— Bewwatfftim Belletonte, Pa., August 23, 1918. FARMERS NOTICE, AGAIN. Plan at Once for Your Share of the Increased Wheat Acreage. A few returns have come in in re- sponse to the call for an increased wheat acreage. A great many more will have to come in, however, in or- der to make up the 2000 acre increase allotted to Centre county. Is it not possible for you to increase your acreage by plowing an unproductive sod, a field where you have a poor seeding of grass, or a small plot that can be kept in wheat the next two years or so and then brought back in- to the regular rotation again. If at all possible let us depend upon you for your proportionate share of that increase. Owing to the wheat midge infesta- tion over western Pennsylvania it is extremely important that all seed be run through a fanning mill and thor- oughly cleaned in order to eliminate this pest which is found in all grain threshed from infested fields. Seed from home grown, high producing varieties should be used in prefer- ence to seed brought in from a far distance. Wheat responds especially well to phosphoric acid, and acid phosphate should be the basis of all fertilizer used. On land fair in fertility 250 or more pounds of acid phosphate will give excellent returns. On land low in fertility a small percentage of ni- trogen will give good returns. When- ever manure is available it should be used by all means. The best results will be obtained without a doubt when applied as a top dressing. In addi- tion to the manure 200 pounds or more of acid phosphate should be used just the same. If you increase your acreage be sure to let us know. Reports from some of the poorer wheat counties are that they are going to meet their quota in good shape. Why not put Centre county over the top also?—R. H. Olmstead, County Agent. oo Pertinent Poetry frem Sunny France. While the soldier boys in France who are on the firing line are learn- ing the truth of General Sherman’s trite remark, “war is hell,” those who are further away from the sound of the guns haven’t lost their sense of the fitness of things and midst their arduous duties of army life find time to woo the muse, as is evidenced by the following poems sent home by a Bellefonte boy in service: STOP YOUR KICKING. “When you hark to the voice of the knocker, As you list to his hammer fall, Remember the fact that the knocking act Requires no brains at all. “When you list to the growl of the growler, As you hark to his ceaseless growl, You will please recall that a dog is all, It takes for an endless growl. “As you watch for the kick of the kicker, As you notice his strenuous kick, You'll observe the rule that a stubborn mule Is great at the same old trick. “The knocker, the growler, the kicker, Fault-finders, large and small, What do they need, for each daily deed No brains, no sense, —just gall.” Then here is another just as good and to judge from its title and the text of its verse it was written by one of the old National Guard men of Pennsylvania: NATIONAL GUARDS. Didn’t know much, but knew something Learned while the other men played. Didn’t delay for commissions, Went while the other men stayed. Took no degrees up at Plattsburg, Needed too soon for the game, Ready at hand to be asked for, Orders said “Come,” and they came. Didn’t get bars on their shoulders, Or three months to see if they could, Didn’t get classed with the reg’lars, Or told they were equally good, Just got a job and got busy, Awkward they were but intent, Filing no claim for exemption, Orders said, “Go:” and they went. Didn't get farewell processions, Didn’t get newspaper praise, Didn't escape the injunction, To mend, in extreme, their ways. Work bench and counter and roll-top, Dug in and minding their chance, Orders said; “First line of trenches.” They're holding them somewhere in France. PLEASANT GAP ITEMS. Miss Elsie Herman is visiting among friends at Williamsport. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lose, of Sandy Ridge, were visitors at the Gap last week. Roy Barnes, of Fort Wayne, Ind, is spending his vacation with his mother. Win Dunkle was called to Munson last week by the sudden death of his mother. Miss Mary Bender, of Lancaster, is visiting with her grand-mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bilger. Mrs. Joseph Lex has returned home, after spending two weeks with her husband at Renovo. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Noll motored to Altoona Saturday and spent the week-end with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. William Saumpf, of Pittsburgh, are visiting with the for- mer’s parents in this town. Mr. and Mrs. George Wise and two children, of Tyrone, are visiting with the latter’s mother, Mrs. J. A. Arm- strong. ——They are all good enough, but the “Watchman” is always the best. SPRING MILLS, W. O. Gramley is now manager of Ne Penn Milk company, Spring ills. Misses Kathlene and Louise Boas, of Buffalo, N., Y., have been visiting among relatives in Spring Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Decker and family, of Montgomery, visited friends in Spring Mills over the week- end. James C. Condo, of Penn Hall, is now employed by the Potter-Hoy Hardware company in their Belle- fonte store. Messrs. T. J. Decker, W. H. Wil- liams, H. S. Braucht and H. F. Ross- man attended Masonic Lodge meet- ing at Centre Hall, Monday evening. Bruce C. Gramley, of New York city, arrived in Spring Mills last Sat- urday morning and will spend part of his vacation with Mrs. Gramley and daughter Virginia, at the T. M. Gramley home. When Samuel Condo returned with his horse late Saturday night to take his ice cream wagon home he found to his surprise that the wagon had started on its homeward way impel- led by an unknown force. Those who attended the Williams reunion held at Martha, last Satur- day, from this community were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Decker and son Wilbur; Mr. and Mrs. Roland Decker, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Decker and family and Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Williams and family. Plans have been made by the school board for tentative changes of the home of the late Robert Smith in preparation for its use as a school building in connection with the Gregg township vocational school this fall. An exceptionally large enrollment is expected and it is sincerely hoped that this will be a most successful winter, not only for the faculty and students but for the general develop- ment of the school, as well. RUNVILLY. E. S. Bennett made a business trip to Tyrone on Monday. E. R. Hancock, of Philipsburg, was in our community last week. Mrs. J. H. Fetzer spent last Thurs- day with relatives in Snow Shoe. Mrs, Schroyer, of Vermont, is vis- iting her sister, Mrs. W. T. Kunes, in this place. Mrs. Annie Orlidge, of Braddock, is visiting her son, Rev. A. J. Orlidge, of this place. H. F. Nevins left for his home in Braddock, after spending two weeks in our community. Mr. and Mrs. Claire Poorman, of Hornell, N. Y., are visiting relatives in this community. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. McClincy made a business trip to Milesburg and Bellefonte last Saturday. Mrs. Dorothy Shirk, of Chestnut Grove, spent Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Minnie Lucas, of Yarnell. Runville charge U. B. church, A.J. Orlidge pastor. Services will be held at the following places this week: Pleasant Valley, Saturday evening, 8 o’clock; Yarnell, Sunday, 10:30 a. m.; Fairview, Sunday, 2:30 p. m.; Run- ville, Sunday, 8 p. m. The “Dead Letter.” Eevery year nearly twenty million pieces of mail are dropped into mail boxes either without proper postage or improperly addressed,” says the Postmaster’s Advocate. They find their way into the Dead Letter Of- fice, whence, in spite of the wonderful detective ability of the officials as- signed there. only a fraction of them are ever delivered or returned to the writers. Many of them are the common- place communications of business or family life. But thousands contain Christmas gifts, and other thousands articles whose value is a remarkable commentary on the carelessness of of the average American. “Within the past few months stock certificates worth $300,000 turned up in an en- velope with a defective address, and a letter sent by a great banking house and destined for some one in Chicago was found to contain $40,000 in checks. It bore no address whatever. “Of the eleven million letters which were destroyed in the Dead Letter Office last year, more than ten million of them would not have reached that place, the money and articles they contained would not have been lost, their messages of love and friendship would not have miscarried, and the Post Office Department would have been spared millions of expense—if the writers of them had placed re- turn addresses on the envelopes. This is the real moral of the Dead Letter Office.—Ex. Light Peach Crop Reported. The 1918 peach crop will be about two-thirds of that of 1917, according to a special peach forecast for the United States recently made by the Bureau of Crop Estimates of the United States Department of Agri- culture. It is estimated that the 1918 peach crop for the United States will be 20,754,000 bushels as compared with the yield in 1917 of 29,042,000 bushels. In some peach growing sec- tions an increased production this year over 1917 is reported. The crop in Georgia is estimated to be the heaviest ever produced in that State. Up to and including July 6, over 6,- 300 cars had been shipped from that State and it is estimated that the to- tal will reach 8,450 cars. The crop in Texas is estimated at about 1,600 cars as compared with 800 last year. Beginning in New England and con- tinuing southwest as far as Missouri and Arkansas an unusually light peach crop is reported. Supervisor of ‘Health. Dr. Kristine Mann, of New York, has been appointed supervisor of health for the women’s branch of the industrial service section of the Ord- nance Department. Her duties will be to improve the health of industrial women through such means as exer- cise, change of diet, instruction in pos- ture, advice on the importance of ven- tilation in sleeping rooms, recreation and rational clothing. CENTRE HALL. Mrs. J. Emory Hoy and daughter Elizabeth, of Philadelphia, are guests of Mrs. Hoy’s mother, Mrs. William B. Mingle. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keefer and daughter Agnes, of Youngwood, are visiting Mrs. Keefer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Brungard. Mrs. Clyde Smith and Miss Grace Smith were guests of Mr. and Mus. Ray Gilliland, of State College, on a motor trip to Gettysburg last week. Drs. Luther and Warren Weaver, of Philadelphia, were guests for a short time of their cousin, Mrs. F. O. Bairfoot. Miss Delinda Potter is entertaining her friend, Miss Bissell, of East Pitts- burgh. Dr. P. H. Dale and family were guests of Dr. Dale’s mother on Sun- day and Monday. Dr. Dale returned to a training camp in the South on Monday evening. Miss Bessie Breon, of State Col- lege, visited relatives on Sunday. Mrs. James Gregg, of State Col- lege, and her niece, Jeannette Oden- Kirk, of Lewistown, are spending a Short time at the C. D. Bartholomew ome. Rev. and Mrs. John Keller and small son were arrivals in town on Wednesday. Fire Losses of the United States. The fire losses of the United States every, year are greater than the value of the gold, silver, copper and petro- leum that come out of the mines and oil-wells of America. The property burned up in twelve months in all the States is worth more than all the land and buildings of the State of Maine. Every minute of the day and night there is a fire that might have been prevented. There will be burn- ed up this year $300,000,000 worth of property, twice as much as the peo- ple have just given to the Red Cross. Carelessness is blamable for half the fires—carelessness with matches, lights, stoves, open fires, cooking, cleaning, rubbish, kerosene, gaso- line, gas, acetylene, electricity and smoking—everyday carelessness and the multiplied recklessness of holiday campers, celebrators, and merrymak- ers. It is a good thing that young people should be taught a better way, and Commissioner P. P. Claxton, of the United States Bureau of Educa- tion, together with the National Board of Fire Underwriters (76 Wil- liam street, New York) have prepar- ed “Safeguarding the Home Against Fire,” which ought to be the stitch in time for the school children of Amer- ica. It is written and illustrated in a way which will appeal to children. Some cities will use it as a textbook. “Did you tell old Moneyrocks that he must give until it hurts?” “No. That wouldn’t have made any difference to him. Anything he gives hurts.”—Life. LET US | Solve Your Heating Problem Thousands Of Satisfied Users in city, town and country testify to the wonderful efficiency and economy of the Caloric Piseléss Furnace. e’ve a book of remarkable letters written by Caloric owners and not in one is there a word ot anything but praise for the Caloric. We'd like to show you the PIPELESS and have you read some of the letters in this . Comein and investigate this furnace that heats The POTTER-HOY Hardware Co. Bellefonte, Pa. 62-35 ISS Tae Te TN TT I RI Tr Ea LASS Sa SSS —- | SSE Ear I SRSRS SRSA SSeS SRS Sha UU ul ond ( - Os | et On ~~ © 14e—sTROUIE & BRUM INC, BALTINORE, MD Delightfully Cool! OT to have worn a Palm Beach suit for hot weather is not to have enjoyed one of the least expensive luxuries of summer attire. All colors from light tan to dark blue—stripes and checks—in genuine Palm Beach cloth. HIGH ART CLOTHES Made by Strouse «. Brothers, Inc., Baltimore, Md. reach the peak of their effectiveness for mid- summer. Do yourself a good turn—see these delightfully cool clothes now! IE AS RES FAUBLE'S, s+ BELLEFONTE, PA. tremendously. of waste. number. she has misunderstood. the connection. has understood. You Can Help ELEPHONE service is an important agency in the country’s war program. The use and demands for telephone service have increased The great task which we, as a part of the National machinery, are shouldering is being car- ried forward successfully; but we may serve still more broadly if the public will co-operate in its use of telephone service as it is co-operating in the conservation of food and in the prevention You will observe that the operator repeats the This is so you may correct her if rectly, please say “Yes” or “Right”; if incorrectly, tell her the correct number before she completes Telephone users can prevent waste of time, service and telephone facilities generally if they will always make sure of the telephone number before calling and make sure that the operator Wrong number calls and the possible tie-up of telephone equipment over unnecessarily long periods will thus be avoided. THE BELL TELEPHONE OMPANY OF PA. C. W. HEILHECKER, Local Mgr. BELLEFONTE, PA. If she repeats it cor- ESTABLISHED IN 1853. LEGGETT’ GUTH’S JANSON’'S PERFUMES FINE LINE TOILET ARTICLES AND SUNDRIES Green’s Pharmacy Co., e235 Lhe largest and oldest Drug Store in Centre County “Chocolates FINE GROCERIES LL GOODS in our line are thirty to sixty days late this sea- A son. Prices are somewhat, but not strongly above the lev- el at this time last season. It is not safe to predict, but it does seem that prices are just now “passing over the top” and may be somewhat more reasonable in the near future. We Have Received New Evaporated Apricots at 25c and 30c a Ib. Fancy Peaches 20c and 22c lb. Very Fancy Evaporated Corn at 35c a lb. or 3 cans for $1.00. Fancy Selected Sweet Potatoes 5c a 1b.—some grades at 3c to 4c a lb. Very Fancy Cranberries at 18c per quart or pound. Almerin White Grapes, Celery, New Paper-shell Almonds, California Walnuts, Finest Quality Cheese. INCLUDE OYSTERS IN YOUR ORDERS We will deliver fresh opened, solid measure at cost with other goods. WE MAKE OUR OWN MINCE MEAT. No item is cut our or cut short on account of cost—it is just THE BEST WE CAN MAKE and is highly recommended by all those who have tried it. If you have used it you already know—or try it just now. SECHLER & COMPANY, Bush House Block, - 57-1 - - - Bellefonte, Pa. lal] L ‘EMI Of course we refer to Potato Bugs and other pestiferious insects. A small investment in a preparation made purposely for the purpose intended will save days of toil and will most thoroughly exterminate the bugs. TUBER TONIC is a combination of Insecticide and Fun- gicide put up in powder form. Will kill potato bugs and prevent Potato Blight. ARSENATE OF LEAD will kill potato bugs as well as other insects to which growing garden truck is subject. INSECTO is a combination of Insecticide and Fungicide for Garden and Tree Spraying. BORDEAUX, MIXTURE CONCENTRATE for Fungicide and can be used in connection with our Dry Arsenate of Lead. All these preparations are put up in dry powdered form One to three pounds will make 50 gallon spraying solution. We also handle a full line of Spraying Machines in prices from 50 cents to $25.00. HEADQUARTERS FOR ROYAL ROOFING. 1-ply guaranteed for 10 years 2-ply guaranteed for i5 years 3-ply guaranteed for 20 years DRY $1.65 the roll $2.15 the roll $2.65 the roll Dubbs’ Implement and Seed Store, DUNLOP STREET 62-47 BELLEFONTE, PA. wd
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers