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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-05-15
Canada Thistles

Mr.. II. O~cn tells the 1Haligca
Farmer of bis successful treatment uf
numerous patches of Canada tbistles
during The last ten years Il keep. on
an average, about 200 sheep, and
whenever ! discover patch manage
70 salt tie sheep there, putting a
small hau5f1l of salt in each thistle
at the root besides the action of
the salt which tends 10 destroy them.
the this,lcs are eaten by the sheep close
TO The grouad, and after one or two
saVings Tho grass among the thistles,
as well as everything else that hide,
them from view, has been eaten Oft
so That each thistle is easy to be seen
and to receive its handful Of salt.
Aiter this treatment il is seldom that
auy ibist,s are seen the second year"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-05-15

yard manure TO nourish and invigor.
ate the trees and there will be an i'm.
provement in the quantity and quail
ity of the fruit"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-05-15

SEEp corn may be msde safe from
wire. worms and other vermin by soak.
ing 1t before planting in mixture
consisting Of one pound of blue
vitriol or sulphate Of copper in gal.
lon Of water. The solution should
be lukewarm and the seed may soak
day or day and bali. The poison
will not only kill the worms but n
will also destroy any injurious fungus
germs that may be on the grains.
Care should be taken not to get any
OF the solution on the hands, as Il
will make sores.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-05-15
Fruit Growing

Valley Spirit some hints on fruit grow
ing. lie says:
"On taking a young tree from the
nursery it is generally divested Of
nearly all its fbrous roots, through
which the tree has been drawing its
nourishment from the soil. In such
cases we find it profitable TO cut back
the branches TO insure the life and
growth of the young tree. We do
, this in compliance with natures law
Of correspondence. Nature true to
this law, preserves the proportion Of
quantity between root and top;
hence, after cutting away large por.
tion Of the root, we must make a
corresponding reduction Of the top
by cutting back the branches, other.
wise there would be lack of nutri.
mcnt from beneath and the excessive
yerdure could not be maintained, but
must languish or die
From this experience" !" he contin.
ued, "some are led to the conclusion
that much and continued pruning
strengthens the growth and vitality
Of the tree, than which there is no
more fatal error. Continued pruning
dwarfs and kills. The Usage orange
in its native state grows to the size
Of tolcrablc tree, 50 large that the
trunks are used for building houses.
but wncn used for fencing and cut
back every year it becomes more
dwarfed and loses vitality at every
cropping until it dies. All this fol.
lows strictly in accordance with ma.
ture's law, that the roots will die in
proportion as the branches are cut
off. Many orchards are permanently
injured by the severing of large Limbs
from the trunk and dIvesting the tree
Of a large part Of its ycrdurc, or
more properly is life"
In reply TO The question care not
many trees killed by unskillcl hands
engaged IN pruning rather than the
grt Of ,l,e .,'rynioe i,sclC," =. ..is +.
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,,,c. j.. vol rln.,,,,o1 J.. -.
.r IL. farmer who or io,,,,, ~
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nlo had L.cn Iircd tho d,, 49,
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That w.ulj rr.gI, in sprL ,,h,l...r.
kll5np Of the tr,,s i. il nat. a.,
THAT the hand of dc.,r.r1,,, IL Zoo
often at work sIon,hir, og H..
li,,bs roar ,ho ,.oat -
daneeripg tho life of ,no.,r,os~
"Blt let il no, ba inC.r,cd ,ho,
pruning is unnecessary said no
.,From the frs, cpttirc b,c, 81, 49,.
ing the attendant should ev,minc Li.
trees every ,prinq with rcfcrcncc ,o
the formation of tbrir toms a,5 ,,l.
out such branches "a wonld he an in.
reference, allowing no more limb,
than the future tree should have. so
that there will be no need for crop.
ping limbs in after wears. San shoots
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-03-16

Massachusetts, is trying to pass
q law to punish by fogging all
husbands guilty of wife beating.
Nevada passed such q law someyears
ago.. but because a one-horse Justice
of the Peace somewhere declared
it unconstitutional it was never en-
forced, and leng-suffering wives
who happened to be weaker than
their brutal husbands, have to
stand the punishment with hope of
redress. It is'hard to see why
heard-heArted brutal man should
be protected while q weak little
wife must be beaten whenever it
suits her husband to do it. It may
be relic of bsrbarism to fog pris-
oners, but SO long As they act like
barbarians what right have they to
expect any better treatment? Mas
sachusetts should pass and enforce
the fogging Law. and Nevada should
burst the cobwebs off of her law and
enforce it.-Austin Reveille.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-03-16
They Will Have to stand 1t

They will Have to Stand 1t.
The Commercial Gazette, speak
ing of the malignant attacks on
Sargent by Bisn.arck's organ, says:
Minister Sargent is under the igno-
minious treatment, because of his
fidelity to his country's interests,
and because of tho blunder of our
State Department, which is more
lacking in tact than the Ochiltree
resolution. The ignominous treat
ment of Sargent, insults his Gov
eminent. To recall him and send
another, would meekly receive the
insult and turn the other cheek to
the smiter.
Well, what else can this Govern
ment do? We have no navy to
cope with any foreign power and
our present army is only a skeleton
organization, with more officers
than men, and these few officers
are nothing more than lot of tight
laced ballroom dudes. To take
these parlor knights out of their
Demorest corsets and send them to
the front would be an outrage.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-03-16
PUTTING. BLAME WHERE IT
BELONGS.

Elk Postmaster General James
made q statement before the House
Committee on Expenditures in the
Department of Justice; which let
some daylight into the relations OF
the Star Route gang to the MUIR
dered President. He closed his
statement with the assertion that
had the President not taken the
stand he did against tho Star rout-
ers in their prosecution he would
not have fallen by the assassin's
bullet, When asked for an ex-
PLANTATION Mr.. James said he would
not make the assertion, as inferred
by Mr.. Stewart, that the assassina-
ton grew directly out of the Star
route prosecution, because he did
not know it. ''But take it." said
he, "from the character of the
newspaper clippings which were
found upon the person of the ass
ASSN ct the time the deed was COM
mitted, that his head was turned by
the assaults made upon the Presi-
dent by the press on account of the
Star route prosecutions And in
this Genara1 Jamea voicAd thu MN.
ular opinion current ct the time.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-03-16

Rhode Island has found two wa, d
politicians guilty Of buying votes.
One offered two dollars for votes in
an open town meeting, while
plenty of men came toward and
said the other man gave them two
dollars apiece for their votes.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-03-16
A NEEDED STATUE.

The appeal for subscriptions to-
ward the erection Of brass statue
for Mr.. Vanderbilt has, We are glad
to see, says the New York Journal,
met With . generous response. We
say brass. for in such . statue the
whole work should harmonize with
the originals cheek. Eight ad-
mirers Of the American money auto
crat sent us letters on Monday COM
mending the undertaking and prais-
ing the Journal for its suggestion.
These communications we're prin-
ted in our columns yesterday. We
arc panied, however, to be obliged
to say that ameng the eight CORES
pondents there was but one SUBJ
scriber. He contributed q cent,
which We have carefully locked up
in our warranted fire-proof safe.
How many men are there in New
York who will give cent for Van
derbilt? It will, we know, take
time, hard work and patience to
raise the necessary amount; but we
have resolved to enter the work
with vigor and earnestness. A
Fourth-avenue GARDINER sends us
one cent this morning. We trust
that all the other employees of that
road will be eOuallv generous.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-03-16

This is rare bargain for any one
wanting permanent home in Carson.
Inquire ct this office or Of Mrs. Purcell,
corner Fourth and Plaza streets. MARI
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-03-16

Why has my Competitor only reduced prices CHINA
MADE Shoes? NJ Coin has made General Re
duction in his entire stock of Boots and Shoes.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-03-16


and eeu andy e that what Is true
OLCOVICH BROTHERS.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02

A man named Berner, of Cincinnati,
was party in shocking murder in
that city, but the jury before whom he
was tried returned verdict of mail
slaughter, at which the Cincinpatans
were aroused and some Of the jurymen
we're maltreated. A public meeting
was held, about ten thousand being
present, and the action of the jury was
condemned. The mob spirit prevailed,
and the vast crowd marched to the jail
to lynch all murderers therein confined.
a serious conflict between officers and
the mob ensued. An entrance to the
Jail was effected, and the cells searched,
but the prisoners had been removed
This enraged the mob still more, and
an attempt was made to burn the Jail.
The militia and soldiers we're brought to
assist the sheriff, firing became general,
and quite number on both sides were
killed and wounded. All this occurred
last Friday, but matters continued to
grow worse Qhe mob spirit increasing
troops being concentrated, and regular
engagements taking place between the
citizens and soldiers, adding to the list
of killed and woundcd,) until Sunday,
when the dispatches report affairs as
quoting down.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02

nature, is demonstrated impossibility.
Both force and matter must have exist
ed from eternity, and could not have
been created" Therefore, it is no an.
swer to my question to say that matter
is dependent for its existence on force
In answer to my seventh question, il
it said, d" There never was time when
God had nothing to do, and rather than
be idle concluded to make world.
This implies that he was idle an infinite
time before.
The answers to the three other ques
tlons require no comment, as | have
found nothing in them Of much conse
quence.
The editor Of the News has my thank:
for the effort he has made to answer my
questions, and | will cheerfully answer,
to the best of my ability, any question
that he may PROFOUND which is not Of a
personal nature.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02
The Best in tho World.
: t*E E I

Lovers of good stock should not fail to see
this celebrated combined Saddle and Harness
Horse. His saddle and harness qualities are
exccl!cd by none, and cqualed by few. lie
is easy and stylish under the saddle, and a
model harness horse. His gats are natural
and easy, fast or slow. Iou only have to sec
to dmire him. FLEET is dark bay, l5I
handT high, and dark pointed, and very
heavy. He is II wears old lie was sired by
llalbrook he by Clipper. Fleets dam was
by Long Island Blackhawk he by David
Crockett, the best Canadian horse in Ken
lucky. Blackhawk's dam was Il Whip
Fleet can be- seen at any time at Elk River
Mills, 3 miles north Of Winchester; also, at
Winchcsterthc first Mondays in March and
April. Fleets record as premium horse is
cquallcd by few He has gradatcd and Iul,d
oil at several Fairs. His colts are ussIcccss-
full as he is. Every one should see Fleet be-
fore going elsewhere.
Ten Dollars by Insurance; season, Seven
Dollars.
Feb. 20, 1884. j. b. DAVIS.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02
Truth Seekers Response

Because we believe that Error
ceases to be dangerous when Reason is
left free to combat it; because we he
lieve all sides should be heard in order
to come to just conclusions; because We
believe that none but a fanatic would re.
fuse to treat with respect opinions al
verse to his own, and none but a weak.
minded person could be warped by doc
trines antagonistic to Reason; and be.
cause we want the fallacious doctrine
Of Truth.Seeker disproved, we publish
his article this week, but will not allow
any farther discussion of the matter in
tie Home Journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02
A FULL LIN E
SPRlNCCO()DS
ON HAND
TO be sold as cheap as anybody

We have nice line of Dress Ginghams
Yelling, cheap Worstcd fine Cashmeres
White Goods, Puff and Tuck Goods for dress.
es, Trimmings, Notions, Gents Nobby Suits
Cravats, Shirts, Shoes aud Hats.
The trade is asked to see our new-stye
Shoes. Opera, Magnolia, Oxford, Newport
and Button Slippersfor Men, Ladies, Misses
and Children. The best line we have ever
had. See our old ladies' Buskins and Shoes
We still have Zeiglcr Bros.-the best shoe.
Az to Gents Suits and Coats, and Vests
we only ash call to try a fit and see the
style.
We keep pretty line of Prints and Do.
nestle. Prints at 8 cents; Domestic, 6 cents
Sugar, Coffee, Lard, Molasses, Salt, Flour
and Meal,
Trunks, Gal; siles) Valisca, Handbags
School Books, Stationery, Crayon.
Nice line Window Curtains in cloth and
Ice, with fixtures
Many other articles, which we will sell
low for cash or country produce
B@~ Call at the old Emhrey g. Bro.
corner, where Mcssrs w. w. Gordon,
Walter Hodges and James Evans will
give you especial attention.
j. i, BAUGH.
March Goth, 1884.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02

The Concert at Mary Sharp College
last Saturday night was attended by
even greater numbers than usual. The
hall was filed to overlooking, and many
could not get even comfortable standing
room. This Concert, like others which
we have noticed, demonstrated the ex
cellent instruction given in this depart
ment and reflected greater credit upon
all concerned.
We learn from the Faculty that one
great object of these entertainments il
to enable the pupils to acquire conf
dence IN themselves, by requiring them
to play and sing in public, and thus
overcome timidity which many excel
lent performers are afflicted with, and
which often proves serious hindrance
to them in later years. Much of the
music given at these Concerts is the
FIRST effort on the part of the student be
fore an audience, and is not selection
worked up for the occasion, but par
of their regular work in the course o.
instruction.
We would like to mention, specially
some who in their playing and singing
favorably impressed us, but forbear OF
the principle that comparisons are APP
to be odious. 1t is not too much t.
say, however, that tine Concert was
highly appreciated by the audience, and
Winchester people are grateful to the
Mary Sharp for these pleasant enter
tainmelts. We were glad to hear il
so plainly stated that the Trustees and
Faculty were hearty in extending to al
Il Welcome on the condition of c0urteou.
and respectful decorum The excellent
attention was Il source Of qualification t.
all lovers Of good order May we no
expect another before June
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02
Decherd Items.
To III Home Journal :

To tn Home Journal
Quite a large crowd assembled at the
Presbyterian Church last Saturday night
to hear Col j. II. Holman's speech on
the subject of Prohibition. He was in
troduced by Rev. j w Terrill in elo.
quent style. He introduced him, he
said, as man well known to us all,
and who formerly had been prosecutor
of crime in our judicial circuit, but now
Represented him as prosecutor of one of
the greatest criminals before the bar of
the world-the liquor traffic. Col. H..
spoke about u hours to an attentive
audience. His arguments were plain,
pointed and unanswerabla.
At the conclusion of Col. Holman
speech, Mr. John Simmons being pres.
ent, was called upon and assembled the
stand. And right here comes in pref.
ty good joke on us prohibitionists. AS
he assembled the stand he was cheered
Justify by the crowd, who no doubt
thought they were going to hear good
prohibition talk from our young friend
hut they were mistaken. Mr.. Simmons
said he agreed with Col. Holman that
whisky was the greatest of all evils in
any land, but as to the remedy he did
not agree with him. He said # we had
good judges, and good juries, both
grand and petit, who would punish
viOlators of the law, and especially
'ioators of the law in selling whisky t.
minors, we could let the traffic 60 on in
reservation of the liberties of the peo
pc. The argument was good. Those
IFS were all right.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Simmons
remarks, Col. Holman made q brief re
Ply, which scattered Mr.. Simmons ar.
yuments to the four winds, bringing
Town the applause of the whole house
Some youag scamps, who are toe
mean to live in civilized communit,
ind too mean to even associate with the
aevil, cut the bride rcns of some of oul
1e'ghbor citizens who had come here tt
near Col. Holman, turning their horse
%ose. Luckily the horses were caugh
sore the parties got far on their wa!
March 81, 1884. X.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02

Verify we do believe that the late Sc
we're winter has robbed us of a hope for
peaches this year. We notice that the
leaves are putting forth, but, with few
exceptions, we see no blossoms. The
buds have been killed. However, we
are philosopher-no fanatic. We are
happy in the belief that God, or Nature
AS you please-doeth all things for
the best. The cold winter may have
killed the germs of disease in many
respects.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02
House and Dynamite.

The Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis Railway has in its employ num-
Der OF conductors who are frst.class
gentlemen and do credit to the human
race. Such men as conductors House
Latimore, Woods, Tucker, Rucker No.
and Rucker No. 2, and Chumley
Cowlrdin, Berry Holt and Dawson,
are rarely to he met with. They nre
polite, accommodating, and faithful in
the discharge of their duties. But they
all have a joke on conductor House,
and House is very "toucby" ON the sub
ject. They say land the Court records
prove it, that House went a-fshing not
long since. House loves a joke when it
is on some one else, and lie can laugh
more heartily than most men when
some one else is the sufferer. Knowing
him so well, we never dared to hint to
him the joke-no: joke, either, but
tact, that he went a.fishing, and carried
some dynamite along. He has been 50
long on the railroad that he believes in
fast time, and, SO, he wantedto catch
fish fast. Dynamite is a powerfully
explosive something, and if conductor
House had not been so anxious it might
have subserved his purpose. He went
to mill-dam, where there was sup.
posed congress of trout, perch, red,
horse, and all the other fish that navi-
gate streams. House undcrestima.
ted the force of the dynamite, or, nitro.
glycerine. He merely intended to 50
concuss the watery element as to make
the fish come up, willing or not, and
float to him. He had no time, like
some Of the Apostles, to be dragging or
angling. But he thought of the train.
He was in hurry. and put double
load of dynamite under the surface of
the limpid water. Result was that he,
or, rather the dynamite, blew up the
dam-the mill-dam. 1t played thun.
der. The mill.dam man concluded he
was damaged to the tune of five hun.
dred dollars, and he sued House for
damages. But it is not our intent in
this chapter to tell how House cOmpro-
missed the matter. We only wish, for
the nonce, to caution all persons agains,
using any piscatorial expression in the
presence of House. We met him last
week in Nashville, nearly opposite the
Maxwell House. He had bunch Of
fish in his hands which, we are sure, lie
had just purchased and paid for. W.
merely asked him how he caught tn,
fish. His choler knew no bounds. ",
said nothing about dynamite, but h,
said if we said anything in the Home
Journal about his having fish he haC
not bought he would put Us off mis- train
some of these times. But it is not oul
intention to travel with him Wei
seek the Wood first
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02

Mr.. Alb. Watkins died in Chattanoo.
ga last week, and we are pleased to no.
tice that the Press, generally, have kind
words to say about him. We hardly
think any one was more thoroughly nc.
quainted with the deceased than the ed
itor of the Home Journal Many years
ago we worked for him when he and A.
K. Wigs, and he and s. W. Gillian
published papers in Winchester. Anon.
Mr.. Watkins worked for the writer.
lie was one of the fastest type.setters we
ever knew, and one of the best local
editors. He has been connected, di.
rectly and indirectly, with more news.
papers IN Tennessee than any other
man. lie went to Pennsylvania and
Ohio, and returned to Tennessee, all the
time IN the newspaper business. He
was with the writer in trip from
Chattanooga to New York a few years
since. We left Norfolk, and returned
to Norfolk from New York, together.
That is the last time we saw our splen.
did printer, editor and friend.
Mr.. Watkins married sister of
Rev. John G. Biddle, who stood 50
high in Winchester rs the President of
the Winchester Female Seminary. The
deceased survived this wife and married
again, and leaves wife in Chattanooga.
Mr.. Watkins was eccentric, but he
had a big heart, big brain, and we
feel that all is right between him and
God.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02
Circuit Court.

The Court has had'up the crimina
docket several days. Last week tive
negroes, (for larceny,) Bill Burks anc
DemerWils, were sentenced to the peni
itentiary-the former, p years; latter
G years. Both submitted.
State VS.. Foster-continued by de
fendent.
At The time of going to press, Cues
day. jury is being empanelled to try
Jim Hawkins for killing Bob. Reeves.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02
cancers Cured, or No Pay.

NJ WINCHESTER, Tenn, March II, 1884.
NM. .nlS Is to certify that have transferred t.
ous,' s' Martin and Isaac Young, of FRANKLIN
C,nav, Tenn, my remedies for the cure o
b,s ers and other Chronics. do not hest
dw; MIX recommend them to all who are aiil'ct
ptsn y" snch diseases. They are fully com
rIs' 70 cure them without the use Of knit
mar2G.it I'm u>t pAcIry
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02

It reminds us Of old times to see Lace
Turney on our streets, after an absence
of several years in Texas. Lace's fam,
lily returned also, and we suppose they
will all conclude to remain here perma-
nently. Bad health caused Lace to
leave Texas.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02
American Legion Of Honor.
Mountain Council No. 694, American
Legion of Honor, meets Tomorrow
Thursday-night, April Sd.
Nem 8arber Shop
j. r. DeLUTA,

Formerly Of Nashville, has opened first
class Barber Shop in the Guieta block, and
will do all kinds of work pertaining to the
profession in the very best style.
Hair cutting specially.
Ladies' wanting their hair trimmed will be
waited upon at their residences. marl9
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02

FDr. B. G. Slaughter will go to Indiana
in few weeks to introduce Burnam's
Patent Crate. We will mention some of
the advantages Of this crate in our next
issue.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02
M asonic.

MAsoNIc.-Stated meeting of Cum
e'land Lodge No. 1853, next Saturda.
''snt' April 9th, 1884. A full attend
'Ace requested.
ny order of the W. M.
H. H. DULIN, Sec'y.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02

Prof. Utermoehlen has become u
resident of High street. He occupies
MIR. Fannings former residence.