The Centre Reporter I—————— CENTRE HALL PA. PASSING OF THE PIGTAIL. less reverently com monly | of to Although the queue, known as pigtail, is most associated in the public’mind day with the people of China, though that fashion of raring the hair has probably been attributed by the thoughtless in many instances to what taught by our geographies regard as the civilized condition of the Chinese, Ww most of us were school half it is a fact well worth noting that the Chinese to no means the only un to have shown respect The re- abolition the gO sa p- British even every England Waist- the fashionable about 1740, and be- the bag wig had adorned with a pigta.l looped up in a black silk flag. As late as 1858 an old gentleman was seen in Cheapside with his gray are by earth partiality cent edict the London tion on and to the queue. the reminds it sanctioning pigtail in Chronicle of China that the pi from is not gtail dis the very pe Bruy day long long ago si ared not nee merely navy, life in were and but from civilian pgtails in tha aa ear fore England been tied behind a short Queue, and it aj may be found in the pigtail; Chronicle, hair in today of the vel- in pears that even relic to England a for, according of black of officers three pieces vet the nains of queue the dre Welsh Fus the tied on Royal 88 TuUnNIics was dashed hours an make sippi tions he into there interesting of the Mis great and valleys! ace descrip- of the Southland work of unfolding ! What graphic west, tl can give with its wonderful resources going on acounts of vast will or well he might get at th the theater of prodigious he If he could run into some informed Yankee a second-hand statement America is, but ; by finda ane imperial progress, make on Broadway of wh he can never standing and view. in New York, says He cannot city, and very the Omaha Bee even see of make | git of that little the elements that Ameri Qiis and resources ans thelr metrop gecon size but the in and first they broade They might go t American provincialism guest & great Ameri cts, would never go get st view of continental merica here for their ideas of Our young from abroad stands on before iy board of edveation An high in Los has barred box for the ng geles $ girls for eir beauty and their i It for the p ing subjects of ti rospects ay bo ho likely rohibition marred that the reason given will its acceptance is very cause by t fn question he fair je ukase J A New York jury aw gix cents iawver fT ct aside with the observa. arded a damages and Justice G« set the verdi tion that a lawyer's rep be that less the justice must admit tation must Neverthe that It de- as in any it must depend on the man worth more than pends on other case 5 3 the i% yer, just Membership in any profession or em- ployment in any occupation does not congtitute a certificate of character The coloring of meerschaumn ean be never burns pipes done by a machine thet the but in spite of this great modern improvement there will undoubtedly be men who will BO | right on trying to color thelr meer schaum pipes themselves, and not in. frequently spoiling them in the proe ess, In the same old-fashioned way. ——————————— bins now pipe, The Western Urion's new office building In New York Is to be only 26 sfories high. and the New York pa- pers are asiing. "Why this modera | tion?” i. An eastern cauple kept the fact of | their marriage a secret for fifty years. | They had no fancy, evidently, for tin, | ginas or silver in asking that tips be abolished the | waters want Jt understood that they want! something equally good as a sb stitute A St Louis wife, twelve years of age. has asked for her first divorce. Evidently she is out for a record in Ccurtraom. SHOT, Had Been Prociaimed President " Ecuador By the But Turned Over the Leadership To Troops, Alfaro. uil, Ecuador. who recently General Guayaq Gen Montero, hero of anry p streets, 1 was the ssid wl aquil, shot dragged Guay was pula ce, he Leneral 1eaded and burned in November ‘Montero was proclaimed president of the stationed in over the Guavaqul leadership in to Gen ary Alfaro rom government Flavio revolut went f Guava Army the who 41 “4 » gull to meet government ilo uncer ops from Qui the command of Gen and event capit General was ¢ day fore a 18 10, Leonidas Plaza, defeated ally ulate with other leade a2 and Fri be Montero, red General January Montero was broug! ial aptu on and sentences risonment . wrt wurt-mart img in a p« Plaza court-martial, eneral crowds of angry irrounded the awaiting nt wrotests, rapidly ased A PORTIA COMES TO JUDGM ngton Has First Wom United States Cour. J0V an Ju dge Of Federal that | may feel matters VOaArs whatever i» i TAFT APPEALS FOR As President of | American Red Cress Calis For Contributicns. famin nt merican Nati iptions we Awful destitution proclamation tions of the Yangtse and other yed crops prey of the Millions of ings are now facing starva tiofi of terrible and appailing character. Until peace is restored ir China these conditions must continue save as relieved by other Miss Mabel Boardman and P. Bicknell, natienal director Red Cross, conferred with the dent and had by request of a commitiee York. p exinis na, nda rivers in Ch the recited “In and ented land have desire cultivation human be the most countries.” Ernest of the Prosi from FASTEST FLYING YET. Half a Minute. Douzy, Franece.—M. Bathiat. the aviator, flying in a monoplane, made a new world's speed record for 100 kilometers (62 miles) of 41 minutes 2% seconds. Another world's recore was made by Henri Molla.” Driving ¢ bivlane carrying five passengers of a total weight of 948 pounds, exclugive Molla remained aloft one hour and six minutes, CATFISH WOUND FATAL. Former Railroad Official Dies At Flor ida Resort. Philadelphia Word has been re. ceived of the death at St. Lucile, Fla. of Isaac A. Sweigard following r wound from a catfish. Mr. Sweigard was general manager of the Philadel phin and Reading Railroad for many years, retiring in 1000. About a wee) ago he caught a very large catfish and was showing it when it wounded him Blood poisoning set in. tH apyrighe MARY MILL HANDS LIVE LIRE Plas | Report So Shocking the Gov- ernment Suppressad IL NS Plan To Chil Statler blish a dren's Bureau Out That Conditions Too Offensive For Public Esta Brings nents Are ation in Mills Ashington nenis were Course ping vit g 6d) Didn't most of the he report come fron id operators of cots 9 innit % ith inquired a defender of the Senator Dixon, bill that § $n BAA MLANA, nator Overman replied received had come from people in the ina, Tennessee which no mills ints he counties o Carol and Geor located North sil, IN were He charged ths the offensive reports related to the poorer classes who lived the and govern it these n cabins nountainsides that nt’ on things agents iabitants of the which the said ab the South me $ special were simp! irageous Benator Borah, who is in charge of bill, maintained the import thi about the reports was as to truth He believed the only way n which popular sentiment would be aroused to the shocking conditions under which women and children now ¥ ou the that ant ne 5 a Federal bureau to collect and pub ish the information. which children worked in the of the country, Benator Dixon halted hy Senator Gallinger., of Hampshire, who inquired what under wad New these conditions to stop them For Panama Exposition Stamps. Washington. Postmaster-General Hiteheoeck authorized the preparation of designs and plates for suitable com- moemorative postage stamps for the Panama-Pacific International Exposi- | tion in 19815. The opening ot the | Panama Canal and some important event in the history of California will be represented in the designs. Fire Destroys Masonic Temple. Portsfhouth, O.-~Fire which broke out in the basement of the Bragdon | Drygoods Company, in the Masonic | Temple, for a time threatened the heart of the business district in which it is situated and did damage amount. ing to $176,400. It was controlled at 4 o'clock, after burning for more than five hours. The Masonic Temple was entirely gutted. The Bragdon Dry. goods Company and the Hall Broth. ers’ clothing store occupied the first floor, while the rest of the building was devoted to offices, {NG TO ITALY Cruisers and Five d For Ma ice Between Nice FAG: WARN Three Battleship Submarines Dispatche neuver Pract Islands. and the Hyeras WiLL CONSIDER IT. lian Foreign Minister's Promise To the French Charge. MORGAN MEETS JAPANESE WIFE. Financier's Nephew Boards Ship At San Francisco Quarantine. Franc George of J wife San nephew Japanese igen P. Morgan, gr n ner on the | tl hoarded ie It : tine and the couple met deck The) will San Francisco bef their home in Paris spend ire MAN'S TORSO ON CAR TRUCK. Other Parts Of Body On Tracks Seven. teen Miles Away. Mobile, Ala —The man was found here road fast-mail torso of a lodged on a rail train on the Louis and Nashville Railroad. Other parts of the body were found at Hurricane Bayou, 17 miles north of here, white ile Cashier Shoots Himself. Lima, O0.—E. Ll. Thomas, Branch A of the Lima Trust in South Lima, committed. suicide at his home here by firing a through his head. Experts have put to work on his books cashier of Company, been Bathtub Men Lose. Detroit, Mich. United States Dis- trict Judge A. C. Angell denied the motion made in behalf of the Colwell i lead Company, of New York, to squash the indictments in the Gov ernment’s criminal case against the Bathtub Trust. This reinstates the | case, which is scheduled to come up ‘for trial here Tuesday, January 30 i f “Poisoned the Witch. Washington. President Taft com | muted, to expire at once, the life im { prisonment sentence of Toy Toy, a ' Umatilla Indian, * who, in accordance | with the traditions of hie tribe, mur | dared Anna Edna, a woman doctor, | who falled to cure his father' In the | exes of the tribe this stamped her as a witch, justifying her death. She was polsoned by Toy Toy and Colum. bla George. zuother Indian, whose ‘sentence was commuted several | months ago. They were cotivicted at | Portland, Ore. CONNAUGHT MEETS PRESIDENT TAFT ‘Canada’s Governor-General Re- ceived at White House. PRESIDENT RETURNS CALL Cfficial Visit To the White House Re turned By the President—Cer- Made As Simple As Possible, emonial Aonor at promins« { Orps ntroduced he ure per men, “1 ass always orld i use the w= and the 1 the best of he world hope, als nited States ¢ Ae % $ friends for th Church Expels Richeson Rev. C under sentence of bh f wan Tae regular monthls Baptist city, of which Riche EON was pastor The motion, which was carried unanimously, was put in this form: “Voted that the right hand of fellowship be withdrawn from Clar ence V. T. Richeszon and that his name be dropped from the chinch roll members.” os Cambridge, Mass iarence \ who is of irmer expeiled laplist ( ‘aurel action the of the from the was taken at meeting Immanuei Church, of this * Ol Reyes Won't Be Shot. San Antonio jen. Berrardo Reves will not be hacked up against a stone wall, blindfolded and shot for inciting a rebellion against the Mexican gov ernment, for which crime he is prison communication to the San Antonio Ex press believes General Reyes will years in prison. In the same com munication President Jladero saye control of the national raliways by the Mexican government. Tongue Of “informer” Split. New York.-The body of a murder clique of eriminals, was found with the tongue split and the throat ripped open in approved Black Hand style in a vacant Jot In Harlem. There were also knife wounds in the back which, with the slashed throat and iongue, indicated unmistakably to the police that the man had been the victim of a frightful revenge, PENNSYLVANIA STATE NEWS Newsy Items Cathered From All Fats of (he State. ile Ww Mleck, of has been elected | Durham Relgelsvi Carl Riegelsy of the Public Hie, Schools at Catasauqua {"harl Br., has be from ams Lehightor employee A road Company for fort tap hole Bethlehem Bartos was Midwas Seeking safle! appro aching train d, near here, Lomardo Pusant ped in front of an ng from the were ground Harrisburg When Antonette came here fi Wiscongin join her h found him ely vu nidle Nyy apidiy on Handle Rail a 3 regs train com OPpPpoOs direction and to plect Mrs m fo usha serion iil i The the police to get Ne HIER ter was recovered by and while was trying Reading to to the fire; by ahi aul ise on clothes Awakened find their h escaping in their night window: walking a mile with bare save the night clothes on their backs, was the experience of Mr. and Mrs Shaneville, this county Norristown. Mrs. Thomas Arnold, who tips the beam at over 200 pounds otherwise injured herself. On Christ. brother, John Gehringer, died {*sm a fractured skull, caused by falling on Weatherly