he
RAKINGS.
MirL1oNS of dogs and no sheep.
MAKE your entries for the fair Now.
SEPTEMBER puts thé finishing touch-
es to the fabrics woven by the season,
in readiness for the harvest home.
Turre is said to be phosphorus
enough quietly resting in the South
Carolina rock beds to meet the demand
of the world for thousands of centu-
ries.
A TrACT of forty acres, purchased
ten years ago by a California fruit-
grower for $100, now yields its owner
$3,000 a year net proftit. This year’s
crop of fruit is estimated at 100 tons.
Mgs. Ross, of Corpus Christi, Texas,
is believed to be the largest land owner
of her sex in the United States. She
has 75,000 acres of land, on which 15,-
000 beeves are fattened for market
every year.
It 18 stated that the Colorado potato
bug, whose ravages have caused so much
concern in America, has been imported
in a living state into Bremen, in a sack
of maize brought by steam from New
York.
Tur girls are practicing on bread
making, the mothers on "butter churn-
ing, the fathers are giving the hogs and
cows extra meal, the hens wonder at
the large quanity of grain allowed
them, and all are preparing or being
prepared for the county fair.
ITALIAN FARMERS, in order to pre-
vent harnesses and articles in leather
generally from suffering from the am-
moniacal odors of the stable, add a lit-
tle glycerine to the grease employed to
coat the leather. A good idea, but a
better one, is to allow none of the am-
monia to escape.
From the 10th to the 14th of Octo-
ber is the period designated for the ex-
hibition of grapes at the Centennial,
and a good deal in that line is expected
from California. The matter is being
taken hold of in that State with much
energy, and the State Vine-Grower’s
Association is preparing to make the
exhibit worthy of that excellent grape-
growing locality.
A CORRESPONDENT writes from But-
ler county, O., that a new disease has
broken out among the hogs in that
—county, which is proving more disas-~
trous than cholera. It is called sore
mouth—a scrofulous affection. He rep-
resents the entire system of the hog as
attacked,and by the time death ensues the
hog is a rotten mass. Theestimate loss
from this new disease is: Of pigs 3,-
000 to 4,000; and 300 to 500 old hogs.
There was no present promise of re-
lief.
His oNE cow gives all the milk wan-
ted in a family of eight, and from it,
after taking all required for other pur-
poms, 260 pounds of butter were made
ast year. This is, in part his treat-
ment: If you desire to get a large
yield of rich milk, give your cow every
day water slightly salted, in which bran
has been stirred at the rate of one quart
to two gallons of water. You will find,
if you have not tried this daily prac-
tice, that your cow will give 25 per cent
more milk immediately under the
effects of it, and she will become so at-
tached to the diet as to refuse to drink
clear water unless very thirsty ; but this
mess she will drink almost any time
and ask for more.
WasTE oF LAND. —If a farm of 160
acres is divided by fences into fields of
ten acres each, there are five miles of
fences. If each fence, now, is one rod
wide, no less than 10 acres of the land
are occupied by them. This is equal to
6} per cent, of the farm, and loss of the
land is exactly equal to a change of 6} |
per cent. on the whole value of the
farm. But nearly every fence-row in
the country is made a nursery for weeds,
which stock the whele farm, and make
an immense amount of labor necessary
to keep them from smothering the
crops. Much damage always results to
the crop from these weeds, and if these
expenses are added to the first one, the
whole will easily sum up to 20 per cent.
or a tax of one-fifth of the value of the
farm. To remedy this, we would have
fewer fences, or we would clean and
sow down the fence-rows to grass or
clover, and mow them twice a year.
Teg acres of clover or timothy would
at least supply a farm with seed and a
few tons of hay every year. We
would, in short, consider the fence-
rows as a valuable part of the farm, and
wey them as such.—American Agricul-
turist.
Book FArMING.—Books, agricultural
papers, all printed matter, as well as
farmers’ clubs, conversations, and the
observation of what others are doing,
are of value to the farmer who will
select and put into practice the informa-
tion which he deems suited to his farm
and means. But the use of these
methods of improvement presupposes
some wisdom in the man himself, some
study into the reasons and causes of
things. We like to see books about a
farmer’s home, for they indicate a de-
sire to know what others are doing and
have done. We like to hear a farmer
refer to these books in his discussions,
and we enjoy hearing him fortify his
own opinions by referring to the opin-
ions of others. Yet when we see a
“book farmer,’’ or that farmer who fol-
lows a single book in his practice, un-
caring, so long as directions are follow-
ed, we expect to see a bigoted, unsuc-
cessful man, a grumbler and chronic
fault-finder, and a disagreeable man.
Books may be used, and they may be
abused. When used, they bring ad-
vantages; when abused, the advantages
are slow to discover themselves, and
fault should be found with the man,
and the discredit his due, should not be
ascribed to the book. All books con-
tain some good ; none are perfect; the
profitable way is to avoid what does
not commend itself to your own judg-
ment.—Scientific Farmer.
SoME EIGHT YEARS ago Mr. J. H.
Boston of Biddeford, Maine, commenced
to clear a piece of land consisting of 12
acres—so rocky and broken that noth-
ing would grow on it but hard-hacks
and junipers. After clearing and burn-
ing oft’ this unprofitable growth, he put
it out to fruit trees, wherever he could
find soil enough. Mr. Boston defies the
State to show a better growth on trees
of seven years old—some of them
measuring nine inches in diameter, and
fruiting well this year. Mr. Boston
says he never lost a tree. He has some
400 fruit trees, consisting of apples,
pears, cherries and plums. Where he
could not set a tree he has grape vines
in and around the rocks—their beauti-
ful foliage and fruit covering up the
great rocks and unsightly objects. In
the-smooth, level patches of land he has
strawberry beds, and where nothing
else will grow he has raspberries—all
of the improved varieties. At the foot
of thisromantic garden is a trout brook,
which Mr. Boston intends to dam and
| stock with specimens of the speckled
| fish, affording some of the sportsmen
with hook and line an opportunity to
enjoy the fun of hauling the little fel-
lows out. This stream and fish pond
will make quite an addition to the looks
of this romantic little place, besides be-
ing a source of profit.
GEORGE CAMPBELL of West West-
minister Vermont, has a field of oats
which, from some cause, came up very
thin. The crop was so unpromising
that he mowed them for hay as they
were begining to head. He was sur-
prised to see them grow up thicker
than at first, and now, about three
weeks atter the mowing they are head-
ed again, and promise a fair crop.
IN CALIFORNIA a single threshing
machine turns out an average of 800
sacks or 1,600 bushels of wheat in a day,
| while instances are by no means rare of
2,000 being threshed in one day.
i
| J. H. MORRISON,
General Insurance Agent.
Commercial Union of London,
Capital and assets........eee. $18,000,000
Niagara of New York, capital
and asseltS....iuiianniercion
Shawmut of Boston, capital and
ASSES... cisteesern. serernresesrnnisenne
Newtown, Bucks county, capital
Danville Mutual, of Danville, Pa.
Merchants and Mechanic’s, of Pottsville,
a.
Susquehanna Mutual, of Harrisburg, Pa.
Crawford county Mutual, of Pa.
Provident Life Assurance, of New York.
New Era Life of Philadelphia.
STOCK ASSURED AGAINST THEFT,
DEATH AND LIGHTNING.
1,500,000
538,170,68
300,000
SOLICITED.
RISKS
neatly Repaired, one door
north of Post Office, Humes
block, up.stairs, Bellefonte,
Penn’a,
UMBRELLAS & PARASOLS|
W. McCLELLAN,
Merchant Tailor.
Clothing made at the Shortest
Notice and in the most Fash-
ionable Style.
BROCKERHOFF HOUSE,
BELLEFONTE, - - PA.
DUNCAN, HALE & CO.,
Bellefonte, Pa.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Flour, Feed,
and dealers in
ALL KINDS OF GRAIN.
The highest market price paid for
WHEAT, RYE,
CORN, OATS, &C.
THOMAS A. HICKS & BRO.,
[Successors to Wilson & Hicks.)
Wholesale and Retail
HARDWARE DEALERS,
0
Iron, Paints, Oil, Glass, &ec,
Builder’s Hardware.
Coach Maker’s Goods.
STOVES OF ALL KINDS,
GO TO
s~JOHN BRACKBILLS =»
‘WHERE YOU WILL FIND
A GOOD VARIETY
of all kinds of
FURNITURE AND WALL PAPER,
at a great reduction of prices.
SPRING STREET,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
BOOTS, SHOES & LEATHER.
GRAHAM & SON
Have, without exception, the largest and best
stock of
Boots cc Shoes
in Centre county. We have the exclusive
sale of Edwin C. Burts, celebrated fine shoes,
in Bellefonte, the best in the world, 8 widths.
In addition to our stock of Boots and Shoes
we have a splendid assortment of Sole
Leather ; French, German and Country Calf
Skins ; Moroceas, Lining and all kind of Shoe
Findings.
Bellefonte, Pa.
HARPER & BROS,
Dealers in
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
READY-MADE CLOTHING
HAT, CAPS, &e.
100 000 Bushels of Grain wanted atthe
) highest cash prices.
Spring Street, Bellefonte, Pa.
It will pay you to go to
HERRINGTON'’S DRUG STORE,
on Alleghany Street, next door to Hicks &
Bro’s.,, Hardware Emporium. A full stock of
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS
constantly on hand. All the leading Patent
Medicines and everything usually kept in a
first class Drug Store. Particular and prompt
attention given to the wants of Farmers and
others who live in the country.
THE . BEST PRAIRIE LANDS
JYowa and Nebraska,
for sale by the «fh:
Burlington & Missouri River B. B. Go,
on ten years’ credit at 6 per cent interest.
One million acres in Iowa: and Southern Ne-
braska. The finest country in the world to
combine Farming and Stock Raising.
Products will pay for land and Improvements,
LARGE DISCOUNT FOR CASH.
For circulars that will describe fully these
lands, and the terms of sale, apply to or ad-
dress, LAND COMMISSIONER,
Burlington, Iowa, for Iowa Lands.
or Lincoln, Neb,, for Nebraska Lands.
D. S. KELLER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Bellefonte, Pa.
STITZER & MAGEE,
ATTORNEYS ATLAW,
[Office over Reynold's Bank.]
Bellefonte, Pa.
ALEXANDER & BOWER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Bellefonte, Pa.
JOHN G. LOVE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Bellefonte, Pa.
DAVID F. FORTNEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Bellefonte, Pa.
BUSH, YOCUM & HASTINGS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Bellefonte, Pa.
WILLIAM F. REBER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Bellefonte, Pa.
McALLISTER & BEAVER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Bellefonte, Pa.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
E. C. Humes, Pres’t. J. P. Harris, Cashier,
CENTRE COUNTY BANKING CO.
BELLEFONTE, Pa.
JAS. A. BEAVER, Pres’t. J. D. SHucerT, Cash’r.
JOHN I. THOMPSON & CO.
BANKERS,
MLé¢mont, Penn’a.
BUTT'S HOUSE,
Corner of Allegheny & Bishop streets,
BELLEFONTE, Pa.
E. BROWN, - mlm. Proprietor.
THE PREMIUM
BOOT & SHOE MANUFACTORY !
It is a fact conceded by all that
JOHN POWERS
cannot he excelled in Centre county, as a
Boot & Shoe maker. For five years, or as
often as he has deemed it proper to compete,
he has drawn the premium on his work, and
received handsome diplomas at our County
Fairs. There are no goods in the way of La-
dies’, Misses and Children’s
FINE SHOES
that excel those Mr. Powers keeps, nor any
so well adapted to the wants of this commu-
nity. He has, at his store o Rogie the Bush
House, a full stock of all on 18 and all sizes,
and sells the same 25 per cent. less than any
similar qualities are sold for in this town.
FARMERS GIVE HIM A CALL:
* EE ETT NY
: DIPLOMA Awarded to John Powers *
for the best fine Boots exhibited at :
Centre County Fair for the year 1875. }
Se eeasiasatesesesseatitsitteatsettte restart atttstttantnnarinaredl
LUMBER AND COAL.
The Bellefonte & Snow Shoe Railroad Compa-
ny would invite the attention of the public
to their large assortment of
SEASONED BOARDS
and Pine and Hemlock bill
stuff on hand at their yard in Belie-
fonte, and would request persons in need of
Tumber to give them a call, as they feel con-
fident that they can give satisfaction both as
to quality and price. Bills cutt to order on
short notice.
ASO COAL
FOR
LIME BURNING
AND
FAMILY USE,
Constantly on hand at reasonable priees.