Local Items Take Centre Ke. porter of Interest to 1906 Renders, (Note : The spelling of proper names 13 the same as found in the files of the Reporter.) August 14—A little son of George | Peters, of Millheim, while alone along | the mountains, was pinned fast to the | ground by a large stone rolling on his | lower limbs, His cries brought to his rescue two men, one of whom George Ramstove. But for their the boy might have starved to death. August 21—Jerome Bpigelmyer Ie | sold his store at Rebersburg to Jasper | Brungard. Mr. 8. is thiokiog of go- | ing west. Rev. 8. L. Btiver, paying his parents af visit, Howard Barnes has purchased ibe stage route between Bellefonte Milroy. August 28—Jucob Dingess chased from Henry Boozer the route between Centre Hall snd Sprivoag | Mills. Mr. Boozer purchased the sad- dler shop from Mr. Dinges. Tbe Duck real estate in ley was sold at public sale The old homestead, 125 acres, Zeigler—$2133. The old Peter Zeigler farm, 162 acres—$7249. A tract of 26] acres—$661. Timber Bugar Valley, 84 Weaver —§625 acres, to J. H. acre. Mrs. 8! College, while on her was thrown from a vehicle ceived severe bruises. The store of Jonathan Hess, Grove Mills, was entered by Friday night. The key to was obtaiped, and some small change secured. September 4—Daniel Smith the lower! aid! of Bt. Louis, Potters Mills » hus pur- | Tani | Val- ag follows : | Brush iret in Little acres, to Frank land, wh) $3.00 MOULTRIE Reifsuyder- per | apnon MeCormiek, of State way lo church, and re of Piue i rotibers | the safe broke ground for a new house And Rev. J. K mill, Miller! end of town. the | began exeavating lor 8 grist site being opposite the school house. | September 11—The machinery st] the Stone Mill was stopped » time ngo by a lot of eels gelling into the water wheel. Beveral bucked fuils of chopped up evils were the wheel gearing The directors of Gregg! tow uship have i+ short taken from | board LO move high school from Penn Hall Prof. D. M. Wolf to ¢ wipal towDs=nDip ro ~yived to ren oble’s, tio ue as pris The new i i from Aarons o Mittoeim | ved to the burg to sSwariz's mili, and Coburn pike, was «pe» pulic. A daily wail is now carried between | Miltheim nud Log Messrs, Witwer & Smith to put up a p irtable saw mill nesr Me- Cool's, hey contracted for 400 000 of umber | on the stump at 3b per 2K) «| 000 from Jacob MeCUowol, Samuel Harter, and the from other parties Married—June 22 Levi P. Dewitt, | of Lock Haven, and Miss Avuie M. Krise, of Centre Hall . . August 14, John H. Krumbine, of Centre Hall, and Miss Martha J. Kuhn, of Hosls burg . August 17, Ellis P. Genizel, of Bpriug Mills, anc Miss Paulina A. Behreckengast, of Logan Mills April 20, Ber jamin Z-tuler and Miss Florence M. Jobupsonbsuch, both of Gregg towuship . ugust 28, Dr, Wu. B. Btiver, of Rock Grove, Iii nois, and Miss BR. K. MeNitt, of Free port, Lilinois, ausville, are sbout in Georges Valley. feet thousaud 106 OX) hinve | { from tenisinder pps Ap w——- Candidates for sehool Directors, In giving the candidates nominated by the Democratic borough caucus, io Inet week's issue, the school directors were omitted. The candidates are Messrs George W. Bushman, for reelection, and John H. Puff, to succeed Jon B Dauberman, who on the board for seversl full terms. The cans didates sre worthy of the support o every voter, w———— AGP for inadvertently candidates has been Extension of Kaillroad, At the annual meeting of the Win- field Railroad Company it was decided to extend the road from Winfield to Centreville, In this connection the New Berlin Reporter remarks : This extension is, however, only the beginning, as the final terminus of the road will be either Cueoire county or Huntingdon, with the balance ju favor of the latter. With this exten sion the road will become a factor. The Oapitol Probe, The capitol investigating committee will be ready to begin business within a short time. Treasurer Berry and bis attorneys will no doubt keep the peo- ple informed, and give the committee plenty of work to do if they undertake to unravel the mysteries pointed out by the peoples state treasurer, Valentine Post Unidas, A good assortment of Valentine Post Cards on sale at the Reporter of fice. You will find them suited to all Profe R8OT of Paidology and PH.D. Psychology, Ohio University is given space in the Centre Reporter. sented. The idea of paying children to attend school may be new to many, University, when I study first began that of child-natare which studies of | { enild-life I got hold of two prize-essays | tion by Miss Clare de Graflenreid and | {labor and I have tried to keep in touch The efforts that have been made for | | helping the children in the Southern | { manufactur ing establishments, the re- the late bulletin of nk Bureau of Labor, United States ' interest mired Ninles (hild-Labor io the ned my in this freshie The'« unre a number of causes given but it is not necessary to repeat them here. These causes given are mostly external to the child, to be real foundation till the removed causes, and found aud this matter can reasons for child-labor ean be found in of the child himself, and first, the desire the nature * Ale, , and, second, his love of and need of doing something with Mankind bas siways loved This power has taken different forms power. iu different npes, We money. with us in Heligious rulivg passion Awerica today. bends to it ; it Hy this I do pot mean Lo say power bends Lo thant political not spesk of it ss a wrong thiog. I do not know that the power which give rather this of the good that can be done with it, One y harm, bat love of money is because great I have i# 5 Decessary evil, sud that he I do not see why a Iusn Not only does the child inherit this ment makes money-getting a vivid thing before him. The denials which wish for money of his own, There is himself when a by his parents, that when he got old enough to earn money he would get { such things, sud perhaps so lnformed Also children see the one possessing mouey honored in his com- and spirit. In many other ways do the child's environments show him the need of money and keep well be- fore him the po xer it possesses. I believe that one of the very deep- the child has for doing something and thing. All students of child-nature, know that the child is a motor being. The greatest element in child-life is motion. He loves movement and he is compelled to it. He loves lo work rather than go to school, because of the motor action allowed him. There is sn intense feeling to hum in muscle There is vo such thing as a lazy There abnormality of laziness, is of feeble-mindedness not lazy. This is by children at work, when there is nu molive for this work. If the chid motive, or there The im- purity of tbe mir of the ordinary ight, ete, are in themselves sufficient hour of forenoon and more so of the Added to this, those least way work just ms many evil schemes fairly earu- msn who gets a thousand Nore | a thousand dollars a day be It altogether in each case gain being the ruling passion with us today, I mean by this as being see why a man who gets may uot jus ns honesily earn it us who gets a dollar a day. depends upon the man So when I speak of the wish to maoley as a righteous passion and not an evil one I'nus in consideriog this question of child-lavor, we must consider the herited tendency of t re child to waut money. Thi« is shown by Lhe great number of children engaged in work who arte not compelled to it by parents, who do not really need to work at all unless they The students of ehild- to me, have wede a mistake in not studying wore closely and deeply this class of child- Every who how iu- #0 choose, inbor, It seems reads his children have tried various schemes { 10 be workers, this will recall parent many times LOCALS On April first the name of the Olivia pwtoflice will be changed to thint of tald Eagle, to conform with the name of the railroad station, en After March lst you will be able to buy one-cent postage stumps put up in book form — twenty-four one-cent A committee appointed by the presi- dent of the Reformed Classis installed | Rev, W. D. Donat maa pastor of the! Asronsburg charge of the Reformed church. The ceremon, was conducts ed at Aaronsburg Friday forenoon, Mra, Mary Jane Waite, of Bmuliton, widow of William Waite, has been granted a pension of $8 a month, through the agency of W. J. Carlin, Eq, of Rebersburg, and John C, Lingle, of Gregg township, has had his pension increased to $12 a month, Henry Rothrock, of near Bellefonte, met with a serious and peculiar acel- dent. He was haulivg coal, and alighted from the wagon to make an a'justment, when bis foot slipped striking his face aguinst a wheel. The result was the greater portion of one of his eye lids was torn away, snd a deep professions and occupations, gash cut near the eye, the day —after schooi-hours, The very fying the ability of children. The very nature of the child is activity. Ax was sain before, the child js a motor being. Yet the school ignores tiie, or is ignorant of it, for physical activity is repressed in the school room and mental activity is tried to be increased. The humdrum, insctive iife of the school-ronm wearies, wearl ness grows into fatigue, fatigue into stupor, and then the child is called ilszy and be must be kept after school, or otherwise be punished for this so called laziness brought on by teacher and surroundings. The discipline of the school itself tends against the na ture of the child and to depress his faculties. The best children in school are quiet children, but the best chil dren in nature sre the active children. Thus I would say that if the child is lazy in school, it is because of his ene vironments—lack of motives for work and conditions to cause stupidity. Keith's Theatre, Two former musical comedy stars are among the leading features at adelphia, this week. The one la Julia Sanderson, who appears in vaudeville fo the first time, The other is Edwin Steven, who is presenting * An Even- ing with Dickens.”! A pleasing ‘mu- sical number is given by the Military Octette and “The Girl with the Baton.” The famous Sutcliffe troupe, | Beottish pipers, dancers and acrobats, are excellent entertainers, The chil dren delight in Herr Grals and his | wonderful trained baboons. Another great attraction Is Carleton Macy, Maude Hall & Co., in “The M and the Jay,” a royal comedy full of life and Isughter. “ The Legisiative Ulab," The country members of the legisia- ture have named a social organization they have formed “ The Legislative Club.” Nepresentative H. A. Thomp- son, of Bluir, one of the most genial house, has been chosen chalrminh the club's executive committee, S—————— A ———— Centre Reporter, $1.00 per year, COUNOIL MEETS, Y usses Krection of Tower and Re- fssulug of Bouds—Pays Hills, Four members of the borough coun- cil were present at the regular meeting of that body Friday night, The faith- ful were Messrs, W, Frank Bradford, R. D. Foreman, John H. Weber, Cy- rus Brungart. The question of the eéréction of a tower, or a suitable place for the proper care of the fire hose recently purchased to take the place of the ones permitted to rot largely because of lack of care, was one of thechief ques- tions to claim the attention of the councilmen. B. D. Brisbin, represent- ing the fire company, presented the claims of both the fire company and citizens by arguing that since the fire company was willing at all times to fight fires, it should have the copsid- eration of the authorities who should provide a convenient and suitable place for keeping the fire-fighting apparatus. Further that since the citizens had eight or more hundred dollars invested in hose, cart and appliances, they would expect the property to be cared for. Mr, Foreman ventured to say that if any individual had his money tied up in the hose, he would secure a place for their safekeeping. The discussion brought no definite conclusion, but it was agreed to meet daturday afternoon at the bullding erected near the lock-up with a view of determining whether or not that structure could be] ‘remodeled for a bose house, Another tople discussed .was the question of reducing the interest rate on the borough and water bonds. It was floally decided to either reissue the bonds or enter into a contract with the present holders of the bonds fixing the interest rate at four {ostead of five per cent. This information will be gladly received by the taxpayers, as it means an actual saving of seventy dol- lars per year. iii ct — A Human Torch, An aged widow Iady, named Rich- ardsou, of Houtzdale, who lived sone, was bankiug her fire for the night, when her apron caught fire and before whe saw iL ber clothing was all io » blaze. The Louse had been securely locked up before this sod the poor creature was unable to get out. In her desperation she broke a wio- dow out with » chair but was still un- able to escape until her horrible plight was discovered by a couple of men who saw the blaze and broke into the house. They extinguished the flames and carried Mrs. Richardson to neigh- bors, where she lingered in terrible agony until death came mercifully to her release after a lew uours. Bhe was burned to a crisp from the hips up. I ——— LL SBR PTH H LOU ALS, The best way to cure jusomula is to sleep it off, Chere is ice pleuty, sud tw spare, Nature did not neglect to provide this important necessary. The quality housed was the best, After the break io the weather Fri- day night a cold wave came along Bunday, and Monday everything was ia the grip of the ground-hog. G. Perry Gentzel, of near Zion, has concluded to quit farmiog ou account of the scarcity of farm help. John Neese will do his farming hereafter, By a kaife slipping in his hand, Emerson Wiser, a Millheim school boy, cutsn artery in his right leg. Dr. Hardeubergh's services were neces. sary to check the flow of blood caused by the wound. Newspaper reports have it that Judge Joseph M. Woods has declared ‘the law compelling counties to main- tain condemned turnpikes uncopstitu- tional ou the ground tha’ it is class legislation, The case decided was taken before him in Bedford county. Peter 8. Clapper, of Roaring Springs, claims the prize for a long sausage. From a hog which dressed 422 pounds he niade a sausage in one plece, which measdred siXty-turee fest nod four inches long, and contained seven gal- lone of meat. It weighed furty-two pounds, Splendid short stories appear each week in the Sunday Magasine of the * Philadelphia Press.’ L'hey are crisp wnd breesy-just the kind that are so iird vo tind and so delightful to read. (Bie Press” every day in the ; ‘you Wlil'geL Wil the Dews and all the features. of his omy WAS ivi Fb fn Mi tence, six months in the county Jeb A tis i fond a FAVORS A SUHOOL COMMISSION, Democratic Floor Leander Believes State's Educatiousl System Needs Revision Throughout sud That the Standard Should be Kalsed. The publieschool system of Pennsyl- vania is receiving considerable atten- tion from members of the Legislature. The fact that the Keystone State stands nineteenth] fin educational standards is condemned by almost every legislator. They declare it to be an outrage and have pride enough to urge that it should stand first. Already several measures have been introduced to improve the school sys- tem, and there are many others to fol low. However, it is belleved that too many laws practically makes them all useless. To get at the very bottom of the matter, ‘“ Farmer’ Creasy, of Columbia county, the Democratic floor leader of the House, who has given school matters considerable’study,* be- lieves that the Legislature should pro- vide a commission to go into the school system of the Btate and learn what is needed to raise the standard. The commission he would have com- posed of the most prominent educators of the State, and they should be given power to examine the systems which have placed other States in the van of Pennsylvania. They would be re quired to report to the next Legislature with recommendations for laws to wipe out all existing, school, measures and reorganize the entire system Representative John W. Carson, of Beaver Falls, isalso an advocate of bet- ter school system. He has a measure providing for a uniform system of ex. amination for applicants for teachers’ positions, which he will introduce later. The bill directs the Buperintendent of Public Iastruction to prepare a uni- form system of examination which shall be operative in every county of the Blate, Another bill along this line is being prepared by Representative M. H. Shannon, of Luzerne county. His measure will provide that the courts shall have the power to appoint a board of commissioners to examine teachers, It is said that in many counties the school directors control the actions of county superintendents in granting certificates, snd relatives of directors are given preference and the examina tions prepared to suit their ability. It is also charged that many school di- rectors in the Stale have grown rich selling teachers’ certificates. This and the Carson bill would be aimed to break up this practice. There is no doubt but that many school directors favor relatives and personal friends in selecting school teachers, and that personal fitness 1s altogether a secondary matter. Other directors permit themselves to be in- fluenced by the fact that the applicant is a son or daughter of a rich, influen- tial family, or perhaps the reverse. ‘He or she needs it’ has been the sole winning argument of many di- rectors who have a pet applicant for a school. The educational system in Penusyl- vauia needs revision. fs A sss, Dinges- Ebert Nuptials, It's just a bit late, but it's news nevertheless to the Reporter readers that 8, Paul Dingess and Miss Ebert were married on the afternoon of Jan- aary 16th. The Williamsport News has this to say of the wedding: Miss Emily J. Ebert, daughter of Mrs. John W. Ebert, and 8. Paul Dioges were quietly married this afternoon in the st. Paul's Lutheran church Ly the Rev. Charles George Bikle. Oaly the immediate families of the contracting parties were present, The bride is well known and popular in this city. Mr. Diuges is ove of the prominent insurance meu of Williamsport and waa recently appointed secretary and stamp clerk for - the Underwriters’ association. Mr. and Mrs. Dinges left on the east bound flyer for New York. ————— —————————— What 48 Hennles Did, Probably the best record made by a flock of hens is reported by Mrs, F. E, Arney, of Centre Hall, who has a bunch of forty-eight hens that are given the best possible attention, Dur. ing the thirty-one days in January this flock of birds laid 759 egge, or 68} dozen, yas kiog an average of 15 18.18 eggs %r hen during the month. Dur. ing Jauuary of 1906, one half the num- ber ¢f heus kept by Mrs. Arvey laid 878 egus, which demonstrates that ale though the flock was doubled the re- turns were more than doubled, The February Election, 119th inst, The local election is not held for the of working out [potty spite, but it is the day on which every voter should cast his vote for | sonal feeling is permitted to over-ride good Judgment, If you want to be a man bat ope day in the oar sot he day ou which the local election comes to be at your best, > NO. 6. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Good sledding all last week. Bale bills, all sizes and styles, printed at the Reporter office, Machinery for the buttonless sus- pender factory, at Bellefonte, arrived last week. The lumbermen and icemen took ad- vantage of the sledding last week, and succeeded in accomplishing much work. Miss Barah Anne Damant, an Eng- lish lady, aged 101 years and twenty- four days, died at Williamsport last week. Daniel Garman, the well known ho- tel man, of Bellefonte, fell on the walks in that town, and received an ugly cut on his head. Mr. Garman is in the eighty-seventh year of his age. Mrs. Ella Fischer Beury and hus- band are on their way home from their wedding tour, which when com- pleted will circle the world. A card received from Cairo, Egypt, was dated January 14. “Paying Children to Attend Bchool 7’ is the title of a very interest- ing article, the first installment of which appears in this issue of the Re- porter. Read it; study it. The ground-hog saw his shadow Saturday. It is much safer to predict six weeks of cold weather following after the second of February—ground- hog or no ground-hog—than warm weather during that period. The hog usually wine. Bepjamin H. Arney has concluded that he and Mrs. Arney will take life several shades easier hereafter, and al- though they will continue to live in their splendid country home just out- side the borough limits, work will be done by others. In securing ice keep in miod that while the disease germs are frozen in a cake of ice they are inactive, but not destroyed. When the ice is melted the little imps become much alive, and if taken into the system they will attack every weak point of the body. The family of Benner Walker, west of Centre Hall, has been afflicted dur- ing the past two weeks. At one time five of the family were sick in bed, but at present all have recovered ex- cept Mr. Walker. He began com- plaining from the grip, but later symptoms of pneumonia developed. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Daup, of near Potters Mills, were in town Monday. By April first they will become resi- dents of Centre Hall, and will occupy the property bought by them several years ago from the United Evangelical church. Wilbur Lucas, now living vear Farmers Mills, will move to the Daup farm. Take good care of ‘‘sookey” these cold days. If she stands around the corner of the barn, with her back at about three-quarter pitch, it's the best sign that she ought to be stabled, groomed, and fed. It is foolish to feed her good grein and allow the wind to play a tune against her ribs, Take good care of sookey. Jerry Condo, Jr., and Wm. Ruhl, of Spring Millis, were callers at the Re- porter office Saturday. The former is a blacksmith by trade and is employed by Ellery Bpayd, at Bellevue, Ohio, to which place he expects to return within a few weeks, Mr, Spayd, his employer, is also a Centre county man, hailing from Nittany Valley. The Holloway brothers, W. B. Hol- loway, of Lock Haven, as piesident ; C. A. Holloway, of Akron, Ohio, as vice president, and Dr. L. M. Hollo- way, of Salona, as secretary and trese- urer, have organized the Castanea Brick and Tile compapy which has just been incorporated with a capital stock of $125,000. The plant will be located at Castanea and red building brick will be the chief product mana- factured. There is a strong growing sentiment to further curb the liquor traffic, and this should have a tendency to put licensees on their guard. The man who is willing to take a dime in ex- change for a glass of whiskey from a man who does not properly support bis family, or from & man who is fighting against his own intemperate habits, is not a fit subject to dispense liquors, neither can he justly find fault if he happens to be opposed at license the farm canned salmon and the host good supply of ice cream. night, and about seven o'clock the
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