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Bellefonte, Pa., April 5, 1929.
TREES GROW ONLY
FORTY DAYS A YEAR.
“When do trees grow? Investiga-
tions of tree growth conducted under
the direction of State Forester Jo-
seph S. Illick of the Pennsylvania De-
ent of Forests and Waters have
brought to light some interesting
revelations.
“The belief is prevalent,” says Dr.
Tllick, “that trees grow throughout
the general growing or vegetable sea-
son, which embraces in ‘Pennsylvania
from 150 to 200 days, and extends
from the last killing frost in the
autumn, when the leaves exhibit their
autumn coloration. This is a mere
supposition, for most of the native
and introduced forest trees in the
Mont Alto State Forest, Franklin
county, were found to make 90 per
cent. of their height growth in less
than forty days.”
In the course of study, thousands
of tree measurements were taken.
Many trees, including more than half
the different kinds found in the State,
were measured at regular, usually
weekly, intervals and detailed records
of temperatures and rainfall were al-
so kept in order to interpret the in-
fluence of climatic factors. Over 200
trees were measured daily during one
growth season and in addition certain
of trees were measured both
in morning and evening.
Not all forest trees begin to grow
at the same time. Some start early
in spring while others begin rather
late. The wild black cherry is the
first forest tree to begin height
growth in southern Pennsylvania.
Its twigs begin to elongate about
the 4th of April. The domestic cher-
ry begins growth about four days
later. Sweet buckeye begins about
April 6, white pine about April 18,
and tulip tree about April 25.
Pennsylvania is the meeting ground
of many northern and southern trees
and the southern varieties begin
growth later in their northern na-
tural extension, or where artifically
planted, in this State. The eastern
catalpa, from the South Atlantic
States, starts growth with us
during latter May, and other typical-
ly southern trees as persimmon, Ken-
tucky coffee tree and bald cypress,
postpone growth until late spring.
This is a fortunate provision of nature,
which defers their growth until the
period of frost danger is past.
The first tree to complete its height
growth of the season in Pennsylvan-
ia is sweet buckeye. It stops grow-
ing in the southern part of the State
during .the second week in May, and
by June 15 one can find full sized win-
ter buds for the spring of the follow-
ing year. One year, on June 10th,
seventy-nine different tree species
were examined, and it was found that
70 per cent. of them had ceased
height growth. Most of our trees
cease this growth by late May or
early June. Only a few continue
height growth into July, and by Aug-
ust 1st growth has ceased for all our
trees. 7
It also was discovered that the
first trees to complete growth are
not always the first that begin
growth in spring. Some of the first
species to begin growth may take
long to complete it, while others that
commence late may complete the sea-
son’s growth relatively early. Larch,
for instance, is one of the first to
open its buds in April, and may con-
tinue until middle or latter July,
while Norway spruce starts about
May 6 and by June 15th has made
more than 99 per cent. of its growth, |
and all of the end of the
month.
Another interesting discovery was
that of intermittent growth periods,
that is, some trees may grow awhile,
rest for some time, and then resume
growth. Such periodicity of growth
appears to be peculiar to certain
species, and is not unusual. Thus
pin oak, chestnut oak, and pitch pine
frequently begin to place a second
growth 10 to 25 days after the orig-
inal growth period is over.
Considered most interesting of all
was the discovery that trees make
most of their growth at night. The
greatest growth is usually late at
night, and the least growth in the
afternoon when the trees are busy
manufacturing food materials. Nor-
way spruce actually made 82 per
cent. of its height growth at night;
“white pine made 61 per cent.;
thus 65 per cent. On the average it
was found that most trees make two-
thirds of their height growth at night.
it by
NEVER TAKE MEDICINE
PHARAMACIST 84, URGES.
In one of the oldest parts of Rome
{one of the oldest cities in the world)
is to be found the oldest pharmacy in
Italy, presided over by the oldest
pharmacist of Italy. Founded in the
Sixteenth century by monks, it was
operated under religious auspices un-
til 1730, when it came into the pos-
session of the Prato family, which
has conducted the pharmacy from
that day to this—200 years in a sin-
gle family. The store furniture and
all the equipment are centuries old.
President over this venerable estab-
lishment in the Piazza della Madda-
lena is Dr. Recole Scaletta, who at
eighty-four years of age is rounding
out his sixty-second year of service |
there. Doctor Scaletta works 14
hours daily, as he has for three-score
years. So vigorous is Doctor Scalet-
ta that one would think him twenty
years younger than his actual age.
Asked for his formula fof longevity
and good health, Doctor Scaletta gen-
ially replied that his first principle
is never to take medicine! He drinks
a half liter of wine and smokes two
cigars daily. “Eat heartily and take
a bath daily” is another of the coun-
sels of this veteran pill dispenser in
an establishment which might well be
one of the sights of the Eternal city.
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| CENTRE €O., DATRYMEN
RECEIVE RIBBON AWARDS.
County agent R. C. Baney has re-
| ceived from the Pennsylvania Dairy-
man’s Association ribbon awards for
members of the Centre county cow
testing associations who had out-
standing herd averages during the
year 1928. These ribbons are present-
ed to members of cow testing associa-
tions all over Pennsylvania on the fol-
lowing basis: Purple ribbons for those
herds averaging 400 pounds of but-
terfat per cow, or better; blue ribbons
for those averaging from 350 to 400
pounds of butterfat, and red ribbons
for those herds averaging from 300
to 350 pounds of butterfat per cow.
The Centre county cow testing as-
sociation No. 1 had a herd average,
last year, including approximately
three hundred cows, of 9567 pounds
of milk, 340.7 pounds of butterfat,
with an average return of $135.67
above feed cost. The cow testing as-
sociation No. 2, with 108 cows had
an average of 7997 pounds of milk
per cow, 319.5 pounds of butterfat,
with an average return above feed
cost of $121.24. This is the fifth
year for the No. 1 association and
shows an average increase per Cow
in the association, during the five
year period, of 3310 pounds of milk,
97 pounds of butterfat and an aver-
age return above feed cost of $47.15
per cow.
Following is a list of the dairy-
men who received the ribbon awards:
Purple ribbons—Allen Hartle and
A. C. Hartle and Bros., Bellefonte; J.
Fred Slack, Spring Mills.
Blue ribbons—J. V. Brungart, Re-
bersburg; Peters Bros., Port Matilda;
W. C. Krape, Bellefonte.
Red ribbons—Hugh Wilson, War-
riorsmark; Paul Bradford, Centre
Hall; Nolan Bros, Nittany; John
Dunkle, Mingoville; Western Peniten-
tiary, Bellefonte; J. G. Miller, Pine
Grove Mills; Epley White and George
H. Wilson, Bellefonte; Peck Bros,
Nittany; Henry J. Stover, Aarons-
burg; W. F. Rishel, Centre Hall; R.
C. Bair, Smullton, and F. S. Bowen,
Bellefonte.
PREPARE SOIL WELL
FOR GOOD GARDEN.
Prepare the soil of the home gar-
den well if maximum yields are ex-
pected.
“Garden soil can be ‘improved by
the application of at least 20 tons of
well-rotted animal manure per acre
or by plowing under a green manur-
ing crop,” says county. agent R.C.
Blaney. “Lime should be applied as
needed and drainage provided where
necessary.”
Cultural practices include careful
plowing through discing and harrow-
ing, and final smoothing. Heavy soil
should never be worked when it is
wet.
Sufficient fertilizing also is essen-
tial in good gardening. This can be
accomplished by applying broadcast
at least 1200 pounds per acre Of a
complete commercial fertilizer, with
top-dressings .of nitrate of soda or
chicken manure, in addition, where
needed. A 4 per cent potash is good
on heavy soils where manure also has
been applied. Without manure, on
light soils, the formula may be 4-8-4
or 5-10-53.
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PLANT SOYBEANS FOR
EMERGENCY HAY CROP.
Dairymen with poor prospects for
'a good supply of leguminous hay still
have a chance to provide their own
cows with nutritious roughage.
This is the note of encouragement
sounded by county agent R. C.
Blaney for those who have clover
fields damaged by winter killing or
lime requirement that it must be at
least partially satisfied before red
clover will grow.
Soybeans will grow under such con-
ditions because they are more toler-
ant of acid soils. They are high in
protein content, being about the same
as alfalfa in feeding value. Another
valuable feature of the soybean is
that it can be grown in any part of
the State, providing the soil is of
average fertility.
Wilson is the variety recommended
for a hay crop. The rate of seeding
is two bushels to the acre, using the
oat compartment of the drill. All
seed should be inoculated so the beans
can utilize the nitrogen of the air.
Planting time is when the soil is
warm.
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| HOOVER WILL REMODEL
WHITE HOUSE OFFICES.
Plans are underway to remodel the
executive offices of the White House
. to provide a larger lobby, give Hoov-
er’s three secretaries suitable offices,
and provide less conspicuous quarters
for newspapermen and photograph-
ers.
| One of the President’s desires, it
is believed, is to remove congestion.
The visitor is usually greeted by a
crowd of photographers hovering
about the doorway with their cam-
eras and equipment.
In the small lobby inside the door,
nearly a score of newspapermen are
{usually congregated, since it is im-
| possible for them to find space in the
| small press room.
One large reception room is to be
| wiped out entirely and become part
| of the lobby. The basement floor,
| which now serves as locker rooms for
the White House police and other em-
ployees, will be rebuilt into offices.
!
Mrs. Martin Fauble suffered
considerable shock on Sunday through
an accidental fall in her home on east
High street. While her injuries were
not at all serious it wasn't a pleasant
happening to occur while the family
| 708 celebrating the anniversary of
her birth.
' the same way, shutting out trouble by
EXPOSES PRIVATE
LIFE OF OYSTER |
Expert Says Shell Closes When
Peril Nears.
Washington.—Since more oysters
than human beings attend the dinners
of the great, it has occurred to at least
one scientist that the private life of
these gentle creatures may be a mat-
ter of some public concern.
In a somewhat formal expose of
«rhe Private Life of the American
Oyster,” Dr. P. 8. Galtsoff of the bu-
reau of fisheries credits the oyster
with a sense of taste more refined in
certain respects than that of its hu-
man admirers. :
“It has been found,” he says, “that
the oyster reacts to the application of
quinine and detects this substance in
a concentration four times weaker
than the minimum which can be no-
ticed as applied to the human tongue.
“Apparently a well-developed sen-
sitivity is a compensation which the
oyster obtained for its loss of power
of locomotion and absence of speeial
organs of vision and hearing.”
[ts ability to protect itself from
poison, he explains, has been meas-
ured by putting different quantities of
potassium salts and other chemicals
in water where it was feeding.
Efficient though they are, however,
the oyster’s organs of sense are few,
being confined to a double row of ten-
tacles or feelers on the edge of each
mantle, the soft layer of membrane
which can be seen covering the crea-
ture when it makes its appearance
on the half shell.
When the shell is open and the
oyster is feeding, Doctor Galtsoff re-
lates. the tentacles expand and stick
out int» the water, ready to contract
at the first warning of danger througzh
Farmers Worked Up
Over Spanish “Lions”
wag's remark to farm tenants
near Dover, N. C., during the Spanish-
American war caused much apprehen-
sion for several days to the simple
folk of the countryside. He told them
the Americana naval and military
forces were superior but Spain had
“more lions.” He even went so far as
to say 500 of the beasts had been
landed at Beaufort, not far away, the
night before,
Taking up the joke, villagers rigzed
up a “horse fiddle,” or resined box
across which could be drawn a piece
of wood as a bow, emitting sounds
similar to the roaring of lions. This
was secreted in the neighborhood and
“played” throughout the night. The
tenanfs were terrified and among some
of them the belief in the lions re-
mained alive for a long time. Wil
liam Warters, resident of Dover, re-
calling the tale, said that for several
days barred doors and loaded guns
were the rule in the district.—Detroit
News.
Only One Requirement
Insisted On for Boo's
The affable salesman in New York
book stores are seldom surprised at
any request—the public demand be-
ing what it is. But one of them re
ports that the other day he had a re
quest from a dignified little old lady
that—to use his own words—"knocked
him for a row of bookshelves.”
“1 want a book—any kind of a book
—with a jacket that is green, with
red in it,” the little old lady said. She
insisted it could be a cook book or
one about the home life of the bee or
South pole exploratfons—anything as
long as its jacket was the color
scheme she described.
“She wanted it,” the sulesman ex-
plained, “to mutch the decoration of
any mechanical disturbance or change
in the intensity of illumination of
chemical conditions.
As the tentacles draw in the mantle
contracts, the big muscle which holds
the shells together closes them and
the oyster may—if oysters can—revel
in the sense of security which man
enjoys when shut up in a warm, cheer-
ful room on a stormy winter night.
The oyster’s nervous system is a
possession which might be envied by
many 2 jumpy dinner guest. It is so
simple that, no matter what distress-
ing occurrence is forced upon the
oyster’s attention, it always acts in
closing up the shell and letting the
rest of the world go by.
Richmond to Restore
Historic Bell Tower
Richmond, Va.—The old gray brick
pell tower on the capitol grounds here
is to be restored and a mild-toned hell
is to end a silence unbroken since
1865. :
Erected in 1824 the structure now
standing was built to replace an old
wooden building constructed many
years previous to house Virginia's pub-
lic guard. These soldiers policed pub-
lic property and maintained order on
Capitol hill.
The bell in the old tower pealed
forth on all festive occasions, and
tolled for the funerals of the great of
that day, summoned the legislators to
their duty and rallied regular and vol-
unteer soldiers to the defense of the
commonwealth.
One of the notable occasions upon
which the bell called Virginians to
their posts was in June, 1813, when
rumors reached Richmond that the
British had attacked Cranny island, at
the mouth of Norfolk harbor, and
would come on to Richmond. The
bell gave the news when Virginia
seceded from the Union. It cracked
in 1865 and was removed from the
tower.
The restoration work is under the
auspices of the Daughters of the
American Revolutidn,
Philosophy Popular
Among Danish Coeds
Copenhagen.—Danish coeds are a
serious lot. One-third of the 1,000
women undergraduates at Copenhagen
university are specializing in philos-
ophy. There are a thousand coeds
in the student body of 5,000.
Danish women cannot hold@ church
positions, but six girls are specializ-
ing in theology, 163 are going to be
doctors, 59 lawyers, 22 political scien-
tists and 97 specialists in English.
Mathematics appeals to 87 coeds, but
more than 250 girls are unable to de-
cide on which branch of science to
specialize.
gedetegeleofeteiuuininfolofefeloininininioiniviule
mountain climbers!
The task of scaling Mount
Whitney, highest peak in the
United States, will be less ardu-
ous now, for the famous moun-
tain isn’t as high as it used to
be, according to the coast and
geodetic survey.
When last measured in 1905
it towered 14,509,737 feet into
the clouds.
But figures of the latest sur-
vey, just completed, place the
elevation of the peak at a mere
14,495,811, a shrinkage of near-
ly 14 feet.
Even with this reduction, how-
ever, Mount Whitney remains
the highest mountain in the
her new reading lamp. Can you beat
in?”
Safe Delivery
A Melbourne man recently tele-
graphed from Nydney that he was
about to leave by train for home. The
message put up a stiff contest, and
had the passenger walked from Spen-
cer street would undoubtedly hav”
won the race.
He took a taxi (in my opinion, an
unfair advantage) and beat the wire
howe by a clear ten minutes. He was
explaining to his wife that the tele-
previous evening when his small
daughter spoke up: “Daddy should
have brought his telegram with him
_ . . those silly people might have
lost it.”—Sydney Bulletin.
Chinese Superstition
There are towers in Shanghai where
men, watch for fires. When one is
discovered the fire-bell is rung. When
the old custom house was built a
large clock was placed in its tower.
For some weeks after this clock be-
gan to strike the hours there were
very few if any fires.
‘ The Chinese said it was because
che fire-god thought that every time
the clock struck there was a fire an-
nounced, so he could rest without
helping. All these things seem ridic-
ulous to us but are very real to the
Chinese.
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New York's Early Days
An article published in the Chris-
tian Advocate says: “At the begin-
ning of the Nineteenth century the
commercial metropolis of the United
States’ occupied only the lower end
of Manhattan island, what is now ‘ap
town’ being still made up of spacious
farms and country estates, including
the little village of Harlem. The ac-
tual measurements of the city proper
are given as three miles in length
(frem the Battery to Fourteenth
street), one and a half miles in width
and eight miles in circumference.”
Man and Fish
A fish’s fear of man is born, a Car-
aegie institute's bulletin suggests, by
the fact that he approaches from
above, a direction from which the fish
has learned to expect attack by birds
or other enemies. ‘When a man walks
on the ocean floor in diver's dress, fish
large and small display the greatest
curiosity. Even the fierce barracuda,
after nosing the diver in friendly and
inquisitive fashion, must be pushed
out of the way and goes without show-
ing undue resentment.—San Francisco
Chronicle.
London’s Wall Street
Lombard street, the principal bank
quarter of London, takes its name
from the Lombards, Italian goldsmiths
and money lenders who settled there
in the Twelfth century. At that time
they were commonly called “long-
peards” and the thoroughfare was
called Longbord and Longebred. A
century later it was called Lange-,
pourne—meaning “long brook—and
this title is still maintained for the
place where it was situated.
Breathless
The teacher was telling a story fo
the kindergarten and interest was in-
tense. .
«So that night the wicked red fok
came and stole a chicken. The next
night he came and stole another:
chicken. And the next night he came
and stole another chicken. And"—;
dramatic pause—“what do you sup-
pose happened the next night?”
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country by a safe margin.
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“Oh, teacher!” panted Peter, “Did
(ne git another chicken?”
gram should have reached her the |
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.
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Daily Thought. i
Beauty is truth, truth beauty, that is |
all ye know on earth an all ye need to !
| know. —KEATS. |
NOTES FROM THE EARLY OPENINGS.
Length of Line—Extreme length of |
“line in evening clothes (that is, skirts |
{that trail on the floor) give added’
‘importance and increased femininity. |
| Many of the afternoon dresses are |
, frankly longer, and even sports run- |
' about dresses, and tailleurs seem to |
| be descending further below the knee |
! than heretofore.
Beltless dresses and skirt yokes |
| give a new length of bodice line that |
{ contributes to the new graces. |
Length of line is also apparent in:
longer evening coats (as long as the !
dress), and in some cardigans and
suit “jackets that are longer than
i usual.
Silhouttes—Fulness is placed very |
| low below a long, snug, yet supple
| princesse bodice. This low fulness is |
either gathered, pleated, circular,
: shirred, or in panels.
The skirt silhouette is fuller and
achieved through subtle means.
Flounces (that often turn into
| panels), tiers, peplums, stiff flares,
| soft transparent flares, ruffles. Pleat-
i circular, tucked, ordered with con-
, trasting material or colour, overlap-
| ping, sheath-like. Applied at hem, at |
| hips, spirally, diagonally.
The very low, barely apparent, jut-
| ting flare on day and sports skirts
: continues.
Waist-Lines—The low waist-line,
i this season, is only a survival. The
very high-waisted belts still look too
extreme, but natural body propor-
tions and the natural waist are every-
Whiste moulded, though not underlin-
ed.
Horizontal Motifs predominate in
i weave, print, cut and trimming.
| Long Jackets, Short Jackets, and
| Cardigans—The newness of the long
! jacket or three-quarters length coat
is important. The longer version of |
i the cardigan is even newer than the
, three-quarters length coat. Most of
i these long jackets and three quar-
i ters coats are collarless and without
| fastenings. |
| Short and long Dalmatian jackets,
j or casino coats are shown for even-
ing. Usually of bolero length, some-
times sleeveless, of lace, chiffon, cire
chiffon, beaded tulle, or of material to
i match the dress. |
| Cardigans were never before seen
(in such numbers. No sports costume
(is complete without its cardigan.
{ They are usually of the same materi-
, al as the skirt with which they are
| worn. Cardigans are shown also for |
| afternoon and evening. Sometimes
| sleeveless. Matching, contrasting,
| print over plain, plain over print. Of
classic cardigan length and some-
times longer.
Coats—Of all lengths—four-fifths,
seven-eighths, three-quarters, long
jackets. Three-quarters coats and
long jackets for day. Very long coats
and very short ones, really about
knee length in front, are new and
smart for evening. Except for a few
evening models, the best summer
coats are without fur.
Use of cape effects on coats conspic-
uous. Cape wings, cape backs, and
cape sleeves are seen everywhere on
the new models.
Capes—Capes are shown every-
where, for day and evening. When
they have appeared before, smart wo-
men considered them only for even-
ing.
Suits are important — particu-
larly the soft dressmaker suits, in
plain and printed taffetas, heavy dull
crepes, dull crepe satin, printed crepe
de Chine.
The trim tailored suits are in excel-
lent materials, masculine in inspira-
tion.
The use of two different woolens
for one suit is new.
Blouses—Prevalence of soft blouses
in dull satins, toile de soie, men’s
stripped silk madras shirting, organ-
die, handkerchief linen, printed crepe
de Chine. With or without jabots. A
few are tucked inside the skirt.
Skirts—Circular cut newer than
pleats.
Pleats in skirts best when combin-
‘ed with circular cut.
Circular skirts with fulness gather-
ed at each side back, giving decided
swing to back of skirt, are new and
extremely graceful.
More material
than last season.
Sleeveless Dresses—Many sleeve-
less dresses being shown, both for
sports wear and for afternoon.
Runabout Dresses— Light- weight
woolen one-piece dresses are very im-
portant, both in light, dark, and mix-
ed colours.
Formal Afternoon Dresses—Many
formal afternoon dresses, of plain or
printed chiffon, or in black, with ir-
regular hem-lines. Some have three-
quarters coats or jackets. —Vogue.
There is more than just tradition
about the high rating of good English
clothes for men. One look at a well-
dressed man from London and you
notice something about the set of the
shoulders, the fit of the coat that
gives ample roominess, yet manages
to convey an impression of being
slightly fitted.
Parker Bryant of London is one
young man who illustrates the point.
Whether he wears golf, tennis, swim-
ming or evening togs, he is always
pleasingly correct in his attire.
He favors cream flannels, instead
of white, with cream silk shirts and
ties with a bit of color in them. He
wears single breasted jackets, with
bone buttons, one of them being a
snuff beige of decidedly yellow tone.
With this he wears a tie of blue, and
red and white on beige, and his col-
lars do not have the prevalent tabs.
His shoes are apt to be brown and
‘white or black and white.
Changing one’s neckline changes
‘one’s appearance so very much that
it is of real interest this spring for
‘women of note that a single type of
frock can have as many as 12 differ-
ent collars. Russian, Prince of Wales,
revised scarfs, sailor, bowknot, ker-
chief, Peter Pan, sports shirt and bat-
teau are some of
collars.
is used in skirts
the more popular
light your
front porch
for two eve-
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at the price
of a penny
post card.
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