er, VOL. LXXXIII, FROM ILLINOIS Rev. John Adam Bright Has Vision of the Scenes of His Youth and Tells it to the Reporter Readers, EpiTor REPORTER : I have been in Lancaster, Illinois, one month, engag- ed in holding au evangelistic meeting in the Lutheran church, with good success, I purpose closing on Bundsy evening, February 6'h, and will then go to Mt. Carmel, Illipuis, to begin a meeting there, and from Mt, Carmel, I will go back to my home in Campus, Gove county, Kansas. This place derived its name from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from which locality many persons emigrated to this vicinity in 1846. Tae inhabitants all speak ** Pennsylvania Duten,” and it reminds me of good old Penns Valley, where 1 was borg and reared, and I feel very much at home among these people. Their ways are similar to those of ** the old folks at home.” On the bill of fare, for Tpnstance, you flod Pon Hoss, Garlick and Coriander Sausage, Liver Wurst, Zitterlie, Lepr Kucha, Schintz Boy, and sich, Dear O dear, how my mind goes back to the cold home at Asaronsburg, where we used to gather saroutd the table and partake of all the above to our flil. Yes, and Bchmere Kase, too, I almost forgot. I remember how I would call out to the head of the family as he sat at the head of the table: * Pap, geb mir noch ein tschtuck Bchunka Flasch, aber ken Bchpeck.” ( Father give me some more ham but no fat.) But alas those happy days are gone, never (o return How different are the habits and ways of the people now generally, from what they were when I was a boy at home, sixty years, and more, ago. Well I was goiug to tell you that my wife forwards my mail, and fo it I get the Centre Reporter. I have just finished resding the issue of Jauusry 20th, aud as a result [ am ipspired to write you this article. I was over- come with a genuine homesickness when 1 read those names. To begin with, the * ex-recorder” himself— “ Old Bill” Tobias ! How my mind went back to Rebersburg, Milesburg. Bellefonte and Uaionviile, and other places where Le sud I attended County Institute together. I wish I might bave had pleasure, snd honor, of being one of the guesis around the table at the ** National that eveniog! I imagine I woud have eaten very little, but ipstesd would have spent my time in talking with George Frank, Ceph Gramley, ( cat out titles ** Doctor and * Pro fessor ') John Bright, ‘Hen? Philips, Hsive (or Hol—whieh Crouse, Bill Peeler, Lu'e ( Loot) Bover, Al Frank, Duck, apd Pierce Musser, Bay, don’t that sound familiar? Wish I had time to go tacktothedaysof ** Auld Lang sSype aud tell you something about some of those fellows. Ark Dr. Frank and Prof. Gramley, Squire Musser and old Bill himseif—they know. Wonder why the boys didn’t make Bill sing, “ Bailie Ann's Away.” However, perbaps, he sang it, and the fact wasn’t mentioned. Bill was 8 swell sioger in his days. Pity Henry Dasher couldn’t be there, too. I see he writes for your paper occasionally I remember Henry very well, and would be glad to see him ounce more, Wonder whether he remembers me, | see he lives in Kalamezoo, Michigan. Why don’t he come to see a fellow out in Kaosas some time. It isu’t so far, ard he would enjoy the trip. i wish to be remembered hereby to all the boys, ecepecialiy to the * ex. Recorder,” and earnestly nope that he may live many more years beyond the seventy-seven, and that his final exit may be one full of pleasant and satis- factory retrospection, and thst some sweet day he and I may meet in the beautiful hereafter, in that “home not made with bands, eternal in the heavens.” Bo mote it be, Very Sincerely, JouN AvaMm Briaur, Lancaster, Illinois, Feb, 4 ——— A The Sparrow Is vondemned, The government has written 8 new indictment against the Eoglish epsr- row. In sn official bulletio Just issued the strong declaration is made that “ in its economic relations the Eng. lish sparrow among birds is compar. sable to the rat among snimsls,’ Added to this arrsigonment is the sentence of extermiostion, for the government would have the people rise up and destroy ihe sparrow by waging unrelenting war upon its nest This, it is suggested, would attain to better results, and in 8 more humane way, than to shoot or poison the birds themselves, The damage done to fruits and young vegetables, and to the buds of cultivated trees and shrubs, and the scatterment of tree scale, attributed to the Eoglish sper. row, is given as the reason for this newest official condemnating, A ———— I many the rien The Split Log vraag, The Pennsylvania Railroad Compa- ny is taking a deep interest in the con- struction of good roads, and they are ut least willing to do their part io obtaining better roads than we pow have. With this view in mind the Company has bsd shipped to a num- ber of stations along its lines split log drags to be us2d on the roads next to the stations, and when not in use there, may be used in any section of the township. The inexperienced man who looks at a split log drag is certain to con- demn it, It has the general appear. apee of an altogether ipeflective ma It is so simple in construction and operation that one not scqusinted with its efficiency ia apt to turn from it with disgust. The split log drag needs to at work to be ap- preciated. For the dollars expended in cost of operation no machine will equal it, In districts where these split log drags have been located, the super- visors ehould give them fair trial as soon as the conditions on the road are ravorable, Mr. King, the Missourian, who is the inventor, lays down this «imple rule as to conditions: * Wet, but not sticky.” EE . chine, be seen There are Two Chases The Reporter wishes to remind the puolic that there are at least two Chases on the platform, Oue Is Rev W. H. Chase, prominently connected with the Anti-Saloon League. The enemies of this cause have been dili- gently circulating the report that it is Rev. W. H. Chase who is booked for the lecture Baturday night, the pur- pose of this being apparent Chere are some people in every con - munity who seek to irjare every good movement, and it must ’t ge sumed that Centre Hall without this element, but they are very few in vumber, aud well known and have but little or no irfluence, very ba Hit In booked for Baturday evening, Is hicagown, Hels a high-priced lec- turer, very much beyond the financial reach of this community, aud it » on y because he happens Lo pass throug! hils section of Pennsylvania on Satur ay that it was possible to secure him to appear at Centre Hall. No one who comes to hear Dr. Chase will re- gret i h he Gregg lsrms, located two miles west of Centre Hall, on the Brush Valley road, were sold recently to Nelson Marshall, 8 Ualon township farwer, liviog Fleming. Tite forma adjirin each other. The one, tenanted for the past thirteen years by J ho A, Heckman, contains about one hundred and eighty-acven acres, sud the oneon which Daniel Calisban lives about two acres less. 19 the first farm hundred sores and in the other The purchase price was Arm fp The Gregg Farms Sold, Near Laere are about one a ler calitivation, ten scres lesa, £12 000 Mr. Maraball is 8 practical farmer. Some years ago he purchased what was considered a poor farm in Union township, and by skil'fal management ot it into fine tilth, and last year solo it at a good price. He expects to move on the farms a8 soon as he can obtain possession, which will be a year irom the flrat of April, ss neither of the tenants now on Lhe farm: were served with quit notices on the first of the year, The sale was negotiated by Clement Dule, E«q., of Bellefonte. A A An Important Duty, Many Road Bupervisors have ne- glected to measure their roads and to report the mileage to the State High- way Commissioner, as the law directs. Consequently, they will not be able to et the state appropriation, which Is due them if the law ia obeyed. Built may algo be brought agsinet them for violating their oath of office, peglect of duty and contempt. While this will punish the road supervisors, the taxpayers who those officers represent will suffer iu loss the fifty per cent, of the road tax refunded by the state Road supervisors should understand that the law is to be obeyed, not as ap imposition, but for their own bes interests ne a whole, The notion that the law is to be winked at and the official to be treated ss an Imposter, ie «fete and out of date. The better way in, to fall in with the new ways and measures, get irto the procession cheerfully and get all the benefit of it one justly cap. —————— A —— A SANA, The new Bucknell University cata logue now in press shows an attend. sauce of over 700 students, of whom 527 are in the College. There are over fifty instructors in the various de partments. The chief even' of tie yesr was the opening of Kast Col'eg , devoted chiefly to englueering, ereci- ed at a cost « f $65 000, RIS st —— FARMERS’ INSTITUTE BOALSBURG, FEB. 18-19, A Farmers’ Institute will be held in Boal’'s Hall, Boalsburg, Friday and Saturday, February 18th and 19th. There will be gix sessions -—three on the first day and three on the second. All sessions are open to every one, and all expenses are paid by the state. will be interspersed with musie, folloas : THE PROGRAM.—FRIDAY MORNING. Devotional Exercises, Rev. A. A. Black. MR. E. W. SWEENEY, Address of Welcome, MR. KESTER . DR. FUNK. DR. HUNT. The program, which . Response, . Pruning, Fertilizing and Thinning. The Improvement of Meadows and Pastures. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. . How to Handle Barn Yard Manure Successfully, . Spraying. MR. DOCKEY DR. FUNK. MISS LOVEJOY . . Modern Housekeeping on the Farm, FRIDAY EVENING. MR. KESTER . The Education We Need. MISS MARGARETTA GOHEEN, Recitation, MR. DOCKEY . The Farmer's Boy and Girl Them and How to Keep mn the Farm, . Address SATURDAY MORNING. . Small Fruit Growing, . Alfalfa, . Value of Corn and How to Raise a Successful Crop, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, . Potato Culture, . The Right 1 . Recitation, DR. HUNT. MR. KESTER . MR. AGEE MR. DOCKEY . DR. FUNK. MR. AGEE . . MISS ANNA DALE MR. KESTER . se of Lime, . Dairy Types and Breeds, SATURDAY EVENING MR. AGE : . The Chance of Winning MR. KESTER MISS LOVEJOY Farmer as a Citizen. ‘he 1 . Modernizing the Old Farm Home. Saturday afternoon a practi demonstration of the fireless cooker | Cal given, in the High School room, by Miss Lovejoy open as follo Morni ' evening, The sessions will WE 30 o'clock after- Ey Oo Ci Northu Aly 33 O'Clock | 7 noon, 1. urers are these ; Henry W. i Prof The Institute le mer E. Dockey, Elizabethville ; 5 Ts 1 R.P. JO¥, Funk, Harrisburg 5 Dalton ; Miss Sarah C. Grampian ; F. Hunt, OVE~ H . Kester, P. “t : Dr. Thomas a Dr. J. Agee, State College ; § Sas So ICENSE REFUSED IN CENTR Th Centre Hall b the application was not fil o— Bene =~ E HALL BOROUGH, uraday afternoon the conse case govt 1 te Li rougi. CRI Erouncs, o MOOR Le f three weeks | * the § irt al way of Jes ast I sh » Rael {first day of the heard,” By Hiatt at Her hotel li- the same Zz s 3 1 $ information it may t spplication { in addition § Jie nu Centre of date as does the Appended is the conse, 3» 3 t or refused f i es i ¥ He Fed granted { ne iil text of the decres THE DECREE OF THE not filed full the first day of December sions ; therefore, following the plain let. on | ter of the Ac ti of Al the appellate courts, this alone would not appli- COURT three before Of scs- weeks term James W. Runkle, the applicant, is the good the owner of a hotel property in borough of Centre Hall, and for applicati t, as well as the decision "e many years preceding this i by this year ago a remonstrance has been license urt. signed by aineed no further very large number of the inhabitants of | that were for exuaustive it iv opinion t the he lames i antinsasl ae carne counsel fave it granting | cant Le the borough, was filed against ma an and able effort to distinguish the facts sur. ro of this particular license, ground that the majority of the citizens of the liquor limits of the borough. license at that time in an fully explaining that the remonstrance upon + ding the present question from the a a liey AL called our ¢ general rule of court on the printed rules, requir. ing jury commissioners and the sheriff of €entre county from the had not forth any valid or legal | wheel containing the names of jurors a reason that would appeal to the judicial { panel of Grand Jurors to the number of discretion of the Court, and that what | twenty four, to serve as Grand Jurors evidence was taken either on the part | for the first weeks of each of said terms, of the petitioner or the remoustranis |and,a panel of Petit and Traverse Jurors, all tended to sustain the legal presump- | to the number of forty-eight for the tion as to the applicant’s personal fit- first weeks of each of said terms, and a ness as well as that of his house for|pan of Traverse Jurors to the number | of thirty-six to serve as jurors for the reported cases. have attention to page seven « were opposed to 0 borough traffic, especially We granted care- | 14 within the th the of opinion to draw set é 3 hotel purposes. At last December sessions the appli- | cation of Mr. Runkle for the year begin- | ning April, 1910, was again presented, | and again a remonstrance has been like- wise presented, signed by many of the citizens of the borough. Evidence was taken on both sides and oral and written arguments made practically upon two questions. First, a question of fact, whether or not the applicant b ad not been guilty of violating the provisions of the Brooks or High License Act in an alleged selling of liquor to men of known intemperate habits and mincrs, Second, a question of law, whether or not the application was filed within the statutory time, thus indirectly denying | that we have jurisdiction to grant the prayer of the petitioners and issue the license. As the second cjuestion is the serious one that confron ts us at the threshold, we will content ourselves by saying that so far as Runk.le’s management of his bar and hotel in the past appears {rom the evidence the weight is decidedly in favor of bis moral character and general fitness, Several of the remonstrants and witnesses for the remonstrance admit further that a hotal for the ac- commodation of the traveling public is necessary in their town, but prefer that it should be run as a temp erance house, Under a general rule of court the regular term begins on the first Monday of December, the * terna to continue for a period of two weeks.. "’ Section 4 of the Act of May 13, 1887, requires the petition for license to be filed ‘at least three we ks before the FIRST DAY of the sessions of the Court at which the same is to be he ard.’ As a Dr. Chese—Satarday night, D:. Chase—Baturday night. second weeks of each of said terms. Our attention is likewide called to the fact that at the last, or December Term of Court, none but Grand Jurors were summoned for the first week of court, and no jurors at all for the second week, because of repairs in the court house, and that when we sat on the Saturday of the second week of court there was an actual break in the continuity of our sittings from the time the Grand Jurors were discharged in the first week until the day of the hearing. We have cited these rules and facts that the pe- titioner may have the benefit of the same in case a review of our action, and his rights not prejudiced by his, inabil- ity to get the same upon the record. To the argument of petitioner 's coun- sel based upon the apparent break in the sittings of court at December Ses- sions we would state, that such an acci- dental condition could not effect the legal rights of the parties or change the law governing the case. The mere temporary condition of our court house and our inability to secure a proper and adequate place for holding court could not of itsell change the statutory time for filing a petition, but we believe that the learned counsel have advanced this for argumentative purpose only. In 1906 this court established a general rule as follows : * And now, to wit, December 18, 1906, it Is hereby ordered and decreed that the time for hearing petitions to the Court of Quarter Sessions for liquor loense for the year 1008 and each year thereafter, shall be fixed on Saturday of the second week of the December Term of Court preceding each of said years, ** This order does not affect for sald Hoonsen for the year 1907, which shall be presented as heretofore on the first Tuesday of March, 1907, matter of fact the Runkle petition was he rule just quoted is of a general 7, character, applicable to all cases, was duly published, and has been in force continuously ever since, It was to meet the almost unanimous wishes of the li- because many of them being tenants and all leases in this county censees themselves ; beginning and ending on the first day of Apiil, it was generally thought desirable to fix license court at the December sessions so as to enable sufficient time for the execution of leases and the warning by landlords to disappointed petitioners to vacate the premises. But, the petitioners lay great stress to the fact that we fixed Saturday of the seeond week as the time for hearing pe- That would make it the time from which to fix the datefor the filing of the application, and that instead of it titions being required to file the application at least three weeks before the Monday of week of court it need to be filed only three weeks before the Satur- It Court 4 the first «4 is of day of the second week of court. further contended that the (Quarter Sessions has power to {ix special sessions independent of the regular term of the Common Pleas or Sessions. But we agree this reasoning however subtle to overcome the plain the We rule to mean that the Court of Quarter Sessions will be } at cannot with verbal requirements of act. would construe our a license court at t December SESSIONS, will hear the evidence or argument of but for the sake of convenience not either #11 i petitioners or the the that remonstrants unti when ff, { Baturday of the second week part of 3 i the business dni major ir term and sessions have been COL 3 pleted : It is with this is it would be { ssohit thought more convenient firey elves and there would be more tin the taking up of this part of the Quarter work at the end of aning particular rule of a court t he trial of if eeioyr } NOREIONS the term ¢ t £5 1» ii rather than the begi at induced Some - fixing a make this what in the nature f or ‘ta ts us WO x fied x articular day a cause in v 0 1 i" n p the n Pleas ie Quarter i of i IVANa f19 fact, our December Diy sets court 4 4 1 up to and including second week, rial list, the \ v the December term f O% the Saturday the week. We cannot admit the argument that on the day the petition was pre- sented, namely, Saturday of the second week, were sitting a special court—it was part of the regular he course, we As rin. {familiar we gil as d } &0 ff Quarter Sessions - It is unthinkable that 5 Counsel, © fas PROCS BI with the a of Commot al t of the Court « as LS the Peace. Court we th of there should be a special sessions at the same We upon this contention and based our action upon time there is a general sessions have thus carefully dwelt a technical ruling for the benefit both of the petitioner himsell as well as the other licensees in the county. But upon this technical ground we feel com- pelled to refuse the application. And now, to wit, February 10, 1910, the application of James W. Runkle for hotel license in the borough of Centre Hall is hereby refused. By the Court, { Signed ) ELLIS L. ORVIS, P. J. m——— Dr, Chase In Georgia, Tuscaloosa ( Ala. ) Times-Gszette ~ It has never been the privilege of Tus- caloosa’s people to hear a more elo- quent lecture than that given Wed. nesday night by Dr. Chase. He held his large audience spell-bound from beginning to end. He is one of the most fluent speakers ever heard on the piastform, and his vocabulary the most extensive and pleasing imagin- able. His mixture of ludicrous and humorous anecdotes with the serious phases of life were a happy blending that could not do aught else but make good and lasting impressions on his hearers. It goes without saying that if Mr. Chase can be secured next yesr the largest auditorium in the city will not be ad«quate to sccommodate the large number who will want to hear him. Dr. Chase will appear in Grange Ar eadia, Eaturday evening of this week, as the second number in the lecture course, General admission, 20 cents ; re served seats, 30 cents ; children be- tween the ages of six and fifteen years, 10 cents. From Dudley, This note is from Rev. G. W. Me linay, who is now located at Dudley : We are closing up a very good year's work. It has been a year of gracious revival effort and success. To this date there hmve been seventy oon. versions snd fifty-five accessions to the churches. The meeting now in progress at Broad Top City le for the number of vonverted —ilready pine men, pew seekers nightly. The ; continues into the third week, NO. 7. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Dr. Chase—Saturday night, — lo None of the local ministers ventured to their out of town sppointments last Bunday. In fact, driving was suspendad by all on that day. The members of the Philadelphia Association of Centre County held their sixth snnusl banquet at the Nor- mandie, Bixth snd Chestnut street, Wednesday evening. The Centre County Bible Bociety 8 a surplus stock of Bibles and Pestaments, all prices, that are offered for sale at less than cost. Apply to Rev, KR. Crittenden, Bellefonte, Do not fail to hear Dr, Chase Satur- day night of this week. He is a high- ar priced man than either Mr. Cope, who failed to sppesr, or Mr. Ratto who pleased every one in the house, Mre. John G. King attended thse funeral of her brother, Dr. W. T. English, in Pittsburg, which occurred Friday. Bhe was sccompanied her niece, Miss Margaret Furey, Bellefonte, The Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany prepared for free distribution a booklet on growing alfalfa that is worth the reading. Call on gour loesl agent for a copy, if you do not already have one, oy of H. F, McManaway, who had been ill in a hospital in New Ark, Ohio, for some weeks, was brought to his home in Millheim, and is now gaining trength daily. This will be a bit pews bis many acquaintances in Cen- tre county will be glad to read. of Fleming is wantiog a postmaster and is willing to pay him §560 a year, snd on Mareh 4h applicants for the pwition may undergo examiastion in Bellefonte before a United States Civil Bervice Commissioner. The Flemiog office is int irth class, Mr. and Mrs. Ellss Bieber, father aud mother of Rev. B. F. Bieber, of Centre Hall, arrived here Saturdsy evening aud remsived for 8 few days. Taey live near , and like every- oie who is well brought up think their home town and community the bt in the world. Mr. and Mrs. Cook Hubler had quile an experience in driving from Bugar Valley to Centre Hall, on Ssturday. It was impossible to reach their home over the Brush Valley road, so they drove back and came by the way of Millheim, but experienced much dif. ficaity in traveling on account of the numerous and deep snow drifts. Milton Postmaster General Hitcheock’s une popular suggestion that the rates for second-class mail matter be increas«d has been vetoed by the congressional ¢ymmittee on postoffices and post roads, which bas decided to make no change in the existing regulations. It determined to be an unwise move, and one considered highly im- politic. Mr. and Mrs. Thomss Faxon, cof Rebersburg, have anpourced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Sabra D. Faxon, to Melvin Patterson Pitts, of Alexandria, Va. The wedding, which will take place in Gorgona, Isthmus of Panama, where Miss Faxon has been with her sister the past year or more. Among the Reporter's callers on Friday were Messrs. Daniel P. Houser and John A. Heckman, both farme:s west of Centre Hall. Mr. Houser is pretty well advanced in years, and stated that he bad been rather un- fortunate this winter, having fallen several times on the ice and injured his shoulder, and since rheuma- tism bad set in, which is not at sll to his liking. Thursday night of lzst week B. H. Arney, who lives immediately east of Centre Hall, was taken violently iil, while at home with his wife. He was not resting well and got up out of bed, and on doing so fell backward onto the floor, and for some time was uu- conscious. Mrs. Arney succeeded in arousing him, and putting him to bed, and then went for the doctor. He has since been improving, and his many friends will be glad to koow it. The man who handles the looal des partment of a newspaper learns after due experience not to expect even briefly expressed thanks from a ool. umn of pleasant things, but he know. eth as surely as cometh the winter that a single line in which there Is an unintentional representation will causa some one to be heard from as if from a house top. And it may be added that when he has made pleasant mention vine handred and ninety-nine times of some person, place or thing but on the thousandth time fails to do so, he must pot expect to be forgotten. The omission may have been from soci dent, inadvertance or even an entire Inck of knowledge. It matiers not. The simple fict remains and he will in
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