Bellefonte, Pa., January 29, 1926.
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Country Correspondence
PINE GROVE MENTION.
Seven inch ice is now being housed
in this section.
The venerable W. B. Ward is still
in a serious condition.
Rev. F. E. Norris has been on a
visit with friends in Huntingdon.
Mother Embie, who has been ser-
iously ill for some weeks, is improved.
W. B. Fry spent last week in Wil-
liamsport, returning home on Satur-
day.
Mrs. Maude Goss, of Manor Hill,
spent the past week among friends
in town.
J. A. Gummo, our noted trapper, has
so far forty foxes and a dozen skunks
to his credit.
‘ Thomas A. Frank and wife spent
Sunday at the G. B. Fry home at
Rock Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall Bottorf, of State
College, spent Friday evening with
friends in town.
" Miss Grace Fye is visiting her uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hime,
at Newark, Del.
Samuel Markle, of State College,
spent Sunday with his son, W. S.
Markle, at Fairbrook.
Daniel Irvin and Joseph Gilliland at-
tended the farm products show in
Harrisburg, last week.
Fred and. C. J. Corl, if Altoona,
spent the early part of the week with
friends in the valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams motor-
ed over from Clearfield and spent Sun-
«day at the J. H. Williams home.
George P. Irvin has been ill the
past week threatened with pneumonia,
while Fred Fry is housed up with the
grip.
There are several aspirants for the
appointment of postmaster = at. this
place to succeed the late postmaster
Barr.
L. D. Musser is again confined to
.his home with illness and Samuel E.
Fleming is his substitute on the state
highway.
W. R. Port, of State College Times,
was a Rock Springs visitor on Satur-
-day, looking after some of his proper-
ty interests there.
8S. I Corl and C. H. Dale, of State
College, spent the latter end of the
week looking up their insurance busi-
ness in this section.
Melvin Barto, teacher of the Tad-
pole school, was storm stayed on Sun-
day evening and spent the night with
his friend, Hugh C. Fry.
Dr. Stork made his first visit to the
Harry Potter home, last Tuesday, and
left a little daughter who has been
christened Barbara Ann.
The Millheim High school dramatic
club made quite a hit in their rendi-
tion of “A Poor Married Man,” in this
place last Saturday evening.
William Logan died at his home at
Manor Hill on January 13th, aged 76
years. In early life he lived in Fer-
guson township and followed farming.
John Strayer recently underwent an
operation, at the Altoona hospital, for
the amputation of his left leg below
the knee. He is now getting along
splendidly.
In our notice of the death, last
week of J. R. Smith we omitted the
names of two sisters, Mrs. Frank
Stover and Mrs. Charles Shatzer, both
of Altcona.
High winds last Friday drifted shut
‘many of the side roads and snow
shovelers were out in full force. The
state highway was kept open by high-
way employees.
Alf Henning entertained a number
of his hunter friends at his home at
Oak Grove on Saturday, at an old-
time shooting match. Fourteen of the
eighteen fowls put up came to our
‘town.
After spending the most = of the
winter with her cousin, Viola M.
Smith, in this place, Miss Edith San-
key left for Centre Hall on Monday,
where she has a lot of Grange work
ahead of her.
Rev. John W. Long, a former pas-
tor of the Methodist church at State
College but now president of Dickin-
son Seminary, Williamsport, was at
the College last week for the funeral
of Mrs. W. J. Candy.
Miss Viola Burwell resigned as
teacher of the Branch school which
took effect on Friday. Miss Norris
was chosen to fill out the term. The
latter had been teaching the Centre
school and she will be succeeded there
by Miss Mildred Campbell.
A public rally was held in the
school house at Baileyville, on Mon-
day evening, in the interest of start-
ing a movement for the erection of a
community hall to replace the Grange
hall destroyed by fire several years
ago. D. S. Peterson presided and an
organization was effected by electing
George W. Rossman as president; Ed
C. Frank, vice president; J. M. Wau,
secretary, and R. G. Goheen, treasurer.
Committees were also appointed, as
follows:
Place and Location—Mrs. Robert
Reed, Miss Maude Miller, Mrs. Clair
Irvin, Mrs. A. Albright, Mrs. Ruth
Frank.
Building and Material—Ralph E.
Musser, G. Mc. Fry, Albert Albright.
Finance—Miss Elizabeth Goheen,
Mrs. Gertrude Miller, Mrs. R. E. Mus-
ser.
The next meeting will be held Feb-
ruary 8th when everybody is invited
to attend.
160,774 Pennsylvania Farms Have
Automobiles.
According to figures collected on
December 1 and compiled by L. H.
Wible, State Department of Agricul-
ture, approximately 160,774 Pennsyl- |
wania farms or 80 per cent. of all in
the State are using automobiles. This
represents an increase of two per
cent. during the past year. The num-
ber has more than doubled since 1919.
In 1915 only 7 per cent. of the farm-
ers had automobiles. And in 1924, 78
per cent. had them.
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AARONSBURG.
After having spent the winter thus
far with his son, A. S. King, Abraham
King has gone to Salona where he is
with another son, Boyd King.
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Musser
returned home from Plainfield, N. J.,
where they had been called by the |
death of Mr. Cranson, who was the |
husband of Dr. Musser’s niece, the |
daughter of W. T. Meyer.
Miss Mary Wiley, who teaches the
primary school, returned Sunday even-
ing to resume her work on Monday.
Miss Wiley spent a week at her home
in Juniata. Rev. F. H. Daubenspeck
had charge of the school during Miss
Wiley’s absence.
Mrs. O. J. Auman is again a patient
in the Williamsport hospital, having
gone there Monday of last week.
Mrs. Josiah Rossman, who had not
been as well as usual, is improving
slowly and her friends trust she may
soon be about as usual.
During the past week our quiet
community was greatly shocked on
learning of the illness and death of
one who had spent all her life in this
place, except a few years spent in
Hublersburg. Thursday evening the
news came over the wires that Mrs.
Margaret Moyer had passed away at
her home in Beavertown. Just three
weeks before she had left here and
only the previous Saturday had been
married to Mr. Moyer. This again re-
minds us of the brevity of life and the
sureness of death. What a lesson we
should take from these oft-repeated
warnings to be ready when our work
is ended on earth. To live right is
to live right in the sight of God.
JACKSONVILLE
Some of the farmers in this section
are hauling their wheat to market.
Meinbers of the Lynn Ertley family
are suffering with colds and grippe.
Mrs. Mary Dietz and daughter,
Josephine are visiting friends near
Zion.
The Conrad Miller lime kiln opened
up recently and is now in full opera-
tion.
A baby girl arrived at the home of
Mr, and Mrs. Fern Dunkle, on Janu-
ary thirteenth.
The farmers who have ice houses
and buildings have been storing up
their summer supply.
Deimer Ertley returned home on
Thursday, after spending a few days
at the home of his sister in Altoona.
Mrs. George Ertley, Mrs. Walter
Daily and Deimer Ertley were Sunday
callers at the William Weaver home.
Mrs. Walter Daily, of Altoona,
' spent the week-end at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ertley.
Miss Evelyy, Neff, of State College,
returned to her home in that “place
on Saturday, after spending several
weeks at the home of her brother,
Joseph Neff.
Visitors at the Joseph Neff home on
Sunday were Mrs. Walter Daily, Mrs.
James Decker, Deimer Ertley, of
Lock Haven; Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Coder, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Bartley.
Mrs. Mary Resides, who has been
serious ill, is slowly recovering at this
writing. The little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Oyler, who has been ill
with pneumonia, is also some better.
BOALSBURG.
Mrs O. F. Smith and Miss Eleanor
Ishler are ill with tonsilitis.
Jacob Felty and grand-daughter,
of Altoona, were visitors in town Sun-
day. .
Geo. E. Meyer has issued a circular
letter offering his services as a piano
tuner.
Mrs. John Derner and Mrs. Alta
Gingrich spent Thursday with Mrs.
Wm. Folk, at Oak Hall.
Mrs. Francis Gimberling and son
of Selinsgrove, spent several days at
the home of Henry Reitz.
Dr. Wm. Woods returned home last
week, after a months visit with his
sister, Mrs Johnson, at Crafton.
Rite of Fire Walking
Still Deep Mystery
Despite investigations of competent
observers, the famous Tahitl fire-
walking ceremony still remains a se-
cret of a small company of natives in
the island of Railatea, Tahiti.
The ceremony was given on this is-
land recently for the first time In
many years and outsiders were not
excluded from witnessing any stage
of the preparation of the fire pit.
When the proper time comes and
the celebrants pass through the fire,
any bystander asking permission may
go through beside them without dis-
comfort.
Outsiders who have passed through
the fire say they felt no sensation of
heat except on the face, although,
when standing outside, the radiation
made the pit difficult to approach.
Those trying to solve the mystery
have pulled out a large stone from the
pit while the ceremony was in prog-
ress and thrown it into a pail of water.
The water would go up in steam. Some
also have tried crawling to the edge of
the pit and touching one of the white
stones with the finger. They were re-
warded with ugly burns.
Scientists who have seen the fire-
walking have propounded a number of
theories, but practical tests always
failed to establish such explanations.
The ceremony, harking back to
;heathen times and the worship of old
gods, is frowned on by the mission-
‘arles and the Christians among the
natives. Hence it is seldom per-
formed, even in Raiatea, the place of
its origin.
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Garage Man Couldn’t
Pass Up That Chance
“Three gallons of gas, please.”
“Yes, sir. Want some cylinder of}
too?”
“No, just gas.”
“Do you want some paint? Your
car needs it and we've got some dandy
paint—heat-proof, dirt-proof, guaran-
teed to wear long.”
“No, I want only gas today.”
“Then you want your car washed?”
“I said I wanted only gas.”
“You want a tire then. We've got
some good nonskids. Only $40 apiece.
Want one? Yours—"
“I tell you I want only gas today!”
“Yes—sir; but—say, your rear lights
are all shot to pieces. You need new
ones. We just got in some dandy new
crack-proof celluloid lights. Shall I
put some in?”
“No! I want only gas, do you un-
derstand ?”
“Your magneto needs adjusting—
didja hear that funny noise in the mo-
tor when you stop? It needs adjust-
ing. I'll fix it, what?”
“No! I want only gas, gas! Do you
hear!”
“Yes, sir!” And with the gas ob-
tained, the exasperated motorist drove
angrily away. But for once the ga-
rage man had got even with his bar
ber.—W. Peter Schramm, in the New
Yorker.
Old Yuletide Custom
Passing in England
An old custom, now almost extinct,
existing only in certain portions of
rural England, was that of the Christ-
mas “waits” who went from house to
house, singing carols, or discoursing
music from various instruments, not
always harmonious, and yet under the
holy impression of the season the
wild minstrelsy rang out upon the
frosty midnight air and fell upon the
listening ear with pleasure. Not more
than forty years ago in Great Britain,
it was a common thing for these sing-
ers of the holy night to pass along the
streets, pausing here and there to ren-
der some song appropriate to the sea-
son. The origin of this custom may
undoubtedly be traced to the Gloria in
Excelsis, the song which the angels
sang at the birth of the Redeemer
near Bethlehem,
Not Quite Sure
fhe demure young woman signea
der name in the hotel register “Mrs.
T. Brown,” and asked the clerk
whether there were any letters for
her.
“I don’t suppose,” he said, taking
one from the rack, “that this could be
meant for you.” And he handed her
a letter addressed “Mrs. T. Browne.”
“Oh, yes,” said the young woman,
eagerly, “that’s mine! I recognize the
writing 1” !
“But you spell your name different-
ly,” said the clerk.
ter has a final ‘e.””
“That’s all right,” she replied. “I'm
never quite sure how he spells it.”
“Who?”
“My husband, of course. You see,
we've been married only two days!”
Indian Romance
When you see a little Indian boy orn
che Glacier National Park reservation
sitting by a stream ruminating he is
not playing hookey from school. No,
he’s in love with a Blackfoot maiden
and he is there by the stream romanti-
cally vowing his troth so that the rush-
ing waters will carry to his sweetheart
the fervor of his soul's desire,
She, of course, lives a few miles
down the course of the rivulet and, he
hopes, is at this very moment seated
somewhere on the bank thinking the
same thoughts that absorb him. Love
making is just as queer among the In-
dians as it is when it takes possession
of the pale-face youth.
A Sour Note
am a certain midwestern university
«etter grades are used, A, B, C, D and
E, the latter standing for complete
failure. A student recently appended
the following brief note to his poorly
written paper:
“Dear Professor: I know this 1s
pretty bad; but I have been awfully
busy leading the campus sings and
have had little time for study.”
When the paper was returned, it
bore a short annotation. The profes-
sor had drawn a musical clef and in-
serted a single note—RE flat. Beneath
it he had written, “Sing thig]”—
Youth’s Companion.
Cake Makes Town Famous
Nuremberg Is one of the best known
cowns In Germany so far as American
readers are concerned, probably be-
cause of Wagner's opera, “The Meis-
tersinger of Nuremberg,” but the fact
remains that in Europe Nuremberg is
more famous for its cake known as
the Lubkuechen. The cake is made
from a remarkable old recipe, and
furthermore is made in animal shapes
or, as is the case of the more am-
bitlous bakers, in human poses, one of
the best known being that of a coun-
try squire out walking. The cakes are
shipped to all parts of the worlg.
Signifies Writer's Slip
The word “sic,” introduced into a
quotation, means. that the words sre
those of the writer quoted and not
those of the present writer. Suppose
you were writing to a friend and quot-
Ing a remark from a paper that “the
boot should then be placed on the
head”—when “foot” fs meant—yon
might add (sic) after the words to
emphasize the fact that the slip fs not
yours, The word actually means “so,”
implying that it was so written.—Rx-
change,
1 “You spell it |
‘B-r-o-w-n,” while the name on the let-"|’
i Federal Aid Road Funds Apportioned
to States.
: Secretary of Agriculture Jardine
has announced the apportionment of
1 $73,125,000 to the States for use in
i the construction of Federal-aid roads.
This apportionment was authorized by
the Postoffice Appropriation Act of
February 12, 1925, and is for the fiseal
. year beginning July 1, 1926.
| The new funds will be spent entire-
‘ly on the Federal-aid highway sys-
tem under the same plan of co-opera-
| tion with the States that has been in
successful operation for ten years.
! The roads included in the system are
| the most important in the country,
and reach directly or indirectly every
city of over 5,000 population. The
‘bureau reports that approximately
110,000 miles of Federal-aid road were
| brought to completion during 1925,
‘and indications are that the coming
| year will be equally successful.
_ Pennsylvania’s share of the money
is $3,346,920.
Much Work For Little Pay.
From Reformed pulpits all over the
United States was proclaimed to Re-
formers on Sunday, January 24th.
the Biblical injunction; “Take heed
to thyself that thou forsake not the
Levite as long as thou livest upon the
earth.” This date is Ministerial Re-
lief Sunday in all Reformed churches,
when that cause will be laid on the
hearts of Reformers.
A minister usually spends from 8
to 10 years in preparing for the min-
istry at a cost of from $4,000 to $5,-
000; enters the active ministry at
about 27 years of age; and usually
has a smaller salary and larger nec-
essary expenses than other men.
They study and read as much as a
college professor; speak oftener and
to more people than a lawyer; make
more calls than a doctor; and work
longer hours than a mechanic.
More than 340,000 Reformed lay-
men are on their toes to put this ef-
fort over big before the end of the
campaign, February 8, 1926.
Pennsylvania Farmers Have Prosper-
ous Year.
The average Pennsylvania farmer
will realize $110 more for his 1925
products than he did for the products
of the year before, according to fig-
ures recently compiled, which sets the
average cash income per farm in this
State for the current farming year at
$1,573, as compared to $1,463 for 1924.
These estimated gross income figures
are based on the most accurate data
obtainable. While slight losses were
encountered in the sale of hay, fruits,
vegetables and poultry, these were
more than offset by the increased in-
come from dairy cows, hogs, wheat,
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You can’t
feel so good
but what NR
will make you
feel better,
fat cattle, tobacco and animal pro-
ducts.
i tenia
—Tune up the wheel hoe. See that
cultivator teeth and hoes are sharp,
metal parts well greased, and handles
in good condition. Order replace-
ments for broken parts as well as
some extra teeth and hoes to have on
hand,
MEDICAL.
A Talk with a
Bellefonte Man.
Mr. Montgomery Tells Something of
Interest to Bellefonte Folks.
There’s nothing more convincing
than the statement of someone you
know and have confidence in. That's
why this talk with Mr. Montgomery of
Race street, should be mighty helpful
here in Bellefonte.
H. F. Montgomery, painter and rail-
road fireman, Race St. Bellefonte,
says: “The constant jarring on the
railroad brought on kidney trouble
and I had cutting pains across my
back. The ache across my kidneys be-
came so intense I could hardly stand.
I was also annoyed by the weak condi-
tion of my kidneys and I had to get
up at night to pass the secretions.
When I did a little work, I was well
worn-out. Doan’s Pills, from Runkle’s
Drug Store, rid me of the attack.”
Price 60, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Pills—the same that Mr.
Montgomery had. Foster-Milburn Co,.
Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 70-41
> DZNREI’S
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wait
Be quite sure I'm never late.
—Young Mother Hubbard.
ready I can’t
Your dinner will be on
time if you ask us to make
deliveries. We make it a
rule to manage this meat
market in aw ay that will
please our patrons—it’s pro-
fitable.
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Merry Christmas
We take pleasure in announcing that enrollment in our
1926 Christmas Savings Club
Began Tuesday December 1, 1923
you Join one or more of these Classes.
Class 25 Cites 25--Members paying 25 cents a week for fifty weeks $ 1 2. 50
Class 50 Class S0—Members paying 50 cents a week for fifty weeks $2 5.00
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BELLEFONTE, PA.
ATTORNEY’S-AT-LAW.
KLINE WOODRING — Attorney-at-
Law, Bellefonte, Pa. Practices im
all courts. Office, room 18 Crider's
Exchange. 51-1y
KENNEDY JOHNSTON—Attorney-at-
Law, Bellefonte, Pa Prompt ate
tention given all legal business en-
trusted to his care. Offices—No. 5 Hast
High street. 57-44
J M. KEICHLINE — Attorney-at-Law
and Justice of the Peace. All pro-
fessional business will receive
brompt attention. Office on second floor of
Temple Court. 49-5-1y
G. RUNKLE — Attorney-at-Law.
Consulisiion Jat Chglish and Ger-
man. ce in Crider’s Exchan
Bellefonte, Pa. 3 as
PHYSICIANS.
D R. R. L. CAPERS,
OSTEOPATH.
Bellefonte
Crider’'s Exch. 66-11
8. GLENN, M.
State College
Holmes Bldg.
D., Physician and
Surgeon, State College, Centre
county, Pa. Office at his resi-
dence. 35-41
VA B. ROAN, Optometrist. Licensed
by the State Board. State Colle eo,
every day except Saturday. Belle-
fonte, rooms 14 and 15 Temple Cour
Wednesday afternoons and Saturdays
a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Both Phones. 68-40
Feeds
We Eecep = Fall Line
of Feeds in Stock
Try Our Dairy Mixtures
—22% protein; made of all
Clean, Pure Feeds—
$48.00 per Ton
We manufacture a Poultry
Mash good as any that you
can buy, $3.00 per hundred.
We handle Purina Cow Chow $54.00 per ton
Oil Meal, 34% Proteia......... 56.00 *¢
Cotton Seed, 43% Protein... 50.00
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Gluten, 23% Protein........ .. 50.00 *
Alfalfa Meal.................... 50.08 “iu
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{= These prices at the Mill—$2.00 per
ton extra, delivered.
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66-11-1yr BELLEFONTE, PA.
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There 18 no atyle of work, from the
cheapest “Dodger” to the finest
BOOK WORK
that we can not do in the most sat-
isfactory manner, and at Prices
consistent with the class of work.
Cah on or communicate with this
office.
Employers,
This Interests You
The Workmans’ Compensation
Law went into effect Jan. 1,
1916. It makes Insurance Com-
pulsory. We specialize in plac-
ing such insurance. We ins
Plants and recommend Accident
Prevention Saf
'e Guards which
Reduce Insurance rates.
1t will be 3 Jor interest to
consult us before placing your
Insurance.
JOHN F. GRAY & SON,
Beilefonte 43-18-1y State Collage
Fire!
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in my Agency
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(All Kinds)
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