Dewar tc
MEEK.
~—He is the lucky farmer who has all of
his spring plowing done.
——Honor bright, now ! How many
trout did you catoh yesterday ?
—Base ball is on and this is the summer
of the umpire’s discontent ; made biting
winter by the frosty jibes of the fans.
—The Legislature bas adjourned. Most
of its great works was creating new offices
and raising the salaries attached to old
ones.
—That rain on Taesday night put color
into the grass, water in the cisterns and
started she fragrant ounien bursting from
the ground.
—Filteen children by the name of PINN
won prizes recently in a competitive ex-
amination in she sohools of Sidbary, Eng-
land. Sorely those PINNS must have
beads.
~If the new school code should become
a law it is probable that a lot of school di-
reotors will die of indigestion in their el.
forts to digest the voluminous changes it
calls for.
~The waters were too muddy for good
trout fishing yesterday bat the fisherman
whose bait bottle was long enongh had the
usual good time of the firss day’s sport just
the same.
—A Kentackian convicted of a double
murder bas just been sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary. Of coarse a great deal
depends on who is mardered and what for
in the blue grass State.
~The man who has a lot and is out of
employment could make no better use of
bis time than in making a garden in which
he could raise enough vegetables to keep
him nearly all of the sammer.
—It is remarkable, but true, that the
Kansas editor who wrote an obituary notice
of a Iriend ; concluding it in these words :
“He bad been married forty years and was
prepared to die,’ is still living.
—The roar of Niagara was stilled for a
day last week because of an ioe gorge above
the falle. The ham of industry has been
stilled for months, because of a gorge of
laws inimical to economic conditions.
—It is bad enough for the price of flour
and meat to be going up the way it is, but
insalt ix being added to injury by putting
the price of ice up so high that it is so
much more expensive to keep cool about it.
—I¢ was not to be expected that those
ranaway members of the House would be
very severely reprimanded ; especially since
their votes were necessary to the passage of
the bills that the bosses had to push
through during the closing hours of the
seasion.
~—Receipts in Philadelphia have increas-
ed thirty per cent., so 'tis said, since the
introduction of the pay as you enter street
cars. This proves one of two things. Either
a big pile bad been knocked down be-
fore or passengers hadn't been paying be.
fore they lefs.
—The Legisiatare that could pass bills
increasing the salaries of judges in the
State to the amount of three hundred and
forty thousand dollars a year and could
not pass a pension bill for the old soldiers
might have some trouble explaining its ao-
tion to its constituents.
—Mr. PATTEN iso’t a farmer but he has
snoceeeed in forcing the price of wheat to
$1.29, the highest figure it has reached
since JOE LEITER cornered it years ago.
He isn’t a farmer, we say, but the farm-
ers who have any grain to sell think he is
the whole cheese just the same.
——A law passed by the Legislatare last
week abolished the office of county auditor
and created in its stead the office of comp-
troller, a one man job, so that if the Gov-
ernor approves the bill Messrs. Pontius,
Masser and Beck will compose the last
board of anditors for Centre county.
—Three seniors of the Union theological
seminary failed to pass the examination
for admission to the ministry because they
do vot believe in any of the miracles of the
bible nor in the Divinity of Christ. How
in the world do you imagine three such
doubters ever broke into a Presbyterian
school in the first place.
—The time is here when cellars and
yards should be thoroughly cleaned
p and plenty of lime and whitewash used.
boosts so little to have a clean, bright,
weet smelling house and the return is so
¢ that we olten wonder why eo many
le live in equalor when the cheapest
rightness they oan get is cleanliness.
—Dr. JoBEN MARSHALL, professor of
mistry and toxicology in the University
of Peunsylvania, has been investigating
and bas made the announcement that whis-
key is nos an antidote for the poison of a
rattlesnake bite. The Doctor probably
knows, but his statement isn’t going to
keep the fellow who gets bitten and has a
bottle in his pocket from trying the reme-
dy that we all bad faith in long belore soi-
emoe got #0 nosey.
"—The Senate bas passed the bill direct
ing the QUAY statue sball be set up in the
mwtunda of the capitol. If it were to be
labeled ‘‘she horrible example’ it might
prove an admirable object lesson to visitors
to the State’s palace of graft, but as a seri-
memorial it will be a mookery and if
r Legislators are too craven to see it
mselves the late Senator’s real friends
bo to prevent what can only appear in
fatare as an object of flippant jibes
~snd jeers.
| many others was so easily buncoed.
_VOL. 54
The School code was literally “jammed”
through the House of Representatives at
Harrisbarg on Monday night. It was sab.
sequently on the same night sent to the
Senate, referred to a committee, perfunc-
torily, reported ont and passed on first
reading. This expedition was necessary in
order to get is through before adjournment
on Thariday. No legislation can he enact-
ed on the last day of the session. All hills
must ‘‘be read at length on three separate
days.” If it had failed of first reading on
Mooday night this wonld have been im-
possible. There would only bave been two
days, Taesday and Wednesday, in which
to work. On that point the machine lead-
ers are punotilions. They don’t mind tear-
ing the constitution into tatters, but this
simple act of the Legislature is sacred.
If a man violates the law which prohibits
larceny, or arson or breach of the peace, he
is osoally arrested aud panished. The
penalty for perjary is a term iu the peni-
tentiary and stealing a loaf of bread is
good for thirty days in jail at least. The
constitution of Pennsylvania provides that
‘‘no hill shail he considered, unless referred
toa committee, returned therefrom, and
printed for the use of the membess.”” The
fandamental law also provides thas ‘every
bill shall be read at length on three differ-
ent days in each House.” Every Senator
and Representative in the General Assem-
bly takes an oath that be will ‘support,
obey and delend the constitution.’ Violat-
ing an oath is perjury under the law,
pauvishable by imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary.
The school code was not read at length on
three separate days or on one day in the
House of Representatives. It was not
legally referred to a committee of the
Senate, considered in she committee as con-
templated by the constitution or returned
therefrom and printed for the use of the
Senators. It would take three hours to
read the bill in the Senate committee and
five hours more to print it for the use of
the Senators. It was taken up in the
House at eight o'clock on Monday evening:
It it required three hours to read it, it could
not have passed the House hefore eleven
o'clock. Three hours more for reading is
in the Senatr committee would carry it
over until two o'clock Tuesday morning.
Five hours for printing would have hroughs
it properly before the Senate at seven
o'cleck Taesday morning.
The Senate adjourned at eleven o'clock
on Monday night, however, with all these
details completed. Necessarily there was
a violation of the constitution and the
oath of office of every man who participated
in the operation was broken. No Senator
can justify himself for this crime agaivst
the Commonwealth. It a hangry man
steals a ham be is punished. Why shouldn’s
these men be ponished for perjury of which
they are guilty. The school bill may have
some merit and to pass it in the proper and
legal way wight nos” bave worked great
injury to the pablic. Bat to jam it
through as it was put through the House
on Mouday vighs creates contempt for the
Legizlature, discontentment with the law
and provokes the spirit of anarchy.
The Country was Buncoed.
That the country was bunocoed lass fall
the WATCHMAN has never for a mowent
doubted. Possibly some of its readers
bave not agreed with the repeated asser-
tions of this belief, but it must be slowly
dawniog upon them that if the coantry
was not bavcoed in the election of Presi.
dent TAFT and a Republican Congress
something very akin to it was dove. The
industrial paralysis of the lass year of
ROOSEVELT'S term, which every one knows
now was precipitated by laws that make it
possible for Wall street to corner the mon-
ey of the country, was cleverly ascribed
to the npatural slowing up of the busi.
ness machine before a presidential eleo-
tion. Republican campaign spell-binders
pounded this proposition into every
audience they faced and then pounded bard-
er on the promise that if TAFT was elected
business wonld revive at once ; bat if it
should be BRYAN the stagnation would
continue indefinitely. It was Tarr and
what bas been the result? Neither he nor
the Congress he has called into special
session has made good a single one
of the promises made last fall. And
now, five months after his election,
business is lifeless and the corpse is show-
ing signs of actual decay. In fact so pre-
carious is the condition of the country that
no less prominent and influential Repub.
lican paper than the Chicago Record —
Herald acknowledges that it was
buocoed last fall when 18 pat con-
fidence in the Republican party and sup-
ported its nominees. In a most condem-
vatory editorial confessing its dissppoint-
ment and charging its own party with
promising one thing and doing another, it
says in part.
If false preténsas in securing election to office
constituted an indictable offe
w or 8 on on 0
J , 8
Republican Representatives in gross, re
never has been a more shametul betrayal of con
fidence than is witnessed to day on the part of
lawmakers who assume to represent the pecple
of this country.
Weadmire the courage of the Record-
Herald, but deplore the fact that it, with so
It bas been ascertained that a vast ma-
jority of the members of the House of Rep-
resentatives in Washington were deceived
by she leaders in the item which affects
the Standard Oil company. In the original
bill there was a provision for taxing im-
ported petrolenm and by-products as twen-
ty per cent. That item was amended re-
ducing the tax on petroleam aud by-pro-
ducts to one per cens. In another part of
the bill all by-products are taxed at the
rate of twenty-five per cent. Dariog the
closing moments of consideration the Ways
and means committee brought in an amend-
ment putting petrolenm on the free list.
The effect of this is to put the by-prodacts
in the class which is taxed at the rate of
twenty-five per cent.
The difference between one per cent. and
no tax on petrolenm is insignificant but the
difference between one per cent. and twen-
ty-five per cent. on hy-products is vast.
Among the by-prodaots are gasoline, axle
grease and various other commodities
largely used and which constitute a more
valuable produce of the Standard Oil com-
pany than the petroleum. While the
amendment was pending Mr. PAYNE was
asked repeatedly whether if his amendment
were adopted these by-products would go
on the free list and he declared each time
that they would. Bat since the bill has
gone to the Senate it is admitted tha$ the
by-products will be taxed at the rate of
twenty-five per cent., which will make
their importation impossible,
An effort is being made this afternoon
to have the bill recalled from the Senate to
correct this grave fault but up until the
time of going to press nothing has been
accomplished. The Standard Oil lobhy,
Speaker Cannon, Mr. PAYNE and Mr.
DALZELL are striving with all their power
to prevent the recall and they are likely to
succeed. Bat the incident will serve to
acquaint the publio with the treachery of
these political leaders who by such tricks
rob the people of handreds of millions of
dollars for the benefit of the Standard Oil
company. Possibly the Senate will do
justice to the taxpayers in the matter bus
it is a good deal to hope for. ALDRICH is
a relative of ROCKERFELLER by mar-
riage.
The Last Legisiatare,
The Legislature has adjoarned finally
and she people of Pennsylvania may well
congratulate themselves on tbe fact that
its opportunities for evil are ended. It is
not invidions to say that it was the worst
Legislature the State has ever had. We are
unable to call to mind a single redeeming
quality. It began bad and ended worse.
No pablic interest received the slightest
consideration at ite hands. Under the di-
rection of JAMES McNicHOL, of Philadel-
phia, it perverted everything to the base
uses of the political machine. There was
nos an attempt to conceal the iniquity. The
corrnpt managers were brutal in their can-
dor. They seemed to take pride in their
infamy.
The incident of last Friday was only a
trifle more disgraceful than other events of
the session. The scamper in breaking the
quorum might bave broken some hones
but that would have made it no worse.
The disgrace lay in adopting the methods
of the mob in order to prevent an expres.
sion of the decent impulse of a majority.
The decent impulse didn’t abide long. Be-
tween Friday and Monday some sinister
influences were projected into the affair
and as former Speaker MCCLAIN stated it
the bad measure was made to look good.
But ao intelligent and just public will not
forges or forgive. There will be a reckon-
ing sooner or later and ‘“‘the voice of the
people is the voice of God.”
We are glad the Legislature has adjounrn-
ed. We expeoted little from is and have
not been disappointed. Rut it may serve
a good purpose. Yt was once said that
*‘she wickedest man in New York served
the purpose of restraining evil.” His evil
example disgusted others inclined to he
bad and eaved them from the consequences
of inigunity. The memory of the Legisla-
ture which has just finished its evil lite may
awaken the public conscience to the im-
portance of electing fitter men to the office.
There is great publio danger in the meth-
ods of the last Legislature. One session of
such a body creates more of the spirit of
avarchy than a thousand Emma Gornp-
MANS can in a hundred years.
——The cash price reached by wheat in
Centre county this week is higher than is
has been since the war, with but two ex-
ceptions, in 1888 when ‘‘Old Hutch,” of
Chicago, tried to corner the market and in
i898 when Leiter endeavored to do the
same thing. Buyers in this county have
been offering $1.25 and $1.30 cents a bush-
el for wheat this week and fortunate is
the farmer who held his crop until now.
Of course the big bulk of Centre comnty
wheat was sold months ago bus there is
still a good supply being held by those
farmers who even now don’s believe wheat
has reached it’s top price.
STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
BEL rONI
Senator ALDRICH assuies the public that
his tariff bill cuts the DINGLEY law rates
on all the necessaries of life. If that be
trae his measure ie a public benelaction.
Taxing the necessaries of life is bad eco-
nomic poliey. The wage earners are the
wealth producers and it is enoagh for them
to pay taxes on what luxuries they indulge
themselves in. The necessaries are requir-
ed to fis them to produce wealth. If they
are taxed on those things their power of
predaction is impaired. Jf the power of
production of the wage earners is impaired
the wealth of the country is diminished.
Under those circametauces if revenae con-
ditions require that necessaries of life be
taxed, then the taxes ought to be as low as
possible.
The policy of the Republican party has
always been and so far as the records show,
still is, to tax the poor in greater ratio than
the rich. In the PAYNE bill, for example,
the cheap stockings which are worn by
women of ordinary means are taxed at the
rate of more than one hundred per cent.,
while the silk stockings worn by rich wom.
en are only taxed ahoaut thirty per cent.
This discrimination against the wives and
daughters of the wealth producers of the
country is auntrageous. It expresses the
obligation of the Republican machine to
the manufacturing barons of the coantry.
It is the recompense whioh these favored
individaals ges for their contributions to
the campaign corruption fand. It is real-
ty their graft ous of Republican policies.
The trouble is, however, that Senator
ALDRICH'S bill may cas the DINGLEY
rates without doing any good. In other
words most of the DINGLEY rates on the
vecessaries of lile are vo far beyond the pro-
hibitive line thas it may be cut five, ten or
twenty per cent. and still be prohibitive,
Such a change doesn’s do the working men
any good in the way of reducing prices and
it doesn’t do the country any good in the
matter of producing revenue. It simply
fools the people with the impression that it
is tariff revision downward without being
downward enough to cheapen commodities
or increase revenues. In other words it is
a false pretense so far as tariff reform is
concerned and in that is fulfills the par.
poset the Republican machine.
~— Bishop street housekeepers complain
"| that daring dry weasher, when the dass is
deep on the strests, automohilists traverse
that thoroughfare at such speed that she
dust not only hangs over them like a olond
bat sifts through window and door cracks
into the honses and renders keeping the
house clean an impossibility. Some of the
women even threaten to organize a broom.
stick club and deal summary punishment
on the offending antomobilists. Whether
they do #0 or not they mighs find consola-
tion in the fact that shey are not the only
ones to suffer with the dast and dirs, as
is just as bad on any other street in the
town as it is on Bishop street. And why
blame it all on the automobilists ? Why
not blame it on tne dust? There never
wae a dirtier time with dust than the latter
part of last week and beginning of this,and
that would have heen the case withont an
automobile on the streets, and to punish
the offender the broomstick brigade would
have been compelled to fan the air in real-
ity. As long as automobilists keep within
the speed limit they should not be oon-
demned any more than the man who drives
a horse.
~——A number of firemen in Bellefonte
remarked on Tuesday morning that they
were nnable to tell where the fire was from
the alarm sounded and apparently thought
the fanlt lay with the engineer at the eleo-
tric light station. Is it not just possible
that the firemen themselves were confused
by not having a correct knowledge of the
signals. The writer has heard every alarm
sounded for a long time and they were al-
waye correctly given according to the code
given long ago by the chief of the fire de-
partment. One long blast simply means a
fire, and if nothing more is sounded is
means the fire is outside the borough limits.
One long and one ehort blast means the
North ward; one long and two short, the
South ward; one long and three short, the
southern portion of the West ward, and
one long and four short, the northern por-
tion of the West ward. With a thorough
knowledge of the above code anybody
should be able to understand the alarm as
it is always sounded at the electric light
station.
——The opening installment of *‘Polly
of the Circns” will be found in this week’s
WarorMAN. [It is a story of uousual in-
terest and you cannot afford to miss read.
ing it. In fact, if you are not now a sub.
soriber of the WATCHMAN you shonld be-
come one at once in order to be assured of
getting every chapter of this remarkably
thrilling story. Read the opening this
week and you will surely want to finish
it.
——The farmers bave been unusually
busy the pass week ploughing and getting
their ground in readiness for sowing oats.
The Tari BULL
From the Lancaster Intelligencer.
The federal House bas over to the
Senate the tariff bill with a vose which
practically united the Republican members
aud represented the Demociasio mioority,
barring the Louisiana members, to whom
sugar means more than party. The Re-
publican vote was consolidated by conoes-
sions that it is to be supposed will be mod-
ified by the action of the Senate, which is
expected to work nut a bill shat will be
very dusimilar to the measure as it now
comes from the House, aud which will be
accepted by that body when is has been re-
tarued $0 18 and the president bas had op-
partunity to poins out to it the need of its
sraveling in she road as the Senate has laid
it out. The Republican membership of the
House is notably amenable to the Senate
and the administration.
The Democratic ninority made play for
a revenue tanfl, but doubtless if it had
been in the majority it would have had
more tioabie in consolidating ite vote than
is bad, or shan the Republican majority
bad, the Democratic membership being
SotabIY vs readily bound by party mao-
date. What she counsry needs is a revenue
tariff which demands a duty of some sors
upon all importations. There is little jus-
tifioations for freeing anything from duty
in a tariff laid only for revenne.
The federal government needs to lay
more duties npon all articles imported to
an extent that will realize the money
needed for its wapport ; and so long as it
raises revenue in this way is should confine
itself to it and leave other subjects of taxa-
tion to the states. The moneys needed for
the country’s support have beconie #0 great
that it requires beavy importation daty to
secure them ; and affords the opportunity
to furnish all the protection shat home in-
dustries need to make them profitable ; but
the skill to lay these duties so as to be pro-
teotive and nos prohibitive, and the resola-
tion to so make them isa severe strain
apon the nataral wisdom and virtae.
Democracy's Magazine,
From the Johnstown Democrat,
We bail with muoh ausicipation of de-
light the annonncement cf Norman E.
Mack, chairman of the Demooratio national
committee, that he has completed all ar-
rangemeunts for the publication of a month-
ly magazine to be known as the National
Monthly aod to be devoted to the interests
of the Demooratio party in national affairs.
It is stated thas th: magazine will be open
to contributions from United States sena-
tors, members of congress, governors aud
other prominent representatives of the
Dewocratio party.
The magazine will fill a great need if is
adheres closely to the fundamental Pprinei.
ples of the Democratic party. The ma-
jority of the magazines published now are
wore or less controlled by plutooracy and
one of “the dangerous sigos of she times
is that pearly every magazine of note is
lending aid avd comfort to the spirit of
wilitarism and war. There area few nos-
able exceptions. But the average maga-
zine contains every month something ex-
tolling war, the preparations for war and a
militant government generally. This is a
threat against democracy and a ational
magazine really devoted to the cause of
peace and equal rights to all is something
to be desired. Whether Mr. Mack will
give us such a magazine remains to he seen,
If he does he will render his conntry a ser-
vice. Weare convinced that a magazine
which honestly and fearlessly stands for
the principles of Jefferson and Jackson will
fiod a welcome in the homes of all faithful
Democrats and assure its permanent sno-
cess.
Corruptionists Win,
From the Pittsburg Post,
Political bossism remains to stain the fair
name of another State. The Legislatare of
New York has failed to enact the direct
nominations bill proposed hy Governor
Hughes, because the little oligne of Wood-
ruff Parsons Barnes political despots was
strong enough to kill it.
Governor Hughes’ bill was a model
measure. Economically, no flaws could be
found in it. Bat it would have put a
orimp in the odious methods pursued hy
the Republican hosses who nse the State
government as their plaything.
The prediction might be ventured that
those New York legislators who voted
against the measare will live to regret the
day they did so. No State which has
adopted the direct nomination plan is
ready togo back to the old convention
scheme, which gave to the political ma-
chine carte blanche to do what is wished
with public offices and public trusts.
There bave been some sethacks, to he
sare. In some States which operate under
direot nomination laws, scandals bave oo-
curred that i those of the old conven-
tion days. $ these are not because of
the new law, hat in upite of it. The cor-
raption that bas oconred in Wisconsin, for
example, is due to the lack of sufficiently
stringent laws governing the wrongful use
of money to prooure political preferment.
Dusse Somination is i Sure all Bos
a step in advance, and it is regrettable
that New York has turned it down.
Signs of a Break.
From the Harrisburg Star-Independen.t
Has the Republican State organization
determined to hreak with Governor Stars ?
The studied efforts of ‘‘organization’’ lead-
ers in the Legislature to give affront to the
Governor by scheming to defeat measures
of legislation which he is known to favor,
notably the malicious assanlt made upon a
department of his administration, that of
Highways, indicate thas there is an un.
friendly disposition toward the Governor
on the part of the ruling element in the
Legislature. That this Sppareas hostility
to the Chief Executive the Common-
wealth is as unjost as it is unwarranted
10 be people of the Stato whos Sonfdedes
e Governor possesses bey. e -
venture of doubt, fally youd he pre
will generally attribute is to the fact that
he bas set his face against reckless sod
burtfal legislation no matter whence its
origin or who its sponsors.
~The spring term at the Indiana Normal
school has opened with an enrollment of 600
students,and its believed the attendance will
reach 700.
—E. J. Kelley, woods superintendent for
J. E. DuBois on the Hick Run Lumber opera-
tions, has killed five bears and forty- six coons
since last fall,
—~John and Harry Brickerhoff, of York,
are missing and their mother is minus $300
which she had placed in one of the boys’
trunks for safe keeping.
—A force of men in employed putting the
Falls Creek glass plant in shape for opera-
tion. The factory when started will give
employment to sixty men and ran for thirty~
four weeks.
~—Charles Parkins, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Parkins, of Drane, a former resi-
dent of near Philipsburg, was killed Wed-
nesday evening by a fall of coal. He was 19
years of age,
—A magnificent monument to the soldier
and sailor dead of Montour county has been
completed in Danville and will be dedicated
in May. It isseventy-three feet bigh and
cost $25,000.
~—A deed transferring 403 acres of land in
Clinton township to Edward A. Kelehof, of
Philadelphia, for $23, has been recorded in
Lycoming county. Land at less than 6 cents
an acre is certainly about the record for
cheapness,
~The school board of DuBois proposes to
make a $90,000 bond issue, the money to be
used in the purchase of a site and the erec:
tion of a new High school building. The con-
sent of the voters will be necessary before
the issue can be made.
~-Commissioner of fisheries William
Meehan is hopeful that he will soon be able
to restock the Delaware river with sturgeon,
a fish that was practially exterminated
twenly years ago to satisfy the demand for
“real” Russian caviare.
—John Homsher, the oldest postmaster in
point of service in the United States, is dead
at his home in Bartville, Lancaster county,
aged 83 years. He was appointed by Presi-
dent Buchanan as postmaster at Bartville
and be has served ever since.
—William N. Frew, the personal repre.
sentative of Andrew Carnegie, in Pittsburg,
is said to be building av immense house at
the cost of more than $1,000,000 as a wedding
preeent to his daughter Virginia, who is soon
to be married to young Thurston Wright.
~While walking on a deserted street in
Dorrancetown, near Wilkesbarre, the other
night, Miss Anna Jenkins, of West Pittston,
was attacked by a highwayman who proceed-
ed to gag her after which he robbed her of a
$300 necklace and a diamond ring worth
$150.
~The United States Geological Survey has
recently published a topographic map cover.
ing the area kuown as the Smicksburg quad-
rangle, which comprises about 225 square
miles of land between Punxsutawney and
Dayton. The land is rich in coal and natural
gas is found in some portions.
—The Chambersburg Valley Spirit has been
sued for $10,000 damuges for libel by M. R.
Reiser, Ph., D., president of Wilson female
college. The prosecutor alleges that that
paper some time ago printed a number of
editorials which damaged his reputation and
injured his standing in bis profession,
~The largest business deal to take place
in York for a long time has been completed
by which the York Felt and Paper company
has been merged into the General Roofing
Maoufacturing company, of Si. Louis, as a
result of which the York plant will be con-
siderably enlarged and become the largest of
its kind in the world.
—The Central Penusylvania Lumber com.
pany intends to build eight miles of Stand-
ard gauge railroad in Clearfield county this
year. I'he road will extend from Penfield to
Laurel Run, entering a tract of 50,000,000
feet of timber, 4.000,000 feet of which they
expect to get out this yesr. The company
is expecting a busy season.
—Punxsutawney will soon have a new in.
dustry if the efforts of the hustling people
there are successful. It is the building of a
silk milk which at the start will employ 100
hands with an annual pay roll of $35.000.
Thirty-five thousand dollars is required to
secure the mill and the greater part of this
amount has already been subscribed, the
local lodge of Red Men taking $1,000 of the
paper. ®
—Despite her 105 years, Mrs. Rachel
Yingliog, of Three Springs, Huntingdon
county, takes the deepest interest in every-
thing going on in the world. She was never
sick but once—when she had the measles in
ber 65th year. She has always been a great
walker, and until she passed the century
mark used to walk sixteen miles to the place
where she was born, in Maryland, to see the
children of her old friends.
~The Pennsylvania stite commission in
the dedication of the Petersburg monument
to the memory of the men of the third divi-
sion of the Ninth army corps, Hartranft's
division, with a legislative committee, will
on Friday ask President Taft to deliver an
address at the dedication. It is probable that
the date will be fixed for May 19th and the
veterans of the division will be transported
to the field as guests of the State.
—Muuey is to have a jubilee on May 15th,
when the fifty-sixth anniversary of the or-
ganization of the Junior Order United Amer-
ican Mechanics will be held in that town.
Representatives and members of the order
will be present from all over Central Penn-
sylvania and many lodges will attend, ace
companied by bands, to participate in the
parade, which will take place at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. The State officers will be
present as well asa number of prominent
speakers who will make addresses.
—Some person who attended services at
the Roscoe Methodist Episcopal church, of
Washington, Pa., on Sunday evening, April
4th, either made a big mistake or showed
unusual liberality, The church board ree
cently inserted in a local newspaper an ad-
vertisement that there had been found in
the collection plate, after the Sunday serv-
ices, a $1,000 note. The church officers state
they believe the large bill came there by
mistake. They offer to return the money to
the original owner if he wants it back and
can prove he inadvertently dropped it into
the plate.