Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, December 21, 1928, Image 7
ST : 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- One ! ! quire its navigation to come under | 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. | 1 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. { + { f i 1 i f i | 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. = MERIT LOR RN NG ATG AANSERRAARE BVA AAA MONA) mas Greetings | to You E extend to you our most 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. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK ~~ STATE COLLEGE, PA. MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM a 3 EE A eT AA VE A AT LSA SSIS Ae) ANNALS) (Saale as at Le eT A EAN NE A ERR) a BR RA SE PRE Es Sy Si ES SE SS SO EE FAUBLE” 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 =) 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....... see $4.35 to $5.85 $1.65 to 3.85 $1.39 9c 49¢ SS ean A ER 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. It’s at FAUB £9 and 5c | | | ESO DE LE’S|