OL. LXXVI1]. MEYER. §, 145 J May 24, grand in Washing- ton, D. C,, of the Army of comprising the 15th and and the Army of Georgia, comprising the 14th and 20th Corps review Tennessee, 17th Corps ; and May 30th, last review of the Army Corps at Bailey's Cross A great crowd of people in attendance. the last June 3rd, broke camp for ed to Washington, D. C., { five miles where we boarded a freight train, seals as us Harrisburg, Pa. June 4, in the freight train all night; reached Harrisburg at? bundred hours. 8 In fifty Marched tance, one and miles ; time, fourteen Camp Curtin, two miles, iment disbanded ; June 7, men reg paid off and discharged started home ag free citi Ow? June J% War Qise way. by gen Department, th inued as I} years of ¢ charge of these children rate they the for the Matters drag- | had pot =o sit the hired help. ged my da livin experienc i Was atl times easant snd He «lowly along tot jai unpi likely al ¢ children, likely also for SAYS he great worry of | when ours { Griffin Rote, g Lear Pa.,) paid us a vigit and seemed to take a great inter est in matters at the old home, es. pecially in me ; he gave me coin aud asked me if I would like to go home | with him. It did not take me long to | decide and I said: yes, I will go. 1 was wild with delight, for I would then be out of the reach of the cudgel of the bired help. But, let us remark in passing that the cudgel of the hired help was hardly misapplied and pos sibly was a muuch needed appliance at the time. None of us ever harbored any ill-will toward any of the hired help, poor girls ; all of thew: hiave long since passed away, and all had many troubles of their own, father, for some time ole | f £5 uncle Halona, Hil I was seven years old and three miles was the greatest distance I had ever been away from bome and had never slept in the house of a stranger, I was all anticipation when uncle told me hie would send me to school where the pupils spoke English only. I went, and after passing through a siege of home-sickness, I was happy in the family of Uncle Rote and a nu- merous bevy of young cousins, older and younger than myself, From thence forward I was with strangers much of the time. Years passed rapidly ; I was regularly at school. At ten years of age I made the fires and swept the school-house every day, for which the teacher gave me flity cents a month, At sixteen I was assistant teacher in a large village school, and received for my services board, tuition and practice in teaching. At the close of this school I opened a '' pay school, '’ and received sixty two and a half cents per scholar per month and boarded round ; that is, I bad [ree board with my patrons and went to a different place every day ; wo on, “round and round the circle’ At seventeen I taught my first term of public or ** free school, '* near Milltheim pupils en i, ranging twenty-five years » LOW-RATE TOUR TO DENVER, {| Vis Pennsylvania Hallrond, Account Inter nations! Covention Epworth League, League held On aceount of the Epworth and was paid twenty dollars a mont! A special Pullman equip- teaching eountry schools prior to this ferry could be hire i contract, wenty dollar mark. our months was considered ng term for country schools Very fh I followed I was successful and was lighted wit my chosen profession, which for several vears, war between I age and the war had been wien the loog-brewiug ** the Slates'’ broke out, was nine fen YeRTs of iN progress lor one year, It was now my desire to go to war, One day while on a business trip to Millheim, I met un fellow student of Andrew Musser, who had been at the Aaronsburg, and a very We the war, all-nbsorbing subject at the told me mine old Academy at warm friend, spoke of the great, time. He company fi be was raising a inquired thought any recruits could in I am full of the war and whether 1 secured Brush Valley snd out Rebersburg., 1 said : go Youug EOolnDg second Lieu and our Is valley Bi iIniking about He said he had s to War tenant mmission for me if I would and he i in ip fili up his company, this ofler. Hi I filled them gat Reb atid put t at once scoepted me =ome Gls to i tit up ; war PW niestie fin Ng week hem Monday, July 3, arriving at on Wednesday, Tickets covering round-trip Pullman aceomoda- tions { one berth ) going, and all meals {in dining car when traveling on spe- cinl train, will be sold at the following New York, $6350; Philadelphia, $61.75 ; Baltimore, $60 00 Washiogton, $60.00 very low rates ; Harrisburg, 5; Williamsport, $50.75 ; Altoona, al porportiooate ron other stations, These tickets will to either Colorado Springs, or Pueblo, and will be good ih i i W750: and rates % $ £5 § fr be good for pas- Hage Denver, for return passage on regular trains Lo either of above-mentioned points not later than July 14. Deposit of tickets with Joint Agent at either Denver, Colorado Springs, or Pueblo leave the not later than July 14 and payment of fee of fifty cenls secures an exteusion of the above points not later than August 5, of return limit to leave either These liberal return limits will en- the resoris Yel- Canyon and Clark , for which peed-rate tickets will be able tourists to take advantage of to Lie many delightful side trips J o) in the Colorado Mountains, { lowstone Park, the Grand of | Arizona, and the Lewis i - | Exposition at Portland i $ | BPECIRE TRG {sale at Denver, Colorado Bprings, | for in war, and I was dis hied myself to | andl greatly I'he refore, WOOLY Wes! of cow boys, viders We engaged irive i Cattle [1 y Fexas and Mexico north-west, graze them there, bring them by rail to In this busiuess we had all sorts of adventures with poisonous insects and Indians to our We never got into a times we did not seen house for weeks, nor a tree for days. heart's content, house and at We hauled our orovisions and water, and dry munnure ( Buffalo chips ) with us, for fuel for baking and cooking, in a wagon drawn by six oxen. We rode, camped and slept in the grass; many a time at night-fall when the “off men’ would look for a smooth, grassy plot whereon to sieep, we would with our quirts or great * Spanish cattle whips, ”’ with a stock one foot long and a very heavy plaited lash twelve feet long, whip two or three prairie rattlesnakes out of the grass where we proposed to nestle, During storms, rains and high winds every man was required to be in the saddle day and night continuous. ly, often twenty-four to forty-eight hours, Indians, wolves and reptiles were not our only deadly foes, but every cow and steer in our herd of two thou- sand head were our enemies. The were long-horned, savage brutes and, having always been attended by mounted men, they would not tolerate a footman in their presence, As soon as they got sight of a man on foot the most viscious of them would bellow rush at him with heads down and tails io the air, and a * quick mount was then in order ; once in the saddle, the bulls were satisfled, This kind of life in some respects was worse than war, and two years of it was enough to make me strike for my Pennsylvania home. I returned east and resumed the pro- fession of teaching ; was elected prin- cipal of the 3rd ward schools in the city of Lock Haven, and held sald po- sitien for thirteen consecutive years during which time I also practiced dentistry, in which profession I held two diplomas, In 1888 I left the teacher's profes sion and took a Post Graduate course of two years at the University of Mey. land, a famous medical college in the ¢ity of Baltimore, where I again grado: sted in dentistry, includiog all the edical branches except obstetrics, in | 1860, since which time I follow. Hmap ony, in tame (To) i i i Coueerni HEY, mid Ret spentls be mailed Nat Gad po CONFREHENCUE REVORTY CONULLUDED Ad vasion to he Meld Croce joarned Wednesday Nest rersburg i jedd Ai Ieee session Hasskarl, HR £2 *, rials brought Ihe matured rium phn Sed] sOWH Las i ia wen #1 al ine harvest, | ar- preacuer s | was consider- | “In the] Rev, W, M. Hearick ; ‘In the delivery of the Rev. J. 1. Btonecypher; * How secure the Holy Spirit's aid,” L. McConnell. The general discussion was participated in by Dr. Boal, Dr. SBchuyler, Dr. Hasskarl, Rev. MeConnell, Rev. J. M. Rearick and ev, Bheeder. The discussions on these subjects were clear, and magni- fled the office and work of the Spirit, masking the preacher helpless without His guidance. Wednesday afternoon a short time occupied in the transaction of business, receiving reports of officers and committees, After this an exe. gesis was given by Dr. Hasskarl on Galations 3:19, The children’s hour was introduced by music by the children and prayer by Rev. Bheeder. The children were interestingly entertained and instruct. ed by Rev. Bixler and Rev. W. M. Rearick. The sermon Wednesday evening was delivered by Rev. Bheeder, from 1 John 8:14. Dr, Hasskarl and Rev. W. M. Rearick conducted the altar service. Rev, Schoeh, president of conference, thanked the people of Centre Hall for their kind hospitality, Remarks were made by Rev, McConnell and Rev, J. M. Rearick, and conference adjourned to meet in Rebersburg in the fall, ——— A A Not ss Butler Spoon, General John P, Taylor, of Reeds. ville, is in possession of a highly prized relic in the shape of a spoon which no doubt was a part of the pur- chase price paid by William Penn for the territory now comprising the great state of Pennsylvania. The spoon was found in 1870, while the Genersl was having excavating done near his dwelling, the foundation for which was laid not less than one hundred years ago. The relic was discovered at a depth of about four feet, is solid sliver, and has * Willlam Penn” handsomely engraved upon it. The fact that General Taylor's find was un- earthed within oie mile of the camp of the celebrated chief Logan, it may reasonably be presumed that the spoon was at one time the property of the noted chief, and a part of the consider. ation paid the red men for the terri. ihe ur for discussion ed, The need of the Holy Spirit,” three reparation of the sermon, i having “8 iy the subject i under divisions i Was tory the wealth in mineral of which is caloulation, HURSDAY, JUNE 1 | DRILLING i Drilling in was set to work at in The drill twelve o'clock mid- night, the dividing point of Friday and Saturday. Except for the intermission of twenty-four { Bunday ) the drill cessantly penetrating the earth, At the drilling has reached a depth of 50 feet, passing of rock. Mr. Brown, who has spent his entire life for al various depths in mother earth, is very progress unlucky hours has since been in- this writing, Wednesday uoon, through Various strats in search treasures hidden sanguine that the drill he is now driv- ing will bring profitable returns to company for whom he It is generally presumed that the state. the in operating. ly derrick was located at random some six months ago, but the case, and when, for reasons not under the such is not control of the corporation, it was « 1905, FOR OIL, el PAAAAAAAAAAAARALAALAAARLARSAARA TP PTY YP YT PY YP YY YY YY RYT YY YT YT eee CUE VYVOEVIYYYTYYYSY YY W. B. MINGLE, ESO. ught to be sche thie » that ve pt ae Inesed at sink the ah promisii ail IR ved most 3 fry & tional lot inVesLIgaLion sinclies were Overs me, drilling bas proven the licti ni; every stratum bs ¢ thus far is i i an augury of evelopment of coal, gas or It will be of interest to the average reader of the Centre Reporter to know somethiog of the corporation that fs Hall, the corporation name even being prac- tically unknown to the msjority. back of the prospecting at Centr The Penns Valley Oil and Manufac- turing Company, the official title of the corporation, incorporated under the laws of Delaware, in the spring of 1903. The capital stock $100,000, and headquariers at hurst. The officers of the tion are : " President : C. A. VanGordor, Hazlehurst Secretary . B. F. Siarskey, Buffalo, N. ¥. Tressurer ©: Dr. 8 8B Mackenzie, Bolivar, N Promoter : W. B, Mingle, Esq , Contre Hall Contractor : W, H. Brown, Mt. Jewell Was is Hszle- Corpora- X. Mr. Mingle, who has been the or- iginator and promoter of the scheme, is to be congratulated upon his success of having brought the project toa point where human powers are no longer of consequence to success or failure. It required floanciering, di plomacy and sticktuitiveness to bring the matter to this point, the ultimate success depends on what nature has stored within several thousand feet of the earth's surface. There isa limit | to the ingenuity of mankind in devel. oping the earth’s treasures—that limit has been reached in this case-it re- mains now only to be seen whether or not there are treasures within the | drill’s reach. | The corporation, through its pro moter, has leased fully ten thousand acres of land in Penns Valley. In this neighborhood the leases cover | nearly the whole of the mountain and valley tracts. Mr. Brown, the cons tractor, is bound to sink a shaft at least three thousand feet, providing nothing is discovered at a less depth. This depth will be a fair test. The price agreed upon is $1.50 a foot. i Among the stockholders in the com- | pany is one of the largest operators in the oil region which insures the co- operation of a man of the widest ex- perience in oil field development. While some of the directors of the company are local men of means, the msjority of them are from other local. ities and are well acquainted with and interested in oll and gas fields in other sections. The company is not want. ing in funds to make » thorough that i i thst day ti ve lo nish it i Wa to possil iy not 1 to give Brown 11 that xl passed away. Perhaps the reader issmiling, but how the men their that Mr consented thst should n« be put in motion until the evi Friday might bring? many of you do unacknowledged ser- vices to the mysterious and unknown, fucation entiraly whose training aod have not the succeeded in destroying effect of and learned and believed in youth. potencies charms ——— FROM A GEOLOGIVAS sTANDYOINTY The Tes: Weil In Heilng Sank at Favorable Point, {BY PROF. C. BR Ni a Most Fi It is almost universally agreed by scientists that miveral oil is the result of the decomposition of either animal or vegetable matter. The oil itself is a bydrocarbon, and carbon, the principal element, is the main constituent of all plant life, as well ss aimost the entire substance of animal fats and oils, Natural gas is also a hydrocarbon and chemically is closely related to mineral oil. The two are geterally found as same origin, Oil does not, like coal, require for its formation the accumulation of great masses of vegetable matter in one con tinuous body, but may be evolved chemically from rocks containing scat- tered remains of animal or vegetable matter. Originally it was supposed to be a product of coal ( from which fact it received the name ‘coal oil” ) but it has since been found in Jooalities widely separated from the coal mens. ures. Indeed, in the Pennsylvania and West Virginia oil regions, though petroleum and natural gas are found geographically in the same regions, yet geologically they do not belong to the same formation. There are found in many parts of the earth black shales, which when heated yield mineral oil. The supposition is that mineral oil formeriy existed in this form, or in minute detached portions, but due to the action of heat or other chemical agents in nature's laboratory, became detached from the rock and socumulated in massive deposits, The black Utica shaies, for instance, though containing no coal, (at least TOWN AND COUNTY HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL FROM ALI The Busquehanns mencement ith. Th \ the NTEREST PARTS. ot June open to pi Ver turday evening from 7 to 8 of The Yeari August Mrs wae i in this mother, Rearick, in this place She it will remain Mr, the EVO. Mover is one of { Evangelical publishing h and, with wihicl he has Deen coun Nan ’ i ¢ tried for Lis ecied [or a number of vears., Rand MOL thrice oung, aud who Tombs prison, York, a few weeks ago. her recognizance, alter the third mis- will pt 1 nurdey of aesar Y race track was released from the New Own a noted icliower, on carriage, be seen in Altoona June ina big musical show - at the Elev. enlb street operas house, N. formerly of Spring Mille, was iu town Saturday to shake bands with comrades and friends, he having just returned from Portland Mills, where he makes his bome with his son, Dr, P. W. Leitzell, Mr. Leitzell will make a trip to Illi- nois, in a week or more, where he will spend several months with his brothers, James Leitzell, old An old-fashioned barn raising was indulged in Saturday on the farm owned by W. F. SBmith, east of Mill beim, and occupied by John Zerby, according to the Journal. A large ad- dition was added to the barn which required » number of men to assist in handling the heavy timbers. During the raising a log rolled on Ezre Keen's foot, necessitating the use of crutches ever since. Among the callers Monday was J. B. Royer, of Bellefonte, who with Mrs. Royer returned from Lewistown where they visited the families of F. A. sod Hiram Lee. Mr. Royer re. ports the Burnham works in full blast and everything generally prospering in and about Lewistown. Mrs. Royer had her first experience in crossing the Beven Mountains, the rough roads over which fatigued her to such an ex tent that a stop at the Centre Hall ho tel was necessary, The breezes of outdoor America stir through the handsome pages of the Country Calendar's June number. From Btewart Edward White's glow ing account of how to reach and enjoy the snowy Blerras, his favorite camp ing ground, to John Burrough's prose poem of his peaceful woods and fields and flowers, there is throughout the freshness of the true outdoor spirit. It is also breathed by the beautiful greens (of the “Mountain Torrent’ on the cover, and the sumpiuousness of the many large half luatrations, .
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