THE CENTRE REPORTER. = SR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1917 — Thirty-five Years Ago. Ngvember 9ib, 1882.—The Union church at Farmers Mills Is to be en tirely remodeled by the Lutheran and Reformed congregations, t Rev, D. J. Mitterling has received a unanimous call from Nevada, Ohio, Lutheran charge and has accepted. There are some cases of diphtheria in this neighborhood. On Monday night a dark bay mare, harcess and spring wagon were stolen from Herman Miller, at Pleasent Gap. ‘The thief appears to have been at Cen- tre Hall the rext morning and offered to ecll the stolen property. ——————— ee A —————— REBERSBURU Mre, John Page in the near future will move from Rockville into one part of Amanda Keeeler’s dwelling house. Jamee Zeigler quite recently bought at private sale (he Ammon Hazel prop- erty. Ey Walter Heclhmar, who is employed at Pitteburg, is visiting relatives io town. Mre, Jovolhan 2unmap, who resides near Wolfs Etore Is at this writing ser- fously ill with pneumonies, Albert Reed and wife, of Miffiin- burg, were visitors at the Mowery home ever Bunnay. On lest Thursday evening the Odd Fellows of this place held their annual barquet in their ball, Charles Beck and Sterl Miller, who ‘sre employed at Creeson, spent last Bunday at this place with their familie=, i Mr, Bwopr, of Lock Haver, quite recently bought the John Meyer farm, eituated stout a mile south west of thjs place, I —— fp fp ———— Aaronsburg, ! Fravk Burd moved into the Mre. Awmenda Haizes property on Tuesday. ¢ Adam IHosterman, of Boaleburg, iss guest 48 the home of his eister, Prof, Bartiet and family entertained en auto load from Lewisburg, on Bunp- day. A foree of carpenters are putting ups stable and repairing the Mre. Amands Haines property in general, Mre. Jane Eylvis is spending a week fn Millbeim, at the home of mar, and Mrs, Bhawver. Mre. BE. W, Menech returned from » visit to ber son Leroy, and family, a Altoons, Last week Charles Wolf and family entertained the Klingler families, who are on o vitit Bere from their homes in the west, Andrew Ereon and family, of Lew- istown, came here on Baturday In their car snd took his aged mother Lo Farmers Mills where they spent Buo- day with Mre. Belle Hettinger, Mrs, William Marr, of Philipsburg, came here on Tuesday with the inten tion of taking her mother, Mrs. Aaron Weaver, back home with her for the winter months, ————— a —————— FRUITTOWN. William Heiber, of this place, spent Banday with friends at Coburn, Mr, aud Are. B. E. Jordan spent Bunday in Milroy. Mre, Nevel, of this plage, spent iast week with relatives in Mifflin county. Walter Bubb is epending some time with bis s'sler, Mre, Harson, of State College. . Charles Fye, who is employed at Btate College, spent Sunday evening with his family. Mre, Beesner and daughter, of Read- ing, are spending several weeks with friends and relatives here, The Funday school of the U. E. ehurch will render a story and song service next Sunday evening, October 21st. Everybody is invited to attend. Miss Viola Bosal, of Bt. Louie, I» epending some time al the home of ber grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Peter Boz), at this placer, —————— i — A —————————— Georges Valley F, W. Zettle aud family spent Bunp- day sfiernoon at the home of J. C. Roeder, Mr. and Ii. A. Haugh spent SBun- day at Centre Hill with Mr. and Mre, 0. J. Vonade. Mr, evd Mre, George Breon, Mr, sod Mre, John Auman and children spent Bundsy with friends at Lama: The trip wes made in Mr. Breon’s new Car, A very Intercaling service was held in the Locust Grove church Sunday evenirg, The Bev, A, L. Driver and twenty of Lis members, of Nesbit, au- toed over sud took charge of the mest. ing, A lsrge congregation was pres- entand every one enjoyed the meet- Ing very much, Ci gp Ap STATE AGRICULYURAL NOTKS, et ’ its OUR TOES ENDANGERED, atl @ Dixenr, MM, DD, LL, D,, D, So, Com missioner of Health, The present extremely high heels X-ray ploetures indicating the rela- The shape of the natural foot of map place him first in the life of the earth. I'he form of the foot has enabled bhiw to become a good hunter, a good far- mer, a good sailor, a good soldler—Iip fact, anything he has found it neces sary through the ages to become, or finds now essential for the war we are fighting to conticus our personal lib- Let the butterfly girls and the othe: high heeled old and young women stop and realize the value of the nor mal foot of man. Let them cat off the high heel and enbstitute the natural level, This might also work oft tc the interest of direct economy by using the surplus heel to make thicker sole: on the shoce, which would be ver) sensible and practical for the climate we have in Pennsylvania, 2 Let us recognize the models of Nat- ure which have lead us to succese., IJ man’s foot hed been abused for sn ip definite time in a way to have reduced it to a one-toed foot, reeembiiog the horee’s, he would have a hard time trying to fulfill his present duties iv iife, The high heel represen's the fashior for the women of today apd means great discounting of the value of map- kind, particularly if it is continued » long titde, The presént high heel Is not only torlurcus, tut of great i: jury to the health, The mother must re member that elie is partly responsible for the feet of hier children and that If she wants them to have normal, stout feet she must keep them naturally shod. ——— A A————— Rind Words for thy Childcen, {By Dr. Alfred Beirly) Childhood is much like the bright, brook That rushes along, through the live long day: It wendeth its course toward some vaster sphere. A greater domaln, lying far away. laughing Children reflect the sweet Savor of life: They brighten man's pathway with laughter and glee; Not spirits effulgant, nor charles on high 1a their ecstacy could more blithesome be. Happy and care-free all children shuld be, Oft playing and romping, light hearted and Bay; Too soon come 1ife’s burdens, its trials and osres, All too soon the enchantmenis of youth fade away. Darlings are they, girls and boys, everyone; How barren our lives but for children to love: Deprived of their presence, few homes would be happy : Like music they tesch of bright resims above. Liken sweet youth to the fresh budding ross, That dally unfolds till the flower is fali-blows, To giadden all hearts its existence have known, the dar little tots By the millions arrive, oft in pairs, sometimes more ; imps, They're welcome ; we love them as never be. fore. Joy, And their eyes how they sparkle as round them they gaze; measure ; 0, Childhood ! How happy and golden thy days. They wimpor and scowl, are rebellious and bad appiled, But alas! to chastise them makes everyonesad, Would lack much of {t's joy If no children wore here, Where they abide angels are hovering ncar, fs ff AP rs AP———— CENTRE MILLS While attending the services in the Bhe was removed In an autos Mr. and Mre, John A. Kline motors ca ana Fe a Soldiers at Fort Shafter Learn Words and Alrs of Rmerica’s War Songs From Movie Screen. . There 18 one officer on Oahu, says the Sunday Advertiser of Honolulu, ace cording to the Army and Navy Journal, who Is a frm believer In the value of song as a military asset to the soldier, Col. James A. Irons, commanding the Second Unlted States infantry, believes so thoroughly in the importance of hav. Ing soldiers know the songs of the na~ tion—particularly the war songs—that he has provided a means of teaching the men of his regiment just what the war songs of America are, : The method which Colonel Irons has started at Fort Shafter is one which should be used throughout the army. It consists of having national and pa- triotle alvs played by the orchestra at the evening performances at the alr dromoe—Fort Bhafter's moving pleture. theater—while the words are thrown upon the screen where the men can read them. In this way the soldiers hecome nequainted with the words of the songs, and what {8 equally impor- tant, they become accustomed to sing- Ing together, The soldiers are enthus!- astic over the new plan and the sing- ing 1s worth golng far to hear, It i» not impossible that, sometime within the service of the men who are now serving the second Infantry, that regi- ment may be called on to march from Bordeaux to Berlin, and that the march will be made easter and the spirit of the men at the end of the hike will be far better If it Is made to the tune of “Annie Lauri¢"—the regimental an- them——sung by every man in the regl- ment, Cards have been Issued from the regimental press printing the words of “Annle Laure" and the “Star Bpangled Banner,” and the list of 90 battles, engagements and skirmishes in which the Secconll infantry took part. The first was In November, 1701, at Mau- mee Fords, 0, BIRDS AID IN WAGING WAR Their Work In Increasing Crop Yields by Destroying Insect Pests De. ciared Highly Important Food Is needed for our armies. Birds help the farmers produce that food by destroying Insect pests, Therefore, birds may be considered as one of the allies. In the Farm and Fireside one reads: “Birds dre almost as busy ns bees, and thelr work In increasing crop vields is highly important. One of the ‘heapest and most effective ways to fight insect pests that annually take crop toll estimated at £800,000,000 is to ald In the preservation of bird life. Few people realize how many Insects ire destroyed by birds, A teaspoonful f chinch bugs has been taken from the crop of one quail, and an adult sird has been known to eat 5,000 plant ice In two hours. Such worms and hugs as Infest our gardens are favor te food for bluebirds, robins and many other kinds of birds “It is true that some Insect pests nay be fought with chemicals, Owing to the great war, though, prices for many materials commonly used In sprays, washes and poison mashes are pretty near prohibitive. But the birds work at before the war wages, “Birds also eat thousands of weed seeds. A single quail, when killed, was found to contaln 10,000 pigweed seeds. With labor scarce and high, whatever will nid the farmer in his crop against weeds Is worth while” { { Bags From Banana Trees Machinery has been taken to Hone olulu from the state of Washington by four men who are making an in- vestigation of the use of the fiber of the banana trunk for bag making, The investigation was brought about by an- nouncements that the sugar planters of the Hawallan islands, as well as those of other sugar-producing coun- tries, are faced with fincertainty con- cerning steady shipments from Cals cutta of bags to be used as contalners for raw sugar. Ever since bags have been used by the Hawallan sugar planters in exporting the raw product from the {slands to the mainland of the United States, the Hindu bags, which are made to contain 125 pounds each, have proved to be satisfactory. War conditions have caused the plant ers to cast about for a substituta, : Old Laws, Modern Conditions, New England, with its recollections of ancient “blud laws,” should be ine terested in the report that war-time England has seen fit to revive a statutd of Charles L's time prohibiting the transaction of business on the Sabbath, says the Springfield (Mass) Repube lican. As there is a shortage of labor, with the consequence that shop people arg overworked, the need of providing 8 day of rest is acute, and numerous shopkeepers have been arrested for dos ing business on Sunday. The English authorities are very ingenious in digs ging up ancient statutes to Ot Dew gnd unforseen situation, Day # The limit cate} ley wren, ROA’ {But Daring Spy Work of German Offi | cer Who Slipped Into England . Proved of No Avail, The story of Sir Roger Casement's capture and execution is widely known, but the efforts of the Berlin admiralty to help him escape from his English prison just before his death have not been told. An officer In the navy, who conld Speak English and who had visited London frequently before the war, was furnished with a false passport ‘and landed In England, says Carl W. Ackerman in the Baturday Evening Post, He was provided with unlimited funds, and a ship awaited off the ‘const to bring Casement back to Ger- ‘many, The forelgn office watched British reports very carefully and was amazed when it learned that Case ment had been executed. It was evi- dent then that the naval officer's plan had failed and all hope of his return was given up, Bix weeks later, however, he arrived In Germany, pale, exhausted and nerv- ously broken down. He had succeeded in conferring with Bir Roger, he re- ported, and Lad talked to him an hour ‘before he was executed, but there was (no possibility of un escape. Then, fearing that he was under suspicion, this officer underwent the most drastic privations until, as a member of the crew of a neutral ship, he reached the continent, If this story is true—and it was told to me by a relative of the officer—Iit is one of the most daring Instances of §py work in England during the war, It 18 a proof, too, of the ease with which even German officers go to Eng- land during the most eritical days of thé war, THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE (Madam Breshkovskaya Recalls Meet Ing With Prince When They Dis. cussed Hopes for Russia, Catherine Breshkovskaya tells the ptory of when, as a girl, the was go- ing up to Bt. Petersburg with her mother and sister, “a handsome young prince, returning from his official du- ties In Siberia,” entered thelr come partment. For hours, she says, he discussed with her the problems of the Russian people. “His words thrill ed like fire. Our excited volees rose steadily higher, until my mother begged us to speak low.” some young prince was Peter Kro- patkin, The years have passed, and the cause to which the two ardent young politicians in that Russian railway carriage devoted thelr lives has been vindicated, Madam Breshkovskays, honored and free in her own country, Is leading, exhorting, advising the forces of the revolution which she helped so powerfully to make, and Prince Kropatkin, still in England, his refuge from the persecutions of auto- racy, 1s forming a committee for the better Instruction of the people of Great Britain concerning that practic ally unknown quantity which is new Russia. The old world may well sit up, rub its eyes and stare, for dreams, in the twentlet”) century, have a way of coming true~Christlan Science Monitor, » And the Jokesmith Dodged. They were discussing that Joke about getting down off an elephant. “How do you get down?" asked the Jokesmith for the fourth time, *You climb down” “Wrong I” : “You grease his sides Bnd glide down,” “Wrong I" *You take a ladder and pet down” "Wrong I” “Well, you take the trunk wn," | "No, not quite, You don't get down off an elephant { you get it off a goose” Indianapolis News, line Portable Fire for Soldiers. A compact portable material for bulldihg a small cooking fire {s a bless- ing to the soldier in the field in winter, The Italians have devised a home-made {fire ration” which the people at home prepared last winter for the men In the el Alpine passes. The fire ration is made from old newspapers, and cane Glo ends, or other parafin material. The newspapers are cut into little cylinders, which are afterwards bolled in the paraffin. This produces a high- ly compact and combustible little cyl dnder which can be used for heating food In the feld. Rh Hit Close to Home, The following story was told by an pflicer stationed at Seaford: A rather simplelooking young re rong was seemingly bewildered by the of cross-questioning he was be- {ng subjected to, Then came the ques fon concerning the allotment of al Mellow Light ATLANTIC ® licht. You know ’there’s a difference in eoal. There's a difference in kerosene, too. The one kero- sene that always gives a bright, clean, odorless mellow light or a steady, warming heat without smoke, sputter or charring of wicks is called Rayolight Oil. Why? To distinguish it from ordinary kerosenes. It’s so highly refined and purified that it gives these perfect results yet costs no more than the otherkinds, Instead of just asking for kerosene, look for the dealer who has this sign on his store: “Atlantic Rayolight Oil for 8ale Here.” You'll find it a quality store—a good place to do most of your buying. It’s a scientific fact that, of any artificial light, a kero- sen lamp is the most restful end pleasing to the eyes, i THE ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY Philadelphia and Pittsburgh PERFECTION Smokeless Oil Heaters Just strike a mateh. The room will be warm and cozy in a few minutes, aL Rayo Lamps A centraldraughtlamp that produces a soft, clear and restful light Many beautiful designs 0 choose from. and easy 10 keep clean, Sec your dealer. Price Give the most light for oileconsumed. Cold and bot blaststyles. Easyto light and clean. Stay lighted in the strongest wind. See your dealer. Price, 0c up. Preparedness North, South, East, West—all working to put the Nation in fighting trim! Army and Navy departments and districts, cafhps, yards, coast-guard stations, light houses, munition, con- struction and textile plants—all co-ordinating to mould the vast organization into an effective homogeneous force! And in this enormous task the country's tele- phone network has been znd will continue to be the great indispensable agen? of communication. The Bell System has enlisted every resource ai its com mand and offered all unreservedly to the Government. This, together with the immensely increased commer- cial demand for service, the general shortage of materi- als, and the enlistment and draft of a large number of technically trained employes who cannot be replaced, will, it is ors be borne in mind by every loyal Ameri- can if there should later vesult the necessity for sub- ordinating private convenience to the pressing needs of the Government. The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania W. 8S. Mallalieu, Local Manager " Bellefonte, Pa. FOR COLD DAYS: Sweaters for Men, Women and Children, HEAVY HOSE, in wool and cotton, Heavy UNDERWEAR WOOL OR COTTON Insurance and Real Estate Want to Buy or Sell ? SEE US FIRST Chas. D. Bartholomew CENTRE HALL, PA, CAPS, SCARFS, Toques BED BLANKETS Wool or Cotton HORSE & STABLE BLANKETS HEAVY & DRESS SHOES. Percales, Ginghams & Outings The Gasoline That Yields Most Miles to the Gallo Because of its uniform Iiyh Qual. ity. Try us on your next need of Many Chestor county farmers near the Lancseler county line have taken to growing tobscoo, The m:jority of the labor that fe vow belug depended upon ou the farms Js fainished by men above fifty years of age. ' Prectics'ly oll of the interfor and porthern tier counties report serious damage (0 the corn and buckwheat crope, in eome cases corn belogonly fis for silage, gas and note the difference, Also High Grade Oils, Willan NeClenshan WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR CENTRE HALL, PA, {tore closes every Wednesday even. ed Lo Bhrader, Mifflin County, They ing at 6 o'clock, were accompanied bome ty their] fig daughter, Mise Minnie Kline, who bas]! 4 been engaged in evangelistic service in | be Mifflin county since August 10h, with splendid results, H. F. Rossman § Berlous damege from late blight and rot Is reported to the potato erop In many scotions of the Btate and the | wi , production will bo far below early (o| | Gi ne . | many sections the young clover flelcs Himat ; : PRL. { : 4 contro «| have been #0 badly damaged that next Grasshoppers have done great dame ago to many crops this season and in
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