- nuary i6, 1903. Bellefonte, Pa. P. GRAY MEEK, , da Ebpiror Terms oF Susscriprion.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates : Paid strictly in advance Paid before expiration of year. aes Paid after expiration of year............ Democratic County Committee for 1903. Precinet. Name. P. O. Address. Bellefonte N W Jno. Trafford Bellefonte * SW P. H. Gerrity, s £ WW Geo. R. Meek, 5 Centre Hall Boro W. F. Bradford, Centre Hall Howard te Abe Weber, Howard Milesburg George Noll, Milesburg Millheim 8 F. P. Musser, Millheim Philipsburg 1st W J W Lukens Philipsburg oH 2nd W Ira Howe, te te srd W Ed. G.Jones, 8 “ 8. Philipsburg State College Boro C. D. Dutcher, M. S. McDowell, State College Unionville Geo. W. Rumberger, Fleming Benner Twp. N PL. C. Rearick, Bellefonte «TSP JF. Hoy, “ Boggs Twp. N P Ira P. Confer, Yarnell ot E P G.H. Lyman, Roland i WP Jas. W. Fulmer. Milesburg Burnside Twp. ‘Wm. Hipple, Pine Glenn College * 1. J. Dreese, Lemont Curtin £¢ William Quay, Romola Ferguson “ EP Wm. H Fry, Pine Grove Mills 6 ‘“ WP F.Bowersox, Penna Furnace Gregg Twp. NP Geo. W. Ream, Penns Cave * E P Frank Fisher, Penn Hall te WP John Smith, Spring Mills Haines Twp. W P Ralph Stover, Aaronsburg a E P E. M. Boone, Feidler Half Moon Twp. J. H. Griffin, Stormstown Harris he! Oscar Stover, Boalsburg Howard et Jerry Glenn, Mt. Eagle Huston ee R. D. Ardery, Martha Liberty ke B. S. Brown, Blanchard Marion se J. W. Orr, Walker Miles Twp ¥. P Jerry Brungart, Wolfs Store se M P John Zeigler, Rebersburg * W P A.J. Hazel, Madisonburg Patton Twp. Thos. M. Huey, Waddle Penn sd W. F. Smith, Millheim Potter “ 8S P F. A. Carson, Potters Mills se * «NP DORK. Keller, Centre Hall ** “ W P J. W. Spangler, Tusseyville Rush “ N P Wm. Frank, Philipsburg o S P C.T. Kennedy, Retort SnowShoe E PJ. D. Brown, Snow Shoe ee W P Wm. Kern, Moshannon Spring Twp. N P Jas. C. Carson, Bellefonte S P Henry Gentzel, Pleasant Gap W P Jno. L. Dunlop, Bellefonte Taylor Twp. James F. Goss, Hannah Union * S. KX. Emerick, Fleming Walker Twp E P J. H. Beck, Nittany 8 M P J.D. Miller, Hublersburg $e W P Albert Shaffer, Zion Worth *¢ G. C. Woodring. Port Matilda L. A. Suarrer CYRUS BRUNGART, J. K. Jouxson Chairman, Secretaries. : Mr. Hamilton’s Strange Notions. Secretary of Agricalture HAMILTON wants to govern everything, it appears. That is to say in his annual report to Gov. STONE he recommends a lot of absurd legis- lation with respect to the Agricultural De- partment of the State and the worst of it is that probably some of his recommendations will be adopted. That is he proposes three new bureaus in the Agricultural Depart- ment, each to have an expensive head and probably a lot of clerks,and as the Republi- can machine is always looking for new sources of political patronage, we wouldn’t be surprised if his suggestions were followed by the Legislature, though they were not addressed to the Legis- lature at all. Among the other suggestions made by Mr. HAMILTON is a proposition that ‘‘hootchy-cootchy’’ dances and gambling devices be excluded from county fairs. We are quite as strongly opposed to some of the immoral features and catch-penny de- vices which of late years have become fea- tures of the county fairs as Mr. HAMILTON can be. They have no relationship with agriculture and no place as exhibits of the fruits of the soil. But we can’t overlook the fact that agricultural associations are composed of citizens of the communities in which they make their exhibits as a rule anthorized to operate by the courts and the Legislature has nothing to do with them. The moral sense of the organiza- tion determines what may be exhibited and the basiness sense will fix the amount of the premiums. "Mr. HAMILTON'S suggestion that the State make an aunual appropriation to county fairs and that the Legislature au- thorize the expenditure of a million dol- lars for road improvements might be good or bad, according to circumstances. For, example in the event that the State should. give a bounty, unearned of course, to county fairs, the Legislatnre woald not oily then acquire the right to fix the’ amount of the premium but to regulate the character of the exhibits, which might cost more than it comes to. By the same token if the million dollars for road im- provement is to come out of the products of the farm, and tbat is where most taxes come from, it would be expensive to the farmer. : A Wise Bat Alert Citizen. Mr. JOHN MURRAY, a newly naturalized. oitizen of Northumberland county, is wise in his day and geueration. Mr. MURRAY applied to the court in Sunbury the other day for citizenship and according to the .custom of some courts Judge AUTEN asked him some questions, all of which were an- swered promptly and intelligently. Final- ~ ly His Honor, looking the applicant for citizenship straight in the eye, asked who elects the Governors of Pennsylvania. The embryo citizen never blinked as he replied, with the confidence of thorough knowledge and understanding, ‘‘M. 8, QUAY.” The eursury ohserver of politics might be disposed to regard that as both an iucor- rect and inappropriate answer. But that is just where the cursory observer is grave- ly. mistaken. If the interrogatories had been put and answers given in any cours in New York and Massachusetts and the answer had been the same, with the exoep- tion that PLATT or LODGE had been substi- tuted, it would have been absurd. In those States and in fact in all the States except this poor. Commonwealth Governors are electett by the people and the answer would have revealed an ignorance which would have disqualified the applicant for citizen- ship. - : : the people have nothing to do with elec- tion of Governor. box stuffers of Philadelphia and Pittsburg do the rest. Senator QUAY simply selects the man of his choice and the ballot It is a shameful fact, but a fact nevertheless and Mr. JOHN MURRAY, newly admitted to citizenship in Northum- berland county, has revealed a thorough knowledge of the workings of the political machine. He paid QUAY a nice compli- ment, moreover, and if there is a spark of gratitude in his nature he will see that the new citizen gets on. Meeting of the New County Committe. The new county chairman Cyrus Brun- gars called the new county committee to- gether yesterday for the first time and though there is no important campaign on hand or technical matters of party policy to discuss there was a turnout large enough to insure the new chairman that the entbhu- siasm with which he has started out has met with a hearty response in many parts of the county. The meeting was called to order in the parlor of the Brockerhoff house and twenty nine of the districts were represented. Sec- retary J. K. Johnson read the new appor- tionment, as based on the vote for Gover- nor last fall. It was adopted upon motion of J. L. Dunlap. Under the new appor- tionment there will be 91 delegates in the next county convention. The committeemen made returns of their appointees as school district chairmen and letters of instruction were given to those present. . Chairman Brungart announced his exec- utive committee as follows: J. L. Spang- ler, W.C. Heinle, C. M. Bower, P. Gray Meek, E. L. Orviv, J. C. Meyer, Chas. R. Kurtz, W. H. Noll, S. W. Smith, F. P. Musser, John T. McCormick, Dr. F. K. White, Dr. W. U. Irwin, John A. Wood- ward and E. A. Hampton. Following his announcement the chair- man made a ringing speech that was some- what of a surprise to those who were not acquainted with his latent oratorical pow- ers. Then Col. J. L. Spangler, Senator Heinle, Geo. R. Meek and J. L. Danlap spoke, after which the entire party repaired to the dining room as guests of the chair- man and enjoyed an elaborate dinuver. Altogether the meeting was a decided success and we congratulate the new chair- man on how happily it was arranged. —The abolition of child lahor will never be accomplished until a recipe to cure lazy dads is found. Congress will Likely Remove the Duty on Coal. Canada and Nova 8cotia. Will thus have an Opportunity to Compete, While Ours will qo There Free of Duty also. An Investigation "under way. WASHINGTON, January 12.—It is ex- pected that Congress will pass a bill re- moving the duty of 67 cents a ton on coal imported into this country. This bill may take the form of a rebate or drawback for ninety days, and also will provide for re- ciprocity, admitting free of duty coal im- ported into this country from countries granting the same privilege to the United States. This means Canada, and will per- mit Nova Scotia coal to come into this country free, while coal from the Al- leghenies and westward will go into Cana- da free of duty. The ways and means committee will meet to-morrow, aud, ac- cording to the present programme, report a bill on the above lines. It is expected it will pass the House to-morrow. It will be taken up in the Senate very soon and the intention is to have it pass without much delay. Its consideration in the Senate has not been arranged for, bus efforts are making to expedite its passage without amendment and with little dis- cussion. A number of Republicans who heretofore have been opposed to changing the duty on coal said they would not op- pose the bill, provided it did vot open up the whole tariff question. There was some general talk to-day about an agreement to pass such a bill without opening up the tariff question and the Republican leaders expect the house bill will be passed promptly by the Senate. ‘V. B. Johnson to:day was principal wit- ness before the committee of the Senate on the District of Columbia, which is invesi- gating into the cost of coal in Washington. He admitted baviug sold coal at $20 a ton, but said he did not sell more than fifty tons at that rate and that was before the strike was declared off. Mr. Johnson testi: fied shat he bought coal from CharlesD. Norton & Co., Philadelphia, October. 28th, at $4.75 a ton as the mines; November 4th, | $5.75 at the mines, from Howell Brothers & Co., Baltimore; October 17th, Pistsbarg, lump “coal, $5; November 11th, from Howell Brothers & Co., $7 at the mine, and November 25th, $8.25. To each of these prices $2 shoaold be added, he said, to show the cost in this city before he touched the coal. He would not give the names of others of whom he bought coal. Senator Stewart asked him : ‘‘How much coal have you received from the Reading and what have yon done with it?” Mr. Johnson declined to answer that question. He would not say that he would refuse to answer it to-morrow, however. ‘‘We will give you until to-morrow to think it over,’’ said Senator Stewart. The committee is attempting to trade the sales of coal which should be sold here under the agreement with the railroad | companies at $7.25 per ton. A Louusbury, agent of the Reading company, testified that. his company was sending to Wash- ington an average of sixty-two cars a day, of which about twelve went to the govern- ment departments. He agreed to furnish the names of the dealers if his principals were willing, to tell to whom the other coal was sold. A wholesale dealer testified that he had sold 6,500 tons of Reading coal since the resumption of mining to small local dealers at $6.15 per ton, but that he bad no agreement as to what they were to charge. All the dealers to-day testified that prices were from $12 a ton up for an- thracite and all agreed that much more in- dependent coal was coming here than in previous seasons. ——Subsoribe for the WATCHMAN. * But in Pennsylvania it’s different. Here | Former Governor Daniel H. Hastings is Dead. { Continued from page 2) LYING IN STATE. No sooner had the news of the death of Governor Hastings been sent ahroad than telegrams of condolence for the bereaved came flooding in from all quarters. Sena- tors Quay and Penrose, former Governor- Pattison, Governor elect Pennypacker, Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke, U.S. A.. Adj. Gen. Henry C. Corbin, U. S. A., Governor Stone, Francis Murphy and scores of oth- ers were quick to wire expressions of ten- der sympathy. Immediately Governor Stone issued a proclamation fitting the occasion and bur- gess Edmund Blanchard, of Bellefonte, made a public request of the citizens to close all places of business on the day of the funeral and assume appropriate mourning. On Sunday morning Rev. Dr. Shriner,. of the Methodist church, conducted a special memorial service for the deceased. While the blizzard was at its worss at the hour for the service quite a large congre- gation gathered out of respect to the man who had done so much for the church. The Hastings home was open to the pub- lic Monday afternoon and evening to afford an opportunity for everyone who desired to take a last look at their friend. He laid in the red room of his palatial home, the Red Lion, and the massive red cedar casket was fairly buried in flowers. A detail of Co. B, N. G. P. stood guard at the head and foot while the crowds filed by. Daring the hours for the public about 1500 people passed the bier, among them being all of the pupils of the public schools, the Acad- emy and the parochial schools. THE FUNERAL ON TUESDAY. The funeral services on Tuesday attract ed a great many strangers to Bellefonte, though the extreme cold probably was the cause of so few country people coming in to attend the obsequies of the man they had known so well. The morning was taken up with a meeting in the court house Bar Association. Gen. James A. Beaver presided and after prayer by Rev. Dr. H. C. Holloway, Col. D. F. Fortney read the minutes that had been prepared by secre- tary M. I. Gardner. Following this Sen. S. R. Peale, of Lock Haven, addressed the assemblage in most eloquent language. Other speakers at the memorial were Col. John I. Rodgers, of Philadelphia; Judge Cyrus Gordon, of Clearfield; Capt. W. C. Kress, of Lock Haven, and Hon. H. D. Kit- tell, of Ebenshurg. ; By 2 o'clock, the hour set for the funer- al, north Allegheny street was lined with men and women whose bowed heads and solemn mien spoke of the sadness they felt. The Episcopal and Lutheran churches and the public school buildings were thrown open to furnish shelter from the biting cold for those who could not get into the house of mourning, but few were content to take advantage of it; preferring to be nearer, even though it did entail suffering from the cold. The services were conducted in the hall- way, the body having heen removed to the library. Rev. Dr. Wilford Shriner, of the Methodist church, was in charge. A choir composed of Miss Autoinette Dunbar, of Boston, and the following members of the Preshyterian choir, Mrs. H. M. Hiller, Mrs. J. C Meyer, Hard P. Harris and Henry Brown stood on the first landing and sang as from a loft. The burial service, which was read by Dr. Shriner, was follow- ed by the hymn “In the Hour of Trial.” Then Rev. Geo. I. Brown, of the Episco- pal church, read the 39th Psalm. A prayer bv Rev. W. A. Honck, of Mt. Carmel, former pastor of the Methodist church here and an especial friend of the Hastings family, was then offered and Dr. Shriner began his tribute. Dr. Laurie, of the Presbyterian church, and Dr.Holloway, of the Lutheran church, followed and the last public expression was made hy Dr. Geo. Edward Reed, president of Dickinson col- lege, at Carlisle. The last prayer was of- fered by Rev. J. Ellis Bell, presiding eld- er of the Altoona district, just after the choir had sung ‘*Ahide With Me.” The hour had come—3 . o’clock—for the cortege to move and the solemn tolling of the bells in town called great crowds to line the streets over which it passed. First proceeded carriages conveying the clergy, then the honorary pall bearers, Bellefonte lodge No. 268, F. and A. M., and the carriers. The hearse, which followed, was within a hollow square formed by Co. B, the military escort. Immediately fol- lowing it were the carriages for the family and the close personal friends, after them rode Governor Stone and his staff, Gen. J. P. S. Gobin and his staff, Gen. John A. Wiley and staff, Gen. Shall and staff and Col. Rufus C. Elder and staff. BL At the cemetery the Masons took charge and the interment was made according to their ritual. The members of the family did not leave their carriages. Sion PALL BEARERS AND CARRIERS, The honorable pall bearers were Hon. Charles Emory Smith, Hon. J. Henry Cochran, Hon. David Martin, Hon. Alex- ander E. Patton, Mr. William P. Duncan, Mr. Lawrence L. Brown, Hon. 8S. 8. Blair, Mi. A. G. Morris, Hon. Fred Kurtz, Col. Robert B. Banker, Col. John H. Sander- son, Capt. Jobn C. Delaney, Col. James H. Lambert, Col. John I. Rogers, Col, George Nox McCain, Mr. J. S. W. Holton, Mr. John; B. Reed, Mr. H. D. Kittel, Hon. Vance McCormick, Hon, George W. Creighton, Mr. William A. Patton, Hon. M. E. Olmsted, Major Lane S. Hart, Hon. John H. Weiss, Hon. George B. Orlady, Hon. James A. Beaver, Capt. Wilson C. Kress, Mr. E. A. Bigler, Mr. J. L. Mitch- ell, Hon. C. F. Warwick, Col. James P. Coburn, Mr. W. L. Malin, Mr. William M. McCormick, Mr. E. T. Postlethwaite. The carriers were John P. Harris, D. F. Fortney, Col. J. L. Spangler, Hon. W. C. Heinle, F. W. Crider, Dr. Geo. F. Harris, Ellis L.. Orvis, Jno. C. Miller, Jno. Meese, Hon. John H. Wetzel, Isaac Mitchell, James A. McClain, L.T. Manson, Thos. A. Shoemaker, W. B. Mingle, Col. Wilbur F. Reeder. : A PROFUSION OF FLORAL TRIBUTES. Such a lavish display of flowers has never before been seen at a funeral in Bellefonte. The number of set pieces and shocks of roses was sogreat that scarcely half of them: could be loaded onto the wagon that was to take them to the grave. Among the offerings. were a horse shoe on easel from Philadelphia friends; basket of roses from the ‘Bellefonte club; American Beauties from Senator Cochran, of Williamsport; palms and orchids from Col. Sanderson; palms and orchids from the Sterling Coal Company; wreath of pink roses from Col. J. L. Spangler; wreath of lilies of the val- ley from Mrs. Hastings and Helen; wreath of orchids from E. T. Postlethwaite, Phil- adelphia; wreath of violets and gaylex leaves, Methodist church; wreath of red roses and gaylex leaves D. A. R.; pillow from Bellefonte Lodge F. and A. M.; cross and crown from Constan’s Commandery; palms and violess from Col. aud Mrs. ; Reilly, Robert Broomlee; Mrs. J. Henry under the direction of the Centre county | Cochran Jr., John H. McCormick, Seth T. Reeder; palms and white roses from Jack- son, Hastings & Co. ; carnations from Mr. and Mrs. Cheston; scroll from G. A. R.; American beauties from A. G. Morris; white carnations cross from Mrs. McCor- mick, of Williamsport; white wreath from Sen. A. E. Patton; broken shaft from Cen- tre County Bar; pink carnations Miss Law- son; basket pink carnations A. C. Ripper; garya wreath from Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Malin; gaylex: wreath, Perchmart, Pitte- burg. After the funeral many of the flowers weresent to the Bellefonte hospital. THE DISTINGUISHED VISITORS PRESENT. Among those who came from a dis- tance to pay the last tribute of respect to our lamented citizen were Governor W. A. Stone and staff who arrived by special train shortly afternoon and departed immediate- ly after the ceremony ; Gen. J. P. 8S. Gobin and staff, Gen. John A. Wiley and staff, Gen. John Schall and staff, Col. Rufus C. Elder of the Fifth regiment and staff, all representing the National Guard. The U. 8. Court was represented by Judge R. C. Archbald, of Scranton, and the Saperior court by Judges Geo. B. Orlady, «t Hunt- ingdon and James A. Beaver. From the private walks came Hon. H. R. Curtin, Roland; D. G. Stewart, Pine Glenn; Hon. R. M. Foster, State College; Hon. Sol. Dresser and F. A. Miller, Bradford; Hon. James Kerr, Sen. A. E. Patton, W. D. Bigler, Harry Bigler, and W. E. Wallace, Clearfield; W. C. MecConuell, Shamokin; Sen. J. 8. McCarrell, Capt. and Mrs. W. C. Kress, Lock Haven; Albert J. Logan, F. K. Patterson, Pittshurg; Dr. H. S. Brauchs, Spring Mills; A. Walter, Millheim, Capt. S. H. Bennison, Jacksonville; Hon. J. W. Kepler and Capt. W. H. Fry, Pine Grove Mille; Wm. P. Dancan, John Gowland, postmaster Andrew Bolger and J. N. Schoonover, Philipsburg; Senator S. R. Peale, J. H. Fredericksand W. A. Kinsloe, Lock Haven; Don Holderman, John OC. Delaney, Harrisburg; Fish Commissioner James A. Dale, York; James Thomas, Postmaster Chas. W. Scott, Hon. C. J. McCormick, and Hon. J. Henry Cochran, of Wilhamsport; Judge Archibald, Scranton; W. I. Swoope, Roland E. Swoope, Judge Cyrus N. Gorden, Thos. H. Murray Esq. of Clearfield; Jas. H. Allport. of Hastings ; Lawrence L. Brown, Sandy Ridge; M. D. Kittell. Ebensburg; John Mitchell, Le- mont; Dr. Wm. Frear, Dr. J. W. Robison, John W. Stuart, W. C. Patterson, Hon. R. M. Foster, State College; Hon. A. G. Morris, Hon. S. S. Blair, James L. Mitch- ell, Tyrone; Col. Robert H. Powell, Gen. Supt. G. W. Creighton, P. R. R Fred Ramey | and Ed. Ames, of Altoona; James A. Me- | Clain, of Spangler; Col. and Mrs. James M. Lambert, Col. and Mis. John. I. Rogers, Ex-Mayor Chas. ‘F. Warwick, Gen. Nox McCain, Henry Liveright, A. S. Grow, ex-Judge Dimuer Beeber. Farm Help Said to be Scarce. The Scarcity is Due to the Large Number of In- dustrial Plants Throughout Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG, Jan. 11.—Secretary of Agriculture Jobn Hamilton, has received from State Printer Ray, the advance sheet | of his annual report, which will be sent tomorrow to Governor Stone. Secretary Hamilton reports a scarcity of farm and domestic help, due to the in- creased number of industrial plants thronghout the state, which offer larger wages than these obtained on a farm. He refers to the necessity for continuing the farmers’ institutes, which have been of - great benefit to agricolturists, and asks for an appropriation to continue the work. Daring the year, 3,023 samples of but- ter were analyzed, of which 1,019 were pure, 1.840 oleomargarine, and 164 ren- ovated butter. Theamonnt of license fees for the sale of oleomargarine was $23,477,- 04; for license allowing sale of renovated butter, $766.07, and for fines and costs, the result of prosecutions nuder the pure food law, $17,409.79. State and national laws are further recommended for the better- ment of pure food conditions. Secretary Hamilton recommends the creation of a division of animal hus- bandry, a division of horticulture, and pomology and a division of highway im- provement; a well selected library; a muse- um; an exhibit at the state fair; and the appropriation of $25,000 for an exhibit at the St. Louis exposition. He dwells on the question of good roads and shows that reports from other states place Penn- sylvania in the background on this ques- tion. He recommends immediately legis- lation that will bring about the results hoped for and suggests that convict labor might be used to advantage in service on the public roads. Referring to county fair associations, he urges the obliteration of all catch-penny features, immoral shows, gambling and illegal selling, which are making county fairs nnpopular. He suggests as a remedy that the state appropriate sufficient money to allow fair premiums to be paid on all exhibits and closer attention to racing and other legitimate sports. In conclusion, Secretary Hamilton asks for an appropriation of $1,000,000 for good roads; $2,600 each for the state Board of Agriculture, Horticulture society, State Poultry association and State Live Stock | Breeders association; $25,000 for the St. Lonis fair; $10,000 for farmers’ institutes, $25 000 for county fairs, and $3,000. for an agricunltural library. ‘ Big Fire at Mechanicsburg. Post Office and Printing Office Gutted. Bank Dam- aged. MECHANICSBURG, Pa., January 13.— Fire,caused by an overheated stove, started in the office of the Thomas Printing House this morning, and soon spread to the post office, in the same building. Both were. gutted. Kast’s Commercial School and Williams’ barber shop, and Second Na- tional bank were also damaged. The high wind fanned the flames. Aid was asked of the Harrisburg fire depart- meat, but the fire was under. control by the time the department arrived on a spec- ial train. : : The total loss is $30,000, with $20,000 insurance. : Much Suffering in Kansas. ToPEKA, Kan., Jan. 12.—The fuel sitna- tion grows more alarming in Topeka. Two of the largest coal companies in the city report they have not a pound of coal on hand with which to supply their orders, and do not know when they will be able to get any. Packing houses and other in- stitutions will have to close in two days unless this situation is relieved. The local gas company may bave to close this week, as the works cannot secure coal to make gas. The street railway company has only a small supply of coal on hand. Other Kansas towns report practically Dog Saved His Master. Mad Bull Had Farmer Down When Faithful Shep- herd Rescued Him. INDIANAPOLIS, January 13. — George Wilson, who lives on his farm in Ervin township, ten miles west of Kokomo, owes his life to the heroism of a faithful shepherd dog, which aided him to escape death while under the hoofs of a furious bull. As it is, Wilson is sericusly hurt and his physicians says his chances for recovery are none_too good. (Mr. Wilson, who is 60 years old, was leading a Hereford bull from his barn. In an unguarded moment the animal jerked loose and rushed at the farmer. The ani- mal was dehorned, but it pinioned Wilson against the barn. The shepherd was at his master’s heels, and when the bull rushed at Wilson the dog leaped at the flank of the bull. But the mad bull forced the farmer to the ground and began to tramp on him with his front hoofs. The shepherd changed his fighting tac- tics. He jumped at the nose of the bal ; and was shaken off. Bat the dog was snot discouraged at his first failure. He renew- ed the attack, seizing the bull by the throat The dog sank his teeth into the animal’s hide and hung on until pain and fright caused the hull to forget about the farmer. It turned and ran, the dog still holding to the bull’s throat, in which the shepherd’s teeth had torn large gashes. The dog was covered with blood, some from its own body and some from the bull. After the bull was away the dog let go its hold and went back to its master. When neighbors reached the place the dog was licking the blood from Wilson’s face. In the contest with the bull Wilson's scalp was torn, his right leg crushed and broken and he has internal injuries. —————————— Superior Court. Only Four of the Seven Judges in Attendance. SCRANTON, January 14.—Only four of the seven judges of the Superior court were present when the session of the cours opened this morning. They were Judge James A. Beaver, of Bellefonte; Judge W. D. Porter, of Pittshuig; Judge P. P. Smith, of this city, and Judge T. A. Morrison, of McKean county. The latter was recently appointed by Governor Stone and this was his first appearance on the hench. President Judge C. E. Rice is not yet able to resume his duties and Judge George B. Orlady was yesterday called to Phila- | delphia by the serious illness of his son. Judge W. W. Porter, of Philadelphia, did i not intend to sic at this ‘session, as he will shortly resign, but if Judge Orlady cannot serve this term, Judge Porter will come on here to-morrow. There was a large number of admissions and many motions which consumed the greater part of the afternoon. Only one case was argned,-that of Walter vs. Tian- sue, an appeal from the c. p. of North- ampton county. : Calls Laziness a Disease. A Compulsory Cure for this Ailment Should be Provided by Law. If Mrs. Demuth, president of the Alton Provident Association, succeeds in secur- ing the passage of a law declaring laziness a disease and providing a compulsory cure, she will have solved one of the problems of the ages. She may rightly be termed a woman of courage, for her experience as a practical worker in’ philanthropic fields should make her familiar with the im- meusity-of the task she has undertaken. Yet there is some difficulty in determin- ing the course of reasoning that Mrs. De- muth followed in deciding that laziness is a disease. The man who will not work is, according to Genesis, striving to get around a divine injunction which decreed that on- ly by the sweat of the brow shonld man eat. But labor is an acquired, not a natural habit. : Still, the better a man is the harder will he work. The worse he is the more prone heis to live off the sweat of some one else’s brow. Of course, the argument may be made that this way of looking at the bread-and-buster problem is purely a men- tal point of view. ; There will be some: trouble in making an effectual division of the three kinds of men who will not work. There are men who do not work because they cannot find a job to their liking. There are others who have enough worldly goods to make laziness a sale disease. And, last of all, but probably to Mrs. Demuth’s mind the most important class of patients, are those who will not work because the world owes them a living. 2 Mrs. Demuth proposes to cure the dis- ease of laziness by compulsory labor, pref- erably in the stone yard or over a saw buck. This course of treatment is no ‘rest cure and ‘so will: probably be considered unfavorably by the afflicted fraternity. Yet as the medicine prescribed by Mrs. Demuth will pay for 50 cents’ worth of provisions a day for a married man’s family, the end might justify the means. And as laziness is ‘‘catching,’’ the drains upon charities would be materially reduced. = ‘Rich Man Weds Hello: Girl. | 8aid to Have Heard Her Volos First Quer the Wires. The marriage of Albert Edward Tower, a millionaire iron manufacturer, of Pough:: keepsie, N. Y., and Miss. Mary Towne Bo- gardus, formerly an operator in the tele-. phone exchange, took place Wednesday at the modest home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bogardus, on Smith street. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. P. Vangisou, partor of the First Reformed church, of which the bride and her family. are members, oe : After a brief honeymoon the couple will return to the Tower mansion, on the Hyde Park road. which has been in the hands of furnishers and decorators for weeks, Miss Grace Bogardus, a sister of the bride, will make her home with her. Mr. Tower's bride is a young woman of 22. She is a graduate of the Poughkeepsie high school, aud is pretty and accomplish- ed. The bride has a sweet voice, which firs attracted Mr. Tower’s attention when she answered his telephone call at the ex- change. Subsequently she was employed by Mr. Tower to attend to some of the de- tails of his large business, doing the work at home. f : Big Strike of Oil in Potter County. A great oil strike has heen made at Gene- see, Potter county, and a well in which oil was found is producing 45 barrels a day. The well is on a 60 acre farm owned by Miss. Ellen Cunningham. Her royalty is one-eight of the oil produced. Five more wells will be drilled at once on the farm. The property is eight miles from Wellshoro and one and a half miles from the York state line. the same situation. The weather is clear and cold and much suffering has resulted. ——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. A PROPOSE. Written for the Warcumax. The snow-capped hills look gloomy To many a poor man’s eyes, His coal bin has been empty, And coal’s still on the rise. His home ’s now cold and chilly, His heart is sick and sore, While the ccld winds keep howling Around his eabin door. ““Man’s inhumanity to man” Still rings across the moor, Yet selfish men stand ready To rob the struggling poor. Can Heaven ever smile on men, Who want every thing in sight, From coal mines with millions Down to the widow’s mite, 0, coal king, have merey on And hear the poor widow's ery, Her prayers will close the door on You to mansions in the sky. Then from hades there'll come a voice— Send Lazarus on the run To bring a glass of water, quick, To cool my parched tongue. =W.T. 8. —————— Er — Hublersburg. James Love returned to Pittsburg after a three weeks’ visit with his mother. Celia Myers has gone to Pittsburg where she expects to be employed. T. L. Kessinger and family spent Sunday at the home of Wm. Bell, of Bellefonte, Mrs. Kate McEwen and son John, of Lock Haven, are visiting at the home of J. H. Car- ner. Mrs. Esther Seibert and family,of Wilkins- burg, who have been visiting in town for sev- eral weeks, returned home last Saturday. Services were held in the Reformed church Wednesday evening previous to a business session of the joint consistory on Thursday. Mrs. Elizabeth Willower went to Balti: more, last Friday, to spend the rest of her time in that city. Another old home broken up that has been established here for forty years. Mr. and Mis. H. I. Crow returned home, last Tuesday, after having spent two weeks with their parents at Marysville and Liver- pool. Little Miss Mary has been confined to the house since their return with a very se- vere cold. * ? Snow Shoe. Prof. Gramley yisited our schools in this section last week. People are busy filling their ice houses now. How would you like to be the ice man ? Mrs. J. W. Woomer visited in Snow Shoe a few days last week at her brother's, H. E. Leathers. The mercury has been hovering around zero, for the last few days. Four below is the lowest it has registered yet. An epidemic of scarlet rash has been hover- ing over this community for the last six weeks and at present writing it still seems to be in full force. Several deaths have oc- curred from its effects. Resolutions adopted by the Moshannon Grammar school on the death of Viola Harsh- barger on Dec. 27th, 1902. WHEREAS, Tt has pleased God in his al- wise Providence to send the death angel among us, and remove from us our beloved mate and scholar, Viola Harshbarger, whose loss we so keenly feel, and whose face we shall miss in its accustomed place as we meet together from day to day. Therefore be it Resolved. That we as scholars and teacher, bow in humble submission to Him who marks even “The Sparrows fall’ and who has plucked this bud just before it developed into a full blown rose. 2. That we extend our heartfelt spmpathy to the bereft family. 3. That we wear a badge of mourning for a period of thirty days. : 4. That these resolutions be printed in at least one county paper and a copy sent to bereaved family. Howard. As coal is a thing that takes money to buy, The rich will live and the poor. will die. If the cold weather holds on the next on the slate will be filling ice houses. ; : Mr. James Hogan made a flying trip to Lock Haven on Wednesday. Mr. Joseph Shenck, who is teaching school ' at Runville, spent Sunday with his parents. Mr. Hunter Thomas and. B. Weber Thomas made a business trip to Curtin on last Friday. . Mrs. Wm. Henderson and her daughter Lovan, made a flying trip to Lock Hayen last Thursday. bs : Miss Susie Pletcher returned to Williams- port, on Monday, where she is attending school. } % } : Quite a number of people went to Belle- fonte, Tuesday, to see and attend the funeral of Governor Hastings. ~~ °' : 5 There will be quite a bit-of moving around in the spring; everybody is hustling around, hunting their house for next year. + A sled load of Howard's young folks went to Eagleville Friday evening. .They spent the evening at the Blanchard home: All re- port having had a good time, if they didn’t get home till four o'clock. : E80 Take advantage of the good sleighing and hire your rigs from our up-to-date livervman ‘ J. M. Robb, as he has bought a lot of fine new sleighs, and can give yon the sportiest and best outfit in the town. ! A sled load of Eagleville’s young folks ar- rived in Howard, Monday evening at 8 o’clock.™ They were bound for Jacksonville to attend a party at Charley Yearick’s. They stopped at B. Weber Thomas’ ice cream parlor and all got warm, and took with them from. Howard Liza and Della: Williams, Curt Longee and B. Weher Thomas. All had a very good time and felt that it was good for them to be there. : Robert Reese, son of. conductor Martin Reese, of Snow. Shoe, died at his home on Sunday evening. and : his remains were brought here on Monday evening. Funeral services were held at'the home of his grand-’ mother, Mrs. M. J. Holter, on Tuesday morn- ing at 10 o’clock, Rev. Boggs officiating. In- terment in Schenck’s cemetery. He was7 years ‘and 8 months old and leaves to mourn. a father and sister,
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