—Destroy all aocoons and ali egg clusters found oo tree trunks, branches, eto. —Galls and sores on horses nine times oui of ten result from ill-fissing harness. —Whitewash the stable, and if the horse guaws the stalls pains the wood with tar. —Choice hand-picked winter apples, each one w in paper and stored in a cool place, will keep a surprisingly long time. —Wait until the ground freezes sufii- ciently bard to bold up a wagon ; then muoloh the strawberry bed with straw or marsh bay. —Mark the sow which proves a good mother and treat her with special regard. She will prove a splendid partoer in the farming business. —Pig manure is a wet, cold mavure. Is lua a icy era 0 eon. sumed. we much like og manure in its general oharaoter, but usually much richer. A pier produces 10 to 15 pounds of manure per day. —Any hind of food to which a horse is unaccustomed, given in large quantities, must necessarily lead to digestive distur- bavoes. This is seen iu the stable frequents. ly, when appreciable qualities of new oats or new hay render horses liable to derange- ment of the digestive system. —Ants are not injurions to a strong colony of bees. They seem to desire the warmth derived from the bees. They nest ander the cushion or between the boards, where there are two boards on the side of the hive. Simply brush them off, larva and all, quite frequently, and they will soon leave. —Eundive shoold be removed to the cellar belore the ground freezes. If it has been tied for some time it will have the appear: ance of being decayed on the outside, but if taken up with a portion of ground ad- bering to she roots and placed upright in a shallow box it will keep most of the win- ter. Swiss ohard is growing in popularity. It is onltivated like the beet and is ready for use as a sort of substitate for us within a few weeks alter seeding. Is lacks the richness of flavor of asparagus, but is a good substitute while the aspar, plan- tation is getting ready to bear. e long stalks are served as asparagus or as cream- ed celery, and the leaves may be cooked like spinach. Au occasional feed of sliced raw potatoes substitnted for the grain ration of colts will prove beneficial to such colte as will eat them. Those that are pot inclined to eat them can soon be taught to do so by cutting them very fine and mixing them with the grain ration. Potatoes are oocl- ing and tend to prevent constipation. The latter must be guarded against when dry bay is fed. A bran mash once or twice a week into whioh a great spoonful of lin- seed meal has been stirred is an excellent laxative. —Molsture mast be conserved in the vegetable garden. This is usoally done by tillage, and oan also be greatly helped by destroying the plants as soon as they bave aoced their orop. At The Pennsylea- nia State College cabbage plants are pulled oront off with hoes as soon as possible after the heads have been cut and sold. By the time the last heads are marketed most of the stubs aud leaves have dried, so they will interfere with disking or plowing. The ravages af insects and diseases are also checked by destroying the old planta. —The essentials of dry farming, as given ina paper read before the National Dry Farming Congress are: A soil adapted to farming, with a olay sub-soil ; one cash money orop, but major portion of crops should be farm feed orops, which give back to the soil about 75 per cent. soil value of the crop to keep up fertility and maintain bumas ; live stock on the farm, the kind determined by farm environments, mar- kets, eto. ; moisture-conserviog methods of onltivation, deep plowing in average soil being important ; use of acclimated seeds and a practical system of crop rotation ; enough capital to run 24 moontbe, and energy, initiative and plack. -=This is a good time to prepare parts of the garden that have been cleared of crops for nexs epring. Manure that bas been made during the summer may pow be hauled and plowed under, especially on the onion patch, the soil so be left rough just as it leaves the plow. The action of frost daring winter helps to decompose the coarser portions, adding bumus as well as fertility; also making the soil earlier and in a fine, mellow condition for extra early orops. In she case of the onion patch a liberal dressing of a good complete fertihiz- er and a thorongh harrowing as soon as the ground dries off in the apring will fit it oi to receive the seed without replow- —The Pennsylvania Railroad set out this epring more shan 1,000,000 trees. This will make a total of 3,430,000 trees planted in the last three years to provide for some of the company’s future requirements in timber and orossties. This constitutes the largess forestry plan yet undertaken by any private corporation. Heretofore the company’s forestry operations have been Es to a limited area between Phila delphia and Altoona. This year, however, 65,000 trees are being set ous on tracts of land near Metuchen and New Brunswick, N. J. In addition there are to be planted within she next month 207.000 trees near Conewago, this State; 186 000 in the vicin- ity of Van Dyke, 334,000 at Junetion, 7000 ut Pomeroy and im. George 111. and the Wigmakers. When George 111. ascended the throne of England his wealthy sub- jects were beginning to leave off wigs and to appear in their own bair, “if they bad any.” As the sovereign was hiniself one of the offenders, the per- uke makers, who feared a serious loss of trade, prepared a petition in which they prayed his majesty to be gra- clously pleased to “shave his head” for the good of distressed workmen and wear a wig, as his father had done be- fore him, When the petitioners walked to the royal palace, however, it was noticed that they wore no wigs themselves. As this seemed unfair to the onlook- ers they seized severa) of the leading s and cut their hair with any implement that came most readily to band. From this incident arose a host of curious caricatures. The wooden leg makers were said to have especial claims on the king's consideration, in- asmuch as the conclusion of peace had deprived them of a profitable source of employment; hence the suggestion that his majesty should not only wear a wooden leg himself, but enjoin the people to follow his laudable example, As Others See Us. “The man who can pick out the best picture of himself is a rare bird,” said a photographer. “Even an author, who is reputedly a poor judge of his own work, exercises vast wisdom in select- ing his best book compared with the person who tries to choose his best photograph. Every famous man or woman who has been photographed repeatedly has his or her favorite pie- ture. Usually it is the worst in the collection. It shows him or her with an unnatural expression, sitting or standing in avn unnatural attitude. The inability to judge of his best plc. ture must be due to the average man's ignorance of how he really looks, or perbaps it can be partly attributed to a desire to look other than be does. A stout man will swear that the photo- graph most nearly like him is the one that makes him look thin, a thin man the one that makes him look stout, the solemn man selects the jolllest picture, the jovial map the most cadaverous.— Philadelphia Ledger. A Famous Quotation. A story about Keats is quoted by the late Sir Benjamin Ward Richard- son in his “Lives” of disciples of Aesculapius. Mr. Stephens, a friend of the doctor. once told him that one evening at twilight when he and Keats were sitting together in their student days, Stephens at his wedical books, Keats engrossed in his dream- ing, Keats called out to his friend that he had composed a new line—"“A thing of beauty is a constant joy.” “What think you of that, Stephens?” “It has the true ring, but is wanting in some way,” replies the latter as he dips once more into his medical stud- ies. An interval of silence, and again the poet, “ ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for- ever’ What think you of that, Ste- phens?’ “That it will live forever.” A bappy prophecy indeed! The Forests on the Niger. The insects of Africa are expert dis- ease carriers, and they come in such numbers on the Niger that one hardly dares to use one's lamp or go too near a light of any sort at night. These forests on the Niger are deadly places. for all their haunting attraction and take a big toll both of European and native life. Yet the first three days on the Niger, with all its mud and its smell and its mangrove flies and its frogs and fits crickets, are enough to give the newcomer an inkling of the drawing power, the fascination, of what is probably the most unhealthy country in the world.—W. B. Thomp- gon in Blackwood's. v Dodging a Slander. During a suit for slander brought in an Ohio town one of the parties was asked by the presiding magistrate: “Ig it true, as alleged, that you de- clared that Thomas Muikins had stolen your pocketbook “Your honor,” responded the man, +; did not go so far as that. 1 merely said that if Mulkins had not assisted me in looking for the pocketbook I might have found it.”—Chicago Rec- ord-Herald. Before and After. She was a frivolous, fashionable young woman with beaux galore, but one man with only a small income seemed to be the favorite. “You'll have to work hard before you win that girl,” said his mother. “And a good deal harder after you win her,” answered his father, who knew what he was talking about. His Poems. “May 1 offer rou this iittle gift, Frau- lein Kate?" “BPxcuse me—I never take presents from men.” «But it is only a copy of my book of ” . “In that case 1 will accept. 1 thought it was something valuable.” —F.iegende Blatter. —————————————— The Place For It. An old Scotswoman was advised by her minister to take snuff to keep her- self awake during the sermon. She answered briskly. “Why dinna ye put the spuff in the sermon, mon?’ The Shake. “What did you say last night when Jack asked you to marry him?” “1 shook my head.” “Sideways or up and down ?"'—Bos- ton Transcript. There Is no piety In keeping an un- just promise.—German Proverb. Animals and Instinct. It is a mistake to imagine that ani- mals are prevented by instinct from eating injurious food. A chicken will drink paint; a cow partakes of water in which noxious chemicals have been washed; ducks cheerfully swallow snails and choke themselves in the process. No; animals, like children, need watching. Rocently numerous cases of poison- ing in ducks, which followed the con- sumption of cabbage leaves, have at- tracted much attention. A few hours after feeding poisoning has manifest- ed itself by loss of appetite, great weakness, tottering steps and some- times death. From time immemorial ducks have thrived on cabbage leaves. The poultry farmers were greatly puz- zled. Then it was discovered that various caterpillars were concealed in the cab- bage leaves; hence these tears. But the point is that, far from instinctive. ly detecting any danger and behaving accordingly, the ducks consumed great quantities of the leaves with much ap- parent relish.—London Answers. Pleasure and Sacrifice. An alert little five-year-old was visit- ing a city park with ber mother for the first thine. She had noticed the beautiful red and white swan boats as they passed through in the morning, and her mother had promised they should come back after the shopping was done and have a ride. Shortly after dinner they stood on the bridge over the lagoon watching the boats below and listening to the ery of the barker as be tried to induce the passing crowds to patronize his swan hoats. But when her mother started toward the boat landing little Elsie declared very vigorously that she did not want to go at all and, as her mother urged her, broke forth in tears. This sudden fear was so different from her former eagerness that her mother could not understand it until she noticed the boatman’s call. He was crying: “Come along! Come along! Ride clear round the pond. Only 5 cents for ladies and gents! Children thrown in!” Apples as Omens. in parts of England many quaint su- perstitions still center round the apple. Apples hung on strings and twirled be- fore the fire are said to fall off in the order that the marriages of the vari ous owners will proceed. An apple eaten before a looking glass is sup- posed to give a view of the inquirer's future husband, who will be seen peep- ing over milady's shoulder. Peel safe- ly taken from an apple, tossed three times round the head and thrown to the ground unbroken forms the first letter of a future lover's name. A more recent, though hardly more seri ous. custom necessitates a bowl of wa- ter in which are floating a number of apples. Mothers must drop forks into the bow! from a distance of about four feet. If the fork pierces an apple the teat is believed to protect the perform: er's children from catching cold.—Lon- don Neraps. Early English Scare. In 1370 a report was circulated that wcerfain galleys, with a multitude of armed wen therein, were lying off the foreland of Thanet.” and an order was at once issued that “every night watch shall be kept between the Tower of London and Billingsgate. with forty men at arms and sixty archers.” The watch was kept in the following or- der: “Tuesday, the drapers and the tailors; Wednesday, the mercers and the apothecaries; Thursday, the fish- mongers and the butchers; Friday, the pewterers and the vintners: Saturday, the goldsmiths and the saddlers: San: day, the ironmongers, the armorers and the cutlers; Monday, the tawers, the | spurriers, the bowyers and the gir dlers.”” Even in 1616 pirate vessels were captured off the Kentish coast, petween Broadstairs and Margate.— London Chronicle. The Labet Language. “There's « language in botel labels, the same as in stamps or flowers." said a courier. “All over Europe the hotel porters paste the hotel labels on your trunks in such a way that the porters in future towns will know what sort of a tipper you are. “Up at the top of the trunk the label means you are generous. lu the mid- dle it means you're & middling sort. Down very low it means you are no good.” Willing to Help. “ja, what are the folks in our church gettin’ up a subscription fer?" “To send our minister on a vacation to Europe.” “Won't there be no church services while he's gone?” “No, dear.” “Ma, I got $1.23 in my bank. Can? give that?'—Cleveland Leader. Franklin and the Balloon. When the balloon was first discov- ered some one said to Franklin, “What will ever come of it?” Franklin point- ed to a baby in its cradle and said. “And what will ever come of that?” A Truthful Sign. Mr. Longear—By the way, did you ever know that large ears are a sign of generosity? Miss Beauti—of course, Mr. Longear. They are a sign that nature has been generous. The Spelling Class. Teacher—Spell coincidence, Willie. Willie—1 can't spell it, but I can tell what it means. Teacher—Well, then, what does it mean? Willie—Twins.~— Judge. He who relies on posterity to do him justice will not feel the pain of disap- pointment.—Puck. AP Program, In “Punch and Jab” English, as Good as the Show. The sun never sets on the English language. This overdose of sunshine sometimes warps it out of shape. In the Malays it becomes “pigeon,” in the south seas it is either “sandal wood” or “beche de mer,” and among the erudite along the water front at Yo- kohama it is “banzal” Here is a sam- ple of a brand sometimes called “punch and jab” English. It was cap- tured alive by a Calcutta exchange ed- itor armed with his scissors in the jun- gle of advertising literature that threw its shadow ahead of a pative Punjab circus: PROGRAMME. Unde: patronage of Royal Duke of Knaught, K. C, B., &c. N. B.-This Circus is the very better, therefore he comes to see that, ‘The performance preparation will com- mence at 8 p. m. sharp. Ls % PART 1. 20! My me horse m make very good 2. The klown will come and talk with that horses, therefore audience will laugh itself very much. 8. The lady will walk on horses back and horse is jumping very much also. 4. The klown will make a joking words and lady will become to angry therefore klown will run himself away. 5. One boy will fall a ball from top side, then he can catch that ball before that ball can fall. 6 This is the very better jumping trick. Refreshments 10 minutes. PART 11. 1. One mau will make so tricks of Mapas, Audience will fraid himself very much. 2. Dogs will jump and roll in the mud. 3. One lady will make himself so bend, then everybody he will think, that he is the rubber lady. 4. This is the very grand display. 5. This is the very better Gimnastics. é. One man will walk on wire tight, he ts doing very nicely because he is a pro- fessor of that. Refreshments 10 minutes. PART JIL Then will come the very good Dramatic. NOTICE. No sticks will be allowed in the spec. tator, and he shall not smoke also. Charges for Entrance. 18 CASS .cvecirnansrssssscsrnnsnnas seseessRS: 2nd ClaB8 ...ciiancirirtssnisninean seeressssiiS. } 3rd ClASS ...civvievnnercssssnssnssans ...annas § There is no any 4th class. —New York Tribune. . Lost Temper. “Lost temper does great harm,” sald a politician. “1 once knew a man whe beld thirteen trumps at whist, and on account of his partner's temper he took only one trick with that ideal band.” “Impossible!” sneered a reporter whe conducted a weekly bridge column. “Impossible? Not at all,” was the politician's reply. “You see, as s00n as this man trumped his partner's ace on the first play his partner in a rage jumped up and kicked bim out of the room.” Accounting For Patrick Henry. It is related that Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase on stopping at the birthplace of Patrick Henry ln Vir ginla exclaimed: “What an atmos phere! What a view! What glorious mountains! No wonder that Patrick Henry grew here!” Whereupon an honest native dryly remarked that the atmosphere, the view and the moun- tains had been there for ages, but that only one Patrick Henry bad been produced. —Macon Telegraph. Pretty Blunt. Elderly Lady—Doctor, 1 am troubled with a hallucination that I am being followed by a man. What sort of cure would you suggest? Houest Physician —A mirror.—Cleveland Leader. a — If we cannot live so as to be happy we can at least live so as to deserve it. —Fitche. CASTORIA FOR INFANTS and CHILDREN. Beas the siguature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER. The Kind You Have Always Bought. In Use for Over 30 Years. CASTORIA The Centaur Company, New York City. 54-35 Nm THE LADIES.—Miss Jennie Mor- Lo gan ah het toute on 8t., is ready - sage or Be masses. 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Here is re in Bellefonte, d_ a en, 2, Them, 8, onle, t am ve u or the results 1 derived i 4 the use of Dean's Kidney Pills, in fact did me mere than an; ne 1 Jr viously used, Isu from and through my kidneys severe pains for a long time and I was made miserable hy headaches and dizzy spells, which yotnerad ine mostly whes 1 first arose in , neys gave me great annoyance 0, the secretions being 100 in My attention was 's Kidney Pills aed freqaant finally drawn Toguisisd an Ren , I heartily recommend Doan's Kidney Pills to anyone sufteriog as I did." sale by all dealers. sole agents for the United States, Remember the name~—Doan's — and take no other. 4-42 Fine job Printing. yore JOB PRINTING Ow SPECIALTY w0 AT THE WATCHMAN OFFICE There is no style of work, {rom the ches Dodger" to the finest ! own {—BOOK-WORK,—} that we oan sot do In the moat satisfactory mas ner, and at Prices consistent with the class of work. Cull or or communicate with this office. —_—— Flour and Feed. ” {CURTIS Y. 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FIRE INSURANCE : I invite your aiteition so sty 81a nsurance Agency, the strongest and Most Extensive Line of Solid Com! epresented by any > end gEgEs panies r agency in Central Pennsylvania. H. E. FENLON, : 50-21 Agent, Bellefonte, Pa. —————————————————————— Coal and Wood. KPowazrp EK. RHOADS Shipping and Commission Merchant, cs DEALER {Nn ANTHRACITE aNp BITUMINOUS (ois) ~=CORN EARS, SHELLED CORN, OATS we snd other grains, —BALED HAY and STRAW— BUILDERS and PLASTERERS' SAND ~—EKINDLING WOOD— by the bunch or cord as may suit purchasers. Respectfully solicits the patronage of his friends and the public, at ver. HIS COAL YARD...... Central 1318. near the Passenger Siation. 18-18 ————————————————— Saddlery. JAMES SCHOFIELD'S Harness Manufactory, ESTABLISHED MAY, 1871. Manufacturer of and Dealer in all “kinds of LIGHT AND HEAVY HARNESS and a complete line of ee HORSE GO OD Sweenee years continued success is a guar- 39 antee that the goods and prices are right. 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