Bellefonte, Pa, September 24, 1926. Grand Canyon Yields Pre-Dinosaur Fossils New finds of footprints of reptiles jeft in soft sand at least 25,000,000 years ago have been made in sand- .Btone 1,800 feet down from the rim of the Grand canyon. This is the great- est depth in the canyon at which sueb prints have been found. The level at which the fossil plants and reptiles have been found belongs to the latter part of the carboniferous period, or the time when the great coal beds of the world were being formed, and was a few million years before the famous reign of the dino- saurs. One specimen shows a row of tracks very much like mouse tracks im- pressed in a small slab of red stone, and in among the tiny footprints is a wavy line which represents the track of the animal’s tail. Other exhibits show prints larger than a man’s hand, indicating that some of the reptilian creatures of this age may have be- come as large as crocodiles. No bones of these creatures have been found in the Grand canyon, though some bones | of reptiles making similar tracks have been found elsewhere.—New York World. Spot Made Famous by Genius of Alexander The site of the most brilliant coup of Alexander the Great's campaign in India has been located by the emi- nent archeologist, Sir Aurel Stein, ac- cerding to dispatches received in thie country. In a section of the hills of Upper Swat known as Torwal, near the northern frontier, Sir Aurel believes that he has identified the site of the fortress of Aornos, captured from the warlike hill tribes by Alexander in 827 B. C. According to the classical his- torians the stronghold was perched on a rock over the river Indus and had even resisted the attacks of the legen- dary Hercules. The particular features of the rough and rocky regions which suggested this site are said to agree more close- ly with the account of the Greek his- torian Arrian than a previous tenta- tive location at Mahaban. The stra- tegic value of this hill country has been appreciated and utilized by petty chieftains down to the present day. and it is only recently that conditions | | | have been sufficiently settled to allow archeological exploration, Pretty Indian Legend Long ago, before the white man | came to this country, a great famine ! spread over the land, says the De- | troit News, in telling of the legends | of Michigan Indians. One day a mother bear with her two hungry little cubs, walked along the shore ! of Wisconsin and guzed wistfully over at Michigan. Finally, driven by the pangs of hunger. she plunged into Lake Michigan, followed by her two babies, and struck out for the Michi- gan shore. When only a few miles from the land of plenty, one cub, toc exhausted to go further, sank. She struggled to reach shore with the oth- er, but, it too, sank. She herself at last reached shore and sank exh:aust- ed. As she gazed out across the wu- ters, two beautiful islands slowly arose to mark the graves of her chil- dren. And these are called Manitous. meaning the home of departed spirits. American Indians’ Shields The heavy iron shield used by knights in the days of chivalry had its prototype in the rawhide disk of the American plains Indians. While the design imprinted upon the iron defender of the medieval warrior was symbolic, it was not. ‘magical like those emblems painted upon the ab- original escutcheons now in the pos- session of the University of Pennsyl- vania museum, says the Philadelphia Inquiree. Art alone did not prompt the Amer- tcan Indian to embellish his defensive weapons, but a belief in the supernat- ural power of color laid in designs to ward off evil, according to Henry Usher Hall, curator of the section of general ethnology of the museum. French “Independence Day” The name “Day of the Bastille” is given in French history to the 14th of July, 1789, because: on that day the mob, assisted by the Gardes Fran- caises, rose in Insurrection and de- stroyed the prison fortress of the Bas- tille. During the years 1790-1792, the anniversary of this event was called “La Fete de la Federation.” The Day of the Bastille is also known as the “Day of July,” and is celebrated by the French as a patriotic holiday, much as the Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Inde- pendence on the Fourth of July. Asked for It Said the teacher: “Now, boys, quad- ruped and biped, you know, are two kinds of animals. Quadruped, animal with four legs, such as cow, elephant and horse. Biped, animal with two legs, such as—well, ah— Yes, there is a biped”—pointing to a picture of a goose on the wall—*and I am a biped, and you are all bipeds. Now, what am I?” A breathless pause, then one of the bipeds answered, “A goose, sir!” —If you want quality job work it can be had at this office. Old Turkish Capital Presents Two Views , Approaching Constantinople one the world's most beautiful city or t it is the most squalid city on , depending upon whether it is pproached from the sea or the land. om the land the city’s 680 mosques nd minarets, its 500 palaces and gar- ens, rising in the form of an amphi- ter above the Golden Horn, give dt the appearance of the type of oriental city described in the Arablan ights, says E. Alexander Powell in American Magazine. Alexander von Humboldt, noted traveler and student of nature, de- clared Constantinople was one of the three most beautiful cities in the world, Naples and Salzburg being the other two. Lord Byron also extolled Constantinople’s position as being in- comparable to any he had ever seen. The historical interest that abounds in Constantinople even surpasses, for many, that of its beauty. The city's history extends back nearly 3,000 years. Since the corn-laden galleys from the Black sea glided through the Hellespont in the days of Darius and Alexander, and the Phoenicians moved in from the Marmora sea, down to the present time, when gi- gantic battleships swing at their moor- i ings off Seraglio point, Constantinople has been an object of desire for am- bitious military leaders and land-seek- ing nations. Unwise to Disregard Danger in Lightning There are cases of persons having garments torn by lightning while they themselves have suffered no serious harm. The body is largely composed of water, and if the clothing is dry the bolt will pass through the body. If the clothing is saturated the bolt may follow the clothing instead of the body. It is advised by some that any- one caught in a thunderstorm in the wilds should immerse himself in order to saturate his garments, or, if this be impossible, to expose himself fully to the rain in order tc be drenched at once. There are few manifestations of na- ture’s power more awe inspiring and at the same time more fascinating than a violent thunderstorm. Com- paratively few adults acknowledge a feeling of terror in the presence of this majestic display. There is, how- ever, a distinct difference between fear and caution. The danger from lightning is never great, but It exists and it should be reduced as nearly as possible to the vanishing point. First Animal Protection The first step in the enactment of humane legislation was taken in 1822, when a bill® providing punishment for the fil treatment of cattle was intro- duced into the British parliament by { Richard Martin, an Irish nobleman, Jater nickpamed by King George IV “Humanity Martin.” To Richard Mar- tin belongs the credit for the first conviction under the law for the pro- tection of animals. The misused ani- mal was dragged into court to show evidence of its master's cruelty, and the driver was found guilty. Two vears later, Martin formed a society for the enforcement of his anti-cruelty act. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was thereupon organized. From this society orig- inated the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, founded in New York in 1866 by Henry Bergh. Wily Whales Sir John Bland-Sutton, famous Eng- lish surgeon, tells a striking story to demonstrate the cunning with which ! the “killer” whale chases its prey. It feeds on seals, which it cannot easily drag off the ice, but it swims under -the ice on which the seal lies, and using its powerful dorsal fin, sud- - denly rises, and breaks off a piece of the ice with it. If the seal tries to escape by sliding over the ice. the whale follows it, and continues its breaking tactics until the seal is cap- tured. The teeth of killer whales make those of the crocodile seem puny, but, curiously enough, these terrors of the seas, who even prey on their harm- less relatives, hunt in packs, like wolves. Led to Indian “Mutiny” Sepoys are the native British In- dian soldiers. In religion they are the most part Mohammedan and Brah- man. One considers the cow sacred, the other is not permitted to eat pork. The Enfield rifles which were put in the hands of the Sepoys just before the “mutiny” had cartridges greased with tallow and lard. It was neces- sary for the soldiers to bite these cartridges with their teeth. On May 10, 1857, the Sepoys mutinied in Mee- rut, ‘when native trogps rose and lib- erated some of their comrades who had been imprisoned for refusing to handle the English cartridges. Child’s Cost to Parents One of the life insurance companies estimates that a child costs $6,150. This includes birth and expense until he is eighteen years old. This tota! is reached by adding to the initial “cost of being born,” estimated at $250, the sums of $2,500 for food, $1,620 for rent, reckoning the share. of the child as one-sixth of the total so expended ; $800 for fuel and light, $351 fcr furni- ture and household maintenance, $144 for first cost of installation of the home, and for glothing $812 for a boy and $1,002 for a girl. get the impression that it either HOW TO SOLVE A CROSS-WORD PUZZLER When the correcy letters sre pinced In the white spaces this pussle will spell words both vertieally and horizontally, The first létter in each word is dicated by a mumber, which refers to the definition listed below the puszle. us No. 1 under the column headed “horizontal” defines & word which will black ene below. No letters go in the black spaces. All werds used are dice Horizontal. 1—0ld roadhouse 6—Mexican delicacy 11—Alike 12—Earnest desire 13—A vale 15—Instrument for chopping 16—South American ostrich 18—Indivisible particle of matter 20—Thoroughfare (abbr.) 21—To stain 23—A prominent American poet 25—Aged (abbr.) 26—A week day (abbr.) 27—A corded cloth 29—Persons or things loved to ex- cess 32-—Prefix meaning new 84—A cardinal number 35—A flag 86—A German beer 37—Clothing 39—Conversant 42—An insect 43—Rigid 46—Consumed 47—Prefix meaning in 49—Part of verb “to be” 50—Listlessness 63—To show contempt 55—For this reason 58—~—A secluded valley 58—Midday 60—Eastern state (abbr.) 61—A male deer 63—Egg-shaped 64—4 native tree of Java 68—To come forth ‘$7—Musical instruments ams ——— _- Real Estate Transfers. John L. Holmes, et al, to Frances I. Myer, tract in State College; $761.25. John B. McWilliams, et ux, to Wil- liam McFarlane, tract in Harris Twp.; $15,500. ‘Theodore J. Gates, et ux, to May C. 000. David W. Reese, et ux, to Sarah E. Beckwith, tract in Taylor Twp.; $275. L. Frank Mayes, Treasurer, to Cen- tre County Commissioners, tract in Curtin Twp.; $26. 0. J. Harm, et ux, to Mark Ciprich, et al, tract in Snow Shoe Twp.; $206. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to : Henry Woomer, tract in Half Moon | Twp.; $40. David K. Keller, trustee, to Charles W. Swartz, tract in State College; $5,- 500. Patrick J. Hughes, et al, to Joseph F. Hughes, tract in Rush Twp.; $2,- 000. John H. Ishler to Anthracite Hunt- ing Club, tract in Potter Twp.; $300. Ira G. Hazel to Willis M. Wise, tract in Miles Twp.; $150. Adam H. Krumrine, et ux, to Geo. C. Harper, et ux, tract in State Col- lege; $200. F. P. Barker, et ux, to C. H. Schleg- el, tract in Haines Twp.; $100. Ray H. Dotterer, et ux, to F. M. Henninger, et ux, tract in State Col- lege; $12,000. David Chambers, et al, to H. J. Tom, et al, tract in Bellefonte; 1. Joseph Soffa to Vincenzo Mallica, tract in Rush Twp.; $35. Annie Seibert, et bar, to George Adams, et ux, tract in Rush Twp.; $700. Rebecca N. Rhoads, et al, to Louis S. Schad, et ux, tract in Bellefonte; $1,160." Rebecca N. Rhoads, et al, to Louis S. Schad, et ux, tract in Bellefonte; $1,100. Rebecca N. Rhoads, et al, to Louis S. Schad, et ux, tract in Bellefonte; $1,100. Rebecca N. Rhoads, et al, to Louis S. Schad, et ux, tract in Bellefonte; $1,100. Mrs. E. A. Meredith to Frank H. Gallagher, tract in Snow Shoe Twp.; $100. David B. Meyers, et ux, to Joseph H. Long, tract in Marion Twp.; $2,500. Julia Sinclair to R. J. Young, tract in Snow Shoe Twp.; $200. Clyde F. Condo to George P. White, tract in Potter Twp.; $1,550. Man Leaves Nucleus for $500,000,000 Fund to Prosecute Cruelty. Washington, D. C.—Establishment of a $500,000,000 trust fund to be used in the prosecution of persons cruel to animals and for the protection of an- imals and game in all parts of the world is provided for in the will of Stacy Anson Ransom, scientist, who died August 26. The fund - would be accumulated from the investment of $40,000 which is provided in the will on file here. Heaton, tract in State College; $10,- | tionary words, except proper mamesg. Abbreviations, slang, imitials, technical terms and obsolete forms are indicated in the definitions. CROSS-WORD PUZZLE No. 7. (©, 1926, Western Newspaper Union.) Vertical, 1—Vehicle 2—Form of “to be” 3—To come near 4—A grain 5—Left aground by the tide 6—To journey 7—Small social insect 8—Agree 9—Southern state (abbr.) 10—Otherwise 11—Ridicule 14—The root of a word 17—Pronoun 22—Back of the neck 24—Prefix meaning moon 28—Excite 29—A small boy 30—A wind instrument 31—To work for 33—A heron 837—A lady superior of a convent 38—Sorrow 40—Like 41—Rubbish 44—Work out, expand 45—Pertaining to the stage 48—Poke 49—To make void 51—A short letter 62—That is (abbr.) 53—I1If 64—Series of years 67—A book used on shipboard §9—A short song 62—Part of the verb “to be®™ 65—A river in Italy 19—Either Rfalution will appear in next issue. Solution to Cross-word puzzle No. 6. cl|AMEE|O U[LIA[T[T PlATISIT] E[THO/L|AE[S/S E|N[S[E PE/S|O[S ual GREEE UE OMITIRUERLIA| REN vii EPR]! [LILINAA[S ERNE TEICIMA|NGE ECT TEABN[c/O E[I|L EMI T|REE RIE[S|P|E|C TIoIN[S Conservation Week at the Sesqui. Harrisburg, Pa., September 14.— The week of September 27, October 2 has been designated as Conserva- tion Week in the Pennsylvania Build- ing at the Sesqui-Centennial. For each day a special program has been arranged. Thursday, September 30, has been designated as Conservation Day. On this day Governor Gifford Pinchot and Mrs. W. W. Milar, Chair- man, Conservation Division, General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Akron, Ohio, will speak. Monday has been designated as Wild Life Day. Tues- day is Forest Day, when Col. W. B. Greeley, Chief Forester of the United States; Hon. Charles Lathrop Pack, Lakewood, N. J., President, American Tree Association; and Hon. George D. Pratt, Washington, D. C., President, American Forestry Association, will speak. On Wednesday, designated as Park Day, Dr. J. Horace McFarland of Harrisburg will speak on “Penn- sylvania’s Unmatched Scenic Re- sources.” Friday, October 1 will be Water and Mineral® Resources Day. Among the speakers will be Dr. F. H.. Newell, former director of the U. S. Reclamation service. Saturday, Oc- tober 2, has been designated as Out- door Recreation Day. Mrs. Jane Deet- er Rippin, New York City, and Dan Beard of Flushing, N. Y. will speak. In addition to a daily program of prominent speakers, interesting mov- ies covering wild life, forestry, recrea- tion, water and mineral resources, and other important conservation topics will be shown. People interested in conservation will have a real treat if they visit the Pennsylvania Building during Conservation Week. This will be one of the outstanding weeks at the Pennsylvania Building. Mosse Officers in Port Allegany Lodge Fined $7,000. Judge Bouton served out stiff sen- tences to the officers of the Port All- egany Moose Lodge Tuesday of last week when they pleaded guilty to the violation of the prohibition laws. This was the result of the raid some months ago by County Detective Al- lison and a state trooper, when a large quantity of bottled beer and mash were found. The four officers and three trustees were each fined $1,000 and costs, making a total of $7,000.00 and costs which the Moose Lodge will pay. —Subscribe for the “Watchman.” fill the white spaces up to the first black square to the right, and a number | under “vertical” defines a word which will fill the white squares to the next | { ] ecently a man gave us his will to read. He had written it himself and had named this Bank as Executor and Trustee. It was full of errors, for trust provisions must be carefully drawn by a competent lawyer. Persons who contemplate leaving their estates in trust should consult us. JOE We may be able to avoid much future trouble by proper advice. The First National Bank BELLEFONTE, PA. ALTAR CI