=~ I. _3l6 at, EE A Dewan. _ Bellefonte, Pa.,, October 16, 1925. ES MOTHER AND CHILD. By Robert Louis Stevenson. The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Fach must in strength arise To work the Almighty will. So from the hearth the children flee, By that Almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons Escapes from that command. And as the fervent smith of yore Beat out the glowing blade, Nor wielded in the front of war The weapons that he made, But in the tower at home Still plied his ringing trade. So like a sword the son shall roam On nobler missions sent; And as the smith remained at home In peaceful turret pent, Bo sits the while at home The mother well content. PERRYSVILLE HOSPITAL NO. 5. By Levi A. Miller. And still the story of the battle is not complete. What became of the wounded left on their pallets of straw in the open field? How were the bad- ly injured removed to other quarters? nd what was the result of their treatment ? It must be remembered that this was one among the first battles of the war, the losses ranking next to Bull Run, besides a majority of the men engaged were entirely new to the bus- iness, and their officers and surgeons inexperienced. For these reason the showing is not as favorable as could be made by taking a battle a year or two later as a sample. Besides this, the whole affair is new and novel to the writer of notes, and he sees things that soon become so commonplace that he never mentions them again. Al- though, I believe the old veterans of the war, the loyal citizens and the young and rising generation will en- joy the story that was written over sixty years ago. Hospital No. 5, Perrysville, Ky., Oct. 11th, 1862. The soft side of a church pew does not compare favorably with a feather- bed as a place of sleeping. Last night we came in here on foot, through the rain and mud, with nothing to eat and no blankets. A little whiffet of a doc- tor piloted us to the Methodist church, which is officially known as “Hospital No. 5.” They have torn out about half of the benches and faced them together, thereby making pens to put the straw in for the men to lie on. Some are lying on the floor and others have but a single bench, which they face close to the wall, so they cannot fall out. Many of the cases here are very bad, and it has been decided to do more amputating as soon as they can get some straw to make beds and get provisions down from Louisville. There are about fifty in this hospital. All the other churches, the seminary, school-house, and a number of pri- vate homes are also used as hospitals. A great many of the wounded had never had their wounds dressed, be- cause they could get along without it, and the doctors have had no time to attend to any only the worst cases. Home-sickness is taking hold of a great many, and it is a very bad thing. Others are afraid they are going to die, and for that reason are worse than if they had the pluck to stand the racket. If we only had something to eat and a warm place to stay! It is so cold in the meeting house, and so dreary and dismal that a fellow is apt to get the horrors. About nine o’clock this morning we had coffee issued to us in the grain, and hard-tack straight. I had nothing to make coffee in, but was fortunate in finding an old oyster-can, which makes an excellent coffee-pot. I tried to borrow a coffee mill, but there was none to be had. By tying a portion of the coffee in a rag and pounding it between two stones, I sue- ceeded in getting it down pretty fine, not as fine as a very fine dust, but fine enough to make coffee. That was a royal breakfast—an oyster can full of coffee and three hard-tacks! Picture if you can, a fellow hunger- ed, down by a little fire made of sticks, shivering with cold, and weeping be- cause of the smoke, with no cup and saucer to cool his coffee in, and too hungry to wait for it to cool in the oyster can; no sugar, no cream, no nothing—only coffee and hard-tack! The boys inside got a sniff of the cof- fee and came out. The result was, I didn’t get much then; but we kept the oyster can busy all day. Some ladies came in from Danville and brought us light-cakes, fruits, roast chicken, and such things; but these were given to the bad cases. All of us two-leg- ged fellows had to take care of our- selves. What a change the presence of la- dies makes in such a place! The boys brightened up right off, and all of us feel better. They all laid off their bonnets and wraps and went to work and it wasn’t long until things went snugger. They said they were all Un- ion people, and were going to do all they could for us. A large supply of bandages and oth- er hospital supplies came in and the doctors are now able to fix up the wounds in better shape. A wagon load of straw was brought in by an old farmer, who said he thought we might need it. He could not have hit it better, unless he had brought feath- er-beds. A number who had limbs amputated are beginning to become feverish, and sometimes quite delir- ious; so there is not much chance for sleeping. There seems to be no unnecessary suffering, and if the friends of th who are here could see how well they are cared for, they would be much bet- ter satisfied than they are now. Food is plenty, such as it is, and there is no scarcity of medicine, while the atten- tion of the doctors and nurses is all that could be desired. It is much bet- ter than I dreamed of. The notes re- corded from day to day show how yap: idly means may be adapted to ends. From day to day additional supplies of provisions, and blankets and such things as go to make life endurable, were received; from all parts of the country. Some merely to see what a wounded man looks like, and others to tender their services. Baskets of cakes, pies and good things poured in until there was no more room for them. Those badly hurt were not allowed to eat such things but the two-legged ones were, and they lived fat until the surgeon in charge notified the citizens to bring nothing more. Too many of the men were getting sick. Hundreds of peo- ple from the North flocked to see their wounded friends or relatives, or se- cuure their dead bodies. One of the principal duties of vis- iting ladies was to write letters for the wounded. When the Seminary girls came in from Danville every fel- low wanted a letter written. The girls delighted in doing it particularly when the letter was to a sweetheart. They would lay it on strong, for they knew how they liked it themselves. Indeed, it was real jolly. There were some Pittsburghers among the wounded; they belonged to the 79th Regiment, one company of which was recruited in Washington and Allegheny coun- ties. A majority of those who died in the Perrysville hospitals were car- ried off either by secondary hemor- rhages or home-sickness. Home they went, and for good, too. The ampu- tations performed several days after the injuries received were not as suc- cessful as those performed on the field hospital This is generally the case, and on this account surgeons recom- mended amputations at once, where they thought there was a possibility of it having to be done finally. Just as soon as the wounded were able to be moved they were sent to Louisville. Several school-houses and other pub- lic buildings were converted into hos- pitals in Louisville and thoroughly furnished with everything necessary to the comfort and benefit of the men. With the exception of Washington city, Louisville had the best regulated hospitals in the country during the war. This ends the story of the battle of Chaplin Hills, as witnessed by one sol- dier. Others may have seen more, and some may have stumbled onto things more horrible, but what has been recorded was noted at such places and times as the worst phases and features of the battle and its dire effects would most likely be manifest- ed. It was a vicious conflict and will never be forgotten by those who par- ticipated in the cruel and stubborn combat. SURGERY TO SAVE WASHINGTON’S TREE. Fredericksburg, Va.—Congressman Martin L. Davey, of Ohio, in private life a national authority on trees, has assured local officials and D. A. R. representatives that the famous horse- chestunt tree planted by George Washington can be saved. Three surgeons have been working the last week cleaning out the decayed parts, which were found to be more extensive than previously thought. The opening of the tree trunk is large enough for the Congressman to enter, and in all about two tons of cement will be required to fill the cavity. “It is possible that this minie bail started the decay,” said Mr. Davey, looking at a small lead bullet which was found imbedded in the tree. “At any rate, the tree has evidently been decaying for nearly sixty years. Any- thing that thoroughly pierced the bark and thus allowed the spores of the fungus to enter is sufficient to start decay which nature is unable to check. TREE NO 2 “Properly cared for, there is no rea- son why the tree should not live in- definitely,” he added, and gave his sanction to an old custom when he said, “there’s no reason why the cut- ting of initials and hearts in the bark of a tree should injure the tree, unless cut unusually deep.” The tree is one of the city’s prized possessions, being the last of thirteen horsechestnut trees planted by George Washington along a favorite walk from the home of his mother to that of his only sister, Mrs. Fielding Lewis, at Kenmore. Residents of the town recall two others of the row which have fallen from decay within the last generation. MANY GARAGES BEING BNILT FOR SESQUI EVENT. Construction of public garages in Philadelphia has jumped during the present year in anticipation of the tremendous influx of motorists from all sections of the United States dur- ing the Sesquicentennial International Exposition. Many four, five and six story modern fire proof structures insuring safety, comfort and con- venience have been erected or are under way, and many more will be ready for occupancy before the Ex- position opens on June 1st, 1926. Between January 1st and Septem- ber 1st of this year the Bureau of Building Inspection granted permits for 1772 garages. This eight months’ total exceeds that for the twelve months of 1922 and 1923. An “official list” of garages in the city is being prepared by the Auto- mobile committee of the Sesquicen- tennial Exposition which includes members of the Keystone Automobile club of Philadelphia. This list will be posted on all roads leading to Phila- delphia to direct visiting motorists to reputable garages. Motorists will be warned to shun unlisted places. The committee is determined to pro- tect all motorists from gouging by garage owners and managers as well as by repair men. = . Bites for one large and several smaller auto camps have been selected adjacent to the Exposition grounds and will be fully equipped for the re- ception of Sesqui tourists early next spring. ~If you don’t find it in the “Watch- man” it isn’t worth reading. visitors crowded in ; Great Wall of China Longer Than Supposed It is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, medieval Europe wrote poems about it, and the Great Lexicog- rapher, friend to Miss Pinkham In the days before Becky Sharp threw the dictionary told a certain Scotch writer to the signet that it was worth a visit. Chinese poetry and legend is full of the names of" Kia-ju-kwan and Shan-hai-kwan—much as we speak of Dan and Beersheba. But few are the eastern Chinese wlio have reached the western end—political exiles, for the most part, fieeing from poison or the silken cord at Peking. It fell to Sir Aurel Stein of the British museum to put an end to the myth of Kia-ju-kwan by finding hun- dreds of miles of wall beyond it in the desert, older and more romantic still, built of bundles of reeds and pop- lar branches anchored to driven posts. But, important as his discoveries are, barely a score of Chinese know of them yet, and hence they have not robbed Kia-ju-kwan of its unique place in Chinese lore.—Langdon War- uer, in the World's Work. Their Duty to Watch for Strayed Travelers The official title of a small group of young men who watch for lost travel- ers in’ the mountain passes of Switz erland during the winter is “Soldiers of the Snow.” These soldiers are young Italians who live on the Italian side of the pass. They are exempted from military service, even in case of war, on condition that they aid all lost travelers on the mountain passes. They are supplied with uniforms to distinguish them from smugglers, but not with guns. Their duties are the same as those of the monks of the hospice with whom they are in con- stant communication by telephone. During the long winter they watch all Swiss and Italian slopes of the pass for strayed travelers, hundreds of whom have been saved from a linger- ing death In the snow. At some sea- sons of the year the snow Is all melted and the traffic route through St. Ber- nard’s pass is open. Horror of Horrors She was charming and she knew ft. What's more, she knew that the whole car full of north-bound passengers knew it, too. She reveled in their ad- miring: glances although assuming an air of modest unconcern. Decidedly well groomed she was. from head to foot. Her coat-suit was trim in every detail and modish to per- fection. About her there was that alr of conscious perfection characteristic of those who are confident of thef» grooming. There was nicety in every detail save one. When she arose to leave the car with that languid, graceful air of hers, the whole car saw the flaw. Had she observed it her cheeks would probably have blushed brick red with mortification. Just where her silken- clad ankle entered the black satin slipper, there was—a hole.—Columbus Dispatch. First Iron Bridge fhe first iron bridge in the world was Ironbridge, in Shropshire, Eng- land, which spans the River Severn. The work was put in hand and the various parts cast in 1778 at the Coal- brookdale ironworks, the proprietor of which, Abraham Darby, was the designer of the structure. Approxi- mately 500 tons of iron were used in the construction of the bridge A re- markable feature of the undertaking is that all the castings are keyed to- gether, no welding or screws having been used. The roadway, which is 24 feet wide, has an iron foundation, upon which is laid a few inches of clay, which, In its turn, is covered by the usual road metaling forming the sur- face. The main arch has a span of 100 feet. A Life and Death A man with an uncanny mania for Juggling with figures produced pencil and paper and said to a friend: “Put down the number of your living brothers. Multiply it by two. Add three. Multiply the result by five. Add the number of living sisters. Mul- tiply the result by ten. Add the num- ber of dead brothers and sisters. Sub- tract 150 from the result.” The friend did it. “Now,” sald the other with a cunning smile, “the right-hand figure will be the number of deaths, the mid- dle figure the number of living sisters, and the left-hand figure the number of living brothers.” And so it was. —Tit Bits. Bare-Headed Robert had accompanied his mother and father to church. On the seat In front of them sat a woman holding a tiny “bald-headed” baby. Robert watched the Mttle head bob- bing around with great fascination, then pulling mother down to the level of his mouth, he whispered in awe- struck tones: “Mother, was I bareheaded like that all the time when I was a baby?’ Presidents’ Married Lives The Presidents of the United States who lived a married life of 50 years or more were John Adams and John Quincy Adams. The former was mar- ried in 1764 and Mrs. Adams died in 1818. He died in 1826. John Quincy Adams was married in 1797. His wife died in 1852 and he in 1848. We find no record that the golden wedding an- niversaries were formally celebrated. Mystery Hangs Over Prophesies of Enoch The first trace of the existence of the Book of Enoch is found in the Epistle of St. Jude, verse 14, in which reference is made to the prophesies of Enoch from which St. Jude quotes, but it is uncertain whether he de- rives his quotations from tradition or from writing, although the wide spread of the book in the Second century seems almost decisive in favor of the latter supposition. Considerable frag- ments are preserved in the “Chrono- graphia” of Georgius Syncellus (about 792 A. D.), and these, with the scanty notices of earlier writers, constitute the sole remains of the book known in Europe till the chose of the Eight- eenth century. A report was current that the en- tire book was preserved in Abyssinia, and at length in 1778 Bruce brought with him on his return from Egypt three manuscripts containing the com- plete Ethiopic translation. The Ethi- opie translation was made from the Greek, and probably toward the mid- dle or close of the Fourth century. But it is uncertain whether the Greek text was the original, or itself a trans- lation from the Hebrew. In its pres- ent shape the book consists of a se- ries of revelations supposed to have been given to Enoch and Noah which extend to the most varied aspects of nature and life, and are designed to offer a comprehensive indieation of the action of Providence, Notwithstanding the quotation in St. Jude and the wide circulation of the book itself, the apocalypse of Enoch was uniformly and distinctly separated from the canonical Secrip- tures. : It’s Worth the Money “Golfers certainly are persistent, even when persistence is costly,” de clares a seller of supplies at the Syl- van Glen course. “Not long ago a well-knickered chap with plenty of clubs and a terrible slice bought three balls to start his game. At the first tee he drove all three Into the creek below, a creek that holds enough wa- ter to make recovery impossible. He came back and sought three more and shot two of this new supply into the creek with the others before he finally drove over. After that he played all the way around with the one ball. His experience is not unusual, either. Others suffer the same way, But they keep on buying balls until they make a successful drive. And that one drive ; always seems to compensate them | for their losses.”—Detroit News. Pajamas After This A coed at Indiana university was sending her washing to a woman in town instead of sending it home, as 80 many of the students do. The clothes always came back with a neat list of the clothes included with the price after each. The coed had a fa- vorite blouse that she wore to classes, which was often in the wash. It usu- ally headed the list: “Blouse—20 cents.” One day the regular washwoman was sick and a neighbor did the work. This time the list read, “one-half a pajama—6 cents.” It was the same garment. The coed hopes the same mistake will be made in the future, be- cause seemingly as much care was taken with the half a pajama ag with a street blouse.—Indianapolis News, Taking Advantage Now that Frank Atkinson has given up breaking records and flivvers on Cahuenga pass, he devotes his time to his police dog Nan, and recently brought her home from the farm where they have been training her. The dog Immediately took a great fancy to Doris. She tried to lick her face, kept brushing up against her and followed her all over the house. Doris was half afraid of her and once, when Nan rushed up to her from behind, Doris turned and said with great indignation: “You is ’tentioning me too much, even if I is your relation.”—Los An- geles Times. Extensive Irrigation Plan A striking scheme of irrigation which will tap the Huancabama river on the eastern Andean slopes and di- vert the water through a nine-mile tunnel to the western side of the range, where it will be connected with four or five other rivers and form a permanent water supply for 120,000 arid acres on the coastal plain, is an innovation in {irrigation plans now under way in northern Peru. Forty million cubic feet of river water will reach the rice fields and sugar plan- tations of Chiclayo and Lambayeque by means of a dam about forty-five miles from the seaport town of Pi- mentel. Chind’s Gifts to the World The Chinese, before 1857 B. C., in- vented water cocks, Improved weap- ons, wheeled vehicles, musical instru- ments and junks. The Emperor Yau built roads and canals. The compass was invented in 1118 B. O. and en- graving in 1800 B. O., and gunpowder, firepots, firecrackers, which they used extensively at celebrations, ete, and also in battle to frighten horses, ete., and repeating crossbows and printing were also invented by the Chinese. No Need to Worry Talk about overcrowding the world is nonsense. On a conservative esti- mate there are enough unsol¢ build- ing lots laid out in the United States at this writing to accommodate 500,000 people with plenty of purchasable acreage for aNotment just beyond. — Miami Tribune. —— | SAYS POLITICS MOLDS OUR MUSICAL TASTES. rene America’s musical taste hasbeen molded by her world politics, in the opinion of one continental writer. That view is expressed by a German critic, Prof. Adolf Weissmann, in a book entitled “The Problems of Mod- ern Music,” which has lately been in- troduced to America. Says the writer, in speaking of this country, “America is eager to be rid of her European teachers, of which Germany is the chief, but she is also determined to make the best use for herself of the resources which come to her from the Old World. It is clear that she is willing to be guided by the Musical Entente; but it is, of course, very nec- essary for her—since she has not a long musical culture of her own— to take what is good, wheresoever found, from the various musical move- ments of the day.” The latter thought is amplified by the author as follows: “America, in the course of becoming the world’s banker, has not stood altogether aside from Europe’s artistic interests. Till gigantic market for Eurcpean music, but the artists who visit her shores for the sake of her dollars have grad- ually created a musical milieu. There is, however, a dark side to the tre- mendous business organization of art. The very superfluity of excellence in the performance of the best music by the best artists and orchestras (for the most part under German con- ductors or under the influence of Ger- man musicians) leads to musical satiety, whereas collectedness and latterly she was little more than a "a costly practice, at least one Phila- quiet are the sine qua non of all the true creative activity. The great music of Germany was created in stillness, not in the hubbub of the stock market. “The American spirit, which now demands a musical life of its own, is very difficult to define; it loves show and excitement, is uninterested in abstractions, is dominated by money, and is only begining to entertain the notion of taste in art. Feminine in- fluence is everywhere a suggestive and sustaining power in music, but in America it is particularly strong, both for good and evil. It must not, how- ever, be forgotten that a deeply eth- ical sense persists amidst the scram- ble for dollars in America, and that there is a great deal of public spirit. A religious tendency combats the ap- parently predominant materialism. The ethical value of music is recog- nized and from this point of view it will have rich resources to draw upon.” Fined $200 for Selling Bad Eggs. Selling bad eggs to a bake shop is delphia dealer has discovered. He was caught in the act by a state pure food official and as a result paid a fine of $200. The party receiving the de- composed eggs was ordered to pay the cost in the case. Years ago, selling rotten eggs to bake shops and noodle factories was a common practice in Philadelphia. It was not stopped until a rigid law was enacted and aggressive, fearless food law enforcers placed in the city. Be ——— oma to the Voters La BE, EE AT 3 A Straightforward Statement by Judge Dale of Centre County. On the 8rd day of November you will elect a Judge to preside over the courts of Centre county for a period of ten years. Ten years is a long period of time in the life of a man or a wom- an. I was born on the 24th day of Sep- tember, 1889, and am now past thirty- six years of age. In ten years from this time I will be past forty-six years of age. In these days of great activity young men should be placed in posi- tions of responsibility. The business of the Court should be disposed of promptly and efficiently. Delays ob- struct justice and hamper litigants, as well as counsel. should be continued in office for the full term of ten years. On the 15th day of September of this year I was nominated on the Prohibition ticket, which means that my name will appear upon the November election ballot together with the names of the two men who contend with me for office. of our State. day of next November. party of your choice. Political Advertisement. For this reason, if for no other reason, I Do not forget that at the primary election I received almost thirty-three and one-third per cent. of the total vote that was cast. The men and women who voted for me at the primary election voted for me with the full knowledge that I was a candidate for nomination on the Republican, Democratic and Prohibition tickets, as the PEOPLES CANDIDATE. maries and I am your candidate at the general election on the 3rd day of November. You shall say who will preside over the courts of this county for ten long years to come. Politically I am an independent Republican. should be a non-partisan office. Ten years ago it was, in fact, a non-partisan office, and although the law making it such was re- pealed by the Legislature, the judgeship still is in spirit a non- partisan office, and should be regarded as such. In announcing my candidacy at the primaries I said to you, “I am a candidate on the Republican, Democratic and Prohibition tickets for Judge of the courts of Centre county,” because I be- lieved that the judicial office should be a non-partisan office. At the promary election there were five candidates in the field, and I as the PEOPLES CANDIDATE, received almost one-third of the votes that were cast. This places me on an equal footing with my two opponents. In placing myself in the hands of the people of Centre county I point solely to my record. You know what my record in public office in this county has been. I place this contest on the fair plane of record. Your vote in November will I was your candidate at the pri- The judgeship decide the record of the future. I shall not depart from the poli- cies which I have put into force since I have been serving as your Judge but shall continue these same policies of fair, impartial and honest administration of the duties of my office. these policies I pledge that I will serve faithfully, promptly and efficiently all the people of the county and not one group or indi- vidual collection of citizens as over against another. I never presented a liquor license application, while a practic- ing attorney at the Centre county bar, to this court or to any oth- er court. While, on the other hand, when I served as District At- torney of Centre county I prosecuted all violators of the laws, not only violators of the law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors but violators of all the other penal statutes In pursuing I stand for the enforcement of the laws. I understand the prevailing sentiment in Centre county today. I know the wish of you, the people, whose candidate I am. All of you who voted for me at the primaries on the Repub- lican, Democratic and Prohibition tickets can lend your aid to bring victory for the peoples’ cause in Centre county on the third This is not my fight but it is your fight to perpetuate the pure principles of our democracy, recognition of dedication to faithful service of all the people, as well as the fundamental prin~ ciples of liberty and justice for all. On election day when you mark your ballot you can put an X. at the head of your straight party ticket and then mark an X after the name of Arthur C. Dale on the ballot in the column of candi- dates for Judge. A ballot marked thus will be counted as a vote for each party candidate for all offices except the office of Judge. In this way you will vote to keep the judiciary non-partisan, while for all other offices you will vote a straight ticket for the As a further guide for you in casting your vote at the general election I would caution you not to believe rumors and reports of any kind, no matter from what source they may come, which are not based upon foundation in fact. 1 say to you men and women of Centre county “You are my Judge. In your hands rests the cause of the people of Centre county. It is for you to say by your vote and your influence in your respective communities who shall dispatch the business of our courts during the next decade. Sincerely yours, ARTHUR C. DALE