S—
ful disposition caused him to be feared
Demoreatic; Wat Lif not actually shunned.
N= I Several years ago he became mixed
Sree pn Epis nee, |
Terms, $2.00 a Year,in Advance. |
Bellefonte, Pa., Angust 23, 1889.
EDITOR.
P. GRAY MEEK, - re -
Ee —
Democratic County Ticket.
For Associate Judge—THOS. F. RILEY.
For Prothonotary—L. A. SCHAEFFER.
For District Attorney—J. C. MEYER.
For County Surveyor—GEO. D. JOHNSON.
For Coronor—Dr. JAMES Y. NEFF.
ESATO
Democratic County Committee, 1889.
C M Bower
Patrick Garrety
Joseph W Gross
..J W McCormick
Bellefonte, N. W
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ot Ww...
Centre Hall Borough.
Howard Borough...
Milesburg Borough.
Millheim Borough..
ilipsburg, 1st W. ..J D Ritter
Be S ..J H Riley
6 3d W.. Jackson Gorton
Unionville Borough.. ....Li J Bing
Burnside.... ..William Hepple
Benner.... iin Meshes
iP ...Philip Confer ;
Boe yb Adams |
£0 E. P HL Namhos
lege ... Daniel Grove
plik rire T S Delong
Ferguson, EP.. John T McCormick
e WwW. P Samuel Harpster jr
..Geo. B Crawford
S. P...
Gregg, N b ....J C Rossman
..C A Weaver
Wm Bailey
..C C Meyer
Franklin Dietz
John Q Miles
D W Herring
. Henderson
J Gramley
DL Meek
Hugh McCann
LP... ....R C Wilcox
Snow Shoe, W. illiam Kerrin
ty om. P Rd {ages je
Spring... veer N Brooks
a Wm T Hoover
Union... ...Aaron Fahr
JH McCauley
Saeridussnsinstitirenrarmissnnaras Levi Reese
WM. C. HEINLE, Chairmam.
Walker.
Worth... .vu.c.
Democratic State Convention.
The Democratic State Convention will as-
semble in the Opera House, in the city of Har-
risburg, on Wednesday, September 4, 1889, at
12 o'clock, M., for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for the office of State Treasurer and
transacting such other business as may prop-
erly come before it.
The rules of the Democratic party of Penn-
sylvania provide that “the representation in
the State Convention shall consist of represen-
tative delegates, one for each 1,000 Democratic
votes cast at the last gubernatorial election, or
for a fraction of 1,000 such votes amounting to
500 or more, in the respective representative
districts; provided that each representative
district shall have at least one delegate.”
ELLIOTT P. KISNER,
Chairman Democratic State Committee,
(Secretary) BENJ. M. NEAD,
Reason to be Disgruntled.
The Philadelphia Inquirer regards it
as a very reprehensible circumstance
that “six hundred disgruntled colored
men of South Carolina have organized
a political party and denounce Presi-
dent Harrison for not giving sufficient
recognition to their race.”
But why shouldn't they be disgrun-
tled ? What recognition has been ac-
corded them commensurate to the glar-
ing fact that if it were not tor their
race the party of which they are the
most steadfast supporters would be in a
minority of over a million? Nor is it
merely in the South that the colored
vote preserves the Republican party
from numerical insignificance. New
York, Indiana, Ohio and a half dozen
other Northern States were prevent
ed from giving their electors to the
Democratic Presidential candidate by
the fidelity of the negroes to the
party which fails to recognize the im-
portance of their service.
What would WaNamMaker's boodle,
or Quay’sskill in applying it, have
amounted to if the party of trusts and
monopolies had not had the assistance
of its unwavering colored contingent ?
Under the circumstances is it surpris-
ing that the more intelligent of the ne-
gro voters are becoming disgruntled
at receiving no better reward for their
invaluable service than the few petty
postoftices and menial positions which
white office-seekers wonld consider an
affront to have offered to them ?
By right the negroes who have won
the victories ot the Republican party
ever since the war, have been entitled
to two or three representatives in the
cabivets of the Presidents they elect-
ed, besides an equal proportion of the
other important offices. Disgruntled,
forsooth | Haven't they a reason to be
more than disgruntled ? There is
cause for their being fighting mad
about not receiving their share of the
spoils which the Republican party
would not have to dispense if it were
not for their votes.
Broderick’s Slayer Slain.
There is no public lamentation over
the death of ex-Judge Terry which
occurred in California last week in an
irregular manner, at the the hand of
a United States officer. TERRY is re-
membered as the person who slew Sen-
ator BroberIcx in a duel some years
ago under circumstances that looked |
like premeditated murder. He was
one of the most reckless characters
that marked with blood a terrible
period of California's history.
out of public sight after the Broderick
Going
g
! who
episode he still continued to be a man
whose reckless character and revenge-
up with the Sharon-Hill divorce suit
as counsel for the adventuress who
was trying to get money out of Sena-
tor Smaroxn by claiming to be his wife.
After SmaroN’s death he married the
Hill woman, and in proceedings before
Justice FieLp of the United States
Supreme Court, growing out of the
Sharon-Hill suit, the Justiceirendered
decisions that were offensive to Terry
threatened to have revenge.
Those who knew his character believ-
ed that he would carry out his threats
by doing the Justice harm.
Last week they met in the dining
room of a California railroad station,
and while Judge FieLp was sitting at
a table Terry approached him and
struck him in the face. At the same
table sat Deputy U. S. Marshal Nicre
who was attending the Judge, and
when Terry attempted to strike the
latter a second time NAGLE shot him
through the heart. The slayer of Bro-
DERICK instantly fell dead upon the
floor. Judge Fiero and Marshal
NacLE were afterwards arrested, but it
is difficult to see upon what charge
the Judge could be held, and it is not
at all likely that a jury will find a ver-
dict against Nagre. It is said that
fear was entertained that Terry would
do violence to Judge FieLp and that
the Judiciary department at Washing-
ton had directed Marshal NaarLe t) at-
tend him for his protection from such
apprehended violence.
Discontinuance of the State Agricul-
tural Fairs.
The State Agricultural Society, on
account of the embarrassment of debt
and the unprofitableness of its annual
exhibitions, has concluded to hold no
fair this year and to discontinue the
holding of them hereafter. For the
last five or six years its fairs were held
in the vicinity of Philadelphia on land
leased from the Reading Railroad Com-
pany, but as the rent for the ground
was never paid, the Company took such
action as will prevent the farther
holding of the fair in that locality.
It is to be regretted that the State
Agricultural Society has not had a
more prosperous career. But the truth
is, it was never properly managed. In
the hands of abler and more judicious
managers it might have been of great
advantage to the farming interest and
a credit to the State. For a long while
its exhibitions were peripatetic affairs,
shiftingaround annually from one point
to another. More recently they were
made permanent at Philadelphia with
the hope that the large population of
the city would contribute a patronage
that would make them pay. But in
this expectation the managers were dis-
appointed. The people of Philadelphia
took very little interest in the fairs ard
the debt of the society increased every
year with a result as above stated.
Now that the thing has collapsed
some of the Philadelphia papers are
lamenting the necessity that has com-
pelled the discontinuance of the ex-
hibitions. They point out the ad-
vantage that the city might have de-
rived from the concourse of country
people drawn there by the attractions
of properly managed agricultural fairs_
It would have been of more account if
the Philadelphians had taken this view
before the society was reduced to the
extremity that wound up its exhibitions.
A more liberal patronage, and a more
intelligent interest in the fairs, would
have kept in existence an attraction
which every year would have been a
swistantial benefit to Philadelphia.
But when a city lets its commerce slip
away it could hardly be expected that
it would hold on to a State Fair.
—=The frie 's of JouN L. SuLLI-
VAN expected more of the clemency of
the Mississippi court before which he
was tried than they had reason to hope
for, believing that it would be satisfied
with the imposition of a fine and would
not inflict the punishment of imprison-
ment. In this they were mistaken, for it
appeared to strike the Court that a term
in jail would be more suitable to his of.
fense and would be felt more asa punish-
ment than the imposition of a fine for
the payment of which he wasabundant-
ly provided. There was something pe-
culiarly offensive to the dignity of Mis-
sissippi that it was selected as a locality
where such a thing as a prize-ficho
would be permissible and could be
enacted with impunity. It was this,
no doubt, as much as anything else,
that stimulated the determination of
the authorities of the State to push the
proceedings with the pertinacity that
has marked their movements in the
case, and induced them to impose the
severest form of punishment that the
law prescribed.
mma ————
If New York isn’t more liberal with
her cash the Columbus centennial ex-
hibition may be won by Chicago
cheek.
A Plea.
Fellow Democrats, I feelit a privilege
to address you thus, and count my cause
wholly just in entering a plea in behalf
of our newly nominated County ticket.
I count the plea just for two reasons:
First, the condition of county polities is
such just now that a defeat of even a small
ticket would be disastrous. Second,
the ticket as nominated should com-
mand our undivided support. Our
political circle in Centre county has as-
sumed a somewhat distorted shape these
last two years. This distortion, which
so greatly disfigures thas serene demo-
cratic countenance which old Centre is
wont to wear, is wholly due to the action
of individual Democrats. Submissive
to personal whims ,and prejudices, and
wholly underrating the value of party
support, they have allowed themselves
to be scored with the opposition by neg-
lecting the interests of their own party.
This is a perfectly natural result, for
they score votes for the opposition by 30
their neglecting to cast their ballots for | ade rich by tariff plunder, would gra-
Democrats. ‘This ought not so to be.
This political indifference and mug"
wampery is unnatural for democracy.
‘We have the material, the votes, and
above all the true democratic spirit, to
lift our county from the hands of Re-
publican jobbers, and place it under the
keeping of upright, trust-worthy Demo-
crats. Now is the time for action. Let
us make a firm resolve and a firm step
in the right direction. We are on the
eve of the election of another Governor.
Our stand in the coming campaign will
determine what we shall do toward
making our State Democratic. Hence
the importance of harmony and unity
in our workings. More than that, we
owe the Republican party nothing but
vigorous opposition. Our assistance
which has enabled them to get a hold on
our county, has been received with a
chuckle and a grin, and any discordant
feelings which they may aid in stirring
up is only putting a penny in their pock-
et. Democrats, it is time we put a stop
to this chuckling and laughing at our |
expense. By our actions we can put
them into a silence as deep as that of an
Egyptian mummy.
Everywhere we see the inconsistencies
of Republican rule. * Whether it is the
pleasure jaunts of our chief Executive,
the antics of Prince Russel and baby
McKee, the carousal of the ‘¢model”
legislature at the New York centennial,
or theexorbitant valuation of real estate
by bullheaded Republican commission-
ers, it all shows the glaring failure of
Republicanism. If we can consider
these examples without feeling that we
must go to the rescue our political judg:
ment must be sadly warped. We must
begin the work at home.
Our county ticket,although small, re-
presents the unanimous choice of the
Democrats in convention assembled,
and for this reason, if no other, demands
our hearty support. But there is an-
other reason why we should support it:
Every nominee is a man worthy of our
best endeavors in his behalf. Wemay
justly feel proud that nothing can be
brought against them touching either
their private or public characters. And
we may honestly maintain that what-
ever is brought forth to be used as polit-
ical capital against them is false, and
that our nominees are good men.
Fellow Democrats : Under these cir-
cumstances it is ours to loose or ours to
win. By united and harmonious ac-
tion our success is insured; by any other
action a defeat is our only alternative.
*
RB SAAT
Mismanagement at Johnstown.
Things appear to be in a bad shape
at Johnstown. Although more than
ten weeks have passed since the flood,
and millions have been contributed for
the relief of the sufferers, destitution
still prevails in the stricken community.
This is a reprehensible state of af:
fairs in view of the fact that
the State Commission has at
its disposal $1,750,000 of relief
funds which are comparatively unpro-
ductive of benefit to those whom this
money was intended to relieve, It is
sticking somewhere, and through in-
cumpetent management, or, perhaps,
for a worse reason, it is not forthcom-
ing to do the work it was intended to
do. The people of Johnstown under
the circumstances are discouraged and
indignant. Winter 1s coming on, and
although there is enough
to help them out of their distress,
they find their condition but little bet.
ter than it was immediately after the
flood. They place most of the blame
for this mismanagement upon the Gov-
ernor who is charged with havine hlun-
dered at every stage of the movement
for their relief,
Trigger Boyer was nominated for
State Treasurer because in organizing
the committees of the House he used his
official power to bulk important legislu-
tive reforms in the interest of the people
of Pennsylvania. If putin control of
the State finances his official influence
would be exerted in a different way in
behalf of the ring managers. As Speak-
er of the House, he represented the majori-
ty that put the State to the needless
trouble and expense of a special election,
on the Prohibitory Amendment, and
when the question was submitted for de-
cision he incontinently mounted the
fence.— Philadelphia Record.
money
Plain Talk About the Trusts.
N. Y. Saturday Globe.
‘When President Cleveland in his mes-
sage showed that the great combinations
to control production and raise prices,
which have lately taken the form of
trusts, destroyed all competition, foreign
and domestic, ifi the United States, and
left the people entirely at the mercy of
the conspirators, and thatthesecombina-
tions depended for their success upon the
maintenance of existing tariff rates, there
was no possible answer which could be
made to his argument that would delude
even a child, except that which consist-
ed in a sweeping denial of the facts,
pure and simple. Accordingly, Mr.
Sherman and his associates denied them.
They said there were no trusts. Mr.
Blaine, the uncrowned king of the trust
party did the same; there were no trusts.
If trusts, however, said Mr. Blaine,
could be created and sustained, they
would be great public blessings. They
would cheapen commodities, and the
benevolent owners of the trusts proper-
ties would generously pay their work-
ingmen high wages merely because it
would be a great pleasure for them to do
On this agreeable theory that the rich
tuitously take care of the industrious,
the Trust Party, by the expenditure of
much boodle, succeeded in capturing the
Presidency and getting a slender major-
ity in the House of Representatives. But
how has the beautiful theory worked ?
The deep shadow of the trusts hangs over
the whole land, and the heavy chill of
the monopolies has settled upon almost
every industry.
The great body ofthe people are flecc-
ed upon nearly all the necessaries of life,
while the workingmen in the protected
industries are worse off than they ever
were. The industrious prosper no more
than the idle; thrifty workingmen do no
better than the shiftless pocr. With
strikers here and lockouts there, thous-
ands of workingmen, who gave their
votes to the rapacious Trusts Party, are
pinched by want, and in some places
actually dying of starvation. Still su-
gar and salt and lumberand woolens and
implements and binding twine pour
their enormous tribute into the pockets
{ of the benevolent friends of Mr. Harri-
[son and Mr. Blaine, who were going,
out of the goodness of their hearts, to
share their ill-gotten wealth with the
industrious and the poor. :
Wheres lies the responsibility? Is it
with the party of the American people
"and of American labor, which, under the
| fearless leadership of Grover Cleveland,
warned the country of the consequences
| of further fostering the grasping monop-
| olies represented by Mr. Harrison and
Mr. Blaine? Or does the responsibility
for the trusts lie exclusively with the
Trust Party? Mr. Cleveland omitted no
| part of his duty. He warned his coun-
trymen that they must check the mono-
poles then and there; they must enforce
a moderate reduction of duties, and they
must choose a President and a House of
Yepresentative who would see that this
justice to American industry was done
at once, or the entire business of the
country would fall into the hands of
those who had combined, first, in the
Republican party to keep up monopoly
duties, and second, in business trusts, to
keep up prices, to limit production, to
enslave the workingmen and to fleece the
consumer. His party walked straight |
up to the line where he stood, ard there
itis to day. Its warfare 1s upon the
trusts, upon monopolies. Its blows are
in the face; it means business. It con-
templates no retreat. It will move, but
it will always move forward and never
backward. It has entered upon a con-
test for the emancipation of American
labor, for the protection of American
industry, in which there will be no ces-
sation until the principles of Thomas
Jefferson—namely, taxation for public
purposes only, the equality of all men
before the law and the taxgatherer, free-
dom in business and trade, restricted on-
ly by the absolute necessities of govern-
ment—are not only confessed but em-
hodied in the tax laws of the United
States.
‘We cheerfully accept the issue, thrust
upon us by the Chicago Convention of
the Monopolist Party, by th» United
States Senate, and by the Harrison ad-
ministration. The Trust Party must
sustain trusts. It cannot do otherwise
and live, for the trusts are its life and
strength. The Democratic party must
fight trusts by the very law ofits exist-
ence, for it is the party of the people on-
ly, and it must die the instant it ceases
to be such. The party of Jefferson, of
Jackson, of Tilden, and of Cleveland
must stand for the mass of men, for the
rights of the individual laborer, for the in-
dependenc . of the humble fireside and
the prosperity of the common home.
It can never agree to surrender its vast
constituency, consisting almost exclu-
sively of the industrial classes on the
farms, in the mines, in the forests, in the
shops and factories of the country, tothe |
tender mercies of the capitalist class, un- |
restrained by rule or law except that of |
its own greed. :
But how are thetruststo be dealt with? |
Our Republican friends have abandoned
the lying pretence of last year. Mr. |
Blaine anu Mr. Sherman are no longer |
denying the existence of trusts or defend- |
ing them as propitious and blessed insti- |
tutions. The salt consumer, the sugar
eater and the twine buyer are heard in |
the land. Trusts are confessed and ter-
rible realities. Their curse has fallen |
wide, and blighted as it fell. The trust: o. were not trampled on by the model |
party must do something about trusts.
As last year they will give out that the
evil is greatly magnified, that the trusts
are not so bad after all,and that the mil- |
lions which they extort from American
| consumers are but a trifle in comparison
with the wealth of the country ; that the paced without any trouble, but thosa
trusts find no support in the tariff, and je which Andrews’ brother was paid
that if denounced with plenty of words ¢, advocate, fell by the wayside,
and then let severely alone, they will
die out of themselves, exceptin a few gc me time ago
cases. such as Mr. Carnegie’s steel trust,
where they are essential to the protec-
tion of American industry ?
would actually destroy or even cripple
the trusts. Therefore, while that party
will, now that they can no longer deny
the existence of trusts, denounce them
with more or less vehemence, they will,
in no instance, in no State or county
convention and in no causus, agree eith-
er to reduce the tariff duties which sup-
port the monopolies and the trusts, or to
a law which shall consign the promo
ters and” operators of trusts to the pen-
itentiary.
For the anti-trust party there is one
plain thing to do. They should resolve
in every convention in favor of the un-
qualified repeal of the tariff duty upon
every article whatever which has been
the subject of an unlawful and extor-
tionate trust. Not one of them should
be spared; not one of them is entitled to
the smallest consideration. In each and
every instance the trust isa criminal
conspiracy against humanity, contrary
to the spirit of the common law, con-
trary to the statute in most States, con-
trary to the public policy of every civil-
ized country and especially contrary to
the whole genius of American institu-
tions. Take from the trust the monop-
oly duty, imposed and maintained for
the benefit of the trust by the Trust
Party, and you have taken its life blood.
This is so plain that it needs no argn-
ment or insistence. Every maa who
can count two must understand it, and
every citizen who has a drop of free
American blood in his viens must burn
with indignation when he looks abroad
over his country and sees it writhing and
suffering in every quarter under the
heels of these greedy monsters.
A Unique Charivari.
The Boys Had Lots of Fun With Old
Sours on His Wedding Night.
A dispatch from Findlay, Ohio, says
the boys had some rare old sport in Dela-
ware township, that county, on Saturday
night. Merle Sours,65 years of age, mar-
ried a girl of about 17 summers, and the
boys determined to give them something
out of the ordinaryin the way of a char-
ivari, They came to the city and pro-
cured from a slaughter house two pails-
ful of fresh blood, which they carried out
in the country. As soon as everything
indicated that December and May had
retired, these boys slipped into the yard
surrounding the old man’s premises and
poured a stream of blood entirely around
the house.
Having accomplished this without de-
tection, they drove a half dozen cows in-
to the yard and concealed themselves to
await developments.
The cows no sooner sniffed the blood
then they commenced bellowing franti-
cally, and could easily be heard a mile
or two. Other cows caught on, and soon
there came a procession of cows from
nearly every farm in the township, all
bellowing in the most vehement manner.
They fought and stamped and pawed
the ground, and bellowed in chorus, un-
til the bridal couple went wild with ans
noyance.
When the tumult was at its height,
the bridegroom, wearing nothing but a
red flannel undergarment, was seen to
emerge from the door with a huge club.
He made an endeavor to drive the cows
away, but appearing in such a costume
only added fury to the flame, and what
followed cannot be faithfully described.
The old man made one run around the
house, pursued by the entire outfit of
cattle, which would have beaten the
world’s sprinting record, and just man-
aged to get buck within the doorway as
the horns of the pursuing host tore a
generous piece from thered flannel shirt,
the bride in the meantime contributing
to the horrible din by screaming at the
top of her voice.
Again and again during the night the
old veteran attempted to break up and
disperse his unique charivari party, but
without avail, as often would the cows
return to their bloody trail, and all this
time the crowd was increasing in num-
ber until not less than two hundred cat-
tle surrounded the house, while from ev-
ery direction could be heard the answer-
ing bellow of new recruits hastening to
join in the demonstration.
Not a wink of sleep came to the couple
that night, but by carly morning the cat-
tle had so thoroughly effaced the trace
of blood by their pawing and stamping
that it no longer acted as a drawing
card, and one by one they withdrew
from the devastated yard.
Demanding a Report.
The Knights of Labor throughout
the state have set up a howl because the
committee which was chosen to repre-
sent them at the last session of the legis-
lature has not made its report in aceord-
ance with the direction of the conven-
tion which selected them, and there is
good reason for believing that there is a
scheme among the Republicans to pre-
vent the report from being made public
until the election for state treasurer
shall have been held.
The committee whose duty it was to
look after the labor legislation consisted !
of Charley Andrews, a brother of the
present chairman of the republican
state committee, Willian Lewis, of Har-
rishurg, who was recently appointed a
clerk in the postal service, and Hugh
McGarvey who made speeches for ex-
Congressman Bramm, of Schuylkill,
during the last compaign. These three
republicans it was thought would take
care that the interests of the wage work-
legislature ; but prominent Knights ot
Labor say that everything the working-
man asked for was refused and the com-
mittee didn’t amount to a row of pins.
Every measure advocated by chairman
Andrews, of the state coramittee, was
A ru-
mor comes from the coal
Andrews
and Lewis
agreed on a report that clearly exoner- | iii
ated the republican legislature of the
charge of beating the labor bills to death
This is the way the Trust Partv in with the party club, butthat McGarvey
their conventions of this fall and next
propose to deal with trusts. They will
not hurt trusts;they do not wish to do so.
Trusts fill their campaign funds and
drive intimidated voters to the polls to
industrial servitude at the hands of trusts.
The Republican party, as it exists to- er.
dav, is but a mighty coalition of the
trusts, and it is utterly impossible that
fused to sign it.
who was chairman of the committee re-
It is said now that if!
McGarvey cannot be induced to say that
the republicans should not be held to:
responsibility for the defeat of the labor
throw away their birthright and accept legislation the matter is to be dropped |
until after the election for state treasur-
The Knights of Labor, however,
wre demanding the report and unless it
is soon presented to the order some plain
it should do or propose anything which talkis likely 10 be heard.
recions that |
The Governor Censured.
The Residents of Johnstown Favor a
Special Session of the Legislature.
JoHNSTOWN, Pa., August 20.—There
are many: expressions of disapproval of
the methods pursued by Governor Bea-
ver in conducting the State work here.
The fact that the fund for prosecuting
the work of cleaning up the filth has
run short just when the work should be
puted the hardest, shows that there
as been inefficient management, and
subjects the Governor to much censure.
Just what will be done under the cir-
cumstances is not known, but Dr, Lee,
of the State Board of Health, will make
a strong appeal to the Governor todo
something.
As it seems that the credit of the gov-
ernor with his friends whoagreed to back
him is exhausted, it is now said that he
will be obliged to call a special session
of the legislature to appropria‘e money
for the purpose of cleaning the filth from
the town. Hon. John M. Rose,member
of the legislature from this district, says
that is the proper'thing to be done, and
expresses the opinion that the money
can be legally appropriated so it can be
used for that purpose.
Another body was taken out from un-
der a porch on Walnut street this morn-
ing, and there are said to be many more
crushed between a lot of buildings that
have not yet been moved.
At a meeting of the hoard of trade
last night, a committee was appointed to
devise means for obtaining national aid
in dredging the river. An analysis of
the drinking water in the reservoir sup-
plying the town was recently made by
Dr. Lee, and in his report of the matter
the Dr. says: “I was quite surprised to
find the amount of impurities in the res-
ervoirs to be trifling; and, knowing
their sources, it is easy to keep them en-
tirely free from contamination.”
SE ar ——
George Was Bashful.
George was a bashful lover. He
scarcely dared touch his lady’s hand.
He loved her well and she was worthy
of his affection, for she was modest, in-
telligent, sweet and lovable : but, like
all good women, she yearned for the re-
specttul caresses that are the evidences
of a pure affection. She, however,
yearned in vain, George worshipped
her. He might kiss the hem of her gar-
ment, but to kiss her lips or cheek, the
very audacity of the thought made him
tremble. * They sat together by the sen
looking out upon the track of the moon’s
light which white-winged yachts were
crossing now and then :
“It was a witching hour, a scene
For love and calm delight.”
Suddenly she moved slightly away
from him.
prone, George, don’t do that,” she
said.
“What ?’” he asked in genuine surprise.
“Oh! you needn't tell me,” she re-
plied. “You were just going to put your
arm around my waist, and were going
to try and kiss me.”
“Dear Arabella—-"’
“Oh! you needn't tell me mo; you
were going to do it. Well, after all, I
suppose you are not to blame. Tt is just
what a lover would do to his sweetheart,
and 1 supposesT must not be offended if
you do it.”
And George grasped the situation and
did exactly what Arabella supposed he
would do, and the moon grinned and
the stars winked and the wavelets laugh-
ed and a mosquito that was about to
alight on the maiden’s cheek flew away
and settled on the nose of a grass widow
who was sitting near the bund stand.
A Comparison of Illiteracy.
Bacause Kentucky went Democratic
at its recent election the Philadel-
phia Press said that “as Kentucky has
the largest number of illiterates, in pro-
portion to its population, of any state in
the union, a republican victory this year
could hardly have been expected.”” The
Louisville Courier-Journal replies to
the foregoing misstatement as follows :
“The Press; says Kentucky has the
largest number of 1lliterates in propor-
tion to its population, which is not true.
Ten other states have a larger proportion
of illiterates, as the Press could see by
even a casual examination of the census.
“Worse than this. Pennsylvania has
more white voters unable to write than
has Kentucky, and this the only fair
comparison. White males unable to
write number 54,256 in Kentucky, 65,-
i 985 in Pennsylvania; 77,745 in New
York, and 40,373 in Ohio. So that the
number of white men unable to read
their ballots hold what is called the
“balance of power’ in these three states;
and not only actually but proportionate-
ly the purchasable vote in those over-
righteous states is much larger than in
' Kentucky. ‘We are not proud of these
55,000 :lliterates, but we promise the
Press to have these educated before it
. succeeds in educating or starving to
death its 65,000 illiterate voters.”
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The Hoodwinked Wage Worker.
: Among the 17,000 dissatisfied coke
| workers in the western part of the State,
{as among the thousands of disgruntled
iron and steel workers, in various locali-
ties of Pennsylvania, there are no doubt
a few men who trampped the soles off
their shoes during the presidential cam-
paign in thesr admiration for a protec-
tive tariff.
It is scarcely necessary to tell them
that they have been misled. This fact
they know and know full well. But
right here let it be said that if ever again
they permit themselves to be hood wink-
ed by the blatherskite agents of the ben-
| eficiaries of a system that makes the
[ *‘poor poorer and the rich richer,” they
{ should without a murmur lie upon the
bed of their own making. —ZL ock-Haven
Democrat.
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|
——Saturday’s Johnstown 7ibune
says: Yesterday, while workmen were
cleaning out the cellar of the former re-
sidence of B. F. Hoffinan, the hackman,
corner of Vine and Market streets, they
{ unearthed a lot of gold coin, which, when
gathered up by Harry Hoffman, one of
the sons, who happened to be present,
was found to amount to $1,020, mostly
"in twenty dollar pieces. Mr. Hoffman
had the money in a box in the house
when the flood came, hut it was all out
of the box and pretty well scottered
when found. :