VOL. LXIII. THE CENTRE REPORTER er The farmers, judging by their resolves FRED KURTZ, - - EDITOR |.,4 recommendations, do not know pre- — —— | gisely the nature of thelr own grievances; but they are in a fair way to find out. something ** Eating” the Farm- ers. Trial List April, court, FIRST WEEK, Robert Mathew and wife vs BR C Muns son J H Auman ve J W Btamm E A Ryman va J B Ayres. Sheriff Sales. The following properties are adver- tised at Bheriff sale. Tract of land, Geo. W. Btover, in Hains tp, Real estate of Thomas Tibbens, Col- Madisonburg. Chas, Grimm bought a fine pair of western hor ses last week, Opposition to Delamater. Renator Quay has returned from Flo- rila to find the grand old party in Ellis Hazel was lately kicked by a horse and is al present nursing his wounds Ammon Heifrick is at present visiting bis Peansylvania very much disorganised, Hasti save he will take no appoint whittier he has gone, it is pot at all im- astings ye hy { } - ment and means to remain on the track for governor. RS HORI SII Was is letz mit em Tariff ? The elec- tions recently in Republican strongholds have gone Democratic—both east and west, 8 ITI, Chicago, that always went Republican by 5000 majority, last week went Demo- cratic by 10,000 majority. Milwankee, the Republican stronghold of Wisconsin last week elect:d a Demo- cratic mayor by 5000 majority I ——————— All the western states are biddiog fair to go Democratic, judging from their elections within the last two weeks. At this rate the conspirators in cons gress won't be able to manufacture bo- In Republican Kansas and in Democratic South Carolina they have taken the bit in their teeth and are in open revolt against political conditions as they understand them. They will soon dis- cover that in so far as their difficulties are the result of unwise legislation there is no real remedy except repeal. Restita- tion is out of the question. The money that has been picketed by favored in- terests cannot be reclaim+d. The farmers are themselves largely responsible for keeping in power a pars ty pledged to a policy of discrimination which makes oue portion of the popula- tion hewers of wood and drawers of water for another portion, The first step toward a better state of affairs would be to turn the Republican party out of power. It seems impossible to effect a reform inside of the Republican H W Deim va E P McCormick. by. Dr.B F Lytle ys L. T Munson, admin- istrator, R R Weaver vs J C Cooper, # Fred Kurtz vs Shires & Kennedy. 8 Lagarnitz & Co, vs A Loeb, Watsontown, B & 8 Co, vs A Loeb, SECOND WEEK. John Mano vs Robert Mann. Edward Heller va J H Keilsnyder. J L Kuriz va E R Chambers, E C Humes vs Nittany Valley R Co. L G Kessler va Silas Blowers Cecil National Bank va J M Holt Co. John Curry va Bellefonte School board. Ellen Levy vs Mary Hall. Empire Coal Co., va Chipman & Holt | Cross | he He consideration. of correspondent Lhe manuoer in He FAYE T 4 : ib8igaad OF Delamater, fJoay lege tp. ris tp. Property of E, M. fonte, The the Bartges, Spring Mills. bas | Properiy of C. I. Ward, Property of P. D. Mills. Property of D. Krape in Potter tp. Property of Barah C. Lenees BSpri Mills, Piece of ground of W. H. Central City. Philips, Spri ng ng triends in town. He will start for Oceols in a few days, Irwin Wise of Zion was visiting this place over Sunday. Geo. Yearick started 10 read medicine this week with Dr, Lee. his friends of Harvey Royer, of near Centre Hill visited his father<in-law Jaooh Long over Bunday Mrs. Emma Rishel who was very sick the past few weeks is slowly improving. J.B. Hazelstarted Ed. Reber in the drummer business. Ed. will travel for J. B, this summer Ed. Miller who made s trip to IL, returned home jest week. He Pennsylvania better than Illinois, Prof. J. L. Roush College, Lancaster, was home over Bunday will graduate at the seminary in May. this spring says he likes of Franklin and Marshall He Jared Hazel and his son Geo. left for Axe Mann on Monday morning where they will work ai the carpenter trade. Wim, H. Limbert left. for Spring Mills on Mon. day where he will sitend Prof lect school, Hosterman's se D H Meek vs Robert Cook, Jr, Keich- | strongly that he was about ready to leave Sine. them nd go ; somebody eise, KE Keller & Co., va Joseph D Neff. | This talk was based on first impressions Isaac E Levy vs Robt. Cook, Jr. in Philadelphia a Kurtz & Co., va J M Holt & Co. Quny became mote savage. Bata Ya SAMO. jes came bad news as to the Commonwealth Ex, Rel. R P Long vs | | h 1 this be true £ & Dorworth. | De amater’s gubernatorial bark will Feank McCoy et al. va John Kelly. never reach the haven to which it is be- James W M Newlin vs Spangler and ing steered, There are breakers ahead, Fertney. and no mistake, John Mann vs James Mand, Sr, Johu Hipple et al vs D M Stewart. Miilheim Baiiding and Loan Associa tion vs Andrew Imel. Albert Owen use of va Juo. L. Hoy ete, teal estate of G. W. Ayres, Union tp. Real estate of Chr. Holter, Liberty tp. - gus states fast enough 10 save their party from going under. STH" lines, because the men who profit by the party policy have obtaioed control of its organization. All that is necessary to restore prosperity to the farmers is the opportunity to pursue their calling un- erippled by forced contribations to other formes of industry. At present they are obliged to dig not only for themselves but also for all other persons who can pursuade the Government to tax the farmer for their benefit. esas ts A SR Dr. Geo. L. Lee, was to Allentown attend the meeting of the Castle of the K of G. KE. being the represcutative of Centre Cas tie, Spring Mills, During his absence Dr, Frank - of Miliheim attends his patieuts, A week Wo and over to rand louly. After being The “White House,” to most people means a flat, two-story, unpicturesque white house, as the view generally given of it shows the severely plain north front; but there are many other views of the home of our Presidents, and we are indebted to Demovest's Family Maga- gine for laying them before us. The May number of this popular Magazine literally takes you to Washingtoa and shows you the “White House” from every point of view, as well as its charmiog surroundings. The seventeen beautiful illustrations wiil give you a better idea of the nations Execative Mansion than you could possibly gaia by a personal visit; and never before has it been so fully and beautifully illustrated. This feature alone will make the May number of Demorest's Family Magazine have a phenomenal sale; and those who are so fortunale as to possess it, will ind in ita fond of in~ formation and amusement, contsiaing, as it does, nearly two hundred illustra- tions. embellishing sach articles as “A May Festival in Florence,” “Transfor- There was a warm campaign ia Union county for the Republican nomination for assembly. At the primary election, held on 29 ult, Crawford county system, James Ritter hia 1073, B K. Focht 672 aud J.T. Brooke 415 votes Ritter getting the nomination. They also instructed for R. V. B. Lincoln for congress. tay or two » -— - From all si outlook in the state.” Aaronsburg, Dr. Musser with an assistant removed part the jaw bone of Ben Musser'sson. The been suffering for some years from (he discasod bone The band boys held a festival on lest Saturday evening that netted them about sixty dollars. The public schools have closed, and teachers as well as pupils are happy. On ascoount of the ins clement westher it was impossible 0 keep = school room clean. Bamuel Diehl writes back to friends in town, that he left Coburn on the afternoon of the ZL, arriving io Montrose, Colo, on the afternoon of the 30th, and has moved i140 & one Slory six roo m- od house, and that the prospects for business are fistteriug Dr. P and is him. H. A. Mingle is suffering from beat trouble and general debility. He is not able 10 be out of the house. Squire Bote no longer drives the litle sorrel but sports & bisck stallion that has the repulation of being a fine driver. Humt Frederick, the butcher, brought his wife to town on last Monday and Immediately went Ww housekeeping. W. H. Philips and daughter have returned from visiting Mr. Philips brotherdoslaw in Maryland under the of boy had > The farmers of Berks county have re cently been investigating the large in- crease in the number of failures among agricaitarists, and at Reading a largely E C Henderson vs BR W Richards, attended Farmers Iostitute was held Mary E Merriman ve Thos Merriman’s | Lather 1. Kauffman, of Lavcaster, dn- Aministeaton. | livered the principal address on “The spremse court makes the property hold- n s A¥ woe tatms | Interest Barden.” He spoke of the : : a dr.J W Neff va Thos Watson. : ers directly responsible. In the case in | in farm valoes and said question a property owner in Brookville, — — { that in Berks county farms were mort Jefferson county, bad been notified in A few States, Kansas and Massachu- | gaged for $0 .000,000 and in Lancaster for the fall by the borough!aatborities to re- | setts among the number, have granted | §25 G00 000, pair his sidewalk He agreed to repair} Women a partial suffrage giviog them | it so that it would safe daring the winter and in the spring to lay a new stone walk. He did make a few repairs, but a hole was left in which a lady caught her foot, sustaining injuries for whieh she recovered damages from the borough to the extent of $5,000. In contesting the claim the borough gave notices to the property owner to come info court and join it in the defense but he neglected to do se. After judgment bad been re- covered against the borough, the ao thorities brought suit agaiost the property owner. In the court of common pleas the borough was beaten, but the supreme court reversed the court below and direct ed judgment against the property owner for the full amouat of the judgment and costa, TOR STR / Henderson an! Decker draw th.ee dollars per day “for doing nothis g asa Republican puts it. And the county is sockad $12,800 on the tarnpike case be cause they did not attend to their busi- ness. £12.800 for neglect, and bes. des wast- ing some $5000 of the county’'ssurplus, makes it a costly thing to bave these chaps sit in the commissioner's office every day. A recent decision of the supreme court is of interest to every property holder in a borough or city. Hereto- fore the town or corporation has been held liable for damages resulting from defective sidewalks. The decision of the vepreciation Musser is couined Fults foebile to his bad all the time Hosunpalism 8 wWoal Blis * He also spoke of the increase of crime the privilege of voting for hool and { and the low price of farm products, and municipal officers. In some other states | yuiributed ali to a false system ot politi. incladiog Pennsylvasia, women an | | economy, which allows the introduc hold the office of School Director orsuper- | i. of the lowest grades of foreign | ador i mt ¢ s alt. ¥ intendeat, but must be elected, if at alls | (;.. existence of trusts and combinations by the votes of male citizens. | and the many millions spent for liquor mations of a Batterfly,” “The Stellar The chief interest in this limited exer: | A+ the close of his address those pres |Universe,” “The Fairies of the Plains,” cise of the suffrage on the part of women ent signed u petition to Congress asking “Modeling in Glass” * Kindergarten, centres around their willingness | for the establishment of a system of free| Work and Play for the Home,” ete] onio and c wend ihe summer there if willingness to avail themselves | money by establishment a burean of con-| Besides, in this number Ella Wheeler Sn a Ya mm That the women are 50 likey | vertible national currency for the pars| Wilcox commences an intensely inter right on most Gaestions as men need not | pose of furnishing a full legal tender cur-|esting story; and two oil pictures,“ I be disputed. Bat do they vote at all 7}, 00 4 all citizens who can give pro~| Won't; ” and “1 will. ” make it doubly 80 far there does not seem to have been per secarity at a charge not exceeding|stiractive. Published by W. Jenings soything like a unanimous assertion of | per cent annum. Demorest, 15 East 14th St., New York the limited right granted by the few : ‘ States in which the experiment has been tried. Municipal elections were held in sixty Kansas cities on Tuesday, at all of which the women were entitled to vole, bat except in ous or two instances only It was Tom Corwin who said that “the only thing beyond the prescience of the Omnipotent is the verdict ofan American jury.” Ian a Cleveland marder case, where the defendant knocked his mao down and deliberately kicked the life oat of him, the jury brought in a verdict of “guilty of assault and battery.” This has caused no little indignation in Cleve” land. as well it might. The iliness from which Dom Pedro, the deposed Emperor of Brazil, is suffers ing has assumed a critical phase. He was in a comatose state during the great- er part of Friday, His condi’'ion was so serious that it was deemed necessary to administer the last sacrameots of the Church His physician, Professor Char- cot, of Paris, says, however, that though or uon- Ammon Stover and Elmer Musser have gone 0 of it 10 vole A — Amid this kind of westher it must be admitted by the “signs” people, that all signs fail, . - -——— -——— The largest plate of glass ever cast in the world was drawn from the aaneal- ing furnaces at the Diamond plate glass factory at Kokomo recently. It messur- es 145 by 195 inches, weighs 2,000 pounds —H. A. Miogle, of Aaronsburg, is seriously ill. An infant of Dr. Jacobs was very ill the past two weeks, Sir George Bowen tells a weird story which he heard when he was Governor of New Zealand: Amoag the royal Maori chiefs invited to meet the Dake of Edin- tp After the reading of the journal the his weakness is extreme, he is in no im- mediate danger. The Prince of Wales, who has just arrived at Cinnes, bas paid a visit to Dom Pedro. The democratic candidate for governor of Khode Island led his republican coms petitor nearly 1,500 votes at the election beld on Wednesday, but the barbarous system or electiog state officers by which a candidate must have an absolute msjor- ity over the vote for all other candidates combined, which prevails in that state defeats an election by the people and throws the matter into the legislature which at last accounts is in doubt. The democrats have now carried Rhode Is- land twice in succession by large plural ities, and as pluralities, not majorities, count in the vote for president, the tight little state is apparently secure for the democracy in 1892. —————————————————— “The new tariff bill,” says the republi ean Philadelphia Telegraph, “is ove of the worst and most offensive objects of class legislation ever proposed. Itshows a disregard of public interest which is amosing. It imposes enormous indirect taxes upon the country, and lays a weight upon the republican party which may crush 1 t= certain defeat when it agaio appeals to the country. It is from first to last a partisan measure, with a retarm of fat in it for every specially protected House proceeded to the consideration of various private pensica bills coming over from last Friday night's session. fo speaking on one of these bills, Mr. Stone, of Missouri, declared that no peo ple had been so despoiled and burdened under the name of patriotism and under the guise of pension laws as had the peo- ple of the United States. He denounoced the demands of the G. A, R,, and assert- ed that the Presidency was sold to the highest bidder, “Thank God,” he sgid “there was one grand man who bad declined to be a party to such a sale Thoogh he had fallen, bearing the reputa- tion of wise and incorruptible states. manship, and enjoying the respect of every honest citizen, [Applause on Democratic side]. Benjamin Harrison had aftained his office by cash raised by Wanamaker and disbursed by Dadley. He (Mr Stone) believed that the Govern- ment had been generous enough to the soldiers. Speaking for himself (and speaking, he knew, against the jadgment of his party associates), he declared that he had gone as fer in the direction of pen sions as he intended to go, and he re presented one of the largest ex-Uaion soldier districts in the country. He favor. ed a liberal system of pension laws hat he entered his earnest protest agninst in. defensible extravagance in public exe penditures. He favored the granting of a fraction ofthe women were registered at all, sud of these not more thao half appeared at the polls, In the same line has been the experi. ence of Massachusetts and other Hiales where the women may vote for school officials if they wish. The injection of a religious issue into th~ election of the school officials of Boston recently brought a large number of women to the polls, bat when no such question has arisen only a small percentage of the Massachusetts women have availed themselves of the right to vole, - Io a paper describing a perilous ascent of Pike's Peak Lieutenant John FP. Fin. ley, United Btate Signal Bervice, says that the ascent was made in April when the snow was the deepest of all months of the year, and the lieutenant was accompanied by the sergeant of the station. Tue ascent was accomplished on maule- back until a sone of deep snow was reached, and then the animals were taken back to the half-way house below. lato this snow they sometimes sunk up to their armpits, and saved themselves from plunging deeper by spreading out their arms. At one time they crossed a frozen crust in shape of a turtle’s back, where foot<holds had to be cut at every step, and where a misstep would have sent them thousands of feet down the Wis so day. “Do at the Andrews execution. last address as well as present, be expects to permanently locate. gave our sanctum a call He up much as ever. All right, snd lovely Easter, one year in addition. Andrews execution. and is perfect in ever particle This must be considerably larger than the pain a feller has in his stomach some- times. In the Ohio elections held on Mon- day, the Democrats have come oul victorious. Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, are among the cities that have ranged in the Democratic columa. In Michigan, on Monday, the Demo- crats also carried the elections generally throughout the state. Tariff reform is bound tv be victori- ous, os sis A AI A SAIS 2. Some of these new bred states are not much more than our couaty of Cean- tre in population, and by these methods the Republican party expects to retain ite power. With six respectable new states carved out of Texas, this Repub- lican game could be nicely blocked, snd the six new Texans would be baby stars, Senator Quay, after spending two months fishing in Florida, returaosd three weeks ago, sod has ever since been toddling around between Phils. delpbia and Pittsburg attending to patohing up little squabbles. His seat in the senate is empty hree fourths of a term, but he is not missed among present session of congress, He bases this opinion on the fact that the two parties are #0 widely divided on the subject and that there are two or more factions in the Republican party on sevs eral important schedules, It may be possible, te says, for the Republicans to roe the Me Kinley bill through the house, but it will probably be so late in the present session that the senate will not have sufficient time to fally consid interest that in 1888 was compelled to contribute to the campaign committee's fand, Ifit is hung about the meck of the republican party it may destroy it.” weeein a few days J. H. Musser & Bon, of Asronsburg, will open their new shoe store in Brockerhoff house block Bellefonte, under the management of Kline Musser. The store will be com plete with a fall line of goods, wesMonday afternoon turned out quite fine; bat Tuesday morning brought the regulation rain. We do not blame Henderson and Decker for any thing wrong about the weather-~we never statesmen, et thm— A process has already been dis. covered by which everyfamily can, with but little machinery, manufacture sale ficient ice for its own use daily in .a few minutes time, The process necessiiates the nee of 4 cylinder that is onpahie of holding a pressure of 1200 pounds of compressed air to the square inch, but with the use of 700 pounds the tem. liberal pensions totrue and brave soldiers, bat he was opposed to granting pensicos to undeserving soldiers or bounty jumps ers, mountain. Electric storms sometimes were wit nessed there when each snowflake charg ed with electricity discharged a soark as it touched a mule’s back in its fall, El ectric sparks streamed from the finger tips of uprased bands. In their ascent they encountered a storm of sleet that cut their faces 80 a8 to draw blood. The Inst five miles was a fight for life agains The monthly crop report of the Kansas Agrienltural Department says: Reports now in from 106 counties of the State indicate thet the agricultural condition throughout this State is, on the whole, satisfactory, The winter was exceed. A rum-pus—when Fiedler goes ton fire. Death ap the county's old plank—Hen- derson. Trying to “rope” fellows in—Decker with bitsof the hanging cords ingly mild and but for the cold winter and high winds of March the wheat plant would have passed through to Spring rains and Spring suos unimpaired From this canse the plant geoerally throughout the State has suffered more or less and in some South and Souths eastern counties the damage has heen serious, In many portions of the State the condition is excellent and in a gever- al way the farmers of Kansas have res- son to be encouraged. Two chaps who can talk over the past and show up parallels ~Cook and Ans drews, Get three dollars a day and dide’t know anything about the pike case Henderson and Decker, Penalty for having imbeciles in the commissioners’ office ~§12800, county out uf poc.iet. The kind of pike fishermen Henderson and Degker cates for onr tax payers— Kishagquoqaillas turn pike. wind, sleet, cold nod rarified air. bis AA SOI MO I Texas is entitled to be divided into six states, by virtue of the articles of annexation to the union: If eat ap ins to sl x commonwealths, as she ean de mand at any Hime, each one would be double as populous as any of the porket states lately forged by the Republican congress in order to manufacture congressman, senators and presidential electors for that party, Ses AW A New Lease of Life. wilfully do any person wrong. wwwMichasl 8 Derstine, » tanate young lady. il will be right. iy ¥ perature of a certain volume of water can be redaced to 30 degrees below zero in half « minute. The machine will cost but a few dollars. ; - ai MB A A New Trial It has been rumored that Judge Fumt will grant a new trial in the turapike case, and set aside the verdict of §12.500 dameges for the company. Publie of those proportions stand. w i
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