SETS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1918 CRT a ——— TELE nto penne Thirty-five Years Ago. April 5, 1883. =0On Friday last it snowed all forenoon, piling it up to a depts of about six inches—the deepest snow for this winter, Mr. Grenobla has vented the Spring Mills house to Mr. Bibby, present landlord at Montandonp. David Luse has received the cone tract for remodeling the Union church near Farmers Mille, at $931, William Pealer has left Millheim and will go into business at Bpring Mille with J. D. Dong. Jonathan From has moved to Ohio; Asron Durst to Freeport, Ill, and John G. Emerick to Karthouse. All of these parties are from this vicinity. Married, on the 29.h ult.; by Rev. B, M. Roeder, Prof, H. F. Bitner A. M,, of Kutztown, formerly of Gregg town- ship, and Miss Cora K. Murray, of Centre Hall. n———— A ———————— Stop Grumblivg. Perhsps many Americans can be of great service to their families, their community and their country by re- go.ving to accept temporary inconveni- ences good naturedly. Our people are rather sot on having their own way and when their comfort is momentarily disturbed or they believe some official is going wrong, they are apt to do con- giderable complaining. Not that they really mean it, for when the supreme test comes they are as willing to suffer hardships a8 other nationalities, Still the chronic grumbler is notapt to be misjudged. Let's keep sweet. Pine Grove Miils. Oscar Rishel is visiting his sister, Mre, . A. Johneop, in this place, Howard Wright, who went to Obie, is back again. J. B. Welle, Mra, Irene Bailey, Me, L. D. Musser, Archey Laird, acd Mary McWilliams are among the sick. H, G. Tussey shipped a carload of horses to the sonthern market ob Wednesday. Mrs. Richel Wilsop, of McElevy’s Fort, is making a brief visit among her folks here and at State College. Ww. E. Stover, of Pittsburg, who was called home on account of the death of his mother, is visiting old chums here and at State College. Harold Bottorf accompanied Rev. L. V. Barber on Bunday to safely steer him through the huge drifts to fill bis morning appointment here. Beveral times he almost failed on account of the drifted mase, but the young mab landed him safe and on time. ————— A T————— CENTRE OAK Mr. snd Mare, O, CO. Homan and danghter Mary spent Bunday at the nome of Harry Frankenburger. Mrs, Jay Vonada and daughter Edna, from Centre Hall, spent a few days at the C, 8B, Musser home, A vumber of young people from this place enjoyed a sledding party to Pot- ters Milis last Friday evening. W. 8, Lucas was housed up for a few days but is out looking afler the stock business again, Mr. and Mre. Barton Fetterolf, of Potters Mille, are at the home of the former’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. Will- iam Fetterolf, making preparations to occupy the tenant House on the Bpich- er farm, west of Old Fort. Two big sled loads of neighbors spent last Tuesday evening at the home of Harry Frankenburger, as fol- lows: Mr, and Mrs. Jacob Bharer aca family, Mr. Clyde Dutrow and.family, Mr. and Mre. William Fetterolf, Mr, and Mre. George Fetterolf, Mr. aud Mrs. Burton Fetterolf, Mr. and Mre, CO. 8B, Musser and family, Mre. Gregg Carper and son Ray. Last Wednesday Daniel Boho brought a sled load of women to the Clayton Musser home for an old fash foned quilting party. Those present: Mre. Daniel Boho, Mre, Jacob Bharer, Mre, Clyde Dutrow and daughter Anns, Mre, Brungart, from Zion, Mre, William Fetterolf, Mie, George Fetter- olf, Mre. Burton Fetterolf, Mrs. Harry Fraokenburger and daughter Bara. I ————— Tusseyville Miss Rebecca Cox, accompanied by Chester Grove, spent a few days at Pleasant Gap the past week, Mr. and Mre. Bamuel Wagner and two sone, of Boalsburg, #pent Bunday at the William Bitoner home, A party was given Friday evening at the Arthur Blutterbeck home in honor of Miss Mary Warntz, who has been visiting among friends for a few weeks, A ———— a —————— STATE AGRICULTURAL NOTES, An increase of two per cent. in the number of sheep in the Htate daring the past year shows an awakened In- terest in sheep raising which agricu!- tural officials will try to increase until Pennsylvania gets back in the million sheep cla.e, It is estimated that close to two mil- lion corda of wood were used by the farmers of the Htate during the past year, with a value of $6,867,000,00, A Colorado farmer averaged 815 bushels of winter wheat on Lwelve acres of land and a Virginia farmer had 174 bushels of corn to an acre in otherjrecord ylelds for 1916, GET RICH IN NAVY} POSSIBLE FOR ENLISTED MEN TO RETIRE WITH FORTUNE. - In Addition He Can Have Income of $104 a Month for Rest of His Life If He Has Served Thirty Years. There are other advantages to being an American tar than having a wife In every port, if we are to believe the con- versation picked up around a recrult- ing station. And, strangely ¢ nough, it is the idea of growing rich, one of the houghts furthest from the minds of ordinary man entering the navy, which seems to be the greatest draw- At least that looms largest ¢ of the men who are doing There is a glamour to a romance to his adven- the chance to go and see something of is alluring to many, is iwiched in be- vash and eter- In the Harris- ulting officer tells into ppeal { the ing card. in the mind the recruiting. the tar's life tures. Moreover, about the globe foreign shores though it sand tween endless decks to w nal bra to polish, even SRES raph a rect weial advantage of going It ought to n who is w thou roe and to whom the prospect wked up 30,000 in ing a flying cur- 3 of the unreal, y retire at the age of v 70, and have an in- t £104 a month for the ler of your life? “If you do, join the Unite » the best thirty he Americar world, 1 » the tired on a pay of not | and, in addition, 788.70 from his monthly id in the " I irs of service month, 1 R98 saved receiv beginning and reac! ne navy Grass in Paper-Making. In England t large use Spanish grass for rag fine white 1786 thistles were England. In 178 into pu husks and, par 1 iuent made corn Engl title-page fo Corbett In 183 ark Wis into pa In 1854 an English pa tent was issued to Alex- ander Brown, a Scotchman, for f paper from ferns, and ‘arty Corn, Corn. made the making of stalks sorghum maize made into paper. of A Wonderful At Waltham, — Maze. Mass, there 128 a maze in the gardens of Hampt ‘ourt pal- near Lond« It is a winding and confusing group of paths, bounded by high hedges; there which were , planted in 1804, tal length of all the paths is about one-third of a mile, and the shortest path to the central pool is about one- fifth of a mile. It sometimes takes visitors more than an hour to find thelr way to the center; sometimes they give up and call for help In find- ing their way out. The Acceptable Time. Jack—Hang it! When I think of the foolish way I lost that $20 today, It makes me furious, I feel as if 1 would like to have somebody kick me, Ethel—By the way, dear, think you'd better speak to papa this | evening Boston Transcript, Literal One. “lI understand you got a treasure in your wife's hand,” “Not exactly a treasure, but we bought a new car from her bridge winnings.” on ( ace, Mm. are 1,000 trees The to- is A Herole Peem, There 1s no life of a man, faithfully recorded, but is a heroic poem of itd sort, rhymed or uurhymed,~Thomas Carlyle, Nil ncuron ib GR Re iridium LOVE IN DARK CONTINENT | {How Shadrach, Aged Twelve, Violated the Rules Against Courting at College of West Africa. | Although voourfing” had been strict- Jy prohibited at the College of West Africa, Shadrach, aged twelve, tried to glip this note to his beloved lady ‘one morning at chapel. But, alas for Lim! it fell into his teacher's hands, gays the World Outlook. “Dear Miss Louise: Simply thease few words hoping and trusting you are fnjoying the very best of help this p. m. I am writing you and asking you only a word nbout le I want you to tell y if you really love me or not, My dear you must consiter over your mind you must not do like a bird up In the air. Ah the I have for you. You don't know ‘my heart and I don’t know yours but I think you have some nd of love for me, miss. You know is deep it Is so deep in my the bird gs up in the alr, » you must not tell me i you must you give | Ve, love w love Sing ver never » and 1 wil ow Is not every wey but 1 will tr} CIRCUS PEOPLE FIGHT HARD in Warfare Which Has Marked Business Since Early Days, s floht $1} 2 ARS [458 J is of ore we came int s old men a n tell stories that + Hk he ¥ were « ‘gentler is the history o of Barnum. er thie and en through the newspapers, and th cus magnate who owned the most vitrie ollie press agent was by far the wisest showman.” ce and each otl robbers Gun Cotton. Gun cotton may be made as follows: Immerse cotton wool in a bolling di- lute solution of potassium earbonate, ‘wash with water, and then dry, They steep for a few minutes in a cold mix- ture of one part of concentrated nitrie acid and three of oll of vitriol, then squeeze, and again place In a fresh acid mixture and leave for 48 hours, with running water, and finally steep fn a solution of potassium carbonate, Gun cotton is insoluble in water, al- cohol, and ether, It takes fire at 300 degrees Fahrenhelt burning away rape idly but without explosion, powder, Don't Be Obstinate. It is surprising how many people do | ‘not know the difference between ob- stinacy and firmness, Some persons feel uncomfortable over standing by their principles, for fear some one will think them obstinate, and others pride clear In your own mind, since firmness . and obstinacy one of the most serious faults ~Exchange, . I————— PT —— Livestock on the farma of the State | is valued at §$190,863,053,00, WEALTH OF SONORA MINES OF NORTHERN MEXICAN STATE AMONG RICHEST IN WORLD. { ‘Legends of the Immense Wealth Taken From Them and How It Wag Wasted by the Nation's Early Conquerors. If America’s army sees forel fee In its patrol duty along northern border the khaki will be in a Mexican sta fuct and fable are woven in the accou eral wea grid IN BOrvs tho in te where inters st 1nin~ raphy bul« by the ven tha histo riy Sonoran boys fascinatingly nts of its va Ith, says the Beog fromm Washington graphic society. E Sonora is sald by derived from a ulin pos- quarried in ms to be al and idl by state, “sonorous certain marble the Within a decade Cortez land. Mexican nd conquered the Montezuma, the Spans after el on i ards by sea and which rding to tra- with Bion | mine ith of 1 mifdway between Nogales: and the cor ie Arizona the border Ni C0, in iter of one of the rich. Wa ir in. the world st copper region while to the south is Magdalena st of which is the Santo Domingo canyon with its placer, gold which are sald to have furnished the car. go for many of Spain's treasure gal. leons, In addition to copper, gold and sil. ver, tho mines of Sonora produce lead, coal, antim mercury, iron, zine, galt and tellurium, Thegraphite deposits of the state are satd to be the finest in the world, producing an even bet. ation, east 1 4 if POSS ony, pan, Substitute for Cold. A substitute for gold is obtained by combining 94 parts of copper with @ parts of antimony and adding a little magnesium earbonate to Increase the weight, It is said that this alloy can be drawn, wrought and soldered very much iike gold, and that it also ree It cents a rym is worth something like 25 pound, Not So Late, Ho—It's eight o'clock and. you said you would.be here at six, She—Did I say six? I thought Bald seven, i Will Be Farmers. ] More thad 12,000 students are take ing courses in agriculture in the cold leges of the United States, One He Missed. Adam had his trials but he neve for doubts as to the stabil absolute universal car. small expense, probably paying more, of delivery. Bull line of Commerc hand. Ford repair work done using genuine Ford parts Prices on Ford $560 ; Truck Chassis, $600, CATE | Coupelet, Town Car, Rear of Crider's Exchang is no room of '‘the there merits » around you that and service-giving chance of delay and take the the usual 1 apd 2 Ton Trucks on by Ford mechanics, Runabout 865¢ . Bg Car, $1.60 $5645 De $345; One-Ten wedan, tront, Women and those ladies who wish to avail themselves of the safety and con- venience of conducting a bank account, will find the facilities fur- nished by this bank ex- ceptionally good. Any business man of stabil- S. Government Reporter at once. class of work. - POU yu U0 EOI 090000000 5000 Insurance and i Real Estate | | a CYRUS BRUNGART JUSTICE OF THE PEACH Want to Buy or Sell? SEE US FIRST Chas. D. Bartholomew CENTRE HALL, PA, Laundry Leaves the Reporter office WEDNESDAY A. M., FEB. 6 WEDNESDAY A. "., FEB. 20 and every OTHER WEEK unt!l further notice Returns Saturday following sd ———— —— FOR BALE, A wix room house Joos
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