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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22

WE have just opened, January Is,
the pit in which we had buried our
Sugar Beets, for stock feed, and are
delighted as we'll as somewhat sur
prised to find them in excellent order.
The unusual dryness of last season
prevented them from making as large
growth as they should, and we were
tempted to leave them in the ground
as long as possible, that they might
have the advantage of the pleasant,
open fall for additional growth. By
so doing We were caught by the first
sharp posts, and that part of the
beets which grew above the ground
was frozen solid. We Immediately
raised and pitted them with consider
able care, but without very strong
hopes of saving them. The result is
much better than we anticipated.
The ground seems to have "drawn
out the FROST" and the beets came
out as crisp, plump and fresh as any
we ever put away in the best of order.
At the same time we opened the
trench in which we had stored our
latest and greenest celery, and find
it in an equally satisfactory condi-
ton. When placed in the trench it
had scarcely begun to blanch, but it
comes out in beautiful order-as short
of grain, creamy in color, and nutty
in flavor as any epicure could wish.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22

THE best and most complete re-
ports of the markets for agricultural
products which come under our OBJ
servation are those furnished by Land
and Home. A part of its creed is
that "profitable farming depends as
much on selling rs on producing"
and that ga crop we'll grown is only
half way to market," and its market
reports are made to help the producer
over the other and worse half. AS
representing the business side of agri-
culture it should be in the hands of
every farmer who has for sale bushel
of wheat or corn, beef, a sheep, or
a horse, butter, cheese or eggs, cotton,
wool, sugar, tobacco, fruit or produce
of any kind.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
Care of Chimney and Ashes.
PROM Cor. Country Gentleman.

FROM Cor. couatry Gentleman.
There having been fault found with
the kitchen stove, and not remedying
it by cleaning the stove and pipe,
knew the trouble must be in the
chimney, which had not been cleaned
out for four years. To-day being
rainy, I thought | would burn it
out. There had been so much SCOT
accumulated that it made very hot
fire, but by giving it only little
draft, the work was safely performed.
Although the day was calm, it roar
cd like an engine, and red hot embers
fell Kissing upon the wet roof, showing
the terrible result that would have
followed had the chimney taken fire
on a dry and windy day. Chimneys
that are in constant use should be
cleaned every year. If there are
two tunnels into it, the fire should be
started at the upper one, and the
lower one be kept closed until the
SCOT is well done smoking, else fire
and smoke will fill the rooms. If
the chimney chances to take fire on
a day when 1t is not safe TO let it
burn out, closing the front draft and
throwing handful of fine salt upon
the fire in the stove will check IL at
once.
! recently learned lesson about
handling ashes. | took up a half
bushel of ashes made by burning a
brush heap two days before.
thought all must be safe, and so put
them into a barrel. In three hours
the barrel was blazing, but was
fortunately near and extinguished
1t. Although it was at a safe dis
tance from the buildings it gave me
start that ! shall not soon forget.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
Hints for Stock Keepers.

From the Tive stock Journal
Keep 7edts DIy.-ln the case of
late (or' early) calves and foals, a
warm stall or box should be secured,
if the dam is allowed 10 do the nurs-
ing. In the same way the hands
should be kept dry in milking COWS
in the cold season, and the filthy
practice of dipping the hands in the
milk cannot be too strongly con-
demned. Wetting of the teats means
evaporation, chilling, Inflammation,
chapping; followed by trouble in
milking, habit of kicking, or hold
ing up the milk, loss of teats, or even
loss of a quarter,
TeTmin.-Unless the stock is kept
in good condition and cleanly, vernin
are far more liable TO accumulate in
winter than in summer. This is not
only the case in reference TO hen lice
(Acar-i), which swarm in dirty hen.
roosts, and by their attacks on birds
and quadrupeds worry their victims
out of all growth and improvement; !;
but certain other acari (Dermdtophaqi)
attacking the legs of horses. cattle,
and sheep, often suspend active opcr-
ations, ascend upon the hairs and
give rise TO no irritation during the
warm season and it is only on the re.
turn of winter that they return to the
skin and produce their characteristic
form of mango. The closer and the
filthier the barn, the more trouble
some will be these pests 4; while clean
illness and n wash with a weak solu.
tion of tobacco will usually put pc
Rod to their ravages. So it Is with
lice and ringworn, which increase in
proportion to the closeness and un-
cleanliness Of the buildings and poor
condition of the animals. Animals
with the least vitality usually harbor
the greatest number of parasites,
which speedily undermine what re.
naming vigor of constitution is left.
PoUerty.-Finally, care in the win
ter months secures prompt and salts
factory improvement when first re-
tnrned to grass in the spring, and OBJ
viates those risks that attend on the
sudden plethora which usually fol.
lows, when thin animals, capable of
rapid Improvement, are turned from
spare and innutricious diet to
rich, succulent, and abundant pastur.
age. Excessive plethora suddenly in
duced is incomparably more danger
Gus than high condition constantly
maintained.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
The soiling System,

The DEMOCRAT has steadily and
persistently advocated the soillng sys-
tenn of feeding cattle as being one of
the practical answers TO the question
of "How TO make the farm pay"
We believe that its general adoption
is but a question Of time and that
those who first practice will fare
best. An Ohio correspondent of the
Practical Farmer uses the following
vigorous language upon the subject
| have just been considering the
adyisability of adopting the soiling
system in the older settled States,
where fencing material is getting
scarce and every possible means have
to be resorted to, to keep up the fer
tility of the soil. Why should the
farmers OF Ohio pay tens OF thous-
ands of dollars of taxes every year
for land they get no use of-the fence
rows? And why still add tens of
thousands of dollars to this amount
for building fences that could very
prolitably be dispensed with? Why
have the cattle tramp over our fields
the greater part Of the year to nip
the grass out by the roots, and tramp
them solid and cloddy, thus render
ing them unfit for cultivation or
moving? And why not keep on
making manure in abundance all
summer and thus avoid the expense
of artificial fertilizers to keep back
soil deterioration Will hundred
of your readers-practical farmers,
who are situated as we, in Eastern
Ohio are-respond TO the foregoing
queries, and especially those who
have adopted the soiling system, in
Logan and other counties ?
We are taking steps to adopt the
soiling system, but are single-handed
and alone-having to take the front
rank in this enterprise, and hope we
can stir up the ire of the sluggish,
land-wasting, fence-building farmers,
sufficiently by this article, TO wake
them into a thorough discussion OF
this momentous matter. We wish 10
gain all the information relative to
the subject we possibly can, and cspe-
cially are we anxinus to learn all
about the possibility of soiling sheep
whether they vii thrive under such
management or not.
Let Waldo and other big guns set
aside the "barrel" for n few weeks
and give the soiling system lift-or
kick il you are a mind to--and
keep in view the successful manage
ment of the forty-acre farm of Mr..
VIM. Crozier under this system. Let's
have another fight Give an account
of your agricultural sins! Waste no
longer the Lords land and money in
this reckless and unbecoming man
ner
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22

on "New England Fences" by Row.
land G. Robinson and an exceed.
ingly interesting collection of mis-
cellanies, by John Burroughs, under
the caption, "Notes of Walker"
Additional topics of similar inter-
est will deal with "Flour from Chest
nuts" "New Fruit Press" "The
Mechanical Extraction of Cream"
and On paper on John Bright with
the famous Corn Laws of England
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22

We have heretofore called the at
tention of our readers to the promi-
nent position given TO matters per-
tanning to agriculture by ScribneTs
Magazine. The series of articles by
Rev. Z. p. Roe, under the title of
"Success with Small Fruits, J" is alone
worth the subscription price. The
January number, besides. the third
OF this series, has In "Topics of the
Time,' p paper on British and Amer
ican Farming and another on From
Country TO City, which have special
interest to country livers. A note
just received from the publishers tells
us that "no less than three farmers
will contribute articles on outdoor
topics in the Midwinter (Feb.) num-
Der. The papers are, the fourth of
Rev. z. p. Roe's series on "Success
with Small Fruits" devoted this
month wholly to a Southern Straw
berry Farm; bright, chatty paper
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
The Education Farmer Needs.
A PRACTICAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT
BY THE PRACTICAL MAN WHO
EDITS THE PRACTICAL
FARMER.

FARMER.
We have just been reading n long
article, in an old exchange, on the
subject indicated above. The writer
tries to show that the farmer ought
To be thorough botanist, geologist,
chemist, and all the other "ists," in
order to be successful in his business.
We frequently see articles ofa similar
nature in print, and they exercise a
bad influence. Intelligent farmers
who read these articles kn0w that it
is not SO, and they become disgusted
with the kind Of "book farming" that
insists upon such an ultimatum.
Only visionary theorists write in this
way. No practical man does it. Any
man with common sense knows that
it is utterly impossible for one to
become thorough in oil the sciences
in one short life, and if it were possi-
bic, it is not necessary TO success in
farming. Let specialists attend TO
these sciences, master them in all
their details, and show how they NAV
be practically applied to agriculture.
Then, if the farmer has education and
intelligence enough to SO apply them,
to take advantage of every fact that
the scientific specialist has shown can
be utilized, he will get along better
and make a great deal more money
than he would if he had to spend his
time in scientific research. Education
is n good thing We are in favor of it
every time, but we don't like to see ii
tossed about like foot ball by men
who hardly know what the word
means.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
THERE is a difference between

THERE is difference between
"salting the butter" and buttering the
salt which the makers of some of the
butter found in the markets fail to
distinguish. At the late dairy exhi-
bition in Massachusetts,, the premium
lots, according to the statements,
averaged six ounces of salt to every
ten pounds of butter; the range was
from four to nine ounces, indicating
the general tendency toward fresher
article. The time of an ounce to q
pound has passed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
"Self-lnsurance for Farmers"


of the Sth inst. we reported the elec-
tion of new offices of the Centre
County Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany, and gave a brief statement
showing the marked propriety of the
organization. AS dpropos we quote
entire number two of series Of pa
pers under the above title, now run
ming in our most excellent and es-
teemed contemporary, Land and
Home
In cooperative insurance among
farmers, the Grange and the farmers
club may be powerful auxiIiaries to
the work, as through them the farm
ers become intimately acquainted
with each other, and therefore know
who, and what, the men are whom
they select for managers, for in those
organizations their executive capacity
will be shown. Starting in the
Grange, this cooperative insurance
plan will challenge public confidence
from the beginning. This confidence
alone can secure wide enough patron
age to make the enterprise a paying
one. With 81 100000 to $4,000, 900
at risk, the annual rate of loss on
81 900 will not, under ordinary cir
cumstances, exceed eighteen cents.
At this rate the farmer who insures
$4,000 worth of property, pays 81 n
year by the cooperative system,
while under the incorporated insu-
rance company system it would cost
at least SIS, as the rate is not less
than SO Oh 81, 900, yearly. A small
territory Is desirable, as much time
and money will thus be saved which
would otherwise be expended by the
manager in travelling.
BY q recent report published in
tue Insurance Age, it is shown that
in nineteen States the profit on a
business of $47T,000,OO0, all of
which has been done since 1868, is I
per cent, which the Age calls "beg-
CARLY" It does not refer TO the
princely salaries which stockholders
or their relatives have drawn during
this time, nor does it make special
mention of the unprecedented losses
in the cities of Boston and Chicago
a few years since, or of the late gen.
eral depression In business. All
things considered, isn't I pr. ct. profit
good showing2 How much have
the insurance companies lost on farm
property during this timer A
glance at this same report shows
that in States where the percentage
of farmers is the largest, the ratio of
losses is the smallest, except in Illi-
nois. The price of insurance should
be governed by the laws that govern
the price of potatoes. He would be
an insane farmer who goes from
Orange county into New York city
to buy his vegetables. High-priced
insurance in O city may be necessi.
ty; in the country 1t is an absurdity.
All the expense of accqmulating vast
sums of money for possible losses
would be avoided by the farmers.
The club room is quite as good place
to figure In, or to pay premium In,
as q morooco.upholstered and ma
hogany wainscotted Office.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22

WE are in receipt of an apprecia-
tive note from a lady, thanking us
for the good advice which has ap-
peared in the DEMOCRAT from time to
time, relative.t to the winter care and
feeding of chickens. The writer
heartily approves of our suggestions,
and finds her reason for so doing in
the fact that the half dozen hens
which she keeps as pets were as un-
productive during the early part of
the winter as the average farmers
hen could be; but since she began
the rational system of feeding advis-
ed by the DEMOCRAT, she has been
rewarded daily by q full complement
of eggs-generally five, sometimes
six, and on no day less than four, the
weekly average being thirty-two.
This is q good record, but no better
than can be made by any flock which
has the same intelligent care. Our
correspondent thinks "it pays to keep
hens" So do we, provided they are
well cared for; otherwise they had
better go to the pot.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22

President Jndge-IloB CHAs. 4. MArrE. Lcrk Haven,
Additional Law Judgo-Ilun. JoHN H. UEyis, Belle.
fINtr
Associate Juiges-tlous SAErrt FEAScE, JOHx DIVES
PruthpBuiars-J. Ctl,IS Hama
Reg..ier of ilis ard Cik q q. C-E W BvncHyIELD.
Recorder - Deeds 6c..--Wttiitx A. TomAk.
District Attstury--btsss 4 f1ETNET.
thcTid--Jons sFANslLE.
Treasurer tIENEf lEAEicE.
County surrrsot--JoEEFH DTvlfKG.
CuiuneT--nr. JosETH ABAHA-
CouUty yCDfnmissi8ncr---ANuEIw CARO-, Gro. EvAR
JtcnH ngSELE.
Clcrk g. County Catufaisiourr~-IIINEI BEcK.
Attorney e. County Commissioning. NJ. B1wIn-
JAuitur % the Court House-u4H7uEE 6ALHKuTR.
County Auiitars--JhNEs 7. ART, GpoEsI T. Will,
utNs. THoE,s H. JtNts0N.
jury t.sfntniss'oac3E--inHN SHAyxoN Dawn W ktINf
supsTnteudsut Of Pubiic - hoois-Prof HENET MgfHs
Sotaries Pablic--ErAN N BLANeHAAh ". W P0TTEE.
Il e. CnELsENaS, Bellefonts.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22

ward and backward to turn her head
and she may lick or scratch herself
from shoulder TO rump. And when
she lays down, it may be in the nat
ural position, with her head upon
her shoulder. The COW carries the
strap upon her neck, and it is not rs
much work to fasten her as with
rope.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22

THE last exhibition of the State
Agricultural Society was q great
success in every sense of the word,
and its managers, as we'll as the pub
lie generally, attribute this to the
fact of its having been held in the
Permanent Exhibition building at
Philadelphia. This justifies the au-
thorities in the action taken on Fri
day, the 9th instant, in fixing upon
the same place for the next falls
exhibition. The work of organizing
the coming fair commenced on Mon
day of last week, and it is proposed
to make it, in point of exhibits, the
largest ever held in the State. We
are glad to note this early exhibition
of energy upon the part of the off,
GERS Of the society, and predict for
them success which shall entirely
eclipse that of last year.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22

The Lenox, Mass, town authorities
are furnishing barbed wire to fence
places on che highway where the snow
has always dFitted In the lee Of com.
mon fences.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22

Epery farmer IN his annual experience
d .seovers something Of pat,le. Write IL aud
send IL to the "Agricutturat Editor Of the
DEMOCRAT, Bettefonte, Penn'a," that other
farmers may have the benefit Of u. Let
Communications be timely, and be sure that
they are brief and ,eeit pointed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22

rHE rgsr % NATIONAL wELTARE IL rHR isTELLi.
aEscs AID PROSPERITY or TIE FARHsE.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

RTgrlaE TEENs oF CgpET--Fourih Mondays q Jan
uafy, Apgil August and November.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
DENNSYLvANIA RAILROAp.

-PhiiAdeiphiA and Efie Division On AZ!
after Deoember Il. lgfi
wReTwARp
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-13
How the Utss Enjoy Themselves.
Washington Republican.

Washington fsputhedn.
The Indians have settled down for O
good time here. and are apparently en-.
joying their visit hugely. Yesterday.
while one OF them wal sitting at his win.
dow, the melodious sounds OF q hand
organ was heard in the distance. In q
short time q Savoysrd hove in sight with
his instrument. and tho whole party Of
braves gathered ct the window 10 witness
the strange sight. The musician was
finally induced by the Offer Of several
pennies to 20 into the yard Of the hotel
and sersnade the a~borigines. As soon as
hs began to turn the crank 1t was too
much for Indian blood. and q retreat
from the window followed. Headed BY
Jack. the party silently filed down stairs.
out through the kitchen into the yard
and s~crutinizsd tho wonderful thing.
After giving them an hour Of unalloyed
pleasure the grinder. becoming weary.
was forced to dssist and the indians re-
turned to their room. The music had
done its work. however. for when they
got up stairs O series OF dances were
INDUCED in which would have made Q
song aud dance man turn pale with envy.
Another treat Was. however. In store for
the sons Of the forest. In the evening
after supper Walsh came down into the
hotel office and stated that he wanted .
bath. His wish was granted, and after
half an hour be went up stairs and told
his companions Of his good luck. In q
few minutes the remainder Of the party
came trooping down stairs 10 search Of
the luxury. They were all turned into
tho bath rooms. and for over an hour
kicked. splashed. and. 1t Is limited.
washed to their hearts content. After
performing this feat they went to bed
and slept as only Indians know how.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-13
A Husbands Curious Story.
Nslc YnrE Tribune.

Theodore Snsdiker. OF No. COS Broad
way. has been arrested at the instance
OF his wife, who lives at No. 357 Grand
street. on q charge Of abandonment.
Snediker tells q curious story. He has
been in the habit, be says. Of calling al
his wife's house every Saturday night
in order to give her money. She would
refuse to accept 1t, but he would force II
into her hand or leave on tho table. AT
length she would not admit him. and be
then placed the money under the door.
The next week the crack under the door
wal filled with rags, and he broke . vim.
dow and threw tho money under the
door. He says that his wife was OF q
very jealous disposition, and that she
would follow and watch him when on
his way to work. The most singular
feature OF the whole matter, however, Is
that Snediksr has brought q suit for .
divorce from his wife on the ground OF
cruel and inhumsn treatment. He Ia .
large man and she Is OF diminutivs size.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-13
Perpetual Motion.
PhHadsiphia Neics,

All day yesterday the small rooms oil
Albert Pietrowski, ct % Spring street.
we're crowded with visitors who had gone
thither to see o new motor which had
been advertised. The model that be
exhibited consists OF . pair OF hollow
metal wheels. four feet In diameter,
which revolve on the same axis, but In
opposite directions. The moving power
is nine metal balls placed within the
wheels 80 a. to bear the rim down Arst,
and then gravitate toward the axis, where
O side groove runs the ball of to q
Rrooved radius Of the wheel running Ia
the opposite direction. Four balls were
placed in the grooved radii OF the first
wheel aud four in the radii Of the second
and, when momentum had been gained.
the ninth ball was added to give add.
tional power. To the axle OF the wheels.
which Is also the axle Of smaller grooved
wheels that regulate the speed Of the
machinery, the shafting Is applied.
"Give me . sst.iron wheel GO feet In
diameter" said Mr.. P%ietrowski. and I
will show you o motor Of 3O0.horse
power that requires nothing to keep II
in operation. It will continue to run
until the material wears out"
Several OF the engineers who witnessed
the working OF the Pietrowski machine
yesterday were sanguine in the opinion
that for all practical purposes. leaving
out the engine Of the locomotive and
steamboat, Il will be found OF great
yalue.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-13
De Younu's Mission.

LEAvESwosrH. Kansas, February g.
Charles De Young, Of the San Francisco
Chronicle. was in the city yesterday. look
ing up the record Of the Rev. /. 8. Kal.
loch, now Mayor OF San Francisco, who
was shot by De Young some time last
Summer. Mr.. De Young left for Law.
renee by the afternoon train, expecting
to return In . few days to take deposi.
tons. Kalloch was pastor Of the Bsp.
list Church in this city when he first
came West alter his Boston esoapado.
From here he went to Lawrence, where
he preached awhile. then went into poll.
tics, journalism, farming. stock.raising,
hotel. keeping, and q little OF everything,
till be was recommended and entered the
ministry again. coming at once to Leav'
enworth In response to q call from the
same society that he first preached for.
He remained in that capacity till no left
for California. The people here are
well acquainted with him, and II Mr..
De Youog takes depositions in relation
to his career in this place. there will I'M
doubtedly DO some lively developments.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-13

Dewey 4 Co.'S Scientific Press Patent
Agency has received Official notice Of tbs
issue Of the following patents to Pacific
Coast inventors. for the week ending
February 8. 1880: H. Allen. Silvsrton.
Oregon. operating gates; 7. A. Cochran,
8. F., ore stamp feeder t~re-issue>; p.
L. Davis. 8. F., velocipede; W. R. Eek.
art. Virginia City. New, air compressor
L. Haight. Sonora, Cal, crushing and
smalgamatins machine; w. II. Sack.
Oakland, Cal, measuring lancet.