VOL. LXII. THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED KURTZ, -~- EDITOR x " Xe ————— DEM. CO. COM, ns Bellefonte, N. Wann . ‘ B, Wassemnrnss woule M Bower Patrick Garroty Joseph W Gross JW MCormick M I Gardner “ WwW. W... Contre Hall Boron ‘ td i'nionville Borough. Benner. cosines Bogus, N P.veiies WP EY College... ane Curtin... ass 5 A 8 Delong Ferguson i " . wy I MCormick wel Harpster Jr Halfmoon.. Harris Howard Huston Liberty... Marion “A public office is a family trust.” Harrison. SI RE. i. 150 salod last Sanday re were arrested forse li At Cincinnall mn keeps pg ligoor ————————— This summer's hig waters tcok flood of ing a flood of new bridges. old bridges, and now we are hay TO TS “i Pittsharg Chronicle-Telegraph: ¥ 1 6Y Seems a4 more iii ularly enough, it matter to distri he Johnstown This nte lief fand than it was to rais» it, out of the usual order of things. ——_ i —— institutions The known as the “syndicate g¢oldiers orphans achools'” have been closed by the commission in charge of the wards of the state, and the « hile those estabs The commission has The next thing for it to do is to see if the res maining schools cannot It seems that they have outlived their use~ dren will be transferred to lishments that are to be continued. started oat we'l be closed. fulness as it were, RE SIRI TI In any toy shop canbe found a regis ment of nicely painted tin soldiers brave and gay looking, which can be bought for ten centa. Fe of these, equal in pumber to the N. G. of this state, would cost $4. Why not ’ county, and have them take the place of irty buy a set for each , Ye leped the Na iraining thatother ¢ xpensive to tional Guard fPa. the tra sury t being gircase i around. “Hat.” a ——— i. to cry The contest for the president judge. ship in Lycoming coonty,is still going on. and is likely to end about the time of the expiration of the present term, nine years hence- Judge Meizger occupying the bench all the time. eontestant bad now better withdraw and ’ The republican gave the enormoos expense of the inves tigating commission and enter the race again in nine years, which would seltie it more satisfactorily then the commis. sion which would have yet anyhow to settle it, to sit nine yeara I ——— TIA UO — From an Illinois mining district comes an a'most incredible aceonunt Congressman Lawler of starvas tion, has just res turned from an investigation of the con. dition of affairs in the Braidwood regions and reporis it as most horrible. In one a died in the town and the flesh was stripped from the bones in a few minotes and eaten by the famished people. The breasts of mothers nursing their infants, he says, have lit erally dried op for lack of nourishment, and children may be seen with the skir hardened and dried clinging to the bons es of thar faces, EE. ee ———————— instance, he says, horse London advices say the harvest news with which the week opens shows that the situation of the worlds breadstafl supply is mach more serious than was expected a fortnight ago, when the rise in prices began here. Russian official re ports now admit that the wheat crop is the worst in many yeare, but they strive to take the edge ofl the announcement by the declaration that the Government, in consequence, will iedoce railway rates on grain freighits, 80 as to prevent a food panic, inside the empire A cyclone in Hungary snd Northern Roumania, not only destroyed the grain still standing, Szegedin, Mobacs, and other centers that the bulk of the grain harvested a few weeks ago was also de stroyed. The Austrian Ministry of Ag. rienlture officially announced the day before this storm that the grain crops of Galicia and Silesia were a total failore . and those of Bohemia and Moravia very The proposal to ad Wales, miliarly known as Tammy, is the al the income of the Prince of sorbicg topic of conversation in Britain ins pow, The idea is to take the amount; named from the taxpayers an ually to support Prince Albert Victor and Princess Lion ise children of ths Price and g dren of Queen Victoria, The London radicals heid mass meeting on Sanday last against this bounty to people it, done nothing to deserve tiged i very plain talk was 1nd gpeakers opposed to the It was intimated that deeply in debt that he cannot himself, All this shows that U allowance. extricais ie loyalty of average Englishmen of the middle lower classes 10 his sovereign and to § royal! family has reached a very Ie sta PW litt ie £ and k that, nowadays, very taken in that divinity that iT bed LTE . TL AILS are gelling be held at a very large dine hedge » king. Iu to un subjected to the same criticism parisons as the common herd, (Great Britain financially fre There around, MI a are not enough thrones i i$ not ¢ ugh roval families nish suitable matches rthe « increasing descendants, an: brood wetoria’s y come . x if burden upon a ps , hail tury ago, r progeny Fin business in at fairly comfo but that wasn't tyie, her way of me thor noon OL peop she bad and lo the tr the expense of k neces be sad dled 16 bine Britons to eeping her family i of life very ries apd luxuries She mises $f wm & IRONS to tell the plain truth, a d the hoarding o By her fraitfulness she hase saddled a burden upon her peos old woman, ar is her ruling rE SiANn } ie ple that is onerous, and itis no wonder that the Radicals have waxed strong and bold, and are likely to defeat the pros posed ailowance for her grand to Toya children when the question comes a vote in the Commo Here are bill for annual | heavy ty ander whi Great Britain i the tax rid are DOW groa complete, bat near en incess Beatrica Duch nf Cam Duchess of Me« Duke of Cambri Duchess of Teck Duchess of Albany Miscell esd One p . —— It looks as commissioners for all it is every thongh were worth, by Every the Republic farming putting Monday morning with grip sack they can be seen moun ting the train and returning Saturdays. Tax payers are noticing this and protest loudly against the indecency in the history of the county, To the credit of the Democratic com- missioner, Mr. Fiedler, it must be said that he is not trying to gut the taxpayers at the rate of three dollars per day for nearly every day inthe year—he to have a sense of whatis becoming in this regard, and he is not noticed bob- bing around Bellefonte hall as much as the other two commissioners, an the office in about day. unknown HOLINS In the name of the taxpayers, we pros test against this indecency. Years ago the commissioners were seen in the office only during court week, with very few oxtra days—now it is about every day io the year, A good many citizens are hear of their resignations. The taxpayers are bleeding at the rate of $0 per day for the defeat of A. J, Greist. besides suffering other shortcomings, firm incompetency and greed, Wet:h the railroad trainsand see these chaps travel to and from the county crib, - Late News In a ekirmish on 20,in Egypt 60 ders vishes were killed, A dispateh received to day from Nagas gaki states that a dreadful earthquake has ocenrred in the western portion of the island of Kiou-Sion, The town of Ku- nmmoto was destroyed. A great number of people perished. A yast amount of property was also destroyed. The Investigation in West Virginia on the contested govnership, is resulting in ready to bad.§ favor of Fleming, Democrat, ihe Family Record. that | it of ¥ 8 | ' dent Harrison laid down the | Bhortly after his inauguration, Presis rule ! i satiasfacti n ot a public office is to please yourself while init.” Here is the of pointments, revised 1 family list to date by indientes aps tl Als bany Arpas, Brot} an wer Ben is “pl ead Ygetling aaniglactic na’ AL LNs 18 1. The p resident's hrother, ™ vo. 1 : The president's brother-in-law, 3. The president's father-in-law he president's son's father-ins snt's wife's cousin, son's wile's con nephew, aughter’'s bir tiers | president's brother's sor Fre ied BONS LS I'he presiden or's wife ntend Her Letter was a Will Tho last > w ¥ iy ! #4 against her! his very name by Judge Over at & long battle Harriet Slatop chief enginee pany, was A. Kno cial nati James sal ter several year Mra, Knox died over a vear ag ing iu her desk a letter disposing jewelry, mu Her hasband re pey, &c., signed ‘Harriet" groand that the signature wos cent. Register Conner decided agcmittiag t ion establist 1 makes Ii Ssesss The resnit of the French elections for ~ 3 general, or councils what here would be mn called county offi of Phe dough ha ed, After carefully selecting S8 cantons out of 142 in which to test hi cers, will probably make an end Bounlangism. General been equelct popularity, and al ruuning a8 a ca he has been ndidate in many successful in only is will probabl the government to fix an earlier date for the general elections for the Chamber of Deputies ard end twe.ve of then Ti Il nncertainty as to fature of the Republic. Under the pros ceedings of the court his property will and he be rights, against Boulanger, confiscated of all soon. be will deprived civil ———————— The South Fork Clab bas been Lewis McMullen, Faq, on Saturday brought suit against the South Fork Fighiog Club on behalf of the widow and eight children of John A. Little. The dameges claimed for the loss of the lats ter's life are 850.000. Jolin A, Little was aman for the 1. H, Smith Wooden Ware Company, and had reach. ed Jolinstown the day before the flood. He stopped at the Hurlburt House, snd from this hotel only four people escaped alive, Little was a resident of Sewickley and extremely poapuolar among his asso. ciates, After his death a number of drummers made up a purse of $2,000 for his widow and children, ened, traveling sale dif AL §3 per day, Every day, Two Commissioners, Are making hay. With grub in gripeack, To Bellefonte they rack, Regularly everyiMonday, Till Saturday stay, Making hay, At 83 per day. Seo "om got on and off at the stations, With $3 a day for their rations. Twas a blundering trice, To defeat Jack Greis; Now they're plundering away, At 83 per day, These two court house mice, Peace, Troubled Souls! To the live oitizen in the actual swirl! of life, nothing fs more amusing the= | the doleful, pessimistic lucubrations of | college professors and presidents who sit in their easy chairs in shaded scholastic bowers and know about ss much asa kitten of the real, throbbing world about | them, ips how to discipline giddy young men, | A college president knows per ough he is not always successful in | 1 LOK ’ 3 ana Enclid. But when thes smiling aver the y summer and tell to the dogs, we beg to submit respectfully that they don't know anything about it. | Students and orate gularly that world is going under them catch their cue in the same dismal tones Now, wo are not going to ruin. tatesmen in these dave, And honest, unselfish, Man's Spiritual Evolution. ssor Alfred Rus Wallace Darwinian theory of ell ne EVO $4 : {re to belief in the ture and origin of On man. it is powerfully in favor of € ou ¢ Cif BBEOT Wallace writes a book in ipport of this position. The work is LBW LISIN., arwin in aq ¢ i man olution nal forms, up the hu- Bp to tix ution, the YE Tu Pon £4 vy uf Be SA100e Pall thus far, Professor Wallace yf. Ho affirms there aro ulties in the nature of man that can- i the mere theory rie for life, As illus- trations are mentioned the musical, meta sthematical and artistic fac- nowhere a higher power, the spiritual power, has stepped in, and in- tr oduced thess into that range piece of work we call man, Professor Wallace, no less scientific than Darwin himself, ad vances arguments to prove his ground. The bo a comfort to orthodox believers who, hesitating between science mid lik work will and to find some ground where both can meet, Lightning Transit. * vg * ¥ Lnveniion 3 in quick trans 1 is one to take away the breath this rapid age. A system has been adopted by the Electro-Automatio , of Balt claimed that mail and light freight of all kir is can be company more, by which itis transported at the rate of three wiles a minute, 180 miles an hour, Light tsaius, of the motor car and one or more camying coaches, will be sent through the country by elec- tricity at this fearful rate of speed. There will bs no human attendants on the train, It will be controlled.and directed from the generating stations. The rall- way track is twenty-four inches wide, thy eighteen feet long, and pointed at both ends, to do away atmospheric friction. For the same reason the cars fit into one an- other telescope fashion, thus giving a smooth, regular surface to the “The malls New Yark andy Omaba will be carnied in a night,” ithis said, through this amazing new devdflopment of man's genius, Special rails} are de- vised to keep the train from fl ying the track. The system has bein fully tried at an experimental stegion in Jaltimore, with a track two 1ufles In circuit. The train astends a grade here of 108 feet to the mile easily and per- fectly. The originator of this stupendous invention ia Mr. Dawid G. Weems, of Baltimore. It is expected that ere Jong a plan will be perfected by which the present steam railways can be utilined for electric transit, consisting motor Car with between Eight years ago in Portland, Me. 00 little organization was formefl calledithe Society for Christian Endeavor, Its aim was to make professing Christiana 'be- come setive workers for wood among their fellow men, fuculcafing by exzwn- plo as well as precept the w ays of purify, peace and good will, Fhey depended largely on the weekly pw.yor meeting fo foster the spirit of love4aud holy living. The society now has half a million meth bers in different the Union, antl has just held its arfowal convention ln Philadelphia. Meormbegs take a pledge to attend prayer mediing every week and take some part in it, praying or speaking. They pledge themselves to daily prayer, Sibletreading and Chris- tian life. The movement is said to be filling tho chv rolyes with enthusiasm. There seams fio bo a fatality in the name of Johne# yun, New York as well ns Pennsylvand a must hereafter connock Democratic County Committee, Ata meeting of the De nt mits held atl the comin onie on pt I's Lion « Hel Binge [# Ms for 13 NA iY, 4 ATURD. oie 4 4 the rules governing the gates apd the County « Are Miven of $ the lertions and shall be in Democratic voles east trict st such ol ion nd propo 0 each dis tion for delegates tore the annual tom «hall be held 2 ral e freed Aas in enc pi {wo o'clock bom. on sald « ying unt six o'clock p.m. The deleg: wo elec ied shall meet in County Convention in the Court House, at Bellefonte, on the Tuesday following at two o'clock p. m resent the i" £ In the cen at r ei h and eve ¥ § Aes 3. The said delegate election shall be held by an election board, to consist of the member of County committee for cach district and two other Democratic voters thereof who shall be apoointed or designated by the County Com mister. In case any of the persons so consth tuting the board shall be absent from the place of holding the election for a quarter of an Jor after the time appointed by Rule Second tor the opening of the same. hie or their place or places shal: be filled by an election, to be con ducted viva volee, by the Demoeratic volers present at that time. 4. Every qualified voter of the distriet, who at the late general election volel the Demo eratic ticket, shall bas entitled to a vole at Wwe delegate election : and qualified elector of the district who will pledge his word of honor to support the Democratic ticket at the next general lection shall be permitted to vote at die delegate elections, & The voting at all delegate elections shall be by ballot : upon which ballot shall be writ ten or printed the name or names of the dele gates voted for together with any Ingtruct ions which the vote may desire to five the dele. gate or delegates. Each ballo. shall bo re ceived from the person vol'ng the same by a member of the eyection board, and by him de. seibied In A box or other receptacle provided for that purpose, to which, Lhe box oF other re. coptacio no persons bat members of the board shall have accons, 6. No instractions shall be recsived or roe. feed unless the same bo void wu the ballot as alos, in Rule Fourth, hei] ‘the namo with | disaster, » wy such instructions if vot sd upon the hailot be binding upon the elEntes ices one alt O Shah! 1t is said that the easiest way to house olean a palace in which his dark skinned | majesty, the | been visiting, is to set fire to it and burn It that | when be bas had enough of any course the remains ble. There shah of Persia, has been fs furthermore said it down. hurls of it, dish and a china, with its coat of arms, which has been for so long among | the most costly treasures of the dukes | and earls and “markisses” of the British nobility. || Nevertheless, go it, Nasr