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Belletonte, Pa., November 2, 1917.
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Birds of War.
“Birds of war?” you question.
“Don’t you mean dogs of war, or war
horses?” No, indeed, I don’t. I
mean birds of war—feathered crea-
tures upon whom may depend the
safety of cities and armies in time
of danger from an enemy. In other
words, there are birds that are so
trained that they can carry import-
ant messages over country where the
telegraph has been destroyed and va- | T
rious conditions make it impossible
to use the wireless. Many of you will
be surpirsed to know what a great
part homing pigeons have already
played in the terrible war in Europe.
Little Belgium, as we have come to
speak of her the past three years, has
the name of being the greatest pig-
eon raising country in the world. To-
day her pigeon lofts are broken and
desolate, but before the war every
town and village had its lofts and its
clubs. The sport of racing pigeons
was very popular. Birds would be
taken a certain number of miles from
their home, all tossed in the air and
, released at once, and the time noted.
The pigeon that first entered its own
loft was the winner of the race.
Every loft was registered, so that the
government knew just where the
birds were and frequently there would
be an exchange of birds between
towns. So it came about that when
Germany invaded Belgium, in 1914,
and the telegraph and telephone wires
were cut, and the wireless could not
be used, the owners of these birds re-
leased them with messages to other
parts of the country, warning the in-
habitants that the invaders were com-
ing.
Today these homing pigeons are
being used in the trenches in Europe
with great success. You know that
such a bird will fly back to its home
from a point hundreds of miles away
from the place where it was bred.
They have perfectly marvelous in-
stincts for finding their way and will
fly until they drop of exhaustion. Of
course they must be properly trained
when they are young, but as they
grow older they will sometimes fly
five hundred miles in a single day.
There are 18,000 of these birds now
in the trenches and the way in which
they have been trained is most inter-
esting.
Of course, a pigeon must have a
home to fly to. It always comes back
to its own loft, but suppose its loft is
in Paris, and a message is to be sent
from the trenches to one of the en-
campments? If you release a Paris-
trained “bird it will fly to Paris, for
the pigeons would not understand
you if you said, “Go back to camp!”
Those who were raising pigeons tried
an experiment. Instead of raising
the young pigddns in regular lofts
they made use of movable vans, fit-
ted up as lofts, and painted in vary-
ing shades of brilliant colors. Wher-
ever the van is taken, if the birds are
released from it, they will return, un-
less some accident happens to them.
It is wonderful to think that these
feathered creatures, flying high above
the earth, can see with their remark-
ably keen eyes the particular loft that
belongs to them, and will fly to it
straight as an arrow. It is said that
when they are five or six hundred feet
in the air they can see over a radius
of 5,000 miles. When they are far
from home they do not fly at night,
but they will start with the earliest
light and will not stop for food or
water. Now there are many bright
vans in the regions where fighting is
going on and the pigeons carry mes-
sages all the time back from the fir-
ing line. The message is either tied
around the bird’s leg or fastened in
an aluminum case and tied to it.
Pigeons can be used also with aero-
planes. When our troops were on
the Mexican border last summer
some of you may recall that some avi-
ators were lost for days on the des-
ert and found only after a long and
anxious hunt, almost dead from ex-
haustion and lack of food and .water.
If they had had pigeons with them
the birds could have been set free
and would have taken word back to
the army headquarters where the
broken earoplane was. There is an
arrangement by which pigeons can be
carried on an aeroplane, and this is
done, too, in the warring countries.
Homing pigeons can be taken on
board ships that have no wireless,
also, and can take a message to land
from far out at sea. The entrance to
their lofts is so built that a bell rings
when a bird enters, and so the owner
can always tell when a pigeon has re-
turned.
People who have been raising pig-
eons for pleasure are now finding that
they can be put to patriotic service.
One of the recent additions to the
homing pigeons department of the
signal corps of the United States ar-
my is Corporal Louis L. Hagedorn,
formerly in the accounting depart-
ment of the Methodist Book Concern
in New York. For twenty-one years
— ever since he was a boy—he has
been interested in homing pigeons.
He says it takes time and constant at-
tention to be successful, but he has
given all his spare efforts to perfect-
ing his birds. He has several hun-
dred of them, some of them very fine.
Only a few weeks ago one of his birds
won a thousand-mile race from Pen-
sacola, Fla., to his home in Jersey
City, flying that great distance in six
days! Now the work he did for mere
love of it—and it was hard work, too
—is being turned to patriotic service
“somewhere in America,” where he is
helping to train our feathered help-
ers, who will assist us in the war. He
loves pigeons and says he “speaks
their language,” and his birds know
and love him.
Remember, now and aiways, that a
pigeon must never be harmed. If
you find one injured, exhausted or
even dead, try to find out “where it
comes from (they are all marked by a
metal ring about the leg) and notify
its owner. It may be an important
bird and it may have a message. If
you find one with a message try to
find some representative of the gov-
ernment to whom you can give it.—
Christian Advocate.
_skim-coated on both sides.
Rubber Soles Up to Date.
Within two years leather has ad-
vanced in price about 120 per cent.
and genuine oak-tanned leather is
hard to get at any figure. As a sub-
stitute, rubber is being found more
than satisfactory, we are told by An-
drew H. King, in Metallurgical and
Chemical Engineering (New York,
July 15). With comparatively little
effort, he says, rubber manufactur-
ers have been able to turn out soles
in every way equal, and in many ways
superior, to any leather sole ever
made. But since the type of rubber
sole found in the cheap tennis shoes
the one familiar to the public, a cam-
paign of education has been necessa-
¥ Manufacturers have had to learn
the difference between rubber and
leather, and the ways of building
shoes have had to be altered to suit
the new conditions. The general pub-
lic has been a bit skeptical, but high-
priced $8, $10, and $12 rubber-soled
shoes are now confuting, at any rate,
the charge of cheapness. Mr. King
goes on:
“Tango-dancers long ago discover-
ed the usefulness of the rubber sole.
In fact, the modern dances, almost
without exception, would be impossi-
ble without them. Then the thing be-
came a fad. We are still in this
stage, and of course are paying fad
prices. It might be possible that a
good all-leather dress shoe can not be
retailed for less than $8 a pair, but
certainly this is a high figure when
the soles are of rubber. Necessity for
the craze has now passed. People
know that a first-quality sole can be
made of rubber, and the next thing
is to bring it down within range of
their buying power. .
“The chief advantages of the rub-
ber sole over the leather one are:
“(1) Greater wearing-power; i. e.,
longer life.
“(2) Being by nature absolutely
waterproof.
“The rubber sole properly made
will last anywhere from two to three
times as long as the leather one. This
consideration is by far the most im-
portant. Theoretically, for good
shoes the uppers and the soles should
wear out at about thc same time. Or-
dinarily a shoe will stand at least two
more sets of leather half-soles and
heels. Consequently with a good rub-
ber sole this theoretical condition is
more nearly approached.
“Teather is a porous, fibrous sub-
stance, and to be made water-proof
requires the use of large quantities
of various waxes and greases. Rub-
ber is non-porous and water-tight by
nature. This fact constitutes the
main objection to the rubber sole, for
not only is it water-tight, but air-
tight as well. It is claimed that
leather allows the feet to breathe and |
in this way prevents burning. How-
ever, this is really only a minor point
and can be remedied by using canvas
uppers or by some form of a ventilat-
Tr.
“Another objection is that a rubber
sole tends to slip on a wet pavement.
With the first ones it was hardly pos-
sible to walk with them on rainy days.
This trouble has now been almost en-
tirely done away with by incorporat-
ing into the rubber cotton-fiber or
ground leather, or both. Consequent-
ly as a sole wears away a surface is
produced which will absorb a little
water, and thus prevent slipping.
“The first rubber soles were quite
heavy. It did not seem possible to
prepare a stock with the desired stiff-
ness, strength, and quality without
having it also of high specific gravi-
ty. This was not to be thought of
for the addition of even half a pound
to the weight of one’s shoes has an
effect quite noticeable at the end of a
day’s work. The introduction of
ground cotton waste and leather dust
as compounding ingredients made it
possible to bring the gravity down.”
For very rough, heavy shoes, such
as are worn by teamsters, iron-work-
ers, and railroad-section men, Mr.
King tells us of a new sole consist-
ing of plies of heavy duck built like
a belt and stamped out with a die.
Such soles have unsightly edges, but
from the standpoint of service they
are very satisfactory. He goes on:
“To the keen observer it must be
apparent that leather shoes are going
—in fact, have gone—beyond the
means not only of the poorer classes,
but that of the better middle classes
as well. War-conditions and specu-
lation are largely to blame. It is the
American way to beat such a condi-
tion not entirely by legislation but by
invention—invention of a substitute.
“A number of rubber-soled shoes
with canvas uppers are now being
placed on the market. Canvas uppers
can be water-proofed if desired in a
number of ways. For instance they
can be waxed, rubber-coated, or built
of three plies, the inside one of fab-
ric which has been frictioned and
The pres-
ent offerings are but feelers which
will, no doubt, be followed up with a
good, all-around canvas-rubber shoe.
Such a shoe must be neat-appearing,
serviceable, and have a long life.
There is certainly no reason why it
can not be made.”—Literary Digest.
That Got Him In.
The patient was waiting in the doc-
tor’s office.
He read all the last year’s maga-
zines. He looked at the pictures on
the wall—the bewhiskered physician,
holding the pulse of a tiny sufferer,
and all the others. He fidgeted.
But the hours went by, and still his
turn had not come. Then the doctor’s
lovely assistant swept through the
waiting-room, trailing ambrosial and
antiseptic aromas. The patient im-
patiently hailed her.
“Tell the doctor,” he muttered,
through his teeth, “that if he doesn’t
admit me inside of five minutes I'll
get well!”
The assistant paled, and rushed in-
to the inner office with the news. In
two minutes the doctor was ready.—
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Cure for a Quarrel.
A little explained, a little endured,
A little forgiven—the quarrel is cured.
—Picture World.
— Next to tryifg and winning
the best thing is trying and failing.
—TL. M. Montgomery.
All Registered Men Will be Called in
This Order.
Washington, D. C.—The five classi-
fications into which men taken inthe
draft are to be divided in the new
regulations approved by President
Wilson are as follows, and show to
every man registered to which class
he belongs, and in which order the
different classifications will be called
to service.
CLASS ONE.
1—Single man without dependent
relatives.
92 Married man or widower with
children (who habitually fails to sup-
port his family.)
3—_Married man dependent on wife
for support.
4— Married man (or widower with
children not usefully engaged, family
supported by income independent of
his labor).
5—Men are not
other description
classes.
6—Unskilled laborer.
CLASS TWO.
1—Married man or father of moth-
included in any
in this or other
erless children. Usefully engaged
but family has sufficient apart from .
his daily labor to afford reasonably
adequate support during his absence.
9__Married man; no children; wife
can support herself decently and with- |
out hardship. g
3 Skilled industrial laborer en-'
gaged in necessary industrial enter-
prise.
4— Skilled farm laborer engaged in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
CLASS THREE.
1—Man with foster children de-
pendent on daily labor for support.
92—_Man with aged, infirm or inva-
lid parents or grandparents depend-
ent on daily labor for support.
3—Man with brothers or sisters in-
competent to support themselves, de-
pendent on daily labor for support.
4—County or municipal labor.
5—Firemen or policemen.
_6—Necessary artificers or work-
men in arsenals, armories and navy
yards.
7—Necessary custom house clerk.
8— Persons necessary in transmis-
sion of mails.
9—Necessary employees in service
of United States.
10—Highly specialized administra-
tive experts.
11—Technical or mechanical ex-
perts in industrial enterprise.
12—Highly specialized agricultural |
expert in agricultural bureau of State
or nation..
13—Assistant or associate manager
of necessary industrial enterprise.
14—Assistant or associate manag-
er of necessary agricultural enter-
prise.
CLASS FOUR.
1—Married man with wife (and)
or children (or widower with chil-
dren) dependent on daily labor for
support and no other reasonably ad-
equate support available.
9 Mariners in sea service of mer-
chants or citizens in United States.
3__Heads of necessary industrial
enterprises.
4—Heads of necessary agricultur-
al enterprises.
CLASS FIVE.
1—Officers of States or the United
States.
2— Regularly or duly ordained min-
isters.
3—Students of divinity.
4— Persons in military or naval
service.
5—Aliens.
6—Alien enemies.
7—Persons morally unfit.
Insufficient Evidence.
In a New England town a local ce-
lebrity was brought up before the
justice for stealing chickens. The
prisoner was noted for never telling
the truth when he could help it, and
consequently there was general sur-
prise when he pleaded guilty. It evi-
dently staggered the justice. He rub-
bed his glasses and then scratched
his head.
“I guess—I'm afraid—well, Hi-
ram,” said he, after a thoughtful
pause, “I guess I'll have to have more
evidence before I sentence you.’—
Case and Comment.
Turn it up, turn it down. Smokes just the same!
What is the matter with this wick, anyway ?
Ten to one it isn’t the wick at all.
It’s the kero-
sene you're using. Your lamp simply can’t give best
service unless you use
Ravolioht
i « Rayolight Oil gives a brilliant
: steady heat without smoke, sputter or odor.
et mellow light, and a sure,
Go to the store
i that displays the sign: “Atlantic Rayolight Oil for Sale Here.”
¢ Then you'll be sure to get the genuine, and it costs no more
Rayo Lamps
For perfect results, al-
ways use Rayo Lamps.
The ideal light for all
purposes. Made of best
materials, Designs for
cv: room. Askyour
Go .. Price, $1.90 up.
than the ordinary, unsatisfactory kinds. You'll likely find
that store a good place to deal regularly, too.
It’s a scientific fact that, of any artificial light, a kero-
sene lamp is the most restful and pleasing to the eyes.
THE ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
PERFECTION
Smokeless Oil Heaters
Never smoke, soot or cause un-
pleasant odors. Keep any room in
the house warm and comfortable with
its cheerful, radi-
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Bs dealer. Price,
.50 to $8.50.
Rayo Lanterns
Your best friend on
dark, stormy nights.
Never blow out or jar
out. Construction in-
sures ect oil com-
bustion. Ask your
dealer. Price 50c up
POWER.
PRICES HAVE ADVANCED AS FOLLOWS:
EFFICIENCY.
DURABILITY.
——
Four from $ 985 to $1050
Six from $1250 to $1385
Now is the time to BUY as prices
will advance further at any time.
va
GEORGE A. BEEZER, AGENT,
North Water St. 61-30
BELLEFONTE, PA.
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Sidetrack Your Age
Dress as Young as You Feel
W- are showing styles for men of forty years
and upwards that while not frivolous, elim-
inate the age question and clothe the man
rather in harmony with the youth he feels.
The expression to-day is “Forty Years Young,” and
the special designs of
HIGH-ART-CLOTHES
Made by Strouse & Brothers, Inc., Baltimore, Md.
we are showing, justify the expression.
Just as we show special models for these men, we
have others well adapted to the requirements of the
youth of eighteen; the chap five years older and
men and young men of either stout or slim pro-
portions.
The longer service these clothes afford makes their
purchase an economy.
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new weaves; any desirable color.
Cloth Coats from $10.00 up.
Plush Coats from $20.00 up.
" Suits from - - $15.00 up.
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Every woman may indulge her
fancy for luxurious Furs at our
prices. No extra cost on our furs
for a maker's name. We guaran-
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the qualities the best.
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