3 . LOCALS, L. R. Lingle, of State College, was in town on Tuesday. Hay making is practically complet- ed and by the latter part of the week the grain will be ready for the Jeaper, Mr. and Mre. Ralph Robb and family, of Bellwood, were the guests of Rev. and Mre. J. A, Shultz over the “ Fourth,” Harry L. Kiine, the druggist in this place a year ago, and now of Johnson- burg, visited friends in Centre Hall a short time ago, The local auxiliary of the Red Cross presented Meesr«, Ross Bushman, Lee Frszier ,and Willlam Garis with sweaters before leaving for army camps, Mrs. Catharine Burris and Mrs. Mury Shoop visited the former's son, Irvin Barrie, and family, on the Will- iasmeon Taylor farm, near Reedsville, last week, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Bhaefler, Mr and Mrs, Charles Johoson and son Clifford, of Altoona, visited Mrs. Bhsefler’s brother, Lanson Burris, weet of Centre Hall, last week, Mildred Bitts is off on a week’s va- cation with ber sunt, Mrs. A. J, Mue- ger, in Clearfleld. Bhe will return with the Mussers when they make their trip through Centre county, Mre. Cstbsrine Martz and sob, Clayton Mariz, of Altoons, spent Sun- dey in Centre Hall as guests of Mr, apd Mrs, E. W. Crawford, Mrs. Martz being an aunt of Mrs, Ciawford. Having finished a successful three month term at the Central State Nor. mal Behool in Lock Haven, Miss Mil- dred Brown has returned to her home to spend the summer months with her parents, Mr. and Mre. Edwib Brown. Miss Sar Fisher, after completing a term of echool tesching at Landsdale, Montgomery county, retu ned to her home in Centre Hall last week. Bhe wee accompanied by Miss Flossie Me- Loughlir, who will be a guest at the Fisher home for a week, E. E. Z-ttle snd family were in Centre Hall for a few days until their goods reached Ridgway tn which place they are moving from Ehrnfeld, Mr, Zsttle has charge of 8 number of carpenters and Is working for a large construction company. Lieut, Ralph Bitner, in the U. BR, Bignal Corps service at Little Bilver, N. J., arrived here Mundsy for a visit with bis fstber, Dr. H. F. Bitper, says the Lewisburg Journal. He la on a six-day furlough, and holds a com- mission as first lieutenant, D. Wagner Geiss, of Bellefonte, is collecting a carload of horses from the farmers in this section which he ex- pecfe to ship from Centre Hall on Friday to Mt, Gretps, for a week's use in the first encampment of the Re- serve Militia, The horses will be re- turned to their owners, Mr, Gelss ex- pects si:0 to ship a carload from Bellefonte, Mr. and Mrs, M. L. Bmith arrived in Centre Hall from Jobnstown the week preceding the * Fourth’ and are Dow ensconced in their new home, the bapdsome brick dwelling formerly owned by L. L. Smith. Mr, Bmith has added electric light to his home, which now makes it one of the most desirable residences in the borough, Centre Hall is pleased in the scquisi- tion of Mr, and Mre. Bmith and their amily to its citizenship. Through the proceeds of the enter- tainment by the Balona people and the eale of Red Cross fans, the local auxiliary wae enriched to the extent of fifty dollars, The good-sized sudi- ence which greeted the Clinton coun- ty Red Cross workers, was much rleased with their program of vocal ard instrumental music, recitations and flag drille, the latter feature being especially well performed by a large group of young Isdies. Following tbe entertainment the local Red Cross en- tertained the visitors to refreshments in Grange hall, Fred Nevil, after an absence of nine years from bis bome at Colyer, re- turned last week in the dress of a sea- nan, baviog come to recuperate from a serious illvess contrscted while on board the big troopsbip, formerly the “Vaterland,” which was taken over by the United States upon their enter- ing the war, The young sailor was injured when a cry of “submarine” cauged a hurried closing of the bulk heads-~dividing the vessel into water tight compartments—he being caught across the chest by the slamming of one of the big doors. The injury paved the way for pneumonia and later his lower limbs became pAra- Iyz d, necessitating the use of crutches, He came home in this condition, but several days ago put the crutches aside and is now gradually gaining his for- mer strength, Uncle Bam has fur loughed him until the 19th of the prose ent month and the indications are that be will be ready to report for duty by that time, Hels a strapping fellow, weighing when in full health and strength 180 Ibs, and is the right sort for the arauous tasks av.oad a big troopship. The word * big" eorrectly applies to the one on which he ls en- gaged, for it measures 900 feet In length and ls the largest in the transport ser- vice. During his absence from home Mr, Nevil’s father, the late Wesley Nevil, has died, but hig bome~coming Ihe brought joy to his aged mother. LOCALS W.0C TU. Batarday even'ng at the home of Mrs, John Roseman, Bee me for fertilizer ; quality right, prices right,—R, D. Foreman Centre Hall, Mre. Mary Goodhart is visiting her daughter, Mre. W. R. Winegardner, in Milroy, Bruce Stahl came home from Al- toons to assist his futher in storing the bay crop. H ory Btoner, of Btate College, was seriously 111 last week, but has since slightly improved, A daughter, the second in the fam- ily, was born to Mr, and Mrs. Orvis Weaver, last Thursday night, John D. Meyer spent Bunday with his parents in this place, returning tc Altoona in the evening in his Frank- lin car, Mrs. Charles Hull and son Robert, of Bhamokip, are guests of the form- r's sister, Mrs. T. L. Moore, in thie place, Miss Ruth Osman, of Glen Iron, visited her sister, Mre. Fred Black, east of Centre Hall, for a few days recently. Cras. R. Kurtz, Burveyor of the Port, at Philadelpbis, and his family are in Bellefonte and will spend a por- tion of the summer there, Mr. and Mrs, Jesre McClepahan and deugbter, snd Mr. Clayton Wagner, all of Potters Mille, ¢pent a day with Mrs. Carrie McKinney, at Millheim, Aren’t you proud of Centre county's record in the War Baviogs Stamps campaivn? How do you suppose the boys '‘over there’' will receive the good news ? Mr. and Mrs J. B, Getchell and son Wendell, of Greensburg, are erjoying a brief vacation at the home of Mrs. Getohell’s parents, 'Fquire and Mre. Cyrus Bruogart, Harman Fullmer has returped by the way of Williamsport, to Burque- hannna University, Selinsgrove, after spending the week-end at the United Evangelical parsonage, On July 4th, Allen Bchoeh, of Mid- dleburg ; Harman Fullmer, of Beline- grove, Misses Helen Brubaker and Mae Bhultz motored to the mountain spring for a picnie, Hunting of pheasants in Centre county the coming season will be pro- hibited, Every county but two— Philadelphia snd Delaware—is closed to pheasant huntiog for one year, Mr. and Mre. E. B. Ripka snd family, Mre. Jobn Luse and daughter Edups, attended the annual meeting of the directors of the Odd Fellows Or- vhanage at "uobury, on Tuesday, Mr. snd Mrs George Thomas, of New York City, are visiting the form- et’s parents, Mr. and Mre, C, S. Thom- a¢, at Potters Mills, Mr, Thomas ie an attorney in the great metropolis, The baying sesson passed off with less sweated jackets than ever before, Really, the writer observed one farm- er cutting grass and wearing ao over. coat, However tbe crop was stored in excellent condition, Private George Alfred Crawford was home on a forty-eight hour far- lough, last week. He has been locat- ed at Camp Meade for some time and the indications are that he will “go aoross '’ in the very nesr future, Just received a car each of wire, sand, brick and cement. If in need of anything in these lines, get our price first, We have bought right, there- fore can sell right, BRADFORD & FON Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and Mr, and Mre. T. R. Weimer, of Du Bole, spent a day in Centre Hall as gues's of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Arney, it being the wind-up of a week's wvaeatior, Mr, Miller is a former resident of Cen- tre Hall——a barber by trade—and Is in that business at DuBols, a —— A AP A—————— First Nations] Back of Spriog Mille, The First National Bank of Spring Mills is the name of a new banking in- stitution which will begin business sbout September 1st, 1918, in the hotel at Hpring Mille, The capital stock, $25,070, bas been practically all paid in, and the directors expect to receive their charter in a short time, The board of directors consists of the following, all of Spring Mills : 8. G. Walker, president ; J. H. Rishel, vice president; W. W. Rellz, secretary; J. C. Lee, A. B. Lee, W, Cal, Meyer, J. K. Bitver, I. J. Deckér and A. J. Bhook. R. D. Hendershot, of North- umberiand, has been elected cashier of the bank. / A ——— Sewing for Red Cross. Members of the Red Cross will assem- ble at the home of Miss Grace Bmith, Thursday and Friday of this week, to do sewing. —— ————— County ¥. F. B, Ing itute, The Young People’s Branch of the W.C.T. U. will hold a county ine stitute at Tusmseyville today (Thure day). There will be an afternoon and evening session, EE —— a a Just received a oarload of New Idea manure spreaders, car dairy feed, oar fertilizer, car salt, and full lone of farm implements. Call and look them over, Prices attractive, Bravronp & Fox, Centre Hall, Pa. DEATHS, Mre. Maria Jordan, widow of Anp- drew Jordap, passed into the beyond at the home of gon, Stewart Jordan, at Colyer, on Tuesday morning at 9:20 o'clock, after a prolonged illness and suffering with rheumatism, aged wev- enty-two years. Burial will be made Friday mornfog in the cemetery of the Zion Evapgelleal church near Tussey ville, Deceased was Maria Bubb, daughter of Mr, and Mre. John Bubb, and wes a life-long resident of Potter township, and a member of the Evangelical church. Her husband passed away twelve years ago. The following children survive: William, John, Greeley, and Stewart, of Colyer ; Em- ett and Mrs, Charles Btoner, of Tus- seyville, and Mes. B, F. Rickert, of Mill Hall. Also two sistere—Mrs. Pe- ter Boal, of Colyer, and Mre. John Martz, of Centre Halland one broth- er, John Bubb, of Millhelm, Mrs. Ballle Ocker, widow of John Ocker, died at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs, Edward Nearhood, at Sheri- dap, oun Tuesday. The remains will be brought to Rebersburg, her former bome, and burial made on Haturday, Deceased was aged seventy-two yearr, six monthe, Five children survive, namely, F. O. Ocker, Rebersburg : Mrs. J. W. Rub), Mifflinburg ; Mre. A. C. Haugh, Pittsburg; Mrs. A. BB, Hsckenburg, Milisburg, and Mre, Nesrhood. Also one brother, P. C. Luse, of Oblo, and four sisters : Mre. Thomas Walker, Mre, 0. O, Mallory, of Rebersburg ; Mrs, ©), M, Gramiey, of Bpring Mille, and Mrs, Charles Gramley, of Kaneville, III, A ——— A A ————— BOALSBURA. Mre, Ella Black, of Chambersburg, is visiting friends here, Mr. and Mre. Robert McCres and two daughters, of Bellevue, visited at the Harry Balley home last week. R. B. Harrison, of Jersey Bhore, spent part of last week with his fam- ily here, Mre. W. Ei Gettig sand son, of Al- toons,are visiting the former's mother Mre. J. H, Meyer, Mre. Ira Wright and children, of Bellefonte, were over Ronday visitors at the John Wright home, Dr, L. E. Kidder, wife and dsugh- ter moved to their new home at Hiate College on Tuesday, Mrs. Alice McGirk, of Bellefonte, is visiting her mother, Mrs, Henrietia Dale, Louis M. Deitz, of Coturp, spent several days days last week al the J. W. Keller home Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hess and three children, of Du Bole, are visiting at the Charles Begner home, Mr. and Mre, Wm. Fisher and son and Miss Josephine Keifer, of Sup- bury, spent several days of last week at the Fisher home, Orie Rupp and sister, Mre, Chas. Plummer, of Altoons, were recent vise itors with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rupp. Mrs, James Bryson and dsughter, of Derry, came to the home of the forme et’s mother, Mre. W. A. Woods, where they will spend the summer. Professor Edward Meyer, wife and two children, Elizabeth and Loraine, of Newark, New Jersey, came to thie place where they will spend the sum- mer months, a —— a em ——— Georges Valley Mr. and Mra. George Breon were Bellefonte visitors on Saturday, Mra. H. I. Foust spent Funday with ber daughter, Mre, J, C, Reeder, The stork visited the home of Jacob McCool and left them a baby girl, Mre. George Boal, of Potters Mille, spent Bunday with Mrs, F. M. Acker- man, W. F. McClellan and family spent Bunday at the home of Howard Cone fer at Potters Mills, Mre, Bara Reeder spent a fow days st the F, M., Ackerman home last week, Mre. Mary Eonist, of Burnham, spent last week with her sister, Mra, James Foust, Edward Lingle and family came over from Look Haven to spend the Fourth with their many friends at this place, J. C. Reeder had the misfortune to upset with a load of hay, throwing bim off the wagon, dislocating his kuee and sprainiog bis arm very bad- ly. Mr, and Mrs, Charles McClellan, Mr, and Mrs, John MAize and Mre, CO, E. Brown, all of Millheim, were pleas- ant callers at the James Foust home oa Banday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eungard and granddaoghter, Mr. and Mrs, Kyle Eungard and two children sutoed from Lock Haven on Funday and spent the day with Mrs. W, M. Line gle, OR ————— A A ————— Letters unciatmed in Centre Hall post office : Miss Mary A, Smith and Mr. H. C. Ishler.—9, W, Bmith, post- master, FOOD WILL VIN [ee | i i Dashem Bower Nuptiale, The home of the bride's parent, Mr, and Mre, William Bower, near Potters Mille, Wednesday evening, Juve 26th, was the scene of a pretty wedding when their daughter, Grace Roxanna, became the bride of John Wilbur Dashew, in the presence of seventy- three Invi ed guests, who were assem- bled about the lawn, As the clock struck eight, Mre, Chae, mith began playing Lobrengrin’e weddiog march, and the bride and groom, the former wearing white crepe de chine, and carrying a bouquet of white hydrangeas, snd the latter wearing navy blue attended, by Miss Lena Bower, sister of the bride, mae bride's maid, and Elmer Dashem, brother of the groom, as hest man were preceded tom csnopy on the versnds which wes beautifully decorated with evergreens, ferne, deisies, and the national colors, by Billy Bower Dash- em, the little three-year-old nephew of both the bride and groom, who car- ried a basket of dalsles, where they were met by the Rev, D, B, Kurtz, the Lutheran pastor, and there pronoun- ced man snd wife, The bride received many useful and beautiful gifis including silver, chins, linene, and granite ware, After the ceremony and the bestow- ing of congratulations a sumptuous re- past was served. The bride is the oldest daughter of Mr, snd Mre, William Bower and is a young lady of fine womanly traits and fully qualified to aseume the duties of wifehoad. The groom is a son of Mr, and Mre. John Dashem, and is an in- dustrious young man of sterling worth, and a progressive farmer. The bride and groom have a host of friends who wish them a happy voyage on life's ses, .t > Pleasant Gap. Miss Helen with friends at Milton, Lirenoble is visiting Mre, Thomas Aasme and Mrs. Jay Crust, of Niagara Falle, are their parents in this town. Mre. (Rev. J. H. Shawville, is spendiog a week with ber daughter, Mrs. W. D, Herman, Paul Helsey, who is employed at Harrizbarg, vis ted his family st thie place, Maude visiting of McKee nie, Hartman, of is visiting at the hb Hermano, Mr. aud Mre. Harry Corl, of Traf- ford, are visticg the latter's mother, Mre, Elizabeth Bilger. Emeline Noll fpent last werk Willismeport, of John A Ie Mra, and Anns in Alto Mre, E. Rimmey pa with the former’ Paul Keller. Mr. and Mre. Paul Keller and little dsughter, of Altoons, sre spending their two weske vacation with f lends + pinter, and relatives at t} Mre, Frank Millward wes admitted to the Bellefoate hospital last week where she underwent an operation for appendicitis, Mr.snd Mire, Appleby sn} two children, of Hurrlsburg, are visit. ing with the Iatters grandmother, Mre. Charlotte E kenroth, ie place, Harry A A rm e— Spring Mills, Born to Mr, and Mre, Jacob MeCool on June 301b, a daughter: to Mr. and Mre, Earl Bierley, July 1st, adaughter, Mr. and IL#i‘zell and son Bsmue!, of Union county, spent Bundsy at tre OC, (, Bartges home, Burchard Musser, of Altoons, spent HFundey wi bis parents, Mr. and Mra. Robert Musser, John Myer and family, and Mr. and Mre, C, G. King were to Loganton to gee the ruipe of the fire, on Runday, George Rachau end family, of San- bury, epent rev oral daye at the G. N. Wolfe home. They were accompanied home by Walter Wolfe who will be their guest for a few days, C. E. Royer, who is employed in Altoona, spent Bunday at home, Mr, and Me. F. A, Long and chil- drer, of Cambridge, Onio, are spend- ing a week with the former's father, J. D. Long. Mre. Bamuel Hoslermsan, of Lykene, spent a few cays at the A, J, Bhook home, Mre. Alice Leilzell, of Reedeville, visited her son Charles the past week, Mra, Bars Soavely, of Miflinburg, gpent several days with Mra. Hazel, Mrs, C, P, Long spent a week with relatives at Howard, a ——— Build with cement—the material that wears longeet,—R. D. Foreman. Mre. James th CERMANY Prussianiem need ross oxATE AGRICULTURAL NOTES, Pennsylvania farmers are asked to | ‘“go over the top’ with wheat crop and every available acre should be sown this fall, ders for fall fertilizers as early ae possi- | ble and dealers are urged to get early | shipments, Eighteen prosecutions for the sale of | unregistered fertilizers have been! ment of Agriculture in Berke, Carbon, | Erle, Luzerne, Blair, Cambris, York, | Delaware, Dauphin and Lackawanna | counties, | The Btate farm tractors are ready to | start in with the fall plowing cams. | paign and there are many requests for thelr services from the large agricultu- | ral counties, Dairy and Feed Commissioner | Foust has sent a warning to all whole- | ealers and retail grocers and druggists | against the sale of the so-called eRl substitutes, Bradford county sheep growers have organized and hope to show a big in- cresse in the sheep industry, Fred Bradford, of Troy, is the president. Here's a chance for other counties, I'he country neede wool, Over 1,200 samples of fertilizers have been taken by the State agents and are now being analyzed to see that they meet with the advertised guarantees, A er —— iarge Acreage in Corn, Despite the lack of labor and a rath- er unfavorable planting season it is es timated that the corn acreage in Penp- | eylvania this eeaon is somewhst | larger than last year when 65,280,885 | bushels were produced on 1,700,684 | acres, i Reports from all counties show that | the farmers made every effort to get | out a maximum acresge of corn, but poor seed and wet weather proved a hindrance in some sections. The same conditions have made the pros pects for a bumper crop below norms! | as Lhe fields of corn do no! measure up to the condition thst they should at this season of the yesr and the cold weather has not teen conducive of good corn growing. Experts who have traveled over the Ntate estimate that the condition of the corn is now sboat eighty per cent. of an average crop, but they say that with a late fall the production way be much better than is now expected, There is every indication of a big ip-| crease in the acreage of buckwheat and it is being tried in many sections where the farmers were unable to get in corn early in the season. A ———— I ot ————— A Free Scholarship, Any young man or woman who ls a bona fide patron of thie paper may se- cure free lpstructions io music or! elocution, The Itbsca Conservatory of Music, with the desire to stimulate the study | of these atte, offers ten scholarships to applicants from the State of Pennsyl- vanis, valued at §100 each and good for the term of seventeen weeks begin- niog with the opening of the school year, September 26, 1918, in any of the following departments - Voice, violin, piano, eloculion and public school music. These scholar- ships are awarded upon competition which is open to snyone desiring » | musical or literary education, Any! one wishing to enter the competition | or desiring information should write | to Mr. George C. Willlame, Secretary | of the Ithaos Conservatory of Music, | {thace, N. Y., before Sept, 1, 1918, | JAMES W. SWABB JUSTICE OF THE PEACE LINDEN HALL, CENTRE 00. PA, | Deeds, Mortgages, Wills, &c, written and ox ecuted with care. All legal busines promptly attended to. Special attention given to sell ting of Estates, Mariage Licemmes , Aut~mo- | bile Licenses, other A a hand, ova ins || A ——— sm ————_— | i SACRED MUSHROOM OF AZTEC It Was a Powerful Narcotic, Producing the Most Fantastic Wo Visions, LaV Mushrooms are dangerous enough in the United States, where those wha ‘gather them and eat them prize their flavor, und sometimes perish by reason of wrong dlagnosis, for there are dead- ly toadstools that look as much like edible mushrooms as twins. In Mexica ‘It would seem that the mushroom site uation is worse than here, for while Americans hunt mushrooms for food, the Mexicans have reason to regard them as both meat and drink. Read the following statement of what hap- pened after consuming the sacred mushroom of the Aztecs, remarks the Evening Wisconsin, It is 4 powerful narcotic, produce regarded by the Indisns as a key which, with thelr ceremonial, opens to them all the glories of another and better world. A tincture made by simply chopping up the plant and al- lowing it to soak in diluted alcohol for a couple of weeks is a most sery- feeable remedy for nervousness, head- aches and insomnia. When chewed (the Indians say) it stops the painful coughing of consuraptives. Botanists say that the * room i% not a mu 1cred much- | hroom at but al cactus. That, however, merely al matter of bald detafl. What is impor- | tant is the action of the plant on the! system. This is attributed to an al- kalold principle it cor anhalonin, which chegni arable in the form of whi crystals, The plant radish shape. It has a buttonlike top, is all of It appears ground, snd this is wh taken for a mushroom. tains known as « say is sep- te, needlelike resembles in which the that above has been The early missionaries di the “sacred mushroom.” mials of the native puissionaries called it * other name of it is “dream plant.” be cause of the visions it produces. Be- sides the dream-producing alkaloid, it yields a deadly poisor » it would not do for people unfa ar with the plant to experiment with its effects on thelr own persons. People who have had it administered to them by physicians declare it is a remedy for the headachy condition that follows immoderate use of shol. That the announcement property of the plant may not lead to the conviction that war with Mexico fs absolutely necessary, it is added That anybody wanting to grow sacred puushrooms in the United States will of this last a dent and Left but Little for Mis Biographer. os Emerson occupied in the natural course of things the pontifical chair at Concord, Mass. in the days of New BEng- land's literary ascendancy when his contemporaries were men like Long- fellow, Whittier, Hawthorne, Holmes and Lowell. His wooden house, homely and hos pitable as simplicity and kindliness could make it, had the dignities of philosophic supremacy. Pilgrims of thought come and go in that household temple, they sit at the the hearth of the “radiant optimist” thinker and poet and teacher, whose one reproach, mecording to his English biographer, was “that svith full knowledge thet his history must be written, he thought fit ko lead a life devoid of incident, of And the portrait has been drawn as befits = over high bent with brows not with the sensi. tive mouth and the semblance “as of a spirit intrusted with earthly inter ests.” He Knew, The teacher was trying to make his As an illustration, Leaves the Reporter office WEDNESDAY A. In., JULY 10 WEDNESDAY A. M., JULY 24 e rooms, these pipes not being con- He pate and every OTHER WEEK until farther notice Returns Saturday following date of outgoing | | ‘would answer that the water was flidn’'t. On the contrary, one bey at foot of the class called out: “Kou 't pay your water bill I” fy v J Et a — Centre Reporter, $1.50 a year,