Beworeai atc Bellefonte, Pa., April 11, 1919. BEYOND ALL MEED OF PRAISE Impossible to Form Words That Will Do Even Simple Justice to American Mothers. Just before the war the “cellar mother” was spoken of with under- istanding (in America), if not with haughing sympathy—the woman who decoyed husband and sons into the cellar, and then sat on the door, re- ‘solved that no mankind of hers should engage in such a fool business as war! Many of the mothers who so spoke had made the schoolmaster’s life a burden by their nervous telephoning when Ned or Harry went to school ; yet when the country demanded it and their boys were ten years dearer, they gave them to the war without a sign of anything but pride, Lucy H. M. Soulsby writes in the Atlantic. They had never been trained, like ‘English mothers, to live through ordi- nary life with a boy in danger on some ‘frontier firing line; but they learned heroism and nerve when the need came. The American mother learned daily self-denial, too; the most extravagant of nations learned thrift in food con servation ; and the most set in her ways of any woman on earth, the New Eng- land house mother, altered those ‘ways In that most unalterable part of her house, the kitchen, where every: thing had been “thus and so” for gen: ‘erations. And this thrift and adaptability were not drawn out of her by the needs of her own men, but by a quick imaginative sympathy, which bridged 3,000 miles of ocean and felt, with all Sir Philip Sidney's chivalry, for the stranger of alien race, “whose neces sity was greater than hers.” SOON WILL BE OF THE PAST Georgia Wild Cows Seem to Haw Served Their Purpose, and Are Fast Disappearing. The piney woods cow, long a chum of the razorback hog, is fading from the Georgia landscape. It is a poign- ant thought, links that binds Georgia to the past. Thousands of her roamed over tha great plantations that would now be condemned as undemocratic. She was ‘usually red and white—a “pided” cow —inclined to have a voor figure, hump- backed and somewhat knockkneed, and her eyes were closely situated. in the manner which psychologists shake their heads over, because it indicates the criminal bent. But upon the piney woods cow Georgia in the old days depended entirely for milk and but- She Is one of the last | certificates from time to time by the { to the Treasury as a ter. Many planters had hundreds of | them, but they all ran wild, and one! of the spring sports was to round them up and mark them. If a choice specimen should be captured. she was hard to feed, being unaccustomed to civilized fodder, for piney woods cows eat grass in summer and souse their heads up to the eyes in ponds in the winter, looking for water grass and moss, ‘They always have a forlorn air. Many of them still dwell on the islands of Banks’ mill pond, which covers thousands of acres. and butch- ers of Valdosta hunt them with horses and dogs.—New York Post. At Last! There are few cyclists who, when eompelled to execute repairs to inner tubes by the roadside, have not longed for unpuncturable tires. This desid- eratum now seems to have become an accomplished fact in Sweden. where the shortage of rubber has caused great efforts to be made to find a sat- isfactory substitute for the pneumatic tire. The new device consists of a thin strip of hardened steel supported on the rim by springs, the combination being said to give results comparable with those obtained by the use of rub- ber. Skidding is prevented by the sharp edge of the steel tread, while such tires are, of course, quite un- puncturable. Whether the new device will survive when rubber again be- comes pientiful is perhaps doubtful, ‘but as a war-time measure it has proved very useful.—From Chambers’ Journal. The Sugar Shortage. Colonel House at a Paris reception was talking about the French sugar shortage. : “The French sugar ration is a pound a month—if you get it,” he said. “Usually you don’t get it, and then you buy your sugar clandestinely. The price is S80 or 90 cents a pound. “After enduring the French sugar shortage for a month or two,” the colonel ended, “you think very long- ingly of the peace-time plenty soon to come, and you appreciate as never be- fore the wonderful beauty of the dear old hymn, ‘In the sweet by-and-by.’” Reading by Ear. A new invention for the blind en- ables them to read with their ears. It {s a machine called an octophone, by means of which flashes of light from the letters as they are printed cause certain sounds, easily distinguishable by the initiated. The sounds vary with the shapes of the letters, and very high resistance telephones trasmit these to the ears ‘of the blind person, “reading” with highly satisfactory results, ——For high class Job Work come to the “Watchman” Office. TREASURY HEAD | SPEAKS TO YOU Secretary Glass Corrects Er- roneous Statement Regard- ing Necessity For Loan. The following statement from Car- ter Glass, Secretary of the Treasury, will be of special interest to the readers of this paper, due to remarks we have all heard in regard to the necessity for another Liberty Loan. “A rumor has reached the Treasury that a mistake has been made by the authorities, that from $15,000,000,000 to $17,000,000,000 has been returned result of the armistice and that therefore another Liberty Loan is unnecessary. “The rumor is absolutely unfounded. I suppose it has its origin in a fail- ure to understand the discussion of the proposed repeal by Congress of $15,000,000,000 of appropriations and authorizations. This does not mean a return of money to the Treasury, but a cancellation of authority heretofore given by Congress to expend money in the future. Such reduction in fu- ture expenditures was anticipated by Secretary McAdoo and fully allowed for when on November 14th he wrote to Senator Simmons forecasting an expenditure of some $15,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, and suggesting a reduction in taxes for that year to $6,000,000,000 and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, to $4,000,000,000. “As a matter of fact, the whole proceeds of the Fourth Liberty Loan and of all previous loans had, at the time the armistice was signed, been expended or anticipated by Treasury certificates of indebtedness issued during the summer and early fall to finance the current requirements of the government and at that timo out- standing and unpaid. It has been the practice of the Treasury since the be- ginning of the war to finance the cur- rent requirements of the government by the issue of Treasury certificates of indebtedness of short maturity at frequent intervals hefore each Liber- ty Loan and to refund these Treasury sale of Liberty Bonds. This practice was followed in advance of each of the four Liberty Loans so that when any Liberty Loan was actually offer- ed for subscription and the proceeds reached the Treasury only a very sinall part were available for the fu- ‘ure requirements of the government, the greater part of the proceeds being required to retire the short time Treas- ury certificates of indebtedness issued in anticipation of the Loan. “The ~$2,300,000000 net proceeds of the Fourth Liberty Loan were soon exhausted. To meet the current ex- penditures of the government since about the time of the armistice it has heen necessary to borrow $4,231,890,- 500 on Treasury certificates. “The moment the armistice was signed America was approaching the peak of her effort in men and ma- terials. American industry was ap- proaching the peak of production. It is safe to say that without the un- stinted effort the war could not have been brought to so early a conclusion. The bills incurred during this period of great military and industrial ef- fort must be paid. It takes weeks— some times months—for the bills so incurred to reach the Treasury in the form of actual demands for cash pay- ments. A very large part of the ex- penditures made by the government during the period since armistice day have been in payment of bills incur- red prior to that day. “Although the war is won, peace has not been signed. We must feed and pay our brave troops in France; we must share with the Allies the duty if bringing peace to the world now that victory is ours. Our sol- diers must be paid until the exigen- cies of the military situation permit their return %o private life. They must be fed and clothed and trans- ported back to their homes. Every effort is being made in every depart- ment of the government to curtail expenditures with the utmost possi- ble rapidity. But just as it was im- possible for the United States to reach . the peak of its war effort at the mo- ment of the declaration of war, so it ; was impossible that the expeditures | of the government should stop abruptly at the moment of the signing of the armistice. That would have meant abandoning the Allies at the moment of victory, abandoning our soldiers in Europe without pay, re- pudiating the bills incurred by the government for war materials and supplies, the destruction of the gov- ernment’s credit, the wreck of our in- dustrial and financial fabric and so- cial and economic chages.” THE PEACE TABLE. Here's the peace table all of us prayed : for. But there’s one whom a cover is laid for Who will sit with more grace (Yes, in Uncle Sam’s place) If assured “hat the “feed” can be paid i for, LUXURY IN EARLY TRAVEL «Safety Barges” Instituted for Those Who Feared Hazard of Voyage on Hudson River. Rr The frequency with which boilers blew up on the early Hudson river boats led to the use of what were known as “safety barges,” and these, in their day, were considered the utmost luxury in travel, comparable to the private cars of the magnates of today. The barges were boats with main and upper decks and were al- most as large as the steamers which towed them. The rabble rode on the steamers, inhaled the smells of the kitchen and the freight holds, endured the noise of the engines, and took the chances of explosions, while on the barges behind the elite traveled in luxurious state. Food was brought from the boat kitchen to the barge saloon over a swaying bridge be- tween the vessels and was served with great aplomb under the direction of the barge captain, who was a noble figure in the setting. The upper decks of the barges were canopied and decked with flowers, with promenades and easy chairs from which to view the scenery. At night the interiors were transformed into sleeping accommodations much the same as a modern Pullman, except that they were more commodious. Not the least attractive feature of these barges, according to a chronicler of their ex- cellence, was “an elegant bar, most sumptuously supplied with all that can be desired by the most fastidious and thirsty.” Recent news dispatches which tell of plans to establish floating cafes on the ocean just outside the three-mile territorial limit when the nation goes dry, indicate that luxurious floating establishments somewhat similar to these “safety barges” may again come into use. SCIENTIST TELLS OF TRIUMPH Professor Claims to Have Perfected System for Underground and Sub- marine Messages. Speaking recently of his work for the ravy, Prof. James R. Rogers, the in- ventor of a wireless system for under- ground and submarine transmission, stated: “Six or seven years ago, I began experiments with the transmis- sion of electric impulses by the ground. They were renewed during the war with the audion bulb, which renders the receiving apparatus more sensitive. I first established contact with near- by points and before long received with perfect distinctness impulses sent from Europe. I placed my antennae in trenches radiating from a center and pointing by the compass toward the distant station from which I wished to receive. I demonstrated to the navy department that eight operators may recelve at once from eight separate wires. My system was installed at New Orleans, the Great Lakes station, and Belmar, N. Y., and is now used at the principal wireless stations in the United States. I have found the best results with my wires buried six feet below the surface in damp ground. . Some of my experiments were conduct- ed in water 25 to 50 feet deep.”—Scien- tific American. Monkey as Labor Possibility. The pig-tailed macaque or brok of | the Malays is a highly intelligent an- imal, and the Malays train them to pick coconuts. The modus operandl is described by R. W. C. Shelford in “A Naturalist in Borneo.” A cord is fast- ened round the monkey’s waist and it is led to the coconut palm, which it rapidly climbs. It then lays hold of a nut, and if the owner judges the fruit to be ripe for plucking he shouts to the monkey, which then twists the nut round and round till the stalk is bro- ken and lets it fall to the ground. If the monkey catches hold of an unripe fruit the owner tugs the cord and the monkey tries another. I have seen a brok act as a very efficient fruitpicker, although the use of the cord was dis- pensed with altogether, the monkey be- ing guided by the tones and inflections of his master’s voice. Burgundy at Its Best. Burgundy wines of 1915 are report- ed by the most eminent connoisseurs of Paris to be the best since 1865. In fact their verdict is “perfect.” The summer of 1915 was hot, so was the autumn, with light rains now and again at exactly the right inter- vals, M. Mathieu, celebrated savant on the subject of wines, writes: “Since 1865 there has been no Burgundy like that of 1915 in delicacy or strength. The 1915 vintage is a remarkable syn- thesis of bouquet, aroma, body and flavor.” But of course all this is of merely academic interest to us. Less Crime, Fewer Carpets. There does not at first glance seem to be much connection between crime | and carpets, says the London Daily Mail, but it is a fact that the decrease | in crime brought about in India, as elsewhere, by the war has led to a decrease in the supply of Indian car- pets. The reason is that most of these carpets, especially the finer and more expensive kinds, are made by convicts, notably in the great jail at Peona. They are made entirely by hand, so it is a case of few convicts few carpets. Rard to Distinguish. “In Suakespeare’s day the liver was thought to be the seat of love.” “Maybe the Elizabethans were not so far wrong, after all. The symp- toms of love and an acute bilious at- tack are very similar.” | bill. FARM PRUFITS WILL AID LOAN Rural Business Men Are Well Able to Take Up Share of Bonds. More than ever before the Amer! can farmer finds himself in the posi-' tion of comfort and prosperity which is his just due. Lean years are for him no longer. Last year the average of farm earnings broke all records. Six mil- lion farms in 1918 produced crops worth $12,280,000,000. This year it is estimated that a greater wheat acreage than ever will be shown. Naturally, the farmer is making the most of his opportunities, and with guaranteed wheat prices and higher prices for everything he grows, the outlook for him is most encouraging. And Europe will furnish a market doubtless for all he can grow, in- cluding his fat hogs at $50 and his steers at $150 per. It would be interesting, if possible, to assemble comparative statements of the farmers’ bank accounts now and five years ago, and, incidentally, the list of mortgages that have been cancelled. And it would be more in- teresting perhaps to have a state- ment of the Liberty Bonds now in the hands of these tillers of the soil. For it has been charged that the farmer as a buyer of Liberty Bonds has cut a sorry figure. Which may . have been the case in spots, but not generally. And very soon the farmer will have an opportunity to prove that he is not without loyalty as well developed as any man’s. For another loan is almost in sight, a loan that will draw heavily upon us all. Because of his price guarantee of $2.26 a bushel, Uncle Sam stands to lose from 50 to 75 cents upon every bushel of wheat harvested next sea- son. Having made this guarantee to the farmer, he will make it good. That is Uncle Sam’s way, But what is Mr. Farmer going to do for Uncle Sam in the next Liberty Loan? In every Liberty Loan to date the farmer, as a class, has bought less bonds than men in other prosperous classes. He has been able mean- time to get more sugar, and coal, and everything else upon which the gov- ernment put a restriction, than others have. Of course, there were exceptions to this rule. There were whole com- munities, whole counties, and in a few instances, whole States, where the farmer showed signal patriotism. Among those States were Pennsylva- nia, New Jersey and Delaware. The big question now, when he stands to cash in at a 25 per cent premium upon his wheat crop, is what is he going to do next Liberty Loan drive? And it interests every one of us, for in the finality we wilt pay the The chances are flour prices will still keep right where they are. Europe is buying wheat right now from the big accumulations of the last two or three years in Argentine and Australia at something like $1.50 a bushel. Without the government guarantee the American farmer would be get- ting no more than this price now. And if he is to save his face, if he is to retain the respect of the Ameri- can public, if he is to continue to be regarded as the backbone of the na- tion, he must do his part in this next bond issue. Some Liberty Loan officials are sug- gesting that the farmer should buy a $100 bond for each 100 bushels of wheat that he sells to the govern- ment. He has made the profit and should have no hesitancy in taking a high grade security in payment for the difference between what the gov- ernment gets and what he gets for his wheat. CLIP YOUR COUPONS The Saturday Evening Post gives the following advice: It seems that many holders of Liberty Bonds are not collecting the interest when it falts due. If it is a small bond the half-yearly interest is a small sum. Perhaps it does not seem to the holder worth bothering with. Perhaps he does not know how to dv it. Every six months an interest coupon, attached to the bond, falls due. It is as good as money at any respectable bank. Cut it off and hand it in at the bank. Then put the amount into War Savings Stamps or into another Liberty Bond subscription. We have found bondholders who failed to clip coupons with the idea that by letting the government keep the interest money they were helping on with the war. but that is not the way to do it. When in- terest falls due the Treasurer must hold in readiness a sum sufficient to pay it all. By collecting the in- terest and investing the proceeds in stamps you take it off the Treasurer's hands and clean up the books. Take your Liberty Bend invest- ment seriously. Clip the coupons when they fall due. ¢ Investments ERE TS Tea TT TS Se ar UY a “High Art” Suit! Behind your invest- ment 1s a thousand stitch insurance policy, insuring the permanence of the smart lines of your Spring suit, preventing sagging shoulders, bulging collar and binding, wrinkling arm-holes. THE MERIT THAT HAS SOLD HIGH-ART CLOTHES to America’sdiscriminating men for fifty years, is OUTDONE this Spring and Summer season ESSE AERC FAUBLE'S s« Allegheny St.,, BELLEFONTE, PA. Dairy Feed The same energy and money is expended in feed- ing inferior Dairy Feeds as is expended in feeding your Milk Cows a Good, Wholesome BALANCED RATION. The difference is in production. Our Dairy Feed is 100 per cent. pure; is composed of Cotton Seed Meal, Wheat Bran, Alfalfa Meal, Gluten Feed, Molasses, Fine Ground Oats, Etc., Etc. ; is high in Protein, isa GUARANTEED MILK PRODUCER and at the RIGHT PRICE. Ryde’s Calf Meal A substitute for milk ; better for calves and pigs and not nearly as expensive. Every pound makes one gallon good, rich milk substitute. Beef Scrap, 55 per cent. Protein Brookville Wagons, “New Idea” Manure Spreaders Pumps, Gasoline Engines, Roofing, Etc., Etc. Dubbs’ Implement and Seed Store 62-47 DUNLOP STREET, BELLEFONTE, PA. INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS WILL DO ALL YOUR HAULING 3-4 Ton for Light Hauling Big Truck for Heavy Loads “Greatest Distance for Least Cost” PAPAIN GEORGE A. BEEZER, BELLEFONTE, PA. 61-30 DISTRIBUTOR. PNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANANAANAAAANNARANNNININAS \ ~
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