he] i » A PPBLIN © OR the United engaged first time the States government is in actual tests ward establishing an aerostatic corps in the army. The airship tests begun at Fort Myer, Va, possibly may lead to innovation. Several of aerial fliers are to be tested, including the dirigible balloons commonly called air ships and the heavier than alr ma chines of the aeroplane type. Captain Thomas A. Baldwin of California is one | of the dirigible balloon makers, while the Wright brothers of Ohio are world famous as the invent. ors of a type of aeroplane that actual with a view to balloon and this Interesting types conspicuous Baldwin bullt to tested at other balloon con ly flies. Cap has one of the dir Fort Myer. tracts This Fort Myer, but ascertain contra just as nay trial test able to tr Presid deeply | ed | His speech at the by ar col or tate he lo EE | \ tl hose tain igibles be Several let by the government at fo under were is not ompetition or race series of tests nes bu » up to the specihi It tions, machines must be es and back. sald be these experiments is to lege |! who oast de feuse are uny want THE BALDWIN AIRSHIP. fect. The president says he wants a foot loose navy to go out and strike and my For de fense it is proposed to employ sels of any There gink the ene const Air ves CAFTAIN THOMAS A, PALDWIN, requirements it is confidently expected by those who favor the innovation that the next session of congress will ap propriate at $1.,000.000 for pre | Hminary expenses in establishing ab | aerostatic branch In our fighting serv fce. Sanguine advocates of the aerial fleet 80 so far as to predict an propriation of $5,000000. It Is that io order properly to equip an alr traveling fleet adequate to with situations such as President Roosevelt | suggests in his hard hitting navy speech twice that sum will be required However, $10,000,000 Is merely about the cost of one battleship of the pres ent approved type. Alr battleships are comparatively cheap i Army and navy authorities are begin ning to be stirred up over the com. | paratively successful experiments of | other mations with alr vessels. It Is | agreed that the United States has kept behind In this matter, while several of the nations of Europe have taken the precaution to be beforehand with the best alr going machines to be had. In years past many investors have offered thelr creations to Uncle Sam at specl fled sums, usually very large, while as eraft presented have not least np sald | : ope ventors claimed for them. Now that the bullding of dirigibles and aero planes seems to have advanced beyond the merely experimental stage into the plane of a known quantity, 1 le has awakened to his opportur’iles In France and Germany, particularly | the latter, war balloons have been in| use for some time past. The venerable Count Zeppelin is just now en-| gaged in the work of testing a gigantic airship, which, if successful in doing | its “stunt,” will bring the inventor half a million dollars from the German government, This is Count von Zeppelin's fourth big alrship, each pre vious one having met with mishaps and gone out of commission after per- | forming surprising things for its day | and generation. The count and his achievements have a special interest for Americar he fought in the Union army in the civil war, in Sam | yon specified as this country of the famous French give exhibit] TWC ORIENTALS. Daughter of the Japanese and Son of Chinese Bar K Ambas YES In the superior and European ways of CY as ———— » . 0" #8 KIYO TAEARTRA ve olor He rived in Al on n to his father pose of observing in with erica recently and for the especial pur % birthday the time honored the latter accordance WU CHAO ORT, and almost sacred customs of the orl ent. Ie is accompanied by his wife and Infant daughter, and as be has great respect for the women of the United States he is anxious that his spouse should become familiar with thelr ways and adopt many of their customs. In China be Is considered quite a brilliant diplomat and is charg od at the present time with an impor tant mission te London. had an opportunity | than a year ago, when Miss Evalyn Camm Pointed Tales Jacob A. Riis and the King of Denmark - An Unexpected Visit From William Travers Jerome. — | on, = “ EW YORK'S N much talked of district at torney, William Travers Jerome, has | been taking a canoe trip on the Nauga- tuck river in Con- necticut by way of recuperating his en- ergles for the stren- nous labors of his | office. He traveled | accompanied by a friend, sald | member of Tammany Hall | One day he paddled his canoe up to | the bank where a party of students | trom the Sheflield Sclentific school of | Yale university was encamped, At the | eame time he paddled Into a discus sion of New York politics and pub lec affairs, in the course of which he learned some things about himself he bad never heard before. Camp Sheff | Is the name of the student resort on the Naugatuck, and when Mr, Jerome tied up sobody recognized him He is very democratic in his ways, and, as the were busy set tling great public at the time, Mr. Jerome Jjolned in the discus sion Wher W. T. JEROME. “ncog Mad to be a there students questions 1 the talk drifted Into New Yor Mr least a of with which Jerome have at passing the public ed the opl t att eagr many scout, be paddied the Naugatuck river peared around a bend In the river th he handed his card id student to whon was still looking at it In a dazed K of way {| mula for THE CENTRE DEMOORAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. AUGUST 6, 1908, a — DR of Noted People Nominees of New Inde- fendence Party, Hisgen and Graves—E. B. Me- Lean and His Bride, i in Wash t ni | ) wel ” ” BN 13 owner, She has lngton several seasons, at N¢ New York and tn Colorado. ler fat came to America from Ireland In b youth and made good In business, Mii Ing successes made him a multh Honalre It is said that the wife young Mr. McLean is heir to $25,000 000. Three years ago her only brother was killed near Newport. in an mobile accident. Miss Walsh was seriously Injured in the same accl dent, but recovered after many months When Mr. Walsh heard riage he remarked that fectly satisfied mine ved ty of auto herself of the mar he was per “Honest nicks Springfield, born I Tom" of home town Hisgen of whom the newly party has nomi nated for of the United States Mr. Hisgen is n native o no diana, born at Petersburg father was an is the Thomas L Mass, dependence r ' president ly ’ ; R RT . of nl ithe experi ny making axle gre Nobody belfeved there was anything fu it A bout mas lL. and his three brothers reached 1 that their father 1 Se twenty years ago i! be con clusion had Rirease | grease i JOR A Riis Fn Hew oot iver our Brot) | pany, witl | Ma 8. I Yolu | His political nfusedd the w! king fconncinst of American abruptly unused court etiguetie commenced : i i to tnlk about the weather and remark ed that The audience ended prematurely, Mr Riis reported sick on Monday | and left Copenhagen before the King | to reinvite him it was a fine day.” There was a time, not mueh more Walsh simply yearned to be a news paper reporter and “do” a murder-on assignment So she told a Denver girl reporter, and she begged the news paper girl to let her know the next time the city editor had a» murder to report Miss Walsh proposed to take the assignment. She would “buy papa a nies prgsent” with the money earned. Now Miss Walsh Is Mrs. Edward B. Mclean She has married the son of John R. Melean, Washington newspaper owner. called an elopement in the press, but It wasn't much of an elopement. Both pets of parents were willing, there was to be an elaborate wedding and the young people just went away togeth er and were wed ded to avold pub leity and the frills of a fashionable af. alr. Marrying the BB WLEAN son of a distinguished newspaper man, the bride thinks, Is next best thing to being a reporter girl and covering & murder assigument. Young Mrs, McLean Is the daughter of Thomas F. Walsh, the Colerade It was | pew Independence party the Cinclunatl and | as the Independence league for governor of Massa perf rment nee setts is due prima rily to st the Standard Ol John his plucky agai monopoly Temple Graves, nominee of the for vice pres ident of the Unit son of the oldest Calhoun. Mr Abbeville district of South Caro was his famous granduncie his mature life has been od States, Is a grand brother of John C Graves was born in the na, As spent been a distinguished editor After graduation from the sity of Georgia in 1875 Mr, entered newspaper work. He was od itor of the Dally Union at Jackson ville, Fla, at the age of twenty-five In 1887 he founded the Atlanta Jour nal. He war editor of the Tribune at Rome, Ga , for some years. His Iast newspaper work In Georgia was in the sditorship of the At. lanta News, Near ly a year ago Mr. Graves accepted the editorship of the New York American, owned by Wik Ham R. Hearst, who Is the father of the Independence party. He Is known as a forceful, brilliant editorial writer. Mr. Graves Is also an orator and lee turer of wide reputation. As an after dinner speaker he shines with unusual brilliance. Mr. Graves caused a sen sation a little more than a year ago at a dinner to Me. Bryan in Chattanooga by advising the Nebraskan in an able speech to nominate Theodore Roose voit for president at the forthcoming Democratic national convention. . 4. T. GRAYES Seasonable Hints. If the dainty lace paper dollles and little paper dessert plates are used dur Ing the summer, it is a lightening of some of the dishwashing labor. | If a small quantity of cream turns) sour In the icebox, do not throw it out, | but with a fork beat it a few minutes, | | and a tiny pat of fresh butter and a little glass of buttermilk will be the | reward Ap Joe gh, Iyer — a —— not to be overloOkeéd 1h the housenora, as fruit may be chilled more quickly and effectively by fine ice, and for cooling drinks it is an added joy. If the traveler will also take an al cohol lamp of modern make, a tray, a teapot and cup and saucer of white ware, a box of tea and a small package of Inmup sugar, she may have an orien- tal breakfast any time of day by’ adding rolls and un egg nt Most of | in | Georgia, where for many years be has | Univer | Graves Pennsylvania Railroad Bulletin. TOUR TO YELLOWSTONE PARK and THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. In northwestern Wyoming Mountains, li« stone National Park. joyment of ind, 1t 1s To Vi ! this 4 i ) i NOOR, one of nature's wet apart Ree by Act of America’s nature DIrinNes LE RAEN heart of t treasures - in the riches ; 1. Roel Y dR 1 | 4 1 eliow Congress for the en- greatest show ground. In a4 variety ol estic with m ed OER, ma ‘ tere nlticol J nighty falls, glorious Ce: are found in this w ENEEEEREATENEA NEEEEEENEEEEEED WALK-OVER SHOES FOR MEN All the New Fall Styles are here Come take a look YEAGER'S SHOE STORE, BELLEFONTE, PA. : $4444 4922 FFP PEPPER EFIFIENS aaa ss sas stot bbs bbl sl STORE NEWS. *hbed —— Fa -— Prunes The prune crop is abundant this season and the quality is fine; we have them at §, 8, 10, 12, 15 and 20 cents per pound. Mackerel We have a fine late caught Mackerel that will weigh about one pound, at 15 cents a piece mackerel are strictly fancy pound, and extra large size at joc per pound. These are the clean meat with practically no bone. Teas Fine blended goods of our own combination clean sound stock of fine cup qualities giving splendid satisfaction and are good steady winners. Sugar Syrup We have made quite a find in a genuine old fashioned Pure Sugar Graining Syrup of fair color and a fine, smooth flavor Srhese goods cannot be had in a regular way not sharp, and can be found only occasionally. Other good grades at so cents and 40 60 cents per gallon, cents per gallon, Maraschino Cherries These goods how come within the pure food laws, We have them in Sechler & BELLEFONTE MTT TT es sr aa a A A RA AA AAA LR AE RRL Our trimmed and boned fish—medium sise at 25c per We use only These goods are It is a good value at al requirements of the the sizes, Company’s a a ddd ttt ts st ss Head
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