Democrat Macon
Bellefonte, Pa., February 16, 1923.
LAMERTS CHANGE OF TIMES
Old-Time Missouri Editor Tells Good
Story of Politics of Some Few
Decades Ago.
“Politics ain’t what she used to be,”
complained the old-time Missouri
newspaper editor. ‘Take old ‘Hurri-
cane’ Watts, for instance. Hurricane
was state senator for three terms. He
was a hurricane for true, and blew
his way straight through to almost
any goal he attained. On one occa-
sion he had considerable traveling
about over the state to do, so he went
to the division superintendent of the
railroad that ran through the terri-
tory where he wanted to go.
“‘T want a pass on your road,’ Hur-
ricane told the superintendent.
“The superintendent looked up at
his visitor in astonishment, too taken
aback to reply for a moment.
“‘You want a what? he asked.
“ ‘A pass—p-a-double s!’ Hurricane
exclaimed impatiently. ‘One that is
good on your entire system in this
state.’
“The superintendent cleared his
throat carefully, the while he parried
for time.
‘“‘Are you an employee of this rail-
road?
“‘Of course 1 am,” Hurricane as-
sured him.
“‘In what capacity? the superin-
tendent demanded.
“ ‘Capacity!’ exclaimed Hurricane.
‘IT am a member of the Missouri gen-
eral assembly.’ ”—Kansas City Star.
WOULD TEACH BOYS TO COOK
English Woman Physician Argues
That Such a Proceeding Would
Solve Many Problems.
“Should boys be trained in house-
craft and cookery?” was the question
debated at a meeting of the Women’s
Freedom league of London. Dr. Eliza-
beth Sloan Chesser argued that the
teaching of housewifery and cooking
to men and boys would help to solve
many social problems and improve the
health of the community, reports the
London Daily Telegraph. Housekeep-
ing, she said, was much more arduous
work than journalism, public speak-
ing and medical practice and, there-
fore, men were more fitted for it
than women. Men excelled in execu-
tive work, and if they could create
better music, painting and poetry than
women, they could also create better
savories and soups.
A. Clephan Palmer said women were
becoming more masculine and to hold
their own men must become still more
masculine. They did not do that by
cooking chops or dusting ornaments.
Moreover, it was unnecessary, as the
modern idea was to be as homeless
as possible. Two rooms and a car
was the American ideal. He advised
men to follow the precedent of King
Alfred and let the cakes burn.
World Cities on Same Parallel,
If you had to travel directly east
from the city hall a distance of 5,622
miles you would cut right through the
southern suburbs of Constantinople.
It is remarkable that so many cities
of first importance are situated on the
same parallel. That narrow belt,
hardly more than 90 miles in breadth,
which encircles the globe between
40.20 degrees and 41.50 degrees in
north latitude includes Constantinople,
Rome, Madrid, New York and Chi-
cago—five cities as important or his-
torical as any other five perhaps in
the world.
London is corsidersbly north of
New York. It is situated in about
51.45 degrees north latitude, thus
being in about the same parallel as
Calgary.—New York Sun.
Wild Geese Blocked Railroad.
Wild geese thronging the right of
way of the Spokane-Portland railway
north of Wallula, Wash., interfered
seriously with the operation of trains
for about a week. So numerous were
the big birds that several times it was
necessary to stop trains that the be-
wildered honkers might not be slaugh-
tered by hundreds. Engineers tried
to drive the birds from the tracks by
tremendous blasts from the locomo-
tive whistles. When the great flocks
took wing te clear the way for the
trains the noise of their beating pin-
ions could be heard for a great dis-
tance.
Big Saver of Labor.
In potato harvesting, by connecting
a loader to the rear of a digger, both
being hauled by a tractor, the pota-
toes can be dug and loaded simultame-
ously into a horse-drawn wagon mov-
ing alongside the combination. One
of the two potato elevators of the
loader is arranged to dump the pota-
tees into the wagon. These elevators
are constructed with separated steel
slats so that any dirt left on the po-
tatoes will fall to the ground. The
elevators are driven by a system of
sprockets and chains in connection
with the wheels of the loader.—Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine.
Child's Poetic Expression.
Verna is the proud sister of (in her
estimation) the most darling baby
brother in the world. The other day
she went up to him and, throwing her
arms around him, remarked: “Oh, you
little doll, you're so sweet I can kiss
all the soft off of you,” referring te
his cheeks, which are soft and rosy.
Chicago Tribune.
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TOOK ALL SORTS OF CHANCES
Reckless Motorist Furnished Every
Kind of Thrill That His Passen-
gers Could Possibly Desire.
The Muscovite who was driving our
Benz over a Persian mountain pass
kad the most original method of de-
scending a& mountain side that I have
ever seen.
Instead of putting his clutch into
second gear, he would shut off his
power entirely and then go charging
downward at terrific speed, the big
car lurching from side to side of the
precipice bordered road like a runa-
way locomotive.
The ordinary curves he took on two
wheels, presumably to save rubber, but
when we were within a few yards of
one of the hairpin turns with which
the road abounded, with nothing but
emptiness ahead, he would suddenly
jam on foot and emergency brakes si-
multaneously, thus locking his rear
wheels and causing the stern of the car
to skid around the corner.
And sometimes, at the narrower
places, where the outside of the road
ended in “a drop into nothing below
you as far as a beggar could spit,” he
would give us an extra thrill by grip-
ping the steering wheel with his knees
so that he would have both hands free
to light a cigarette.
I do not think that IT am a particu-
larly nervous person, but am frank to
say that I heaved a sigh of relief when
we reached the bottom. There were
several moments when I wondered if I
was going to see the Statue of Liberty
again.—E. Alexander Powell in Har-
per’s Magazine.
Wire Telegraphy for Mines.
In a mine disaster it frequently hap-
pens that the same agency that causes
the disaster puts the telephone system
out of order. That is why mining en-
gineers are experimenting with the
wireless system. In recent tests near
Pittsburgh a receiving station 50 feet
underground got short-wave signals
from outside distinctly, but the audi-
bility fell off rapidly as the distance
underground was increased. In ex-
periments in England a three-tube set
placed at a 2,000-foot level communi-
cated easily with the pit mouth, and
better results were obtained at great
depths than at points comparatively
near the surface—Youth’s Compan-
fon.
Human Brain During Sleep.
Most authorities appear to be
agreed that during sleep there is a
lessened amount of blood in the
brain. «= This is why excitement pre-
vents sleep, or hard thinking, for
then there is a greater flow of blood
to the brain. This was proved in an
interesting manner by Mosso, who
balanced a man on a scale and showed
that the head end would become de-
pressed when the man was made to
think or was subjected to excitement.
This knowledge helps in the treat-
ment of insomnia.
“Deadheads.”
Deadhead is the literal translation
of the Latin phrase, caput mortuum,
which was much used by the old
chemists to denote the residuum of |
chemicals when all their volatile mat-
ters had escaped; hence the word is
figuratively used of anything from
which all that rendered it valuable
has been taken away. Spectators or
passengers who do not pay are not
valuable, from a revenue standpoint.
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Aute License Tag Colors Next Year
Reverse of Those Issued This Year.
State Highway Commissioner Paul
D. Wright has decided the color ar-
rangement for automobile license tags
for 1924 will be the reverse of 1923.
The base of the 1923 tags is blue and
the numerals are gold. The base of
the 1924 tags will be gold and the nu-
merals will be blue. There is a like-
lihood these two colors will be used on
Pennsylvania tags henceforth, alter-
nating the base color each year. In
the opinion of Commissioner Wright
gold and blue, the colors of the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania, may well
be adopted as permanent colors for
automobile license plates.
The 1924 combination of the gold
background and blue numerals is the
first in the history of automobile reg-
istration in Pennsylvania.
It is not unlikely in 1924 the num-
ber of passenger vehicle tags required
to meet the Pennsylvania demand will
pass the one million mark. It is esti-
mated 860,00 such plates will be re-
quired for 1923,
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A Misunderstood Phrase.
“I don’t care a dam” is a phrase
that was recently the cause of a Mem-
ber being called to order in the House.
Even in these days of the wild men
from the North, it certainly strikes
the ear as somewhat unparliamentary.
But Colonel J. H. Rivett-Carnac comes
to the rescue of a much-maligned ex-
pression with a letter to the Times.
He explains that “dam” is an old In-
dian name for a coin current in the
eighteenth century and worth two-
pence. There is a passage in “Well-
ington’s Dispatches” which quotes a
letter written by Colonel Wellesley
(as he then was), who describes a cer-
tain officer’s opinion as “not worth a
two-penny dam.” Colonel Rivett-
Carnac finishes his letter with a sly
dig at the objection to the word “dam”
as instanced in the story of the old la-
dy of the manor, who declined to sign
a document relating to the construc-
tion of a dam to a stream on her es-
tate until the offending word was de-
leted and “weir” substituted.—London
Times Weekly.
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news while it is news.
Guineas Desiroy Boll Weevils.
The common guinea fowl, seen in
the barnyard, or observed about farm
homes, is now reported to be even
more useful than formerly, It is said
that the guinea is especially effective
in ridding a cotton field of boll weevils.
Several of these fowls will eat an
amazing number of these weevils in
the course of a day reports one who re-
cently made an investigation. It is
to be hoped that guineas will solve the
boll weevil problem.
Rule for National Conduct.
The propitious smiles of heaven can
never be expected on a nation that
disregards the eternal rules of order
and right which heaven itself has or-
dained.—George Washington.
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other than the replenishment of gaso-
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service requirements of motor cars are
acter built into them by the manu-
Periodic inspection, proper lubrication
and minor adjustments, when necessary,
are essential to the proper and prolonged
functioning of any piece of machinery.
With quality as a prime factor, it is the
To insure the operation of Lincoln cars
as a source of uninterrupted satisfaction
and enjoyment, through the medium of
adequate and convenient service facili-
ties, it is the purpose of the Ford Motor
Company that its entire dealer organi-
and intelligent service to Lincoln owners.
Thousands of Ford Dealers in the United
States are being equipped with specially
trained Lincoln men, competent to make
minor adjustments and of providing for
ordinary service requirements.
owner, whether touring a continent or
crossing his own city, may with cenfi-
dence enter a Ford Dealer's place of
business and be assured of prompt, cour-
teous and intelligent treatment by an
organization with a personal interest in
his welfare.
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Ford Dealers be equipped to do major
repair work or overhauling on Lincoln
cars. Adequate provision is made, how-
ever, whereby such work will be done
in each territory, when necessary, by
dealers who are especially equipped to
render high grade service in keeping with
the character of the product.
We believe that the Lincoln will run
farther and require less mechanical
attention than any other car in the
world. It is significant and a matter of
utmost importance to prospective own:
ers of quality cars that the incomparable,
world-wide facilities of the Ford Motor
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Lyon & Co. Lyon & Co.
Just arrived—a new spring line of La-
dies’, Misses’ and Children’s Suits, all snap-
py models, in the newest spring fabrics and
up to the minute shades and styles.
SPRING DRESS FABRICS.
A gorgeous array of beautiful color-
ings, in the new spring dress fabrics, print-
ed and woven Swisses, Crepe Perle and
other new
Voile Chalfonte and many
weaves.
CLEARANCE SALE. =
Clearance sale of all winter goods still <.
at its best. Sm.
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SILK SALE.
Yard-wide Silks, Taffetas, Messaline
and Fancy Silks at $1.00, $1.50, $1.75 per
Sop mene
See our rummage table. It is laden
with bargains.
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