9 “a PAGE THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, Dickens’ Characters. Dickens bestowed many of his fot | tious names on reai fiesh and blood personages, says an admirer of the fa. mous novellst, Indeed he and Copperfield were not far apart, so far as salient features concerned. Tracy Tupman was the happy counter feit of a man named Winters, who at the present day would be pounded or arrested for what Is known In slang as “mashing.” Paul Dombey was an In- valid nephew of the author, his right name being Harry Burnett. Dora Cop- perfield a Miss Beadwell, with whom Dickens was In love at the early age of cighteen. Mrs, Bardell, who gave Pickwick the worst life, was a scheming boarding house widow named Ann Ellis. Tommy Trad- dles was Colonel Froom Talfourd, for- merly superintendent of Indian affairs in Canada. Miss Mowcher was a Miss Wilkes, Mrs, bell; the abominable Squeers was Wil {lam Bhaw; ers were cotton spinners and merchants were was of Manchester; the fat boy was a true | to life character, and so was Captain Cuttle, one of the most attractive of all. Didn't Impress Him. Bhortly after his rise to the bench Judge Coleman had occasion to pro- nounce a life sentence upon a notorl- | In the course of his re-| ous offender marks the judge spoke with so much feeling and eloquence that many of the listeners were deeply affected. The | prisoner, on the other hand, seemed to | Pended on two little pleces of wood be quite indifferent, looking at the cefl | fog and apparently giving no attention | what was being sald. | | left foot of the bridge. A slight mis whatever to After he had been remanded to fall one of the young lawyers had gone into the cell, curious to know how the criminal had felt when his honor was passing sentence upon him. “What do you mean?” asked the con- victed one *“l mean wh ust go to pris hen he en the judge was telling nm for fe.” talking to Fate of the Fancy Set, seven, had rocoon i gniti aged Jan Mote event | Ine thir been pro i great r him the lnsisted fF ahd er purchased f following gs that J Were necessary: A box of one dozen pencils, assorted jeads; one Ink and one pencil eraser, one pencll box with a marvelous roll top, three copybooks for home work, two penholders and a patent strap that was a marvel of Ingenuity, but some- Bow or other didn't seem to hold the books very firmly The father examined the outfit a days after and found that ft tained Ope much chewed lead pencil nished by the city, a scribbling with a few sheets on It, pen that did not work have worked and a sk the +) i r ’ " the » The } inet of t Ne Lines few con- far pad a tin fountain and never could ite strap to hold 1 wan time g him ¢ was round, wa the home t wrote an in You may him, but It d she conld be ready Atchison Globe Faith, Hope and Charity A Lond weekly offered 2 guineas for a definition of faith, hope and charity. Toe winner Is as follows Faith, blind trust in a first page; hope, what Investors are fed upon; char ity, what some of them are likely to be brought to That Is certainly not bad, but this one Is perhaps even better Falth, the gift that saves mankind; hope, the gift that cheers mankind; charity, the gift that makes man kind. ' n The Dear Friends. *Fred didn’t blow his brains out be. | cause you Jlited him the other night.” said girl fri'nd No. 1. “He came ove and proposed to me." “Did he? replied gir! friend No, 2 “Then he must have got rid of them fn some other way." Hindsight. “1 made enough money In Wall street last week to buy a house and lot.” “Did you buy 1” “Well, no, Tork Herald. Why She Did [8 “Why In 16.” they asked, “that you fot your husband have his own way fn everything? “Because,” she replied, “1 Illke to Bave some one to blame when things Peal without knowledge la lke «Mion 14 man the Gack —Newion, David | time In his Skewton a Mrs. Camp- the lovely Cheeryble broth. | | der an immense mass of snow. The but I wish I had." New| Avalanches, There are avalanches of different | kinds, but when the term “avalanche” Is used it Is generally supposed to ap-| ply to falls of great bodles of snow or | Mr, Edward Whymper in the Strand Magazine. One of the Ce, sAvs London rst tracted attention took place In upon Mont Blane, and it is commonly called the Hamel accident. Dr. Hamel, a Russian, set out on Aug. 18 to go up | Mont Blane, accompanied by two Eng- | lishmen and eight guides. They had ascended to a helght of more than 14,000 feet, with five guldes In front, who were cutting or making steps, when all at once the snow above them gave way, and the members of the party were carried down a thousand | feet or more over the slopes up which they had toiled. Bnow again broke away above and more or less covered | them. Some of them struggled out, but three of the leading guldes were hurled Into a crevasse and buried un- bodies of these men reappeared at the foot of the glacier thirty years after- ward. Two Bits of Wood. Importance cannot be reduced to a matter of size. The success of a plece of work may depend on a tiny detail Such is the case in regard to that marvel of construction, the violin. Rev. H. R. Hawels in his “My Musical Life" tells of the care and labor ex- which go to make up the perfect whole. The sound bar is a strip of pine wood running obliquely under the take In its position, looseness or in- equality or roughness of finish will produce that hollow, teeth on edge grow! called “wolf.” It takes great cunning and a life of practical study to know how long and how thick the sound bar must be and exactly where to place It In each instrument. The sound post Is a little pine prop, lke a short bit cedar pencil. It is the soul of the violin, and through it po all vibrations, Days and weeks an spent In adjusting the tiny sound post ta the patie y 3 the J of \ ¥ urs exhausts the nak layer, on Short Notice on the floor of an ol house one summ 1¥ Den fireplace when [| heard ghtened squeak. 1 got up looked lke a huge mouse moving at a very rapid walk acr the room. When [ got a closer | saw that it was a mother mouse Ing her whele family. At least there was none left behind, for soon a small snake, but large « to put into a panic the mot" or of less than bhaif grown through the empty fire thee little fugitive. The had two In her mouth, and either side of her, apparently Lb mouths and for ther two. 1 killed od the mov! gh a hole in t) whether they r whether “wy f at fn AD iW " w ’ 3 erd big peculiar, fr to see in a foreign eo tI saved a happy fan "mnt re Creditor's Letter. resting letter recy 4 v I ition for set ) Ar wn my lat piraess to my otl 11t er creditors books now for [am afraid 1 pe of ask re, 1 my . time cannot hold on r slig! the tent hb early ettlement which for. 1 think it if yom you n eref forwarding your frequent ‘reminders.’ which ean do no possible good and which are a con stant source of annoyance to me ™- London Pick Me-Up will be well tl discontinue A Doubtful Outlook. A woman in evident distress standing at her door “What's the matter, Inquired a neighbor “Oh, 1 don't know what to do!™ was the reply. “Bill's away at the foot: ball mateh.” “Well, what about was Mrs. Brown? that? sald the ! other “Ah” responded Mrs, Brown, “you don't know Bill! When his side wins he gets on the loose, and when they lose he cores home and whacks me | They've plajed a draw today, and I'm don’t know what he'll do this London Express sure | time!” Variety. “1 can't see why you don't like hotel fe” sald Mm. Gramercy. “It re lleves a woman of all her cares and gives her so much spare time. Now | honestly, don't you find that home | cooking becomes rather monotonous?” “Not at all," replied Mrs. Park. | “Why, my dear, we have a new cook | occasions of this kind which at. 1820, | i Not Plety, but Pork. The following bit of humor is taken from “The Farringdons,” an English ance. The speakers are Mrs. Bate- son and Mrs. Hankey, worthy wives, but not altogether above feeling a cer- tain pleasure In showing up the ways of husbands: “They've sald Mrs. Hankey; matter with them.” “You never spoke a truer word, Mrs. Hankey,” replied Mrs. Bateson, “The very best of them don't properly know the difference between thelr souls and thelr stomachs, and they fancy they no sense, men haven't,” “that's what's the | are a-wrestling with thelr doubts when really it Is thelr dinners that are wres- tling with them. “Now, take Bateson hisself,” con. tinued Mrs. Bateson. “A kinder hus band or better Christian never drew breath, yet so sure as he touches a bit of pork he begins to worry hisself about the salvation of his soul till there's no living with him. And then he'll git In the front parlor and engage In prayer for hours at a time til] 7 says to him: “ ‘Bateson,’ says I, ‘I'd be ashamed to go troubling the Lord with a prayer when a pinch of carbonate of soda would set things straight again?” Dyeing Real Flowers, “Every once In awhile some florist gets busy and puts some odd colored blossoms In his window as an extra tttraction to the dispiay,” said a club- man. “I just noticed one down the street t consisted of a bunch of im- possibly green carnations, At first glance a good many people thought they were made of paper, but they got Interested they found out that they wi ‘natural’ Ne anybody who wants to have ar freak flowers ying s kind Carnation white one when Ww, Famous Golf Mat tween {wo ling wk exchange famous well known amateurs ar n er of the London st len mem! for a st: £500 reca hich the Duke of York, es 11, took a prominent Leith links the year really an International *h the duke, with John Patersone, a golfing shoemaker of great repute, championed Sco¥rnd against two noblemen of England, lis the afterward Jan part on the 1682 It was contest, In in while BELLEFONTE, PA., JUNE 3, | | which raw & mil heavy wager depending on the issue | The duke and the cobbler had an easy victory, thanks largely to ti f the last, and John Paters ’ ’ i * man « Are that ne's st « eo stakes ntial h w king at him with an deepest Interest ga sitting ise K on t of valu. drawer, but we open It since the If you can pul handsome royal again. There's a k in that le to “Jerk it able property damp weather began it out I'll give ty on everyt you a hing that's” But the burgiar had Jumped through the window, taking a part of the sash with him. Exchange ont Tat For Tit. They were sitting out in the consery atory. Sam sat on the sofa, and Bally sat on Sam, but it was all right, for he had just asked her to marry him. Bhe had sald, “1 don't care If 1 do.” and thus they were engaged. “Sam, dear” she began, only girl” “Now, rupted, only girl “am 1 the look here, Sally,” he Ifiter I ever loved | well as | do” “Oh, that wasn't the question at all, Sam.” she raswered. “1 was going to ask If 1 was the only girl who would have you "London Answers Difficult Advice, Mrs. Rayce was talking to another young woman at a tea “How decidedly better off a man would be,” sald the other young wo man, “If he would only take his wife's advice!” “Quite true, my dear,” sald Mrs Rayce. “I've advised my George time and time again not to bet on horses | that don't win, but he will do It.” Why He Quit, “So you abandoned the simple style of spelling 7 “Yea,” responded the former adve cate of the fad. “I found it so dificult “don't ask me If you're the | You know as | 1909, First of the Swifts, Franklin Swift, the first of ‘lal dynasty, was a Cape who bought a steer now ( peddled the meat from of a certain gocart which wvome famous. He moved to Albany and went deeper into meats, discarding one after another partners who had not the foresight and daring he possessed. He located in Chicago at the beginning of those days of great possibilities In bringing into touch the new west and the older east. It was he who Invented the first re frigerator « This was the one rev- olutionary sct which put his sons and a few other sons in very falr control of half of the meat of America. He the market for dressed beef ex- tended only after the hardest of fights. All great revolutions are fought against. All the rest, all England, all Europe, fought the idea of dressed beef and then accepted it. I doubt if we could do without it now. —Cosmo- politan Magazine, Gustavu this comme Cod Yank: and then the back has since | IN. A Voice From the “Goda.” In a certain theater which makes a spect of melodrama there is a large following of gallery “gods,” and very naturally the “sky” assemblage is composed of knowing critics, who are loud in their demands to be pleased. Woe unto the actor who Is unfortunate enough to incur their displeasure! Recently a play with a halr raising plot was put on the boards. The hero was evidently new to his part, for he fumbled his lines badly and spoke in a faltering tone Perhaps it was for this reason that he did not meet with the sympathy of the gall Just before the crisis of t) hero clasped | weet he and sald “Keep a The worst Whereu; recetved ft alty ery. ie play the irt in hisarms ir, and a porter was There he mat read Ing a Wrsons wer busy walting on him, doing thelr bes: to p ind be was oblivious to the joy which his opportunity afforded him. Fort wortn soar, Three | ease him New Club House ton Con yv club h near is Dearing ipletios-and is piace, interior The C} Hall, an ideal Ise, i not only on the Hay S Hair Health bray Halt $1.00 and Bott Is Not a Dye. The Care of the Hale ™ Co, Newark, N. J. for tree hook ** Hay Spe. 9220990090 009990000000 08 Two Ways of Doing : th on ww Bhindi eo" was the usual results, but tr me person could be blamed for or held re sponsible In THESE t differer orders everything from one complete supply house, and when the material omes, IT SUITS And you are here now, today the B. L the doren Bellefonte Lumber Co, SEATFRAERIAERETIIIIIEE days Mr. Bu He makes his plans der does nwiy with Co pot yesterday with ESET NRNRNRRRRRRNRNRRRIRRRRRRRRA When About to Purchase A PLOW welgh every fact well; of course you want wo buy the one thas will wear the longest and give the best satisfaction, and at the same time have Hght draft 10 be easy on your team All these quail. ties and wore too are found in The Genuine Oliver Chilled which has been the standard for quality for over 40 years, Oome and let us show you the differ Seeds! Seeds! BE rsdeL rd I THE POTTER-HOY HARDWARE CO. | LEGAL Out of Line, An enlisted man at the post at Fort Leavenworth was ordered to the range for the first time for target drill, Out of twenty-one chances the newcomer made never a hit, “Oh, standing 1 get every ti you "exclaimed an officer “You've missed the tar. What's the matter?” “Well, si nswered the recruit non. chalantly, “the only reason 1 ean think of at present is that the person who set up my target hasn't placed it in a straight line from here.” Modern Buildings. Probably not one out of every buildings standing in all parts of the world and bullt by modern masons wiil be standing 000 years hence, We do not know how to put stones and bricks together as the ancients did, and consequer the bulldings we ralse nowadays are really mere tem- porary structures and will be in ruins when the ar and Egypt, | ago, are In are now, 10,000 ult thousands of years ns good condition as they ADVERTISEMENTS E XECUTOR'! Estate of James Centre Co. Pent Letters Te NOTICE ndebted tv) sald payment and thos DMINISTR tate of PW EE asdministrat Jers Laetvers of od 10 the ub gned. a 4 the said estate are requested snd those having claims Ww without delay Ww resent 1 AMELIA BULLOCK Wo KE BULL He. Admrs Snow Shoe, Pa Dr. Sol M. 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