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Bellefonte, Pa., March 21, 1924.
THE GREAT SOUTHWEST
SEEN BY CENTRE COUNTY
EYES.
Herewith we present a rambling
story of a trip through the South and
South-west country by Miss M. V.
Thomay, formerly of Milesburg, this
county. Miss Thomas is now located
at Anchor, Oregon, and it was during
a recent vacation period that she jot-
ted down her observations from a car
window.
AS
Having become accustomed to the
fine forests of Oregon, and those tall,
friendly, protective stumps on the
logged-off lands, especially have L
learned to look upon the stumps—
those ghosts of tormer forests—as
havens of refuge. Since spending SO
much time in a dairy and stock coun-
try, I have developed a tendency to
be on the alert lest some belligerent
bovine should become interested in
testing my powers as a sprinter.
This, of course, explains my deep and
abiding interest in every leaning tree
and easily-climbed stump along the
wayside.
Imagine my feelings then, during a
trip extending on = the S. FP. line,
through Southern California, Arizo-
na, New Mexico, and Texas not be-
ing able to see a stump nor even a
tree large enough to leave a stump of
respectable proportions to mourn its
departure. There were beautiful
groves of trees, and fruitful orchards;
put all a tribute to the tireless ener-
gy of man.
As one advances over the treeless
plains, industries gradually change,
orchards become tewer and farther
apart, while bands of cattle increase
in frequency and numbers. Another
evidence ot man’s conquering power
can be seen in the bales or cotton
awaiting shipment at little stations in
this arid land.
As the various industries were left
behind I seemed to acquire a decided
admiration for the animal ilfe of the
plains. I could not help admitting
that any animal that is able to pick
up a living in such a bare land de-
serves the profound respect of all
right-thinking people. 1 was assured
that there was plenty of nutritious
feed back in the hills some distance
from the railroad. I have no doubt
of it. There must be to support all
those cattle. But I did not see any
samples of it on exhibition.
“Lizzie” should not be without her
due share of credit for her part in the
development of the country. She and
her numerous cousins have literally
dragged the service station into the
heart of the desert.
Two days were very pleasantly and
profitably spent at San Antonio vis-
iting the Alamo and many other inter-
esting places, and getting in touch
with some of those really tine people,
the Texans.
After crossing the luxuriant prai-
ries of -Eastern- Texas and Western
Louisiana, one comes to the Cypress
swamps where Evangeline and Ga-
briel spent their lives in their pa-
thetic search. A daughter of Louisi-
ana, whom I met on the train, told
me that in about a dozen localities
the people will point to some revered
spot calling it the grave of Evange-
line; then she added, “I am sure of
two.”
New Orleans is a quaint city. This
conclusion is arrived at from observa-
tions made during one day only. The
streets are narrow, with side-walks
corresponding in width. The houses
are built close to the pavement which
is commonly used as a proch, the wom-
en with their needle-work, the men
with their papers and pipes,—all en-
joying the luxury of out-door life—
on this public highway pressed into
domestic service, as it were. Iron
bars and grating in various ornamen-
tal designs across the windows give
the homes a prison-like appearance.
Another peculiarity is the great
number of curio dealers. Along sev-
eral blocks between the St. Charles
Hotel and Jackson Square there seems
to be an unbroken line of shops in
which antique articles and curios
alone are sold. In any one of them
can be seen at any time the commer-
cial spider watching to see the green-
back fly. Yet they are said to do a
thriving business, as there is always
a demand for these ancient bits of
furniture, ware, etc.
Across the street from Jackson
Square are the Museum of Natural
History, Cathedral of St. Louis, and
the Spanish Cabildo. This enabled
me to see much without going far. I
did, however, go a few blocks for a
lunch in the French Quarter. The
houses had an uncanny, mysterious
look; and the people looked, acted,
and spoke—not like Americaans. En-
tering a restaurant I saw a Negro
boy working at a, “If I miss my train
today there is another one going next
week” rate of speed.
I entered one of the booths where
meals are served while he went in a
leisurely manner to find the proprie-
tor. After carefully avoiding any ap-
pearance of undue haste, a fat man
came and.inquired if I wished dinner
or just a lunch. Thinking of the
French chef who chewed garlick then
blew his breath over the soup to give
it the right flavor, I decided to take
only a lunch. (The air was laden with
odors from the cooking food). The
meal was served by a white boy. The
fourth inhabitant of the place to ap-
pear upon the scene was a half-grown
kitten, which mewed in a coaxing
manner; but not receiving much en-
couragement soon went its way.
When through with my lunch I
touched an electric button, failing to
get a response, after waiting a few
minutes, I went to the rear of the
room and waved a green-back in front
of the glass panel in the door. A ne-
gro woman in the kitchen seeing it
called out, “He ’comin’.”” He came
shortly. I wonder how long the aver-
age American business man would en-
dure such conditions. This was only
one experience in one restaurant in
the French Quarter, others may be
different.
What interests one most in cross-'
ing Alabama is the method of soil
conservation practiced, evidently un-
der State control, as every little patch
of cultivated land is treated the same
way. It consists of a system of small
ditches, grass-grown, the space be-
tween them being narrow enough to
prevent the water from the hard rains
gathering force and washing the soil
away. These grass-filled ditches form
all sorts of curves in order to be per-
fectly level. In some places they may
be thirty feet apart while within a
few rods they narrow down to two or
three feet. Imagine the difficulty of
farming such tracts. They are indeed
“fearfully and wonderfully made” but
they seem to be solving the problem
of saving those badly washed soils.
In Georgia one is impressed with
the abundance and beauty of its mar-
ble. Fancy pure, white marble being
used as ballast on the railroad, yet,
there being plenty of marble culls
near by, it is the cheapest material
available. Modest little houses are
surrounded by marble walls built of
broken pieces of marble. Large quan-
tities of blocks and slabs were in evi-
dence, some crated ready for ship-
ment.
In Tennessee the point of interest
tering a sight-seeing bus one reaches,
top of that historic peak. Immediate-
those brave men
each other, in the “battle above the
clouds.” Away down at the foot of
the mountain, spread out over
valley, each having its lawn and gar-
den, a city of homes is beautiful Chat-
tanooga, the river meandering through
it in graceful loops.
One is surprised in
through the Panhandle in
Texas, at the prosperous appearance
of the farms, at the large number,
high grade, and thrifty appearance of
traveling
tity of Kaffir corn grown. That kind
of grain seems to do well in arid
lands.
As one comes through the Mojave
Desert one begins to have a faint idea
of what is meant by the scriptural
term, “The Abomination of Desola-
tion.”
It has all been very interesting to
look at this moving picture. I have
merely tried to describe a few of the
things I noticed. But among all the
varied scenery, I found nothing that
equals in beauty and grandeur, the
forest-clad mountains of Oregon.
M. V. THOMAS.
THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
No other organization in this oid
Keystone State can compare in num-
bers, organization or good accomplish-
ed with the Pennsylvania State Sab-
bath School association.
In the Sabbath schools of Pennsyl-
vania are enrolled two and a quarter
million people, one-fourth of the
State’s population, and we wonder
how many people know right here in
this grand old State ave one-sixteenth
of all the Sunday school people of the
world, and there is just pride to us in
that knowledge.
The success of this great host of
Sunday school workers in eleven
thousand Sunday schools may be at-
tributed to a number of outstanding
reasons, one of which is the Pennsyl-
vania State Sabbath School associa-
tion, an organization governed by a
board of directors of business men
who meet monthly, and not only pay
all their own expenses, but are excep-
tionally heavy contributors of time
and money to the work of the-State
Sunday schools, and a field staff of
workers second to none in the world,
and then the policies of Christian edu-
tion in the State.
With sixty-seven counties fully or-
ganized and these subdivided into
more than 900 districts throughout
these counties, every school is reached
and influenced solely for the purpose
of better religious education and
training in Christian service.
It is, therefore, interdenomination-
al, working in harmony with denom-
inational practices for Sunday school
improvement.
As an association, rated by the In-
ternational Association, Pennsylvania
stands head and shoulders above any
the world, and we have a right to feel
proud of the high standing attained
by our State Sabbath School associa-
ion.
Elephant Herds Growing.
The elephant is a very useful ani-
mal, both for draft purposes and for
ivory. A few years ago seventy
thousand were slaughtered annually
for their tusks, so that it seemed as
though there was a good chance of
the big animal’s becoming extinct.
Wise laws, however, have checked
the destruction so that the number
is increasing. The war gave the ele-
phants their chance and the British
authorities in East Africa have also
protected them. South of Zambesi
the elephant is virtually extinct and
the Cape market for ivory has ceased
to exist. At present Mozambique is
the centre of the ivory trade. Oddly
enough, the Portuguese, through
whose hands it comes, send nearly all
the ivory across to Bombay, where it
is sorted and cut and dispatched to
the European markets. The world’s
supply of real ivory is now about
two hundred and fifty tons a year.—
Scientific American.
To Teach Aliens About Our Fish and
Game Laws.
Hartford, Conn.—With the influx
into State courts of large numbers of
violators of the State Fish and Game
laws, Americanization workers in all
parts of Connecticut are devoting ex-
tra time to teaching residents of for-
eign birth what these laws are and
what they mean. Meanwhile, peace
officers in towns along the State’s
borders are watching all waters to
catch out-of-State residents who may
fish without first obtaining Connecti-
cut licenses. Unnaturalized persons
using firearms and citizens of other
| States without fishing licenses from
Connecticut form the big majority of
all the court cases.
happens to be Lookout Mountain. En- |
after a long and winding ascent, the |
ly below us at the base of perpendic-
ular cliffs, is the hallowed spot where |
struggled against
the |
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the cattle raised; and the large quan-
cation of the association worked out
by the board, the field staff and one
representative from each denomina-
other State association or of any in |
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COTTAGE
' Tomato Plants in
' Warm Window Box
Sow Seed Early, Pot Tender
Shoots, Then Transfer
to Coldframe.
Early tomato plants for the home
doors, and, if possible, handled in pots
or paper bands in a coldframe. By
this method the first blossom cluster
may be on the piants at the time that
it is safe to set them outdoors. In the
latitude of Washington, D. C., this is
about May 10 and it is often possibie
to have ripe fruit by June 25 or at
i least by July 4.
Where there is no danger of loss
from wilt disease, the Bonny Best is
one of the most desirable varieties for
the home garden. Earliana will give
| ripe fruit a little earlier, but the fruit
is not quite as desirable as Bonny
Best, so it is a good plan to have a
few plants of Earliana, but make the
main planting of Bonny Best. Toma-
toes are among ten of the most desir-
able crops for planting in the home
garden.
Twenty-five good, healthy tomato
plants planted in the home garden will
produce all of the fresh tomatoes that
the family can use during the mid-
summer months and a surplus for can-
ning, says the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture. Planted in the
ordinary manner about 3 by 4 feet
apart, these 25 plants will occupy 300
square feet of space, or an area of 10
feet by 30 feet in size. Fifty to sixty
' tomato plants can be planted on the
same piece of land if they are pruned
and tied to stakes. The quantity of
fruit produced by both methods is
practically the same, but the first ripe
fruit of the season will usually be ob-
tained about five days earlier from the
staked and pruned plants, and the fruit
grown on the pruned plants is more
uniform and is borne up off the ground
where it is clean and appetizing. When
it comes to endurance the staked and
pruned tomatoes will, as a rule, con-
tinue to produce fruit until frost, and
this is more than the plants which are
left on the ground sometimes do.
Recognizing the fact that the or-
dinary varieties of tomatoes are sub-
ject to wilt disease which is carried in
the soils of many gardens, scientists of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture began several years ago to
create varieties that could be grown
on infected soils. Crosses were made
and the new varieties thus produced
were planted on soils where ordinary
i varieties had proved a failure the pre-
vious season on account of wilt. Some
Hf these new sorts have proved about
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Growing Plants in Boxes.
90 per cent resistant on these infected
soils, and, furthermore, the fruit of
‘these resistant varieties is quite good
and suitable for general home use.
Seed of the wilt resistant varieties,
such as Norton, Marvel, and Norduke,
is now offered by a number of the
| seed houses, and these vorieties are
recommended where the more common
varieties, such as Bonny Best, Stone,
Globe and others, have fallen prey to
the wilt disease. The work of the
scientists has not stopped with the pro-
duction of the three kinds mentioned
above, but they are going on making
new crosses in an endeavor to improve
upon the varieties already created and
to secure sorts that are adapted to
other purposes.
Sweetened Sponge to
| Trap Bothersome Ants
Ants, thick as bees at swarming
' ime, cause all kinds of trouble for the
gardeners, florists, greenswardsmen
and housewives.
| A unique method of killing them by
"the hundreds is to soak a cheap sponge
in sweetened water and place it where
the ants play. The sponge serves as
a trap. When the ants have crawled
into the pores, miniature death caves,
in the sponge, they are easily killed
by dropping sponge and all into boiling
| water.
To kill ants in their nests, which
| they build in the ground, on lawns and
golf links, pour carbon disulphide in
the holes and plug them with earth. A
5 per cent kerosene emulsion can be
used effectively in greenhouses. This
has been applied safely by government
experts direct to the soll’ of infested
flower pots where geranium and helio-
trope plants were growing.
A solution of sugar and borax dis-
solved in water will also attract and
kill ents.
In using carbon disulphide remem-
ber that it is inflammable and explo-
give. An ounce or two In each hole
will be sufficient to kill the ants as
the gas is heavier than alr and per-
meates the whole nest.
garden should always he started in<
REJUVENATION.
When Polly rises in the morn
No roses deck her features;
All pallid, she, and quite forlorn—
The wretchedest of creatures.
But, oh, my dear, come eventide
My Polly's cheeks are glowing;
As rosy, she, as any bride
Or any peach tree blowing.
Now who, I ask, can read aright
The meaning of this wonder?
Like cereus, doth she bloom at night,
Or does she rouge like thunder?
State’s Largest Water.
The largest body of water in Penn-
sylvania will be created on Wallen-
paupack creek near Hawley, Wayne
county, under ‘plans aproved January
16, by the water and power resources
board, officials of that body have an-
nounced. The reservoir will have a
surface area of 5,760 acres, a capaci-
ty of 70,500,000,000 gallons of water
and will drain about 238 square miles.
The plans provide for a dam of con-
crete and earth 60 feet high, and 1,150
feet long and for a dyke 25 feet high
to keep the Wallenpaupack water
from flowing over a low place in the
divide. The dam, which will be built
by the Pennsylvania Power and Light
company, will be located at Wilson-
ville at the head of the Paupack Falls,
which consist of a series of cascades
descending 260 feet to the Lackawax-
en river. The power house will be re-
built on the south side of the Lacka-
waxen, several miles below the mouth
of the Wallenpaupack and the gross
head of the plant will be 375 feet, al-
most twice the height of the Niagara
Falls.
The Quemahoning reservoir, near
Johnstown, owned by the Manufac-
turers’ Water company, is the largest
existing storage reservoir in Pennsyl-
vania with a tributary drainage of 90
square miles.
Scarcely a Success.
Tommy Dribbler was being given a
trial for the Hackersand Hashers. If
he was a success he would be signed
on as a pro.
“Becky,” he said to his wife, “if I
am asked to sign professional forms I
shall drive home in a taxi; so if you
see me coming down the road in a cab
throw all the furniture out of the
window, for I shall buy you a new
home.”
“All right!” said Becky, as Drib-
bler left.
After a long wait Becky saw the
taxi coming along with her husband
inside, and straightway she started
throwing the furniture about.
But poor Dribbler seemed perturb-
ed, and at the top of his voice he
shouted: “Stay your hand, Becky!
I’ve broken my leg!”
MEDICAL.
Back Bad Today?
Then Find the Cause and Correct it
as Other Bellefonte Folks Have.
There's little rest or peace for the
backache sufferer.
Days are tired and weary—
Night brings no respite.
Urinary troubles, headaches, dizzi-
ness and nervousness, all tend to pre-
vent rest or sleep.
Why continue to be so miserable?
Why not use a stimulant diuretic to
the kidneys?
Uuse Doan’s Pills.
Your neighbors recommend Doan’s.
Read this Oak Hall case:
Mrs. Ralph Hassinger, Oak Hall,
Pa., says: “My back was weak and
lame and I tired easily. My kidneys
acted frequently. I used Doan’s Pills
and they soon strengthened my back
and regulated my kidneys.”
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Pills—the same that Mrs.
Hassinger had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 69-12
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Care of the Feet
Foot Trouble is Unnecessary, unless
caused by some Physical Ailment.
he trouble with the average person is
that they do not give foot trouble
the proper attention. Illfitting shoes
usually cause foot trouble—and fitting feet
is a profession. Thirty-seven years at the
game of fitting feet eliminates all guess
work as to our proficiency in that respect.
Mr. Wilbur Baney, our clerk, has had twen-
ty-five years experience. We do not guess.
We know how to give you the proper size,
and the kind of shoes that your feet need.
The Next Time you are in Need
of Shoes, and your
Feet are in Trouble—try Yeagers
Yeager’s Shoe Store
THE SHOE STORE FOR THE POOR MAN
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Bush Arcade Building 58-27
Come to the “Watchman” office for High Class Job
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work.
Coats have never been so attractive
We
Prices
Coats and Suits
are receiving New Models every few days.
within reach of the economical buyer.
in line and pleasing in colors.
New Spring Suits are here—in the Tweeds, Checks, in
the Light Greys, Tans and Navy, for the conserva-
tive buyer.
New Sweaters in the Grey
Sweaters and Ska and Tan, with the Silk Bands
(in new colorings)—Skirts to match.
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