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Belletonte, Pa., September 3, 1915. :
BIG FORTUNES IN ENGLAND
‘But They Are Smalll Comparea With :
: Sums of Those Enjoyed by
Americans.
| That there are no estates in Eng-
land of the value of the largest es- |
'tates in the United States is again |
demonstrated by the provision esti-
‘mate, $62,500,000, sworn to in Lon-
'don as to the value of the estate of
the late Baron Rothschild, says the
Wall Street Journal.
This was the fourth largest estate
in England, exceeded only by the es-
‘tates of the Duke of Westminster, Sir
‘Ernest Cassel and Lord Iver. Bntthe
real estate income of the duke of
{Westminster is less than the securi-
‘ties income of Sir Ernest Cassel and
also less than the income of Lord
Iver from the Guinness brewery.
When Barney Barnato, the South
African gold and diamond king, had
speculative securities valued at about
$400,000,000—he committed suicide
when his estate shrank to $15,000,000
—there was only one comparison that
‘could be made. He was declared to
be richer than the London Roths-
childs.
While Baron Nathan Mayer Roths-
child was probably the richest Roths-
child, the wealth of the family, in-
cluding the continental branches, prob-
ably passes the billion-dollar mark.
Nevertheless, it is surprising to
find that the estate of the richest
Rothschild is less than the real es-
tate inheritance of Vincent Astor;
fa. below the wealth of Andrew Car-
negie; only a fraction of the wealth of
John D. Rockefeller, and less than
several estates in America that could
be named, all of which save the As-
tor estate were accumulated in the life-
time of the present owner.
WOMEN ARE HONORED IN WAR
Medals, Decorations, and Rank to
Nurses and Doctors of the
Gentler Sex.
The work of women at the front
is not only appreciated by officers and
men alike, but it already has been
officially recognized in some cases.
King Albert has decorated Miss Dor-
mer Maunder, an English nurse in
charge of the ambulance at Rouen,
with the Order of Leopold for serv-
ices on behalf of the Belgian army.
The French minister of war has
awarded a gold medal to Mme. Clara
Muriel Kipling, a nurse of the Amer-
ican hospital at Paris. Mme. de Frey-
cinet, general superintendent of aux-
iliary hospital No. 5 at Orleans, has
been mentioned in dispatches by the
general in command of the district for
her devoted work since the war began.
Dr. Louisa Garrett Anderson has
left the military hospital she organ-
ized in France to organize and man-
age a military hospital of 500 beds
near London. She has for this pur
pose been accorded the rank of major,
a really working and not purely hon-
orary military title.
Turkish Women Most Industrious.
The Turkish women are to be count-
ed among the most industrious women
of the earth. They certainly do a vast
amount of work. They make carpets,
screens for doors, work bags, horse
clothing and blankets. A Turkish girl
makes all the kibitka or tents, domestic
carpets and other household requisites
before she is married. If she gets
married without completing this task
it is expected that she will by her own
labor refund the money which her
parents have given her as her dowry.
This dowry usually consists of 100
sheep and a certain amount of money,
which 2 bridegroom either pays down
in a lump sum to the parents of the
bride to collect his friends for a suc-
cession of horse races and other
sports. An important part is to dec-
orate a camel with the handsomest
trappings, which are sent to the
bride’s tent. On this she goes forth
to receive congratulations of her rela-
tives and friends. It is on this she is
carried away by the female relatives
of the bridegroom. She and her at-
tendants feign to resist the act by
throwing raw oats at the other
women.
Baggage Not Excessive.
Johnny Poe, the former Princeton
football player, who loves a scrap and
who has fought in all the South Ameri-
can revolutions since 1901 and is now
fighting in the trenches in France, re-
cently wanted to get back to the
United States from Santo Domingo,
because there was no excuse for a
fight there and there was promise in
Europe. Being unable to secure any
ordinary means of getting home, he
went to the master of an English
freighter soon to sail from that port
and asked him: “Will you take me
back to the United States?” “Sure I
will,” answered the captain. “How
many pieces of baggage have you?”
“Fifty-four,” replied Johnny; “a pack
of cards and a pair of socks.”
The freighter’s master refused to ac-
cept even passage money.
When Appearances Count.
“A man is not always to be judged
by exterior appearances.”
“Only in certain cases.”
“You mean?”
“I would never choose a man with
arms like pipe stems, legs ditto and a
flat chest to carry off any honors in
an athletic contest.”
. STRONGER THAN ANY WORDS
| the artist, it has been said, exhaust-
——Put your ad. in the WATCHMAN.
John Randolph's Silence and Panto-
mime Disconcerted Opponent
Vehom He Really Feared.
In painting the sacrifice of Iphigenia
ed the emotions of grief and horror
in the faces of the bystanders.
“He has left nothing unsaid. How
can he depict her father’s sorrow?”
was the anxious query of those friends
who were watching the development
of the picture. The artist threw a
mantle over Agamemnon’s face. The
blank silence was more effective than
any pictured woe.
One of the most extraordinary ef-
fects produced by absolute silence is
recorded in the reports of a conven-
tion in which the foremost men of Vir-
ginia took part. John Randolph had a
measure to carry in which he looked
for the opposition of Alexander Camp-
bell, a man then noted for his scholar-
ship and power in debate.
Randolph had never seen the Scotch
logician, but he had heard enough of
him to make him and his partisans
uneasy. When, therefore, the gaunt
stranger first rose to speak in the
convention Randolph looked at him
with such an air of alarm as to at-
tract the attention of the whole con-
vention, and as he glanced around
seemed to be asking for sympathy in
his coming defeat. He then com-
posed himself to listen with close at-
tention.
Campbell, aware of this by-play,
hesitated and lost the thread of his
argument. Randolph’s face by turns, |
as he listened, expressed weariness,
indifference and finally contempt. He
! near either of them I always look ont.
leaned back and yawned. Campbell
sat down hastily. He had lost the |
whole force of his speech. Not a word |
had been spoken, but he was defeated. |
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—Exchange. |
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EXERCISE MAKING FOR GRACE
Even the Ordinary Household Task of |
Sweeping May Be Turned to ;
Advantage.
All forms of directed exercise,
make for grace, asserts a writer in |
the Woman’s Home Companion. A |
woman who wishes to be beautiful |
in the use of her body should learn to !
dance, swim and above all, to use
her muscles well in the ordinary ac- |
tions of life. When you are stooping '
to dust the rounds of a chair, do not
bend over rigidly from the waist, but |
bend your knees, slightly, and flex the
whole body toward the point where !
your hand is. When you sweep, grasp
the handle of the broom firmly, step
briskly and accurately in its path as
you sweep, and be careful to hold up
your shoulders. No sport in the world ;
has a more beneficial effect upon wom- |
anly grace than the prosaic work of |
sweeping.
Never loll in a chair. If you wish
to rest, lie back in it, pressing your
back firmly against the support, re-
laxing your hands and finding a com- |
fortable place for your head. When ,
you sleep, stretch your limbs out fully '
and lie down—that is, lie so that you
actually feel the support of the bed
beneath you. This method will relax |
your muscles, i
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The Plug Hat. |
The year 1915 is the centenary of |
the silk hat, known in common |
parlance as the tile, the plug and’
stovepipe.
The first silk hat was manufactured
and worn in this country in 1815. |
Some of the silk hats made in that .
year are still being worn. One can!
see them upon occasion of every great
local society event or when Maude |
Adams or grand opera come to town.
On an occasion of this kind one can |
see silk hats of every style that has:
been manufactured from 1815 to 1915.
It is necessary to change the style
of silk hats every year. If the style
was not changed there would be no
sale for them. An ordinary silk hat
will wear as long as a cast iron paper
weight. It is impossible to kill them
off. —New Haven Journal-Courier.
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Turning the Mangle. ‘
The charitably inclined lady was
paying a visit to Mrs. Atkins, whose
husband was away fighting at the
front. The visitor found the soldier's
wife in a paroxysm of grief.
“Whatever is the matter?” ex-'
claimed the visitor.
“Ain’t yer heard?’ was the sobbing
reply. “Bill's in ’orspital with both
’is arms off.” :
The lady was obviously shocked.
With a view to easing the grief, how-
ever, she said:
“But the government will be sure!
to provide for you.”
“That ain’t it,” was the tearful re-
sponse. “Who's a-goin’ to turn the
mangle for me on washin’ days now,
I'd like ter know?”
His Grievance Against the Doctor.
“Dat new-come white doctah am a
swin’le!” disgruntedly declared Broth-
er Fagg. “Dar I was, wid a comper-
cation o’ ’zeases dat had been uh-hur-
ryin’ me to de grave for lo dese many
yeahs. Wasn't able to do a stroke o’
work, sah, but was dess ’bleeged to
set around continual and ’joy muh
miz’ry, and hear people say, ‘Dar’s po
Brudder Fagg! Ah-Lawd!—he ain't
long for dis world!” And ‘I wasn’t
needer, twell 1 went to dat new doctah
—ticky young scoun’el dess out’n col-
lege! And what did he do? Lemme
tell you: He up and cured me slick
and clean wid one little bottle o’ med’
cine, and now folks say, ‘Dad blame
dat lazy Fagg! Why don’t he g0 Ww
work? “—Kaunsas City Star.
| insisted on my using Dr. Pierce's Fa-
Drawing Teacher—Rastus, your draw-
Ing of the mule 1s very good, but why |
didn’t you finish it? Rastus—'Cause. i
Miss Emily. you tol’ us to leave out de |
tail. —Judge. i
Facts About the Suez Canal. |
The Suez canal connects the Mediter-
ranean with the Red sea, shortening
the route to India from England and
America more than 5,000 miles. It was
commenced in 1859 and completed in Ee ————————————————————
1869. Length, 100 miles; average
DeGRiliD, So Poot: Sept E ae ‘To Niagara Falls.
in gold, $65.000,000. Distances: Eng- |
lish channel to Calcutta via Cape of
Good Hope, 13,000 miles; via canal,
8,000; New York to Calcutta via Cape
of Good Hope, 14,560 miles; via canal,
9,500.
Niagara Falls
Personally-Conducted
Excursions
That Depends.
Faddist—Don’t you think skipping
the rope is a highly dangerous prac-
tice?
I'm trying to
September 10, 24, October 8, 1915
Round $9.80 Trip
Lawyer—Not always.
have it put in practice for a client of
mine now.—Baltimore American.
, Exception. ’
‘They tell me, professor, that yous
are a wonderful linguist, Is there any
tongue you have found it particularly
hard to master?” :
“Oh, yes, my wife’s.””—Bal
American. Hiner
FROM BELLEFONTE
SPECIAL TRAIN of Pullman Parlor Cars,
Dining Car, and Day Coaches through the
Picturesque Susquehanna Valley
Tickets good going on Special Train and
connecting trains, and returning on Tou,
Oop-
lar trains within FIFTEEN DAYS.
off at Buffalo on return trip.
Illustrated Booklet and full information
may be obtained from Ticket Agents.
PENNSYLVANIA R.R.
On Guard. 60-27-13t
Philo—Did you say window or wid-
ow? Sopher—I said widow, but they
are both very much alike. Philo—How
80? Sopher—Well, you see,,when 1 get
Meat Market.
Get the Best Meats.
T=" smn !
Medical.
A PENNSYLVANIA
MOTHER'S ADVICE
—Judge.
You save nothing by buying poor, thin
| or gristly meats. I use hi rh
LARGEST AND FATTEST CATTLE
and supply my customers with the fresh-
est, choicest, best blood and muscle mak-
ing Steaks and Roasts. My prices are no
higher than poorer meats are elsewhere.
I alwavs have
—— DRESSED POULTRY —
Game in season, and any kinds of good
meats you want. :
TRY MY SHOP.
P. L. BEEZER,
34-34-1y. Bellefonte, Pa.
“Every Young Girl Should Use It”
McKeesport, Pa.— “When I was 15
years old, my mother being dead, a lady
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how glad I was of this and how I wish
every young girl would use it at this
time. I am now 45 years of age, have
had 13 children, seven of whom are
well, strong boys and girls. With the
first four children I< used ‘Favorite
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from any medicine dealer to-day. The
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passing through the changing days. |
It is not a secret prescription, for its |
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it’s a temperance medicine. :
Not only does it build up the entire
system and make it strong and vigor-
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disturbances, but it has a quieting
effect upon the feminine organism.
Book orn Women’s Diseases sent free.
Write Dr. Pierce, Invalids’ Hotel, Buf-
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Constipation causes and seriously ag-
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cured by Doctor Pierce’s Pellets. One a
laxative ; two or three a cathartic.
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All kinds of Grain bought at the office Flour
xchanged for wheat.
OFFICE and STORE—BISHOP STREET.
BELLEFONTE, PA.
MILL AT ROOPBSURG.
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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 & Company,
ellefonte, 60-154f Penna.
Shoes. Hats and Caps.
Clothing.
THE EVENT
A New
Stetson Hat
for
Early Fall
That’s Different
at
FAUBLE’'S
BELLEFONTE, PENNA.
58-4
Shoes. Shoes.
The Whole Story in a Few Words.
500
PAIRS OF
Ladies $3.00
and $4.00
SHOES
Now on Sale at
$2.48
Per Pair.
TTD
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.
58-27