EE —— Bellefonte, Pa., March 10, 1905. FARM NOTES. —Pure bred hogs are sometimes made sorub hogs by reason of being badly fed. —It is not desirable to plant seeds of vegetables too early. If the ground is not warm the seed may rot before it can germi- nate. —I¢ is a fact that the farmer is prosper- ous when he combines with his farming the manufacture of pork and beef. The corn, grass, hay and fodder are his raw mater- ials. The pork and beef and wool are his finished producs. —Many good cows give but a small quantity of milk because they are not properly managed. Some persons allow a certain quantity of feed, from which no variation is made. A cow should be fed all she will eat, and if she improves in the quantity of her milk she should be induced to eat more. —Work in the garden is very pleasant in the spring, as the weather is then cool and the ground not very dry and hard. Ladies who make a specialty of flowers or early vegetables will find the out-of-door work very beneficial. The children should have a little plot for their own use asa means of enjoyment. —Get your hot-beds ready for the sweet potato plants and use only seed that is free from rot. It is best to procure seed from some section where the sweet potato is not affected by rot, if possible. There are sev- eral forms of rot, one of them being gen. erated in the soil. For this reason it is well to set out the plants on a new loca- tion every year, —If you have a field of rye it will be a good plan to allow the cows upon if as soon as it has made sufficient growth. A sudden change to green food will cause ‘‘sgours,’’ and at first the animals should only be permitted to graze while the stalls are being cleaned. The length of time for grazing may be increased daily until they are no longer affected by the change. —Even hog cholera is productive of some good; it has led to better care and treat- ment of the swine. They are now fed ex- clusively on corn the entire year, while shelter is being provided for the hogs that formerly had the leaky sheds for a cover- ing. Clean water is also given them, in- stead of filthy slop. The result is that the disease is gradually diminishing. —Unless there is a convenient market for the sale of vegetables the garden should be no larger than is necessary to afford a full variety, and in abundance, for the family, as the keeping down of the weeds and grass in the garden is a matter that may require attention just at the time when the farmer is busy with his spring planting; but every farmer should bave a garden, even if but a few kinds of vege- tables are grown. —One of the best disinfectants for the stable, drains, poultry yard or contam- inated ground is to dissolve a pound of cop- peras and a pound of bluestone in four gal- lons of hoiling water, adding four ounces of sulphuric acid. This mixture may have twice as much water if used once a day for a week, but it is better to use it somewhat strong for the first two or three applica- tions. It will destroy the germs of all dis- eases existing in the poultry yards if sprinkled thereon. —Experiments made in the use of fresh stall manure from the stable and that al- lowed to remaiv in the heap ail winter show that when both kinds are applied on the same kinds of crops and soils the fresh manure made a gain of one dollar per ton compared with the other. This demon- strates that on some soils the farmer will receive more benefit to his land by apply- ing the manure to the fields when it is in a fresh condition than to retain it in the heap before applying. but much depends upon the kind of manure and the foods from which it is prodaced. —In setting a plum orchard give a north- erly exposure, if possible, and one of con- siderable elevation. A windbreak on the east is very desirable. Plant close together in the rows, 10 to 20 feet, and twice the distance between rows, running the rows north and south. Mix the varieties in the row and keep the trees headed low. Culti- vate to some hoed crop, or set small fruits between the rows, and keep well cultivas- ed. When in bearing thin the fruit, and market in peck and half-bushel crates or baskets, handling carefully.rand packing before the fruit is too ripe. —Grass is always an important crop, and also an evidence of good farming, as no soil will produce a large crop of grass every year unless the land is well manared or treated with fertilizer. Grass is the founda- tion for all other crops, as it not only pro- duces pasturage and bay, bust furnishes sod for the assistance of crops that follow. When the land is in grass it is really mulch- ed, and humus accumulates. The shading of the soil by the grass is beneficial, and the roots go down deep into the suhsoil for plant food, which is brought to the sur- face, deposited in the plants, and thus ren- dered available for another season. —By contact with rocks and stones the noofs of sheep are naturally pruned. When sheep are kept on low, wet ground the hoofs grow long, and, being not very sensi- tive, are easily softened until they begin to rot. There can be no doubt that this is caused by some germ, for anointing the hoof with hlue vitrol, which is one of the best germ killers, will destroy it. The germ seems to be indigenous to all wet lands where sheep are kept, and it is one of the most serious infections with which sheep can be afflicted. When it once gets into a flock it can be carried to lands which are high and dry and wil! propagate there. —Eeonomy in feeding is to sell all pro- duce that brings a fair price in market and buy the cheaper by-products. Corn at 50 cents per bushel may be sold to advantage, if bran, wmiddliogs, linseed meal, cotton- seed meal and gluten meal can be purchas- ed at $15 per ton, as the corn will give a profit on such an exchange. A pound of linseed meal is worth more than two pounds of corn as food, as the linseed meal con- tains more protein and mineral matter. The same may be claimed for bran and middlings. They are more complete as foods than corn or oats, though corn and oats may also be added to the rations for some kinds of stock. Where the farmer makes a large gain by the exchange, how- ever, is in the increased value of the ma- nare. The by-products, being in a fine con- dition, require no grinding, and when fed in connection with bay, straw or corn fod- der, cut five, they effect a saving in food ~and .give a greater variety to the animals. Such foods ‘may’ be used every month in the year: FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. A DAILY THOUGHT. 1f you do each day what you should not you must bear what you would not. An Old Coler Revived.—Buff has been revived. Buff cloth is beaunsiful if the shade be delicate, Is is exquisite, too,this quaint color, in taffetas souple, in moasse- line, and in all the sheer fabrics. A lovely material in delicate buff is patterned in exquisite mauve blossoms. Pale buff ostrich plumes are one of the smartest novelties to wear on a hat finish- ing such a costume. Last year saw a development of silk shirtwaist suits into the prettiest of little dresses, with their only resemblance to shirswaist suits the length of the skirts, which were invariably walking-length. This spring will see still more of a devel- opment—with a host of the plainer shirt- wasit suits made up of the fascinating new voiles and etamines, with their tiny checks and dots and invisible plaids; and, on the other hand, the little silk dress taking a still more important place among the in- dispensables in a woman’s summer outfit. Paris is preaching long skirts, but Amer- ican women cling persistently to walking- length, giving in only so far as to bring out a new length that just touches all round. The simpler of the dresses, though, will cling to the present length—an inch and a balf from the ground. There will be less severity of treatment than last year’s styles permitted—every- thing will bea softening of lines. Where the plainer shirtwaist suits boasted tailory tucks acd pleats, this year will see shir- rings substituted instead, and softer silks will be used to add grace to the soft folds the sherrings make. Tucks will be used profusely, too, but combined with shirrings and lace—soften- ed in every way. Skirts will be fuller than ever about the feet—every conceivable trick that will get a few more inches inte the width will be employed ; but about the hips they will fit smoothly. Everything points to the use of elbow sleeves for every sort of dress, and even of coats. In these shopping and street dresses deep lace cuffs will finish out the sleeves— one of the prettiest of them all being a deep mou=quetaire cuff of Irish lace with a deep ruffle running from elbow to waist, set in the outer seam of the cuff. Soft pongee, taffeta and louisine are the silks moss often employed. A new pongee is of silk and linen, very rough as to weave, and in the natural color. Pongee suits with three-quarter coats will be very good. Clear Starching.—In these days of elabor- ate and dainty lingerie it would seem that a fair living might be made by women do- ing what was once called clear starching, viz.: the careful laundering of fine muslins and laces. These delicate articles should never he rubbed on a board, but be allowed to soak in water containing a little borax or ammonia and a good washing soap for several hours. Gently rub the articles with the hands and never dry out of doors in freezing weather. After washing and drying, dip the ruffles and laces ina very thin starch, and roll the garments up smoothly, with the starched portions in- side, and lay aside for an hour or so, when they may be ironed. If there is any gof- fering to be done, redampen the edges be- fore passing through the rollers, after first ironing the garment. It is claimed that by ironing circular ruffles with the thread they will never lose their shape. The Dandelion.—Cus it close to the root before it begins to flower. Reversing the poet’s figure— ‘‘The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower—’ with flowering, bitterness begins in the case of our lowly berb. As soon as the plants are cut throw them into very cold water" Dandelions A La Creme.—Pick the Jeaves from the stems, and drop into iced water. Take them up by the handful, dripping wet, and put with no other water, into the inner vessel of a farina boiler. Fill the outer kettle with boiling water; cover the inner closely, and cook fast for half an hour. Raub the leaves through a vegetable press, or a colander into a saucepan; beat in a tablespoonful of butter a teaspoonful of sugar, salt and pepper to taste, a teaspoon- ful of lemon juice, and, at last, three table- spoonfuls of hot cream to which has been added a pinch of soda. Stir until smoking hot over the fire, turn out into a heated dish, garnish with sippets of fried bread, and serve. Plain Dandeloin Greens.—Pick over, wash and boil in hot, salted water. Drain when tender, chop and season with salt, pepper, butter and a tablespoonful of vine- gar cr the juice of balf a lemon. Serve ot. Dandelion Salad.—Pick the yonug tender leaves of the dandelion, wash and lay in ice water for half an hour. Drain, shake dry and pat still drier between the folds of a napkin. Turn into a’ chilled bowl, cover with a French dressing, toes the greens over and over in this, and send at once to the table. Rassian Women.—It is difficult for an American to understand that freedom, as we know if, does not exist in Russia. There the legal position of woman is far from satisfactory. She hardly ever belongs to herself, but is always under the tutelage of some one, says Harper's Weekly. As a daughter the Russia woman is un- der the entire control of her parents. Her coming of age does not alter her position. She simply changes the authority of her parents for the no less rigid authority of er hushand. As the Russian statute puts it: ‘‘One person cannot reasonably be ex- pected to fully satisfy two such unlimited powers as that of husband and parent !”’ The anlimited ower of the parent is withdrawn, and that of the husband sub- stitnted. She cannot leave her lord, even to visit a neighhoring town, without a ‘‘pase’’ from him. He names the time she is permitted to stay, and at the end of that time she is bound to return or to get the pass renewed. A husband may appear in a court of law as a witness against his wife, but a wife is not allowed to appear against her husband. A woman’s evidence in Russia is always regarded as of less weight than thatof a man. A few drops of spirits of ‘camphor taken | ‘on sugar every three or four hours will usu- ally ‘check acold. A little camphorated oil'rnbhed well into the chest when a congh! is painfnl will give great relief. Revealed the Truth. ton always insisted on the imperative demand that every case should be in- vestigated in its minutest details, Up- on small points the great issue of a case depends. As exemplifying this Lord Brampton cites a curious case that came before him on the western circuit: “A solicitor was charged with forg- ing the will of a lady, which devised to him a considerable amount of her property, but as the case proceeded it became clear to me that the will was signed after the lady’s death and then | with a dry pen held in the hand of the ' deceased by the accused himself while he guided it over a signature which he had craftily forged. A woman was present when this was done, and as she had attested the execution of the will she was a necessary witness for the prisoner, and in examination in chief she was very clear indeed that it was by the hand of the deceased that the will was signed and that she her- self had seen the deceased sign it. Suspicion only existed as to what the real facts were until this woman went into the box, and then a scene highly dramatic occurred in her cross exami- nation. After getting an admission that the will was signed in the bed, with the prisoner near by, the woman was asked: ¢ ‘Did he put the pen into her hand?’ “ ‘Yes.” . “ ‘And assist her while she signed the will? “ ‘Yes.’ “ ‘How did he assist her? “ ‘By raising her in the bed and sup- porting her when he had raised her.’ “ ‘Did he guide her hand?’ “ ‘No.’ ‘Did he touch her hand at all? ¢ ‘I think he did just touch her hand.’ ‘“ “When he did touch her hand was she dead? “At this last question the woman turned terribly pale, was seen to fal- ter and fell in a swoon on the ground and so revealed the truth, which she had come to deny.”—London Mail. i | in his capacity as judge Lord Bramp- | f Chances the Woman Must Take. A man is like a piece of cloth war- ranted to wash, and matrimony is the laundry. It may improve him, give starch and freshen him up, or it may take all the color out of him.—New York Press. : Anxious Moments. Brother—You can’t think how nerv- ous I was when I proposed. Sister— You can’t think how nervous she was until you did.—Town and Country. The original sin to which all human beings are liable is the sin of idleness. —Rev. S. Pearson. VIN-TE-NA for Depressed Feeling, Ex- hausted Vitality, Nervous Debility and Diseases requiring a Tonic Strengthening Medicine. It cures quickly by making Pure Red Blood and replenishing the Blood Supply. Benefit Guaranteed or money re- funded. All druggists. A Pointed Reply. ‘‘You haven’t got much of a head,’’ said the needle to the pin. ‘‘No,”” replied the latter. ‘‘but at the same time we pins have our fine points.’’ Practical Sermon for Boys and Girls. If you read carefully, youn will find many good things in the newspapers just as good for boys and girls as the sermons they hear at charch (and often better) if the sermons happen to be ‘‘tco deep.”” Recently we read the following, which is excellent for your boy or girl to read : How many of the boys realize the value of an education in cold dollars and cents, to say nothing of the many advantages ? Statistics show that the average salary of an educated man is $1,000 per year. He works on an average of forty years and re- ceives a total of $40,000. The average wages of an uneducated man is $1.50 per day and he works 300 days in a year. so in forty years he earns $18,000 and the $22,- 000 difference is the true value of the edu- cation. To acquire a good education takes about twelve years of the early life of a boy, and they are the happiest years of his life. In twelve years there are 2,190 school days, and these days bring to the boys who improve them $22,000, or a little more than $10 per day for eachday spent in school. Now, boys, for every day you miss school, just charge yourself up $10 loss. —— Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we scar. Redneed 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 20d, 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. Rice Table. in Java, as in most really warm coun- tries, it is customary to rise early and to take a cup of tea or coffee, together with a biscuit and some fruit, imme- diately on leaving one’s bed. This is followed by a more substantial break- fast, but the first really serious meal is served at half past 12 o’clock and is the equivalent of the French “dejeuner a la fourchette” or the Anglo-Indian tiffin. This meal is called rice table— “rystafel”—from the principal dish, a very elaborate curry, in the preparation of which the Malay cooks are especial- ly skillful. The peculiarity of the rice table con- sists in the number and variety of dishes presented. From these dishes the guest has to select the materials which, together with the rice upon the soup plate before him, are to consti- tute his curry. It is also as well to know beforehand that one is not re- quired to lunch solely on curry, but that the rice table is succeeded by courses of ordinary luncheon dishes. It is a case, therefore, of “embarras de richesses.” The second danger is that of making up one’s curry “not wisely, but too well,” and leaving neither appetite nor capacity for the beefsteg: or for any of the other solid dishes which subsequently appear and which under these circumstances only produce a feeling of mingled horror and conster- nation. It is then that one suddenly realizes that the rice table is merely a sort of tremendous “hors d’oeuvre.” There are two dangers to be avoided. In the first place, it is quite possible, in spite of the number of the dishes presented singly, to say nothing of an octagonal tray containing a separate chutney in each of its nine compart- ments, to get no lunch at all, for noth- ing is easier than after saying “nein” to a succession of frivolous compounds to dismiss the one solid and palatable dish.—Pearson’s. . Castoria. A 8 1 O.R IA cC AS T O BR 1 A C: A 8 T..0 B.1I A C A 8 TT O BR 1 A c AST O B '1 A cece The Kind You Have Always Bought has borne the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision for over #0 years. Allow no one to deceive youin this, Counterfeits, Imitation~ and “Just-ns-xood’ 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 Diarrheea and Wind Colic. It re- lieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipa- tion and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea~--The Mother’s Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER. IN USE FOR OVER 30 YEARS. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. 48-43-21m Saddlery. {ME 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, 50-7-36. Spring street, - oo ae BELLEFONTE, PA. _ Typewriter. PEIseuRe VISIBLE TYPEWRITER. THE ONLY PERFECT MACHINE MADE. VISIBLE WRITING ; STRONG MANIFOLDER ; UNIVER- SAL KEY-BOARD ; LIGHT | Price Unexcelled for billing and tabulating, Send for catalog and proposition to dealers. PITTSBURG WRITING. MACHINE 00, x 49-44-10m ] It Reaches the Demands of Business. [ . PITTSBURG, 5 TOUCH RAPID ACTION. $75 | NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES McCalmont & Co. Separators, Cooley Creamers, Carriage goods. 49-1 SPECIAL FEBRUARY SALE. Clothes Washers, Clothes Wringers, Feed Cutters, Cream 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. Churns, Butter Workers. Groceries Jewelry. SQECHLER & 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 quart in pails, at 12¢., 25c., and 450. per pail; try it. Maple Syrup in glass hottles and tin cans. 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 bave some very good California Walnuts but not equal to the Marbots. Fine Almonds and Mixed Nats. EVAPORATED FRUITS. Peaches 10c., 120., 15¢. and 18c. per pound. Apricots 15¢., 18c. and 20c. per pound. Prunes 5¢., 8c., 10c. and 12¢. per pound. Raisins 100. and 120: per pound, either seeded or unseeded. Currants 10c. and 12c. per pound. Citron, Orange and Lemon Peel. Dates, Figs and fine Table Raisins. All these goods are well worth the prices named on them and will give good satisfaction. MINCE MEAT. The foundation of our Mince Meat is good sound lean beef, 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 oan 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 Fine Groceries. BELLEFONTE, PA. FE THE NEW YEAR Our stockis now complete and awaits your inspection. STERLING SILVER TABLE AND TOILET WARE, FINE UMBRELLAS, POCKET BOOKS. Gorp, JEWELRY, WATCHES, DIAMONDS. » — F. C. RICHARD’S SONS, High Street, BELLEFONTE, - - - = 41-46 Green’s Pharmacy. 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