Bellefonte, Pa., May 18. 1900.
England’s Crime.
She Allows Millions of Her Subjects to Starve
Whiie She Spends the Money That Would Save
Them in Destroying the Boers in South Africa.
While She Spends the Money That
Would Save Them in Destroying
the Boers in South Africa.
In view of England’s course in allow-
ing millions of her subjects to starve
while she is carrying on a war of
“criminal aggression,” the religious
people of the world should send in a
protest that would compel her to listen.
The Christian Herald makes an impas-
sioned appeal for aid to save India’s
starving millions. It gives horrible
pictures, showing the effects of the
starvation, and says: “Two cents a day
will support one life; one dollar will
save a life for two months; two dol-
lars will save a life until harvest; ten
dollars will save a whole family from
death; fifty dollars would save five
families; one hundred dollars would
save a small community.”
The Philadelphia North American,
ever ready to see the wrongs and in-
consistencies in such matters, very per-
tinently says:
“God forbid that we should do any-
thing to check for one instant the flow
of American benevolence toward : tor-
tured people betrayed in their des-
perate need by their rightful protect-
ors. But it is impossible to read this
appeal without reflecting on the re-
sponsibilities of those who have made
it necessary.
“India is a part of the British em-
pire. The British government is spend-
ing $500,000,000 to subjugate a little
group of farmers just outside of its
dominions while its own subjects are
dying by millions for lack of the as-
sistance which it is amply able to tur-
nish. Turing The Christian Herald's
table into another shape, we may say: .
“Two rifle cartridges a day will sup-
port one life.
“One six pounder shell will save a
life for two months.
“One twelve pounder shell will gave
a life until harvest.
“One pair of cavalry boots will save
a man, wife and child until the next
crop 1s gathered. :
“One minute’s discharge of a Maxim
gun would save a whole family from
death,
“The cost of the war for one second
will save ten lives for four months.
“Two rifles will save them and af-
ford them the comfort of blankets
during the rainy and cold season.
“The cost cf firing one shct from a
six inch gun would save uve 1dimiics.
“One scrub baggage train hcerse
would save a small community.
to conquer the Boers would save the
| dience; in regard to the policies which
are wisest for the conduct of the state,
{ or in regard to those facts of recent
“One-fifth of the cost of attempting
entire fifty millions of England’s starv-.
ing subjects in India.
“The rescue of these lives is simply
a matter of money. There 1s food
enough in India. All that is necessary
is the means of buying it. ‘The cable
operates quickly,” says The Christian
Herald, ‘and your contribution today
may save scores, hundreds, yes, thou-
sands of lives tomorrow.” The cable
would operate just as quickly at the
command of the British government as
at that of benevolent Americans. If
it be true that every one of us who
contributes two dollars saves the life
of some wretched Hindoo who would
die but for that succor, then every hu-
man being in India who perishes for
lack of such assistance is murdered
by the government that is abundantly
able to supply it, but prefers to devote
the price of ten Hindoo lives per sec-
ond to the extinction of republicanism
in South Africa. That is ‘the price
that staggers humanity.’ ”
A Shock From Iowa.
Nowhere will the conduct of the
Towa house of representatives produce
so great a shock as in Pennsylvania.
We actudlly see a branch of a state
legislature overwhelmingly Republi-
* then Jefferson was a traitor;
can pronouncing against a policy to .
which the party in congress has com-
mitted itself. Every member of con-
gress from Iowa voted for the Porto
Rico tariff bill and the speaker of the
house, an Iowan, did all he could for
the measure. Yet the Republicans of a
branch of the Iowa legislature by unan-
{mous vote adopt a resolution declaring
for free trade with the island.
Fancy such independence in the leg-
islature of Pennsylvania, if you can.
Or supposing the impossible to happen,
and the house at Harrisburg arrogat-
ing to itself the right to think and ex-
press its thought in such fashion—
picture to yourself the horror of the
machine. We should hear from Mr.
Quay that the world was about to come
to an end, and that every follower of
Mr. Quay, after recovering his breath,
would rend the skies with loyal shouts
fn denunciation of treason and insur-
gency =o hideous.
Towa takes ...e man.lestation of its
house’s temerity with miraculous calm-
ness. As yet we have seen no intima-
tion from that state that the house has
covered iten'f with everlasting infamy
by daring to speak its honest mind. It
even seemsg to he taken for granted out
there that it is not revolrtionary and
indecent for a leoizlnture to own itself
instead of Yeiny owned hy a boss.—
Philadeirhia North American.
“If to think as T do in re~ard to the
intern ntation nf the constitution; in
recard
law or the inn of ¥
tiong, to which all
men and ¢!! notlens must reader obe- |
tn tte mandates of tue moral |
|
’
i
history in the light of which we have
acted or are to act hereafter, be trea-
son, then Washington was a traitor;
then
Jackson was a traitor; then Franklin
was a traitor; then Sumner was a
traitor; then Lincoln was a traitor;
then Webster was a traitor; then Clay
was a traitor; them Corwin was a
traitor; then Kent was a traitor; then
Seward was a traitor; then McKinley,
within two years, was a traitor; then
the supreme court of the United States
has been in the past a nest and hotbed
of treason; then the people of the Uni-
ted States, for more than a century,
have been traitors to their flag and
their consttution.”—U. 8S. Senator
George F. Moar.
Teddy Roosevelt does not want the
vice presidency. Of course not. But
then Teddy Roosevelt was never yet
caught running away from an office—
unless .uere was another office 'n sight.
—St. Louis Republic.
In this matter of recognizing polyga-
my President McKinley is for once
consistent. He has given his official
sanction to this practice in Sulu and is
equally liberal with regard to it in
Utah.—Chicago Democrat.
Has none of the Republican man-
agers in Kentucky any knowledge of
the mysterious Brutus who came out
of the mountains to assassinate Goe-
bel? Or are they all ‘honorable men?"
—=St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Porto Rico under the American flag
will enjoy the same privileges and the
same immunities as the citizens of the
United States and territories of the
Union.—From General Miles’ procla-
mation on invading the island.
I believe that the Porto Rican tariff
bill is clearly unconstitutional and vio-
lates all our agreements with ana
pledges to the Porto Ricans. If I were
in the senate I should certainly vote
against it.—Ex-Senator Edmunds.
Hon. William McKinley in the Phil-
ippines and the Marquis of Salisbury
in South Africa are the twin evangels
of Anglo-Saxon civilization, and civ-
lization of that type is not concerned
with past pledges. It is out for the
stuff.—Chicago Chronicle.
Presidently McKinley ought to give
more attention to the Porto Rican pa-
pers. They are telling the truth in a
frank, manly way, and are making
Americans who are not “in politics”
and not dependent upon campaign con-
tributions blush with shame at the in-
justice of which Porto Ricans are the
victims.—Baltimore Sun.
: and Burlap Effects.
For the Spring Trade.
MONTGOMERY,
e take contracts for
Painting and Paper-
ing all kinds of public and
r
; ECKENROTH &
We have in Stock for im-
mediate use
THE LARGEST AND BEST
PAINTERS,
SIGN WRITERS, iv ildir
ASSORTMENT OF WALL PAPER > Blige wg but th
i e use nothin )
ever brought to Bellefonte, GRAINEES, ® on :
best White ead and Pure
Linseed Oil that is made.
Our prices are the lowest for
a good class of work, with
the Best Mechanics to do it.
We also carry special sam-
ple books of Fine Pressed.
Embossed, Tapistry, Floral
45-10-6m
MATA VATA WN
PAPER HANGERS.
Picture Framinz, Window Shades,
Curtin Pole Specialties.
BELLEFONTE, PA
Fine Groceries
JECHLER & CO.
-—GROCER S.—m—
Look at these prices and then remember that they are for the very best
grades of the articles mentioned :
Fancy California Seedless Oranges 30c., 40c. and 50c. per dozen.
3 Cans Standard Tomatoes for 25¢.
3 4 Corn for 25c.
Fine Canned Peas 12¢., 15¢., 20c and 25c.
California Unpared Peaches at 10c. per pound, a bargain,
Fine California Prunes 8c., 10c., 12¢. and 15¢. per pound,
Fine Raisins 10c.
Try our 40c. Table Syrup. It beats em all.
We have a pure Sugar Syrup at 60c. per gallon,
goods.
The very Finest full Cream Cheese 16¢. per pound.
This is rare
We charge the working man no profit on his Dinner Pail, reg-
ular size 20c. large size 25c.
If you want a package of Lake Fish don’t spend any time in
looking for them. Come straight to us and get just what you
want,
New Maple Syrup in one gallon cans $1.25.
Maple Goods. We get it direct,
New Crop Maple Sugar in bricks 1214c. per pound.
goo ls,
These arc only a very few of our bargains. Our store is big and full of
them. You wont go amiss by giving us a call.
SECHLER & CO.
42-1 Bush House, BELLEFONTE, PA.
This is straight
Bright pure
Plows, Etc.
OE CHILLED PLOW
AT OLD PRICES.
Notwithstanding the great
advance in all kinds of Steel
and Iron implements
0—POTTER & HOY—o
The Hardware Dealers, of this
place, have been able to make
such arrangements as will en-
able them to continue the Sale
of the
OLIVER CHILLED PLOWS
AT THE OLD PRICE OF $10.00
This does not mean old
Plows, but the latest mod-
el of that well known
Plow.
Spurious plows under the same
name can possibly be purchas-
ed cheaper, but we guarantee
every plow we sell to be a Gen-
uine Oliver Chilled of the lat-
est model and the
Price is only $10.00.
POTTER & HOY,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
45-11-1y
New Advertisements.
ORSE FOR SALE.—A four year old
colt, strong, healthy and the making
of a 15001b. horse, can be purchased at fair figures,
by applying to this office. .45-16-3t.
O YOU WANT A COW.— A half
Alderney, good butter maker, large gen-
tle, and just in her prime, is offered for sale.
Address “Z,” care of this office. 45-16-3t.
ANTED.-—Twenty 2-horse teams to
work in scrapers on new fair grounds
near Bellefonte. For further information apply
to F. W. McElroy, Bush house, Bellefonte, Pa.,
on and after May 16th.
45-19-2¢ F. H. CLEMENT & CO.
ORSES FOR SALE.—Fine large horse
for draft or driving purposes, about 7 years
old. Also smaller horse for driving, 7 years old. In-
quire of Dr. Bilger, above Parrish’s drug store,
Bellefonte, Pa. 45-11-tf.
DMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE. — Let-
A ters of administration on the estate of
James E. Conroy deceased, late of Spring town-
ship, having been granted to the undersigned
they request all persons knowing themselves in-
debted to said estate to make immediate payment
and those having claims against the same to
present them duly authenticated for settlement.
CHAS. M. McCURDY,
OSCAR W. HUNTER.
45-15-6t Bellefonte, Pa.