Denoruaic Walp
Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. II, 1895.
Farm Notes.
.. —The corn fodder is worth more
than the corn, in food value, from one
acre, but not if the fodder remsins in
the fields to be injured by -exposure to
storme,
—Of the exports from this country
three fourths are farm products, and
Great Britian takes about one-half.
That country is our best market, and
our trade with her is large and valua-
ble.
—1It is not difficult to keep hairs out
of milk, but manure finds its way into
the pail unless the udder and teas of
the cow are thoroughly washed and
wiped dry with a clean towel. It is
necessary to do this in order to obtain
clean milk.
—ZExperiments the past season show
that ‘‘brushing” clover seed, or sowing
it on the surface, results in a great loss
of seed, and is the cause of many fail-
ures, Covering the seed from half an
inch to an inch deep has been found
an advantage.
—Fourteen strawberries to the quart
is the latest on record in small fruit
culture, made by a New England wom-
an, who has a fruit ranch in San Diego
and who has achieved remarkable suc-
cess in fruit culture through careful ex-
perimentation.
—Hedges composed entirely of rose
bushes are very common in Texas, but
it is claimed that some of the hardy
varieties can be used for hedges in this
section. Such hedges, being ornamen-
tal, should have two or three strands
of barbed wire running along through
them, and must receive careful atten-
tion, manure and light cultivation be-
.ing required.
—Preserving milk will greatly add
to its valu eand lessen the risks from
its use. The bacteria can be destroyed
by boiling, but boiling the milk injures
its flavor. It has been found that a
current of electricity through the milk
for a certain time will destroy the bac-
teria and do no injury to the flavor.
Further experiments are now being
made in that direction*
—Good cider is made from the best
apples. If imperfect apples are used
the flavor will ‘be affected. The crab
apple is regarded as the best cider ap-
ple. As cider vinegar is sometimes
scarce, it is better to use apples that
are unsalable for cider, to be turned to
vinegar, than to allow them to waste.
For choice cider, however, the sound
apples only are suitable.
—The yield of wheat depends on the
variety and soundness of the seed.
Varieties that give good results in one
place may not do so well in another.
No farmer should procure seed north
or south of his location until after ex-
perimenting with such seed on a small
plot. When a satisfactory variety is
secured that is adapted to the soil re-
tain it and take no risks with any oth-
er.
—Good straw makes the best bed-
ding, but it should not be used after be-
ing saturated by drying it for use a
second time, as such method does not
condnce to cleanliness. It is cheap
enough to be allowed to go to waste,
according to the practice on many
farms : hence it is better to use it more
liberally and add it to the manure heap
as an absorbent, thus keeping the
stalls clean and neat.
—Seed wheat should be dry and
plump. All imperfect grains should
be removed. The character of the
crop next year depends on the selection
of seed this fall. South of this State
wheat is eometimes delayed until the
middle of October. The dry weath-
er has greatly retarded seeding in this
section, as many farmers prefer to
have their wheat in by the middle of
September.
—The fall is the time for the young
colts to come. They can remain with
their dame during the winter and will
be easily weaned by spring, so as not
to interfere with spring work. They
will eat ground oats during the winter,
which with a liberal supply of milk
from the dams should make them
grow rapidly. During severe cold
weather the mare and colt should have
good shelter and box stalls.
—Finely-cut clover, scalded, and
bran added,iwill make a better mess
for promoting the growth of pigs than
any other kind of food that can be giv-
en, for the reason that the hog should
have some kind of bulky food as an aid
to digestion, and will eat the cut clover
readily. The clover is also nitroge-
nous, and will give Letter quality to the
meat, while the animal will attain
greater weight than if fed on corn in a
certain length of time.
—Farmers seem to give very little
attention to forestry, and great tracts of
timber are cut without regard to the
future. Now that we have had a se-
vere drought in this section, while oth-
er sections haverbeen dry in previous
years, 1t is time to consider the cause,
which is claimed to be the destruction
of the trees. If there is an inducement
to cut timber because it brings a “high
price, it will be at the cost of droughts
and losses in the future
—A garden cannot be had without
extra effort. Cover it with manure
this fall and work the manure into the
soil. No value can be placed on a gar-
den because it provides something
which money cannot always secure—
fresh fruits and vegetables for the fam-
ily. No doubt, one can buy all the
small fruits and vegetables required,
but they cannot be had in that fresh
condition as when they are transferred
from the garden to the table in a few
minutes. Prepare for the garden by
the use of plenty of manure now, go as
to have it thoroughly decomposed by
spring. 3
Distress in Nicaragua.
Eighty Per Cent of the Population Suffering
and Ralf Starving.
President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, has
just appointed General Santiago Calle-
jas, his present minister of the treasury
and acting minister of interior, to go
to Bluefields, and other Atlantic ports
of Nicaragua, with full powers to make
such official changes and issue and en-
force, if he can, such orders and de-
crees as he may find necessary in an
effort to try and regulate satisfactorily
to the government of Nicaragua the
political, financial and jury systems
there. In other words, an attempt to
cause the people on the eastern coast
of Nicaragua, who all have grown up
under a civil and criminal jurispru-
dence, copied or modeled by one of
their former supreme court judges from
the New York State code, to adopt and
comply with the unimproved, commin-
gled old Spanish laws and Napoleonic
code that has been used, abused and
evaded, as conditions suited, by lethar-
gic western Nicaraguans for many
years past.
President Zelaya has issued a decree
granting free transportation of corn
beans, and rice, plantains in an effort
to reduce the prevailing high prices in
western Nicaragua for all articles of
food. The long-continued, unseason-
ably dry weather has largely decreas:
ed the crop, the demand for labor and
the wages to all kinds of laborers ;
consequently a majority of the middle
ard lower classes, ghioh Soasiinie
about 80 per cent of the entire popula-
tion of about 350,0000f Nicaragua, are
reduced to living in closest ecomomy
on such wild fruits and berries as they
can gather, supplemented by the small
quantities of corn, ‘beans, plantains or
rice they can buy, from day to day
with their small earnings.
The coffee crop in the districts of
voleanic-formed soils—the largest cof-
fee-producing areas in this country—-is
not expected to yield this year over
one-halt the average production, and
will require not one-half the usual
number of laborers to gather through
the three months when ripening, and
then the competition of the unor-
ganized laborers will reduce, most prob-
ably, the heretofore very low prices
paid for this work.
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After the State Printer.
Will the State Printer be compelled
to carry out the provisions of his con-
tract? Just now he is going through
the annual excoriation to which he is
subjected, but whether it will have any
effect remains to be seen. This public
printing business is one of the disgraces
of the State, and unless the Governor
and other officials do something to rem-
edy the existing evils, there is no reason
to doubt that the slipshod methods now
prevailing will continue indefinitely.
An investigation has been started, but
the printer runs at the first charge, on a
physician’s certificate of illness. He has
escaped heretofore on all sorts of flimsy
pretexts, and those who have watched
these investigation fear the usual result.
The manner in which the printing and
binding is done is a shame, and only the
most radical reform will improve the
work.
A Milllionaire on Happiness.
A millionaires idea of what consti-
tutes happiness is always somewhat
interesting. The other day, Baron A.
Rothschild was asked whether hethought
riches led to happiness. “Ah, no,” he
answered, ‘‘that would be too glorious.”
Happiness has little to say to gold. I
admit many advantages do attach to
woney, but happiness, as I understand
it, is something totally different. Be-
lieve me, the truest source of happi ness
is work.” .
——The following from the Hunting-
don News will stir up the wild blood of
our local hunters, and we may now look
for many hazardous adventures : John
P. Swope, the expert trapper, of Bar-
ree, this county, went out one day last
week and caught two wild cats, six
foxes, and ten minks, a pretty good
day’s haul, the value in scalps amount-
ing to $12.50. It wasn’t long since that
Mr. Swope while in the wilds of Dia-
mond valley saw a bear and her two
cubs, but not being prepared for them
he gave them a wide berth.
——Her Brother—A wfully bad news,
sister.
The Sister—What ?
Her Brother—That count of yours is
a bogus one.
The Sister—How did you find that
out ?
Her Brother—I was telling him to-
day how hard up I was, and he actual-
ly offered to lend me $100.
——Dr. Talmage has accepted the call
to the Washington church.
Senator Mahone Stricken.
The Case Rather Severe and May Prove Fa-
tal
WasHINGTON, Sept. 30.—Ex-Senator
William Mahone had a “slight stroke
of paralysis this morning. He bas
been stopping at Chamberlain’s hotel
and this morning his son Butler Ma-
hone, calling at his father’s room
found the general still in bed and ap-
parently very drowsy. Not suspecting
anything wrong Butler left the room
and calling again later found his fath-
erin the same condition. He became
alarmed and a physician was summon-
ed. After examination the doctor pro:
nounced it a cage of paralysis. The
right arm is useless, and the tongue is
paralyzed eo that speech is impossible.
Both lower limbs are all right, It is
not yet known how far the paralysis
has extended or how gerious it may
be.
——A disgruntled subscriber writes
“Mr. Editor—I like your paper gener-
ally—likewise yourself—you deserve
much of my respect. Nevertheless,
cross from your dazzling list of subscrib-
ers my humble name or stop printing
those blinders of Dr. Pierce.
know him by heart—his medicines are
O. K. I had the sickest liver that ever
was sick and lived, and his ‘Pellets’
straightened out its crooks
My wife, sister, children, cousins,
aunts and uncles, have all been
strengthened by ‘the mystery of their
magic.’ I am truly grateful ; but when
I sit down to read one of ‘Napoleon
Bonaparte’s Jokes’ or ‘An Irishman
Orossing the Alps,’ must I always have
to blunder into the old story of how
‘Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets’ are purely
vegetable and anti-bilious, pleasant to
the taste—cure sick headache, relieve
torpid liver and are guaranteed to give
satisfaction or money returned ?’’
Still After Turkey,
The Powers Will Soon Reopen the Aymenian
Question.
ConsTANTINOPLE, Oct. 1.—It is re-
ported in official circles here that the
envoys of the three powers, Great
Britain, France and Russia, will short-
ly receive instructions from their gov-
ernments to resume negotiations with
the porte regarding the Armenian
question.
WasHiNGTON, Oct. 1.—The Turkish
legation has received the following
telegram from the minister of foreign
affairs of Turkey : “I beg to inform
you that acting under the instigation
of certain Armenian agitators, hostile
gatherings were formed opposite and
in the neighborhood of the Armenian
Patriarchal. Thanks to the measures
taken, the city is now perfectly calm.”
A Catskill Hotel Man.
(From Catskill N. R,, Recorder.)
Mr. Joseph McGiffert, one of our
prominent hotel proprietors, has reason
toextol the merits of Dr. David Ken-
nedy’s Favorite Remedy. In speaking
of it he said : “I was all run down
from kidney and liver trouble, three
physicians treated me but I grew worse.
A friend said to me. ‘Why don’t you
take Dr. Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy?
It cured me.” So I began its use the
result was I gained daily, and in a little
while I was sound and wall again. I
suppose I have recommended itto a
hundred or more of my summer board-
ers, and in every instance it has done
them good.”
Four Rebels Killed.
Havana, Oct. 2—Colonel Oliver's
column had a battle with a band of reb-
els at Rulueta, in the Romedos dis-
trict, on Sept. 29, in which four rebels
were killed and smany wounded. “=—i
* A Goon APPETITE.—Always accom-
panies good health, and an absence of
appetite is an indication of something
wrong. The universal testimony given
bv those who have used Hood’s Sarsa-
parilla, as to its merits in restoring the
appetite, and as a purifier of the blood,
constitutes the strongest recommenda-
tion that can be urged for any medi-
cine.
Hood's Pills cure all liver ills, bilious-
nesg, jaundice, indigestion, sick head-
ache. 25c.
Business Notice.
Children Cry or 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
mr ——— Castoria. 38-43-2y
—— The worst mistakes are made on
purpose.
Cottolene.
IP YOU MAKE
DOUGHNUTS
THIS Sift 1 quart flour, 1 saltspoonful salt, 1 saltspoonful ground
nutmeg or cinnamon, 2 rounding teaspoonfuls baking powder, to-
WAY ? gether. Beat 2 eggs; add 1cup sugar, 1 cup milk, 2 teaspoonfuls
melted COTTOLENE. Stir these into the flour, rool and cut into
shape. Have kettle 34 full COTTOLENE—at just the right heat
—and fry the doughnuts in it for 3 minutes.
For frying, COTTOLENE mut be %ot,but don’t let it get hot enough to smoke or it
will burn. To find if it is hot enough, throw into it 'a singie drop of water. When at just
the right heat, the water will pop.
Genuine has trade marks—*“Cottolene” and steer’s head in cottonsplant wreath—on every tin.
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Saddlery.
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vese. THE FALL CAMPAIGN....... Oo
A HOT CONTEST
I I I I *
Against all High Prices; against all old methods
of business.
We are ready with the largest stock of Cléthing,
Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes for the Fall and
trade.
NOTE THE FOLLOWING——————
A Cassimere suit at $5, as good as we had a year
ago at §3. An extra heavy mixed Casimere suit at $6
as good as we had a year ago at $10.
An all wool black Cheviot at $5.50, as good as we
had a year ago at $8. A fine black Diaganol suit at
$8; would be cheap at $12. A fine black Diaganol
at $10; usually sold at $13. An extra fine Nigger
Head Cheviot at $3, something entirely new,as good
as a $12 suit.
An extra fine Nigger Head Cheviot at $10; extra
fine trimmings and linings, extra making, worth
every cent of $15. An extra fine Nigger Head Cheviot
at $11 50, as fine as any tailor made at $18 or $20.
Childrens suits 90¢ up. Childrens brown, blue
and black Cheviots from $1.25 up. A good heavy
Cheviot Cassimere in black, blue and mixed at $1.50.
We have the greatest lot of boys suits at $2.50,
all wool, extra wearing, as good as you can buy for
$4. Childrens overcoats $1.39 up. Youths suits from
$3 up to the very finest, all the varieties.
Boys knee pants 23¢ up the very finest. Boys
all wool knee pants at 50c. Mens all wool pants at
$150 per pair. Mens good quality heavy merino
shirts and drawers at 37c. Mens merino under shirts
and drawers at 19c. Childrens merino shirts and
drawers Tc up. Mens suspenders Sc up.
We have the greatest line of boys suits af $3.5
in black, blue and brown Cheviots, Casimere, etc., as
good as you will buy anywhere for $5.
Meas fur hats, a regular $1 bat for 69¢; mens far
stiff hate worth $1.25 for 98c; boys wool hats 18c;
boys first quality wool hats 40c; bove first class fur
hat 49c.
DRY GOODS.............
Canton flannels 4c up. Shaker flannels 5c up.
All wool splendid quality dress goods 37 inches wide,
30c per yard. Plain dress cloth from 1Sc up. Dress
plaids from 5c up.
All wool serges in all colors 40 inches wide 34c.
All wooll serges 46 inches wide in all colors 37c up.
Unbleached muslin 1 yd wide from 3}c up.” The very
best calico 43 and 5c. Good quality dark dress ging- J.
kam at 5c, Bleached muslin from 4c up.
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The greatest stock in this part of the state.
Ladies kid shoes at 99c. Ladies genuine Dongola
kid shoes, patent leather tip, opera toe, common sense
toe, razor toe $1.25 per pair, every pair warranted.
A ladies very fine quality Dongola kid, all the latest
shapes, every pair warranted, at $1.39.
Ladies very fine Dongola kid, McKay sewed, in all
the different styles, at $1.90; every pair warranted.
A still finer grade Dongola kid, all the latest shapes,
Goodyear welt as fine as hand made, at $2.40 ; every
pair warranted.
Mens heavy boots $1.45, $1.90 etc. Mens dress
shoes $1.24 and up, all warranted, A mans working
shoe at $1 up to $1.48. If they don’t give satisfaction
we will make it right.
We have the largest stock of all the above goods ;
our prices will compete with New York and Philadel-
phia prices. We have opened a mail order depart.
ment; if you can not come and see us, write for prices
and samples.
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LYON La
BELLEFONTE PA.
ye THE NEXT THIRTY
DAYS ONLY.
Ranging in Price from
$7.75 up to 810, $15, $20, $25,
—_—C—
OLD PRICES OF—-
——HARNESS LEATHER.
After that time Prices will be forced to
conform with the unprecedented raise
in the cost of Harness Leather.
$400.00 WORTH OF FLY-NETS.
AT THE OLD PRICE.
a
Persons desiring harness and fly-nets
should buy now before the prices
adyance.
JAMES SCHOFIELD.
BELLEFONTE, PA. 3337
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39 37 1y
Miscellaneous Advs.
ARM FOR SALE.—A most ex-
cellent farm of 178 acres well located,
good buildings, plenty of water. well fenced
tnd Win Siew Fos of dalla station, can
e purchased at a bargain by a ing to
JOHN P. HARRIS.
39 46 tf. 1st Nat. Bank Bellefonte.
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