THE CENTHE REPORTER. {URBDAY, FEBRUARY 22 1017] Pleasant Gap. Two young men from Millbeim were callers in our burg Sunday even. ing. What's the attraction, boys? Miss Myrtle Deitrick, one of our township teachers, spent the week-end wi h her parents at Hublersburg. David Rimmey has been on the sick list for the last few daye, his illness being's light attack of pneumonia, Last Friday evening the young people of this place met at the hotel where they spent the entire evening in dancing. There were forty-six present and all report a ‘‘large time,” Mr, and Mrs, McKibbone, of Rock View, spent a few days lact week with Mr, and Mrs, James Heron, at this place, Mr. MeKibbons ia employed at the new western penitentiary, Commissioner W, H., Noll sand daughter, Emeline, were called to Al- toovs on Tuesday of last week on ao count of the serious iliness of the former’s deughter, Mrs. Paul Brooks, On Baturday noon they received word of her desth, They have the eym- pathy of the entire community. {be box social beld by the school lust Baturday evening was an entire succese, even though the weather was somewhat sgainst them, Everyone present seemed to enjoy themselves to tie utmost sand it surely was remark. able what an interest those boys and girls took in the affair, that making it pleasing to Many were heard say, ‘‘ Well, we were well served,” and others, “I have reached my capacity.” pt fs pr tn Woodward. Miss Mae Belle Btover spent Bunday with her ecusin, Rachael Wolfe, F week with | Milton, A. B. Myer sud wife, from Coburn, spent Sunday at the home of the lady’s brother, L. L. Weaver, Mr, and Mrs, Hasten Long and son Joho spent Bunday with the lady's parents, Mr, and Mre, John Grenoble, Rev. D. C. Caris preached his last sermon Bunday evening for the cou ference year. Mrs. R. M, Wolfe, and Mre, Ellen Bowersox, who bad been quite iil, are imaproviog slowly. Samuel Orodorf and family, Coburp, spent the Sabbath bome of the former's mother, Phoebe Wise, After gpenc her mother, Mre, C, Mre, Harry Zieme returned home in Johnstown, Saturday, Mr. and Mre, BHeott Btover, Rebersburg, spent a day last with their dsughter, Mrs, Jacob D, Houser, Mr. and Mre, Btemum, from Miflin- bnrg were visitors at the home of th lady’s Laother, Mre. Amanda Haines, on Sunday. A ————— a — fn ———— all, qd 188 r heesley spent lasi ds in igi ’ from the Mire, at iin iin g a few weeks wilh W. Hosterman to ’ ner from week th ¢ é WATER, RS co —————————— § Little Talks on H.oal.h and Hygeur, by | Famuel G, Dixon, M, 0, LL, D, D, Se Commissioner of Health, * Water I—of Heaven first borr, sale In this oc siumn FREE of charge. To others the rate is 81. | ever in all ages a sacred emblem, from that remote period when the earth wad without form and void and dark- ness was upon the face of the deep and the Bpirit of God moved upon the face of the waters—Alss ! in these la'- ter days more abused than is any oth- er element, From the settlement of America by the Bpanish, the babbling brooke, up to and including the broad water high- ways of Nations have been used for the disposal of sewage thie without restraint, until a few years ago when the work began under the law of 1805 to change this condition which hase resulted in reducing typhoid fever 74 per cent, ae well as lessening the suf. fering aod sorrow of thousands of hu- man beinge, : The time consumed in cleansing the streams is not for the want of suffi- cient legislature ; that is simple, The progress has heen impeded by the fact that homes and industries have grown since our first civilization very much as Topsy did, without any thought of the tomorrow, Having this enormi- ty of ineanitary conditions to meet, with go many lives depending upon the products of the offending produe- ers, much financing and time must be used to eliminate the death dealing condition, The sewage from individaal sources has largely been removel from our streams and our industries have re- moved their waste gradually and conp- tinually. This however, has been a work that of necessity moves slowly, for upon the great industrial plants our people depend for some of the ne- ces«ities of living and hundred of thou- ff our people made their bresd tter for their families by work- in the great manufacturing plants of It would not eto arbitrarily have ordered all there industrial wastes cut ss had a high appreciation of the distress ur people by the elosiog down of our factories and therefore weited in many ways for Mother Invention to discov- er ways and means of disposing of in- dustrial without interfering with the great hube of industries, Oar people during the last decade have been edueated to an understand- ing that pure water ia as essential for good health as proper food. This however, was recognized in the time of Nero ; that great and arbitrary Ease peror was fined for polluting the Nile, As the best results io civilization are obtsined by cooperation and not by tie harsh enforcement of police laws, the appeal is made by the Department of Hesl'h to every citizen of Pennsyl- ia to guard from pollation the wa- that we mus’ u for domestic To restore our streams to their virgin conditions will of course be somewhat expeneive, yet money cannot be better spent, as the health f both 4 i an anit Ly the Commonweslth, have dor to waatesn VAL tera e purposes, © man snd beast CENTRE MILLS re. Reish pent several and Doroti davs visiting relstiv Mackeyville this week, Joseph Beckeubsuch and son | Lave recovered from sore throat had compelled them to doors last week, Mr, Sirause, of Mackeyville, visitad bis sister, Mre. William Bweely, last Wednesday, Among those who attendid the Newton Yarnell sale at Linden Hall Inst Thureday were Adam Reish, Paul Hackmar, Arthor (ummings sod Wm. Krebs, Mre, Arthur Cummings and two children are spending this week at Colyer. Mrs. Cummings wae called there on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs, Henry Moyer, Mr. and Mre. Harry Bechtol, of Pennsylvania Furnace, spent last week with the former's parents, Mr, sud Mre. Lenk Bechtol, at kpring Bank. Harty Bechtol expects to move to Carlisle soon. et fs i— PENN HALL Ammon Breon and family from Millheim spent Funday at the home of Bamuel Ulrich, Samuel Ulrich sold and hauled his potatoes to Blate College last week, Mrs. Allen Kreamer, who was sick, is able to be out again, George Bhook and family, accom- panied by Ralph Bhook and family, spent Thursday at the home of Gross Bhook, Gross Bhook and family spent Wed- nesday with Mre. Bhook’ mother, Mrs. Daniel Corman, Mr, and Mre, Bamael Wise spent Bunday st the home of Mathias Weag- ley. James and Irma Shook accompanied by their cousin, Grose, are visiting the former’s brother, Philip, and family at Philadelphia a few days this week, daughter rem Dogs have been chasing deer In Oliver township, Mifflin county, se well ss In other districts, especially in the game preserve in Licking Creek and Black Log valley. Two of the dogs were killed by Ralph MeCoy, who has charge of the game preserve, a ———— ———————— Union county, like Mifflin county, will remein dry during 1917 for the resson that no liquor applications “epends upon ring our domestic water supplies, factor in Nation, the health tis 8 great inesense wer of our because wnds upon of cur s——————— ——— May “rope and Farm Profle, Good bay crops are necessary to the realization of greatest profits on cul- tivated farm land. Where soils are seld, enough lime should be used to make it possible to grow good clover. In a proper sye- tern of cropping and fertilizer Is need- ed by the clover crop. After the first year, however, when the clover hse diesppeared, the timothy should be fertilized every year, There is no better place for manure than oo mowing land. It may. be applied at any period from the time the hay crop has been removed until the grass grows the following spring, wheo manure is not availaile, a top dressing of commercial fertilizer should be msde each spring just when the starts to grow. Equal parts of nitra'e of soda and se d phosphate ap- plied at the rate of 300 pounds per score are recommended by the Pennpylve. nia State College school of agriculture and experiment station, Fertiliziog timo hy under proper conditions gives a profit in the hay crop and additional gain in the in- cresse in the corp orop., At Cornell Experiment Station, the average ga'n iu the corn crop on six plate recieving complete fertilizer when In sod was at the rate of 26.4 bushels per sore, Thin spots in pastures may be made more productive by application of mae oure or fertilizer and by harrowing, lightly in thé spring and re-seeding, ——— — — STATE AGRICULTURAL NOTES, Over 2,600 farmers in [Lancaster county use automobiles for business purposes and pleasure, Wheat Is reported in splendid cone dition in Delaware, Erle, Fayette, Hallivan and Busquehanns counties, Farmers in districts adjacent «to large cities have been purchasing many sutomobile trucks snd using them for marketing purposes, The splendid prices secured for farm roducts during the ear hes led » inoreased . ee a” Tor farms In many sections of the State, Farmers are war by the Btate ’ HTARS were fied. Livestock Sani Board’ *Spgol. ally careful in od Topi gl oy at the spring sales. . mplements, FRIDAY, THURSDAY, The undemnsig 7 HORSES 1 20 HEAD MI 7 BROOD BO rain drill, Hoc ool hey rake, harrows i land roils { year XECUTO ant Live stock, full line of farm | L. F. Mayes, | sale day. Thess | i Clean up sale of farm | | Mayes, auct, four miles west of Centre farm stock and 9 plows, 9. at one o'clock. G. W, loader, MTH, at ten o'clock road, will sell farm stock This will be a clean-up sale of paid WEDNESDA m,, W. E, Tate MARCH 15th, two miles east of Clean up sale (mplements, suet, ned will sell at public sale at the between Axe Mann bay team horse and mare horse years oid, wi. 15640 old, wt. 1600. Brown years old, wi 300, 2.yearold LCH COWSB-.8ome Holstein some | Most of theme Lyearold hese will make WE-2 will litter by time of sale Thoroughbred i pas 4 F-foot MoeCormick Binder, 3! corn workers, Hoosier ®hoe | ier double-row corn planter, 12 | § sets fiat hay ladders, Acne mows. 2 Ixtooth | , 60 1o0h smoothing harrow, 10.10 | fr. 2 Wheelbarrows, hay tedder, op | Washingt Laval cromtn separator 4 glover see! sowers A Rr 0 on the | goods. Wise | 10 &, m., about A EE , - e————————————— — ears [ JAMES w. swABB JUSTICE OF THE PEACE LINDER HALL, CESTRE CO., PA, - Safety First. A the Be SI |b i | | sttende . Bpecial attention given to sett cold take— || ora t |! bile Licenses, sad all ?, Blanks kept on hand, +Uls | CASCARA E2 QUININE | The old family remedy-in tablet form-—safe, sure, easy to take, No opiates—no unpleasant after effects, Cures colds in 24 hours—Grip in 3 days. Money back if it fails, Get the genuine box with Red Top and Mr, Hill's picture on it—-25 cents, At Any Drug Store other Applicator Bov. 251i re. 1 OILS & GASOLINE | I receive carload shi can supply est prices Bring your barrels and drums and try my oils and gasoline, William McClenahan WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR CENTRE HALL, PA. ents ans at all times at low you LOST. ~A brown muff, on the public road be Centre Hall. Finder to VERNA ROWE, Centre case return san | all, Pa, { RL, m. IL. I consisting hogs and stock sale, young ositie, wil 2 head cf sheep ; implements—3 Byracuse tooth harrow, &) dine rope and Couklin . t ke L Frank Mayes, auct C. W, FISHBURN, MARCH “5th, at ten o'clock a Hall, on farm stock and Harry Grove, well clean-up sale, ROUND | oR re A There’s Magic in a Smile! than do studied words and a rood warm smile makes friends More 4 alle naturally when we meet face "OIE I anriaiyts OG na acqualniances Our homes or on ’ 1 x7} AI should wien Hoa | of the telephone bring a 4 vg | A y SAL ' # ii 1 il (1 WIV nov “ ere 1s no smile in a curt “hello” or I’ i all: none in a dufl, But there is a smile , an answer that tells talking, and tone that . : 1 + pou 4a . interest and attention. swer toa cc 1 vain ) wea voice, > a) rey 3: al greeting i 111 & gen JUST who bie reflect wo WJ i « +1 in Ls vt THE wy BELL TELEPHONE CO. OF FA. 8 nager, : BELLEFONTE, VFA. eturning Leaves 5PM nion Sa.) PM hoes, extension ladders ele, All 89 See } GOODS will also be ¢ O01 a w sold, ! Gallery nat 90am. when terms will be ington, * an New National Museus orooran Art the varied sights of Wash i i T. E JODOS, i } 1] RB NO1we—~ hip, de- | Consult Agents ing been duly would respect themselves {nd icated for sett] W. Harrison W A Catarrh C ¥.J1.C him perfect] transactions out any obil NATIONA N de gmoted 10 the undersigne IY request any parsons Kno ebied to the estale to make and those having clsims emenst. C. BE. ROYER, Spring Mille, Pa, Executor bo.l0 . writings of all alker sEToemenits, ¢ tlomey LOCATED ALONG Kuown as the Adam Grenoble Apt ist, 1917. Further by addressing J. A ofpd Der yea: S90 e Oows ure. HENEY & CO., Toledo, O. 00000000007 0008+ ears, and believe ¥ honorable in all business and financially able to carry ations made by his firm. + BANK OF COMMERCE, Toledo, O. nternally, | Greens Valley 10 8 yours, pay cutting is loca ts. Family Plils for constipation. ci c.; OF THE FEACE neluding deads, mortgages hunter's marriage loenses and Cota Nie pd 7000002 00040000 Sev’ 0000 a chemical wood ir i Wiki DOL racked, car mensure,) The about three miles from Centre EMS TIRE TROUBLES OW, please don’t say, “Oh, tire-fillers,” and let it go at tl but mot th / Cuts Yo y positively prevents to puncture or blowout”), wt a pant tire cost. Fo ’ It is nothing MR. FARMER-- Now is the time to investigate that Manure Spreader you've been thinking of buying, But before you purchase look into the merits FEARDE f ER Walt i of the LOW-DOWN FEARLESS—the Spreader with the circular beater, Also, the vertical and floating frame Mowers. A full line ot the famous Walter A, Wood farm im- plements, Also, Black Hawk Corn Planters, Crown Grain Drills, Blizzard Ensilage and Feed Cutters, and everything for the farm, and I think I can save you money on your needs for the farm, If you are in the market for anything let me hear from you. Cleve H. Eungard Spring Mills, P es DO YOU OWN AN EDISON Standard, Home or Triumph Phonograph ? For a small sum you can have your instrument brought right up to date by having it equipped with Mr, Edison's new attachment which permits the playing of the New Blue Amberol Four-Minute Records, The cost of the attachment is as follows : . For Standard Instruments For Home 75 For Triumph 6.75 All of the above attachments include a genuine Dia- mond Point Reproducer —Mr, Edison's very latest. Bring your phonograph and have this excellent im- provement added. J. L. DECKER, Centre Hall, Pa. $5.50 - - - - i ::
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