EE SENNA ESI
Et
Sy 2, GRAY MEEK.
ink Slings.
—If you can’t have what you want don’t
be resentful because another man can.
—The spring gatlen seed advertisements
Lave heen temporarily eclipsed by a blanket
of suow,
—JonN D. ROCKERFELLER is still lost,
Are we to bave a second CHARLEY Ross
mystery ?
—1It you are hiish you’ll be wearin’ 0’
the green tomorrow, for it will be St.
PATRICK'S day.
—The Japanese drank 3,800,000 gallons
of beer last year. The little brown devils
—the next thing they will be surpassing us
in shat.
—We had another spasm of beautiful
snow on Monday and Tuesday and bave
been having a surfeii of most slippery slop
ever since.
—Boy PENROSE is booming Justice
Jony STEWART for the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor ; not becanse Boy
wants STEWART but because he wants to
save himself.
—Gen. LEONARD WooD seems to have
conductedibis campaign against the Moros
on the theory that the only good Moro is
a dead one. Oat of six hundred he did not
leave ove to tell how it happened.
-=~There i» a parrot [or sale in London
that has a vocabulary of eight hundred
words and uses sentences of from twenty
to thirty words in length. Why in the
world doesn’t its owner hook it for an
American lecture tour.
—Mr. J. Lee PLuMMER having decided
nos to ask his Blair county constituents for
a re-election to the Legislature they will
have a bard time finding a man to figare as
conspicuously for them in Harrisburg ae
the messenger hoy did.
—The Spanish newspaper that recently
translated the name of the new English
battleship ‘Dreadnaught’ to mean ‘‘noth-
ing terrible’”” must have bad a great time
fixing up a reassuring translation of thas
Oregon of ours for its readers.
~—Chicago is to have a union cemetery
where non e hut union men may be buried.
And, we presume, that some of them will
be such good union men that they will de-
cline to hearken unto GABRIEL'S trump
unless he is a union musician.
—Four mornings in succession to have
to shovel th2 snow off the crossings and
public walks was rubbing it in on the new
street commissioner a little early in his
job. Incidentally, all the rest of us had the
same kick against the weather man;
—We have a reminder of the sacrifices
the Japs wade in order to whip Russia in
the appeals that are vow being made in
churches of this land for relief funds for
the millions who are starving in the Isle
that is yet wearing the flush of a great vic-
tory.
—Now Mr. JEROME has decided to take
a fall ont of WILLIE RANDOLPH HEARST,
of New York. The district attorney thinks
be bas heen libeled by HEARST'S two papers
and wants $100,000.00 from each of them.
Wonldn’s your Uncle SAMMY PENNY-
PACKER delight in sitting on that case ?
—Spain isn't going into ecetacies over
the prospects of getting a new Queen,
especially since ALFIE'S marriage means
that some one will have to put up $50,-
000.00 a year to keep his wife. And you
krpow Spain is just like the United States
in the particular respect that the poor peo-
ple always have to bear the burden of
taxation.
—An enterprising student advertising
manager who wanted to draw a crowd to
hear JEroME K. JEROME avd CHARLES
BATTELL Loomis lecture at State College,
last Friday night, headed his heralds with
the following question : ‘‘How Can Three
Men in a Boat be Fanvier Than Two Men
in the Aoditoriom ?”’. The crowd was
there, all right enough, and there probably
wasn't one in it who wonldn’t have gotten
an A for answering: ‘‘Easy !"’
—There was a time when the northern
people spent most of their spare time teli-
ing southerners that lynching ehonld be
stopped. Then lynchings became popular
in Ohio, Illinois and other northern States
and no more advice was vouchsaled. Now
it will be seen that all the eastern mem-
bers of Congress are voting to admit Arizona
and New Mexico as one State while the
westerners, who should know best what is
needed. are against the proposition.
—ANDY CARNEGIE is fornishing the
financial backing that is needed by a body
of learned men who hope to simplify Eng-
lish spelling. Mr. CARNEGIE is of the
opinion thas Euglish might be made the
world language of the future if it were not
for ita contradictory and diffionlt spelling.
We presume that part of the revision will
be to spell steal and steel the same way
and make them synonomous in their use
when applied to the United States Steel
Co. and government contracts.
—Is is a fact worth considering that
building operations all over the country
are being held up because of the advanced
cost of materials and the high rate: f wages
demanded by skilled and anskilled labor.
It is probable thas so far as lumber is con-
cerned the prices will never recede, so that
the only economy that can be practised
will be in wages paid avd a change there
will result in labor troubles that will be
very apt to have an equally deleterions
effect on building movements.
A Os
emocrlic
“VOL. 51
Penrose is in a Trance.
The bope of the Republican machine is
centred in Justice JOHN BTEWART, recent-
ly elected as the candidate of all the par-
ties. Senator Bois PENROSE has come to
be a great admirer of the Justice and will
talk of no one else as a candidate for Gov-
ernor. About a year ago things were vast-
ly different. Upon the death of Justice
DEAN some one suggested Judge STEWART
as a fit successor, but PENROSE said ‘“‘O
Fuodge.”” PENNYPACKER it the man for
the place, he added. The idea was to have
Cousin SAM resign the Governorship and
have hie constitutional successor, ‘‘Oleo’’
BROWN, catapult him into the judicial
seat. But subsequent events made the
plan inexpedient and STEWART was taken
by ail parties in order that the reform is.
sue might be made clear.
The same reasons which induced PEN-
ROSE to shift from PENN YPACKER to STEW-
ART then are still present and PENROSE is
for STEWART for Governor. He imagines
that he can fool the people by nominating
a blameless man just as QUAY foolzd them
four years ago by taking PENNYPACKER.
As a matter of fact, however, PENROSE is
the only person who is being fooled. The
people have grown wise since four years
ago, as was shown by the absolute failure
of the change of candidates for the local of-
fices in Philadelphia a year ago to check
the tide of reform. The withdrawal of the
machine candidate for sheriff and the sub-
stitution of a man of the highest character
and most unassailable reputation resulted
in nothing more than the humiliation of
the worthy candidate, through an over-
whelming defeat.
Of course Senator PENROSE learns noth.
ing from experience. He never found out
that the vote of last fall was a public pro-
test against his methods and the machine
of which he is the head rather than an an-
tipathy against Dr. NEFF, the Republican
candidate for sheriff of Philadelphia, or J.
LEE PLUMMER, the machine nominee for
State Treasurer. But Justice JOHN STEW-
ART is not quite so obtuse. He is able to
read signs which are ordinarily plain and
he knows that if be bad heen the machine
candidate last fall he would bave been de-
feated with PLUMMER and NEFF. Know
ing these things he is not likely to give up
ab ambition which be has lony cherished,
and a position for which he has earnestly
yearned in order to become a defeated can-
didate of a machine which he despises for
Governor of Pennsylvania.
——'Squire ADAM HAZEL, of Axe Maun,
expects to be a candidate for jury commis.
sioner on the Democratic ticket and we
want to say right here that he would make
a good official and is deserving of recogni.
sion. He is evidently a believer in the the-
ory that the early bird gets the worm.
Pennypacker's False Pretonse
Governor PENNYPACEER is ill hoast-
ing of his veto of an act of the Legislature
giving water companies the right of emi-
nent domain. He reverted to it in a
speech before the Five O'clock club of
Philadelphia, last Saturday evening, aud
gave it as a reason why every Pennsyiva-
nian should be proud of his State. No
other State has taken so advanced & step,
he declared substantially, and because of
that the crimes of QUAY and the iniquities
of the Republican machine should be over-
looked, if not actually condoned. It was
the great preserver of natural rights of all
time, according to bis notion, and inciden-
tally is is about the only act of his adwin-
istration worthy of praise.
Bat the Governor stops short of his [all
duty in discussing that matter. He ought
to add that the purpose to give water com-
panies the right of eminent domain was
conceived by QUAY and cherished by every
member of the piratical gang organized by
him to loos she State and despoil the peo-
ple. He ought to add thas the reason the
Goveruor of no other State bas vetoed such
a measare is shat the Legislature of no oth-
er State was sufficiently steeped in iniqui-
ty to enact such a monstrons proposition
into law. That was left to the bandits en-
listed under the QUAY banuer and trained
to piracy under QUAY himself. We may
add that probably such a crime will never
be attempted in any other State.
There was no merit io the executive veto
of that atrocions piece of legislation. It
was simply a daty the failure to perform
which would have been the greatest crime
of modern life. But the machine which
Governor PENNYPACKER cherished ard
still sedulously shields whenever the op-
portunity offers, contemplated that crime
and if Quay bad been liviog when it was
about to be consummated, the chances are
that the Governor would have approved it.
Meantime we hope that the last boast of a
false-pretended merit with respect to it has
been heard. The public is tired hearing
Governor PENNYPACKER ‘‘hlowing his
own horn.’ Let some one else do the
talking.
——The borough anditors began their
work of auditing the borough accounts on
Monday evening.
“STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
__ BELLEFONTE, PA., MARCH 16, 1906.
A Most Timely Suggestion.
The esteemed Pittsburg Dispatch which
for several years has been a more or less
potential factor in every movement for civ-
ic improvement in that city, makes the
timely suggestion that the people should
turn their attention to securing better
representation in the Legislatare for that
cotamunity in the fatore. ‘The publio
interest in the State election next fall,”
observes our esteemed contemporary, ‘‘is
likely to centre on the contest for Govern-
or, just as in the city election it did about
the Mayorality. Allegheny county shoald
remember that protection for its own legit-
imate interests as well as duty to the State
calls for special attention to the election of
members of the next Legislature.”
The representatives of Pisssburg and Al-
legheny county in the Legislature during
the past eeveral years would have been a
disgrace to a colony of barbarians or a com-
munity of criminals. Next to the Phila
delphia banditsi they were the most ser-
vile and disreputable group of political pi-
rates who were ever delegated to represent
a community or serve an interest. Few of
them bad sufficient understanding to ana
Iyze pending legislation and still fewer had
conscience enough to guide them in the
right even when their path was blazed. In
view of these facts the suggestion of our
contemporary is peculiatiy appropriate. It
is to be hoped that the people of the coun-
ty will give it attention.
Meantime the advice of the esteemed
Dispatch is too valuable to be confined to
the city of Pittshurg or the county of Al-
legheny. The people of every county in
the State should give attention to the se-
lection of hetter men for the legislative
service. Daring the last regular session
the represeatatives of most of the counties
followed the orders of the machine mana-
gers quite as obediently as those of Phila-
delphia and Pittsburg. The atrocious leg-
islation designed for the protection of erim-
inals and the promotion of crime in the
cities couldn’t have been passed without
the support of rural representatives and
the constituents of such recreants should
see that fitter men are pus in their places
at the coming election.
Absurd Talk ot Pennypacker,
We take it that the talk of Governor
PENNYPACKER for justice of the Supreme
court of the United States is not serious.
No recent political gossip has been quite as
abzard. The only justification of it is in
the fact that the Governor has had some ju-
dicial experience. He served for a dozen
years or 80 on the bench of Philadelphia at
a time when such service was equivalent to
secvility to the machine. He was first ap-
pointed at the instance of QUAY, because
he was a cousin, rather than on account of
his fitness. He was subsequently elected
twice for the reason that he was obedient
to the machine. Noholdy ever imagined
that he had any qualifications for the
bench.
The office of justize of the Supreme court
of the United States is one of the highest
in our system of government. It is said
that when WASHINGTON was president he
gave Chief Justice JAY bis choice of posi-
tions in the public service and he elected
to go upon the bench. Ever since that the
most eminent men have heen called to the
rare vacancies. In view of that (act who
can gravely consider a proposition to ap-
point PEXNYPACKER? A man who be-
lieves QUAY was greater than WEBSTER
aod CLAY and Israer W. DURHAM was
the “most influential’? citizen of Philadel-
phia would hardly measure up to the stand-
dard of that service. One who can malign
the memory of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN is
not likely to be chosen for such an honor.
There is a tradition that any man may
aspire to any office in this country and that
is probably true. Therefore Governor PEN-
NYPACKER bas the moral right to cherish
a hope that he may secure n seat in the
highest judicial tribuval in the country.
Bat it is none the less preposterous beoause
it is possible and for any one other than
himself to consider such a proposition is an
insalt to the memory of the justices who
are dead and an outrage upon the repusa-
tion of those living. Erratic, whimsical
and not too regardfal of political morality,
his elevation to the Supreme court of the
United States would be little less than a |
pablic calamity.
—— A goodly portion of the Watch-
MAN'S space this week is given to an in-
tensely interesting story which should ap-
pear under the title of “How the Late
Board of County Commissioners Got Away
with the People's Money.’’ Its compilers,
however, have seen proper to send it out
under the plain caption of ‘Receipts and
Expenditures for Centre County for 1905."
We don't need to tell yon that it is worth
reading, or to apologize for the space it
occupies. You are interested in it as much
as we are but after sou have read it we
would like you to recall the statement this
paper made last fall in reference to these
expenditures and see how completely every
charge made at that time is verified by the
official figures.
The Quay Mommment Question.
The Quay monument commission bas
entered into a contract with a New York
sculptor for a white marble statue of the
late Senator to be placed in one of the
niches in the rotunda of the new capitol
building at Harrisburg. It is to be a flaw-
less effigy for which the contract price isa
matter of $17,500, and it is to be complet-
ed early in the spring of next year. The
niche in the rotunda has been chosen as the
place for it, the gossip indicates, for the
reason that the commission was afraid that
it wouldn't he safe in the open. In the
rotunda it can always be within the focus
of a capitol peliceman’s eyes and is reason-
ably secre, therefore, from dyvamite and
stale eggs.
There has never been so flagrant a con-
tempt for public opinion as is expressed in
this affair. The QUAY monument appro-
priation was the price the machine paid
for Governor PEXNYPACKER’'S approval of
various legislative iniquities adopted dur.
ing the last regnlar ses-ion of the Legisla-
tare. PENNYPACKER wanted it as a mon-
ument of his gratisude to QUAY for past fa-
vors and the machine gave it to him as a
token of appreciation of expected services.
Bat when the machine was repodiated ard
ite iniquities condemned at the polls last
fall, it was hoped that the enterprise would
be abandoned. The signing ¢f the contract
with the sculptor indicates that this whole-
some bope may be disappoivted.
It is not certain, however, that the out-
rage will be consummated, at least at the
expense of the State. The Quay monu-
ment commission has no leuitimate exist.
ence and it may be doubted if it have le-
gal authority to enter into a contract in be-
halt of the State. The constitution requires
that such appointments as monument com-
missioners be confirmed by the Senate.
Daring she recent extra session the appoiut-
ments in the case iu point were referred to
the Senate for confirmation but the vote
was never taken. Therefore the commis-
sioners have not been
to law and it
to re
tue.
eh i
During the last president)
the Democratic candidate roundly rid.
iouled by President RooSEVELT and others
because he declared that under the com-
mon law aod statutes already in the books
of federal and state governments, the evils
of corporate greed may easily be checked.
The President was insisting on legislation
and protesting that in the absence of it he
could do nothing. Judge PARKER assert-
ed, on the other hand, that administrative
vigor and intelligence, was all that was
wanting. It was a bold proposition but
his judgment has been vindicated.
In other words, the Supreme cours of the
United States has just made a decision al-
firming the position of Judge PARKER.
That is in two decisions handed down on
Monday the court states in the most une-
quivocal terms that officers of corporations
may be compelled to testify in cases in
which they are concerned and that the
books and other secret archives of corpora-
tions may be examined by courts in judi-
cial proceedings. It is unquestionably the
most important and significant judicial ac-
tion of recent years. It cnts the ground
under trust magoates completely.
These decisions make the pending rate
legislation as needless as the fifth whee! to
a wagon or the second tail to a dog. No
corporation can violate the laws in the pab-
lio view. That is precisely what would be
done under that raliog of the court if the
law ie violated at all. The books aud the
evidence of those who keep and direct them
are always accessible to the authorities and
as Judge PARKER said, there is nothing
wanting for an enforcement of the law ex.
cept courage and intelligence on the part
of those entrusted with the administration
of the law.
——The Philadelphia Press on Sanday
contained a very good picture of E. 8.
Stover, a Centre county hoy who last fall
went to Crawford county to accept the
principalship of the township High school
at Guy’s Mills and who bas just been ap-
pointed a member of the faculty of the
Edinboro State Normal school. For several
years prior to leaving Centre county Mr.
Stover was principal of the township High
school at Aaronshurg and at the same time
filled the office of justice of the peace. He
is a graduate of the East Stroudsburg State
Normal school and has a bright future in
store for him.
~-—1t is enough to give a poor editor
heart failure to read the Moute Christo-
like stories cabled from the Riviera as to
the wonderful winuings at the Monte Carlo
and Nice Casino gaming tables of Ervin 8,
Armstrong, of Lock Haven. His winnings
have been placed at from $5,000 to $20,000
a night and over $200,000 in all. There is
little doubt but that the stories are much
exaggerated but if they are true even to
one-fourth the above amount the young
man is lnoky.
go over aud lick the enemy.
NO 11.
~The deepest snow of the season fell
on Sanday night. It began between five
and six o'clock in the evening and contin-
ued most all night and though at first it
melted as fast as it fell when Monday
morning came there were about nine inches
of snow on the ground. It was very wet
aud the telephone and electric light wires
around town resembled three inch cables
and were so sagged and crossed daring the
night that the electric light plant was com-
pelled to close down. Both telephone com-
panies bad lots of trouble in broken and
crossed wires which it took them most of
Monday to clear up. Monday was ocom-
paratively mild and most of the snow
melted before evening.
~—1t was just twenty-one years Toes-
day night since the big fire which destroy-
ed the block on Strychnine corner. At
that time there were a number of ram-
shackle buildings in that locality, which
by the way, bad a reputation not to be
envied, the whole corner bearing no com-
parison to the magnificent business block
which stands there today. In fact with
the big fire of March 12th, 1885, not only
the buildings but also the discreditable
name was wiped ont as ever since it
has been referred to as Aiken's corner.
——There was nothing small abeut yes-
terday's snow and if it keeps coming down
the way it has this week there will he cause
to wonder if the seasons baven’s become all
tangled up and winter coming when it
should be summer.
How Wars and Armies Are Made.
Ld
From the Philadelphia Record.
In an occasional debate in congress the
country catches a glimpse of the extensive
and brilliant m y staff encamped in
the war department at. Washington under
the new organization of the army. The si-
lent creation of this establishment in the
midst of profound peace demonstrates how
easily such things can be done when the
spirit of imperialism and jingoism is ram-
pans. This staff for organizing future bat-
ties and campaigns consists of four gener-
als, four colonels, six lieutenant colonels,
twelve majors and twenty captains detail-
ed witha view to their superior knowledge
and experience in the art of war.
Of course this sitis uot intended
men. [ts real usefulness will be
when the imperial army sball have awool-
en to the adequate force of 600,000 soldiers,
Hore of lees. Fol she pregent the staff is
ng maps prospective cam-
paigus, in anticipation of which it bas
Susmended fie Sousifugjon of = Steam
ships of 6,000 tons ca «Is
ee that this will prove ent
to transport the imperial armies of the fu-
tare to the most distant fields.
It needs bardly be said that the inspir-
ing genios of this ization is the great
military strategist of the White House. So
gong a military ion could never
ve arisen in a quiet civic breast. The
war lord of Germany has an army of seven
or eight hundred thousand men ready to
be hurled across the Rhive or the Dnei
at an hour's notice. Why should nos this
government have a like army and begin
the basis for it with an adequate office
staff, since the American navy in existence
and in process of construction will soon
Suro Sia df sho O sun empire? Von
Moltke and his staff compl the cam-
paign of Sadowa in about six weeks, and
thas which practically ended with the bat-
tle of Sedan in a little more time. May
not our staff, now idly twirling their
thambhs as they recline on easy ocbairs in
different roome of the war department,
dream of snch conquests ?
How “Christinnizing”’ Warfare Works,
From the Johnstown Democrat.
‘We are told that the 900 Moros killed in
the crater of Mt. Dajo were ‘‘robbers.’”’
They are also described as “‘religious fanat-
ics’”’ who fought with blind zeal, not be-
cause they objected to the stars and stri
and benevolent assimilation, but simply
because it was a glorious privilege to die
for their faith. Is is nowhere admitted
that the Moros were following she Filipi-
Se Je Ti big oh ey
ence. ere ew s
not a single man was lefs to relate the story
of the terrible drama in the ciater weie an-
imated alone by fanaticiem—and they were
mere ‘robbers’ and ‘‘outlaws’’ anyhow.
They were not patriots. They were not
even organized, we are told, but fought
every man on his own hook until be fell
dead in bis tracks. ‘That certainly is some-
what remarkable.
* * * * - * * *
It is to be ted that we bave not
farther details of the slaughter. Port Ar-
thur under siege for several months and
thousands of tons of shot and shell were
thrown into the Russian stronghold. Yet
at the end, when the surrender came, i
was found Yintavery large percentage
the defenders were alive and unhurt. The
fatalities were astovishingly few. It was
evidently a very differens matter at Me.
Dajo. There every Moro was killed. Not
a prisoner was taken. Not a single wound-
ed *“‘robber’’ was found. Not a man was
left to tell the tale. Just why this was so
is unexplained. But the custom of
killing the wounded and murdering pris-
oners may still be in vogue among our
svangels of civilization.
Verily it is So.
From the New York American.
President Roosevely advocates a strong
pavy, hecause in case of war our fleet can
Now he advocates strong coast defences,
because the enemy may come over here
while our strong navy is licking him off bis
own coast.
Logio, thy name is mud !
~— After celebrating his 94th birthday, last
Thursday, George Ritter, Lock Haven's
oldest citizen, died on Sunday night.
~The post office at Rote will be discontin-
ued. The patrons of that office will be
served by rural delivery from Nittany.
—The Hayes Run fire brick company is so
rushed with orders for fire brick at present
that the plant is running day and night to
meet the demand.
—Kane's fire department is arranging the
preliminaries for the entertainment of the
Northwestern Pennsylvania Firemen's as-
sociation in August.
~The Monroe county court ruled that it
road supervisors unless some good and valid
reason could be shown.
—Suit bas been entered against the city
authorities of Shamokin for $200,000 dam-
ages for a defective fire plug, which caused
a lack of water at the time of a recent
fire.
—The new Methodist church at Clearfield
will be dedicated on Sunday. Rev. W.P.
Eveland, president of the Dickinson Semi-
nary, Williamsport, will preach the dedica-
tory sermon.
—Hazelton's shirt and knitting factories
employ 1,141 persons, of which number 732
are under 21 years. The pay rolls of the
minor industries aggregate $40,000 monthly.
More than 37,000 ties have been
purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company along the Bedford division dur-
ing the last three months, 27,000 of which
have been shipped to main line points.
—The Pennsylvania Telephone company
has absorbed the Saltillo Telephone com-
pany, operating lines in Huntingdon county
and will consolidate with its own lines.
The Saltillo company has 100 phones in
service.
—Nine of the thirteen townships of Hunt-
ingdon county, which were qualified to vote
at the recent election on the question as to
road law or retain the old law, voted in the
affirmative.
—Samuel Stauffer, & fifteen year old boy,
of Pepuea, was taken to Lancaster with both
legs broken, the result of falling from an
ordinary chair at the home of his parents.
This is the twentieth time the lad has
fractured his limbs.
—A new business venture for Altoona will
be & coffee company, to te known as the
Logan Valley Coffee company, which will
be organized in the near future and incor-
porated under the above name. The capital
stock will be $5,000.
~The election in Pennsylvania next fall
involves the choice of a governor, a lieuten-
ant governor, a secretary of internal affairs,
gates, 25 state senators and the entire state
house of representatives.
—On account of complications in Califor-
nia, the transfer of the Rev. Charles Wesley
ppal church, to the Califor
y has been annulled by Bishop
Berry at the request of Mr. Wasson.
-“—Ex.County Treasurer G. Miller was
found dead in John Coleman's lumber yard,
in the east end of Williamsport, with a
ballet hole in his head, Satuiday morning.
All circumstances point to his having shot
himself with suicidal intent. Ill health is
given as the cause.
—J. Frank Challenger cashier and treas-
urer of the Delaware County Trust company,
of Chester, who was arrested and indicted
on the charge of embezzling $10,632 from
the company while in office, pleaded guilty
to larceny and was sentenced to a term of
two years in tha county jail.
—Walking into Attorney Linn's office in
Lewisburg, Saturday evening, William
Shields, ex-register and recorder of Union
county, remarked that he did not feel very
well and would call a doctor. He telephon~
ed for a physician then sank back in a chair
and died almost instantly of heart fail.
ure.
~The coal on the large tract of land near
Fernwood Park, in Gilich township, owned
by the Craig Bros. at Brisbin, is soon to be
developed. Thomas Blythe and two sons, of
Madera, will have charge of end operate
this industry, and will within the next few
weeks begin the work of putting down a
shaft.
—From ten to fifteen carloads of lumber
are being shipped from Everett, Bedford
county, every week, making the value of
the weekly output more than $2,000, or
$100,000 a year. Many men are employed
in the lumber industry thereabouts and a
Pes | jocal planing mill alone employs fifty men.
Several traction engines are being used to
draw two or more wagon loads to town at a
time,
—Oliver Weidler, aged fifty six years, a
farmer living in Nippenose valley, one mile
west of Rauchtown, was found dead under
an overturned straw stack Thursday after-
noon by his three little sons. There was no
sign of a struggle , so that it is possible that
he was rendered unconscious by the fall of
the tightly packed straw and then smother-
ed to death or that the shock broughton a
fatal attack of heart failure, to which he was
subject.
~The annual report of Dr. Nathan C.
Schaeffer, superintendent of public instruc
tion, now in the hands of the state printer,
shows that there are 2361 school districts in
the State outside of Philadelphia, and 31,-
of | 310 schools. The number of township High
schools is 197. There are 8028 men teachers
and 14,324 women teachers. The average
monthly salary of the men is $51.81; of the
women, $30.14. The number of pupils out-
side of Philadelphia is 1,200,967.
~A New York Centra) railroad crew had
an exciting adventure Tuesday afternoon of
last week, at Cato, near Snow Shoe, on the
Beech Croek division, The train took a
siding at Cato and while waiting there the
crew of men noticed some kind of animal on
the mountain side. On a closer investiga-
tion they discovered that it was a big wild
eat. With stones and sticks they made an
‘attack on the animal and after a hard fight
| clubbed it to death. They took their trophy
to Jersey Shore and propose to have it
Conductor Shirk, Eogineer Evelyn and
Fireman Johnson.
would not accept the resignation of township”
whether they would adopt the new state
an auditor general, the congressional dele.
Wasson, pastor of Williamsport High street