Bellefonte, Pa., May 17, 1912. ECONOMICAL AGNES. “What are you looking so blue about Agnes? As though you had been steeped in indigo. Isn't the latest fashion in hair dressing becoming to you or has your father cut down your allowance?” asked Celine. “Dad hasn't diminished my allow- ance, but doubled it on the condition that I don’t attempt to economize any more.” “Has he had a brain storm?” “Indeed not. He says my economies cost more than other people's lux- uries. My lisle stocking income and silk stocking proclivities don't coin- cide. “The first time 1 wore my white serge suit Jack and I were at the Tea Shop, where the waitress spilt a glass of ice tea over it. Jack be moaned my fate. I smiled serenely, trying to show what a nice disposi- tion I had. The next day I dipped the gown in gasoline, but I had taken the wrong jug, it was kerosene.” “Was it ruined?” asked Celine. “We sent it to the cleaners, but nothing would eradicate that odor. After using three bottles of imported violet perfume on it 1 hung it in the back yard to air. When it seemed safe to risk wearing it, the skirt was gone, stolen.” “Another time [ thought it would be sanitary to give our bath tub a fresh coat of enamel. Dad brought home a portly millionaire friend from Kansas. Father wanted Mr. Smith to invest some of his surplus cash in a certain stock company. Our guest said upon retiring he'd think it over. Mr. Smith is accustomed to taking an early plunge. The enamel wasn't quite dry, and he ‘stuck to it. After repeat- ed calls dad rushed to the rescue, At breakfast he was as surly as a bear and snapped at me when I sug- gested a remedy. Father didn't dare mention stocks, and we have never seen or heard from him since.” “Did you ever try your hand at painting after that?” “Yes, our porch furniture looked so shabby I painted the chairs.” “They look just like new.” “Oh, these are the new ones. We couldn't use the others. Father and mother were going automobiling. While mother was waiting on the ver- anda, she exclaimed suddenly in the most aggravated tone: ‘Look at my new silk dress.’ It was a spotted foul- ard, 1 assure you, spots of green paint all over it. After we thought the chairs were dry some one would dis- cover a daub of paint on their suit. Dad's patience was finally exhausted, #0 he bought these rockers.” “Is your brother out of town?" ask- ed Celine, dr ' “Yes.” . “There's some class to him when he wears that light gray suit.” “Don't mention that suit to me. Bob said: ‘Sis, ‘get rid of my gray suit, I don't want it any more.’ “One of those A menians came to the door with a suit case of kimonos and I exchanged the suit for a silk kimono.” “What an excellent idea. What did Bob say about y.ur business abil ity? “I'd hate to tell you. He nearly col- lapsed when he found I had traded the new suit, “Mother had sel cted a new refrig- erator at what see 1ed an exorbitant price. 1 attended a furniture auction sale, and after w-iting four hours, procured an ice box all porcelain and glass for only ten dollars more than the other would hz ‘e cost. When it came it was 16 in-~hes too high and 10 inches too wide for the pantry.” “Did you send it “ack?” “No; it was boug't on the condition that it could not be returned.” “Don’t you trim your own hats?” “Not since I blackened my leghorn with shoe polish. Jack and I were caught in a rain storm, Jack gave one howl. ‘You look like a coal black lady!’ he roared. The shoe polish had dripped off. “Another time I had needed my white pique skirt in a hurry so the cook washed it and I put it in the oven to dry and turned the gas low, I for got all about it and the skirt was burned to a crisp, “But that wasn't even as bad as the time I dyed my last blue messaline, coronation purple.” “Was it a success?” interrupted Celine. “No, the dress became a hideous purple, but the pan containing the dye slipped. The sink, the table, the wall, everything was tinged with violet. The maid threatened to leave, said she never worked in a purple kitchen, and never intended to. We had the wall cleaned and raised her wages.” “l certainly don't blame your fa. ” “You needn‘t sympathize with him, My allowance won't be doubled very long. Jack says he thinks I would make a dear, sweet, economical wife,” Wind Wagon Travels Fast. Mme. Bleriot has a wind wagon or aeroplane invented by her husband, which stays otherwise like a monoplane. It is de- signed on principles similar to the yacht, but it is on wheels and is driw- en in the same way that an aeroplane is propelled. Mme. Bleriot goes out on the sands in it with her five chil. dren, traveling at the rate of sixty miles an hour. —Don’t read an out-of-date paper. Get all the news in the WATCHMAN, “" WATER OF THE WORLD. | What Will We Do When the Population the Rainfall? Dr. McGee, an American scientist, “who follows the form of investigation that uses weighing scales for testi- mony—scales that cannot lle,” has found that the average Individual uses directly or Indirectly about 4,400 tons of water every year. He drinks a ton. The vegetables he consumes require about 400 tons for their growth, and his annual meat supply of 20C pounds uses up no less than 4,000 tons of water. Using this figure as a basis, Dr. Mc- Gee shows that when the population of the United States has reached 1,017,- 000,000, which he thinks will occur about A. D. 2210, every drop of the annual rainfall will be required to maintain the food supply, and no fur- ther increase of inhabitants will be possible. The present inhabitants of the entire world, estimated at about 1,500,000,000, can be increased to 20,000,000,000 if the total annual rainfall of earth re- mains as it Is today—that is, thirteen times the present population will crowd the earth to its limit. Dr. McGee's estimates, however, leave quite out of account the ques- tion of tapping the oceans, which is at least a possibility.—London Maga- zine. MOVING THE PIANO. Changing Its Position In a Room Will Affect Its Tone. It is said that the very act of mov- ing a piano around in a room is suffi- cient to disturb its tonal qualities. When a piano has been moved into the position for which it is intended, is accustomed to the temperature and the drafts prevalent, it should be tuned, experts say. Any change of tempera- ture or movement may cause the strings to contract or expand slightly with the resultant loss or gain of half a semitone. Changing the position of a piano is sald to have almost the same effect as constant playing, only In the latter case the constant action of the hammers against the strings tends to loosen their adjustment and the instru.’ ment runs out of tune, Sea air has also a detrimental effect on pianos. Here again contraction’ and expansion of the wires are the chief causes of disturbance. Planos constructed for the tropics are much more strongly built than those used in temperate climates. Wood that is not liable to warp and crack Is used in the sounding boards; otherwise they have, to be brass bound and stayed to pre-, vent splitting.—New York Sun. Gluttons of the Seas. The pike’s reputation for cruelty and voraciousness is such that it has been' popularly dubbed the “water wolf.” It is probable, however, that many species of sea fish are equally, if not a great deal more, rapacious. Large’ dogfish, congers, pollack, cod and bass are especially ferocious, while halibut will very often seize and kill other large fish. An English angler was “playing” a large conger when a buge ' halibut swam up to and savagely bit’ at it—a proceeding that cost the halibut its own life. for on its making for the wounded conger a second time the boatman contrived to gaff and haul it aboard. There have been many ex- amples of pike being found dead, chok. ed by their own species, and these tis): not infrequently atttack another pike that has been hooked by a fisherman : — Arsenic Eaters. The average Engiishman has a hor ' ror of arsenic, but the peasantry in Austria-Hungary and other parts of eastern Europe eat it habitually, be-! lieving that it gives plumpness and. beauty to the figure and longness of breath. Peddlers sell white arsenic’ about the countryside quite without re striction. The quantities taken are small, and so long as the doses are reg. | ular no illness results. Once they are’ stopped, however, symptoms of arse-| nical poisoning at once become mani- | fest. Mountaineers in eastern Europe often take a dose of arsenic before commencing a climb, and it is also customary to give it to horses and dogs to give brightness and gloss to their skins.—London Chronicle. | Meteors, The frequency of meteors is at its highest toward the end of July and the | beginning of August. During the drst | six months of the year the total num- ber of meteors observed on a clear. moonless night is only about six an hour. At the beginning of July the fre- quency increases and attains its maxi mum, sixty-nine an hour, on Aug. 10. The mean for the entire year is twen- ty-four meteors an hour.~London Standard. Progressing. “1 understand your boy Josh is ex- perimenting on the lines of perpetnal motion.” “Yes,” replied I"armer Corntossel. “And 1 feel some encouraged about it. I thought for awhile that the only thing Josh was going to take in was perpetual rest.” Washington Star. A Resemblance. She—In a way, getting married is like using the telephone. He—How 80? She—One doesn't always get the party one wants.—Boston Transcript. Views of Optimist and Pessimist. Howell—Fortune knocks once at ev- ery man’s door. Powell-While mis- fortune keeps on knocking.—Judge's Library. nud Soot fis. unde lap yig wing market has gone by.--Spanish Proverb. — im as — — sf wiy WHEN COAL WAS FORMED. Curious Condition the Earth Was In at That Period. What is said to be the strangest period through which this earth has passed is the one that was responsible Pleasan for the formation of coal. The planet is described as being at that time flat and smooth as to surface and peculiar as to vegetation. The continents were Just beginning to rise above the ocean, and the land had not yet become dry. Mountain ranges had not arisen from the swamps, and the atmosphere was ! thick with fog. In this state of affairs there sprouted and flourished the plants which were later to furnish the world with its coal supply. These plants grew as big as our largest trees, taking deep root in the morass and flourishing like the lush grasses in moist meadow land, devel- oped into the strange shapes now found in tropic vegetation. The for- ests looked, scientists state, like dense growths of weeds, rushes and enormous ferns. Some of them grew in the shape of cacti, having spines all over them. This kind of vegetation was very rich in carbon, which it derived from the warm, moist atmosphere. Then the millions of years rolled by, the forests of giant weeds were buried by deposits of earthly material, and the chemical change took place which slowly | changed them into coal. This process stopped with the carboniferous age, so | that when the present supply of coal is dug out of the ground there will be no more.—New York Sun, A RUSSIAN ROYAL TRAGEDY. Czar Boris and the “Bell With the Ear Torn Off.” The kamaoulie koloko, or “bell with the ear torn off,” had a most roman- tic history. In the sixteenth century Prince Dimitri, the rightful heir to the Russian throne, was deposed by a re- volt led by Boris Godunoff, who was afterward proclaimed czar. The seat of government was then at Uglich, and thither Dimitri was sent in order that he might remain under the direct ob- servation of the usurper. Boris, fearing the populace might awake to the justice of the claims of | the young prince, planned the assassi- nation of Dimitri. He was one day stabbed ia a courtyard. None of the bystanders showed any disposition to ald him. A priest, however, from the cathedral belfry saw the crime and immediately began tolling the great bell, which was held sacred and rung only on unusual occasions, such as a coronation or the death of a czar. Furious at this tacit expression of reproach, the czar commanded that the priest should be tortured and executed and that the bell should be taken down and placed beside the body of its ring- er. This order was fulfilled, and the bell was beaten with clubs by the en- tire populace, the Czar Boris being at their head. The czar then decreed that the bell should be exiled to Tobolsk and that one of its hangers be removed to indl- cate its disgrace.—Harper's Weekly, Camembert Cheese. Camembert is the name of a .com- mune, a few houses about a Camem- bert church in the prefecture Vimou- | tier and the department of Orne. The cheese got Its name from the fact that it originated near there, but there isn't a cheese factory nearer than three miles away now, and not enough peoc- ple live in Camembert to run one of any size. Caen, the principal Camem- | bert market, is in Calvados. The cheese is carted to the shore and car ried across the mouth of the Seine to Haver in boats. It is made, however, on the northeastern side of the Seine and from there comes to Haver direct. The cheese is shipped unripe even tc home markets near at hand in French cities. It is seldom over four weeks old when it leaves the factory and often only two or three.—Argonaut. The Proof. “Apropos of international marriages,” said a Texas congressman, “I am re- minded of a saying of Vicomte I'Oig- * ‘These American heiresses, grum- bled the vicomte to his friend, the Chevalier Tete de Veau, ‘are a cold, calculating, designing lot.’ “Yes? said Tete de Veau. “ ‘Yes,’ said I'Oignon. ‘I've just been accepted by Miss Billa Nare and, though Billia is worth twice as much as Lotta Golde, the latter declines pos- itively to release me from our engage- ment.’ "Washington Star. Caught In His Own Trap. Mother—Why, what is the matter. Johnny? What are you crying about? Johnny—Teccher made me sit in her chair on the platform today, just be- cause I whispered once. Mother—Well, I don’t see anything dreadful in that. You have had to sit there before. John. ny—But there was tacks in her chair today! [I'd just put 'em there for her to sit on.—Judge. Equally Creditable. “Do those stories that statesman tells give the public an impression that he is a man of mentality?" “I think so.” replied Senator Sor ghum. “Even if they do not indicate a ready wit they show a long memory.” ~~Washington Star. Well Done. “Whatever [ try to do | do with all my might.” “That was what Ridgely said. He told me you got his last dollar.”— Washington Herald. . A man is hated sometimes for pride when it was an excess of humility gave the occasion. Flour and Feed. CURTIS Y. WAGNER BROCKERHOFF MILLS, BELLEFONTE, PA. Manufacturer, Wholesaler and Retailer of Roller Flour Feed Corn Meal and Grain Manufactures and has on hand at all times the following brands of high grade flour: WHITE STAR OUR BEST HIGH GRADE VICTORY PATENT FANCY PATENT fe dr A SPRAY be secured. Also International Stock Fi = and feed of all kinds. ood All kinds of Grain bought at office Flous exchanged for wheat, he OFFICE and STORE—BISHOP STREET," PA. BELLEFONTE, 47-19 MILL AT ROOPBSURG. 4 og to which he will his cheerfully give his prompt ad ot unde James Schofield, Li Tad The Pennsylvania State College. oe sli do... The Pennsylvania State College Offers Exceptional Advantages IF YOU WISH TO BECOME A Chemist An Engineer An Electrician The courses in er In hem A Scientific Farmer . 1900, the General B. have i a teraltife + Ethics, peciall wants of those Lh of or a general eas a States. Graduates ave no Qlculty mn securing YOUNG WOMEN are admitted to all courses on the same terms as Young Men. A Teacher A Lawyer A Physician A Journalist » ’ Or secure a Training that will fit you well for any honorable position in life. b TUITION IS FREE IN ALL COURSES. . , . TY YY UYTY modi- iE Fi examination CORTeea Of Buds Capea, Sher a spores oft Siving full information respecting THE REGISTRAR, State College, Centre County, Pa. | Groceries. Groceries. COFFEE The coffee market just now is a pretty hard proposition But we are doing all that it is possible for us to do under present conditions to give our trade good values. We are selling a good sound coffee and of excellent flavor at 25 cents Sechler & Buch House Block, - This is a GENUINE BARGAIN. And at 28 c. per pound and 30c. per pound we are giving very high value for the price named. On our en. tire line of Coffee you will always get better value here for the price charged. Give us a fair trial on our coffees and you will find the proof in the goods. per pound. Company, 57-1 - Bellefonte Pa. wie lh. Bo. BEERS EARLE TEA EA ERA RR SAAS CLARA A An aE SAE ESSENSE EERE AEs Seba ee neat WW TVET WY WW OW UY WY OY UY WY WW ew ww we we ww i | H-0 Increase Your Crops H-0 Lime is the life of the soil. USE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LIME We are the e largest * imestone and Lime for all purposes. AMERICAN LIME & S546m Some Farmers have actually doubled their crops by use of “H. 0.” lime Drill it for quick results. If you are not getting results use “H. 0.” lime Manufacturers of Lime in Pennsylvania. Ground Works at Bellefonte, Frankstown, Spring Meadows, Tyrone Forger and Union Furnace, Write for literature on lime. STONE COMPANY., Offices at TYRONE, PA. Attorneys-at-Law. S ERE B. SP. in all the —Attorney-at-Law, Consultation or German, Office in Crider’s iT S. TAYLOR—Atiomey and fos, Paes rma HL tended to promotly. J EE te fm i floor. All of oral. Son, ETTIC JONES 4 ZERDY_ puget Eagle Bellefonte, Pa. ice inal the courts. Commi M. , J in all the courts. Consultation in All Physicians. M.D W* Sit emanate ggs: EE ——————. Dentists. J. E. WARD, D. D. S., office reo PR D* ‘iT pn, oe of Jou experience. work of Superior Restaurant. ESTAURANT. Bellefonte now has a First-Class Res- Meals are Served at All Hours RO so 10 Eph EET EE SELTZER SYPHONS, ETC. for pic-nics, and gener. Finan C. MOERSCHBACHER, 50-32-1y. High §t., Bellefonte, Pa. Plumbing. Good Health Good Plumbing GO TOGETHER. o 2 ot bv dia seam inky or escaping EE CRE Te ee sure to SANITARY PLUMBING is the kind , ought to have. $s acs ‘he uly. ind, you ur wollen ate Sidlled Material and Fixtures are the Best Not acheap or inferior article in our entire Prices are lower than many who Sve you Poor unsanitary ARCHIBALD ALLISON, Opposite Bush House - . Bellefonte, Pa. Coal and Wood. EDWARD K. RHOADS and Decies a ANTHRACITE ano BITUMINOUS COALS CORN EARS, SHELLED CORN, OATS : and other grains. — BALED HAY AND STRAW = Builders’ and Plasterers’ Sand. KINDLING WOOD by the bunch or cord as mav suit purchasers, respectfully solicits the patronage of his friends and the public, at his Coal Yard, near the Pennsylvania Passenger Station, 1618 Telephone Cals: {GSE Tif up Meat Market. Get the Best Meats. SA tr LARGEST AND FATTEST CATTLE REET 1 alwavs have ~— DRESSED POULTRY — Game in season, and any kinds of good meats you want, TRY MY SHOP. P. L. BEEZER, High Street. ~~ 4334ly. Bellefonte, Pt SS ERIN
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