fo ‘Bellefonte, Pa., July 15, 1921. THAT LETTER FROM MOTHER TO ME. One night in my cell My eager eyes fell On a note that came through my door, A little white sheet That fell at my feet On the flags of my cold stone floor. My heart gave a bound As I stooped to the ground Not knowing from whom it could be What a great surprise To my waiting eyes That letter from mother to me. As I sat all alone In my cell of stone I felt as happy as I could be, And rarer than gold In my hand I hold That letter from mother to me. Yes, it's from mother Life has no other Who loves us so fondly as she, Bitter tears I have shed On my prison bed It’s that letter from mother to me. Tis now many years Since we parted in tears And I remember the day that I went, And she writes me today That her hair is gray ‘And her back now with age is bent. Your friends may grow cold No matter how old, Your faults will be all that they see, On mother depend She'll stick to the end Says that letter from mother to me. —Author Unknown. SHABUOTH OR FEAST OF WEEKS _Shabuoth, which is the Hebrew for the Feast of Weeks, was observed in all congregations of the Jewish faith Sunday, June 12th, and in more ortho- dox synagogues on Sunday and Mon- day, June 13th. This festival is one of the three pilgrim feasts which were observed in ancient Biblical times when the inhabitants of ancient Pales- tine made pilgrimages to the Holy Temple at Jerusalem and there in numbers vast sang praises unto the Lord for his mercies which endure continuously. In those days the cere- monial consisted in the offering of the first fruits and grains of the field and were brought as a thanksgiving token for the new crop that was being har- vested. (Deut. xvi: 10). This feast of the first fruits like other ancient pilgrim festivals was gradually transformed and invested with a more spiritual significance; particularly after the Jewish people developed a historical consciousness. In later periods of their existence the Jewish people linked historical events with those institutions and festivals that were transmitted from remote an- cestry. In the case of the. Feast .of Weeks the giving of the Decalouge was associated with the feast of the first fruits, thus investing the feast with spiritual content. In this spirit ig celebrated to this day. ES fsommemorating the glorious season ' when the revelation of God’s word was made known unto the people of Israel the festival becomes a re-dedi- cation of the people of Israel unto the service of God, whichis a conse- cration of the Jewish people to so live that their deeds may be seen of men as deeds of justice and loving kind- ness. : ‘By this association of the giving of the law with the Feast of Weeks the | Jewish people developed the conscious- ness of their appointment as a priest- | people at the altar of humanity in the sense that the Jew is dedicated to the ample this law of love and to strive to bring about the glorious era when all | humanity shall be united to do h to God as the i) children are all sons of men. . The Reform congregations have in later decades enriched Shabuoth with new significance by designating Las the-Confirmation Day. This cer- €£mony possesses a religious character in that it aims to impress the Jewish children with their obligations to their religious heritage. Expressing of tlieir own accord their convictions they Pledge doyalty to a covenant of justice and humanity. The Confirmation serv- ice does not exact from the confirmant any. other confession than that of a belief in God’s justice and truth as manifested in history. Following the confirmation. services I- a reception is held in the Horie or in the religious-school where friends arid relatives of the confirmants and their parents receive greetings ‘and felicity. tions on the eventful day in the life of the graudate. Ward Favors World Wide Me- morial Observance. Cabot ~~ An Stornaiont Memorial day to commemorate Sacrifices. of. the. world war, has Ji ‘Yeceived the en- dorsement of Cabot Ward, vice ad- miral of the Infér-Allied Federation of Veterans. ia In a letter to ¥. iW. Hamilton, of St. Pgul, who is urging that May 30 be made a day of iifiternational observ- ance, Mr. Ward Said he was sure his endorsement would be reiterated by Colonel Crosfield;: head of the British Legion, and Charles Bertrand, presi- dent of the IntervAllied Veterans. r ard vofgr’s. to. the -xesolution, a¥opted by the Thter-Allied Vetérans: that the organization's members “should do all in their power to insure that other nations adopt May 30th as Memorial day for those who gave their lives for their country in the late war.” Mr. Hamilton also has letters from prominent Europeans approving the idea, which brought forth a letter fiom Stephane Luzanne, editor of the Matin, Paris, with 3 ing the proposal. Senator Edvard Wavrinsky, of Stockholm, a member of the Inter-Parliameéntary “Union, said “Swedish papers will support the movement.” ; ‘One point in Mr. Hamilton’s plan, which he stresses, is that on May 30, “3]l the world would halt its activities for five minutes at noon while silent:|-. tribute would be paid to the hero service of teaching by word and by ex- | universal father whose | an editorial favor- | PLANT TREES ALONG HIGH- WAYS. Systematic planting of -shade trees along the main highways of the Key- stone State system, which has been suggested, discussed and occasionally started for the last half dozen years or more, is under way at last in what might be called the Harrisburg dis- trict, and in the course of the next de- cade there will be stretches of road leading into the capital city lined with fine trees. Highway Commissioner Lewis S. Sadler and Commissioner of Forestry Gifford Pinchot some time ago work- ed out a plan whereby designated por- tions of highways could be lined good, sturdy specimens from state nurseries have been placed, while others will be put in when the conditions are right this fall. Effect of this plan in years to come is going to be something very pleasant to contemplate now. People who were in France before the devas- tation of the German armies will re- call the roads lined with trees and those who have been through New England towns and traveled in South Carolina will recollect highways bor- dered with trees on a well thought out plan. Some day automobiles will run along roads lined with elms or with other native trees, all methodically planted and cared for. Perhaps there will be nut trees here and there for the benefit of the wild life and possi- bly the rows may be varied with the native tulip trees, while there is a chance for a “road of oaks.” And it is even possible by that time a chest- nut immune from the blight may be developed, as experiments with that end in view are now under way. These lines of trees will have another use be- sides shading and ornamenting the roads, for they will be guides for avi- ators and the pilots of passenger car- rying aircraft. New York State, along the Hudson river highways, is planted with mag- nificent oak and elm trees which make most beautiful driveways stretching for miles and miles. LEARNING TO SWIM. A swimmer must learn first to put the head under the water. In most strokes the face is under the water half of the time. Practice at home in your bath or with a basin full of water. Inhale a long breath through your mouth, plunge your face into the water, exhale slowly through your nose. Repeat until you find it easy to count regularly one while in- haling, three while exhaling. Practice the “dead man’s float.” Take a deep breath, stretch your arms out in front of you and fall face down | in the water completely relaxed. Next | i learn to float on your back. Stretch | ! your arms straight out to the sides, | bend your head way back and lean | slowly against the water. Do not bend | at the waist and do not get scared and | raise the head, as this will make you! ~~ sink. “As long as you keep your head | back and body straight you are bound | to float. When you have thoroughly | overcome any nervousnezs about being under water and have learned that the | water naturally holds you up you can learn to swim, to move the arms and.! PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR TEETH. Teeth nowadays are likely to be sus- pected of almost anything in the way of mischief. If you have any sort of ailment not easily accounted for, your physician tells you to consult your dentist. . Tooth-roots are often infected, or even abscessed, without attracting special attention to themselves. If that is the case, they are a source of danger. The dentist takes a few X- SS ray pictures, to make sure; or perhaps he sends you to an X-ray l~horatory to get a complete set of “shadow- graphs” of your jaws. They are not pretty at all. “I’m afraid that tooth will have to come out,” says the dentist. Hard luck. But there is no help for it. You register resignation, and are privileged to make a choice between two methods. You may have local anesthesia, or you may take gas. The local anesthesia is all right after it has got well started; but to | produce it requires several prelimin- ary punches with hypodermic syringe deep into your gums. It is a painful business. When enough has been squirted into your gums, you are all right; you don’t feel the yank of the forceps much. Probably you make up your mind to try the gas next time. It is really much better, though likely to make you feel rather nervous beforehand. The operator's way of determining when you have reached the requisite degree of unconsciousness is to poke his forefinger gently into a corner of your eye. If you do not respond by screwing up the lid defensively, he picks up his forceps. . That eye reflex is not infallible. It is a good idea to ask the operator to step on the gas right hard before he uses the forceps; if he doesn’t use enough of it, you may not become gilts as unconscious as you want to e. Every Dollar you Spend in Bellefonte will “COME HOME TO BOOST” T man’s B H C i he Watchman’s Buy-at-Home Campaign Read these articles with care. They may present something you hadn’t thought of before. Patronize the people whose ads appear here. They are your neighbors and will treat you right. The money you spend with them stays in cir- culation in Bellefonte. Everything in Furniture. Phonographs and Records. NAGINEY’S Send Us Your Grocery Order Today It Will Pay You. CITY CASH GROCERY Allegheny St. The Latest in Dry Goods and Ladies’ and Misses Ready to Wear. HAZEL & CO. The Headquarters for Athletic Goods in Bellefonte. Smoker Sup- plies. legs in definite strokes to gain dis-' | tance Lis, ii - i I myself learned to swim as a child. ; I was incorrectly taught by amateurs. | One day I happened upon a book on: swimming. It inspired me to take up the sport intelligently. First I read | the description of each stroke, and practiced the motions in my room. ' pool to practice. At the very first at- | | tempt I found the breast and back | strokes quite easy. Both of these strokes are important | for life saving or resting in a long dis- | tance swim. The scissors kick used. in the side stroke and in the trudgeon: is hard to do correctly from the des: scription. 0 correct you it is a great help, for it is; hard to recognize your mistakes by. !the feeling. In the crawl, the fastest” stroke of all, the leg stroke is a quick’ ! repeated thrashing up and down froni the knees near the water’s surface. { In both the trudgeon and the crawl | double overarm stroke is .used while the body is face down in the water. The head is turned sideways merely when taking breath. There are sligh differences in the arm movements and breathing in these two strokes which a coach or teacher would easily point out to you. I found that in three les- sons'I learned enough about these strokes to give me a great deal to work on. . ; : Apple Crop Said to be 24 Per Cent. of dele en Normally is hh = The condition of the total or agri- cultural crop on June 1 was 24 per éent. of ‘a normal, indicating a preduc- tion of 4,778,000 bushels, as compared with 23,937,000 bushels last year, and 7,972,000 bushels in 1919. The com- mercial crop this year is estimated at 478,000 barrels, as compared with 2,- 000,000 barrels last year. The total commercial apple crop in the United States his Jean aa a 16s BO%000 Bartels, i foripated with 36,- soz ki last year. . The condition of the ‘peach crop in the State on June 1 wag’15 per cent. of a normal, indicating ‘a production of 308,000 bushels, as ¢ompared with 1,744,000 bushels last yeh. eel eee. Many Will Teach. Almost one-fourth of the 455 men and women who were graduated from The, Pennsylvania State: College in tional school field. SEND FOR AU LE'S dsummer & Fall GUIDE JUST OUT _ AND mS FREE Seeds, plants, bulbs, etc. A postal will bring it to you. Maule’s seeds are all tested and if ance GROWN are always WN.“ WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc.. 21st and h S Philadelphia dead.” If you have some one tg:| Jane: will: become. school. and college | teachers. Many will: enter the voca-} | 4 3 Af=er this I went to the Y. W.'C. A)! ___ Barber Shop in Connection. RUHL’S . Under First Nat. Bank. .. Our Grocery Line is always complete and we invite your pa- tronage. BROUSE’S High St. Willard is the Storage Battery of Serv- ice. "Any make battery repair. ed and recharged. Studebaker Expert Repairing on All Makes of Cars. BEEZER’S GARAGE. The House of Service when it Comes to Hardware THE POTTER-HOY Co. Our Meats are alwdys fresh and wholesome | . Phone Your Order. ECKEL’S MARKET We Do Not Recommend Ford parts that are not genu- ine. Make our garage your headquarters, Ford owners. BEATTY MOTOR, CO. BELLE Meade Sweets, Maillard and Louis iy Candies, THE MOTT DRUG Ce. Gross Bros. PE Good Broom......... .. 68¢ 5 pounds Coffee............ 98¢ 5 Soap..... EN Cs tecnnsssina. 23e 3 Jersey Flake..... rvs toy 25¢ 1 Large ean Peaches. ..\.... 28¢ * BELLEFONTE, PA. } LAUDERBACH-ZERBY CO. Wholesale Grocers YOUR HOME OPTOMETRIST Fitting glasses for 15 years. Satisfaction guaranted. CASEBEER’S X: Registered Optometrist. The First National Bank invites your patronage. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BELLEFONTE. - 1'Everything in Electric Sup-: y - +] from the market. Cream cheese a specialty. | Een. gt. MERCHANTS MUST | BUILD “BACKFIRE” Can Beat Mail Order Houses at Their Own Game If They Will Do lt. ADVERTISING ONLY WEAPON Catalogue Concerns Spend Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Annually to Create Demand for Their Merchandise. (Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union.) + The forest ranger and the prairie. - farmer have learned that they must fight with fire. They know that when the all-consuming forest or prairie fires are sweeping toward them their only hope of safety lies in the “back-fire.” By kindling and carefully controlling . a fire of their own they force the big- ger fire to burn itself out, finding no further fuel on which to feed. The merchants of the small cities and towns are learning that in waging their fight for existence they must ‘adopt the tactics of the men of the West. The great mail order houses of the cities are the consuming flames which threaten to wipe out the retail «merchants of the small towns unless bis to realizing their danger, take 80s to remove the menace. The re- “tail merchants, as a whole, are begin- ning to realize that they must fight fire with fire and that to save them- selves they must build a “back fire.” Advertising is the weapon with [which the mall order houses conduct “their warfare on the retail merchants of the small cities and towns. The ‘mail order houses do their advertising through their own catalogues and ‘known as mail order advertising me- 'diums. A big mail order house spends ‘hundreds of thousands of dollars mere- ily on the preparation and publication cof its bulky catalogues. ' Business Built’ Upon Advertising. The catalogue houses also spend ‘thousands upon thousands of dollars .in advertising in the mail order publi- ‘cations which look for their circula- ‘tion to the people of the small towns ‘and the rurai districts. Advertising in isome of these mediums costs as much as from $40 to $85 for a single inch, Fet the mail order houses find it profit- w>le to pay these high rates. Their business is built upon advertising and ‘if they were denied the use of the nails for their advertising for a single month their business would be de- stroyed. | advertising of some sort. The placing | vertising. The only difference between . passing by the store. ‘one season to another. ‘knows that the store which advertises. through certain publications which are | attractive pictures .and In advertising, the local merchants find the only weapon with which they can beat the mail order houses at their own game. This does not mean neces- sarily, only newspaper advertising, al- though that is the big gun in the bat- tery employed by the successful mer- chant in his battle for trade. Adver- tising is a big word and it covers a big field. There is no longer to be found the man who does not believe in ad- vertising. Every merchant believes in of a display in a show window is ad- that kind of advertising and advertis- ‘ing in a newspaper is that where the one reaches dozens the other reaches ‘hundreds. Attractive window displays ‘are, of course, an important adjunct of ‘any retail store. They serve their pur- pose but this purpose is only to attract the attention of those who may be There are other forms of advertising, such as personal Solicitation, but printed matter must always continue to be the chief reli- ~ance of merchants in attracting cus- ‘tomers to their stores. Advertising Begets Confidence. The buying public has learned that the store which takes the people into ‘its confidence through its’ advertising ‘is the one in which it may expect to ‘get the best bargains and the most sat- isfactory treatment. It knows that the store which advertises consistently and ‘regularly has the best and most up-to- date stocks because this store sells its goods more rapidly than the one which does not advertise and, therefore, is not forced to carry over old stock from ‘The public ‘can place lower prices on its goods be- .cause it turns over its stock oftener ‘than the store which :doés not adver- tise and therefore does not have its capital tied ‘mp in slow-moving mer- ‘chandise. a = Coa ' The mail order house does not get {its business by, merely letting the pub- lic know that it has dry goods or hard- ‘ware or groceries or some: other com- .modity to. sell. It ereates a demand for its goods by placing in its catalogue: i detailed de- scriptions of the artic ] re this that the mail order house has and can do it ‘mich more effeetively. than the mail order house can. The retail merchant can talk to the people of his community through his home newspa- per and that is something which the mail order houses as a rule cannot do, for the local newspapers through a sense of loyalty to their communities and their home merchants will not ac- cept the advertising with which the mail order houses would floed them if they had the opportunity. Books, Stationery and Post “Cards. : "The Index Book Store ‘Special This Week 50 Ib. Cotton Mattress, $10.75 50 Ib. Cotton felt Mattress $13.75 BRACHBILL’S. plies. THE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. Firestone; ‘Gates’ super tread and Mohawk Tires. ; % Atlanti¢, Mobiloil, Sonoco and Wa- 1 verly oils. Mobiloil tractor oil a specialty. | BELLEFONTE STEAM VULC. CO. - B NEW GROCERY A full line of groceries at reduced prices. A full line of foreign and domestic fruits in season. Klink’s bacon and ham, fresh . With every. foc. purchase we give free a coupon tor, x oer. silverware. Ask for JALTERS & STOVER SPRosite. P, R. R. Station. o Sechler,k Co. of them. ° v Suc- cessors ‘The Variety Store SPIGELMYER & CO. When You Want ‘Hardware of any description call and see us. We invite "your patronage. BELLEFONTE HARDWARE CO. | Everything in Hardware : for Farm, Dairy and Home. GLENWOOD RANGES, SCHAEFFER'S | This Market is now under New Manage- ment and we Solicit Your Patronage FRESH MEATS DAILY KLINE’S Formerly Lyon’s Market Quality at the Jowest prices is our Motto. Satisfaction guaranteed on every purchase at The Mens’ Shop WILLARD & SON HABERDASHERS. If You Buy Out. of Town and I Buy Out. of Town, What, will Become of Our Town? AAAI PAIS Shoes for the entire family at right prices YEAGER’S The Rexall Store and that means quality. Special attention given to prescriptions. Runkle’s Drug Store The Home of the famous Butter Krust Bread. Confectionery and Baked Goods. The City Bakery Everything in Lumber, j Sashes, Doors and Blinds. The Bellefonte Lumber Co. The Home of Hart, Schaff- ner and Marx Clothing for Men. Also a complete line of Men’s and Boy’s furnishings. MONTGOMERY & CO. The Edison “is the peer of Phonographs. Come in and hear one today. Records, Pianos, Player- Pianos. ; GHEEN’S MUSIC STORE. We Are Still in the Hardware business at the old Stand. Every- thing complete always. OLEWINE’S Wholesale and Retail fruits and produce. : A complete line of imported Ol- | ive Oil. CARPENETO & CO. When In Town "See the best in Motion Pictures at the Scenic. SCENIC THEATRE Weaver, Grocers Bellefonte, Pa. The Best in Dry Goods and Ladies Ready to: Wear. "SCHLOW’S The Bellefonte Trust Co. Courtesy. Safety. Service. The Bellefonte Trust Co. COHEN’S Saturday, June 11th, sale on ladies’ Coats, Suits and Dresses. Dor’t miss it. COHEN’S The Grocery Store of Wholesome Goods and Prompt Service HAZEL’S Clothing of the Best for men who are careful of ap- pearances. A full line of Men’s and Boy's furnishings. SIM THE CLOTHIER FREE! 30x30 1-2 Norwalk Cord TIRES. Find out particulars at WION GARAGE W. S. Katz DRY GOODS Ladies Ready to Wear The Watchman has always advised buying at home, and it buys at home itself. Queen Quality Shoes for . Women bk Regal Shoes for men We fit the Youngsters, too, MINGLE’S SHOE STORE.
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