Bena laa Bellefonte, Pa., June 6, 1902 FARM NOTES. —While the dandelion is regarded asa weed in this country it is considered a val- uable article of food in Europe, being cul- tivated. It will do no harm in pastures, as cows are fond of it, and as it is a hardy plant it can thrive where some grasses will not grow. It is better to have even a crop of dandelions than poor grass or ordinary weeds. —The ordinary kerosene emulsion which is used in spraying tiees is also excellent for destroying lice on cattle. The animals may be sprayed in the same manner as with trees, which is to apply a fine spray. Sev- eral applications are necessary to destroy lice hatched later. The emulsion is also excellent for ridding poultry houses of lice. —The use of both Paris green and Lon- don purple will be of advantage in spray- ing mixtures. Paris green being suspended in water, while London purple is soluble. Much of the Paris green on the market is adulterated, for which reason it should be procured of reliable parties only. It is best to spray as soon as injurious insects are noticed, and not permit them to have time to inflict damage. —The summer season is the time to make pigs pay. Then they need no protection against cold, and are not stunted in growth _ and demand but little attention. Grass is the cheapest and best food for pigs, and they will thrive and grow upon such diet, as grass contains an abundance of mineral matter, which promotes the growth of bone. Grain, is deficient in lime which is essential for the growth of all young stock. Clover contains more than twenty times as much lime as corn. To feed corn to pigs in summer is to supply them with a. kind of food which they do not require, as growth at this season is more to be desired than fat. Those who make a profit from hogs depend largely up- on the pasture freedom and the privilege of selecting a variety of food, promoting the thrift of the pigs and warding off disease. —The main crop of oats is usually seed- ed early, but is is customary in some sec- tions, where hay is not extensively grown, to sow oatsas late as the first of June, cutting the crop when the seed is in the milky stage. The nutrious matter in the stalks is thus arrested on its way te fill out the heads. and as the stalks will be green when cut they will also be more digestible than the straw of oats grown for seed. The oats are cured in the same manner as hay, with the exception®that the farmer may, if preferred, use the harvester and binder, which will bundle the oats when the crop is cut. All kinds of live stock relish oats thus cured, and the bundles are passed through the feed cutter, and the cut feed, consisting of the grain and stalks, will be in a more palatable form than many other kinds of food. The farmer thus utilizes to the best advantage a large mass of digesti- ble material, and he avoids the expense of threshing and cleaning the grain. It is an ad vantage to grow such a crop where there seems to be a probability of a short hay supply, and the oats will give good 1esults on sandy soils on which no profitable hay crop can be grown. All kinds of weeds will also be lessened, as oats grow rapidly and keep weeds down. While it is not maintained that oats grown and cut in the milky stage should be substituted for the matured oats crop. yet it will pay any farmer who has a field to spare to sow it to oats and try the food on his cows as a va- riety in winter. The result will be that less grain will be required and the cows will respond liberally in yields of milk compared with some foods which are nos produced at such little expense. An enemy which is dreaded more than the 17-year locust is the Canada thistle, which does more injury every year to farms in this country than any other cause to which greater attention is given. It spreads slowly apparently, but it sooner or later takes full possession of the land, and unless eradicated the entire farm becomes worth- less. The heavier seeds, which are carried by the winds, will germinate, bat its pro- cess is by means of long white root stocks, which are proof against disease and sea- sons. It is claimed that a piece of root stock, if left in the soil, will grow from 8ix to ten feet in a season, and from each small piece as many as 50 heads will grow. The best season for beginning the war on thistles 18 in June. Plow the land and then plow again every few weeks until well into the fall, the object being to de- stroy the young growth as fast as it appears, as any plaut must succumb if deprived of forming leaves as plants breathe through the agency of the leaves. Another plan is to allow them to grow until the plants are just high enough to mow and then run the mower over the field, repeating the work as fast as the plants appear. As the farmer may prefer to utilize the the land he can plow the land and plant it to potatoes. If he will then give the pota- toe crop frequent cultivation he will destroy many of the thistles and the pota- toes will pay for the labor. It may not be possible to subdue the thistles the firs} year, but if the work is well done the thistles may be completely destroyed the second year, when the ground should be plowed in the spring and a crop of early cabbages grown, removing the cabbage crop and broad casting the land, after plow- ing and harrowing, with Hungarian grass seed. As the Hungarian grass grows rapid- ly and may be mowed once a month it gives the thistles but little chance, while the previous cultivation of the cabbage - orop will have greatly reduced the thistles in number. The point is to keep the this- tles cut down from July to frost, after which they will be under control. The roadsides must also be carefully at- tended to, for it is on the uncultivated roadside that weeds are neglected and hence prop gate. Neighbors should al- 80 work harmoniously in the destrustion of weeds, as frequently some negligent farmer injures the entire community by producing the seeds of weeds which are carried by the winds over a large area. Weeds may also be carried long distances on the tops of railroad cars or by water ; in fact, there are so many modes of distribu- tion that it is almost impossible for any farmer to escape the nuisance of weeds, but all farmers can prevent their spread and in protecting his neighbor he also protects himself. The Canada thistle is not so great a nuisance as many suppose if farmers will determine to combat its spread. ——A¢t Burlington, Kan., the other day the janitor of the court house had the sher- iff arrested for walking across the grass in the court house yard. The sheriff was fined $8. a FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. White will undoubtedly be the choice of very many women. Frocks of white linen for those who are going out in the morn- ing will be very smart, as will those of mohair and serge and taffeta for any time of day. $ For an after-luncheon start fair ones will indulge in all sorts of sheer stuffs, too. White organdie is one of the first choices. So is lace, preferably Irish crochet, and this is the top of the vogue if strapped with linen or taffeta. A pretty girl whois in half-mourning is to have black ribbons run in her low-necked and sleeveless slip dress, the whole being of organdie. Hair-line stripes of white on black or blue are the latest for rainy-day suits, and made with a Norfolk jacket. Old-fashioned lanterns suspended from the ceiling or from an arm on the side wall grow daily in popularity for living rooms, halls and libraries where Arts and Crafts ideas are sought. The mild, soft light pro- duces a beautiful effect. . And right here we must note a certain Frenchy touch distinguishing the skirts of the newest of the summer silks. Instead of a narrowish, serpentine trail these skirts flare broadly as to the back breadths, and, though the trail may be long, yet it flares much and is cut off broadly at the end. The French women, so an authority just returned tells us, consider that this makes chem look youthful. DANDELION WINE.—Two quarts of the yellow flowers, four quarts of water, grated rind of two oranges, grated rind of one lemon. Boil altogether twenty minutes ; then strain and add four pounds of sugar. When cooled ({lukewarm,) add (and thoroughly stir through) three-quarters of a teacup of yeast. Then slice the oranges into it (from which the thick rind and seeds have been removed, ) let it stand in an open vessel three or four days; then strain, bottle and cork tightly. MiLK SHERBET.—Take one quart of milk, the juice of three large lemons, and one pint of sugar. Mix and freeze the same as cream. The milk will curdle by the addition of the lemon,but will come all right in the freezing process. Punctuality at meal time is the first point and an important one, declares a writer in American Queen. If one is una- voidably late a polite but brief apology should be made to the lady presiding at the table, be she your mother in your own home, your hostess during a visit or your long-suffering landlady. Personally we believe in the ringing of a bell when each meal is ready, and a bell half an hour be- fore breakfast, that all the members of the household may know it is time to get up and that breakfast will be ready by the time they are ready for it. It aids ohil- dren, especially in the forming of regular and punctual habits. A crowded, heavy-laden table should be avoided ; alsoa loaded plate. Many wom- en are discouraged from eating at the sight of an avalanche of food. How often we hear: ‘‘Oh, dear, I never can eat all that!’ Probably they would eat with pleasure from a plate moderately covered with food and might even ask to have it replenished. All the codiments, such as pickles, olives, hot sauces in their bottles, carafes or pitchers of cold water, drinking glasses, a sufficient supply of large and small spoons should be on the table, and at the place where the carving is to be done a pretty tray cloth. A plate of white and coarse bread, cut in small slices (in large families, two plates,) is also necessary. On informal occasions it is generally most convenient to have the butter served on in- dividual butter plates and served at each cover before the meal begins. By no means allow the children to but- ter their bread on their hands or on the table cloth, but on the sides of their plates , nor should they be allowed to crumble the bread or break it into the soup or to bite from a large piece instead of breaking it. CHILDREN AND THE SPOON. Do not fill the soup plates to the brim and don’t eat soup by sucking it in. Place the edge of the spoon to the lower lip and tip it noiselessly into the mouth. There are other awkward little tricks that chil- dren do and that will become fixed unless they are promptly taught the right way to behave. Their little hands don’t know how to do things perfectly all at once, and’ when they first come to the family table they think it all very strange. One thing most children do is to grasp the knife and fork in the middle instead of by the hand- les. Another awkward thing they do quite unconsciously is to stick their elbows out as far as they will go, which leads natural- ly to holding the spoon with the back of the hand up instead of down and by des- oribing a wide sweep of the arm getting the spoon into the mouth. The spoon is not made to put into the mouth, but mere- ly for the purpose of conveying certain food to the mouth, to he taken from the side of the. spoon. When eating with the fork don’t indulge too freely in sticking it into the food, but as far as possible lift the mouthful on the fork to the mouth. THE LITTLE WORD PLEASE. The omission of ‘‘please,’’ when asking to have anything passed, or ‘‘thank you,” on receiving it seems painfully boorish to refined persons, yet there are young girls who sit at the table and command their neighbors to ‘‘pass the bread’’ an- nounce that they‘‘want the pickles.” ‘No, I don’t want any of that.’’ Sach manners are positively revolting to one who witness- es them for the first time, yet these girls wish to be considered ladies.” All these things seems very simple and elementry, but children do not acquire graceful manners unless they are instruct- ed in them, and,alas, many American girls never acquire them. However, one can al- ways improve if there is a genuine wish to do so. Of course, these few hints hy no means cover the subject, but only touch on a few of the little provoking awkwardness most often noticed. Surely it is quite as easy to he polite and genteel as it is to be hoorish, and it means the respect and ad- miration of one's associates or the opposite. ‘We only have to choose. Skirts show more and more vertical lines, and an increasing tendeucy to full- ness about the waist line. y Salt will cure catarrh if used 'persistent- ly. ‘Make a solution as strong as can be easily borne and snuff it up into one nos- tril at'a time, retaining it there a second or two. It should be used three times a day, and the water must be slightly warmed. Recipes Worth Trying. STUFFED DATES. Take equal quantities of seeded raisins, soft preserved ginger root and nuts. Chop finely, mix thoroughly and fill the cavities in large dates from which the stones have been removed, filling them until they are plump and smqoth, then roll them in pow- dered sugar. MINT SAUCE ICE CREAM. If you have never tried a mint sauce with vanilla or chocolate ice cream, an exper- iment well worth investigation is before you. Leave half a cupful of shopped mint leaves in one cupful of water for one hour, then heat and strain. Dissolve a cupful of sugar in the mint water, let come to a boil, color a faint green and cook until a little dropped in cold water will form a soft ball between the fingers. Pour hot over each serving of cream, and it will quickly candy upon the cold compound, imparting a deli- cious flavor. MINT SHERBET. ‘Add crushed mint leaves to boiling lem- onade. Strain and freeze. STRAWBERRY SHERBET. Use one quart of berry juice, four cup- fuls of sugar, the juice of two lemons, three pints of water and a few whole strawber- ries. Serve in a punch bowl with a block of a ice, or freeze for frappe. STUFFED PEPPERS. Peppers are a wholesome vegetable and go well with beefsteak, roastheef and chicken. : This is a delicious way to prepare stuffed green peppers for luncheon. Select peppers of a uniform size, wash and plunge in boil- ing water. Let them simmer about five minutes to remove the ‘‘fire.”” Take out, rub the skins off with a wet cloth, cut off the stem ends, and remove all the seeds. Fill with a mixture of bread crumbs and minced ham or sausage and season well with butter, salt and pepper. Replace the stem on each pepper for a cover and stand in a deep earthen baking dish. Moisten with tomato juice or soup stock thickened with a little flour and flavored with a wee bit of sherry, and salt to season, stand the dish in a hot oven and bake about twenty minutes or until the peppers are a rich brown. Serve in the same dish, sprinkling a little chopped parsley over them before sending to the table. If long peppers are used instead of the bell pep- pers, cut lengthwise for stuffing. The Fernie Mine Horror Grows. Loss of Life Greater Than at First Reported— From 150 to 175 Men Met Instant Death. The loss of life in the Coal Creek Mines at Fernie, B. C., is even greater than at first reported. It is now estimated that from 150 to 175 men met al- most instant death. Superintendent R. Dennan, Dr. Bonnett, and Trae Weather- by were she first to enter the mine. When about five hundred feet into the workings Dennan was overcome by after damp, and had it not been for his two companions, would have perished. On being removed to the outer air he re- covered and gave instructions to the res- cuing party to commence repairing the pipes which conduct the air through the mine, as they had been almost completely destroyed. It was impossible to enter the mine owing to the damp which prevailed. Volunteers were called for and a score of men sprang to the work. Every few min- utes the men would collapse and were borne to the outer air, but their places were quickly filled by fresh volunteers. The first body recovered was taken from No. 3 Mine about 11 o'clock, and was that of William Robertson, a lad of thirteen. Several hours elapsed and then three more bodies were recovered. None of the vic- tims gave the slightest signs of life. At 4 A. M. the relief parties had pene- trated to far that the gas became unbeara- ble and operations had to be suspended for an hour or two. The mine is free from fire and the bodies will be removed as fast as the after damp is cleared. : The town is horror-stricken, and heart- rendering scenes are met on every side. All day the trains to the mine have been crowded with anxious friends and relatives of the imprisoned men, hurrying to the scene of the disaster. A meeting of the hoard of trade has heen called to organize a relief fund for the suf- ferers. The cause of the accident is unknown, but the opinion of many is that it was the result of a heavy shot from one of the mag- azines. Elephant Kills Circus Attendant. “Tops” Was Offended Because Keeper Failed to Give Usual Greeting—Crushed Him to Death. ““Tops,”” a female elephant of the Fore- paugh & Sells circus, killed ‘a man Thurs- day at the show ground of the circus in Brooklyn. The victim was Jesse L. Blount, of Fort ‘Wayne, Ind. He went to the elephants’ enclosure, were the animals were waiting for their breakfast, and each stuck out his trunk to ‘‘shake hands’ as Blount passed down in front of them, it being the custom of the trainers to salute each elephant with a gentle tap. Blount had a heer glass in his hand, and |. when he approached ‘‘Tops’’ he shoved it at her instead of giving the usual greet- ing. ow This act seemed to offend the beast. In an instant she seized the man with her trunk, and after hurling him violently to the ground, knelt on him and erushed him to death. Keepers came to Blount’s assistance too late. They drove ‘‘Tops” back and re- | moved the body. The Quay’s Big Deal. Old Man and His Son Clean Up a Fortune of $3, 000,000. Papers recorded at New Castle Thursday in connection with the sale of the New Cas- tle Electric company, the New Castle Trac- tion company, and the Lawrence Gas com- pany show that Senator Quay, his son Dick, and ex-Senator J. Don Cameron cleaned up over $3,000,000 on the deal. i The original owners put less than $1.- 000,000 into the three companies and took out ahount $4,000,000. The syndicate which bought the properties put up $1,750,000 in cash and covered the balance with a mort- gage. nL ———————— HApPY TIME IN OLD TowN.—“We felt very happy.” writes R. N. Bevill, Old Town, Va., ‘‘when Buoklen’s Arnica Salve wholly cured onr daughter of a bad case of scald head.” ' It delightsall who use it for Cats, Corns, Burns, Bruises,” Boils, Ulcers, Eruptions. 'Infallible for Piles. Only 25¢. at Green’s Pharmacy. f Buy Your Harmess at Home, Buy at home ; save money and see what you are getting. Don’t buy a cat in a hag 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 hat- 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 harness 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 harnessmaker 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 harnessmakerat 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. Cost of Martinique Horror to Papers. The public has no conception at all what the Martinique disaster is costing the news papers. The average man pays little at- tention to the ‘‘special cable’’ lines and reads the stirring news without a thought to the cost of it. When it is known that cable messages from Fort: de France cost $2.15 a word and urgent messages $6.45 for every word, some conception can be had of the cost of covering this calamity. But this is not all. There are the tugs, the special men and the photographers. All this mounts into the thousands, but, after all, the big papers in New York and Phila- delphia feel that it is worth it, and no ex- pense has been spared to get this immense story. VIRULENT CANCER CURED.—Startling proof of a wonderful advance in medicine is given by druggist G. W. Roberts of Elizabeth, W. Va. An old man there had long suffered with what good doctors pro- nounced incurable cancer. They believed his case hopeless till he used Electric Bis- ters and applied Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, which treatment completely cured him. When Electric Bitters are used to expel biliousness, kidney and microbe poisons at the same time this salve exerts its matchless healing power, blood diseases, skin erup- tions, ulcers and sores vanish. Bitters 5oc, Salve 25c at Green’s Pharmacy. Wall Papering McCalmont & Co. A LOSS OF TIME 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 FINEST IMPLEMENTS 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 forges 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. omme——— Castoria. New Advertisements. oC C C ccc Bb bpp nnnnn HEHE BEARS THE SIGNATURE oF C0000 ob bb La ca A] bbb CHAS. H. FLETCHER. cCcC a®%o > nnrRnn® Hee ccce 000000 THE KIND Y0U HAVE ALWAYS BOUGH1 In Use For Over 30 Years. ww Ire be bt ed ed pet 6-19-1y T he Centau Co., New York City. and Painting. THE OLD - 47-3 and Picture Frame Mouldings. Wall Papers ever brought to this city. Bush Arcade, ECKENROTH RELIABLE PAINTER m— AND w—— PAPER HANGER ‘Our entire stock of Wall Paper, Window Shades I bave the exclusive sale of Robert Graves Co., and M. H. Burges Sons & Co. Fine Florals and Tapestry effects. They are the Finest It will pay you to examine my stock and prices before going “elsewhere. First class mechanics to put the paper on tbe wall and apply the paint to the woodwork. All work guaranteed in every respect. E. J. ECKENROTH, BELLEFONTE, PA. EE — Wall Papering and Painting. 70 THE PUBLIC: ‘25 the successor your patronage. Yours ROBERT H. Crider’s Stone Building, L7-3 to Eckenroth & Mont- gomery and is in business and solicits MONTGOMERY, BELLEFONTE, Pa. Just a few words to let you know that I - am still in business and better prepared : than ever to serve you. I will be found at the old stand, with the same old methods and fine workmen that have been so satis- JSactory 10 you in the past. Remember, that Robert H. Montgomery 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 adison Square, Phila., Pa. Mention this paper. Pure Milk and Butter. URE 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 > SNL Flour and Feed. (ors Y. WAGNER, BrockERHOFF MILLS, BELLEFONTE, 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: flour WHITE STAR, OUR BEST. HIGH GRADE, VICTORY PATENT, FANCY PATENT—formerly Phe- 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, .- Bishop Street, Bellefonte. MILL, = «= = ROOPSBURG. 46-19-1y AANA TATA TS Meat Markets. GE THE BEST MEATS. You save nothing by buying, r, thin or gristly meats. I use tha > LARGEST, FATTEST, CATTLE, and su my cus .omers with the fresh est, ply Fs blood and muscle mak- ing Steaks and Roasts. My prices are BO higher than poorer meats are eise- where. I always have ——DRESSED POULTRY,— Gawe in season, and any-kinds of good meats you want. ‘ Try My Suor. P. L. BEEZER. High Street, Bellefonte. 43-34-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 Five it away, but we will furnish you &00D 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- gon) han have been furnished yon . ! GETTIG & KREAMER, Bush House Block BELLEFONTE, PA. 44-18 Abita i RY ic.