_= THE OENTRE REPORTER mem o— THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1908. Tooaws, Mrs. 8. A. Krape, who for some time has been with her sister, Mrs. C, R. Neff, near Centre Hall, this week expects to return to her home in Lo- rain, Ohio, Her husband, who had also been east, went back to Ohio a short time ago. Rev. and Mrs, H. W. Buck, of New Freedom, arrived in Centre Hall the latter part of last week, and were the guests of Mr, and Mrs. Frank P. Geary. Rev. Buck was returned to his old field by the United Evangel- ical Conference. In buildings, equipment and reputa- tion, the Lock Haven Btate Normal Behool is the equal of the best. Its graduates are its best advertisement. To those who are thinking of becom- ing teachers, it is an ideal school. The spring term begins April 6th. If you are thinking of going to a Normai School this coming spring, it will be to your advantage to patronize a well established and thoroughly reputable school. The Lock Haven Btate Normal School meets these requirements. The spring term begins April 6th. After the Decker sale in Georges Valley, Miss Ella Decker, so rumor has it, will go to Pittsburg to make her home. There is more to this rumored story, but the Reporter re- frains from printing it until the in- cident has taken place. Miss Jennie Decker will make her home with her brother Thomas, at Spring Mills, and it is her intention to go to school. Mrs. R. W. Colyer, of Potters Mills, who had been at a Philadelphia hos- pitel for a number of weeks, but re- turned home again, is gradually gain- ing strength, but as yet is unable to be on her feet more than a quarter of an hour st a time. Mr, Colyer is anxious- ly awaiting the resumption of the Burnbam works, he having the prom- ise of a position there when the works open. Harry A. McClellan was a caller Friday, having come to town on a bit of business. He and Wm. M. Bwabb are busy brushing up horses, colts and cattle for the McClellan sale, March 26, and from all accounts all stock will be in the pink of condition. Mr. Mec- Clellan has been successful on the farm, and one of the reasons of this success is the fact that he has given stock raising a large part of his at. tention, Messrs. T. F. Royer, of Potters Mills, and Charles Miller, of Lorain, Ohio were callers Friday. A short time ago Mr. Royer made a trip to Lorain, Ni- agara Falls, Pittsburg and interme- diate points, and was very favorably impressed with the country. Mr, Miller is the son of Eugene Miller, formerly of Centre Hall, and is a con- tractor, his specialty being lathiog and--plastering. He just completed Jathing one of the largest new build- fogs in Lorain, Among others who attended the funeral of James Runkle, al Tussey- ville, last week, were Mr, and Mrs, Harry Bottorf and sons William and James, and Miss Grace Runkle, of Williamsport ; Mr and Mra. James High and Miss Mary Rankle, of Lock Haven ; Mr. and Mrs, Calvin Oaman, of Glen Iron ; Mrs. John Bullivan and Mrs. Ada Runkle, of York; Hagh Runkle, of Hyner ; W. GG. Runkle, Eaq., Joseph IL. Runkle and J. C, MeyerpEsq., John Brackbill and son William, Bellefonte. Some people have an idea that news- papers are putting up a blaff in the matter of arrearages on newspaper sub- scription. But not so. The postoffice department has issued orders, and the publishers must submit. After the first of April, the order says, pub- lishers cannot extend credit longer than for one year—that is, no sub- scription run longer than for one year, From the way remittances have been coming in, the great majority of Re- porter readers understand the condi- tions, and to such we are very thank- ful, but there are a few others, who, from neglect, or other reasons, have not responded, and to these the Re- porter appeals once more for a re- mittance. Rebersburg, Wm. Douty, of Union county, spent a short time last week in our town, Two brothers of Rev. Frank Wetzel, the one from Bellefonte and the other from Kansas, visited him this week. spent a few days with the ladies’ brother, Frank Moyer, west of Centre Floyd Gramley, a student at State College, visited his parents, John Zeigler is at present the guest of friends and relatives at Selinsgrove. Charles Bierly sold his driving horse to a man in Lock Haven, ha DESIRE OF. I DISTINCTION, Quaint Hiustration of a Phase of Human Nature, “Doe by Mary E. kins I'reeman, a quaint {il of an peculiar phase of human nature. It develops with the visits of the two doctors to thelr poorer patients: James drove all the morning with Dr. Gordon about the New Jersey country. The country people were either saturnine with an odd shyness, which had something almost hostile in it, or they were effusively hospitable, forcing apple jack upon the two doc tors. James was much struck by the curious unconcern shown by the rela- tives of the patients and even by the patients themselves, In only one case, that of a child suffering from a bad case of measles, was much Interest evinced. The majority of the patients were the very old and middie aged, and they discussed and heard discussed thelr symptoms with much the same attitude as they might have discussed the mechanism of a if any emotion was shown, It was that of a singular Inverted ed pride. “I had a terrible night, doctor. woman, and a smirk was over her anclent er did have an married daugh expression Ing about the doct sclously proud because mother had had call of the tn was positively hilar old apple jack wer The old wom {1 room, although she fering, kept calling out her cackling old vi “Those people seem pn because that old James when he an again in the buggy. “They are,” sald Dr. the old woman herself, wh enough that she Did you ever think distinction was one « haps the n emotion of t the way the bing away at th most of them have three ways cf at momentary « —birth, ma With the first concerned: es have nothi women t though the the men do i I'l sickness and death f speak. i and dies take notice corpse h which they have Why, ble tient, a middle aged been lald up for ve tism, and she is 80 1s her mothe: valid daughter. 1 iy an old maid or have been asl jd man herself woul discontented jut ried rheumatism f a husband and « young man, one |} footstool « lows, even | or he ; respect Is the bes In Gordon,” is ustration wooden doll. conceit e8, moth- awful night,” uncon- grand- The 0 doctors at the house in a ave a certal iofes is sell The followl from a Bosto the nineteenth century 1 in “The Stranger | that the of modern mistress of ) pose such conditions on the in the kitchen? Much Wanted: A neat, well behaved female to do kitchen work in a small family in Charlestown, 1 Bost 8he may pray and =ing | not over the dishkettle. i to meeting, but not belong gregation of midnight worshipers Inquire at Repertory ol ton. dom on A Matual Fortress. In the northert art of Madagascar is the most remar le natural fortress in the world. It is occupled by a wild tribe who call themselves the People of the Rocks. The fortress is a lofty and precipitous rock of enormous size, 1,000 feet high and eight square miles In area. Its sides are so steep that it cannot be climbed without artificial means. Within it is hollow, and the only entrance is by a ubterrane an passage. St. James’ Gazere, Thrift, There Is an old fashioned word that ought to come Into use again-thrift. There are a distressing number of shiftiess people in the world, and, while we shall call no names, we hope every reader will pause at this para- graph ahd think seriously of thrift and shiftlessness Atchison Globe, The Changed View. Every man takes care that his neigh: bor does not cheat him. But a day comes when he begins to care that he does not cheat his neighbor, Then all goes well. Ie has changed his market cart into a chariot of the sun.—Emer- son, A Little Ball, Cassldy—Ah, well, no wan kin pre vint w'at's past an’ gone. Casey—Ye could if ye only acted quick enough, long, man! How. could yer? Casey Stop It before it happens. A. cominon danger produces nl DID LEE EXPECT DEFEAT? General's Significant Statement After Snilors Creek. My last official Intercourse with Gen. f Lee wus on the retreat. | was sent to him with dispatches from Pres- Ident Davis and reached him near mid- night of April 6 near Itice's station. 1 spproached without being challenged by a single sentinel and found him standing near a smoldering fire with of his hands resting on an am- bulance wheel. He was dictating some order to Colonel Marsb#ll, who sat in the ambulance with a lap desk recely- ing hls dictation. As General Lee gpoke he gazed Into the bed of coals as If weighing every word. There was no staff or escort about, so far as 1 coitld see. Touching Sallors Creek, he gpoke bitterly and sald In answer tc Mr. Davis’ desire to know his proposed line of retreat that it was beyond his control; that he had Intended to re- freat by the line of the Danville road, but had been forced off that route by the arrival of Sheridan ahead of him at Burkville; that he was then follow- ing the line of the Bouthside road to Lynchburg, but the enemy was out marching him and might force him off: that his movements were dependent on the developments of each hour, and then he added: “How can I tell? A | few more Sailors Creeks and it will all be over—just where I thought it would end from the beginning.” When I first published this statement its truthful was questioned. Fortunately 1 afterward saw two of his staff, both of whom sald they had heard him ex. press himself in the same way. There may have been times when General Lee, elated by some of his surprising BU felt hopeful about the tr ph of our cause. From the proba- o i! ts es based on numbers and resources his judgment may have been warped away now and then by the feeling he expressed when, after Second Manas Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, he sald, “No general ever commanded such troops as those under But his mind was too athematical in its workings, and all lculations were too habitually pon what could be done with ziven number of men and a certain iount of material to make him forget he vast disparity between the contest hope for ultimate triumph.— I, Wise In Circle Jjaguatne. The one [LOS CO8ses, gns * fie, it8 or His Conclusions < on the Evidence of Ditto and True. inte Hon. Noah Davis, well known throughout the country as the fudge who tried and sentenced Boss Tweed, was justly celebrated In many ways. He was of that type of jurist for which western New York was famed during the half century follow ing 1850. Orleans county is proud of him as one of her noblest and most dis- tinguished sons, He was slightly above medinm height, full habited, large head, fine, clean cut face-indeed, a striking figure in any community. He was « well read lawyer, an honest, falr minded judge, with a keen sense of humor and withal something of a writer and poet. The following lines from his per, written on the spur of the moment and In the midst of a trial, filustrate the alertness and quality of his mind. They are perhaps the best play upon words of which we have any record In the English language. The early seventies. Judge Davis presided. An action In ejectment was called The dispute was over a party wall or a division line. It was purely a ques tion for the civil engineer. The divi sion line established and the case was won. The defendant's attorney, realis. ing this, called as expert witnesses the Hon, John A. Ditto, city engineer of Buffalo, and the Hon. A. R. True, the ‘engineer who constructed the canta lever bridge over Niagara river at the falls, They were two of the most emi nent civil engineers in the state. They made a survey of the premises and es tablished the division line as contended for by the defendant and when called to the witness stand so testified, giving monuments, courses and distances with such minute exactness that they could not be successfully controverted. The moment True, who followed Ditto as » witness, left the stand, Judge Davis wrote these lines and passed them to the clerk to hand to plaintiff's counsel: Since True swears ditto to Ditto, And Ditto swears ditto %o True, If True be true and Ditto be ditto, I think they're too many for you. ~Danlel H, McMillan in Buffalo Truth, Man and His Sweet Tooth, “If you want to have that tradition tipset about women only baving & sweet tooth,” remarked the stenogra pher who works downtown, “just ge Into a quick lunch room occasionally and watch the men who drink coffee or chocolate with thelr midday meals I give you my word 1 have seen nol one, but many men, put six lumps of sugar into thelr one cup of coffee or chocolate and then eat apple ple that is fairly covered with powdered sugar.” ~New York Press. Makes a Difference. A girl who used to make all sorts of fun of those who were poor spellers Is now receiving three fat letters a week from a man who can't spell cor rectly more than forty words alto gether. But he has a big, nice house and money lu the bank—and that something to her. — Howard Courant. i Perhaps She Did. “Did your daughter Inherit her tal ent for drawing?" “Well, 1 never thought of It before but Jt Way V6 phat she 3d. Dug oe wy brothers Is a i ord Herald. shington THE NATIONAL CAPITAL A SPECIAL FOUR-DAY TOUR PERSONALLY CONDUCTED VIA THE Pennsylvania Railroad WILL LEAVE Monday, March 30, 1908 A Special Train will be run from Wilkes-Barre to Washington and return. Connectin . g train will leave CENTRE HALL at 7.17 A. M. A stop will be made at Harrisburg for luncheon on going trip. Round Trip Rate, $14.80 covers transportation to and from Washington, and hotel sccommodations from dinner on date of tour until after luncheon the following Thursday —three days, See Congress in Session ly Vikled Itinerary and full information apply to Ticket Agents, or address Tourist Agent, 50 Public ON J. R. WOOD Passenger Traffic Manager GEO. W. BOYD General Agent It doesn’t matter what you want in the furniture line, you can get it at our store. If we don’t have it stock we will get it for you, and it doesn’t make any difference how low or how high you wish to go. Weare out for business and whatever we can do for you, it is a pleasure for us to do it, Call and see us, I ————— AN INVITATION We take this means of extend- ing an invitation to you to call and see our display of suitings Rearick’s FurnitureStore Centre Hall, Pa. SHOES SHIRTS ml We have on hand a large num- ber of the celebrated Keith's 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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