- —
a poor denuded framework of a range
|and thought of his mother and
: | her need. “She may be as hungry
jas this, if I don’t get him,” was the
thought that harassed the boy, and
— | his eyes sought the sky in firm re-
Bellefonte, Pa., July 24, 1981. golve, Orion was passing, on his
— m——— | great patrol, the routed Zigiages
| were flying down wn, sun-
oot orn, [Se Ee uae day ce. He
Hills—and the scent of pine trees, t's swam tness as
Night—and the starts above. [uate bout Pinto and led him
A soft cool wind is blowing, down the river. A curious thought
Such beauty shows forth God's Love. came to him as he approached the
[little rill which ran into the muddy
Rocks—and the sea beneath them, |stream, “If I lie down, shall I get
Ships—and the waves of blue. |up?” Then he said “Nonsense,” and
The cry of flying sea gulls, |drank. But it was not nonsense. He
God's beauty is there for you. | was weak. He lay there 2 Hite
while in the warm sun,
Twiliptu 3 18 StifIng, looked at him. Then with his ear
The sky—and its one lone star. | F
Distant church-bells ringing, to the ground there came to hima
Sof’s beuuty--whiss nothing ous met: |g wirrionis a Se of a
Morning—a street in some city, huge tin frogs jolting
People—these smiling, those sad !
Some of them call forth our pity,
he
's bea could make The
ue ny wo |lay there until he saw rounding the
But some cannot see His beauty,
Life is not “stars” to all | with
So be glad if you find it your duty, while Slippery Dan, unmistakably
To help others hear God's Love Call. mounted on his iron-gray saddler,
reported stolen but unproved, led.
Th came from the plum
|
” “Strange
Y should advertise,” said Elegant
check with a cold blue eye, and himself, and creeping to Pinto he
reread his mother’s letter. He must managed to drag himself into the
have more money. After deducting saddle and start toward his prey.
library dues, church dues, sports
|The noise ping
THE TAKING OF SLIPPERY DAN up and down of kerosene tins |
to
Elegant Jones regarded his
dues, and incidentals, from sixty pery gave a startled yell, lashed his
cents a day, constable’s pay, there
was little enough to send home. And
he must send more.
“Say, Slim,” he called across the
barrack room, “you know I'm not a :
fortune-hunter don’t you?” agen: naturally spurred Pinto after
ranteg, Cr Mounted Policeman ioop trail up the cut-bank. The clay
“Well,” pursued Elegant, “can
let me have ten?” YOU but his voice was
“If you'll lend me twenty.”
“This is too commonplace to be:
funny.” "
“But TI tell you how to get it | He acest this here ford.” said Sip-
continued Slim, lounging over on the “You're going mine. You're under
arrest.”
Staes elbow Aor 31g he could talk to
ones. “Catc ppery Dan and get “All right,” and Sli
ppery assumed
I heard the old \. "1,0," of innocence. “Ef you
made a corporal.
man say yesterday it was a Mounties gets a thing into your
en He was mad enough to eat | heads, jest talkin’ never Dew it out
. on - Elegant looked aro for e
“Sippery. you pavingtlock. 1 81d, BDKIng tt the ira in te
was on account a stove. You 0 tioned f Sli to ride
see, a lot of supplies came up from | or oh ne Boe Ppery ed al
Benton, including a very fine range u'll, 7 G1" they JOEERG alone
for the kitchen mess, and it was put 0 sfience, until they reached t
in the yard ‘till things were made °F 2 » p-
ready. Well, Slippery has a pery’'s home near the Reserve. Slip-
manner, you know, and he lifted a Per, Started to turn off. ‘
lid, a door, or a leg every time he gy fix you're go-
came around, until there was onlya “Home, ©' megan " in apparent
Nobody noticed, because that Surprise.
tarpaulin was over everything, but 1 told you Jou Wye under an
Slippery knew he couldn't very well rest; Youre seid Je, kin.”
get away with the skeleton, so, dis- Aw, oaght you was jokin,
playing lore reasoning power, he and Slippery managed an injured
emptied a pail of water on it and wait- tone, “but, ef you say so, of course
ed until it was red with rust. Then he It'S true. Just wait the shake of a
went to the O. C. and asked permis- Mule’s ping Hoot, A you and
sion to ‘take that old stove home, D€¢ calmly began ghee cong.
seeing as it ain't doing much good, l Xin pick these up on my way
where it is. ‘Where it is’? asked DOCK" Rt, Syhanil
the old man. Here, sir} and Siip- Elegant summoned what strength
pery showed him the disreputable he 8 ou ve od
results of his guild. “I didn’t know Test for smuggling contraband, and
we had any old wreck like that Were going to take It to town.”
around,” said the O. C.; take it if right". sig nb p
you want” Well, yesterday the O. °ner resignedly.
C. stopped in to Slippery’s in that It was past noon when they trav-
dust storm and saw a bright shining eled into the village, and the news
range, big, warm, and comforting, leaped ahead of the jaded train be-
and doing splendid work. “That's a fore it arrived at barracks. Ele-
pretty fine stove, Dan. Where'd gant's envious brother-at-arms, some
you get it?” “Why, exclaimed Slip- in shirt sleeves, some in scarlet
pery with that astonished look of crowded around as the jingling
his, ‘don't you remember that stove? ponies stopped before the guard-
You gave it to me, you mind, and room door.
I've just polished it up a bit’ Cor- “He looks all in,” said Red Math-
poral Lane was with him and he ews. “Had it tough, I'll bet.”
told me that the O. C. simply, “But he gets his stripes,” said
scratched his chin and remained Slim.
silent, but after they left he said, Elegant had started to untie the
TH get that fellow yet. There's pack on the first pony himself.
stripes in it for somebody. “I'd go “What you doin'?” demanded Slip-
to it, Elegant, if I" pery in vast astonishment.
An orderly’s head poked into the Elegant made no reply. The old
doorway, “The O. C. wants Jones rustler came around and put a hand
at once.” on the constable’'s arm. “What you
“There you go,” said Slim. “Luck doin’'?"” he repeated.
never stops for some.” “ you of your precious
It was not luck that summoned load.” Elegant's voice was sudden-
Elegant; it was the effect of his ly not so firm.
nature upon others. All that he ‘“Precious load! Why, there ain't
had learned in the rough Northwest nothin’ in these tins.”
in the three long years since hewas The first came unloosed at that
seventeen had not diminished the instant and rattled hollowly to the
refinement he had brought from ground. A hasty lanes proved Slip-
home, and the boys had called him pery’s contention true. “I just brung
Elegant, but not in derision, and his them over to sheathe my shack,” he
superiors mentioned his resourceful- continued; “I'm so afraid o' praire
ness and quiet persistence when they fires, you see.”
spoke among themselves. “Where's the goods?” asked Ele-
“‘Good morning,” said the Inspec- gant, holding to the saddle.
tor as Elegant saluted. “I want to “The g ?" repeated the old
try you on a difficult case, Jones. suspect. “Why; that's safe enough.
You know Slippery Dan. You may The boy was tendin' to that. Why
not know that he came into this didn't you tell me what you wanted,
country before we did and he resents and I wouldn't have come up here
the law and order we try to main- out of my way. Kin I go now?”
tain. More than that, he still ef- [Elegant's permission to clear out
fects the exchange of contraband for was lost in the shouts of mirth that
horses and hides from the Indians. came from his fellow constables,
Even if there were no prohibition good natured mirth but loud. The
law it would be a theft, and under tricked policeman leaned against
the present ordinance he is doubly Pinte and smiled, too, but it was a
guilty. Now I have information wan, unsteady smile, and he had to
that Slippery has left for Benton. bite his lip to keep from fainting.
That is equivalent to saying that he Tt was Slim who first noticed him
intends to smuggle back another lot stagger. “Lay off, men”, he ordered
of fire water. You will ride out at curtly, “he’s done in.
midnight, so that none of his ac- kid.”
complicez can spy on you, hide at “That's all right. I'll be all right
noticed Red
Lean on me,
the boundary for two or three days —when I —"
as best you can, and arrest him as “He's cut his lip,”
he returns if you feel sure that he Mathews.
has the goods. Tam particularly de- They carried him in, gave him
sirous of ending Slippery’'s career as gruel, rest, and real food, and in the
a smuggler. If you make that ar- evening he reported to the Officer
rest, there's a promotion for you.” Commanding. When he came from
‘Very good, sir,” and Elegant the office there was a smile on Ele-
withdrew. gant's lean face. It was the smile
Three days alone, where there of a man who was determined on
were no houses, no people, no fields, an interesting undertaking.
nothing but the familiar sky and Fort Benton, though still the
prairie, seem pretty long. On the source of supplies for the North,
fifth he began to wonder if Slippery was past its prime. The supply of
had not passed by in the daylight coffins for tricky gamblers had
hours when he, Jones had slept. He caught up with the demand and the
pulled in his belt and envied his men who had spent their days build-
horse the grass. “I'll make it a ing fences around their neighbors of
weak”, he said doggedly. the night before had settled down
Once more the last green of day into gossiping citizens. One of
merged into night. August was them kept the Fifth Avenue Hotel
turning cool now after midnight. and Emporium. He rejoiced not only
Elegant lay by his horse for warmth in the name of Straddle Jim, but
‘to speak so wicked a
specimen. May-
profitable, if the police
the police these
days, Slippery?” asked Straddle.
seen a praire chicken, a gopher, or
a mule, asked questions so naive
and innumerable that Slippery, al-
ready goaded to exasperation by the
mud-holes, burst into invective which
was new and puzzling to the clergy-
man. He had stood this for halfa
day, and then said, “Driver, IT must
ask you to refrain from such lan-
guage. If you have no respect for
my fellow passenger and myself, at
least respect my cloth, or IT must
walk.”
Slippery looked around. The cler-
seemed in earnest, and Slip-
gyman
pery considered. The advantage of
having a representative of the church
present should the police appear was
worth more than the mere pleasure
of giving way to vexation. So
Slippery shut up as tight as an
imitation egg. Only that evening,
upon the seat, when the cler-
wagon
gyman had retired, did he unburden
himself to the tenderfoot as they
sat before the glow of buf-
falo chips, “Some sky pilot!” grum-
bled the man. “What's he
calcalate I'm to do? Them mules
ain't used to poetry. What kin I
say when we strike the river to-mor-
row, and all them mud-holes—
psalms?” He looked at his hel
companion in disgust; then he look-
ed with interest. “Say, brother, if
this weren't your first turn west, I'd
vow I'd seen you before.”
“Ever been to Chicago?” asked
the tenderfoot, moving a step or
two back from the fire.
“Onct, before you was born, but
I'd risk a lot of dust that I've seen
you since then. You wasn't drivin’
mules down to—no, that feller's hair
was different. I wish you could
Jrive miles. I've sot a gr arm.
was ng on a keg—" Slippery
stopped short, then added—“We have
to carry water quite a way some-
times.”
The tenderfoot paid no attention
but said: “I'd like to help you, sir.
Perhaps, if you show me how—"
Slippery haw-hawed. “I'd as soon
see you hitch up a team of rattlers,
oe ai ig after you've been
n coun a couple of years,
and I'll break you in on one mule.
But six, haw-haw! And don't say
sir out in this country, kid. It
don't go.”
“Thank you for telling me,” said
the tenderfoot.
This remark so disgusted Slippery
that he turned in without another
word to anyone.
The mud holes got worse. At
noon they crossed the line
in a storm of rain, and the heavily
laden team came to rest in a slough.
Slippery Dan looked dumbly at the
mules, and quoth to himself, “How’'n
in the name of shrimps is they to
know, ef I don't talk familiar to
‘em ? ”
He looked at the watery reeds,
the muddy wheels, the sleek, drip-
ping backs of the mules that waited
for their customary commands; then
he turned to the clergyman and
said: “I know it's wicked, mister,
lingo before
you, but it's a sight wickeder to die
ali rin’ death in slough for being
too nty to speak. Will you give
me leave? Or will you walk 7"
“I suppose 80,” said the good man,
looking down. ‘T'll cover my ears.”
Slippery Dan gathered in the reins
a few lashes and some producing
words to the mules put new life into
them.
The astonished team suddenly
strained, splashed, and jerked the
contraband |
load—clergyman and
out of the slough. They broke into
a gallop. Mud spun from the wheels.
A clod hit Slippery in the face.
blinding him. The team swerved
from the trail and went wheel down
into a little gully. There was dan-
ger of overturning. Slippery was
clawing at his face, whoaing into
the wind and rain. The clergyman
stood up, gazing ahead with white
face, for now they were careening
along the rough prairie. A vicious
jolt threw him to the floor. “Stav
there” velled the tenderfoot in a
tone of anthoritvy onite removed from
tenderfoot nractice. He himself was
doing a strange thing: he was cling-
ine onto the front =eat of the swav-
ine vehicle. The mules were run-
nine now. and Slinnery. face drin-
nine rain and mud, was temnorarily
| blind. ‘Let go,” roared the ten-
ppery’s ear, and grab- DATA ON MAKING
m behind. He con- This steel will be furnished by the
“You?” he shouted; Apcllo Steel corporation, Apollo, Pa.,
” the successful bidder out of nine
“The same,” said Elegant. “Con- steel companies in West Vi
stable Jones the Mounte® Police, Ohio and Pennsylvania that submit-
. soon to be corporal, thanks to you— 1ed samples and bids for this mater-
gallons of Fahrenhei
whom I now arrest.
It was then that Slippery begana Approximately 600Q
series of remarks which were not golden yellow enamel, 5000 gallons
the thing for even mules to hear. of varnish and 4500 pounds of blue
But this time the clergyman did not numeral ink are required for the fin-
notice; he was shaking hands with ish of these tags. There were more
an em boy who was scarce- than twenty competitive bids for
ly listening to what was said, being these materials from companies lo-
quite occupied with how cated in New York, Ohio, New Jer-
happy someone would be far away sey, Maryland and Pi vania. The
in a home across the water. contract for the paint and varnish
~The Target. was wharied to the Sherwin Williams
——————— company, Philadelphia. The M. B.
ONE IN SEVEN RECEIVES Suydar: company, of Pittsburgh was
ASSISTANCE FROM STATE the Facoussiul bidder for the ink.
assem and issuing these
Approximately fourteen per cent. plates, it To approximately 1,-
of the State's population is in the 937,400 envelopes and a like amount
care or custody or receiving treat- of waxed paper which contract has
ment or assistance from some insti- heen awarded to The Duplex Envel-
tution or agency under the jurisdic- ope corporation of Chicago. The
. tion of the State Department of Wel- waxed paper is placed between the
fare annually, according to figures plates to protect the finish.
compiled and made public tocay by = An registration plates, except
John L. Hanna, State Secretary of truck will remain the same for 1932
Welfare. as those of the current year with
A compilation of the number of regard to numerals and letters. The
inmates, prisoners or patients who truck plates will show the classifi
come under jurisdiction of the Wel- cation of the vehicle by the prefix
fare Degastuent | Adicates that about letters.
one-seven Commonwealth's Under the present system a
population or more than a million does not exceed five digits, ny
a8 oo, Tarte | persois ape Jnciuded five numerals and letters, which will
e number be the same "
divided as follows to date: yr dollowed: oH the
Bureau of Assistance
County, city, township and
vehicles, except trucks, for the com-
ing year.
district almshouses ........ 23,000* The registration plates for 1932
Relief in homes ...................... 80,000* issued for a truck having two axles
State aided hopsitals ........ 399,734 will contain one letter and five nu-
State aided homes.................. 8,850 'merals or six digits in all. The pre-
Non-State aided homes ........ 7,000 fix letter will indicate the class in
Clinic and out-patients ........ 55,000* which the truck is registered, follow-
Bureau of Mental Health ed by five numerals which will run
State and State aided men- in numerical order beginning at 10,
tal hospital ,806 000 for each class of truck regis-
County mental hospitals ........ 17,175 tration.
Private mental hospitals........ 1,321 With this policy of issuing a six
Mental defectives—State in- digit plate, in cases of trucks only,
stitutions... ...... . ... 4,582 it will be a simple matter to dis-
Mental defectives—State aid- a truck license and the
ed institutions. ..................... 1,020 class of such license can easily be
Mental defectives—County determined by the prefix letter. For
' institutions 319 example, a truck ha a chassis
i Private institutions for weight of less than poungs,
| epileptics 250 which comes in class “R,” will be
State itutions for epi- assigned a license number R-10,000
JIE | ois eusriosossssresissssirmpanserices 196 and up. Trucks having a chassis
Mental Health clinics .......... 2,933 Weigiil of 200 22 lest han. 3000
Bureau Restorati po whic e “gr ca-
City and inion and tion, will be assigned license number
FISORE. surerugosens 101,880 S-10,000 and up, etc.
SEnssamssasanes ad Wl is S18. 56 vehidle cole
8 provides eight new classes of regis-
trations which cover vehicles equip-
38.930 Ped with three axles. Here again a
y six digit tag will be used as inthe
tional institutions .......... 8,04
County criminal courts,
(cases before)
State Council for the Blind
State aided organizations
+ ing two pretix letters and not less
Rug ugentios “otf Children 8,300° (pan four numerals which will run
Institutions, homes and in regular numerical order begin-
encles ........... ... ... 40,000+ Ming at 1000. To designate these li-
hw organizations, Moth- y censes from those for trucks having
a ifuna Fund two axles, eight new series of truck
MOETE. coerce ".... 27,000+ Plates are provided, by using two
1 450 refix letters, the first letter indi-
’ ‘cating the class in which the truck
is properly registered and the sec-
Total .....eooiees cic 1,347,760 ond letter (which will always be “Z")
indicating the three axle license. For
INSPECT ALL ROADSIDE STANDS §~tiibusis ‘weight of Jorn cman 300
Orthopoedic clinic centers ....
H. M. Haines, chief of the section Pounds will be license plates
of restaurant hygiene in the state 12-1000 and up. axle vehi-
health department said that person- Ces having a weight of 3000
nel connected with his section is pounds but not less than 4000 pounds
‘checking up on the observance of vi be iiaed license plates SZ-1000
the food regulations as applied to *
‘the 7,000 roadside eating and drink. BY the numbering system outlined
ing stands which are located along 2bove, a duplication will not exist
the main and highways between the passenger motor vehi-
throughout Pennsylvania. cle series and truck classes. The
“While each year sees a more con- Pann Motor sacle tags run
scientious attention to state regula- [fom ait making a
tions relating to foods and food difference of one digit in the tags.
handlers, the department inspectors F3s8 fe Nopistiauon Bars Aosih
still ind many infractions of the 2 a iy Thies Tue
law,” said Haines. “Somehow a Yepist pinot t RZ1000 Hl
‘number of proprietors of this type es 3 P-
of food service imagine that because
they 870 not Withint borough or- ity
limits, the state rules do not apoiy.
Nothing is further from the tru
Sanitary requirements are just as
bl . heal $22.
f Sieh an oo ificaiss 1 Centre County Commissioners to
in the more formal establishments. James Heaton, tract in Boggs Twp.
“Patrons of roadside stands can $14.
‘very materially assist the depart- Centre County Commissioners to
ment in developing the proper stand- James Heaton, tract in Boggs Twp.;
ards by the simple process of re- $14.
fusing to give their patronage to' Joseph H. Burroughs to Common-
those that plainly are insanitary and wealth of Pennsylvania, tract in
carelessly operated. Rush and Taylor Twps.; $10,069.25.
mm William R. Baker, et al, to Charles
RELIGION, HAPPINESS M. Long, tract in Walker Twp.; $800.
SEEM HAND-IN-HAND j. I Reed to Charles D. Lauck,
True Happiness lies in good health tract in Ferguson Twp; $300.
L. L. Smith, treasurer, to Edward
and the possession of a religious na
ture, if the results of a test just J. Thompson, tract in South Philips-
completed by Dr. Randolph C. Sail- burg: $5.50.
er of Teachers College, Columbia Edward J. Thompson, et ux, to
University, are considered trustwor- Abraham IL. Ryver, tract in South
thy. Philipsburg; $1.
Dr. Sailer sent a questionnaire to Adam H. Krumrine, et ux, to P.
500 men, from 17 to 85, from all p, Henshall, et ux, tract in Fergu-
walks ” life. Most of those who gon Twp.; $400.
described themselves as happy and ; yjjlo Campbell to George N.
satisfied with life harbor some relig- py, qipelbis, tract in Ferguson Twp.:
jous faith and are in good health. $450
Mostly those who said they are "
s Charles Jodon, Adm. et al, to
unhappy sald they cousider religious H. Seckinger, tract in Ferguson
, Ww.
worship unnecessary, Dr. Sailer said. Twp.: $800.
S. Cora Stover to Edward Flick,
et ux, tract in Union Twp.; $3,000,
Minnie A. Moore to Gertrude T.
Rowe, tract in Haines Twp.; $500.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Centre County Commissioners to
James Heaton, tract in Boggs Twp.;
———
Mother—This letter
is very short.
Father—Yes, so is Charlie, or he
wouldn't have written.
from Charlie
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and feeders. This r can be
lessened considerably by keeping
clean feed and water ore the
chicks at all tims and by
the feeders and waterers so that
chicks will not mix in the dirt.
~—Poul Keepers who fed
mash in addition to the regular grais
and dry mash kept their hens lay-
ing heavily last year, says L. M.
Hurd of the New York state college
Hens should be
kept in production through careful
feeding during the summer and early
fall so that they will molt rapidly
and soon return to producing.
Records of the Missouri College of
Asrichlture show that early iolting
ens lay fewer eggs during the fol-
lowing winter than those hens whict
molt late.
In the summer and fall, hens
should have an abundance of tender
leafy green food, shade, and frest
Slean Miter at all times. Hens that
no to good treatm
should be removed so as to give th
{others a better chance. Skim mil}
oe Sumi solid buttermilk, at the rats
one or two pounds to a hundr
birds should be used. A good a
for feeding this, is to mix it and
Suougn water with the regular dr:
have only what the can eat
twa iP) JatteS, y ry
is not available, fill a
half-full of dry oats, fill it up mt
water, and let it stand from one af
ternoon until the next. Then ad
Suough o the regular dry mash t
€ up the remaining moisture, an
feed 2 deactibed above.
r ptember 1, t e
have had good results Ea go
lights to prolong the laying seasor
Late in the fall this should be dis
continued to give the hens an of
portunity to molt before cold weatt
er, and rest for the breeding seaso
—Millions of minute, dark, gna
like insects, called trichogramm.
will be released in the peach orchar
district of south-central Pennsylvi
nia soon in an effort to destroy ti
Oriental moth that has preyed on ti
crops there in past
The state agricultural departme;
said today that entomologists hs
bred more than 500,000 of the par.
sites in its Chambersburg laborato
fies as a last resort in an attempt
exterminate the moth.
All other methods have proved
be either unsuccessful or only pa
tially effective, and it is hoped th
the insects, which have been us
successful in the south, will prove
be the needed cure here.
—A little attention to the rar
may be very profitable both from t
standpoint of the individual and t
attention given. A large percenta
of rams which change hands duri
the fall go direct from the raise
and fitters to the farm flock own
Sheep on the average farm are us
ally considered a side line, and son
times receive very little attention.
The rams need flest and should
purchased in good breeding conditi
not overleoking the conformati
rand make-up. As a rule breedi
animals are thin and underfed,
condition which should not exist.
Some breeders discriminate agai
a heavy fleece on the ram, and it
indeed burdensome if he lugs it arot
during the breeding season. T
difficulty, however, can easily be re
edied by clipping the ram at bre
ing time.
—Snap beans, lima beans, pe
and sweet corn deteriorate in qual
if not harvested soon after reach
edible maturity. Green onions, r
ishes, turnips, carrots, beets, asp
agus, rhubarb, kohl rabi, pars!
leaf lettuce, spinach, kale, musta
Swiss chard, and New Zealand sr
ach may be harvested as soon
edible portions reach a fair size.
—Get your job work done here