Bellefonte, Pa., October 19, 1923. Country Correspondence Items of Interest Dished Up for the Delectation of “Watchman” Read- ers by a Corps of Gifted Correspondents. PINE GROVE MENTIONS. George P. Irvin lost one of his best horses last Friday. Mrs. Samuel Fleming is visiting relatives at Mill Creek this week. A little boy arrived recently in the Walter Johnson home on Main street. The long drouth in this section was broken by a shower on Sunday night. Charles Colobine, of Tyrone, was registered at the St. Elmo on Tues- day. Don’t overlook the Morrison sale at White Hall on October 30th, at 1 p. m. Dr. Clyde Krebs is installing a hot water heating plant in his Main street home. W. A. Collins and E. C. Martz made a business trip to Huntingdon last Friday A. C. Kepler spent Saturday in Al- toona where he disposed of 8(9 bush- els of potatoes. Joseph Rishel, wife and son, were Sunday visitors with Mrs. Sue Peters, on east Main street. John Musser Ward, of Youngstown, Ohio, spent Friday at the home of the Ward sisters, in town. Miss Agnes Campbell, of State Col- lege, is visiting her brother, I Campbell, at Fairbrook. ‘Harry McClellan and wife, of Tus- seyville, were callers at the J. A. Fortney home on Main street. Miss Mary Ward returned home last Friday after a trip of three weeks to Pittsburgh, and Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Smeltzer, of State College, spent Saturday after- noon in our town shopping and call- ing on old friends. Dr. G. H. Woods and family return- ed home on Monday from a three week’s visit among friends in the western part of the State. C. M. Dale and wife of the Branch; W. K. Goss and wife and Earl Little and wife were Rock Springs visitors the early part of the week Harry Pennington and wife and Miss Kennedy, of State College, took a motor trip on Saturday to Fair- brook, Marengo and Gatesburg. Mrs. Anna Fortney and daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Davis, and Mrs. Sarah Moyer spent Tuesday in Bellefonte making the rounds of the shops. A full crew of carpenters began work on Monday on the new barn to be built by Will Wertz on the site of the one recently destroyed by fire. David Clyde Krebs and wife, of State College, were Sunday visitors with relatives in town. They expect » move here on or about November st. John Johnson, who recently under- went an operation for appendicitis, at the Jefferson hospital, Philadelphia, is getting along splendidly, according to reports. ; Mrs. Maggie Gardner, of Rock Springs, has moved into the Claude Williams house in our town, where she has made herself comfortable for the winter. After April 1st, 1924, our mutual friend, John Quinn, will occupy the well known Major Ross farm west of town, now occupied by E. Shoemaker, who will retire. Word has been received here of the serious illness of William Jacobs, an old Civil war veteran, who recently suffered a stroke of paralysis at his home at Osceola Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph I Fleming are visiting old friends and neighbors in the Kishacoquillas valley, and during their absence Samuel Fleming is looking after the farm work. Mrs. Mary Brouse closed her home on east Main street and after a visit with her son, W. H. Brouse and fami- ly, will go to the home of her son-in- law, Daniel Decker, for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reeder, of Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. James Reed- er, of Altoona, made their annual pil- grimage to the Capt. J. R. Lemon home at Gatesburg, on Monday, where they took a hand in picking Baldwin apples. John Moore, of Chester, Pa., is vis- iting his brother, Ed S. Moore, near town. John is a native of Shingle- town and served during the Civil war in the 77th regiment Pennsylvania HAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS FOLKS LAUGHS AT ME CASE AHS SORTER KNOCK-KNEED BUT TAIN NONE O' MAH FAULT -- AH WUZ A BOW- LAIGGED BABY EN DE DOCTUN TUK EN STRAIGHTEN ‘EM OUT Too MUCH!! 5 V4 - Copyright. 1921 by McClure Newspaper Syndicata of age, but unusually well preserved. The Epworth League of the Metho- dist church will serve a chicken and waffle supper from five to nine o’clock on Saturday evening, October 27th, in the I. O. O. F. hall. Everybody is in- vited to attend. ———————— RUNVILLE. Mr. and Mrs. John Lucas spent Sunday at Tyrone. Mrs. E. S. Bennett and son Arthur spent Friday at Milton. Edward Lucas and sister, Mrs. Ma- ry Heaton, spent Tuesday at Mill Hall and Lock Haven. : Mrs. Lew Fetzer attended the State Sunday school ' convention at Wil- liamsport last week. Jacob Shirk came home on Monday from Pittsburgh, where he had been employed for the last six months. Mrs. Ella Houseman and Mrs. Jen- nie Strayer, of Altoona, spent last week at the home of Mrs. Annie Lu- cas. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kauffman and Mrs. Ida Witmer spent last Sunday in Bellefonte, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Poorman. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Johnson and Mrs. Alice Rodgers and daughter Ed- na visited at Ryde on Sunday, at the home of Harry Warton. Mr. and Mrs. William Stewart, of Winburne; Mr. and Mrs. Brower, of Philipsburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Jodon, of Bellefonte, visited at ge home of Mrs. Sallie Friel, on Sun- ay. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson and children, of Kylertown; Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Resides and son, of Milesburg; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rodgers and two children, of Tyrone; Mrs. Edward Kirk and daughter Ellie, of Snow Shoe; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Brower, 0. of Philipsburg; Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson and son, and Mrs. Maggie Treaster, of Wallaceton, visited at the L. J. Heaton home on Sunday. JACKSONVILLE. The Montieth family were over ‘Sunday visitors at the Clyde Yearick home. at Hublersburg. Mrs. Mary Dietz and daughter Josephine were over Sunday guests with friends in and about Blanchard. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Ertley and chil- dren, Isabelle, Violet and Rosella, were visitors at the Ertley home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Vonada and son Henry, of this place, were Sunday visitors at the Roy Garbrick home, at Centre Hall. Last week Willis Bathgate, our milkman, moved into the Kling house which has been vacant since G. C. Kling and family moved to 409 south Highland street, Lock Haven. The death angel called at the Fred Haines home at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning, and took the 5 weeks’ old baby boy. The doctor pronounced its death due to dropsy, since birth. In addition to its parents a sister and brother survive, Rose and William. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at the home, interment at Schenck’s cemetery. The Jacob Dixon sale on Saturday was well attended and most every- thing sold brought its value. At this sale the Ladies’ Aid society took the opportunity to offer to the public a hand-made comfort and the carpet which was formerly in use in the Re- formed church. Mrs. William Dixon was the highest bidder, at six dollars, Consequenity the buyer of the com- ort. Pennsylvania Uses 1,000,000 Gallons of Gas Daily. Gasoline consumption in Pennsyl- vania has for the first time reached the enormous amount of one million gallons daily, according to estimates prepared by the statistical bureau of the Atlantic Refining Company. This new high mark, brought about by the increased number of automobiles, is coincident with the additional one cent tax on gasoline. From the State tax of two cents a gallon the revenue is therefore, $20,- 000 a day, of which one-fourth goes to counties for road building and Yes Souris into the State general und. The Atlantic Refining company bas- es its figures for total gasoline con- sumption on an estimated registra- tion of 918,000 passenger cars and 71,000 solid tire trucks on July 31st. The gasoline consumption, in July, of each passenger car registered, is 23.14 gallons, The July fursamntion of the average truck is 137.28 gallons. These figures have been arrived at by tabulations kept throughout a period of ten years. The World’s Need. So many gods, so many creeds, So many paths fhat wind and wind, While just the art of being kind Is all the sad world needs. —Ella Wheeler Wilcox. — Japan purchased 1,265 tons of crude rubber in 1912, while in 1921 her imports of this commodity jump- ed to 22,000 tons. The Land of the Setting Sun is not engaged in any ex- tensive rubber manufacturing, accord- ing to reports, and it is an enigma as to just what Nippon is doing with all this rubber. ren —— A ————————— Real Estate Transfers. Clara Rider to George W. Rossman, tract in Ferguson township; $5,000. Thomas J. Decker, et al, to J. F. Thal, tract in Bellefonte; $3,000. Benjamin Frederick Booth, et ux, to Conrad B. Bratton, tract in Phil- ipsburg; $1,500. Mary C. Fisher to Pittsburgh Lime- stone company, tract in Gregg town- ship; $1. Mark Davis, et ux, to James F. Co- penhaver, et ux, tract in Philipsburg; $650. Tillie A.Muffley, et bar, to Blanche A. Cramer, tract in Ferguson town- ship; $500. BT ar John Callahan to C. C. Callahan, tract in Rush township; $1. volunteers. “He is seventy-nine years | ROUGH ON THE PASSENGERS i English Railway Rules Seem Framed on Principle That They Are All Criminals, ‘ The unsuccessful: presecution of a railway passenger at Glasgow for traveling with a tickét given to him by another person is a striking fllus- tration ‘of the extraordinary powers claimed by railway companies. Railway laws—or, rather, railway by-laws, which are not quite the same thing—bristle with penalties for the hapless passenger. They seem to be framed on the principle that every traveler is a tential criminal, re- marks a writer in London Tit-Bits. If he fails to produce his ticket when it 1s asked for #t is, in railway law, “prima facie evidence that he has no ticket.” Fine, 40 shillings. If he really has no ticket it prima facie evidence of fraud. er shillings—even though he intended to buy a ticket, but, being late for his train, failed to de so. If the passenger has taken a ticket for a particular station and alights at an intermediate station the -railway can clailn payment of the fare between the points of starting and alighting, al- though it has already been pald once for the original ticket. If he refuses to pay—40 shillings. If he travels first class with a third- class ticket on any part of a line the railway has power to demand payment of the whole fare from the point at which the train started. The passenger is also liable to pay- ment twice over if he uses the return half of his ticket the day after its cur- rency expired. Most of these by-laws are as farci- cal In practice as that still in force which imposes a penalty of 40 shill- ings on a passenger who enters a com- partment which is already full. FRENCH WRITERS HAVE FUN Four Collaborate on Novel, Each Cre ating Difficult Problems for Others to Solve, Four widely known French writers nave collaborated in a new novel, “Le- Roman des Quatre,” which has just appeared in Paris. The novel follows the model established by “Le Croix de Berny,” which appeared many years ago. The collaborators have written turn by turn and the novel becomes a series of letters by different hands. The most distinguished of the au- thors of “Le Croix de Berny” was Theophile Gautier, who was assisted by Madame Emile de Girardin, Jules Sandeau and Joseph Mery,seach writer being responsible for one character. The new novel has been written in a more frivolous spirit. The plot of “Le Croix de Berny” was prearranged, but the authors of the latest novel of this sort have taken a mischievous de- light in getting their characters into tight places and leaving their extrica-i1 tion to the other authors. One of them, indeed, killed off all the charac- ters in the story, and then passed the manuseript on to the next author for completion. That gentleman escaped from his predicament by informing his readers that he had not had time to read the last chapter and begging them to excuse any incoherence that might appear in the narrative. He thereupon went calmly on with the de- funct characters, The collaborators on this latest ex- periment are Pierre Benoit, Paul Bourget, Henri Duvernois and Madame d’Houville—Living Age. Mrs. Andrew Jackson Smoked. It is not known that any “first lady of the land” smoked while she was in the White House, but it is well-au- thenticated fact that Mrs. Andrew Jackson smoked habitually in her home near Nashville, Tenn. James Parton, Jackson's biographer, says it was no uncommon occurrence for Jack- son and his wife to sit for hours be- fore their fire each smoking a pipe. However, this is no reflection on Mrs. Jackson, because among the early set- tlers of the Southwest many respect- able women smoked pipes and thought nothing of it. Mrs. Jackson, before her marriage, was Rachél Donelson, daughter of one of the most respected men in the early history of Tennessee. Whose Feet Are They, Then? The little boy complained that his shoes hurt him. His mother looked at them and saw that in his hurry to get dressed he had put the right shoe on the left foot, and the left shoe on the right foot. “You've put your shoes on the wrong feet, dear,” she explained. The little boy looked up in wonder. “No, I haven't, mummy,” he said. They're my feet.”—Youth’s Compan- fon, Seeking Information. Mr. Newrich—Oo’s the guy on the pedestal ? Butler (in the absence of the Mat quis of Blankshire, showing visitor round the ancestral home)—That, sir, is a bust of Marcus Aurelius. Mr. Newrich—Indeed, an’ wot rela- tion might ’e be to the present Markis? —London Passing Show. Not a Chance. “He's marrying a very rich girl” “I'm sorry for him.” “But this is a love match purely.” “That may be, but he'll never be able to convince his friends of that.” Keeping Out Flies. “I gee your dog stands on his hind legs at the screen door.” “Yes, he has been trained to fall ir quickly.”—Louisville Courier-Journal. JUST A FISHIN’. In the Oakland Realtor, published at Oakland, California, iy we noticed a little story by Paul L. Stern- berg who is in the real estate busi- ness in that city. When we noticed the heading “Just a Fishin’ ” we could scarcely associate it with the Paul Sternberg who lived here years ago and had to work so hard all the time that he never got a chance to go fish- ing although our streams in those days were quite as much of a lure, so far as a chance to catch was concern- ed, as are the streams of California today. Paul evidently knows the call of the wild. He has learned to see the at out of doors as it really is and his story is so full of uplift that we may all have for the taking that we want you to read it. ‘The Sternbergs, in the days gone by, were a well known Bellefonte family. A. Sternberg was a clothing merchant here and was chief burgess of the town for a term. _ It is generally thought that fishing is a lazy man’s pastime, but Lordy! it’s only a sportsman who can get the real kick and genuine thrill out of it. I have just returned from one of my monthly trips, which I make for three or four days at a time, bring- ing with me a nice fish dinner for at least a half dozen friends, those who do not have the time nor the patience to indulge. Just about the time that dawn is breaking and Mr. Rooster (the alarm clock) sounds the fact in a well-mod- ulated voice it is then that you do the unnatural in getting up quickly at 4:30, instead of at 7:30. Then the hurried cup of coffee and the assem- bling of the rods, lines and bait, and the hope that you have not forgotten anything. But many times you do, that very thing. Soon I am pulling a large boat down the river, and, as I am going with the tide, the work of rowing is just boy’s play. After rowing about a mile, I am to the place where the bass is in his fa- vorite spot. The tide is just right— between a half and full tide. My nerves are in a full quiver for the first cast. I use a fifteen-foot bam- boo pole and the same length of line (which is about three times my own length) and the play is on. The hook is well baited with a generous piece of Monterey sardine, and I make my cast. It reaches about forty feet from the shore line and glides gently on the water. Just as my line is going under— hardly more than three feet—I have a strike. Whew! what a jerk! Like a flash Mr. Bass is at the end of the line and I turn him with a wide turn in the other direction, and turn him again and again, just tiring him, and with each turn keep bringing him nearer to me and his landing. You have always in mind that it is the big fish that gets away, and do not have him until you land him. My rod bends and groans under the efforts of the landing, but soon I have my catch in the boat and I smile at my prowess —and especially if it is a four to six pounder. With a great sense of grat- ification. I now light my old pipe (which, by the way, my good wife lov- ingly calls my garbage burner). I lean -baek in the boat and blow rings of satisfaction, and think, or wish some of the boys were here to enjoy the sport with me. Your first catch only whets the ap- petite to catch another one. You may do so soon, or have to wait for a half hour or more. In that case your time is well spent for the relaxation, the thoughts of freedom from your busi- ness cares, and it’s your holiday! The peace and quiet only brings back rem- iniscences of boyhood days, and you smile both inwardly and outwardly. Unlike the average boy, I was de- nied this pleasure, yet I lived where fish and all kinds of game were abun- dant. Remember old Spring Creek and the blue Juniata, where the trout and shad were most prolific? I re- member so well these and the many times that the boys would call and say, “Come on, Sternny!” yet I did not dare go, for in those days the old folks thought and expressed them- selves that any boy who went fishing, whether he played hookey or not, was a terribly bad boy. But I now thank the good Lord that I am permitted to have my boyhood days at this time of life, though nearly three score years of age. I thoroughly believe that any man who has thrown all of his boyhood stunts away is really a dead one. For one must think young, if he would be young! : Fishing is a democratic sport—not from a political view, but in that the richest and poorest may indulge, and it requires but little outlay for equip- ment. One can jump into his little Ford, and find a good spot within two hours’ drive from the city. If you are interested, I will tell you where to go. The finest sentiments that I now treasure have come to me through the associations made on these fishing trips. From men of wealth and learn- ing, down to barefooted and freckle- faced boy who inhabits the banks of nearly any stream, and the range of subjects is not at all limited. It isthe quiet of the surroundings that brings out the best or the worst thoughts contained within one, and he that can untangle a sixty-foot line, which seems an impossibility, and yet can smile or whistle while doing so, is a sportsman and has the making of a gentleman—and I might say with a rhythm these lines: "Patience is a virtue, Catch it, if you can— Sometimes in a fisherman, Always in a man.” After the day, with its catch, and the sun low in the heavens, I turn my boat homeward and row and float with the tide. At the willows I se- curely tie the boat, and though feel- ing somewhat tired (yet would not admit it), I carry my catch over to the house, clean up, and am ready for a good supper. And it’s there! What an appetite! Everything tastes good, and I enjoy it with a relish. But the good-natured Sandy and his wife add its full nectar by their generous por- tions of food and the pleasure of see- ing you eat heartily, which is a com- pliment to a good cook. Three days of this pleasure passes all too quickly, and you remember that your business beckons you to re- turn. Then the trip in the moonlight down the Sacramento to San Francis- co is a pleasure well worth the trip, and after a good night’s sleep you are at home at seven in the morning, and ready for work. ly month during the summer. be a better man for it. AARONSBURG. ter C. Orwig. about her house as usual. Mrs. Evelyn Rogers, of Bellefonte, were Sunday guests of Mr. John Forster and sister, Miss Mary G. Forster. bas A RH James E. Holloway is suffering with a stubborn ‘siege. of rheumatism. While he at times is able to be about town he is suffering great pain. His neighbors wish him a speedy and full recovery. Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Patton, John R. Bell and daughter Margaret, of Huntingdon, motored to this village. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hull and daughter, Miss Jennie, who had been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Patton for ten days. Dr. D. K. Musser, who has been quite ill for some time and been again confined to bed since August, is not much improved at this writing. Dr. A. S. Musser, with whom Dr. D. K. Musser is living at present, is also afflicted with rheumatism. Their fiends hope they may recover entire- y The Rev. Mr. Thomas L. Bickel, pastor of one of the Reformed church- es in Reading, spent several days of last week interviewing the alumni of the Theological Seminary of the. Re- formed church located at Lancaster, in the interests of the 60th anniver- sary of that institution, which comes in 1925. The renovation of Santee Hall, the Seminary chapel, is to be financed by the alumni as their con- tribution to the success of the Cen- tennial celebration. Mr. Bickel dined with Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Hollenbach, in Aaronsburg, last Thursday noon. —Get your job work done here. ' MEDICAL. Don’t Mistake the Cause Many Belléfonte People Have Kidney Trouble and Do Not Know It. Do you have backache? Are tired and worn out? Feel dizzy, nervous and depressed? : Are the kidney secretions irregu- ar? Highly colored; contain sediment? Likely your kidneys are at fault. Weak kidneys give warning of dis- tress. Heed the warning; don’t delay— Use a tested kidney remedy. Read this Bellefonte testimony. Samuel Weaver, S. Water St., says: “My kidneys troubled me some time ago and I almost got down with back- ache. Mornings I felt so lame and stiff I could hardly bend to put on my shoes. During the day I suffered terribly and my kidneys acted irregu- larly. I used Doan’s Kidney Pills bought at Runkle’s drug store and they helped me by strengthening my back and kidneys and benefiting me in every way.” Price 60c, at all dealers. 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Office, room 18 Origery Every business man should take a fishing trip at least three days of the C. G. Bright is at present in Nor- thumberland, the guest of his son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wal- Mrs. Anna M. Stover, who had the misfortune to fall while working in her cellar, is very much better and is Dr. and Mrs. Cobern Rogers and AT B. N Practices in all the courts, P SPANGLER — ftcoriey-ab LAW, = : sultation in English or German. He will Office in Crider’'s Exchange, Bellefonte: J trusted to his care. - Offices—No. § High street. KENNEDY JOHNSTON—Attorney-at« Law, Bellefonte, Pa. Prompt at- tention given all legal business en- East 37-44 J fessional business will prompt attention. Office on second Temple Court. M. KEICHLINE — Attorney-at-Law and Justice of the Peace. All pro- receive floor of 49-5-1y man. Office in i Belletonss pa. Crider’'s Exchan G. RUNKLE — Attorney-at-Law. Consultation in English and Ger- dence, fonte, rooms 14 and Wednesday afternoons Wedues RY and Saturdays PHYSICIANS. —_ R. R. L. CAPERS, OSTEOPATH. Bellefonte State College Crider’s Bxch, 66-11 Holmes Bldg. 8. GLENN, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, State Colle; Centre county, Pa. Office at “hs resi- VA B. ROAN, Optometrist, Licensed by the State Board. State College, every day except Saturday. Belle- 15 Temple South p. m. Both Phones. 68-40 JETTY ARR ee) CRN el Ee SomNCITCR SNCS FEED FOR CHICK OR CHICKEN Sings our little songster: Fine for the whole developing fam- ily! They’ll be big roosters and hens sooner than you think, if you make sure to let us sup- ply the feed for them! “Quality talks” C. Y. Wagner Co., Inc. 66-11-1yr BELLEFONTE, PA. re —————— Employers, This Interests You The Workmans’ Compensation Law went into effect Jan. 1, 1916. It makes Insurance Com- pulsory. We specialize in plac- ing such insurance. We inspect Plants and recommend Accident Prevention Safe Guards which’ Reduce Insurance rates. It will be to your interest to consult us before placing your Insurance. JOHN F. GRAY & SON, Bellefonte 43-18-1y State College Fire! Get Protection. The following Lines of Insurance are written in my Agency FIRE AUTOMOBILE (All Kinds) BOILER (Including Inspection) PLATE GLASS BURGLARY COMPENSATION LIABILITY ACCIDENT and HEALTH EVERY POLICY GUARANTEES YOU PROTECTION When you want any kind of a Bond come and see me. Don’t ask friends. They don’t want to go on your Bond. I will. H. E. FENLON Bell 174-M Temple Court Commercial BELLEFONTE, PA. 66-21 Get the Best Meats You save nothing by buying poor thin or gristly meats. I use only the 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, High Street. 34-34-1y Bellefonte, Po