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TO END DRUDGERY.
“America stands on the threshhold
of the era of Power,” an age in which
most of the drudgery of life will van-
ish before the genii of electricity,
which is being harnessed to man’s
use.
‘This is the prediction of Samuel In-
sull, for many years private secretary
of Thomas A. Edison, and one of the
world’s greatest electrical experts.
Mr. ‘Insull today controls the entire
electric lighting industry of Chicago
and a dozen other western cities. But
the great enterprises of which he is
head are the mere beginning of what
he predicts will come within the life
of another generation. .
Mr. Insull represents a type of big
business leader that is becoming more
and more common in America. A
téchnical expert who is more concern-
ed with facts than finances and who
has a vision that reaches far beyond
the limits of his particular industry
and sees it in its proper proportion to
the whole fabric of civilization which
the race is building.
“I wish I could answer you,” he said,
a trifle wistfully, when I asked him
what power development meant to the
average American. “I wish I could
look 50 years and see ahead the tre-
mendous changes which I know are
coming, but I must leave that kind of
thing to fiction writers.”
“Well,” replied Mr. Insull, “I have
dealt with facts all my life and I pre-
fer to keep my fancies for my private
consumption, but if you insist on
prophesy, I think I can tell you some
of the things that are coming, because
they have already been born, and it
is merely a question of further devel-
opment, which is as certain as any-
thing human can be.
“We are accustomed to talk of the
different phases of man’s growth as
of the age of stone, the age of iron,
ete. Using the same phrase I believe
that we are today passing out of the
stage of transportation and are wit-
nessing the dawn of the age of power.
I mean by this that we have probably
built most of the railroads and sup-
plementary systems which we need,
and that the railroad problem is now a
question of intensive development so
as to make each mile of track carry
more traffic. We have only made a
mere beginning, however, in regard to
the development of power and we
have as yet no proper co-ordination of
effort or systematic planning in pro-
duction and distribution.
“Such a system will mean not mere-
ly a tremendous reduction in the cost
of power, but will place it at the dis-
posal of the small village and even the
isolated farmstead as well as the great
city or industrial community. Fifty
years from now power will be so cheap
and accessible that man will be inde-
pendent of his surroundings. The
comforts and luxuries which we think
of today as inseparable from the large
town or city will be then available for
every home in the country, whether it
be in the heart of New York or Chi-
cago, or in the mountains of Califor-
nia or the plains of the Northwest.
“When that time comes near all the
mechanical processes of industry as
well as most domestic services will be
performed by electricity, and great
masses of the population will be re-
lieved of the monotonous drudgery
which is an inevitable part of the
world’s work today.
“What this will mean to our whole
social, moral and political life it is im-
possible for any man to say, but no-
body can question that it will spell a
better, fuller, healthier and happier
existence for all those who will come
after us and who will enjoy the fruits
of the seeds which we are today plant-
ing.”
Mr. Insull halted himself abruptly
and leaned back in his chair laughing.
“There,” he said, in spite of my
od resolutions you are turning me
into a piophet after all.” :
“Still it is a prophecy with a foun-
dation,” I remarked. Mr. Insull nod-
ded. “A very real foundation,” he
said. “It is based on what has already
been done and that justifies very high
hopes for the future. Fifty years ago
electricity turned not a single wheel,
except perhaps on a tiny scale in the
laboratory of some scientist. Yet at
the beginning of the present century
the electric lighting and power system
of the country represented a capitali-
zation of about $650,000,000, and
twenty years later that capitalization
had grown to-$5,000,000,000
“The increase in production in the
last twenty years has been still more
impressive. Last year the total out-
put of the country was 47,6569,004,000
kilowatt hours, an increase of not less
than 1900 per cent. in twenty years.
In Chicago alone the development has
been . particularly remarkable. The
increase in out-put in the last twenty
years for that city was more ‘than
3200 per cent. Generating units
which produced 80 kilowatts in 1888,
have grown to 35,000 kilowatts today
with a 60,000 kilowatt unit on order.
“At the same time great economies
have been affected in the production
of electricity. Steam turbines have
accomplished wonders in this direc-
tion. In 1888 at the first generating
station at Chicago it took about 12
unds_of coal to preduce a kilowatt
hour. This figure has been reduced to
1.8 pounds today, and. we expect that
in the new station which the company
is building there will be a further re-
duction’ to 1.6 pounds. Incidentally,
this station will probably be the larg-
est in the world with an ultimate rat-
ing of 600,000 kilowatts.
“I don’t want to daze you with fig-
ures, but I want to say that if I have
been betrayed into prophecy, I had
some solid grounds for the faith that
is in me. I have talked of fifty years
from now; but many of the things I
foresee will come well before that
time. Electricity today leads the way
in industry. One of the best proofs o
its sound development is the fact that
it has been‘on the ‘whole ‘ste de-
freaged in pice Its future expansion
is practically incalculable and I wonld
place no bounds on gny man’s imag-
ination as to what it may eventually
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do for the human race.”
«Get your job work done here.
Timely Farm Reminders from The
Pennsylvania State College.
Getting Ready for Winter.—It is
now time to get a storage place ready
for the winter vegetables. Every
gardener should have some means of
storage for beets, carrots, turnips,
winter radishes, cabbage, Irish pota-
toes, celery, onions, squash and sweet
potatoes, or whatever of these or oth-
er crops produced on the farm he may
want to keep safe and fresh during
the months when the garden is idle.
Grade Market Eggs.—NNow that the
Dullets are beginning to lay, itis well
o separate the small sized eggs from
the larger grades. Commission agents
will allow a better price for eggs grad-
ed according to size. The usual prac-
tice is to make three grades: Firsts,
consisting of eggs weighing 24 ounces
to the dozen; seconds, eggs weighing
22 ounces per dozen; and pullets,
which are the smaller sized eggs.
Choose for Fall Effects.—Fall ef-
fects. secured either by the turning of
leaves or by berries, are of important
consideration in the selection of trees
and shrubs for the farm home
grounds. It will be interesting and
instructive to note the fall effects of
different plants and bear this in mind
when making up lists for planting ma-
terial.
Fumigate for Grain Moth.—To gct
rid of the grain moth, it is best to fu-
migate the wheat in the bins with car-
bon bisulphide. The cool weather of
the summer checked this insect, but
recent warm weather warns against
taking any chances.
Cleaning the Poultry House.—This
is not a pleasant task but a very im-
portant one. If not properly cleaned,
there will be disease germs present
that will attack the poultry and thus
cause the loss of many winter eggs.
Real Estate Transfers.
Thomas Foster to Newton E. Hess,
tract in Ferguson township; $1.
J. D. Keller, et ux, to Loy S. Ber-
inger, tract in State College; $3,000.
Loy S. Beringer to Wayne J. Ber-
inger, tract in State College; $1.
J. D. Keller, et ux, to J. E. Fleming,
tract in State College; $4,400.
W. H. Martin to J. Harris Clark,
tract in State College; $900.
John A. Erb to Fred F. Henry, et
ux, tract in Philipsburg; $2,000.
Cyrus Bowman, et al, to Milton E.
Bowman, et ux, tract in Liberty town-
ship; $1.
John R. Doty, et al, to Hannah C.
Hicks, tract in Ferguson township; $1.
Albert H. Spayd, et al, to Edward
McClintic, tract in Walker township;
$175.
John A. Hunter to Theressa Fink,
tract in Taylor township; $700.
Paul Rusnowski, et ux, to George
Koren, et ux, tract in Rush township;
$1,600.
Ellen Krebs to Ira C. Corl, tract in
Ferguson township; $300.
Harry D. Lindenmuth, et ux, to Mrs.
Ray H. Lindenmuth, tract in Union
township; $175.
Correct.
A district nurse called at a house
where there was a case of infectious
disease.
“Have you a bath in the house?”
asked the practical visitor.
“Yes mum,” was the reply; “but
thank God we’ve never had to use it!”
A Fish Story.
Englishman (eating a fish cake for
the first time)—“I say, old chap,
something has died in my biscuit.”
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Overweight is Menace to Life.
“There is no longer doubt that over-
weight * fat is a definite menace to
health and life,” said Dr. F. R, Whee-
lock, of Scranton, in a weekly health
talk prepared for the State Depart-
ment of Health.
“The forty-inch waist line has gone
out of vogue. It was never consider-
ed beautiful. It is now known to
dangerous. Falstaff was an amusing
old rogue, but he probably died of di-
abetes or high blood pressure.”
Over weight and high blood pres-
sure go hand in hand, he asserted, and
ninety-five per cent. of diabetics are
overweight. :
“Overweight in youth,” he contin-
ued, “is not so serious as it is later.
Even slight overweight after 3 years
of age is dangerous. The seriousness
increases with advancing years and
with amount of overweight.
“Among short men between 40 and
44, a 2 per cent. overweight means an
increased mortality of 30 per cent,
while a 40 per cent. overweight means
80 per cent. mortality. To tall men
the danger is greater.
“Underweight in youth is danger-
ous, but in mature life it is an asset.
The average weight is not the best
weight. Mortality statistics prove
that those of mature years who are
slightly below average weight live
longest.
“All this means that you should
keep your weight well within the av-
erage for your height. Learn what
your weight should be, use your scales
and head more, your teeth and diges-
tive orgaans less. Eat less, exercise
more. Fair, fat and forty is no long-
er a satisfactory alibi.
“Fair and forty—fine; fat no. Do
not tickle your palate at the expense
of your health. Do not dig your
grave with your teeth. Do not be a
fat man.”
Pennsylvania Leads Mushroom In-
dustry.
Eighty-five per cent. of the mush-
rooms grown commercially in the
United States are produced in Penn-
sylvania. The remaining 15 per cent.,
a bulletin issued by the Department
of Agriculture shows, is produced
mostly in Ohio, Minnesota, New York,
Illinois, Michigan and Missouri.
Pennsylvania grown mushrooms are
marketed in all large cities of the
northern States and as far west as
Minnesota with shipments to the
southern States reported on the in-
crease.
The State’s mushroom “banks” are
centered chiefly in the lower half of
Chester county and at West Winfield,
Butler county, with a few growers in
Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, Law-
rence and Lancaster counties. A
small- crop, which finds its way to the
Pittsburgh curb market is grown in
Allegheny county.
The industry has probably not de-
veloped according to climatic condi-
tions, but rather in localities having
Have You Appendicitis
and Don’t Know It?|
Much so-called stomach trouble is
really chronic appendicitis. This can
often be relieved by simple glycerine,
buckthorn bark, ete., as mixed in Ad-
lerika. Most medicines act only on
lower bowel but Adlerika acts on
BOTH upper and lower bowel, and re-
moves all gasses and poisons. Brings
out matter you never thought was in
your system. Excellent for obstinate
constipation. Runkle’s Drug Store. 2
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good railroad facilities, the bulletin
asserts.
Eyes Bad? Try Camphor
For eye trouble there is nothing
better than simple camphor, hydras-
tis, witchhazel, etc., as mixed in La-
eye wash. One small bottle
helps any case sore, weak or strained
eyes. Aluminum eye cup free. Run-
e’s Drug Store. 69-43
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Billing Change
The date of rendering telephone
bills will be changed in November
Bell Telephone subscribers whose accounts are
payable in Bellefonte will, in the future, receive
bills dated the 21st of each month.
This change, as part of a new billing plan for all
exchanges of the Company, will greatly simplify
and expedite the rendering of bills to subscribers,
and will provide the latter with a more prompt
accounting of their toll service usage.
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which will accompany your November 1st bill.
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