VOL 1XIV. FRED KURTZ, - - EDITOR Bardsley's business in the penitentia- ry is to make small box. 8 Crop prospects from all sections of the country are very favorable. The anti-Quay movement in Philadel- phia is growing—107 names were added to the list on Monday. The Northumberland county Republis tans on first ballot nominated Col. W. H. M, Oram, of Shamokin, for judge, Bardsley says Wanamaker had a fin. ger in the pie, and Wanamaker denies it. Now take your choice. Gov. Campbell was nominated for res election for governor of Ohio on first ballot yesterday. The reported failure of the Russian wheat crop is incorrect, and later re- ports give a surplus of 64 million bushels for export—about two thirds of a crop The Blair county Democratic convens tion unanimously endorsed the Repub- lican nomination of John Dean, for a second term. There should be no party in the election ofa jndge unless the cane didate is unfit or unworthy. Col. McClure seems to have the long end in the controversy with Nicolay, as to whether Lincoln waated Johnson or Hamlin nominated for vice president. But then it brings us back agsin to the question: Who the dickens cares which one Lincoln wanted, Joon Bardsley, the defaulting city treasurer was suddenly summoned before Judge Wilson for judgment, and on mos tion of District Attorney Graham a sen- tence was delivered which imposed on him fifteen years of solitary confinement at labor in the eastern penitentiary, and a fine to the extent of the amount of the embezzlement to which he pleaded guil- ty. Col. MeClure and Mr. Nicolay, once a private secretary to Mr. Lincoln, arehav- inga newspaper duel as to whether President Lincoln did or did not want Andrew Johnson nominated on his tick- et for Vice President. Nicolay says that President Lincoln did not wish to have Johnson nominated, while McClure says he did and that Lincoln told him so. Well, now, who cares, at this day, whether he did or did not ? The three great banks of Earope— those of England, France and German y ~beld on the 18th of June $890,217,000 in specie, an increase over the same date of 1890 of $44,000 000. Of the hold. ing this year $583 800,000 was gold and $306,400,000 siiver. This stalement shows that the fisancia! centers have got entirely over the trouble which has disturbed and kept them unsettled for six mouths after the Barings failure, and there is not oo the horizon “a cloud a8 big as a man's hand” to indicate the possible advent of any sort of flarry in the early future, Some of the Alliance cotton raisers in the South want to withhold the cotton from the market till its price can be forced up; and some of the Allisnca wheat raisers in the Northwest want to withhold the wheat till they can sell it at their own price. But the wheat raisers do not want to pay sny more than they now pay for cotton, and the cotton raisers do net want to pay over the present for wheat. So it goes all sround. The grocers, tailors, and shoe makers want bigger profits than they get and their customers want the goods st cheaper prices. The house owners seek to raise the rents, and their tenants would like to cut them down. So it goes all around, from Maine to California from January till December, I————— The most important deduction to He obtained from the annual report of M. Ferdinand de Lesseps to the sharehold- ers in the Saez Canal is that the facilities s ZF gigi —— CENTRE Holding Farm Products Referring to the circular purporting to come from Alliance sources 8s to the story of holding back wheat and other farm products to shorten the market, President J. B, Dines of the national business agents of the associated Alliance said that the national officers bad given some attention to the matter, Mr, Dives said he did not believe that the move ment would be general. As the matter stande now tests are to be made in two States—Kansas and Georgia, In a sec- tion of the lormer grains will be stored, while the farmers of Georgia will hold back cotton. This movement will have the cordial support of the United Alli- ance, and the result will be watched with interest by the farmers everywhere throughout the country. The grand scheme of the Alliance is to hold back all grain and force up the price, and when the proper time arrives to sell, the price is to be set by the Alli- ance men, It would be very interesting to see how sueh a scheme would work. It does pot seem feasible to the seratin- izing wind. Many farmers would not be able to hold back, as their needs would require turning their crops into money «oon as harvested, Ser o——— Aca Abead in Mining, Another item in which we lead the world has been added to the many al- ready possessed by the United States, This item is mining operations and the census report places us far in ad vance of any other nation. The report shows that the total value of the mineral products of the United States at the eleyenth census amounted to $556 988 450 the greatest total ever re- ported for any country, It far outstrips the product of Great Britain. The total number of industrial mining establish ments is given as 30,000. The number of persons who find employment in mining industry, 512,114. The aonual wages paid them aggre- gates $212,419.80, The capital employe ed in actual mining operations amounts to $1,173,000,000, Such figures are additional evidence that the United States in the near future will lead the world in all matters which gO to make up a great nation. The Peach Crop. Lovers of Peaches will lack no abunds ance of their favorite fruit this year, but accordiog to all reports the quality will not be as a good as usual, There is a great quantity in the market already but the dealers say the peaches are very poor and have been picked while still anripe. These poor peaches come from New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware, where the crop this year is very large. Good peaches are coming from Georgia, but the crop there is very short and they will probably not be long in the market. California has a large crop and very fair fruit, so that should it not be hopelessly ruined by a continuance of the weather of last week a good supply may be look- ed for from there’ The height of the peach season will probably be daring the first two weeks in August, no sami Stable Burned, The large stable owned by A. G, Mor~ ris, at Bellefonte, in the rear of the lime kilns, was destroyed by fire on the even ing of the 6th inst. When discovered the flames were beyond control and ef- forts only were made to save adjoining buildings. Three horses, two mules and a lot of hay were burned. The loss will be about $1500 with little or no insur. ance, The fire is supposed to be of an incendiary origin. nt A ss Arm Sprained. Mre. John Odenkirk, wife of lands lord Odenkirk, at the Old Fort hotel, was unfortunate enough to stumble while walking through the hotel yard last week and was thrown to the ground, receiving a severe sprain of the arm. ~==Mr. Edwin F. Royer, of Tyrone, is visiting his friends at Potters Mills, ,~=Dr. Hosterman and family, were in Rebersburg last week visiting. ~The Fourth was very dry in Cens tre Hall, at least it seemed to be so to some, who inbibed not a little of the ars dent. we Brn, W, Ww. Bayard, of Washing - ton, D. C, is spending several weeks with ber parents, Mr. and Mm. M, Btrohm, at Centre Hill, we Wm. Messe, of Tasseyville, paid his respects to our sanctum last week. He was accompanied by Harry Flesher, of same place, who had himself enrolled upon our ever increasing list, ~=On Batarday Mrs, Noll, wife of Rev. Miles O, Noll, of the Bellefonte Re- formed Church, A State Commission, appointed by the proper authorities, is “viewing the land- Bcape oer,” for a suitable place to locate a new Chronic Insane Asylum. The specifications require “a tract of land of 500 acres, arable, easy of drain- age, near a grove, and a good water sup- ply.” Many towns throughout the Stats through the agency of their live citizens, are putting forth vigorous efforts to have the Asylum located within their limits. Here is a chance for Centre Hall. No better site can be found in the State than many whieh surround onr town While only one place will be selected, we trast to the integrity and good judgment of the Commission that it would not ig~ nore the claim of one like Centre Hall, the advantages of whose proffered site could be nothing less than transcendent. It therefore becomes the privilege, if not the bounden daty, for those of our citi- zens, who have at heart the glory and fi- nancial betterment of oar borough, to tent men, who shall represent to the Commission the desirability of the vis cinity of our borough for the establish ment of such an institution. aes fp son A Complimentary Outing. The Reformed ministers in this sec- tion, comprising Rev's. Black, of! The New Reservoir, ork is still going on at the new res- ervoir np in the mountain, The mas sons, David Barrell, of Spring Mills; Barney and Charles Garis, have been working steadily the last two weeks ups on the side walls and have reached a height of about five feet. The reservoir will be circular in shape and will be about twelve feet deep. The walls are built very substantialiy and will be a last ing job. The entire wall is laid in cee ment and when completed will be covers ed over the face with several coatings of the same. The bottom will be covered with a layer of finely broken stone snd the cement of near a consistency of wa- ter ran in and through. Thus making it a solid and compact mass. The job has assumed far more immense proportions than at first anticipated, and will not be completed for a month yet at the least, but we can safely predict that it will be in running order by Bept. » Sudden Death. Mr. Oscar Duck died at his home near Peau Cave, in Gregg township, on Taes- day morniog of this week, of inflama- tion of the bowels, contracted but a few days previous to bis death, He had driven up to Centre Hell on Friday even- ing for a binder, which he bad purchas- ed and had taken it home and was ens a —- - Boalsburg; J. R. Brown, of Rebersburg; Miles O. Noll, of Bellefonte, and 8. H, Eisenberg, of this place, some time ago formed themselves into a ministeriam for the advancement of ministerial work as well as for social enjoyment. They have monthly meetings. The last, par tially in compliment to Rev. and Mrs. Miles O. Noll, who were lately married, was given in the form of an outing, on the summit of our mountain. The affair proved highly enjovable and will long be remembered by those present. Mr. Weber, of Rebersburg, a student at Franklin and Marshall college, and a prospective divine, was a guest on the occasion, ” Sent a White Cap Notice, J. Miles Kephart, of Bellefonte, was surprised on Monday morning, when ap- pearing at his office to find & notice. decorated with the skull and cross bones, and the following ominous warning tack- ed upon his door: “Dynamite and death Mr. Kepbart, take warn ing before July 18th, and cease to rob the widows and orphans,” Mr. Kephart is a pension agent and for convenience sate has es tablished his office in the Register's and Recorder's office in the court house. It is a mystery how the notice was tacked there, as the court house was securely locked from Baturday eveniog until Monday morning when the notice was ————— found. ~~ Death In Haines Township, The death of the estimable wife of Mr. Adam Bower occurred at her home, a short distance south of Aaronsburg, on Thursday, 9th inst. Mrs. Bower had been in delicate health for a year or more {rom a complication which finally developed into consumption, snd ended her suffering on the above date. She had been confined to her bed for several months, but bore it all with true Chris- tian fortitude. She was the mother of two boys, who, with her bereaved hus- band survive her. Hor sge was about forty-nine years. The funeral took place on the following Saturday forenoon and was very largely attended. Interment being made in the cemetery at Wolfs church. A Tally-Ho, On Tuesday afternoon a tallysho from Bellefonte, loaded clean up to the muz« zle with young ladies, drove through our streets and took the wind out of our town. They stopped a few minutes at the hotel, but landlord Bartges having received a telephone from Bellefonte in advance, closed his bar to the party and informed them they had been listed. They were out looking up a site for an old maids hermitage, gaged in setting it up, when he was tak- en suddenly ill with cramp, which de- veloped into inflamation of the bowels. His age was about 32 yeaas. He leaves a wife and several small children to mourn his death. The faveral will take place this, Thursday, morning, Rev. Fischer, of the Lutheran church, of which Mr. Duck was a member, officiating, mt teceme——— Broke In on the Judge. His honor, Judge O. A. Furst, of Cen. tresHuantingdon district, made s speech at the celebration at Bellefonte on the 4th of July. The Judge is 8 fine orator and a big crowd had gathered to hear him and the other speakers, The Judge opened up his volcano of oratory in fine style and everything presaged a brilliant effort, Bat the best of us make mistakes and the Judge made a fatal one in his opening. In almost the first sentence he asked—" What are we here for today” ~and before he could answer the quest tion himself some fellow away back in the crowd yelled out—*“For Liberty and our license ?” The answer knocked the wind out of the Honorable Judge for the rest of hisspeech. They say the fellow who gave such prompt answer had been disappointed in getting license last spring. ~Curwensyille Review, Instantly Killed, Christian Peters, a brakeman on the B.E.V.R. R, living at Milesburg, while assisting to shift a freight train at the “Y” near Bellefonte, on Thursday morn- ing, July 20d, was thrown from the car on which he was standing, by a sadden jar, and fell under the wheels of the train, and before the train could be stopped the wheels had passed over him, cutting off both legs and horribly mang ling his body. He was a youeg man and was married, leaving a wife and two childred to survive him, A ———— ot The Largest Gold Coin. The largest gold coin now in circulas tion is said to be the gold ingot, or “loot,” of Anam, a French colony in Eastern Asia. It is a flat round gold piece, and on itis written in India ink its value, which is about $220, ists AIMS ss a Wesley Henney, the carriage maker, has rented his shops on Church street to Mr. Boop, of Coburn, who will use them for the manuafacture of his road carts, Thus a new industry will be brought within our limits. cc i His Body Cut in Two While shifting cars at Lewisburg, on Monday morning last at Himmelrich’s boat yard, Silas Cornelius was run over by a loaded lumber car and his body cat Dropped Dead, Mra. John Homan, while standing in the door way of her house, at State Cols lege, on Thursday afternoon, of last week, suddenly dropped to the floor and expired. Death probably being due to heart failure. She was only abou 28 years old and leaves a husband and one child to mourn their loss, The funeral of Mrs, Homan took place on Friday af ternoon and was largely attended. A 0 MAIO AA SAA, Burned by Powder, Frank Orawford, on the evening pre- vious to the Fourth, while assisting in in two. He leaves a wife and large fam- ily. nn Sociable in the Grove, The Ladies of the Reformed church, of this place, will hold a sociable in Wolf's grove, Saturday evening, July 18th. Ice cream, cake, fruit, and other delicroies will be served. All are cordially invited, . Opening of School. ExvCounty superintendent Wolf will open a six weeks’ term of school at Mills, ; * Sting a Somaisncing 08 Manday WITH A CASUAL GLANCE. The “Lounger” In His Musings Touches on Various Topics, Apropos of the royalty gambling scans dal much js being said about the game of baccarat. This is unbecoming, for if there ever was a game less worthy of discussion and indulgence it must have been when civlization was 8 novelty. For downright stupidity, for utter lack of anything that smacks of cleverness, baccarat stands alone, Bkill has no place in the game at all; it isa game =f chance, pure and gitple and a distress- ingly poor one at that. I am glad to Bay it never found favor in this country, Anglo-maniace though we be called and possibly not without some reason, we have not retrograded to the extent of enjoying that flippancy snd vacaity of mind which the Koglish royalty exhibit in their favorite game at cards. We Americans, at lesst the majority of us, can find little pleasure in any amusement where skill and ingenuity are not anvaniageous. A scientific game, which is, of course, free from gambling is a resuscitator to the mind as well as a legitimate pastime, but the excuse that anyone can give for wasting time on baccarat which is analogous only to matching pennies—mere child's play— will go for little, Whist and poker will long aindure as the favorite card games on this side of the Atlantic. For whist a mathematical turn of mind is desirable, a good memory and the power of rapidly utilizing reason. Poks er, that much abused diversion, holds the indisputable right to the title of the “greatest American game,” While a great amount of luck attaches to it possi- bly grester opportunities are afforded for the employment and display of skill than any other game extant. An “in. ventive genius” has much room for his abilities. A good understanding of hus man nature, its idiosyncrasies, a keen perception and the ability to think rap. idly are the telling weapons. When you encounter & man thos fortified unless you are his equal or enjoy being unmer cifully beaten take my advice and do ss Artemus Ward said, “pass in your checks,” and wait for another but less formidable antagonist, " ¥ Did you ever notices woman in the act of mailing a letter ? You know a woman deems it a positive necessity to have her hands fall when promenading. Either an umbrella or a parasol in one band while the other serves as a giove rack. These sccoutrements are the abs solutely necessary ones, but I should do ber an injustice if I left the list at those two. Packages, trinkets, papers, novels, and the like, are almost as usual to her proper bearing. Thus weighted down, she usually finds aa ber last daty on the morning's shops ping trip that she has a letter to be mail ed. She enters the postoffice and walks directly to the ladies’ window, (if there be any other) and asks for a stamp, Then the trouble begins, Her purse is in that skirt which is the hardest to reach. She sweats, but finally discovers it, and panting draws it out of the deep folds, and finds that she has nothing less than a dollar. She apologises. She is conscious that there is another anxs iously awaiting her departure from the window and too that the postmaster is getting weary, very weary, Her parasol standing against the counter fal's to the floor with a bang. She reaches for it and her oxidized silver bracelets slip off her wrist and fasten themselves on the parasol. The customer awaiting her leave begins to get feverish and impets uous. In the turmoil she has mislaid her pocketbook; her change lies on the window awaitiog her grasp. The post master becomes fidgety and endeavors to assist her, but she is too badly floes tered to even appreciate his kindness, and soappishly informs him that she “ean sitend to her own ‘ things.” Ultis mately she regains her usual status and dignity and, collected, strolls out into the street, enjoying the affair no doubt, rather than raving over it, re #aid, “Do you know how much tobacco seed is required to the acre 7” I answer ed negatively but signified my willing ness to guess, and said that I sapposed a quart would be sufficient. He laughed, I said two quarts. After 1 had augu~ mented the amount of my guesses severs al times to his intense enjoyment, he informed me that a teaspoonful was quite sufficient. “Now,” he eaid, “if I showed such utter ignorance of city affairs as you have of rural, I should be called a ‘bay seed,’ a ‘jay,’ and the like, but to you no corresponding derisive epithets are atlached—it is oonsidered rather smart thing to be ignorant of coun- try doings.” And was he far wrong ? Ll JACK'S WAY, Yes, Jack could do almost anything, and do it mighty well, What he knew would fll ten volumes: what he didn’t-who could tell? His temper was angelic and his longue was always kind As a Pah snd jolly joker his match was hard to He buzzed and hustled round and round, and yet "Ywas very funny! Ha never did and never would £0 in for makin’ money. Now when it came to farming, he knew why The crops were light, the prices low, the, senpons wet or 4 He often told re exactly the village merchant how to run a #lore, And showed the parson just the way to make the devil sore; "Twas ine to hear the shrewd advice bhewas fory ever givin’, And yel—io save his life—the man could never 8 lvin’, The you diphtheria, scarlet fever and the mes S38 Crime He never tired of showin’ where the doctors were to blame And when he talked on teschin', botel and the law, You know'd ‘twar all compressed within the oom pass of his jaw: Of ali the men you ever seed he seemed the mont desarvin’, Though—while he seldom paid a dcbt—his fami ¥ was starvin’, keepin’ He'd lend the clothes from off his back, then turn around and borry, But before you got Jou own returned you'd be both med and sorry, "Twas thus he buzzed his way through iife, & puz- zie and 8 care, Without a foe, he made his friends and relatives despair, And then outlived them sll and died in peace at seventy-seven , He made no money bere below, he'll do without in heaven. ~Broume Porviman in Yankee Biode, Have you ever known s “Jack 7” The world is full of them. I know several men who can tell you more about theols ogy than Dr. Briggs, more about medis cine than a university professor, more sbout politics than a “boss,” and as to running and editing a paper, why that's just his hold. They are very wearisome. They imagine the world owes them a living. They are always poverty siricks en and not a few are like Micawber, als ways waiting for something to “turn up.” They are the victims of circumstances; their talents are unknown snd hence not appreciated. Bat, “God made them, 80 let them live.” Lovsgen, wer, Willis Rishel! and lady, who bave charge of the Coburn hotel, gave our sanctum & call, The number of guests at their hotel last year, was over 1800, ~ Mine hos: Brandon, of the Brock« erhofl house, is wie prime ver for the Bellefonte race course, aud means busi. ness, He bas first class ideas upon all that is useful. ~Mrs. Grimes, of near Centre Mills, azad about fifty years, while visiting at Sol. Maurers, near Mackeyville, was found dead in ber bed on the morning of the Sth inst., heart disease being the cause of her death, ~—Fine weather for getting in wheat and hay, the past ten days. The quality of the wheat is excellent and the crop will be an average one to say the least. The hay crop is large enough to answer all wants and it was housed in good cons dition, ~=No shelf worn stock is thrust upon customers at A. C. Mingle's shoe store, Bellefonte. His large trade enabies him to constantly keep new goods, and ale ways of the latest styles and at very moderate prices, as all costomers admit, ~=Buckxmir Usivensiry Lewisburg, Pa. John H. Harris LL. D,, President. =A school for all. Five Departments:
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