THE CENTRE REPORTER.
FRED. KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
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B'Those in arrears subject to previous terms, $2.00
per year.
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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-
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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.
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The Republican State convention
met in Harrisburg on Wednesday, to
* nominate candidates for supreme judge
and state treasurer.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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
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ceived by us.
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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.
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$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
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remains to rot the wo
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