emai Htc,
Bellefonte, Pa., Nov. 3, 1893.
Is Venus Inhabited.
A Question That Astronomers Are Much Inter
ested In. : ’
It will be remembered that about
two years ago, the famous Italian as-
tronomer, Schiaparelli, announced that
he had discovered that Venus, which
isa world very slightly smaller than
ours, makes only one turn on its axis
in going once around the sun. It would
follow from this that on Venus there is
no succession of days and nights as up-
cn the earth, but that perpetual day
reigns on one side of the planet and
perpetual night on the other. In oth-
er words, if Schiaparelli is right, Venus
always presents the same face to the
sun, just as the moon forever turns the
same hemisphere toward the earth.
The inhabitants of the sunward side
ot Venus, then—if there be any—nev-
er see the sun set, while the inhabitants
of the other side never see the sun at
all, unless they visit the opposite hem-
isphere of their globe.
Of course no one koows whether
there are inhabitants upon Venus or
not, but we do know that Venus has an
atmosphere, and that in its atmosphere
watery vapor exists and clouds float,
and that upon the surface ofthe planet
the force of gravitation is not very dif-
ferent from that which it manifests on
the surface of the earth, Accordingly
there are some reasons to be urged in
behalf of the opinion that Venus may
be an inhabited world.
But if one-half of Venus be buried
in endless night while the other half
lies glaring beneath a never-setting sun,
itis evident that the inhabitants, of
that planet must have experiences that
would be most strange and trying to us.
So the question whether Venus really
does rotate on its axis only once in
two hundred and twenty-five days, the
period of its revolution around the sun,
derives an added interest from the con-
sideration that the planet possibly has
inhabitants.
The older observations indicated that
Venus rotated in between twenty-four
hours, giving it days and nights about
equal to those of the earth. In order
to settle the question it has recently
been proposed to apply the spectro
scope. Itis known thatin the spec-
trum of a celestial body which is rap-
idly approaching the earth the spectro-
scopic lines are shifted toward the blue
while in the spectrum of a fast retreat-
ing body the lines are shifted toward
the red
This principle has been used in
measuring theralte of the sun’s rotation.
The lines are shifted toward the blue
on the eastern and toward thered on
the western edge of the sun, and by
measuring the amount of shifting the
rate of rotation is found. It is easty to
see that the same method may be ap-
plied to find out how fast Venus re-
volves on its axis.
Every one who watches the glorious
evening star growing brighter and
brighter in the sunset sky during the
coming months will certainly be eager
to hear the latest news from the as
tronomers who are trying to find out
whether Venus has successive days and
night like the earth or has only a day
side and a night side.— Youth's Com-
panion.
LikE A Goop CoNUNDRUM.—It is
life, because everybody must give it up!
But you needn’t be in a hurry about it!
Life is worth the living! To prolong it,
is worth your untiring effort! Don’t
give up without callling to your rescue
that grand old family medicine, Dr.
Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery.
Many a wornout, exhausted body has it
made over good as new! It strengthens,
builds up, invigorates, assisting nature,
and not violating it. Cures liver dis-
ease, indigestion, and all blood-taints
and humors. Sure and lasting benefit
guaranteed, or money refunded. By all
druggists.
BUCKLEN’S ARNICA SALVE.—The best
salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores,
Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblain,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and pos-
itively cures Piles, or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
tion, or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale ‘by C. M
Parrish.
The Black Sheep.
“On one occasion,’ said a story-tell-
ing Congressman to a group of newspa-
per men. “I was in the mountains of
Kentucky and staid all night with an
old farmer who was considerably above
the average for that section. After
supper we talked politics and religion
tor a while, and then finally worked
around to personal subjects. He didn’t
koow who I was, but I was going to
spring it on him. Just to see how'it
would effect him when he found he
was entertaining a Congressinan una-
wares.”
“How many sons have you?’ I
asked when he had been talking fami-
ly a little
“Six,”
“Ah, that's a fine lot of boys.”
‘Yes, and they are fine boys.”
“Have they all turoed out well?"
“All but one,” and the old man’s
voice saddened somewhat.
“Ah?" I said, not wishing to ask
him about the black sheep directly.
“Yes ; John is the one; he went to
the Legislature.”
“Ob,” 1 laughed,” “he might have
done worse.”
“Yes replied the farmer gloomily;
I #'pose he might. They wanted
him to run for Congress but he
wouldn't do it.”
-—— Philips Brooks’ grave in Mount
Auburn Cemetery isin an oid-fashion-
ed lot sarrounded by a plain iron fence.
The only ornament there is a bed ot
myrtle. by which the monnd is thickly
overgrown, and the flowers which
friends supply abandantly and keep
fresh,
Carter Harrison Killed.
Shot at His Home in Chicago on Saturday Eve-
ning. — Deed Was Done By a Lunatic—He Fired
Four Times at the Mayor, Shooting Him in
the Lungs, Stomach, Liver and Hand— Death
Resulted Seventeen Minutes After the Wounds
Were Inflicted.—The Assassin Gave Himself
Up to the Police Shortly After the Shooting.
Mayor Carter Heary Harrison was
shot and alms: instantly killed last
Saturday evening iif the front hallway
of his handsome residence, in Ashland
avenue, by a crank pamed Eugene
Prendergast.
The shooting took place at ten min-
utes past 8 o'clock, and it was eeven-
teen minutes afterwards that the may-
or breathed his last, surrounded by the
members of his family. It was prac-
tically the eve of the mayor's wedding,
for he was to have left here on Nov. 5.
The ceremony which would have unit-
ed him to Annie Howard was to have
taken place on the 17th inst., at the
house of the bride, in New Orleans.
Mayor Harrison after dinner had
gone to his study, where he was when
the front door bell rang. A maid ser-
vant went to the door and admitted a
poorly dressed man, who said: “I
want to see the mayor.”
“All right,” replied the maid, “just
wait a momentand I'll call him.”
WENT TO HIS DEATH.
As the mayor had many callers,
both day and night, and the eervants
had orders to admit them all, no mat-
ter how poorly dressed, the maid
thought nothing of the visitor, merely
passing in the back hallway to tell the
mayor a man wanted to see him. See-
ing who it was the mayor said shortly :
“Well, my man, what is it?"
“You have not kept your promise to
me,” replied the man, “and I don’t
like that way of doing.” Then, with-
out a word as to ‘what he intended
doing, the fellow drew a revolver of 38
calibre and, presenting it at the may-
or's breasi, fired. The shot entered
Mr. Harrison’s body near the heart,
but he did not fall. Another report
rang out, the bullet taking effect in the
abdomen, and then the mayor reeled
as though about to fall. As he waver-
ed he threw up his left hand and the
third shot fired by the assassin struck
him in that member.
Atthis the mayor reeled and fell
heavily to the floor, his head within
the dining room and his feetin the
hall. His son who was upstairs, the
butler, and a neighbor across the street
all beard the shots and ran at once, but
the mayor was dying and even the
doctors who were summoned at once
attempted no examination for they saw
it was a question of only a few wmo-
ments.
At no time had the mayor seemed to
be in pain, and he died as quietly
and easily as though falling asleep.
GAVE HIMSELF UP.
After running away from the may-
or’'s house the assassin made his way
to the Desplaines station, which is
more than a mile from the scene . of
the tragedy and at once acknowledged
his crime. He was promptly locked
up and now awaits trial.
CARTER H. HARRISON'S LIFE,
He was born on a farm pear Lexing-
ton Kyv., of an old Virginia family, on
February 15, 1825. The last Presi-
dent and he were second cousins, and
he was a full cousin of John C Breck-
enridge. He graduated at Yate in
1845 after which he traveled abroad
two years. On returning to America
he went to Chicago where he entered
the real estate and insurance business.
He was alwas an ambitious man
and pursued his studies after leaving
school. He early identified himself
with the Democracy of Chicago and
was five times Mayor of that wonder
ful city. He was twice elected to con-
gress, and declined a third term. In
1884 he was defeated for Governor by
only 14,000 votes and iu 1886 he made
his memorable trip around the world.
His first wife died in Europe in 1875,
his second wife lived but a few years.
He was to have been married on the
16th of November to Miss Annie B.
Howard, of New Orleans, daughter of
the founder of the Louisana State Lot-
tery. The wedding was to have been
of regal splendor and Mr. Harrison
had intended to take another trip
around the world as soon as his term of
office had expired.
——~California claims the attractive
prizes of the Midway Plaisance for her
Midwinter Fair, and their should be no
tenable objection in the way. Let the
frayed-out freaks, the oddities and hu-
man eccentrics flee to the Pacific Coast.
No one can reasonably interpose a bar-
rier to the contemplated refuge. The
fez furnished fakirs are entitled to a |
new home. The sureet in Cairo, with |
its donkeys and camels, is entitled to
further conspicuous harvest. Millions
have gazed upon Turkish and Persian
bazars, the Bedouins, the Damascus
palace and Old Vienna. If their going
secures protection to the country from
these and other collections of the wild-
eyed and frizzled freak, by all means
permit California to enforce her wel-
come and invitation to work a new
claim. There might be a single excep-
tion to the right of way in this exodus.
The concessionaire should be included
in the procession. Thanksgiving this
year would be fraught with much keen-
er significance with the entire outfit
where no part of it could get back.
——1In this country 2,500 women are
practicing medicine, 275 preaching the
gospel, more than 6,000 managing post-
offices and over 800,000 earning in-
dependent incomes. Since 1880 the
patent office has granted over 2,500
patents to women, and in New York
city 27,000 women support their hus-
bands.
—=—Ninety per cent of the crew of
the United States cruiser New York
are Americans,
——1If you want printing of any de-
'scription the WaTcaMAN office is the
place to have it done.
——A couple were married the other
day on the Ferris wheel, and one of the
relatives added the gloom of the occa-
sion by remarking that they took each
other “for wheel or for woe.”
——The plume of the Prince of
Wales, worn on state occasions, is
worth $50. The feathers are pulled
from the tail of the feriwah, one of the
rarest and most beautiful birds of India.
Great expense and trouble are neces-
sary to capture the bird, which is found
only in the wildest jungles.
Nevember Days.
Noyember is a month o { rainy, disagreeable
days. The damp, cold air penetrates every-
where and chills the blood, laying the system
open to the danger of colds, pneumonia and
kindred complaints. There isbut one remedy
that stimulates the system and fortifies it
against such attacks, and that is whiskey.
Notsuch a whiskey as is generally palmed off
on the public,buta whiskey of known purity and
kies have been before the public for many
years and find favor wherever purity is re-
quired. Physicians prescribe them ; hospitals
use them, and every reputable dealer sells
them.
These goods are for sale by 8. Shloss, agent,
Williamsport, Pa, at regular prices. 38-43
Sm
New Advertisements.
SQ CRo¥oLOTS HUMOR
BOY ALMOST LOST USE OF HIS LIMBS.
TWO YEAR'S INTENSE ITCHING.
SEVERAL DOCTORS FAIL.
INSTANT RELIEF, SWEET SLEEP
SPEEDY, REMARKABLE, AND PER-
MANENT CURE CUTICURA REME-
DIES.
When about seven years old, myson was
afflicted with a skin disease which was very
distresting. The first appearance was of little
pimples accompanied by intense jtohing soon
spreading into sores covered with scabs, ex-
cept when scratched off. The entire body, ex-
cept head, was covered He almost lost the
use of his limbs, and was so light I could car-
ry him about like an infant. Used all reme-
dies I could find recommend in medical works
for itching without benefit. Applied to differ-
ent physicians, receiving temporary relief, but
the disease was sure to return. I sent for
your pamphlet, read it, purchased a set of
Cuticura Remedies. | anointed him with the
Cuticura, bathing with the Cuticura Soap, and
gave small doses of Cuticura Resolvent. Oh,
the soothing effect of that Cuticura! After
two years’ search for something to allay that
terrible itching, what a relief to see him sleep
sweetly without any inclination to scratch.
Less than two boxes of Cuticura, one cake
Cuticura Soap, and one bottle of the Cuticura
Resolvent, performed a cure, with no returns.
Is now a strong, healthy boy of thirteen We
consider it a remarkable cure, as he had inher-
ited serofulous humor.
Mrs. H. E. BOWEN, East Otto, N. Y.
UTICURA RESOLVENT.
The new Blood and Skin Purifier. internally
(to cleanse the biood of all impurities and po’-
sonous elements), and Cuticura the Great Skin
Cure and Cuticura Soap, an exquisite Skin
Beautifier, externally (to clear the skin and
scalp, and restore the hair), instantly relieve
and speedily cure every species of itching,
burping, scaly, erusted, pimply, serofulous,
and hereditary diseases and humors of the
skin, scalp, and blood, with loss of hair, from
infancy to age, from pimples to scrofula.
Sold everywhere. Price, CuTicura, 50c¢ ;
Soar, 25c.; REesoLvent, $1. Prepared by the
Portes Dru AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Bos-
on.
£3~“How to Cure Skin Diseases,” 64 pages,
50 illustrations, and testimonials, mailed free.
quality. Such a whiskey is Klein's Silver Age’
Duquesne or Bear Creek Ryes. These whis- }
Furniture, &c.
E BROWN Jr.
°
DEALER IN
OFFERS
this county.
——CALL AND SEE IT.—
37.45-1yr
¢— FURNITURE { OF { ALL { KINDS—¢
great inducements to the Spring Trade in the Furniture
line. He has controll of a special Bedroom suit made
to his order which he will gell at a lower price than an
all oak chamber suit has ever been sold heretofore in
A=All suits shipped direct from the factory.
E. BROWN JR.
Nos 2 and 6 W. Bishop St.
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Liquors.
IMPLES, black heads, red rough,
chapped and oily skin cured by Cuti-
cura Soap.
CHING SIDES AND BACK,
Hip, Kidney, and Uterine Pains and
Weaknesses relieved in one minute by the
Cuticura Anti Pain Plaster, the first and only
pain-killing plaster. 38-42-5t nr
Whisky.
P. M.,
~> OLDEST AND BEST.—
[ESTABLISHED IN 1823.]
Y. P. M. is the best Whisky in the mark-
et for Family Use and Medical Purposes. Y
It has now stood the test of nearly 80 years
and has improved with age. Our 7 year
old Whisky is not surpassed by anything
in the market. In case of weak lungs itis P,
invaluable. The 5 yearold is $1 and the
7 year-old $1.25 per quart. Orders by mail
will receive prompt attention. All goods
securely and neatly packed in plain casesM,
and sent C. O. D. Orders by Mail solicited
and satisfaction guaranteed.
year BUILDING.——
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No. 95 and 97 Fifth Avenue,
PITTSBURG, PA.
Send for a Catalogue.
WHEELER & WILSON Mfg. Co.,
: 1312 Chestnut St.,
88-12-1y PHILADELPHIA, PA.
—IAT THE WATCHMAN OFFICE{—
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ALEXANDER Ny Li, Aa-All orders received by mail or otherwise will receive prompt attention. .
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As it stands there all alone? FINE JOB PRINTING}
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The best that ever was known.
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Saddlery.
JJ CHOFIELDS NEW
HARNESS HOUSE.
We extend a most cordial invitation to ar
patrons and the public, in general, to witnes
one of the
GRANDEST DISPLAY OF
Light and Heavy Harness
ever put on the Bellefonte market, which will
be made in the large room, formerly occupied
by Harper Bros., on Spring street. It has ey
added to my factory and will be used exclu-
sively for the sale of harness, being the first
exclusive salesroom ever used in this town, as
heretofore the custom has been to sell goods
in the room in which they were made. This
elegant room has been refitted and furnished
with glass cases in which the harness can be
nicely aisplayed and still kept away from
heat and dust, the enemies of long wear in
leather. Our factory now occupies a room
16x74 teet and the store 20x60 added makes it
the largest establishment of its kind outside
of Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
Weare prepared to offer better bargains in
the future than we have done in the past and
we want everyone to see our goods and get
prices for when you do this, out of self defense
i will buy. Our profits are not large, but
y selling lots of goods we can afford to live in
Bellefonte. We are not indulging in idle
philanthropy. It is purely business. We are
not making much, but trade is growing and
that is what we are intarested in now. fits
will take care of themselves.
When other houses discharged their work-
men during the winter they were all put to
work in my factory, nevertheless the big (1)
houses of this city'and county would smile if
we compared ourselves to them, but we do not
mean to be so odious, except to venture the as-
ey “NO ONI OWES U8 A CENT THAT WH
say. T
CAN'T GET.” This is the whole story.
The following are kept constantly on hand.
aan LIE TAINES, wit Bp
: .00 and upwards,
STOCK "OF HEAVY HARNESS per
set $25.00 and gpwards 500 HORSE
COLLARS from $1,50 to $5,0¢
each, over $100.00 worth o
HARNESS OILS and
AXLE GREASE,
$400 worth of Fly Nets sold cheap
$150 worth of whips
from 15¢ to $3.00 each,
Horse Brushes,Cury Combs
Dongs Chamois, RIDING
SADDLES, LADY SIDESADDLES
Harness Soap, Knee Dusters, at low
prices, Saddlery-hardware always on hand
for sale, Harness Leather as low as 25¢ per
POM We keep everything to be found ina
IRST CLASS HARNESS STORE—no chang-
ing, over 20 years in the same room. No two
shops in the same town to catch trade—NO
SELLING OUT for the want of trade or prices-
Four harness-makers at steady work this win-
ter, This is our idea of protection to labor,
when other houses discharged their hande,
they soon found work with us.
JAS. SCHOFIELD,
Svring street, Bellefonte, Pa.
83 87
INMuminating Oil.
Chewy ACME.
THE, BEST
BURNING OIL
THAT CAN BE MADE
FROM PETROLEUM,
It gives a Brilliant Light.
It will not Smoke the Chimney.
It will Not Char the Wick.
It has a High Fire Test.
It does Not Explode.
It is without an equal
AS A SAFETY FAMILY OIL.
We stake our reputation as refiners th
IT IS THE BEST OIL IN THE WOR
Ask your dealer for it. Trade supplied by
THE ATLANTIC REFINING CO.
Bellefonte Station
Bellefonte, Pa.
37 37 1y
Farmer's Supplies.
{)OUTH BEND CHILLED PLOWS
SPRING TOOTH HARROWS,
CORN PLANTERS,
GRAIN DRILLS,
ASPINWALL FZ7a:9 PLANTER
PRICES REDUCED.
Pennsylvania Spring Hoed Two Horse
Cultivator, with two rowed
Corn Planter Attachment.
PRICES REDUCED.
Buggies, Pleasure Carts and Surreys
of the finest quality.
PRICES REDUCED.
CONKLIN WAGONS,
CHAMPION WAGONS,
FARM CARTS,
WHEEL-BARROWS.
PRICES REDUCED.
Champion Rock Crusher and Champion
Road Machines,
BARBED WIRE,
both link and hog wire.
PRICES REDUCED.
CHURNS, WASHING MACHINES,
PUMPS, FEED CUTTERS,
LAWN MOWERS, FERTILIZERS
FARM AND GARDEN SEEDS.
The best Implements for the least
money guaranteed.
Office and Store in the Hale building.
$6 4 McCALMONT & CO.
Gas Fitting.
M. GALBRAITH, Plumber and
Gas and Steam Fitter, Bellefonte, Pa.
Pays purticular attention to heatin buildings
by steam, copyer smithing, rebronzing gas fix-
ruest, &e. 20 26