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VOL. LXXIV.
[HISTORICAL NOTES.
By MR. J.D. MURRAY.
Ever since the passage of the public schoo! law, or free school law, As it
is sometimes called, there has been continued progress. In 1834, when the
lnw was established and put into force there was undoubtedly many weak
points which had to be overcoine, and this had to be done priacipally by
perience, but the friends of the system clung tenaciously to what they thought
was going to be a great boon to thelr eaildren ant ehildren’s children aad in
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this we veuture to say they were not disappointed and some of its advocates
lived to see their grand children making great progress in those firmly estab-
lished institutions of learning.
Notwithstanding the apparent and visible good this new law was work-
ing there were still opponents found in every nook and corner of the stale, but
year by year this opposition grew weaker, so much so tha! they did not muke
any further efforl to have the law repealed,
people of the state very hard; it raised their taxes and they could not see that
they were deriving any benetit, Why they should be taxed to educate the
chiidren of other families, and not have a child about them, they could
This law did seem to strike some
not comprehend. Some held large possessions and all this property being us-
sessed for school purposes it imposed upon them a high tax and not a child to
This did look to them like a very unjust law aud an iofrin
it
RE-
would
send to school.
ment upon their rights and they therefore bitterly opposed it, and
Lave takea more and deeper philosophy
couvinee them that benetits do sometiwes come ia an indirect way.
At that time
who would show a willinguess to favor auy plausible good measure as long
did
of the world have been more or less sensitive about
than can generally be produced to
it was in many respects as it is today; there were those
as it not reach their pockets, aad it does appear tast men ia all ng
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his new
school law was not advocated on the ground that if enseted it would le
their child education
their pockets,
be x
primary
children
expensive to have the very poor give
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i Over Lis so. to be
There was provision made by law al
helped from the very start, aud no doubt the same provisiv.a was made in oth-
er stales and territories. The inhabitaats of Pennsylvania wanted something
better; something more progressive, aud we have reason to believe that many
persons voled agaiust the new system who in their hearts were ia favor of it, but
Lie
IL wus a matter between their good judgment and their pocket books, and
question, ‘shall I vote for tue depletion of my pocket book or shall I vote for
tuis new and untried school system,” had to be decided one way or the other
As above remarked, people will always first consider, how will this aflect n 3
financial standing ? Will the new law, or change of custom, be detrimental
to iny business or will it be an advantage to me?
This disposition of man is inherent, and was felt among men as far back
La order to prove this we will refer you
It
good success at that place and was not fiadiog much o
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as the beginning of the Christian era.
ba :k to Paul's preaching at Ephesus. appears that Paul was meeting with
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ed fearlessly and persuadiogly that there be no gods which are made with
Demetrius, who was a
sition, but he preach-
hunds. There was a certain man among them pamed
silversmith and he and others were engaged in making silver shrines for the
great Goddess Diana. Demetrius saw plainly that if Paul would be permit
ted to continue the preaching, that there be no gods which are made with
huuds, his business would sufler, because the people would quit worshipping
\the great Goddess Diana and there would be no shrines needed, therefore his
I caused a great uproar io the city of Ephe
clerk Paul
becaiue a great enédmy of Paul an
TRE HALL, PA., TI
CHILDRENS DAY,
Presbyterians Observed the Day Sundgy
Faorenoon,
Children's Day
observed Sunday forenoon in the Pres.
The exercises
byterian church, con-
sisted of Ringing,
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Rev,
recitations, and
short address the pastor,
Schuyler,
Ihe following children participated:
Helen Wilson, Nina Slick,
Saul, Mary Rearick, Elsie tearielk,
Mary Kennedy, Mary Delinda Potter,
Emma Saul, Mabel Arney, lizzie
Winkleblech, Herbert Goodhart, John |
denkirk, James William
Bradford, Miles Rearick, Rufus Rea -
nlp
ge Sia
ick, Geor ek, Fred Black, [Ross |
Bushman, William K
A 50lo by Mary
of special
sly
nolics, she h
is worthy
1 19 I Sweet
child-like. Her
best
thild voice and sings
Singing was oue of numbers
in the program.
Me
Crawford as
EW
preparation
Frank Smith and
I in
i ;
ang execution of tue
isle the
musical feature
[ the program.
The deco alin
displ
of
ecorations and bou-
commities Aye
g
ers, palms and
afr
cused
ANTI-VEERIUM RULE.
Win
clans Mailln
Withhold Second
Privileges,
Rey
3
inquiries
Postal Authorities
%
Bever
il weeks rier noe
it
a departmental
ticed the fact that were se
wit asking whether
rule would be regarded injurious to le-
ie
gitimale newspapers and periodicals, |
which will stop siwolutely all pre
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ducements rect or indireet, |
for
words,
minm i , ti I
of whatever a1 be
: In
publisher has fixed a price on his pub-
aud character,
sCriptions olher ile
tealion, any bonus or premium given
or
or
r, ombination
a second.
any co
except
thin
that
the
blication, shall wvitiate
subscription its relation
cinss rates of milage,
naracter of the replies received
ds
The
coniitms Lhe is policy
partment in
¢ more sober thinking and the town
what
Worshippiug
sux, and had it not been for t
right have been harmed. Thais is only a parallel case of is going ou |
avery where today, both in church and We
Groddess Diana made by haads, neither are we w wshippiog as we should, the |
stale. are not Lie
true God not made with haads, but we do worship the almighty dollars which |
are made with haods.
We fear the people of this generation do not appreciate the advantages of |
|
and superstition is on the wave, and that very perceptibly.
doing. lIguorance |
While
. he said;
the common school system; what it bas done and is stil
i cunver-
“The
#pooks aud all manuoer of hobgobling are fleeing before the enlightening influ-
ezices of education and we seldom hear anything about spooks; they seem to
have eatirely left us.”? If you were to ask the young people of today *‘did you
a intelligent mshi) ou this subject
sation with a neighbor,
ever sae a spook 7" the answer would almost invariably be, “no, I don’t know
what that is, papa and mama pever tell us aoything about them.” The pa-
reuts of today do not want to give such information to their children: they
would be ashamed to hear one of their children relate o s would
refl set on themselves severely, but there was a time whea i
perstition ruled supreme. ght and relate
chitldren sil manner of stories of the kind, aatil the poor little children w
Poor story, it
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gaorance aud su-
Parents would sit up at ui to their
ould
become afraid to go to bed, but happily the word $p2IK is on a fair way of be
coming obsolete and we are inclined to think that Webster and Worcester will
ta their next edition hardly meatioa the word on account of its being so hard
to define.
We have today many young ladies and gentlemen who are engaged in
the useful and honorable profession of teaching, all for t
Ask them how they ever became qualified
he benefit of society.
lo bLecowse instructors? Ask hie
youug man how he became gualified Yo hold suoh a place of trust and profit 7
He will be likely to reply, **1 to that
great auxiliary, the common school system,"
did? altribaie my stact in the world
Some of the younger people may wouder what kind of provisions were |
made by law for the aid and support of poor ehiildren at so! I'he way that
was done prior to 1834 was in this manner: When a neighborhood began to
see that there was a goodly number of children growing up around them, (we |
have now particular reference to the general district) ithe parents of those |
children would begin to think they would like to have their children learn to
read and write, that being about as high as their aspirations went. They
would then look around, but finding all the schools were too far away to send |
their children, perhaps two and three miles away from their home, the mat- i
ter would be discussed among the parents in the neightvorhood and it would |
be agreed that Mr. so and 80 make a canvass of the territory which seemed, to}
need a school very badly. !
In a short time Mr. W. was ready to report; he had found twenty-five |
children within a radius of three miles, Now, said one of the party, let us|
build a school house and have it ready to open school this fall before it gets so |
eold, so that we can send some of the smaller children before winter sets jo: |
the larger boys can go any time during the winter after the corn is in and the |
threshipg dove. Tuey had now fully decided to build a school house and this |
caused a great deal of excitement in the neighborhood among young Amerien, |
A great many questions would be asked sucu as, “I wonder who they will get |
to teach ?"" which would likely be answered something like’ this, (especially |
if it came from a boy pot having a very good reputation,) “you will find that |
out, and if he is a big, stout man, full of courage, he will flog you every day.”
This reminds we of an account given and published, by a man from the
state of Maine, who wrote from actual experience, He had been a school
teacher, or, as it was expressed in those days, one who keeps school. The sc i
count given by this man showed that it was more becessary for a man to have
muscle than brains to keep anything like an orderly school in the country,
The person who wrote the article reported himself as being a successful school
teacher, but he seemed to attribute Lis success more to Lis muscle than to his
knowledge of reading, writing and arithmetic, for that was all that was taught
in those country schools, and we have reason to believe that many of those
country boys and girls and their parents never knew that there were any othe
er branches to study. The question of building a school house was now fully
settled, and the next question that occupied the minds of the men, women
and children was, on whose farm will this house be built ? The farmers were
all willing to give the right of way and all agreed that the most accessible spot
should be chosen. Figally a location is settled on; along the main publie
road on the farm of John Jones, just where the lane Joins the publie road; on
the opposite side of this lane the land is owned by James Peck and he was well
pleased that the house is located there, his land on the opposite side being
wood land.
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Several communications were omit | Mrs. W. L. Kurtz, of
ted on secount of late arrival, Please
send in reports not later than Wed-
nesday morning,
He SI Af Wa Ai
Berlin, accom
panied by her children, is in Bellefonte
at present, and Saturday will go to
Lewisburg, her former home,
to exclude these “premium publica
t from the second-class mail priv-
and a rule to that effect will be
nege,
issued,
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A Kind and iospitable Woman Ded
Reg
i
deat of
vid Rhineamith, whi
ir of |
yorter will #
Mra. Da-
wrred Wed-
her |
The readers of the |
to hear of the
noo
week al
I de
Was subject to heart trouble and it was
wat
: ,
ellefonte,
noesds
Ay even
i
her
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that caused
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aea
it
i. Her age was about
Years,
The dece
uth side
the
having
i on the farm now
pad is well known on
# of Centre county,
for many years live
occupied by Samtuel Durst, at Earlys-
town.
Daniel Mothersbatugh, and a sister
Mother of
Fhe following are also
Amanda, of Bunbury:
Susie Lehker, of Renovo: Mrs.
Altoona; Mrs, Priscilla
De. HH. H., Beech
Creek, and Mack, of Renovo,
The funeral
She was a daughter of the late
of
Owen Boalsburg.
sah,
and
Mrs
Sarah
brothers
sisters:
Hartswick,
Glenn, Lemont; of
i
Mrs, Rualuesmith was
lace Saturday |
] in
i=
home |
tok
dy to whom
for
any persons were
bospitaiity. Her
in you felt as comfortable as though
You were in your own home. She
kindly remembered by all who knew |
her,
Besides her husband, the deceased
leaves three children: Daniel, Clear-
field; William, Bellefonte; Miss Bessie,
at home.
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in
Backoell University Common coment.
The fifty-first annual Commence!
ment of Bucknell University, Lewis.
burg, Pa., will take place June 15th
to 19th inclusive. The celebrated
Germania band of Reading has been en !
Among the speakers selected |
ment.
from the senior class is A. H. Allison,
of Spring Mills, !
The following are to be commences
tment speakers: President Harris,
Baccalaureate sermon; W. T. CO
Hanna, D. D., educational sermon;!
D., address to
Academy; Hon, John H. Wanamaker,
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SDAY, JUNE I:
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COMMENCEMENT AT STATE.
{ A liriet
Heduneea
munds,
teport fo Lueul}
i
Pennsylvania State College just pass
led through its most successful colleg:
ih
| dred young people were added to the
| year, and since yesterday half a ©
The commencement
Inrgely
| college's alumni,
| exercises were attended an
proved of more than ordinary interest
Miles Arney, the highest honor man
| is from this place. He had not
the highest markings of his class, bul
only
the best grade given any student for
number of years, Miss Grace Alexan-
Hall, the 3
female in the class, also took honors.
der, also from Centre only
The Junior oratorieal prize wns woi
by Daniel Webster of
Second prize wus aul Edgar
OF
Nirayer,
given Pi
Smith, of Lebanon,
ait
It wis
{ure of Tue slay 's program
Jud
1 4
ait
Fhe alumni luncheon was
by sbout five hundred ¢
the chief fea
‘ d
. Beaver
Hests,
ia Court
sided,
{
ern i
Superior
pre
Juries 1
f
{
ho with
hie Re i thlican t wl
icket
ules swept Key.
stone state, Judge Grier is a typical
{ Was sen
he
0 fu
: yel
an eye t
that speaks
and Prof.
with 1 fees ¢
Pattee fo
lowed hoice remarks
Bramwell, Vir-
Frauklin B. .
¥
§
inin, oke of
Were
Ged
Mins
Hnershiner, Cap
Boal, Prof, John D. Mq«
Miss Lizzie
W. Smith.
The students in field drill looked ex-
tty. Fair
pplauded.
drill a half hundred
Vue
Wer,
Boo KE,
telle Acker,
2a ilow
Bailey . oS,
ceedingly ne
frequently a After th
3
tS sUrroun
the
$
studen
isred to them that
be bad seen he felt assured the cour
’
tl
try was safe in
average age of the men he led out
battle not exceed their
which was judged to be twe
to
would YW 1
t $i
niy.: that
i ¢
these youug men were capable then of
caring for {he country’s interests, and
that those who stood before him were
better equippe d now to do the salle,
The old board of trustees was electe
with Mr. Herr,
Clinton county, was succeeded Ly
i
two exceptions of |
thie
t
ate Grange
Mr. Hill, and Judge Gordon, of Clear. |
p=
1
v is
Bellefonte, Judge Gor- |
i
the se- |
I*etion of Mr, who will
represent Lhe alumui hereafter.
Orvis, amily
The State College Thespians present.
d “Lend Me Five Shillings” and i
i
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large audi.
After the play or
buudred people gathered on tie
letic to
tried three
offenses. The!
court was conducted with ail possibile |
The imps paraded hye-
seven
grounds as speciators fie
Ho oF!
against |
two offenders aud one sequitted, The
reading of wills of the doomed : the
cremation and the sophomores were
sophomores no more,
ee AIM a ———
W. W. Dellett ta W. Virginia
W. W. Dellett, formerly of this
place, is about to take charge of a
large farm in West Virginia, at Cherry
Run. The tract belongs to a wealthy
Pittsvurger who secured Mr. Delle: t
manager, who will move these
from his present home in Homestead,
is in the SBhenandoa
Valley, and is adapted to the growing
of peaches, and all kinds of berries.
The farm is stocked with thorough-
ed hogs and fine poultry.
QO y -
Tribute of Respect,
In as much as the Angel of Death has soon fit to
enter the ranks of our sid take away our
highly esteemod and honored bro hor, Henry P.
Hankey, of Potters Mille, who was a charter men
ber of Centre Hall Lowige N . LO oo F.,
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and who, until death removed him our
interest in ite welfare,
midsl, look an active
there be it
Resolved, That while we several and as
Indge deeply mourn the loss of 0 valuable .
member as brother Sankey, to whose family we
extend our sincere and heartfelt pathy in
their bares vement, yot we bow in Bumble sub-
mission to the Divine will sud commend hem Yo
Jim Who doeth ail things well, for cone
Re olved, That these resolutions be spread on
the miottes of this Lodge and presente
| 0 40 the family Of war ont The on
Sexi
Liey Do published in I iar
will act »
- DEININGER,
address to Institute; Hon. Walter M.
Chandler, address to Literary Socle-
tios; Charles A, Boars, Address to the
Alumni.
Business Stand for Sale,
W. W. Bool, of Centre Hall, offers
for sale his private residence, business
place, and established retail carriage
and wagon hardware trade. This is
a first-class stand for any one wanting
to carry a general line of hardware
in addition to the above. The estabe
lished trade in bicycles, plumbing sup-
plies, ete, will be included iu the deal.
The location is the best to be had In
the town, Batisfactory reason will be
given for selling. This will be a good
1901,
Former Centre Conntuin ead
. i. §
xXyra Crotzer, 10 former! resided
in Centre ¢ t
ward He
peacefully sleeg
May 19th, at Bell
Den wi fl
winty, hans passed to his re
breathed i
Munday
He hipd
{
il
HOOH
trouble b
on Saturday
Sunday morning |
went buck
eal cane,
Decensed +
native of
he moved
tana, si
resident of
Pretty June Wedding
bagaq
;
b
Wr.
: bride and groom.
edd a semi
3. Harman read tl
Ae service of
Mi Wille ar
e
iO 58 US]
Miss Wo f
iy and is held
t of oy
ws OF iret : Bi
stleriin
i Known
utieman and is re
§
inder most ‘orable cireumst
anid have th wt wishes of a lar
’
gircle of friends. Tuc following - 1
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The presents received by
were nunacrous
moa distance
Wer
§6¥1 =
Hin
Gast, of M 2
H.
y Mrs. Luckenbach,
i. of
18.
iBdungart,
Deore, of i
jpehimnua University, Selinsgrove
Y. KK 1
Thursday, June
¥
L Rates to Exposition,
g 5 x
Aad $:003
(ia
thie
Pennsylvania Railroad Co upauy will
ran a special excursion to Buflalo on
account of the Pan- \merican
Exe
only ou trains indicated, will be
Ex posi.
tion, irsion tickets, good going |
i
sold |
at rates given below:
Rockville b
Dauphin - b
Clark's Ferry ba
Halilax ba Bn
Mitlershtlig v bX4s
Ly keus bY.
Miflinbarg e545
Coburn ay
Hising Spring @ 80s
Centre Hall, a8 is
Oak Hail, d 8.35
Lamond...
‘ qd 8.39
‘a’ stop ouly vn signal,
b Passengers will connect with with
excursion train at Bunbury, leaving at
1248 P. M.
¢ Passengers will conneet with ex.
cursion train at Williamsport, leaving
at 1.60 P. M.
d Passengers will conneot with ex-
cuarsion train at Lock Haven, Laving
at 2. 26 P, M.
Tickets will be good to return ony re
gular trains until June 19, inclusive,
but will not be good in parlor or sleep-
ing cars iv either direction. 13-2.
SRL ith, date, a
Farior Tables,
Bmith Bros., of Spring Mills, have
uy unsually fine stock of parlor tables
quartered oak and polished, on hand;
UA. MM,
wi
NO.
25,
TOWH AND COUNTY NEWS,
TEREST
3
ie ther
mometlers 1
('}
} in
the |
heerved
iidre
Bpring
wi Monday doling some
ow
A Lion
Adloona,
Fredric He,
sutre Hall
have rela.
’rof. John D. Meyer w
8 “ tari | f $3
fs inci
¥
onventions
given most
knee-bags
ount of
them.
H. Mor-
Hart.
repre-
al the
Huei late
exercises this
m of the
ili-
tary Academy, B
ive by the
+ Ph. D
nship, is super-
andant ni abit
eaaent ok 1s iustita
rmerly of Po
tion.
Brenneman ar-
Friday eve: ing.
with her
hus-
r West Vir
4
AE RO accept ia po-
remain
as her
may send the
io
* week Lhe last of his
0 ts for confirmation.
inciudes Banking Commis
Major General Miller,
Agriculture Hamilton
mmissioner Durham.
printmen
sioner Reeder,
sSoecretary of
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on
surance
Miss Grace Boob and Chas, Weiser,
Saturduy will go to Hartleton for a
Miss Grace, although
young in years, acts as type-writer for
her father W. W. Boob, and ean prob-
ably manipulate a type-writer as rap.
idly as the majority of her class who
are mature in years,
few days’ stay.
Prof. Enos Hess, who for a number of
years has been connected with the
Pennsylvania Stale College, has so
cepted the overseeing of a large farm
in Virginia. Mr. Hess is well versed
in the theory of farming, and no doubt
can put his information into practical
D. H. Meyer, of Tusseyville, Thurs-
day went to Lock Haven, to consult
with ose of the hospital physicians
who had Mr. Meyers in charge while
recently.
The gentleman is much improved
physically, sid speaks of the Look
Haven Hospital in the highest terms,
Mr. and Mre, Willis P. Breon, of Co-
burn, drove to Centre Hall Saturday,
and on the way up stopped with
Perry Breon. Mr, Breon relates that
the wheat prospect on his farm is
very good; that the grass hoppers last
season damaged the coming hay eropy
aid that potato bugs and caterpillam
were unsuslly plentiful,
Busan, John Samuel, and William
Samuel were the names of three chil
dren baptized in the Presbyterian
church Sanday. Surely the good old
uniues are once more supplanting the
wanufactured surnames. A few years
ago, dear littls Susan, had she had
aunts nimed Susan, Sarah, Hannah,
Margaret, Jane and Auna would have
ers ever in stock in the valley, Th
goods are offered at remarkably low
figures.
iho this: or fetta
sar baon-mar-jen-an-xty ;) thre x ty wddy
merely to make the utc sound prety.