Shoes.
“Bellefonte, Pa,, December 17, 1920.
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CUT OUT THE EAVESDROPPER
New Device Is Expected to Eliminate
“Listening in” on Wireless
Messages.
Successful demonstrations of a new
wireless invention, which marks a
step toward the secrecy of wireless
telephone and telegraph messages.
have taken place in Great Britain.
and Signor Marconi is at present con-
ducting further tests at sea in his
yacht Electra with a view to its wid-
er application.
Details of the invention are secret,
but it may be stated that, according
to the Continental edition of the Lon-
don Daily Mail, an apparatus has
been devised which, by what experts
call an “electrical method of concen-
tration.” propagates the alectric wire-
less wave in a “beam” ‘n any desired
d:rection and in that direction only.
Hitherto the electrical waves sent
out {rom wireless stations have
spread out in all directions and all
who “listened in” could hear. The
new invention will mark the end of
the wireless “eavesdrop: yer.” When
it is perfected a wireless station will
be able to send out Morse or spoken
messages which will be heard only by
those for whom they ave intended.
The new apparatus which is being
worked at an experiment station in
Great Britain with a short wave
length, has recently been demonstrat-
ed by a number of experts who ex-
pressed the greatest interest in the
discovery. |
It is known that German wireless
research has been lately closely di-
rected to this problem of the “eaves-
dropper,” for the Germans realized
that we were able to pick up with our
listening sets much valuable infor- |
mation about Zeppelin
movement: |
during the war.
HOW DOLLAR WORKS FOR YOU
Benjamin Franklin's Fund of $5,000
Grew to $431,383 in One Hun-
dred Years.
How the dollar invested works for
the individual himself has been best |
fllustrated by that first great Ameri
can teacher of thrift, Benjamin
Frankiin. In 1791, he bequeathed
£1,000 ($5,000) to the common-
wealth of Massachusetts and to the
city of Boston as a mark of his appre-
ciation for having appointed him as
agent in England at the “handsome”
salary of £2,000 ($10,000) and to
make his béquest really valuable with
his great foresight, Franklin provided
in his will that this £1,000 should be |
put out at 5 per cent interest for cne
hundred years; that at the end oF
that time 31-131 of the fund accumu
lated should again be put out at in
terest for another hundred years and
then the fund be divided one-fourth to
Boston and three-fourths to the state.
Let us show how well that £1,000
of Franklin’s has worked. At the end
of the first hundred years it had
grown to $431,383. 62. It was then di-
vided in accordance with the will;
$329,300.45 was set aside for “public
work” and $102,083.14 was started on
its course of earning interest for au :
other hundred years. That was in
1891. January 1, 1918, this sum had
grown to $267, 805.15 and at this rate
of increase the fund should amoul:
to at least six million dollars when :
the second period is completed, and
may be considerable more.— World's |
Work. f
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Title Fits the Duties. i
The colored caretaker of a small |
town library boasted the title of |
“Custodian,” which he had embroid-
ered on the front of his cap, a source
of lasting pride. Having marked |
diplomatic ability, he deserved a
four-syllable title. ~~ One morning |
while he was sweepins off the front |
walk a wandering loafer, also of Af-|
rican extraction, paused in front of |
him and seentinised the cap closely. |
“(Cuss-todian !' he ejaculated.
“Down whah I came from they calls |
common niggers like you janitahs.”
“Ye-ps.)” observed the ebon- hued |
diplomat, pausing a moment from his!
labors, “dat’s all right in Memphis. Jon
But on a job like dis, ‘custodian’ is
mo’ appropriate. You see, you haf
to cuss half de patrons and toady to |
de rest of ‘em.”’—Judge.
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Not All Blind.
Two charming sisters are engaged |
to two brothers, and their neighbors
have been interested in this dual jove
affair. The young girls live in the |
cocond flat of a house on the south
side of the street, and the other day |
the older sister was stopped in the |
street by the young scion of the fim
ily who occupy the second flat in the |
house just opposite.
“Oh, Miss Miggs.” said the boy.
“my papa said last night that some
one ought to tell vou to pull down
the blinds, ‘cause if love is blind, the
neiehbors are not !”—-London Tit-Bits,
From Ear to Ear.
{fom home for the
first time, staying with ‘sonte friends.
[He was allowed to “sit up” for dinner,
The servant came round with a plate
of slices of
noticed Willie hesitate about helping
himself. “Don’t you like melon?” asked
Villie was away
y “Mack. ”
' psk the time from some one he didn’t
melon, and the hostess |
hie hostess encouraginglv, “Very much,
{hank you,” replied W llie; “only they
alate vonr ears so wet.”
WON NAME BY INGENUITY
Humorous Description of How Phra
«Wise Men of Gotham” Had
Its Origin,
The phrase, ise men of Gotham,”
came into being in a most peculiar
manner. Gotham was a small town in
Nottingham, far from the usual com-
"merce of old England’s highways. King
John, at the head of a goodly company,
decided one day to so journey that Le
would pass through the town, In those
days the passage of a royal retinue
through a village meant numerous
hardships for the citizens. The king's
guards demanded food for man and |
beast, and generally forgot to pay fo
it. In addition, horseshoers, ca
penters and other tradesmen —
called upon to do various work with-
out any return. The citizens therefore
devised a scheme to turn their king
from his path.
When his majesty came within a
mile or so of the hamlet he met vari-
pus citizens engaged in the most out-
landish pursuits. One was attempting
to drown an eel, another attempting
to drag the reflection of arn early
avening moon from a pond with the
aid of a rope, another was building
a fence around a cuckoo that had lit
on a bush, and a fourth was attempt-
ing to sharpen a sword on a bit of
cheese.
The king decided at once that the
village was a gathering place of mad-
men, and ordered the route changed,
and his troops and gentlemen passed
around the supposed haunt of lunatics.
From this came the local proverb:
«More fools pass through Gotham
than remain in it.”
£00D AT 18 CENTS A DAY
Laborer’s Allowance Was Indeed a
Mere Pittance During the Sev-
enteenth Century.
In the early part of the seventeenth
century the maximum wages a carpen-
ter, stone mason or plasterer was ai-
lowed to demand was $60 a year.
Blacksmiths and shoemakers were
permitted to earn up to $50 a year.
‘Pailors were limited to $40 a year. If
they worked by the day and supplied
their own meat and drink, stone ma-
sons and carpenters were allowed to
demand as much as 54 cents a day; if
“he master supplied the meat and
drink, the maximum daily wage was
only 36 cents.
Women servants were graded in
three classes, the maximum wages be-
ing $20, $15 and $10 a year, respec
tively, for the first, second and third
classes. These yearly rates, of course,
were in addition to food and drink. A
woman worker in the fields was per
witted to demand up to 12 cents a day
and food and drink, or 24 cents a day
it she provided her.own nourishment.
From these fizures it would seem as
if 18 cents for men and 12 cents for
wemen was deemed sufficient to cover
the daily cost cf food and drink. Even
after allowing for the difference in
money's purchasing power then and
now, it is obvious that the laborer of
that epoch was willing to live on much
tess than is his descendant of today.—
T.ce Meriwether in the Missouri His-
torical Review.
In Addressing the Stranger.
Every locality in America has more
or less definitely defined nicknames
{he residents call strangers when ad-
dressing them. In Philadelphia, for
instance, strangers are addressed as
A Philadelphian wishing to
kpow would say: “What time is it,
Mack?”
Out in Seattle the common name
tor a stranger is “Bo.” This is prob-
ably due to the influence of the I. W.
" Ul S. TREASURY ISSUES
~NEW SAVINGS
SECURITIES
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$1 Savings Stamps and $25
i
Certificates Ready Jan. 1.
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An intensive Savings Movement un-
, der the direction of the Savings Divis-
, ion of the Third Federal Reserve Dis-
trict, with offices in the Federal Re-
serve Bank, in Philadelphia, will be
stressed during 1921, according to the
announcement made by George E.
Lloyd, Director, following the state-
ment issued by Secretary Houston of
' the U. 8. Treasury.
Two new Treasury Savings Securi-
ties will be issued during the coming
year—a $1.00 Treasury Savings Stamp
and a $25.00 Treasury Savings Certifi- |
cate,
The $1.00 Stamp will be bright red in
color imprinted on a green tint, and
will bear the picture of Alexander
Hamilton, frst Secretary of the Treas-
ury. It will sell for one dollar and
will be simply a Thrift Stamp “our
times as big as the old ones, to be ex-
changed for Savings Stamps and Cer-
tificates.
The $25 Certificate will be similar in
design and terms to the present Treas-
ury Savings Certificates of one hun-
dred and one thousand dc.lar denomin-
ations. It will sell for $20.60 in Janu-
ary and will be worth $25. C0 on Janu-
ary 1st, 1926, bearing 4 per cent ip-
terest compounded quarterly. Its cost
will increase five cents every month
and its redeemable value will swell
accordingly.
This means that the public will be
able to buy next year Thrift Stamps
bearing Government Securities in de-
nominations of $5, $25, $100 and $1000.
The 1921 War Savings Stamp will
be orange in color, larger than the
present red ones, and will bear the
picture of Lincoln. The 1920 series
bears the portrait of Washington.
Secretary Houston in his announce
ment declares there has been a reac-
tion since the armistice .com the hab-
its of saving, but that the demand for
; Savings Securities has continued
strong in many parts of the country.
Ie stated that “The Treasury is com:
mitted to the continued sale of Gov:
ernment Savings Securities und feels
that as rime goes on oatinuous sales
of Savings Noecurities over the counter,
a1 pox offices and bunks throughout the
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| doors swung on sockets
FAMOUS DOORS OF HISTORY
Marvel of Workmanship Seen on Many
of Those of Churches cf the
Old World.
Among the famous doors of history
are the carved wooden doors of the
church of Santa Sabina, Rome, depict-
ing in relief, scenes from the Old and
New Testaments. These are one of
the most remarkable examples of early
Christian sculpture extant.
In the earliest times, as in Babylon,
instead of
hinges.
In Roman days wooden doors were
decorated with bronze and inlaid, and
throughout the Middle ages richly
carved doors of wood adorned the
churches.
In the Gothic period, wooden doors
were decorated with wrought-iron
hinges which were often elaborated
into intricate ornamentation covering
a large part of the door.
The doors of the cathedral of Notre
“Dame in Paris of the Thirteenth cen-
tury are the finest examples of this
class.
During the Renaissance in Germany
and France. elaborately carved doors
were among the most beautiful prod-
"ucts of wood sculpture,
Some of the old English doors were
formed of narrow planks placed side
by side and in dwelling houses gen-
erally. in the Middle ages the doors
were small and fairly simple, meant
for strictly practicable purposes and |
often provided with some means of
defense.
The decors of the Norman period
were round headed, while with the
Thirteenth century, came the doorway
with fhe pointed arch and later the
flattened arch. In the case of interior
doors, splendid old polished mahogany
doors were important features in some
old English homes and there were old
oak doors of wonderful beauty, espe-
cially when found in oak-paneled
rooms.— From the National Lumber
i Man ‘turers’ Assoc .
in 25 cents and $1 sizes, and interest | Manufacturers’ Association
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SAMPLE OF DUTCH THRIFT?
country should play an increasingly
important part in the current financing |
of the Government :
“I'he Savings Division will also con-
tinue to devote its hest efforts to de-
veloping the secondary market for Lib-
erty Bonds and Victory Notes,” contin-
ges Secretary Houston, “At current
market prices Liberty Bonds offer a
unique opportunity to investors, large
and small, ane ave being widely ab-
sorbed for inves:ment. Many employ-
ers. bunks and « ner agencies through-
out the United States are re-establish-
ing partial payment plans in order to
! provide facilities for insi..ment pur-
chases at prevailing prices. At the
sane time, great numbers of bonds are
being purchas: d outrigat by small in-
vestors ius savings become available.
With reduced prices for commoditics
and lower money rates, the market
prices of Government Securities, like
the long term Liberty Bonds, are bound
t Lethe asneead purchases
of Liberty Bonds for investment will
cerve the best interest not only of the
country as a whole. bu* also of invest-
ors themselves.”
W. Lumber jacks, mine workers and .
“blanket stiffs” all go by the familiar
name of “Bo.” The extensive use of
| this term has gradually been adopted
by the more polite strata of society in
THE SAVINGS MOVEMENT AND
OUR SCHOOLS
that section, and is now considered
good form.
In Denver they have the breezy
western “Bill.” In Chicago it is
“Jack;” in the army “Buddy.” In
Louisville it is “Colonel,” of course.
In Boston it is “Neighbor,” while in
New York one Broadwayite insists it
is “Ikey.”
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Pianos Require Fine Wood.
There is no other industry for which
greater variety of fine timber is re-
rs and none in which the timber
must be seasoned more carefully than
piano building. The varieties include
Canadian spruce, American oak and
whitewood, Honduras mahogany and
. pest English beech. Sounding boards
are made of Swiss pine, the “Ahies
excelsa,” which is nothing but the fa-
miliar Christmas tree. All this tim-
per has to be seasoned in a special
heating chamber, where it is subjected
for days together to a powcr ful draft :
of dry alr,
It was not until more than half of
the Eighteenth century had passed
that the plano became popular,
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In His “Ain Countrie.”
As a boy Sir James Barrie was the |
despair of his teachers. In fact he
was marked down by them, according
to an English weekly, as the laziest
iad in his school, Dumfries academy.
his was remembered against him
when, after achieving fame and for-
tune, he returned for a while to his
pative village of Kirriemuir—the
“Thrums” of his books.
“pir James!” they exclaimed, shak-
ing thelr heads dolefully. “Puir James!
fe was aye that delicate, and aye
that lazy! No wonder he had to tak
gy grrmtd tet
The Savings Division of the United
States Treasury Department in insti-
tuting the Goverument School Savings
Movement in all the schools of the
country aims to meet the present na-
tional need for economy and to instruct
the youth in those habits which will be
. of permanent value to themselves and
to this nation.
‘Never before bas the teaching of
thrift in our schools occupied such a
prominent place as it does now. The
nition of tomorrow is being moulded
in the classroom of today. The home
and the classroom deterinine the
standard of intelligence, the measure
of safety of the country's future.
Intesrity, industry. thrift and simple
living rightly impressed upon the
minds of our school children will in
delibly stamp themselves upon the
mind and character of the nation Our
pupils should be taught to conserve
personal and public resources.
Let each teacher and parent visual
ize to the children the unlimited op
portunities that lie before those who
| acquire frugal habits early in life:
| A good saver can get a high-sch.
' college or technical education.
He will develop initiative,
liance and will power.
Ile will be In a position to engage
himself in vusiness early in life.
He will secure intluence, credit
good standing in his community.
He can heip his par2nts or member
of his family in their old age.
He will lay a firm foundation for his
own home and family.
| He will protect himself against any
emergencies of the future.
He will make himself .ndependent ir
his old age.
Thrift will give him peice of mi.
tment,
self-re-
ind
Hollanders Said to Be Greatest People
in the World to Abbreviate
Written Words.
The Dutch are the greatest peonle
in the world for abbreviations, says
the Detroit News. It seems to be a
national trait of the Hollander, and
not oniy are the missive es between Nev-
rouw and her daughter and Mynheer
and his son liberally sprinkled with
the shortenin: of Dutch as she is
spoke. but the advertisements in the
Dutch newspapers are also thriftiiy
abbreviated so as to permit of the
maximum amonnt of expression with
the minimum of type.
Private correspondence as well as
Yusiness correspondence in Holland is
oa vetwork of ahbreviation, So much so
that a Hollander who has not been in
Lis native land for a good many years.
but stil rera'ns a knowledge of his
mother tongue, is likely to fall by the
wayside in reading a letter from an
old friend from whom he has not
heard in a long time.
The Dutch lover is quite accustomed
to he told in a letter by his sweetheart
how much she loves him in abbrevia-
tions that suggest more a Russian
stock ticker news item than the love-
laden words of a romantic maid.
Which Way Do You Sleep?
Do you sleep with your body lying
from east to west or are your toes
pointing southeast while your head
lies northwest? If you are lying in
this position. you are under the pres-
sure of the magnetic meridian. In
other words, you are sleeping under a
tension and there is a bad effect on
the blood pressure and the pulse rate.
“Change your bed with the head
north or south and you'll sleep bet-
ter.”
These are some of the theories pro-
pounded by Dr. W. W. Bailey of Dav-
enport, !a. secretary of the Central
Society of [Ihysical Therapeutics.
which held its convention in Chicago
a short time ago. The convention was
made up of licensed doctors of the
Middle West who rely more on
physical methods of curing diseases
than on medical methods.
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Pigs Squeal for Squalls.
Animals will often tell us all we
want to know about the weather.
Watch your dog. If he refuses food
in the morning, and is found subse-
quently chewing grass on the lawn.
a downpour may be anticipated. Sheep
will scatter far and wide over a hill-
side during fair and settled weather
but prefer to huddle together under
shelter shen a storm approaches
Some people say that the higher the
sheep on the hillside, the finer the
westher.
If cattle go reluctantly to pasture
in the morning, or lie down early in
the day, bad weather is imminent, as
it is whep the morning's milk supply
is sceaty, or the beasts themselves
low and look at the sky.
Pigs. of course, are infallible barcm-
eters; they squeal and grunt inces-
santly when storms approach.
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Egypt Grew Cotton in 200 B. C.
Cotton has been grown in Ezypt
since 200 B. C., but it was vot until a
hundred years ago that Jumel, a
French engineer, suggested the intro-
duction of the commercial varieties.
In 1822 (he famous American sea
island cotton was the first sown, Five
vears later a Brazilian variety was In-
troduced. The two strains weve min:
sled and from them cane the famous
x and the still taer
is one of the most
w! on ni
SRT a
plant
whieh
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Shoes.
Just Like Going
“Bare-Footed?”
—that’s what the ‘‘Kiddies’’ say about
ale
SeThe Welt Stitchdown
that has mede good,*
An ideal shoe for the active wide awake,’’ boy or girl.
A shoe that laughs at ‘‘hard-knocks’™ and comes back for
more. Good looking enough for most any occasion—rugged
enough for eny service.
Youngster shoes are Light. Cool, Strong and Comfort-
able. Fit the foot prererly ard ber 1 with every step, a shoe
for strenuous every cay usage—that will wear like iron.
And youngster shoes
are not expensive —
as the first cost is no more (in many instances less) than any
other grade of children’s shoes, and besides this, we give you
two pair at a little more than the cost of one.
Our Factory Rebuilding Service
Makes an old pair of ‘‘ Youngster’’ shoes wear like new,
by re-building them from the ‘‘ground up,” with all neces-
sary parts, such as new ont soles, new in-soles, counters,
laces, buttons, in fact everything that is needed to make the
shoe wear like new.
Please don’t confuse this “rebuilding service’’ with the
ordinary job of ‘‘repairing’ or ‘‘cobbling.”” Youngster
shoes are re-built at the factory, by expert shoemakers, over
the same ‘‘last’’ that the shoe was originally made on.
Come in and let us show you how well this work is done.
Let us prove to you that we can furnish you with two pairs
of shoes, for a little more than the cost of one.
Youngster shoes run in all children’s sizes—at prices
from p95 to $400. ‘Rebuilding Service’ costs $1.35.
YEAGER'’S SHOE STORE,
Bellefonte, Penna.
C
ome to the “Watchman” oie for High Class Tob. work.
Lyon & Co. Lyon & tC Lontcol
THE STORE WHERE QUALITY REIGNS SUPREME.
Smashing High Prices
We are making every day “Special Sales Day.”
We are trying to reach everybody’s means. By do-
ing this we are able to sell at the “Old Prices again.”
Come in and see our Big Li 1e of Christmas Gifts, we
have presents for all your {1iends.
Hosiery, silk, wool and lisle for men, women and
children.
Gloves, ladies’ kid gloves in black and colors at $2. 50.
A big line of woolen and fabric gloves and mittens
for the entire family.
Hadhonohien for everybody in linen, silk and cot-
on
Collars, Fillet, Vandyke and Embroidered On
ies.
Pocket Books, leather, velvet and bead bags.
Ties. A large assortment for men and boys.
Dresses, Coats and Suits at Clearance Sale prices.
Furs of all kinds.
SPECIAL...
Lancaster Gingham for aprons or dresses
per yard
Muslin, unbleached, 36 inches wide, per yd........
Outing Flannels, light and dark, per yd..............
Georgette Waists all colors and black............. $4.75
Ribbons for fancy work and hair ribbons, all
clofs per Yard... er
Convince yourselves by coming in and allowing
us to prove that we are selling the “Best Qualities”
at the “Lowest Prices.”
Lyon & Co.
THE STORE WHERE QUALITY REIGNS SUPREME
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