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Bellefonte, Pa., March 24, 1905.
SS ——————
FARM NOTES.
—Cat the black knot out of the plum
and cherry trees.
—Bone meal and wood ashes in the soil
are great for sweet peas.
—Some of the garden crops are very
hardy, and can stand a slight frost. Onions,
peas, beets and lettuce, if sowed early in
rows, or as soon as the warmth of the
ground permits, will make good growth
before some other crops are put in.
—It the grape vines have not been trim-
med and the old wood cut out of the black-
berry and raspberry fields is should be
done before the season opens warmer. Sach
‘work is best doue when the ground is froz-
en. Grapes are produced on the new wood,
and the old wines can stand cutting back
severely.
—House plants require constant care at
this season, especially when there are so
many changes of weather, as they muss be
guarded against sudden alterations in the
moisture of the room and the rise or fall in
temperature. On cloudy and windy days
the location in the room should be selected
with the view of protecting against the
winds. Tepid water sbould be used, and
the earth in the pote should not be satur-
ated, as too much water is as injurious as
too little.
—Never hold back the crops from maik-
et when there isan opportunity to sell.
The only time to hold on to the grains and
hay is when there is a sufficient number of
animals to consume such products. It muss
not be overlooked that grain shrinks with
age, because it dries, and it may be possible
to ges a higher price per bushel and yet
receive less money for the whole, owing to
loss of weight from shrinkage. Every
farmer should carefully study the markets
and fully understand when to sell.
—Daring very warm weather the ac-
camulation of the stable decomposes quick-
ly, and but a short time is required for the
saturated bedding and manure to give off
odors. The gases in stables in summer are
detrimental, sometimes causing injary to
the eyes, aifect the hoofs and render it
difficult for the animals to obtain rest at
night. The stalls should not only be
cleaned out, morning and night, but the
floors should he hedded with sawdust, or
dry earth, with a covering of cut straw over
the fine materials.
—It will be a risk at all times to plant a
young tree or vine between old ones of the
same kind. The manure that may be
placed at the location of the young plant
will be at once seized by the larger ones, as
they will immediately send out roots for
that purpose, the result being that the
young plant is deprived of food and dies.
It is also a mistake to set out a tree in
the place of an older one of the same kind
that has died, as disease may be in the
ground, and also because the plant food
necessary for the new tree has been used hy
the tree which formerly occupied the loca-
tion.
—1I¢ is doubtful if there are many herds
in which the average guantity of milk will
reach seven quarts a day during the milk-
ing period, yet there are hundreds of herds,
considered as good by their owners, that do
not average two pounds of butter per week
per cow. A fairly good cow should average
12 quarts of milk per day (at least 16
quarts at her bess,) and should mot go un-
der 300 pounds of butter per year, though
cows of good breeding will largely excell
the quantity named. An extra pound of
butter per week may be the turning point
of profit or loss.
—When grass has partially died out, or
has become thin and spindling, loosen up
the surface with a rake and spread on a
layer of good new soil, but not enough to
smother the grass that is left. Scatter
grass seed evenly over all the thin spaces
and diaw over it the back of the rake, to
set the seed; then roll, or, if the space is
small, pack down with the back of a spade.
If the jlack of grass is caused hy shade,
this method will, however, do no good.
The best way for such spots is to sod them,
which will usually keep them green at
least one season.
—What to do with manure in winter de-
pends largely upon the severity of the sea-
son. To baul it on frozen ground, and
spread it on the surface, will result ina
large portion being carried off by rains. In
this section it happens that occasionally a
warm spell results. II the ground will
permis of so doing, the manure may be
spread oun ploaghed ground, and then work-
ed ioto the soil wish first a cultivator, and
then a barrow, following with a field
roller. Should the weather become cold,
and the ground freeze, the manure will be
made fine by frost, and .rains will dissolve
the soluble matter, which will be absorbed
by the earth.
—Mauure should not be dumped in the
fields, but spread on the ground at the
time of loading at the barnyard. If ma-
nure is dumped, and a 1ain comes before it
is spread, the spot upon which was placed
the manure will receive the largest share
of the soluble portions. This may be no-
ticed on all fields where the manure has
been dumped, as certain portions were en-
riched and the growth of the crop, espe-
cially of grass, being very uneven. These
enriched portions show the effects of the
extra allowance of manure for years, and
give good evidence in favor of its liberal
use.
—The cheapest mode of growing any crop
is to use the best implements for that pur-
pose. The perparation of the soil for crops
is given more consideration at the present
day than formerly, for the reason that the
implements used have been so highly im-
proved as not only to reduce the cost of
labor, but the work is also better performed.
The disc plow, which is coming in general
use, permits of working in soils that have
been too tenacious to admit of perfect
pulverization, and weeds are now destroy-
ed almost wholesale with the weeder, in-
stead of hy the slower method with the
harrow or cultivator, though the killing of
weeds is done with the least cost
when they are young. For that rea-
son the farmer should plow early, in order
to allow the weeds to make growth before he
is ready to plant his crop, thus getting rid
of many weeds in advance. Every weed
seed that germinates performs its mission,
and if a weed i3 destroyed when just above
ground the farmer accomplishes ae much as
he would by allowing it to grow to matar-
ity before destroying it. There is much to
plan hefore spring work begios, and when
the warm season opens every horse should
be in good condition, and every imple-
ment bright and sharp, in order to get the
first work done as speedily as possible. It
is the crop which gets ao early start that
stands the drought and ‘produces the most
at harvest time. :
Animal Pecullarities.
Fish and Crabs that Can Imitatz their Surrcundings,
' Many insects, birds, animals and even
fish and crabs are wonderfully clever
imitators. They will take upon them-
selves the color, shape or position of
their surroundings so perfectly that
neither friend nor enemy can discover
their whereabouts.
There is a fish to be seen in the kelp
beds about the island of Santa Catalina
which has a clever way of making it-
self invisible. The body is slender, with
a pointed head and prominent eyes.
Along the back is a continuous frill,
which is the dorsal §n, while, opposite,
the anal fin is equally ornamented. The
fish vary in color. Some are amber, oth-
ers orange or vivid green, while some
have two hues combined, dark and light
green or olive and yellow. These pecu-
liarities of form and color render the
fish marvelously like the kelp leaves
among which it seeks protection.
A number of these fish were placed
in the tanks of the zoological gardens,
where they might be observed. They
showed great uneasiness, some of them
even leaping from the tank. Another
tank was prepared, where the natural
surroundings of the fish were imitated
as nearly as possible. A branch of ma-
crocystis, with leaves hanging in the
water, was suspended over the tank.
The most uneasy of the fish were placed
in the new home, and their change of
. feeling was soon evident. One swam at
once to the kelp leaves and poised it-
self, head downward. Another, with
head poised upward, became a remark-
able imitation of the hanging leaves in
shape and color. The fish made no
further effort to escape.
Another inhabitant of the kelp beds is
an olive green crab, which clings to the
under side of the kelp tangles. This
crab also showed great uneasiness
when it was placed in a tank. When
the kelp was introduced it crawled up-
on it and was at once almost invisible,
so much did it resemble the kelp leaves.
Another crab makes itself look exactly
like a rough stone. When it is alarmed
it draws up its legs and appears a bit
of inanimate stone.
Several deep sea spiders which had
been found at a depth of 800 feet were
kept in a tank for several weeks. When
taken from the dredging net they were
a dark brown, though presumably the
spot where they came from was so dark
that they could scarcely have been seen.
Yet even this type of apparently slug-
gish life had sufficient intelligence to
realize that in the light of tue tank it
was a conspicuous object, so it began
to add seaweed to its back. The sea-
weed was plucked, then passed to the
mouth and finally attached not to the
back, but to the point of the shell above
the mouth so that it fell over the back
like a gorgeous plume, making the crab
very conspicuous. But when it was
startled the plume of seaweed would
point upward and the crab would be-
come a rock with a tuf f seaweed
growing upon it, well ¢ ated to de-
ceive the most observing enemy.—New
York Herald.
Did Not Go to Roost.
A matter of fact mind, like Mrs. Sal-
ter’s, is a comfort to the person who
has it and a never ending delight to
the person's friends.
“I suppose you went to bed with the
chickens while you were away,” said
one of the neighbors after Mrs. Salter
had returned from her vacation visit to
a farm,
“No, indeed,” said Mrs. Salter indig-
nantly. “They were very neat, quiet
people, though they've never had city
advantages. We had rooms in the
front of the house, on the second story,
and the chickens slept somewhere at
the back of the house. We never saw
them after sunset, and we were there
nearly three weeks. I am sure farming
people are often more particular than
we have been led to suppose.”—
Youth's (‘fompanion.
Not Old Age.
“Weel, John, how are you today?’
asked a Scottish minister on meeting
one of his parishioners.
“Gey weel, sir; gey weel,” replied
John cautiously; “gin it wasna for
the rheumatism in the richt leg.”
“Ah, John, be thankful, for there is
no mistake you are getting old like the
rest of us, and old age doesn’t come
alone.”
“Auld age, sir,” returned John. “I
wonder to hear ye. Auld age has
naething tae dae wi't. Here's my
ither leg jist as auld, an’ it’s soond an’ |
soople yet.”
Hard Case For Wreckers,
Looking over the storm swept Pent-
land firth, with its dangerous rocks and
fierce currents, I remarked to the Ork-
ney pilot, “This must be a great place
for wrecks.”
“Wracks, man!” he shouted. “There's
mony a braw farm in Orkney got out
0’ wracks, but the Breetish govern-
ment has put a leethoose here and a
leethoos there, and yon,” pointing te
the double lighthouse on the Skerries,
“yon’s twa. There is no chance of
wracks for a puir fisher body noo.”--
Cornhill Magazine.
Had a Long Ladder.
Little Dot (seeing some workmen on
a tall spire)—Oh, mamma, there go
some folks up to heaven. Mamma—
Heaven is a long way above that stee-
ple, my dear. Little Dot—I guess it is,
‘cause they’s taking a ladder up with
them.
Stoicism Worthy of the Name.
Younger Sister—What is stoicism?
Elder Sister—Stoicism is the ability to
congratulate the fiancee of the man
you wanted to marry without showing
any disappointment.—Cincinnati Com-
mercial Tribune.
A torn jacket is soon mended, but
hard words bruise the heart of a child.
—Longfellow.
ER
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Speed of A Rauler. VIN-TE-NA for Depressed Feeling, Ex- McCalmont & C
AALS Qe
; rah Gi bausted Vitality, Nervous Debility and
In this wide world there are several | Diseases requiring a Tonic Strengthening
things that are swifter than a rattle- | Medicine. It cures quickly by making
snake, writes A. W. Rolker in Pear- | Pure Red Blood and replenishing the Blood
son’s, but they can probably be count- | Supply. Benefit Guaranteed or money re-
ed on the fingers of one hand. One of | funded. All druggists.
these things is a bullet, whereby hangs mmm es —
the explanation why it is easy to shoot
the head off a rattle, although a marks- Saddlery.
man finds it difficult to place a bullet m= mm
along the fat seven foot line between
Zhe neck of the reptile and the tip of FIER 81 YEARS
its tail. i 1°57 ANNUAL PUBLIC SALE
It has long been regarded as a curi- The Jrize bayer 8, Sposted ~——AT OUR—
ous coincidence that even the man not buys. - : RE a
famed for accuracy has had no trouble | : : BT VAREHOUSE 4 YAR,
is Siew hi head of 5 diamond 7 Yous y Input ey atl a SATURDAY, APRIL 1s%, 1905.
ack. n the diamond back country i. g d y :
only one explanation is offered for SS, ot increase in sales and still RE re s¥pEavD
this—it is the snake and not the man |“; ying. re AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
that does the aiming. : : Ln Machinery, Grain Separators, Clover Hul-
At close quarters the instant the Tus iam ot BO TD to uiungics, Capriages:
muzzle of a six shooter is thrust to- SCHOFIELD'S HARNESS here. See the big sale bills.
ward a rattlesnake the infallible eye \ A rare opportunity for farmers to buy at
catches the range, and in the fraction Are thir SACIORY thé Shots. De son Jang creas, either
of a twinkle the deadly head has align- Three first-class workmen kept busy all The Annual Public Sale being a good
ed itself. As the gun roars and darts winter making hie for she Sailer and buyer alike, the
its tongue of flame the head of the s ? ’ whys ope Xia gysiem.
creature is torn clean as if severed | AEAVY AND LIGHT HARNESS McCALMONT & CO.,
with a knife, and the viper lies writh- . A. C. McCrixToCK, _ BELLEFONTE, PA.
ing, emitting a defiant rattle even as OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE IN Aust. an
its grim, relentless heart ceases its FARM, TUG, BUGGY, SPRING !
beat. WAGON AND LIGHT DOUBLE ‘
DRIVING HARNESS.
CONSTANT BIRDS. OUR CHAIN HARNESS THIS
Baldheaded Eagles and Golden YEAR ARE CHEAPER AND
Woodpeckers Mate but Once. BETTER THAN EVER.
The married life of most birds could
be taken for a model even by members We have 51aige asvoriment of
of the human family. There is, for ——FINE TUG BRIDLES—
instance, the staid, dignified and home- do in different stv] w
ly baldheaded eagle, the glorious em- Tr call and examine
blem of the American republic. He our goods and get prices. Groceries Jewelry.
mates but once and lives with his one
mate until he or she dies. If left a
widower—even a young widower—the
baldheaded eagle never mates again.
He remains alone and disconsolate in
the nest on the rock crag or in’ the
branches of a tall pine that formed
his domicile while his mate was alive.
No other female eagle can tempt him
to forsake his disconsolate life. With
him, once a widower, always a wid-
ower.
The golden woodpeckers live in a
happy married state, mating but once.
If the male dies his mate’s grief is
lasting, and she lives a widowed bird
the rest of her life. So, too, the male
woodpecker never seeks another mate
after the death of his own. He taps
on a tree beside their nest day and
night trying to recall her; then at
length, discouraged and hopeless, he
becomes silent and never recovers his
gayety.—Chicago Tribune.
Castoria.
A 8 T OR 1 A
cC A 8. T 0 R 1 A
Cc A 8 T 0 BR I X
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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 30 years. Allow no
one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits,
[mitations and ‘‘Just-as-good’ are but Ex-
periments, and endanger the health of
Children—
Experience against Experiment
WHAT IS CASTORIA
Castorid 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 ana 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
New Advertisements.
PDE J. JONES
VETERINARY SURGEON.
A Graduate of the University of London
has permanently located at the PALACE
LIVERY STABLES, Bellefonte, where he
will answer all calls for work in his profes-
sion. Dr. Jones served four years under
State Veterinary Surgeon Pierson. Calls
by telephone will be answered promptly
day or night. 30-5-1y
F YOU WANT TO SELL
standing timber, sawed timber,
railroad ties, and chemical wood.
IF YOU WANT TO BUY
lumber of any kind worked or in
the rough, White Pine, Chestnut
or Washington Red Cedar Shing-
les, or kiln dried Millwork, Doors,
Sash, Plastering Lath, Brick, Ete.
0 to
P. B. CRIDER & SON,
48-18-1y Bellefonte, Pa.
Don’t pay the price for old
harness when you can buy new
for the same money. Don’t
ask us to compete with infer-
ior made goods,as we use only
the best material and employ
first-class workmen.
We have over 8IX HUN-
DRED DOLLARS WORTH OF
COLLARS, ranging in price
from $2 to $4. Don’t fail to see
these goods before buying.
Yours truly, for your trade,
JAMES SCHOFIELD,
Spring street,
7-37 BELLEFONTE, PA.
Williams’ Wall Paper Store
OU INTEND
BEAUTIFYING
HOME
THIS
SPRING
Certainly you do and we wish to call
your attention to the size and quality
of our stock of
asnsners WALL PAPEDB.....
It consists of 50,000 rolls of the most
beautiful and carefully selected stock
of Wall Paper ever brought
TO BELLEFONTE.
— SPECIALTIES ———
Our specialties consist of a large line
of beautiful Stripes, Floral De-
signe, Burlap Cloth Effects
and Tapestries.
Are right, ranging in price from 5c. to $1.00 per
roll. We have a large .line of Brown: Backs
at 5c. and 6c. per roll with match ceiling
and two band border at 2c. per yard.
Also a large assortment of White
Blanks at 6c. to 10c. per roll
and matched up in perfect
zombination.
Our Ingrains and Gold Papers are more beautiful
than ever before with 18in. blended borders
and ceilings to match, in fact anything
made in the Wall Paper line this year
we are able to show you.
ovrisivvore SKILLED WORKMEN............
Are necessary to put on the paper as it should be
put on. e have them and are able to do
anything in the business. We do
Painting,
Graining,
Paper Hanging,
House Decorating,
Sign Writing, Ete.
US AND BE CONVINCED...
Also dealers in
Picture and Room Moulding,
0il Paintings,
Water Colors,
Window Shades,
Paints,
Oils,
Glass, Ete,
S. H. WILLIAMS,
50-11
High street, BELLEFONTE, PA.
Typewriter.
PrEIstuRe VISIBLE TYPEWRITER.
THE ONLY PERFECT MACHINE MADE.
VISIBLE WRITING ; STRONG MANIFOLDER ; UNIVER-
SAL KEY-BOARD; LIGHT TOUCH RAPID ACTION.
| Price $75
|
| 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.
~ QECHLER & CO.
PURE FOOD STORE.
We carry a fall 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 tin pails, at
120., 250., and 450. 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 Walnuts but not equal
to the Marbots. Tine Almonds and
Mixed Nats.
EVAPORATED FRUITS.
Peaches 10c., 120., 15¢. and 18c. per
pound. Apricots 150., 18c. and 20c.
per pound. Prunes 5o., 8c., 10c. and
12c. per pound. Raisins 10c. and 120:
per pound, either seeded or unseeded.
Currants 10c. and 12¢. per pound.
Citron, Orange and Lemon Peel.
Dates, Figs and fine Table Raisins.
All tbese goods are well worth the
prices named on them and will give
good satisfaction.
MINCE MEAT.
The foundation of ourjMince Meat
is good sound lean beef, andfall 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 someof 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 bave been a difficult proposi-
tion, bunt we now have some fine fruit.
SECHLER & CO.
Pure Food and Fiue Groceries.
19-3 BELLEFONTE, PA.
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Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive
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A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest circu-
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Bone OFrice, 625 F Sr, Wasningron. D. C.
48-44-1y
FF: 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.
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| JPRACTICAL THINGS
FOR EVERYBODY 3
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Comb and Brush Sets, Hair Brushes,
Cloth Brushes,
Nail’ ‘ushes, Perfumes, Pocket Books,
Military Brushes,
Traveling Cases, Medicine Cases,
Card Cases, Cigar Cases, Pass Cases,
Shaving Sets, Manicure Sets, Shav-
ing Mirrors, Work Boxes, Match
%< Holders, Ash Trays, Soap Boxes,
Hand Bags, Tea Bells, Nut Picks,
Paper Knives, &e., &ec.
still
Br.
‘We know the qualily and price will =
suit you.
sill oth.
. GREEN’S PHARMACY CO.,
Bush House Block,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
44-26-1y
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Flour and Feed.
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(ues Y. WAGNER,
Brockeruorr Minis, Belueronte 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 Phoe-
nix Mills high grade brand. .
bss
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 i
47-19
NA FT A/T A/T AN VITA TL TI
ROOPSBURG.