Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, October 23, 1931, Image 3

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— Here's Hallowe'en just around
the corner! I feel sure that
witches are dusting off their broom-
sticks, the black cats are tying huge
orange colored bows around their
necks, and the goblins are making |
themselves look more dread-inspir- |
ing than ever!
And we are making all sorts of
preparations to receive the ghostly
visitors in the style to which they
have become accustomed. No Hal-|
lowe'en party could be complete
without fortune telling.
Who isn't curious about the fu-|
ture? I've found that those who
shout the loudest that they don’t
believe a word of forune telling, are
the first to want their palms read
and their fortune told by cards.
Hallowe'en wouldn't be the good |
old Hallowe'en of pumpkins, cats
and caldrons, if everyone's fortune
weren't told by half a dozen meth- |
ods at least.
The old method of diving for an
apple has been modernized. Cut
all the letters of the alphabet out of
celluloid. Have several of each and |
put them all in a tub of water.
Each guest ducks for a letter and
the one he gets is the initial of his
bride-to-be, or of the groom in the
case of the girls.
If no letter is caught, the person
is fated to be an old maid or bach- |
elor. But only until the next game
foretells the doomed party that he
will marry three times.
Here's a variation of the same
theme. Get a big pumpkin and
te leters all over it. Blindfold
each guest, provide a good, old fash-
joned hat pin and let him plunge it
into the initial of his future spouse.
Now the cat does his share. He
should be big and beack and have
a wide, grinning mouth. And he
should be pinned across the portieres |
that separate adjoining rooms. The
guest writes a question, folds the |
paper and slips it into the cat's]
grinning mouth. |
Behind the curtain is the scribe |
with a number of general answers
written in invisible ink. If he has
an appropriate answer at hand he |
slips it back into the mouth, other- |
wise he quickly writes one. The |
questioner has to hold the answer
up to a candle before he can read it. |
If one of you has a good imagi-
nation and a good line, she candon |
a witch's garb and read the crystal. |
Select a girl who knows the crowd |
well so that her prophecies and past
readings will be fairly credible. She |
should wear a mask to make the
performance more uncanny.
Over a make-believe fire in a se-
cluded corner of the room suspend a
large iron kettle. At some time
during the evening an old witch
rushes into the room. The lights
have been turned very low to make
it more witchy. In a covered bas-
ket the witch has a number of in-
gredients which she will need for
charms. She gives the basket to
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GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
H. Sheriff of the Coun
monwealth of
vania, y make known and
notice to the electors of
said that an election Ww
of Centre on the first Tues-
the first Monday in November,
being the,
srd OF NOVEMBER, 193L
for the of electing the
persons hereinafter named, to-wit:
One person for Judge of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania.
One person for Sheriff.
One person for Prothonotary.
One person for County Treasurer.
One person for Register of Wills.
One person for Recorder of Deeds.
Two persons for County Commissioner.
Two persons for County Auditor.
One person for County Coroner.
One person for County surveyor.
1 also hereby make known and give mno-
tice that the place of holding the elec-
tions in the several wards, boroughs, dis-
tricts and townships within the County
of Centre is as follows:
For the North Ward, of the borough of
Bellefonte at the Logan Hose Co. house on
Bast Howard street.
For the South Ward of the borough of
Bellefonte, in the Undine Fire Co. build-
ing.
For the West Ward of the borough of
Bellefonte, in the stone building of Guy
Bonfatto.
For the borough of Centre Hall, in a
room at Runkle's Hotel
For the Purough of Howard, in the
public school building in said borough.
For the borough of Millheim, in the new
Municipal building.
For the borough of Milesburg, in the
borough building on Market street.
For the First Ward of the borough of
Philipsburg in the Reliance Hose house.
several
To vote a straight party ticket, mark a cross
A cross mark in the square opposite the
To vote for a person whose name is not on
or without the cross mark.
To vote for an individual candidate of
For an office where more than one candidate is to be elected, the voter after marking in the
of each candidate for whom he or she desires to vote.
the hostess and then retires, mut-
tering to her witch kettle. The
hostess explains that the objects
must be passed through every hand |
till they reach the witch, and forms |
the company into a line. Then she
bandages everyone's eyes and passes
first a hot baked potato. This is
passed very quickly to the next, and |
all along the line little screeches |
follow. Next comes a chestnut burr, |
then a piece of ice, an old glove fill-
ed with mush, a large soup bone, a|
large grapefruit without the skin |
and an oyster. The horrid feel of |
these various things will keep the
company squealing and when the last |
has been dropped into the witch's
kettle the bandages are removed and |
thy may look in. The old witch
then stirs and stirs and later in the
evening takes from the kettle writ-
ten fortunes for each guest.
Give each one an orange envelope
which must not be opened until
quite late. The paper inside seems
blank, but when held over a candle
the surprises, which are written in
lemon juice, become readable. Some-
like the following will be
found lots of fun-—written with
lemon juice instead of ink.
“In the front room two steps to
the right
Your lover waits for you tonight.”
(The lover is a man cut from a
fashion advertisement.)
And so on. You can think of ever
so many funny s3y—
some that will suit for each of your
guests.
For another very old ceremony
the entertainer must have on hand
a ball of blue yarn. This is a
charm for the girls only, and to
preserve its full efficacy the girl
performing it must steal away (as
out into the dusk of porch or,
grounds) without the rest of the
company being aware of the fact.
Therefore, the ball of blue yarn
should be left where the girls can
take it up surreptitiously as oc-
casion offers.
Taking the ball in her hand, the |
maiden seeking to read the future
casts it from her, retaining, how-
ever, the loose end. This she then
proceeds to wind it into a fresh ball.
The old ball must be thrown as far
away from one as it can be made to
carry. As she winds the new ball
let the fate tester repeat this po-|
tent charm, “True love to find,
true love to find, slowly the magic |
ball I wind.” Presently, if the Hal- |
lowe'en influences are propitious in|
her case, she will feel someone hold- |
ing the ball from waich she is un-|
winding. “Who holds?” she must |
ask. An answer will be whispered |
from the darkness and this will |
give the name of the future hus-
band.
It might, in fact, be an excellent
jdea to have at hand an interpre- |
tress of all the charms and tests
requiring an explanation to whom |
the guests could apply when in|
doubt. ‘This person should be a |
good parlor fortune teller and might |
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'it and which is equally
the county afore-
ill be held in the
Sheriff ’s Election Proclamation.
For the Second Ward of the borough of
the township of Ferguson, North
For the to pt
Philipsbar at the Public Building at the
corner of North Centre and Presquelsie Precinet. at Grange North
street. For the township of Ferguson,
For the Ward borough west Precinct, at Marengo school house.
PT he Tuird, War “ie a For the to kg Ey
A on's Gara North pre-
Philipsburg. at Bratton ee: streets. at the Murray school
For the township of East
gh of Port Matilda, in the
For the borou
cl at the house
hall of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, a Sinkubine, at
in sald borough.
For the boreugh of South Philipsburg, For the towaship of G West Pre-
at the City Hall in South Philipsburg. ciact, in Grange all at Spring Mills.
For the borough of Snow Shoe, in the For the township of Haines, East Pre
Borough Building. at the school house in the village of
For the burough of State College. East Woodward.
Precinct, on College Avenue at the Odd For the township of Halumes, West Pre-
Fellows Hall. clnet, at the residence of E. A. Bower in
For the borough of State Colle West Aaronsburg
Precinct, on Frazier street at the Fire- For the township of IIalf Moon, in the
men's hall. 1. 0. O. F. hall in the village of Storms-
For the borough of Unionville, in Grange town.
Hall, in said borough.
For the township of Benner, North
Precinct, at the Knox school house.
For the township of Benner, South
Precinct. at the new brick school house
at Rockview.
For the township of Boggs, North Pre-
For the township of Harris, East Pre-
cinet, in the building owned by Harry
McCellan, in the Wage of Linden Hall
For the township Harris, West Pre-
cinet, in Malta Hall Boalsburg.
For the township of Howard, ia the
townshin public building.
cinct, at Walker's school house. For the township >f Huston, in the
For the township of Boggs, Mast Pre- township building in Jalian.
cinct, at the hall of Knights of Labor, in For the township of Liberty, East Pre-
the village of Curtin. cinet, at the school house in Eagleville.
For the township of Beggs, West Pre. For the township of Liberty, West Pre-
cinet, at the Grange Hall, Central City. cinet, in the school house at Monument.
township of Marion, in the
Grange Hall in the village of Jacksonville.
For the township of Miles, East Pre-
cinet, at the dwelling house of G
Showers at Wolf's Store.
For the township of Miles, Middle Pre-
cinet, in Bank building at Rebersburg.
For the township of les, West Pre-
cinct, at the K. of G. E. hall in Madison-
burg.
For the township of Patton, at the
Township building at Waddle.
For the township of Penn, In a building
formerly owned by Luther Guisewite at
Coburn.
For the township of Potter, North Pre-
cinct, at the Old Fort Hotel.
SPECIMEN BALLOT.
For the township of Burmside, in the For the
building owned by William Hipple, in the
village of Pine Glenn.
For the townshi of College, at the
band hall in the village of Lemont.
For the township of Curtin, North Pre-
cinet, at the school house in the village of
Orviston
For the township of Curtin, South Pre-
cinet, at the school house, near Robert
Mann's.
For the township of Ferguson, East Pre-
cinet, at the public house of R. R. Ran-
dolph, in Pine Grove Mills.
or the township of Ferguson, West
Precinct, at Baileyville school house, in
the village of Baileyville.
name of any candidate indicates a vote for that candidate.
the ballot, write or paste his or
another party after making a mark in the party square,
For such office votes
Pre- net, at the township Poor
her name in the blank space provided for that purpose.
mark a cross (X)
square, may divide
For the townshi
cinet, at the store of
Colyer.
For the township of Rush,
For the township of hush, East
Precinet,
at the school house in the village of Cas-
sanova.
For the townskip of Rush, South Pre-
cinct, at the Firemen's in
Ridge.
For the township of Rusk, West Pre-
school house along the
cluct, at the new
State Highway leading from
to Sandy Ridge.
For the township of Smow Shoe, East
Precinct, ac the school house in the village
of Clarence.
For the township of Banow Shoe,
Precinct, at the house of Alonzo
in the viliage of M
cinet,
near Mallory's
at the township
blacksmith shop.
For the township of Spring, South Pre-
cinct, at the public house formerly own-
ed by John C. Muitinger in Pleasant Gap.
For the township of Bpring, West Pre-
cinet, in the towaship building in Cole-
ville.
For the township of Taylor, in the
erected tor the purpose at Leonard Merry-
H. mans.
For the township of Union, in the
nip
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public building.
Peck, ip the village of Huston.
For tha township of Walker, Middle
Precinet, in the Grange Hall, in the vil
of Hublersburg.
lage
in the village of Zion.
of Potter, South Pre-
gingt, at the Hot in the village of Pot-
ters lis.
For the township of Potter, West Pre-
George Melss, at
North Pre-
House.
D.
For the township of Spring, North Pre-
erected
r the township of Welker, East Pre-
cinct, in a building owned by Solomon
r the township of Walker, West
cinet, at the dwelling house of John ha
LIST OF NOMINATIONS.
The official list of nominations made by
the, several pasties, and as their "vais
will ap upon 0
for on the. fourth he Se Sovember,
at i difterent eX ane places 1a Lenite
county, as cert respectively
Secretary of the Commonwealth and the
Commissioners of Centre County aie given
in the accompanying form of lot.
Notice is hereby given that every per-
son, sESHDRIng Justice of the Peace, who
shail hold amy office or appointment of
profit or trust under the vernment of
the United States or this State, or of any
City or incorporated district whether a
commissioned officer or otherwise, a sub-
ordinate officer or agent who Is or shall
be employed under the slative, Ex-
ecutive or Judiciary department of the
State or the United States or any city or
incorporated district, and also that every
membes of Congress and of the State Leg-
islature, and of the Select or Common
Council of any city, of Commissioners of
any incorporated rict, is, by law, in-
capable of holding or exercising at
Shine tine thy office or APO
udge, inspector or
of this Commonwealth, and that no in-
8 or, judge or other officer of any such
o ons shall be eligible to any office to
be then voted for except that of an elec.
tion officer.
Under the law of the Commonwealth
tor holding elections, the polls shall be
open at 7 o'clock A. M. and closed at 7
o'clock P. M.
GIVEN under my hand and seal at my
office in Bellefonte this Sth day of Oc-
tober, in the year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and thirty-one and in the one
hundred and ffty-fifth year of the Inde-
pendence of the United States of Ameriea.
H. E. DUNLAP, (Seal)
Sheriff of Centre County.
Sandy
West
Groe
town
For the township of Worth, in the Lau-
rel Run school house in sald township.
(X) in the square in the FIRST COLUMN, opposite the name of the party of your choice.
This shall count as a vote either with
opposite his or her name.
party his or her vote by marking a cross (X) to the right
shall not be counted for candidates not individually marked.
JUDGE COUNTY TREASURER COUNTY COMMISSIONER CORONER
- l OF THE SUPREME COURT (Vote for One) (Vote for Two) (Vote for One)
First, Co umn (Vote for — Harry F. Jones Repl Rep Rep.
: : Rep. fe _— H. E. Holtzworth Dr. W. R. Heaton -
To Vote a Straight Party Ticket Robert 7. Hantor De Pooh. eh
Mark a Cross (X) in this Column| james B. Drew Deiii. tne em abmineitpa IER y=
— Howard M. Miles Rep. Walter J. Kurtz Dem.
. Liberal pb l —
Republican u {REGISTER OF WILLS and Dem
Charles Palmer Pro. CLERK of the ORPHANS COURT || *™* 5 Spearly GE
—— — (Vote for One) Proh.
Democratic Jobn W. Siayton Socialist me ad EAC
: — Raymond Brooks Rep. J. Victor Brungart Dem. _—p—
EC ——— — Rep.
. [ Dem. ern
Liberal John F. Wetzler | meee Ml 5. Thompson Henry{ Dem.
= fom Proh. rg
—— Proh.
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Prohibition ww Bl rr SUDITOR
(Vote for Two)
Rep RECORDER OF DEEDS
So . o t Harry V. Keeler - (Vote for One) Rep.
cialis Proh. Robert D. Musser
| —— FRCTUORN, SRPAL. Malcolm H. Hall Rep. Proh.
John M. Boob Democrat Ce — ie—— remem -
D. A. McDowell Dem. Rep.
ee ——— David A. Holter
Pro.
PROTHONOTARY Clarence A. Yearick Dem.
? (Vote for one) —— —
Leland H. Walker Rep. Irvin A. Meyers Dem.
Dem. Ce ——
S. Claude Herr Co —
Proh.
appropriately appear as a Hallowe’ | PENNSYLVANIA LEADS DETAIN DEER LADY; OIL AND WATER ing oil for 72 years, reserves of
uo Mt or a witch. If the latter, Pennsylvania e crude are ade-
let the sorceress come bringing with
her a black teapot, ornamen with
weird pasted on devices of
bats, owls, etc. and let her during
one portion of the evening read the
guests’ fortunes from tea leaves.
The old-time game of jumping
over lighted candles to de!
how many months
fore the jumper marries, does not abound
appeal to the modern hostess as al-
together safe, in connection with the
fragile materials of the girls’ frocks.
An excellent one to substitute for
efficacious
is that of blowing out the candle.
Have a row of candles and station
the young people, one at a time, at
a certain prescribed distance from
the lights. ‘The candles should be
ranged on a table or along the top
The number of candles left lighted
represent the number of months to
elapse before the marriage takes
place.
person blowing will marry very late
or not at all.
trees to the city of Washington?
A. The Mayor of Tokio, in 1011
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If no candle is blown out the
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Q. Who gave the Japanese cherry garly
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, coconuts in the ocean hundreds of
SHE WORE ANTLERS
Now it looks like the females of
the animal world are on the up and |
tion laws, the State up toward achieving “equal rights,” |
of Forests and Waters comments a bulletin of Ameri
{can Game Association.
The report referred to the distil- hunting
lation of wood alcohol, a product ob- | fall,
in the state rorest areas. first on a pedestal in 1906 that both
Fifty plants are normally in oper- |
ation producing the liquid for com- season. It is reported
mercial purposes. | does 80 thoroughly took advantage
In the manufacture of wood alco- of sportsmanlike tection that
hol, Pennsylvania leads the nation, they have not only outnum!|
according to the report. A wood the bucks but are cleaning
crop of 250,000 acres is used
nually in the industry.
The
of wood in the
produces 45 bushels
IN ALCOHOL PRODUCT
The distillation of alcohol remains |
lvania industry de-
Department
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vania this
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ian boo gallons of acetic acid, 200 pounds of a regal adornment of masculine ant- |
of the piano or bookease, 2 TL" scstate of lime, 35 pounds of Tew. lore. She is being detained.
p has four gallons of solvent oils, two ga'- |
the Flailowe ener thre blows lons of cresote oils, 10 gallons of |
GREAT APPETITES
Fondness for pickles seems to)
ee ee | have been a.characieriatic of famous |
COCO FRO. personages as as 0 |
NUTS F1 M SEA | mortals, both ancient and modern.
The white man's first knowledge The early Greeks and Romans and
of the coconuts came from the sea. other ancient les were especial-
explorers, long before the dis- [ly fond of pickles, and historical
f America, reported finding | records from antiquity down to mod-
of: Aherigs, Topith orn times tell us that Cleopatra,
fuel tar, and 10 gallons of wood al- |
cohol. |
cover;
gent to Washington, near] miles from the nearest land. Later, | Tiberius, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, |
Japanese cherry trees of 27 vari- lon South Sea Islands, they found land our own Washington and Jet- |
eties. They were found to beinfest- the stately palms that dropped the ferron were among the world celeb- |
ed with disease when they arrived
ond consignment came in the early coconut palm is the
spring of 1812. More than
and on March
and the
first trees,
bassador, planted the second.
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—Read the Watchman.
|and they were destroyed. The sec- |
23, 1014, Mrs. Taft, | i
Wife of the president, planted the j meal 2h righ
Viscountess d cocoa are entirel
Chinda, wife of the Japanese Am- au A is
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liked the familiar ap-|
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coconuts into the water. rities who
In many tropical countries the petizers that we moderns know 80
«gamily cow” of | Well
shing healthful The cucumber, most popular form
of pickle, is one of mankind's coldest
foods, and was first cultivated in
POC India 8,000 years beofre
rist.
the natives, furni
lled similarly, coco-
y different. |
the fruit of the
coconut palm; cocoa beans come |
from the pods of the cacao, or
chocolate tree.
Although spe
Read the Watchman and get all |
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Water is ‘ingeniously used for re-
covering oil deposits in the P
quate to supply lubricating needs
1- | for several generations.
vania fields. An oil field is divided
te small square Hasta. eS An average wife is one who loves
wells are sunk and water under a Fests Ber nughend, but atl)
ways a ng
heavy pressure is forced into the oll a way Gone better.
The force of the water in the
rock-like sand stratum pushes the «The doctor says I must throw up
crude ofl toward the center of the evargtiing and take a fod voyage.
wells are drilled to t ought to be easy you take
pump
Scientists say
Eastern oil regions have been
For 80 cents you
“hold the line."
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out the accumulated petroleum.
that although the |
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tives or customers as far as 150 miles away—for
friendly chats, family reunions, business trans-
actions. And after 8:30 P. M. you can call them
for only 50 cents!
The service is fast, clear, dependable
—the calls easy to make. Just give the
number to the operator (ask Infor
mation if you don't know it) and
(Rates based on East. Standard Time)
ELEPH
| the voyage first.
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