Bellefonte, Pa. September 4. 1908. FARM NOTES, — Waste tomatoes and froit will make good hoy flesh. —It is said that this year will be re- corded 38 a banner year for dairying all over the United States. —It is estimated thas iv the United States this year 3.198 000 acres have been plans- ed iu Irish potatoes, an increase over last year of 2 4 per cent. —The fowl that begins to molt during Angoss or September bas a much better chance to svrvive the winter than the one thas hegins in the late fall. ~[t is said that bad cases of gnawing the maoger can be stopped hy coating the manger and rope with coal tar, putting it on hot with an old brush or broom. —The best way to ventilate she cellar is to have the windows and doors open at night instead of daytime. Of course, there shoald be heavy soreens to keep out rats, oate, ete. — Luther Burbank, the famous horticul- tural wizard, saye there is not a weed alive which will not sooner or later respond lib eraily to good cultivation and persistent attention. —A stallion ought to be driven eight or ten miles at least and worked every dar for three or four hours daring the hreeding season. Too many horses are ruined by being pampered. ~Sal soda is excellent for removing fat and disea<e from milk pails, cans and sep- arators, bat soap is best for dirt alone. Sal soda is neither poisonous nor corrosive. Use with water in small proportions. —Ringbone can he prevented hy keeping the horse's feet properly trimmed, not overworking colts while young, careful driving on hard and uneven roads and avoiding all strains on the tendons. —An authority says that warts can be removed from horses by rubbing the warts until they bleed, and shen rubbing them with ealeratus. Repeat the operation a few times and the warts will he gone. —Those who feed pigs on hotel avd res- tanrant garbage frequently soffer losses. By some this is attributed to ptomaine poisoning, while others attribute the troun- ble to eating broken glass in the shop. —For the colt, mare’s milk is best, but it can be raised on cow’s milk if is is right. ly managed. The mare’s milk being thinner and sweeter than ocow’s milk, the latter should he diinted and sweetened slight: ly. —For sheep in milk the hess feed is whole corn and oate, equal weight, giving all the animals will eas up clean. To add sucounlence to the feed, yellow Swede tor- nips sliced five are also good. Alfalfa hay should also be given in abundance. ~The more food the cow can be indnced to eat, the more milk she will produce. Usually cows do not consume more food than they can properly digest. The ration, therefore, should be made as palatable as ible in order to induce the cow to eat arge quantities. —A ‘large roaster’’ means a plump, soft chicken of 4 or 5 pounds weight. The broiler weight in March is 1} pounds each; in April, 14 pounds; in May, 1} jo pauls. Old cock birds have a ol olassification, and do nos come under the head of ‘‘large roasting’ fowls. —In Southern Louisiana and Southesst- ern Texas horses and mules on the rice and sugar plantations are fed plenty of mo- lasses, rice bran and rice straw, and cow- peas, as well as bay. The blackstrap mo- lasses keepe work stock in good condition and they relish the sweetness. — Mares nursing foals should be givena ration that will not only inorease their flow of milk, but materiaily evrioh it. Oats and bran, in equal bulk, with about one- foursh in bulk of corn added, makes a good ration for a mare in milk. This should always be moistened before feeding. —If the Sivppine of she fowls are not in normal condition give a teaspoonful of soda water (bicarbonate) to each afflioted bird. In making the water use three heaping teaspoonlals of soda to a pint of water. Follow with & one-grain quinine pill each night for the three nights in succession. — Partial ysis in pigs may be treat- ed successfully in some cases by dosing with Epsom salts, allowing one ounce to each animal, following with a dessertspoon- fall of cod-liver oil, 10 grams phosphate of lime and two drops nux vomica as a phys- ic, given twice a day for several weeks. Moles are often erroneously condemn- ed. They are insectivorons and not vege- tarians, as they have been acoused. They live on insects which infest the eoil, the earthworm oonstituting almost its sole diet. The mole gets oredit for destroying roots of plante, when itis digging for ite favorite food. ~— With horses and mules selling at fancy prices, and feedstuffs abnormally high, the patients and faithful ox is coming back into more general use in some sections. In Northern Vermont a good team of heavy horses will hring $500 to $600. This is con- siderable money for a poor man on a small farm to tie up, consequently many small farmers are using oxen for farm work. ~There is a constantly growing demand for egge that are both uniform in size sod color. Sooh eggs, while not demand- ed, are generally the first selected” and all other things being even, they will sell more readily. About the only way one can judge of eggs off hand is by their ap- pearance, and if all are uniform in color and size they will be more likely to com- mand a better price. —Qneen bees should not he kept until too old, no matter how good they may be. If they have some great excellencies raise a number of young queens from them, and then you can dispose of the old ones. The same applies to the combs in the brood chamber. Do not let them stay in the hive antil they become old and worthless, but remove two or three at a time and give pew frames, with at least oue-inch start. ers. ~ It is hard to successfully treat ring- bone after it bas become firmly established upon a horse’s leg. In the early stages proper shoeing will straighten the foot and relieve the strain which is the cause of the trouble. Rip is due to an injury to the tendons of the loot,or to biows, sprains or overworkiog before the hones have been fully formed and bardened. It is regarded as a disease that may be transmitted by tendency. | of water. CROPS GROW WITHOUT RAIN. How the Syrian Peasant Makes Use of the Moist Subsoil. In Syria and Palestine from the be- ginning of April until October there is practically no rin, yet in July the fields teem with a vigorous growth of watermelons, tomatoes, cucumbers, ete., all flourishing without artificial watering, although at that time no rain has fallen for many weeks. In fact, the Syrian peasant from the moment his seed has been sown prays that no rain may fall During the pe- riod of growth of a crop the surface of the soil to a depth of six or eight inches is perfectly dry and loose. Be- low this surface layer will be found moist eof], in which the roots extend and grow vigorously. In this moist subsoil plants continue to grow until late autumn, When the crop is re- moved in the autumn the rains com- mence, and the land is plowed after each heavy rain as soon as the soil begins to dry. Two primary objects are kept in view In plowing—to furnish a favora- ble surface for taking up all the water and to prevent its upward evaporation from the subsoil. The great point is to keep the upper six inches of soll perfectly loose and friable, so that the moisture from below is not drawn up- ward and lost in evaporation, but does not ascend higher than the compact subsoil that is not broken up by the plow. For this reason the plowing ix shallow, averaging from four to six inches in depth. When the time for sowing the seer! arrives the land is plowed to a depth of about six inches and the seed is sown from an arrangement attached to the plow, falls on the damp subsoi and is covered by the soll closing over behind the plowshare. From this time the upper stratum of loose soll pre vents the escape of moisture upward beyond the wet subsoil on which the seeds rest and into which their roots after the process of germination spread.—Chicago Tribune. MEXICO'S SIGN LANGUAGE. Gestures With a Meaning Understood by Every Tribe. Mexico is a land of many tongues, but above the Indian dialects and Spanish there is one universal lan guage, the language of signs. It is the most expressive of all. The Mexican eye and hand are eloquent members. It is capable of Infinite variation. Its shadihgs and suggestions are beyond all translation. But there are certain gestures that have a fixed meaning, a signification well understood by ever: nation and every tribe from Guatemala to Texas. A general upward movement of the body, shoulders shrugged, eyebrows raised, lips pouted and palms out- spread varies in meaning from “I don't know and I don’t care” to a most re- spectfu! “Really, sir..I do not under- stand you.” The index finger moved rapidly from right to left generally before the face means “No more” or simply “No.” To move the right hand palm outward from the body toward another person means “Just wait; I'll be even with you yet." The index finger on the temple moved with a boring twist means “He's drunk.” The right hand held to the lips, threo fingers doubled, thumb and little finger erect, varies from “He drinks" to “Have one with me.” To move the open hand over the cheek in imitation of a razor has ref- erence to the idiom “playing the bar- ber” and means “to flatter.” All four fingers and the thumb held points together and moved toward the mouth means “to eat.” The right hand heid before the face. the two middle fingers moving rapidly. is a familiar salutation.—“Modern Mex. | d ico.” The Helpmate. The author's young wife burst in on him joyously. “Oh, Milt,” she cried, “I know now why the magazine has returned all your stories.” Milton Wiskar seemed to see light. “Why is it? he demanded. with hopeful eagerness. “It is because you have always in- closed stamps,” sald the young wo. man. “Haven't you ever read the no tice on the editorial page which says that no MSS. are returned unless stamps are inclosed.—New York Press idyllic Situation. “They are such ideal chums seem: ingly.” “Yes. and thereby hangs a tale, a ro mance in real life. They fell in lov: at first sight and were married right away, and for awhile it looked as if there would be no more to the story But in time their love ripened into | friendship—think of \it!—and now they are what you see.”—Puck. In Venice. © “Yes,” remarked Mrs. Malaprop-Par- tington, “we had a lovely time in Ver ice. There are no cabs there. yon know, because the streets are all full One hires a chandelier aml he rows you about in a dongola.” Presence of Mind. Few possess the auickness of thought and action characteristic of the coster monger's wife who exclaimed, “She said I wasn't a loidy, she did, and the next minute I ‘ad ‘er 'ead in the gut ter.” : Hardened. Tom—I'm going to ask your father tonight for your hand. Tess—But you don’t seem to be a bit nervous. Tom— No. I've been both a life insurance agent and a book canvasser.—Pick-Me- Up. BUYING THE WIND. lceland “Wizards” Who Used to Sell to Superstitious Mariners. In the old days of sailing ships it was a common thing for a sea captain to “buy the wind” for his voyage, though, strangely enough, the only peo- ple supposed to deal in it were the Icelanders. When a constant succes- sion of bafliing winds or dead calms had persistently followed a ship for more than one cruise, it was not at all unusual for the skipper of a big wind- jammer to pay a visit to leeland for the sole purpese of purchasing wind enough to last him on his next voyage or two, In every port in Iceland one or more “wind wizards” were to be found, who | were ready to sell a favorable wind for | the next six months or a year to any | sea captain willing to invest in some- | thing he could not see. The sailor, hav- | ing found his way to the magicians | house, first proceeded to spread out | upon the floor the articles offered In | payment for the wind—tallow candles, | cloth, beads, knives, powder and lead. | After a good deal of hagsling and | many times adding to or taking away from the little pile of merchandise be- | tween them the price was finally | agreed upon, and the captain passed | over his handkerchief to the Icelander. | The wind merchant muttered certain words into it, tying a knot in the hand- kerchief at the end of each incanta- | tion. This was done to keep the magic | words from evaporating. When a cer- | tain number of knots had been tied. | the handkerchief was returned to its | owner, with a strict charge to keep it | knotted and guard it with extraordi- | nary care until he arrived at the de- | sired port, and at each port a knot was | to be taken out. | One old captain had been so bothered with head winds that he kept crying out to the Icelander to tie another knot in the handkerchief and another and another, so as to be sure of plenty of the wished for zephyrs, until finally there was no room for any more knots and three knives and thirty candles had been added to the heap on the floor. But when the wind greedy cap- tain was two days at sea a terrific gale began to hurl the ship ahead of it. ever increasing in fury. until she plunged along under bare poles, with her nose deep in the brine and tons of water washing her decks. Darker and darker grew the sky. and higher and higher rose the racing, foam crested waves, hammering the laboring vessel with ceaseless blows until her seams began to open under the strain and let in the sea. Then, believing he had the devil in his pocket. the badly frightened skip- per drew forth the much knotted hand- kerchief and threw it overboard. In a short time the tempest abated, the clouds cleared away. and the waters subsided, but one seaman never again bought wind. He was content with the kind that comes by chance.—New York Times. One baby io arms, a couple of others tugging at her skirts as she moves about the house, no help, and yes this woman manages to sweep and cook and sew. Is it any wonder that she wears ous fast ? Is it any wonder that her nerves are racked ? Hardly a woman is exempt from ‘‘female trouble” in come form. Itis upon the woman of many oares, the woman who cannot reat. that the disease falls she hard- est. comes to every weary, working woman, vexed by a woman's ills, asa boon and a blessing. It heals ulceration and inflam- mation. It dries the drains that sap the strength. It cures female trouble, strength. ens the nerves, and makes weak women strong and sick women well. ‘‘Favorite Prescription’ containe no alcohol, neither opium, cocaine nor other narcotic. It can. not injare the most delicate woman. a —— “This is the limit!" “What's the matter now?"’ “I called up the iceman to find out why he didu’s brought ue any ice for three ‘What was his reason?’’ “Said it was too hot.” His Wife—From the appearance of the olouds it looks ae though rain were coming Bp. Her Husband— Well, don’t let that yory you. Sooner or later it will come own. Medical. WEAK KIDNEYS MAKE WEAK BODIES, KIDNEY DISEASES CAUSE HALF THE COM- MON ACHES AND ILLS OF BFLLEFONTE PEOPLE. As one weak link weakens a chain, so weak kidneys weaken the whole body and hasten the final breaking down. Overwork, strains, colds and other caus. es injure the kidneys, and when their ac. tivity is lessened the whole body suffers from the excess of uric poison circulated in the blood. Aches and pains and languor and urina- ry ills come, and there {s an ever increas ing tendency towards diabetes and fatal ght's disease, There is no real help for the sufferer except kidney help. Doan's Kidney Pills act directly on the kidneys and cure every kindey ill. Belle. fonte cures are the proof. Mrs. John Fisher, livingon8 Water 8t., Bellefonte, Pa, says: *‘I have often heard my husband speak of the great ben- efit he derived from the use of Doan's Kidney Pills. Atthe time he began ns. ing them he was suffering severely from a ama buck which Isid him up from work for days at a time. He had sharp, shoot. ing pains through his loins and suftered acutely when beading. His kidneys also gave him much trouble as they were ir. regular in action. He procu a box of Doan's Kidney Pills at Green's drug store, and after using them a short time received relief. Doan's Kidney Pills ban- ished the lameness in his back, stop the headaches and regulated the action of the kidneys, and he gives them the credit for his cure.” For sale by all dealers, Price 80 cents, Foster-Milburn Co,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-—Doan's—~and take no other. 3845 50-32-1y High Street, M His Harmless Candidate. A Georgie farmer posted this sign on his front g..«e: “Candidates Will Pass On. No Time to Talk to "Em." One morning his little boy shouted from the garden walk: “There's one o them canderdates here, and he says he'll come in any- how!” The man looked toward the gate and said: “Jet him in. There's no harm in him. I know him. He's been runnin’ ever since the war, jest to be a-runnin’. It runs in his olood, an’ he can’t help it!” —Atlanta Constitution. Explanations In Order. A man whose wife was extremely jealous planned a pleasant surprise for her in the form of a trip to New York to see “The Merry Widow” and wrote a friend In the city to let him know the earliest date for which he could se- cure seats. The next day when I~ was away from home the following telegram was delivered there, address- ed to him, but opened by his wife: “Nothing Joing with the widow ur- | til the 10th. Will that suit you?" Explanations were demanded. As to a Courtship. “He's telling everybody that she is his first love.” “And she?” “She Is confiding to a select few that he 1s her last chance.” Louisville Courier-Journal, Saddlery. MONEY SAVED IS MONEY MADE Reduced in price—horse esheets, lap spreads and fly vete—for the next thirty days. We bave de- termined to clean up all summer goods, if you are in she markes for this class of goods you can’t do hetter than call and supply your wants at thie store. We bave 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 barness shat you may have no covcern about any parts breaking. These harness are made from select oak stock, with a high-grade workmanship, and A GUARANTEE FOR TEN YEARS with each set of harness. We have on baud a fine lot of single harness ranging in price from $13.50 to $25.00 We carry a large line of oils, axle vn gt combs, 8 everything ou need about a horse. We will Sake pleasure in showing you our goods whether you buy or nos. Give us a call and see for yourself. Yours Respectfully, JAMES SCHOFIELD, Spring street, BELLEFONTE. 34-37 Dr. Pierce's Favorite Presoription | em (vrs Y. WAGNER, Beocxeauory Mints, Brirevonts Pa. Manufacturer, and wholesaler sad retailers of ROLLER FLOUR, FEED, CORN MEAL, Et. 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-—(formeriy Phes- pix Mills high grade brand. The only place in the county where SPRAY, an extraordinary fine Sprivg wheat Patent Flour obtained. e of can be ALSO: INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD. FEED OF ALL KINDS, Whole or Manufactured. All kinds of Grain bought at office, Exchange« Flour for Wheat. OFFICE and STORE, - Bishop Street, Bellefonte, MILL ¢ = 47-10 ROOPSBURE, OFT DRINKS The subscriber having put in « com- lete plant is prepared to furnish Soft nks in bottle such as SELTZER SYPHONS, SARSAPARILLA, SODAS, POPS, ETC., tor pte-nies, fainilies and the public gen- erally all of which are manufactured out of the puresi syrups and properly carbo- The public is cordially invited to test these drinks. Deliveries will be made free of charge within the limits of the town, C. MOERSCHBACHER, BELLEFONTE, PA. NEY TO LOAN on good seoarity J. M. KEICHLINE Blelé=ly tt'y at Law, msemonmRIR eg PEERIGEL PRUNES. is fine. per pound. MACKEREL. TEAS. only clean sound stock steady winners. SUGAR SYRUP. Bo Bn BB BM Ml 0 0 0 MB AB. BB Me 0 Me AM M.A pure food laws. Fine Blended goods of our own combination. ——) STORE NEWS (—— The prune crop is abundant this season and the quality We have them at s, 8, 10, 12, 15 and 20 cents We have a fine late caught Mackerel that will weigh about one pound at 15 cents a piece. and boned mackerel are strictly fancy fish—medium size at 2s5c. per pound, and exira large size at joc. per Ib. These are the clean meat with practically no bone. Our trimmed We use of fine cup qualities. These goods are giving splendid sausfaction and are good We have made quite a find in a genuine old fashioned Pure Sugar Graining Syrup of fair color and a fine, smooth flavor—not sharp. These goods cannot be had in a regular way and can be found only occasionally. It is a good value at 60 cents per gallon. grades at soc. and 4o cents per gallon. Other good vvrTvTv MARASCHINO CHERRIES. These goods now come within the legal requirements of the We have them in all the sizes. Bush House Block, - | | SECHLER & COMPANY, « ma = = Belleionte, Pa. | Inewramce, |. A E. SCHAD, Fin: Sanitary Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Furnace, Steam and Hot Water Heating, Slating, Roofing and Spouting, Tinware of all kinds made to order. Estimates cheerfully furnished. Both Phones. 1243-1y Eagle Block. BELLEFONTE, PA Coal and Wood. THE $5,000 TRAVEL POLICY Benefits : $5,000 death by accident, 5,000 loss of both feet, 5,000 loss of both hands, 5,000 loss of one hand and one foot 2,500 loss of either hand, 2,500 loss of either foot, 630 loss of one eye, 25 = week, (limit 52 weeks. ) 10 per week, partial disability limit 26 weeks. PREMIUM $12 PER YEAR, payable quarterly if desired. Larger or smaller amounts in pro portion. Any person, male or female ehiged ina preferred occupation, in- cluding of age of good moral and JiowaRD EK. RHOADS * Shipping and Commission Merchant, wns DRALER [Neon ANTHRACITE axp BITUMINOUS j=) COALS. «==CORN EARS, SHELLED CORN, OATS enw snd other grains. —BALED HAY and STRAW— BUILDERS and PLASTERERS' SAND ~—RKINDLING WOOD— by the bunch or cord as may suit purchasers. Respectfully solicits the patronage of his fiends and the public, at sees HIS COAL YARD...... Telephone cae {GLI near the Passenger Station. 16-18 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, Water Street, opposite Bush House, General Agent for Central Pennsylvania for she J. B. Colt Co. Headquarters Bellefunte, Ps. 80-9-1m i ATA TL TATA TATA TA TA TA TATE TL Paar house-keeping, over eigh- lpn P cal condition may insure under this policy. FIRE INSURANCE 1 I invite your Stention to my fire nsurance Agency, the seSrongess aud Moat Extensive Lite 2 Solid mpanies represen any agenoy in Central Pennsylvania. H. E. FENLON, 50-21 Agent, Bellefonte, Pa. OOK ! READ S—— JOBN F. GRAY & SON, (Successors to Grant Hoover.) FIRE, LIFE, AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE. AT «NO ASSESSMENTS, —— your Life or Property as we are in position write large lines at any time. Office in Crider's Stone Building, 48-18-1v BELLEFONTE, PA. Do not fail to give us a call hefore insuring D W. WOODRING. eo GENERAL FIRE INSURANCE. — Represents only the strongest promptly when losses occur. East Howard street, Bellefonte, Pa. Fine Job Printing. FINE JOB PRINTING Ome A SPECIALTY wom 0 AT THE WATCHMAN OFFICE. Dodger’ to the finest $—-BOOK-WORK,—% or communicate with this office. and mos: prompt paying companies. Gives reliable insurance at the very lowest rates and pays Office at 118 52-30 A —————————————————————————— I'here 1s no style of work, {row the cheapest that we can not do in the most satisfactory man. ner, and at Prices consistent with the class of work. Call op Pres A care guaranteed if you use RUDYS PILE SUPPOSITORY D. Matt, Thom Supt. Graded Schools, Statesville, N. a. Whiten v1 can ay they do all you claim for them.” Dr. 8. M. Devore, nd no remedy to eq cont” Sampien pret. dod by Free pS, MA RUDY, Lancaster, Pa k, W. Va. writes: * ve uni- « con Or H. b. Mecil Clarks.
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