eile China's Peerless Iron Mine. China’s famous iron mine, the Tayeh, the foremost in the far east, is espe- efally notable for the ease with which ft is worked. It stands peerless in the world in this respect, excavation re- quiring no machine power. The work Bellefonte, Pa., March 13, 1914. | is done by hand by the Chinese coolies. ' The mine is reputed to be inexhausti- ble in its ore. In the days of the “three kingdoms” the locality formed a thea- ter of bloody fighting, and the vicinity abounds in relics of that memorable period in Chinese history. It is about 8,830 Chinese miles from Peking over- land and about 4,980 Chinese miles by water. Tayehhsien is traversed by ranges of hills and mountains, the val- leys of which abound in innumerable lakes of all sizes, with water course facilities. Consequently the locality is rich in scenery of great beauty, and the Chinese poets from olden times have never tired of singing of the “eight views” of Tayeh. In the neigh- borhood of the Tayeh iron mine are found the ruins of ancient iron foun- dries, probably 1,000 years old. Millions of tons of slag lie in heaps. : Settled the Question. In Regensburg, in the middle ages, ! the headsman died and three appli- cants presented themselves for the post. A test of their skill would set- tle the matter. Accordingly three : criminals were brought forth for slaughter. The first headsman made with his sword a tiny nick in the first criminal’s neck. “I'll lop him off just there,” he said, and, swinging his sword round with a great swishing sound, lo! he did as he had said he would. _ The second headsman tied a string ' round his criminal’s neck. “I'll cut | off his head and bisect the string,” he said. And he did as he nad promised. These two first headsmen now began to study and ponder the neck of the third criminal, asking what proof of skill the third headsman should under- take, when the latter with one vast and splendid sword sweep cut off all three heads, thus finishing the crimi- nal and his rivals together and win- ning the headsmanship of Regensburg amid the applause of all. Harvard's First Building. No man now living can describe as an eyewitness the crudities of Har- vard’s first building, where the ground floor was devoted to academic uses, re- ligious and literary exercises and the purpose of refectory. kitchen and but- tery, while above were students’ quar- ters, mere cells of the rudest sort. The building was far from: weather proof, and more air than light was ad- mitted by the windows, which were only partly glazed, oiled paper serving elsewhere to let in a few of the sun’s rays and keep out the “coarsest of the cold,” as Artemus Ward said when he hung an old hoopskirt over his cham- ber window at the country hostelry in midwinter. Not even the most rudimentary of table equipment was supplied at the college eating room. His own knife and fork were carried by each student when he went to dinner, and after he had finished he wiped them on the ta- blecloth.—Dial. Wasp Waisted Cretans. In describing the civil guards at Canea, Mr. Trevor-Battye in “Camping In Crete,” alludes to the slender waists of the Cretan men: One point about the figures of these men, he says, as of all the mountain villagers, is the extreme smallness of their waists, which in some cases are almost wasplike. It is interesting to observe that this has always been u Cretan characteristic. for the figures on the frescoes and vases in the Mi- noan section of the museum in Can- dia (e. g, the famous “Cup Bearer”) have the same remarkable slenderness of waist. He is not sure whether this slim waist is natural or whether produced by tight belting. A Lesson In Morals. Mother—Now., Willie, you told me a falsehood. Do you know what happens to little boys who tell falsehoods? Willie (sheepishly)—No, ma’am. Mother—Why. a big black man with only one eye in the center of his fore- head comes along and flies with him up to the moon and makes him pick sticks for the balance of his life. Now, you will never tell a falsehood again. will you? It is awfully wicked.—Puck. Reason For His Popularity. Stranger—The whole town seems to be turning out to this funeral. The deceased must have been very popu- lar. Native—Stranger, he was one man in a million. After he bought his car he gave everybody a ride that he had | promised to.—Judge. Wine Tasters. When wine tasters are employed in | their professional duties they never swallow the wine they taste. They ! merely hold a sip of the beverage in the mouth for a few moments and breathe through the nostrils.—Ex- change. An Alternative, ! Passenger—Do 1 have to change ears in Chicago? Excessively Polite | Conductor—-Not necessarily, madam. CHINESE JUNKS. Their Shape Due to the Whim of Some Ancient Autocrat. In striking contrast to the modern constitution and government of China are its industrial methods. The leaders of the new republic have succeeded in transforming the land politically, but the every day life of the people re- mains practically unchanged and the primitive ideals of craftsmanship still persist. Chief among the industries which have languished for hundreds of years under the blighting influence of an ig- norant, tradition bound autocracy is that of shipbuilding. Because some celestial Nero of a bygone age decreed that all ships constructed within the realm should be replicas of his majes- ty’s shoe, the Chinese mercantile ma- rine became a mere swarm of enlarged sampans of weird shape known as junks, and junk they surely are. While the shipbuilders of Europe and America were gradually progressing from the caraval and the square rigged Indiaman to the clipper ship and later to the iron ship, and its lineal descend- ant, the modern ocean greyhound, the Chinese—pioneers in many lines of endeavor—continued to build their rid- iculous seagoing slippers. The inferiority of the Chinese upon | the sea today is directly traceable to . the whim of an almost forgotten ruler of the Flowery Land.—Detroit News. A GARDEN TRAMP. Travel of the Smiling Daisy From the Old World to the New. Tradition has it that from the early garden of Governor John Endicott in Salem, Massachusetts, came what is now perhaps the commonest field flower in the United States. Few per- sons, writes Grace Tabor in “Old Fash- ioned Gardening,” know that the pestif- | erous white weed, the jubilant, smil- ing daisy, is an imported exotic. From this old dooryard garden it has danced to the music of the east wind straight across the land, up and down the meadows, through the long grass and the short grass, along every highway and every byway. Wherever man has gone it has followed gayly. Often it has driven him completely out of the fields he has made. That Endicott valued the daisy | enough to bring it with him to the new England from the old marks him | | as a ‘man of taste, for this ower had | in ancient days ‘found its way into the trimmest gardens; the greenswards and arbours were ‘powdered’ with dai- sies,” and Chaucer wrote of it in su- perlatives. It is not native to England, either, however, but came from the continent, or perhaps by way of the continent, from an original home still farther east, in northern Asia. An Elephant’s Appetite. Since the elephant’s digestive func- tions are very rapid it requires a large amount of fodder daily—about 600 pounds in most cases. In its wild state the elephant feeds heartily, but waste- fully. It is careful in selecting the few forest trees that it likes for their bark or foliage. but it will tear down branches and leave half of them un- touched. It will strip off the bark from other trees and throw away a large portion. As it is a nocturnal ani- mal. it selects its trees by the senses of touch and smell. Its sense of smell is said to be so delicate that wild ele- phant can wind an enemy at a distance of a thousand yards, and the nerves of its trunk are so sensitive that the smallest substance can be discovered and picked up by its tiny proboscis.— -Harper’s Weekly. Stern George Washington. Etiquette at the White House has never been so severe as in the days of Washington. The first American pres- ident had a code of observances drawn up, with which all persons coming into contact with him were expected to make themselves acquainted. He ex- acted well nigh as much deference as royalty. At receptions he greeted all comers with a stately bow. but never deigned to shake hands, and nobody was allowed to address him until he took the initiative. The gentlemen ushers in attendance were expected to see these rules observed. Washington never visited a private house, and at his own dinner parties the protocol stipulated that “the president does not remain at the table drinking after the cloth is removed.” —London Chronicle. Won a Wife by His Skill. Action was a Grecian painter of about the time of Alexander, and he won his wife by his great work. He painted a picture called “The Nuptials of Alexander and Roxane,” which was exhibited at the Olympic games. It created such a stir that one of the judges cried in admiration. “I reserve crowns for the victorious athletes, but I give my daughter in marriage to the painter Action as a recompense for his picture.” Action was one of the art- ists who excelled in the art of mixing colors. He could not go to the nearest store and purchase them, as artists do today. The Waning Honeymoon. “I forgot something.” said the hus- band. “Yes,” pouted the wife. “you forgot to kiss me." “That may be. but what I came back : for was my overshoes.”—Kansas City | Journal. Not Deliberate. Wife—I claim that the story you told You cian go back to New York if you me last night when you came home want to.—Life. Koreans and Chinese. While the Chinese do not care for alcoholic drinks. but are addicted to | it wasn't. | more quickly in my life! was a deliberate lie! Hub—And 1 say 1 never thought up one All 1 have seen teaches me to trust opium, the Koreans like strong drink the Creator for all 1 bave not seen.— p BEmerso and do not care for opium. | HR CRANKS AT SEA. Some of the Things With Which Cape tains Have to Contend. “Panic, more or less suppressed, seizes many passengers on an ocean liner when anything out of the ordi- nary happens,” said the ship's officer. “Often they are cranks who seem to be obsessed with the belief that their opinions will help navigate the ship, end who pursue the engineer or the faptain with incessant advice. “On our last trip, which was very rough, one old gentleman tried to reach the bridge where the captain was and had to be halted by force. “‘But I want to ask the captain about the crew,” he fumed. ‘Is the crew trustworthy? What shall we do if we sink? What shall I tell my wife? “Two sailors were detailed to take him below with instructions to remain and answer his questions. “When we reached port his first act was to call on the president of the steamship company for the purpose of giving notice that he would never trav- el on another ship of their line. Said he: “¢‘It was only by a miracle that any of your passengers reached port at all. In the midst of all that storm, with the sea threatening to swallow | FINE JOB PRINTING us all, your captain slunk away where not a soul could reach him. “I call that negligence!” ”—New York Times. LOST HIS OWN CASE. An Unfortunate Contradiction That Queered Him In Court. A Cleveland lawyer tells a story about a woman from the country who wanted a divorce. When the case got into court the judge, disregarding for the moment the technical grounds, tried to find out the real reason for the lady’s desire to be separated from the man she had lived with for so many years. The man himself was in court with a lawyer. and it looked as if he was going to fight the case. “Mrs. Dash,” said the judge, ‘tell me what fault you have to find with your husband.” “He is a liar, a brute, a thief and a brainless fool!” answered the lady promptly. “Tut, tut!” exclaimed his honor. “You could hardly prove all that.” “Prove it? Why, everybody knows it?” “If you knew it, why did you marry him?” “I didn’t know it before 1 married him.” Then the husband spoke for the first time. “She did, too!” he shouted.—Cleve- land Plain Dealer. Answered the Call. Floors castle, home of the Duke of Roxburghe, was the scene of a curious psychical mystery over a century ago. Sir Walter Scott relates the incident. John, third Duke ef Roxburghe, who died in 1804. the celebrated book col- lector, when arranging his library em- - ployed neither a secretary nor a libra- rian, but a footmar called Archie, who knew every book as a shepherd does each sheep of his flock. There was a bell hung in the duke’s room at Floors which was used on no occasion except to call Archie to his study. The duke died in St. James’ square at a time when Archie was himself sinking un- der a mortal complaint. On the day of the funeral the library bell sudden- ly rang violently. The dying Archie sat up in bed and faltered. ‘Yes, my lord duke, yes, 1 will wait on your grace instantly.” And with these words on his lips he fell back in bed and died.—St. James’ Gazette. No Joke at All. Reginald came into the club in a highly excited state one afternoon and drew an acquaintance aside into a corner of the lounge. “What do you think?” said he. “I went to see that broker fellow Rosen- wasser and asked for a loan of $1.000 to tide me over. If you'll- believe me the bounder said all he could spare was 50 cents.” “Never mind, Reggie,” replied the acquaintance soothingly. ‘that was just Rosenwasser’s little joke.” “Joke! You call it a joke, do you? Look here! Here's the 50 cents.”— New York Post. Rough on Ellen. . Among the quaint scrapbooks of the late Clyde Fitch there was one devoted entirely to typographical errors. One of these errors appeared in a criticism of Ellen Terry. The review- er wrote, “Her love of Portia made acting easy.” The sentence appeared in the paper as ‘Her love of port made acting easy.’ ”—Florida Times-Union. Celluloid Cement. Celluloid articles can be mended with a cement made by dissolving bits of celluloid in acetone. It takes only a few minutes to make the cement, which is applied like glue. The bro- ken edges are pressed together and in fifteen minutes the cement is hard. Her Ears In Danger. Susie had left her toys about the kitchen. Mother (picking them upr— Susie, if you leave these things about the kitchen again I'll box your ears and throw them in the ash pit. Satire. Satire is a sort of glass wherein be- holders do generally discover every- body’s face but their own, which is the chief reason for that kind reception it meets with in the world.—Swift. The world would be both better and brighter if we would dwell on the duty of happiness as well as on the happi- ness of duty.—Sir John Lubbock. i | | A —— Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are the best medicine for delicate persons. Their action is as gentle as effectual. They break up constipation without breaking down the person using them. Try them. Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Get Rid of Humors and Avoid Sickness HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA, OLD-TIME REM- EDY, PURIFIES THE BLOOD. Humors in the blood cause internal de- rangements that affect the whole system, as well as pimples, boils and other erup- tions. They may be either inherited or acquired. They affect all the organs and functions, membrane and tissues, and are directly responsible for the readiness with which some people contract disease. For forty years Hood's Sarsaparilla has n more successful than any other medicine in expelling humors and remov- ing their inward and outward effects. It is distinguished for its thoroughness in purifying the blood, which it enriches and invigorates. No other medicine acts like it, for no other has the same formu- la or ingredients. Get Hood's Sarsapa- rilla today. Insist on having Hood's. Fine Job Printing. 0—A SPECIALTY—o0 AT THE WATCHMAN OFFICE. There is no si le of work, from the cheapest “D ger” to the finest BOOK WORK, 59-9 Coal and Wood. Attorneys-at-Law. A. G. Morris, Jr. DEALER IN HIGH GRADE ANTHRACITE, BITUMINOUS AND CANNEL {COAL} Wood, Grain, Hay, Straw and Sand. ALSO FEDERAL STOCK AND POULTRY FOOD BOTH °'PHONES. Money to Laan. ONEY TO LOAN on good security and houses to rent. J. M. KEICHLINE, 5 3 Attorney-at-Law, rp ars bg Beetots Fa. ent with the class of work. Call on or Communicate Tn Oeics, Restaurant. Flour and Feed. ESTAURANT. Bellefonte now has a First-Class Res- (CURTIS Y. WAGNER, tauren: where Meals are Served at All Hours BROCKERHOFF MILLS, BELLEFONTE, PA. Manafacturer, Wholesaler and Retailer of Roller Flour Feed Corn Meal and Grain Manufactures and has on hand at all times the following brands of high grade flour: WHITE STAR OUR BEST HIGH GRADE VICTORY PATENT FANCY PATENT The only place in the county where that extraor- dinarily 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, Steaks, Chops, Roasts, Oysters on the half shell or in any style desired, Sand- wiches, Soups, and anything eatable, can be had in a few minutes any time. In ad- dition I have a Somplere piant prepared to furnish Soft D ttles such as in POPS, SODAS, SARSAPARILLA, SELTZER SYPHONS, ETC., for pic-nics, families and the public gener- ally all of which are manufactured out of the purest syrups and properly carbonated. C. MOERSCHBACHER, High St., Bellefonte, Pa. Meat Market. Get the Best Meats. 50-32-1y. You save nothin, I by ou ing poor, thin or gristly meats. use only the LARGEST AND FATTEST CATTLE d 1 customers with the fresh- est, choicest, | blood and muscle mak- ing Steaks and Roasts. My prices are no higher than poorer meats are elsewhere. I always have ~—— DRESSED POULTRY — Game in season, and any kinds of good meats you want. TRY MY SHOP. BELLEFONTE, PA. P. L. BEEZER, 47-19 MILL AT ROOPBSURG. High Street. 3¢-34-1y. Bellefonte, Pa. Groceries. Groceries. Fruits, Confectionery and FINE GROCERIES. White Almedia Grapes, Florida and Naval Oranges, Lemons, Ba- nanas, all in good order and free of frost. Large Spanish and home-grown Onions, sound and in good order. Fine Popping Corn, on the ear or shelled; this goods will pop. We have revised the prices downward on our Beans; come in and see the fine stock and present prices. If you want a fine, sweet, juicy Ham, let us supply you. The Finest Meadow Gold Brand Creamery Butter at 40c per pound. Sweet, Dill and Sour Pickles; our Olives by the quart are very fine. Fine weather yet for using Mince Meat. Nothing else will compare with what we make at 15¢ a pound. SOME SEASONABLE GOODS. Spinach 10 and 15c a can; Rheu- barb, Jersey packed, sanitary cans, 10c a can; Pumpkin 10 and 15c a can; all large No: 3 cans. Fine Golden New Orleans Mo- lasses, by the quart or gallon. We have some fine Marketing and Clothes Baskets ready for the spring trade. We are still handling the fine German Kraut. In order to meet the demand for small quantity, we have some packed in half-gallon Mason Jars at 25¢ a jar. SECHLER & COMPANY, 57-1 Bush House Block, Bellefonte, Pa. LIME AND LIMESTONE. LIME. American Lime & 58-28-6m Lime and Limestone for all purposes. H-O Lime Put up in 40 to 50 Pound Paper Bags. for use with driils or spreader, is the econom- ical form most careful farmers are using. High Calcium Central Pennsylvania Ime Operations at Bellefonte, Tyrone, Union Furnace, Frankstown and Spring Meadows, Pa LIME. Stone Company., General Office: TYRONE, PA. Ee KLINE WOODRING—Attorney-at-Law,Belle- fonte, Pa. Practicesin all courts Office, Room 18Crider’s Exchange. 51-1-1y. S B. SPANGLER.-Attornev-at-Law. Practices in all the Courts. Consultation in English or German. Office in Crider’s E Bellefonte, Pa. S. TAYLOR—Attorney and Counsellor at DE ep CT tee onte, Pa. s of le usiness at- tended to promotly. 40-46 J H. WETZEL—Attorney and Counsellor at Law Office No. 11, Crider’s Exchange, second to promptly. Consultation in English or Setiidn floor. All kinds of legal business M. KEICHLINE—Attorney-at-Law. Practices in all the courts. Consultation in English and German. Office south of court house. All professional business will receive Prompt tention. KENNEDY POINSTONS Actorney at law, a. Prompt attention given all Bellefonte, legal business entrusted to his care. ces—No. 5 East High street. 57. G. RUNKLE.—Attorney-at-Law. Consul- tation in English and German. Office in Crider’s Exchange, Bellefonte. 58-5 Physicians. GLENN, M. D., Physician and Surgeon. State College, Centre county, Fa. at his residence. 35-41 ssa Dentists. Ww R. J. E. WARD, D. D. S., office next door to Y. M. C. A. roo: street, Bellefonte, Pa. Gas administered for painless extract. ing teeth. Superior Crown and Bridge work. Prices reasonable. 52-39 R. H. W. TATE, Surgeon Dentist, Office in the Bush Arcade, Bellefonte, Pa. All mod- ern electric appliances used. Has had years of experience. 1 work of Superior quality and prices reasonable. ! 45-8-1y A Plumbing. Good Health d Good Plumbing ’ GO TOGETHER. When you have dripping steam pipes, leaky water-fixtures, foul sewe , Or escaping gas, you can’t have good Health. The air you reathe is poisonous; your system becomes poisoned and invalidism is sure to come. SANITARY PLUMBING is the kind we do. It’s the only kind you: ought to have. Wedon’t trust this work to ys. Our workmen are Skilled Mechanics, no better anywhere. Our Material and Fixtures are the Best Not acheap or inferior article in our entire establishment. And with good work and the finest material, our Prices are lower than many who give you r, unsanitary work and the lowest grade of finishings. For the Best Work try ARCHIBALD ALLISON, Opposite Bush House 56-1 Bellefonte, Pa 4-1v. 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 56-27-y BELLEFONTE, PA JOHN F. GRAY & SON, (Successor to Grant Hoover) Fire, Life Accident Insurance. This Agency represents the largest Fire is Aga Companies in the World. — NO ASSESSMENTS — Do not fail to give us a call before insuring your as we are in position to write e or 4 large lines at any time. Office in Crider’s Stone Building, 43-18-1y. BELLEFONTE, PA. The Preferred Accident Insurance THE $5,000 TRAVEL POLICY BENEFITS: $5,000 death by accident, 5,000 loss of feet, 5,000 loss of hands, 5,000 loss of one hand and one foot, 2,500 loss of either hand, 2,000 loss of either foot, 630 loss of one eve 25 per week, total disability, Pe ltimit 52 weeks) 10 per week, partial disability, Pimit 26 weeks) PREMIUM $12 PER YEAR, pavable quarterly if desired. Larger or smaller amounts in proportion. Any person, male or female, engaged in a occupation, including house- over eighteen years of age of moral and physical condition may insure under this poiicv. Fire Insurance { invite your attention to my Fire Insur. ance Agen , the strongest and Most Ex tensive Line of Solid Companies represent ed by any agency in Central Pennsylvania H. E. FENLON, 50-21. Agent, Bellefonte, Pa.
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