Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, December 05, 1913, Image 3

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    _ seleont, Pa., December 5, 1913.
PICTURES FOR 1 THE DOGS.
A Ginsviatoiruph Shaw Oly Hteieste
ed the Animals In Spots.
A moving picture show was recent-
dogs walked up and bad a look at It
and turned away, obviously bored and
uninterested. Evidently the subject
was too familiar.
They woke up, however. when an
elephant came splashing into a pool
of water and appeared to be walking
into the room. A massive bulldog
made a dash for the screen. With his
head up and ears pricked. be got
ready to attack. and the whole audi
ence burked and bayed in blood cur:
dling discord. Pictures of birds also
irritated them, but when other ani-
mals were shown they quickly recog:
nized that they were vot looking at
the real thing und in a few seconds
quieted down completely.
The general result of the expert
ment seemed to be that dogs do not
understand still pictures, but that they
appreciate motion, though fit very
largely depends upon the nature of
the thing moving.—Pearson's Weekly.
SALT A-PLENTY IN PERU.
A Natural Factory That Is Operated
on an Automatic Plan.
About a bundred miles north of
Lima, near the town of Huacho, is one
of the great curiosities of nature, #
salt factory on an automatic plan.
When the tide comes in it fills a lot
of shallow basins, and the water fs
prevented from flowing back into the
sea by closing the gates. The atmos
phere Is so dry that the water evapo
rates rapidly and leaves a sediment of
salt in an almost pure state, which is
scraped up. packed into sacks and
shipped to market.
Within the coast a iittle farther the
percolation of sea water through the
porous rocks into pits and hollows has
caused immense deposits of salt to ac
comulate. The salt is taken out in
blocks six or eight inches square and
sold in that form. As soon as the
salt is excavated the water comes In
again and In a year or two has solidi
fled and is ready for the market.
Wells driven into the sand disclose
strongly impregnated water at a depth
of twenty-five feet, which seems to be
& great deal heavier than the sea wa-
ter. and is drawn off into vats for
evaporation.
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Did She Keep Her Temper?
Mr. Blles is a very basty tempered
man, but he is also one who keeps his
promises to the very letter. Therefore
Mrs. B. extracted from him a promise
diways 2. Sount twenty before be
spea e feels rage coming upon
him. Last Sunday he rushed into the
back drawing room spluttering with
fury and red in the face. Mrs. Biles
rose and Inid a gentle band on his
WL lips.
“M-Mary, I—=l=I"=
“Hush, dear.” sald the sweet wo-
man. “Count twenty and conquer
yourself, and | shall be more proud of
you than if you had conquered the
world.”
“Eighteen, nineteen, twenty” —
“Now tell me, dear.”
“It's that new hat of yours that you
paid 6 guineas for, and the new serv-
ant's gone out in, and it's raining hard
=that's all "—London Express.
Too Much Sex In Literature.
Literature is oversexed. If we were
to believe the fictionists and the play:
wrights, sex is the one morbid, absorb.
fog and exclusive topic of thought and
conversation. It is a misrepresenta-
tion of fact. When God created man
he made big to the likeness of God.
Male and femmnle, he created them
The revolt against the order of being
and the vlurring of natural and inevi-
table distinctions by a would be new
species of women-men and men-wom
en is surely a melancholy sign of de
cadence hoth intellectual and moral.—
the Universe.
“No, sir,” replied the enthusiast,
“I'm a leather merchant!”— London
Telegraph.
Well Described.
“Those Chinese characters are pecul-
' said the man who was standing
in front of a laundry.
“Yes.” replied his friend. “Chinese is
the only language | know of that looks
exactiy like it sounds.” —Washington
g
its Route.
“Why don't you get some labels on
your suit case to show where It's
been?"
“The pawnbrokers don't furnish la.
bels.” —Kansax City Journal.
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England's Big Mine Road.
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UMBRELLAS ARE ANCIENT.
But They Were Ridiculed When They
First Appeared In London.
Umbrellas were described in early
fictionaries as “a portable penthouse
10 carry in a person's band to screen
dm from violent rain or heat.”
Umbrellas appear in the carvings at
Persepolis. Niebuhr saw a great Arab-
an prince returning from a mosque, he
ind eath member of his family having
t large umbrella carried by their side.
Did chinaware shows the Chinese
shaded by umbrellas. They were first
gsed In this country In Baltimore,
brought from Indian, in 1772. It i= said
that the first person who commonly
sarried an umbrella in London was the
benevolent Jonus Hanway, who died
n 1784,
John McDonald, a London footman,
whe wrote his own life, said that he
bad “a fine silk umbrella which he
brought from Spain.” but be could not
with any comfort to himself use it. the
people calling out: “Frenchman! Why
don't you get a conch? The hackney
sonchmen and chairmen were clamor-
ing against their rival. The footman
says he persisted for three months till
they took noe further notice of this nov.
elty. Foreigners hegan to use theirs
and then the English. - Kansas City
Star
DENTISTRY FOR TREES.
All Cavities Should Be Treated as Soon
as They Appear,
Whether it is a shade or fruit tree a
little judicions treatment of a cavity
will often save the tree for many
years of usefulness. Whether it be a
branch or the main trunk the treat-
went will be the same. First all de-
caved or apparently decaying or dis.
eased wood should be removed with a
sharp chisel or knife until perfectly
sound heartwood is exposed. Immedi-
ately wash the wound with a solution
of copper sulphate in the proportion of
one pound of sulphate to five =aNom
of water,
As soon as this has heen done an the
cavity with a thin mortar made by
mizing one part of cement with three
parts of clean sand. When it has be-
come stiff, but not hard, face it on the
outside with thin cement. using a
trowel to smooth the cement over all
parts that bave become Injured. If a
cavity or split should ocenr near a fork
of the tree It wonld be an additional
safeguard to put a long bolt through
both branches so as to hold them to-
gether. When the cement hardens in
a cavity the trunk will be perfectly
solid, and decay will be arrested.—
Farm and Fireside.
Table Manners In Old France,
Could we restore for half an hour the
dinner table of old France and obtain
balf a dozen Instantaneous photo-
graphs of a roynl banquet at any era
between the reigns of Francis I. and
Louis Quatorze such a “cataract of
laughter” would be beard as might
disturb the serenity of Louis in para-
dise. The duchess, her napkin tied se-
curely round ner neck, would be seen
mumbling a bone, another fair crea.
ture scouring her plate with her bread,
a gallant courtier using bis doublet or
the tablecloth as a towel for his tin.
gers and two footmen holding a yard
of dumusk under a lady's chin while
she emptied her goblet at a draft. Dur
ing a feast of inordinate length it was
sometimes necessary to substitute a
clean cloth for the one which the care-
lessness or bad manners of the guests
had reduced to a deplorable condition.
-~*An Idler In Old France.”
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London In 1784.
In 1784 M. La Combe published a
book entitled "A Picture of London,”
in which. Inter alla, he says. “The
highroads thirty or forty miles round
London ure filled with armed highway-
men and footpuds.” This was then
pretty true, though the expression
“filled” is somewhat of an exaggera.
tion.
M. La Combe in another part of his
book exclaims: “How are you changed,
Londoners: Your women are become
bold, imperious and expensive. Bank.
rupts and beggars, coiners, spies and
informers. robbers and pickpockets
abound. The baker mizes sium in bis
bread. The brewer puts opium and
copper filling In his heer. The milk
woman spoils her milk with snails.”
Honest Surprise.
“King Lear 1» a great character,”
remarked the friend.
“Yes.” answered the actor. “1 anp-
pose you remember my performance
last season?"
“No. | must confess | have never
seen you in the part.”
“Indeed!” was the rejoinder, in a
tone of gentle surprise. *Then how on
earth did you know it was a great
character?” — Liverpool Mercury.
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Diverging.
Husband—I'm afraid I'm becoming
cross eyed, my dear. Wife—The iden!
Why do you think thet? Husband-
This thing of trying to look at my In.
come and our expenses at the same
time is slowly but surely getting its
work in.—Chicago News,
Heartbeats,
The heart of a standing man beats
eighty-one times a minute, of a sitting
one seventy-one times. When the man
Is lying down itz heats are reduced to
sixty-six per minute.
Falkland Islands.
There Is an entire absence of all
forms of tuberculosis, malignant dis.
eases. rheumatic fever and infectiour
diseases in the Falkland islands.
One South African gold mine is one
mile in depth.
FILLING THE LUNGS. |
Correct and Deep Breathing is Essen. |
tial to Good Health.
No plece of advice the physician can |
give will bear more frequent repetition |
than the pithy sentence, “Breathe
deeply.” Itis a perfectly simple rule
of heaith, yet it is constantly broken. !
There are two ways to learn to
breathe. If our powers of self discl-
pline are poor, as is the case with most
insufficient breathers. it is a good plan |
to join a gymnasium or calisthenic class | |
and learn to use the lungs as a baby
learns to use its feet and bands. But |
remember that lessons in breathing |
will do no good If the scholar thinks he |
is absolved from his task except when |
he is In the class.
A simpler method for those io!
have not time or opportunity to at-|
tend a gymnasium is to turn life's daily |
routine into a continuous discipline In |
breathing. If the poor breather takes |
the trouble to watch himself carefully |
he will find that when he is engaged |
upon any work that calls for close at- |
tention he does not even breathe as
deeply as usual; be almost invariably |
holds his breath. Thus the blood cur- |
rent is vitinted when it ought to be
cleansed. and the worker exhausts '
himself, not so much by his labors as |
by his neglect. !
Draw in deep drafts of air every
time you take a breath, and every lit-
tle while stop everything else and 61
your lungs a few times with breaths
that test their capacity. You will be
surprised to see the improvement that
it will make in your general condition.
~Timely Doctor.
PRUNING BY RAIN.
One of Nature's Many Methods of
Thinning Her Forests.
Nature has many ways of thinning
and pruning and trimming her forests
~lightning strokes, heavy snows and
storm winds to shatter and blow down
whole trees here and there or break off
branches ax required. The results of
these methods | huve observed in dif-
ferent forests. but only once have |
seen pruning by rain
The rain froze on the trees as it fell
and grew so thick and heavy that
many of them lost a third or more of
their branches. The view of the
woods after the storm had passed and
the sun shone forth was something
never to be forgotten. Every twig
and branch and rugged trunk was en-
cased In pure crystal ice, and each oak
and hickory and willow became a fairy
crystal palace. Such dazzling bril-
Hance, such effects of white light and
irised light. glowing and dashing. |
had never seen. nor have | since.
This sudden change of the leatless
woods to glowing silver was, like the
great aurora, spoken of for years and
is one of the most beautiful of the
many pictures that enrich my life.
And besides the great shows there
were thousands of others. even in the
coldest weather, munifesting the ut.
most fineness and tenderness of beau-
ty and affording noble compensation for
hardship and pul. =Auantic Monthly
Red as a Cure.
In England. says the London Globe.
apothecaries for many years were firm
believers in the etlicacy of the color
red as n combatant of disease. Pa.
tients. especially those suffering from
rheumatism, were frequently wrapped
in red blankets and dressed in red
clothes. “Let your nightcap be of
scarlet.” recommended Andrew Bor
den In his discourse on sleep, “and
petycote of scarlet also.” while a
physician in the sixteenth century ad
vised that the face be washed once a
week and then wiped with a red cloth
Upon this latter item of the prescrip-
tion great stress was laid--no doubt
the color of the cloth was intended to
act as an antidote against the chill of
such frequent ablutions.
Grease a Cause of Disease.
Grease in a sink Is a very prolific
cause of disease. It cannot but accu-
mulate from dishes and utensils, and
when small bits of vegetable matter
adhere to it a shelter Is given to mis.
chievous bacterin. Besides. grease
will clog the drain and become a men-
ace and an inconvenience. The surest
and simplest cleansing agent is a
strong solution of washing soda and
boiling water The sink should first
be scrubbed with soapsuds and the
hot solution then dashed down the
drain, This cleaning should be done
at least once a week.—Chicago News.
Different Viewpoints,
Duncan Macpherson was playing
golf. Going out he drove brilliantly
over a stream in a hollow. “My, but
yon wis a fine drive owre the bonny
wee burn!" he remarked to his cad-
die. Coming home he had to play
over this same “burn” for another
hole and drove right into it. “Gang
ye an’ fish th’ ba’ oot o' yon dirty
sewer!” he growled. —Argonaut.
Use For His Head.
Old Gotrox (to his fashionable son)—
You and your set thoroughly disgust
me. You could get along as well with-
out a head on your shoulders as with
one. Algy—Aw, fawther, how wedicu-
lous! Why. wheah would a fellah
weah his hat?-—-Puck.
His Delicate Touch.
“That Muller ir a peach at borrow-
ing. At she dance last night he put
my tie straight. and when he bad fio-
fished | was 100 marks poorer.”
Fliegende Blatter.
Next to acquiring good friends the
best acquisition is that of good books
—Coiton.
a Pharmacy. a Attorneys-at-Law.
A. G. MORRIS, JR. MURRAY'S S Het pes nal Soars Ofc
. B. SPANGLER -Attornev-at Law. Practices
sues wt commun | RNEUMatic Remedy | N_ Eat Jha
ANTHRACITE asp BITUMINOUS
(COALS
CORN EARS, SHELLED CORN, OATS
and other grains,
—) BALED HAY AND STRAW (——
Builders’ and Plasterers’ Sand.
FEDERAL STOCK FOOD.
KINDLING WOOD
by the bunch or cord as may suit purchasers,
respectfully solicits the patronage of his
friends and the public, at his Coal Yard
near the Pennsylvania Passenger Station.
$8231y Telephones: {gFommercial 24 E.
Money to Loan.
ONEY TO LOAN on good security and
houses to
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Flour and Feed.
51-14-1y.
CURTIS Y. WAGNER,
BROCKERHOFF MILLS,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Manufacturer, Wholesaler and Retailer of
Roller Flour
Feed
Corn Meal
and Grain
Manufactures and has on haud at al times the
following brands of high grade flour
WHITE STAR
OUR BEST
HIGH GRADE
VICTORY PATENT
FANCY PATENT
Tes TR:
SPRAY
can be secured. Also International Stock
and feed of all kinds. Fond
All kinds of Grain
on bought at the office Flour
OFFICE and STORE—BISHOP STREET.
Tarly tne.
THE MARVELOUS CURE FOR
RHEUMATISM,
$5.00 the bottle at your drug-
gists, or sent Parcels post on re-
ceipt of price. Money refunded
if it fails to cure YOU.
WM. H. FIELDING,
Sole Agent. Druggist,
58-20tf. LYNBROOK, N.Y.
Fine Job Printing.
FINE JOB PRINTING
oA SPECIALTY~—0
AT THE
WATCHMAN OFFICE
othe oes
BOOK WORK,
There is no
cheapest
factory mannsr. and at
ent with the cla of work
| communicate
most satis.
JO aati
on or
i Restaurant.
ESTAURANT.
Bellefonte now has a First-Class Res-
taurant where
| Meals are Served at All Hours
Ralf ST s, Rant
ha re ab Cn
ER pA ave a completé plant br Blebared to
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SODAS,
ARILLA,
SELTZER SYPHONS, ETC.,
aly a Ee
the purest syrups and properly carbonated.
C. MOERSCHBACHER,
High St., Bellefonte, Pa.
§0-32-1y.
Meat Market.
Get the Best Meats.
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LARGEST AND FATTEST CATTLE
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and muscle mak-
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My prices ase ne
« DRESSED POULTRY
Game in season, and any kinds of good
meats you want.
BELLEFONTE. PA. TRY MY SHOP.
47-19 MILL AT ROOPBSURG. P. L. BEEZER,
High Street. 34-34-1y. Bellefonte, Pa.
Groceries.
Groceries.
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SECHLER & COMPANY.
First Catch of the Season.
10 pound pails, 20 fish, at -
10 pound pails, 16 fish, at -
10 pound pails, 12 fish, at - - -
$1.40
$1.60
$1.75
These goods are open for your inspection.
Come and see them.
SECHLER & COMPANY,
LIME AND LIMESTONE.
LIME.
Lime and Limestone for all purposes.
H-O Lime put up in 201b. paper bags
LIME.
AMERICAN LIME &
for use with drills or spreader, is the econom-
ical form most careful farmers are using.
High Calcium Central Pennsylvania Lime
Operations at Bellefonte, Tyrone, Union Fumace, Frankstown and Spring Meadows, Pa,
STONE COMPANY.
General Office: TYRONE, PA.
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Office No. 11: Coders
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all the courts. Consultation in
German. Office south of
court house:
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ces—No. 5 East High
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A. toon, High ir Be
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DEE Office a
nap of perience reasonable.
Plumbing.
Good Health
and
Good Plumbing
GO TOGETHER.
J a
fou can have ood Health, ae airyon
breathe i boisonaus: "your system becomes
SANITARY PLUMBING
fl dre dn. J00 i nt
. We
boys. workmen are ke
no better anywhere. Our
Material and
Fixtures are the Best
Not a cheap or inferior article in
mest. And with Sood work and the
Prices are lower
than wor ideo ell res Pos: Snsanitary
ARCHIBALD ALLISON,
Opposite Bush House - Bellefonte, Pa
56-14-1v.
Insurance.
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 5627.y BELLEFONTE, PA
JOHN F. GRAY & SON,
(Successor to Grant Hoover)
Fire,
Life
Accident Insurance.
Shia Aenzy represchis he Rng: Fie
—— NO ASSESSMENTS —
Jot al Ee a a ane Joe
at any time.
Office in Crider’s Stone Building,
43-18-1y. BELLEFONTE.
The Preferred
Accident
Insurance
THE $5000 TRAVEL POLICY
BeNeriTS:
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G1 thes our.
msm smn
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PA.
PREMIUM $12 PER YEAR,
Longer SpE
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H. E.. FENLON,
50-21. Agent, Bellefonte, Pa.