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Bellefonte, Pa., August 12, 1921. |
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LITTLE THINGS. i
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Despise not little things, my friend, i
But always give them heed;
The flower that makes your garden bright |
Came from a tiny seed; {
The mighty oak, which to and fro
Its branches great will toss,
Was but a little acorn once,
Buried ‘neath earth and moss.
The rain sent down from heaven above
In most refreshing showers
Comes pattering gently, drop by drop,
To thirsty grass and flowers;
The snow comes softly, flake by flake,
In feathery forms so white,
And all over the earth she throws
A cover warm and light.
The spire that reaches to the sky
Stone upon stone is laid;
The coral island in the sea
By insects small is made;
Of drops are formed the ocean's waves
That beat upon the strand;
The shore which is by ocean washed
Is only grains of sand.
Perhaps one little word from you
May cause life to look bright,
A little act of kindness make
A brother’s burden light; |
A tear dropped for a sorrowing friend
May help to heal and cheer:
A smile will scatter sunshine
On some one’s path so drear.
—Selected.
U.S. TO GIVE 3000 MEN FREE
MILITARY TRAINING IN
AUGUST.
From now on the military authori- :
ties at Camp Meade,
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Maryland, in |
charge of the 3rd Corps Area of the
nine Citizens Military Training Camps |
into which the country has been divid- |
ed, will be very busy picking out the |
quota from Pennsylvania for the 3000 |
and more young men who have made |
application to have a vacation plus
military training this year at the ex-
pense of Uncle Sam. The headquar-
ters for the Pennsylvania committee |
in charge of the recruiting at 1300
Commercial Trust Building, Philadel-
phia, is co-operating ~ with the com- |
manders at Camp Meade and have ral-
lied a very. fine group. of young men
from 16 to 35 who will take the train-
ing which begins on August 1st and
lasts for one month. With the school |
year over and the vacation season in
being the local headquarters after cir-
cularizing the entire State have com-
pleted their preliminary roster which
indicates that Pennsylvania will go
over the top so far as the numbers of
those who are willing ‘to take advan-
tage of this unusual opportunity.
In order to make the month of !
training a real school of citizenship
so that as the slogan runs “the train- |
ing will make the man fit to protect
his and the rights of the country, an’
especial effort has been made to give
a reasonable amount of military train-
ing along with such educational and
social facilities as will make each mil- |
itary vacationist for this year a ros-
ter for the military camps in the fu-'
ture. In order to suit the rigors of
camp life to the various classes who
will be recruited, the youngest men
who go in for training, those of 16 and
17, will be kept together in the same
organizations and this system will be
followed for all successful applicants
up to the age of 35. In addition spe- |
cial care will be taken with regard to
equipment, clothing and shoes; the re-
duced size pack will be used on march-
es; the olive drab shirts will be pad-
ded for firing; practice marches will
be short and young men will not be
required to perform duties beyond
their physical capacity. Frequent
rests will be provided for in all per- -
iods of instruction and on the march,
and drills varied so as to maintain in-
terest, and a large proportion of time
will be devoted to athletic sports.” |
Every effort will be made to pro-
vide most attractive entertainment in
social functions, theatricals, athletics,
moving pictures and scenic trips. i
At Camp Meade in addition to the
FIRST AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE.
We read in one of the scientific jour-
nals that in a test a short time ago be-
tween a jumbo steam engine and the
latest electric locomotive, in which the
two were made to push against each
other, the big electric won.
This contest recalls the race be-
tween the first American locomotive
and a horse—in which the horse prov-
ed the victor.
It was in the summer of 1830.
Peter Cooper, of New York, who
was the first to see the possibilities in
steam as the motive power for trans-
portation in this country, determined
to build an engine that could be used
on our curved roadbeds as easily as
the then newly-invented English
steam locomotive could upon the
straight roads of England.
So he went to Baltimore to experi-
ment.
The engine that resulted weighed
less than a ton, and its boiler was not
as large as that of a modern kitchen
stove—but it worked.
Encouraged by the way his loco-
motive ran up and down a small
stretch of track, Mr. Cooper decided
to try a trip to Ellicott’s Mills, thir-
teen miles away.
An open car was attached to the en-
gine; the friends of the engineer (Mr.
Cooper was his own engineer and fire-
man) got aboard, and the first journey
by steam in America was commenced.
Now the great stage proprietors of | frantic effort to replace the bands up- !
that day were Stockton and Stokes,
who saw in the event a chance for a
publicity stunt that would rival those
of P. T. Barnum. They set the stage |
for a race with the Tom Thumb loco- |
motive. i
There were two parallel tracks to
the Mills.
On the second track the theatrical
men put a car (which was of course |
very small and light), and to it they |
hitched a powerful, fleet grey horse.
They let Mr. Cooper go proudly puf-
fing down to the Mills, and waited at i
the Relay House till he came back.
on the wheel. Failing, he tried to
urge the fire with light wood—to no
avail.
The horse gained on the machine,
passed it, and although the band was
replaced at last, and the steam did its
best, the horse was too far ahead to
be overtaken—and came in the winner
of the race.—Ex.
Teacher—If you are angry with
Snokher little boy, what should you
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Little Boy—Sit on him and count
two hundred.
He stopped and the race was from :K ___
that point home.
The race was even, and awey went
horse 2nd engine, snort and puff keep-
ing time down the tracks.
At first the grey had the best of it,
for the engine had to wait until the
rotation of the wheels set the draft
blower to work.
The horse was nearly a quarter of
a mile ahead when the engine began
to gain—got closer—and finally over-
took him.
The passengers set up a shout of
victory as they passed the grey, but
just as the driver, thinking the race
lost, stopped applying the whip, a
band which drove the blower, slipped
from the drum. The engine immedi-
ately began to wheeze, pant, and slow
down for lack of breath.
Mr. Cooper lacerated his hands in
HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA.
That Tired Feeling
Loss of Appetite
Weakness
so common at this season are prompt-
ly relieved at little expense and with
no inconvenience by
Hood’s
Sarsaparilla
Efficient and economical blood puri-
fier and general tonic. 66-31
Mifflin County Fair
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LEWISTOWN, PENNA.
4 Big Days and Nights 4
Bigger and Better than Ever
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Vaudeville
Free Attractions
D’LONEA
“The Man Up the Pole”
FRED'S PIGS
‘Pigs is Pigs”
Flying Keelers
Aerial Trapeze Act
DALY BROS.
Acrobatic Stars
4 DIAZS
A Veritable Revelation in Wire and
Aerial Performances
Admission 50 Cents
$9,000 in Premiums
Mifflin County
Farm Bureau
Mifflin County
Poultry Show
; Mifflin County
Horticultural and Agri-
cultural Association
Ladies’ Handiwork
Department
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Horse Races
Tuesday
2:25 Trot... iiscveecey $ 500.00
2:12 Pace ..v.c0 ene... 500.00
Running Race .......... 300.00
Wednesday
224 Pace ..........0s-. $ 500.00
2:14 Trot... c........s 500.00
Running Race ......... 300.00
Thursday
29 Trot... 0h 0. 00. $ 500.00
2:20 Pdee ... adie 500.00
Running Race .......... 300.00
Friday
Free for All Pace ....... $ 500.00
2:16 Race ............. . 500.00
Running Race ......... 300.00
arnival Midway
GOOD BANDS---LEWISTOWN AND BURNHAM
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features that will be common to all :
the camps, the . Pennsylvanians will
have the benefit of learning something
about the picturesque features of mil-
itary life, outside of aviation, in the
observation of. the :maneuyers. of the -
tank corps, since Camp Meade is the
head of the tank corps training of the
country. In fact, Camp Meade pre-
sents the most perfect round up of all
camp possibilities and those who are
accepted from Pennsylvania for this
area will have a vacation free of all
charge for a month, that will be worth
while.
American 4Indians Not
Fewer.
Growing -
The Americans Indians are not de-
creasing in numbers, according to Dr.
Elmer E. Highley, of Des Moines,
who recently was appointed superin-
tendent of Indian work of the Meth-
odist Episcopal church, who is in St.
Paul attending the conference of
Indian missionaries.
“There are more than one-third of
a million Indians in the United
States,” added Rev. Highley, “and
fifty-seven distinct languages are
spoken.” :
“A survey among the Indians has
recently been made by the centenary
officials and shows that not only the
full-blooded Indians are increasing,
but also the mixed bloods, with better
homes, medical attention, and better
care of Indian babies and with the
missionaries taking the gospel of soap
sanitation and salvation, the increase
of the number of Indians will continue.
“Two-thirds cannot understand the
American language. Thirteen per
cent. of the Indians are afflicted with
tuberculosis and 80,000 suffer from
trachoma. Three out of every five
Indian children die before the age of
five years.
“There are 430 Protestant mission-
aries and 257 Catholic, with 616 church
buildings with a membership of 42,
000 Protestants and 51,000 Catholics .”
Redd—The doctor said he’d have me
on my feet in a fortnight.
Greene—And did he?
Redd—“Sure. I've had to sell my
automobile.”
$1,000 Fireworks Program
August 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 1921
Every Night
66-28-5t
Ford
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
COUPE
For the doctor, salesman, inspector, contractor, executive, the Ford Coupe
means
—more calls per day in less time.
—protection from weather.
—ample roominess and comfort.
—a car of modest, business-like refinement and elegance.
Above all,
it is the car of dependability—the Ford engine has the power.
We keep your car on the road. We sell Genuine Ford Parts.
BEATTY MOTOR CO,
Bellefonte, Pa.
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Bungalow Aprons, the kind that every woman
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Fall Showing
Early fall showing of new cloths in beautiful plaids
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