Demoreatic:! ich,
~ Bellefonte, Pa., Juse 16, 1911.
“DEFIED THE COMMODORE.
Pinkham Was Insubordinate, but He
Saved Vessel and Crew.
Reuben Pinkham, a native of Nan-
tucket, made hix first trip ax third lleu-
tenant on the ship Potomac. which
crossed the north Pacific, a region lit-
tle known to naval vessels in the early
thirties. Plokham had been on sev-
eral whaling voyages and was famil-
far with those waters. The author of
“The Island of Nantucket" says that
one day, near sunset, he had the,
watch, while the commodore was pac- |
ing up and down the deck. |
Suddenly Pinkham gave the order.
“Man the weather braces!” t
“What's that for?" asked the com- |
modore. i
“We shall have wind in a moment.” |
The commodore went to the lee rail |
and scanned the sea and sky. *I see
no signs of wind." he returned. *“Let'
the m:en leave the braces.”
The crew dropped the ropes. :
“Keep hold of the braces, every man |
of you!" called out Pinkham, and the |
men resumed their grasp. The com-
modore flushed with anger and ex-
claimed in peremptory tones: !
“Let the men leave the braces!” and |
again the braces were dropped. i
“Don’t any of you dare to drop the
ropes!” shouted Pinkbam, shaking his
trumpet at the crew, who once more
took hold. Just then the wind dropped
entirely: not a breath stirred.
“Taut, taut! Haul, all of you!” call-
ed Pinkham, and the ponderous yards
swung to reversed position. The wind
came out of the opposite quarter and
struck the ship like a sledge hammer. '
The vessel staggered, shook the spray |
from her hows and dashed ahead. The
commodore disappeared into his cabin
without saying a word.
Presently he sent the first lieutenant
to relieve Pinkham, requesting to see
the latter immediately. When Pink-
ham entered the cabin the commodore
said:
“I consider that 1 am indebted to you
for all of our lives, but 1 will tell you
frankly if that wind hadn't come I
should have put you in irons in two
minutes.”
FEES FOR ITS FLASHES.
San Salvador Uses a Live Volcano as
a Lighthouse.
The republic of San Salvador is the
only government on earth that collects
lighthouse fees on account of a volea-
no that it owns and without the slight-
est cost of upkeep
The volcanic beacon ix about eight
miles inland from the port of Acajutia,
and its pillar of clond by day and its
fire sky by night are visible for many
miles out at sea. It bursts forth every
seven minutes and i: just as accurate
as any revolving light that warns
mariners of danger in any part of the
world
This volcano has been keeping up
this seven minute series of eruptions
even since any one can remember. [It
is a favorite amusement of visitors to
git by the hour during the lazy after-
noons and, watch in hand. to time the
eruptions till they tire of the occupa-
tion and fall asleep. No one has ever
caught the volcano napping. however.
Every vessel! that puts in at Acajutla
has to pay its lighthouse fee. There
is no other lighthouse than the vol-
cano, but that is a sufficient excuse for
the government of Salvador to make
a charge for its services. The expio-
sions that accompany the eruptions
sound like detonations of heavy
charge of dynamite. but fortunately
they are not sufficient to shake the
ground perceptibly more than about a
mile or two from the summit of the
crater.—Pearson’s Weekly
The Fountain at the Corner.
Beranger is best known for his bac-
chanalian songs. One night he was
at supper with Dumas the elder. The
younger Dumas, who was present,
was passing through his college course
and at that period was exhibiting
those characteristics which unfortu-
nately developed in later life. Notie-
ing that Beraunger had drunk only wa-
ter, he somewhat indiscreetly asked,
“Where do you obtain, M. Beranger,
all the wine which we find in your
songs?
The poet's reply was, “From the
fountain at the corner. my boy, and
you would do well to make that the
source of your inspiration.”
Invincible Logic.
Donald (who is seeing his more pros-
perous cousin off by the train)—Ye |
micht like tae leave me a bob or twa |
tae drink ye a safe journey, Wullie.
Waullie (feigning regreti—Man, I canna. |
A’ my spare shullin's 1 gie tae my auld |
mither. Donald—That's strange, be- |
cause yer mither told me ye never gle |
her onything. Wullie—Weel, if 1 dinna |
gie my auld mither onything, what |
sort o' chance dae ye think you've got? |
—London Punch.
A Great Relief.
“Gee, ain't it a great relief when |
you've been suffering from a toothache
to summon up your courage and go to
a dentist and have it over with?"
“] guess so. Did the dentist relieve
you?”
“You bet!
Blade.
He wasn't in!"—Toledo
Too Low Down.
“Why don't you name your mule,
Uncle Jackson?"
“Ain't no name ornery 'nough to fit
dis mew]. suh.”—Buffalo Express.
Ba
CLOTH FOR UNCLE
it Must Be Pretty Good Stuff to Pass
the Government Tests.
The men of the United States army
come nearer knowing to a certainty
what they are buying in the way of
cloth than do any other consumers in
the country, says Mary Heaton Vorse
in Success Magazine. When the gov-
ernment gives out a million dollar
cloth contract it seems to it that It
gets material according to specifica.
tion. The specific contracts for vari-
out sorts of cloth are elaborate and go
into the technical side of the matter—
the number of threads to be used to
the yard. the kind of woo! to be used
in the manufacture—for the United
Stutex soldier has to be well dressed in
clothes that will stand the strain of
weather and of work. On Governors
island, New York city, there is a test-
. ing laboratory for cloth. A specification
of the weight per linear yard of each
! kind of cloth is mentioned. Each bolt
of goods Is weighed, and if it falls
short of the proper weight it is thrown
out. Next the question of wear and
tear is considered. and again the speci.
| fication is stated that each special kind
of cloth will stand a strain of so many
pounds to the inch work way and so
many pounds to the inch filling way.
So, after weighing, the next text is to
cut a sample and try in a machine the
strength of the cloth. If it won't
stand this test the cloth Is thrown out.
After the cloth has been pronounced
perfect for weight and strength the
dye tests are made. It must stand two
acid tests for perspiration. and the ma-
terial must stand boiling for ten min-
utes in a certain soap xolution, show-
ing that it will stand washing with
strong alkalis, and finnllv comes the
weather test, the mater’! wing ex-
posed thirty days on the . +7 without
changing color annrocinhiv If the
cloth has passed its sxnminntions sue.
cessfully each yard of ench piece of
cloth is inspected. being run over ma-
chines for the purpose, while Inspec.
tors watch for any imperfections In
the weave. An eighth of a yard for
each imperfection is charged to the
manufacturer.
80 when the cloth is finally sent to
the contractor to be made Into uni-
forms it is known to be of really good
material. Each spool of thread. each
button. each lining. each filling used
in the clothes of soldiers has its own
special test.
Figs For Melancholia.
Dr. William Bulleyn, of the same
family as the unfortunate Anne
Boleyn, was a contemporary of Sydney,
Raleigh. Drake. Hawkins. Grenville,
Spenser and the rest of that famous
galaxy that illuminated the Elizabeth-
an era. The leading physician of his
day. he took great interest in vege-
table remedies. and his “Rook of Sim-
ples” was an honored authority for
generations. He recommends the free
use of sage tea and of figs. saying:
“Pigres be good against melancholy
and the falling evil (epilepsy) to be
eaten. Figges, nuts and herbe grasse
do make a sufficient medicine against
poison or the pestilence. Figges make
a good gargarism to cleanse the
throat.” —Charles Winslow Hall in Na-
tional Magazine.
Not Loaded.
No other language under the sun is
open to so many interpretations as the
English language, as witness the con-
versation between two Sharon Hill
girls the other evening:
“Oh, May." said the first one, “Jim
and Bill tried to fight a duel over me.”
“How romantic! What happened?”
“It was terrible. | came into the
room, and those foolish boys were
pointing big pistols at each other!"
“pistols? Heavens! Were they
loaded 7"
“Not a bit. That is just what made
it really very serious. They both were
sober.” —Philadelphia Times.
The importance of the Beard.
The importance of the beard was ful- |
1y recognized in the middle ages. Here |
is a passage (quoted by J. A. F. Or- |
baan in “Sistine Rome™ from a letter |
of the writer, Bartolomeo Catena: “It
is well that those who have to lead
and govern should have n long and fine
beard. And I can assure you that the
government of cities and provinces has |
been given to more than one prelate be- |
cause he had a long and fine beard;
otherwise he were not worthy that
honor.”
Educational.
“Do they teach domestic science at
your college?" inquired the visitor of
the freshman.
“Only sewing.” replied the freshman.
“Good idea.” said the visitor. “And
| what do you sew chiefly?"
“wild oats,” replied the freshman.— |
Harper's Weekly. :
Took It to Heart. !
“Didn't you hear all of the pro- |
fessor’s lecture?” |
“Why, no. He began by saying that |
sleep 1s the secret of right living, and |
then I came home and went to bed.”"— |
Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
Terminological inexactitude.
It is what might be called a “term! |
nological inexactitude” to say that a
man is “inclined to be bald” As & |
rule, to become bald is absolutely
against a man’s inclinations.
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Home Training. {
Mother—Robert, come here to me in- |
stantly. Robert—Aw, shut up! Mother |
—Robert, how dare you talk to me like
Sat? Say, “Mamma. be quiet."—
ck.
They are slaves who dare not be in |
the right with two or three.~Lowell.
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SHOOTING A HORSE.
The Way to Instantly End His Misery
Should Me Break a Leg.
When u borse ialls io the harness his
natural inclination Is to get up again.
The shock of the fall bas excited him
more or less, and in bis efforts to arise
he may further injure himself as well
as the harness,
The first action should be to sit on
his head, pointing his nose upward
with one hand, to keep him from
struggling until the traces and all other
attachments to the vehicle can be un-
fastened. If two persons are present
this can be done without difficulty.
It a horse breaks his leg the most
humane ns well as the most sensible
action Is to shoot him on the spol
It is true that cases are on record
where broken legs have been success
fully treated by means of suspending
the horse In a sling and pulleys, but
the experiments in this direction bave
almost invariably met with failure.
To shoot a suffering animal and kill
him instantly is not so simple a mat.
ter as it at (rst appears, says Country
Life In America. Many shots are
sometimes fired before death results.
How and where should a horse be
shot?
In the center of every horse's fore-
.-ad a little above the line of the eyes
is a little swirl something like a cow-
lick. Three inches above this swirl is
the exact spot to lodge the bullet to
insure its piercing the brain. The
bullet should not be of less than 38
caliber
For sprains bot or cold bandages are
recommended Fomentatidus promptly
applied sometimes prevent permanent
lameness. Spraining of the back
sinews Is only too common and un-
less promptly and properly treated re
sults In knuckling und other complica.
tions Blistering. firing und even
nerving are resorted to, but it shouid
be borne In mind that these drastic
measures are often unnecessarily tak-
en. Rest. turning out where practi:
cable under favorable conditions, and
massage often effect n cure
Not infrequently a borse will pick up
a nail It ix unpecessary to suy that
the first ald is to remove the nail. If
suppuration ensue poultice the wound
and give the animal rest until well. It
may be well to remove the shoe for a
time. Great care should be taken that
the nail be not broken off flush with
the sole and left there to fester. Horses
are pecullariy susceptible to tetanus,
or lockjaw, nnd a nail often causes It
Hypnotizing Lobsters.
“Hypnotize lobsters? Sure thing
you can.” said the man in South street.
“See here.” he =ald, picking up an
active one by the body behind the
claws He stroked it down the tall
three or four times nnd the lobster be:
came very =tiY and <till He set it on
the floor ngamst the wall, stundiog it
up He took tour or five more lobsters
and treated them the same way “Now
watch em for sn winute ne sald,
looking at the row of prospective chaff
ig dish tillers I'he first lobster
gradually became nmp and fell on the
floor with nn erash I'his woke he
third wbster In the row for IL 100,
fell torward Then two tore fell
They nll started to wake off bur ne
caught them n> they tried to scuttle
awuy ‘|Rure thug. <aud the Somth
street man; “1's as easy to oypnotize
‘em here ns ou Broadwuav ” New York
Sun
Falling Up Out ot a Balloon.
If a wan falls ont of 1 FIslug wero
plane or balloon be will uot go toward
the earth, but wil continue rising io
the air for an appreciable tine of
the afr machine Were stopped in 18
it coud cateh the
It the airship
ascent at the ne
man as he cate down
were nscending at the rate of thirty:
two feet a second the man would rise
sixteen feer before beginning to tab
toward the earth Thus uy reduc 2
the speed of Hs ascent, the vessel
‘might keep LY the side of the man
and rescue hin The reason why the
man rises is the saine as the reason
for a bullet's rsiuz when shot from
a gun into the air both the man and
the bullet are given a velocity upward,
and it takes some ie for gravis te
that velocity = Harpers
niet
FA TC AY AY ANY AV ATAVYAVAVAVYVAVYAVaAaVaAaTAVAT.AT.A
you going to give for the support of
the gospel this year?”
“Why, Brother Askum, If | ain't
helpin’ to support it when I give $15
to the organ fund. $6 to the chandelier
fund, $5 to the carpet fund. dopute
two tons of coal, «hip in for the juni-
tor fund and furnisb most of the gro-
ceries when we have a church supper
of course I'l put down somethin’.
How much do you want? -—Chicago
Tribune.
Pa Was Right.
“Pa says you keep almost every-
thing here.” sald the small son of tae
village editor
“| guess vour pa's about right.” re-
plied the owner of the general store
“And pa says.” contipued the Httle
chap. “the reason you Keep s0 many
things 1s becnuse you don't advertise *
~Chicago News.
Medical.
Hidden Dangers.
NATURE GIVES TIMELY WARNINGS THAT
NO BELLEFONTE CITIZEN CAN AF
FORD TO IGNORE.
DANGER SIGNAL No. 1 comes from the
kidney secretions. They will warn you
when the kidneys are sick. Well kidneys
excrete a clear, amber fluid. Sick kid-
neys send out a thin, pale and foamy, or a
thick, red, ill.smelling urine, full of sedi-
ment and irregular of passage.
DANGER SIGNAL No. 2 comes from the
back. Back pains, dull and heavy, or
sharp and acute, tell you of sick kidneys
and warn you of the coming of dropsy,
diabetes and Bright's disease. Doan’s Kid-
ney Pills cure sick kidneys and cure them
permanently. Here's Bellefonte proof:
Hiram Fetterhoff, 28 W. Bishop Street,
Pellefonte, Pa., says: “I have no hesita-
tion in recommending Doan's Kidney
Pills. knowing them to be a first-class kid-
ney remedy. For some time I was annoy-
ed bv irregular passages of the kidney se-
cretions and reading that Doan’s Kidney
Pills were a specific for kidney complaint,
I procured a supply at Green's Pharmacy
Co. Their use relieved me and | am now
in much better health. Doan's Kidney
Pills are certainly an effective kidney
medicine.” (Statement given Oct. 21st,
1907.)
NO CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT SINCE.
When Mr. Fetterhoff was interviewed
on November 22nd, 1909 h» said: “I wil
lingly confirm my former endorsement of
Doan's Kidney Pills. The relief they
brought me has been permanent.”
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Fomar-Mihura Co, fle ew York,
gents for the o
OR eraember the name—Doan’s—and take
no other. 56-20
Saddlery.
New Departure
in Business
AT.
Surely, you must think well of
any plan that will save you some
dollars on a set of Single Harness.
Now it is up to you to make us
make good.
SCHOFIELD'S MAIL ORDER DEPT.
Why send vour money away when
you can buy at home goods better
in quality at less money, with a
guarantee to be as represented or
money refunded and all freight
charges prepaid.
A Ser of Harness in Nickle or Imi-
tation Rubber, at......... . $12.85
This harness is equal to any $15 set on the
marke
Genuine Rubber............ $14.85
which Fas no equal for less than $17.
To insure prompt shipment money should
accompany order. cut of the harness
will be mailed upon request.
Address all communications to
E. N. SCHOFIELD,
Mail Order Dept,
Bellefonte Pa.
to which he will cheerfully give his prompt
attention.
GUARANTEE—The above goods are as rep-
resented or money refunded.
James Schofield,
SpringStreet 55.32 Bellefonte, Pa.
ATA TAT AY LATATVAYS
Av omobhiles
The “FORD” AUTOMOBILE
Needs no boosting.
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 prices commend it to would-be purchasers:
Read the list.
Touring Car, fully equipped, like above picture $ 780.00
pped . . . 72
Torpedo Body, fully eq
Runabout, fully equipped
W. W. KEicHLINE & Co.,
Agent Centre County Branch
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Bellefonte, Pa.
56-21-tf.
FATALE LEA AVA TTT ASM MBS MSC MSO MST
Shoes.
“Brother Hardesty, how much are | c————— = Tr
Yeagers Shoe Store
Fitzezy
The
Ladies’ Shoe
that
Cures Corns.
Sold only at
Yeager’s Shoe Store,
Bush Arcade Building, BELLEFONTE, FA
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 75¢c. The 75c.
quality now 35c. These are exceptional values at
these prices.
DUTCH COLLARS in Venise, Irish and Cluny
Lace. All greatiy 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.
Qur space is too small to tell you of all the reduc -
tions in all our different departments. But we invite
a careful inspection of all our stock and we will make
prices that will save you money.
Allegheny St. 47-12 Bellefonte, Pa.