Bellefonte, Pa., September 9, 1910.
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ATTACKED BY SHARKS.
A Swimmer's Plucky Encounter With
Two Big Man Eaters.
Jobn T. Clark, a well known swim-
mer, in 1882 bad a wvparrow escape
from serving as a meal for two hun-
gry sharks while giving an exhibition
at Pensacola, Fla. He had agreed to
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At an appointed time a flatboat took
him out some distance from shore, and |
after belong tied up In the sack he was
thrown overboard. He had hardly got
more than thirty feet below the sur-
when something bumped against
the sack, and almost instantly the
flashed through his mind that it
Before do
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The quality of paper and the general
artistic merit of the program decline
with the price. but exactly the same
information is conveyed for a penny,
as for sixpence. The fastidious thea-
ter goer might prefer to pay a dime for |
a neat and simple program rather than
to have a bulky bunch of advertise!
ments gratis, as in New York, but
these London programs, although not:
so thick as those of New York, are not
devold of advertisements. This gives
the purchaser the feeling that be is be-
ing worked at both ends. A lady re-|
minds me, however, that a program in
a New York theater costs her 10 cents,
as the smeary printing rubs off on her
white gloves, the cleaning of which:
costs a dime. |
The quality of the performance at!
the better London theaters certainly
averages no higher than that at simi;
lar theaters in New York. The music|
halls are the resort of the great mid
dle class. These are great auditori |
ums with tier on tier of galleries, the |
seating capacity ranging perhaps from |
3,000 to 5.000.—London Letter in New |
York Sun.
Chaldean Tablets. |
The clay tablets of Chaldean, prob- |
ably the very earllest writing mate |
rials used by man, were of different |
sizes, the largest belng flat and meas: |
uring 9 by 6% inches, while the small. |
est were slightly convex and in some |
cases not more than an inch long. In|
the same ruins with the tablets bave |
been found the glass lenses which |
were used by their readers. The writ- !
ing was done, while the tablets were |
still soft, hy a little iron tracer, not |
pointed. bur triangular at the end. By |
slightly pressing thix end on the soft
moist clay the lnscriptions were made.
The tablets, having been inscribed on
both: sides nnd accurately numbered. |
were baked in ovens and stored away |
in the state libraries.—New York !
American.
A Mistake Somewhere.
“Is it true. Miss Gertie,” he sald.
“that there are just two things a wo- |
man will jump at—a conclusion and a |
mouse?"
“No.” she answered: “there is a
third, Mr. Pullip.”
After thinking the matter over a |
few moments he tremblingly made her |
an offer, hut she didn't jump at LL
He was not the right man. |
Two Men.
A feeble man can see the farms that |
are fenced and tilled. the bouses that |
are built The strong man sees the |
possible houses and farms. His eye
makes estates as fast as the sun breeds
clouds.— Emerson.
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High Class.
Teacher— What class of birds does
the bawk belong to, Tommy? Tommy
--Birds ot prey. Teacher—~Now, John-
ny. to what class does the quail be-
long? Jobnny—Birds on toast.—Chica-
i “Everybody keep still
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MANY KINDS OF FLEAS.
About 400 Different Species Are Known
to Naturalists.
One of the first naturalists who de-
voted themselves to watching teas,
with such microscopes us were then
availadle, was Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch-
man, who lived at the end of theseven-
teenth century. Leeuwenhoek discov-
ered that a small mite fed on the flea,
end it was this discovery which in-
spired Swift's familiar lines:
So, naturalists observe, a flea
Hath smaller fleas that on him prey,
Ana these have smaller still to bite ‘em,
And so proceed ad infinitum.
The flea’s parasite, however, to be
accurate, Is not another flen or
eveu another insect, but Is a mite
classed nmong the sarcoptidae. Lin-
paeus, writing In 1758, described only
| two species of flea. The first, which
was the human flea, be rightly named
Pulex Irritans. The second was the
chigoe of hot countries. To this, on
account of Its burrowing habit, be
gave the name of Pulex penetrans. At
the present day about 400 different
species of tlens have been described
and named by the small band of scien
tific men who have devoted themselves
to their study. Most of these have
been discovered within quite recent
years, so it is probable that many new
forms and varieties will be collected
and observed.~-Harold Russell in Lon-
don National Review.
OLD TIME HAT STAMPS.
| Death Used to Ee the Penalty In Eng-
land For Forging Them.
Hats bave in England been subject
to very severe protective enactments,
The blocked benver hat, for justance,
imported Ly Sir Walter Raleigh from
the Low Countries, won Its way so
rapidly that in i571 Queen Elizabeth
passed au act to protect the making
of “thrumml” caps, made from wool,
for the advantage of the landed pro-
prietors, whose sheep furnished the
material. ‘I'ne statute provided that
every male person “shall on Sundays
and holidays wear on his head a cap
of velvet wool made in England, pen-
alty, 3s. 6d. per day.
About a century later the law, for
which there ix nothing too high or too
low. having taxed men's shoes, tnrued
its attention once more to thelr hats
and soon put a check ou all improve-
ments in the trade by requiring every
vender of hars to take out a license
under a beavy penalty. Subsequently
' a stamp duiy was imposed on all hats,
which were officially marked inside
“| where the maker's name now appears.
The penalty for selling a hat without
a stamp was £10, and the penalty for
forging a bat stamp was death.
whence. no doubt, the modern custom
of the mau who goes to church, sits
down. looks into bis bat—to read his
maker's name!—London Chronicle.
An English Sanctuary.
Beverley minster, 180 miles north of
London. is the shrine of St. Jobn of
Beverley. who dled in the year 721. In
938 Athelstan, king of England, gave
several privileges to the monastery.
one being the privilege of sanctuary.
This was not merely for man slaying:
it was open to all wrongdoers excep!
those who bad been guilty of treason.
For ordinary offenses, such as horse
stealing. cattle stealing. being back-
ward in accounts or being in receipt of
suspected goods, a man came into
sanctuary about a mile from the mon-
astery or church. There used to be
four crosses on the main roads leading
to Beverley marking the limit of the
area. In cases of manslaughter and
murder it was not sufficient to be with-
in one of these crosses. Before the
fugitive could claim sanctuary he must
enter the church and seat himself in
a stone chair known as the “frid
stool” ‘or “freed chair.” To this place
many fled for refuge from all parts of
the country.
Appropriate.
The worshipers In a certain chapel!
had some trouble to keep their faces
straight a short time ago. During the
service some commotion was caused
by a gentleman who accidentally ig-
nited a box of wax matches in his
pocket and was frying to put them
out, while his alarmed neighbors strug.
gled egually hard to help him. The
minister, being shortsighted. could not
make out the reason of the disturb.
ance. and. thinking to diplomatically
cover the incident. he innocently sald:
“Brethren, there is a little noise go-
ing on. Until it is over let us sing
‘Sometimes a [ight Surprizes.’ "—Lon-
don Answers.
A New Reason.
Annette, nged three, has two very
talkative little sisters, and sometimes
she finds it (difficult to make herself
heard at the table. One day when the
others had been monopoiizing the con-
versation longer than she liked An-
pette raised her finger with a warning
gesture and whispered balf alond:
My foot's
asleep.” —Delineator.
True Charges.
She—Did you see where some man
declares that women are not honest?
He—Well, he's right in saying so. She
(fiercely'— When did yon ever know me
to do a dishonest thing? He (tenderly!
--When you robbed me of my peace of
mind and stole my heart, you dear lit-
tle thief!-New York World.
The Language.
“This is a pretty state of affairs, isn’t
nt”
“Yes. it is a very ugly matter, but
somebody will have to pay handsomely
for it." —New York Journal.
A good way to be bappy is to try to
be. useful and helpful.
Every Incident In the Remarkable
Sequence of Events Seemed to Point
Conclusively to the Guilt of Harry
Blake, Who Was Accused of Murder.
It began In the Blue Horse tavern,
on the highway leading to Albany.
Toward the clcse of an autumn day
a half dozen wen sat in the old bar-
room discussing events which then
were leading to the outbreak of the
American Revolution. At such a time
arguments were very likely to be rath-
er more vigorous than ordinarily would
be the case. And this was no exscep-
tion. Fearing that trouble might re
sult, one of the men exclaimed: “Come,
Wickliffe, stop this. Such a dispute
is nonsense.”
Wickliffe was an ugly looking fellow,
short and stout, with a dark, sallow
face, black eyes, low, wrinkled fore
head and lips that bared bis teeth on
occasions like a dog preparing to bite.
“My quarrel is with Harry Blake,”
he snarled. “It is none of your affair.”
“Well, Wickliffe,” Blake cried good
paturedly, “if you will quarrel, I won't.
I'll say no more.”
Evidently Wickliffe was bent on
trouble, for he muttered something
which brought a cry of “Shame!” from
every one in the room. Blake's face
became deadly pale. “Wickliffe,” Le
said steadlly, “1 didn't hear what you
sald, but I dare you to repeat it. If
you do and there's one improper word
in it, this hour will be the bitterest of
your life.”
Once more the offensive words were
flung at him, and in an instant Blake
had seized Wickliffe and thrown him
across the room. For a moment he
lay stunned, but presently, his face
dark with batred, he rose and, shak-
ing his fist at Blake, exclaimed:
“You may take your measure for a
coffin. You will need one.”
“Not before you,” was Blake's reply.
Shortly after the quarrel Wickliffe
left the Blue Horse for his home.
Blake, whose road lay In the same di
rection, followed soon. Ten minutes
later two more of the loiterers, also
going over the highway taken bY
Wickliffe and Blake, started on their
homeward way.
The last two travelers had ridden
several miles, talking earnestly of the
stirring events which then engaged
men's minds, when a loud ery was
heard at a little distance. In a moment
it was repeated.
“Mercy!” the voice pleaded, and then,
“Oh, Harry!"
“Can Blake be settling scores with
Wickliffe?" exclaimed Grayson, one of
the two riders.
In a moment they had galloped
around a copse of trees at a bend In
the road. Within twenty yards of
them, on his back in the dust. lay
Wickliffe dead. Bending over him
stood Blake, grasping a knife driven
to the haft in his bosom.
“Taken red handed.” tirayson eral
while Walton. his companlcn, bis!
a magistrate, sprang from Lis horse,
exclaiming. “Blake, | charge yen with
murder.”
“Why. 1 didn’t klll him," Blake sald
earnestly. “You are mad. | found
Wickliffe Ising dead and was about to
pull this knife from the wound when
you came up.”
Grayson shook his head. “1 wish |
could believe you, Harry," he said,
“but as | hope to be saved | saw you
stab him. 1 did.”
It would he hard to Imagine a situa-
tion more lisely to convince a jury of
the prisoner's guilt. Conan Doyle in
bis wildest fancies in deduction never
presented more damning evidence to
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson—the
quarrel in the Blue Horse tavern, the
epithet resented, the fight, the counter
threat of death, the departure of both
while their temper yet was warm and
then the terrible tablean on the high-
way.
Medical.
Acknowledge it.
BELLEFONTE HAS TO BOW TO THE IN.
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Children Cry for
Fletcher's Castoria.
What might a man expect even now
with the thousand loopholes that the
law provides for escape? There could
be ouly ove conclusion now, as then.
and that conclusion the jury reached
without leaving the courtroom. Blake's
protestations were vain. He died on
the scaffold declaring his innocence.
Three months after the execution the
judge who presided at the trial was
summoned to Albany to see a prisoner
under sentence of death. Grayson,
whose testimony chiefly had convicted
Blake, also was summoned. Much in
wonder, they entered the cell together.
“You,” the prisoner said to the
judge, “presided at the trial of Harry
Blake.”
“I dia.”
“And you,” turning to Grayson,
“swore you saw him stab Wickliffe.
On your testimony be was hung.”
“l saw Blake stab him.” Grayson
said,
“You did not.” the prisoner sneered,
“for 1 killed Wickliffe. | sprang into
the wood at Blake's approach. His
story was true.”
The confession was so clear and full
that it left no doubt in the judge's
mind that » fearful wrong had been
done Blake. As for Grayson, the chief
witness, he committed suicide. The
records contain many instances of rhe
law's mistakes, but few so pathetic as
the case of Harry Blake.—Kansas City
Star.
Method is like packing things in a
box. A good packer will get in half
as much again es a bad one.~Cecll.
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Castoria.
Flour and Feed.
CURTIS Y. WAGNER,
BROCKERHOFF MILLS,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Manufacturer, Wholesaler and Retailer of
Roller Flour
Feed
Corn Meal
and Grain
po Stactures Sh ba ou hud 3: aN times the
WHITE STAR
OUR BEST
HIGH GRADE
VICTORY PATENT
FANCY PATENT
Fhe arate of spring wheat Patent Four
SPRAY
can be secured. Also International Stock Food
and feed of all kinds.
All kinds of Grain bought at Flou
A bought the office. r
OFFICE and STORE—BISHOP STREET,
BELLEFONTE. PA.
MILL AT ROOPSBURG.
The
47-19
Money to Loan.
CASTORIA
FOR INFANTS anp CHILDREN.
Bears the signature of
CHAS. H. FLETCHER.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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ONEY TO LOAN on good security an
houses to rent.
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Larger or smaller amounts in proportion.
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Niagara Falls Excursion.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS
FALLS
Round Trip Rate $7.10 from Bellefonte, Pa.
SPECIAL TRAIN of Pullman PaieCass, Dining Gar, and Day Coaches run-
PICTURESQUE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ROUTE.
Tickets £00 oi OPE DATS, Shop otf within lim alowed ax Dutfoio rotasaing. ="
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Attorneys-at-Law.
J © Men Rep
mapa peer sean
Room 18 Crider’s Exchange. 51-1-ly.
B. SP. —Attorney-at-Law.
N i pos
Bellefonte, ’
S. TAYLOR Attorney and Counselor
ae rian ous tock, Be ie
tended to promotiy. 049
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| to promptly. Consultation
ETTIG, BOWER & ZERBY—
od ag
ors to Orvis, Bower & Orvis. Practice in
the courts. Consultation in or German. 50-
. Sate Coll AA icin sou Se Bifice
Dentists.
R. J. E. WARD, D.D. S.,
%! M.C. A. oA oi Fy
i Pa, Gas s Sec for painiess
teeth. Superior Crown Bridge work.
ingot “Pin
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VETERINARY SURGEON,
Office Palace Livery Stable
Bellefonte, Pa.,
3-20-1y* Graduate University of Pennsylvania.
Restaurant.
ESTAURANT.
Bellefonte now has a First-Class Res-
taurant where
Meals are Served at All Hours
for picnics, families and the .
ety Sea:
the purest syrups and properly carbonated.
C. MOERSCHBACHER,
50-32-1y. High St., Bellefonte, Pa.
Meat Market.
(Get the Best Meats.
You save nothing by
or gristly meats. [use
LARGEST AND FATTEST CATTLE
and supply my customers with the fresh-
load id Fscle sak,
higher than poorer meats are
I alwavs have
-— DRESSED POULTRY —
Game in season, and any kinds of good
meats you want.
TRY MY SHOP.
P. L. BEEZER,
43341y. Bellefonte, Pa.
poor, thin
Coal and Wood.
EDWARD K. RHOADS
Merchah: and Dealer in
ANTHRACITE anp BITUMINOUS
COALS
CORN EARS, SHELLED CORN, OATS
and other grains.
—— BALED HAY AND STRAW —
Builders’ and Plasterers’ Sand.
KINDLING WOOD
by the bunch or cord as mav suit purchasers,
respectfully solicits the patronage of his
friends and the public, at his Coal Yard,
near the Pennsylvania Passenger Station.
1618 Telephone Cais: { Gntral Withee)
ILES.—A cure that is guaranteed if you use
RUDY'S PILE SUPPOSITORY.
Supt, Graded Schools,
or them.” Dr.S. M.
Children Cry for
Fletcher’s Castoria.