£ As AS A LL em ‘THE OENTRE REPORTER is A re A A THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1908 ROBS HIS BENEFACTORS, A Swede Gets Away with Two Gold Watches, Rings, Clothing, Ete. Kobe bing Percival Tharp. Percival Tharp and family, who live on the Neese, farm, two and one-half miles east of Penn Hall, the bene- factors of a Bwede, who gave his name as John Rouch, were robbed of a num- ber of valuable articles Friday evening between the hours of six and eight- thirty o'clock. For a short time previous to this incident the Swede had been working among farmers in the vicinity in which Mr. Tharp lives. He was an industrious fellow, and when em- ployed made it a point to do a good day’s work, and in this way got him- self into the good graces of many of the residents. There was nothing especial doing among the farmers for a brief time, and it was then that the Bwede came to the Tharp home and asked the privilege to'make it his home for the time being, with the understanding that in return for their kindness be was to help care for the farm stock and do odd jobs, It was only a few days until the black Friday for the Tharp family came. On that evening Mr. and Mrs, Tharp took a friend to Coburn, leaving home about six o'clock and returning in two and one-half hours. The Swede was the only per- son about the house, and he was not slow in taking in the situation, and at once set in to commit the robbery. The whole house was ransacked, and among other things discovered to have disappeared simultdneously with Rouch were two lady’s gold watches— one having engraved on the inside lid “ Ella N. Neese''—the other was the property of Mrs. Tharp ; a silver watch and fob belonging to Mr. Tharp, suit of clothes, two pairs shoes, shirt, col- lar, tie, handkerchiefs, rings and a hand grip in which the valuables were packed. About eight o'clock the Bwede was observed passing Fisher's store, at Penn Hall, but further west of that point no trace could be found of him. John Rouch, the Swede, is between forty-five and fifty years of age, has dark mustache, bald-headed, walks stooped, left shoulder lower than right, and on the right arm is tattooed a skull and cross bones. He's a bad egg, and should be hunt- ed down. ——————— AGP ———— DEATH OF REV. LUTHER A ALBERT One of the Best Known Lutheran Minis ters in the Country—At One Time Sup- ply for Penns Valley Charge. The death of Rev. Luther A. Albert occurred Friday evening at his home at Mount Airy of pneumonis, and on Tuesday, his eightieth birthday, he was laid to rest in the churchyard of Trinity Luthersn church, Germsan- town. He had been pastor of this church for fifty-three years and pastor emeritus since 1904. Dr. Albert was one of the best known members of the Lutheran ministerinm. He was treasurer of the pastor’s fund of the General Bynod, a member of the board of publication, a member of the board of deaconesses, treasurer of Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, and a member of the board of the Theological Beminary, at Get- tysburg. Rev. Albert was the son of Rev, Jacob Albert, who during the latter forties and early fifties was pastor of the Penns Valley Lutheran charge, then composed of Tusseyville, Union and Georges Valley churches. In 1849, when Rev. Albert was a student at Gettysburg, he filled appointments on this charge for his father on various occasions, and in 1851, for a period of several months he acted as supply for the elder Rev. Albert, ——— A PA S————" EXTENDING RURAL TELEPHONE LINE — Marsh Creek Line to be Extended to Ko- mola and Howard--Henry Heaton the Moving Spirit, Branch Company No. 12, The Pa- trons Rural Telephone Company, known as the Marsh Creek line, is one of the several exceptional branch coms panies of the system, and has in its treasury a good surplus of ready cash. Henry Heaton, the president of the company, ard a gentleman to. whom the Marsh Creek section of country ls largely indebted for the convenience of a telephone in the rural home, is the moving spirit in the plan to ex. tend the line to Romola and ultimate line, slmost three tons of wire ha been contracted for, and this extension will permit many rural homes to Joy the benefits of a complete phone system, and at a price that Isndowner or tenant will be able to pay without sacrificing any necessit or luxuries. A BERRY OX LOCAL OPTION. The State Treasurer Declares That If the Question Were Fut to a Popular Vote the Traffic Would Not Last a Minute, Berry in a recent address said : “If the American people would only be fair to themselves, the oppor- tunity to vote upon whether or not the liquor traffic shall go on in this nation would be offered at once, and it is my firm conviction that if this ques- tion were put to a popular vote the traffic would not last a minute, “ No American citizen,” he raid, * can escape the logic of local option, which is simply the foundation doc- trine of our government. After it is gaived, then the time will come to de- cide whether your own locality shall be dry. I have not the slightest hesitation in saying that, no matter where I was, I would use all my in- fluence to knock out the liquor traffic. “I would do this, not on account of the sellers of rum por of the purchasers of it, but because of the misery it wreaks upon the people who are non- participants in its sale or consumption. “ These non-participants are for the most part women sand children who have to submit to being ground down by it—to doing without the very ne cessities of life because these t«o classes, the seller and purchaser, choose to indulge their greed and appetite. “It is urged that if you leave the saloon alone it will leave you alone, This is absolutely false. The saloon can’t let any one alone, Every one of us feels its effects. It will continue to grind each one of us down until we rise and put it out of business. “ Every one of us feels its evil in- fluence in the fact that it is one of the factors for the maldistribution of wealth which is the great problem we face in this country today. “ (God did not put the saloons here, and he didn’t distribute wealth uo- equally. These wrongs exist because we do not make any attempt to right them. The Kingdom of heaven is to be establised according to the promise of God right here on earth. It is bere that many of the churches make a great mistake. They place the kiog- dom of heaven far off somewhere else, when it ought to be right here on earth. [he United States is the gar- den spot of God on earth, and we are put here to work out His divine pur- pose of the brotherhood of all men. “This conception destroys at once the idea that I am not my brother's keeper. And if I am my brother's keeper, the liquor traffic and the saloon, which work such suffering on innocent women and children, ought, by every law of morality sod common sense, to be wiped off the face of this fair country.’ No truer man lives than Mr, Berry. He is the real leader -f the bonest yeomanry of Pennsylvania. He once lead and triumphed over those who plunder the state, debauch the young, destroy the character and reputation of honest men. He is a great leader and be is now leading the people into paths which lead to higher and nobler lives, to the better development of civic virtues and the honest discharge of public duties. cmi——— TT ———— Oak Hall, John Ferree, of Mackeyville, is visit- ing his brother William, in this place. Mrs. Peters and daughters Miss Elsie and Mrs. Harry Wagoer, and Luther Peters and wife spent Thurs day in Bellefonte. Miss Donna Krumrine, of Altoona, je visiting her cousin, Mrs. Ross Lowder, in this place, Mrs. J. Green Irvin, Mrs. Ada Ben- ner, Mrs. Willis Houtz, Mr. and Mrs, A. W. Dale visited friends in Boals- burg Tuesday. Miss Irene Begner, of Boalsburg, is spending several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Edward Zong. Miss Ella Dale spent several days at Dales Bummit, last week, Elmer Lowder and wife attended the funeral of Mrs. Henderson at Hun- ters Park, last Thursday. Mrs, George Mitchell and sons of the Branch, spent Saturday at the home of James Gilliland. Elizabeth Close is improving, after a serious illness, Mrs. Wm. Ferree and daughter, Margaret, enjoyed a week's visit among friends in Clinton county. Ed. Longwell, of Fillmore, transact- ed business in town Wednesday, Mise Edith Korman and Mr. Gar per, of Pine Hall, and Messrs. Irvin snd Leslie Korman attended the party given by Miss Mary Weaver, at Le. mont, Friday evening. Vietor Grange will hold a special meeting Saturday afternoon, for the purpose of initiating several new members, . A——— A ————— Milesburg to Have State Road, ELECTION NIGHTS. Five Saturnalia of New Yoeik City New York h tie satnroalla every VORP New night, Decoration day, Fourth of July, election night and Thanksgiving—-and pot the least of these ix election night. If it Is a right first Tuesday of November, the day time wind will be veering from west to =onth and back, sun and clond will soundly hare the hours between them and a not unnatural quiet, as of polit- feal passions hushed under the blanket of the Australian ballot, will prevall. The streets will be rathejrmptied than filled, and the litter of straw and scrap paper and the ordure and other filth of the sluttern town will blow agreeably about under your feet and into your eyes and teeth, But with the falling of the night there will be a rise of the urban spirits; the sidewalks will thicken with citizens of all ages and sexes and nations, and if you will then seek some large center for the clnemat- ographic dissemination of the election news you will find yourself one of n multitude gloating on the scenes of comedy and tragedy thrown up on the ecauvas to stay vour impatience for the returns. Along the curbstones are sta- tioned wagons for the sale of the wind and string instruments whose raw, harsh discords of whistling and twanging will begin with the sight of the vote from the first precinct. Mean time policemen, nervously fondling their clubs in thelr hands, hang upon the fringes of the crowd, which is yet 80 good natured that it seems to have no impulse but to lift children on its shoulders and put pretty girls before it and to caress old women and crip ples Into favorable positions, so that they may see better. You will wish to leave it before the clubbing begins and either go home to the slumbers which the whistling and twanging will duly attend or join the diners going into or coming out of the restaurants or the throngs strolling down into the fairy realms of Broadway under the flare of the whiskies and the actresses —W. D Howells in Harper's Magazine Ons of the Yeurs real ANY ONE CAN HYPNOTIZE. But It Cannot Be Accomplished With a Mere Glance. Of course, whoever wants to hypno- tize—In fact, no one but a physician ought to do it-—must learn the tech- nique and apply it patiently and skiil- fully. And certainly there are individ. ual differences. Not every one can be deeply hypnotized. With not a few the Inhibition goes no further than the inability to open the eyes, while only one out of four enters into strong hypnotic hallucinations. Further, not every one Is well prepared to awaken that confidence which is essential and that feeling of repose which guldes one over to the dreamy state. The the voice, the gestures, the phrases, the behavior, of certain persons make them poor hypnotizers, Qowever well thes may understand the tricks. But io principle everybody can hypootize and ean be hypnotized, just as in principle everybody can love and can be loved, and no special mysterious power Is needed to fall In love or to awaken love, Yet, while thus every one can exert hypnotic Influence, no one can do it by a mere glance. All the stories of a se cret influence by which one man's will gets bold of another man's mind are remains of the mermeric theories of the past. Today we know that ev- erything depends upon the attention and imagination of the hypnotized and that no mysterious fluld can flow over from the mind of the hypnotist to the mind of the subject. The old mystical view of unscientific superstition reach- ed its climax In the prevalent belief that a man could exert secret influence from a distance without the victim's knowladge of the source of the uncan- ny distortion of his mind. According to this belief, every bhelnous crime might be committed under that cover. The distant hypnotizer could inflict pain and suffering on his enemy and could misuse the innocent as Iinstru- ments of his criminal schemes. —Pro- fessor Hugo Munsterberg in MeClure's Magazine, Sane look, The Penalty of Prominence. Dorothy's father is a militia colonel, and on a recent occasion she saw him, in brave array, at the head of his regi ment. “How do you like your father In his uniform?’ the colonel asked his small daughter that night. “You looked handsomer than any- body elge.” sald Dorothy loyally, “and you held your head up so high! But I think they were mean not to let you have a drum to play on!"-<«Youth's Companion, . Witty and Caustic. A woman suffrage lecturer, accord- ing to the Boston Globe, recently brought down the house with the fol- lowing argument: “I have no vote, but my groom has. [ have a great respect for that man in the stables, but I am sure If 1 were to go to him and say, ‘John, will you exercide the franchise? he would reply, ‘Please, mum, which horse be that? A Variation In Sport. “What happened when you passed a Inw gambling in your state?” “The makers got right to work making bets on whether it would be enforeed or not.” Washington Star. Sarcastic. Art Master (pointing to & lean horse) «What do you call that? Cabby—An ‘orse, sir. Art Master—A horse! Rub it out, and do It again.—London An YIA THE WILL LEAYE ON at 7.17 A. M. A Special Train Connecting train will leave CENTRE HALL Bquare, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. J. BR, WOOD Passenger Trafic Manager Announce- ment... We wish to announce to our many patrons, and to those who have not yet become so, that we are now able to accommodate you better than ever in the way of having a more complete line of Furniture, Since we have more room, we will keep more lines to select from, and are making an carnest ef- fort to supply our custom- ers with the best for the least money. When you want a piece of Furniture, don’t hesitate, but come at once, and we shall make it worth your while. Rearick’s FurnitureStore Centre Hall, Pa. GRO, W, BOYD General Passenger Agent | ONE-HALF Reduction | Sale... .. 100 Children’s Suits at 1-2 Price 100 Boys’ Suits at... 1-2 Price 100 Men's Suits at. ... 1-2 Price 100 Boys’ Overcoats at 1-2 Price 100 Children’s Overcoats, 1-2 Price 100 Men's Overcoats at 1-2 Price The Rush Is On Montgomery & Bellefonte SHOES SHIRTS a AMBER ASS We have on hand a large num- ber of the celebrated Keith's Konqueror Shoes for Men. Price $2.50 & $3.00 A full line of Men's and Boys’ Shirts at 50 cents and $1.00.
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