8Y FP. GRAY MEEK.
Ink Slings.
~The fair will close today. Thus far is
has been fair weather indeed for the annual
event.
~When Dr. Cook gets to that Gridiron
club dinner in Washington it will be all
roast for bis.
—Eleotion day is not so far off. Then
Thanksgiving add Christmas. My, bow
the time does fly.
—1t the Republican press of the west is
90 be relied on we fear President TAFT is
talking himself to death.
— It WILBUR WRIGHT aod his broiber
are not show men, as WILBUR avers, what
are they taking the movey for?
—The Pittsburg Times says ‘‘Dr. Cook
looks and talks like # man who bad dis-
eovered the pole.” Gooduess, was he sach
a frost as that.
—Theatrical sunonncements state that
Germany is to have an English theatre.
Likely Italian and French plays are to be
produced in is.
~Yesterday’s crowd should oonvinoe
thie most skeptical that a connty fair, prop-
erly worked up, wounld become a great and
permanent institation in Centre county.
—Philadelphia is getting ready for the
election in November. Philadelphia’s pre-
patedness usually depends on the extent
to which she can pad the registration rolls
in anticipation of stuffing the ballot boxes.
—When MARK TwalN gets familiar
enough with Ossy GABRILOUWITSCH, his
new son-in-law, to have a little mind left
unoccupied while he is pronouncing his
name, it may be expected that he will say
something fanny about is,
—An Alaskan dog team has made a reo-
ord of four hundred and twelve miles in
four days, whioh is somewhat better than
that of a certain green automobile on
which there bas heen egquandered enough
to buy biscuit for all the dogs in Alaska,
—Bome one has come out with the state-
ment that most everyone will be disap:
pointed in bell hecause there is to be noth-
jog new in is. However thas may be we
are not consumed with curiosity enough to
want to go there to prove this prophet a
false one.
—Don’s fail to vote “No” in the squaré
opposite Amendment 7 on your biokes in
November. The rest of she proposed
Amendments are harmless, of no oonse-
quence. They were designed merely as a
mask for No. 7. So don’s fail to vote
against No. 7.
- «=Tomorrow all of the big fool ball
teams of the country will take on stronger
puentd ; consequently a greater hospital
list than was reported last Saturday may
be expected. One death has resulted al
ready from the game this fall. Let ua
hope it will be she last.
~The Detroit girl who bas jast announe-
ed that she will marry her intended only it
the Tiger's win the world’s base ball se.
ries is certainly the most novel fan of the
season. But then there may be some wie.
dom in her decision after all, for it the Ti.
gers lose life won't be worth living in De-
troit.
~TA¥FT'S tour of the west has stalled
him. He bas gone stale on she fancy
foods served for the presidential palate and
longs for ham and eggs. Plenty of the
fellows who voted for him with an idea of
getting better things have been longing
for ham and eggs for these many months,
bat up to this sime it has been mush and
taters for theirs, with an occasional dish of
side meat.
—J. PIERPOINT MORGAN has just failed
in an attempt to purchase the Reggina, at
Mantuoi, Italy. Isis one of the most fa-
mous royal residences in all of Europe and
the New York financier offered five million
dollars for it. Just what he wanted with
it is not stated, but that is a matter of lis-
tle consequence ; since every one must be
convinced that is is only pars of his plan to
gradually acquire the earth.
—Aun experiment that is being carried
on ous in Indiana with hogs ie so interest.
ing that it canno$ but arouse the interest of
the entire country. It has been found
that by feeding them superior foods—that
is things that produce brain tissue—tbe
hogs become more refined. In other words
a lot subjected to the experiment for a
period of only two weeks would not wal.
low in the mud any more and did nos ges
their front feet in the trough when they
were fed. When the experimental balle-
tins are issued we certainly hope the pub:
lio will be told just what foods were used
because there are so many men we know
of whom a little diet of the same kind
mighs help.
—1It there is » single valid reason why
you are not capable of choosing the men
who should hold your elections for you, if
the Legislature in Harrisburg were in a po-
sition to know better than you who of your
neighbors are most competent to be judge,
inspector or olerk, then there might be
some resson for your voting for Amend-
ment 7 in the proposed changes to the oon-
stitation. We fancy thas you think you
know the men of your home preocinot bet-
ter than the Legislators at Harrisburg,
therefor we fancy that you will have sence
enough to vole against Amendment 7. It
is designed ' to take away from you the
right to elect your own election officers,
and, whether you are a Demoorat or a Re-
publican, it is all the same, you should be
against is,
We believe that Senator MoNICcHOL, the
machine ‘‘contractor-boss,’”’ of Philadel.
phia, is the anthor of the statement that
the distriot attorney's office was aware of
and assented to the packing of a jury to ao-
quit SAMUEL SALTER, who was fried for
the crime of ballots box stuffing. SALTER
had practically confessed his guilt and be
came a fugitive from justice. The ballot
boxes bad been stuffed in order to prevent
the re-election of P. F. ROTHERMEL to the
office of distrios attorney. Mr. ROTHERMEL
had refased to prostitute his office and be-
tray his professional and official obligations
in order to acquit the late Senator QUAY of
the crime of misasing the State fands, and
the machine determined to punish him. It
refused him a re-nomination and bestowed
that favor on JOHN WEAVER. Bat the
Democrats and Independents united on
ROTHERMEL as their candidate,and acoord-
ing to the Philadelphia Press, good Repab-.
lican authority, 80,000 frandulent votes
were cast for WEAVER.
Immediately after the election prooeed-
ings against SALTER were begun in the
criminal courts and be forleited his bail
and wens into hiding in Mexico where be
remained until alter WEAVER bad heen in-
ducted into the office and bad the office al-
fairs arranged satisfactorily to the machine.
The arrangements inoloded the appoint.
ment of obedient machine men as assistants
and as soon as they were completed SAL-
TER returned and offered himsell for trial.
If Mr, MeNicHoOL, or whichever other ma-
chine leader hecame the epokesman ol the
gang in the subsequent quarrel with Weav-
ER, is to be believed, the jury was packed
for acquittal and she distriot attorney’s of.
fice agreed to ‘‘pass’’ the men chosen by
the machine for that service. The assistant
district attorneys at the time were NORRIS
8, BARRETT avd RoBEBT Vox Moscn.
ziskek District Attornéy WEAVER wae
almost immedistely afterward promoted to
the office of mayor, Mr. BARRETT got the
first vacanoy on the bench and Von MoscH-
ZISKER the second.
Upon the death of Judge McCarray, of
Court No. 3, the machine managers deter-
mined to disobarge their debt and balance
‘accounts o the SALTER trial by putting
Vox MosCHZISKER into the vacanoy. They
presented his name to Governor PENNY-
PACKER lor appointmens bat the lingering
respect whioh the Governor retained for
the reputation of the bench asserted iteell
and he flatly refused. Afser a considerable
time sp:nt in quibbliog over the matter
with DuraAM and MoNicHOL, the Gove
ernor endeavored to close the incident by
appointing a distinguished and capable
lawyer named BispHAM, who declined
the honor. “The machine renewed its el-
fort to convert PENNYPACKER to VON-
MOSCHZISKER, but again failed. Theo the
machine nominated bim for election with
the idea of thus forcing the Governor to
make the appointment, but even that dras.
tic course failed of its purpose. PENNY.
PACKER maintained the dignity of the
bench by leaving the seat vacant until the
machine catapulted Vox MosCHZISKER
into is at the following election.
aft te for Ship Subsidies.
President TAFT appears to respeot the
old adage, ‘‘honor among thieves.” That
is to say he doesn’s want it all, and having
made certain of bis share of the proceeds of
the looting of the Treasury, he is entirely
willing to let all the others have whatever
they imagine is ‘‘comiog to them.” He
has applanded, not to say annointed, Senator
ALDRICH lor forcing through Congress a
tariff bill which will yield a thousand mil-
lions of dollars in graft every year, to be
divided among the trust magoates and
other ‘“Captains of Industry’ and ‘‘Na-
poleons of Finance,’’ and now he expresses
a willingoess to open the Treasury to thoee
persistent and ravenous beggars who com-
pose the steamship trass.
In other words in one of his western
speeches President TAFT, the other day,
unequivocally declared bimsell in favor of
ship subsidies. This is an old form of ex-
pressing a covetons desire to raid the Treas-
ury. Bat it is one of such forbidding
aspeot that it was never serionsly presented
until in the campaign of 1806 the late
MARK HANNA entered into an agreement
with a lot of commercial pirates thas if they
would organize a corporation for the osten-
sible purpose of building sbips and con-
tribute liberally to the Republican cam-
paigo fond, he would guarantee them a
subsidy which would aggregate a couple of
hundred million dollars within the period
of a dozen years. HANNA got the contribu.
sion and tried his best to fulfill bis part of
the bargain. Bot the proposition was: so
monstrous that he never could get the legis-
lation through Cong
Bat the pirates have never dispaired of
ultimate success. They bave hammered
away ever since in the hope of achieve.
ment. Until now, |
never been able to get a President 10 align
himsel! on Sheir side. RoosEvELT, who
was always liberal with other people's
money, was ‘most persuaded but never
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actually said the word. At last, however,
TaPT bas come out in the open. Enjoying
the Iruiis of a raid on the Treasury uoder
a law which violates the constitution, he
probably feels that all others who are will.
ing to rob the people ought to have an op-
portunity, under the sanction of av act of
Congress, to do so. It shows that he is no
hog, anyway, but that is about the bess
thas can be said of is.
Bright Prospects for Democrats,
Registration in the cities of the Firsé
class closed last Saturday and according to
the most careful estimates, the result is
entirely eatisfactory to Democrats. In
Philadelphia what are known as the “re
form wards,’ those in which the better
element of the electorate combine against
the machine, bave a comparatively fall
registration and there has been a falling off
in the machine strongholds. In Pittsburg
and Seranton the same results are noted.
The voters in cities of the Third class have
another chance to regleter. One week from
to morrow, Saturday, October 16th, the
Registrars will sit at the polling places in
such sities, and citizens who have not here-
tofore qualified themselves to vote may do
80. It is to be hoped that Democrats in
those oitien will nob neglect their oivio
duty.
Reports from the saburban polling dis:
triots are also very gratifying from a Demo-
cratio view points. All the Democrats have
not fulfilled their obligations but av unuve-
oally large proportion have and compared
with the opposition the advantage in this
respect is decidedly in their favor. In fact
in a considerable number of districts the
returns fled in the office of the Demoorat-
io state committee in Harrishurg is to the
effect that every Democratic voter
is folly qualified to oast his ballot
on the 20d day of November, for the ad-
mirable ticket nominated by the State con-
vention and the equally deserving local
candidates. In other districts the registra.
tion aod payment of taxes bas been fuller
than ueual and the promise is of a very
largé Demooratic vote throughout the
State. This will guarantee a glorions
Demooratio victory.
It only remains now for the Demoorals
of the State to ‘make good’ ou these proms
ises. Election day neually comes at a buay
time and if the weather is favorable for
farm work many electors reluctantly spare
the time necessary to go to the polls. Lack
of confidence in the result is the reason for
this in many instances and indifference is
a contributary cause. There is no justifi-
cation for the lack of confidence and even
less for she indifference. Except in Presi-
dential years there has been po election
within a period of twenty years which
would bave failed of giving a Democratic
majosity if the full vote had been polled.
Bust the gains which are made from the
reputable element of the Republican party
are balanced by the losses through failure
of Democrats to vote and the resals is de-
feat. Let ns see thas this doesn’t bappen
this year.
Spreading a False Statement,
The Republican candidates for Auditor
General and State Treasurer are not mak-
ing many speeches but they are traveling
over the State and in meeting groupe of
voters are reiterating the statement made
by Senator PENROSE in his Altoona speech
to the effect that Pevnsylvania bas never
lost a dollar on account of the dishonesty
or neglect of any Republican fiscal officer.
With she memory of the ospitol building
grafs in their minds is ie a bold statement
for them to make. It is a matter of court
record that $9,000,000 was stolen in the
building and furnishing of the capitol and
that loss is asoribable directly to the die-
honesty or neglect of Republican fiscal of-
ficers now under conviction.
If the Auditor General and State Treas-
arer in office at the time the looting opera-
tions were in progress, had been honest and
vigilant,not a dollar could bave been taken
from the Treasury in excess of a just price
for the work and materiale. That was the
ground upon which Auditor General Sxy-
DER and State Treasurer MATTHUES were
convioted. It was not alleged thas they
got the money, It wasn’t even charged
that the value of the plunder was divided
#0 thas they got a share. But it was prov-
ed that they permitted the loot in violation
of sheir official obligation to zealously and
vigilantly goard the interests and property
of she State,
Nobody on earth knows this fact better
thin A. Sissox and J. A Stoves.
ree years ago the Repu t;
vominated Rosert K. Youxa ar
General for the reason thas the dishonesty
or negligence of bis predecessor was so fresh
in the public mind that the managers
were afraid to select a machine candidate.
Two years ago JOHN O. SHEATZ was nomi-
nated for State Treasurer for the same rea-
STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
BELLEFONTE, PA., OCTOBER 8, 1909. -
e | force his family to starvation.
New York, has made a startling statement
with respeot to political conditions in that
State sud in Washington. Mr. Parsoxs,
besides being a Representative in Congress
is obairman of the Republican party of New
York city. He is also *‘on the visiting lis”
of former President ROOSEVELT and pre-
samably a political patrician. Referring
to the approaching election for mayor of
New York be declared, the otber day, that
ie the organization of the present Congress
Speaker CANNON and New York friends of
hie bad entered into a bargain with the
TAMMANY society that in consideration of
favors to the Speaker at thas time, no legis.
might interfere with the electoral fraud
plans of the TAMMANY organization. In
other words Speaker CANNON and Tam.
MANY hall formed a partnership to promote
electoral orimes.
As the organization of the present Con.
gress, in Match, last year, a number of
progressive Republicans formed a coalition
with the Democrats to alter the rules of
the House of Representatives so as to ma-
terially curtail she powers of the Speaker
and oppose the re election of CANNON, in-
cidentally. The plan would have euo-
ceeded bat for the reoreanoy of Represen-
tative FrrzagraLD, ol Brooklyn, a Tam-
MANY man, who misled a few otherfTam-
MAXY men aod southern protectionists into
the sapport of the CANNON program. The
conspiracy was managed by ex-Representa-
tive LITTAURR, of New York. LITrAUsR
is a glove manalactarer, who narrowly es-
oaped conviction for cheating the govern.
ment ip gloves supplied for the army a few
years ago, and his reward for work for CaN-
NON was to be an increase in the tariff tax
on gloves, which pledge of the Speaker wan
sabsequently fulfilled. .
sation of the House Mr. FITZoERALD, who
by the way is a very capable and cunning
fellow, was highly favored by the Speaker
in committee assignments and in other
ways and most people believed that these
favors were in payment for bis sinister serv.
does to the cougressional machine. Even
At4bas the situation was bad enough fer is
implied a premium on treachery. Bus the
statement of Mr. PARSONS to the effeos thas
there were involved so many and such grave
orimes, makes it infinitely worse. The
tariff tax on gloves is a matter of pecuniary
interest as well as injury, to all the women
and most of the men of the country and the
corraption of the balios is, in the estima.
tion of every thoughtful man, a species of
treason. Bas there is another bad phase to
the matter. That President Tarr was
concerned in the conspiracy is a matter of
common understanding.
Rufianism in Office,
In Pbiladsiptia there is an excellent
naturalized citizen named CHARLES A.
NARDELLO. He is engaged in reputable
business, pays his debts, maintains his
family decently and prospers. Naturally
a opaturalized citizen of that oharacter
wonld acquire influence in a coinmunity
in which there are a considerable number
of his fellow countrymen less fortunate in
the matter of acquisition and success.
Quite as natarally such a man would feel
thas he is entitled to all the rights of good
citizenship, among which is the right to
vote as he pleases and sappors, for any
office, the candidate of hie ohoice. Even
decent and prosperous naturalized citizens,
however, are in terror of the law.
The Assistant Superintendents of Police
in Philadelphia is a ruffian named Tin
O'Leary. Mr. O'LEARY doesn’s share
the opinion which appears to have been
beld by Mr, NARDELLO with] respect to
the rights and privileges of decent patural-
ized citizens. At any rate Mr. O'LEARY
sent for Mr. NARDELLO, the other day,
and remonstrated against that gentleman
exercising his right to eleotioneer among
his fellow-countrymen for the candidate
for Distriot Attorney of Philadelphia, who
is opposed to and by she machine. Mr.
NARDELLO protested that, as a citizen, tax-
payer and business man, his jright to sup-
port Mr. GiBBONEY for District Attorney
is unquestionable, and that he intended to
continue it with all the energy atffhis com-
mand.
This obdaracy wureatly incensed Mr.
O'LEARY, according to sworn evidence in
offending foreigner with the vindiotiveness
of the law. In his magnificent office, with
the paraphernalia of police power about
him, Mr. O'LEARY is no} doubs, a formid-
able figure in the eyes of the average Ital.
ian. In the frenzy of a furious passion he
probably did his best to terrorize the objeot
of his wrath by threatening that the
police would destroy his business and
Bat such a
picture doesn’t look good in the eyes of an
intelligent and fair-minded native]Ameri-
ean citizen. . Any just man would feel like
wringing the roffian’s neck and voting
against the party that keeps men of his
kind in office.
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Alter the CANNON viotory in the organi. | go
gree. The man or woman who is
owner, nor even a renter, is pay-
tax on every artiole of food and cloth.
fog used. The iavdlord of she hotel,
ing house or restaurant ivoludes
00st of his fare and service
rent be pays, aud if shis land
own his
pays to ie
owner pays; and the larger part of
taxes are finally paid by the consumer.
And po mater whether the taxes be direot
taxes, as we noderstand the term, or in-
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presidents said that he could nos e
for other men, bus he desorihed the “‘in-
sargent’’ who voted against the Aldrich
tariff as one who regarded the departure
from principle in the bill as so serious that
‘‘he muss in conscience abandon the partys
The “‘insurgente’’ do not consider
they bave ‘‘abandoned the ,"" but one
ojo gna, ie po oe She
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abandon she rl = machine, or organiza-
on.
Bat suppose that the ‘‘insurgents’’ and
Republicans who agree with them and eup-
pors their position, should abandon the
party ? Whas hope would the party have
of carrying the congressional elections next
year or the presidential election three years
from now ¥ Senator Aldrioh and to
read the insurgent Senators out of the party
during the tariff debate, but Senator Nelson
of Minnesota replied that ‘it will take
more than the Senator from Rhode Island
to read Minnesota ous of the Republican
a ”
rn ‘suicidal as any polioy that
could be adopted by the machine at Wash-
iogton headed by Aldrich and Cannon
would be the policy of ‘‘reading the in-
surgents out of the party.’ They would
at thesame time read enough electoral votes
out of the Republican column to insure she
greatest Demooratio victory in fifty years.
Big Decrease in Exports.
From the Portland (Ore.) Journal.
It comes as a surprise to many Ameri-
caus thas our commerce is not only
relatively but actually shrinking. Sales
of American products to South America,
China and Japan, sud to Eogland, Ger-
mavy, Fasnoe and other countries, deoreas-
ed last year, and ise to decrease more.
Io manufactured goods the loss for 1908.
3,84 sous ne Wisp 1606-1, 1s 365,000,000.
ew *
Bina A eh pod po. ops fn
not be literally true, they should certainly
be suggestive of a change of high tariff
policy. We cannot expeot to sell largely to
other countries against whose products we
ereot impossible barriers. Even so great a
protectionist as MoKinley saw thas,
and in his last speech declared shat
*sbe period of exclusiveness has
passed.” Bat under the Aldrich-Can-
non regime we have been more exclusive
than ever. Protection, indeed, has run
mad. [Its high priests will considers ne
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the case, aud he threatened tolpursue the reciprocity, aud allow no revision down-
ward, exoept at a few poinis as a compro-
mise and a sop; hence foreign com merce is
decreasing, and American consumers are
being plandered on account of probibitive
protection more than ever before.
Even moss of the pretended reduotions,
as on lumber, were false pretenses, and a
ad valorem clause in the new law
‘Spawils from the Keystone.
—Some of the milk dealers in Lock Haven
have decided to drop the price on their com="
modity from eight to six cents a quart.
~During an exciting runving race at
Lock Haven, a ‘fast little horse owned by
Peter Lees, of that tity, stepped on some ob-
Jeet and broke its leg near the hip snd had
‘to be shot, x
~—As the result of the completion of the
new Franklin and Clearfield railroad, s car
: | that is used to take ten or twelve days to go
from Chicago to Philipsburg now makes the
trip in three.
—One of the boldest and most cowardly
boldups ever in DuBois took place when a
robber knocked Mrs, Eva Russel down snd
took $2 from her purse. She was unconscious
for three hours and still suffers from shock
and bruises.
—The Whitmer—Steele company is rush.
- | ing operations in the construction of its nar-
row gauge road from the saw mill at Hawk
Ran to the timber tracts of the concern, near
Philipsburg. The saw mill is axpected to be
in running order by November.
—Various granges throughout Hunting.
don county are thinking of buying twenty
acres of land near Huatingdon on which
to hold agricultural fairs. The land which
located heyond Juniata college. i
~Now that the road isin operation the
Franklin and Clearfield officials are thinking
about a suitable location for the shops and
yards and will soon make known their de-
cision. The townsaloug the route of the
vew railroad are elated over the prospects
for increased prosperity which it brings.
—Votes will be taken atthe meeting of
the stockholders in the merged light, heat
and power concerns of Johnstown on De-
cember 1 to increase the indebtedness $3,
000,000. The companies are sll united with
the Citizen's Light Heat and Power com-
pany, whose present indebtedness amounts
to $555,000. '
= Another industry is to be added to the
Clearfield region. The University Briquette
and Construction company has obtained a
sixty day option on the Hillside colliery to
arrange for the transfer of the property and
will erect a $30,000 plant to manufacture
briquettes, a fuel in blocks composed of coal
and crude oil.
—Pittsburg’s Associated Charities will bor.
row $10,000 with which to secure a suitable,
structure to shelter the homeless wanderers
who In other cities are sheltered in police
stations, filthy lodging houses, etc. [tis ex.
pected that the movement will eventually
lead to an up to date establishment supports
ed by the sity.
~The state forestry commission this week
added 12,300 acres of forest Jand to the state
preserves, making the total pow under the
control of the state 940,000 acres. The land
added this week was 5,000 acres in Clinton,
6,000 acres in Cameron, and 1,300 acres in
Perry and Fravklin counties. The forest
Iand cost on an average of $1.50 an acre.
~The building boom at Ramey continues.
In addition to the new houses built thus far
this season and those now in course of con~
struction, Sol. McCulley has commenced the
+ erection of a new store building and H. E.
"Wagner ls building en addition 4o his big
general store. Other improvements are
noticeable, evidences of increasing prosper
ity.
~John James and Joseph Kelley were av.
rested charged with stealing a furnace from
the house of C. C. Berger, of Bloomsburg.
The men, itis alleged, boldly entered the
house and seid that they had been sent to
take the furnace out. The heater was a new
one and the family believed the men. The
men then sold their booty to a junk dealer,
it is alleged.
—In addition to the regular quarterly div-
idend of 2 per cent.,, the Johnstown Tele
phoae company distributed among its stock~
holders an extra dividend of one dollar per -
share, The par value of stock is $50 which
makes this extra dividend one of 2 per cent
or an aggregate of 10 per cent. a year upon
the original investment. Extensions and
improvements will be made by the company
in the near future.
~Hazelton's council has adopted a license
tax under the provisions of which street cars
are annually taxed $5 each, public utility
companies $100, theatres $75 down according
“to their size ete. The pawnbrokers, financial
brokers, circuses, bill posting concerns and
others come in for a share, As originally
intended the taxation was to include all
business men, down to the rag pickers in the
street, but the ordinance was limited,
. =Mayor R. W. Jacohe, of Huntingdon, has
secured a lease on 2,600 acres of laud in the
lower end of Huntingdon county with the
privilege of buying. The property is known
as the Martin tract and isone of the bes
cial fields in central Pennsylvania. The
mayor is interested in other coal properties.
He will start to develop the new land at
once. There is already from gix to fourteen
feet of coal opened up on the grounds. The
consideration for the option amounts to
about $51,000.
—Ten thousnd people live in Lock Haven
as computed from data taken from the new
directory which will be issued in six weeks.
Five thousand more reside in the suburbs.
The new book contains the names of those
who live in the many townships of Clinton
county as well as those who live in Renove,
Lock Haven and its suburbs. It contains the
names of 3806 people over 18 years of age.
churches and a like number of licensed
hotels. Twenty-four is the number of board-
ing houses while there are thirty-one lodges
and secret societies.
~<Thirty years hard labor in the Eastern
penitentiary was the sentence received at
Bloomsburg Thursday by Ward Ketcham,
convincted of tha charge of stealing 21 bush-
els of wheat from the barn of Levi Miller, in
Mifilin township. The recent law provides
that where a man has twice served sentences
of over one year he shall be given the maxis
mum sentence of 30 years. Ketcham has
served three years for burglary in Colu
county and 18 months for larceny in
sarne county. Accordingly when he appear
ed before Judge Evans Tharsday he was
sentenced to pay the costs of the prosecution,
a fine of $100 and serve the maximum term
! of 30 years in the penitentiary.
they are now considering is the Taylor farm,"
In Lock Haven there are shown to be fifteen .