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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-12-20
Saving Seed Corn.

Spite of the unfortunate expert.
encc Of farmers in the past season,
from the usc Of imported seed corn
or poor seed Of home growth and
spite Of all that has been published
in the agricultural and lay press on
the importance OF selecting and
thoroughly curing the earliest ripcn.
cd ears for seed, it is greatly TO be
feared that far too many farmers who
have raised fairly good corn this year
are depending on corn from the crib
for next years planting, 50 strong is
the force Of habit. But there arc
some facts which ought to be brought
TO their attention, and their force felt
The last month has been unusually
wet, preventing the corn from drying
out, as it usually docs in October
At this time the kernel and cob OF
corn in the shock or on the bill are
fulI OF moisture. Should a sudden
and hard freeze occur, as il is Liable
At any time alter the first Of Nuvcm.
Der, its terminating power would be
. destroyed and it bc ruined for seed.
II cribbed while but partially dried.
as il is now likely TO bc, the hard
. freezing in the winter will prove
equally injurious 10 its quality, and
seed corn from The crib in The spring
will prove q failure. The only abso-
Lutte salty, If II has not already been
/ done, is 10 now husk'ffom the shock
or bill the corn intended for seed
and expose il TO = sufficient degree Of
artificial heat 70 thoroughly dry both
/ grain and cob. This can be done D.,
tying or tracing up and hanging
around the wall Of the kitchen or
suspcndinc from the ceiling. 4 ki,ch.
en- chamber, through which the pipe
from the kitchen stove runs, can br
utilized ior this purpose, the windows
being opened to allow a free circula
ton Of air. In an carly day tue
.quaws in Minnesota used TO grow a
white flint corn known as the "squaw
corn" 1t had a large JUICY cob which
did not dry out sufficiently TO ensure
It's keeping and terminating quail.
ties. They used to trace it all up
and suspend 1t from horizontal poles,
seven or eight feet high, under which
they kept a slow fire till, by the CON.
blned influence Of the heat and smoke
it was thoroughly dried. Lacking
other means Of srtjfcially drying it.
such q method might be employed in
curing seed corn. The subject is too
important and the interests involved
too great for any farmer to take the
risk oC q failure OF his corn crop
from the use Of poor seed, and after
the experience OF the past two years,
emphasizing as they have the i'm.
portance Of good seed, it would seem
as If any farmer would be iuexcusa.
bic If be fails of good crop from
this caust.-Farmcr's Rerie,c.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-12-20
Preserving the Health of Horros

Many dangerous diseases arise
from improper regulations in dict
the quantity and quality, and the
times At which TODD should be given
the rules for which are simple and
etsy enough, but are continually
rlnsgressed, through carelessness or
tb ard prCudices. Excess Of labor,
too, proves g prolific source of dis.
ease in both old and young horses.
and the vigorous health of young
ones in particular is often wasted
and destroyed by premature work,
when, II they were properly treated
for year or two, at most, they
might be preserved in health and 40
tivity nearly TO the full term of their
lives, intead OF being broken down
during the first six or seven years of
their existence. Then. too, insult.
cient shelter and exposure to wet and
cold are very common causes OF dis.
ease, the effects of which are certain
tolmanirest themselves 10 aomc way or
other. Many Of tue diseases of horses
and cattle are referribIe to tempera.
ture others to the hanges effected
In the atmosphere by respiration,
perspiration, and the various excre.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-12-20

PLEASANT SUMNER RESORT.

runs 90 's.rf .r.u Ai tnr NI'h.ra Hotel accom-.
IT. 1.tlau- -i. He fsaAI Gss-s.ass aua term. raIor
at june -. l.,F-iys
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-12-20

CARING FoE TUE CALvEs.-Iti is a
good p'anlot tp valchful OF the calves
a. This season Of The year. The busy
a"ryman ls quite apt to be unmind.
inl o. them in The fall and early win
ter Ey exposure 10 sudden changes
and ch,iIs from cold winds and wet
weather, loss of flesh and stint in
tb,ir growth will occur that will after.
warls cost heavily In food TO over
come. They need shelter and good
feed to Keep good condition to 90 into
vibtcr quarters. Il is sn exceeding.
" lard fo tune Cor a calf TO begin
winter on a Iosiag basis.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-12-20

Every farmer "a his annual erpertcuc,
,ttscouerS something of ra,us. Vritr II amt
send Il 10 the "hgricuihrai Editor of he
DEMOCRAT, BeiiefoHte, Psun'a, " that other
farmers may hare the beHcm Of IT, Lct
communications be timely, and be sure that
hey arc 6rtet and ,oeH pointed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-12-20

DBILL1SG Oars have tried Il
and lt works we'll in dry weather. but
they are long time in coming IN.
being much deeper in.the ground. I
SOW twqs3ushels TO the acre, would not
SOS less. DulIed oats stand np bet
Ter than those sown broad cast.-C
u. Birmiagkau,, q.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-12-20
ThF Cfltre 9fmurat.
AdRICvLTURAL.
NEWS, FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

THE TEsr TEE NkTi0sAL wtLtAEs ~ THE iETILLI
gTNcE AND rEospERIri o. raE TAEHEE.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-01-13
An Old Welch Custom.

So late as the seventeenth century it
was customary in some parts of Ireland
for the bridegroom's friends to receive
those of the bride with shower of darts
carefully directed so as to fall harmless,
and Lord Kaimes, who died in 1882, de-
poses that the marriage observances of
the Welsh of the day were significantly
symbolical of marriage by capture; the
respective friends of the bride and groom
meeting on horse back, the former re-
fusing to deliver the lady on demand,
and bringing about sham conflict, dur
ing which the nearest kinsman of the
bride, behind whom she is mounted, i,
galloped away, to be pursued by the op.
posite party, until men and horse had
had enough of it, when the bridegroom
was permitted to overtake the pretended
fugitive and bearIher off in triumph. The
Berricors of France are the only Euro
pean people among whom the form of
capture still survives. Upon the day of
a wedding the doors of the brides house
are closed nd barricaded, the windows
barred and her friends mustered within.
Presently the bridegroom's party comes,
asking entrance upon one false pretence
after another. Finding speech of no
avail, they endeavor to sorce an en-
trance, with no better fortune. Then
comes parley; the beseigers proclaim
that they bring the lady husband, and
are admitted within doors, to fight for
the possession of the heart, win it, and
the bride with it; the couple being forth
with united in the orthodox fashion.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-01-13
Woman's PeHer.

The mothers solicitude, the wife's
patience and anxiety, the sisters love,
have proved in nine cases out of ten the
strong cord that pulled at the heart of
The wanderer, till son, or husband, or
brother could no longer bear the strain
and loosened it by coming nearer and
nearer home. Some woman hand holds
the key. unconsciously and carelessly
perhaps, but holds it to almost every
mans heart, and the closed doors will be
unbarred to her, and yield to her touch,
when no other power will stir them on
their rusty hinges. Let any woman who
finds herself thus Inside beware how she
works In clearing out the darkened
chambers 80 that Gods light can enter,
let her work with such skillful touches
of prayer and tenderness as shall do
something better than, stir, like an
unskillful servant, all the dust, only to
see it settle thicker in another place. It
is no light work, this leading of human
souls, and any woman who undertakes it
needs to bring to it all there is of her.
She will need her knowledge of God ,and
perhaps never discover how little she
possesses till she tries to open it for an
other soul to measure her treasure. She
will need her knowledge of people, her
discrimination of character, her intuitive
discernment of mental conditions, and
her sympathetic perception of feeling.
All the brihghtest and best that she can
command is not too good nor too fair to
be used IN the saving of what is best and
fairest in others.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-01-13
Thurlow Weed and His Sweetheart.

"WhenT I was working in Coopers.
town." Mr.. Weed said, 81 and two other
young fellows were arrested for insulting
some girls while going home from meet
ing, was never more innocent of any
thing in my life, but I had no friends
and was threatened with Jail. Suddenly
a man whom did not krow stepped for
ward and gave bail for me, and a lawyer
whom I had barely seen offered to serve
me as counsel. My trial came on, and
the girls completely exonerated me from
having had anything to do with it. A
year or two after this fell in love with
Catharine Ostrander, of Cooperstown,
and married her, and better wife no
man ever had. It was ten years before I
found out how I had been defended.
Meeting the lawyer in Albany I asked
him. why said he, it was Catharine
Ostrander's work. She had felt rather
shy and had not told me in all that time.
But the next year that lawyer was sur
prised by being nominated and elected
encouragement of the State. Not alto
gether because he had interceded for me;
he was just the man for the place. I
very rarely had a man elected or ap-
pointed to Office for reasons personal to
myself. = Rochester Democrat.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-01-13

"You killed it, Kedsie,n said the girl,
sadly. "Look yeah how its eyes wimple;
tha's tears in EN-
The foolish boy laughed; then he
drew pretty green lizard from his
pocket and held it with his thumb and
finger, its long, narrow, green head un-
dulating like q snake; be made sound
that resembled the chattering of q
monkey; and it was evident that he knew
no power of speech.
'It's wuth money, said the girl. look
ing at it critically. "Youtcan dicker for
it at the tavsfn."
The sun came ont and rose to go; the
cat followed me to the door; the old
gran 'feyther rose feebly and tottered out
to look OF the weather; the drunken man
snored; the little child woman leaned
against her foolish brother in the door
way and patted one soft leaden hand
which she held In hers; was never one
to say graceful or pretty thing when I
should, and ] blurted out abruptly to
the girl:
DO you help them all?"
She drew herself up on iptoe and
looked up lovingly into the foolish, inn
beetle face.
''Na," she said in loving voice, ''tha
help me.
/ did the next worst thing I could
have done-took out silver half dollar;
fortunately saw that the little mountain
washerwoman was princess in disguise.
and asked humbly:
MAY buy the lizard?"
took the reptile home with me in
piece of broken cup; I have the
bit of delf yet to remind me of the
little unselfisk being whose history,
known in ali the Pocket country, is
the saddest I ever heard. The last I
ever saw of her she stood in the rough
doorway, regarding with look of rapt
devotion her imbecile brother, while the
old man leaned on his hickory staff be-
side her, the cat purred trnstingly at her
feet, and in the back room horror of
death awaited her. So small, SO trust
ing, unconscious of any labor of love to
commend her to the notice of angels,
saw as in dream, that small stature
growing to heavenly nights.
"a daughter of the gods divinely tall
And most di7ineIy fair
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-01-13

one hand up-T fancied che
pointed up there-und she smiled
on me, and says she. all at once,
Joel joel and then she made her mother
understand that she wanted something.
IL was the little bank and she wanted
me to have it. I took it to
humor her. and thought I'd give
1t back to her when she got we'll.
And then she smiled again when I list
ened to hear her, say, 'Joeg-and all
yeRs still. You see I never would 90
wrpng now; but how did she know about
that little bank and my wicked thoughts2
And Nshe forgave me and loved me, too,
pretty dear. The smoke makes me cry.
There's our depot at the pext station,
and we're running on schedule time. as
you see, gentlemen.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-01-13

SHE LOVED WHIST. Chambers Jour-
nal: The wife of Bishop Beadon loved
whist so we'll, that when the prelate told
one OF his clergy if he was able TO sit up
half the night playing whist at the bath
rooms. he must be able to do duty at
home. the invalid at once silenced him
with, my Lord, Mrs. Beadon would
tell you that late whist acts as tonic or
restorative to dyspeptic people with weak
nerves" The bishops better half would
have sympathized with Goldsmith's old
lady, who, lying sick unto death, played
cards with the curate to pass the time
away. and, after winning all his money,
had just proposed to play for her funeral
charges, when she expired.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-01-13
Persistent Love.

"With all thy false 1 love thee still, +"
said the newly married man to his spouse
when viewing the mysteries of her toilet.
Il Yonkers Gazette.
with all thy faults I love thee still, !"
said the owner of a whiskey STILL
Whitehall Times.
with all thy faults love thee still, y
remarked the man who was related to o
garrulous woman Baltimore Every
Saturday.
"With all thy vaults love thee still, .
said wife to leaping acrobat Dra-
matte World.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-01-13

Lord Alvanley had been dining on
one occasion with Mr.. Greville, whose
dining room had been newly and splen-
didly decorated. The meal was, how
ever, very nfeogre and Indifferent one.
Some of the guests were flattering their
host upon his magnifcence, taste and
hospitality. For my own part inter
posed Avanley, "I would rather have
seen less gliding and more carving.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-01-13
Notice.

Notice is hereby given to whom il may concern that
th. unlersi0,ed has been awarded the contract for
Keeping the Douglas county Papers for the period OF
two years All persons in need OF assistance IRON AID
county must first procure certificate to that enect
from auy member OF the County Board and present
to one o the following named persons who are author
lied TO- and will for those presenting such
W. L. Butten, Roseburg L. l.. Kellogg Oakland mrs
Brown Looking GLASS; Dr.. Seroggs Is authorized to
,urnsh medical aid to all persons in need OF the Same
Who have been declared paupers Of Douglas county
VIM B. CLARKE, Supt. Of Poor.
RnsEBURa, Or. Feb. Is. 1850
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-01-13

Mechanic Ito ploughboy) Well, my
lad. how much do you earn weekSs
Ploughboy- 81 dunno what | earns, but
I know what gets.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24
SHIPPING NOTES.

The j. ~. Falkinburg sailed yesterday
for San Francisco. She took 1851 pkgs
of sugar, $50 bags of rice and S3 SKIS of
old iron, total domestic value $35.497.61.
The SIS. Alameda will sail for San
Francisco Thursday Nov. lst at IL noon
The Courser swung about and began
discharging from the hold yesterday.
The schr. Haleaka'a was hove down
yesterday. 30.
The bark Martha Rideout has been
sold to MI. j. 1. Dowseett, her crew
have been discharged and MI. Dowsett
will have her broken up by his natives.
The Martha Davis sailed yesterday
with 81 Chinese passengers. When the
upper main top-sall was being hoisted
the tie broke, the yard came down and
broke the sings.
Schr Caterina brought $40 bgs paddy.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24
ISLAND NEWS.
From Our own Correspondents.
KOHAIA.

We have long spells of dry weather
and crops are beginning perceptibly
to suffer. The roads are extremely
dusty, and as the trades blow strong
travelling is simply abominable, one
gets covered and permeated with
particles of mother earth. Add to
this the fact of the great scarcity of
water for the purposes of ablution,
and Kohala is not, just now, very
desirable place of residence.
Though water is scarce, strong
drink is not. 1t is notorious that
there are a number of places in the
district where whisky. gin aud
brandy can be bought, by the bottle
OF glass. The whisky brings So a
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24
LIGHT HOUSES.

EDITOR BULLETIN: Now that the
Inter-Island steamer traffic is becom-
ing greater, and travelling around
the various Islands at night more
frequent, it is time the Government
did something towards erecting
lighthouses on all the most promi.
nent points, harbors, bays, and
landings. Out of the many stopping
places made by the Iwalani along
the Kona and Kau coast only one
light has been erected by the Co.
vernment. This light is at Hooke-
ma, and was placed in position by
Mr.. Spreckels, after being stored
away for many months. Messrs.
Foster & Co. have been compelled
for the safety of their own vessels
and passengers-to erect two
lights, and maintain them at their
own expense; and it is possible that
the company will have to erect more
lights at their own expense. If the
Government will not protect the
property of other people, it might,
at least, try and preserve the lives
of its own people. 1t is the duty of
this Government to erect light
houses, not only for the safety OF
Inter Island vessels, but also for the
safety Of vessels from foreign ports.
TRAVELLER.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

bottle, gin and brandy (very in
fcrior) So q bottle. Most of these
illicit liquor sellers are Chinese
storekecpers, who sell only to those
whom they know, and who keep their
supplies in back room. The police
high and low, are just as well aware
of this state of things as any one
else. | am told that there is also an
extensive business done (among the
natives) in oh,oieh0o, and that some
Others high in authority are engaged
in it. The article is brought from
the mountain or from Hamakua,
where it is manufactured, on pack
animals. The other day saw n
string of about u dozen horses and
mules going along the road, each
with two neatly tied packages one
on each side, which in my simplicity
| supposed were bundles of dried
fish. One who would be very likely
to know informed me however that
it was oholehdo which is retailed at
81 per bottle. Would it not be
wiser and safer to grant a spirit
license than to allow the continuance
of this demoralizing system ?
The sugar mills, with but one eN-
ception, have been lying idle for a
considerable time, but will generally
start in grinding next week, which
will improve business prospects,
both here and at the metropolis.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24
PASSENGERS.

For S. f. per j. a. Falkenburg
Oct. 23-Mr McQharry, L G. Young.
From Kauai per JAS Makee Oct.
23-F NJ Butler and so deck.
For windward ports, per Likelike,
Oct. PA Groser, Mrs J Austin,
j Klinger and wife, NJ Kinney, c
Motley, NJ Rancho and wife. W f
Blanck, S b Rose, Mrs Makai, w II
Rickart, r Lavery, = Macaully g
W Kelley, j Richardson, CT Hart,
l. Won Tempsky, L j Hayselden,
w Y Horner, Mrs II Cornwell, G
Osborn, f b Thomas, W,Braidwood
f Silver, Seize, l. A Andrews,
Mr. Ropanet and 50 deck.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24
VESSELS LEAVING THIS DAY.

Schr Manuokawai for Waimea
Stmr Waimanalo for Waimanalo
Schr Kauikeaouli for Honokaa
Schr Gen Seigel for Koolau
Schr Mary Alice for Molol1ai
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

IN is not expected that Mrs. d. j.
Staples or Miss Kittie Staples will make
long visit to Honolulu, as Mrs. Staples
comes merely to receive the benefit of
the sea voyage. Mrs. Staples enter
tanned His Majesty when on his last
visit to San Francisco.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

PICKS bad boy and his Pa. Messrs.
j. M. Dat Jr, &c Co. have kindly sent
us a copy of this amusing book. Yes
terday morning they unpacked fifty
of these books and by 2 o'clock had
none left. More have been sent for.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24
CORRESPONDENCE.

Correspondence is solicited on the top
les of the day, or what may become so.
We reserve the right to excise purely
personal matter.
We do not hold ourselves responsible
for the opinions expressed by our cor
respOndentS.-ED
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24
$50 REWARD.

7 OST between Kapiolani Park and
IL Nuuanu Valley, Blue Satin Note
Case, embroidered and lined with white
silk, containing 2 United States green
backs, 500 each; United States green
back, 500; Letter of Credit from Coutts
& Co., and Private Papers. The above
reward will be paid on the return of the
same to THEo. III. DAVIES & Co., or the
528 POLICE STATION.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24
DEPARTURES.

OCT. %
Stmr Likelile for windward ports
Blk Martha Davis for Hongkong
Blk Mallsgate for Portland Or
Tern Mary Dodge for PIT Townsend
Schr Waimalu for Hakalau
Bktne j A Falllinburg for S. f.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

AT the meeting of stockholders of the
Honokaa Sugar Company held yesterday
it was decided to reduce the value of the
shares from 900 to 500 each.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

In the Civil Court on Monday several
cases were settled outside the judicial
precincts, and several were continued.
Ahlo obtained judgment against Aki, on
promisory note for $l02, with interest
and costs.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

Mr.. G. O. BERGER, agent for the New
York News Letter, has been distributing
copies of that paper through town. 1t
contains some interesting information of
the New York Life Insurance Company,
of which Mr.. Berger is the agent.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

THE Stock and bond exchange will
meet in future every Wednesday morn
lug instead of Monday. ...-.r
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24
$40 Reward.

I OST on Saturday night on Hotel st.
~ A double English Travelling Rug,
a dyed sheepskin foot rug, and an EN-.
broidered dust.wrap. The above re.
ward will be paid on returning same to
400 G. w. MACFARLANE g. Co
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

The government flags will be half
mast high to-day, out of respect to the
late j. G. Pfuger, who was Hawaiian
Consul at Bremen.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

The Police Court has been occupied
during the last two days with an unusu-
sually large number of cases of drunken
ness and assault and battery.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

Among Captain Morse's numerous
friends, who welcomed him back to
Honolulu, was Il native, who, in days
gone by, had served under the Captain,
and yesterday greeted him warmly.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

WELLS FARGO 81 Co. sent down about
fifty packages by the Alameda besides
the usual quantity of letters.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24
WEDNESDAY, OCT. "a, 1888.
TELErH0NiG.

Diamond Head, Oct 81, $50 am
Light N. f. wind.
Nothing In sight
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

A native boy in Hamakua has been
arrested on the charge of numbering the
Chinaman found dead at Honokaa.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

The baseball match against the Maui
team will be played by the Honolulu
club alone.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24

: TREE trimming and steam rolling are
improving Beretania Street.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-24
ARRIVALS.

OCt. 20
Stmr Jas Makee from Kauai
CATERING from Hanalei