ns Bellefonte, Pa., June 17, 1910. He is Hospitable, but Dearly Loves the Vendetta. To listen to-a Bulgar singing is to make one’s tlesh creep or want to weep. The centuries of crual oppres- sion are only too manifest in Bulgarian music and words, but a Montenegrin grows rveatless over his songs and curses the powers that forbid him to emulate his forefathers’ deeds en masse across the frontier. He does so whenever he can, but only in twos and threes. When tbe Montenegrin goes raiding across the border it Is really a more sporting affair than the well equipped and organized outings of the Bulgar “Coumitatehis.” With him (t is usually a private act of revenge or vendetta to which he invites one or two friends. Then they steal a ross the border at night, tind their mau, do thelr best to kill bim snd then make tracks home- ward with the whole district at their heels. Perhaps the method of killing , is not up to the standard of western sport, for they shoot their victim “sit- ting,” so to speak, and do not give him a chance, but as it is the recognized system on both sides little can be said. This custom makes men very wary, and the stranger can appreciate the reason when he sees a plowman, for instance, attending to his duties with a rifle slung over his back. But in spite of this they are the essence of honor and hospitality. As their guest no one can come to any harm, and they will do all in their power to make his stay among them pleasant and safe.—Wide World Magazine. His Appeal to His Master For Humane Treatment. To thee, my master, | offer my pray- er. Feed me and take care of me. Be kind to me. Do not jerk the reins. Do not whip me when going uphill Never strike. beat or kick me when 1 fail to understand what you want of me, but give me a chance to under- stand you. Watch me, and if | refuse to do your bidding see if there is not something wrong with my harness. Do not give me too heavy loads. Nev- er hitch me where water will drip on me. Keep me well shod. Examine my teeth when I fail to eat. [| may have an ulcerated tooth. That, you know, is very painful. 1 am unable to tell you in words when | am sick, so watch me, and ! will try to tell you by signs. Pet me sometimes. [ enjoy it. and I will learn to love you. Protect me in summer from the hot sun. Keep a blanket on me in winter weather, and never put a frosty bit in my mouth, but hold it iu your hands a moment first. I carry you, pull you, walt patientiy for you long hours. day or pight I cannot tell you when | am thirsty: give we clean, cool water often in hot weather. Finally, when my strength Is gone, instead of turning ne over to a bhu- man brute to be tortured and starved. take my !fe In the easiest, quickest way, and your Gad will reward you in this life and in heaven. Amen.—From the Swedisn in “Our Dumb Animals.” Birds’ Eggs. Ostriches lay the largest eggs of all birds now extant, according to a writ- er in the Scientific American, but the ostrich’s egg would bave appeared small beside that extinct Madagascar bird. the epyornis, which measured more than thirty inches in its small- est circumference. The smallest birds’ eggs are those of the minute species of humming birds, which are smaller than the eggs of certain kinds of trop- jeul beetles. But the cuckoo lays the relatively smallest egg—that is to say. while the jackdaw and the cuckoo are about equal in size, the former's egg is five or six times larger than the lat- ter's. The fact that the cuckoo. is wont to deposit its eggs in the nests of birds which are usually much small- er than itself doubtless accounts for this. The relatively largest egg is laid by the kiwi. a strange. wingless New Zealand bird. The egg is no less than five inches long, although the extreme length of the bird itself is only twen- ty-seven inches, Tommy and the Worm. There were only two pleces of cake and three hungry boys upstairs throw- ing their clothes on in the race to get down first. Tommy won out and rush- ed into the dining room breathlessly. “That's a good boy. Tommy. The early bird gets the worm. Take a piece of cake.” sald his mother. Tommy looked at the cake quizzical- ly, inspecting It from all sides. “What's the matter, Tommy?" asked < his mother. “What are you trying to do?’ “Say, ma. which plece hax the worm fn it?" he inquired soberly.—National Monthly. The Judge in Danger. “Prisoper at the bar.” said the port- ly, pompous and florid magistrate, “you are charged with stealing a pig. a very serious offense in this district. There has been a great deal of pig stealing. and 1 shall make an example of you or none of us will be safe.”"— London News, Cause Enough. “What made him angry when he was telephoning to the lawyers about his father's will?” “He was cut off.”—Buffalo Express. The Kind It Was. “Waiter, this chuck steak I ordered is like wood.” “Yes, sah. Dat am woodchuck steak." ~Cleveland Plain Dealer, 3 ! : most important and most remarkable changes ever accomplished by a legis- lative body. One hundred and six again and again been responsible for farreaching consequences. A majori- ty of tive threw ou: the Melbourne government in 1839. By the same fig- ure Lord John [tussell's government wus defeated In 1864, Gladstone went out of office in 1875 because he lacked three votes, and the public education act, one of the most important ever passed, was placed on the statute book by a malority of two.—London Chronicle. Wild Dogs of Asia. The whole tribe of wild dogs, which in closely allied forms ure to be found in the wildest jungles and woods of Asia, from the Himnlayas to Ceylon and from China to the Taurus—unless the “golden wolves" of 1a» Roman em pire are now extinct in the forests o: Asia Minor—show au individual anc corporate courage which entitles then to a high place among the most dai ing of wild creatures. The “red dogs.” to give them their most characteristi- name, are neither large In size nor do they assemble in large packs. Thos which have been from time to tim measured and described seem to aver: age some three feet in length from the nose to the root of the tail. The pach seldom numbers more than nine o: ten, yet there is sufficient evidence tha: they are willing and able to destroy any creature that inbabits the jungle except the adult elephant and perhaps the rhinovervs, creatures whose grea size and leathery hide make them ui most invulnerable to such enemies ux dogs.—~London Spectator. London's Big Ben. Why is the iarge bell in the tower of the house of parliament in Londou called Big Ben? The average London. er himself seems to have no idea how it got its name. When the building was designed Sir Benjamin Hall had a great deal to do with carrying out the plans of the architects, being high commissioner of public works, and his coworkers appreciated the fact that te him the city of Loudoun was largely in- debted. So when the question came up in parliament us to the name of the enormous bell that was to be hung iu the tower a member shouted, “Wh; not call it Big Ben?" This suggestion was received with much applause ax well as with roars of laughter, for Sir Benjamin was an enormous man, bork in height and girth, and had often been called Big Ben. From that day ov the bell whose peal every Londoner knows has been known only as Big Ben.—Harper's Weekly. Mighty In Titles. The ruler of Turkey. in addition t« the titles sultan aud kbha-khan (higl prince and lord of lords), also claims sovereignty over most districts, towns, cities and states in the orient, specify: ing each by name and setting out Iu each of his various titles “all the forts. citadels, purlieus and neighborhood thereof” in regular legal form. His of- ficial designation ends, "Sovereign also of diverse nations, states, peoples aud races on the Zace of the earth.” All this is in addition to his high position as “head of the faithful” and “su- | preme lord of ail the followers of the prophet.” “direct and only lieutenant on earth of Mohammed." The Great Eastern. The dimensions of the one time wor! famous Great Eastern were as fol- lows: Length, 692 feet: width, 83 feer; depth, 60 feet: tonnage, 24.000 tons: draft when unloaded. 20 feet: when loaded. 30 feet. She bad paddle wheels fifty-six feet in diameter and was aiso provided with a four bladed screw propeller of twenty-four feet diameter. She bad accommodations for S00 first class, 2000 second class and 1.200 third class passengers, 4.000 in all. Her speed was about eighteen miles an hour. The Great Eastern was finally broken up for old iron in the year 1880 after au checkered career of some thirty-one years. - Fair, but Stormy. A gentleman boarded the Karori car at Kelburne avenue. Recognizing a friend on one of the seats, he nodded pleasantly and then said. “Well, what do you think of the weather?" “Oh, horrible! was the reply. “And how is your wife today?” “She's just about the same, thank you™—New Zealand Free Lance. No Ear For Music. “How do you like the music, Mr. Judkins?” said Miss Parsons. “I'm sorry. but | bave no ear for “No,” put in Mr. Jasper. “He uses his for a pen rack.” An Even Score. “What is your objection to him. " , papa‘ “Why, the fellow can’t make enough money to support you." “But neither can you.” No Use For Wigwag—It is a pet theory of mine that two can live as cheaply as one. Youngpop—Huh! It's plain to be seen you were never the father of twins.— Philadelphis Record. prea—————b SSS — - 8 ; 5 Eg 2 : E in exactly the sume way that water exerts a buoyant force upon a swim. mer. Therefore when the smoke “beats down” as soon as it leaves a chimney it must be concluded that the buoyant force exerted upon it Is relatively small and that the air Is not heavy, but light. A light atmosphere, or, rather, a sudden lessening of the pressure of the atmosphere generally, takes place before u storm. Therefore the smoke from chimneys, If observed intelligent- Iy. furnishes a pretty good weather indicator.~Chicago Record-Herald. A Custom That Can Be Traced Back to the Earliest Ages. Cremation has been practiced by most of the nations of the earth from the earliest ages. and, although In pa- gan countries it may have taken the form of fire worshiping, there can be no doubt that its adoption by the an- clents was for the most part prompt- ed by other than religions reasons. Greeks ascribe its Introduction to Her- | cules, who, having sworn to transmit | the body of Argus to his father. | thought this the most convenient way of fulfilling his promise. According to Homer, the burning of the dead was a | common practice among the Greeks | long before the Trojan war, but the earliest record of it Is among the Scythians, who Inhabited the vast re- gion known under the name of Tar- | tary. Slender accounts handed down concerning the manners of some of the ancient natives of Hindustan also al- | lude to the custom. The Idea of puri- fication by fire was in all ages univer- | sal, and with good reason. Some be- | lieved that the body was unclean after the departure of the soul, and it was therefore deemed necessary that It | should be purified by fire. Ovid ex- pressed the general opinion of his time when he said that the soul was not completely separated from the body until the latter was consumed on the pyre. The Athenians invariably after a battle burned the slain. CLASTER’'S UNDERSELLING CLOTHING JUST HOLD OFF a minute and wait for the big JULY SALE IN JUNE AT CLASTER'S STORE. The Biggest Reduction Ever Known. Prices Have Been Slashed and Hammered to Pieces. SALE STARTS FRIDAY, JUNE 17th and Positively Ends Saturday, July 2nd. Yeagers Shoe Store Jonnnie’s New Pans. Johnnie told his mother that his new pants were much tighter than his skin. Why, how could that be? Well, I can sit down with the skin on and I cannot with the pants on. That is the trouble with the average ladies shoes, they are too tight that they cannot sit down or stand up. Come and be fitted with a pair of Fitzezy Shoes, they are made without linings and can be worn tight with com- fort. They are just like a kid glove, they give with every movement of the foot. wear them. Your bunions will be relieved at once. We tee to give the money. Ladies, if you have foot trouble come to us. —— SOLD ONLY AT Yeager’s Shoe Store, Bush Arcade Building, BELLEFONTE, PA. LYON & CO. We into the are compelled to put the knife prices of all Summer Goods. The continued cold weather will make the Summer season short. Will give just a few prices of the many uc- tions that we make on all Summer Stuffs. In Floral Patterns, all our fine Or- gandies, Lawn Checks and Batists, that sold at 15c., 18c., 20c, and 25c., now at All colors in the rough wave Mer- 10c. cerized Poplins. A hea material with rough threads all over; looks like Silk; Regular price 35¢., our price 25c. Pongee Silk in assorted neat fig- ures, natural color only; regular price 50c., our A large price 35c. assortment of fine Plaid and Checked Ginghams, regular price Je 20c., 25¢. and 30c., now He) "All Summer Underwear, Gloves and Hosiery at reduced prices. SHOES.—AIll Oxford Ties and Low Button Shoes in black, white and tan, for ladies, misses and children, at col ric prices. Men's fine Shoes and Working Shoes at Summer tains all reduced. _ Our prices. reduced prices. Draperies and Lace Cur- space will not allow any more Come to our store and we will show you our entire stock at big re- ductions. LYON & COMPANY, Allegheny St. 47-12 Bellefonte, Pa.
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