Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, April 03, 1914, Image 5

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Our Correspondents’ Opinions.
This column is at the service of those of our people
who desire io ex, their views on any subject
of general or local interest. The ** Watchman’ will
in no way be responsible for their ideas or state
ments. The real name of the author must accom:
pany all communications, but will be withheld
Jrom publication when the reguest is
The Truth About Evangelist Sunday.
Editor of the Democratic Watchman.
I trust I may be pardoned for appear-
ing so often in this column, but I can't
calmly permit Billy Sunday to be slander-
ed and traduced as he was in last week’s
issue of the WATCHMAN in a communica-
tion signed Edward L. Powers. I don’t
know Mr. Powers, but his letter leads me
to the belief that he is one of those per-
sons who, knowing absolutely nothing of
the wonderful work being done by Billy
Sunday, feels that he ought to get in his
little knock, particularly as Sunday is not
likely to hear of or notice such commun-
ications.
But Sunday has friends and I am
proud to call myself one of them.
I am at a loss, however, to understand
why Mr. Sunday’s name should be drag-
ged into a discussion starting with a
criticism of Vance McCormick and end
ing with fulsome praise of the National
administration, unless Mr. Powers
thought by so doing the WATCHMAN
readers might be led to believe he knew
something about the subject. Let me say
right here HE DOESN'T.
Any man, preacher or layman, who in
less than 150 towns in the United States,
preaches to over three and a quarter
million people and whose converts in
those same towns number over six hun-
dred thousand is no so-called evangelist,
as Mr. Powers sneeringly suggests. Such
a man is an EVANGELIST in capital
letters, let the uninformed cavil as they
please.
For the benefit of Mr. Powers and
others who are troubled by the money
Mr. Sunday received, I would call atten-
tion to the fact that for six, seven or
eight weeks of the hardest kind of work
any human being performs, Mr. Sunday
receives only the free will contribution
which is taken up on only the last
Sunday of his stay in any town. In other
words Mr. Sunday gets no salary—mere-
ly what people who are amply able or
who have been benefitted by his stay
wish to give—on only one day—and even
part of this money goes toward paying
half the salaries of the other members of
the Sunday party.
Mr. Powers’ ignorance of the Sunday
campaigns is shown by the saying that
Mr. Sunday will probably take $25,000
out of Scranton as a result of three or
four weeks’ work, when campaigns are
not less than six weeks in a city of Scran-
ton’s size and may be seven. I only hope
Mr. Sunday does get $25,000 in Scranton,
for he is worth every cent of it.
The people most interested in the ‘con-
tributions to Mr. Sunday—that is, the
ones who actually give the money—most
generally wish they could give more,
while the ones who do the barking about
the immense (?) sums given are those
who have not given a cent—hence it is
none of their business how much he re-
ceives.
One place in his letter Mr. Powers is
probably correct, where he quotes Mr.
Sunday as saying he would not trade
places with Governor Tener, President
Wilson, King George or Emperor Wil-
liam. Why should he desire to do so?
Mr. Sunday has a passion for winning
souls. Have Tener, Wilson, or the sever-
al Kings, all told, ever converted 100 per-
sons in all'their lives? Mr. Sunday says:
" “I have been a preacher a good many
many years now and I like it. I love it as
I love nothing else. I wouldn’t leave it
for any money, and while I am about it I
believe in preaching so that people can
understand Sunday. This quotation of
Sunday's tells why he wouldn’t change
places with any prince or potentate on
earth and he thoroughly believes “there:
is nothing the world could offer that is
better than the job he now has.” Some
philosopher whose name has escaped me
for the moment, said he “loved the roos-
ter for the crow that is in him and for
the spurs that are on him to back up
that crow.” So do we who know some-
thing about him love Sunday for the
wonderful good he is doing as well as for
the enemies he has made.
Folks who villify and traduce Sunday
are generally to be found in two classes
—those who know nothing about him or
his campaigns, but who wish to appear
very wise and hammer his methods—or
the booze and red light gang whom Sun-
day has been fighting for a score of years
and who have had ample cause to fear
and hate him. As Mr. Powers is presum-
ably a former Bellefonter, I trust he may
be considered in the former classification,
as the lesser.
I know something about Sunday. He
was six weeks in Wheeling. His direct
conversons numbered 8,343, while hun-
dreds more were led to confess Christ
later on as a result of efforts of the Per-
sonal Workers’ organization. I could fill
this whole page telling you of instances
of the permanent good done there and
elsewhere by Sunday and his party, but
1 don’t wish to trespass on your space
further than is necessary to correct an
utterly false and fallacious impression
regarding a man whom I believe, and
many others believe to be the greatest
evangelist the world has seen since St.
Paul—the Rev. William Ashley Sunday,
D. D.
HARRY ULMER TIBBENS.
Wheeling, W. Va., March 31, 1914.
-—=Have your Job Work done here.
PINE GROVE MENTION.
Mrs. Mary Dale is in the clutches of the grip.
Daniel A. Garner is ill from a stroke of paraly-
sis he suffered on Sunday night.
J. C. Houck, a clerk in Bellefonte, has resigned
and returned to the farm on April 1st.
Miss Bettie Kimport sold a mated team of
bays, Friday, to a Mifflin county farmer.
Mrs. Mary Homan spent Sunday at the Alvin
Corl home to see how the twins are getting along.
It’s a sure sign of spring when the train gets
through the drifts and is running on a regular
schedule.
Cyrus Barr, after being housed up many weeks
with a sprained ankle, is going about by the aid
of a cane.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kustaborder, of War-
riorsmark, were Sunday visitors at the H.C
Houck home.
Mrs. Lillian Devine was taken to the Altoona
hospital last week. Late reports say she isona
fair way to recovery.
John C. Houck and lady friend enjoyed a drive
from Bellefonte Sunday and spent several days
visiting friends in this section.
Mr. and Mrs. Blair Miller came down from
Holidaysburg for a brief visit among their many
friends in and about Baileyville and the Glades.
Harry Lonebarger is asking an increase in sala-
ry from Uncle Sam as he has another body to
clothe and mouth to feed. It’s a dear little girl, a
week old. ; :
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kustaborder are at the O.
F. Shaw home. Mr. Shaw hasbeen ill with heart
trouble but is now improving and will soon be
‘out again.
Harry Struble was a bidder at the George
Rowe sale on Friday and purchased a fine sorrel
horse for $250.00. The sale totaled to about the
$3,000 mark.
Assistant postmaster George Glenn, at State
College, with his wife and three interesting
youngsters, spent Sunday at the old Glenn home
on the Branch.’
Hamill Goheen was in hard luck recently. On
arriving at the barn one morning he found one of
his best cows dead in the stall; a few days later
one of his big brood sows died.
Mrs. Emma Emigh and sister, Mrs. Ida Harp"
ster, were in Bellefonte Tuesday looking after
some matters pertaining to the D. H. Kustabor-
der estate, for which they are the executors.
J. H. Barto, the veteran trapper and hunter,
made his last fur shipmen. Tuesday. Among his
collection were wild cats, gray and red foxes,
opossum, skunks, weasels, etc., sufficient to
swell his bank account one hundred dollars.
Wils Cummins, the veteran drover of Stone-
valley, was here Monday looking after his share
of lambs and wool. The latter being on the free
list sold two points higher than in the past five
years, so he has decided to keep in the sheep in-
dustry yet awhile.
William and Daniel Stuart have purchased
the Dr. Kidder farm near Boalsburg. The deal
was consummated last week at the price of $5,500.
The Stuarts expect to convert it into a stock
ranch, especially hogs, for which they are look-
ing up long pedigree.
James Swabb spent last week with his old
school-mate, A. B. Kimport, in Montgomery
county, where he found Arthur a full-fledged
farmer and making good. Jim has his eye ona
nearby plantation and we would not be surprised
to hear of him moving there.
The ladies of the I. W. T. band of the Presby-
terian church will give the home talent play,
“The Southern Cinduella,” in the I. O. O.F.
hall on Saturday evening, April 11th. The Bai-
leyville orchestra will furnish the music and the
price of admission will be but 10 and 15 cents.
The proceeds will be for the benefit of the church
and the public is invited to attend.
Some of the people who changed their abode,
either for better or worse, on April 1st were: J.
H. Heberling sold the old home and moved to
Columbia Ave.,, Tyrone; Mrs. J. C. Sunday
bought the Heberling place and moved there:
Robert Campbell moved to the Cal. Sunday farm
on Tadpole: C. H. Struble quit farming and mov-
ed to Pine Hall; Jacob Sunday moved to the
Dreiblebis farm, better known as the Ewing
farm; C. V. Smith to Houserville; J. B. Smith to
the A. C. Kepler place; John Reynolds to Tyrone,
having sold his place to David Elder, who took
possession. Harry Wagner moved to the old
Musser farm on Tadpole; E. T. Parsons to Dr.
Houser’s farm at Fairbrook; Wm. Lytle to the
W. H. Fry farm at Rock Springs; Frank Lohr to
the G. E. Corl farm; E. S. Tressler back to his
home at Pine Hall; Harry Sunday and Allen Bur-
well to the J. B. Campbell farm, near Tyrone; J.
A. Fortney to the Awlworth farm; Harry Harvey
to the Snyder farm on the Branch; L. H. Sunday
tothe J. T. McCormick home, at Krumrine; Har-
ry Rockey to the Shugert farm, Pleasant Gap;
James Hoover to the J. W. Kepler farm, Erb-
town; Ralph Walker to the McCracken farm in
the Glades; Lee Markle to the W. C. Rossman
farm, Linden Hall; Wm. Glenn, to the Mitchell
farm, Lemont; Ross brothers to the Major 11.
Ross farm, in the Glades; Hamill Glenn to the W.
H. Roush home, on Main street; T. G. Cronover
quit farming but remained in part of the house at
Awlworth; George Rowe quit farming and
moved to a home he bought in Boalsburg; Frank
Smith moved to a farm he bought, east of Linden
Hall. Frank Pennington quit farming and retir-
ed to a home he bought at Center Furnace; Rob-
ert Rossman is going to farming on the old
home farm; Guy Rossman is farming on the C.
B. Hess farm, at Tadpole; Daniel Lutz is a begin-
ner and starts farming on the Oscar Bowersox
farm. at Krumrine; George Ralston to the
Brooks farm, Linden Hall; Samuel Bowmaster
quit farming and retired to the place he bought
at Center Furnace; James I. Thompson moved
in with Wayne B. Thompson for the present; J.
B. and C. B. Martin to the Snyder farm at white
Hall; C. W. Watts, merchant, to Pine Grove
Mills: ‘Will Grazier to Warriorsmark; John Bow-
ersox to the Pierce Geist farm he bought; Mr.
Geist retired to Warriorsmark; Gilbert Rice to |'
the Will Grazier farm; Rey. J. C. Chambers is re-
tiring from the ministry and moved to Altoona;
Charles Snyder goes to the Meek farm on Buffa-
lo Run; James Snyder to the G, E, Harper farm,
White Hall; Milt Carver to the Emanuel Musser
farm; J. C. Corman to the old Wm. Thompson
farm, both employed by Superintendent Good-
ling. Charley Mong goes to part of the John
Miller residence, on the Branch; Logan Johnson
to the Alvin Corl tenant house, near Baileyville;
George Musser quit farming and will retire, tak.
ing rooms with his son-in-law, Wm. Evey; John
Henderson goes to the farm he bought on Eden
Hill; George Porter to his tenant house; Walter
Henderson goes to farming on the old home farm
of P.P. Henderson; J. F. Sausserman to the
home he bought at Rock Springs; H. M. Runkle
to the Wm. Groh Runkle farm, better known as
the Humes and Beaver farm; Ray Williams to
the Reed brothers farm on the Branch; Fred Wil-
liams to the D. W, Miller farm in the Glades:
Wm. Shaffer to Madisonburg; Samuel Klinefelter
to the Dr. Kidder farm in Pennsvalley; Lee
Brooks to the Stuart brothers farm, at Boalsburg;
M. G. Rossman retires and goes to Centre Hall;
Andy Rockey to the John Hamilton farm at State
College; Charley Jordon to his new home at
Struble; J, C. Zeikman to the old S. M., Bell stand
in Boalsburg, to engage in the furniture and un-
dertaking business; John Allen to the Walter
Shutt home; Howard Barr to the Boal home; J.
H. Nevel to Bellefonte; J. H. Meyers to Boals
burg, where he will continue in the bakery and
ice cream business.
~——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.
Real Estate Transfers.
J. B. Irish et al to John E. Long, tract
of land in Rush Twp.; $10..
John H. Turner et ux to John C. An-
drews, tract of land in Huston Twp.;
F. Mills Alexanderet ux to Irvin S.
Bennett, tract of land in Union Twp.;
$1900.
C. A. Miller et ux to J. W. Henszey et
al, tract of land in State College.;
Margaret Brugger et al exrs. to Joseph
E. Brugger, tract of land in Unionville;
$1000.
W. O. Daugherty et ux to N. B. Martz,
tract of land in College Twp.; $2800.
John A. Hunter, Sr. et al to Geo. W. El-
der’s exrs., tract of land in Half-Moon
Twp.; $12355.58.
Harry S. Wolf et ux to Charles C. Orn-
dorf, tract of land in Haines Twp.; $300.
Jennie E. Johnston to John B. Miller,
tract of land in Liberty Twp.; $1050.
John P. Taylor to Samuel C. Hoy, tract
of land in Potter Twp.; $13,000.
George Eckley to Paul Eckley et al,
tract of land in Benner Twp.; $1350.
F. S. Musser ex. to W. G. Runkle, tract
of land in Gregg Twp.; $30.
F. S. Musser ex. to W. G. Runkle, tract
of land in Gregg Twp.; $5500.
W. GG. Runkle to F. S. Musser, tract of
land in Gregg Twp.; $5500.
BOOKS, MAGAZINES, Etc.
The April issue of the Theosophical Path con-
tains several articles of unusual interest not only
to the Theosophical student, but to the general
reader. Inthe opening article H. Travers, M.
A., discusses the question of Reincarnation
which, practically unknown to the Western
world before being taught by Madame Blavatsky,
is now a matter of common discussion. The
writer says: “In the light of Reincarnation no
life can be called a failure, for a life is buta
small section of a great whole. . . . The peri-
od of a single earth-life is too short to display the
pattern of our lives.” ;
“The Changeless Change,” by R. Machell, is a
beautifully written mystical article. “‘A Marvel
of Motherhood,” by Percy Leonard is a fascinat-
ing record of observations on the founding of a
colony of honey ants. The observations began
January 15, 1912, when a captive ant was trans-
ferred to a glass tumbler full of sifted garden
soil, and were kept up daily until September 11
of the same year. Itis a fascinating study in
natural history. ;
The most striking article in the magazine
is again by Kenneth Morris, who writes on “The
Drama in Wales.” C.J. Ryan contributes a fine-
ly illustrated descriptive article on “Bolivia.”
“The Life Within; A Study in Mysticism,” by W.
A. Dunn, is another article of striking interest to
the student and thoughtful reader. The series
of remarkable articles in regard to Count Saint-
Germain, by P. A. M., is concluded in this num-
ber under the heading “Count Saint-Germain in
Madagascar.”
The magazine is beautifully illustrated by a
series of views from different parts of the world:
Japan, Italy, Germany, England, Sweden, and
the United States.
Political Announcements.
CONGRESS.
We are authorized to announce the name of
Rev. John Hewitt, of Bellefonte, as a candidate
for the nomination for Congress in the Twenty-
first district, subject to the will of the voters at
large at the primaries tobe held on Tuesday,
May 19, 1914. CTE SRE
1 hereby announce as a candidate for the Dem- '
ocratic nomination as Representative in Congress
from the Twenty-first District. Your vote and
influence res; lly solicited. Primary elec-
tion Tuesday, May 19.
Wu. E. ToBias,
59-9-t.p. Clearfield, Pa.
FOR STATE SENATOR.
We are authorized to announce that W. M.
Cronister, of Huston Twp., Centre Co., Pa., isa
candidate for the nomination for State Senator
to represent the 34th Senatorial District, subject
to the decision of the Democrats of the District
as recorded at the Primaries on May 19th, 1914.
LEGISLATURE.
We are authorized to announce David W.
Miller, of Ferguson township, as a candidate for,
the Legislature, subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic voters of the county at the primaries to be
held May 19, 1914. »
New Advertisements.
ANTED.—Painters and paper hangers.
Must be sober, snd industrious. Ap-
ply to JO! 5
59-14-tf Lower Petrikin Hall.
R SALE.—Seven Passenger Franklin. Run
less than thirty-nine hundred miles. Also
Five Passenger Studebaker,
59-14-2t
WILLIS WION, Bellefonte, Pa.
OR SALE.—A new eight-horse power gaso-
line engine. Very Shesd.
. D. RAY,
Bellefonte, Pa.
59-14.3t
XECUTORS NOTICE.—Letters testame ita-
ry on the estate of Wm. T. , deceas-
ed, having been granted to the undersign-
ed, they request all persons knowing themselves
indebted to said estate to make payment and
those having claims against the same to present
them duly authenticated for settlement.
WM. T. SPEER Jr.,
HARRY KELLER,
59-14-6t* Executors.
New Advertisements.
R RENT.—Six room house with modern
conveniences. Rent reasonable. Apply
F. H. THOMAS,
Linn Street.
to
59-14-tf
DMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE.—The under.
Signed administrator of the estate of
illiam B. Thomas, late of Milesburg
borough, deceased, hereby notifies all persons
having claims against said estate to present the
same, properly authenticated, for payment
those knowing themselves indebted thereto to
make immediate settlement of their accounts.
C. W. THOMAS, _
59-8-6t 711 12th St., Altoona, Pa.
administration upon the estate of Mary
Catharine Montgomery, late of pelle.
0
APY maton NOTICE.—Letters of
fonte borough dec , having been
the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves
indebted to said estate are requested to make
prompt payment, and those having claims
against the same to present the same duly au-
thenticated for settlement.
JOSEPH L. MONTGOMERY,
HARRY KELLER, Administrator.
A Attorney. 59-10-6t.
Sewing Machines
Now is your chance. I will repair all makes
of Sewing Machines for the next 60 Days at
Actual Cost. Ihave New Machines for sale
as low as $20 and some at $40. Will trade in
2nd hand High Arm Machines at good val-
ues if you want a new one. Keys and Key
Blanks for all locks. .
G. S. CLEMENTS
West Bishop St., Bellefonte, Pa,
Bell Phone 275 59-14-4t
Little Hotel Wilmot.
The Little Hotel Wilmot
IN PENN SQUARE
One minute from the Penna Ry. Station
PHILADELPHIA
* We have quite a few customers
from Bellefonte. We can take
care of some more. They'll like
us. A good room for $1. If you
bring your wife, $2. Hot and
cold running water in every room
The Ryerson W. Jennings Co.
59-9-6m
Roofing.
Quality Counts
Red Plastic
Tile Roofing
A Perfect Roofing with
a Permanent Color.
Supplied in rolls 403 feet long and 32
inches wide containing 108 square feet,
which is sold as 100 square feet.—The
other 8 square feet are allowed for two-
inch laps.
Sold ready to apply.—In each roll are
included broad head galvanized nails and
| Liquid Red Cement for the laps, sufficient
| for laying under ordinary conditions.
Red Plastic Tile Roofing
Manufactured for
Diewine’s Hardware Sore
59-10-tf BELLEFONTE, PA.
Excursion.
EASTER EXCURSION
Atlantic City
Cape May, Wildwood,
Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Anglesea
Avalon, Stone Harbor
Saturday, April 11, 1914
$7.20 from Bellefonte
25 cents additional to Atlantic City via
Delaware River Bridge Route.
Tickets will be ac on ar
trains, April 11, or on train leav e-
fonte 8.33 P. M. April 10, and will be good
returning until April 25 inclusive. :
Stop-over allowed at Philadelphia:
Full particulars of Ticket Agents or
Dayid Todd, Division Passenger Agent,
Williamsport, Pa.
Pennsylvania R. R.
59-13-2t :
Farm Implements.
Headquarters for
FARM IMPLEMENTS
Spring, Spike and Disc Harrows
Knapsack and Barrel Sprayers
Spray Material, Field Seeds
Walking and Sulkey Plows
Grain Drills, Corn Planters
and Manure Spreaders
Oil Meal
Poultry Supplies
Pumps of All Kinds
Gasoline Engines
Water and Hog Troughs
Buggies, Corn Shellers
Cyclone Door Hangers, and
BROOKVILLE WAGONS....
Telephone your orders and when
in town call and look us over, we may
do you good. We have Fertilizers in stock at all times which you can get
just when you need it. If we have treated you fair we would ask a continu-
ance of yaur patronage. Truly yours,
69-12
JOHN G.
DUBBS,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
STi
The
New Grocery.
We Have Your Easter Outfit
For the table, and it is just as important as a new bon-
net. Let us furnish the delicacies for your Easter sea-
son. Fish, Canned Goods, Fruit and Staple Groceries
—the finest in the market—we have them all. Don’t
overlook our splendid line of
Strictly Fresh Easter Candies
will soon’ be ready for garden making. We now
And remember that you
' have a choice variety of
Garden and Flower Seeds
Make that strip of ground pay this summer. We will start you right if you
order your seeds from us.
Double 4% Green Trading Stamps Saturday, April 4th, and
Wednesday, April 8th.
ROBERT MORRIS,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
58-49-1y.
Jewelers.
EASTER GIFTS
Of merit for the older folks
who want something reliable
and lasting. '., . « . .
F.P. BLAIR & SON,
Jewelers and Opticians,
Bellefonte, Penna.
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The First National Bank.
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Open an Account
We furnish bank book, check book and
Stationery, free. Checks are the most
convenient form of payment. They are
returned to the sender endorsed. This
is a receipt. Every business man and
every woman should have an account
with a well managed bank.
Bank
BELLEFONTE, PA.
The First National
59-1-1y
The Centre County Banking Company.
A Bank Account is Life’s
Best Insurance
Iv time of death the bank account
proves itself the Best Kind of insur-
ance. You can get your money im-
mediately and without question. Dur-
ing life the bank account proves equally
valuable, provided it is kept at a figure
that really insures, and it pays Better In-
terest. Get your cash in the bank.
Leave it there. You can’t beat that kind
of insurance. This requires determina-
tion and sometimes self sacrifice. But it
pays. A bank account with us is your
Best Policy.
ETRE
The Centre County Banking Co.
BELLEFONTE PA.