Demon] alc Bellefonte, Pa., October 16, 1903. P. GRAY MEEK, : . . Epitor Terms oF SusscriPTiON.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates : Paid strictly in advance........ccceeunen.... Paid before expiration of year.... Paid after expiration of year. Democratic State Ticket. For Auditor General ARTHUR G. DEWALT, of Lehigh county. For State Treasurer JOEL G. HILL, of Wayne county. For Judges of the Superior Court JoHR A. WARD, of Philadelphia. CALVIN RAYBURN, of Armstrong county. Democratic County Ticket. Jury Commissioner— FREDERICK ROBB, Romola County Surveyor—J. H. WETZEL, Bellefonte. Storm Sweeps Along Coast for Miles. ( Concluded from page 1.) here. One of them is the midnight ex- press from New York city. Special trains containing cars of the Barnum & Bailey circus are among those stalled. One of the cars of the circus train, a Pullman sleeper, was derailed. Ladders had to be used to get out the passengers. During the night heavy trains were used to hold down the bridge of the railroad company spanning the Assanpink creek. The waters of the creek overflowed the tracks and rose as high as the fireboxes of the engines which made it impossible for the engines to get throngh. The water of the creek is now gradually subsiding. The Trenton Street Railway Company whose power house was flooded by the ris- ing of the creek, expect to resume travel by noon. The Delaware river is still rising and the southern section of the city is in dan- ger of being flooded. Scores of cellars of houses along the river front streets are flooded and on Fair street the water is up to the first floor of the houses. No great damage has been done so far by the rising of the river except for the carrying away of timber and other loose material along the overflowed banks. ArLANTIC CITY, N. J., 10.—Beach front property has been damaged to the extent of thousands of dollars as the result of a flerce northeast gale which is raging along the coast. Within one block of the Board- walk a dozen stores were entirely or parti- ally wrecked. Heavy planks were torn from the Boardwalk by the force of the breakers. and the promenade has been roped off for a distance of two blocks. The bulkheads in front of the Hotels Windsor, Traymore, Brighton and Shel- burne were battered down by the breakers, and the seaward end of Young’s pier was carried away. Port JERVIS, N. Y., Oct. 10.—Two un- known men were drowned to-day, when the 651-foot suspension bridge across the Delaware river, connecting Port Jervis and Matamoras, Pa., collapsed and was carried away ky the worst flood ever known on the Delaware river. Three hundred houses are flooded by the overflowing of the banks of the Delaware. The Navesink Light & Power Company’s dam, upon which Poré Jervis and Middletown depended for light and power, gave way and carried out part of the building and machinery. OCEAN CITY, Md., Oct. 10.—Hurricanes and high tides have done great damage to this city during the last two days. All the hotels have been seriously damaged, one of them, the Eastern Shore Hotel, hav- ing collapsed. Many cottages have been either washed from their foundations or practically ruined. Shipping in the bay also sustained great damage. but as far as known no casualties have resulted. SEA IsLE City, N. J., Oct. 10.—A northeast storm, which is even more vio- lent than the gale of 1899, has been raging since Friday morning and reached its height to-day. The new Inlet hotel and three cottages were demolished by the waves and washed to sea. The Surf hotel and Gladstone hotel are badly undermin- ed. The Meadows from Great Egg Har- bor bay to Cape May, a distance of 30 miles, are a vast inland sea, upon which are drifting parts of demolished buildinge, Susionses and many yachts and small 0ats. Call For Extra Session May Be Issued Next Week. 1 It Will be Confined Chiefly to the Cuban Reciproc- ity Treaty. ‘WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—It is expected that on Monday .and Tuesday of next week the President will summon the Fifty-eighth Congress to assemble on Nov- ember 9. There is perhaps no great emergency requiring the assembling of Con- gress one month in advance of regular time, but the President feels that he is in honor hound to make every proper effort to secure the accomplishment of reciproc- ity with Cuban Congress. It is the desire of the President that the necessary legisla- tion shall be enacted at the earliest pos- sible date to make the treaty effective. The message calling the extra session will be devoted almost ensirely to this question and Congress will be urged to pass an act that will give life to the treaty before the regular session. To-day Messrs. Dalzell and Grosvenor, of the Ways and Means Committee, were among the callers at the executive office, and the President spoke to each of them about the extra session and the importance of passing a joint resolution to make the reciprocity treaty effeotive. The Ways and Means Committee will have charge of the joint resolution to put the Caban treaty into operation, and it is expected by the Speaker immediately following the organization of the House and that the reciprocity matter will be at once proceed- ed with. Both Messrs. Dalzell and Grosvenor agreed that the business of the extra session should be confined mainly to the consider- ation of the measure for affirming the Cu- ban treaty. As to financial legislation, they agreed that no important financial measure would be given consideration at the extra session, and they express doubt as to whether any legislation of that character would be attempted until after the Presi- dential election, which would carry the matter over until the second session of the Fify-eighth Congress. General Grosvenor thought there might possibly be some financial legislation at the long session, but that it would be of no material con- sequence. ‘‘The country is doing well,” said General Grosvenor, ‘‘and there is no hurry for legislation on currency and finance.’’ Q FOR AUDITOR GENERAL A. G. DEWALT. The Exhibit of The Pennsylvania State College and Agricultural Experiment Station at The Centre County Fair Among the many interesting exhibits that filled the main building at the Centre County Fair grounds to its full capacity, during this and last week, the exhibit of The Pennsylvania State College and Agri- cultural Experiment Station is deserving of special mention. The Experiment Station was represented by exhibits from two departments; first, the department of agriculture under the management of Prof. George C. Watson, and second, the department of botany and horticulture, under the management of Prof. W. A. Buckhont and Prof. George C. Butz. The College was represented in the department of the school of engineer- ing under Prof. L. E. Reber, dean, and in the department of the school of agriculture under Prof. W. A. Buckhout, acting dean. In the department of agriculture there were thirteen varieties ef wheat, twenty- two of oats and nine of forage crops in the sheaf, sixteen varieties of wheat and eigh- teen of oats in jars, and forty-five varieties of potatoes. There were also verv inter- esting charts, pictures and publications, as well as drawings of the new agricultural building now in the course of erection. This department also contained very inter- esting bacteriological cultures showing the effects of different methods of milking. In the department of horticulture forty- two varieties of apples and eleven of pears were exhibited. The part of the exhibit devoted to the school of engineering contained excellent samples of students’ work in plain wood work, lathe work and pattern making. The students work in iron was shown in exhibits of foundry, forge and machine work. All of this interesting display was most tastefully arranged by the representatives of the College and Experiment Station in charge afforded a most excellent oppor- tunity for the people of Centre county to acquaint themselves with very interesting lines of work that are now being so suc- cessfully pursued at the State College. The fair management desire to express their great appreciation of the aid thus so generously given them by the College in furtherance of the desire of the manage- ment to present at the fair everything that is interesting and instructive in agriculture and in industrial work. They feel that it gives a particularly high stamp to the fair of our county to be able to have among our exhibits a departinent showing the work of an agrionltural and industrial college of the first class, located within our county and everywhere recognized as belonging to our county. It was an exhibit of special excellence and every citizen of Centre coun- ty should be proud when he comes to his county fair to know that an exhibit of this character bearing the significance that it does as a product of our local institutions, rightly belongs to Centre county, and is so notably and so effectively represented at our Centre county fair. If ali our farmers would do their share in sustaining the character of the Centre county fair, with a like interest to that dis- played by our Pennsylvania State College, there would be no difficulty in making our fair truly agricultural aud highly benefi- cial to ourcounty and to every farmer in is. the Hornets’ Nests. Preserve By H. A. Surface, State Economic Zoologist As the hunting season is close at hand and the leaves will soon be off the trees ex- posing the hornets’ nest to a view of keen- eyed hunters who roam through fields, or. chards and woods, it is quite appropriate just now to call attention to the importance of protecting the nests of hornets and their inmates, rather than shooting through them and tearing them down, as is the custom in too many localities. The hornet is the most beneficial insect, as it feeds on flies and insect larvee, especial- ly house flies. They have no injurious habits, and the benefits they confer on man- kind by destroying house flies are indeed great. We know of several residences where hornets’ nests are built against or near the buildings, and it is certain that at those places the house-fly pest is kept well in check by pature’s method. A large conical paper nest of these insects is just outside our study window, and we have the opportunity to watch these wolves of the air pouncing upon all small dark spots that resemble resting flies. It is well proven that the house-fly is instrumental in conveying the germs that cause typhoid fever, and they doubtless carry other obnoxious bacteria as well. Thus, their destruction is the sanitary wel- fare of man. Where the hornets are killed the house-flys are permitted to multiply unmolested, as there very few other im- portant and effective natural enemies of these little dipterous pests. Where hor- nets are protected and abundant the flies are few in numbers. Does this not show i | i conclusive argument for their protection ? Some one will say that the hornets are terrific stingers, and we agree that indeed they are among the worst or most effective of creatures when acting in self-defense, but they never or very rarely attack any one excepting in defense of their homes. For this they should be given credis. Among the higher organisms, mankind would be called the meanest coward if he were not willing to fight most bravely in a similar cause. ; A little later in the season, when the queens or females have left the nests and have taken up their winter abode in hol- low trees, under logs loose bark, rubbish, ete., the workers will become dormant and later die. Then the nests may be brought into the house with safety and studied. They will be found of great interest, as they are made of paper—the wasps and hornets having been the first paper-makers. If the inmates should be alive their hum- ming may be heard before they come fourth with defensive intent, and their nest should he taken at once out into the cold air and let until all is quiet. Their paper is dried wood pulp, made from old logs, boards, shingles, and any other exposed and weathered fibres of wood. The amount carried at one time by one insect is readily discernible by the differences in color given by different kinds and conditions of wood. A close study of the exterior and interior structures of a hornet’s nest will reveal much that is remarkable. The Supreme Castle Golden Eagles Meet- ing in Harrisburg—Parade and Prizes, HARRISBURG, Oct. 13.—The supreme castle of the Knights of the Golden Eagle began business in Castle hall today, Su- preme Chief Jenkin Hill, of Reading, pre- siding. The entire session was taken up in presentation of reports, enrollment of del- egates and the appointment of the stand- ing committees. This afternoon the annual parade took place aud this evening there was a public reception and ball. Tomor- row the visitors will go to Gettysburg. Business will be resumed on Thursday, when officers will be elected. Supreme Master of Records, A. C. Lyttle, reported balance on hand at last report $2,- 040.86; receipts during the year, $8,905.04; expenditures, $9.527.04, leaving a balance of $1,418.86. The total membership of the order in the United States is 66,540, an in- crease during the year of 1,660, number of past supreme chiefs. 22; past grand chiefs, 233; past chiefs, 15,637; crusaders, 50,415; knights degree, 184; pilgrims, 140; receiv- ed from jurisdiction of grand castles, $561, - 238.30 ; supreme castle, 27,808.15; total amount paid for relief, $226,771.63; increase in membership of temples, 1,450. After the parade the following prizes were awarded : Best drilled organization, General Hays commandery, Allegheny, $75 in gold; largest number of knights in line, Blue Cross commandery, Lancaster, gold cup; largest number of men in line, New- port castle, silver candlesticks; command- ery making finest appearance, C. V.com- mandery, Mechanicsburg, silver mounted thermometer. The Stork’s Atde-de-Camp. From the Por*land Oregonian. Dedicated to Dr. F. W. Van Dyke. SOMEBODY—September 27, to the wife of A. B. Somebody, on the Something Farm, in Patton Valley, a daughter, the parents of whom are the best-pleased couple in that seotion. Dr. C. L. Large attending. —Classified d&wtf. In Patton Valley when the stork From heaven ig near arriving, You see the farmer hitch his team And see him madly driving; He's off post haste to fetch the Doc., Whose work is never-ending, And =oon you read a child is born, With Doctor Large attending. The people think no child of theirs A son or eke a daughter. Can enter in this vale of tears Exactly as it oughter, Unless the little notice reads: “The mother’s duly mending, And pop is glad he got his kid, With Doctor Large attending.” And when the great millennium comes, To bring us joy unending, I'll bet the world is born again, With Doctor Large attending. Will Resume Business Today. DOYLESTOWN, October 14.—The follow- ing official announcement was issued today by President Jacobs, of the Doylestown National bank : ‘The Doylestown National bank will re- sume business on October 15, with suffi- cient cash to meet all claims. The board of directors will meet on the same day pre- pared to discount all good business paper that may be offered.” FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE CALVIN RAYBURN. Alexander Dowle for New York. Followers of John Leave Chicago Eight Train Loads in all. Nearly all the Caucasian Races are to be Seen Among the Crusaders, There are Also Asiatics. They Number Three Thousand. CHICAGO, October 14.—The ‘‘Restora- tion Host,” from ‘‘Zion City,” began its movement upon New York city to-day. At intervals of one-half hour train loads of the followers of John Alexander Dowie left the North Shore City. eight trains in all, bearing over 3,000 ‘‘Crusa- ders.”” At the blowing of the fire whistle every inhabitant of Zion City knelt and prayed for a safe journey, and over 7,000 men women and children gathered at the railway station to listen to the final instruc- tions of their leader. The cars were decorated only with a Zion banner at the rear of each train. Uniformed guards were distributed thronghout the cars, while the Zion band, restoration choir of 600 voices, were gathered about to inspire the departing hosts The trains proceeded over various lines passing through Chicago. The band and choir trains were the last to leave, the lat- ter including Dowie’s private car the Dowie’s plans contemplate the arrival in New York of all trains at the same time. Upon leaving the trains the Crusaders will spread themselves over the city in search of the quarters which were assigned them several weeks ago. Once established the work of proselyting will begin in prepara- tion for next Sunday’s meeting in Madison Square Garden. In bands of ten, com- manded by captains,the host will endeavor to carry the teachings of Dowie into every household, while the leaders hold street corner meetings. : Among the Crusaders are represen tatives of nearly all caucasian races, while there is a sprinkling of Asiatics among the guards. The Orient is represented by several Japa- nese and Syrians. Old men with long flowing beards, old women, middle aged and youthful, even some with infants in arms, crowded the cars. Two Pallman coaches were attached | to the rear of each special for the accommo- dation of the more well-to-do of Zion's host. NEw York, October 14.—Madison Square Garden is being prepared for the use of John Alexander Dowie and his adherents, who are expected to arrive Fri- day morning to undertake a reformation. The decorations of the Old Guard fair were removed to-day and workmen began to build at the east end of the platform with a seating capacity sufficient for ‘‘Zion’s”’ officers and choir of 550. In front of the platform will be a baptismal pool thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide. ——Official announcement has been made that the telegraph line along the Pennsylvania railroad from Pittsburg to Jersey City is practically ready for use, and that hundreds of miles of new track have been completed on several of the branches of the Pennsylvania. This means that about 8,000 miles of copper telegraph wire bave been strung, more than 30,000 telegraph poles have been erected and more than 1,000 miles of railroad equipped with a new telegraph line. Most of this rebuild- ing was necessitated by the Pennsylvania railroad company having cut down the poles of the Western Union telegraph com- pany. The new line will be used by the Postal company. The securing of tele- graph poles for building the new lines was an enormous task for the Pennsylvania. Conditions have become such that all the roads must get poles to replace old ones wherever they can be had, whether this be in the far northwest or in Canada or Mexi- co. The Pennsylvania secured the poles from almost every source for the new lines The experiments with steel poles hasshown that at the present prices of steel, cedar poles can be secured at less than one-third the cost of steel ones. While steel poles may last longer, the extra cost would bard- ly make up the difference in this respect. New Canal Treaty. Colombia Senate Hears From Committee Having Charge of it. BoGgorA, Colombia, October 14.—The senate committee charged with drawing up a bill authorizing the President of the Republic to negotiate a new canal treaty with the United States to-day presented the project to the Senate. It provides that the latter must approve or disapprove the extension of the confession for six years, granted to the new Panama Canal company in 1900. If this is disapproved Colombia will give $1,000,000 to the company, with interest, and will then be able to negotiate a new treaty with the United States. If the extension of the confession is approved by the Senate the new Panama Canal com- we FRAN pany will have until the year 1910 to ful- fill its obligation. The Senate will take up the hill on Mon- day. It iv pointed out that authorizations given to the executive by the Senate to negotiate treaties are valueless, as the exe- cutive, according to the constitution, can negotiate treaties withont authorization for approval, and any law amending the constitution to this or any other effect must be sanctioned by two consecutive Congresses. ADDITIONAL LOCALS OcToBER WEDDINGS.—On last Tuesday morning Miss Sara B. Harter, eldest daugh- ter of the late Dr. John F. and Mrs. Char- lotte M. Harter, was married to Robert W. Salisbury, of Pistsburg. The wedding took place at the family home in Millheim ab 6 o'clock. Rev. G. W. Mecllnay, of the Millheim Methodist Episcopal church, pro- nounced the ceremony and although the marriage was a most propitious one the festivities attendant thereto were as quiet and unostentatious as possible owing to the recent death of the bride’s father. A wed- ding breakfast was served after the con- gratulations and Mr. and Mrs. Salisbury departed on the early morning train for Philadelphia and Washington. Upon their return they will make their home in Pittsburg, where the groom is a mechanical engineer in the employ of the Carnegie Steel Company. The bride is a most excellent young woman of many accomplishments. She and Mr. Salisbury were classmates at State College, from which institution they were graduated in 1901. —— HANscoM-FAHR.—Married on the 11th inst., by Rev. J. F. Tallhelm, Mr. Jerry B. Hanscum, of Winburne, Clearfield, Co., and Miss Rosa Fahr, of Julian, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Fabr. Their attendants were Mr. Frank Fahr aud Miss Media Fahr, brother and sister of the bride. Some of those present were : Rev. and Mrs. Tallhelm, of Julian; Mrs. Mattie Cowher and daughter, of Port Ma- tilda; Mr. Ambrose Hanscom and sister Lulu, Mrs. Sarah Stine, of Dix; Mrs. Mar- garet Merritt and daughter; Mr. Ozo Hans- com and a number of others. * The bride was the recipient of a number of useful presents. The entire group made a very fine appearance. After the marriage ceremony all were invited to partake of a well furnished table, to which they did ample justice. All went off harmoniously and quietly as would be expected at a christian home. May peace and prosperity attend this young couple through life. JER TT, WEST VIRGINIA HILLS.—We Bellefont- ers who have lots of hills and the *‘Ridger- ines”” who imagine that the only steep places on earth are the spots on which they try to raise rye and buckwheat and on which mullein and stumps flourish like the proverhial green bay tree, evidently don’$ know what hills are. A day or soago we received a letter from Harvey Wetzel, who is located at Beling- ton, W. Va., that leads us to think that even the reservoir hill would appear to people of West Virginia like only a pim- ple on the face of the earth. Harvey is a brother of Hon. J. H. Wetzel, of this place, he has another brother in the Reformed ministry and comes from a family reputed for its honesty, other- wise we could bardly believe what he says of the hills in the State of his adoption. You, dear reader, don’t know him as well as we do, so you needn’t feel backward i about calling him anything you think he deserves after reading the following : ! “Centre county’s hills are not in it with - those of West Virginia. You have proba- bly heard that a man while passing along | one of the country roads in this State one | day met a young boy who was crying. He 'asked him what was the matter and the boy said ‘‘I fell out of the corn field.” And it is the honest truth that when the women want to see if the cows are coming home, instead of going to the door and looking around they lie down and look up the chimney.’ Mes. REBECCA EMERICK.—Mrs. Rebec- ca Emerick, relict of John Emerick, of Centre Hall, passed away at the home of her son George, about three miles from that place, on Thursday evening of last week. She had been there only three days, as she made her home with another son Dr. Emerick, in Centre Hall, when she suffered a stroke of paralysis that caused her death. Deceased was born at Farmer’s Mills, March 5th, 1824, and was a woman of rare attainments. Gracious and hospitable in her home, devoted in her service to the Lutheran church and loving in her mother- ly instincts she rounded out a long life of usefulness and died in the certainty of a blessed hereafter. Mr. Emerick died about ten years ago; leaving her with the following sons and danghters. George, Samuel, John, Luth- er, Dr. Charles, Harvey, Mary and Oscar. Two children are dead, Alfred and one that died in infancy. * Interment was made in tbe Centre Hall cemetery on Sunday. I I I MRs. HANNAH SHAFFER.-Mrs. Hannah Shaffer died at her home in Lock Haven on Saturday evening. after an illness shat ex- tended over a period of nearly two years with dropsy and heart trouble. Mrs. Shaf- fer was 71 years old and for the last twen- ty years has made her home in Lock Hav- en, where she was much beloved and will be missed for her helpful interest in the Evangelical church. Surviving her are her husband and the following children : Mrs. W. M. Bower, of Lock Haven; Mrs. Milton Royer, of Mifflin- burg; Mrs. Frank Galbraith, of Bellefonte ; William Karstetter, Rote and Alfred Kar- stetter, of Williamsport. The following brothers and sisters also survive : Joseph Kling, of Jacksonville; Isaac Kling, of Clintondale; Mrs. Reish, of Union county; Mrs. Samuel Homan and Mrs. Isaac Smith, of Mingoville. Funeral services were held at her late home on Monday afternoon and interment was made in Mt. Bethel cemetery, near Clintondaie. ll ll l PATRICK FLYNN.—AS$ one time one of the most extensive lumber operators in Clearfield county, later prominently identi- fied with the banking and business inter- ests of Tyrone, Patrick Flynn passed away at his home in that place on Wednesday morning. He was 70 years old and had been in failing health for some time. Mr. Flynn was a native of New Bruns- wick, but when a little boy the family moved to Jamesville, Clearfield county, where he was reared and developed into a great lnmberman. When that county was stripped of its timber he turned his ener- gies in other directions where he met with reverses that almost dissipated the great wealth he had accumulated in his early days. Since 1888 he bas been retired; residing in Tyrone with the wife of his second mar- riage, his sou Jobn and daughter Miss Roberta. He was a strong and vigorous type of manhood. A gentleman of the old school and was the personification of charity and integrity. He was a devoted member of the Catholic church. : I I I MRs. JosepH CORL.—Minnie, wife of Joseph Corl, passed away at her home at State College, on Sunday morning, after a long illuess of typhoid fever. Deceased was a daughter of Uriah Evey and was born at Lauvertown about 30 years ago. She was a member of the Evan- gelical church at Lemont. Surviving are her husband a little son and danghter. Interment was made from her late home on Tuesday morning; burial having been made at Pine Hall. I I l ——Miss Harriet Long, a daughter of Charles Long, of Philipsburg, died suod- denly at her home in that place about noon on Monday. The young lady bad never recovered from the shock of her mother be- ing killed by the cars several months ago and her death was really due to her sor- row. She was 35 years old and is survived by her aged father, two sisters and one brother. Interment was made from her late home yesterday afternoon. I ll I ——After a short illness of diphtheria Mary, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hillory Gunsallus, died at their home between Milesburg and Unionville, last Thursday evening. The father was work- ing in a lumber camp when his little one became ill and could not get home until after she had died. He lost a child from the same disease several years ago. I I ll ——Charles Burd, a thirteen year old son of George Burd, of Lock Haven, tried to jump on a passing freight train in that city Monday morning and was thrown under the wheels and had his foot out off at the instep. He had been at school and was sent home for his books by the teach- er. i Il I ——Edward Noll, aged 26 years, a son of W. C. Noll, of Madisonburg, was so badly hurt by a board that flew off an edging machine with which he was work- at Surveyor Run, Clearfield county, on Monday, that he died nextday. His body was taken to his old home for burial on Wednesday. He leaves a widow. I I ll ——Dr. H. M. Alexander, owner of the well known vaccine farm near Marietta, Lancaster county, died on Wednesday after a short illness. He was a cousin of Mrs, Sechler, of this place, and was favorably known throughout the county.
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