"Bellefonte, Pa., February 3, 1922. Country Correspondence Items of Interest Dished Up for the Delectation of “Watchman” Read- ers by a Corps of Gifted Correspondents. PLEASANT GAP. A mother’s prayers and a mother’s tears hath avail in heaven. Harry Corl and wife spent the week- end with Mrs. Jonathan Bilger. Mrs. Corl is a daughter of Mrs. Bilger. Friends of Mrs. Morris Yeager, of New York, but formerly of Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap, will be glad to learn that she is recovering and is home from the hospital, after a dangerous and severe operation. An interesting birthday party was pulled off at the residence of Harry Bilger a few evenings ago, on the oc- casion of Harry’s birthday. A score of neighbors and friends participated. A superb lunch was served and a jo- vial, good time resulted. Fred Johnston, one of the White- rock employees, moved into the E. C. Zeigler bungalow on Monday last. The premises were vacated a week ago by Harold Zimmerman and family, who have taken apartments in the H. E. Zimmerman apartment house. Our contracting painter and paper hanger, John T. Noll, returned from Pittsburgh a few days ago, having purchased an immense stock of wall paper of the 1922 designs. He says from present indications the outlook for a thriving spring trade is encour- aging. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thompson, of the Gap, are sorry to learn that the Thompsons will leave our community at an early day, to make their future home in Youngs- town, Ohio; Mr. Thomspon having se- cured a responsible position in that flourishing Ohio city. The standard props of the McNitt- Huyett Lumber Co., on the Lonebar- ger tract are fast disappearing, nine teams making two trips a day and av- eraging one hundred and fifty props to each team are transferring them to the Pleasant Gap station. Thus 2700 props are wending their way to the mines. Mrs. Hector Griffith entertained on Thursday with two tables of five hun- dred. Guests participating were Mrs. Samuel Noll, Mrs. Fred Gilhaus, Mrs. ‘Henry Thompson, Mrs. Ralph Noll, Mrs. Harry Bilger, Mrs. Fred Witmer and Mrs. Hugh Crumlish. An appe- tizing lunch was served, after which all retired to their homes, delighted wit the agreeable night’s entertain- ment. Quite a few of our tax payers think the fifteen mills levied for school oy poses in spring township should be reduced, since the aggregate school tax is regarded as burdensome. They don’t take into consideration that our monthly pay roll for our eighteen teachers amounts to $1600. The coal bills for the session run a trifle above $3000, adding over $1000 for repairs, and taking all into consideration our board is doing the best it can in the interest of the tax payers. A number of our people are up in arms since they think they are being held up by a certain Harrisburg offi- cial whose extravagance they allege will in time bankrupt the fair Com- monwealth of Pennsylvania. They are even swearing vengeance against some of the higher ups, who are cau- tioned to back up. The writer does, as a rule, despise being too personal. The people must guess as to the iden- tity of the accused. The incident re- minds me of a railroad wreck some years ago on the Northern Central Railroad. After the debris of the wreck was cleared away the conduc- tor wired the following to the New York office: “Off again, on again, Finegan, conductor.” This is an op- portune time to practice economy. The last animated topic of discus- sion up at Noll’s store was indulged in a few evenings ago. The subject was, “Is Poverty a Crime?” The subject was admirably well handled, when William Noll Jr., a rank outsid- er, put a quietus to some of the argu- ments advanced. He said the idea that poverty is a crime was absurd, as it is a well known fact that half of our population are poor, but half our population are not criminals. This remark rather put a damper on some of the ideas advanced. If space is not too precious I should like to comment briefly on this meaty topic. The pocket that is empty because its pos- sessor is lazy, dissipated or reckless, is a crime against humanity. Its emptiness entails misery, suffering and inconvenience upon those who are in no way responsible for its condi- tion, thus it becomes a crime. All cannot be wealthy. It may therefore be expected that some will be poor; not for lack of a desire to be well off, or of effort to be so, but merely be- cause they have not the ability to earn and save sufficient to tide them over seasons of enforced idleness. There is no sin in poverty like this, but there is, and of the rankest order, in the poverty caused by wasting hard earn- ed money in drinking, gambling and over-indulgence of any kind. If our working people were to study philos- ophy more and socialism less, put more pennies into the savings banks and fewer in saloon tills, and desire contentment rather than wealth, they would find that the life of a laborer is not such a hard life after all. In many instances it has proven to be a much happier life than that enjoyed by the wealthy, because there are so few who are able to resist the temp- tations that wealth brings before them. It is not, in my opinion, a sin to be poor. However, it may be a sin to think it is, and to so live as if it were. How is it that the great major- ity of our millionaires are the sons of poor parents? There was Russell Sage, who spent his early days as errand boy in a Troy grocery. He got the greater portion of his learning by studying at night. Having no expec- tations from his father, he set out his own way, and he surely made it. Rus- sell Sage is but a specimen of all our wealthy men, including the elder Ben- | nett, Astor, Peabody, Vanderbilt Stewart, and a host of others. They went at it Blilosophrieally, followed a settled course and achieved success. True, they possessed special faculties, but with them all they had io exer- cise common sense. Their fortunes were not thrust upon them, but grew from small beginnings. What they did was to nourish and cultivate them. A majority of those who are continually. growling about the rich growing richer, and the poor growing poorer, wouldn’t keep a fortune if they had it. Their habits would make a | pauper of banker John Shugert and | convert Charles M. McCurdy, of the : enjoying it who are able to skate. We shiver and quake? ORVISTON. Orviston is quite dull just now, ex- cept for the revival meetings which, so I am told, have been well attended. Rev. Shuey has made quite a large number of new friends and met a large number of old ones. Our ill are improving; William Hume Jones, the little son of Mrs. L. E. MacDonald, has been quite ill but is able to be about. Agnes, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Singer, is also much better and is now able to attend school. She was quite ill for several weeks. Skating has been fine and all are Harry i AARONSBURG. Calvin Moyer, of Freeburg, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Catherine Phillips. On Wednesday J. P. Condo left for New York, where, with a party of tourists he will sail Sunday morning at 1 a. m. for the Holy Land. - The party expects to return home some time in April. May they have a safe and pleasant voyage and a safe return to the shores of America. Where are the weather prophets , who promised a mild winter? Have | they betaken themselves to some fair ‘and sunny clime while the rest of us Let us hope the First National bank into a tramp. are all quite interested in the way the ground hog keeps under cover on They are negative to wealth, there- fore scatter it instead of husbanding ' it. Even if they had a million they would die sooner and be worse off in | Thomas, and Hensyl Young's son Har- i the end. The pity is that some per- sons cannot digest poverty, and it lays upon the mind like an indigested din- ner on the stomach, ferments and sours the mind, dwarfs the aspirations of the soul, renders speech acrid and | littlest boys and girls have taken to skating. The little daughters of Gil-- bert Gillespie, Newton Cameron’s son vey are exceptionally good. The little boys are both quite young, Harvey 17, and Thomas not quite 7. Jerry Shearer, of the upper works, had the good fortune to win a silver cup and blue ribbon with one of his Thursday. Six more weeks of this | zero weather would be more than : enough. An epidemic of measles is now pre- i vailing in our village. A goodly num- i ber of homes are under quarantine. Some families have several cases at | one time. Schools and churches are : closed, which makes the place very ‘quiet. Let us trust that this may soon gives to thought a murky tinge. They | white leghorn roosters at the recent pass away and the regular order of see all the bright things of life | through a cloud, hear only the mourn- | ful echo of its sweetest sounds, and : taste its bread as though each bite | contained a pill. It is certainly a mis- | taken idea that an empty pocket is | the worst of crimes, in the sense that the poor are looked down upon as though they had committed a crime! or some serious offense. Such are not , worthy of notice. We have a rather temperate com- munity—possibly partly from com- pulsion. Once in a while we notice a few who are more or less intoxicated. . They seem to have a knack of rushing | the growler. Not long since I met a! man who was about three-thirds full. | I asked why he drank. He replied: ! “I don’t know why, but I do, and am really ashamed of it. No man knows ' better than I what the final result. will be, for I have seen my old asso- ! ciates go down around me one by one! until 1 am almost left alone. After one of my sprees I am so ashamed to go out of my house that sometimes I only venture out after dark until I. think people have forgotten the sad incident.” He continued, “I have be- | fore now, when I felt the spree com- . ing on, got down on my knees be- | fore God and taken solemn oaths that I wouldn’t do it, and before an hour I would be as drunk as a lord. The last time I went off I fought the devilish | spirit, and even while I was putting ' on my hat and coat to go out and get | drunk I was saying to myself I! wouldn’t do it.” Honestly, I believe the spirit of drink is a veritable devil | that takes possession of certain poor ! mortals to torment them and finally drive them to perdition. That isn’t | exactly a new idea, either. There was : poor Cassio, officer to Othello, who ! was led to exclaim in agony: “O | thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou ! hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.” No doubt Cassio meant just what he said. Drunken- ness, in my opinion, is a disease. The testimony of John B. Gough, i'rancis Murphy and famous Tom Tayler, and many other citizens, and prosperous business men, tends strongly to sus- tain the disease theory. The other side is supported mainly by those who were never confirmed drinkers, and are therefore scarcely competent wit- nesses. A great many have the idea that a disease is an entity—a thing that comes, and goes at will, attack- ing whomsoever it pleases, either with or without provocation. This idea is still prevalent among the uncivilized. In China they get around the patient with drums for the purpose of making the disease so uncomfortable that any place else will be preferable. That the liver and stomach of chronic drinkers become diseased there is no question of doubt. It is not infrequent that the liver of one who has died from alcoholism in any of its many forms, is twice its normal size, or is completely honeycombed. The stom- ach becomes tender, irritable and mor- bid, its membranes are congested and thickened, preventing the inflow of the digestive juices and the absorption of fluids. With these facts in view I am convinced that drunkenness is a dis- ease. That whiskey is drank as a matter of taste is abundantly disprov- en by the fact that a majority of reg- ular drinkers have to hold their noses while they gulp it down, and have a glass of water handy to clear the taste out of their mouths. A cure cannot be effected in a week or a month, but it is worth all the time it takes. Those who have an earnest desire to be cured are the ones who will get well first, while those who really enjoy a “drunk” once in a while and regard their reformation as a sacrifice, get along but slowly and are subject to frequent relapses. It will cost a strug- gle to succeed. If the struggle is maintained, victory is certain. ——————— eraser. ——The “Watchman” gives all the news while it is news. LEMONT. The farmers are busy putting away their ice. We have been having some very cold weather of late and the mercury ranged from 3 to 22 degrees below Zero. The health officer and health nurse are visiting the schools in this town- ship this week, looking after the health of the pupils. The United Brethren congregation of Houserville and the United Evan- gelical congregation of Lemont are holding protracted meetings, and it is hoped that they may do much good in De communities in which they are eld. re t——— etree sete. ——1It costs nothing to accompany a request with “Please” or to say “Thank you” for a favor done. EAA CURA CASTORIA Bears the signature of Chas, H.Fletcher. In use for over thirty years, and The Kind You Have Always Bought. poultry exhibit at Philadelphia. As Mr. Shearer was ill and unable to at- ! tend a friend of his, J. A. Weaver, of Bellefonte, R. F. D., took the bird down for him. We are all pleased at Jerry's good fortune. He has several pens of fine birds of different breeds. JACKSONVILLE. Miss Mary Kathryn Lucas is quite ill, threatened with pneumonia. Mrs. L. Monteith and daughter Thelma are visitors at the Clyde Yearick home here. Last week they were guests of friends in Williams- port. Mrs. William Weaver, with her daughter Pearl and son Willard, and Mrs. Ephriam Deitz and daughter Josephine were callers at the Clyde Yearick home on Saturday. Mrs. Confer spent some time at the home of her son Earl, recently, while ' the latter was away on a business trip; Lee Confer also being there to take care of the farm stock and out- side work. Two sled loads of people from this locality, twenty-eight in all, journey- ed to the William Pletcher home above Howard, last Friday night, returning | home early Saturday morning. They had an enjoyable trip. Word has been received here of the serious illness of Z. W. Hoy, at his home in Howard, who suffered a stroke of paralysis on Thursday even- ing of last week. There has been lit- tle change in his condition up to this writing but his many friends here hope he will soon recover. RUNVILLE. Mrs. U. S. Flick, of Bellwood, spent Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs. F. L. Shope. Edward Gross spent Sunday in Bellefonte at the home of his aunt, Mrs. William Watson. The ice harvest this section, and almost every ice house is filled to capacity. Miss Verda Sparks, of Altoona, was an over Sunday visitor with her par- ents, Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Sparks. Mrs. Forden Walker and little son Winn, of Snow Shoe, spent Saturday : night with her mother, Mrs. Ida Wit- mer. Revival meeting is now in progress, and if is hoped all persons will avail : themselves of the opportunity to at- tend. Walter Parsons, who is a Freshman at State College, visited his aunt and ' uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Walker, ; over the past Sabbath. The people of this place who at- tended the funeral of Irvin Confer, at | Fairview, on Sunday were, Mr. and Mrs. John Furl, Franklin Lucas, Mrs. Mary Heaton, Mrs. Ida Witmer and : Donald MacMillen. BOALSBURG. Henry Reitz, who has been ill with grip, is improving. Norman Slagle, of Altoona, visited in town several days last week. Miss Clara Lightner, of State Col- lege, visited at the home of William Stuart last week. Miss Henrietta McGirk, of Belle- fonte, spent the week-end at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Henry Dale. E. B. Felty, of Altoona, represent- ing the R. L. Dollings Co.,, was in town last week with headquarters at the home of his uncle, John Jacobs. MEDICAL. All Wrong The Mistake is Made by Many Belle- fonte Citizens. Look for the cause of backache. To be cured you must know the cause. If its’s weak kidneys you must set the kidneys working right. A Bellefonte resident tells you how. Mrs. Elmer Yerger, 306 N. Beaver St., says: “I had kidney trouble in its worst form. My back was so weak I could hardly get around. My kidneys acted very irregularly, I was in con- stant misery and dropsical swellings set in. I tried different remedies, but received no benefit. Doan’s Kidney Pills were recommended and in a few days, the trouble was relieved. I con- tinued their use and they entirely re- moved the kidney disorders and I had no further kidney trouble.” Four years later, Mrs. Yerger said: “Others in my family have since had the same good results from Doan’s Kidney Pills as I had. I confirm my former statement.” 60c, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 67-5 * KILL THAT COLD take a hot cupful of BULGARIAN BLOOD TEA (nereage the blood eireulation, flush the kidneys, stimulate the liver, ward off flu, grippe and pneumonia. Sold by druggists and grocers everywhere. is about over in : things again be resumed. John Forster, who has been under . the care of Dr. C. S. Musser for sev- eral weeks, is slowly improving. Mr. Forster came home from his duty as mail clerk and became ill. They call- ed their family physician, who could not find what was the trouble. Later he complained to his sister of his leg causing him such severe pain. She again called Dr. Musser who, on hear- ing of this, said that while on duty he bumped his leg and in some way it be- came infected. His friends and neigh- bors all wish him a speedy and full recovery. It is now two years since . his sister, Miss Mazie, fell on the icy ‘ sidewalk and fractured her hip, and is still walking with crutches. How- ever, it is hoped her condition will im- prove. Automatic Window. In these days we appreciate the ad- vantage of ventilation. We are care- { ful to open the window before we go | to bed, having no fear of the “poison- { ous night air” which our grandparents | dreaded. True, it is uncomfortable on | winter mornings to get up and dress in a chilly bedroom. One may step ST. MARKS HOSPITAL OF NEW YORK CITY Offers a Complete Course in Nursing to Young Women Wishing to Become REGISTERED NURSES Practical and theoretical instruction in all i | branchesby members of the Medical Staff and the . | Faculty of the Training School. During the etiod of inrtruction, Pupil Nurses receive free oard, ug, Laundry, Uniforxe and Text Books and monthly allowance sufficient for incidental a n-es. Preliminary requirements, one yeer High School Education or the equiva lent. Ambitious young women may acquire the equivalent while in residence at hospital. Ample opportunities for recreation. For further particulars, nddress Superino- tendent of Narses, Ht. Mark's Hospital, Second Avenue at Eleventh Street, New i ork City. out of bed, shut the window and hud- dle back under the bedclothes again while waiting for the room to warm up, but that is a bore. How desirable it would be if the window could be made to shut itself at the proper time without demanding one’s personal at- tention! Richard G. Cator, of Palmy- ra, N. Y., has studied out this impor- tant problem, and as a result he offers a contrivance which he calls an auto- matic window closer. It works while you sleep. 5 Beside the window on a shelf is placed an alarm clock, which one sets to go off an hour or so before getting up time. When it does go off it makes no noise, but disengages a lever which releases a weight that pulls the sash shut. You continue to snore peaceful- ly, the room warms up, and when you arise you can do so and put on your clothes without shivering. ATTORNEY’S-AT-LAW. Law, Bellefonte, Pa. Practices ian all courts. Office, room 18 Crider's Exchange. b1-1y B. SPANGLER — Attorney-at-Law, Practices in all the courts. Com- sultation in English or German, Office in Crider’'s Exchange, Belletohts Pa, - 40- q KLINE WOODRING — Attorney-at- KENNEDY JOHNSTON—Attorney-ate Law, Bellefonte, Pa. Prompt ate tention given all legal business em- trusted to his care. Offices—No. 5 Hast High street. 57-44 M. KEICHLINE—Attorney-at-Law and Justice of the Peace. All pre= fessional business will receive rowpt attention. Office on second floor ef emple Court. 49-5-1y G. RUNEKLE — Attorney-at-Law. Conouitalion = ox lish Sud Ger- man. ce 8 an Bellefonte, Pa. rd HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA. Stamp Tax Off And Reduction of 16 2-3 Per Cent. in Price of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Make this standard blood medicine and strength-giver more economical than ever. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is beyond com- parison for the good it does, dese for dose. Nothing else will so promptly and thoroughly purify and vitalize your blood. Nothing else equals it in the way it sends strength through your blood tingling with vitality for every organ and tissue. It helps the stomach, kidneys and liver. It ena- bles you to get the full benefit of all the vitamines in your food. It makes you feel well and keeps you well. It is the medicine your mothers and grandmothers relied upon to help them over hard places. Literally thousands of letters of commendation for benefits derived from Hood’s Sarsaparilla have been received in our office. Try it. 67-3-3t CHICHESTER SPILLS Betis Ask rar bogies other. of Brag Hit Of Siren o OND BRAND PILLS, for 25 yeass known as Best, Safest, Always Reliable LD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE FINE JOB PRINTING o—A SPECIALTY—o0 AT THE WATCHMAN OFFICE. There is no cheapest “ BOOK WORK, {hat we dan fick do Tie ok Sans manner, and a ces consist. vt Call on o1 communicate with this office’ le of work, from the ** to the : § “Boost the American Legion Minstrels, Kettles - Good Alarm Clocks - Good Clothes Wrin gers Good Wash Boilers - Aluminum Tea Kettles Rubber Stair Treads Good Brooms 2-qt. Ice Cream Freeze Good Glass Tumblers High Grade Shears - Good Hammers - Practice makes practice. thrift. Dash Lanterns - - Double Bit Axes with h Good Hatchets - - Good Cups and Saucers 42 Piece Floral Dinner Set - High Grade Food Chopper 3.25 1.98 Good Grade Shears - Teaching You Thrift masters of today as well as yesterday constantly repeat that truth. learn by applying it. { 4 ¢ 4 { : ( 4 { 4 4 4 4 4 ¢ 4 ¢ Application of that principle to our everyday habits proves its practical 4 help. We learn by practicing, wheth- ¢ er it be a good habit or a bad habit. ‘ This bank teaches you thrift by ¢ leading you to practice it. The lesson 4 is easily learned once it is begun. To s become perfect in it requires constant p A savings account is the ) most consistent method of practicing ¢ Try it by starting an account ‘ with us and see how easy and profita- 4 ble the habit becomes. 4 4 ¢ 4 { 4 ¢ 4 4 ¢ { 4 { CENTRE COUNTY BANKING CO 60-4 BELLEFONTE, PA. Have You Taken Advantage of Our Great Inventory Sale Feb. 9th and 10th: § |. Reg. price Sale price 10 Qt. Gray Granite Preserving - - = $ .80 $ 49 Granite Wash Basins - .35 19 IF NOT YOU ARE MISSING SOME WONDERFUL BARGAINS - 1.50 98 - 3.256 2.00 - 1.75 1.00 - 2.50 1.39 - 25 19 1.756 1.00 andles 2.25 1.50 1.00 .65 - .80 50 - 1.26 89 20 Useful Articles in a pan 2.25 98 = 05 - .30 .19 10.50 9.25 - 1.00 49 - 75 .39 : - 70 39 Good 2 Key Padlocks - 35 23 Dinner Pails - - = .60 39 White Enamel Bathroom Stools 4.00 2.00 Russel two Blade Barlow Pocket Knives 39 Russel one Blade Barlow Pocket Knives 29 The Potter-Hoy Hardware Co. perfect. School- Pupils TFIIIB INIA dF UIT ANGI" Bod ISA AA PHYSICIANS. R. R. L. CAPERS, OSTEOPATH. State College Holmes Bldg. 8. GLENN, M. D., Physician asd Surgeon, State College, Centre county, Pa. Office at his resi- Bellefonte Crider’s Exch. 66-11 dence. mene CIEE SONCITCR SNCS START the new year right— in feed—by forming the habit of letting us supply your feed. We will wreath your satisfac- tion with the most nutritious feed on the market, and charge you only the same old prices you’ve been paying! Make this a resolution! chirps our lit- tle songster. “Quality talks” C. Y. Wagner & Co., In. 66-11-1yr BELLEFONTE, PA. Employers, This Interests You The Workmans’ Compensation Law goes into effect Jan. 1, 1916. It makes Insurance Compulsory. We specialize in placing such in- surance. We Inspect Plants and recommend Accident Prevention Safe Guards which Reduce In- surance rates. It will be to your interest to con- sult us before placing your In- surance. JOHN F. GRAY. & SON, Bellefonte 43-18-1y State College The Preferred Accident Insurance sommmmnne THE $5,000 TRAVEL POLICY BENEFITS: $5,000 death by accident, 000 1 th feet, 000 loss of both hands, 000 loss of one hand and one foot, 500 loss of either hand, 000 loss of either foot, 630 loss of one eve 25 per week, total disability, (limit 52 weeks) 10 per week, partial disability, (limit 26 weeks) PREMIUM $12 PER YEAR, pavable quarterly if desired. Larger or smaller amounts in proportion: Any person, male or female, engaged in a referred occupation, inclu ng, over eighteen years of age good moral and physical condition may insure under this policv. Fire Insurance 1 invite your attention to my Fire Insur- ance cy, the strongest and Most Ex tensive Line of Solid Companies represent. ed by any agency in Central Pennsylvania H. E. FENLON, 50-21. Agent, Bellefonte fa. Get the Best Meats — You save nothing by buyin thin or gristly meats. i use only Ioan LARGEST AND FATTEST CATTLE and supply my customers with the freshest, choicest, best blood and mus- cle making Steaks and Roasts. My prices are no higher than the poorer meats are elsewhere. I always have —DRESSED POULTRY— Game in season, and any kinds of good meats you want. TRY MY SHOP. P. L. BEEZER, Hight Street. 34-34-1y Bellefonte Pu em——