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Road Builders.
Prominent agriculturists everywhere
i
are supporting the $50,000,000 good
roads loan to be voted upon at the
November elections, but there are no
stronger advocates of highway im-
provements for Pennsylvania than the
committee from this state appointed
by act of the legislature to co-operate
with the Permanent American Com-
mission on Agriculture and Rural Life,
a national body that stands for the
very best there ig in country life in
the United States,
The Pennsylvania commiitee has
thought so well of the loan that at a
recent meeting called for the purpose
it issued the following appeal to the
farmers of the state:
To the Farmers and Other Rural Citi-
zens ot Pennsylvania—
The Pennsylvania committee ap
pointed to co-operate with the “Perma-
nent American Commission on Agri-
culture, Finance, Production, Distriovu-
tion and Rural Lite,” in session at the
state capitol at the call of tne chair
man of said committee, desires re
spectfully to call the attention of the
people of the state to the fact that no
greater factor can enter into the im-
portant work of placing the agricul
ture of our state upon a profitable ba-
sis than a well-arranged system of
good public roads.
The opportunity is now before the
voters ol the state to say whether they
are willing that the hopeful beginning
made in the direction of road improve-
ment shall end, or whether our state,
which in the importance and value of
its products stands among the firs:
in the Union, shall carry this
work forward until our gablie high-
ways and methods of rural travel and
transportation shall equal any to bo
found in our own country or any of the
countries of the old world.
At the coming general election the
voters of the state will say whether or
not the proposed amendment to our
state constitution, making it possible
for the next general Res sinbly to pro
vide for a loan of $50,000,060 to be
used in the construction and mainte.
nance of a complete system of high-
ways shall be adopted, and every citi-
zen should consider carefully the
effect of his vote upon the general
prosperity of the commonwealth and
the individual interests of the people
of the present generation, as well as
the generations to follow.
If the proposed amendment is voted
down no opportunity will be afforded
for the correction of the mistake (for
such we must regard it) for at least
five vears, as the state constitution
rovideg that no amendments relating
0 the same subject “shall be submit:
ted oftener than once in five years.”
It is hoped that voters, in makinz
up their minds, will Hive thought!ul
consideration to the following proposi-
tions which we believe to he correct:
1. The Ploposed amendment does
not settle the question as to whether
or not the loan is to be secured, but
simply makes it possible for the next
legislature to consider the gestion
and provide the terms upon which such
loan, if made, shall be negotiated, in-
cluding the dates at which bonds shall
be issued, the time of their maturity,
the interest they shall bear and the
periods during which the work provid.
ed for by each bond iscue shall he
ge , 80 that instead of the en-
tak
work contemplated being under-
en at once, it may be so extended
as to secure the best possible results.
2. The vote will be essentially non-
partisan, as the proposed work will be
arranged and carried out by what-
ever party the Deobie of the common-
wealth may from time to time place in
power,
3. The establishment of a system of
roads will not only help the far-
mer by providing means of reachin
his market with most ease and leas
cost, but it will relieve him of a con-
siderable portion of the local taxes he
now pays. The state has already tak-
en over, and is now maintaining at
state expense, as best it can with the
small amount of money that can be ap-
plied to this work, about 9600 miles of
road, which will be increased as the
work is carried forward, relieving the
local taxpayers of much of the burden
they are now hearing.
4. As the work of road improvement
Joes forward material needed will be
aken from adjacent lands and quar:
ries, for which fair compensation will
be made. teams will be needed in grad.
ing and in hauling material from quar-
ries and railroad stations to the points
where used, and laborers and mechan:
ics will be employed in the construc-
tion work, so that farmers will find
profitable work for their teams when
not needed on the farm, labor of all
kinds will be in demand at good wages
gromptly id, and a ready market will
e brough to the doors of the ple of
the sections through which ABO
pase for food supplies for men and
eams, all of which means that a large
JLoportion of the money expended will
irectly into the hands of the peo:
ple of the rural districts of the state.
5. Community industries and co-op-
erative associations helpful to farm:
ers and rural districts will be promot-
ed. Better roads means better educa
tional facilities for the rural districts.
fo Mii) zoos Toads we rg look for
on and complete grad f
Tiers o.oo fh
. al conditions in country dis.
tricts will be SYeatly improved id the
country church will enjoy a like de-
gree of prosperity when worshippers
can assemble without fear of pon
wrecked or their carriages being Tr
in the mud on the way.
Time would fail should we attempt
<0 enumerate all the blessings that
will come to our beloved common-
wealth with the establishment of
system of roads, and we trust
at the motives which prompt us to
issue this circular in the performance
of the work belonging to the commi:-
lee % z Jiich we ate Ferving the
ru nterests o e state, will not
be miannderstood.
L. Mance, Canonsburg, Washington
Comnty, Pa.
A. L. Martin, Ehon Valley, Lawrence
unty, a.
N. B. tchfield, Stoyestown, ijomer-
Coke "Ha teh Warrior's Mark,
. Hutchinson, Warrior’ ar
Huntingdon County, Pa. :
It Is Obtainable,
He was young, though of a serious
turn of mind. Conversation’ was lag-
ging, and she was earnestly hoping he
would take his leave. Her musings
were Interrupted, however, by him
asking:
“Do you think perfection is ever ac-
tually attained in this life, Miss Alice?”
“Yes,” she answered quickly, “some
people become perfect bores.”—Denver
Republican.
G THE BASES.
Mike Kelly Once Scored From Second
Through the Pitcher’s Box.
Writing on “Take a Chance Versns
Play It Safe” in baseball in the Amer-
fcan Magazine. Hugh 8S. Fullerton tells
the following story about Mike Kelly,
the great Chicago ball player of a
generation ago:
“The chances Kelly took were the
marvels of his era. [| have seen him
again and again cut straight across
the diamond from first to third base
or from second to the home plate and
land in safety because the umpire fail
ed to see his reckless move.
“One day Kelly cut from first to
third on a slow infield bounder. He
ran past the umpire, who was racing
toward first. screaming at him to
watch the play, and, swinging straight
across, he tore for third. Gaffney
called the runner out at first and
whirled just in time to catch ‘Kel’ go-
ing into third. then called him out.
Kelly walked to the nmpire, protested
an instant: then. knowing Gaffney had
caught him in the act, he remarked.
‘All right, Mr. Umpire: I've never been
on these grounds before and didn't
know which was second base.’
“Two innings later he scored from
second base through the pitcher's box
and was not seen.”
Curious Ear of the Catfish.
The catfish uses his lungs as an or-
gan of hearing. The needless lung be
comes a closed sac filled with air and
commonly known as the swim bladder.
In the catfish, as in the suckers. chubs
and most brook fish, the air bladder is
large and is connected by a slender
tube, the remains of the trachead. to
the esophagus. At its front it fits
closely to the vertebral column. The
anterior vertebrae are much enlarged.
twisted together, and through them
passes a chain of bones, which con-
nects with the hidden cavity of the
air. The bladder therefore assists the
ear of the catfish as the tympanum
and its bones assist the ear of the
higher animals. An ear of this sort
can carry little range of variety in
sound. It.probably gives only the im-
pression of jars or disturbances in the
water,
A Singer's Avarice.
We hear a great deal about the enor-
mous salaries paid to famous prima
donnas nowadays, and we also hear a
great deal about their charity and
good nature. In the reign of Queen
Anne one of the most celebrated
singers was Mrs. Tofts, who had a
veritable craze for money making as
well as a great deal of personal con-
ceit. Pope. whe never spared any per-
sons or objects that he satirized, wrote
an epigram that must have greatly an-
noyved the avaricious singer:
So bright is thy beauty, so charming thy
song,
As had drawn both the beasts and their
Orpheus along,
But such is thy avarice and such is thy
pride
That the beasts must have starved and
the poet have died.
— London Standard.
A Doubtful Transaction.
“I don’t know whether my older boy
is treating me right or not,” said Mr.
Bliggins. rather gloomily. “I told him
that if he wouldn't smoke until he was
twenty-one years old [ would give him
a thousand dollars.”
“Did he keep his part of the agree-
ment?”
“Yes, but he took the thousand dol-
lars and bought an interest in a cigar
store.” — Washington Star,
All In a Bunch.
Father (looking up from his book aft-
er a volley of questions from eight-
year-old son) —The answer to the first
five questions is yes. to the next four
no, and to the last question, I don't
know.--St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Cheer Up.
“I sometimes wonder if life is worth
living,” mused the pessimist.
“It is.” replied the optimist. “It is
worth living much better than most of
ns live it.”—Lippincott's.
A TRIBE OF TRAMPS.
East African Outcasts That Won't
Work and Will Steal.
While on a hunting expedition to
British East Africa in quest of pictures
of wild horses Paul J. Rainey discov-
ered that even among savages there is
a tribe which closely resembles our
own “knights of the road.”
the Wandorobo. They are found along
the Guaso Nyiro and Guaso Narok riv- '
ers and are regarded as outcasts by
the other native tribes.
The Wandorobe most closely resem-
bles his American brother, the tramp,
in that he refuses to work. He is a
hunter and is exceedingly expert with
the poisoned arrow, which he uses ex-
clusively. A large club he carries is
used to ward off and to scare wild
beasts that may come too near.
Although the Wandorobo has settle-
ments in sve places, he yanders far
They are |
Origin of the Plus, Minus, Multipiica-
tion and Division Signs.
When you make the sign of + in a
problem of addition, perhaps you do
not know that you are really using the
first letter of the word “plus” in a
somewhat sitered form. At first the
capital letter P was used, but as it
was made more and more quickly and
carelessly the top part of the letter
became merely a horizontal line drawn
across the edge of the vertical,
The sign used in subtraction has even
a stranger history. The word minus
, was first shortened into “mus.” with
a horizontal line above to indicate the
contraction; after awhile only the let-
ter m, with the line above it, was used,
and finally the letter was dropped, and
; now we have only the hastily made
horizontal line.
! As multiplication is but a short form
| of addition. the plus sign was turned
| sldewise into a character resembling
| the letter X.
from home aud usually makes his bed | Division was formerly indicated by
in the top of a tree to be safe from | placing the dividend above a hori
wild animals. He Is a notorious thief, ' zontal line and the divisor below. In
and whenever he approaches an en- | order to save space In printing the
camprient the askari, or policeman, | dividend was placed to the left and
who is the only native permitted by | the divisor to the right, with a simple
the government to wear arms, watches | dot in place of each.—Youth's Com-
the Wandorobo very carefully, for | panion.
there is notluag too hot or too heavy —
for him to try to make off with.—Chi- |
cago Inter Ocean.
writ? JuUBLICE 8 TMantecsaents.”
Lord Alverstone's gift of song has
sent the tourist on his track. There is
a story that one Sunday an American
lady attended the morning service at
St. Mary Abbots. Kensington, and
usked the verger which of the choris-
ters in the chancel was the lord chief
Justice. “Well, mum.” replied that dig-
nitary, “that is the vicar. and them's
the curates, and I'm the verger. But as
for the choir. as long ns they does their
duty we don't inquire into their hante-
cedents.” — London Chronicle.
Hard Luck.
“So your hahy won a prize in the
baby show?”
“Yes.” replied the proud but worried
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{ general housework. Good In-
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| R SALE CHEAP.—National cash registers,
| 10 foot store counters and tables, post
| card racks, counter display trays.
| 58-37-3t J. FINKELSTINE, Bellefonte, Pa.
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| T OST.—Between Temple Court and t of
\L Bellefonte Al, , og Slut ot
| drawing instruments.
| return of same to the office
neering Co.
ITTLE PIGS—20 fine little pigs, ranging in
age from 4 to 10 weeks. oi ash
| Til On Pl rons or write =! VF
THADDEUS CROSS,
58-38-tf R. F.D. Bellefonte, Pa.
{ B“% BOB. Thoroughbred black Spanish
the
i ack, will stand for service at the Belle.
| onte Fair grounds during the balance of
! season. T.
58.37.6t*
father. “And [| guess we'll move out |
of the community. All the envious R SALE Premises Nos. 110 and 112. N,
neighbors will resent it as long as he feet. Address,
lives.” — Washington Star.
His Ears.
“It Smithers undertakes to pull my
ears.” said a fellow at a street corner,
“he will have his hands full.”
The crowd looked at the man's ears
and smiled. - London Telegraph.
~ad It Located.
“Which tooth are vou going to hava
Mrs. GEORGE O. BOAL,
The
| 58-38-4t* lowa, Washington, D.C.
! TDUBLIC SALE.—The_ subscriber will offer at
| ic sale at his residence in Bush's
| Addition Bellefonte, on Saturday, Oc-
| tober, 11th, a 12 lock. Horse and ba s
| oth: £54. 5% Bu house and lot. ge
| 58-39.2¢° J. B. ROYER.
ILK COWS FOR SALE.—29, or more first
class Joung milk cows and one Jersey
| "bull 3 years old, are offered at private
| sale in bulk, to close out dairy. Apply to
pulled, Sam?" 58.36.40 S. BATCHELLER.
“Upper six, sir.” answered the Pull | Hpaburg.
man porter.—Louisville Courier-Jour- ANTED.—White girl for child's nurse and
nal. upstairs work. Must be
willing and of good R sac Jul
| wages to the right person. Apply to
| spp Mas. JOHN BLANCHARD,
The Worried Widower. | » est Linn St., Bellefonte, Pa.
“He says his poor children need an- | A UDITOR’S NOTICE.—In re Assi Estate
other mother.” | of Frank P. Pantley, Int Court of
“Then why doesn't he take one February term. 1913, o Are county; No: 45,
home to them?”
“It seems that the children pay the
rent, and they are very hard to con-
vince.”— Exchange.
Her Raven Hair.
“Some novelists don't know what
they're talking about. Here's one who
speaks of .a girl's ‘raven hair.'"”
“What's wrong with it?"
“All wrong. Ravens don't wear hair,
They wear feathers!" —Liverpool Mer-
cury.
It is the mental and spiritual atti-
tude with which one meets a crisis ma
life which makes the crisis one of vie.
tory or defeat.
Blinding the idols.
While repairing a temple the Chinese
cover up the eyes of the idols, in order
that the deities may not be offended
at the sight of the disorder.
After all. there Is nothing in this
world but cha-acter.—Bishop Fowler.
cry etree
arman’s
Opera House, Oct. 15, 1913
2 —) Jones & Crane, Incorporated, offer (——
ly appointed to At ay ne Jon J.
i m: in
of Homer P. Barnes, assignee of Frank
P. Bartley, an insolvent, to and a
from malin any claim
W. HARRISON WALKER
Auditor.
Address H. T. Hall, Lock Haven.
Lemont
ISAAC F. HEATON.
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Novelty Store.
Clearance Sale!
A BONAFIDE BARGAIN SALE NOW ON.
SPECIAL BARGAINS.
Pocket Knives.................... 25¢ 5c Swifts Laundry Soap, 8 cakes for... 25¢
and Bureau Setts...... .. $1.23 Boys ouths Suspenders, i
0 Ladies and Gents Umbrelaa. Tc 15c ard Dress Patterns A peru,
Punch Bow! with 13 mugs & 7 Hooks 58 15 Cell d Rattles Pink. Blue & Whie *
SE SoupTureens oo Se Tumblers ind Glasses cs ise
BS na Be Carne Foran picture. She Pom Gurds—birthday and Comics .. § for Sc
HRS.
Bush Arcade igh Street.
rie™ FINKELSTINE'S vi tiah St
$8.27-3m. Stat , Post Sard and Variety Store.
The Centre County Banking Company.
Strength and Conservatism
are the banking qualities demanded by careful
depositors. With forty years of banking ex-
perience we invite you to become a depositor,
assuring you of every courtesy and attention.
We pay 3 per cent interest on savings and
cheerfully give you any information at our
command concerning investments you may
desire to make.
The Centre County Banking Co.
Bellefonte, Pa.
The First National Bank.
Every Man
Should have intimate relations
with a good bank, ready at all
times to help its patrons. Let
us open an account with you.
We may prove to be a friend
when you need one.
The First National Bank,
Bellefonte, Pa.
Excursion to Washington.
WASHINGTON, D.C
LEAVING SATURDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 11th.
A RARE CHANCE TO VISIT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
See the National Museum with its interesting exhibits, the Beautiful Congressional Library, and
Magnificent Capitol Building, all of which will be open on this date.
: A Delightful Sunday Pleasure Trip
SPECIAL THROUGH TRAIN LEAVES
Bellefonte . : : : :
Cdk Hal" .'~, * | 1,
Linden Hall : . . .
Centre Hall . . . . .
RETURNING, Special Trains leave Washington 4.05 P.M,
Tickels on sale by Ticket Agama starting Friay poecoding date of
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