TS TOR ERT
TI da SAS SAT
Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 7, 1892.
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P. GRAY MEEK,
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EpITOR
An Attempt to Deceive That Failed.
As far as we can learn Mr. Hair
ToN’s efforts to deceive the people of
the county by promising a Local Op-
tion Fence law, if elected to the legisla-
ture, is mot panning out well. The
stock owners who are interested in
raising cattle are not so green as to
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Democratic National Ticket.
en.
FOR PRESIDENT.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT.
ADLAI STEVENSON.
OF ILLINOIS.
State Democratic Ticket.
ES
EOR CONGRESEMAN AT LARGE.
GEORGE A. ALLEN,
Erie,
THOMAS P. MERRITT, Berks.
em
FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
CHRISTOPHER HEYDRICK, Venango.
FOR ELECTORS AT LARGE.
MORTIMER F. ELLIOTT, Tioga.
JNO. C. BULLIT
T, Philadelphia.
THOMAS B. KENNEDY; Franklin,
DAVID T. WATSON, Allegheny,
re ee
FOR DISTRICT ELECTORS
Samuel G. Thompson,
Adam 8. Conway,
W. Redwood Wright,
John O. James,
William Nolan,
Charles D. Breck,
Wm. G. Yuengling,
Azur Lathrop
Thomas Cha fant,
P. H. Strubinger, ~
Joseph D. Orr,
Andrew A. Payton,
John A. Mellon
Thomas McDowell,
Clem’t R. Wainwright,
Charles H. Lafferty,
George R. Guss,
Cornelius W. Bull,
James Duffy,
S, W. Trimmer,
Samuel S. Leiby,
T. C. Hipple,
Ww. D. Himmelreich,
H. B. Piper,
Charleg A. Fagan,
+ Jotin D. Braden,
Michael Liebel,
Jamet K. Polk Hall,
Democratic County Ticke
FOR CONGRESS,
Hon. GEO.
"Subject to the dec
confe
F. KRIBBS,
ision of the District
rence,
For Associate Judge—C. A. FAULKNER,
For Legislature— }
For Prothontary—W.F
JNO. T. McCORMICK,
TAS. SCHOFIELD,
. SMITH,
For District Attorney—W. J. SINGER, Lgq.
For County Surveyor—HORACE B. HERRING,
have their eyes shut up with such a
promise, or so stupid as not to
know that it was madewonly for the
purpose of deceiving them.
Mr. Haxivrox’s record and opinions
| on the fence question are known to al-
most every man and woman in the
county. He has written against fences,
spoken against fences, and worked
against fences, until he is recognized
as the most persistent opponent of
fences or fence laws there isin the
county.
It is because the voters of the coun-
ty know this, and because Mr. Ham-
1LtoN knows that the overwhelming
sentiment in the county isin favor of
fencing, that he throws out the sop he
does in his promise to vote for a meas
ure that could not be passed, and if
passed, under the decission of the Su-
preme court, could not be enforced.
If Mr. HamiuToN was as honest in
politics, as he professes and is gener-
ally understood to be in other matters,
he would have had the manliness to
come straight out and tell the people of
the county, whether he would vote to
repeal the act which repealed our fence
laws, or whether he would not. It
would have been the fair and honor-
able thing to do. But neither he nor
Mr. Dare will make any pledge to do
as the people of the county want their
representatives to do on this question,
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Pemocratic County Committee of Cen-
tre County for 1892.
Milesburg Bor...
Millheim Bor....
Philipsburg 1st W.
Philipsburg 2nd W.
$ 3rd W
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Burnside... ..
College E. P.
¢" W.P,
Curtin.......con.
« WY.
Haines E. P...
¢ W.P.
Half Moon.
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Snow Shoe E. P...
bi W.P...
Spring N. P......
ps Es. P
W.P.
Taylor...
Union
Walker.
Worth...
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Committeemen.
...J. C. Meyer.
. 8. Garmam.
..Geo. R. Meek.
James Coldren.
"i. H. Carr.
James A. Lukens
Frank W. Hess.
C. B: Wileox,
.E. M. Griest.
«B.K. Henderson.
J. C. Stover.
John J. Arney.
Aaron Fahr.
J. H. McAuley.
Suppose.
Suppose there is no necessity for a
law requiring owners of real-estate to
fence their improved lands, what rea-
son would there, be for alaw requiring
rail-road companies
tracks ?
for such tresspass?
Farm ere ard owners of stock in Cen-
tre county this matter is of deeper im-
portance to you than many imagine.
Both Republican candidates for Legis:
lature are opposed to fence laws.
a
Have You T
hought of it?
Have the property and stock owners,
living along the lices of rail-roads, in
this county, thought of the fact, that 1f-
there is no necessity for farmers and
others keeping up their outside fences
for the public:good, there is certainly
none for railroads maintaining fences
along their lines. And if the railroads
are not required to keep up their
fences, any stock getting upon their
tracks would be treépassing and its
owner would be held liable for any
damages that might be done. = The
railroads of the State are at the bottom
of the repeal of the fence laws and the
farmers and stock owners of this county
"gan put themselves at the mercy of
the railroad companies, in no surer
way, than by voting for ITamMiLTON or
Dave, who are’lopposed to repealing
the Jaw. that repealed our fence Jaws. -
With wheat at70 cents a bushel; |
and everything’he Buys’ taxed” for the
benefit of others, the farmer ought to
get his eyes opened to the way, a Re
publican tasifl-protests.lisiie- -
odo ioy oe Rallil
_.Samuel Weiser, Jr
H. W. Buckingham.
James B.Spangler.
James Dumbleton.
hn T. Merryman.
to... fence. their
And suppose, further, that
any caltle or horses, that ehould get
away (rom their owner and stray up.
on andjunfénced farm or field, should
be considered tresspassing aud their
owner be held responsible for the dam-
ages they might occasion, why would
not stock getting upon an unfenced
rail-road be tresspassing and who can
measure the amount of damage, that
might be found against their owner,
wal 4p 28 |
and the only way for Republican vot:
ers, who desire a fence law, to cast
their ballots, will be for the Democrat
ic candidates, both of whom are pledg-
ed, to do all in their power, to repeal
the act that abolishes fencing.
CEI TER,
——Young man, if you voted on age
. | at the last election, there is no possible
way by which you can vote if your
taxes are not paid. You have but a
few hours to do this in. Go at once
and attend to it.
TART
Wayne McVeagh a Cleveland Man.
Next to that of Judge GRESHMAN, the
eminent jurist who came near being
the Republican nominee for president
in ’88 and who will vote for CLEVELAND
this fall, the announcement that Hon.
Wayne McVEeacH, of Philadelphia,
Attorney General of GARFIELD'S cabi-
net has come out to support CLEVELAND
and the Democratic ticket has caused
the greatest excitement at Republican
headquarters.
His long letter in Wednesday's
dailies recounting ‘evils of the
Force bill,’ the Republican, “truck-
ling to the silver men,” “abuses of the
pension system” the *‘cppressive Me-
Kinley bill,” and concluding with a
comparison of the two parties ends as
follows :
«All these good causes are in the
very nature of things the relentless foes
of a system of government by bounties
to favored interests, and such a system
is their relentless foe. As I believe, for
the reasons I have given, that the true
welfare of the country would be pro-
‘my duty to vote for him, and as I re:
call the capacity, the fidelity and cour-
age with which he has heretofore dis-
charged every public trust committed
to him, the duty becomes a pleasure.
Sincerely yours,”
WayNE MacVEAGH.
TNC
A Clean Sweep in Florida.
ry
Every County Demacratic—Notwithstanding the
Strenuous Efforts of the Peoples Party. The Ne-
groes Nearly all Voted the Democratic Ticket
——The Solid South True ta its Colors.
JACKSONVILLE, FrLA., Oct. 4.--At
11 p. m. reports had been received from
every county in thestate, and from act-
ual returns, coupled with careful con-
servative estimates, they show that
Mitchell, Democrat, has a majority rang-
ing trom 3,000in his home county, Hills-
borough, to 20 in Baker county. where
the Third party hoped for a victory by
100 majority. The footings of the esti-
mated majorities indicate that Mitchell's
majortity in the state will not be far from
25,000. His vote will probably run to
31,000, and Baskin’s will not exceed
6,000.
Judge Mitchell was seen at his home
to-night and said : ”’I never for one mo-
ment doubted the success of cur ticket.
1 attribute the overwhelming defeat of
the third party to the support of the
press, the ability and untiring efforts of
the Democratic state executive: Many
prominent Republicans voted for me,
which I feel very grateful for.”
The vote of the state is hardly as
heavy as wasexpected This is account-
ed for by the fact that the poll tax re-
quirements kept down the aggregate of
‘qualifications in all parties. White Re-
publicans, where they voted at all; gen-
erally supported the People’s party
ticket, but the negroes, strange to say,
divided their votes between Mitchell
‘and Baskin. Reports from about twenty-
five of the counties declare that more ne-
‘groes voted the Democratic ticket than
the People’s ticket, and this, too, with-
out solicitation ‘of ‘any kind except in
close contests on county candidates.
JacksonviLLE, Fla., Oct. 5.—The
latest returns indicate that the Demo-
‘cratic majority in the state will hardly
ifall short of 23,500 and may reach 25,-
7000. The whole state ticket of the
[Democrats is elected. * 10 “Ald
moted by Mr. Cleveland's election, 1t is |
Glorious News for the Democracy.
S—— §
Judge Gresham of Indiana and Wayne McVeagh |
of Pennsylvania Declare for Cleveland. |
CHICAGO, TLL., Oct.1—Judge Walter !
Q. Gresham will vote for Grover Cleve-
land. The annourcement was made this |
morning upon authority of Judge Allen,
of the Federal Court, and confirmed by
Democrats of high standing who had
been in some way acquainted with the
fact.
To-night it is the general subject of
conversation among politicians of both
parties. Judge Allen, of tke United
States District Court at Springfield, first
made the announcement. Judge Gres-
ham has been in the State capital sever-
al days sitting with Judge Allen.
Judge Gresham told Judge Allen he
should vote tor Mr. Cleveland, and told
him he was at liberty to repeat the
statement.
Judge Allen did repeat it, and that is
how the news reached Chicago.
The great jurist who loomed up as
such a formidable candidate for the Pres-
idency in 1888, who has long stood dan-
gerously near to the Presidents ambition
and who would to-day be upon the
Bench of the Supreme Court of the
United States but for Harrison's vindic-
tiveness, returned to Chicago. His pos-
ition as Judge of a Federal court would
not permit him to discuss politics or to
pose in an interview for publication.
But the announcement of to-day, con-
sidered with Judge Gresham’s well-
known disapproval of President Harrison
and his methods, coming from such au-
thors, leaves no room for doubting that
Judge Gresham's vote and influence are
lost to the Republican party.
‘When the World correspondent called
on Judge Gresham to-night he refused
to talk politics. I shall vote for Mr.
Cleveland, and that is all there is about
it,” said he.
To the friends of Judge Gresham his
courses no surprise. He had the in-
terests of the people at heart.
He is against monopoly and class leg-
islation, and he believes that the Repub-
lican party is conducted in the interests
of iy Talking of the political situa
tion recently,Judge Greshamsaid: "We
need men to resist the aggressions of
those who seek to make of our politics
both an art and a mystery, intelligible
only to the adept and initiated, who as-
sume the management of it by virtue of
their capacity for the defeat and artful
manipulation of their fellows.
"heir influence upon the country is
corrupt and debasing, and the area of
political venality constantly enlarges
underit.
According to their views the whole
interest that any citizen has in munici-
pal, State or National Government is
measured by what he can make out of it.
1Tt is worse than idle to shut our eyes
to the existence of corrupt methods and
practices in our politics’ which threaten
to subvert our free institutions.
The people are often cheated at the
polls and in legislation, and prizes which
should be the reward of honest merit are
too frequently bestowed upcn the cun-
ning and unscrupulous rich. Real free-
dom is not enjoyed by the people unless
the Jaws are enacted by their honestly
chosen representatives, and their free-
dom of action is as much impaired when
it is corrupted, influenced, as if control]-
ed by force.
»The man who accepts a bribe of any
sort places his conscience and judgment.
in the vilest bondage. He is nc longer
free. Argument is wasted on him.
Considerations of the public weal or
woe, greed and love of power are greater
than Tove of country. They impair pop-
ular respect tor law, which is the only
safeguard for
will he an evil day for the nation when
its preservation depends upon their pa-
triotism and courage.
"They may masquerade in the guards
of righteousness and address the people
in the language of patriotism, but their
virtues are assumed ; they are hypocrites,
and assasins of liberty, and would wel-
come a dynasty rather than shed their
blood in defense: of popular govern-
ment.
WAYNE MACVEAGH aviLl NOT BSUP-
PORT HARRISON.
NEw York,Oct. 5.—The Times says:
Statements were made in political circles
last night with reference to the deser-
tion from the Republican ranks of men
of national prominence, which caused
something of a sensation wherever they
were heard. Waytde MacVeagh, who
was attorney general under Garfield, and
‘ex-Judge Thomas M. Cooley, of Michi-
gan, formerly. chairman of the inter-
state commerce commission, are the men
who are said to have decided to give
their support to Democratic issues as de-
fined in this campaign. There was
trustworthy authority for the statement
that each of these men would soon make
public letters in which, over their own
signatures, they would set forth the
reasons which had led to their change of
heart.
Few particulars as to the letters were
given. Mr. McVeagh, it was under-
stood, would write at considerable length
and discuss the tariff and other issues as
laid down by the two party platforms,
while stating in frank terms why he
could not support Mr, Harrison. Such
Republicans as know of this proposed
action on the part of the men named
have kept very still about it. It is not
certain that Chairman Carter and others
of the Republican national committee
have heard of it, but some of President
Harrison’s advisors in other cities were
said to have been informed of the forth-
coming letters, and the news was nat.
urally displeasing to them,
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Fusion in North Dakota.
Graxp Forke, N. D. Oct, 4.—The
fusion of the Democrats with the Peo-
ple's party in North Dakota is
now complete. Inaccordance with the
urgent recommendation of the national
Democratic committee, the North Da-
kota state committee announces the
withdrawal of Colonel John D. Benton
and W. N. Roach, candidates for pres
idential electors, and the substitution
thereof of the Weaver electors. George
E. Adams, the People’s candidate for
commissioner of agriculture and labor, |
is endorsed. The Democrats have now
only one straight candidate, viz: O’Bri-
en, for congress.
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life and property ; and it |
Deserting the Republican Party.
There is no denying the fact that the
political current is running strongly
against the Republicans. Every day
prominent and heretofore influential
partisans who have done service for
that party, and assisted in winning the
victories it has rejoiced over, and de-
gerting it. Here are a few, who have
come out for CLEVELAND within the
past few days:
A MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN LEADER TO
STUMP FOR CLEVELAND.
Sr. Paur, Minn, Sept. 29.—The
Minnesota Republican committee was
astounded to-night by the announce-
ment that R. R. Odell, United States
cominissioner, one of the appointees of
Harrison administration and for many
years a Republican leader, had be-
come a Democrat.
Mr. Odell had written to the Demo-
cratic State committee proffering his
gervice on the stump, declaring :
“I have spent four months of the past
12 in Europe, and have come to the
conclusion that the Republican party
is building up a greater aristocracy
than the Southern slave-owner ever
dreamed of, and it may take more than
two billions of money and a greater
number of lives than the civil war to
wipe it out.
If a share of the subsidy which the
government gives manufacturers only
went to the laborers, then it would not
be so glaring an outrage.
Itis a lie to attribute the material
prosperity owing to the rapid growth
of a new country to the fraud of an ex-
cessive tariff.
Place 30,000,000 of people on a spot
of ground the size of Minnesota and
there would be less demand for labor
and it would be as correspondingly low
as is the case of England.
I believe the poor man can get more
favors and better wages under the
Democratic idea of government than
any other, and that the ills and wrongs
of the people can be quicker adjusted
by the Democratic party.”
AN EX-REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FLOP2.
The Republican party discovered
Henry A. Meyer, of Brooklyn, a year
ago, and, taking him out of the obscu-
rity of his corner grocery, in Williams-
burg, make him the candidate for may-
or. He was defeated, but polled a big
vote. Now he has turned his back on
his discoverers and declared his inten:
tion to yote for Cleveland and Steven’
son. He says.
“Personally, I have the highest
regard for President Harrison, but
the policies of the Republican par-
ty, to which he stands committed,
no longer command my approval.
refer particularly to the high tariff
policy. The more I have examined it
the more convinced I have become that
the labor and business interests of the
country require a change in the direc-
tion proposed by the Democracy.”
tnt
A REPUBLICAN WORKER AGAINST HARRI-
SON.
.
Francis A. Hobart, a prominent Re-
publican of Braintree, Mass. and for
thirty years Chairman of the Republi-
can Committee of the place, is out
against the reelection of President
Harrison. Mr. Hobart leaves the
party because it is com mitted to high
tariff policy and because, as he says.
«While I believe in fully protecting
the right of every voter to cast his vote
fearlessly and have it honestly counted,
I am opposed to the principle of the
Election or so-called ‘Force billy as
proposed by Lodge, and now attempted
to be ignored, but incor . “ted asa part
of the the Republican piatform, and
which must inevitably follow as the
result of the re-election of President
Harrison.”
tne.
A COLORED REPUBLICAN ORATOR TIRED
OF THE DECEPTION OF HIS PARTY.
M. J. Jackson, the colored orator
and prominent G. A. R. man, of Madi-
son Court House, Va., has been in
| Pittsburgh for the past few days quiet-
ly engaged in organizing the colored
voters of each ward into the ranks of
the Democratic party. Mr. J ackson
was on the side of the union in the late
war, and in every presidential cam-
paign since then has taken a leading
‘part in the stump speaking for Repub-
lican candidates. In an interview he
stated that he had organized in the
city nearly a dozen colored Democratic
clubs, and mentioned as converts some
local leaders of the colored men who
have hitherto been known as lights in
the local Republican party. Said Mr.
Jackson,
“For many years I was a Repub
lican, but I left that party on ac
count of its broken promises and dis-
honesty, just the same as I would dis-
charge a man who dealt with me dis
honestly. * * Now let me say here
that the force bill is not one-half ‘so
badly needed in the south to prevent
Democrats from indulging in alleged
coercion ‘of nézro voters as is needed
right here in Pittsburgh to prevent Re-
publican employers from dominating
their workingmen and forcing, actugl:
ly forcing them, to vote for a high tar
iff candidate, when the men well know
it is-only to benefit their employers
and no one else.” :
: :
“A COLORED EDITOR FLOPS.
L. E. Christy, editor of the Indiana:
‘polis World, and one of the most
| prominent colored men in the State_of
— Ladies fur trimmed jackets and
| reefers from $4.75 to $15 00. Lyon & Co
Indiana, has come over to. the Deid-
cratic faith, Duripg thelast national |
i =a mes ]
graph special from
says ; Jack Ramsey,
Cooley, who was
McCormick’s posse last evening was
ted for him all night.
surrounded and headed off from the
mountains, but in the darkness he elud-
ever,
reached
conspiracy
slight
oN AneyY 4
campaign he was one of Harrison's
most enthusiastic supporters, but his
eyes have been opened since then. He
says:
“I have been a slave to the Republi
can party since the day I cast my first
vote. But I have made up my mind
to think and vote as I please hereafter.
I have long since ascertained that the
glorious promises which are held out
to people of my color by Republican
office-seekers on the eve of an election
invariably fail to materialize, and it
geems to me that it 1s high time we
were calling a halt to such dupery.”
I SR SR ATT,
An Outlaw Leader Killed.
Frank Cooley Shot Dead at his Father'e Home by
a Posse Under Sheriff McCormick. :
UN10NTOWN, Oct 2.—Frank Cooley,
the leader of the famous Cooley outlaw
band, was shot and killed to-day at his
father’s home by a posse under Sheriff
McCormick, of Fayette county.
Cooley has been in the habit of spend-
ing his Sundays at the. old" homestead,
and Sheriff McCormick learning of this,
quietly had the place surrounded last
night. ne
Frank Cooley and his pal Ramsey ar-
rived during the night and to-day the
attempt was made to capture them.
The out laws tried to escape and the
posse fired, killing Cooley instantly.
Ramsey, however, succeeded in getting
away.
There is great rejoicing in Fayette
county over Cooley’s death as it is be-
lieved that the band will now be brok-
en up.
COOLEY'S PAL CAPTURED.
Prr1sBURG, Oct.4—A Chronicle Tele-
Uniontown, Pa.,
the pal of Frank
killed by Sheriff
captured near Fairchance this morning
and is now in jail.
The posse that pursued Ramsey hun-
They had him
ed them. They did not give up, how-
and just before noon the news
here that Milton McCormick,
Rev. Hunter and A. J. Hicks had cap-
tured Ramsey several miles above
Fairchance. He had exhausted his
ammunition and had surrendered.
Hurrah for Georgia!
No Third Party Nonsense for that State. She
Reaffirms Der Allegiance to Democratic Prin-
ciples by Rolling Up a Majority of 40,000 to
50,000—Another Proof of the Fact That the
South Will Be Solid in November—Negroes
Vote the Democratic Ticket.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct. 5.—The total
vote of this county was 3,230, of
which the third party polled only 200.
Governor Northen and the entire state
ticket has 3,000 majority. The color:
ed Republicans repudiated the deal
the third party made by the lead-
ers and openly voted the straight Dem-
ocratic ticket. Every thing passed oft
quietly. The Democrats are jubilant
over the tremendous defeat of the third
party in this section of the state.
EVERY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
GEORGIA HAS GONE DEMOCRATIC.
ArLaxTa, Ga. Oct. 5.—Returos
from seventy-five counties outof a to-
tal of 137 gave the Democratic ticket a
majority of more than 30,000. There
seems to be no possible doubt that the
majority will reach 50,000 when the
vote of all the counties is in. The
third party will probably carry six or
eight counties for the legislature, and it
is estimated that their strength will be
about twenty members of the house
IN
out of 175. The third party leaders
concede not less than 30,000 majority
for the Democratic ticket at this hour,
and are raining their concessions at
the rate of about 5,000 an hour.
IC TE.
The Bail Fixed at $10,000.
By Judge Paxon in the Cases of the Homestead
Strikers. It is Higher Than Was Expected.
PrrTsBURG, Oct. 2.—An informal dis-
cussion was held yesterday atternoon by
Chief Justice Paxon and the atlorneys
for both sides on the charges of high trea-
son against the Homestead advisory
board. . Justice Paxon decided that the
accused should give bail in the sum of
$10,000 each, but up to a late hour only
one of the defendants now in jail secured
the necessary bond.
Homestead is yet quivering from the
shock. Business i8 practically suspended
and anxious groups stand at every corner
discussing this latest-coup. What does
it mean 7” is the query on every tongue;
the thought of the State of Pennsylvania
interfering in the struggle is frightening
to the steady workers. They would ac-
cept with derision the murder, riot or
suits brought by the Carnegie
company, but to -be arrested by ‘the
State and on a charge of treason—that
is different jit is unknown danger, and
therefore ominous.
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Alfred Tennysen’s Death is Near at
Hand.
The Poet Laureate is not Suffering, and is Dying
in an Unconscious Condition—Dr. Dabbs De-
clares Decisively That There is no Hope of
Recovery—Lord Tennyson Had Previously
Realized His Condition. bid
Loxpon, Oct. 5,—In an interview at
Haslemere at 4 o'clock this afternoon
Dr. Dabbs said that he had just i
Sir Andrew Clark atthe bed of Lor
‘Tennyson, who was then quite con-:
scious, and who did not seem to suf-
fer.the least throughout the afternoon.
The patient's intellect is quite clear, he
said, and occasionally conversed with
his son, Hallam, and others, who were
near him. Several times be inquired
the time of day, and made frequenta
lusions to his illness.
Being asked whether there was not a
chance of the poet's recovery,
Dr. Dabbs replied, decidedly, ‘‘There
is no hope. Lord Tennyson has al-
ways énjoyed a vigorous constitution;
which enables him to make a prolong:
ed struggle with death.” He has slept
a good deal during these final bonrs;
bat only for short periods. e is
‘nourished with beef ted, brandy and
milk.”
On being questioned as to whether
aig MY
Lord Tennyson appeared to know that
his end was near, Dr. Dabbs replied:
“I cannot say for certain, but I think
he does.” At 9 p.m. the poet still
showed signs of life, but he was uncon-
scious.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
— Wednesday evening we received
from Mrs. Oliver Whittmer one of the
most beautiful bouquets we have seen
this season. Great bunches of perfect
dahlias, sweet peas, showy zinnias, doub-
le petunias and bright geraniums were
massed together into one fragrant whole.
Mrs. Whittmer has a pretty home on
the mountain above Coleville, and is
one of the most successful and generous
flower growers in this community.
Tug W. C. T. U. CoNVENTION.—
The delegates to the County Conven-
tion of the Woman's Christian Temper-
ance Union begau to arrive Tuesday
morning, and although some of the old
croakers would have us believe that
the temperance people had become dis-
couraged and weary of well doing, we
would judge from the number of intel-
ligent and earnest “White Ribbons,’
who were on hand for the executive
meeting Tuesday afternoon, that the
cause was never more prosperous or
its supporters more loyal.
Mrs. Olive Pond-Aimes, of Philadel-
phia, State Secretary of the Union, in
her address Tuesday evening, at the
pleasant meeting which had been ad-
vertised as a “parlor sociable,” urged
the necessity of weekly meeting and
the importance of judicious and per-
severing press work.
Wednesday morning, the Temper-
ance rooms were comfortably filled’
with delegates and friends all anxious.
for business, who were called to order
by the county President, Mrs. John
P. Harris, after devotional exercises
and the roll call, the minutes, of last
year’s meeling, was read by the Sec.
Miss Eliza Thomas. Reports by the
different superintendents were heard,
and most of them were so encouraging
that surely the pessimist on the Tem-
perance movement must have felt. like
takingjoff his green glasses. After the
treasurer's, Mrs, Isaac Mitchell, report
which was so pleasing that it was ac-
cepted with‘ thanks, Mrs. James Pp.
Harris read a most interesting and en-
joyable paper on the “Necessity of
Temperance Work.” The afternoon
meeting was taken up by the report of
the Y's work, discussions on the meth-
ods of work, the re-election of offi-
cers, for without one exception, and
contrary to man’s idea ofa womens’
societies, every officer was unanimously
urged to keep her position, and the ap-
pointing the following guperintendents
or the difterent departments of work:
Evangelistic, Mrs. James Harris;
Literature, Mrs. E. M. Blanchard.
Franchise, Mrs. Lingefelter; Scienti-
fic Instruction; Mrs. Twitmire; Nar-
cotics, Mrs. Pugh; Sabbath Obser-
vance, Mrs. Wilson ; Press, Miss Mag-
gie Watt ; Railroad, Mrs. Owens.
The contest in the evening, at the
Court House, for the Demorest gold
medal was a pleasing ending for a well
spent day. The bench had been beau-
tifully decorated with cut flowers and
potted plants, Each of the six contest.
ants, Misses Annie Devine, Ida Filer
and Ella Rumberger, of Philipsburg,
Ola Reese and Grace Jackson, of Port.
Matilda, and Margaret Teats, of our
own town, did so well that they every
one deserve special commendation,
Rev. Miles O. Noll presented the
medal, which the judges awarded to
number 3, Miss Teats, and after a
selection from Miyer’s Orchestra, the
convention adjourned with that satistac-
tion which success always insures.
Among the delegates and yisitors
who attended the meetings were Miss
Puella Dornblazer, president’ of the
Clinton county Union, and State
Superintendent of work among for.
eigners ; Miss Haonah Comly, of Bucks
county, Superintendent of Flower Mis.
sions; Miss Ella Switzer, Mrs. James
C. Williams and Mrs. Cramer, of Phil-
ipsburg ; Miss Watt, of Rock Springs ;
Misses Huston and Patterson, of State
College; Mrs. Cowher and Miss Wood:
ring, of Port Matilda ; and Mrs. J. C.
Gilliland and Miss Bing, of Snow Shoe.
Tales of the West.
BY HARRY BUSH.
Having heard many rumors of the
supposed mineral wealth of the Sho-,
shone Mountains, of Southern Arizona,
of which little is known owing to the
hardships in crossing the Yuma Desert
and scarcity of water after reaching
there, and having obtained from an old
Papago Indian, crude map of the coun=
try with the location of several tanks,
Jim Mills, my partner, and I ‘thought:
we would like to try and do a little
prospecting there. Going to Senortije,
A. T., we fitted out with three burros,
two to pack the water and one for pro-.
visions. «& oa U0 1% Ey
We determined to ‘walk ‘ourselves a8!
wé could not cairy enotgh water “for
ourselves and the five, animals, with
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