Bellefonte, Pa., August 18, 1922.
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THE BEST MEMORY SYSTEM.
Torget each kindness that you do
As soon as you have done it;
Forget the praise that falls to you
The moment you have won it;
Forget the slander that you hear
Before you can repeat it;
Torget each slight, each spite, each sneer,
Wherever you may meet it.
Remember every kindness done
To you what’er its measure;
Remember praise by others won
And pass it on with pleasure;
Remember every promise made
And keep it to the letter;
Remember those who lend you aid
And be a grateful debtor.
Remember all the happiness
That comes your way in living ;
Forget each worry and distress,
Be hopeful and forgiving;
Remember good, remember truth,
Remember heaven's above you,
And you will find, through age and youth,
True joys and hearts to love you.
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ROBINSON CRUSOE.
We have all read and thrilled over
the story of Robinson Crusoe; his
exciting escape from shipwreck, his
cave, parrot, man Friday, and all the
various adventures in his four years’
primitive life on an unkown island of
the sea.
The world has always wondered
who was the original of Daniel Defoe’s
immortal story.
Defoe himself never told the sources
of his tale, but it was assumed that
Alexander Selkirk, an English sailor
who led a Crusoe like existence for
four years on an island furnished the
background of fact for the novel.
Recent research, however has
thrown a new light on the identity of
the famous adventurer.
Instead of Selkirk, the real Crusoe |
was probably a Portuguese nobleman
named Fernar Lopez, and his island
was not Juan Fernandez, near the
South American mainland but the
now well-known island of St. Helena
which lies a thousand miles off the
west coast of Africa.
Crusoe’s adventures more closely
resemble the actual experiences of
Lopez—who spent a lonely exile
upon St. Helena for nearly thirty
years—than those of the sailor Sel-
kirk.
Lopez shared his exile with a black
slave, he carried ashore several goats,
and a rooster which might have sug-
gested the parrot of Defoe’s fertile
imagination.
You will remember that Crusoe was
visited by blacks from the mainland.
Selkirk was on an island near South
America, where there were no native
blacks. St. Helena on the contrary,
off the African coast, might have been
invaded by venturesome blacks.
In the book, Crusoe, after being res-
cued and arriving in his native land,
soon tired of civilization and went
back to his island.
This tallies exactly with Lopez’s
voluntary return to St. Helena after
a visit to Portugal and Italy at the
end of three years’ island life.
Selkirk, however, settled down in
England and stayed there, as records
show.
All the evidence bears out the the-
ory that Defoe’s romance was based
upon the history of the Portuguese
nobleman.
Lopez was a soldier of fortune who
was banished from his country and its
territories by the Portuguese Viceroy
of Malaya, on account of a bad scrape
that cccurred while he was in the Ma-
lay Islands.
Upon the death of the viceroy three
years later, Lopez found himself at
liberty to leave the Indes and return
home.
The journey by sailing vessel from
India to Europe was a long, slow pull
around the Cape of Good Hope. On
the way, Lopez had plenty of time to
think over his situation and fearing
for his safety under the insecure laws
of the times, he changed his mind
about going back to Portugal.
It happened that the vessel bearing
Lopez came within sight of the island
of St. Helena, then unexplored and
uninhabited.
He suddenly seized upon the notion
making it a refuge.
Obtaining the consent of the cap-
tain to put him ashore, he took with
him a slave, a good supply of food,
tools, firearms, a rooster and some
goats.
Leaving Lopez and his slave to
“hair fate the ship sailed on to Port-
ugal, where the crew spread the news
of Tis strange self imposed banish-
ment. It was soon repeated in every
port of Europe, and Lopez became a
famous character.
Although Defoe lived two centuries
later he undoubtedly knew of Lopez,
for the romance of his singular life
was told and eagerly listened to for
nrany generations.
After three years had passed, Lopez
looked out on his harbor one morning
—and saw a vessel.
It bore a message from the King
of Portugal, who had become interest-
ed in his story and desired him to re-
turn home. He promised safety and
royal favors.
But Lopez either mistrusted the
offer as a ruse to lure him back to be
punished, or else had come to prefer
solitary existence to life in European
capitals, for he flatly refused to set
foot on the ship. Whereupon they
took him aboard by force. .
Disembarking at Lisbon, the exile
found himself a popular hero. He
was entertained and lionized every-
where and crowds followed him
through the streets.
He was recieved graciously at court
by the king, and even journeyed to
Rome, where he was given audience
by the Pope.
But three years’ wild life with only
a slave for companion had made him
so unused to the noise, crowds and
confusion of his native land that he
was unhappy and longed for his
island abode.
Finally, the king ordered that he be
transported to St. Helena, where he
| was once more “monarch of all he sur-
veyed.” .
There he lived for more than
twenty-five years, until his lonely
death about the year 1546.
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STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
ON THE WATCH.
Hot weather does not mean a string
of bass, golf links, moonlight on the
ocean, or a mountain lodge to mem-
bers of the engineering division,
State Health Department. Summer is
always a busy season for them. A
vigilant lovicout must be kept for the
appearance of typhoid fever; sources
of infection immediately sought; wa-
er supply and milk kept up to stand:
ard.
In addition to these regular chores,
camps now occupied by homeless min-
ers must be wawched so that they do
not become breeding spots for sick-
ness and contagious disease, and the
sanitary arrangements for the mili-
tary camps in the western part of the
State must be inspected. District en-
gineer, H. P. Drake, is conducting the
inspection of National Guard camps
near Cokesburg, and J. W. Forten-
baugh, district engineer, has head-
quarters at Ebensburg.
County fair grounds are being ex-
amined to determine whether previous
orders from the department regarding
improvements in water and sewage
sysems have been completed, and if
not, to insure such completion before
the fair opens.
In response to appeals from the
Chester Water company and the local
board of health, for assistance in locat-
ing and eliminating unpleasant tastes
and odors noticed in the filtered water
supply for Chester, an investigation is
being made there. The trouble has
not yet been located but the water has
been made palatable by more thor-
ough treatment.
C. E. Emerson Jr., chief engineer,
says that “along about November
things may simmer down a bit, and
then vacations will be among the
things for which we offer thanks on
the last Thursday of that month.”
Reduction of two cents a gallon
in the price of gasoline and of one
cent a gallon in that of kerosene were
announced by the Atlantic Refining
compan). The company’s announce-
ment said that the cuts would apply
to its products in all of Pennsylvania
and Delaware and that they made the
ruling price of gasoline at service sta-
tions 27 cents and at garages 24 cents,
while kerosene at stores would be 13
cents a gallon.
Must Report Travel Expense.
According to a Harrisburg dispatch
uniform expense blanks to standard-
ize certain expenditures for the State
government and to place all depart-
ments and bureaus upon an equal foot-
ing have been made the rule for State
capitol business. Not only does the
new blank do away with the separate
forms of each department, some of
which were twice as big as the others
and assorted shapes, but it establishes
methods of checking and autditing. It
likewise requires a statement of the
nature of the trip for which the ex-
pense was incurred, together with a
statement of residence, official head-
(marers and voting or home resi-
ence.
Pullman charges will not be allowed
for less than ninety miles; no trans-
portation allowed between the capitol
and homes; no maximum or average
charges for hotels or meals will be
considered, only exact amounts, while
such personal charges as “barber
bills, baths, laundry, clothes pressed.
shoe shines, valets or maids, ete.,” will
not be approved.
Receips are required for all items
except car fare and meals. Charges
for automobile hire are limited to ten
cents a mile, while it is stated “when
destination can be reached by rail-
road or street car only such fares will
be allowed.”
Answered Her Question.
A lady who kept a little curly poo-
dle lost her pet and called on the po-
lice to find it. The next day one of
the force came with the dog very wet
and dirty.
HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA.
If You Are
Too Tired to Eat
Take Hood's Sarsaparilla. A well-
known Justice of the Peace in Indi-
ans says Hood’s Sarsaparilla makes
“food taste good.” After taking
three bottles he.eats 8 hearty meals a
day, works hard and sleeps well.
A grateful woman writes: “1
earnestly recommend all women who
wish to be made new, or who are
troubled with that tired feeling, to
take Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It wonder-
fully relieved me of sour stomach, dis-
| tress and belching.”
| Get Hood’s; and only Hood’s. 67-30
Among the rules laid down are that
The lady was overjoyed, and asked |
a number of silly questions, one be-!
ing: :
“Where did you find my darling?”
“Why, ma’am,” said the officer, “a,
fellow had him on a pole and was |
washing windows with him.”—Safety
First Bulletin, P. R. R.
Caldwell & Son
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Plumbing and Heating
By Hot Water
Vapor
Steam
Pipeless Furnaces .
Full Line of Pipe and Fittings
AND MILL SUPPLIES
err
ALL SIZES OF
Terra Cotta Pipe and Fittings
Estimates Cheerfully and Promptly
Furnished. 66-15
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ATLAS
PORTLAND CEMENT
WE have outgrown temporary construction
dire = perma ence is ihe smast economy. The
road is being rep! concrete—open
in all re bg Sem A A id repairs
teed long life.
As concrete es more permanent, more
profitable the avenues of communication and
transportation—it makes more permanent,
more profitable, more livable, the farm.
Your buildi terial dealer can adviseon
ma
nillding . calls Atlas “the Standard
3 vik otis makes are Sins
The Atlas Portland Cement Company
Sales Offices:—New York—Boston—Philadelphia
Mills:— Northampton, Pa.—Hudson, N.Y.—Leeds, Ala.
measured
“The Standard by which,
all other Make
There is no otyle of work, from the
cheapest “Dodger” to the finest
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consistent swith the class of work. i
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cious possessions.
monds.
subject to loss by fire and
Unlike the precious stones,
deterioration through extremes of heat and the ravages of moth, as well as being
o woman in her own home—no matter what care she
Protect Your Valuable Furs
Against Moth, Fire and Theft!
Our Cold Storage Does It
ROM time immemorial Furs have been among woman’s most prized and pre-
She has always considered them on a par with her dia-
Furs are perishable.
theft.
mmertime—can give her prized Furs the
that can be afforded by having them
stored for the hot weather in our Arctic-Cold Storage Vaults—
the last word in scientifically designe Fur Storage—one of
the largest as well as
the most modern and up-to-date plants
in America.
Most Modern Fur
Storage Plant
A vast amount of money
has been spent on these
vaults and in the installation
of the most improved and
technicallv-exact refrigerat-
ing machinerv—the latest
and most modern yet devised
by man for the prover care
and preservation of Furs and
other articles which may be
lost by fire or theft or de-
terioration through extremes
of hot weather.
Moth and other insects
which attack Furs, Tapes-
tries, etc.. have. in the past,
been fought with such weap-
ons as moth balls, camphor.
tobacron, cedar chests, etc. all
of which are still used by
many housewives. Although
these doubtless help to keen
the moths away from the
woods, if the eggs have al-
ready been deposited they
are of no value whatever in
preventing the development
of the insect and subseauent
damage. Naphtha, while it
helps somewhat, also re-
moves the natural oils so es-
sential to the apnearance and
preservation of the Furs.
Safety First— ’
and Always
The solution. of the prob-
lem, then, is Dry Cold Stor-
age such as we have provided
in our new Fur Storage
Vaults, scientifically con-
structed of thick walls of
eancrefe and corkboard.
chilled to a temperature of
10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit
by a system of cold air car-
ried in myriads of coiled
pipes.
Yor this service, which in-
cludes insurance against fire
and burglars, as well as pro-
tection against moth and
other pests, the rate is nom-
inal, being but 2% % of your
own valuation of your goods.
For instance, a Fur Coat or
an Oriental Rug you value
at $100 each will cost you
only $2.50 each for storage
and insurance, surely little
enough to give you peace of
mind about the safety of your
treasured Furs, Tapestries,
Rugs, fine Clothing or valu-
able fabrics of any kind.
Let us take care of them
for you. Send by express in-
sured and we will store and
jnsure them for you until you
are ready for them again.
Schwartz Bros.
Johnstown, Pa.
request return.
ensioes To be altered or repaired
Fur Storage Department,
I am sending you by express todaY.coeesensens JUL cesectrinsasnness .
valued at $.eecvcscsccsancenne .. for storage and insurance until I
You will acknowledge arrival of consignment and send
Storage Vault Receipt for same.
at your low Sammer prices
They are susceptible to
Don’t Delay
in Protecting
Fine
Tapes=
Your
Furs,
tries, Oriental
Rugs and Oth
er Yaluables.
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j | in Protecting
s Fane
Tapes=
Rugs and Oth-
er Valuables.
DAY
SEASHORE
EXCURSION
Asbury Park
$14.46
Ocean Grove
Camp Meeting
BELLEFONTE
via Lock Haven
ROUND
ous from
Proportionate fares from other nearby points.
THURSDAY
August. 24
p&=Tickets good going on late train August 23, or on regular
trains August 24 and returning on all regular trains, except
limited trains, until September 8, inclusive. Stop-off allowed at
Philadelphia in both directions. :
Pennsylvania System
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why he thinks Fauble’s
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The Best Men’s Store in
Central Pennsylvania
You will be sure to o. k.
his opinion.
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67-31-2t