Gi A Duca, | Bellefonte, Pa., June 9, 1911. Trick That Makes a Yellow Stone Ap- pear Clear Blue White. Let me show you a little trick that [ would advise you not to put into prac- tice, sald a jewel fancier to a number of friends the other day. The conversation bad turned to dia- monds during the midday luncheon, and the expert had been holding forth on his favorite subject. The littie group of St. Louisans were interested still more when the speaker drew a big solitaire from his finger and beck- oned a waiter across the cafe. “Bring me a glass of water and an indelible pencil,” sald he when the servitor came over to the table. “This is a trick that is essentially | crooked.” sald the jewel fancier, “and will get by nine times out of ten even when the examiner is an expert at judging precious stones and detecting trickery. It will make a yellow ‘off color diamond look like & stone of the very first water. Pawnbrokers in- numerable have been fooled by this The expert took the pencil and allow- ed the indelible lead to dissolve in the glass of water. In a couple of minutes the water was as blue as indi- go water. “Now watch,” said the man who gs i: tf Ie | bluish white when it comes out of its bath.” At the end of a minute the stone was taken out. The top of the gem was dried with a soft handkerchief and then the ring was waved to and fro for a few moments. It was held up for inspection. Not a gleam of yellow was to be seen. The stone was ap- parently a magnificent blue white gem that any one would be proud to own Hi i ih “The deposit is so filmy that a strong glass cannot detect it. You cannot see ft from the rear of the mounting and only a bath of alcohol will remove it. It will stay on the gem for weeks if 1: fs not removed in that way. It used to be a favorite trick of many folks “The trick Is called ‘doctoring a stone,’ but, as | sald In the beginning, I would not advise you to try it. | St. Louis Republic. How Artificial Furs Are Made. The raw pleces of pelt are and the skin carefully shaved o thawed and sent to the tanneries be made into leather. The frozen which remains is allowed to slightly at the bottom, so that a part of the hair is freed from This thawed portion is then covered with a solution of rubber, which is | allowed to set. i The result is that large seamless pleces of fur are obtained much | cheaper than those which come with the natural skin. These same artifi. al | 1 i | | | siz mune from the attacks of moths.— Paris Nature. Values. We have just got the market price of wives doped out, not to a penny, but close enough. The research work came to an end when we put the subject of marriage up to a prominent bachelor. “I wouldn't give 50 cents for a wife,” he asserted. “But,” we asked, “you'd give a counterfeit half dollar for a better half, wouldn't you?” He acknowledged that he would. So, you see, were getting right down to cases.—New York Journal Louis+’lle CourlerJ EE TRY very oti very Ue ar ee for several months now and always find her darning one of her father's socks.” “Bu ve you noticed that it is al- Henry Upton wrote to his brother, afterward third viscount, to request him to go to thelr friend's lodgings in London and find out what he was do- ing at such and such an hour on a cer- tain day. Tbe brother in London com- | plied and found that their friend bad died, but not on the day he had seen abroad. Later the landlady was asked on oath as to the date and hour of death and whether he had died in a white shirt with a blue check. After demur she confessed that ber did not die when she first stated, bu on the day when his friends had seen him pass through the mess room. It seems the date of demise had been falsified on account of his pen- i -~ band's to him on the morning of his death.—London Court Journal. i SHE WANTED LIGHT. And 80 She Had the Windows Fixed Exactly to Her Taste. { The architectural feature of the new house that caused a decided do- | mestic rupture was the windows. The man was in favor of medium sized windows, with small panes to ma the rest of the house, but his sisted upon enormous sheets of glass, “You are away all day and do know whether I can see my hand fore me at noontime or not,” sh “but I am in the house most time and must have plenty of and sunshine.” | | | | | 58 : 3 g E EF cles ; tH gpeRads I 8 . Arkansas (Ark.). Texarkana Is partly | was trying to persuade Mr. Spangler , | day be found a man tinkering with the | outside of the window ledge. “He is just getting ready to put up the awnings,” she explained. i Her husband looked at the shutters, | the two shades, the two curtains and | the sash curtains and the arrange- | ments for the awnings at each win. | | dow, and then he laughed, but she | could pot understand why.—New York Superfluous Verbiage. It was Sunday evening and likewise his first call. She was entertaining him at the plano, and he was not fond of music. Of course she couldn't be expected to know that, poor girl! She was not particularly accomplished, but she didn't know what else to do, and he hadn't suggested anything. So she played on and on, occasionally skip- ping a few bars that she didn't re- member and trusting to luck. Finally from sheer weariness and to make conversation she turned to him and said: “Papa thinks it is wicked for me to play the piano on Sunday.” “Papa is certainly right,” he replied wearily. “But why does he—er—speci- fy Sunday?" It is perhaps needless to record that he was never again invited to that lit- tle flat.—Philadelphia Ledger. Absinth. Dr. R. Hercod of Lausanne in a spe- clal contribution to the Alliance Tem- perance Almanac points out that the absinth liquor, which is now prohib- ited in three European countries—Bel- glum, Holland and Switzerland—owes its peculiar noxiousness to the fact that it is prepared with several es- sences, among them wormwood, which have marked toxic properties. Added to the action of the alcohol (a strong absinth contains 65 per cent) these essences have a most deleterious ef- i : ; if il [eis Eig, sibs J i | | warm all the time, winter and sum- was short, her thread was Drawne out and cutt, got heaven, her worke was done. This world to her was but a traged play. Shee came and saw’t, dislik’t and passed away. When Dining Out. “Pop!” “Yes, my son.” “What is an gltimate consumer?” “Why, he's the one who usually has to pay the check for the dinners, my boy."—Yonkers Statesman. The concessions of the weak are the toncessions of fear.~Burke. - — -— Er BORDER TOWNS. Many That Are Partly In One State and Partly In Another. A number of towns and viilages in the United States are situated on state boundary lines. The names of some of these are formed on the model of what Lewis Carroll called “portmanteau” words. Delmar and Marydell, for ex- ample. are on the line between Mary- land and Delaware. Pen Mar is on the Pennsylvania and Maryland line. Mo- ark is named from Missouri (Mo.) and in Texas and partly in Arkansas. Illi- ana is on or pear the Indiana line. State Line, which is half in Connecti cut and half in New York, with nu- merous instances of the sort in other states, is a self explanatory name. Other border towns whose names do not Indicate their position are Port Chester (New York and Connecticut), Blackstone (Massachusetts and Rhode Island), Westerly (Rhode Island and Connecticut), Kansas City (Missouri and Kansas), Guthrie and Fulton (each partly in Kentucky and partly in Tennessee), Harrison and Union City (in Indiana and Ohio), and Great Falls (New Hampshire and Maine). What is virtually one town on the border boundary of Tennessee and Virginia is legally known as Bristol on the Ten- nessee side and Goodson on the Vir- ginia side. A number of smaller towns might be added to the list.—New York Tribune. POSTED ON RUBBER. He Couldn't Be Fooled About the Growth of the Trees. A promoter for a rubber company to invest some of his savings in the company’s stock. The demand for rubber, he sald, was worldwide and constantly increasing. The company owned immense forests of rubber trees and kept an army of workers employed all the time in gathering the crude rubber. The output was enor- mous, and the profits—well, the scheme was certainly better than a gold mine. “] have beard,” said Mr. Spangler suspiciously, “that the forests are be- ing exhausted.” “That's true to some extent,” an- swered the other, “but we are not de- pending on the existing trees. We are planting hundreds of square miles with new trees.” “How long does it take for a tree to grow big enough to tap?” “Only six or eight years.” “That won't go down with me,” said Mr. Spangler, with emphasis. “My wife has had a rubber plant in the front parlor for six years, where it's mer, and it hasn't grown a foot in all that time. No, sir; you can't fool me on that!"—Youth’s Companion. Man Eating Wild Men. in the celebrated “Travalles” of Ed- ward Webb (1500) are dozens of stories that would make Munchausen turn green with envy. Une of the most cele brated of these is his story of the wild men of Prester John. which Is as fol- lows: “In the court of Prester lohn there Is a wilde man and another in the high street of Constantinople whose allow- ance Is every day a quarter of raw mutton, and when any man dyeth for some notorious offence then they are | allowed every day a quarter of man's | flesh. These wilde men are chained | fast to a post every day. the one in | Prester lohn's courtd, the other in the high street of Constantinople, each of | them having a mantell about their | shoulders, and all over their bodyes ' they have wonderful long baire. They are chained by the neck lest they speedily devour all that cometh within | their reach.” England's Uncrowned King. Of the long line of kings which have ruled England since the days of Wil liam the Conqueror, nearly 900 years ago, there has been only one un- crowned king. King Edward V., the boy king, who met an untoward fate in the Tower of London in 1483, Is the only monarch who reigned without re- ceiving the church's blessing or the forma! homage of bis subjects. Some CLT LT ANN AV LAV AY LY AVY .AV A VA VA VAT LATLHLVT.A people include Lady Jane Grey among | England's monarchs. If this doubtful | cme am claim is allowed England's only un- crowned queen ranks with Edward V. and deprives him of one distinction.— London Tit-Bits. A Triumph of Imagination. Tallandler told me that a great archbishop of his acquaintance in Paris had set himself to make an exact de- sign of the imaginary abbey of The- leme, minutely described by Rabelais, and told him that If such an edifice were to be erected it would be the most perfect building every known.— Conway's Autoblography. Peace at Last. Mr. Hoon—Scrappington and his wife have parted. Mrs. Hoon-Good gra- clous! What is the trouble? Mr. Hoon ~There isn't any trouble now. They have parted.—8mart Set. Medical. Signals of Distress BELLEFONTE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW HOW TO READ AND HEED THEM. Sick kidneys give many signals of dis- tress. The secretions are dark, contain a sedi- ment. . Passages are frequent, scanty, painful. Backache is constant day and night, Headaches and dizzy spells are fre- quent. The weakened kidneys need quick help. Don’t delay! Use aspecial kidney rem- edy. Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys, backache and urinary disorders. Bellefonte evidence proves this state- ment. Mrs. B. N. Dietrich, 319 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte, Pa., says: “I know that Doan’s Kidney Pills are a good remedy for kid- ney disorders and [ do not heisiate one moment in confirming the public state- ment [ gave in their praise in Oct. 1907. A member of my family complained a great deal of backache and headaches and I heard so much about Doan’s Kidney Pills that I procured a supply at Green's Phar- macy Co. Their use effected a complete cure and also strengthened my kidneys. The benefit received has been permanent and I have thus been convinced that Doan's Kidney Pills live up to representa tions.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other. 56-21 a y New Departure 4 0 » in Business Surely, you must think well of any plan that will save you some dollars on a set of Single Now it is up to you to make us make good. SCHOFIELD'S MAIL ORDER DEPT. Why send money when can buy at home goods better a ne or money refunded all freight charges prepaid. A Set of Harness in Nickle or Imi- tation Rubber, at........... $12.85 This harness is equal to any $15 set on the market. Genuine Rubber............ $14.85 which has no equal for less than $17. To insure prompt shi accompany order. will be mailed upon request. Address all communications to E. N. SCHOFIELD, Mail Order Dept., to which he will cheerfully give his 0 wi wi ly gi prompt t money should cut of the harness GUARANTEE—The above goods are as Tr eied oF money refunded. ny James Schofield, SpringStreet 55-32 Bellefonte, Pa. nl : : Automobiles. The “FORD” AUTOMOBILE Needs no boosti . It’s smooth-running motor, ample power and durability tells the tale. Every car sold helps to sell: others. It is the one car that speaks for itself and the Read the list. og Car, Seppe, like above picture $ 780.00 Body, fully . . . « 728. Runabout, fully equipped + re, % rices commend it to would-be purchasers: W. W. KEICHLINE & Co., Agent Centre County Branch sec Bellefonte, Pal - Shoes. Yeagers Shoe Store Fitzezy The Ladies’ Shoe that Cures Corns. Sold only at Yeager’s Shoe Store, Bush Arcade Building, BELLEFONTE, PA. Dry Goods. Dry Goods. LYON & CO. Reduction Sale of all Summer Goods. Having more stock in Summer Stuffs than we want to have, we are compelled to cut prices and this makes quick selling. Our loss is your gain. All thin dress goods in Lawns, Voiles, Flaxons and Dimities at big reductions. LONG GLOVES.—Ladies’' Long Gloves in black and white only, Taffeta and Lisle, the $1.75 quality now $1.25. The $1.25 quality now 75c. The 75c. quality now 35c. These are exceptional values at these prices. DUTCH COLLARS in Venise, Irish and Cluny Lace. All greatly reduced. HOSE.—Ladie’s Drop Stich Hose, in black only. The 75¢ and 50c qualities now 35c. The 40c qualities now 22c. LACE CURTAINS in white and ecru from 49¢ up. Shoes for Men Shoes for Women Shoes for Children Men's fine dress Shoes Ladies’ Gun Metal Shoes and Slippers Childrens Gun Metal Shoes and Slippers All at Reduced prices. Our space is too small to tell you of all the reduc - tions in all our different departments. But we iavit, a careful inspection of all our stock and we will mak prices that will save you money. LYON & COMPANY, Allegheny St. 47-12 BeMefonte, Pa.
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