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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08
number.

IT is with extreme regret that We
learn of the failure of Land and
Home, a farm journal whose advent
in the agricultural periodical world
we announced less than q year ago.
In mentioning its demise We would
very much like to quote
"rhc good die young"
if it were not for fear that some of
our old and substantial contemporar-
les would feel themselves called upon
though never so unwarrantably-
to think that to them we apply
"Bnt those whose ives are dry as Summer. dust
Burn to the socket
The publishers assign slack of
capital" as their reason for the fail
ure, and it must have been this, for
really we could discern no slack" in
the paper itself. Its corps of writers
were of the very cream of the coun-
try. 1t was conducted with surpris-
ing originality and ability. It's me-
chanical execution was simply per-
feet. For his financial losses we ten
der our condolences to its enterpris-
ing editor and publisher, Mr.. Libby,
but out chief regrets go to its read.
ers, who are the chief losers.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

In the fourth period the three lots
of pigs were fed on corn meal alone,
and gained nearly 23 pounds on 100
of grain. If we consider how mach
material is annually thrown away in
the cobs of the vast corn crops Of
this country, the highly favorable
showing for cob meal in these exper-
iments acquires new significance.
Almost as good results as these were
obtained by a Farmers Club CON-
mittee in Connecticut In some feed
ing experiments that were continued
n little over two months 100 pounds
of corn meal yielding % pounds of
increase, and 100 pounds of corn-and-
cob meal 2l.6 pounds; a lot of pigs
that were ut the same time fed with
whole corn produced but 1875 pounds
on 100 of grain. Mr.. Sanborn's pigs
had a better ration in the additional
milk, and therefore thrived better
than the Connecticut pigs.
About ten years ago DIR. Miles per-
formed a series of experiments on
feeding corn meal alone to pigs, and
in five series of experiments, each ex-
tending through three or four periods
of growth, the average increase on
100 pounds of meal was %, 2I.1, ,20.7,
1913 and 22 pounds respectively. II
Is interesting to see how the increase
in weight that can be produced by a
pig on corn meal diet runs up to
about the same figure in all these ex-
periments. The better results obtain
ed by Mr.. Sanborn with corn meal
and milk, especially In the early
stages of growth, simply confirm
what everybody knows that exclu-
sive corn meal feeding is not the
most judicious feeding. In a series
of experiments by Lawes and Gil.
bert, made several years ago, the
pigs that were confined to corn meal
became diseased, as shown by swell
ings on the neck but by allowing
them to have rs much as they want
cd of mixture of fine coal ashes,
salt and bone meal, they were cured,
and at the termination of the expert.
ment one of these pigs. gave the
finest carcass out of the whole lot of
43. In these experiments, with pigs
of common breed, the following re.
suits, among others, were obtained,
including some of the poorest, and
the best
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
RIarL,R TrANs oT corNT--Fourth Mondays q Jan.
usry, April, AuFust aud November.

President IriKs--IIon. Cnss 4. MAvEE. Lptk Haven
Additional Law Jaige--Hun. JoHS II. oAYis. Belle
frnte
AssOcialr Iudrcs-ti@:.= sGNuTt France, ions bIvEN
Prnihauotary--I. Cstus HARM
Register OF lis AHd Clk of o. C--E ". nrHcnTtELb
Reoorsler oI Deeds kr..--WfLtIAx A. TOBIAS
District Aituiney-DAyih 4. FdETNIT.
Eh,ria--IuHa sPAN.tIH.
Tfrasur~r--iiESEy fEsEIcE
County SnFseyat--IssIrH pEyLINs.
Corons IL iasfrH ADAMS.
County CafnmissioHefs-ANBETN GKEaa, GIo. sWAB.
Jseoh DuSELI.
Clerk e. County Coinnissionars-fiESET BfrE.
Attorney o. County Conimissionsfs--C. VI. BouEE-
ianiiar of the Cont Hons~--EAsTAiE GALHHAITH.
County Auitors--lsaEs T. rTEwaET, GnoAgI X. VIII
tItNs. TH0zAs II. l,NisoS.
Jury C0fnissianrTt--IoHN SHANNON Dawn W ktiNT-
Superintendent Of Public >cbo5is-PToi iiESHI METtE-
Noiaries fuhiic--EvkN VI. BLAScHAKD, W. W. PoTTEh,
r. {. CHusEnaS. TeiiefouiH.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

THE value of yard-manure depends
on great many different circum-
stanccs,--on the kind of food with
which the animals are fed; whether
1t Is left exposed to the action of the
weather, its goodness evaporated by
the action of the sIn and winds, or
washed away by falling rains; wheth-
er the liquid portions are saved by
the use of absorbents which become
the medium for conveying It to the
fields; and whether means are taken
to increase the quality as we'll as the
quantity.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08


MEssRs. III. j. BAKER Il BRo., of
New York, send us their circular of
Forrester's complete manures, and
call our attention particularly to that
made expressly for the potato crop.
While we believe that no chemical
fertilizers can ever be used success
fully as substitutes for well-made and
well-kept stable manure, from prop
erly fed animals, we do think that
this, used as land manure, may be
proftably supplemented, in many cases,
by these, as special crop manures.
There is but little danger of our
manuring too much, If we use all the
stable manure we can make, and add
all the special fertilizers we can afford
to buy. Among the palpable advan-
tages to be gained by the use of good
commercial fertilizers would be alb
sence of weed seeds; economy OF
transportation and application, by
reason of their concentrated strength ;
and prompt returns, because, being
finely ground and in soluble form,
they are Immediately available. The
subject In well worthy the attention Of
progressive farmers, and is receiving
It very largely. Possibly we shall
make some experiments In this direc-
tion during the coming season, and If
so, will give the DEMOCRATS readers
the benefit Of them.
Since writing the above paragraph,
the American Agricuitarist for April
has appeared, devoting nearly one
page TO . very interesting tabulated
statement OF the results of field ex-
periments with fertilizers In 1878 and
1879, and the remainder OF this page
and the whole of another in explain
ing the details of continuation Of
these experiments for the coming
year. These experiments were begun
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

THIS matter of reclaiming worn
out lands is not explained In sem
tence, under all circumstances, but
when n man wants to bring up his
land without manure, you can tell
him the best way In these two words,
'ssow clover" He can't sow 1t amiss !;
besides, 1t IL the cheapest manure to
be had even ut ten dollars O bushel
for seed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

Coal ashes are good for cold, hard
clay or loan land, and there Is no
better mulching for young trees aud
shrubbery for retaining moisture and
repelling insects. They benefit the
land bot are rather drying to light
land when mixed in quantities with
the soil.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

] challenge any man to show that
farmer who has plenty of early cut hay.
and will give his cows all they will eat,
can get in return one extra dollars
worth OF butter, by feeding them 100
lbs. of meal.-Cor. Of Conn. Farmer.
That is challenge which it seems
to us should receive some attention
from butter-making farmers. With
butter at thirty-three cents per pound
and We notice it quoted at that fig
ure in the same paper from which we
cut this paragraph-it would require
but three pounds to get the dollar
out of the corn meal. 1t seems to
us that cow whose feed is only hay
and meal should be able to take more
than one pound OF butter from thirty
three pounds of meal.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08
FITS, EPILEPSY,
OR
FALLING SICKNESS

DERMANENTLY CURED--No
n Humhug-hy ese mengh's usage Of o.. ooa-
isrd's ceiebrsted lafaiihie FL Powders. To cen
Coz them will send them BY mail. Fkin FREf
fxsk Box. - Dr. Uoalard Il The oHy physician that
bss made this disease special atuds. and a. %
81 by the usa of thnne FownHns, waaA GUARANTEE
FrHNaNEsf cure .----y case. uK snfusD req "a
moHHr axpHsBEn. All sufferers should give tileNe
live poeera
Price, for larEe box, 1soo OF boxes Dor sieoo sent
By nail - an part of the uallea Stasee Canada On
RECEIPT af price, of b express G. o. D. Aadress
ASH s ROBBINS,
at-fy. SO fulton Street, nFpoklyns =. \.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

A LII sufferers from this disease
~ that are anxieus 10 be cured should try IA
KIssNER'S CELEBRATED C0NsuNPTINE Pow
DEEs. These Powders The only preparation kuovn
that will cure CONSUMPTION aud al diseAses q the
THHaAT ksp LpSes-indeed, strong Il our faith in
them, and aiso 20 convince you that they hum
hnn vili forward every sufferer By mall, past
paid. THEE TaIAL Box.
We don't want year money HHsil yon perfectly
satisfied o their curative poaer " youf life l. worth
saving don't delay In giving these P0spERs tftAl,
they will surely cure you.
Prloe for large bon. saoo scot 10 auy part of the
United States Canada by mall reccips Of price.
Address,
ASH & ROBBINS,
4l-Iy 30 Faltca Street, Brooklyn, NY.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

WE should think that seven cents
per pound ought to purchase nails
which would hold together long
enough to be driven through some
thing thicker and harder than an inch
pine board, but it seems we are mis-
taken. Last week we were trying to
utilize some old split rails, by max
ing some of the SOLVER Patent
Fence" noticed in our issue of Feb
ruary 26, and new nails, purchased
for the purpose, and some of them as
large as 20d, flew to bits as though
they were cast iron. We partially
obviated the difficulty by keeping an
old fruit can filled with oil at hand,
and dipping each nail in this before
attempting to drive it. Nail-makers
get price enough now TO warrant
them in using something better than
cinder as the base of their manufac-
lures.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

THE DEMOCRAT acknowledges the
receipt, by mail, of small package
of choice plants from Mr.. j. I. Low
EFT, Little Silver, Monmouth county,
Nj Among them are the Sharp
less Strawberry and Cuthbert Rasp-
berry, regarding which so many good
things are being said by eminent
horticulturists. Mr.. Lovett's method
of packing plants for shipment by
mail, in damp moss and oiled paper,
seems to be as near perfect as may
be, as, after their long trip, ours
arrived in as good condition as though
they had been just taken out of the
ground.
Mr.. Joseph Harris, of Rochester,
MY, has also placed us under obliga-
tions for a package of his well-known
"Moreton Farm" seeds. We have
already had occasion to speak of the
good qualities of Mr.. Harris seeds,
which we have heretofore proven, by
personal use, TO be always fresh and
reliable.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08
Extracts and Comments.

However we may esteem other fruits,
the apple is the main reliance in late
winter or early spring. as there is little
else in the way of fresh fruits. For
cooking, no fruit ia equal to the apple,
which is susceptible of being served in
great variety of acceptable forms
american Aqricvih0ist.
Do not fail to set out few GOOD
trees this spring, or graft some of
the ''natural fruit" standing about
in out of the way places with scions
procured from some tree which you
know to be of disirable variety.
We will never have too much good
fruit.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

BEFORE the raspberries begin to
leave out be sure and clear out the
old dead stalks that fruited last year.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

IT has been proved repeatedly,
that one acre Of good green fodder
will feed two cows through the sum-
mer.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

Erery farmer ia his annual experience
discorers something Of pdtue. Write IL and
send Il TO the "Agricutturat Editor Of the
DEMOCRAT, Beiiefonte, Penn'a," that other
farmers may hare the benefit Of IL. Let
communications De timely, and BE- sure that
they are brief and ,csii pointed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

EFie Mall Mesi, NIaFafA Expfess West. Lock HaFth
Accommodation West. ard Day Exrre~s Essi. make
close connections AZ Northumberland With l. B. X
II. trAlns for Wilkesiarte aud Scranton.
Erie Mail West. Niagara Expires Wet, and Ere
Express " est and Lock Haven Accommodation Wet,
make cl"~e connection At WilIiamfpoft vita n. c. "
". trains north.
Erie Mail West, Niagara Express West, and psy
Express East, make Close connection af Lock Haven
With n. 4. " z. r. trains
Erie Mail East and West connect az Erie with trains
on L. $. ". : X r. at CORY with o. c. a A. '. "
r., at Emporium vtth D. n. Y. P. II. r. sni At
DFfftNood with A. F.RK
Parior cars uti run between Philadelphia and
Willisnsrort Niagara Express wess. Erie Express
West. Phiiadeiphia Expr-ss East aud Day kSTrest
East and sunday Express East. Sleeping on All
night traias. W.. A. BaLHwtx.
1;en1 Superintendent
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

THE TEST OF THE NATIONAL WELFARE IL THE INrELLI-
GEScE AND PROSPERITY OF IHE FARMER.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

.AdRTGJLEJRAL. "a
NEWS, FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-07-17
WANT ANOTHER HEARING.

1t Is undcniabe that in the La Sale county
republican convention in May last-a conven-
ton mainly called to appoint delegates to the
republican state convention-there was a good
Geal OF "shenanigan" in the matter and man
ner of appointing delegates to the district con,
gresslonal convention. A hasty canvass had
been made by the various congressional aspI-
rants, it is true and most o: the delegates came
in with instructions on that subject, but it is
well known that in several instances the in
Istruclions thus given were disrcgarded by the
delegates, and the voice of the county, though
never so honestly gwen in the caucuses, was
in fact disregarded and rcpudiatcd N the ex-
preston made by the convention of its choice
for congressman.
Under the circumstances we understand, a
movement is in embryo to insist that the re.
publican county convention called to meet a
few weeks hence shall reopen the congress.
slonal question with a view to getting at a
more deliberate and honest expression of the
voice of the county IN that behalf Exactly in
what way it is to be brought up we are not adj,
viscd, but there is no question something will
be done, and there is possibly some fun ahead.
The absolute justice of something Of the
kind is indeed insisted on from the fact that
by the action of the Chicago convention on the
unit rule question the whole situation has
been changed since the May convention. II
is at least agreed on all hands that IN that
convention within fraction of onchalf Of the
delegates were in favor of Bushnell for congress,
while another squad favored Hayes and anoth.
er Cullen. BY a union of the Hayes and Cullen
squads the delegation to The congressional
convention were 10y nominal majority de
clared to belong TO Cullen, on the unit rule
principle that the potent one delegate who con
stituted the majority Of the convention constl.
tuted the whole convention-was the convon.
uonal unit, and his voice was the unanimous
voice of the body. Now the Chicago conven.
tion, speaking Gr cdthedra for the whole party,
explodes this idea as pcrnicious fiction, and
declares that the voice OF every individual
town in county convention, Ike evgrv n3i.
vidual county or congressional district IN a
state convention, shall have its full force and
weight in the higher convention 70 which il
appoints delegates in utter disregard # the
unit principle. BY that decision Of course
Mr. Bushnell is entitled to nj least hall the
delegates TO the republican congressional con-
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-07-17
RATHER GREASY .
lcsSncss !

a ridiculous and abortlve story was attempt,
ed to be started by the Chicago Tr{5Uhta week
ago that at some time or other IN the dim past
Gen. Hancock had been concerned in some
joint stock operation in the oil region OF Penn.
sylvania which turned outa swindlc and many
honest people lost money thereby, While the
story was easily and promptly shown to be
without the remOtest foundation so far as Gen
Hancock was concerned, its inventors perhaps
little imagined what dangerous ground they
were treadng upon, and that in point of fac,
the story only needed n change of names equal
to the substitution of Gen. Gartleld's name tor
that of Gen. Hancock to make it a solemn and
most damaging fact The Chicago Times OF
yesterday gives the details OF IA huge OIL SWIM
die engineered by Gen. Garfield in Chicago in
| 1856, whereby numbers Of Chicago people
were roundly, shamefully and barefacedly
swindled. Gen.' Garfield, according to this
story, of which names, dates and other minu
itiae are given in the Times, came to Chicago
IN 1856 and pretended to be the owner of rlcl
oil lands, with several flowing wells, some
where in Ohio, and remaining in the city and
preaching ana exhorting among his Cambel
ite brethren several weeks, finally roped then
into heavy purchase of stock In the "Venan
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-07-17
ORGANIZE! ORGANIZE!

The one essential thing to secure a full dem
ocratic vote in this county, and such II vote
means majority, IS organization. Every town
must have Its Democratic Club, and that club
must have a list showing the name and resi-
dence Of every voter and how he is likely to
vote, and must provide means to get every
Democratic voter to the polls on election day,
This is organization, and Is essentially the
plan proposed by the State Central Committee
with the addition representation by the town
clubs in county clubs, and dintcrcommunicauon
of the whole with the State Central Committee
Our democratic friends throughout the
county, we have reason to believe, are not
wholly ncglcctful ofthis important matter, but
IN many towns there is altogether too much in.
difference and sluggishness. There will be no
room for such complaint, let them rest assured
against their republican opponents. La Sale
county has been democratic for years and we
have been beaten hitherto more by the superior
organization of the republicans than from a
want Of enough democratic votes had we at
tended properly to getting them to the polls
Let there be no more democratic defeats IN
La Sale county from sheer Incidence and care
lrSSncss
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-07-17
A CAMPAIGN OF FRAUD.

The presidential campaign four years age
was on the side of the republicans, essentially
campaign of scoundrelism, The chief man
ayers were splendid rascals and they did
splendid joh Pennsylvania was carried ioI
Hayes by the manipulation of the Philadcl
pha returns by the Camerons; the Pacific
states were carried by sheer chlcanery and
fraud engineered by o. =. Morton; and Lou
isiana and Florida, after having given round
majority for Tilden, were stolen for Hayes by
master stroke of netariOus genius on the part
of Zach Chandler so magnificent in its con
ception as to entitle him to be remembered
forever as the very Napoleon of political ras'
Gals.
1t is no doubt a remembrance of the splen-
did results achieved through such means tina.
has induced the Republican National Com
mittee to seek out, for the management of their
campaign of 1880 a brace of rascals like Mar
shall Jevett and Stephen w. Dorsey. OF
Jewetts qualifications as u first class thief we
gave some intmation in our last We also
said something about Dorsey's connection,
while chairman Of the District of Columbia
Committee IN the Senate, with the district
rings, by which the public treasury was rob
bed of millions under pretence of Washington
City Improvements. We showed that he was
head and ears in every corrupt paving contract,
sewer job, or whatever enabled him and his
partners to steal money. 1t transpires, also,
that as member Of the Post Office Committee
of the Senate Dorsey became large partner,
under the name of his brother as cat's-paw, IN
the infamous star mail contracts. As spcci-
men of his transactions in that line 1t is men.
toned that he took the route from Fair Play
to Rancho Springs, in Southern Colorado at
$3.50 In year he raised its pay, by Eek
tras," to S10,257. Another route of his, from
Siverton to Parrot City, the original pay Of
which WAS $1,4SS, by judicious additions"
but no increase of service, was raised IN a year
to $16,4l1.51. Dorsey has l04 of these routes,
so it can readily be seen why he should be
placed by the republican managers in posi-
ition where portion of his enormous steal
ings can be made available for the good of the
party.
From these, and many like indications, the
democrats may rest assured That the political
contest before them will be one essentially
against organized scoundrellsm. 1t was by
such an organization that they were beaten
four years ago, and they have the same beast
to encounter in 1880. III remains to be seen
whether they have profted by the knowledge
they gained of the enemy's tactics IN his for
mer campaign of fraud.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-07-17

Though serious enough, TIE first reports OF
the losses bv the breaking of the Sny levee IN
Pike county in this state appear to have been
greatly exaggerated. 4 local paper says the
amount of overilowed land under cultivation
was about 81, 900 acres, of which 10000 were
in corn. The wheat lands east of the Sny SUI
fared but little. The loss of wheat 1t estimates
at : 100000 and of corn about the same. Inc
indirect losses to fences, barns, dwellings,
farming implements, &c, will probably reach
500 600 thus making the grand total loss hall
a million dollars not more than half OF the
first estimate.
In regard to the nature of the break the pa
per referred to says:
1t had been generally supposed by tenants
that all the horrors of an Alpine avalanche s1l0.
would follow should the levee give way But
The truth was far different as Mr.. I. n. clark
tcstifes. Mr.. Clark's farm is on the east sioe
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-07-17

ALIVE AND AwAKE!-Nothing is more IN
spritlng than the zeal and courage shown by
the democracy in localities where hitherto one
hardly realized that there could be any demo
Gratis. Thus III Morris week ago one of the
most enthusiastic meetings since the Cincln-
natl convention was held, anda1iancocK club
organized in which more members were en-
rolled than there were formerly democratic
voters in the city
A like zeal and activity is shown IN the town
of Newark in the hitherto repubicanly dark
and dismal region of Kendall county There
was not only a rouslng meeting, with speeches
by Brewer and Gentlemen Of Ottawa Charley
Weeks and others, but fine hickory pole was
raised, 75 feet high, a magnificent American
flag flung to the breeze from its top, surmount.
ed by a very fine streamer "A feet long, emblaz'
oned with the names of the democratic stan
dard bearers.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-07-17

VIII some of the stalwart organs, which are
crying aloud that Hancock is nothing but a
soldier who never filled any civil office, and
thus stultifying themselves and their party, be
kind enough to give list of the civil offices
held by George Washington before he became
president? Washington used to be regarded
as a man of some consequence, and it will be
of interest to review the record Of civil offices
held by him before he entered his eight years
service to the new republic as its first presl.
dent