£ 4 u i] REE TEE . FARM NOTES. —Filthiness and uncleanliness in food tend toward disease. —A sow that does not prove a good mother should be discharged. —The ducks ought to have some animal food, or they will not lay fertile eggs. —All the good qualities belonging to the oi not be found in any single br —1If there is and coarseness in either side Jet it be with the sow rather than the boar. —A petfectly formed animal does not need a great amount of fat to make the best appearance. —A variety of food will help to keep the hens healthy and will also be good for the egg production. —To select good layers begin by elim- inating the lazy hens. A lazy hen bas no place in a flock of breeding birds. —Ordinarily a goose will hateh out her own eggs and rear goslings in her own way better than it can be done for her. —With hogs one of the plainest indica- tions that they have heen crowded with feed when too young is the breaking down in the feet. —Charcoal is a good regulator and should be fed occasionally to the young chicks. Mix is in their mash or feed it dry, just as you please. —The kitchen scrips will be quite an item toward the feed of a small flock of hens and they will give better returns for them than the pigs will. —The cost of keeping a hen on the farm is less than 50 cents a year. An average hen will lay ten dozen eggs a year. Good layers will lay many more. —The pulling out here and there of an objectionable feather may never be discov- ered in the show room, but they will make their influence felt in future geverations. —Ia dressing ducks for warket, it is sometimes impecssible to pick all of the down off. Grease your hands and rab all over the duck. It will look much nicer. —No single grain ration meets the entire wants of the young growing or fattening animal. In all cases and especially with pigs a good variety gives the best results. —Dast, cobs and other filth should not be allowed to accumulate on the feeding floors. Cleanliness in the feeding places will aid materially in maintaining health. —Land that bas been limed gives good results with heets, carrots, parsnips, peas and beans, even when fertilizer is applied. Lime is also excellent when applied on grass lands. —The custom of loading farm wagons go that the heaviest weight is upon the front wheels is all wrong, and adds materially to the draft. The heaviest weight shonld be carried by the hind wheels. This has been proved by official and careful teste. —In laying drains it is best to cover each joint with a collar, so fisted that the goil will not work in and fill the tile. If the bottom of the ditch is cut down to a point exactly the size of the tile the latter will not move laterally nor cause trouble. It is best to make it seonre and-safe in the first place. —Select seed corn that bas been kept in a dry place, as that in the orib, if it was exposed last winter, may be injured toa certain extent. Dampness in winter is not favorable to seed corn, as the corn will not stand freezing and thawing. Careful farm- ers hang the ears in the barn loft, so as to permit of the corn becoming perfectly dry. —Peach trees will not bear forcing with stimalating manares, even in sandy soil, as such forcing will cause an overgrowth, avd the fruit buds will drop off in the spring when the sap starts and the buds begin $0 swell. Do not plant on ground rich enough to grow ovions, or the trees will make late owth and produce unripe wood that may winter-killed. —All animals fatten more readily dor- ing the warm season than when the weath- er is cold, which fact should not be over- looked in feeding. The same quantity of food which was necessary to keep an aui- mal in good condition last winter may cause it to hecome excessively fat il the ration is continued in quantity during the spring and summer. —Age has no effect whatever upon the lay- ing or paying qualities of geese. The rule is that geese increase in prolificacy with years. They lay as many eggs 20 years old as they did when only two or three years old aud the fertility of the same is better. Of course, a proper keeping and feeding must have been practiced at all times. Fat geese are non-producers. A solid grain ration is detrimental to good resalts. A grass-run and liberty aod a little oats at night daring the winter season are best. ~The warm weather is acceptable to string beans, especially if the season is not too dry. The green varieties are hest for pickling, but there is nothing to compare with the German wax for the table.thoagh they are not so prolific as the majority of the other kinds. Plant them every two weeks for a succession. A row of them planted every week is better, and if the garden is rightly managed in that way it surprising how many different crops can be grown, as it is not necessary to wait. ~Cuttings can he started in pots of san- dy compost, with a glass tumbler over to confine the woisture, and kept from the son for two or three davs. Then place the pots in the warmest window, exposed to the southeast. Wet sand is also excellent for growing cuttings, and they will start quick- er than compost. A shallow pan is prefer- able: fill itnp with sand (notsea sand), sopping wet, then press in the cuttings tightly, and keep them wet. When the leaves show themselves, in two or three days, trausplant into pots filled with light, sandy loam. After Halioga day or two they may have auple sanshine and suffi- cient water to keep them moist. Cuttings taken from the fresh growth of a plant strike best. It is better to break off a branch of geraninms than to cut it, il it breaks easily. Cuttings of roses, heliotrope, eto., will grow taken off at the janotion of the old wood should be cut off just bud, as the roots start aod if a bud is not left near the base the cutting is liable to decay i ‘8 i | | and elaborate. at 3 ne | with or without a narrow ruffle on the | “Little Dick.” FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN, DAILY THOUGHT. Beat peace with all your life brings. Se at ! rest in your soul.—Horatio Dresser. Spring neckwear is varied enough this season to please the most exacting woman, for plain stiff linen collars worn with man- nish bowties are quite as correct as elabo- | rate lace and embroidered stocks and col- | lars, and there are so many different models that almost auy style may he used with tailored shirt waists or lingerie | blouses. One of the newest features of these wash pieces is a long jahot effect rafile worn di- rectly on the front of the waist These are fastened to the collars and are either tuok- ed in at the belt line or are pinned to the sides of the blonse and allowed to hang practically loose. These may be plain, consisting of braid linen centre with nar- row ruffles on either side, or made quite decorative with an embroidered centre or- namented with fluted ruchings of net on either side. Though not as novel as long ties, the shower-like varieties made to sheer linen | with embroidered flowers or medallions of | lace inserted are attractive and will be much worn with pique and madras bod- | ices. As to the round lace collars and cuffs | gets, they will be particularly popular during the springs and summer months, | because they give a dressy finish to other- ! wise plain hlouses and are readily put on | when one is in a hurry. Children will use full round lace neck- i pieces during the coming season. These | may be either plain and narrow or deep Embroidered stiff collars edge will again he favorites. The elbow sleeve is doomed. All the nitra-smart gowns show a tendency to run to the other extreme and the fashionable creations for the Ascot races are equipped not only with the full length, but the ex- tension sleeve. The latest edict of the cnstomers is that they shall reach the knuckles. While the woman with pretty arms have revealed in the freedom of the past two years which enable them to display this | particular charm to the fullest advantage with the addition of beautiful bracelets their less favored sisters are now having complete revenge. Some sleeves compro- mise with a goffered fril of lace or lawn at the wrist, hut as the soft material .is apt to fall baok an elastic band is hidden in the fullness through which the thumb is slip. ped, thos keeping the band veil in place. The fashion is the reincarnation of the much-piotnred Marie Stuart sleeve. It promises to have an enormous vogne and thas far has had at least one good result. The price of kidekin, which had risen ah- norwally since the reign of the elbow sleeve, is now rednced to its normal level. Colored voiles made over white founda- tions have a big following, the new rasp- berry reds being among the most popular | tones for such use. Skirts of opaque ma- terials are plain in the smartest models. Others are trimmed on the hip and hem section, bat less down the front panel than last winter. A smart gown seen lately bad the sides of the skirs trimmed with a! zigzag design done in ilk gimp with fray- | ed tassels. Draped corsages, especially | those of ficha effect. are leaders. The increase of sleeve, in size is the only | startling innovation of the spring, and just | what it will end in only next fall's open- ings will tell. Tan shoes are the rage this season in foot- gear. In shades they run the gamut from light champagne, a popular tone, through the ruddy browns. Russet tones are, in | fact, in the greatest demand and the shoe | dealer is baving bis bands tall to meet the | sitnation with a sufficient supply. The same is true of s ookings, which must | match the shoes, though mills work over- | time and tradespeople are put ono their wits’ end to obtain them fast enough. “The feature of the season,”’ the head of | a big wholesale stocking house said this week, “is tap colored hoisery, and they | are scarcer than hens’ teeth.’ While tan color is to be the tailor leader for ordinary wear iu both shoes and | hosiery, shoes that must match gowns in | colors are driving the shoe man to strong language. ‘‘You can't make the women | understand,’’ the buyer of a big establioh. ment said this week in dispair —be Lad | forgotten that there's none so wise the | woman who can’t understand when it's | folly to be wise. ‘They demand slippers | made in the most deticate tints of leather | aud it is impossible to turn them out satis. | factorily. A slipper is made wrong side | cat and turned and the exigencies of the | work require that it shall be wet. Now | every one knows that to wet a skin of deli- | cate color is to injare its color. Itisim. | poseible to match up skins and fabries sat- | sfactorily under such conditions.” One of the daintiest developments of | the season is the kid slipper pin-striped | with silk of a contrasting tone. The stripe is machine stitching and is of biack or any color on white kid, or of white on black or colored kid. Such slippers are finished at the instep with a trim little leather bow or with a jewelled silver or gilt buckle. These backles come in elaborate antique designs | and are immensely pepular jost now. | The cloth top hoot is in very high vogue | and bide fair to increase in favor as the sea- son waxes. Next fall and winter are sure to see the fashion at its climax. Corkscrew serge is the favorite material. It can be | had in any shade or tone. Very smart | boots of the kind come in tan color, the cloth of the top being inset with a leather piping on the front and back seams. Nar- row leather straps are also used to finish the front and back seams. There's an air abont these shoes that the shoeman calle “snappy. something between French and American in look." A decided innovation is the congress | gaiter, which in its modern manifestation | hears about the same relation to its old-time | type as the coquettish gypsy poke at the | milliner’s does to the antigue cape honuet. The new congress has the elastio sides, but there its likeness to the original ends. It comes with a cloth top of any color to match the gown with which it is worn and with patent leather vamps. Along the in- step three buttons the color ofthe cloth are placed for a finish. The woman with a high instep and narrow foot can wear such a shoe to perfection. Batton aud lace boots with patent leather vamps aod colored suede tops to match gowns are another feature. The assortment of pum and ties isa large one this year, es ly the latter. The two-eyelet Gibson and the one-eyelet sailor ties are particularly prominent. The sailor comes in white canvas or buckskin or in leather of any tone, with ribbon hows and Louis XIV, heels. Tan colored ties, it is thought, will be as well liked with white linen suits the coming season as white ties. DICE WENT OVERBOARD. How a Regiment of Crap Shooters Was Converted at Sea. Five hundred pairs of dice are lying on the bottom of the Atlantic ocean somewhere off the east coast of the United States unless the fishes swallow pd tein and carried them away. The spotted cubes were thrown overboard by the negroes of the Twenty- -third | Kansas regiment during a violent storm at sea, the sacrifice having been prompted by penitence. It was while the negro regiment was on board the ship Vigilancia en route to Cuba in September, 1808, shat a storm, says the Kansas City Star, converted a score of boisterous crap games into a fervent religious meeting. The Twenty-third Kansas went from Topeka to New York city and from there sailed for Cuba. There was no sleep on board the Vigilancia the first night out. It is said that practically all of .the negroes who were not pros- trated with seasickness were shooting | craps. The scene is described as one of | mingled suffering and excitement. The distressed pleaded for quiet and rest. but were unheeded by the noisy gam- blers. Above the cries and moans of the | suffering sueh language as this could be heard in different parts of the ves- sel: “It's 'leven, an’ I know it.” “Shoot de money.” “Didn't I get a coon? Late at night, while the games were running high, a violent storm broke suddenly upon the sea. When the wind struck the Vigilancia a rudder was broken and she whirled round and round and then dipped down into the hollow of a mighty wave. The shock was unexpected, and In a mo- ment the soldiers were experiencing all of the horrors of a storm at sea. The negroes grabbed up the dice and loose change and huddled together like cat- tle, some of them moaning and others too frightened to utter a sound. The storm raged for an hour, the goldiers thinking that every moment would be the last. Fortunately there was a negro preacher on board, the Rev. John L., Waller. It was for him to rise to the occasion. He gathered a crowd of negroes around him and spoke thus: “Brethren, the Lord sent this storm on the heads of sinful crap shooters. If we want to be saved, let us pray.” Then he dropped down on his knees and his voice was heard praying above the noise of the storm. The soldiers joined with the preach- er in his prayer. In a short time lam- entations, moans and promises could be heard on every hand. It was a re- vival meeting in earnest. Nearly ev- ery one of the S00 soldiers was elther singing or praying. The whole regi- ment was “converted” in a very few minutes, But the rough cea continued. The colored preacher felt that something further must be done. An inspiration came to him. There must be a sacri- fice. “Our prayers and songs don't pre- vail!” he shouted. “There's something wrong. Prethren, the dice must go into the sea!" The suggestion had only to be made. The dice were tossed into the angry waters, about 500 pairs. Some of the negroes also threw in the money which they had wen with the dice. In half an hour after the dice went the storm abated. The Rev. John L. Waller held reli- gious services at frequent intervals during the rest of the voyage. Tiey were always well attended. At each | meeting he told his hearers that the prayers of the righteous had saved the wicked. Then he urged them all to remain steadfast. Nothing was said about crap shoot- ing during the rest of the voyage. Shortly after the soldiers landed in Cuba there was a pay day. Then it was that a backslider tried to borrow | some dice, but not a single pair could be found in the regiment. They had all been consigned to the sea. This was a condition that could not Iagt. An ingenious negro soldier stole an ivory billiard ball from a Cuban pool hall and whittled out a pair of { dice. He sold them for $12. Presidential Nicknames. Washingion was nicknamed the Fa- ther of His Country, Americus Fabius, the Cincinnatus of the West, Atlas of America, Lovely Georgius (a sarcastic nickname applied by the English sol- | diery), Flower of the Forest, Deliverer of America, Stepfather of His Coun- try (applied by bitter opponents during his presidency), and Savior of His Country; Adams was nicknamed Co- lossus of Independence; Jefferson, Sage of Monticello and Long Tom; Madison, Father of the Constitution; Monroe, Last Cocked Hat; J. Q. Adams, Old Man Eloquent; Jackson, Old Hickory, Big Knife and Sharp Knife, Hero of New Orleans, Gin'ral and Old Hero; Van Buren was Little Magician, Wiz- ard of Kinderhook and King Martin the First; Harrison, Tippecanoe, Old Tip and Washington of the West; Ty- ler, Young Hickory and Accidental President; Polk, Young Hickory; Tay- lor, Rough and Ready, Old Buena Vista and Old Zach; Fillmore, the American Louis Philippe; Pierce, Purse; Bu- chanan, Old Public Functionary, Bach- elor President and Old Buck. Resemblance, “It is easy to see that the baby takes after me,” Mr. Nupaw asserted. “He is as bald as I am, his eyes are brown as are mine, he resembles me in fea- tures, he'— “Also,” cut in the wife as the kid set up a howl for his noonday meal, “he goes after the bottle about as often as you do.” Mrs. Nupaw did all the talking for the rest of the evening. — Bohemian Magazine, Dad Murphy's Brevity. Old Dad Murphy, as he was affec- tionately known to the boys on the road, was a conductor on a trunk line tiansporting large shipments of live siock from the west. Dad had been in the service so long that the rules of 1ulironding had become second nature to him, and the result of the superin- ft udent's frequent orders to the train- sen to answer with military brevity 1!l questions and messages, especially tuoxe by telegraph, to relieve the bur- den on the wires had reduced Dad to habitually short, concise replies, even to his conversation. On a baking hot July day, when not a breath of air was stirring and the sun beat on the car roofs till the pitch pulled the soles off the brakeman's shoes, Dad in looking over the train discovered that eight bogs had succumbed to the heat. When passing the next telegraph sta- tion he threw off a message to the su- perintendent: Burhans, Supt.—Eight hogs dead acc't heat, advise. MURPHY, No. 8. At the second telegraph office he re- ~eived his answer: Murphy, Condr. 78.—What is the present condition of the hogs? Ans. qk. BURHANS. Dud grunted, shifted his quid of fine cut and wrote as follows: Burhans, Supt.—Hogs still dead. MURPHY, 8 ~--Judge's Library. What He Lost. A traveling man was leaning against the counter in the hotel gazing dis- consolately at the floor, “Lose something?’ queried the hotel cierk. A nod of the head answered. “Was it very valuable?” Twice with the nod. “Sure you had it when you came in here?” A third nod. His face was growing wistful, “You should have put it in the safe.” “Could not have done that very well” His voice quivered. The clerk stretched his neck and gasped, “Why, what was it?” “It was,” the traveling man began, but he choked—*it was—my job.” “Oh, pardon me a minute, the phone is ringing.” And the clerk tiptoed soft- ly away. A dismal stillness reigned.— San Francisco Chronicle. Onion as a Disinfectant. There is, writes a London correspond- ent, n stratum of common sense in the advice given by a north country teacher to her scholars, “If you have cholera or scarlet fever in the house, put some onions under the bed and they will sweep away all disease,” for the onlon proved its virtue in a remarkable way years ago, when cholera raged through- out London. It was noticed with sur- prise that one of the most insanitary districts—Saffron Hill and its neigh- borhood—wns almost exempt from the visitation. The majority of the inhab- itants being Italians were great onion eaters, and strings of this vegetable were found suspended from the ceiling in nearly every room. The medical officer of health concluded that the onion, among its many virtues, con- tains a powerful antidote against chol- era morbus and possibly other diseases, Hugo and Verdi. Verdi labored long before he per- suaded Vietor Hugo, who was vexed that the tragic beauties of his “Le Roi S'Amuse” had been turned into operatic effects, to attend a perform- ance of “Rigoletto.” He succeeded at length, and Hugo sat in the box with the composer and listened to the op- era. But not a word did he speak. Verdi's impatience got the better of him, and he asked: “Well, what say you—about the quar- tet, for instance?” “Show me a way in which four per- sons can be permitted to speak simul- taneously,” replied the poet, “and I will write something more beautiful than your quartet.” Early Dentistry. The art of dentistry was practiced among the Egyptians and Etruscans, and there are evidences in mummies and skulls that In very ancient times teeth were filled and efforts were made to supply the loss of natural by arti- ficlal teeth. The first writer on the treatment of diseased teeth was Ga- len. The science was introduced into America by John Greenwood, who es- tablished himself in New York in 1788, In 1790 and again in 1795 he carved in ivory an entire set of teeth for General Washington. Chronic. “Opposition, opposition; nothing but opposition!” “What's the matter, dear?’ “My parents objected when I wanted to marry him, and now he kicks be- cause I want a divorce.”—Louisville Courier-Journal. Nature and Man. Huxley was once talking to Sir Wil- liam Gull about the healing power of nature. “Stuff!” sald Gull. “Nine times out of ten nature does not want to cure the man. She wants to put Lim in his coffin.”"—London Telegraph. His Explanation. “Henry,” whispered Mrs Smithers, straightening up in bed, “what's that noise in the library?’ “Must be history repeating itself,” muttered Henry drowsily. “Go to sleep!” Not at All Easy. “On, it's easy! Easy as taking candy from a baby.” “Basy, eh? Ever try to take candy from a baby ?’—Pittsburg Post. He that is proud eats up himself.— Shakespeare. IY is made of nitre, re. charooa acon. 0d nied with proper pioper proportions us nt y m w and sulphur with- out ou . exact and commingling have no more explosion value than com- mon dirt. The nourishment of the body is made out of the food which is eaten; bread, meat, potatoes, etc. But unless this food is perfectly mixed in the stomach with the digestive juices it is asi ble of nour- jshment as the unmixed elements of gun posider are of explosion. For this reason ealth cannot be gauged by a te. To obtain the benefit of food, to bave it con- verted into nourishment for blood, nerve and muscle, the organs of digestion and nutrition must do their part. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery makes blood and flesh, bone and muscle by patting the di- gestive and nutritive organs into perfect working condition. It has no equalasa cure for diseases of the stomach and organs of i &igeition 4 aod nutrition. Medical. PACE GIVES OUT Plenty of Bellefonte readers have this experience, You tax the kidneys—overwork them— They can't keep up the Sontinua strain. The back gives oul—it aches and pains; Urinary troubles set in. Dots wait longer—take Doan's Kidney Bellefonte people tell how they act. Frank P. Davis, moulder, of 246 east Logan St., Bellefonte, Pa., says : “I used to suffer very much with a weakness of the back and severe pains through my loins. It kept me in constant misery and I seemed to be unable to find any relief, until I got Doan's Kidney Pills at F. Potts Green's drug store and used them, They |. reached the spot and in a short time my strength returned. [I have never had any trouble of the kind since and am glad to rend Doan’s Kidney Pills not only because they helped me but because I know of others who have also found relief in the same way, and I have yet to hear of a case in which this remedy has failed to give satisfaction.” For sale by al all dealers. Price 50 cents, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan's—and take no other. 51-50-2m-e.0.W, Flour and Feed. a. (Corrie Y. WAGNER, Brocxeruory Mivis, Berreronte Pa. Manufacturer, and wholesaler and retailers of ROLLER FLOUR, FEED, CORN MEAL, Rt. Also Dealer in Grain. Manufactures and has on hand at sll ig the following brands of high grade WHITE STAR, OUR BEST. HIGH GRADE, VICTORY PATENT, FANCY PATENT—{ormerly Pho nix Mills high grade brand. The only place in the county where SPRAY, an extraordinary fine grade of Spring wt wheat Patent Flour can be 4LSO: INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD. FEED OF ALL KINDS, Whole or Manufactured, All kinds of Grain bought at office, Exchanges Flour for Wheat. OFFICE and STORE, Bellefonte, MILL 47-19 « Bishop Stree, TATA TAT AT LCN TAT ATV BST BBS TAT BS AST BS VBS BSB ROOPSBURG, EH es —— Saddlery. MONEY SAVED IS MONEY MADE Reduced in price—horse sheets, lap spreads and fly nets—for the next thirty days. We bave de- termined to clean up all summer goods, if you are in the market for this class of goods you can’t do better than call and supply your wants at thie store. We have the largest assortment of SINGLE axp DOUBLE DRIVING HARNESS in the county anu at prices to suit the buyer. If you do not have one of our HAND-MADE SINGLE HARNESS you have missed a good thing. We are making a special effort to sup- ply you with a harness that you may have no concern about any parts breaking. These harness are made from select oak stock, vith a high-grade workmanship, A GUARANTEE FOR TEN YEARS ‘with vach set of harness. We have on hand a fine lot of single harness ranging in price from $13.50 to $25.00 We carry a large line of oils, axle grease, whips, brushes, curry- combs, sponges, and everything you need about a horse. We will take pleasure in showing you our goods whether you buy or not. Give us a call and see for yourself. Yours Respectfully, JAMES SCHOFIELD, Spring street, BELLEFONTE. ACETYLENE The Best and Cheapest Light. COLT ACETYLENE GENERATORS.......... GIVE THE LEAST TROUBLE, THE PUREST GAS, AND ARE SAFE, Generators, Supplies and Fixtures. JOHN P. LYON, BUSH ARCADE, General Agent for Central Pennsylvania for the J. B. Colt Co. Headquarters - Belletunte, Pa. 50-9-1m elephons. Your TELEPHONE ‘1s a door to your establish- ment through which much business enters, KEEP THIS DOOR OPEN by answering your calls romptly as you would Frage vour own responded to and aid us in giving good service, If Your Time Has Commercial Value, If Promptness Secure Business. If Immediate Informaiion is Required. If You Are Not in Business for Exercise stay at home and use your Long Distance Telephone, Our nig... rates leave small excuse for traveling. PENNA. TELEPHONE CO. § 47-251 EER ea oT = & Company. rN McCALMONT & CO. McCALMONT & CO. aa a Bl BA Sd BS BD BB a BE BB BM BM BB Me Me A AM y- McCalmont & Companv Sell the all CONKLIN WAGONS with the patented “Truss” greatest wagon ever built. axle, American Woven Wire Fencin rows, Potato Planters, Corn Planters. McCormick BINDERS, Mowers, Rakes and Tedders. plete line of Farm Implements and Machinery. FERTILIZERS of all kinds and the prices run: Acid Fertilizer, per ton, . . Phosphate and Potash, Many other grades. You will do well to look us over before buying elsewhere. 4 51-17 sizes and heights. Smooth Wire, Barbed Wire, Poultry Netting. South Bend and Universal Plows, Har- A com- $11.00 er ton . 14.00 rices are right McCALMONT & COMPANY, BELLEFONTE, PA. VY YOY YT YT TTT TY TY ve Re TY WY ww ww
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