. Demoralif atdpn Bellefonte, Pa., March 26, 1897. FARM NOTES. —A fruit plant with roots exposed to sun and wind will die as soon as a fish out of water. —~Cultivate, hoe or rake around plants immediately after setting, and every few days thereafter throughout the season. —Horse radish needs to be dug early in the spring to be of much value. So soon as green growth begins the root becomes tough and stringy. —If there are farmers who have never grown cauliflower they should doso and discover what a luxury they have been neg- lecting. —When hogs die from cholera the safest plan is to burn rather than bury the car- (cass and all that has been in contact with it. ~ Fire is a certain purifier. —Date palms (from the seeds), pine ap- ples (from the crowns of the fruit) and other tropical plants can be grown, but will die when frost approaches. They are orna- mental novelties. —Fifty bushels of sunflower seeds to the acre is a fair yield, and this will produce fifty gallons of oil worth $1 a gallon. When mixed with other grains they are relished by all farm animals and are espec- ially good for fowls. —March and April are months during which sudden changes occur. Cold rains and dampness cause more disease than the severe weather of winter. Shelter and dry _quarters are more important now than at anyother period of the year. —A Southern farmer says that good re- sults are obtained by feeding Russian sun- flower seeds to horses, hogs and other stock. The feeding of this requires an exercise of judgment, as the seeds are very rich, and should be mixed or combined with bran. —1\When closing up a gap in a wire fence through which horses or colts have been ac- customed to pass use a board for top of wire by means of staples. If this is neg- lected the animals will probably run into the fence and you may possibly lose the best one as a result. —Sour food causes scours in pigs, and when food has been cooked its liability to become sour is greater than when raw. For the first month the food of the sow should be of the best quality, and no food should be left over in the trough after she has eaten. —A Missouri fruit farm contains 105,000 peach trees, 50,000 of apple, 3,000 of pear, 3,000 of plum, 3,000 of cherry and 40 acres of berries. The owner states that fruit pays better than general farming, and he has, therefore, entered into the business largely. : —For starting early tomato and other plants in house or hotbed use sods cut in three-inch cubes or old tin cans with sold- er melted off or little paper boxes which have only tobe wet when placed in the ground, transplanting can then be done easily and well without checking the growth. —The fields located at a distance from the barnyard must not be slighted when the manure is being distributed. If the fields near the barn receive the larger share the rear fields will gradually lose in fertil- ity. The cost of hauling is quite an item and for that reason farmers should use more fertilizers. —It is not necessary to plant onion sets by pressing them into the ground one at a time roots down. Mark off the rows, drop the sets and pull a little dirt over them, the furrow for the sets to be not deeper than two inches They will grow right away after being planted in the ground, the cost of putting out the sets being but little compared with the old method of sticking each set in its place. —Good barnyard manure worked into the soil and a top dressing of wood ashes will furnish the soil with nitrogen, potash, phosphoric acid and humus, all necessary to vigorous plant growth. Cultivation will conserve moisture, and with these conditions present good crops will result. Do not mix the manure and ashes before applying. If you do the nitrogen, the most valuable constituent, will escape. —Egg plants, tomatoes and peppers should be in every garden, but to have them bear early they should be now well under way in hotbeds, or a few may be grown in a box in the window of the dwelling house. Egg plants are very tender, and should not be put out too soon, as the potato beetle prefers them to all other foods, eating the whole plant, including the fruit. Toma- toes and peppers are also tender, but are more easily grown than egg plants. —C Currants and gooseberries are not dif- ficult to grow compared with some fruits, and they always bring good prices because less abundant than other kinds. Currants can be left on the bushes one or two weeks after ripening, which permits of picking raspberries before harvesting the currants. The bushes are attacked by insect enemies, which can easily be kept in check with careful attention and when a full crop is secured there is a good profit therefrom. —W. Z. Hutchinson, of Flint, Mich., one of the most successful bee keepers in the country believes in clipping the wings of the queen a= a means of reducing the la- bor and anxicsy of the swarming season. The hiving of bees he says, is a very simple operation when there is oy one swarm to handle, and this has hung itself within easy reach of the bee keeper, but in a large apiary where several swarms are often in the air at once and there are tall trees near by the getting of all the bees in the hives in the right quantities, each with its queen, is no slight task. There is only oue way in which these hosts of excited little bodies can be con- trolled and that is through the queen. A swarm will not leave the hive except with a queen, and if the queens’ wings are clipped, or there is a trap at the entrance to the hive to prevent her escape there will be no chasing after or losing of a swarm. The bees will stay in the yard and can be brought within reach of the bee master ; the absence of the queen and the desire for one gives him the control of the bees. In a large apiary where queens are al- Jowed to accompany swarms water thrown from a pail by a fountain pump is the great agent by which bees can be controlled. Not that it should be thrown into a swarm of bees, but alongside of it. Bees do not like water and edge away from it, and can thus be driven in any direction, and will soon look for an alighting place. Unless the queen is clipped or the queen trap is used there should be no tall trees near the apiary, as the swarms will surely Wlips he would also be doing a double go where it is difficult to get them. Jackson and Walling. Both Murderers Died With Admissions That Their Confessions Were Falsehoods—The Gallows Scene. NEWPORT, Ky., March 21.—Scott Jack- son and Alonzo Walling, were hanged at 11:30 yesterday for the murder of Pearl Bryan on January 31, 1896. The con- demned men spent a quiet night and were out at 5,30. Early in the morning Jackson had Pas- tor Lee, the death watch, Walling and all stand up and declared that Walling was not guilty. This proceeding stopped the march to the gallows, as sheriff Plummer called in Walling’s attorney and they wired Gov. Bradley. Then Walling dropped a, note from the jail window to the newspa- per men saying : ‘Jackson has freed me.” Walling then made a touching appeal that he be permitted to see Mayor Rhi- nock. The request was granted. When the mayor came in he was asked to sign a dis- patch to the Governor to give him a re- prieve for 30 days. Walling said : ‘‘Jack- son can save my life if he will, but he won’t. I have tried in every way to get him to do it, but he will not. He ought to save me.’" “Now, Lon,” said Mayor Rhinock, I want you to tell me where Pearl Bryan’s head is.” “Mayor Rhinock, before God, whom I must soon meet, I do not know, I will not lie now.”’ After a later consultation with the pris- oners Judge Helm told Jackson that he must hang, and if he allowed Walling to hang with him he would have to answer to his Maker for a double crime. He also im- pressed Jackson with the fact that if he went before his Maker with a lie on his wrong. He then gave Jackson five min- utes in which to yake up his mind, leav- ing him unattended by the death watch. At the expiration of the time Jackson said that he could not say that Walling was innocent. This settled the fate of both prisoners. At 11:20 they started to the scaffold. ; Just before leaving the cell Walling said : “I will tell you now at the last moment of my life that I was not there and I am innocent of the whole crime. Jackson has said as much, but it seems it will not save me. I cannot say any more. I will say no more on the scaffold.” At the scaffold the prisoners both stood with bowed heads, saying a prayer, Wall- ing’s eyes closed, Jackson’s open. When Rev. Mr. Lee finished the prayer Jackson bade farewell. Walling whispered ‘‘Go, £o, go.” Both died in great agony. Both were strangled, the necks not having been brok- en. Jackson was dead in six minutes. Walling died first. Just before the bodies were taken down the crowd rushed up, but was ordered back by sheriff Plummer. Both men were hanged simultaneously from a double trap that fell on pulling the lever. They declared that their confessions were - false and made for effect upon the Governor. There was a great crowd pres- ent, but the militia and police kept order. Pearl Bryan, the daughter of a wealthy farmer near Greencastle, Ind., was a belle in that town, and had been indiscreet, pre- sumably with Will Wood, as the dead men alleged. On January 27th, 1896, Pearl Bryan left her home ostensibly to visit friends in Indianapolis, but instead went direct to Cincinnati to meet Scott Jackson, then a student at the Ohio College of Den- tal Surgery. Jackson failed to keep his appointment with the girl, and after wan- dering about the city she went to the In- diana house and registered under an as- sumed name. Thenext day Jackson called to see her. On Wednesday, January 29th, she left the Indiana house with Jackson and a fellow student, Alonzo Walling, and from that day until her headless body was found at Fort Thomas nothing is positively known as to the movements of the trio. It was testified at the trial that George Jack- son, a negro cabman, had driven the three to near Fort Thomas, where the girl ‘was decapitated. Her head has never been found. Jackson and Walling were arrested at their boarding house in Cincinnati, charged with the murder. . At the prelimi- nary examination of the prisoners, and lat- ter, while standing over the girl’s corpse each accused the other of having killed the girl. Jackson admitted that he was ac- quainted with Pearl Bryan, but denied any knowledge of the murder. Walling said he did not know her. The trials were sen- sational and resulted in separate convic- tions. Each has made numerous confess- ions and statements, the latest one a joint effort, which blamed Dr. George F. Wag- ner, of Bellevue, Ky., now an insane man, with the crime. This, as were all the others were disbelieved. Jackson was 27 years old, the only son of Mrs. John Jackson, a respected widow of Greencastle, Indiana. His sister is mar- ried to Dr. Edwin Post, professor of Latin in DePauw university, Indiana. Walling was 20 years old, son of Mrs. Walling, of Oxford, Ohio. Had Him There. ‘They say your father used to drive a mule.” “Who told you ?”’ ‘‘One of my ancestors.’’ “Just what I expected. I always told father that mule was smart enough to talk.”’—Cleveland Plain Dealer. "huntsman’s Cheap Homes in' a Prosperous Country. It was something of a surprise to the newspaper people who lately attended the meeting of the National Editorial Associa- tion, at Galveston, Texas, and who were so liberally and handsomely treated by the St. Louis and San Francisco R. R. Co. to learn that there are still many thousands of acres of Frisco grant lands for sale in Missouri. The State is hardly ever thought of now as one of the young front- ier commonwealths, so well provided is it with railways, factories, large cities and the other elements of progress and growth. But it is learned that the wise western policy in early days of aiding and encour- aging capital to build railways through vast reaches of unoccupied fertile lands was one of the measures adopted by Missouri. Thus her government lands were put to a practical purpose. The St. Louis & San Francisco railroad has some 120,000 acres of land grant left. We get a view of speci- mens of these from the car windows.. They lie alongside of and are mixed up with the famous wheat, corn and apple lands of Mis- souri. No wonder the State is getting on with such rapid strides! The founders counted well. The heirs of her munificent public domain, the railways, have met lib- erality with even greater liberality, and any one of our editorial party could step off the Frisco train into possession of some of the road’s lands at astonishingly low prices. Think of the best land at from $2.00 to $5.00 per acre. Apart from what the soil can do in the way of grain, grasses and those famous apples, one has a chance, if he is as lucky as many others who have gone before, to dig up zine, lead or coal. Southwest Missouri has all of these. The editorial reflections are soothed to rest in contemplation of all this. Here is a haven of peaceful release from a life’s toil on the tripod ; a place where one may neither freeze to death during bleak December nor scorch under an August sun. There isa strangely interesting variety of country, scenery and climate along our route from St. Louis to Texas. There can be no won- der now at the wide popularity of this route to the South. Between St. Louis and Springfield, Mo., the latter of marvel- ous growth to now 30,000 people, we cross the Ozark Mountain range. These pictur- esque slopes and steep declivities are the paradise. The everlasting mountgin streams furnish all the kinds of fish native to such localities. Down in the valleys are snug homes which boast of rich delta lands, no mosquitoes or malaria, and pure mountain air. Between Monett, where the Frisco’s California route leads off west, and Fort Smith, Ark., we cross the Boston Mountains, and further south the Kiamichi Highlands, whose scenery is bewitching, and in some spots wild in its grandeur. Streams, wild fowl, fish, deer and smaller game complete any picture fan- cy may draw. Monett is a Frisco town. It is young and strong. The road built it and is doing much for it. It is new and fresh. Here is the Frisco’s junction. We see passengers getting aboard of the California-bound train, which we learn passes through Neos- ho, the biggest United States Government fish hatchery west of the Mississippi River. This novelty would have given us great pleasure had we time to inspect it. So would it have been worth our while to see something of the noted lead and zinc mines on the route west of Neosho. But even at this early stage of our trip over an interest- creating route we find we cannot ‘‘do’’ all noteworthy points and take in every engag- ing sight on and near the Frisco System. The memory of the newspaper man, trained as it is, almost despairs of recollect- ing for purposes of correspondence all the things we are to hear and see. Let us hasten to stick a pin right here, however, and ejaculate fervently that we will not forget that feast Fred Harvey gave us at Monett. As the Company’s perma- nent manager of food supply en route and as Harvey ‘himself’ he is the ‘‘only peb- ble on the beach.’’ Asker (to fisher who is returning empty- handed from a fishing trip)—What do you call your dog ? Fisher—Fish. Asker—Why, that’s a funny name for a dog. What made you give it to him? Fisher—Because he won't bite. ——Read the best and most reliable news. It will be found in the WATCH- MAN. Business Notice. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Fac-simile signature of Chas. H. Fletcher is on the wrapper of every bottle of 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. Bicycles. Bicycles. To 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 se _ _° r @ 2 ° | : ? 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General Horace Porter draws the follow- ing picture of wartime experiences in his “Campaigning With Grant’’ in The Cen- tury : The continual rain was most dis- heartening, On May 16th, Grant wrote to Halleck : *“We have had five days’ almost constant rain, without any prospect yet of its es oR The roads have now be- come so impassable that ambulances with wounded men can no longer run between here and Fredericksburg. All offensive operations must necessarily cease until we can have 24 hours of dry weather. The army is in the best of spirits and feels the greatest confidence in ultimate success. * * * The elements alone have sus- pended hostilities.” In the Wilderness thearmy had to strug- gle against fire and dust ; now it had to contend with rain and mud. An ordinary rain, lasting for a day or two, does not em- barrass troops, but when the storm contin- ues for a week it becomes one of the most serious obstacles in a campaign. The men can secure no proper shelter and no com- fortabie rest ; their clothing has no chance to dry, and a tramp of a few miles through tenacious mud requires as much exertion as an ordinary day’s march. Tents become saturated and weighted with water, and draft animals have increased loads and heavier roads over which to haul them. Dry wood cannot be found ; cooking be- comes difficult ; the men’s spirits are af- fected by the gloom, and even the most buoyant natures become disheartened. It is much worse for an army acting on the offensive, for it has more marching to do, being compelled to’ move principally on ex- terior lines. Staff officers had to labor day and night during the present campaign in making reconnoissances and in cross questioning natives, deserters, prisoners and fugitive negroes in an attempt to secure data for the purpose of constructing local maps from day to day. As soon as these were fin- ished they were distributed to the sub-or- dinate commanders. Great confusion arose from the duplication of the names of hous- es and farms. Either family names were particularly scarce in that section of the state” or else the people were united by close ties of relationship and country cous- ins abounded to a confusing extent. So many formhouses in some of the localities were occupied by people of the same name that when certain farms were designated in orders serious errors arose at times from mistaking one place for another. Tour to California via Pennsylvania Ral ad, ilroad. In Southern California is found the realization of a dream of the ancients. Here are the ‘Golden Apples of the Hesperides, ’’ ripening beneath a sky more beautiful than that of Rome, and in a climate more perfect than that of Athens. Never in the wildest flights of his imagination did either Homer or Hesiod ever conceive of a garden richer in verdant beauty, more productive of luscious fruit, or set among more pictur- esque and lovely surroundings. Here the rose entwines the orange, and the snow mantled peaks of the Sierras reflect the golden glow of the evening twilight. The last of the Pennsylvania railroad . tours to California will leave New York ! and Philadelphia March 27th, stopping at Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Colorado Springs and the ‘‘Garden of the Gods,’”’ and Salt Lake City. Tourists will travel by special train of Pullman palace cars, going and re- turning via any route within nine months. Regular one-way or round trip tickets will be issued by this tour in connection with a special ticket covering Pullman accommo- dations, meals and other tour features go- ing. The latter ticket will be sold at the following rates : From New York, Phila- delphia, Harrisburg or Altoona, $60.00 ; Pittsburg, $58.00. | Apply to ticket agents, tourist agent, 1196 Broadway, New York, or Geo. W. 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Mrs. Nichol said : “A little over a year ago my boy, Stan- ley Nichol, who is now only eight years old, alarmed me one day by being taken with a strange gurgling in his throat. Af- ter the first the attacks became quite fre- quent. Stanley did not complain of any pain, but said that he could not help mak- ing the noise. At that time there was a New York doctor stopping in the village who was a specialist on throat and nasal diseases. I took my son to him and after a careful examination he said that there was nothing the matter with the boy’s throat. The gurgling in his opinion was caused by a nervous contraction of the mus- cles of the throat. He asked who our fam- ily physician was and said that he would consult with him before he prescribed. ‘Stanley rapidly grew worse. He was always a sickly boy. One day I noticed that he was jerking his arm up in a very peculiar manner. A few days later he seemed to lose control of his legs, first one and then the other would be pulled up and then straightened out again. He was a perfect bundle of nerves and was rapidly losing all control of himself. When eating at the table or drinking, his arm would of- ten twitch so as to spill what he was drink- ing. One day he scared me terribly by throwing back his head and rolling his eyes up so that only the white parts showed. I took him to our family physician -who prepared some medicine for him. He took it and commenced to improve. The dose, however, had to be increased and Stanley rebelled against taking it. It was very dis- agreeable medicine and I don’t blame the boy for not wishing to take it. “Our physician went to New York city on business and while he was away the medicine became exhausted and we could get no more. Stanley was still very bad. About that time I read about a little girl who had heen cured of St. Vitus’ dance by taking Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. I thought I would try them and procured a box. I fol- lowed the directions that came with the pills and gave only half a pill at a dose. I did not see much improvement and increased the dose to a whole pill. The effect was noticed in a day. Stanley immediately commenced to get better and did not object to taking the pills as he had the other medi- cine. He took seven boxes of the pills and to-day appears to he perfectly well. He discontinued taking them some time ago. He weighs nearly fifteen pounds more than he did and is strong and hearty. A year ago we took him out of school but he is so much better now that he is going to begin again this fall.” Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People contain, in a condensed form, all the ele- ments necessary to give new life and rich- ness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are also a specific for trou- bles peculiar to females, such as suppres- sions, irregularities and all forms of weak- ness. They build up the blood, and restore the glow of health to pale and sallow cheeks In men they effect a radical cure in all cases arising from mental worry, over-work or excesses of whatever nature. - Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk) at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, and may be had of all druggists, or direct by mail from Dr. Williams’: Medicine Com- pany, Schenectady, N. Y. 42-12 Castoria. A ® 7 9 ny A cC A 8 T™ 6g BRB TX C A 8 » 6 © 1 XA Le A 3 T 6 kK 1 3 A T ccc oO RR TT ZX FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN. Castoria promotes Digestion, and overcomes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhea and Feverishness. Thus the child is rendered healthy and its sleep natural. Castoria contains no Morphine or other narcotic property. “‘Castoria is =o well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me.” H. A. ArcHEr, M. D., 111 South Oxford St., vn iy NV. 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