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vor | QLD SERIES, XL
NEW SERIES, XIX.
FRED. KURTZ, Eprror and Prop'r.
Hint to the Turk: The best thing to
fight Greece with is a good article of
SOAP.
ons -
A Pittsburg dispatch says new compli-
cations are arising in the nail strike
among the manufacturers. Several steel-
works are idle in consequence of wage
disputes, and the demand for nails is be
coming so strong that a very large num-
ber of orders have been refused. The
Jemand for nails is becoming so strong
the strikers may get what they want.
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Our esteemed cotemporary the Centre
{alt Reporter, favors the nomination 0
ex-Judge Orvis, of Bellefonte, for gov-
ernor by the Democrats. He possesses
excellent legal ability and a phenominal
memory. and the various Democ ratic
parties of the state might search a long
time be‘ore they could discover a man
didate.— Wmeport Gazette and Bulletin.
ith
vis for governor, meets with favor w
men of all parties who know the Judge
—the people like the idea better than
a ——
A MINISTER WHO OBEYS 1
CONSCIENCE.
The most conscientious preacher and
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strictest disciplinarian in the New York
Conference of the Methodist church is
said to be the Rev. J.
is the pastor at prese
ville charge and circuit.
Lee Gamble, who
nt fi
ling the Parks-
He was a sol
dier in the Union army during the re
beliion, an1 was for months a prisoner
at Andersonville, He hasbeen granted a
pension of $12 a month, but he will
take it because the Government receives
not |
a revenue by taxing whisky and tobac-
¢ it
g IL
eo, thus enablin to pay pensions. Mr,
YI
Gamble will not marry a couple if either
of them uses tobacco, beer, or whiskey.
He will not
member of the church,
a non-member
He has a
t of ten miles to cover on Sunday, but
MArry to a
3 Pe
ii
cal
he will not ride in the cars or by wagon
in making it, but travels on foot, n
oO mat-
To nid
je.
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s. would be to break the
:
ter what the
beli
batl
weather may be
he eve Sab-
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There are thousands of |
I
have
g taking
a pension now who , pension
than conscience.
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Among irodaced
Senate, a few days ago, was
Sherman to discontinue the coinage o
the bills in in the
one by Mr.
silver dollars and to provide for the pur-
chase of silver bullion in barrs not less
than 2.000000 ounces nor more than
$ 000.000 ounces per month at its market
price, and for the issue in payment there-
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for of coin certificates of not less than]
$10 each, the bullion to remsin in the
Treasury as security for payment of the)
certificates, i
¢ Lands
has finally agreed upon a bill declaring
The House Committee on Publi
frfeited all the lands within the grant
to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad lying|
opposite the unconstructed portions of}
railroad. i
Senator Cameron introduced a bill!
ling that persons now on the pen- |
gion rolls, or who may hereafter be|
placed thereon for permanent specific|
disability, who my have contracted an|
additional disability in service,
Provic
¥
Ne
which |
bat for the existence of permanent spe- |
disability would have entitled
thein to pension, shall be entitled to an |
increase of pension commensurate with
the degree of such additional disability, |
provided that the cumulative pension |
shall not exceed that of total helpless :
ness,
cilic
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MORE THAN A MATTER OF FORM,
Jeing a bondsman on the license pa-
pers of a hotel or a saloon keeper is held
by the courts as something more than a
mere matter of form, Until recently
such indorsement of a party petitioning
for the right to sell liquor was looked
upon as designed merely to satisfy an in-
consequential formality, but recent pro-
cedures under the license law have made
it quite plain that parties endorsing such
petitioners assume responsibilities equal
to those that the law imposes upon the
licensed parties.
In Venango county certain liquor deal-
ers were recently prosecuted and found
guilty of violating-the liquor laws, ren-
dering them liable to fines and damages,
which were exacted of the bondsmen as
the principals could not be made to pay
them,
The parties who have been thus held
responsible are no doubt greatly surpris-
ed'that their going on the license papers
was anything more than an empty form,
and it is said that it is now very difficult
for hotel and saloon men in that region
to get the required endorsement of their
petitions. If this experience ghall have
the effect of deterring respectable peo-
ple from siding disreputable and irre.
spongible persons from obtaining license
t) sell liquor it will have a very good
THE TAX LAW,
Various Questions Answered by the Revenue
Commissioners.
The Patriot of 27 ult, says in response
to appeals asking for information con-
cerning different points in the tax law
in the State the Revenue Commissioners
composed of Secretary Stenger, State
Treasurer Livsey and Auditor General
Niles, yesterday issued the following:
| The Board of Revenue Commissioners
lat a meeting held on Jan. 21st. 1886, con-
{sidered the many questions submitted to
{them growing out of the enforcement of
the revenue act of June 30th, 1885, and
{call your attention to the answers to the
| following questions, as their interpreta-
[tion of the law.
| Are bank deposits not bearing interest
bt subjest to check on sight, and mon-
ey in hand not invested, included in the
item. “All other moneyed capital ? No.
Is a dower on real estate taxable ? No.
Are deposits bearing interest in Na-
tional banks, Savings banks, and private
banks taxable? Yes.
musical instruments, pictures,
, to be regarded ‘as household
furniture? No.
Are mortgages owned by beneficial as-
gociations taxable? Yes
Are judgments, bonds,
\otes, &c., not bearing interest, taxable?
Yes.
Are bonds issued by school districts
he
Are
books, &c.
mortgages,
taxable in the hands of t
Yes.
Is the stock of corporations, paying tax
on capital stock to the State through the
i of the
i
owners?
-ompanies, taxable in the hands
owners? Yes.
Is the stock of the New
R. R. othe
owned in this
owners?! Yes.
Can a taxable person
York Central
corporations
State. taxable in hands of
and sr foreign
deduct debts
from the amount of his moneyed invest-
ments, and only pay tax on the net sum
thus shown? No.
If A borrows money from B on a note
ant to C
notes taxable? Yes.
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WHO WILL BAPTIZE IT?
is understood that the commitiee
n agriculture and labor will accept a
o incorporate in their bill
for the establishment of a new depart-
ment a provision which will absorb the
outlying Bureaus of Science and Siatis-
tics, The Scientific Bureau would em-
brace the Coast Survey, the Geological
¥
lends it on h
a note, are bot
It
b
5
proposition t
and Geodetic Surveys and the meteoro-
logical branch of the Signal Service; the
Bureau of Statistics would take in the
present bureau connected with the Treas
ury and the statistical branches of other
departments; the Bureau of Labor would
include the present bureau of that name
and all others of matters connected with
that subject, while a Bureau of Census
would relieve the interior Department
and become a permanent branch under
the new department. Add to this the
Agricultural Bureau, with the botanical
partment assumes a character of respect
ability and importance wholly lacking
The Fish Commis
sion and National Museum and Life-Sav-
ing Service ought to be included.
Objection is made that all of these are
not kindred subjects, but they are as
much so as Indians and patents, the cur-
rency and coast survey, etc, combined
in other departments. Congressman are
worried to find an expressive title for
such a department, the nearest appro-
priate term being the department of
ince, commerce and agriculture,
which seems rather top-heavy.
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THE CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE
WHITE.
Indians, Pa., Jan 28. Great interest is
manifested here in the fortheo: ning pre-
liminary hearing in the case against
Judge Harry White before 'Squiie Geo,
Row, on Thursday, February 11. Judge
White was arrested on the grave charge
of altering the records in the case insti.
tuted against him by his brother Alex.
M. White, charging him with fram! in
connection with the settlement of his
mother's es'ate, The document which
was altered was his sworn answer to the
charge of his brother in the case. The
paper was endorsed by the County Clerk
on the outside wrapper, “Filed lay 4,
1885" White subsequently abst racted
the document and removing the wrap:
per, substituted an entirely diffore nt an
swer, and, replacing the original wra
per returned it with the other pa; ers in
the case, White's plea, that be d J pot
know he was doing an improper a st, will
turdly be accepted, as be isa lawy: rof ac
knowledged ability, an ex member of the
Constitntional Convention, for ten years
a member of the State Senate, mn ex-
Congressman and at present Pr esi dent
Judge of Ludians county.
AS SI fA BHO
MANY CATTLE AND PRAIRIE Dt )GS
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Fort Elliott, Tex
Jan, 28. It is. esti
mated that faily 15 n
) head of cat's le
75 miles of place, The prairie dous
ure nearly wll dead. Several p
wera badly frozen. The lowest re: ed
effect.
:
by the mercary was 10 degrees
zero, .
L. PA.
THE FIRST SHOT FIRED.
BEGINNING THE FIGHT BETWEEN
SENATE AND THE PRESIDENT.
Senate Demands all Papers Relating to
THE
The
a Suspended Offivial weThe President, il is
Expected, will have the Fire Returned,
Washington, Jan, 25.—The fight be-
tween the Senate and the President,
which has been impending for some
time, virtually began to-day, and the first
shot was fired at 5 minutes before 4 this
afternoon. The Judiciary Committee
loaded the gun, and Senator Edmunds
touched it off. The shot was the
form of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Attorney-{ ieneral
be, and hereby is, directed to furnish the
Senate with all of the papers in the
session of the Department of Justice
touching the suspension of George M
Duskin, late United States District Atl
torney for the Southern district of Ala-
bama, and the appointment of John D.
Burnett as his successor.
Mr. Edmunds offered this
without a word of explanation or com-
ment. He sent it to the Clerk's desk,
where it was read, and there was a buzz
of whispering on the Republican side,
but not a sound from the Democrats,
who sat perfectly still. Mr, B
who was in the chair, waited a few mo-
ments, and, as there seemed to be no
disposition to debate, put the question.
The Republican Senators all shouted
“Aye,” but when the contrary- inded
were called there was absolute
to
The word had been passed
in
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resolution
herman,
mw
ence,
Not a Democrat was heard vote on
either side.
around among the Democrats that the
President desired no opposition tosuch a
resolution: that he wished an opportuni-
ty announce his attitude upon this much
1
Qa
would
Jt as
discussed question, and ) BO
promptly. It is regarded, n a test
vote upon the prerogatives of tl
of the Democrats, like
Senate
ry of this
ent should
utive, as some
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Senator Vest, who hold
has no right to make an in
kind, preferred that the Presid
have an opportunity to assert doe
| trine before they engaged in a debate,
It is believed that the Attorney Gen-
eral will refuse to com with 1¢ re
quest; that he will reply that the power
of removal or suspensic lodged with
the Executive alone, and that the Presi
dent has not directed him to furnish the
Senate the reasons formation
upon which he has exercise d his power.
Attorney-General Garland has
making a thorough investigation
subject, and has already gathered
material for the preparation of
swWer.
In case the Attorney-General does re
fuse. the next step to be taken by the
Senate will be the passage of a resolution
authorizing each of the committees hav-
ing nominations under consideration to
send for persons and papers and admin-
ister oaths. Under such a resolution Mr
Edmunds and other Republicans hold
that the files of every department can
be searched, and members of the Cabi-
net and the clerks of the White House
be summoned before the committees by
a subpoena duces lecum and directed to
bring any paper they have in their pos-
session. The papers bearing upon the
suspended cases may be sent from the
several departments to the White House,
and if this is done they are constructive
ly in the possession of the President,
who cannot be reached by a subpoena.
An extreme Republican Senator said to-
night, however:
“That isan open question. I hold that
we can reach all papers on file at the
White House, and the only way the
President can prevent our getting them
is to take them to bed with him. Such
a resolution will be offered in open ses
sion.”
The Republicans are anxious to discuss
the subject in public, and it is known
that several of them, anticipating a col-
lision, have already prepared speeches.
his
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TORN TO FRAGMENTS B
ERY
Mt. Carmel, Jan, 26.~A shocking ac
cident happened at Congressman Scott's
mines, at Green Ridge, this morning. A
young man named McCulis started out
to make an inspection of the machinery.
While walking on a narrow ledge he fell
headlong upon two revolving cog wheels.
Before he could recover himself his left
arm was torn from his body. He then
attempted to reach a platform, but made
the horrible diseovery that his clothing
had been caught by a slowly revolving
shaft, and that he was beingslowly drawn
to death. He struggled and screamed,
but the noise drowned his cries. A few
minutes later his body in fragments was
sent whirling around a screen. The hor
rible spectacle sickened his fellowmen,
and the colliery at once quit work.
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Again has a heavy blow fallen upon
Secretary Bayard in the death of his
wife—following so early upon the death
of his daughter Katherine, Mr. Bayard
will have the deepest sympathy of all in
this terrible affliction. Really death and
affliction respect not the high or low,
rich or poor. It is reported that under
the weight of his sorrows, Mr. Bayard
will resign his cabinet position.
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THE QUESTION BETTLED.
Herr Edmunds: Say, You Gleveland,
for wat you put dat Republican man out
of office ?
Cleveland: Its none of thee darn bus-
iness,
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AA MI SIS. WP 5A SBR
Saator Cameton jutroduesd a bill J
" 00,000 for
Ito appropriati ropne ng
Withesbiarre.
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THE STATE AGRICULTURISTS,
Pattison a Cane,
Board of Agricalture had listened to the
reading of papers on the Progress in
Philip Frederic, of Union «
L ws of Pennsylvania, by Senator Hood,
of Indiana; Stock vs, Crops, by J. W.
tarned into a debating society on
subject of fences. Some of the members
and cattle, others post and rail
and others thought the farmer would
better off if he had no fences to
his land. An end war put to
cussion by Secretary
enc
the Ci
or
Rian Rorin
Kdges offering
resolotion, which w
AB
adopted, favoring a repeal of the law
of the law which makes every owner ¢
ers.
The commitiee sppointed to
convention of the National
Cheese and Egg Association at
extend any financial sid toward the ob-
ject sought to be attained, but that it
proposed scheme,
The regular proceed were
rupted by the presestalion of
beaded cane to Governor Pattison
presiding officer of the b ward, Mr, Me
Dowell, of Washington, Pa., in present
ing the gift, complimented the Governor
Try
ug
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regular attendance at its meetings
in other ways. The )
the cane in a few remarks, it
said that bis connection with
ings had resulted ip bis 8cquino
valuable sericultoral infora
thie wish that i! he :
wembers as a board again he w
then in mulry where
LOvernor
gig
ye woul
that © al
closed amid vijorous applause
At the afternoon session
tive J. A. Woodward, of {
delivered a very interesting
the subject,” What Does the Farmer M«
Want to Kupow?" Mr,
i
«uire cog .
address ot
Woodwa:
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edacation. It stould not be confined to
agricu
subjects, and the resul
eral advancement. Several papers on
agricultural subjects were read, w hen the
i irned,
$
ard adjo
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DEATH CALLS AGAIN,
Washiogton, Jan, 31 Mra
wife of the Secretary of State, died
this morning, The immediate cause of
Mrs. Bayard's death was coogestion of
the brain, brought on by the shock of
her daughter's sudden death two weeks
ago. For the first week following that
event she stood the strain and excite~
went quite well, but a week ago last Fri-
day she was compelied to take her bed,
and gradually grew worse from day to
day. On Thursday congestion of the
brain made its appearance. Bhe was un-
conscious for 24 bours before her death.
Although for years Mrs. Bayard bad
been a confirmed invalid, she had for
the last six months been in better health’
than for many years. Last summer she
was vere ill at her home in Wilmington,
Del., with a complication of diseases of
the liver and stomach, and her recovery
at that time was considered doubtful,
At the solicitation of her daughter, Miss
Kate, she put herself under the care of
Dr. Gardner, of this city, and under his
treatment she had improved so much as
to be able to go into society this winter,
and although still an invalid, she was
in comparatively good health when her
daughter died. She wae about 51 years
of age. With the exception of her daugh-
ter, Mrs, Warren, of Boston, and Lier son
who is in Arizona, the family were pres.
ent when she died. The body will be
taken to Wilmington for burial to-moe-
row, and funeral will be held there on
Tuesday. The death of Mrs. Bayard will
bave a marked effect on social festivi-
ties,
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In Clarion county the grand jury has
taken the license business under its care
and will pass its judgment upon the
question of granting same. It will in-
stitute inquiry upon the liquor traflic
and send bills to the court accordingly.
This is a new war upon licenses from an
unsuspected quarter.
It is evident that Senator Edmunds
don't know every thing, else be would
not ask Cleveland why he gave Republi-
can office-holders their walking papers.
A i I WATT
A WASHINGTON COUNTY TOWN
WILL GIVE
California, Pa., Jan, 20.~The citizens
of this place have resolved to dopate two
acres oF land and give any manufactur.
ing company that will locate here a loan
of $10,000,
We know some towns where all enter
prises are given the cold shoulder, while
others
J them.
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INFLUENCE OF LIGHT
As a ruls the paris ol
exposed to rays of light
things being equel, ric!
matter. The bacl
usually, and wit}
flnong
fas
nocturnal
i#), more strongly ¢
bellies,
may AIMONY
families which lie on t
of on their bellies and exp
backs, but onc
In theses Mali
1 3
While tu
and
Another
be Ben
3 8
under
the darkne
also have their nppe
Yared, although wi
2 :
to thu
of moll
the ground
parts
varied tints
¥
exposed to Liu
same race,
ing matter {
the intensity of the
fire expose i
derstood, thou;
bearing upon it
nr ‘
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CALIFORNIA “ROAD-BLU?
thre a v}
inter
in pas
bear
bird
sird
out and go
ng if
ws wd
a rustle
with wh
§ 3 ¥
te bres
eT Te
at
©
Lallanoine woe ry
AleEnging 8 eof
or "'‘rosd-ruvtner
ae the chalieng
¥
the race
wy da
£} 8
sid
Lis
of the running
road.runner will nol
most birds do, but wi
rapid rate. The bird
larly to California,
t of
4
east (
OUs Way
pian is to
lying asleep curled 1
the
enough to mal
the snake,
wakes up, tiles to uncon
stretch after his nap
A sharp spine pi
her rune into his
galls ]
VET Was
ing pain. r
snake very angry, it
anything else to strike, he raises his head,
opens his mouth, and bites al himself,
irying his poison fangs lus own
i while of his
{ getting
whit
roadrunner
bal be oan
#0
ide, another thor
. we é1 1 3 )
ad
a] “
bod : £
ge
¥
at st
This soon make
vi
8 the:
and as he cannot find
in
at
it
suly. and 80 dies in a
In tl
this way the road.rupe
Own DORON.
ing itself to any danger at ali, provid-
1 fore
waRe
3 » bef
ing the snake does not I
the eaotns hedge is finished
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Washiogton county officials made a
raid upon a gang of “moonshiners” and
scooped in eight of them, who are now in
jail,
Lock Haven ice dealers are sioyng
away crystal blocks fifteen inches in
thickness,
West Chester basa “police association”
for the detection of horse thieves.
The debt statement shows a decrease
for January of $86 825.53.
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The 1886 soems to be more effective in
opposition to the granting of licenses
then any previous. For once the
efforts of the prohibitionists seem 10
have a measare of success and there isa
boom for them in a number of counties.
In Clarion the grand jury bas recom-
mended to the court the refusal to grant
any licenses. In Huntingdon county
the Sutile has cut down the licences to
a scant Bhumber, and the opposition
seems to have taken deeper and more ef-
foctive root than ever before. No li-
contos were granted by Judge Furst at
our January term, as all were postpon-
od until the April term, and in the mean-
time the prohibitionists will prepare for
AS
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CAUSE OF SCDDEN DEATH
BOONER
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OF
1
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LATER
MAN COMMIT
NEARLY EV-
Gt HIE
Js AVE
Sudden Death the Result of Causes That
Lie in
¥
un Man's Own Power to Hemove
tality Lowered-—Driet, Sieep,
Futoxicants and Nareotics,
sdvantagos
in his own
y later,
ery man
len deaths
result of
FE wer 10 re
crests then
id one
i air, if it
or by day
wif to sud-
VER-TAXED
ter are
who
wir
win-
fining
Li
and
1 eats
the
‘heart
wo bi youd Rn re
caliod
a CONverss
is “bright”
the gtomach
the man
ead
oa
o%
wint
Three fora
always dangerous
fe
s for
r are enough
man of
it
& good stomach to
med meal A weak
Pilis and po-
through what
Two meals a day,
i piven absolutely to
irength, repair waste,
imum of pleasure
, sart of, this trouble, arising
ding to our demands upon the body
we withdraw to less active life, is the
Jos sound sleep t is well known that
jusomnia i¢ largely a winter complaint with
good livers. They res wi to intoxicants, or,
worse than all, to narcotics. Tons of drugs
are wed tosecure sleep. The sum total of
he ovil of both stimulants and narcotics is
that they maddie with the circulation of the
blood: either gofging the brain, or gorging
the heart. What, then, can follow but either
heart disease or brain disease, or both? So
ft is thet these sudden deaths multiply, and
toon are labeled as dead of heart disease, oF
apoplexy, or paralysis. In most cases the
use of narcotics is secret, but it can be al-
wavs suspected where it is known stimulants
were sot used, :
Our budness men and notables who are
Cans killed off are of two classes: cither those
whe wera in early life brought up to out door
pursuits, or those educated to business,
ease with which the first suecgmb to overs
Juxury js well known, But bow with the
other clam! Are the sons of our wealthy
class inured to the risks and strain of basi
moss! With rare exceptions, they are not «-
Globe-Democrat.
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ANOTHER FATAL AVALANCHE.
Denver, Col, Jan. 81.—At Tellurides
on Wednesday morning last, a landslide
demolished four cabins at the Sheridan
mine, burying 22 men under 17 feet of
snow,
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Wonrn Rexevprmna — Hereafter sab-
scribers to the Reronrer, who will remit
one year's subscription in advance can
retain 25 Cents as a premiom fur ads
vance pay.
Avy of our subscribers sending ns the
name: of two new subscribers with the
a
stubborn resistence.
ote ert In atiaamte, will gut One
your's credit on Reronren ha
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