Bourne Bellefonte, Pa., June 13, 1919. “OTHERS.” Lord help me to live from day to day In such a self-forgetful way That even when I kneel to pray My prayer shall be for—others. Help me in all the work I do To ever be sincere and true And know that all I'd do for you Must needs be done for—others. Let “Self” be crucified and slain And buried deep; and all in vain May efforts be to rise again Unless to live for—others. And when my work on earth is done And my new work in heaven's begun May I forget the crown I've won ‘While thinking still of—others. Others, Lord, yes, others Let this my motto be Help me to live for others That I may live like Thee. —C. D. Meigs. PETER’S PROFESSION. The big clock in the town hall stee- ple clamored the hour of 9 p. m. as Peter Perry carefully placed his name at the end of a closely written page. “I call that a pretty fair composi- tion,” Peter murmured to himself, “and a climax that will hang in the ears of my hearers. Now comes the task of memorizing.” Slowly, but surely, Peter tackled the job, but every little while his thoughts would revert to the last of his speech, and time and again he had repeated the last paragraph—the par- agravh he intended to ring in the hearts of his fellow-class-mates so long as they might live. Peter was to be valedictorian of his class; everybody in school knew that even before Professor Wright had said so, and Peter’s hopes of some day being a great orator was also an open secret among his companions; so, when the news came to Peter that he was not only to be valedictorian of his class, but winner also of the Howard College Scholarship, his young heart throbbed with joy. What an honor it would be to win a college scholarhin, and what a blessing! But, best of all, it would please Auntie Anne. At the though of Auntie Anne the boy drop- ped his papers on the table, and, turn- ing off the light, he moved over to an open window. It was springtime; the atmosphere was heavily sweet with the odor of blossoming things, the odor of which carried him back to the one memora- ble season of each year in the little town of Greenbriar, for the town was originally started on an old planta- tion, and the Square was laid out in the orchard. Consequently, trees— blossoming trees at that—had been planted about the streets and yards of all the homes in the little village ever since. He was homesick to wander beneath their boughs again, and he felt as if he couldn’t wait another day to go back, for, in spite of all the new sen- sations of a boarding-school, Peter had often sighed for his small attic room at Auntie Anne's, back in the country village, and never had he wanted it more than tonight—when victory was staring him in the face; he wanted to tell Auntie Anne with his own lips that he had won the cov- eted scholarship. In fancy he could see her sweet, serious face wreathed into smiles; he hadn’t written the news—it was too precious to write—he was saving that as a surprise, but a whole week must he wait—seven more long days—un- til he would stand before the audi- ence, of whom Auntie Anne would . count one, and receive the scholar- ship; then he would deliver the vale- dictory address, and soon after be speeding homeward. Every new thought of home sent the hot blood chasing through his veins. Suddenly he felt a mist of tears come into his eyes, and a vision of a tiny-vine clad cottage, surround- ed by an old-fashioned flower garden, rose in his mind; in the midst of the garden he could see a little figure— the one person in all the world to whom he claimed relationship. In his heart he knew this woman was really no blood kin, but she had taken him from a hovel to keep her company, and the two had been so wonderfully congenial that the woman had allow- ed the boy to call her Aunt, and to Peter's delight, he knew she had never regretted it. Vividly Peter recalled the days they had worked side by side in the garden; then the time that they decided to bake pies for the villagers, and increase their almost depleted terasury; plainly he re-lived the days over in which they figured and plan- ned, and finally decided to move the old barn from the garden to the cor- ner of the yard and convert it into a grocery. This venture had proved a great success; Auntie Anne had been buyer and seller alone—he was deliv- ery boy and collector. They had la- bored untiringly through the day, and at nights he had studied under Aun- tie Anne's instructions until, to his surprise, the woman had told him she could carry him no further—he must have a chance in some good school. With an aching heart, he saw himself with a canvas telescope enter the boarding-school of Cravene; he again heard the suppressed giggles that passed over the hall when he entered; but the jeers of strangers had no ef- fect on him—he had come to Cravene with only one purpose in his heart, and soon after his arrival he made his presence felt among his classmates. For nine long months he had lived among the students, and, by his high principles and ever-ready courtesy, had won the friendship of many; his only enemy was Sam Holden, who had planned to walk away with the scholarship without working for it. But when the examinations were over and the truth was known, Sam’s man- hood asserted itself, and he came for- ward with congratulations; he could go, anyway, he told Peter, and, as they were old schoolmates, he hoped they’d be roommates at college. eter was pleased over, this friend- ly act, and as a token of His apprecia- tion, had helped Sam write his de- clamatory speech, though he smiled to himself .when he thought about Sam’s speech, for he had done the same thing for every boy in the con- test, and his criticism was appre- ciated, for, from the very first, Peter had openly admitted his profession in life would be that of an orator, and nobody doubted but what his dreams would come true, though he was a genius at figures; but columns of fig- ures held no attraction for him, other than the pleasure he derived from solving difficult problems; banking methods had fascinated him for a little while, but English was his hob- by—he meant to be an orator, and he must have a vocabulary. At last Commencement day was over, the speeches were made, each generously received by admiring friends and loved ones, but the vale- dictorian had rendered his speech be- fore an audience of strangers; had received from a stranger the roll of paper that meant a four-years’ schol- arship in one of Tennessee’s best col- leges; not even Auntie Anne was there to give him a handclasp. Very little applause had greeted him when he received the scholarship, and his knees trembled when he stood to de- liver his speech to the class; but only for a moment was he nervous; a nerv- ous orator would never be a success, the boy reflected as he took his place, and when he finished his speech in a clear voice that rang with good fel- lowship and sincerity, the house roar- ed with applause, and Peter felt as if he had conquered the world. Two days later Peter, with his hon- ors, returned to Greenbriar; all the way home he was thinking that Aun- tie Anne’s face would be the first to greet him when he stepped from the train; something unavoidable had kept her from attending the exercises, she had written; but she’d be waiting anxiously for his return. The old train seemed to crawl at a snail’s pace, but finally the boy sight- ed the rusty little depot, and was hanging on the step when the train pulled in. For a moment he looked about for the person he expected to see, then disappointment spread over his coun- tenance—she was not there; the fears that had been hovering around his heart for the past three days that told him something was wrong with Auntie Anne seemed suddenly to burst into stern reality, and he start- ed towards home on a run. “Maybe she couldn’t leave the gro- cery,” he reasoned as he hurried along. But when he reached the spot he found the door closed, and he in- creased his speed; he didn’t take time to go up the walk, but took a short- cut over the fence and into the kitch- en door, where he came face to face with Dr. Gray, who caught him by the shoulder and refused to let him pass. “What is it—what is it?” he cried anxiously. “What's wrong with Aun- tie Anne?” “I know you are excited, Peter,” the man answered, “but calm your- self, and I will explain.” Peter dropped his grip and waited nervously. “Go on,” he begged, “I'm ready to listen.” “It’s a very serious illness,” Dr. Gray began slowly, “for I'm sure it began with the robbery that took place last fall.” “What do you mean?” Peter ex- claimed. Jt “You don’t mean to tell me you was stripped last fall—cash and all!” Peter clutched the doctor's arm. “Tell me all,” he murmured. “This is the first I’ve known of it.” It was the doctor’s time to look sur- prised, but Peter’s countenance was convincing that he spoke the truth. Then the doctor, in his kindest way, told the boy how a thief had stolen the contents of the store, and Miss Anne had told the public she “would not reopen the place until you came home to help out. That was a very feasible reason, and nobody question- ed the truthfulness of it until a week ago I dropped by to see.her, and found her ill—sick,” the man contin- ued hoarsely, “for lack of food.” Peter covered his face with his hands and sobbed aloud. “Just to think she was sacrificing that for me!” Presently the boy raised his head and looked the doctor straight in the eye. “Can you save her at any price ?” he whispered. “Yes.” the doctor answered thought- aly, “but, ‘twill take money to do i “Doctor,” Peter said solemnly, “you have plenty of money, you have a family, you have loved ones; I have nothing in this world but that wom- an, and the honest manhood she has taught me. Will you save her, and risk a return of your money?” Only for an instant did Dr. Gray stare into the earnest face of the boy before him. Then his hand stole out to clasp that of the younth. “I will,” he said hoarsely, “and not only that, but I'll help you finance the store again until you are on your feet.” Peter tried to speak but no words came to his lips; he only gripped the doctor's hand harder, then slipped si- lently inte the room where his all lay, and, kneeling beside the bed, he bur- ied his head in the covers. There was no word of explanation between the two. Throughout the long night Peter watched beside the sufferer; only love—the kind that can endure all things for those they love —shone in both faces, and the next morning Dr. Gray took Auntie Anne to a sanitarium in the mountains. Peter lost no time—he must get busy—every moment of idleness would be the doctor's loss, and he should never regret the move. Peter looked over the store and figured up what it would mean to restock: what the loss and profits would be; then he went to the bank. The president was a friend of Auntie Anne’s and he believed would help him, so he asked an interview and explained his mission. “Peter,” the president said, after the boy had finished talking, “this is a queer world, after all. A few days ago I wrote my old friend, Professor right, to see if he could send me a boy whom he could recommend as a mathematician, and this morning I had a letter from him, and here is ‘what he said:” and -the man handed the note to Peter. Peter’s eyes grew wide with aston- ishment when he read this part of the message: ‘The brightest boy I ever had in figures in my school is a boy from your own town—Peter Perry. He's a genius, but he’s set his head on being an orator, but’ I've a: feeling that a hundred dollars a month would -._. = didn’t know your Aunt Anne’s storc help him forget it for awhile, and he'll be worth every cent of it.” When Peter finished reading. he raised his eyes towards the man’s face. “Could you use me?” he asked earnestly. ; “Not only could. but will be glad to,” the man responded. “Then si me up for a whole sear,” the boy answered, “and make alf my salary payable to Dr. Gray.” And that night Peter climbed to his attic room and hid his four years’ scholarship away; it was good for any time, and Auntie Anne didn’t know he had it. “Some day I will be an or- ator,” he propsisal himself, as he gaz- ed towards the mountains where the beloved woman who had made him what he was, was resting. “Some time I'll be an orator,” he murmured hoarsely; “when, I do not know, but for the next two years love, labor and self-sacrifice will be my profession.”—Boy Life. Revolutionary Soldiers of Centre County. In this connection it can also be said that the local Chapter of the D. A. R., under the direction of Mrs. H. C. Valentine, decorated the graves of thirty-six Revolutionary soldiers on Memorial day. These patriotic wom- en make it a point to see that every Revolutionary soldier's grave in the county is looked after thus regularly once a year. Following is the list: Union cemetery Bellefonte, six flags and two real daughters—Harriet and Eli- za DeHaas, grand-daughters of Gen. John DeHaas and grand-nieces of Benedict Ar- nold. Four Revolutionary soldiers—Col. James Dunlop and James Harris (found- ers of Bellefonte); Capt. Joshua Williams, Hon. Andrew Gregg. Old Milesburg cemetery—Robert Flem- ing and wife (real Jaughter—daughter of Lieut. Robert Fleming); Joseph White, Capt. Richard Miles and wife (real daugh- ter); Capt. James Miles (navy); Samuel Howe, Col. John Holt and wife, Klizabeth Harbison Holt, (real daughter—daughter of John Harbison). Curtin cemetery, new—Philip Barnhart, Elizabeth Holt Barnhart (real daughter— daughter of Col. John Holt) ; Lawrence Bathurst. Rebersburg—Col. Henry Meyer, Philip Meyer. Boalsburg—Henry Dale. Near Centre Hall—James Huston. Snydertown—John Snyder. Pine Grove Mills—John Goheen. Branch cemetery—Gen. John Patton. Spangler monument—George Christian Spangler, George Spangler. Jacksonville—Matthew Allison, Mary Allison Rishel (real daughter—daughter of Matthew Allison); Thomas Askey, David Lamb. Centre Hill—Henry McEwen. Pennington cemetery—John F. Ream. Old Fort—D. A. R. monument. Heckman’s grave yard—Christian Mil- ler, Michael Stiver, John Adam Sunday. Indian Lane—Thomas VanDoren, Jacob Shadacres. Soldiers Graves ‘Decorated. ADropos of Memorial day Capt. W. H. Fry has furnished the “Watch- man” with a list of the soldiers’ graves decorated by the G. A. R. of fut place on May 30th, as follows: Revolutionary soldiers—General John Patton and John Goheen. Mexican war—John Shaffer, Floyd and Daniel Musser. PINE GROVE CEMETERY. Col. James Dunlap John Fortney Capt. J. W. Hunter George Dannley YI Farber G. Daniel Musser G. R. Dunlap J. C. Murphy Daniel O’Bryan Alex Sample William G. W. Allen R. G. Brett George Eckel Robert Eason Harry Sholl Prof. J. E. Thomas Harry Stonebraker Sanford Stonebraker J. E. Reed Samue Reed Michael Grossman Jacob Erb Fred Seigle B. F. Bloom Robert Craig George Trumbel H. W. McCracken J. G. Hess Reuben Reed William Henry Joseph Ward Cyrus Goss Reuben Hamer G. W. Keichline William Musser Thos. Kustaborder W. H. Musser John Musser D. L. Miller W. H. Graham D. H. Weaver D. S. Erb William Thomas D. W. Port Unknown 2 MEEKS CEMETERY. H. C. Campbell D. 8. Ke) W. A. Carter C. B. Hess Amos Harper John McKelvey Oscar Davis John Campbell Capt. J. O. Campbell PINE HALL CEMETERY. Geo. Meyerley Roger Fagan Jacob Booth David Krebs Henry Rogers John Cramer J. G. Bottort Israel Albright Hugh Riddle Henry Shreffier John Shrefiier Abram McCullum S. T. Lytle David Behrer George Cronemiller G. W. Atherton W. C. Patterson How Reed is Helping. From the New York Evening Post, We all coughs to be grateful to Sen- ator Reed. He is playing a very use- ful part in helping along with the League of Nations. A good cause is always aided by ridiculous and. un- scrupulous opposition, and Senator Reed quite outdid himself Saturday in beneficial attacks upon the League. He now pictures the awful possibili- ty of Hayti or Liberia dominating the United States, with various yellow and brown races joining the blacks in taking advantage of the League in or- der to exterminate white civilization. This midsummer madness has, of course, a motive on the part of the Missouri Senator. He is simply mak- ing a dead set at the supposed color- ed prejudices of the Southern Sena- tors. ey are Democrats and most of them have expressed the intention of supporting the President and the League of Nations; so no better way of influencing them occurred to Sena- ter Reed than yelling bloody murder about the peril to the white race, threatened by the League. But the Senators from the South might well ask why their superior white intelli- gence should be insulted by such clap- trap appeals. He Knew the Word. Gen. Leonard Wood said at a din- ner in Washington: “A new soldier is always nervous and apt to make mistakes, but this is no si of cowardice and soon wears off. “A new soldier was having his first experience at night duty. The pass- word was ‘discount.’ “Ag he paced back and forth a black figure suddenly loomed up be- fore him. “Halt! Who goes there?” he challenged. “(A friend,” was the eply. «¢<Advance friend,’ said the soldier, ‘Advance and give the discount!’” Modern Health Crusaders. Phe organization of the Modern Health Crusade in the public schools of Bellefonte was reported in last week’s “Watchman” and following is the list of pupils who have received credit for five weeks performance of the “Crusader’s Health Chores” with the title of “Squire” and are thereby entitled to wear the Squire’s pin. The seore for each club or grade follows the names. Three is a perfect score in this contest. As has been already stated it was not thought advisable to enlist, at this time, pupils in Grades 1, 2 and 8 as Crusaders but copies of the Child Health Alphabet were given to each pupil! in Grades 1 and 2 and Health First Reader to pupils in Grades 3, two-hundred-thirty-five in all. Out of the two hundred eigh- ty-nine pupils included in Grades 4 to 8, both school buildings, the list shows that one hundred and eighty have per- formed the health chores for five weeks and received the degree of Squire. ] ; HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING Grade 4 Teacher—Miss Hazel Lentz Eleanor Barnhart Walter Bathurst Alfred Cohen Earl Dubbs Joseph Eberhart Victor Emil Catherine Farley Sarah Gordon Laurence Harnish Bertha Matthews Frederick Smith Frapklin Schad Claude Smoyer Leonard Tierney Andrew Wetzel Ernest Williams Rose Worrick Edward Worrick Score 2 Grade 5 Teachers—Miss Hazel Lentz Mary Underwood. Charles Bullock Anna Jones Evelyn Jones Donald Klinger Louise Knisely Charles Mensch William Potter Marv Robb Molly Shugert Lucille Smith Madeline Thomas Rabecoa Valentine Ruth Wetzel . Donald Woomer and Miss Mary Woodring Julia Young Te Score 1.5 Grade 6 Teacher—Miss Mary Underwood Grace Cohen Eva Gordon Doris Moore Kathryn Nolan Katherine Rider Jean Sasserman Score .94 Grade 7 Teacher—Miss Carrie Weaver Herbert Bilger Helen Brown James Bower Mary Crider Maurice Furey Martha Geiss Elizabeth Hunter Mary Katz Anna Miller Verna Peters Mahlon Robb Eleanor Sheffer Leonore Taylor Score 2.4 Grade 8 Teacher—Miss May Taylor Zelda Brandman Catherine Chandler Clare Clevenstine Stella Cohen John Dubbs Pau! Dubbs John Emil Paul Foreman Emma Gehret Marie Gordon Russell Jodon William Keller Leona Lyons Samuel McGinley Ralph Owens Evelyn Showers George Snyder Madeline Stover Nanon Stover Pauline Sasserman Ruth Teaman Adeline Tressler Leslie Thomas William Troupe Margaret Taylor Paul Young Edna Wian Score 1.97 Average for High. school building—1.762 BISHOP STREET BUILDING Grade 4 Teacher—Miss Mary M. Woods. Catharine Bailey Cyrus Bailey Lois Barrett Nellie Curry Ben Herr Virginia Hughes Benjamin Ichkowitz Nevin Jodon Arnold Kalin Mildred Kalin Alan Katz Morris Larimer Alton Lee Jona Morriss Henrietta Nolan Boyd Osman Beatrice Ostrander Chester Rice . Adaline Sampsel Blaine Sampsel LaRue Schaeffer Leslie Shultz Clarence Stine Grace Young Score 3 Grade 5 Teacher—Miss Margaret Cooney Andrew Barrett Pearl Boyer Catharine Caldwell Grace Carson Marie Chandler Walter Clark Dorothy Coder Mary Daley Margaret Davis Ruth Glenn Daniel Holter Martha Johnston Sara Lose Rexford Lilidahl Ruth Miller Paul Miller Donald Morriss Harry Peters Erna Shultz Pauline Showalter Harry Wetzel Mary Wolf Score 2.12 Grade 6 Teacher—Miss Lois Kirk Jean Bodle Roxanna Dugan David Deckman Mary Eckenroth Fred Fisher Willinm Garbrick Stearl Gunsallus Max Ichkowitz Bernice Lose Elizabeth Larimer Rosella Miller Donald Miller Iidward Nelson Emiy Parker Lyda Ruhl Bernice Rine Mary Elizabeth Sloop Anna Solt Mabel Spicer Elwood Spicer Dora Stine Elwood Teaman Violet Zimmerman Score 1.97 Grade 7 Teacher—Miss Ella Levy Louise Abt Mildred Brown Sara Haag Virginia Healy Kathryn Johnston Dorothy Knisely Dorothy Lieb Jane Miller Isabel Tate Anna Wagner Nellie Wolfe Score 1.83 Grade 8 Teacher—Miss Hlla Levy Edith Brown George Confer Dorothy Coxey Tone Daley Mildred Deitrich Mary Davy Gordon Harbold Russell Hill Helen Jack Jacob Knisely Beatrice Lyons Louise McClure Hoy Royer Norman Smeltzer Pearl Wasson Eva Lyons Kryder Rockey Joyce Showalter Christine Spicer Franklin Wolfe Score 2.5 Average for Bishop street building—2.2%4 etre A——— Marriage Licenses. Lewis J. Donat and Katie Hinner- schietz, Wanamaker, Pa. Harry H. Wetzel, Sacramento, Cal., and Maude C. Thomas, Howard. Harry C. Keeler and Sarah M. Fet- ters, Bellefonte. Charles E. Slutterbeck and Dora K. Klinefelter, Tusseyville. Guard M. Butler and Dollie M. Stevens, Woodland. Ralph F. Luse and Mildred E. Long, Centre Hall. & David Houck Jr. and Jennie Glas- gow, Huntingdon. . Wm. C. Bloom and Minnie B, Has- inger, Bellefonte. : Wm. Morgan, Tyrone, and Anna A. Lauck, Snow Shoe. Joseph A. Welch, Howard, and Maude L. Shields, Allport. Benjamin F. Evans Jr, Clarks Green, Pa., and Violet D. Buck, North Wales. Harry A. Halderman and Alice L Roan, Bellefonte. Willis A. Mayes, Lemont, and Ad- aline E. Shockey, Waynesboro. Joseph R. Haag, Kingston, Ruth Watts, State College. and Some Hope. “Cholly, do you ever intend to quit smoking cigarettes?” “Deah boy, why sheuld 1?” “Because if you don’t they will kifl you. : “Well, when they do, deah boy, rn quit.” i For the Salvation Army, Snow Shoe borough responded to the appeal for aid for the Salvation Army to a total of $215.85. O. J. Harm was the chairman and he se- lected Miss Edith Walker and Miss Ella Quirk as collectors and the amounts turned in by the young la- dies were as follows: Collector—Ella Quirk. Cod. J. P. Kelley... O. G. Morgan.. A. Barraclough . Barton Lerrah M. J. McLaughlin............... Charles Weaver. e . Vernon Etters. Gretta Weekley i ‘s Ed BUrRS Jr... iererererrnresrs Clair Harm..... co vrstrscrsecies L. Redding.......- Pat Kelley... L. Shank.... LL. C. Dr. .B, H. John Bohn........ A. B. Budinger.. L. A. McDowell. James Redding. T. Medalda........ William Rastoff..... Misses Banks..... Lewis Price....... W. G. Kisling.... R. D. 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A.—New brass key. Q.—In which would you look for a morning attire? A.—Day coat, eh! Q.—In which is one likely to fail in getting a drink? : A.—Miss-a-sipp. Q.—In which can you find a red letter? A.—Flirod A. Q.—In which does the hustle make one sick? A.—Tl1 0’ noise. : Q.—In which is one likely to use his farming implements? A.—I'd a hoe. Q.—In which can one acquire an estate by marriage? A.—Mary land. Q.—In which is one letter of the al- phabet higher than the others? A.—O higher, Q.—In which are bodies of land surrounded by water given a ride? A.—Rhode Island. Q.—Which is called to your mind by holding two $5 bills? A.—Tenn I see. Q.—Which would a woman rather have if she can’t get a new sealskin sacque ? A.—New Jersey. Q.—Which does the farmer’s wife mention when she asks you to partake of apple sauce? A.—Take sass.—Copper’s (Topeka). “Buy Coal Now,” Warning Issued by Dr. Garfield. Chicago, June 10—Armed with the latest figures supplied him by statis- tical experts, Dr. Harry A. Garfield, weekly federal fuel administrator, has sounded a warning “to buy coal now. “Assuming that there are 500,000, 000 tons to be produced this year, de- ducting the 178,000,000 tons already produced, there yet remain 322,000, 000 toms,” said Doctor Garfield. “That means an average production of 10,700,000 weekly. But our pres- ent average is only 8,200,000. The average for last year, when we were working under war pressure, was only 11,300,000. “Only by buying coal now, so that the miners will have work and will continue to mine ceal, can a very ser- ious situation be avoided, as I see it. The pinch would cgme in the congest- ed sections, chiefly the northwestern part of the country.” Standing Room Appreciated. Bhis world is but a fleeting show, Some say not worth a pin; But just the same we feel that we Were lucky to get in. FARM NOTES. —Exclusive grain farming reduces the fertility of the soil and livestock iopuing increases the fertility of the soil. —Many successful and progressive sheep breeders trace their start on the road to success to the purchase of a good ram. —The most effective method of dealing with the sheep killing dogs is public sentiment for the enforcement of the Dog Law of 1917. —Report comes from Northumber- land county that the farmers there are getting started again to raise sheep with good results. —The largest yield of wheat ever recorded was 117.2 bushels per acre. It was produced in 1895 in Island COunEY: Washington, on an 18-acre eld. —The knowledge of production has advanced faster with the farmer than that of marketing his crops. Produc- tion can be done by the individual. Co-operation in buying and selling is a necessity. —Grapes should be sprayed for dis- ease with Bordeau mixture, 3-3-50, as soon as the fruit sets. Add to this mixture, 3 pounds of lead arsenate paste to each 50 gallons of spray. This will control the great berry moth. Two weeks later apply the same spray for same pests. This remedy is suggested by the Penn State College horticultural depart- ment. —June is the month in which to spray peaches and plums to prevent brown or ripe rot of the fruit. The mixture to be applied is made by slak- ing 8 pounds of stone lime in a small amount of water. When the lime be- gins to slake well, add 8 pounds of sulphur with enough water to keep the mixture in the form of liquid. Stir constantly. As soon as slaking is completed, add enough water to make 50 gallons of the mixture, and apply at once. —Some foods are not nutritious compared with better kinds, yet they aid digestion. Then concentrated foods, such as grain and cottonseed meal, are very nutritious, yet animals could not exist on such foods alone, ‘Even straw performs excellent serv- ice as an aid to digestion of grain. White beets, carrots and turnips, which consists largely of water, pro- mote digestion and regulate the bow- els, thus performing a service which adds to their value as a whole. —It has been thoroughly demon- strated that sheep cannot live and prosper in the same community with unrestricted dogs because of the dep- redations of the latter. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is not an enemy of the dog and has no desire to wantonly kill properly licensed dogs, kept un- der restraint and control by their own- ers or those having them in charge; but cur dogs, mongrels and stray dogs, unrestrained, are vicious and dangerous and should have no place in our economic life. The damage done by dogs has been very largely instrumental in ruining the sheep industry of this country and is the principal obstacle today to the successful rehabilitating of sheep raising under otherwise favorable con- ditions. If the dog menace can be obviated or reduced to a minimum, the raising of sheep will certainly advance rapid- ly. Wool is badly needed, and this country must make every feasible ef- fort to make this country self-sus- .taining in this important commodity. Mutton is needed and is a wholesome food. Another incentive for the ad- vancement for the raising of sheep is the sadly depleted condition of the flocks in European countries. The outlook is good. » It is the imperative duty of all our people to work together to advance this important branch of farm indus- try to the end that a larger supply of wool and mutton may be produced in this country. Where flocks are properly kept, sheep will return their owners a larg- er per cent. on the money invested than any other livestock. —An extremely dangerous and de- structive pest attacking corn, our greatest agricultural crop, and many other kinds of plants, has been intro- duced from Europe, and is now known to be established over areas of about 400 square miles in the vicinity Boston, Mass., and in a similar area near Schenectady, N. Y. No infesta- tion is known in Pennsylvania at this time, but a constant watch for this pest must be maintained. Besides damaging corn, this pest feeds in the stems of many other use- ful and ornamental plants, including potatoes, tomatoes, beets, turnips, celery, Swiss chard, beans, spinach, oats, timothy, dahlias, chrysanthe- mums, geraniums and gladiolus. Also several well-known weeds furnish food and shelter for it, such as bur- dock, ragweed, pigweed, purslane, lamb’s-quarters, barnyard and foxtall grasses, goldenrod, thistle, jimson weed, horseweed, and especially cock- lebur. This pest overwinters as a smooth caterpillar in corn stalks and large plants, including weeds. About the middle of May the caterpillar changes to a pupa, soon to emerge as a moth, which lays many egos: sometimes as many as 700. e caterpillars hatch- ing from these eggs feed on early corn and other plants, and complete their growth and pupate. Early in August another generation of moths appears. These lay their eggs (this time about 900 each) on corn and oth- er plants (especially on corn), and do a vast amount of damage to the stalks and ears. Over 300 caterpillars have been found in a single hill of corn. The progeny of one spring moth de- veloped from a single caterpillar in the spring may exceed 300,000 borers in September. Complete and thor- ough destruction of infested plants in the winter or spring is exceedingly important. As this insect passes the winter as a caterpillar in corn stalks and var- ious plants and weeds, very effective control measures are possible. Pull up and burn all cornstalks and other large plants, weeds and grasses in any infested area. Report and send any suspicious material in a tight tin or wooden box to Prof. J. G. Sanders, Director of Plant Industry, State Cap- itol, Harrisburg, Pa. ——Subscribe for the “Watchman.” -d Us?
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