INDIA DRESSES UP
IN OUR CASTOFFS |
Greatest Consumer of Amer
ican Old Clothes.
Karachi, India.—India is the great
est consumer of American second-hand
clothes in the world.
Every year the men, women and
children of this vast subcontinent
spend about $750,000 for castoft cos
tumes, coats, gowns, suits, overcoats
shoes and socks once worn by Amer
ica's millions.
No trousers are worn in India, so
this garment is a drug on the market.
A $75 overcoat that may once have
been worn by a wealthy American
business man finds its way to the
back of an Indian peasant, who wears
it another ten years, but pays only |
$1.50 for it.
A rich silken robe that may oncs
have adorned a Washington society !
woman finds its way into an Indian
but, where it gives cover to a fam-
ished Indian housewife, who nays
about a dollar for it.
An Indian man is not particular
whether the coat is a man's or wom-
an’s garment; nor has the Indian
woman any prejudice against wearing
a masculine article. All garments look
slike to the destitute peasants,
A common laborer, earning abou
ten cents a day, may be seen wearing
Backgammon Pastime of |
Old Egyptian Royalty
In accordance with the Egyptian
custom of burial, when images of serv-
ants and pictures of daily activities
were placed in the tomb so that the
departed one could enjoy all the pleas-
ures of her earthly life in the after
life, a picture of a queen playing “ta-
bles” or backgammon Was included so
that her soul could indulge in a game
vhenever she desired.
In later centuries backgammon was
a favorite among the gentry. Kings
and their mistresses wagered their
jewels on the dancing dice. To Louis
XIV it was second only to billiards.
James I of Scotland spent the eve
ning before his murder playing at the
tables with the ladies and gentlemen
of his court. It is also recorded that
Mme. Pompadour owned many expen-
sive boards, one, in particular, inlaid
with gold and Ivory and appointed |
with men of green and white ivory
delicately carved.
Luck played an
the winnings then,
day, though our best
important part in
and so it does to-
gamesters insist
| that backgammon is as much a test of
a full-dress suit with top hat, while i
an Impecunious housewife may be ob-
served wearing a stunning evening
gown In her tiny smoky kitchen.
Famous English Bridge
Is Auctioned Each Year
Boroughbridge, England, — The
rights of the last remaining toll bridge
in Somerset have been sold by auction,
at a record price, while sand was run-
ning through an hour glass.
| ever, according to Ripley.
skill as chess or bridge, love or
the
stock market. 1
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No End to Procession
of Living Yellow Men
If all the Chinese in the world were
to march like an army, four abreast,
past a given point, they would never
finish passing though they marched for
It is this
way: There is no definite informa-
tion on the population of China, as a
census has not been taken since 1403,
but he takes the reasonable estimate
of 600,000,000 as the number of Chi- |
| Chinese would march four abreast at |
This quaint auction occurs every
gear and the highest bidder holds the |
right, for one year, of levying tolls on
all vehicles crossing the bridge span-
bridge, on the main road between
Taunton and Glastonbury.
The bridge was built in 1821 and Is
close to the spot where King Alfred
i said to have burned the cakes in
| £00,000,000 passing in pearly
the rate of three miles an hour for the |
average 15 miles per day, and that they
would then rest, like an army, till the
next day. They would, therefore, pass
at the rate of 26,280,000 each year, the
23 years
| —a generation. Assuming that the
ping the River Parrett, at Borough- |
birth rate of the Chinese is 10 per
cent, and that half of the children die
| before they are able to walk, there
the shepherd's hut. The auction is |
conducted under special act of parlia- |
ment passed when the bridge was |
built. The rights Include the use of a
pretty ivy-colored cottage for the toll-
keeper. When the auction begins, a
gand glass is set working and the
highest bidder, when the sand has run
through the glass three times, be-
comes the owner of the bridge, the
toll gate and the cottage for one year.
The annual increase in the number i
of motor vehicles using the bridge has
served to boost the bidding at the last
few auctions, and the successful bidder
at the recent sale, Charles Miller, a
farmer, paid the record price for the
rights. This was $1,100 more than the
price last year.
200-Year-Old Cemetery
Berlin, Md.—The quaintest cemetery
in the United States is located on the
Mason-Dixon line, at Bethel church,
northwest of Whaleyville, near here.
Peaked shingle-bullt roofs instead of
imposing marble monuments mark the
graves. This unique cemetery Is
thought to be about two hundred years |
old.
As if to protect those buried there
some one, decades ago, constructed
Jooked shingle roofs over the graves.
: shelters are about three feet
‘Nigh In the middle, the sides touching
‘the ground.
Bufit of cypress wood and shingle
these roofs run the length of the
graves, forming
‘fio mounds are visible. Some of the
Jumber has rotted by this time, but
the form and general shape of this
“village of the d=ad” still remain,
Season Opens for Air
Flights Over Pacific
Seattle, Wash.—Applications are
sow belng received by Valentine Gep-
hart, official of the National Aeronau-
tieal association, from flyers who will
attempt to span the Pacific and win
Swan
Applications can be made until Juna
1, Gephart stated.
Black Wolf Caught
Fort William, Ont.—A black wolf,
an animal spoken in ancient Indian
legends, but very seldom seen by hunt-
ers, has Deen trapped near Savanna,
west of here.
Historic Delaware
State House Passes
Dover, Dela—The Delaware
state house, historic landmark of
the Colonial states, will pass out
of service soon giving place to a
modern building.
A new capitol is now fast near-
ing completion and will be ready
for use by the time the next regu-
lar session of the Delaware legis-
ture convenes.
The original building is the sec-
ond oldest state house in the coun-
try remaining in service. That at
Annapolis, Md., is one of an
earlier construction,
Since 1777 the Delaware house
of representatives has been meet-
ing in the old structure.
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will be 80,000,000 new Chinese coming |
along each year to take the place of |
the 26,280,000 who have passed the
given point.
On Reading in Bed
All persons except those marvelous
exceptions who fall asleep the In-
stant they are horizontal, should read
in bed. The selection of a book for |
this purpose Is important. I do not |
advise anyone to follow the example |
of King Ahasuerus, and read the Con- |
gressional Record, because if one reads |
a book that is too dry, one cannot for-
get oneself; and the only chance to
forget oneself in slumber is to forget |
oneself before slumber. On the other
hand, one should not read anything
connected with one’s professional work |
or any book that Is wildly exciting. |
The best bed books are entertaining |
biographies or autoblographies of & |
| placid pature—Willlam Lyon Phelps |
Has Roofed Over Graves |
in Scribner's Magazine.
Among the Clever
The prince of Wales was once talk
ing to King Edward about Roosevelt,
who was at that time President of the
United States.
“Mr. Roosevelt is & very good max,
isn't he?” he queried.
“president Roosevelt is a very clew
er man,” replied King Edward.
For a time the prince did not speak, |
ut went on turning the leaves of the |
album through which he was looking, |
and which contained the President's
portrait. The next day he said to the
king, “I have changed Mr. Roosevelt's
portrait from the Album of Rulers to
the album where the clever men are ™
—Montrerl Star.
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State Birds |
While a few states have adopted
certain birds officially, the following |
birds are identified with particular |
states: Alabama, flicker; California, |
' California quail; District of Columbia,
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wood thrush; Florida, mockingbird ; |
Gecrgia, brown thrasher; Illinois, car- i
dinal; Kansas, Western meadowlark;
Kentucky, cardinal; Louisiana, brown :
pelican; Maine, chickadee; Maryland, |
Baltimore oriole; Michigan, robin; |
Missouri, bluebird; Nebraska, Western |
meadowlark; Oregon, Western mead-
owlark : Texas, mockingbird; Virginia, |
robin; Wisconsin, robin, and Wyoming,
Western meadowlark.
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Historic Site Now Park
Impressed by the great historical |
.mportance of the ruins of Fort Anne
at Annapolis Royal, N. 8, not only |
to Canadians but to the descendants |
of the early colonists along the At- |
lantle coast of North America, the
Dominion government of Canada set |
aside the military works and about |
20 acres surrounding then as a na- |
tional park under the Department of |
Many of the features |
been added, so that the park is one |
of the most Interesting historic spots
in the East,
No Substitute for Coal !
The wind and the tide are of no
sconomic importance, says Samuel 8S. |
Wyer of Columbus, Ohio, consulting |
engineer. Wood Is too limited to be |
a factor. Petroleum gives one-fourth |
of our energy. Alcohol costs more and |
its fuel worth is less than oil. If all |
the water powers of the United States
were developed they would not equal
the stationary power we are now us
ing, let alone the enormous quantities
of energy used for heating and loco-
motive purposes.
tural members of the building; (2)
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Is Curved |
There are several reasons why the |
handle of an ax is curved. More work
can be obtained from an ax with a
curved handle than from one with a
straight handle. In the first place the |
shape of a half-strung bow renders the |
handle stronger and less likely to snap |
when In use, as the double curve gives |
it added flexibility, enabling it to give |
in either direction under the strain of
the woodman's blow, Then the curved
handle enables the ax-head to be
swung through a greater distance than
if it were on a straight handle, so in- |
creasing its momentum. Finally, when |
the blow has heen skillfully made and |
the blade is driven deep into a tree |
the bent handle gives a better lever
age for removing the ax. With the an-
gle of the blade for a fulcrum and
the head of the blade for the weight.
the bent handle obviously gives a long:
er arm, and therefore greater power’ |
‘han a straight one could.
Why Salty Tears Seem
to Bolster “Evolution”
If we accept the theory advanced |
by. Dr. Laurence D. Redway of Ossin- |
Ing. N. Y., our salty tears are evidence |
of our once marine existence. Before |
the American Association of Physical |
Anthropologists meeting at the Na-
tional museum in Washington Doctor
Redway told how human tears and
even the human eye can be traced
pack to the days “when you were a |
fish and I was a tadpole,” as it were. |
| This, of course, Is based on the theory
| that all life arose out of the primeval
ocean. Our eyes, he contends, have |
| nese on earth, He now assumes the | mever reached complete independence |
of the sea. Therefore, he claims the |
hody has heen forced te manufacture
ite own supply of sc: water, in the
form of tears, ever since it became ad- |
justed to dry land environment.—Path- i
finder Magazine.
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Why Dove Is Symbol
The gall or gall-bladder is present in |
most vertebrates, but it Is ahsent from
all doves and pigeons. It is a sac in
which the bile secreted by the liver Is
stored watil required for use in the di- |
gestive processes, Since the hile is & |
bitter fluid the gall Is popularly re- |
garded as the seat of bitterness and |
bad temperament. The ahsence of this |
organ in the dove, combined with its |
| inoffensive nature, led the ancients to |
| adopt it as the
symbol of meekness |
and the emblem of peace In Chris |
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tian literature and art the dove sym- |
| bolizes the Holy Ghost.—Exchange.
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Why Plaster Cracks |
The bureau of standards says that
eracks in plaster are divided into three
general classes: (1) Structural cracks,
due to some movement of ihe struc-
map cracks, which are usually caused
by a lack of uniformity in the bond be-
tween the backing and the scratch
cont, and (3) shrinkage cracks, which
in a white coat Indicate that it was
trowled too soon.
Why Ship Is Called “She”
In some of the older languages, such
as Latin and Old German, from which
modern languages have been derived,
all inanimate objects were given mas-
way, the moon was feminine and the
sun masculine, and, among other things,
ship and other vehicles were generally
spoken of in the feminine gender.
Modern languages have adopted this
same idea.
Why Lightning Variation
Electrical storms are generated by
sudden and decided changes In atmos
pheric temperature, The upper atmos.
phere is always rold and such changes
are much less frequent In winter time,
when the temperature near the earth
{s also low. Therefore lightning oc
curs more often In summer than io
winter,
Why Oil Well Flows
Gas pressure forces oil upward.
When the gas in a well Is exhausted,
the oil ceases to flow. It Is estimated
that only one-fifth of the ofl In a pool
is thus forced to the surface. Lately,
oil companies have learned to capture
the gas and pump it back Into the oil
pool, where the nressure is restured.
Why Poison Is Harmless
Game birds can eat grain poisoned
with strychnine without harm. be-
cause the poison does not pass
through the walls of the intestines.
Why Shellac Is Used
Shellac 1s used on the strings ot
tennis rackets hecause it protects the
| the lines spoken.
| the people, by all the people, for all
the United
strings from moisture, which is the
usual cause of strings breaking.
Why Cut Under Water
Glass is cut under water because the
vibration Is less than in the alr and
the glass is therefore less liable to
crack.
Why “Surnames”
Persons’ family names are called sur
names because originally the family
name was written over the name given
at birth.
Why Bird Is “Stonechat”
The stonechat takes its name from
tts mote. The sound is that of two
pebbles being struck together.
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Why Called “Red Planet”
Mars is known as “The Red Planet”
peonuse it has a reddish color when
observed through a telescope.
Before Actresses Were
Believe it or not, the first woman
who attempted to appear as an actress |
on the British stage was smothered— |
in the play. She took the part of Des
demona. Imagine a man playing the
role of Desdemona! Fit performance
for burlesque.
The emancipation of woman by the
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tresses In the In Shake- |
speare’s day only youthful and as
good looking young men as could be
found played the feminine assign-
ments in the cast. Perhaps this ac
counted for the ribaldry permitted in
There were no
ladies In the audience, either, Thr |
theater was “for men only.”
Queen Elizabeth was amoDg the |
first to witness speaking shows. Love
scenes were rather rare in the earlier |
English drama. Philosophy, kingly
politics and war were the primary
themes. Play-writing later became
more excursive and Shakespeare wrote
| Romeo and Juliet, the greatest mas-
| terpiece of them all in which love |
dominated; and who, we wonder, was |
the youth who portrayed the sweetly
maiden, clear crystalline character of
Juliet 7—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Great Peroration Not
Original With Lincoln
“Of the people, by the people and
for the people” are the closing words |
of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg ad- |
dress, though there is no “and” hefore |
the preposition “for,” the expression
reading “of the people, by the people, |
for the people.” |
A little research brings out the fac,
;hat neither the thought nor the
phraseology was original with Lin-
coln. The thought, which had been |
| variously expressed, Was already old |
by the time Lincoln used it. Daniel |
Webster, or January 26, 1830, said: |
“The people's government, made by
the people, and answerable to the |
people.” And Theodore Parker, a
noted preacher and abolitionist, used
a similar expression in a speech on
“The American Idea,” at the New Eng-
land antislavery convention in Boston
on May 20, 1850. He said: “A de- |
mocracy—that is a government of all
the people.” But the expression be-
longs to Lincoln because he gave it
to the world on a historic occasion
and in a finished form. The poet
Lowell sald: “Though old the thought
and oft exprest, "Tis his at last who
says it best."—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Strength of Wood
one-half times as strong as the same
wood in the green, or patural grow-
ing state, says the forest service, of
States Department of Agri
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Dry wood is as much as two and | =
culture.
The strength of the dry wood com
Jared to green wood varies with the
type of tree, the amount of moisture
it contains, and similar factors. The |
Judge Court—*“When you married
him you to share his lot,
didn’t you?”
Mrs. Feddup—“Yes, but I didn’t
know then it was just a lot of
trouble.”
(phoning down from his
room) —"“Night Clerk?”
oar Clerk—*Well, what's biting
Binks—“That's what I want to
know.”
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covery.
E SEVERAL SCHEMES to relieve the
present business situation doubtless will
But, after three years, it looks us if we shall
have to depend on the slow and deliberate op-
eration of economic forces for permanent re-
There is no “Royal Road” to prosperity.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
BELLEFONTE, PA.
WILBUR H. BANEY, Proprietor
forest service has studied the problem | §#
of moisture and strength in wood for Hi
the last 25 years and has worked out |
formulas for finding the strength of J}
wood under different moisture con
ditions.
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Caribbean Islands
The Corn islands are a group of two | §
small islands in the Caribbean sea
some distance off the coast of Nica- |
ragua. They consist of Great and Lit- |
{le Corn island. They were leased
from the Nicaragua government for 99 |
years by the treaty of August 5, 1914, |
whereby Nicaragua also granted the i
right to the United States of construct- |
ing a canal across her territory. Al- |
though by treaty empowered to do so, |
this government has never obtained |
governmental control of the islands, |
which
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Skiing, Their Business
When winter comes and the ground
is covered with a deep blanket of
snow, the Norwegian soldier is not
called upon to strap his heavy knap- |
sack on his back and wade |
the drifts up to his boot tops. He
simply is handed
ordered to
mountainous regions of Norway lend |
themselves admirably to the sport of |
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skiing, and skilful ski riders and ski HW
jumpers are developed within the land
of the fjords. Norweglan Infantry
practice maneuvers on skiis every win. |
ter, near Oslo. !
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Trees and Lightning
There is a tradition among woods-
men that it is dangerous to seek shel-
ter under certain varieties of trees
thunderstorms. Now the Unit-
ed States forest service reports that
«t is apparently true that some kind
of trees are struck by lightning more
frequently than others. A study will
be made to determine what trees are
most likely to attract electricity. The
question has a practical side because
in some regions in the Far West light-
ping is the principal cause of forest
fires.—World's Work.
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Parallel Pipes “Human”
The vox humana pipes in a pipe or
gan differ from the regular pipes in
that two complete sets are required
in order to produce the sound which
simulates the human voice. These
pipes are arranged in pairs side by
side. One Is a trifle over pitch and
one a trifie under. The vibration of
the two at the same time gives the
rounder, fuller note of the human
volce rather than the clear, sharp
tone of the regular pipes.
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BUSH ARCADE BLOCK
Your Dollars Will Buy
More Clothes and Better Clothes
than at any time in your life
Baney’s Shoe Store
Don’t let such an opportunity
pass.
through I83
Six months from today it
might take two dollars to do
right now.
You need clothes.
Buy them Now.
Buy them at Fauble’s and be
sure you get not only the
lowest prices, but quality as
the work that one will do