Deora fata
Farm Notes.
—Mouch as may have been stated in
regard to the decline ot the sheep in-
dustry, there are some facts in regard
to sheep which should be made plaiu,
and although the subject has not es-
caped this department in the past, yet
this is an excellent seascn of the year
to call our attention to the future of
sheep, as the lambs are now coming in
and will be ready for market ina few
mocths. First it is important for some
to know that the sheep industry is sep-
arate and distinct from the industry of
wool growing. Second, that the wool
is only a product of the sheep, and is
but a small portion of the valueofgood
sng cane
sheep. Farmers are selling their ewes |
off as fast as they can get rid of them
in some sections, while wiser farmers,
who have given up wool for sheep are
going into the sheep businesson a more
extensive scale.
WOOL ALONE NOT PROFITABLE.
In order to produce the fine wools
the American farmers have given their
attention mostly to the merino, which
is a very small sheep, active, and well
adapted to_scanty herbage. After the
wool is removed the carcass is too
small to allow of a fair profit, while
the lambs require too much time to
make sufficient growth, in order to
reach the early market; the conse-
quence being but a small return for all
—wool, mutton, and lamb. The size,
quality and weight of the sheep issacri-
ficed for but a scanty fleece of wool. It
is plain that no farmer can make sheep
pay who does not consider the demands
of the market. While some are en-
deavoring to secure a few cents more
per pound on wool, which would not,
even at a great advance in prices,
average over 25 cents greater profit on
the sheep, owing to the inferiority of
the lamb and mutton of the fine wool
animals, other farmers who give no
value to wool at all, and can really
throw it away if they so desired, are
making sheep pay.
A GREAT FIELD FOR SHEEP.
— Despite the claims of some of our
farmers that there is no money insheep
(wool,) the reports of the last fiscal
year show that Canada has sentoyer
300,000 sheep to this country, and paid
$1.50 per head on them, and 75 cents
per head on lambs. But the sheep
were mutton sheep of the best quality,
and our farmers have not, as vet,
equaled Canada or England in supply-
ing their markets with choice mutton.
In fact, but few people who buy in our
markets have ever seen such carcases
as are displayed on Eoglish stalls, ow-
ing to the culls from wool sheep being
shipped to the large cities in place of
the breeds which should be used. A
single lamb of the large mutton breeds
will bring more money than all the
mutton, wool and lamb of a merino
combined, England does not grow
wool to any extent, but every farmer
keeps mutton sheep, and keeps them
on farms that rent for more than the
value of some farms in this country.
Do not sell your ewes, but begin and
grade up by using rams of the Oxford,
Shropshire, Hampshire and other
large breeds.
—Sometimes when the land is very
rich, young apple and pear trees make
very rapid growth, and produce more
wood than should be the case, while
larger trees that have grown much
wood will not bear fruit proportionate-
ly. In such cases a grass crop in the
orchard will do no harm, especially to
the young trees, but the sod should be
turned under the second year, If the
season is dry the grass may secure the
greater share of moisture, hence when
the orchard isin grass and a’ drought
appears, the grass should be plowed
under at once.
—The estimates for this year’s crop
of oranges is about 4,000,000 boxes.
Apples, however, seem to be a better
crop than oranges. The fruit grower
who gives his attention to the best
variety of apples, and who knows how
to keep them until winter, will make
more profit than can be made from
oranges on the same area of land.
—Some farmers have curtailed the
area of land devoted to wheat, because
of the low prices that prevailed for last
year’s crop. A safe rule to follow is
to plant more corn and grow more
wheat than before, as it often happens
that high prices follow simply because
less wheat is grown the next year, ow-
ing to the reduction of area.
—Do not waste time and money try-
ing to grow profitable crops from land
whose first need is thorough draining.
Save your money and put it into good
tile properly laid, and in a few years it
will be returned to you with compound
interest. Farmers who have tried this
know its truth.
Poultry droppings, when allowed to
become very dry, are almost insoluble,
and remain in the ground tor months
without benefiting the crops. It is
best to mix them with dry dirt and
keep them moist (not wet) with soap-
suds.
—There is vot an over-production of
everything. Some crops may be abun-
dant, but there will always be some:
thing of which the supply is less than
the demand.
—Have all kinds of seeds ready so
there will be no delay when planting
time comes. It is a good plan to try
the seeds and be sure they will grow.
—Much has already been said about
the sanitary condition of the cellar,
and now is the time to carefully heed
past advice in that direction.
—Good bulls are cheap now, and
this is'a good time to go to grading up
the herd.
—Stock need an increased ration
during extremely cold weather.
For and About Women.
Sarah Grand, author of “The Heav-
enly Twins,” is so absent minded that a
visitor discovered her looking for her
lost pen among the *‘p’s’”’ in a diction-
ary.
Double-width bordered silks are
ported for circular skirts.
White suede gloves having a broad
black stitching are dressy to wear with
black suits.
im-
Skirts of dove-colored coating, gored
on the front and sides, are worn under
the long covert coats of Russian-blue,
dark green or claret-colored cloth that
are made with large- topped sleeves and
Puritan collar elaborately braided.
These coats are double breasted, with
simi-loose fronts and closely - fitted
backs.
Sweet peas in all their colors are tied
up in bunches with pink ribbons to
decorate ball gowns. Parma violets
blossom out in the midst of furs on hats
and bonnets, on muffs, and against fur
garment, and fringes of real violets, fra-
grant and frail, decorate the ball gowns
of tulle.
Some of the new French polonaises
are made with a fan-pleated skirt in the
back, and a gracefully-draped apron
front.
Rosa BoNHEUR AT HoME.—Jules
Claretie has been visiting Rosa Bonheur
in her retirement at the little village of
By, where the great woman artist lives,
surrounded by all kinds of dumb pets,
in a plain substantial brick and stone
building, She dresses in trousers and a
blue blouse, such as is worn in France
by workmen, specinl permission having
been obtained from the Legislature for
her to wear masculine attire. Years
ago, when visiting the great public
slaughter houses in Paris to study cattle
from life for her paintings, Mlle. Bon-
heur adopted this dress, and she has nev-
er yet changed it. She is an old lady
of 70 odd years, but M. Claretie says
she is still bright, alert and youthful in
manner, and she is not idle a minute of
the day.
Women are compelled to remove
their hats before they are allowed to oc-
cupy their seats at the opera in Paris,
but they wear such enormously puffed
sleeves in their dresses that a small, man
or woman has less show than ever of
enjoying the performance.
It is told of Hannah More that she
had a good way of managing talebear-
ers. Itis said that whenever she was
told anything derogatory to her invaria-
ble reply was; “Come, we will go and
ask if this be true.” The effect was
sometimes ludicrously painful. The
talebearer was taken aback, stammered
out a qualification or begged that no no-
tice might be taken of the statement.
But the good lady was inexorable; oft
she took the scandal-monger to the scan-
dalized to make inquiry and compare
accounts. It is not likely that anvbody
ever a second time ventured to repeat a
gossipy story to Hannah More. One
would think her method of treatment
would be a sure cure for scandal.
A peculiarly novel costume in accor-
dion plaited black chiffon, with big
sleeves, revers and belt of pale blue vel-
vet covered with jet.
The large moire bows are the newest
things in woman's toggery. These have
luops about a half yard aross and ends
reaching to the waistor below it. They
are made of black moire and are either
finished by a deep ruffle of cream-white
lace or have several rows of insertion set
in near the edge. These look very chic
on some women, but only the ultra-sty-
lish creature can wear them. They will
undoubtedly be copied by the rank and
file, who will convert the original idea
into a hideous night-mare, and the haut
ton will then be obliged to look for an-
other novelty.
All women should bear in mind that
the brightest and most striking colors,
like yellow and scarlet, are seldom to be
used in a mass except for very striking
effects and as a luxury, and in the orna-
ment rather than in the body of a toilet.
If they are of the blown and blowzy
sort, the high colors will only make
their defect more noticeable, and if they
are of the washed out and gray skinned
type then the contrast is disagreeable.
The former variety can tone themselves
down, the latter would best accept their
fate, and they will find themselves in
the dull blues and soft rose colors much
pleasanter objects to the eye than in any
thing abrupt, or even the grays and
browns that make them seem all of a
piece and as if they were fading out of
sight.
White indeed is one of the colors that
are becoming to almost all women, es-
pecially with ribbon or flowers of the
colors that suit them best. And next to
white a fairand rosy woman seldom
looks so well in anything as in pale
pink : she may be almost plain, and a
white dress and pink ribbons will make
her seem lovely. Pink, the delicate
pink with a yellow cast in it, is peculiar-
ly suitableto the red haired woman
who has a clear complexion; yet such a
women should avoid scarlet and ecrim-
son as she would fire. Pale blue suits
her, but she will look delicate and per-
haps pinched in it ; in pale green she
will be as fresh as Galatea—other things
being equal , in dark green, as bloom-
ing as a wood nymph; and there are
tints of terra cotta and brown bronze
that will shade up to her hair and min-
gle with it as if she were a picture.
So few women really understand the
art of choosing the colors that will best
suit that we are daily compelled to un-
dergo all sorts of painful emotions caus-
ed by the poor taste of these females
who might otherwise be attractive.
Mrs. Diaz, wife of the President of
Mexico, has founded many institutions
for the benefit of her countrywomen,
among them a day nursery, a society to
teach women remunerative employment
and an institution through which girls
out of work can find eraployment.
——QColorado is first in silver.
Honors Even.
Mr. Chugwater—I['m hungry still,
but the biscuit are all gone, there’s no
more cream for the coffee, and the steak
is all gristle. Samantha, you'll die of
enlargement of the heart!
Mrs Chugwater—I don’t know, Jo-
siah, I’ve never been exposed to it in
this house.
BUCKLEN’S ARNICA SALVE.—The best
salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises,
Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores,
Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and pos-
itively cures Piles, or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
tion, or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by C. M
Parrish.
President Thomas W. Palmer, of
the world’s tair commission, says he will
devote therest of his life to assisting
woman in her battle for equal justice
with man, the enlargement of the work
of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals and the securing .of
better country roads.
——Mr. Moody, president of the
board of trustees of the Brooklyn Taber-
nacle, says that if Dr. Talmage persists
1n resigning the church will have to be
sold for the benafit of Russell Sage,
——Extraordinary stories are told of
the healing properties of a new oil
which is easily made from the yolk of
hens’ eggs.
——¢I can cheerfully recommend
Hood’s Pills.” They do not gripe. E.
A. McNevin, 29 R. R. St., Bellefonte,
Pa,
——A proposition to unite the city of
Halifax and the town of Darmouth is
meeting with favor.
——Milwaukee has 856 dressmakers.
——Do you read the WATCHMAN.
Business Notice.
Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria.
When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them
Castoria. 38-43-2y
Holiday Cheer.
The holiday season is close upon us, and
every household in the land is preparing for
the plum pudding, and the general feasting
and rejoicing. A little good brandy for the
mince pie, rum for the pudding, or a little
stimulant to keep the spirits up and the cold
out, is absolutely necessary foran old time
Christmas cheer. One of the most prominent
liquor deaiers in the country, Mr. Max Klein
of Allegheny, Pa., whom we can cheerfully
recommend, and who has the reputation for
handling only absolutely pure liquors, will
sell you the following brands of six year old
pure Penn’a Ryes, at $1.00 per full quart or six
for $5.00: Bear Creek, Gibson, Guckenheimer
Fineh, and Overholt. The famous Silver Age
the finest whiskey in the country at $1.50, and
Duquesne, a whiskey distilled from Rye and
Malt, at $1.25 per quart, Guckenheimer 4 years
old, at 75¢ per quart, and the Anchor Rye at
50c. You can have your choice of all kinds of
California Wines, Gins, Rum and Brandy, all
pure and old, at from 50 cents per quart up.
All goods bottled and bearing the signature
of Max Klein for sale by 8. Shloss, Agi., Wil-
liamsport. 88-43
mons
New Advertisements.
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Proves
the efficacy of
—CUTICURA—
Since a cake of Cuticura Soap
costing 25 cents is sufficient
to test the virtues of these
great curatives there is now
no reason why thousands
should go through life
TORTURED
DISFIGURED
HUMILIATED
by skin, scalp and blood dis:
eases which are speedily and
permanently cured by the
Cuticura Remedies at a trifling
cost.
CUTICURA
WORKS WONDERS
and its cures are the most re-
markable performed by any
blood and skin remedy of
modern times,
Sold throughout the world. Porter Drue
AND Cem. Corr., Sole Proprietors, Boston.
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ComprexioN, hands and hair preserved, |
purified and beautified by Cut icura Soap.
Pain is the cry of a suffering nerve. Cuticura
Anti-Pain Plaster is the first and only pain-
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Farniture, &c.
Saddlery.
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FURNITURE
~——at prices to suit the times,——
CHILDREN’S HIGH CHAIRS, (Oak.) -
CHILDREN’S ROCKING CHAIRS, - - =
FRENCH PLATE GLASS CHAMBER
SUIT, 8 pieces solid oak, - - 5
$23.00.
THREE DRAWER BUREAU with GLASS $5.00.
———OHAMBER SUITS 8 PIECES, $17.00——
A full line of Furniture at
E. BROWN JR.
37-45-1yr Nos 2 and 6 W. Bishop St.
BrLLEFONTE, PA.
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New Advertisements.
Sewing Machine.
Bees CARTS & HARNESS
. AT HALF PRICE.
$90 Top Buggy.......87] We Cut the PRICES
$95 Phaeton $54land outsell all competi
§ Pans op Surrey. gif tors
0. yagon..... 25 .
$16 Road Cart....... gs.50, Buy of factory and
Buggy Harness....33.85/save middleman’s pro-
$10 Buggy “........ $4.75 6¢.
Team “...... sem
Morgan Saddie.... $1.65 Catalogue Free.
U. 8. BUGGY & CART CO.
2 to 12 Lawrence St., Cincinnatti, O.
38-30-1y
Y. P.M
sn ()], DEST AND BEST, sas
[ESTABLISHED IN 1823.]
Y. P. M. is the best Whisky in the mark-
et for Family Useand Medical Purposes.Y,
It has now sto>d the test of nearly 80 years
and has improved with age. Our 7 year
old Whisky is not surpassed by anything
in the market, In case ot weak lungs itis P,
| invaluable, The 5 year old is $1 and the
7 year-old $1.25 yer quart. Orders by mail
will receive prompt attention. All goods
securely and neatly packed in plain cases),
and sent C. 0. D. Orders by Mail solicited
and satisfaction guaranteed.
Send for price list.
ALEXANDER YOUNG COMPANY, Limited
7002 Passayunk Ave.
39 5-3m Opposite Monroe St., Philadelphia.
KF ARQUH
PATENT VARIABLE FRICTION FEED
Best Set Works in the World. x
—WAS t MILL } & } ENGINE—
THE
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Received the Medal and Highest Award at the
World's Columbian Exposition.
Warranted the best made, Shingle
Mills, Machinery and Standard Ag-
ricultural Implements of Best
Quality at lowest prices. Send for
9-5-4 39-1-3m
Illusirated Catalogue.
A. B. FARQUHAR CO, Ltd.,
York, Penna.
yy Epes & WILSON.
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As it stands there all alone?
"Tis the name of a Sewing Machine,
The best that ever was known. em
Twill sew with never a hitch, 4
The handsomest ever seen,
With LOCK or with RUNNING stitch—
The WHEELER & WILSON machine,
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——AGENTS WANTED.—
BEST GOODS. - - BEST TERMS.
Send for a Catalogue.
WHEELER & WILSON Mfg. Co.,
CHOPIELDS NEW
HARNESS HOUSE.
We extend a most cordial invitation to our
patrons and the public, in general, to witness
one of the
GRANDEST DISPLAY OF
Light and Heavy Harness
ever put on the Bellefonte market, which will
be made in the large room, formerly occupied
by Bros., on Spring street. It has been
added fo my faciory and will be used exclu-
sively for the sale of harness, being the first
exclusive salesroom ever used in this town, as
heretofore the custom has been to sell goods
in the room in which they were made. This
elegant room has been refitted and furnished
with glass cases in which the harness can be
nicely aisplayed and still kept away from
heat and dust, the enemies of long wear in
lestner. Our factory now occupies a room
I5aNe sect snd the store z8280 added makes it
8 largest es! ment of its kind outside
of Philadelphia and Pittsburg. J
Weare prepared to offer better bargains in
the future than we have done in the past and
we want everyone to see our goods and get
prices for when you do this, out of self defense
ou will buy. Our profits are not 1 , but
y selling lots of goods we can afford to ore in
Bellefonte. We are not indulging in idle
philanthropy. It is purely business. We are
not making much, but trade is growing and
that is what we are interested in now. fits
will take care of themselves.
When other houses discharged their work.
men during the winter they were all put to
work in my factory, nevertheless the Bi 0
houses of this city’and county would he 4 it
we compared ourselves to them, but we do not
mean to be so odious, except to venture the as-
section that none of them can say, as we can
say “NO ONE OWES US A CENT THAT WE
CAN'T GET.” This is the whole story.
The following are kept constantly on hand.
50 SBTs pt GET HARNESS, prices from
h ’ and upwards, BE
STOCK OF HEAVY HARNESS r
set$25.00 and upwards, 500 HORS.
COLLARS from $1,50 to $00
each, over $100.00 worth o
HARNESS OILS and
AXLE GREASE,
$400 worth of Fly Nets sold cheap
$150 worth of whips
from 15¢ to $3.00 each,
Sr aay Cbs
es, amois
SADDLES, LADY SIDE SADDLES
Harness Soap, Knee Dusters, at low
prices, Saddlery-hardware always on hand
for gale, Vo Leather as low as 25¢ Jer
nd. We keep everything to be found
FiRst CLASS HARNESS STORE—no hace
ing, Dyer Zoyests inthe game zoom, No two
n the same town cal trade—NO
SELLING OUT for the want of trade or prices-
Four harness-makers at steady work this win-
ter, This is our idea of protection to labor,
when other houses discharged their hands,
they soon found work with us.
JAS. SCHOFIELD,
33 37 Spring street, Bellefonte, Pa,
INuminating Oil.
Crows ACME,
THE;BEST
BURNING OIL
THAT CAN BE MADE
FROM PETROLEUM,
It gives a Brilliant Light.
It will not Smoke the Chimney.
It will Not Char the Wick.
It has a High Fire Test.
It does Not Explode.
It is without an equal
AS A SAFETY FAMILY OIL.
We stake our reputation as refiners th
IT IS THE BEST OIL IN THE WORLD.
Ask your dealer for it. Trade supplied by
THE ATLANTIC REFINING CO.
Bellefonte Station,
Bellefonte, Pa.
S——
McCalmont & Co.
J agyEns
SOMETHING NEW!!
COTTON SEED MEAL,
EEE ED... i
LINSEED MEAL,
37 37 1y
SUPPLIES.
AND PRATT'S FOOD.
Experiments in feeding at the Pennsylva-
nia State College demonstrate that four pounds
of Cotton Seed Meal and eight pounds of Cern
Meal give more profitable results in feeding
cattle than sixteen pounds of Corn Meal, show-
ing that $1.60 worth of Cotton Seed Meal for
feeding purposes is equal to $2.00 worth of Corn
Meal. Cotton Seed Meal fed to cows produces
richer milk.
POULTRY FOOD,
CRUSHED OYSTER SHELLS,
Granulated Bone and other feed for poultry,
make hens lay eggs.
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COLD WEATHER MAKES
CHEAP FUEL AN OBJECT.
We always sell the best quality of Hard Coal.
Black Block Nut Coal, Snow Shoe Coal an
Wcodland Coal. We prepare and sell Crusned
Coke~Nut.Stove and Egg sizes,which can sue
cessfully be used in Cook Stoves, Ranges and
Heaters, which generates more heat for the
money, than any other fuel. No smoke, no
dust, no clinkers. Examine our stock of Coal
and Coke at our yard before purchasing.
The weather indications promise snow. Cut-
ters, sleighs and bobsleds for one or two
horses of the most improved make. Horse
blanketsand sleigh bells of the finest quality
at the lowest prices
_ PUMPS—Bucket pumps, which*convey air
into the water of cisterns and wells keeping
the same pure. Iron and woeden non-freezing
pumps for shallow or deep wells furnished at
the least possible cost. Office and store in
Hale Building.
36-4 McCALMONT & CO.
Patents.
ATENTS.—My specialty is patent
law. If you have an invention, write
me for advice: It’s the littlest, simplest things
that pay. GEORGE D. MITCHELL,
1312 Chestnut
1.
83-12-1y PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Attorney-at-Law.
306 7th St., N. E., Washington, D. C. ~38-40-3m