Bellefonte, Pa., December 9, 1904. EE — Hobo Stew. A Culinary Triumph That Is Dear to the Tramp. ne proressional hobo generally trav- sls and operates alone, but if upon ar- riving at some large town or city he happens to meet other congenial mem- bers of his profession a pooling of in- terests is sometimes undertaken, a ho- bo camp set up, and the town is sys- tematically worked. The spot or a camp usually chosen is in the outskirts on some wooded tract not too far from the railroad. Here the profits are di- vided and the different territories al- Jotted. At nightfall all congregate to this peint with the spoils and supplies, and over the “hobo stew” incidents of the day are discussed. “Hobo stew” is a triumph of culinary art that these gentry have a particular weakness for. A large iron pot is purchased, begged or stolen and half filled with water. Into this are thrown pieces of beef, pork, chicken (from some robbed hen- roost), bread, potatoes, carrots, onions and, in fact, everything edible that has been or can be secured. When the sa- vory mess is sufficiently boiled it is . eaten with much gusto by the tramp. These camps are never kept in exist- ence long, however, because the hobo realizes that the danger of detection and a roundup is an ever present one when a large number remain long to- gether in any one camp. Professional tramps, like the birds, have regular mi- gratory seasons. From April to Sep- tember this tide of immigration is to- ward the northern and eastern states and the region of the middle west. From November on through the win- ter his peregrinations take him south, southwest and to the southern Pacific coast. —Pilgrim. The Banana Is Seedless, Though Neo- body Knows Why. The banana is seedless, or nearly so, and has been for centuries, though nobody knows why. It is propagated by suckers and possibly had no seeds when it was first found in its wild state. The banana is a modified berry. Cutting the fruit through the middle you will sometimes see an few little brown spots, which are the rudimen- tary seeds. Occasionally the banana does actually produce a few seeds. The pineapple is seedless, being prop- agated likewise from suckers and from slips. The eggplant, which is a fruit, ‘botanically speaking, is occasionally seedless. This plant is able to pro- duce developed fruit whether the blos- som is fertilized or not. Horticultur- iste are endeavoring at the same time to rid fruit plants of thorns. Some oranges and lemons are very thorny-— for example, the high priced King orange, which is the best of the man- daring. The first trees were brought to the United States from Cochin Chi- na. In Piorida its thorniness has been reduced by selecting buds from the branches with the fewest thorns. Thorns are cbjectlonable because they puncture the oranges and lemons when the branches are blown about by the wind. Efforts are being made to get rid of the thorns on raspberry and blackberry plants simply for con- venience in picking the fruit. The thorns are meant by nature to protect the plant from animals. Cultivators select those plants which happen to be thornless or nearly so. Laugh. Learn to laugh. A good laugh is bet- ter than medicine. Learn how to tell a story. A well told story is as welcome as a sunbeam in a sickroom. Learn to keep your own troubles to yourself. The world is too busy to care for your ills and sorrows. Learn to stop croak- ing. If you cannot see any good in the world keep the bad to yourself. Learn to hide your pains and aches under a pleasant smile. No one cares to hear whether you have the earache, head- ache or rheumatism. Don’t ery. Tears do well enough in novels, but they are out of place in real life. Learn to meet ° your friends with a smile. The good humored man or woman is always wel- cone, but the dyspeptic or hypochon- driac is not wanted anywhere and is a nuisance as well. Gorgeous Japanese Robes. In number the diaphanous robes worn by a Japanese woman of high rank of the eleventh or twelfth cen- tury were seldom less than twenty, while on great occasions’ even more might be necessary. Thus at a great palace feie it is said that “some wore as many as twenty-five suits, showing glimpses of purple, of crimson, of grass green, of wild rose yellow and of sapan- wood brown, their sleeves and skirts decorated with golden designs, while others, by subtle commingling of wil- low sprays and cherry blossoms and by embroidered patterns picked out with gems, represented the poem of the jewels and the flowers.” MN Fathers and Sons. Observers are struck with the cama- raderie carried to the verge of equali- ty which obtains between fathers and their schoolboy sons, so that their mu- tual companionship is a source of un- feigned pleasure to hoth and should prove a safeguard against many evils in the future. This is essentially a modern development and stands to the credit of the fathers of the present day.— London Spectator. Shams and Realities, The good man quietly discharges his duty and shuns ostentation; the vain man considers every deed lost that is not publicly displayed. The one is in- tent upon realities. the other upon semblance; the one aims to be good, the other to appear so.—Robert Hall. Dividing the Tips. The Method That Is Followed in Some London Res- taurants. Tinplig nas veen reduced to a ves; fine system in some English hotels and restaurants. “I was sitting at meat with the manager of one of the well known London restaurants,” says a writer. * ‘I am short sighted and un- observant,” I said, ‘and as I never know one waiter from another I'm al- ways uneasy lest I've tipped the wrong one.” The manager laughed. ‘Fritz, bring the book,’ he said. The book was opened upon the table and dis- closed columns and rows of figures op- posite the names of waiters. Between them the manager and Fritz explained the system. “Every penny given in tips was cast into a common fund in charge of a waiter elected by his fellows. At the end of the week the sum was distrib- uted. Three classes were arranged by the manager, according to efficiency, and the shares were in corresponding proportions, so that the junior who hovers with the sauce is by no means equally rewarded with the expert who can advise in the matter of wine. “Waiters keep a jealous eye on their fellows, and the man suspected of pocketing a tip finds his position un- tenable. The system is good for the public, since it diminishes the unpleas- ing personality of a charitable action. It is good, too, for the waiters, since that record of the weekly gratuities showed that the best waiters mdde about $2,000 a year in tips.” YOUR MORNING DRAM. Let It Be a Glass of Water and En- joy an Inside Bath. Drink a glass of water when you get out of bed in the morning. Never mind the size of the glass. Let the water be cold if you will. Some people pre- scribe hot water, but that isn’t neces- sary. You may have washed your face already and relished the experience. You may have taken a cold plunge into the tub and delighted in the shock and its reaction. The brisk use of the tooth- brush has left your mouth clean and the breath sweet. But you are dirty still, Drink a glass of cold water and en- joy the sensation of being clean inside. All that is luxurious in the cold bath cleansing the outside is artificial. That which should prompt the glass of wa- ter after sleeping is natural. Drink a glass of cold water in the name of cleanliness. It becomes one of the shortest and easiest of toilet duties. It is swallowed in a second, and in five minutes it has passed from the stomach, taking with it the clog- ging secretions of the alimentary tracts. It has left behind the stimulus that goes with cold water, and, by fill- ing the arterial system to the normal, it puts a spur to the circulation that has grown sluggish in the night.—Chicago Chronicle. THE BRIDE’S PORTION. At One Time It Was Stated In the Wedding Announcement. It was a common custom in the eighteenth century, especially during the reign of George II. to insert no- tices of marriage stating the bride's portion in contemporary periodicals and newspapers both in England and Scotland. Almost every number of the Gentle- man’s Magazine at that time contain- ed several of these records, of which the following, in 1731, is a specimen: “Married, the Revd. Mr. Roger Waina, of York, about twenty-six year of age, to a Lincolnshire lady, upwards of eighty, with whom he is to have £8.- 000 in money, £300 per annum, and a coach and four, during life only.” Sometimes the notice merely de- scribes the bride as a lady with a “good portion” or a “genteel fortune.” One of the latest notices was in Aris’ Birmingham Gazette, July 14, 1800, which recorded the marriage of Mr. Canning, undersecretary of siate, to Miss Scott, “with £100,000 foriune.”— London Telegraph. Butterflies and Moths. - Though butterflies and moths are found .widely distributed all over the globe they are by far most abundant in the tropics. For instance, Brazil can show to the collector not less than 700 ‘different species within an hour's walk of Para. There are not half as many in all Europe. In Britain there are 67 species, and in all Europe there are 390 different kinds. They are found as far north as Spitzbergen, on the Alps to a height of 9.000 feet and on the Andes up to 18.000 feet. As there are some 200,000 species it is easy to see why butterfly hunters are great travelers. An Incident of History. Julia Ward Howe had just written “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and was reading it to Elizabeth Cady Stanton. : “Well Lizzie,” she asked when she had finished, “what do you think of n> “Great!” was the reply. “But you are boosting man again in defiance of our glorious principles. Sit down now and write another to be called “The Battle Her of the Republie.”--New York Telegrar=. How Aout IT? Mr. F. P. Green says it costs nothing if it does not cure. Lungs weak as a result of lingering coughs; nerves exhausted fighting the severe colds of winter; energy gone. For these condi- tions physicians prescribe Vin-te-na. Why not test it on our guarantee? Here is our Challenge- -Buy a hottle of Vin-te-na, take as directed, and il, after a few days, you do not feel greatly benefited ; if you do nos feel that it has strengthened your nerves, produced restful sleep, improved your digestion, and in fact made you feel that life’s worth living, your money will he promptly refanded. Mr. Green gives his guarantee with every bottle. ———Subseribe for the WATCHMAN. Pigeon Conrtship. it Sometimes Leads to Battles That Resuit in Death. un a south Jersey farm, which was the home of a thousand pigeons and which was conducted by a woman who had formerly been a bookkeeper in Philadelphia, was found one particular fly and coop which was the abiding place of young doves that had reached the mating season. Purposely these young birds were associated together so that they might select their life com- panions. The interior of the walls of the coop were filled with boxes, and those pigeons which had mated would select one of these boxes for their home and nest, This period of courtship is one filed with excitement for the birds. Two young pigeon cocks, having selected the same hen for a mate, have been known to fight to the death in their rivalry. The method of combat is peculiar. The beak and wings alone are used, the eombatants catching each other with their beaks by the skin of the head and beating each other with their strong wings. Having once chosen his mate, the dove, with an occasional exception, re- mains constant to her through life. The occasional instances of infidelity cause discord in the coop, for when one pigeon tires of his mate and-seeks an- other he meets a vigorous protest from the companion of the bird which he covets. When they have agreed to spend their lives together Mr. and Mrs. Dove select a box and the laying be- ging. The parent birds may then be less than eight months old.—Era Mag- azine. GODPARENTS. An Ancient Institution, Doubtless of Jewish Origin. We must doubtless look to the Jews for the origin of gedfathers and god- mothers. The use of them in the primi- tive church is so early that it is not easy to fix a time for their beginning. Some of the most ancient fathers make mention of them, and through all the successive ages afterward we find the use of them continued without any in- terruption. By a constitution of Ed- mund, archbishop of Canterbury, 1236, and in a synod held at Worcester, 1240, a provision was made that there should be for every male child two godfathers and one godmother and for every female one godfather and two godmothers, King Henry VIII., refer- ring to the Princess Elizabeth, says: My lord of Canterbury, I have a suit which you must not deny me— That is, a fair young maid that yet wanta baptism. You gniis be godfather and answer for er. —“Henry VIIL,” Act 5, Scene 3. A constitution of 1281 makes provi- sion for a Christian name being changed at confirmation. This is prac- tically a renaming of the child. The manner in which it was done was for the bishop to use the name in the invo- cation and afterward for him to sign a certificate that he had so confirmed a person by such new name. It is possi- ble that this practice might have been in Shakespeare’s mind when he wrote: Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized Henceforth I never will be Romeo. —“Romeo and Juliet,” Act 2, Scene 2. —Westminster Review. Tired of Being Fired, Peter was a good workman, but he would go on sprees. His employer was lenient, but when Peter turned up aft- er having been absent for a couple of days without leave he discharged him. But Peter did not take his discharge seriously and went back to work as usual. Again he went on a spree, and again he was discharged and taken back. These little escapades had been repeated four or five times within a couple of years, when Peter walked into the shop one morning looking much the worse for his celebration. “See here,” said the employer, “you are discharged.” “Look here,” said Pe- ter, “I am tired of this. If IT am fired again I'll quit the job.” And he went on about his work and has not been “fired” since.—P’hiladelphia Record. Some London Streets. In some of the older and narrower streets and alleys of London may he seen at each end two upright posts. At ‘first it might be supposed that they served no more useful purpose than affording material for children to swing on. But they are used to indi- cate that the streets which are guard- ed by the posts are closed to wheeled traffic. Some of the thoroughfares in the poorer parts of London are so nar- row that a large vehicle would do seri- ous damage if it were driven along them, and as they are generally short cuts would he much used were they not protected. ——Subseribe for the WATCHMAN. A FRIGHTENED HORSE. —Running like mad cupants, or a hundred other accidents, are every day occurrences. It hehooves every- body to have a reliable Salve handy and there’s none as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Burns, Cats, Sores, Eczema and Ancient Bankers. Among the most valuable evidences of the life and customs of the people of Babylon and Nineveh 700 years B. C. were found, during the excavations at various times, veritable letters of credit, bills of exchange, with and with- out warranty, money obligations of ali kinds, sight drafts made payable to in- dorser or bearer. These denote the existence at Babylon, 600 B. C., of a bank which must have done a con- siderable business and shows that it is not only in our day that capital is used to give impetus and keep alive in- dustrial pursuits. Pardonable Ignorance. A young American woman, an author, while seeing Rome for the first time was anxious to include a visit to the tomb of Caesar. Meeting a citizen on \ the street she inquired, in her best Italian, the location of the tomb. The man looked greatly embarrassed. “I am desolated, signorina,” he apologiz- ed, speaking in excellent English. “I do not know. Caesar has been dead so long!” Sorry He Spoke. Boarder (warmly)—Oh, I know every one of the tricks of your trade. Do you think I have lived in boarding houses twenty years for nothing? Landlady (frigidly)—I shouldn’t be at all sur- prised. Her Age. Tom—Did Maud tell you the truth when you asked her age? Dick—Yes. Tom—What did she say? Dick—Shs said it was none of mv business. Pennsylvania Rallroad’s Winter Excur= sian Ronte Book. In pursuance of its annual custom, the passenger department of the Pennsylvania railroad,company has just issued an attract: ive and comprehensive book descriptive of the leading Winter resorts of the East and South, and giving the rates and various routes and combinations of routes of travel. Like all the publications of the Pennsylvania railroad 2ompany, this ‘Winter Excursion Book’’ is a model of tvpographical and pictorial work. It is hound in a handsome and artistic cover in colors, and contains much valuable infor- mation for Winter tourists and travelers in general. It can be had free of charge at the principal ticket offices of the Pennsylvania railroad company, or will he sent post- paid upon application to Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. REVOLUTION IMMINENT.—A sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble in vour system is nervonsness, sleepless- ness, or stomach upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly dismember the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, regulate the Kidneys and Bowels,stimulate the Liver, and clarify the blood. Run down systems benefit particularly aod all the usual attending aches vanish under its searching and thorough effectiveness. Electric Bitters is only 50c, and thas is re- turned if it don’t give perfeot satisfaction. Guaranteed by Green’s, druggist. Business Notice. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER. am Medical. A MEASURE OF MERIT BELLEFONTE CITIZENS SHOULD WEIGH WELL THIS EVIDENCE. Proof of merit lies in the evidence. Convincing evidence in Bellefonte. Is not the testimony of strangers. But the endorsement of Bellefonte people. ‘That's the kind of proof given here - The statement of a Bellefonte citizen. Mrs. Catherine Gross, of Valentine St., says: “I cannot only recommend Doan’s Kidney Pills from my own experience but other members of our family have also tried them with beneficial results. I used them for backache and kidney ailments from which I had suffered for a long while. There was a dull, heavy, continu- ous pain through my loins accompanied with headaches and I could find no relief. I tried many remedies before I heard of Doan’s Kidney Pills and then sent to the Bush Block Drug Store and got a box. I used a few doses and found relief. I im- proved so rapidly that I continued taking them until my trouble left me entirely and I have had no return of it since.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other. down the street dumping the oe- ILLES A cure guaranteed if you use RUDYS PILE SUPPOSITORY D, Matt. Thompson, Supt. Graded Schools, Statesville, N. C., writes: “J can say they do all you claim for them.” Dr. 8. M. Devore, Raven Rock, W. Va., writes: “They give uni- versal satisfaction.” Dr. H. D. McGill, Clarks- burg, Tenn.,writes: “In a practice of 23 years I have found no remedy to equal yours.” Price, 50 cents. Samples Free. Sold by Druggists, and in Bellefonte by C. M. Parrish Call for Free Sample McCLURE’S lion who read it every month, Wagner. Send $1.00 before January 31, 1905, November and December numbers McCLURE'S, Getall of it right into your home by tak SPECIAL OFFER for a subscription for the year 1905 and we will send you free the of 1904—fourteen months for $1.09 or the price of twelve. Address 48 89 East 23d Street, New York City. Write for agents’ terms. Piles, disappear quickly under its 12 48 9 34 9 49f 1 38/8 36 20}..0eeneee| 9 301. 9 68 .....!8 40 414] 12 38) 9 24]. 969 1478 46 $02 i355 Stalin colon Cee «Beech Creek...| 10 11| 135 3 51) 12 16[ 9 O1!.... Mill Hall...... » a : 05 : hed 3 45/ 12 10| 8 65....Lock Haven. 10 80] 2 10/9 15 P.M. P.M, | A. uM. |Ly, . Arrfawm |e un (p.m. On Sundays there is one train each wa, . E.V. It runs on the same schedu By the morning train leaving Tyrone at 8:10 a m., week days. And th ey e afternoon train leaving Lock eee SR LU LEWISBURG & TYRONE RAILROAD. EASTWARD. Nov, 29th 1903. WESTWARD MAIL. | EXP. MAIL.| BXP | | SraTIONS, P A.M. (Lv, Aram |p NoDEgRasgspnEms ask WRIT IITIOOIRS" EESITHRVBLISIVILESS . . ML. 2 900 420 2 866 416 2 362) 413 2 849) 410 2 843) 404 2 839) 400 2 835 386 2 831 382 2 824] 345 . s1| 88 READ pown Reap up. 2 ; Nev. 21th, 1902. | ————— { 3 19 3 16 No 1{No 5|No 3 No 6/No 4|Nog | 3 1% 310 c 3 Paddy Th 35 a. m.|p. m.[p. m. Ar.jp.m.jp.m.ja.m. | 3 rn +100 76 40 Fs 30 BELLEFONTE. | 55 Fs 70/935 | 3 30 ua To age 11 6 51 241 Nigh.. 9 22 darlene 3a | ..Weiker..... 721 241 : i 916| 337] 818. hii 723] 7 03] 2 53 PARK. 910 4 45] 9 1¢| 3 46 4 To 2 28 7 25 7 05) 2 55|...... Dunkles...... 903 442/907{ 354 833" 702 729} 7 09] 2 59|...Hublersburg...| 9 04| 4 38/ 9 03] 3 56] 8 35." 6 59 314 738 7 14 3 08) ..Snydertown.. 901/434 859] £01 340 6 55 310 7 85| 7 16{ 3 05 859 431/856] 406 845 660 208 7387) 7 19f 8 07|.......Huston.......| 857/ 4 28/ 8 53 | 4 14] 8 53 642 2 7411 7 23] 3 11|.......Lamar........| 8 54| 4 25/ 850 | 4 19] 3 58 6 38 Te is 1 2 3 I =p Olintondale. 851) 4 22| 8 47 425) 905 630 1 5 3 «Krider's ng.i 8 471 4 18] 8 43 7 51| 7 33{ 3 21|~ Mackeyville, o.| 8 43] 4 13] 5 Bien Wu A Yonander, Ns 131 13 3x ...Cedar Spring...| 8 a 4 07 8 32 Cel r 1 8 rssesrnnSRIONR. .. eves | 8 35| 4 05] 8 30 LEWISBUR! 8 05 7 47| 3 35|...MILL HALL... 48 30/44 ols 25 4 TRONS RallEOM) | (Beech Creek EK. v EASTWARD. UPPER END. WESTWARD h i : rp lemey Shore, 3 16] 7 40 = | = 3 3 . 1 Lvel 240] 7 10 ° Aaa Tvs } WMs'PORT 2 zy X | N [Nov.:9th,1903| | 5 (Phila. & Reading Ry.) = = = | = 730 6 50............. PHILA ....0C 18 36} 1i 30 f ! 10 40| 9 02|.........NEW YORK......... (tos 730]... "4s “51s "4% (Via Phila.) wes] 35] 903; 436 p. m.la. m.|Arr. Lve.ia. m.jp. m, | ..... 3450 8 57... 4 42. { i tWeek Days ! | sens 380 851 4 50 10. 40} {Ar ..NEW YORK... Lv. 400 |" 334 845... Hostler......| 10 41| 4 57 i (Via Tamaqua) | 329 839)... Marengo... 10 49] 507... oieenrh ill wLoveville, ...! .......| .. eatennass *Daily. tWeek Days. 3 24} 8 32(.Furnace Road.| 10 57| 5 16 PHILADELPHIA Steering Car attached to East- 319) 8 26...Dungarvin...| 10 49! 5 25|.. bound train from Williamsport at 11.30 P. M, and 3 12| 8 18 Warrior's Mark| 11 20! 534]... West-bound from Philadelphia at 11.36, . 305 8 00..Pennington...| 11 30 5 44... J. W. GEPHART. 2 56) 7 58 11 42 b 5] ..... General Superintendent. 2501 756 11 54 605) ..... P.M. | AM. A.M. (PM BELLEFONTE CENTRAL RAIL- ROAD. Schedule to take effect Monday, Apr. 3rd, 1899. ED i EASTWARD read down | read up tNo.5|tNo, 3|N0- | Sramions. {eng olin. 4 | P.M. | A.M. JAM (Lv Ar. A. wm. (P.M. [pu 4 00{ 19 30|6 30 ...Bellefonte.... 8 50] 2 25(¢ 30 4 07| 10 37|6 85...... Coleville...... 8 40( 2 10/6 15 4 10| 10 42{6 38|...... Mortis.......| 837 2 07/6 12 4 15| 10 476 43|......Steveds.......| 8 35| 2 02/6 og 4 18| 10 51/6 46/. Hunter's Park.| 8 31| 1 85/5 o3 4 21 10 56/6 50|...,.Fillmore....... 8 28! 1 Blig 3 4 25] 11 02{6 5Gi...... Briarly.......| 8 24] 1 45|5 59 4 25 11 05(7 00l...... Waddles.....| 8 20 1 40|5 55 4 40 11 20/7 12]... Krumrine...... 8 07] 1 22(5 37 4 45] 11 30|7 © 800 115 530 | rem— 60 i727... ubles......., 510 4 55 7 31l...Bloomsdorf...| 17 40| 5 05 5 00 |7 35! Pine Grove Cro. 7 85, 5 00 H. F. THOMAS, Supt. BELLEFONTE & SNOW SHOE BRANCH. Time Table in effect on and after Nov. 29th 1903. Mix | Mix | Stations. | Mix | Mix b 5 .{ 918 415 5 20{ 10 04], - nt... 9 15| 4 10 5 80/10 14/..........School House. .|18 85 3 B5 5 86/f10 18/..........Gum Stump... 50 3 80 6 40 11 26/Ar.......Snow Shoe........ 30] 2 30 P. M.l A. M, M.[P, M. *‘f* stop on signal. Week days only. W, W. ATTERBURY, v RB Woop. General Manager. General Passenger Agent. Money to Loan. ONEY TO LOAN on good security and houses for rent. ‘ J. M. BEICHLINE, 45-14-1yr. Att'y at Law