== Bellefonte, Pa., August 14, 1925. American Eagle Well Named Monarch of Air The American bald eagle is really misnamed. His head is well clothed with feathers, being pure white in the adult, which gives rise to the name “bald.” The tall also is white, the re mainder of the body is dark brown. The young bird Is dark throughout, three years being required for the as- sumption of the full white markings. In this immature stage the bird was once considered distinet and was varl- ously known as the Bird of Washing- ton and as the black or gray eagle. Young bald eagles are very like golden eagles and the two are often confused, but on close inspection the bald may be known by the fact that its legs are bare of feathers for some distance above the toes. There is little differ- ence in extent of wing and total length between the golden and bald eagles, but the latter is stouter and heavier in body. It is a strange fact that im- mature bald eagles, due to greater length of feather, average larger thar adults, 4 mee ' In fspect the bald eagle unques- tionably is a noble and inspiring bird. The - beak is heavy and strangely. hooked, while the corners of the mouth have a downward curve, which gives the bird an appearance of geverity. A bony place extends over the eye§ and has a curious resemblance to the beetling brows often observed in men of strong character. The body is heavy and muscular, with a suggestion of latent strength, while the powerful legs and feet, with their tigerlike tal- ons, confirm the impression of a crea- ture able and willing to hold its owr under any conditions. In flight the bald eagle is magnifi- cent. With pinions wide spread and floating with hardly perceptible effort, it glides through the air with an ease and grace which no man-made machine has ever equaled. Aided by favorable air currents and swinging in great circles, it rises to tremendous heights, aeften beyond the range of vision of the naked eye.—Lee 8. Crandall, in Men tor. Too Much Water for Fish Even the finny inhabitants of old Father Thames suffered inconvenience on account of the floods of the past season. The first rush of water drives the fish from their customary swims, and in order not to Le driven into un- familiar waters, they take refuge in eddies and quiet corners where they can hold their own against the cur- rent, and into which food is borne and collects. As the river rises so the wa- ter colors and darkens, until light fails to penetrate to the bottom, so that food becomes invisible and the fish are driven to shallow water. When the stream overflows its banks and spreads over the adjacent meadows the fish quickly follow it in search of quiet water and the feast of drowned insects and earthworms to be found: there. There is, however, always the risk that they may be stranded by a vapid subsidence of the flood. Competition a Stimulant A runner seldom breaks a record unless he is closeiy pressed. A base- ball team plays its best game against a close adversary. A horse scores its best mark when pitted against fast horses. The retail dealer plays his best game when pressed by competition. The one sure way to make a merchant slough into mediocrity and slipshod methods is to take away his competi- tion. Honest, ethical competition de- velops good merchants, and makes fine, alert citizens. A lack of competi- tion breeds laziness and Insolence. The greater your competition, greater your opportunity for growth.— Good Hardware. Miners Travel by Plane Recently to eliminate travel over rast desolate tracts in Alaska on the hard journey to the gold fields, the air- plane has been called into use, with the result that the miners have flown into the faraway regions In a few hours at the most. The danger from starvation and of freezing to death have thus been eliminated. The ex- periment has been pronounced highly successful and more planes will be brought in for that work alone in the Cassiar county district of northern British Columbia. Costly Suit of Clothes A native found the first piece of gold in Australia, Seeing his master counting gold coins, he said he found a rock which looked like the yellowish coins. He offered to give it to him for a new suit of clothes. The master later sold the nugget for more than $20,000. Too Absent-Minded They were discussing the absent. mindedness of an acquaintance who had just passed. “That habit nearly cost him his life when he was on his holiday,” remarked one. “How was that?” “He fell overboard and forgot that he knew how to swim.” Athletic Prowess For two decades records in practi- <ally every field of dthletics have been broken, and the limit of physical en- durance when no more records can be broken is not in sight. the. POINTS OF DANGER IN THUNDER STORM Shelter of Trees Especially to Be Avoided. The danger of death by lightning is very small, It is almost negligible. But not quite. Men are killed by light- ning. The season of thunder storms is at hand, and it is only the part of common sense to minimize the dan- ger as far as possible. Most of those who are killed by lightning are not in their homes. They are out somewhere in the open. Prob- ably they are seeking ghelter under trees. The worst possible thing to do in a thunder storm is to snuggle under a tree. Any tree is likely to be the lightning’s target, and this Is particu- larly true of trees like the elm, which have much sap. The beech, which is a dry tree, is much safer than the elm, but no tree is surely immune. Light- ning which “strikes” finds a tree more frequently than it finds anything else. A man in the open is so small a mark that the bolts of Olympian wrath usually scorn to kill so insignificant a thing. A man under a tree which is struck by lightning may escape with only a severe shock, but he is likely to be killed by some electric prank. It is to be remembered that water 18 a conductor of electricity. For this reason the sappy elm is struck oftener than the desiccated beech. For this reason, too, it is wise for the wan- derer in a thunder storm to have his raiment as wet as possible. If one's clothes are dry the lightning is likely to course through the watery fluids of the human body, bringing sudden, com- plete and disputable death. But if the garments are saturated till they are wetter than the body the lightning may follaw them to the earth, ripping and tearing them but not necessarily rip- ping and tearing the man within them. Of course the man whose clothing is struck by lightning must suffer a se- vere shock, but even this is better than the alternative of being surely elec- trocuted. If you are caught in the woods in an electric storm the best strategy is to get out of the woods. The next best plan is to get as wet as possible. If there is a brook handy it is advis- able to lie in the brook rather than to wait for the rain to do the wetting. Eschew the forest and seek wetness. Thus you will probably attain old age in spite of the lightning. Because the lightning has never yet killed you it is no safe assumption that it never will. The chances are a million to one in your favor. But there is no sense in igooring the millionth chance. Didn’t Go Down President George M. Verity of the American Rolling Mills company, who in 33 years of business life has never bad a single labor trouble, said in New York the other day: “] believe in frank dealing. Employ- ers should be honest and open with their men. Deceit, hypocrisy and cant never go down. “A millionaire was addressing the inmates of an almshouse, “*‘Ah, dear friends,’ he said, ‘pros- perity has wrecked and ruined count- less lives.’ “‘No doubt o’ that,’ spoke up an old pauper on a back bench. ‘All the same, boss, I wish to goodness I'd a’ been ruined by prosperity instead of adversity. I bet it’d been a darn sight pleasanter.’” Says Earth Stands Still An instrument which, the maker says, proves that the modern ideas of the solar system are wrong, has been invented by Chang Chung-shan, a: Chinese astronomer. He says his in- strument demonstrates that the earth does not move, but stands still, sus- pended in air like a soap bubble. He says, further, he can prove with it that the sun and other heavenly bodies revolve around the earth. With the aid of two colleagues he has written a book in support of this theory but it has not yet been translated into a foreign language. Growth in Savings The intensive educational thrift cam- paigns conducted in this country by the banks, schools, American Society for Thrift and other groups has shown splendid results. Savings deposits increased from $8,- 425,000,000 to $20,875,000,000 in the period between 1912 and 1924 or at the rate of 150 per cent while the number of savings bank depositors increased 208 per cent in the same period.— Thrift Magazine. Poet’s Home in Danger Longfellows early home at Portland, Maine, will be preserved and main- tained permanently if sufficient money is raised by members of the Interna- tional Longfellow society. The home stands at Fore and Hancock streets in Portland. It is in danger of being lost through foreclosure of mortgage, and Edwin Markham is active in raising the woney to prevent the foreclosure, Autos in United States The number of motor vehicles owned in the United States, it is noted in Good Hardware, is still continuing to increase. In the year 1924 the total registration wag 17,700,000. This is a gain of approximately 2,500,000 over 1923. There is, roughly, one car to every six people. Danzig Mayor a Giant Doctor Sahm, president of the free city of Danzig, is nearly 6 feet 8 inches in height. Daily Exercise tor Owners of Millions Clipping Coupons: Strip, don gym trunks and take bonds and scissors into steam room of Turkish bath. Raise bonds and scissors over head, Inhaling slowly, and elevate right knee as high as it will go. (If left-handed, elevate left knee.) Lower bonds and scissors to level of knee, exhaling slowly, and use knee-cap for a desk, resting bond upon it and clipping cou- pon. Repeat until day’s supply of bonds is exhausted. Opening Safe Deposit Box: This exercise, if faithfully followed, is a certain reducer of waist measure. Se lect safe deposit box on tier of boxes nearest floor and, refusing proffered aid of vault attendant, Jean down, bending from the waist, with knees rigid and feet together, insert key and unlock box yourself. Do this dailv until apoplexy claims its victim. Pushing Push Buttons: Have large flat-top desk in private office fitted with row of push-buttons within convenient reach of your chair. Inhaling slowly, instruct your secretary to carry chair around to opposite side of desk. Lean forward flat across inkwell and push buttons, calling in turn production manager (exhaling), sales manager (inhaling), eflicienéy enginear (ex- haling), building engineer (inhaling), and special cop in the main hall (exhaling). Note: Care should be taken to inhale only after exhaling, otherwise half the benefit of this ex ercise will be lost. Founding Desk : This exercise may be taken alone, but more satisfactory results are obtained in the presence of a room full of people, preferably your employees. Inhaling slowly, summon employees, and, clenching fist, pound desk. Exhaling, raise arm, bending at elbow, and pound desk again. Keep this up ten minutes, or until employees are mildly fatigued. If deemed desir- able, words may be spoken briskly dur ing this exercise. Develop ego. Picking Petals: An admirable ex- ercise, especially for back, shoulder and arm muscles while riding to and from business conferences in limou- sine. Lean back in padded seat and, reaching forward with right arm, pick petal from rose in vase across the car. Alternate right, left, right, left, until no petals remain. As you become pro- ficient, and your muscle and wind war- rant it, daisies may be substituted for roses. They have more petals and more resistance.—A. H. T., in Kansas City Star, Unconscious Prejudice Senator Edwards said in a prohibt- tion argument in Trenton: “We can’t argue prohibition fairly and squarely because we are all prej- udiced about it one way or another. We claim we're unbiased, but we soon give ourselves away. “We're like the man whose name was drawn. for the murder jury. “ ‘Mr. Jones,’ they said to him, ‘be- fore we take you on this jury we must find out whether you have formed any prejudice about the de- fendant’s guilt or innocence. “ ‘No,’ said Jones ‘No, 1 ain’t formed no prejudice whatever. “ ‘And, Mr. Jones, have you, or have you not, any conscientious objections to capital punishment? “ ‘No objections at all, said Jones, ‘in a case like this.”” Cultivation of the Snail The harvest of the succulent snail 3f the cultivated species for Euro- pean consumption has begun in Switzerland and France, and thou- sands of men and women will be busy throughout the summer in this curious industry. The annual production in both countries is about three million pounds, but as the demand is far greater than the supply the devices of the adulterator supplement nature, and pieces of meat, generally veal, are introduced into the empty shells. The large fields which are prepared for the propagation of the snail gen- erally lie at the edge of a wood or forest, sheltered from the sun. The soil of the farm is well sanded and limed, and round it is built a wall two or three feet high. Foolish Suicide Walter 8. Gifford, who at forty is dresident of the American Telephone and Telegraph company with its pay- roll of 340,000 employees, said in a recent interview in New York: “I saw in today’s paper an account of the suicide of a young lawyer. He had a good future before him, but he permitted one or two failures to drive him to despair. Yet the most success- ful men have more failures than suc- cesses to their credit. “This sad case,” Mr. Gifford ended, “js just another proof that a man is never too old to learn, but often too young to realize it.” Looking to the Future A gymnasium will be provided for che dormitory which Harvard univer- i Is erecting for its medical school. presenting $125,000 for the gymna- sium, the donor, Mr. H. S. Vanderbilt, stated: “The students will learn from experience of the good which it has done their own minds and bodies, the benefit which would accrue to their future patients and mankind by pre- scribing and encouraging exercises of a similar nature.” Marbles With Toes Found guilty of bad posture, im proper shoes and other foot defects, more than 100 girls at the Colorado Agricultural college have been or- dered by the athletic department to play marbles with their toes as a cor- rective exercise, |! KNOWS MAN IN HIS INFINITE VARIETY Coed Writes as the Spirii Has Moved Her. There may be a lot of them over ai the University of California, and there probably are, but I KNOW of ONE gay young coed who certainly knows abou’ men. Just listen to her: “Once upon a time I thought I un- derstood Man, and could marry on€ with one hand tied behind me and my eyes shut. “But I have discovered: “If you flatter a man, it frightens him to death. “If you permit him to make love to you, he soon tires of you. “If you don’t he is offended from the start. “If you agree with him on everything, you soon cease to interest him. “If you don’t you cease to charm him. “If you don’t believe all he tells you, he thinks you are a cynic. “If you do, he thinks you are a fool. “If you wear gay colors and rough and startling hats, he hesitates to take you out. “If you wear a little brown toque and a tailored suit, he takes you out, but gazes all evening at some other woman in gay colors, “If you are jealous of him, he can’t endure you. “If you are not he can’t understand you, “If you share in his gayeties and ap- prove of his smoking, he vows you are leading him to the devil. “If you disapprove of his gayeties and urge him to give up smoking, you are driving him to the devil. “If you are affectionate he soon tires of your kisses and seeks consolation In some other woman’s. “If you are a sweet, old-fashioned clinging vine, he doubts if you have any brains. “If you are modern, advanced and in- dependent, he doubts if you have scru- ples or a heart. “If you are cute and boyish, he longs for a soulmate. “If you are brilliant, he longs for a playmate. “If you are temperamental and po- etic, he longs for a helpmate. And all the time he’s falling in love with you he's trying to make you into what you are not, never were or never will be. “Now, please do not ask me how I discovered all these things about Man.” —San Francisco Chronicle. Chinese Palaces Cheap Hard times and the rising cost of living are having a mournful effect upon survivors of the late imperial house of China. Princely mansions and royal Manchu heirlooms are free- ly being offered on the market with only a mild response. Owing to finan- cial pressure, Prince Tsei Tao, uncle of the boy ex-emperor, Hsun Tung, has disposed of his palace and exten- sive grounds in the north city to a foreigner for a sum reported as $150, 000 Mex.—about $80,000 in American money. That price is remarkably low. Prince Tsai Hsun, another uncle of the deposed young monarch, has sold his residence to a foreigner and sev- eral other palaces are to be had from Manchu princes who either need the money or are afraid that a radical change in the government may bring about the confiscation of their prop erties. A Great Scheme “Are there many snakes in this re gion?’ asked a tourist. “Well—p’tu!—yes,” replied Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. “Some fellers raise ’em for use at picnics. They promote matrimony right sharply.” “How is that?” “If a feller has been keeping com pany with a girl, or for that matter, a gent with an old maid, about go long, she goes to the snake-man and pays him. He turns a mess of snakes loose at the next picnic, and directly all over the place you see girls and old maids jumping right into young fellers’ and older gents’ arms, a-hol- lerin’, ‘Save me, Roy! and so forth. And about the next thing you know they're married.”—Kansas City Star. Many Use Elevators Nearly every one rides in America. fn addition to the large number of people who use horizontal transit, such as railroads, trolley cars and sub- ways, one of every ten persons in the United States takes a vertical ride every day. This means that the pas- senger elevators in the various build- ings of the country carry up and bring down about 14,000,000 persons every day. Study made by the Na- tional Association of Building Mana- gers and Owners’ Associations shows that for every 15.9 square feet of rental space a passenger must be car- ried. The office space aféa' of the United States is placed at 22,600,000 feet. The Wrong Method “The French expect to pay theh war debts, and all this pretense of refusing to pay is just bargaining— the Latin method. But to try such a method on us Americans is certainly tactless.” The speaker was Mayor Hilary Howse, of Nashville. He went on: “Such tactlessness reminds me of the Nashville man who used to go round saying to people in trouble: , “‘I'm not as old as you are, but ‘my advice to you is—etc.’” Head Lights Violate Law. Persons obliged to be on the streets and highways at night are impressed by the number of glaring motor car headlights, despite the repeated warn- ing sent out from Harrisburg that highway patrolmen were going to “check up” for the purpose of min- imizing the nuisance. _ In addition to the glaring head- lights, there are any number of ears running nightly on the streets and highways with only one headlight il- luminated. Word comes from Harrisburg that members of the state highway patrol are to be instructed to put a stop to the disregard of motorists of the headlight regulation. This order is MEDICAL. Back Lame and Achy? The Advice of This Bellefonte Resi- dent Should Help You to Get Well. Do you suffer nagging backache? Feel dizzy, nervous and depressed? Are the kidney secretions irregular; breaking your rest? i Likely your kidneys are at fault. Weak kidneys give warning. You have backache; rheumatic twinges. You feel weak, tired, all worn out. Heed the warning. Don’t delay! Use Doan’s Pills—a stimulant diu- retic to the kidneys. Your neighbors recommend Doan’s. Here is a Bellefonte case: Harry Rossman, drayman, says: “My kidneys didn’t act right and I had to get up several times at night. My back was lame and ached a great deal, especially in the morning, making it hard to keep at my work. I used Doan’s Pills and they quickly relieved me. My kidneys were soon acting regularly.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Pills—the same that Mr. Rossman had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 70-32 | pouring into the State Highway De- partment from all parts of Pennsylva- nia concerning glaring headlamps. Disregard of the headlight regula- tion has become an actual menace in many places, especially on wet nights when the concrete highway reflects the lights. reer: ——British interests have started in Buenos Aires the largest beef pack- ing plant in the world, even larger than the Swift plant that handles 4,000 beeves daily. ——~ Subscribe for the “Watchman.” Looking well—well, X should SAY 60 That is why I eat and play so. —Young Mother Hubbard Good, pure food for the sturdy youngsters. - Keeps ’em in good health. Well fed parents feel like romp- ing with them. Satisfying service and fine meats. But- ter and eggs for happy meal times. Beezer’s Meat Market ON THE DIAMOND 84-34-1y Bellefonte, Pa. — A EE PT AS SAE PAR ly due to the complaints which have been | restful night on Lake Erie Makes a pleasant break in your journey. A good bed in a clean, cool stateroom, a long sound sleep and an appetizing breakfast in the morning. Steamers “SEEANDBEE”-“CITY OF ERIE”—*“CITY OF BUFFALO” Daily May Ist to November 15th Leave Buffalo=— 9:00 P. M. Ea Arrive Cleveland *7:00 A. M. { Standard Time 1 Leers Cleveland —9:00 P. M. Arrive Buffalo —*7:00 A. M. i San vary OF FUFEALO» arrives 7:30 A. M. onnections for Cedar Point, Put-in-Bay, Toledo, Detroit and oth. Ask your ticket agent or tourist agency for tickets x C& B oe. bell Automobile Rate—$7.50. Send for free sectional puzzle chart of the Great Ship “SEEANDBEE” and 32-page booklet, The Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co. Cleveland, Ohio Fare, $5.50 Your Rail Ticket is Good on the Boats Lyon & Co. The Great Ship SEEANDBEE" = Length, 500 feet, Breadth, 98 feet Lyon & Co. Specials rmenmau fuqust In Every Department, B==A visit to our store will mean money-saving for you. We have slashed prices again. All Summer Ready-to-Wear and Piece Goods must go to make room for our New Fall Arrivals. Silk and Light Wool Dresses at $10.75; Voile and English Broadcloth $2 up; Spring and Fall Coats—a good range of colors and sizes—at $8.00. All Summer Dress Materials Broadcloths and Gingham. For the School Kiddies included in this sale— Crepes, Voiles, English we have Gingham Dresses as low as 08 cents ; §Wash Suits and Crepes g8 cents. IT) One Special Lot of Children’s Socks—3 pairs for $1.00, me all sizes and colors; 34 lengths. The Biggest Bargain Ever Offered —1 table of Shoes for Ladies and Chil- dren—just the thing for the kiddies for school wear—$1 up. New Fall Arrivals Canton Crepes, Crepe de Chine, the New Flannels 54 in. wide, in all the ]atest shades— Pansy, Pencil Blue, Jade, Tan, Brown, + Russian Green, Cuckoo, Burgundy. Lyon & Co. wx Lyon & Co.
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