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Democralic; Waldman
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Beliefonte, Pa., Sept. 6, 1895.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Epiror.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Prothonotary.—W, ¥. SMITH,
of Penn Twp.
For District Attorney.—W. J. SINGER,
of Bellefonte.
The Democratic State Convention.
In accordance with the resolution passed at
a 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 ean-
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 each
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 shall
have at least one delegate.
R. E. WRIGHT, Chairman.
MATT. SAVAGE, Secretary.
Objections to a New Fad.
The attempt to use knee breeches as
the fashion for masculine leg wear is
not likely to prove a brilliant success.
Some fellows in New York, who are
favored with a fine development of
legs and would like to display their
shapely shanks to an admiring world,
are at the head of this movement, but
they will find that the majority of the
male population of adult age will not
take to it with enthusiasm.
Thege are a number of reasons why
knee breeches will not become popu-
lar. The principal one is that they
would suit but a comparatively limited
number of wearers,
Bow-legged men wouldn't look well
in them. Where a large area of day-
light is visible between the legs of an
individual it is impossible for him to
make an attractive appearance in such
a tight-fitting style of habiliment.
His legs so clad, would be calculated
to suggest sarcastic comparison with a
pair of hames. That kind of defect is
succeesfully concealed by baggy trou-
Bers.
Knock-kneed gentlemen in tight
nether garments would be far from ex-
citing the admiration of the public.
While bow-legs would have their el
liptical contour brought out in bolder
relief by knee breeches, that style of
leg wearjwould make more conspicu-
ous the objectionable juxtaposition of
knees that are disposed to knock to-
gether. ;
Individuals whose shanks are of the
spindle variety, will be naturally shy
of the knee breeches fad. The re.
marks that would be excited- about
their having no visible means of sup-
port, another disparaging reflection
upon their meagre physical under-
standing, would deter them from ean-
casing their legs in a style of dress
that would expose them to the criti-
cism of an unfeeling and sarcastic
population.
These are some of the reasons why
knee breeches are not going to be
popular. While we will not pretend
to say to what extent they would be
the cause for the new fad not being
adopted by the young bloods of Belle-
fonte, it must be admitted that the
masculines of our town can show a
very fair per centage of shapely leg de-
velopment.
A Remarkable Contest.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, a paper
that made itself conspicuous in the Re-
publican factional fight and seems to be
proud of the active part it took in the
dirty skrimmage, eays that it is ‘“‘con-
ceded to have been the most remark-
able contest in the history of American
politics, nothing like it having ever been
known before.” : 5
In one sense the Inquirer is correct in
this aesertion. Nothing like this fight
was ever known before, and for the
credit of American politics, and out of
respect to decent public sentiment, it is
to be hoped that nothing like it will
ever occur again. Never before was a
great Commonwealth disturbed for a
whole season by a fight between two
sets of corrupt and worthless politi-
cians, contending for the control of the
party machinery and the political
spoils that may be enjoyed by the vic-
torious faction. Never before in
American politics was there such a
case of political desperadoes resorting
tn every method of factional assassina-
tion, and bringing charges agaihst each
other that should consign sothre of
them to the penitentiary, and subject
all of them to public contempt and con-
demnation.
The Inquirer correctly estimates the
When a most notorious political trick -
——Frank Crosthwaite, the B.C. R. |
ster and bood'>r contended with~a-] RB. agentat State College, Las purchased |
State administiation that debauched
and debased every attribute of its offi-
cial power to effect its purpose, the
contention having no other object than
factional supremacy, it may well be
said that the fight was unparalleled in
the history of politics.
Trains for the Granger Picnic.
The following schedule has been ar-
ranged for the accommodation of those
who desire to attend the Patrons’ Pic-
nic, Centre Hall, Pa., September 14 to
21. The schedule is good for Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, September
18, 19 and 20, wken tickets will be sold
at one fare for the round trip.
EASTWARD. Pid, A.M. AM.
BallofOrite:.oorereerrrrraaseasersasnres 515 1015 7 50
Axemann..... 522 1022 758
Pleasant Gap... 526 1026 8 05
Dale Summit. 5 36 10 36 8 21
Lemont. 41 1041 8 32
Oak Hal 45 1045 8 37
Linden H 51 1051 8 42
Centre Hall (Grange Park)....6 05 11 05 8 55
WESTWARD. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
Centre Hall (Gr. Pk.)...... 9 00
Linden Hall. 918
Oak Hall 25
Lemont..... 9 30
Dale Summit.... 9 36
Pleasant Gap 9 43
Axemann...... sours 9 9 54
Bellefonte. .....sceceersrersins 10 00 425 7 30 10 00
The special train leaving Bellefonte at 10.15
a. m. will also be run on September 16th and
17th.
Eastward.
Westward.
8 855Y4¥ 00 1000000 SURDUIY cosas.
9 03... Northumberland
9 18, .... Montandon...
9 28. Lewisburg,
9 37. ..... Biehl...
9 42. Vicksburg
‘Mifflinburg...
a lot in the Fostér—addition,. at thay
place, and will build a house soon.
——1It is said that John C. Miller
will move to the country in the spring
in order to have personal oversight of
Col. W. Fred Reynolds’ many farms,
——There were 703 scholars enrolled
on the opening day of the Philipsburg
public schools. 35 of the number had
never attended school in that place be-
fore. ,
——Philipsburg’s wholesale grocery
firm of Platt, Barber & Co. was charter-
ed, last Thursday, under the name of
“The Platt, Barber, Co.” with capitol
gtock to the amount of $180,000.
——Although the Bishop street
Methodists did not pretend to run oppo-
sition to the circus, they succeeded in
getting a good crowd, to their sociable
last evening, which was held at the
residence of John F. Harrison.
——There was quite a good atten-
dance ‘at the opening of the public
schools on Monday. 681 was the en-
rollment, an unusually large number for
the first day.
——One of the seven Sutherland sis-
ters is exhibiting her long bair in the
window of a Lock Haven drug store.
As it is natural, and doesn’t come off,
the lady is compelled to stand in the
window.
9 57 Barber... re
10 03 -.Swengel.. ——As usual in this section there
10 05 .Millmont.
10 14... .Glen Iron. were a great many hunters, on Monday
41 Be Ch UY morning, the opening of the squirrel
1 Paddy Mountain......8 00 ...... season, but very few of them got any.
10 57... a in 748 5 40 Squirrels seem to be very. scarce, from
11 20.Ar...Centre Hall (Gr. Pk.)...Lv.7 15
The special west-bound train will also be
run on September 17th.
G. A. R. National Encampment at
Louisville, Xy.—Low Rates via
Pennsylvania Railroad.
For the National Encampment ot
the Grand Army of the Republic, to be
held at Louisville, Ky., September 11
to 14, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com-
puny will sell to the public, from Sep-
tember 7 to 10, inclusive, round-trip
tickets from Bellefonte to Louisville
and return at $15.39 for the round
trip ; proportionate rates from other
points. These tickets will be valid for
return passage if presented on the
Pennsylvania Railroad east of Pitts-
burg prior to midnight of October 6.
all indications.
——The Lewisburg nail mill has bean
purchased by a Harrisburg syndicate and
will be put in operation with forty-one
machines. This will give employment
to about 150 men, so ’tis said. The
Bellefonte nail mill, an equally good
plant, is still idle.
——The corner stone of the new Re-
formed church to be built at Centre
Hall was laid, last Sunday morning, in
the presence of a large assemblage.
Rev. R. L. Gearhart, of this place, offi-
ciated. It was an ideal day for ! such a
service.
——There will be a union picnic of
Rebersburg Sunday schools, in Brum-
Picnic of Patrons of Husbandry at |gart’s grove, on Sept. 14th. The citi-
Grange Park, Centre Hall, Pa.,-Re-
duced Rates via Pennsylvania
Railroad.
and exhtbition of the Patrofis of Hus-
bandry, at Grange Park, Centre Hall,
Pa., September 14 to 21, the Pennsyl-
vani& Railroad Company will sell ex-
zens band, of Aaronsburg, will furnish
the music, while there will be speeches
and a full literary program for the oth-
For the twenty-second annual picnic | er entertainment.
—— Wm. P. Humes has at last been
successful in obtaining & body of water
cursion tickets to Centre Hall and re- | on his late father’s farm, near this place.
turn from Johnstown, Harrisburg, and | Mr. George Kaup is manager of the
intermediate stations ;
Clearfield and Bald Eagle Valley
branches ; Renovo, Dauphin, and inter-
Tyrone and | farm, Messrs. Crape & Lee, of Centre
Hall, had the contract for the drilling
mediate stations ; stations on L. and T. | 8nd their success in this case has in-
Branch, Shamokin Division, Summit | sured them a number of other jobs.
Branch, and from Catawissa and inter-
mediate stations, September 14 to 21,
——In our announcement of the
good to return until September 21, in- | death of Mrs. Harry Flack in last
clusive, at a single fare for the round
trip.
week’s issue we stated that she had con-
On September 18, 19, and 20 special tracted typhoid fever while helping in
trains will be run from Bellefonte, Sun- | the nursing of her brother-in-law, the
bury, Pardee, and intermediate stations. | late John Garbrick Jr. Our informant
For specific rates and time of trains
consult mall bills, or apply to ticket
agents.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
—J. C. Mulfinger has added a new
store room to his distillery at Pleasant
Gap.
mis-stated the situation to us, as Mrs.
Flack’s death can be in no way traced
to that of her sister’s lamented husband.
——For the benefit of residents living
along the line of the railroad between
this place and Coburn, who desire to at-
tend the Veteran’s reunion, at Hunters
——To-morrow the Centre county | park to-morrow, the Pennsylvania rail-
Veteran’s .association will picnic at road company has determined to run a
Hunters park,
special train from this place to Coburn
——The centennial celebration of Mif- | in the evening. This will give all an
flin county is being celebrated at Lewis. | ©pportunity to put in a full day at the
town this week. park.
——There were 135 scholars in the
——Last Sunday a most disgraceful
Snow Shoe public schools when they | 8nd disgusting scene occurred down
opened on Monday.
——Miss Ella Twitmire opened her
kindergarten in Crider’s Exchange, Mon-
day morning, with a dozen or more
children in attendance.
——During the storm last Saturday
lighting struck a tree at the rear of
Shaffer's store, at Nittany. At the time
the bolt fell Wm. Shaffer and Wm:
Zimmerman were sitting by the door,
at the tear of the store, cleaning up
their guns for the opening of squirrel
season. Both men were badly scared
and well they should have been, for
had the lightning set their powder afire
serious results would doubtless have
followed.
AN AFFLICTED FAMILY.—A singu-!
lar visitation of illness has distressed the
family of Ammon Gramley, a son of ex-
treasurer James J. Gramley, who liveg
on his father’s farm, near Hublarsburg,
within the past week. On last Thurs-
day morning their — youngest child,
Grace, suddenly became ill with cholera
infantum and died the same evening.
Deceased was 1 year and 2 months old:
Interment was made at Hublersburg on
Saturday. :
Ofthe three children remaining one
took sick the day following the death of
the baby, another was stricken, on
Saturday, and the third one succumbed
to the same disease, on Sunday. All
three were in a precarious condition a
while, but are much better at this writ-
ing, though Mr. Gramley is seriously |
remarkable character of this fight.
ill now with something like dysentery.
near the P. R. R., station for which
some one was surely to blame. If our
police will not arrest boys, who are pig-
gishly drunk as James Reed was on
that day, what do we have police for ?
And such swearing we have never
heard. Oh! that our people would see
the necessity of diligent authorities, and
our law makers the necessity of a whip-
ping post for such as he.
——Picnics are being run into the
ground in this vicinity. There is hard-
ly a day passes that there is not a picnic
of some organization, secret, social op
christian, advertised for one of the
parks near Bellefonte. As the modern
| idea of a picnic has come to construe it
| as 8 money making scheme it will easily
be seen what a drain they are on a
community. Not alone from a financial
point of view, for they are very ex-
hausting on the supplies of family lard-
ers. 7
——Mrs. W. F. Reber, who recently
removed to Philadelphia, has registered
as ‘purchasing agent" with several of
the leading stores, and will be pleased
to attend to any shopping that may be
entrusted to her. Any parties who con-
template visiting Philadelphia to shop
would do well to: communicate with
Mrs. Reber, as she will be glad to give
any assistance she can in going around
with them, without extra charge. Let-
ters and orders to her should be address-
ed, until Oct. 1, 23 So. 44 St., Philadel-
phia.
——The threatened Penns Valley tele- |
——The Pittsburg Dispatch of Sun-
phone war is expected to end peacefully , day published the following announce-
enough since the telephone company will |
probably adjust the tariff to the satisfac-
|
tion of the ten subscribers who aro
ment. “An October wedding will be
that of Miss Jessie Benton Rankin,
daughter of Mr. G. W. Rankin, presi-
attached to one line down there. They ' dent of the Odd Feliows’ Savings bank,
complained that a discrimination that
gave Bellefonters, private lines at $3 per
month, while ten of them paid $4 each |
per month for the same line, was more |
than they deemed fair. The company |
claiming that owing to the great length |
of the valley line it was that much |
more expensive.
——ZEdward Wellington, a respecta- |
ble and well to do colored man, died on |
last Friday at his home, on Lamb street, |
after along illness of asthma and con-
sumption, and was buried Sunday after-
noon. Many years ago he came
here with considerable money from
Virgicia, where he was born, in
Albermarle county, 72 years ago.
For many years he worked for Mrs.
W. A. Thomas and since her death
has been employed about the Bush
House. He was kind and polite alway$
and through his industry and frugality
was able to leave his wife a comforta-
ble home.
——Mr. Robert M. Foster who has
succeeded the State College Supply Co.,
at the State College will hereafter oc-
cupy the room vacated by Mr. C. P-
Long in addition to the one he now
does businessin. The two rooms will
be thrown into one and a full line
of general merchandise is contemplated.
This is the first cash store attempted to be
run at the College and is proving a great
success. After being enlarged it will
no doubt greatly increase its business,
but will continue on the strictly cash
basis, always glad to accept country
produce and always up to date.
Foster HAsN't MucH To Say
ABOUT THE W EATHER.—‘My last bul-
letin gave forecasts of the storm waves
to cross the continent from the 27th
to the 81st and from Sept. 2d to 6th.
The next will reach the Pacfic coast
about Sept. 7th. cross the west of Rock-
ies country by close of 8th, great cen"
tral valleys 9th to 11th and the eastern
States 12th. More than average rains
will accompany this disturbance and
following will be a short period of
warm dry winds. Warm wave will
cross the west of Rockies country about
Sept. 7th, the great central valleys 9th,
eastern States 11th. Cool wave will
cross the west of Rockies country, about
Sept. 10th, great central valleys 12th,
eastern States 14th.”
AUTUMN SEA SHORE EXCURSION,—
September is the most delightful month
of the year on the New Jersey coast ;
bathing, sailing and other interesting
features of sea shore life are at their
best during this the first of our fall
months. Traveling at this season is far
more enjoyable than the heated term,
and while the regular summer excur-
sion season is past the Central R. R. of
Pa., will, for the benefit of those who
have not had opportunity to take ad-
vantage of previous low rate excursiong,
run another cheap fare excursion to
Atlantic City, Sea Isle City and Cape
May on Monday, Sept. 9th. Don’t
forget the date. Tickets $5.75 for the
round trip, good to return within ten
days.
A NicaT IN CoUNCIL.—Monday be-
ing the first of the month council got
together for its regular meeting and put
in as much time as possible transacting
the little business that came up for its
attention.
The Nuisance committee was notified
to look into the complaint of Mr. Frank
McCoy that people are dumping germ
bearing rubbish over the embankment
on west Linn street. The Water com-
mittee reported some needed repairs to
the boilers at the water works, entail-
ing on expense of about $125, and was
instructed to go ahead and have the
repairs made. The Market committee
reported the collection of $12.60 fees.
The Finance committee reported a
balance of $14,208.52 due the treasurer.
Mr. Deihl’s request for a gutter grade,
on Willowbank street, was refused be-
cause there is now a case pending in
court as to whether Mr. Deihl doesn’t
have his fence out on the street line.
The engineer and Street committee be-
ing instructed to go onto Willowbank
street and give the people a profile of
that thoroughfare for grading and build-
ing purposes, about all the business was
finished up except the signing of bills
aggregating $667.20.
Some slight trouble having been the
out-come of Mr. Joseph Wise’s selection
as fire marshall that gentleman appear-
ed before council, and declined to accept
the position. He had been elected by
council after the fire department had
acknowledged its inability to arrive at
any conclusion in the matter. Upon
Mr. Wise’s declining Mr. Shaughensy,
his first assistant, did like-wise, then
couneil was confronted with a delega-
tion of Undines who wanted to know
why their wishes had not been respected
in the original selection of officers:
With this council washed its hands
clean of the whole affair by referring it
back to the-fire department for adjudi-'
cation.
to Mr. William M. Furey, son of Mr.
Wharton M. Furey, of Bellefonte, Pa.
Miss Rankin is a popular girl in the so-
cial circles of Pittsburg.”
A CANNON PorAT0.—On Wednesday
afternoon carpenter John Pacini toted a
parcel into this office and seemed to hand.
lleitso carefully that we were disposed
to believe it either an infernal machine
ora baby until he left & big 2} 1b potato
roll out of it. The tuber represented a
singular freak in nature in that it does’ nt
look unlike a mounted cannon. The
barrel is perfect, with muzzle and vent,
while two wheels are in proper position
to represent the carriage which is pre-
sent even down to the trunnions.
Mr. Pacini doesn’t pose @s an agricul-
turist but he says this singular potato
is an evidence that he would make a
good warrior. The potato can be seen
at this office.
THE REUNION OF THE LUTHERANS.
—The first annual reunion of the Luth-
erans of Centre, Clinton and Lycoming
counties attracted about one thousand
people to Hecla park, last Thursday.
As the object of the reunion was to per-
fect a permanent organization of these
denominations in the these counties a
general meeting was called, about noon,
by Rev. C. B. Gruber, of Lock Haven.
After music by the Bellefonte orches tra
and the Pleasant Gap choir, Rev. C. T.
Aikens, of Pine Grove Mills, offered a
prayer and then Rev. J. F. Hartman, of
Altoona, addressed the assemblage on
‘young peoples’ societies in the Luth-
eran reformation.”
Music by the Lock Haven church
choir was followed by short talks by
Rev. Wm. Spangler, of Salona; Rev:
R. G. Bannon, of Burlingame ; Rev.
L. Rosenberg, of Cogan Station and
Rev. J. A. Bright, of Kansas.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization was next in the
order. Itsuggested that
of Centre, Clinton,
of Bellefonte ; treasurer, John E. Heck-
man, of Clintondale. All were elected
and after singing the hymn “I Love
Thy Zion, Lord,” the meeting ad-
journed to meet next year at a time and
place yet to be selected.
There were fourteen Lutheran minis-
ters present at the reunion. The gath-
ering was enjoyed by all those who at-
tended and there is every indication
that the organization will flourish like
the proverbial green bay tree.
WHAT A ForRMER CENTRE COUN-
TIAN 18 Doing.—The foilowing letter,
which appeared in the Devil's Lake,
North Dakota, Free Press, on Thurs-
day, August 22ad, will be of interest to
Centre county readers for a number of
reasons, It gives a good idea of the na-
ture of the farming in that region, how
it is carried on and what is grown, the
fertility of the land and the success
which a penniless Walker township,
Cenfre county, boy has met with dur-
ing his five year’s stay there.
Epitor Free Press :—As yon have asked
me for a brief record of my experience with
fruit and vegetables on my prairie farm, near
Elder Eversole's place, I will try and describe
my six acres of garden at the present date
(Aug. 19.) Ihave two acres of sweet corn, just
in the roasting ear stage. Six hundred toma-
to vines loaded with fruit, twelve hundred
cabbages, one acre of peas, carrots as thick as
a man’s wrist, great quantities of parsnips,
beets, onions, lettuce, radishes, peppers, sweet
potatoes, squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, musk
melons, ground cherries, caulifowers and
parsley, rutabagas six inches in diameter and
turnips as large round as dinner plates. I ex-
pect a thousand bushels of potatoes from my
three acre field. My early potatoes yielded at
the rate of 300 bushels to the acre and I began
digging the first day in July. My onions will
yield 600 bushets to the acre. I was raised in
the famous garden district of central Pennsyl-
vania, and it is a fact that I never saw a better
garden than I have this year—nor is my gar-
den an exception ; many others in the neigh-
borhood are just as good, if not so large. This
part of the State is as good a gardening country
as I'ever saw. I have a good garden every
year. In the fruit line I have been very suc-
cessful ; with strawberries, gooseberries and
currants—the latter bushes having made a
growth of at least three feet the present sum-
mer; the strawberries have made a rank
growth and were loaded with a fine crop of
fruit. Some of my neighbors have planted ap-
ples and plums, and next year I shall plant
grape vines, apple trees, blackberries and oth-
er small fruits. - Gardens and small fruit do as
well here as in Ohio, 1llinois, or Indiana, and
in a few years there will be many young or-
chards of plum and apple trees planted.
WiLL TRUCKENMILLER,
Devil's Lake, N. D. Aug. 19, 1895.
Mr. Truckenmiller is a successful “mixed”
farmer. He makes tri-weekly trips to Devil's
Lake with his fruits and vegetables, finding a
ready market at good prices. He markets
over 100 tons of prairie hay in the winter
months and has 45 acres in grain this year.
He owns 320 acres, having recently bought a
quarter section adjoining of Powell's agency.
He came to Ramsey county, in May, 1890, next
to penniless and is now practically out of debt
has fair buildings, good stock, machinery,
and is making money.
——The prospects for a large atten-
dance at the Academy this year are
very bright. While many new stu-
dents are entering the other departments,
the primary department will be much
larger than usual. Miss Overton, who
has such a fine reputation as a teacher,
is proving a great drawing card. School
opens next Wednesday. Fr
Two CARDS FOR THE VETERANS
Picnic To-morrow.—The reunion of
the Centre county Veteran’s association,
at Hunters "park, to-morrow, is going
prove more interesting than any that
has been held for years. By an extra
effort on the part of those in charge ex-
Auditor General of the State, David
McMurtrie Gregg and General J. P. S.
Gobin, of Lebanon, will be present for
a certainty. Both gentlemen are dis-
-tinguished veterans and brilliant talk-
ers.
JURORS FOR THE SPECIAL COURT.—
In another column of this issue will be
found the sheriff's proclamation calling
for a special term of court to convene,
in this place, on Monday, October 14th.
The following jurors have been
drawn for it.
Geo. Ecard,
Ambrose Gentzel, farme
W. J. Decker, farmer.....
Charles Sayres, millwrig
Joshua Pheasant, farmer
Howard Twp
Alfred Rishel, farmer.......ccc.vvvene.. Benner.
Calvin Breon, laborer... ..Millheim
A.C. Ripka, farmer................c.0.., Potter
J. C. Stevens, farmer...... .Halfmoon
Robert Hudson, saddler ..Philipsburg
C. K. Essington, mercha Milesburg
Huston Har , farmer
Hugh Adams, gentleman
Geo. Hastings, farmer
J. A. Ressman, tinner..
Chas. A. Musser, farmer.... 8g
John 1. Curtin, gentleman.......... Bellefonte
H. C. Weaver, insurance agent...Bellefonte
J. Harry Eberhart, carpenter.
J. A. Ne farmer...
M.N. iller, farmer.
Daniel Heckman, farm
John Thompson, merchant
Geo. M. Hubler, farmer..
‘Wm. Shawley, Iaborer.....
Wm. Shortlidge, merchant
D. R. Poorman, farmer..........
Joseph A. Emerick, farmer...
D. W. Pletcher, surveyor
Milton Straub, laborer.
Matthew Kline, farmer
Charles 8. Beck, farme
Levi Quick, Jr., laborer.
Fisher Motz, merchant......c..ceeeueees Haines
John I. Thompson, bus. manager...College
George Taylor, machinist.......... Bellefonte
Spring
lipsburg
.Benner
.Centre Hall
Boggs
efonte
Bell
Tre Moox’s EcLIpse.—A more per-
fact eclipse of the moon than was that
seen from this section, on Tuesday
night, can hardly be imagined. The
conditions were highly satisfactory for
the observance of every phase of its
transit through the shadow.
It was just about eleven o’clock when
a tiny dark blot became visible on the
upper left side of the disk. It grew,
gradually becoming more distinct in its
out-line until the moon began to assume
the appearance it takes when on the
wane, All the while looking more as
if, according to the Chinese notion of
the cause of an eclipse, a dragon
were really swallowing it, Just four
minutes past mid-night it was total,
from which it emerged gradually.
No doubt some of the observers, Tues-
day night, wondered why, when it was
called a total eclipse there was at all
times a faint copper colored out-line of
the moon visible. In explanation it
might be well to quote a well known"
authority on astronomy as follows :
“The moon never entirely disappears
during a total eclipse, as we should think
it would do, since all its light has been
intercepted. In fact, it is always feebly
illumed, so that many of its features are
still vieible. Sometimes it has a cop-
pety hue, and again a gray or smoky
appearance, again a chocolate tinge,
and the edges may appear purplish or
greenish, -
““These peculiar and uncertain exhi-
bitions of color seem to depend on the
blending of the rays of sunlight around
the earth by our atmosphere. The
higher portions of the air refract the
sun’s rays in such a way as to light up
in part the central region of shadow and
at the same tie exert an absorptive ef-
fect on the lights, taking out the blue
rays and transmitting the red rays, pro-
ducing a result somewhat similar to the
ruddy sunset.”
Another interesting and valuable ad-
junct of a lunar eclipse is what is called
occultation of stars, that is the mocn
passes between the stars and the observ-
er on the earth, and thus hides them
from our view. This can only be seen
with a telescope or spyglass. Their times
of disappearance are noted, and thus
calculations can be made to determine
the moon’s diameter and verify calcula-
tions of occultations. This mysterious
body—the moon—is a very much ob-
served body with astronomers. The
moon was once like our earth, having
had water and atmosphefs, seas and
rivers and mountains. The water and
atmosphere have disappeared—at least
astronomers can discern no trace of
them in the dead moon. Now, f there
were air in the moon during an occul-
tation the stars would disappear slowly,
but they disappear so fast and suddenly
that astronomers conclude from that
fact, and from the fact that we nev-
er see clouds on the moon, that
there is no atmosphere, and, conse-
quently, no water in the moon. The
mounteins in the moon far exceed our
terrestrial mountains in height, and
some of its volcanoes measure 200 miles
across, and coupled with the fact that
we never see more than one side of the
moon, makes it a very mysterious
body.