m—
B8Y PP. GRAY MEEK.
Ink Slings.
—Sare we have Jersey Shore's goat.
—Renovo has beaten Lock Haven out of
first place again.
—Congress has adjourned. The country
is safe lor awhile.
—Isa’s is nice for Bellefonte that Jersey
Shore is in the League.
—HARRY THAW'S decision never again
to takea drink or carry a revolver is
another case of locking the stable after the
horse is gone.
—Centre county corn and potatoes won's
be of the kind that will draw many pre-
miunms at the fair. The droughs bas prac-
tically pus both crops beyond belp.
—Judging from recent events at Augus-
ta, Ga., and Williamsport the life of a base-
ball umpire isn’t worth much when the
crowd agrees to disagree wish his decisions.
—Why is it that almost al ways the novel
that sails nearest the edge of indecency is
the one that Is most pored over? It is be-
cause people are not as olean of thought as
they profess to be.
—The old Probs. say ‘‘when MARY goes
over the mountain dry she will come back
wet.” While we are all praying tbat such
will be the case this time, if it is, don’t
lose sight of MARY'S discomfort.
—Youn shoaldn’t say pennies. There is
no such thing in coinage. They are ceuts.
An Act of Congress says so. Now don’t
say that because all Acts of Congress are
not sense you will call the coins what you
please.
—If their chances of Heaven depend
upon their prayers some of the good breth-
ren who have been praying for rain so dili-
gently lately are doabtless beginning to
think they had better save up for an ashes-
tos sais.
— Philadelphia bas an infant prodigy
three years old who smokes strong cigars
and pipes like a man. Philadelphia,
paturally, is exploiting him because Phila-
delphia bas a babit of being proud of ber
bad residents.
—We have heard of people being invited
around into the alleys to get licked but the
spider that made an elevator in Bellefonte
the parlor into whioh be enticed bis victim
has the old fighting grounds beat to a fraz-
zle. A fellow could run out of an alley,
bat there was no escape from the elevator.
—The Bellefonte basebali team may not
bea ‘winner but that fact bas not
for the
Usk ptwande, of
—President TAFT is to make a thirteen
thousand mile tour of the States. A nice
little jaunt he feels oalled upon to take
$0 tell his dear subjects that a tariff
that has been raised bas really been reduo-
ed. By the time he gets through we sup-
pose he will be making bimsell believe
that he is thin.
~—Dit. W.J. McGee thinks ROCKER
FELLER is a philanthropist because he
oharges less per gallon for oil thaa is often
charged for so called mineral waters. It
looks like there is something in what the
Doctor says, but we hope Jox don’t read
it because he might suddenly decide that
he has been a philanthropist long enough.
—Frank Lee, colored, is under sentence
to be hanged in Lewistown early in Sep-
tember for the marder of a fellow country-
man and a correspondent writing from that
place a day or two ago asserted that Mr,
Lee would ‘‘enjoy the distinction of heing
the first man hanged in Mifflin county.”
Mr. Lee has not yet said thas he considers
it a distinction or whether he will enjoy it
or nos.
—Aud now we are to havea trolley road
from Bellefonte to State College and Miles-
burg, sure. And the one thing that makes
it look real is the claim of the promotors
that the money to build it has already
been arranged for and all that’s needed
now are the franchises and the charter.
Bellefonte is surely in the booming lime-
light this summer. With a $65,000 school
house, a $65,000 addition to the court
house, $15,000 wing to the Bellefonte hos-
pital, new municipal electric plant and a
trolley all that is now needed is the start-
ing of the furnaces and Lingle’s machine
shops and we'll be the biggest people on
earth, and the latter is one of the near fa-
ture probabilities.
—It remained for Mr. SAMUEL MILLER
$0 call the school board’s attention toa
matter that really should have been at-
tended to when the new school building
was begun. We refer to his request to
have an expert engineer go over the build-
ing and give judgment on its stability.
With proper respect to the judgment of the
men who are constructing the building we
think we are within the facts when we say
that this is the largess strunotare of its kind
any of them have undertaken, consequent-
ly their opinions are not founded on ex-
perience. While they may be entirely
right it is far more to the point to be abeo-
lately certain of this and it is to be re-
gretted that expert inspection was not
made when the foundations were being laid.
There has been some severe criticism of the
building bat it should cease now, for yes-
terday an expert engineer pronounced it
all right. We congratulate all concerned
in the building on this finding and feel cer-
tain that she public temper wiil be ma-
terially ahanged about it.
OL
It ie not the polioy of the Democratic
party and it bas never been the practice of
the DEMocraTIic WATCHMAN to malign
the candidates of the opposition. We have
invariably urged upon our party the im-
portance of nominatiog fit men for office.
The Republican machine bas not been abie
to do this as a rule for men fit for the pub.
lio service would not work the purposes of
the machine leaders. But we have been
content with extolling the virtues of our
own candidates and condemning the ocon-
ditions, generally speaking, which made
the nomination of inferior candidates by
the opposition, a political necessity. Oar
notion has been to keep our own skirts
clean and let others take care of their own
lanodry.
It is not departing from our established
practice, however, to invite a scrutiny of
the difference between the candidates of
the two parties this year. In another
article we have referred to the candidates
for Justice of the Supreme court. We now
invite a contrast between the candidates of
the two parties for the offices to be filled at
the coming election. It is nota difficnlt
matter. The nominees of the Republican
party for Auditor General and State Treas.
arer have long been associated with the
public life of she Commonwealth. A. F.
SissoN and A. J. STOBER bave participated
in all the iniquitous legislation during the
past ten years and the journals of the Sen:
ate will reveal their characters and their
actions,
The Demooratic candidate for State
Treasurer and his colleague on the tioket
for Auditor General are also widely known
throughout the State. George W. Kipp
bas been associated with and participated
in the development of the resources of the
State for many years and is honored wher-
ever he has operated. He came withina
few votes of being elected Senator in the
Legislature in one of the strongest Republi-
can distriots in the State, a few years ago,
and in 1906 was elected to Congress ina
district which rarely fails to return a Re-
bon
publican. Last year he came within a few
Baik
him.
Oar candidate for Anditor General is one
of the younger leaders of the party but has
heen long enough in the limelight to make
a record to which his friends may point
with pride. After gradaatiog from Prince-
ton college he became a teacher in the State
Normal school in Indiana and won the ad-
miration of the educators of the State in
that capacity. Subsequently he read law,
became a member of the bar of his native
county and has already acquired a stand-
ing among the leading practitioners in that
court. He is the son of the late justice
SiLAs M. CLARK, one of the most dis-
tinguished jurists of his time and it is only
necessary to add that he is worthy of that
distinction.
Moral Cripple in the White House,
Io signing the PAYNE-ALDRICH tariff
bill President TAFT declared that it is “‘nos
a perfect tariff bill, or a compliance with
the promises made’ in the platform of his
party. Io other words the President signed
the bill in the hope that it would fool the
people. The Republican platform promised
tariff revision aod il the oandidate of the
party bad remained silent, the PAYNE.
ALDRICH bill would bave been an ample
fulfillment of the promise. Bat the candi.
date and the managers ol the party dis-
cerned that the people demanded tariff
revision downward and the candidate volan-
tarily pledged tbat in the event of his eleo-
tion the tariff would be revised downward:
The PAYNE-ALDRICH bill does not fal’
fill this promise. There has heen a de
crease in the rates on steel billets which
nobody buys except the Steel trust but on
structural steel which every builder of
large edifices must bave the tariff has been
increased three-fold. There has likewise
been a decrease in the tariff tax on silk
stockings but on She cheaper variety, such
#8 nine-tenths of the peopie wear, the tax
has been increased vastly. And so shrough-
out the list. The luxuries are cheapened
but the necessities taxed at a higher rate
in pursaance of the Republican policy of
placing the burdens of government on
the poor avd exempting the rich. Io other
words poverty is taxed and wealth exempt-
ed. .
Iu this statement $0 the public President
TAFT reveals his perfidy as in lobbying for
personal favors he showed bis capidity.
Under the constitution be is forbidden from
accepting from the United States or any
other source auy emoluments other than
the salary provided by law. Because of
hie known habits of luxury Congress in-
creased his salary from $50,000 to $75,000
aod yet he importuned Cougress to allow
him a considerable expense tund for travel.
ing, facilities for pleasure in the way of
automobiles and yachts and other extras
which can be considered in no other light
than emoluments. As & matter of fact we
have a moral oripple in the White House.
STATE RIGHTS A
Judicial Power Perverted.
by judge VoN MOSCHZISKER, after the late
Senator DURHAM had catapulted him onto
the Philadelphia bench, was that which
affirmed the constisationality of the Act of
in commission. The only other important
decision handed down by him was thas de-
claring the law limiting railroad rates to
two cents a mile noconstitational. Both of
these decisions were contrary to law but in
perfect harmony with the desires and
necessities of the machine which was ro.
sponsible for Von MoscHZISKER. They
were alike subversive of the interests of the
people but conserved the requirements of
the political machine.
Section 13 of Article 3 of the constitution
of Pennsylvania provides that ‘‘no law
shall extend the term of any public officer,
or inorease or dimini<h his salary or emoln-
ments after his election or appoiotment.”’
Notwithstanding this plain and unequivocal
declaration the Legisiatare of 1903 passed
a bill covsiderably increasing the salaries
of all the judges. Objection was raised to
this on the ground that is violated the pro-
vision of the constitution above quoted.
Alter considerable difficulty two judges of
the State were indnced to affirm she valid-
ity of thas act. Vo~N MOSCHZISKER, of
Philadelphia, was one of them and he wrote
the opinion. It was a palpable perversion
of power.
When the Legislature of 1907 enacted a
law limiting the charges for carrying pas-
sengers on the railroads of the State to two
cents a mile the corporations pretended to
be greatly outraged. They at once in-
stitoted proceedings in the courts of Phila-
delphia to nallify the act. The roads bad
been carrying passengers at much less and
most of them are still carrying passengers
at that rate. But judge VoN MOSCHZISKER
handed down a decision that the law was
unconstitutional for the reason that the
rate was confiscatory. It was oeither, for
all the lines except the main line of the
Pennsylvania still continue is, bus Von-
MosCHZISKER wanted to serve the cor-
poration rather than the people and per-
verted his power to achieve that result.
this Pbiladelpbia machine judge
ved achine aod the ocorpora-
ons rather than the people the machine
has awarded him by a nomination to a seat
ou the bench of the highest court in the
Commonwealth. Will the people ratify
this action which of vecessity operates to
their prejudice ? There is no necessity to
do so. The alternative is the support of
the admirable candidate nominated hy the
Democratic convention last week. We all
know C. LaRue MuUNsoN, of Williams.
port. He is our neighbor and bis reputa-
tion for ability and integrity commande
onr respect. By voting for him we will
rebuke the perfidy of the machine judge
who is bis opponent and it is the plain duty
of every citizen to do thas.
The Case of Lieutenant Sutton.
The murder of Lieutenant JAMES Svur-
TON, of the Marine corps by his asooiates
in the service, if he was murdered, is less
a crime against the law and order o! the
country, than the attempt to shield his
murderers and fasten spon his memory the
odium of having committed suicide. That
be was murdered scarcely admits of doubt.
Even the evidence of the sargeon
of the corps proved that it was im-
possible for him to shoot himself in the
manner that he was shot. Yet a group of
his fellow officers, after an official investi-
gation of the wretched affair, declared that
he had taken his own life, the presamptive
reason being a desire to shield his associ-
ates from hlame.
The whole country is concerned in the
reputation of the officers of the army and
navy for morality. If the uniform of
either braach of the service is a shelter for
criminals, the entire public has reason to
be ashamed. Bat the reputation of the
service is not preserved by condoning
crime or shielding murderers by false testi-
mony in secret and sinister court proceed-
ings. We bave no desire to acouse any of
the officers concerned in this unfortunate
affair of marder. Bat il any of them are
guilty of murder she good repute of the
service will be better conserved by expos-
ing the criminal than shielding bim from
the just punishment of his crime. If that
course was adopted it was a mistaken pol-
There are abandant reasons to believe
that the punishment of the criminals con-
cerned in the outrage at Brownsville, Tex-
as, was prevented by the authorities of the
army who were influenced by a desire to
shield the reputation of the army. If that
in true it is to be regretted. The reputa-
tion of the army is not preserved by such
expedients. In the Brownsville affair a
great crime was perpetrated and the law
has not been vindicated. ROCOSEVELT'S
preposterous action in dismissing an entire
battalion because a few of those who com-
posed it bad done wrong was worse than
the original crime. The attempt to shield
the criminals in the SUTTON case is equally
reprehensible.
“BELLEFONTE, PA.. AUGUST 1
The firss importants decision handed down
Assembly increasing the salary of judges
RAL
Statesmen Whe Den't Understand,
When the committee of the Senate and
Hoase of Representatives appointed to in-
form she President thas the extraordinary
session of Congress was ready to adjourn,
the other day, Senator ALDRICH, who aot. |
ed as spokesman, made the brie! and for-
mal announcement of the purpose of the
incident. The President, according to the
Associated Press acoouus of the affair, re-
marked : ‘Well, I bave not signed the
hill yet. Do you think thas [ ought to ad-
journ Congress before I sign is.” A few
days before the adjournment of Congress
Hon. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN wrote
to the President asking him to propose an
amendment to the coossitution aathoriz-
ing the election of Senators in Congress by
popular vote. Both these distinguished
geotlemen ought to know all ahout the
methods, principles and policies of the
government.
The President has no more right to ad-
jonrn Congress than be has to prorogue the
parliament of Great Britain. Section 3 of
Article 2 of the constitution of the United
States provides that in the evens of a disa-
greement between the two Houses of Con-
gress, “With respect to the time of ad-
journment, he may adjourn them until
such time as be thinks proper.”
thecase in point there was no disagree.
ment. Both Houses were ready, willing
and even anxious to adjourn and there was
neither excuse nor opportanity for exeon-
tive intervention. Ou the other band Con:
gress has the exclusive and absolate power
to propose amendments to the coustitu-
tion. Article 5 of she organio law provides
that apon the application of the Legisla-
tures of two-thirds of the States Congress
‘‘shall call a convention for proposing
amendments,”’ bat under vo ciromstances
or conditions can the President propose
amendments to the constitution.
Both these blanders are dangerous.
RoosSEVELT with bis exaggerated ego was a
constant menace to the Republic bus there
was less peril in his palpable covetousness
of power than in the ignorance revealed in
TAPT'Ss absurd notion that he can assem-
ble aod disperse Congress at bis oaprice.
But bis preposterous notion is scarcely less
dangerous than Mr. BRYAN's idea that the
Prasident may usurp the powers of Con.
gress io the matter of altering the fonda.
mental law of she land. The traditions of
the Demooratic party make for a strics con-
straotion of the constitation and the safety
of the Republic requires that they be ad-
hered to literally. It is the bounden duty
of the Demooratic leaders and statesmen
to get back to the standards even though
the sacrifice of idols is involved iu the op-
eration.
Mr. Pinchot's False Alarm.
The sentiment expressed in GIFFORD
PiNcHOT's speech before the irrigation
congress, in session at Spokave, Washing-
ton, the other day, cau hardly be misun-
derstood. Mr. PINCHOT was a member of
the tennis cabinet during the ROOSEVELT
administration. He was conspicuous in
the group of favorites, none o! them dis-
tinguished for ability or experience, who
sliaped the destinies of the government
during the four years between March 4th,
1905 and 1909. Daring the preliminary
canvass for the saccession each of these
sycophantic gentlemen was insistent and
vehement in the demand for the re-election
of RooseveLr. Mr. PINCHOT'S speech in-
dicates that a propaganda isto be created
at once to encourage his election to succeed
Tarr.
Mr. PINcHOT has discovered that the
electrical trust bas in mind a scheme to
control the government by clandestinely
seizing the water powers of the several
States. No doubt that trust would gladly
accomplish that result il it were possible
and possibly ite managers have been in-
sidiously shaping things in that direction.
Bat invoking the blackguard and biunster-
ing policies of the rough-riding cow boy is
not the best way to prevent the achieve-
ment and those methods were all thas can
be distinotively designated as the ‘‘Rooss-
VELT policies.” The policy of lawfully
but effectively regulating railroads and
other predatory corporations bad been em-
ployed long before ROOSEVELT had broken
into the public life of the country con-
spicuously.
The only effective way of defeating the
plans of the electrical truss, if Mr. PIN.
CHOT bas correctly stated them, is [or the
Legislatares of the several States to guard
the water sheds in so far as they are under
the control of the States and for Congress
to vigilantly care for such as are under
federal control. These are masters for
legislative regulation and the President bas
nothing to do with them farther than
recommend them to Congress. So far as
menacing the government is concerned
there is infinitely greater danger in the
usurpations of the exeoutive, inaugurated
by RooseveLT, than in any thing which
the “‘water-power trust” has accomplished
or dreamed of and she servile members of
the tennis cabinet are not likely to fool the
people in the matter.
Bat io |
3, 1909.
NO. 32.
Me. Tate, His Bill
| From the Pittsburg Sun.
| The special session to revise the tariff
closed last Tharsday after she President
! had signed a measure which he admits *‘is
| not perfect, or a complete compliance with
the promises made, strictly interpreted.”
| In bus one industry, shat of iron and steel,
! bas there been anything like a fulfillment
| of the promises on which Mr. Tafs and his
| Congress were eleoted.
The ridiculous olaims of the standpat-
ters that downward revision has been sab-
stantial and extensive is negarived, they
are given the lie direot, by the frantic ef-
forts made hy owners of cargoes now on
the water to get them into port before the
bill became a law. The custom houses
bave heen abnormally busy the last few
days since it became evident that the new
bill was to be a revision upward instead of
downward.
In addition to its admitted breach of
faith with the country the bill contains
two dangerous, uncertain provisions, which
impose vast power and responsibility on
the President.
He will bave mach ado even if he wants
to prevent the corporation tax measure
from becoming a political rather than a
revenue measare. And the maximum and
minimum tariff feature, which next March
automatically raises rates 25 cent.
above their present high level unless the
President shall interfere, promises to raise
endless complications with foreign coun-
tries if not to involve the executive in
soandal.
For Mr. Talt comes oat of this master
| with scant honor. His policy in the fram-
iog of the bill shows neither that strength
nor judgment nor fidelity to principle
which a President must bave to be a suo-
cess.
He would bave had more honor bad he
kept hands off altogether, as he started,
and les Congress suffer the consequences of
the veto which he practically admits he
onghs to have used.
Or, after he did interfere, he should have
gone much farther and compelled other
concessions.
Mr. Taft is a greater disappointment than
the bill he has just signed and for which
onder the ciroumstances he is the most re-
sponsible.
The Democratic Platform.
From the Harrisburg Star-Independent.
The platform adopted by the Democratic
State convention yesterday was very good
though rather long, and is should astracs
many voters who do not train with the
rey. It covered nearly everything of
mportanee in a State cam , but there
are two subjects that ve been in-
cluded, hut which were omitted.
The demands ballot reform, but
makes no meotion of the demoostrated
necessity for the opening of ballot boxes
and the recountiog of votes where frand is
alleged by reputable citizens. The law of
1906 makes grary provision for a recount,
bat it is evaded ignored and therefor
nullified by the county officers whose duty
it is uoder that law to investigate when
fraud is alleged. Unless there be a recount
frauds can be committed with inpunity,
and were committed in two counties in
this State, according to the testimony of
reputable citizens and the evidence of the
returns which on their face show frauds
because it was a physical impossibility for
the vote as reported to have heen cast.
The profligacy of the Legislature in
creating new offices and increasing salaries
is denounced, but there should have been
arraignment of the Federal government for
its extravagance and its profligacy. Ina
few years it bas doubled expenditures
without the excuse of immediate or remote
necessity therefor. The billion dollars ap-
propriated in the days of Tom Reed have
grown to two billion dollars appropriated
by the last Congress, despite the fact that
the country was in the throes of financial
and industrial depression and hundreds of
thousands of men had no employment and
no regular means of earning a living and
many of them committed suicide to escape
starvation. And now, instead of reducing
expenditures the Federal government is
enacting a law which will extort more
taxes from the people.
The people regardless of party want
honesty in elections and the retirement of
the ballot box suffers who are active in
spite of the passage of the much lauded re-
form laws of 1906. and economy at Wash-
fogton which will mean redaction of ex-
penditares and taxation.
The South and
From Bryan's Commoner.
the Tariff
of popu a higher tax on
woolen goods, : tne tax on wool.
It the taxpayers would only watch thei
————
Green Eyed Monster Basy.
From the Allentown Democrat.
The Johnstown Democrat bewails the
home week. When peahle suoceed in ges-
ting away from J Johnstown they
can't be indaced to go back unless they are
in the custody of a eonstable.
Ne Terror for Her.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Tig lasing is vided for the death of a
girl in Cincinnati who failed to rally after
ao operation for appendicitis. Yet the girl
who desires the sort of a figure produced
in this manner will stay sight laced.
Ad veriise tn the WATCHMAN.
~The Johnstown hoard of health has ap-
pointed medical inspectors to inspect the
schools and the councils have given $1.000 to
promote the project.
—W. 8. Nunvemacher, a poor beiler
maker of Pottsville, has been left $38,000 by
the death of a relative in England, and has
sailed to claim bis legacy.
=The wilk dealers of Lock Haven, since
they cannot secure an adequate supply of
their commercial fluid, say that they sve
compelled to raise its price from six to eight
cents a quart,
~The Pennsylvania railroad's creosoting
plant at Mt. Union is now turning out 1,500
ties a day, which is considered to be quite a
record. Mt. Unioners deem this to be one of
their growing industries.
~The widows of Berwick have an organi-
zation of about forty members. The presi-
dent and vice presideut have received many
letters from persons of the opposite sex offer=
ing themselves as candidates for marriage
to the comely matrons.
—Alleging that he sold her husband liquor
after formal notice not to had been given,
and that while her husband was drunk he
fell from his wagon and was killed, Mrs.
Stella M. Bower of Jersey Shore, Friday, be +
gan suit for $15,000 damages against Joseph
G. Frederick, an Aotes Fort hotelkeeper.
—The corn and potato crop around New-
ton Hamilton is in a serious condition as the
result of the dry weather. The farmers are
threshing their wheat and are a little disap-
pointed in that crop. The springs and
streams are drying up and the water in the
Juniata river is about as low as ever was
known.
—With cash amounting to $100,000 in the
log house where he was born and had lived
in 82 years, John Evans died at Irwin om
Monday without having seen any of the
world beyond that town and his farm. Since
the death of his parents several years ago,
Evans was only seen when he went to Irwin
on rare occasions,
~The transmission wire line from the
Juniata Water and Power company's
dam at Warrior Ridge to Lewistown is near-
ing completion. When done it wil be abous
forty miles loug and will handle 40,000 volts.
It will serve Mt. Union, Mapleton, Newton
Hamilton and towns en route from Huating-
don to Lewistown. It will also supply the
Lewistown trolleys.
—Menk Hibler, of Johnstown, after mak-
ing a fortune in the west, was returning
home and went to a window in Pittsburg to
buy a ticket. When he walked away he
left a bag containing $2,000 in gold on the
sill. After taking his seat in the train he
found his bag was missing and afterwards
found it on the window, being rudely push-
ed aside by other ticket purchasers.
—Lewistown has a novel suit. A man
pamed Condron was register and recorder
eight years ago. His accounts were regular-
ly audited and declared correct, but now
after eight years the same accountant has
discovered a shortage of nearly $9,000. Suit
is being brought against Condron’s bounds-
men. It is a question if they are still liable.
Some are dead and some have no property.
Others are able to pay and will have to de
fend themselves against the suit,
—A fortune is awaiting Mrs. Mary A.
Weber, possibly Reber, nee Miller, of Har-
risburg, the only requirement being that the
heiriss apply at municipal headquarters for
further partienlars. In case she is not
located, strangers will divide the property,
according to the letter the police of that
city on Monday received from Mrs. John
Miuke, of St. Louis, Mo. The letter does
not divulge the size of the fortune, but in as
many words hints at its being a considerable
amount. The missing Mrs. Weber, or Reber,
was formerly of Clearfield, Pa.
— Another chapter has been added to the
life of Mrs. Taggert, of near Bloomsburg,
whose husband, after an absence of twenty*
one years, returned to find her the mother
of two children to another husband. Soon
after her first husband appeared he snddens
ly left again, saying that he was going some
place to make a home for her and the chil.
dren. It will be remembered that the second
hubby was in jail. Now his house has been
sold by the sheriff and the much married
woman will be without a home.
—An application will be made to the gov=-
ernor of Pennsyivania for the charter of an
intended corporation to be known as the
Clinton Natural Gas Co., the object of which
is to produce, deal in and transport natural
gas to the publi: for fuel and light in the
boroughs of Renovo and South Renovo, and
the townships of Grugan, Chapman, Noyes,
Fea: and West Keating, Colebrook and
Woodward, and the city of Lock Haven and
borough of Flemington. The incorporators
are E. T. Swain, W. G. Moorehouse, George
L. McCloskey, D. F. Spangler and A.B,
Grugan.
—Awakened by something ou her face,
Mrs. John McKnight, of Shartlesville, seized
the object and was horrified to feel it squirm
in her hand. She hurled it aside and it fell
upon the neck of her sleeping husband, who
sprang out of bed with a yell of terror. Then
he jumped back in bed again, and for several
minutes man and wife waited in pitchy
darkness while they could hear something
sliding about on the floor. When the noise
ceased McKnight got ap and lit a lamp.
After a long search be found a black-snake
coiled under the sewing machine. It was
promptly dispatched.
—Beginning on Monday, the Eyre—Shoe-
maker Construction company, the contrac
tors in charge of the work of building the
new classification yards at Northumberland
for the Pennsylvania Railroad company, put
a large force of men working both day and
night, this being necessary to get the work
well under way before bad weather impedes
its progress. During the past few days men
bave been employed stringing wires and
placing lights so that a force could be put
to work at night. Before the middle of
August there will be fifteen hundred men
employed on the work and the force will be
increased to two thousand men before tbe
beginning of October. Foreigners are ar-
riving and being put to work every day, and
on Friday a large number arrived at Sun~
bury and were taken over on the street
cars,