BY P. GRAY MEEK.
Ink Slings.
—1¢ is not what you were twenty-years
ago that counts, but what you are today.
—We should all. give thanks that we
are well and, being well, we should be
happy.
—With McCURDY down and out of the
New York Life THOMAS LAWSON bas made
good another promise.
— President ROOSEVELT is taking such
an active hand in everybody’s troubles that
he might be pressed into service asan ad-
judicator of that PRUNER orphanage prob-
lem.
—AIll of the game in the mountains of
Pennsylvania, except poor harrassed bruin,
joined in a general Thanksgiving service
last evening because the hunting season
had ended.
—Teach your children to have respect
for age. No matter how humble one may
be a younger person shows the best evi-
d ence of gentle breeding when they are
properly respectful.
—The president has promulgated an
order that cabinet meetings will be
seoret hereafter. So they will but the
President must needs keep the sieves out
of his official family.
—TF there is to be a new deal in Republi-
can politics of Pennsylvania why don’t
some of the ambitious young Republicans
of Centre county endeavor to ges into it.
There is a fine field here for the right man.
—Were you properly thankful yesterday?
If you had nothing more than good health
you should have been on your knees thank-
ing Heaven for something that all the
money that JOHN D. ROCKERFELLER can
eommand won't buy.
—United States Senator BURTON having
been convicted on all of the six counts
against him a second sime there is merely
another demur between him and two
years in the penitentiary and $2,500
fine.
—Thus far during the foot-ball season of
1905 nineteen players have been killed
and one hundred and thirty-seven injured
£0 badly that they will suffer the effects
for life. Modern warfare or automobiles
are little less destructive.
—— We congratulate the policy holders in
the big insurance companies on the fact
that it won’t be necessary to maintain a
lobby in Harrisburg during the extra session
for the reason that there can be no insur-
ance legislation under the call. The New
York investigation reveals the fact that leg:
islative lobbies are very expensive features
of insurance management.
—1It is too bad about that ‘‘impaired
health?’ of Mr. MCCURDY, the president of
the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York. He bas been under such hot fire re-
cently as to make him feel very badly and
it was thonght that when he voluntarily
cut his salary from $150,000 to $75,000
per annum that he would feel better, but
the care didn’t work, the fire kept up and
he had to resign.
—According to a plan said to be formu-
lating FRANK B. MCCLAIN, of Lancaster,
is to deliver a speech at the opening of the
special session of the Legislature that will
stampede that body to JOHN P ELKIN a8
the new Mosgs who will lead the Republi-
cans of Pennsylvania into the promised
land of reform. Frank is a brilliant talker
and an astute politician but it will take
more than beautiful rhetoric and glitter-
ing generalities to induce the honest meim-
bers of that bedy to jump out of the jaws
of Soylla into those of Charybdis.
—The Sultan of Tarkey having been
very bad of late the powers of Europe de-
oided to make a demonstration in his
waters. A demonstatrion is what we call
brandishing the big stick. The Saltan,
however, has sent out a cargo of presents
for the menacing naval vessels and, as
usual, had a lot of those dope cigarettes
for which his country is famous in the
consi gnment and it is to be expected that
the dope will get in its work promptly
enoangh to make the powers imagine that
everything is as lovely as an utopian
dream in Tarkey.
——The reform waveappears to have
struck Senator SPROUL, of Delaware coun-
ty, amidship. He says there are too many
sinecures in the Legislature, which is true.
“It i= a well known facs,”’ the Senator
continued, ‘‘that there are dozens of men
upon the rolls of employes of both the
Senate and House who render little or no
service for the money which is paid them.’’
So there are, but singularly enough the
president pro tem. of the Senate, Mr.
SPROUL, of Delaware, never found it out
until the reform tide swept over the Com-
monwealth and carried the wrecked ma-
chine responsihle for that condition oat
into the sea. !
—The Hon PERRY BELMONT'S project
to have a national commission appointed
looking to legislation that will require the
publicity of campaign subscriptions will
not meet with much favor among the fat
fryers. Itisa matter worthy of note, too,
that he has not included in his list of prom-
inent men who could compass such an end
any of the McCURDY’S, of New York Life
fame. Surely they would be as usefal in
giving information as to how such things
are done as Brother WANAMAKER, who
once raised a barrel of money to swing
New York, or ANDY CARNEGIE, whom
United States steel trast has always been
bled in return for exorbitant prices on
armor plate.
CULE
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STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
VOL. 50
BELLEFONTE, PA., DEC. 1, 1905.
Gratifying but Expensive.
An esteemed Philadelphia contemporary
has gone to the labor and taken .the pains
to poll the present Legislature on the sab-
jeot of the reforms proposed in the Gov-
ernor’s proclamation calling an extra ses-
sion and we are gratified to be able to an-
nounce that all the Senators and Repre-
sentatives are ‘‘solid’’ for everything. The
Hon. SAMUEL RIPP, of Philadelphia, ex-
presses the common sentiment of his Re-
publican colleagues in his sententious and
unequivocal declaration that he is in favor
of ‘“‘any reform measures which are in the
line of the Governor's views.”” As Mr.
Ri1PP and most of his Republican associates
voted against every reform measure in the
line of the Governor’s views and every-
body else’s views during the regular ses-
sion and as he and they took pleasure and
pride in supporting every iniquity which
came from the BoAs mansion during that
session, it is easy to see that a marvelous
change in opinion has occurred.
During the recent session of the Legisla-
ture the handful of Democrats in the rep-
resentative house voted consistently and
continuously against the legislative atrooi-
ties demanded by the machine and for the
very reforms that are embodied in the
Governo:’s proclamation. They were sup-
ported in some instances by a contingent
of Republican Senators and Representa-
tives, but only in some, for our own Re-
publican Representatives voted for the
Philadelphia ripper and one or two other
infamous propositions. It is gratifying, of
course, that the change of heart has occur-
red, for every step in the direction of bet-
ter government deserves to be welcomed.
Bat it is a trifle hard on the tax payers that
the reform impulse expressed by the Hon.
SAMUEL R1pp and his colleagues on the
Republican side of the Legislature neces-
sarily costs so much. In other words, it is
a great pity that they didn’t see the re-
form light during the regular session and
thus save the public the cost of the extra
session, a master of some balf million doi-
lars according to conservative estimates.
We own that the information that a re-
form wave has swept over the State and
submerged the Hon. SAMUEL RIPP and his
political associates in the Legislature
would appear :irfinitely more satisfying it
we could beliéve that the change is in the
heart of the Senators and Representatives
rather than in the head. But unhappily we
are not able to bring ourselves to that opin-
ion. The Hon. SAMUEL and his associates
are altogether too unanimous and quite
too complete in their change for that. That
is to say, they take tos eagerly the good and
the bad of the Governor’s reform sugges-
tions to be sincere. = The Hon. SAMUEL is
just as enthusiastic for the Governor’s ab-
surd pr oposition to increase the rate of in-
terest on State deposits as he is for the
merito rious suggestion in favor of personal
registration. This fact gives a suspicions
cast to the professions of reform of the Hon.
SAMUEL R1pp and his Republican associ-
ates in the Legislature.
Vast Value of Farm Products.
The farm products of this country for
the present year aggregate $6,450,000,000
in value, according to statistics issued from
the Department of Agricultare the other
day. Of this immense total wheat count-
ed for $525,000,000, oats for $282,000,000,
potatoes for $138,000,000, barley $58,000,-
000, tobacco, $52,000,000, sugar cane and
beets $50,000,000, dairy products $625,-
000,000, beef cattle $662,000,000, sheep
and swine $283,000,000, corn $1,216,000,-
000, hay $605,000,000, and the balance
represents the value of horses and mules
and other products of the farm. The prod-
ucts of the dairy and poultry amounted
to as mcnh as the iron industry.
In the history of the world no country
has ever before produced from the soil such
value in that time. It is small wonder, in
view of these facts, that the farmers want
banks and other conveniences and utilities,
They produce the wealth and have just
claim to the right to control it in part. But
the exhibit does not reveal the vast wealth
of the farmers. They bave paid off their
mortgages, im proved their standard of liv-
ing and hold at present lands of the value
of more than $20,000,000,000, horses and
mules of the value of $1,450,000,000 and
agricultural machinery and implements to
a figure beyond the dream of avarice.
In the face of this exhibit how absurd
appears the pretense that the prosperity of
this country depends upon tariff taxation?
As a matter of fact the tariff policy of the
dominant party retards, rather than pro-
motes the prosperity of the country. Upon
the items of clothing, mackinery, imple-
ments and other tariff-burdened articles
which the farmers consume if is safe to es-
timate a tariff taxation within the year of
the aggregate of a billion dollars. We
don’t say that that amount of their earn-
ings went into the treasury in the form of
revenue. Bat it went into the pockets of
the tariff pampered manufacturing barons
in the shape of enhanced profits and un-
earned bounties and the farmers are foolish
for permitting such robbery.
Value of the Reform Movement.
We are not inclined to underestimate
either the force or the importance of the
reform movement in Philadelphia. The
defeat of the machine candidates for Sheriffs
Coroner and City Commissioners in that
city is not only highly significant but im-
mensely valuable to the cause of political
reform. It would hardly be just to say
that the election of Mayor BERRY to the
office of State Treasurer and the prospective
improvement in the fiscal affairs of the
Commonwealth are ascribable to that move-
ment, though it was a potential contribu-!
ting agent. As a matter of fact, however,
notwithstanding the vast fraudulent vote
in Allegheny county, the State outside of
Philadelphia gave Mr. BERRY a consid-
erable and very substantial majority.
But the real value of the reform move-
ment in Philadelphia is yet to be deter-
mined. Se far as it has gone it is genuine
and effective. The rout of the machine
was complete and overwhelming for the
time and the loss of the offices enumerated
together with the reform in the executive
department of the municipal government is
a severe blow to the ‘‘organization.”” The
serpent has only been scotched, however,
not killed. The killing mast be done a$
the February election and if there is any
abatement of zeal or impairment of energy
on the part of the reform forces between
now and then, there may be no killing at
all. In other words the monster may
recover from the wonuds inflicted and
strike a fatal blow himself in February.
And what is true of the city of Philadel-
phia is true of all sections of the State.
During the recent campaign we labored
assiduously to show that the defeat of the
local candidates in Philadelphia was of
vastly less importance than the overthrow
of the State machine. The effect of the
election of Mayor BERRY on the public
mind vindicates that opinion. If PLUMMER
bad been successful the result on the
Philadelphia local ticket would have heen
langhed at by the machine managers. On
the other hand his defeat was a solar plexus
bump. But it must be supplemented by
future victories of the people and the time
and place to lay the foundations for future
victories are in February and at the local
elections.
——Even the Philadelphia courts have
gone back on the machine. That is tosay,
since the election it has beer announced
that the courts will order the ballot boxes
to be opened whenever there is ‘reasonable
complaint of frand.”” When the DURHAM
power was in full sway the courts shielded
the ballot frauds by refusing to open the
ballot boxes except upon impossible condi-
tions. There has been a marvelous change
and vast improvement beyond question.
iniquitous Enterprise Doomed.
The present signs respecting the Isth-
mian canal are that there will be neither a
sea level nor any other sort of a water way
for many years. When the lock ditch
system was changed to a sea-level scheme,
delay was manifestly the purpose though
defeat may not have been contemplated.
But the evidences of graft and frand which
have since developed in consequence of
that change in plans have worked that re-
sult, at least until a change in the political
complexion of the administration in Wash-
ington occurs. Even those in charge of
the work distrust each other and there is
the highest authority for the statement
that ‘‘a house divided against itself cannot
stand.”’
It is nearly three years now since Presi-
dent ROOSEVELT organized a revolution
in Panama in order to expedite his purpose
of office. It was a dastard enterprise in-
volving international bad faith and nation-
al perfidy. But it was excused on the
questionable principle that ‘‘the end justi-
fied the means.’”” In other words, because
it was believed that such a highway would
greatly promote the commerce of the world
the immorality of the method was over-
looked. The expeotations with respect to
the matter bave not been fulfilled, bow
ever. The crime was committed and the
purpose has not been achieved.
Conceived in iniquity and brought forth
in vice, therefore,the Panama canal scheme
promises to leave an indelible stain upon
the record of the nation without contribat-
ing a mite to the promotion of human hap-
piness or commercial progress. The re-
cords show that it has proven an immense
source of graft. Every man who has heen
associated with it is smirched and now
after nearly three years of looting, it bas
heen practically abandoned. The coming
Congress may be able to expiate the crimes
which bave grown about the scheme but
it will hardly be possible to even start the
enterprise on a hopefnl basis within a
generation.
——The way to get ballot reform legisla:
tion during the coming extra session has
been pointed out to Governor PENNYPACK-
ER but he refuses to recognize it. The
Governor doesn’t want ballot reform. Bal-
lot frauds have heen too serviceable to hin.
The Fifty-ninth Congress.
The first session of the Fifty-ninth Con-
gress will open on Monday next under pecul-
iar conditions. In the Senate there are
fifty-seven Republicans and thirty-two
Democrats with one seat vacant. But two
of the Republican Senators are ineligible to
occupy their seats. That is to say MITCH-
ELL, of Oregon, and BURTON, of Kansas,
have been convicted of crimes since the ad-
jouynment of the last session so that the
Republican majority is twenty-three. In
the House of Representatives there are 347
Republicans and 136 Democrats with three
vacancies, or a Republican majority of 111.
That would seem to leave ample margin for
political contingencies and yet the trend of
legislation is uncertain.
In other words, nobody is abie to even
conjecture the political alignments of the
coming session. Mr. CANNON, of Illinois,
will be elected Speaker of the House, be-
yond question, for there is no serious, or
at least no formidable opposition to him,
and Major MeDOWELL, of this State, will be
clerk. But beyond that nothing is cer-
tain. There have been vast changes in
political conditions since the adjournment
of the last louse and as President ROOSE-
VELT intends to make his caprices the
standard of party fidelity rather than the
traditions of the past. there may be quite
as great a change, relatively speaking, in
Congress during the coming session, as oc-
curred in Pennsylvania and Obin at the
recent election.
One thing may be confidently predicted,
however. The coming session wii! witness
some material changes in the paity align.
ments in both branches of Cougiess. In
opposing tariff revision the President will
alienate a considerable number of Republi-
can Senators and Representatives and will
receive no compensation for their loss
from the Democrats. Oa the question of
legislation to regulate railroad rates he will
lose another lot of Lis former political
friends but is likely to make up such losses
by accessions from the Democratic side of
the chamber. Meantime the public will
watch the proceedings with interest and
the WATCHMAN will give all the news as
well as the facts all the time.
——Representative MeCraAIN, of Lan-
caster, in a somewhat hysterical manifesto
issued the other day calls upon the country
Senators and Representatives in the Legis-
lature to combine against the Philadelphia
banditti, not only in matters of legislation
bnt in respevt to party policies and candi-
dates. During the regular session of the
Legislature every attempt made by the de-
cent element of the country membership to
combine against the iniquities of the Phila-
delphia banditti was resisted by Mr. Me-
CLAIN with all the energy and eloquence
he could command. Adversity appears to
have had a ochastening inflaence on his
mind also.
Boss Leib Properly Rebuked.
The summary and somewkat sarcastic
removal of Assistant Treasurer LEIB, of
Pottsville, from the office of sub-treasurer
of Philadelphia, may be fitly characterized
as ‘‘an echo of the election.” Before the
recent land-slide, at least during the life of
that consummate political huckster, Mr.
QUAY, such a thing never would bave hap-
pened. Bat the recent complete rout of
the machine has admonished the President
that there is nothing to expect from the
legatees of QUAY, that everything is possi-
ble from the other side and consequently
the President in caustic terms and vitriolic
tone serves notice on LEIB that he is under
the ban of condemnation.
We can’t withhold our admiration for
the President in thus courageously ‘‘taking
the bull by the horns.” LEIB has been
monkeying with the buzz saw long enough.
It has been shown, as the President states,
that there ‘‘was constant and consistent ef-
fort on your (Mr. LEIB’S) part to evade
the provisions of the civil service law, to
hamper its workings as far as possible, and
to obstruct in every way the action of the
commission.” While the patent force of
QUAY and the machine was behind him
that didn’t matter much, for it can be
shown that the President is equally oul-
pable. But QUAY is dead and the machine
in disgrace and defeat and it is eminently
just and proper, though not altogether con-
sistent, that such palpable malfeasance
should be publicly and emphatically con-
demned.
Probably if Mr. LEiB had had the least
suspicion that the President is influenced
by political reverses he wonld not have
laid himself open to the epistolary castiga-
tion from which he is now suffering. When
QuAY was working to humiliate ELKIN
and reward his sycophantic cousin SAM
with a gubernatorial commission, the Presi-
dent cheerfully consented to the use of the
federal patronage as currency in bribing
operations, and LEIB learned the value of
evading the provision of the civil service
law.”” Bat QUAY could guarantee the
‘“‘quid pro quo,’’ while LEIB is as helpless
as an unborn babe in that respect and his
humiliation is a just penalty for imbecility.
For the WATCHMAN.
DANKSAAGUNGSDAAG.
(Pennsylvania German Dialect.)
Wem sin mar schuldig unser Dank
Far unser deeglich Schpeiss un Drank?
Far Kleeder, Heemet, Umgang froh
Un baddig far den Tarreky do?
'M Daadi der es Ess-sach grickt;
De Mammi die sei Hosse flickt
Un wollni Schtrimp un Hensching schtrickt;
De Kinner, unser Druwwel un Freed;
De Maad, die schmaertscht vun all de Meed,
'As fleissig darch die Arwet geht;
All de Vewandte, un de Freind
Aus denne ihre Gsichter scheint
Die Lieb 'as Mensch mit Mensch vereint—
Was waer die Welt werth unne Friend?
De Vorvetter, as kumme sin
Iwwer dar See un gschtritte hen
Far Freiheit un Gerechtigkeit—
Net juscht far ihre eege Gwinn
Awwer aa far uns un alli Zeit;
Mar danke aa de brau alt Aerd,
Die gut alt Mu'ter ’as uns ernehrt;
De Sunn mit ihre Hitz un Licht;
'M Muun mit seim bedriibte Gsicht;
De Szhtarne as funkle in de nacht
Un langsam gehne unne Sound
Wie Uhre-zeeche ihre Round:
Sie gehne ihre Gang so sacht
Un saage nix vun ihrem Ziel
Un doch vekindige gaar viel
Vun de unbeschrenkte Gottesmacht;
Dir, unserm Vater-un-Mutter-Gott,
Der uns bis hieher g’holfe hot
Un draagt in seinre allmachts Hand
Es Schicksahl vun em jede Land,
Dir danke mar in heechschte Graad!
0, fihr uns in deim eegne Paad
Un mach uns schtandhaft in de Zeit
Un seelig in de Ewigkeit!
Amen!
C. C. Ziegler.
Is it the Coming Issue.
From the Springfield Republican.
The municipal ownership party move-
ment in New York city is one of the most
extraordinary upheavals in recent Ameri-
can politics. Nor is the significance of it
hard to find. There is little of the personal
in this demonstration; it represents rather
a popular rising over an issue, and that
iesne is the plundering of our American
cities through the bosses, by corrupting
and aggrandizing corporations engaged in
exploiting for private profit monopoly
franchises of untold value.
What has now happened in New York is
a repetition essentially of what has been
happening in Chicago—a demonstration of
strong popular favor, whenever it has bad | jail.
a chance to express itself, for the policy of
public ownership of publie service enter-
prises, as against the peliey of #ving over
these privileges to private monopoly work-
ing in leagne with the dominant political
machine.
There plainly exists among the people,
even in this time of anexampled prosperity,
great unrest over the concentration of
wealth which is still going on apparently
as never before, and the misnse of it as
shown in the insurance exposures. There
prevails a feeling that this grossly unequal
distribution of the industrial product of the
country is related in no small degree to the
private ownership of monopoly privileges
granted by law or assumed in spite of law;
and the municipal ownership movement
represents one direction in which the popu-
lar protest is organizing for the preventive
action.
This is not surprising. It was bound to
come some time, but that it should be
able at this time to make so great a demon-
stration in the first city of the country will
amaze and confound the interests identified
with the private exploitation of public
privileges. The country is unquestionably
face to face with a general extension of this
movement, whose practical and ' successful
application in a kindred country supposed
to be far more consecutive than our own, is
being known and read of by all oar people.
A Reign of Terror?
From the Washington Post.
The President’s recent order authorizing
heads of departments to discharge employes
summarily, on any or no pretext, has had
the effect of demoralizing the departmental
service to a great extent. Scores of letters
have been received by the Post from de-
parsment clerks, complaining of the in-
justice to which they are subjected. Near-
ly every letter speaks of the necessity of
withholding names, for fear of dismissal.
These clerks are literally under a reign of
terror. The protection of civil service has
been made a mockery by its chief exponent.
Yet, in spite of the duplicity and sycophan-
cy that are sure to be developed under the
new conditions, there is an unmistakable
tone of righteous protest from these em-
ployes who are deprived of the right to be
beard in their own behalf. The govern-
ment is treating them with injustice, and
there will be friction, unsatisfactory work,
and demoralization until the wrong is
remedied. Les Congress face this situation
promptly, and insure to its faithful ser-
vants a square deal ! ; Z
The Same Wrong in Pennsylvania.
From the Pittsburg Pest.
Thomas C. Platt’s admission that some
of the life insurance companies had paid
large sums to him for the Republican cam-
paign fund, with the idea that he would
exert his influence in their favor with the
Legislature of New York, has caused a gen-
eral denunciation of the New York Senator.
While this is well deserved, it is well for
the people of Pennsylvania to recollect that
the same state of affairs has long existed in
their own Commonwealth. The senatorial
bosses of Pennsylvania have for many years
received immense sums from the big cor-
porations to be used for campaign and other
purposes, the payment of which was made
solely with the idea of securing the inflo-
enoe of the bosses with the members of the
Legislature. As aresult the big corpora-
tions of Pennsylvania have practically dic-
tated legislation. This state of affairs will
continue until the people of the State elect
a Legislature controlled by them, and not
Spawls from the Keystone.
—The Clearfield and Franklin railroad has
decided not to use the B. R. & P. from Du-
Bois to Clearfield, as was originally intended
but will build their own tracks to the latter
point.
—J. C. Merrill’s fast trotter, ‘‘John Tay-
lor’’ was sold at the Old Glory sale in New
York last Thursday. The price paid for him
was $2,100, but the name of the purchaser
was not learned. -
—Retail merchants all over Pennsylvania
are being urged to get into line with a move-
ment to obtain an amendment to the pure
food laws so as to exempt the retailer from
being penalized for the offenses of the whole -
saler or manufacturer.
—A few nights ago, at about 9.40, St. Louis
Express, coming west, struck an object near
Mill Creek. The engineer thinking some
one had been killed, backed and discovered
that it was a 200 pound decr, which he took
to his home in Altoona.
—John Coleman, a lumberman, of Wil-
liamsport, has purchased the timber on the
Hartshorne estate in Pike township, Clear-
field county for $37,000. This tract covers
300 acres and is the last good tract of timber
in this section of the county.
—Rev. Samuel Cox died at the home of his
daughter in Altoona, Monday morning, from
infirmities due to his 90 years of age. De"
ceased was one of the best known ministers
in Blair county. He was born in Warriors.
mark and all his life was spent in Blair and
Huntingdon counties.
—The Altoona glass plant was put into full
operation on Saturday and the manufacture
of glass was begun with a full complement of
employes, numbering over one hundred and,
twenty-four of whom will be blowers. The
whole plant bas been put in first class condi-
tion,and is now in completed running order.
—Two of the oldest miners in Cambria
county are residents of Moss Creek. They
are Andy Boyle, who was born September,
1828, and Toney Dominick, born December,
1827, Boyle and Dominick are 77 and 78
years old, respectively. The two old men
can be found at their work digging coal every
working day in the week.
—The coal interests of two townships, Am-
well and West Rethlebem, in the southern
part of Washington county, are being absorb-
ed entirely by the United States Steel cor-
poration, For some time agents of the steel
combine have been at work there, and the
deal, embracing about 60,000 acres, and for
which almost $10,000,000 is to be paid, is al-
most wound up.
—Patrick McGovern, of Punxsutawney,
has secured the contract for building =
branch railroad from Sidney, near McGee's
Mills, to an opening in the coal lands be-
longing to a company whieh is composed of
James B. Phelan, of Punxsutawney, and
Michael Burns, of Houtzdale. The new line
will be a continuation of a branch of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
—Judge C. B. Staples, of Stroudsburg, Pa.,
has directed Albert H. Kitner to pay the
board bill of Alonzo Bartholomew as long as
the latter remains a prisoner in the county
Kitner sued Bartholomew for slander
and got judgment for $950. Bartholomew is
unable to pay,and if the order stands he will
in all probability be released, as there is no
public provision for maintaining the prisoner
confined asa result of a damage suit for
slander. =
—While beside his 19-year-old son, Oscar
Baker, whom he was bringing from a sick
bed at Bluefield, Va., to his home in Harris-
burg, Harry Baker, a conductor on the Mid-
dle division of the Pennsylvania railroad,
was instantly killed Saturday night in a
wreck, before he and his son had passed
through the Bluefield railroad yards. The
train on which they were riding collided
with a freight train. The young man escap-
ed serious injury.
—The first serious hunting accident in
Clinton county occurred Thursday. A. L.
Lichtenwalner,manager of the City Traction
company, lost a hand. He slipped and fell,
his gun swerved, was discharged and the
shot entered the hand, tearing it to pieces.
Being alone, he bound his arm with his
handkerchief and, grasping the injured arm
tightly with the right hand to check the
flow of blood, walked to Salina, a distance of
over a mile. $
—Corry is a fortunate town politically.
The fish hatchery there gets an appropria-
tion of $10,000; the schools $5,000, the hospit-
al $4,000, and added to this the salaries of
Hon. I. B. Brown, secretary of internal af-
fairs, Captain M. N. Baker, deputy factory
inspector; F. E. Mulkie,state bank examiner;
W. W. Morgaridge, of the bureau of railroad
statistics, and Miss Glenn Myer, stenogra-
pher. The salaries paid these state employ-
ees, together with the appropriations above
mentioned, amount to about $30,000 a year.
—During the past week the men who are
excavating the trenches for the West End
Water company’s pipe line, in Lock Haven,
have unearthed a number of Indian relics—
reminders of the dim past,when the red man
held sway in the West Branch valley. The
articles were found ata depth of nearly
three feet, just below K. D. Packer’s place
on the opposite side of the river, and consists
of a skidding knife, whitestone, beads and a
huge kettle, seversl feet in diameter, made
of clay, around the rim of which several
strings of Indian beads were hanging.
—Several hundred thousand trees have
been planted by the Pennsylvania railroad
this year on plots of ground along its right
of way and elsewhere, with the object of
preparing for future needs of lumber for ties.
In four years, up to October 1st, the company
planted 477,295 trees at various points, chief-
ly on the Philadelphia and Middle divisions.
From January 1st to October 1st of this year
there were 195,765 trees planted. It is de-
sired to increase this number to 600,000 be-
fore next spring. ' The company requires
3,850,000 ties a year.
—Of the 558 persons, who took the recent
examination before the State pharmaceuticay
examining board, 287 passed as registered
pharmacists and 99 as qualified assistants.
Two women—Sister M. Cassilda Ruewe and
Sister Mary Etheldreda, of Pittsburg, are
among those who qualified as registered
pharamacists. The law under which the
board now acts will cease to be in force after
the present year and the new law requiring
applicants for degree to be a graduate of a
regularly chartered and reputable college of
by the bosses.
pharmacy will be in force.