Bruna Watdan
Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 21, 1900.
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What Some of our Contemporaries Had
to Say of Oar Christmas Edition.
The Christmas number of the WATCHMAN
has called forth not only a great number
of personal and highly flattering comments,
but many of our contemporaries have
recognized in it something of real merit. As
a rule newspaper men are most compentent
to pass upon what constitutes an artistic
and ably edited paper, therefore we attach
more than the ordinary value to the com-
ment from that source and while thanking
our brothers of the craft for their unstint-
ed praise we take the liberty of repablish-
ing a few of the many notices received :
From the Bellefonte Daily News.
If there is a rural weekly newspaper in
Pennsylvania that can eclipse the Xmas
edition of the Democratic Watchman, ‘issued
last week, it is not on our exchange list. The
holiday edition of the Watchman is the hand-
somest that has ever come into our office and
we take pleasure in congratulating its editors
upon the success of a venture in progressive
journalism seldom attempted out side of
metropolitan fields and not to be excelled by
its contemporaries the State over.
From the Harrisburg Star-Independent.
The handsomest holiday newspaper which
has thus far reached this office this year or
any other year is the Christmas number of
the Bellefonte Watchman for last week. It
has an illaminated cover of rare beauty and
artistic excellence, the front page represent-
ing ‘Church Decorations,” and the back
page a market scene, entitled ‘Choosing the
Christmas Dinner.”’ '' Mr. Meek has departed
from his old time custom in this number and
instead of giving the first page to editorials,
_he fills it with a most interesting Christmas
story, . the editorials appearing on ‘the fourth
page. In'other respects the Watchman is the
same old, handsome, able and artistic news-
paper that it has always been. Mr. Meek is
to be congratulated both on his enterprise
and the success of this new departure i in in-
land journalism.
From the Philipsburg Daily Journal.
The Christmas edition of the Bellefonte
Watchman, issued last week, was one of the
prettiest we have ever seen issued from an
inland printing office. It was a big hit, and
evinced marked enterprise on the part of the
publishers.
——We have had many letters of con-
gratulation on the artistic beauty and
literary merite of the Christmas edition of
the’ WATCHMAN and while it will be im-
possible to acknowledge them all, we trust
that those who were so kind as to express
their appreciation will accept our sincere
thanks. Few people realize how encourag-
. ing a few unsolicited, words can he some
time, for if all did the world would be full
of brightness and hope for many a worker
whose ambition and talents are daily being
# dwarfed for want of one word in appreclat
"tion of his_efforts. ry
Pension Statistics.
The report of the commissioner of pen
sions shows that on June 30th 1899, there
were 991,519 pensioners borpe upon the
roll. During the fiscal year ended June
30th, 1900, there were allowed 40,645 pen-
sions on original applications and the num-
ber restored to the roll. was 4,699, making
a total of new names added to the rolls of
45,344. The pensioners dropped from the
rolls during the year hy reason of death
and all other causes aggregated 43,334,
leaving the number remaining on the rolls
June 30th, 1900, 993,529, a net increase of
2,010 as compared with the previous fiscal
year, 1899. The pensioners borne upen
the rolls June 30th, 1900, are classified as
follows to wit :
Widows and daughters of
tionary soldiers................ciceeniin
Survivors and widows of so
Revolu- 4
11
1,743
war 1812................ce0iees
Survivors and widows {
Indian wars.......... 5,109
Survivors and widows of ’
ICANN WAr.....cccvuveccnrnen Zee we 16,003
General laws : i
Army invalid pensioners.......cucevieeeene. 305,980
Army widows, minor children, etc....... $8,463
Navy invalid pensioners................ 4,G22
Navy widows, minor children, ete........ 2,314
AMY DUTBES.....ciierermrminniissrasiaresssanninins 646
* Act of June 27th, 1890 : 2
Army invalid pensioners..........co.o........ 415,365
Army widows, minor children, ete....... 129,412
Navy invalid pensioners... diana 15,292
Navy widows, minor children, ote ve asic 6,314
War with Spain +
Army invalid pensioners... S 8,222
Army widows, minor chiliven, es 844
Navy invalid pensioners... dain 60
Navy widows, minor children, ote 28
....993,529
Five Overlooked Subsidy Points.
From the New York World.
The Frye-Hanua plea for the ship sub-
sidy scheme is incomplete. For instances,
‘it omits these points :
. First—Does the bill compel more Amer-
ican sailors at better wages?
* It does not. On the contrary, the ship-
owners may pocket the subsidy and hire
foreign seamen at the lowest wages.
Second—Does the bill assure larger
American cargoes ?
It does not. On the conirary, it makes
it possible for shipowners to sail with
empty vessels and still get the subsidy.
+. Third—Does the bill secure faster ships?
It does not. On the contrary, it makes
fast trips of no consequence.
Fourth—Does the bill arrange for more
mails ?
It does not. On the contrary, it leaves
the foreign mails as now, to he carried by
the fast British and German ships.
- Fifth—Does the bill provide for more
ships ?
It does not. On the contrary. it makes
it to the interest of the existing companies
to combine, crush competition and divide
the subsidy among as few ships and ship-
owuers as possible.
What then, does the bill promise?
Large bonuses to be added to the divi-
dends of steamship companies which are at
present earning good profits without sub-
sidies.
That is all. But in the name of Hanna
and McKinley and the campaign chest,
isn’t that enough ? .
~——Suberibec for the WATCHMAN,
I diversion.
DeWet Loose Once More.
With Part of His Force He s He Breaks Through British
Cordon. British Losses for a Week. This Repre-
sents the Result of the Latest Reported Activity
Among the Boers in Parts of South Africa.
MASERU, Basutoland, Dec. 17.—Gen.
DeWet and part of his force, after severe
fighting, broke through the British cordon
at Thaba Nichu. Other bodies of Boers,
attempting to get north, were repulsed.
LoNDON, Dec. 17.—The Evening Stand-
ard says that fighting began at dawn to-
day between the British and 1,500 Boers
who were stopped recently from going
south. They were surrounded at Orange
river, and after several hours fighting were
defeated, with very heavy losses.
The Boers reported defeated are believed
to be part of De Wet’s commando. The
Boer general had 3,000 men with him when
he made the break for freedom at Thaba
N’Chu, and, according to the dispatches,
though he escaped, part of his forces were
not so fortunate. With their lines of escape
to the north blocked, they probably doubled
south only to run into a British column
near the Orange river.
LoNDON, Dee. 17.—British casualties,
representing the loss of nearly 1,000 men
during the week, represent the latest re-
vival of Boer activity in South Africa.
Dispatches received from Kitchener bring
news hitherto unreported of heavy losses
in both the Transvaal and the Orange
river colony, including the capture of sev-
eral hundied prisoners as the result of a
running fight with General DeWet and en-
gagements with General Botha’s troops.
At Vryheld on Dec. 10th the Boers ‘‘drew
off”? after an all-day attack with the loss of
100 dead and wounded, but not until they
had killed and wounded forty-eight British
and taken 134 prisoners.
The defeat of General Clements at
Magaliesherg is described as follows, in a
dispatch to the Standard from Rietfontein :
The scene of the engagement was a horse-
shoe-shaped depression The Northumber-
lands occupied the centre. Gen. Clements’s
camp was pitched 1,000 yards lower down
at the eastern point of the horse-shoe, and
Colonel Legge’s camp was about 800 yards
distant.
General Delarey’s 1,000 men, against
whom Clements had fought repeated ac-
tions, were suddenly, unknown to Gen.
Clements, reinforced by 3,000 men from
Warm Baths, under Commandant Byers.
At daybreak Colonel Legge’s picket de-
scried what seemed a fresh force of British
troops. The strangers were challenged.
They replied with a volley: revealing 400
Boers in kbaki. The firing became heavy
and the noise aroused Colonel Legge's
troops, who arrived justin time to save
the outposts from capture. :
A furious engagement ensued. Artillery
was brought up and it compelled the Boers
to retire. Colonel Legge followed up the
withdrawal and was shot dead by a bullet
through his head. Gen. Clements and his
staff soon arrived. The staff suffered severe-
ly, but Gen. Clements appears to have a
charmed life.
While mounted men were driving the
enemy back along a slope covered thickly
with Boer dead, a deafening rifle fire sud-
denly broke on the plateau above. The
signalers heilographed that the North-
umberlanders were being attacked. Gen.
Clements, convinced that they would easily
hold their own, disposed of the remainder
of his forces on the flanks aud rear of his
two camps.
At 4:40 a. m. a heliograph from the
western peak announced that the Boers.
were about to overwhelm the fussiliers.
4zen. «Clements: was «unable to send the
adequate help, but dispatched yoemanry to
climb the precipitous hillside and create a
Before the yeomanry could
come into action the Boers had overlapped
the Northumberlands and where in posses-
sion of the entire horse-shoe, firing down
on the yoemanry, entangled in the bushes
and boulders.
The Northumberlands made a magnifi-
cent defense so long as their ammunition
lasted. According to the Boer accounts
many even when resistance was hopeless
died fighting.
Another Battle Imminent.
DeWet and Delarey Have Joined Forces. Clements
Reinforced. :
KRUGERSDORP, Transvaal, December
16.—A pitched battle is imminent be-
tween the British, under General Clements,
who has been reinforced, and the Boers un-
der General Delarey.
LoNDON, December 19.—I¢ is seported
this afternoon that General Knox has heen
forced to abandon the pursuit of General
DeWet, owing to the situation created in
Cape Colony by the Boers crossing the
Orange river. It is said that 3,000 repub-
licaus have entered Cape Colony and that
a considerable number have reached Phil-
ipstown. The report adds that DeWet,
with about 4,500 men, is northeast of
Ladybrand and that au attack on Winhurg
is momentarily expected.
The British losses at Mooitgedacht, ac-
cording to the official accounts, were eigh-
ty-two killed and wounded, with forty-
four missing and still unaccounted for.
Cleveland is 1s Satisfied. .
Heartily Indorses the Views of Ex-president Har-
rison on Expansion.
PRINCETON, N. J. Dec. 18.—Former.
President Grover Cleveland to-day ex-
pressed his hearty endorsement of the views
of former President Harrison upon expau-
sion, as outlined in a speech by the latter
in Amn Harbor, Mich.
“‘I'saw a liberal synopsis of the speech
in some of the papers, ’’ said Mr.Cleveland,
‘‘and I regard it as the best deliverance
yet: made on the subject which: it dis-
cusses.
‘It seems to me that those who desire
to acquaint themselves with the precise
question involved and what territorial ex-
pansion meaus to our Republic, and what
it threatens our people, cannot possibly be
afforded a better means of enlightenment
than former President Harrison bas far-
nished.”?
Reapportionment Puzzle.
A Proposition to Make a House of 348 Members.
WaAsHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—There
promises to be a big fight over the Hop-
kins reapportionment bill when it is taken
up in the House after the holiday recess.
The Representatives of the States which
will lose under the hill are organized for
the straggle.
Tt is said that by making 194,000 inhab-
itants the basis of representation the House
would consist of 348 Members and no State
would lose, while the following would
gain : ;
Arkansas, 1 ; California, 1 ; Colorado 1 ;
Connecticut, 1; Florida, 1; Illinois, 3 ;
Iowa, I; Louisiana, 1; Massachusetts, 1;
Minnesota, 2 ; Mississippi, 1 ; Missouri, 1 :
New Jersey, 2 ; New York, 3 ; North Car-
olina, 1; North Dakota, 1; jaPenusyivania,,
2; ; Texas, 3; Washington, 1 5; West Vir-
ginia, 1, and ’ Wisconsin, 1.
The Grangers Had a Great Meeting.
Adjourned at Lock Haven Last Friday, but Selected
No Place tor Next Year's Meeting. Officers Elected
and Resolutions Passed.
The Pennsylvania State Grange finished
its business at noon last Friday adjourned
until-next year. Upon the executive com-
mittee will devolve the duty of selecting a
place of meeting next year. The only
place so far mentioned has been Johns-
town. As Lock Haven has had the Grange
twice in succession, is it not likely that it
will be chosen for next year’s meeting.
While there was a marked Quay and
anti-Quay feeling under the surface, it was
not allowed to crop out into the open.
The vote for W. F. Hill, for Worthy
Master, was a surprising endorsement of
that gentlemen’s course in the Grange.
Out of 400 votes cast, only 27 were scat-
tered complimentarily for other candidates.
This strong endorsement is viewed with
great favor by the friends of Mr. Hill.
TABLED THE REPORT.
The grievance committee presented a re-
port on G. C. Hutchinson’s frantic appeal
for a vindication. The committee made a
report on the matter, but the Grange took
no other action than to table the report. By
this action the Grange sustained the action
of Worthy Master Hill in removing Hutch-
inson from the legislative committee.
The closing proceedings are found in the
following :
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The election of officers in the State
Grange resulted as follows: Worthy mas-
ter, W. F. Hill, of Westford; lecturer, A.
M. Cornell, Altus; overseer, A. C. Barrett,
New Milford; steward; H. M. Gooderman,
Patton; assistant steward, H. H. Pratt, :
Oceanville; chaplain, Rev. W. H. Clip-
man, Finleyville; treasurer, S. E. Nivin,
Landenburg; secretary, J. T. Ailman,
Thompsontown; gatekeeper, W. Chase,
Fall Brook; Ceres, Mrs. V. B. Holiday,
Crooked Creek; Pomona, Mis. L. A. Thayer,
Atlantic; Flora, Miss Florence Rhone, Cen-
tre Hall; L. A. S., Mrs. Mary E. Bloom,
Lock Haven; member executive commit-
tee, G. W. Oster, Osterburg; member
finance committee, J. T. Patton, Warrior’s
Mark.
WANT RABBIT KILLING LAW REPEALED.
The agricultural committee reported in
favor of direct tax legislation, equalization
of taxation and reduction of the legal rate
of interest in the State to five per cent.
and that efforts be made to defeat the pro-
posed Kirk road bill.
The credential committee reported that
280 Granges were represented and that
delegates from fifty-two counties were in
attendance. :
A resolution, offered by the agriculture
committee, that the legislative committee
endeavor to secure a large appropriation
for conducting and maintaining farmer’s
institutes throughout the state was adopted.
The committee on constitution and by-
laws reported.
The committee on flags, for State, Pom-
ona and subordinate Granges reported that
they had examined the designs presented
by Pomona Grange No. 13, Centre county,
and recommended them. The designs were
exhibited at the State Grange and were
adopted.
The committee on the good of the order
reported against partisan and sectarian
views being introduced at Grange meet-
ings.
THE GRANGERS’ ATTITUDE.
Before adjournment the committee on.
‘resolutions presented the report, which,
was unanimously adopted:
It contained unalterable opposition” to
‘the sale of Oleo in the State, a protest
against the present management of the
State Department of Agriculture, and a
demand for its removal, the enforcement
of the pure food laws, a plea for a more
equitable tax burden and an endorsement
of the proposition to have United States
Senators elected by a direct vote of the
people. 3
Will Continue The Fight.
Representatives of Religious Bodies Oppose the Can
teen.
WASHINGTON, December 19.—A con-
ference of church and temperance bodies
favoring the anti-canteen section of the
ath ‘bill was held here to-day.
e bodies represented by delegates or
i were the permanent com-
mittees of temperance in the Preshyterian
charch in the United States, the Methodist
Episcopal church, the Evangelical Lutheran
church, the Disciples of Christ, the Uni-
versalist church, the Friends, the national
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, the.
national non-partisan Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union and the national divis-
ion of the Sons of Temperauce of America.
Representatives of the Baptist and Congre-
gational churches and Independent Orders
of Good Templers participated as individ-
uals.
Rev. E. C. Dinwiddie, legislative super-
intendent of the anti-Saloon League, after
the meeting said :
‘The conference held to-day indicated
that the bodies represented, having a con-
stitnency of about 8,000, 000, will not be
content with any compromise such as has
been represented by the sub-committee of
the senate committee on military affairs
but will insist on the anti-saloon provision
as it passed the House.
— Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
ERE and Mrs John M. Dale enter-
tained a party of congenial friends at the
Nittany Country Club on Wednesday, in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Fenlon.
oe
GEO. L. POTTER POST OFFICERS.—At
the election of officers in Post 261, Miles-
burg, the last meeting night, the follow-
ing were elected for the ensuing year : Col.
Austin Cartin past commander, { re-elect-
ed); William Eminbizer S. V. ¢ommand-
er (advanced from J. V. C.); Samuel H.
Orris J. V. commander; Thomas Wilson,
chaplain, (re-elected); Joseph A. Green,
quartermaster; J. G. McKinley, officer of
the day, (re-elected); Simon Parsons, sur-
geon, (re-elected); Henry McMullen, offi-
cer of the guard; George F. Derr, trustee;
for three years (re-elected); Alfred S.
Smith, delegate to Dept. encampment; Jas.
McMullen, alternate.
The installation of the newly elected of-
flcers will take place in the post room in
Milesburg on the first Saturday night in
Jan. 1901. A camp fire of some interest
will follow the exercises. A small admis-
sion fee will be asked, the proceeds of
which. will be paid over to the monument
fund.
The Public
School Teachers of the Comnty ir In
Tstitnte Sessions.
Hundreds of the County Educators Gather in the Court House
for a Week of Work—Trouble in Getting Started but
Finally Successful—Able Instructors and
Profitable Sessions.
Pursuant to the call of County Superin-
tendent C. L. Gramley most all of the
public school teachers in Centre county
assembled in Bellefonte on Monday for the
fitty-fourth annual session of institute.
Bat after they had gathered from the four
corners of the little earth that has produced
Governors, United States Senators, Judges
and other statesmen galore they proved a
veritable white elephant on the hands of
even such a resourceful man as the County
Superintendent.
He had invited them here, thinking that
the court house would be available for use
for their work, but Jadge Bell was hold-
ing sway in the temple of justice, with
that record breaking land case, and the
opera house could not be secured, because
there was a show there that night and the
teachers were truly out in the cold.
They enjoyed the little suspense. It
gave them time to get comfortably located
at hotel or hoarding house and then to
take a look around the shops. Beside, its
made them all the keener to take up the
work on Tuesday morning, when access
was had to the court house.
MONDAY'S PROGRAM.
Nothing of real importance was accom-
plished on Monday. There was an im-
promptu session held in the opera house
during the afternoon. ‘It wasn’t long,
just long enough for’about half the teach-
ers to catch a little cold. The object of
the session was one of organization. Sup’t.
Gramley called it to order and introduced
Clemens Dale Esq., who made an address
of welcome on behalf of the citizens of
Bellefonte. To Mr. Dale’s cordial greet-
ings Prof. I. H. Mauser, of the Philipsburg
public schools, responded pleasantly.
Short talks were then given by Dr. H. R.
Pattengill, of Lansing, Mich., and Prof.
C. C. Ellis, of Juniata College, Hunting-
don.
The organization of the institute is as
follows : C. L. Gramley, president ; vice
presidents, H. C. Rothrock, Alice K. Dor-
worth ; recording secretary, M. E. Heber-
ling ; assistant secretary. D. K. Keller;
enrolling secretary, T. A. Auman; door-
keepers, W, H. Limbert and Harry Crain ;
ticket agent. J. C. Morris, and it makes a
very efficient and capable regime.
The music is in charge of Prof. Philip H.
Meyer, with Miss Helen Barthlomew, of
Centre Hall, as accompanist. They are
«doing everything. possible to add tothe ses-
sions by making the ‘musie as harmonious
and pleasing as is: possible’ under the cir-
eunistances. In addition to this Prof.
Meyer keeps constantly dropping little
suggestions that will prove helpful to the
teachers in conducting the singing exercises
in their respective schools. Of course there
is no time for nor attempt at much in-
struction in music, but ‘there are little
points, nevertheless, that the alert teach-
ers are able to pick up that give them a
fair idea of the rudiments.
THE TROUBLE OVER, THE INSTITUTE IX
THE COURT HOUSE.
The land case having finally gone to the
jury for disposition on Monday night J ndge
‘Bell “‘pulled np stakes” and turned ‘his
quarters over to the teachers, so that Tuaes-
day morning they were at home once more
when they found [themselves seated in
comfortable, well lighted, well ventilated,
clean court rooni.
After Sup’t. Gramley bad cated the
morning session to order Rev. Thos. Levan
Bickel, pastor of the Reformed church, in-
voked the blessing of God ov the gather-
ing and prayed that the teachers might,
everyone, have a fall appreciation of the
position they hold in the making of the
character of men and women. Several
musical selections were rendered and then
the real work began.
The first speaker of the morning was
Prof. C. C. Ellis, of Juniata College, Huut-
ingdon, Pa., who gave an excellent talk on
“Language.” He is a young man but a
bright and entertaining talker. Many in-
teresting thoughts could be gleaned from
his address. : :
The other speaker of the morning was
Dr. H. R. Pattengill, ex-state Superiuten-
dent of Public Instruction of Michigan,
and editor of the Michigan School Mod-
erator and Timely Topics. He established
himself at. once as a favorite of the in-
stitute, by giving a very helpful talk on
‘The Five Powers,’’ necessary to a success-
fal teacher of a district school. His ad-
dress was interspersed with jokesand witty
sayings that kept his audience in a constant
good humor.
The afternoon session was callod at 1:30.
After the musical numbers Dr. Pattengill
continued his talk of the morning.
At the close of bis very interesting re-
marks, Prof. G. C. Watson, of State Col-
lege, was introduced and gave a thirty
minute talk on ‘‘Nature Studies in Plant
Growth.”” The Professor bas made a
special study of this subject and his ad-
dress was both interesting and helpful.
Short talks on the same subject were then
given by Dr. Pattengill and Prof. Ellis.
After the calling of the roll the follow-
ing committees were announced and re-
quested to meet with the County Superin-
tendent after the adjournment of insti-
tute.
Election—D, Paul Fortney, N. N. Harts-
wick, W. B. Haines.
Resolutions—W. H. Morris, J. K. Hor-
ton, A. T. Ilgen, J. C. Bryson, Alice S.
Neff.
Auditing Aceounts—J. D.
W. Musser, Edward
Pletcher, L. H. Yocum.
Legislation—D. M. Wolf, D. 0. Etters,
I. H. Mauser, H. E. Robb, W. H. Markle,
W. F. Kienzle, E. E. Holter.
Committee on Permanent Certificates, ap-
pointed by State Superintendent—James
Gregg, Ella Levy, J. O. Harpster.
The entertainmint for the evening was
Dr. Pattengill’s lecture on “Nancy Hanks
and: the -Nineteenth Century.’”’ . Dr. Pat-
tengill is, to say the least, a decidedly
brilliant talker and had his large audience
with him from start to finish. While *‘the
Abbot’! has ‘Nancy Hanks’’ distanced asa
harness horse Dr. Pattengill’s lecture was
right up to the last’ second of nine-
teenth century brightness.
WEDNESDAY'S SESSION.
The morning session opened as usual at
9 o’clock and after the regular devotional
exercises Prof. C. C. Ellis took the floor for
a very exhaustive talk on ‘Words,’ their
use and misuse aad their power for good
or evil. z
The words of Patrick Henry, Lincoln,
Grant, Garfield and others would live on
forever. He went on to show how the
greatest care should be taken in instruct-
ing children in the proper use of words.
The last halt’ of the morning wae taken
up by Dr. Pattengill who hegan a talk on
‘Education and the Labor Question.”
He stated that labor and capital both bad
their rights and both should . be respected.
Labor has the right to strike and capital
to combine, if they do it in the right
spirit. If it was not for American capital
we would not have had the great engineer-
ing feats that have astonished the world.
He argued the question from the side of
the laboring man and illustrated by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co, E$:. who
capital and labor could work harmoniously
together. He applied all this to the schools
and said that the teachers could settle in a
great measure the labor question, by teach-
ing them five things: The Golden Rule,
dignity of labor, thrift, hovesty and indus-
try. :
With this climax Dr. Paitengill con-
cluded his morning talk .and the session
adjourned. ‘We hope: every teacher con-
Meyer, L.
Hancock, Milfred
| sidered seriously the peints made by the
speaker, because, “as heisays; the labor
trouble could be almost entirely eliminat-
ed if children were taught liberality of
mind’ and made £0 see that stiibbotn re-
sistance to is not half so satisfactory as fair
consideration of all matters, in dispute.
At the afternoon session; after preliminary
exercises, Prof. Gramley “gave instruc-
tion to the teachers in regard to the graded
course of study, alter which the result of
the election held in the forenoon was
announced. Those elected were: Vice
presidents, I. H. Mauser, of Philipsburg
and Miss Bessie C. Walker, of Pine Grove;
recording secretary, James B. Strohm, of
Centre Hill; Asst. recording secretary, Miss
Mame Bell, of Pleasant Gap.
Dr. Pattengill then continued his talk,
which he had been forced to discontinue
in the previous session, owing to lack of
time. He manufactured an immense pat-
ent sneeze, and then remarked that that
was no sign that the institute was to be
sneezed at. He remarked on the dignity
of labor and made some excellent points,
saying that he never saw anyone draw a
line which could satisfactorily distin-
guish between dignified ail undignified
labor.
D. F. Fortney then recommended a book
by Dr. Schaeffer, after which Prof. Lybar-
ger discussed ‘“‘Laws of Mental Develop-
ment.’’ He spoke of the power of envi-
ronment and remarked that if objects did
not exist in the external world, we would
have no thought of external objects, what-
ever, for our thoughts are entirely governed
by oursurroundings. He then answered a
number of guestions given him by the
i teachers.
‘Prof. Ellis addressed the institute on
‘Messages of a Great Life,” "or the life of
Dr. Arnold, of Rugby. He spoke of one
of the great qualities of Dr.
character, that is his cander. When he
was asked a question that he could not
readily answer he was not slow in saying
he could not. This is one of the requi-
sites which many teachers do not have, and
he illustrated the fact by an experience of
his own. Prof. Lybarger then recited a
humorous selection from Bill Nye entitled
‘‘Koscinsko.’’
The attraction on Wednesday evening
was the Hon. Champ Clark, member of
Congress from Missouri, who delivered his
famous lecture on ‘‘Picturesque Public
Men.”” Preparatory to the introduction of
the speaker Miss Helen and Charles Bar-
tholomew, of Centre Hall, rendered a de-
lightful piano duet that called forth rounds
of applause. Mr. Clark’s lecture dealt large.
ly with personal reminiscences and iuei-
dents in public life of such men as ex-
speaker Thomas B. Reed, of New York; the
late James G. Blaine and others. It wasa
brilliant discourse, throughout,
instructive points and entertaining enough
for all. It was one of the strong attrac-
tions of the week.
Arnold’s
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A GREAT DAY YESTERD AY.
Not since the days of the County Centen-
nial have Bellefonte streets been crowded
as they were yesterday. There were many
who came merely to attend institute, oth-
ers came to shop, several hundred school
directors were here and then with the
townspeople who turned out to lend to the
Holiday appearance of the throng there
was interest and activity on all sides.
The court house was jammed with peo-
ple at both morning and afternoon sessions.
The lobby of the building and the great
porch made a rendezvous for young people
all day long so that there was merriment
everywhere.
At the morning session Prof. L.. F. Ly-
barger, of Philadelphia. who was already
popular in Centre county by reason of a
great speech made at Millheim early in
the fall, was the first talker. He carried
the immense audience with him in a most
interesting discussion of general topics of
interest to teachers. Prof. Ellis followed
and Dr. Pattengill concluded the morning
session with another of his excellent talks,
that are punctuated frequently with clev-
er bits of wit.
Dr. Pattengill opened the afternoon ses-
sion and took up the time until Prof. G.
C. Watson, of State College, was intro-
dnced. He had been Specially delegated
to talk on the subject ‘‘Should There be a
Course of Nature Study in the Public
Schools,” which was introduced by Prof.
J.P. Jackson, of State College. All of the
directors were in attendance and Prof.
Watson appealed to them to take up the
matter, not as a regular text book branch,
but merely by use of the pamphlets pub-
lished, from which teachers could prepare
interesting aud helpful little talks for their
scholars to be given at times when a change
in the regular routine of school work would
_prove acceptable.
That the subject made a favorable im-
pression was evidenced hy the attentive
hearing Prof. Watson received. He was
ably seconded by Prof. Lybarger, who was
the last speaker of the afternoon.
The Mozart Symphony Club, of New
York, was the attraction for last night and
appeared before a packed house, giving
general satisfaction.
THE DIRECTOR'S MEETING.
. The meeting of the Directors Association
was held in the Y. M. C. A. rooms and
was called to order at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning by president Jos. L. Neff, who
made an appropriate “address. The min-
utes of the previous meetings were read
and approved after which Senator Heinle
moved that a committee on nominations
for officers for the ensuing year be ap-
pointed by the chair. President Neff then
named W. C. Heinle, Henry Esters, of
College Twp., and C. T. Fryberger, of
Philipsburg.
“Why is the Cumpulsory School Law
not enforced in many of the Rural School
Districts’’ was the subject of a very inter-
esting paper read by Mr. F. L. Black, of
Ferguson Twp. Mr. Black took the ground
that the law is a good one, but ascribed its
non-enforcement in most districts to a
division of sentiment among the directors,
some of whom have spread the idea among
parents that the law. is unconstitutional
thereby causing trouble in enforcing it.
Hon. John T. McCormick, Supt. Gram-
ley and’ Sen. W. C. Heinle discussed Mr.
Black’s paper, agreeing that his points
were well taken.
John ‘A. Daley, of ‘Cartin “Twp., read a
paper on the same subject, but he took the
ground that the law isa hardship. if" inany
instances where parents are really too poor
to send their children, properly clad, to
school. W. A. Murray Esa., of Harris,
rather sided with Mr, Daley and the dis-
cussion was becoming very interesting
when the dinner hour arrived and adjourn-
ment was made to meet in the court house
in the afternoon, a full report of which
meeting is giv en in the institute proceed-
ings above.
Prior to the adjournment the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, S. W. Smith, of Centre Hall;
vice presidents, C. W. Atherton, Philips:
burg, F. L. Black, Pine Grove Mills; sec-
vetary and treasurer, H. C. Quigley, Belle-
fonte.
Executive committee, Jos. L. Neff, Mt.
Eagle, R. M. Kaup, Bellefonte; H.C. Rice,
Philipsburg; U. S. Shafer, Madisonburg,
and Jacob Dunkle, Hublersburg.
Delegates to State Association, D. F.
Fortney, Bellefonte; Dr. W. U. Irwin,
Julian; W. H. Neff, Howard; J. H. Wyle,
Aarousburg and Sup’t. Gramley.
* The treasurer’s report showzd a balance
of $108.69 in hand. * -
mre ees QA re eer
BARTGES—REIBER.—W. Alfred Rether;
of Colyer, who is here attending institute,
was united in marriage, Wednesday even-
ing, to to Miss Della Anne Bartges, daughter
of David L. Bartges, former proprietor of
the Centre Hall hotel. The fair bride
came over from Centre Hall on the after-
noon train and was met by Mr. Reiber who
accompanied her to the home of his aunt,
Mrs. James Weigley, on West High street.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Dr. Holloway at the Lutheran parsonage,
on Linn street, at 6’ o’clock, which was fol-
lowed by a supper and reception given by
the groom's aunt at her home.
oor
‘——Cards are out announcing the ap-
proaching marriage of H. N. Meyer and
Miss Carry Condo, both of Penn Hall. It
will be celebrated at the home of the bride-
elect’s father. J. C. Condo, the well known
carriage builder, at 11:30 a. m. on New
Year’s day. H.F. McManaway will be
the groom’s best man and Miss E. Blanche
Condo, a sister of the bride to be, will be
her maid. Rev. F. W. Brown will officiate.
A dinner and receptiva will follow the
ceremony and the couple will depart on an
afternoon train for a short honeymoon
tour.
soni ages
——Henry Walkey, of Logan street, is
still nursing the hand that has had him
laid up for the past three weeks. He is
troubled with catarrh in it and notwith-
standing frequent lancing and most care-
ful treatment it doesn’t show much of a
disposition to get well. Mr, Walkey
hasn’t much pain from it any more, bub
the swelling still remains.
eet ec A ret.
Leading the events of social interest
this week was the charming dinner given
last night by Col. and Mrs. W. F. Reeder
at their home on Allegheny street. It was
the second of the series they have arranged
for during the season. Covers were laid
for fourteen and all of the appointments
were perfect.