DEMOCR THE CENTRE AT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Thursday, December 22nd, 1910. A ——— - — = The Family Circle A Column of Choice Selected Miscellany. THE WINDOW WISHERS. The little window wishers, with their tender eves of blue, Standing there before the toy don't they touch the heart of you Don't you almost shiver with them, as | their tattered clothes vou see, The ragged little urchins, with patches on each knee? Can vou see them longing, vearning in sweet childhood's wistful way And forget them in your planning a merry Christthas day? Oh, the little window wishers, hearts and baby With their trusting gazing there in glad At the dollies and tl} soldie Tedd hear That you se Can vou when Disilh sto shops, the for baby even, faith In nrprise rs and the Santa forgotten. Kriey they w Can them » ing THE HOLIDAY OF HUMANITY. Christmas 3 ind he holid humanity and b) toker interesting than humanit rich current of its observ: carry all the bequests of their ideals, their hopes, lections, the beliefs right to live, the toms which had wo: by helping or heartening men, as well as all that it from the n ftual side I'he made a p age Is carnival It ean holiday fireside pledges loaded fa the ta; cathedr the dr the Christend ) at this ime In « activities that gracious the same righ our age can ontribute artistic and spir wdern feeling has feeling of teri rt ist First Christmas Observance, having phorus year 12 phorus At first Christmas known ble Easter is now, and « standings was celebrated # late mn April or May. In the fourth century an ecclesiustical investigation was or- a8 A moval red. apd unop agtharity of the (such thoughts bles he senange® Nt the Roman Nazarene Knew archives DT cember 25th agreed upon as the ! na tivity ] birth to t} in all and a was { path. 1 | thought 1 EDISON AND HIS MOTHER. “1 was nlways a careless boy,” says Thomas Tdison, In kis blography, “and with a mother of different men- tal! caliber, I should probably turned out badly, jut her her sweetness, ler goodness, tent powers to keep me in the remember I used never to be able to get along at school, I don't know what it was, but I was always at the foot of the class, 1 used to feel that the teachers never used to sym- pathize with me, and that my father was stupid, and at ‘last I decided that I must really be a dunce My mother was always kind, always sympathetic, and ne misunderstood or misjudged me But I was afraid to tell her all my difficul es at school, for { too, might were po- right almost ver te re ‘addin.’ Keep I wi that GOOD] A WHITE CHRISTMAS. : i it wesw all unkindness Lon r to harbor In vour and feelings when he Cultivate humar heart Galles FACT, FUN AND Bright, Sparkling aragraphs FANCY. nd Original, ‘ Selected Willie's Skates. “Wi “Tm » he sean wand Think and 4 fe ko and “Here is Har f« oCwr now | Bn ged skates, *Thoug! A Year I wish it might be twice” Bald Willy Jones, the little dear, “Hecause I think it's nice” But papa, reading Santa's bill, Bald, “Once 1s once too often Christmas mes but once WiLL" hold iret from fel Marriage is a the time the girl low's lap. Its only a short to a girl, but nevertheless sentence Bince flour and lard are so high the Bellefonte bakers have decided to reduce the size of the hole In doughnut, A California man 102 years of age defends the use of tobacco and says he had always chewed and smoked He'll find that he can't keep up such habits much longer, In the beginning God created heaven and earth and all things therein. He then created man and woman and left the loafers on the corners, and in due time they multiplied and spread Into the depot, postofMice and store, where they sit and explain state and national problems, Recently, while visiting in Michigan, A gay young bride-to-be lost her dia- mond ring while playing tennis. A diligent and tearful search avalled nothing. and the grieving woman went ringless to bed. The next day the farmer killed several chickens for din. ner, and almost the first thing he struck In the craw of the largest of the birds was six grasshoppers, a tumblebug, 8 measuring worm and a blue-bottle fy. up game sits on a sentence to propose ita a life the | Another Thought Coming A ney Arried lad efonte lawyer told ts we t dive charges Father Knew, A Centre Co id boy, whi man and h e« in W the rReven 8 Reven washington Washingtor yeariing sald those men look the father, thelr wivea™ year recently were up or monument The “Father, how small thers “Yen. are going down they sald home to You cannot copyright a kiss Nor be the only teacher. But you can copyright a miss By asking In the preacher! One on Pat. Patrick, lately over, the yards of a rallroad happened to be In the when the force was out. The tele. phone rang vigorouely several times and he at last decided It ought to be answered. He walked over to the In. One day he yard ofMeos {as he had seen seen others do. "Hello!™ hoe called. “"Hello!™ ane swered the volce at the other end of the line. “Is this elght-six-one-five- nine ®™ “Aw, g'wan! Phwat d'yve tink Of am? A box car? The Long and Short of It. A notice which appeared In a paper recently of the marriage of a Miss Short with a Mr. Long brought vivid. ly to the memory of an old lady fol. lowing, which she learned at school MANY, MARY Years ago A tall girl named Little, little thinking of Short, { loved a lass named Long. Tu make a {long story short, Little proposed to Long, and Bhort long to be even with Little's Shortcomings, Bo Bhort, | meeting Long. threatened to marr) | Little before Long, which caused Long In an short time to marry Little Now ia dificult querry comes In: Did big | Bhort love big Little leas beconuse big | Little loved little Long? | mehool | tainment { mas day. | Spring | low ' to the Coburn wood back of on misfortune to lose his watch valued at 20 have | $ firmness, | A er farm, at onto It Corman ed by Gilliland, of his order personal | { tow? whaot he { fully years : was working In | strument, took down the receiver, and | | put his mouth to the transmitter, Just | trouble upon advice of his physicians 4 | OVER THE COUNTY. | Sunday enter Christ The Tusseyville Union will. hold a Christmas on the afternoon of movie next farm bhe- now lives, Penn Hall hauling mill the will MoeMurray where he below William from Centre Carson the Hall, farm while oul Harman's saw mountain, had Ellis DBartges, John Brush valley John Page has rented the D. D. Roy Rebersburg, and will move this ing spring, George will movi farm Page. Gilliland. son Oak Hall, State My Sam of Mr nas Op LIM eN position ns to give more of his using time to his J. T. Potter, « ¢ Hall, is « taining bis sister, Mrs Marga: Kent, of |} ( ostoer, Charles Sny- ALL.....F akin. Rik, Tel NM -. AKO, Was | of Fil. } n ef AUMma f his rel home and ti Moa perate at : Val pastor of Trinity lef n irch Potis town has just «ot pleted thirty ninth year of service thers tev. Dr Evans Krider, as we called him-in a native of Gregg township, In this county, and as highly respected here a2 he In his Potts and faith. many his parishoners fir has so lone served May Ma have yet in the Gospel Ministry On Baturday State College, enter a } Martin Driebelbin, of left for Philadelphia to mwpital for treatment to an injured eve Heveral weeks Ago while working in a lime pit, Mr. Dried elbils was struck on the right eve by A spawl from a stone, and as It has | since been giving him considerable he went to the city alist. He was brother, N. © to consult a spec | accompanied by his Driebelbis Harry Bechdol, of Penn township, | firmly belleves that Thomas J. Stover, of the same township, can "hoo doo™ a gun, The other day Harry was help | ing Thomas to butcher. When tt o | time cama to kill the pigs he asked leave to shoot them. Tom gave him the gun and fold him to go ahead, Harry advanced to within a yard of the pig's head, took careful alm and fired; the pig grunted and walked | away. Harry requested Tom to re. | load the gun, saying, "I'l fetch him | this time” Another oareful alm was taken, and the pig was hit at the same place It was missed before. Then | Harry gave up the job with the re | mark that Tom was a “hex.” Harry don't know to this day that Tem had extracted the bullet out of the shell | hefore he gave the gun to him—Mill- | helm Journal, i | Florenos ithe Jd resigned | of Veterinarian In | ap in The Millheim installed a new Knitting dynamo in Milton Emelgh, Meese, Govorge daughter and Mrs Mecsas, « burg were Cumberiand, Maryland. Frederick W partment of animal nt Penna, Btate College, ha ind will in a few day Mexico, having with the state pointment carries salary What is Idered ext hogs butchered In ship this season, was porker killed recently by Je Houserville This Is a the pork line, and upon Mr Wirts married on Prof Chris lene university with It a cons one credit raiser From the lint of oon ir thie (“or pring » REAL ESTATE WwW. C. Stephens exr. to E snyder ot al Oct. 27. 15810, tr CC. Wagner et oeger. Dex 2 1%16 & ux to tract mills of Tyrone accepted “un reflects as a stock thelr fac. | tory in order to Increase the lighting | capacity and Miss r of Mr ff Philips Monday, In stensen, of nutrition, 8 resigned #8 for New position The ap- handsome larg- town pound hn Wirts, top-notch great TRANSFERS kL act Rem of land -— Christ E f land =r ECZEMA ON HANDS il ra Qe ntl an i in two were on I have u for other m proved soecesful with ecsema I rex After ones never use anvihine eles Ya. Oct (tienrs 8 he most srenam ies! AVertvme af the and s hove ommend Mra Biwers Ferry am mol my family ar eine NU » TEN YEARS ¢ need! two 1 one hox of weeks they sed Cutionrs A it always Hioany one y wit M. E. Falin, 19, 19006." treatment foe be of ¢ mer! HRISTMA |Oreatest Pleasure ia the giving of F. P. Blair. Jeweler. have | 74 hey Absolutely free from carbon, ; Light in color. Flows evenly, leaves no deposit. Waverly Gas Engine Oils will protect your engines. They are made from Pennsylvania Crude Oil, refined to perfection. Waverly Oil Works Co., Pittsburg, Pa. Independent Refiners Also makers of Waverly Special Auto Oil and Waverly Gasolines. ALLEGHENY ST, BELLEFONTE, PA Are Children Worth Bringing Up? Can It Be Done Without Rubbers? YEAGER’S SHOE STORE, BELLEFONTE, PA The First National Bank of Bellefonte WISHES YOU A Merry Christmas Happy and Prosperous New Year. ‘WHEN THE CROPS ARE SOLD and paid for Mr. Farme r, in Money or noice we are sure we can be of service to yon. A Checkings or Sav ings Account or a Certificate of Deposit will insure the absolute safety of any money you receive and notes may be left with us for collection or discount, We pay 8 per cent on Savings, and accounts may be opened with §1.00 or more, BELLEFONTE TRUST CO. “THE BANK THAT DOES THINGS FOR YOU*
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