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Bellefonte, Pa., December 21, 1928.
THE SHEPHERD OF BETH.
(Continued from page 2, Col. 6.)
The crowds of people looked on in
astonishment as the mighty prophet
assumed a worshipful attitude to-
ward his calm, benign stranger, and
with all the reverence of a high priest
ministering in the temple he per-
formed upon him the sacred rite of
baptism.
Immediately thereafter,
while
standing on the bank, a light from
above ceilings of the clear day
descended upon the wings of splendor
and rested in ineffable glory upon
him, as a peal of articulate thunder
exclaimed, “Thou art my Son the be-
loved; in thee I have found delight!”
“Behold him!” said the prophet,
addressing the bewildered multitude;
“behold the Lamb of God which taketh
away the sin of the world! I am not
worthy to loose his shoe-latchets. He
must increase, but I must decrease.
Mine is a baptism of water; His is
the anointing with the Holy Ghost.”
Soon after this occurrence he whom
some called Elias, was thrown into
prison, while the Anointed One was
lost sight of for many days. Rumor
had it that He was in a lonely region
waging a fearful conflict against a
host of fleshly appetites and pas-
sions, led in their persistent attacks
by the prince of the powers of the
air.
At last he made his appearance
and numerous reports of His wonder-
ful deeds spread over the country.
it was told that at his glance lim-
pid water blushed into sparkling wine.
Under his blessing a lad’s lunch was
sufficient to feed a host of hungry
people. Beneath his sandled feet
Lake Gennesaret became a crystal-
line highway. At the touch of his
hand a youth leaped from the repose
of death into the commotion of his
mother’s bosom.
Tranquil, He stood on the deck of
a tossing vessel held in the grip of
a fierce Galilean storm and, lookin
up to the raging winds, He said,
“Peace,” and upon the rolling billows,
“Be still!” when immediately the red-
tongued lightnings ceased their firey
play, the bellowing thunders lulled
away in the distance, the anger-
frothed waves were changed to laugh-
ing wavelets, and as they were kissed
by the gentle breeze which a moment '
before was the furious tempest, they
murmured a sweet obeisance to the
serene command.
At His approach disease fled like
frightened eagles leaving their bleat- !
ing lamb; at the sound of His voice
joy bells were set ringing in deaf ears
and at the flash of His eye rapturous
vision broke upon blinded sight.
So mighty was He that death
flushed crimson at His speaking, yet
so compassionate that sinners re-
pented in His presence.
So terrible was He that demons
trembled before Him, yet so tender
that the needy sought Him prayer-
fully.
So wise was He that the doctors of :
the law stammered and grew silent
at His answers, yet winsome that
little children clambered up into His
arms as He called them resy-cheeked,
Jaughter-lipped bits of His kingdom
of truth and innocence.
“Is not this the Messiah; is not
this the Messiah?” was the ceaseless
inquiry of myriads of hearts as they
blazed abroad His doings until at
times He could not enter the cities
but had to resort to desert places, so
great was the coming to Him from
every quarter.
ae band the high
trudging ong the highway.
was pale and shabbily dressed, beg-
ging alms. The other was a man of
striking appearance, wearing a shep-
herd’s garb, having a long shining
scar across his forehead, and was
constantly asking of those he met,
“Where is He; where is He, the bless-
ed of the Lord?”
When they were not far from the
men were to be seen
city of plam trees, there arose a great
They paused to listen.
Louder and louder it grew, coming
commotion.
on in their direction.
“What means the multitude, the |
tumult and the shouting?” inquired !
the blind shepherd of a man hurry- |
ing by.
‘Jesus the Nazarene is passing,”
was the answer,
Immediately he lifted his voice,
exclaiming, “Son of Davd, have pity
on me!”
Soon the road was filled as the
crowd surged on and on, eddying like
a whirlpool around one tall, bright
form. e highways divided just
outside the city gate, and they were
thronging both ways, not knowing
which one He would take. Some
jostled against the sightless figure
who stood and constantly cried, “Son
of David, Son of David, have mercy
on me!”
Many rebuked him with “He has
just spent some days in Jericho and
now on his leave-taking the entire
city is doing Him honor. What time
has He for thee?”
But he cried out the more, “Son of
David, Son of David; Jesus, Jesus of
Nazareth, have mercy, have mercy on
me !
Whereupon a huge rough man turn-
ed upon him and gruffly said, “What
dost thou mean thus screaming in my
ear? He will not hear thee: He is
passing down the other road.” Then
taking hold of him he pushed him
backward till he sat upon a large
stone by the wayside. “Now sit there
and be quiet, thou ri?
A shudder ran over him as he
buried his marred and anxious face
in his hands, murmuring agonizing-
ly, “Oh, Son of David, Son of David,
in—se n yet—"
At that moment some one touched
him kindly on the shoulder, saying
“Be of good courage. Arise, He is
calling thee!”
Instantly he leaped to his feet and
flinging away his cloak, lest it hinder
him, he rapidly hastened to the Mas-
ter, who had halted. the entire proces-
sion. :
“What wilt thou that I should do
unto thee?” came the compassionate
inquiry. rs
“Lord, that I might receive my
sight. That I may see Thy face!”
Tenderly Jesus touched the scar
and gently covered the visionless eyes
with His hand, saying “Thy faith hath
saved thee.”
“Hosanna to the Son of David !”
shouted the Shepherd of Beth as he
saw Jesus and followed Him in the
way.—Albert Davis Porter.
Figures Show Air Death Rate Lower.
That the death rate from airplane
accidents is continually growing less
due to improvements of machines an
more rigid examinations of pilots is
the declaration of Walton L. Crocker,
president of the John Hancock Mutu-
al Life Insurance company of Boston,
based on a survey of the problem as
it Sa to life insurance, recently
made for the life insurance companies
by Frederick L. Hoffman, consulting
statistician.
While aviation, according to trust-
worthy vital statistics is daily becom-
ing safer for the flyer, there is still
“fear of the unknown hazard” con-
nected wth the use of this new means
of transport.
“It is my opinion,” said Mr. Crock-
er, “that with progress in good laws
and regulations, good machines,
strictly inspected, good parachutes,
rigid selection and supervision of pi-
lots adequate landing places and prop-
er airports, this fear of the unknown
hazard will be greatly diminished.”
The increased safety of travel by
air was pointed out by Mr. Crocker
who declared that the death rate in
aviation in the United States for the
year 1926 was but 1.6 per million of
population. In this connection he
discussed the matter of life insurance
for air travelers.
“Navigable water have come un-
der the jurisdiction of the federal gov-
ernment,” Mr. Crocker said, “as a
matter of necessity and convenience.
As the air becomes navigable, will
not necessity and convenience re-
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| federal jurisdiction also?”
| The regulation that the federal
| government have already established
‘and that are generally accepted, are
| admirable as far as they go, Mr.
Crocker asserted.
i State College Sheep Win High Honors
| High honors again came to the
| Pennsylvania State College show
flock of sheep at the International live-
stock exposition in Chicago last week.
: Winnings included first in the John
Clap specials; first and reserve
champion on purebred Southdown
! yearling; champion Shropshire ewe
lamb; first prize ewe lamb; second on
pen of three ewe lambs; second on
: Southdown grade lamb; second on
Shropshire yearling wether; third on
pen of three yearling ewes; fourth on
Southdown grade yearling; and sixth
on yearling ewe. Jack Coyne, the
college shepherd, won the shepherd’s
prize, repeating his achievement of
two years ago.
THE MISTLETOE THIEF
Thieves do not always follow the
ways of honest folk, and neither do
dishonest Plants walk in the paths o
their up brothers and sisters.
We naturally look for blossoms in
Sprang and summer. Why, who
would think of going out into the
woods to gather a boquet in midwin-
ter? But Phoradendro the tree thief,
opens her flowers in December. Her
everyday name is mistletoe, and you
may find her swinging from the
branches, sometimes even from the
, of many a tree and shrub in
the Southern States. :
We should naturally think that this
green-leafed robber would choose the
finest trees for her dwelling place. It
is not so, however. She requires a
deal of sunshine; and if she grew on
a full-leafed tree, the green umbrella
would shade her too much. Her
chosen hosts are stunted trees, grow-
ing far apart on hot dry lands. When
a bird has left a mistletoe seed on the
branch of such a tree, it adheres by
its sticky envelope and soon sends out ;
rootlets that pierce the bark and enter |
the tree’s woody tissues. From these
the plant thief draws the food an
moisture which honest plants draw
from the soil.
Sometimes mistletoe seeds are left
by the wind on trees growing in rich
bottom land. Then the parasite says
to itself: “This is not the best kind of
a place for mistletoe to grow in; but
since I am here, I will make the best
of it and climb to the hightest
branches, where I will get the most
sunshine possible in this dark valley.”
When the mistletoe’s midwinter
blossoms fade, the waxy white ber-
ries grow very sloyly, and it takes a
whole year for them to ripen. So by
the next Christmas you will find on
the same plant freshly opened blos-
soms and fully ripened fruit or ber-
ries. Mocking birds and cedar birds
feast on these berries when nothing
choicer is at hand, and sprays of them !
are gathered and sent to deck our
halls at Christmastide.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. |
Harry H. Diehl, et ux, to Zenas E.
Hoover, et ux, tract in Milesburg; $2,-
500. !
F. P. Barker, et ux, to Virginia E. |
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Barker, tract in Haines Twp.; $100. |
Lloyd A. Stover, et ux, to Lucille |
Smith, tract in Spring Twp.; et al; $1. |
Lucille Smith to Lloyd A. Stover, !
et ux, tract in Spring Twp., et al; $1. !
S. E. Gobble, et ux, to Trustees
Connyngham Rangers, tract in Gregg !
Twp; $1. }
Margaret H. Gingerich, et al, to
James M. Haupt, et ux, tract in Belle- |
fonte; $2200. |
Frank Brandt to Ellis M. Peters, |
tract in Halfmoon Twp.; $1
Harry M. Houser, et al, to Blanche
E. Ferguson, tract in Bellefonte; $1.
John L. Holmes, et al, to S. E.
Ward, tract in State College; $700.
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YOUR automobile is some-
thing like a miniature city.
There is an electric light and
power system, a wailer sys-
tem, a fuel system.
In the new Ford, you will
find each of these systems
of the latest design and best
materials. Every part has
been made to serve you fzith-
fully and well at a minimum
of trouble and expense.
Take, for example, the
generator—one of the most
important parts of the elec-
trical system which supplies
the current for lighting and
for engine ignition.
In the new Ford, the gen-
erator is of the power-house
type and is distinctive in
many features. It has been
specially designed to pre-
vent most forms of trouble.
Oiling is necessary only once
a year. About the only thing
you need do is to have the
charging rate changed as
the seasons change.
Closely allied to the elec-
trical system is the ignition
system. It, too, is of mew
mechanical design in the
new Ford. There is but one
high tension cable and that
connects the coil with the
distributor. Even cables
from the distributor to the
spark plugs have
been eliminated.
Special care has also
The utilities of a city
are combined
in your motor car
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
been taken to make the dis-
tribuior water - proof, thus
preventing short circuits
from rain, ete.
The entire electrical and
ignition systems of the new
Ford are so simple in design
and so carefully made that
they will give you surpris-
ingly little trouble. Yet that
doesn’t mean they should
be neglected. Certain little
attentions are needed from
time to time.
The storage battery
should be given water and
the connections kept clean.
The generator charging rate
should be changed as indi-
cated. Spark plugs should
be cleaned at regular inter-
vals. Distributor points
should also be kept clean
and the distributor cam
given a light film of vaseline
every 2000 miles.
These are just little
things, but they mean a
great deal to your car. You
can have them looked after
at very small cost by the
Ford dealer when you take
the car in for oiling and
greasing.
A thorough checking-up
at regular intervals will
lengthen the life of your car
and give you many thou-
sands of miles of
carefree, economical
motoring.
: Bird, Meyersdale,
d Veterinary hospital at the Pennsylva-
January 14,
i borer infested area of the State will
{Fruit for this exhibit will be taken
{enjoyed during the winter months.
FARM NOTES.
—Trustees of the Pennsylvania
State College announce the appoint-
f ment of Donald C. Henderson as as- |
sistant poultry extension specialist to
help carry the college poultry work
through county agents to the farmers
of the State. He comes from South
Dakota where he was engaged in sim-
ilar work.
—A Pennsylvania farmer has been
honored for making the greatest con-
tribution to the welfare of the Ameri-
can turkey industry in 1928. C. M.
president of the
International show, received the sil-
ver loving cup awarded by the Turkey
World, a Chicago publication, at the
annual banquet in that city at the
time of the recent show. Bird and
his brother have gained an interna-
tional reputation in growing Bronze
turkeys. They have the distinctio
of winning more prizes at the Madi-
son Square Garden Poultry Show
than any other turkey grower in the
country.
—Dedication of the new sheep barn
nia State College is announced for
1929. Both buildings
were constructed this year. A pro-
gram of unusual interest has been
planned by the college department of
animal husbandry for the occasion.
In the afternoon, following registra-
tion of visiting flockmasters, they will
visit the new buildings, inspect the
breeding flocks and the hothouse and
feeder lamb experiments, and then
attend the dedicatory exercises. In
the evening all will sit down to a
roast lamb dinner, after which J. F.
Walker, importer and breeder of
Merinos and Corriedales, Woodbine
Farms, Gambier, Ohio, will tell of his
trip to New Zealand, Australia, and
South Africa where he made a special
study of the sheep industry.
—Before heavy snows come, farm-
ers and gardeners living in the corn
find it valuable to clean up all trash
and remnants in the corn fields and
sweet corn patches, If dry enough,
these can be burned. Where the
amount is small, burying will dispose
of it effectively.
—With the weather growing colder
the housewife who has running water
in her kitchen can be thankful she
does not have to go to the pump
every time a pail of water is needed.
Your county agent has information on
how to install plumbing and there al-
so 1s a community septic tank form in
your county for the use of farmers
building their own sewage disposal
plant. From him you also ean get the
State College circular on septic tanks.
—Full fed cows give brimming
pails of milk. Feed liberally, yet
carefully, of balanced rations, says |
State College dziry specalists. It pays
well to buy high protein feeds such as
cottonseed meal or linseed oil meal to
mix with home-grown corn, oats, bar-
ley, and buckwheat. Do not miss this
means of getting extra profit.
—An opportunity to see what
Pennsylvania orchardists grow will be
given the public at the State Farm
Products Show in Harrisburg, Janu-
ary 22 to 25. Apples in plates
trays, and in boxes, baskets, and bar-
rels, will be displayed in a colorful
and appetizing arrangement. One of
the most outstanding exhibits planned
for the show this year is known as
class 12. For the best barrel of ap-
ples, grading United States No. 1, of
each of the following varieties: Bald-
win, Northern Spy, Stayman, York,
and Rome the first premium will be
$15, the second $10, and the third $8.
from ordinary commercial stock in
storage upon receipt of application
from the growers desiring to exhibit
fruit in this class. The barrel will be
selected by one of the members of the
fruit committee and shipped to the
show. Such fruit will be graded and
scored in accordance with the United
States grade standards. Entry
blanks filled out and mailed to Secre-
tary J. M. Fry, State College, Pa., be-
fore the date of the show will be of
considerable assistance to the com-
ig in staging all of the fruit ex-
ibits.
—During one of the periods of dry,
clear weather, a supply of dry, fine-
grained soil should be stored in a
place where it will neither get wet
nor freeze severely during the colder
months. Nothing has been found that
quite takes the place of a dust bath
for hens. Of course, we can rid them
of lice by treatment with sodium
flouride, blue ointment or a commer-
cial louse powder, but these do not re-
place the enjoyment that a hen gets
in dusting herself in a box of dust or
mixture of dust and ashes. And the
chance to dust herself is particularly
Thoroughly dry, well-pulverized dirt
stored in a dry building in boxes or
barrels or even bags will add greatly
to the comfort and contentment of
the flock throughout the winter.
—The standard baby beef ration is
five to ten pounds per head daily of
clover or alfalfa hay, ten or twelve
pounds of corn and one or two pounds
of linseed oil meal. A few pounds of
oats can be substituted for part of the
corn in the ration, but with prices as
they * generally prevail it seems as
though cheaper results are usually
obtained with straight corn. Cotton-
seed meal can be substituted for the
linseed oil meal, but unless the cot-
tonseed meal is $10 a ton cheaper, if
seems as though the linseed oil meal
has a slight advantage. If neither
clover nor alfalfa hay is available, it
usually pays to buy enough so that at
least two pounds of leguminous hay
can be fed per head daily. The calves
can be started out on only four or five
pounds of corn per head daily, but it
is well to increase the ration as fast
as the appetite permits until they are
on full feed.
—Are you making plans now for
od hog pastures next summer and
1? Alfalfa is conceded to be the
best pasture. Next comes sweet and
red clover, rape and mixtures of rape,
and |
oats. and sweet clover.
1929 Christmas
Chih
Have a little money in the purse helps!
A small account put away every week
A snug sum at the end of the year.
Get ready for what is sure to happen.
You cannot have a real Christmas
without some real money.
And it takes a lot.
The First, National Bank
BELLEFONTE, PA.
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cordial Christmas greetings
and thank you for the busi-
ness you have given us during the
year. May this Christmas be the
happiest one you have ever had.
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42nd Anniversary Sale
This Great Sale has helped thous-
ands of Centre County people to
save and save wisely. Let the last
three days add to these savings
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Outstanding Savings for Last 3 Days
Men’s Bath Robes,
regular price $5 and $7.50 now
Men’s Mufflers from........ Mvresas
Men’s $2.00 Dress Shirts
Men’s $1 and $1.25 Neckwear.......
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$4.35 to $5.85
$1.65 to 3.85
$1.39
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These are but a few of the Outstanding
Specials which, coupled with the Store-wide
Price Reductions, should make the last
three days of our 42nd Anniversary Sale
the Sale’s three biggest days.
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