RT A 8 g we # Bema Bellefonte, Pa., July 17 1903 FARM NOTES. —Weeds will come up sooner than the crop. The damage from weeds is done early in the season, as they crowd out the young plants and appropriate the plant food. Much labor can be saved by work- ing the plowed land over with a cultivator and harrow before planting if the weeds | have made a stark. —The green crop plowed under is com- posed of three chief parts. About four- fitths of it is water, or from 80 to 88 per cent ; about one-fiftieth of the whole, or 2 per cent., is composed of what is called the ash ingredients, and the rest is the so- called organic master. This organic mat- ter, which is really the most useful pait of the green manure, makes up, therefore, about a twelfth of the whole mass put un- der the ground. —It is common for those who begin growing peaches to order a large propor- tion of the very early sorts, with the idea that these are most profitable. This, as peach growers find by experience, is a delu- sion. The very early peaches come in com- petition with the later small fruits. They are more apt to rot on the trees just at the time they should ripen. A few for home use are well enough, but the growing of peaches would be more profitable if only the later sorts were grown for market. —-Should you use the old-fashioned dasher churn you are annoyed by the cream, milk and butter splashing out at the top, where the dasher handle goes through, This may be avoided by melting the bottom off of a small fruit or baking powder can and placing it over the handle of the dasher. It rests on the lid of the churn and catches all the ‘‘splash’”’ and conducts it back into the churn. If you only have one pound of butter per week to sell, don’t take it to market in a shapeless mass. A mold is cheap and pays for itself in a short time. People like to huy at- tractive butter, and will pay extra for it. — Midland Farmer. —Proteotion of highway trees is needed against the axes of anybody and every- body who at present seems able to dispose of shade trees at his own sweet will be- cause not actually within the fence lines of adjacent property, and sometimes against the property owners themselves, who have an idea that they own to the middle of the road. The worst offenders, however, be- cause systematic and lawless in their pro- ceedings, are the telephone, steam and trolley lines, says the New York 7imes. These gentry should be brought up with a round turn, and where they destroy or mutilate public property they should be forced to pay good damages. —July is a very busy month in the fruit orchard. Though it is somewhat late for thinning fruit, it can still be done with profit, if done wisely. It will be found advisable to remove the surplus, even though it is of good size, since “in this way better quality as well as size is insured. Pruning can be done now when field work will permit of it,and budding may be done as soon as the buds are sufficiently matur- ed. All grafts that are growing too vigor- ously should be pinched back. If any shoots or sprouts come out near the grafts they should be removed, as they draw too much sap away from the grafts and thus check their growth. Even before this time of the year the orchardists should be on the lookout for the nests of the tent caterpillar or the trees will he overrun by worms. —Hungarian grass is a good crop to sow late for fodder. Like millet, it will pro- duce a heavy crop on good land, and can be cured and housed soas to keep with less trouble than corn fodder, and many prefer it, though not as much weight can proba- bly be obtained from an acre as from corn. Hungarian grass grows rapidly, and can be fed green like corn, or be dried for winter use. If sown thinly, the stalks are stout and somewhat woody, but if sowed very thickly it will be shorter and will not sup- port its own weight. There is a medium, however, and one should seek to strike it. This crop can be raised on sod land from which a crop of grass has been taken if the season is favorable. It likes warm weath- er. Fine crops of it have heen raised from seed sown as late as July. It is better to use some fertilizer if the seed is sown late or on any land that it not already in good condition. —In summer, when pigs can have the run of a pasture, and a little corn and wheat bran or middlings are given them, there is no occasion for cooking the food. Perhaps seldom in growing pigs will it pay to cook their food if it is masticable and digestible. But it is not advisable to feed raw potatoes to the pigs, as the potatoes would be much more valuable when cook- ed. Potatoes, however, are seldom fed during the summer season. They come in later, when fattening begins. Then, if the pigs are confined, as they should be, cook- ed foods should be preferred to all kinds raw. The aim should be to avoid all the exercise possible for the pigs, as it causes a waste of energy, and you are developing muscle, not laying on fat, which demands quiet, ease and easily digested food, hence under favorable conditions. such as every farmer should have, most foods for fatten- ing pigs should be cooked, but when run- ning in the pasture, growing and develop- ing muscle, uncooked food wonld be used, but corn should be soaked and softened if not ground into meal. —Factories for pickling cucumbers are being established wherever the farmers will become interested. Small pickles, not over two and a-half inches long, usually bring about 50 cents per bushel, a bushel containing about 800 pickles. The aver- age yield is estimated at 100 bushels per acre, though several hundred bushels may be grown upon an acre. The mildew de- stroys the vines in some sections, but this is kept down by spraying. The striped cucumber beetle, which cannot. be de- stroyed by Paris green or ordinary in- secticides' is a formidable enemy where it makes its appearance. The long green varieties of cucumbers are used. Plenty of manure should be applied. A fertilizer consisting of one part nitrogen, one part phosphoric acid, and two parts potash is about the proper formula for cucumbers, Cucumbers are salted with two quarts of salt per bushel of cucumbers, packed close- ly in tierces or barrels, and enough brine added to cover them. The brine must be added daily, as evaporation will lower the water in the vessel and expose the cucum- bers, which will damage them. Growers can co-operate, form a joint stook com- pany, and sell the pickles on the market, thong securing the largest profit possible from growing them. ——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. When one goes to a summer reception or garden party one must dress up in one’s best. This gown is one woman’s best. It is of accordion-pleated white chiffon made over China silk, trimmed with a very broad waving design of white lace. Here and there are medallions of black lace. There are two novelties. One is the black ruch- ing, edged with black velvet ribbon, to protect bottom of skirt, and the other is the lattice work of velvet ribbon which forms a cap te the pleated sleeves. The style of shirt waist has materially changed. The strictly tailor-made article is used only with suits for shopping and traveling and for sport. Dainty blouses of finest fakrics, orna- mented with finger work, have taken the place of the less ornate shirt for other oc- casions. The prettiest ate those fastening at the back, which makes it possible to trim fronts with great elaboration. The favorite color is white, the trimmings are general- ly lace, embroidery and tucks. A blouse is of satin-finished cream white crepe de chine, made with a round trans- parent stock, yoke and ouffs of point de Venise lace. Out lining the yoke are squares of fine cream-colored batiste em- broidered in pastel shades of silk, incrusted with lace motifs in center. Similar squares are inset in the full sleeves, which are tucked at top. The lower blouse is jointed by tucks to the yoke, and left loose at bot- tom, the wearer arranging the fullness to suit herself. Among the novelties in collar and cuffs are the turned-down variety of embroider- ed linen and lawn. They should be avoid- ed by women with long, thin necks. A fashionable one is of white butoher’s linen embroidered in shades of blue floss. The other material is linen with dainty drawn work in center, fagoting at the edges. Even the shirt waist suit this year de- pends much for its smartness upon the ac- cessories worn with it. The belt, stock and hat are always selected with the great- est care, and with the idea of carrying out the same color scheme. Then, there is the veil, which this year invariably matches the belt in color. The scarlet belt is much in fashion this year, which has the happy faculty of looking well with a great num- her of gowns. An unusoally smart looking shirt waist suit seen recently, which was worn with a scarlet belt, was of white Sicilienne trim- med with a narrow braid and many French knots in black and scarlet. The belt, which was worn over a Rosalind adjuster, gave a pretty French curve to the figure. It wae fastened in front with an exquisite gun-metal buckle studded with fresh water pearls. The braiding and French knots trimmed the skirt in a band which formed a deep V. The skirt was made gracefully long and finished at the bottom with a wide velveteen binding. The traveling gown this year, for short trips, is much less severe in style than last season. The shepherd plaid silks in black and white are particularly modish for this sort of costume. The skirt is made np un- lined and the costume is sure to be cool and comfortable. Often times it consists of a three-piece suit,short skirt, shirt waist of the same material and a separate coat, and it is in style of costume, quite as well as in the more dressy frocks, that the ac- cessories count. In a smart looking wooltex black and white taffeta three-piece suit the skirt coat had a touch of individuality given it by being trimmed with crescents made of white embroidery silk, and baving alsoa very deep Irish crochet lace collar. Two long cravat ends also added to the style of the costume. They were tied in loose knots and caught with the silk crescents. The bat worn with this suit was of burnt orange straw with a touch of Irish lace on the brim to match the collar. The only trim- ming used was a band of black velvet around the rather high crown, which at fue back formed a cascade of loops over the air. Magnesia makes a capital cleanser for delicate, light colored fabrics that have be- come spotted or stained. Rub the spots on both sides with magnesia, then put the article away, just asit is. When needed, brush off the magnesia, and the dirt will be found to have disappeared. ' To take out a kerosene spot from woolen fabrics cover the stain on beth sides with French chalk, and leave it so over night. Press between clean blotting paper with a warm iron. Candle-grease spots are best removed by placing blotting paper next the goods on the side where the grease is, and holding a hot iron close to the surface. If the fabric is ironed the grease will run through to the other side. Stocks of lawn or sheer materials, with flowing ends of the fichu or jabot order,she will use oftenest for a neck dressing, those ornamented with hand-drawn work or em- broidery being particularly favored. Scarfs and ties of washable silk will also form part of her summer outfit. For mildewed clothes soak each piece separately in well-salted buttermilk, or in salted loppered milk all night. Next day rinse in soft water and spread upon the grass. Cover the spots with a paste made of lemon juice and salt, and leave in the hot sun all day, renewing the paste twice meanwhile. Do not remove the paste for another twelve hours, when wash as usual, rinsing first in tepid water without soap. You might extract the mildew with oxalic acid or cyanide of potassium, but these powerful detersives have a tendency to eat into linen and cotton. The process I give is slower, but safer. Acetic acid will remove moles. Dip the end of a wooden toothpick in the acid and apply to the centre of the mole, taking care not to touch any of the surrounding white skin with the acid. Do this three nights in succession. A crust will form which in the course of two or three weeks will drop off, taking the mole with it. Patience must be your watchword when you start in on beauty calture, just as it must be in other under- takings in this life. Spots on the carpet may be wiped up with a cloth wrung out in hot, soapy wa- ter. The cloth may be frequently im- messed in the water, but should always be wrang out thoroughly, then rmnbbed re- peatedly over the affected portion until the soiled condition is nearly effaced and the spot is as dry as possible. For cleaning and brightening carpets, as well asa preventive against moths, one housewife recommends brushing well with very coarse salt. Another advocates tur- pentine, a tablespoonful to a quart of wa- ter. Dip the broom in this once in a while during the sweeping of the carpet. of soda and apply the plain soda which Home Preparation of Healthtul Sum- mer Drinks. The important part of successful drink mixing, says The Delineator, begins with the foundation or base, zalled simple syrup to which may be added fruit pulps and juices, flavoring extracts, ice cream, and the like to form an endless variety of bev- erages. There is a certain rule which will insnre nniform results by which a syrup can be made that will not sour or ferment in the most trying weather during the sum- mer months. Many persons put the water and sugar into a sauce pan and boil the mixture for a few minutes without any re- gard for proportion or length of time ; such is guesswork syrup and one may be too thin another too thick and still another will crystalize in the dish. The cold process simple syrup will be alike at each trial. PLAIN OR SIMPLE SYRUP. Place one quart of pure cold water in a roomy earthen bowl and add to it three pounds of granulated sugar; stir this mix- ture for a few minutes, then let it stand for a while and stir it again for several minu- tes: after a few such treatments, however, every particle of sugar will dissolve, leav- ing a clear, heavy syrup ready for use after being strained. A practical device for straining this syrup is made by tying a piece of cheese cloth across the top of a tin funnel; the cloth should be dampened first and the syrup poured through it while the spout of the funnel rests in the mouth of a large bottle or jug. This formula will make a quart and three fourths of crystal syrup of the right consistency, equal in every way to rock candy syrup, and, as a rule, much lower in price, being made for something like thirty five cents per gallon. For a large quantity of sprup use twenty- five pounds of granulated sugar in eight and one half quarts of cold water. Paddle it to syrup in a large tub or keg. This can be used as a table syrup for pancakes, pud- dings, ete. HOME BREWED SODA. The next thing after producing the sim- ple syrap is to purchase a case of ‘‘plain soda water?’ as it is called; this soda con- tains no sweetening or flavor whatsoever and 18 in reality spring water highly charg- ed with carbonic acid gas, the same as found at any soda fountain. It can be purchased in half pint bottles with patent stoppers, two dozen bottles to the case, or in quart siphon bottles, half a dozen or more in a case. The water in the siphon bottles is charged much higher than that in the one glass size; this is owing to the fact that the siphon bottle has a lever valve ar- rangement in connection with the cork and a slight pressure on this lever will liberate what liquid is waused, through a small tube, which gives it the genuine soda water fizz, as there is a pressure ‘back of it suffi- cient to force every particle of water ous of the bottle at one drawing. This makes a miniatare soda fountain and a convenient one. BLOOD ORANGE SODA SYRUP. To one pint of simple syrup add half an ounce of extract of orange and enough vege- table red coloring to give ita deep, rich wine color; also add a tablespoonful of acid phosphate; then mix the whole evenly by stirring. Now put this blood orange syrup in a bottle and keep it corked for use. Al- ways mix soda syrups in glass or china dishes and always keep the prepared syrup in glass, for the acid contained in many of them will act on metal and cause it to cor- rode, rendering the syrup useless. TO SERVE BLOOD ORANGE SODA. Put about two ounces of blood orange syrup in a tall, thin glass or a number of them (half pint capacity) and pop open a cool, small bottle of plain soda for each glass; stir briskly with a long handled spoon and drink the beverage while it bub- bles. The siphon brought to bear in a glass makes it sparkle and effervesce to per- fection. This method of soda water mixing at home is so convenient that almost every family can keep an apply supply of cooling drinks of known purity on hands at all times. A BUBBLING LEMON SOUR. To one pint of simple syrup add half an ounce of hest extract of lemon, two tea- spoonfuls of acid phosphate, and a few drops of tincture of curcuma to give the true lemon tint; mix well in and bottle the syrup the same asgiven for blood orange syrup. Use two ounces of it to each glass gives it the vim and bubble. LIME FRUIT NECTAR. Put about two ounces of simple syrup in a tall, thin glass, add enough Montserrat lime fruit juice to suit the fancy, and en- liven it with a bottle of plain soda water or a torrent from a siphon bottle; drink when the bubbles dance. CURRANT ICE. It is made of the fresh fruit. It is fre- quently more acceptable than ice cream. To prepare it soak a tablespoonful of gela- tine for half an hour in a eighth of a cup of cold water. Pour over it a balf pint of boiling water, add a pint of currant juice, scant pint of cold water, a pound of granu- lated sugar and the juice of a lemon. Freeze and pack. CURRANT SHRUB. This is one of the most cooling and re- freshing of summer drinks and is beneficial to persons suffering with liver trouble. Stem red currants, place in a stone jar, set in a dish of hot water and cook until the juice is well extracted. Put into a flannel bag and drain. For every pint of clear juice allow a pound of granulated sugar and boil for five or six minntes. Remove, stir until cold and bottle. Many prefer to add a gill of the best brandy to each pint of the liquid hefore bottling. To prepare it as a beverage, fill aglass with chipped ice, pour in two tablespoonfuls of the shrub and fill with cold water. Legend of a Lake. A climbing accident on Pilatus is re- ported. The mountain is interesting, says the Westminister Gazette, as the first of the Swiss heights to which climbers turned their attention. There was a legend to the effect that the body of Pontius Pilate had been thrown into a lake close to the sum- mit, and that whenever a stone was pitch- ed into the lake a storm immediately oc- curred. The consequence was that people were curions to ascend the mountain to test the truth of the story, and that the Luzerne authorities forhade them to do so unless a respectable burgher of the town accompanied them. In the sixteenth cen- tury, however, the State pastor of Lu- zerne dispelled the legend by throwing stone after stone into the lake in the pre- sence of his entire congregation, and call- ing upon them to witness that no untoward consequence followed upon his action. ——=Sunday night, the 5th, a fire at the Standard Steel works at Burbam, a branch of the Baldwin Locomotive works, destroy- Gen. Cassius M. Clay Insane. County Court, on the Petition of His Children, De- clares Him of Unsound Mind. A jury in County judge Turpin’s court recently at Richmond, Ky., adjudged Gen. Cassius M. Clay of unsound mind on the testimony of several of his children and a physician from Richmond, none of whom has seen Gen. Clay for several months. The physicians from Lexington who at- tended Gen. Clay at Whitehall on last Tuesday said that the old man’s mind is unusually bright for one so old. When Gen. Glay was told by his body- guard, Jim Bowlin, that he had been ad- judged insane, he half arose from his sick- bed, and, seizing his revolver, declared that he would never g taken from Whitehall alive. He would have nothing more to say except that he wanted his former child wife, Dora Clay Brock, to come back to Whitehall to remain with bim the rest of his days. He fully expected her to return bus she did not appear. Gen. Clay will not be taken from White- house to a private sanitarinm, as was at first thought, but he will have no say in the management of his financial affairs. NigHT WAs HER TERROR.—‘I would cough nearly all night long,”’ writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate,of Alexandria, Ind., ‘‘and could hardly get any sleep. I had con- sumption so bad that if I walked a block I would cough frightfully and spit blood, but, when all other medicines failed, three $1.00 bottles of Dr. King’s New Discovery wholly cured me and T gained 58 pounds.’ It’s absolutely guaranteed to cure coughs, colds, la grippe, bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles. Price 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottles free at Green’s drug store. Medical. AYER’S Bald? Scalp shiny and thin? Then it’s probably too late. You neg- lected dandruff. Ifyou had only taken our advice, you would have cured HAIR VIGOR the dandruff, saved your hair, and added much to it. If not entirely bald, now is your opportunity. Improve it. I'have used Ayer’s Hair Vigor for over 40 Jini. I am now 91 years old and have a heavy growth of rich brown hair, due, I think, entirely to Ayer’s Hair Vigor.” Mrs. M. A. Keith, Belleville, Ill. $1.00 a bottle. All druggists J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. ——FOR— GOOD HAIR. 48-26-1¢ ons ————————_———— Green’s Pharmacy. | LRP UR | | tet 1 (3 REEN'S HEADACHE CURE Grows in popular favor every day Easy to take—tastless, and does the work—12 konseals in a box for 25cts—SENT EVERYWHERE BY MAIL ON RECEIPT OF PRICE —The following is an extract from a letter from D. W. Howard, lead- er of the Boston Ladies Orchestra —being the third one he has writ- ten us on the subject, when order- ing under date of April 2ith, he says: * kx * “They are the best things I have ever used and as I have had head ache for nearly 50 years you may know what it means when I say this toyou. I have tried many things but yours is far away from them for quick relief and curs. GREEN’S PHARMACY Bush House Block. BELLEFONTE, PA. 44-26-1y ec ccc tet Ftc ost ccc cris 0c ee ctf, ect ee Se I Sg og gg Og. gag ge Wall Papering McCalmont & Co. A EE SS EE, _— - HERE'S A POINT ———FOR— FARMERS! BINDER ery purchased from us price. 46-4-13 SISAL AND STANDARD TWINE 12¢. per pound, cash. Other grades at prices accordingly. Farm- ers who purchase Binders, Mowers, and oth- er Harvesting Machinery from us'this year, as well as those who are using said machin- heretofore, are allow- ed Yc. per. pound discount from the above McCALMONT & CO. BELLEFONTE, PA, Fine Groceries New Advertisements. SECHLER & CO. | FINE GROCERIES | BUSH HOUSE BLOCK. | If you are looking for Seasonable Goods —We have them. Not sometime—but all the time—Every day in the year. Don’t spend your strength during this extreme weather in ‘a fruitless search for what you need, but come straight to us and get the goods promptly. Finest CarirorNIA and imported ORANGES. ......coiiiserrracansinsan 30, 40, 50, 60 per doz. Lemons, finest Mediteranean juicy froftinininn ilind 30 and 40cts. per doz. BANANA, the finest fruit we can buy. Fresu Biscuits, Cakes and Crackers. Sweet, Mild Cured Hams, Breakfast Bacon and Dried Beef. CANNED Mzats, Salmon and Sardines. Orives, an excellent bargain at..........e.covenes 25cts. TABLE Oris, home made and imported. PickrLes, sweet and sour, in bulk and various sizes and styles of packages. Pure Extracts, Ginger Ale and Root Beer. New CHEESE now coming tous n elegant shape. CEREAL PREPARATIONS. We carry a fine line of the most popular ones. 1 Pure CipEr ViNecam, the kind you can depend on, If you have any difficulty in getting suited in a fine Table Syrup come to us and you can get what you want, Our store is always open until 8 o’clock p. m,, and on Saturday until 10 o’clock. SECHLER & CO. GROCERS. 42.1 " BELLEFONTE PA. and Painting. ed a considerable section of the axie plant, causing a loss of about $25,000; insured. ECKENROTH THE OLD RELIABLE PAINTER | ee AND 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 put the paper on the wall and apply the paint to the woodwork, All work guaranteed in every respect. 47-3 Bush Arcade, ’ E. J. ECKENROTH, 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 rangi CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CO. 47-14-1y Madison Square, Phila., Pa. Mention this paper. i A TRENTINO. 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 Flour and Feed. (URIS Y. WAGNER, BrockerHOFF Minis, BELLEFONTE, PA. Manufacturer, and wholesaler and retailers of ROLLER FLOUR, FEED, CORN MEAL, Fic. 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. er. OFFICE and STORE, - Bishop Street, Bellefonte. MILL, - - - - 46-19-1y ROOPSBURG. Meat Markets. GH THE BEST MEATS. You save nothing by buyin r, thin or gristly eins I use T, e LARGEST, FATTEST, CATTLE, and supply my customers with the fresh - est, choicest, best blood and muscle mak: ing Steaks and Roasts, My prices are ue higher than poorer meats are eise- where. I always have ~——DRESSED POULTRY,—— Game in season, and any kinds of good meats you want, Try My Suor. P. L, BEEZER. 43-3¢-1y ; High Street, Bellefonte GAVE IN YOUR MEAT BILLS. There is no reason why you should use poor meat, or pay exorbitant prises for tender, juicy steaks. Good meat is’ abundant here- abouts, because good catule 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 give it away, but we will furnish you §00D MEAT, at prices that you have paid elsewhere for very poor. —GIVE US A TRIAL— andsee if you don’t save in the long run and have better Meats, Poultry and Game (in sea- son) han have been furnished you . BELLEFONTE, PA. ) GETTIO 3 RREAMER, BELLEFONTE, Pa. Bush House Block: 44-18 Seda 4 a Ge
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