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Bellefonte, Pa., February 6, 1920.
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A VALENTINE BAZAAR.
The meeting dragged frightfully
during the business part of it, for
when the roll is called and less than
a third of the girls are there to ans-
wer it is pretty solemn business. But
as soon as this was over, Eulalie
Armstrong told her “perfectly good
idea” which was to have a Valentine
Bazaar. “The girls at Lacoma, where
my aunt Tilda lives, had one,” she
said, “and it was a splendid success.
1 wish you could hear Aunt Tilda tell
all about how the girls did every-
thing.”
“Let’s go over to your house,” said
Mildred, “and bring your aunt over
here and adopt her for our general
manager.”
Well, for a club that had seemed to
be almost dead, that was a very lively
afternoon. Aun Tilda said that even
if the girls had “dropped out” they
ought to be given a chance to come
back and help make the bazaar a suc-
cess. Frances Enright’s father had a
store with a great, big glass front and
she was made chairman of the com-
mittee on finding a place. Of course
Papa Enright gave the use of a front
window and a showcase to the girls
for their sale.
There were meetings of the club al-
most every night after school, and all
the other girls were anxious to join.
As the name of the club was “The
Sweet Sixteen” and its membership
limited to that number, however, no
one else could come in.
The girls made hundreds of valen-
tines. Those who could paint, paint-
ed them; those who could sew, em-
broidered them, and those who could
cook, cooked them. You really do not
know what jolly valentines you can
make with cooky dough or tart pas-
try. Any tinsmith can make a heart
shaped cutter for you. When the
cookies were covered with frosting
and decorated with candy hearts, can-
died cherries, nuts and cocoanut, they
were what Florence McCabe called
“perfect dreams.” And when the
tarts were filled with red currant jel-
ly, they were valentines fit for the
Queen of Hearts herself. Some of
them were packed in dainty boxes
covered with tissue paper, and others
were wrapped in crepe paper napkins
decorated with hearts and cupids. En-
closed with each valentine was a card
on which some suitable rhyme was
printed or type-written.
The girls went to the editor of the
daily paper, and he ran a series of lo-
cals telling the people to be sure tc
visit the valentine bazaar at the En-
right store. He did not charge a cent
for this space; but on Valentine's day
his little daughter received sixteen
valentines, all hand-made. The girls
put a large red paper heart in each
window on “Front Street,” and on
each heart was printed: “Valentine
Bazaar at Enright’s Store on Satur-
day.”
On the day of the sale the girl's
turned Mr. Enright’s front window in-
to a place where even Don Cupid him-
self would have felt at home. A deep
fringe-like portiere of white crepe pa-
per hung from the top of the window,
and hearts of pale pink, deep rose col-
or and red were pasted to this fringe.
They fluttered and quivered at every
gust of air “just as though they were
real excited.” There were valentines
of all sorts and sizes suspended by in-
visible black threads, and in the cen-
ter of the window there was a big doll
dressed in a heart trimmed costume:
She carried a little sign inviting peo-
ple to come in and buy valentines.
Well, the girls sold everything.
They did not make a fortune, but they
made over nine dollars, and they had
such a good time that they would have
felt repaid even if they had not made
a cent.
The Sweet Sixteen Club had a great
time trying to decide what to do with
their valentine bazaar money. When
they had bought a cute little club dic-
tionary and had gone for an afternoon
lark to a moving picture show, with
ice cream afterward, they still had
some money. They decided to make
dainty little aprons and to have them
as souvenirs of their first bazaar. It
was then that Mildred Vince wrote to
Auntibel for suggestions. The heart
apron is the result of that letter.
This apron has a dainty design in
daisies on it, because that is our Co-
zy Corner Club flower. It was so
pretty that Auntibel knew that many
another girl would love to have an
apron like it and the design is so sim-
ple that any girl can embroider it
herself.
The Sweet Sixteen girls did theirs
on thin lawn in shadow embroidery;
but it would be still easier to do it in
“lazy daisy” stitch. Any grown-up
who embroiders could show you how
» make those long loops for the pet-
als.
Some of Lincoln’s Pithy Sayings.
Every man is said to have his pe-
culiar ambition. Whether it be true
or not, I can say, for one, that I have
no other so great as that of being
truly esteemed of my fellow men by
rendering myself worthy of their es-
teem.
There is no grievance that is a fit
object of redress by mob law.
I made a point of honor and con-
science in all things to stick to my
word, especially if others had been in-
duced to act on it.
Washington is the mightiest name
of earth—long since the mightiest in
the cause of civil liberty, still might-
jest in moral reformation. On that
name no eulogy is expected.
As to the young men. You must
not wait to be brought forward by the
older men. For instance, do you sup-
pose that I should ever have got into
notice if I had waited to be hunted up
and pushed forward by older men?
The way for a young man to rise is
to improve himself in every way he
can, never suspecting that anybody
wishes to hinder him. Allow me to
assure you that suspicion and jeal-
ousy never did help any man in any
situation.
The laading rule for a lawyer, as
for the man of every other calling, is
diligence. Leave nothing for tomor-
row that can be done today.
Fabric and Cord—a Comparison.
An Explanation of the Distinctive Characteristics
in the Construction of These Two Types of Tires
—Why the Cord Proves to Be More Resilient.
HE one sure standard by which to judge a tire is
mileage. To the motorist the tire that gives the
most miles of travel for the money is the best tire.
The car driver expects, of course, that his tires will be
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good looking and will be
comfortable to ride on,
but all standard makes of
tires have long since
adopted standards along AS
these lines which make };
these points negligible [yf
when he purchases his {3
tire equipment. So that \!
the one question before
him as he selects his tires
is the question of mile-
age
It is in regard to this
very point of mileage
that the cord tire is displaying its superiority aver the
fabric tire. A simple change in the method of arranging
the strands of cotton which form the body of the tire car-
cass is accountable for the greatly
increased durability given by the
cord tire.
Since the day of the old solid rubber
bicycle tire it has been quite natural
that vehicle tires should be thought
of as rubber tires because the out-
ward appearance presents nothing
but rubber. As a matter of fact, how-
ever, the modern tire can reasonably
be described as a cotton tire in which
the purpose of the rubber is princi-
pally to bind the cotton fabric to-
gether and to serveas a protection
from the abrasive action of the road.
The so-called “fabric” tire is built
up of layer upon layer of closely
woven cotton fabric. The threads
which go into this class of fabric are
stout and tough and the finished
product is a credit to American
cotton mills.
But the very compactness which
marks these fabrics is the real rea-
son why fabric tires are inferior to
cord tires. Inthe weaving process
one thread is bent closely under and
over other threads (See fig.1) and
this bending of the threads is the be-
ginning of a process of breaking
which becomes complete when the
friction, caused by the use of the tire,
is developed to a sufficient point.
When the tire goes into use these
cross threads beginto saw against
each other and ultimately saw
through, and the tires break down.
As a peacemaker the lawyer has a
superior opportunity of being a good
man. There will still be business
enough. . .
Equality in society alike beats in-
equality, whether the latter be of the
British aristocratic sort or of the do-
mestic slavery sort. |
Free labor has the inspiration of
hope; pure slavery has no hope. The
power of hope upon human exertion
and happiness is wonderful. 5
Qur government rests in public
opinion. Whoever can change public
opinion can change the government
practically just so much.
Commandeering Does Not Invalidate
a Contract.
A jury in Erie county, Pennsylva-
nia, in a case tried before Judge Ros-
siter, has just rendered a verdict for
the Atlantic Refining company for
$60,054 against Erie Forge & Steel
company. The suit was based upon
an oral contract to deliver fuel oil.
The defense was, first, that the oral
contract had not been entered into,
and secondly, that it had been super-
seded by reason of a commandeering
order which had been given on the
data of the alleged oral contract.
Judge Rossiter instructed the jury
that under the facts of the case, it
was beyond the power of the United
States Navy Department to interfere
with the performance of a contract
duly and lawfully entered into in the
particular case, or by the exercise of
the extraordinary power of comman-
deering, to prevent the performance
of a lawful contract.
It has been repeatedly held by the
Supreme court of the nited States
that the commandeering power 1S an
extraordinary
exercise of the func-
tions of government and should not
be used except as a last resort. The
purpose of the National Defense Act
was not to wantonly disrupt the regu-
lar course of business but merely to
give authority in an emergency.
In the Erie Forge & Steel compa-
ny case, obviously there was no neces-
sity for commandeering because fuel
ul was readily obtainable in the mar-
et.
The real pinch of the case was an
attempt through the commandeering
power to compel producers of fuel oil
to accept less than market price, but
the Navy Department nevertheless
saw fit by commandeering to attempt
to obtain property of a citizen for less
than the price for which the citizen
could sell such property to others.
The ruling in this case is interest-
ing as a clear-cut adjudication of the
extent of governmental authority
over private rights.
Capitol Afire for Fourth Time.
For the fourth time within two
months, the capitol building at
Washington was afire. This time the
damage to the building was slight,
amounting to only about $500. A pe-
culiar coincidence is that tine last
three fires started about the same
hour. The watchman on duty in the
Senate wing turned in the alarm at
1:30 a. m. in each case, so it is
thought some firebug must be at
work.
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They are all good enough, but
“the “Watchman” is always the best.
Cross-woven Fabric
A Fine Home Investment
As an example of successful cord tire construction the
United States Tire Co’s “Royal Cord” Tire is used here.
In this tire the cord fabric is in reality not fabric at all,
but is a layer of separate cords, lying side by side, all
running in one direction.
(See fig. 2.) It would be
difficult to handle the
cord fabric if it were not
held together in some
A way, and for this reason
uid delicate ~~ threads are
woven through at inter-
vals. These threads keep
the cords together until
: the fabric is worked into
SL the tire, but are so slen-
lemons” der that they break
down immediately when
Cord Construction the use of the tire begins.
As a consequence, when the tire goes into use, there are
no cross threads to set up a sawing process and cause
friction.
6 per cent. Payable Twice a Year
‘Bellefonte
Silk Mill Bonds
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Guaranteed by several millions in ad-
Each layer or ply of this cord fab- dition to the Home Plant
ric is dipped in a rubber solution, so
that each individual cord is com-
pletely covered with pure rubber.
Each new layer that goes into the
tire has its cords running diagonally
across those of the layer beneath it
(See fig. 3), thus giving strength to
the carcass.
Careful tests made atthe United
States Tire Company's factories
show that these cord tires are better
able to stand shocks than fabric
tires. Comparisons by means of the
shockagraph prove this conclusively.
The strength test showing the re-
sistance against bruises and punct-
ures also gives the verdict of super-
\ jority to the cord tire. A drop ham-
mer weighing 100 pounds with a
round head about aninchin diame-
ter is dropped from various heights
on the tire under full air pressure.
This test shows thatthe cord tire
has the strongest tire body, with the
best defense against puncture.
Another feature of superiority is
resiliency. The slender cords have
free play in every direction and are
capable of instantaneous adjustment
or displacement when road obstruc-
tions are encountered. Besides, they
are more bouyant, requiring less air
Good as Gold :
Inquire of any Merchant or Bellefonte
Banker for particulars
First come, first served
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Bellefonte Trust Company
Bellefonte, Pa.
Why You Should Make aWill
To protect your loved ones.
To safeguard your estate.
By making a Will you can appoint the Bellefonte Trust
Company as your Executor or Trustee.
You can thus assure to your heirs the business manage-
ment and financial responsibility which this institution affords.
Vour wishes can be observed in the distribution of your
property, for if you do not leave a Will the law may divide up
your possessions in a way that you might not desire.
How Have You Made Your Will?
Do not write your own Will. ‘“‘Home-made’’ Wills are
dangerous and often cause law-suits, because, when drawing a
Will the law must be known, both as to wording and terms.
Consult a lawyer today about the making of your Will and have
him name the Bellefonte Trust Company to act as your Execu-
tor and Trustee.
J. L. Spangler,
65-3-tf President
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Treasurer
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Union Table®*Damask—56-inch Union Table
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Reductions in Every Department
Winter Coats—45 Winter Coats for ladies and
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