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Demo Gitar.
Bellefonte, Pa., March 24, 1911.
—Your oats will not be so apt to rust if
you get them in early.
—It takes about 275,000 dozen eggs a
week to supply consumers in the city of
New York.
—Every soil has a large quantity of
both lime and potash in it, but they are
not soluble in their usual form of carbon-
ates in the soil, so it is that the caustic
lime dissolves or makes sollube some of
this potash, and so, besides supplying its
own substance to the crop and help in
gathering in nitrogen from the air, it of
ps in the gathering of this potash.
~The clubbing method is not as like-
ly to loosen the feathers as sticking
through the mouth, and few pickers for
market use the method. Much the com-
moner way after cutting to bleed as be-
fore is to stick the bird through the roof
of the mouth, aiming to reach a point on
de oe os" When propery wily
ol eyes.
done the fowl gives a convulsive shud-
der, the muscles relax, the feathers drop
down and their removal is a very easy
matter. Getting the proper “stick” is a
matter of practice.
~The better a ot dry-picked
Itry, added to the fact that it keeps
r both in and out of cold storage,
has made the market pretty independent |
about scalded stuff. A good deal still
comes to the New York market and in |
the commoner grades sells at about the!
sume rate as the dry-picked. In the bet: |
ter grades, however, the demand for dry-
picked fowls is imperative. There is
practically no demand for scalded stuff
on the Boston market in any grade.
Homer W. JACKSON.
—In the guinea family the cock is of |
the same size and plumage as the hen,
and can hardly be distinguished from his |
mates. According to the history of the
fowls, as given in poultry bulletins, in the
males the wattles are longer, however.
and point away from the lower mandi.
ble, and as his eye is larger and more
alert, and the color of plumage on head
and neck darker, he may be told fairly
uickly in a flock. The hen only uses
e well-known call interpreted by many
as “Buckwheat, buckwheat.” or “Come
back, come back,” while the cock makes
the rasping rattle.
—The poultryman who contemplates
making a specialty of high-grade fowls
for the city markets has to face the ne-
cessity for sending them dressed because |
it is not practicable to ship specially fat-
tened fowls to market alive. But the
still more discouraging thing to the be-'
nner is the necessity for sendi them
-picked. The average poultryman
who does not live near a city has little
chance to learn dry picking as it is prac-
ticed by experts. is first attem at
self-help are seldom reassuring. ere
is something uncanny about the way in
which a fowl clings to life when one tries
to kill it according to the directions that
come along with one’s new patent killing
knife. You can reduce the entire inside
of a fowl's head to pulp, seemingly, and
yet have it kicking and st ing and
casting mute glances of reproach at you
after its entire coat of feathers is in the
picking box. The expert, however, finds
it a very simple matter. A couple of
quick cuts with the knife, a shudder and
a few convulsive struggles and it is all
over and the feathers in the box. There
is only one way for the beginner to win
out in the matter, and that is to stick to
it with courage and smothered sympa-
thies until he has mastered the art.
—Clubping.—There are several meth-
ods of killing fowls for dry picking. Prob-
ably the simplest and the surest is to use |
a club. For this purpose any round,’
smooth stick of convenient size and |
weight will answer. A hatchet or ham. |
mer handle will do nicely. The fowl is
usually hung by the feet and given a |
sharp whack on the head just back of!
the comb. It is then bled by cutting the |
veins in the throat well back in the!
mouth. It is better for the beginner to
secure a dead bird first or a chicken’s
head and cut away the lower bill and as
much of the throat as is necessary to ex-
pose the two large veins that come up
on each side of the throat and enter the
head at the base of the skull. Just back
of the point at which they enter the skull
is the place to cut them to bleed proper-
ly. A fowl poorly bled is spoiled for the
high-priced market. Having cut the
blood vessels at the proper place a small
weight is attached to the lower bill by a
sharp pointed hook and the picking pro-
ceeds as rapidly as possible, removing
the tail and wing feathers first, then those
on the breast and leaving the less easily
torn parts for the last. The weight may
be a can ora small bucket with a little
bran or meal to absorb the blood, to be
mixed later in the feed.
—Of course they have a little different
and better way in Boston. Through the
kindness of Mr. Bauxbaum of Bachelor
and Snyder, and W. P. McDermott of
Austin and Son, I had an unusual oppor-
tunity to familiarize myself with the
methods employed in preparing fowls for
the Boston market. Here most of the
bleeding is done with an outside cut, run-
ning the knife through the neck back of
the ears and between the windpipe and
the spinal column, and making a cross
cut against the latter. This method is
supposed to make the fowl bleed better.
The operator usually strikes the bird's
head nst the picking box to stun it,
as the State law requires that fowls shall
be stunned before bleeding. He then
takes it between his knees and holding
the bill in his left hand sapidy makes the
bleeding cut, and then “sticks it.” Two
methods of stickiag are used. Some in-
sert the point of the knife in the corner
of the mouth and drive it up through the
brain, aiming at the same nt as be-
fore—the middle of the skull just above
or. slightly back of the eyes. Others
stick from the outside, inserting the point
of the knife just in front of or under the
‘dated condition that occurs in choice
| pewter medal
priately designated zinnpest (tin plague.
It is a well-known fact that some met
als are subject to phenomena which, re-
sembling in their effects the diseases that
composi
know, however, that if exposed to a low
temperature it is liable to undergo a
transformation the influence of
which itis ultimately reduced to powder.
temperature does not
Fahrenheit,
there is no danger. Even at sixty-five
degrees, Fahrenheit, the effects are bare-
ly noticeable; but to temperatures lower
than this the metal is decidedly suscep-
tible. This is the reason who so small a
number of specimens remain to us from
the period when tin or pewter was exten-
sively used. Exposed to the vicissitudes
of changing temperature, they have gone
op pieces. Even a cold museum will work
their n.
Collectors of old pewter who will care-
fully look over their specimens are likely
to note the appearance of dull, grayish-
looking spots, almost non-metallic, and of
a crumbling dust-like character. This is
the first J piom, and Heats that the
process of disintegration commenced
and accounts for the more or less dilapi-
specimens of work in this metal, such as
s, etc. To the same de-
‘structive influence the speedy corrosion
of tin roofs may be ascribed.
choice specimens of pewter-work, such,
for instance, as the highly prized antique |
pieces by Briot or erlein, dating from |
the Renaissance period and superbly deco-
| rated in relief, are concerned, this would |
be a dire misfortune, and the affection |
should be promptly dealt with as soon as |
its occurrence is noted.
The most efficacious treatment, though |
useful only in the earliest stage, is found |
to be boiling for a prolo period in |
pure water to which a little soda has |
been added and subsequent rubbing with |
a damp, soft cloth dipped in whiting.
Moreover, as the disease appears to be |
contagious in character, the careful ex-|
amination of all specimens from time to |
time and removal of any that show signs |
of infection is a wise precaution for own- |
ers to take.
Tin isa peculiar metal, and it is not
surprising that its alloys should do
strange things. It is so extremely duc-
tile that it can be rolled, pressed, or beat- |
en into thin sheets, as witness its use in |
the shape of tin-foil or the manufacture
of the tubes in which paint, cosmetics,
etc., are put up, which are pressed at a |
single stroke of a powerful press from a |
button-like blank. The metal flows!
into the narrow spaces and in-
terstices of the mould almost as
though fluid, which is all the more re-
markable when its decidedly crystalline
character is considerd. When a piece of
metallic tin is bent the crystals strike |
affajus) one another with a peculiar and
characteristic crackling sound. Tin it- |
self is inodorous, but if it or its alloys be
freely handled it imparts a peculiar odor |
to the hand. One of the most valuable |
characteristics of tin is its resistance to
the effects of oxidation. It can be expos- |
ed to the air for a long time without
showing any of the effects of oxidation,
whereas its alloys—bronze, for instance—
| soon accumulate a patina by absorption
of oxygen. A remarkable feature of the
process of decomposition in pewter is
that the product is not an oxide or any
other combination of tin with other ele-
ments, but pure metallic tin, only in piace |
of being crystalline it is amorphous. i
——Every man is liberal in saying what
ought to be done, but most of us are very
conservative in saying what we will do.
—You hear of such things, but there
never was a woman who married a man
she disliked, to please her parents. i
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Medical.
A Corroboration
OF INTEREST TO BELLEFONTE READERS, |.
For months Bellefonte citizens have
seen in these columns enthusiastic praise
of Doan's Kidney Pills by Bellefonte resi
dents. Would these prominent people rec-
ommend a remedy that had not proven re-
liable; Would they confirm their state-
ments after years had elapsed if persons!
experience had not shown the remedy to
be worthy of endorsement? No stronger
proof of merit can be had than cures that
have stood the test of time. The follow
ing statement should carry conviction to
the mind of every Bellefonte reader.
Mrs, James Corl, 361 E. Bishop Street,
Bellefonte, Pa., says: “A member of my
family used Doan's Kidney Pills in 1907,
procuring them from Green's Pharmacy
Co. and a complete cure of kidney com:
plaint was effected. At that time we pub-
licly endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills and as
there has been no recurrence of the
trouble, we again give this remedy a
word of praise. You are welcome to
publish this statement for the benefit of
other kidney sufferers.”
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents,
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name—Doan’s—and take
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CHAS. H. FLETCHER.
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~The man who is gai
should never be dissatisfied with his
and dentists.
lot. |
—"An eye for an eye and a tooth for
a tooth’’ doesn't only apply to oculists
important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA,
& safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that it
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M™= TO LOAN, on good security and
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any kind.
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We are at this season giving Special Attention to
supplying the EO Ig Spa Ate Fruits,
Confections and Specialties, but we do not let
go on our regular line of
Fine Groceries
MINCE MEAT of our own make is the finest it
i Poasiblg So produce, 15 cents per pound. In
ees, Teas and pure Spices, we carry the
highest grades and at reasonable prices. Pepper
purposes—!
Frou or whole berry—all pure goods.
e no cheap spices or low grade goods of
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fine ground, coarse
We
Bellefonte Pa.,
Lime and Crushed Limestone.
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] 52.5-1y. Bellefonte, Pa. The largest lime man
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Children Cry for
Fletcher's Castoria. |
HO You Famers and Agrierists E-0
Your land must have LIME if you want to raise paying crops. Use Hy-
quick results, or use ordinary lime, fresh forkings, or lime for general use.
BE SURE TO USE LIME
Ground Lime and Limestone for all purposes.
Limestone crushed to any size.
Works at Bellefonte, Frankstown, Spring Meadows, Tyrone F and Union Furnace.
ufacturers in Pennsylvania.
for prompt
| AMERICAN LIME & STONE CO.,
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rid om gin. a iolfbes Rg
All railroad connections.
send your orders to
Office at TYRONE, PA.
BROCKERHOFF MILLS,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Manufacturer, Wholesaler and Retailer of
Roller Flour
Feed
Corn Meal
and 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
place in the county where that .
fine grade of spring wheat Patent
SPRAY
can be secured. Also International Stock Food
and feed of all kinds.
All kinds of Grain bought at the office. Flour
exchanged for wheat.
The
dina
EDWARD K. RHOADS
Shiooia and: C ish
Merchant, and Dealer in
ANTHRACITE ano BITUMINOUS
COALS
CORN EARS, SHELLED CORN, OATS
and other grains.
—— BALED HAY AND STRAW —
Builders’ and Plasterers’ Sand.
KINDLING WOOD
respectfully solicits the patronage of his
friends and the public, at his Coal Yard,
near the Pennsylvania Passenger Station.
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Children Cry for
Clothing.
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Allegheny St.
Bellefonte.
Fletcher’s Castoria.
yet or do you think
Spring Suits.
can be bought at.
SPRING SUITS
Doesn’t the—NEW-—appeal to you
would be surprised to know how many
Men have already selected their New
We would like you to see what we
are showing this spring.
at our Assortment of New Clothes you
will know better where
THE BEST CLOTHES
Its costs nothing to
look and we know it will help you to buy
your Spring Clothes right.
You will be surprised not only at the
Large and Magnificent Assortment we
are showing, but the values are the
Best you have seen for a long time.
You will like us, we know.
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