i Bellefonte, Pa., August 9, 1912, SECRET BURIED IN A TOMB “Jerome,” Nova Scotia's Legless Man of Mystery, Silent for Half Century, Is Dead. Within a few hundred yards of a beach where fifty-one years ago twe fishermen found him with his legs amputated, “Gerome,” Nova Scotia's man of mystery, died a few days ago, silent to the end about his identity. Although he undoubtedly possessed the power of speech, “Gerome” had not conversed with anyone in the half century he had been cared for by Didier Comeau and the latter's sons and daughters. During all of this time “Gerome” had remained a mystery to the settlers here, most of whom are known as “returned Acadians,” being the descendants of the compatriots of Evangeline who returned to this part of their adopted country after their expulsion by the English in 1755. Away back in the summer of 1861, according to tradition, a ship differ- ent from those usually seen here, put off a small boat which made for the | shore and deposited above the tide | line an object that several hours later | was discovered to bs a man. His legs | had been freshly amputated and there ; was a jug of water and a package of | ship’s biscuits beside the man, who | had suffered greatly from exposure. Wrapped in blankets and taken to the Comeau house, where, ever since he had been a welcome member of the household, the man was finally revived by a physician. In half a doz- en languages the man was asked: “What is your name?” To this question, in Italian, propounded by the elder Comeau, the man made mut- tered reply: “Gerome!” Never after that, however, did “Gerome” utter a word except on one occasion, when asked where he came from. “Trieste” was the reply made, seemingly in an unguarded moment. Physicians from all parts of the world who have visited thiz land of Evangeline in the fiftyo-ne summers that have elapsed since “Gerome” was found on the beach, have studied the man's case. Most of them have agreed that he might have spoken had be de- sired to do so; one or two have vouch- safed the opinion that some terrible experience through which “Gerome” passed frightened him out of his senses and rendered him unable to ut- ter an intelligible word.—New York World. A Home Ruler Before Gladstone. Sir Wilfrid Lawson was a home ruler long before Mr. Gladstone. In 1881, when the Liberal government was engaged in a policy of active re- pression in Ireland, Lawson, in an ad- dress to his constituents at Carlisle, summarized the situation with charac- tertistic shrewdness. “I am convinced of one thing,” he said, “that, as sure- ly as I stand here, a disaffected nation, hating the rule of the nation that gov- erns it, is not a source of strength to that country, but a source of weak- ness to everyone concerned in the matter. Suppose you had a house- maid who was continually breaking the crockery, who went into hysterics once a week, and had to be put into a strait waistcoat, and three or four po- licemen brought in to keep her in or- der, would you keep her? No; you would say: ‘Wayward sister, go in peace.’ "—London Chronicle. Sir Henry Irving a Victim, Mr. Grossmith, the noted English funmaker, just deceased, was an in- veterate joker, and Sir Henry Irving was once his victim when they were both staying at the same hotel at Manchester. Mr. Grossmith, seeing an enormous crowd outside the hotel, said to the porter: “Are these peo- ple waiting to see me?” On being told that they were waiting to see Sir Henry he turned up the collar of his overcoat, adjusted his eyeglasses, pulled his soft hat down over his eyes, and walked down the steps with the Irving gait. There was great cheering, but when Sir Henry Irving went down later the crowd had dispersed. After- ward, when Sir Henry heard of the in- cident, he said to Mr. Grossmith, with a twinkle in his eye: “You ought not to have done that; I pay those people to come here every night.”—London Mail, Belated Appreciation. A workman called at the home of President Taft's brother Charlie, in Cincinnati, to perform some odd job, and he paused to note some of the priceless paintings in Brother Char- lie's private gallery. He was attract- ed to a small original Van Dyke and moved up closer to get a better look. “Ah!” he exclaimed. “I've got that same thing down home. Yes, it's ex- actly like that, My wife got it some place here in town. Are they worth much?” nat one is worth $35,000,” he was told. “Hum!” he murmured. “I guess I'll have ours framed.” A Well-Meaning Bride. “Darling,” said the yourg bride, “I don't mind you going to baseball games.” “Thank you, dearie,” he said. ' “But there is one thing I wish you'd do.” “And what is that?” he inquired. “When the team is going to play an extra-inning game I want you to call me up beforehand so that I will know when to have supper ready.” ae wm —— ALGERNON iN DISTRESS | propERLY . HAD HE GIVEN HIS OWN PILLS TO HIS SICK SISTER? Apparent Mixup In “Medsums” Alarm. ed Him Exceedingly, for it Might Have Killed Her, and “Life Is Very Scarce.” “Good ebenin’, sah, good ebenin’.” responded Algernon to Mr. Topfloor's greeting, but his voice sounded dis- traught and Mr. Topfloor glancing at his troubled countenance, inquired: “What's the matter, Algernon? Ele- vator on the blink?” “No, sah, dat ain't it. I's mos’ dis- tress, an’ I's mighty glad yo's come in, ‘cos I wan’ ast yo' advice "bout a mos’ ser'ous mattah. I was to my doctah’'s dis af’ernoon to deport to him "bout de condition ob my sister, an’ w'ile I was dere, I t'ought I might's well git some medsum fo' myse'f, too. So I ast him to gib me some pills, or a lotion or a tonic, or some'pin ob dat kin’. An’ he say, ‘Wot yo’ wan' medsum fo’, Algernon? he say, an’ I tol’ him dat fo’ de las’ t'ree days I b'en trouble wif a sort o’ dizziness in my feet dat was mos’ 'noyin’, ‘specially w'en I'm runnin’ de elebator. So he say he gib me some’'pin fo’ dat, an’ den he han’ me a box pills fo’ my sister an’ a box pills fo’ myse'f. He didn’t put no name on de boxes, but de one dat was my box, it had de leases 1i'l brack | speck on de side, so of cos’ I know i which it was. I lef’ de medsum at | my sister's do’ an’ didn’t take notice {dat I lef’ her de wrong box till af'er [1 b'en heah 'bout a hour. I's f'aid, | Mistoh Topflo’, dat my pills wouldn't i be de kin' fo’ her an’ dat dey mebbe | kin her ef she take 'auff ob dem, an’ i I's jes’ b'en mos’ crazy 'bout it! W'ot does yo' t'ink, Mistah Topflo'—does yo' t'ink dat pills fo’ dizziness in de feet would be baid fo’ amonia ob de lungs?” “I can't say, Algernon, but I think they might be,” replied Mr. Topfloor; “you'd better go to your sister's house as quickly as you can and tell her not to take them.” “I cayn’ leabe dis heah elebator at de presum’ time, no how, dere's too much ’pendin’ on me fo’ dat. Yessah, I could ast de janitor to run it fo’ me fo’ a half hour or so. I nevah t'ought o' dat. Yessah, dat would be de va'y bes way. I know yo' 'vise me so I fin’ some resolution ob de question. Yes- sah, I go raight down to de janitor an’ tell him de state ob de fair. Min’ yo’ step, sah, de elebator ain’ square wif de flo’! Yessah, I come tell yo' de "sult ob de vestigation, des’ soon as I know myse'f, t'ank yo' sah,” concluded Al- gernon as the elevator passed down the shaft out of sight. An hour later Algernon appeared at the Topfloors’ door and announced beamingly: “It’s all right, sah. De jan- itor he resented to run the elebator fo’ me w'ile I went to "vestigate 'bout de pills. It's a mighty queer t'ing, Mistoh Topflo’. My sister she hadn't took one ob dem pills ob mine. She say she has de queeres’ ticklin' in de p'am of her raight han’ dat tol’ her de pills wasn't hers, an’ dey couldn't git her to swal- ler one, no how. But de queeres’ ob de whole cucumstance am dat I foun’ dat de box I lef’ her was de raight box, af'er all! So de whole t'ing tu'n out fo' de bes’. But ef it had a-be'n dem pow'ful pills ob mine, I reckon she he daid now an’ I'd a-b'en mighty sor'y, ‘cos life is ve'y scarce, Mistoh Topflo'—very scarce.” — New York Press. A Greek Name. Greelz may have gone cut of fashion, but Greeks have not. The being who used to live for us only in the pages ot ancient history is now a familar fig- ure in every American city. “Mention the name of some well known Greek,” said the teacher of a juvenile class in history. “Ceorge,” spoke up a curly haired little boy. “George who?” “I don’t Xnow the rest of his name, ma'am. He comes round to our house every Thursday with bananas and ” oranges. Such a Nice Time. Dorothy was so homesick at her first party and cried so bitterly that the hostess’'s mother suggested that it would be better for her to go home. Dorothy accepted the idea, but a few minutes later, upon answering a timid ring at the door, the hostess's mother found Dorothy bathed in tears. “Well, Dorothy, I am glad to see you again. Did you decide to come back to us? “No'm'm, I forgot t-to say I h-had such a nice time!"—Browning’s Maga. zine. Heirlooms. “And is this an heirloom, too?” ask- ed the visitor, picking up a brick that lay on the center table. “Yes,” said the lady of the house. “That is the brick my mother threw at the prime minister.” “Ah, indeed, how very interesting,” said the visitor. “And whose portrait is that on the wall?” “That is my mother herself,” said the lady. “I see,” said the visitor. “The power behind the thrown, as it were.”—Har- per's Weekly. Discovered. “That man has an idea that he une derstands women. II2's a widower, 1 believe.” “Nope If he's zo* ony sv :h idea a8 that he'z a hacle'or’ S— MADE TEA THE MOST HEALTHFUL AND EX- HILARATING OF BEVERAGES. Where It Does Harm the Fault Is Al ways With the Maker—Unwhole- some Qualities Are Brought Out in the Steeping. It is said that we tan our stomachs and become, therefore, incapable of digesting food—that we turn into nerv- ous wrecks if we drink tea. And this would be so if we used tea immoder- ately and made it carelessly. Let us investigate a little and see .what can be done to preserve to our use the cup that cheers. Analysis shows that tea is rich in proteid, that it contains alkaloid— thein—and a volatile oil and tannic acid. Its stimulating effect is due to ‘thein and the oll—its astringency is caused by the tannic acid. Thein is $0 soluble that it is almost immediate- ly drawn from the leaf when brought into contact with boiling water. Thelin stimulates gastric digestion, but the tannic acid and oil are harmful. Ex- periments show that tannic acid is de- veloped in very small quantity as soon as tea comes in contact with boiling water, and that more tannic acid is developed when tea has steeped five minutes than when it has steeped three minutes, and that the longer it stands the more this acid is drawn out. It is known that tea is stimulating, refreshing and an alleviator of head- ache and bodily fatigue. It has a slight influence in regulating the cir- culation of the blood and the tempera- ture of the body. It is one of the most warming drinks in winter and cooling drinks in summer, In view of these facts all will ad- mit that to get the good and reject the unwholesome qualities of tea it is necessary to make it with freshly boiled water—fast boiling because the stimulating property, thein, cannot be extracted below the boiling point—and for this reason also the teapot should be thoroughly scalded before the tea is put into it; freshly boiled water, because long cooking causes its at- mospheric gases to escape and ren- ders it flat and insipid. (Soft water is pest used when it first comes to a rapid boil, hard water may be boiled fifteen to twenty minutes before us- ing). Tea should always be made as an infusion—never boiled—and with but one infusion to each measure of tea. The habit of renewing the boiling wa- ter over the first measure of tea, or | of using and reusing the tea leaves with a small additional supply, 1s a very objectionable one and is most strongly condemned by all health and food authorities. This is the way to obtain all the injurious qualities and none of the henefits of a pot of tea. No wonder people tan their stomachs when they follow such a method. Here is the way to make one cup of | tea without a teapot: Heat a cup to | boiling point with boiling water, meas- | ure one-halt teaspoonful of best tea; | pour the water from the cup, put in the tea. pour over enough fresh beil- ing water to fill the cup three-quarters full, cover closely and let stand in a warm place (not in a draught and not over the fire) for three minutes. Have ready another hot cup and a hot strainer; strain the tea into the cup | and serve at once with sugar and | cream or milk, or with thinly sliced | lemon and sugar.—Chicago Record- | Herald. | i Cream of Watercress Soup. Wash, pick over and chop fine one bunch of watercress, add to three cup- fuls of veal stock, bring to a boiling point and let simmer ten minutes; then strain through double thickness of cheesecloth. Melt four tablespoon- fuls butter, add five tablespoonfuls flour and add to the stock. Cook un- til mixture thickens, add a cupful of cream or rich milk, season with salt and pepper. Put in a few drops of green vegetable color, reheat and serve with squares of bread nicely browned. Furniture Polish. Beeswax and turpentine is a cap- ital polish for furniture which is not French polished. To make it, shred half an ounce of beeswax very fine and add to it a quarter of a part of spirits of turpentine. Stir well and put aside until the next day. Then stir again and let it stand for another any, when it will be ready for use. Never melt beeswax and turpentine over a hot fire, as it is highly inflam- mable, Beef Roll, Take a large round steak about an inch thick, spread flat on 2 board or table, then make a dressing of bread crumbs as much as you want and sea- son with salt, pepper, sage and one egg, then spread on round of steak and roll up and tie a cord around it or use skewers to keep it together; then bake till nice and done. American Toast. To one egg, thoroughly beaten, put one cup of sweet milk and a little salt; slice light bread and dip in the mix- ture, allowing each slice to absorb some of the milk. Then brown on hot buttered griddle, spread with butter and serve hot. Fruit Loaf. One pound dates, one pound ngs, three-fourths cup English walnuts, grind through grinder and mix thor- oughly together, knead into a roll and roll in powaered sugar. Fine Job Printing. FINE JOB PRINTING o——A SPECIALTY—0 AT THE WATCHMAN OFFICE Sn icst var, frm the BOOK WORK, that we car: not do in most satis. facto + and EE rs uit this office. . at the clas of worl Call on or EARLE C. TUTEN (Successor to D. W. Woodring.) Fire, Life and Automobile Insurance None but Reliable Companies Represented. Surety Bonds of All Descriptions. Both Telephones 56-27.y BELLEFONTE, PA JOHN F. GRAY & SON, (Successor to Grant Hoover) Fire, Life Accident Insurance. a Aramis fe gt ~—— NO ASSESSMENTS — Do not fail to give us a call before insuring your Life or Property position to write Ras ep ty a We wie la o Office in Crider’s Stone Building, 43-18-1y. BELLEFONTE. PA. The Preferred Accident Insurance THE $5,000 TRAVEL POLICY BENEFITS: HHH » gBEEEES: Fire Insurance I invite your attention to my Fire Insur. ance , the Agency, ¢ strongest and Most Ex Solid ed by any agency in Pennsylvania H. E. FENLON, Monev to Loan. houses to rent. 51-14-1y. Flour and Feed. “CURTIS Y, WAGNER BROCKERHOFF MILLS, BELLEFONTE, PA. Manufacturer, Wholesaler and Retailer of Roller Flour HIGH GRADE VICTORY PATENT FANCY PATENT place in the county where that extraor- fine grade of spring wheat Patent Flour SPRAY can be secured. Also International Stock Food and feed of all kinds. All kinds of Grain bought at the office Flour exchanged for wheat. OFFICE and STORE—BISHOP STREET, BELLEFONTE, PA. MILL AT ROOPBSURG. The 47-19 Saddlery. A Set of Harness in Nickle or Imi- tation Rubber, at........... $12.85 This harness is equal to any $15 set on the Genuine Rubber............ $14.85 which has no equal for less than $17. 0 fu rome: Rp of the harness be mailed upon request. Address all communications to E. N. SCHOFIELD, Mail Order Dept., to which he will cheerfull his prom de " GUARANTEE—~The above goods rep- resented or money refunded. James Schofield, § SpringStreet 5532 Bellefonte, Pa AL A Pr Br Ar le ll Br AOS. SM Be. AS. AD Al Bates stile. The coffee market just now flavor at 25 cents Sechler & Bush House Block, - 4 1 { COFFEE 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 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. is a pretty hard proposition per pound. Company, 57-1 - Bellefonte Pa. A SI HEE EAL ER Ea Se Eee AEE EE IEEE SAS AL LER LESSEE ESTAS TNT TN eT eT TW WW UY WY WVU WY WY OY YY WY WY WY WW We we ww A —————— rr ———— Lime and Crushed Limestone. E90 Increase Your Crops EO : Lime is the life of the soil. USE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LIME 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 We are the largest Manufacturers of Lime in Pennsylvania. Ground imestone and Lime for all purposes. AMERICAN LIME & 554-6m 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. = TO LOAN on good security and KLINE Attorney-at-Law, Bel e . M. KEICHLINE, S Rute, Pa, Bracti ln al cour Oe B. SPANGLER—Attorney-at-Law. Or German. Office in Crider's Bachan S. TAYLOR—Attorney and Coumatlios i» Law. Office, Garman House block, ate. Pa, All kinda of legal busingis 2b» H. WETZEL~, and atLaw J Office No. 1 CEncand Counsellor ’ floor” Ali Kinds of legal business sicnded ETTIG, BO ZERBY—Attomeys-at- Lav Eagle Bock.» Ova. Practice inal 0 the courts. Consultation in or German. M. KEICHLINE—Attorney-at-Law. J I Atgruey a La in all and German. Office south of court howe, business receive prompt oD Stesgiona) ©oly Physicians. WwW S. GLENN M. D.,, Physician and are College. Co Tn Oe Dentists. R. J, E. WARD, D. D. S., office next door to D X34. CA. room, High iret. Blicfonse Superior Crown snd Bee work. ices ing teeth. D* ia Sm pues, Sp electric years of or. work AL quality Restaurant. and prices reasonable. ESTAURANT. Bellefonte now has a First-Class Res- taurat Aha . Meals are Served at All Hours Good Health Good Plumbing GO TOGETHER. When you have dt dripping steam Dipes, leaky [jou can't have good Heal, “The'iryou poisoned ‘and invalidism is sure to come. SANITARY PLUMBING is the kind do. It’ ought ok have ve Ad hitu yn boys. workmen are Skilled Mechanics no better anywhere. Our Material and Fixtures are the Best Not a cheap or inferior article in our entire establishment. And with good work finest material, our tte Prices are lower than many who give pow Ror. unsanitary work and the lowest fi xo Jiasiowe grade of finishings. For ARCHIBALD ALLISON, Opposite Bush House - Bellefonte, Pa. 56-14-1v. EDWARD K. RHOADS Shipping and Commission Merchant, and Dealer in 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 Calls: {Comma 1B, 682 Meat Market. nto ee es EE Get the Best Meats. a save nothing by Duviag poor, thin LARGEST AND FATTEST CATTLE 250 EEL SG REE I alwavs have ~ DRESSED POULTRY — Game in season, and any kinds of good meats you want. TRY MY SHOP, RRR P. L. BEEZER, High Street. ~~ 4334ly. Bellefonte, Pas.
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