The Centre Reporter CENTRE HALL, - - PA SUSPENDERS. Society has frowned on the mascu- line suspenders. So the suspender aust go-—has gone almost, say those who sell wearing apparel for men. It's the age of the belt. Manly shoulders | must be unhampered by straps; only | the patient diaphragm is to be subject. | ed to a harness. So passes another useful device, sacrificed to fastidious. | pegs. We used to eat mashed pota- | to with a knife till someone with su- | percilious manners came along and told us the fork was the proper uten- | sil for that important duty. Formerly people poured out their hot coffee into saucers, “blew” it cold and then drank {t from saucers, all unconscious of the terrible impropriety involved Nor was it formerly considered an indica. tion of boorish origin for one to sip tea from a spoon. Oh, these changing times! Suspenders gone the way of the bicycle and the crocheted necktie! Ig no one bold enough to do them rev- It takes various i i 1 i i erence? Fashion is a tyrant no cognizance of man's shapes—his embonpoint, his fullness or deficiency of girth—it merely is sues a flat and expects all to obey. The time is opportune for a new declara- Let every man who prefers suspenders to a belt buy a pair forthwith and wear it in defl- ance of the world tion of independence. Some people are determined not to let rest in peace. celebrated the great Christopher Columbus Not Jewish rabbi long a that pow comes ago insisted a Jew, and a member of the Royal Geographical gociety with the claim that Columbus was a Spaniard and not an Italian The Spanish scientist says that the veil of mystery that has for four cen- the cradle of Co s has at last been torn aside to reveal him without doubt or argument as a Spaniard Dr. Horta says that the of discoverer was explorer was turies er rouded the there “authentic, respectable and authorized historic to the contrary the ac- of Italian lineage accepted because was no documents’ Gn the to prove hand, says the only the Italian birth own statement that other Spanish historian cepted proof of Columbus was his he was born in Genoa in Shanghal was son Dr. Sun father's cosmopoll- knows for certain An Eng twitting the Yatsen tanism shman eldest of about his “Nobody where your father w born,” he sald “Canton claims him and so does Hon olulu. Before he had not been here In The English the the revolution Hongkong was ever approached i don't your father can call himself a and in fact 1 don't know what to call him” “Part of what true,” answered the son of the famous patriot. “For fifteen my father was a man without a country, but now,” and the boy smiled proudly, “a country has been made fer him.” port of nearest he gee how Chinaman is you say years Ireland is to send a deputation to this country protest against the landing at Queenstown of certain men- tally defective persogn alleged to be irish and having Irish names, but de- clared to be from other countries of origin than Ireland. These objection- ables are excluded from the United States as undesirable immigrants It is said they have no claim on Ireland Certainly they have no claim on the United States to The mines department of Canada is preparing @&n official announcement that the effective smelting of Cana dian ores is a commercial possibility. The iron business has undergone a revolution every few years for more than a century. Is another due? Will ft result In the general adoption of electric smelting? Scientific experiments demonstrat ing that caffeine is fatal to rabbits and that nicotine paralyzes the optic nerve. should impress the public Hereafter no truly humane persons #111 give the rabbits coffee for thelr | breakfasts, nor put efgars, smoking | or chewing tobaccos in their own or others’ eyes. In New York there is a man who has been married 11 times. Nobody | except a New York waiter could pay | alimony to ten women. sm———— -— London has a hotel that has gained | fame through its onions. Certainly . smart bid to fame. i A naturalist informs us that the lob | ster {8 becoming extinct, but ¢he two | legged variety we have with us al ways. A oollege professor has solved the mystery of the curve ball, but it takes a horny handed lowbrow to bit ‘em where they ain't. Bessy, the hygienic cow, now looks hungrily upon her owner's straw hat that will soon be hers to devour ADMIRAL DEWEY 15 YEARS YOUNG Congratulations Pour in on Hero of Manila. IS AS CHIPPER AS AN ENSIGN. Works During the Day When Not Interrupted By His Friends, Who To Offer Their Felicitations. Come Washington —Admiral Dewey 76 years old Thursday. He ers at his office in the general board- ! rooms of the Navy Department, in the Mills Building, that like an | ensign.” and most of them came away | with remarks looks like one Delegations from the various offices | and divisions of the Navy Department of visi Was | he "feels the and he made a steady stream tors at the office of the admiral late him upon his birthday and to wish him "many of the day.” He terrupted at his work with taries and alds, finding tin with all and he declared that he be lieved he owed his splendid i dition to constant ri condait to congratu- anniversary returns itly in happy wag const Bec 1¢ to chat physical Admiral Dewey shares a love for the horse with another the War, may tonians ding hero of Miles, he i Spanish-American and the Admin by Washin along sur Miles General frequently riving iveways - I the br 1 i rounding “1 cor moreover, Dew Mrs NEW SKYSCRAPER PLANNED New Building In New York To Tower 37 Stories New fireproof 10TK archit be ercete Equitable building gnd Pine street, by fire the structure wi fac sic wi ast winteq 11 3 iF AM will be of brie} and terra cotta in the It renalasance the ne alian towers, two on the 1 Broadway front nd two on Negsaau street si FLAMES KILL WOMAN SANTA. Mother Witnesses Tragedy In a Louls ville Home. While for Gus Louisville Banta Claus neighbor, Mrs A years old, was burned t result of batting in tume taking fire from a match which she intended to start stove her £0 could not help dressing to play the children of a a8 as the her cos with a firein a The tragedy was witnessed by mother, Mrs. Ellen McDonough, years old, who is an invalid and | leave her chair or summon Nutman, Oo death cotton WILL ABANDON FORT. Troops Will Leave Post Near Spokane, Washington. Spokane, Wash. Fort George | Wright, near Spokane, virtually will be abondoned, according to unofficial in- formation received here. The two battalions of the Twenty fifth Infantry, now garrisoning the fort, will leave for Hawail on December 30. A half company is expected from Vancouver | Barracks to act as prisoners’ guards and to police the grounds, but no other to replace the Twenty-fifth, KECKIE MOLL DEAD. Was Quarterback On Purdue Team In 1011. Madison, Wis. — John E. Moll, known in football circles as Keckie Mall, died at a hospital here after a short {liness from typhoid fever. Moll coached the Purdue University eleven this vear. As quarterback on the Uni versity of Wisconsin tsam in 1911 he was accorded “all Western” honors by many critics, . rwrisht ) ESIDENT TAFT Ph With Progress Made. WILL HEAD THE INAUGURAL HOST Major General Wood Selected as Marshal. He Takes a Look At At the Fortifications End Of President the Pacific The the Canal. Algo Visits Colonel! Goethals. th ¢ the battle {ime gleam the ynal te jampton Road: from TRANSCONTINENTAL WIRELESS. Christmas Greeting Flashed From Coast To Coast. Washi history a finshed Iarc was Navy Washington The Mavo, the and Navy ceived by the giant Arlington It conveyed Captain Mayo and other o navy yard, Navy and the offi Marine from of 1} Message Was Capt Mare | commandant « ) iar Yard, , and re radio station at t! shes of icers at the ary Navy and to the Secret of the ers of the {Torps FIRE CHIEF INJURED. Was Speeding To Fire That Destroyed Chicage Church. Chief were Thomas gerionsly Chicago. Battalion Hackett and his injured in the wreck of while speeding to a fire the Andrew's Episcopal An automobile, driven at high speed, crashed into the buggy and de it. The church, valued at was destroyed. It was more driver their vehicle which destroy St £50,000, SIX FIREMEN OVERCOME. Causes Heavy Damage. Pittsburgh. --8ix firemen were over mating £100,000 was eight-story building, occupied as the city warehouse of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, was destroyed by fire. Crossed wires were given as the cause, SANTA CAME IN AEROPLANE. Brings Candy, Nuts and Toys To 10,000 Children. San Francisco~-There was no snow tor the reindeer sleigh here and Santa Claus floated down in an aeroplane from a brilliantly blue sky into the verdure of Golden Gate Park with candy, nuts and toys for 10,000 chil dren. Mayor Rolph and the city fathers presided over the presentation, Applications From Organizations So Numerous That Man Was Deemed Best For Army jeneral honor hia Cadets of Newark F man, with Demcoratic Wood, wil President sulted for cleet's Contrib ons to defray the unoffi expenses ceremonies incident Pe the inauguration are uring Chairman Thom's Four Chairmanships Filled. Fustis filled chairmanships hands Mr the main ferviw Od re- fol ala as Ge ing vacant lows Legislative tee, E. Ham H. de Walter James F comm 1 gouvenirs and i kets, J itton: Kibour: ballroom dec Lp Peters Oy auditing Rior WILSON'S XMAS IN BED. President-Elect Cold-—Gifts Come By Wagoniocads. N. J most Has a President-elect apent of Christmas Day suffering from a ight attack He turned his holiday, there a day and while other folks were busy celebrating in traditional Christmas fashion b2 mained quietly in his room, sleeping a good part of the time Princeton, Wilson in bed, of grip fore, into of rest, WELL-KNOWN EDITOR DEAD. William W. Richardson Succumbs To Cirrhosis Of Liver. Washington. William W. Richard | son, for several years news editor of | the Washington Star, and for many years connected with the newspapers in Washington and Atlanta, Ga, died at hig residence at Drummond, Md, after a lingering illness. Cirrhosis of the liver was the direct cause of death. f THOMAS L. CUMMINS DEAD, Father Of the United States Senator From lowa. Des Moines, Ia —~Thomas L. Cum ming, father of Senator Albert B. Cum: mine, died at hig home here. Heo was 90 years old and had been {ll for more than a year, Seven children besides Senator Cummins survive him, TOT EIA BOMB THROWN India’s Ruler and the Vicereine Narrowly Escape. UMBRELLA CARRIER KILLED. Tragedy Mars the Entry In State Of the Viceregal Party into Delhi, the New Capital. india The Viceroy and iia, Baron and Paroness Iracuiously epCaped an ¥ ve fanalic Wiis Bio poweriui alive atlend } 4} i penetrated + DAaCk and snouiaer ne Ceroy., neck ‘ 3 heimel The doctor linters from marvelous that fatal INJUrics | Lady Hardinge, {ihe exXpiosilon WANT HOWE'S MONEY. Brotherhood Welfare League Asks Mim To Turn Over Fortune BL the would prove i | hy beating hi gE way? DOES NOT WANT TO BE KING New Bavarian Regent Prefers To tain That Title. Munich, Prince Jqdw Bavar Bi 10 plac © King He de to ad- bequeathed in re Bavaria prince regent latter 1eLLE K, the new of ia, sent autograph to the varian ren r veloing toe mos ement on the throne as im claregs that he desires loyalty 1 hy feed . ‘ the inhe ance minister } {to him by his father | view of the popular movement in | gard the regency he | categorically his desire that | should be done for the present in i matter Therefore, fio expresses nothing the OFFERS STOCK TO EMPLOYES. Stee! Corporation Continues Profit sharing Plan. New York. — The United States Steel Corporation, pursuant to its profit gharing plan inaugurated in 1803, will offer to its employes the privilege of subscribing to preferred and common ghares on the basis of $109 for the preferred and $66 for the common. A year ago the subscription prices were $110 and $65, respectively. HAD THE MORAL EFFECT. Presence Of Battleship New Hamp shire At Santo Domingo. Washington.—The battleship New Hampshire, which was hurried to Santo Domingo City when it appeared that the lately quelled revolution might break out anew, is now en route to Norfolk, her presence in Dominican waters having had the expected “moral effect.” ts People are 14 Cents Richer Than Last Year. GROWTH OF DEPOSITS. Over Billion in Cities Clearings Fifteen ~ Comptroller's Report Shows Unprecedented Growth in Banks. Comptlrollet renee Clearings Exceeded B ANARCHISTS IN CUBA. Aim At Strike To Prevent Harvesting Sugar Crop. Havana . new compis WAS { les when anarch zation igts are off g£ Orgal hey aim to cal’'ing they will Com hroughout ) prevent the =i by a strike gerionsly merce nas DEATH ENDS ILL LUCK Kills Man Perigshed Wheeling, W. Va luck for years, Jame er, mel hy an fire home Whose in Fire. Followed by Seilly Auto Family ili farm when he was run One death own AEO BB man’s two children automobile the wife Year unfortunate and destroyed and his Jost their lives DIAMOND CUT OUT OF HIS ARM, Man Had Carried Carat and a Half Gem For Several Years, San Bernardino, Cal-—A man wao | gave the name of Hitchcock had | dlamond weighing a carat and a hal | cut out of the flesh of kis arm Lere | The gem had been sewed into hig | flesh in South Africa geveral yearn | ago. 200 HURT IN ATLANTA, | Persons Shot, Cut, Bruised a i Burned In Celebration. Atlanta, Ga.—<More than 200 patien shot, cut, bruised, burned and | | jured otherwise were received by th ! hospitals here as a result of the celd | pration of Christmas with firework: | pistols and other nolse-making device
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