Benard Bellefonte, Pa., October 6, 1916. The Melting Pot of War. Perhaps not sc extensive a mix-up as that of the historic confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel, but nevertheless an intermingling of peo- ple previously unknown to each other is transpiring on a gigantic se-le, Hundreds of thousands of men are in lands foreign to their own, for the first time in their lives. Not only are the lands strange, but the people and the architecture; while native food: and manner of living differ radically from those at home. y Espedially strange is everything to the troops from far-away land. jusi as these foreigners are themselves strange to their own compatriots and the citizens of the places in which the fortunes of war dispose them. Hindus, in France, and French in Germany; Germans in France, Malta, Russia, and Turkey; Russians in Ger- many, France, and Austria, and Aus- trians in Russia; Hungarians in Rus- sia and Italy; Italians in Austria; and Englizh in Germany, France, and Turkey. What a kaleidoscope of hu- manity! Then, too, there are the hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war. Compelled to remain and live with their avowed enemies, there is never- theless the inevitable broadening of mind in the discovery of those good traits which even the worst of us pos: sess. And the wounded prisoner stretched side by side with those he so recently fought, as the days go by and he finds himself sharing to the fullest extent the best conditions can afford, cannot fail to recognize, to some extent at least, the spirit of generosity and be softened tl erebv The fact that the qualities of good in those we know but slightly, or not at all, are unseen, is largely responsibl for the hatred which is unnatural and wicked. ' When that glad day comes in which the entire world will rejoice at the ending of the struggle, and the ar- mies disband and scatter to their homes, it is certain there will be ~ar- ried back many memories not al- together hateful. Into each hamlet, however small, will return one or more, to tell the story of how people look and live in those other hamlets they have visited. And thus, as with a mammoth mixing machine, will the people as a mass realize in some de- gree the fact that no one people has exclusively all the qualities, either good or bad. At the moment, those actively engaged in the combat and heated with the strife of conflict can hardly be expected to contemplate the enemy with composure, and some things will never be forgiven in the present generation; nevertheless, the melting pot of war must surely barn out some of the dross of ignorance and suspicion. Tress “Get Into Debt” Urged Louis F. ” Swift. In the October “American Maga- zine,” Louis F. Swift says that men should get into debt. The writer goes oh to explain: ; i “Louis F. Swift, president of Swift & company, the great Chicago meat- packing company, has the idea that being in debt is the surest way to suec- ceed. He urges every one of his thir- ty-five thousand employees to get into debt and to keep in debt, and he has organized a system to encourage them in this and to show them how to do it profitably. “ ‘Get in debt for something of in- trinsic value, and stay in debt,” he says. ‘As soon as you get one thing paid up, buy something else, and get in debt again. Stay in debt—never get out.” Coal-Mining Methods Used in Hand- ling Fruit. Several men employed by a farmers’ fruit-packing organizaticn in Cali- fornia are called prune miners be- cause it is their task to pick and shov- el their way into tons of prunes which are stored in the asscciation’s ware- house. To this packing house all the farmers bring their prune crop to he weighed and graded, after which it is stored in bins according to size. These bins hold about 40 tors, and by the time shipments sre made the prunes are packed into a solid mass, and can only be dug out with picks. Before being packed in the shipping boxes, they are run through boiling water for three minutes.—Popular Mechan- ics Magazine. Ice is Delivered by Air and Water Route. “Ice is delivered in a rather spectac- ular way to a householder residing on the bank of Rock River at Cleve- land.” “His house is within the shad- ow of a high bridge, and to reach it from the street level one must follow a long roundabout path on frot When the ice wagon reaches the bridge its driver announces its arrival by yelling huskily tc those in the house below. A man puts out in a boat to deep water, calls the number of pounds he desires, and then gives a signal for its delivery. The ice is dropped from the bridge to the water, a distance of 120 ft., and recovered by the boatman.” Military Hospital Train Being Built at Chicago. Ten pullman cars especially design- ed by the army medical department constitute a thoroughly modern mili- tary hospital train that is under con- struction at Chicago. Half of the cars will be provided with wide side doors to facilitate the leading and unloading of stretchers. These will be equipped with regular hospital beds. Two other cars are to be arranged like most sleepers, but fitted with medicine chests, ice tanks, and extra fans. One car will be used exclusively for oper- ating purposes and be supplied with all the necessary equipment.—Popu- lar Mechanics Magazine. Romance of War Time Started Here. The following clipping from a West Chester paper may be of interest to some of the older * residents of Centre county, who still remember the Gills. When the prisoners referred to in the article were paroled at West Chester they were given the third floor of the Stille residence to sleep in and, also served with a hot breakfast. The old- er Stille’s were the parents of Miss Mary I. Stille, ncw a prominent D. A. R. woman of Delaware county. War hath its romantic sides, as well as moving picture slides and all that, and some of the former come to the public notice after many years. This is preliminary to saying that a robust man with more black hairs in his head yet than gray and wearing a small flag in his buttonhole, insignia of a veteran of the Civil War, came to West Chester on Saturday and looked about for old landmarks. Some of these he mentioned to a reporter who happened along as usual noting and observing. This as a preface, tells nothing. The story is that James W. Gill, now a Justice of the Peace of Marcus Hook, Delaware county, was in West Chester on Saturday as a guest of his friend, Mr. Haycock, who was a vet- eran of the 124th Regiment, P. V. Mr. Gill was bern in Centre county, and as a young man with his brother and others “roughed it” in a lumber camp. The call to arms came from Lincoln, and James and his brother enlisted, the former at Bellefonte in Company H, 56th Regiment, P. V. This is the preliminary again to the local story. Mr. Gill, on July 1, 1863, was in the division of General Rey- nolds, which was hurried to Gettvs- burg, and thers on July 1st, the brave general lost his life in stopping the onward march of the heroic Lee’s hopeful vanguard. Mr. Gill, with several hundred sol- diers wearing the blue, were sur- rounded by superior forces in gray and captured. He, with others, was paroled on the field and as it happea- ed through details which do not inte: - est us, was sent with a thousand oth- er men to West Chester. The camp, our older readers will re- member, was near what is now Oak- bourne, then Hemphill Station, or just below, it is said, what is known as Ringwood public school, West Goshen township. The sequel: Dirty, ragged and— shall we mention the gray insects which were the bane of imprisoned soldiers 2—Mr. Gill was sent along. He told some of his memories of his arrival. This is rot a history of all, nor maybe not exactly all he could tell. One thing he said was that an editor of a paper, presumably the late Henry S. Evans, met him and asked. him to breakfast Mr. Gill declined, being anxious to dump himself in a creek, shake his clothes and the dirt and vermin $30 later he caine to West Chester from the camp down about where Wes* Chester’s disposal plant now is. And then a “movie” film man could at in. He wandered along West sarcket street, where we older folks remember the market house used to stand in the centre thereof. From what we gather of Mr. Gill’s story, a wealthy, patriotic woman of “West Chester served scup at her ex- pense to all soldiers. Others gave what they could afford, for West Chester was full of patriotism, from child to nonagenarian. At the home, Mr. Gill says, of a Mrs. Mills, on Market street, he met and was introduced to a Miss Larkin. ‘ure, neat dress and all street and rounded fig- those things which captures the right man’s eye, be he wko he may. The intreducticn lasted. The “mov- ies” would say, “the day after,” but it was after Mr. Gill had re-enlisted and fought until victory He had seen her on ibe marked her smart walk, Chester. His brother, David, had Leen killed at Spottsylvania, along with many other Centre county for- esters. “For,” said Mr. Gill, “We were only backwoodsmen, rough, un- couth and naturally ignorant of socie- ty’s ways.” But Miss Larkin was Chester in March, 1864, and perhaps prettier and neater and sweeter. For be it <aid, she was young, and West Chester’s maidens had not—well what’s the use of saying what we all know. And Miss Mary E. Larkin, a Quakeress, became the bride of James W. Gill, of Centre county, who carried in his pocket an honorable 4ischarge cf three and more years’ service un- der the Union flag, and a shot hole in his leg which is not healed today. Mr. Gill found the place, the maid- | den and, he said, a “proacher.” There were no marriage licenses needed then. The wedding was simple, and took place at the home of Rev. Curtis F. Turner, pastor of the M. E. church of West Chester, on March 22, 1864. Mr. Gill remembers that they called the place “Portico Row,” as we older folks still remember it. The lapse of years is of no interest except that Mr. Gill was here in ro- bust and sturdy form. He called at the “News” office after attending the veteran’s reunion, and tried to get his bearings and see if any one remem- bered Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Mills and oth- crs. Perhans he found them. But asked a few questions by the reporter writing this, he said, “My wife is dead. We lived happily to- gether for fifty years. I took up my home in Delaware county and am now a Justice of the Peace at Marcus Hook, or Linwood. We have had five children; two are deceased. My wife left me in death for eternal happiness after 50 years and 3 months’ happi- ness to me. “And say, boy, when Dave and I were boys we sawed logs and sang songs and drank whisky and all that went along with backwoods life was part of ours. “And say, boy, I tended bar and in’ the army drank my share. But after I married that pretty and demure Chester county Quaker girl, it was over. There has never been a drop of rum went down my threat since that day in March, 1864.” Mr. Gill talked other things and said he had read about all the Gills in Chester county, but he wasn’t related to Sheriff Gill, who hung Udderzark His wife may have relatives here; she was related to the Delaware county Larkins, which accounts for Comrade Gill, of the 56th, locating county. Do You Know That. it is dangercus to put anything into the mouth except food and drink ? Sanitary inspection is evén more important than sanitary legislation? The U. S. Public Health Service issues free bulletins on tuberculosis? The continuous liberal use of alco- holic beverages lowers efficiency and menaces longevity ? Moderate exercise in the open air prolongs life? “Mouth breathing” makes children stupid ? Fish cannot live in foul water nor men in foul air? Smallpox is wholly preventable ? The Smoke of the U.S. A. That snappy, spirited taste of “Bull” Durham in a cigarette gives you the quick-stepping, head-up-and- chest-out feeling of the live, virile Man in Khaki. He smokes “Bull” Durham for the sparkle that’s in it and the crisp, youthful vigor he gets out of it. GENUINE Bull DURHAM “Roll your own” with “Bull” Durham and you have a distinctive, satisfying smoke that can’t be equalled by any other tobacco in the world. In its perfect mildness, its smooth, rich mellow- sweetness and its aromatic fragrance, “Bull” Durham is unique. For the last word in whole- some, healthful smoking enjoy- ment “roll your own” with “Bull” Durham. Ask for FREE package of “‘papers’® with each 5c sack. crowned the | Union forces that he returned to West | still in West | in that pens then. sene instead of burning odor. on your place. mm H. N. KOCH Funeral Director Successor to R. M. Gordner. STATE COLLEGE, PENNA. Day and Night Service. 60-21-tf. Bell and Commercial Phones CURTIS Y. 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A goodly sum of money in bank is a source of comfort in one’s declin- ing years. y You are young and vigorous and full of energy today. You are mak- ing good money. Things may not always be so rosy. PLAN TO DEPOSIT A CERTAIN SUM EVERY WEEK IN THE BANK. A Bank Book Is Your Best Friend THE CENTRE COUNTY BANK. 66-6 BELLEFONTE PA.
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