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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-25
37M,E2TcI NAL.
SWO)lIV VlDENCE:,
The .ottowIns cure is: probably the most re-
nnarkabie over ofeetod by any medical
preparation for the sreatren.
of ceSerrt1:

G;ntt,nen.-I hereby certify that have had Cntsrr
terrible I T H.Ss sr r%1Etisy art deaf bad
spells. weak and painful eyes. swollen aud nIceratcd
onsils hard ANIL Constant eough severe pain across
head scic, Al the Time. Tho matter accumulated SO
rapidly in my head and i tsTess thes sogId not kseG
You'd ,en have resoare 70 every fnssns IN my power
% disodge the from throat and head bef0re
sSe Ses 80 sssn RfsSa
WITH drfdcrity swallow Gaelly consulted eminent
surgeon in regard 70 ~ opfrAtioS on them but ct his
uleers:in in my throat caueed by tho poisonous mat
ter dropping down nom my head had SO irriiatsd and
nnGmcdly lungs that couzasd inessssntly.. eesr.
efcets OF this disease, that Host pale
every symptom Of az early death by eonsntnp
ago, began tho nse of SASRoRD,s RADICAL
CURK FoR CaTAREII; After using the frst bottle be-
gan to e & n Il @ be- sesca or 5S
seemed gradually to arrest the clschnry"s. soprFi
my cough tsrss ddvs. Byusing tt as garxic
reduced inflammation d sweiIIng Il my ionsIls.
so that they soon coassd to trouble The
my chest disappeared the buZEirg noises IN
head ocsscd, my OF seeing and crhearinG
had reduced TO the Ycre OF the Disappeared
by the OF SANFoEp's RAoIcAL CUEE foR Gaia ERI.
have seen great deal slering from CatsFfh, mud
hoR3 10 convince mnny that this Is great remedy,
familiar with the treatmeEt OF CstnrTh as pTac-
eminent about my case. have used every kad
OF remedy ind Rppnratud that have appeGrod during
period past and have. wlS following their
no relief or orencourngemcntfrom any OF thcm.
BosroS. Feb :s, 1875. GEo. T. DINeaIOItE.
SUFFOLK, ss Fzn. q. 1s55.
Then personally sprcared the Pa!d George +. Dins-
more, sd made oath Ehst To foregoing statement by
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-25
GRAND GROwNING TRIUMPH!
TEE

Mc1dHie DArGcnt and q Dipione dhonneur,
Together with n speciai aia:srtifoate of Merit to
jacob ross, Superintendent Of the Stien Factory.
for hio <reefdirarJ okilI Gi.plSye cd m every part
of thoir construction The whole forming Grand
Award higher By tnT than that OF any other a mer
lean Exhibit and dcruoustrS,tE E be Tond doubt :hc
imrnense euperiO5;.y of the s:iel! instruments.
The "' Stief" combines ovory quality necessary
for por rtcctiOa ia Piano. Its rich, grand, mellow
aud po erful toae has never been exceI!ed by any
otter Instrument. Especially 10 tho treble doos
the Steff Fieno shov ita EupGFiority over all
othera. by the he!SIike ciosrnee-. cweetneos and
pEirg qua iity CT tone, which iond 20 il inest
ma5!c charm. For quickress OF rosPonsn to tho
ger aud even OF touch throug bout the entire
scale, faul;oss action. unsurpassed durability and
Artis.ic Lh. this Piano ho justy enrreda world
wide reputation.
SECOND HAND PIANOS of all makers con-
stantIy in stock, At from S75 to s 300.
Sole agent for the Southern States OF the Pelou-
bot, P=lton Il Co. and other makes of ORGANS.
Catalogues of Pianos or Organs sent on nPPlica-
tiou. Address,
CHAS. VI. STIEFF.
No. North Liberty Street,
Decornber Il. 1873 Baltimore, Md.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-25

6rF7oLK, rs. EFEB. o. 1873.
Then personally sppeared the pa!d George +. Dirs-
more made oath Ihst tho foregoing statement by
him srbscrl6cd Is t:nc. Dcforc me-.
SETH j. THOMAS. Justice of the Pe.cs.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-25
GM O z q
a SLACKSsELi'S
~ DURHAM E3
TOB ACCO
Japuary7, lS79-tApl6.
ROOFING AND SCOUTING

NONE lower than the lowest, at.
II June H. JOS. II. EAS7ERDAY'S
TOFFEE Mills, spitsoons. Molasses Cans, Jelly
" Cake Pans, Plates, Z do. tne Tea and
with and without Plates; Tea Csnisters. Porcelain
Lined Stew Pans, Blanc Mango Moulds. and
everything in my line can be found at the Old and
Reliable Tin and Stove House of
June IL. 1875. JOS. H. EASTERDA1.
II CAN make money faster st work for Us than
~ at any thing else Capital not required; We
industrious. Men. women. boys and girls " ted
everywhere to work for Nov Is the time
Costly outfit and terms FREQ. Address TRUE Co,
August. Maine.
Apri! ., ls1S-ly
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-25

RsAD THIs.-Wishing to close out my
winter stock, sm now selling very low for
cash. Special bargains in Hosiery, Ham.
burgs and Corsets. Dress Goods al al
WoTsteG articles at Cost, until 5z-ca -;
Mrs 8. II. ARSiEszkoUT.
Jan. 21st. 1879.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-25

dsys add Saturdays. All other trains daily except
SundRy.
January 7, 1879.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-25
s17l :
VICTGRIOUS!
TRIUMPRANT!

Centeu Disl Exposition, Exposition Univer,elie,
PHILA., 1876. PARIS, 1878.
TIME " steH" unrivailed Grand, Upright and
i Square Pianos. the recipients of more than
sixty frat pre- nIiums and q old and Silver Medals
including the Medal of Merit and Diploma of
Honor at the Centennial Exposition in 1876, have
achieved ntthe Ex position Universe Paris, ls7S
over all American and many foreign competitors,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-25

TIE TIDY HoUsEwIFE-The careful tidy
housewife. when she is giving her house its
spring cleaning, should bear in raird that
the dear Inmates of her house are more pre-
cious than houses, and that their systems
need cleansing by purifying the blood, regu-
isting the stomach and bowels to prevent and
oure the diseases arising from spring malaria
and miasma, aud she should know that there
is nothing that will do it so perfectly and
surely at Hop Bittsrs, the purest and beet OF
all medicines. See other column.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
The Best Drink for Laborers.

When you have any heavy work
to do, do not take either beer, cider
or spirits. by far the best drink is
thin oatmeal and water, with n little
sugar. The proportions are a quar-
ter of pound of oatmeal to two
quarts of water, according to the
heat of the day and your work and
thirst; it should be we'll boiled, and
then one ounce and half of brown
sugar added. If you find it thicker
than you like add three quarts Of
water. Before you drink it shake up
the oatmeal well through the liquid.
In summer drink this cold i'm win
ter hot. You will find IL not only
quenches thirst, but will give you
more strength and endurance than
any other drink. If you cannot boil
it you can take little oatmeal mix
ed with cold water and sugar, but
this Is not so good. Always boil it
If you can. II at any time you have
to make long day, as in harvest,
and cannot stop for meals, increase
the oatmeal to half a pound, or
even to three-quarters, and the water
to three quarts If you are likely to
be very thirsty. II you cannot get
oatmeal, wheat -four will do, but not
quite so well. For quencbing thirst,
few things are better than weak cof-
fec and little sugar. One ounce of
coffee and half an ounce of sugar
boiled in two quarts of water and
cooled, is n very thirst-quenching
drink. Cold tea has the same effect
but neither Is so supporting "a oat-
meal. Thin cocoa is also very re-
freshing and supporting likewise, but
is more expensive than oatmeal.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
The Future of 0rCharding.


Prom the Country Gentleman.
The future of orcharlng, Judging
from the past, will be this: Most Of
them for lack of care and attention
will bring their owners little or moth
ing, and these meagre returns will
increase the neglect. A few wise
and cntcrprising planters will pur-
sue the opposite course, and as com
mon fruit becomes cheap, they will
give increased carc-manurc and cul-
tivatc their trees, destroy insects,
thin and select, furnish only the fin
est specimens for market, and secure
n reputation by years Of perseverance.
They will never suffer for want Of n
ready and good market. The few
who thus secure the finest fruit, put
up i'll the most perfect order, will al
ways obtain purchasers, no matter
how abundant common or poor fruit
may be. This has actually been the
case in many instances which might
be cited.
The careless owner will let his OF
chard run to decay, and hc will OBJ
tain only knotty, worm-catcn, and
scabby apples, which will bring him
but small returns in market, or not
enough to pay for picking, packing
and conveyance.
Among the important means for
obtaining fine, attractive and high
priced specimens, is the practice of
thinning the fruit while young. At
this time, il is removed with rapidity
and case. The strength of the tree
goes with the remainder, and in gath.
cring the crop the labor of picking
oil all these supcrnumcrarics is en-.
tircly obyiatcd. This was all done
when they were small. If left on
the tree they not only exhaust its
strength, but they must bc all care
fully hand-pickcd, with three fold the
labor, and then all a. completely as
sorted, to gcd rid Of the many which
are un-alcablc.
Now is the time for this thinning.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
Weeds and Water in the Garden.

N..ks illustrated Naunly.
all weeds grow apacc,' is an
adagc as true as il is old. No one
can afford to raise weeds. II is Ear
cheaper to stir the ground frequently,
with n hoe or cultiyator, than 20 al
low weeds to grow, even a little.
Weed seeds are always ready to
grow. They come in with the ma
nurc or are blown in by the winds.
and, 10y few days neglect, will of.
ten get such n start rs materially to
injurc n crop. Frequent stirring Of
the ground not only prevents the
weeds from coming in, but promotes
the growth of the crop, and thus
every advantage is in favor of thor
ough cultivation.
Over all that broad stretch Of our
favored land where the rainfall is
abundant, the lack of water for vege.
tation is only occasionally expert.
cnccd, and consequently, like other
blessings which we freely enjoy, its
real value is not properly estimated.
Almost every season, and in every
part Of the country, there are short
times Of drought when a good and
convenient supply of water would be
Of great advantage, at least TO some
particular crop or crops in the gar
den. If it is possible to have the
garden supplied with water, it should
never be neglected. If no better
source is available, a good well, with
a pump and capacIous tanks for ten.
pering the water by the heat OF the
sun and air, will be found of great
service. A well would usually be
most convenient if situated near the
center Of the garden, but it may be
necessary or even advantageous
. sometimes TO locate it in some other
part Of the grounds. Wherever it is
located there should bc hose. or
/ pipes, or some other means by which
it can be delivered to any part Of
the ground.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
How 70 Care for Cows.

The cows must be treated with
kindness. They must not be driven
far nor fast TO or from pasture. When
stabbed they ought to be clean, com
Portable and fed with good, sound
and rich food. The cow is quiet
easy-going, luxurious living animal,
manufacturing her best products un-
der the most favorable circumstances,
and only from the best materials.
The milking must be regularly per.
formed, and absolute cleanliness is as
necessary with the COW as her food
and her care. With these properly
attended TO the milk and butter will
be pure and sweet.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
Preparing Land for Wheat.
p. cone.Ionaonl d connlry oentleman.

| Illinois Correspondent of Country Gentleman.
The successes which have attended
the culture Of winter wheat in the
black soil counties of Illinois since
1873, and my frequent notices Of IL
| in these columns, admonish me that
] should call the attention Of farmers
to the necessity Of summer iallow
of greater or less length, and that in
n long, dry and hot summer, the best,
/ if not the only insurance for next
years crop, is a deeper summer fall
low. For this latitude, and north
/ ward, June is the best month in
/ which to plow for wheat, and if not
the best month south OF $50 or 30 ,
1t is because conditions exist there
which northern whcat.growcrs know
nothing about. Land is plowcd in
June TO bury the heavy vegetable
/ growth and 10 give il time To rot, TO
allow of the soil to settle together,
and above all, to give an opportunity
/ for the buried vegetable matter, after
decomposition, to work up to the sur.
'hN'' tb'lN w N'lIblut WIN TIE sur
face mineral constituents Of the soil
and the atmosphere, and in that way
prepare food for the starting wheat
plant. This blowing should be deep,
governed by the character of the soil,
but the blowing just before seeding
should be not more than two or three
inches. Indeed, the main rcason for
summer fallow, and the explanation
of its success, is that the wheat plant
feeds near the surface, and in order
to get that food there in the right
state, the soil must be plowcd long
enough before seeding 10 allow the
plant food TO reach the surface and
combine with the atmospheric Gle.
mcnts. Strangers are surprised at
the magnificent fields of wheat now
to be seen in the black soil counties.
a state OF the crop which has adj
vanCcd the value, if not the price Of
these lands, 81 or s. an acre, and IL
Is for their pccunlary interest for
farmers TO so prepare for future crops
that there shall be no interruption 10
the generous wheat yield Tor the next
20 years. Perhaps the most unex-
pcctcd fact developed OF late years Is
that the lower the land is the better
for successful wheat crop, provided
only that the soil is well drained, or
that there is no standing water.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

Do NOT ovcrwork. This may
seem strange advice to give farmers,
but observation and experience show
it to be needed. Seed time and harvest
are cxacting, and their demands
must be met promptly. To allow
protest here is sure to tell in fear
ful accumulation of costs in the final
accounting. But there are better ways
to prevent this than by that unceasing
toll (which takes no account of hours
except rs night shuts of opportu-
nifty for work. 1t is true that the
"eight-hour system" cannot be applied
to farming, nor can any other which
rigidly demands a cessation of work
at given moment, whether the task
ia hand is completed or not, but rea-
son and common sense dictate that
"thcre are always plain limits to safe
endurance, and they must be observed, u,
or disaster will come" The ambi-
tious and economical farmer is strong
~ tempted, in these long summer
days, with work pressing at all points,
to do more work than lie can afford
to do. He not only fills the proper
working hours full of the hardest
and heaviest of labor, but robs the
sleeping hours of their just dues,
and inagurates physical decay which
must result in shortened life, and
causes mental depression and lassi-
tude which render him incapable of
that mental activity demanded in the
proper management OF the compli-
Gated affairs of farm. Take time
for sleep, and time for rcst-full,
complete, satisfactory rcst--and the
work will be done better, more easi-
ly, and more promptly, than when
body and mind are worn out and
dragged down by excessive manual
labor.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
1879. The PATRIOT. 1879.
Got Up a Club and Receive Your
Paper Free.

Tho DAILY PATRIOT will be sent by
mail 10 clubs al the following rates:
600 ~ COPY J,cr year g. a ,luh 4 hre
sa5e Isr cIy Ter yesr 70 olat & ten
s. % Tsr oaTy Iet year to- rluh Il iweuiy.
s1aa psr oTy prr year b. = tluii q thirty.
So fer caTy T'r year o. a club q fffy.
Ana oofy free for year 10 every osss Ia tie
psrsoH getting ~ he club. Proportional raies ior
raris q year
The WEEKLY PATRIOT will be sent by
mail at the following rates:
$40 Est Anuum i7r single copy.
$40 pef anuum per cary e. = onb q four.
81 - PEI anuum Tsr copy g. a oluh 4 eight
81 o. Iet anuurn per oaTy 70 a club oi fifteen.
SO lpst suuum rsr coy 70 = elut n thirty.
S1k' PEI anuun PEI copy ta = club of hny.
sofs ret auuum p'r coIp 60 a eluh q ons hundred.
Aud COPY FREE sor year n every CASE 70 ec,sr
~ u club
The cash must accompany all orders 20
insure attention. An money should he
sent by post Office order or registered
letter, otherwise it will be al the scnder's
risk. Address
PATRIOT PUHLIsHING Co,
Harrisburg, Pa.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
Gleanings.

The question of agriculture is the
worlds question.
If not already done, destroy the
nests OF the Canker worm in your
apple orchard now. Don't delay the
job.
Does IL pay is an important qucs-
tion, both commercially and agricul-
turally, and IL not, abandon what
don't pay.
Pinch of blackberry and rasp-
berry shoots, the laterals when two
feet long, the leaders when three
or four feet high.
Butter is very cheap and milk of
course not very valuable, but it is
cheaper to bring n calf up by hand
than to let him take the milk direct
from the COW.
Professor Cook, OF the Michigan
Agricultural College, from cxamina.
tions of the crops of birds, extend
ing through a long time and with
many species, gives 1t as his opinion
that nearly all our birds, not except.
ing robin, jay aud grackle, are the
farmers efficient aids and worthy his
fostering care.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

Now that harvest is here, and we
shall all be among the grain for a
week or two to come, let us make
careful observations as TO the effect Of
narrowing or cultivating wheat and
determine the worth of the practice
TO such an extent rs to help US de-
eide whether or not we will, when
sowing the next crop, try sowing
with only every other tube of the
drill, and then thoroughly cultivating,
both this fall and in the spring. For
ourselves we have already enough
faith in the practice 70 warrant us
in trying an acre or two in this way.
A correspondent of the Valley Spirit
tells Of measuring square yards of
two different lots In the same field,
and which had been treated precisely
alike, excepting that one had been
drilled in as usual and not cultivated,
while in the other, every alternate
tube of the drill had been stopped
up, making the rows of wheat double
width, and this had been cultivated.
Upon counting the heads in each
measured yard the uncultivated lot
numbered $50, while those in the
cultivated piece numbered 45s. The
heads in the cultivated lot averaged
seventeen-fortieths of an inch larger
than those in the uncultivated lot,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

IMMENSE quantities OF potatoes
are already being shipped to the
Northern markets from Virginia.
Norfolk sent nineteen thousand bar
rels to New York alone on Saturday.
This is fair indication of what is
to come. The high prices of last
year stimulated the planting of this
spring to wonderful degree, and by
the time the general crop is harvest
ed prices will be as far below fair
and remunerative average as last
year they were above.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
Hay Teiders.


lfaH iG' Nuf.l
In the Northern States where the
weather at haying time is liable to bc
uncertain the tcddcr has come 10 be
very generally used for the purpose
of shaking up and rcsprcadlug the
hay. Should rain ovcrtakc the hay
before it is put into cocks it is a use
ful and convenient means by which
10 lit the hay from the ground and
lay it down again lightly thus allow
ing free circulation of air under it.
If the rain follows Immediately after
cutting no great harm results, as the
water cannot be absorbed by the
grass, which is full OF juice In this
condition il can lie on the spread and
bc safe. Had it been dried or partly
dried when the rain fell upon il the
case would have been different. With
fair weather and the tcddcr, n few
hours will suffice to draw oil the
outside water and relieve the hay Of
much OF its inside moisture.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
Care Of the Land.

From Ha-Trr'' Weekly.
The care of our land has become
one Of the chiefest questions Of the
time. If we are to pour out upon Eu-
rope nearly two hundred bushels OF
wheat annually, besides host OF
rare inventions-locks, guns, manu-.
features, provisions, cotton-thc pres.
ervation of the powers Of the soil
must be the foundation of our soc.
cess. But here our inventive genius
has apparently abandoned us. We
have forgotten to apply our intelli.
gencc to agriculture. The waste OF
land in all sections OF the country
has been without n parallel. The
Eastern States are abandoned by
their young men for the tempting
fertility OF the West; yet It Is posi-.
ble that industry and economy might
make the lands of Massachusetts, and
Connecticut ms profitable at least as
the sands of Belgium and the heaths
of Sussex. They have the advantage
of great manufacturing market. and
the protection of an easy access.
Virginia and Georgia may yet be re.
claimed. Wealth must return te the
Genesee valley, and the decay of ma.
ture must he checked in its westward
stride.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

A CORRESPONDENT of the Connect
cut Farmer, in denouncing the des.
truction of birds and their nests,
says that he does mot object to the
destruction of hawks or crows" We
can say no good word for the hawks,
but must protest against the killing
of crows. The only mischief they
can be justly charged with is the
pulling of corn in the spring, and
this may be easily and entirely pre-.
vented by sowing peck or so OF
the refuse kernels from the ends OF
the ears used for seed, broadcast over
the field. Mr.. Crow will hunt hours
for one of these before he will at
tempt to pull stalk, and while he is
hunting he will "gobbIe" cut worms,
wire worms and other destructive
pests, many times more than enough
to compensate for the trouble you
have taken.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
Cultivation Of Beans.

A correspondent of the Practical
Farmer goes into this subject some
what in detail. We have not room
for his entire article. but give his
best points in the following extracts 4:
like the wheat drill to SOW with. as
it puts them in regularly and rapidly,
but use every third drill so a. to have
them vide enough to cultivate. Guilt.
vatiOn should begin as soon a. they are
fairly up, and two workings will be suf
ticlent usually, as the beans will soon
cover ground so that the weeds cannot
grow. find the first week in June the
best time TO plant, although little
earlier or later will answer. planted
the 2Sth Of June last year where had
cut wheat two days before, and it was
the best crop had. Where ii is the
intention to SOW wheat after clover, a
crop of clover may be cut for hay. and
the stubble plowed and put in beans,
which will ripen before il is time TO sow
wheat, and the land will be in better
condition for the wheat crop than IL
would be il allowed to lie fallow. Ny
neighbor and myself have sowed more
or less wheat on bean land each year
for four years, with gratifying success =
We thresh altogether by tramp.
ing with horses; all that il necessary
ia to keep the barn floor we'll covered,
so that the horses will not split the
beans, and when they are perfectly dry
they can be threshed easily and rap.
idly.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

AMONG the competitors for the prizes
offered by ID. X. Bliss 10 Sons tor the
largest yield OF wheat from single
county, Col, who i reported as having
gained n crop OF I9l pounds, or l3 Is
bushels. els.-Erchangs.
We know nothing of the method
of cultivation adopted by Mr.. Crog.
gins, but we venture to guess that
the wheat was sown in rows wide
enough apart to permit tue use of
the cultivator, and that the cultivator
was freely used.