pS w NR i VOL. LXXI. THE LOCAL INSTITUTE. TERESTING SESSIONS The Teachers Owned the Town Saturday.— Full Proceeding of the Sessions Dr, { Colfelt’s Lecture. of the] 2, was called | The second Local Institute year held in District No. to order Friday evening, March 4th, at | 7:15, in the Methodist church, Centre | Hall, by the District Chairman, Prof. | Geo. B. Snyder. ‘‘America’ was then | sung by the audience, with Prof. P. H. | Meyer presiding at the organ, where | he equaled the excellent work done at | the former Institute four weeks before. | The Institute was then formally | opened with a neat and appropriate | prayer by Rev. 8. H. Eisenberg, tor of the Reformed church of boro. Rev. J. M. Rearick then tender- ed the Teachers a most cordial wel-| come to Centre Hall, showing the cor- | relation and close relationship existing | between Religion and the Church, and Education and the Public Schools. The response was made by J. F. Me-| Cormick, of Ferguson township, showed very eloquently that the ad-| vancement and prosperity of the world | depends directly upon education. Aft- er these pleasant preliminaries the au- | dience—and by this time aisles as well | as seats were more than comfortabiy | filled—was put into still better humor | by a solo, rendered by Miss ilie Alexander, of Centre Hall. The speaker of the evening, Rev, Lawrence M. Colfelt, of State College, was then introduced and gave an ex-| ceedingly entertaining and instructive | lectureon “The Man with Open Eye.” After speaking of his father’s boyhood days at Potters Mills, referred to Balaam, Galvani, Whitney, Edison, and finally to Darwin, as w ho | cultivated the power of and saw and recognized the opporta- nities for knowledge or wealth every- where about them. He strongly ad- vised the boys of Penns valley to not go to the city to earn fi among the Allegheny far better opportunities, if a person but observes and sees them. paying a high tribute to the teacher of the public schools, saying that they deserve the highest respect of the com- munities where they labor, second only to the minister of the Al- | though Dr. Colfelt spoke for nearly an hour and a half, and to a house, yet all were sorry when he sat down. After singing by the audience and a few announcements by the chair, the session adjourned. Saturday morning's opened by a song from ‘‘Song Ship” and a prayer by Faus, Pastor the church which was placed at the disposal of the Iastitute. John Hos- terman then recited in good style a piece entitled ‘‘How the Beggar Taught the King.” R. D. Foreman then set the ball rolling on **The Advantages and Evils of free text books.” Dr. D. M. Wolf, of Spring Mills, followed with an ex- cellent talk full of thought. Supt Gramley, Prof. Rutt, J. F. McCormick | and A. 8B. Kerlin, Rev. Faus, Rev. | Rearick, Dr. Hosterman and D. A. | Tate also spoke briefly. Rev. Eisen- | berg, Rev. Rearick, H. I. Wise and | Dr. Hosterman then sang a selection entitled “Falling into Line. W. A. Krise opened the discussion on “How | to teach Civil Government supple mentary to U. 8. History,” inan able | manner followed by Prof. Ratt, who | had some excellent ideas on the sub- | ject. Prof. Gramley also spoke briefly, | closing the discourse. Miss Edna | Krumrine then recited “The Legend | pas- § our | who | Em-| he men obserbation | yriunes, as here mountains are He closed by gospel. crowded Session was ev, of a of the title, and the Quartette who had already delighted the audience so much rendered another selection, “I am Wandering Slowly Down.” “Which produces the Better College Btudent—the average Country School, or the City School with its compiex methods’ was then opened by J. F. McCormick and R. W. Wassen, both favoring the ungraded township school Prof. Rutt took the opposite side, and showed that many of our great scholars have been started in the city schools. After another of Prof. Mey- er's favorites—and he has a great many, for he is nothing if not versatile—the roll was then called showing that thir- ty teachers of Distriet No. 2 were pres- ent and the following very welcome visitors: County Baperintendent C. L. Gramley, Prof. Rutt, and Jesse Rearick; Misses Mabel Sankey and Irene Evans, of Gregg twp. and Misses M. Helen Bartholomew and Stella KE. Zerby, of Millheim. The morning session then closed after hearing Miss Gertrude Wieland recite “The wreck on the Hespers.” Saturday afternoon's session was opened by singing from ‘‘Song Ship,” after which D, Wagner Geiss discuss ed the topic “Would the schools be benefitted by observing Monday as a - holiday instead of call and singing by the lowed in after Saturday ? [ustitute which F. fol- Ww. order, of the gave a John T. President Centre Hall school board, then ness,’ Lee ' Attendance Law now in force, after “The followed sdvan- much-appreciated selection, con Light.” Prof Gramley with a brief telk, showing the tages of a uniform system of grading, and mentioning that all the ungraded of Centre excepting two tow uships had adopted the Berkey System of grading. Prof. then this system had been in Cambria county. Prof. A. R of the Bellefonte High School Ik = ho ls, county, Krise seccessful on Literature in the Pablic i holding up the higher and nobler lit- t Aa) emphat- variety of cited manner “dime novel” Miss Maybell Keller “The Widow" aud was followed by F. A. “I'he Parent's Duty to the Rev. Eisenberg iccally the in a fetching Foreman, who opened hers and ot things this last RO yd The on | timely discussion of topic. Keller A vote of thanks was then Hall for Prof. Rutt instructive itary, D. K. , and continued { the writer. given the citizens of Centre their hospitality; Dr. Wolf, and John T. Lee for their discussions; the trustees of the dist church for the of Miss lexander ck, Wise and Prof. Meyer for red. The writer ). Rearick was by build- Messrs, Hoster- excellent use their Emilie rende not included for kindly proffering his hall for the the and John Hos- ave been Ac- (i. B. 8 y Yin recitations b Ww Mise M yt terman ought knowledged. - Bp WASHINGTON. oll Keller also b Four-Deay Versonallv-Condacted Tour Penusylvania Railroad. afford t Wilkesbarre, In order to he residents of sunbury, Harrisburg, and neighboring cities in Pennsylvania an opportunity pec vantages of a personally-conducted tour to avail themselves of the liar ad- to Washington, the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company has arranged for a fou day tour to the National C al Monday, March 25, Special train will leave Williamsport M., Wilkesbarre 10.15 A. M., Sunbury 1.55 P. M. Mt. Carmel 1] A. M Harrisburg 3.30 P. M., stopping at the principal intermediate stations York. Connecting Hall 13 A. M. Returning, special train will leave Washington at 340 P. M., March 31 Al apit on wi and at train leaves at Tuesday, ; passen- Division will trains from Washing All return also on regular t.ains urday, April 2, inclusive. Roun tion, hotel accommodations {rom sup- use regular fo Nat- turning. tickets will be good until -trip rate, covering transporia- per on date of tour until afier luncheon on the following Thursday, $13 Williamsport, i from $13.75 from Wilkebsarre $12.00 from Sunbury, risburg, £13.60 from Centre Hall, and proportionate rates from other stations. distrib uted free on the train. Foritineraries, rates, tickets, and full information apply to ticket agents; E. 8. Harrar, Ticket Agent, Williamsport, of address Geo. Boyd, Agent, phia. el Division Pa.: Assistant General Broad Street Station, - +» NO WAR. - - the anpouncement that it does Our government at Washington dis claims having any cause to go to war with Spain. So it should be a settled matter there is to be no war. silicic s—— A Central American War. Specials from San Jose, Costa Rica and Nicaragua indicate that war be- tween these two Republics is unavoid- ble. Costa Rica is completely cut off from telegraphic communication with the outside world. The wires from Ban Jose to San Juan are in good con- dition, but the Government refuses to permit the transmission of messages, commercial, diplomatic or otherwise, The situation is really grave, Troops are hurrying to the front daily. eo a Married at Albany, N_Y. Miss Maggie Potter, west of Centre Hall, was married last week to Dr. Kent, of Albany, N. Y., at that place. The couple are at present located at the home ot the bride, but will reside at Albany, where the Dr. will resume his medical practice, For Rent.~-The Willow property in Centre Hall, suited for bakery, with ovens, tools and pans, is for rent. Ap- ply to Virginia C. Lobaugh, Miflin- town, Pa. 2 JRSDAY, NOI ANOTHER WOMEN SCRAPE, A Lively Cowhiding Affair at Philipsburg, Centre county is becoming famous for notorious scrapes with women in them. Not for a long time past has Philips inci- It was shortly after eight o'clock when a vehicle drew up in front of a hotel in said town containing three persons, a lady, supposed to the Supper was ordered for the three, lady was directed to the driver. The upstairs par- afterwards she but hardly Was summon. had she taken another wom- Shortly per, at the au rapidly when the trance of the hotel, tripped lightly to the around the table entered women's en- up- stairs ist parlor, cast a hasty glance room, and not finding the object of her search there, came down the hotel. Woman the dining umber two stairs and left number one, from room had observed n go up stairs, eCOgnizZing his and, g her, immediately left the dining room, and going out of the the wred to husband folds { Of and procseded to give number one the hotel, was standing on pavement front the y drew when number two appe: in demanded know her the of her, and whereabouts of a cowhide from her dress severest kind of a castigation. The attack was vigorously resisted and at one time it looked as if the bat- tie would be by the attacked par- but the cowhide proved successful, The battle tracted an immense throng of persons, the appearance the that won between the two women at- bel on ac- the they curiosity ng all of the and greater sount fine of combatants fact were strangers A later sccount rays: A man named Beck, YOUDE Wo- w hose residence for- merly was in Bellefonte, but Lock Haven, Rion, Assmnore While Rinn's wife et Miss Beck n and made a bh more re- cently at in with J. L. to the P supper. company of Lock Haven, drove and ordered dining The oo = The as above stated, on the pavement when ipping took place. After the whipping Rinn and his wife went the Lloyd house Wp house the tered, the in room alleged wife saw upstairs asty exit. two met the horse-wl LATE "WAR" NOTES, Bi d any of her war sl azil denies that Spain has ‘hi V it fe HPs, FRA pre- pared to sell ships, ment to for prepared Our gover 0 is rushing work be are being pr epare War Torpedo boats to go into action, Congress passed the bill providing for two new regime Two frovers are on nis of artillery. do | to Cuba, more Spanish torpe the way vhed that to the of 84 $6,000,000 from private sources. It has been telegrag Spain has secured assistance A bill has mak been introduced in con greas ing appropriations for na- $50,000,000 be expended at the of the available until June 390, 1598, Washing cretion From ton a special rush to have tie country as Maine court of inquiry may be held ———— A A TAIRA A Teacher Without fall Papils, Last Maurice township, Bedford county, to the Paradise school. For some reason Mr. Stayer incurred the displeasure of the patrons and pupils, and for the last three or four weeks no one has at- tended the school, but the teacher has been on hand each day. He has been asked to resign, but has refused to do 80. A few days ago some of the citi zens nailed the door shut and took the stovepipe down and broke it. The di- rectors, hearing of what had happened opened the door and mended the stove- pipe, and now Stayer is still holding the fort. The directors are in a quan- dary. n——— i o—— For some time, I have suffered with rheumatism and tried every imagina- ble remedy, without effect. Mr. F. G. 8. Wells advised me to try Chamber- lain’s Pain Balm, telling me that it had cured many cases of long standing like mine. I have used four bottles and feel sure that one more bottle will make my cure complete.—A, P, Kontz, Claremore, Ark. Sold by 8. M. Bwartz, Tusseyville; F. A. Carson, Potters Mills; J. H. Ross, Linden Hall and H. F. Rossman, Spring Mills, The Musical College, Freeburg, Sny- der county, Pa., is one of the a schools of musi¢ in the count $33 will pay for a term of six weeks fo struction and board. Spring w 3. For ad- dress, 3 oor Swniofam it » WASHINGTON LETTER. WAR WITH SPAIN BOUND TO COME VERY SOON ing Up of the Malne.~Cuba Cannot be Bought to Avert War, March 7.—There 18 WwW ASHINGTON, the galling to the administration is aggravating and average American, gardless of his political affiliation, is diffienlt to understand, is moving heaven and earth to borrow to fight openly pre- paring for war by having Congress ap- re- It when Spain money and to buy warships us, why we should not be propriate the money needed to buy ad- ditional warships and to put us on a war footing generally, instead of tending that the which the pre- preparations for war administration is making, not only to the extent of available propriations but in ap- ap- pro- anticipation of propuiations, are routine We and it seems nonsensical trying Mr. Me Kinley as everybody else merely ceedings. are not fooling Spain, to fool ourselves, knows just » knows, that there at war will be the epl- Spain will is not one chance in ten th He ance of blood money knows that Bed faom ountenanced, and that a peace at any price policy would have no sup- porters outside of Wall street connections, and its Knowing these things make t the it is his duty to ask Congress to the necessary appropriations to pu country in a proper condition of de- fense and to enable it to give Spain the dur- val- itching for It doing so would Naval Court Spain has been cast- that Court g the last of fact, would thrashing it has been ing the id exc last year or two. is No use to claim that be a reflection upon the of Iaquiry. f 80, ing numerously dt But, reflections upon quite irin few it be any more reflec ask for the from ( to make for war proper and needed preparation fi as a matier tion to openly A MIE TEeRS money than it is to be secretly making condi- contracts for the same thing, of Congress has not even yet to make 7 man in ¢ tional in that asked not a ask that the but anticipation appropriations been There is probably ‘ongress who would a gun be fired in advance of diet of th much that ver. inas thinks that that the destruc was not an accident, of e Court of wly dict will show Maine doubt that a Congress would like to see the nqguary, as every now ver ¢ tion of the there is little majority admin- istration openly making ready to fight after that verdict is rendered. Few men in Congress are willing to believe the rumors connecting Mr. Mo Kinley's name with the scheme | Cuba from Spain. Some of his advis- ers may be in the scheme, but Mr. Me- Kinley ought to know the people this country well enough to know that they would bury every man out ment of Cuban bonds which would go to holders of Spanish | bonds, scheme is the present If this | the universal sentiment of our people cent | national honor, but not one | Spanish bond-holders, {owing to threats of the opposition {if they do. At a secret meeting of the {it was decided to make another at- tempt to ratify the treaty. session of Congress, jcise the administration, the Republi can party, or any individual Republi can, is another step towards the abso- lute throttling of free speech in the House, and is just asoutrageous as any of those in the same direction which have preceded it. From the birth of Congress the custom has been to allow the very widest latitude to members who made speeches while the House was sitting as the committee of the whole, but this new autocratic mumbo jumbo says that no Democrat will be allowed to make a political speech, ex- cept when the bill under consideration is purely political. This muzzling rule would be outrageous even if it were made to apply impartially to all mem- bers of the House, but when applied, as it has been, solely to anti-Republi- ean members it is more than outra- geous; it is depriving the representa- tives of the people of their constitu- tional right to be heard at all times, The U. 8. reward has been increased to $1,500 for the arrest of any person or persons who were connected with the killing of the negro postmaster at Lake City, 8. C., and his child, and a number of Government detectives have ¥ been put on the case. The members of the South Carolina delegation in Con- gress all say that the State authorities are also trying hard to run down and punish the perpetrators of this barba- or a ri APRIL JUROHRS, ollowing Is a List of Grand and Tra verse Jor for April Court. The following is a list of Grand and Traverse April Mon- and continuing for Jurymen drawn for the term of court, commencing day, April 25th two weeks: on 98, GRAND JURORS Wm. E. Lot Jone, yy IST WEEK. Irwin, Philipsburg Boro. I hilipsburg Boro Milesburg. Hunow Shoe (100, Wm, Wm. oh Ferguson, Henry Lewis, Taylor. Blair Alexander, L. E. Bwartz, Pe hi, Campbell, . Korman, Union. Walker Haines, ditner, (ie0, jou Liberty. D. B. Penn {} Zi Gramley, Miles, Ed. R. Hancock, Boggs, Lemuel Dougherty, B. Haines, : Sotsuaton . . Pl > \y Pi i John B H. Jas, Kimport, R. E. Haines, P. W. Bunkett, RBamuel Bzaisor, {ie ary, Philipsburg. Miles, Philipsburg Boro. , Howard Boro. , Howard. Liberty. Yeo, 3 her 1easant Shaw, B. Herring, Gregg. Harris, Stover, Halfmoon. Pa AVERSE JURORS ton. IET WEEK Joseph 8B. Bmith, Arista Lucas, Uni ‘harles C. Wetzel, Spring. Wm. D. Duke man, Collins Mattern Wm. Po WwW. W. Sp Ang Wm. Char les § Sayers, Rnow Shoe. Bellefoute. , Halfmoon. wnell, Boggs ler, Li Walker. Marion Lingle, Cre d, Rush. ahh Runner, Liberty. Adams, Ph Franklin Reese, Union. A. R. Price Wm. H. P John Gunsallus, J. T. Rothrock, lg. L. Emerick, Jacob ( Rush. i. H. Bloom, John Mc Shuman berty. Shaffer, Daniel C. James Garlan Jeremis Oscar lipsburg Taylor, ge, Belle Snow Shoe. f s fonte. Philipsburg. Centre Hall larr, Ferguson Gowan, Snow Shoe, Lyon, Spring. Shaffer, Bellefonte. Rramuel Wayne, Rash. David Frantz, Ferguson. Malcolm Laurie, Willis Weber, Miles, Wm. M. i Jas, Fleming, Thos. Riley, W. H. Hoy, Bpring. W. E. Bair, Miles, T. Beott Bailey, State College. Nathan J. McClosky, Curtin Wm. Heaton, Rush. Christ Shearer, Taylor. Thos, Watson, Boggs. J. Frank McCoy, Potter. (3. J. Woodring, Worth. Frank Yearick, Gregg. Ed. Griest, Unionville. P. 8. Richards, Taylor. Henry Kline, Spring. Adam Kelley, Benner, J. C. Bhowers, Bellefonte, T. J. Meyer, Philipsburg. Thomas Eckenroth, Union. TRAVERSE JURORS—2ZND WEEK. Bamuel Jellefonte ison (reps ison, (srege. Spring. Harris, Gideon Bechtol, SBnow Shoe. Roger T. Bayard, Bellefonte. of sanc Shawver, Potter. Fisher, Burnside. Geo. R. Quick, Boggs 8. D. Tice, Howard. Jas. Cokely, Boggs. Milton Nieman, Boggs. L. P. Lonnsberry, Bellefonta. Emory McA flee, Halfmoon. J. B. Heberling, Ferguson. D. Y. Hoy, State College. Charles Sharpless, Philipsburg. F. Gutelius, Millheim. Charles Smith, Bellefonte. John Gowland, Philipsburg. Elias Confer, Penn. C. M. Dale, College. Jacob Royer, Miles David Gingery, Huston. Frank Beck, Philipsburg. Sanford Stonebraker, Taylor, Phil. D. Foster, State College. J. D. Wagner, Ferguson. Wm. Glenn, Patton, acob Lee, Potter. D. L. Jones, Bellefonte. John R. Hosterman, Miles, D. B. Weaver, Miles. John Tate, Spring. Wm. Brandt, Boggs. J. I. Reed, Ferguson. John Yearick, Marion. Wm. T. Fulton, Boggs, John Griffith, Spring. Adam Rishel, Harris. nn A AI MP AAMAS. There are three little things which do more work than nahy other Shirve J) i tle things created-—the, the bee and DeWitt's L. ttle Ear the famous (jen, LOCAL ITEMS, Cullings of ore than Ordinary Interest from Everywhere. QUITS. Said a young and tactless husband To his inexperienced wife, “If you re 2 but give up leading such a fashionable life, And devote more time to cooking How to mix and when to bake Then perhaps you might make pastry Buch as mother used to make.’ And the wife, resenting, answered For the worm will turn, you Know “If you would but give Aud a seors of clubs or so, To devote more titne to business When to buy and what to stake Then perhaps you might make money a as father used to make,’ a Up horses i250 Fown is beginning to hum, ir; the ifs Li Reporter ; it : Bmith Bro's new b's sleam whistle b Mam Kowe is busy buildin eusles have about U. Hoffer, an old-lis & candid SEX) mark. porter subscribe s{-0ffi ce 4 ’ this & 3 Sunday, March m al i m. ; at Georges Valley at 2 Wallace, Newton Herbert Charles Wise, of Madisonburg, Seneca county, P- son of & Store, Yearick and have 0. “Reventy-Seven' —("777, ur i» Ht umj the cure preventi gists, 25c, The Ni Valley Rod and Gun club Friday received 1,000 wild quail The quail were turned woods of the reserve for of Grip and Colds, and the of Poeumonia. All hre ys’ famous Spe ific mn drug- fiany lowa. in the Hecla park. Polly Royer, unmarried, died at Penn Cave, on 28 February in her 83 Her remains were buried iu the hurch on Thursday lowing. Charles A. Lewisburg, has decided to leave that town and lo at Watsontown, April ist ; years ago he lived at Millheim, engaged as a watchmaker and jeweler. Gov. Hastings on 3rd appointed F. W. Crider, of Bellefonte, a trustee of the State Insane Hospital at Danville, to fill the vacancy caused by the death Wilson M. Gearhart, of Danville. Too many men in this country, says the Pittsburg Times, are eager to save the honor of the nation who ought to be saving their wives from breaking their backs scraping the bottom of an empty flour barrel. Millheim loses another mill, says the Journal. Confer’'s planing mill will be moved to Spring Mills on the 20th of this month, under the firm name of Spring Mills Planing Mill Company, Lim., with Harvey Confer, as manager. from loose at year. Union el foll cemetery § Stargis, of cate From all over the country, come worde of praise for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Here is a sample let- ter from Mrs. C. Bhep, of Little Rock, Ark.: “I was suffering from a very se- vere cold, when [| read of the cures that had been effected by Chamber Inin’s Cough Remedy. I concluded to give it a trial and sccordingly procur- ed a bottle. It gave me prompt relief, and I have the best reason for recom- mending it very highly, which 1 do Sit: | with pleasure.” For sale by 8 M, Ris- | govartz, Tusseyviie; F. A. Carson, Pot- sale | ters Mills; J. H. Ross, Linden Hail, pg H. F. Rossman, Spring Mills. —
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