"Bellefonte, Pa., April a1, 011. THE ROAD TO BALTIMORE. | It Was Over Floating Bridges In the Olid, Old Days. The road to Baltimore is over the lowest of three floating bridges which have been thrown across the Schuyl- kill river in the neighborhood of Phila- | delphia. The view on passing this river, which is about 250 yards wide, | is beautiful. The banks on each side! are high and for many miles above af-' ford the most delightful situations of | villas. A very elegant one, laid out in | English taste, Is seen on passing the river just above the bridge. Adjoining | to it are public gardens and a house of entertalnment with several good | rooms, to which the citizens of Phila- | delphia resort in great numbers during | the summer seasons. The floating bridges are formed of | large trees, which are placed in the water transversely and are chained to- | gether. Beams are then laid length- ways upon these nud the whole board- | ed over to render the way convenient | for passengers. On each side there is | a railing. When very heavy carriages | 80 across these bridges they sink a few inches below the surface of the water, but the passage is by no means dangerous. They are kept in an sri direction across the river by means o chains and anchors in different ood and are also strongly secured on both shores. Over that part of the river where the channel lies they are so contrived that a plece can be removed { to allow vessels to pass through.— From “Travels Through the States of North America,” by Isanc Weld, a. | 1706. A TARIFF COMEDY. Spain Finally Won In the “Case of the | Screw Propeller.” Every British captain calling at | Spanish ports is familiar with the ! “case of the screw propeller.” The story is told for the benefit of lands- | men in Mr. G. H. B. Ward's “The | Truth About Spain: “The steel screw | of a cargo steamer which traded with | Bilbao and other northern ports was damaged be; ond repair during a rough voyage. The vessel was beached pend- | ing the arrival of a new propeller from | England. “At last, when the steamer was about | to sall, the captain was informed that ! he had to pay a duty for putting ' ashore a manufactured article--name- ly, the ‘scrapped’ or broken propeller. The captain protested and offered to drop It into the sea, but the officials were obdurate. They seized the ship and demanded payment. The captain declined to ease the tension by the customary bribe and complained to the British foreign office. “The duty was returned, but the captain was warned to be very careful about contrabnnd, and for several voy- ages nothing occurred. Several months later some slight inaccuracy in the ship's papers and the declaration of cargo gave the excisgemen their chance, and the vessel was not allowed to leave until a heavy flue, corresponding to the original propeller duty, was paid.” Mount Etna. Mount Etna is one of the great vol- canovs of the carth, 1 is great in size, great in uctivity, great in beauty. In size 1 would cover the entire metro- politan district of New York and the surrounding counties. Its height is 11,000 feet above sea level. As to its power, one of these eruptions some centuries ago killed 80,000 people, which is probably more than Vesuvius has ever done in all its existence as a voleano, not excepting the great eruption of 70 A. D.. which destroyed the cities of Herculnneom and Pow- peli. As to Its beauty. this Is also very diflicult to describe, It Is teeming with life, animal and vegetable, and is snow covered one-half the year. The other half it ix bare to its very sum- mit.—Christian Herald. Arctic Rock Weed. Drifting cown from Alaska comes the graatest of ail sea plants, the are- tic rock weed, like a huge ship's hauser and some- times with branches 3500 feet long. | There are uo signs of leaves, but at. intervais of un [athom or so a knob, , for all the world like the buoy on a drift net, grows around the stem, aid- | ing, as does the buoy. in keeping the | plant atloat and creating the impres- | sion that some nets have gone astray. , | —New York World. that grows in shape! i The Gate to Tibet. Just outside Tachienlu is the stone bridge which is called “the gate to Ti- bet.” Tachienlu is a narrow little city which had to conform its shape to the contour of the mountains which shut it in. There is hardly a foot of level ground within the walls. It is the great emporium of trade between Chi- na and Tibet, where the Chinese ex- change tea for musk and gold dust. Many red frocked lamas are to be seen about the city, most of whom live in large lamasaries outside the walls. On the flat roofs of the houses flutter in- numerable prayer flags, giving to the winds the universal Tibetan hymn of praise. Berlin's Big Restaurant. Imagine a restaurant costing $10,- 000,000. The Rheingold, in Berlin, ac- commodates more than 4,000 persons at one time, giving employment to 1,600 persons, of whom eighty-five are cooks. At this place it is possible to get a good dinner for 30 cents and at nality. | spaniel. ! ' notes, | Barking. After a few weeks he wrote | and said the business had all dropped (off. Would 1 come up? 1 went, and | interesting and useful birds in the any price from that up.-~Chicago Post. CANINE HUMOR. Dogs With Pedigrees. 1 generally find, writes a well known | | English sclentist, that mongrel dogs | when they happen to be sociable have | a keen sense of humor. An aristocratic dog with a pedigree may have some inherited smartness, but has no origi- A common yellow dog with no ancestry to speak of, who has to gain bis living by his wits, could give him cards and spades at his own tricks in two lessons. Cace I took into the house out of pity un mongrel yellow dog who insist- ied on installing himself at my door- step and always came back, no matter | how often he was chased awey. 1 had "at that time a pedigreed water spaniel, and 1 tried to teach him some tricks when I took him out along a quiet road at times. The yellow dog, who made ' friends with him, always came along and beat the water spaniel at his own | tricks without training. Then he be- gan to play tricks of his own on the When he had a hone he look- : ed out for his comrade, and when he (saw him loping along he would lay the bone in his path and disappear. The spaniel always made for the bone, | but the yellow dog, just as he was | about to grab it, would dart from his hiding place and, seizing it, run off with it. This happened over and over again, but the high bred spaniel never tumbled to the joke.—New York World, TEN KINDS OF MONEY. But Not All of Uncle Sam’s Assortment Is Legal Tender. Uncle Sam officially has ten kinds of money-gold coins, standard silver dollars, subsidiary silver, gold certifi- cates, sliver certificates, treasury (1890) | , notes, United States (greenbacks) | national bank notes, nickel | coins and bronze colns—-says the In- | ~ dianapolis News, | paper currency Is not legal tender, | minor coins are legal tender in small | | amount. Legal tender is so called be- cause in payment of a debt or obliga- tion of any kind it can be forced on the creditor “in full of all demand.” Gold certificates, silver certificates and national bank notes. despite the | enormous quantity in circulation, are not legal tender. So far as sliver coin is concerned, only $10 worth of “halves,” “quarters” and “dimes” are ! legal tender, and, as to nickel and cop- , per coins, only 25 cents can be forced ' on the creditor. However, with the standard silver dollar there is no limit to the amount to be paid in liquida- tion of a claim. The creditor can re- fuse the silver certificate, but when it comes to the “dollar of the dads" the dollar must be recelved at its face vaiue, even If a thonsand weigh 58.92 pounds, Jack Robinson. A. Foxton Ferguson of Oxford uni- versity, speaking of the old time bal lads, sald that as most of the public executions took place in some park or market place, where everybody could be present, the onlookers oftentimes amused themselves by singing ballads giving the entire history of the victim, and this is the reason why so many of the old songs are concerned with the hangman and the gallows tree. Par ticularly interesting also was his de- scription of the origin of the expres sion “quicker than you can say Jack Robinson,” heard so often in both Eng- land and America. It came, he said. from an old ballad about a sailor nam- ed Jack Robinson, who returnea to | Portsmouth, England. to find his old | sweetheart married to another. The OLD NEWSPAPERS. r™ Marked In Mongrel Than In Their Usefulness Is Not Gone Just Because You Have Read Them. The mere fact that moths cannot read is no reason why they should de test newspapers, but they do neverthe- fess. It Isn't exactly the newspaper or its editorial policy that moths dislike. It's the ink used in printing the type that makes the moths stay away. That is why, in the absence of mothproof bags and cedar chests, some house- wives pack their furs and woolens away wrapped in newspapers at the end of the winter season and find that is a satisfactory way of preserv- ing them against the ravages of moths. There is nothing better than old news- papers for use under the carpets for the same reason. Old newspapers have many other uses as well. Wet in water they serve to clean ont the stove splendidly. Crushed newspapers are excedlent to clean lamp chimneys. They can even be used for an iron holder for an smergency. Newspapers dipped in lamp oil are useful for cleaning windows. Irons not much soiled can be rubbed on old newspapers and thus made fit for use Dipped in lamp oil they are splendid to rub the outside of the dishpan. They keep it bright and shining. Torn in shreds, slightly dampened and seat- tered over the carpet, they keep down dust when sweeping. They clean the sink of its grease and sediment. Noth- ing is better, for the greasy paper can be at once burned after use. Many times folded newspapers will serve as a mat to stand hot and black- ened pots or kettles on and save sofl- "ing the kitchen table. The kitchen stove is kept bright after the cooking of each meal with old papers, and this saves -y Dotishings. LIFE BUOY AND OAR. While some of this Putting on the One and Supperting Yourself With the Other. Very few persons know how to get into a life buoy, and, as in this uncer- tain world one never knows when one may need to make use of a buoy in real earnest, a little practice might prove of great value in an emergency. Now, when the buoy is thrown into the water the temptation is to try to lift it over one's head and shoulders or to dive through it. This, however, is impossible. The correct thing is to grasp the two sides of the buoy with fingers of the hands uppermost, lower vourself under the buoy and come up through the center, then rest your | arms upon the sides, and you will be comfortably supported as long as it is necessary. More often than otherwise, in case of accident, a life buoy is not at hand. In such an event an oar may be used as a substitute. Now, there is some little art in saving oneself by this menus, for an average sized scull is not buoyant enough to support a per- son If grasped as the first impulse would direct. There I$ only one way ip which the oar will support a human being. It must be ridden like a hobbyhorse, The haft is put between the legs and the blade allowed to project above the surface of the water in front of one. By this means the head is kept well above the water.—-Pearson’s Magazine Feeling For Death. For n week the self appointed guide to the blind on their daily walks had noticed that the two men who were her special charges felt carefully of the wall on either side of the door of the asylum when passing in and out. poor sailor vowed that he would roam | Since she was there to lead them, that the seas forever, which he set out to | do hardly before his friends realized what he was doing. They called after him, but he had pn. Why Businen Fell of. Two London business men were talk- | ing when a seedy individual came up and spoke to one of them. After he had gone the one to whom he had spoken sald to his friend: “That's a brother of mine and about the most | unfortunate fellow in the world. 1, have set him up in business three times. The last time I bought a pork shop business for him in a place called | the first thing that caught my eye was a ticket in the window inviting the publie to “I'ry Our Barking Sausages." Making the Sormomants Work. The cormorants are among the most | world. They are employed in the fishing industry off the coast of Scot- land to a large extent. They are eas- ily trained to work for their owners, who place a brass ring round each of their throats so as to prevent the birds swallowing. They naturally feed upon fish and soon learn to deposit what they catch in their owners’ boats. They display remarkable cleverness in time, and a good fisher is worth a good deal of money to a fisherman. Lottery Chances. M. Henri Poincare, the mathemati- cian, told us a few years ago that if every one who buys a lottery ticket knew how little chance there was of any one winning a prize there could be no successfu! lottery. The chance of each was about equal to the danger of being killed in a railway accident.— London Truth. The Greater Field. “Father, I am not sure whether I shall be a specialist for the ears or the teeth.” “Choose the teeth, my boy. Every one has thirty-two of them, but only i one old man told her. two ears.” London Tit-Bits. precaution seemed not at all necessary, and she finally asked their reason for | it. “I am looking for crape on the door,” “They don't like to let us know here in the asylum when any one dies for fear of making us feel bad, but they put crape on the door, and by feeling for it when we pass in and out we can find out for our- selves when one of us has gone." New York Press. How Fielding Spelled His Name. The Fieldings are an ancient race. and the Denbigh earldom dates from | 1622. By the way, there is a funny story as regards the family name and its spelling. The author of “Tom Jones” was one of the race, and the then Lord Denbigh said to his relative: “Why don’t you spell your name ‘Felld- ' as the rest of us do and not ‘Flelding'?’ The writer made answer, “Because 1 am the first of the family who learn- ed to spell.”—London Gentlewoman. African Giants. There are many giants in Africa nine r Perhaps you think such big fellows must be clumsy, but they are not. They can run faster than any horse, springing twelve to in New York. “The n across the hall from us is def” “How did you find that out?” “Why, I happened to see it in the paper.” —Life. Beginning Young. Parent—Is my boy precocious, do sou think? School Principal—Very. He told the teacher he had been sitting up with a sick friend.—Puck. Sincerity is the basis of all true friendship. Without sincerity it is like & ship without ballast. uae pill habit Hike the opium habit is ngerous. It means to a et Pierce's Pleasant not create fects are permanent. Try them. Medical. H A Corroboration OF INTEREST TO BELLEFONTE READERS For months Bellefonte citizens have seen in these columns enthusiastic praise of Doan's Kidney Pills by Bellefonte resi- dents. Would these prominent people rec- ommend a remedy that had not proven re- liable: Would they confirm their state- ments after years had elapsed if persons! experience had not shown the remedy to be worthy of endorsement? No stronger proof of merit can be had than cures that have stood the test of time. The follow- ing statement should carry conviction to the mind of every Bellefonte reader. Mrs. James Corl, 361 E. Bishop Street, Bellefonte, Pa., says: “A member of my family used Doan’s Kidney Pills in 1907, procuring them from Green's Pharmacy Co. and a complete cure of kidney com- plaint was effected. At that time we pub- licly endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills and as there has been no recurrence of the trouble, we again give this remedy a word of praise. You are welcome to publish this statement for the benefit of other kidney sufferers.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milbum Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other. 56-12 Machinery, Etc. sc Te — WAGON AND MACHINE Umbrellas Given Away Absolutely free. Look us over. may want a Sprayer or Spray oie JOHN G. 2 DUBES, 56-15-4t efonte, Pa. Plumbing. fi Good Health Good Plumbing GO TOGETHER. When you have di dripping steam Sines, deny water-fixtures, a het breathe ls poisonous: your. system becomes SANITARY PLUMBING i J per 0 e. e boys. Our are Skilled Mechanics, no better anywhere. Fd Material and Fixtures are the Best Not a cheap or inferior article in our entire establishment, o And with good work and the Prices are lower han who t! ror tnd he ek you A poor, unsanitary ARCHIBALD ALLISON, Opposite Bush House Bellefonte, Pa. y. A Set of Harness in Nickle or Imi- tation Rubber, at........... $12.85 This harness is equal to any $15 set on the Genuine Rubber............ which has no equal for less than $17, to which he will cheerfully give his prompt ARANTEE—The GuARAES The shove or money ure. ’ Yeagers Shoe Store Are Children Worth Bringing Up? It can’t be done without RUBBERS. This is what appeared in a recent number of the American Journal or Health: The family doctor should din it into the mother's head all the time, that the health of their children lies in the feet. Keep the feet dry. Never let them get wet. No child should be al- lowed to go out in snow or rain, or when walking is wet, without Rubbers. REMEMBER, Yeager's Rubbers are the best and the prices just a little cheaper than the other fellows. Yeager’s Shoe Store, Bush Arcade Building, BELLEFONTE, PA. Dry Goods. | LYON & CO. We are unpacking every day fresh and new Sum- mer fabrics in wool, silk and washable stuffs. Our line is again complete in the Marquesettes: all new light evening shades, black and white. A new line of bordered Batiste, the latest designs in dress goods; all colors; only 25c. GLOVES.—New line ot long Gloves in silk and cotton. New line of short Gloves in silk and cotton. TABLE LINENS.—Table Linens in all the new designs in the bleached and unbleached, 72 inches wide. Other grades in narrower widths in white and turkey red; special price 25c. per yard. Napkins to match all the fine Table Linens. SUNBURST SILKS.—We are sole agents for the new Sunburst Silks; 36 inches wide; all new shades; only 35¢c. per yard. TRIMMINGS.—The finest line of Trimmings in the town. Embroidery and Laces and colored Allovers in silk and coiton, and Banding to match in white, black and all the new shades. FICHU AND COLLARS.—The new Neck Fichu and Dutch Collars. All the newest styles in Neck Fichu, Dutch Collars and Jabots in white and Persian embroidery. LACE CURTAINS.—Just opened a large assort- ment of new Lace Curtains. All new designs in Not- tingham, Point Lace and Tambour Curtains, from 50c. to $8.00 per pair. CARPETS, MATTINGS, RUGS, LINOLEUMS.— All new patterns, at lowest prices. MEN'S and WOMEN'S SHOES. New Shoes for Men. New Shoes for Women. New Shoes for Children. At the lowest prices. LYON & COMPANY, Allegheny St. 47-12 Bellefonte, Pa.
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