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WANTED,
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Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-08

FLIP of different natiOnzlities be supplied 10 N private families. boarding ho1ses hotels and restaurants The proprietor of this establishment pays great attention in the choice of girls before sending them fill situations Calls from the country, at any distance, promptly attended to-
 MRS. T. AdUJLIGAS,
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Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-08
WANTED.

WAN IEDs 4 COMPETENT girl to cook, wash and iron in a A family where some boarders are kept Apply st my8 It. 42 42OOLLEGE sTREFT
Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-08
I am very respectfully yours, etc,

General Porter's memorial to- Congress re- cites and embraces the documentary history of the case, and asks that Congress will take the necessary action to at once carry out the recommendation of the advisory board of army officers ordered by the President, and to restore him to the positions of which the sentence of the court martial deprived him.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-08

FTNO BUY, lot of Secondhand Furniture and Car \ pets. Highest cash price paid. Orders by mail promptly attended to, st
Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-08

A SITUATION by respectable girl to do second Inquire at
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Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-08

All orders made up in large clean. =eIlHghtes, wellyentiated factory rooms. belonging to NICOLL, he Tailor
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
Firm Planting.

So many Of our gardeners and
orchardists think lightly Of treading
the soil firmly around their trees
during the process Of planting, or
pressing the soil firmly when pottng
their plants, that it is marvel to
me there are any successes in an or
dinary rural ncighbOrhood. Take
any irnit tree for instance, and mere
ly shovel in the soil with an occa-
sional shaking Of the body TO induce
the finer PARTICLES to settle among
the small rootlcts, and my word for
il, that tree will not be 50 sure TO
live, nor will it grow with anything
like the vigor as a similar tree that
has had the soil pounded firm, con.
tlnually as it was placed among the
roots. Why, Says the literal fellow
of Downing, "Wc must not plan. a.
tree ~ some men plant q post"
True, and 50 say ] ; but you must
"Iam' the dirt around it a. you
would around a post, and partly for
the same rcason--tO make IL iirm, and
the roots will then 20 to work sooner,
will increase much more rapidly aud
prove more healthy. Almost every
gardener well knows that the camclia
and azalca require firm soil, or they
will not succeed, and it is a fact that
those who generally win the FIRST
prizes arc those who press the soil
firmly around all plants, with per.
haps n very few exceptions. The ad.
yocates Of this system are becoming
more convinced OF It's usefulness a.
they test its availability in orchard
and lawn planting, and 50 FAR, cx.
ocpting when the soil is very wet,
they have not discovered an error in
its application.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
Tho Ono Thing Lacking.
From the Montreal Journal.

From the Montreal Journal.
A superabundance, even, OF all the
other constituents OF your crop are
utterly useless, If one Of them be
absent, or from its condition, hard 10
come at. They must all be there,
and they must all be in fit state for
to feed on. There may be 90 pounds
OF phosphoric acid available in the
soil for the food Of your wheat crop,
but If the .3G Of a pound TO the acre
Of common salt be wanting, goodbye
to your hopes of harvest. As the
strength of a chain is measured by
the strength OF the weakest link in
the chain, SO the fertility of the soil
is determined by the quantity of that
essential food which is at present in
the least proportion, and not by that
which is in greatest abundance. A
carpenter may have pie v Of boards
10 construct shed, but If he has no
nails, the shed stands a poor chance
Of being built. Give him ever so
many more boards, and you help him
not q bit. II is the nails he wants,
and until he gets them he can make
no progress in his work.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
Fertilizers.

CaroIea4sst e PrararaI Farmer
notice, in reading your valuable
paper, that other sections besides
Vermont are imporci upon in pur-
chasing patent fertilizers. While
some States are protected hy law in
purchasing and using them, Vermont
has no such protection. Last year, it
Is said, over two hundred tons Of
New Hampshire quartz rock was sold
to Vermont farmers in the fertilizers
they bought. At recent meeting Of
the Vermont Board Of Agriculture,
held IN our town, the subject was dis
cussed. DR.. Cutting, our State Gcol-
ogist, being Secretary Of the Board,
gave as a formula for making phos-
pilates at much cheaper rates than
we pay for those we buy. lie said
Get one barrel (2i0 pounds) Of bone
meal, ground fine, then provide
large tub, say one. half Of a molasscs
hogshead now put into this tub one.
half Of your barrel Of bone meal
then put in sufficient water 20 moistcn
up the meal; then pour in three gal.
Ions, or forty.two pounds, sulphuric
acid stir the mass well with a hoe
until every particle Of bone has come
in contact with the acid then let II
remain over night in the tub; in the
morning put in the other half barrel
Of bone meal, and stir IL thoroughly.
This will dry IL fit for use" He
says, "this amount is all that we get
in one ton of the best fertilizer we
buy. We can add the sand or plast.
er, or dried muck, or rich loan, 70
make the weight one ton better, or
cheaper, rather, than TO pay for
transportation two hundred miles or
more, whatever has been put in to
bring the weight up 10 two thousand
pounds.n
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
Small Farms.

Increasing fertility and productive
ness, resulting in advanced prices for
land, must lead 10 the subdivision of
farms. To no small extent is the per-
fection Of our tillage due to the orig
inal Pennsylvania policy OF small
land grants, and as the years roll it
will be found that fifty acres will be
more productive than a hundred, and
twenty-five more productive than
ilfty. ! am not sure that the time is
FAR distant when we will realize "ten
acres enough as more than the dream
of book farmer. Mississippi, with
double as many plantations as before
the war, but averaging one-half the
size, produces twice as much cotton
now as then. France, with far less
area than Texas, owes her production
Of wheat, nearly as large as ours, her
horses and cattle, almost as many.
and her sheep more, TO the system Of
small landholdings. 1t is TO the thrift
Of the people, their accurate and
economical cultivation of small par
cells of ground, that she owes the
recuperative power which made her a
marvel among nations and the adj
miration of the entire world.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
Kindness Profitable.

Cal. Curt. in IuraI Nen Yorker.
Some people dare not attempt TO
handle their sows. This is their own
fault. They get into the pen, when
they must, armed with a club or n
shovel. Such pens are seldom clean
ed, and the pigs which are forced to
lie in them must needs be filthy.
This is not the way 70 bring up pigs.
i pig is a very easy animal TO edu-
cate. Like people, whom they more
closely resemble than any other ami.
NAL IN SONS respects. Ahcir educa.
tion must begin when they are very
young. If they are brought up in
the way they should go, the training
should begin when they are sucklings,
by picking them up and stroking
them gently. If the owners cnthu-
siasm and interest in them should be
50 great as 70 cause him 70 carry
them 10 the house TO show 20 the
children and 20 let them play with
them, all the better. The pigs should
be handled and taught not 10 bc
afraid. When this is done the moth.
crs will he docilc and much more
easily managed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
The Best Vegetables Peas and
Beans.
Peter D. Ms.I IL nnt.l Eer York.

Peter -. Meal 10 iafsl kes York.
The pea we must have, no matter
how small the garden, even IL VIC
have to conGne ourselves 10 the
dwarfs, among which Bliss's Amerl-
can Wonder is the best, / think. 1t
is very dwarf, may be grown in rows
about eighteen inches apart, and
needs no bush. 1t is very productive
for its size, very early, and Of the
best quality. To follow this would
select the Alpha, which is scarcely
surpassed in excellence by any pea,
early or late. 1t grows two or three
feet high, according TO richness Of
soil, and should be busbcd. Add to
these the fine and standard variety,
Champion Of England, and for the
small garden we need nothing more.
These three kinds If sown at the same
time, will follow each other in regular
succession. Later a row or two OF
the Wonder or Alpha may be sown
TO succeed the Champion; but the
pea seldom amounts 10 much in hot
weather. The Wonder / drop in the
drill three or four inches apart (some-
times more), and the Alpha and the
Champion two or three inches apart;
and make the drills not less than four
inches deep. | am convinced that
the pea is usually sown much too
thick and too shallow. The Wonder
should be grown in single rows, while
the Alpha and the Champion may
with advantage be grown in double
rows six inches apart, with about
three feet between the double rows.
Here, again, keep the ground fat,
mellow, and free from weeds. Brush
is an unsightly thing at best, and
might well be replaced by woven wire,
such as is generally used for enclos-
ing chicken yarJs.s
OF pole beans one is enough, and
that the Lima. Set the poles first,
make the soil rich with old manure,
and wait for warm weather to put in
the beans. Nothing is gained here
by haste, but often much is lost.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
Cabbage Fleas.

Every one who tries TO grow cab.
bage plants, and probably nineteenth
of the readers of the Agricultural
Epiiomjsi do this, will be interested in
the following reply given by the
Country Gentleman to q Washington
correspondent who asks for a remedy
against the hoppers that iniest the
beds and sap the life from the leaves
of the young plants "a perfect
remedy cannot be given, because
different species of insects infest
plants, and n remedy which may an.
swer we'll in one locality and under
certain circumstances or in one
season, may not succeed in Others.
Among the remedies which have
proved efIectual in most cases are,
dusting with powdered lime, syring.
ing with a strong infusion of tobacco
stems, busting with powdered tobacco
obtained from the sweepings of 10.
bacco houses), and, perhaps the best
of all, syringing with water strongly
impregnated with coal tar, made BY
repeatedly stirring the tar in ten
times as much wster. Kerosene in
water has also been used with good
success in some instances. Several
other remedies might be named, but
none better than the above. Dusting
the ground with lime while the plants
are very small, is a good preventive,
and stirring the ground by cultivat-
Ing frequently, and producing wig.
orous growth, lessons the damage
committed"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
Cut the Potato Seed Early and let
1t Dry.

The chief advantage of this over
planting the potatoes Immediately
after being cut is that Of early ripen-
ing. Acorrespondent of the Rural
Ne,C Yorker has this to say upon the
subject: "The seed we're all cut five
weeks before planted, busted with
plaster and lime and spread on the
boards in the cellar and stirred fire.
quently to keep them from heating,
especially when in large piles. BY
this method with me potatoes ripen
ten TO fourteen days earlier than If
cut and planted green.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
Sheep and oodling Worms.

One of the most successful orch.
ardists who destroys the codling
worm by turning sheep into his
orchards, is ]. s. Woodward, Of
Lockport. His rule Is to put in
twice as many sheep as the grass OF
his bearing orchard will feed, and to
make up the deficiency with grain.
To prevent all danger of the sheep
attacking the bark of the trees. he
makes a mixture of carbolic soap and
the droppings of the sheep, and coats
the bark of the trees with the mixture
by means of a coarse brush, rs high
as the sheep will reach.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
A Couple Of Hints to Gardeners.

An Oregon correspondent of Tie
Fruit Recorder sows lettuce with cab
hage seed, and says he never had
young plants of the latter attacked
by the black fly so long as they re-
mained with the lettuce.
In planting early peas and corn
the quality OF the future crop may be
partly known by observing the de
gree OF contraction in them. All
peas and corn that seem shrivelled
up, with large indcntations, will be
tendercr in flesh and contain more
sweetness and juice than the plumper
kinds If good table varieties are
desired, it is advisable then TO select
the wrinklcd kinds.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
Kill the Weeds Before Planting
Seeds.


Prom iho Practical Tsrmsr
While there are weed seeds loiter.
ing in the soil, harrow over the sur.
face lightly 10 cause them TO germi.
nate. DO this once a week for two
or three weeks while your manure is
composing. Better spend an hour
n week, for three weeks, to kill weeds.
than 10 depend on killing them after
the plants come up and the weeds
with them. One hour spent before
the seeds are in and the ground
warm, will save one day when the
weeds and plants come up together.
Weeds are the main discouragements
to gardening among farmers. Kill
the weeds before you put in the seeds
this year.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
Fertilizers for House Plants.

From ihs AFrieultsr.s.
When plants are in growing state
they may be stimulated by the use of
Guano water. A small teacupful OF
Peruvian guano dissolved in a pail
ful of rain water is strong enough; /;
water the soil with this once. or at
most twice a week. The Water of
Ammonia (Hartshorn) of the shops
is about as good, and can be had
everywhere. IL of ordinary strength
add fourth Of an ounce 1.-TWO tea
spoonfuls), to a gallon Of water, and
use as above stated.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27

SEEDS buried too deeply in the coil
may not germinate for lack Of oxy.
gen /; or, Il termination takes place,
the plumulc may fail to reach the
surface, the store of food in the seed
being exhausted before tho layer of
soil is penetrated and daylight reach.
Cd. Hence, the smaller The seed, The
less, rs = rule, should be he depth Of
earth with which it Is covered.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27

WHEN a field or a garden plot re-
ceives suitable cultivation and yet
falls to be reasonably productive Il is
evident that some important element
OF plant food is lacking. IL manure
has been applied in liberal quantities
and yet the crops are not satisfactory
1t will pay TO make = trial Of other
fertilizers. In different sections of
the field several different fertilizers
should be employed in order TO de-
termine as quickly as possible what
particular elements are needed TO in
sure the production of paying crops.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27

IS the hurry Of the opening of the
spring work, many farm horses are
injured by being required to change
at once from idleness TO hard labor.
Sometimes, in such cases, additional
harm comes from too suddenly in-
creasing the food supply. Colts are
certainly often severe sufferers from
over-exertion in the process now in
aptly called "breaking," or when first
set TO hard work. Injury from i'll
fitting harness is more common than
many suppose. Called necks and
backs cannot always be prevented,
but they ought not TO come from
bad-ftting collars or bands.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27

Erie Mail West, Niagara Express W ct. Lnck maven
Accommodation West, and Day Erpress EAsi, make
cioss connections at Northumberland uith L. u. K
r. trains for Wilkesbarro and scranton.
Erfs Mail West. Niagara ENprrss West snd Eris
Express " ct, aud Jock Haven Accommodation Wet
mAka eioss connection At Wiiiismsport vita y. C. Il
". trains north.
Eris MAn West, Niagara ESprss' West, and pAJ
EIprsss East make close connection at Loek Haven
with y. y v n \. trains.
Erie Mall East and West connect ~ Iris wth trains
on l. :. A VI. = r., At Cory With q =. A '.
r. at Emporium With y. y. 7 A r. Il, H., ani ~
Driftxnod with A. '. u. H.
parInr cars wili run between PhilaAslrhia and
witHamsport on Niagara Express West, Frie Erprrss
West, Phiiadslphis Express East and Day EHprsss
Fact and sunday Express Fast sleeping ali
night trains. VIZ. 4. B'LnEtv,
dsu1 Superintendent.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27

A FARMER who grows both wool
and wheat largely and successfully
says that IL Is his opinion that The
reason why the yield Of wheat per
acre ia The United States is only half
as much as that OF England, Is be-
cause in England the sheep are util-
lied in connection with grain grow
ing, whilst here they are Thought OF
only Is wool and mutton-makers.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27

EVERY one who cultlvatea : farm
should give some attention to the So
lection Of seeds.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27

~ Printing done In tho best style, on
short notice and at the lowest rates.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27

e79 WEEK. sI2 day II home esaliy made.
y z esssiy ousat sfss. Address TRUE 4 co, Az.
easta. Maine. ely
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27

s0-orders BY mail will receive prompt
attention.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27

TN TEsT eY TIE FkTIosAL WELFAHE - THH tNrELLi-
GENeE AND PROSPERITY THE YAGHEH.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-19
Japan Houses.

The mode of constructing the houses
here, while causing the least outlay. is
admirably adapted to the conditions of
the climate. A Japanese house is really
a double affair The most iexpense is
put into the roof, which is of splendid
heavy tile. in all the towns and villages.
On the isolated farm houses straw thatch
is used more extensively The roof is
sustained by uprights framed into it,
which have their foundations on the
ground. Theasfioor' is sgeneeaHy about
two feet above the ground, and is di-
vided into rooms bytipapers partitions,i
which are in sections ,anttE slide in
grooves, They cam at pleasure, be en-.
tirely removed, leaving. if necessary,
the entire area in zone room. The sides
Of the building, or at least one or more,
are also in sections, which slide in
grooves. and are removed during the,
day, if required, Generally there is a
space left for passageway between the
outside and the inner partitions forming
The rooms,s SO that in winter the rooms
inclosed only by paper screens are made
warm and comfortable by the protection
Of the outer shell when slid into paS-
ton. while in summer the facility with
which all partitions are removed instlres
good ventilation Very many of the
houses are built with an interior court,
devoted to ornamental shrubs and tiow-
ers, showing an admirable degree of es-
thetic taste in the people. Tor. San
Francisco Chronicle E'EF' ms era s.7r'3
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-19

J The pulpit Of the little church at
Hamilton, N j., needed new Bible:
Thepworshippers were all poor, aud dthey
did not feel justified in going to the ex-
pense so long as the old book could be
made to alaswekothe purpose AT the
Friday night meeting Mrs. Boromann
Kisner announced that the need for a
new Bible was imperative, and she meant
to start out in search of the means to
purchase it, trusting that the Lord would
find a way. The next morning she set
out, and had gone but5a short distance
from her house when she espied rattle
snake basking in the sun. Returning to
the house she procured a hoe,
with which she soon dispatched
the snake, and, securing it's rattles
as a trophy, she sold them TO the
Postmaster of the village for $3.50.
With the money she bought new Bible
and presented it to the church.-N. Y.
Post
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-19
"A Remarkable Crop.

A market garden in the vicinity of
Cleveland has produced one of the most
remarkable crops on record this year. 1t
is arusty iron tea-kettle filed with cop
per, silver and gold coins, chiefly Amer
lean, amounting in all to $780, none of
the coins being older than 1859 The
owner of the garden was digging for the
foundations of barn when he came
across this remarkable crop. He thinks
it may have been planted there by man
named Wilson, who sold the place and
moved West about twenty years ago;
but probably he has not curiosity enough
on the subject to write to Wilson and
find out. Wilson, in the. sale, did not
except the growing crops, and this one
has been twenty years ripening.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-19
How to Stop a Dog Fight.

Every appliance which fertile imag-
ination could suggest has been employed
in the uneongenial task of separating
fighting dogs whose blood was up. 4
few years ago there was man who went
aboutgdeelaring that sudden deluge of
cold water would invariable produce the
desired result, until one sday she, saw two
dogs which, in the heat of battle, were
unconscious of all about them, fall off
bridge into a river forty feet below, and,
still clinched, sink and rise, sink and
rise,z until one of them foated down
stream dead and the other crawled out
upon the bank. Oliver Wendell Holmes
has put it ON record that :-r<s ~
The mongrers hold will slip.
But only crowbarS loose the bulldogs grip.
In the face of this decision of she auto
crat, Massachusetts man, boldly de-
clares that no dog, however brutal by
nature or infiamed by passion, can keep
on fighting after handful of yellow
snuff has been thrown into his face
The logic of the situation, he would
probably say, is that after the appliea-
ton of snuff the dog must either sneeze
or burst no. dog can. sHeeze and fight
at the same, and it is certain that no dog
can burst and fight at the same time.
The Massachusetts, man speaks with con-
fidence, and it would be pleasure to
see him administer snuff.-M Y
Tribune.