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Bellefonte, Pa.,, May 7, 1926.
“Ghost-Fear” Strong
Among Real Romanys
If, during a country stroll, you come
to a clear-running stream or river,
and notice at the bottom a collection
of broken crockery, kettles, pans, and
so on, you may be sure that a gypsy
camp is near, and that a gypsy has
dled there,
On that day after the funeral of
a real Romany, the relations burn all
the clothes and other consumable be-
longings of the dead person. Then all
the crockery and utensils are broken
and solemnly thrown into the near-
est running water.
Behind this queer custom lies
“ghost-fear.” It is believed that, so
long as any of the possessions of a
dead gypsy remain intact, his ghost
will “walk,” and ill-luck and misfor-
tune will dog the camp. Sometimes,
so strong is this superstition, even
the horse of a dead gypsy Is de-
stroyed.
Gypsles never utter the names of
e dead, and for a long time after a
death will not eat or drink anything
that was a favorite with the departed.
This is “ghost-fear” again.
Rarely, if ever, are flowers placed
on a gypsy's grave. Some little pos-
session that they loved in life—a toy
for a child, or a blackened teapot,
broken first, for an old woman, and
:80 on—is the usual choice.
Filial Devotion That
Dared Tyrant’s Rage
Margaret More was the daughter of
‘Sir Thomas More, lord chancellor of
‘Henry VIII, the bigamous monarch.
At the time of the Reformation and
‘the king's divorce and subsequent
marriage with Anna Boleyn, Henry
demanded that More, an ardent Cath-
.olic, should give his assent to the
marriage, which Sir Thomas refused
on principle and law. He was com-
mitted to the Tower and heheaded and
his head stuck upon a pike and ex-
hibited on London bridge. Margaret,
his beloved daughter, undaunted by
fear or danger, had a trusty servant
row her at nightfall to the bridge.
She kept the boat steady in the cur-
rent while the servant climbed to the
pier, loosened the precious head of
her father and dropped it into the lap
of his devoted daughter. She buried
the head in the garden of the house
in Chelsea, and with no realization of
the heroism of her act, she became
the mainstay of the afflicted family.—
Advertiser Magazine.
Old Traditions Kept
Many of the old traditional English
expenditures are still to be seen on the
London city accounts for the year.
The lord mayor draws his salary “in
lieu of all ancient fees and emolu-
ments.” He has at the same time a
“furniture allowance for the Mansior
house,” and a “robe allowance.”
The official city swordbearer, the
city trumpeter, the ancient ale con-
ners and the vergers of St. Paul's
cathedral are still on the list of sal-
aried officials.
Another item of expense is labeled
“open spaces,” which being translated
means the cost of parks and commons.
Another entry says “For cloth de-
tivered, according to ancient custom.
to ministers of state and others,” while
there are expensive entries under the
entertainment of foreign royalty “for
the cost of writing and {illuminating
the (presentation) scroll.”
Parent of Languages
Sanskrit is the ancient classical
tongue of the Hindus, and the oldest
preserved form of Aryan, or Indo-Eu-
ropean, language in existence. It
ceased to be spoken about the Fourth
century B. C., and is preserved only in
the Hindu sacred writings. Sanskrit
is the parent of all the modern Aryan
languages of India, and the language
most closely related to the original
tongue of the ancient Aryans, from
which have descended the Celtic,
Graeco-Latin, Teutonic, Slavonic and
Persian languages. Sanskrit literature,
which begins with the Vedas, extends
back as far as 2000 or 1500 B. C.
Sanskrit is still cultivated as a classi-
cal language by the Hindus, and me-
mains the sacred language of the Brab-
_ mans.—Kansas City Star.
Has a Boiling Lake
~The Grande Soufriere, of which the
chief feature is the remarkable Boil-
ing lake, in the West Indian island of
Dominica, is but little known even to
the islanders who are constantly re-
minded of its presence, says Nature
Magazine. Clouds of steam indicate
where it lies in the mountains, and to
‘Roseau, the island's port, the deto-
<aiions from its steam vents proclaim
{ts close proximity. It is only six
miles from the town as the crow flies,
"put until an air route is established,
man must foot it over a difficult and
even dangerous mountain trail.
Old Shop-Windows Gone
paris shopkeepers still talk of “put.
ting up the shutters” at closing time,
but actually they pull them down. The
quaint, many-paned shop windows fa-
miliar in the old illustrations to the
“Songs” of Beranger and the Cruik-
shank and Phiz drawings for Dickens’
works, have disappeared to make way
for great, solid iron “curtains,” which
are hauled down with a lever. The
old windows, charming, cob-webbed
and gaslit, remain in a few out-of-the-
way parts of Paris,
Subscribe for the “Watchman.”
Finest Ivory Taken
From Male Elephani
Strictly speaking, ivory is a term
confined to material representsd by
the tusk of the elephant, and for com-
mercial purposes almost entirely to
that of the male elephant. Both male
and female African elephants produce
good-sized tusks. In the Indian va-
riety the female is much less bounti-
fully provided, while less than 1 per
cent of the elephants of Ceylon have
tusks of any value. Ivory is a very
dense substance; the pores are close
and compact and filled with a gelati-
nous solution, which contributes to
the beautiful polish that can be given
to ivory. The tusk of the elephant,
from which alone true ivory Is ob-
tained, may be placed between bone
and horn. It is more fibrous than
bone and, therefore, less easily torn
or splintered.
The tusks of the walrus correspond
to the canine teeth of other mammals,
and they are not true ivory although
so called. They are inferior in qual-
{ty to the ivory of the elephant.
Great Voices Called
Accidents of Nature
Great voices are rare and undoubt-
edly owe their wonderful purity of
tone to an accidental combination of
those physical characteristics which
lead to the production of song. The
human musical instrument, though
built of living tissues, resembles in
structure the reed organ pipe fitted
with a vox humana stop. In both
cases the note depends on the vibra-
tions of a column of air produced in
the organ by a reed and in the voice |
by the vocal cords. The human air
chamber corresponding to the organ
pipe is composed of the larynx and
the bronchial system beneath it.
The throat, mouth and nasal cavi-
ties form the resonators which, by
alternation in shape and size, are
able to pick out and emphasize cer-
tain component parts of the funda-
mental tones produced in the larynx.
The lungs form the bellows which
produce the upward blast of air, and
upon thelr quality depends the loud-
ness of the voice.—London Daily Mail.
Famous Eastern C onqueror
One of the most delightful spots in
che vicinity of Kabul is the high-walled
garden known as the Baber Bagh, in
the corner of which is the grave of cae
of the greatest men that ever lived,
Baber, “The Tiger,” who founded the
dynasty of the magnificent Moguls.
This shrine is a place of pilgrimage
not for Afghans alone but for people
from all parts of central Asia. It was
in this garden or just such another,
says Mr. Lowell Thomas, that Baber
made his plans to le2ad his Tartar
horsemen and burly nomads down to
the rich plains of Panipat, near Delhi,
where he fought one of the most de-
cisive battles of Asia in 1526. Such |
colossal booty fell into his hands that |
he was able to give $10,000 to each of |
his chief officers, and corresponding |’
rewards in silver and rare silks to |
everyone not only in his army but in
his kingdom.
Significant Nickname
Professor von Valentini, whe was |
chief of the kaiser’s civil cabinet of |
Germany and who was credited with |
exerting a powerful political influence
over the kaiser, died in Hamelin,
Prussia at the age of seventy-one. He
was known as the “Angel of Political
Death,” and it was said that he was
responsible for the downfall of Count
von Bethmann-Hollweg, and for the
appointment of Dr. Georg Michaelis
as chancellor. The professor's resig-
nation in January, 1918, was hailed by
the Pan-German newspapers as a
triumph for their cause, and it was
stated later that he had been forced
out by the militarists because he pre-
dicted catastrophe for the German
arms.—The Argonaut.
Journalist Scored
Anatole France said that actors
nave the vanity and brains of pea-
cocks. From which it follows that
they are not adept at repartee. A jour-
nalist and an actor become invelved
in an argument as to the intelligence
of the stage craft. To support his
case, the journalist quoted the state-
ment by France. The discussion was
long and heated, the actor finally ac-
cusing the journalist of lack of in-
telligence because the latter denied
possession of brains to actors. He
said: “Now 1 know what it means to
have a peacock brain.” To this the
journalist retorted. “Then you must
have learned through introspection.™
Milk Products Old
Butter was known for at least 2,63
years before the Christian era. It was
not used as food, however, but mostly
as a medicine and ointment, and in
some parts was employed as an illumi
nant for lamps. The butter was
churned crudely in skin bags or
pouches, and was a very inferior
article. Cheese has been known since
the earliest times, the oldest mention
of it occurring in 1400 B. C. It was
used as an article of food before but-
ter.
Difference in Law Terms
The Pathfinder Magazine thus de
fines the difference between adjective
and substantive law: Substantive
law consists of the general and fun.
damental principles of law. Adjec-
tive law consists of certain rules and
regulations governing court procedure
and the administration of the substan:
tive las. In other words, adjective
law is & set of rules by which the
substantive law is executed.
Old-Time Press Censor
of Reactionary Mind
The first Englishman of any distinc-
tion to take up journalism as a pro-
fession was Sir Roger I'Estrange, whe
died 221 years ago.
He was an ardent pamphleteer on
the epoch of the Restoration, and in
1662 was made “surveyor of the
press,” the censor of all books and
pamphlets and the editor of a mo-
nopolistic newspaper, called the Ir
telligencer.
The reactionaries and die-hards of
today would certainly welcome Sir
Roger with open arms, for he wrote
that the publication of any but the
most carefully edited news “makes
the multitude too familiar with the
actions and counsels of their superi-
ors, too pragmatical and censorious,
and gives them not only a wish, but a
kind of a colorable light and license
to the meddling with the government.”
He failed miserably In his attempt
to stamp out the freedom of the press
—or its early ideal—and when de-
prived of his monopoly, he himself
turned to the publication of an un-
official “catchpenny” sheet, called the
Observer.—Chicago Journal.
Deodorizing Cigar Box
If the cigar box is made from
Spanish cedar, as the good ones are
supposed to be made, it would be rath-
er difficult to deodorize It completely,
since the odor is due to a resin in the
wood which is fairly well distributed
throughout the wood structure. If the
box is made from some other wood
which does not have much natural
odor, but which may have taken up
some odor from the tobacco, it might
be that a thorough airing or perhaps
washing with gasoline would remove
the odor. The odor of Spanish cedar
is due to a volatile oil in the resin, and
this oil can be removed at least from
the surface of the wood by steaming.
Since, however, a very little steaming
might warp the box or discolor it, or
soften the glue, this method is not
practical. Probably long-continued ex-
posure to the air and sunlight is the
most practical method.
Seek More Nicotine
Nicotine, not less of it, but more, 1s
wanted by tobacco-breeding plant
scientists at the state agricultural ex-
periment station at Geneva, N. Y. This
reversal of usual tobacco requirements
is being sought for the benefit of the
insecticide industry, which makes
large use of nicotine in the manufac
ture of Insect poisons. Certain “wild”
tobaccos are being found more prom-
ising than the cultivated varieties and
are being experimented with to learn
ways of increasing their already high
nicotine content.
Courage Crowning Virtue
Courage Is a gem of the first water.
Its association is with the brave and
noble. Its contrast is the coward and
his meanness. It is the virtue that
makes the difference between a true
man and one living below the line of
his privileges.
Courage means something more than
bravery. Bravery belongs to the bat-
tlefield, but courage moves in quiet
places and grows like the ferns, rather
in the shade. It takes grit to be cour-
ageous. It is more telling than thrill-
ing.—London Tit-Bits.
Reason in Animals
Whether animals think or not is a
moot question among philosophers and
scientists. The higher animals show
considerable intelligence in certain
matters, such as in getting food and
escaping from enemies. Modern science
is inclined to think that the difference
between the intelligence of human be-
ings and animals is one of degree and
not of kind. In animals instinct plays
a much larger part than it does in
people.—Pathfinder Magazine
The Selfish Sex
“Women are such selfish creatures!
There was an extra chop at breakfast
and my wife insisted upon my eating
it. It was all because she wanted to
revel in the satisfaction of self-denial
A case of pure selfishness.”
“And what did you do?”
“Oh, 1 let her have her own way
and T 2te the chop. You won't find
many Lasbhands as indulgent as I am.”
—Bosiun Transcript.
Install Traffic Lights at Lock Haven.
A set of traffic signals have been
installed at the intersection of Ves-
per and East Main Streets and are
attracting considerable attention.
They are entirely automatic.
There are three colored lights, red
orange, and blue. The red halts traf-
fic, the orange is a warning to start
and the blue is the signal to move
forward. They work interchangeably
on the two streets, thus guarding
against all accidents.
— Subscribe for the “Watchman.”
One-Tenth of Telephone Receivers in
In Pennsylvania Left Off Hooks
Every Month.
An average of 33,000 telephone re-
ceivers or one-tenth of all in service
are left off the hooks each month by
the telephone subscribers in Philadel-
. phia. according to a special survey
recently made by the Bell Telephone
Company of Pennsylvania. This holds
good to practically the same degree
in all other portions of the State
where the Bell system operates, re-
marks the Pennsylvania Public Ser-
vice Information Committee.
The disadvantage of the practice
is pointed out by Bell officials. They
say that when the receiver is off the
hook, the line is practically discon-
nected and that subscribers so discon-
nected cannot receive incoming calls.
| When the receiver is left off the
hook, the young woman operator re-
| ceives a signal at the switchboard in
| the same manner as when a call is
made. If she receives no answer to
her “number please” she attaches a so
called “howler” in the manual office
switchboard.
This “howler,” a device for attract-
ing attention at the telephone on ihe
subscribers’ premises, is operated for
15 minutes. In those cases where the
subscribers’ attention is attracted and
the receiver hung up, no report other
than an entry in the Traffic “log”
book is made.
If the receiver is not restored after
a fifteen minute interval the line is
connected to a test desk and a “trou-
ble” card is made out. The man at
the test table makes further efforts
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to have the receiver restored by ap-
plying the “howler” and if unsucess-
ful, sends a repairman to the prem-
ises.
In machine switching offices the
procedure is much the same with
slightly different modifications for the
other type equipment.
During the recent survey, the re-
sults showed that of the 33,000 re-
ceivers left off the hooks each month,
24,000 were restored by the use of the
“howler,” 7,700 were restored at the
test desk and 1,300 required the ser-
vices of a repairman.
She Knows He's Safe
She neither leaves him alone at home,
nor takes him out through dangerous traffic
and inclement weather to shop. Her tele-
phone makes this exposure unnecessary.
Mother need not leave the comfort nor
the duties of her home to get her meats—
a few words over the telephone will bring
the family food.
Order your Meat over the telephone trom
us. Our service consists not only of free
delivery, but guaranteed quality at lowest
possible prices.
It will save you time, effort and money.
P. L. Beezer Estate
Market on the Diamond
BELLEFONTE, PA.
34-34
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A VOTE FOR PINCHOT
A VOTE FOR VARE
BISHOP BERRY, PINCHOT'S FRIEND, SAYS:
PINCHOT CANNOT WIN—HE KNOWS THAT
HIS CAMPAIGN 1S A BLUFF
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DENTLY, if
Pinchot DOES NOT DENY HE WILL RUN INDEPEN-
Beaten May 18
IN NOVEMBER, AS A SEMI-DEMOCRAT, Pinchot MIGHT
WIN IF VARE IS NOMINATED
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What About President Coolidge and His Administration ? !
What About the Republican Party ? |
Are WE TO SACRIFICE THE PARTY for PINCHOT, |
WHOSE REPUBLICANISM IS BUT A CLOAK?
‘THIS IS THE ISSUE
There Is No Other
A Vote for Pepper Will Spoil This Plot
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PINCHOT CANNOT TAKE VOTES FROM VARE |
PINCHOT HOPES TO KEEP VOTES FROM PEPPER |}
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