BY FP. GRAY MEEK.
Ink Slings. :
—The longest pole knocks the persim-
mon—Western Union poles excepted.
—TIt is beginning to look as if the Re-
liance will lash the new Shamrock to her
mast the very first time they meet.
—The reign of the Panama hat was short
lived and there was enough money sunk
in them last season to have built the
Panama canal. i
— Senator HANNA has withdrawn his
opp osition and now the Ohio Republicans
may endorse ROOSEVELT. How happy
they must be.
—Those terrible storms
truction throughout the
President doesn’t seem
enough to come home. ;
—Investigations in the Post Office De-
partment are beginning to disclose a great
big fire behind the smoke that has been
blinding the public eye for some time.
—HANNA must have held that if the
Ohio endorsement was worth baving it was
worth asking for, since he forced RoOSE-
VELT to say : Please Mr. HANNA, may 1
have it.
—If the Republicans of Centre county
who are looking for a candidate for judge
would call at the office of Col. EDWARD
CAN-I-GIT-IT CHAMBERS they will discover
that their search is o'er. :
—The automobilists who were killed in
that great Paris-Madrid race on Sunday—
and the spectators, too, who fell victims of
the fatal machines—might all have heen
alive had they been in church.
—The editor of the Republican has ap-
peared in the role of a Wise Man. He has
still carry des-
West and the
to have sense
seen *‘a star in the east’’ and urges all good |
Republicans to follow it. He will proba-
bly be in the pilgrimage, himself, if this
new star of his doesn’t travel too fast.
—Philadelphia’s law and order society
burned thousands of dollars worth of slot
machines and other confiscated gambling
devices in that oity last week, but it is
safe to say that there are thousands ofother
ways left in that city for burning money.
—The Republicans nominated a leading
press muzzler for Auditor General on Wed-
nesday. Now let us see how many of the
state papers that have called PENNYPACK-
ER what he is for having signed the bill
will oppose Mr. SNYDER for having voted
for it. :
—Tomorrow will be Memorial day.
How many will observe it in a manner that
will be real tribute to our hero dead and
how many will scarcely bave time to
realize what the day is for, between the
base ball games, races, dances and picnics
that will be going on ? = ex 10
—The farmers down through the eastern
part of the State whose fields were de-
stroyed by a cloud burst while they were
at church praying for rain, must have been
shoroughly convinced of the efficacy of
prayer though they couldn't have gone
about it with moderation.
~ —After thirty-five years of success as a
negro minstrel GEORGE PRIMROSE has re-
tired from the stage and it is said that he
remembers all the jokes that were cracked
by the black face artists when he began
his career. The wonder is that Mr. PRIM-
ROSE didn’t retire long ago.
—That Paris-Madrid automobile race
demonstrated one thing that is worthy the
consideration of our War Department and
that is, if devices for killing people are
what is needed the modern racing auto
seems to be an improvement on any of the
large guns that have been tried by the
army for some time.
—Mr. WHITNEY, the VANDERBILTS and
other wealthy residents are spending thou-
sands of dollars experimenting with the
hope of exterminating the mosquitoes about
New York. Experiments to the contrary
notwithstanding the mosquitoes are still do-
ing business and WHITNEY and VANDER-
BILT corporosity is just as good as any oth-
er for operating on.
' —The American Society of Equity is
the name of a new organization that has
been formed at Indianapolis for the pur-
pose of raising the price of wheat to one
dollar a bushel and maintaining it at that
figure. Theoretically, the plan may work
out, but the old law of supply and demand
will fix the price of the cereal, notwith-
standing the best land plans of this new
society. ’
—Rear admiral BOWLES, the chief con-
structor of the navy, should have been a
little more explicit in his report of luxuries
that have no place on our warships.
Among other things he says some of the
larger ones carry three hundred and fifty
tons of hath tubs and radiators ; there be-
ing two of the former for the Admiral, one
#for himself and one for a guest, used about
once a year. Admiral BOWLES’ statement
would either make the public believe that
the Admiral doesn’t have guests very often
or that he doesn’t take a bath very often.
—Republicans who have been anxious to
see QUAY get out so that they might be
able to have a band at the wheel are tak-
ing heart because of a remark he made in
Pittsburg during the fore part of the week.
The old man is reported to have said
“There is no need of my going to Harris-
burg, the young men can run the conven-
tion.’ Of course they can, but as long as
he runs the young men there will be little
hope of any one else doing any of the steer-
ing on the Republican barque in Pennsyl-
vania.
VOL. 48
An Honorable Position.
Our Republican contemporaries, the Al-
toona Tribune and the Altoona Gazetie, en-
tered into an agreement to oppose the elec-
tion of State Senator WM. P. SNYDER, of
Chester county, in the event of his nomina-
tion for Auditor General. He has been
pominated and it remains for our con-
temporaries to ‘‘make good.”” That is to
say it is mp to them to carry out their
agreement on the subject or stnltily them-
selves by a default. If they fulfill the
agreement they will probably defeat the
candidate of their party in the county and
earn the everlasting enmity of the machine.
It they fail they will likely sacrifice their
own self respect, the confidence of all
decent citizens in the community and earn
the reward of QUAY’S patronage.
As we have heretofore stated we have no
idea that the average Republican paper
will have the temerity to antagonize QUAY.
Honor, manliness and every consideration
of decency would require them to oppose
Senator SNYDER, who voted for the iniquit-
ous press muzzler at every stage of the
proceedings. The Philadelphia Press has
stated that no self-respecting Republican
paper can say a word in his behalf or refate
any attack made by the Democratic press.
But most of the Republican papers will do
all they can to promote his election for the
reason that most of them care more for the
approval of QUAY than they do for personal
honor and manhood. The hope of spoils is
a more potential influence than the aspira-
tion for the good opinion of decent citizens.
Both of our Altoona contemporaries are
under deep obligation to the Republican
party. One of the proprietors of the 7'ri-
bume is in the consular service of the gov-
ernment and one of ‘ the owners of the Ga-
zette is an official in the revenue service of
the federal government. The President is
a backer of QUAY and will probably con-
sent to any perversion of the public service
which the Senator demands. A year ago,
it will be remembered, he allowed Senator
QUAY to use the federal offices as currency
to bribe delegates who had been instructed
to vote for ELKIN to support PENNY-
PACKER and it may be assumed that in the
impending campaign any political atrocity
which produces the results will he fol-
erated. The Altoona papers may expect a
hard time of it therefore,
But if they adhere to their agreement,
notwithstanding the opposition which will
be brought forward to force them, they
will create a journalistic standard in this
State which will continue for all time.
After that the boodling and blackmailing
newspaper will be a thing of the past and
a horrible nightmare. Such an achieve-
ment may be expensive to onr esteemed
Blair county contemporaries but it will re-
sult in a marvelous moral victory. For all
time they will be pointed to as the saviours
of their journalistic associates from the
shame in which they have so long existed.
It will be a grand position to occupy and
worth all it costs.
Horses and the Awuto.
While automobile races are attracting
the attention of millionaires everywhere
and murdering people wantonly in con-
tinental Europe the horse is doing fairly
well, it may be said. For example, the
famous race horse, Hermis, was sold the
other day in New York for $60,000. The
purchaser at that rather handsome figure
was Mr. R. E. THOMAS, of New York. Mr.
THOMAS bad just previously become owner
of Onatas, a three year old colt, at a cost of
$15,000; of Yardarm, a colt of the same
age at $20,000 and of Dimple, a two-year
old filly, for which he paid $20,000. ?
Of course a multimillionaire who has
ambitions in the horse line would be get-
ting off cheap if he could establish a first
olass stable at that aggregate. But a stal-
lion, three colts and a filly only make the
nucleus of a first class establishment and
no doubt Mr. THOMAS will continue buying
until he has reached a collection something
like that of Mr. WHITNEY, Mr. KEENE
and some ‘of the other high steppers. The
amount mentioned, $115,000 for four, is a
good beginning. . But a complete outfit is
at least a dozen mares of the highest type,
twice that many fillies and half a dozen
stallions worth each the price paid for Her-
mis. Se ;
Our purpose was not to show the ex-
pense or extravagance of keeping upa first
class stable for breeding purposes or a win-
ning string for racing operations. We
merely wanted to indicate that the present
is no time for automobiles to get gay, for
as a matter of fact notwithstanding the
popularity of those dangerous conveyances
among millionaires and fools the horse is
losing nothing in popular estirgation or
market price on account of the new meth-
od of locomotion; and conveyance. The
fellow who breeds good horses will always
have a market for his product and if they
are winners he needn’t go hungry. j
~——Among the ‘‘many wise and benef-
icent laws which will redound to the
credis of our Commonwealth’’ is the press
muzzler, we presume.
STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
The Responsibility Fixed.
If there were any doubts concerning the
relationship of the press muzzler to the
Republican machine, the state convention
on Wednesday dispeiled them. After
nominating for head of the ticket a gentle-
man who voted for the muzzler conven-
tion, presided over by a gentleman who not
only voted for it but trampled on the con-
stitution in‘order to make the vote effective,
placed Senator PENROSE, who organized
the force in support of it,at the head of the
state committee and endorsed as wise and
‘patriotic the Governor who gave it his ap-
proval.
As a matter of fact the convention might
justly be designated as the ‘‘press muz-
zler’s parliament.”’ Half the Philadelphia
delegation were Senators and Representa-
tives in the Legislature who voted for that
iniquitous piece of legislation. Every
man’ who participated in the preliminary
work of the convention was conspicuous in
the movement which culminated in the en-
aotment of the monstrous law. In fact, by
the action of the convention the party or-
ganization directly assumed responsibility
for the muzzler. It has heen made a party
measure essentially.
Of course the odium of signing the bill is
still on the Governor. With a Legislature
composed largely of irresponsible and to a
great extent immoral hangers on of the
machine in the large cities little is to be
expected. Many of these who voted for
the bill in the Senate and House probably
never read the constitution of the State and
wouldn’t understand it if they did. Buf
the Governor is supposed to be a man
learned in the law, a student of history
and a professor of integrity. Therefore he
can’t escape responsibility for his part in
the affair.
But the muzzler now stands as part of
the Republican party of Pennsylvania.
Whatever is baneful in it bas the endorse-
ment of the party managers who must take
the blame for it, as whatever is good in it
goes to their credit. If it silences the crit-
icisms of the press and thus promotes of-
ficial venality the evil is upon the heads
of the Republican leaders. Itis as much
a part of the doctrine of the party as pro-
tective tariff and the expansion which in-
volves imperialism. There must be no
misunderstanding on that point.
The Postoilice Scandals.
The latest developments in the postoffice
scandals leave no doubt of the culpability
of some of the high officials of the Depart-
ment under the administration of President
MoKINLEY. It has not appeared as yet
that any corruption has been indulged in
under the administration of the present
Postmaster General. But his attempts to
conceal the facts and shield the criminals
associates him with the crimes so closely as
to make it practically impossible for
ROOSEVELT to continue him in the office.
Such a relationship between them after
the recent exposures would put a stain upon
the reputation of the President himself.
For example, in the answer of one of the
accused officials he acknowledges the sign-
ing of a letter in which these words ocour :
“You may take up for examination any
postmaster’s accounts for the fiscal year
1890 except New York city and Washing-
ton, D. C.”” This the author of it says is a
very innocent and insignificant little letter.
But carefully analyzed it is neither inno-
cent nor insignificant. It was plainly a
suggestion to make a general investigation
of postoffices which were not accused with
the view of diverting attention from those
which were accused aud would not stand
scrutiny.
- The serious accusations are that officials
of the Postoffice Department drew money
from the treasury which didn’t belong to
them on warrants fraudulently issued and
every effort has been made to prevent an
investigation of those charges. If they
were false why should there be a desire for
concealment. An honest public official
has no reason to object to an examination
of his accounts. It will be claimed, no
donb, that Postmaster General PAYNE is
only concerned for the reputation of his
party. But the reputation of his party will
be better conserved by exposing rascals
than through the concealment of their
orimes. "
——The Pennsylvania ‘Reserves have
notified Gregg post of their intention to
send a tribute to be laid on the grave of
Gov. Curtin on Memorial day. It bas
been the custom of the Reserves to send a
set piece for the grave of the War Governor
every year since bis death. Gregg post is
always asked to take charge of it and,
accordingly, commander Emanuel Noll has
been notified of it. ;
———The Republican state convention at
Harrisburg on Wednesday expressed its
contempt for the Pennsylvania newspaper
by endorsing Governor PENNYPACKER,
who signed, and the Legislature, that
passed, the GRADY-SALUS libel bill and
the editor of the Gazette voted contempt
for himself by voting for such resolutions.
BELLEFONTE, PA., MAY 29, 1903.
End the Robberies Now,
; The Republican state convention has de-
clared against any revision of the tariff by
the present Congress, It has also declared
-its abiding confidence in the wisdom and
patriotism of President ROOSEVELT.
These two declarations are diametrically
apposite to each other, for while the Presi-
dent was in Iowa and since in a speech
made in California, he pronounced, em-
phatically, in favor of such changes in the
ariff schedules as are necessary to remove
the existing shield to monopoly. That is
to say the President under the influence of
the Iowa sentiment accepted the Iowa idea
while the Pennsylvania Republican plat-
form means ‘‘stand pat.” ’
As a matter of fact the Pennsylvania Re-
publican platform is a guarantee of security
to monopolies for two years more. It will
be remembered that about two years ago
the Manufacturers’ club of Philadelphia
aunounced that two vears-from that date
the members of it would consent to a re-
vision of the tariff involving a substantial
reduction in schedules. We remarked at
the time that when the time expired they
would ask for a renewal of the license to
rob. The declaration of the Republican
platform made at Harrisburg on Wednes-
day vindicates that judgment. It is a de-
mand for two years more of a license to
loot. It 'is a plea for an extension of the
franchise to rob. 2
In no instance in the history of the world
hag any robber voluntarily relinquished
his loot. Sometimes, when the officers of
the law’ get too close on him, he will hide
his plunder or if possible throw it away.
But be invariably wants to delay his re-
forms. The confirmed drunkard pleads
for delay in the operation of shutting off
the drink. Inasking for a delay in the
alseration of the revenue laws to the end
that public robberies may be shut off
at once, the legalized robbers of the
Republican party are, therefore, sim-
ply following the examples laid down by
other robbers throughout the history of the
world. But there is no use in farther in-
dulgence.
—POULTENAY BIGELOW might succeed
in making the British believe that the
Usited States army eoldiers area lot of
weaklings and their officers ‘‘men incom-
petent to lead a brigade,”’ but if he does
the English will have to forget history that
tells them of what the grand sires of these
“‘weaklings’”’ and ‘‘incompetents’’ did
one hundred years or more ago. ~
Hanna and Roosevelt.
The protest which HANNA, of Ohio,
made against the endorsement of ROOSE-
VELT by the state convention of his party
in Ohio this year might have been regarded
as the beginning of an opposition which
would probably have been successful. If
represented those conservative elementsin
the Republican citizenship of the country
which cherish the traditions of the Repub-
lic, respect the dignity of the office and
stand for stability in government and safety
in currency. In other words it was a pro-
test against the clown in a position which
ought to be occupied by a statesman and
the gypsy inan office which belongs to the
highest type of civilization. The protest of
Senator HANNA against the endorsement of
ROOSEVELT didn’t necessarily mean that
Mr. HANNA was himseif a candidate for the
nomination. We are not certain that he
would be greatly preferable to ROOSEVELT
though the objections to him take on anoth-
er form. While ROOSEVELT represents the
comedy of politics, HANNA stands for the
commercialism. In other words there isa
grave danger in the installing in the office of
President a man who believes in the Buy-
ing of votes and the prostitution of every
principle to the service of loot. But Mr.
HANNA’s protest against ROOSEVELT was
not necessarily an endorsement of commer-
cialism. It meant simply the restor-
ation of conservatism and reason.
At the risk of a greater danger, there-
fore, we approve the attitude of HANNA.
The investment of the commercial element
with the power of control would be dan-
gerous to be sure, but it is a danger which
might easily be controlled. But the per-
manent settlement of power in the hands
of a clown involves dangers which can’t be
measured. We all know that ROOSEVELT
is a man of blood and an advocate of force.
Such a man invested with vast power may
use it as Napoleon did and wreck the
country. Therefore = the aspirations of
HANNA were less ‘dangerous than those of
ROOSEVELT. : :
In the impending conflict HANNA might
have trinmphed, therefore the wonderment
at his change of front just at a time when
his opposition to ROOSEVELT had begun to
gather strength.
——The head of a Slav family living at
Salona went home drunk on Monday even-
ing and when his wife began to give him
the linguistic lambastin’ he deserved he
pitched into her with his fists. Mrs. Slav,
had a rolling pin up her sleeve, however,
and one good swipe put her drunken pro-
tector (?) out of business so effectually that
it took the doctor to bring him’ back.
NO. 22.
Our Luxurious Navy.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Rear Admiral F.'T. Bowles, chief con-
‘structor of the navy, has figured that the
and fifty tons of bath-tubs, radiators, ice
' machines and other luxuries which have
no proper place in a hattleship. He points
‘out that whereas 17 ward-room" use
one bathtub the Admiral bas two, one for
himself and one fora guest, used about
once a year; that is, the one for the guest.
The necessity for avoiding the use of wood-
work as much as possible has also led to
the designing and installation of much
special metallic furniture and other fixings
tending to beautify the officers’ apartments.
If these luxuries were removed Admiral
Bowles believes that the radius of action of
every battleship would be increased over
30 per cent by carrying 350 tons instead.
It is something of a shock to find that
General von Waldersee’s idea of making a
campaign with a seven-roomed house and
a bathtub has permeated the American
pavy. But now that Admiral Bowles has
shown the necessity for reform there can
be no doubt that his suggestions will be
patriotically accepted and personal comfort
sacrificed for steaming capacity. It may
even be believed that if the matter is pre-
sented in a proper light the 17 ward-room
officers will allow the Admiral and his
guests to use their bathtub when not en-
gaged. yr
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The Kind of An Open Door Needed,
From the Lancaster Intelligencer. PA
Philippine Commissioner Henry 'C. Ide
declines to recede one inch from his master
of fact declaration that the Philippines
cannot be successfully governed by the
United States unless the Dingley tariff bars
against them are taken down and put clear
out of sight. ; :
Protective tariff Republican imperialists
are invited to put that in their pipes and
to smoke it with deliberation. He argues
that successful! government always depends
in some degree upon the prosperity of the
people governed, and that in the case of
perity without giving them free trade with
us. He does not choose to consider wheth-
er they could give themselves prosperity if
we allowed them to go it alone, but that is
another matter. He lays it down most
positively as self-evident and beyond all
controversy that the Philippines will never
prosper under their American control until
they bave free trade with the United States.
In the face of this authoritative and posi-
tive declaration it will be interesting to
see the adjustment of parallel planks in
the next publican national platform
calling for a tight grip on the islands and
no change in the tart. # § r
In the Grip of the Trust.
From the Indianapolis Sentinel.
The latest reported victory of tariff trusts
in the Republican party is that Governor
Cummins of Iowas has agreed to give up
his scheme of tariff revision altogether in
consideration for support for the vice pres-
idential nomination, and the ‘‘Iowa idea’’
will be suppressed in the platform of the
Republicans of that State. This looks like
a good ale. The Iowa influence for tariff
reform in the Republican party never
amounted to anything, as was demonstrat-
ed when the tariff came up in Congress at
the last session. The trusts scared Presi-
dent Roosevelt into line at that time and
brought the Republicans in Congress up
with an unbroken front, notwithstanding
the Iowa talk. It is now universally un-
derstood by politicians that the protection
beneficiaries are in absolute control of the
Republican party and that any proposition
for ‘‘tariff tinkering’’ is heresy.
Mr. Knox's Great Trouble.
From the Greensburg Argus.
Attorney General Knox is in a quan-
dary. He is like the fellow who was
drunk and was hugging a lamp-post. If
he let go he would fall, and if he held on
he wonld freeze. Mr. Knox has shown
that a successful prosecution of the trusts
can be conducted, but he doesn’t want to
injure them. They are creatures of the
Republican party, and the party is their
creator. If the party is going to turn
against its friends there is going to be
trouble. If Mr. Knox does not go on the
people will make life a borden for him,
and if he does go on the trusts will smash
bin. And that’s what's the matter with
DOX. :
The Difference Between a Judge and a
Governor.
From the Hollidaysburg Standard.
The Atlanta Constitution tells of a Georgia
magistrate who said to the prisoner at the
bar: “I can’t convict you on the evidence,
but I’m agoin’ to fine yon $10 for con-’
tempt for lookin’ like I couldn’t.”” That
is just the advantagea judge has over a
Governor. He can fine a man whose ex-
pression of countenance or unguarded lan-
guage be does not like for contempt of
court, but a Governorcan’s. When a judge
gets to be a Governor he does not always
realize this difference, and he feels that he
ought to have some way of fining men and
papers for contempt if they can’t help
aughing when looking at him.
$e ou § ————————————
~~ Where They Make the Mistake,
From the Marshall (Mo.) Citizen. )
- President Roosevelt, General Miles and
others unite in saying : ‘‘Agrioulture is
our principal industry.”” There is a slight
mistake in the sentence. As ‘far as the
course of this government as now directed
bis concerned, the sentence should be amend-
ed to read, ‘‘Robbing agriculture is our
principal industry.” With high tariff,
high transporation rates, and trusts con-
trolling all the farmer has to buy, while he
himself has 1:0 trust, and no protection in
any way to enhance his income, to prattle
the praise of agriculture is so ironical that
it is getting rusty. = . !
. ——Subsoribe for the WATCHMAN.
larger warships carry about three hundred |
the Philippines we cannot give them pros- |
Spawls from the Keystone.
~The importance of one vote has been
demonstrated in Berwick. At a special elec-
tion held there a proposed loan of $60,000 w
defeated by a single vote.
—The Western Union Telegraph Co. ig'try-
ing to arrange with the Huntingdon & Clear-
field Telephone Co. for the use of the latter's
poles between there and Clearfield.
—The stockholders of the new steel plant
at Clearfield propose to increase the capital
stock of the company from $500,000 to $750,-
oo in order to secure a larger working capi-
—General orders have been issued from the
headquarters of the National Guard of Penn-
sylvania announcing that the First Brigade
will encamp next July at Perkasie. the Sec-
ond Brigade at Somerset and the Third Bri.
gade at Mt. Gretna.
—Word has been received that L. R. Glea-
son, of Canton, Pa., died Sunday evening.
Mr. Gleason is the senior member of the tan-
ning firm of L. R. Gleason & Sons, of Glea-
sonton, and father of I. W. Gleason, who
operates the tannery at that place.
© —The following postmasters in this section
‘will have their salaries increased after July
1st : Philipsburg, from $2,200 to $2,300; Osceo-
lo Mills, from $1,400 to $1,500; Patton, from
$1,600 to $1,700; DuBois, from $2,500 to $2,-
600; Barnesboro, from $1,300 to $1,500 a year.
—The Lock Haven Paper ‘ Mills have been
awarded a contract for furnishing 1,500,000
pounds of paper to the internal revenue de-
partment this year, a contract that these
mills have been filling for ten years past.
‘They also furnish the paper for government
stamps. :
—The lady telegraph operators, employed
on the middle division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, held a meeting at Renovo Sunday
evening and effected a permanent organiza-
tion. There were also representatives pres-
ent from other divisions of the Pennsylvania _
system. 2:
—S8t. John’s Catholic church at Milton was
struck by lightning last Friday morning and
damaged to the extent of $1,000. Running
“from the steeple through the interior of the
structure the bolt damaged the organ and
choir box, tore out bricks and wrought havoc
generally.
{ —@eorge C. Shaw, of near Oak Grove, has
in his possession a remarkable egg which was
laid by one of his hens last week. The egg
is as large as a goose egg and in it are two
complete eggs of regular size with shells com-
plete. Besides these, there are three other
eggs without shells. i
+ —*“Sullivan’’ Bressler, of Flemington, the
twirler for the Williamsport base ball team,
in the game Monday with Reading, struck
out eleven batsmen and prevented each man
from reaching first base, a feat which itis
said had not been accomplished in twenty-five
years. Pitcher Bressler is on the straight
road for one of the major league teams.
—Two of DuBois’ councilmen are charged
with having accepted pay for attending spe-
cial meetings of council relating to railroad
franchises. No charge is made of any attempt
to influence the vote of either member, but
the law expressly forbids councilmen taking
pay from anyone for attending a meeting.
—Strange as it may appear, smallpox has
been increasing in some sections of Pennsyl-
vania since the warm weather came. This is
contrary to theory and experience. Small-
pox is supposed to be a cold weather disease,
and as a rule disappears as summer ap-
proaches. In Philadelphia the number of
cases has doubled since the last week in April.
—The Clearfield county authorities Tues-
day buried an unknown man who fell from
one of John Robinson’s ears at Woodland and
was so badly injured that he died at the
county home on Sunday. He was picked up *
along the track in an unconscious condition
and never rallied. The unknown was but
partly clad and the general supposition is
that he fell from the train while asleep.
—Dr. P. 8. Wycoff, for some time a prac-
titioner at Loganton, is having a distressing
experience at Glen Campbell, Indiana coun-
ty, where he recently located. The doctor,
his wife and all his children are down with
malignant diphtheria. Monday his eldest
daughter, age nine years, died from the dis-
ease and was buried that evening. The
many friends of the family in the eastern part
of this county will regret to hear of their sad
plight.
—Some thief or thieves broke into a freight
car in the New York Central yards, at New”
berry Junction the other night, and stole $50
worth of tobacco. The tobacco, with the ex-
ception of two ten pound packages was later
found under the coal dump over along the
Pennsylvania tracks, where it had evidently
been carried and hidden until such time as
they could remove it. It is supposed that
some tramps who were loafing around the
yard committed the theft.
—Andro Ereckson, a Swede employed by
the New York Central railroad, bad a pick
driven clear through his body Friday. He
and a companion were using their picks,
striking alternately at a tie. In some man-
ner Ereckson’s companion struck high and
the sharp point of the pick entered his right
thigh. The blow was delivered with jsuch
force that the instrument went clean through
the fleshy part of the thigh and protruded
out of his back. : inn ion
—While gigging along the wing wall of the
chute at Williamsport Friday evening
Clarence Riley, a boy, drove his harpoon in-
to what he at first believed to be a whale says
the Gazette and Bulletin. 1t proved to be a
German carp three feet in length, twenty-
eight inches .in circumference and weighs
twenty three pounds. ; When struck the fish
| put up a gamey fight, and without assistance
young Riley would not-have:been able to
land the monster. It was finally pulled’out|
however, and it attracted ‘much atténtion as
it lay on the riverbank, = ‘U7 UT
Th oiddd 4 i
—Mrs. George Guelich, mother of Charles
Guelich, of Philipshurg, whose home was in’
Lawrence township, about ‘one mile distant
from Clearfield, met her death Sunday under
very sad circumstances. She and her hus.
band were driving from their home to Clear-
field Sunday afternoon, when: their horse
frightened at an automobile just a short dis;
tance from their home, ran away af a fright.
ful speed, threw them both from the buggy
and injured Mrs. Guelich to such an extent
that death resulted about four hours after.
Mr. Guelich was also badly hart, but his in-
Juries are not thought to be of a serious char-
acter.