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VOL. LXXXI.
WHO GETS 1HE TARIFF BOODLE?
A 8. Farqubar, of York, isa man-
ufacturer, and the tariff’ is alleged to
be maintaine i for the benefit of manu-
facturers. It ought to b: valuable to
him, therefore, but it isn’t. He makes
agricultural machinery, and sells very
much «fit in foreign countries ; and
as he can meet foreign competition
abroad he can all the more easily nieet
it in his own country. Besides—and
this is the more important ¢ psidera
tion—the tariff adds to the cost of all
the materials he uses fustead of
being a bounty to bim it is a burden.
Mr. Miles, who has charge of the
tarif! reform campaign of the National
Association of Manufacturers, makes
vehicles. He says the tarifl is of little
if any benefit to him or to other man-
ufacturers in his line. He and his
associates can make for export now,
but the tarift taxe: them on their ras
materials. Iostead of being a bounty
it is a burden.
Ex-Governor Douglas, of Magma.
chusetts, is a manufacturer of shoes,
He says his trade needs no protection,
but it does need untaxed raw materials.
As we are exporting a million dollars
worth of shoes every month it is quite
evident that our manufacturers cap
meet foreign competition, but the
tariff increases their costs of production
and they would like to have free hides
and some other free things
The woolen manufacturers claim
that they are dependent upou a high
tariff bee. use of the duty ou wool, sand
there is no doubt that the greater part
of the protection they get is oflset by
a tax on the material.
The net result of it all is that the
manufacturers get littie benefit from
the tariff. Much, and sometimes all,
of the protection that they get they
have to hand over to somebody else.
But the lumber kings and the ore and
coal barons and the owners of sheep
ranches who have access lo the public
domain do vot have to divide with
anybody. They get uearly sil the
tariff boodle for the gifts of Nature
What the manufacturers of the Urited
Btates need is free raw materials. A
low revenue tarifl would bes high
rate of protection for them if their
materials were untaxed
filmes
NO HE.P NEEDED.
If there is any set of men amply able
and willing to take care of themselves,
and with this capacity already abun-
dantly demonstrated, it is our farmers,
Statistics show that they are wisely
using the splendid prosperity that has |
come to them through ef |
forts, co operating with the favor of |
nature and location. Their first step
has been to pay off their debts, then to
better their economic, social aud ion
tellectual condition by procuring bet
ter machinery and stock, by improv-
ing their farms and buildings, by the
purchase of such luxuries as books,
musical instruments and pleasure
vehicles ; by the sending of their sons
and daughtets to school, where, un-
fortunately, these are even yet com:
monly educated away from tae farm ;
and, las ly, by travel and the suppor
of gatherings and associations and
periodicals devoted to their calling
and to the introduction of better
methods.
Nearly every Stale uow liberally co-
operates with this agricultural uplift
movement. The trolley and the tele
phone and the rural free delivery bring
the advantages of the city close to the
rural resident, and yet leave him all
the good of his country life. The ef
forts of the National department of
agriculture have been directed, as far
as a bureaucratic government is capa
ble of doing this, to the dissemination |e
of valuable information and the con-
duct of such experimentation and in-
vestigation ss is beyond the scope of
the Btate or the individual.
.. Xf it were not for the exigencies of
the coming election, it is quite doubt.
ful if the cloud-compelling Theodore
would have seen the urgent necessity
of doing something for the farmer.
The farmer needs no sleek, smug
bureaucracy to help him, especially
when he knows that such aid is only
extended in order to excuse the .pa
tornaliemn which is being exercised in
behalf of the protected interests by the
party of which said Theodore just pow
is the very anxious head,
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A goodly number of the newspapers
of the state have fallen into the error
of supposing that the constitutional
smendments now being advertised
throughout the state will be submitted
to the popular vo e next November,
They must be acted upon by the legis.
lature of 1909. If that body approve
they will be submitted to the vote of
the people in November, 1909. They
are published now in accordance with
the requirement of the organic law
and for public ioformation. If the
people believe they should be adopted,
or that any of them shouid be rejected,
they have the opportunity of express.
betos th their views to their representatives
Fit west wieiiag of ve, logis
thelr own
Some of the Urazy Regulations a Commis
sion Would Want to Enfores in Koral
Districts
The commission Roosevelt is talking
about will likely attempt to give the
farmer a special lift up by prescribing
a few simple regulstions, and probably
among them will be found these :
(1) All farm houses on the west side
of the public roads must be painted
white ; those on the east side red ;
those on the south side blue, and those
on the north side green, the idea being
to aid the traveler at all times to know
the direction in which he is moving.
(2) The front yard fence must not be
over four and one-half and not under
three feet in height.
(3) All gates must open to the right;
no malter whether leading to front
yard, manure yard, or field ; there
must be uniformity. If there are ob-
structions in the way, remove them,
(4) Every farmer must keep at least
some white animals other than white
hogs. While a hog might be of a
white breed, the animal itself might
vot slwass look white, it being tbe
purpose of the commission to oblige a
faithful observance of this regulation
in both letter and spirit.
5) Every farmer must, between the
Ist snd 3lst of January, apply to toe
commission who will give instructions
for the yea’. ¢rop acreage—the nume-
ber of ac. es tu be sown to each kind of
grain depending upon how meny
voles were cast for the last justice »f
the peace elected in that distriet.
(6) T enumber of cows to be kept
on each farm will be governed by the
vumber of daughters in the family, no
metter whether or not the daughters
do the milkiog.
(7) The first and fifth offsprings of
every herd shall be fed to maturity
and sold io the markets, the proceeds
to be devoled to defraying the ex-
penses commission makivg
these regulations Failure to deliver
least the value of $10 each year,
shall be sufficient cause to be obliged
to forever vole to perpetuate this com-
mission,
(8) No dog of soy kind shall be
tolerated on a farm of less than fifty
acres, unless the farmer is willing to
permit him ( the dog } unmolested to
have Lis ( the dog's ) complement of
fleas. The commission desires to
make these regulations so that no
farmer will spend his time at anything
that will not briog him in quick re-
turos, Noone ever got rich in the
past picking the fleas off a dog, snd
no oue ever will in future. The
commision desires to advise farmers
oo this important topic. Further in-
formation will be forwarded on ap
plication,
9) Information has reached the
commission that in many parts of the
United Biates farmers have worked
out a piso by which many rural homes
are connected with business eenters by
telephone, When desiring to use a
telephone, step up to the instrument,
turn the crank to the right, (using the
right hand) and with the left take
down the receiver. The observance of
these instructivus are very necessary
becauge if you backed up to the instru.
ment, the party at the other end might
be shocked. The remainder of the
operation is easily learned.
(10) Corn must be jlanted in the
Spriog, Le, in the Spriog of the year,
to insure a crop. Planting after Aug.
ost lst, in the north, has ig all cases
proven a failure. Corn must also be
shelled before planting, as planting it
in the ear (that Is without removing
it from the cob) is waste of seed, Most
farmers, especially those who plant
corn in rows and cultivate the plants
anti too large, already know thats
corn cob will not sprout,
In order to promote better sanitary
conditions in rural communities, these
few simple regulations are promul-
gated by the commission
(1) Flies nre dirty, and coffee in
which two or more flies have drowned
should not be drank except by the
most robust, If the flies are picked out
before the fluttering of the wings cease
no harm may be do e by drinking the
liquid.
(2) a Buckets used for slopping the
hogs must not be used as & storage
vessel for food for the family, & The
slop barrel is not a fit vessel in which
to soak fish. ¢ A butter churn should
be washed after each churning. d Chil
dren should be obliged to wash their
faces every morning, and their feet
twice each month, regardless of the
opinion of the mother,
And thus along indefinitely. A com-
mission st Washington would be just
the thing to undo the farmer. He
would be everlastingly dependent if
he were regulated by a commission.
of the
at
the
Presbyterian Flonle,
The members of the Presbyterian
sunday school aud church will hold »
basket plenie in Conley’s woods, east
of Centre Hall, today ( Thursday.)
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HALL, PA., TH
URSDAY.
| 908.
American Union Company Now Reaches
From Youngstown to the Delaware,
The American Union Telephone
Company, the independent telephone
concern which has offices in Harris
burg absorbed the Consolidated Tele-
phone Companies of Pennsylvania,
composed of independent lines with
offices at Allentown and operating in
eight of the eastern counties of the
state,
The consolidation gives the Ameri:
can Union lines between Youngstown,
Ohlo, and the Delaware river. [he
consolidated companies operated forty-
seven exchanges in Lackawantis, Lu-
serpne, Northampton, Lehigh, Carbon,
Berks, Montgomery and Bucks couu-
ties, the principal ones being in Allen-
town, Carbondale, Wilkes-Barre,
Scranton, Hazleton, Mauch Chunk,
Esston, Bethlehem, Blatiogton and
Reading.
There are more than 20,000 tele
phones and nearly 10,000 miles of toll
circuits. The business will be man-
aged from the company’s headquarters |
in Harrisburg.
The following officers were elected:
President, Hon, Ellis L.. Orvis, Belle-|
fonte ; viee president, F. D. Houck,
Harrisburg ; secretary aud treasurer, |
8. R. Caldwell, Harrisburg. These |
officers hold the same positions in the |
American Union Compsay. Direct
ors elected were Mr. Orvis, Mr. Houck |
and the following : 8. P. Light, Leb
spon ; IL. D. Gilbert, Harrisburg i
B. F. Meyers, Harrisburg ; James B. |
Krause, Williamsport ; Jawes Kerr,
Clearfield ; J. L. Bpangler, Bellefonte ; |
Chas. West, Allentown ; T. 8, Clark, |
Williamsport : Asbury W. Lee, Clear
field ; and William Jennings, Harris- |
burg. With the exception of Mr, |
Houck and Mr. West, these directors!
are all on the board of the American |
Union Company.
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Notes from Milihelm Journal,
Mrs. F. D. Luw and son, Victor,
West Fairview, are visiting relatives |
and friends io this place and vicinity,
Mrs. W. H. Smith returned Satur. |
day after 8 week's visit her daughter
Mrs. David Stoner, at Tusseyville |
Rev. Ralph Illingworth aod son, of |
Camden, N. J, speat Thureday and |
Thursday night at the home of Mr
sod Mrs. A. Walter,
A large number of Lhe friends of Mr.
acd Mra. A, Walter assembled at their |
residence Friday eveniog in honor of |
Mra. W. G Fisher, of Mt. Union, a!
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter. Supper
was served on the lawn and a pleasant i
eveniog was spent by all who were!
present,
Miss Mabel Crouse, of Asronsburg,
left for Philadelphia Monday where
she will remain for the next six weeks,
She will be engaged in the large
wholesale store of 1. 8B. Custer Bons &
Co., dealers in millinery goods, and
will return in the Fall with the latest
and most fashionable in
millinery.
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of
niyles
Note from 1ilinots
The spring opened early and con-
ditions, or weather features, were
favorable up to August first, for rank
growth in vegetation. Heavy rain
every week up to the lsst week in
July. Binece then there has been near.
ly an entire absence of rain. Corn
and late potatoes look well and prom-
ise heavy yields, but should have rain.
Corn on the low landa is rather poor
and weedy as a rule, being too wet
earlier in the season to plant or cul
tivate. Hay yielded heavily and the
late cuttings were gotten in store in
fine shape. Bome timothy meadows
yielded nearly three tons per acre of
cured hay from the fiell. It Is worth
from six to eight doliata per ton on
our markets, Corn retails at 80¢;
new oats, 50c ; potatoes, 50¢,
Threshing operations are in progress
all over the prairies. From a given
point one can ree from ten to a dozen
outfits at work st the same time on
the prairies. Another week of fine
weather will nearly wind up the
threshing season here. Little grain is
stacked or housed, pearly ail is shook
threshing. Grain is yielding well and
is of good quality. Fruits of all va.
rieties, save cherries, are a fair crop.
Blight injured the cherry crop, cause
ing the leaves to drop and the fruit to
wilt. J. M. BTIFFLER
Freeport, Ill, Aug, 11.
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Brosgart-MeOoo!,
Saturday, August 15th, at eleven
o'clock, 8. Cleveland Brungart, of Re-
bersburg, and Miss Lettie B. MoCoonl
were united io marriage by Rev, W.
Henry Schuyler at the residence of the
bride’s parents, Mr, and Mre, James
McCool, near Centre Hill. Only
members of the two families specially
interested were present. After par
taking of a sumptuous repsst the
happy couple started on the wedding
tour. Both bride and groom have
been teaching lo the public schools of
The Centre Hasll-Linden Hall Telephone
Company Held Its Annoal Outing on
Baturday.
The largest of the various branch
companies composing the Patrons
Rural Telephone Company held its
anoual outing Haturday at ** Rhoney-
mede,” the country home of Hon,
Leonard Rhone, the originator of the
scheme by which hundreds of farmers
in Centre county are conpected by
wire with the business centers. The
company referred to is fhe Centre
Hall-Linden Hall Company, the
largest in point of tslephone sub.
scribers, and whose stock is worth par
value, and has alweys earned a good
dividend, besides giving its holders
telephone service at a remarkably low
rate per year.
About one hundred and fifty per-
sons attended the gathering, which
was in the form of a basket picnie, but
when the noon hour arrived a great
long table was spread with provisions
—~the choicest of the land—and the
participants like one great family sat
jonly to the enthusiastic picnicker.
The day was spent in social inler
Many topics of local interest
were Clecussed by little groups of men
and women here and there, and some
of these conferences will no doubt re
jsalt iu action that will be beneficial to
| the public in genersl,
The younger people, who have not
#0 fully assumed the weightier respon-
| sibilities, devoted the time to playing
BASE BALL.
A feature of amusement was a game
the players having been
selected from among the picnickers,
and were dubbed as Ios and Outs.
los—Lycurgus R. Liogle, 2b ; Wm.
Baird, 35; D. A. Boozer, 1b:
David Taylor, ¢ ;
Jacob F. Bitner,
f: 8. W. Smith, ss ; Ray Durst, rf.
Outs—Harry Relsh, ¢: Samuel
Gingerich, p ; Bparr Wert, 2b : Elmer
; Daniel Stover, 1b ; Charles
B. Nefl, 3b; Adam Smith, If : Cleve
rf; Earl Cummiogs, eof
Umpire, David J. Meyer, assisted by
Baird, Reigh, and Brooks, the latter
{ be ing the understudy of Alvin Btump,
# much of his time in read-
H
Meyer, p ;
National game when on
bis frequent trips to New York ; scor.
Edward Duret ; chief rooter, Capt.
M. Boal ; water boys, Masters Dan-
or,
OG
ler ; property man, Leonard Rhone.
[he best indication that the nines
were mad: up of the most experienced
ball enthusiasts is that the score was
kept down to 35 lo 22, in favor of the
Ins. A number of brilliant plays were
made on both sides, among these being
a high fly almost caught by Boozer
while lying on his back, with his feet
in the air and neck in a double twist,
It was a most difficult fest, and the
proud performer could vol help feel
fag it in every muscle for three or four
days. Gingerich put the balls over
the plate with a speed that would
make a professsonal wish he owned
the patent. Pitcher Meyer also
worked out curved ball of his own—a
dew drop with ao up finish—that was
always hit, the curve being completed
ia the right or left field after the ball
and bat met. Neff protected third
base like a rooster proctects his first
brood. He pocketed everything that
came his way, aod had more put-outs
to his credit than another man on the
field. He made but one continuous
error, and that was while at the bat
a simple matter of mathematics in not
calculating the correct position of the
ball with reference to his bat. Lingle
attempted to take a fly with such grace
that as a reminder the nail on his in.
dex finger was shoved back to the first
Joint, but afterward he discovered the
correct science of protection and per
mitted the ball to pass through his
hands without injury to body or soul,
The E titor of the Reporter made his
maiden entry from the rooting line to
the diamond, snd proved a swatter
from away back, never failing to
change the direction of the ball
whether it was high or low, and never
said a word during the entire game.
Ray Darst, a retired farmer, of Karlys-
town, followed on the batting list,
and always scored. Durst is a heavy
weight and pounded the ball until
there were complaints from within
the cover. Stump and Stover, both
of whom were always satisfied with
the rulinge of the umpire, were the
good natured guys and made light of
the weakness in their own team,
A description of this game would
not be complete without referring to
the extraordinary fairness of Umpire
Meyer, who had the same regard for
base ball law as the proverbial western
highwayman has for the life of a man
whose bulge with banknotes,
a student at
Last Year in the United States, An Aver.
age of More than Six Dally for Each
Smoker.
There were 55,402,830,113 cigarettes
smoked in the United States during
the last fiscal year, according to
Government statistics just issued—
25,000,000 is perhaps a fair estimate of
the number of men aod boys io this
country who smoke tobacco. By, on
an average, each smeker consumed
2,216 cigarettes last year, or 6 1-14 a
day, the fraction representing the very
small butt which the cigarette smoker
throws away.
But of the 25,000,000 smokers many
milifons smoke cigars or pipes and’
some smokers roll their own cigarettes,
Bo the average number each cigarette
smoker consumes daily must be much
higher than 6 1-14. The Government
staticians are very proud of their ac
curacy in carrying out a figure so
high as fifty-five thousand, four
bundred millions to the very last num-
ber—13. Perhaps there is a warning
to cigarette smokers in these last two
figures, Anyhow, the cigarette habit
is growing tremendously in this
country.
A Forger Sentenced.
Al a term of court called especially
for the case, Charles B, Bratton, of
Lewistown, pleaded guilty to forgery
and embezzlement, and was sentenced
by Judge Woods to a term of five years
in the Western Penitentiary.
Bratton was the collector for the
local Council, No, 1394, Royal Arcs
num, and embezzled $222 40 of the
funde. He also forged notes, using
the names of relatives, to the amount
of over $1600. When suspicion was
cast om him, he packed his grip and
left his family. Later be returned,
expressing a willingness to plead
guilty. The arrest and court proceed-
ings were sll gone through within
one day, snd on the second day he
was taken to the pen.
Bratton bore a good reputation in
Lewistown, and belonged to a family
of influence and the strictest integrity.
Keith's Theatre,
Many performers new to Keith an
diences are on the bill this week at
Keith's theatre, Philadelphia, but
there are several favorites as well,
A head-liper is Stella Mayhew, * The
Care-free Comedienne,” and Billie
Taylor, who always keeps an sudience
in good humor, RK. C. Herz, charac
ter monologue king, has been retained
for a second week. A first presents-
tion in this house is that of Miss
Schrader’s comedietia entitled, ** The
Band Box.” This is the little drama
that was played recently at the Plaza
Hotel, New York, in the aid of charity,
by Mrs. George Gould and her friends,
making a decided hit. Eleanor Henry
is makiog a first appearauce in a high-
class vocal line ; Hassen Ben All's
whirlwind Bedouin Arabs are giving
their athletic fantasy of the desert.
LL AM A sss
Howard Twp, Farmer Injured,
A number of serious accidents resuit-
ing from farmers coming in contact
with the Kkoives of mowers and
binders, have been reported during the
season just past, the latest being from
Howard, where Edward Gardoer was
the unfortunate man. The binder he
was operating needed adjusting, and
to do so it became necessary for him
to stand infront of the cuiting bar,
While in this position the horses
started, and Mr. Gardner's fool was
caught between the guards, the knives
severing the muscles and flesh to the
bone at a point just above the heel,
George Henayl, a medical student, in
the absence of both the Howard phy-
sicians, dressed the wound.
Notable Paragraph,
A paragraph of Bryan's speech of
acceptance reads thus : Gauging the
progress of the nation, not by the hap-
piness or wealth or refinement of a
few, but “by the prosperity and ad-
vancement of the average man,” the
Democratic party charges the Repub.
lican party with being the promoter
of present abuses, the opponent of
necessary remedies and the only bul
wark of private monopoly. The Dem-
ocratic party affirms that in this cam-
paign it is the only party, having a
prospect of success, which stands for
Justice in government and for equity
in the division of the fruits of industry,
even slightly mutilated it has Jou its
carrying onpacity and the
which it has used must
up. There Is no
tion for such » ruling. As well
that a greenback or a national
note with a minute corner torn
wo Jonger of any valu
NO.
TOWN ND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
A. A. Pleicher, of Howard, has been
ill, caused by Indigestion.
Mrs. William H. Lee, of Colyer, and
Mrs. John Runkle, east of Old Fort,
bave been ill during the past week,
Harvey Hough, of near Penns Cave,
has recovered from sickness that kept
him housed up for several weeks.
The relatives and friends of the
Tressler family will hold a reunion st
Hecla park, Wednesday, August 26th,
H. C. DeVine, of Philadelphia, ad-
vertised for a man to solicit subscribers
for a morning paper. Bee the adv. in
this issue.
Why should not the Smiths in Cen-
tre county hold a family reunion,
provided a grove large enough to ac-
commodate them can besecured ?
Paul A. Noll has been elected prin-
cipal of the College Township High
Bchool, and Miss Gertrude Wieland
teacher for the Oak Hall primary
school.
Mise Daisy Heckman, a stenographer
in the Engineering building at State
College, and Jessie Eigleburner, a
special student in modern language,
were recently married at Salona.
Col. W. C. Patterson, superintendent
of grounds and buildings at the Col-
lege, has been appointed by Governor
Stuart as a delegate to the Farmers,
National Congress, which will meet
at Madison, Wisconsin, Bept. 24.
Edward Bell, of near Lewistown,
sccompanied by two other young men,
tramped to Penns Cave, Centre Hall,
Btate College and other points in Cen-
tre county. They had a most delight-
ful time, and said the farmers along
the rosd, fromm whom they bought
food, used them royally.
This is from the Howard Hustler :
J. F. Condo, the grocer, says that the
story that he has decided to leave
Howard and resume his business in
State College, which he abandoned to
come here is a pure fake, and he has
no such idea. Mr. Condo's going
would bave been regretted, as he issn
obliging and fair desler and a good cit-
zen.
At no time in the past, so far in ad-
vance of the opening of the Grange
Encampment and Fair, have the
arrangements for this great gathering
been so completely made. All the im-
portant contracts have already been
signed, gusranteeing that there is
more than the usual ioterest mani-
fested in the approaching September
gathering.
Horace Bclienck, of Howard, probab-
ly believes there is luck in a hore
shoe. The other day several men and
boys were pitching horse shoes in the
alley at the L. C. Thompson store,
When one of the shoes was pitched to
a stake it struck something bright and
the young man picked it up to me
what it might be. Much to his sur-
prise it was a five-dollar gold piece,
Three weeks ago today { Thursday )
Johu C., Bible, at Centre Hill, wes
kicked ou the knee by one of his farm
horses. The skin was broken, but
little was thought of the injury, and
Mr. Bible went about his farm work
as usual. Later the injured member
became sore and troublesome, and at
present he is unable to use the limb at
all, the knee being very much swollen
and stiff,
As soon as the preliminary sarrange-
ments can be made, which include the
transferring of the license, the Garman
house, Bellefonte, will come under the
management of Richard Bheehe, of
Clearfield. That gentleman has also
purchased the stock, furniture, ete.
It is forty-eight years since the hostel.
ry first came under the management
of the Garmans, snd the house con-
tinues under the same name although
conducted by Mr. Bheehe.
More graduates of the Lock Haven
State Normal School are teaching in
the valley of the west branch of the
Basquehanns and in the central part
of the state than from all other schools
combined. Itis ina highly prosper.
ous condition. The great scarcity of
teachers assures splendid positions to
its graduates. An early application
for rooms will be necessary for those
WhGsnpect to ster Jus the 3 Fall term
which begins September 7th, Address
the principal for an illustrated
Penns Cave, under its new mansge-