Sra itd Bellefonte, Pa., January 14, 1927. To Make Island in Mid-Ocean for Air Port. Man-made islands in mid-ocean, serving as floating ports of call for British aeroplanes flying from port to port of the British Empire are the subject of a scheme now being con- sidered by the Imperial Conference sitting in London. The idea is that of Blin Despleds, aeronautical expert and he aims at en- abling British aeroplanes to keep in touch with British territory, instead of having to depend on foreign coun- tries to provide links in the flying route between Imperial ports. He thinks his floating islands would be links in a genuine “All Red” air route throughout the British Empire. “These island air ports would be situated at carefully determined spots,” states Despleds. “They would possess true harbors, which would pro- duce the reliability and safety need- ed to make long distance transoceanic airlines of real value to the British Empire’s communications. “Fach island would be 1400 feet long and 755 feet wide. The depth of the harbor would be 20 feet. Such a mass could not be anchored, so the island would be constructed to float in about 80 feet of water. “The island would be built of rein- forced concrete, ‘electric’ cement being used, which resists all action of sea- water. It would carry in the lower portion and in its sides a system of caissons and water ballasts to insure equilibrium and floatation at the de- -sired level. “Shaped like a boat, the island would offer relatively little resistance to winds and currents. , “Three lighthouses, placed at water level and projecting vertical beams of light, would enable the locating cf ‘the island at night. “On one of the sides of the island there would be a hotel for air travel- ers and visitors, the wireless installa- tion and meteorlogical and adminis- trative offices. On the other side would be the repair shops. “Under the rear lighthouses would ‘be the propulsive machinery driven by Diesel enignes developing 11,200 h. p. Only a fraction of that power would be normally needed to keep the island constantly at its appointed place in spite of currents and maintain it al- ‘ways nose into the wind. “The floating island air station would thus offer the advantages of be- ing able to change its place according: to the requirements of the moment. It could be defended by anti-craft, batteries and all kinds of naval means.”—Exchange. 1-Cent Post Card Restored in Bills Passed House. Restoration of the one-cent stamp to private post cards was voted by the House on Monday in making quick work of five bills to revise various postal rates. All of the bills introduced on the first day of the sessions by Chairman Griest of the Postal Committee await action by the Senate. They came be- fore the House with the recommenda- tion of the Postoffice Department. One of the measures passed, pro- duced after long hearings, would au- thorize transmission of business re- ply cards, the return postage of not more than two cents to be paid by the original mailer when the card is re- turned. A third bill amending the postal .act would fix at one cent an ounce the rate on publications when mailed as second class matter by others than the publisher or his agent, while another bill would provide for an additional charge on first class matter mailed with insufficient postage. .- The House also approved a bill te extend special delivery service to par- cels when labeled “special handling” .and on which extra postage is paid. The rate would be 15 cents for two pounds, 25 cents for 10 pounds, and 35 cents for more than 10 pounds. If the mailer does not desire delivery the rate for more than 10 pounds would "be 25 cents. tren el i a ti Makes Oysters Look Fat. The oyster, when transferred froin sea water, where it normally grows, to water free from salt, at first has a tendency to absorb comparatively large quantities of fresh water, swell up, and look fatter and smoother than is actually the case. In this bloated condition such an oyster commonly impresses the purchaser as more at- tractive in quality than its real con- dition warrants. With a view to protecting oyster consumers a conference was recently held at the Department of Agriculture at which it was agreed that any pro- .cess of washing or floating oysters should be so conducted as not to in- crease unduly the normal water con- tent, and further that oysters which contain excess water should not be of- fered for sale. Any process of wash- ing or of floating before shucking, which results in the incorporation of excess water, will bring the product within the prohibition of the federal food and drugs act, says the depart- ment. A Concrete That’s Like Coral. “Gassing” concrete to give it added lightness is a novel idea recently de- veloped in Sweden. While the con- crete, a mixture of sand, gravel and cement, is still soft, gas is introduced into the mixture. This, says Popular Science Monthly, has the same effect on the concrete as yeast has on bread, filling it with small holes. The con- -crete so produced is said to be just as strong as the ordinary product, but much lighter, requiring less steel to support it. + —The use of pullet eggs for hatci- ing is to be discouraged and the use of eggs from pullets that have been under lights during the fall and win- ter is much worse. - FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. DAILY THOUGHT. One who never turned his back, but march- ed breast forward Never doubted clouds would break; Never dreamed though right was worsted, wrong would triumph; Held, we fall to rise, are bailed to fight better, Sleep to wake. —Robert Browning. —The turn of the year is an in- between time, too early in the year to go into ecstasies about a Spring ward- robe and just a little late to try to do much with a Winter outfit. Conse- quently the only alternative left is to look cver one’s wardrobe to see what little things can be done. Perhaps a bow attached here, a flower tucked on the shoulder, a new belt placed at a different line and similar added touches will make enough difference in the general appearance of a cos- tume to make it do new duty and yield much service. To further such designs there are available many ac- cessories which will lend invaluabie service. Bags, gloves, belts, neckwear and some novelty jewelry, wisely se- lected, can literally work wonders. One of the new bags may be carried at this time of the year and again in the Spring, but then in lighter colors. In place of the quilting of the last season, designs are worked out in the same general conception but in scroll and mural effects. They are done by hand and copied from the old Italian work, which is very effective, espe- cially when heavy silk crepe is used. The frames are either of amber or imitation tortoiseshell, with fancy lap- over clasps. Linings too are fancy, showing quaint prints and very rich tones in the plain materials. The handles are long, so that the bag may be carried well up on the arm, as is the case in Summer time. —An American creator of fashions in stockings is putting out something new in color composition. It follows the familiar ombre toning, but instead of having patches of the variegated shades sprinkled all over the surface it is regular in effect. In the back part of the stocking the color is much deeper and fades off gradually as it approaches the front. In this way a slim and graceful appearance of the leg is accentuated. Not to be lost sight of is the fact that these stock- ings may be dyed to match any of the evening shades as well as new subtle Spring colors for daytime wear. —Children’s dresses, especially those for the very small child, are being shown in the quaintest of prints, checks and plaids. Most of them have smocked yokes done in various colors and panties that show trim little cuffs on the ends. In many plain materials are used for collars and cuffs. Pongee is also a time-favored material for children’s dresses, but it is more often combined with another color or lavish- ly embroidered in gay colors. Yoke styles and long waists are both seen ‘in dresses of this material. —Blouses give every indication of returning to favor, largely because suits are coming in. So far only the tailored and sport types have appear- ed, and these, it must be said, are in- deed lovely. Because of their sim- plicity greater attention is naturally laid on finish and fit. Buttonholes are of pearly whiteness. To satisfy all demands, the same styles are being shown in models to be worn either out- side or tucked inside the skirt. Some have breast pockets, and in the outside blouse a tiny hip pocket is often secn. White seems to be the favorite color. with, of course, the few occasional colors, such as tan, light blue and flesh. Fabrics include broadcloth, radium and regular men’s shirtings. The collars on all the new blouses are distinctive this season, for they follow the trends in men’s styles, with a wider neckline that gives a very flattering effect. —Each season Lelong presents a new and original way of obtaining the kinetic effect, of which he is the apostle. This time he secures it by making the skirts of his gowns in a series of fluttering, overlapping pieces, like orange-section in shape. They are attached to the centre edge to a skirt foundation. One gowr in yel- low, following the pattern, has first a flap of yellow lace, then alternating flaps of georgette bound in satin. The waist is bloused all about and con- fined under a wide belt of satin. —Among the novelties in lingerre is the tomboy step-in, so positively designed for the young lady of ath- letic activities that the word tom- boy is embroidered on the front of the garment, which is of crepe de chine or of tub silk. Another athletic model is the “Breirty” suit of tub silk. This consists of short drawers similar to those men wear for track exercise, and an underwaist gathered on an elastic at the normal waistline, with ribbon suspenders over the shoulders. —One new and exceedingly interest- ing point in the French designs as well as in the American is the fitted shoulder which has superseded the rib- bon strap. The ribbon support which has so long been accepted has come to be seen as a bit of a nuisance, always involving perplexing problems of ad- justment of color and inventive ways of fastening. At last the chemises, step-ins, brassiers or whatever, are cut with the upper part in one piece, fitting over the shoulder to the en- hanced comfort of the wearer. —Some women do not know it, but a pan that is to be used for an om- elette should not be used at any time for anything but cooking eggs. If there is the least roughness in an om- elette pan, or if anything has burned on or stuck to it in its previous use the egg will be likely to stick. A good pan for an omelette is white or colored enameled ware, not too deep and large enough so that the egg will form a thin, quickly set layer and can be rolled up. In cooking over a gas flame the heat will be better distribut- ed if there is an iron plate over the burner when the pan is used. Enameled ware used in this way will make a perfect omelette, and such a pan, when it looks clean, is clean! crepe de chine, ——The Watchman publishes news when it is news. Read it. FARM NOTES. —Give the birds protection; will repay you next summer. —Practice crop rotation to hold down the danger of scab and other potato diseases. —Start mixing poultry droppings with gypsum, an excellent fertilizer and a convenient way of handling it. —1It is none too early to look around for a supply of bean poles. They are glways hard to locate when you need them. —Have you put up any houses for the birds? Rustic ones are practical and ornamental. Put them up before spring comes. —House plants which have been frozen should be thawed out gradual- ly. Spray them with cold water and keep them away from the sunshine and intense heat until they are com- pletely thawed. —When shoveling snow off walks and porches be careful not to bury flower borders and fancy dwarf ever- greens under masses of snow. After heavy snowfalls, and especially after ice storms, beat the load off branches of evergreens to prevent breakage. —Large trees may be transplanted to the home grounds now. Move with a frozen ball of earth attached. A block and tackle and rollers or a stone- boat will be necessary in moving the larger trees. Do not attempt to move trees more than six inches in diameter. —Apply water to the house plants when the soil about them requires it. The amount of water used and the fre- quency of application depend largely upon the temperature. High tempera- tures bring loss of water by evapora- tion. Pot-bound plants require more water than newly potted ones. Plants with fibrous roots usually need more than those with fleshy roots. —During April when your garden operations begin there is a great de- mand for stable manure. It is often difficult to obtain manure at that time, often impossible, During January and February there is little demand for manure and in cities and towns this must be moved. Order the manure need early, to be delivered any time and place it on a pile in the garden where it will be accessible next spring. —Tile drains make a better crop in any years, wet or dry; lengthen the growing season, spring and fall, by warming the soil; remove surplus wa- ter, permitting earlier cultivation after rains; reduce heaving or throw- ing out by frost, and “winter killing,” increase the supply of available plant food; help the growth of desirable or- ganisms; improve franulation; reduce clod formation; deepen root zone for crops; reduce hillside erosion; cut seepage from lowland, and make a big return on the investment when proper- ly applied. —There is less risk and greater prof- it in feeding calves for the late spring or early summer market than in feed- ing any other class of live stock, ac- cording to Dr. C. W. McCampbell of the Kansas State Agricultural college. “In feeding calves for the market,” Doctor McCampbell points out, “it is important to remember that a calf should be prime to sell at a profit. No other class of cattle is discriminated against so severely as the half-fed calf. “A heavy feed of grain is necessary to put the calf in condition to sell at advantage. We find that it'requires approximately 180 days as a minimum feeding period and about 40 bushels of corn to put the calf in best market condition.” they —Sweet clover thrives best on good, well drained and well prepared soils, but due to its extensive root system and to the fact that it can draw its nitrogen - requirement from the air, it will give good returns even on poor soil. The climatic and soil require- ments of sweet clover are well de- scribed in a bulletin distributed by the publications ‘branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, in which the re- sults of experiments in Manitoba are given. These experiments show that sweet clover does not there suffer from winter injury to any great ex- tent. It is also more resistant to drought and to spring frost injury than the other common legumes. Lack of lime and poor drainage are det- rimental to its growth. -——Very naturally all kinds of fowls need a little extra feeding during cold and stormy weather. When it is cold our fowls consume quite an amount of food for their fuel-—that is to keep them warm—and this must be done before egg production will go forward. If the supply is sufficient only for the real needs of the body, and nothing extra, we need look for but few eggs. If we have been feeding a certain amount of feed during the warmer weather of the summer and fall, and it has been just about right for egg production, it is then up to us to in- crease the amount both of mashes and scratch feeds. The mashes are espe- cially easily assimilated and made use of. If hens have not started their fall and winter laying campaign, in order to get them to work, we have found that a little run of warm mashes in the morning if well managed will help materially. —Where manure is difficult to pro- cure, advantage should be taken now to secure leaves in as large a quantity as possible. While these may be ap- plied directly to the soil and plowed ! in, it is much better to pile them in a compact form in a corner or out of- the-way place and leave them to rot and decompose for a year before using them in the garden. Sulphate of am- monia, an excellent nitrogenous ferti- lizer, can be used to advantage with the leaves, as it will hasten the pro- cess of decomposition and increase greatly the fertility of the humus. From 10 to 20 pounds of sulphate of ammonia may be used with every cu- bic yard of well-tramped leaves or one ton of vegetable refuse, but it should be spread throughout the pile. Make the pile in layers of four inches and on each layer sprinkle the sul- phate of ammonia at the rate of one pound per square yard, and build up the piles to at least a height of four | feet so that there will be no leaching of available plant food. SEEKS DEATH TREE IN DARKEST AFRICA Explorer Goes on Long, Dan- gerous Trip. Cape Town—A man who Is search- ing for what is termed “the death tree” arrived in South Africa recently. He is Alex Clive, and he intends to benetrate into the heart of Africa to seek for the tree which means death to those who drop asleep beneath. The death tree, Mr. Clive declares, grows somewhere in the heart of Af- rica. It gives off a very powerful per- fume which probably means death to an unwary person in its vicinity, for if anyone rests beneath it he is over- come by the scent and falls asleep never to wake. This tree, Mr. Clive believes, con- tains same powerful drug which might possibly mean a great deal to science and humanity, but the death tree is not the only reason for the expedition, as he is also keenly interested in ento- mology, geology, and botany, and in- tends to collect specimens for exhibi- tion in London, which, he hopes, with luck, to reach in about 18 months, and will place his specimens before the board of scientific research. Mr. Clive states that he is proceed- ing to Bloemfontein and Durban, and thence to Lourenco Marques, Beira, Mombaza, Nairobi, and on to the Vic- toria falls, and Nyanza, where he will cross the lake to Kampala. At Kam- pala his quest for the death tree begins in earnest, as he will have to strike inland on foot. Making of Matches Gives Jobs to Many Wadsworth, Ohio.—*Got a match?” A simple request easily complied with, but not so prosaic is the story of the making of the wood sliver with ip- flammable tip. The match starts its journey to somebody’s vest pocket in a towering pine forest, hundreds of miles away from the final center of manufacture. Forests, railroads and sawmills are owned by the match companies, which have great factories here. One company owns a great tract of timber in the Coeur d’Alene mountains of Idaho. A company railroad, 24 miles long, takes the logs to the main line of the Spokane International rail- road, which hauls them to Coeur d’Alene lake, where they are put into booms and towed to the company's sawmill on the Spokane river. months. When ready for use, they are sent to the_company’s block plant at Spokane. Selected lumber there is cut into blocks 233 inches long, which is the exact length of a match. The blocks are sent to the factory here, a +2;000-mile jeurney. " The first manufacturing step is to feed the blocks into a match machine, which cuts them up and forces the sticks into holes in an iron plate, hold- ing 500 sticks. = Over sprigs and brushes the plates are carried and all the weak and im- perfect ones are automatically culled. Next comes treatment by paraffin and chemicals. Then the first com- position is put on the head. The sticks pass over a roller, which turns in a box containing the composition. The ignition tip is applied the same way. The use of phosphorus as an active ingredient in match making was barred by congressional act in 1913. The poisonous phosphorus used to af- fect the bones and the jaw of workers. Sestjui-sulphide of phosphorus now iy used, which is nonpoisonous. Teach “Thumbing” Omaha, -Neb.—Scientific “thumbing” is to be taught, The national convention of hoboes has decreed that a field agent shall instruct hikers in the eth- ics of stopping motorists and indicat ing that a lift is wanted. Happy Children Willows, Calif.—Children in Glent county are happy. All the higk schools are on an enforced vacatior treasurer over salaries. “Brighter” Burials London.—“Brighter” burials have been determined upon by the British Undertakers’ Woodwork association. New casket designs are for beautiful and graceful workmanship. 900-0-00-00-000000-000000000000 Emulating Elephant Is Urged for Longevity New York.—To be cool and calm at all times and impervi- ous to the unpleasant titillation of nerves emulate the elephant, says Thomas R. Gaines, a lec: turer before the Brooklyn insti- tute on “The Science of Health.” The longevity of the elephant, Mr. Gaines asserts, is directly attributable to his poise and re- pose, and those in turn may be traced fairly certainly to his . habit of slow breathing. The elephant breathes only five times a minute as compared with eighteen for the normal human. While his audience made ex perimentai suiffs, Mr. Gaines enunciated the requisite remain der of his theory: “The general attitude should be one of wholesome indiffer ence.” ; ©000000000000000000000 00! The logs are sawed into two-inch | planks and seasoned for a year or 18 | pending settlement of a controversy between the teachers and the county | ARCH DAM STANDS AGAINST ALL TESTS Experimental Structure iv High Sierra a Success. New York.—The “arch dam,” erect- ed in a steep canyon of the Sierra, near Fresno, Calif. to settle problems that have baffled engineers of all coun- tries for centuries, has so far with- stood every test, it is announced in New York by the Engineering Founda- tion, a committee of which is direct ing the project. For many months the engineers have been building and testing this dam to a height of 60 feet and at a cost of $110,000, contributed by more than fifty firms of bankers, manufac- turers, engineers and power com- panies. It is the purpose of the engineers to test the dam to destruction in the interest of science, but the structure's | stamina in resisting the onslaughts of water that has been impounded will force them to build higher. The end may not come and with it an answer to their questions, until the dam has been built up to 100 feet at an add- tional outlay of $30,000. Much Work Still Ahead. Many tests have been made, but they are still incomplete, according to the foundation’s announcement, which said that months of work are still ahead. Thousands of records have been made, and are being studied, tab- ulated and graphed by the testing staff. The dam, constructed of concrete, did not break at 60 feet, even when the reservoir back of it was filled so that water flowed over the top of the dam. The engineers will gradually in- crease the height of the dam until it finally gives way under the increas- ing pressure. It is planned first to ex- tend the height of the dam ten feet, and then twenty, thirty or forty fee* if necessary. “While this is a unique example of the romantic side of engineering, it is, nevertheless, a straightforward en- deavor to solve an everyday problem affecting engineers, bankers and the public,” Director Alfred D. Flinn of the Engineering Foundation, 290 West Thirty-ninth street, said. “The investigation is attacking im- portant questions of engineering re- search in the application of scientific knowledge. “A correct answer will tend to safe- ty of lives, of millions of dollars in property and may make possible the construction of less costly dams for power development, irrigation of lands now useless, water supply of cities and towns and flood prevention. “A less expensive type of dam than has heretofore been preferred by many engineers and governmental au- thorities would make possible some of the projects for water power and irrigation which are not now commer- cially feasible because of the handi- cap of expense. “Successful financing and develop- ment of projects of this kind will add to the wealth of states, communities, and, in fact, the whole nation, as well as provide power, food and water for a larger population, and increase the basis of taxation, for the support of government. Kim Built to Height of Sixty Feet. Early in April, after months of work, excavation in the granite sides and bottom of the gorge for the foun- dation of the dam across Stevenson creek was completed, April 19 the first concrete was placed in the wooden forms, and on June 4 the last concrete had been laid to build the dam to a height of 60 feet. The reservoir back of the dam ean be filled not only from the water of the creek, which at times almost dries up, but from one of the great water supply tunnels of the hydroelectric plants of the Southern California Edi- son company, which pierces the moun- taln just above this reservoir. Consequently, the engineers are able 0 fill and empty the reservoir back of the experimental dam in a short time, just as one fills and empties a hand basin through the faucets and the waste pipe. This permits experi- ments to be made at will under condi- tions of full control very much as if this huge ‘specimen” were in a labo- ratory. New Kite and Balloon Cameras Take Movies San Antonio, Texas.—A “kite cam- era” operated by the pulling power of 100-foot centipede-type bamboo and paper kites has just been used suc- cessfully for the first time in making motion-picture long shots of troop movements at Camp Stanley, near here. The camera, wound up with a spring, is set and released at a height of seven feet, grinding away all the time as it ascends a kite string to a height of 1,000 feet. The camera weighs seven pounds and is carried up by a butterfly contrivance with a trap, or catch of rubber bands. When it strikes the kite the catch breaks, the wings automatically fold, and the camera is carried back by its own weight to be reloaded. A “balloon camera” also is being developed for some battle scenes. A gas bag 20 feet in circumference will have a carrying power of 80 pounds. It will hold a 60-pound camera sus- pended in a cradle and operated by two men, being held by handles and then released on signal to rise to a height of 100 feet, shooting down on the action for a scant 50 feet of flim, grinding automatically. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW KLINE _WOODRING. — Attorney-at Law, Bellefonte, Pa. Practices im all courts. Office, room 18 Crider's Exchange. o1-1y KENNEDY JOHNSTON — Attorney-at Law, Bellefonte, Pa. Prompt ate tention given all legal business en- trusted te his care. Offices—No. 5, East High street. 07-44 M. KEICHLINE. — Attorney-at-Law and Justice of the Peace. All pro- fessional business will receive prompt attention. Offices on second floor of Temple Court. -5-1y G. RUNKLE. — Attorney-at-Law. Consultation in English and Ger- man. Office in Criders E Bellefonte, Pa. os xchagge PHYSICIANS R. R. L. CAPERS, OSTEOPATH. Bellefonte State Colle, Crider’s Ex. 66-11 Holmes By S. GLENN, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, State College, Centre county, Pa. 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