VOL. LXIV.
THE CENTRE REPORTER
FRED KURTZ, - - EDITOR
Secretary Proctor says bad Iudians
make good soldiers, The late outbreak
in the Northwest demonstrated the fact
that even bad soldiers may make good
Indians by killing them.
The unanimous selection by the World's
fair commission of the Hon. Benjamin
Whitman of Erie as executive commis®
sioner will be generally approved, The
appointment is a fit one in every sense.
The holy coat of Treves continues to
be seen at the rate of 45,000 pilgrims a
day, and the people of the city are reap-
ing a splendid harvest, as every visitor
spends more or less money while in the
city. There are few things in this world
that are as great an attraction as this
tattered old garment.
Could there be more ¢loguent exam-
ples of the evanescence of earthly celeb-
rity and glory than those which the
death of ex. President Grevy, of France,
and the reported apoplectic stroke to
Bismarck’ Germany's “Iron Prince”
naturally give rise to ?
Hon. Thomas H. Greevy, of Altoona,
has filed his brief with the clerk eof the
house of representatives in the Greevy-
Scull congressional election case in the
Blair-Somerset district. Mr. Greevy
claims a majority over Scall of not less
than 1,268, although Scail was retarnad
elected by a majority of 526.
Iavitations bave been sent to 27 Dem*
ocratic governors to attend the opening
of the Democratic campaign in Ohio.
The fact that of 42 States in the Union
27 are governed by Democrats some idea
of the growing strength of the party in
all sections of the country.
The Williamsport Sun asks: “In what
sense is Mr. Harrity a bose? Can you
point to any of his appointees, or ap-
pointees made through his influence,
who are not men of integrity 7 Did he
ever have a band in robbing the treas-
ury? Ishea thief? Quay is a boss,
Harrity, a leader. Mark the difference,
If the price of wheat coald be main-
tained at $1 to $1.25 it would operate to
the benefil of all classes and not alone
to the farmer. Wheat at 75 cents is not
8 paying crop, and when the farmer
does not realize a faif profit on it, the
bad effect ia felt by the mechanic and la-
boring man.
The British fleet, in reprisal for the
Turkish government allowing Ruossian
volunteer war vessels to pass from the
Black sea through the Dardanelles into
the Mediterranean, is reported to have
occupied the Tarkish island of Mitylene
near the coast of Asia Minor, and within
easy steaming distance of the Dardas
nelles. It is a point of strategic import-
ance is case of war. Turkey pow seems
more inclined to a Russian and French
allisace than to accept British control.
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The fish in the Roaring Spring branch
of the Juniata are experiencing a wholes
sale slaughter. The banks of the river
are covered with big and little bass, cat-
fish, suckers and eels and the stench
arising from this mass is unbearable,
Opinions differ as to the cause of this de-
struction of the fiany tribe. Some fisher
men claim that the work of dynamiting
the fish still continaes, while other ad.
vance the theory that the alkali from the
Roaring Spring paper mill is creating a
dead sea out of that branch of the river.
For several weeks past charges of cru«
eity to patients, by the committees on lu-
nacy, bave made against the man-
agement of thle Pennsylvania State Lu.
natic Asylum at Harrisburg, These
grievances bave been fully investigated
by the Board of Trustees and no ground
for the charges could be found by that
body. Bat the committee ou Lunacy
demaiids an immediate change of man-
agement, and claims that it has sufficient
evidence to warrant the immediate dis-
missal of Superintendent Gerhard. The
affair is cresting much comment and it
is likely that some radical change in the
management will be necessary,
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A Now Town.
Patton is the name of 8 new town on
the line of the Beeck Creek extension
ER. R, in the northern part of Cambria
Co. It was named after Hon. John
Patton, of Curwensville, who donated to
the place $500, for the erection of a
church building.
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~—Every well dressed gentleman gots
his clothing from the Philad. Branch,
Bellefonte. They can fit you out in any.
thing yon want, at a big bargain. You'll
bis stock
An Unjust Law.
It is claimed by the supporters of high
tariff that the rebate clause of the Mec-
Kinley bill makes it possible in the case
of foreign raw materials for Americans
to manufacture such material and sell it
abroad in competition with articles made
there, “and while securing them this
opportunity we preserve our home
market for our home products.”
This last sentence is rather ambiguous
says the Patriot, and is really an argu-
ment agaiost protection, for the high
tariff people maintain that any article
that comes into the American market
competes with American products, How
oan a competing article which is shipped
away or not after manufacture, with re-
bate or otherwise, be said to preserve
the home market ?
The rebate clause is a farce. It allows,
practically and really, free raw material
to be manufactured in the United States
for the sole bemefit and advantage of
foreigin purchasers, who buy more cheap-
ly than Americans who are compelled to
pay the tariff upon the raw material. In
stead of allowing such material to enter
our ports free of duty so that our people
could enjoy a cheaper article they are
discriminated against by the apostles of
high tariff who are compelled to be just
abroad, bat who have American con-
sumers by the throat and throttle them
too.
The evils of the rebate system can be
seen in the oil business, The Standard
company bad a powerful rival in Rossia.
The company knew it would be serious.
ly crippled if the tariff on tin plate were
allowed to affect the cans used in this
business, and in order to escape it con-
gress was deliberately notified that if a
rebate were not allowed upon such cans
the new bill should not pass. The res
bate was granted and foreign consumers
may now obtain the article cheaper than
Americans because of that and the com-
petition there existing, though the com.
pany is doing a profitable business, The
Standard, by the way, knew we would
have to continne the importation of tin
plate,
The rebate clause is a gave injustice to
Americans. If the duty upon raw mas
terial is necessary to protect home pros
ducts, the exportation of that material in
the manufactured form does not remove
the necessity, and if it is not necessary
home consumers should gather the bene-
fit.
sss so —-
Mills to Furnish Weather.
The government has found it im-
practicable for locommotives to toot the
weather all over the country but the
weather bureau officials are wedded to
the idea of baving steam whistles sound
the signals, and with that end in view
are arranging for mills and factories in
various cities and towns to give the
weather forecasts. The plan is outlined
in a letter to Observer Lather M. Dey
from the weather bureau at Washington
saying: “It is not considered advisable
to have the several railroads take up the
whistle system, and no steps will be
taken in this direction, but if a certain
time is fixed (says twelve noon) for the
mills and foundries to give the signals,
this course will probably subserve the
best interests for which the system was
devised.”
Mr. Dey thinks the most efficient plan
would be for the burgesses of the several
towns, or the “Grangery’ clubs,” if such
exist, to establish whistle or flag station
signals for the benefit of their seveal
communities, If the farmers of one dis
trict adopt this plan there is little doubt
that a spirit of pride or emulation would
lead the others to follow. Mr. Dey has
already received communications from
more than fifty residents of the state,
who are anxious to co.operate with the
burean,
Was Bhe a Cow or a Cyolone.
An old brindle cow belonging to an
Indiana man broke into another's field,
sod, in court the owner of the field
proved that the cow destroyed the fol-
lowing mentioned property, to wit: Two
4 year-old cherry trees, seven apple trees
five pear trees, one plam tree, 100 head
of cabbage, twelve rows of beans five
rods long, one row of beets one and one-
half rods long, ity to 150 sweet potato
p'ants, one bed of onions three grape
vines and fourteen blackberry bushes.
Bitton By a Snake,
Oa Tuesday, August, 25th, says the
Bugar Valley Journal Thomas White, a
citizen of Nippenose, while working on
the Nations! pipe line in White Deer
was bitten in his right head by a copper-
bead snake, poisoning his whole system
snd may result fatal,
mma MS A- Y
You will likely want a new suit to
attend the picnic. Lewins, Bellefonte,
can give you exactly what is required to
fit you out at a big reduction.
Against License
It is mow more than ever certain, so
far as a future event can be determined
in advance, that a prohibition associate
judge will be elected in Huntingdon
county in November. Since the grant
ing of license there five months ago the
public in general have become thors
oughly acquinted with the enormous in-
crease in the amount of drankenness in
all parts of the county, and especially so
is this the case in Huntingdon. Under
the system of prohibition, when speak-
easies and private drinking clubs
flourished, there was not nearly the
amount of liquor consumed here, and
consequntly, there was less drunkenness
as exhibited by inebriated persons on
the public streets, The present sentis
ment of the entire community is decid
edly against licensed house, and so
strong, indeed, has the public feeling
grown that the politicians are giving
A SAD DEATH.
Evening,
Saturday evening, this vicinity was ap-
Mr Michael Strohm, at Centre Hill, of
For a year or more Beu~
was compelled to resign from the same
8he bad only been cone
then only at the request of her grand.
mother, and at the time was alone in
the room with a friend to whom she was
conversing, when she suddenly com.
plained of a deafness and was unable to
hear, and she gave a few gasps snd the
cord of life had been severed from the
body.
Miss Beulah was a very bright and ac
complished young lady, a brilliant cons
versationalist and at several times had
contributed articles to the press, and her
death isa terrible blow to her friends, of
whom there are many, for to simply
know her was to become her friend.
She was aged only about eighteen years
and has made her home with her grand.
parents at Centre Hill about four or five
years, removing from Nebrasks shortly
It was remarked by the proprietor of
one of the licensed hotels here a few
days age that on the day of the Knights
of the Golden Eagle convention and
parade $700 were taken in at his hotels
bar. From this a very fair estimate can
be formed of the actual amount of drink.
ing that is done in that place. Com-
plaints are also frequent from nearly
every section of the county, and this
state of aflsirs bas produced a radical
killed by the socidental discharge of a
The faneral took place yesterday,
Wednesday forenoon, interment being
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The Harvest Moon
The phenomenon commonly known as
the “harvest moon” will be a prominent
tion. At the time of the full moon
which ocours nearest the autumnal
equinox, the moon is observed to rise
bat little later each evening, so that the
number of consecutive moonlight even.
ings is greater than at other sessons of
the year. The reason of this is that
when the moon is full in the autumn, it
is always moving northward, and is in
that part of its orbit which inclines least
to the horizon, and when it is fa!l in
that part of its orbits, it rises less than
balf an hour later each evening, where
as the average daily retardation is about
fifty-two minutes. In the spring, when
the moon is moving soathward at its fol)
phase, and ite orbit inclines most to the
horizon, it rises about and hour and a
ber of consecutive moonlight evenings is
less than the average. It will be readily
understood that the nearer the moon's
orbit is to being paralied to the horison
the state treasury of Pennsylvania and
all about the John Bardsley big million
and haif steal! Bat they don't want to
testify. Each had sodden business
abroad. Boyer is state treasurer, Liveey
cashier and Quay no less a political
villain than ever. And yet the Republi.
can party $0 which these men belong, of
members, asks the people to elect Gregg
and Morrison saaditor general and state
treasurer so that the great steal may be
kept in a measure covered up and the
finances of the commonwealth be contia-
ued in the hands of Republican man-
agers and manipulators, Have youn read
the Democratic platform enunciated at
Harrisburg last week ? If not, read it
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Fine Exhibit,
The exhibit of organs, pianos, ete., at
8 fearful and tremendous arraignment
of the Republican party of this Btate and
points out to the people how they shoald
vote in November next. Even the way-
faring man, though a fool, may read and
understand: How can any honest voter
may be personally, that has kept
years, such a gang of infernal rascals?
Lat him who is desirous of doing his
political and moral daty to his State and
his God, vote for Wright and Tilden.
Will Run all Week,
The cider press at the
Hamiltons Sentence.
W. B. Hamilton, the embezzling cashs
week, and parties wishing to make cider
can be accommodated at any hour dure
County Superintendents Office,
od a room in the Orider
Horse Dropped Dead.
Beveral days wgo Mr. George Durst,
exclusively to the use of Co. Supt. Et.
ters. An office was and the
BY THE WAY.
Daring this week of new-born relation.
ship when those dear cousins, uncles,
aunts, sisters-in-law of your wife's sec-
ond ocusin and “old friends” of your
grandparents whom you never heard of
before see fit to visit you and “renew”
ties that never existed don’t get discom.
forted and wear & benediction face and
pout around on knocked knees and look
as if you were “hen pecked” asd dying
of blue mould. That is not at all charis
table. Be gracious and extend to them
all the courtesies and affability your best
nature and cool judgment are capable of;
set before them the toothsome fliteh,
stale potatoes, measly bread, spoilt sal
ads and vile delicasies in endless exe
travagance; give them the best room in
the house, a bed with slats and a clean,
thin mattress with just one too ‘sw
quilts so that they may cool off from
their sumptous bavquets—take them to
the dime museum and see that they
rideon the merry-gosround and give
them an unavoidable opportunity to pay
the bill,
I am gure that not one of our good
townspeople would be regarded as sound.
ing brass or a tinkling cymbal for the
sake of a little charity. This talk of “pic-
nic relations” smacks of selfishness and
inhospitality and forcibly reminds me of
that little jingle:
“Me and my wife
Myson and his wife
Us four
And no more,”
Rather than have our town dubbed as
ivhospitable and lacking in beneyolenos
I would get reckless and say give us few-
er relations:
The latest fad among women who en-
tertain a good deal is the sutograph te
ble spread, upon which each guest is in
vited to write his name with a blue pen-
cil, The outlines are afterward embroids
ered,
This does not, however, enlist the
guest in the aristocratic’ Blue Book” nor
does it always testify his being a much-
sought visitor, but it is to be hoped that
the fad will have the effect to improve
the average man's signature so that a
compositor can read it without standing
on his head and taking down the ex
communication sct to help him make it
“blue” in swearing.
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THE SECRET OF PURITY.
Here, In this silent, wooded place,
Where impure waler lie,
While dead leaves strew their face,
There looks up to the quiet shy,
Transmuiting filth tw fair, pure grace,
By roots that lie boyoud the eye,
A waler-ily,
Bo in thy quiet, humble place,
While dead's poliutions are,
While dead hopes fall space,
As thou look'st up see heaven afar,
Transmute thy life to purest grace,
Through faiths that oft in secret are,
And be ily.
Pillsbury Bullctin,
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There are some people who are born
fault-finders, and there is no criticiam
which they more frequentiy make, when
no graver faait is recogaiz able, than the
one against a public speaker, whether on
the pulpit or platform, that he uses “too
big words,” No criticism could be more
grotesquely absurd, There are no rubi.
cons in the English language which any
versed speaker or writer of the language
is forbidden to cross, The almost illims
itable vocabulary, which is the wealth
of our tongue, is analogous to a bound
less forest where the one who enters it
has all the privileges and . dominion
which prompted the utterance of the
memorable words imputed to Alexander
Selkirk,on a desert isle of the Pacific,
“I am monarch of all I survey.” I do
aot mean to defend those who rather
than employ a small, mediocre word
would break their jaws to use a highs
sounding word to the detriment of the
sense and diction, but writing or public
speaking must need be of a higher stand-
ard, more digaified and elegant than or
dinary parlance it it sball aspire to be
of contemporaneous and future value.
ai
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§Eis
courses for the ame reason, and a critis
cism harled sgainst a man of learning,
that his language is too exalted or his
ideas too profound will almost invarias
bly prove but a bullet-shot against the
side of an invulnerable Monitor and bes
speak meagreness of intellectual attain
ments in the critic,
Lovxoer
Another Shooting Afray,
Just now it seems to be Snow Shoe
sud vicinity against the world for shoots
ing people. On Baturday a week 2go
there was a little pistol practice out in
that vicinity in which men were used
for targets and again on Baturday it seems
that the same diversion was indulged in,
In other and plainer words, during a
quarrel among a number of Hungarians
on Saturday afternoon or evening John
Beinti shot Steve Shincoe, Bcinti was
arrested] by Copstable Haynes] and
brought to Bellefonte jail yesterday (Sun-
day) morning. Itis not belived that
Bhincoe will die. Further particulars at
this writing are not obtainable, — Daily
News,
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Valuable Property at Private Sale.
That desirable property, situate in the
village of Potters Mills, Potter township,
Centre county, Pa, and for many years
occupied as the residence of the late Dr.
Wm. J. Wileon, dec'd., is offered at pri-
vate sale, Baid lot contains five acres
and 117 perches neat measure, and has
thereon erected a large two story rough
cast house, a two story office, a large sta-
ble and other outbuildiogs, This is a
desirable home, and will be sold ata
bargain,
Terms, —~One-half of the purchase
money 10 be paid April 1st, 1892: when
possession and deed will be given. The
balance in two equal payments, to be se
cured by bond snd mortgage on the
property, with interest from April 1st,
1892,
For further particulars, apply to the
owner, Dr. Thos. C. Van Tries, Belle
fonte, Pa., or to Jas, C. Boal, Esq., Cens
tre Hall, Pa.
Special Train Schedule.
As usual the Pennsylvania railrosd
company will run a number of speciaj
trains from Bellefonte to grange Park,
Centre Hall, on Friday of this week,
being the 15th 16th, 17th, 18th days of
September. The schedale as given for
the regular and special trains as follows:
Leave Bellefonte for Centre Hall st
6.00, 6.55 and 1030 a. m. and 2.00 and
500 p.m,
Leave grange Park for Bellefonte at
824 a. m., and 340, 4.28, 6.30 and 9.00
p.m,
On the eastern end of the road a special
train will leave Bunbury at 8.55 a. m.,
and returning leave Grange Park at 650
p.m. All train stop at all stations along
the road.
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Liable 10 Arrest,
Buys who prow! around orchards and
gardens for the purpose of stealing fruit
do not seem to realize that for even en
tering an orchard without permission
they are liable to a heavy fine and im-
prisonment,
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Why Thay Fail
The cigarette is responsible for caus-
ing rejection of nearly two thirds of the
applicants for admission to West Point
and Aonapolis. Uncle Sam wants no
weeds who are one their way to the im-
becile wards via the rice paper and to-
bacoo route.
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Boeding,
Our farmers were busy seeding last
week, and the ground was in most ex«
cellent condition for it. This week the
farmers are busy pionicing at Centre
Hall,
Squirrels Searce,
Tue hunters out for squirrels do not
report them plenty and wot more than
two or three have been brought home
by any of our nimrods as a result of the
day's sport.
Excursion to Harriman,
The third personally conducted spe~
cial excursion from points in Penneyl
vania to the prohibition town of Harris
man, Tennesee, will leave on Monday,
Bept. 28th. For information addres
Cleven Dinges, Centre Hall,
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«Miss Elsie Barr, of Tyrone, is the
guest of J, C, Boal's family.
~Today, Thursday, Governor Patti
son is scheduled for an address at two
oelock in the afternoon in the suditori-
um, : ;
man was a former pastor of ihe Penns
M. E. charge snd resided in Cen-