HE CENTRE REPORTER
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1909.
TE LEGISLATUKE,
The Mercantile Tax Law Will Not be Re-
poaled--Election Bilis all Referred to
Commission,
The Mercantile Tax Law, sccording
to the best information at hand will
not be repealed, although a bill to that
eflect was introduced by Representa-
tive Kiese, of Lycoming county. It
was contended that fifty per cent. of
these taxes was used up for fees of col-
lection and advertising, but Auditor
General Young made a statement
showing that only a trifle over ten
per cent. was required for all expenses
of collecting, advertising, suits, ete.
The net sum paid into the state treas-
ury from mercantile taxes in 1908 was
$1,837,527 41,
REFORMING ELECTION LAWS.
A half-dozen bills aimed to reform
the election laws appeared. No
changes will be made in the present
laws, and revision will be referred to a
commission already authorized. One
of the most important bills was that
presented by Mr. Dearden, which in
effect abolishes the party square and
establishes the pure Australian ballot,
It makes it necessary to vote for each
candidate by making a mark in front
of his name. The candidates will be
grouped under party names. Other
bills on election matters came from
Mr. Milliron, Venango. They provide
that a voter must declare his party
upon registration, and also provide for
reforms in registration in third-class
cities.
PENSION BILLS TO FALL.
The pensioning of soldiers by the
Btate is opposed by the legislative
leaders, and at this stage of the session
it can be safely predicted that the
severél bills will fail of passage. Bpeak-
er Cox said that after the hospitals
and charitable institutions had been
cared for the pensioning of the soldiers
would be taken up. He indicated in a
most careful interview that the present
income would not permit of the vast
amount” demanded for the soldiers.
Unless the revenues are increased
about $2,000,000 a year the soldiers’
pension bill cannot be passed.
TO PAY TEACHERS’ SALARIES,
A bill to compel the State to pay
the salaries of all school teazhers ex-
cept those of Philadelphia, was pre-
sented in the Houss by Mr. Reynolds,
of Lawerence. It carries an appropri-
ation of $25,000,000. The money is to
be paid quarterly beginning June 4,
1909. Philadelphia is exempted be-
cause it supports its schools by Appro-
priations made by the City Councils
from money collected by a general
levy.
BILLS INTRODUCED IN SENATE.
Mr. shields, Wyoming, fixing the
length of the term of borough treas-
urers and street commissioners, where
they are elected by the people, at
three years; authorizing municipal
corporations to lay out, establish or
re-establish grades of streets and alleys
and to construct bridges, piers and
abutments and sewers and drains in a
street or alley or through or on or over
private property.
BILLS INTRODUCED IN HOUSE,
Mr. Foster, Venango, creating a
road law for second class townships,
Mr. Owens, Luzerne, that when
owners of minoral rights fail to begin
development for twenty-one years the
title shall merge with that of the sur-
face right.
Mr. Bmith, Allegheny, requiring
the date of canning to be stamped on
the bottom of cans containing canned
goods ; exempting pianos from execu-
tion for rent ; requiring value of trad-
ing stamps in mills to be printed, and
prescribing regulations for use ; pro
hibiting gift enterprises, under $500
fine,
HOUSE BILLS SENT T0 SENATE,
To authorize writs of estrepement in
trespass cases,
Permitting the Department of
Forestry to supply trees to those who
care for them.
Appropriating $90,000 to pay bills
for fighting foot and mouth disease.
The Benate Judiciary Committee
has reported out the SBoyder bill to
advance the price of marriage licenses
from fifiy cents to one dollar. He
originally wanted to charge two
dollars,
hs fo AAA
Waltz Convicted,
Fred Waltz, formerly of Bellefonte,
was convictedof mansisughter in the
Youngstown, Ohio, courts. His sen-
tence was eighteen months in the
penitentiary. The deed was commit.
ted iu a bar room, while Waltz was in
a drunken condition,
A AANA
Hooven Mureartile Uo. Dividend No, 78,
Tie rectors of The Hooven Mer.
Can npany have declared the
regn “rly dividend of 1} per
cent... .. r-ferred stock and 1 per
~eent on the ¢ non stock payable on
March 1st to - ckholders of record
~ Februmy 18.4. « heeks will be mailed
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In Lancaster county and the eastern
pari of the state some very mysterious
murders are being solved, but not
without «flort, wiiile up here in old
Centre no steps worthy of mention
Stivers and Massers'
The following facts are taken from
the records of the State of Pennsylva-
nia by Ethan Allen Weaver, for many
years secretary of the society of te
Bons of the Revolution, Philadelphia,
and show that Col, 8, L. SBtiver, found-
er and superintendent of the Bunker
Hill Military Academy, and P. O.
Btiver, editor of the Freeport (Illinois)
Bulletin, well known to the Reporter
readers, as well as the others of that
family, together with many of the
Mussers in Centre county, are descen-
dents of revolutionary soldiers. The
facts are these, and will be of interest
to many of the Reporter readers :
I. Michael Btiver, private in Cap-
tain James Murray's company, 10th
battalion, Col. Robert Elder command-
ing, Lapcaster Militia, muster roll
dated April 12, 1781,
II. Michael Btiver, private in Capt.
Christopher Kucher’s company, 1st
battalion Philadelphia Associators,
from a list dated December, 1776.
III. Michael BStiver, private in
Capt. Israel Cooper's company, lst
battalion, and in Col. William Brad-
ford’s battalion, Philadelphia Militia,
dated September, 1778.
The following is a list of Mosers Who
were in the Revolutionary Army,
taken from the published records of
Pennsylvania. The name was origin-
ally Moser but was spelled sometimes
Mozer, Mosser and Musser. The Mus-
ears of Penns Valley and farther east
in the state were all descended from
the Mosers of eastern Pennsylvania,
Christiana Moser, the great-grand-
mother of 8. L. Btiver, was the wife of
Matthias Beuch and the daughter of
Philip Moser who was the son of
Burkhardt Moser, Sr., who died in
1807. Philip Moser was buried at
Penn Hall, Centre county. Christiana
Moser was born October, 1771, and
died March 11, 1838. Bhe was buried
at Aasronsburg. The Mosers enumer-
ated below as Revolutionary soldiers
were all related ta Christians Moser
in some way.
"Capt. Jacob Moser, 6th Penna. regt.,
Continental line, Col. Richard Hump.
ton, commissioned as captain, - Feb
15, 1776.
II. Capt. Jacob Moser was ex-
changed December, 1776, for Captain
Gambler of the 47th British regiment,
ITI. Lieut. Michael Moser was in
Capt. Jacob Weston’s company, Lieut.-
Col. Michael Lindemuth commanding,
the Berks county militia, 1780,
IV. Valentine Moser in Captain
Frantz's company, 4th bat., Lieut.
Col. Lindemuth commanding, Berks
county militia, 1751
V. Henry Moser, sargeant in Ger.
man regt., Continental line, July 10,
1778, ( died in Philad. Feb. 21, 1825, as
Revolutionary pensioner.)
VI. Christian Moser, second bom-
bardier in Capt. Benjamin Loxley’s
company of Philad, artillery, Col.
Samuel MifMin commanding, July,
1776.
VIL. Samuel Moser, private 3rd
regt., Col. Thomas Craig commanding,
Penna. Continents] line, 1783
VIII. Christian Moser, private in
Capt. Benjamin Fishburn’s company,
Col. William Butler commanding,
Penna. Continental line, 1777. ( He
was living in Montgomery county,
Pa., 1834, aged 78)
IX. Henry Moser, private in Capt.
Nicholas Kern's company, 1st bat. of
Northampton county Associators,
forming part of the * Flying Camp, ’
August 6, 1766
XI. The following were paid in
depreciated currency as soldiers of the
Revolation, according to the canceled
certificates on record : Andrew,
George, Jacob, John and Paul Moser :
Paul, Tobiss and Samuel Mosser ;
Daniel, Philip and Tobias Mozer ; and
the following received pay as Revolu-
tionary soldiers but without date or
rank, except as Rangers of the Fron.
tier : Daniel, Jacob, Philip and Tobias
Moser. Two of these were ensigns.
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and women to take advantage of the
special half-price offer he is making on
Dr. Howard's celebrated specific for
the cure of constipation and dyspep-
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half-price, 25 cents.
Bo positive is he of the remarkable
power of this specific to cure these
diseases, as well as sick headaches and
liver troubles, that he agrees to refund
the money to any customer whom
this medicine does not quickly relieve
and cure, i
With Dr. How srd’s specific at hand,
you can eat what you want and have
no fear of ill consequences. It
strengthens the stomach, gives perfect
digestion, regulates the bowels, creates
An appetite, and makes life worth the
living.
This Is an unusual opportunity to
obtain 60 doses of the best medicine
ever made for half its regular price,
with the personal guarantee of a well
business man to refund the money if
it does not give satisfaction.
Mr, Murray has been able to secure
only a limited supply of the specific,
#0 great is the demand, and you
should not delay taking advantage of
the liberal offer he is making,
A A OTA.
Pennsylvania game commissioners
recommend that the hunting season
be reduced to the month of November
ye
Ths Uses of Adversity,
“Grogan,” sald the head of the de-
partment store. eying him sharply,
“you've quit drinking. haven't you?"
Hibernian who worked in the pack-
ing department. “1 haven't taken a
dhrink av annything sthronger th'n
iced tay f'r three months.”
“l am glad to hear it, Grogan. I'll
make it an object to you to stay quilt,
But how did you break yourself of the
habit?"
“Be hittin’ me thumb nail wid a
hammer whin I was packin’ a box o
goods.”
“1 don't see how
you.”
“Well, Misther Barker, it was this
way. If I'd been sober, d'ye moind, I'd
nlver have done it, but I wasn’t. Whin
I whacked me thumb instead av the
nall I was thryin’ to dhrive it made a
black spot at the root av me thumb
nall. I, says to mesllf: ‘Grogan, I'll
punish ye f'r that. Ye shan't have a
dhrink av ayther beer 'r whusky until
that black spot has gone.’
“Well, sor, it was two months befure
it had growed out to the end o me
thumb an’ I cud cut it off, an’ be that
time I'd lost all me appetite £'r beer
an' whusky,
“Thin I says to meself: ‘Grogan, I'l]
reward ye f'r that. Ye're a sober man
now, an' ye'll stay sober.! That's the
whole story, sor.”—Youth’s Companion.
that could cure
The Russian Joke Teller.
Story telling and jesting have al-
ways been counted the favorite amuse
ments of semibarbaric people. To the
first we the “Arabian Nights"
and to the second the who
were formerly the appendage of all
great houses. In Russia the pald
Joker still flourishes, and the
pay so much an hour to listen
jokes and witticlsms, He
himself “With two or three hundred
tickets, and, mounting a sort of ros
trum, he announces that he is going
to regale his andience with cholee tid
bits of mirth provoking lore. He be
Zins selling tickets at a penny each
and when he has sold enough to war
beginning he
and the audience remains spell
bound by his humorous stories for an
hour or two. A recent traveler who
saw a number of these jokers In St
Petersburg says, “I listened to them
several and, although I could
not understand one word
sald, I was sure from the way the su
dlence greeted his stories with roara
of laughter that the jokes were above
the everage”
owe
clowns,
people
to his
provides
mint his turns himself
loose
times
the joker
Adam, Eve and Some Apples.
How many apples did Adam and Eve
eat?
Some say Eve 8 and Adam 2, a total
of 10. Others say Eve 8 and Adam 8
also; total, 10. But if Eve 8 and Adam
82, the total will be 00. Now, If Eve
8 1and Adam 8 1 2 the total would be
B03 Then if EveS1istand Adam 812
the total would be 1,623. Or, again,
Eve 814 Adam, Adam 81242 oblige
Eve, total 82,056. Though we ad.
mit Eve 814 Adam, Adam, if he 8181
242 keep Eve company; total, 8,182,
056. All wrong. Eve, whenshe 81812
many aod probably felt sorry for it,
and Adam, In order to relieve her
grief, 812; therefore Adam If he 818
14240fy Eve's depressed spirit;
hence both ate 81,806. 8064 apples
~ Kansas City Independent.
Marriage Customs In Savage Africa.
The charge which Is sometimes
brought against white men of Linarry-
ing for money” cannot be used against
their sex in Africa, for there it is the
other way about, husbands having to
purchase thelr wives. When a man
has a wife bestowed upon him as an
act of charity he feels that she is not
properly his own, and she, If she will,
can treat him with contempt. This
custom of wife purchase, although it
is to be decried as tending to lower
marriage to the level of a commercial
contract, is an Incentive to young men
to work. lazy youths cannot com-
pete with energetic ones in the matri-
monial market, as they are despised by
the young women and rejected by thelr
parents as being unworthy of thelr
daughters. Wide World Magazine,
Bea Roses.
The sem rose is a leathery looking
creature which attaches itself to a
stone at the bottom of the sea In its
infancy and ultimately attains a size
about three inches in length and an
inch and a half in breadth. When
quiet and feeding under water its top
opens and blossoms {nto the semblance
of a large pink rose, with petals fully
an inch long, a really handsome ob-
Ject. As soon as it is disturbed, how-
ever, it shuts itself resolutely into its
leather pod. .
Southern Spoon Corn Bread.
Pour two cupfuls bolling water over
a cupful cornmeal; cook five minutes,
stirring continually; add a tablespoon-
fu! butter, two eggs well beaten, a cup.
ful milk, a teaspoonful salt; beat thor
oughly, pour into a well greased bak.
ing dish and bake thirty-five minutes
in hot oven. Serve from the dish In
which it is baked.—What to Eat.
Overburdened With Memory.
“Your son tells me that he Is going to
take lessons to cultivate his memory.”
“I hope not,” answered Farmer Corn.
tossel. “He can remember every fool
tune that was ever whistled.”—Wash-
Quite Light,
Marie—I think Chollie 1s a delightful
dancer. He's so light on his feet! Lil
lan—When you're better acquainted
with Chollle you'll discover that he's
light at both ends!—Town and Country.
An acre In Midd) is worth a prin.
eipality in Utepia—Macaulay.
AI SAPS
Centre Reporter, $1.00 per year.
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The ti: 2nd the Title.
There | shit Enrlizh defind-
tion « : ih. 0 | “a wan
x1 ' He Las
havin: 'Esq.'
wir lelters are
near
Londo f
pretensions a fits this
practice, Bu el
or shine, tie wears hint In
the streets of 1a it
futo the drawing room when he pays
an afternoon call. It is only when he
takes a train for the provinces or for
the continent that he ventures to use
more comfortable headgear, He also
expects to have the distinction of “es-
quire” when a letter Is addressed to
him and is highly offended if he finds
on the envelope the prefix “Mr.” As
a matter of fact, the number of Eng-
lish who nig legally en-
titled to the mediaeval honor of “es.
quire” is Insignificant. It Is a self as
title which signifies nothing
stantial In rank or privilege.
! common in London “esquire”
simply means that the person so ad-
dressed does not choose to be associ
ated with tradesmen and ordinary
working people and that he is a “gen-
tleman” who Invariably wears a silk
hat.
The wn social
in
fi rain
Hiion
aid wi
silk
und cursles
un high
don
gentlemen
Hse
Mixed Metaphor,
The late Mr. Ritchie when chancel-
lor of the exchequer once asserted that
“the question of moisture in tobacco
is a thorny subject and has long been
a bone of contention.” His Immediate
successor in office, Austen Chamber
lain, remarked at the Liberal Union
club's dinner that the harvest which
the present government had sown was
already o«
Sir William
ome to roost
Hart-Dyke
splcuous to his credit-—the
description of James Lowther as hav.
of the tree
£ fish and the comfort.
t his government had
po | . + # rl
Mi Wire entangle
has two con
“howlers"”
ing gone to the
and landed a 1
ing assurance
got rid of
mie ind
h
¥ ¢if
EF Of
very top
in smooth water
tl examples of mix.
ie [ire i
tion as
that if we
i the h lords rope enough
they will soon fill up the cup of thelr
inlquity and an Irish
plaint that a certaln
partment is fron bound In red tape
London Standard
member's com
government de.
A Fable.
Once Time was a
Young Man who met Two Nice Girls,
who were Constantly Together. Now.
he was an Astute Young Man. and
desired to say Something Pretty and
Agreeable to
Upon a there
fio
ie
the Ladies, but he knew
No Matter which, the Other
would be Hurt
So he Thought Rapidly
ment, and then he sald:
“Ah, 1 know Why you Two Girls are
Always Together!
“Why?
“Because
Handsome Chooses a
Homely One i So That
Her Beauty may be Enhanced by the
Contrast.”
After
for a mo
asked the Two Girls
Everybody says that A
Girl Always
®t
ns mpanion,
Remark, either Both
ngry with him or De
io you think Happened?
i€ Dinshed and sald he
Matterer and went thelr way
, each Happy for Herself and
Sorry for the Other. London Answers.
Lv i
The Flag.
On 14. 1777. the Continental
congress resolved that the flag of the
United States be thirteen stripes, al-
fernate red and white, and that the
Union be thirteen white stars on a blue
field On Jan. 13, 1794, by an act of
congress, the flag was altered to fifteen
red and white stripes and fifteen stars.
On April 4, 1818, congress again alter.
ed the flag by returning to the original
thirteen wiripes and fifteen stars, as
the adding of a new stfipe for each ad-
ditional wonld soon make the
flag too large. A new star Is added to
the flag on July 4 following the ad-
mission of each new state.--New York
American
Force of Habit.
“The question of enlarging the church
comes up tonight, John, doesn't it?”
“Yes, dear, and we expect to have a
lively time. They tell me the opposl-
tion to the pastor will be strong.
Where's my overcoat? Oh, yes! And
now I want the tin horn and the cow-
bell and the big rattle”
“Mercy, John, what are you going to
do?”
“Do! Why, I'm going to root for the
pastor.” Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An Estimate.
“Old man Titewad must be worth a
billion dollars,” observes the man with
the Ingrowing mustache.
“Nonsense!” says the man with the
dejected ears. “He hasn't over a hun-
dred thousand to his name.”
“But I was estimating It at what he
would be worth if a dollar was as big
a8 he thinks it 1s." Chicago Post.
June
sinte
A Human Bungalow.
Plikson didn’t impress you favora.
bly, then?”
“No; he's just a bungalow.”
“A what?"
“A bungalow. He hasn't any foun.
fation.” Newark News,
A Freak.
Jubb—-Why Jimmy, you look
you'd grown four feet since I last
t
as if
I saw
you. Jimmy--Huh! I wisht I had. 1'd
exhibit In a dime museum as the “hn.
an quadruped” and get a pile of
money, I would,
The Intellect of the wise Is like glass;
it ddmits the light of heaven and re-
flocts It.~Hare. ’
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Barred
Plymouth Rocks
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Remember Also that
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fers for sale three of his five horses,
fs a sorrel horse, rising six years old, sound, fess
Joan of automobiles, a good first-class animal and
heavy enough for any kind of work
A ba} mare, will work anywhere, heavy
Sn or farm
behind Bet. _
A bay horse, ris
snd correot Will develop into a hearty draft
horses. Has been bliched, and worked io per:
feggion. Reporter off
ist sorter office
. 8. W, BMITH,
OCemtre Hall, Pa
XECUTOR'S OTICE LETTERS TESTA-
mentary on the estate of Ju'ia A.
late of Potter twp deceased, having been duly
nied 0 the andersigned he would .
ally request any persons knowing themselves in-
debled 0 the estate to make mediate pay-
ment, and those having claims fst the same
0 present them duly suthenticated for set
tement.
JOHN H. ISHLER Executor,
Jan. 7, 1909, ville, Pa.
P. O.~8pring Mills, B. 1. 4, No. &
Good references.
WILLIAM HH, STOVER.
Centre Hall, Pa.
your.
‘DR. SOL. M. NISSLEY,
VETERINARY SURGEON.
A graduate of the University of Penn’a,
Office at Palace Livery Stable,
fonte, Pa. Both ‘phones. :
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