———————————— The Centre Reporter ————— CENTRE HALL PA THE SERVICE OF BIRDS Among the creatures that service to mankind the a foremost place. It is their function to suppress the insects that play havoe with the farmer's hard-earned crops. Fifty-three per cent of of the dis Horse to consist of the larvae ease disseminating mosquitoes, flies are the burden not only of horses, but of other valuable stock, and the larvae of this fly are the natural food of several species of birds. The fever t'ek, so injurious to cattle, is the natural food of the killdeer and the plover. Corn, cotton and other crops are destroyed large extent by grasshoppers, and there are at least 23 species of birds that feed upon grasshoppers. Grass lands and grain crops in general suffer greatly from various Insect pests, : stroyed In vast multitudes by The greatly dreaded boll weevil is food for the plover, the killdeer and others of the feathered tribe. It is a birds fol- fo a which are de birds. common experience to see lowing the plow and consuming grubs that ictive to other plants, of the planter should be protected by right legislation. are destn garden and These friends in valuable every state The announcement by a Boston phy gician that electrifying of crowded apartments will make dull pupils bright and Indolent workmen active may be worth looking into. It fs pessible that it would even ma<e drowsy churchgoers attentive to long sermons. There is a stimulating influ ence in ozone, and this the current, as employed by the is sald to diffuse in the Of courde, it cannot for fresh alr Ozone is not oxygen, and oxygen {is indispensable to life. If it proves as beneficial as the doctor affirms the will giv welcome, but the extent ment very the atmosphere electric doctor, atmosphere be substitute world e it a cordial of its employ governed costs necessarily will be largely by what it The Chicago health who conde and rearing of chil choly truth, [t persist in cities as a necessary but parents who can give their dren the benefit the larger, life of a separate hesitate board secretary mns all flats as bad morally physically—unfit places states a Hy is likely dren r that they of bome should to do so A rich wealth ed his other millionaires walling the t but whom the the burden gested itself man in {llinots, who found toc much has distribut- to the always be millions pre a hint who are irden of their money, shedding er apparently sug- to thought of has nev Historians tell us that Julius Caesar rank comes there Julius Caesar. But hardened skeptic fore" cls beer, French scientist the such and a to bat with announcement WAS no person as the most hesitate even would be aiming that there is no such thing as beer, Menus with the eat ple tured in lively colors are a new thing in a fashionable York botel Doubtless the artist employed is he who painted a large red miter decorate the walls of the New aquarium food You New ot to York The rescue of a “rat” at a New Jersey resort reveals the fact that fickle femininity has forsaken a long- trusted financial depository for anoth- er, as when the “rat” was placed In the hands of its excited owner she drew from its hairy depths a roll of money. Now a woman will be sure of ber personal wealth if she only keeps her head--that is, keeps it intact After walking some thousands of miles across the country, a man and his wife are In Boston greatly Im: proved and increased In weight. Walk- ing is decidedly more healthy than riding in sleeping cars, but it takes more time and costs more money, un less the pedestrians rely on handouts from the agricultural population. ——————————— end of the year they will not carry trunks more than 70 inches long. The theatrical profession and mercantile travelers will have to make up for this restriction by giving their trunks the aspect of sky-scrapers. Lisa, ft. No doubt he has scores of better pletures of his own painting. May we remind you, worthy house holder, busy with the manifold cares that a modern civilization imposes upon you, that this is a good time to have your furnace overhauled and put in order for the coming winter? 10 DISPLAY OUR NAVAL STRENGTH Fleets to Mobilize. 126 WARSHIPS IN The Vessels, Which Will Have a Com- bined Tonnage Of 693,844, Will Assemble At New York and Los Angeles. The and Washington mobilization the Atlantic Pacific New York and Los Angeles (x to November 2 the ing of force ever floated in the waters of this | fleets at tober 30 will mark gather the greatest naval that probably will pi He States sphere. This assembling of with the U standing maritime pow at the rate of building plans of Germany that within three ] up to second nited second in the list of great it i8 certain Ltnat lopment of the shi nati should se« additions to double existing the COt le ast by the { gontem plate 8 naval program struct two battleships vearly The public the assembled New York the number « the 135 man Emperor the 126 Amerl tremendous tons, are the German Second Greatest Display. par for the Angel ombined and Los does vessels the sums really fleet Atlantic fleet will c« jae all classes, with a placement of 577.568 tons, "and i Pacific fleet, f 118,243 tons. The combined fleets will It clude 82 le the Ger man Ameri can = the man 8 armored France The MOT mi vessels of total vessels ¢ arm fleet battles? iunmbered 28 armored fleet incl cruisers assem 10 view last summ much in ot} play none name which assembled arminreodd al il t weaker er shir Cruisers ROOSEVELT DIGS ARBITRATION Most Treaties Are Merely Promissory Notes. BANKS IN FINE SHAPE. Comptroller Of Currency issues Most Complete Report. Wasnt United ington That the banks of the States are in a state of most salth, moet complete report on the cor of Comptroller of vigorous he was shown in the sition by the the banks ev compiled the C er urrency thousand three banks r thei 2 Twenty-four hun and the dred to June 7 last the previous Analysis of flitles shows loans of £15.( investment in bonds, etc, 000: cash on hand, 817 capital, $1.652.400,000; suroius profit, $2.065.000000; individual posits, $£15.907.000,000 geventy-one reported Con ndition more than iptrolle 1.276 year the resour on reported and lia 00.000 and de. To Fight Tobacco Reorganization. Milwaukee, Wis. At a meeting the Western Leaf Tobacco Association iminary were taken to fight the reorganization the American Tobacco Company The meeting was attended by repre. of fortyfour prominent of pre "He Was Not Dead, Chicago. — While being carried into an undertaking establishment on the West Side David Easley, 22 years old, of La Grange, 111, who was thought to be doad, suddenly regained conscious ness and shouted: “Take me out of here, I'm not going to die yet!” He was taken to a hospital for treatment and may recover from injuries recelv ed when he was struck on the head with a rifle while quarreling with Ros poe Holtzs over a woman, to whom both men had been showing attention ARMY TO STRKE QUICKLY. Arabs Joyfully Accept the italian C tion—Nineteen Land Of Transports Livision ian Army. cupa the Second the ital PATCHING IT UP France and Germany Arrana Moroccan Controversy PEACE NOT FAR OFF, Emperor William and the Cz Bring It About. ar Ma y State Depa ag the Lmperor zt of Ital working « and the gin the Portes s posit peace bet far off and istice. n jeant Veen Turkey arm |OON ean be » that Tripoli Italy BLOCKS A RICE TRUST. Incipient Combine In Philippines Is Given Death Blow, Washington Trust busting has the Philippines, General Forbes has traders to raise the of the Filipinos’ staple food Suspecting the combination and act ing on the Insular Bureau's suthority, Mr. Forbes where Gov: blocked a of rice of American in bulk in at cost to ened natives, corn to IndoChina and for the famine-threat rice CANNOT GET A CONVICTION. Fifth Man Freed In Connection With Negro's Lynching. West Chester, Pa. Efforts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to gecure a conviction in connection with | the burning to death of Zach Walker, the negro, at Coatesville, failed again Tuesday, whea a jury acquitted Oscar Lampey, who was charged with being | a member of the mob that lynched | to be freed of a murder charge in con nection with The lynching. 10 OVERTHAG Revolutionists Take Hankow and Other Cities. Well Organized —-Reve Sen, utionists Plan To Make Dr. Of Anti-Manchu Presi Leader Party, dent. issued that their prop AN ARMISTICE ARRANGED. Peace Between [taly and Turkey Now In Sight. 1¢ armistice which iving here between German sOme has prac ee ot aithough not Urey 107 omacy has heen str for : : % wl it is believed ime, tically been conch ided, vet announced it is ation will hostilities as official ferstood that the ilitary fered » und transpor Italian m inter of expeditions ith, but that will cease Jerlin as equivalent ending of the war, or at least warlike movements. which will now be succeeded by tiations looking to a settlement not be quarters in in all considered to the the This in nego Want To Grow Cotton Abroad. Berlin The International Commit tee of the Cotton Spinners and Weav: ers’ Boclety debated at Jength the | question of cotton growing in American countries. The committee sent a request to the various govern ments to continue energetically their | experiments in the cultivation of cot ton, without being influenced by { prevailing low American prices, Gov. Smith To Quit Nov. 15. Atlanta, Ga. — Hoke Smith announc- ed that he will relinquish the Gover. norship of Georgia November 15, pre- | { United States Senator, to which office hoe was elected by the ladt Legislature. | Schiey Estate $20,000. Washington Admiral Winfield 8. Schley, (ing to a petition filed here by his {his will, does not exceed twenty thou { sand dollars. FIERCE BATTLE WITH INDIANS | | —————— Leaders Of the Rebels Hold Back the Chamula Indians—Loss of State Troops Small. Tuxtla Guitierrez, Fighting late Chiapas, Mexico, Monday afternoon for the possession of the little of ‘hajapilia, held by Insurrectos whose trength was estimated as 900, a force if volunteers ing 100, killed 30 rebels captured 108, 18 of The loss to the given as less town number and were wounded vernment forces is killed reports ian a dozen Early troops is now Kk the that the state but encounter beginning troops were little opposition, that met with nown the fiercest since the The (Col Ball imander of the rebels, the al 1 ifjority insurrection slate Wore Paz the commanded by Manuel "General Antero inas is name of the con and according to prisoners he the nr of his force His second in command “Colonel” killed three was The fourths War armed ances NATIONAL DEMOCRATS JAN. 8 Plans To Meet On Jackson Day In Harmony Dinner FOR HIGHER.-PRICE COTTON. Proposed Conference By Colguitt's dorsed Five Governors. i exa ASSAULTER LYNCHED. Negro Is Taken To the Scene Of His Crime and Hanged By a Mob. the message reaching here Honea Path states was hanged to a tele there sho Boats Sunk. dispatch fo a from Pera says Turkish torpedo hoats Tokat Abed, Alpagut and turning from the lonian Sea surprised by an Italian near \ October 8. A smart engage and three of the tor damaged escaped by Torpedo London A agency london that Hamid, Antalia, while News the re were squadron yviilene ment followed boats sank ing a pedo and hoist were The ign flag severely fourth fore Parcels Pact With Panama. Washington Postmaster Hitchcock announced that a parcels post convention with the Republic of ‘anama had been agreed and would be as as possible General upon made effective early Money For Indians. Washington. ~The Sacs and of the Mississippi tribe of Ind Foxes ians in | receive their full pro rata share of the $1,020,000 trust funds now in the treasury their credit as soon ar they citizenship to ARSuUmMe Life Sentence For Kidnappers. Chicago. Guiseppe Nicolosi and bis Carmello, were sentenced to life imprisonment after they had been found guilty by a jury of kidnapping five-vearold Angelo Marino Senators To See Canal. Washington. <A party of Saturday on the steamship Ancon, They are | Brandegee (Republican, Connecticut), chairman of the Committee on Inter oceanic Cavals; Bristow (Republican, Chilton (Democrat, West Page (Republican, Vermont): (Republican, lowa), and % vy STATE CAPITAL NEWS Outside Firms Withdraw. Four manufacturing f gent the guaratitee that i of rims CAnaGY into Hiate mplied wit AWE were { #1 to withdray goods from sale, becay ports to Dairy and For Foust y demonstrated wag adulterated (ver samples of « OUs the were andies were taken | parte of the Btate ChHemic not In one cas turer was DEINE take Wants Old Ticket Redeemed. y 3 Harrisburg Curbing Condemned inspection, Dairy Air School. HATE €or and an § CORR will be opened Pennsylvani a Charters charter heen Water Cot & have Capit Electric Indiana County, also operate and Allegheny quarters at McDonald, to be $5.04 {ry in Gach Pastors Petition Wilson. The Harrisburg Ministerial Associa- tion passed resolutions requesting Sec retary of Agri ure Wilson not to preside at the jonal convention at Chicago resola- tions will be forwarded tary. James brewers’ The the Py na Secre e by Samuel B ndent of Public ratified hy Alexander, mural of If arrangements 1 Rambi, Grounds and Bulldings, are the State Board, John Ww of New York, will paint decorations for the north the capitol. Super inter the corridor One Vote Nominates Man. RH. Koch, Republican and Citizens’ candidate for Judge of Schuylkill conun- ty, was declared the Prohibition nomi. nee as well, because on the official re turns he received a single vote under that party caption Centipede 1s Harmless. The centipede or “thousand legger,” as it is better known in many parts of the State, is just ak harmless in these latitudes as a butterfly according to a poison with which Keystone State centipedes are credited with is not strong enough to harm anyone, but to enable them to overpower their enemies or prey. Dr. Burface says that the prejudice against the Insects is unreasonable and that they destroy much vermin.
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