Doin. Bellefonte, Pa., March 29, 1918. s— County Correspondence Items of Interest Dished up for the Delectation of “Watchman” Read- ers by a Corps of Gifted Correspondents. BOALSBURG. Henry Hosterman purchased an Oldsmobile from the Kidder-Houtz agency. Miss Mary Reish is spending this week at the J. M. Mitchell home at Lemont. Miss Annie Lohr recently enjoyed a few days’ visit with friends in Cen- tre Hall. Mrs. William Stover spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Noll, near Cen- tre Hall. : Messrs. A. A. and Arthur Dale, of Bellefonte, spent a short time in town on Sunday. Hon. John T. McCormick and N. E. Robb, of State College, were In town on Tuesday. Mrs. James Poorman spent Wed- nesday with her daughter, Mrs. Har- ry Markle, at Oak Hall. Mrs. Charles Mothersbaugh Jr. spent Saturday at the home of B. F. Homan, at State College. Mrs. L. Mothersbaugh enjoyed a visit among friends at State College on Saturday and Sunday. The Civie club will meet at the home of Mrs. John Zechman on Friday evening, April 5th, at 7:30. Mrs. Charles Kuhn and Mrs. Chas. Segner spent Sunday at the home of E. W. Hess, at Shingletown. Mrs. E. E. Brown is confined to her home on account of injuries resulting from a fall on the concrete walk. Marian Dale and brother Frederick, of Oak Hall, were pleasant visitors at the home of Austin Dale on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. George Houtz came up from Williamsport on Monday to ship their household goods to that city, where they expect to locate. Rev. G. L. Courtney went to Pitts- burgh on Friday and was accompanied home by Mrs. Courtney, who spent several weeks in the western part -of the State. On Sunday evening Rev. Charles Stover received a telegram announc- ing the serious illness of his son John, a member of the Naval Medical corps, stationed near Philadelphia. The I. W. T. Mission band, of Bai- leyville, under the auspices of the La- dies Aid of the Presbyterian church, gave their play, “Rebecca’s Triumph,” in Boal hall on Friday night, and were greeted by a full house. Prof. H. E. Corman, of Rebersburg, gave a lecture on “Character Analy- sis,” on Wednesday evening. rof. Corman has been located at the tavern for a week and is enjoying the patron- age of a number of people. AARONSBURG. Miss Lodie Harter, who has been in State College for some time, came home Saturday. Charles Brown, who has been ill during the past week, is improving and it is hoped he may soon be able to be about again. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Guisewite and Mrs. C. W. Eby autoed to Yeagertown on Sunday where they spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hess. Fred Wolfe, who for several years has been employed at Akron, Ohio, came home last Thursday, having been called here for examination for the army. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolfe and son Fred, also Mrs. T. J. Bartlett and daughter Eleanor, autoed to Belle- fonte Monday. Business called Mr. Wolfe to the county seat. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Musser, of Akron, Ohio, are the guests of Mr. Musser’s brother, Dr. C. S. Musser. Mr. and Mrs. Musser came east to at- tend the wedding of their eldest son, Dr. Harvey Musser, which occurred last week. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grove, of Mifflinburg, came up Saturday even- ing and were the guests of Mrs. Grove’s friend, Miss Bernice Stover. They left Sunday night for home, after having spent the day very pleas- antly among friends in town. Saturday morning ’Squire A. S. Stover left for Harrisburg to accom- pany his daughter home. Miss Stover his been ill in a private hospital for some time. Her friends, however, hope she may be greatly benefitted by coming home, where she can enjoy he pure air and complete rest of the ody. LEMONT. This has been a very cold, windy week. Mrs. George C. Williams is a suffer- er with gangrene. Rev. James Shultz preached forthe United Evangelical congregation on Sunday. Edwin Grove returned to Washing- ton, D. C., Monday, after a few days here among friends. Gilbert Boyer came up from Camp Hancock and visited with his mother until Sunday, having a very pleasant time. C. D. Houtz and daughter, Mrs. Nelson W. Williams, spent a few days at Hannah and Unionville, the past week. Frank Hazel and wife visited at the home of William Dreiblebis, Monday, and attended Frank Keller's sale on Tuesday. The United Evangelical Sunday school will hold an Easter service on Sunday, beginning at 10 a.m, to which all are invited. The young people of Shiloh have started a pig raising club, with a membership of eight or ten, for the purpose of improvement of stock and to see who can raise the largest pig on a stated amount of feed. PINE GROVE MENTION. Mrs. Carrie Wieland is a victim of the grip. Wallace Musser lost one of his best cows recently. Ira Corl is breaking ground for a new house at Struble. Ray Reed is home from Camp Han- cock on a ten day’s furlough. Mrs. Margaret Brown is seriously ill with a nervous breakdown. Miss Viola Burwell was an over Sunday visitor with relatives near Tyrone. A beautiful flag has been flung to the breeze by the pupils of the Branch school. George Bell, one of Eden Hill’s foremost farmers, was a brief visitor here on Saturday. The finder of a black horsehide glove will be liberally rewarded by returning same to Mac Fry. Mrs. Amos Koch is visiting among her children in the valley and will re- main until after moving time. After an absence of over a year Miss Lillian Dale returned to her home at Boalsburg last Thursday. Mrs. John Snyder, who has been ill all winter, is not improving as rapid- ly as her friends would like to see. John Moore, who has been working at Pitcairn, returned home last Fri- day to assist his father on the farm. The storm that passed over the val- ley recently blew the top off of the Leech barn at Shingletown. It will cost from four to five hundred dollars to replace it. Mrs. Barbara Corl recently cele- brated her seventy-seventh birthday anniversary at her home at Struble. Quite a number of friends called to tender their congratulations. At the J. E. Breon sale last week seed corn sold for $5.40 a bushel. The sale totalled $4450. At the Garland sale horses sold for $300, cows $125, and sheep $32.50. The Brooks sale was a ringer. Twelve cows brought $1380, a sow and pigs $112, while the total was $7770.06. At the Charles States sale two week’s old calves brought $32, cows $122 and four horses sold for $1200. PLEASANT GAP ITEMS. Robert Zeigler spent Saturday and Sunday at his home in Madisonburg. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Warne devarted Sunday for their future home in New ork. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Jodon spent Thursday of last week with friends at Lock Haven. Vernon Waite, of -Niagara Falls, spent the week-end with his father, Samuel Waite, of this place. Miss Mary Hile, who is attending High school at Blanchard, spent Sun- day with her parents in this place. Mrs. Oscar Struble, of Bellefonte, is spending a few days with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Baumgard- ner. Pleasant Gap experienced quite an exciting time on Monday. A spark from the Whiterock dinkey started a blaze at the lower end of Samuel Waite’s woods. A strong wind was ‘blowing and in a very short time the entire woods was ablaze, and in the language of the Ohio minister, the sight reminded one “of hell with the lid off.” Happily no very serious damage resulted. However, about ev- erything laying around loose, such as leaves and dead branches were trans- formed into ashes. To show the good fellowship and harmony that prevails in our community, word was phoned to the penitentiary for help, and it was only twenty minutes when twen- ty-five husky hustlers were upon the scene, combatting the fire element, and the Whiterock force, numbering at least one hundred, were rushed to the scene and did their utmost to keep the fire from spreading. In addition, about all the men, women and chil- dren of the Gap proper were in evi- dence. A struggling mass of over three hundred people, mostly hustlers, with a few curiosity-seekers, were on the job. The excitement continued for about one hour and a half, after which conditions again became nor- mal and serene. And the activities of the village are now moving along as if nothing of an exciting nature had ever transpired. BENORE. Mrs. G. S. Wilson is spending 2a week at the home of B. C. Bloom. Mrs. Aaron Tressler spent Thurs- day with her mother, Mrs. Nancy Blair. Those on the sick list are, Ruth Farber, Mrs. Sara Blair and daughter Nancy. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Kellerman, of Coleville, spent Sunday at the home of P. E. Hicks. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Hicks and son Howard motored to Bellefonte last Thursday evening. * Florence and Ruth | Stonebaugh spent Sunday with their grandmoth- er, Mrs. Daugherty. Mrs. John Hassinger and son Wil- liam, of Port Matilda, spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Fields. Those who transacted business in Bellefonte on Saturday were, Daniel Daywalt, N. D. Stine, A. S. Mattern, N. H. Ghaner and son Floyd. ———————————————— North Carolina Negro has 14 Sons in the Army. Greensboro, N. C.—George Borden, Negro, of Goldsboro, has furnished 14 sons to the war. He is the father of 35 children, 27 of them living. The sons are all either in this country or in France. He has been three times married and on four occasions has been the father of quadruplets— world’s record. . CASTORIA Bears the signature of Chas. H.Fletcher. In use for over thirty years, and The Kind You Have Always Bought. The Wool Situation Critical. The question of a possible wool shortage in America has caused no little concern to many people of late, due to the marked advance in wool— about 300 per cent. since the war started in 1914—and the correspond- ing advance in wool cloths, says the New England Letter of the First Na- tional Bank of Boston. In times of peace the American per capita consumption of raw wool has averaged about six pounds; in times of war the per soldier consump- tion rises to 120 pounds, according to the estimate of the joint committee of manufacturers, or a net increase of 114 pounds over the normal peace re- quirements for the same man. The Secretary of War has stated that there will be 1,500,000 men in the war zone by the end of the year, which, with the additional men called into training, will mean a total of at least 2,000,000 men to be clothed this year, or a total military consumption of some 240,000,000 pounds of raw wool, a net increase of about 230,000, 000 pounds over the normal peace con- sumption of the same number of men. The annual civilian consumption in this country is probably not in excess of the moment of 500,000 pounds of raw wool, in view of the economics in styles and cutting now practiced by the tailors. To meet this demand there was on hand January 1, accor- ding to the Gavernment census of wool stocks, including tops and noils, 562,000,000 pounds of unmanufactur- ed wool in the hand of manufacturers and merchants. The domestic production this year will approximate 275,000,000 pounds and the imports, including 200,000 bales promised our government from Australia, may aggregate some 400, 000,000 pounds of wool suitable for clothing purposes, thus giving us a total supply, present and prospective, of 1,237,000,000 pounds against appa- rent demands of 730,000,000 pounds, leaving an estimated stock on hand January 1, 1919, of about 500,000,000 pounds. In other words, the incom- ing supply of wool for the year is a little less than consumption as now estimated. . The above is “fair weather” figur- ing, however, and no statistics in this time of war strain and chaotic trans- portation should be accepted at face value without considering factors which may throw them out of balance. In the first place a considerable per- centage of stocks on hand and coming will not be adapted to military uses and may be classified as dead stock if, as is likely, civilian needs do not require such wool. Again land and especially water transportation is problematical. A shifting of boats to meet more urgent demands might, in itself, bring about by summer an acute shortage, especially if the gov- ernment’s war program is enlarged. Like our Allies’ early experience, our present consumption estimates may be very far under the mark, in which case mills and merchants might well find themselves without sufficient wool to accept the government’s further orders. The present wool estimates are not markedly different from the coal sta- tistics of last spring. Price-fixing, inadequate transportation and heavier consumption produced the critical coal situation. The same three elements and others exist as respects wool, and a similar outcome, if the war contin- ues, is not without the bounds of rea- son. U. S. Sending 144,000 Bats Sammies. New York.—Officials of the Y. M. C. A. in New York are busy arrang- ing to receive and transship 144,000 baseball bats, comprising the great- est collection of its kind ever shipped anywhere. The bats are now on the way here from Louisville. heir ultimate destination is the Lorraine sector of the fighting front in France, where they will be distrib- uted among the American troops. Each bat bears the imprint of the Y. M. C. A. triangle, and the name of a famouse bludgeon handler such as “Ty” Cobb, “Tris” Speaker, “Home Run” Baker, etc. They will be depos- ited among the Y. M. C. A. huts at the front, which have become storehous- to es for sporting equipment and other: supplies. Mobilizing the bats represents one of the remarkable achievements of the Y. M. C. A. War Work Council, which has been busy for months collecting sporting goods for the soldiers. The Date of Easter. If you know why the rabbit has be- come associated with Easter customs you will not be greatly surprised to iearn that the date of Easter is fixed by the moon. In old legends and tra- ditions the hare or rabbit was con- nected with the moon, partly, so some people think, because it is what is call- ed a nocturnal animal, coming out at night to feed. Since the Easter date is dependent on the moon, it is easy to see why the rabpit is connected with Easter. Long ago it was necessary to fix a date for the observance of Easter, and after much discussion it was de- cided to celebrate Easter the first Sun- day after the first full moon follow- ing the vernal equinox. That is not as complicated as it sounds, for the vernal equinox is simply the day when the sun crosses the equator on its way north. As most of you have learned at school, that is March 21. oui ie — One no longer hears the old- time talk about “surplus women.” Results Will Startle Bellefonte People report quick results from pure Lavoptik eye wash. A girl with weak, strained eyes was helped by ONE application. Her mother could not sew or read because of eye pains. In one week her trouble was gone. small bottle of Lavoptik is guaran- teed to help EVERY CASE weak, strained or inflamed eyes. WASH startles with its quick results. Aluminum eye cup FREE. Green's Pharmacy Co., Bellefonte, Pa. 63-13 “BURNING OF JUDAS” An Easter Rite Among Orientals. In some oriental countries among the members of the Greek Orthodox church a feature of the Easter festiv- ities which is never omitted is the burning of an effigy of Judas, the faithless disciple. To show how firm a hold the rite of Judas burning has taken of oriental Greeks the follow- ing story is told: In Therapia, a suburb of Constan- tinople, there lived a poor Greek who earned a scanty livelihood as a porter or messenger or boatman. Every Eas- ter this man made a Judas effigy and burnt it on his own behalf and that of his coreligionists. The necessary money was gotten by begging. The Turkish authorities objected to these porceedings on the ground of public safety, as the burning always took place in a small square in the workmen's quarter, quite close to some wooden barracks. Therefore every year just before Easter the good natured bimbashi, the lieutenant of police, would send for the Greek, who was well known to be ringleader in the affair, and threaten him with severe punishment if he should burn a Judas puppet. The Greek always gave the same reply, “Even if you kill me I will burn Judas.” The follow- ing year, before Easter, the Turkish bimbashi would send to the Greek again and strictly enjoin upon him that this time no Judas was to be burnt. But, all the same, the Greek Foo get a “Judas” ready and burn im. : It happened that the Greek had to row over the Bosporus to the Asiatic coast. He hesitated for some time in view of the approaching festivals, but finally consented on the promise of a good fee, his money being at a low ebb. When he had done his business on the Asiatic side and was getting ready to return a storm arose, so that it was impossible for him to risk crossing in his little boat. He gazed eagerly at the sky, but there was no cessation of wind and tempest. The day of the festival arrived, and the Greek, taking off his clothes, made them into an effigy, stuffed them with leaves and twigs and there on the lonely shore burnt his Judas, accord- ing to his usual custom. As soon as the storm was over Georgi, for that was his name, returned without cloth- ing in his boat to Therapia and told what he had done. The Turkish bim- bashi, delighted that for once there was no Judas burning among the wooden sheds of Therapia, gave Geor- gi new clothes and a present of mon- ey as well. Good Friday. Good Friday sums up Lent as a penitential season, and especially Pas- sion and Holy Weeks, and opens the door for Easter. That is why it is Good Friday and not Black Friday. That is why the custom some church- es have of draping the Lord’s house in black is a mistaken emphasis. Good Friday places the emphasis on “Good.” Good Friday alone made Eas- ter possible. It was in drinking the cup, mixed by Judas and Caiaphas on Good Friday, that Jesus Christ be- came the Saviour of the world, the living Lord forevermore. It is by los- ing our life in Him that we gain life forevermore. Slamming the Lounger. Many a man’s standing would be better if he didn’t spend so much time sitting. ss— Hood's Sarsaparilla. Spring Treatment Necessary to Purify Blood and Cor- rect Weak, Run-Down Conditions. Trying weather, exposure to storms, the grip, hard colds, pneumo- nia, fevers, diphtheria and other blood-poisoning, prostrating diseases leave the whole system sub-normal— below par—weak and slow—blood de- pleted and thik, with that tired fel- ing, poor appetite, backache, rheumat- ic pains, delicate digestive power or almost none at all. The ideal treat- ment is Hood’s Sarsaparilla—to be taken before meals—thoroughly to purify the blood and expel poisons, and Peptiron—to be taken after meals —to put power into the blood, give strength, increase red corpuscles and restore tone, and do it quickly. If there is biliousness, constipation, bad taste in the mouth, or “the blues,” the liver is torpid. Take Hood’s Pills—they rouse the liver and relieve all liver ills, are perfectly com- patible with Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Peptiron. 63-11 Japanese Likely to Enter Siberia. Harbin.—The Japanese, to reliable authority, intend to take action in Siberia at an early date, and there are evidences that the Japanese have long been preparing to carry out this move. The situation in Siberia is consider- ed extremely grave, owing to the ina- bility of the Cossack general, Semen- off, head of the anti-Bolsheviki move- ment in that territory, to secure Al- lied support, for which he has appeal- ed to the Japanese. General Semenoff’s movement now is officially recognized, and a eneral committee has been formed at which will act as a general staff, di- vided into three departments—finan- military and administrative. The Consul, M. Popoff, has been ted chairman of the committee. thousand Germans have been armed and are drilling at Irkutsk, overnment of Irkutsk, and, according to cial, Russian appoin Two capital of the g in Eastern Siberia, an official report received from a for- consul, the Germans are making much larger eign all p reparations to bring forces there. according arbin, Attorneys-at-Law. fonte, Pa. Practicesin all courts. Office, Room 18 Crider’s Exchange. B. § in all the Courts. Consultation in English or German. Office in Crider’s Exchange. Bellefonte, P2 40-22 S KLINE WOODRING—Attorney-at-Law,Belle- 51-1y SPANGLER.-Attorney-at-Law. Practice S. TAYLOR—Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Office in Temple Court, Belle fonte, Pa. All kinds of legal business at- tended to promotly. 40-46 KENNEDY _JOHNSTON—Attorney-at-law. Bellefonte, Pa. Prompt attention given all ces—No. 5 East Hiveh street. legal business entrusted to care, M._ KEICHLINE—Attorney-at-Law and Jus- tice of the Peace. All professional busi- ness receive prompt attention. Office on second floor of Temple Court. 9-5-1y W G. RUNKLE.—Attorney-at-Law. Consul- tation in English and German. Office in Crider’s Exchange, Bellefonte. 58-5 EE] Physicians. S. GLENN, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, State College, Centre county, Pa. Office at his residence. 35-41 DWIN S. DORWORTH, M. D Medical. 22 East High St., Bellefonte, Pa. _ Special attention given to use of deep breathing and massage. Also treatment of dia- Time to Act DON’T WAIT FOR THE FATAL STAGES OF KIDNEY ILLNESS. PROFIT BY BELLEFONTE PEOPLE’S EXPERIENCE. betes, leg sores, bunions, new and old corns— both hard and soft, and callous, (callus.) 62-33-tf ESTAURANT. Bellefonte now has a First-Class Res- taurant where Meals are Served at All Hours Occasional attacks of backache, Steaks, Chops, Roasts, Oysters on the bladder ills, headaches and dizzy holt shell in any style desired, Sand- spells are frequent symptoms of kid- iid ni ups: 1] anything gaia 5, £22 ney disorders. It’s an error to neg- dition I have a complete plant prepared to lect these ills. The attacks may pass furnish Soft Drinks in bottles such as off for a time but generally return POPS, with greater intensity. Don’t delay SODAS, a minute. Begin taking Doan’s Kid- SARSAPARILLA, ney Pills, and keep up their use until a SELTZER SYPHONS, ETC., the desired results are obtained. Good for pic-nics, families and the public gener: work in Bellefonte proves the effec- tiveness of this great kidney remedy. Mrs. S. S. Leitzell, 118 E. Beaver St., Bellefonte, says: by backache in was spells annoye Kidney They have prevent becoming serious. Pills Price 60 cents at all dealers. ask for a kidney remedy—get Kidney Pills—the same that Foster-Milburn simply Doan’s Mrs. Co., are worthy of praise.” Leitzell had. Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 1 was troubled a severe form and I nervous and run down. Dizzy were common and my kidneys d me in different ways. Doan’s 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. ed the attack from Doan’s Kidney Don’t 36 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 13 recommend Accident Prevention Safe Guards which Reduce In- Fire and Automobile Insurance at a INSURANCE! reduced rate. 62-38-1y. J. M. KEICHLINE, Agent. surance rates. 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Wedon't trust this work to pug Sn workmen are Skill M . no better anywhere. r Material and Fixtures are the Best inferior article in our entire Not a Chea "And with good work and the finest material, our Prices are Lower many who give you poor, unsanitary work and the lowest grade of finishings. For the Best Work trv Archibald Allison, ite Bush House - Bellefonte, Pa Opposite Bush 56-1¢-1v.