Dems Belletonte, Pa., August 20, 1915. Why You Should Not Worry. Fear paralyzes healthy action. both mental and physical. Worry corrodes, poisons and pulls down the organism. It is a perverted mental state that ex- ternalizes itself in various physical ail- ments according to the peculiar native tendencies or weaknesses of the cre in whose organism its effects find lodg- ment. Many a death long before its time, in addition to many a depicted nervous and general physical cendi- tion, is due directly to it. There is probably no agency that brings us more undesirable results than worry, | and this ‘one fact: should arouse us to! allow it absolutely ‘mo. place ‘in our” lives.—Woman’s Home Companiot. Cooking Cabbage. i The simplest and quickest methods | of cooking cabbage are the best. Cab- | bage must be trimmed and well wash- | ed in cold, salted water, then cut into quarters and tied together again with ~ YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE. . The Custom of Dating Proclamations by the President. : While the president of the United States dates official documents from | the year of the Declaration of Inde- : pendence, there is no law on the sub- | ject, and the custom is neither general | nor binding. the form being used only | in proclamations by the president. It | originated before the adoption of the : constitution during the days of the i confederacy. : ! The original articles of confederatio | show they were signed by the dele | gates “at Philadelphia, in the state of | Pennsylvania, the 9th day of July, in i the year of our Lord, 1778, and in the ®ird year of the independence of : America.” The signers dated “the in- | dependence of America” from the Dec- | laration of Independence, July 4, 1776, although. the war was still young and continued several years longer. The constitution shows it was signed “the 17th day of September A. D., 1787, and of “the independence ‘of the United States of America the 12th.” : The first proclamation issued by Washington as president was, “Given under my hand and the seal of the United States in the city of New York a string before going into the sauce- | ya 14th day of August A. D., 1790, pan, because the heart is more tender gong in the fifteenth year of the sov- than the outside. and uniform softness is desired. Have plenty of boiling wa- | ter with a heaping tablespoonful of ; salt to the half gallon of water. Let! it be boiling when the cabbage is put | in and cook it with the lid off, and if | it be fresh it will keep a good color. The time depends more upon the age | than the size—from twenty to forty minutes.—Exchange. | Put-in-pay in wvinter. i If there is a point south of the Alas. ! kan boundary where the United States mail carriers have to contend with ad- verse weather conditions paralleling those of the arctic ‘regions, it is at Put- in-Bay, that famous island in Lake Erie where Perry won his victory a century ago. Separated from the Ohio mainland by twelve. miles of open. wa-. ter, the coming of winter brings hargd- ships to the men whose daily task it is to traverse the distance laden with the mails. A stout sailboat is the usual means of communication, but when the ice closes and boating is impossible, the ice boat is called into play and the distance is traversed in record time.— Indianapolis News. Lace Made From Hair. The most curious lace is called point | tresse. It is very rare and was made | of human hair. French collectors say that it exists in the present day only in their cabinets. It was confined to the early part of the sixteenth century. | Margaret, countess of Lennox, the! mother of the wretched Darnley, sent from the Tower, where she was im- prisoned when her son, Lord Charles Lennox, married the daughter of Bess: of Hardwicke, a bit of this kind of | lace to Mary, queen of Scots. The Ilit- tle square of point tresse was worked by the old countess’ own hands from her own gray hair. It was, in fact, hair mixed with fine flax.—London Ex- | + press. A Thoughtful Tyrant. Major Hayford Thorold, second in command of the First battalion. Duke | of Wellington’s regiment, had an 0dd | experience in Matabeleland in 1896 when sent to restore order in a little township called Gwelo. On arrival there he found the acting commandant, an ex-storekeeper, in a state bordering | on delirium tremens. so he had him | locked up. The acting commandant, however. managed to break out and | make his way to the telegraph office, , where he dispatched the following | wire: | | Chamberlain, London: Man here named Thorold questions my sobriety. Who is Thorold? Wire at once to avert bloodshed. How to Clean Feathers In Pillows. Open one corner of the ticking cover and pour boiling water in. This ren- ders the feathers a kind of pulpy wet mass which can be easily handled. | Take them out and wash in soap and | water thoroughly. rinse in several wa- ters until quite free from soap, put back into the washed cover and hang out in the hot sun, where the feathers will swell to fill the cover and be won- derfully light and perfectly clean with- out having been scattered at all, as happens when handled dry.—Woman’s Home Companion. Vicarious Treatment. A man went into a druggist’s shop | and asked for something to cure a headache. The druggist held a bottle of hartshorn to his nose. and he was nearly overpowered by its pungency. As soon as he recovered he began to rail at the druggist and threatened to | punch his head. i “But didn’t it ease your headache?” | asked the apothecary. “Ease my headache!” gasped the | man. “I haven't got any headache. It's my wife that’s got the headache!"— Chicago News. Worked the Wreng Way. “How did the accident happen?’ “He got run over when he stopped to | read a ‘Safety First’ sign.”—-Houston Post. : ereignty and independence of the United States.” He used the phrase “sovereignty and independence” in two proclamations and then dropped the word sovereignty. All subsequent executive proclama- tions are dated from the year of inQe- pendence, as beginning July 4, 1776, although the independence of the Unit- ed States was not acknowledged till several years later. — Philadelphia Press. KIT-CAT PORTRAITS. . Origin’ of the Term That Stands For Stupid Mediocrity. Several years ago’'an eastern art crit- fc waxed sarcastic concerning a collec- tion of paintings on view at one of the leading New York clubs. In the course of a vitriolic tirade he relieved him- self of the assertion that the exhibi- tion consisted chiefly of Kkit-cat por- traits. Thc se who went to the club- rooms expe. .ing to see canvases adorn- ed with feline compositions were con- demned to disappointment. There was not a cat picture in the whole show. “What is a kit-cat portrait?” was the burning question of the hour. Why, a stupid portrait, a commonplace piece of painting that reveals no glimmer of genius. At this stage of the explana- tion the inevitable interruption—*“But | why do you call it a kit-cat picture?” | And not one critic out of a hundred had the remotest idea. The term for stupid mediocrity had ts origin in a collection of forty-two portraits of prominent men painted be- tween 1703 and 1720 by Sir Godfrey Kneller; one of the best known British portrait “painters. They were exactly the same size and were framed alike; hence the idea of monotony which led. to the idea of mediocrity. The sub- jects of these portraits were members of a club that met in the tavern of a- celebrated pastry cook, Christopher Cat —called Kit for short—and among them were such men as Addison, Steele, ‘Walpole and Marlborough. It was the influence of this club that placed George I. on the throne of England.—Exchange. Mollified. This really happened in New York the other day: Displeased Parent—Molly, I find you have been: buying three pairs of gloves without my permission. Why did you do it? Miss Molly (aged twelve)—Why, dad- dy, I was obliged to have some gloves. I hadn't a pair to wear! Displeased Parent—It was very ! wrong of you to buy the gloves with- out asking either your mother or me about it. Miss Molly—Well, never mind, daddy, dear. They won’t cost anything. I had them charged!—New York Post. Her Conscience. In spite of scoldings, Helen persisted . in running away from home. One day, after a longer absence than usual, her ' mother asked: “Helen, dear, does not your con- science trouble you when you are run- : ning away from mother?’ explaining that her conscience was a little voice speaking within. Helen answered: “Oh, yes, mamma; that little voice is always saying, ‘Run faster, faster, Hel- en; your mother is after you! ”—Pitts- burgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Feline Amenities. They were discussing the newest en- gagement. The fair fiancee had previ- ously made three similar announce- ments, but not one had resulted in a wedding. : “Do you think she will really marry him?” asked her dearest friend. “I can’t say, my dear,” retorted the next dearest. “It is possible, but not customary.”—Woman’s Home Compan- ion. The Limit. “I shall never speak to her again as long as I live.” : “ “But you’ve said that often before.” “I know, but what else is there to say when a person becomes as angry as she makes me?’—Detroit Free Press. nm main Cautious. Higgs—Crooke is a criminal lawyer, isn’t he? Diggs—He's a lawyer, but as to his being criminal, I think he's too careful to quite overstep the line.— New York Sun. ! : God gives every bird its food, bu does not throw it into the nest.—J, G. Holland. 1 | A Gentle Husband. Woman (to her husband. busily en- gaged writing) — My dear. correctly speaking, what is a dentist? Husband (crossly)—Derived from dent, French for teeth, a man who pulls teeth tHusband settles down to writing again.) Wife—My dear, you said this morning that . linguist was derived from the Latin lingua, a tongue. Hus- band (crossly)—Yes. Wife—Well, dear, is a linguist a man who pulls out tongues? Husband- No, madam, but I wish he did.—London Answers. The Careful Scots. A Scot and his wife came to London. : and the worthy pair were in a hundred fears concerning the diabolical ingenui- ty of London thieves. As they took their first walk down the Strand the busband whispered ot « sudden hoarsely in her ears, ‘Janet, wumman. hast thou got thy teeth teexed feermly in thy gums?” “Na, na.” she: answered: “A’m no sich a fule! [I’ve left em safely lockit awa' In the portmonty!’—London Chronicle. Unreasonable. “My husband is so very unreason- able.” “Most husbands are. What did yours do?” “He fixed a fishhook in one of his pockets because he pretended to sup- pose that I robbed him at night, and then he blamed me because he forgot it was there.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Turned Them Away. It was morning in Grassvillee An old citizen and a young one met and this conversation took place: ‘How're you making out at the opera house?" ‘‘We turned ’em away last night.” “G’'wan.” : said it was no use burnin’ gas for a nine dollar house.”—New York Globe. The Limit. “What did the doctor say was the matter with you?” “He said he didn’t know.” “Well, what doctor are you going to next?” “None. When a doctor. dares to make such an admission as that he must be about as high in his profession as he can get.”—London Mail. Chinese Flat Noses. “The Chinese mother,” the ethnolo- gist explained, “carries her babe in a sack on her back. The babe’s nose is pressed against her. Day in and day out, all through its babyhood, the lit- tle thing's soft and malleable nose is pressed against its mother’s back Hence it is no wonder, is it, ‘that the Chinese are a flat nosed race?” CASTORIA Bears the signature of Chas.H. Fletcher. in use for over thirty years, and The Kind You Have Always Bought. "' medica “Fact. Sixteen of ‘em. Manager: —For high class Job Work come to the WATCHMAN Office. Medical. A WELL KNOWN WOMAN SPEAKS. In Every Town in Pennsylvania Neighbors Say the Same. Bodines, Pa.—*I will drop you a few lines to let you know that your ‘Favor- : ite Prescription’ has done me a wonder- ful lot of good. ¢ “Seven years ago when our first child was born I was left miserable. I doc- tored with two phy- : sicians without any relief. I then went to see one of the head doctors in : CRE - Williamsport; he said I must have an operation at once , and that I should quit work, but that was something I could not do. I then began taking your ‘Favorite Prescrip- i tion,” and it helped me so much. I always suffered so until our last child | was born when I got along nicely. I i shall never go through it again without | your medicine.”—Mgs. F. W. MYERs. The mighty restorative power of Dr. : Pierce’s Favorite Prescription speedily | causes all womanly troubles to disap- pear—compels the organs to properly { perform their natural functions, cor- : rects displacements, overcomes irregu- | 1arities, removes pain and misery at certain times and brings back health and strength to nervous, irritable and exhausted women. It is a wonderful prescription, pre- pared only from mnature’s roots and . herbs, with no alcohol to falsely stim- ulate and no narcotics to wreck the nerves. It banishes pain, headache, backache, low spirits, hot flashes, dragging-down sensation, worry and sleeplessness surely. . _ Write Doctor Pierce, Invalids’ Hotel, | Buffalo, N. Y., for free and confidenticl advice, also for free medica} book on Diseases of Women. 3 - | Flour and Feed. ‘CURTIS Y. WAGNER, BROCKERHOFF MILLS, BELLEFONTE, PA. i Manufacturer, 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 xchanged for wheat. OFFICE and STORE—BISHOP STREET, BELLEFONTE, PA. MILL AT ROOPBSURG. 7-19 Farm Implements, Etc. Prepared to supply the Farmer’s every want. The oldest house and Largest Dealers in the county in Hydrated Lime and Fertilizers of every kind, for every use, and well prepared for drilling. McCormick Binders, Mowers, Tedders, Hay Rakes, Hay Loaders, Walking and Sulky Plows, Harrows and Land Rollers, Conklin Wagons with patented truss axles, and a complete line of Farm Machinery and Im- plements, Binder Twine and Farm Seeds. Coal, Wood, Wall Plaster, Cement AND BUILDER'S SUPPLIES. An Old Established Progressive House, with an Up-to- date line, with a guarantee back of it.. McCalmont ellefonte, ; 60:15:46 & Company, Penna. Shoes. Hats and Caps. Clothing. New Things FOR EARLY FALL In Men and Boy's Wear Arriving Daily We would like to show you. We know you will be pleas- ed with what you see. FAUBLE’S BELLEFONTE, 58-4 PENNA. Shoes. The Whole Story in a Few Words. 500 PAIRS OF Ladies $3.00 and $4.00 SHOES Now on Sale at $248 Per Pair. RT This is not a sale of small sizes and narrow widths, but all new up-to-date Shoes. Remember this is a sale of Shoes (not low Shoes.) Cash Only. No Exchanging. Price $2.48 Price $2.48 Yeager’s Shoe Store, Bush Arcade Bldg, BELLEFONTE, PA.
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