THE CENTRE REPORTER. FRED. KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. — —— — — TERMS. ~Onejyear, §1.50, when paid in advance. B'Those in arrears subject to previous terms, $2.00 per year. ADVERTISEMENTS. 20 cents per line for three insertions, and 5, cents pergline for each subse quent insertion. Other rates made made known on application. CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS. Ava. 81, DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TIOKET. For Sheriff, JOHN P. CONDO. For Treasurer, JOHN Q. MILES, For Register, GEORGE W. RUMBERGER. For Recorder, W. GALER MORRISON. For Commissioners, GEORGE L. GOODHART. T. FRANK ADAMS. For Coroner, DR. H. K. HOY, For Auditors, H. W, BICKLE. W. W. ROYER. JUSTICE DUE VETERANS, The Chicago Tribune, the leading Republican paper of the northwest, gays: There are men on the rolls re- ceiving $12 a month who never fired a shot, who never did anything to in- jure the enemy, who never saw a Con- federate soldier, and whose health to- day is just as good as it would have been had they never been mustered into the service. Itis an outrage on the taxpayers that such things should be. No one grudges the real soldiers what they are receiving. No one would lift a finger to take from the men who fought and marched, who knew wounds, imprisonment, hunger and disease those pensions which a grateful country is glad to give them, But there are tens of thousands, dead- beats and frauds, eating up the sub- stance of the taxpayers who are in no sense ‘‘veterans,” who do not deserve pensions. It is known that under the older and more rigid laws men man- aged by hook or crook to get pensions, though not entitled to them. Under the new tax laws, lately administered, every man who was ever mustered into the service, or, if he is dead, his wife, is invited tostep up and get a pension, and a liberal pension office takes care to make it near the maxi- mu. nt St ff MS Mp FUNDS FOR FARMERS' INSTITUTES, The state board of agriculture has heretofore divided the appropriation for the expense of holding Farmers’ Institutes among the counties of the state without any special reference to the size or agricultural requirements of the county. This mode of distribu- tion has been changed by the advisory committee of the board by adopting as a basis the number of farms in each county as determined by the census. Each countv will be given a minimum appropriation of $75 and in addition to this will receive an additional amount proportioned to the number of farms. It is believed that the average amount appropriated to single coun- ties will be about $150, but that, in ac- cordance with the new plan, the actu- al amount will vary from $75 to $200, according to the number of farms in each county. This plan it is thought will be more satisfactory generally than the old one which gave $100 toa majority of counties and $150 each to a few of the larger ones. S———— The Republican State convention met in Harrisburg on Wednesday, to * nominate candidates for supreme judge and state treasurer. A ————— I ——.o—— Hon. Geo. F. Kribbs, our represen- tative in congress, has our thanks for the Congressional Record sent us. Mr. Kribbs voted right on the silver ques- tion. The State Board of Agriculture an- nounces that the corn and potato crop of the state will be quite under the average. The REPORTER gave this in. formation two weeks ago, based upon its own information. IN CONFORMITY to the law 2,400 bot- tes of beer were broken at Osborne, north-western Kansas, Tuesday, which had been seized from an illegal liquor seller. Lots of folks would’'nt lament over the broken bottles if they only had the beer. THE UPWARD move in business af. Things will get all right under Grover, by aud by. ene aes ree reer ES THAT BRIDGE GETS JERKED, A New Bridge-The Work Being Done on the Pike, The bridge down town, to which we REPORTER as a model of incompeten- cy, was pulled up after two days ex- istence, and by a more competent set, a sort of culvert was put across the street, at a proper place and so as not to disfigure our main street; an evi- dence that a little brains is worth far more than fuss and blabber, During this week hands have been pounding stone in the square to fill up and get rid of the puddles so often pointed out in these columns as a dis- grace. A great mass of stones is being hauled for this purpose, and we trust we have seen the last of this blemish. As we are informed the amount of money the council intends to spend on improving the pike is $500, and that in consideration of it the pike compa- ny will let our people pass the gate without paying toll for this part of the road. About one-third only of our people possess teams, hence the other two-thirds would be taxed to pay the toll for the one-third. This is hardly Just or legal. The council has been making some expensive mistakes; the wild goose chase over the water works, cost the boro a nice sum; the bridge and other mistakes. We think the council should be run by its cooler heads and its less fussy members for the good of the taxpayers. We understand that the pike company is to pay half of the $500 to be expended on the street. We trust this is correct. A poor tax, we are told has been laid, yet there is a surplus in the poor fund from last year and the town has not got a single pauper. It will amount to a misdemeanor for the council to ¢ollect a poor tax when the money is only going to be used in bank. No such tax Is legal nor need any one pay it. Councils have spent upwards of $200 for attorney fees, yet really never needed a cent’s worth of advice. The attorneys are not to blame for it. The Sliver Repeal Passes. On Monday the Sherman silver bill was repealed in the house by a majori- ty of 126. All the amendments and ratio schemes offered were defeated by decisive majorities. The story of the day’s voting is told in the shortest and most instructive manner by the follow- ing table: Sixteen to 1, yeas 124; nays 226; ma- jority 102; 17 to 1, yeas 100; nays 240; majority 140; 18to 1, yeas 193; nays 239; majority 136; 19 to 1, yeas 104; nays 238; majority 134; 20 to 1, yeas 121; nays 222; majority 101. Bland- Allison act, yeas 136; nay 213; majori- ty 77. Final passage, yeas 239; nays 110; majority 120, RR a a Pointers for Auditors. Recent decisions of several courts in the state have about definitely out- lined the sources from which auditors are expected to draw their pay for their various services at election time. Judge McPherson, of Lebanon, and Judge Simonton, of Dauphin county, have concurred in the decree that for holding meetings for receiving certi- ficates of nominations and nomina- tion papers, hearing objections there- to, and withdrawals and filing out cer- tificates for watchers, the township must pay the auditors, but for arrang- ing ballots, correcting proof, going to and from the printing office and dis tributing ballots to the proper officers of any township, the cost must be paid by the county commissioners. Buch a rule seems exceedingly explicit and should obviate any future misunder- standing between auditors, their town- ships and the county commissioners about pay for the election services ren- dered. A ————" More Work for Assessors, The County Commissioners through- out the state are receiving the books to be given the assessors to keep an ac- count of the births and deaths in their respective districts. In the report of births the following must be observed: Name, sex, color, parents’ names, res- idence, date and place; while in the death column this shall be carefully marked: name, sex, color, age, married or single, place of birth, occupation, date, place and cause of death, place and date of interment, and if a minor the name of father and mother, These reports are to be forwarded to the county commissioners semi-annually, and they must place them on record. — Light Rains, A little thunder shower greeted us last Saturday evening; it did not go down deep but it freshened up vegeta tion a bit. We can stand two days and two nights of moderate rain, and not be over soaked at that. Sunday evening we again had a light shower, Seed Wheat for Sale. The new Rudy wheat, for sale Michael Burkholder, Centre Hall, b $1.00 per bushel. 7 bushels were sown on near seven acres, yielding 200 bush- els of fine wheat, threshing 8 bushels to the 100 sheaves. Order soon. 914 When before this does history record of a nation that had more silver than | ceived by us. % And we will show BROCKERHOFF ROW. you a stock such as BELLEFONTE, PA. Marriage Licenses, The following is a list of marriage 1i- censes issued during the past week: J.C. A. Heckman, Spring Mills, Maggie J. Emerick, Coburn. George R. Mock, Philipsburg, Grace M. Moore, Lemont. W. Fred Reynolds, Bellefonte, Lou- sa Linn Hoy, Bellefonte, L. P. Brisbin, and Mary Sensor, both of Unionville. W. W. Houtz, Buffalo Run, Maggie Swisher, Julian. Joseph Eckley, Benner twp., Badie Rian, Spring twp. Joseph B. Strunk, Parvin, Pa., Car- rie E. Beck. Jacksonville. Paul Yearick, and Elizabeth Rus. nack, both of Clarence. James Woodwring, and Ella May Robinson, Port Matilda. Wm. W. Ammerman and Frances Waliger, Tyrone, Samuel 8, Hazel, Jr., Jennie F. Ott, Axemann. Strength and Health, If you are not feeling strong and healthy, try Electric Bitters. If “La Grippe’’ has left you weak and weary, use Electric Bitters. This remedy acts directly on Liver, Stomach and Kidneys, gently aiding those organs to perform their functions. If you are afflicted with Bick Headache, you will find speedy and permanent relief by taking Electric Bitters. One trial will convince you that this is the remedy you need. Large bottles only 50¢, at J. D. Murray's Drug Store. The Worst Has Passed, The Commercial Advertiser prints a broadside of opinions upon the present commercial depression gathered from all over the country. Most of these opinions are from men conversant with the condition of trade in their various localities and is to the effect that the worst of the depression has been passed, and the near fature will see decided improvement in all lines of commercial and manufacturing busi- ness, Mr. J. C. Boswell, one of the best lieved him at once. For sale by J. D, Murray, Druggist. Be on the Lookout for Him. Our merchants should be on the look- out for a swindler, who is, and has al- ready successfully worked several cit- ies. He victimized merchants in Woodbury, N. J.; afterwards he ap- peared in Harrisburg, and later was in Mauch Chunk. His description is as follows: Nicely dressed, 38 years old, about six feet in height, light com- plexion, full round head, somewhat effeminate voice, commands good lan- guage and wears a gray diagonal suit. His mode of operations is to purchase a bill of goods, in payment for which pe presents a nicely printed check, with “V. O. Sweet, Towanda, Pa." to order of James Spicer, and has the certified stamp of the bank, with the signature of J. K. Newell, cashier, im- pressed thereon. The check when presented to that bank is pronounced a forgery. I —— $10,000,000 in Gold, Ten millions in gold were shipped to New York, over the Santa Fe road, last week. The gold wasall in $10 and $20 pieces, packed in canvas bags, which were carried in safes in cars. When the gold left California a guard of ten United States Deputy Marshals went with it as far as Kansas City. They were armed with Win- chesters, for the possibility of a $10,- 000,000 haul might have been a great temptation to desperate train robbers. After reaching Kansas city the guard was reduced to seven, and from Chi cago east the force, it is said, has been still further cut down, as the danger of robbery dimished. The whole ship- ment weighed about twenty-two tons, Troy weight, and the baggage cars in which it was brought east are bullet proof. Worse than Centre. In Huntingdon county the drouth has worked more seriously than in this county. In some where the drouth has caused a failure of the crop the farmers are disposing of their cat- tleand horses at a sacrifice. They have not feed to winter them and they are com to sell them for any price. Cattle Inst week were sold In the vicinity of Marklesburg for AEA AR Samana omssmaresmmernot ot, mer rete] BOSS Washing Machine, fectly clean. ensy tear the clothes, #ize of the wash, so you can wash one shirt as well as ten, » No dirt can accumulate in this machine as in others; opening onewaste cock removes it all. . Your wringer can be at- tached right to the ma. chine, allowing water to run back into it. . It can be thoroughly ventilated, so no damp remains to rot the wo McCALMONT & Co., Bellefonte, Pa. HYDRAULIC CIDER PRESSES. SS ---HUYETT, MEYER& BOOZER —. Manufacturers Agents for Centre and adjoining counties, for Hydraulic Cider and Wine Presses, . . . . .. Evaporators, Apple Graters, Cider Pumps . » And General Cider Makers’ Supplies O——0 HYDRAULIC PRESSES FOR EVERY ¥ 8 PURPOSE. DO YOU WANT GOOD GOODS AT FAIR PRICES, HARPER & KREAMER'S. Can’t Be Excelled ! For the execution of all kinds of Job Work, at low prices. We have new equipment throughout, including all the latest faces of type, new, fast presses, etc., and can furnish any- thing from a Wedding Invitation to a large poster. Try it. esi ds
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