er.
Vall, LXXIN, —
BEKRY FURNISHES A POINTER, CHAUTAUQUA SUMMER SUHOOL
It was the policy of the gang when
in control of the State Treasury
favor the pet banks in which the State |
funds were deposited at the expense of | es : ;
listricts The shoo] | Summer School where the writer is
the districts, we school | g xia vacntie of
money was kept in the banks a: long | spending his vacation may be of lp.
. i
a8 possible ; the schools could wait for | Yates! to the readers of the Reporter.
their share of the geueral appropris- | ( hautauqua in a bestuitel summer
tion. ' State Treasurer Berry has re. | dussinh situated on Lake Chautauqua,
versed this policy. Under his admin- in the south western part of the state
istration the schools get their money Oy Sew Yorks Ret sty ils from
, five
on demand ; the banks are no longer ; ugols | . 8 and forty-five miles
. lt rom Buflalo.
favored by delay in payments. This .
Lake Chautauqua is about twenty
policy is as wise as it is just, has | ;
miles long and hs an average width
It |
: isfacti a)
ho feu ant. Sskistuction trough | of nearly four miles. Steamboats and
The Constitution makes it impers. |" boats in great numbers ply its
tive that the burden of the support of waters, Chautauqua town is a cluster
the common schools shall be in part of hotels and cottages numbering
laid upon the broad shoulders of the about four hundred buildings, besides
State. To delay disbursement of the school buildings, halls, church homes,
school appropriations, when the the large amphitheater, ete. There
money lies unused in the ireasury, is a
fraud upon the taxpayers out of whose
pockets the money has been original.
ly obtained, and a partial obstruction
of the beneficient purpose of the law in
promoting general education.
The improved management of the
Treasury Department, now that it has
been wrested from the hands of the
political pirates who have heretofore
farmed out of the funds of the Rtate
for the advancement of their
fortunes, should furnish inducement
pushing on the battle to put the con-
trol of all branches of the State govern-
ment in the hands of men opposed to
gang practices and gang rule. Berry
points the way in which Emery,
Black, Creasy snd Green will carry
forward the work of civie reform if
the fusion State ticket shall be elected
in November. Should a reform major-
ity be also secured in the next Legisia-
ture, no matier whether it be of one
political party or another, the most
beneficent consequences will have
been assured Al all
indications point to such a favorable
Interesting Letter from Kev ir, Gress
Who ts st Thet Institution Now,
toy
school
people in these cottages and hotels,
but in the winter season all is practical-
ly deserted,
The is
The
in
climate
perature
sixty-five
delightful.
Average LU these days
about degrees Fahrenheit,
The nights are very cool, made so by
the Inke breezes,
Sanitation is remarkably good.
parts of the United
Mtates and parts of Capada are here,
but there is not a single case
People from all
own
of con-
tagious disease, and little other sick-
ness excepting those who have come
here seeking health
The Sabbath day
served. No person
enter or leave Lhe
is strictly ob-
permitted to
grounds,
is
there be
ing some three hundred acres enclosed.
The boats are not out on Sunday, nor
Chautau-
Not a
this
time.
does the trolley car
except by
drop of liquor
stop at
qua, permission.
permitted
community at soy
Everybody is expected to drink
is in
summer
the
splendid water, mineral and common.
The people all church
evinced Bunday. At
audience
to hear
I'. Bailey ou methods of Bun-
Dr. RB. M.
religious education. The
denominational beld services
there He-
writer at-
At
Dwight
frook-
iyu, the successor of Dr. Henry Ward
Beecher, preached s magnificent ser-
present the
are
people, as was
nearly
result,
nine o'clock a. mm. =
gathered in the amphitheater
Prof, H
day
large
S———— >
REPUDIATING RUMORS
Hecretary Loeb, by direction of the
President, set at rest the carefully cir
culated rumors that Ronse.
velt would the
campaign in Pennsylvania. The re-
port had .t that in addition to
speeches at the dedication of the Siate
capitol and at York he would deliver
two political address at Phila-
delphis and the otter probably
Pittsburg. Ostensibly the
was Lo assist in the re-election of Re
publican Congressmen, but it was also
apparent that there was a large hope
that the effect might prove beneficial
to the State organization,
The official statement from Oyster
Bay disposes of this rumor promptly.
It states that the President will make
but two speeches in Pennsylvania, ove
at the Harrisburg dedication, and the |
other on the same day at the York |
fair, * neither. of which will
political charaeter.
This is in consofance with the Presi.
dent’s well-known practice of non-in-
tervention in State polities,
conceivable that there should
intention upon hia part to attempt to
instruct the volers of Pennsylvania as
to what they should do in a eampaign
for State officers, alihough it
possible that under the guise of aiding
school work, also
Hodge oun
President
Liouses
As
here,
project himself into
at teu o'clock is no
formed church
the Presbylerian service,
o'clock Dr. Newell
Hillis, of Plymouth Church,
his the
tended
eleven
one
in
purpose
i muon to a congregation of ten thousand
people, the seating capscity of tae
amphitheater.
At 2:30 o'clock Booker T.
at the head
negro race, spoke for an hour
Washing
of the
and a
half to an sudience equally as large as
that fthe morning. Probably twenty-
five different services were held during
the day at the different places,
ton, who stands
At 7:45 p. mi. the choir, consisting of
sume six bundred trained
gether with
Vvoioes, Lo
Organ, or-
chestra, quartet and soloists, rendered
a beautiful cantata by Assini, * Stabat
Mater”, * Mary standing by the
Cross’, to an audience of 10,000 peo-
It was pronounced one of the
finest productions ever given at Chav-
Tomorrow evening Mendels-
oratorio, * Elijah,”! will be
rendered by the same choir, orchestra
This week is called
woffa
a large pipe
It was in-
be any
pie.
Inuqus,
wan solin's
Congressional candidates Lie might un- uid soloists, mu-
fairly have lwen minde
that position,
The tenor of his
ment, however, leaves no doubt about
the point. Its as terse and emphatic
as was his previous of
Hecretary Hhaw's at empl to nse bis
name to further interests of a faction
in Iowa. The President, it
said, ** has not interfered, is not inter-
fering, and will not interfere in any
State campaign,’ The Pennsylvania
reiteration of this policy ought to dis-
pose of thal sort of campmigoing once
for all.
sic week.
I'he Chautauqua Bummer School
was originally Known as the Chautau-
qua Bunday School Assembly and is
pow in the thirty-third year of its his-
tory. The purpose of the movement
was to enlarge the conception of Bible
study and to provide under
ditions » wider and deeper
tion for religious teachers,
The development of Chautauqua
has been s logical and natural unfold.
ing of the original plan which in-
volved certain fundamental principles,
Chautauqua is religious, non-sectarian,
educative and rationally c.eative, Re-
ligious ideals, conceived in a truly
catholic and comprehensive way,
dominate the life of the institution,
There is constantly a large attend
ance at daily devotional services, at
conferences on religious themes, A
spirit of christian charity, kindness
and hospitality pervades this whole
simmer community.
The educational side of Chautauqua
hae had a remarkable growth, The
attempt to give nn broad training to
the Sunday school teacher resulted in
the adding of instruction in many col-
lateral subjects, Hpecial courses in
Innguages, history, literature, phi
lowophy, ethics, sciences have been
instituted. Ministers demanded He
brew, Creek, French and German,
The public school teachers were pro-
vided for along nedagogic lines, There
in u course in theology ; special courses
in Bible study, painting, drawing,
cooking, needle-work. Music is given
special attention,
There are one thousand students in
the music department. The school
has the proportions of a great system,
There are about three t d stu.
A
( Continued on next column, )
fa appear in
wecrelary’s atule-
repiidintion
Lew coon-
was then prepara
—— So ———————
Theodore Roosevelt, civil service res
former, is as fonda of patronage as the
practical politicians, Thirty enlisted
men have passed their preliminary ex-
aminations for commissions. Lest too
many of them should pass the fluals
they have been denied the detnil for
jnstruction which has always been
given before. The President has
ordered that not more than eighteen
of them shall be commissioned, twelve
places being reserved for gradustes
of colleges where military training ie
given, and he has now instructed the
War Department to save 8 number of
places for civilians whom he will
designate for examination These men
will neither have the military training
of the enlisted men nor the education
of the college graduates, Bat they
have fathers and uncles,
A—————— A AT
When it costs some rich people =o
much to live we are apt to wonder
why they do it.
Two may be able to live as cheaply
as one, but marriage generally proves
that two can live as extensively ns
one.
The prospect is bright that the
united effort of patriotic men may now
shake off permanently the debasing
thraldom that has hampered and dis-
graced the Commonwealth.
Our Constitution has
treated with contempt ; our laws have
been defied, public property and office
have been used as personal and party
spoil, and the government has been ad-
ministered as an incident to the
schemes of corrupt politicians in eon-
spirsey with the manipulators of pred-
atory wealth.
model been
This has beeu possible because the
voters, the overwhelming msjority of
whom are honest and patriotic, have,
past, by party
cries of no regard to
deluded
in
been
significance
Hiate or local matters
The Lincoln and Democratic
couveniions bave carefully
party
exciuded
from their platforms, as I understand
our
as an endorsement of or pledge to any
of the leaders or theories which may
the national arena,
In this crisis we must more and
Demo-
come before us in
be
better than Republicans and
Cras,
We must be champions of the glor-
ious cause of re-establishing constitu.
tional representative free government,
Indifterence to civic duty has for
forty years kept the State in bondage
to an unholy alliance of political cor-
and corporate greed. The
militant spirit of crusaders is peeded.
Animated by a lofty sense of patri-
otic duty, the people of Pennsylvania
of
the men who have despoiled and dis
ruption
should wrest the Btate from control
graced her. Bo long as lawless corpo-
rations control political organizations,
and so long as their organizations are
composed of men banded together for
illicit purposes, popular government is
a mockery and honest administration
is impossible,
We do not
regulate and make
to
it
the corporations to do
aim destroy, but to
impossible for
wrong. The
first step is to break the political ma-
chinery by means of which the wrong
Instead of submit.
ting to a system under which the cor-
porations make the laws, we should
see to it that
is accomplished.
the corporations
laws justly conceived and fairly drawn
#0 that neither the interests of the
public nor the rights of the corpors-
tions shall be endangered,
The realization of genuine
obey
reforms
depends upon the election of a legis
lature which will work in harmony
with the executive branch of the gov-
ernment,
Our election flaws wust be so amend-
Perhaps it is the natural result of
centralization that the Republican
Congressional Committee has sent out
a notification that the acts and the per-
sonality of the President must be kept
well to the front during the Congres.
gional campaign. Personal govern-
ment is to be pressed as far as it will
go. A Republican House is to be
chosen because it will do what the
President tells it to. As the Repub
liecans have been steadily stealing
power from the Btates and conferring
it upon the Federal Government, so it
is natural for them to strip power from
Congress and increase the prerogatives
of the President to the extent even of
making him the central figure in a
Congressional campaign,
Or it may be due to the profound be-
lief of the President, in which weak
senators and Representatives, most of
whom have a favor to seek, encourage
him, that he is enormously popular,
That this is a delusion can be shown
by figures. His large plurality two
years ago was due to the divisions in
their party which kept a million or two
Democrats from voting. Mr. Roose
velt did not get the full vote of his
party. He did not get an increase over
{ Continued from previous column.)
dents in all departments, and over one
hundred instructors, Many summer
schools all over the country have taken
their name from this Chautauqua.
Chautauqua has also public fune-
tions extended to include popular
lectures, concerts and entertainments,
as well as social clubs of many kinds,
Every element which goes to make up,
normal, sane, wholesome living is
provided here,
Dr. Hillis is one of the public lec
turers every day this week. Also Dr,
R. M. Hodge, Henry T. Baily, Dr. W,
J. Dawson, Prof. John KE. Vincent,
ete. 1 would consider Chautauqua
Hummer Hchool a great agency of
higher individual, pational, educa
tional, religious life. It is a beautiful
place to spend a few weeks pleasantly
snd profitably, physically, mentally
and spiritually.
ance to voters except in cases o
physical disability, and checkmate
fraud by providing for a of
the ballots when the ends of Justice
recount
demand.
In this tight of the people it is note-
worthy that among our leaders
found no grafters, with
scarred by collar of boss,
are
none necks
no
grabber, no political contract manipu-
lator, none whose names are sdsoc ated
with political pollution or public in-
famy. The horde of ballot-box stuffers,
pillage, are against us to a man. This
fact cannot fail to have a powerful ef-
fect upon the of
the Commonwealth.
intelligent citizens
Of equal significance is the fact that
against us, and our most active foe, is
the corporation which more than sny
other has amassed colessal fortunes by
means of special privileges granted at
the cost. and in violation of the rights,
f this Btate,
of the people of
we ized
means of advantages
and by
and en-
joyed in defiance of both the moral
and the statute law,
As a means of carrying into eflect
the principles of good government, ad-
ditional legislation is needed along the
lines of the merit system in the public
service, revision of the Inws
to
granting to electric railroads the right
to carry freight and express, eflective
food the
owning by milroads products
they transport,
rate of two cents per mile for passenger
traffic, the abolition of the system of
exacting fifty
per cent, excess of the regular rale in
the sale of books,
measures needed to secure to the pt
prog-
ress and the blessings of prosperity,
the
matters of legislation, the more secure-
revenue
with a view equalizing taxation,
iaws, prohibition of
{ the
of
a
pure
fixing maximum
extortion practiced in
mileage and other
bo
1}
it
lic a just share of the benefits of
he closer we get Lo people in
ly do we safeguard the state against
abuses, and the more nearly do we ap-
proximate to an ideal republic.
The priuciples of the referendum af-
ford a practical means for sscertain-
ing the popular will concerning (ues
tions of special interest
Ww
to the public.
A reference to the people of such mat.
ters as the of United
Senators, local option, the extraordi-
nary exercise of the of
the Btate and other questions of simi-
lar general character,
doubts which unsettle the judgment of
legislators, and remove
election Slates
police power
would resolve
important is
sues from the sphere of perpicious in-
fluences
mal increase of population would have
given him
But the President cannot be the plat
form in campaign.
The people are going to vote for Con-
gressmen who will execute what seems
tothem to be a wise and necessary
public policy. The Presiden may ie
sue instructions from Sagamore Hill to
“stand-pat,’’ but they are paying no
attention to him in Iowa. There are
indications in several other States that
they will pay no attention to him. If
the people realize that the tarifl ought
to be reduced, both as a measure of re
lief to themselves and as a means of
opening foreign markets to them, and
if they are opposed to the Roosevelt
variations of the Monroe doctrine and
to the President's unauthorized med-
dling with the aflairs of Banto Do-
mingo, they will choose members of
Congress who will carry out their
ideas, whether they like the President
personally or not, Very likely the
President thinks be is the whole Gov-
ernment, or ought to be ; he has given
many indications of thinking that,
But the people have Congressmen to
elect, and they will chose them with
regard to the work Congress has to do.
a Congressional
§
Will Test Road Law,
A number of taxpayers in Buffalo
| and Kelley townships, Union county
| have banded themselves together to
| test the constitutionality of the Sproul
road law. This law has already been
declared unconstitutional in Schuyl-
kill, Warrer and several other coun-
ties. It is the intention of the Union
county taxpayers to carry the test to
the higher courts,
Ba —— I I —————
Centre Stands by Quigley.
The Republican Senatorial Confer.
euce held at Philipsburg Friday was
adjourned Inte Friday night without a
nomination A number of ballots were
taken, but the Centre county conferees
stood solidly for Heary C. Quigley, of
Bellefonte, while the Clearfield county
delegation stood just as solidly for
Joseph W. Alexander. The confer.
ence will meet again on August 9,
2,
1906.
NO.
20.
DISTRICT 8. 8% CONVENTION.
At Tusseyville, lust Thursday — Sessions
Highly Interesting and Well Attended,
By W
liam Wagner Kerlin
The report of the Bunday-Bchool
at Tusseyville, Thursday, July
afternoon and evening, is as follows :
The afternoon session commenced at
1:50. A committee was appointed to |
elect officers.
tev. A. C. Lathrop then
2th, |
spoke on |
y 11
day-School aim to accomplish 7 He |
“ The aim should to secure
of the School; that]
the lessons should be deeply impressed
on the mind of the child, adult and
old, our surrender, |
our giving our all to the Lord should |
be the aim of the superintendent, other |
officers and teachers. Conversion is |
only the beginning, the Bunday-School
should aid in the culture of the
verted one.”
As the subject was then open
discussion Mrs. J. B. Spangler, of Tus- |
said : be
the instruction
Our conversion,
con- |
for |
seyville, and Mrs. W. H. Bchuyler, of |
Centre Hall, gave short but instract-|
ive talks.
“ The Spiritual fisherman's outfit ”’'
was the subject spoken on by Dr. W.
H. Bchuyler. He said he in
Evangelists, that it is a right way to]
win souls for Christ. A certain class
of Evangelists speak of * saving souls’ |
believes
We
or “winning souls.”” They putitioa |
way not using the strongest scripture,
as those expressions are seldom if ever
used in the Bible. Christ said, * Fol-
low me and I will make you fishers of
men.’ He who wins souls for Christ, |
especially the children,
Christ-like spirit,
the presence and
The
have a |
also have]
power of the Holy |
Bible that
must
he must
Bpirit, tells us the |
The idea is just as the soldier uses the i
sword in battle in like manner and for
the same purpose God uses His word.
on nominations then
Pres., C. E. Royer,
vice pres., A. B. Lee,
, Mrs. Harry Kream- |
treas., J. J.
Committee re- |
ported as follows
Rpriong Mills ;
Tussey ville ; we
er, Centre Hall ;
Potter townshij :
‘ Bible study for personal spiritual }
Dr
t, making a very deep and instructs |
Arney, |
growth.’ Jom spoke on this sub- |
jee
ive talk
“ sunday-School snd Sabbath
servance.”” Rev. G. W, Mclinay said
on this subject that observance of
ob
the |
only to lay away all}
holy
Sabbath was not
labor, but to keep it Commune |
with God. God said, " Remember |
the Sabbath day to keep it holy.”
You may fail to keep the Sabbath day
holy if you do not do a stroke of work.
You may write business or social let~
ters, lay an outline or a plan for the
week's work, or sit at home reading
the Sunday paper, while your next
door neighbor may think you are ob-
¢
:
serving the Sabbath because you are
perfectly quiet. The individual who
says he does not need Ww attend Sun-
day-School, preaching, etc, but that
he can stay sat home and resd his
Bible is often the person who does not
read the Bible,
Rev. 8. H. Deitzel also made an ex-
esllent talk on the same subjeel.
After the singing of a hymn and the
benediction by Dr. J. W. Boal, the
meeting adjourned until evening.
Evening session opened at 7:30 with
song service, followed by prayer by
Rev. Deitzel. A few minutes were
then devoted to business,
Rev. Mclinay gave an invitation for
the next convention to be held at
Spring Mills. The invitation was ac-
cepted, but no time for the next meet-
ing has beeu determined upon,
The roll of the schools in the districi
was then called. There are twenty-
two schools, fourteen of which were
represented, leaving eight unrep-
resented.
A solo was then sung by Mr. Chase,
a colored man from Philipsburg,
“ Interesting and holding boys.” On
this subject Rev. Schuyler said he be
lieved with Solomon, “Train up, a
child in the way he should go and
when he is old be shall not depart
from it.” If the parents wish their
children to stay in the SBunday-School
they must go to the Bunday-School
themeelves. The school should be
organized for young men as well as
the children ; it should be graded so
that as the child grows older he may
be promoted into a higher class.
“ The Sabbath-Bchool reaching and
interesting men.”’ Rev. A. A. Black,
of Boalsburg, gave a good talk on this
important subject.
r. Chase entertained the audience
with a few selections, fillowed by =
(quartet.
Rev, A. C. Lathrop theu gave an
explanation of the cradle roll and its
usefulness in the Bunday-School. He
said no Bunday-School Id be with.
out it. The cradle roll teaches little
dhildren from the time t can walk
until they are three years when
they are old enough to be oaaed in-
to the primary department,
A ek by Rev. Mcllnay was follow
Shy 3 fell selections by Mr. Chase,
prey: and benediction by Rev.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Charles McClellan has decided Lo
Wm. M. Houser, of Pleasant Gap ;
of McElhattan, were
Mise Lulu Btover and brother, of
Emerick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Gi.
Emerick.
held in
The box social Grange Ar-
Lutheran Bunday school classes, was
The net receipts
Rev, C. W. Rishel, pastor of the
Methodist church at Elysburg, was up
to look after his farm, near Centre
Hill, which is being ably conducted
Mrs. Rebecca Floray, Mrs D. F.
It is on scoount of the delightful
her
Pittsburg and
She started
Henney will repeat
trobe,
to La
points
tour
trip
other
the
nearby. on
Miss Ray Fleisher is here from Cali-
She is the daughter of Urish
occurred about
a year ago. While in Centre Hall,
Miss Fleisher is the guest of her aunt,
Mm. E. W. Crawford.
Wim. Swabb,
Orns.
of Linden Hall, was in
week to visit his uncle,
Harry Bwabl Mr. Bwabb is one of
Harris township psath-masters
to him is due considerable of the
for the good roads that
town last
the
and
in
district.
f
James F. Stewart, of New Bloom-
contemplates to Pitts
burg where he has been employed for
Mr. Stewart a black-
well known Centre
Mre. Stewart,
moving
is
i
f
nee
Deininger.
Miss Margaret
her
Wagner, accomps-
by mother, of Lewisburg,
were guests of Mrs. Mary Dinges, in
Miss Wagner is at present
Wilson Col-
While mowing away
Bibie barn, east of Centre
hay in the
Hall, Earl
heard a peculiar noise, and glanc-
saw a huge rattle snake
ringing its tiny bells. Mr. Lutz hur-
ried to the house, secured a shot gun
killed the reptile, which had
nine rattles.
and
I'he mothers who are responsible for
These girls are no longer children.
They are at the impressionable age.
Where will you have their impression
come from-—from the riff of the street
or from home”
Mrs. Widder, wife of Dr. G. H.
Widder, and son George, of Harris-
burg, have been guests of relatives in
Centre Hall and Boalsburg during the
past two weeks. Last Bunday they,
in company with Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Barr, of Boalsburg, spent the day sat
the country home of J. J. Arney, west
of Centre Hall.
William Bwarm, lieutenant of Troup
B, State Constabulary, has resigned,
as did also Bargeant Harry C. Dimon.
The troup was located at Wyoming,
and it is said the resignations grew out
of jealousy on account of the captain
having been selected from the ranks,
which prevented Bwarm and Dimon
from being promoted. Mr. SBwarm is
a son of John Bwann, and formerly
lived with his parents in Centre Hall.
Among the pleasant callers during
the past week was D. C. Rossman, of
York, who, with his wife, is spending
the time at the lattar’s home, at Cen-
tre Hill. Mr. Rossman is engaged
with the 8. Morgan Smith Company,
of York, who are extensively engaged
in the manufacture of water wheels.
His part of the work is to operate a
turning lathe, and cuts from the rough
lignumvitae logs bearings for the vari-
ous parts of the water wheels. It has
been discovered that this hard, South
American wood is superior to the
finest metals for bearings.
If you don’t just like everything you
see in your home paper, go around
the streets and howl. The editor is
never supposed to make a mistake and
of course cannot do so. Other people
can, but the editor is ubiquitous, omni«
scient, omnipresent, omnipotent, “om-
niverous.”” If you can't see a good
point, don’t fail to see & bad one, Ifa
thousand pleasant things sare said of
people, hunt for somethiog unpleas.
ant, If you don’t find it howl some
more ; if you do, howl anyway, Never
mind your own business; watch for
something to find fault with in some
other man’s business, this will make
you great.