" P.GRAY MEER, - -
Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
16,
1895.
Epiror.
Bellefonte, Pa., Aug.
Tr
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Protionotary.—W, ¥. SMITH,
of Penn Twp.
For District Attorney.—W. J. SINGER,
cf Bellefonte.
The Democratic State Convention.
In accordance with the resolution passed at
® meeting of the Democratic Executive Com.
mittee on July 2d, 1895, I hereby give notice
that the Democrats of Pennsylvania, by their
duly chosen representatives, will meet in
State Convention in Williamsport on Wednes-
day, September 11th, 1895, at 10 o’clock a. m.,
for the purpose of placing in nomination can-
didates for the office of State Treasurer and
Judges of the Superior Court, and for the
. transaction of such other business as may be
presented.
In accordance with Rule 6, Section 1, unani-
mously approved by the State Convention
September 19, 1893, representatives shall con-
sist of representative delegates, one for cach
one thousand votes cast at the last preceding
Presidential election or for a fraction of such
vote amounting to five hundred or more, in
the respective representative districts, pro-
vided that each representative district shal]
have at leest one delegate.
R. E. WRIGHT, Chairman.
MATT. SAVAGE, Secretary.
Why It 1s Infamous.
The New York Tribune, in a fit of
partizan rage, calls the Wisox tariff
‘the most infamous tariff in American
history.”
It viewed in a Republican light this
charge against the present tariff is en-
tirely true. ? :
It is restoring industrial prosperity
at a time when according to the teach-
ing of the McKiNLEYITES all the indus-
tries should be prostrated. I[sn’t it
natural that to an organ like the 77il-
une this should appear infamous ?
Then look at its effect on wages.
Under its operation wages have made
three or four advances in some lines of
manufacture, while there has been an |
increase in all departments.
Now if that isn’t infamous, in the
eyes of calmity howlers, we should like
to know what is ?
They have good solid partisan rea-
£on to stamp with infamy a tariff that
is improving the condition of the wage-
earvers, who are not likely to be again
fooled into voting the Republican tick-
et by the representation that they will
be ruined and starved by that Demo-
cratic measure.
The WiLsox tariff has started the
wheels of business which the Republi-
can politicians wanted to come to a
etandstill. It is giving employment to
workingmen who for the Republican in"
terest should be unemployed and ram-
pant to vote for the restoration of the
McKiNLEY policy. It has brought a
return of industrial activity and pros-
perity when the necessities of Republi-
can politica require prostration and
distress,
Under these circumstances is anyone
surprised that the Zribunc denounces
the Democratic tariff-as being a most
infamous measure ?
——As “the campaign of aseassina-
tion'’ draws to a close it becomes quite
evident that Brutus Hastings and
Cassius MARTIN won't be able to do
up old Jurrvs Cxsar Quay, who has
80 long welded imperial power in the
Republican dominion of Pennsylvania.
When they started out with their con-
spiracy it looked as if their daggers
would do up the Boss in great shdpe,
but the way be is warding off their
thrusts, and getting in some deadly
ones of his own, as in Montgomery
and half a dozen other counties last
week, makes it look as if history is go-
ing to be reversed in this campaign of
agsaestnation by Juris getting away
ith Brutus and Cassius, and laying
them out stiff in the Republican
forum.
—— Among the resolutions passed
by the Huntingdon county Republican
convention was one in favor of a modi-
fied McKINLEY tariff bill. A year or
80 ago they dared anybody to touch
that sacred tariff, and now they are
willing to consent to its modification.
But the Republicans reed not put
themselves to that trouble, The Demo-
crate modified the McKINLEY tariff,
cutting it down about one half in many
particulars, and when they think that
it needs more modifying they will give
it another overhauling. There is no
further occasion for Republican tariff
tinkering as the Democrats have taken
that work off their hands.
RAE
Perry Goes for Hastings.
Vote for
Her Two Delegates Instructed to
Hastings and Gilkeson.
New BroomrieLp, Pa., Aug. 12.—
The Republican convention held here
to-day was very strongly one-sided.
The Hastings mren had 48 votes and
Quay 14. George Pennell, Duncan-
non and James Rounsley, Millerstown,
were elected State delegate. The only
resolutions passed were those instruct-
ing the delegates to vote for Hastings
for chairman of the State convention,
and Gilkeson for chairman of the State
committee.
The Good Results of Democratic Tariff
Legislation.
From the New York Herald.
During the whole month of Jaly,
just ended, if we exclude Sundays znd
the national holiday, the national rese-
nue from all sources averaged the hand-
some sum of £1,127,180 a day, & which
amount the customs daties fzroished
nearly one-half. Thursiay (Acz. I)
the receipts were $1,220,984, 5 which
the customs were £747,262—comnsider-
ably more than one-half. Ard ail pres
ent indications favor the coscinsion
that these fine receipts are not excep
tional or temporary, but are dae 10 nor-
mal and continuing causes, which
must effect still further improvements
in the autumn and winter reveanes aad
probably carry the aggregate income of
the governmeut for the new fiscal year
above $360,000,000.
The custome collected ic the eleven |
months from Sept. 1, 1894, to Jaly 31,
1895, inclusive, by the Wilson rates of
duty on imports amount to £145,752,
320. But in the eleven months from
Sept. 1, 1893, to July 31, 1894, inecla-
give, in which the McKinley rates were
in force, the customs revenue collezied
was only £113,406,745. That is, in the
eleven months available for compar-
ison the Wilson tariff produced for the
treasury £32,395,555 more revenuz oa
imports than the McKinley tariff pro-
duced. ]
At its very emergence from its birth-
throes the new tariff : gave evidence of
its superiority to the old. In Sept.
1894—the first whole month cf its ex-
istence, when all industries were in dis-
order—it returned to the treasury in
customs $15,564,990, against £12 144.-
626 returned by the McKinley tariff in
Sept. 1893. In the spring of 1893—
even before the panic arose or hard
times were felt—the McKinley tariff
yielded in no month after March mors
than $15,418,637 (the customs receipts
for April, 1893), which was a less sum
than the new-born Wilson tariff sield-
ed in September last, when it had noc
gene fully into effect and trade and
business were paralyzed. Bu: the sa-
periority of the new tariff to the old,
in the point of producing customs reve-
nue, is most signally shown by com-
paring the customs collected in the
first eleven mouths ofits life with those
collected in the last eleven months of
the McKinley regime.
CUSTOMS DUTIES COLLECTED IN ELEVEN
MONTHS,
MeKinley Tariff. | Wilson Tarif.
Oct., '93...... $10,990,776 Sept., ‘98. £13,564,54)
Nov., ’ 10,218,688 Oct., "98... 11,982 11s
Dec., "93. 9,153,215 Nov, 10280802
Jan., '94 11,454,803 Dec., "98... 11.303 04%
Feb. ’o4...... 10,390,528 Jan, "95... 17,261316
March, '94.. 11,358,988/Feb,, %95.. 12238451
April, "94 10,176,691 March, 95 14325 78
ay, ‘94. 9,798,667 April, “95... 1245300
June, '94.... 8,858,876 65... 1B4T855%
July, '94.... 8,127,338 June, $5... IZIDNIE
Aug, '94.... 11,803,914 July,’ 95... 149746368
Total......... £112,641,883, 163.552.2509
The following are the average per
month.
Under McKinley Law.
$10,240,171
It will be seen from the official gov-
ernment statistics that in the eleven
month period of comparison the Wil-
eon tariff yielded to the treasury £33.
110,447 more (nearly thirty per cent
more) of customs revenue than did the
McKinley tariff. The average month-
ly customs duties collected under the
new tariff exceeded those collected per
month under the McKinley daties by
$3,010,039. At this ratethe Wilson
tariff will yield in the first year of its
operation fully $36,000,000 more in
customs than the McKinley tariff yieid-
ed in the last year of its existence.
. It is now as clear as a sunbeam that
the Wilson tariff ie a better revemme-
raiser than McKinley's or any tariff
with high “protective” rates. If more
revenue is to be raised by customs da
ties the Wilson rates must be rather
lowered than raised. Every economist
Under Wilson Lue.
$13,250,730.
and every merchant knows that high |
tariff rates act in a probibitory way on
importations, and beoce kili the reve
nue from cuetome. Had the original
Wilson bill—prescribing lower daties
than those fixed in the bill by Seater
Gorman and his clique—besome law it
would have brought in to the gzovers-
ment much larger revenues, and the
present deficit in the treasury would
have been much less than it is.
the same good results accomplished by
its prétoty pe, the low tariff of 1844.
of Congress,” says :
The Whig victory of 1848 was not sufeient-
ly decisive to warrant any attempt, evem had
there been desire, to change the tariff (of 158,
scribing to a platform. Moreover, the tari? of
of 1846 was yielding sbundant revenme, ami
the business of the country was in 3 Sourish-
ing condition at the time his sdministrazivm
was organized. The principles embodied in
the tariff of 1846 seemed for the time, to bess
entirely vindicated and ed that resiss-
ance to it ceased not only among the poopie,
but among the protective economists, and ev-
oN among the manufacturers toa large ex-
What, then shall be ¢aid of the Re-
publican “protectionist’” scheme to re-
open the tariff question and increase
the present duties on the pretesee of
increasing the government revenue
from customs ? No scheme could he
devised that would more surely cut
down the treasury receipts and swell
its deficit.
Under the Wilson tariff (which sf
fords labor and manufacturers the in-
estimable boon of free wool and other
free raw ma:erials) the wages of prota-
bly 500,000 workmen in our mills asd
factories have been increased, new mills
are going upand idle plants resuming
work. For the firet time in thirty-five
years our decadent export trade im
American manufactured good shows
signs of returning vitality. And Amer-
ican merchants are beginning to lopk
wistfully for a revival of their onee fz
mous and lucrative ocean commerce.
Any returp to “protectionism™ would
dash their bopes and bring back the
labor troubles which were so memor-
able and multitudinous in the ers of
the McKinley tariff. The people are
beginning to see that every
tive” tariff on imports ie destructive of
their foreign commerce, aod ie besides
the least economical and most mis
chievous method of raising revenue, It
is time, therefore, for al! “protection- |
ists” to ceass their vain advocacy of a
retura to high tariff.
Drain On The Gold Reserve.
It Seznsed to Have Begun in Earnest on Mon- .
day. —Causes Much Speculation.— Between An,
other Issue of Bonds and the Calling of an |
Ertra Session of Congress, the Former Will |
Bs the Means Adopted.— Yesterday's With
drawal of Goll Were the Largest Since the
Contract with the Belmont-Morgan Syndi- |
rate. i
WasHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The drain |
upon the gold reserve of the Treasury of |
the United States, foreshadowed in these |
despatches for some time past, seemed |
to have begun in earnest to-day, when !
the officials were advised of the with. |
drawal of $1,650,000 from the sub-treas. !
ury at New York for export. !
Thais condition of affairs has occasion-
ed much speculation of the means that |
the administration will employ to main- |
tain the gold reserve or replenish it, |
should the probable withdrawals reducs |
it below the amount which it is deemed '
necessary for the government to hold. !
It may be stated almost authoritatively |
thst, as between another issue of bonds
ead the calling of an extra session of
Congress, the former will be resorted to.
Today's withdrawals werd the
largest on 2n0y one day since the con-
tract with the Belmont-Morgan syndi-
cate went into effect last February.
They reduce the gold in the United
States Treasury to $101,302,363 or a loss
of more than $6,000,000 from the high-
yest point it reached after the syndi-
cate had made its final payments
{last month. Oa July 9th the gold
reserve reached $107,541,375, be-
ing bighber than on any day, according
to the Treasury's official ‘““ten days’
| statement, since Feb. 20,1893. Be.
| tween the two dates named $162,400,-
. 000 United States bonds were sold at
) prices aggregating $185,000,000, and
the gold reserve, which was something
over $65,000,000 in January, 1893, re-
' plenished as it has been by these bond
| sales; amounts to-day toa little more
| than §101,000,000, or a net loss of $46,-
1 000,000.
Department officials are loath to dis-
| euss the effect on the treasury of re.
| mewed gold shipments or to express an
| opinion as to their probable extent, or
| when the shipments will cease, or
| whether the bond syndicate will feel it-
| self bound to replace the gold, as it did
tke first large withdrawals after its pur-
chase of bonds. With exchange at
$4.09} —an exceedingly high figure—
| the opinion is generally expressed that
gold exports to the extent of $20,000,000
or $30,000,000 are likely to occur before
Oct. 1. Thednly thing that is likely
to reduce the rate of exchange is ‘heavy
shipments of American cereals.
Aside from the decline in the gold re-
serve, the Treasury situation is regarded
as encouraging, as the receipts are grad-
uslly SpSviinaling to the expendi-
tures. The excess of expenditures over
the receipte for the past two years
smounted to $107,000,000 and for the
month and s third which bas elapsed of
the current fiscal year $15,000,000.
Bat the receipts are increasing and offi-
cisls express the hope that by Jan, 1
next they will equal the expenditures,
or nearly so.
Big Fire in Philadelphia.
exhibitors,
. and others who have made application
. for ground space at the great agricul-
The Fiercest, Most Destructive and the Most
Dangerous in a Score of Years.
PaILADELPHIA, ‘Aug. 12. — The
| Philadelphia fire department was
; called oo to day to fight the fercest,
| most destructive and most dangerous
' fire that bas visited this city in nearly
| a score of years. Property valued at
, balf million dollars was laid in ruins,
| a hundred people were rendered home-
{ies and a dozen firemen and police
; men succumbed to the awful heat and
| emoke.
| Tae property destroyed includes the
| paper box factory, operated by Brown
| & Bailey, in which the fire originated,
occapying a big plot fronting on Wil-
. low street and extending northward be-
‘tween Eighth and Franklin streets ;
W. J. Back, Sons & Co's, chandelier
factory, at the northeast corner of
! Eighth and Willow streets; fifteen
. dwellings or the south side of Willow
fi
| street, east of Eighth street, and ten
dwellings on Franklin street, north of
Willow, while at least twenty-fiye oth-
I. Gly hoses seis oo Sie er dwellings on Eighth, Franklin and
likely that the Wilson tariff will work .
Callomhill streets were more or less
severely damaged.
2 To : . Reduced Rates to Grangers’ Picnic at
James G. Blaine, in his “Twenty Yesrs f
Williams’ Grove via Pennsylvania
» Railroad.
For the accommodation of persons
8 sp desheha; £4 5 | desiring to attend thisinteresting picnic
enera aylor n elected without su ’
and exhibition the Pennsylvania Rail-
| road Company will sell excursion tick-
(ets on August 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, and
30, good to return until September 2,
inclusive, from stations in the follow-
ing territory, at rate of one fare for the
roend trip c—
From all principal stations on the
Pennsylvania Railroad division west of
Brye Mawr and east of East Liberty,
both inclusive.
From all principal stations on the
Northern Central Railway north of
Lutherville, Md., and south of Can-
From all principal stations of the
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Divis.
Reduced Rates to Boston, Mass.
One Pare for fhe Round Trip via Pennsylva-
nis Railroad.
From August 23 to 26, inclusive, the
Pennsylvania Railrcad Company will
eell excursion tickets to Boston, Mass,
going sad returning by the same route,
at single fare for the round trip, account
Twentysixth Triennial Conclave of
Knights Templar, to be held in Bos.
tow, August 26 to 30. The tickets will
be good to return leaving Boston not
lzter than September 10, and must be
used to destination on Pennsylvania
Railroad not later than midnight of
September 11.
Excarsion tickets, good going via
ome route and returning via another,
will be sold on the same dates at a
slight advance over the one-fare rate
for the round trip.
The Great Farmers Pienic and Ex-
hibition Mt. Gretna.
Besides an unprecedented number of
manufacturers, inventors
tural picnic and exhibition to be held
at Mt. Gretna Park during the week of
August 19th to 24th, the following
men have been secured to make ad-
dresses.
MONDAY, AUGUST 19.
Mr. J. G. McSparren, Furniss, Pa.
Hou. J. H. Siahle, Congressman,
York, Pa.
Hon. S. J. M. McCarrell, State Sen-
ator, Pennsylvania.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20.
Hon. Daniel H. Hastings, Governor
of Pennsylvania,
Hon. William McKinley, Jr., Gov.
ernor of Ohio.
Hon. George Green, Mayor of Bing-
hamton, N. Y.
James D. Aldrich, Detroit, Mich.
R. N. Hull, Supreme Counsellor U.
C. T., Cleveland, O.
John A. Lee, President T. P. A., St.
Louis, Mo. oo
Edward Trevvett, Utica, N. Y.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21.
vised to elect their deputies at the
earliest convenient date, and report
them promptly (not later than Aug.
31st) with the enrollment fee of five
(5) dollars to John D. Worman, (en-
eral Secretary, at Philadelphia,
Each Democratic society or organi-
zation is entitled to one deputy-at-
large and one deputy for each twenty-
five members.
Railroad orders for tickets, covering
the trunk lines in the State, will be
furnished on demand from secretaries.
* For accommodations aud hotel rates
at Lancaster, address local committee
in charge, R. M, Reilly, Esq., Chair-
man,
Secretaries will please bring this
circular to the attention of their socie-
ties at first meeting after reception,
Jory D. WorMAN,
General Secretary.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——Think of it, a paper like the
WATCHMAN from now till Jan. 1st,v96,
for only 50cts.
|
| ——George Young has purchased
. Will Larimer’s livery stable in Pike
Rev. F. J. Schantz, D. D., (Penn. | Bl1oY-
sylvania Dutch speech).
David Lubin, Sacramento, Cal.
A. J. Wedderburn, Master of the
State Grange ot Virginia.
Senator William M. Stewart, Ne-
vada.
Oliver C. Sabin, Supreme Secretary
0. K. of America.
Judge J. H. Drevenstedt, New York.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22,
Hon. J. Sterling, Morton, Secretary
hof Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
Prof. S. B. Heiges, Pomologist,
Washington, D. C.
Hon, Matthew Stanley Quay, Bea-
ver, Pa.
Hon. J. C. Sibley, Franklin, Pa.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23.
Hon. A. C. Mast, Mayor, of Spring- |’
field, Ohio.
“Hon. A. C. Staver, Chicago, Ill.
Hon. Ashton Starke, Richmond, Va.
Hon. Gerard C. Brown, Yorkanna,
Pa.
Quincey L. Morrow.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24,
Mayors’ Day.—The Mayors of al-
most every city of Pennsylvania will
be present, and addresses delivered by
several of them.
Every day of the week there will be
brass band music, and high class vo-
calists have been engaged] to sing at
evening concerts.
Mt. Gretna has been favored with
wonderful expositions in the past, but
the one about being held is destined
to rival its predecessors from every
point of view.
The manufactyrers will attend in
large numbers, there will be hundreds
of traveling salesmen, and a-thousand
dealers will meet face to face, while
the farmers and their families will
come to see the man who sells, and the
man who handles the numerous and
varied agricultural implements found
necessary in these-progressive days.
STS RTS
Special Reduced Rate Excursion to the
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting via
Pennsylvania Railroad.
For the benefit of those desiring to
visit Ocean Grove (Asbury Park) dur-
ing the great camp meeting, the Penn-
sylvania Railroad Company will, on
August 22, sell excursion tickets to
that point from stations named below
at the very low rates quoted.
These tickets will be good for pass
age to Philadelphia on train named
below. thence on regular trains of that
day to Ocean Grove (Asbury Park) :—
A.M. Rate.
Leave Lock Haven............s.cee 7.15 85 50
* McEihattan.... yi 5 50
¢ Jersey Shore.. 5 50
¢ XNewbenry....... 5 50
Arrive Williamsport 5 50
Leave Williamsport .
‘“ Bellefonte 575
* Lemont 5 50
“ Qak Hall 5 50
“ Linden Hall 525
8 Tere Sa 52
‘ Rising Spring.. 475
“ Conair reese 2 475
** Glen Iron. 4 50
¢ Millmont..... 4 50
“ Mifflinburg 4 50
¢“ Lewisburg 4 50
‘“ Montando 4 50
Arrive Harrisburg 150
Leave Harrisburg... .
Arrive Philadelphia.............e.ccs. 3.00
P.M.
Tickets will be good for return pass-
age on regular trains until August 29,
inclusive, and will permit of stop-off at
Philadelphia within limit.
‘Meeting of “the Democratic Society of
Pennsylvania.
PriLADELPHIA, Aug. 6, 1895.—By
direction of the Executive Committee
the General Assembly of the Demo-
cratic Societies of Pennsylvania is
hereby called to meet at 11 o'clock a.
m., on Thureday, September 5th, at
Lancaster. This will furnish the op-
portunity tor a gathering of the active
Democrats of the State, in one mighty
assemblage, to take counsel together
in the interests of Democratic harmony
and Democratic organization, for the
good of the party alone, and where
their deliberations will be disturbed by
no contentions over offices or nomina-
tions.
Lancaster is easy of access, and the
beautiful and hospitable city is mak-
ing every preparation for the enter-
tainment of the guests. Many societies
will attend in full force, with their ban
ners and bands. Besides the deputies
and regular club men the best speak-
ers in the Cosnmonwealth and others
will be present to address the assem.
bly and the people in mass meeting.
All Democrats are invited.
It will be a grand congressof the
Democrats of Pennsylvania for mutual
benefit and encouragement. It will prob-
ably be the largest political assemblage
in the history of the State, and will
show that we expect to carry our State
ticket this fall, and it is believed that
with proper organization and united
efforts all that is predicted will be ac-
complished in the November returns.
All Democratic organizations are ad-
——Cornelius Stover, ot Rebersburg,
has been experimenting with raising
peas as a crop.
——Jessie Hvey, a little daughter of
Christ Evey, of near State College, died
last Saturday.
——The heavy storm of last week
twisted a new house being built by
John E. Murray, at Lemont.
——The Madisonburg band is said to
be in a rather shaky condition. The
members having lost interest in it.
——The annual picnic of Besch
Creek railroad employes will take place
at Hecla park some time this month.
——Robert VanValzah, of Spring
Mills, was thrown recently, .while
wrestling, and had his arm broken.
——Send 50cts. and get the WATCH-
MAN from now until Jan. 1st, 1896.
—D. L. Glenn, ma 1ager of the
hardware store at State College, has
accepted a position, as assistant master
machinist jn the large works at Loraine,
Ohio,
——Clearance Sale -- One Price—
Cash—Montgomery & Co.
~The Clinton county veterans’ as-
sociation picnicked at Hecla park yes-
terday and Josh Folk’s drum corps
went down to help them out with good,
stirring martial music.
——Mr. Samuel Myers, of Milesburg,
met with an accident last Friday that
has forced him to the use of crutches.
He left a saw gummer, weighing 150
pounds, fall on his foot
—— Mrs. Nancy Bowers, a resident of
what is known as ‘Shingle Branch,”
near Howard, died at her home early
Wednesday morning. Deceased was
23 years old and is survived by one
child.
——The artesian wells that have sup-
plied water for the village of State
College so many years are not able to
the local water company has found it
necessary to get another supply and
not be dependent on the College for
water any longer. Pipes are being laid
toa stream in the Tussey mountains)
three miles distant.
——The Williamsport Turn-vereins,
570 strong, picnicked at Hecla on Wed-
nesday. Yesterday the Jersey Shore
Lutheran Sunday school, numbering
400, were at the same resort ; while the
Clinton county veteran's association
picnicked at Clintondale park. There
were 900 car fares sold to that point.
——The Logan fire company held
their annual picnic at Hunter's park
yesterday and attracted about five hun-
dred people to that resort. Wednesday
evening the Logans, headed .by the
Coleville band, turned out on parade,
and, with the Bellefonte wheelman,
| made a very pretty sight. Their picnic
WAS success in every way.
——A very delightful dance was giv-
ing in the armory, in this place, on
Wednesday evening, for the success of
which Messrs. Fred Blanchard, Mac.
Curtin and Edward Hoy have divided
honors. There were about two hun-
dred guests present, among those from
a distance being: Richard Beaston and
wife, Tyrone; Miss Ada McComber,
Philadelphia; Miss Wood, of Con-
shohocken; Miss Kissam, New York ;
Miss Merriman, Philadelphia; Miss
Quigley, Blanchard; Miss Tuttle,
Charlottsville, Va.; Miss Haley, West
Chester; Miss Kress, Lock Haven ;
Miss Christie, Poughkeepsie, N. VE
Messrs. Kistler and Geary, Lock Haven;
Mr. Garrett, Chicago; + Mr. Lyon,
Philadelphia; Miss Lyon, Pittsburg;
Messrs. McCauley and McClain, Ridg-
way ; Miss West, Baltimore; Misses
Schafner, Philadelphia; Miss Lindsay,
Philadelphia, and Miss Stoddard, New
York.
keep pace with that growing place and’
i
; one in use.
——John Noll, of this place, has se-
cured the contract for the stone work
for the new Reformed church at Centre
Hall. H. F. Bartley, one of our most
reputable builders, has the contract for
the wood work.
the College township schools as follows :
Dale’s, J. Albert Williams; Lemont
grammar, Andrew Gregg ; primary, D.
M. Tate; Houserville, S. C. Bathgate ;
Pleasant View, Mr. Chambers; Col-
lege grammar, ‘Prof. Roan; primary,
Laird Holmes; Furnace, Jonas Wag-
ner; Branch, George Glenn ; Oak Hall,
Wagner Geiss. At the board meeting,
on Saturday, it was decided to substi-
tute Milne’s arithmetic for Fish’s, the
D. A. Grove was given
: the coal contract for the year.
SELLING HARNESS IN OTHER TOWNS.
—James Schofield, the leading Belle.
fonte harness maker, has earned such a
reputation for good work that he is con-
stantly receiving orders from distant
points. He believes in reciprocity and
says he needs no protection for his busi-
ness, as he can compete with any makers
on the globe. The Lewisburg Journal
speaks of a recent sale he made in that
place as follows :
Hon, James Schofield, of Bellefonte, who rep.
resented Centre county in the Legislature, re-
cently, was in Lewisburg the latter part of last
week, and while here paid his respects to the
Journal. Mr. Schofield is a manufacturer of
fine hand-made harness, and has a trade that
covers several counties in the central partof
the State. During his stay here he disposed
of an exceedingly handsome set of double
carriage harness to Miss Nellie Harrison of
this place.
NEw PROCESS GRANULATED W HEAT.
—Through the courtesy of Wm. Long
we were given an opportunity, recently,
of trying what is known as “new proc-
ess granulated wheat,” “for table use,
It is manufactured by him at Howard,
Pa. and is certainly a most delicious
food product. It differs from the ordi-
nary cracked wheat very materially and
owing to its having been parched be_
fore it ig granulated all moisture is driv-
en off and the danger of spoiling re-
moved. The parching gives it a rich,
nuty taste that is particularly tooth-
soma, besides the nutritious value of the
‘food is of the highest.
It is characteristically a breakfast
food and if excellence brings its just re-
ward it will be in great demand every-
w here before long.
MR. FosTER'S LoNG TALK ON THE
WEATHER.—My last bulletin gave fore-
casts of the storm wave to cross the
continent from 10th to 14, and the next
will reach the Pacific coast about the
15th, cross the west of Rockies country
by close of 15th, the great central val-
leys from 17th to 19th and the eastern
States 20th. In portions of the country
this will be a very dangerous storm,
and about the same time storms
of great force will occur in various parts
of the world on sea and land.
The destructive storms will occur
from Aug. 16 to 23, I have not the
least doubt, but to definitely locate
these storms, is at this time, quite impos-
sible. The force may be concentrated
in a tropical hurricane, and if this oc-
occurs the West India islands and the
-southeastern coasts of the United States
and of Asia will “experience disastrous
storms. If the force is centered in the
trans-continental storms indications are
that their greatest energies will be ex-
pended near Vancouver island, or on the
Alaska coast, in the great central val,
leys not far from the fortieth parallel-
and on the north Atlantic, southeast of
Newfoundland. The storm wave men-
tioned in the first paragraph of this
bulletin being the middle of the three,
and all moving eastward.
~ The warm wave preceding this storm
will cross the west of Rockies country
about Aug. 15, great central valleys 17th
and eastern States 19th. The cool wave
will cross the west of Rockies country
about 18th, great central valleys 20th
and eastern States 22. This cool wave
will probably cause light frosts in some
of the northern States.
13 to 20, and Nov. 12 to'18, are dates
when severe, dangerous, destructive
storms may be expected, more particu-
lar details of which will be given in fu-
ture bulletins. Closely following each
of these storms frosts will go unusually
far south, and corn and cotton will be
damaged to some extent.
Crops will probably not mature as
rapidly as most people are expecting.
Notice wasgiven in these bulletins some
time ago that July, August and Septem-
ber would be remarkably cool in the
corn belts, and this prediction was thor-
oughly fulfilled for July. If the pre-
dicted low average of temperature con-
tinues, late corn will not be matured on
Sept. 18, near which date a killing frost
is expected in the corn belt.
Cotton will mature slowly during
August and September, and, although
October will average hot, the frost that
will occur about the 17th or 18th of that
month will kill a very considerable por-
tion of the plant in the northern part of
the cotton belt.
I call special attention to the extremes
of temperature and the severity of the
storms near Sept. 17 and Oct. 16.
——Teachers have been chosen for
Aug. 17 to 23, Sept. 15 to 22, Oct.-