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“Bellefonte, Pa. August 20, 1926.
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Frank Hess Writes Entertainingly of
a Real Fishing Trip.
Frank Hess, former Centre countian
and member of the family still so
prominently identified with various
sections of our county, has written to
us from his home in Los Angeles, Cal,
to do nothing else than make us feel
bad. When he lived here Frank was a
devotee of the piscatorial art. He
knows Centre county streams, all of
them. He has crawled under the
laurel on Six Mile run and Cold
Stream with a bait hook floating be-
fore him and cast a fly on the broad
waters of Spring Creek. All of it
was hard work with mighty poor re- |.
ward often.
But now Frank has found the happy
fishing ground and writes to tell us of
it. To be sure he has been cordial
enough to invite us out, as if the little
matter of three thousand miles were
no more to negotiate in our “Ford fish
wagon” than the eighteen to Fishing
creek, but let him tell you of it.
Los Angeles, Cal, 8-5-26.
Dear Geo.
See by one of your last issues that
ou have had a poor trout season ana
that the last day you squared your-
self by catching one 14 inches long.
I want to give you a brief gtory of
a camping trip we have had this sum-
mer. On July 1st, Mrs. Hess and I,
with the two boys, left on a three
weeks outing into the High Sierras.
We crossed the Mohave desert at
night, arriving at our destination at
lam July 2nd. We selected a
camp-site at about 7500 ft. elevation,
among the pines about 350 miles
north-east of Los Angeles. We were
in the centre of a number of streams
and lakes and the middle branch of
the San Joaquin river, with Mary,
George, Convict, Duck and Twin lakes
within easy reach and offering wonder-
ful fishing. Of course it means a hike
of four to six miles to some of them,
but as one could hire a saddle horse at
$2.50 per day the hiking was optional.
We hiked, fished and loafed for
three weeks. And, oh, what fishing.
We got more, always, than we could
use and gave them to other campers
on our site. As you know I have
fished all over Central Pennsylvania
and both the boys took to their dad’s
favorite sport when we lived at Sandy
Ridge and while they were at Penn
State they both fished a lot in the
streams over there, but, George, the
Pacific Coast has it all over dear old
Pennsylvania. The last day we fished
before breaking camp we made a trip
to Duck lake which is stocked with
steel head and golden trout. We went
in on horses, Mrs. Hess having gone
along, and got 50 golden trout rang-
ing from one-half to two and one-half
pounds and Harold landed a steel
head that measured 27% inches and
weighed over 8 lbs. He got it on a
No. 12 whirling dun with a 4lb test
leader and it took him two and three-
quarter hours to land it. One only
finds the Golden trout at elevations of
10,000 ft or over and Duck lake is over
11,000 ft. It is above the timber line
and snow banks were in sight every
where.
“After such a trip one wonders all
the more why so many of our country
men cross the Atlantic to see the Alps
when we have such wonderful places
right here.
So, next summer, come out and go
along for a few weeks, then you will
have some real fishing stories to tell
cronies in your camp. Better come
before the highways penetrate these
secluded nooks for as they reach out
the crowds increase and much of the
vast solemnity of it all is lost.
FARM NOTES.
—For picking peaches, plums, and
for use in the young apple orchard a
three-legged fruit ladder should be
used, since it is much handier, safer,
and better than an ordinary step lad-
der. The only place for a step ladder
is on a floor or other hard, smooth,
level surface.
—Sometimes on excessively hot
days many birds may become pros-
trated with the heat and die unless
they are revived. This can be accom-
plished most satisfactorily by plung-
ing them head first into a bucket of
cold water. Withdraw immediately
to prevent drowning.
—Conditions have been favorable
this summer for the development of
the angoumois grain moth. Pennsyl-
vania State College extension men
find the moths more numerous than
since 1923. Threshing of the wheat
before September 1 and fumigation of
grain in the bins will cut down losses.
—During the summer rhubarb sends
forth seed stalks. Cut them off close
to the base whenever they appear.
They prevent the development of leaf
stalks, take more nourishment from
the soil than leaves, and since rhu-
barb is propagated by dividing the
Fool, seed is not necessary or desira-
e.
—A common practice in home gar-
dens is to sow small seeded vegetables
too thick. This may be justifiable if
the vitality of the seed is questiona-
ble, but be sure to thin to proper dis-
tances after the plants are up. All
root crops and plants producing heads
need individual development and are a
failure unless given ample room. Sal-
ad crops and greens are less import-
ant in this respect.
— August is the month to plant iris.
Procure your favorite named varie-
ties from reliable dealers and plant
the rhizomes in a well-drained loca-
tion. By working in a little bonemeal
around the roots and cultivating them
vou may be rewarded with blooms the
first year. This is also a good time to
divide the roots of old iris plants,
which work should be done every
three or four years.
—Cows consume considerable coarse
feed during the year, and are thus
suitable animals for converting feed
into high-class finished products. But-
ter and milk are very valuable pro-
ducts that are bringing good prices
and for which there is a good demand.
Every farmer should have as many
cows as his farm will support, and
produce plenty of feed to take care of
them. Feeding dairy cowsisone way
to market feed and is a very econom-
ical way.
—Corn meal has been found to be a
satisfactory grain to use in raising
skim-milk calves. As the calves ap-
proach weaning time this should be
changed to a mixture of corn, oats and
bran. Some oil meal can be added, if
more protein is needed. The change
of ‘grains is to supply the protein
which was supplied by the skim milk.
Calves will begin to eat hay about
as soon as they begin to eat grain.
Care must be taken in feeding clover
or alfalfa that it does not produce
scours. If any indication of scours
appears, the amount should be limited.
Some prefer to feed calves on timo-
hy or some other hay of that charac-
er.
—In most home gardens the first
crop of early spring vegetables is
gone, including lettuce, spinach, rad-
ishes, beets, carrots, early cabbage,
peas and green onions. The space oc-
cupied by these crops, according to
specialists at The Pennsylvania State
College agricultural school, should
now be planted with the following
crops for late summer and fall matu-
rity, in order that the most may be
made of the soil space in the garden:
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Jewelers and Silversmiths . . .. BELLEFONTE, PA.
HANK WHITE (just plain White in Black) with Coburn’s Minstrels, at
the Moose Temple Theatre, Monday night, August 23rd.
Endive, kale, lettuce, turnips, Cui-
nese cabbage and corn salad as late as
August 1.
Radishes, spinach, garden cress-and
mustard as late as August 15 or 20.
Plan for an all season garden. Have
the space as completely occupied with
crops September 1 as June 1.
—Asparagus will grow on most
soils. It will produce surprisingly
large crops even on stiff clay, provid-
ed the land is well drained. As a com-
mercial proposition, however, where
earliness and ease of operation are
important factors, a sandy loam is to
be preferred, in addition to which the
lay of the land has much to do with
success.
An authority on the subject de-
scribes the ideal asparagus land as
follows: Choose open, free-lying
ground, of gradual slope, free from
trees, and protected in the north and
east. A southern exposure is virtu-
ally essential, because the field should
be exposed to the sun all day long.
Avoid a due east or west or north ex-
posure, as these will be in the shad-
ow the greater part of the day. A
damp subsoil favors asparagus, but
this does not mean a wet surface soil.
Ground that gathers surface pools
must be avoided or else drained.
Spring is the best time to set out an
asparagus patch, as the roots are less
likely to be injured, by decay, which
sometimes accompanies fall trans-
planting. Broadcast the ground with
stable manure, and plow it under,
deeply. Harrow the land thoroughly,
to put it in the best possible mechan-
ical condition.
The rows are then opened to a
depth of eight to ten inches, and
spaced about four feet apart. The
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plants are started eighteen to twen-
ty-four inches apart in the rows. It
does not pay to crowd the plants, be-
cause crowding means late sprouts of
inferior size and quality. For this rea-
son some growers make their rows six
feet apart.
It is estimated that a well-establish-
ed asparagus bed, say five years old
and well cared for, should yield about
2000 bunches to the acre per annum,
and continue to make this yield for
about ten years. Thus it will be seen
the home gardener’s needs can be met
with a comparatively small plot.
Spraying with arsenate of lead, ap-
plied after the patch has been cut
over, will keep the asparagus beetle
under control.
Civic Neatness.
If you go to some place where a
public event is occurring in the open
air you see no sign of disorder. At
a band concert in such towns for in-
stance you will note that few if any
of the people have dropped loose pa-
per or refuse around on the grass.
And yet in many places after such
an event it would take cleaners sev-
eral hours to pick up the litter the
people have thrown about.
Such a contrast shows how much
more spirit of neatness some people
have, and how there are many who
seem to have no idea of their obliga-
tion to help care for their public
places. After seeing the rubbish that
people will leave around in many
places it does seem as if the human
animal was a good deal of a pig in
many cases.—Osceola Leader.
—Subsecribe for the “Watchman.”
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HOW TO SOLVE A CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
When the correct letiers are placed in the white spaces this puzzle will
spell words both vertically and horizontally.
The first letter in each word is
indicated by a number, which refers to the definition listed below the pumsie.
"hus No. 1 under the column headed “horizontal” defines a word which will
811 the white spaces up to the first black square to the right, and a number
under “vertical” defines a word which will fill the white squares to the mext
lack ome below. No letters go in the black spaces.
All words used are dic-
tionary words, except proper names. Abbreviations, slang, initials, technical
terms and obsolete forms are indicated in the definitions.
CROSS-WORD PUZZLE No. 3.’
6-—~More laughable
8+~Opening in skin
9.~Narrow aperture
11-~Leave hurriedly
12-~Infrequently
14—Bang
15—Tree
16—Walk
18—Pertaining to the moon
21—Organ of hearing
22—Pronoun
23—Woman residing in convent
24—Meddow
26—Denial
27—Pinch
30—Unripe
33—Nautical mile
84—Agitate the alr
856—Bottom
36—Sprites
38—8Sec. sing. pres. of “do”
39—Term of affection
40—Examine intently
41—Transgressors
43-—Near-sightedness
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Horizontal. : Vertical.
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8—Preposition
4—A niggardly person
6—Dispose of for a consideration
6—Personal antagonist
7—b51% yards (pl)
8—Scheme
10—Carry
11—Ornamental work on columns
12—Drink in small quantities
13—Most wicked
14—Sneak
17—Apt
19—Move swiftly
20—Wooden pin
25——Bower (pl.)
28—Body of water
29—Part of “to be”
81—Rest
BDigis 3 the foot
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87—Mutilate 5 *¥plozums
88—Small boat
40—Energy (slang)
42—Negative reply
Solution will appear in next issue
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Investments of High Grade
is Tending Downward
iberty Bonds now return less than 4 per cent.
One Treasury loan was placed at less than
334 per cent. This shows that we are
creating wealth in excess of the capital
needed for the new enterprises.
High Interest Rates today involve a risk
that the prudent investor should avoid.
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