RR Bemorraliy ata, Bellefonte, Pa., August 30, 1907. ONE BOLD PIECE OF WORK. The Way Two Persistent Tariff Dodgers Scared a Ship's Captain and Escaped the Inspectors—A Poll Parrot That Told Tales Out of School. In the early nineties of the last cen- tury the precautions observed by the officers of the United States treasury department in preventing or rather at- tempting to prevent the successful smuggling of dutiable goods into this country were as adequate in thelr scope and as rigidly applied as they are today. This means that the achieve- ments of two smugglers, who may be called Harry White and Richard Ber- gen, need by no means be regarded as insignificant. For years they plied their trade upon the various transat- lantie liners, and when at length their system was laid bare through the acu- men of government agents, their in- genuity still served to prevent the just punishment of many other of- fenders. The smuggling White and Bergen did was confined to trunks full of nickel or silver plated German and Swiss watches, English cutlery, wool- ens and tweeds. In the aggregate, however, it may safely be ventured that the revenue of the nation suffered more through these two men than through the occasional successes of diamond smugglers. Inevitably of course as their tri- umphs increased in duration and pro- portion, the leak forced itself upon the notice of the customs officers. White and Bergen did not know this. Agents of the treasury department in England and on the continent were get to work, and eventually suspicion was fastened upon Bergen, who was in London en- holesaie parc ft! Lle entlors TH erat fy 10 » il The government agents watched Ber. gen for a fortnight. One of them was never far off when a purchase was made, and when the object of suspi- clon booked on a certain liner that fact, tegether with a complete list of the dutiable articles in his possession, was cabled to Washington. The vessel was due pat Sandy Hook on May 16, 180-, and the custom house inspectors had prepared a distinguished welcome for the man whom they had long ve- garded as their special hete noire. Bergen was accomplished and genial, frequented the smoking room night and day and was popular with card players and the pas engers in general, One morning when the steamer was a few miles east of Fire island there eame a ery from the lookout, “Man in small boat in distress off the port bow!" The captain desceried a man standing up in a small sloop, the mast of which was shattered and the craft somewhat down by the head. She was drifting to sea, and the captain signal- ed for full speed astern, altered his course a trifle and finally came near | enough to the occupant of the sailboat | to throw him a line, by which, wet and bedraggled, he was hauled to the deck, amid the cheers of the passen- gers. If Bergen felt surprise as he saw his fellow conspirator White sprawled on deck, he gave no indica- tion of it. In due time the ocean walf disappeared from among the passen- gers. Developments were not long delayed. The liner was approaching the Sandy Hook light vessel when Bergen, wild of eye, with hair disheveled and cheeks flushed, sought the privilege of an im- mediate and private interview with the ship's chief executive. He was taken into the chart room, where, fall- ing on his knees before the captain, he begged him never to divulge what he was about to tell, and then he unfolded a terrible plot which he had conceived of destroying the vessel and her pas- sengers, He was a Fenian, he said, and had been selected by his comrades to place &n infernal machine in the hold of the British vessel. Clockwork was attach- ed to the bomb, he declared, and it was timed to go off within twenty minutes, He had remained firm in his deadly venture throughout the trip, but now at the crucial moment a little boy with whom he had played about deck and had grown to love had swerved him from his purpose. He said that the bomb was contained within a huge IF YOU WISH TO BECOME. Colleges & Schools. | leather trunk, and he begged the cap- | tain to have it heaved overboard be- | fore the mechanism ticking away the | life of the ship should have time to do its work. The captain was a man of action, and before the last words were out of Bergen's mouth he was on deck, sum- moning the watch to quarters. “Into the baggage room all of you,” he roared, “and jack every plece of baggage on deck!” The crew set to work. Trunk after trunk was hauled out, while Bergen stood beside the captain, shivering in excess of emotion. Suddenly he caught the officer by the arm. “That's it!” he cried, pointing to an enormous trunk. “All right,” replied the captain. “Now, then, men.” pointing to the designated piece of baggage, “over with it, and in a hurry! Heave it way out! If any part of it hits this ship you're all dead men! Over now!” As the liner slid into quarantine two secret service agents and a dozen cus- tom house inspectors hurried up the ladder : : the revenue cutter. Noth- ing was sail to Bergen until the dec- larations of the passengers were sign. ed, wherein it was stated that Bergen had no dutiable goods. Then the sus- pected smuggler was surrounded by half a dozen inspectors. No man In the group was less agi- tated than Bergen, smiling, pufiing easily upon a black cigar and return- Ing look for look with level eyes. Why had he not declared his baggage? That was an easy question. He had no bag- gage. But the officers knew better. They even had a description of the trunk, and thus armed the captain was ordered to open the baggage compart: | ment. When the revenue men recited their reasons for this demand, with a description of the trunk they expected to find, a great white light dawned upon the skipper's mind, and the detec- tives swore vainly as they realized that though their quarry was run down, all the evidence against him was gone, Ono thes lee in ane of the foreign an eh 1* *, . Yin» i qi th: . = . ' byt ' att ' . i ‘, t 1 Nog infrequently his researches took ulin abroad. In fact, he was a regular voyager to Europe, spending the great- er part of his sojourn Invariably in France, whence he returned with many quaint and curious birds, stuffed, mounted, ready for exhibition. This savant and his birds became so fa- miliar to the customs inspectors that they finally examined his baggage and his stock in the most perfunctory way. Once when in Paris the ornithologist picked up a wonderful talking parrot which he purchased at the owner's price and made a pet of. He was fond of talking, and the bird was speedily taken into his confidence. Yet through all the grim fact that Poll would be worth more to him dead than alive constantly obtruded itself, so much so that several times a day he said to the parrot, “Poll, pretty Poll, when you are t dead 1 shall stuff you full of nice . fat diamonds and take you to Amer- fea” In good season the ornithologist, with : his collection of stuffed birds and his parrot, set sail for New York on one of the French liners leaving Havre. At | the pier several inspectors greeted him as an old acquaintance, and one of them fumbled carelessly among the various trunks and boxes, until even- tually Poll, sitting placidly in her cage, was brought to light, “Ah, a parrot!” said the inspector, “Can she talk, professor?” “Ah!” exclaimed the savant delight edly. “Can she talk? Well, maybe!” fe crooked forefinger at the bird, which opened her bill-and talked: “Poll--Polk—-Polly-—-pretty Poll, when you are dead—when you are dead—are dead—are dead, I shall stuff you full of—full of—I stuff—stuff—stuff you full of diamonds.” The rest was easy for the inspectors. —Lawrence Perry In New York Trib- une, The Chick In the Egg. Almost every one knows that ify a hen's egg Is kept under suitable condl- tions for about three weeks a fully formed and developed chick will emerge from the shell, but when a fresh egg is opened no sign of an or- ganism is present. However, at one side of the yolk is a minute cell which contains the vital principle of the fu- ture fowl, and, strange as it may seem, this cell begins to eat the contents of the eggshell and transforms them into tissues of the chick. This process may be watched by holding the egg to the a To A Chemist, A Teacher, Aun Engineer, A Lawyer, An Electrician, A Physician, A Scientific Farmer, A Journalist, in short, if you wish to secure a training that will fit you well for any honorable pursuit in life, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL ADVANTAGES TUITION IS FREE IN ALL COURSES. TAKING EFFECT IN SEPT. 1000, the General Courses have been extensivael nish a much more varied range of electives, after the Freshman ing History ; the English, French, German, 8 thies, Pedagogies, and adapted to the wants of those who seek either the most thorough training for the Profession eaching, or a general College Education. The courses in Chemistry, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Mining Engineering are among the very tures; Psychology ; of modified, so as to fur. ear, than heretofore, includ- nish, Latin and Greek Languages aad Litera. olitical Science, These courses are especially best in the United States. Graduates have no difficulty in securing and holding positions. YOUNG WOMEN are admitted to all courses on the same terms as Young Men, THM FALL SESSION opens September 12th, 1907, For specimen examination papers or for catalogne giving full information respecting courses of study, expenses, ete., and showing positions held by graduates, address THE REGISTRAR, State College, Centre County. Pa. light, when the developing of the chick may be followed from hour to hour. When the chick comes out of the shell it is not dependent on its parent's body for food, but is capable of picking up worms and seeds and digesting them. It will be noticed that the hen supplies enough material in an egg to produce a fully formed progeny, and the chick is not started out in life with imperfectly formed or- gaus.--Dr. Henry Dwight Chapin in North American Review. A Tax Scheme That Failed. Switzerland has always prided itself on its independence, and in fiscal mat- ters this proud spirit, which will brook no interference with the rights of the individual, even by the state In quest of revenue, has sometimes been ex- hibited in curious ways, says the Pall Mall Gazette. As the inquisitorial methods of income tax collectors are abhorrent to the freedom loving Swiss, boxes were once or twice set up In several cantons to receive the volun- tary contributions of loyal citizens. It was hoped that this method of relying on the public spirit of the people would prove successful in raising money for public ends; but, alas for human nature, in the course of a few vears the collectors on opening the boxes found nothing but—trouser but- tons. So the voluntary system, after fair trial, had to be reluctantly aban- doned in favor of a declaration of capital and income, which is liable to official investigation. Maddening. A gentleman was attending a lec- ture one evening when he saw, two seats ahead of him, a man whom he took to be an acquaintance. Having no other way to attract his attention, he asked n stranger sitting next to him to poke the supposed acquaintance with his umbrella. As the disturbed man turned his head the gentleman discovered that he was not the person he had supposed, so he fastened his gaze attentively on the lecturer, leav- ing the man with the umbrella to set- fio vith in man ho had distavhod, an ‘ 1" arte tnelg, At y turned “Yes “Aud why did you ask me?” “I wanted to see whether you would do it!” was the reply. The Letter G. The letter G furnishes us a curious bit of orientalism. Its Hebrew name is gimel, camel, from the resemblance of the Hebrew character to the head and neck of that animal. The char- acter was thus almost certainly de- rived from a picture of that animal, which, reduced to a hieroglyphic and then simplified, still distantly indicates the shape of the head and neck of the beast of burden familiar to every dweller in eastern lands. Clever Wsman. “There i= no use trying to deny it,” said one man to another. “Blims is badly married. 1 hate to say it, but it's so.” “How do you know?’ “By a talk 1 have just had with him.” “Does he complain?’ “No. That's the pathetic part of it. He was telling me how good natured and clever his wife is because this morning she showed him how to fasten his braces to his trousers with a hair pin.”"—London Titbits. When you engage a servant, especially in a position of trust, you demand referen- ces. You are not content to jon read these references avd take them for what they . You inquire into their gennineness ben you give your bealth into the care of a medicine should you not exercise equal care? Anybody can claim cares for a medi- cive. But proof is a different matter. The closest scrutiny of the claims of Dr. I ierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is invited. Does | it cure dyspepsia, ‘‘storaach trouble,” weak | beart, sluggish liver, worn out nerves? Does it enrich and purily the blood and make pew life hy making vew blood ? Hundreds of thousands of people testify that itdoes. Look up the testimony and decide whether you can afford to be sick with such a remedy within reach. Attorneys-at-Law. Meat Markets. J C. MEYER Auaipe -at-Law, Rooms 20 & e 2, Crider's Exchange, Bellefonte, Pa. . tices in all the Courts. Consultation in lish and German. Office in Crider's Ex- N B. SPANGLER — Attorney-at-Law. Prac E change, Bellefonte, Pa. 40.22 8S. TAYLOR—Attorney and Counsellor at . w. Office, Garman House Block, ilefonte, Pa. All kinds of legal business at- tended to promptly. 40-49 a KLINE WOODRING be ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Bellefonte, Pa. Practices in all the courts, 51-11y WwW C. HEINLE — Attoruey-at-Law, Belle. . fonte, Pa. Office in Crider's Exchange, second floor. All professional business will re. ceive prompt attention, 30-16 H. WETZEL~Attorney and Counsellor at * Law. Office No. 11, Crider's Exchange, second floor. All kinds of legal business attend- ed to promptly. Consultation in English or S56 man, ETTIG, BOWER & ZERBY—Attorneys-at- Law, Eagle Block, Bellefonte, Pa. Suc- cessors to Orvis, Bower & Orvis. Practice in all the courts. Consultation in English or Germ, )' M. KEICHLINE — Attorney-at-Law. Prac- o ticein all the courts. Consultation in nglish and German. Office south of court house, All professional business will receive prompt attention. 10-5-1y* ns —— Physicians. GET THE BEST MEATS. You save nothing by buying r, \bin or gristly meats, | use Ia ihe” ' LARGEST, FATTEST, CATTLE, and supply my customers with the freshe est, cholcest, best blood and muscle mak« ing Steaks and Roasts. My prices are po higher than poorer meats are else- where I always have we DRESSED POULTRY eee Game in season, and any kinds of geod meats you want. Try My Swor. P. L. BEEZLR. High Street, Bellefonte Travelers Guide. ENTRAL RAILROAD OF PENNA. Condensed Time Table effective June 17, 1908 Reap poww Rean or. | Stations F : ‘No 6 No 4/No2. | i le ue. of No 1 No 5 No 3| { { } ———————— A m. p.m.'p. m. Lve, Ar. p.m. p. m. (a. m. —— Hotels are places where good dollars 8. GLEN, M. D Physician and Sur. q % $5 3 2/BELLEFONTE. | 9 10} 5 ool 9 $ eon, State College, Centre county, | | 2382... watigth........ ... 8 62 9 are exchanged for poor quarters. OTNoe nt bib reridenre. © he; Vidi | Ton 2a {551 4 47/9 21 a 727 718 245 441/916 — Hiceonghs are said 10 he messy en | Tr 18 a 8 kles 3 un 13 from departed spirits. Dentists. 757198 285 4 29) 9 08 _— . TT Es Em ! jon} » 38 . ‘427710 04 R. J. E. WARD, D.D.S,, office next door to | 7 i 738 3 ol ” i : ne s i Y. M. 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