—— RE } mms smcomcm ma a , Pa., February 11, 1910. E——— ” " - ” American and English Ways of Doing it Are Very Different. Ir America a speculutor's capital (with an exception {0 be noted below) is vecessarily at least the size of his wargin in his broker's hands, though it is to be feared that in only too many fusinnces it is just this and nothing mote, On the London Stock Exchange an- other wethod prevails which, says Moody's Magazine, it is probable has done more in the long ago past to give stock speculation its bad pame than all the episodes of np unsavory nature which have ever occurred on Ameri gan exchanges. In London after the foevitable introduction to a broker the new castomer gives his order, but makes no deposit at all. The broker ix supposed to learn something of his new client's means and wow far be should be allowed to commit himself. Twice a month the English have what they call their set- tlement days. A customer long of a stock whose commitment has gone somewhat against him is then required to pay the differences, as they are called, between his purchase price and the current quotation. He must also pay a charge called a contango for holding the settlement over into the next fortnightly period if he does not wish to close the com- mitment. As a consequence of this way of doing business a speculator may be trading on a few points mar- gin in reality or, In fact, on no margin at all. He may be utterly penniless without the broker knowing #t. That this method works out with fewer losses in Englund than it would do here is due to the fact that the social and economic strata to which an Englishman belongs are much easier to determine than the corresponding facts among us, and also that an intro- duction means more there than here, as the introducer is regarded as to a certain extent responsible morally for the business deportment of his friend. It Is worth while observing (and this, is the exception referred to above) that in certain instances the methods pursued in American stock exchange houses are the same as those obtaining in London. Little as the fact is known, it is not an unfrequent custom for very: wealthy speculators to have no fixed margin or even no margin at all with their brdkers, If a man of this sort loses on a com- mitment he s»nds his broker a check for the loss. iY he winx his brokers remit to his> for his gains. The bro- ker dislikes “o “Tend n very powerful client Ly trou x him for funds, and hence (akes -2.a5 with his account which he would vot dream of taking with the account of smniler mew, In- stances of this sort sometitnes become public in cases where the broker is forced into bankruptcy, whether owing to this cause or not. Could Do For Herself. She was a very delightful but a very aged lady over uinety —and ter friends and refatives and even chanee ae- quaintauces, drawn by ber exquisite personality. all did her homage and. as the saying is, “waited on her hand and foot.” She accepred it all very graciously, but with some inward rebellion. for to a very old aud close mouthed friend she once said, with a quaint pucker of lips and brows: “1 am reminded sometimes of the old lines: “Twa wei blowin' at her nose, And three were bucklin® ut her shoon.” - Youth's Companinn. The Fortune That Camo to a Man and His Clever Wife. An Irishman named Whalen found a fortune in a very amusing way, says the Cape Town Argus. With the savings of his wife Le bought not far from Ballarat a few acres of ground containing a water pool aud a sluggish spring. With the mud and gravel from the bottom of the pool he made sun dried bricks and, building a cabin for himself and family, started a bar for the miners. Quite coutrary to their usual habits, 4a colony of Chluoamen living near by commenced to visit his bar every night. Then Mrs. Whalen discovered that some one had bit by bit carried off the mad pigstye and its surround- Ing wall so gradually that it had al- most gone before she noticed it. Soon began {o vanish. After a careful watch Mrs. Whalen discovered that while one band of Chinamen kept her Jusband busy in the bar another band was stealing the chimneys and walls, Whalen knew the Chinamen were no fools, nud, ucting ou his wife's suggas- tion, be also “stole a pan of dirt” from his own chimney and washed it out. Then hie erdered tents for his family to live in aud washed away the entire house. It was literally built of gold dust. After that the pool and the spring were also attacked, and the re- sult was a big fortune for the lucky Irishman and his cute litt'e wife, —— All Three Were Trimmers, but One Was a Star. The story, iong since familiar, of the little boy whose boast that his father had put a cupola on his house was capped by his playmate, who remark- ed proudly that his father had just put a mortgage on theirs, is brought to mind by au occurrence which was told the other day by a prominent poli- tician, The small son of a man who was in politics for revenue only on moving into a new district went out and struck up an acquaintance with two other kids of the same age who lived in the neighborhood. They were in- lerested In the newcomer and began to try him cut as to what his parents amounted to anyhow, “My father is a window trimmer and nm awfully big man” said the first id. “Ah, that's nothin’!” said the second. “My father's a dump trimmer, and he's twice as big as yours.” It was plainly up to the stranger to make good. And he did it with much gusto. “My father is a politician,” he said, “put I heard a man tell him last night that he was the biggest trimmer in this ward.” And it wo apparent to any oue that the new kid had made a strong im- pression upon the neighborhood.—New York Herald. Wood Too Hard to Burn. There are certain kinds of wood that are too hard to burn or refuse to ignite for some other reason, such as iron- wood and the good brier root, but it is a curiosity to come ucross a piece of common deal—the soft, light wood of which so many boxes are made—that cannot Le set fire to. The plece of wood in question was common white deal from Sweden, but was remarka- ble for its comparative weight. It he formed par of a boat belonging to a whaler and had been dragged belov the surface of the water to the depth of more than half a mile by a har pooned whaje. The length of line and the short distance from the point of descent after being struck at which the whale rose to the surface was a proof of the depth to which it had dragged the boat. Only part of the boat came up again at the end of the line, and it was taken on board when the whale had been killed, That piece of wood wat so hard that it would not burp in a ges jet. The weight of wa- ter had compressed it.—London Stand- aid. Peculiar Facts About Great United States. The following collection ot geograph- feal peculiarities about the United States ano places therein embodies certain unique points well worth re- membering. A novel way to demonstrate the size of the state of Texas is to spread out 4 map of the union and stretch a string across Texax the longest way. Then, placing one end of the measure at Chi- cago, one will find that the other end will extend into either the Atlantic ocean or the gulf of Mexico, The two Ilurgest counties in the United States are Custer county, Mont, and San Bernardino county, .Cal. Each of these is a little more than 20,000 square miles in extent, and the states of Massachusetts, Rbode isiund, Delaware and New Jersey could be put inside the boundaries of either ot theun:. The smallest county iu the union is Bristol county, Ii. I. which has only tweniy-ive squure miles. About fifty miles from Durango, Colo.. there is a point where four states meet. [Here by stepping an few feet in either direction one can walk in four diferent commonweanlths in as many seconds. These commonwealths are the states of Colorado and Utah and the territories of New Mexico and Ari. zona. A pearly parallel case is at Harpers Ferry, where the train stops n few minutes to allow the passengers to alight and enjoy a view which per- mits them to look into three states, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. The highest and lov est elevations in this country are in California. within 100 miles of exch other. The loftiest is Mount Whitney, 14.490 feet high, and the lowest is Death valley, about 430 fect below the level of the sea. Two Oceans pass, in Yellowstone park, is so named because, whenever there is a shower in the vicinity and a vertain small creek overflows, its waters spread cut over the edge of the coutinental divide and pass into tribu- tariex of rivers which flow to the At- lantic and to the [acific.—Boston Globe. Sorne These They Are Found in Only Two Places In the World. In only two places in the world, Queensiand and the west coast of Af- rica. can there be found that most re- markable of pature productions, the Erythrophlocnm laboucheri (or poison trees. Referring to this tree in speak- mg at a meeting of the Sydney Nat- ural History society. A. Meston, for- merly protector of aborigines in north- ern Queensiand. says that when in full foliage it is one of the wost beau the chimney and the cabin walls also i tiful trees in the world, The wood is | elegantly grained and marked by col- {ors and peculiar streaks which readily distinguish it frow any other Known timber. It is extremely hard and tough. and the blacks of the Cape York peninsuin use it for making their woomeras. with which they throw the spear. The tree bears long rods con- taining beans, which, like the leaves, are fatal to all animal life. The stomach of a dead goat or a dead sheep may show only three or four undigest- ed green leaves. All animals are blind before they die and remain blind if they recover. This tree killed sixteen of the Chillagoe company’s camels. It killed some of the horses and cattle of the Jardine brothers in their es- pedition to Cape York in 1834. Ov one occasion it killed several thousand sheep on the ull rivers. Occasionally an aboriginal Licrezia Borgia disposes of a rival by mizing some crushed beans in a mashed (nm or pounded cunjebol, and the unbappy Juillet can unevermore gaze upon her lost Romeo. Pven inhaling the smoke of the hurn- ine wood is said to have a disastrous eet upon ladies who, in ByFonie lass, are among those “who love their lords: consequently it is never vol for (irewood except in extreme vices of matrimonial infelicity.—Lon- don andard, RR Sr ——— Conditions Under Which Water Aec- tually Flows Upward. “Water seeks its level” is an ex- pression heard so frequently as to be almost trite, and yet the law has its exceptions, There are conditions un- der which water actually flows up- | ward and rises above its source. If a glass tube be dipped into water the colump inside will be above the level of the surrounding surface. Moreover, if a tube of half the diameter be sub- | stituted the column doubles its height. | The water creeps along the inside of | the tube, owing to the adhesion, and | forms a cup shaped depression at the | top. | An explanation is not difficult. It can be proved mathematically that if’ the diameter of a circle be diminished | one-half the circumference is also re- | duced to that extent, while the area ad one-fourth of its former value. The | circumference of the column of water | being reduced one-half, its contact with the glass, and hence the adhesive ! force, is also diminished to that extent, | while the cross section, and hence the | weight. is decreased to a fourth of | what it was before. Therefore the see- ond column can be twice the height of the first without exceeding the lifting power, i Remarkable as the underlying prin- ciples of this phenomenon undoubtedly are, nature made use of them long be- fore man made thelr discovery. Every tree and flower adds its testimony. The core of a tree or plant, instead of being a single open channel, consists of a spongelike substance containing many miniature tunnels, through which the sap and moisture collected by the roots flow upward in small riv- ulets, rising higher and higher in sheer defiance of the great law of gravity.—8t. Louis Republic. Sense of Danger. Dr. Waldo of London holds that peo- ple should develop a sixth sense to inform them of the approach of dan- ger in the streets. Lafcadio Elearn once said: “While In a crowd I seldom look at faces. My intuition is almost infallible, like that blind faculty by which in absolute darkness one be- comes aware of the proximity of bulky objects without touching them. If I hesitate to obey it & collision is the inevitable consequence. What pilots one quickly and safely through a thick press is not consclous observation at all, but unreasoning intuitive percep- tion.” What Happened at Night and What the Passenger Was Told. It was a dirty night, to use a sailor's phrase, and the talk in one corner of the smoking room drifted to events at sea and the childlike faith that passen- gers repose in navigators, Said the scientist who had been col- lecting specimens on a coral reef: “I've often heard men and women say they felt so safe with Captain So- and-so, and I've wondered, too, wheth- er their sense of security would still be retained if these favored travelers knew exactly what happened on ship- board during a voyage. For my own part, I have more confidence than ever A Sight Worth Paying For. ; The cab. drawn by » weary looking | horse. came to a standstill opposite a , public house. Asx the driver was pre- paring to descend a small boy ran ap + with, *'Old yer ‘orse, guv'nor?”, ; “'Old my ‘orse? Look ‘ere. my lad, | ANN give yer a bob if it runs away.” -— . Manchester Guardian. His Contribution. “Have yon ever done anything for the good of the community? asked the solid citizen. “Yes.” replied the weary wayfarer; “I've just done thirty days.”—Phila- delphia Record. The Very Latest. “Nice car.” “Yes.” “1s it the latest thing in cars? “1 guess so. It has never got me anywhere on time yet.” — Houston Post. Net a Bit Conceited. Husband—1low conceited you are, Effie! You're always locking at your- self in the glass. Wife- I'm sure I am uot. I dor't think I'm half as pretty as I really nm.—Iliustrated Bits. The kingdom of Prussia gets out of its cultivated forests over $24,000,000 @ year. Health and Activity. Health is always active. The healthy woman must have an outlet for the vigor she feels, and she will find it in work or play, in dancing or in darning, in the chase or at the churn. Even work does not Satisty her, so, as she works, she sings, her busy fingers keeping time to the tune she carols. Directly the duties of the house become a burden, when the song dies on the lips, and the limbs move sluggishly, when seman have no more aj and sports fail to interest, | the health is declining, vitality is being lowered, an it is time for the woman to look around for the cause of her weak- ness. She will find it usually in disease of the delicate organs; in debilia drains, nerve racking inflammation Wiatation, or Semale wealiness. For this condition a ect permanent cure is contained Pe Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre- scription. It makes weak women strong, sick women well. It is a tem medicine, absolutely non-alcoholic and non-narcotic. ~——While the shoemaker may not be an expert on affinities, he has to know all about sole mates. Magazines i The Century Magazine “The Outlock” says that it is A agazine which has steadfastly stood for all that is best in American life. Has held fast by the soundest traditions of literature, : the Aided materially in development of American art by educating popular taste and putting work in the hands of promising artists, and, in season and out of season. Urged upon a people engrossed in busi- ness. in a captain of my acquaintance since I learned that he could tell a white lie when if was necessary to calm the | fears of a nervous traveler. It so hap pened that one foggy night | was awnkened by the sudden stoppage and reversil of the engines. 1 jumped out of my bunk, went on deck and was told by the second officer that we had had a narrow squeeze, It appeared that we had nearly run down a schoon- er as she silently crossed our bows and disappenred into the haze. “Next morning a woman passenger who sat at the capiain’s table asked him whether the engines had Leen stopped and reversed, and he replied: ‘Yes: we sometimes do this to test the engineer's watch and see if our ma- chinery is in proper order. We do it at night so as to create no excitement.’ Then he got the woman to describe what she had beard and asked her, ‘Did you find much time between the stopping and reversing? i *“‘No.' she replied. | * “Then,” said the skipper, ‘that show- ' ed how well everything was working. did it not? “When [ got the skipper's ear 1 told | him confidentially that | didn't think the schooner's engines had worked as | well as ours, and he remarked that it might have been worse. Whether he meant the iie or the incident 1 didn't inquire, but 1 suspect it wasn't the He.”—New York Post. The Pennsylvania Offers Exceptional Advantages IF YOU WISH TO BECOME A Chemist, A Teacher, An Engineer, A Lawyer, | An Electrician, A Physician, A Scientific Farmer, Or secure a Training that will fit you well for any honorable position in life. Tost thorough training for The courses in SR re YOUNG WOMEN are admitted to all courses on the same terms 2s Young Men. 55-1 The Pennsylvania State College. Rigeteousness and competency in public office. Justice to authors. Wholesome conditions in the crowded parts of cities. ar larger educational opportunities for Can any home in America afford to be without THE CENTURY IN 1910? Single copies, $.35, Subscription, $4.00 a year. THE CENTURY CO. Union Square, 55.5 New York. For the Boy or Girl You Love a eS Cn Be ef opayery boy and gir pa pian desire he” ic St. Nicholas The Great Traasuse House of Happiness Single copies 25c. Yearly Subscriptions, $3.00. THE CENTURY CO. Union Square, 55.5 New York. is mn inl. AL. MM. Bolin... State College A Journalist, YT YY YY YT TTY TY YT TY YY YY Ty YY Yeager Shoe Sie CLOSING OUT Certain Lines of SHOES and HOSIERY at a Big Reduction in prices. Yeager’s Shoe Store, successor to Yeager & Davis. Bush Arcade Building, BELLEFONTE, PA. LYON.& CO. Our White Sale has been very successful and we are adding new things every week. We are receiving this week our second lot of new Embroideries and Table Linens, something specially good and at lowest prices. See our Night Gowns, Drawers and Corset Covers, the best value, prices the lowest. Shirt Waists—anoth- er new lot of Shirt Waists just opened. dress goods every day. “You have the largest and best assortment of Silks and fine Dress Goods in town,” was told to us frequently by a number of customers. We are getting ready for a big Rum- mage sale. Odds and ends from every department must be sold. New Mat- tings, Carpet, Linoleums and Oilcloth just in. LYON & COMPANY, Allegheny St. 4712 Bellefonte, Pa.
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