Deno ads.
Bellefonte, Pa., February 6, 1925.
PENNSYLVANIA!
I was born in Pennsylvania, and I state
the fact with pride;
I am proud of all her mountains and her
fertile valleys wide;
Proud of her majestic forests, of her
placid rivers blue; :
Proud of all her wealth of blossoms, of
her sons and daughters true.
Happy is the man or woman who, like
me can proudly say,
«J was born in Pennsylvania, tho’ I've
wandered far away.”
Oh, those Pennsylvania mountains, rug-
ged, rocky, high and steep!
They are solemn in the twilight, when the
somber shadows creep;
They the fairest in the morning, when
the rosy spirit of dawn
Lays her finger on their summits, ere the
shades of night are gone.
Oh, those mighty, purple ranges, looming
high and stretching far,
Hiding-place of evening sunbeams, and of
morning's latest star!
Oh, those Pennsylvania forests—slender
maple, stately pine,
Mighty oak and beech and chestnut,
‘round whose trunks the wild vines
twine!
And the scarlet-fruited cherry, and the
locust white with bloom,
And the willow, drooping sadly, o'er (per-
chance) a forest tomb.
Oh, those leafy, silent forests, with stray
sunbeams sifting through,
‘Where soaring wild birds send their songs
far-echoing to you!
Oh, those Pennsylvania rivers, and the
lesser mountain-streams
Dashing madly down the hillsides, bright
with many hues and gleams!
Dear old Lehigh, “peaceful water,” fair as
any meadow-rill,
Moaning, sighing, laughing, singing, in my
dreams I hear you still!
Quaint old Pennsylvania rivers—each still
bears its Indian name— :
Framed in legend, and deserving, to the
utmost, of their fame.
Oh, those Pennsylvania blossoms!
arbutus, in the spring—
Mountain laurel—rhododendron—these in
turn their offerings bring.
Daisies, white and blue and yellow, lilies
red and lillies blue,
Honeysuckle, sweet of odor—gentian, with
the sky’s own hue.
And, in autumn, glowing fields of gleam-
ing golden-rod
By the lavish hand of Nature strewn upon
the woodland sod.
Sweet
I was born in Pennsylvania—in the ‘great-
est grandest state—
In the Keystone of the Union—best of all
the forty-eight;
For the gift the King of England gave to
good old Father Penn
Was the finest gift e’er given to the worth-
jest of men.
And proud and happy is the man or wom-
an who can say,
“I was born in Pennsylvania,
wandered far away.”
—Lydia M. D. O'Neil, in The National
Stateman and Farmer, Pittsburgh, Pa.
tho’ I've
GIPSIES IN PENNSYLVANIA.
In 1851 the Family Hearld, pub-
lished in London, printed an article
to the effect that a “tribe or family
of Gipsies has encamped in the woods
of Hoboken, on the opposite shore of
the North river from New York,’
thus giving the impression that this
marked the beginning of Gipsy life
in our land. Yet the Pennsylvania
Gipsies, a diminishing group, are au-
thority for the statement that the
first of their clan came to these shores
at least a century earlier.
According to such lore, and it is
about the only source of information
availible, when the great wave of
German emigration headed toward
Pennsylvania, numbers of Continental
Gipsies who had wandered up and
down the Rine Valley because im-
bued with the same spirit of adven-
ture and sighed for the new world.
The “redemptioners” were swarm-
ing to this state by thousands, and in
order to accomplish their migratory
aims, many Gipsies deliberately sold
themselves into servitude, with the
hope of reassembling at Philadelphia
or Lancaster. Whole shiploads were
lost on the way. Some of the ad-
venturers died en route. Others were
landed at Boston or New York or in
the south. But some of them did
reach this city and later made their
way to Lancaster, which they made
their headquarters, and by 1763
enough had foregathered to form a
band which lived in the open, in the
groves of great white oaks along the
Conestoga and Mill Creek. :
About that time came the first con-
tact between them and the Indians.
In the market place at Lancaster
these two dark-skinned races met—-
and seemed at once to distrust each
other. So it was only to be expected
that when the Gipsies left Lancaster
in the fall of 1763, and as one of
their first acts per-empted an aban-
doned Indian camp, that trouble
should follow. Colonel Henry W.
Shoemaker, chairman of the state
historical commission, thus describes
what followed:
“A redman came upon them there,
and in the name of the tribe ordered
hem off. They meekly went, and the
Indian hurried back to his kindred to
tell of the intruders, with the result
that all of this particular group of
Conestogas returned to their camp in
Paxton Hollow, which became in a
few days their wvalhalla. Shrewd
Ulster Scots, noticing the Gipsy fires,
the movement of Indians and the un-
toward atmosphere of excitement,
opined some sort an unfriendly ges-
ture on the part of the hated Cones-
togas and their fancied allies, and
promptly spread the report along the
Blue mountains. The story of a
Bolshevik plot against the capitol at
Washington could not have a more
explosive effect on a Legion post to-
day than this story of probable Indian
reprisals to the self-constituted ‘Reg-
ulators’ of the frontier chafing for an
outlet for their pent-up patriotism.
Mounting their horses, they swooped
down on the unsuspecting Indians;
the Gipsies had vanished, ‘they put on
their invisible garments,’ to use their
own phraseology, and the Indians
were exterminated, down to the few
remnants housed in Lancaster gaol
for safe-keeping,.vho were brained,
scalped and mutilated by the same
blood-thirsty Paxton boys.” i.
A majority of Pennsylvania Gip-
sies were German-speaking, although
nomads of other nationalities have
been absorbed into their tribes. The
Pennsylvania German Gipsies have
had as their favorite harboring spots
for a century or more Philadelphia,
Lebanon (which they still call Stites-
town), Lancaster, Reading and York.
Many foreign Gipsies, Rumanian,
Polish, Italian or Russian, have re-
sorts at Scranton, Pittston, Wyoming,
and in the vicinity of Pittsburgh. The
English Gipsies wintered outside of
‘Pennsylvania for the most part, some
in Jersey City, others in Chicago and
Cincinnati.
An old man who followed the road
as drover, freight wagon driver and
stage coachman, and in the Civil War
as a teamster, thus describes the
true German Gipsy of Pennsylvania
of 70 years ago: “The men were of
medium size, very slim and erect, with
good features and large dark eyes;
they wore their hair long; very little |
hair grew on their faces, but they
tried to culitvate small
They unually wore a red sash under
their coats, into which were sewed |
leather scabbards or sheaths, where
they carried long knives with dag-
ger-like handles; most of the blades
were made by their own armorers,
and could be bent double without
breaking. A dagger wasn’t valued
much unless it had been steeped in
human blood in an encounter, then it
became priceless. A few carried con-
cealed flintlock pistols, but the knife
was the prime means of defense or
revenge. Their favorite musical in-
strument was much like a banjo, and
they often sang a song or dirge about
their ancestors having been dumped
into Rotterdam harbor.”
The early Gipsies in this state al-
ways fellowed the principal rivers in
their wanderings.
spirits think of the present-day mem-
bers of the tribes swifting about in
motorcars, here, there and every-
where!
Yet these fortune-telling nomads
are gradually disappearing. Along
the line of march, since their first
landings, some of them drifted into
the set form of living. Many inter-
married. The pure strain has almost
vanished. Only once in a while does
one come up with a group of swarthy
types who seem truly indicative of
the former wanderers—strang folk,
ever following some dream of a
world where there will be no houses,
but where grass shall carpet and trees
roof and wall the habitations of men.
—Philadelphia North American.
Farmers May Kill Peer Eating Crops
Farmers and landowners have been
given almost a free hand to kill deer
at any time of the year they are
found invading the fields and crops.
This was decided last week at a
conference held in Harrisburg by rep-
resentatives of the State Department
of Agriculture and the Game Com-
mission. The farmers, who have been
complaining about the ravaging deer,
were well represented and the sports-
men were not,
An agreement also was reached that
certain counties shall be open for the
killing of female deer.
Under the agreement, the farmer
will be allowed the body of his kill as
a claim for damage to his property,
but will be required to make a report
of all kill to the Game Commission.
What will happen to hunting is
problematical. The farmers have been
given virtually a year-round season
for both bucks and does. The deer
hunters have little to complain about,
as they failed to organize a defense.
Allowing the farmers to kill off
both male and female deer found
among crops and in orchards will cut
down the herds in those sections
where the damage is greatest, but
also will drive the deer back into the
woods, where they belong.
The ever-growing popularity of
fishing in Pennsylvania is evidenced
by the large increase in the number
of non-resident licenses issued annual-
ly by the Board of Fish Commission-
ers at Harrisburg.
The first one was issued in the State
in 1919, and in that year fifty were
granted. In 1920 the total jumped
to 1,836; in 1921, 2,031; the following
year, when resident fishermen’s licen-
ses were required, 203,061 of that
kind and 2,768 non-resident licenses
were issued.
An increase of more than 12,000 ap-
plications for resident licenses was
shown in 1923, while the non-resident
total rose to 2,931.
Last year showed the greatest in-
crease in resident licensss. The total
came up to 47,118, though the number
of non-residents increased only
slightly over the 1923 total.
“Great Seal
America
Designing the of
Some time ago an account was
given of how the great seal of the
United States was designed. Frank-
lin, Adams and Jefferson were ap-
pointed to select a device on a certain
well remembered day—-July 4, 1776,
no less, and there was much discussion
regarding that important matter.
Franklin wanted a design of Moses
dividing the Red Sea and submerg-
ing the host of Pharaoh, with the mot-
to, “Rebellion against tyrants is obe-
dience to God.” Adams suggested
Hercules and his club, while Jefferson
preferred guiding of the children of
Israel. Afterward the making of the
seal passed into other hands and it
was not until June 20, 1781, that the
Great Seal of America with the eagle
as it is today was finally accepted.
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Proper Care of Palms.
Regular watering is essential, but
it is better to keep palms a little dry
than to overwater them. Browning
of the tips of the leaves indicates
{rouble at the root, probably over-
watering; possibly worms or lack of
plant food. A palm which grows
Hite new leaves a year is doing very
well.
What must their |
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PLEASANT GAP.
We are about up to the limit so far
as snow is concerned; from accurate
measurement we have a solid bed of
about eighteen inches; Greenvalley
and the mountain are boasting of hav-
ing twenty-five inches. Some snow!
Our Legislators tell us they are
going to speed up business to discount
all former efforts of Senate and House
for years gone by. We had an abund-
ance of wind-work, but they are very
| slow to put into practice what they
preach. The constituents are eagerly
awaiting results, as time is passing.
The deep snow. has proved quite
beneficial in a financial point of view
to several of our industrious boys
who are not afraid of disagreeable
weather. They can be seen every
morning with shovel on their shoulder
after a fall of snow, glad to know
that they are cleaning up quite a lit-
‘tle bunch of coin, and they are enti-
tled to all they can get; since the av-
ocation is a pleasant one.
Our - up-to-date and wide-awake
sportsmen have done everything pos-
sible to alleviate the suffering of the
small game and feathery tribe during
this long extended cold snap and the
deep snow. They are watchful in the
extreme, regardless of expense; they
: are doing their part, for all of which
sideburns. :
they have the thanks of the public.
‘The organization has now eighty
members and are composed of good,
liberal public-spirited men.
Harry Markle, milk man, it is ru-
mored, expects to build a half-dozen
tenant houses in the early spring;
this is a very commendable action on
the part of Mr. Markle, as tenant
houses are in great demand at the
Gap at this time, since there is not
one vacant house in our village. It is
to be hoped others will follow in Mr.
Markle’s foot-steps. All, or nearly all
rents are soaring upwards, and our
workers are obliged to pay the in-
crease or remove to territory away
from their work. Even if building
material is almost out of reach if
i twenty-five new houses were erected
here they would find tenants on com-
pletion, at a good rental.
Earl Rimmey, who recently secured
a job at Lewistown, quit last week and
returned home. He alleges that the
corporation asked him if he would not
purchase a house from them; the
houses ranged from three to four
thousand dollars, and ten dollars a
week must be paid out of their sala-
ries. This did not appeal to Earl as
he owns a very desirable lot here and
expects to build the coming spring so
that he can neighbor with his many
friends and relatives. The ten dollars
a week is a good thing for those who
never saved a penny heretofore; of
course if they neglect to keep up their
payments they are liable to forfeit
what ‘has already been paid on the
premises.
I am not a prophet nor the son of a
prophet, but have made a superficial
study of weather conditions for the
past sixty years. From the present
indications I look for a short winter, !
and an early spring. I base my judg-
ment on three noticeable incidents.
First, all fur-bearing animals are car-
rying a very light coat of fur. Sec!
ond, when we have a lengthy cold
spell in the early part of the winter
we can invariably look for an early
breaking up of the inclement or long- |
| drawn out winter. Third, when there
is a shortage of berries to bridge over
the small animals and feathery tribe,
a just Providence comes to the rescue
of these innocent sufferers. Of course
we will have to await the result.
We have five state policemen sta-
tioned at the Gap; they make their
headquarters at the residence of Thos.
E. Jodon. When they first came here
many of our people seemed somewhat
alarmed and feared that they might
be a source of serious trouble in our
quiet community. In this they were
agreeably disappointed; instead of be-
ing the cause of untold trouble, their
presence has really proved beneficial.
They are very orderly and attend
strictly to their assigned duties and
prove themselves to be rather desir-
able accessions. The tune has chang-
ed; instead of being undesirables they
are respected by the entire communi-
ty; thy have proved themselves to be
human, as well as the rest of us.
Rev. Wagner, of Boalsburg, our
Lutheran minister, is making many
friends in this community. His ser-
mons are noticeable for their logic
and eloquence. Our congregation at
the Gap were very fortunate in secur-
ing his services. When an able and
good man, great in his goodness and
good in his greatness comes to the
front he adds to the capital of brains
and hearts; he bestows on his fellow-
men the advantage of his learning and
culture, his experience and eloquence,
his talents and his genius. e en-
courages etlucation, literature, art,
science and human progress in all its
highest phases. He aids materially in
weeding out arrogance, self conceit,
pretention, tyranny and hypocrisy out
of the human heart. He lacks not the
courage to stand up in the face of
fashion and wealth, and tell the truth
as he understands it. He is a moral
teacher of taste and judgment, whose
well-balanced mind is controlled by
common sense and judgment. He
never loses his head among the
clouds.
It now looks as though we would
have another butcher shop here in the.
near future. A young man is renting
the Gettig meat market and expects
to embark in business here. Being
curious to know what Mr. Lex, our
butcher, thought of the new venture,
I called on him and this is what he
says: “The fact is two shops here
cannot exist; however, this is a free
country and all who want to can em-
bark in business. So far as I am con-
cerned, I have no rent to pay and have
as good an equipped shop here as any
in the county; I will sell only choice
government inspected meats, am do-
ing the best I can to accommodate my
patrons, and am unable to make ends
meet without peddling meats Tues-
days, Thursdays and Saturdays of
each week. One drawback here is
that owing to the activities of White-
rock and one not too lazy to work can
be employed at home. Most are well-
to-do and usually raise from two to
four hogs yearly, thus about one-third
of the year very little meat is sold by
the butcher, If it were not for my
three days’ visit to Axe Mann, Belle-
fonte and Coleville I would be com-'!
pelled to close my shop. There is no’
law on the statutes to prevent a man
from starting into business anywhere;
I am not worrying, as I expect to be
in business here for some years (lo
come.
It is astonishing how wonderfully !
conditions have changed in the last
seventy years, not only as far as our
climate is concerned, but in business
changes as well. Something like sev-
enty years ago that wonder of the age
as a wholesale dealer, A. T. Stewart,
of New York, thought business was
slowing up, and more stringent ac-
tivities were about due. He went to
a trunk manufacturing concern, or-
dered t:;o hundred sample cases, he
then advertised for men and inside of
a week started out his aggregation
with his careful assignments of ter-
ritory to be covered; other dealers had |
to follow suit or go bankrupt. This
was the origination of the present day
system of having our country flooded :
with commercial tourists or traveling
salesmen, instead of our merchants
being obliged to go to the eastern
markets every spring and fall to make
their purchases to carry them over
the whole year. The novel change as
a natural consequence caused some-
what of a rise in our varied commod-
ities, and as a matter of course the
consumer paid the fiddler. A. T.
Stewart was a gainer; he claimed, up
to the time of his death that he held
at least fifteen per cent. of his vast
increase in business advancement.
The retail dealers are also benefitted,
in as much as they can now make their
purchases at home and save the ex-
pense of two trips a year to the city.
Sixty years ago we had in Belle-
fonte a very creditable number of ac-
tive business men; I could name all of
them, but expect in the near future to
write up a complete list of all the bus-
ines; men who were actively engaged
in business activities, showing up
their characteristics, etc. They were |
a good and active bunch; but death
called them hence; today we know
them only from memory. Only two
survivors exist now, Capt. C. T. Fry- ;
berger, of Philipsburg, and Levi A.
Miller, of Pleasant Gap. Frank P.
Green and grocer Sechler were among
the last to answer to their final roll
call. I often think our lives might be
prolonged with proper care and dis-
cretion. It is the duty of every mor- |
tal to live as long and as well as pos-
A Rr ls rar i
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AARONSBURG.
Mrs. A. J. Irey spent several days
in Danville, the guest of her daughter.
Charles Summers, of Williamsport,
has been the guest of his brother-in-
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John
Wolf.
Mrs. J. Z. Haffley, after several
weeks’ illness, during which time she
was confined to bed, is able to be about
the house again.
Mrs. J. W. Beaver, of Pottsgrove,
spent several days in town among for-
i friends. While |
mer neighbors and friends. While 11 bead embroidery.
here she was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. George E. Stover.
Mrs. William Miller, ef Orange-
ville, Ill, after spending several
weeks with her uncle, James E. Hol-
loway, and her cousins, J. H. and H.
E. Crouse, left for her western home
on Wednesday, the 28th.
Wyle.—Mrs. Jacob H. Wyle died at
the home of her son, J. R. Wyle, in
Medina, Ohio, January 31st. Mrs.
i Wyle was born December 24, 1835, the
daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Hol-
loway. Her husband preceded her to
the world beyond twenty years ago.
Surviving her are three sons, W. C.
and B. W. Wyle, of Akron, Ohio, and
J. R., of Medina. Two brothers, Frank
A. Holloway, of Ceaderville, Ill., and
James E. Hollowey, of this place. Mrs.
Wyle was born and reared in this
place and spent the greater part of
her life here. Eighteen years ago she
wnt.to Ohio with her son, B. W., mak-
ing her home with him, and where she
died. The three sons accompanied the
body to this place where it was tak-
en to the home of Mrs. Wyle’s neph-
ew, J. H. Crouse, where short serv-
ices were held Tuesday at 10 o’clock
by Rev. F. H. Daubenspeck, of the
Lutheran church. Mrs. Wyle was a
consistent member of the Methodist
church for some seventy years. In-
terment in the Reformed cemetery in
Aaronsburg.
RUNVILLE.
John Johnson spent Thursday at
Philipsburg. :
Forden Walker, of Snow Shoe, call-
ed at Earl Kauffman’s home on Sun-
day.
E. R. Lucas came down from Al-
toona on Sunday to spend the day
with L. J. Heaton.
Misses Catherine Rowe and Iva Lu-
cas, of Bellefonte, attended church
sible, not only in intellectual and spir- here on Sunday evening.
itual health, but also in soundness and |
vigor of body. That he who sins
against his body and allows it to come '
to premature decay, or refuses to in- |
form himself in respect to measures !
preventive of disease isasmuch a’
criminal as he who violates the ordi-
nance of the State. While this is true
of an individual it is equally true of a °
community. Experience has shown
that no investment of time or money '
is so certain to bring a rich return as
that devoted to the acquirement of a
knowledge of the physical laws of
health and the enforcement of sani-
tary measures. It is desirable to
know how to cure disease, but much
more important to know how to pre-
vent it. The r has ‘passed his
83rd milestone, and is desirous to live ,
us long as possible. If proper care is’
a safeguard, I think I might reach a
hundred years or more before bidding
adieu to my friends.
“The laborer is worthy of his hire”
and I believe in giving due credit to |
those who so industriously make good '
in their varied vocations; this leads |
me to write briefly regarding the
progress and advancement of our five
schools at the Gap. Heretofore we
had a few teachers pretending to fur-
ther the interests of our young and
rising generation. The ones I refer
to more particularly were teachers
The Ladies Aid society of this place
have postponed their entertainment
until some time in March.
Rev. E. D. Rowe expects to go to
Julian on Tuesday to help Rev. L. T.
Culp with his revival services
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kauffman and
Mrs. Cora Witherite called on friends
at Wingate on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Paul Tueful, of Milton, de-
parted for her home on Friday, after
spending a week with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. E. D. Rowe.
BOALSBURG.
N. E. Hess, of
visitor in town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Vera Homan, of Centre Hall,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. William
eish.
A little daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Ferguson, at the Tavern on
| Sunday.
Miss Emeline Hess has returned
home after completing a business
course in Williamsport.
Oscar Smith entertained some boy
friends at supper on Monday eevening
in celebration of his twelfth birthday.
Mrs. W. J. Wagner visited her
: daughter, Mrs. J. F. Harkins, at State
College, from Wednesday until Fri-
ay.
who would dismiss their schools close d
to three o’clock daily, which was rob-
bing the pupils shamefully, and in di-
rect violation of our school code. Not
so now, I am glad to say; our present
teachers line up to the requirements
of the law in this respect studiously—
and why not? When the teacher has
the shortest hours of any avocation—
five days a week, and six hours a day,
I must admit our directors are enti-
tled to due credit in the studious man-
ner in which they are handling this
important proposition now, and the
teachers as well. Prof. Baird, who
leads as princiapl of our High school,
came here as a practical stranger, on
probation, as it were. However, his
countenance shows culture and refine-
ment and I am glad to say is highly
regarded and beloved by his entire
school. “He came, he saw, he con-
quered.” While very strict there is
no foppishness in his work and make-
up; he never assumes airs of arro-
gance and conceit, which are leading
features of little minds. He came of
good stock; but men of great intel-
lectual girth and station are not mere
“accidents of birth.” Baird has the
strength of will and force of brain to
execute his mission; he is making
good and is congratulated by all for
his energetic work. Next comes the
olde veteran, Harry Breon, who has
taught for over a quarter of a centu-
ry; he is a man of colossal intellect,
with a heart to match his mind; every
one knows that he is a man of un-
bending purpose and unconquerable
will. Harry has no superiors and few
equals in the county. He is very con-
scientious and teaches his full six
hours daily; he is a severe disciplin-
arian. The other three teachers are
all married women. Mrs. McArdle,
Mrs. Elsie Rimmey, and last but not
least, the invincible Mrs. Grove. There
is apparently some little prejudice
against married women as teachers;
but the arguments are not well found-
ed. As a rule they give more strict
attention to their vocation than some
silly, single adventuresses —ho pay
more attention to their society affairs
than to their schools; this applies only
to some, as many are doing exce''~mt
work. Our trio of married teaches
are succeeding remarkably well; they
are honored and respected by all their
pupils; their methods are original,
attractive, judicious and direct and
self-assured as if they had certificates
signed by the Almighty Father to en-
lighten the universe of mankind. Yes,
our corps of teachers are unquestion-
ably beyond criticism.
—The best job work done here.
Rev. and Mrs. Moyer and Mr. and
Mrs. Matthew Goheen were entertain-
ed at dinner at the home of John Drei-
Nets near Pine Grove Mills, on Sun-
y.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
John Stoner, et ux, to A. Walters,
tract in Millheim; $1.
Maria J. Deshler, exr., to A. Wal-
ters, tract in Millheim; $515.
John L. Holmes, et al, to D. B.
Kraybill, et ux, tract in State College:
$550.
Amanda T. Miller, et al, to David E.
Washburn, tract in Bellefonte; $1,250.
Flora Laffin, et al, to George W.
Wither, tract in Rush Twp.; $1800.
L. F. Mayes, treasurer, to S. D. Get-
tig, tract in Marion Twp.; $3.92.
S. D. Gettig, et ux, to Eliza Longee,
tract in Marion Twp.; $3.92. :
Charles C. XKeichline, et ux, to
Myron M. Cobb, et ux, tract in Belle-
fonte; $6,000.
Leonard E. Deitz, et ux, to Cora D.
Leathers, et bar, tract in Howard
Twp.; $600.
Lewis Stein, et al, to Reuben Jaffey,
tract in Philipsburg; $6000.
A. D. Gunsallus, et al, to Harvey
Lutz, et ux, tract in Walker Twp.;
I
J. D. Keller, et ux, to Ida M. Wea-
ver, et bar, tract in State College;
$4500.
Government Land Company to
Charles Eiseman, tract in Burnside
Twp.; $1.
Jacob J. Shirk, et ux, to Bernard
McGovern, tract in Bellefonte; $1075.
Eleanor McCoy, et al, to S. L. Ful-
ton, tract in Milesburg; $1.
John S. Bush, et ux, to Samuel M.
Shallcross, tract in Spring Twp.;
$1,650.
Mary E. Swarm, et bar, to St.
Luke’s Evangelical church of Mill-
heim, tract in Millheim; $1000.
The Lusitania.
The proposed salvaging of the
Lusitania will bring to the surface
not merely the tragic evidence of a
deed abhorrent fo civilization, but sad
memories of those who gave their
lives that civilization might survive.
tate College, was a.
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.
DAILY THOUGHT
There is an old proverb, “Beauty does
not make the pot boil,” but it makes the
dinner taste better.
Borders of fur emphasize circular
flares.
_ Spring will introduce the low waist-
line again.
Afternoon frocks adopt velvet as
their favorite material.
Draped berets are finished with low-
placed feathers.
Bits of mirrors are apt to be used
Mottled leather coats are trimmed
with white fox.
Brown, green and wine shades ap-
pear great favorites.
. Among millinery trimming notes of
interest, gold leads.
Long, fitted sleeves have
fang. over the hands.
ort gloves are worn with sleeve-
less afternoon frocks. 7
For Palm Beach season, two-piece
suits will be popular.
Beltless tunic frocks are made of
striped and plaided flannels.
.. We find the skirt and jumper an
ideal combination for sports.
Painted felt flowers are appliqued
on a large hat of black felt.
Evening slippers of dull gold have
tongues of brighter gold.
cuffs
Shown in budding spring millinery
are stovepipes in straw, many of the
Titan tone introduced in felts and in
velvets during this winter. Such
straws indicate the direction of fash-
lon’s wind-blowing for the coming
season. Not to all is the stovepir,
becoming, even though always smar .
but those _ Who can assimilate th
shape find it extremely chic.
_ The latest flare in garments is frown:
the hips or from the knees. This
flair for the flare takes the form of an
inset circular piece, extending from
each hip, especially in coats; the cir-
cular being _ often further enhanced
by the addition of fur banding, or
frilling of self fabric. In skirts or
those of dresses and gowns, the flare
takes the shape of flounces, inset at
about the knee line, sometimes ail
around, again at either side. Such
garmnt enhancement must be cut and
applied by a master hand—no novice
can properly accomplish it.
You may have noticed that no mat-
ter how important long sleeves have
become, or how many stunning
Hiodels ey dominate, the short
sleeve scarcely covering the upper
half of the forearm is still shown ,
great many of the afternoon and thea-
tre gowns. There is undeniably a
great freedom allowed in the matter
of long or short sleeves for daytime
frocks.
In the same shop I noticed much
the same model. This time in a love-
ly shade of clear henna, which had
long sleeves and a deep cuff of the
brocaded material. Deep cuffs are
the invariable rule on long sleeves
for this type of dress. They relieve
the severity of a long, tight sle:ve
and make it look less like a business
frock. Full cuffs, about six or seven
inches deep, gathered into a narrow
band at the wrist, are well liked.
A smart young woman who came
out last year and who is being enter-
tained this season as extensively as
any deb is wearing a clever little
frock of black satin black crepe with
full cuffs of red and gold embroidery.
The front of the black crepe turns
down diagonally from the left shoul-
der to show an inner part of red crepe
matching the color of the cuffs. Or
the black front may be fastened at the
shoulder with one of the tiny buttons:
along the edge, and only a narrow
bit of the red allowed to show, like
one of the new very narrnwv collars.
An insert of the red, accordion pleat-
ed is inserted at the front of the
skirt, about six inches wide and 20°
deep, and bordered with red and gold
braid. This is a frock which goes hap-
pily to the bridge table, to the matinee:
and if, occasion requires, to the res-
taurant dinner; and reds, especially
the Chinese and Russian reds, are:
one of the season’s favorite shades,
you know.
The Bow Trimming—With it is fre-
quently worn a clever little hat of
black hatters’ plush rolled across the
front, as nearly all small hats are
now, and trimmed with a smart band
and bow of red and gold metal rib-
bon. And at the other extreme of the:
lithe young figure, one sees the per-
fectly plain opera pumps, either in
black satin or velvet. These plain
pumps are growing more and more:
popular, and are shown in every
known material, including snakeskin.
Naturally, in a season where brown is
queen, brown velvet suedes are favor-
ites.
The metal laces and the ravishingly
beautiful metal cloths, particularly
silver backed with pervenshe blue, or
gold backed with cerise, are also a
very good choice for Miss or Mrs.
twenty to Thirty. These metal cloths
are shown for formal wear, with only
one shoulder covered, and a single:
strand of rhinestones or twist of the:
material holding up the other side.
The model most frequently seen fol-
lows the lines of the figure snugly
to the knees, where there is a decided
flare.
More and more we are flaring from
the knees down. Chanel does it with
a lovely thing of silver lace over black
crepe. Patou uses the flare on a blue
fulgurante, with the -closely-fitting
hips which properly go with a flared
skirt. DeLong even shows it cn a
stunning coat of black velvet. And
so on, practically every well-known
house is featuring it one way or an-
other.
If you do not care for the snug:
bodice and the sharp flare, you may
have the smart effect by a flounce,
usually of lace. This is admirably
carried out in a blue georgette, with
a long waist and a flounce of white
chantilly. There are brief sleeves also
of white lace, and one of the beauties
of this frock is the fact that both
sleeves and flounce could be quickly
removed or applied and an entirely
new gown would result. :
When one must count one’s pennies
and a new gown is needed so often
with so many gala occasions as we
are having right now, something of
the sort is a real friend.