Spawls from the Keystone, —Mt. Union Methodists have ground for a $3,500 parsonage. —Miss Mary McAllister is wakiog a strong canvas for the nomination for school director in Susquehanna township, Dauphin coun ty. —DuBois has organized a Merchants Pro- tective Association very much in keeping with the Business Men's Exchange recently formed in Philipsburg. —Fire Thursday night practically destroy- ed the plant of the Westmoreland Broom company in Greensburg, entailing a loss of between $15,000 and $20,000, with small in- surance. ~The first death sentence in Indiana eounty in 20 years was passed upon Carweme De Renzo by Judge Telford Saturday. De Renzo killed hissweetheart at Creckside in September. —Cambria county has 16,504 able bodied male citizens over twenty one und under forty-five years of age who are liable. to military duty under the provisions of the act of May 9, 1890, —D* M. Rhinesmth, furmer on the James Mitchell farm, Lawrence township, Clear- field county, threshed 73 bushels of rye from two acres of ground this season, which is an unusually good crop. —Murray Heider, of Selinsgrove, and Mary Crumwell, of Sunbury, were killed by & train Saturday night while attempting to cross the Pennsylvania railroad bridge which spans the Susquehanna river at that place. ~-An addition to the Huntingdon freight depot will be made the coming summer, in- volving the expenditure of several thousand dollars. The railroad company is also anx- ions to join hands with property holders in the vicinity in improving the side walks and broken wit 5 Russia seems to be getting back to ber- eit ago. 5 ‘weather in January is all right for no ove but the doctors. { ~The man who said the sun is gradually | - oboling off wasn’t heard from on Sanday. _—The Be pte youngster that basn’s amit oboe “STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION. BELLEFONTE, PA., JAN. 26, 1906. On the Wrong Tack. The friends of President ROOSEVELT are not wise in the course they bave adopted concerning him. That is to say, they as sume that every man who is opposed to his policies is influenced by a desire to impair his popularity. Even LINCOLN STEFFENS has fallen into the error of cavonizing him while denouncing the iniquities that sur- round him while the lesser sycophants like J acon Rus and others paint him as the sum and substance of perfection and intimate that he can’t do wrong. If a public man questions the wisdom of meddling with European broil, he is promptly denounce ed by a horde of hero worshippersas a vil- ifier of the great and good RooseverLr. If another points out irregularities in the op- erations of the Isthmian canal enterprise be is condemued as an enemy of the Presi- dent. Such things are becoming intolera- | aud contiguous territory as nearly equal in ble. population as may be, aud each distriot The truth is that while President Roose- | Shall be entitled to elect one Senator. Each VELT possesses many good qualities he has county containing one or more ratios of more than an ordivary share of the infirm. = population shall be entitled to one Senator in the awim. “~The ‘Pittsburg Dispatch is ove of the few ‘Republican papers that we ki know of as having any independence. Falk about troubles. Who bas more Fo the ice mau who is expecting nature to stars im in business for next summer? ve ihe average girl a string of chiffon ound her neck and she will try to se nto thinking tbat sbe is not Chance for Usefal Information. The proposed legislation to reform the system of compensating the Insurance Com- missioner of this State is likely to develop some important and interesting facts. The other day a resolution was introduced by one of the Democratic members of the House asking the head of that department to submit a statement of the amount and sources of the fees received. Such infor- mation, the mover of the resolution re- marked, is necessary to intelligently legis- late on the subject, and he is right. Bat it is important on other accounts. It will, in the event that is is candid and complete, give the public an idea of how much the Republican bose of Pennsylvania has been charging the people for managing the party. A Philadelphia business man who was formerly active in political life, in a speech delivered in that city two or three weeks ago, declared that the compensation of the Insurance Commissioner amounts to $40,- 000 a year. Others have estimated the amount variously at from $16,000 to $25,- Pennypackes’s Absurd Notion. «= It was cnly part of human nature to kick when our streets became as muddy as they were the latter part of last week and the fore part of this, but we venture the assertion that the fellow who kicked most was the very oue who had pointed to them with pride for months before as being ‘“‘in finer condition than the sireets of Belie- fonte have ever been in before.” They were not muddy because they were im- properly made but because the frost com- ing out of the ground and the intermit- tent showers brought about a result never before experienced here at this season of the year. The pavements, if you noticed them on Sunday, looked as though it had been raining on them all day, they were so damp and slimy. The atmosphere was 80 moist that nothing could dry off. The crossings were sloppy, because for years there has been a cry in Bellefonte to build the streets up to them so that they are not go bampy for driving and when that is done there is no way to keep the mud from flooding onto them. It is almost impossible to believe that Governor PENNYPACKER is sincere in his so-called Senatorial apportionment bill. The Governor is an egregious egotist, be- yond question. He imagines that his per- sonal opinions are superior to law and that his individual caprices are equal to public opinion. But he is hardly a confirmed idiot and unless thus afflicted he couldn’s possibly, in view of his oath of office and those of the Senators and Representatives in the Legislature, gravely suggest so palpable a violation of the constitution of the State as such an apportionment of the State into Senatorial districts as be is said to have suggested, would involve. Section 16 of Article [I of the State con- stitution reads : ‘“The State shall be divid- ed into fifty Senatorial districts of compacts “and those who are Tl know that een oe the in shade ri e bas been set in be Paris-green, potato bugs. x bably bad a haog over ’ eat’! from last summer. 4 i Fae oi Piuriaylvanis is in]Cali- or the old order of things be Dave been in Harrisburg at this par- lar time. —The President bas. ordered much of the departmental red-tape out out in Wash- ington, bat if he wants tosave the treasury he will have to cut out that Pavama canal tape-worm also. —Governor PENN YPACKER bas lately become imbued with the iden that he is the session of the Legislatare. He 000 a year and semi-official sources placed it at about $20,000a year. Where there is such a diversity of opinion the public is entitled to acenrate knowledge and if the pending legislation supplies it good will result. But we caution the legislative re- formers to be vigilant in their investiga- tions. That eecret will be revealed relue- tantly, if at all, and the statement should be scrutinized with the greatest care. The bill which bas been introduced io the Legislature to provide a salary in lien ities of the human heart and mind. He is selfish, opinionated, arrogant and over- bearing. He is ambitions, whimsical and intolerant. Besides he is lacking in the civio virtue which is expressed in respect for the history and traditions of the counn- | try, though ecivie righteousness is bia prin- | cipal stock in trade. His ambitions are a | menace to the public safety and his incon- | sistencies a perennial danger. His caprices multiply the expenses of the pablio service | and in the event of & serious reveisal in for each ratio, and to an additional Senator for a surplus of population exceeding three- fifths of a ratio, but no county shall form a separate district unless it sball contain four- fitths of a ratio, except where the adjoining | counties are each entitled to one or more Senators, when such county may be as- | signed a Senator on less than four-fifths and exceeding one-half of aratio, AND NO COUNTY SHALL BE DIVIDED UNLESS | P | ENTITLED TO TWO OE MORE SEN- ATORS."” and h Where Forgetfulness Should Blessing. From the Johnstown Democrat. Senator Depew is said to be sullsing He is said to be troubl Be A and no brag orator now Stammuners tates in his search for the r word. There is nothing new io this phase of the senator's condition. He i always at a loss for the right word. Nearly all of his life he has been wrong one and it always | trippingly streets. —Game Warden Hummelsbaagh, of Clear- field, on Thursday arrested Andy Shidasky, of Osceola, on the charge of huntingfwithout a license. He was brought to Philipsburg and given a hearing before Squire Hewitt, who fined him $40.00 and costs. ~—After working on it for fifteen; years, Gottfried Schmidt, a Hazleton linventor, claims to have succeeded in perfecting an an entirely new wireless telegraphy system. the | Mr. Schmidt bias secured a patent and claims that by his invention communication can be ec of fees for the Insurance Commissioner | Governor PENNYPACKER is aid to have | from the The inability to find the fe u industrial conditions would bankrupt the carried through the air at least one hundred ate to want. so bills: atted upon thathe | oi the sum at $8,000 per annum. As country or impoverish the people a construed one part of this section as manda- Tight werd me indicates Bicners Jor of peas miles. MSR ela eo salaries go now that is not an excessive | oo io. ovation to meet the expenses of | tory and the other as simply directory. | er a It is PE pon just why | —A fire of unknown origin completely We haven's heard any severherations of the Gazetie’s LOVE boom for Congress re- sounding from: "Clearfield, McKean or Cameron ‘eotimties. ‘Even bere (in Centre it had only a afew hour's duration. Caterpillars. ‘were crawling about in ‘New Hampshire, butterflies flying in Ver- figure for a man who is capable and will give bis time and attention to the duties. Bat if the office is to be in the future as it has heen in the past u sinecure, then less than a third of that amount would be ex- cessive. It may safely be said that daring the Inst seven years the Insuraunée Com- profligate administration. Mr. ROOSEVELT is not an aogel by a large majority. The friends of Mr. ROOSEVELT wonld better adopt another course. When a Sen- ator in Congress or another expresses dis- sent from his opinions it would be'better to That is to say, he declares the language “the State shall be divided into Gifty Sen- atorial districts” i« mandatory while the phrase ‘‘and no county sball he divided unless entitled to two or more Senators,’ is directory. WEBSTER'S dictionary de- fines the word hall, ‘to he obliged ; must.” any friend of ens should regret such an outcome. With a record like Depew’s forget would be the rarest mercy. It would be little short of perdition itself to ter, each trast betray ed, each {le thas bid a ) be able to recall, or rather to he forced to recall, each blot and stain upon a charao- ise for- each mel- ou The mouth of a whit- destroyed the McFeely Brick company’s plant, just east of Latrobe, Saturday, entail. ing a loss estimated at $100,000. The plant is located besond the Latrobe water lines and was practically destroyed before the firemen could reach the scene. —~One thousand dollars a finger and an € > ow ‘extra thousand fo is what mont aad whens + prostration reported. from | M1%$i0ner bas not spent an average of one | oye that he is influenced by proper and | As there is no qualification the word. nee- | op, things as these are | Frank E. En of ar] Taner i Ls day a month iu the office and to pay any i 4 theref ntitled escunily thease the; sane in both cases and ll p ‘around as i ay, but Logan street patriotic motives and therefore entitled to i § g ty, wants the Rollman Manufacturing com- lefonte were running man $8,000 a year for such service would | pis ,o4ion and his Jiherty to ain the inst dividing a coanty, un- aight de deepen in. They aieloftie | pany of Mt. Joy to pay for the lossof the . simply be robbing the public in order to 5 ess i AS wie | liosts four fingers of his right hand. The plain L 6 | bestow an sheared, bounty on a party | go, | ’ ian : | tiff worked on a machine in the defendant's 4 Now Governor Sa 's brother ISAAC | favorite. dS enti 0 be G5 3 ho Th d man will whieh ke cjalus wan defective. a We ira Te for of Wi b. | énced bj personal antipathy Go President | THe Wee: el" IoRing Tey "kno “the | —Xugus vr, & wher employed in i Site WHETHE: wun rE pie wi ROOSEVELT. Reprehension of the prepos- | ter. or his mind is “off its trolley 1" nocking a8 the | "0 mine at Winbarne was ran over and eads the ] =r 7 : by. a moto es which one of the PEXNYPACKER'S can tell | bad the avdacity to openly advocate a vio- terous swashbuckling toward the South The Third Term Movement. aman. uot swong | instantly. killed by.a motor Satutday mots the biggest story when he gets started. —France having assured us that she loves both Uncle 8am and his MONROE doctrine she has been commissioned to go ahead and lick h——1 out of Venezuela. Verily the golden rule gets peculiar con- struction in the international Sunday school class. —It nothing else comes out of that DEUEL- Collier's libel suit in New York it will bave revealed to the public what an easy lot of marks some rich men are and what shoddy things they must be to pay a goandal-munging publication like Town Topics for treating them gently. —The crowning humiliation of J. LEE PLUMMER, the defeated ring candidate for State Treasurer, last fall, scourred in the Hous: on Monday when be] was jeered while making a speech. Before the reform delogs PLUMMER thonght i he was the whole thing in Harrisbarg, but time has taught him the lessou that there are others, «—R. B. TAYLOR is an aspirant for the office of Bargess and the opposition is al ready raising the cry that he would ‘not have a suitable office. The question of what ticket he would run on being waived for the sake of the argnment, what would he the matter with that famous ice house ? It wonld seem like gettirg back home to many of the boys to come to trial in that goed old joint. —The bills to make a fixed ealary for the Insurance Commissioner and Secretary of the Commonwealth at $6,000 and $7,000 respectively should become laws. Under the present fee system those officials draw from $33,000 to $46,000 per annum ; amounts ont of all proportion to the service they render the State ani far beyond the lation of the State constitution. This was left to be done by a governor, who, when a candidate, could see no *‘iils that Pennsyl- vania had to complain of.” Certainly the “ills” must be many and vicious that would justify the setting aside of the con- stitution to correct them. Usurpation of Authority. Obviously the Governor is jealous of the Legislature. Heretofore the encroachment upon one department of the government by another bas been regarded a« usurpation and was sorupulously avoided. Only a couple of years ago Governor PENNYPACK- Er indignantly resented an imputation that he bad attempted to influence legislation. Under some malign influence he has chavg- ed his mind, however. Now, accopding to reports which come from Harrisburg, he not only tries to influence legislation but actually undertakes to direct it, In other words, it is said that the Governor has him- sell prepared bills on every subject referred to in his extra session ons and intimated that only bis own bills will re: ceive his approval. This is the most dangerous toms of exec ative usurpation that bas ever been per- petrated in this country. Other Governors bave indicated a preference between pend- ing measures in the Legislature and there bave been suspicions within recent years that Governors have used the official patron. age of their adwioistrations to win legis- lators to their way of thinking ou legisla- tive subjects. But we call to mind ug other instance in which Governors have actually drafted bills to be introduced in the Legislature and never thought it pos. sible that any Governor would threaten legislators with the veto power in order to coerce them into the support of his meas- American Republics doesu’t of necessity imply a personal enmity to the President. They simply indicate a reprobation of evil practices and a concern for the honor and safety of she country and no amount of ful- some enlogy of a too strenuous public fune- tionary will change the fact. Machine Methods Revived. Representatives at Harrieburg, the old ma- chine appeared in its old insolent form. Speaker WALTON was ogain the Czar of last cession and his absurd and atrocious rulings were supported with practically the same unanimity that prevailed during the regular session a year ago. Singularly enough McCLAIN, of Lancaster, was again the vehicle by which the Speaker put his purposes in motion, A short time ago that gentleman was protesting with great vehemenco a determination to divorce him- self from the gang. But the vanity which consumes him made him an easy viotim and he was unable to resist the desire for conspicuity which the offer of leadership afforded, Las yr On Monday dias various resolutions were summarily disposed of by the ruling of the Speaker that ‘‘they were not ger- main to the Governor's proclamation call- ing the extra session,” but the conspicuous outrage in this respect was that in which the resolution of Mr. MoHR, of Berks county, was taken ont of the deliberations. The resolution was io 00 respect a measure of legislation. It simply expressed the sense of the members of the House that work on the Quay monument enterprise should be discontinued. The representa- tives of the people certainly have a right to entertain and express such an opinion, but On Monday evening in the House of | The third term movement is making progress, Since the recent statement of Jacos Riis that ROOSEVELT'S re-election is inevitable, others have spoken aud the character of the men and the location of the sounds make it certain that the quali- ty of accident is absent. Rus was in the west when he was moved to express him- self. After him came a voice from the soath. Colonel LYON, chairman of the Texas Republican State committee, a ‘‘per- sonal and politica! friend of the President,’ bas echoed the seutimeut. The east aud north are more conservative or more oan. tions. Bat they will be brought into live. a those sections, gies by Mr. Rus for the d of the precedent. established by WASHINGTON is that must complete his policy of regulating the rail roads, Colgpel LYoN can find bo better reason for his faith than the fact that the President visited New Orleans during the yellow fever epidemic. Neitherisa - valid exgpse.. The President's policy with re- spect to the railroads is a false pretense. It he would consent to the enforcement of ex- isting law with respect to discriminations and rebates the corporation evils would | vb abate themselves. Moreover, beldidn’t go to New Orleans until after the epidemic bad been taken under. control and was eliminated from the sectionof the city in which he spent his time, The real reasons which in influence JAcoB Riis, Colonel Lyox aud the the rest of then to insist on ROOSEVELT getting another term is that they want to bask in the sun- shine of official favor in the future as they have in the past. The reason ROOSEVELT The President's interest in the New York | ; sopuigtivn proves that he is looking alter wt thi cost ongh repentance would give a year of his life for even a few hours 4 for- getfalness. The New “Asset” Currency. From the Appeal-to-Reason (Girard, Kani) Do you Know what ‘‘asset currency,” which tbe bankers are demand It means that they can d vidual stocks and railroad and other bonds , means ? eposit eir indie with the government and draw the am in new bank notes ! do to get money is to rations, issue hundreds stocks and bonds on them, d pieces of paper and draw the ernment bold the bag. on Laws bubble that ba is would ade. ae Wi ih , | Todd, 8. W. the the wolves, i want Security, but pw Bg pa toes of ape All they will ve oo ugauise new cor of millions of Spots + Sheps Talk a Eure Ta Ana ww Pay on That | bY From the Philadelphia Press. Court Judge in Nebitkn Bes uch sailvand ia worth no A Federal desidedgas te oh 0 oot real , no longer t count oh its tracks. and pias its usithe ue of a property. Nor measure of the company’s earning Ror th gatherif es ehy the Diy set upon it jorist conel willing to ag purposes i hd SSL y those who Jlojually o own it. These cre int in of ve the be if the taxed stock and bonds. of dry hones there wih railroads should be Eabtemn! oo market esti- | o mate put upon them! And what a pon _snug ing, Itis presumed that he did not hear the signal, und could not get out of the way intime to avoid being killed. The unfortu- pate man wns aged about 55 years, and leaves a wife and several grown up chil: dren. —The BEellefield Coal and Coke Co. has been chartered in Cambrian county. The company will have its offices in Bland- burg, and is capitalized at $25,000, divided into 500 shares at §50 each. The | stockholders are as follows: Elmer E. Davis, Pe Johnstown, R. L. Bower, Biandburg, J. H. Craig, H. W. Culp, W. H. Markley, James Foust, Altoona. —At the recent | annual meeting of the ¢ | Osceola Silica & Fire Brick eompavy the fol- lowing officers were elected: President, H.L. lly; vice nt, P. SE 'H, W. Todd; secre Hi (H./L, Shollys Pu 1 ber, H.W, " McLarren, A. 8: Brows, ‘¢’ Ch Rowland and ‘J. Shires. i The plains wr 2%" eof | steady... A jabs or the receipt Wednestag of a cheek for 0 drawn to his order 8u_ the ua’ I oh and’ Rag the persona, “ndsme Le Enterprise Bank of Alle be uy, State. a, urer Mathues has up to “received $801.5” 755,37 of the $1,039,000 bry the state deposit in the defunc institution. Mr. Matbues said that by ) first he expects peceffe the entire amount of the deposit. * —Mr. , of Columbis, a pad” two bills in the house in whic: Grangers 6f true | the. State have been deeply interested ‘for * years. One provides that the State shall re- " turn tothe counties nin nine-tentbs of the person. al property fax instead of three-fourths, As Shalt te renin p: vides that all 1 be retained instead of & 3 a pathy Soa { the two bills Bhan passed and become a law a col f considerably over ® half million’ dol ’ be made in the revenue of the Ste. ¥ found in good * condition ie ia roking oe vet How a wg salaries of any federal officer other th n th . That is adi rei - She ight was denis them by shearhitrary aa be in the revenue r 0 | Brn utmost Sh So } President of Ti United States. gh oui Hu ver FH Sbrmion. ol Pope ruling of Speaker WALTON. po at oo : > het Seived by Joh aro ve : he ay! jeEigtent persons were killed ad a ; If the Governor can thus direct the trend Mr. QuaY's life expressed everything ze S——— unenid ro waged 3ujgreq an —Taomorrow candidates for borough and township oflices will be named in Centre county. The good citizen will have a care that none hut acceptable men are placed of legislation the independence of the Leg- islatore is completely destroyed and the genius of our Commonwealsh subverted. that is reprehensible in the official and po- litical affairs of the country. His only achievement was instilling and prolonging tions to be just to the public, but obedient to himself. He wants to control every- thing from railroad rates to foot ball rules and he understands now that his ambi. Why Net Stree 3 RU This wart From the Lancaster “New Era ng the ery of *'fire’’ Su un St. Paul's colored Baptist rk weit side of Eighth street Sif ot | AER. Philadelphia. The services were iniquity iu the public service. ' The d While the Gavestor Juki oy | on the tickets. Thie thing of nomiuating | 1 0 fotraction of the rights of the Legis | Le Pen pu y rie Ta defeat | ; ng will be disappointed unless be gets | runuing foul of the consti ny | it el don Gusesond floor of the biilding, i nen for offices for which “tb lature is tolerated the next step will be a ON teasurer, | ober lease on the office be occupies. he not go one in ive is | A ve flue set fire to the chimney, cas* A ey ate Bot| ond of soldiers in the legislative chambers | 18% fall, was less an expression of antipathy mle another wrench? © 3 ing smoke 10 fssue through the crevices in ne a1 FLOUR nt an lho oh Urusei A SEE i fusing to somivate men who would make the bayonet. That may not bappen in the to erect a monument in Teton the robe of has declared that he will have no more - of n coupled with the sight of the smoke. —" i good officials merely ‘hecause they bave | ‘mmediate futare but it is the logical conse- QUAY ought to be it Clearfield “county ‘must think its the the congregation into a panic. - i never taken an active part in polities. | quence of what has actually ocourred aod ; ous AS be abandoned ase the rep- whole show in producing material for the s Lucetta Bowers, au, aged a t : go would be hardly less reprehensible. Gov- resentatives ‘people in the Legisla- | Republican congressional nomination. X Zobick brofeamorh . within St . of Bagdad, was tortured by « masked robbe}, : =A Zarick professor hias spent the greater | ernor PENNYPACKER way uot mean to | ‘or Were n their rights in deolariog | First in the field was F. R. ScHOFIELD, who broke into her home and attemy fed fo, 3 part of five months standing in the waters | jead on to such a elimax but that is the | 0€ fact. But the Speaker nsurped the an: Present member. of the Legislature ; then | make her divulge the A Sidi} pluodot hoe of lake Luzerne up to his neck in an effort | gotua! effect of his action. thority olhem expressing their sentiments. M. I. McCREIGHT, cashier of the De- Miss Bowers was to tame fish and take their pictures. He has succeeded in getting about two hun- dred of the finny tribe to eat out of his bavd. All the while this rather remark- - ——Mr. PESNYPACKER'S reforms are of the kind that would openly and arrogantly violate the constitntion to attain a person- It was a brief revival of mashine méthods, ~The least of crow ‘that the Repahii- | can party is now . posit National bank, of DuBois, and now they are Senator E. A. IRWIN and CHARLES E. PATTON, a brother of the late | Senator ALEEaROR 2 PATTON. Evident- | t vas threatened witha, Bh able performance has been ‘going Oh the | al end and make the ignorant believe he is | burg will cost the tax:p: ly they f that little Cameron bas a bi alte Br ! professor bas undoubtedly looked very. better than bis party. Asa first class “‘re- | nin a little over a quarterof a million dol- real Capt. | os in the’ field ‘and that. f mudh like a fool to unwitting passers-by, form fraud,” Mr. PENNYPACKER will | lars, and yet the tax-payers seem to be en- | Tox HARTER bas a LOVE, that - :surpasseth | nthe! wt be is a scientist, all the same. ‘‘take the cake.” = joying it more than the crow’ eaters ar them all, in'his estimation. IE ;
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