Bema Hiden Bellefonte, Pa., July 13, 1917. County Correspondence Items of Interest Dished up for the Delectation of “Watchman” Read- ers by a Corps of Gifted Correspondents. EAST BRUSH VALLEY. Miss Anona Yearick and Miss Maude Stover were Sunday visitors last week at Madisonburg. W. A. Winters recently purchased an Overland touring car and already operates the same quite successfully. D. D. Royer has a company of men engaged at building a lime stack which is twenty-four feet in diameter. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Miller and son Rodney visited several days last week with friends and relatives at Logan- ton. Quit a number of our people at- tended the memorial services and fes- tival at Madisonburg on last Satur- day evening. Mrs. A. S. Winkleblech and daugh- ter Bertha are spending some time at Mifflinburg, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Auman. The hay crop will be the next item for consideration. Notwithstanding the cool and damp weather the crop looks quite promising. H. H. Royer, of Rebersburg, had a crew of men employed during the past week at quarrying stone for the re- pairing of our state highway. Ray E. Weber and family and Charles Smith, of Mackeyville, spent last Sunday very pleasantly at the | home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McCool. | The outlook for the summer crops | encouraged Mr. H. Y. Stitzer io tear off and enlarge his sheds and gran- eries. his activity, just call and see him. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Smith and fam- ily, of Woodward; Mr. and Mrs. Mi- chael Bower and family, Henry Mow- ery and Hon. William Krape, of Aaronsburg, were Sunday visitors in our midst. AARONSBURG. Arthur King, who is employed over in Flemington, spent one week with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Breon, of Lewistown, spent Tuesday with Mr. Breon’s mother, Mrs. A. D. Weaver. Mrs. Lingle and two children, of Huntingdon, spent several days with | Mrs. Lingle’s sister, Mrs. Calvin Gil- bert. Russell Sylvis, who enlisted and was stationed in Philadelphia, came home Tuesday morning, called here | by the illness of his mother. Mrs. Jennie Sylvis is quite ill at her home on North 2nd street. She is under the care of Dr. C. S. Musser and it is hoped she may soon be well. Mrs. R. G. Swanson and daughter Gwendolyn, of Newton Hamilton, were over Sunday guests of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Keener. Mr. and Mrs. Durbin Holloway, of Akron, Ohio, are visiting among rel- atives and friends in our burg. Last week Mr. and Mrs. Crouse together with Mr. and Mrs. Holloway spent several days in Gettysburg going over the famous battle field. If you doubt or question as to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolfe have | again returned to their home in this place after spending several months on a trip through Ohio and Illinois. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Wolfe’s son, Earl Cummings, who in a few days left for Pitcairn to seek employment until the opening of school. The August Cosmopolitan. One of the most striking features in August Cosmopolitan is the begin- ning of a new three-part story. “Blue Aloes,” by Cynthia Stockley. The scene is laid on a Karoo farm in South Africa, a part of the world with which Miss Stockley is familiar. Lov- ers of a weird and mysterious story will read “Blue Aloes” with unusual interest. The second instalment of “The Rest- less Sex,” by Robert W. Chambers, also appears in August Cosmopolitan. If you did not start this new novel with the July number, start it now. It is the greatest novel of the year. Elizabeth Robin’s “The Tortoise- shell Cat” is this famous writer’s de- but in Cosmopolitan. Her unusual story is a real treat. Samue! Merwin is there with a de- lightful Henry the Ninth story, en- titled “Salvage.” It is another epi- sode of Henry’ puppy loves. Lilly Langtry continues her remi- niscences. In August she writes of her experiences with English royalty, particularly of the late King Edward, who was noted for his patronage of the stage. Arthur Reeve has written a great mystery story for August Cosmopol- itan, entitled, “The Nitrate King,” in which Craig Kennedy puts all his energy and intellect into the fathom- ing of a great mystery. George Ade is there with a great Fable in Slang. Jack London’s “Michael,” one of the greatest dog stories ever written, is continued. Herbert Kaufman writes of Thomas Edison. C. N. and A. M. Williamson’s won- derful motor car romance, “The Ad- venture of Jose,” is continued. Mary Roberts Rinehart’s trip through the Northwestern Rockies takes the reader of this issue on a pack train through the Cascade Moun- tains. John Galsworthy’s “Beyond” is con- tinued. Ella Wheeler Wilcox has writter. a wonderful poem called “The Hour,” with decorations by W. T. Benda. These are only a few of the big fea- tures in August Cosmopolitan, Amer- ica’s Greatest Magazine. — For high class job work come to the “Watchman” office. SHE DID HER SHARE. i Gi = =~) 'A WONDERFUL SEARCHLIGHT. eo p———— And It Was Not Upon the Blood Soiled The Most Powerful In the World, It Field of Battle. 1 During the first days of that most ' lamentable conflict that we now know as the war between the states a little woman down in South Carolina gave her husband and their four grown sons to fight for the cause that to hey seem- - three tons. Almost Rivals the Sun. It is ten feet high, its mirror has a diameter of five feet, and it weighs Its beam is as brilliant as the sun at 8 o'clock in the morning or 4 in the afternoon, New York latitude, ‘and you can read a newspaper by its ed just. She was not belligerent; she its focused beam is so intense that it was brave. A few years later a neigh- bor brought ber word that all but the | youngest boy had been killed. At the end of the war the youngest boy returned. He was a captain and not a captain merely by courtesy. As he rode through the old plantation he | saw to his intense surprise that it was in a fair state of cultivation and that foodstuffs had taken the place of cot- ton. He had expected to find those broad acres filled with weeds and briars. greeted his mother and been in turn proudly greeted by her he spoke of this. “That was my part,” she told him. “You couldn't fight without having something to eat, could you?” It was then that he noted the marks of toil on her hands, and he knew that the faithful old negroes had not done all the hard work. heels together in the military fashion and lifted his hand to the rim of his hat. “Mother,” he said not very steadily, “I salute you, the greatest soldier of us all.”—Hapsburg Liebe. SEE THE FUNNY SIDE. He brought his | light thirty miles away. The heat of will set paper afire at a distance of 250 feet. It has a candle power of more than one and a quarter billion. These are a few astonishing facts in the Popular Science Monthly about the Sperry searchlight, the invention of Elmer A. Sperry of Brooklyn, who is already known as the inventor of the airplane stabilizer and ship gyroscope bearing his name and the first electric "arc light. As soon as he had proudly | | is twenty-two times more brilliant than One of the most powerful beacons along the coast is the Sandy Hook lighthouse. But the Sperry searchlight that light. Were the Sperry lamp sub- i stituted for the lighthouse beacon a ship passing out to sea could be bathed in light until it disappeared below the horizon. By swinging the light back and forth across the sky it has been made visible 150 miles away. For navy | use the Sperry lamp illuminates a tar- get ten times more brilliantly than any other projector devised. OUR FIRST WATER WAGON. ' A Prohibition Petition That Saw the Use Your Sense of Humor When Dis- | tressing Situations Arise, Humor proves to be the saving clause of many a distressing situation. The trouble with most of us is that we take our troubles altogether too se- riously. We fail to see the funny side of things that for the moment concern us, even though we are quick to grasp it when we are mere onlookers. In the face of gathered clouds that seem to shut out the sunshine forever it is not a bad idea to remind ourselves that this old mother earth has been revolving on her axis for countless ages, that generations of men have come and gone for thousands of years and that the march of human progress has gone -right along in the forward direction despite what seemed to be occasional setbacks. “Laugh and the world laughs with you.” situation if we can only see it from the right angle. to smile in adversity and think how much more laughable it would be if conditions were reversed at least feel less uncomfortable over it and take pleasure in looking forward to the er foot.—Omaha Bee. The Drum of the Ear. The reason deaf people cannot hear is Light Here In 1681. The water wagon started on its jour- ney through this country longer ago than most persons realize. 1 offer you as a proof of this assertion a copy of a quaint document that had its birth in the month of April in the year 1681, says Girard in the Philadelphia Ledger. This old document is in the form of a . petition to a royal governor signed by There is humor in nearly every Those of us who try twelve men who were determined that the brewers’ big horses shouldn't run over them and reads as follows: “Whereas, wee, ye inhabitants of ye neu Seated Towne near ye falls of Del- laware (called Crewcorne), finding our- selves aggrieved by ye Indians when drunk, informeth that wee be and have been in great danger of our lives, of our houses burning, of our goods steal- ing and of our Wives and Children af- frighting insomuch that wee are afear- ed to go about our Lawful affairs least when we come home we finde you and our concerns damnified. “These things considered, wee doe humbly & jointly desire that the selling of brandy and strong liquors to ye In- dians may be wholly suppressed, when if done wee hope wee shall live peace- i ably.” time when the shoe will be on the oth- | that the drum of the ear is imperfect | or has been destroyed. Sound is noth- ing but the vibrations of the air acting on the drum of the ear. When people are quite deaf it is because the ear- drum will not respond to these vibra- tions, but they can still feel these vibra- tions even if they cannot hear them. When a number of deaf mutes are sit- ting in a room together and one wishes to attract the attention of another he strikes his heel on the floor, and every one in the room feels the vibration and looks around to see who called, In the | large asylums for the deaf and dumb | the doors are hung very loosely, so that if you shake them it sets up a vibration like stamping on the floor, and that is the way they wake up deaf people that sleep too late in the morning. Ether and Matter. The densest matter is more or less porous. Gold will absorb mercury as a lump of sugar will absorb water, show- ing there must be interstices or inter- atomic spaces in it, but the ether shows no such property. If a drop of water could be magnified sufficiently one would ultimately see the different at- oms of hydrogen and oxygen that con- stitute the molecules of water. If a small volume of ether could be thus magnified the indications are that the ultimate part would look like the first, which is the same as saying that it is not made up of discrete particles, but fills space completely. This is expressed by saying that the ether is a continu- ous medium and incomparable with matter.—Exchange. Safety First. I was returning home the other eve- ning about 6:30 o'clock when I saw Tommy, my neighbor's boy, playing with a crowd of other boys. I knew that his family always had supper at 6 o'clock sharp, so I said, “I'll bet you 5 cents you'll miss your supper, Tommy.” He grinned up at me saucily and re- plied: “Then you lose your bet, 'cause I got the chops right here with me. Ma sent me for 'em at 5 o’clock.”— Everybody's Magazine. Too Mean a Trick. “See here; I wrote and asked you when you were going to pay that old account and even inclosed a stamp, but you never answered.” “My dear sir, wouldn't it have been a mean trick to use your own stamp to disappoint you?” A Warning. “Don’t be too ready to bandy wit with a chemist.” “Why not with a chemist?” “Because he always has a ready re- jort.”—Baltimore American, Postage Stamps. There are at the present time over 21,000 varieties of postage stamps in circulation throughout the world. Let gratitude for the past inspire us with trust for the future.—Fenelon. A Bit of Human Nature. The other day a husky and rather rough looking driver was having trou- ble with his horse and, suddenly losing his temper, started to beat him. A number of men rushed toward him with the intention of stopping him when his arms were suddenly arrested in midair. The would be rescuers paused, too, and looked. Standing close by the man was a little girl, of not more than four years—just looking —looking. Not a word was spoken, no pen could describe the look on the lit- tle one’s face, but the heavy driver stopped his beating and spoke kindly to his horse. Strangely, too, the horse moved, and there was no trace of the incident except a flush underneath the driver's tan, a few damp eyes among the spectators and a happy smile on the little girl's face. — Philadelphia Press. Raw Eggs Keep Longer Than Boiled. Raw eggs keep good much longez than cooked eggs, even when these are hard boiled. This was proved by Dr. Leon Lindet, a member of the Paris Conseil d’'Hygiene, after many French soldiers had reported that the hard boiled eggs they received from home had gone bad, while the raw eggs re- mained edible for weeks. Dr. Lindet explains this fact by say- ing that the boiling makes the inner membrane pervious to gases, liquids and microbes, and the white of the egg becomes an agglomeration of coagu- lated albumen and particles of a serum that is an ideal medium in which mji- crobes thrive. Wild Carrot Seed. Seeds of the wild carrot are small but very numerous and are covered with weak bristles which catch on wool, hair and clothing and distribute ’ the weed for considerable distances. They frequently are harvested with grass, clover and alfalfa seed and are widely distributed by this means. As found in clover seed, the wild carrot seeds are usually without barbs, as these are rubbed off in the clover huller. Timid Sheep. Sheep, when they become frightened, always run to an elevation, because their ancestors originally came from the mountains. They always follow a leader, because in the dangerous moun- tain passes their ancestors had to ge in single file. The Great Mystery. Are we made to tick and keep the hours of this mortal sphere only? When we are done here shall we be run down forever, never to move again? Or do we belong to the horol- ogy of the universe? — Henry Ward Beecher. Trouble and Joy. You can’t keep company with Trouble and then expect Joy to do his level best at pickin’ de banjo for you to dance de stars ter sleep.—Atlanta Constitution. In this world one must be a little too kind to be kind enough—Mari- Vaux. All Eyes on Woman Congressman. Miss Jeannette Rankin, the lady member of Congress from Montana, attracts more interest from sightsee- ers than any other member. Every visitor in the galleries cranes his neck to get a glimpse of the first woman to be elected to the House of Represen- tatives, and as Miss Rankin walks through the corridors the guides point her out to their parties, whereupon the strangers lose all interest in the big oil paintings of historical scenes and the statues of the Statuary Hall. “There goes Miss Rankin, the wom- an Congressman,” whispers the guide, and all eyes are upon the lady. Wom- en visitors are most interested in what she wears. With one quick apprais- ing glance the average woman can tell you the style, texture and cut of her dress and can give a pretty accurate guess as to the price tag. The average man wants to get a good look at the lady Congressman to see at first hand whether she is pret- ty, fair, medium or ugly. The idea of a woman politician being good-look- ing seems rather incongruous to men men, but in Miss Rankin they find a lady who, while her hair is touched with gray, possesses a fine face, an attractive figure and really makes a picture that is easy to look at. Apparently Miss Rankin does not worry over being the object of such general curiosity, and when strangers step up to her and ask the privilege of introducing themselves and shaking hands, she is very gracious. But it must be tiresome to be a popular hero- ine of that sort, and nobody could blame her if she carried a grouch oc- casionally. There are compensations, though. Not only does she enjoy the distinction of being the only woman ever elected to the House of Repre- sentatives, but she also is the only woman in the world who has the priv- ilege of walking upon the floor of the Senate, sitting on one of those luxu- rious red-leather couches and listen- ing to the debate. No other person in skirts can do that. Even Mrs. Wilson, wife of the President with all her power and influence, has not the en- tree to the Senate Ccamber. If she wishes to hear the debates, she must go to the gallery, where seats are re- served for her. Progressive Croquet. If you live in a neighborhood where there are several lawns suitable for croquet, not separated from one another by any great distance, you can arrange a progresgive party that will be different from the ordinary summer evening entertainment. It will interest a surprisingly large numn- ber of persons, says the Youth’s Companion. Even those who consid- er the old game of croquet as quite “gone by” will be glad to play it un- der these conditions. _ Five or six croquet grounds, one lighted by red Japanese lanterns, another by blue lanterns, a third by yellow, and so on, are the tourna- ment fields. The players’ progress from one ground to another, as from table to table in a progressive indoor game. A small prize for the winner will increase the interest. Progressive refreshments go appro- priately with the game. Serve them at small tables on each croquet field— sandwiches on the first, salad and wa- fers on the second, fruit on the third, and so on, with cake and ice cream at the last. Those who finish their games first will have the longest time at ths refreshment tables. Of course you can have the same sort of party, except for the lanterns, in the afternoon, but the “atmos- phere” will not be quite the same. Finding the Latitude. Altimeters or barographs are used by aviators to measure the heights to which they ascend. Both of these instruments are con- structed on exactly the same princi- ple as the aneroid barometer. They depend upon air pressure. At sea level, where the air is much compres- sed by its own weight, the pressure is about fifteen pounds to the square inch, but at greater heights it be- comes less. The barometer is gov- erned by the pressure and so indi- cates the height above the sea level. There are many forms of barome- ters. The simplest is bent like a very long letter J and partly filled with mercury. The upper part is closed, and the space above the column of mercury is a vacuum. The lower or hook end of the tube is open and sub- ject to the pressure of atmosphere. As the pressure becomes less on ris- ing above the surface, the mercury in the long part of the tube falls. The extent of the fall indicates the height. Airplanes use one of these instru- ments mentioned which are practical- Medical. Time to Act DON’T WAIT FOR THE FATAL STAGES OF KIDNEY ILLS. PROFIT BY BELLEFONTE PEOPLE’S EXPERIENCES. Occasional attacks of backache, bladder ills, headaches and dizzy spells are frequent symptoms of kid- ney disorders. It’s an error to neglect these ills. The attacks may pass off for a time but generally return with greater intensity. Don’t delay a min- ute. Begin taking Doan’s Kidney Pills, and keep up their use until the desired results are obtained. Good work in Bellefonte proves the effec- tiveness of this great kidney remedy. Mrs. S. S. Leitzell, 118 E. Beaver St., Bellefonte, says: “I was trou- bled by backache in a severe form and I was nervous and run down. Dizzy spells were common and my kidneys annoyed me in different ways. Doan’s Kidney Pills fixed me up right good and whenever I have felt a return of the trouble, I have at once bought a box of Doan’s at Parrish’s Drug Store. They have prevented the attack from becoming serious. Doan’s Kidney Pills are worthy of praise. Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Leitzell had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 62-27 ’ 1 ly self-registering barometers, and when the airplane comes down the in- strument shows how high it has been carried.—Philadelphia Press. Mr. MacQueen, who is to lecture at the Chautauqua hcre, has many strange stories and quaint yarns that he picked up while traveling around the globe. While in the highlands of Scotland he met a canny old Scot, who asked him. “Have you ever heard 0 Andrew Carnegie in America?" “Yes, indeed,” replied the traveler. “Weel,” said the Scot, pointing to a little stream near by, “in that wee burn Andrew and [I c.ught our first trout together. Andrew was a bare- footed, bareheaded, ragged wee callen, no muckle guid at onything. But he gaed off to America, and they say he's doin’ real weel.” Truthful Excuse. ‘The sheriff caught his young as- sistant writing love letters in business hours today.” “What did the young fellow say when he was taxed with doing so?” “Said he was not shirking his duty, as they were all writs of attachment.” —Baltimore American. The Chautauqua is America’s fourth great institution. The other three are the home, the church and the school.- Judge Ben Lindsey. “Want to save some money ?V “Sure! How?” “Buy a season ticket to Chautauqua, It's much cheaper than paying single admissions.” The Chautauqua is the people's col lege.— Bishop John H. Vincent. Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Nervous, Run-Down, Haggard-Looking Women and men suffer from blood and nerve conditions for which it is impossible to conceive of a better remedy than Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Pills taken in conjunction, one before eating and the other after. These two great medicines aid each other, and it is economy to take both, a four-fold benefit being derived. Peptiron Pills are the ideal iron preparation—no injury to teeth, no constipation effect. All druggists. 62-25 C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass. FINE JOB PRINTING o—A SPECIALTY—o0 AT THE WATCHMAN OFFICE There is no style of work, from the cheapest “Dodger” to the finest BOOK WORK, that we car: not do in the most satis- factory manner, and at Prices consist- ent with the class of work. Call on or communicate with this office’ Get the Best Meats. You save nothing by buying poor, thin or gristly meats. I use only the 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 always have —— DRESSED POULTRY — Game in season, and any kinds of good meats you want. TRY MY SHOP. P. L. BEEZER, High Street. 34-34-1y. Bellefonte,Pa { THE VERY BEST FLOUR That Money Can Buy SALLY A \ = BIGjoar 2) FLOUR / / Geo. Danenhower & Son Wholesale Distributors, 62-7-tf. BELLEFONTE, PA. Mr. Farmer YOU NEED —LIME — NOW more than ever before. Potash is scarce. Your soil con- tains considerable potash in una- vailable form; an application of burned lime in some form, such as H-O OR LUMP will make a portion of this potash available for crops. Order Lime early and be prepared. High Calcium Pennsylvania Limes. Write for Booklet. American Lime & Stone Co 62-27-14t General Office: TYRONE, PA IE SR ATR SR Attorneys-at-Law. KLINE WOODRING—Attorney-at-Law,Belle fonte, Pa. Practicesin all Sourts, 15 fice: Room 18 Crider’s Exchange. B. SPANGLER.-Attorney-at-Law. Pra tices in all the Courts. Consultation in English or German. Office in Crider’s Exchange 40- Bellefonte, Pa. S. TAYLOR—Attorney and Counsellor a w. Office in Temple Court, fonte, Pa. All kinds of legal business at tended to promptly. 40-46 M. KEICHLINE—Attorney-at-Law. Practices in all the courts. Consultation in English and German. Office south of court house. All professional business will receive prompt at. tention. 49-5-1y KENNEDY JOHNSTON—Attorney-at-law Bellefonte, Pa. Prompt attention given all legal business entrusted to his care. Offi ces—No. 5 East High street. 57-44. G. RUNKLE.—Attorney-at-Law. Consul. tation in English and German. Office in Crider’s Exchange, Rellefonte. 58-§ sn, Physicians. . S. GLENN, M. D., Physician and Surgeon State College, Centre county, Pa. Office at his residence. Dentists. R. H. W. TATE, Surgeon Dentist, Office the Bush Arcade, Bellefonte, Pa. All mod- _ ernelectric appliances used. Has had years of experience. All work of Superior quality and prices reasonable. 45-8-1y ESTAURANT. Bellefonte now has a First-Class Res- taurant where Meals are Served at All Hours Steaks, Chops, Roasts, Oysters on the half shell or in any style desired, Sand- wiches, Soups, and anything eatable, can be had in a few minutes any time. In ad- dition I have a complete plant prepared to furnish Soft Drinks in bottles such as POPS, SODAS, SARSAPARILLA, SELTZER SYPHONS, ETC., for pic-nics, families and the public gener- ally all of which are manufactured out of the purest syrups and properly carbonated. C. MOERSCHBACHER, 50-32-1y. High St., Bellefonte, Pa. Employers, This Interests You The Workmans’ Compensation Law goes into effect Jan. 1, 1916. It makes Insurance Compulsory. We specialize in placing such in- surance. We Inspect Plants and recommend Accident Prevention Safe Guards which Reduce In- surance rates. It will be to your interest to con- sult us before placing your In- surance. JOHN F. GRAY. & SON, Bellefonte. 43-18-1y State College The Preferred Accident Insurance THE $5,000 TRAVEL POLICY BENEFITS: $5,000 death by accident, 5,000 loss of both feet, 5,000 loss of both hands, 5,000 loss of one hand and one foot, 2,500 loss of either hand, 2,000 loss of either foot, 630 loss of one eve 25 per week, total disability, (limit 52 weeks) 10 per week, partial disability, (limit 26 weeks) PREMIUM $12 PER YEAR, pavable quarterly if desired. Larger or smaller amounts in proportion. Any person, male or female, engaged in a referred occupation, including house, eeping, over eighteen years of age of good moral and physical condition may insure under this poiicv. Fire Insurance { invite your attention to my Fire Insur ance Agency, the strongest and Most Ex- tensive Line of Solid Companies represent- ed by any agency in Central Pennsylvania H. E. FENLON, Agent, Bellefonte, Pa, 50-21. semmam— Good Health Good Plumbing GO TOGETHER. When you have dripping steam pipes, leaky water-fixtures, foul sewerage, or escal , you can’t have good Health. The air you reathe is poisonous; your system mes poisoned.and invalidism is sure to come. SANITARY PLUMBING hs she pt 7e gy, Stn ror ot vy t . Wedon't tru boys. ‘Our workmen are Skilled Mechanics, no better anywhere. Our Material and Fixtures are the Best Not a cheap or inferior article in our entire establishment. And with good work and the finest material, our Prices are Lower than many who give you poor, unsani work and the lowest grade of finishings. the Best Work trv Archibald Allison, Bellefonte, Pa Opposite Bush House - i x 56-14-1v.