Demo atc, Bellefonte, Pa., December I8, 1903 : FARM NOTES. —Weeds and other refuse left in the fence corners last fall should be carefully cleaned away before spring. They can be easily raked out, as they are now dry, and the best way to dispose of such material is to burn it. —Manure may fail to give good results the first year and show well the next. Much depends on the condition of the ma- terial. It cannot afford food to plants un- til it decomposes and its soluble material can be appropriated. —The busiest men are usually the hap- piess, although this rule also has its ex- ceptions. When one man has so many de- mands upon his time that nothing can be done right, his content is apt to degenerate into bitterness. —The vigorous strawberry plants are the ones that will produce the largest berries next spring. The bess mulch for strawber- ries is fine, well rotted manure. It not only serves to protect the vines, but sup- plies the ready food early in the spring. —The best remedy for lice in poultry houses is to add a pound of concentrated lye to a wash boiler of soap suds and to ap- ply the suds bot on the walls, floors and roofs of the houses. All lice with their nits, will thus be destroyed surely and quickly. —-The flavor of milk is notalways due to the food. On hundreds of farms there is an utter lack of cleanliness in the handling of milk, although itis well known that sickness and death are caused by the germs which enter into the milk throogh lack of cleanliness in milking and carelessness in other details. —XKeep only the old geese for breeding purposes, sending the younger ones to mar- ket. Old geese are not readily salable,and are more valuable in caring for their young when three or four years old than before. They begin to lay in March and April, and should he given warm quarters from now until spring. Geese pay well if cared for, and cost but little, as they prefer to forage for themselves. —A crack in the wall, ora knot hole, may receive bat little consideration, yet a cold draught from such a source may be in- jurious to ananimal. When a cow shrinks in the yield of her milk in winter, while other cows are yielding up to the average, it indicates that something is wrong, and, unless the quarters are free from draughts, the farmer will pay a penalty for negligence. —The winter is the time to clean up the farm. On some farms the waste water is thrown near the house; dead grass and weeds accumulate, and filth in various forms exists. Cold weather hides many disagreeable thinge, for then there are no odors, but she filth remains, however, and decay hegins with the warm weather and spring. Every farm needs a good cleaning up at least once a year. —No one who has tried raising and feed- ing turnips to sheep can bave a full ap- preoiation of the benefits derived from this cheap food and in the increased thrift of their stock. There can be no doubt of the advantage of the English method of feeding compared with ours, if we compare their immense fat muttous with onrs, and in all the feeding districts of the English prov- inoces turnips are fed in immense quanti- ties. —II butter is a specialty on the farm the pigs are necessary to insure a profit, In the winter season the feeding of skim milk and buttermilk to pigs is the best and cheapest mode of making pork. With a clover patch for the pigs to ocoupy in sum- mer and a mess of bran and buttermilk at night, they will grow rapidly without any other food. If pigs are confined in pens they should have the grass cut and thrown into the pens, as they should have some kind of bulky food. —Numbers of trees with good roots, and planted, die after removal simply from a weakened constitution brought about hy poor living. Is has always been under- stood that in this country a transplanted tree is. safer for being pruned, bat the pruning generally consisted of shortening in all the hranches, strong as well as weak, but some friut growers maintain that the tree shoanld not be shortened in but merely thinned out, all the weaker branches being out out and the strong ones left. It is not possible to pound the earth too tight abont a transplanted tree, nor to avoid all risks in transplanting. The art will never he so perfect that some will not die. —The mineral that the potato crop most- ly exhausts from the soil is potash, and this is mainly found in the top. The snbers have a large proportion of water, and their matter is mostly starch, much, if not all, of which is taken from the air through the leaves. If potato crops are covered lightly, 50 as to prevent them from blowing away in the winter, most of their substance will be washed away into the soil before spring. Anyone who has pitted potatoes in the fall, covering with potato tops, will find in the spring that the spot has heen enriched. This does not entirely come from the potato erops, for the earthing up around the pis deepens the soil: Repeated freezing and thawing make it more soluble. The potash in the potato crops, being set free, may al- so contribute to the same result. — Before venturing on changing the char- acter of the flock by improvement the na- ture of the pasture and the habits of the sheep must be considered. Frequeut ex- periments have demonstrated that where the farms are near enough to easily trans- port sheep the carcass is most valuable,and the Southdown breed bas proved more ac- ceptable for crossing for that purpose than ather breeds. But there are sections that find great profit, at less cost, by shipping wool instead of mutton, for lesa space is re- quired, no loss is incurred by accident,and the freight is cheaper. It is in such places that the Merino is most valuable. Being a small, active, hardy sheep, it can subsist on partially inferior pastures, aud seems to be adapted te anything and anywhere that suits the common kinds. The first cross of the Merino nearly doubles the yield of the wool the first trial, and if the Merino rams are annually used afterward the improve- ment will be one of the best for wool that can be made. It is not a costly experiment to try the Merino, for, althongh high prices are obtained for choice rams, there are hun- dreds sold as moderate prices which answer well for the purpose of the farmer. There is no ‘best cross’ for sheep. All breeders answer for special purposes; and every farmer should oonsider the quality of his pasture, his distance from market, and all other conditions which may guide him in selecting the “hest’’ for his purpose. Christmas Games, Origin Which The Some of the Frolies indulged in by Children. of Blindman’s Buff. Blindman’s Wand, Comes from the Germans, Less Familiar. Three-Legged Race and the Sack Race. Some of the dear old romping Christmas games that have contributed to the joy of childhood through many generations are described by a writer in Country Life in America. Blindman’s buff is, of conrse,one of those —anciently called ‘‘hoodman blind,’’ from the fact that at first the blind man wore the loose coat of the period, with a hood like a monk’s cowl, which was drawn over the bead far enough to cover the eyes. BLINDMAN’S WAND. Blindman’s wand may not beso familiar. It comes to us from the Germans. The players form a circle holding hands, and one is placed in the middle, blindfolded, and a wand or cane is given him. The rest dance around him, singing some popu- lar chorus. Suddenly the musical ac- companiment stops and all in the circle stand perfectly still, loosing hands. The blindman then reaches oat his wand, and the person to whom he points holds its other end. The blind man imitates the sound of some animal, which must be echoed by the other holder of the wand, disguising his voice that the identity may not be discovered. This test may be thrice repeated, changing the cry or roar each time. The blind man, if still mystified, may pass the wand over the person under consideration, touching him here and there, while he crouches or stands on tiptoe to deceive the blind man about his height. The name of the person must be given, who, when detected, must change places with the blind man. The caildren are usually soon joined in their games by the youth® and maidens, and finally even the elders come under the spell of Christmas and frolic with the best. THREE-LEGGED RACE. Some of the energetic youngsters may care to try a three-legged race. Four con- testants submit to be tied together in cou- ples, the right leg of one firmly strapped to the left leg of his companion just below the knee and at theankle. They are car- ried or dragged to the starting place, and some one counts the time-honored formula. “One, two, three—go!’ At the word “Go!” they start, or try to go; sometimes coming down upon their knees or falling ignominiously flat, to be helped up, amid the cheers of their sympathizers or howls of derision. The two who are able to hold out the longest win the game, and are pre- sented with a burlesque prize. SACK RACE. A sack race is very amusing. Stout bags of burlap must be provided, large enongh to incase the legs of the contestants up to the waist, and if the whole person is cov- ered to the chin the test will be the more amusing. Any number may enter the lists, and start together at a given signal. They fare onward by a series of leaps, and if they roll over—a frequent experience— they must contrive to pick themselves up, or lie on the ground in hopeless defeat. The one who is still on his legs when all others are worsted wins the race. Sounded the Same. Mrs. Thump-Hardie—*‘Did you ask Mrs. Nextdoor if my piano playing disturbed her baby?”’ Servant—*‘Yes, mum, and she said the hahy liked it, and she was much obliged to you fer playing so much.” Mrs. Thump-Hardie—**Did she, really?”’ Servant—‘‘Yes, mum. She said it saved her the tronhle of pounding’ on a tin pan.”’ —Stray Stories. Judge Sent to an Asylum. John B. Llvingsion, President of Lancaster Courts at Burn Brae. John B. Livingston. President Judge of the Lancaster county courts, has been taken to the Burn Brae Sanitarium,in Dela- ware county. He is in the first year of his fourth term as judge, and has been in bad health since May, 1901. His hallucination is marriage with a prominent young wom- an. He is about 82 years old. His mental condition will be certified to by the Governor,and the probability is that Judge Livingston will be retired on half- pay. Already successors have been named. The most prominent are Walter M. Frank- lin and Aaron B. Hassler. ——Rev. John Z. Lloyd, a superannuat- ed minister of the Central Pennsylvania M. E. conference, died at his home, in Swedesboro, N. J.. last Monday evening, aged 85 years. He was born in Epworth, England; was a man of considerable means, and gave largely to the benevolent institu- tions of the Methodist church. REVOLUTION IMMINENT.—A sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble in your system is nervousness, sleeplessness, or stomach upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly dismember the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, regu- late the Kidneys and Bowels, stimulate the Liver, and clarify the blood. Run down systems benefit particularly and all the usual attending aches vanish under its searching and thorough effectiveness. Elec- tric Bitters is only 50c, and that is return- ed if it don’t give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed by Green’s Pharmacy Castoria. A.S8S. TT O RB 1 A cC AS TT 0 BRB 1 A Cc A 8 T O BR 1 A C A 8.T:0 B14 Cc A 8.7 0. 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You save nothing by buyin r, thir or gristly meats. I use ys Joo > LARGEST, FATTEST, CATTLE, and supply. ny customers with the fresh: est, cho st blood and muscle mak ing Steaks Roasts. My prices are no higher than poorer meats are else: where. I always have ~——DRESSED POULTRY, Gaue in season, and any kinds of good meats you want. Tey My SHop. P. L. BEEZER. High Street, Bellefonte 43-34-1y 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: ahotits, boca 2use good catule 3 and calves are WE BUY ONLY THE BEST and we sell only that which is good. We don’t romise to 0 give it away, but we will furnish you 800D M T, at prices that you have paid oii A 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 House Block BELLEFONTE, Pa. 44-18 Ee ————— and Painting. 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