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THE CENTRE REPORTER
ISSUED WEEKLY.
8. W. SIUTH, . . . Editor and Proprietor,
Entered at the Post Office in Centre Hall as
Second Class mall matter,
Centre Harr, . . . PENNA,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 19810
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CHURCH APPOINTMENTS.
Relormed--no serv ices,
Preabyterian-~Spring Mills, morning ; Centre
Hall, afiernoon
United
Egg Hill, sflernoon ;
Evangelical—Tusseyville, morning .
Centre Hall, evening.
: Tusseyville,
services,
Reformed Contre Hall, morniag
afternoon, communion ; preparatory
Saturday, 2:30,
Centre
Spring
Methodist—-Sprucetowa,
Hall, afternoon Revival
Mills, evening
morning ;
services at
Luthersn~Union, morning ; Georges Valley,
arternoon ; Centre Hall, evening, Home and
Foreign Missionary Society Thank Offering
Services,
LOCALS, :
D. A. Boozer was confined to the
house on account of sickness for sever-
al days the beginning of this week.
Miss Ruth Beck, of Nittany, daugh-
ter of John Beck, was the guest of
Miss Leila Huyett in Centre Hall for
several days.
Mrs. Minnie Richard and Mrs.
Laura Lee returned to Centre Hall af-
ter visiting among friends at Altoona
for about two months,
/ The farm stock and implements sold
by James B. Strohm, st Centre HII,
at public sale iast Friday, brought
very fair prices, Cows sold very well.
The sale footed up about $1500.
in the Orangeville (Illinois) Courier
mention 18, made of two farm stock
snd implement sales netting $7,700
and $7,600, respectively. Those figures
are copsiderably higher than the
average similar sales in Centre county.
You would hardly think it, but
there are twenty-eight church build-
ings in Centre Hall borough, Potter
and Gregg townships. Of these
seventeen belong to Gregg towuship,
six to Potter township and five to
Centre Hall
A little daughter was born to Mr,
and Mrs. George Shearer, of near
Pleasant Gap. , They are farming on
one of the farms owned by the Gor-
dong, and are getting along nicely,
snd now since the new arrival they
will all the more make an effort to
make farming pay.
Rev. Daniel Grees reiurned home
from Greensburg and other points in
West Moreland county, where he had
gone on the sad mission of laying to
rest the remains of Mrs, Gress. He
was accompanied to his home by hia
three children, who will remain here,
Under the regulation heading, Rev,
(Gress announces services at Tussey-
ville and Centre Hall.
There are some big hogs in Centre
Hall, but they are of the breed that
will hang on gambrels during this
month, later to become gammon
Messrs, W. H. Meyer, W. B. Mingle,
Byron Garis aud Mra, Rebecca Murray
have porkers that will weigh between
four aod five hundred pounds, and
perhaps some of them will reach over
five hundred ; and this is pot all
gammon,
After practicing his profession at
Portland Mills for eight years, Dr. P.
W. Leitzell hes lceatea in Benton,
Wisconsin. Dr, Leitzell is a native of
Peans Valley, a graduate of Jefferson
Medical Colige, Philadelphia, and
during the past years has had con-
#'derable experience in hospital work.
His many friends and acquaintances
in this valley will join the Reporter
in wishing him the deserved continu.
ed success in his profession,
Through an overaight the report of
the Hart lecture was abbreviated, the
Iatter pages of the article haviog been
omitted in putting it in type. Refer.
ence was made to the music, furnished
by a quartette of ladies, namely, Mrs,
L. G. Rearick, Mr. John H. Pufl,
Mrs, I. L. Moore, Mrs. 8. 8B. Kreamer,
who very well rendered two numbers,
Miss Roxanna Brisbin also sang a
solo in a charming msnoer. Prof. P.
H. Meyer acted in the capacity of
organist,
According to the roster of congress
just published, the Democratic repre
sensation fb the next house will be
227 ms against 163 Republicans and one
Hociallst, These figures give the
Democrats a msjority of sixty-three
sud a plurality of sixty-four, Col-
orado ls solidly Democratic, while
Indiana has twelve Democrats out of
thirteen members. Even Pennsyl
vania has a respectable showing, for
there are nine Democrats out of the
thirty-two members, /
Mrs. F. F. Wetzel, of Millheim was
seriously injured at Coburn on Ler
returning from a visit to her sons at
Shamokin, When thd train arrived
near Coburn it stopped to take a sid-
ing for a passing freight train, and
Mrs, Wetzel thought the train had
arrived at the station and left-the car,
In alighting she fell dowo a steep in-
cline along the track, sustaining se.
vers bruises on her body. Bhe was
taken to her home and placed In a
doctor's oare,
Harris township
A number of Odd Fellows, from
this place, attended the funeral of
Jacob Jordan at Tueseyville on
Tuesday.
A very plessing entertainment was
given by the Boalsburg primary
school Wedneaday afternoon of last
week,
The Modoe hunting party returned
on Baturday and the Rileys on Wed-
neaday, each party have two deer.
Miss Mary Woods, of Bpring Mille,
visited in Boalsburg from Wednesday
until Saturday.
Misses Helen and Larue Ishier, of
Linden Hall, spent Saturday and
Bunday at Boalaburg.
Miss Emily Alexander, of Centre
Hall, is visiting at the home of her
sister, Mra, W, A. Marray.
Daniel Mothersbavgh visited
Pittsburg over Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. Rose Girove, with her little son
Edgar, of Scotia, visited in Boalsburg
fromy Thursday untill Tuesday.
Miss Beryl Brouse planned a sur-
prise post card shower for her father’s
birthday, Monday the 25th of No-
vember.
Mr, and Mrs, Jomes Irwin, of Mif-
flinburg, were visitors at the home of
Adam Krumrine,
Mrs. (George Fisher, with her little
boys visited with the Charles Fisher
family at Danville.
Mr, aud Mr. George Keller, of
Houserville, were among the guests at
the Thanksgiving dinner at the L
Mothersbaugh home.
Mrs, William Goheen and daughter,
Miss Margaretta, visited with relatives
and former associates, at Altoona and
Tyrone during the Thanksgiviog
season,
Mrs. Margaret Riley, mother of Mrs
J. P. Weber, and her nlecs, Mra, Jasper
Shontz, of MiMinburg, attended the
funeral of Mr. Weber on Thankegiv-
ing day.
A upion beid
Lutheran church in the forenoon
Ibanksgiving day. Rev. J. I. Btope-
cypher delivered Lhe address,
Therecital by Miss Hasepenplug In
the Boal hall lest Thursday evening
was well attended and very interest-
ing. Beveral fine musical selections
were rendered,
at
pervice was in
Mise Nora M. Miller, of
and Mrs. Andrew Kuhn.
Rev. Charles E. Btover, the pastor
elect for the Boalsburg Reformed
charge, is expected to arrive here some
time during this week, Bervices will
be held in the Reformed church next
Sunday at 10 a. m.
P. M., Weber with hls family, who
came from their bomeat Huntingdon
for the funeral of his brother, tarried
fora few days with their immediate
relatives at Boalsburg, Centre Hall
snd State College.
Mr.and Mrs Cook Hubler, of Cen-
tre Hall, and James Musser, of Snow
Shoe, spent Friday with Mr. and More,
Harry Frederick, Mrs, Frederick |e
quite feeble, and Mrs, William Brouse,
of Pine Grove Mills, is engaged as
house keeper.
Mr. and Mme E.R. Williams enter.
tained H. M. Hosterman and family
at supper on Bgturday, 18th of Novem-
ber, the event being a celebration of
the birthdays of Mr. Hosterman and
Mr. Willisms,
Bunday evening the church ~was
comfortably filled. The service con-
sisted of scripture reading, some sta.
tistics of missionary work, music,
recitations by a number of the chil
dren of the Bunday-echool and a short
address by the pastor. The annus]
offering was given,
Harry C. Bailey and Miss Viola
Begner, were united in marriage on
the evening of Thanksgiving day at
the home of the bride's eslster, Mre,
Jared Mayea, at Milton. They spent
a week with relatives at Williame-
port and Pittsburg, and will now be at
home at the Bailey home near Boals-
burg.
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Spring Mills.
Mrs. (Rev.) William Blerly, of
MiMinburg, spent a few days with
friends.
Mr. and Mre. Joseph Palmer, of
Lewisburg, were to see Mrs, Palmer's
father, James Hanna, who ia ill,
Clarence Musser snd wife, of
Chambersburg, are visiting at the
home of BR. D. Musser and family,
James Hanoa, father of Mrs, C. E,
Royer, is confined to bed. Mr, Hanna
is an aged man and ls getting very
feeble.
Miss Grace Weaver returned home
from Bellefouts where she had been in
the hospital for six weeks.
Eugene Allison, of Bellefonte, spent
Thankegiving with his parents, Mr,
end Mrs. H. M. Allison,
Prof. W. A. Moyer and wife rejurn-
ed from a visit to Altoona on Thurs
day.
Daniel Heckman, of Coburn, is
visiting his many friends.
Mabel Long, of Lock Haven Nor-
mal, spent Thanksgiving with her
parenis, Mr, and Mrs, C. P. Long.
Quite a number of people from Co-
burn, Centre Hall and other places, at.
tended the fageral of Mm. Shook, on
Saturday morning. :
Mrs. Sarah Beatty was called to
Avis to puree a sick grandson,
Too Risky.
In boring for oil when the drill
reaches the depth where it allows gas
to escape every precantion is taken
against igniting it lest there should be
n destructive explosion. This neces-
sury precaution gives point to the fol
lowing story, told by a writer in the
Pittsbnrg News:
“1 ean deal with men,” growled a
grizzied oll driller, “but a woman can
outdo the best of ux
“1 brought In au well In Virgiony
right close to the kitchen door of a
little farmbouse. Just as we were get-
ting to the ticklish point. where smok-
ing wasn't allowed within forty rods,
out comes the farmer's wife and goes
to bullding a big fire in a Dutch oven,
“Mebby 1 didn’t kick, but she just
showed me a batch of dough an’ said
If she dido’t bake it ‘twould spoil. If
I wanted the fire out 1 had got to pay
for the dough-—ten dollars too. She
just dared me to touch that Dutch
oven, an’ 1 didn’t touch It either. 1
just gave her the ten
“Melby we didu't get that fire out
quick. If the well bad broken loose
it would have blown me an’ the whole
farinbouse out of sight
“No, gir; 1 don't want any more deal-
ings with women. They're too risky.”
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Spider Web as a Styptic,
A spider's web, an old cure for bleed-
ing, isan uncleanly application, as it
fs generally procured from the most
neglected corner in a room and is con
sequently laden with dust. The ear
liest reference to this remedy io our
language seetns to be in a translation
af that curious encyclopedic work of
the widdle ages “De Proprietaribus
Rerum.” where we read. “Coppe webbe
and clene stauochyth
blood.” Hut as | have seen it applied
to # cut finger it hus been anything
but white and clean. There is another
reference In Shakespeare's “Midsum-
mer Night's Dream.” when Bottom, the
weaver, says to the fairy Cobweb, “1
shall desire of you more acquaintance,
it | cut my fin
bold with you.”
it must be ac
while
that is
good master Caobveb:
ger | shall make
AS a styplic, ho
knowiedged a spider's web as some.
what effective. In a case of excessive
hemorrhage after the extraction of a
tooth a dentist 1 cobweb with
wost satisfactory results. — Hospital
wever
applied
Military Rats.
An old military dictiopary tells us
zines by means of lighted matches tied
to their tails We cannot offhand re
call any historical instance of this, but
it did occur, seeing thst
Marshal Vauban Iald down special
rules for counteracting it Auyhow,
who,
sou may recall, used foxes in a similar
way for a somewhat similar purpose
As to the royal rat catcher, we may
add that he had a special official livery.
According to Pennaot's “British Zool
ogy.” It consisted of a scariet costume,
embroidered with yellow worsted, in
which were figures of mice destroying
wheat sheaves, By the way, rats were
not the only animals bonored with
special catcher. Leicester, for instance
used (0 pay a yearly salary of £1 11s
0d. to its municipal! mole catcher. —
London Standard
The Man-of -war Bird.
The frigate pelican, or mag-of-war
bird, Is usually met with by travelers
in the tropics. Although when stripped
of its feathers it is hardly larger thao
a pigeon, yet Do man can touch at the
same time the tips of its extended
wings. The long wing Loues are ex-
cordingly light, and the whole appa-
ratus of air cells is extremely deyel.
oped, $0 that its real weight is very
trifling. It flies at a great height above
the water and from that elevation
pounces down on fish, especially pre
ferring the poor, persecuted fiying fish
for its pres. According to some au
thors. the name of man-of-war bird
wns given to it because its appearance
was sald to foretell the coming of a
ship, probably because the frigate peli
can and real frigates are equally ad-
verse to storms, and both like to come
into harbor if the weather threatens
Drinking and Smoking In Korea.
The Koredus are inveterate smokers
of green tobmeco, which they use in
pipes with tiny bowls and stems two
or three feet long. ‘They stick their
pipes down the back of the neck when
pot using them,
There is a desl of drinking, too,
though they have many proverbs
agaiust it—"Heuven and earth are too
small for t drunken man,” “White
whisky makes n red face” “There Is
Bo bottom to the appetite for drink.”
Broke.
They were drinking soda in the Gen.
tlewoman's club,
“1 wish.” said the fat oue with gray
hair, “that rou could break my daugh-
ter Nell of bridge.”
The young one in plak smiled faint
Ivy. "1 did break her last night” she
sald. ~ Brookivn Citizen,
Judicial,
“Proky old Judge Talkit got hold of
Smythe the other day and treated the
poor fellow to a regular judicial pro-
reeding.”
“What was it?
*First be arrested his progress and
then he tried his patience.” —Baltl.
more American,
—
A Riotous Pack.
Uncle Eben—1 tell ye that it's excess
ive Indulgence In pleasure that kills
#0 many men. UDocle Ezra-You're
right on that, Eben. Those fellows
that stay up till 9 o'clock pitehin®
quoits by lantern light won't realise
it till their eyes begin to fall ‘em.
Peculiar Optical Effects.
If one places a pinhead up close to
the eve and directly iu front of it the
bend of the pin appears transparent
and things way seen ns easily
through It ns through a sheet of isin.
glass, the bead appearing sluply as a
large round cloud, If i Is placed some-
whit closer no pio or head can be
seen at all,
If oue very dark room
dud puts a lighted candle near the side
of une eye very pretty and peculiar ef-
fects are obxerved, A tracery, form.
Ing a regular network, can be easily
detected, and this i= werely the shadow
thrown by the cundi¢ ou the retina of
the eye of the small capillary blood
vessels between the retina and the
candle,
If one looks to the side of a dim star
in the heavens the star appears a great
deal brighter than direct vision makes
it appear. This is because the light
In the Indirect view falls on what is
known as the “yellow spot” or point of
keenest vikion. As this is pot put di
rectly behind the front of the eye the
glide glance is Some people
can soe stars that way that they can
pot perceive at all on direct vision. —
Pittsburg
fae
goes Into &
OCP RA TY
Dispatch
A Sacred Bath,
The mt
ous peoples do in
are legion, but
than that
the name of religion
vo sight Is wore odd
be witnessed on
mdrinath, = the Himalayan
theestern India. The peak
2A feel ubove the sea, and
of 10400 feet there is
n shrine of Vishon overhanging
LE Ted by Ww
sacred thermal spring
15.000) plLigriins
to the
when the
which wing
peak of
Fange nu nor
Joos
at am
binlit
BH oprest ia
ait i
fitituce
ler
climb the weary path
and every twelfth year,
faitinbh Melnh is celebrated,
increases (0 at least 00.000
the pligrims
liberally fee the
the sa-
shrines
the number
Arriving nt the
adore the great
shrine
idol
Brahman priests and
ered nuk his |
imthe In
pe tween wd women
the water
nntil the entire tank
Huta nity re
slichtis 91 et tne
alsolutely nude, plunge nto
with cries of
set be
sembling
gletalln™ of
in a
very much the familiar “wig
infrequently
§
rain barre New York Times
Why He Hadn't Tried It
A pamy peamined on the
river in eastern [ial
when a pros
glong one
r
had his jaw
me
He
woe rend
pecior «
mle
first inclined to pass on with
oul
ever, he h
a word mn second thought
ted and gruttly queried
Salt ake?
‘flow fur 1
“Three |
“Humph’
“pn
“About 200 niles ™
ttiiredd milles
elev far”
“Cet Your v hur ™
“No: It's just an
and I'm a-riding
get it pulled
We invited b
Towd $
tooth and jerked
pense After
rensed dupcing about | quetied
“Why dkiu't sou try
infernal
got
Best Kind
nars
of reason: si i
a string
The Chief's Error.
Goron was chief of the
when the following Incident took place
Lombroso Lund
on criminaingy
the story. snd
wrote to
with” some portraits ot
man criminals
writer, the meokage
started on ls
the book out Lombroso sent a
copy. handsomely bLound, to Goron,
who saw his gift acknowledged on the
first page It wax a scholarly book,”
said the chief apd woul! bate had
8 large sale DUL for an efrfor on wy
part The pictures inive out of the
wrong drav er of my desk hey were
pot crimionis #11 all, bul women
written
ANOLE women,
wie 1 wns
to send Lim “forth
Parisian
Goron
wo
was inde
fails
up and
When
fanir to
Rie
8 new wdition bad (vo be
make good a police mistake
printed to
ds ——— on ans
An Exchange of Courtesies.
A couple of wen got into a warm ar
gument finally came to bhiows,
After the fracas a speciator remarked
“A soft answer turneth away wrath,
and vice verse We «hound all Keep
polite tongnes in our heads. Only last
night | beard a very fat man say with
& loud laugh to nn bowlegged friend
“Jim, old man. you lvok ax if yon'd
been riding a tarred]
“And vou, snipped Jim sonrly, ‘look
as if you'd swallowed one
—
an
Lets Mim Out.
Mra, Nagger-Ob. James, how Yawk
ward! Mr. Smith has come, and now
we shall be thirteen at table. Mr.
Nagger—~What then® Mrs. Nagger
{with a shriek) Why, ove of us will
die before the year is oul! Mr. Nag
ger (brutally j—<Never mind; I'm tough
«London Pick -Me-Up.
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A Cute Child.
“Every time the baby tooks iuto my
face he smiles,” sail Mr. Meekins,
“Well,” answered his wife, “it mn)
pot be exactly polite, but it shows be
has 8 sense of humor.”
Gallant,
Beautiful Widow=0Do you know, 1
sm forty years old today. Gallant
Bachelor—Madam, you are just twen-
ty. 1 pever believe more than half of
what 1 hear.
Reckless Driving.
: “What is the matter with your wife?
see she's got her hand io & sling”
“Reckless driving.” :
“Horse I"
Tu
“No; nail.”
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C. P. LONG CO.
DEPARTMENT STORE
Same Goods of More Goods
for Less Money % for Same Money
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DRY GOODS,CLOTHING |
HATS & CAPS For All
PRICES LOWEST
CAR LOAD OF
SALT
By Barrel - $1.25
Grain Bags - 50c¢
Burlap Sacks - 29c¢
Small Dairy Sacks,
2 for 5¢
We are Headquarters for
Qil Cloth, per yd. -
Linoleum and floor ] 6¢c
coverings, Prices right,
Hardware
Department
Farmers, attention !
Horse Nails - - 8c lb.
Wire Nails - - 3clb.
Best Gal, Pails - - 22¢
Full Line Staple Hard-
ware ; prices right, CAR LOAD OF
SWEET
POTATOES
Grocery
Department
6 Ibs. Rolled Oats - 25, |
4 pks. Corn Starch - 25¢
3 Ibs Oyster Crackers)5¢ CAR LOAD OF
AMERICAN
WOVEN
FENCE
Prices were never lower
Shoe
Department
Shoes for Men, Women
and Children.
All styles and prices.
C. P. LONG COMPANY
Department Store Spring Mills, Pa.
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SWEATERS
A Fine Line of Men's
HATS & CAPS
A Line of Men's and Ladies’
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A Full Line of Dry Goods
of all kinds. Ladies’ Dress Goods
suitable for wear at this season.
Shoes—-Oxford Ties
for the Ladies, and Shoes for
everybody.
Our Grocery line complete
nothing omitted. Goods are fresh
and of the best grades.
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