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Pa., August 11, 1911.
Bellefonte, Pa.
RIDING THE BELLS.
Spectacular Feats of the Daring Ringe
ers of Seville.
The ringing of a bell is not, as a
ruie, a performance particularly trying
to the nerves, but there is one set of
bel! ringers the members of which
must know no fear. for a moment of
tremor would in all probability be for
them the moment of death. They are
the bell ringers of the Giralda, in Se-
ville.
When the city is tv make merry on
fenst days the ringers ciimb to the
belfry, and then Ly the aid of a rope
and steps cut in the wall of the tower
each mounts to the bell he is to ring
and stands astride the shoulder of the
brazen monster. Then he presses the
bell with his feet, holding on the cross-
plece vn which the mass of metal is
swung.
Gradually the great bell sways to
the muscular movement of the man
astride it until it acquires a momen-
tum that swings the hammer, first
gently and then with increasing force
as the sweep of the bell widens until
the air is trembling from the giant
blows that strike the massive sides of
the monster.
The mere vibration of the atmos-
phere as the huge bells ring out would
be enough to make an unpracticed
ringer turn dizzy and fall from his
perch. But this is not all, for many
bells are ringing in the belfry at the
same time in obedience to the move-
ments of their riders, and the din is
deafening.
Notwithstanding all this, the riders
bend and rise and fall with the action
of the bells, now appearing to the ob-
server from below to be in a horizon-
tal position as the bell reaches the
limit of its swing and again riding
gracefully to an upright position as
the monster sways backward with an-
other thundering note.
The most extraordinary part of the
daring performance is the sight of a
bell ringer calmly swaying the bell
while it bangs far out of the belfry
over the city, for the outward swing
sends the counterpoise with the ringer
into space beyond the arch.—Success
Magazine.
"HEIGHT AND WEIGHT.
Their Relation to a Man's Chances For
Long Life.
The ideal insurance risk, from the
point of view of height, Is sald to be
from five fret seven inches to five feet
nine Inches tall. According to the Na-
tional Fraternal! congress, longevity
and build have a close relation; the
greater the variation in heizht from
the above figure the greater the risk.
Brockbank says that tall men are
pot so long lived as their brothers
whose heads are nearer to the ground.
Men who are both tall and stout are
not as good risks as stout men of me-
dium or below medium height, says a
writer in American Medicine. They do
not bear acute illness so well, and ac-
cidents to them are likely to be more
severe.
Risks over the allotted limit of
weight are especially liable to dia-
betes, heart affections, apoplexy. gout,
diseases of the kidneys and arterio-
sclerosis; excessive eating and abuse of
alcohol are common nmong this class.
It is stated that stout men under forty
are worse risks than those over forty
and under sixty. and that men who
were unduly fat while they were boys
are considered poor risks, especially if
the tendency is hereditary.
Stout men are better average risks
than their very thin brothers who are
liable to tuberculosis and disorders of
the nervous system. But for even the
featherweight tliere is much consola-
tion. He bears ncute illness better
than the heavyweight, and most of
the people living beyond rhe allotted
threescore years und ten are cf light
build. A slim, wiry. small framed man
is said to b+ a better risk that a thin
but big boned one.
Ore Deposits.
Men sometimes dream of enormous
wealth stored deep in the earth, below
the reach of miners, but experts aver
that there is little or no ground to
believe that valuable metallic deposits
lie very deep in the earth's crust. Such
deposits, it is said. are made by under
ground waters, and owing to the pres-
sure on the rocks at great depths the
waters are confined to a shell near the
surface. With few exceptions, ore de-
posits become too lean to repay work.
ing below 8,000 feet. Nine mines
ten, taking the world as a whole,
poorer in the second thousand
than in the first, and poorer yet in
third thousand.
A Stationary Growler.
“Well, how are you making it now?"
“Still in the low grounds.”
“Why don’t you climb higher?’
“High climbin’ makes my head
swim.”
“yell, then, get a move on you.”
“Oh, no! I never move until the rent
is due!”—Atlanta Constitution.
Strenuous.
“Was the play exciting?"
“Oh, very! The management
engaged two leading ladies, and
was a constant struggle for the
of the stage.”—Louisville Courier-Jour |
nal,
Waiting For the Chance.
Marks—My old aunt bad not
dead twenty-four hours when her
rot died too. Parks—The poor
dled of grief, 1 suppose.
poison.—Boston Transcript.
Ma 0} |
, an adjuster.—Judge.
white does not spread. whereas in a
stale egg the yolk lies tat and the
white secms watery.
4.—The shell of an egg after a cer
tain length of time loses its chalky
appearance and becomes shiny.
5.—The air space in the large end
of a pewly laid egg is about half an
fneh in diameter, and as the egg ages
this space grows larger. In storage
eggs it sometimes extends to one-
fourth the length. An expert can very
closely approximate the age of an egg
by examining this space. This is
known as candling and is done by
holding the egg In a beam of light.
A simpler test is to bard boil the egg
and notice the relative size of the
space.
THEIR AWFUL SECRET.
It Caused the Real Estate Agent to
Change His Mind.
When the family who admitted that
they were moving because the tenants
at the old address made their lives
miserable confided to the renting agent
that they had one peculiarity which
they wished him not to mention to
their neighbors in his building the
agent got uneasy and executed a men-
tal quickstep trying to devise some
way to break the lease. But aloud he
said very courteously:
“1 shall be glad to oblige you if 1
can. What is it you wish me to keep
a secret?”
“The fact that we pay our rent
promptly on the 1st of every month,”
sald the head of the family. “That
was something that nobody else in the
other house did, and the agent as an
incentive to quick action on their parc
published the news of our promptness.
The only action it stirred them into
was persecution of us, and they car
riled that to such extremes that we |
aad to move. If vou will kindly re, |
train from using us ax a club to whack
sour delinquents into obedience we
will appreciate it.”
The agent resolved not to cancel the |
Jesse. but at the same time he relin-
quisbed a hastily conceived plan for
procuring prompt remittances. — New
York Times.
That Yankee Dodge. |
The description of the first operation |
under ether in Europe ax given by Dr.
F. Willlam Cook in the University!
College Hospital Magazine is repro-
duced in the London Lancet, and the
scene is referred to as the “most dra-
matic ever enacted in which medical
men grouped the stage.” ‘he opera:
tion was performed by Robert Liston
on Dec. 21. 1846. “At 2:15 Liston en-
ters, that magnificent figure of u man |
six feet two inches in height, and says,
‘We are going to try a Yankee dodge
today, gentlemen, for making men in- |
sensible, so Liston introduced ether to
a London hospital.” The subject was |
a man, thirty-six years old. whose |
thigh was amputated. ‘The operation |
was successful, and Liston uttered the
epilogue, “This Yankee dodge, gentle
men, beats mesmerism holler.”
Marvels of India. i
What a wonderful country is India!
There is only one India. Its marvels |
are its own. There is the plague, the |
black death. India invented it. The.
car of Juggernaut was also India’s in- |
vention. So was the suttee, and with- |
in the time of men still living 800 |
widows willingly and. in fact rejolc- |
ingly burned themselves to death on
the bodies of their dead husbands in’
n single year. And 800 would do it
this year if the British government
would let them. Famine belongs es- |
pecially to India. India has 2,000,000
gods and worships them all. On top!
of all this she is the mother and home
of that wonder of wonders. caste, and
also that mystery of mysteries, the
Satanic Brotherhood of the Thugs.—
Churchman.
Setting Her Right. {
The pretty and petulant wife of a
copgressman stood for n moment be-!
fore the window of the receiving teller |
jn a Washington bank. then tapped the |
window with her parasol. exclaiming:
“Why don’t you pay attention to!
me?”
“We pay nothing here. madam.” was |
the reply. “Please go to the next
window.”—Denver Republican.
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Those Useless Questions. :
“How did you get the bruised face?”
“It was caused by the batrack last
night.”
“Accidentally *’
“No; I think it attacked me pur
posely.”—Kansas City Journal.
Biblical Reference.
“And who,” asked the Sunday school
teacher—*who was it that cried, O
king, live forever?"
“All the life irsurance agents,” sug-
gested the small boy whose father was
: form
A QUEER LEGEND.
Fedor Kosmich, the Hermit, May Have
Been a Russian Czar.
A curious legend is associated with
the name of Alexander 1. of Russia.
It is to the effect that the emperor in
1825 was sojourning in the Crimea.
When near Taganrog his coachman by
some means managed to overturn the
carriage of a court courier named
Markof, who was killed. The em-
peror, wishing to rid himself of the
cares of state, so the srory runs, caus-
ed it to be reported that it was he
himself who was killed. Then he car-
ried out a plan which he had for long
conceived of retiring to Si and
living there under an assumed name.
Schilder., the historian. professes to
have satisfied himself that at all
events the remains In the Cathedral
of Peter and Paul are those of the
courier. Schilder asserts that he learn-
»d this much from the chiidren of
Markof.
According to the legend, Alexander
1. of Russia died in Siberia in 1864,
but history records that he died at
Taganrog in 1825. It seems that in
1825 a mysterious stranger appeared
in Siberia. He gave his name as Fe-
dor Kosmich and never revealed any
other or the place whence he came.
He lived the life of a hermit and was
received generally with respect. In
1276 he accepted the invitation of a
rich merchant to take up his abode in
his house at Tomsk. There he was
very retired and held chmmunication
only with Mlle. Kromof and the mer-
chant. her father. . Every one who
saw him was struck with his ex-
trnordinary resemblance to the de-
funct czar. The Grand Duke Nich-
olas Michailoviteh contributed an arti-
cle in the Revue Historique in which
he denied the sensational part of the
story, but admitted that the hermit
of Siberia might have been a natural
brother of Alexander I.—Londen
Globe.
IRISH BROGUE.
It Is Really the Old Time Method ef
Pronouncing English.
Perhaps nothing illustrates better
the vicissitudes of pronunciation in
English than a study of what is called
the “Ir'sh brogue.” This lingual mode,
for it is scarcely to be called a dialect,
is usually presumed to be a deteriora-
tion of language due to lack of educa-
tion and contact with legitimate
sources of Fnglish. It proves after a
little study to be a preservation of the
old method of pronouncing English,
which has come down to a great de-
gree unchanged in Ireland from Shake-
speare’s time,
In Elizabeth's time, however, it came
to be realized that if there was to be
any real atilliation of the two countries
| then the Irish language must be sup-
planted by English, and a definite ef-
fort in this direction was made. This
change of speech, resented and resist-
ed. was nevertheless successfully ac-
complished all over the island except
in the west within a decade after
Shakespeare's death. This fact takes
on a new significance when we study
what we now call the Irish bregue in
connection with what is known to have
been the pronunciation of English at
that time. The two are found to con-
in practically every respect.
Irishmen pronounce English as their
forefathers learned it and have pre-
served its pronunciation because they
have been away from the main cur-
rent of English speech variation ever,
since.—~Harper's Maguzine.
Uncalled For Courtesy.
The Vicomte Toussaint was former-
ir a colonel in the French army and
mayor of Toulouse. He was a brave
man and a dashing ofiicer. During
one of the hottest engagements of
a terrible year of war, noticing that
his troops were bending forward un-
der a galling fire to escape the bul-
lets of the enemy while he alone
maintained an erect position, he ex-.
claimed. “Since when, 1 should like to
know. has so much politeness been |
shown to the Prussians? The sar-
casm took instantaneous effect, for the |
soldiers rushed forward and carried »
everything before them.
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There are many people who think that
fresh air and out-door exercise will keep
2 man in perfect health. Yet a trip
through a farming country will discover
any number of farmers suffering with
stomach trouble. It's the usual story:
Too much work, too little rest, and un-
suitable diet. Whenever the stomach and
other organs of digestion and nutrition
become diseased, the whole body is men-
aced, through the consequent lack of nu-
trition and the of the blood
supply. Dr. Pierce's Medical Dis-
covery cures “stomach trouble,” renews
the assimilative powers, purifies the
blood, nourishes the nerves, and gives vi-
tality to every organ of the body.
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BELLEFONTE ILLUSTRATION.
Waiting is discouraging.
Prompt action pleases everybody.
A burden on the back is a heavy weight.
Hard to bear day after day.
Lifting weight, removing the burden,
Brings appreciating responses.
Bellefonte people tell of it.
Tell of relief that's quick and sure.
Here is a case of it:
William McClellan, 244 E. Lamb street,
Bellefonte, Pa., says: “Doan’s Kidney
Pills fixed me up in good shape and conse-
quently I think highly of them. I suffered
for a long time from a pain and lameness
across my back and some mornings I
could hardly get out of bed. My back
ached constantly and the Kidney secre-
tions were irregular in passage. Hearing
a great deal about Doan’s Kidney Pills, I
decided to try them and procured a supply
from Green's Pharmacy Co. They cured
me and | am now enjoying good health.
My advice to anyone afflicted with kidney
complaint isto take Doan's Kidney Pills.”
(Statement given Oct. 21, 1907.)
RE-ENDORSEMENT.
Mr. McClellan was interviewed on Nov.
23, 1909,and he said: “I have taken Doan's
Kidney Pills once or twice during the past
two years, while suffering from backache
and they have given me prompt relief. You
are welcome to publish my testimonial at
any time you desire.
For sale by all dealers.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name—Doan’s—and take
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no other.
Money to Loan.
ONEY TO LOAN, on good security and
Te Or KEICHLINE.
Attorney-at-Law,
51-14-1y. Bellefonte. Pa.
Saddlery.
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New Departure
in Business
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 your 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 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 shipment money should
accompalty order. A cut of the harness
will be mailed upon request.
Address al! communications to
E. N. SCHOFIELD:
al Dept.,
A Bellefonte Pa.
to which he will cheerfully give his prompt
attention.
GUARANTEE—T he above goods are
resented ~ pid in il
james Schofield,
Bellefonte, Pa
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Autc mohites.
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
Torpedo Body, fully eq
Runatout, fully equipped
pped
725.00
680.00
W. W. KeIcHLINE & Co.,
Agent Centre County Branch # *s¢
Bellefonte, Pa.
Yeagers Shoe Store
Fitzezy
Ladies’
The
Shoe
that
Cures Corns
Yeager’s Shoe Store,
Bush Arcade baidio o
Sold only at
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Dry Goods.
LYON & CO.
Summer stuffs must be sold now.
We are adding new things every day
to the Clearance Sale.
Now is the
time to save money on all hot weather
stuffs.
Washable Goods,
In addition to closing out
we are marking
down all odds and ends in Wool Dress
Goods; one Pattern in each piece. This
will mean a new Dress or Coat Suit
for half price,
All odds and short
lengths must be ‘sold to make room
for new Fall goods.
Come in and see the Bargains for
hot weather.
A ——
LYON & COMPANY,
Allegheny St.
4712 Bellefonte, Pa.