?"
is the exclmation of nearly every young
teacher, at the close of-the second week's
work. We promptly answer, "Keep
them busy." " How ?" is the universal
response. "How can I furnish a variety
orprofitable employment', for those rest
less' `little ones,' whose restlessness it
would be a sin to repress, but which re
quires almost the wisdom of a Solomon to
direct and control?" This is the point of
failure or success in Primary instruction,
and the one on which teachers, young
and old, fail oftener than succeed. To
give our brief talk ot „ p . - ractical turn,. we
-will avoid generalities; Sid name a few
things which the "little. ones" can do
profitably in the school-room
READING.
1. Print" on the slate letters copied
from theiblack-board, to be 'real as a
. 1 class exercise.
Ell
2. Print on the slate words copied frOni
!Auk-bran).
3. Print on. slate letters copied from :a
text-book.
4., Print on Atte words ooided from a
text-book. -
5. Print an slate sentences copied from
a text-book.
6. Print on• paper, with pencil, letters,
words, or sentences, from the black-board
or text-book.
ISPELLLIO.
1. Arrange columns of words on slate,
each word of which contains' a certain
number of letters only, as tr, three,
four, five, etc., copied from a text-book,
to be read as a class exercise. ' •
2. Arrange columns of words, each con
taining words commencing only with a
certain letter, as a, b, c, etc., to be read
in the same manner.
3. Arrange alumna of words, each con
taining words ending with a certain final
letter only„,,e, y, r, etc.
4. Arrange columns of words, each con-
taining only a certain vowel letter, as a, e,
o, i, etc.
5. Arrange columns of words each con-
taining only one syllable.
6. Arrange columns of words each con
taininh only two syllables, three syllables,
etc. •
7. Arrange a column of words each to
contain only words commencing with cap
ital letters.
EN=
There has been an opinion quite prom
lent that numbers can be best taught
without a text-book. This may be true
when the text-book contains but little be
side definitions, rules, and principles; yet
a text-book constructed on the principle
of providing ample work for the restless
"little ones" will save a teacher many
days of annoyance, and materially aid in
the pupil's present and future progress.
The following are a few of the exercises
which can be given to a class of begin-
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1. Copy dgmcs from the black-board
on slate:
2. Copy figures from text-book on slate.
3. Copy figures from text-book on
black-board.
4. Arrange groups of corn-grains to
correspond to the unit value of a figure,
as 1,0, 3, etc.
5. Arrange grotips, strokes, to corre
spond to the unit value of figures.
0. Arrange, on slates, tables in addi
tion copied from black-board, thus :
5+2=7
4+ I=? 3 4-2=?
o+2=? etc. 2+4=2 etc:
To be computed by the pupils, and
read as a class exercise.
7. Th 6 pupils to copy and complete ta
bles on slates from a text-boOk, to be
read as a class exercise..
The pupils to copy and complete on
blaek-board from text-book, in the same
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The teacher should vary the exercises
in all primary instruction, as the child
tires of sameness. Such subjects only
should be given as come within the men
tal unNrstauding of the child, and the
greatest possible variety of methods of
presentation should be employo.—The
Tearher.
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Rhould not he taught to write Wore they
hare taken elementary lessons In drawing. 1411111
UM.' Will La: thus gained, and greater prolittlrney
secured:.
Otn Master It row ta bro. ght his reinle down,
And his face looked angry and red.
1- - .'"Go. seat you there, now, Anthony
I. Along with the girls, — he said.
Then Anthony Blair, with a mortified air,
With his head down on his breast,
stook his penitent seat by the maiden sweet
, That'he loved,lof all, the best.
A nd Anthony Blair seemed ahim pering there,
Itut r the rogue onlylnade believe;
For he peeped at the girls with the beantlfulcutls,
And, ogled them over his sleeve.
IN 1661, the duties of Portsmouth (N.
II.) schoolmasters were as follows : "To
act as court messenger, to serve BUM
rponse's, to lead the choir on Sundays, to
ring the bell fur public., worship, to dig
the graves, to take chaige of the school,
and to perform other occasional duties."
WIIAT is the difference between a
teacher and a railway conductor? One
trains the mind, and the other minds the
train.
Prohibition District Convention
THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT PROHIBITION
CONI - ENTIoN met at 2 P M., Feb. IS, 11010, in
the rooms of the Y. M C. A., of Scranton,
Pa., Bon. S. B Chase, of Susquehanna co.,
chosen Chairman, and C. F. Whitney, of
Su, , pielianua 'county, Secretary. Call of
convention read by the Secretary, followed
by remarks from the Chairman, setting forth
more fully the object of the call. List of
delegates prepared and roll called. Moved
by S. IL Bates, of Wayne, that a ,committee
of three he appointed to prepare 'program
for the r. at Curried. Committee—O. J.
Chubbuck, of Bradford, H. A. Woodhouse,"
of Wayne, J. Et Payne, of Suspiehanna.
Committee report the following : We rec
onimend the organization of all the Prohibi
tionists in this Congressional District for
united work therein. To this end we rec
ommend the election at 'this meeting of one
person as President, and from each county
as Vice President, and one person a. Secre
tary and Treasurer. These be constituted
the Executive 'Committee, who shall have
full power to. take measures to complete or
ganization iri comity, township and ward
throughout the entire district. Report
adopted. The following persons were elect
ed officers : I'resident. Lion. S. I'. Chase, of
Susquehanna county; Vice, C. M. Scott, of
Wayne, 0. J. Chubbuck, Bradford, J. E.
I Payne, Su..quelianna, Wyoming, (vacancy to
be filled by committee), Secretary and Tress,
rarer, C. F. Whitney, North Jackson, Sus-.
quelanna' -.county, Pa. Moved by. O. J.
Chubbuck, of Bradford, that we prOceed to
fix the number of conferees'from each coun
ty. Amendment by IL A. Woodhouse, of
Wayne,_tj_ar tint, the number be three. Motion
carried as amended. S. IL Rates, of Wayne,
offered the following resolution :
..11esoleed, That we as a convention recom
mend to the conferees that they place a Can
didate in the field for'the coming election.
tinanimonsly adopted. IL A. Woodhouse
of Wayne, offered the following resolution
Resolved, That we deem it the duty of
temperance men whenever in their Teepee
tirsi localities a proper temperance ticket is
placed in the field to support it to the - best
of their ability, irrespective of solicitation
from either of the other parties to prevent a
bad candidate from being elected on the
other side.
Moved by C. - S. Scott, of Wayne, that a
temperance mass meeting' b held in each
county during
_the coming season prior to
election. t Carried.
Moved and carried that when we adjourn
it be *abject to the "call of executive com
mittee.'.
The 'following resolution was offered, by
0. J. Cbubbuck,- of Bradford:
Resolved, That we recognize the Star of
Rope, edited' by Alen B. Tate; of WilHain
sport, as a faithful eiponent of our cause,
and fully setting forth our•views of Prohibi
tion, and we urge every man to use 41.4 best
efforts to increase the circulatioi and' con
tribute to its columns.
- Resolution adopted.
Resolved. That a copy of the proceedings
be banished to all papers in the district, for
publication. Carried. Adjourned.
R. B. CHASE, Prest
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C. F. Wurriesv, See.
North Jackson, Pa., Feb. 19, 1880.
Farm Accounts!
E ;Maid EsTw trasTo 'Celli - En:9;C An
rut Inlv newan.l completaimt_ Lernjust deritted. Send
tal Imo circulars to the Bawls it Prat s
Cknaacis. is s. To= fat, YLtLOogmts
' Itsituabs.
LEHIGH VALLEY'
PENN. t NEW YORK RAIL AOADB.
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NOVEMBER 10, 11178.
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11 27 1 Meshoppen
It 44 Mehoopeny.
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Trains 8 and 16 run dally.l4leeplog cars on trains
I and 15 between Niagara Valls and Philadelphia
and between Lyons and New Tort without changes
Parlor ears on Trains 2 and 9 between Niagara
Balls aid Philadelphia without change.
R. A. PACKER, Supt.,
Sayre. Pa., Nov. 10. 1878. P. k N.Y. R. B.
Niscettaneous
PAW FIR,M.!
H. DATIDOW . & BRO.,
No. 4, Beldletaan Block, Brldge.st., Towanda, Pa.
CASH PAID FOR FURS, HIDES,
PELTS, WOOL AND BEESWAX.
Towanda, Oct. 30. 18794 yr.
dEST IN THE WORLD
SALERATUS
Which is the same thing.
Inistsre Saleratni or Bt..carb soda
twitlic fiat ie some t king le of* slight.
ly dirty white color.
y lt wity appear
white exa - mlned b tself. bat as,
COMPARISON wrriet i 'cuinneu &
co.s " ARM SAMBA'S/MR' , BRAND
will show the difference. -
Ike that your Saleratias and Balt
tug Sod* is white ,ased • PUKE. as
should be ALL BINULAB.SUBSTAII..
CEA used for food.
A simple but severe test .of the °imperative
value ot gaddit brands of Soda or Eialerstus Le
to dissolve sert spoonfultif each kind with
shout a pint of water (hot preferred) in elan
gianns. stirring until al I is thoroughly dissolved ,
The deleterious insoluble matter ib the inferior
Sod t will be shown after rettling"soms twenty
minutes or sooner. by the milky appearance of
the solution and tho quantity attesting hoary
mattes according to quality.
Bo sure and ask for Church & CO.'s Soda and
Einiemtus and see that their Dime is on tho
inane and you will get the purest and whitest
made. The use ot t his with sour 11'1114in prefer
ence to Baking Powder. saves twenty times its
cost.
Roe ono pound package for valisiible Warm*.
sn and road eareftdiy.
SHOW THIS TO YOUR GROCER.
CLOTHING HALL
M. E. Rosenfield
Main St., Towanda, Pa.
We have received a very targi stock pt
Fall and Winter Goods,
In great variety, embracing
8111111SMEN'S
MEN'StEE N S E : SS'
BOYS'
N,D,E RWEAR
Gents' Furnishing Goods,Hats,Caps,
Umbrellas, &.e.
OVERCOATS,
Gloves and Mittens
101:6=i2
PRICES, THE VERY LOVES
Sir Please call and examine before purchasing
elsewhere,
M. E. ROSENFIELD
Towanda, Pa., Oct. 29, 1979.
IMPROVED
Agricultural Machinery
The subscriber le prepared co furnish the latest
and but machines far the farmer at the lowed
prices.
THE WIARD TRUE CHILLED PLOW
TMs Is the beat and cheapest of all the Wiled
plows, and . Is adapted to all kinds of 101 l and work.
WHEELER'S NEW DOUBLE-OEARED TWO
AND THREE HORSE POWERS.
With Steel Rods; large track wheels and latest.
Improvements.
This Is an excellent power and has no superior
among dounlelreared Powers.
WHEELER'S NEW :THRESHERS AND
CLEANERS—with overshot awl undershot.
Attention Is called to Wheeler ZMelicki New
Improved Undershot Thresher, one of which will
be on exhibition after July 20th.
Several other kinds of. Threshing Machines for
sale, among which are *Grey's Steel Rod Power.
and Threshers • and , Cleaners, and , Peerless
Double-Geared Powers, and Peerless - hree/urn
and Cleaners. ' i
*MINERS' FAVORITE GRAIN DRILL.
This is the most complete Grain use.
Samples on exhibition.
WAGONS.
lam prepared to supply anything ln the Ba g-
Farm Wagons, Half Skeleton, Open and Top g
glee and Carriages, oery cheap. Cortland, Ba tt'
and Empire Wagons and Carriages. Empire and,
Jackson Fann Wagons, etc.
HYDRAULIC CEMENT, •
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Just received a catioed of
Faretterville Excels Mel
Cement, the best and cheapest In the market.
liaUstscUon guaranteed. •
MIXED PAINTS,
For Rouse and other painting. Ready far the
brtwb. Cheap and good. _ Better than you buy In
the ordinary way. ,
SEND FOR CIRCULARS AND PRICES.!
Office In the 99 Cent Store. Warehouse In rear
et same and First National Bank, and on alley
running from Poplar to Pine street.
R. .M. WELLES.'
Towanda, Pa., Ju1y15,18711
McINTYRE, BROTHERS,
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11 8218 04 ES
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1025,4
Stoves, Tin, Iron; Nails, '
Paints, Oils; Glass, Putty, • -
Gunpowder, Shot, Cartridge...
1030 4 11:1
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'costs 6:i
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Carpenters' and Joiners' Tools,
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Wagon Makers' Supplies,
Farming and Dairy Implements,
Table Cutlery, Clothes Wringers,
Rope, Bolts, Chains &c., &c.
• •••9 2 t 5,9 90
ap 00
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11.10. I• Dilr
RANSOM COTTAGE RANGE,
With the Expansion Broiling Chamber,
SMYTH'S PATENT DUPLEX GRATE.
With or without Low Closet, Reservoir, or Ornamental Elevated Shelf.
The Greatest Combination of Valbable Improvements Ever Presented
In one Range.
After the flattering 'experience of the past year,..having had a very lirge and extended sale. we
find that the Tug RAerkba .COTTAGIt Is universally conceded to be the moat desirable Range of Its
class In the market. Its general features- are the same as In the celebrated Ransom Range. which has
for years teen considered the finest Range made. It contains the 'latent Expansion Braila*
Chamber, which is universally acknowledged to be the only succauful and practical broiling attach
ment In It also furnished -with Smyth's. Patent Duplex Grate. This celebrated
Gratels extremely simple In Its construction. It his ;now been In active use for more than five years.
and In vie* of the universally successful experience hf
. Its operation and durability during that time.
as well as the-highly satisfactory:results obtained by usin our own thorough trial of itaquallties, we have
no hesitation in pronouncing its the only complete aliti successful arrangement for removing clinkers
and refuse from the ere-box instantaneously. thoroughly and cleanly, while the degree of combustion
obtained has never, In our °pinta'. been equaled with any other style of grate.
Tut RANSOM CoTTAOIS Is a thoroughly first-erase Range In all its portiOnsand appointments.
while the price is extremely low. It Is so constructed that It can be changed from a Low Closet to a
Single Oval Range, by Merely lifting 4be- upper - part of the Range from the Low Closet and placing it
upon a set of ornamented legs. All sizes can also be furnished with the Ornamental Elevated Shelf.
The large haled Ash Pan is taken out at the end of the Range Instead of the front—a much more eon
sieuient and cleanly arrangement—end. the expo tool Warming Closet extends underneath the whole
Range. The Hot. ater Reservoir is heated entirely-from the bottom, snits of a larger capaclty'than
will be found on any other Range of this class.. All Abu minor details In the construction otthis
Range have received the closest attention. It has highly burnished ends, nickle-plated knobs of a new
and beautiful pattern, [tickle-plated parcels, nickle-plated Towel Racks, and the mounting and fittings
is In the best style.
Plain Mantels. Complete 515.00 I White Marble for Children . 95.00
Extra Fine - - - 20.00 ...•. Extra Fine 10.00
Granite Monuments - 150.00 -Suitable for Crown People 8.00
ai
" Extra" Fine for Family 225.00 I " " Ex.Finels.oo
airi would recommend especially the Beautiful COLUMBIAN MARBLE, and far more durable for
hls climate, will not eon. or Disco Lon with age like other marble.
BRIDGE STREET
FURNITURE STORE.
Haying doubled our facilities this year by occu
pying two stores, we are prepared to o ff er you a
larger stock than ever before, and at reduced
prices.
FURNITURE
CHEAP
;CHEAPEST.
•
Al the same time we keep up the standard of Mir
goods.
•
lINDEILITAKIr'G,
iocre SPICCIALTV, Sl
We guarantee astlstaetion. We are prepared to do
anything In that ,line on short notice, and ate de
termined to please. •
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DEALERS IN
ALSO AGENTS F
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McINTYRE BROTHERS.
Towanda, Pa., October,3o, 1379„
1 • 1
A._
lit dd4, H 6 ind Granitt Yard 455, 46
fttynt fun.
TWO STORES - IN ONE!
We are selling
Of all kinds se
If not
CHEAPER
Than the
Call and see for yourself
N. P. HICKS.
Towanda, Itay lit, 1871..
=en —.. s
swan do saw aMmre logs or co rd wood n one
day and ender than two men tan the old way. It
will saw a two foot log In Oren minutes
Warmer weeds ems. Tolman!pp agents wan
Bend for Illustrated Clieular and
Address W.W.lll4ltellk,
In gags ltw
Pa.,
CONEUSITSO OF
HARDWARE,
SHELF
OR THE
-AND
W. _AYMRS,
Id East Water 'Street, Ellin, N. Y.
FROST'S SONS'
WIDDLE.BALE AND RETAIL
FURNITURE!
We are now prepared for the SPRING TRADE
with a full line of
NEW AND DESIRABLE GOODS
OP Till
LATEST STYLES AND LOWEST
PRICES
which we Incite the public to call and examine
PARLOR SUITS IN RAW SILK,
TERRIS, PLUSH AND •
. HAIRCLOTH,
to very large, and our prices as low as the lowest
We have a full line of
CHAMBER SUITS - IN ASH,
WALNUT AND SOFT WOOD,
which we are selling at a very low price. A full
Line of
SPRING ;BEDS, MATTRASSES
AND PILLOWS.
UNDERTAKING
In tht, departtnent we always have the best good,
In the market, and are continua /1y adding
LATEST IMPROVEMENTS,
while car prices are the lowest.
J. 0. FROST'S SONS'
?tweeds, A 1879.
awn
$66 A WEEK
can yoUr give the busine n s o s " a Mal
without expense. The best opportunity ever offer
ed for those willing to work. You should try noth.
ing else until you see for yourself what you can do
at the business we offer. leo room to captain here:
You can devote all your time or onlyour spare
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35, or will be sent free by mall on receipt of the
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CLAIM B. POUTER (Ward House), DRUGGIST
I W 1 LKES-BAnttr.. Pa, Oct. 9, 1879:
r
I ant i using Eli - at:ream Balm and receiving very
beneficial results. It Is the only remedy of a gr,fat
many I have tried which has acted as a cure. I
have been troubled with Catarrh for over IS years.
my head has been, most of the time, stopped and
very much Inflamed. It has. opened my nostrils
and reduced the inflammation In my head—ln fact
I feet lam belu9 cured. It Is the only remedy
have found which can be applied without pain and
dread. My eyes are Improving so that I can stand
strong light, which I have not lien able to do for
Jean!. • NATHANIEL FEGLET.
With E. P. Muis - rz; Merchant: Oct, 90.
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READ THE FOLLOWING LETTER
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Messrs. Howarth ill 'Ballard.
Gentlemen : I take pleasureAn reCommending
Dr. German's Cough and Consumption Cure, as I
have suffered with a severe cough since last May.
Have used all kinds of Cough Mixtures. but could
get no relief. Mornings atter getting up from my
bed I would be so choked np.that I could hardly
breathe also frequently vomiting severely. A
friend directed me to. use Dr. German's Cough
and Consumption Cnre. I did so. with but little
faith at the time s but after using I changed my
mind, and I can conscientiouslY say, after taking
only one bottle, I did not only obtain relief but am
not troubled with that fullness in the morning.
My cough has stopped, and I eau obtain a gOod
night's sleep—something not enjoyed by me for
weeks before. Will close by saying if this letter
will be of any benefit to you, you , may have my
consent to make it public. h very respect.
fully, J. E. DOOSH AMER,
171, Bleecker St., Utica. -
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iit THS -
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They Invite attention to their eoteplete sasortment
and very large !mock of Choice New Goods,
which they have always on hand
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and all others'in need lot I'lpe, with a
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v tunit and Ignusihold.
The was reied and tired by picking
Out bsd'besns,
Tor it tools her man! hours,
And it tired her pstkuit powers,
TLU she washed there , were no showers
To spoil beans.
Manure is becomingto most Amer
ican farmers something more than a
mere luxury—it is really to plants in
these old-establised pluCes one of the
necessaries of life. We cannot af,
ford to waste it, and hence any infor
mation thatleads us to use it with
economy, is welcome to us all.
The subject comes up periodically,
as the fall comes , round,, and seeing
its importance, it is not to be won-
dered at. The proper application is
the great question. Singularly enough,
though pages ou pages have been
written about this, the most,intilli
gent of our agriculuriats seem to dif-
fer about it. Some insist that they'
have the best success when they bury
the manure deep. into i the • earth,
while others contend that the nearer
the surface the better.'
Judging by what we read,nauch of
the arguments used hi this question
are theoretical. One tells us that he
has found toots of grain and grass
two or Owe feet, from the surface,
and as the thus wander so far, ma
mure ought, to be scattered all along
the road traversed by theni. Others
contend that the mass of roots are
generally near the surface, and that
the food ought to be chiefly placed
where there are the most mouths to
'require it. For our part we have
little faith in 'any rule of agricultural
practice that is deriVed from mere
theoretical considerations. We know
that in Europe, where the theories of
intelligent men have been put to
practical test, it is found that the
nearer the , ronts can be kept to the
surface, 'the better are the crops.
Not that' they favor shallow soil, or,
shallow culture, for they subsoil and
underdrain at an expense per-.acre
that would friihten us: tint this is
IMI
GEO:STEVENS.
xs STRIZT,
ELMIRA., N.
C. 0. D. by express If de.
- ; may3o.
R PIPE
AND
MP TUBING
AIITICiJS,
SLUT THE TIMES
.
I. S. IiOBBII, E1M11%,)
ire., Elmira, N. Y.
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-AND
g Goods,
WATER INITIREZT,
SORTING BEANS.
A tanner's wife 'was busy
Sorting beans ;
Tbil poor owe were so many.
The good ones scarcely any,
Tot the baniM time waa rainy,
Had for bean&
Suddenly she itePped, And thinking
01 the beans,
Now Ablated. said with chitin, :
"What a tool toiet
Come, the pleasant houra beguiling,
For bad beaus.
"When I come io have another
Sorting beans,'
I
I will save me hail the trouble,
And my pleasure will be double,
While I burst the hideous bubble
Of bad beans. 1
"For Instead of slims looking
For bad beaus, -1
I will leave them, while with pleasure
I will gather out the treasure,
Till 1 Alt my little Measure
• With good beatiV!,
There's a lesson from this story—
Sorting beans.'
Life is full of smiles and madness,
Many griefs, and sometimes gladness,
Much sif joy and more of sada! ss—•
Like poor beans.
And oar work of life Is nothing.
As with beans.
We can go tkrough_llte and end it,
Leaving all the be.t. that lead it,
Charms and joy, and only spend . it
?}'With bad beans.
Rae t ere Is a way that's better;
Sorting beant:
4Cb the good, and when itte closes,' ' t
The will be less thorns andbroees,
Forhe garnered geodillsiases .
t 1 ,
.or poor beans.. .
Application of Manure.
.
chiefly to keep the ground open that
water may pass rapidly away, or that
moisture may come up by capillery
attraction at a dry time. gut 'after
working the ground .up thus deeply,
they take pains not to let the 4-oots
run deep. We noticed recently in *a
chapter on grape growing in England,
that they even go to the trouble of
raising roots occasionally in the,
grapjborders, so as, to bring them
nearer the surfac, and it is well
known, in Germany..that in order to
have walnuts in perfection, the roots
must be compelled to.keep near the
surface-; and this the' insure, by
planting under.the tree a milk pan
of the old earthen pattern, so that
the roots cannot extend down but
outwards.
These and other European exper
iences all favor the idea - of surface
feeding. We Are inclined to think
alsci, that-the average American' ex
perience has been in favor of keep-
ing the manure near the "surface.
Some even go 'so far as to assert thit
it is best applied whcilly on the stir=
face, and.not buried n the earth at
all, and we may add that it is be:
coming more and more the custom :
among our best farmers in Eastern
Pen n syl vania.,Nevertheless we should
like to see the 'matter tested more
thordughly than we, think it has
been;-and the results sent to us for
publication. As we have said, it
seems that the best testimony is in
favor of surface" dressing; but there
is much to be said on the other side,
and our 'columns are Open to hear
from it.—Germantown Telegraph.
Plain Talk About Stock.
Germantown Telegraph
, We think that the time has gone
by when it should be in order to say
anything, about housing stock during
the winter month's especially to far
mers who take an agriculural paper
like the Telegraph; but a word about
how they should be, fed and other
wise cared for may not be amiss.
We annually winter ,three grades-of
cattle—calves, yearlings and cats.
"We propose to give our method of
each, and if others think they have a
better plan, we should 'be pleased to
hear from them. ' '
Our calves and yearlings are fed on
hay and grain alone ; what hay they,
will eat and about one quart of corn
and oat-meal to each calf per day;
Our yearlings get from two to three
quarts of clear corn-meal, according
to their size, which usually- fattens
them sufficient for market in about
three months. From experiments
that we have made we know that a
ration of turnips and beets would be
a great help and pay well in linter
ing of stall-fed cattle or cows, espec
ially the latter. Farmers who win
ter a variety of cattle like the above,
usually calculate in this section to
make their cows eat more or less
coarse feed, and if there is any scrimp
ing to be done it usually falls on the
poor cows, whose : eihausted vitality
after a summer's milking, ill-fits them
for the course pursued. Cows, in or
der to winter well should go into
winter quarters in good condition,
and when in this' shape we 'have
found by. repeated trials that they
will hold •their own if milked to with
in six weeks of calving, on the fol
lowing feed and treatment: Free ac--
cessZ salt and water at alktimes,
with cornstalks in the morning ; at
night one quart of • corn-meal and a
feed Of oat-straw;.with an occasion
al feed of hay. •
About the first of March dfiscon
tinue the straw and feed= good clover
or timothy hay 'in- its stead. You
may increase the ration of grain now
if yon wish, but not. to too great an
extent, lest you induce garget in the
udder * . to which elms are less sub:.
ject when kept - in uniform flesh and
not fed too high. As a remedy tue
bone meal or - saltpetre, either .of
which Is good, but the former best.
.We have always found it best to
commence milking all cows-that showl.
much extension of the udder, espec
ially heifers, for some time before
calving, which as a preventive for
the above disease is worth many
pounds of cure.
• - - J. E. VAUGHAN.
Bradford, co Pa Noe. 23 7 1873
•
A Good Liqmid Manur,e.
A Baltimore florist sends the Bos
ton Journal of Chemistry the follow- -
ing formula for a liquid -manure for
flower& The materials may be had -
at any blacksmith shop; Put one
buShel of clipping ifrom horses' hoofs.
iiito.a barrel, and fill •it up with wa-
ter Let it - stand fora week, when
is ready for use. 'Apply it with a
.watering pot. AR bedding, plants!
can be watered with.this liquid every
othe'day if they are not pot bound. ,
Repotted plants ,should be watered
once a week until! they have plenty
of -working i roots ,to take up the: ma
nure r It will . also be found excellent
for hard-wooded plants if used once •
or twice a week. %Two - or three weeks
after the plants -have been watered
- With the manure the foliage. general- -
ly changes from a green to a golden !
yellow, moving from the stem down
to,the point of the leaf, wLiA, how
ever,' lasts. only for- a few weeks,
when it changes to a dark ,: glossy -
green.. Plants under this. watering
'grow very strong; the flowers are.
very - f large and bright in color.
Planis-thus treated ban - be kept in
very small pots for a long time with
out being transplanted. This - is es
pecially'advantageous! to the market
gardener,' who can sell', his plants in
three. or four-inch. pots, while , he
would have to shift- them into five
and six inch if he used rich soil alone.
FloWers watered with this liquid-ma
nure will bring twenty-five per Cent.
more than otherwise.: besideS being
in small pots, they are lighter, can be
packed closer and are easier Vac
ha.iilled. The fertilizer is not a stim
ulant, but a plant food, and plants
that are watered with it, if planted
out; will continue, growing and keep
do :good growth, which cannot .
said. of guano.- It is as powerful as
guano, as quick in - action, and .m 01.2,
lasting. •
It will not dc' the slightest barn)
to the foliage; most other liquid ma
nures spoil the foliage when they
come in Tontact with- it. It forms
no.crusts on the pot Of Soil. It is
cheaper than• any other good fertiiz
er - which is used in liquid form. The
chips need be renewed. or replaced
only twice a year, - while the water
can be
. withdrawn every day. — When
liquid guano is used toostrong it will
cause the plant to :drop their leaves.
This liquid will not,. even i 1 used
once or twice a day for a shor s t time.
Depth •of Sowing Wheat
Farmers who are wide_awake an,l
given to investigation do not sow so
much wheat to the acre as they fo'r
merly did, and they (10 'it sow it. so
:deep: The great,, heavy harrows of
ten - or twenty years ago : are not nom
employed 1 1 )y them in covering see'',
and-the drdl,,Whieh can be depended
on better', , is becoming tiniyergally
popular. In broadest sowing. after
the ground is:thoroughly prepared,
the . Thomas smoothing harrow coy:
era the' seed, deep enough. A 'Wis
consin writer gives- the result of an
experirp4t in at different depths—
on the surface, one-fourth inch, three-,
foiirths inch and so on to several
inches. That on the surface lay two
weeks before sprouting; - that One
fourth to three-fourth : inche - g deep
came up in four or five - days and so
on, getting lateras the depth increas
-ed. The last to cone - up was plant
ed three : and-a-half inches dcep;''and
was fourteen days in reaching. the
surface. At the. end of six weeks
that planted - one-fourth to one-Half
inch deep stood
_far ahead, of the
rest. •
Eat Oniobs.
Few people dream of the many vi -.
tiles of onions, and thi?se few are enthu
siastic for the beneficent bulb, and be
lieve it a panaCea for every ill. Lung
and liver complaints are -certainly
-benefited, often cured; by a free"con-.
gumption of. Onions, either cooked or
raw. Colds yield to them
ic. Don't be afraid ofthem,---especial
ly if you are married. Taken at
.night all offence will be Wanting by
morning, and the good effects will
amply compensate for the trifling•an
noyance.• Taken regularly they
greatly promote the health of the
lungs and the digestive organs. An
extract made by ')soiling down the
juice of:onions 'to.a syrup, gnd taken
as a medicine, •answers the - purpose
very Will . , but fried, 'roasted or boil
ed onions are better. Onions are a
very cheap medicine, within every
. body's reach, and they are not by any
means as " bad to take" as the cos:,
ly nostrums a neglect of their ti-e
will necessitate.
Keeping Old Sheep.
The:i.Neiv York,. Tribune. says : " It
is folly to keep :old sheep., They
should be turned off. to the hutch( r
while they are in their Priine, It
does not take half so much to fattca
'them then. • When . they get old and
thin, in order to, put -them in comii
tiCip to' slaughter, . the whole super
stucture must be' rebuilt. Four sets
of lambs are all a ewe can bear ; . this
'will bring her five years, and this
an age when, with little
.extra c•are.
she will round a fine carcass. -Ex
ceptions mak .;be made 'when Oft ,
.breed is scarce, and the blood is more
valuable than anything else."
How to Preserve , Autumn Leaves
- An exchange says that a lady sub
seciber furniihes the foll Owing meth
od Of preServing autumn leaves; which
will be of interest to leave gathe'rers;
"" Spread the- fresh leave sand Tress
them in a suitable . ; .dish ; with alter
nate layers of fine .sand which is
thoroughly dry and as hot ;►s the
hand can bear. When the sand has
cooled they may be removed, smooth
ed under a hot iron,, dipped 2*or
moment in clear French . spirit : v.ar
niSh, and allowed-to- dry in the air.-
SAin a little girl of five.." Mamma ,
who makes us naughty ?"
dear." "And who makes us goi, , d
"God, detir." "Fell, then. tn:tten
dear, which works the hardest Y"
TILE flower of the family is geneliifly
found iri a rsacque„ -
THE only angelic county o riicci av
en is-the Recorder of,Deeds. • -