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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-03-27

Alate weekly report Of the New York
board Of health contains some interest
ing facts and figures relative 10 the aver
age death rate In that and other cities in
this country and in Europe. For the
week in question the actual number of
deaths in New York was 56e, q slight in
crease over the same period for the past
Eve years, and an average Of 27.09 per
1000. The annual death rate per /, 900
persons living of the estimated or enum-
Grated population-a according 10 the
most recent weekly returns -of Phila-
delphia was y 06, Brooklyn, 10. 90: st.
Louis, 1I.64: Baltimore, fe.52; Boston,
21 50: Cincinnati, 16 81; New Orleans,
21.b4; Richmond. %. 60: Charleston.
A.z2, Dayton, 9.S3; Lowell, 1859:
Worcester, 1887; Cambridge. IG22:
Lawrence, 101l; Lynn, IL 297: Spring
field, 21.52. Monthly returns-San
Francisco, 1882; Buffalo. 1857: Wash.
ington, 2S 05: Providence, II. l., q. a.:
st. Paul, Mimi, IL. Foreign cities
weekly returns-London, 26.2: Liver
pool, 35.7; Birmingham. 27.z; Man.
chester, 3l.4; Stafford, 344; Glasgow,
29.3; Edinburgh, 24.6; Dundee, 81;
Dublin, 4S9; Belfast, Is; Cork, IS;
Brussels, 30.1; Antwerp, 25.4; 0hent.
2s.e; Buda. Pesth, 1858; Paris, %; Turin,
29.5; Venice, 23.6; Berlin, 27.5; Bres-
Ian. 31.39; Vienna, 29.7; Trieste, 3e.4;
Copenhagen, 2l56: Stockholm, ala:
Christiana. f7.17; Amsterdam, % L; Rot
terdam, 90 8; The Hague. 90.9; Calcutta,
4e.9; Bombay, IS. 8; Madras. 81 6; Gene.
va ('Sithout suburbsl, 25.S; Basic, 25.S;
Berne, 29.e; Warsaw, 249l; 81. Peters
burg, 4s.41. Monthly return--Alexan.
dria, Egypt, 4l.O9; Hamburg (siate),
2I.77.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-03-27
Why He Came.

a gentleman who frsqusnted circus
noticed . boy among the audience who
was sound asleep every time he happen
cd to Be in. Curious 10 know vhy the
urchin should resort to such place for
Somniferous purposes, our friend went
up one evening and accostsd him:
my little fellow. what do ron go 10
sleep for7'
az can't keep awake" rejoined The
boy; cit II terrible bore to 500 them
doing the same thing every night"
But why do ron come |"
"Oh, can't help It'll must come: I
have got season ticket r.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-03-27
A Cigar that was Smoked.

NE WOULD not.
Iwiii not use the filthy weed,
No, not In any formi
Tho yilost insect on Il feeds
The shiny, crawling worm.
-P0rtsmotl0. Weekly.
But H DID.
Then hied he 10 his dismal den,
A prey 10 gripping grief;
And sweet nspenthe found he In
Eiootian's fragrant leaf.
-Haokzzsaok B.T4IJltcar
AND THKN wIsHED HE HLDHT.
He soon grew pale, and Den became
A prey TO gripIng grief
He held his stomach In bis hands
His anguish past belief.
--Ntnss.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-03-27
CURRENT NOTES.

An old, respectable and rich farmer
OF Ionia county, Mich, recently went
over the hills 10 the poorhouse, select
ed young and good-looking orphan
girl, married her and took her home
with him.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-03-27

L IL stated, In proof Of the assertion
that worry kills more people than work !.
that The Quakers, on account Of their
quiet ways, live zen years longer On the
average than other people.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-03-27

One Who knows says you may talk Of
your water cures, your movement cures.
and your hlue.glass cures. but there Il
nothing Ike The aineunre, after ell.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-03-27

The introduction OF the rabbit has
been curse 10 the British colonies in
the South Pacific. In the plains IL in
possible TO keep them r, but in
rough country they drive everything
else. Thousands of pounds have been
expended in Australia on their destruc-
ton, and even then the slightest relaxa-
tion OF vigilance sees them make head
again at terrible rate. New Zealand
seems TO be suffering quite as much,
and more than one bill has been intro.
duced TO deal with these pests. Nothing
short OF a combined effort on the part
Of the settlers will ever uproot them
where they have once fairly got hold
Houses that have been empty may be-
come fever breeders when they come TO
be reoccupied. An English sanitary
officer alleges that he has observed ty-
phoid, diphtheria or other zymotic af-
fections TO arise under these circum-
stances. The cause is supposed 10 be
in the disuse of cisterns, pipes and
drains, the processes of putrefaction go
AA6 1AA Al NA4t ulI III tuEUl, Ilt
unobstructed access Of this air 10 the
house, while the closure OF windows and
doors effectually shuts out fresh air.
Persons moving from the city TO their
country homes Tor the summer should
zee that their drains and pipes are in
perfect order, that the cellar and closets
are cleared of rubbish, and the whole
house thoroughly aired before occupy
ing. Carbolic acid used in the cellar is
a good and cheap disinfectant.
In Russia the machinery Of factories
and the engines of railroads and steam.
ers arc chiefly in charge Of foreigners,
on account Of the lack Of experienced
native mechanics. 1t is now realized
that this state Of things is neither eco
nomical nor patriotic; and besides there
have been accidents because the foreign
mechanics and engineers did not under
stand the Russian language. In order
10 bring about a change, the government
in 1871 ordered the railroad companies
30 pay fifteen roubles per verEi two
thirds Of a mile) for the establishment
and support Of railroad schools. About
800, 900 roubles Q year are collected
under this order, and now there are about
twenty such scbools. Twenty more are
30 be opened this year. These schools
are situated on the railroad lines, and
each Of them is provided with machine
shop, where every pupil is obliged to
work not less three hours daily. The
full course requires four years. Each
student chooses his speciality as me-
chAnic. engineer or teiegraphist. Be
sides these there are five conductors
schools. As the railroad schools have
proved successful. other branches Of in.
dustry are 10 follow the example. Many
steamship companies and factories pro-
pose TO establish schools TO secure ex :
perienoed hands for their service.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-03-27

conclusion, the portrait of Julie, which
hung on the wall, fell TO the ground, and
with IL the shell, which rested upon the
upper portion Of the frame. As the
shell fell It separated into two portions,
from which rolled three white balls.
They were the three stars OF night
three extremely large, immensely-valua-
BILE pearls
That very day the arst ieweler Of
Paris gave us $4,000 for The three
pearls.
We met again in Martinique. The
marriage was solemnized. We sought
the old Indian, and cast ourselves.
shedding tears Of gratitude, into his
arms.
g Father Bassa," said Francis, "you
told n the truth. We found the stars
OF heaven in the shells of the sea-"
The eyes Of The chief shone with >
strange light. "who were kind TO the
poor Indianl Who gave him wood for
his canoe. knife for his fishina7 Who
we're good to him7 For all chat. chill
dren, follow me"
He placed his hand on : great smooth
stone, or rather rock. which seemed cast
where II was BY the fury Of the waves.
"Saasagari goes 70 the South. He
goes to The hidden land 30 Join hi
fathers. There they live IN lhe silent
city, where al Il OF gold, where The raoe
OF the Tncas Of the South and OF the
zfoaa of fire Norfh talk kha old aaoraa
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

FooD FOR Young TURKEYS.-In some
cases. even the best care fails to secure Il
good number of young turkeys. Before
they have fully fenthercd up they are the
tendrrest of birds, but when they have put
on full dress of feathers, nothing in the
way of poultry is more hardy or less liable
to disease or disorder. AS young turkeys,
ike young ginueas, make such very rapid
growth of feathers when young, they re-
qure constant care, and food in fair guam
titles and often, to enable them to with.
stand the great strain on their systems
and not supplying them fully at that stage
of growth is what causes so many to drop
off suddenly, from no apparent cause.
Boiled egg. chopped fine, no doubt makes
II good food for turkeys, to commence
with, but it is not ut all necessary. One
of the most successful breeders of turkeys
we know of never fed II crumb of boiled
egg, but commences with stale bread
crumbs, slightly mixed with new, fresh
milk. giving them five or more feeds daily,
but only in such quantities as they would
eat up clean ut every feed. Onion tops or
lettuce, chopped up fine, ard mixed with
their food, was given, while an occasional
seasoning of red (cayenne) pepper was
supplied. They were treated to sweet milk
for drinking purposes, and when they got
some little age, cottage cheese was liberal
" supplied-and they are very fond Of it.
There is us much in the care as in the
feeding, and they must have the best OF
both to induce them to stay with us
Dampness and dew are fatal to young
turkeys; the remedy suggests itself in !;
observation-disclosures Poultry Yard.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

PREPARING RENNET.-It is always an
advantage to the cheese that the rennet
should be prepared some time before it i,
wanted for use; an English dairyman rec
commended that it be made in February OF
March, and that as large quantity be
provided rs can be conveniently done con.
s silently with the size of the dairy. They
lind large olive rrs useful for stepping the
rennet, some of which will hold thirty
gallons. A hole is made ut the bottom t.
draw the rennet. and they think it much
better to be drawn in this way, from the
bottom than disturbing at the top by dip.
ping out A wooden tap should be used
as the acidity of the liquid has in injuri
Gus effect on II metal one.
They have Il piece of board, with holes
perforated in it, or put into the jar under
the wells or rennets to prevent their getting
to the bottom aud obstructng the liquC
running ont by getting against the taps
fhe rennet is prepared by first making d
brine strong enough to bear i'm egg. 1t is
then boiled for half I'm hour, and, wher
quite cold, put into the jar. For every two
gallons of brine six wells are added ant
one lemon sliced. An ounce OF saltpetre
is also added to every two gallons.
They claim that rennet should always
be prepared ut least Two months before
using. - GernuntOtOH Telegraph.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

HANDLING CoLTs.-We often find in
agricultural papers, directions for " bit
ting colts, telling how to manage them
when old enough to break
| recollect my experience as II boy in
breaking three-year.old colts, that had
never been haltered, how they pitched me
over their heads, and reared and plunged
when first harnessed, and occasionally one
of them would turn out SO vicious us to be
worthless. Since l have been raising
colts, ] have adopted Il different plan and
have no trouble with them. As soon as
IL colt is ten days old | put a halter on ii
for in hour or Two. | have the tie rein of
the halter fastened to the head stall with
IA snap, and when | turn the colt loose,
leave the head stall on. BY the time the
colt has worn the halter two or three days
and been tied Il few times, he is ready to
learn to lead. So when | am going to
drive the mother,I tie the colt to the hame
necessary the first time or two the mare is
driven, and then you will have no more
trouble. | always treat my colt kindly,
feed and pet it II little and never have any
trouble to catch it. have FLY now two
years old whose mother could never be
caught in the pasture without great
trouble, but she is poefectly kind, can be
caught in the pasture anywhere, and you
can tie her to the wagon and lead her any
where you choose. We accustom our
colts to the saddle and harness when
young, and when old enough to work we
have only to hitch them up and 90 at it,as
there is no breaking to be done. | would
never allow colt to be II month old until
it was taught TO Lead Waldo, in Ohio
Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

ToMAToEs.-In field culture tomatoes
IRE rarely if ever staked, says the Gar
dener'S Monthly. The plants lie on the
ground and take care of themselves. 1t
probably would not pay for the extra ex-
pense of stalking In such cases, rs the
stakes would be in the way of the horse
noe and demand much more hand labor
to keep the weeds down. Yet we are not
sure but that some plan Of stalking would
be profitable for all this extra labor; for
the tomatoes are much more abundant
and of better flavor when staked than
when suffered to ramble over the ground
For garden culture there is no doubt about
its being the most profitable plan, and ii
becomes a question as to what is the best
way of doing the thing. Ia our own case
we use stout branches that have numerous
snags on, and which help to support the
immense weight of fruit which our plants
always bear. Others use long trelis
s!opng and meeting at the top of II section
which looks like an inverted V D, but
the cool air so much shaded soil induces i:
not favorable TO the best results in tomato
growing, as the tomato rejoces in warn
ground. Some take pains to make neal
upright trellises and train and prune The
plants, making pretty garden picture a
well as producing capital results for the
kitchen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

Here is II plan for the amelioration of
the condition of our down-troddcn, SUI.
furing farmers, which comes from the
fertile brain Of Bro. Hosk;ns, whose brain
and pen are ever active in the interests OF
the farmer. 1t may work well, we can t
say it won't, bat it wolll be rather lively
b lsiness for the mower and horse rake in
laying time,
We never much liked this company
business; we would rather borrow anG
lend, and hat is bad enough. People so
differ in their ways, it would sometimes be
hard 10 settle who is the scalawag:"
What costly instruments we must have
let US buy for cash, and as much rs may
be in partnership, and let us see if We
cannot use partnership property hon
estly and carefully enough too make it
profitable. 1t is only honest and careful
men whom we can afford TO Join in such
purchases. One scalawag will burst up
tie whole thing. Let us have some sound
rules as to the use of company implements,
and live up to them. Don't keep them
idle when another is waiting for them. ii
one is broken, have it repaired at once
And when the season of use is over, don I
allow everybody S business to be nobody
business; but clean, polish, oil and paint
and put safely away till the next season
Why cannot we be us careful and proud Of
the company harvester rs tiremen are OIL
their engine?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

We have asserted. probably twenty
times, our firm belief that the quantity OIL
good butter male in Vermont was gener-
ally under estimated and quoted, and
below we print bit of testimony from L
+. Jameson. E.q, printed in the New
York Examiner and CAronicle, to the same
effect
1t is desirable that the dairyman Shall
make II = Cd article, and get it to the
co I-um"r in good condition. 1t is leSira-
b that commission merchants be ski,llul
le>men, M Ike honest returns to their
customers, and handle goods intrusted to
them iudciously. 1t butter is to be kept,
II clean, cool room is necessary, and il
butter comes in the Vermont spruce tub it
should be filled to he surface OF the butter
with clear, sr,ng BRINE, and cloth bt
spread ON it, surface and upon the cloth Il
layer of nice dairy salt.
A friend OF nine sent II large lot OF
butter 10 Providence, Rhode Island, and
DIES red ii top price 1t was not sold, Aitel
a lew weeks waiting he went to II tend to
it, and found his butter in IL cellar where
coal and other merchandise was stored
and The tubs backrned and begrimed by
Coal dust, but in the cool cellar the bulte
was in good condition. He brushed An,
sandphpered the tubs until they wer,
white and clean. lie had the cloth tina
was upon the surface Of the butter washe,
and replaced and powdered over with nc
salt, then he sold it to the grucers in small
lots ut perfectly satisfactory prices. IN,
thus made very remuneralive "Trip. Tn,
farmers do not make AS much poor butte
as is sold in that grade.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

FEEDING Hoes IN SUMNIER.-EdS. Farm.
err In writing upon this subject ~ould
not advise feeding wholly upon grain, fol
the hog is Il grass-eating animal and it is
doing violence to its nature TO keep il
wholly upon concentrated food. Many Of
the ills that swine flesh is heir TO, think
are caused by neglecting TO feed sufficient
tibrous food. Hogs should have Il good
clover pasture in summer, and | have
found forty per cent difference in favor q
clover AMI corn over the corn alone. Il
hogs are on pasture they should get, also
u constant ration OF grain, Grain will
here produce much greater results thar
when fed alone. Hogs should be pushed
through the summer with the most liberia
feeding, so that they may make Il constan
and rapid growth and reach marketable
weight for early market. | have turnec
siXty-one head of hogs on clover the first
day of May,that averaged one hundred ant
thirty pounds, and am feeding four bushels
of corn per day. shall weigh my hog
every four weeks and find what per cen
clover is worth to them. Hogs are wortl
three cents per pound and corn thirty
cents per bushel, SO there is one cent fol
hogs and ten cents for corn will repor
to you when done feeding GeOrg
Heint?, IN Ohio Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

The " law of Inheritance" about which
so much has been said in works on breed
ing, is well defined us that law by which
individuals invariably, to II certain extent
Mt least, transmit their forms and peculiar
itcs to their offspring. While the exist
ence of such law is doubted by some
psychologists, it is yet well supported by
all the facts of the science, though no one
has been able to define which are the fac
ulties transmitted by the male and female
parents, respectively, to their offspring.
The cob of Indian corn draws largely in
its growth upon the potash of the soil the
average amount which it contains (carbo-
nate of potnsh) being about seven pounds
and half in the hundred, or twice as
much rs is found in the ash of the willow,
the richest of all woods in potash. If it
were practicable to procure and remove
the potash from all the cobs of Indian corn
grown in the United States annually, it
would make good-sized mountain of
alkal,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

The New York Times, in its issue of
May 18th, printed reports on crops and
their roducts, selected from over one
thousand reports and embracing thirty
five states and one territory. These re-
ports are the basis of an editorial synopsis
as follows:
In he case Of all the larger states, ad
vices have been received from several
correspondents so stationed as to best
cover the geographical area and most
fertile sections of the state. These reports
ill twenty two columns of this mornings
j sue Of the Times. 1t is'impossible to sum
up in a general statement the results OF
this canvass, because of the material
variance in the crop prospects at different
points. The varying tone and marked
local coloring of the reports, indicating
careful study of the situation at each point,
is one of the best possible evidences of
their faithfulness. 1t may be said, how
ever, that while there is no such universal
promise of overlooking harvests as was
reported year ago, resulting from the
exceptionally early spring of 1878, there
are satisfactory indications of nslverage
product in most sections and of most crops,
while in the case of some staples an III
crease is expected. The general character
istics of the season have been everywhere
the same. A cold and late spring was fol-
lowed by a severe drought from which
crops had begun TO suffer seriously, when
the rains of last week brought the needed
relief. The lateness of the season was not
without some compromising advantages.
Had the seed been sown early, the dryness
of the first two weeks in May would have
hindered its termination, and thin and
uneven growth would necessarily have
resulted. The favorable weather succeed.
ing the rains has caused all kinds of vege-
tatlon 10 push forward rapidly, until now
they are in state of advancement eqnal
to that of an ordinary year. The wheat
and corn crop of The western and north
western states will surpass that of last
year, should the later season prove favor
able. The condition of the fruit crop in
New England and the middle states is one
of unusual promise, but in many sections
of the south and west the trees have been
injured by The cold winter or late fross
The crop of oats. rye and barley will not
be above the average. The hay crop will
BIO laIge, exc, pit IN some limited areas
indicated in The dispatches. The cotton
crop will be larger than usual, notwitn-
Standing The uniavorable weather, owing
to the II u Of The recent Increase in prices
in extending the acreage in most of the
southern status S. Farmers everywhere have
planted more potatoes than usual. and
vigorous measures will be taken to protect
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

them from the ravages of the Colorado
beetle. which has already appeared in
threatening numbers in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Kentucky, Ohio, and some
other states. Tobacco is being more large
ly cultivated by the farmers of .Massachu
sets and Connecticut. In Massachusetts
and New Hampshire the sugar beet indus
try is receiving considerable attention,
and sorghum has come into favor in many
sections of the south and west. Thousands
of acres of new land have been opened up
and put under cultivation in Michigan
Nebraska and Texas during the presenl
year. The population of Nebraska ha,
increased sixty thousand by immigration
Many farmers in the northwestern state,
are engaging in stock raising TO a larger
extent than in previous years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

Why don't some enterprising farmer 60
hunting that Canadian nuisance of Il
weather prophet, Vennor, with double
barrelrd shot gun? He is getting past the
point where fUl bearance is virtue. Not
content with giving us n late spring. be
figured out the heavy lrosts of last week
which made the beans. early potatoes, and
such garden truck look sick. and they
were severe lhruue hout the state. If 1t
is not checked soon and taught that i. is
not safe fooiing round with the farmers
interest in this way, there no telling IL
what mischievous eccentricities he may al
length come
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

WEEDS IN RooT CROPs.-The great
drawback in raising such roots as turnips,
beets, carrots. etc., is the labor of clearing
out the weeds in the rows. Too many
have permitted them to grow several
inches, reducing the crop and greatly
multiplying the labor. Hence the import
ance of thoroughly clean ground. Those
who intend to plant crops that require
putting in early, will have to take such
land as they have already prepared; but
for turnips, the soil may be repeatedly
stirred with plough and harrow for several
weeks to come, destroying many of th'
young weeds as fast rs they reach thu
surface; and this will afford good oppor
unity to apply and intermix manure. The
labor thus expended in destroying weed
will be repaid in the fine condition whcl
is given to the ground.-Coantry Gentle
man.