Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 10, 1897. . FARM NOTES. —A correspondent of Hoard’s Dairyman cured a case of caked udder by fastening the cow in a rigid stanchion and turning in a hungry calf twice a day for ten days. —The fruit grower who would be suec- cessful must decide upon being a constant user of insecticides, toknow their composi- tion and uses, and what to apply in various emergencies. Paris green will have no ef- fect upon sap suckers, nor will kerosene destroy those which devour the leaves. —A western fruit grower states that he has had excellent results in his orchard by growing cow peas therein, and allowing the crop to be harvested by the hogs. Not only is the land benefited by the shade, but the hogs grow and fatten rapidly, the peas and vines being nitrogenous. His fruit crops are large, and his pork is pro- duced at a smaller cost than on corn. —For the past two years the San. Juan (N. M.) sub-station has been investigating remedies to destroy the squash bug, and has found that in the immature state it is easily destroyed by spraying with a diluted kerosene emulsion or with warm, strong soapsuds. Up to the time of the forming of the hard shell of the mature insect these remedies will suffice, and the mature bug is not very harmful. The chief danger lies in the vast number of eggs laid and the fact that they hatch so quickly. —There is no better time to topdress winter grain than late fall. If itis done after the ground is frozen it will be all the better. The loose soil will not only poach less, but the manure lying over its frozen surface will prevent the alternate freezing and thawing, which is more trying to win- ter grain than is continued cold weather. Besides, if the winter grain field is seeded with clover in the spring, as it always should be, the top dressing of manure will be just what the young clover needs to give it protection early, and make it grow vig- orously later in the season. —To handle bees with the best satisfac- tion select the warm, bright days when the bees are flying most. The fact is, the warmer the day the less danger of stings. Avoid as much as possible working with them on cool, cloudy days, as they will be always found more irritable on such days. Also avoid handling them early in the morning and late in the evening, for the same reason. Bees abhor being molested at night, and no work can be performed with them at that time with any satisfac- tion. They are always the most peaceable when they are gathering honey, and may be handled as safely as a brood of chickens. —Sometimes lice will accumulate on on- ly one or two fowls in a flock ; their combs will be more or less dark and their feathers not smooth. A novice will not discover the lousy one. On wash day, when the suds are just right, good and warm, take the lousy bird by the legs, sink it in the suds slowly until it is under the water up to its ears, but keep the ears and eyes out Hold the bird there for a minute or two, so that every feather will be soaked to the skin. Have another vessel with clean warm water, rinse the bird in it, then rub it down with a cloth to partly dry it. Put in a coop open on one side, face to the sun or a hot stove, so the bird will dry with- out chilling. Allow no draught to strike it, and be sure it is in a warm place until dry, and you will not find any more lice. —An ingenious way of securing ventila- tion on a long barn with two cupolas’ was as follows: There were large windows in the cupola, and a stick run across from the window to the other, that was six inches longer than the cupola was wide. This stick fastened onto these windows. Now, when the south wind was blowing hard it shut that south window and fastened out the one on the north side, and when the north wind was blowing hard it shut the north window and pushed open the win- dow on the south side six inches, and in that way formed a certain amount of ven- tilation in the top of the barn. From the stables there ran ventilating flues that opened out near the roof. It was a very ingenious way of securing automatic action by the wind. —The agitation in favor of better sheep, more mutton and early lambs has had a wonderful effect on sheep breeders within the past ten years, and farmers who could see 10 profit in sheep except from wool are learning that the wool of the sheep is a very small matter compared with the keep- ing of sheep for the production of choice mutton and early lambs. The Merino breed, so well known, is one that is specially adapted for the production of wool, the ewes seldom exceeding a weight of 70 pounds each. They have hardiness in their favor, however, and can be kept in larger flocks and on poorer pastures than some breeds, but their small size is an ob- stacle in the production of early lambs that are desired to grow to a large size in a short time. As a week sometimes makes a difference between high and ordinary prices, the lambs should be from large and strong parents, and should grow rapidly from the start, The ewes will begin to drop lambs as early as January, but the majority of early lambs come in February and March. The experienced breeder has a warm place prepared in advance, and every ewe is carefully watched, as the chilling of a lamb when very young may give it a check from which it may not re- cover. The object is to push the lamb from the beginning, so as to get it into the market before the main ‘‘crop’’ comes. Tne Maine State Board of Agriculture, which has investigated the raising of early lambs in that State, has secured the opin- | ions of leading farmers who have heen suc- cessful. The large mutton breeds, were preferred, and the profits depended upon the pasturage and the cost of the ewes during the year. One farmer maintained that lambs could be raised at a profit if sold at from $1.50 to $1.75 each, but that lambs dropped in January, when two months old, will sell for from $5 to $8 each. An early lamb at that age costs but little, bringing a larger sum than an adult sheep and the wool it produces. It is con- ceded, however, that iv costs something to keep the sheep that produces the lamb, but the wool will usually pay for the sheep and the lamb if no food is purchased off the larm, provided the fleece is up to the average. One breeder sold all of his lambs on the 1st of July at $3.25 each, but they could not have been early, as another sells early lambs, dressing about thirty pounds each, at from $10 to $15, the lambs being a cross of Southdown and Dorset, the Dorset being very prolific, but the preferences differed in favor of Oxfords, Hampshires, Shropshires, Southdowns and Dorsets. Many of the breeders preferred to have their lambs come as late as May, as the conditions are then better, and they sell in July or August at from $3 to $4 each, Bowers aan Celery Dainties. Celery Toast—Cut the celery in small bits and boil until tender. Drain off the water and mash the celery. Put in the saucepan with two tablespoonfuls of but- ter, heated ; season with pepper and salt. Put a spoonful on each square of toast and send to table hot, with thickened milk in separate dish. Celery Pickles—Two quarts chopped celery, two quarts chopped cabbage, one- half ounce crushed ginger root, one-half ounce turmeric, one-quarter pound white mustard seed, two tablespoonfuls salt, five tablespoonfuls white sugar, three quarts of vinegar ; put all in a porcelain kettle and cook slowly until cabbage and celery are tender. Keep in an earthen-ware jar, close- ly covered. Celery Salad---One hard-boiled egg, one raw egg, one tablespoonful olive oil or but- ter, one teaspoonful white sugar, one-half teaspoonful salt, one-half teaspoonful pep- per, four tablespoonfuls vinegar, one table- spoonful made mustard, four bunches celery. Rub the yoke of the cooked egg to a paste and blend the other ingredients into a smooth, cream-like mixture, as in all salad dressings. Chop the white of the egg and add it to the celery, which should be chopped or shredded. Pour the dress- ing over it and serveat once. Celery Mayonnaise---Cut the celery into inch bits and - these into strips. Put in a salad bowl and pour over it a plain salad dressing of vinegarand oil. Drain this off and cover the celery with mayonnaise sauce as follows : Two eggs, one-half teaspoonful raw mustard mixed with vine- gar ; mix in oil drop by drop until the mixture is thick. Add the yolks of two eggs well beaten and the juice of one lemon and one-half teaspoonful salt. Keep on ice until ready to serve, then pour it over the celery and send it to table at once. The Hair of the Dog Good for the Bite. Soon after the close of the civil war Bish- op Wilmer, of Alabama, who was an unre- generate rebel, came to a Northern city to ask aid for a confederate orphans’ home he was interested in. He hadn’t been North for several years, and his old friends gave him a hearty welcome. There was a din- ner in his honor and after dinner the Bishop was begged to tell astory or two. The Bishop said he hadn’t a story. “But,” he added, ‘‘I’ve got a con- undram Why are we Southerners like Lazarus ?”’ The guests—they were all Union men, by the way---suggested many answers. The Southerners were like Lazarus because they were poor, because they ate of the crumbs from the rich man’s table ; because —because of everything anybody could guess. “No,” said the Bishop, ‘you're all wrong. We're like Lazarus because,” and he smiled blandly, ‘‘because we’ve been licked by dogs.’ A roar of laughter went round at that, for the Bishop’s utter unreconstructedness was always one of his charms. Everybody laughed but one mottled-faced man, who became very indignant. ‘“Well,”’ he snorted, “if you think we're dogs, why in---not earth---have you come up here to beg for our money—for the money of dogs !”’ The Bishop chuckled. “My mottled frien,” said he, ‘‘the hair of the dog is good for the bite. That's why I’ve come.’’ Laughter of Many Lands. All the world laughs, though the na- tions have different ways of showing mirth. The Chinese Jaugh is not as hearty or as expressive as the European or American. It is oftener a titter than a genuine burst of merriment. There is little character or ‘force in it. As for the Arabian laugh we hear little of its hilarious ring. The Arab is generally a stolid fellow, who must see good reason for a laugh or be surprised into it. In Persiaa man who laughs is con- sidered effeminate, but free license is given to female merriment. Italian mirth has been described as languid but musical. German as deliberate, French as spasmodic and uncertain, the upper class English as guarded and not always genuine, the lower class English as explosive, the Scottish of all classes as hearty. and the Irish as rol- licking. ——Henry George was traveling once on a sleeping car. The porter came to brush the dust off him and “work’’ him for the customary quarter. There were but few passengers. George reflected on the fact that Pullman paid his poor hlack hireling little or naught, and relied on their ability to brush and gouge the public instead. and he determined to give him all the change he found in his pocket. He thought there might he about 60 cents, but there actually was $3 in quarters, halves and dimes. He gave it all to the darkey, who dropped his broom and stared at the tip and then at George. ‘This all fo’ me. hoss?’ he gasped. “It’s all for you,” replied George. The darky looked at the little, rusty, modest man and again at his hand- ful of silver. “Wow !"' he ejaculated 2 “it’s true as de Good Book puts it, you nevah cain tell how faha toad kin jump tell you sees him hop.” ——A piece of excellent advice is con- tained in an incident some one tells as follows : Tom met an old friend who was former- ly a prosperous young lumberman up in Minnesota, but whose bad habits of drink- ing brought him to a pretty ‘‘hard up’’ condition, although he has since reformed and is doing better. How are you ? asked Tom. Pretty well, thank you ; but I have just seen a doctor to have him examine my throat. What's the matter ? Well, the doctor couldn’t give me any encouragement. At least he could not find what I want to find. What did you expect him to find ? I asked him to look down my throat for the sawmill and farm that had gone down in drink. And did he see anything of it ? No but he advised me if ever I got another mill to run it by water. — Wm. H. Sage, of Ithaca, N. Y., and Dean Sage, of Albany, have presented to Cornell university the magnificent residence of the late Henry W. Sage, for a students hospital and besides equipping it, will endow it with $100,000. The property is worth $80,000. ‘Mary, you don’t sympathize with me when Ihave to push the lawn-mower,’’ “No ; if it was a snow shovel you would be making the same old fuss.” ——“What I know about riding a wheel,” said the scorcher, ‘“‘would fill a book.” “Yes,” said the policeman who had gathered him in, ‘and what you don’t know about it would soon fill the morgue.’’ Merely Much. “Well, we’ve had a very good time, haven’t we ?’’ she said meditatively. “Yes, we’ve had a good time,’’ he echoed. ‘‘And now we have to say goodby,’’ she went on, with an elaborate air of satisfac- tion. “And — metaphorically speaking, of course—drink to our next meeting,’’ he said. “I don’t know,” doubtfully. ‘A poor imitation of past pleasure is a bad exchange for the pleasant memory of it.” “Ah, Isee!” His voice had a little bit- terness in its tone. ‘‘You and I are to be only pleasant memories to each other from this time forth 2’? “Only ! Isn’t that a great deal? Life hold nothing sweeter than the remem- brance of happiness.’’ He was silent fora moment. The draw- ing room windows overlooking the promen- ade, with the sea beyond, were wide open. A troop of negro minstrels was performing just beneath, and the well known chorus of a negro song accompanied by the usual bones and tambourines, was wafted into the room. “You forget,” he said at last, ‘‘the de- lights of anticipation. Suppose, for in- stance, that you and I, instead of making up our minds that our friendship is at an end, were to look forward to another meet- ing.” . She shook her head “No it is better not. The past we know is pleasant ; the future—is uneertain.”’ **You are full of wisdom,’’ he remarked sarcastically. “Do you always reduce sentiment to the level of an algebraical equation ?”’ “Don’t please. I assure you I am not enjoying myself at this moment. ¢ But I hate an anticlimax.”’ ‘‘Anticlimax! Why, we have reached no climax at all vet,”’ he protested. ‘‘Haven’t we 2’ She was looking at him now through half closed lids and smiling. He started at the thoughts her little question raised. Had they indeed reached their climax and passed it? He experienced a twinge of regret as the idea forced itself upon him. “You are the most consummate flirt I know,’’ he said slowly. There seemed to be a good deal of irrele- vance in the remark, and her eyebrows raised themselves in protest. ‘Oh, no. I am in earnest, and a flirt is a light, airy creature, with no seriousness in her.” “That is only one kind and the least dangerous. You make of flirtation a fine art.” ‘You do me too much honor. But ser- iously, I do not agree with you. You see, I am no idealist. I prefer the truth, even if it be unpleasant, to the pretty thing which is all a sham.” “But I donot understand you, Barbara. The pretty thing is not neccessarily a sham." “No, I know. But very often it is,’’ she answered bitterly. ‘‘Anyway I will not tempt the fates. The remembrance of our friendship, though it has been so short—or perhaps because it has been so short—will always be sweet. In a little while the passing of the months will almost etheral- ize it. I should like to keep it so.’ He sighed impatiently and replied : “If that sort of thing gives you any sat- isfaction, it is perhaps better to part, for to me it is sheer nonsense.” ‘If we tried to bring the old time back again,’ she went on without heeding his remark, ‘‘to pick up the threads two or three weeks hence were we put them down to-day, it would be a failure. The pretty gossamer thing. which we have woven would break. No, Dan, I am going to say ‘Goodby,’ and—hope we shall not meet again.”’ *‘Is there no other way 2’ He lowered his voice and looked down— down into her eyes. His own were puz- zled and unhappy, and he held his breath for her answer. He scarcely knew what he hoped it would be. “I don’t think so.”’ He turned away with a sigh in which many conflicting emotions were blended and watched the little waves rippling over the beach. She crossed over to the pier glass and straightened her hat and veil. A fly drove up to the door and the driver got down and rang the bell. “Goodby,” she said holding out her hand. He came from the window and held her fingers in a tight grasp. ‘*Are you quite sure, Barhara ?’ Her hand was on the door now, but she turned round as he spoke. ‘‘Are you ?’’ she asked. “I—don’t know.” ‘Neither do I.” ‘Yes we have been very happy togeth- er.’ ‘“‘Yes—for four weeks.’ “Then why not for always? Shall we risk it, Barbara ?”’ *‘No it is too great.’ *‘Then it must be goodby 2’ ‘Yes, goodby.”’ He opened the door for her and she passed out, without looking back, down the steps and into the waiting vehicle. The driver mounted the box and drove off, She turned and waved her farewell to the man, standing on the steps. There was a lump iu her throat and just a suspi- cion of tears in the corners of her bright eyes. Moreover, she settled herself very quietly in the corner of the railway car- riage and did not turn a page of the books and magazines, with which she had pro- vided herself. At Euston she betook her- self hastily to the telegraph office, wrote out a telegram, read it over several times and then tore it up. She did not rewrite it. Told the Same Lie Last Year. This is the season of the year when the head of the household slips quietly into bed at or after midnight and tells his wife that he won four turkeys at a cost of 62 cents; that he sold three of them and the fourth is down in the woodshed. His wife knows he is lying; knows he has brought home a turkey that cost him at least 60 cents a pound and a load of booze the cost of which cannot be estimated at one or two glances.—Clearfield Republican. ——Johnny (who is just learning about electricity )---“‘Pa. I thought electric | lights were the result of recent discover- ies ?7’ Fond Parent---’’ ‘Cause Willie Jones said to-day that they must be an old thing, and when I asked him why, he said, ‘Well, Noah must have used an ark light.’ ’ ——Weary Willie—De milk inspectors hev hired ol’ Slobsy Slocum ter test milk. Sunset Sims—TIs it hard work ? Weary Willie—Not very. Slobsy sim- ply drinks a little out uv each can, an’ if dere’s enny water in it puts him right in- ter convulsions.— Judge. Merchant Tailors. DWARD McGUINESS, TAILOR. Second floor Lyon & Co., Store Building, Allegheny St. A Full Line of Fall and Winter Suit- ings is Now Being Shown to Purchasers of Fine Clothing. 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