=~ Beilefonte, Pa., Nov. 15, 190. FARM NOTES. —We have ever looked upon the econom- ic value of our native song birds as rest- ing on their services in the destruction of troublesome insects, but in ‘‘The Year Book of Agriculture’’ for the year of 1891 Professor Sylvester D. Judd, assistant in biological survey for the Agricultural De- partment, points out the services of some species in destroying innumerable seeds of some of our most common weeds. Some of the weeds from which these birds like to pick the seeds, and which, indeed, form a large part of their subsistence in winter and fall, are ragweed, smartweed, bind weed, pigweed, lambs’ quarters, ama- ranth, dandelion, purslane, knotweed and chichweed. Then there are the coarser grasses, as the sedges, crab grass, nut grass, pigeon grass and others that often crowd out better grasses in fields and the lawns. While it may be said that good farming would mean the destruction of these weeds most of which are annual, in our cultivat- ed fields, so that they should not ripen their seed, yet few can do even this, while the roadsides, edges of woodlands, hedge- rows and pastures will produce many to perpetuate the pests. And what a power of perpetuation they have! Some of the above species are said to produce a hundred thousand seeds to a single plant, while most of them exceed five thousand or ten thousand. The birds most actively engaged in this work are the sparrows and finches, which include more than twenty species; horned larks, meadow larks, cowbirds, ‘quail, grouse. grosheaks and others. Their capac- ity for this work is illustrated by a few examples. A crow blackbird will eat from thirty to fifty seeds of smartweed or bindweed at a single meal, and a field sparrow one hun- dred seeds of crab grass, and they take sev- eral meals a day. In the stomach of a Nut- tall’s sparrow were found three hundred seeds of amaranth and in another three hundred seeds of lambs’ quarters; a tree sparrow had eaten seven hundred seeds of pigeon grass, and a snowflake in Shrews- bury, Mass., picked up one thousand seeds of pigweed for its breakfast. Goldfinches have been noticed busily feeding upon the seeds of the Scotch thistle, the bull thistle, wild sunflowers, cone flow- ers, wild lettuce, prickly lettuce, catnip and mullein, and when killed their stom- achs were found filled with these seeds. Remember that for at least three fourths of the year weed seeds are the principal food of most of these varieties. Very few of them eat much grain, even where it is grown largely. Of nineteen native birds, including four varieties of sparrows, killed in a wheat field a few miles south of Wash- ington, only two had eaten grain, and they but a single kernel each, while five English sparrows were literally gorged with wheat. In fact, this imported pest is the only one of our small birds that is known to do much damage to grain or fruit, excepting some of the larger species, which have a liking for cherries and green peas. Many of these birds that breed in New England and the Central States go farther south for the winter, while others, whose homes in summer are across the Canadian border, may be found with us here in win- ter, busily at work around hedges and ditches in seeking their favorite food, which by the way, seems to vary with the differ- ent species.—American Cultivator. —True scab is a familiar disease to sheep raisers in every part of the world. The most prominent symptom is an itchiness of the skin, compelling the sheep to rub, scratch or bite itself whenever possible. It will seratch and kick itself with its hind feet, thus destroying the wool wherever the feet can reach. It will also bite itself, and will become extremely restless, more pat- ticularly at night, preventing the animal from resting and making it nervous and ir- ritable. The treatment of scab is a very simple matter, if taken in the start. before there is much irritation of the skin. The para- site producing seab in sheep live on the sur- face, like lice, so most any of the ordinary dips applied to them will come in contact with the parasites and kill them, but may nos kill the eggs, which will hatch out in from ten days to two weeks, when the ap- plication must be repeated. If the disease has been allowed to become chronic, then there will be scabs formed so that enough parasites will get under and not come in contact with the medicine, and they will still live to perpetuate their kind. In order to treat scab successfully the wool should be all clipped off, so as to ex- pose theskin as much as possible to the air. Like mange in the horse, the diseased ani- mal should be separated from the well and should be well fed, to build up the physic- al strength as quickly as possible, as it is a well known fact that parasitic life lives at the expense of physical life. Build up the physical sirength, and the body offers great- er resistance to parasitic life. After the animals have been dipped they should not he turned into pastures where they were while suffering from the disease. The parasite is not long lived consequently animals kept out of an infected pasture for a couple of months can then be safely turn- | ed in again.—Dr. William MecLean, State veterinarian of Oregon, before the North- west Wool Growers’ Association. —A mere handful of soft coal thrown two or three times a year to your hogs can- not be considered a guard against disease, any more than one or two unordinary meals would induce health to the human system on a restrioted kind of food forthe same length of time. There is no substance in its natural state that a hog likes which would be harmful if free access is given at all times or at frequent intervals. In the mineral impregnation of coal the hog gets a certain element thatis known better to his own instinct and composition for the beneficial . results through mastication. I may be fooled and meet a surprise some day in the shape of hog cholera in my herd by placing such faith in'coal, but for the present I will make it the ‘‘battle guard’? against swine disease in all its forms until convinced of its inefficacy.—J. E. Haynes, in Swine Breeder’ Journal. i —Daring the winter aphis on house plants cause much annoyance, but with care and attention they may be destroyed. Make a solution of an ounce of soap ina pint and a half of water, adding a teaspoon- ful of ammonia water. Bottle and keep ready for use. Mix a gill of the mixture with two gills of warm water and syringe the plants, again syringing with fresh warm water an hour after, in order to rinse the: plants. Do this twice a week until the aphis are destroyed. ——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. Too many housewives neglect to provide themselves with sleeves which can be quickly slipped over the dress sleeve when an emergency call them to the kitchen. White cambrie is the best for these, and the full kind, gathered at the top and bot- tom over a rubber cord, is generally most satisfactory. For little girls between the ages of 4 and 13 the bair is parted on the side, brushed forward over the brows, and secured witha knot of soft, rather broad ribbon. Some artistic mothers fasten their daughters’ hair in this fashion with huge rosettes of haby ribbon in pale blue, pink or amber color, making the best of effects. When the child’s features are regular, a charming way to dress the hair is to part it in the middle of the forehead and brush it into two large tufts of curls at each side of the head. Each bunch of these curls is tied up with a bright colored ribbon, and the effect is both quaint and original. If you are in the habit of distorting your face in any way—wrinkling up your fore- head and knitting your brows when talk- ing and other habits ofa like kind—try and cure yourself of such things as soon as possible. Such habits are a frequent cause of wrinkles, and it is quite unnecessary to try to talk with your forehead as well as with your mouth. The first thing to do with a sprain is to apply water as hot as can be borne and re- peat until the pain is gone. The hot water may be showered on the sprain, or wet clothes may be used if frequently rene wed. The foot or ankle can be conveniently im- mersed in the hot water. The next thing is to keep the injured part thoroughly warm. This is done by winding it with wadding or flannel. The less a sprained limb 1s used and the quieter ic is kept the more likely it is to get well quickly. A woman’s coat or wrap in fall and win- ter is almost of more consequence than her gown, for she is most often seen in the out- side garment in public places. In view of this fact one is undeniably tempted to stretch her pocketbook to its utmost limit in order to become the possessor of the de- sired article of apparel; all the more so when the display is as captivating as at present. There is a variety in the styles well nigh unbounded, and something is easily found that is excellently suited to any figure. Long, loose coats, ulsters with half fitted backs, short jackets to match the suit and handsome coats of half lengths, all have their places in the fashions of the sea- son. In the more dressy winter garments long flaring sleeves are the favorite, many of them fitting loosely from shoulder to el- bow, then opening in a bell shape in the lower part. Thesesleeves are usually long | enough to cover part of the hand. These look particularly appropriate on the long velvet coats of Third Empire design. These coats are characterized by looseness of effect with simple but bandsome trimmings of Grecian patterns about the bottom and on the flaring sleeves, while the revers are va- riously decorated. Even some of the rough and ‘ready overcoats ‘of Scotch cheviot, which reaches quite to the feet, the same sleeve is employed with much effect, and one of the over coats may become an ex- tremely stylish garment when tastefully trimmed, ‘as for example, with bands of white cloth on the pockets and at the wrist and with narrow bands of silver up the front and around the little cape. Louis XIV coats are among the stylish novelties, und the longer ones of the Louis XVI order are equally favored in artistic goods. Velvet takes the lead among fabrics as by far the richest, but plain cloths, ker- seys, Oxfords ahd Scotch mixtures are much in evidence for ordinary wear. Olives and steel dots and narrow feather braid are much used in coat trimmings. The velvet garments are usually richly incrusted with embroidery. Black taffeta coats are most ‘in vogue just now, during these first cool days, and one of the most striking that has been seen among them is a handsome model constructed wholly of ruffles, the deeper flonneces heing at the bottom, and those above grading off till the upper one is com- paratively narrow. Three flounces finish the sleeves. One thing is especially noticeable. The hair is worn low, in a girlish manner plaited loosely, or just turned up and tied with a huge velvet bow of black. Half of the modish women have adopted this style. And many of them mothers of girls who wear it in the same way. Another pretty’ style of hair dressing fashion at the present moment is the old- time figure ‘‘eight’’ coiled very low on the neck. The hair is dressed rather loosely, the pompadour is waved, and droops light- ly to one side on the forehead. : The women of New York and Philadel- phia are making thisdroop more pronoune- ed than ever. Often it takes the form of a large curl in the centre of the fore- head. : In dressing the hair low on the neck, one shonld part the hair about: two inches be- low the ear so that no unsightly breaks may be visible between the pompadour and the coil. 3 Then the front portion of the hair is part- ed a little to one side, waved, ‘‘ruffed”’ slightly underneath to give the pompadonr effect, and brushed lightly back where it is caught just behind the ear with the combs. There is no comb worn on top of the head. The hair is twisted ever so little and is fastened with tiny hairpins before coil- ing. Sometimes there are two tiny curls, either artificial or real, worn at each side of the coil to relieve the plainness at the neck. ! i The many fashionable women who are wearing the hair braided draw it high on the head, where it is tied securely, but it is braided very loosely and spread out over the head until it looks like a coil. With this style of hair dressing two large bows are worn; one at the neck and one just be- low the hat. : In New York fashionable women are still wearing the hair very high with evening dress. The newest touch in aigrettes is an exquisite millinery rose, quite pale in ting and not too aggressively fresh. : These are bought ready to'put in, fasten- ed deftly to an imitation shell hairpin. The price is about eighty five cents. ; They may be worn with a high or low coiffure. ‘The brass on bedsteads when new is fin- remains intact the brass will keep clean and bright. It should be dusted with a. soft cloth every day, and, if it looks sqiled robbed with a cloth slightly moistened with sweet oil, and then polished with a chamois leather, and a soft cloth or a news- paper is excellent for rubbing it. iched with.a coat of laquer, and while this | Four Widows of Revolution. Only four widows of soldiers who fought in the American Revolution now remain on Uncle Sam’s pension roll. These four women may be said not mere- ly to join the eighteenth and twentieth con- turies, but actually to furnish connecting links between the War for Independence and the present day—a time break of one hundred and twenty five years. Though they themselves did not witness the birth of this great Republic, their husbands be- held that event and took part in the doings which led to the formation of our Govern- ment. One of these interesting women is Esther Damon, who livesin Plymouth Union, V¢. She is nearly eighty seven years old. Rebecca Mayo, the oldest of the surviv- ing widows of the Revolution, was born January 4, 1812, and is, therefore, eighty- vine years of age. She lives in Newbern. Virginia. The youngest of the four widows is Mary Snead, who is only eighty five years old. When last heard from she was hale and hearty, and, according to her own account, ‘‘able to walk around to the nearest neigh- bors.’? Nancy Jones, of Jonesboro, Tenn., is the last of the four relics of the Revolutionary pensioners. She is eighty seven years old. The Tailor Bird. This wonderful bird lives in India.” It has a beak shaped very much like a shoe- maker’s awl. The little bird is entirely yellow in color and is only three inches long. It derives its name from the way in which it makes its nest. It <elects a large leaf hanging from the end of a twig, then it pierces a number of holes along the edge of it with this awl-like beak and then gets the long fibers of plants, which makes excellent thread, and carefully sews the edges together like a purse or bag, using its bill for a needle to carry the thread through. The ends of the thread are knotted 80 as to entirely prevent them from slip- ping through the leaf. The stalk end of the leaf is bent and crushed so as to form a hood over the opening of the nest, protect- ing it from the sun and the rain. But what is very strange, when the leaf is not large enough to make the nest this bright little bird gets another leaf, pierces it with holes and pieces the two leaves together. The interior of the nest is lined with cot- ton and silky grass, making a very snug and comfortable home for the little birds. The bird and its nest full of eggs are so very light that they can be suspended from the end of a slender twig. Would it not be interesting to watch this little tailor se- lecting the leaves and the thread and then piercing the holes ready to sew the leaves together to make for itself a comfortable little home ? Gems Tied to His Legs. Penrhyn Nevilla, a young English so- ciety man, who landed in New York on Monday, en route to Chicago to marry Lena M. Vail, spent the morning explain- ing to customs officials why he had strap- ped to his legs beneath his trousers a hag containing $2,400 worth of jewelry. Neville said he did not mean to cheat the government, but that the jewels were intended as wedding gifts to his bride. He may be allowed to export the jewels back to England on payment of $100. GREAT LUCK OF AN EDITOR.—‘'For two years all efforts to cure Eczema in the palms of my hands failed,” writes editor H. N. Lester, of Syracuse, Kan., ‘‘then I was wholly cured by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.’”” It’s the world’s best for Erup- tions, and all skin diseases. Only 25c. at Green's. Castoria. 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REAL ESTATE, LOAN AND TITLE COMPANY Sopa CENTRE COUNTY Real Estate and Conveyancing. Valuable Town and Country property for sale or rent. Properties cared for and rents collected Loans Negotiated. "Titles Examined. Certified Abstracts of Title furnished , upon application. If ont have a Farm or Town property or sale or rent place it in our hands. ou wish to buy or rent a Farm or ouse consult us. If If you wish to borrow. money call on us. i : Is your title clear? It is to your inter: esto know. It is our’s to assure _ you. Office Room 3, Bush Arcade, BELLEFONTE, PA. 45-47-1y ' Telephone connections Flour and Feed. (CURTIS Y. WAGNER, BRroUKERHOFF Minis, BeLtueronts, PA. Manufacturer, and wholesaler and retailers of ROLLER FLOUR, FEED, CORN MEAL, Ete. Also Dealer in Grain. Manufactures and has on hand at all times the following brands of high grade our WHITE STAR, OUR BEST. HIGH GRADE, VICTORY PATENT, FANCY PATENT— formerly Phe. 4 nix Mills high grade brand. sp The only place in the county where ; Hp SPRAY, 2 q ~ an extraordinary fine ‘grade of Spring wheat Patent Flour can be obtained. ALSO: i: § 8 : INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD. FEED OF ALL KINDS, ] Whote or Manufactured. All kinds of Grain bought at office. Exchanges Flour for Wheat. OFFICE and STORE, - Bishop Street, Bellefonte. MILL, 46-19-1y = [= ROOPSBURG. ; Meat Markets. | GET THE . BEST MEATS. fit You save nothin b; buying r, thin or gristly meats. I use nly he i ++ LARGEST, FATTEST, CATTLE, “and SHpuly 1 customers with the fresh- + est, choicest, best blood and muscle mak- ing Steaks and Roasts. My prices sre no higher than poorer meats are eise- where. i BAER Tg ie y Lalways have «(+ fd 1 =—DRESSED POULTRY,—— Game in season, and any kinds of good meats yon want. / REMGT 3 wren Try My Smop. . .. P. L. BEEZER. 43-3¢-1y AH ho. 3 : High Street, Bellefonte, ww. SAVE IN nth YOUR MEAT BILLS. There is no reason why you should use. ‘poor meat, or pay exorbitant prices for tender, juicy steaks. . Good meat is abundant here- abot Nedatse good cattle, sheep and calves are’ ‘had. TUR WE BUY ONLY THE BEST d we sell only that which is good. We don’ promise to id it oy . at we will Ai { D MEAT, at prices that you have “paid elsewhere for very poor. «i © oF oT . —GIVE US A TRIAL— “and see ‘if ‘you don’t save in the long re p ‘ha. ~ better Meats, Poultry and Cs Tin Sod - son) ian have been furnished ou. GETTIG i KREAMER, _| Beire nrE, Pa. | 4-18 Bush House Block
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