THE CENTRE REPORTER.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 100
LO )OALS
Christmas post cards, the finest to
be had, are now on sale at the Report.
‘er office,
If you waut a first class Portland
sleigh, robe or blankets, get prices
from D. A. Boozer before buying.
James CC. Goodhart advertises a
stock sale for Saturday, March 19th,
He will bave a good lot of stock to
sell.
Master Samuel Poorman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Poorman, east of
Centre Hall, is spending this week
with his aunt, Mrs, Mary Markle, at
Fitimore.
Rev. I. C. Gherte, pastor of the Re-
formed church at Mifflinburg, who
had been ill for some time, is improv-
ing and will soon be able to serve his
parishioners,
Mrs. L. BR. Lingle, of Centre Hall,
‘accompanied by her son Master James
Lingle, Saturday morning went to
Tyrone, where they will remain over
the Christmas season with friends and
relatives
A large number of members of the
order of Patrons of Husbandry in
Centre county sare attending the ses
gions of the Penosylvania Btate
Grange at State College. This is the
first tine the Order held its annpual
meeting in this county.
Everybody's January number opens
with a poem ** America ’’ by Herbert
Kaufman, of the type that our
British cousins are used to calling
¢ brag.’ Of course, when they make
this accusation against us, they forget
their own hog, + Rule Britannia,’
Within a very short time Frank
Kreamer, of Millheim, had two valu-
able horses die for him. For the last
one he had paid $245. The last horse
was found dead in bis stall at supper
time by its owner. At noon the
animal appeared to be well, and no
cause can be sesigned for its sudden
death.
Mr. aud Mrs. H. E. Rush, of Bup-
bury, enjoyed the hospitality of G. W.
Radel and wife, at Coburn, for a few
days. - Mr, Rush holds the responsible
position of coief rate clerk in the Buo-
bury P. R. R. freight station. He was
a former student of and later a clerk
under Mr. Radel who is now agent at
Coburn,
William F. Thomas and son Ralph,
of Renovo, arrived in Centre Hall
Siturday afternoon, and were guests
at the home of Mr. and Mra Asron
Thomas. Lhis week Mr. Thomas is
attending the sessions of the Pennsyl-
vania State Grange. Although not
engaged exclusively in farmiog st this
time, he takes an active interest in
Grange work in his home.
The twenty-fifth wedding suniver-
gary of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rearick,
of Milroy, will be fittingly celebrated
this ( Phursday ) evening, in their
Milroy home. A number of invita
tions have been issued, some of which
found their way to Cen re Hall where
the couple lived before moving to
their present place of residence. The
Reporter, together with the many
friends and relatives of Mr. and Mre.
Rearick, extend congratulations, and
best wishes for many more years of
coanpubial bliss,
Two preity badly broken buggies
is the result caused on account of a
collision, near Colyer, Friday night of
jast week, One of the buggies was
that of Thomas Hosterman, who
was returning bome from a visit
to his father-in-law, J. 8. Hous-
man. The other buggy was vecupied
by Bruce Weaver and a young Mr.
Bubb, The collision was occasioned
by a miscalculation on the part of the
drivers, each thinking the other had
ample room to pass by without
danger of doing damage,
Thanks to Rolandj 8. Kerr for an
official souvenir book of the Omaha
Grain Exchange, of which Mr, Kerr
is & member. He is also secretary of
the W. C, Fleury Company, dealers in
grain, provisions, stocks and cotton,
Mr. Kerr is noon of Mes, Myra Kerr,
and is a pative of Potter township.
He bas been located in Omaba for
some years, as is also bis motber sad
brother, William B. Kerr. The Re
porter is alsd pleased to call attention
to the fact that the Kerrs are reflects
ing great credit on Potter township,
snd sre pushing their way forward in
financial circles,
Prof, A. Merrill Allison, of Highe
land Park, Illinois, arrived home
Baturday, and will remain for two
weeks, He Is makiog his principal
stopping place at Spring Mills, but of
_eourse will vieit his many friends snd
“relatives in other parts of Centre coun-
ty before returning to Illinois, Prof.
Allon is connected with the High-
land Park High Sebool, a township
high school, jdst outside the city lim-
its of Chicago. He is much pleased
with the school system in that state,
snd espeoially the laws governing the
township high schools which give]!
: pendent action than the schools of the
same classi this state.
; A Mere Hint.
The young min had married the rich
man's daughter and wase’t killing
himsed with work to support her, One
day the old man took him to task.
“Look here,” he sald emphatically,
“why don't you go to work?”
“1 don't have to,” the son-in-law re-
plied, with brazen eflroatery,
“Well, you will have to,”
“Why will 17"
“Because, sir,
to support you."
“But you will leave us something?”
“Not much I won't. There won't be
anything to leave.”
The son-in-law was alarmed.
“Great Jupiter!” he exclaimed,
don’t mean to tell me you have
ing™
“That's about the size of it."
The son-in-law devoted himself to
profound thought for several seconds.
“I have a suggestion to offer,” he
sald in a businesslike manner.
“What is 117" asked the old gent.
“Well, I suggest that you take out,
gay, £25,000 life assurance on yourself
to save wear and tear on my mind.”
Illustrated Bits.
I cannot live always
“You
noth-
A Dear Dish.
“Learning by experience In New
York is expensive sald an
out of town man, ‘gist night a les-
“ 8 che ap
I had a lit te dinner
in a private room at
one of the best restaurants, Every-
thing was just right, and | was mighty
well pleased. One thing was especial
ly pretty, and that was the dish of spun
sugar In which the was served.
It had all sorts of little flowers and
bowknots sticking out from it, and
every one of the crowd broke off a
plece fo nibble on When I went to
pay the bill item surprised me.
‘Blight dollars and a half for a dish’
was sbmathing iI didn't understand.
‘What's it for? I asked, pointing to
this item. And it was then and there
explained to me that a dish of spun
was fast operty
of the establis one of
business,"
gon cost me just $8. and wi
at that. You sce,
for a few friends
fruit
one
sugar as much the pr
hment as cnt
any damag
» paid for t was all right enough
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but it was
Overplayed His Hand.
began the bumg app
cant for a | “1 have Leen fe a that
you are looking for a clerk.”
answered the man at the
annli-
IOUS
“So I am.”
uppose you want a person who
wes, drinks no irs and
never engages In games of cl
whose character is the best: ong
neither sm r Swed
and thoroughly
who will stop at notl
with his principles, to
ther the interests of his empl
short, a brisk, Intel igent all around
man who kn was from A to Z
and will never be caught napping? If
so, I am the individual yi
ing for.”
“You will
hope,” sald the man
you half as
claim to be 1 feel
is honest, Indastrious
capable;
consistent
Olier
Wer.
ows bus
wm are look
pardon my diffidence, 1
at the desk. “If
you
worthy of
are competient as
myself un
ur boss Good mor
Age-Herald,
becoming y¢
i: rriinnehe
- Birmingham
Fooled Him
When Tommy ng papa his
dinner he stepped for a nu
watch a workman emptyi
“That,” remarked
F. “is the grate
ng down.”
The workman's eyes lit up.
“Weil, young man,” he sald, with a
show of carelessness. “you'd better
get forward with that dinner before
it's cold.”
In about
turned to
same grate,
“Are you quite sure it was this grate
the shilling was lost In?’ sald the
workman.
“1 am certain replied Tominy, “be
cguse I saw my father get it out”
London Answers,
was taki
nent to
a sewer
Tommy
my brother lost a
interest.
half an
find
hour Tommy re
the man®still at th
Wanted Papa to Enjoy It.
Francie, aged four and g baif, had
annoyed hir father until that individ.
ual finally lost patience. He was try-
ng to do some varnishing. Thinking
to get rid of him for a few minutes,
he sald, “Hurry, son, to the window
and watch the parade.” The lad ran
to the window and climbed upon a
chalr. while the father smiled at the
success of his little ie.
The smile was still on his face when
a tug at his cont and a “Hurry, papa,
quick!” caused him to start toward
the window. “What is the matter?”
he naked,
“Come aud see the elephant in the
parade!” —Delineator.
Perfectly Equipped.
When the large and healthy looking
individual who has asked at the door
for “a little something to eat” was
told that he might have it if he would
work awhile at the wood pile he shook
hiz head mournfully.
“I've got the ague,” he explained,
“and my hand 1s ‘that unstiddy 1
couldn't hit more'n one stick in seven”
“All right!” exclaimed the mistress
of the house. “Go out in the back
yard and shake those ashes for me.”
Experts at Colonizing.
The only two countries which draw
some benefit from thelr colonies and
how to manage them ard
England and Holland—two countries
which bave many national chamater-
What Travelers Leave.
“Of the
left at hotels from time
marked the hotel clerk,
have the commodities
ROTORS
About 10 per cent of the people who
have razor strops in their grips leave
them behind, Of course the reason is
that the strop Is hanging up on a nall
out of sight somewhere when the man
packs up, and he doesn't think about
it. His comb and brush are right on
the dresser Whefore bim, and that's
easy.
“Next to razor strops, though not
hustling the strops for position, come
the nighties of both genders, A good
many send back after them, but a lot
more people who leave them behind
just abandon them, After so long we
give them to charitable iustitutions.
Then there are toothbrushes, slippers,
combs, curling irons, soap boxes,
clothesbrushes and a list of other
things left behind longer than an ex-
pense account every month, People
are just that forgetful.”--New York
Press.
to time)”
other
Told It In Rhyme.
The late Rey. John Skinner, author
of “Annals of Scottish Episcopacy,”
was first appointed to a charge in Mon-
trose, whence he was removed to
Banff, and ult to Forfar, Aft
er he had left Montrose it reached his
ears that an {ll natured
wis cireula
induced to
imately
jeave this town by the
temptation of a better Income and of
fat pork, which, It would appear, was
plentiful in the loealify of his new in-
cumbenc: Indignant at fn As
wrote a letter, directed to
vindicating himself
which be showed to
John ERkinner f
of
1 he
such n
persion, he
his 1d
sharply
his gras
Langside, old
gentleman
and prof
stitute
Had 8
AS #iTangy
Or haa Ve k
He'd ne'er have 4
“Reminiscences of
ft Montrose
Dean Ramsay.”
Learning English.
» between the
mission
fled
When the bndding i
arrived at our national caj
a year or two ago he sool
lated to
of the « if
Or so
question
tal
harms of a young woman
and they
of friends, A
returned to
lengthy
his own
speedily
ago the attache
try after a
passed in
this
coun
Bence
leave of ab
nnd
did on
Washington was to send a ne
lady of his admiration, whe
astonishment and Indignatl
expression to this sen
my de
gaze upon r unmatched
Harper's Magnzine
ote to the
to her
, he gave
Tein,
timent
“*Unce more, mr friend, I shall
Oyen,"
The O-igf n of the Periwig.
eriwiz, which
the 3
part of the seventeent
i th centuries, owed its «
gin to , Loul ¢ XIV. of France. When a
little boy (he succeeded to the
at five years of age) he possessed o
profusion of remarkably beautifu
waving hair which fell In clusterifiz
curls over his shoulders. The courtiers
imitated the boy king by having heads
of false hair to imitate his natural
locks, and when Louis grew up he
adopted the periwig himself
During the reign of Willam and
Mary periwigs were worn in exagger
ated dimensions, and the beaux nszed
to comb their wigs in public with spe
clal combs®of ivory and tortoise shell
which became at last quite lndispensa
ble to these fine gentlemen,
insed so
of a t
toflet of ¢
throne
The Precise Scientist.
A Pennsyivania official sald
noted Philadelphia scientist:
“He fa the most exact man [ ever
met. He believes In nothing but proved
facts. Cont'nually he pins you down
“One day I said to him:
“Cannibalism-—-what an abomina-
tion! To ert of human flesh! Brrf™
“The old scientist frowned,
‘Pardon me, but have you ever
eaten of human flesh? he sald severe
ly. .
“No, said 1.
“Well, t* nn,’ be demanded, ‘why de
you speak of things that you know
nothing at all about? "Philadelphia
Record.
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4 One Needed Rest.
“Your husband needs rest, madam,”
sald the doctor,
“I know it!” she exclaimed trium-
phantly. “I've told it to him forty
times a day for the last two months
if 1 bave to'd it to him once, I've just
kept telline it to him all the time.
John, how many times have 1 told you
that you nesd est 7
“On second thought,” Interrupted the
doctor, “perhaps it would be better if
you rested.”
Troubled Even In Death,
“How Iz this? I thought you dis.
liked your motherindaw, and here
you are carrying flowers to her
grave!"
“Exactly!
Amusant,
The Uses of Scenery.
He (looking through his glass) —
glacier which we
She-Oh, won't it
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Fine Dark Cranberries, 10c qt.
se" Large Prunes, - 8, 10, 12¢ Ib,
Large Peaches, - - 10c Ib,
Oranges, Lemons, Bananas
Shellbarks
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AND RUBBER SALE
Rubber goods have not been good sale this season,
owing to the continued fair weather, Here are
prices that will warrant buying for a future rainy |
day :
Combination Felts and Rubbers - - -
And another grade at - -'
Lumbermen’s Gums, at -
Arctics, at - : .
Felts without rubbers, 40c¢
These are ‘worth 90c
$1.95
2.75
I. 75 & 2.00
1.25, 1.50 & 1.75
All of these are offered at ricas that will make you
feel like buying, even if you have no immediate use
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