The General Postponement, “Why do so many bills fall flat? The country's needing this and that— Men cry in deed dejection. The answer “We're standing pat Till after election.” is, the y 374 ~-what is its fate 80 Ereatl “And industry- The manufacturer Replies, in this “I'm sorry, but you'll have to wal Till after the elec connection, tion.” “reform' of yore | hovers Where people talked A brooding silence : The place. With circumspection They murmur, “Let us say no more Till after the election.” o'er And even in the vernal glade The flowers falter, all dismayed, Bereft of warm protection, And shall they likewise be delayed THI] after the election? Washingt DPF RG RBS REN WlielieRiene Rg Foundlings § By George Weston. | “What's what?” “That serunching noise?” Mary put her head on one side and listened intantly, “It might be a mouse!” she exclaim. ed, at last “They'll eat the house up! They will, John! They get in petween the walls, and they'll eat the house up! Did you ever hear such a scrunching?” She made a warning motion with her hand that was nearest John, With the other. resting upon the arm of het concealed from his view brought the scrunching nolse a climax, her little scratching away at a fearful rate, and t the noise-ominously die This orchestration over, she {nto the pantry with an air dignity earth are following her shortly chair and to then she le away walked of great “What isked John, r I'm on you f af- g te the plek- milk for as she out the flushing again ing Mary, up gasped pour sald sauce! “What cat?” “A make-believe { Mary 1 nilk out when there's wish 1 had ave her a ed the John. sighed poor saucer of left over, cat,” ur a one a Ci mH and look K who will John g most and went back to bis r of a man astonished any more “Chi ing slowly Kens." the shade and | and the large made up; s caught with Mary the atill Ag soon as SAW fruit trees, closets, her the moment of ‘ ten coop and perches, his mind was for it sire orto tions of a ind was sight nests up, John's eye its made heart +h Lil ver been his raise ch had e ickens, a impossible, owing {« third-floor flat had to flat same been round that ftself that, of quarter passed ' broad halls an a Brove heads knew that here, at that place “There!’ curtain had loose tack if we « 2 Of to been found “Now be—" “NO, sir!” ma'am! had could never stand cats But I'll what Mary ymouth a a cat 4 meaning “No the foot found ! Cats! +l 3 you do want, Six fine Rocks and rooster!” Ply “What Mary Rox mouth asked do Plymout} ks at rooster? “Because jon't like them ™ sald Mary “Now John, we’ chickens here!” And better found the sabler nertime brought John took opened his mouth his mind, closed his mouth and fixed his gaze upon his glass of water as if it mesmerized him. “Not much satisfaction for me make a cake,” said Mary. John sim ply looked at his glass of water “Standing in that hot afternoon, and this is all does,” she continued. John gaid nothing, but looked at glass of water very hard “Baking all day long" John blinked up his glass sheepishly at it. “And then having the mice oat it all up!” she concluded, with spirit Whereat John looked with renewed interest at the cake, the choloest por tions of which had apparently been devoured by ravenous little teeth, and then he looked at Mary. “Was it good?” he asked. “How do 1 know? asked with bitterness, “What's that on the corner of your John. “It's cried, Mary blushed. “Aren't you going eggs” she asked, at table next morning. “Eggs?” asked John. these ‘eggs’?” Mary sald nothing. “lI want fresh eggs or I don't want emember, re to have any John ro urge his very as to the LAE s¢ to his feet, the plea for fowls, he tack was dropped next night, cake in one of all, until last and 1in- the the look at the to speak, changed to the good it his both his eyes, of water and Mary over the picked rim of Mary, your cheek, near mouth?” smiled a crumb of cake!” he fo eat your the breakfast. “Do you call as far away from him as the table would permit, “Will you have a chop?” Mary. “No,” sald John, In hollow tones, “A little cold meat?” she hesitated. John deigned not to answer, but stalked out into the hall, looking peaked and pined. “Now if we only had a flock of chickens of our own" He made a ghostly gesture and van: ished down the steps. “You must have boen hungry this morning,” sald Mary, that night, “Hungry?” sald John. “Hungry? Why-—What's that?" : asked can't can't h Ww sald Mary, “listen!” looked “John,” John our door-ste] She ad It, she and bending over “Of all look! «xX You warm founding!’ compassion nice gan when Mary him she cried, “if you going out-of-doors tone "John," ay that TI tien mean to his dear when that fa rm alarm, “I I didn’t we're to turn John fidn’t Bay was such sudden Mary some wore that the emer small to and you kKaow 3 hink no!" exclaimed John tiptoe. “I think it's front porch-—-something cr another kitten He tiptoed the front door, Mary with him, and suddenly threw it open, crying boldly, “Who's there?’ Look ing over his shou Mary counted ¢ix small peach-baskets and a large all standing in a neat geometri- cal formation round the doormat. “Too large kittens,” whispered John They must be cats Poor He unt the paper cover first peach-basket and looked advance something ying “No. NZ on ir may on of it be to ders, one, for things! of k in “Why.” ment ied he astonish- Plymouth the asec an- de- cried, in ‘If it fsn't a hen! hen!” He looked basket. “And if hen! You poor, Mary I" But Mary had fled, and had placed his foundlings in the coop tears of joy almost forcing them selves Hitter A in here isn't tot rel a weipleas, eng hopped upon the perch.—he re turned to the house and endured all of Mary's silent Jooks with a serenity that was almost joy. ing, a8 he walked into the kitchen breathlessly greeted him: “Quick, John! Quick! That kitten can’t be a day over four months old, and it's actually playing with a mouse! Quick! Right under the pan- try table!” But John, with a motion that scorn. ed all haste, drew two eggs from his pocket, and placing them upon table with a very ecstasy of pride, he sald, in tones that shook and “Mary, I'll have them poached!" Youth's Companion, ———— a —— dn CHURCH MILITANT. Practical Direction of Church Growth ' Nowadays. annual assemblies of American de nominations grow in interest for the Jayman. This is pot to say that ney religious assembly can ever fall of social significance or can ever [afl to disclose to the thoughful mind a pros found bearing upon worldly affairs, But it is hardly to be denied that the will is Increasingly manifest in the churches of America to make righteousness prevail in the affairs of exercise of the public life, social forms, With the more practical com- organizations of what we man through the church's Influence upon upon legislation, upon and upon Institutions, and more definite and mitment of our church to the struggle forward éall “reform’” the layman must attend more earnestly to the convoeations at which each church formulates its pur The utterances of the churgies on such public questions as child lab the white slave trafic, indicate each vear as more concen more concrete and “practical.” Statesmen and politicians will have take greater account than ever before of this force. And what of the this militancy There are servants fear that the come “despiritualized’ upon the arena it Is a that vailing. Rather bel ening cif , but is to grow more potent to effect upon religion the church: religion will be. of this af of of churches ' because secular view is not } it is feved that a strengthening of spirit. } hread and directly the of Fee and tl {oor 11° 3 ] 16 the frait zr of rel of irooe sd a revitall Igion churches, will } their active enlistment ecular strugele ation well to Ahi uality, the phases of the betterment Salv as jual.- for social through Works apply ti g ras pi the church as may indivi ' tha LO Lat CLOTH WOVEN FROM BARK. Loom—Iits Many Uses, Although T most ancient of iid not find the Pacifi we its Oi t white races in spite the Mala) Until the ceniury iween used “t" origi moan [ang Hawalian tured chiefly Now tha ulberry and jisappeared, alt furesque h ntis berry tree besides th aims that $ ieas ine CR mul shaded berr it mult 4d the its small broken who twent twigs the about and reac he foot ches { off, loved to probably OY were and throw 1 of chatting won branches the group on the below of their str loosened the bark it off. tore it a dextrous use of ¢ sufficient ground aid ong teeth the and into long havin ed an running Wailer «¢ ng i twonty ut wash At he on § the plece bad adhe i into This : and a log about five or length and square this woman @#at, ground. and beat club that had a in length ten inches AWAY four ho imo six foot in front allor fash the Mass noved rs I» i upon in foot { a nati upon with a handle three or four and had a head nine or jong. This beating process, a some what lengthy one, served to spread the mass as dough is spread by roll ing. It was continued until the pulp became dry and as thin as desired The substance was, however, in a | brittle condition, but by constant re petitions of the washing and beating, | the material became at least white and supple, and moreover so tough {as to be almost untearable. Having mixed her dyes, the woman | again seated herself in front of the { log, surrounded by a number of cala- | bashes, or wooden bowls, filled with | colors. Within easy reach were a | number of gquare clubs. These differ. ed from the club used before in that | sach surface had some simple design carved upon it. Another woman sa’ | facing the log from the opposite side | with the new, white tapa in a | upon her knees One edge of ! cloth was unrolled and laid upon : log. $a on, ass wooden inches roll the the Having dipped one of her clubs in i the required dye, the firet woman laid it with a sharp, quick movement upon { the tapa and so impressed the design Pcarved upon the club. By repeated changes of clubs, a varied design was t made over the whole surface. Then, {| to emphasize the pattern, broad black { lines were painted on with a blunt stick to outline divisions or to cover tdefects made in placing the clubs Often a number of black circles were | added before the effect was consid ered complete, Tapa cloth was used in many wavs, but chiefly for beds, which were com: posed of gs many layers of the cloth as the owner was industrious enough {to make or wealthy enough to buy. | In some cases as many as a hundred were laid upon one another, and thoy i made a really soft and springy mat tress. They also served as covers for the “paper. They were used for clothing by hoth men and women and, in smaller pleces, served many pur: poses In the household. The walls of the grass huts were often hung with them, especially in the homes of the chiefs. After the introduction of | horses they made useful and showy f saddle blankets and were used for | the “pau” or riding costume of the | women ~Los Angeles Times. A Dillion Tons of Fertility. The soil Is our chief natural re- Yet many good citizens neve fact developed from the recent con- Had this Convention of the Governors men from every Btate accomplished nothing else, this turn- ing of public attention to the impor- of the s=»sil would have had far-reaching results. The final reso- adopted by the conference in- “These natu- include the land on and which yields our that the land should resources which we live food-—we agree ———— ————————————— ——————————— ase,’’ The most casual observer knows there has been a steady decline in the yields of crops from the soll. It must be equally apparent that un- less this steady decrease is, in some way, stopped crop production must cease. A of facts was J. J. startling presentation on this vital matter to the cunference by Mr President of the Great North- Raliroad He showed that the of wheat in Kansas had fallen an average of fourteen bushels acre for the past ten years. He that this decrease in pro- ion was not due solely to the re- yval of fertility from the ¢ in crops harvested, but was aug- by the wash of fertility into Ning streams amount gseried made » Ge fn Oil ented of to this lost be This ers and fertility billion the material 11 "3 . yp fil up our one of annually. GLOTIing our mv 18 ling ery large part of this enormous denuding of our improvide h It is, therelo: is due to the and to out {f farming preventab y oo} in he short Thame vearly. carries plant ! ust necessarily feod ty st It is the essential iu or sted from minal saa IBA ops becau ox hs the soil ire easily ¢ fan rn therels to lea naterials f fertil real nature forming the being we cultivate On the basis o on of Ameri kbridge in i tons the vast ity J yearly hosph Nitroge Potash Here tons of actual presents pri more than thre of dollars Wie Dollar natioual extravagan than three his penditure is washed from soils and wasted in the seas These figures show one important fact. The amount of ash in this i8 24 Cones times 1% enormous yearly ou i 3 i i gate of the other two plant foods | combined. The actual proportion of the three different materials is chief. effort at restoring wasted fertility It is self evident that mous drain on the stored up fertility this needlessly the supply. gradually diminishing ness. No only must the waste be Joss must be restored. This is the dependence on fertilizers. With the intelligent and system- atic use of legumes we shall become largely independent of artificial sup- plies of nitrogen, or, at any rate, there is little need for alarm, since | the extraction of commerical gen from the air has already sumed a practical form. Vast deposits of mineral as | world, In our own country are great stores of this plant food yet untouched. Exhaustion of the supply of these two materials, however extravagant thelr use or improvident their waste, Is hardly alarming; not so, however, with potash, Bear In mind that the exhaustion bf potash Is twice as fast as with the other two casentials combined; then the further fact that there is but one known source of commercial potash supply in the world-—the pot- ash salts of Germany. The point of this whole matter is here: There is no need for the con- tinuation of the condition which now existe, Erosion of solls must always continue so long as water falls on the earth, but the present enormous and alarming waste of fertility is needless, The grass covered virgin praivies and forest covered hills gave up com- paratively little of their stored up fertility to the waters percolating through thea. Man's improvidence is responsible for present conditions, Reforesting our denuded {imber lands, and the practice of rational enltural methods will conserve the national heritage of fertile laude H. B. Stockbridee. wd | i | ! Gray & Son Si ééagn to . GRANT HOOYE i" Control Sixteen of the Largest Fire and Life Insurance Companies fo the World, . . . . THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST . . 8 No Mutuals No Assessments Before insuring our life see the contact of THE HOME which in case of death between the tenth and twentieth years re- turns all premiums paid in ed. dition to the face of the policy. First to Loam on Mortgage Office In Crider’s Stone Building BELLEFONTE, PA, Telephone Connection Money 850 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trace Manns Desicns CoryriauTs &C. na nu sketeh and deseription may Lt roo whet or an mtn ] in ibe Scientific Hinercan, fy meshes rt ifie urnel. Terms $8 a sd by all newsdeaiars, MUNN Co, 3018s New York oh OMoa £2 Gi ey ED TO BAVE. about to be fed and THE BEAR TRI The bears were crowd had gat fence of their ironx 720 yO The it was time odded their head; down impatiently Only blinky smed indifferent back on k ‘vanishe d arrived of usual iron enclosure and KOew up and old brute flocked by His when one eyed He the however, with the whole baske rocks eh which per consisted white bread and of fish man the ure loaves of several small As the the food , distributing it as ny could collisions tween hungry diners, the blinky fel showed how fast a bear mi when he tries by getting i iy § inte well be- old can chucked elon as to prevent Jw we he scrap in ten seconds and pr gobbling fish, while seized a good af with his co paw, Oddly {Oo care 20 ii scramble for the Perhaps it was only acciders way the Eneax several he sized lo enough the geem the loaves tive but the d 5 Reems io an a slap with his back to dens in the rear sald a fresh boy, the bread away from other ones so he lunch all ter himselluf hungry again.” It certainly looked that school-masterly looking unteered the information that male, squirreis, for instance, laid by a store of food for times of scarcity. His lecture fell flat on the crowd, and even the bears were for. gotten in the comedy incident that took place at the back of the en closure The loaf had hardly been kicked to the rear when a tiny pink muzzle and a pair of white whiskers, with $3 wip Lae ents bs fie of the “Gee ” sneakin’ have aig fal Can when he way person ani i | : peared over the edge of the nearest The situation was the bears were busy eating with their backs turned; so out popped Mr. Rat, Eray and fat and agile. He prompth tackled the joaf and gave it a yani toward the opening. Then out popped Mrs Rat joined forces with her spouse. It didn’t take half a minute for them to easy; i i i ! | i What happened to it there cannot corded. It certainly was not eaten at once, for in a minute or so the two gray the arena on the lookout for further chances. When he had finished all the prov ender in sight the old blinky bea. turned toward the dens and the rats ran. “Bay! Watch! He's goin’ after his loaf,” chirped the fresh boy. “Oh, ain't he disappoint " Such a construction might be placed upon the blinky bear's de meanor if one had the imagination of a nature faker. As a matter of fact he went nosing around the dens for a minute or so, and then he slow. ly and gloomily climbed back to his roost amid thé rock work. The crowd grinned at his rueful expres. sion. “Well, it’s life all over,” comment. ed a shabby man badly in want of a hair cut. “You stint yourself to put something by. You wear old clothes and eat ten cent lunches and smoke two for five cigars. You soak your money away for the time wher youn | want it maybe, and when you go to look for it it ain't there. The rats took it." New York Sun. ATTORNEYS. D PF. VORTURY ATTORNEY -AT-LAW BELLEFONTE PA Offices North of Court House, Ww. HARRISON WALKER ATTORNEY -AT-LAW BELLEVONTR PA Ko 18 WW. High Brest All professions] business promptly attended 0 TI W.D Zuasy . D ome Ixo J. 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