w———— AAAS PIPL IP Bemorraic, atc. § COURT HOUSE NEWS § = IRARARARARNAAPP PI PPPP PPG Bellefonte, Pa., April 18, 1919. How to Find Easter. Even the youngest knows by this | time that Easter does not come on the | same day of the month year after | year, like Christmas. Here is a rule | for finding when it will come: “Thirty days hath September,” i Every person can remember; { But to know when Easter comes, Puzzles even scholars, some. } When March the twenty-first is past, | Just watch the silvery moon; ! And when you see it full and round, | Easter will be here soon. After the moon has reached its full, Then Easter will be here The very Sabbath after, In each and every year, And if it hap on Sabbath The moon should reach its height, The Sabbath following this event Will be the Easter bright. | —Onward. | Easter Bunny is Old. Next to the Easter eggs the bunny maintains its place as the star Eas- ter novelty. To find out just how the bunny came to be associated with Easter one looks away back to antiqui- ty, for the hare or rabbit has had un- | usual significance to many peoples. | In ancient mythology the hare’s | connection with the moon was well | established. Hindu tradition tells us that while Indra was dying of hunger | the hare threw himself into the fire | in order that the god might be pro- | | Gephart, tract REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Wm. M. Grove, et ux, to A. L. Shef- fer, tract in Gregg township; $6,000. Caroline Erb, et bar, to Charles W. Erb, tract in Philipsburg; $300. John Harrington, et ux, to Furst Harnish, tract in Snow Shoe; $1. Abram Woodring, et ux, te Fred Wensel, tract in Worth township; $400. Charles E. Decker to George B. Auman, tract in Ferguson township; $650. M. L. Snyder, et ux, to Roland Zet- tle, tract in Gregg township; $4250. Daniel Ripka to A. L. Sheffer, tract in Gregg township; $5000. tract in Gregg township; $50. William Cramer’s Exr’s., to James Winkleblech, tract in Millheim; $2500. W. J. Bair, et ux, to John E. Ertle, tract in Miles township; $5825. F. D. Tate, et ux, to Perry Krise, et ux, tract in Spring township; $850. George M. Bloom to George Mec- Curdy, tract in College township; Harshberger, tract in Walker town- | $2000 ship; $7500. J. N. Everts to Ida M. Williams, tract in Ferguson township; $700. J. H. Detweiler, et ux, to S. W. Smith, tract in Spring township; $140. W. M. Grove, Exr., to Earl N. Bart- ley, tract in Gregg township; $450. W. M. Grove, Exr., to Howard Ei- senhuth, tract in Gregg township; $1334. Calvin C. Mallory, et ux, to Jacob in Miles township; $1440. Annie Tobin, et bar, to Kelley Bros., tract in Snow Shoe; $280. Jacob H. Gephart, et ux, to Frank- lin N. Shultz, tract in Miles township; $1600. John D. Long to James Houser, tract in Gregg township; $1450. Perry Krise, et ux, to H. C. Stover, tract in Gregg township; $3250. F. P. Bower, et ux, to J. M. Otto, tract in Haines township; $125. J. F. Auman, et ux, to Ammon T. Rote, tract in Penn township; $125. Philip Royer’s Exr’s, to C. C. Moy- vided with a meal. i er, tract in Marion township; $160. For this sacrifice he was translated | Chirst Decker’s Exr’s., to Samuel to the moon by the grateful Indra. In | Clevenstine, tract in Walker town- Buddhist legend we again find him | ship; $13,800. sacrificing himself in order to provide | food for the hungry. Here again he | was translated to the moon, where the Hindus, Japanese and Chinese | still affect to see him in the well! known spots on the disk. ! The Chinese still, at their great | moon festival of the Yueping, ex- William C. Heckman, et ux, to Ma- ry A. Crust, tract in Centre Hall; $2400. Annie E. Slack, et bar, to L. May- nard Barger, tract in Potter town- ship; $6,600. Isaac S. Frain to A. N. Womels- change cakes of various sizes with | dorf, et ux, tract in Marion township; relatives and friends upon which are stamped figures of hares crouching among the trees. In Norse mythology we had bunny figuring as the train bearer and light bearer of Freyja, the goddess of the moon, and also identified with the Roman goddess Venus, whose festi- val was held at the beginning of April. Freyja has also been identi- fied with the Anglian goddess Eostre or Ostara, from whose name we de- rive our present term of Easter. | Ancient records will show that in| the seventeenth century no English- | man thought his feast complete unless | on Easter day he ate a fine big hare | killed for the occasion. The hare by reason of its connec- tion with the moon became in a sense | the herald of a new life, the spring- | tide. From these several causes it’ has come to be associated with the: anniversary of Christ’s resurrection, | and thousands of children too young | to appreciate the blessed truths that lie at the base of the faith will nev- ertheless rejoice over novelties in Easter bunnies. J ail Labor on Farms. The joint resolution introduced by : Senator Sassaman authorizing the! authorities having control and super- vision of county jails and prisons to | permit the employment of inmates on! county almshouses and farms, under proper supervision, was reported fa- | vorably from the judiciary general | committee. This resolution is an ex-| tension of a similar joint resolution | that was passed in 1917 as a war measure. Its results have been so satisfactory that it seemed desirable! to continue the plan. The medical | inspectors find that it is far better | from a health standpoint to have the! men employed than to have them idle. | The moral results are better. As a rule, the men themselves acknowl- edge this and would not go back to the former condition of idleness if permitted. It is an economic method, as prisoners in various jails last year raised considerable foodstuffs. The plans for the new penitentiaries of this State and also of the Common- wealths are along similar lines, all Andrew S. Musser, trustee, to An- | nie N. Mensch, tract in Haines town- | ship; $1700. | Sarah Mensch, et al, to Robert W. i dganch, tract in Haines township; , { Thomas F. Kelley, et al, to John A. i Kelley, tract in Snow Shoe; $1. i Guy C. Irish to Theodore C. Jack- i son, tract in Philipsburg; $6500. Anna M. Dale to Charles M. Dale, tract in State College; $4500. Catherine Shook to W. M. Grove, tract in Gregg township; $25. W. M. Grove, et ux, to John P. Lingle, tract in Gregg township; $2000. 0. J. Harm, et ux, to John Levy, tract in Snow Shoe township; $800. Fred Stout, et ux, to John Sicks, tract in S. Philipsburg; $1000. Emma Hudson, et al, to Mary Hud- son, tract. in Philipsburg; $1. : William Cramer’s Exr’s, to J. R. G. Allison, tract in Miles township; $12,450. Fred Leathers, et ux, to Harry C. Woodring, et al, tract in Port Matil- da; $120. Martha W. Johnston’s Exr’s., to Ja- Rebecca C. Tuten to Gregg Curtin, tract in Bellefonte; $3100. Edward W. Casselbury to Charles S. Mann, tract in Howard township; $200. Arthur McCullough, et al, to Wes- ley C. Ramsey, tract in Burnside township; $950. cob Robb, tract in Howard borough; $2200. John H. Mokle, et ux, to George N. Hoy, tract in Howard borough; $3500. Harry J. Confer, et al, to Joshua H. Eckenroth, tract in Spring town- ship; $700. Frank Auman to Wm. Wolf, tract in Penn township; $1225. Joseph Council, et ux, to Emily G. McCloskey, tract in Liberty township; $200. Ernest T. Spotts to Alice E. John- Sonoagh, tract in Worth township; new penal institutions being built in $25 rural communities so that the prison- ers may do farm work. Watch for Dawn of “Easter. In one of the loveliest spots in southern California, rising above the | green orange and lemon groves of the valley, stands a bare and rugged ! mountain peak. Crowning its high- est point is a great wooden cross. Nearby on huge bowlders are swung two iron bells, and set in another high bowlder is a bronze tablet recording that this mountain top is dedicated to Fra Junipero Serra, a sturdy old Spanish priest who, many years be- fore California came into the Union, many years before the revolution which created the Union, strode back and forth across the desert Christian- izing and civilizing the Indians. | But nowhere does his actual spirit seem to dwell as on this lonely moun- tain. For every year, at the dawn of Easter, people of the valley and of the entire State climb the mountain and take part in a religious ceremony which cannot be duplicated in the world. All night before the event the roads are filled with pilgrims—in motor- 2g in carriages and wagons and on oot. Legends of the Cross. The “wood of the cross,” it is most often said, was made from the olive tree, chosen, according to some leg- ends, by the hand of our Saviour Him- self. The pale color of the olive leaves is because they still reflect the glory that shone on them when He was transfigured on Olivet. Some hold that it was the poplar from which our Lord was compelled to fashion His cross, and that is why it has nev- er ceased to tremble because it had a part of His suffering. To this day many French-Canadians refuse to cut “popple.” Other legends say the pop- lar was Judas’ hanging tree. ——Subscribe for the “Watchman.” Amanda T. Miller, et bar, to Clara S. Heisler, tract in Bellefonte; $1900. G. W. Rossman, et ux, to Ellery P. Parsons, tract in Ferguson township; $10,000. Horatio S. McClintock, et ux, to | William D. Grebe, tract in Philips- burg; $800. Jacob Solomon, et ux, to William Neidrich, tract in Philipsburg; $1225. Charles M. Thompson, et ux, to Da- vid Houser, tract in College township; $225, Mary Homan Grubb, et bar, to El- mer C. Ross, tract in College town- ship; $4800. A. E. Gobble, et al, to Susan C. Meese, tract in Gregg township; $2550. Manasses Gilbert, et ux, to Mifflin Doyen: tract in Miles township; 1600. D. D. Royer, et ux, to Mifflin R. Moyer, tract in Miles township; $180. Wm. R. Rishel’s Exr’s., to Franklin Stover, tract in Miles township; $17,130. Mollie P. Shirk, et bar, to Elizabeth Fetzer, tract in Boggs township; $625. H. H. Miller's Exr’s., to D. D. Roy- er, tract in Miles township; $176. Sarah E. Garbrick’s Exr’s., to Clara G. Garbrick, tract in Spring town- ship; $1500. Lulu F. Houck, et al, to Harry T. Fetzer, tract in Boggs township; $900. Laura Belle Lytle to B. Frank Ho- man, tract in College township; $8870.96. Ida Sullenberger, et bar to Elmer Day, tract in Liberty township; $3600. E. C. Strohm to Penna. State Col- Ee tract in College township; » Harry Calderwood, et ux, to S. I Dutton, tract in S. Philipsburg; $450. Elizabeth E. Bair, et bar, to Ira Moore, tract in Rush township; $1500. Calvin M. Sharer, et al, to Ezra H. Oscar L. Fetzer to Josie B. Tomkin- son, et bar, tract in Boggs township; $375. Anna C. Gernon, et al, to Harry Newan, tract in Philipsburg; $3000. Holmes, tract in State College bor- ough; $3550. Charles N. Myers, et ux, to Fran- ces A. Parsons, tract in Huston town- ship; $11. J. E. Henderson, et al, to Frances A. Parsons, tract in Huston township; $500. Isabella Richey to Calvin Orwig, tract in Philipsburg; $300. Aaron Klivansky, et ux, to Jacob ship; $3,000. Leo H. Kelley to W. B. Hall, tract in Snow Shoe borough; $600. James M. Moyer to B. Frank Reish, tract in Potter township; $1500. B. Frank Reish, et ux, to William O’Laughlin, tract in Potter township; $1400. Annie Kessinger’s heirs to R. Eliz- abeth Williams, tract in Liberty town- ship; $130. Irene Markley to V. B. Markley, tract in Snow Shoe; $1. Moses Hurwitz, et ux, to Ernest L. Sauers, tract in State College; $2,000. Wallace J. Kreider, et ux, to Volga C. Walker, tract in Miles township; $10,000. Thomas W. Walker's Exr’s. to Wil- liam F. Stover, tract in Miles town- ship; $12,325. Alfred Barr, et al, to John Strayer, tract in Ferguson tewnship; $390. Amanda E. Gilbert's Adm’r. to Thomas Gilbert, tract in Miles town- ship; $550. James P. Frank to Charles H. Bier- ly, tract in Miles township; $2180. C. E. Long’s Exr’s. to Sarah J. Long, tract in Rebersburg; $2010. Joseph Cunkle, et ux, to Isaac Fin- berg, tract in Philipsburg; $8,000. Potter Title & Trust Co., et al, to I. B. Showers, tract in Milesburg bor- ough; $550. Elizabeth Lytle to Daniel Leitzel, tract in Port Matilda; $150. John Cismar, et ux, to Andrew Sei- gel, et ux, tract in Snow Shoe town- ship; $2400. i M. C. Stover to H. F. Weaver, tract | in Gregg township; $2,000. Edwin R. Holmes, et al, to Mabel J. ' A. N. Finkle, et ux, to W. M. Grove, ! Freedman, tract in Snow Shoe town- | most coveted decoration of all that soldiers and sailors can aspire to. ! The order of the Victoria Cross—if it ju] ==f 1 can be called an order—was practic- | Sh) ; ally an outcome of the Crimean war; : [UG possibly the immortal charge of the | fic Light Brigade inspired the idea. For ' those who have not handled a Victor- | Ut ia Cross it may be as well to say that i it is adorned with a crown surmount- | gf ed by a lion and a small scroll bearing | [UE the pregnant words, “For Valour.” | [ie , On the reverse of the medal is given : i the date or dates of the deeds of | Uo heroism for which it was awarded, | = the name of the recipient being in- | TL - scribed at the back of the bar, to 5 which it is attached by a V. ; = { The cross is cast from cannon that | gi were taken at Sebastapol. The first 5 presentation of the V. C. took place | 55 in Hyde Park on June 26, 1857, on Uc which occasion 62 men were decorat- AL ed. The pinning on of the crosses by | 5h the Queen occupied only about ten LE minutes,and a great review brought = the proceedings to a close. Five of | 5 the crosses won at the battle of Alma Ue were gained in defence of the colors. Ic ——The dome of the United States Tc capitol at Washington is kept in ex- oh cellent condition by painting it every Ie few years. For this work forty paint- | Sil ers are steadily employed for three | 5R months’ time. Over five thousand gal- | [U lons of paint are required for one |g coat. The reason for painting the capitol dome at regular intervals is to | Ue prevent disintegration of metallic sur- | F¢ face. 2] Why the Lily Means Easter. i: The lily is typical of Easter because Te of its whiteness and personification of 2 purity. In its natural state it blooms | 55 about Easter time in France, its na- Tc tive home. ——Put your ad. mm the “Watch- man.” FOR WOMEN YOU will need a pair of Oxfords or Pumps for Easter. Our line is complete. All the new styles: Patent Kid, Vici Kid all the shades of Tan, all the new lasts and heels, all sizes and widths We have made a special effort to get all the styles in large sizes, so that the large woman with a large foot can secure just as good looking shoes as the dainty miss. Come and examine our line before you purchase your Easter Shoes Yeager’s Shoe Store THE SHOE STORE FOR THE POOR MAN Bush Arcade Building 58-27 BELLEFONTE, PA. Lehigh Valley Coal Co. to John Shoes. Shoes. ag tract in Snow Shoe town- snip; . CEE EL EU ELE Ele Ele EEE ELE Eel EEE Lehigh Valley Coal Co. to Paul Pu- Sonos ASN oN Na SNe Nae Hee hg halla, tract in Snow Shoe township; | ff an $56. SA Ot Abbey Gertrude Loughrey to Geo. LL Tie Wilson Barton, tract in Union town- |lc y =n ship; $3200. iz SA Susan Bressler, et al, to R. G. Ken- = Hi nelly Sr., tract in Gregg township; $1. Ci Ld Elizabeth Harpster, et al, to Jacob | U5 =I Barto, tract in Ferguson township; | ff Le $150. oi] Uc Robert H. Mingle, et ux, to James i Ts Hopkins, et ux, tract in Philipsburg; Ue oe ore = $1300. Fi Ue Mike Pennak, et ux, to George Sep- Af Tic yak, tract in Rush township; $325. HE i Sherman Hoover to Grant Hoover, | US =} tract in Union township; $1. r= a F. P. Michaels, et ux, to G. Edward | gf Ie yp) tract in Spring township; Si] : . Te Bh... mina 7 A Beautiful Easter Display of Founding of the Victoria Cross. ST j= { + The famous Nab of Brig val- i Fi P d 0 f d Tc our is a little Maltese cross of bronze, = insignificant to look at beside many a Oc me umps dal X or S Lh more showy medal, and intrinsically | Fl worth only a few pence, but it is the Lt Uc SAS = SAR) SRR | La 5) ELT 3 SAS fo . SARS! Ue mobilize the army. 61-46-1y you in many ways. funds. Ret PISA AAS A AAA AAAS Getting the Boys Home! “We are mustering out fifteen thousand men a day, and at this rate it will take ten months to de- It will cost over three billion dollars to bring the boys back and feed and care for them until it is done. That gives us an idea of the size of the job. Do you want the boys brought back? Your Subscription to the Victory Loan is the Answer. Loan Opens April 21st. The First National Bank. From Victory Loan circular. Your Banker The institution with which you main- tain banking relations can be of service to The Centre County Banking Co. does not consider that its service to its pa- trons ceases with the safeguarding of their It keeps in personal touch with all of them in such a way as to be of assistance very often when other matters develop affecting their interest. It Invites You to Take Advantage of Its Unusual Service. Come to the “Watchman” office for High Class Job work. Bellefonte, Pa. 60-4 Lyon & Co. Lyon & Co. Easter Opening We have replenished our ready-to-wear depart- ments and are showing the Latest Styles from the Eastern markets, Ladies’ and Misses’ Coats and Suits, Dolmans and Capes. New Shirt Waists We are showing the new-<t in Blouses. The Col- larless, Beaded, Braided and Hemstitched. All the new colors—Sun Set, Bisque, French Grey, Flesh, and White. New Silks The newest Silk for Sport Skirts or Suits. The Jersette Satins—washable, heavy, soft, clinging kind ; Flesh and White. Gloves Silk and Kid Gloves for Easter. new Spring Shades and Black. All sizes in the Sweaters Sweaters and Sweater Coats—a new assortment of Slip-on Sweaters and Sweater Coats; new colors, new combinations. Also Sleeveless Sweaters. Rugs, Linoleums and Curtains We can give you low prices on Floor Coverings and Rugs in Brussels, Axminsters, Tapestry and Wiltons. Linoleums in choice patterns. New Sunfast Draperies. Shoes! Shoes! New Shoes for Men. New Shoes for Women and Misses. New Shoes for Children. Come in and see the beautiful things we have for Easter at the lowest prices. Lyon & Co. «« Lyon & Co.
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