LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Oysters and ice cream at McClena-
han’s Saturday evening.
Mrs. J. L
daughter, Mrs,
Linden Hall
Guy and Lee Brooks, brothers, were
each succes~iul in bagging a wild turkey
on the first day of the season,
Tressler is
William
visiting her
McChintie, at
December court convenes the fourth
Monday in December 27th. The list of
jurors will be printed next week.
A Thanksgiving service will be held
in the Lutheran church next Thursday
morning. Rev. J. F. Bingman will
preach.
A Christmas entertainment will be
rendered in the local
Thursday
United Evangelical
church on evening, Decem
ber 23rd.
A home missionary service was ren.
dered in the Reformed church on Sun-
day evening, with appropriate singing
and reciting.
Samuel Gingerich and Miss Alice Pot-
ter are on a trip to Youngstown, Toledo
and Akron, Ohio, and will be gone for
several weeks
Mrs. 8 C
daughter Sylvia, of Selinsgrove, spent
Saturday and Sunday at
Rev. M. C.
Rev. R P. Miller, of Philipsburg
the
on Suuday mor
Rev. and Mohpey and
the home of
Drumm
occupy the pulpit 1a local
ian church
minister the Holy Com
Miss Grace Smith attended the
Mrs.
funer-
al of a cousin, Torrence, at Puox
last week, aod also visited
er T.B syard, at
sutaway,
Mrs. Re 344
Mrs. James Smetzler suffered a
Tyrone.
para-
lytic stroke on Thursday, which. affected
her power of speech. Her
this time is not very encouraging.
condition at
Rev. S, C. Stover, of
derwent an operation for hernia in the
Bellefoute on Friday. His
many friends hope for a speedy recov-
ery.
Boalsburg, un-
$
h spital
Sumner Packer, son of Mr and Mrs, L.
O. Packer, former residents of Centre
Hall, and now of Pittsburg, is assisting
Robert Neff in ing in the corn on
>
gett
town, nn
and the
number of cotiontails,
Miss Esther Riegel, daughter of Mr
AM
guest of the Misses Rowe over Sunday,
> in the Re
; eveniag by
Miss Riege
ug voice
and Mrs Riegel. of Salona, was a
and deligl
formed ch
singing
possesses a mos
her posi
i
tion as teacher of the Colyer school
Miss Anna Burkins resigned
in
Potter township, on Friday, and r
Milroy. It is sai
lars, encouraged
4
by the pa
ie instances I
king the teacher's task
cult, forced ber resignation,
WwW e find ourselves
encing a touch of 1
terated Win
snow, combined wit}
er weather
a decided drog
a ] ANUATY
of November se
far from being through
husking.
Mrs. Mary Shoop, after enjoying a
stay of two weeks among friends
Centre Hall, returned to the Methodist
Home at Tyrone Monday. Mrs
Shoop desires the Reporter to speak for
her in thanking her many friends whose
warm welcome
fully appreciated
ited she was unable to see many more
whom she desired seeing, but trusts she
may be spared to do 80 at some future
time
in
on
to their homes she so
Her time being Jim-
For the convenience of sporismen who
want to camp oun State forest lands
while hunting deer this fall, Gifford
Pinchot, Pennsylvania's Chief Forester,
has arranged for the local foresters and
forest rangers to issue the necessary
camp permits Heretofore the permits
have been issued only through the office
of the Department of Forestry, at Har-
risburg. Now the gunners can go with
their camping outfits to the region they
wish to hunt over, . nd there procure the
required permit. Mr, Pinchot's ar-
rangements empowers the foresters and
forest rangers to give permits for tem-
porary camps, good for three weeks and
subject to renewal. They may also al-
low hunters to remain over night on
State forests by verbal permission,
But sites for permanent camps andcabins
are leased only through the Harrisburg
office of the forestry department.
Those leases are gond for ten years,
with renewal privileges,
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Trial List for December Court.
« Joseph J. Rhoads, Exr., vs,
Thomas’ Admr. ; assumpsit,
Geo. D. Robinson vs, Isaac Heaton
& son ; assumpsit,
Isaac
assumpsit,
M. E. Shaughenessy vs.
General of R. R. ; trespass.
F. W, Wingard vs, Wm, A, Carson ;
appeal,
Huston Twp. vs. Daniel Straw, et al ,
judgment,
College Twp. Poor Dist. vs. L. W.
Musser ; assumpsit, -
W. Miles Walker, Agt., vs. Leonard
Griffin ; appeal.
Director
SCHOOL
Pennsylvania Stale Department
of Health,
i Questions,
i 1. Name the
i for Hunchback?
2. Name a contributing cause?
3. Name some early symptoms |
* of Tuberculosis of the Spine?
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TUBERCULOSIS OF THE SPINE
(POTT’S DISEASE)
responsible
disease
When Bob Watson pulled the chalr
away brother was
ahout “1 just In
fun,” if course it was-—-had
he realized that serlous results might
follow, he would have done (It
and Bob was very sorry-—ever since,
he hag béen sorry.
Charles
eried a little,
Several w he complained
pain i and his
mother dosed him with castor oll,
His back hurt, he did want to
play, He fell hablt of walk-
ing carefully, as If he were balancing
on head: when he
lek op things he did not
her children, but stoop
ed with a YT hack hending his knees
Hig pain became A lump as
If 13 knuckle of hone appear.
it grew he be-
as his younger
to sit down; was
he sald: «
not
jarred, he
about it,
was severely
then fargot
eeks Inter
of in his stomach
not
into the
something
stooped to p
end over ns
greater,
made
ne: as
lived a long way In the
onds were bad
the child had no med
and doctors
tion,
That was
)
lives today-—n 1
wenty years ago—Charles |
inchback. All his life |
handicapped by his ap
pearance and hy the physica! wenk
NOS8 resn it from his deformity
Hunchha
teal f the
losis of
he has been
caused
»" known familiarly |
as “Pott’'s Disense
Injury to the spine.
of Pott's disease, by
of hone
by “Tuberen
to medical
while not
actual caus
fering a
for multinlicatio
Tiny broke
*¢ of the
+ hasps
which
ne of tu
|
rdf {lie Sninnt Column snrreria
upon the wenkened bone
hastens the process ; the bodies of the
vertebrae give way causing a forward
buckling of the spine and the charac-
teristle deformity,
If the disease he recognized early
and means be employed to place the
affected p rt at complete rest, at the
same time relieving It from the pres.
sure caused by the weight of the up-
per part of the body, complete recov-
ery may be expected, |
This effect may be accomplished by
the application of the plaster of paris
Jacket or by one or another of the
‘various devices for relieving the spine
from the support of the upper part |
‘of the body. Rest In bed lying flat— |
is tiresome, but rational treatment,
The method of treatment employed
depends upon conditions surrounding
Individual cases and sYould be left en-
tirely to the physician In charge,
When deformity is actuaily present, |
it cannot he corrected, but can be kept
from getting worse.
Pain Is an early symptom of Pott's |
disease, but ig not alwavs associated
with the sent of the trouble: It may
be referred to the stomach, abdomen, |
or legs, ‘nt sudden farring such as Is
produced by stepping stiff-legged from
a step almost alwavs causes pain at
the seat of the disease.
The same effect may he produced if |
firm downward pressure he made upon |
the head, the Individual in
sitting up straight
Injuries
follow
Dressing
fjuestion |
to the back are not often |
ed by Pott's disease, but it is |
to keep In mind, they
and that
well
sometimes |
any part of the back
to attack. !
with slight Injuries get |
quickly. If palin and stiffness |
persist and they appear to got worse
Instead of hetter, advice
should be sought
fire,
hone
Children
is liable
medical
promptiy,
lf ——
“THE AMERICAN
7 RED CROSS IN,
4: PEACE TIME
y With the Soldiers
#
There remain in army hospitals
throughout the country more than 28.
000 soldiers still being treated for
friendly ald—only more of it—that was
given during the war, urthermore,
the Red Cross Is teaching these lads
occupations at which they can later
make a living and !s keeping In touch
with thelr home folks In order that no
suffer for lack of
funds,
dl
INQUIRE OF
MRS, WM. SANDERS
601 Cor. 6 & Mkt, St.,
Mifflinburg, Pa.
AARONSBURG.
o45pd
and Mrs.
of Swengle,
rs mother, Mrs
and
the
Clarence Grove
were guests of
Eisenhauer.
of
the
snyder, Penn |
form-
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
CENTRE HALL, PA.
Special attention given to ooilecting, Lr gs)
AMES W. SWABB
JU TICE OF THE PEACE
LINDEN HALL, CANTRE CO. PA.
Decds, Morigages, Wills, &c, written ap. =x
tOted with care. All legs) busines promi
ndod to. Special aflention given 10 sti
ting of Eslsten. Marrioge Licenses, ag
bile Licenses, and sii other Applic «1 r
Aian ke Foot an band Sov 3: 0
wa wh ow
snl 2A
worth what
you fave
saved
§
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!
i
$60,000.
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Men's Wool Dress Hose,
“FOR AND VA
QUALITY
VERY LATEST STYLES
the fashionable styles -
former price 75¢, now -
price $1.50, now
i
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- 65¢
. 39¢
19¢
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. 45¢
98¢
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1.19
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Make your remittances by
check on this bank. Then
there will be no chance of the money
being lost or disputes as to payment.
Checks can be mailed for a two-cent stamp, Checks
are thus the cheapest and safest method of transmit:
ing money.
We issue drafts for any amount from $¢
any city in this country
issue travellers’ ci
payable all over the
The Farmers National Bank
Millheim, Pa.
Groceries, Dry Goods
and Notions
REDUCED AT MEISS' STORE
Until further notice, all Groceries in our
store will be cut 5 per cent. and D:y
Goods and Notions will be reduced 10 per
cent,
G. R. MEISS
COLYER
A
We Are Now Making the
Very Best Flour
that can be made out of A No, I Wheat
The reason is that we have recently - installed
a lot of New Appliances and New Machinery
in the Oak Hall Flouring Mill, which guaran-
tees the very best Flour possible to make,
All we ask is for the trade to give
this Flour a trial--
if you want the Best Bread you ever ate.
This Flour will also be sold by all first-class
grocery stores,
All housewives should bake their own bread, us it is 40 to so
per cent cheaper than baker's bread,
BUY IT-TRY IT.
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FARMERS’ GRISTS SOLICITED.