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Bellefonte, Pa., March 29, 1918.
EASTER.
Our risen Lord again we greet,
Radiant from death and sin laid low;
And, though with scars on hands and feet,
The victor’s wreath upon His brow.
We hear again the angels say,
“The Lord is risen, He is not here;”
And far and wide proclaim today
With joyful hearts the message clear,
Above the springtime’s sunshine bright,
Thy resurrection glories flame,
Flashing their rays of holy light
Wide o'er our wastes of sin and shame.
O glorious day, that gives us back,
Ciad in triumphant life, our dead;
That smiles on graves and griefs so black
That hope before them quails in dread.
O blessed Christ, this Easter day
Victorious to our life return;
Walk with us through its every way,
Till our hearts, too, within us burn.
—John MacNaughton, D. D.
Those Mild French Drinks.
There are many thousands of moth-
ers in the United States and a propor-
tieonate number in Canada who fear
that if their soldier sons come back
to them they will be drunkards. Tales
have been spread about the drinking
habits of the British and French peo-
ple and of the frightful temptations
put in the way of young soldiers from
over-seas, and parents to whom total
abstinence from all sorts of intoxicat-
ing liquor is an article of religion, are
naturally greatly distressed when they
think of their boys acquiring habits
which lead to the same place as the
feet of the strange woman spoken of
by Solomon. Some of these stories
have been circulated through ignor-
ance; some have been deliberately in-
vented by German agents; some have
been exaggerated by propagandists,
who see in the war a favorable weap-
on for furthering the cause of prohi-
bition. So far as France is concerned,
the truth about the drink problem has
been set forth by Naboth Hardin, the
well-informed French correspondent
of the Brooklyn Eagle.
The correspondent says that un-
doubtedly the daily use of distilled al-
cohol is becoming alarmingly preva-
lent in some parts of France, such as
the lower part of Normandy and the
Bordeaux region. Nevertheless, he
says that the sight of a drunken man
is rarer in France than it is in the
State of Maine. The abolition of ab-
sinthe in France, which was hailed as
a tremendous stride in the direction
of prohibition by those who were as
ignorant of French affairs as they
were innocent of acquaintance with
absinthe, affected only a few people
in certain districts. The use of ab-
sinthe was not, contrary to a general
delusion, the favorite occupation of
most of the French people. Nor are
the French, as a nation, addicted to
distilled liquors, despite the fact that
some of the most potent spirits are
made there and shipped to all parts of
the world. The French are wine
drinkers, beer drinkers, cider drink-
ers. The favorite drink varies in dif-
ferent parts of the country. The
French beer is as light as German
lager, and Mr. Hardin says the aver-
age stomach could not contain enough
of it to produce intoxication.
It has been noted that to a certain
type of mind there is no particular
difference between a mug of beer and
a cask of rum. They are simply
lumped together as intoxicants. There
is another more sophisticated type
that contends that there is only one
wine, and that when one uses the
word he means champagne. They
seem to have the notion that the
French peasant washes down his fru-
gal lunch with a quart of Cliquot, and
spends his Sundays getting outside of
a magnum of it. The truth is that
the sort of wine that is drunk in Eng-
lish-speaking countries, though it
comes from France, is not drunk
there. The people cannot afford it;
moreover, it would be too strong for
them. The wine that is exported
from France usually has an extra
charge of alcohol inserted, which is
due to the Anglo-Saxon preference
for drinks that have a “kick.” The
wine that the French people drink as
we drink tea or coffee, or as the Ger-
mans drink beer, is a very light clar-
et, low in alcoholic content, and much
less intoxicating than hard cider.
This is the sort of wine that is free-
ly if not habitually drunk by British
and American soldiers in France when
they are resting behind the lines or
billeted in French villages. It may be
that they do not particularly like the
drink, but Mr. Hardin says that in cer-
tain districts of France the drinking
of ‘water by human beings would be
considered not only an eccentricity,
but a dangerous experiment. The or-
dinary water is not fit to drink. He
writes: “Again and again I have seen
the water taps in the villages occu-
pied by the British or American
troops marked ‘Water unfit to drink.”
Whenever the troops have been in a
village long enough, and where it is
possible, they have installed some sys-
tem that makes the water safe. It is
not so much that France has been lax
in sanitary measures as that, not be-
ing water drinkers, they have not paid
much attention to the water supply,
so long as it was adequate and could
be drunk safely by domestic animals.
Don’t Sell Hens Now.
Farmers north of the Ohio river long
have appreciated the advantage of
getting their spring crop of eggs and
marketing their hens after the laying
season in the fall. Specialists of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture believe that the adoption of this
plan by Southern chicken raisers, in-
stead of the practice of sending hens
to market at this season, will prove
more profitable to the farmers, and
the effect will be the saving of mil-
lions of eggs which might otherwise
be lost to the food supply.
The total amount the govern-
ment provides the President for clerk
hire and White House expenses, in-
cluding his salary, is $360,000 annual-
ly. Of this, $75,000 is salary, $25,000
traveling expenses and $160,000 for
the other expenses.
Parcel-Post Mail for Day-Old Chicks.
An order from Postmaster General
Burleson that day-old chicks may be
sent by parcel post went into effect
March 15. No insurance will be
granted, however, as with other par-
cel post mail, and the C. O. D. privi-
lege is also withheld. No shipments
will be accepted which cannot be de-
livered within seventy-two hours from
the time of mailing. An announce-
ment that five-day-old chicks may be
mailed was erroneous.
Instruction to postal employees are
that the packages must not be put in-
to mail bags, and that they must be
kept away from extreme heat or cold,
free from drafts and direct sunlight,
and that there must not be other mail
matter heaped upon the shipments
which would tend to exclude ventila-
tion.
Clerks and trainmen are cautioned
to forward shipments with the utmost
promptness and to do everything pos-
sible for the safety of the chicks.
Chicks must not be fed or watered
while in transit.
There is no reason why chicks
should not be sent by parcel post with
the same success as when shipped by
express, providing the postal em-
ployees observe the instructions. If
the packages are stood upon end, how-
ever, thrown about carelessly, dump-
ed under a pile of mail bags or placed
against steam pipes, severe losses will
result. With no insurance allowed,
such losses would impose a hardship
on the shipper. Apparently, there is
nothing but a moral responsibility at
this time, though it is felt by poultry-
men that the no-insurance ruling will
be waived in due course.
. It is certain that the postal author-
ities are going to do everything in
their power to make the new ruling a
success, and poultrymen find comfort
in the fact that they have this means
of transportation at their disposal.
The fact that it competes with the ex-
press companies should furnish an in-
centive for quicker deliveries and bet-
ter service.
Probably the most successful pack-
age yet devised for the shipment of
baby chicks is that made from corru-
gated fiberboard, than which there is
no greater non-conductor of heat and
cold, weight, strength and other qual-
ities being considered. These carriers
are made for the purpose; they are
strong—capable of withstanding the
weight of a man, durable, easy to as-
semble and handle, and represent a
great saving in transportation charg-
es by reason of their extremely light
weight.
They are usually made in thre sizes,
for shipments of twenty-five, fifty or
one hundred chicks, the small size
containing one compartment, the fif-
ty-chick size two compartments and
the large size four compartments.
Small holes are cut in the sides of the
boxes for ventilation.
To prevent the chicks from slipping
around over the smooth surface of the
bottom of the box, cut hay, straw, al-
falfa or other material is placed in the
bottom to give them a foothold. If
the weather is extremely cold, feath-
ers may be substituted, which will
make the little fellows warm and com-
fortable, as though in a brooder.
Chieks require neither food nor wa-
ter for the first two days of their life,
which makes it entirely practicable to
ship them many miles during this per-
iod. They should be started on their
journey as soon as they are removed
from the incubator.
Summer Daylight in London. Saving
Plan Would Result in Curfew at
8:30 O’clock.
London.—It is now proposed to
have the 9:30 o’clock closing of the-
aters and restaurants come into effect
on April 1, and as summertime will
then be in operation, the actual clos-
ing time will be 8:30 p. m. Most peo-
ple believe that the curfew order now
proposed will apply only to London
and southern England and, when for-
mally made, will be seen to embody
greater restrictions than were sup-
posed at first.
One instance is that more trains are
to be taken off and the suggestion
even is made that London subways
and street cars will discontinue opera-
tions at 9:30, while storekeepers will
be prohibited from lighting their win-
dows. One effect of the order may be
to get the people to work earlier, thus
bringing the entire day into line with
the proposed change.
" Clubs and private hotels, as well as
charity entertainments also are to be
compelled to close earlier. Travelers
will be unable to obtain refreshments
and will have to carry their rations
with them as they did in the days be-
fore railroads came into use. The de-
crease in the number of railway trains
will bring about faster transport of
food. The earlier opening of theaters
is expected to assist the railroads au-
tomatically, as it is believed it will
have the effect of preventing those
who go home after the day’s work
from rushink back to the theatre.—
Pittsburgh Telegram.
April Fool Candies.
Beware, beware, especially of
sweets, on All Fools’ day! For many
and clever are the devices to “take
you'in.” When you sit down to break-
fast in the morning look twice at your
grapefruit. It may look very real
and, nevertheless, be candy, for there
is a candy section of grapefruit that
does, indeed, “hold the mirror up to
nature.” Perhaps you do not care for
grapefruit and may fancy apples; if
so, look long before you permit your-
self to select one from the fruit dish,
for a candy apple has been produced
that would have fooled the serpent in
the Garden of Eden. Hesitate to cut
into a chocolate eclaire before you ex-
amine it under the microscope—it
may be candy as hard as Plymouth
Rock. And at dinner taste the salted
peanuts with care—they may be pep-
pered. The most apetizing bonbons,
apparently, may really be filled with
salt and pepper, and ‘tasty chocolates
turn out to be chocolate-covered
corks. Then if you are of the sex
that enjoys an after-dinner smoke,
take a second look at the cigarette of-
fered you—it may simply be a com-
bination of paper and candy.
—All of the war orphans in Mon-
treuil, France, a little town near Par-
is, are to be taken care of by students
at the University of Wisconsin.
Mr. Easter Rabbit.
There is a prety German legend of
how colored eggs came to be used at
Easter time. It is called the story of
Herr Oster Hase, or Mr. Easter Rab-
bit.
Long ago and in a country very far
away, there was one year a severe
famine. There had been no rain, and
the fields were all dried up, and the
grain and vegetables and fruit could
not grow. So the people had hard
work to find enough to eat, and they
could not give their children presents
at Christmas or on their birthdays as
they used to do.
Spring was approaching and with
it Easter Sunday, which they always
celebrated. The fathers and mothers
were very sad because this was a
special festival season, and they were
so poor they could not think of a
thing with which they could surprise
the children. “To be sure we have
plenty of eggs just now,” they said,
“because the hens are laying, but we
have those every day.” : .
One night there came a bright idea
to one of the mothers, and she could
hardly wait until morning to go and
tell her neighbors. They all agreed
that it was a splendid thing to do, and
so they planned a grand surprise.
Easter day came, and everybody
went to the village church to the serv-
ice, and after church the mothers said,
“Let us take a walk in the woods be-
fore we go home.” The children were
pleased, and ran and frolicked among
the trees. Suddenly one of them call-
ed out, “O, come quick and see what
I’ve found.” 1
another jumped up and down with de-
light, because he too, had discovered
a nest full of eggs of every color, red
and blue and yellow, mottled and
striped. Before long nearly every
child had found some of the bright
eggs hidden under leaves at the foot
of the trees. “What kind of eggs can
they be?” they wondered. “They are
too large for birds’ eggs; they look
about the size of hens’ eggs, but no
hen ever laid such pretty eggs as
these.”
Just then a rabbit leaped from be-
hind a bush and disappeared among
the trees. “See the rabbit!” cried the
children. “Why, it must be the rab-
bit that laid the eggs.” And they
shouted in chorus: “Hurrah for the
rabbit! Three cheers for Mr. Easter
Rabbit—for Herr Oster Hase!”—The
American Friend.
And There it Ended.
Policyholder—I nearly had my skull
fractured on the icy sidewalk yester-
day. Don’t I get something for that?
Adjuster—If you can produce a doc-
tor’s certificate we may nearly give
you something.
Cupidity Finds a Way.
She—The man I marry must have
a fortune equal to mine.
He—That’s easily fixed. Make over
half of yours to me.
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The first of April some do say,
Is set apart for All Fools’ Day;
But why the people call it so,
Nor you, nor I, nor they, may know.
— For high class Job Work come
to the “Watchman” Office.
A Legend of Easter.
The story runs that when Adam
felt death approach he called his son
Seth to his side and bade him ask the
archangel, the keeper of the garden,
for a balsam that should save him
from death. .
“The time of pardon is not yet
come,” said the archangel. “Four
thousand years must pass. But as a
token that his future pardon is assur-
ed the wood whereon redemption shall
be won shall grow from Adam’s
tomb.”
He then gave three seeds to Seth
and bade him place them in his fath-
er’s mouth when he died. Adam died
three days later. Seth obeyed the di-
rections of the archangel, and the
And that very moment |
place of his father’s sepulcher was
| Golgotha, where in course of time
| three trees grew from the seeds. One
{was a cedar, another a cypress and
the third a pine. It was with a bough
"from one of these trees that Moses
performed his miracles in Egypt,
| brought water out of the rock and
i healed those whom the serpents had
| bitten in the wilderness.
| After a time the three trees incor-
| porated themselves with each other
;and became a single tree, beneath
! which David sat when he bewailed his
sins. In the days of Solomon the tree |
| had become the finest of all trees, so
was cut down to assist in the building
‘of the temple. But magic seemed to
have taken possession of the wood,
for nothing which it was wanted to
serve for would answer until at last
Solomon cast the tree over Cedron so
that all might trample on it as they
crossed the brook.
There it was discovered by the
queen of Sheba, and she, recognizing
its virtue, had it raised. It was then
buried, but the spot where it lay be-
came the pool of Bethseda and healed
all the sick who flocked to it. When
the time of the crucifixion drew near
the beam of wood rose to the surface
and was brought out of the water, and
when the executioners sought for a
beam for the cross they discovered
this and found that it fitted their pur-
pose. So the prophecy was fulfilled.
Lily, the Easter Flower.
Lillies have been cultivated in
American gardens since early colonial
days, but the pioneer Madonna lily is
from common even in New England
and Virginia, where it doubtless had
its first foothold. The old orange lily
is tolerably scarce, and the tiger lily
has made no more than a fair amount
of headway. Add the auratum and
the speciosum and the list of those
that are so much as tolerably famil-
iar figures in the home garden stops
at five—this despite. the fact that
there are a score or more of easy to
grow species, with numerous varie-
ties and hybrids. And how many
kinds of lillies are frequently seen in
greenhouses? Just one.—“Lillies,”
by H. S. Adams.
A Real Spouter.
“So you lost out on that oil specu-
lation. Why, I thought the broker
told you they had a gusher.”
“So he did, but he must have refer-
red to the man who wrote the pros-
pectus.”
WHAT IS
GOLDINE?
Answered by Wm H. Whiterous, Noted Analytical
Chemist, of Columbus Ohio. He says:
I have made a careful examination of Goldine and Alterac and find
them to be a union of purely vegetable substances so compounded that their
digestion and assimilation is accomplished with the greatest ease. There is
no dangerous habit-forming drugs or excessive stimulant in Goldine, and it
can be used by adults or children. It has my unqualified endorsement.
WM. H. WHITEROUS.
EER I IP
And a talk
with the Gold-
ine man at
Green’s drug
store will cost
you nothing
and may save
you much suf-
fering.
A NURSE FOR OVER FORTY
YEARS.
Read What She Says About the Gold-
ine Treatment.
Superlative praise many times fails
to convince. It is the character and
personality behind the praise that
counts. When a person of Miss
Braine’s reputation as a successful
nurse for over forty years endorses
a preparation, that preparation must
have merit.
Many people owe their lives to Miss
Braine, she has been a nurse in Wil-
liamsport for over forty years. Miss
Braine is 74 years of age, lives at 931
West Third Street. She says: “I
have always kept myself in pretty
good health, but I contracted rheu-
matism on a trip South about twenty
years ago and haven’t been able to
get rid of it, although I have doctored
and tried everything I knew, but in-
stead of geting better I kept getting
worse and the last year it has been so
bad that I have had difficulty in at-
tending my duties as a nurse.
“I have been taking the Goldine
treatment about ten days now and I
wish to say that it is remarkable the
way it has relieved my pains. It is
surely driving the rheumatism from
my body, and I am glad to give my
endorsement to a good honest medi-
cine that does actually produce re-
sults, and I trust that those whi know
me will take advantage of my en-
dorsement and give this wonderful
medicine a trial.”
“I HAVE DOCTORED FOURTEEN
YEARS FOR STOMACH
TROUBLE.”
SAID THIS LADY.
Mrs. Rosa Reinhart, who lives at
333 Jefferson Street, says: “For 14
years I have suffered with stomach
trouble and have doctored and taken
medicines galore, but without results.
I was bloated all the time with gas.
Could not eat any solid food without
having severe burning, smarting pains
in the pit of my stomach. Naturally,
I was weak and in a rundown condi-
tion and you can imagine that life was
anything but pleasant for me.
“It is three weeks since I began the
use of Goldine. The help it has given
me has been wonderful. In three
weeks I have changed from one of the
most miserable to one of the most
happy of women. After doctoring
and trying everything I heard of 14
years, your Goldine is the only thing
that ever helped me. Think of it. Do
I recommend it? Let people ask me
personally if they have any doubts
about it.”
- “No achievement in the history of
all the proprietary medicines paral-
lels the record of Goldine. The New
Marvel Medicine. Never before has
the success been so rapid, so definite,
so sweeping.”
GOLDINE is used in the treatment eof
stomach, heart, nerves, indigestion, phys-
ical decline and debility to build you up
and create strength. Liquid. Price $1.00
per bottle.
GOLDINE ALTERAC is used for ca-
tarrh, kidney, bladder, liver, blood, rheu-
matism, weak back, eruptive and skim dis-
eases and to purify the entire system.
Liquid. Price $1.00 per bottle.
GOLDINE LAXATIVES, are used fer
constipation, costiveness, liver trouble,
gall troubles, eengestion of the liver and
for cleaning the organs of digestion and
excretion. 25c per bex.
Gpldine or Goldine Alterac will be ex-
pressed te any address in the United
States at $1.00 per bottle, six for $5.00.
Laxatives mailed at 25¢ per box.
GOLDINE COMPANY, N. C.,
(Eastern Ohio Division)
Youngstown, Ohio.
The Goldine Remedies can be pur chased at Cramer’s Drugstore, Lock
Haven, and Bowersox’s, Millheim.
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Shoes.
MARCH
SHOE SALE
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YEAGER SHOE STORE
DD the month of March I
will reduce the prices on all shoes.
This is not a sale of another store’s
stock, but a sale of my own good quality
of shoes at Reduced Prices.
NOW IS YOUR TIME
to purchase your needs in the shoe line,
even though you may not need them for
months to come.
Girls $7.00 Tan, High Top, Low Heel
Shoes Reduced to $5.00.
YEAGER'S SHOE STORE
THE SHOE STORE FOR THE POOR MAN
Bush Arcade Building 58-27 BELLEFONTE, PA.
Come to the “Watchman” office for High Class Job work.
LYON @ COMPANY.
EXTRAORDINARY SALE
of Women’s and Misses
Probably the most complete line of Coats and Suits for
Ladies, Misses and Children that was ever shown in
Bellefonte. Many exclusive models that are worth from
#5 to $10 more today than present values as these were
contracted for months before the last advance. We
feel we can suit the most fastidious. We invite your
inspection.
Ladies’ Coats from $10.00 up to $50.00.
Ladies’ Suits from $15.00 up to $45.00.
Children’s Coats from $2.50 and up.
An Easter Display of Shirt Waists.
Everything new in Waists in Georgette, Crepe de Chine,
Taffeta and Voile in White and Flesh and all the other
new shades. Plain and Satin Striped Taffeta Waists.
Gloves and Neckwear.
New Spring Gloves in cotton and chemois finish—White,
Black and Gray. Neckwear in all the new shapes in
net, silk and wash satin. Collar and Cuff Sets in the
new shapes. ;
SILKS.—Our silk department is most complete. All
new shades in Messaline and Taffetas, Georgette and
Crepe de Chine, Silk Poplins, Fancy Plaids and Stripes
at greatly reduced prices. :
One special lot of 36 inch taffetas and messalines, all
colors: quality $1.65. Sale price $1.30.
LACES.—We have placed on sale Laces and Inser-
tions, Torchen and Cluny, from one to three inches wide.
Values 10c. and 15c.; all to go at 5c. per yard.
GINGHAMS.—Still have a large assortment of 25c.
and oc. quality ginghams at 20c. per yard.
SHOES.—A most complete line of Men’s, Women’s
and Children’s Shoes, at prices to save big money.
SPECIAL.—One lot broken sizes of men’s and wom-
en’s shoes. If we have your size you can save from
$1.00 to $1.50 on present prices.
DRAPERIES, RUGS, CARPETS AND LINO-
LEUMS. A complete line of House Cleaning requi-
sites at prices to suit the economical House-Keeper.
Lyon & Co. --. Bellefonte.
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