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Bellefonte, Pa., February 27, 1920.
FARM NOTES.
—The appearance of the seed cata-
logues reminds one very forcibly that
seed-planting time is not so very far
off, and it is time well spent to care-
fully go over these books and make a
choice selection. Plan the garden
now. Send in the order before the
spring rush is crowding our seed
merchants and thus avoid delays or
meet the verdict that the article de-
sired has all been disposed of.
A great many farmers save their
own seed from year to year. This is
a good plan, but care must be taken
not to hold that seed for too long a
period. The seeds of some vegetables
are worthless after they are two years
old, while the seeds of other plants
foray with age until a certain per-
iod.
For instance, the seeds of arti-
chokes are good until they are three
years old; asparagus, four years;
beans, two years; kidney beans, one
year; beets, ten years; broccoli, four
years; cabbage, four years; carrot,
one year; cauliflower, four years; cel-
ery, ten years; corn, three years; cu-.
cumber, ten years; egg-plant, three
years; endive, four years; kale, four
years; leek, two years; lettuce, three
years; melon, ten years; peas, two
years, okra, two years; onion, two
years; pumpkin, ten years; radish,
four years; salsify, two years; spin-
ach, four years; squash, four years;
tomato, two years; turnips, four
years. :
— The manure for a garden is best
applied in the fall and plowed under
in the spring, and phosphate used in
the hill and drill. Do not keep one
plot too long for the garden. A change
of location means less trouble from
weeds, insects and fungus diseases.
Moisture must be conserved in the
vegetable garden. This is usually
done by tillage, and can also be great-
ly helped by destroying the plants as
soon as they have produced their crop.
At The Pennsylvania State College
cabbage plants are pulled or cut 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 and leaves have
dried, so they will not interfere with
disking or plowing The ravages of
insects and diseases are also checked
by destroying the old plants.
Every crop that is raised on the
farm should help to put the soil into
better condition, both physically and
chemically. This is the purpose and
aim of the rotation of crops. Fre-
quent surface cultivation makes the
natural food of the plant more avail-
able, prevents escape of moisture and
holds water in store for summer use.
The root is the foundation of the
plant. It should be stimulated to ear-
ly and continuous growth by the best |
of care in the beginning. Organic,
matter is the life of the soil. |
In the germination of seeds, mois-
ture performs the most important
part. For most. garden - seeds very!
little is needed. The amateur is more
apt to apply too much rather than too
little water. In the germination of
old seed or seeds of low vitality, if
water is applied rather sparingly, es-
pecially immediately after sowing, |
the percentage of germination will be
larger and the plants more vigorous.
The difference between “moist soil” |
and “wet soil” is not generally under-
stood. All soils consist of small!
atoms or soil particles. In a wet soil
all space between these particles is
filled with water, excluding the air.
In a moist soil each particle is envel-
oped in a film of moisture, allowing
the air to penetrate between the par-
ticles. A wet soil rots the seed; a
moist soil sprouts it and promotes its
growth.
—Nitrogen (ammonia) encourages
strong leaf, vine and bush growth. |
Potash makes firm tuber, bulb and
fiber. Phosphoric acid makes blooms
“set” and seeds and pods form abun-
dantly.
If the wild growth on the farm is |
profuse and the tomato and melon |
vines run to leaf, the soil is rich in ni- |
trogen. If trees do not thrive, onions
seem soggy and tomato vines lack
sturdiness of stalk, the soil needs pot-
ash. If the tomatoes, melons and
grain fail to “set” plenty of seed and
fruit, phosphoric acid is needed.
If one expects to take from the land
a crop rich in leaf, as lettuce, increase
the proportion of nitrogen in the fer-
tilizer. If potatoes or onions are de-
sired, provide plenty of potash. If
abundant corn, wheat, melons, peach-
es, strawberries or tomatoes are want-
ed, see to the phosphoric acid.
Phosphorus is an element that is
essential to plant life. The garden
could not exist without it. Scientists
have always wondered where the
phosphorus came from which is sup-
plied to plant life in the country.
There is no danger of our nitrogen
or potash giving out, because we know
there are methods by which both are
being continually added to the soil.
Science has now developed the the-
ory that the phosphorus supplied to
plant life is given directly through
the earth worm. Experiments have
shown that the mode of existence and
habits of the earthworm are highly
beneficial to garden soil, owing to the
fact that from its body comes the sup-
ply of phosphorus. Hence gardeners
should welcome earthworms in their
garden.
As is perhaps known, manure, when
stacked in the yard with no covering
over it, loses its greatest quality,
plant food, by washing of rains and
exposure. On the other hand, if stor-
ed under a shed or protected, it will
steam and heat, thus losing another
most important factor, nitrogen. The
average gardener is in the habit of
storing his manure in the open air,
but a better plan is to pile it in under
a roof of some sort and tramp it down
tight in order that no air may pene-
trate through it to drive out the val-
uable nitrogen. There is a sufficient
quantity of plant food and nitrogen
in fresh manure, and the garden
should be well treated with it. For
good vegetables there must be a rich
soil.
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FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.
DAILY THOUGHT.
What we call luck is simply pluck
And the doing things over and over;
Courage and will, perseverance and skill,
Are the four leaves of luck’s clover.
—Anon.
The lamp shade silhouette of Chi-
nese pagoda inspiration is one of the
newest style lines presented by Paris
and recently introduced here in a ser-
ies of attractive frocks for spring
wear on all occasions.
Dresses of taffeta are in evidence
for spring and many of these are in
our favorite navy blue. A dominant
trimming detail is the sash girdle or
belt of matching ribbon velvet, though
sometimes the girdle is developed with
a Hin: velvek of contrasting color as
well.
Separate skirts of foreign inspira-
tion are of genuine Scotch plaid wool-
ens and many are brilliant in color-
ing. These skirts are developed on
both plain and plaited lines and have
huge pockets and novelty belts.
An exquisite breakfast cap—note
the new name for the boudoir cap of
old—is of sky-blue tulle, silver metal
lace and delicate pink roses.
To be worn with this cap is a break-
fast jacket of blue velvet, trimmed
with silver lace and roses.
Wooden trimming in the form of
beads and plaques of unique and bril-
liant coloring is an innovation in mil-
linery for spring that Paris has re-
cently presented and that is well
thought of here.
America, we are told is prominent
in the development of the sport hat,
which today is as important an item
of smart woman wardrobe as any
dress hat and is given the same care-
ful consideration in designing and in
making.
Many evidences of the Chinese type
of dress are to be found, giving assur-
ance that this graceful, youthful mode
is still to be worn. Some of these
dresses, especially those of georgette,
are quite devoid of sleeves, others -of
taffeta and even those of cloth have
merely sleeve caps, though many are
cut quite high at the neck.
To prevent the syrup from cooking
out of a pie made of fruit or berries
try pinning a strip of wet muslin,
about one and one-half inches wide,
around the edge of the pie. You will
find that the pie retains its syrup and
there is no oven to clean when your
baking is done.
Nursing mothers with an over-sup-
ply of milk are often troubled by their
clothing being soiled. Buy a 10-cent
piece of rubber sheeting, cut it in half
and sew the two pieces lengthwise.
Sew two pieces of white tape at the
top for shoulder straps and turn an
inch hem up at the bottom and run.a
piece of rubber through it. This cam-
isole may be buttoned down the front. |
If you want to roast an old chicken,
the following method is fine: Steam
it in the steamer or a pot which has
a raised bottom, enabling it to steam,
for a couple of hours, or until it is
nearly done, using the fork to prick
it with to tell, then finish and brown
the chicken in your oven. This makes
the meat and filling as delicious as a
young roasting chicken.
Two tablespoonfuls of gum arabic
to a quart of luke-warm water is the
| proper proportion to use in stiffening |
organdie.
When a child spills food at the ta-
ble, put a tray cloth at its place, and
under that a piece of white oilcloth.
This prevents the dropped food from
going through to the tablecloth.
When corset-covers or camisoles be-
come worn under the arms, do not
| patch them. Remove the worn part
i from top to bottom and replace it with
a panel of good material, finished with
The garment will then
patched appearance. In order to
make even the seams thus formed less
noticeable, insertion can be used. This
will make the corset cover or cami-
sole prettier as well as stronger.
I always save up my string that I
get on packages and bundles, not cord,
but string, no matter how short. I
tie them together and crochet dish
rags out of them. They make dandy
dish rags, and cost you simply noth-
ing.
A shade hung on screen door and
raised and lowered at will will pre-
vent the glare and heat of the sun,
and still allow the free circulation of
air.
What the Mouth Reveals.—Full
lips suggest cajolery and flippancy.
A mouth which viewed in profile
turns up in a curve indicates a frivo-
lous nature.
A small mouth explains extreme
sensitiveness and a narrow-minded
outlook on life.
An extremely large mouth indi-
cates liberality of mind but a certain
| coarseness of nature.
A mouth of any thickness that
droops at the corners denotes one who
cannot be trusted.
A close-fitting mouth revealing
sharp, straight lines, indicates stern-
ness of disposition. .
Dullness of apprehension is indicat-
ed by a mouth which is exactly twice
the width of the eye.
A small mouth coupled with small
nose and nostrils shows an indecisive
and cowardly nature.
If the angles at the corners of the
lips point downward it indicates pes-
simist; if upward, optimism.
A large mouth denotes a shameless
person with a hasty judgment not al-
ways kind, also a good conversation-
alist.
One with thin lips drawn down at
the corners, rather bloodless and pale,
is extremely obstinate, given to hys-
teria and melancholy.
“To give the face a good color,”
says an exchange, “get a pot of rouge
and a rabbit’s foot. Bury them two
miles from home and walk out and
| back once a day to see if they are
still there.
Buy With the Brain, not Eye, says
Expert.
Thrift in spending as well as in
saving was urged by Miss Jessie Don-
nelly, executive secretary of the Fed-
eral Fair Price Commission, in a talk
which she made a few days ago to the |
women’s club of the Society of Ethic-
al Culture. The club met in the
rooms of the society, Spruce street.
Philadelphia.
“There is too much ‘buying by the
eye’ and not with the brain. Virtual-
ly all of a beef carcass is ground up
by the butcher because people will buy
only the desirable cuts. The other
parts would be palatable if they were
properly cooked. But on account of
the wide-spread use of the gas stove
only the parts which can be fried are
wanted.
| long stride in the right direction.”
This is a:period of extreme styles. |
The quality of the goods and : the
workmanship are not considered by
the average buyer. Teaching school |
children the value of textiles and how |
to tell wool from cotton would be a!
Miss Grace Godfrey, of the domes-
tic science department of Drexel In-
stitute, said the family should be run | &
on a business basis, with a budget |
made out in accordance with its ideals
of existence.
“Personal economy is more neces-
sary now than ever before,” Casimir
H. Sienkiewicz, associate director of
the savings division of the war loan
committee. “The demand is greater
than the supply, the value of the cur-
rency is inflated and there is undeni-
ably much profiteering going on. For
these reasons save all you can at this
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A Bank Should be Something
More Than a Place to Keep Money
It should reflect the highest standard of business ethics.
It’s promises should not end in pleasant words
It should be ready to render service at any time to the
full extent of its judgment and ability.
It should be able to give reliable and disinterested
advice about investments.
It should be #nterested in you, and anxious to help.
Have you relations with such a Bank?
The First National Bank
61-46-1y Bellefonte, Pa.
Lyon & Co.
Coats and Coat Suits
Come to the “Watchman” office for High Class Job work.
Lyon & Co.
We are receiving daily the latest styles in
Spring Coats and Coat Suits. Our line of
Ladies’ and Misses’ Suits is the largest and up-to-the-
Whether a strictly tailored or elabo-
rately embroidered suit, we can fit and suit all tastes.
Prices astonishingly low.
minute styles.
Silks! Silks!
Everything new and up-to-date in Georgette,
Crepe de Chene, Silk Jersey, Plain and Fancy
Silks. Also a complete line of Sport Silks.
Guiding Your Children
Bad habits lead children astray.
Good habits guide them safely into
the path of character, uprightness
and independence.
You can start them right by teaching
them to save money. Set them an ex-
ample by saving yourself. Make
them admire thrift.
Once started, the saving habit helps
to. form other good habits. It pro-
vides experience for them in handling
their own funds.
This start in the right direction is but
a simple step. Take it by opening a
Savings account with us for your chil-
ren.
CENTRE COUNTY BANKING CO
60-4 BELLEFONTE, PA.
Crepes and Voiles
Lyon & Co. « Lyon & Co. |
Our 1920 Spring line of Voiles and Crepes
are now on display. A varied assortment of
colors and designs—just what you want for
your new spring dress.
Shirt Waists
Georgette, Crepe de Chenes,
Voiles in all the new models.
Satins and
A large line of Men’s, Children’s and Ladies’
Shoes. Carpets, Linoleums, Trunks and Bags.