PPEEING THE SLAEE. Instead of Weeping and Begging to Stay, He Gave Out Yell, Ran Away and Never Was Heard of Again, All present had heard, ever so many times, those good old stories of how the slave oi. ante-bellum times, when told (hat he was free—"Yes, free, Secipin”—had thrown himself, sobbing, at his masier's feet, and begged, with tears in his eyes, that he be not sent away—thai he be aliowed to serve the family in any capacity until the end of his days. Therefore all present fooked wise and resigned when the southerner launched on his story. “Down at our old home In the south,” he said, “there was an old ne- gro called Joe who had been on the place as far back as any of us could remember... In fact, so long had he been there that he bad grown fo be just like a member of the family. We children included him in all our games and treated him exactly as we would any other playmate, while his Bong years of service had earned him every sort of speclal consideration from the grown folks. “So meritorious was Joe that my father decided one day to make him a free man. He went about the neces- sary formalities gquletly, and, when all was ready, resolved to give the | thing a dramatic setting. “So he called the family together, Mkewise his slaves, and vhen they were all there, grouped impressively gbout him, he summoned Joe. “The faithful old slave appeared. “ ‘Joe,’ sald my father solemuly, ‘you Bave served us long and well. We have a great affection for you.' “We all beamed approval. Joe's face grew puzzled. “J feel that we should show that affection in some substantial continued my father. short pause, he sald: “Joe, you are a free wan.’ o m understand. | Joo 441 Het Seca to un | of the professor of our new red brick ' ' high school building's wife, hangin’ on ' He looked at my father and then at the rest of us in a bewildered vay. qmopadsy ano mel oF 1 vor, Wou are no longer a slave, [| «mn longer your master,” said my father. “The slave's face began to clear. “Free? he queried. ¢‘Yes,’ sald my father. “For one moment Joe stood there. Then—" In his turn, the southerner mde a dramatic pause, even as his icther aad done before him. His auditors ware fistening, bored but polite. “Then,” he continucd, “that aegro gave one ungodly yell, swung Li. cap about his head, and without su muc: as saying ‘goodby’ dashed out of tae house as fast as his legs conla carry him. We never so nuch 28 herd of him again” insurance &nd Hymen, Grasse, a German authority on race biology and life insurance, in 2 recent number of the Journal ror Lite Io- surance Examiners, is cf the opimon that life insurance may he mada © play an important pail in the provan- tion of the unign in marriage oi uck- ly or otherwise uncuitable individ. als. He holds that the public shoul! be educated to expect that prospective bridegroom and bride a» insurqd before marriage; if insuraacs were denied to efther one it should be negessary.to prove to the parents of the bride or bridegroom, as 0» case hright be; that the grounds for var way," | ‘then, niter a no | that woman. a . national capital, |KIND HE WEARS HIMSELF Clerk Sells the Editor Some “None itchy” Underwear But His Veracity Is Doubted. We believe in giving every man | the benefit of the doubt. We do not like to attack anyone's veracity in { haste. Often men have deceived us as to facts and conditions, but always | we have liked to think they were mis- taken. We have gone our way con i fidene that they had not intentionally led us astray. But there is a certain clerk in a | certain underwear shop in this town i whom we would not believe again ! under oath. We were in search of | some new white undergarments. We | hesitated in our choice. The clerk ‘saw that we were slipping {rom his , grasp, to-wit: that he was about to lose a sale. “Now this garment,” says he, “is one of the kind that I always wear | myself.” { Pulling back his coat and shirt | sleeve he exhibited his undergarment. Aside from the fact that it wasn't | quite as clean it looked like the very stuff on the counter. “Does it itch?” was asked. “Not a bit,” he replied. “That's the beauty of this make. I've never had any trouble. You can put a suit of | this right on and it won't bother you ; a particle.” . He looked so honest and straight- | forward and frank when he said it | that we fell for his line of talk. That i we haven't known a moment's peace | Since we need not relate. What we | wish to emphasize is the fact that ! that young man, with the honest coun- | tenance, must have had a back red ! with itching and scratching when he ‘told us that unmitigated falsehood. | His legs and arms must have been ; crimson with irritation, yet he stood : right up there and denied it. Either ! that or he lied when he said that | he wore the kind of flannels he sold us. Even as we write we hardly know whether to finish this sentence or get up and scratch our back against the door.—Detroit Free Press. Knowing One Another. I have a friend who says: “When I first saw the Oriental rugs the line, I says to myself: I won't never vote for her for president of the Ladies’ Ald. | She ain't one of us.” And while they corner feelin’ mean, and thinkin’: ‘No. You don’t get no ballot out of me. You ain't folks.” And then the next mornin’, while [I was gettin’ hreakfast she comes walkin® acrost ‘he yard between our two houses, and ‘ she salds: ‘Oh, Mis’ Arthur, I'm ma- kin’ Johnny Cake, and i can't tell whether you put in soda or bakin’ powder. Which do you? And when I'd told her how, and she'd started baek, I stood inside the screen door just lookin’ after her. And I thought: ‘Why, my land. Underneath your Oriental rugs you was like that all the time. Why. you're folks—'" The thing is as simple as the light: Getting to know one another Is the problem. Social centering is the way to work it out. And at the last, de- mocracy is the answer.—Zona Gale in La Follette's Magazine. “Geological Tuberculosis.” The Washington monument at the highest of stone structures, and designed by its build- ers to stand as long as the pyramids, is suffering from a disintegration that, while not immediaely fatal, will short- en its life, says John S. Mosby, Jr, | in the December Popular Mechanics ‘No. Not ; was votin’ that day I set over In one : | & lock which was just as disagreeable NERVOUS IN PUBLIC | MANY WORLD-FAMED SPEAKERS NEVER OVERCOME THIS. With Some It Persists as Mannerisms —Yawn and Handkerchief of Late Duke of Devonshire—Glad. stone's Peculiar Actions, Persons who are unaccustomed to | speak in public believe that their nervousness is solely due to their in- | ' experience, and that public men can make speeches as coolly as they make conversation. be so, but few speakers are ever able wholly able to cast off their nervous- ness. Sometimes it persists only in the form of a mannerism, attractive or otherwise, but some old parliamentari- ans never escape from the tremors | and terrors which shook them when their maiden speech was delivered. The late duke of Devonshire is usu- | ally spoken of as the perfect type of the impassive Englishman. entered the house of commons as Lord Cavendish, he distinguished himself by prefacing his maiden speech with a prodigious yawn. But he was by no means as languid in fact as he was {in appearance. When he rose to speak he would lean one arm on the nearest of the two iron-bound boxes on the table be- tween the front benches. After a slight hesitation and a few quiet words, the other hand would steal to the tail pocket of his coat and emerge holding a neatly-folded white cambrig handkerchief. Without unfolding it he would gently rub the corners of his mouth, and this done, the hand, stili holding the handkerchief, would rest on the hip or be thrown back. Sitting near him, one could observe that the grip on his handkerchief tightened, and that the muscles of the band were in continuous action. At the close of his speech the hand opened, and one saw not the clean, folded cambric handkerchief, but only la solid, greasy ball, which was quick- | ly returned to the pocket. Here was ‘the safety valve for the impassive no- | bleman’s nervousness, Gladstone was one in whom nerv- had become When he rose to speak he began with a few gracious words on the speech which was about to follow, or some pointed remark as to the character . and importance of the subject. In his earlier days this was, no doubt to “get his breath.” His next act was to ralse his right hand over his head with the thumb bent down and gently scratch his skull. That is rather common among public speakers. The third action of Mr. Gladstone was his peculiar and individual sign. Throwing his arms downward by his side, he would with his fingers reize the cuffs of his coat and draw these down over his shirt cuffs £0 as to conceal them complete- lv. The ordinary practice is just the reverse, the desire being to expose | Ousness In some cases this may | When he ! mannerism. EARLE | Indispensable Household Mineral Has | is devoted entirely to funeral services. Medicinal as Well as Culin- ary Value. i 1 i | MANY USES FOR COMMON SALT | Church For Funerals Only. i New York has ome church which It is called the Funeral church, and its usefulness comes from the fact that many families living in small Salt on the fingers when cleaning | apartments in the city desire to have | fowls, meat or fish will prevent slip- | the last services for their dead con-. , ping. ‘Thrown on a coal fire when broil- i ing steak it will prevent blazing from the dripping fat. | of the throat, clean willow ware and matting. { In the oven under baking tins ‘it will prevent their scorching on i the bottom, ney. Salt and vinegar will remove stains ; from discolored teacups. Salt in water is the best thing to Salt puts out a fire in the chim- | | ducted in a larger place than is pro- | | vided by their Lome. Having no fixed ! i church affiliution, they seek this place | | for the services. : Salt as a gargle will cure soreness | Faithful to Duty. i When the army of Pompey stormed | and took Jerusalem, at the moment | | the temple was taken, the priests! were engaged with the daily sacrifice, and amid all the horrors which sur- rounded them, they continued their | solemn duties unmoved, thinking it] better to suffer whatever came upon Salt and soda are excellent for bee | them at their very altars than to omit | stings and spider bites. Thrown on ‘en on the carpet | stain, salt ‘ed on a carpet will help in removing the spot. Salt in whitewash makes it stick, Salt thrown on a coal fire which % low will revive it. Used in sweeping carpets it keeps ‘out moths, Never salt meat that is to be grill- ed, as it hardens the fibers of the ' | meat and tends to extract the juices. “Salt on the table platter just before sending to the table. No meat should be salted uncooked, but after the sur- face has been seared and the meat ! partly cooked, ' CARING FOR THE KITCHEN ' Should Be Kept Scrupulously Clean and Furnished With That End in View. ——— No part of our home is more impor tant than the kitchen, whether we oc- cupy it ourselves or relegate it to a maid. It does not do to imagine when furnishing that “any old thing” is good enough for kitchen use. Faded oileloth and solled rag carpets should not be seen in a part of the house that from the hygienic point of view should be all freshness and brightness, Our ' kitchens should be kept scrupulously , clean, and they must be furnished with this end in view. No unnecessary articles should be there to get in the way of the occu- pants, The walls should be painted or, if there is paper, it should be light and easily washed, and the floor ought to be covered with light inlaid lino- leum. Inlaid floor covering costs in the beginning mecre, but it is the only satisfactory wear, and it has been found that light colors are really more economical than dark. A bright table cover and a basket chair are details of kitchen furnishing that will be much appreciated by the occupants. Insurance. C. TUTEN and not conceal the white linen of the shirt cuffs. These were the in- variable preludes (0 the great com- Maga- moner’s speeches. — Pall Mall zine. Not in the Library. Mr, Claptrap arrived at the circula- ting library the other day with his hands full of small packages and as cross as two sticks because his wife | had asked him to fulfill some commis- sions for her while he was out. With as he felt he handed to the little li- brarian a list which he had made to (Successor to D. W. Woodring.) Fire, Life and Automobile Insurance None but Reliable Companies Represented. Surety Bonds of All Descriptions. Both Telephones 5627.y BELLEFONTE, PA { anything their law required. soot which has fall- will prevent , Salt put on ink when freshly spill- | away some years ago, once said to a | ing at the forge of science—laborious, The Duke's Dream. i The duke of Devonshire, who nassed | friend: “Yesterday | went to sleep, | and 1 dreamed that | was addressing | the house of lords, and when I awoke | I found I was addressing the house of | lords.”—London Telegraph. ! Their Vision Dimmed. | How many learned wen are work. | § i i ' Stuffed dates with whipped cream: | Remove seeds from choice dates; fill with English walnuts and press into original shape; stew in a little hot water, adding sugar and lemon juice at the last; whip a cup of double cream and a cup of milk with whip churn; remove the froth. drain and serve with the dates around it. Dates stuffed with walnuts: Select large dates, remove the seed by cut- ting one side only and fill with chopned nuts prepared with a little powdered sugar and lemon juice to form a paste. Press the dates togeth- er and dust with powdered sugar. Stewed Cucumbers. Cut the cucumbers fully half an inch thick right through; put them in a savcepan, just covering them with hot water, and let them boil slowly for a quarter of an hour or until ten- ‘ der, but not long enough to break them; then drain them. You want now a pint of good cream with a tea- spoon of butter in a saucepan, and when it is warm drop in the cucum- bers; season with a little salt and white pepper; cook five minutes, shak- ing the saucepan all the time, and serve hot. It is just as delicate as asparagus and a very nice dish, in- deed. While Waiting for His Oatmeal. “What has become,” asked the in- quisitive boarder, “of the old-fash- If you take Hood's Sarsaparilia and receive as much Rose of Saunderstown R. I. He says “My sickness nervous r Auto Oils and Waverly Your Friends May Not Know You did not acemn tu be the same man, and when I t strongly recommended s tonic, and good to build up the nerves.” Thousands testify that in the treatment of diseases ailments a from or . The light that saves your eyes and saves no soot--costs Get it from your dealer. Itis therein eries. WAVERLY OIL WORKS CO., independent Refiners, PITTSBURG, PA. Also makers of Waverly Special ardent, tireless Cyclops, but ome-! i"ned man woo used to say, ‘as the eyed!—Joubert. | faitor saver Hood's Sarsaparilla. benefit f it as did Mr. inC. efit from 22 did ME. Benjamin C, agreeable, sfiotiive and easily-obtainable, eczema, C " lack of strength, that tired feeling. loss of appetite, or general debility. 57-13. I BRIGHT iG \ Tre tad elves per. Poot oft cannot FAMILY FAVORITE OIL the best oil the oil that the made, 0 gives steady flicker, no ttle more than inferior . Triple-refined. barrels direct from our FREE hs Sifoout oir. solines. Yeager’s Shoe Store aid his memory. HN e the refusal of insurance weve oo Magazine. | “My wife ails these books,” he Jo VF. GRAY & SON, equally strong grounds against eater. ! The great shaft, 555 feet in height, said grufly. “Be quick about getting ( to Grant ing into the married ' state, Grasse CONSISts of walls 15 feet thick at the | yn "if you please. I'm in a great Fire gays if this custom should become base. These walls are made up of an | ppp» ? universal life insurance vould becomes | Outer facing of marble blocks and a | gpa girl, who was a trifle shy and Life a great factor in the preservation of J {ourton ipuer wa wade OF panite Resp: Sensed; Saakial, aud, saying a { the race. | e ! that should have the direct- 1 dh: i Hid good | two Walls there is a filling of heter- | jy went to look for them. She was Accident Insurance. \ thinking in other lines than in merely | 08eNeous stone, held together by a ce- | gone gome time and when she re-| This represents the Fire The developing the commerce ¢f the na. ment. This describes the first 100 (neq he glared at her indignantly | [Insurance in the i feet, which is the part now affected. { This part was built conlinuously from w= NO ASSESSMENTS — Do not fail to give us a call before insuring your tien, and has a most practical way and asked if she expected him to of presénting the case in insurance 13 “wait all day.” ! well as in other lines. “The prope: the beginning of the structure. Then, “I'm very sorry,” she apologized, jit oF Plufery sp we at’ is study of mankind is man.” {for years, the construction halted at | “put you see I've been looking for the : uv : | that height. It is the interior filling | jast book on the list. Here are the Office in Crider’s Stone Building, i di ’ Sh a ; between these walls that is now, | other three, but ‘Hairpins and Castor | 43-181y. BELLEFONTE, PA. a es oe Poor ‘Sophia's Case. | through the deadly effect of heat and Oil’ I can’t find and—and I'm afraid it : . isn’t in the library.” Dr. Ronald H. Curtls, the wellknowz | o51q and” dryness and dampness at- zoologist, sald in a recent lecture in | tacking it alternately, beginning to RE Charleston: | disintegrate and ooze out between “I take no stock in all these yaras [ine joints of the outer wall and the about the disinterested aefiection Ji animals, An animal's eafiection Is parasitic—your dog loves you hecauss you feed it, Analyze these yarns about animal affection, and they turn ous, like Sophis’s case, “There was a rich old maid who had an ill-natured cur named Sophia. The old maid died, leaving her fortune to BENEFITS: before him on the occasion of his visit | sat down at Beethoven's piano and Ber Bephew, nko dad heey Se wer: [to & town of the middle west. The | played the “Moonlight Sonata’ none fom of Both fect tured to offer him my sincere sym. item was “green bludfish.” too well. Beethoven's own work, in > Joss of one hs one foot, 4 | pathy. He sald: “Waiter,” demanded the New York- | his own room, on his own piano! loss of cither “Yes, it's sad. And the morning | °F “what sort of bluefish are green “When the girl had finished, she 2% Jos of sith pol : 1 d nl after my aunt's decease the dog, So- | blueish?” rose and said to the old caretaker: So oa drat. So only at phia, also died.’ “Fresh, sir,” quickly responded the “1 suppose lots of famous musicians fiveek: kh “Grief, I suppose? said I. servitor. “Right from the water.” have been here and played on this in- 10 per partial disability, “No, sald he; ‘prussic ecid’* “How dare you impose upon me?” | strument? (limit 26 weeks) continued the oloben, Wi know “ hii mise; 2 Sagar oi PREMIUM $12 PER YEAR, A at bluefish are not ta- | swe gravely, ‘Paderews Railway Clerk's Specialty. iv Shovgh J 14st year, and his friends urged him pavable quarterly if desired. Among the voluntary helpers in the | yopereunon the waiter picked up [to play, but he shook his head and Larger or smallera in on, work of compiling the Oxford IInglish | yo" non and gave it a careful seru- | said: . ae house; dictionary, the most learned muthori'y {yyy ag jr py that action he would | “‘No, I am not worthy.’ ape on words and phrases of the [liza- bethan period, according to Dr. BR. A. Miers’ principal or T.ondon university, was a railway clerk. Practical Philosophy. “My husband worries so over the gas. “ell him he ought to mako light of $e" | crevices made by the action of the ele- ments, i A Real Delicacy. A New York clubman who prides j hiwsels on his knowledge of things epicurean was much Interested in an item he discovered in the menu laid solve the mystery. Then, with an air of one suddenly enlightened, he add- ed: “Oh, that, sir? That's hothouse blue- fish.”—Lippincott’s. Logical Progress. “The new show went like a breeze.” “1 was told the backer had to send a loi of drafts.” “Good heavens!” groaned Mr. Clap- trap, quite crestfallen, “Did I put those things down in the book list!” in Praise of Modesty. Reginald De Koven told at a musi- cale in Chicago a pretty story in praise of modesty. “A group of tourists,” he said, “vis- ited Beethoven's house in Bonn. One of the tourists, a girl of twenty or so, A Good One. “Ig little Mrs. Bings' worthless hus- band going to dine home on Thanks- giving day?” “No; I understand he is going to stay away for a culinary reason.” “A culinary reason?” “Yes, He knows uls pooss cooked.” 13 The Preferred Accident Insurance THE $5000 TRAVEL POLICY 1inuite yous attention tomy Fire Insur Sn SE H. E. FENLON, 50-21. Agent, Bellefonte, Pa. Bush Arcade Building, that Cures Corns Yeager’s Shoe Store, BELLEFONTE, PA.
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