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The Job department of the PRESS is complete, * ■.? s facilities for doing the best class of ivork. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO Law Printing. No paper willbe discontinued until arrearages ■»-e paid, except at the option ofthe publisher. Papers sent out ofthe county must be paid for i n advance. a'a~Xo advertisements will be accepted at less fcin the price for fifteen words. «®- Religious notices fVee. KEEPING JUNDS OFF Senator Penrose Said to Be Letting State Legisla ture Alone. BODY IS REALLY UNBOSSED Railroads and Monopolistic Corpora tions Worrying Because of Drastic Measures Introduced Politicians Will Play Safe Game. (Special Correspondence.) Harrisburg, Pa.—Just what is to of all the legislation affecting the, railroads and other corporations that has been brought before the gen eral assembly this session is puzzling ftlike to corporations and legislators, it is a safe guess, however, that the ..ailroad people are doing the most -worrying about it. The fact is generally conceded that at the next presidential election the corporations, trusts, and monopolies if one kind and another will be the 'principal issue before the people. And it is also quite as certain that the (party which makes the best' presenta tion of this issue before the people I*3ll fare the best when the votes are •oounted. This, at least, is the way some of tho lawmakers here are sizing up the situation just now. And that is what is causing the corporations lo worry a bit. There is no doubt that a great deal of the legislation tfeat has been introduced is of the fake order and it will remain in committee, but there is 'much that is all right. Now, when it comes to the test, ■many members of the legislature will 'bo placed in the position of having to ■vote for measures that are directly op posed to their own personal interests or take the chances <".f political anni hilation. Tom Cooper in Distress. "Tom" Cooper, the erstwhile "red •beaded and hopeful," and the self atyled "walking delegate for the Penn sylvania railroad," was given a rude shock the other day as chairman of the railroad committee of the house. Ho protested vigorously against the Riley resolution for the creation of a commission and an appropriation of SIOO,OOO for a re-survey by the state of the 12,000 miles of railways in Pennsylvania. By a vote of three to yne the bill was reported favorably. ! I'he old war horse lamented that it ' •was the first time in 27 years he bad j turned down by his committee, j Some of the members, fearing that , Cooper would endeavor to smother i toy tiling affecting the railroads that j .might come to his committee, made j request that bills presented by them 1 itf«cling the railroads should be re- ! .'"erred to the corporations committee, j However, with the experience of the Riley bill as a guide, members of the •house need fear no trouble of that kind if their bills are sent to the rail read committee. Legislature Unbossed. The fact is becoming more apparent every day that this legislature is un bossed. United States Senator Boies Penrose, who was supposed to run things politically in the state, is keep ing hands off, figuratively and liter tally. He will not even be in Harris •burg during the session and has no vue here representing him, so far as Can be ascertained. The fact is, Senator Penrose is too wise a politician to interfere. He knows that it would be of no use to do EO and then it might kindle afresh a spirit of political anarchy or that which very closely approaches it. Pen rose knows when to let the bear's tail 1 alone, Marvin of Piko county came to the j legi. Oature c : a Republican represen tative and is the first Republican elec- ; tod from tha county of rocks and j DouKicv.-.i.: in DO year.:. !To brought ! 'vjth hi:.: a ' ill provicii, for a new method of il:-1miion of the tax on foreign railn d companies doing bus iness in the state of Pennsylvania. The preseiii lax is on real estate and is distributed in proportion to the value of the real estate of the com panies in the various counties in which it is located. Marvin's bill makes the distribution on a basis iff the mileage in the counties through which the railroads run. Good Thing for Pike. Now this would be a very good thing •for Pike county but a very bad thing for such counties as Philadelphia and Allegheny where the railroads have large real estate holdings but com paratively small mileage. The bill would affect such railroads as the B. & 0., Jersey Central, Delaware Lackawanna, Delaware & Hudson, Erie and Wabash. The measure was allowed to come out of committee and get into the house with a favorable recommendation for the purpose, it is alleged, of jollying along the Republi cans of Pike county so that in future they might send another Republican representative to Harrisburg. Bui the political prophets say the bill will never become a law. The capital investigation has at last been started. What it is going to amount to remain.:', to be seen. I| is not safe to make predictions but one thing certain is that it is going to hurt someone before It is wound up. If nothing is uncovered after the probe has been thrust into matterst.be cry of "whitewash" is certain to be raised and the members of the com mission will be the sufferers as a con sequence. If developments show any crooked work to have been done in the erection and furnishment of the capitol building the penitentiary will do the rest. And the people who have been guilty of grafting will pay dearly for all they got out of it. Nobody Wanted the Job. Speaker McClain, of the house, and President Pro Tom Woods, of the sen ate, had the time of their lives in getting representatives and senators to accept appointments on the com mission. No one wanted to serve be cause of the criticism they would re ceive either from the people who sus pect wrong doing, in the event that nothing is uncovered, or from those who would be charged with grafting and their friends, in case it true bill is found. Politically the appointments are considered as being well made the integrity of the men composing the commission is unquestioned. Sen ators Fisher and Sisson are the Repub lican members of the commission rep resenting the senate and Mr. Dewalt Js the Democratic representative. The house members include Fair of West moreland, and Moses Shields, of Wy oming, as the Republican representa tives; Doardon of Philadelphia, Lin coln party, and Animei'man of Montour a3 the Democratic representative. Investigate Cost of Living. There is likely to be a continuous performance of investigations of one kiud and another. Despite Democratic protest they are going to try to find out what is causing the increase in the cost of living. The resolution presented by Senator Kline, of Alle gheny, passed both houses and the commission will' have $3,000 to spend in trying to find out why it costs so much to live. Harry Thompson, of Blair, wants the people to know what is going on in the legislature and has introduced a bill providing that all acts of the assembly and concurrent resolutions that are passed be printed in three newspapers in every county of the state. One of the newspapers shall represent the minority party of the state. It is provided, however, that the publication shall not be in more than two newspapers of a county should the secretary of the common wealth desire to limit the number. It is also provided that in cities of the first class (Philadelphia) four news papers shall be used. The rate for such publication is fixed at 40 cents for every 100 words regardless of the circulation of the paper or of where it is located in the state. Union Labor Gets Busy. The labor people are getting into action. A large number of miners and officials of tho United Mine Work ers of America are here in the inter est of a new mining bill which was drawn up to take the place of the pres ent mining laws. It is a voluminous document covering 08 pages of typo written matter and relates to bitumin ous mining. Its purpose is to make more stringent the laws for tlife pro tection the lives and health of miners. Daniel Boden, of Allegheny, a member of the lower house, was en trusted with the responsibility of en gineering the measure through the legislature. There are about ten other bills in committees relating to labor, the prin cipal one being to regulate child la >bor. Another provides for the repeal of the trespass law of 1905. To encourage the growth of forest trees is the purpose of a 'bill present ed in the house by Brann, of Warren. It provides for the establishment of auxiliary forest reserves. The 'bill provides that " in order to encourage the growing of such trees as will at tho proper age be suitable for mer chantable timber and sawed lumber, whether such be of natural production, or from seed sown, or trees planted out, or all combined, all surface lands may be set apart according to the provisions of Ihi •, act and exclusively used for growing such trees, are here by constitute d a separate and distinct class of lands lo be known as Auxil iary Forest Reserves." Mi'RUN CUUNTY I'kKSa, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 , i 9 u; * i 1 - 1 ■ . Tl . || 111 iiitiT—nximi II'I 11 i_ n. I.IL JI. New Club n Good Thing. "The Legislative Club'" Is the name j of the new organization that has been j formed by the country members. That much good will result frcm I his organ- I ization is generally believed. , One of : the objects of this organization is to I support the good roads legislation. A great many hills for the improveini nt : of the highways of the state have been j presented, some of which are good j and some that may be considered cjues j tionable but all have the same end in ! view—the improvement of Pennsylva j nia's highways. It is the intention of : those prominent in the good roads ; movement to set together and from i the bills that have been Introduced j get up some sort of measure that will j bring the required results. The Legls ; lative Club will take fin active part In ; the framing of this legislation. All the newspaper publishers of the j state are to be invited to appear be j fore the house judiciary general com | mittee to !»ive their views regarding j the bill repealing the Salus-Grady libel , iaw. bettei Known as the "press muz ; zler." There is to be a full and free I discussion of the question and the ! prospects are that the muzzier will j be laid to rest. A great many legisla ! tors have tone on record as favoring ■ the repeal of the law. it was passed | Cor the purpose r-f "jollying" former | riov. Samuel W. Pennypacker. It lerved its purpose but has never done ' aiuch muzzling. BAN Q BARTON. Williams' Kidney Pills. llavo you neglected your kidneys? Have you overworked your nervous svs ! tern and caused trouble with your Kidneys i and Bladder? Have you pains in the J loins, hide. back, groins and bladder? | Have you a flabby appearance of the face, ! especially under the eyes? Too lrequent 1 doire to pass urine? If HO William's I Kidney Pills will cure you. Sample free. By mail 50 cents. Sold by 11. C. I)nd | son. Williams M'f'g. Co., Prop's, Clove and, <). 94jr. For Rent or Sale. A highly productive farm. 50 4t. R. P. HEILMAN. Pennsylvania Railroad Bulletin. ATLANTIC CITY'S WINTER SEASON. Atlantic City is the great perennial resort of America, aud i at no season of the year is it more attractive than during Lent and ! Easter time. Its great beach-front hotels are the centers of a J charming social life, which overflows to the smaller but excellent ; hotels on the avenues. Concerts 011 the piers, boardwalk promen ades, the great sun parlors, the Country Club with its ideal jjolf ] course, automobiling 011 the boulevard and other features afford a ; variety of entertainment or recreation suited to the personal inclina tion of the visitor. Strength and vigor are imparted by a short stay at this fam ous resort, and a longer sojourn renews the energy of the overwork jed man of business, the convalescent, and the tired devotee of ] society. Special excursion tickets to Atlantic City with liberal return ; limits are 011 sale at Pennsylvania Railroad ticket offices. Full information regarding rates and train service will be ; furnished by Ticket Agents. ' Announcement. 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