RAN ERE Demorratic: atc Bellefonte, Pa., May 16, 1902 FARM NOTES. —Tenants should be as much interested in improved methods as the owners of farms, as they must first pay the tax of rent before they can make a profit. No one should attempt to own a farm if he is unsuccessful as a tenant. —Rhubarb needs a very deep and fertile soil, and it is useless to expect to grow it in a thin, dry soil unless under irrigation ; not that it needs wet ground by any means but a soil retentive of moisture and rather inclined to clay, though good rhubarb can be grown in quite a sandy soil if it be well manured. —Young goslings are soon able to care for themselves after the weather becomes warm, and the keeping of geese is there- fore less expensive than with some other kinds of poultry, as they prefer to forage and secure their food on a pasture lot. The keeping of geese for their feathers only is not profitable. —1I¢t is difficult to judge of the capacity of the animal by ‘‘points’’ only. Some of the best milkers and butter produsers could not win a prize at shows if they were judged by ‘‘points’’ instead of testing them at the pail. The first-prize cattle at fas stock shows (on the hoof) do not always make the best dressed carcasses after they are slaughtered. —A farmer whose field of corn was last year partly injured by crows and black- birds pulling up the young plant to get the corn states that he tried the plan of scatter- ing corn around the edges of the field daily until the plants were well grown, with the result that the birds were kept too busy searching for the grains on the ground to do much damage, and that he did not have to use more than half a peck daily. As the birds also destroy many insects and worms, he did not desire to poison or shoot them. By scattering corn for them the crop was then damaged very little, ~—We have not found wood ashes best for strawberries except on very sour or damp soil, The strawberry seems to do best on a soil that is neutral—neither very sour nor very alkaline. The ashes contain lime, which will make an ordinary soil too alka- ‘line for the strawberries to do their best. On a very sour soil the ashes would be like- ly to show excellent results. From our own experience we should use the ashes on the grain. Do not use them on potatoes if you are troubled with potato scab. The lime in the ashes will encourage the work of the fungus that causes the scab. —The single-stool plan of growing straw- ‘berries has not yet superseded the matted row system, as everyone who has tried cut- ting off the runners knows that for every runner cnt or pinched off a dozen seem to grow, which means constant work. When a plant loses a runner it makes an effort to regain the loss. Au excellent mode of growing a bed is to place the plants 14 inches each way, thus checking them in the manner in which corn is grown, keeping the rows clean both ways with a wheelhoe. The next year one row may be removed and the work done with a horse, which will leave the rows 22 inches apart, the plants then being matted in the rows. —Cutworms very often prove fatal to the growing tomato plants, as they do to those of nearly every crop. Early cultivation, keeping the ground fallow for several weeks, will do inuch to starve them out. ‘Then two or three days before setting out the plants spray a piece of clover or grass with strong Paris green. one pound to sev- enty-five gallons of water, sweetening it with a little cheap molasses, and scatter small bunches of this poisoned food every couple of yards over the field. The cut- worms will eagerly devour it and thus be destroyed before the plants are put in. Or a mash composed of forty pounds of bran and one pound of Paris green moistened with water sweetened with molasses may be used in the same manner and is often used thus on a large scale against cutworms in tobacco. —1I¢ is important to get carrots and pars- nips in early, or the keeping down of the weeds will be more difficult. To delay planting such crops until after the corn crop goes in is to double the labor re- quired in keeping the ground clean. The plan used with such crops is to let the ‘weeds grow until about one or two inches thigh, and then use a cultivator, working :the ground both ways, so as to destroy .every weed. Let the weeds get a start .again, and then go over the plot cnce more with the cultivator, harrowing the soil fine, :80 as to prepare a suitable seed-bed for the seed. Some farmers dread a carrot crop, owing to the weeds getting ahead of the young carrots, but if the weeds are first al- ‘lowed to put in an appearance they can be +80 thoroughly eradicated as to render the ‘work of keeping the rows clean much eas- rier than by any other method. —Mushrooms are grown in dark rooms «or cellars, where a temperature of from 50 $0 60 degrees can be maintained. As high as 70 degrees may be used, but unless the bed is kept cool the plants are liable to the .attack of the mushroom fly, hence but few -engage in mushroom growing “in summer -after the fly appears. To prepare a bed get «rich soil from old pastures and store it away until wanted. To one part of this -soil add two parts of fresh horse manure. Put down a layer of the mixture, pound- ing it bard, and continue until the bed is eight or ten inches thick. Much heat will be developed, but it will soon begin to re- «cede. When ahout 80 or 85 degrees tem- perature make holes in the bed about a ‘foot apart and place a piece of spawn about ‘the size of a walnut in each hole, covering the holes and pressing the soil, making it smooth, allowing it to remain for about 12 or 14 days, when the bed should he covered with two inches of fresh loam, over which should be place four or five inches of salt hay. The heat will recede some, and if the temperature has been kept properly (not exceeding 70 degrees) the first crop will come in about six or eight weeks, and the bed will produce mushrooms for three or four weeks. After the first crop is taken moisten the bed with warm water, first covering with an inch of fresh soil, and use hay as before. One pound of spawn is suf- ficient for about nine square feet. As much depends upon maintaining the re- -quired temperature, moisture, darkness, ete., the amateur is not always successful, as some experience is necessary to succeed. A cellar is usually preferred, as the tem- perature can then be more easily maintain- ed, test being occasionally made with a trial stick, which is inserted into the bed - -in order to learn the degree of heat exist- sing. oo ——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. Sailor suits are without a doubt the most favored suits for girls of-all ages. For the very little girl the blouse is exactly like that worn by small boys. In fact, the reg- ulation blouse suit just as the small boy wears it, except that the skirt is very full, is one of the nicest suits possible for a little girl. These are made in linen and in ging- ham. The collar and cuff bands are in some contrasting color. Few women know how to stand correct- ly. erhups you yourself have not yet ob- tained the proper poise of the body, and confess that it is on account of ignorance. Walk up to the first wall you find, touch it with your nose, chest, (not the abdomen) and toes, and right then you have got the correct posture. The hips are thrown back, the abdomen in and the back has attained the stylish flatness which is a potent factor in showing off a stylish dress. You can generally tell the gitl who is a devotee of physical training by the way her back looks in a cotton shirtwaist. A good little exercise any woman can practice is to take the correct standing po- sition, which is : ‘‘Keep the heels together at an angle of sixty degrees, having the weight of the body resting on the balls of the feet—not on the heels. The chest should be thrown forward, and the chin held in, the abdomen drawn back and the hips held back. A woman would achieve results of real physical value if she would regularly de- vote a little time—say five minutes each day—to learning to stand in this correct at- titnde until it becomes natural. At the same time she should practice deep breath- ing—that is, inhaling slowly and steadily, then steadily and slowly exhaling. Stains play an important part in home decorations these days and those who have artistic homes do not allow the painter to spoil the woodwork of their houses with graining or cheap imitations of hard wood. Varnish for floors, workwork or furniture is no longer considered desirable. A soft finish produced by rubbing is the accepted thing these days. In using the white wood work so fashion- able now be careful to get a yellowish or ivory white instead of the cold blue white. The latter is decidedly harsh ; a much softer effect is obtained from the ivory tone. Silk-embroidered white mulls or plain ones elaborately tucked and adorned with entre-deux of lace, are the most swagger summer evening gowns. The prettiest and swartest skirts now worn are made with five or six very wide tucks, the material stitched between each tuck to give additional firmness to the skirt. This is the very latest idea adopted for smart tailor gowns. Sleeves daily increase in size. The present day sash is hardly ever worn with loops, just two long ends fastened with a jeweled pin in the back. From her coiffure to her toe tip, the fash- ionable woman is now, in fact, built ina succession of downward curves instead of upright angles. Directoire scarves of lace, trimmed with quaint little reproductions of old fashioned ruches and fringes, supplant all other forms of neck furniture. Tiny little shoulder capes match the creation of one’s gown in color and material, marking by a chic finish a strange and unfamiliar effect. The always becoming marquise coat, with embroidered lapels opening over a highly ornate vest, is also, ‘‘all that is’’ of the most modish. Little shallow scallops, or tiny flounces cut in miniature vandykes, are again a new reproduction of an old fashion which show themselves plentifually on the newest skirts. Clusters of the tiniest possible tucks me- ander down our costumes both in straight and wavy lines, forming the prettiest trim- mings possible for the new spring mater- ials, which are both various and diversi- fied. : ; With her embroidered turnover collar and cuffs, the smart summer girl will wear a belt to match. Aud she has a set of pins to go with them. A set of white butcher’s linen consisting of collar, cuffs and belt is worked with a graceful bowknot design in coral pink and and black. The pins used for fastening will be small bars of coral. A white linen set with a design of forget-me-nots and scroll-work embroidered in pale blue and black will be fastened with turquoise or pale blue enamel pins. Collars and cuffs for shirtwaists to be correct should tend to soft effects ; the stiff linen collar is quite passe. The beautiful styles of the Louis XV period are comme il faut for dress, while the Gibson models rule for athletic costumes and utility wear. Girdles for shirt waist suits are notably severe, finished with stitching. Only the merest suggestion of an elong- ated waist front remains this season. Dresses the summer girl should have—A gown of foulard, India or surah, will be needed for church and cool evenings. A gown of flannel or light weight serge made up without a lining is among the most sensible and useful to include in one’s list of summer dresses. The linen and cotton ducks cannot be excelled for all round usefulness, If a girl has one or two of these white skirts with a couple of white blouses she can feel perfect- ly at ease no matter where she may be, nor what the occasion at which she must put in an appearance. ; A thin white gown for special occasions is absolutely necessary. Linen, Persian lawn, dimity, orgaudy, and the many fig- ured Swisses are all lovely materials from which to make a gown which will be suit- able for the many little impromptu affairs which spring up in the summer time.— May Ladies’ Home Journal. The fancy for the severely plain mission furniture bas caused a decreased demand for the fancy Louis XIV and XV uphols- tery hangings. Plain draperies or those with very small all-over designs are now the correct thing. Bright floor coverings, are not fashion- able. Plain Wilton carpets in soft greens blues or golden browns, with Egyptian borders or similar effects, promise to be the most favored this autumn. Hints to Housewives. Novelties that are Tasty for Hot Weather Lunches, A milk sherbet is something of a novelty in the list of cold things, says Harper's Bazar. Add the juice of three lemons and of one orange to one and a-half cnpfuls of sugar. Work together till the two seem half melted, then begin and pour in slowly four cupfuls of milk. If the milk is added too rapidly the mixture may curdle. Freeze in three parts of ice mixed with one part of salt. Try, for a change, some hot day this summer, serving the luncheon salad in a mould of rice. Put a teacupful of rice that has been well washed into a kettle of hoil- ing salted water, and cook 15 or 20 min- utes, or until the rice is perfectly tender. Then take from the fire, drain and toss through it lightly with a silver fork a tea- spoonful of salt and a half teaspoonful of paprica. Mould in .a ring mould which bas been oiled with a few drops of olive oil, and use as a border, when thoroughly cold, for a salad of vegetables or fish and celery that has been prepared with a French dressing and kept chilled on the ice. Try serving the Sanday morning codfish balls with a horseradish sauce, made as fol- lows : Cook 15 minutes in a double boiler three-fourths of a cup of fine bread crumbs, half a cup of fresh horseradish grated and one pint of milk, add one large tablespoon- ful of butter and season with salt and pep- per. A sandwich which is quite seasonable and appetizing, while perhaps not entirely new, is worth recalling to mind in these spring days when appetites need urging. Chop English walnuts fine, and mix with cream cheese and a little chopped celery or watercress, finishing with a little mayon- naise. Spread the mixture on thin slices of not very fresh bread, or on thin toast, and serve with sprigs of crisp fresh water- cress all around them on the plate. Hot Towmales.—One four-pound chicken; cover with hot water and simmer until tender. Add to the water four onions, one clove of garlic, chopped fine, a stick of cinnamon, ten whole allspice and cloves, three red Chile peppers, one and a-half tea- spoonfuls of salt. When the chicken is cooked remove it from the pot and cut it into small dice. Strain the liquor and put the chicken meat into it. Then add enough yellow cornmeal to make a thick mush, boiling about ten minutes. Have ready green corn cut from a dozen ears,one pound of raisins seeded and a half teaspoonful of red pepper. Mix thoroughly with the mush. Fill the cornhusks with the mix- ture, tying them up at both ends. When the husks are filled throw them into hot water and boil for half an hour. Then serve. This excellent recipe was sent me by a correspondent who knows whereof he writes. Will the many readers who have once and again asked me to repeat this recipe cut it out for their use and my com- fort ?—Marian Harlan in North American. Brain Leaks, Well done rests while half done worries. A clasp of the hand is worth a book full of advice. A flower in the hand is worth two on the coffin. Riding a hobby is better than walking in hobbles. A gloomy family sitting room fills the streets with boys. Too many men admire the wisdom of Sol- omon and emulate his foolishness. Too many men fail to distinguish be- tween satisfaction and contentment. The man who spends his time tearing down others never has time to rise. It is well for us that we are to be judged by our efforts not by our achievements. It is forever too late when some men dis- cover the difference between Christianity and moral dyspepsia. There is a great difference between tak- ing an interest in labor and taking an in- terest from labor. The gold brick artists will prosper as long as there are men who believe they can tax themselves rich. A great many men cast their hread on the waters and spend the rest of their days grumbling because they did not immediate- ly get back a bakery. The widow gave only a mite, but her gift will be remembered long after colleges and libraries have crumbled into dust. Some men have no visible means of sup- port because their wives always do the neighborhood washing behind closed doors. Volcano Destroys Town. The British steamer Roddam, Captain Freeman, which left St. Lucia, Wednesday for Martinique, returned there Thursday afternoon, bringing a report that the town of St. Pierre, Martinique, has been totally destroyed by volcanic disturbances in the island. Almost all the inhabitants of St. Pierre are said to have been killed. The Roddam reports that all the shipping in the port has also been destroyed. The Quebec Steamship company’s steamer Rorami is mentioned as lost with all on board. The Roddam was almost completely wrecked. Her captain was seriously burned and seventeen of her crew are dead. The steamer Rorami, Captain Huggah, left New York, April 26th, for St. Thomas, where she arrived May 2nd. From St. Thomas she proceeded to St. Croix and Demarara. : ——Irate citizens effectually stopped the planting of poles for the extension of the local trolley lines along an aristocratic Al- toona street recently. J. L. Metzger stood in one of the holes and drove the workmen away with a heavy cane. Nich- las P. Mervine, one of the most prominent attorneys in the city, swore he would shoot the men if they did not leave the front of his house. His wife said she would place a rocking chair over the hole and sit on it if the men continued, and a next door neighbor, Mrs. George Rudisill, wife of a leading jeweler, threatened to turn the hose on the diggers. Mayor Hoyer will be called on to settle the trouble. REVEALS A GREAT SECRET.—I#t is often asked how such startling cures, that puzzle the best physicians, are effected by Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption. Here's the secret. It cuts out the phlegm and germ-infected mucus, and lets the life giving oxygen enrich and vitalize the blood. It heals the inflamed, cough-worn throat and lungs. Hard colds and stubborn conghs soon yield to Dr. King’s New Discovery, the moss infallible remedy for all Throat and Lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles 50cts. and $1.00. Trial bottles free at Green's Pharmacy. ——George Poppert, a Milwaukee man- ufacturer will marry the divorced wife of his own son this week. He is 62 and she is 35 and comely. Buy Your Harness at Home. Buoy at home ; save money and see what you are getting. Don’t buy a cat in a bag nor from pictures ; come and see the goods. Low prices on reliable Harness. We fit the harness to the horse. The habit of sending away for your har- pess wants is not justified, either in the advantage of prices or better quality. All we ask is that you compare our goods at the same prices, and let the man with the best goods and prices get your orders. We do not expect that you patronize us because we are neighbors and friends, but we would be glad to have you at least call in and give us a fair opportunity to convince you that it is to your best interest to give us your harness business. We want your har- ness business, and if we can sell you better barness for less money we think we ought to have it. We are here to do business and, as we buy for cash, we can supply your harness wants for less money then any other con- cern in the county—big or small. Come in and let us figure with you on your wants. Its not assuming too much to say, that having an experience of forty years in the business we are better qualified to know your wants and to manufacture what you want than you are likely to find in seed stores or hardware stores. Is not the local barnessmaker entitled to all of your trade ? You never think, when your harness breaks or your collars need repairs, of taking them to feed stores or hardware men. Why not take care of the harnessmaker at home, who is obliged to do your repair work? Practice what you have taught—protect your local dealers. ’ SPECIAL OFFER. For the next 60 days we will close out all of our Robes, Blankets and Bells at cost to make room for the biggest line of heavy and light harness we have ever placed before the public. We carry a fine line of men’s working gloves and mittens. Every purchaser of $5 is entitled to a present of a useful piece of merchandise. Thirty-two years in business in Belle- fonte is a safe guarantee. We are here to stay. Respt. yours, JAMES SCHOFIELD, 43-37 Pa. Splitting a Straw It is a remarkable fact that the Japanese inherit the art, or the ‘‘knack,’”” of split- ting straws carefully and correctly from tip to tip, and of doing it fast enough to make a living at the business. A little Japanese girl of three years, it is said, needs no teacher to show her how to grasp the reed in her left hand, and with a deft motion of her right thumb, to cleave it half in two. These split reeds are woven into the finer grades of hat-braids, and all the members of the family take part in the work. ——High wages prevail in Salt Lake City, according to the Salt Lake Telegram. It says that bricklayers get $7 a day; plumbers, tinners, carpenters and stone- cutters, $4.50; machinists, $3 to $4.50; painters, $3 to $3.50; restaurant cooks, $25 to $40 a week. A few expert electrical workers make $500 a month; two expert decorative painters get $20 a day, and a limited number of plaster cast men com- mand equally high pay. WHAT THIN FOLKS NEED.—Is a greater power of digesting and assimilating food. For them Dr. King’s New Life Pills work wonders. They tone and regulate the digestive organs, gently expel all poisons from the system,enrich the blood, improve appetite, make healthy flesh. Only 25cts. McCalmont & Co. _LOSS OF TIME FINEST IMPLEMENTS IS A LOSS OF MONEY. Why tinker and fool around wearing out your patience and wasting your time, trying to get your spring work done with broken or worn out implements. Farm hands demand high wages, you can’t afford to waste their time, patching up and repairing old tools. to us and we will furnish you the That wont pay. Come and your work will go on smoothly and profitably. You will get more done in a day and you wont be loosing money by wasting your time. you have good implements, dont forget that FRESH SEEDS AND GOOD PHOSPHATE Then when 46-4-13 are the next thing needed. These we have also. Come in and see us and we will try to start you right in the farming business this spring. McCALMONT & CO. BELLEFONTE, PA. Castoria. New Advertisements. XA 8. T 0. R.I A oC AS. .T .0 RT A Cc A 8 .T.0 BR. I A Cc A.8 TT O0.RB I a c A 8. T O RB I A ceo The Kind You Have Always Bought has borne the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and *“Just-as-good’’ are but Ex- periments, and endanger the health of Children— Experience against Experiment WHAT IS CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Cas- tor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neith- er Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhea and Wind Colic. It re- lieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipa- tion and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea--The Mother's Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER. IN USE FOR OVER 30 YEARS. at Green's Pharmacy. oe CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. 6- Wall Papering and Painting. THE OLD All work guaranteed in 47-3 Bush Arcade, ECKENROTH RELIABLE PAINTER rrr A NT) mere PAPER HANGER Our entire stock of Wall Paper, Window Shades and Picture Frame Mouldings. I have the exclusive sale of Robert Graves Co., and M. H. Burges Sons & Co. Fine Florals and Tapestry effects. They are the Finest Wall Papers ever brought to this city. It will pay you to examine my stock and prices before going elsewhere. First class mechanics to pnt the paper on the wall and apply the paint to the woodwork. every respect. E. J. ECKENROTH, BELLEFONTE, PA. Wall Papering and Painting. 70 THE PUBLIC: gomery and is Your patronage. Yours Crider’s Stone Building, 47-3 Just a few words to let you know that I am still in business and belter prepared than ever fo serve you. at the old stand, with the same old methods and fine workmen that have been so satis- Jactory to you in the past. Remember, that Robert H. Montgomery - 1s the successor to Eckenvoth &° Mont- I will be found in business and solicits 8 ROBERT H. MONTGOMERY, BELLEFONTE, Pa. CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH ENNYROYAL PILLS. Original and only genuine. Safe. Always re- liable. Ladies ask druggist for Chichester's Eng- lish in Red and Gold metallic boxes, sealed wit blue ribbon. Take no other, refuse dangerous substitutes and imitations. Buy of your druggist or send 4c in stamps for particulars, testimonials and “Relief for Ladies,” in letter, by return mail. 10,000 testimonials. Sold by all druggists CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CO. 47-14-1y Madison Square, Phila., Pa. Mention this paper. Pure Milk and Butter, PUEE MILK AND BUTTER THE YEAR ROUND FROM ROCK FARMS. The Pure Milk and Cream from the Rock Farms is delivered to customers in Bellefonte daily. Fresh Gilt Edge Butter is delivered three times a week. You can make yearly contracts for milk, cream or butter by calling on or address- ing J. HARRIS HOY, Manager, Office, No. 8 So. Allegheny St. Bellefonte, Pa. The fine Dairy Herd at Rock Farms is regularly inspected so that its product is absolutely pure and healthful. 43-45-1y Flour and Feed. N\A TINA TAT Aa (unns Y. WAGNER, BrockerHOFF MiLrs, BELLEFONTE, Pa. Manufacturer, and wholesaler : and retailers of ROLLER FLOUR, FEED, COEN MEAL, Ete. Also Dealer in Grain. Manufactures and has on hand at all times the following brands of high grade flour WHITE STAR, OUR BEST. HIGH GRADE, VICTORY PATENT, FANCY PATENT—formerly Phee- nix Mills high grade brand. The only place in the county where ° SPRAY, an extraordinary fine grade of Spring wheat Patent Flour can be obtained. ALSO : INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD. FEED OF ALL KINDS, . Whole or Manufactured. All kinds of Grain bought at office. Exchanges Flour for Wheat. OFFICE and STORE, Bellefonte. 5 MILL, .- - - - 46-19-1y - Bishop Street, ROOPSBURG. Meat Markets. GET THE BEST MEATS. You save nothing by buying, poor, thin or gristly meats. I use only the LARGEST, FATTEST, CATTLE, and supply my customers with the fresh- est, choicest, best blood and muscle mak- ing Steaks and Roasts. My prices are no higher than poorer meats are eise- where r always have ——DRESSED POULTRY,—— Gawe in season, and any kinds of good meats you want. Try My Suor. P. L. BEEZER. High Street, Bellefonte. 43-3¢-Iy AVE IN 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- abouts, because good cattle, sheep and calves are to be had. WE BUY ONLY THE BEST and we sell only that which is good. We don’t romise to Jive it away, but we will furnish you 5o0D MEAT, at prices that you have paid elsewhere for very poor. GIVE US A TRIAL and see if you don’t save in the long run and have better Meats, Poultry and Game (in sea- son) han have been furnished you. GETTIG & KREAMER, Bush HouseBlock BELLEFONTE, PA. 44-18
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