Baa aE oun Terms 2.00 4 Yeéar,in Advarice. Bellefonte, Pa., Sep’t. 4,189l. Ep1tor P. GRAY MEEK, - Democratic County Committee, 1891 tig W. S. Galbraith i Joseph Wise John Dunlap .. John T. Lee .. 'H."A. Moore . A. M. Butler .... A.C. Musser James A. Lukens C. A. Faulkner Prank Hess E. M.Griest ugene Meeker FIapuey Benner .... Philip Confer T. F. Adams Bellefonte, No. W. elle ome: GIN. Ww. WwW Centre Hall Boroug * Howard Borough... Milesharg Botoy h Milheim Borough... Philipsburg, 1st W., "© 2d W.. Ta . Chas. W. Fisher .'T Leathers . Henry Hale Alfred Bitner John J. Shaffer ... W. J. Carlin .. P. A. Sellers Tw J, C. Stover w 8. W. Smith . Jas. B. Spangler ... Jas. Dumbleton William Hutton hoe, Thomas Turbidy Cl B. P. ... John D. Brown (Bis .. Jerry Donovan Spring, Np sie Sones Carson od W.P. ... E. BE. Ardery Taylor... . W.T. Hoover Union. Chas. H. Rush Walker. D. A. Dietrick ... 0.D.Eberts R, Chairman. Worth. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. For DELEGATE 10 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. ELLIS L. ORVIS. Subject to action of district conference. Jury Commissioner.—~GEORGE BOWER. Democratic State Convention. The Democratic State Convention met on Thursday. Owing to our going tolpress before the announcement of its proceedings we are unable to give in this issue a detailed account of its work, but judging from the spirit of those who had gathered to represent the Democracy in convention, and all the preliminary indications up till Thursday morning, there was every reason to expect the nomination of can- didates in whom the party could have the fullest confidence, and the enunci- ate of a platform which will clearly set forth, without equivocation or misrep- resentation, the issues which will be presented for the action and determina tion of the voters. There is no occasion for meddling with any other than State issues. The tariff, the currency, and questions of that kind, have no place in a contest in which is to be decided whether the dishonest management of our State Treasury, which'has so long prevailed, shall continue, or whether the admin- istration of the State finances shall be placed {in the hands of men who will break up those methods, expose the pec- ulations and embezzlements that have been practiced, and bring the dishones; functionaries to justice. The question of the Presidency is not up for consideration this year. Tt will be time enough to consider it nex year. The business on hand is to se. cure an honest management of state affairs by turning the rascals out, and to make such an exposition of their dishonest practices, by an examination of the books and a reaudit of the accounts, that they will not be likely to Boon ‘get in again to loot the treasury and victimize the tax-payers. The issues this year are strictly State issues, and we trust that the Dem- ocratic platform will keep them down to that level, notwithstanding that the machine bosses will try to confuse the issue by spreading it over such irrele- vent questions as the tari, silver coinage, reciprocity, Blaineism, the old flag and the late rebellion. Honest government, with an invio- late treasury, is the text this year, and the Democracy in their platform will show their determination to stick to the text, and compel their opponents to meet the issue which ‘that text pre: sents. : —Just as we go to press a telegram is {received ‘stating that Roperr E, WeiGHT, of Allentown had been nomi- nated for Auditor General and A. S. TILDEN, of Erie, for State Treasurer. Both candidates were nominated on the first ballot. The Convention also endorsed the holding of a Constitutional Conven- tion. ' oa ~—Lynching is always = njustifia- ble, but the Kentucky negroes have a right to be particularly indignant at the race discrimination in such mat- ters. If a negro commits a murder he is immediately lynched, while in the case of a white murderer the law is al- lowed to take its course. A negro murderer is no worse than a white oné, ' In fact, if there is any difference the latter is the more culpable, for a greater degree of humanity can be ex- pected of the whites. A Golden Discovery. Since Prohibition has proved to be impracticable, it is encouraging to hear that a sure cure for drunkenness has been discovered. As it seems to be impossible to preventa man from con- tracting the drinking habit, with all the opportunities and facilities extend- ed to him, itis something to know that after he has besotted himself he may be made a sober man. by the use of chloride of gold. This is the new cure discovered by a western physician who has opened a hospital for inebri- ates and claims that he cures them by his chloride of gold treatment. There may be something in this claim, but the most that any treatment can do for such a disease is to stand him on his feet and start him in a new path. Itisa great deal to accomplish that much, and the physician who finds the best way of ‘doing it will be a benefactor to humanity. Many drugs have been tried in the treatment of the disease, for it is a disease, but whether the right thing has now been found, or whether it will soon be found, it must always be remembered that nothing but the resolution of the patient wiil ever really restore him. Men are not, to be made strong or virtuous by law or chemistry. Prohibition don’t pro- hibit. Cures for inebriety do not cure. Ouly the will power can be relied upon, but that has often been strangely re- awakened and established in what appeared to be the most hopeless of human wrecks, and every agency to that end will be eagerly and thank- fully welcomed. At the recent McKinley meet- ing at Niles, O., a fee of 10 cents was exacted from the sapheads who want- ed to and were expected to visit the house in which McKINLEY was bora. This was carrying the tariff idea to a pretty great length on a very slim foundation. Possibly it was one of the ways in which campaign funds were to be raised, but if go it did not pan out encouragingly. The dimes were few and far between. Tariff robbery is not catching on at a very lively rate in Ohio this fall. Rapidly Filling Up. The stream of foreign immigrants into our country is incessant and grow- ing in dimensions, The report for the month of July shows that in that month this influx, to a large extent un- desirable, amounted to 46,091. In ad- dition there was considerable immigra- tion by way of Canada of which there is no record. The largest number came from Russia, 9,570, chiefly He- brews, Germany contributed 9,011. It is probable that many of the Jews driven from Russia by the hostile measures of the government, helped to swell the immigration classed as from Germany, Austria and Poland, as these all show a marked increase. In the last seven months the total immigra- tion was 371,398 : Italians, 52,813; Germans, 74,966; Great Britain and Ireland, 75,142; Austria-Hungary, 46,- 203 ; Russia, 36,037; Poland, 19,403; and there were forty-two thousand Danes, Swedes and Norwegians, four thousand Dutchmen, four thousand from little Switzerland, and only thirty-four hundred from France. Uncle Sam has a wide domain, but itis a pity that itis being so rapidly filled up with a class of people whose presence could be easily dispensed with. ———Post. Master General WaNaMa- KER throws out the suggestion that the post masters at‘county seats, all over the country, should visit, at their own expense, the other post offices in their respective counties to examine in- to the way things are being done. We don’t believe that this suggestion will meet with general approbation. The other post masters would not likely be pleased with the county seat post mas- ters nosing around and prying into their business. Itis said there is poli- tics 1n the scheme and that the object is to find out how the postal officials fell towards President HaArrisoN. ——This may bea good year for almost every other production, but it is not going to be a good year for toma- tees. The peaple of this country use in a year about 3,500,000 cases, or 84, 000,000 cans of tomatoes, and @bout 2,500,000 cases of corn. Of this quanti ty Maryland produces considerabl y over’ one-third. The tomato crop has been ruined in that State by continued wet weather, and very limited preparations have been made for packing. The sameis true to a less extent in Vir- ginia and Delaware. The erop of corn for ‘packing is also limited in these States. The export trade in canned goods is far from being satisfactory. France packs tomatoes whole, and sells them in London and Liverpool for less money than they can be pro- duced for in Maryland and laid down in Baltimore. pean countries which are short of | TRENT Gregg Would Prevent Investigation. The election of General GREGG on a platform made to suit the wishes and. designs of Quay and Mace would be a deception practiced upon the people of Pennsylvania. Even if the Repub. lican candidate for Auditor General is personally unobjectionable, his election would nevertheless be a detriment to the State. He would go into office obligated toshield his party, and it is the interest of that party to prevent an exposure ot the methods that have pre- vailed in the Auditor General's office tor years, and to hide the rottenness which exists both in that department and in the State Treasury. General GrEGG's party allegiance,as well as the influence which the party bosses would have over him, would stand in the way of such investigation. What the people want is a thorough exposition of the corrupt management by which Bardsley “embezzlements and the farming out of the State money have been made possible. With GrEGa at the head of the auditing de- partment of the State government this matter would continue to remain a sealed book. With a Democrat in the office; who would have no motive for concealment, everything would be shown up. . The Republican fight is not so much to elect GrREcG and MORRISON as it ia to retain the old system with all its cor- ruption and plunder. This is the issue before the voters of Pennsylvania, and the selection of the distinguished soldier to head the Republican ticket is similar to the game of the ‘green goods” men when they deceive their victims by putting a good note on the top of a bundle of worthless ones. in newspapers, ——T Illustrations which but a few years ago were dis- countenanced to a great extent, have become the rule in many journals. Where there is plenty of space for such pictures they may not be objectionable; if they are not caricatures on art, but it is questionable whether they com- pensate for the amount of reading mat- ter they displace. Many of these illus- trations, however, are the merest rub- bish and offensive as well to the intelligence as to the artistic taste of | those into whose hands they come. Encouraging Progress. Appearances in regard to the Chicago World’s Fair have so far been any- thing but encouraging, as there have been but few evidences of earnest and effective work in proportion to the amount of blowing that has been done. The country at large wants the fair to be a success, as it is a matter affecting the national pride and reputation. Therefore some encouragement is gath- ered from the announcement of the Treasurer that payments onthe Chi- cago subscriptions have been made with gratifying promptitude and that over $600,000 has been subscribed since the books were closed on the original $5,000,000. Liberal promises for’ further subscriptions, it is said, have been made. “If we receive the same hearty co-operation of those in- terested that has been accorded us during the last year,” says the treas- urer, “we will be able by the close of the present quarter to demand the aid to which the city is bound. We will then have in our hands $8,600,000, in- cluding the $600,000 raised by recent subscriptions.” A Great Oversight. In Cincinnati the tax commission- ers have had some remarkable expe- riences with tax-payers. About 100 men of known wealth have failed to make accurate returns of their person- al property subject to taxation and have been called to account for their default. One citizen overlooked an item of $400,000 of Standard Oil stock ; another omitted his Adams Express Company shares to the amount of $700,000, and in another case 500 shares in the Starch Trust were con- cealed. The evasion of taxes through the concealment of personal property has been so common in this country that it has almost ceased to be consid. ered as tmmoral. Bat fa Hew lead: ing citizens” could be punished for the offense it might come to be regarded as lage Pennsylvania farmers. by people generally in its true charac- | ter. Some of the Cincinnati cheaters | hate been great champions of national | honesty, have been fussy about the | silver dollar, and talked glibly of the" dangerous classes, the Alliance, and’ trades unions. The London Standard makes the sensible suggestion that the Euro- wheat aud rye enough for bread should | substitute corn. They can get enough in the United States to more than sup- ply all deficiency in other grains, and under the spur of hunger it is possible | poor people might learn how to cook itand eatit. As the Standard says, it is a wholesome and nutritious food. Properly prepared it is as toothsome ' as 1t is wholesome. i | scratching. Ca FE EA a RT Colored Discontent. The colored Republicans of Indiana are dissatisfied. = A number of the most prominent oneshield a meeting in In-. dianapolis some days ago to give ex: pression to their dissatisfaction relative. to the treatment. they have received from the parts leaders. Tn a mood? ! that was far}from being amiable they resolved that the colored men of In- diana had ‘mot received such recogni tion from the President as they were entitled to, and that if there, should not be an improvement in this respect there would bea decrease in ‘the Re- publican vote in 1892. A letter from President HArrisoN was read in which he ‘assured his ‘colored constituents that they would be properly cared for, butic mustoccur to them: that he is very. slow in giving evidences of his care, gince more ‘than half of his term has | passed without any recognition of his colored ' friends. ' Even their kicking fails to elicit from him anything more than promises. It is the fault of the colored Republicans that they are re- garded by their white party leaders in no. other light than that of hewers of wood and drawers of water. Their votes have put their party in power and they are eatitled to their reward. It is their own fault if they do not ex- act it. : —The hard fate of the farmer's wife is discussed by a writer in The Forum who says that even Sunday is not a day of rest for the better half of the average American. husbandman. “That she should have a spare hour every day to read never enters her head, and the bare suggestion that on every Sunday she should ‘dress up’ and devote herself, during the irest ‘of the day, to social intercourse, would j cause astare of incredulity. For be it under- stood that'Sunday for the farmer's wife is a sort of clearance day to adjust the olds and ends of the previous week’s cares and labors, to be in readiness tor the renewed labors of the coming week.” We do not know where the writer in The Forum drew his picture of the farmer's wife, but its colors cer- tainly do not suit the wives of aver- Oar rural households are not such scenes of end- less drudgery as he portrays. ——1In the recent election for mem- bers of Parliament, for the borough of Lewisham, Kent, England, Joan Pexx, 8 descendant of William PEnN, the founder of our State, was a can- didate on the Conservative ticket and elected. Unverified Predictions. The champions of the McKinley tar- iff predicted last year that the effect of their measure would be to increase the wages of American workers. There have been far more reductions than increases in wages. They predictel that the law would stop the ‘flooding of the American mar- ket with foreign goods.” They now boast that it ‘has not interfered with commerce but that importations have increased under it. Mr. McKinley himself predicted that it would lead at once to the establish- ment of tin mills in this country suffi- cient to prevent any increase in price. Itis a year since the law was passed, and no tin is made in this country for commercial purposes. The price has advanced more than a dollar a box, and’ the tax will cost the people in this coun- try $8,000,000 this year. ‘ op The only prediction verified is the one which promised a reduction in the cost of sugar as the result of removing the duty. The American people will profit by this object-lesson and make other necessaries cheaper by abolishing or re- ducing the tax upon them. The Horrible Crime of a Negress. OKLAHOMA,September 1.-— Last even- ing Mrs. Mary Ryan, whois an invalid, and her little 7-year-old daughter were attacked in a most savage and brutal manner by a negress, Mary Hewitt, who occupied a tent in Mrs. -Ryan’s yard. The negress became enraged at the child and commenced to beat her with a broom. The sick mother got out of bed and attempted to protect her child, when the negressseized a hatchet and attacked Mrs. Ryan; breaking both arms in several places and cutting two deep gashes in her back. The child was |! a mass of bruises. It is probable that both will die. The negress was arrested and, with difficulty, taken to. jail. A !.rge mob surrounded the prisoner and were deteemined to lynch ber, but the prompt arrival of the troops prevented. this. - Italian Ttch. Norristown, Pa., Aug, 29.—¥or a week or more past several of the physi- cians have had among their patients a number whose chief occupation was Something resembling army itch seemed to be prevalent, but since it has assumed the form of an epidemic in some quarters it has been styled Italian itch. The disease is said to have been brought here by Italians, and along the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany’s Trenton branch it attacked more persons than in any other locality. Money, a frequent medium for the transmissing of disease, is blamed for a great deal of the present condition of affairs; but whether it is entirely respon- sible or not for all the scratching now indulged in isa mooted question. — Fine job work of ever discription at the Warcaman Office. RI ETSI I YI ST, 1 Switzerland owes a great deal Jto ithe tourists who visit that Jand. Last ear the Swiss hotels and boarding houses disposed of 62,500 beds that were used by 5,724,000 tourists, who paid over $71,000,000 for their accommoda- tions. : : igi ADDITIONAL LOCALS. ony | § — Thursday, Sept. , 17th, will be the day of the grand, firemen’s parade at Lock Haven and the next day, Friday will be tournament day. Two hundred and seventy-five dollars: in prizés have beén subscribed for the different events, ——Mritdu iH: Fulton, conductor on last with friends at Milesburg and Belle. fonte. Mr. F. evidently knows a good paid for the WATcEMAN for a year in advance. ——The Beech Creek railroad exten- sion is to be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible.” Three hundred | Italians were unloaded at Murray last week and were put to work on the grad- ing immediately. The work will be completed to Mahaffey this fall. ——A new species of insect has made its appearance on the shade trees in this place and neighborhood and is seriously damaging tke foliage. It is attracting corisidérable attention, but it is altogeth- er probable that its visit will not be pro- longed beyond the present season. ——The first Pennsylvania Cavalry will hold their annual reunion at Em- porium, Cameron county, on Septem- ber 9th and 10th, and great preparations are being made to receive them. Among the distinguished people expected to be present on this occasion are ex-Gover- nors Curtin and Beaver, General Hast- ings, ex-Lieutenant Governor Stone, and others. While crossing the railroad bridge over the Juniata river at Tyrone, Fri- day afternoon, Charles Bryan, aged 16 years, was caught by an out-going coal train and so badly injured that death came almost instantly. He was an in- dustrious young man, and the main sup- port of one who gave him a good home. He was originally from Sandy Ridge, this county. ~——The Cherry Run saw mill has suspended operation for the present, the timber on McCormick’s tract of land having all been cut and manufactured into lumber, and the twenty-five work- men who found employment in the woods and on the mill areidle in con- sequence. The amount of lumber saw- ed by this mill during the past two years is four million feet. ——Jacob Gray, the Hughesville farmer who was visited by robbers sev- eral weeks ago, who took $465, received that amount from an unexpected source one day last week, and is consequently happy. Heat once deposited it in the Hughesville bank, not caring to trust his bank under the carpet any longer. It is not definitely known who the guilty party was, but very strong suspicion is cast upor a nearby neighbor. ——James Bigley has been arrested in Altoona on the charge of being the per- son who has been setting fire to the buildings recently burned in that city. He was caught in the act of setting fire to astable fin the rear of the residence ‘of Mrs. Margaret Cox. It is said that at least three of the recent incendiary fires which have occurred in the past two months were caused by the man under arrest. The officers had been shadowing Bigler for some time. GrEGG Post, No. 95:—Would be glad to havea full attendance of 'Com- rades at regular meeting of Gregg Post on next Monday evening, September 7th, when arrangements will be made for their attendance at Centre Hall. The Patrons of Husbandry have kindly yielded the audience room to the veter- ans for the day. Good speakers will be on hand. After our meeting on Mon- day evening, Quartermaster Jones will display his usual hospitality. By order of W. H'Tavrox, . Jas. H. RANKIN Commander. ‘Adjutant. GRAND OPENING AT GRANGE PARK. —On Saturday afternoon and evening, Sept. 12,th the ladies of Progress Grange will give a chicken and waflle fete with ice cream, cake and other refreshments, Every person is cordially invited to attend and help swell the proceeds which willbe given to the Progress | Grange Hall fund. Dg. H. K. Hoy AND His BRIDE.— A simple though pretty wedding ser- vice was solemnizedin St. John’s Bpisco- al church, this place, yesterday, Thurs. day, morniag, at. 9.80. It was the nuptials that united Dr. Harry K. Hoy and Miss Grace Wobbe. : The groom is'one of Bellefonte’s most promising young physicians, and his bride is a charming young lady, from New York, who for some time has made her homie with Mr. Geo. Brandon and family at the Brockerhoff House. The happy couple are taking a tovr through the eastern cities and will return by Oc- tober:1sti i; May good fortune and happi- "ness be their's through life. the Bell’s Gap railroad; spent Monday | thing when he sees it, and ordered and | A Turxeik: ‘CoNvEMNED. — The committee appointed by: the }Coutt to examine the condition’ of that portion . of the Boalsburg and Bellefonte turn- pike between Boalsburg ‘and Lemont, and report whether it should be con= ° tinued as a turnpike, made the follow- ing report : “That in our judgment itis for the best interests of the county of Centre, that about three miles of'saidi turnpike road inn Harris and College townships, from Boalsburg to Lemont, ‘be'made free of tolls and®oll gates, and that there, fore we condemn the same for public use, and we further find and, report that .no damages are due to the ‘said Boals- burg and Bellefonte pany.” The road overseers of College’ twp. appealed to court, asking that the report of the committee be quashed. This was refused by the court and in the future this portion of road will be free from tolls and toll gates. Turnpke' Com- ——C.T. Rumberger, of Chester Hill, says the Philipsburg Journal, hasstruck “ile.” For some time'past the family were unable to use the water trom their well, which is near the house, on account of its disagreeable or nauseating taste. On examination he was surprised to dis- cover the surface of the water covered to. the depth of half an inch with a thick black oil resembling crude coal oil. It isn’t a hundred barrel well yet, but may possibly turn out to be a “gusher. SuMmMER ABOUT OVER.—Tuesday we entered upon the first day of Autumn. True, we may have—generally do have --a good many days with summer tem- perature before September closes, but for all that, according to the accepted division of the year into four seasons, they will be autumn days. The sum- mer of 1891 has come and gone to re- turn no more forever, and now we may reasonably anticipate cooler nights, fros- ty mornings and other autumn inciden- tals. : Time rolls on and carries us with it whether we will or no. What autumn will bring us, who can tell? Let us hope it will not be war, pestilence or famine, but peace, health and prosper- ity. In order to secure the latter, bus- iness men will do weil to remember that advertising, next to capital, is the foundation of success, and that one of the best mediums of correspondence be- tween themselves and the public is the WATCHMAN, whose columns are always open for the reception of their advertis- ing favors. THE GRANGERS’ PrcNic EXHIBITION. :—To be held in Grange Park, Centre Hall, beginning with Monday, Sept. 14th, and continuing until Saturday, Sept. 19th, is bound to exceed all former eflorts. Over 200 tents have so far been engaged for family use, and at least a hundred per cent. more for exhi- bitor’s use than ever known before. HALF FARE RAILROAD RATES. The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. has been very liberal in its rates, and has consented to sell excursion ticket, to Ceutre Hall, Sept. 15th, 15th, 16th, 17th,{18th, 19th, valid for return until Sept. 22d, at a single fare for the round ‘trip, and it will run special trains on Sept. 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th, be- tween the picnic grounds and Bellefonte as well as between the picnic grounds and Sunbury. - Special trains will be run every few Hours so that the im- mense throng of people can be trans- ported witk comfort and satisfaction to ‘all concerned. VERY BEST OF SPEAKERS. The very best and most intelligent speakers with a national reputation have been engaged for the occasion, and each day matters of importance to tarmers and every body else will ‘be ably dis- cussed. These treats alone will be worth a week’s sojourn on the place. GOODS RETURNED FREE. The railroad company will return all goods placed on exhibition during the week free of charge, which is a conces- sion worthy of appreciation. TWENTY THOUSAND A DAY. From indication at this time the at- tendance during the week will average at Jeust twenty thousand people a day from all parts of Pennsylvania as well as a liberal representation from adjoin- ing States. If you have not already . engaged your tent either for family or exhivi- tion, don’t delay another day. VETERAN'S DAY, The veterans will camp with us this year and have a special Veterans’ Day on Friday, with their own speakers, parade and camp fire in the evening. THE AUDITORIUM, A large canvas tent will be erccted for an auditorium where public meet- ings will be held. Daily addresses by eminent speakers. The evening meet- ings will be given to literary, musical and social entertainments. GOING INTO CAMP, Many expect to go into camp on Sat- urday, the 12th of September, when all tents will be in readiness. For information in reference to tents write to Capt. Geo. M. Boal, Centre Hall, Supt. of Camp. For other infor- mation to LEoNARD RHONE, General Manager, Centre Hall, Pa,
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