Bema atc. Bellefonte, Pa., September 17, 1915. When the House Takes Fire. Used early, a glass of ‘water has more value than a fire brigade. If the amount of water at hand is limited it should be thrown by handfuls rath- er than in a single dash. A bucket of water and a broom to sprinkle it constitute a good extinguisher for a starting fire. Don’t throw water at the blaze—much less at the smoke— but upon the material from which the blaze comes. A coat, a rug, a bed- cover, or few pounds of flour can be used to smother a small blaze and a feather bed will choke a quite rapa- cious fire. Gas at First Not Appreciated. Like most other useful inventions, gas was at first treated with ridicule, and the early companies for its manu- facture were for many years anything but successful in their operations, and, indeed, were carried on at a loss. As our readers know, they are now among the most profitable of under- takings. Even when displaced as an an illuminant, gas will always have a great value for heating purposes. Thrust at Scotch Frugality. “No wonder the Scotch get rich,” said a man, laying down a magazine about the multimillionaires of Scottish blood. “No wonder.” He puffed his Havana thoughtfully. “An Irishman and a Scotchman went into a bar one day,” he said. “But the Irishman had no money.” He blew a fragrant cloud towards the ceiling. “So they came out,” he said, “without a drink.”—Lon- don Opinion. Mistake Somewhere. “Yaas,” said Uncle Silas, “my son Bill hez got back from a special course he’s been a-takin’ at college, with a piece o’ paper signed by th’ ‘thorities sayin’ as how he's an A. M. I dunno what an A. M. is, but I'm afeardey they’s some mistake about it, for judgin’ from the time he gits down to breakfast he behaves more like a P. M. ter me.” Uy - Not in the Geography. Bobby heard his mother tell his fa ther that her mother, who was ill, was in a comatose state and she must go to her at once. Bobby immediate: ly ran for his geography and looked diligently for some time through it. Finally he brought it to his father and said: “Father, I can’t find the state of comatose in here. Will you?’— Judge. bed i . Too Little Kindness in Worid. I wonder why it is we are not all kinder than we are? How much the world needs it! How easily it is done! How infallibly it is remem- bered! How superabungantly it pays itself back! For ther€ is no debtor | in the world so honorable, so superb- ly honorable, as love. “Love never faileth.”—Professor Drummond. Chinese Embroidery Threads. “Women should not be given books in which to hide their embroidery threads,” sald Chang Chik-Tung.' the old viceroy of China, some years ago, when asked to open a school for wom- en in his province. Now there are 4,000 woman students in elementary, | high, and normal schools in this province alone. Screws Really Date From 1836. Until the nineteenth century the manufacture of screws was a rather crude process of forzing and cutting with hand tools. € all screws were little known or uscd before 1836, but in that year maclinery began to be constructed both in this country and abroad and screwmaking became thor- oughly established. Dida't Know When to Quit Pounding. “How did it come, sah, dat when it looked like dat cullud man had done got yo’ plumb licked yo’ turned him over and hammered him good?” “Well, sah, he didn’t know when to quit. He | kept on uh-whippin’ me when whippin’ had gozc out © fashion.”—Kansas City Star. fi ; Lotus-Flower Cigarettes. In Siam the natives smoke ciga- rettes made of homegrown tobacco wrapped in dried banana leaves or | in the petals of the royal lotus flower. i In the latter form they are most de- | licious, according to Carl C. Hanson, | Nalied States consul at Bangkok. | “oy Fer ptm ee Ll Play Billiards on a Glass Table. i In a billiard room in Paris is a ta- ble made of glass. It is much more | difficult to make a shot on it than on the ordinary baize-covered table. i ten eet sees. Substitute for Hardwood Floors. A good substitute for a hardwood | floor can be made by using the under- | side of a chcap grade of oilcloth and painting it. Very Fluent. Many folks are excellent conversa- tionalists on the subject of them- selves.—Kansas City Journal. Fact Easy to Ascertain. You will discover that most men are | all right, if you only take the trouble | : to ask them. ‘in, { bath,” as Michelet epitomized them. | | | | Early Polish. At least one little girl in New York is in line for a diplomatic position when the government decides to ad: mit feminine aspirants to the corps. She was sitting on a park bench the other afternoon, in company with an- other child about her own age. There was evidently some disagreement be- tween them, and suddenly the dis- creet maiden turned to her obnoxious companion, smiled sweetly, and said: “Well, if one of us should get off this seat, I'd have more ’room.” Elbert Hubbard's Creed. “I believe that no one can harm us but ourselves, that sin is misdirected energy, that there is no devil but fear, and that the universe is planned for good. I believe that work is a bless ing, that winter is as necessary as summer, that night is as useful, as day, that deeth is a manifestation of life, and just as good. I believe in you and I believe in a Power that is in ourselves that makes for our right- eousness.” True Friendship Endures. Friends may part, not merely in body, but in spirit, for awhile. In the bustle of business and the incidents of life they may lose sight of each other for years; they may begin to differ in their success in life, in their opinions, in their habits, and there may be for a time coldness and estrangement between them; but not forever, if each remains trusty and true. Here's a Perfect Electric Bell. An original electric bell co na- tion is in use in Paris which i# de- signed to get rid of all trouble caused by the question of batteries, for these are now lodged within the apparatus itself. The usual box bell shape is re- tained, but .the arrangement of the parts is different in this case. All the magnet parts are now lodged under the gong itself. Preventing Typhoid Fever. Proper sanitary conditions, such as destroying the fly and mosquito and their breeding places, providing good sewage disposal, keeping the premises clean, and a prompt application of anti-typhoid vaccine where there is ‘he least suspicion of the fever, will prevent typhoid fever. Preventive methods will save 35,000 lives annu- ally. ~ oy Sounds Fishy. : A New York lawyer tells of a case tried in a fishing town of Massachu- setts, during which the chief witness ander cross-examination refused to state the amount of his gross income. “You must answer the question,” said the judge. “But, Your Honor,” said the man, “I have no gross income; I am a fisherman, and it’s all net.” foc BI ™ Sees Glorious Future. All this world is heavy with the promise of greater things, and the day will come, one day in the unending succession of daye® when beings, be Ings who are now latent in our thoughts, shall stand on this earth as one stands on a footstool, and shall laugh and reach out their hands amid the stars.—H, G. Wells. Neat Way to Put It. Alice was calling on grandmother and announced her intention of going aome to make ready for Bessie’s party “May I go to the party with you?’ isked grandmother. Alice shook hel head sadly. “Why not? Am I toc old?” “Not too old,” said Alice, “but your face will not match the chil iren’s.” ; Never Saw a Woman Do It. “I've seen millions, I don’t know but billions, of men and boys stop tc compare their watches by the chro aometers in jewelers’ windows,” said aman who thinks his watch is always correct, and who likes himself to so sompare it, “but I never saw a wom: an do that. Did you?” Bathless Middle Ages. Greece had baths for every citizen; 30 had Rome, but the Goths broke her aqueducts and the fanatics closed the ' public baths (being dirty themselves) and Rome fell and the Dark Ages set “A thousand years without a Worth While Quotation. To work, to help, and to be helped, :0 learn sympathy through suffering, to learn faith by perplexity, to reach :ruth through wonder—behold!—this | ls what it is to live.—#hillips Brooks. Uncle Ebsn. “A lazy man,” said Uncle Eben, “is nighty liable to claim dat he’s puttin’ 1is faith in providence when he’s only rustin’ to luck.” With Slight Alteration. The evil that men do lives after chem. The good is oft interred in their books.—New York Independent. The Stupid Chauffeur, ! A stupid chauffeur is as dangerous; 1s a bolting horse—Walter Camp, im Collier's Weekly. i Optimistic Thought. : The beginning of excellence is to be) ‘ree from error. | TUTUILA, THE HAPPY ISLE Leads the World In Percentage of Sunday School Children—People Live Simple Lives. The efforts of the Medical depart- ment of the United States have practi- cally stamped out “tonas” among the natives of the Island of Tutuila, Sa- moa. Surgeons C. F. Ely and John C. Par- ham of the navy have accomplished wonders. Even the dreaded elephanti- asis is decreasing among the natives. The island of Tutuila, which was. ceded by the chief of the Manila group to the United States in 1900, and ac- cepted by the president, has as yet had no appropriation from congress. The duties of naval officers on station at the island are dual, as in addition to performing their regular naval du- ties, they must act as county officials. Commander J. M. Poyer, U. S. N,, re- cently succeeded Commander C. D. Strams, U. 8. N., as commander of the naval station and civil governor of the island. Children hgtween the ages of six and fourteen must attend school. They are first instructed in their own lan- guage, which has only 14 letters in the alphabet, and then they are taught English. The people are simple and happy. They are Christians, and the island holds the record for the world in the greatest percentage of children attend- ing Sunday school. The island is about six miles wide and about eighteen miles in length. The population is about 5,000. The $10,000 appropriated by congress and the $2,000 donated by the Red Cross for the relief of the natives after the hurricane that swept the island on January 3, demolishing all of the houses, is being well used. The na- tives have again planted their crops Candlesticks of the Temple. he seven-branched candlesticks «ced in the sanctuary by Moses and those afterward prepared for the tem- ple by Solomon were crystal glasses filled with oil and fixed upon the branches of the candlestick, while in private houses the lamps were gener- ally placed on high stands which rest- ed upon the ground. Worth Pondering Over. Are you helping to circulate reports of the frailties of your neighbor? Per- haps you think that your deficiencies are not known, but are you sure that you are not as weak or peculiar as your neighbor, though, perhaps, in a different way? Are there not as many holes in your character as there are in his?—Ezxchange. CASTORIA Bears thesignature of Chas.H.Fletcher. in use for over thirty years, and The Kind You Have Always Bought. and rebuilt their homes. Funeral Director. H. N. KOCH Funeral Director Successor to R. M. Gordner. STATE COLLEGE, PENNA. Day and Night Service. 60-21-tf. Bell and Commercial Phones. Lim« and Limestone. — a— oN — Write for Free Literature. LIME! Lime and Limestone for All Purposes. HO LIME Put up in 40 Pound Paper Bags. FOR USE WITH DRILL OR SPREADER. High Calcium Central Pennsylvania Lime American Lime & Stone Company. 60-28-3m General Office: —TYRONE, PA. Dry Goods, Etc. LYON & COMPANY. COATS and SUITS A showing and sale that cannot be equaled in this town. New Fall Suits in poplins, serges and mannish effects; strictly first-class tailoring; that are as good in quality and $10 and $12.50 A splendid assortment in fur, braid and vel- vet trimmed Suits, the quality and style we guarantee as good as any $20 and $22 suit. Our special price $15 Our line of $20 Suits will only be appreciated when seen. The quality and style speak for { themselves. A still higher grade of Suits; everything of the best; we are sure you will nat see this kind anywhere for less than $30 to $35; our price $25 | Our line of Fall and Winter Coats we guaran- tee to be the best in quality and workman- ship. Styles that are bought to suit the most fastidious. We have made special prices for early buyers. The $10 and $12 kind now at $8 and the range goes up to $30, which means a big saving on every garment. Come in and see our Coats and Suits and we know you cannot resist buying. I style as others are asking $15. Our price i Lyon & Co. ... Bellefonte eet ——aa] The First National Bank. WERE TS Mal SER TITTIES SE last week. for yours. / The First National Bank 59-1-1y : Keep Your Money in Bank Said one of our local papers sound advice. TRIP SORES This is good Let us care BELLEFONTE, PA. Announcement. The Centre County Banking Company. “STOP, LOOK, LISTEN! \ A Lawyer received $10,000 for suggesting these words to a railroad. The sign, “Stop, Look, Lis- ten!” saved the road many thousands of dollars in damages. It’sa good sign. It’s worth $10,000. Wise people are often warned by a similar sign on the road of extravagance. They stop in time. How about yourself? Think this over seriously. A bank account is the Best Kind of Security at any time. If you haven’t a bank account now, start one at once. Any account, however small you are able to begin with, will be welcomed and carefully conserved at THE CENTRE COUNTY BANK, 56-6 BELLEFONTE PA. The Farmers’ iH Supply Store We are Headquarters for the Dollyless Electric Washing Machines Weard Reversible Sulky Riding Plows and Walking Plows, Disc Harrows, Spring-tooth Harrows, Spike-tooth Lever Harrows, Land Rollers; 9-Hole Spring Brake Fertilizer Grain Drill—and the price is $70. POTATO DIGGERS, Brookville Wagons—all sizes in stock. Buggies and Buggy Poles, Manure Spreaders, Galvanized Water Troughs, Cast Iron Hog and Poultry Troughs, Galvanized Stock Chain Pumps, Force and Lift Pumps for any depth of wells, Extension and , Step Ladders, Poultry Supplies and All Kinds of Field Seeds. Nitrate of Soda and Fertilizer for all crops, carried at my ware- house where you can get it when you are ready to use it. Soliciting a share of your wants, I am respectfully yours, JOHN GG. 60-14-tf. Both Phones DUBBS, Bellefonte, Pa. Groceries. Groceries. FOOD SUPPLIES We have just received a shipment of new caught Blue Back Mackerel, messed and boneless : Canned Salmon and Tuna Fish are both very satisfactory hot weather goods. Our brands will fully satisfy your desire. Our fancy new American Cheese are now at their very finest. If you want the highest quality, give us your order. Asparagus tips, new pack, Nabob brand, just received at roc per can. Elite brands, large can, fancy, at 25c. We have a blend of TEA that has proved very satisfactory for making iced tea and for regular use at 60c per pound. The new crop of California Summer Valenica Oranges are now just at their best. We have fancy stock at 2 5¢, 30¢C, 40¢, 50C and 6oc a dozen. Also fancy California Lemons. ' Our Sliced Dried Beef is all full slices, cut only from the tender part of the meat. Comes in clean wax paper envelopes. Some- thing new and desirable. We take special care in the selection of 3ananas and can give you fancy fruit. MEADOW GOLD BRAND CREAMERY BUTTER Is a Strictly Fancy Grade. We ge it in frequent orders so that you can de- pend on it having that New Sweet Flavor. Try it and be convinced. SIR SECHLER & COMPANY, Bush House Block, - i. 57-1 lacie cm Bellefonte, Pa.
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