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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29
Shade Offensive to Potato Bugs.

We have on our place potatoes
planted in no less than six different
patches or lots-some for ourselves,
and some for the men employed on
the place-besides sundry small lots
in the several gardens; having been
governed in the selection of the sew
eral places by considerations of con-
venience and adaptability of the land.
We have noticed, all through the
season, that while some of those lots
are completely overrun with the
"bugs," others are comparatively free
from them. During n drive of an
hour or two last week, We noticed the
same discrimination in various other
places, but failed to find any salts
factory reason for it. This morning,
in looking over some of our agricul-
tural exchanges, we find the following
paragraph credited to Charles A.
Green, of New York:
We have potatoes planted in the old
apple orchard. Where the earth is
shaded by the trees the Colorado beetle
does not disturb the plants Mt all, but
where the sun strikes in between the
trees, or where n tree is missing, the
beetle has to be fought constantly.
Numerous theories are suggested by
this freak, but | have not investigated
far enough to offer an opinion.
Recalling our own observations,
and going over, SO far as we can
remember, the several lots we have
noticed, we find that Mr. Green's
statement furnishes an entirely salts
factory explanation. SO far as we
can now recall the different patches
we noticed, every one which struck us
as being unusually troubled by the
bugs lies open to the sun, while those
which enjoy degree of immunity
from their attacks, are at least par
TALLY in the shade. We should be
glad to know if any of our readers
have made SIMILAR observations.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29
The Horse Fork Neglected.

While the excellent labor.saving ma.
chinery for sowing, caring for, and cut.
ting the farm crops, have been generally
appreciated and employed, the means
for placing the grass and hay in the
barn have been Gr too frequently neg.
lected. The improved and almost per.
feet horse forks have claims upon the
farmer, that he Is slow TO acknowledge.
We used TO think the hardest work of
the haying and harvesting was the
pitching off" but when we put up one
OF those graphing forks and set IL at
the work, With horse as the power, the
hard labor was changed into a sort ol
half sport. The horse fork Is one OF
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29
A North Carolina Bonanza.

An extraordinary change has oc-
CURED in one phase of the agriculture
OF North Carolina, by which the re-
Jected lands are preferred, and prices
nave risen from a dollar an acre to
thirty and even fifty. The extension
OF the culture Of bright yellow tobac-
co has been the cause, and the re-
gions affected are the northern coun-
ties adjoining the Danville district,
in Virginia, and also the Piedmont
region farther south and west, in
Guiding the counties of Alexander,
Caldwell, Catawba, Lincoln and
Cleveland. The light, gray, sandy
soils are peculiarly adapted to this
crop. A moderate quantity of phos.
pilates and guano is used TO get
quick growth, which the dry weather
OF the late Summer terminates, and
the porous quality Of the soil sup
plies from below sufficient moisture
to make the ripening very gradual to
a clear lemon color, and the curing
without spot or blemish. This tobac-
co is used for plug wrappers, COM
mands a very high price, and often
brings to the grower $500 per acre.
ltFs enriching multitudes, building
houses and stimulating unaccustom-
ed improvements and making hand
some bank accounts throughout the
favored district. 1t is rural bonan-
"a for many an industrious poor man,
whether white or black, and still
Yields a golden harvest.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29
Or, in other words, table showing
bushels harvested TO one bushels SOW
inp.


This first sowing of sixteen acres
with three pecks stood beautiful and
regular all over the field but heads
were short and of ordinary length.
The second lot sown, of four acres.
with two pecks per acre, was equally
as thick a growth upon the ground,
but walIOwed considerably in places,
which affected the yield of this piece
somewhat. The heads of this wheat
averaged from four to five inches in
length.
The third lot Of one-twelfth Of an
acre, at rate OF only one peck per
acre, stood upon the ground from
four, five and six inches apart; but
sometimes three or four grains would
drop together, which was an objection
70 thin sowing. Here | would re-
mark, there should be constructed a
drill especially adapted TO thin SOW
ing Of wheat, so as TO deposit but a
single grain Of wheat in u place, from
four to six inches apart.
could stand some distance from
this wheat and count the single
growths Of grain near the bottom :;
but when viewing the whole piece
over the top it looked as thick as
either of the of the other two pieces,
with much longer and larger heads,
averaging about five inches in length.
Some of this wheat put up as many
as thirty TO thirty-fivc branches from
one grain, and upon an average over
the whole piece twelve TO fifteen
stalks from single grain.
In conclusion, / am unhesitatingly
in favor of thin seeding of wheat !;
but the ground must be good and
thoroughly worked, as in the case of
the third lot, where / sowed at rate
of one peck per acre,-it having been
cultivated three or four years as a
truck or vegetable garden, and conse-
quently the ground had been well
worked and highly improved.
] continue my seeding with three
pecks of wheat to the acre but as
my lands improve / shall reduce to
two pecks per acre. Then when
brought to that high state of cultiva-
tion in which all lands should be TO
make them pay, (more particular now
than in former years, owing 10 the
great competition we farmers Lave TO
contend with against the Western
production of all kinds,) followed by
setting in grass, my labor will be less,
my crops larger, my profits greater !;
and my satisfaction at results will
commend a consideration of this
mode of farming to all tillers of the
soil.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29

the great recent inventions, and de.
serves to take front rank among those
machines that tighten the labor Of the
farmer, and Mt the same time allows his
work to be done in the most rapid man.
ner in that portion of the season when
he is the most hurried and every aid is
appreciated.
SO says the american AgricultriSt,
and so say we.
We have used some one or another
of the many different horse forks ever
since we commenced farming, and
would think we could not farm at
all without one. Heretofore we have
used them with the simple rope and
pullcys, but last fall, Mr.. J. X. Leath-
ers, OF Mountain Eagle, who appre.
ciates good farm machinery, and is
aiding in introducing some of it to
our farmers, put up for us n ''Church
Elevator" for conveying the hay TO
different parts of the barn, and we
are now using it, for the first time,
in connection with the double harpoon
fork made by the Pennock Co., at
Kennett Square. The two combined
make n complete arrangement for
unloading hay, leaving nothing to be
wished for in this direction.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29
Goodness Of the Horns.

The horns of COW are always
hollow. They are the natural cover
ing and perfection OF bony processes
from the skull and are themselves in
sensible as the hair or the hoof is.
They are formed of fibrous sub
stance, having the same composition
ms hair, but as they contain within
them the bony cores which are part
of the skull, they may indicate by
their temperature disease in these or
neighboring portions Of the skull.
A low temperature indicates decreas-
ed circulation, and heat is symptom
Of increased circulation. Either of
these may bc the result of disease
elsewhere and the temperature of the
horns should be regarded only as one
of the many circumstances which
point to some constitutional condition,
just as n hot, dry skin or cold,
clammy one, would indicate the same
in a person. BY itself it is no guide
TO the seat Of the disorder, but taken
with others it may be.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29
Hoven.
American Farmer.

American Farmer.
Judge Lusc says that in cases of
hoven, tympanitis, or drum-belly, as
it is sometimes called, which is caus-
ed by cattle eating too heartily of wet
rank grass, clover or green rye in the
spring, and overfilling the paunch be-
fore the stomach has time to act
hence fermentation commencing, the
animal swelling, suffering great pain
and generally dying in a short time
unless relieved-he gives a teaspoon
ful Of pulverized charcoal every fif-
teen minutes, in about one-half pint
of milk and water sweetened with a
little molasses, until relieved. Since
he learned of the efficacy of this rem
edy he has had no difficulty in reliev-
ing his cattle from the severest at
tacks of hoven.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29

middle Of September, with only two
pecks per acre and five hundred
pounds of Slingluf's bone per acre
both pieces put in with Bickford
IL Huffman's drill / also had anoth.
er small piece in my truck potch-a
little better piece of ground than the
above, containing about onc-twelfth of
an acre, upon which / sowed at the
rate of only one peck per acre, with
the same quantity of fertilizer. This
was put in with a Hagerstown drill,
the Bickford e. Huffman drill not
sowing a less quantity than two
pecks TO the acre.
Now as to results.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29

HAVE a good deal of faith in an
overruling Providence, but plough
early and often, and use the cultiva-
tor as often, with plenty of manure
in the hill; then, with occasional
rains, Providence will never hide q
smiling countcnance.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29

TIMOTHY can not be cut low, espe-
cially in dry weather, without harm
attending therefore it is advised that
all attempts at close shaving the
sward will be avoided. Not few of
our most successful farmers cut tim-
othy nearly or quite four inches from
the ground. Others, in gauging now
ing machines for this grass, take care
to run them so high that It will not
be cut below the second joint above
the tuber.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29

IF you want your chickens TO grow
fast feed them on oatmeal scaldcd
with sweet or sour milk. Don't make
the feed wet or sloppy, nor give more
at once than will be eaten up clean.
Only prepare as much as will be
eaten before any fermentation takes
place In 1t. Where oatmeal can not
be had, fine corn meal or cracked
wheat similarly treated and admins
tered will answer very good purpose.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29

IT costs no more to winter an old
hog than it does a pig. The practical
difference is that BREEDING SOW
may be kept up on the same feed
which a pig would require, and in the
spring litter of young ones would
make large margin in favor of the
old one. Old sows are twice as
profitable as young ones, as the Off
spring are always larger and more of
them. They may be kept a number
of years with profit When a year
old, small.boned breeds will have
their growth and require but little
food, only enough to maintain life
and locomotion, whereas a growing
pig requires food for the same pur.
poses and to promote its growth.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29

DO not try to NOW with dull
scythe; in one hour double the time
will be spent in whetting that It
would require to give IL = good grind
ing, beside twice the physical force
is expended In moving. These re-
marks apply with equa! force to all
who use edge tools.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29
FITS, EPILEPSY,
FALLING SICKNESS

T)EKMANENTL CUKED-No
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Isrd's Csiebrstsd lnfsilibis Fh Powders: To con-
for them will send them BY mall PosT PAIp VRzE
IEIAh BOZ. A. Dr.. oouaFd l. The only physician that
our knowledge thousands have been PERHiEEsTLT cur
Ell by the use Of these PowpEHs, WILL GUARANTEE
PERMANENT cure In every case, or nEFuHD You ALL
noHET ExFEHDED. All sufferers should Give thess
Powders early trial. and be convinced of their cura-
tive powers.
Price, for large box $500. boxes for slo0a seHt
by mall TO any part of the United States or Canada on
receipt Of price. or BY express, O. o. d. Addres
ASH & ROBBINS,
ally. 800 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, MY.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29

Every .farmer in his annual experience
discovers something Of rdiue. Write IL and
send Il TO the "Agricutturat Editor Of the
DEMOCRAT, Bettefonte, Penn'a," that other
farmers may hare the benefit Of IL. Let
communications be timely, and be sure Hat
they are brief and t0eH pointed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29

EARLY maturity is a desirable
quality in chickens.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29

THE TEsT eE THE NATIONAL WELFARE u THE IsTELLI
dEScE AND PROSPERITY op THE TAEMRR.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29

-AGRICJLTJRAL. a
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29

NEWS, FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-29
BLAINE,S BOHRASr

The plumed knight received some pretty
rough usage at the hands of his colleagues
in the Senate on Monday last. The question
of unseating Kellogg was before the Senate,
when Mr.. Blaine made the statement that
Ne had originally obtained his seat by virtue
of bargain under which Senator Butler, of
South Carolina, was also seated. The asser-
ton called forth the most indignant deniaIs
from the Democratic side of the house, and
the Maine statesman emerged from the fray
branded plainly as a malignant faIsifer.
It is not unnatural, perhaps, that the
leader of psrty that habitually makes its
nrinciples and its offices matters of barter
and sale should think that other parties were
similarly constituted. He can scarcely con-
ceive of person being actuated by honest
motives or devotion to principle, but regards
all men venal like himself. He received
welI-merited rebuke from number of his
colleagues that will have tendency to COM
pei him to pay more regard to the truth
hereafter.
That Senator Kellogg obtained his seat IN
consequence of any bargain to which the
Democrats were party is absurd on its face.
His claim was opposed from first to last by
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-29
SHBRWOOD,S SCRAPE.
A Sheriff Imprisoned Through the Manip-
ulati on of Rival Politicians

A Sheriff Imprisoned Through the Manip-
ulati on of Rival Politicians
Wellington Sherwood is sheriff of Pipe
stone county. Ordinarily a sheriff's first
duty is to keep prisoners, but somehow this
order of things is changed in his case, and
he is a prisoner In the keeping of his own
deputy. This anomalous state of affairs had
a beginning at election time, when Sherwood
got into Office against the vigorous wish of
minority of the Republican party
in Pipestone county. Although
counted in the minority have
been untiring in their efforts to fire him out
of Office, and seized upon chance given
them by Sherwood, in this way:
He owns claim just outside of Pipestone
city, and few weeks ago visited it to find
some one had jumped it. In fact, possession
had been taken by the erection of shanty
on the land. Sherwood claims to have
knocked at the door, and getting no answer,
acted upon the old principle
of "knock and it shall be opened unto you''
by kicking in the door. The squatters re-
turned to their premises to find their door
broken open and made report. Enemies of
Sherwood's seized upon this chance to
charge him with burglary. He was arrested
and brought before justice, who belonged
to the fighting minority, change of venue
was obtained to another j. P. But he
being new in the business allowed the
first justice to help him out in his first case.
The upshot of the transaction was that Sher-
wood was sent to Jail to consort with pris-
oners whom he formerly fed, managed, etc.
Not content with his quarte-s-it makes lots
of difference whose OK is gored-the sheriff
applied by attorney to the supreme court
for a writ of habeas corpus. He got it,
and it came, yesterday, before a full
bench at the capitol for hearing, but was
postponed until this morning. Burt New
port, of Pipestone City, and Wilson & Kerr,
of this city, appear for the relator, while the
county or States interest in the affair is
committed to Mr.. Joel Forbes, lately part
ner of Capt. Jacob Manner, but at present
resident of Pipestone City.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-29
NAVIGATION NOTES.

The Canadian canals are to be opened this
week. An order to abolish shipping dues on
the st. Lawrence is expected soon to be is
sued.
Five steamers arrived at New York on last
Thursday, with 4,268 immigrants, of which
the steamer from Hamburg brought 1878,
being the largest number ever before carried
by Hamburg steamer. The total arrivals
thus far this month number 28,153.
Gen. Weitzel has forwarded to Washing
ton his estimates of the cost of improving
the Sault Ste. Marie river from the canal to
East Neetish, so as to provide channel 200
feet wide and sixteen feet deep.
The Red River of the North, between
Grand Forks and Moorhead, is being ope-
rated in connection with the railroads, so as
to give low freight rates and other advan-
tages of competition to the people of Elm
River and other long STORE localities.
The Missouri at Bismarck was rising yes
terday with good boating stage on the up
per river.
The elegant and commodious K. N. Packet
Clinton, Capt. Nose Hall, Clerk Rector,
made the st. Paul levee at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning, bringing in an excellent freight
trip and few people in the cabin. Having
discharged her up trip, and taken on few
cars of freight, the Clinton left for st. Louis
at P. M. The next packet will be the Min
nesota, to arrive Friday.
The Diamond 10, of the Diamond 10 line,
passed Wabashaw yesterday noon and will
be at the levee this morning.
The Red Wing, of the K. N. line, left St.
Louis for st. Paul Monday, and the Annie,
of the same line, and Josephine, of the Dia-
mond 10 line, on Tuesday.
Water six feet four inches, rise of an
inch
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-29
The House.

WASHINGTON, April 28.-Under the call of
committees bills were reported and disposed
of as follows
By Mr.. Townsend, Ohio, from the commit
tee on commerce-To remove distractions
from the channel leading from Ontario to
Irondaquast Bay. Committee of the whole.
By Mr.. Cox from the committee on for
eign affairs-For the appointment of COM
mission to ascertain and report the basis for
reciprocity treaty between the United
States and British colonies. Calendar.
By Mr.. Rice, from the same committee
Report upon the resolutions of the legisla-
ture of Maine and Massachusetts, relative to
the fisheries. The report is accompanied by
the following:
WHEREAS, The American fishermen de-
prived of the privileges of the fishery conceded
to the United States by the treaty with Great
Britain, dated July s, 1871, by hostile legisla-
of British provinces; and
WHEREAS, Said hostile legislation is sustain
ed, and said unlawful violence Is not rebuked
or restrained by the government of Great Brit
ain; therefore
Resolved, That the President be requested to
take such measures as will secure indemnity
for our citizens for damages sustained by them
from the unlawful violence committed against
them by the inhabitants of New Foundland,
and protect them from any repetition of such
violence, and to procure the early abrJgation
or termination of the articles of the treaty of
1871 relating to the fisheries.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Thompson in the chair, on the
bill amending the internal revenue laws
F. Wood, New York, gave notice that
after the disposition of that bill he would
call up the funding bill for further consider
alton and final action.
Mr.. Townshend, Illinois, gave motive that
he would oppose the funding bill with the
bill regulating the removal of causes from
State to federal courts.
Mr.. Carlisle proceeded to explain the pro
visions of the bill. 1t had been prepared
after consultation with the commissioner of
internal revenue, and so far as
he had expressed his opinion, he ap-
proved of the measure with the
exception of two or three provisions which
affected the amount of revenue. There had
been no difference in the committee on ways
and means in regard to the bill. One pro-
vision in regard to which there had been diff
ference of opinion, was that which would ex-
enpt distillers and owners of distilled spirits
from payment of 8 per cent. interest on the
tax after specials had remained in the ware
houses for period exceeding onsyear. The
whole amount collected from that source last
year had been only $4,000. The
second provision to which objections
had been urged, was that which exempted
distillers, rectifers and wholesale dealers
from the payment of 10 per cent stamps.
The revenue derived from that source Was
about $4,000. The third provision OBJ
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-29

The good people of Taylors Falls were
very indignant at the GLOBE in 1873 because
it denounced Bill Washburn's projected lail
line from White Bear to Taylors Falls as a
political trick. We stated that he was simply
making the surveys as blind, and when the
object was accomplished the whole thing
would be dropped. The people of the St.
Croix valley could not believe this possible,
and they accordingly accepted Washburn's
scheme in good faith and in the gratitude of
their hearts voted to send their saviour to
Congress. There was naught but abuse
hurled ct the GLOBE for exposing the fraud.
1t now transpires, "just as we predicted that
the line from White Bear to Taylors Falls
has been formally abandoned. The men
who pinned their faith to Bill Washburn,
find themselves betrayed and now learn that
before and after election are two separate
matters.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-29
Observation-Disclosures.

THE ANONYMOUS LETTER INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, April 2s.-The select com
mittee of the House to make Investigation of
the alleged attempt to corruptly influence
the vote of Representative Springer in the
contested election case of Donnelly- Wash
burn, met to-day. Counsel for Washburn
stated that that gentleman did not desire or
propose to make any charge or attack upon
Mr.. Springer, or any one else, but wished
simply to defend himself against the impu-
tation of any instrumentality in sending the
anonymous letter to Mr.. Springer, desiring
only a thorough investigation and subpoenas
for witnesses. Mr.. Finley made a similar
statement. wishing prompt and thorough
investigation. The committee then went
into secret session and adjourned until to-
morrow, when statements of Springer, Fin
ley and Donnelly will be heard, and the
committee will then decide what further
steps to take.