LUOALS, I.'s after haymaking now. We are in the midst of the grain harvest. W. F. Bradford trimmed the pretty shade trees in front of his residence last week, Letters for Miss Beesle Zerby and Frank Alexander are unclamed in the Centre Hall post office. Mr, and Mre, 8B. 8. Kreamer and daughter, Miss Rebeccs, visited rel- atives and friends in Centre Hall over Bunday. E. BE. Ripka, district president of the P. O. B. of A,, has completed his work of installing the newly elected officers in the various camps in this district, Merchant C. M. Bmith is driving a new model 90 Overland touring car, purchased from G. H. Emerick, Mr. Smith disposed of his old Overland to his brother, The local board of ‘school directors has set the rate of taxation for school purposes for the ensing year at twelve mille, which is an increase of two mills over last year, We are over the top in War-Savings Btamp, but so long as they can be bought, why not take advantage of such a good proposition as four and a quarter per cent. interest. Edward Wiser, of Coburn, last week operated the steam roller on the state road on Nittany mountain, and he knows how. The road was given a coat of gravel and then thorougly roll- ed. Mr, and Mrs. E. M. Huoyett and daughter, Mies Miriam, left on Batar- day by way of Lewistown for Wen- onab, New Jersey, for a sbort visit to the home of Mr. and Mre, William A. Magee and family. The oats crop throughout the valley is in fine shape. Corn was put back a bit on account of the cool weather during the first ten days in the month but there is ample time for recovery from the slight set back. Robert Meyer came home from Al- toona on Monday and the following dsy accomuanied his mother, Mrs, Barah Meyer, to Fslinsgrove where she will epend a short time with her brother, Rev. R., F. Fetterolf, Thomas Delaney, of Old Fort, took seriously iH on SBaturday night and is still confined to bed, the nature of the trouble not being definitely known, but supposed to have been brought on by overwork in the haying season, The state road from the borough line south to O!d Fort has been oiled and pebbled and is now In first-cless shape. Continuing southward to Cen- tre Hill the road is such that the temptation to * speed er up’ is very strong with autoists, Rev. W. R. Pickens, of Centre Hall, finds sport in bagging woodchucke, commonly known as groundhoge, on the farm of his son-in-law, R, P. Campbell, at Penns Cave. He claims the farm is literally alive with them, and he reduced their population last week to the extent of three, a Remember that the Reporter is al- ways glad to publish the soldier boys’ letters, especially those coming from ‘over there’. Every last one of us i8 interested in what the * Yanks '’ are doing, and although such information may be deleted by the censor, there is information enough which makes in- teresting reading to those at home. Let us have the boys’ letters, After being without telephone ser- vice for two weeks or more, the far- mers on the Tusseyville rural line of the Bell Telephone Company decided that talking was * essential ’’, and on Monday a dczen or more of them left the graip flelds to fix their telephone lines, which bad beccme badly dam- aged on accou nt of the recent storms The men took hold of the work with a vim and by evening service was again established. Millheim is going to cut out the “cut-out ”’ and to do #0 passed an or- dinance prohibiting the use of the “cut-out” on all machines passing through or traveling within the borough limits, The fine raoges from $2.50 to $5.00 for the first offense, up to $15.00 for subse quent offenscs, one half the fine to be retained by the borough and the other ba!f to go to the infor mant, Bioce the ‘cut-out’ is practi- cally useless and ita nse greatly abused, Millheim is doing about the right thing when it arranges to abol- ish the nuisance. Mr. and Mre, A. E. Person, from Camp Dix, for a few days were guests of the latter's mother, Mrs, Margaret Stroh, in Centre Hall, Mr, and Mre. Person have been living in a remodel ed passenger coach, in Camp Dix, since last fall, Their home, although povel in structure, Is ¢quipped with electric light, batb, and is connected with the camp sewage system, Mr, Person is the American Rsilroad Ase sociation representative, on the Camp, and is sesistant train msster, and as such receives all orders for the move- ment of troops out and their reception. Mre. Pereon le the only woman living on the great military reservation and finds her experiences varied and unique. The soldier boys are decidedly gentlemanly and kind and show great respect for her and her ‘home on wheels!’ and bigh appreciation of the dainty “handouts” to the youths whose routine work takes them fre- quently to the Person quarters. LOCALS Bruce Runkle is driving a new Chevrolet car. Wanted at once—15 coops hens.— Chas, D. Bartholomew, Bee me for fertilizer ; quality right, prices right,—R, D. Foreman Centre Hall, John B. Ruble, who is employed at Altoons, spent Bunday with his family in this place, Huckleberries are said to be quite plentiful in the Seven Mountains and are selling for fifteen cents a quart. Mrs, J. H. Puff and sister, Miss 'Re- becca Derstine, left on Baturday to visit their biother, Bhaffer Derstine, at Danville. Philipsburg now has a borough manager, recently elected by the coun- cil. HeisJ. B. Wiles and his salary will be §600 a year. John M, Coldron is working with B. F. Deltrich, of Bellefonte, at the paper hanging and painting trade in various parts of the county, Anyone wishing a Robison brush broom at $1.00 should send or phone the Lutheran parsonage, as the price will scon advance to §1 25, Rv. J, I. Btonecypher, formerly located at Boalsburg, and now of Hughesville, was recently elected pae- tor of the White Deer charge, Mrs. R. D. Runkle, of Shamokin, is spending her vacation in Center coun- ty and at present is at the home of brother, John H. Runkle, east of town. Mise Anna Manp, of Lewistown, Mre, John Miller and Mies Caroline McCloskey, of Patters Mills, visited at the home cf Mrs. William Btiver for several days. Mr. and Mrs, Porter Odenkirk, of Lewistown, and daughter, Jeanette, who bad been visiting at State Col- lege, are guests of Merchant and Mre, W. A. Odenkirk. Mr. and Mrs, Jerre Miller, daughter and sop, of DuBole, stopped for a brief time at the home of Mrs, Lizzie Jacobe, on Bunday, while enroute to Boalsburg by auto, where they visited relatives, Mr. and Mre. Frank Decker and son Clarence, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Homan motored to Warrior's Mark, on Bunday sand spent the day with Mr, and Mrs. Clayton Fetterolf and family. A. Kessler, the Millheim merchant, alms to save you money on your fall and winter clothing, ete., by making his purchases now, before the inevit- able advance in prices comes into ef- fect, Watch for an ad, later, adv, Misses Clara and Grace Miller, of York, are visiting for a week at the home of their sunt, Mrs. W, H. Meyer. It is the ladies’ first visit to Centre Hall, snd, to use their own worde, they're ‘in love with the place’’, Mr. and Mre, E. B, Ripks, dsughter Mise Haz: and son Byers, are in the south-ematern part of the state this week, and while Mr. Ripka is * work- ing "’ that territory for shoee, his fam- ily will visit Mrs, Ripka's parents at Saint Thomas, Franklin county. Earl Roer, of Madisonburg, twisted his leg in falling in the barp, a few days ago, resulting in a misplacement of the cartilaginous matter in the kpee joint. The accident will keep Mr. Ross from doing much farm work for the remainder of the summer, Charles Bruno, a seven-year-old Italian lad living near Philipsburg, had the misfortune to have his leg caught in a mowing mschine on Bat- urdey morning, lacerating it badly from the upper part of the calf to the heel, The boy's father was driving the mower at the time, Mr. and Mre. Clyde Blackford, of Pittsburg, spent several days as guests of Mr. and Mre, Clyde Bradford, in this place, sud on Bunday, in company with the Bradford family, visited the well-known hooting camp in the Seven Mountsive., Mr. Blackford is a member of the Bradford hunting club, Mr. and Mrs, A. P. Krape entertain ed at their home on Baturday evening the following persons: Mrs, Robert Sankey, Mre. Butler aud four children Nestor, Arthur, John and Henry, of Wichate, Kaness; Mise Florence Rhone, Mies Mary Zorby, Miss Helen Lucas, Mr, and Mrs. Harry Relsh and son Alfred, Mrs. Kate Bsunders, Ige cream and cake were served, Mrs. Ammon Burkholder and daughter, Margaret, are at the home of the forwer’s mother, Mre, Margaret Btrohm, where they will remain for several weeke, Mr. Burkholder is lo- oated at Philipsburg, New Jersey, and has just successfully completed a se- ries of examinations (hat will entitle him to the advancement from baggage master to passenger conductor, No run has yet been assigned him, The Biate Normal School of Indiana Peonneylvanie, whose advertisement bas been sppearing recently in this paper, Is exceptivnally well located snd «quipped. The large, modern buildings sre located near the centre of » twenty-three sore campus which hes been planted with trees and shrubbery so that it la really one of the * beauty spots ”’ of western Penne aylvanie., Daring the school year just closed 1,060 different students from 24 counties of Pennsylvania and from several other states were Jotolied at Indians, OVE IN DARK CONTINENT How Shadrach, Aged Tweive, Violated. i the Rules Against Courting at College of West Africa. : a—— 4 ) Although “courting” had been strict y prohibited at the College of West, rica, Shadrach, aged twelve, tried oe mornifg at chapel. But, alas for him! it fell info his teacher's hands, says the World Outlook. { “Dear Miss Louise: Simply thease) injoying the very best of help this p. m., I am writing you and asking you only a word about love, I want you to tell me if you really love me or not, dear you must consiter over your, mind you must not do like a bird up in! the alr. Ah the love I have for you. You don't know my heart and I don't know yours but I think you have some! kind of love for me, miss. You know| how love Is deep it is so deep In my heart as the bird sings up in the alr, but Louise you must not tell me any lle whatever you must tell me the truth, whenever you want anything, ask me and 1 will give it to you, but you know {8 not every day a man have money but { will try my best for you, oh you sweet heart you know how 1 love you because for your beaus ty. Ah I love you my dear loulsest. You must not let candy by your love candy isnt anything what ever. If you want candy tell me and {| will get it for you Loulsest., O loulsest do you here what | say to you if you dont un- derstand what I have to say you must ask me if you dont understand and | will tell you, and again if you eat so much of candy it will rotting all your tooth out and how will you look then. ah dear I dont whant you not to have any tooth in your head so you must stop eating so much candy. You can eat some but not too much because it will make you sick, and darling {| wont like to see you Sick if { could heat what Bishop —— say to you so he can carry you to America so you can learn g in live. dont let him send » river because 1 want you an in life and { want you » if you will ever remem- end of both of us noth to | yromi In ber me even to the and I will promise you the same. ing more to say. yous truly boy. Shadrach.” CIRCUS PEOPLE FIGHT HARD They Stop at Nothing When Engaged in Warfare Which Has Marked Business Since Early Days. When circus people fight they stop short of nothing, according to one of them, Courtney Ryley interesting experiences wars are told In Everybody's. of the most “annoying” detalls are given at length, “Sand finds its way nals, causing hot boxes and a delay in the arrival of the show trains Pol son sometimes gets into the meat that is fed to the ‘principal’ animal act, with the result that tigers and lions turn their toes to the sun and the cir cus loses one of its best acts. Wagon wheels come off mysteriously—it is ensy to loosen the nuts of a wagon in the darkness of night on a circus lot. Health departments receive sud- den announcements of epldemics among people or stock, and hold the circus until both can be examined. Working men are bought away, and delays created by every scheme and device. Fighting circuses have even accused each other of throwing rail- road switches and causing wrecks. Taking it by and large, ‘dirty opposi- tion’ is a gay and exciting existence. “And wherdl it all began is beyond the annals of circusdom. It was here before we came into the game. Griz. zled old men around the stake-and- chaln wagon tell storles that were his. tory when they were children. Years of warfare, then short spasms of peace and ‘gentlemanly conduct'—sauch is the history of the circus from the time of Barnum. Then men called each other thieves and cutthroats and robbers and embezzlers and burglars through the newspapers, and the cir cus magnate who owned the most vitri- ollie press agent was by far the wisest showman.” Cooper, whose circus Some with into car jour- Gun Cotton, Gun cotton may be made as follows: Immerse cotton wool In a boiling di Jute solution of potassium earbonate, ‘wash with water, and then dry. Then steep for a few minutes In a cold mix- ture of one part of concentrated nitric acld and three of oll of vitriol, then squeeze, and again place in a fresh acid mixture and leave for 48 hours. Then squeeze and wash for a long time with running water, and finally steep in a solution of potassium carbonate, Gun cotton is insoluble in water, al- cohol, and ether, It takes fire at 800 degrees Fahrenheit burning away rap idly but without explosion. en ig nited in a confined space or by percus« sion, it decomposes with violent deto« nation, the energy of which equals that of five times its weight of guns powder, Don’t Be Obstinate. It 1s 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 obstteate, and others pride themselves on never making a conces- sion to please anyone, and Imagine they are beautifully firm. It is quite important to get the difference quite clear In your own mind, since firmness is one of the most necessary virtues, and obstinacy one of the most serious faults. Exchange, bid iiiad « Centre Reporter, $1.50 a year. WERERY WAR NEWS Dias, (Continued from last page. ; National Assoc iatlor } y of Woolen ufacturers and the American tion of Woolen and Worsted Msnufsec- War Indue- tries Board and representatives from Joard, War Trede| Board, and Army sud Navy over diffi- Man- The policy of the War Industries | Board is to regulate prices and dis!rl- INSPECTORS WILL CARE FOR HEALTH OF WOMEN WORKERH Health of women workers in mun- women health officers who are to be trained under the direction of the Women’s Division of the Industrial Department. An eight weeks’ course of study for careful selected women health officers has opened at Mount Holyoke College, Mase, The course is under the general direction of Dr, Kristine Manp, health supervisor of the Women’s Branch of the Ordnance Department. The staf! of lecturers; and ipstructors include well- known specialists in physiology and bygiene, physical education, fac- tory organization, and labor. Women taking the course are college graduates ‘or of equivalent technical education. Almost all of them had experience in desling with ing women, Firat admission to the health, aud only were who wiil ipepire wholesome among the munition workers, have work- requirement for course perfect selected liviog is those MEDICAL DEPARTMENT HAS MOBILE APPARATUS TO PROVIDE FRESH WATER The American soldier in France gets pure drinking water from mobile water tralpe, The trainee are under the jurisdiction of the Array Medical Department. They are miniature wa- ter worke, which chemicully treat, fil- ter, and sterilize water, making it fit for consumption. Whst municipal water works do to insure healthful water to the people of a city these trains do for the soldiers. A number of purification units with attached motor-tank trucks, constitute a train. Esch unit ls a complete fil- tration pisnt including laboratory. Arriving at a stream it tela hose into the water and pumps the water through a pressure tank. Before the waler passes through a sand fliter it is treated chemically to rid it of disease germe. The pure water is pumped io- to tanks mounted on tracke, which earry the water to the soldiers, Each mobile water unit carries an expert themis!, bacleriologist, and pump msn, There is a complete lat- oratory in front of the machine for the testing of the water, The Department of Labor adjustment of 39 industrial during a recent week, cord, Eleven strikes and two thresi- ened strikes were sac jasted. Included in the strikes settled was that of ms- chinists at the Cartiss Aeroplane Co, plant, Buflalo, where 300 men quit and 15,000 were sflected indirectly, reports disputes Ibis is & re Uccle Bam's training camp theaters will do a $3 500,000 business in the first year of operating ur der the Come mission on Training Camp Activities | if the people back home will provide | the soldiers with their tickets by send- | ing them Bmileage books, says the | | Bmileage Division o of the commission, | $855,000 have been redeemed to date. | volunteered for the United States Gar- Interior, U.B. 8. G, in blue on a field of white! | with a red border, The enlistment en- tails a pledge on the part of the child | tion by cultivating one or more crops | under s garden eupervisor or tescher | | chosen for this work and to make such | reports as may be required, Every hour is valuable In work this year, warns the Department of Agriculture, Avold delays in thrashing. Every hour a thrashing machine ls kept idle because of hreak- | age or bad adjustment means time lost in the work of getting food for the soldiers fighting to preserve American principles and America, CYRUS BRUNGART JUSTICE OF THE FEACE CENTRE HALL, PA. Bpecial attention given to collecting, Legal writings of all classes incinding deeds, mortgages agreements, elo. marriage Hoenses and hunter's oenses secured, and «il matiers pertaining to the fice atiended Ww promotly Janl, 1919 DEATHS, | Calvin Los, who had been in ill heaith for many years, passed away at the home of Emanuel Welz, at Aa ropsbury, on Funday morning, sged about sixty-seven years. Burial was made at at that place on Tuesday | morning, Rev. Weaver, the Luthersn | minister, officiating. The widow sur- vives. A AAA | All records for the sale of War Bave | ings Btamps were broken last week, according to a despatch from Wash- | ington, The receipts of the Preasury Department from that source were | $50,199,000, If the ratio can bs main- | tained the popular loan will exceed | the $2,000,000,000 fixed by the Presi- dent, Centre County citizens are | awakening to the possibilities with re- | gard to investments in War Bavings | Btampe. Following several weeks of | big figuree, the county for the jwesk | ending July 13th bought $1.67 worth | for emch inhabitant, This large sale { brought the county's per capita of |eales since the campaign began | to | $11.29, em To Train nation, racy and future, of Indiana, Pa. Trained teach, and includes board room, laundry and term fees. of books about schools ever on request. ig ¥ La ug [8 weeks for one preparing to
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