_VOL. LXXXII.
FARMERS VISIT STATE,
Noll Tillers from Lower Penns and Bafialo
Valleys Make First Trip to State,
One hundred or more farmers from
lower Penns aud Buffalo Valleys vis-
ited Pennsylvania State College Thurs-
day of last week on a special train run
from Lewisburg to Lemont. From
,the latter point the visitors were trans-
ported to the State College by auto-
mobile and hack, farnished free of
charge by the College management.
In the company were a number of
ladies—wives of farmers and hand-
some daughters, In many instances
it was the farmer's first visit to the
State’s only: agricultural institution,
These visitors were not farmers by
proxy, but the genuine article—they
hold and guide the plow themselves,
On reaching the College all assem-
bled at the Agricultural building,
where they divided into groups, each
division having a guide furnished.
The guides were professors and in-
structors in the institution, and, of
course, were skilled in guiding the
gray matter along particular lines, and
also did remarkably well in guiding
the feet ef the farmers over the hun-
dreds of experimental plots, barns and
College, buildings. Oa no previous
occasion, ever participated in by the
writer, was the College force so thop-
oughly interested in its guests, and no
previous visitors were ever so thor.
oughly pleased, nor so well instructed
as those referred to here,
As stated before the professors and
instructors acted as guides, leading the
visitors to all parts of the experimental
farms, barns and buildings. The
groups were small, and consequently
each member could and did ply the
professors with many questions. The
greatest interest was manifested when
the experimental plots were reached,
when the visitors were impressed wilh
the results obtained after experiment-
fog along given lines for a period of
almost thirty years,
Rain fell during the greater part of
the day, but this did not hinder the
visitors from making the investiga.
tions they had in mind when starting
out in the morning.
After the noon lunch, Dr. Sparks,
president of the College, made a brief
address in the old chapel. He spoke
of the inception of the institution io
the early fifties, and referred io the
faet that its original purpose was to
educste farmers.
Oa leaving the ilostitution there
were many most favorable expressions
made by the visitors, and the great
msjority of them "planned to repest
their visit to Pennsylvania State Col-
lege at some near future time,
LOCALS
Watch the grass in the corn rows.
Harry T. Frank was appointed a
notary public in Millheim,
Dr. Bparks, president of Pennsyl-
vania Btate College, made seventeen
commencement addresses,
The middle of last week, Bamuel
Bruss, living west of Centre Hall, sufl-
ered a light paralytic stroke which
effected his kf: side.
Painters PP. R. Auman and Magnus
Duck, of Bpring Millis, are painting
the interior of the residence of R. D.
Foreman, in Centre Hall,
State and Bucknell met on the
diamond at Btaie College Saturday
afternoon in what proved to be a
Waterloo for the home team. The
game was one of great interest. Score
4t00.
During an electrical storm last week
lightning struck twice in Millbheim,
but not in the same piace, One bolt
hit the spite of the Lutheran church,
but did no damage of any account,
and a second bolt struck a large tree
standiog in the rear of the knitting
factory.
Jacob Wagner started on a trip
rough Illinois, his objective point
being the home of his daughter, Mra,
C. E. Filnk, at Maohsttan, Illinois,
He will remain in the west for some
time, but has planned to be back in
time to attend the Wagner bi-ennial
reunion.
Arthur ©. Harper, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Harper, of Bellefonte, who
the past school year bas been at State
College ns an assistant in the school
of mechanical engineering, lsat week
accepted a position as professor in the
department of mechaoical engineering
and drawing in the Ohlo State Un-
iversity, at Columbus, Ohio. The
‘ new position carries with it a substan
tisl advance in salary over what he
was receiving at Btate College,
W. B. Musser, the wall-known sta.
tiou agent, who was recently transfer-
by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company from Northumberland to
Columbia, recently moved his family
to that place, and is now happy in his
new home, Mr, Musser, it will be re-
membered, was for 8 number of years
agent at Spring Mille, where his oblig-
ing ways of conducting business and
fom wy a Eo ey hau O
ThE DISTRIU. 8, 8, CONVENTION,
Held at Tusseyville Friday Wes Largely
Attendod--Urief Report of the Fro.
ceedings,
A district Bunday school convention
was held at Tussevville Friday of last
week. Potter and Gregg townships
and Centre Hall borough comprise the
distriet.
Afternoon session opened with sing-
ing. Beripture lesson, the 90th Psalm
was read by Rev. B. F. Bieber, and
preyer was offered by Michael Rose
man. The minutes of last meeting
were read and approved.
Rev, Carls being absent the first sub-
ject was left until the last period of
the afternoon. “The Primary Aim of
Pupil and Teacher in Sunday Bchool
Work,” by Rev. Daniel Gress, was
then taken up. An aim is tending
toward some point. There are low and
high aims. Bome of the lesser aims
are Uying to have largest class and
most collection. Then he took up the
primary aims. First the discipline of
the child as to the meaning and sig-
nificance of the Lord’s house, His
work and His day. Becond, prepars-
tion of child for higher work of the
church. He compared the Bunday
#cheol to a garden—the garden of the
church. Btatistics show that 86 per
cent of the church members come
through the Bunday school. Third
aim, for the child to become acquaint-
ed with God’s Holy Word. Fourth
and highest aim, development of
character,
Singing, ‘* Stand Up, Stand Up for
Jesus.” The president appointed the
nominating committee, consisting of
M. T. Zabler, Michsel Rossman and
Mrs. A. E. Kerlin,
Mrs. H. W. Kreamer then read a
paper entitied, ' The Bunday Behool,
the Nursery of the Church.” Those
who grow up in the Sunday school are
the ones who make the best workers :
also, what we learn in childhood we
learn for life. God seeks the opening
bud, not the withered leaf. Let us
early choose in life the thoughts that
can not be taken away, Several others
talked on this suljesct. Rev. Bieber
said the highest aim of teschers should
be to bring the boy and girl to a
knowledge of the word of God,
On the topie, * Methods of Week
Day School in the Sunday Behool,”
Rev. Bieber enlarged on these points :
As a general thiog pupils lsck confi.
dence In themselves. Methods are
many but priocigles are few, Grading
in the Bunday school is an incentive
to better work. Teachers must be fully
prepared for the week day school
work and Sunday school teachers
should be better prepared in order to
get the most out of the lesson in the
short time they have for it—ususlly a
half hour,
The tominatiog committee reported
the following nominations ;
President, C. E. Royer,
man, J. Frank Bmith,
Vice President, Mr. Lucas, G. Good.
hart, Robert Homan.
Becretary, Mra. Bieber,
Bitner, Orpha Gramliey.
Treasurer, J. J. Arney, W. 8S. Mertz,
C. A. Crape,
The subject, ** The Ideal Teacher
was taken up by D. F. Luse, who said
in part, the teacher must be a chris
tian, Also teach by example more
than voice. He or she should take the
Bible se the text book, [eacher should
arrive first and greet all with a smile
as they come. Rev. Black also talked
on this subject. He said : The essen-
tizls of 8 good teacher are, the head
right, the heart right and the life.
Must show a good example on Lord's
day snd every day. The heart must
be in the work,
The evening session opened with a
song service by the choir, The roll
was called and fourteen schools re-
sponded. The treasurer's report was
read and accepted. It was moved snd
carried that $5 be donated to the
county convention. The meeting
place for the next convention was de-
cided. Three invitations were given
and Egg Hill was accepted. The re
turns of the election was then given
and following are the officers: OC. E.
Royer, president; G. L. (loodhart,
vice president; Mrs. B, F. Bieber,
secretary, and J. J. Arey, tressurer.
The first subject of the evening was
entitled * The Teaching that Tells”
and was delivered by Dr. W, H.
Behuyler, He emphasized the word
“The a great deal. The * What”
rather than the ** How,” He stated
that the highest aim in teaching is
to save boys sand’girls, men and
women, Teaching that prepares the
pupils for heaven, and bringing those
who are not already in vital relation
to Jesus Christ into that relation.
This was followed by a hymn en-
titled “* Am I a Soldier of the Cross?"
A selection was then read by Mre,
John Puff, entitled * Missions for
Little Children.” The best missions
for little children is what is within
their reach, M. T. Zabler then ToAd A
paper on ** How to Prepare to Teach.
He sald a teacher must exercise
W. Heck
Elizabeth
HALL. PA.
ley, near Centre
June Wed,
Hall,
settlers organized the first Methodist
class in Penns Valley in 1786, and
erected the first Methodist church in
Penns Valley in 1814.
of the Penns Valley charge, the Pen-
ningtons and descendants of the early
sattlers by an all-day gathering at the
Pannington cemetery, and site of the
first Methodist church in Penns Val-
lah, near Centre Hall, to which all are
cordially invited. The following pre-
gram has been arranged :
10.00 a.m. ~Meoting general committee
10.30 a.m. ~Formal opening conducted by Rey
J. Max Lantz, minister in charge
Business meeting
Report of superintendent
Reading , of
¢
communications from
Pennington historical addresses
1200 m.~Noonday recoss
L350 pm ~Addresses by Rev. Lantz, Rev, J.
Emory Weeks, of the M. E church
Mifiinburg, and
An interesting feature of the services
wid be singing of old time Methodist
hymns, Members should bring their
hymnals with them, and join in this
song service with old time devotion.
Hacks will run regularly between
the railroad station and the cemetery,
which is about one mile from the
station.
Bhould Wednesday be rainy services
will be held the next day.
COMMITTEE,
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Millhelm Wins Bxclting Game,
With the aid of several Centre Hall
ball tossers Millheim won an exciting |
game BSaturday afternoon at Miles |
burg by the score of 11 to 10,
others
the nioth inning, the score reading
eleven runs to five. The spurt that
Milesburg made in this inning came
nar tying the score, as five runs were
made before the third man was re.
tired, Itis true that they were not
all earned as several costly errors al
lowed the home team to score several
to which they were not entitled,
Milesburg used three pitchers to
stem off defeat but they all looked
alike to Millheim, as they veed the
stick with telling effect.
The game was 8 good one through-
JU NE
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TO GET MORE PAY,
Assessors and Couvstables Get Increascd
Under New Law,
Assessors and eonstables in Penn.
sylvanias will receive increased fees
under an act of assembly passed at the
recent session. Constables will re.
ceive $2 50 instead of §1 50 for attend-
ance at court and making returns
thereto, and fifteen cents each for
serving notices of election upon elee-
tion officers. They had been receiving
ten cents. The county mssessors, by
reason of the signing by “Governor
Stuart of a bill passed by the Legisla-
ture, will hereafter receive $250 per
day, instead of $2.00, the former pay.
By the new law the assessors come
under state. jurisdiction Instead of
that of the counties.
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Total Eciigse of Sun,
Today there will be an eclipse of old
sol which will be of an interesting
character from the fact that for a few
seconds it will be an annular eclipse
then cbange to a total eclipse, then
back to an annular eclipse for a second
time,
There is however, all the difference
imaginable between an annular and a
total eclipse, for as long es there is the
slightest ring of sunlight left the mag-
nificent coronas and gsseous promi.
nences, extending at times to more
than 100000 miles from the solar sur-
face, are all hidden from view. But
at the moment when totality occurs
the corona and prominences burst
forth in all their beauty—one of the
most awe inspiring sights ever wit.
nessed by the eye ; indeed, when the
weird shadow of the moon passes over
the belt of totality, one feels as if some
out and the visitors received a square
deal from sacbitrstor Johnson, wto
showed no partiality when making |
iy was he good.
Koowing the appetite of ail ball
players, Mr, and Mrs. Jodon prepared
a grand cinver and supper for the
visitors, and if anyone left hungry it
was his own fault,
A return game is scheduled for Mill
heim Balurday.
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Woodward.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Garret and
son, of Bugar Valley, were visitors in
town this week,
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Bheesley were
called to Carroll Bundasy on account of
the serious illness of their daughter,
Mre. Wm. Miller,
Miss Gertrude Miller, of Pennsyl-
vapia Furnace, visited her aunt, Mrs.
R. M. Wolfe, Iast week,
Calvin Haines and Joseph Ard had
business in Lewisburg, Monday.
Ellwood Oerndorf and mother, Mra,
Wise, were to Millbeim one day last
week.
C. D. Motz and wife, accompanied
by Miss Gertrude Miller, took a drive
to Aaronsburg Friday evening,
Mrs, Bumner Wolfe and children,
after spending two weeks with friends
at this place, returned to their home
at Howard, Bundsy.
L. L. Weaver and family were vis
itors in town Bunday,
Miss Lodie Wolfe, of Fiedler, spent
and Sunday with her grandmother,
Mra, Brindle,
A h
Mrs. Abram Weber, of Howard, ac-
companied by her son, Balser, are on
a trip to Beattle. They will, of course,
visit other points on the Pacific coast.
the history and geography of the Bible,
must know how to open and illustrate
the lesson. Mr, Goodhart here said
that he thought the fathers and
mothers were moulders of the lives of
the ehildren by their example. Parents
come before the teacher,
Rev. 8. A, Boyder took up the last
topic of the session. He sald that in
order to secure attendance at the Bun.
day Bchool the pastor shoul | take care
of the strangers and disinterested
church members, Teachers should also
canvass the district. The children
shouid help by bringing new scholars
into the school. Helps to securing at
tendance ate the cradle roll, home
department and Bible classes, Make
the Sunday School attractive and open
and close promptly. Let teschers be
prompt and regular in attendance,
The convention closed by
dread calamity is about to happen and
in-
earth to-day a total eclipse of the sun
was and is a portent of evil, of death
and destruction,
But to the astronomer it is a most
glorious phenomenon which has open-
ed up to him many new and beautiful
reveiations in life history of our grest
luminary —revelstions which are so
closely, so intimately associated with
the dwellers on this old round world.
In this latitude the eclipse will ony
be partial,
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John Hobisson's Shows,
A distinguished feature of the John
Robinson Shows is the monster free
open den street caravan, Who does
i not like to see the circus parade? Who
would not view the gaily colored cages
come =long when Madame Riboske is
seen spankiog the nose of 8 large lion
with a iiitle whip while cheers greet
theact? The * Rube’ clown, who
gets arrested for blocking trafic on
the streals, with his mule and cart was
once a great feature. He is well known
pow, but the inventive minds of circus
men will bave another novelty to re-
piace him. Another event of moment
in every small town, and large one,
too, for that matter, is the early one,
the arrival of the circus train,
Like the others, the farmers come—
to bring the children. The feed dealer,
who supplies hay, oats and corn for
the horses on a goniract made with
the advance man, wants several extra
tickets—jast for the children, The
same is true of the butcher, who sup-
plies the meat for the cook tent,
As soon as the sun is out there is
bustle and activity every place. The
circus does a land office business, and,
as the crowd is pouring into the circus
tent from the menagerie at the night
performance, the army of employes of
the shows start to take down the can-
vas which shelters the cages and the
work of loading the outfit onto the
train begins, Thousands of tired boys
and girls retire, after having seen the
show, peaceful and contented. The
following morning the antics of the
clown cause merriment at the break-
fast table, and some youths who reside
near the circus lot hurry through their
morning ablutions in order to go over
near the ring and see if any change
has been dropped by the spectators of
the previous night. The John Robin-
son Shows will exhibit at Bellefonte,
Wednesday, June 23,
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Trial niet,
The trial list for the spedial June
term of court, commencing Monday,
Hom. C. R. Bavidge, Presiding Judge
of the eighth judicial district, presid-
ing, follows :
Penn Chemical Co. va, Henry Kline, Mary C.
Ammerman, et al,
Fleming & Co. vs. James Davidson
W. B. Mingle vs. Joseph M. Fetser
Same vs. game
C. M, Bower's admrs, va. Joseph M. Fotsor
John Bowden, et al. ve. New York and Penn
sylvania Co,
E, ©. Haines ost, vs, Michael! Hommes, ot al.
George A. Beexer va, Bellefonte Boro,
Frank P. Bair va. Glenn Harris Lumber Co.
Bame ve. same
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' Children’s Day services will be held
in the Salem Reformed church, Penn
bt stan, Hunday ay avsuing. All are invited
The program promises to
Db, OC,
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Keller Entertsins.
reunion of Chester, Centre
D. C. Keller, near Phoenixville,
lowing are the names of those
tending : Rev, B. K. Evans, Hon,
John Gyger, 1. E. Miller, Jas. A.
family, Geo. Windolph, wife and
family, J. Ingram and daughter, Thos.
Fertig and wife, Howard Davis and
wife, John D, Hartman and wife, D
C. Keller and wife, G. F. Wilson, Ed.
Moulder, wife and daughter, Frank
Walters and wife, H. W, Walters and
wife, Homer Crazer and wife, Mr.
Ambrose and mother, Mrs, Peter
Deery, Leon Halimsan and son, John
Connor and son, Mra. King, Miss
Rachel Buckwalter, Samuel Buck-
walter, Charles Bheate, wife and son,
John Deery and son, Clarence Deery,
wife and family, Mrs. McDaniel and
family, James Keller, Jr, George
Hartman, Mrs. John Baughman and
family, Lewis H. Dalby and wife,
Geo. W. Bradford and wife, Thomas
Jodon and wife, Miss Laura Baum,
Hosen K.
Davis, Miss Joyce Bible, Miss
Margery Bible, Norwood Patrick,
Earl Patrick, Elwood Patrick, Thomas
Lancaster and wife, Harry Howard
Wesley Emery, Orlando
Emery, Harry Ward, Isaac McShane,
Mrs. Ida BSoyder and son, Mrs,
Elwood Detwiler and family, Mrs.
Moses and daughter, Mrs.
Davie, Ralph Dunmore,
Cohn
Horse Show,
Al a meeting of the executive com-
of the State College Horse
FE.
Marple, Ww.
0 act on such committee :—J, RB
T. D. Bosl and F. Mc-
of Boslsburg; Dr. W. H.
F. H. Clew-
Run; C. Meginuey
H. Foster, N. E. Hess, D, A.
irove, W. K. Corl, D. B. Thomas, E.
J. Musser, T. F. Hunt, Alva Agee and
of Buffalo
For the School Boy,
Delaware county courts have decided
hat a echool teacher may thrash a
and thrash him good and
It was admitted
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Behae TerHazel Reunion,
The seventh annual reunion of the
today
Thursday ). The address of welcome
Heinle, Hon. Frederick
Orvis,
From Orangeville, IH,
This from Samuel 8. Horner, of
“The crops and
Some are cul
The weather js
Keith's Theatre,
It is practically an all-comedy bill
The children. will
after an abssnce of five
NO. 24.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
There is an unusually fine stand of
corn in all sections of the country.
Children’s Day services will be held
in the Lutheran church Bunday
evening.
Franklin P, Vonada was granted a
divorce by Judge Orvis on the grounds
of desertion,
Elmer C. Ross has broken groiind
for another new house, sat Lemont,
this being the second one he had built
this season,
F. W. BE. Boyder,
assisting the lumber company who
employes him, to erecta large paw
mill at Clearfield.
The Hon. John T. McCormick, of
State College, attended the forty-fourth
session of the general synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran church of Amer-
ica, at Richmond, Indiana.
A pack of dogs killed nine fine ewes
and crippled several more of James
Peters’ flock, and also 8 number of
Clyde Fishburn’s, in Ferguson town-
sbip. The dogs were promptly killed,
The pall bearers who carried the
body of Chatles D. Emerick to ite last
resting place were Messrs. Asher Stahl,
William B. Bhutt, Wilbur Henney,
Harry Harper, Leslie W. Jacobs and
Howard Fetterolf,
Mr. snd Mm. John DD. tshel, of
New York, are off on a trip to Cubs
and Mexico. Mr. Rishel had not been
in good health, and the trip was made
with a view of receiving the benefits
of a southern climate,
of Milmont, is
Choice timothy bay has taken an
advance in price and is higher now
than any time since the present crop
has been baled. The best price nereto-
fore to be obtained was $10 00 to $10 50,
now it is worth $12 00 and over.
Hugh, son of Dr. W. H. Fry, of
Pine Grove Mills, will graduste from
the University of Pennsylvania. He
#:ands high in bis class and will grad.
uste with honois from the vete rinary
department. He will locate at Milton.
A careful, thoughtful farmer will
cut the thistles during June. The
whole country is being polluted with
this pest, and it is so common that its
presence I no longer dreaded by many,
That, however, does not prevent it
from choking out crops.
The passenger train going west
Wednesday evening struck a heifer
belonging to Cleveland Eungard and
broke one of her lege. The animal
was on the track at a point near the
Zubler farm, west of Spring Mille,
which Mr. Eangard now farms,
The commencement exercises at the
Central State Normal School Lock
Haven, will begin Saturday and cicss
Thureday evening. The graduating
class contains a member from Centre
Hall in the person of Miss Lizzie
Boozer, who completed a full course in
that institution.
With the beet of nursing on the part
of Farmer Cloyd Brooks, a valuable
yearling colt died for him a few days
ago. The snimal was purchased at
the public sale of Prof. H. F. Bitner
for $100, and Mr. Brooks is out that
much, and feed and care bestowed.
The colt’s bowels became telescoped.
William Masser, of Ladysmith,
Wisconsin, sccompanied by his daugh-
ter, Miss Grace, are visiting friends
snd reiatives in Ferguson township.
Mr. Musser is a,lumberman, and a's
though quite busy, will take enough
time to see his many former friends in
the county before proceeding on his
business trip.
A. P. Zerby, of Bellefonte, last we k,
was the guest of Daniel Daup. Mr,
Zerby had set Tuesday ae the day on
which to start for Big Rock, Illinois,
where he will spend at least three
months with his son, E. P. Zerby,
who is engaged in farming. Mr,
Zerby was west two years ago, and
was greatly pleased with the trip,
The use of liquor as a beverage is
being more and more condemned, The
moral swakening upon which the
nation is entering is making both the
individual and the public conscience
more sensitive. Christians are giviog
incressing recognition to the fact that
they can pot afford to set an example
which may lead weaker persons astray,
even if they themselves are strong
enough to. drink with moderation.
Many of the Pennsylvania State
College students made Olid Fort and
Centre Hall their objective point Bun-
dated the students and their sweets
hearts—{for each youth had his'n with
him--at the noon or supper hour, and
the drive through Centre Hall was
Just to show the maids whatn
pretty little town this is. The students