~~ I= Bellefonte, Pa., June 7, 1918. OUR KID. By Jack Edwards. An air of sadness fills the place, Of sadness tinged with pride; A hint of sorrow marks each face, A hint of joy beside. Our kid has thrown aside his broom, And flung his apron far; He's left the old composing-room, And gone away to war. He saw the sight of fighting men Come swinging down the street; He heard the martial hymn, and then The rhythmic tramp of feet. He saw the flashing eyes of us Outflash each passing gun— And in a trice the little cuss Had dropped his things and run! He's “over there” for you and me, Democracy and right; And Prussia’s red autocracy Will learn how he can fight. We miss the stunts he daily did, The jokes he used to plan; But we are happy that our kid Has proved himself a man. Hats Off to the Silver Spruce! Upon It May Depend Victory in the Air. Today the silver spruce tree is king. Growing upon the Pacific slope in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska and, best of all, upon the islands and the mainland of British Columbia, this tree, long a humble and obscure resi- dent of the western forests, is now the most valued of woods. Mahogany, teak and ebony, all these rich and proud timbers of other times, step back, give place and doff their hats to the giant conifer, for airplane builders have found this tree the one and only from which can be produced lumber which best answers the most exacting demands of the man-made bird-machines. All in a few short months the silver spruce has leaped into the limelight. In former years under the various names of sitka, tidewater and giant spruce, this tree, which scientists speak of as picea sitchensis, brought $15 per thousand feet board measure. In 1915 from British Columbia $12,- 000,000 worth of it was logged. It has long been in favor with box- makers, particularly for those in- tended for fruit carrying, as the wood is light, odorless, resinless and taste- less. It was also largely used for cooperage work and in the making of huge doors for freight sheds, docks and garages, where lightness of weight and strength of frame combin- ed were a necessity. Under the name of silver spruce it was used much in buildings for framing, sheathing, joists, sub-flooring and shelving. But now through the war all this is chang- ed, and it has probably forever pass- ed out of this class and for the pres- ent is the most desired timber on the face of the earth. Upon the number, strength, speed and lasting qualities of airplanes may victory ultimately depend. But in spite of the tremendous strides made in improving flying machines since the war began the superiority of the silver spruce over all others for air- plane construction has been a very recent discovery. And when the im- mense importance of securing a large quantity of it was realized quick ac- tion was taken. The British authori- ties made known their requirements and expert lumbermen began scouring the Pacific coast. Hundreds of wood veterans took their little blanket rolls and went on long cruising trips throughout the northern wildernesses of British Col- umbia. And following their reports thousands of loggers, donkey engines by the hundreds and all the parapher- nalia used in the highly expert work of steam logging were rushed on to the ground. For four months now two special trains weekly have gone from the northern part of Prince Rupert loaded with airplane timber to the factories of eastern Canada. And in February of this year the working forces were augmented by several thousand men and more donkey engines, and the Im- perial Munition Board, which is call- ing for 150,000,000 feet, has estab- lished a headquarters staff at Van- couver to look after the aeronautical contracts now under way. The silver spruce, now new named airplane spruce, is found also in Washington, Oregon and ska, but the finest of all grows on The Queen Charlotte Islands and the northern mainland of British Columbia, the only place in Canada where it grows. Here the world’s greatest supply of this timber is located. The demand for 150,000,000 feet may be in a little way appreciated when it is made known that only 125 board feet are used in the average airplane. The tree grows to one hundred and thy teu in height on the average and is forty-eight inches in diameter, though large numbers I! ! € 1 ow t fifteen feet in diameter dig a of two hundred feet A the tree So valuable is oi : es 50 straight with hardly 5 ) t, strong tim- sli Sixteen to thirty-five song ; e silver spruce is the onl ot Rl eanitly fills this od nd. 2d to this it is i- Dany even in the grain By he ber, exceptionally clear strong for its weight of twenty- bo is 40 ihe oui foot. r Plit and is non-resi Tus hi Sho Jo Uifference mons, sap e heartwood. It ij white in color and despite i ) 0 pite its tough- ness 1s easily worked, F % ty years all the oars ok ry ae deh poyy Rave been made of it, erly the timber brought 5s per thousand feet Doran Shani oday it is worth fifty times that amount, or at least nished product soars in th i part of a war machine it gk more than a dollar a foot to manufac- ture. The Munition Board pays $125 per thousand. But this is only the be- inning. Much of thé log is useless. he sideboards are not shipped. In 2 only 20 per cent. of the entire runk on the average is finally made by the time the |g up. The timber is shipped to the air- plane factories in Eastern Canada at a cost of $100 per hundred feet. Out of 2500 feet the amount which usual- y passes the rigid inspection is 350 eet. One of the interesting features in connection with the tremendous leap in values this timber took was the ac- tion of the British Columbia Govern- ment taken to prevent profiteering out of limits where this timber was grow- ing. When the demand became large for airplane spruce many valuable tracts were held by private interests. To prevent holding out for a huge profit on the part of these owners the government took over the handling of all the tracts, whether crown lands or otherwise, and so a fair price was set for all. Fighting a Baggage Elephant. Before the days of railways the British Indian army used elephants to move its guns and heavy baggage. Many of the beasts were docile enough, but at times an elephant be- came unruly and even developed the treachery of a “rogue.” Such was the leader of a regimental transport col- umn that once crossed the Ganges when in flood. He had killed three mahouts, and the keeper refused to drive him to the ford. Finally, Sher Sing, a strapping native, offered to drive the man-killer. A contributor to Chambers’ Journal says that the volunteer carried a short spear in place of a mahout’s hook and that he had himself securely strapped to the elephant’s neck. A shout went up from the onlookers when Sher Sing, with a slight prod of the spear, made the huge beast rise from his knees. The elephant stood quite still and, turning his trunk first to one side and then to the other, seemed to sniff his rider. Sher Sing spoke to the elephant, and silence fell on the watchers as they parted into two lines, down the center of which the great beast took his way. Arriv- ed at the water’s edge, he stopped and began playfully to squirt water over himself and his rider. Then he lifted his trunk and, catching Sher Sing’s leg, tried to pull him off. But the straps held securely. At the same moment Sher Sing raised his spear in the air and brought it down with a thud on the elephant’s head. Roaring with rage and pain, the animal plung- ed forward. An instant later he stopped, and the excited watchers on the bank saw that the huge beast was gradually lower- ing himself in the water. Down, down he sank, while Sher Sing rained blows on his head. At last only the ele- phant’s. trunk and the moving right arm of Sher Sing appeared above the surface of the river. Then a gasp of relief came from the watchers. The elephant had ris- en and was again trying to unseat his rider with his trunk. Sher Sing plied his spear with all his might, and the great brute giving himself a shake, dashed into deep water. Once more he sank, and again Sher Sing’s re- lentless arm hammered blows on his head. Suddenly a great cry arose. The elephant had come to the surface, and Sher Sing was still clinging to him. He seemed to be waving his spear as if in triumph. The elephant was wad- ing quietly toward the opposite shore. The next day everyone in the regi- ment, from the colonel down, came to look at the big elephant, which stood quietly eating and took no notice of anyone. His head was covered with cuts and gashes, but they did not seem to trouble him at all, and they quick- ly healed. From that day he ac- knowledged him as his master. Sher Sing, too, quickly recovered | from his exertions. He was a faith- ful soldier and servant of Queen Vic- toria, to whose jubilee he came with a detachment of his regiment. At the time of King Edward’s coronation he again visited England; he was then an old man and had gained his pension, but he was sent because of his good influence over the young men.—Ex. Blair County Deserters Given Salty Sentence. Earl C. Whitaker and Milton B. Gardner, residents of Eldorado, and former employees of the Pensylvania Railroad company in the machine shops, have been found guilty by a court martial at Camp Lee, Virginia, on the charge of being deserters from the army and sentenced to ten years in a military prison. The men were both registrants un- der the jurisdiction of Blair county board No. 2, with headquarters at Tyrone. Both were held for service and on February 25 were ordered to report for induction into the service and entrainment to Camp Lee. Neith- er of the two heeded the call of the government and the Tyrone board had the men arrested as deserters. They were taken to Camp Lee and on April 11 were tried by court mar- tial. Their defense was that they objected to serving in the military because of religious beliefs. The finding of the court martial was that both were guilty of deser- tion, but this finding was not made public for the reason that it must be reviewed by a reviewing authority embracing. an officer of higher rank. The sentence of the court martial was dishonorable discharge, to forfeit all pay and allowance and to be con- fined at hard labor at such place as the reviewing authority directs for twenty years. The reviewing authority cut prison sentence to ten years and the dis- honorable discharge is suspended un- til they are released from prison. They will be sent to the United states ‘disciplinary barracks, Fort Jay, N. Y. Both Whitaker and Gardner are married men. The former was mar- ried last fall, while Gardner has a wife and two small children. They Juve resided at Eldorado for some ime. That’s the Question. Mr. Oldboy—Marry me and I could ie happy. Miss Bright—Yes, would you? SE — re Swore, in Fact. “Did Jim speak in high terms of the doctor who treated him ?” “No, in low terms on account of his high terms.” you could—but First Aid Lessons FOR BOYS and GIRLS LESSON V—BRUISES. “Did you see Peter yesterday? was a sight! most shut and was black-and-blue all | around.” “Poor Peter! What happened?” “He was coasting ‘belly-bumper’ down the hill and struck himself just above the eye on the corner of a big bob-sled.” What made it turn black? It is what a first-aider calls a “bruise.” The blood is carried through the body in tubes called blood vessels, some large, others very, very small and delicate like hairs and named cap- ill-a-ry from the Latin word meaning a hair. These small vessels are easi- ly injured and when you have a fall or blow, while the skin is not broken, these tiny vessels beneath the skin are. The blood thus escapes from He them and thus causes the swelling His eye was swollen al- ' and the black-and-blue spot. To limit the swelling and to de- crease the pain of a bruise treat it AT : SPRING MILLS. | Charles Royer has gone to Altoona .to work in the car shops. Miles Johnson, clerk at the railroad | station, is now on his annual two | ‘ week’s vacation. | The Childrens day service of the | Reformed Sunday school will be held on the evening of June 23rd. | Mr. and Mrs. William Harter and Miss Ruth Smith, of Altoona, are spending a short time with friends. i | spent a short time with friends in i Spring Mills on Monday. {| John Harter, who had been called { ONCE with ice or very hot or very to Spring Mills to attend the funeral cold water, or half alcohol and half water, arnica or witch hazel. These contract blood vessels (make them shrink up) and so prevent escape of more blood and also deaden the nerves, to some extent, thus relieving pain. Ice may be applied directly to the injured part. In using liquid remedy, it is best to wet a cloth with liquid | and then to apply cloth. Raising a bruised part lessens the pain as it de- creases the blood-supply to the part. To prevent bruises, be less careless, more alive to your surroundings and exercise, at least, common care. Geo. F. Stehley Describes Life at Kel- ly Field. George F. Stehley, of Line 120, U. S. A., aviation section, at Kelly Kield, San Antonia, Texas, who enlisted at Fort Slocum, has sent the following letter to his mother, Mrs. John A. Bauman, of 17 Park avenue: “I will try and give you all a de- scription as best I can of our trip from Fort Slocum. We left (one hundred and fifty) on a special train made up of five tour- ist cars and one baggage car at 3:30, after having been given lunch by the Red Cross. On the way down we all had great fun. Each car had a colored porter and of course “liked a crap game,” so they would get together and shoot crap and then when broke would borrow money from some of the boys, to buy cakes, pies and candy, then sell them and start another game. We had great food all the way down. Got out of the train once for a hike of about three miles. Everybody landed here feeling fine—only one case of illness. On our arrival here we were taken in charge by an officer and brought to Line 129, where we were shown our tents and then while some of the boys unfurled tents others went after the mess kits and we were supplied with another blanket along with the two we brought along—by that time we were all ready for mess and they cer- tainly gave us a good feed. We have had a great time all through our stay here. One day we have guard duty, next time we work in kitchen, next day digging trenches and so it goes from one day to another. This is a great field. I suppose they have about 65,000 men here all under tents. Five and six to a tent. In ours we have six: Charles Kiscaden, of Erie, Pa., he is quite a saxaphone player, at least he says he is. Joseph F. McCol- gan, of Philadelphia, Pa.; he is a fine singer. Arthur Baer, of New York, a brother of one of Mount Vernon's residents, Mr. Harry Baer; Atrhur is quite a humorist, he keeps us all in good spirits. John Alex, of South Bethlehem, Pa.; he is a prize fighter by trade, but is very quiet and is quite a singer. Clayton Husted, of Buffa- lo, N. Y.; he is a quiet boy and spends all his spare time writing to his girl. We get good food three times a day. We have to get up at 6 a. m.,, revielle at 6:15, mess at 7, start the day about 7:30 mess at 12, start again about 1:15, finish work about 4, retreat at 4:30, and then mess at 5; after mess we are free to go any place on the field; lights out at 9. Most of the boys stay pretty close to the line and are in bed long before 9. Airplanes are humming over us all day long— but after the first day or two we got used to them and now don’t stand and gape after them. The weather here is very change- able. During the day the thermome- ter reaches 90, in the evening it is very comfortable but it gets very cold during the night and is cold in the early morning. We have not been able to get to San Antonio as yet as passes are pretty hard to get—but we are all hoping to get a glimpse of the town before leaving here. We have a fine lot of of line offi- cers: Lieutenant Noland is the com- manding officer. Lieutenant Kren and Lieutenant Volker, are gentlemen of the finest type and treat the boys as human beings and are trying their best to get us into shape to lick the Kaiser. They show us all considera- tion and overlook all mistakes telling us where we are in the wrong and are doing their best to make us soldiers. They seem to realize the fact that we all came from civil life and good homes and that this is our first mili- tary experience, therefore, know of our ignorance. We haven’t any idea of the length of our stay here but hope soon to get a chance to go to France. I don’t think there is a boy in the line who is not looking forward to a quick assign- ment to a squadron outgoing to France.”—The Daily Argus, Mount Vernon, N. Y ————————— Twas Ever Thus. A young man and a young woman leaned on the front gate. They were lovers. It was moonlight. He was loath to leave, as the parting was the last. He was about to go away. “Pll never forget you,” he said, “and if death should claim me, my last thought would be of you.” “Pll be true to you,” she sobbed. “Pll never love anybody else as long as I live.” They parted. Six years later he re- turned. His sweetheart of former years was married. They met at a party. She had changed greatly. Be- tween dances recognition took place. “Let me see,” she mused, “was it you or your brother who was my old sweetheart?” “Neither,” he replied. “Probably my father.—New York Times. © ——They are all good enough, but the “Watchman” is always the best. Augusta, Gaeorgia, Likes Pennsylva- nia Boys. Augusta, Ga.—A tribute of the highest praise has been laid at the feet of the former Pennsylvania Na- tional Guard by the city of Augusta. As the Twenty-eighth Division of the army, the Pennsylvanians have been in training here since late last summer. The Finance committee of the City Councils of Georgia, antici- pating the early departure of the di- vision for overseas, adopted resolu- tions which may well become treas- ures in the family archives of every man in the division. That, by their manly, honorable conduct during their long stay, they had wiped out the last vestiges of sec- tionalism, was one of the impressive statements incorporated in the reso- lutions, and the people of Augusta were besought to offer daily prayer for the safety and well-being of the men. The resolutions follow: “Whereas, The cries’ of Belgium, the heroic sufferers of France, the murder of women and children, have called together in our midst at Camp Hancock the flower of Pennsylvania’s young manhood, that they might be equipped to battle for our country’s and mankind’s cause; and, “Whereas, This splendid set of manly fellows have demonstrated that they possess the finest sense of honor, the clearest conception of duty, and the deepest realization of courtesy and refinement, and are dominated, above all, with such a love of country that they have placed upon its altar their lives and pledged to it their sa- cred honor; and, “Whereas, They have removed from this community and State the last vestige of sectionalism, a rem- nant of days that are gone, and have woven themselves into our hearts with their manly bearing and their self- sacrifices that democracy may not perish from the face of the earth, and that the unspeakable Hun shall not prevail; and, ! “Whereas, This division of heroes will possibly soon depart from our city for the battlefields of France to help pay the debt we owe to France, to ourselves, and to our children and children’s children; “Therefore, Be it resolved by the Finance committee of the City Coun- cil of Augusta, Ga., that we express to our compatriots and friends, the said Twenty-eighth Division, our ap- preciation and love for their courtesy and manly bearing while in our midst, and for the noble sacrifice they have made and are to make on what we know will be fields of suffering, but of heroic sacrifice and glory in France; “Be it further resolved, That we bespeak for said Twenty-eighth Divi- sion the daily supplications of this community to a Most High Being for their safety and for their glory along with the prayers for our own boys who, too, are making the supreme sac- rifice that we may live as free men.” Don’t Ask Telephone Operator for Correct Time. Requesting that subscribers and patrons do not ask the operators for correct time of day, the Bell company, through the local manager, explained today that this request was most nec- essary because of present-day condi- tions. It was stated that when a subscrib- er lifts his telephone receiver and asks: “What is the time, please?” the same service on the part of the operator, the same length of time and an equal use of telephone equipment generally are necessary as are requir- od, fo complete an ordinary telephone call. It was further explained that in every telephone central office is a switchboard with a certain number of operators’ positions and that at each position is an operator with a certain number of subscribers’ lines terminat- ing before her. It was said that these | telephone facilities are now taxed to their utmost, and, as a considerable percentage of the calls are for the time of the day, subscribers will see the reasonableness of this request and appreciate that the elimination of such calls would permit of a so-called reassignment or redistribution of both operators’ service and telephone equipment and result in the telephone company being able to care for the present abnormal demands and the even greater demands that are ex- pected in the future. An Epigram Bill Missed. “How can they objeet to our mar- rying,” pouted Juliet, “when every- body says there is so much good blood on both sides?” “Good blood on’ both sides,” rejoin- ed Romeo, “never yet prevented bad blood between.” We admit that Shakespeare did fairly well with the Montague and Capulet affair, but the above shows what might have been made of it if the plot had been left to a writer of real genius. of his grandfather, returned last Sat- urday to Youngstown, Ohio. Most of the Sunday schools of this community were represented by dele- gates at the Sunday school conven- tion held at Philipsburg last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Rossman and Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Rossman autoed to Snydertown, Nittany valley, to at- tend the funeral of Mrs. Clem Lutz. Walter S. Wolfe, who is attending the spring term of the Central State Normal school, Lock Haven, spent a | short time with his parents, last Sun- day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Allison and family, of Renovo, visited at the home of Mr. Allison’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Allison, over the week-end and returned to Renovo on Tuesday. Charles S. Bartges, of Penn Hall, has taken the place of Miss Carrie Neese in the local postoffice. Miss Neese was called home on account of the illness of her mother, Mrs. W. A. Neese. The class of 1916 of the Spring Mills High school expressed its grati- tude to private Ralph L. Rachau, ’16, by presenting him with a Smileage book. Private Rauchau is the only member of the class in service. “Smileage week” opened Sunday | with announcements in all the Sun- day schools and churches. You will be visited some time this week. If you cannot make your own son smile do what you can for some other mother’s son with a Smileage book. With a most inspiring and patriot- ic address, Rev. R. R. Jones, of Cen- tre Hall, brought his audience to ap- plause again and again last Thursday evening at the Memorial services. One of the remarkable features of this year’s services was the way in which the people joined in the sing- ing. This surely showed a new spirit among the people. The day as a whole was a success. Uses of Salt. 1. Salt dissolved in a little ammo- nia will remove grease spots. 2. A smoky or dull fire can be made clear by throwing a handful of salt over it. 3. Lemon juice and salt will clean copper and brass. 4. To brighten carpets, wring a cloth out of salt water and rub the carpets well. 5. Ink stains that are freshly made can be removed from carpets by successive applications of dry salt. 6. Handfuls of salt will clean saucepans and take away the unpleas- ant smell of onions if they have been cooked in them. 7. Nearly every kind of basket work, matting or china can be clean- ed by washing with salt and water. 8. Salt in water will take insects from vegetables. 9. Before adding vinegar to mint for sauce always add a pinch of salt. This prevents the mint from going brown and greatly improves the fla- vor. 10. Tiles will look bright and clean if scrubbed with salt. Making War Waste Useful. To dispose of the enormous quanti- ties of food-wastes of great military encampments las always been the most difficult problem. But the Brit- ish in this war have solved it very cleverly. All of the fat, says Mrs. Humphry Ward, is boiled out for the manufac- ture of glycerin—a harmless, sweet, colorless liquid, which, when mixed with nitric acid, makes an explosive of enormous power. Many millions of shells have been loaded with mnitro- glycerin derived from this source. All the bones are calcined for use as fertilizer, and the by-products are shipped to France to help feed the pigs. Mrs. Ward says that all the cotton waste of the military hospitals (ban- dages, old surgical dressings, etc.) is disinfected and converted into gun- cotton (likewise for war use) by treating it with nitric and sulphuric aeids. Thus that which feeds and that which heals becomes in the end that which kills. Why the Shopman Had Apoplexy. “Please, sir,” piped the tiny custom- er, whose hand scarcely reached the counter, “father wants some oak var- nish.” “How much does your father want, my little man?” inquired the smiling shopman. “Father says you was to fill this,” replied the little fellow, handing over a pint jar. It was duly filled and handed back. “Father will pay you next Satur- day,” said the recipient, casually. Then the face of the shopman grew dark. : “We don’t give credit here,” he said. “Give me back the jar.” Meekly the small boy handed back the jar, which was emptied and re- turned with a scowl. : “Thank you, sir,” he said. “Father said you’d be sure to leave enough round the sides for him to finish the job he wants to do, and you have, sir.” —Philadelphia Public Ledger. Not Quite. “Does the new soprano’s voice fill the church?” “No; I noticed some vacant seats up in the gallery.” High as Haman. There is one religious rite that war A would often take de- light in—swinging the censor. Private Ralph L. Rachau, of the! 314th U. S. infantry at Camp Meade, ' MONEY Worth of Pennies, Nickels and Dimes First Vaiue a Wise Man Can Place on Wealth. “Any man, in order to achieve real success, must have the right ideas, about money. If he hasn’t the right ideas about money, hZ is not solid in character, observes a writer in the American Magazine. A man may easily be happy, successful and highly re- carded on $1,800 dollars or less a year; but, if he is, it is because he knows how to handle those $1,800, and real- izes the power that is in each of those $1,800, and keeps in sight the fact that it takes 100 cents or 20 nickels, or 10; dimes, to make each one of those $1, 800. “On the other hand, a man may have an annual income of $50,000 and be neither successful nor happy nor highly regarded. If this is true of him, it is because he hus not the right ideas about money. “Here is the thing that applies to my experience and to every man’s: Money is the symbol of worth and power, if your money is handled correctly. If vou regard money as a constructive thing, something to be used beneficial- ly for yourself, your family and your community, something with which to build up and produce improvements, vou are on solid ground; nothing can ‘shake you, nothing, outside of earth- quakes and fires, can ruin you finan- cially. Let me put it this way: The use a man makes of his money after he has got his hands on it is the meas- ure of his worth.” por Oi PRINCE OF TAVERN WRITERS “Good Old Horace” Positively Popular in the American Meaning, Declares Genial Midwest Critic. Old Horatius Flaccus of all the an- cient bards is nearest to our modern sense. He is positively “popular” in the American meaning. Nearly every rhym- ster translates or parodies an ode or two. He is very affinitive, companion- able and appropos, so to speak. We understand him and feel certain that he would understand us were he here. He would be conducting a “colyum” of quips and jests upon some editorial page or else be a better James Whit- comb Riley were he one of us right now. To be sure, he would have to alter his morals a mite to serenade Lalage and to babble of Falernian a little less, but in general Horace would be “right there with the push.” Old Horace is a brother and a sport, as well as all men who read him feel, observes a writer in the Minneapolis Journal. And that is why so many are strong for him still, just as the late Eugene Field was. ean Home and a long time back in the centuries, is as familiar to us as’ “out to old Aunt Mary’s.” Measuring High Temperature. Tin, which melts at about 450 de- grees Fahrenheit, has been applied to the measurement of high temperatures in the same way that mercury, melt- ing at 38 degrees below zero, is used for measuring ordinary atmosphere temperatures. Instead of being placed in a glass bulb with closed tube,. says the Nebraska State Journal, the melted tin is contained in a graphite bulb hav- ing an open tube, and readings are made by lowering into the tube a plunger of a metal with a high melting point. When the plunger touches the tin, an electric circuit is closed, giv- ing a bell or.other signal, the position of the plunger showing the tempera- ture. This new form of pyrometer may be used in either of two ways (1) to give the temperature at ‘any time by sliding down the pointer until the electric signal is set off, or (2) to announce when any predetermined temperature is reached by setting the pointer at the proper number of de- grees on the scale. As the melted tin, like melted mercury, is found to ex- pand at a very even rate, the indica- tions are held to be notably accurate. Men and Watches. Special talent often makes fine spurts ahead and genius sometimes soars grandly, but it is the steady-go- ing sort of worker who gets the most| done in the end, and is the most reli-! able. It is with men as it is with their watches—the most reliable and’ serviceable are the ones steadily at work, a writer on the Canadian Her-' ald observes. There is a Pennsylvania, railroad engineer who has retired on: a pension after 48 years of service. “I have carried one watch for more than 26 years,” he says, “and it always kept the right time. A good engineer: must have a good watch; it does the: most important part of his work.” It is said of this engineer that he has, been an exceptionally sober, orderly,; steady-going man, whose health has al-! ways been goed and his record always; clean. But doesn’t this go without! saying, when we know that his watch! always kept the right time? : Don’t Betray Confidence. : “Now you mustn't repeat this, for Ii promised not to tell anybody.” When. a girl prefaces a breach of confidence. in this fashion, she will not deceive; herself into thinking that she has; made things all right, not at least if: she stops to tHink, says a writer. For, to pass a secret on to one, is as much: a violation as to tell all, and moreover, if she herself is so little bound by a; pledge, why should she expect another. to abide by it. If you are given to be-; traying confidences, do not pretend that you make it all right by assuming; that your confidante is more honor. able than you are. That Sabine farm of his, some miles out of Caesar- “d “9
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