; ; } Bellefonte, Pa., February 24, 1905. SN —————————————————————————————————————— FARM NOTES. —The carry-comb is never more useful than in the winter. It is a pretty useful thing at any season. —In cold weather, when bees are quiet, is when they are doing best; do not disturb them. —Fresh air is needed in the poultry house every day. Leave the door or a window open for ventilation. —Feeding broken oil cakes to fowls twice a week will often promote laying when ot her foods fail to give good results. ’ —-Every bee-keeper ought to have a hee- tight and mouse-proof room to protect the innumerable things of an apiary from their depredations. —If an abundance of good sharp grit is kept constantly within range of the fowls many ailments that spring from indigestion may be avoided. —There is no animal that is more mold- able by man than the domestic fowl, and this fact is being taken advantage of to improve our flocks. —A large rooster with small hensis a poor combination; a smaller rooster with large hens is a little better, and a good- sized rooster with good-sized hens is the best of all. —The Courts have decided that bees do not injure fruit, and that they are hene- ficial in distributing pollen. The question now being considered is that, if they dis- tribute pollen, cannot diseases also be car- ried by the bees from one tree to the oth- ers, which is claimed by many-to be a fact ? —The granulating of honey in the comb makes it more unsalable than almost any- thing else that can happen to it which does not destroy the comb, says the ZEpitomist. Owing to this, comb honey should always be kept in a warm, dry place during at least the fall and winter months, or when- ever great changes of temperature are like- ly to occur. It may be stored through the winter in a dry basement room or cellar, provided no frost reaches those apartments; but if there is a sudden rise of temperature outside much above that inside, moisture is liable tc gather and stand in drops on the combs, in which case the honey will rapidly deteriorate. The only sure way of pre- serving comb honey so that it will present a salable form, is to store it in rooms so constructed that the temperature there will remain between 70 and 90 degrees, and never go below 60 degrees. —The ewe must be in prime condition to bring forth a nice, strong lamb, which is necessary if we expect to receive the best prices. My lambs come about Feb. 1st, or earlier. When about two weeks old they will begin to eat a little grain. They should have a room or space all to them- selves, shut off from the main building by a door that slides up and down. This door should have a space for a creep that can be opened and shut independent of the door. When all the lambs are in their room, shut the door and make them stay there until they have eaten all their feed. The creep can then be opened so that they can run in and out to nibble at the hay. This method is much more effective in results obtained than by using the creep alone. With the latter many of the lambs, especially the younger ones, will spend the most of their time creeping in and out, while the others eat all the feed or muss what they do not eat. It is very easy to teach the lambs to go into their own room. As first you may have to catch a few, but they will soon learn to run in, one follow- ing the other. They should bave fresh grain put into clean troughs three times a day. I find cracked corn and bran about the best feed. Sometimes they like an ad- dition to this combination, of oats, barley or gluten meal. A variety will induce them to eat more, and the more the better at this age. I have never known one to over eat. Let them have plenty of clover hay, but do not compel them to eat it up clean. It should be changed three times a day. Lambs should be kept as quiet as possi- ble and never allow to be frightened, for there is nothing worse for fattening lambs. With this feed and care for the lambs, and a mother with plenty of milk, you will have lambs that at 60 to 75 days of age will bring $10 apiece. I find I cannot afford to raise late lambs, when I can get these prices. It is a great advantage to the ewe, and yon will get rid of the lambs before time for the sheep to go to pasture. —Thousands of farmers have been de- terred from an attempt to grow alfalfa by the discouraging reports of failures with this wonderfully productive plant. There is, no doubt, much yet to be learned about the nature and requirements of the plant to thoroughly understand why some men have failed and others have succeeded with apparently little difference in the condi- tions of soil and other influences that possi- bly have considerable to do in bringing success or failure. Certain it is that the farmer who will succeed in growing alfalfa has achieved a trinmph of which he should be proud. There is much depending on the soil. In some soils alfalfa will not develop the nodules that are absolutely necessary to its profitable production. When the bacteria which live in the these nodules are arti- ficially introduced into the soil,success has usually followed, if the soil is open and porous composing a deep stratum above the subsoil. But on land with a clay subsoil that will hold water, and only a few inches or a foot of surface soil above it, there is little hope for a well developed or perma- nent crop of alfalfa. In wetsour acid soils it is useless to attempt alfalfa growing eith- er with or withont artificial inoculation of the soil. This kind of soil without under- drainage, fills with water from the solid clay subsoil upward to the surface and re- mains saturated until the water is removed by the slow process of evaporation. or passes away through minute channels to the depressions forming swailes and swamps, that are never dry enough to grow any cultivated crop. Where the subsoil and drainage condi- tions are favorable, a bacteria test may be easily made by filling a couple of small boxes with soil from the field to be tested, and plant the alfalfa seeds and place them in a window with any other house or gar- den plants, with the same temperature, moisture and care. In abont six weeks the alfalfa nodules should appear on the roots of the plants if they are present ir the soil. If these nodules do not show in sufficient numbers to indicate the snccess desired, it will plainly demonstrate the necessity of soil inoculation from some old alfalfa field, from which about one hundred pounds of earth for each acre to be inoculated, should be taken and spread evenly over the pre- pared surface of the field. FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. A DAILY THOUGHT. “Don’t get discouraged. It is often the las key in the bunch that opens the lock.” Every day nearing spring sees more of the sort of dresses we women term ‘‘little,”’ irrespective of size or style—those light- weight woolen gowns of voile, etamines, eoliennes and the like. For these stuffs have proved themselves so satisfactory that they’re strong again for spring, and they’ve gotten themselves up in new listie ways that are charming. Odd checks, small dots, chesks and dots together and small invisible plaids have come—the very prettiest sort of things for the walking suits and shirtwaist suits they are being made up in. Most of them bave skirts of the new length—just touching all around. And that length is the hardest of all to wear, for it seems too shors to hold up, is actual- ly barder to hold up than a trained skirt, yet aggravatingly ‘‘cats’’ out around the edge unless vou do continually lift it. Dame Fashion has promised us a change in skirts, but nothing radical seems to be forthcoming, just more and more astonigh- ing ways of getting fullness in about the feet. Short coats are more favored than long in these light materials for the suits to wear with blouses. But everything is made of them; they're threatening to share honors with silk, which bas had everything its own way, for the shirtwaist suits that everybody wears. Blue and brown—especially blue—are ‘‘staple’’ and will be worn a great deal, but a dozen shades of violet are promised for the earliest spring days. Violet has been hinted at, pretty strongly, all win- ter. It looks as thongh all the world were intending to wear flowered dresses, and were getting at it ! The shops bloom with flower fabries—organdies and their kin. One of the loveliest of flowered stuffs is black net with great roses, in their true colors, almost touching each other. The delicacy of the black makes it like a shad- ow instead of a substance. Batistes in pale shades are embroidered all over, and come in robe-patterns, with ruffles and insertions that match. Odd sleeves are in evidence upon some of the new things—a flare that almost amounts to a ruffle ending the sleeves of one long, loose coat. Blouse sleeves are fall with a deep cuff— the fullness somesines disposed in two puffs, Paris, and the world with her, fell in love with English eyelet embroidery, and went to work to make new fashion-magic with it. She succeeded, made prime all- overs with only a round-eyed pattern re- peated stiffly again and again: forgot eye- let work entirely and brought out the airi- est of blind embroideries; then remember- ed again, and mixed the two so cleverly into the daintiest of designs that it’s per- haps-—pai only perhaps—the prettiest of all. The block work our grandmothers used to make has been—not revived, but taken as a model, and soft, sheer embroidery treated block fashion in stiff little designs that are, someway’ anything but severe, in spite of their straight lines. Useful Hints.—Direct sunshine gives gloss to hair of any shade; bat fair hair it renders like burnished gold. Unbrefreshing but sound sleep nearly al- ways shows that the blood does not leave the brain by the veins at the normal rate. Soaking the feet in hot water, and using a high pillow will he beneficial. In many cases a daily saline draft or similar medi- cine will prove useful. Cat flowers will last much longer if a little carbonate of soda be added to the water in which they are stood. A growing plant should be kept in the room with a piano, says a piano-tuner. As long as the plant thrives the piano will. Where Colors Come From.—Cochineal insects farnish many of our most gorgeous colors—carmine, scarlet, crimson and pur- ple. Cattlefish gives us sepia, which is noth- ing more nor less than the inky fluid which the fish discharges to render the water black when it is attacked. Ivory chips produce the ivory black and bone black. Prussian blue is made with impure po- tassium carbonate. This most usefal dis- covery was accidental. Blue black is the charcoal of the vine stalk. Turkey red is the madder plant, {which grows in Hindustan. In The Sick Room.—Palpitation of the heart may be arrested, writes a well-known physician, by bending down so as to allow the blood to run to the heart. Take the whites of two eggs and beat them, add two spoonfuls of white sugar, grate in a little nutmeg, thenadd a pint of lukewarm water; stir well and drink often. Repeat the preparations if neces- sary, and it will cure the most obstinate case of hoarseness ina very short time. To make a linseed poultice, take of fine ground lingeed meal four parts, and of boiling water ten parts. Mix the linseed meal with the water gradually, stirring constantly. The poultice should be an inch thick and very hot. A piece of thin flannel placed between it and the skin will enable the poultice to be borne much hotter than it otherwise would. In illness, hot water is of inestimable value. For example, there is nothing that so quickly cuts short congestion of the lungs, a sore throat or rheumatism as hot water when applied promptly and thor- oughly. Headache yields to the simul- taneous application of hot water to the feet and hack of the neck. A towel folded sev- eral times, dipped in hot water, quickly wrang out and applied over the toothache or neuralgia will generally afford prompt relief. A strip of flannel or napkin, fold- ed lengthwise and wrung out in hot water and then applied around the neck of a child that has cronp will sometimes bring relief in 10 minutes. The mouth should receive careful atten- tion. In illness where sores and mucous accumulate rapidly and where the tongue and lipe are parched and stiff, attention is needed every hour; the mouth should be kept moist and the same treatment carried out through the night as daring the day. Great Thoughts. The influence of tne law of action and reaction can be traced more ciear- ly in those everyday human affairs which ~ome under our individual ob- servation than in the greater move- ments of mankind which are often im- perfectly recorded. We act and are acted upon. The people we meet make an impression on us; the impression may be for the moment or it may last through life. Bloom, fragrance, grace, harmony, beauty, majesty, affect us agreeably; deformity, imbecility, dis- tress, cruelty, affect us unpleasantly. The plea of the unfortunate, the thought of our visitur, the opinion in the newspaper, the issues of the time, impress us in accordance with our moods or natures. Certain words, tones, sights, awaken echoes within us of old happiness or pain. There are words and tones which produce beautiful reactions—the lulla- bies of the mother, the endearments of the lover, the voice of sympathy, the enchantment of music, the messages of the poets, the trumpet calls to hon- or and duty. And there are words which produce misunderstanding, con- fusion, aversion, anger—the words of whining, complaining, fault finding, of envy, jealousy, slander, of malice, in- tolerance, brutality. The response to the public speaker is reciprocal to his power. If he be dull, the hearers are wearied; if he be con- vinecing, courageous, forceful, the au- dience will kindle, and he may rouse them to laughter or tears, to indigna- tion or fury, to generosity or sacrifice. He may change the opinions and con- victions of some and the course of the lives of others; he may even save a city from slaughter or make a state. If his thought be really great, it may live through many ages, stirring gen- J eration after generation. The reaction of moral effort may be prolonged; it may even gain force with time, indi- cating its connection with some stu- pendous primal energy. The echo of a great physical convulsion dies quickly, but the echo of the words of Confu- clus and Buddha, of Plato, Seneca and Christ, still lives. The voice of Socrates before his judges kindles men whose ancestors were untamed savages when Socrates spoke. Buildings decay, mon- uments fall, rivers run dry, races de- cline, but a great thought suffers from no impairment or decrepitude; it has the gift of immorntal youth and strength.—From “Balance: The Funda- mental Verity,” by Orlando J. Smith. “Not Found.” A letter arrived at the New York postoffice the other day bearing the following address: “To Any Respect- able Lawyer, New York City, N. Y.” The carrier into whose hands it fell for delivery returned it marked in blue pencil, “Not Found.”—New York Press. Maintaining His Record. Amateur Sportsman—I say, did I hit anything that time? Gamekeeper—I think not, sir. There warn’t nothing in sight but the birds, sir.—Judge. A brave man is sometimes a despera- do, but a bully is always a coward.— Haliburton. Reduced Rates to New Orleans, Mobile, and Pensacola. On account of the Mardi Gras festivities at New Orleans, Mobile, and Pensacola, March 20d to 7th, the Pennsylvania rail- road company will sell round-trip tickets to either of these places from all stations on its lines, March 1st to 6th, at reduced rates. These tickets will be good for return passage until March 11th, inclusive, on date of validation by agent of terminal line at Mobile or Pensacola, or joint agent at New Orleans. If tickets are deposited with agent at either of the above points not later than March 11th, and fee of 50 cents is paid, an extension of return limit to March 25 may be obtained. For specific rates, routes, and stop-over privileges at southern winter resorts consult tickets agents. Last of the Season. The last Jacksonville tour of the season via the Pennsylvania railroad leaves New York, Philadelphia, and Washington by special train February 28th. Excursion tickets, including round-trip railway trans- portation and Pullman accommodations (one berth). and meals en route on the special train going, will be sold at the fol- lowing rates : New York, $50.00 ; Buffalo, $54.25 ; Rochester, $54.00 ; Elmira, $51.45; Erie, $54.85; Williamsport, $50.00 ; Wilkesbarre, $50.35 ; and at proportionate rates from other points. Tickets will be good returning on regular trains until May 31st. For tickets, itineraries, and fall infor- mation apply to ticket agents, or address Geo. W. Boyd, general passenger agent, Broad street station, Philadelphia. VIN-TE-NA for Depressed Feeling, Ex- hausted Vitality, Nervous Debility and Diseases requiring a Tonic Strengthening Medicine. It cures quickly by making Pare Red Blood and replenishing the Blood Supply. Benefit Guaranteed or money re- funded. All druggists. 20,000 Frogs Cut up Each Year at U. of P. Twenty thousand frogs a year are used for dissection and experimental purposes in the University of Pennsylvania medical laboratories. Both medical and dental classes view the experiments. Frogs exist in a peculiar manner. Their spinal cord constitutes the basis of their intelligence, and after their brain is de- stroyed they will live for an indefinite period. Several years ago the brain of one was taken out. To-day the frog is alive and well and jumping about its cage. Frequently holes are made in the back of a frog’s head and the brains loosened with a burnt match stick. Much useful and valuable knowledge has heen obtained from these experi- ments. As the Pennsylvania law forbids the hunting of bullfrogs, except during certain months of the year, the frog-catcher has to make a careful distinction between frogs and bualifrogs. The frog is much smaller and of a dif- ferent color. It the supply runs short in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Chicago and other places in the West supply the deficiency. Reduneed Rates to Washington. On account of the inauguration of Presi- dent Roosevelt on March 4th, the Pennsyl- vania railroad company will sell round- trip tickets to Washington, March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, good for return passage until March Sth, inclusive, from Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Oil City, Erie, Buffalo, Canan- daigua, Williamsport, Wilkesbarre, Mt. Carmel, and intermediate stations, at rate of eingle fare, plus 25 cents for the round trip. Deposit of ticket with Joint Agent at Washington on or before March 8th and payment of fee of $1.00 will secure exten- sion of return limit to leave Washington on or before March 18th. For specific rates and full information apply to ticket agents. 0-7-3. Castoria. A BD 0 R 1A cC A:8 TT OO R I A Cc AS T 0 RR 12 Cc A 8.T O'R I A c A 8 T'g'R I A cco 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 Diarrhoea 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 36 YEARS. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. 48-43-21m Saddlery. (oe TO HEADQUARTERS BUY DIRECT AND SAVE MONEY —BIG-— CLEARANCE SALE JAMES SCHOFIELD'’S Harness Store, N. Spring Street, ON 5-A BLANKETS AND ROBES FOR THE NEXT 60 DAYS These goods must be sold to make room for our large stock of Summer Goods. These blankets are the strongest, they wear the longest. We have the only full assortment of Blankets, Robes and horse goods in town. Don’t fail to get our prices on Light and Heavy Harness. THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN THE COUNTY. JAMES SCHOFIELD, Spring street, 47-37 BELLEFONTE, PA. Typewriter. VISIBLE TYPEWRITER. ITTSBURG er rp ——— THE ONLY PERFECT MACHINE MADE. VISIBLE WRITING ; STRONG MANIFOLDER ; UNIVER- SAL KEY-BOARD; LIGHT TOUCH ; RAPID ACTION. | Price $75 —w—7 It Reaches the Demands of Business, [— Unexcelled for billing and tabulating. Send for catalog and proposition to dealers. PITTSBURG WRITING MACHINE CO, 49-44-10m PITTSBURG, - PA. McCalmont & Co. Separators, Cooley Creamers, Carriage goods. 49-1 SPECIAL FEBRUARY SALE Clothes Washers, Clothes Wringers, Feed Cutters, Cream : Churns, Butter Workers. Harness, Robes, Blankets and a full line of Horse and “The Standard Carriage Heater,”’ a com- ‘bination Foot Stool and Heater, burning prepared Carbon, insuring warmth for the feet, even in the severest weather, with cost of fuel less than five cents per day. All kinds and sizes of Skates, Sleds, Sleigh Bells, Farm and Lumbermen’s Bob-sleds, etc. McCALMONT & CO, Bellefonte, Pa. Groceries Jewelry. QECHLER & CO. PURE FOOD STORE. We carry a full line of all goods in the line of Foods and Fine Groceries. .MANHATTAN DRIPS A fine Table Syrup in one quart, two quart and four gunart tin pails, at 12¢., 25c., and 45c. per pail; try it. Maple Syrup in glass hottles and tin cans. NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES The finest new crop New Orleans—a rich golden yellow and an elegant bak- er. That is the report our customers bring to us. Fine Sugar Syrups—no glucose. MARBOT WALNUTS. These Nuts are clean and sound, heavy in the meats and in every way very satisfactory. We have some very good California Walnats but not equal to the Marbots. Fine Almonds and Mixed Nuts. EVAPORATED FRUITS. Peaches 10c., 12¢., 15¢. and 18c. per pound. Apricots 15¢., 18c. and 20c. per pound. Prunes 5ec., 8c., 10c. and 12¢. per pound. Raisins 10c. and 12c- per pound, either seeded or unseeded. Currants 10c. and 12c. per pound. Citron, Orange and Lemon Peel. Dates, Figs and fine Table Raisins. All tbese goods are well worth the prices named on them andfwill give good satisfaction. MINCE MEAT. The foundation of our Mince Meat is good sound lean bzef, and all other ingredients are the highest grade of goods. It represents our best) effort and our customers say it is a success, and at 12}c. per pound is very reason- able in price. FOREIGN FRUITS. We are now receiving, some of the finest California Naval Oranges and Florida bright and sweet fruits. This fruit is just now reaching its very fin- est flavor. They are exceptionally fine and at reasonable prices. Lovers of Grape Fruit can be nicely suited on the fruit we have. Lemons for some time past have been a difficult proposi- tion, but we now have some fine fruit. SECHLER & CO. Pure Food and Fiue Groceries. 49-3 BELLEFONTE, PA. mons Prospectus. 50 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE PaTEss. TRADE MARKS, DESIGNS, ! COPYRIGHTS, ETC. i Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an in- | vention is probably patentable. Communications strictly confidential. Handbook on patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. : Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest circu- lation of any scientific journal. Terms $3 a year; four months, $1. Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & CO., 361 Beoapway, NEW YORK. BrANcHE Orrick, 625 F Sr, Wasminaeron. D. C, 48-44-1y FZ THE NEW YEAR Our stockis now complete and awaits your inspection. STERLING SILVER TABLE AND TOILET WARE, FiNE UMBRELLAS, PockET Books. GoLp, JEWELRY, WATCHES, DIAMONDS. F. C. RICHARD’S SONS, High Street, BELLEFONTE, - - =- = 41-46 PENNA. Green’s Pharmacy. & rg cf Bl lll. ctl ctl, ls oct ll... 3 PRACTICAL THINGS fe £ FOR EVERYBODY TR Comb and Brush Sets, Hair Brushes, Cloth Brushes, Nail Brushes, Perfumes, Pocket Books, a Military Brushes, Traveling Cases, Medicine Cases, Card Cases, Cigar Cases, Pass Cases, Shaving Sets, Manicure Sets, Shay- ing Mirrors, Work Boxes, Match Holders, Ash Trays, Soap Boxes, Hand Bags, Tea Bells, Nut Picks, Paper Knives, &e., &e. We know the quality and price will = suityou. 3: GREEN’S PHARMACY CO., Bush House Block, BELLEFONTE, PA. © 44261y Ig ASH eg ~ Flour and Feed. Brock ERHOFF Mis, BELLEFONTE Pa, Manufacturer, and wholesaler and retailers of ROLLER FLOUR, FEED, CORN MEAL, Etc. Also Dealer in Grain. v's (UBS Y. WAGNER, b 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 Soring 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. - Bishop Street, ROOPSBURG. OFFICE and STORE, Bellefonte. MILL wil Taio. 47-19 NA, ¥ A/V A/T AW TL TL FT \4
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