emoreau.
Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 15, 1899.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - . EpiTor.
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The Democratic State Ticket.
FOR THE SUPREME COURT:
S. L. MESTREZAT,
- of Fayette county.
FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT:
C.J. REILLY,
of Lycoming county.
FOR STATE TREASURER:
W. T. CREASY,
of Columbia county.
The County Ticket.
For Sherif—CYRUS BRUNGARD.
For Treasurer—W. T. SPEER.
For Recorder—J. C. HARPER.
For Register—ALEX ARCHEY.
For Comimissioners— DANIEL BORMAN.
0 yy 1. TYRBENS,
For Auditors— J0HN H. BECK.
For Coroner—W. U. IRVIN.
Figures That Need Explanation.
According to the commissioners’ hooks
the assessable property in this county is
valued as follows :
Lands... cin ciniiiinn 310,852.997
Hor : 234.652
Cattle. 104.957
Carriages. 3.435
Wild Land rei 628.392
Occupation .. se 468.191
$12,292,624.
A three and a half mill tax upon this
valuation, would secure to the county an
income of $43,024.18, less the cost of col-
lections and exonerations. These are fix-
ed by the commissioners in their annual
estimate of expenditures at $2,000, which
would make the net income of the county
$41,024.18.
If the annual statement of county re-
ceipts and expenditures for 1898, as certi-
fied by the commissioners, is to be relied
upon the total expenditures for that year
were $63,239.11; for the year previous,after
deducting the amount paid on a loan, they
were $55,371.74. During 1898, three
thousand dollars was expended on perma-
nent repairs to the court house, which
amount can be deducted from the actual
necessary expenses for county purposes, for
the reason that such an outlay will not he
made for years again. With this taken off,
and if Republican management of that office
was economical and careful, the actual
amount of money needed for county pur-
poses was $60,239,11. In the estimate of
funds needed for 1899, as made by the pres-
ent Republican board, in their published
statement last February, they placed the
figures at $53,000.00. hats
Taking these figures as a basis, and they
are the figures furnished to the public by
the Republican officials who are seeking
re-election, it will be seen that under their
management in 1897 it cost $55,371.74, in
1898 it cost $60,239.11, and in 1899, they
cannot get below $53,000.00, for the ordi-
nary and everyday expenditures necessary
for county purposes.
With a three and a half mill tax levied
upon the present appraised value of all the
property in the county, they are able to
raise but $43,024.18, and with the costs of
collection and exonerations deducted, this
amount is lessened to 41,624.18.
Now what we would like to know is,
have the people heen deceived by the finan-
cial statement furnished them yearly by the
Republican board of commissioners, and is
the county being run into debt annually
by them, or how, and from what source is
the difference hetween the expenditures
that are said to have heen made, and the
income that is shown to have been received,
derived.
Messrs FISHER and RIDDLE, certify and
estimate that the expenditures of the coun-
ty during the three years they have man-
aged its affairs and ending the 31st of De-
cember, 1899, amounted to $168,710.84, and
that its income during that time was but
$123,062.24. How was the difference be-
tween these two amounts paid, or is the
county in debt $45,648.20?
Has the annual statements been false?
Has there been jugglery with the book, sac-
counts and moneys of the county ? Or has
an indebtedness, not set for thin the financial
statement, been fastened upon the tax-
payers ?
These are questions that need attention.
They are questions that MUST be answered,
and when Messrs RIDDLE and FISHER sat-
isfactorily explain them, we will ask them
to show how they can hereafter meet coun-
ty expenditures with a three mill tax on
present valuations, when they have fallen
short of meeting them over $15,000 a year
with a three and a half mill levy.
——You read a great many promises, in
Republican papers, about what that party
is going to do for the Fillipinos, but you
dont see a word about what it purposes do-
ing for the public schools of the State or for
the tax-payers here at home, upon whose
shoulders they have placed an additional
million of school taxes.
The Fillipinos have no votes and are un-
able to express in that way their gratitude
for the blessings the Republican party is
to give them. The tax-payers of Pennsyl-
have however, and can show by the way they
cast them just how heartily they opprove
of what it has already given them in the
cutting down of the school appropriation
and its consequent increase of taxation.
Better Sweep Before Our Own Door.
‘While the people of the world might
unite in condemnation of France’s action
in the DREYFUS case we have no right, as a
government, to attempt a hoycott of the ex-
position that is proposed for Paris in 1900.
The very object of the great show is in cel-
ebration of a condition of enlightenment
and progress among nations that should,
in itself, eschew such a thing as this boy-
cott.
While there can be no disputing the con-
tention that French justice has made a
serious mistake, have not other govern-
ments some of the same offenses to answer
for? They may not be exactly alike in
character, but they all have the spirit of
injustice in them, and that is the wrong in
the DREYFUS case. For instance, suppose
in 1892, when we were busy preparing for
the great Columbian exposition that we
opened in Chicago the following year,
France had turned her eyes toward Pitts-
burg, where honest laboring men were be-
ing imprisoned or shot down because
they dared to ask for a living wage scale.
What would France have had to say of
American justice, had she had a mind to
say anything? Along the very tracks over
which the magnificent exhibits of the
French people were being hauled to Chi-
cago were lines of soldiers called out to
shoot down men who asked for nothing
more than enough to buy bread for their
families. And in the Fair city, itself, mar-
shal law obtained and for the first time in
our history we were made to feel the sting
of government by injunction.
These are only two of the skeletons in
our own closet and while we deplore them
most bitterly, should those who are so
hasty to judge France stop for a moment
in their vehement propositions they would
hear the rattle of the bones themselves.
Doubtless the French people know what
a great wrong has been done DREYFUS, but
being unable to correct it, they prefer
to bide the time when they can make
proper amends to convulsing their rather
susceptible country in a revolution.
When we look about us we find so many
evidences of American justice having, at
one time or another, lost its balance wheel
that we conclude that it would be better
to sweep before our own door before we go
picking at France for her mistakes.
A Sensible Movement.
The Democrats of Chester county have
made a wise movement in fusing with the
Independent Republicans on a county
ticket. It is a movement that promises
good results for decent politicsand honesty
in the administration of local affairs, and
gives great hope of the complete and ever-
lasting overthrow of ring-rule in that
strong hold of Republicanism. If success-
ful it wipes Chester county off of Mr.
QuAY’s slate and leaves his machine with
that much less influence and support in its
effort to continue itself as the ruling power
in state affairs. It may: net ‘make ‘the
county Democratic, but it will at least give
them a voice in the management and con-
trol of some of its local affairs that they
could not otherwise have obtained.
The Independents and the Democrats
are both to be congratulated on the good
sense that has induced them to ‘‘pool their
issues” and work together. United they
can save their county from the longer dis-
grace of wearing a boss’ collar and sub-
mitting to the dictation of his henchmen,
as well as give material aid in the effort to
defeat the machinations of the machine
in the State and bring to an end the rotten
and oppressive rule it is responsible for. If
the Democrats and Independents in other
counties of the Commonwealth would fol-
low the example the Chester county Demo-
crats and Independents have set, QUAYism
and ring-rule would soon be a thing of the
past in Pennsylvania.
——The question that is interesting most
people in Centre county just now is whose
ticket is the one named by the last Repub-
lican convention in Centre county? The
whole batch of those nominees are trying to
carry water on both shoulders. One day
they swear they are QUAY men, the next
they are with HASTINGS, and so on. The
truth is that every one of them is afraid t o
tell just where he is.
——This thing of marrying a Choctow
Indian woman for the 550 acres of ground
that goes with her might not turn out to be
the thrifty proposition that it seems to be.
The average Choctow maiden is said to
beat the bronchos for bucking and it might
take more than 550 acres of land on which
to rope her into a docile, tractable farmer’s
wife.
——Some of the people who heard what
Miss JESSIE ACKERMAN had to say about
the McKINLEY policy in the Philippines
are not as rabid for expansion as they were
before she came here to lecture for the W.
C.%T. 1,
Carnegie is an American.
He was Naturalized in New York City to Make Sure.
LoxDoN, Sept. 11.—Replying to an in-
quiry regarding the date of his natural-
ization in America, Mr. Carnegie wired :
“My father was naturalized in 1855 or
1856. This made me an American. Being
a minor, my naturalization was unneces-
sary, but, as a matter of precaution, I also
took out papers in New York city years
ago. I cannot give dates because the papers
are in my private safe in New York.
CARNEGIE.”
Dewey Sails for America.
Starts on the Last Stretch of His Long Journey
Home.
GIBRALTAR, Sept. 10.—The United
States cruiser Olympia, with Admiral
Dewey, sailed this afternoon for New York.
——7You ought to take the WATCHMAN.
For Dewey Celebration.
New York City Hotel and Boarding House Information
A Free Guide Book to New York and Vicinity. The
Brooklyn Eagle Has Established Free Bureaus for
the Convenience of Out of Town Visitors.
The celebration of Admiral Dewey’s re-
turn to his native land will be one of the
most important civic events in the history
of the United States. New York City has
voted the sum of $150,000 toward defray-
ing the expenses of the event, and the State
of New York has contributed $75,000.
There will be military and naval parades,
fireworks, dinners and speeches. The en-
tire city will put on gala attire and the
streete will he festooned with streamers,
bunting and flags. At this time, also, the
great international yacht race between
England and America will take place. The
railroads and steamboats entering New
York City will all make low excursion
rates, and this fact, together with the
manifold attractions which New York will
offer, will bring to the city hundreds of
thousands of visitors from all parts of the
Union.
The number of visitors is estimated to be
so large as to tax the capacity of the hotels
of the city.
To meet this contingency, and to aid in
a public spirited way all intending visitors
to secure ample rooming accommodations,
the Brooklyn Eagle, through its free in-
formation bureaus, will, without any
charge whatever, supply to any and all
persons applying for information as to
where rooms, with or without hoard, can
be obtained in either boarding houses or
hotels in the entire City of New York. The
Manhattan bureau is located at 952 Broad-
way, near Twenty-third street. The Main
bureau is located in rooms 28 and 29, Eagle
Building, Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn Eagle also has in prepara
tion a fine guide hook to New York city,
containing the principal sights to be seen,
a list of trolley rides, list of short water
excursions, with cost thereof; a list of
boarding houses and hotels prepared to
entertain guests, with their rates and other
valuable information difficult to learn or to
buy; also the complete program of the
Dewey reception. This guide to the me-
tropolis will be sent free to any address on
receipt of 2 cents to cover postage.
Visiters can call personally at either
bureau to obtain boarding house informa-
tion, but if writing in advance parties
should state as nearly as possible which
borough of the city they prefer, and as near
as can he the locality. They should also
state whether rooms are desired, with or
without meals, and about the price it is.
desired to pay. Good rooms can be secured
from 50 cents per day up. All communica-
tions should be addressed to the Eagle in-
formation bureau, Eagle Building, Brook-
lyn, N. Y.
Shamokin Man Bitten by the Serpent He
Wanted to Hypnotize.
SHAMOKIN, Sept. 12.—Seven rattle-
snakes were captured on a mountain near
here and last night were on exhibition at a
local restaurant. A crowd collected to see
Stephen Hughes endeavor to charm the
repiles. Dr. Frank J. Meek ventured too
close to the spakes and one bit the middle
finger of his right hand. With a knife he
hurriedly opened the flesh to the bone and
saturated the wound with whiskey. The
hand grew black and his arm swelled
alarmingly. ;
PHYSICIANS SAVED HIS LIFE.
He grew faint and was taken home, where
he grew delirious. When several physi-
cians arrived Meek was in a dying condi-
tion. Antidotes were administered and he
‘revived this‘ morning and has since grown
stronger. His physicians say he has a fair.
chance for recovery. The rattler that bit
him was four feet long.
Reed Against the War.
The Ex-Speaker on Tuesday Night Gave His Views on
the Philippine Question.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—A special to the
Tribune from Portland, Me., says: In a
railroad train, last night, Thomas B. Reed
took part in a discussion with two Port-
land men and expressed his sentiment in
regard to the war in the Philippines. One
of the friends with him, who is a radical
expansionist, remarked that to withdraw
our troops from the Philippines now would
humiliate our nation before the world. Mr.
Reed replied:
“You don’t think those Filipinos would
chase our soldiers 7,000 miles, if they
should start for home, do you ?”’
The Portland man replied that it was not
fear of the Filipinos, but humiliation in
the sight of other nations that was referred
to, whereupon Mr. Reed said: ‘‘I have
always observed that with individuals the
fear of humiliation is exactly in proportion
as they deserve it, and I believe the same
principle holds good with a nation and
with a party. Some people seem to he
afraid that these Filipinos will put their
tongues in their cheeks at us. They have
done that already. They bave watched
our failure, as others have. I don’t know
how long it will be hefore the American
people get tired of spending $50,000,000 a
year trying to conquer these people, but it
doesn’t seem to me that it will be very
long. I can conceive that freedom is just
as dear to them as it is to us, and that they
will fight for it just as long.”’
Largest Financial Deal Known in His-
tory of the Mountain City.
The Money Consideration Said to Amount to Fully
$1,000,000. Was Quietly Engineered. it
The largest financial deal ever known in
the history of Altoona was made Tuesday
when the Altoona and Logan Valley elec-
tric railway, the city prssenger railway
and the Altoona gas works were sold to the
Produce trust company, of New York, for
$1,000.000.
The deal was made by John Lloyd, presi-
dent of the concerns, and Turner A. Beall,
president of the trust company and agent
for the Standard oil people. The com-
pany had been negotiating for the railways
and gas works for some weeks, but it was
not until a handsome figure was offered for
the stock that its terms were accepted. The
transfer of the stock required but a short
time. A re-organization of the companies
will take place in a short time and it is
likely that the old officers will be retained.
It it said the purchasers will make a
number of improvements to both the Logan
Valley and city railways which will great-
ly benefit the people.
The sale virtually means that Altoona
will have another electric light plant to
compete with the Edison company. There
is likely to be a drop in the price of electric
light in Altoona and perhaps dollar gas.
British Gunner Given $150.
GIBRALTAR, Sept. 11.—Before sailing
yesterday Admiral Dewey and his officers
presented $150 to gunner Peppiatt, of the
British battleship Devastation, who, while
firing the salute in honor of the American
admiral, had his arm shattered.
‘Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt Dead.
He Died Tuesday Morning of Paralysis. Dollars
and Doctors Could Not Save Him. He Was in His
56th Year. The Funeral Will Probably Be Held on
Friday at St. Bartholomew’s Church.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—Cornelius Van-
derbilt is dead. Death occurred at 5:15
o’clock a. m., at his home at Fifty-seventh
street and Fifth avenue, this city. There
were with Mr. Vanderbilt at the time of
his death his wife, his daughter, Gladys,
and Reginald, his youngest son.
Mr. Vanderbilt arrived at his Fifth ave-
nue home from Newport, with Mrs. Van-
derbilt, at 9 o'clock last night. He appear-
ed in excellent health and spirits and retir-
ed soon afterward.
About midnight he wasseized with a se-
rious attack and the household was aroused.
Telegrams were sent to Dr. Walter B.
James, Dr. E. G. Janeway and several oth-
er physicians, who arrived in a short time.
Everything possible was done for the pa-
tient, but he grew rapidly worse and died
at 5:15 o'clock.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and her daughter, Miss
Gladys, are prostrated by the shock, and
physicians are attending them. Nothing
more can be learned at the house at pres-
ent, but a detailed statement will be pre-
pared later.
Cornelius Vanderbilt' was the eldest son
of the late William H. Vanderbilt, and was
born on Staten island, November 27th,
1843.
Mr. Vanderbilt’s death was caused by a
stroke of paralysis, the second which Le
suffered. The first attack was in July,
1896.
The stroke which caused death occurred
about midnight. The patient was semi-
conscious until death. Dr. F. Tilden Brown
was with him when he died.
Chauncy M. Depew reached the Vander-
bilt house at 7.30 o'clock. He remained
but ten minutes. When he came out he
was greatly affected, and, with tears in his
eyes, he was too deeply grieved to give any
information at that time.
Chauncey M. Depew gave out the follow-
ing statement this afternoon:
Mr. Vanderbilt left Newport at 1 o’clock
yesterday afternoon to attend a meeting of
the New York Central and the New York
and New Haven railroads. He got home
about 9 o’clock and retired about 10, feel-
ing well. He feel asleep and slept until
between 5 and 6 o’clock this morning. He
then awoke and, calling Mrs. Vanderbilt,
told her he was very ill. She aroused the
household and sent for physicians. Mr.
Vanderbilt died before any doctor arrived.
Mr. Depew said that the funeral will
probably be held on Friday at St. Barthol-
omew’s church, and that Bishop Potter
and Rev. Dr. Greer will probably officiate.
He said also that the directors of all the
Vanderbilt railroads will meet Thursday
to take appropriate action on Mr. Vander-
bilt’s death.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., telegraphed
from Newport immediately after he was in-
formed of his father’s death that he was on
his way to this city.
Ell Shaw Has Confessed His Guilt.
Admitted His Guilt to Two Times Reporters, Jumped
a Fence, Boarded a Moving Train and Then Disap-
peared.
Eli Shaw, twice tried by the Camden
county court for the murder of his mother
and grandmother and finally acquitted
thereof, confessed to the crime Wednesday
afternoon after being confronted with the
evidence of his guilt by two members of
the staff of the Philadelphia Zimes—Wm.
"H. Hay and Howard K. Sloan.
‘‘I killed them, but—yon. can’t touch,
“erie dl tunes, as well as some of the newer stars
meé—jyou can’t touch mie I”?
Slowly, coldly, emphatically as ever
words were spoken before the bar of man
Shaw avowed his guilt.
A weight rose from his mind that had
been pressing, grinding him down since
the day of the crime. He had confessed.
But with his confession Shaw knew that he
was safe. The immunity afforded to the
citizen of the constitution that he ‘‘shall
not be put in jeopardy of life or limb twice
for the same offense’’ was extended to him,
he thought. Whether this applies to the
present case remains to be seen.
Pope Leo Is Not Ill.
ROME, Sept 12.—Alarming rumors that
the pope is ill are current, but they are de-
clared to he without foundation.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——A car load of sweet potatoes at
Sourbeck’s.
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——Pay for your paper in advance and
get it for $1.00.
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——There was frost in many parts of
the county yesterday morning.
——
—1I¢t started in to rain on Monday
morning as if it never intended to quit.
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—— Friday afternoon’s storm badly
washed fields that were ready for fall seed-
ing up along Buffalo Run.
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——Owing to the death of Miss Josephine
Joseph the Joseph store in this place will
be closed until Monday.
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——Professional decorators from Phila-
delphia are beautifying the interior of the
home of Col. W. F. Reynolds.
——The ladies of the Spring Mills Luth-
eran‘ church will hold a lawn social to-
morrow evening at the home of Charles
Krape.
S— A ————————
——The monthly meeting of the Centre
county medical society was held in the ar-
bitration room in the court house on Tues-
day morning.
—-—Mr. and Mrs. Israel Solt, of Free-
port, Ill., after an absence of forty years in
in the West are back visiting their brother,
John Solt, the well known farmer of
Mackeyville.
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——The Hope fire company, of Philips-
burg, has ordered a new 4th class La
France fire engine. The machine will
throw 500 gallons of water a minute and
will cost $3,750.
renee QQ esteem
——Rev. B. J. Hummel will preach his
last sermon for this conference year to his
Runville congregation on Sunday evening.
It is understood that his return would be
satisfactory.
BE
——Just why the Centre Democrat should
place our friend George Hutchinson’s an-
nouncement as a senatorial aspirant in the
33rd district, among its death notices isa
question that we would refer to the War-
riorsmark statesman for investigation.
——Coburn is about to possess a band.
A musical organization is on the point of
being launched down there aud a benefit
festival will be held for it on Saturday
evening, September 23rd.
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——After a lingering illness Mrs.’ Geo.
Buffington died at her home in Jersey
Shore on Friday. She was Miss Laura
Barrell, of Nittany Valley, before her mar-
riage. A husband, two daughters and a
son survive.
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——A. A. Stevens Esq., of Tyrone, has
about closed the purchase of the Joseph
Eckley property along Buffalo Run, where
he intends building six or ten kilns at once.
The tract includes about 80 acres and ad-
joins the A. G. Morris operations up there.
———
——The tallest man in Sugar valley died
at the home of his son-in-law, Herman
Ruther, twelve miles east of Loganton on
Friday morning. His name was. David
Zimmerman and he was 78 years old.
Dropsy was the cause of his death. Three
daughters and one son survive him.
——
——Joseph A. Sipe, of Lock Haven, was
a juror on the case of postmaster Bogert on
trial before the U. S. District court at Wil-
liamsport. He was one of the two jurors
who held out for conviction and caused the
jury to be discharged without having heen
able to agree.
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——~Careful readers of Centre county
newspapers cannot have failed fo realize
that the WATCHMAN is the only paper that
publishes all of the news. Itis not with
the intention of braggado cio, but have you
observed that in every big item during the
summer the WATCHMAN has been exactly
a week ahead of all the others.
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——The consignment of standard bred
two year olds from the River-view stock
farm, at Fort Wayne, Ind., which the
Bellefonte Sale and Exchange Co. will offer
for sale this afternoon, reached here Mon-
day morning. They are a fine looking lot
of colts, all in fine order and checked so
that there would be no confusion in trac-
ing their breeding.
Ap
——According to the recollection of
former associate judge Samuel Frank the
first Sunday school was organized at Re-
bersburg in 1838. The officers of the organ-
ization were: President, Philip Reitzel;sec-
retary, Dr. Wilson; librarian, Fred Burkert;
treasurer, George Bair; superintendent,
George Burkert; assistant, Sarah Reitzell.
Judge Frank was one of the first teachers
and he was then only 17 years old. It was
organized in the old log school house that
stood where the Lutheran parsonage now
stands in Rebersburg and in less than two
years afterwards there was a flourishing
Sunday school in every school house in the
township.
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AN OLD TIME CONCERT.—On Saturday
evening a concert or musical will be given
at the home of P. Gray Meek at which
many of the older prima-donpas and their
and their show pieces, will be heard and
you are cordially invited to be present
with your old time costume and twenty-
five cents. The twenty-five cents is for
the piano fund of the W. C. T. U. and the
costume is for entertainment and fun. A
very good program has been arranged and
some quaint old clothes resurrected to
furnish a pleasant and enjoyable evening
to those who attend. gn
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week:
Wm. Patton and Maggie : Reese, both of
Port Matilda. :
John W. Bathurst and Mable C. Cox,
both of Coleville. - : SE
John S. Holter, of Howard, and Bertha
B. Bennison, of Walker Twp.
Theodore Fetzer, of Boggs Twp., and
Gertie Inhoof, of Patton Twp.
Wm. H. Burns and Alice Emery, hoth of
Bellefonte. :
John W. Beaverand Mable Weaver, both
of Aaronshurg.
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THE LARGEST IN ITs HisToRY.—The
Pennsylvania State College opened yester-
day morning with the largest attendance
in the history of the institution. ‘There
are already entered over one hundred in
the Freshman class and over forty in the
sub-Freshman.
The chapel was entirely filled for the
first morning service of the year and it is
altogether likely that there will be a great
many more to enter before the week ‘is out.
Only once before has there been such a large
Freshman class, but at that time the other
college classes were not as large as they
are now. : :
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STARTED FOR THE PHILIPPINES. --On
Tuesday afternoon Sec. Lt. Geo. L. Jack-
son, recruiting officer for the 47th Reg.
now stationed here, sent his first squad of
recruits to Camp Meade. There were six
men: Dick Taylor, Samuel Meese, James
Vallance, George Sunday and Jesse Under-
wood, of this place, and John A. Thomas,
of Port Matilda.
The men all enlisted for two years service
in the Philippines and if they pass their
examination at Harrisburg they will re-
main in Camp Meade until the 47th regi-
ment is organized, then taken to San Fran-
cisco and will probably ship on the trans-
port about the first of the year.
Milton Robb, of Coleville, was to have
gone along, but he did not show up when
the train left,and will be sent with the next
squad which will leave tomorrow. Clyde
Long, of Ho ward, and Samuel Sweitzer, of
Coleville, are the latest recruits, while
George Snyder, Milt Reed and ‘‘Pat’’ Ryan
are all considering the question of enlist-
ing.
White Ribboners in Session.
Fifteenth Annual Convention of The Woman’s Chris-
tian Temperance Union of Centre County—Work
of the Convention, Encouraging Reports and Gfficers
Elected.
The bright particular star of the annual
county convention of the Woman’s Chris-
tian Temperance Union, which met in ses-
sion here on Monday afternoon, Monday
evening and Tuesday, was Miss Jessie A.
Ackerman, the widely known traveler, lec-
turer and writer. She is a woman of great
ability and unusual height. Vigorous and
forcible in manner she fairly infuses her
audiences with her enthusiasm and earnest-
ness. She has twice circled the globe and
in her journeys has visited fifty countries
and traveled 300,000 miles. Her mission
was not for pleasure and entertainment, but
for information and the betterment of hu-
manity.
In her addresses in the Methodist chu rch
on Sunday evening and in the court house
on Monday evening she plainly and prac-
tically stated some of her observations and
conclusions of mankind at home and
abroad. Sunday evening the church was
crowded with people and her denunciation
of the English for inflicting the opium evil
upon the Chinese; that government's share
in its traffic, and of our corrupt law makers,
enforcers, and canteens were just and effec-
tive. Monday evening the meeting, in the
Court house, was well attended and the
convention opened with most encouraging
prospects.
TUESDAY'S SESSION.
On Tuesday the meetings were held in
the rooms of the organization on Allegheny
street and a more desirable place for hold-
ing a convention or small meeting is not to
be found in town. The assembly room is
large and comfortably furnished with a
dining room and kitchen adjoining. In
the morning the convention was called to
order at 9 o'clock by Mrs. John P. Harris,
who has been president since the county
organization. Mrs. James Harris, vice
president, led the devotional exercise and
the reports of the superintendents of the
different departments of work were asked
for soon. Of these Miss Clara Valentine,
evangelistic and jail work, and Miss Anna
V. Lyon, temperance light bearers, gave
the most hopeful accounts, although all the
reports were worth hearing and encouraged
new intentions. The special features of the
morning session were Mrs. E. A. Russel’s
excellent paper on ‘‘Purity.’’ Mrs. Russell
was one of the delegates from Unionville;
a solo by Mrs. Thomas Hayes, entitled
“‘Just For To-day’’; Miss Ackerman’s help-
ful suggestions and the decision of the con-
vention to extend an invitation to the state
organization to hold its annual meeting
here in October, 1900.
The social part of the session was the
mid-day hour. It was given over to a
luncheon party. Three tables were daintily
spread in the dining room and about forty
delegates and visitors were served to a
bountiful lunch. 2
' The afternoon session was devoted to the
reports of the superintendents who had not
been present in the morning; a paper on
‘‘Woman’s Missions’’ by Mrs. J. L. Kurtz,
a very good resume of the work done
at the mothers’ meetings and for
railroaders by Mrs. William Gainsfort,
and a talk on ‘‘Scientific Temperance In-
struction’”’ by Mrs. W. T. Twitmire. All of
the old officers were re-elected and Mrs.
Matilda Clus, of Philipshurg, was chosen
as one of the delegates to the state conven-
tion. The other two to which the county
is entitled will be chosen later.
Some of the reports told of thorough and
efficient work, while others indicated that
crying needs were practically unheeded.
But as a whole the convention was a grati-
fying success and most encouraging to the
faithful few, who, undaunted, keep ever
in the great field of action.
A ren
OPENING THE SCHOOL TERM. — The
Bellefonte Academy opened its fall term
on Monday with the brightest prospects it
has bad in many years. A larger number
of boarding students are in attendance
than ever hefore, so that every room in the
two buildings has been taken and the
management is looking around for extra
rooms in the vicinity of the Academy in
which to place other boys who are talking
of coming. This ought to be good news to
the friend: of this worthy institution.
While many students from a distance
are coming here to enjoy the privileges of
our home Academy, our own citizens in
Bellefonte, who can possibly afford to do
so, should encourage the school with as
liberal patronage as possible. It is surely
a paying industry for this town and
should be encouraged to its fullest
capacity.
Miss Lawrence, the lady principal, is a
superior teacher of French and German
and will form classes for graduate pupils
in town who wish to take advanced work
in these branches. The new library room
would be used for such classes. Thisisa
rare privilege for Bellefonte students and
should be taken advantage of. Any de- -
siring to join these classes are requested to
send word at once either to Miss Lawrence
or Mr. James R. Hughes. Students in the
country should remember that their classes
will always be arranged to suit the rail-
road schedules.
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WHAT 1s THE MATTER WITH Co. M.—
It looks a little as though Co. M, 21st Reg.
will die the death of disbandment unless
there is a little stir up in that organization
to undo the bad report recently made of it
by inspector general John P. Penny. In
making his report of the First and Second
brigades hesaid: ‘‘Co. M, 21st Reg., at
Bellefonte, is helow the minimum in num-
bers and while composed of a first-class
quality of men and officers seems to he
lacking in the interest that isso necessary
to make a good company.’’