THE CENTRE REPORTER. THUREDAY, fREPTEMBER 27, 1817 Thirty-five Years Ago. October 12, 1882.—Dr. Alexander hee his new house cn ite pine, and when completed will be a credit to the town. Fome of the farmers in this vicinity are losing their hogs from a disease of the throat, which causes a swelling about the neck, Market quotations in this issue were as follows: Wheat, 70, 85, and 95; rye, 70¢ ; corr, 80c ; oate, 40¢ ; clover- seed, £4.00 to $4.50 ; timoty reed, $1.65 to $1.75: flour, $6 00 bb), ; butter, 250; lard 12ic¢; bam, 16¢ ; shoulder 14; bacor, 140 ; eggs 20c. Imems———— op ————— « REBERSBURU Prof. Aramon Mingle and family, of Bolling Bpringe, epent last week at the home cf A, B. Woll, Charles Beer, who is employed at Cressor, spent Eunday at this place with bis family. J. H. Houser and family, of Wood- ward, epent Funday at this place with relatives, John Dey recently bought an Inter- pational gasoline engine and Corn ghreddéF, John Beek and bis new bride, both of Wilkesbarre, are epending their hopeymcon with relatives at this place, The loos! veterans of the Civil war atterded = veterans reunion on Batur- day st Pine Grove Miile, They aleo tock in the sights at State College. Jobn Wert, who has been a patient in the Bellefonte hospital for several mwenths en acecunt of a fractured bone in his leg, returned home one day last week. - Farmer Charles Gramley will pull vp stekes in the near future acd move to Greercborg where he hae gecured a lucrative peeitior. Edward Grenipg- er will move on the farm Gramley vacates, Last Friday white John Paige wae unloedipng potates at Coburn station he slipped and fell, striking bard on his abdomen, which csused him to be- come seriously sick, Fora time the at- tending physicar, Dr. Frank, thought the accident might prove fatal, but at this writing Mr, Paige is on a fair way to recovery. ans ————— a ————— Aaronsburg, Henry Gilbert’ nephew from Free- port is visiting here, Mre, Lizzle Yourg, of Harrisburg, visited Mies Haines for a day. Mrs, Robert Hosterman is on the sick list, Prof. L. Bartlett is a jurcr at Bep- tember court, in Bellefonte, this week. Mr, and Mrs, Charles Mensch, of Bellefontr, were Bunday guests of the former's mother, Mre. Barah Mensch, Mre, Lavina KE. Lenker entertained her cousine from Oregon, Illinole, the past week, Charles Wolf and C. G. Bright made a trip to Freeburg to eelect some fine peaches. Mr, aud Mrs, Ray Auman and son returned to Youngstown, Ohio, on Thursday. Leroy Merch, who holds a good position in Altoone, had his house- hold goods shipped to that place. His family will follow shortly. Mr. and Mre, James Lenker snd daughtcr Barst, and Mies Pearl Martz, s!l of Lemont, spent a short time Fundsy with the former's aged mother, Mre, L. K. Lenker, J. Hal, Crouse, wife and eon Harry, gpent a day in Bellefonte as guests of Mr. and Mre. Boyd Vonade. Mire, Von:tda snd son accompanied them home for a short visit, The following were entertained at the W. A. Guisewite home on Bun. day : Mr, and Mre, Willand Wilt and bis mother, of Franklin, The Guise- wite family and their guests motored to Linden Hall and visited the Lloyd Brown family, Mr. snd Mre. Ralph Haines and children motored fromm Smithtown on Munday and stopping here to take slong the formet’s mother, NMre, Amanda Haloer, the party journeyed t> Union county to spend Lhe day with Mr. and Mre, Btahm, nem malt The Juntor Red Crosse, The recent procinmation of Presi dent Wilson urging the school ehil- dren of the United Btates to sffiliste themeelves with the junior Red Cross society snd suggesting that their teschers take the lead in the work of orgarvizgation will doubtless meet with ms veneral res;onse from the patriotic youngsters of the land, Children are easily persunded to interest themselves in reeful undertakinge, especially when their parents and teschers take the lend, Here in America it is a wiee motive which leads the president snd ‘other citizens to dircet the attention of the children to the opportunities offer ed by membership in the junior Red Cross, For children will be busy and they might just ae well be employed in the promotion of some philanthrop- fo and ueeful undertaking se in some. thing of far less Importance or valu. able. DL mm— ois s—— Oae of the largest chestnut crops in years is reported from various oftheBtate, EE ® wy FRENCH INDUSTRY S RECOVERING Natural Thrift and Economy Promise Rapid Progress. A————— EXPORT BUSINESS GROWING The Increasing activity of her ral} way system is similarly demonstrable, In 1809, there were In France 10.748 miles of raliroad track; in 1012, thers were 31,5406 miles. Between 18060 and 1012, inland navi gation increased 150%; while the tralia of her mercantile marine had gmazing- ly expanded, The tonnage entering French ports In 1800 is set down as 11,000,000 tons, In 1012, this bad been incrensed to 53,000,000 tons, Leaders in American finance ascribe the solidarity of the Franch republic to three Influences: first, a thoroughly sound banking system, centralized in one of the greatest banking Institutions of the world, the Bank of France: sec- ond, the ingrained thrift and frugality Qur Great Ally Possesses Recuperative! Powers Which Justify Belief that She! Will Meet and Solve Triumphantly the Problems Which Confront Her After the War, With Paris Boulevards echoing with | “vives” for American troops our tnter- | est in the welfare of our ally vastly! Increases, and the facts are not lack- ing to encourage the belief that she Is already ou the road to recovery from the blow of invasion by a ruthless en emy. One of the most Important opments is the announcement one of the largest bankl in America trade, the Guaranty of New York, has opened a Paris branch to handle the rapidly increas- ing volume of French bus This action may ¢ many per- sons who had thought of France as devel. | that g institutions with f« Trust Company concerned reign Fh ness surpri of the French people as a whole, to gether with a national economic vizor vot elsewhere surpassed; third, wise su- pervigion, and patriotic coiiperation by the government with banking and busi. ness interests, The government does {ts part to war- raut and retain the confidence of the holders of its secugities. One of its policies Is to impose new taxes to of new se- cirity issues It bx ils practice n War, and is game rule in regard pres. frie uring h government wise today following the This continuity of doubtless, will prove reas holders of Frend securities. The Franco-Prussian war 1871 taught the French px the meaning of thrift and economy So did they learn this lesson, that the whole of the indemnity de- manded by Germany, §1.000,000,000, was raised within the republic's con- [ose to all of 1870 nle i well sum bowed under a calamit invasion The bank, however, gives indi- cating that France 1s not only meeting Fr military and civillan problems with a stout beart and never falling cour age, Hi hier export us fl os ugures but is re-establishing business with this country In 1614, the year of the War, imports from France to country totaled £141446.252. This tal was redoced to £77.108.740 In 10 but last year the value of French im- ports to the United States rose to $102. | 077.060. “A nation that comercial overy tory is being ravished by the Ir says the Trust “possesses recuperative justify the beilef tl from the present meet and solve ti lems which conf: the outbreak of this to- = io, such a terri can achieve ts ren while her vader” company's Pp wel of France, following past wars, indi cates that she should recover quic from the actual physical dest: inflicted In the present conflict reconstruction of rallros of factories to replace those and the replacement of the mechanism | off more than one year before the time stipulated by the Germans The habit thus acquired has never been forgotten by the French, and to day the aggregate number of Investors purchasing the French war loans has reached the amazing total of 4,500,000 individual subscribers, Perhaps no oth. er country, In proportion to its popula tion, can make so good a showin France is particularly forunate in that her small investors prefer “safe” ferings which vernment and obtain for icreasiug fa- ¢ French peo- or “ returns se , in France are perpetual, cleristic seems to between » many to liberty and wracy are, today as niways, the major ideals of both na it those of peace, no territory except thelr own, tions Ky victories } King no 8 3 oreley ty except sove refs nty over mselves — the and 1] rights of the weakest member of the family of nations are to the people independence TURAL MACHINERY. of Industrial activity that will be re, quired and that is in part already planned, offer a peculiarly inviting field to American capital and enter prise. Tenjative steps have .already been taken by representatives of Amer lean engineers and business men in this work, Aside from Its attractive business aspect, the enlistment of American | money and effort in the great task of | reconstruction that will remain at the! end of the war will tend to cement still more closely the ties that bind the two! great Republics together, pnd will en- | able Americans to discharge In part the debt they owe to Prance for lLor| friendly Interest in the welfare and progress of the United States from | the beginning of its life as a na- tion. In judging the Industrial statng of any nation, its production and con- sumption of coal, fron, and steel and the growth of its trasportation syp- tems are highly significant factors In 1808, French Industries consumed 21 million tons of coal, of which 18.5% In 1012, the consumption was 61 mil. Hons, of which 41 million tons were taken from home mines. In 1809, the Wrench cutput of cast fron was 1,380,900 tons, and of steel, 1,000,000 tons. In 1014, France pro. duced 5.811.000 tone of cast iron and 4.005.000 tone of wteol ~ Fiest-class job work of the United States and of France en- respect as those of the empire of these principles, France 1s engaved in a death atrogele with militant auatoe. we aggression, and i Is to learn that and to other friend much mightiest In defense ghs has to further the canse of democracy. It is In Keeping with America's traditions Government Las lent to France $370, It is eminently fitting that Amerles should now be fighting on French soll to make the world safe for democracy, The liberty that America has enjoyed for 140 years France helped hor to achieve. The swords of Lafayette and Grasse upon the high seas, aselaied in cutting the foreign ties that bound the American colonles prior to the War for Independence, and from the private purse of King Louls himself came the first loan to Ameriea-—unsecured and unconditional—to finance that historle undertaking. It was with entire just tice that Washington wrote to Rocham- bean, “To the generous ald of your na- tion and to the bravery of its sons is to be ascribed In a very great degree that Independence for which we have fought.” i — wo ww pro Buy going to get for i , It’s worth the price. > m= However, to get of getting the genuine. Rayo Lamps The al rell Hight ma ~ ale some or every SE Hid lacs hd t your s, $1.90 up, LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TT oTICE 0 CREDITORS TO PRESENT tice 18 here .. all bavi T ons ie Sanit I Koy . Centre Hall County of 0 i same for 10 EX hm _-— ni A Hh 4, , Bayre, Pa. 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