AER "Bellefonte, Pa., —— 6% Is [isble to Play Pranks With the Wash in Yellowstone Park. Nature's gifts are widely and va- rlously distributed. In one place the elements of things are given, to be | made avalinble by labor: elsewhere 8he provides things ready for man's use. To gain our bread the seed must be first sown and months afterward the groin harvested. thrashed and found among his papers after his habit. One cannoi travel any distance ground. ut the native of the Pacific death: y through their land without coming sles plucks his bread from the bread- “The forbearing use of power does ; upon the old and forsaken burial | fruit (ree. Perhaps nature foresaw not only form a touchstone, but the srounds of the Kanan dead. These | the overworked and not overstrong housewife to whom “washing day” is a dread and burden when she estab- Hshed here apd there natural wash- tubs ond washing machines and in some places sven provided ready made soap. In the Yellowstone National park the family washing is easily disposed of. The soiled bedding and clothing are put into a stout bag. which is tung in one of the boiling springs and left there while the party wanders about sightseeing. When the clothes are so clean and white that no rinsing is necessary. On one occasion an party bung their bag of clothes in the basin of the gey- | ser called “Old Giant” and, wandering | off, were absent longer than they in- tended to be. While they were away the “Giant” spouted, and the garments were thrown high in the alr, torn into | shreds and scattered.—Exchange. CHINESE TREASURES. “Rubbings” on Paper From Ancient | So Loose the Animal Can Almost Turn Tablets and Monuments. Chinese men of letters are exceed- fpgly fond of ancient records in the Share of long scrolls of paper “rub- taken out | THE GENTLEMAN. | Robert E. Los Definition of the Quall- ties That Make Him. Lee hated parade, display and cere mony, hated above all things being made an object of public gaze and adulation. His idea of high position was high responsibility, a superior was : simply one who had larger duties, and sense of the feelings and susceptibili- | ties of others. No one hts ever ex- pressed this attitude more delicately than be himse!f in this memorandum manner in which an individual enjoys ceriain advantages over others is a est of a true gentleman. The power which the strong have over the weak, the magistrate over the citizen. the employer over the employed, the edu- cated over the unlettered, the experi- enced over the contiding, even the clever over the silly—the forbearing or inoffensive usc of all this power or au- i thority or 1 total abstinence from it when the case admits it, will show the gentleman in a plain light. The gen- § essarily remind an offender of a wrong | he may have commitied against him. I He cannot only forgive; he can forget, and he strives for that nobleness of "impart suflicient sireagth to let the past be but the past. A true man of | honor feels iumbled himself when he cannot help humbling others. ”—Gama- liel Bradford, Jr. in Atlantic, ——o— SKIN OF A BADGER. Arcund In it. The pelt of an adult badger is ex- | tremely thick and difficult for a biting | adversary to penetrate. writes a trap- | ngs” from famous stone tablets and | per in Fur News, and <o loosely does | monuments fn these. They send special agents on Bong (rips to shrines or arrange with ¢he local people at the place of a #oled monument to take paper rub- ®ings from it. The usual rubbing is a @eld of black where the face has been inked, tie lettering cut into the mar Ble remaining white on the paper rub- bing. To the foreigner in China rubbings | from the iablets the one left by the | Nestorian Christians at Sianfu, in! Bhensi, about G00 A. D. and the Mo- | fiarmmedan tablet are especially inter- | esting. Those from the tablets at the tem: ple of Confucius at his burial place. | Chefo, in Shantung. are among the | collections of the Chinese man of edu- enfion So many robbings have heen taken from severa! of the tablets which Lear line portraits of Confucius that the fines and the letters on the | one have become so faint that the Reon has prohibited further fubbings being taken. —New York Sun, | {uit ... .. - ! fan More Liquid Than Solid. ¥ ‘ * Every fiber and every cell that enters foto the formation of a living body is Bathed in moisture, by which means flone these ultimate elements are kept alive and are enabled to carry ont their duties. Even the bones, which appear to be the most solid of all, owe more than half their weight to the presence of fluid. That our bodies contain a large amount of fluid Is proved in a ge manner by the blisters which se after the infliction of a burn. ater, In faci, plays a very important part In ihe human anatomy, for it is through iis ageney that the vital proe- | esses of digestion. absorption and the ' ‘excretion of waste products are car- | ed out. To reduce the whole matter | figures and raking 154 pounds to be | total weight of an average full grown man, it is said that water alone | accounts for 109 pounds of the whole. | Po - Te Tortoise Shell, Nhe (inest of tortoise shell is said to ‘tie that which comes from the Indian | archipelago. although much of that | sobtained on the Vlorida coast is of the very best quality. says the Scientific American. There are three rows of plates on the back of the animal called “blades” by the fishermen. In the | central row are five plates and in each of the others four plates, the latter pretty fairy tales how a grandfather, Besides i driven into impatience by the constant containing the best material. ‘these. there are twenty-five small’ plates around the edges of the shell, known as “feet” or “noses.” The big- gest turtle does not furnish more than | sixteen pounds of shell. Formerly the undershell was discarded as worthless, | The Lin Li Chang sta- | toners of Peking are extensive traders | the ground mole. i opossums disported themselves on the the skin cover the body that the animal | is able to tne almost around in its | hide. | Should a dog acquire a bold on the throat the badger turns himself so that the dog's grip is on the back of the ! badger's neck withont having loosened | his first hold. Then the badger secures | a viselike grip upon sce vulnerable portion of his enemy, and while his | long tusks penetrate to the limit he | digs and scratches with his front feet, which are furnished with claws almost as formidable and deadly as might be expected from an anteater of the dark continent, He who has removed the pelt of a badger and is at all observing does not wonder at this animal being sharp bit- | ten and that he is able to hang with | ! bulldog tenacity when the formation and adjustment of his jaws are poted Neither is it so much of a mystery how he manages to bore through the soil so rapidly that half a dozen men with shovels cannot overtake him, for he is a mass of cords and muscles, partie- ularly in the neck, chest and shoulders, very similar in physical eonstruction to A badger is chiefly valuable when it | has a long coat, so that the guard hairs can be plucked and used to make shav- ing brushes When Ice Covered Europe. During the long tertiary epoch, when site of Paris and mastodons tramped | along the valley of the Thames, the earth was in the throes of mountain making. The Alps, the Himalayas, the Alleghenies, the Andes, attest the power of her activity in those days. At their termination our continents stood areatly higher than they do now, and this aided their glaciation. although it does not fully account for it. But as they became loaded with ice Europe and America gradually and we may venture to say contemporaneously sank. This was inevitable. Owing to the extreme heat and pressure prevail ing in its interior the earth is an em- inently elastic body. Its surface ac- tually bulges in or out with a very slight increase or decrease of the load upon it. Children’s Prattle. At times it cannot be denied the ques- tions of children become irksome, but who would wish a child to ask no ques- tions? Julius Sturm tells in one of his questionings of his grandchild, ex- claimed, “1 wish your tongue were out of joint!” But when unexpectedly his wish was fulfilled and the child became dumb how he joyfully exchanged one of the two years which an angel had the mark of a gentleman was a keen | tleman does not needlessly and unnec- | Ny { below the platean’s height. self and mildness of character which | i man was raised.—London M.A. P. | KANAA BURIAL GROUNDS. Belivia’s Fearsome Valley of the Shad- ! ow of Death. There is a valley in Bolivia, South | America, which might well be called | the Valley of the Shadow of Death. It | has been inhabite] for an indefinite | period of years by the Kanaa Indians, | who are kindred to the various South | American tribes nnd number now only a few hundred souls. That they were once a very powerful tribe is indicated LY the condition of the land which thoy as a tribe still in- places cannot be called graveyards, for | i the bodies are not buried. but rather | placed upon elevated platforms, wrap- | | ' i ped in the garments of bound to the crossheams may not be displaced In one of these burial grounds there will be probably fifty high skeleton that they platforms, nnd on each will lie from The | three to five of the Kanaa dead. alr in that part of Bolivia is very pure and preservative, for it is one of the highest plateaus of the continent, al- though Kanaa valley is just a little A traveler passing through that land at night and by moonlight would be awe stricken at the gloomy vision those graveyards present. Won by His Wit. On one occasion a dress rehearsal at death and | Hood's Sarsaparilla. Could Hardly Hear SENSES OF TASTE AND SMELL WERE ' ALSO GREATLY IMPAIRED. 1 was afflicted with catarrh,” writes Eufiene Forbes. Lebanon, Kansas: “I took several difierent medicines, giving each a fair trial, but grew worse until | cud hardly hear, taste or smell. I was about to give up in despair, but concluded to try Hood's Sarsapanlla. After taking three bottles of this medicine | was cured, and have had no return of the disease.” Hood's Sarsaparilla effects its wonder cures, not simply because it contains Sar sapanlia. but ause it combines the ut most remedial values of more than twenty different ingredients. There is no real substitute for it. Any preparation said to be “just as good” is inferior, costs less to make and yields the dealer a larger profit Get it today in usual liquid form or chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs. 56-42 Plumbing. } Good Health Good Plum bing GO TOGETHER. When you have dripping steam pipes, leaky water-fixtures, foul sewerage, or escaping gas, vou can't have good Health. The air you breathe is poisonous: your system becomes poisoned and invalidism is sure to come SANITARY PLUMBING is the kind we do. It's the only kind vou ought to have. Wedon't trust this work to boys. Our workmen are Skilled Mechanics, no better anywhere. Our His Majesty's theater was prolonged Material and | till the smal! hours of the morning. | The company grew very weary, par- i ticularly a gentieman who had been | with Sir Herbert Tree in a good many productions, but who had never at- | tained to more than a very tiny part. When the time came to rehearse his few lines hie was so tired that his voice was anything but distinet. ' “What's the matter, Mr. 2.7" ask- ! ed Sir Herbert in his most sarcastic | tones, “Are you saving your voice for Opposite Bush House the rehearsal?” “No, Sir Herbert.” was the retort; “I've never been able to save anything | under your management.” Sir Herbert. an exceedingly witty | man himself, was so pleased with the retort that the salary of the small part Opposed to Mourning Clothes. “A southern physician of recognized skill and eminence urges that all out- ward symbols of mourning should be abandoned,” says Munsey's. “For many years he has expressed his views. He | has won over a large number of peo- ple who see no reason why the heart | should advertise its sorrow by the , congpicuoas insignia of gloom. There are or have been peoples wiser in their generation. ‘The Romans of the days of the republic wore blue as a | sign of mourning It is the proper ; thing in Asia Minor now. The Turk | mourns in violet and the Persian in | pale brown. Until a French queen | set the present fashion in the latter half of the fifteent!r century white was the color of grief in Europe, as it is now in China.” A Generous Actor. 1 remember when Toole was playing an exceptionally fine engagement with us that he said laughingly: “Oh, by the way, Calvert, if my wife comes down next week don’t say anything about the big receipts You see, I've a lot of pephews and nicces, and they all expect tips from Uncle Johnnie. Last year they had over £400 from me, and my wife thinks 1 rather overdo it."—*Sixty-eight Years on the Stage,” by Mrs. Charles Calvert. Quite Different. : “1 suppose his wife is the most care- | less housekeeper in town.” “Poor fellow!” : “And she has half a million in her own right.” { “Ab, that's Plain Dealer. different.” — Cleveland ' 1 Gossip. “lI wonder why gossip travels so | fast.” “Because the tongues which carry it | are always on the rail.” Baltimore | Fixtures are the Best Not a cheap or inferior article in our entire establishment. And with good work and the finest material, our Prices are lower than many who give vou r, unsanitary work and the lowest grade of finishings. For the Best Work try ARCHIBALD ALLISON, Bellefonte, Pa. | 56-14-1v | Fine job Printing. 'FINE JOB PRINTING 0-——A SPECIALTY AT THE WATCHMAN OFFICE. There is no style of work, from the cheapest *' ger” to the finest BOOK WORK, that we car. not do in the most sats factory manner, and at Prices consist ent with the class of work. Call on or i communicate with this office. Waverly Oils You want the oil that gives a full, white tiame—never flickers £ —no Soot—no odor. # So Jegred from go iva Crude Qil, Family Favorite § oil’ is the best ever made. Costs little more than inferior grades. Your dealer has it in original barrels direct refineries. WAVERLY COIL WORKS Co. PITTSBURG, PA. Also makers of Wa BURNS veily Specint Auto Ol) and ‘ LIC ADP ORD but now it is much esteemed for its prophesied he was yet to live for the ‘delicacy of coloring. Sometimes imi- | privilege of hearing the little one's tation of tortoise shell is made of the ' prattle again!—Exchange. horus of cows, 1 | A Notable on. A Policeman's Duty. “All animal products, you know," Some of (he answers given by can- | said the teacher, “are perishable and “didates for the Chicago police force at | soon decay if not artificially preserv- a recent examination were: ed.” “The duties of n policeman are to, “Yes, sir,” cordially assented the guard the pence and limb of the city.” | solemn young man with the wicked “If 1 found a man ou my beat suf-| eye, “especially elephants’ ivory.”— fering with a broken leg 1 would ask Chicago Tribune. him his nawe. address, age, occupa- tion, married or single, and would then | Ridiculous. see if he wonld rather go tome or to | Newlywed—What. $20 for = hat? a hospital.” | Why, that's simply ridiculous, my “Burglary is a crime where you | dear! Mrs. Newlywed—That's what I crawl in a man’s house with the inten- i thought, Harold. But you said it was tion of intimidating to steal.”--Chien- all we could afford.—Atlanta Georgian. go Tribune. | i Oniy Technically. His System. | “Is your child in bed by 8 every even: “Do you count your chickens before ing?” they are hatched?" asked the visitor. “Technically, yes. We begin argu. “You bet I do!” says the dealer in ing about that time.”—Washington “mining stocks and promoter of town ' Herakl sites. “I not only count 'em before _ Needs no boosting. to sell: others. Read the list. Torpedo Body, fully they are hatched, but sell ‘em before, The eyes of other people ere the eyes the eggs are laid."—Judge's Library. . that ruin us, ~Franklin. The “FORD” AUTOMOBILE It’s smooth-running motor, ample power and durability tells the tale. Every car sold helps It is the one car that and the prices commend it to would-be purchasers: Touring Car, fully eq , like above picture $ 780.00 Runabout, fully equipped | W. W. KEICHLINE & Co., Agent Centre County Branch : for itself 725.00 680.00 . . Bellefonte, Pa. LYON & CO. Furs - Furs - Furs Money Saved if you buy Here The largest and finest assortment of Furs in Centre county. These Furs are all in the newest styles. Black Fur sets, Fox sets, Neck-piece match. Brown Fur sets, Mink sets, Natural and handsome Pillow Muff to We have made best qualities at the our Fur department the largest: lowest prices. Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Coats We are getting new Coats every week. They are made on loose hanging lines with deep Roll Shaw Collar. One, two and three button style in the new mixed cloth and the fine seal plushes. PRICES ALWAYS THE LOWEST. Needle Work Qur line of Fancy Work in Cushions, Centre - pieces, Scarfs and Hand crochet Doilies is larger than ever, in white, linen color, and ecru All the different colors in the mercerized Em - broidery Cottons. We invite all economical buvers to see our exclusive line of Furs and Coats. COMPANY, 47-12 LYON & Allegheny St. Bellefonte, Pa, Yeagers Shoe Store Fitzezy The Ladies’ Shoe that Cures Corns Sold only at Yeager’s Shoe Store, Bush Arcade Building, BELLEFONTE, PA.
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