THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLFFONTE, PA., AUGUST 20, 1908. HATEVER else he may be the average American Is twe things—he 1s a politician an fA sportsman Whether h makes either of these branches of a tivity a business or a pastime, the American citizen of average tendencie will pay considerable attention to on or both of them, no matter what othe courses his life may pursue, The sport ing Interests of American life are h creasing day by day. England rightfully boas! ed that she wa supreme in ever line of gentle manly sport whether compet tive or solely rec reative and competitive, bu of late year Britain has forced practically ona no beer crous second pls thro leading in Americ: igh what ARMI first | and the marks the year's operat major les draw the Dbl; world's champl« HAYES AT THRE M MARKATHC IMENT BR Fix N RACH to the | greatest world New ¥% race in the Hayes during the re he Aimaointely is the candy of go tysix, In wore N i ™ need not work ' ler of | min insists on kid of Un Tw Haves' « Sam w! hove eo thirteer lucky n tysix finish day he he ves When Queen Alexandra Hayes with a gold cup at the stadiv the lad was so that he slipped and almost fell hea long down the steps of the royal box Who ever heard of a one armed golf er who was of real championship ca ber or who was of any caliber at a LAst to this story of a one armed Eng lshman who has beaten a score supposed two armed stars. Haskin the professional at the Hoylake links is the man, and he makes the nove elaim of being the one armed champloo of the world, though Ivor Boteazou professional at the La Beulls links, | reported to have beaten him. Haskin has covered the difficult Hoylak: course in 78. Haskins makes some re markably long drives, considering bh! handicap, and Is very clever at gettin the ball away from bunkers Javelin throwing Is a new form of sport that Is gaining many followers I the United States. This Is a peculin instance of the transplanting to Amer fean soll of a pastime first developed among the barbarians of central Af riea. There are two official ways o hurling the Javelin. One Is the fre style, and the other provides that the thrower must grasp the spear in th middle. A Danish athlete now holds the world's Javelin throwing record in be twenty six years old ne the stadium, and sor will presente nervous and excite oi | the first day he gained a case | the young man so long to learn that | his tutor | he was delaying his start | to avoid paying the other half of the | fee, | toney. | WHICH WAS RIGHT? | Bee If You: Can Untangle the Knots In This Problem. A young man named Enpathlus de-| glred to learn eloguence and art of | pleading, and he bargained with Pro- tagoras, the ancient Greek sophist, for instructions, agreeing to pay one half of the fee down and the other half on It took conclusion that in business came to the Protagoras sued him for the NO When the case came up for trial Pro- | tagoras syd to the young mau: “You | act | cause In either case you must pay me. most absurdly, young man, be If the judges decide against you, you must pay, and if they decide for you you must pay, for you will then have] galned your case.” “You are wrong,” replied the young man, “I will win either way, If the judges are for me, 1 will not have to] pay, and if they are against me I will net have to pay, for this last was the very bargain between us—namely, If | did not win my case.” The judges considered the case inex plicable, and as they could not see thelr way any decision they ad journed the case to a day that never came for any of the principals. On Protagoras’ side it was a of los he won young to case ing when the student's side winning hen he lost, ANIMALS AMBIDEXTROUS. Man Gives Preference to Hand Over Left, 1 Why Right alr or play with wour ther animais i : 1 hand, while led the spear Her Pro tector, Vy Hy n ‘feral s NO) conta t from ® red Clty Newshook A Girl After Mis Own Heart v know his he Scot v's Magn : ¢ nigt box very! Origin of Boston's Glory, Even as early as the days of Henry Vil sort of volunteer force had existed In England, and what Is now the Honorable Artillery company was formed at that time and became # center of Instruction for the city train some | od bands during the time of Cromwell The Honorable Artillery company may be counted among the things which | crossed In the Mayflower, for in 1038 was formed the Ancient and Honora ble Artillery Company of Massachu setts. Londen News The Problem Solved. Newed asleep. Oldwed Mine used to do that, toe, but she doesn't any more. Newasd ~HMow do you prevent it? Oldwed.| spend every cent | have before | go home —(hileago News An Exception, “Ah, kind friend.” sald the minister “It In deeds, not words, that count.” “Oh, 1 don't know.” replied the wom an. “Did you ever send a telegram?” Detroit Free ress Cheering. Asplrant—<You have heard my voles, rofessor. Now please tell ma candid. what branch of vocallsm It Is best japhea for. Professor. Wellcheer My wife has a habit of tak. | ing money from my pockets when I'm | JOE VENDIG, BOOKMAKER. One Man Gates Dare Not Offer to B a Million, There's just one man In the Unite States to whom John W, th willlonalre speculator and rac bettor, does not dare say, “I'll bet million.” That man is Joe Vendig, th daring bookmaker and all around gam bling expert, has ngninst Governor Hughes in New Yo in the latter's efforts to stop betting » the race tracks Vendig Is noted with which he bets all In a few seconds’ time, and | {8 probable that If his acqualntand Gates ever made to him his favorit offer of betting a million Vendig would snap It up in a moment and say, “The tell me you're a sport, Gates, but I se you're only a nervous little piker.” Just now Governor Hughes has the upper hand of Vendig and his felloy gamblers, for he and thirty-eight othe “knights of the stool.” Gates, horse who been acti for the wins and loses coloss unconcel ns bookles ni >a | | She Voted “What was the topic of debate In our elud today? atked one member feminine soclet “The top Pr 4 sponse. “Why-—er an't remember ic was. But | voted on either the positive or negative side of the which” ~Washington Star of the Was ae Me et me see-l what the tog wea tio: _ question 1 forget Seeing Ourselves. “The man who can pick out the best | pleture of himself 1s a rare bird,” sald | author, | who 18 reputedly n poor judge of his | in | selecting hls best book compared with | the person who tries to choose his best | a photographer, “KEven an own work, exercises vast wisdom photograph. Every famous man or | woman who has been photographed re | peatedly | Usually it 1s the worst in the collec has his favorite pleture It shows him with an unnatural sitting or standing In an tion. expression | unnatural attitude, “The inability picture must be to judge of his best due to the average | man's ignorance as to how he really | looks, or perhaps It can be partly at tributed to a desire to look other than he does. A stout man will swear that the photograph most nearly like him | 18 one that makes him look thin, a thin . man the one that makes him look stout. The solemn man selects the jol- llest picture, the jovial man the most cadaverous, On Again, Off Again, A young New York artist who Is | almost as noted for his convivial tend | encles as he 1s for his ge: Hus was re cently asked by a friend “What does your wife think of these spells? 1 should think she would not submit to them.” “When 1 have a the intem; one just as good to me as any one takes care of spree,” con wrate frankly, possi! me could be She nurses me back to decency witl kind: gelic a1 “Put it is superhuman-—it Is ar ess the A Hard Job. sav six Ls easy to 1! 3 is not such an easy matter t find the deepest part of the sea” Substitutes. 3 give Dr. Sol. M. Nissley, Veterinary Surgeon, ery Stable | wrote a | this clause | played.’ Spelled In Full, “We had an editor {nu chief on our paper years ago who was a stickler for no abbreviations,” sald a veteran news paper man. “Ile didn't breviating anything but the ter The spelled out word mis had to be One tlie one of the boys news story which contained ‘And Mozart's mass The proofreader who got the names of states Wie story had been under the exacting di rection of that editor for many years to allow any proper 1 to get by him without being | out, so when he came to thi ‘rung’ the word, and it came gart's Massachusetts," years, 100 ame LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS NOT E~TRANSFER OF TAVE CENSE Notice is hereby given that Allen 8, Garman and Richard Sheehe day filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions, for transfer of Lhe MAN HOUSE Tavern Li Bellefonte Boro, from Allen ; Richard Sheehe A. B. KIMPORT Aug. 10, 19» Clerk the petitior nse 2 CHART ER NOTICE willbe mn n Tuesds 8s hereby Mie Le Ropr. W. Tn treet Taos J. Kristen. Cob H. K. Buvscanrt, Francisville, Ind B.F YRamick, Spring Mills Wa. Saspers. Jonsonburg, Pa MAS, J irn believe in ab- | was Lhis Tell Us a Child That Lacks It We want to know the children who are not getting Mapl- Flake. We will buy a package for them. you how they like it We cook our wl syrup, to make this To make chil better than foods not Once let t eat in pt oil perfect fox half > fren like it better tl hem taste Mapl- ny the an fad J good for Flake and will never again be content with inferior cere ake you a foods ————————— Whole wheat is the ideal fo It is the food of the ages N place It gives the maximum n ducing the minimum heat, But wheat must much of it fails to digest, tive juices can get to them. So we steam-cook our wheat for six hours Then we cure it for days—a process, Then each separate berry is flaked so thin that the full heat of our ovens attack every atom. Then those thin flakes are toasted 30 minutes In a heat of 400 degrees, Flaked foods can be made this time. The making cost is less, but the cost to you is more, For a half-cooked food only other half goes to waste, It ferments and dis- turbs digestion, | for hot weather this In should largely take the place of meat be prep: The particles must be separated, by cooking and heat, so the diges- Mapl-FloYe [et them tell and you'll buy it for them next. the one food that's all food t a gest lo make 1t 80 made kage will 1 jorever One Package Free y { tal ts 4 g can take it Ne want yo it from the fo hment while pro wheat summer, vait aired rightly, else | wheat and fruit f rget it [hese are Mapl-Flake days Please send us this coupon know Mapl-Flake- know . So we offer to buy the first package ourselves, rather than have you the time for Don't longer go without it now, before you We will then send you an order, good at your grocer's, for a full-size package free. See what it adds to a breakfast. partial digestive in one-fourth of half digests. The Cut Out This Coupon and mall it te the Rydienie Food Co., Battle Creek, Mich, I have never used Mapl- Flake, but if you will send me an order on my grocer for a 15¢ package free, I shall be glad to try it. Name St, Address City | Wood, Grail Mus. Jonx Huvsox, Lake City, Minn, Epwix Haze, Loraine, Ohlo J. W.Huompron, Altoona, Pa, L.C.KLing, Bellefonte, Pa. D. W, Hexring, Blanchard, Pa Hanns HexgyL, Johnsouburg G. B, Bruxoeanr, Franklin, Pa. BaMUEL Keirz, Hosterman, W.Va WR. FPorrex, Winburne, Pa. B. FV. Baruunst, #7 Bmnithfield St, burg, Pa. Mus. James Markee, Franklinville, Pa, JOHN GILLILAND, Sparrows Point, Md Lizzie Bink, St, Benedict, Pa, Mus. Cosa Dixon, Jersey City, N. J. 120 Bergen Bad Harpy Mires, Tyrone, Pa BK Baum Pitts HanFraucisco, Cal ~#27 Bryant street KE.C. Frantz, Tyrone Mus, WiLLs Day FPitcalrn GRO, Frantz, Port Matilda Heres Nerve, Vort Collin EDWARD Crank, Warriorsmark? Mis. EH. Swartz, 419 High Ave., Altoons Mus. Jexxie Corry, Petersboro, Canada CHAS BroNprsxer, Boyer, W, Va ELwoop Brooks, Altona W. P. Briour, Freeport 111 E.T.Irwin, Bheridanvilie, Pa David Bwver, ‘ Geo. Bechtol, Renova E MM. Wagner, Bucknell, Pa Frank GG. Fry. Pa. Furbace, J.B. Gramley, Plainfield, 11) C. North, Philipsburg C.K. Henry, Bebersburg. C. Barvey, Gorton Helghts, E 1DBON 8, Colo. izabeth MeCartney Richmond, Va A. Rotherme i Penn Bt. Norrist Centre County Banking Co., Beezer's Meat Market HIGH BELLEFONTE UTTON, SLICED HAM od Meat | rk Sausage, ete eJ RICYy Bleak, go te FHILIP BEEZER PATENTS, "an JOSHUA RH POTTS, Lawyer, 229 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Faw» WINDSOR HOT: L WwW. 1 AKER Mgr PHILADELPHIA am BAILROAD SCHEDULE ENTRAL RAILROAD OF FENNA «Oop denned time lable effective June 17. 100 SEAL DOWN RBab tr No BTaTIONS INCA Nos Noy 1 EEF ETT] TILLY wy Be Ar CR | Er Nigh Liot ecia Far, Dunk les Huabiersbury Snydertowr Nittany Hus Lamar = 8 Clintondak Is Krider's Bid’, Mackeyvilie Oodar Sp BA ————— LE 13 PIL] TL MEER PREP ODTCOCE - ] : (New York Ceniral & Hudson River BR. R.) Jersey Shore 2 08 WM'SPORT J he : - Miiladeiphia & Reading RB. RR) LE FHILA LA NEW YORK Am Ar (Via Phila) Ly i. K. RHOADS At his yard, opposite the P R. R Passenger station, sells only the best qualities ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS COALS wm A150 Al KIDAR Of n, Hay, Straw and Sand. Superior Screenings for lime burning, Builders’ and plas terers’ Sand i 2 I i LJ . n SL» | Triaruons CALLS Commercial | No, » Central, No, 1301 AN Creneral Insurance Agent Notary Puolic and Pension Attorney, BELLEFONTE, PA.
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