Bellefonte, Pa., May 30, 1913. | i Antics of a Comedian. | In “The Autobiography of Mme. Ju- | ith” the author, a famous French ac- | tress, tells this story of Bouffe, the co- | median, who. it appears, was fond of | @isplaying his versatility in the street. © | On one occasion he said, “You just inns In the Old Days. | wait a minute, Judith, and I'll make sou laugh.” Inns in Europe in ancient times were He went to the edge of the pave- sometimes dangerous places, and a | great innkeepers’ convention was held | ment, and, with head bent back, hunch- in Germany early in 1600 at which | ed up shouiders, pinched features, head plans were made for apprehending | shaking piteously and tottering gait, he murderous bonifaces. However, the | had suddenly become an old man. * * ¢ congress broke up in a fight about the | Thus metamorphosed. be tapped on the relative merits of English and French | pavement with his stick, tottered to the hostelries. and nothing was done about | edge of the road, made a few trembling the matter. During the meeting several hosts told | of the continued complaints received from guests who had been kept awake | by fleas in the beds. It was recom- | mended that guests be compelled to furnish their own bedding, that they might bave only themselves to blame. The proposition of changing the bed and table linen, where any was used, once every two weeks was discussed and rejected. The German innkeepers boasted that they changed theirs every “Lord's day,” but nobody believed them. One enterprising delegate suggested | that men be stationed in a belfry tow- | er in every city to spy out approach- | ing travelers, so that the innkeepers | might prepare for their arrival, A Unique Ice Fountain. In the parks and public places in the colder parts of Germany a not uncom- mon object in winter is the so called fce fountain, a rugged pyramid of ice many feet in height, which glistens in the winter sun and is most effective. It is constructed as follows: A fir tree of suitable dimensions and dense growth is placed upright in the ground or in a circular pond where there is a water fountain, and a water pipe with a fairly fine rose is fixed to the stem so that the rose is at the top. The water is then allowed to run slowly, generally at night when there is a frost, and in the morning it is turned off again. The water freezes as it trickles over the branches, and after two or three nights’ severe frost the tree is entirely enveloped in ice. A well frozen ice fountain will last Some days even when a thaw has set in, and | it can always be touched up on the re- | turn of the frost by turning on the wa- | ter again. A Shensi Excuse For Dirtiness. In “Soldiering and Sport In Uganda” the author noticed the extreme dirti- ness of a Shensi herdsman, whose hair was matted with clay and his face and | arms incrusted with yellow sand: | “When 1 checked him for his sloven- | ly appearance, poking my stick through |’ Blood Humors his entangled curls. he told me he was a herdsman and went on to explain that when he tended cattle if he turned up clean and washed they would have, such a fright at the sight of him that | they would run away, whereas in his | present messy condition they had no fear of him whatever. Again, when he had to milk them, the more begrimed he was so much the more did they pro- | duce. * * * | asked him if he would | like some elephant meat, but he replied that if a herdsman ate meat the cattle would mistrust him, whereas as it was they treated him as one of themselves.” | The Quotations Used Most. The vote of the people as to the most hard worked quotations from (1) ese Shakespeare, (2) Milton, (3) Dryden, (4) Pope. (3) Cowper, (6) Campbell, (7) Byron, (8) Shelley, (9) Wordsworth, (10) Tennyson. has resulted as follows: (1) To be or not to be. (2) They also serve who stand and weit. (3) None but the brave deserves the fair. (4) A little learning is a dangerous thing. (5) The cups that cheer, but not inebriate. (6) Distance lends enchantment to the view, (7) Truth is always strange—stranger than fiction. i (8) Hall to thee, blithe spirit! i (9 We are seven. (10) 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. We think these hard worked quota- tions have a right to at least an eight hour day.—London Truth. Hard Work. No matter how talented a man is, he cannot win success without hard work, but he must not be tempted to give it | _ up because it seems like drudgery. No work can be well done by one who is unwilling to sacrifice comfort. The price of success is perseverance. As Kipling says: Go to your work and be strong, halting not in your ways, Balking the goal half won for an in- stant’s dole of praise. Stand to your work and be wise, certain of sword or pen. We are neither children nor gods, but men in a world of men. —Philadelphia Ledger. Suitable Play, “I am going to make my farewell tour in Shakespeare. What shall be the play—‘Hamlet? ‘Macbeth? ” “This is your sixth farewell tour, I believe.” “Well, yes.” “TI would suggest ‘Much Adieu About Nothing.’ "—Louisville Courier Journal. A Money Saver. “You must be spending a heap of money, baron. You're always driving about with your wife nowadays.” “On the contrary, I save considera- ble. When we walk my wife is ever so much nearer the show windows.”"— Fliegende Blatter. Moving. He—You seemed to be much moved by the performance, She—Not 80 much as you were. You moved at the end of each act. —=For high class Job Work come tc steps to cross it and then, seeing a car- ringe coming. started back and feebly endeavored to step up on the curbstone again. Finally when a little work girl com- passionately helped him, remarking, “Poor old fellow, your dancing days are a long way off.” Bouffe of a sudden turned head over heels, after which he pirouetted several times, made the girl a low bow and left her simply pet- rified with astonishment. Sabbath Morn in Glasgie, It was Sunday morning, and the con ductor as his bus rattled along was perhaps not so wide awake as usual. At all events he didn't observe the small boy who dashed out of an entry, piping, “Hi, there; stop!” and it was only when the stout old gent next the door had prodded him in the leg that the official became aware of the pursu- ing figure. “Stop the bus for the boy. conductor,” observed the prodder. The conductor looked disparagingly at the chasing boy, but, seeing that he was holding up a penny. decided he must be a passenger and stopped the bus. “Now, then, shaver, hop on,” he said when the boy panted up. “Who are you callin’ ‘shaver? inquired the youth scornfully. “An' what d'you mean by runnin’ away from yer cus- tomers? 'Ere; mother wants two 'a’pen- nies for this penny. She's goin’ to church.”—Glasgow News. Politeness Paid. A striking example of the value of politeness is told by a woman who was left to support herself and her child and who had never had any business training. Her husband had had an income of several thousand dollars a year, but it had all been spent on good living. After his death | the wife applied for employment to a firm with which she had had an ac- count. “What can you do?%" she was asked. Partly in jest she replied she could Hood's Sarsepa rilla. the WATCHMAN Office. Commonly cause pimples, boils, hives, eczema or salt rheum, or some other form of eruption; but sometimes they exist in the system, indica hed by feelings of Weak, anguor, loss of appetite, or gene debility, without ve any Dacaking They are expelled and the whole syst is renovated, strengthened and ig Hood's Sersapariila. u| r had a breaking out on read testimonials of Hood's le. This Sa bottle, y e never been Pouhled since.” Mrs. Ella Condrey, , Kan, ora is no real substitute for HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA Get it to-day in usual liquid form or chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.—58-22 Waverly Oils. 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Sale During this sale we will make Special Reductions on all WHITE STUFFS which includes a full line of Ladies’, Misses and Childrens’ Muslin Underwear. We have a Rummage Table with odd sizes and slightly soiled underwear that must go during this sale. A complete line of Ladies’, Misses, Childrens’ and Infant’s Tub Dresses at prices that will - astound you. Too many styles to specialize. Come in and see our wonderful values for very little money. We have one hundred and fifty pairs of our Special Sample Hose left, while they last 3 pairs for 50 cents. Lyon & Co. «.. Bellefonte Clothing. Shirts of flannel, soisette and other soft materials— with or without attached collars, $1.00 to $2.00. Outing Trousers—flannel and serge, $2.50 to $5.00. B. V. D. “Athletic” Underwear, 50 cents to $1.00. FAUBLE'S. It’s our job to have what you want when you want it. Yeager's 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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