of the varied events which have pcted upon it presents a quainter fure than one which took place about 1750. Mr. Francis Drake describes the occurrence in his article in “The Memo- rial History of Boston” on “Life In Boston In the Provincial Period.” In 1720 an attempt was made in Bos- fon to encourage the art of spinning and to establish schools where the town for the use of children sent from the aimeheuse.and a premium allowed of £5 for the first plece of linen spun and woven. In 1747 a soclety was organized for the encouragement of the industry, and the fourth anniversary was publicly celebrated. “In the afternoon,” says an old ac- count, “800 young female spinsters, de- cently. dressed, appeared on the com- mon with their spinning wheeis. The wheels were placed in three rows, a female at each wheel. Weavers also appeared in garments of their own weaving. There was an immense num- ber of spectators.” The Size of Great Men. The Iron Duke has always been a mystery. 1 have read that he was six feet four inches tall. 1 have read also that he was only five feet six inches. Historians tell us he was anywhere from five feet six inches to five feet eleven inches. There are some things seemingly very simple which it is im- possible to establish. This is one of them. Historians are still guessing the height of Julius Caesar, the size of Hannibal's head, the welght of Alex- ander the Great and the general di- mensions of Solomon. Why, we are not even sure of the stature of George Washington. It might be believed that Napoleon, Alexander the Great and Jay Gould were of the same size, three bumptious little chaps. And it is com- mon belief that Charlemagne, Erling the Bold, Frederick the Great, Robert Bruce, Sir Willlam Wallace, General Winfield Scott and Richard Coeur de Lion were all top notchers, “Old Fuss and Feathers,” formed in the prodigal- ity of nature, leading in girth and welght—New York Press, This Day and Time. “Dis yer day an’ time,” said Brother Williams, “is too much fer me. Ef dar wuz a Joshua livin' who could make de sun stan’ still he do it so he could save on de gas bill, an’ ef Jonah wuz livin’ now an’ a whale didn’t have any mo’ sense than ter swaller him he'd lan’ dat whale high an’ dry an’ sell him ter ide fle trust, an’ ef Lot wuz gwine 'long avid his wife an’ she wuz turned.into a pillar er salt he'd buil' a fence roun’ fier an’ 'lect hisse'f president er a salt arust! Hits de rushin’est, grab all age J ever wuz in. Dey not only rides de fightnin’, but dey done staked off de stars, an’ dey knows des how many hours a day de fireman in de sun works, an’ dey is slick enough ter tie tin cans ter de tails of de comics what go blazin' roun’ de sky! We is so wise on our own account dat wisdom itse'f looks foolish. Whar we'll fetch up I dunno. All I does know Is dat we gwine fast enough ter make yo' head swim!”"—Atlanta Constitution. A Telephone Opiate. The elder's wife was seriously {ll and the doctor advised rest and quiet. But the lady was very devoted to church work and worried herself into hysteria because she could not attend services and hear her favorite pastor preach, “She must not leave the house,” warned the doctor, “but you can easily arrange to have her hear the sermon by telephone.” The elder grasped the suggestion and made the necessary arrangements for transmitting the sermon into his wife's room, At noon on the Sabbath the doctor called and asked, “How did it work?" “Fine,” declared the elder, rubbing his hands gleefully. *““Ten minutes aft er the sermon began she fell sound asleep." —Philadelphia Ledger. His Criticism. Robert Louis Stevenson once took an | eccentric acquaintance of his to hear Sir Charles Halle play the plano at St. James’ ball, London. Sir Charles was a musician of the most correct and severe British type, though a German by birth. After the concert was over they walked as far as the Marble arch, neither having spoken. Arrived there, the friend stopped and delivered him- self thus: “The manner of the elderly statesman at the piano was somewhat austere and chilling.” And then they walked on. Taking No Chances. A farmer who took much pride in the looks of his fattening pigs cnce purchased a pair from a neighbor. Upon delivery at the usual age of eight weeksthey seemed to him rather small, Eying them dubiously, he remarked dryly, “Guess I had better keep the cat shut up for a few days.” A Hard Stunt. Mamma—Good gracious, Georgie! What is the matter with Freddie Jones? Is the child having a fit? Georgie-~No, mamma. You know Fred- die stutters, and we bet he couldn't say “altitudinosity” before Bobble ran » BRYAN'S RUNNING MATE Nebraska Man Non.Committal As to Berry, Johnson, Folk and Mitchell, Lincoln, Neb, June 23. — Nothing Mr. Bryan will no doubt be named on the first ballot at the Denver con vention. Up to June 13 Bryan, not counting any New York support, had twenty-five votes more than the two thirds necessary for a nomination. He now has 201 more. During the past week the entire Tennessee delegation, twenty-six votes has been obtained; a part of the Flor ida delegation, chosen under a second primary election, has been instructed for Bryan, and Congressman Sulzer speaking for the Tammany organiza tion, has said that the Nebraskan wil get the seventy-eight New York votes If one adds Pennsylvania's 68 votes then Bryan will have 873. Swanson to Second Bryan. Richmond, Va., June 23.—Governot Swanson has been invited by Willian Jennings Bryan to second his nomina tion at Denver and has accepted. The governor served in congress with Bryan. WON'T RUN WITH BRYAN Gray Won't Accept Democratic Nomi nation For Vice President. Wilmington, Del, June 23.—Federa Judge George Gray would not unde: any conditions accept the Democratic nomination for vice president. A defi nite announcement to this effect wa: made by former Congressman L. Irving Handy, who will make the speech a: Denver placing the judge in nomina tion for the presidency, which task he performed four years ago. When Mr Handy was asked regarding the ac ceptance by Mr. Bryan of a suggestior of W. B. Brinton, of Dixon, Ill, tha Judge Gray be his running mate, he sald: “Judge Gray would not consider the! nomination of vice president on the ticket with Mr. Bryan or with an) other presidential candidate. If the Denver convention should nominate him for this office he would imme diately decline the honor and some | body else would have to be named The judge would look upon the office of vice president as a place with al of the deprivations of a convent anc none of the consolations of religion.” Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, Gets a Job. New York, June 23. — Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, will have his first ex perience of actual work this summe) as distinguished from the labor in volved in study, and will get that ex perience as an employe of the Unite States Steel corporation. Young Mr Roosevelt, who is a member of th: junior class at Harvard, in the aca demic department, visited the ore holdings of the Steel corporation las vear. John C. Greenway, who was {1 the Rough Riders’ regiment in the Spanish War, and for whom the presi dent holds a hearty friendship, is the superintendent of the western Mesabs department of the Steel corporation's ore properties, and it is under his di rection, it is sald, that the younge: Roosevelt will be employed. President and Taft to See Boat Race New Haven, Conn., June 23.—Presi dent Roosevelt and Secretary Willian H. Taft will both witness the Yale Harvard boat race on the Thames a New London next Thursday. This in teresting and important fact make: necessary a change in Secretary Taft's plans for the latter part of the presen: week. The secretary had arrangec tentatively with the president to econ fer with him at Oyster Bay on Friday He was to be accompanied to Oyste: Bay by General Luke E. Wright, whe is to succeed him as secretary of war A telegram received by Judge Taf from the president requested that the indicated change be made, because he had himself decided to witness the boat race on Thursday. Dies of Hydrophobia. Pittsburg, June 23. — Bitten thre months ago by a dog, Charles Waltze: died of hydrophobia at the Mages Pathological institute of the Mercy hospital. Waltzer had been in greai agony and his last moments were fille¢ with suffering of the most intense na ture. His wife and two children wer¢ bitten by & pet cat which had been at tacked by the dog, and are undergoing treatment. There are thirty persons a the hospital taking the Pasteur treat ment. Pickpocket Gets $1275. Pottsville, Pa., June 23, — A pick pocket made a rich haul on Cente: street by, abstracting a roll of mone} amounting to $1275, that Willian Fritz had wrapped up in a handker chief and placed in his pocket. Frit: is from Coaldale and came here pay for a hotel license. Son Born to Spanish Queen. Madrid, June 23.—A son was born & Queen Victoria of Spain Monday night Queen Victoria, formerly Princess Ens of Battenburg, and King Alfonso wert married at Madrid on May 31, 1906 The!r first sen was born on May 10 1807 - su ll Set Himself Afire. Wedding guests to the number of a little home at 511 § but shrieking in hideous agony, at the Mt. Sinal hospital, a block away, the man had died. over his clothing, went into where he set himself on fire. When the members of his family § i 2 marrying Miss Schattcnstein, he lost the money he had saved for the occa sion. Saturday night ke said he was disheartened and feared he could not marry, because his money was all tied up in his business. Hysterics Restore Sight. James Cantillion, of Maricnette, Wis., who was totally blind, regained his sight at Bellevue hospital, in New York city, during a fit of hysterics which followed the surgeon's an. nouncement to him that his case was considered hopeless and that he prob ably would remain blind for the re mainder of his life. - Cantillion, who is a professional base ball player, had to have his left eye removed as the result of an acci dent in Chicago several months ago. The sight of the other eye failed from sympathetic affection. He came to the Cornell University Medical college here for treatment and was preparing in Bellevue for an operation. Sunday the surgeons decided that an operation would be useless and so informed Can tillion, who thereupon became hysteri cal. Suddenly he cried out that he could see, and tests showed that the sight of the right eye had been almost completely restored. The specialists now hope to complete the cure. | Williams Resigns As Minority Leader Congressman John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, resigned the minority lead ership of the house of representatives to take effect Dec. 1 next. This an nouncement is made by Congressman H. D. Clayton, chairman of the Demo cratic caucus. In resigning thus early heis actuated, he says, by a desire tc give the minority ample time to con sider whom they want to succeed him and also for the reason that if the next house is Democratic the new speaker whoever he may be, ought to have the experience which the position of floor leader would give him during the short session next winter. Money Order Clerk Accused. Patrick J. Messett, for many years the trusted money order clerk in the Scranton, Pa., postoffice, has been re manded in $5000 bail there to answer a charge of embezzling funds of the office. He was arrested on a specific charge of embezzling a money order for $142 given him by Postmaster Mat thew McPherson, of Dickinson City but it is alleged that an examination of his accounts shows a shortage of at least $5000. Drowned While Crabbing. George S. Wolfe, of Philadelphia, is missing and is supposed to have fallen overboard and been drowne¢ while on a crabbing trin in the Thor oughfare at Atlantic City, N. J. The rowboat which he hrd hired was found adrift, and in it was found the missing man’s sack coat and letters which lec to his identification. As he could not swim the assumption is that he leaned over to get a crab and lost his balance Fatal Burns From Odd Cause. While she was burning caterpillars from a mulberry tree in her yard Mrs. Jane Jones, widow of the late Jacog C. Jones, of Seaford, Del, wa: fatally burned. A speck of flame fel from the torch and fired her clothing Neighbors who were attracted by he: screams extinguished the fire, but phy sicians say she will not recover. Girl Killed By Trolley Car. Effie Hirschman, of Eshback, Berks county, a pupil at the West Chester (Pa.) State Normal school, was run over by a trolley car at Milltown and killed. She was accompanied by three school companions, who escaped. The girl's foot caught in the track as she was in the act of crossing the road in front of the moving car. Hears He's An Heir and Drops Dead. Wesley Myers, twenty-seven year: of age, of Columbus, O., dropped dead from joy when a letter was delivered to him announcing that by the death of an uncle a large sum of money had come to him and inclosing a check for $200 as a part of it Myers was a pressman. Killed In Duel On the Street. Two wealthy farmers, Robert Harris and Robert Revwuck, fought a duel with pistols in the streets of Keyser, W. Va. Harris was killed and Rotruck was mortally wounded. There had been {ll feeling between the men for a long time. Both had large families. $200,000 Blaze at Tamaqua. The plant of the Tamaqua (Pa.) Manufacturing company was destroyed hy fire. Loss is estimated at $200,000. “My friends of the cloth tell me that they, too, have been occasionally tempt- ed with bribes. g 3 Eve a8 | i fd { i g 2 BE E : EB : AIpnavet! Two commercial travelers in a rall- way carriage entered into conversa. tion. One of them tried hard to make the other understand something, but he was either very hard of hearing or slow in believing. At last his friend lost his temper and exclaimed: “Why, don’t you see? it's as plain as A BC!” “That may be,” said the other; “but, you see, i am D E F.” A Fatal Disease. A celebrated general once inquired of one of his soldiers the cause of his brother's death. “My brother died. sir,” replied the soldier, “because he had nothing to do.” “Well, my man." said the general, “that is reason enough to kill the great- est general of us all.”—Exchange. A Particular Patient. “Are you sure that is what is the matter with me?’ “Yes, madam.” “Well, you'll have to guess again, doctor. 1 won't have it. It's too com- mon a complaint.”—New York Press. A Natural Curiosity. “Do you know what | do when a man offers me advice?’ said the curb- stone philosopher. “No.” “Ask him if he's tried it.”"—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Not Suspicious. The Constable—Yes. your worship, the prisoner is a most suspicious char- acter. The Accused (indignantiy)—It's him that's suspeecious. Aw'm no sus- peecious o' onybody!— Punch. The good man prolongs his life. To be able to enjoy one's past life in to live twice.~Martial, Castoria. - CASTORIA FOR INFANTS and CHILDREN, Bears the signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER. The Kind You Have Always Bought. In Use for Over 30 Years. CASTORIA The Centaur Company, New York City. Lyon & Co. BUNIONS! Bunions! Bunions! What is more painful than a sore bunion ? And all know that a cure is impossible ; but YOU CAN GET RELIEF by Wearing the Proper Shoes. We have a new line of Bunion Shoes, for the relief of ladies suffering from bunions, and guar- antee comfort to any lady thus afflicted. No matter how large or painful the bunicns may be, she is relieved of the torture one is usually com- pelled to undergo when breaking in a pair of Shoes. This is positively one of the Most Won- derful achievements in Shoe making. So, ladies, if you have a sore bunion, come to our store and have us fit you with a pair of our Bunion Shoes, and we know that you will say that you never had anything so comfortable on your feet. Come and be Fitted. YEAGER’'S SHOE STORE, successor to Yeager & Davis. Bush Arcade Building, BELLEFONTE, PA. Lyon & Co. Lyon &. Company. More Cut Prices for Summer Stuffs. We find that our stock of Childrens’ White Dresses is too large and we cut prices to make them sell fast. A fine Nainsook Dress, low neck and short sleeves, handsomely trimmed in fine Emby, sizes up to 5 years, was $2, cut price $1.50. Another dress same style, Lace Trimmed. Fine Nainsook same sizes, was $1.75, cut price $1.25. A big assort- ment of White Dresses all sizes up to 6 years that sold from 75c to $2.75, now soc. to $2.25. A large assortment of Ginghams and White Dresses from 5 to 14 years that sold from 75¢ to $1.65, now 35¢. to $1.25 Special Cut Prices in Summer Hose, and dropped stitched Hose in black, A fine assortment of Ladies’ Gauze, lace stripe tan and white, at greatly reduced prices. Ladies’ fine Silk finished Lisle - quality now soc. ings at cut prices. ose in black, grey and tan, the 75c. Childrens’ Lace and Lisle Stock- IR. All Summer Dress Goods, Organdies and fine Ginghams at cut prices. Have yet all sizes in Long Silk Gloves, Silk and Cotton isleeat cut prices. All Summer Clothing for Men, Boys and Children at cut prices. SHOES. SHOES Mens’, Women and Childrens’ Summer Shoes at cut prices. Ladies’ and Children's Oxfords and Slippers, black, white and tan, at cut prices. LYON & COMPANY, 47-12 Aliegheny Ss., Bellefonte, Pa.
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