BY P. GRAY MEEK.
INK SLINGS.
—There will be no mistaking the inci-
dent if the Mexican decides to drop the
hm
—Sheriff HURLEY has ambition to be-
come the chairman of his party in this
county. Well, ambition goes a long way,
sometimes.
—Wouldn't the public like to know just
exactly what Mr. Bryan and Mr. WILSON
talked about after their dinner together
i
| Democratic majority in Congress repre- | That Military Demonstration.
"STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
BEL.LLEFONTE, PA, MARCH 17, 1911.
———
Farmers and Reciprocity.
—— | sents the insistent demand of the people
“The mountain labored and brought | for such relief and following the advice
forth a mouse.” On Tuesday the VANCE | of TapT or shirking from his threats will
in Princeton.
~The seductiveness of the “slow™ note
is responsible for the wild buying that is
The pending movement of troops and | Zrom the Johnstown Democrat,
the proposed mobilization of military | The first business of the new Demo-
forces on the Mexican border has shown | cratic House of Representatives will be to
withessed at the farm sales all over Cen: | i 3s be fecceancy plain at simple. There # great improvement in the discipline of the | PA% the Canadian ..
the committee of seven to reorganize the | no middle course possible. | t we t like the of reci-
tre county these days. Democratic party, assembled at Harris- | army and capability of the military author- | procity Mr. Taft submitted,” protest a lot
~The few availables in this communi- | burg and elected GEORGE W. GUTHRIE, of | Capitol Park Extension ities within the last dozen years. At the of the farmers of the country—and some
ty who haven't had horns put on them by | pittshurg, to the office of chairman of the |
the Elks or the Moose, might get together
and organize a lodge of Moolies.
—IJt is needless to remark that even
robins and blue birds have been known
to have their toes nipped by the frosts by
getting here ahead of real spring.
—The reorganizers are, to a man, quot-
ing Mr. BRYAN as favoring the reorgani-
zation of the party in Pennsylvania. How
consistent. They freely quote, where they
rarely have voted.
—In the last analysis it will probably
be found that unscrupulous American
fortune hunters have had more to do
with stirring up that Mexican revolution
than the discontent of the Mexicans.
—This country exported more com.
modities in February than in any pre-
ceding month in our history. Keep this
record up a few months and the factories
now idle will simply have to resume.
~The appraisement of Mrs. EppY’s
estate at $2,512,146, may not add greatly
to popular confidence in Christian Science
as a healing agency but it will add vastly
to popular respect for the cult as a money
maker.
—Judged by his demeanor at Harris.
burg on Tuesday it appears that Mr.
Democratic State Central committee, in |
which there is no vacancy, and Hon. A.
MiTcHELL PALMER, of Stroudsburg, to the
office of representative for Pennsylvania
in the Democratic National committee,
which is not vacant and which the com-
mittee in question would have no
authority to fill even if there were a
vacancy. It was a merry farce though
nearly tragic. Taken seriously it might
destroy the Democratic party of the
State.
The packed jury in the case consisted
of two members of the Keystone party,
| one official accident, and a member of
| Comgress who voted for certain features
| of the PAYNE—ALDRICH bill and who
[Diver was a Democrat until he was
adopted from a labor organization to de-
| feat an inefficient gangster, five years
| ago. These conspirators, pledged to a
| common purpose before the meeting
| resisted every effort at reconciliation,
1 every argument for harmony. They had
come to destroy and neither justice nor
| decency served to restrain them. Newly
| invested with the power to boss they ex-
| ercised the authority with the foolish
! zeal of renegades, and “a renegade is
| worse than ten Turks.”
VANCE McCorMIcK could become a very | Of course the action of this packed jury
arrogant and a very arbitrary boss if | will avail nothing. The chairman of the
opportunity should happen to knock at Democratic State committee is as secure
his door. in the tenure of his office as the Gover-
—ELEANOR GLYN says Chicago is “the nor of the State or the sheriff of this
rawest” of American cities. Chicago, of county. He is amenable to the law, how-
course, has a right to appeal from her ©Ver, just as he is secure under the law:
decision but the reading public knows If any man has a complaint against the
that ELEANOR is quite a connoisseur in Chairman he has opportunity to present
“raw"’ things. his case at any meeting of the State com-
While tie new. Co will be mittee and if he proves his premises just
at Jing to reduce the cost of living punishment will follow. But it is a prin-
: isl ciple of law that an accuser must come
me Sarere at pa by ing i de into court with clean hands and the trait-
: ors wiko betrayed the party last fall are
nomi tion. ‘otito “the, people “of | not eémpetent prosecutors or fit plaintiffs
i i faith-
—It is surprising how many HOBSONS 2 couse against men who ‘were: {ath
there are who would have us believe that Bal.
Of course now that the comedy has
hundreds of thousands of trained Japanese gone as far as it has the State Central
soldiers are likely to pop out of the cac-
"committee will be assembled in the near
tus plants on the arid planes of Mexico future to hear the report of the proceed-
at any moment.
i ings and pass upon the merits of the
—Is the announcement that sheriff action of the majority of the packed jury
HURLEY is to be a candidate for the Re-
and the minority. Until that is done the
publican county chairmanship notice to go.called action of the majority is a nul-
the present organization that it took the Jity. Mr. McCormick, who has never
wrong side in the Bellefonte postoffice
—— | breaking out of the Spanish war
The bill for the enlargement of the |; oeqible to accomplish as much in |
state capitol park at Harrisburg, intro- | sree months as was achieved in a few
duced into the Senate by Mr. Fox, of days last week. If that was the purpose |
Dauphin county, passed that body unani- | of the movement, therefore, it must be re. | downward is
' mously the other day, and will now be garded as a success, though an expensive |
taken up in the House. Four years ago ,.. While the cost of living is so high
this measure passed the Senate and was ' 514 the recompense of labor so meagre
defeated in the House under ordersof the ‘|, ,gigate experiments ought to be avoid-
bosses. Two years ago it passed both oq ,g nearly as possible. The burden
branches of the Legislature and was ve- gc upon the people who are already
toed by the Governor under pretext that ,...joaded.
the balance in the treasury was insuffi pe enterprise was hazardous in an-
cient to meet such a demand upon the | other respect, moreover. It might have
revenues. This was a subterfuge, of ,r,yoked war with Mexico and the coun-
course. The money was wanted to farm 4,y jg not desirous of engaging in war.
out to favored banks and exploit corrupt ' of course a war with Mexico would be
politics. At the close of the fiscal year jie more than a military picnic in the
there was more than $8,000,000 in the absence of foreign intervention. But it
ury. | would be a war without just cause and
It is universally admitted that the pro-' oye victories under such circumstances
posed addition to the capitol parkisneed- 510 100 costly to calmly contemplate.
ed and sooner or later must be acquired. Mexico has given us no cause of quarrel.
But the dominant political machine is un- pregent conditions down there may afford
willing to authorize it for the reason that ample reasons for apprehension on the
Senator Fox has so hedged it about with part of speculators and exploiters, but
conditions that there will be no opportu. pair individual troubles are not of such
nity for graft. That being the case more lic concern that the country should be
can be made out of the money than out j,.oved in war with a sister Republic to
of the beneficence. In other words, the abate them.
political machine sacrifices the interests It is probabil forti
1 i y comforting to know that
of the State in order to promote the in-' we can mobilize an army of several thous-
terests of the party. The revenuesofthe ,.4 ren on the Mexican boundary or
Commonwealth are used not for the bene- any other place in a remarkably brief
fit of the people, but for the advantage of poring of time. But we have been spend-
the party machine. If there had been a ing vast sums of money on our military
chance for graft the enlargement would oi hlishment during the last eight or ten
have been authorized long ago and the years and there ought to be some meas-
State would have saved a large sum of 0 of efficiency as a result. There is no
money. I | need, however, in making a demonstra-
When the proposition was first present: ion of our military strength and profi-
ed to the Legislature, the improvement ciency at the expense of a friendly neigh-
might have been made for about a mil- por When the rough-riding buccaneer
lion and a-half dollars. But Harrisburg left the White House we hoped such fool-
has been growing lately and the value of jghness was at an end. Recent events
property increasing. Now the prove the contrary, however, and it may
the enterprise will probably reach a . devolve upon the Congress to
lion dollars more. Two years from now inquire into the cause of the venture.
to the cost. Meantime the money in the Republican and near-Republican papers
treasury has earned comparatively little. ; 41.0 country will see great danger to
But it has served the purpose of making ip. Democratic party inan attempt to
the favored bankers active partisans and amplify the Canadian reciprocity
the machine managers are content wi h pont during the coming special session.
that result. It is said, however, that the (ne of our Philadelphia contemporaries
measure will be concurred in by the has already sounded the note of warning '
House and signed by the Governor this py jt js not likely to avail much. The
year. If this enlargement of the capitol Congress is expected to cut down the cost
grounds is to be accomplished it is better of jiving and the only way to achieve that
that it be done at once and before future is by extending the policies exp 1 in
‘ and interests being
farmers,
ular bill about to be
Reciprocity u :
means the McCall bill with the objection-
able Sgmurs Josted by % bile
no reason w
all She Sarmers; Both Derr and Re.
publican, shoul busy and boost
Ih Sich mot get
The Democratic Outlook.
From the Lancaster Intelligencer.
In another column will be found an
editorial expression from the Philadel-
phia Ledger the extremely grave
situation which confronts the minority
rty in Pennsylvania thro the
ul 4 . Ee. pol-
faction who
and awkward, if not
icy of those leaders of a
have been most clamorous for reorgani-
a
any t ts suc-
cessful achievement.
The opportunities of the Democratic
party in Pennsylvania were never better
than they are to-day, but for that very
reason the peril of the party was n
greater, unworthy and selfish individuals
r to gain control
that they may use abuse the party
to their own advantage.
The Republican machine control of
this State is apparently stronger than
ever, but the sweeping triumph of revolt
and reform in heighboring States, and the
growing strength of the Democratic spir-
it throughout the nation have been right-
been a Democrat except when he was
fight? It looks like it. seeking favors from the party, may rave
like a raging lion, but he will be impo-
tent. Mr. Davis, who has been a grouch
for thirty years, may howl himself hoarse
~The Pennsylvania Railroad compary
carried one hundred and thirty-six mil-
lion passengers during last year and nct
one was killed in a train accident. Here
is a record that should be pleasing to
every one but the undertaker.
—With China, Japan and Russia ina
mixup, a German war cloud lowering over
England and Uncle SAM planting half of
his regular army along the Mexican
boundary it does look as if the sugges-
tions about universal peace are far fetched:
—There are now fifty-four candidates
for the ten offices to be filled in Centre
county. It is a fair field and no favor,
but going on the assumption that “the
devil takes the hindmost” there will cer-
tainly be fourty-four to fall into the clutch-
es of the old nick.
—We almost forgot to inquire of cur
esteemed friend Col. BAILEY, of the Johr s-
town Democrat, how he liked the appoint-
ment of Congressman WILSON as a mem-
ber of the reorganization committee. We
know that he didn't like the idea of hav-
ing him re-elected to Congress.
—Col. GEORGE HARVEY says “the finger
of predestination points unerringly to
Woobrow WILSON” as the President in
1912. That's not strange. Hasn't WooD-
ROW been connected with a Presbyterian
College long enough to have predestina-
tion figure in his career somewhere.
—The Legislature was besieged by
woman's suffrage advocates this week
and the city papers are cartooning the
m:mbers as skeered out of their wits by
the petticoat brigade. How deceptive.
There never was a time when the Legis-
lature was in session that “a skirt” was
altogether safe on the streets of Harris-
burg after seven o'clock in the evening.
—[f they want to tinker with some-
thing at Harrisburg why not tackle the
oleomargarine law. It is certainly such
a misfit that a httle shaping up could do
no harm. Besides, if it is so deceptive to
put coloring matter in oleo why isn't it
just as deceptive to put coloring matter
in butter. The law says oleo dare rot
re emble butter in color, but fails to es.
tablish what the color of butter should
be. As a matter of fact, for about nine
months in the year, butter that has rct
been artificially colored looks more like
lad than an, else.
but to no purpose. The Democratic or-
ganization is entrenched in the confidence
of the Democratic people and it will en-
dure as long as the party lives.
Taft’s Idea and the Duty of Congress.
In a speech delivered at Atlanta, Georgia,
the other day, President TAFT plainly
points out what he expects Congress to
do during the coming extra session. He
doesn’t adopt the mandatory methods of
his predecessor in office and say that
the legislative department of the govern-
ment must do as he wants. But he de-
clares'in unmistakable language that he
has given the body a “great national op-
portunity’ to ratify the Canadian reci-
procity agreement and then adjourn. If
it doesn't do that he intimates that he
will veto any other legislation which may
be enacted. ROOSEVELT would probably
have used less polite language, but he
could hardly have stated the proposition
more clearly.
If Congress does that it will be recreant
to its obligations both to the country and
the party it represents. The Canadian
reciprocity agreement would probably
work a decrease in the cost of foodstuffs
in some measure. But it would leave the
tariff pirates in full and undisturbed
possession of the vicious franchise to rob
the people in all other necessaries of life
which was unjustly bestowed upon them
by the iniquitous PAYNE—ALDRICH tariff
jaw. That is precisely what TAFT wants
to do. He is under obligation to the
tariff pirates to protect them in their graft
operations as long as possible and: he
hopes to make the Democratic majority
in Congress jointly responsible with him
for the outrage.
What Congress should do is amplify
the Canadian reciprocity agreement so as
to make it extend to all nations having
trade relations with the United States and
add to it such articles of necessity as
clothing materials and raw products used
in manufactures. The pact thus amend-
ed would give instant and effective relief
from the burdens of high living and if
TAFT vetoes it upon his head will rest the
responsibility and the consequences. The
excuse for increasing the price it is to
cost, is given.
New Subjects of Taxation.
New revenue bills introduced in the
Legisiature this week will yield, it is esti-
mated, $10,000,000 additional revenue.
The ambition of those in authority, the
public is informed, is to appropriate $10,-
000,000 for the two years and tax the
people to make ends meet. In order to
achieve this result it will be necessary to
find a few more subjects of taxaticn.
Close figuring and inquisitorial methcds
may stretch the revenues from exist ng
sources to $35,000,000 a year and the bills
introduced this week will expand the 2g-
gregate to $45,000,000. But that creates
a deficit of $5,000,000 a year and some
way must be discovered to make up that
amount.
The new bills provide for taxing man-
ufacturing corporations, gas companies,
coal mine products and direct inherit
ances. Hitherto the only inheritance tax
levied was that upon collateral inherit-
ances and that wasn't bad. Collateral in-
heritance is like finding money and the
beneficiary of the discovery can afford to
give part to the government. But it is
hardly just to levy a tax on the inherit-
ance of a widow which she has helped to
create or on the sons and daughters of a
decedent. Still it is better than some
other forms of taxation and nobody can
even imagine what course the fancy of
our statesmen will take in the future.
We are lucky if they don’t tax the air we
breathe.
As a matter of fact any increase in tax-
ation in this State is criminal. There
ought to be a readjustment or equaliza-
tion of taxes so as to exempt some of the
present subjects of taxation and increase
the rate on others. But economically ad-
ministered the expenses of the govern-
ment of the State ought to be decreased
a matter of $5000.000 instead of being
increased $15,000 000 a year. A vast pro-
portion of the present state taxes is paid
by corporations, unquestionably, but tie
corporations make the people reimburse
them and whatever the aggregate of tax.
ation it comes out of the pockets of the
people. The burden is already heavy
enough. If increased it will be ruinous.
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the Canadian agreement to all commercial
| countries and making it apply to all com-
| modities.
| ——Ex-Senator CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW is |
at Palm Beach, and ex-Senator NELSON
W. ALDRICH, is at the Virginia Hot Springs
recuperating. But what has become of
ex-Senator EUGENE HALE? It may be of
added that the whereabouts of neither of |
these formerly eminent gentlemen is of
much consequence but there is a good
deal of satisfaction in putting the prefix
“ex” before their names, which is our
excuse for inquiring about them.
—(f course we are bound to accept
the statement of the President and Sec-
retary of War that the mobilization of
20,000 troops on the Texas border is
simply 2 manoeuvre. But the fact tha
| ball instead of blank cartridges were pro-
vided for the use of the soldiers cast at
least the shadow of doubt upon the ve-
racity of those distinguished public of-
ficials. Sham battles are scarcely ever
fought with bullets.
~——Mr. BALLINGER may have been in-
fluenced by ill health to take himself cut
of the public life of the country though
we have no certificate of a physician that
his health is impaired. The certainty
that the next Congress would begin a real
investigation in the event that he remain-
ed in office had a bad effecton his nerves,
however, and nobody can tell what bad
nerves wiil do to a fellow.
——One branch of the Missouri Legis-
lature has passed an anti-treating law
but the other branch will probably want
to see how it operates before concurring.
The “show me” reservation in the Mis-
souri temperament has saved the people
of thai State from many an absurdity and
it is still working full time.
—[f LORIMER, of Illinois, had been
put out of the United States Senate Bal-
LEY. of Texas, would be more welcome
in. But oneof that sort is enough in any
body at one time and two are too many
at any time. As a matter of fact the
public interests would be safer if both of
them were out to stay out.
—It is a cinch to bet that our army got
to the Mexican border quicker thanit can
get away. r
ly read as warning of hot times ahead
for the reigning bosses, even in Pennsyl-
_vania; and the battle must be first of all
| for the firm and prompt reorganization
‘of the Democratic party in a manner
that will inspire confidence and under
leadershp that will command respect.
Where the battle is there will the eagles
be gathered, but it would be reassuring
, to see worthy champions as well as birds
prey.
One can only hope that the occasion
will call forth leadership of a better qual-
ity than has thus far Pen in evidence.
It is well said that if Democratic harmo-
ny is to be achieved it must be by har-
monizers who look something like Dem-
ocrats.
The Judges’ Salary Grab.
From the Philadelphia Record.
i If there were no other reason for a
veto of this hill at the hands of Governor
Tener. a sufficient one exists in the de-
sirability of saving the judiciary of Penn-
sylvania from another such scandal as
was wi a few years ago, when a
similar bill was enacted. The e still
remember how at that time the judges,
in their anxiety to grab the increased pay,
butted a hole th the constitution of
| the State. One exhibition of judicial
greed and lawlessness was enough. The
new judicial salarv grab should be killed
to save the State the humiliation of anoth-
er infraction of the constitution bv those
White paca) iar duty it is to uphold and
t.
Our Affront to Mexico.
From the Springfield Republican.
American policy toward Mexico ought
to be simple and well understood. While
American interests there are very large,
Mexi~o is an independent nation and
should be left to work out her own salva-
tion. American citizens and property in-
terests in the country may demand the
protection of the United States, if there
is no local government to protect them;
and undoubtedly any intervention bv
European powers st as Napoleon III
was the promoter of during our own civil
war would not be tolerated. But our
government is not called upon to deal
with Mexico as it would now deal with
The Dream Coming True.
From the Albuquerque Tribune-Citizen.
Daniel Webster and Theodore Parker
are hot competitors with Abraham Lin-
coln for the honor of originating the im-
people, by A, for of he
e, tl »
Anyhow, the dream is coming true.
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ployed at the DuBois glass piant, which started
the making of glass Monday.
~The March term of quarter sessions court in
Montour county has only one Commonwealth
cause returned, and in that the prisoner has en.
tered a plea of guilty.
~The Lock Haven Civic club has secured the
$1,500 necessary to procure plans for the improve-
ment of the city and will now work hard to effect
the desired transformation.
~The Eastern Collieries company has purchas-
ed for $75,000 about 500 acresof coal land near
Rossiter, Indiana county, controlled by Clarke
McKee, of that place,and A. Connor, of Pittsburg.
—Dr. Peter A. Freeze, a well-known Blooms.
burg citizen, celebrated his 83rd birthday by saw-
ing wood continuously from 7 o'cleck in the
morning until 7 o'clock at night. He places no
faith in the Osler theory.
—C. C. Blanchard, secretary of the Bradford
lodge of Elks, is missing and all efforts to locate
him have been futile. While in Philadelphia on
February 20 he left his son, his satchel and his
overcoat at the home of his mother and disap-
peared
auditors of Bradford county’ have sur-
charged the commissioners with all bills charged
for meals and lodging during the past year. They
are guided by a recent decision of judge Fanning
that meals znd lodging are not traveling ex-
penses.
~Director of the Dale Light Heat and Power
company, Johnstown, have voted to increase the
capital stock to $250,000. This forecasts a battle
between that company and the Citizens’ Light,
Heat and Power company for the franchise in the
city.
~The Lebanon county commissioners have
adopted a resolution to the effect that the court-
room of the court house should not be used for
any purpose other than holding court, and in the
future there will be no political meetings, teach"
ers’ institutes or other gatherings permitted.
—Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust
has warned all dealers in food commodities in
this State to guard against violating the séétion of
the pure food act which makes it a misdemeanor
to keep any article of food in such a way or man~
ner as to render it contaminated, filthy or un
wholesome.
—An investigation of the conditions which
made possible the killing of a patient in the in"
sane ward of the Philadelphia hospital recently
made bv the committee on lunacy of the state
board of charities, shows that 214 insane inmates,
the many of them violent, were in charge of two
attendants at the time the killing took place.
~Several hundred foreign residents of the
South Side of Hazelton are preparing to move to
Canada, where they will take up farming. Rela-
tives who are now in Canada have advised them
that if the reciprocity bill passes Canada farmers
will reap a rich harvest. The foreigners are dis-
satisfied with the mines in the Hazleton region.
—Don Lucci, who killed his brother, John Lucci,
in a revolver duel at Emigh Run on February 20,
pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree at
Ebensburg last week and was sentenced to not
less than three years and nine months nor more
than fifteen years in the penitentiary. Andy'Har.
carik.a bystander, was also killed during the duel,
~The Mifflinburg Body and Gear company is
the name of the new industry which Mifflinburg,
Union county, will have in the near future. This
| company is incorporated for $30,000, which has
| been subscribed by local business men, thus mak-
i ing it a home industry. A brick factory is tobe
| built at once on a two-and-a-half acre lot within
| the town limits.
| —The Northern Electric Railway company
‘purchased the controlling interest in |
Winola association, which ownes the lake and
, the Lake Winola Park company. The deal car-
ries with it 232 acres of land. The price paid was
$30,000. Lake Winola is one of the prettiest sheets
of water in Wyoming county and ’a favorite out*®
nd
ever ing place for Scranton people.
—Robert Egolf, aged 16, who lives with his
grandparents near Mann's Choice. Bedford coun-
ty. was left at home a few days ago to smoke
some meat. When his grandparents returned the
smokehouse was in ashes and the boy missing.
H+ left a note telling of the fire and that he would
earn money to buy them more meat. They have
located him and will persuade him to return.
—Vivian Cyo9er, of Reynoldsville, is almost 85
years old. and is as smart and active as a great
many men of 60 or 70. Mr. Cooper and his wife
have lived together for sixty-five years and have
raised five children. The oldest is 6) years old
and the youngest is 48. Mr. Cooper states that in
that time they never used $25 in doctor's bill or
medicine, nor did they need to. The whole five
are living and well today.
~The three million or more dollars received
for the Lacaster county tobacco crop is swelling
the deposits of the forty odd banks in that coun-
ty. An unusually large portion of these ‘millions
has foun its way into the banks in the rural sec-
tions. A large number of such banks have been
established in the last few years and they have
been doing a big business. At one ‘small bank,
the denosits of “tobacco money” totaled more
than $60,000 in a few days.
—Mrs. William Orr, residing on an Indiana
county farm, had a thrilling experience recently
when her home burned. She was alone and the
fire was beyond control when she discovered it.
She ran upstairs for her pocketbook and had
scarcely picked it up when a revolver that lay be"
side it i+ the drawer was discharged by the heat.
She escaved uninjured but was unable to do any"
thing toward saving home furnishings. The loss
is $1,500.
—At least ten cases of typhoid fever have de-
veloped in Danville since the first of March. Ata
meeting of the board of health Monday night
nine cases were reported. During Tuesday at
least one additional case was reported, making
tenin all. This does not include the cases taken
to the Mary Packer and the Joseph'Ritts hospit-
als, which are reported in Sunbury and Blooms-
burg, respectively. A member of the board of
health Tuesday stated that there was in all prebe
ability an average of two new cases per day. In
his opinion the situation is nothing short of alarm-
ing.
—Monday last was a red letter day with the
maple sugar makers of Somerset county. Elijah
Livengood, of Elk Lick township, known as the
“Sugar King” of Pennsylvania, broke all records
and was on the go from early moming
unlil evening, and when the day was over
the number of barrels of maple sav hauled from
the sugar grove to the camp was 398. When one
stops to think that these barrels when reduced
to sugar will produce about 1,500 pounds the enor-
mousness of the day's work is apparent. Many
other camps in the region broke all former rece
ords.
—]J. A. Beltz, proprietor of the Jacobs House, of
Mifflintown, has leased the famous oil territory
in Fayette township, Juniata county, and will be-
gin drilling within the next few days for oil and
coal. Wells were driven in this territory near
East Waterford, several years ago and whenat a
depth of several hundred feet the tool appeared
to break through the crust and was lost, a hissing
noise was heard and gas burst from the mouth of
the well which burned freely. It was the opinion
of experts at the time that a subterranean cham-
ber common in limestone territory had been
struck and the gas was but a natural formation.
Still have been of the opinion val-
ERLE
a