rd —All soft food should be kept clean at all times. —Fowls should be provided with troughs for feeding, and these should be kept clean at all times. —Children will play in the mud, but we do not think mothers care to encourage such habits, —Fowls will eat iv filth, and apparently not object to it, but that is no reason why we should permit it. ~All soft food should be fed in this way. Grain, of course, should be fed in the scratching shed where the hens must soratch. —The claim that salt should be applied toasparagus beds is not supported by ex- periments. It destroys a number of weeds and performs mechanical service in the soil, but it is not a necessary fertilizer. —Get some eggplants from your dealer and set them out. Do not try to grow them from seed, nor attempt to grow them unless you are willing to carefally attend to them. A few plants will farnish an ample sup- ply. —QOkra is not extensively cultivated, but it is one of the best and most nourishing vegetables grown. For soups it cannot be excelled, and now is the time to put in the seed. Once started the crop is almost a sure one. —1f the ground should become filthy, remove the trough to where there is gravel or clean soil, and do not, for even one day, let the fowls gather up disease germs which propagate in the bare spots around the kitchen door. —Horns on a bull cause trouble; never any good. Now the wost sensible thing any and every cattle breeders’ association can do, isto put a premiam on a bull with horos off! Let such revision be made to every ‘‘scale of points.” — Asparagus in this section should now he plentiful. After the cutting season is over apply ground bone liberally before the plants are allowed to shoot up for seeding, and late in the summer cut down the stalks and barn them in order to destroy insect pests, =Every farmer should havea few grape vines. They serve as arbors or shade, and can be grown where they will not take up much space. All poaltry yards will beim- proved if grape vines are grown along the fences, and fowls will find shade under the overhanging branches in summer. —Potato beetles will attack the tomato vines if potatoes are not up, and it will be necessary to carefully look over tomato plants every day. Egg plants should be protected with wire gauze, or they will be eaten out almost before the} injury may be noticed, as the beetles prefer them even to the potato, feeding on every portion of the plant. — Plant the cabbage on land that has not grown cabbage for one or two years, and the crop will be less liable to disease. Af- ter the plants are well under way apply fertilizer around each plant two or three times during the season. Early cabbage may be treated in the same manner, but should be hoed oftener il they are to be forced in growth. —The gooseberry yields a large crop, if given care, and it should be more exten- sively grown, as there isa large demand and good prices for gooseberries every year, It should he grown in the sun (not in shady places), on rich soil, being mulched late in the fall. One point is to cut out some of the wood from the centre, to admit air and sanlight, which will partially serve as a preventive of mildew. —Young turkeys are difficult to rear, but the causes of loss may be traced to allow- ing them to go on damp grass, and by the attacks of the large gray lice on the heads, for which a drop or two of olive oil is an excellent remedy. These lice come from the hens to the chicks, and will not be no- ticed unless by careful searching on the skin of the heads and necks. Rub the oil on the skin with the Songer.” —Gluten meal is that portion of the corn left over alter the starch has been removed, and it is, therelore, a highly nitrogenous food. It ehould be fed in connection with other articles. When middliugs are used it is best to mix such foods with cut bay that has been sprinkled, as the unadulter- ated middlings are liable to cause indiges- tion. Bran and linseed meal form an ex- cellent combination at all seasons, and promote digestion. ~—Shearing the sheep should not be done while the Sghh are cold, unless they are put up at night in a warm place, nor should shearing be delayed too late, as the , wool will begin to come out. The Sheep isa very tender animal, and a sudden Shuijje xiven during damp or inclement w , by removing a heavy coat of wool, may cause them to take cold. With a listle care in housing them until they are accustomed to the change they will not be injured by shearing. —No vegetable grows quicker than the radish, and a few rows only are necessary to supply quite a large family. Radishes are unfit unless grown quickly and pulled at the proper time. As they are ordinarily grown the family i3 keps supplied from the same bed the radishes are bard and woody. Instead of so doing sow only of a row at a time. The way to bave o they should be; antil gel he season, to procure quite a number of packages, putting in the seed from a package ev week until oo late to sow them. By oy ing this method they may be bad in a crisp, tender state long after the usual first crop is bard or gone to seed. —Lima beavs are very profitable, il - ed green aud sold in the general oF ies. or by commission merchants. They are then sold in the hulle, though some shell them require considerable labor, as FOR AKD ABOUT WOMREN. DAILY THOUGHT. The greatest prayer is patience.— Buddha. A cross, ill-natured servant should never be retained after having once exhibited her temper. It is better to have a peaceful atmosphere in the bome and todo one’s own scrubbing and cooking thau to be at sword's point with some tyrant of the kitchen. When emploviog a housemaid or cook, explain the work exactly as it is. Don’t make it appear too easy. If there are inconveniences, tell about them beforehand. If the man of the family is likely to be late for dinner three times a week, put that anpleasantuess before the applicant, so she will. know what to ex- ————— —————————————— t. Explain that such annoyances are part of the work for which she is paid. The woman who permits a servant to fiounce around and slam dishes and look like an angry pirate ought to be bally-rag- ged by her maid. . The woman who is mistress of her home will stand that sort of thing juss about half a minute, or time in which to get her breath for a fine burst of oratory. Treat your servant with extreme kind- ness, but don’t permit her to run the house. That's your privilege and yonr pleasure, | and sometimes your despair. The bath bags can be used very nicely for face and body. Following is the ree- ipe: Take four pounds of fine oatmeal, two quarts of clean hran, one and one-half pounds of the best powdered orris root, one and one-half pounds of almond meal, one pound of hest white castile soap (powder- ed) aud three ounces of primrose sachet. Mix and keep in a glass jar, filling little cheesecloth bags as needed. They makea delightful cleansing lather, giving a soft velvetyness to the skin and whitening to the surface. Cleveland, May 18.—Members of the Cloak Manufactarers’ Association to-day determined what the style in woman's snit and cloak wear for the next year should be. The biggest question was length. The makers determined that the loose fitting cloaks should be 52 inches long next year. The tight-fits shall be from 50 to 55 inches, depending upon the size of the figure. Short jackets will he from 25 to 30 inches long in the rough goods. Fine goods are passe, Skirte shall no longer he designed to at- tract the eye to other factors in femivine beauty, but will be loose-fitting, long and of beauty themseives. Chicago and Pitts. burg stood out for shore skirts, fitting every cure of the figure. They were overruled, however. There are no longer hard aud fast rules for mourning. The old idea of biack bordered handker- chiefs, black enamel jewelry and sundry other small details once considered indis- pensable to the modish woman’s garb of grief, has been entirely dispelled. “I met Adelia on the street this morn- ing,’’ said a fashionable matron, ‘*‘looking oceans of unwept tears and done up in the longest crepe veil ber milliner could possi- bly pin on to her hat. Although she bas heen a widow only a | little over ¢ix mouths, she wore immense | pearl earrings, white ones, mark yoo, that | fell from tiny diamond etuds, and her | bandkerchiel was of sheer cambrie, elabor- | ately embroidered in white. | Her cloth gown was tailor made, put | fussee with hlack shiny Hercules braid, | and aronnd her neck she wore an elahorate | ruche of black chiffon. Quite different, wasn’t it, from the wid- | ow's weeds of a generation ago?’ Apple Dompliogs—Rub a teaspoonful of | shortening into a pint of flonr; add a tea- spoonful of baking powder and sufficient milk to make a rather sofs dough. Roll the crust out; cat into squares; put a pared, cored apple in the center, fold over ihe] corners. Stand in a greased pan; bake in a quick oven a half hour. Plain pie crust may also be used. Baked Apples—Wash and core the apples; cut the skin around near the top; this will keep the apple in shape; fill the core place with sugar; add a little water; bake in a moderately quick oven, basting once or twice. Cranberry Jelly—Wash a quart of cran- berries; put them into a porcelain or gran- ite kettle with a pint of water; boil until the cranberries pop; press through a calan- der; reheat, add a pound of sugar; hoil about five minates and turn into a wold. Cranberry Pancake—DMake a crust pre- cisely the same as for apple dumplings; roll thin; line a pie dish or a ob tin; fill it with nocooked cranberries; ponr over a balf cop of molasses, or add a balf cup of brown sugar and a little water. Bake thir- ty minotes in a quick oven. Mrs. Rorer lectured on ‘‘Cheap Meat Dishes,’ giving these recipes: — Rollzd Flank Steak—Select a large flank steak; score it; cover it with chopped par- sley; dust it with salt and pepper; roll it with the grain; tie it: pus this in a baking pan, cover the bottom of the pan with hos water, add a slice of onion, a little chop- ped parsley and a bayleal. Stand the pan 0 a very hot oven and bake one hour, bast- ing frequently. Serve with tomato sauce. Goulash—Cut pieces of lean beef into cubes of as inch; to each pound allow a tablespooutal of batter, and have ready a finely chopped onion. Pat the batter and onion in a saucepan and shake until slight. ly browned; then edd the meat; shake until the meat is well seared; then add two- tablespoonfuls of flour; mix a pint of stock; add a chopped chill, a tablespoonfal of Eaprica, a Sespouniol of salt anda tea- spoonful of chicken boquet; stew until the meat is tender; serve with spaghetti. Cannelon—Chop one pound of lean meat; mix with it a half cup of finely chopped nuts, a cup of bread crumbs, a teaspoonful of salt, a tablespoonful of grated onion, a dash of pepper and a raw egg. Form into a roll; wrap in a sheet of writing paper; bake in a quick oven one-half hour. Serve with brown or tomato sauce. dat, % ne, die ean everybody knows, by In using soft water and ablation and ao emollient . But in addition, frio- agent. tion is a most valuable HE HAD HIS DOSE. An Ingident of the Terrible Battle of Montmirail. In February, 1814, the French army made a heroic stand against the allied forces of Europe, and in one week re- trieved for a short but glorious period its lost prestige. Though composed largely of half raw recruits, it escaped from the very center of 220,000 fees, attacked an army of 70,000 men, won | 4 battles and captured 68 cannon, § | generals and 28.000 prisoners! After the terrible 2ht at Montmirall Major Bancel, : " surgeon to the guard, was attending the wounded as well as he could, close behind the col- umns still engaged. Looking up from sone unfortunate man whose wounds he was dressing, he perceived within a short distance an old mounted chas- seur of the guard, who was tranquilly smoking his pipe and watching the surgeon. Baneel did not at first pay any at- tention to him. By and by he noticed the man again, still in the same pos- ture, tranquilly smoking his pipe. “What are you doing there?’ cried the surgeon. “Smoking.” answered the | “Dees the major forbid me to smoke?” “What!" retuned the officer. “Aren't you ashamed to be loafing around here while your comrades are covering themselves with glory?” The chasseur blew out a cloud of smoke and, driving his right spur into his steed, made him execute a half turn. Then he sald, taking his pipe out of his mouth: “Look, major, nave got my dose as it is? anything more?” The major looked. The chasseur's leg was shot off half way between the knee and the ankle, so that his left foot was hanging and dangling against his horse. The veteran's question required no answer. But it may be surmised what care and attention the surgeon lavished on the imperturbable chas- seur. LINCOLN’S GROCERY. Result of One Partner's Hunger and the Other Partner's Thirst. A giant in stature, he was as awk- ward as he was strong. His rustic ap- pearance was enhanted by an ill fitting suit of homespun. Thus at the head of the ox team he made his debut in the outer world, without means, without education, without influence. This may seem a sorry beginning, but let it be remembered that if on that day he had graduated from Harvard in a fashion- able coat the gates of history would probably have been closed against him, Mr. Lincoln's first business venture resulted in downright failure. He formed a partnership with one Berry, under the firm name of Berry & Lin- coln, to carry on a grocery, for the pur- chase price of which the firm note was given. Berry was a jolly, irresponsible soul, who was born thirsty and who gave his undivided attention to that Don’t you think I Can I do | part of the stock known as “wet gro- ceries.” Mr. Lincoln, on the other hand, having a keen appetite, devoted himself to the crackers and cheese, smoked herrings and other edibles at the dry end of the shop. This happy adjustment rivaled the familiar case of Jack Sprat and his congenial spouse, i but the meager stock could not long | withstand the inroads of hunger at the one end and thirst at the other, and a crisis came which required the sale of the remnant of stock. The purchaser defaulted, and Mr. Lincoln was left to pay all the labilities—a task which plagued him for several years. There- by he had impressed upon him a legal proposition that a partner is liable in solido. It is related that Mr. Lincoln bought a barrel of a customer, in the bottom of which, among other rubbish, was found a copy of “Blackstone's Com- mentaries.” This was a great find for the law student, but as the book there- after engrossed his attention the gro- cary husiness collapsed. Thus ended the first lesson.—J. V. Quarles in Put- nam’'s, A “Jumbie Bird” In the West Indies is found a bird called the sunset bird, because half an hour before sunset and half an hour before sunrise it utters its peculiar cry of “Soleil coucher!” The natives call it a “jumbie bird” (a bird possessed of the devil) and say that to kill it would bring death to its slayer. Another bird found in the same region is the “Sou- friere bird,” which makes its home near the volcano of Soufriere, and among the natives there is a strong be- lief that the first individual to see this bird will die, while the most horrible torture by evil spirits awaits the man who kills it.—Minneapolis Journal. Call Early For Good Ones. At the end of a big ball one of the guests went into the cloakroom at 3 in the morning to put on his things, and the attendant came forward with a coat. “That isn't my coat,” sald the guest. “Mine is a perfectly new one.” “A new one? Oh, I haven't any new coats left after half-past 12.” —Sourire, The Human Brain. The human brain has not steadlly increased since paleolithic times, and as Professor Lankester tells us, by way of concrete illustration, the brain of Isaac Newton was not much larger than that of an Australian black.— London Outlook. Wonderful Effect. Mrs. Money Bags—I hear you have spent a great deal of your time in Italy? Mrs. Parvenu—Oh, yes, my dear; we're quite Italicized.—Prince- ton Tiger. The tears of the night equal the smiles of the day.—Rousseau. BLEEDING A KING. Louis XIV., a Greedy Physician and an Unscrupulous Surgeon. In 1693, when Louis XIV. began to feel the first touches of age, his physi. cians ordered him to be bled once a month, That duty was of course in- | trusted to Marechal, his Irish surgeon. i There was at the time in Paris, says the British Medical Journal, a young brother of the craft who conceived the idea of making his fortune by bleed- ing the king. The enterprise was diffi- cult, but he knew that the most solid doors can often be opened with a gold- en key, Following the advice of Iago, he put money in his purse and sought an in- troduction to Antoine Daquin, the king's chief physician. The negotia- tion was conducted on a strict busi- ness footing. Daquin, who was known to love money, was told that 10,000 crowns were deposited with a notary who had instructions to transfer the sum to him as soon as the surgeon had got the job. It was not an easy thing to manage, as Marechal never left the king. One | day, however; he asked permission to man. | i i | leave Versailles for three days. Da- quin seized the opportunity to intro- duce his protege, whom he had ready at hand for the purpose. [Feeling the king's pulse one morning, as usual, he pretended to be alarmed at its strength and volume and ordered the illustrious patient to he bled forthwith. As Marechal was away, the king hesitat- ed, but fear soon made him yield to his physician's proposal. The young surgeon bled the king, and Daquin got Lis money. In the meantime a message had been dispatched for Marechal, who was not far off. Ilo returned to Versailles in haste and was much surprised to find that the king, whom he had left in the best of health, had been bled. He was not on friendly terms with Daquin, and he quickly grasped the situation. Ie went to see the young surgeon and forced him to disclose the whole plot. When the king learned the truth, he flow into a terrible rage, ordered Da- quin to be arrested and placed the mat- ter in the hands of the council of state. That obsequious body, after a very short deliberation, unanimously voted that the physician who had trafiicked in the blood of the king deserved death. The royal wrath, however, subsided to some extent, and he graciously spared Daquin’s life, but deprived him of his office and exiled him from the court to Quimper-Corentin. The too greedy physician did not long survive his dis- grace.~London Standard. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Cheerfulness is a great aggravation to an angry man, Nearly every one thinks he Is a good judge of human nature, You can't do anything very well if youn don't want to do it. It is uot difficult to prove you are right from your own point of view, How peovle economized in the old lays! But not many people do it now. Some men would do wonderful things It some little thing were not in the way. When a boy wants a favor from his parenis he asks his father's permission and tells his mother he is going to do it. The average friendship is wrecked upon the fact that the average per- son's idea of a friend is some one he can impose upon.—Atchison Globe. Burro Drivers Carry Candles. In Mexico all vehicles, be they hand- cart, automobile or anything between, must carry a light at night. This rule or law is rigidly enforced. Even the drivers of the poor little burro or mule carts, on their two wheels, must carry a light. So, rather than buy lanterns, which cost money, they take a dip candle, and wrapping it in a bit of newspaper to shield it from the wind carry it in their left hand as they drive along homeward from work after even- ing has fallen. The effect is striking, as the light falling strongly on the In- dian driver throws the face of the man into strong relief against the darkness. —Modern Mexico. English Jurors’ Remuneration. The scale of remuneration of English common jurymen is absurd. In a civil case In England a common juryman is allowed 5 shillings ($1.25) a day for “a view"”—that is, for inspecting any prop- erty or thing in dispute—but otherwise he is, in law, not entitled to any re- muneration. It is usual, however, in the high court to give him a fee of 1 shilling and in the counties 8 pence. Special jurymen receive much higher remuneration. The fee in the county court is 1 shilling a case, in the may- or's court 2 pence and in the London sheriff's court 4 pence.—~Chambers' Journal, Not Hopeful, “'Tis a fine, elegant husband you have, ma'am,” sald Maggie. “Him and me was talkin’ about Ireland this mornin’. He's traveled as far as many a gentleman. And there ain't many husbands as good to their wives, ma'am. Look how he brings you let- tuces and things from the market. But dear, dear! That kind never lives long.”"—Newark News. Independent Criticism. A little girl sat gazing fixedly at the new bonnet of one of her mother's vis- itors until the caller smilingly asked, “Dc you like it, my dear?” The child innocently replied: “Yes, I do. Mamma and Aunt Milly said it was a perfect fright, but it doesn’t frighten me a bit.” He who commits an injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suf- fers it.—Plato. A Reekless Travelers. Imagine two people starting off for a journey of years, in an entirely unknown country, full of perils and of pitfalls, and haviog no map to guide them, no knowl- edge to guard them in their travels. That is the condition of most young married people. Their courage;is magnificent, bus it avails nothing. Like the path of some desert caravan marked hy bleaching bones, the path of life is covered with the me- morials of human failure. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser is designed for such people. It garners in its thousand and odd pages, the wisdom of centuries. It treats of the vital questions that affect parents and offspring. It treats plain truth in plain words. This hook is sent free on receips of stamps to pay expense only. Send 21 one-cent stamps for paper-covered hook, or 31 stamps for handsome cloth covered, Address Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Many » man who has his price gives himeel! away. Medical. a es IKE OLD FRIENDS. THE LONGER YOU KNOW THEM THE BET- TER YOU LIKE THEM. Doan's Kidney Pills never fail you. Bellefonte people know this, Read this Bellefonte case, Read how Doan's stocd the test For many years, It's local testimony and can be investigated, J. 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