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Bellefonte, Pa., September 26, 1902.
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Democratic State Ticket.
For Governor:
RoBERT E. PATTISON, of Philadelphia.
For Lieutenant Governor:
GEORGE W. GUTHRIE, of Allegheny.
Secretary of Internal Affairs:
JAMES NOLAN, of Berks.
The County Ticket.
For Congress :
D. E. HIBNER, of Clearfield.
For State Senator :
Ww. C. HEINLE, of Centre.
For Assembly :
J. W. KEPLER, of Ferguson Twp.
J. H. WETZEL, of Bellefonte.
For Sheriff :
H. S. TAYLOR, of Bellefonte.
For Register :
A. G. ARCHEY, of Ferguson Twp.
For Recorder :
JNo. C. ROWE, of Philipsburg.
For Treasurer :
W. J. CARLIN, of Miles Twp.
For Commissioner :
E. A. HuMPTON, of Snow Shoe Twp.
P. H. MEYER, of Harris Twp.
For Auditor ;
J. H. BECK, of Walker Twp.
W. H. T1BBENS, of COLLEGE Twp.
Democratic County Convention.
A reconvened meeting of the Democratic
County Convention of June 3rd, 1902, will
be held in the court house, at Bellefonte,
on Wednesday, October 1st, 1902, at 11.30
o’clock A. M., for the purpose of nomina-
ting a candidate for Coroner, and any other
business that may come before the conven-
tion. All delegates elected at the Demo-
cratic primaries on May 31st, 1902, are
requested to be present either in person or
by proxy. By order of
ELLIS L. ORVIS,
Attest : Chairman Democratic
JOHN J. BOWER County Convention of 02
Chairman Democratic
County Committee.
Mr. Speakman’s View.
Mr. THOMAS H. SPEAKMAN, of Philadel-
phia, writing to the Public Ledger of that
city, ‘‘as a Republican from the origin of
the party’’ gives his fellow men of that
political faith as well as his fellow citizens
of all shades of political opinion some excel-
lent advice. ‘‘I know where-of I speak,’’
writes Mr. SPEAKMAN, ‘‘when I say that
the party supporting SAMUEL. W. PENNY-
PACKER isnot the genuine Republican par-
ty but a combination of unscrupulous self-
seekers, who have wrongfully assumed the
party name, because of its strength and
popularity.”” For this reason Mr. SPEAK-
MAN advises Republicans and Democratsto
vote for PATTISON. If PATTISON is elect- -
ed, he continues, ‘‘it would be a crowning
Republican victory proving the capability
of a party of self-purification.”’
Few persons in Eastern Pennsylvania
need to be told who Mr. SPEAKMAN is.
From the earliest history of the Republi-
can party he has been in the fore front of
the battle for its supremacy. But he has
consistently refused to give his approval to
the iniquities of the QUAY machine. ‘‘The
degradation of men who consent to become
tools and dependents of the machine lead-
ers,” he adds, ‘‘is humiliating in the ex-
treme.’” Indeed for men of character and
intelligence to so abase themselves is inex-
plicable. It is certainly not a matter of
principle, for Senator QUAY has never hesi-
tated to sacrifice the candidates of his party
when such action contributed to his own
interests and there is no substantial reason,
therefore, why honest men should stultify
themselves by voting for candidates who
represent nothing except the selfish inter-
ests of QUAY.
Mr. SPEAKMAN is not deluded by the
idea that the election of PATTISON would
be a Republican viotory entirely. If that
were the case Democrats might look on tbe
- contest with a measure of indifference. But
the distinguished Republican makes no
“To the Demoerats,’’ he
tion of their: party candidate, and would
give them a status in Pennsylvania asa
party able to become a factor in politics and-
a competitor for political preferment in the
future.’”” It would be even more a victory
than that for it would be a triumph of good
government, for decency in politics and for
reform in official life and that is what the
Democracy of Pennsylvania stands for now.
Judge Them by Their Fruits,
In his Centre Hall speech Judge PENNY-
PACKER said that ‘‘the only way to judge
"of men is by their fruits, and not by their
promises alone.”
He was unfortunate in making such a re-
mark, as it called to the minds of his hear-
ers that by its fruits they must judge the
political machine that nominated him for
Governor, and not by the promises it has
so often made, and just as often broken.
QUAY’S political rule shows its fruit in
various forms of corruption that prevails in
the state government. A ballot law par-
posely perverted to facilitate election
frauds. :
Necessary offices created,and official pay-
rolls padded and public expenses increased
for the benefit of party workers.
Disregard for constitutional restriction of
corporate power and privileges injurious to
the public interest.
Popular government in large citics over-
eeaiie]
turned by the passage of ripper bills to se-
cure factional objects.
The stealing of valuable franchises by
corruph legislation for the ad vantage of ma-
chine politicians.
The use of public money for private gain
by the plum tree process—All these public
evils that are so apparent that no one
thinks of denying their existence, are the
product of the unrestrained power of a vie-
ious political machine. The fruits of the
power of ‘which Judge PENNYPACKER is
the creature.
Candidate PENN YPACKER is right insay-
ing that fruits rather than promises are the
gauge by which the character of public men
and measures should be estimated. By its
corrupt fruits the QUAY machine is to be
judged. Its promises also condemn it, for
it never made a promise of reform that was
not disregarded after it had served its pur-
pose in deceiving the people.
——An editorial article that appeared in
the columns of the Republican yesterday
morning calls for some slight explanation
because its gross misrepresentation of the
facts in the topic under discussion might
prove misleading to those who did not have
the opportunity of seeing for themselves.
In referring to the treatment of Governor
PATTISON and his party during their stay
between trains in Bellefonte last Thurs-
day evening the editor of the Republican en-
deavors to justify the selfish ‘rushing’ of
candidate PENNYPACKER by former Gov-
ernor HASTINGS, on the preceding Tues-
day, by intimating that there wereno Demo
crats open hearted enough to extend the
hospitality of their homes to their candi-
date. Mr. MILLER is surely not simple
enough to believe that the public would be
simple enough to believe such an unwar-
ranted innuendo. We venture the asser-
tion that there is not a home in Bellefonte,
be its owner Democrat or Republican, that
would not have felt honored to have had
such a distinguished guest as Governor
PATTISON and we make the statement on
authority that a number of them voluntar-
ily extended an invitation to the entire
party. But here is where Mr. MILLER
tries to play on the credulity of the public
for the sake of the man who owns him. He
knows that it was not intended to hold
even an informal car-reception for Gover-
nor PATTISON in this place, hecause it was
understood then that he was to return to
Bellefonte on the evening of October 8th,
for a night meeting. Consequently the
Governor was not even anticipating seeing
anybody and had actually retired before
reaching the station here in order to get
some rest after the fatigue of his over-
‘whelming reception at Grange park and be-
fore his night meeting at Huntingdon. But
to add to the conviction of deliberate ly-
ing, with which we must charge our con-
temporary, we merely need to state that
editor MILLER stood beside a WATCHMAN
representative during the entire time that
the PATTISON car tarried in Bellefonte and
that he, therefore, knows that owing to the
lateness of the train from Centre Hall if
niade the olosést connection with the 4:44
for Tyrone in this place and even had a re-
ception been planned for the distinguished
visitor or an attempt made to greet him it
would have been impossible, for his stay
here was only of five minute’s duration and
all of that time was taken up in shifting
his car from one train to the other.
——If your taxes are not paid on or be-
fore October 4th you cannot vote. Look
after this matter everybody.
Sinning Against the Light.
ane way to fight bossism is to op-
pose it all the time, to make no apolo-
gies for it, and above all, not to be de
ceived by any of its tricks. HK takes
a great deal of courage and patriotic
‘backbone to stand up before Quayism
in Pennsylvania all the year round and
every year, but nothing can be gained
through any other course. A leading
newspaper that tells the truth about
political bandits today, and condones
their crimes tomorrow, hurts itself and
discourages the people. The Philadel
phia Press was founded by John W.
Forney to fight bossism. and wrong
ideas in the Democratic party. Dur-
ing its eventful career. of nearly half
a century it has been mostly on the
side of clean politics and honest gov-
ernment; exeept;-when- constrained by.
the exigencies of partisanship, it has
_given support to unworthy mnomina-
tions.
In the fight on Quayism the Press
has rendered good service and it might
have splendidly supplemented this
work this year ‘by helping to tear off
the mask so transparently worn by the
hard-struggling . and imperiled boss.
Quay is making his last great fight,
and it is a thousand pities that the
Press did not stand firmly to its guns,
instead: of feebly striking its colors
and joining hands in a desperate ef-
fort to save the battered machine from
final wreck. It'might'have established
new claims to public confidence and
support; it might have been in posi-
tion to. rejoice with the people over
the downfall of bossism, over the
sweeping away of a combination which
it has truthfully characterized as ‘cor:
rupt and criminal.” :
No paper in the state has more
plainly ‘and forcibly pointed out the
monumental “and perilous evils of
Quayism; more earnestly set forth the
imperative duty of true Republicans;
more courageously and justly denoun-
ced “nominations made by crime;”
more uncompromigingly demanded the
rooting out of every vestige of politi-
cal iniquity, represented by Quayism.
Two years ago it prophetically de-
clared that after four years of Stone
the people of Pennsylvania “would
surely not be willing to endure another
Quay machine ~overnor.” All this is
the record which our backsliding con-
temporary made in the days when it
told the truth; when it saw clearly,
and was not blinded by Pennypacker-
ism; when it was not misled by false
promises; when it dealt with the band-
ed enemies of public decency, polit-
ical morality and honest government
as they always should be dealt with,
according to the measure of their in-
iquitous doings and purposes.
What the Press said when it was true
to the people and itself is still timely,
the words of truth and soberness.
Elsewhere we give place to some of
these striking and patriotic deliver-
ances. Let good citizens read them
over again, especially those Indepen-
dent Republicans who have been wont
to look to the Press for honest ex-
pression and wise direction. The
Press of today, swallowing itself,
apologizing for, defending and sus-
taining Quayism, is a most unhappy
spectacle. No matter what it may
try to think to the contrary, the amaz-
ing conduct and public utterances of
the Quay candidate for governor
prove beyond all doubt that Penny-
packerism and Quayism mean one and
the same thing. Aim
A vote in behalf of the creature of
the machine means an open declara:
tion in its support, a demand that it
shall continue in power to afflict and
burden the long suffering people of
Pennsylvania four years more. The
Press of 1900 and 1901 puts to shame
the Press of 1902. It cannot expect
its readers to believe that what it
now so strangely says is its own hon-
est conviction. Every word it has
said against Quayism is condemnation
of itself in this hour. It cannot blot
out history. It cannot cover the foul
spots. It cannot hide the real issue.
It cannot kill the truth.
The Philadelphia Press was right
when two years ago it said the people
of Pennsylvania would never submit
‘to the affliction of another Quay gov-
ernor. That is why they propose to
turn down Pennypacker, the creature
of Quayism and its servile apologist.
Roosevelt's Western Trip Came to an Un-
timely End.
He Was Found to be Suffering from a Swelling in
Operation Was Performed.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 23.—Presi-
dent Roosevelt’s western trip came to an un-
timely end in this city to-day. He was
found to be suffering from a swelling in the
left leg,between the knee and ankle, which
required immediate surgical attention,and,
instead of being taken to the train to con-
tinue his journey to Fort Wayne and Mil-
waukee, he was conveyed to St. Vincent’s
hospital, where he was operated on. The
operation occurred at 3:45 o’clock,and last-
ed only a short time. Then he was taken
to a private room in the hospital to rest.
After taking a light luncheon at 7:30 p. m.
he was conveyed on a stretcher to his train
which had been backed upon the ‘“Y?’ near
the hospital, and at ten minutes before 8
o’clock the train left for Washington.
The first intimation that anything was
wrong came in the form of rumors to the
great crowd, which was patiently waiting
near the Columbia club and the soldiersand
sailors monument, for the President to ap-
pear. It was.about 2:30 o’elock, half an
hour after the time set for the President to
leave the city, that a few of the favored ones
in the crowd received the information that
‘the President was sick and that the rest of
the trip probably would be abandoned.
These statements were as promptly denied
as fast as they gained currency, but soon
rumors began to take on a more serious
character.
‘PRESIDENT HAS BURST BLOOD VESSEL.’’
‘‘The President has burst a blood ves-
sel,”’was a whisper that went around among
the police officers and soldiers.
‘“This cannot be true,’ said others, ‘‘for
the President is in the corridor conversing
with Senator Fairbanks.”
|: ‘Then it was said that the President was
sick; that he had been shot. These rumors,
however,did not appear to reach the crowd
thel Left Leg, Between the Knee and Ankle and an} &۩
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THE SOLDIER’S AND SAILORS MONUMENT AND CURTIN MEMORIAL.
The above is a reproduction of the approved design for the Soldier's and Sailor's
Monument and Curtin Memorial to be erected in Bellefonte. It is to be of dark Ital-
ian marble and will be 25ft high in the centre and 18ft high on the sides. It will have
a frontage of 60ft and at the extreme ends will appear the groups “The Call to Arms”
and “War.”” Immediately in front of the monument and removed 6ft from it will be
an heroic photograph bronze statue of the Pennsylvania War Governor in the act of ad-
dressing and presenting a flag to a company of soldiers going to war. The desig. 1s by
George Grey Barnard, of New York, the young sculptor. whose work has already given
him place among the world’s masters. The esti. ated cost is $40,000.
SCTE
and the thensands stood patiently after the
speech by the President from the balcony to
see him make his way out of the club. The
minutes began to slip away aud still he did
not come. A half hour or more passed,and
finally it was noticed that a movement of
some kind was on.
The President’s carriage stood in front of
the entrance to the club, with Col. Wilson,
the Governor's private secretary, inside,
holding the large bunch of American beauty
roses that had been given the President in
the hall. The soldiers of the National
Guard were drawn up along the street just
in the rear. The secret service men and
the local police and detectives crossed the
sidewalk in [ront of the club, keeping back
the people. The command was given to
‘make room’’ and a path was cleared from
the clnb entrance to the carriage and, as if
in answer to the ramors of his illness, the
President, accompanied by Senator Fair-
banks, with a quick and steady gait, came
down the steps of the club and hastily en-
tered the carriage.
TOOK SEATS WITH PRESIDENT.
Colonel Wilson got out and Senator Fair-
banks, Secretary Cortelyou and Governor
Durbin took seats in the carriage with the
President. The carriage started off at a
brisk trot and before the crowd knew what
had happened the President was inside St.
Vincent’s hospital.
MOVEMENT CAREFULLY PLANNED.
The whole movement had been carefully
planned at the Columbia club before it was
carried out and the utmoss effort was made
to keep an inkling of what was to occur
from reaching the street. The necessary
orders to the police and the soldiers were
not given until the last moment,and in this
way the knowledge that something was
amiss was confined to the police who had
an official interest in the President’s move-
ments. Dame rumor did not have the op-
portunity of arousing the anxiety of the
thousands of people who were gathered
along the street¢, and the transfer of the
President to the hospital was executed
without their having the least notion of
what was transpiring. The first public
knowledge of the true state of affairs came
in the form of a bulletin, which was issned
by Secretary Cortelyou,and in a short time
the newspaper offices were the centre of ex-
cited crowds.
After the President entered the operating
room, he sat down and waited for instruc-
tions from the physicians and surgeons,
watching their preparations with keen in-
terest. : ’
“I am awfully sorry I cannot continue
my western trip,’’ said he. ‘‘Can’t you let
me go ahead with it after this thing is
over?’
Several of the surgeons turned to him,
and one said:
WOULD BE VERY INDISCREET.
‘It is my opinion that you would be
very indiscreet to continue on your feet, as
would be necessary in your speech making
trip after the operation. This is ‘by no
means a serious thing and there is absolute
ly no danger of serious consequences from
it if you are careful and stay off your feet
until the trouble is over. But,you should
by all means, Mr. President, discontinue
your trip.”
“Very well, then,it will have to be that
| way,’ said the President, resignedly. “I
will do as you gentlemen say. Now what
do you want me to do.
The President was told to ‘remove his.
shoes and stockings and nether garments.
He also removed his coat and vest. A
moment later, however, he was told sim-
ply to remove his shove and the physicians
would be required to bare the leg only.
} This was done. The President walked to
the operating table alone, and, as he lay |
down, remarked with a smile:
‘Gentlemen, you are formal. I see you
have. your gloves on.”” This was a refer-
ence to the antiseptic gloves of the sar-
HIER cousin am i me oss tn 550 SA ee Fm
‘‘Mr. President,’’ said a surgeon with a
smile, ‘it is always in order to wear gloves
at a President’s reception.”
This caused the President to exclaim:
‘‘Good; well said.” Fa
OPERATION BEGUN WITHOUT DELAY.
The operation was begun without delay-
The pain caused the president to mutter sev. .
eral times in a low voice,but he said noth- |
ing that was distinct, except to ask for a.
glass of water before the needle had been
removed.
After the operation was over he made sev-
eral inquiries concerning trivial matters,
and asked if he would be allowed to use
bie leg long enough to walk upstairs him-
self. :
‘“You will be hauled upstairs in a wheel.
ed ambulance,’’ said the surgeon,
When they brought the vehicle in the
President said: ‘‘Why, that’s a wheelbar-
row.’’
After being taken to an upper room from
the operating room, the President was serv-
ed with a light luncheon and chatted
pleasantly to those in the room. He made
several kind remarks to the attending nurs-
es about the trouble he was causing and |
shifted his position several times nervous-
1
At.7:40 p. m. a white blanket was thrown
around him and he was placed on the hos-
pital stretcher and escorted by a company
of infantry, was carried to the car a block
away by four negro porters from the train.
He bade good-bye to the nurses as he was
being carried out of the hall to the eleva-
tor and thanked them for their kindness.
He did not talk during his trip to the car.
Senator Fairbanks, Governor Durbin and
other prominent citizens were at the train
to bid him good-bye.
' Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.
Governor Stone Forced to His Duty
by Publie Criticism.
Decides to Order Out More Troops—Executive
Turns the Appeal for Martial Law in Schuyl-
kill County Over to General, Gobin.
TAMAQUA, Pa.. Sept. 24.—That Gover-
nor Stone intends to uphold the law in the
anthracite region was made evident to-day
when another regiment, the Ninth, was or-
dered out. Tomorrow the Fourth regiment
will take the field. General Gobin will
then have about 4,000 men under his com-
mand. ;
That public criticism of the laxity on
the part of the civil authorities in uphold-
ing the law and making it possible for the
operators to operate the collieries is becom-
ing so strong that itcannot longer be ignor-
ed was shown to-day when S. Roland Bed-
dall, sheriff of Schuylkill county, asked
Governor Stone to place the county under
martial law. The sheriff says he considers
the situation serious, and that he deems it
imperative to take decisive action before
matters reach such a state that the author-
ities will be powerless to maintain the law
and protect the citizens and the property of
the citizens. When the sheriff posted the
riot proclamations at Mahony City yester-
day they were spat upon and torn down.
At Silver Creek three attempts have been
made to destroy a bridge and to wreck
trains passing over it on the way to the Sil-
ver Creek colliery. In Shenandoah the
sheriff’s deputies and the civil authorities
bave been resisted aud defied, and in the
western end of the county, which embraces
a portion of the Panther Creek valley, a
serious outbreak of rioting is expected at
any time. It is for these reasons, he said,
that the sheriff had asked Governor Stone
to place the connty under martial law.
Governor Stone turned the sheriff’s - ap-
peal over to General Gobin for final dispos-
ition. This afternoon the General said he
did not wish to act hastily in the matter.
He said he would hold a conference with
the Governor over the telephone, and that
he would announce what action would be
taken in the morning.
To-day a non-union man, Joseph Bush,
residing at Morea, received a letter from
the Mafia, threatening him with death if
he did not join the ranks of the strikers.
Bush turned the letter over to the civil au-
thorities and asked for protection for him-
self and his family. The Governor’s troop
was called to Silver Creek today to guard a
bridge which strikers have made three ef-
forts to destroy.
Cleveland’s Fishing Trips Were Not In
It With Teddy’s Galivantin’.
From the Somerset Democrat.
Instead of bumping over the country
making campaign speeches it would be
greater to Teddy’seredit and more in keep-
ing with the dignity of his high office,aside
from the personal dangers he would thus
escape, were he to remain in Washington
attending to the duties for which he was
elected and for which the people pay him.
Dan Patch’s Great Performance.
READVILLE,Mass.,Sept. 23.—Dan Patch
the famous pacer, went against the world’s
record of 1:59}, made by Star Pointer, on
the Readville track five years ago, this af-
ternoon and in a magnificent performance,
equalled the record. After a warming up
mile in 2:13, Dan Patch was brought oué
for the final trial. No time was lost in
scoring and McHenry nodded the first time
down for the word. The pacer had his
stride from the word, and there was not a
skip for the whole mile, his legs moving
with perfect regularity. It was not until
the third quarter that:everyone felt convince
ed that the record was in‘danger. Up the
stretch came the pacer, beating out the run-
ner, and flashing under the wire a worthy
mate for Star Pointer, his time beivg 1:59}.
Driver McHenry was wildly cheered and
the crowd rushed to the rails to see the |
horse blanketed and led away.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
——DMirs. A. C. Severance, of Milwaukee,
Wis., who was a guest of Mrs. J. D. Geis
singer, on north Spring street, sang in St.
John’s Episcopal church Sunday evening.
THE PRISONER OF ZENDA.—O! the
‘Prisoner of Zenda,’’ which will be pre-
sented for the first time in Bellefonte, at
Garman’s,on Tuesday evening, Sept. 30th,
the Syracuse Telegram of the 2nd inst., has
this tosay : Toren
Mordant as Prince Rudolf in the Pro-|
logue and later as Rudolf Rassendyll, the
venturesome young Englishman, is at his
best. The production is magnificently
staged and the settings are new and elaho-
rate. The other members of the company
‘| are excellent, especially Miss Ola Hum-
phrey in the role of ‘‘Flavia,’’ Carroll Daly
as ‘‘Black Michael,” John W. Rose, as
‘Col. Sapt,”” Miss Florence Gelbart as |
‘Antoinette de Mauban.”
reed ee reenebeeee
'DAUGHTERS.—The annual Conference of
the Pennsylvania Chapters of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, which will be
{ held in Petriken hall, in this place,on Oct.
8th, 9th and 10th, will attract many of the |
most prominent women of the State,as well.
as a few of ‘national eminence.:
"There are forty-two chapters in the State.
| Each one of them will have an accredited
representative and from most of them sev-
eral others will be in attendance..
The conference will be called to order by
the state regent, Miss Susan Carpenter Fra-
zer,on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.: Deborah
"Downing Mitchell, regent of the Bellefonte.
chapter, will make the address of welcome:
Wednesday evening the Bellefonte chapter
| will tender, a reception to she. visiting
‘Daughters in the armory. ~~ 0
+ On Thursday there will ‘be the regular
routine business, the feature of the day be-
THE "ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE |
BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR KISSES.—
How often have you seen men kiss a piece
of the ‘‘good long green’’ good-bye as they
were ahout to ‘*burn’’ it in some way or oth-
er,and how often have you seen very fastid-
ious ladies put the slips of green paper
that serve us as money between their lips
to hold them whiie making change or root-
ing into the bottom of their purses for a
small coin ?
Probably you have never seen either one,
but it is a fact,nevertheless, that thousands
of people every day and every minute are
standing with paper money in their mouths
for some purpose or other, whether it be for
convenience, safety or in carrying out a
joke,
Few think of the disease that might be
lurking in the bills, of the filthy hands they
have gone through and the infected places
they might have been concealed. Money
is such an idol in most eyes that the pos-
sessor doesn’t seem to realize that intrinsic-
ally it is possible for it to be most loath-
some. In substantiation of this latter
statement we need but recite a case that
occurred in one of our Bellefonte stores on
Monday.
A man who lives away over in the moan-
tains entered the store to buy a gun. His
appearance was anything but prepossessing
and his person far from tidy. After select-
ing the weapon he wanted he deliberately
sat down on a coil of wire and pulled off a
coarse, heavy shoe that was reeking with oil
and begrimed with dust. In the bottom of
it he bad tucked away a lot of bills. Fin-
gering them over he found none that he
wanted so he returned them to the bottom
of the shoe and pulled it on again. Then
the other shoe was taken off. In it, too,
‘there was an insole of green backs. From
this bunch be took a twenty, paid for his
purchase and left the store.
Now imagine, if youn can, the condition
that paper must have heen in,packed away
in a heavy,oily mountaineer’s shoe and be-
ing walked on for many miles,in fact until
it was damp with perspiration from his
feet.
Don’t hold bills in your mouth.
Now just to prove to this particular
mountaineer that shoes are a very unsafe,
as well as unsanitary place to carry money,
we want to tell of another incident that
occurred in Bellefonte on Saturday night.
A much too heavily loaded drunk laid
himself down on the pavement on Race
street, just north of the Adams express of-
fice, to rest during his weary work of drink-
ing all the booze that is made. Pawnee
Bill's show was loading near by and a lot
of Pawnee Bill’s helpers, who looked any-
thing but saints, bad little else to do
than wander about through the crowd of on
lookers. It is evident that they discovered
the weary way-farer on Race street, for when
he was aroused by an officer at 12:30 Sun-
day morning both his. shoes and hat were
gone. Somebody bad taken them off him
while he slept. Had he had a roll of green
backs in his shoes they would have been
gone.
Moral—Don’t keep your money in your
shoes, for it is not only in danger of pollu-
tion but it might easily be stolen.
LOVE AND FATE.
BY M. V. THOMAS.
Back, in the beginning of ages,
Long ago, when the world was young,
When of earth’s heroes and sages,
‘The poets had not yet sung.
There met in the regions of chaos
_ Ere the earth was drawn out of the sea,
One Cupid, a poor blind archer,
And Fate with a stern decree.
‘Then straightway these two made a bargain
On that great, momentous day,
That, whatever befell the planet,
They two alone would hold sway. .
But alas ! they soon discovered
‘That they could never agree—
He; with his bundle of arrows,
And she with her stern decree. *
But yet they are ruling together
And filling the world with pain.
For Cupid will shoot his arrows
‘ Though he tannot see to aim.
While Fate, cold, cruel and heartless
Asserts it can never be—
The work that is done by Cupid—
For changeless is her decree,
~ And life is a hopeless tangle
. Tdo deep for the humax mind,
Since Fate is so relentless .
And Cupid is so blind, oh
But that mankind must suffer, .
. Isa theme on which they agree—
:+.Dan Cupid; the poor, blind archer, :
And Fate with her stern decree.
wn oe Spring ‘Mills,
|. Brick layers will soon , begin work on the
new. Lutheran church building. . . ‘
"A. ‘Corman & Son will opérate their cider
press ler! and ‘at Tusseyville, every Tues-
da dud Thivfsday during the season,
. ‘Applebutter. making: seems to he the gen-
dral-ordercofobhedday. About every third
fatnily Byiénpugedohi the ‘boiling business.
Tath18 Wiley apie are very plentiful’ and
ciead. Blac a fair crop, ‘but they com-
mand 4 Bghees.
ing an address by Mrs. Charles W. Fair- | + D: N.Kennelley, of our village, met with
banks, of Washington, president general of
the national society. Thursday evening Gen.
and Mrs: Hastings will give a reception in
honor of Mrs. Fairbanks. - YE ielnidiy
* There will be a short session Friday
morning, after which the entire party will:
take a special train for a visit to State Col-
lege.
The committee on program is composed
as follows : Miss Susan C. Frazer, state
regent, Lancaster; Mrs. Abner Hoopes,
state vice-regent, West Chester; Mrs. Enoch
Stanford, state conference treasurer, Con-
shohocken; Miss Emma L. Crowell, state
conference secretary, Oak Lane; Mrs. An-
thony W. Cook, regent, Brookville chapter,
Brookville; Mrs. Laura E. R.- Schock, Se-
linsgrove; Mrs. Hugh L. White, Williams-
port; Mrs. E. M. Heim, Lewisburg; Miss
Frances M. F. Donnel, Sunbury; Mrs. D.
L. Krebs, Clearfield; Mrs. Deborah D.
Mitchell, Be
ilefonte; Miss Helen E. C. Ov-
erton, Bellefonte. ; ;
quite serions-loss last: aveek... In walking
from ‘Dr. Braucht’s office tothe store, he los t
‘his pocketbook containing $29.00, obtained
by'hard work. The finder will be liberally
rewarded by féturning the same to the owner.
H, B. Miller, formerly an employee at
Allison’s flouring mill, having secured a
desirable position in the car shops at Renovo,
moved his family and effects to that place on
Monday last. We are very sorry to lose Mr.
Miller, he was an excellent citizen, affable
and always a gentleman.
Krape’s shoe emporium was formerly head-
quarters for general news, and the discussion
of political questions of the day. But since
the post-office ig located there, Mr. Krape will
not allow any discussion of a political char-
acter, nor any noisy arguments. Of course
our large 4nd small fry politicians are an-
noyed, and are now wondering where —
their scant oratory can spend itself in fumes
and vapor. - ‘ : ;