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® "Bellefonte, >a., June 16, 1922.
One Spring Morning.
By Sarah C. Carey.
©. 1922, by McClure Newspaper Syndicae
After a winter's illness I was recu-
perating among the hills of Vermont.
It was the month of April. My friend.
Nettie Perkins, and I were out watch-
ing an ice jam on the Connecticut,
wandering down the river bank as far
a8 the railroad bridge. Here the huge
jam had piled about the piers untit
there was only a narrow channel lerr
through which the swollen current
swirled and seethed in a manner that
fascinated while it appalled.
As I stood there spellbound by the
scene before me—all other souna
deadened by the crash and boom oi
the great cakes as they packed and
settled—Nettie shouted in my ear:
“Let’s cross to the other side ana
call on Miss Martha Race.”
“And who may Miss Martha Race
be?” I asked half-heartedly, for I was
loath to go calling on a glorious spring
morning, with so much attraction out
of doors.
“Oh, she is a dear old soul who had
a romance in her youth and has lived
alone in the old home ever since. She
amuses herself by indulging in fads.
Painting portraits is her latest one.
See, that is her house, the last ot
those three,” indicating with a wave
of her hand three large colonial houses
on the opposite side of the river.
Of course Miss Perkins had her way,
and after consulting the watchman of
the bridge concerning trains, we
crossed and climbed the bank to the
“House of Martha.” We entered the
old-fashioned garden at the rear and
picked our way over little patches of
snow through which dead stalks of
hollyhock and dahlias appeared in a
tangled mass.
“All this belongs to the Race estate,”
Miss Perkins explained, as we fol-
lowed the uneven brick walk round to
the front door. “The other two houses
are occupied by strangers now, as Miss
—
a
Miss Martha Entered.
Martha is the only one left of the old
family. That plateau on the other
side of the road is called ‘David
Race’s plain,’ and the church at the
far end of it was built and supported
by Races for nearly a century.” At
this point in Race history Miss Per-
kins lifted the heavy brass knocker.
We were ushered in by a maid, whose
appearance was strangely in keeping
with a bygone age, to Miss Martha's
presence. She was a quaint little
lady whose transparent beauty and
eighty years reminded one of a deli-
cate piece of old china. Her soft
gray eyes lighted for a moment as she
bade us welcome, then settled again
to an expression of quiet resignation.
At Nettie’s suggestion I remained to |
rest while she accompanied Miss Mar-
tha to the studio to see some of her
latest paintings, an arrangement which
suited me perfectly, as I was a bit
weary after my long walk and its at-
tendant excitement, and—yes, I must
admit it—I wanted to study my quaint
surroundings.
The morning sunlight flooded the
big square room. From the deep-
seated window I had an unobstructed
view of David Race's plain and the
dow white church gleaming in the dis-
tance. Applewood logs smoldering in
the wide fireplace gave out a pleasant,
aromatic odor. The floor was covered
with braided rugs, the gay coloring of
which suggested the depletion of colo-
nial wardrobes. Among the oil por-
traits of dead and gone Races I no-
ticed here and there a face whose
grotesque lines suggested a pathetic
attempt at family resemblance. I
judged these to be the work of Miss
Martha. Over the mantel was a like-
ness of a young man whose keen
brown eyes seemed to look out on a
world of hope toward the fulfillment
of years. I speculated upon his rela-
tionship, if any, to Miss Martha, and
wondered why he was given this place
of promirence among his elders.
1 drew a chair in front of the fira
and, sinking into its luxurious depths,
gave myself up to the spell of my sur
roundings. A big yellow cat uncurled
stself from the hassock at my feet and
took possession of my lap, purring
loudly in response to my gentle strok- STUDENT ENDORSES ENLARGE-
ing.
“What a haven of rest and peace'”
1 thought. No noise of a turbulent
river, no booming of ice jams pene- | Editor of the Democratic Watchman:
trated here. Here was only the soft
glow of the spring morning, the siz’ | College I wish to call your attention
zling of the applewood logs, and the | to certain conditions existing there.
somnolent tick-teck of the tall clock
on the stair landing throbbing through
the pungent fragrance.
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A rustle of soft silk and murmur of | 10 get in, but we haven't got enough
young voices mingled with laughter
comes out of the stillness. The rooms
are thronging with a gay party. Liv- | certificates, endorsements of their
eried servants stand at attention in
the halls and doorways. Low car-
riages drawn by glossy-coated steedg |ed for lack of acocmmodation. If
are taking the guests to the white
church at the far end of the plain. I
search the moving throng for a fa-
milisr face, or someone to tell me the
meaning of it all. Six young girls, all
dressed alike, laughingly trip down
the stairs and are ushered to the wait-
ing carriages.
At last the mystery is solved! It
is a wedding, and “here comes the
bride.” ‘Tis Martha Race, her mist-
like veil floating about her, The bloom
of youth is on her cheeks. The light
of love is shining in her soft gray
eyes. Awaiting her in the hall below
is the bridegroom, the origina: > the
picture over the mantel.
The scene changes. I am in the
church. A fluttering among the guests
tells me the bridal party is arriving.
I'he wedding march is sounding and
the bridesmaids are advancing. But
how slowly! Will the bride ever
reach the chancel! And where is the
bridegroom, who should be awaiting
her? Suddenly the labored area
ceases—
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The yellow cat had bounded to the
floor and Nettie was calling from the
doorway: “Miss Martha, look here!”
I roused myself, chagrined at being
‘caught literally napping.
“Nettie,” I said, “tell me, whe is
this?” indicating the portrait over the
mantel,
She cast a quick glance over her
shoulder before whispering:
“That was Miss Martha's fiance. He
was stricken on the morning of their
wedding, und died before reaching the
church.”
A light step sounded behind her, and
Miss Martha entered—Miss Martha
of the ethereal beauty and the eighty
years.
OF THE “APPLE OF DISCORD”
Ancient Fable That Is Probably the
Most Interesting to Be Found in
Classic History.
The story of the “Apple of Discord”
forms one of the most interesting nar-
~atives of ancient fable. It is related,
‘he Detroit News observes, that Ate,
the goddess of Discord, was not in-
vited to the marriage of Thetis and
Peleus, and. becoming enraged at he
exclusion, determined to break up the
festivities. Accordingly, she hap-
pened by when the merrymaking was
at its height and tossed an apple into
the midst of the gods and goddesses
who were assembled. The apple bore
the inscription, “To the fairest,” and
was at once claimed by June, Venus
nad Minerva,
Paris, the son of King Priam or
Troy, was appointed judge to deter-
mine who should receive the apple.
The three goddesses interviewed him
privately, each offering a bribe;
Juno promised a kingdom, Minerva
military glory, but Venus won him to
her side by promising that the most
beautiful woman in the world should
be his wife. He gave the prize to
Venus. Unfortunately, the fairest liv-
ing lady was Helen, already married
to King Menelaus of Sparta, but
Venus instructed Paris to “go and get
her.” He did so, and the indignation
following this abduction caused the
Greeks to ccalesce and attack Troy,
bringing on the ten years’ Trojan
war.
Do Animals Reason?
My old-timer up in Alaska, prospect-
ing, also makes me happy once in a
while with some first-hand natural his-
tory, according to the writer of “Out
of Doors” in the Saturday Evening
Post. He says: “I have seen an ar-
ticle about animals—say, dogs and
bears—having reasoning power. That
is nothing new to me, for I have had
plenty of time to study dogs, and if
they can’t reason they ought to be
killed, for they are worthless. I have
two sledge dogs, half-wolf, and it is
wonderful what they will do. I have
seen my leader locate a trail with six
feet of snow drifted over it, and do
many other things that would make an
ordinary man guess. I have traveled
2,800 miles over my trap lines in the
lost winter and have never seen them
pass a trap or a snare yet. They ai-
ways know where the next set is—
and find it, although it would be lost
if they would go a few feet farther
down the trail. As to bears, they will
find the weakest place in the cache
quicker than a man would—they al-
ways find the easiest place to break
in. I find it also very interesting te
watch my foxes.”
Finder of the Yellowstone.
John Colter, disccverer of Yeilow-
stone National park, guided his steps
to the Teton peaks in Wyoming in
1807, and the Astoria expedition hailed
the peaks with relief while floundering
through the wilderness in 1811.
No Variety.
“Ah!” sighed the incubator egg as
i$ looked about at the level sea of oth-
er ovals about it, “from one layer to
another !”—Retail Ledger, Philade'-
phia.
MENT PROGRAM FOR STATE
COLLEGE.
As a student of Pennsylvania State
I am one of about 3,200 young men
j and women now receiving instruction
at the expense of the State. Every-
thing is fine for those lucky enough
room up at Penn State for all who
wish to enter. Last year about 1,000
boys and girls, who had High school
principals and a lot of ambition, sent
in their applications and were refus-
Penn State can’t care for all of the
young people qualified to take its
courses some remedy ought to be
found.
Just before I came home from
school I found out that every State
west of Pennsylvania has a State uni-
versity and enough money for teach-
ing and buildings to take in every-
body. And we call ourselves the rich-
est State. I'm beginning to wonder
about that.
The college authorities are starting
a campaign in the fall to get $2,000,-
000 for buildings that simply must be
put up. The alumni, the faculty and
students have all voted in favor of
this emergency work, and they're get-
ting behind it strong. So are the par-
ents of students. They've formed an
association to help. We want some
more residences for the men and wom-
en, we want a hospital, we want phys-
ical education buildings and a union
building for the students. We've got
the endorsement of scores of indus-
trial, farming and business organiza-
tions and many prominent individu-
als. These people have been up to
State College and have seen what is
being done for the young men and
women and they have been looking
over the work in studying practical
problems of the people on the farms
and in the factories.
Of course, everybody in the State
can’t see State College, but I want to
tell these facts to as many people as
read your paper.
Very sincerely,
W. H. PAYNE,
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JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
DEVELOPMENT.
A striking evidence of how effect-
ively education is functioning in Penn-
sylvania is furnished by the Depart-
ment of Public Instruction through
the report of the director of junior
High schools. The development of
these schools has been rather remark-
able and shows that in the field, as in
so many others, Pennsylvania is lead-
ing the way. The report shows that
there are 53 such schools in success-
ful operation with an attendance of
30,935 divided as follows:
District No. No. of Students
City 25 26,600
Borough 13 2.550
Rural 14 1,785
In addition 54 schools are in pro-
cess of organization and will be open-
ed next year under the following dis-
tribution:
District No. No. of Students
City 12 16,500
Borough 21 6,675
Rural 21 3,755
From these figures it will be seen
that next year there will be 37 junior
High schools in operation in cities, 34
in boroughs and 35 in rural communi-
ties, having a total enrollment of
about 60,000.
A most interesting feature of this
report is the fact that the rural com-
munities have more such schools than
the boroughs and almost as many as
the cities. The rejort further states
that the broader field of experience
which these schools provide is keep-
ing a larger number of girls and boys
in school. In districts where records
have been kept, officials report that
35 to 40 per cent. more students have
continued in attendance through the
agency of the junior High school.
Among the distinctive activities
generally prevailing in these schools
are student government and club or-
ganizations. Unique features, evi-
dence of initiative and modern peda-
Zgieal practice are found in almost
all.
The ideal of the Department of
Public Instruction is the 6-3-3 plan.
That it is making rapid advances is
seen in the numerous building pro-
grams now in operation throughout
the State. Of the bond issue carried
at the recent election nearly all had
provision for junior High schools.
WHY THE NAME “MOONSHINE.”
America calls the liquor illicitly
distilled, especially in the Allegheny
mountains, “moonshine.” The appar-
ent reason is that it is believed to be
distilled at night and secretly trans-
ported without payment of a tax or
the authority of official permit. The
fact is, of course, that the secret stills
work as hard in day as at night.
England used the word in similar
manner, though not in the same sense.
Over there moonshine is liquor that
has been smuggled into the country
without payment of a tax. The smug-
gling is usually done by small boats
from the continent, that land at lone-
ly shores at night, and the cargo is
unloaded by the light of the moon. It
was this that gave the liquor its gen-
eric name.
American moonshine is raw, unaged
and often uncolored spirits. British
moonshine may be the finest brandy
from France, the choicest rum from
Jamaica. In the British Isles, espe-
cially Ireland, the popular name for
home-distilled spirits is “mountain
dew,” because it is in the hills that it
is made, far from the prying eyes of
the excise man.
——The “Watchman” gives all the
news while it is news.
Nocturnal Shaves.
not exactly like him, I'm afraid. The
on temperance lines, too. Well, this
temperate Vermonter saw a waiter of | ‘Practically every guest in the house
his one Saturday night after the mov- | has ordered a jug of shavin’ water,
ies had closed, hurrying upstairs | sir.’
with a tray full of jugs of hot water.
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“What’s all that hot water for,” he
Vermonter ran a hotel, and he ran it | asked the waiter suspiciously. x Z 5
“For shavin’, sir, said the waiter. | in each of the jugs.
“After that nobody seemed to want
any more nocturnal shaves in the good
Vermonter’s hotel.”—Unidentified.
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“Wait a bit, then,’ said the hotel
man, ‘till I put a piece of shaving soap
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“Prohibition would be more real and
genuine if our New York hotel men
were like the Vermonter. They are
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