VOL. LXVIII. PROBABLE EXTRA SESSION OF The President May Call One to Pass a Cur- rency BUL—Cameron’s Presidential Aspirations, WasHiNagTON, Dec. 31.—President Cleveland is the only man who has the authority to call an extra session of Congress, but that little fact, im- portant as it happens to be, is relieved the President of all trouble in the matter and assumed his authority without even saying, by your leave, sir, and who are now busy arranging all the details of the extra President Cleveland has not said that he would call an extra but both he and Secretary Carlisle some- time ago pointed out to leading Demo- crats that some sort of relief must soon session. session, { being done to try to defeat this appro- | priation, but those who know him | best do not believe he would defeat the | appropriation, if he could, although he { would gladly vote to repeal the income | tax. But voting to repeal a law and | voting to withhold an appropriation | necessary to enforce a law are two very | different things. Attorney General | Olney is confident that the attempt to { have the income tax declared uncon- | stitutional by the courts will fail, i nc fp Mem { A Successful Entertainment. The Christmas entertainment held | by the United Evangelical Sunday | school of Spring Mills, in the town { hall on Christmas eve, was a success | beyond all expectation. Never before {in the town was a programme so well {arranged and so perfectly rendered. { The music was charming and the au- | dience was spell-bound by the grand- {eur thereof. The blended so | sweetly, distinctly, and with such voices FREE VETERINARY SERVICE, State College Offers to Treat Horses and Cattle Free, Doctor Leonard Pearson, University of Pennsylvania, will again give the instruction in Veterinary Sci- ence to the classes In Agriculture at ry 2d, 1895. A free clinic will be held at the ex- periment station barn at State College urday morning, January 4th, when a limited number of horses, cattle, sheep ete., will be treated free of charge, to give the students a better opportunity to become familiar with the and ailments of live stock. Any one having an animal disenses which nicate with the undersigned at the earliest possible moment, giving a de- scription and history of the case, A WITCH STORY | HOW :SNYDER COUNTIANS WERE | TROUBLED. Snyder County Farce Back in the 1820, ~Historian Linn Describes the Year | Trouble. During this year a remarkable farce | of witcheraft was played in the family | of a man named Kern, in Beaver town- | ship. He had a wife and two daugh- | ters, and followed the occupation of | farming, In his immediate vicinity | lived a man named some unknown cause, became a hypo- chondriae, and the impression got abroad that he was bewitched. Soon | after this the milk in Kern's spring- house became sour, within a few hours This red daily, until the farce was conclud- after it was placed there, oceur- | ed, which was in two or three weeks, The next played was of a more re- LIST OF JURORS, FOSTERS PREDICTIONS, Came True in December and Speaks for January, My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm wave to cross the continent from 27th to 31st, and the next will reach the Pacific coast about Jan. 1, cross the western mountain country by the close of 2nd, the great central valleys from ord to 5th and the eastern states about the 7th. The second storm wave of January will reach the Pacific coast about the | 7th, cross the western mountain coun- | try by close of 8th, the great central valleys from 9th to 11th and the | ern states about the 12. { Warm waves will cross the western | monntain country about 1st and 7th, | the great central valleys about 3rd and | 9th and the eastern states about 5th to | 11th. Cool waves will cross the west- { | Drawn for January Term of Court, Begin. Monday, January 28th, He Now GRAND JURORS, Jacob Bottorf, College. Miles Taylor, Union, J. W. Biddle, Huston. Thonms Hockman, Millheim, J. A. Crider, Boggs. Michael Dempsey, Rush. James Reeder, Howard. H. H. Schreyer, Bellefonte, J. Frank J. K. Bitner, Gregg. (i. VanPelt, Centre Hall, W. W. Bigler, Rush. Jacob Fiedler; Haines, 8. R. Pringle, Worth. Daniel Eisenhuth, Penn. tobert Musser, Philipsburg. Frank Pennington, Patton. Oscar Stover, Harris. Jacob Dunkle, Walker. J. H. Wagner, Haines. learick, Gregg, enst- {ern mountain country about 4th to 10th, the great central valleys 6th and {12th and the eastern states Sth and W. J. Karstetter., Penn. J. H. Holt, Snow Shoe. markable character. Kern's tables and kitchen furniture were to be seen be had for the Treasury, and that if| gree of expression that Spring Mills m : er. . a Sis A : Sow 0 the owners of such animals as are this Congress failed to provide it ne-| peed never blush for its musicians. To the € 1 Lis as | 14th. January tétperature for the cessity might compel the calling of an extra session. The situation has not changed. The calling of an extra ses- sion depends largely upon the action or non-action of the Democrats in the present Congress, The Republican leaders would gard the calling of an extra session of Congress as great misfortune for their party, although of the Ire- a some ing about “what we'd do.” The lead- ers know that just as soon as a finan- cial bill is reported to the Republican House, a situation not widely House will at once be developed; that marked in their own as in the Demo- cratic party; hence their dread of an extra session the year before a Presi- dential campaign. Although a large proportion of the Democratic members of the House have returned to Washington, there is nothing in sight upon which to pre- diet with any degree of certainty what ¢y reform bill. In order that there might be no that every Democratic member might feel at liberty to propose amendments, President Cleveland has allowed it to j be perfectly understood that he is not rency reform, but is ready hinds with the Democrats gress upon any plan that can be agreed upon. When the House Wed- nesday the discussion of the bill will be resumed and continued for the rest of this week. that no definite programme has been arranged. to join in meets ocratic caucus to consider the bill and proposed amendments will be this week and that something will be decided upon. Senator Cameron, of Pa., has just shown that a man may have Presi- dential aspirations—aspirations are all guard his tongue: eron was peculiarly interested in the Mahone lot, and that it was has for four years been able to prevent for a new Government Printing Office, has long been known in Washington. But that did not prevent general sur- prise when Senator Cameron made the flat-footed statement that the Senate would agree to the purchase of the Mahone lot, and shat only. Not very complimentary to the Democratic ma- . jority of the Senate, eh ? Secretary Gresham presented the new Austro-Hungarian minister to the President Saturday afternoon. It hav- ing been reported that the new minis- ter was under instructions to demand on behalf of his government certain tariff concessions with a notice that retaliation upon American products would follow a refusal on the part of this government, he has seen and ask- ed if the report was true. He stated positively that his government had given no such instructions, and that it had taken no action whatever con- cerning the new tariff. Hé added that he did not anticipate any com- mercial trouble between his govern ment and the United States on ac- count of the new tariff. Senator Cockrell, of Mo., chairman of the Senate committee on appropria- tions, takes no stock in there being any serious attempt made to defeat the clause in the urgency appropriation bill appropriating money to meet the expenses of collecting the income tax, notwithstanding reports which pre- tend to give the details of a combina- tion organized to defeat that appro- priation in the Senate. Mr. Cockrell says he intends to get the bill before the Senate as soon as possible and that he anticipates no trouble in getting it passed. Senator Quay is said to be preparing an endless speech which he proposes to make against the bill, and Senator Lodge is also credited with a lesire to talk against it. Senator Hill figures in all the rumors about what is The addresses and recitations were | rendered with such elegance that we | can call them nothing short of perfec- [tion. The children did not appear | with the usual sing-song speech, but { spoke as orators, and to add to the | spice of all, Miss Lillie M. Rice, of Lock Haven, a well known and expe- | rienced speaker, gave the audience the { benefit of one of her best orations. | The listeners joined in commending | Rev, Hertz for the excellent manner | by which he arranged and conducted, { what all agree as being the best enter- { tainment ever held in the place, py . A High Priced Calf. The famous Jones county calf case, { involving the ownership ofa $2 calf, {| which has been in the courts of Iowa |since 1878, is still in litigation, the | latest phase of the suit having been | the decision by the Supreme Court of | that State by which the costs of $2886.- | 84 having been charged to the defen- {dants. The original parties in the | dispute have long since ! | passed yond earth's pastures, and the original { calf has doubtless contributed its skin | to cover many of the law books array- {ed in the controversy. Nevertheless, furnished sustenance for one generation of attorneys, and, the animal has er. lays of the law-—good enough to be | stuffed as an object lesson . Wp New Year Squibs. { 1895 came in as bright and smiling i as a silver dollar. | Bleighing is good, and it has been { cold enough to prevent a thaw, The Teachers’ Institute was a suc. and a credit to superintendent | Gramley and all participants. Newt. Spangler, esq., with the be- | ginning of the year became the Demo- { cratic County Chairman. Geo. Benner, merchant at the sta- tion, will skip to Bellefonte next April Css house rooms, There is very little sickness in any { part of the valley at this time. Pity the doctors. The prospect for an ice crop is good and some of the crystalized water is already being housed. Such of our patrons who kindly re- sponded to our requests to square up arrears before close of the old year, have our thanks and an extra wish for a Happy New Year. Now let the rear come up too. A Valuable Wood. Black walnut is scarce wood thése days, but old farms about Philadel- phia still afford to the cabinet maker noble specimens of the tree. It is said that a black walnut 100 years old will fetch in that region $100. Ro says a news note. It would bring more than $100 if only half as old. Walnut of any kind is valuable, and he is the wise man who plants his waste land in that kind of wood or lines his way- side fences with such trees, Ifa young farmer does so he will live to reap a fortune. ——————— Carlton Cornwell, foreman of the Gazette, Middletown, N, J., believes that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy should be in every home. He used it for a cold and it effected a speedy cure, He says: “It is indeed a grand reme- dy, I can recommend to all. I have also seen it used for whooping cough, with the best results.”” 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills, and 8B. M. Swartz, Tusseyville. AL Mi Died at the Age of 93, Miss Emily L. Gerry, daughter of Elbridge Gerry, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and vice president of the United States, died at her home in New Haven, Conn., Saturday night, 93 years, She has been for many ou the sole remaining child of any of the signers of the declaration. accepted, ample notice will be given of the date on whichsuch animals will be treated, Address all communications cerning the matter to H. J. WATRES, Professor of Agriculture, State College, Pa. Wo py Selling Mard Clder The owner of a cider mill in Bedford county recently disposed of of the surplus stock which had become “hard.” Subsequently he was charg- ed with violating the law to the sale of intoxicants and convicted. In expounding the law the judge said the act of assembly in prohibiting the sale of liquor without license, ete., makes no mention of cider, but prohibits the sale of liquors that are spirituous or vinous, and those that are malt brewed. Cider being neither malt brewed, must be classed as or vinous, or it would not with the act. Judge Peck charged in substance that if fermentation had taken place to such an extent that the { sugar in the apple juice had charged into alcohol, the cider then vinous and within the matter how small percentage alcohol might be, and the fact that the cider intoxicating, if would be good evidence of the fact sOHme as and or be classed become Was act, no of the was that alcohol was present in the cider, and i therefore vinous. This case is i tant for the reason that it will settle a HI por- { doubt in the minds of a large number { of persons who make cider as to their | making themselves criminally liable | for the sale of it. 7 Jn Tuesday evening two young men py A Contemptible Trick i | this place. Arriving here they | their horse in front of the bank build- i men when coming to the place where | they had left their horse and sleigh, : : | but they were unable to find them. | Ateleven o'clock the young men | concluded to start on their way home walking, thinking the horse might have broken loose and started home, and they might oveatake him. The the foot of the mountain. It is sup- posed the horse had been driven by some one during the evening and then taken up there, where it was left stand- ing all night without any covering. This was a most concemptible trick and if the parties who did it could be found they should be severely punish- ed. It was a young horse and might There is good reason for the popular ity of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Davis & Buzard, of West Montery, Clarion Co., Pa., say: “It has cured people that our physicians could do nothing for. We persuaded them to try a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and they now recommend it with the rest of us.” 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills, and 8. M. Swartz, Tusseyville. tel nti Madeline is After Willie, It is said on good authority that the attorneys for Madeline Pollard con- template following Congressman Breckinridge on his lecturing tour throughout the country in an effort to attach the receipts in payment of Miss Pollard’s verdict for breach of promise. This will be done, it is said, by filing a transcript of the judgment had in Washington in each place the Col. lee- tures and basing a creditor's bill upon that, New Landlord, D. C. Keller, of Turbotville, will re- turn to this county again the coming spring. He will locate at Bellefonte, and mine host of the hotel now by Gottlieb Haag, known as the Cummings house, flying in all directions, thrown, it was by . supernatural means. forks, ladles, never remained more five supposed, Knives, ele, min- spoons, than utes on the dresser, after having been placed there, but were thrown in va- rious directions about the house: and as the more believing portion of the neighbors asserted, it was no uncom- mon thing to see them thrown through ! the solid wall of the leaving any mark of their passage in house, without all! the purpose of trading some of his no- the w A peddler who stopped for tions to Kern, asserted that he had not min- utes before his hat and dog were thrown through the wall of the kitchen. t It not to presumed that was influenced propagating this story by the hope assembling a crowd around his wagon. | been in the house more than ten into | is be he adjoining yard. he in of During these transactions, Kern had a numerous crowd daily at his house, and on Sundays there was a gathering at his door, such as the most eloquent divine would have failed to assemble. I oa Of these, the major part came prepar- ed to believe all they saw, and all the y Of course, there I'he of the visitors—a might hear. Was no lack of true stories. unbelieving portion very small men of kept and readily discovered number, for sense generally staid their th the daughters at home eyes open, the old were the ft woman and witches, and threw the knives, forks. who Called, A witch doctor was with il wg and mysterious rites were performed, exorcizsms were chanted, and of Seripture nailed to door window in the house. The however, set the doctor at naught, and baffled all his schemes. At length a party of young men, residing in New Berlin, resolved to try their skill at taking evil spirits. One of them hav- ing procured a mask, pair of furred gloves, and other neces- sary apparatus, set out with the rest, in the afternoon, and arrived at Kern's {early in the evening. At their request ete. proceeded, great solemnity, to ex- HH pel the ev rit. Divers magical | texts every and witches, a flaxen-wig, a hour. At { length, when all the visitors, except | | satisfaction, until a late to commence operations. They desired to see how the witches acted stairs, and were accordingly conducted up the ladder, accompanied by the whole fam- ily. In the meantime, one of the par- ty, who had a remarkably hoarse and deep-toned voice, and who was to act | the part of the devil, was notified by a | preconcerted signal—for he had not! entered the house—to prepare for ac-| tion. He accordingly put on his wig | and mask, which he rubbed with phos- | phorus, and wrapped himself in a buf- | falo-skin. The party upstairs were | well provided with squibs. One of them had a piece of phosphorous, with which he wrote on the wall such words | as “‘devil,” “hell,” ete., in a number of | places. The signal being given, the | candle was extinguished,’ the squibs distributed most copiously, and the horrid words on the wall shone out in liquid fire. The barrels and furniture in the room were trundled about the floor, and an astounding uproar was kept up for some minutes. Presently a terrific roar was heard from below. All parties ran to the stair