A GENTLEMAN.
By &XNUam Lightfoot Visscher.
He cowl nat be 80 poor that he would
hate the rich,
Nor pet so rich that he despised
the poor;
He i» so wave and just that not a
twrn or hitch
In ail of Fortune's winding way
could are
Him to an act or thought of vfle In-
gratitude,
He's trae unto himself, and taus to
avery man,
And has that courage,
grand and strong,
That comes with kindness, and, with
benor, leads the van
To ak she right, and sternly pun-
ish wrong;
To strip injustice till
ghames] and nude.
high and
it whivers,
He seeks the culture
gives a grace
And comfort to
aroaind ;
He has no! ostentation,
ahase
Himselr to thus become a monarch
crowned ;
Clean comes his thought, and from
his hand a brother's grip.
He comes from anywhere; aye,
from Nazareth:
Prom north and south,
the cast and west;
He comes as comes the cool
grateful breeze's breath:
He need not be an angel from the
blest;
He might be, thus, too good for man's
companionship.
that,
himself
a'en
and from
and
np ns
FDLEGW PSI BR PEPIN PUG IES
“Number
Forty.”
By PRISCILLA LEONARD,
EPEPEVEPL INS
Forty stood at
S
PGE PEM
Hy
PEPERE
Policeman Number
the corner and looked down the
swarming street, Tt was one of t
dirtiest streets of the oity, in the dis
trict of the aliens. The fry-
ing polenta and of decayed
‘mingled with acrid odors of rags and
Junk, hung ick in the air. The
dark-eyed, wowashed children of Italy
played In multitudes on aldewalk and
etreet as Number Forty gazed one
way. When he turned and looked to
the other side, a vista of signs in
Yiddish met his eye,
ohildren this time
Iaraelitish Number
name was Mat Sheehan,
twenty-one, and who had been on
force for only a week, sighed heavily.
“Sure, | don't know what to be
doin’ or =ayvin'. 1 don't know their
ways or their manners, or even when
a policeman neaded, geeln’ I can’t
tell from their whether they're
quarrelin’ or up. And the
next street ind the other
way Poles, and worse yet. 1
ain't of those that wants to be
an the force for the graft 'm after
wishin’ to do nye duty as well ag the
next one, Hut in a poor place I
am fo ke ap haman feelin's, with
one shpakin’' me own tongue, and all
lookin’ af like out of the cor-
ner of their
Number Forty sighed again; then
he straightened his “broad young
shoulders, and swung down the block,
the Italian children getting out of
his way with alacrity. The last man
on the bead had been used to rapping
the boys with his club on occasion:
and besides, an officer of the unknown
law, in this new, unknown land was
a person slways to be shunned as
far as possible. Who knew what he
might do? Not the blackbrowed
Italian mothers. nor the pale sweat
shop workers of the Ghetto, Barriers
of ignorance and fear, barriers of
language and race, fenced them off
from WNmmber Forty, and Number
Forty from them.
The now policeman had just reach.
od the middle of the block when
from round the corner came a girl
aight, her black eyes fairly pop
ping ont of her head with fright. In
deed, her fright was such that it
conquered all lesser foars, and drove
Ger up to Number Forty's side,
“Signor Polees, da fire, da fire!”
was al she could say, panting, and
grabbing Sheehan by the coat, as if
to pull him along. Number Forty
took her hand instead, and started to
ran dlong back with her, as he
oried:
“Where? Where?”
“Metropolitano rounda de
street!” gnaped the girl, dragging him
along with all her might
“It's that old fire-trap of a Metro:
politan—anny one would know thim
tenements would burn up! Sure, wait
now--walt! Will I have to shake
you to make you stop, girl? 1 must
turn in the alarm first”
A crowd was following close on
the heels of the two, and swarmed
round Number Forty, as he opened
the box and rang In the alarm.
Poles, ItaMans, Jews, all surged
ahead and arrived at the Metropoli-
tan teniements before he got there,
with Maria Giulia Crescenza Still
clinging to him. It was a fire, sure
anouzn. The amok* was rolling out
from the basement In volumes, and
on the firoescapes, up all the seven
stories, men, women and children
svere pouring out, endeavoring to
carry down their beds, babies and
Household goods.
Ni ‘Forty hesliated not one In
stant. the band of Maria
a
smell of
bananas,
th
unmistakably
Forty, whose
who was but
the
lingo
makin’
Chinks,
3 ’
they
is
re
one
1
me evil
ove"
|
i
|
thereupon clung to his
coat, he took command of the situ.
ation. The engines could not arrive
for some time, and It was his busi
ness to met the people out, and get
them out safe,
He oalled out to the crowd:
“If there's anny one can speak
English, let him come here!*
A pale-faced boy pushed
the crowd.
“1 spik de Engliy, sare.
Joseph Cellano.”
“Very well, Joe. Call with all
might to the people In Italian
from the railings,
wait till | get them
| They shall all be safe if they
to me. I am the policeman on
They're to do what I say,—
that~and | am coaning up
help them."
called lustily, shouting
while Number F
stick in sign of author
effect. Then, Jums
fire-escape, he began
At the first landing he
the people, made them put
their luggage inside the windows,
march down the ladder in single
while he went on up to the
story.
Here he repeated the
while Joseph and others, from
ground, seeing the way was
called directions up to
the upper The babies were
crying, the women ready to faint, but
Number Forty's coolness acted like
magic. this big officer of the law
had time to they
could surely climb down without fear
The group {rom fourth fire
escape "was moving down in good
der. in apite of the smoke. The
its one of the
a dirdeage. Number Forty
the xth, when flames leap
ed out from the second-story windows
and llecked along the front
walls AL ery vent up from
crowd. Sheehan leaned over the rall
ing and shook his fist at them in a
fine Irish rage.
“Tell
I'in t
what
Tell
*
BG
Gin'la, who
through
My name
and
mesllf to
Joseph
his mes
waving
sEage,
his
8 iy,
ing
his
mar
all
ind
file,
next
for
work.
shaled
the
game ts
the
he man-
stories
IF
go up still higher,
fie
or
fifth
way, won
of the
the
them to kape quiet
their heads!
they're ¢
this,
Joseph,
No mat
kape
and
ar ireak
ter
quiet
they've
He rushed
find the
wringing
happens, oO
I'm doin’
to mind!”
un to the last
them
platform,
and
to
crying
“Down wid
pushing. the
ladder,
two up in
before him
close on
from the
people there
their hands
quick®!™ eried,
and girls toward
and pleking a toddler of
his arms He them
to the ladder, and down it,
the heels those escaping
sixth story.
“Steady Steady! ™
the women, the sight of
apurt of flame below, recled,
and he caught her by the arm just
time baby and
half-helpiess he eould
but slowly The rest clambered
at double-quick. “Glory be!™ sald
Number Forty to himself gasping in
the “They're all safe now
but us, fire'll do mo more
than lick at them for three
s
yet,
ve he
women the
drove
Of
One of
another
fainting,
in
her
move
down
now!
at
Between the
weight,
smoke,
for the
ont
utes and
There Comes
it's full time!”
firemen
find
they'll get past
right the engi
sure,
The
clatter,
but safe group
lowest rounds
Joseph
the swirls
form, a man in
on his shoulder
arm, Was cos
flames
now
inner
with
vhe last an
of Italians on
of the firecscane
inting upward to
gmoke on the
with
and a woman
r down.
oreotn story
bat
came
to ares
where,
plat
a baby
in his
The
Wore
blaz
third
=
uniform,
ning slowl
the
er leking out,
d he pass them?
fell on the crowd;
f applause as the firemen,
hand, came to the rescue,
driving back the leaping flames with
torrents of watef, placing Indders
against the outer railing, and swarm.
np to help down the imperiled
three. It was all over in five min.
utes more, and every one safe; but
it was a close call,
Number Forty, landing somewhat
unsteadily on his feet, was conscious
of a great wave of people round him,
Maria Giulia clung to him, erving for
Joseph and gq score of men and
women pressed close upon him; the
mother of the child he had earried
invoked every blessing of heaven
upon his heat, and loud, increasing
shouts rose on every side. He looked
about him as one bewildered,
“Tell them to kape quiet, can't
youn, Joe?" sald Number Forty. “It's
all over, and there's none hurt”
“They are pot afraid any more”
said Joseph, the interpreter “They
say you are the deliverer—the brave
one! Never oan they do enough for
their policeman.”
“Aw-wcut It out, Joe!"
ber Forty, much
blushing furiously
and sweat. “I only
sent here for--that's all!”
S47
no long
Cou!
A hush
murmnr ©
hose in
then a
fon or
joy.
sald
embarrassed, and
under the grime
did what I'm
Then,
ment, he looked over the faces that
surrounded him. There they were,
the same dirty children, the same ig |
norant, alien Hebrews and Poles and |
understand upon thelr tongues, but
with something In overy face that
guage and prejudice. These were his
people, to take care of henceforth,
with an intimate sense of faithful
ness and responsibility.
“Bure, it's like a big flock of sheep
they are, entirely!” he sald to him
self, and smiled--the good smile of
the shepherd. —Youth's Companion.
The firat social function arranged,
reports the Louisville Courler-Jour |
watch you move In,
CHILD STUDY A8 A SCIENCE
The greatest discovery of recent
years is the discovery of #he child,
says a Wvriter in Hampton's Magazine,
Somehow or other there have always
been children in the world, but also,
somehow or other, we have only now
fund out that children are human be.
ings. The result has been instant ac
tion; we have children's hospitals,
children's laws, children's aid socle
and reformatories, children’s civ-
children’s courts, and
Clark University, In Worcester,
Mass, has decided to erystallize the
entire child-welfare movement by es.
tablishing a new departmment—an in.
stitute for studying child-life in all
its phases.
Dr. G. Stanley
Clark University, is the man who has
made this possible. It is the culmina-
tion of an idea that has been growing
in Dr. Hall's mind for the greater
part of his sixty-four years of life
With a kindly face much like that of
the typleal old-time family
Dr. Hall looks just the sort of
one might expect to inaugurate such
& movement. He was born on a
farm near Ashfield, Mass; was grad-
uated from Williams College and lat.
er from Unlon Theological Seminary;
then he studied In graduate colleges
abroad He has filled the
philosophy pavchology
Institutions, ingluding Harvard
Johns Hopkins Universities
Clark University was founded In
he head and has
its since,
Hall, President
man
or
w 1887
was put at jt
President
Work
will begin
basis for
cational
dren.
ever
in the new child-life institute
this fall. It will form a
all phil and
movements in behalf of
The effort will be
all data, now so
inefficient, under
may be studied and w
effect ly There
giene deg
used in
prising the
infectious
tics. the
tions of
edu-
chil
lect
be
anthrople
io CoO
scattered ag to
roof that
irked
will be a
with
ono
80
4d hy
chil
Appar
Ye
ratus
com
virtment
and
of contagi
hools
studs
diseases,
influence various
life, diet, dress,
work Heredity, the
birth-rate, social and
ditions will be stud
will be a department
ology, child lore, myth,
gangs, ei Also
studying subnormal children,
vice and and moral and
fous education
nurseries,
Otig
mort
of condi
games
governing
ind al con.
fed Then there
of child
laws
ustri
belief,
for
custom,
departments
crime relig.
IMPORTANCE OF LITTLE THINGS
It is the little things that do matter
to a woman, a man would say
tie thinking how greatly he himself
g influenced by the trifles he desp'se
If the dinner is late. or hig cu
frayed, if his wife has fore
tidy her-halr, or she is not
the time appointed, he is
laid ready for
ruffled: the
that
blaze—Iit may
match is appli or it may
not where
home
and
otten
ready
distinctly
fire {a the
tha
be
ed
in business
ber
the
at
MH matt re.
silts are di
thing is respe
Home 1ife ia made up of
the Ii
little
riunately the
{fe little
Hn
e little
things, Hut
does
how wears
and he has no compund
to them He
much It means
wife If he
on the fire
pers himself
man
realize it ¥
DE
not
are thi
tion in
not kn
the
ods to put
AWay
does
fd
doos ow
to tired
even
if he puls
he
in every
not
cigarette
spot. Bh
big things
trained to be
& burden to
oe to cherish
To the
ttle
AVA
it he is 80 occu the
that
thou
the
pied with
he
(ul he makes
woman he has
nless
things they matt
It is bitter to her gh
annivers of their
iets her
or intensely
he forgets the
Ars
birthday pass
ones at home never did:
thinks giving her
or suggesting an outing:
not even oases the salt
nor open the door for
It is the little things
the barrier
wife .-
wedding,
dear
the
he
an
that
dom of n
that he does
at the table,
her to 20 ont
which bnild up
between husband and
New York Press,
HIDING HE 2R HOME
A resident of a woman's hotel met
many pec while away on her sum.
mer vacation, For several weeks al.
ter her return her mall was swelled
hy dozens of post cards from those
another
new acquaintances One das
nie
were addressed to the house number
instead of to the hotel
“Why do you avoid our honored
name? she asked
“Because I don't want
ple to think I &m a
per,” sald the vacationlst. “Barly
the summer [| found out
| that the name of this hotel! has trav.
eled far, and that everywhere it is
regarded as a kind of charitable in.
stitution. It Is that way with all ho
tels run for women only. You might
shout facts and figures at strangers
peo
pan.
the Impression prevails that a wo.
During the summer
who live in wo
man’s hotels in Boston, Chicago and
elsewhere. In the beginning they,
like myself, gullelossly montioned the
name of their hotels, bat soon they
learned to keep it a guilty secret and
out.
i
!
:
!
be looked upon as escaped inmates
from a poorhouse—New York Press,
ALLURING NEGLIGHEES.
Of negligees, purchase just as
many as the coffers will permit.
The haut de lit, a loose,
garment tastefully, but not elaborate
ly trimmed, to throw over the night
robes when one first arises,
cessity. One of these may be of pret
ty fiowered silk, another of a fine
albatross, which 8 & bit more comfy
for the cold days, and there are some
very handsome affairs of brocades or
heavy pompadour silkg cut on lines
very similar to those of a man's bath
robe,
Then there are numerous jacket
effects Known as combing jackets.
Some of these are cut very full to
slip over a blouse when one desires to
make a change in the hairdressing
Others are very elaborate with skirts
to match and are classed: among the
boudoir negligees with the other ex
quisite creations which the fastidious
woman dons among her intimates
These negligees may be many and as
elaborate and alluring as the fancy
dictates —Philadelphia Press,
FAMOUS W AR BE AUTY DEAD.
Miss Rebecca P. Baird, the last of
the elder representatives of one of
Pennsylvania's and wealthiest
morning, af
ighty-sec
oldest
here this
her
last Thursday
brother was Spencer
head the Smitheon
The deceased was 8
cousin of United States Senator Boles
and of Judge Edward W. Bid
Christine Biddle and
Robinson,
celebrated
ond
Migs
P
ian Institution.
the of
Penrose
dle
Mrs
Phi
Baird's,
ington,
Miss
Moncure
ladelphia
i, ni
and her relation
Baltim i
of Miss
n Wash
ielphia, and
and prom
were oeog
ship
is be give
inent socially
Miss Baird's
Baird, of Reading,
and dur
Bard was a fan
in the
the army
friendg in the
ia
Samuel
her early
war Mise
iT beauty and was
preparation of sup
hospitals. Among
Were
was
ing
plies for
50's
Fitzhugh
Philadelphia
Warm
such men as Lee
all Jackson .-
Press
THE DECEPTIVE MIRROR
One's in a mirror never
does one justice. Comfortable thought
plain and preity alike! Com
expression and color are all
Petter than the shining glass
them appear. Let not her to
nature has been sparing of he:
If she would see her
tive mirror as others
&, or ar nearly as
to a draper's
of soft,
reflection
really
her with
possible let
shop and buy
white
the ey
her hasten
a quantity
material-—gauze, If possible:
Swiss or indian muslin will
well, says Woman's Life
to have it white, and
polishing the surface of the
mirror gather the material at the cen
tre of the top and bring it down soft
framing the glass
pure
it
an
very
He
Bure pure
either side,
in
FASHION NOTES
Some of the new vells
from Paris have very
Puffs are still worn, but are small
and soft and irregular in shape.
The scarab is a leader among deco
pins and dainty buckles
Rogoco ribbon is once more in high
favor for fancy work.
All of the pretty Louls boxes-cover
festooned tapestry are touch
gold galloon
Moire shares honors with tapestry
as a French material for some of the
richest pleces of art needlework.
Gold embroideries give the needed
gent over
large
dots.
’
ior
handwork.
Netted bags of gold cord intended
for reticules are woven into shape
and lined with satin of an empire
green,
The narrowest of gauze ribbons, in.
let between two widths of wider rib
bon, are used to hold them together
in the making of bags and aprons.
A single gold thread run along the
improve the brocaded
sewing or opera bag.
ribbon of a
chiffon will be general favorites in
ate afternoon tollettea, -
fads of the season. Even muffs show
bordered
furs.
little cashmere cape,
shoulders and jong stole ends, which |
comes in every shade,
Cap shapes are popular, ruling
strongly among turbans and toques,
and even hats. They are probably |
the result of the automobile bonnet
The raisin shades are listed next |
to black for smart street costumes.
There Is a very common idea that
the Malay is a race that is dying
out, killed in its own country by the
enterprise of Chinese, Tamils and
Japanese.
i
There are 247,000 more men
women in Australia
in
Joo F. F. Gray 8 Son
commie ii)
Largest Fire and Life
en Compass
THE BEST IS THE
CHEAPEST .
No Mutuals
No Amemments
Before insuring r life see
the contract of THE HOME
which in case of desth between
the tenth and twentieth
turns all premrdums pe:
dition to the face of the policy.
Money to o Loan om Firs
Mortgage
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NEWSY GLEANINGS.
bidders attended
of the Walt
the
Whitman
three
sale
Only
auction
home
A fast
York City
announced at
Miss Margaret
the wife of Danie!
ried to E. J. Bowes
Canada’s winter social
opened by a brilliant draw
in the Senate chamber at
A bomb burst close to Viceroy
Minto’'s carriage as he and the
Countess were driving in Ahmedabad,
India
A national
to raise 2
memorial
ington.
Women and children were sent
down the Bkeena River in canoes to
Prince Rupert, owing to the threaten-
ing attitude of the Indians
A granddaughter of Henry Ward
Beecher, who was one of Mrs. Stet-
son's pupils in Christian Science, said
that Mrs. Stetson’s students were in-
structed to regard her as Christ
A member of the Czar's suite, at
St. Petersburg, said that General
Count Spiridovitch bas no standing
in the Russian Court, although he is
a nobleman of Lithunian descent.
Members of the athletic association
of the Greene Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., left the
church because the pastor ordered
them to discontinue the blackball sys-
tem in passing would-be mem-
bers
The United States
at Washington, D. C., sentenced Sher-
iff Shipp, of Chattanooga, and two
others, to ninety days, and three men
to sixty days’ imprisonment because
of the lynching of a negro while his |
case was pending before the Court
It is the first time the Court ever
punished contempt by imprisonment,
sch New
was
mail edule between
and Los Angeles, Cal.,
Washington, D. C
Illington, fo
Frohman, was mar-
of Tacomas.
rmerly
BeRSE0OnD was
ing room
Ottawa
started
great
Wash-
movement has
500.000 for
building to Georg
- a
on
Supreme Court,
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Prince George has resigned his
commission as Admiral of the Grecian
navy.
Dr. William Arnold
been installed as president
leyan University.
Deputy Comptroller Joha H. Me-
Cooey was elected Democratic leader
of Kings County, N. Y.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois,
clared hat the negroes are responsi
bins for the “solid South.”
Shankiin has
of Wes-
the sitty-first anniversary of their
wedding in New York City.
Sir Wiifrid Laurier,
Premier,
sald there would be no wars.
President Taft received a silver
at a luncheon in Augusta, Ga.
Cipriano Castro,
Malaga, to reside permanently.
Dr. Felix Adler declared that while
he thought woman suffrage right in
| theory it was wrong in practice.
M. Briand, the French Premier,
' has announced his approval of ulti-
mate electoral reform in Frenece.
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand
and his wife, the Duchess of Hohen-
berg, were the guests of Kaiser Wil-
helm at Potsdam. |
Senator Aldrich, at St. Louis, said |
| that foreign systems could not be
adapted to the needs of a reformed |
| currency in the United States. |
Emperor William told Count Zep: |
pelin that he had promised the Em
| press that he would never make an
| ascent in an aeroplane or a dirigible
| balloon.
The Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis
{tells of a remarkable clairvoyant
power possessed by a woman member
| of his congregation, who could tell
ant her son was drinking in another
city,
i
A OANA HAN i
HAS 1000 KEYS.
Probably the most unique county
in the United States is Munroe Coun:
iy, Florida. This county, or the larger
part of it, is made up of a group of
{slande, called keys, and these are
both on the east and the west coast.
All the buildings in the cout are in
view of both outs, 4 on : the 8 and
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ATTORNEYS,
D.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
PELLEFONTR Pa
Cflon Herth of Cours House,
ee —
Ww. HARRISON WALKER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
BELLEFPO¥TR PA
Fo. 19 W. High Street.
All profesional bustnem promptly attended tp
mmm a ———
W. D. Z8hay
LD. Gerrie Ivo. J. Bowsa
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Esous Bloom
BELLEFONTE, PA,
| Buccemsors to Onvis, Bowzzn & Ozvi
| Consultation in nts and German,
CLEMENT DaLe
ATIUEERY AT-LAW
ELLEFONTR PA
Ofos N. W. corner ey two doors roms
First National Bank, ree
W G RUNKLE
ATTORNEY -AT-LAW
BELLIZFYORTE, PA.
All ximds of legal business attended to prompuy
Fpecial attention given to collections. Ofos, 8
Boor Crider's Kxchange re
Jo B. SFANGLER
ATTORNEY -AT-LAW
BELLEFONTRPA
Practices in all the courts. Consuiistion is
English snd German. Ofos, Orider's Exchasgy
trod
Old Fort Hotel
EDWARD ROYER, Proprietor,
Location : One mile South of Centre Ball,
Assommedations fretciem Good bar.
wishing to enjoy sn evening given
stiention. Mesls for sueh oOOMIoNE
pared on short notices. Always
for the transient trade.
Monto $1.00 PER DAY,
Th Ration! Hotel
MILLEEIM, PA.
BA. SHAWVER, Prop.
Fist elas socommodstions for the Sravele,
Sood table board and tierping aparimonts
The sholosst liquor at the bar. Bishis ap
semmodationn for horses is the best. be Bu
Bad. Bus wand from all trains on Be
snd Tyreme Rallrosd, at Osbum
LIVERY
Special Effort made to
Accommodate Com:
mercial Travelers...
D. A. BOOZER
Centre Hall, Pa. Penn'a R. R
Penn's Valley Banking Company
CENTRE HALL, PA
W. B. MINGLE, Ceshi¢
Receives Depesits . .
Discounts Notes . .
H. GQ. STRCHIIEIER,
PEMN
Manufacturer of
and Dealer in
In all kinds of
Marble aw
Granite, = a em my srs
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En SL — 3 1 0 loon
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LARGEST |NSuRANGE
Lgencs
IN CENTRE COUNTY
H, E.FENLON
Agent
Bellefonte, Penna.
The Largest and Best
Accident Ins. Companies
Bonds of Every Descriph
tion. Plate Giass In-
surance ad low rates.