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Bellefonte, Pa., December 12, 1913,
ANGRY WATERS STILLED.
When They Reach the Wonderful “Qil
Spot” Off Sabine Pass.
A freak of nature never fully de-
scribed is the wonderful “oil spot.” sit-
uated about ten miles south of Sabine
pass, into which flows the Sabine river
to the gulf of Mexico. The river forms
the boundary between the states of
Louisiana and Texas. The “oil spot”
extends two miles along shore and sean-
ward about three-quarters of a mile. A
storm from the northeast, by way of
east to southeast. has a rate of from
300 to 700 miles across the gulf of
Mexico into this mystic haven.
During a gale this spot is wonder-
fully defined. Looking seaward the
scene is grand. An acre of towering
foam marks the abrupt dissolution of
the lashing seas as they thunder to-
ward the shore. This occurs in about
three fathoms, or eighteen feet of
water, from which the storm driven
craft, creaking and straining in every
timber, emerges and suddenly finds
herself reposing like a child rocked in
its mother’s arms. hemmed in by a wall
of wrath, where the weary mariner
can be lulled to rest by the roar of the
winds. The place is termed the “ofl
spot” not from any known analysis of
its nature, but simply from its condi-
tions—it has no troubled water.—Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
MEND YOUR BROKEN CHINA.
Use a Cement Made With Plaster of
Paris and Gum Arabic.
I had such a pretty Dresden china
comb and brush tray for my dressing
table which was broken into three
pleces just the other day by some one
dropping a heavy pair of curling irons
on it. 1 was almost heart broken be-
cause it was part of a set, and | was
afraid I could not replace it, and even
if I could 1 did not feel that I could
afford to do so.
One of my friends told me she had
been successful in mending several
pleces of old china which were treas-
ured heirlooms with plaster of paris
and gum arabic. Make a thick solu
tion of gum arabic and water and intc
it put the plaster until the mixture be-
ecmes a paste. This is applied to the
edges of the china, which are presse!
firmly together.
I tried it on my tray, and it workeé
like magic. The solution is white, st
that it does not show like glue, and,
best of all, it makes such a strong joint
that they tell me that the article never
breaks again the same place.—Philadel.
phia Ledger.
Puss and the Owl.
Owls make very amusing pets, but
lose the “happy family” knack as they
grow older. A friend of mine had one
that he wrongly kept tied to a stake
.by a cord. It was of that ‘tiger of
the north woods” species. the great
horned owl, and, while apparently quiet.
not to say sleepy. in the daytime,
blinking with those great yellow eyes
in the manner that has made the coun-
try people believe they are sightless in
bright light. he had a surprising way
of “coming to life” whenever there
was any particular reason for doing so,
My friend had a favorite kitten that
usually gave the owl a wide berth, but
one day it strayed within the danger
zone, The result was that the ap-
parently somnolent mass of brown
feathers suddenly galvanized itself, a
powerful claw shot out, a piteous mew
was heard and then—finis Felis do-
mestica!—Outing.
Britain and Conscription.
Although few people are aware of the
fact, conscription has been part of the
British constitution for 700 or 800
years. The militia law states that ev-
ery Englishman between the ages of
eighteen and thirty is liable to be
called upon for military service and
that each county must furnish a con-
tingent in proportion to its population.
At the time of the Napoleonic wars this
law was actually applied. but since
then it has fallen into disuse, without.
however, being repealed. Every year
since 1829 parliament has solemnly
gone through the form of suspending
for one year this ancient conscription
by ballot.—Pearson’s Weekly.
infallible.
The druggist was becoming wearied
by a shopkeeper. who, with no inten-
tion to buy, kept asking questions, ex
amining various articles, pricing them
and demanding the manner of their
use. Finally she picked up a bottle.
“Is this pest exterminator reliable?’
she asked. “How is it applied?”
“You take a tablespoonful every half
hour, ma'am.” the druggist replied
with more than an ounce of satisfac-
tion, and the woman asked no more
questions.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Quick Cure.
“How annoying! My wife is always
ailing. The hard work fatigues her.”
“My wife also was always ill, but
now she enjoys the best of health.”
“How did you cure her?"
“I told her that 1 would give her sc
much a month for her dresses and her
doctor. Since then she is quite weil.”
—Paris Sourire.
Would Like a Look.
“Say. sheriff.”
“Yen.”
“lI voted fer you. Can't you show
me & writ of habeas corpus? 1 read so
much about ‘em that I'd kind o' like
to have a look at ome o' the darn
things.”—Kansas City Journal.
MARRIAGE BY FORCE.
Greenland Youths Have a Rough Way
of Showing Their Love.
The courtship and warriage customs
among the Greenlanders were in early
times simple and unceremonious. When
a lovelorn youth made up his mind as
to the girl he wanted to adorn and be
useful in his hut of ice or snow he
went to her house and dragged ber
forcibly to his own domain, where she
was expected to stay without any fur-
ther marriage ceremony.
If an affluent bridegroom he would
perhaps soothe her lacerated feelings
by presenting her with a new lamp or
some other article of household utility.
No matter bow willing and even eager
‘the bride was to marry a young man,
Eskimo etiquette demanded that she
should resist every attempt to drag her
to ber new home, and she must weep
and wail bitterly once she was there.
Indeed. she must continue to weep and
wall for seme days. run to her own
home. only to be dragged back again.
It is sald that this extremely simple
marriage ceremony is the only one still
in use on the east coast of Greenland,
and the Inws governing divorce are as
informal as the laws of marriage.—
London Telegraph.
TEA AS A MEDICINE.
Freshly Made and Taken In Modera-
tion It Helps the System.
The use of tea. as opposed to its
abuse or misuse, is highly beneficial
to the system. There is no remedy
equal to it for a tired headache. It
washes ont the stomach and gives it
a fresh start for the next meal. A cup
of tea in the early morning will often
enable a better breakfast to be taken,
and one In the afternoon between 4
and 5 o'clock helps to complete the
digestion of the midday meal.
Furthermore, it serves a good pur-
pose in making the blood circulate
more freely and in dilating the vessels
of the skin. thus assisting in the elimi-
nation of waste matter. In this re-
spect it is much better adapted than
cold drinks in hot weather. particu-
larly for those engaged in active out-
door games. such as tennis, for it
makes an more efficient thirst quencher
and hy flushing out the tissues helps
to prevent the onset of fatigue. Have
it freshly made, take it in moderation,
and it will never do any harm. Espe-
cially is this the case with China tea.—
From “Nervous Breakdowns.”
Homer and Humbug.
I do not mind confessing that for a
long time 1 have been very skeptical
about the classics. | was myself train-
ed as a classical scholar. It seemed the
only thing to do with me. I acquired
such a singular facility in handling
Latin and Greek that I could take a
page of either of them. distinguish
which it was by glancing at it and.
with the help of a dictionary and a
compass, whip off a translation of it
in less than three hours.
But | never got any pleasure from it.
I lied about the pleasure of it. At first,
perhaps I lied through vanity. Any
scholar will understand the feeling.
Later on I lied through habit, later stil!
because, after all, the classics were all
that | had and so | valued them. I
have seen a deceived dog thus value a
pup with a broken leg and a pauper
child nurse a dead doll with the saw-
dust out of it.—Stephen Leacock in
Century.
His Own Medicine.
“If you marry him,” said her papa,
who was exhibiting symptoms of vio-
lent displeasure. “1 will not only have
to support him, but I will have to pay
his debts too.”
But the pretty girl and petulant
young thing who was hanging to his
coat lapels was not moved by the ar-
gumment.
“Now, papa.” she said, “you know
well enough that Fred has to live just
the same as other men. and as to his
debts, I've heard you suy hundreds of
times that a man's debts ought to be
paid.”—Pittshurgh Dispatch.
All Alike.
Miss Agnes Repplier tells in the At-
Iantic a story about a New York social
worker, 1 woman of earnest character
and intelligent methods, who had
worked hard to establish respectable
dance halls for poor girls. The woman
bad delivered un address at a meeting.
A young married woman of a wealthy
and fashionable set inquired whether
the girls for whose welfare the work
was being conducted never stayed at
home. “Never.” replied the speaker,
“and you will pardon me for saying it,
neither do you."
Easy Bravery.
Jinks—From what you told me of
your mother-in-law 1 should think
you'd have heard enough from her in
person, without having cared to in-
duce her to talk into your phonograph.
Filkins—Oh, you can't imagine the
pleasure it gives me to start the ma-
chine going and then shut it off right
in the midst of a sentence.—Puck.
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A Human Habit.
“There is one paradoxical
which we all do.”
“What is that?”
“We long for things when we are
Short." Baltimore Ameriean,
London's Owners.
London's 116 square miles are owned
by 88.200 individuals. Only 700 people
own five acres or more, and 14,000
oh only the houses in which they
thing
Industry supplies the want of parts:
patience and diligence, like faith, re
move monntaine— William Penn.
HE RILED GLADSTONE.
And It Was the Only Time Disrashl
Laughed I: the Commons. i
Disraeli, it is said, laughed only once |
fn the house of commons. Mr. Glad-
stone had made an impassioned speech
in favor of the union of Wallachia and
Moldavia. Mr. Disraell, speaking in
opposition, pointed out that the result
would be the extinction of the inde-
pendence of these people, and the only
thing left would be the remorse “which
would be painted with admirable elo-
quence by the rhetoriclan of the day.”
In reply Mr. Gladstone sald that he
would not be guilty of the affected
modesty of pretending to be ignorant
that that designation “the rhetorician
of the day” was intended for himself,
Mr. Disraeli interrupted with the re
mark: “I beg your pardon. 1 really
did not mean that.” Disraeli sat down
with a satisfied smile that told of his
enjoyment.
Mr. Gladstone's face expressed
amazement and indignation. His op-
ponent had placed him in the mortify-
ing position of applying a remark to
himself which had no such personal
reference, therefore Gladstone's wrath
and Disraeli’s smile. The Liberal lead-
er proceeded with his speech and con-
demned the “sesquipedalian words and
Inflated language” of the leader of the
Conservatives.
SWALLOWING A PILL.
By Being Too Conscious of the Act We
Make It Difficult.
Reduced to plain words. the scientific
reason why so many people find it ex-
ceedingly difficult to swallow a pill is
because they try to.
While this sounds paradoxical, it is,
nevertheless, true, according to the
best of authorities. The explanation is
that in eating our food we swallow it
almost automatically and give no
thought to the act of swallowing, but
with a pill we put it in the mouth and
say to ourselves, “This is a very small
object and will be difficult to swallow;
I must make an effort to do this.”
And right there is where the diffi-
culty comes with most people. The
muscular effort made to swallow the
plil, accompanied by the thinking about
the act. really hinders the proper work-
ing of the throat muscles that would
otherwise act properly in carrying the
pill down the throat.
A similar condition is that of a mu-
sician playing well when alone and
faltering in the presence of listeners.
It has been advanced that fear incon-
venlences the nervous system, causing
the musician to fumble and the pill
swallower to procrastinate.— New York
World.
Majority and Plurality.
In politics the plurality is the great-
est of more than two numbers and is
also the excess of the highest number
of votes cast for any one candidate
over the next highest number. When
a candidate receives out of 10,000 votes
cast 4,000 and two other candidates re-
ceive respectively 3.500 and 2.500. the
first is elected by a plurality. though
he has received less than a majority of
the whole vote, and he is said to have
a plurality of 500 votes. [f the num-
bers are 6.000, 3.000 and 1.000, the ma-
Jority is 2.000 and the plurality is
8.000. A majority. therefore, must be
more than half the entire vote cast,
dnd a candidate's majority is, then, the
difference between the number of votes
he received and the combined number
of votes cast for all other candidates:
his plurality Is the difference between
his own number and the number re
ceived by the candidate nearest to him,
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irritable, she oy Ta. ne Sa
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herself in her room to weep and wonder
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There is local derangement ofthe
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