Bellefonte, Pa., July 17, 1925.
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PLEASANT GAP.
Our streets will be illuminated with
electric lights in a month or six weeks.
Mrs. Jennie Switzer returned home
Sunday, after spending several weeks
in Clymer.
Mrs. Meyer, of -Huntingdon, is vis-
iting her daughter-in-law, Mis.
Blanche Meyer.
Berry pickers, like fishermen, are
becoming discouraged, since the cost
exceeds the profit.
The Leslie Horner family motored
to Baileyville and spent a week with
their grandfather.
Quite a number of up-to-date side-
walks were constructed on Main street
the past two weeks.
Joseph Zelisnick has just completed
a modern bank barn on his farm ad-
jacent to Whiterock.
David Keller, of Philadelphia, vis-
ited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eph-
riam Keller, the past week.
George Showers and family motor-
ed to Lock Haven, last week, combin-
ing business with pleasure.
Mrs. George Wise and children, of
Tyrone, are visiting with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Armstrong.
Mrs. Powell and baby, of Harris-
burg, are visiting with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Knofsinger.
Roy Barnes returned to his home iu
Cleveland, Sunday, after spending two
week’s vacation with friends here.
S. J. Wondersmith and wife, of Phil-
adelphia, were visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. William Hoover, on the
Fourth.
We have in Pennsylvania 9,724
church edifices and 32.94 per cent., not
quite one-third of the population, are
church going people.
Mrs. Magargel, Miss Eleanor Ma-
gargel, Lloyd McKee, Gabe Mitchell
and Carl Moerschbacher motored to
Eagles Mere on Sunday.
Miss Bertha Rimmey, our efficient
nurse, is in great demand. She just
completed a lengthy assignment in
Bellefonte and now has a call to go to
Altoona.
Miss Bess Eckenroth is gradually
improving physically; she has been
seriously ill the past three months. It
is hoped she will fully recover at an
early date.
Miss Dorothy Mulfinger, cashier of
the Boston stores at Lock Haven, was
a highly appreciated Fourth of July
visitor at the home of her father,
John Mulfinger.
The Ladies Aid society of the M. E.
church held a festival in Noll’s grove, |
Saturday night. The attendance was
quite gratifying and proved a decided
financial success.
Mr. Klinger, who recently purchas-
ed and remodeled the Charlns Rim-
mey bungalow, has erected a nea:
store room and is now serving ice’
cream, cigars, ete., to the public.
The Earl Rimmey family accompa-
nied by the family of Guy Kerstetter.
took in the ball game at Hecla park,
Sunday. They report an unusually
large attendance and a most agreeable
time.
Mr. Snavely, one of the employees
cf Whiterock, was painfully crushed
between two cars. He was taken to
the hospital and after being treated,
returned to his home and is now doing
nicely.
There are in Pennsylvania 30,349
schools of which 18,910 are graded.
The total number of pupils enrolled
reaches nearly 200,000. About $15,-
000,000 is appropriated for school use
every year.
I have just learned that Whiterock
corporation paid our fire company
$100.00 toward the payment of their
new fire truck, and bought their old
truck, which fact is duly appreciated
by our fire laddies.
The Oak Hall Limestone company
has laid off a bunch of their em-
ployees, owing to a slight slump in
their production, but it is alleged that
they will again resume operations on
full time at an early day.
The Pleasant Gap fire Co. No. 1,
has purchased a very substantial fire
truck, including over 300 feet of hose.
The boys are getting there in great
shape and our citizens are to be con-
gratulated for aiding in the purchase.
Leslie Miller, wife and two boys, of
Woodlawn, Beaver county, are spend-
ing their annual vacation at the John
T. Noll home. They are dividing their
time between the Nolls and Mrs. Wolf,
of Millheim, the mother of Mrs. Mil-
ler; they will return home Saturday.
The Fahringer family, of Sunbury,
consisting of Mrs. Catherine Fahring-
er and her interesting twin daughters,
spent the 4th of July with grandpa
Johnny. I never saw two eggs that
resembled each other more than do
these young ladies. The mother might
make a mistake and punish the inno-
cent one.
Earl Rimmey, wife and son Keith,
accompanied by mother Herman, took
in the Old Home week at Lewistown.
The Rimmeys were absent from home
three days. Mother Herman was so
delighted with her trip that she has
not yet returned; she makes her head-
quarters with the family of her son-
in-law, Harry Grove.
Supt. Noll, of the Whiterock quar-
ries, made a business trip to the Falls
of Niagara, a week ago and returned
with a $60,000 contract tucked in his
inside pocket. This corporation spent
over $200,000 the past 15 months and
are now in a position to supply any
kind of lime product produced any-
where in the United States. A liberal
expenditure of cash is bound to win in
remunerative returns.
Herbert Showers, floor manager of
‘Whiterock, and one of our progressive,
well-to-do citizens, highly regarded by
all who are personally acquainted with
him, is about to do a very meritorious
act. Mr. Showers is the owner of
three very desirable homes. One is
occupied by himself, the other two by
his two married sons. He told the
writer a few days-ago that he was
about to deed the two homes to his
two sons. I regard his decision as a
very meritorious act. The boys
would naturally inherit the homes in
question after Herbert’s departure but
it occurs to me that to give the homes
to his offspring while living is the
proper thing to do. On this occasion
the father’s mind will be soothed, his
heart gladdened, and his whole nature
improved by such acts of deserving
benevolence.
The two most undesirable people,
supposed man and wife, flew the coop,
and it is generally supposed moved to
Lewistown, much to the satisfaction
of all our people. They slipped into
a shanty of Noll Bros., work he would
not, neither would she. Our people
feared them as they would a rattle-
snake, all except the writer, who nev-
er feared the face of man nor the in-
dignation of women. For vile and vi-
cious threats they were committed to
the Centre county jail, remained there
the usual time when his Honor, Judge
Dale, released them, it is alleged, on
condition that they would leave Pleas-
ant Gap. The charge of the Honor-
able Judge was ignored, they resid-
ing in the shanty for six weeks or
more, proving a decided menace to our
population. A week ago a petition
was circulated and numerously signed
and forwarded to his Honor, Judge
Dale, praying for their removal. Two
days later the flitting crossed the
mountain, and all are delighted and
happy. Such cattle are despised by
all good people.
Pleasant Gap today is prospering,
and we should be thankful for the
prosperity. As an example, White-
rock, with its present strides onward
and upward, is responsible in part for
the many happy families residing in
this community. About three hundred
employees and with upward of fifty
more men advertised for, is surely
going some. What an encouraging
thought; fifteen months ago the
Whiterock quarries had a two week's
pay roll of $400, today the pay roll
exceeds $2,000 and the limit has not
yet been reached. The organization
! pays their men substantial wages;
| over $115,000 has been paid out in im-
‘ provements. The younger blood man-
agement installed tells the tale. The
activities now prevailing at Rockview
are also a great aid to us financially.
About 40 of our men are employed
there which means that quite a com-
fortable sum is distributed here as the
good work goes on. The Pleasant Gap
fish hatchery, running full capacity,
is also a blessing to us. Quite a bunch
of our men have steady employment
at the Bellefonte Titan works, which
helps us materially, while the new
air plant adjacent to the Gap, while
yet in its infancy, but whose progress
and advancement are an assured fact,
is also employing some of our trust-
i worthy workers. We are doing nicely
and are correspondingly happy.
AARONSBURG.
Mrs. Clinton ‘Bunson and small son,
of Milroy, have been guests of Mrs. !
Bunson’s father, Samuel Boyer.
been the guests of his father, J. H.
{ Crouse, for the ‘past week or more.
| Mr. and Mrs. Ray Auman and three
' children, of Youngstown, Ohio, are
‘ guests of Mrs. Auman’s mother, Mrs.
"J. G. Eisenhauer. :
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flickinger
and son Arthur, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
are guests of Mrs. Flickinger’s par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Acker.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Reed and two
daughters, Frances and Irene, of Mif-
flinburg, spent the week-end with Murs.
Reed’s mother, Mrs. Samuel Mowery.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of New Jersey,
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lim-
bert.
ron, are spending their vacation with
friends in this section. They are
guests of Mrs. Frazier’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Stover.
town, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Guisewite. Mrs. Guisewite and
Mrs. Pierce are daughters of Mr.
Maize.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stover and
daughter Elizabeth, of Dauphin, after
S. Stcver, and their friends, returned
to their home Monday.
Mrs. Campbell Daubenspeck, of
Grove City, is the guest of her son,
Rev. F. H. and Mrs. Daubenspech, at
the Lutheran parsonage. Mrs. Dau-
benspeck expects to spend the month
of July in this village.
Grover Beaver and two children, of
Youngstown, Ohio, passed through
town enroute to Pottsgrove to visit
Mr. Beaver’s father. They stopped in
town long enough to have dinner with
their aunt, Mrs. George E. Stover.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Breon, of Jersey
Shore, were guests of Mr. Breon’s
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Breon. Their
two children, after a pleasant visit
with their grandmother, accompanied
their parents to their home on Mon-
day.
Gurney Hosterman, of Williams-
port; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wolfe, of
Akron, and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Mil-
ler and two sons, of Woodlawn, have
all been guests during the past week
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Wolfe.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Armagast had
as guests during the past week David
Rupp, Thelma and Blaine Rupp, and
Miss Price, all of Akron. Mr. Rupp
is a cousin of Mrs. Armagast; John
Armagast, of Tusseyville; Charles
Lingle, of Penn Hall, son and brother
of Mr. Armagast.
Cow Comfort.
Hot weather, flies and short pasture
will tend to decrease milk yields dur-
ing late summer. Supplementary
feeding, a good fly repellant and shade
for the cows will aid in keeping up the
milk flow and maintaining the size of
the milk check.
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——For good, reliable news always
read the “Watchman.”
Harry Crouse, of Akron, Ohio, has |
and John Guisewite, of Sugar valley, !
were guests of their brother in-law |
Mr. and Mrs. Sterl Frazier, of Ak- |
Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Pierce, of New |
York city, and A. P. Maize, of Allen- :
spending their annual vacation with
Mr. Stover’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Cookery and Slang
in Odd Relationship
Why the business of the cook should
be used as a vehicle of scorn and re-
venge is a mystery of our mysterious
language.
We boast that we “have setticd his
hash” when we have “squashed” a
men and when counsel very severely
cross-examines a witness, or a mis-
tress gives a gervant what is common-
ly called “a piece of her mind,” we
say that both got “a jolly good roast-
ing.” If anyore has been thoroughly
bamboozled or made a fool of we say
he has been “done brown.”
Why do we say that certain circum-
stances or happenings have put a man
“into a pretty stew,” or that a certain
young man has “got himself into boil-
ing water,” which almost certainly re-
fers _to the dropping of some living
arimal, like the lobster, into the pot?
And why do we refer to some one who
has shown a lack of intelligence as
only half baked?”
The phrase “I’ve cooked his goose”
has an ancient origin. ‘When Erie,
king of Sweden, reached a certain
town with very few soldiers, the
enemy hung out a goose for him to
shoot. Finding, however, that it was
no matter for jest, the townsfolk went
heralds to learn what he wanted. His
reply was: “To cook your goose for
you.”—London Tit-Bits.
Calvaries of Paris
Are Rapidly Passing
Slowly the calvaries of Paris are
vanishing. The old walls on which
penitence and adoration erected them
have crumbled, have been swept away,
and the new walls know no calvaries.
Here and there, however, writes “F.
G. H.” in the continental edition of
the London Mail, the great and sor-
rowful symbol of the Christian faitk
may still be seen.
In remote corners, just out of the
swift current of the city’s life it stands
unheeded by the busy crowds. Only
the birds sometimes flutter round it,
and in the manner of some medieval
legend, we might believe the feathered
things cared for something that hu-
manity had almost forgotten. Of such
calvaries one may be found at the cor-
ner of the Rue d’Aubervilliers and the
Rue de I'Evangile.
It has its place not in one of the
loveliest parts of the great city, and
we might be disposed to question the
work itself from the standpoint of
mere art. But a and
ia creeper droops half caressingly
around the head of it. It breaks sud-
i denly the level contour of an ugly
i wall. And sometimes it may seem
i that nothing was ever broken in a
manner mere wenderful than this poor
wall is broken by the dolorous cal-
. vary.
Police Dogs “Wolfish”
I'lre police dogs are not a distinct
breed, hut are shepherd dogs police
trained. The German police dog
should stand 22 to 26 inches at the
shoulder and show in every line the
qualities which he is supposed to pos-
sess—intelligence, alertness, loyalty,
gentleness, courage, obedience, willing-
ness and devotion. While the stand-
ard allows great range of color, those
most often seen in this country are
of the so-called “wolf” colors, dark
tipping of hair over a tawny or buff
ground. The muzzle (unlike that of
{ a wolf) is usually blackish. Both the
1 German and Belgian dogs may be di-
vided into three general types—name-
ly, rough-haired, wire-haired and
| Seine By their erect ears
| and general expression they betray
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Honest at Least
Her blond prettiness and dainty at-
tire attracted a woman as she stood be-
side her in the public library. From
{ her chic satin hat to her trim little
shoes she was the last word in femi-
nine smartness.
She had asked the librarian for the
most widely read book of the day and
the librarian was doubtful whether
‘there was a copy in at present, but
; after searching a few moments re-
! turned and handed her the desired
book.
“Oh, goodness, no! It has too many
| pages: I heard so much about it I just
thought I should read it, but that’s too
much of a job,” and thanking the girl
very sweetly, tripped out of the build-
ing, leaving a faint trace of perfume
and a wide-eyed librarian behind her.
Musical Instruments
Certain musical instruments are
used almost entirely by one sex, oth-
ers by both. The harp is largely a
woman's instrument, but when men
do take it up they show marked abil-
Ity to master it. The piano is very
evenly divided between the sexes.
Brass instruments are played mainly
by men, ukuleles by women. The
banjo is a man’s instrument, while
mandolins are well divided between
the sexes. The saxophone, the most
popular of all instruments at the
and women.—Jochn Howe in the Amer-
fcan Magazine,
Eagle Gobbles Golf Ball
A possible eagle on the course of
the Tallahassee Country club was
made impossible by a real eagle, the
big bird swooping down on the eighth
green to seize a golf ball, as it was
trickling in the general direction of
the cup, says an Associated Press dis-
patch from Tallahassee, Fla. Fred-
erick C. Elliot was the victim and
gained scant comfort from the assur
ance that the eagle was “an agency
outside the match” and the incident
could not be held “a rub of the green”
present time, is played by both men
Made Old Man Feel He
Hadn’t Realized Worth
Every business executive knows
what it is to give and to receive letters
of character. Some are given without
much thought of the man at the other
end of the line. And as a result, all
are read with a grain of salt. Philoso-
pher Ed Howe out in Kansas, epit-
omizes the situation by saying, “A
man came into my office with the finest
bunch of recommendations that a man
ever had. He proved such a bore that
I would have written him one myself
to get him out of my office.”
Which reminds me of a story, says
Merle Thorpe in The Nation's Busi-
ness,
An old negro from the southern rural
districts had gone to the city seeking
employment. Everywhere he went
references were asked for. Finally he
gave the aomes of former employers
and In ue time returned for a de-
cision. Some of the letters were read
to him in which he was praised very
highly, and his work and loyalty
greatly lauded. The old man’s eyes
opened wide with surprise and pleas-
ure as be remarked, “Well, Ah geclar’,
ef I had a-knowed Ah wus such a good
nigger as dat Ah shure ’nuff would
have got more pay.”
Job of Breadwinning
Cramping to Genius
When Homer smote his lyre he was
probably inspired by an urge more
noble than hunger. But in more mod-
ern times there has been an incessant
lament on the part of men of genius
whose expression has been hampered
by the necessity of degrading thelr
muse to the position of breadwinner.
Dostoebski, the great Russian writer,
gives striking testimony of this in ler
ters, writes the Forum.
“I know I have it in me to write
great books,” he said—"books and
stories in which I would condense all
my thoughts, all my observations of
existence and its deceptions, blighted
ambitions and false pleasures. But 7
~annot do it.
“Who will realize, who has not gone
through it, the feelings of a man anx-
fously waiting for the postman to bring
him just enough to live on for a few
days, and his disappointment when
that postman fails to put in an appear-
ance? And yet this is what 1 am en-
during every single day of my exist-
ence. How can 1 labor for hire only,
sell for cash my literary faculties and
abilities without these faculties under-
going complete deterioration?”
Parson Was Handicapped
The local all-round sportsman mei
the vicar, who was returning home
with his fishing tackle. The sports-
man, who prided himself on being a
great angler, and often said so, in-
quired :
“Hello, vicar! Any luck?”
“Yes,” replied the vicar, tapping his
oasket. “I have a trout in here—a
pound and a half—that I pulled out
from the lower brook.”
“Oh, that’s nothing!” bragged the
Jther. “I've caught dozens of fish of
two pounds and over in that stream.”
“Ah, but you have the advantage of
me,” compiained the vicar.
“Advantage, ‘vicar?’ exclaimed the
sporty one. “Same brook, and you
have better gear!”
“I know that,” retorted the reverend
gentleman, “But you Just remember
that I am a parson and you're not.”—
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Heroic Monkey
A monkey may be said to have
neaped coals of fire upon the head of
the entire feline race by a single kind-
ly act. It is well remembered that a
good-hearted monkey was the original
“cat’s paw,” pulling hot chestnuts
from the fire for the benefit of a
scheming cat.
A restaurant owner in Hoxie, Ark.
has long had two pets, a monkey and
a cat. They are said to have become
great friends. Recently the man's
restaurant caught’ fire and was com-
pletely destroyed. The manager seized
the monkey and carried it to safety.
But the rescued creature struggled
| free and dashed back into the smoke
j and flames. When it reappeared it
| was at a window with the-cat in its
; arms. Both animals are safe,
Solid Institution
The Bank of England was incorpor-
ated in 1694, and from its outset has
been closely connected with the Eng-
lish government. The reserve of its
banking department is always in coin
{or In notes against which there is
coin lying in the issue department of
the bank, Since it is through the
Bank of England that other banks
“clear,” many of them keep their re-
serve lying as a deposit in it, rather
than in their own banks. It is essen-
tial, therefore, to the stability of all
banks in that country that the Bank
of England shall always be possessed
of coin and even be able to pay on de-
mand, all checks of depositors or notes
that may be presented to it.
Love for Animals
Interest in animals is so natural
with children that it is usually a
simple matter to teach love and sym-
| pathy for them even where it does
| not already exist.
In presenting an
animal that is “new,” teachers have
splendid opportunity to train powers
of observation and to supply a class
with a juite of material, says Nature
Magazine. The otter as a fur hearer,
us the courageous protector of his
life and liberty, as a fisherman, and
delight children. Take them to see
live otters if possible.
as a special stunt artist is bound to.
Lyon & Co. yon & Co.
Economy Sale
Economy is the art of spending
wisely. The bargains in this Econ-
omy Sale are opportunities that you
cannot afford to miss.
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‘Ooiles, Crepes, Silk and Cotton,
Flannels, Etc., at Economy Prices
Shoes: See our Dollar Table of Shoes
All Summer Coats [iI Ladies, Misses
and Children at. Big Reductions
Coats
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These Hose are guaranteed
not to develop a “runner” in
the leg nor a hole in the heel
or toe. If they do this you
will be given a new pair free.
We Have them m All Colors
Yeager’s Shoe Store
THE SHOE STORE FOR THE POOR MAN
Bush Arcade Building 58-27 BELLEFONTE, PA.