woonm EEN —The squirrels of the United States rank as nature's most important chest. nut, hickory and walnut tree planters. Contrary to common belief they do not lay up their winter store of nutsin a mass; instead, each nut is buried sepa- rately, and since they never need one- tenth of the provender they store, what they do not consume nates and in this manner we get the uniform nut-tree forests, which would otherwise grow in clusters under the parent tree where nuts fall. —Pasture grass is the body of summer feeds for all farm animals except work horses. ‘Lhere is no better general feed than good grass for and produc- ing animals of all kinds, including hogs. The green feeds supply a la amount of easily digestible matter, the high water-content makes these feeds easily assimilated, cooling, and a tonic to the animal system. In mixed pasture grass- es there is a variety of elements, an es- sential in correct animal feeding. Almost all animals, young and old, will do well on good pasture, but there are times when any pasture does not furnish all the good feed the animals will con- sume. At such times it is important to give the animals one or two feeds daily of some other kind. The farmer who makes the most with his animals does not study how to get along with the least amount of feed, but how to maintain the health and tone of the animals so that they will consume large amounts. —Prof. Gamnitz, of the Division of An- | imal Husbandry at University of Wiscon- sin, says that fine-wool sheep live longer than the coarse-wool sheep. The former have been used successfully as breeders from one to eight years, and the latter from one to six, and more rarely seven years. The prime of life probably ex- tends from one to five or six years. The lamb has a short and small head as opposed to the head of the mature sheep. Its teeth are smaller in every way. They are usually smooth and white as opposed to a more corrugated, dark- surface in the old sheep. The age of sheep is told by the four pairs of in- cisors which are found only on the low- er front jaw. These are all present by the time the lamb is six weeks old. Ia the yearli the central pair of small incisor teeth are replaced with a large pair when the lamb is ten to four- teen months old. They are almost twice as wide and much longer than those at either side. At the age of two years the animal gets a second pair of large teeth. It would then have three pairs of large teeth and one pair of small or lamb teeth. The four-year old has a full mouth of four pairs of large teeth. The outer ones are never as large as those in the center. After the sheep is four years old it is difficult to tell the exact age. With age the teeth usually grow longer and nar- rower. They begin at six years to re- semble shoe pegs. Sheep that are livi on short pasturage and get sand wi their grass wear their teeth short, even in old age. : —The proper feeding of farm animals is a subject that must be closely studied. The object in feeding such stock is to produce meat, milk and eggs. Efforts are made to produce breeds which can consume large quantities of feed and make good use of it. Improved breeds almost uniformly dif- fer ATO ative or unimproved aningle in that they have greater capacity of stomach and intestines and ay of ability to give profitable returns from large quantities of & hus ben prov that the greater ve ca ty, increased fertility and earlier maturity, if not accompanied with loss of vigor, make pure breeds or first crosses more scrubs. A study must be made to ascertain what feeds are most effective in animal production, aud in what og they ou or greatest profit. It, too, must be ascertained what combinations of feeds are most effective, and what ef- fect the various feeding stuffs have on the product—meat, fat, milk and eggs. The wise stockman, in fattening, is animals, aims to put them in tion joe 8 market jen the shortest Josie ng peri They are gradually in- duced to eat a maximum amount of feed —all that they will eat up clean. They are, however, much influenced by the quality and palatability of the feed. That there may not be a loss of ap- petite, which would be a severe check in the process of fattening, c in the grains and coarse fodders ration are made from time to time. In these changes substitutions are made accord- ing to the relative feeding value of the different materials. —Several years ago the Massachusetts Experiment Station made some pig-feed- ing experiments which proved that the best results were obtained with In 4! i if i £8 8 : IMPROVING THE TABLE LINEN Daintily Embroidered Initials Add to Appearance as Few Other Things Can. Nothing so vastly improves the ap- pearance of table linen as daintily em- broidered initials in the corner. To a certain degree the fashions change each season; but a safe rule for the conservative needlewoman to follow is: For tablecloths, letters two inches long, For napkins, letters three-quarters of an inch long. Sheets, two inches long. Other articles are marked according to the taste of the embroiderer. But the best method of marking linen is a problem which presents itsell very often. There are many ways to choose be- sides the plain embroidered initial stamped either in script or block type. Perhaps the most attractive method of working large initials is to em- broider the letters over fine net, cut- ting away the linen underneath, so that when finished it will give a trans- parent effect that is unusual and beau- tiful. The work is not difficult and can be done rapidly by one who has any ex- perience in needlecraft. HOME-MADE VANILLA EXTRACT Preparation Needs Care and Time, but One May Be Sure of Its Wholesomeness. There are various recipes for mak: ing a preparation of vanilla extract or essence and some of these are too complicated to be practicable in ama- teur hands at home. If plenty of time can be allowed for the strength of the flavoring to be exiracted from the beans the following is a simple and satisfactory recipe for a home-made preparation for home purposes: For an eight ounce bottle, take eight Ton« ka beans, split them in two, soak over night in two tablespoonfuls of warm water, and fill up the bottle with deodorized alcohol. It takes some time for the beans to digest in the fluid, but the extract is of excel lent strength. Here is another prac- ticable recipe for a good home-made vanilla essence: Deodorized alcohol, five parts; proof spirits, three parts; sugar, one part; vanilla bean, one part. Slit the beans and cut them fairly fine; mix with the sugar and bruise moderately fine, add the alco. hol and spirits and mascerate, or al low them to soak for two weeks, oC- casionally shaking. Then strain and filter. Chicken Chartreuse. Neatly dice or cut fine the remains of a roast chicken. Wash one cupful of rice, drop it into a kettle filled with salted boiling water and keep at a gal. loping boil until the grains are tender, then drain. Have ready a buttered mold. Line it an inch thick with rice. Season the meat and to one pint add a sauce made with one tablespoonful of butter, two of flour, three-quarters of a cupful of milk, salt, pepper and onion juice to taste, a half teaspoon- ful of lemon juice, a tablespoonful of chopped parsley, and, when taken from the fire and slightly cooled, two well beaten eggs. Pack this mixture in the center of the mold, cover with the remainder of the rice and steam for an hour; turn out carefully on a hot platter and serve with cream or tomato sauce, passing grape Jelly as an accompaniment. ———————————————— Aromatic Mustard. To make this relish use six table- spoonfuls of ground mustard, one ta- blespoonful of flour, two tablespoon- fuls of sugar, one teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of pepper, one tea- spoonful of cloves, one teaspoonful of cinnamon. Mix to a soft smooth thick paste, using a little vinegar—about one-quarter cupful—in which one onion has been boiled. Allow the mix- ture to stand some hours before us- ing, and keep closely covered or mois- ten the top with a few drops of olive oil. A ——————————_ Soup for the Sick. A good simple soup 18 made of pearl barley. Soak one cup of the barley over-night, drain and cover with three pints of boiling water. Add one tea- cupful of seeded raisins and the grated rind and juice of an orange. Set the saucepan on the back of the range and let it simmer four hours, adding a little water If it evaporates to much. Serve this with thin sand- wiches —Harper’'s Bazar. Salt Pork Cooked in Batter. This is a great favorite with French of salt pork in batter made with a beaten egg, one cup of sweet milk, plenty of hot fat rendered from fat salt pork. Allow them to cook to a rich brown without burning. Plantation Salad. Peel and cut up fine one large cumber, one green onion, one radishes, three boiled potatoes, and shred one small head of cabbage. Mix good all together and cover with salad dressing. Cheese Pls, One and one-half cups cottage cheese, one-half cup flour, one and one-half cups sweet milk, two eggs, yolks added to milk, whites for frost- people in country districts: Dip slice AUNT JENNY'S JOHNNY CAKE How This Most Popular of Table Dainties Is Put Together by rem. A cupful of sweet milk, a cupful and a half of buttermilk; a teaspoonful each of salt and of soda—the latter sifted three times in a cupful of meal; one tablespoonful of melted butter. Enough meal to enable you to roll the dough into a sheet half an inch thick. Begin with two cupfuls and add at discretion. Knead the dough briskly before rolling it out. Have ready a clean, sweet board of oak, hickory, or hem- Jock (never of resinous wood), butter- ed and heated. Set before the red coals under the grate at an angle that will not let the cake slip down, and prop it in place. Spread the dough upon it, patting it gently to make the surface even, and bake. As soon as it is hard enough to keep its place, set the board upright. Begin then to baste it with butter, lightly going all over the sheet. Do this three times. The cake should be nicely browned and crisped. Cut with a sharp knife, held per pendicularly, into squares. Virginia water ground meal should be used for this delicious cake. The northern cornmeal! will not do. Nor does the southern cook put sugar into corn bread. She holds that the meal should be sweet enough without it.— Chicago Tribune. 70 TS Paraffine rubbed on the heels of stockings will cause them to last much longer. Orange fritters are as delicious an accompaniment to broiled or fried ham as apple sauce to spare rib. . When beating eggs separately, bea the whites first and then add a tea- spoonful of the beaten whites to the yolks soon after starting to beat them and they will not stick to the egg beat- er and will grow lighter much quicker than when beaten without the addi tion of the bit of beaten whites. Comparatively few people realize that the gas bill may be very percep- tibly reduced by exercising care to light the gas properly. Hold the light. ed match to the burner, then slowly turn on the gas. Most people turn the gas on full force, and then apply the match. A slight explosion en- sues, which affects the meter and sends it rapidly forward. When Food Burne. “With too many irons in the fire some will burn.” This old adage often proves too true to the busy housewife. She has forgotten to add water to the cooking food, and the odor of the burning meat, vegetable or fruit re- minds her of the fact. When this happens quickly seize the pot from the range and immerse it in a vessel containing cold water, The steam will escape from the out- side instead of passing upward through the food. Place the food In another pan and continue cooking or dress to serve. The most critical person cannot de- tect a burnt taste in the food. This is a suggestion worth trying. Spiced Chocolate Cake. Melt a square of baking chocolate over hot water, add one-quarter cup light brown sugar, one-quarter cup hot water. Cook until smooth. Cream one-half cup of butter, add one and one-half cups of brown sugar, two well beaten eggs, hot chocolate mix- ture, two teaspoons cinnamon, one teaspoon cloves, one-half teaspoon nut- meg, one cup chopped raisins, one cup chopped nuts, one cup sour cream, in which dissolve one-half teaspoon of soda and three cups flour sifted, with one teaspoon of baking powder. Mix in order given. Bake in a sheet or in layers and put together with white frosting, or bake in gem pans and sprinkle before baking with chop- ped nut meats and granulated sugar. Quick Sally Lunns. One egg, onejuarter cup of sugar, one cup of mile, salt, baking powder, two teaspoons and two cups of flowr. Beat the egg in the mixing dish, add sugar, milk and salt and beat all with the egg beater. Then add baking pow- der and flour, Last of all add about one and one-half tablespoons of melt- ed butter or lard. Delicious. Bake in iron gem pans about one-half hour. Sweetbreads. Soak in cold water thirty minutes and blanch in boiling water containing salt and lemon juice for twenty min- utes. Now #plit each sweet bread and season and coat with ofl or butter; sprinkle with flour and broil over a quick fire for about ten minutes, turn- ing constantly. Two Excellen. Ideas. The best way of whitening kitchen tabies is to scour them with wood ashes and soap. Floors can be also most effectively scrubbed with cold water, soap and wood ashes. A cork soaked in oil makes a good substitute for a glass stopper. Candied Sweet Potatoes. Parboil the potatoes and slice a little thicker than for frying; cover with butter and sprinkle with sugar and bake im a moderate oven until brown. ___ Fine Job Printing. _ FINE JOB PRINTING oA SPECIALTY—0 AT THE WATCHMAN OFFICE Hohe dne SS There is no cheapest * BOOK WORK, that we car: not do in factory manner. and at ent the class of work. most satis- consist- on or Insurance. | EARLE C. TUTEN (Successor to D. W. Woodring.) Fire, Life and 3 Automobile Insurance None but Reliable Companies Represented. | i Surety Bonds of All Descriptions. i Both Telephones 3627.y BELLEFONTE. PA Thesaly Place io the county where that extraor- JOHN F. GRAY & SON, (Successor to Grant Hoover) Fire, i Life Accident Insurance. This the la Fi ] Agency represents rgest Fire | panies in the World. — NO ASSESSMENTS — Lo not fail to give us a call before insuring your | of Provedy as we are ia position to" Write 43-18-1y. BELLEFONTE. PA. The Preferred Accident Insurance THE $5,000 TRAVEL POLICY BENEFITS: i iil : gis FITTEE 222228 ie 8 "Hg 2 § Fire Insurance 1 invite your attention to ance mat and gH Solid represent r. tensive of pL ns Sf H. E. FENLON, Agent, Bellefonte, Pa. Office in Crider’s Stone Building, | All kinds of Grain bought at the office Flour | exchanged for wheat. | can be secu CURTIS Y. WAGNER BROCKERHOFF MILLS, BELLEFONTE, PA. Manufacturer, Wholesaler and Retailer of Roller Flour SPRAY and feed of all kinds. OFFICE and STORE—BISHOP STREET, 47-19 be INTE. PA. MILL AT ROOPBSURG. —— a A Set of Harness in Nickle or Imi- on Rubber, at........... $12.85 harness is equal to any $15 set on the flavor Bush House Block, - 57-1 SAREE LEER SASS A EE SESS HE HOSES MLAS SHEL SEORAIRISIISIAENISE SHSRRISEATEIIREIELLAR ERASERS HAS | The coffee market just now is a pretty hard proposition But we are doing all that it is possible for us to do under present conditions to give our trade good values. We are selling a good sound coffee and of excellent at 25 cents per pound. And at 28 c. per pound and 30c. per pound we are giving very high value for the price named. On our en- tire line of Coffee you will always get better value her, for the price charged. Give us a fair trial on our coffees and you will find the proof in the goods. Sechler & Company, A A Al AA AB A AA BN SS AN A a 4 Beilefonte Pa., { This is a GENUINE BARGAIN. { 4 WY WY OW WY WYRE WY WY WW WY WY WY WY YW we we ew i | i | | | l H-0 Increase Your Crops E90 Lime is the life of the soil. USE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LIME Some Farmers have actually doubled their crops by use of “H. 0.” lime Drill it for quick results. If you are notgetting results use “H. 0.” lime We are the largest Manufacturers of Lime in Pennsylvania. Ground imestone and Lime for all purposes. [Works at Bellefonte, Frankstown, Spring Meadows, Tyrone Forger and Union Furnace. Write for literature on lime. AMERICAN LIME & STONE COMPANY., 55-4-6m Offices at TYRONE, PA. red. Also International Stock Food houses to rent J. M. KEICHLINE, SLY. A oe y Pa. B. SP, —Attorney-at-Law. = po in all Consultation Flour and Feed. Bellefonte. Offies inCaer's S. TA - JAYLOR Attorney and at tended to J * SE peg ed Geter aa, to promptly, All kinds of business legal attended fonte, Pa. AMikinds o'tegal busingie 3¢- Feed the cous 0 Orvis, Bower Ee rac ours, n or German. Corn Meal Jam venta Pps d G . and German. } osultation in Endl an rain professional Teceive promos at | oManutactures and has on hand at all times the | eemee———————————————— ! Physicians. i i WHITE STAR : on _- a OUR BEST W © GEL 0, Phin HIGH GRADE i Seve county, Ta, VICTORY PATENT a FANCY PATENT Dentists. . E. WARD, D. D. S., grade of spring wheat Patent Flour DF "ALC A room, Tigh iret ta ing teeth. Superior Crown and ess snjsacs reasonable i R- HW, TATE. Susgson Dentist, Office D the Bush 4 Fa. All mod: oth Slectric B3ed. Has had Restaurant, ESTAURANT. Bellefonte now has a Fi tau now has a First-Class Res- Meals are Served at All Hours half shell or 8 behadina minutes any I dition [ have a plant prepared iran aft Done tn bottles such aa SANITARY PLUMBING EE RT Material and Fixtures are the Best Not a cheap or inferior article in our entire establishment. And with a with good work and the Prices are lower than many who give you y i work and the lowest grade { ishings. For the Best Work try olin ARCHIBALD ALLISON, Opposite Bush House - Bellefonte, Pa. 56-14-1v. Coal and Wood. EDWARD K. RHOADS Shipping and Commission 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 by the bunch or cord as may suit purchasers, respectfully solicits the patronage of his friends and the public, at his Coal Yard, near the Pennsylvania Passenger Statiom. ws Telwhooe Calls {Eommmercia sa . Meat Market. % (Get the Best Meats. a save nothing by buying poor. thin LARGEST AND FATTEST CATTLE a ls ma EEE Easy I alwavs have ~ DRESSED POULTRY — Game in season, and any kinds of good meats you want, TRY MY SHOP. P. L. BEEZER, High Street. 4334ly. Bellefonte, Pa.