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Woman Witness Gets
Lawyer All Tangled Up
The lawyer for the defense was
conducting a cross-examination. The
witness was a woman, and in reply
to the first two or three questions she
always qualified with “They say,” or
“Pve heard,” until the lawyer cau-
tioned her:
“Now, madam, hearsay testimony is
not acceptable in this court. If you
cannot answer a question from your
own personal knowledge, then you
cannot answer it at all. We do not
want to find out what you have heard
about the case, but what you actually
know at first hand.”
Then the lawyer continued with the
preliminary questions.
“You live here in Curryvale, I be-
lieve?”
“Yes, sir.”
“How long have you lived here?”
“About five years.”
“Where did you live before that?”
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' ANNOUNCEMENT OF “DEFENSE
TEST”
1924.
The Secretary of War has made the
following statement: The President
has authorized the War Department
to proceed with its project for a dem-
onstration of national defense plans
on September 12th, 1924, “he sixth
anniversary of the Battle of St.
Mihiel.
The object of the demonstration is
to represent the mobilization require-
ments of our National defense policy.
The “Defense Test” should inform the
public of the plans and methods by
which American armies will be raised
in the event of any National emer-
gency. We have no need as a nation
to conceal our military purposes.
They have no hostile object and our
plans contemplate actual mobilization
in our own defense. It is vitally nec-
essary for the success of those plans
that they should be known and under-
stood in advance by our people. The
“Defense Test” of next September is
designed to give our people that in-
formation.
Our program provides for individu-
al and community co-operation and
the exercise of decentralized authori-
ty by so many elements. National,
State, municipal, and private, that it
is desirable to portray the functions
and missions of each of those agen-
cies, civil as well as military. The
FOR SEPTEMBER 12th,
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va Stockton. i \ “Defense Test” should illustrate to
Where before that? —— HHL citizens and communities the initial
“I have lived only in the two towne GEE services required for National de-
—Stockton and Curryvale.” a fense. It is designed to make plain
“Ah! So you were born in Stock- ; / | Hy how the government plans to utilize
ton. When were you born?” i = fil | } and combine community units and en-
The witness was silent. a i | ergies so as to obtain the maximum
ater = fl i ES : . .
“I gay, when were you born?’ the De | l orderly results in conformity with
law _ a } i ii the thoroughly democratic character
yer repeated. - ar fii i : : ;
ne = i Lion the = FER ie of our military policy as laid down in
a rr he question, He =, do on inl the National Defense Act of 1920.
S replied. —_— = ER id # © PE “The organized peace establish-
“But you must answer! When were
you born?”
“But I can’t,” the witness insisted.
“All I know about the matter of my
birth is mere hearsay, and you just
said I couldn't give that kind of infor
mation!”
Old Documents Indicate
Chinese Found America
In 1761 the distinguished sinologist,
De Guiges, published a paper which
he had found in the works of early
Chinese historians, in which appeared
the statement that in the Fifth cen-
tury certain travelers of their race
had discovered a country which they
called “Fu-sang,” which from the dis-
tance and direction described by them
appears to have been northwest Amer-
fea. The original document, according
to the author of “Fu-sang, or the Dis-
covery of America by Chinese Priests
in the Fifth Century,” was the report
of the priest-missionary, Hosli-Shin,
in the year 499 A. D., who returned
from a long journey to the East. The |
report was entered in the year book
of the Chinese empire, and while the
evidence offered is limited, it has
every appearance of being a serious
state document.
Archie Bell, in his “Sunset Canada:
British Columbia and Beyond,” says |
there Is a history of Vancouver island |
that is clouded in the vapor and in-
cense of China. The stranger or the
“native” of Vancouver island quickly |
and constantly observes the resem-
blance of the Indians to the Chinese
and Japanese. Merely circumstantial
evidence would point to very early
visits of Chinese voyagers to this coast
— whether intent on voyages of discov-
ery, or in ships driven across the Pa-
cific by storms is a matter of specu-
lation. Chinese junks and vessels were
blown across the Pacific as late as
the last century, and the sailors cap-
tured and enslaved by the Indians.—
Detroit News.
Pressure of Steam
Modern steam boiler practice Is
catching up with pure science. Some
engineers may have remembered at
high school or college learning some-
thing of what is called the “critical
temperature” or “critical pressure” of
a gas, the former being the temper-
ature above which the gas might not
be condensed at any pressure, and
the latter being the pressure when
the critical temperature was attained.
All this was considered “pure science”
or “high-brow stuff” with no applica-
tion to practical affairs. But the crit-
ical temperature and critical pressure
of steam are only 706 degrees Fahren-
heit and 3,200 pounds a square inch,
and boilers are now being used at pres-
sures of more than 1,000 pounds with
the tendency toward higher and high-
er pressures. Many interesting things
happen to both water and steam when
near the critical point and now prac-
tical engineers are beginning to take
keen interest in what was formerly
thought fit only for laboratory dis-
cussion.
A Deep Plot
The minister of a certain church
called upon a woman, a member of
his congregation, and, finding no one
at home, slipped a card through the
letter box, after scribbling upon it the
words, “Sorry to find you out.”
When the woman returned home,
Mary, the maid, met her at the door
and presented the card with a whis-
pered: “Here, mum; I took charge of
this. It would never do for the mas-
ter to know the minister's found you
out.”
Father’s Surprise
suitor—I hope my proposal for the
nand of your daughter hasn’t taken
you by surprise, sir.
Her Father—Well, to tell you the
truth, it has. You've been so infer-
nally slow in getting around to it, 1
thought it wasn’t coming off at all
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HIS
DOCTOR ANNUALLY FOR.
A HEALTH EXAMINATION
Do you want to be healthy?
Do you want to live
happily in good health?
One of the surest ways to do this,
Health
Examination Committee of Pennsyl-
vania, is to have a medical examina-
.ccording to the Periodic
tion regularly, say o.ce a year.
A Health Examination is a thorough
vhysical apprai-al or stock taking of
an individual by a competent physi-
It shows the condition of the
human machine and how to enjoy life.
Martin, former Com- |g
.nissioner of Health of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
Committee on Periodic Health Exami-
cian.
Dr. Edward
and chairman of thre
nations, says:
long and
able-bodied life. There are many
conditions leading to crip ling and
premature death which, if detected
early, may be arres'ed or .ured. The
purpose of the periodic examination
is to give assurance that there are no
beginnings which, if unchecked, will
lead to disaster. or If there be be-
ginnings that they be stopped in their
incipiency.”
Physicicns all over Pennsylvania
have been enlisted. The movement
was sponsored by the State Health
Department and one of the organiza-
tions assisting is the Pennsylvania
Tuberculosis Society, together with
affiliate 7 county organizations,
whose work is supported by tubercu-
losis Christmas Seals.
It is urged that the lLealth exami
nation be secured on a reison’s birth-
“The arguments for the periodic day or on ccme date casily remem-
nealth exan.ination
the main one being based
~re convincing,
on the
proven fact that those who take such
bered. This human “overhaul” Is a
fine gifs to cne's self, and often the
examinations live a distinctly longer | 8ift of life itself.
HOW
FACTORIES MAKE PAPER
STRAWS BY THE MILLION
—In the manufacture of what
are now popularly called “paper
straws” there are some interest-
ing features. The paper of
which they are made is cut into
strips at the factory, about 2,000
sheets being cut at a time, each
descent of the knife making that
many strips. The paper is rolled
by a long steel spindle operated
by machinery. In less time than
is reqiured to tell it, the strip
of paper is rolled into a tube
and held in that shape by a bit
of paste, which was applied to
1 the free end before the winding
1 began. ;
8 The next operation is to coat
: the straws with paraffin, which Is
1 accomplished in a tank half full
: of melted paraffin. Through this
i tank passes a vertical shaft and
g it is furnished with platforms
! in which wire baskets are placed.
3 Hundreds of the paper tubes are
3 piled into the baskets, which are
: dropped into the hot paraffin for
§ a moment and then hoisted into
: the upper part of the tank. By
g this time the outsides of the
! tubes are coated and the insides
3 filled with the paraffin.
: Then, to remove the paraffin
§ contained in the tubes, the bas-
: kets are whirled around in the
: upper tank until the unnecessary
3g paraffin is thrown off and the
: coating dried. Before this coat-
3 ing the straws are easily crushed,
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but when they have been dipped
into the paraffin and turned out
upon the table, where they are
cooled and dried, they become
tough and are easily handled.
The next step in the process
is to cut the newly manufactured
paper straws into proper lengths
so that they may be packed for
shipping. Six rubber bands are
placed around a bunch of the
long straws at such places that
when the bundle is sawed into
three sections, each short bun-
dle will show a band at each end.
The saw used for the cutting is
thin and its teeth are quite thin.
About 600,000 straws a day are
turned out by the factory, but
in the busy season this number
is sometimes increased to 1,000,-
000. ?
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Hunter Tells How Lion
Brings Down Buffalo
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prey. If his quarry is a herd of buf-
aloes, “he squats and waits behind
a bush or in the grass. When an ani-
mal gets near enough he makes a sud-
den rush, which may start off his vic-
tim. Owing to his great muscular de-
velopment, the lion accelerates quick-
ly and is soon up to the buffalo, when
he rears upon his hind legs and seizes
his prey by the nape of the neck, fair-
ly far back, using (if on the left side)
his left paw to drag the buffalo’s face
toward him,
“If the buffalo is still moving the
lion still keeps his hind paws on the
ground, advancing with the buffalo by
hops, so to speak. The weight of the
lion and the tearing of the face back-
ward makes the buffalo stumble, with
the result that he often, although not
always breaks his neck. If not, the
lion, having him down, breaks it with
his teeth.”—Detroit News.
A Javanese Invention
Japan and China embroider their
colors on their materials. Sumatra
dyes the threads and weaves them in,
India stamps, and the South Sea is-
lands paint them on, but Java paints
the pattern on in wax, and dyes the
colors in. Batik, the process used in
Java, is a sclence, an art, an indus-
try, a religion, a mystery, an inheri-
tance and a treasure peculiar to this
tropical Island. Batik makers draw
their designs in hot wax on white cot-
ton cloth, and then color the uncov-
ared portions of the pattern by dip-
ping the waxed cloth again and again
into vats of vegetable dye. That the
Javanese have been able to make the
plain cotton se rich and magnificent
a fabric entitles Java to a high place
in the world of art. As the batiker
draws, the hot wax flows from the
miniature spout of a very small cop-
per cup, Or tjanting, which is fastened
securely in one end of a short bamboo
nandle. This instrument was invent
yd by the Javanese.
Navajo Story of Creation
George Rogers, who has recently
returned from the Navajo country
In New Mexico has obtained some in-
teresting information concerning these
tribes. Most interesting is the Nav-
ajo tradition of the creation of the
world which is. practically identical
with that described in the Bible.
First, there was a great god Ya.
There was nothing but water and
space. Then Ya put forth his hand
and the land came up out of the wa-
ter. Again Ya put forth his hand and
the sun, stars and moon appeared.
Then Ya created a man and a woman.
These two were the first Navajos.
The legend goes on, says Mr. Rog-
ers ih the Mentor, paralleling Gene-
ment, including the Regular Army,
the National Guard, and the Organiz-
ed Reserves, shall include all of those
Divisions and other military organi-
zations necessary to form the basis
for a complete and immediate mobili-
zation for the national defense in the
event of a national emergency declar-
ed by Congress.”
The demonstration will be local in
nature, and will not involve any in-
creased expenditures: of public funds.
So far as practicable arrangements
and ceremonies will be in accordance
with the wishes of local civil commit-
tees, as the War Department only de-
sires an opportunity to illustrate in
each community the effect of its plans
for the national defense. Not only is
public knowledge of the plans essen-
tial to their operation, but every citi-
zen should know their effect upon his
obligations.
Stars and Stripes and Stars and Bars.
For a long time there was a rigid
rule against erecting any but Federal
monuments in Federal battlefield cem-
eteries and Confederate monuments in
Confederate cemeteries. But as the
bitterness healed slabs were placed
here and there denoting that a one
time enemy slept among the others.
When Memorial day came the flowers
were placed ungrudgingly on the
alien’s mound. In one of the south-
ern cemeteries where a northern sol-
dier rests there was for a long time a
practice of decorating every Confed-
erate grave with a tiny Confederate
flag—the stars and bars. As time
passed and the southerners’ grief les-
sened they placed flowers on their foe-
man’s grave also.
A Shortened Life.
Hic—What’s the life of this coal
furnace ?
Hoc—'Bout twenty-five years.
“My! You'd think such a sturdy
looking thing would last longer than
that|”
“It might if it didn’t smoke so
much.”—Denver Parakeet.
MEDICAL.
Have You Uric
Acid Trouble?
Many Bellefonte Folks are Learning
How to Avoid It.
Are you lame and achy; tortured
with backache, and rheumatic pains?
Feel nervous, depressed, and all play-
ed-out? Then look to your kidneys!
When the kidneys weaken uric acid
accumulates, poisoning blood and
nerves, and many mysterious aches
and ills result. Help your kidneys
with a stimulant diuretic. Use Doan’s
Pills! Your friends and neighbors
recommend Doan’s.
Mrs. HA W. Raymond, Reynolds
Ave., Bellefonte, says: “My kidneys
were weak and I had a dull aching
and soreness across my back. I could
hardly sweep. I tired easily and had
nervous headaches. My kidneys act-
ed too often and annoyed me. I used
Doan’s Pills from Runkle’s drug stores
and was relieved of the backache.
My kidneys were in good order, too.”
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Pills—the same that Ss.
Raymond had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 69-21
Fine Job Printing
o—A SPECIALTY—o
AT THE
WATCHMAN OFFICE
There is no atyle of work, from the
cheapest “Dodger” to the finest
BOOK WORK
that we can not do in the most sat-
isfactory manner, and at Prices
consistent with the class of work.
Cali on or communicate with this
office.
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The Hard Part
iving you reasonable prices isn’t a hard
matter in the clothing business. The
difficulty is in supplying splendid tail-
oring and trustworthy materials in addi-
tion to the low prices.
Griffon Clothes make good on that point.
Skilled tailors work on Griffon Clothes
and they work with dependable, long-
lasting fabrics.
As to the prices—$25, $30 and $35.
Mighty little for what you get.
F auble’s
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Come to the “Watchman” office for High Class Job work.
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. Ill-fitting shoes
usually cause foot trouble—and fitting feet
Thirty-seven years at the
game of fitting feet eliminates all guess
is'a profession.
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
Bush Arcade Building 58-27 BELLEFONTE, PA.
Denis D. Lyell in his “Memories of | sis even to the rainbow, which ap- HN Bracyie Ari HT CHE en o
—When you see it in the “Watch- | 2 African Hunter,” gives an Inter- | peared in the sky as a sign between A Aaa Aas homie
man” you know it’s true. esting account of how a lion seized his Ya and his people. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE