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The Womans’ Land Army.
During the week Miss Marian T.
MacIntosh, field secretary for Penn-
sylvania, of the Womans’ Land Ar-
my, has been at State College and
Bellefonte making a survey of the
farm labor problem in Centre county
with a view to planting a unit of the
army here. Believing that the grad-
ual development of the purposes for
which the organization was called in-
to being will reveal some avenue
through which it can serve a very
useful purpose here Miss MacIntosh
is anxious that Centre county women
will at least organize in order that
they may keep in touch with the ac-
tivities of the Army elsewhere and be
ready to go forward when the adapt-
ability of its endeavors become ap-
parent.
Explaining the movement Miss
MacIntosh gave the “Watchman” the
following interview:
“Called into existence by the desire
of patriotic women to help in the
winning of the war, and intended to
meet an emergency, the Woman's
Land Army finds itself at the close of
its first year called upon to meet the
responsibilities of a permanent or-
ganization under Federal direction and
control. The change brings with it in-
creased opportunities for usefulness
and development—opportunities which
may be seized, if cnly the women of
the country and the women of the
town, alike, stand behind the move-
ment.
The first intention of the Woman’s
Land Army was to contribute some-
thing, however small, to the need for
increased food production. Shortage of
unskilled labor had assumed threaten-
ing proportions, and in this State, the
counties near to Philadelphia were in
desperate straits. When the farmers
of Chester county declared that there
was no labor to be found, some patri-
otic women belonging to Garden clubs
decided to make an experiment, call
for recruits, and establish units of the
Land Army to help the farmers.
Discouraged on all hands, they per-
sisted none-the-less, and as the de-
‘mand increased established other units
until in different parts of the State
there were twenty-seven working
units employing between 950 and 1000
women. The same work was being
done in twenty-two States, and in all
15,000 women so served their country.
The fundamental idea of these units
was three-fold: Proper supervision,
proper housing, proper treatment and
payment. So long as they maintain-
ed the required standards in these re-
spects they could vary as the situa-
tion demanded. They varied in size,
in character of work, and in the type
of workers; but all fulfilled the pur-
pose for which they were established,
and all gave satisfaction to the far-
mers employing them and helped by
months of steady work to increase the
supply of food.
Experience in these units, and ob-
servations made at different points in
Pennsylvania leave no doubt in one’s
mind that there is work for the Land
Army in Pennsylvania, but that inno
State is the necessity for variety, for
wise adjustment and adaptation so
necessary, nor so many unexpected
forms of service, and kinds of unit
possible. Properly used the Woman’s
Land Army could co-operate with all
the existing organizations for rural
betterment. Properly used and adapt-
ed it would be a part of the American-
ization work in rural districts. Prop-
erly used it could help to bridge the
gulf between city and country; but to
do all this it must have the support
and confidence of the people of the
whole State, and have in each charac-
teristic rural district, a group of ac-
tive, efficient, but above all practical
and broad-minded workers.”
Will Prohibition Decrease Crime?
Quite naturally one of the big ar-
guments in favor of nation wide pro-
hibition has been that it will result in
a great decrease in crimes of all char-
acter. The fact that the day of pro-
hibition is apparently drawing quite
near is justification for a brief retro-
spect of the highest crime in the cal-
endar—murder.
Prior to the enactment of the law
substituting electrocution for hang-
ing as the mode of capital punish-
ment the writer has no statistics to
show how many men paid the penalty
for murder each year in Pennsylva-
nia. The law providing for electro-
cution went into effect with the be-
ginning of the year 1915, the first
electrocution at the new penitentiary
taking place on February 20th, 1915.
Since that time, or all told in four
years, there have been forty-seven
electrocutions, an average of one a
month. And these in a population of
over eight million people.
While it is a deplorable fact that it
is necessary to take any man’s life as
a penalty for a crime committed, it
is the law of the land and cannot be
avoided. And the number of men who
have thus paid the penalty during the
past four years will be a basis for
comparison during the ensuing four
years as to whether crime will in re-
ality decrease under total prohibition.
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i A Heart-to-Heart Talk With Soldiers, hundred feet the plane toppled and |
Sailors, and Marines.
Before you leave the service and re-
turn to civil life, your government
wishes to tell you directly and simply
ant for you to know. :
You have answered your country’s
call and done the bidding of your gow=-
ernment. The nation and the people
are grateful for what you have done.
Your government, therefore, gives
you the right to keep up your insur-
ance with the United States govern-
ment after you leave the service.
More than that, you can keep it up
for the rest of your life.
Because of your service in the war,
you can have permanently for your-
self and your family the protection of
United States government insurance
—the strongest, safest and most lib-
eral insurance in the world—govern-
ment insurance at government rates.
You can have this, but only if you
hold on to your present insurance.
You can keep up your present in-
surance at substantially the same low
rate you are paying now—for five
years after the end of the war and
during this time, if you pay your pre-
miums regularly, you car change this
present insurance into a standard
form of government insurance good
for the rest of your life.
You can keep up your present in-
surance and change it without medic-
al examination.
The new government policies are
now being prepared for you—ordina-
ry life insurance, twenty-payment life,
endowment maturing at age of 62,
and other usual forms of insurance.
You will be notified when these new
policies are ready. They will be writ-
ten by the United States government
—government insurance at special
government rates for soldiers, sailors,
and marines. Meantime, all you need
to do is keep up your present insur-
ance. After you leave the service,
send your check or money order to
pay for your premium every month
to the disbursing clerk, Bureau of War
Risk Insurance, Treasury Department,
Washington, D. C., making same pay-
able to the Treasurer of the United
States. Give your first, middle, and
last name, your full address, your ar-
my serial number, and the number of
your insurance certificate, if it is
known to you.
Remember, Uncle Sam is staying in
the insurance business for you—be-
cause of what you did for him.
News Notes of Soldier Boys.
Allison Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Martin, of this place, return-
ed home on Tuesday of last week, hav-
ing been honorably discharged from
service at Camp Knox, Ky., where he
had been in training the past eight
months.
Lieutenant Melvin J. Locke Jr., of
Bellefonte, a member of the Senior
class in the school of liberal arts of
The Pennsylvania State College, is a
promising candidate for the Blue and
White wrestling team. He is a heavy-
weight grappler of great strength,
having won honors in the recent in-
ter-class wrestling tournament at
Penn State. He was one of thirty
men taken to the training table this
week.
Lieutenant Herbert Gray Fos-
ter, son of Rev. and Mrs. W. K. Fos-
ter, of Jenkintown but who were for-
merly of Centre county, expects to re-
turn to the States from France in the
near future, and may now be on his
way across. One of the happy events
of his home-coming will be his mar-
riage to Miss Marjorie Bradshaw, a
daughter of Capt. John Bradshaw, of
the British transport Lapland. Miss
Bradshaw, who is a thorough English
girl, is now in New York doing volun-
teer hospital work. Lieut. Foster
graduated from the Unjversity of
Pennsylvania law school in 1918.
When war was declared on Germany he
went to the first officers’ training
camp at Niagara where he won his
commission. He was assigned to the
quartermaster’s corps shortly after
he completed his course and his prin-
cipal work in France was making up
estimates for the gigantic drive plan-
ned for the Yankee troops this com-
ing spring, but the armistice put an
end to his work. During his college
career Lieut. Foster was prominent
in athletic circles.
Sergt. Gervis E. Stover, one of the
first Centre countians to be wounded
in the European war, arrived at his
home in Penn township on Tuesday.
The young man lost his left eye and
sustained a bad wound in his left hip.
He returned to the States six weeks
ago but has been in the hospital at
Elizabeth City, S. C. He is now home
on a ten day’s furlough which he will
spend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. G. Stover, at the expiration of
which he will return to Elizabeth City
for further treatment.
Raymond R. Jenkins, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry E. Jenkins, who was
in service with the 488th engineers
and stationed at Washington, was giv-
en an honorable discharge on Decem-
ber 23rd, and after spending several
weeks with his parents in Tyrone is
abain back in his old position as sales-
man in the Philadelphia office of the
General Electric company.
Killed in a Seaplane Accident.
David Blair Mingle Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. David B. Mingle, of Tyrone,
was killed in a seaplane accident at
Pensacola, Florida, on Friday after-
noon. The young man was an ensign
in the aviation section of the naval re-
serves stationed at the above place.
Friday afternoen, in company with
two other reserves, he went up in a
large naval seaplane and when they
had attained a height of about eight
a few things which it is most import- |
fell to the ground. The three young and Mrs. Millard Hartswick, on How-
Hoffer—Wetzel.—The home of Mr. .
: men were killed instantly and as the | ard street, was the scene of a pretty |
i plane was badly wrecked it was im-
| possible to determine the cause of the
| accident. :
Mingle was born in Tyrone and was
within a week of being twenty-two
years old. He was a graduate of the
Tyrone High school and prepared for
college at Kiskiminetas. He was a
student at State College until his en-
listment. At college he took a prom-
and president of the college athletic
association.
to Tyrone for burial.
Noted Experts to Attend State Col-
lege Farmers’ Week.
Both state and national workers in
the field of agriculture will address
the farmers of Pennsylvania at State
College, February 24th to 28th, in
connection with the thirteenth annual
farmers’ week at the school of agri-
culture.
Frederic Rasmussen, Secretary of
Agriculture, will be heard Wednes-
day, February 26th, when he will dis-
riculture.
church and rural construction.
Editors of the leading agricultural
papers also will be present and will
discuss timely topics. KE. S. Bayard,
editor of the National Stockman and
Farmer, will talk about the future of
the livestock business on Wednesday,
February 26. Post-war activities in
Pennsylvania agriculture is the sub-
ject assigned to W. J. Spillman, edit-
or of the Farm Journal, of Philadel-
phia. H. W. Collingwood, editor of
the Rural New Yorker, is scheduled
to speak on the relation of the agri-
cultural college to the agricultural
press.
F. H. Stoneburn, president of the
Pennsylvania Poultry association,
will explain the work of the organiza-
tion, as well as talk about the chick-
en crop of this year. The story of
how he bred up a herd of cows will
come first-hand from George M. Put-
nam, of Contoocook, N. H., and W. S.
Beach, of Bustleton, will tell of his
experimental work with lettuce and
celery diseases.
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Farm Bureau Notes.
In an effort to form a wool associa-
tion in Centre county to co-operate
with the State organization the Farm
Bureau has made arrangements for
three meetings as follows:
Wednesday, February 19th, 7:30 p,
m., Pine Grove Mills, at school house.
Thursday, February 20th, 2:00 p.
m., Bellefonte, at Farm Bureau office,
court house.
Thursday, February 20th, 7:30 p.
m., Spring Mills.
At these meetings we will have a
wool and sheep man with us to ex-
plain formation of such an organiza-
tion and the value to be derived from
it. This will be the time for the wool
men to get together and to talk over
the proposition as to whether they
wish to organize or not. If you have
any sheep be sure to be present at
one of these meetings if you wish to
know how we are to get the most out
of our wool.
FARMERS’ WEEK.
Farmers’ week at State College will
be held February 24th to 28th inclu-
sive. The program for this year is
exceptionally good and every farmer
will do well to attend at least a day
or so. If you wish a program write
the Farm Bureau office of School of
Agriculture at State College.
R. H. OLMSTEAD, County Agent.
Jerome Confer, of Yarnell, is
suffering with a splintered rib and
torn muscles in his side sustained in
a fall at the home of his son, Seymour
Confer, on the Jacksonville road,
about two weeks ago. He was help-
ing his son handle baled hay and in
some way slipped and fell. At the
time he thought nothing about it and
it was not until almost a week later,
after he had returned home, that he
began to feel the effects of his fall.
Last week he was quite bad but this
week he is considerably improved.
Mr. Confer is about seventy-eight
years of age and an injury of the
above nature is more serious than it
would be to a younger man.
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——An unfortunate and deplorable
accident occurred at Potters Mills on
Saturday when Kenneth Slack, the
eight-year-old son of Mrs. George
Slack, had all the fingers on his left
hand cut off in a cutting box. Just
how the accident happened is not def-
initely known but it is the supposition
that the boy was playing about the
box and unthinkingly got his fingers
under the knife. He was brought to
the Bellefonte hospital for treatment.
The accident is unusually distressing
to Mrs. Slack, who occupies the D. R.
Foreman farm, as she only recently
lost her husband, who died as the re-
sult of an attack of influenza.
——Easter this year occurs on Sun-
day, April 20th, and this is within two
days of being as late as it can possi-
bly occur, or on April 23rd. Easter
is a movable feast-day and is govern-
ed by the moon. It occurrs on the
first Sunday after the first full moon
after the spring equinox. It will be
five years before Easter will again be
as late as this year, and then it will
occur on the same date, April 20th.
——Motion pictures these days
must have quality to attract and hold
the attention of the public and that is
the kind the Lyric is showing night
after night. Manager Brandman
makes a specialty of the Paramount
Artcraft films and they are now re-
garded as among the very best pro-
duced. Don’t fail to see them at the
Lyric.
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wedding on Tuesday afternoon when |
Mrs. Hartswick’s sister, Miss Sara |
Elizabeth Wetzel, was united in mar- |
riage to George Earle Hoffer. Only
the immediate relatives were present
to witness the ceremony which took ;
place at 2:30 o’clock and was perform- |
ed by Dr. Ambrose M. Schmidt. The |
young couple were attended by John |
Harper and Miss Veda Wetzel, cous- |
inent part in athletics, having been | ins of the bride.
captain of the baseball team one year |
The bride wore a gown of gen-
darme blue georgette crepe with a |
of sun-burst roses. The!
——Just fifty-nine more days until
the opening of the trout fishing sea-
son.
——Beginning March first editor
J. Fred Kurtz’s Lewisburg Journal
will be issued as a tri-weekly instead
of a weekly publication.
Mrs. Eli Stare, of Milesburg, is
suffering with a very sore hand sus-
tained when she tripped on a board
and fell last Friday. In attempting
to break her fall she struck her left
hand on a stone splitting open the
thumb from the tip almost to the base
and badly injuring the palm of her
hand. Efforts are now being made tc
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sweet peas. The wedding was preced- |
ed by a dinner served to the immedi- |
ate relatives. |
The bride is a daughter of Mrs. J. |
Henry Wetzel and for some time past |
has been engaged as a clerk in the |
| State-Centre Electric company store. !
The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and |
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If you have not been a regular
attendant at the Scenic this week you
have missed some wonderfully good
motion pictures. The week’s program
had been arranged by manager Brown
with an eye to giving his patrons the
very best pictures obtainable. But at
| Mrs. I. O. Hoffer, of Germantown, but | that, it must not be supposed that the
| during the past two years or more | pictures next week will not be up to
| has been a clerk in Mingle’s shoe | Standard, because they will. In fact,
| store, making his home with the fam- | it is manager Brown's determination
ily of Mr. Mingle, who is his uncle.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoffer left on the 3:10 |
and returning will take up their resi- |
dence in one of the flats in the new :
Kelley building on the corner of Al-!
legheny and Bishop streets.
Rook—Stare.—Hiram A. Rook, of.
Reedsville, and Miss Dora G. Stare, |
of Milesburg, were married at the
Methodist parsonage in Lewistown at
four o’clock on Wednesday afternoon
of last week by the pastor, Rev. Dor-
sey Miller. The bride is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Stare, of Miles-
burg, and is a prepossessing young
woman. The bridegroom is a son of
Mrs. Sarah J. Rook, of Reedsville,
and only recently returned from
France where he served for more than
a year as a member of the famous
Rainbow (1st) division, which had a
record of being the first in the battle
front of the great war and the last in
it when the armistice was signed.
Although the casualties of the divis-
ion were unusually heavy Mr. Rook
went through his year’s service with-
out a scratch.
Mr. and Mrs. Rook came over the
mountains on Sunday to the bride’s
home at Milesburg, where Mrs. Rook
will remain a week or ten days while
Mr. Rook returned Monday after-
noon, intending to go direct to Milroy
to take personal charge of his meat
market which has been in other hands
since he has been in service.
Houck—Johnson.—John Houck and
Miss Annie Johnson, two well known
young people of Spruce Creek valley,
slipped away to Cumberland, Md.,
where they were married last Satur-
day. The bride is the accomplished
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Johnson and for several years has
been one of the most popular and effi-
cient school teachers in the valley.
The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Houck and is engaged in
farming in Spruce Creek valley, where
the young couple will go to house-
keeping in the spring.
Smith—Miller.—Nevin R. Smith,
eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Christie
Smith, and Miss Nellie R. Miller were
married on Tuesday evening at the
Presbyterian manse by the pastor,
Dr. W. K. McKinney.
STINE.—Claire Euge:c Stine, a
former resident of Bellefonte, died at
his home in Jerome, Cambria county,
on February 1st, as the result of blood
poisoning, the result of a sore on his
right hand which became infected.
Deceased was a son of James and
Isabelle Stine and was born in Boggs
township on December 31st, 1870,
making his age 48 years, 1 month and
1 day. He went to Johnstown in June,
1889, at the time of the Johnstown
flood and worked as a teamster for
the Cowdrick contractors through the
period of rebuilding that city. Later,
he went to Holsopple and during the
past five years he had been employed
by the Jerome Coal company. He
was a member of the L. 0. O. M., of
Holsopple and an industrious citizen.
He never married but is survived
by his father, three brothers and one
sister, namely: Harvey, of State Col-
lege; Allison and J. Ellis, of Belle-
fonte, and Mrs. Miles Heaton, of Port
Matilda. J. Ellis Stine went to Je-
rome and accompanied the remains to
Centre county, funeral services being
held in the Advent church in Boggs
township, at two o’clock last Friday
afternoon by Revs. T. Hugh MacLeod
and C. C. Shuey, after which burial
was made in the Advent cemetery.
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SHELDEN. — Allen Shelden, well
known in Bellefonte, died at his home
in Short Hills, N. J., last Friday.
Last fall he had a serious attack of |.
influenza which developed into heart
trouble which finally caused his death.
He was a son of Henry and Nora
Allen Shelden and he was born in
Philadelphia about forty-five years
ago. Practically all of his life was
spent in that city where he of late
years has been in the insurance busi-
ness. A sad circumstance in connec-
tion with his death is the fact that he
leaves four little children, a girl and
three boys, to his second wife, who
prior to her marriage to Mr. Shelden
ten or more years ago was a Miss
Shull, of Philadelphia, and who died
several months ago of influenza. He
also leaves a son by his first wife,
Gregg Shelden, now a student at the
naval academy at Annapolis. Mr.
Shelden was a member of the Matthi-
as H. Henderson Lodge No. 661 F.
and A. M., and the lodge had charge !
of the funeral which was held at two |
o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, burial |
being made in the South Laurel Hill
cemetery, Philadelphia.
to give the public the very best that
can be obtained, and that is what
makes the Scenic so popular.
BIRTHS.
Immel—On December 29, to Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Immel, of Spring
township, a daughter, Hannah Louise.
Rossman—On January 4, to Mr.
and Mrs. Harry A. Rossman, a son,
Harry Rossman Jr.
Benzi—On January 11, to Mr. and
Mrs. Mike Benzi, of Benner township,
2 son, Mark Benzi.
Shuey—On January 13, to Mr. and
Mrs. James Shuey, of Spring town-
ship, a daughter, Hazel Lillian.
Mitre—On January 16, to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mitre, of Spring township,
a son, Steve Mitre.
Breon—On January 17, to Mr. and
Mrs. William Breon, of Benner town-
ship, a daughter, Margaret Eloise.
Beck—On January 18, to Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Beck, of Spring township,
a son, John Edward.
Henry—On January 18, to Mr. and
Mrs. Albert L. Henry, of Spring town-
ship, a daughter, Lena Jane.
Baney—On January 20, to Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce Baney, of Spring town-
ship, a son, Bruce Ransler.
Poorman—On January 21, to Mr.
and Mrs. S. H. Poorman, of Belle-
fonte, a daughter, Jean Zettle.
Political Calendar for 1919.
Only four political parties are en-
titled to nominate candidates at the
fall primary to be held Wednesday,
September 17th. The old line-up has
returned—the Republican, Democrat-
ic, Socialist and Prohibition parties.
The general election this year comes
on Tuesday, November 4. Every vot-
er in first, second and third class cities
must be registered in order to vote at
$e primary or the November elec-
ion.
Personal registration days in third- |
class cities are Thursday, August 28;
Tuesday, September 2, and Saturday,
September 13.
In the first and second class cities
the registration days are Thursday,
September 4; Tuesday, September 9,
and Saturday, September 13.
According to the little pamphlet
issued each year by George D. Thorn,
chief clerk of the State Department,
the first day for securing signatures
to candidates’ primary petitions to
file with the Secretary of the Com-
monwealth is Monday, June 30. The
last day to file petitions of nomina-
tion with the Secretary of the Com-
monwealth for the primary is Friday,
August 8.
The first day to secure signatures
on petition to be filed with the
County Commissioners is Friday, Ju-
ly 11.
¥ Fhe last day for filing petitions
with the County Commissioners is
Wednesday, August 20.
The last days to be assessed in bor-
oughs and townships for the Novem-
ber election are: Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, September 2 and 3. Assess-
ors sit at polling places on these days.
The last day to pay tax to qualify
for the November election is Satur-
day, October 4. :
The last day when candidates whose
petitions are filed with the Secretary
of the Commonwealth may withdraw
before the primary is Friday, August
15, 4 o'clock p. m.
No voter can receive and vote a par-
ty ticket at the primary unless he is
enrolled as a member of the party
whose ballot he asks for. Voters liv-
ing in townships and boroughs can be
assessed and enrolled at the same
time by applying to the assessor at
the polling place on Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, September 2 and 3.
Voters in all cities can enroll as
members of their parties on registra-
tion days.
The Brains and Wit of Mark Twain’s
Family.
The following story of Mark Twain
is told by his cousin, Katherine Lamp-
ton Paxson, of Richmond, Mo.:
“After his fame was spread abroad
over the whole world and he was tour-
ing the country in company with
George W. Cable, lecturing and read-
ing extracts from his books, he came
to St. Louis. Father, of course, went
down to the old Sothern Hotel to
greet his kinsman, and found him as
usual at 11 o’clock in the morning sit-
ting up in bed reading and smoking.
Had he ever been compelled to make
his living any other way than by his
wits he would have been a dismal fail-
ure, but his head fairly teemed with
‘wheels,’ and an unbelievable imagin-
ation saved him from the fruits of la-
ziness.
“After talking with my father for
a little while he called out to Mr. Ca-
ble, who occupied an adjoining suite,
‘Oh, George, come here.” Mr. Cable
entered, and Cousin Sam said: ‘I
want to introduce you to my cousin,
Major James J. Lampton. He's the
brains of the family and I’m the wit.”
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
——A church bell has an empty
head and a long tongue, yet it is dis-
creet enough not to speak until it is
tolled.
With the Churches of the
County.
Christian Science Society.
Christian Science society, Furst
building, High street. Sunday service
11 a. m. Sunday school 9.45. Wed-
nesday evening meeting at 8 o’clock.
To these meetings all are welcome. A
free reading-room is open to the pub-
lic every Thursday afternoon from 2
to 4. Here the Bible and Christian
Science literature may be read, bor-
rowed or purchased. Subject, Febru-
ary 16th, “Soul.”
St. John’s church (Episcopal).
Services for he week beginning Feb-
ruary 16: Septuagesima Sunday, 8
a. m., Holy Eucharist. 10 a. m.,
church school. 11 a. m., Matins and
sermon, “The Sacred Year Turns To-
wards Easter.” 7:30 p. m., evensong
and sermon, “Laborers for the Har-
vest.” Friday, 7:30 p. m., Litany and
instruction. Visitors always welcome.
Rev. M. DeP. Maynard, Rector.
Methedist Episcopal Church.
At the morning service, on the ap-
proaching Sunday, the Rev. Dr. Mor-
ris E. Swartz will be the preacher.
Dr. Swartz is a native of Bellefonte,
started in the ministry from this
i church, and has risen to a place of
| great prominence. He is now the Ex-
| ecutive Secretary of the Methodist
| Centenary campaign for the Wash-
( ington area. Let a great congrega-
{ tion hear his message next Sunday
morning, in his native town. The
| pastor will conduct the evening serv-
ice.
| A revival meeting of great interest
i and promise is now in progress at the
Methodist chapel at Coleville, under
| the direction of Dr. Yocum.
St. John’s Lutheran church, corner
Allegheny and Linn Streets. Rev.
Wilson P. Ard, pastor. Pulpit will be
supplied by Rev. A. M. Lutton, of Se-
linsgrove. Sunday school at 9:30 a.
m. Morning worship at 10:45, sub-
ject: “Waiting for the Bridegroom.”
Evening services at 7:30, theme:
“Happiness, Whence Cometh It.” All
are welcome.
A Northland Mystery.
You have seen the rich dark brown
fur set that the stylish lady next door
wears, and you know that the fur is
marten, captured by a hardy, mack-
inaw-clad trapper far in the north
country. But did you know that con-
nected with the marten is one of the
unexplained mysteries of nature?
Could we sit in our trapper friend’s
cabin of an evening after he has re-
turned from walking many miles over
his trap lines through the snow-bound
pine forests, and listen to him talk, as
he rests before the cracking fire, he
would tell us how, for many winters,
the martens will be plentiful, and how
he will take many furs. Then he
| might tell us how there comes a win-
| ter when, as though by magic, the
| martens disappear. How he will go
to his traps morning after morning
and find them empty. The few mar-
tens that are left will scarcely touch
| bait. There seems to be a providen-
| tial instinct in this by which the de-
struction of the whole race is pre-
vented. If we should ask our trapper
i friend the cause of this strange hap-
| pening, what becomes of the martens,
he would shake his head. He does
not know. He knows only that per-
| iodically the phenomenon occurs
| throughout the Hudson Bay territory.
i It is, and we may safely say, will al-
! ways remain, one of the mysteries of
| the strange Northland.—Ex.
A Curious American Tree.
i We hear many stories of wonderful
: plant life in foreign countries, but
| right here in America, in Idaho, we
have one of the most curious trees to
| be found anywhere. This strange
| tree, a species of the acacia, which
! grows to a height of about eight feet,
lat sunset every day closes its leaves
| together in the shape of pigtails.
i After the tree has thus composed
| itself, it will, if touched, shake and
! flutter in an agitated and impatient
manner; if the foliage be much dis-
turbed the branches will shake more
violently, and should the shaking be
long continued, the tree will finally
emit a nauseating odor which will
cause a headache in the case of the
person disturbing it.
This tree, called the “angry tree,”
was discovered by a party of campers
who, on pitching their tent for the
night, placed one end of the canvas
over one of the bushes for support.
The tree at once commenced shaking
its branches and emitted a sickening
odor, which in the end compelled the
campers to vacate.
The Jewish Troops.
The reference to Jewish troops, in
a communique on the fighting in Pal-
estine, not long before the close of the
war, has thrilled the Jewish communi-
ty with pride. Not only have the
Jewish soldiers earned a name for
themselves as good fighters, but the
fact that they have fought at all in
Palestine is a great event in the his-
tory of the Jewish nation. The last
previous time that an organized body
of armed Jews ever fought in the Ho-
ly Land was in A. D. 135, against the
Romans.—Christian Science Monitor.
Alaska Walrus Weighs a Ton.
The average sized Alaska walrus
is as big as an ox and often weighs
more than a ton. A walrus was re-
cently killed by some whalers near
Point Barrow whose head weighed
eighty pounds, and skin, including
flippers, five hundred pounds. The
animal had a girth of fourteen feet,
the skin was from an inch to three
inches in thickness, and the blubber
weighed five hundred pounds.—In-
dianapolis News. \
Blue Heron Worth Protecting.
The great blue herons have no in-
jurious feeding habits except for the
few fish—usually not species of com-
mercial value—which they consume;
they are a distinct attraction in the
localities which they frequent, and,
thanks to the wise regulations recent-
ly put into effect by the United States
| biological survey under the provisions
| of the federal migratory bird law, are
now rightly protected throughout the
United States.—Our Dumb Animals.
Wy