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“Bellefonte, Pa. November 2, 1923.
AN ATTACK ON BACHELORS.
By L. A. Miller.
The following letter was received
by me recently and on account of the
intelligence displayed concluded it
was worthy of attention.
Correspondent of the “Watchman,”
Pleasant Gap, Pa.
My dear Sir.
1 am a constant reader of your pro-
ductions, have learned much from
their perusal, and desire to learn
more. Subjects of interest, from the
minister in the pulpit to the dog in
the manger, have been studied with
benefit. The woman question, like the
temperance causes, has been almost
exhausted; but we have not, as yet,
seen one word respecting the bache-
lor, and that other class, “a grass
widow’s” husband. (What do you call
him?) Not even the real widower
has received a word, either of censure
or praise.
' About the widower, however, we do
not need much information. He has
won and lost, and is doubtless prepar-
ed to win again, and probably much
better prepared than when first he
wooed. He is like the English lan-
guage, noted for his conciseness; and,
like it, known in all quarters of the
globe. He sometimes presses his
claims with as much persistence and
unreasonableness as speakers of that
language are now doing among the
Soudanese. Will you tell us some-
thing about the bachelor, and of what
use he is to society?
Living only for his own comfort; a
hot-house plant to be nurtured and
cared for by others, he is appreciated
only by a doting mother, or a maid-
en sister. Please give us his good
points, that we may learn to endure,
and perhaps embrace, what we have
heretofore almost loathed. We can
think of some purposes for which he
might be used, but the government
has never thought of them, or, at
least, it has not considered them prac-
tical. He might be put in those posi-
tions which are attended by much
danger; then, if lives were lost, there
a be few to mourn.
He might be heavily taxed, for cer-
tainly no others have as much right
to bear the public expenses as those
who have none depending upon them.
When drafts are made to fill up de-
pleted armies, the proclamation:
“Draw only from the list of bache-
lors.” They might be made gas in-
spectors, dynamite supervisors, or as-
signed any position in which it would
be dangerous to put a great and good
man.
The bachelor is not even what some
people call a “necessary nuisance,”
but something that must be endured;
but perhaps by enduring we learn pa-
tience, which is something. Then that
other class; they are not “grass wid-
owers,” for, instead of being left to
glean, they are roaming free, enjoy-
ing the good things of life without
any of its cares; having thrown the
responsibilities upon others.
If to the stronger sex the finger of
caution is always raised, saying, “be-
ware of vidders,” what shall be said
to the weaker sex with reference to
this special class? Do we not need
some of the suffering ones in our leg-
islative halls, that laws may be made
which will exterminate them, or teach
them compulsory duty? Now, please,
when you have leisure, give us a few
thoughts that will assist in removing
the life-long impression, if not preju-
dice, of one who is anxious to have
that “charity that endureth all things
and thinketh no evil.”
Yours in hope,
MARY.
When a woman addresses you as
“My Dear Sir,” what is a fellow to
do? A bachelor—that is, a bachelor
from choice—goes straightway and
does her bidding, or at least makes
her believe he is doing his level best
to do it. If he is not a bachelor from
choice, he may be crusty and contra-
ry, or may fawn and splurge around
like a youth with his first mustache.
It is singular, however, that a wom-
an should ask for information con-
cerning an object which is at her com-
mand, and which will submit to the
most searching investigation without
a kick. Why didn’t Mary go out and
catch one, and make a careful study
of it? The vigor and grace with
which she wields a pen show clearly
that she is able to lasso an able-bod-
ied bachelor and drag him into her
Sndio and pose him for a study from
ife.
The word from which our term
bachelor is derived was applied by
the Greeks to those who had been
crowned with the laurel wreath of
Apollo. Among the Celts it signified
a probationary state of Knighthood.
More recently it was applied to all in
a probationary stage of matrimony,
without regard to sex. Shakespeare
applied it to men who had never mar-
ried, as: “It was my turquoise; I had
it from Leah when I was a bachelor;
would not have given it for a wilder-
ness of monkeys.” In this the true
spirit of the bachelor shines forth,
dimly it may be, but it shines. He
prized the ring above a wilderness of
monkeys; not because it was worth
more, but because it belonged to a
lovely woman.
Isn’t it a wonder that women do not
claim the right of being called bache-
lors? They claim almost everything
else. It would certainly be prefera-
ble to being an old maid. An old
maid is frequently looked upon as a
sort of pest in a community, while the
bachelor is not. Wouldn't it be a good
scheme to class all the good maiden
ladies as bachelors, and all the grum-
py bachelors as old maids? It would
be a more rational arrangement than
the present one. He generally has a
dozen or more of other people’s chil-
dren to look after, which he does
cheerfully, and it makes him feel
good to be called uncle, regardless of
the age, sex, race or previous condi-
tions of the self-styled nephews and
nieces. Young ladies when preparing
to ent: "ain company or to enter so-
ciety, | e bachelor uncles to practice
on. They think, with the rest of the
old tads have no
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hearts, and may be used as a lay fig-
ure. Any young girl is glad of the
chance of going out with a bachelor
uncle because he takes such good care
of her, and knows where the nicest
suppers and lunches are to be found.
However, they do not like the bache-
lor for a beau—only for an uncle.
It is a mistake to think bachelors
are heartless. How could they ever
become so popular with children and
young people if they were? Only
those who are bachelors because they
can get no one to marry them, are
cranky and uncongenial. Could you
iook into the hearts of many of those
who wear the name of bachelor, you
would find it to be a misnomer. Hid-
den away from the gaze of the world,
and out of sight of trusted friends, is
the image of a soul wife to whom
they are true and faithful, whose
memory is fondly cherished, and
whose honor they respect. Upon the
altar of the heart there burns with
undiminished brightness the flame
that was kindled in the noonday of
youth or in manhood’s early morn,
while yet love was young and ardent.
Beside this sacred altar there may be
remnants of broken vows, a discarded
ring, or, perchance over all may hov-
er the sombre shadow of death.
Years have come and years have
gone, and still the shrine has been
kept pure. Years may come and
years may go, yet every day will find
the faithful votary there with his of-
fering of white doves.
It is quite evident that “Mary” has
not made a study of the bachelor. The
best thing she can do is to cultivate
the acquaintance of those who are
such from choice and not from phys-
ical or mental defect. She will find
them delicious. Mary pick your flint
md, tackle them and you will suc-
ceed.
Vote for Swabb and Spearl;
for County Commissioners.
State Seniors Make High
Record.
Penn
A most unusual college scholastic
record has been achieved by members
of the present senior class at The
Pennsylvania State College. Class
grades for the second half of the last
collegiate year have just been an-
nounced. They show “at the upper
one-fourth in class standing, all but
seven students obtained an average
grade of 80 per cent. or more.
There were six hundred in the class,
indicating that approximately 150
members made this record. Half of
the entirce class attained a grade of
75 per cent. or more, a very good rec-
ord where a large majority of stu-
dents are taking technical and scien-
tific courses.
Coincident with this record, it is
noteworthy that this class was the
first upon which the college enforced
refusals to all applicants who ranked
in the lower third of their High school
class.
——Vote for Herr for Prothono-
tary.
EARTH SLIDE CAUSED GREAT
JAP QUAKE.
You have, no doubt, read of the ter-
rible earthquake in Japan which kill-
ed thousanus Of persvous aud Caused
enormous property losses, news of
which has been reported in the news-
papers. But have you inquired into
the cause of this, one of the world’s
greatest tragedies?
The next time you have your hands
in a basin of water take one hand,
fingers closed and palm down, and
push it suddenly down the inside of
the bowl. This agitates the water by
making waves. On a larger scale such
a movement would be violent and
these same ripples would be tidal
waves. This demonstrates, in a way,
what happened to Japan.
The so-called “earthquake” was
nothing more than an earth slip. In
other words, a part of Asia slid into |
the bowels of the ocean, causing on a
large scale the same movement that
your hand did in the basin of water.
Japan is really a part of Asia. The
two are firmly connected under the
shallow waters of the sea of Japan.
On the Pacific side, however, the land
drops a sheer b miles. Tuscarora
deep, opposite Yokohama, Tokyo an
the ill-fated territory, is 24,000 feet
below sea level.
What probably happened was that a
great subterranean ledge slipped,
from one cause or another. The
movement of this great rock mass
caused the earth tremors. There was
more than one shock, showing that the
initial slide caused others. Now, wa-
ter is incompressible. Therefore the
movement, probably several miles
deep, transmitted its energy to the
surface, causing a large mound of
water to rise, forming a ring of huge
waves which spread out in all direc-
tions. Japan, being nearest, felt the
full force of the tidal wave.—Ex.
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——Vote for Stover and Condo for
Auditors.
License Taken Out “To Save Life of
Doe.”
_ Sixty-three of the one hundred spe-
cial hunting licenses permitting the
killing of a doe during the three-day
open season declared by the State
Game Commission for two Franklin
county townships, Pa., have been is-
sued.
The three-day open season, fixed
for December 19, 20 and 21, was de-
clared because of complaints that deer
damaged farms in that section.
One man took out a license “to save
a doe,” explaining he would not at-
tempt to kill one. The number of li-
lenses being limited to 100, his action
will prevent some other hunter from
getting a license to shoot one.
Height and Length of Ocean Waves.
: Among the most trustworthy scien-
tific measurements of ocean waves are
those of a lieutenant of the French
navy. The highest waves measured
by him were in the Indian ocean, be-
tween the Cape of Good Hope and the
was
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Island of St. Paul. Thirty waves,
measured during a northwest gale,
averaged twenty-six and one half
feet in height, and six of them, fol-
lowing one another with beautiful
regularity, were thirty-seven aud one-
half feet in height. Some still higher
waves were seen, but not measured.
In a moderate breeze, the length of a
wave was found to be about twenty-
five times its height, but in a gale,
only eighteen times.—EX.
——Vote for Hoy for Recorder.
ness Course.
Store clerks, future business lead-
ers and office employees will soon be
receiving the benefits of a home study
movement that is being started
through the co-operation of the State
. Chamber of Commerce and The Penn-
sylvania State College. A series of
college courses have been prepared by
the engineering extension department
of State College, associated with the
mercantile bureau of the State Cham-
ber at Harrisburg, and are to be giv-
en at cost to all commercial and bus-
d , iness employees of the State who de-
sire them.
business English, business arithmetic,
commercial letter writing and adver-
tising are a few of the correspondence
subjects offered. Due to the fact that
State appropriations help the college,
the expense of any course is almost
negligible. Other subjects include
banking, office organization and man-
agement, business economics and bus-
iness law. Any Chamber of Com-
merce secretary in Pennsylvania or N.
C. Miller, head of the engineering ex-
tension department at State College,
Pa., will give further information.
——Vote for Ocker for Register.
To Renew All Chipped and Discolored
Walls.
Walls that are finished with any
one of the various water finishes—
that is, water in which is mixed some-
thing like a colored whitewash leav-
ing the walls tinted or colored—often
show wear or rubbing or even appar-
ent chipping off of the color where
chairs or furniture have scraped
against them. Without doing the
whole wall over, it can be refurnished
to a great extent merely by using a
fine whisk broom, or a common paint
brush thoroughly clean is all right to
use. Wet this and shake most of the
water off. Then go over the chipped
and discolored places. The color from
the near surfaces of the wall will
again cover these whitened spots and
do much toward giving the walls an
appearance of having been redecorat-
ed. One housewife goes over her walls
each year in this way, and redecora-
tion is seldom needed.
——Vote for Herr for Prothono-
tary.
NUMBER OF
BELL TELEPHONES
IN PENNSYLVANIA
1919-1923
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200,000
400,000
NUMBER OF TELEPHONES
600,000
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Seventy-Six Thousand
New Telephones
That's the number of new Bell Telephones which
are being added to the Bell System in Pennsyl-
vania this year, making a total of 850,000.
ADDED is the word, for 76,000 is the net figure.
To realize this net gain, we must install a total of
150,000telephones,not including some fifty thousand
moved from one address to another during the year.
And a further gain of 83.500 is expected in 1924.
Installing the telephone instrument, however, is
the smallest part of the job.
To carry out our full $30,200,000 program this year
means 52 large building operations, half a million
miles of new wire, ten millions of dollars in new
switchboards and Central Office equipment.
This is the most stupendous construction program
ever undertaken in our telephone history.
It is our response to the demand of the people of
Pennsylvania for more and more telephones.
The Bell Telephone Company
ONE POLICY, ONE SYSTEM, UNIVERSAL SERVICE, AND ALL DIRECTED TOWARD BETTER SERVICE
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How Thickis a Dollar Bill?
OT VERY THICK—is it? Yet, by the
thickness of the dollar bill they failed
to bank, thousands of people have
just missed success. The dollar bill in a
Bank Account HERE is thick enough to
support a man from disaster.
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trade. Experience has taught you
many things and you would find much
to criticise in a banker’s attempt to
manage your business.
The Banker also is supposed to know
his business. Why not consult him
about financial matters,—about in-
vestments and credits?
Yet we often hear of losses that could
easily have been avoided by a little
talk with an experienced banker. Talk
to him before acting—not after you
are caught.
The First National Bank
Bellefonte, Pa.
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