portunity to see the General important incidents of his career, ries gave Trumbull first of the most trying and His paintings uniformly show Many contempor- place for likeness RN rents also born upon it— upon our soil—of pa- — never for a moment hav- ing had sight of the old world—instructed cording to the of his only in the spare, plain, but wholesome elemen- tary knowledge which our institutions provide for the childen of the peo ple—growing up beneath and pen etrated by the genuine influences of THE ATHENAEUM PROTRAIT OF WASHINGTON. ac- modes time, By Gilbert Stuart. After painting the crowned heads Europe, Stuart confessed that he lost his self-possession when Wash. ington first sat for him. The first at tempt was a failure. He afterwards painted several portraits of which this is unquestionably the best. of American goclety—-living from infancy to manhood and age amidst our ex- panding, but not luxurious civiliza- tion—partaking in our great destiny of labor, our jong contest with unre claimed nature and uncivilized man our agony of glory, the War of Inde- pendence—our great victory of peace, the formation of the union, and the establishment of the constitution he is all, all our own. Washington is ours.” The foregoing was written by Dan- jel Webster in regard to the Father of His County, “He wag the first man of the time In which he grew,” wrote Rufus Choate. “Hig memory is first and most sacred in our love; and ever, hereafter, till the last drop of blood shall freeze in the last Ameri can heart, his name shall be a spell of power and might. There is one per sonal, one vast, felicity which no man can share with him. It wag the dally beauty and towering and matchless glory of his life which enabled him to create his country, and at the same time secure an undying love and re gard from the whole American peo: ple Undoubtedly there were brave and wise and good men before his day in every colony. But the Amer jean nation as a nation, I do not reck- on to have begun before 1774, and the first love of that young America was Washington, The first word she lisped was his name. Her earliest breath spoke it. It is still her promd ! of her expiring life. About and around him we call up no Sey dis condant and dissatisfied elements no sectional] prejudice or bias, no party, no creed. no dogma of politics, None of these shall assall him. Yes, when the storm of battle kest and rages highost, of Wash ington shall nerve every American arm and every American heart It shall relllume that Promethean fire that sublime flame of pat iam, devoted love of country words have commended, example has consecrated.” stu Washington's an one, but the sallen facts will bear repeating He was born at Wakefield Westmoreland County, Virginia, February 22, 1732 lived from 1735 1739 at ! now Mount Vernon, when he was seven estate grows dar the men 10ry cheer riot which The of George fe Is ry old and years taken inock, The of tl prosperous opposite was one of Virgi dren what afford. The reputed to have his nter plat nia, able give his chil education times first teacher of George is CO been a convict, whon father bought {or the purpos All of Washington chooling before he was sixteen Hi brilliant « or a statesman | ! long soldier of its most 5 Thackeras of Pennsy! 2 officer shoul shan “It was “that In a vania a Savage Virgini and w youug shot aken up a war ears, whiel and last for sixty his was to wis to cover own oountry WASHINGTON’S PRAYER ejmsculation. It will be the last gasp pass inte £urope, American colonies, us and create the great Western public; to rage over the Old World when extinguished in the New; and, of all the myriads engaged in the vast contest, to leave the prize of the greatest fame him who struck the first blow! As to the and which the name and of Washington were held one cannot do better than Jatayette, who wrote from “Were vou us Caesar, or should the end you gre with my the blessings i noble ends have bee member our Yalley Forge from a recollection of past and labors, pleased situation pinesgs they w worship one of soldiers, know he fortune to be the friend of will be the eternal th shall glory" hey i Shel fo cost France her to sever ours from with affec character esteem tion In quote Fr: but the almost be ince as such King SOrTy of the great traged) acting such dear general our Re and, dangers still when ured, LHmes we shall be more table hap our present commie I cannot but envy the of my grande iren, iI1 be about celebrating To among Have your oOd heart in whiel ping your name thelr ancestors had the your Lo honor The Amer ican ship, Washington and the pr American commonwenlth, re ‘AS a wa and statesman he righ all he did, un who lived before or he never uged his power, benefit of his fellow The origin day as a holiday is su On February 22, met In the great then agreed that day, poet aboard an drinking to the hes sparked for was teous In wince but for the creatures.” of Washington's birth sited as follows: }, a number of a New York tavern ‘s birth snegn ble ating it ngton's Presi “an became 178 Sentiomen to celebrate day. They in futur with and toasts ascendancy shortly aft gave 0 rest g0 that in time, it and finally grew gal holiday.” the for a custom general to § celebr Wash ir to the the on odes dency new to nual,” general, into mang peop le de WASHINGTON RELICS IN NEW YORK CITY. WASHINGTON'S WRITING TABLE Hall jace of Now in Cit art Pp President's offic Hall, in Wall Street WASHINGTON'S DESK AT VALLEY FORCE it Were to God, Y oldiers, eloquent! ent a mag—— STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA Latest News Gleaned From Various Parts. fog two trolley Transit Hoard The Wired ked, in a dense on the Lehigh Valley pany collided on the Bridge, Bethlehem, both cars were badly motormen escaping injury garet Krause, who was on to school, was badly The Bucks County Medical Society at its Winter meeting at Newtown adopted a resolution urging the mem- bers of the Legislature to sustain the present compulsory vaccination laws, The Doyle Trade has reorganized by Robert L. Clymer, president; Joseph K. Mus- selman, vice ident; Edward Q. secretary, and John Yardley, Lreasirer, The Cars Com- Street fronts ot both Mar- her way bruised, town Board of electing Pres Case, jury of damages £ of Fifth Street, Chester, gave to the Young Men Christian Ass and the Eyre estate The jury refused to award Patter Mill Com- tod purposed view appoin to for the ppenin O~ tion ia £7.000 ges to the on Adam Wehr, of Creasy, by rallroaders nia Rall feet frozen kes-Barre and is A So was [ound Pennsylva- with both taken to Wil- t Pl deiphia flyer the City Hospital. & Hudson the rear rmyn. En- and Brakeman Frank the freight train, were that they probably along the road near Creasy, on now at uthbound Delaware freight train crashed into of work train at Je gineer Carlson Gallagher, of 80 badly injured will die Governor Stuart issued a requisi- tion on Governor Hughes, of New York, for the return to Willlams- port of Harry Bchack, under arrest at Elmira, on the charge of enticing minor children. The Northampton grand jury sented to court a recommendation that the county prison be enlarged The average number of prisoners five Years ago was seventy-five, but there has been such a rapid Increase in commitments that the daily average now is 120 Camp HUI, C has awarded a contract for struction of a new school which will cost $12,000 Andy Monar a Windber, Belair $10 bet walked three footed through the weather zero cold next day pre- umberiand County the con- bullding coal miner at County to win » miles bare now wilh the He to work X * wens Reading Steril nine is now lighte the company hav Ing at the collier: Po are made cials and miner introduction of new illuminant The Sterling, the North Franklin and Enterprise collieries are the only ones having the light, which is much superior over the old miner lamp, that officials say all the Read ing Company's collieries will luminated with electricity At the Winter Lehigh Valley Medical Bethlehem, the doctors adopted a resolution protesting against the ac- tion nurses In fixing their mini mum rate at $25 a week ; tors also Indorsed the bill before the ture establishing cil } The Company's Nn d by electricity a pliant the in and offi over the ¢ nstalled fons of as day i are elated terior Nght the BO) be 1} meeting of the Society, “ui of PARKES State a new medical now Wilson i Tenden Bone 1 Garren South Bethis three good- n restau- ized pearls oysters he open valued the pearls oysters in a rant, fouud in three successive ed. A gem broke: at $300 William Corbett, ton, brewery wagon himself in a cell in Precinct Station House He cut his throat with the jagged edge of a palr of handcuffs and then with his fin- gers tore open the wound so that hie blood gushed oul in a stream. Cor bett was suffering from delirium tremens, following a long debauch, and had been locked up in the at his own request, of Scran- killed South driver, the A miners’ train the track and down a steep Reiner City and Brookside. of miners and boys, who were in the cars, were badly bruised, but seriously hurt These trains coal stoves, which were upset when the cars toppled over and quickly set fire to the coaches, the red-hot coals thrown about also setting fire to the clothing of the passengers be. fore they could climb out of the cars. Several were painfully burned. The fire was extinguished with snow, The accident is directly attributable to the intense cold which pervaded the region the. past few days. The frost caused a rail to snap as the locomotive passed over it. The en- gine left the tracks and cars follow. od, the swaying of the coaches caus: ing them to overturn as they went down the embankment. Stones and stumps of trees did not stop them as they were torn and crush into a mass of wreckage. Amos Jones, a professional hunter, was arrested by Game Warden Low. ry at Lake Ariel and fined $175. Jones, who lives at Lake Ariel, shot seven ruffled grouse on November 7. The price received for the game was disproportionate to the fine he has to pay, which with the lawyer feos will amount to $200, and he is a very indignant man, Between Paxinos and Snydertown a Reading freight train bound for Tamaqua collided with a work train, a number of trainmen having narrow escapes from being killed. Several cars were wrecked, also a locomotive. fevTee°"T2* 92“ 9%" STDS DTDTLD™TYN Jno. F. 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In his book, ing on the Upper Nile,” Lieutenant the records of a post The entries, It is true, present great uniformity, but they are of selves sufficiently exciting ing night and carried off woman April 20th. Lion came again took another womar April 21st. Lion carried off Bun. yora man. Seen by patrols and fired at. He visited cattle-honse, and was wounded by guard April 224 Section went look for lion and found river Badly wounded, fierce. Was killed and and but camp April 24th Another lion (prob. ably lioness) visited camp last night, and carried off Nubian child seen by patrole and fired at, April 256th. Lioness came and went to cattle-house, guard fired at and wounded her. One | of the shots struck house at consid. again, Nubian woman, maine, Worse, where it still re. Woman apparently little the BA YW ATTORNEYS, D FP. FORTNEY ATTORNEY-AT-LAW . BELLEFONTE, PA Office North of Court House Sram i sot en Ww. HARRISON WALKER ATTORNEY -AT-LAW BELLEFONTE, Pa Ko. 19 W. High Street All profesional | business Pomp attended to TR —— W.D. Zensy Ino. J. — BOWER & ZERBY B.D. Gerria CGH ETTIG, ATTOENEYB AT LAW Eagle Broo BELLEFONTE, PA. Buccessors to Orvis, Bowen a4 Oxvis Consultation in Bugtah and German. Te sum ‘LEMENT DALE Ww ATIOBREEY AT LAW BEL! EFONTR Fa. Diamond, two Ocors from yo Ofios NW. corner First Natiousl Bank. — ——————— YJ G RUNKLE ATTORNEY -AT-LAW BELLZVONTE. Pb. All kinds of legal business alicuded to promptly ou given Ww coliecuons Office, Sour Crider's Exchange re B. SPANGLER HN. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW BELLEFONTE FPA Practices in all the courts. Consultation i» gah and German, Oos, Orider's Exchange uling fyol 0d Fort Hotel EDWARD ROYER, Progrietor Looation : Oue mile South of Centre Hall Ascommodations Onst-class Good ber. Parties wishing to enjoy an evening givén special sttention. Meals for such ocoossions pre pared on short notice Always prepared for the transient trade. RATES : $1.90 PER DAY. ee ——— The Malls Hoel MILLEEKIM, PA | #pecing alien’) a ————————————— — a ————————— —— L A. BHAWVER, Prop, Pust clas secommodations for the revelers Good table board and sleeping apartments The abolosst liguors at the bas. Statls as tsmmodations for Boroes is the bast 0 be bad. Bus wand from all tralos on the | LIVERY = Special Effort made tu Accommodate Com mercial Travelers... D. A. BOOZER | Centre Hall, Pa. Penn’a RRR — | Penn's Valley Banking Company CENTRE HALL, PA W. B. MINGLE, Casha Receives Deposits . . Discounts Notes . . . MARBLE no GRANITE 2% VIONOMENTS. 22> H. GQ. STRCHTIEIER, CENTRE MALL, . « . + . PE™N. Manufacturer of and Dealer In i | HIGH GRADE... the tracks of the lions passed one | night two yards from the door of my | house. As the door was made only of grass and could easily have been pushed down, 1 congratulated myself Lions had never been heard of here circumstance that they should have come here through the dense grass and undergrowth. Precisely the same thing happened at Kitanwa in July, when a lion visited the place three nights running, taking a child the first night, a woman the next, and a child on the third night, when I happened to be camping there on my return from Lake Albost -- An Ivory Mat. Many people have never even heard of such a thing and it is not to be wondered al, for these mate are exceedingly rare, and it 1s said by those who know that only three of these beautiful curiosities ecist in the whole world. The one we now write about is the largest one made. It measures eight by four feet. and. though made in a small hill State in the north of india, has an almost Greek design for its border. It war the rajah sat on it to sign important documents. The original cost of the mat Is fabulous, for 6000 pounds of fvory must have been taken off the tusks, ns the mat is as flexible as » woven staff and beautifully fine. London Graphie. MONUMENTAL WORK in ail kinds of Marble ao Granite, ' Sut nn w gu my pom LADIES 2 N Sake: Quick, Reliable Regulator Cy Ry te 200.600 0 Yan vod Dr. Mayne, PRAIA, To. a—————— A A NS EE .LEE’ S... NEW LIFE TEA CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, SICK HEADACHE, HER Ra ohn D. Langham, Holley, N.Y. * § |
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