VOL. LXXIIL.
DOG OWNERS ARE ANGRY.
THEY ARE OPPOSED TO PAYING AN
UNFAIR TAX.
An Exorbitaot Dog Tax to [Help Pay
County Orders.—A Political Soheme to
Make a Good Showieg.
From the Cen: ve Demoe. al.
We deem it appropriate to call the
publie’s attention to the imposition be-
ing practiced upon the dog owners of
this county. For some time the owo-
ers of dogs have been compelled to pay
about twice as much tax on their dogs |
a8 the law clearly indicates they
should. This is done for the purpose
of enabling the couniy commissioners
to collect about $1000 more than is nee-
essary, each year, to pay sheep claims;
and the extra fund is used to pay coun-
most $2,000, and the law seems to have
the effect of inducing people to kill
useless and sheepkilling curs, and the
claims thus are growing smaller,
These things are simply instances to
show the capacity of the present board
of commissioners, Fisher and Riddle,
who upon assuming control of the of-
fice thiee years ago notified Mr. Heck- |
man, the Democratic member, that he
was not expected (0 take any aciive
pait in the runoing of that depait-
ment,
do it themselves, and further intended
to run it too, without his
advice. For that reason he is not
sponsible for these
counsel
ed or had a voice in them.
es lp
A STRONG ARR ATGN ME NT,
ty machine and administered at
ty expenses and in this way they can
keep the millage down. This is not
just nor right, and in some ijostances
it is burdensome on huniers and oih-|
ers, In May 1893 an act was approved
for the “Taxing of Dogs aud the Pro-
tection of Sheep.” This act provides
that all dogs shall be taxed and the]
sum be kept apart from ober (uses ofl
i ; i
the county, and is to be used for the]
purpose of indemnifying any person
who suffered a loss of sheep by reason
of dogs destroying the same. This act
further says, in Section 2:
“Commissioners in each couniy and
councilmen of their respec.ive ciiies,
shall annually levy a tax upon each
dog so returned and within tae discre-
tion so given to such commissioners
and councilmen to such an a..io tid
will in their judgment create a SUFFI-
CIENT jund from whic all
damage caused to sheep, within the re-
spective counties, by a dog or dogs
during each current year, may be paid,
together with all necessary expenses
incurred in the adjustment of claims |
as hereinafter provided.”
(is
{oss or
That section very explicitly sets
forth that these monies are raised for
no other purpose than that of paying!
the loss of sheep and the county com-|
missioners are to estima.e, use their]
judgment, as to how much of a fund is |
needed each year for this purpose.
They can very easily do this from the |
experience in former years, and it
right bere, in the exercise of Lheir|
judgment, that they impose an unjust |
tax on the owners of dogs. BSeclion 9]
of this act provides that at the end of |
the year whaiever monies in excess of |
$200 of the dog tax remains in the]
hands of the County Treasurer, shall
be turned into the general couacy fund |
and this is the place where ihe abuse |
exists, According to the last year's]
statement by this means the commis- |
sioners paid claims amouniing to
$138 18, and turned $741.82 ioto the]
county fund and left $246.88 in the |
hands of the treasurer. The following |
statement, covering a period of four]
years, shows how this dog tax is being
farmed for other purposes:
SHEEP CLAIMS |
is
HO...
Last year r $741. 82 was taken from Lhe |
dog tax fund and put to the general |
fund. The previous year it was still
larger $1243.23, or over $2000 the last |
two years, or an income from the dogs |
to pay other bills to the amount of]
$1000 per year. This shows that the |
owners of dogs in this county are pay- |
ing twice as much dog tax as the act]
of assembly provides, and the county |
commissioners actually use one-half of |
the fund for other purposes. When |
they make a levy of $200 to pay $1100 |
of claims, there evidently is somethiog |
wrong with their judgment, No|
doubt if the dog owners would call the |
attention of the court to this abuse of |
the sheep law they would be restrain-
ed from laying such an excessive lax
in the future, The best way to put an
an end to this trouble is to get a new
set of Commissioners to conduct that
office in a legitimate way.
The law says if there is aoy sum in
excess of $200 left over at the end of
the year in the sheep faad, it shall be
turned over to the county. It does
not mean that the commissionersshall
see to it that they scoop $1,000 each
year by an excessive tax. Now if the
$2000 excessive dog tax in the last two
years, and the $5,000 siising from the
increase of the millage is taken from
that §9,000 Republican increase you
will commence to get at the real facts
of how well these commissioners have
been conducting that office. Any
board of commissioners can increase
the assets of the county by unjust and
excessive taxation.
In reply to this dog tax, we expect
to hear these gentlemen say that they
are following exactly the same course
as the former Democratic Board. But
it must be remembered that this law
was passed in 1893 and* went into foree
the following year. At first it was un-
known how large the sheep claims
would be. Then the first two years of
the act they had no income from un-
collected tax, of former years, as now
and taxes come in slowly. The sheep
beliest of the party boss, They have
political banks
gain, They have been loaned out
and to
They
his family, to his lis
his mercenaries
tenants
and his tools,
and stock gambling
politicians. Their has
by the same agencies for interest paid
to the treasurers, to other public offi-
to corrupt
tise been sold
the machine. They have been made
funds
elect
itself with
debauch the elections and
chine eandidates,
ring decades of machine rule.
In
over-rated or exaggerated
to all
noe re-
it
It is known
spect 1s
men,
mnfessions of the
records
onspirators, by books of account and
by Of
yy letters and private
guilty,
of the :
tained in power for another term
tp
Dida t Get "Em All
At the recent annual meeting
i Pennsylvania Fish
Scranton it was reported that over 50,- |
Commission
the |
id in- |
and distributed in the streams
state during the year,
of
This woul
fishermen have been modest. Even
their highest claims have not
gated the smallest fractional
the average number of fish
consigned annually to the
waters. After
have been honest in their reports.
aggre |
part
that
Pennsylva- |
nia
The Increase,
About 36,000,000 babies are born each |
than there are beats of the clock. A |
if the
in
| line of cradles, the cradles would gir- |
If carried one by onein |
| their mother’s arms past a given point
| the procession would continue night |
that all
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Died at Stormstown.
Mrs. Henry Stevens died
| Stormstown. Sbe was aged about 75
years. She is survived by her husband
Abedne-
| go, Blair and Lloyd, of Clearfield coun-
ty; George, of Martha; Vinton, of Ju-
lian; Mrs. Charles Blake and James, of
i Stormstown. The faneral took place
Wednesday afternoon.
A i SUBS
Died at Milton,
Mrs. Elizabeth Barber, widow of
Rev. Daniel Barber, a minister of the
Presbyterian church, died this morn-
ing at her home at Milton, after a long
illness with cancer. She was aged
eighty-six years, and was the aunt of
George M., Shannon and Wm. A.
Boal, of Centre Hall, and frequently
visited her relatives in this section.
Always Pallas Trade,
A properly constructed advertise
ment frequently creates a want of
which the reader was not previously
conscious, How many times does it
happen that people in reading adver-
tisements suddenly conclude they
want something which they see de
scribed, but which they had not pre-
viously thought they stood in need of.
Lectare in the M. KE, Church.
Rev. G, D. Pennepacker, D. D., of
Williamsport, Pa., will deliver an ad-
dress at Centre Hall M. E. church,
Tuesday evening, October, 24, '00, Bab-
jeet—"Hang On.” Admission 10
.,
Married,
At the Lutheran parsonage, Centre
Hall, Mr. Richard Brooks and Miss
Sarah BE. Wian were united in mar
riage by Rev. J. M. Rearick.
HE IS A MACHINE CANDIDATE,
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett, says the |
iment is now being exploited on funds |
contributed by the Quay machine, and |
it is not a violent presumption that
these funds came from the profiis of |
office-holders. The (rip to New York |
is the first chapter,
announced in a detail from the Tenth |
Jarnett
inte
accompany Colonel
canvass of the State inthe rest
date for slate treasurer.
thousand dollars will
it
go in
will not be
an indemnity bond to the
treasurer,
gion,
Barnett is in
Colonel says he
Does he
before and alter election?
The late treasurer, Haywood,
doubt gave a pledge of this character,
no
to
s LO
000 of State funds be handed over
the Quays for speculative purposes
pothing of the
to Quay in
immense
his processes of
Ano fA ———"
Dewey Notes
Two million visitors attended
Dewey's rizht hand became
Miss Helen Gould,
Her
residence
The New York Herald
that the money spent for the Dewey
last
oh
estimates
snd by the visitors,
week, including railroad fares, was
is the word |
The Admiral
and does not
for President,
with some Democrats.
Dewey
This is not
ideocy if tendered.
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Danger in Stove Polish
The fate of a young woman who liv.
N.J, In
to persons who have been in the habit |
As
ed at Burlington, a warning
of using liquid stove polish, she
surface
ig-
nited, the contents of the bottle which |
she held in one hand also blazed up, |
the burning fluid was spilled over her
reached |
urated such liquid to the hot
of the stove, the inflammable stufl
assistance
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Marriage Licenses,
The following marriage licenses
were issued during the past week:
George P. Clune, of Franklyn,
nango county, and Julia E. Brown,
Philipsburg.
Jacob T. MeCUool and Rosie 8,
Ve
of |
Uag-
Wm. Clarence Breon and Ada
{ ginia Wian, of Bellefonte,
Thomas A. Bennage, of Kelley X
{ Roads, Union Co., and Katie Long, of
Vir
David J. Kelley and Jean Steward
Shugert, of Bellefonte.
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Dogs After Sheep
Dogs got after a flock of sheep be-
longing to Lycurgus Lingle, at Ear.
leyatown on Monday night and play-
ed the very deal with the flock. Two
bead were killed and four others bad-
ly injured. Auditors assessed the dam-
ages at $25, but it may run higher as
the injured ones will likely die. The
standing with one foot in the grave at
present.
no i AI A SH
Roasted to Death.
The three-months-old child of Mr,
and Mrs. Jesse Hilborn, of State Run,
was roasted to death Sanday. The tot
was left asleep in a cradle in charge of
a three-year-old sister while its moth-
er went out into the yard to hang up
some clothes. The older child began
to play with the fire and ignited the
cradle. When the mother returned
she found the eradle in flames and the
babe a mass of charred flesh,
A Soiltzin Party,
The members of the M. E. Epworth
League held a snitzen' party a few
nights ago, for the benefit of Mission
work, They cut up a big lot of wind-
fallen apples which were dried for
them at the evaporator plant. The
dried fruit will be sold and the money
used for church work, They will re
alize a neat little sum as the result of
the night's work.
AIM A mn,
To Contestants,
The prize pumpkin contest inaugu-
rated by Montgomery & Co., clothiers,
closes on October 14th, and the firm
desire that all contesting for the prizes
have their pumpkin marked with the
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
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| FROM ALL PARTS.
|
{That Famous Bird look Is 8 Beauly. A
{ Debtor who Makes an Hooorable Use
ofthe Bankropiey Law,
We had a copy of the much noted
{ Birdbook in our hands for
{the olher day. It is an
looking affair, paper cover,
inches in thickness,
outlandish
ht
and
boliom and side
about ei
pazes uncut
untiimmed, the Lop,
marg
i
ins are each about two inches
macier about ~{ar
printed
2:x4) ipches
than
In the ablence of
more
white margia space,
an inlended steal,
book would have
But biauk
oppor univies for
thing mag-
{one-third size of Lhe
had for all.
mare furnished
fat sieals,
oom grea,
ius
great, The only
nilicent about it is the price, $65,000!
| when the maller realiv authoiized to
ibe printed in the
{ Cost about $500,
book, would have
Loside of this elephant are piciures of
the
chicken
bats, &c.
Holy Bit
gizzards,
used
chicken cunicken toes,
parts for giblet soups,
lice,
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chicken diseases, owls,
bizeer book than the le
Bo ple
Debtor's High Sense of Daly.
John MeNevin, Altoona,
was discharged from bankrupley Bep-
tember 4, presented an unusoval app!
in the United States Court on
He asked the Court to rest
the Shei iff {rom selling
of who
cation
«Rin
his
prope vy,
his trustees
realize more. Judge Buffing
reminded MeNes that he
ready been discharged from all
“Yes, le
not
may seit |}
on
in had al-
indebt-
the
je
edness, sally,” replied
My
ne
but morally.
lings will not permit to
{accept my dischaige in bankrupley
from
as
moral oblir
ail my debls,
If Lis
for $2000 less than it
I
| releasiog me my LH
as I 10
id
5
Lhat
Buffing
fi his
ior
of the
tend to do. properiy is so
would bring at
will have
pay.” Judge
hoooied MeNevin
but thou
ordinary for a man
1st
he
sentiment, hit it out
io foe]
debi
been
sacrifice his propeily fo
i .
had
pay
already Ie.
leased.
Here is anolher rare example of hon-
esiy.
Ra -
S.opped a RBosawarv.
The other day as James Spangler
was oul with his horse and springwag
he
| stopped al the foot of the hill below
{by the road. On the
For some reason {he |
LATE NEWS ITEMS
| Prices still have an upward tenden-
| ey, except in grain,
{ The late frosts damaged
| grapes in York state,
tons of
McKinley with wife and the entire
cabinet have started west,
The Canadian telegraph
been completed to Dawson,
line has
The large Ridgway tannery, recent-
ly burned, is in process of rebuilding
Ezcitement over the great honors
showered Dewey, caused the
the Admiral.
upon
deaih of an uncle of
Our Philippine fleet is to be reinfore
ed, there three
of Admiral Dewey
of the
postponed
by at once sending
war
ships on advice
The
has
trial
been
legislative bribers
after
ion lest the evidence be damaging
until
| elect
to the Quay cause,
Dewey advises McKinley to have
sea blockade and says
fu
an active army
is needed
lieves Aguinaldo will not yield.
bank cashier of the
bank, was arrested for
It's the old story,
kid gloves,
The
H.,
nen.
embezzle-
dude d
Giess,
sporting, #
fancy horse,
The
gold mines,
1c.
Boers have seized the
KE ng Innd has prov
million dollars for war, and will send
an army of 40,000 distance 7000
miles.
men ;
in the Transvaal and London
{out news from South Africa,
unknown whether the Boers
glin war or not.
The
day
bad be-
Moun-
battle,
They made a desperate attack on Ba-
Filipinos were repulsed,
morning, in an all<day
coor and int
killed,
A Bhamokin
married the other
26. A short time ceremony
the bride play the
street wiih other little girls,
jcans were
girl of 153 vears was
day to a f
alter the
was found at on
The prospect for war
i
being
ut a la-
to
boers
d.
Boers aud England is ugly,
ter attempt
about an
made
The
in the
is bring
adjustment. are
placing their army fiel
he rebels are a
the
and
planing
gn by moving
directic
again occupied Po
number of
1 arpa on
cans from two me,
rac. In one fight
troops inc
leaders have fallen, and the Philipinos
left 60 dead
Andree
{ per the bu
| buoy
our iuding two
North Pole
yy recently picked up. The
8 prearranged and
opened in the presence of expeils and
members
passed Lhe ns
was sign,
of the Swedish cabinet ;
| was found September, 9
Eng
| of war with
land has 7000 miles
the The United
Staies have 10,000 miles to their pic-
i nic with the Philipinos. John Ball
loers.,
{while Uncle
| weeks,
Sam requires about 12
Mrs, Swooer, hearing the oacket,
gaw what was coming
went
Thete was no harm dope save
was Lhe second heroic
i ps pol
The township and borough property
owners are grumbling muchly over
buidensome taxes, For example, Per-
ry Breon, ope of our most indasirious
farmers, has a tax-score of $161 doliars,
Others in proporvion. Taxpayers want
to keep a sharp eye on the meihods of
spending ther money. Some farmers
have litle or nothing leit alter their
taxes are paid. Economy and reform
are as much needed in towas and
Elocoioanry Ea ertaliament,
On Saturday evening, Oclober 7th,
an elocutionary enieitainment will be
given in Grange Hall, This interiain-
ment is entirely for the exiension of
Foreign Missions and will be given by
a lady who is prepaiing for the field.
Admission 10 cents. Doors open al 7
o'clock.
Hard on Farmers,
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Big Conl Land Dea’,
Ez-Governor Hastings, Colonel J.
I. Spangler, James A, McClain and
C, F. Fazer recenly purchased 77
acres of valuable coal land ia Elder
tow aship, Cambria county. The price
paid is said to have been over $100 an
acre for the tract.
A 1 A SY OS
Unclaimed Letters,
Letters remaining uncalled for io
the Centre Hall postoffice Oct. 1, 1509:
Miss Edoa Barkley, Mm. Sue Glen,
Mrs. Rachael Btover, A. M. Drake,
Harry Raymond. Persons calling for
above letters please state they are ad-
vertised, Gro. M. Boar, P. M,
Privmiame on Sealps,
The following amounts are paid for
scalps of certain animals killed in the
Commonwealth: For every wild eat,
name and address of the owner that
no error can be made, :
two dollars; for every fox, red or gray,
one dollar; for every mink, fifty cents,
| Bir Heary Irving devoted part of his
| summer holidays to writing an article,
{which be has given to The Ladies’
| Home Journal. 1t is called “Shakes
| peare in =mall Communities,” and
tells how the study, 1
followed in communities away
the larger centres,
from
Admiral Dewey received a rousing
recepiion on his arrival in Washing-
ton. The Admiral is now at his home
{in Vermont.
York exceeded anything of the kind |
heretofore. It is estimated (wo mill
jon strangers were in the city and the
triumphal arch was a megnificent
jece of artistic splendor.
ei omyrste cs -
The Milton Fair.
The Northumberland county fair is
going in full blast this week at Milton,
The weather has been favorable all
week and there fsa large attendance.
From this station sixteen tickets were
sold this morning to the fair grounds.
A special return train will be run from
Milton to Bellefonte this evening to
bring home the fair goers,
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No Bead No Citizen,
On Tuesday in naturalization court
at Bellefonte, nearly a score of foreign.
ers were refused naturalization by his
honor Judge Love, because they did
not possess a sufficient knowledge of
the Constitution and the laws of the
country.
A
How te Prevent Croup.
We have two children who are sab
ject to attacks of croup. Whenever an
attack is coming on my wife gives
them Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and it always prevents the attack. It
is a household necessity in this county
and no matter what else we run out of,
it would not do to be without Cham-
berlain’s Cough Remedy, More of it
in sold here than all other cough medi-
cines combined. J. M. Nickle, of
Nickle Bros, merchants, Nickleville,
For sale by J. H. Ross, Linden
all; 8. M. Swartz, Tusseyville; F. A.
NO. 39
LOCAL ITEMS,
Cullings of More than Ordinary Interest
from Everywhere.
The First Fire of the Season.
How it leaps, in dance excited,
How it sleeps, in trance delighted,
How it looms in liquid shining,
How it glooms in wan declining,
While around the hearth we gather,
One and all,
In the bleak and windy weather
Of the fall!
Friendly flame, remote Chaldean
=eers of the name effaced, Babean
Shepherds in the elder ages,
Persian bards in mystic pages,
Chee adored, for so divinely
Btreamed thy light,
Half we follow, and enshrine thee
Spirit bright !
Dear the friends each heart remembers
Asx in cheer we stir the embers,
Bid the ash renew its beauty,
Sparkle, flash and glow, till duty,
| Through the comfort of the hour,
i Wooes our soul,
| And we deem its sterner dower
| Life's best goal.
i
| 80 we dream pot visionary,
| When we deem the missionary
i Household fire, once more relighted
| Blazing higher the while united,
Round the hearth of home we gather,
One and all,
In the bleak and windy weather
i Of the fall !
~Ritchen Magazine,
Vole for Archey.
Apple pickers are busy.
Milder to-day, possibly rain.
Another rise of 25 cents in coal.
Linden Hall on up, apples plenty.
Heavy frosts morning of 1, 2 and 3.
Merchants here are offering 40 cents
| for potatoes.
W. F. Smith,
be a
of Millheim, is able to
bout again.
Rhone, of State
| granted a pension, §6.
Wm.
ranted a pension, $12,
{i Jacob College, was
Eminheiser, of Milesburg, was
Corn topping and huskiog is engag-
our farmers just now.
jing
Saturday last some early snowflakes
| were riding on the wind.
Joseph Bnook, an aged resident of
1qar valley,
Prof. Daniel
died on Monday,
| = is seriously ill.
, of Freeburg,
aged 75 years,
8. Boyer
Sunday morn there was nigh a
quarter inch of ioe on outdoor puddles.
Markets : Old wheat 68,
wheat 65¢. Oats 20¢c. Corn 2
Coburn
Lew 25.
Rye 35.
The proposed bridge across the river
from Sunbury to Shamokin Dam is
Coal shipments from the mines are
A bhindquarier of good beef taken on
at this office, between
now and February 1. Report soon.
Rev. Rearick’s appointments, San-
day, Oct. 8 : Centre Hall, 10 a. m. ; St.
; Georges valley,
The K. L. C. of the United Evangel-
ical church of Rebersburg, will hold
| an interesting anniversary exercise in
their church, Sunday evening.
Come to Centre Hall if looking for a
business location ; no liitle town has
belter facilities or equal healthiulness,
Rev. Orwig, one of the able men of
{ the United Evangelical church at its
headquarters in Cleveland, O., preach-
ed an interesing sermon in their church
in this place, Bunday evening.
Letters testamentary in the estate of
James G. Evans, late of Gregg town-
ship, are advertised in another colum.
L. Kryder Evans, J. Wells Evans,
John M. Evans, and Daniel M. Wolf,
are the Execulora.
Ren T. Clayton has been made su-
perintendent of the Nittany Rod and
Gun Club, vice Solomon Peck, re-
signed. The “Becond Annual Farm-
ers’ Day” will be given at the club
house on Saturday, Oct. 14, at which
there will be a pigeon shoot.
The only man in the world reported
to be worth over §1,000,000,000 is the
Anglicized German, Alfred Beit. He
is not yet 50, is well educated and
made his fortune in diamonds during
the past 24 years. We don’t want to
be loaded down so heavily as that.
Dewey surprised the New Yorkers
by getting into the harbor two days
ahead of time. That's his way of do-
ing things ; the Spaniards said he got
into Manila harbor ahead of time, so
he sailed out again, took his
sailed back, and that day the Dons
had to do without breakfast, dinner or
supper.
Henry Gable died Wednesday night,
aged 82 years. He was the oldest live
ing native born resident of Williams.
port, and for sixty years resided jo the