VOL. LXXXI.
NO. 35.
DEMOURATIO LEADER PLEASED,
orously Throughout Entire State,
of electing from twelve to fifteen Dem-
expressed
adelphia.
Mr. Black, who is president of the
leaders in the Bryan
m+nt from the western counties.
expressed himself as greatly pleased
with the outlook.
last evening with William E, Wallace
and J. Burrwood Daly, Mr.
said :—
I have received reports from almost
every county in the BState and the
enthusiastic than they have been for
years. Those who did not agree with
us in 1896 and in 1900 are now in full
acoord with the platform and the can-
didates, Additional members of the
Executive Committee, whose names
and appointments were announced
last evening, are all active, loyal men
who are anxious to take hold of the
work in their respective counties,
MISS HUSTON AS A SURGEON.
Entertaing Little fad on Her Knee While
She Removes Flesh Rattlesnake Had
Polsoned,
A herole act performed at the right
tondale, was the means of saving the
Williamsport. The boy accompanied
struck at the lad just above the shoe
top,
automobile came rolling along, and
campaign,
I expect
8 vigorous
county, York, the biggest
candidate.
that Mr. Ziegler will be elected to Con-
gress to succeed Mr. Lafean.”
Word was received by Mr. Wallace,
chairman of the Campaign C .mmittee
of the League, that Brysn League
motion. No sooner was the story re-
lated thau Miss Huston had the lad
ou her knees, and while entertaining
terest any live boy, her hands were
deftly at work. His shoes were re.
moved ; a handkerchief was tightly
wound ; a knife was
sterilized by holding
the blade in the flames of burning
matches, and a portion of the flesh
surroundivg the point where the rep-
tile had sunk its poisonous fangs was
removed. The fresh wound was dress-
ed, and iustructions given to take the
lad tos physician. This was done,
but no other nid wae peeded than to
again dress the wound, all appearanc.
es of poison having disappeared.
Miss Huston is the daughter of J.
and
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without ever making known her name,
its departure had settled,
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Hot Shot from Milton.
The Milton Standard in one of its
Clearfield, Adams, Montgomery, Fay-
ette, Northampton, Monroe and Car.
bon counties,
editorial :
The editor of the Keystone Gazette
made in accord with Chairman Nor.
man E. Mack's idea to forma Bryan
club in every district of the State,
THE BANK GUARANTY PLANK,
Postmaster General Meyer, friend
and adviser of Mr. Taft, comes out
with an attack on the Democratic
platform plank providing for the
guaranty of national bank deposits.
Mr. Meyer's arguments—if they can
be called such—consist of a lot of
crude and undigested assertions, back-
ed up by not a scintilla of fact, and of
a wholly speculative character, He
makes the astounding discovery that
a guaranty of deposits would be an in-
justice to the depositors—tue very
people protected, He says that this
eminently safe and conservative meas-
ure would lead to speculation, and
talks wildly about its revolutionizing
methods of banking.
Buch raving is unworthy of a serious
answer, and the main significance of
Mr. Meyer's tirade is not what hesays,
but that he has said it atall., That
proves that Mr, Meyer has seen what a
popular proposal the securing of bank
deposits is, and that he thinks the
Taft mansgement is not giving enough
attention to this issue. By his state-
ment he means to sound a note of
alarm, and to teli his fellow workers
for Taft and Sherman that they must
wake up and invent some real argu-
ments against the Democratic deposit
plank.
When he proposes that he proposes
an impossible task. The more the
guaranty plank is examined, the more
strongly it commends itself to the
common sense of the American people.
It is a sound and distinctly conserva-
tive measure, and will be as certainly
endorsed at the polls, as there are
millions of voters who have national
bank deposits and will take the oppor
tunity of protecting them.
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The tariff issue which Uncle Joe
Cannon, Jim Bherman and John Dal-
zell rejected last session of Congress Is
now dangerously near the chief of the
campaign. Mr. Taft, a day or two
Inte as usual, seconds Mr. Bryan's
promise, saying that if elected he, too,
will call an extraordinary session of
Congress to consider the matter. The
chief value of these promises is that
the congressmen who are now trying
to be elected will be the men to tackle
the tariff problem under either Taft or
Bryan. Itis for the country to say
whether it wants the sort of revision
the Cannon crowd will give, or some
thing different. They have the chance
to say what they think of the present
regime here and to give the new Pres
ident a House that will do something
If they want that something done.
Congressmen at the present stage of
the game are as important as the Pres.
ident. Keep this in mind, and re
member that if you elect W. Harrison
‘Walker he will favor tariff revision fn
accord with Democratic beliefs,
But why
should Editor Harter go 80 far away
from bome to locate 8 rum dominated
party when he could put his finger on
ope right here at home. The political
machine and the liquor interests are so
closely identified in this state that
when one is pinched they both squeal,
The last primary election in this coun-
ty demonstrated beyond cavil that the
liquor interesta control the local Re-
publican organization, and what is
true of this county is true of practical.
ly every other county in the state.
Eliminate the liquor influence and
Penrose would not be in the running
when a United States senator is to be
chosen, and s new Republican party
would rise up in place of the booze-in-
spired, graft-ribbed organization that
desecrates the name of the party of
Lincoln and Chase and Seward.
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Io compariog candidates as to abili-
ty or as to deserving public recognition,
you ean come to vut one conclusion in
weighing the case of George F.
Weaver, the Democratic candidate for
Register, and that is that he is emi-
nently filled for the office he seeks,
and that he js also deserving. Mr.
Weaver has been handicapped to a
considerable extent as a bread-winner,
but the winter months he spent in the
school room, and the summer months
on the farm of his father, and it was
largely through his earnings that the
modest ** old home " is now sheltering
his agiog parents. He is deserving of
recognition, and a vote for Weaver
means a vote for au hones(, capable,
frugal young man.
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The Republican party esnnot deny
that its bossted prosperity has been
that of a few at the expense of many.
The recent panic has knocked the bot-
tom out of the full dinner-pail argu-
ment. They admit that the country
is now in an evil state because of tarif!
and trust encroachments. They ad-
mit that they have been in control of
all branches of the (vernment for the
past twelve years. They admit that
they haven't done anything much to
correct the evils, but Mr, Taft promises
that they will get busy at once If giv-
en another chance,
Speaker Cannon is having almost as
warm s time as though he were a can-
didate for the Presidency. The Demo-
eratic platform arraigns him for his
despotism in the House, and in all the
Methodist churches in Nebraska s
letter was read denouncing the Speak-
er for his attitude toward temperance
legislation, and calling upon Metho-
dists to vote for no candidate for
Congress who will not pledge himself
to vote for some other candidate for
Hpeaker, .
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Unciatmed Letters,
The following letters remain un-
claimed in the Centre a Jou
September 1, 19008 : M May
Mitchell, Mr, W. Zerby,
When uled fot please say advertised.
A FEW OF THE EXHIBITORS
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Who
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Will be at the Grange Encampment
and Falr—September 12 to 18,
| The Weaver Organ and Plano Com-
| pany of York will make a iarge dis
play of instruments at the Grange En-
{campment and Fair,
{ This is one of the best musical in-
| strument companies in the state. They
will furnish a piano for the auditor-
ium during the Encampment, install.
ing the instrument for the opening
entertainment Saturday evening.
Ralph Btover, of Aaronsburg, will
exhibit a full line of gasoline engines.
Foreman & Smith will have on
hand a large supply of agricultural
implements.
J. H. Weber, of Centre Hall, will
exhibition,
will have on exhibition hot air
engine and other farm machinery.
The Bmith Brothers, of Bpring Mills,
will make an exhibit of stoves and
furnitare,
Bamuel Ertle, of Georges Valley,
will place on exhibition an ancient
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exhibit of machinery used for the
manufacture of flax in the early days.
Henry, Millard & Henry Company,
of York, will exhibit a fall line of
gasoline engines,
David Bradford and Henry Homan,
of Centre Hall; H. D. Rossman, of
Bpring Mills, and the Vermont Farm
Machine Company will exhibit
cream separators and dairy utensils,
Garitee & Bon, of Philadelphia, will
place on exhibition a large display of
clothing.
There will also be a large exhibit of
groceries by a Grange house,
W. A. Huber, of Mechanicsburg,
will again occupy half of the lsrge
building with an exhibit of notions
and novelties
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Telephone Line Through Nittany
ley are becoming sroused to appre-
ciate the value of the telephone on the
farm, and at 8 meeting held at the
Clinton house, Lock Haven, the fol-
lowing officers, says the Clinton Dem-
ocral, were eiected :
ident, D. C. Grieb ; treasurer, C. H,
Long ; secretary, M. G. Goffey. The
directors elected are G. M. Raup, John
O. Rosser, C. A. Heckman, C. C. Roy-
er, O. B. Hills, D. C. Grieb, and Dr.
A. B, Painter,
The new organization will be known
as the Mill Hall and Nittany Tele-
phone company and is launched for
the betterment of the service through
Mil Hall and Nittany Valley.
The new line will start at Lamar
and will be nine miles in length, com-
ing down through the valley and con-
nect with the Bell lines at Mill Hall,
from where they will connect with
the Bell exchange at Lock Haven.
There are at present twenty-four
subscribers and many others have sig-
vified their intention to have phones
put in as soon as the line 1a completed.
Patrons will have all privileges
through the Lock Haven exchange.
8B. G. Bmead, of Williamsport, super-
intendent of the Bell telephone sod
rural service, was at the meeting and
gave the promoters some very good
points,
Too Free in Awardiog Damages,
Judge Criswell, of Franklin, pared
down from $1,500 to $500a verdict
against Oil City in favor of a
woman for injuries sustained by the
latter in falling on a defective side-
walk. He incidentally criticised the
tendency on the part of jurors to ren-
der verdicts in negligence causes
which would ordinarily be regarded as
in excess of a reasonable compensation
for the Injury sustained. He said this
was especially true in cases against
muncipalities and corporations. The
same rules, he said, should apply to
these as to individuals.
With all this fairness on the part
of the judge, it would be much cheap-
er for cities and boroughs to prevent
steps, traps and toboggan slides on its
side-walks, thus preventing accidents
for which the municipality might be-
come liable,
Seed Bowing
It was the exception during the past
three or four years to sow wheat in
this locality in August, though some
years previous it was common, This
Season farmers are well on with their
work and the fall seeding was begun
as early as August 25th, and (he last
few days of the month sowing may be
considered as having been general,
On some of the larger farme, however,
the work is not so far on, but yet in
advance of last year. As a rule early
sowing develops the strongest wheat
plants, and encourages stooling, and
better prepares the crop to withstand
exposure during the winter months.
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When fame and fortune travel to-
| news
LOCAL AND PERSONAL,
Paragraphs Piloked from Exchanges of
Interest to Reporter Renders,
Millheim Journal—
Miss Ruth Kerstetter, of Loek
Haven, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jesse
Kreamer,
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Bayder, of Bun-
bury, were visitors at the home of Miss
Lizzie Keen,
Mrs. Jaghes Hoover and sn, James,
of Miflinburg, were visitors in town
several days last week,
Joseph Alters and family, of Belle-
fonte, were guests of Mrs. Elizabeth
Alters several days this week,
Mr. and Mra. Jerry Kern, of Cincin-
nati, O., spent the past week with Mr,
Kern's mother, Mrs. Busan Kern.
Mrs. Ann M, Casswell, of Coates-
{ ville, arrived in this place Wednesday
morning and will remain a few days as
a guest of Miss Lizzie Keen.
W. J. Harter, lumberman of Harter,
W. Va, who is spending some time at
his bome near Coburn, was & business
visitor in town Monday afternoon.
Mrs. E. B. McMullen and two sons,
Samuel and William, accompanied
Mrs. Grace Reed, Wednesday, to her
| home at Harrisburg, where they will
{spend a week,
{ Mre. William Leeser and grand-
| daughter, Pauline Leeser, of Bunbury,
{ spent several days the past week at the
{home of Henry Beaver, north of
i Millhelm,
| E. H. Frank, of Presho, 8. D., was a
{ caller at the Journal office Wednesday
| forenoon. Mr. Frank came east on
| account of attending the fanetal of his
| mother and the serious fliness of his
| father, Thomas Frank,
| Mrs. Chestie Foust, of Indianapolis,
{Ind.; Mrs. Nora Fetterholf, Mrs. Rosie
A. Blair and daughter, Elizabeth, of
| Williamsport ; Mrs. W. H. Klepper,
| and son Paul and daughter Dorothy,
{of Lock Haven, are visitors at the
| home of Wiliam Kreamer.
| Alawo party was held at the home
{of Mrs. H. Terresta Stover on Friday
jevenirg. A large number of Mrs,
Stover's friends assembled at her home
to welcome her on her return from sev-
eral weeks’ visit at Philadelohis and
Ocean City.
Landlord I. A. Bhawver of the Na-
tional Hotel has finished the improve.
ments to the interior of his barroom
and now has every convenience at his
command. Mr. BShawver wants every-
thing up-to-date and will not be satis-
fied until it is so.
On account of the low water in the
streams E. B. McMalien has W. A.
Guiswite with his gasoline engine to
run his roller flour mills on East Main
sireel. Not in years has the water in
Elk creek been so low as this year, and
it will take a continuous rain of several
days to effect the flow of water to be of
any benefit to the industries located
along the stream,
Monday while W, J. Mauck, the
Nittany Valley butcher, was driving
down Penn street ata rapid gait one of
the front wheels of his wagon sudden-
ly became loose from the axle and ran
ahead of the horses. The instant the
horses saw it they became frightened
and started to run away, Mr. Msuck
was at first unable to hold the horses,
but finally, with the assistance of E.
H. Auman, who was close by, succeed.
ed in checking them,
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Quarters st the Camp.
During the Grange Exhibition and
Fair, The Centre Reporter will again
occupy its old location on the north
side of the Main avenue. There will
be two tents, both for the accommoda-
tion of the Reporter readers and their
friends. One tent will be exclusively
for the mothers having with them
little children, more particularly ba.
bies, and will be arranged and farnish-
ed with that eud in view. These
tents —the Reporter headquarters
will be open at all hours from eight
o'clock a. m. to 10:30 p. m. to the
Reporter readers and their friends.
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Keith's Theatre,
This week at Keith's Theatre, Phila.
delphis, marks the initial presentation
of a timely feature, Edgar Allen Wolf's
one-act comedy, * In the Bubway.”
J. K. Murray and Clara Lane are en-
tertaining in their singing sketch, ** A
Knight at Home." Middleton, Spell.
myer and Company offer a sprightly
play of western life ; Fred Watson
and the Morrison Sisters are a singing
and dancing trio ; Leo Donnelly, re.
porter, soldier and entertainer, is de
lighting everyone with his mono
logues, There are many other artists
in song and monologue, and as a fur
ther attraction there is the patriotic
military sensation, called “ Our Boys
in Blue,”
The Midtinburg Weakly News na
new venture oars, 1,
and M. C. Guyer, the former PGatulioe
cidedly bright, clean, ne sheet,
and ecjoys a good line of advertising.
Stories of Famous Hymus,
From week to week the Reporter
will publish the stories of a few of the
most popular hymns. These stories
are based on facts, and will be inter-
esting to the average reader,
“FROM GREENLAND'S ICY MOUNTAINS.”
This well known missionary hymn
was composed in almost as shorts
time as was the ‘Sweet By and By."
In 1819 there was issued a royal letter
requesting that a collection be taken
in the English churches in behalf of
gospel in Foreign Parts. The hymn
was composed by Reginald Heber to
be sung on this occasion, He was at
that time visiting his father-in-law,
Dean Bhipely, then Rector of Wrex-
ham, who knew Heber’s unusual abil.
ity for swift composition. One Batur-
day, as the Dean and Heber, with sev-
eral others, were sitting in the reztory
talking, the Dean suddenly turned to
Heber and requested him to write a
missionary hymn to accompany the
sermon on foreign missions which he
was going to preach on the following
morning.
Readily complying with the request,
Heber went to another part of the
room and dashed off in a few minutes
the first three stanzas of the hymn,
These he brought and read to the Dean
and his friends, and was immediately
informed that they were exactly what
was wanted. After glancing over
them again, Mr. Heber said, “No the
sense is not yet complete,” and in a
few moments he had written the mag-
nificent last stanza of the hymn ss it
stands to-day.
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Brief Sketch of Miss Pearce,
Mise Jane Boggs Pearce, who died
at the home of her niece, Mrs, J. T.
McCormick, at State College, and
mention of which was made in last
week's Issue, was a familiar figure
about Potters Mills for half a century,
Aunt Jane, as she was familiarly
known, was born near Linden Hall,
this county, Oct. 2, 1518, and had she
lived until next October she would
have reached the ripe old age of ninety.
She was the daughter of the Rev,
Marmaduke Pearce, at one time one of
the leading pioneer Methodist minis-
ters of this state. Her mother was a
daughter of Fergus Potter, who owned
the Potter homestead near Linden
Hall, and which is still in the possess
ion of the Potters. She and her sister,
Nancy Pearce, lived together in their
home in Potters Mills for over 50 years.
After her sister's death, about six
years ago, her mind became wesk and
she was taken to Btate College, where
she spent the rest of her days with her
niece. She was a consistent and de
voted member of the M. E, church, a
great resder, kind and generous; a
good woman. Bhe is survived by one
brother, the Rev, John J. Pearce, of
Conneaut, O. ; two nieces, Mrs. Dr.
Hutchison, of Bellefonte, and Mrs, J.
T. McCormick, of State College, and a
nephew, C. P. Hewes, Esq., of Erle.
Injured by Lightning.
A short time ago Luther (i, Peters,
of Oak Hall, was seriously injured by
lightning which struck his barn dur-
ing a storm which passed over that
part of the country. Mr. Peters was
standing in the door-way of his barn
when a bolt of lightning struck the
opposite end of the building, passing
through the entry way to the door
where he stood. At the time he was
wearing a felt hat, which was torn to
pieces, but which probably saved his
life, by deflecting the bolt. Medical
attention was at once summoned, but
for more than an hour he remained
unconscious from the effects of the
stroke. The physicians declared that
had it not been for his felt hat he
would almost certainly have been
killed. Though his experience was a
very serious one, he is now getting
slong splendidly.
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New U. Ev. Ohureh,
Plans have been completed and work
started on a new mission chapel which
will be erected by the Lewistown and
Burnham mission of the United Evan-
gelical church, of which Rev, E. I.
Confer is the pastor. The structure
will be built of brick, will cost between
$1200 and $1500 and will be ready for
occupancy before cold weather sets in.
The building will be located at the
corner of Green avenue and Brown
street and will be known as the Trink
ty United Evangelical Chapel.
The committee is fortunate in get-
ting James Decker, of Pine Grove
Hills, to Sonduct the bonding on
Grange Park, ng Encampment
and Exhibition. This assures three
good meals each day.
Penns Valley Potate
Not in twenty years has
It will be this season.
Not only
but the «
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
General John Taylor, of Reedaville,
attended a reunion of Confederate
veterans at Culpeper, Virginia.
During the nights last week the
thermometer hovered between forty.
five and forty-eight, Pretty cold for
August weather,
Mrs. Flora O. Bairfoot went to
Philadelphia Friday moring, as did
also Mrs. Lucy Henney. They wili be
gone but for a short time.
Misses Daisy Brisbin and Carrie
Bayard, both of Bellefonte, have
secured positions as instructors in the
Beotland Orphan’s Home,
Prof. W. T, Meyer, of Philadelphia,
is spending part of his summer vaca
tion in Bellefonte, as the guest of his
brother, J. C. Meyer, Esq.
Who will say a good word in these
columns encouraging the observing of
“Old Home Week’ for Centre Hall
and Potter township some time next
summer ?
W. 8B. Dillett, of Milroy, who for-
merly lived in Centre Hall, is confined
to the house on secount of an injury
received to his arm while in the moun-
tains above that place,
The mother and the babies who st-
tend the Grange Encampment and
Fair will be cared for if they call at the
Reporter's headquarters. A tent will
be furnished especially for them, and
all accommodations free,
Among the State Grange officers
who will attend the Encampment and
Fair are W. F. Hill, Master : J. T.
Allman, Secretary ; I. Frank Chand-
ler, C. H. Dildine and William Arme-
stron z, of the Executive Committee.
“The Pat Garity Bummer Resort
has been doing a rushing business
through the entire summer. It is lo-
cated in the heart of the Seven Moun-
tains, where disease and pestilence is
unknown, and none die except of
old age.
Prof. John Andy Young, at one
time principal of the Centre Hall
High B8chool, but now holding the
position of supervising prineipal of the
Lock Haven Schools, and Miss
Taholskie, of Erie, were married last
month.
This is from the Howard Hustler :
Ground has been broken for the first
Reformed church, on Tuesday they
commenced digging out the founds-
tion and cellar. It is located on Main
street opposite Webers store, and will
be a fine one when completed.
The only way to decrease the
amount of smut corn, is to pluck off
the smut-balls and burn them. Corn
smut spreads rapidly if the smut-balls
are thrown on the manure pile and
the manure spread on cornfields.
Never throw a smut-ball on the ma-
nure-pile !
William M. Bwabb, one of the
Harris towship road masters, was a
caller last week. He is very much
pleased with the progress being made
on the Boalsburg-Oak Hall state road,
and thinks the township will build
another section with state aid, jt being
the road between Linden Hall and the
Potter township line,
Mre. Myra Frazier, of Wakefield,
Kan., was an arrival in Bellefonte for
a visit at the home of her brother,
Wm. Kramer, and with other relatives
and friends in Centre county, Seven
teen years ago Mrs. Frazier dephrted
from her home in Pleasant Gap for
the West and this is her first visit to
the county in all those years.
C. W. Boozer has learned the art of
concrete walk construction, and has
built several very substantial and
smooth ones, among them being the
walks to the front of the lots of Mrs,
Margaret E. Bailey, Harry EK. Shirk
and Mrs, Lucy Heaney. The Bailey
walk was put down by contract, W,
Gross Mingle having the matter np
charge.
The time to cut corn le
given as *‘ when it is glazed ; that is,
when the shucks are white and the