Spawls from the Keystone.
—English sparrows are being killed and
served as food by West Chester residents
who have found out that they are very pala-
table served on toast or stuffed with an oys-
ter and then roasted.
~After a month's strike of the guarrymen
in the slate quarries at Delta, York county,
has been settled and the 300 strikers have
returned to work, the wage reduction of 10
per cent having been declared off.
—Up to this time anti-local option organi-
= | zations have been formed in forty-six coun.
ties in the state, to oppose candidates for the
state legislature who may favor the submis-
sion of the question of local option to a vote
of the people.
~Eight dwellings, a store and the United
Brethren church, at Danlo, near Johnstown,
Demo iatcpn
=
BY P. GRAY MEEK.
Ink Slings.
—This winter certainly seems crazy
enough to be convicted of ‘‘dementia
Americans.”
—11 all the grafters turn State’s evidence
there would be no one left to punish but
PENNYPACKER.
—The real time for celebration will come
when one of those foreign Jukes come over
here and marries a poor girl.
Whi OL
Tarif Tazes and Republican Editors,
BELLEFONTE, PA., JANUARY 31, 1908.
A Transparent Trick. Danger in Postai Savings Banks, With The Best Intemtions,
—A parcels poss would suddenly make
th2 express companies discover that they
can carry goods at a much cheaper rate
than they do.
—The Berry dinner in Philadelphia is
to cost three dollars a plate, consequently
it can’t be expected thas there will be any
capitol trimmings.
—More than six thousand women are
said to be employed in the seoret service in
Russia. What impossible duties some peo-
ple are called upon to perform.
—They have a sure cure for boy thieves
in New York. Ouoe of tiem was given a
term of fifteen years the other day so that
he will never be a boy thief again.
—Judged from the activity at the can-
ous last Saturday vight the staid old West
waid has decided to jump into the sput-
light of political turmoil for awhile.
~The largest bull ring in the world is
juss being completed in Mexico. This is
not the rehabilitation of the big ring Penn-
The stand patters'in Congress got quite a
shook, the other day, we understand, when
the Pennsylvania State Editorial Associa-
tion unanimously adopted a resolution en-
dorsing Representative JOHN G. MOHEN-
RY'S bill which provides that ‘‘all timber,
lamber, bark and wood pulp, imported
into shis conotry from whatever source,
shall be admitted free of cnstoms daties or
taxes.” Mr. McHENRY is the capable
young Democratic member of Congress
from the Sixteenth distries of Peansylva-
pia. He regards the tariff tax on lamber
as aboat the ‘‘crowning atrocity’ of the
inignitous tariff system and during his
campaign for election pledged himself to
attempt the repeal of that particular out-
rage. He has reason to feel flastered that
the Editorial Association of hia State has
come so his support in the matter.
The Penusylvania State Editorial Asso-
ciation is a non partisan body. Probably
a considerable majority of the members are
The lowest depths of toadyism aie sonnd-
ed in the praise of Secretary TAFT for bis
recent letter to HERBERT PARSONS sug-
gesting the withdrawal of all opposition to
the endorsemens of Governor HuGHES for
the Repablican nomivation for President
by the Republican organization of New
York. PaARsoNs had been able, with the
help of the administration at Washington,
to prevent a vote on the question at two
meetings of the committee, by declaring
that as HuGHES bad not said he was a can-
didate, there was no certainty of the fact,
This was a disreputable subterfuge, but
TAFT made no complaint agaiust it. Fi.
nally HuaHgs deolared bis candidacy,
TAFT knew that the endorsement would
follow with or without his consent, so he
mude a virtue of necessity and consented,
So far from this being a sign of magoa-
nimity on the part of Secretary TAFT it is
conclusive proof that he is as much a polit-
ical trickster as any of the New York poli
ticians, He knew a month ago that a vast
The friends of the parcels post are either
insincere or unwise when they attach it to
a proposition of widely different character
koown as Postal Savings banks. These
utilities are not twins, or even in the re-
motest measure kindred. Parcels post ap-
peals to the thoughtful mind as a remedy
against an anjust and dangerous monopoly.
It would be a useful adjunct of the rural
free delivery for it would enable the car-
riers in that branch of the postal service to
deliver packages ordered by mail to the
farmers and other residents on the route
from the village or town most convenient
for supply. There is no monopely of banks,
however, to be disoiplived ''v government
service.
Postal savings banks would be capable
of working the greatest injury to com-
munities throughout the country in the
event of currency famines or financial
stringency. The moment suspicion was
aroused concerning the ability of other
' banks to meet the demands of depositors,
From the Pittsburg Times,
Young John D. Rockefeller is without
experimental knowledge of the seamy side
of buman life such as men of smaller in-
comes possess. He bas bad ill health, such
as many poor men have been afflicted with,
hat he bas not suffered of income
daring the pe.iod of inability to labor with
head or hands. He knew where the money
to pay the doctor, the
to come from daring enforerd idleness. In
his illuess he dia not have to worry about
His father
knows something of the rougher side of the
world. He bad poverty for an incentive ;
He knows the frugal-
hy a lean pure ; all that the
the welfare of his family.
necessity for a spur.
ity enforoed
son knows ahous frugal living he learned
in following the doctor's orders. Thas
does not enlighten a man very much as to
the uppleasautness of the frugalisy com-
Jelied hy grim want. To young John D.
ookefeller much of life ie a closed hook,
and we donhs thas he will ever open is.
This young man was director and leader
of a Bible class in the Fifth Avenue Bap.
Ill health
compelled him to relinguish leadeiship at
tins church of New York city.
, the gro-
cer, the milkman, aod all the others was
were destroyed Saturday by a fire, which
was checked only by tearing down the house
in the pathway of the flames. The luss is
estimated at $50,000.
~The silk mill at Kutztown and the one
at Fleetwood, Berks county, under the con-
trol of the York Silk Mill Manufsgturing
company, resumed operations on Monday
after an idleness of two months. About 300
persons will receive employment.
~The work of rebuilding the plant of the
Standard Power company at Horrell station,
which was practically wiped out by an ex-
plosion about a year ago, has been complet-
ed, and operations will be resumed next
March. The rebuilt planl embraces seven
buildings,
~The treasurer of Cambria county has re-
ceived from the state treasurer at Harrishurg
a check for $679 to reimburse the county for
bounties paid for obnoxious animals killed
by local hunters during the year, which
were: Foxes, 193; minks,52; weasels, 40; wild
cats, 25; hawks, 27; lynx, 5.
—Mountain land about Pen -Mar Park,
Republicans and the President of the State
League of Republican olabs is one of the
secretaries. But the tax on wood pulp has
enabled the paper trast to put such intol-
erable burdens upon the pablishers of
newspapers that they are literally compell-
ed to seek relief. It may be said that they
are inflaenced by selfi .h considerations to
favoring shis particular reform in the tariff.
The tax on blankets, on clothing, on
tools, implements of manafactare and hus:
bandry, is quite as hardensome and just as
inignitons. The Pennsylvania editors to
be consistent ought to have attacked the
other outrages as well as that which affeos-
ed themselves. Bat it's impolite to “‘look
a gifs horse in the mouth,’ and we can al-
ford to be satisfied for the present with
this step in the right direction.
We have no idea, however, that the ac
tion of the Peausylvania State Editorial
Association will have any iufluence on the
action of Congress. It may move Speaker
CANNON to picturesque profanity and em
barrass some of the Pennsylvania Repahli-
cau Representatives in Congress who will
need the support of the papers when they
come before the people for re-election next
fall. Bat the Republican majority will
not do anything that will impair the con-
tiol of the trusts in the indastrial life of
the country. The useless tax on lamber
makes it more dfficals for indastrions me-
chanics to get homes of their own and the
tax on hark adds something to the price of
shoes. Bat all such taxes put money in
the treasuries of the trusts and the trusts,
in tarn, make up the corruption fands of
the Repablican party.
the time he gave up all business activity.
Bat be continued 8a member and now, in
improved health, frequently addresses the
other members. Ou Sanday last he advis-
ed the class on giving to the poor and on
borrowing from and lending to friends.
The report we have seen—a [riend'y one—
says that he asserted that “Christ's com-
mand to give to she poor should not he
taken in a hiteral sense,’ and with regard
to assisting a friend over a rough ou
the pathway from the oradle to the urave
ie advised : “'If yon want to lend money,
do it in a bociness way ; take his note with
interest,” This was with reference to loans
of small amounts which are olten asked by
the men ‘up against is.”
There is not mach reason to question
that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is a young
man of right intentions, who wishes to do
good. His trouble is that he does not
know. He ba: bad no opportanity to
learn. A graduate course in the big ani.
versity of the world is needed to adjost a
man’s theories to things 8s they are. That
has heen denied him by fate. He has zeal
for the true, the good and perhaps for the
heausiful, Bat he lacks the wisdom that is
developed, rounded and perfected by
knowledge. For this good intent he should
he given fall oredis. Bat we can’t imagine
the Savior in whose name the Fifth Ave.
nue Baptist ohuroh, of New York, was
ereoted telling His disciples that His com-
mand to give to the oor was not $o he |
taken literally and to ‘‘take his vote wi
interest,”
Franklin county, is soaring in price. Last
Saturday a tract was sold for $146 and other
tracts brought from $61 50 to $70 per ncre
Althongh about sixty acres were sold for
about $4,000, which were purchased less than
twenty five years ago for $600.
—Several progressive families in Nippe-~
nose valley, Lycoming county, have decided
to have their own telephone line and after
forming a company and completing pianos,
have started the work of huilding the line,
The last pole was put in place on Friday and
the work of stringing the wires will begin
shortly.
—Mrs. Kate Myers, wife of George W.
Myers, a teamster, of Lock Haven, was in-
stantly killed Monday afternoon and her
bushand probably fatally injured. In en:
deavoring to prop np =a log it slipped and
rolled down the bank and the couple were
caught and knocked down, the log rolling
over them,
—Elmer C. Albright, of Williamsport, who
was made a prisoner at the city hall about 1
o'clock on Saturday morning at the instance
of his wife, for drankenness and threats, was
found dead in his cell by the desk sergeant
shortly after 7 o'clock. Albright had been
drinking for over a week and was in bad
condition when arrested,
Cae-After a flerse fight wit! the policies.
men were arrested in a house near Messina,
Sicily, Thursday of last weok, for partioipa-
tion in robbing paymacter Charles Hays,
. some four years ago, ucar the village of Por-
tage, in this State. They are now in prison
awaiting trial, as has been = former member
of the party, Francesco Bebesi, for some
time.
—R R. Quay, W. P. Sayder and C. C.
Scaife, have all received Black Hand lettters
threatening death to themselves and the
destruction of their palatirl homes at Se-
wickley Heights, near Pittshurg, if they did
not send by return $300 in an addressed en-
velope which the writer had enclosed.
Guisepe Murino has been arrested charged
with being the author of the letter.
—Believing that his illness would result
fatally, John Fetter, aged 73 years, of South
Bethlehem, last Thursday confessed that he
murdered his daughter, Eila Fetter, aged 39
years, in November, 1894. Fetter told Jus-
tice Haus that he had placed the rope around
his daughter's neck. and then told the neigh
bors that she hung herself. The confession
was lodged with the district attorney.
—In Allensville, Mifflin county, busy
housewives take an active part in preparing
the materials used in weaving carpets. From
January 1, 1907, to December 30, 1nclusive
the persons at the raggery have torn 65,151
pounds of rags. The greater part of these
rags are sewed by Allensville’'s industrious
women while the remainder are sewed at
Belleville. For doing this work they have
received during the year almost $1,400.
—A pitiable climax to the sad case of Mrs.
Edward Dahlstrom and her eight children,
who were living in destitute circumstances
near Conemaugh, was reached on Saturday
evening, when the mother aud the oldest
daughter were stricken down with typhoid
fever, Up to that time the mother and this
daughter were caring for the other seven
children, who were all very ill, one with
poeumonia and the remaining six with ty-
phoid fever. On Sunday the entire family
was removed to the Memorial hospital in
Johnstown.
—The state department of agriculture has
arranged for the establishment of model
sylvania once bails for *‘Ball’”’ ANDREWS.
—Milk isdown to six oentsa quart
again. It looks honest when the milk
men reduce the price just at the time when
the barn pump is moss likely to be frozen
up.
—Now is the time for the sportsman who
enjoys fishing 80 much to think a little
ahout planting some small fish to replace
the ones he took from the stream last sea-
son.
— An English educational society is con-
sidering ovoking classes for boys. Shades
of the day when men were supposed to
wear the pants, save us from this final
hamiliation,
—With our annual honey crop grown to
the enormous aggregate of twenty-five mil-
lion dollars there is now more room for
conjecture than ever as to which is the real
business end of the hee.
—This VANDERBILT —SZECHENYI mar-
riage may have been a purely love affair
bat we'll bes she Hangariau Conut gota
good sized wad of the VANDERBILT coin
before he let the love lead him to the altar.
—[t woald perhaps be just as well not to
call PENNYPACKER a8 A witness in the
graft cases. Waat's the use io giving him
mileage and costs when he didn’t know
enough to see what was being done when
he was in Harrisburg.
~Everyhody knows that it cost the
THAW girl encugh to get the Earl of Yar-
mouth but at a thousand dollars a day to
the lawyer who is prosecuting her plea for
divorve it is likely to cost her a pretty
penny to get rid of him.
~If the BERRY dinner winds up in a
BRYAN boom it will certainly he because
that is the wish of the diners. Since they
are to pay for the food and eas is there isn’t
much room for questioning their right 10
make of it what they please.
majority of the Republicans of New York | the vast majority of deposits woald be
are in favor of HUGHES for the nomination, | withdrawn from them avd put into the
Yet he allowed the groveling political : postal savings banks. In such times de-
shyster, HERBERT PARSONS, who combin- . positors don’t withdraw their money be.
ed with HEARST last fall to turn the city | cause they need it. On the contrary they
and State of New York over to the social- | are influenced by fear of the solvency of the
ists and anarchists, to prevent the declara- | banks. With the government behind the
tion at two meetings of the committee, in | postal savings banks there would be no fear
the hope thas the falsehood might he main- | and all the money would drift into their
tained to the end and thas be might gain | vaults. It isn’t bard to infer what would
strength in other localities through the un. | follow,
certainty of the attitnde of New York.| During the recent currency famine the
When be discovered bis failure he pretend- | Secretary of the Treasury robbed the coun-
ed to acquiesce. try Peter to pay the Wall street Paul. In-
It was believed that RooseveLT with | quiry shows that even in the apportion-
the help of PARSONS and the use of patron- | mens of the Panama bonds and treasury
age would be able to control the New York | certificates the New York banks were favor-
delegation for TAFT and in the event that (ed. Now is goes without saying that if
the expectation bad heen fulfilled the fight | pustal savings banks bad been in opera-
woa'd be as good as over, But the present | tion, the money taken from local commer-
certainty that that State will be for | cial banks and deposited in the local postal
HUGHES puts an entirely different lace on | savings hanks would have been forwarded
the situation. In fact, notwithstanding | to Washington and thence distributed
that all the power and patronage of the ad- | among the Wall street favorites, leaving
ministrat.on bave been employed to secure | the banks in smaller cities and towns abso-
TAFT delegates in the South there is no | lutely without currency to transact busi-
certainty that he will get the nomioation, | ness, Wise people will not invite sach a
Peonsylvania will not fool with Kx0X | depsr. 3 i
very loug aud Ohio will be an unwilling | ET ——
supporter of TAFT from the start so that Porget the Quay NMonument.
the favorite sons may do for TAFT this year
what they did with BrLaIiNe in 1880,
though a week ago it looked ae il bis nom-
ination was ahsolutely sure,
A Forlorn Hope.
We would like very mach to agree to the
proposition, favored by several esteemed
contemporaries, thas the QUAY monument
should he set up in the cemetery in which
the QUAY remains are reposing. Bat it is
utterly and absolutely out of the question.
The law authorizing the creation of the
effigy provides that it he erected in the
capitol grounds at Harrisburg. While pab-
hie indignation was ranoing high shrongh-
out the State, and the machine managers
had a fear thas in such position it might be
dyvamited or in some other way desecrated,
it was suggested that the statute might be
interpreted to permit its erection in the
bailding. Bat even that was a question
in the minds of some lawyers,
Nobody will ccutend, however, that pas-
ting the statoe in the grayeyard at Beaver
where QUAY was buried is a compliance
with the law. The State has paid for a
good many things in Beaver daring the
past quarter of a century, but the cemetery
in that town is no part of the pablio
grounds at Harrishurg. Therefore if the
sugyestion thas it be erected there is car-
ried var, legislation will be necessary. The
aot authorizing the etatue will have to be
amended by striking out the capitol grounds
and ivserting the cemetery at Besver. There
would probably be little if any objection
to such a proposition and it is within the
constitational power of the Legislature.
The safest and best way to solve the
problem, however, is to leave it where it is
until somebody converte it into a more use-
ful purpose than that for which it was in-
tended. The erection of a monument to
Quay by the State of Pennsylvania at any
time or place will he an outrage upon the
morality of the people. He was no worse
than his party and his death worked no
reform in the political morals of the State.
Bat the people of Pennsylvania are hardly
ready to deify vice and that is what the
From the Lancaster Intelligencer.
Secretary Taft directs bis friends in New
Yoik to withdraw their opposition to the
presentation by that state of Governor
Hughes as its presidential candidate. This,
of course, was wise and even necessary an-
der the development of the strength of the
governor and the abundant demonstration
that he could command its vote. It is but
an exhihition of ordinary prudence and
would have been better shown at even an
earlier stage of the cauvass. Probably the
president bas failed to propeily estimate
the strength of Governor Hughes, and is
may be assumed that if he had not now
better sealized it he would not yet have
ceased to challenge it. New York being
his own state, we may fairly assume that
he dictated the handling of it in the matter
of the candicacy of his candidate, who
might have heen prompted, if he had been
on the ground humself, to realize the con-
ditions there and to have stepped out of
Governor Hoghes’ way when it might have
seemed to he a more voluntary act.
Senator Knox, who ie marked as the
president's second choice, has nos been in-
terfered with in Pennsylvania with which
state he will enter the convention, bus
there will be no particnlar inducement to
the uhlican national delegates to select
a candidate from Pennsylvania, outside of
probably the administration annointment
he may ges alter its Ohio candidate is laid
low. There i= ne natural strength in
Knox's candidacy, while that of Governor
Hughes is great, and hie nomination de-
Jena upon the power of the administra.
on.
Governor Hoghes will make the strong-
est leader the Republican party can call to
head its forlorn hope of success in a strog-
gle that is to take place under basiness
conditions that will surely operate to avert
fiom it popular support. His failure of
oloee alliance with the administration will
serve to avert from him so far as may he
responsibility for the country's dilapidated
financial state, and the party may have a
hope to escape its responsibility therefor,
though is is, a« we say, a forlorn one.
Pauperizing the Poor.
From the Chicago Public.
An Impending Crusher.
Everybody is expeoting some sort of a
deliverance from the President within a
few days whioh will have a paralytio effect
on certain Senators. Just what it will be
is beyond conjecture at present though be-
fore this issne of the WATCHMAN reaches
its destination, it may be spread broad-
cast. All shat can he said now is thas it
will pertain to patronage. Some appoins.
ments of the President were recently held
ap by the Ohio Senators on the ground
that they were made in consideration of
sappors of TAFT. It is believed that the
President will try to show thas the very
Senators who make the complaint have
been usiug patronage to promote their own
interests,
Probably no Senator in Congress within
a hundred years has failed to favor his
friends, more or less, in the distribution of
patronage. Other things being equal it in
not nureasonable that a Sevastor shonld
prefer a friend to an enemy in selecting
public officials. Bat it is not likely that
any Senator bas insisted on theappointment
of enemies of she President in order to get
his own friends in office. The appointing
power is a sort of co-partnership affair.
The President nomivates and the Senate
consents. Therefore while recommending
his own [friends the Senator rhoald take
care that he doesn’t recommend an enewy
of the President and vica versa.
The pablio will awais the issue of the
President's statement on this sulj-ot with
much interest, however. Very little in
the shape of official courtesy is expected
from either Senator FORAKER or his col.
league, Senator Dick. Tuey are both ma.
A World Pow r Contemporary.
We are glad to learn that onr esteemed
contemporary RAISULI has also hecome ‘a
world power.’’ This enterprising Morocoan
outlaw who has been in the hahis of kid-
napping people and holding them for ran-
som, has acquired the distinotion by hold.
ing the government of Greats Britian up for
$100,000, placed on the head of one of the
peers of the realm, who had been for some
time enjoying the enforced hospitality of
the illastrions bandit. Anybody who can
do that with JouNNY BULL it seems, is a
world power, and consequently RAISULI
is at present reveling in thas distinotion,
It will he rememhered that about four
years ago RAISULI got hold of some fellow
with a suspicionsly Egyptian name who
claimed to bave been an American citizen
by naturalization and she only time in his
life that the late Jonx Hay astempted
the melodramatic was in connection with
thie incident. The Repablican National
convention was in session and the Secretary
of State gravely cabled to somebody that
our strenuous President demanded the
alleged American with an Assyrian name
alive or “Ramsunt dead.” Is convalsed
the chantry bas failed to blaff the bandit.
He held bis prisoner antil the rancom was
paid aud shen turned him loose to make
room for a more profitable ‘‘roomer.”’
We congratulate RAISULI upon hie
achievement. The United States have be-
come a world power and on the theory that
“misery loves company,’ we may rejoice
—The first evidence brought out in the
capitol graft cases indicates thas HUsTON
will try to exculpate himself by asserting
that the other fellows did it. However
that may be the half-million dollar archi-
tect has not denied shat he got his.
—*‘‘Round the rough rook the ragged
rascal ran’’ is one of the tests of a certain
form of insanity. If yon can reel that off
right fast you can probably keep out of the
bug-house. However, there might he
times when it would prove quite as bard to
say as ‘‘Sarsaparilla.”’
~—What proper management does for
business undertakings could not be more
forcibly illustrated than by she business of
the Soath Manchurian railway. Uoder
Russia it required an anvual appropriation
of fifteen million rubles from the govern-
ment to keep it going. Uoder Japan it is
earning thirty per cent. profits.
~The coming presidential campaign will
serve a good purpose in bringing out what
’ ingenuity there is in our Republican lead-
ers. The old hoiler-plate stories of pros-
perity and fall dinner pails will have to
remaio in the sorap pile and the G. O. P.
will bave to put out a fine line of bot air
to keep people’s minds off the soup house.
—Congress may make Pennsylvania a
gits of the Carlisie Indian school, provided
that Pennsylvania agrees to maintain it,
Cungress had better be wary of Penunsylva-
nia's agreements to maintain schools. Coun-
gress presented The Penosylvania State
College to this Commonwealth under a sol-
emn promise that it woald be properly
maintained and what bas heen the result?
State has never had anything more shan
the leavings.
—We are with Prof. MORGAN, of Brook-
lyn, in his idea thas it is aboat time to do
away with rag-time music in the charches,
Some of the Sundav school song books used
today are atterly ridienlons, both as to ma-
» sic and sentiment. Seleotion alrer seleo-
tion is so rilly as to almo<t profane the
worship. Every church ought to sing its
church songs, the good old hymns (hat will
last as long as religion itself and the Sone
day schools are the places where the ohil-
dren should learn them and love them.
upon the acquisition of this new sister. We
may congratulate RAISULI, moreover, on
the bargain he has seonred. TJ6 has cost ns
huvdreds of millions of dollars to attain
the distinotion while he gets it all for noth-
ing with $100,000 thrown in io the way of
trading stamps. It is not flattering to us
that there has been such a disorimination
for our President is as fond of killing as
the Morocoan bandit. Bat he lacks the
hasiness sagaoity.
~=A stravge colored man arrived in
Bellefonte last Tharsday evening and as
his actions were kind of strange the police
put him in the lockup for the night. Fn-
day moruing when they went to see how
he was getting along they found hima
raving maniac. He wae taken to jail where
he in now heing held until the anthorities
can find ont something aboas him or where
he rightly belongs,
~— Sanday will be Groundhog day.
chine politicians who cherish the wpoils
system as a prerogative of power. Busi
begins to look as il the President i» not
going to appear in a muoh better light if
the best he can do is declare that if he has
gone wrong they are no better. In faos
they woald appear to hetter advantage un.
der such circumstances for he has been a
pretender of civil service reform and a
“holier than thon’ soit of fellow in all
things.
—[t any Dutchman ever had a worse
honeymoon than the one that appeared in
Garman’s opera house on Wednesday night
he is certainly deserving of a1 much sym.
pathy as the persons who paid their money
to see at least what was represented to he
a fair show. And the only hope that the
people who were taken in have is thas the
next time the Dutchman wants to havea
honeymoon he will go some place else to
have is.
—Bubsoribe for the WATCHMAN.
erection of the QUAY monument means.
No nll for such a purpose could be enacted
now and the easiest way to treat the law
on the subjects is to forget it.
——Following close on the heels of the
warm weather of the latter part of last
week, as well a« Sunday came a bard down-
pour of rain on Sunday night, followed by
snow and freezing cold weather, so that the
streets and pavements were very ioy on
Mouday morning. Cold weather bas pre-
vailed all week and as a result ice men
have heen at work outting and housing
their crop of ice.
—Congressman CHARLES F. BARCLAY
has announced as a candidate for « renomi-
nation on the Republican ticket. Of course
with the distrios so hopelessly Republican
the Democrats have very little show of
electing their candidate and when it comes
to a Republican member Mr. BARCLAY is
ahout as harmless as any other man would
he.
There is a good deal of talk just now
abont panperiz'ug the poor with something
for nothing. I«n’t is queer that vo one
ever suggests that something for nothing
pauperizes the rich ? Why should a «lice or
two from a loaf of bread and a cup of coffee
to wash it down withb—why shonld these
doles make a paoper of the hongry man
who can’t get work todo, while s gifs of
thousands a year from the common earn-
ings makes a gentleman of the monopolist
who doesn’s want work to do ?
AROTher Cua Beas .
From the New Yerk World,
The National Board of Trade brings toa
close its sessions ar Washington hy adopt.
ing resolations in favor of an expeditions
revizion of the tariff and reciprocity trade
treaties. The Republicans in congress will
vite this action as a further reason for post-
poniog tanfl revision,
epresented.
Saltably
From the Boston Record.
George Peabody Wetmore is returned to
the senate from Rhode Island, The small.
est state in the nvion will be suitably rep-
resented.
orchards throughout the state for the pur-
pose of thoroughly demonstrating its approve
ed methods of painting, trimming and spray-
ing fruit trees. One of the orchards selected
thus to be used is that at the city home of
the Williamsport poor district, on the south
side of the river, opposite the east end of
the city. W. G. Winner, of Calvert, Lecom-
ing county, who is one of the state demon-
strators in the warfare against the San Jose
scale and other fruit pests, will have charge
of the model orchard.
~—A peculiar contest was argued before
Register and Recorder Griffith as probate
judge at Johnstown on Friday when the
authenticity of the writing on a scrap of
paper, purporting to be the will of Mrs,
Frances Slick, of Conemaugh towaship, was
in dispute. An estate worth $150 000 is ine
volved, The woman died a few months ago,
and no will could be found until lately, when
the paper in dispute, devising the estate to
James Warfield, of Conemaugh township,
was found under a floor oileloth of her home,
Forty heirs under the interstate law contest
Warfleld's claim. No decision has been
reached,