VOL. LXXXIV. / THe LEGISLATURE. Bills Introdaced that Are of Interest to Reporter Headers. Compulsory Bible reading in the public schools is the subject of a bill introduced by Ward, of Delaware county. The messure provides that at least ten verses of the scripture shall be read without comment at the open- ing of every school on every school day. Qutdoor advertising is apparently troubling the aesthetic senses of sever- al legislators. Fahey, of Philadel. phia, already has a bill before com- mittees taxing bill boards op the per foo: plan. Nofth, of Jefferson county, introduced a bill providing that when a building has added value by resson of its advantages as a bill board, that the advertising value of the structure be taken into consideration when the assessment is made, Representative Fahey introduced a coldstorage bill, placing a time limit of nine months on the storage of perishable foods. He says he intends to press it Lo passage. C. Vietor Johnson, of : Crawford county, proposes punishment for * Jack the Peeper.” He introduced a bill providing a penally for. all those who “in the night time’ loiter around and peep in windows. Prison for two years is the maximum penalty fixed for the peeper. Pure paint is the demand of George E. Alter, who has launched a bill in the house previdiog penalty for those who adulterate ** paint, pully, turper. tine or linseed oll." Duna, Cambria—Providing for payment to fought the forest fires during the year 1908, there being no funda available to pay the claims presented by the fire fighters. Kelsey, Clinton—To enable tax col- lectors to collect taxes for payment of which they are personally liable, bat whieh remain uncollected, their war- rants having expired or their terms haviog ended, aud extending the time for the collection by two years. Hibsham, Lancaster—Compelliog the destruction of orchard pests and providing for a more thorough inspec- tion of nurseries. Hilton, Mercer—Cutiting of dupli- cate fees by providing that po com- mission shall sllowed to county treasurers for receiving and distribu- ting moneys returned to thecounty by the commonwealth which were col- lected by the county for the use of the the a those who ve commonwealth, and upon which treasurer has already received commission, Walton, Luz »ruc—iving bor- oughs the power 10 regulate sclivities ou Sanday and greater latitude in the matter of prohibiticg gambling. Mr. Holland, Washington ( read in place )—~Empowering the state Highway Commissioner to draw up the rules for highwsy msintenance and repair and providing that the roads constructed by the State or freed from tolls shall be maintained by the State Highway Department. Counties, townships and boroughs are charged with the duty of maintainiog roada which they have rebuilt. Berkey H. Boyd, Westmoreland —A local option measure, and pro- vides for holding of elections for regu. lations of liquor traffic in townships, boroughs and ward cities, The bill is similar to the Fair bill of 198 and was submitted to the commitiee on law and order, Sepp Cravge Meetings. Grange meetings were held through- out the northern gection of Centre county last week, and this week meetings are being conducted in the southern portion of the county. The principal speaker, last week, was John MeSparren, and this week State Master William T. Cressy bas the ficor. A meeting will be held at Bpring Mills, this (Thursday) evening, at Madisonburg on Filday evening, and at Centre Hall on Balurday eve. ning. These meetings will be open to all, and a most cordial invitation is extended to the general public. Mr, Creasy will have information of great interest to impart to all interested in sgriculture, in fact, to all who live in rural communities, Moyer's Music Nchool, $85 00 will pay for board and tuition for ¢ six weeks' course of music in voice and all instruments. The direc- tor has bad many years of experience as head of musical departments in several eastern colleges. Pupils well cared for, Spring terins begin March 6, and May 1, 1911, For particulars, address Miss ANNA J. MoYER, Director, Freeburg, Pa. It troubled with indigestion, cone stipation, no appetite or feel billous, give Chamberlain's Blomach and Liv. er Tablets a trial and you will be pleased with the result. These tablets invigorate the stomach and liver aod strengthen the digestion, Bold by Murray & Biter, dy TO EXTEND TERMS OF OFFIUE, New Hill to Settles Length of Terms of Oloesholders, IL is estimated that the terms of 25,000 or more public officers through- out the state will be affected by a bill that has been prepared by the Btate Department, scting in e¢dpjuction with Attorney General Bell, It is to be introduced this week. The pur- pose of the measure is to correct con- ditions resulting from the recently en- acted amendments to the constitution, which in many ipstances failed to provide for the continuous filling of such offices as judges, justices of the peace, county, city, borough, town- ship and district offices. One of the sections of the bill pro- vides that ** A'l judges of the courts of the several judicial districts, associale judges and county officers holding of- fice at the date of the approval of said amendments, whose commissions ex- pire on the first Monday of January in an odd numbered year, shall continue to hold their offices until the first Monday of January in the following even numbered year. '’ The constitutional amendments ex- teuded for one year the terms of these officars heretofore elected for an odd number of years, but failed to carry these officers over from April or May or June, as the case may ba, uutil the first Monday in January, except in the case of those holding office at the date of the approval of the amendments whose terms were Lo expire in 1911. For example the terms of the may- or, city and borough councilmen and other municipal officers end the first Monday io April. The terms of their successo' 8s are to begin on the first Monday of Decamber, first Monday iu May. School direct. terms end in Juve, while these officers who were elected for an even number of years have their terms extended a year, the amendments leave a period upprovided for, from the first Monday of April, May or June until Jaousry. The proposed bill takes care of this by lengthening the terms until January. emerson —— LOCALS, A daughter was born to Hon. J W, and Mra, Kepler, at Pios Grove Mills, a short time ago. ’ O's Uselaimed letters in Centre Hall postcflice February 1st, 1911: Mrs Mane McCool, Mr. Audrew Barret, L. F. White. W. R Young, .f Peon township, made an iovestment in real estate io Milibeim borough, having purchased a housa snd lot from Miss Aunie E. SWariz Miss Frances Brumbaugh was awarded §1 650 damages by a jary in the Blair county court io ber suit sgainst George C. Kelchner, of Al- toon, for breach of promise to marry. The opera house at Tyrone, which was erecled at a cost of $20 000 has teen sold to John Beam, a contractor, who will remodel the building into fists, Thisis the only theatre in the place, Cloyd H. Duck, who for two years lived in a tenant house on the J. Q A. Kennedy farm, west of Centre Hall, will next spring move to near Roops- burg, and will be employed ou the D. Harry Bhivery farm. After living on the Brockerhofl farm, on the hill beyond the Oid Fort, for a number of years, Solomon Licgle will, next spring, move to the Duck farm, along Binking Creek, now own. ed by Lumberman C. J. Finkle, of Bpriog Mille, Messrs. J. F. Bibleand J. W. Arm- strong were callers at the Reporter office last week. Mr. Bible will begin farming vext spring on the W. H. Meyer farm, at Centre Hill, and will move there as soon as Mr, Hosterman the present tenant vacates, Htephen Bmith was up from Phils delphia last week to arrange for the sale of the farm stock and implements of his mother, Mrs. Elmira Smith, which will be held Monday, March 18th, Mr. Bmith is in the mail ser- vice, being on & mail train between New York and Washington, D, O., where hustle is the password, An acetylene gas plant Is being foe stalled in the Methodist church, st Axe Maun, by William 2, Crust, who lives just this side the Logsn Grange Hall, formerly the property of Will lam Dale. Mr. Crust is also paying the bills out of his own pocket, and that is the part of the program, no doubt, many of the brethren in the church like best, Your order for valentine post cards should come early, The present sup- ply cannot bs duplicated. We were obliged to return considerable money during the holiday season for Chtlst. mas and New Year cards, and it looks very much as though the same thing would happen n just before Valen. tine day, PDeD in Jos ‘on the 14h, Bend in your orders now, OPPOSE CANADIAN RECIPROCITY The National Grange Legisiative CQOom- foward the Farmere. Assuming to speak for the National Grange, N. J. Bachelder, of Concord, N.H., the worthy master of the or- ganization ; Aaron Jones, of Iudiana, and T. C. Atkeson, of Morganton, West Virginia, hurried to New York for the purpose of lsunching a grange campaign designed to defeat the rati- fication by congress of the Canadian reciprocity treaty, The committee will ask every member of the grange to urge his representative to vole agsinst the bill, and its members will also go to Washington to work against the bill. A statement was issued giv- ing these reasofis for the opposition : “ The undersigned, representing the principal organization of farmers in the United States, earnestly protest against theenactment of the Canadian reciprocity bill, now pending in con- gress for the following reasons : “ The bill provides for the admis. sion free of duty of all Caoadian farm products. Bipce Canada is the only country from which any considerable quantity of these products can under apy circumstances be imported, this would result in practically free trade in everything the farmer produces, ‘* While puttiog farm products on the free list the reciprocity bill makes no material reduction ino the high tarifl rates on all the manufactured fore, gives uo relief from the heavy burden of taxation imposed by those duties, “The theory on which our protec. tive policy hes always been defended is that sll classes snd iuterests cqually entitled to protection. farmers, however, receive protection than the for while farm products sre taxed on ure much less average of about forty-five per cent. DISCRIMINATION IS CHARGED eriminate against the farmers, by protection now given them, while leaving the high protective dulies on manufactures practically uatouc ied, “ The Canadian farmers by reasons of their lower general tarifl, and their preferential trade arrangements, buy manufsclured goods at prices than those prevailing In this country. The prices of farm lands in Canada are silso much ower than in the United States, These conditions give the Canadian farmers an advan. tage over us, and Lhe free admission of their prodacts will su! j cl us to unfair com petition, * We hold that the farmers should receive exscily the same messure of protection as is given the manufac. tarers, and that there must be no re duction of duties on farm products either by reciprocity or tariff’ revision, unless the duties on all msoufactared articles are at the same time corre spondingly reduced, “To show that this reciprocity measure is not ao honest effort to re duce the cost of living in the interest of the consumer, it is sufficient to point that while wheat is on the free list, flour is taxed 50 cents per barrel, and that while cattle, sheep and hogs are free, meats, both fresh and cured, are taxed one and one-fourth cents per pound for the benefit of the meat trust, CAD Farmers [ostitate, A farmers’ institute will be held at Pleasant Gap, Monday and Tuesday, February 20th and 21st. The program follows : Monday Afternoon—'* Farming vs. O:iher Occupations,” Mr. Van Noy, * Methods of Raising Hay,” Prof, Menges. Monday Evening—'' Starting an Orchard,” Mr. Watts, ** Making But. ter on the Farm,” Mr. Van Noy. ** Methods of Wheat Raising,” Prof. Menges. Tuesday morning—'' Benefits Corn Breeding,” by Prof. Menges, * The Silo,” Mr, Van Noy. * Build. fog Up sa Dairy Herd for Profit,” Mr, Watts. Tuesday Afterpoon--'' Alfalfa Pennsylvania,” Mr. Watts, * Lime and Its Uses,” Prof. McDowell. * Maintenance of Boll Fertility," Prof, Menges, Tuesday Evenlog—'" Methods and Management in the Apple Orchard,” Mr. Watts, * Present Day Needs of the Housekeeper,”' Miss Love )ry, ES A qt ‘ A few minutes delay in tresting some cases of croup, even the length of time it takes to go for a doctor often proves dangerous, The safest way is to keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the house, and at first indleation of eroup give the child a dose. Pleasant to take and always cures, Hold by Murray & Bitner. : I AA of in Read the Reporter, FRAISE FOR CENTHE CO. TEACHEXR, School Pub jostion In fending Editorial Eighty culog zee Prot. W, ¥. Zeigler, Last week brief mention made of the resi zuatlo: of Prof, William F Zigler, as priveipal of fhe Cbelten- ham High Bshool. The Centre Re. porter is’ plensed here to reprint the leading edito-ixl in the January nome ber of Cheltenham #ehopl News, lished at KE kina Park, Montgomery county, becauss it pays an j 14 and high tritute to vne of Centre count, ’s and teachers. The News says : After a term cof service extending over a period of more than sixteen years, Mr. Zigler presented his resig- pation as principal of the Cheltenham High Echoo!, in order to devole his time to the management and exten- sion cf his busipess interests, The Board, at a meeting held Friday eve. ning, December 16, accepted the resig- pation with regret and adopted suit. able resolutions expressing their aj- precistion of his long sod faithful ser- vice to the community, snd their best wishes for his success in the fields of endeavor which will engage him in the { future The experience of Mr, Zigler dar- fog bis connection with Chelten- ham High Echool Po the He came to Chel High Behool 1 um! one puh FIN the has been such but few enbam when ered falls to o! of temchers the barely thirty 1911. V7 JOHN H, warren, [fy vy r———— ve Noted Soldier, Minist+r nnd les at Mt, Ary, Misslonary Rev, John Henry Harpster, director of missions in bndia under the Gener- al Counetl uf the Lutheran church of Amerios, died of paruro ls Wedoes- the residence of Bev. Henry BE. Jacobs, a brother-in-law, president of the [Lu heran Theslogiecal in Mt. Airy. He had been HH for less than ons week, His widow Dr. Harpster was born Hall, April ol 1848, and served through the civil war, holding the rank of captain and staff offi ter of the Becond Corps, Army of the Poto mac, and was wounded twice. After the war he resumed his studies, snd was ordained to the Lutheran try in 1871, serving from then until 1876, at Guotur, Indis. [il health forced him to return to this country, In 1803 he returned to India, and came back on furlough in 1902 In December of the latter year he again took up the work in [adia, as director of Missions, day, of las: week, a! Mominary aarvives him at Centre minis Dr. Harpster was well known in Cen- tre Hall, where he grew to manhood, and frequer tly visited during the life Mr, Mrs. Gro ge He was born opposite the Reporter office, in the dwelling house now occupied by B. D Brisbin., He is survived by a sister, Nancy, widow of his parents, snd Harpster, ied one He ff #10 on of rooms fa the pupils and cecuy | Ashbouroe tui ding Fems pints grow into sp us | hi High Fehool purposes 160 pupil itd to A vs used ina flee bulldog dev only fem | he becampe conusctied with the {it bad & two Jenrs © od teught prsetically Traived ss M-, Z wid Of uree of » tudy, mr d jhe prioneip all | sul jrote, before elective Urey ope {tion had become comm in oo be was well gush | quirement, U Hes gd to meet Lis je pder his guidance sod largely st aped by him the courte of study was extended first to three srd i then to four years, and the faculty inp. | creased until it now numbers six {ular and five special teschers To say that Mr, Ziegler was success. {ful as a teacher is merely Wo what was daily observed by the hun- {dreds tuat came in contact with isnd with the school. His | habits, patural energy, pairstakiog at- i tention to details, and interest io his work and in the boys and girls could not fail to bring bim the rewards of leaves hosts of frien de reg ! i 3 ’ i slate him studious SUCCPES, ie him best And it Js long wer. those who learved to Know regarded him most highly. safe tosay that duricg his vice in 8s public capacity he ex. SLUOYALCE aud personal disiike which seem to be inseparable from such work than isthe usual To estimate the value of service of this character is difficult, Figures give ro real index bere because it is not material things that are being deait with, The flifluence on the boy: aud girls, the shaping of their fature careers and their atti- tude toward all social apd eivie prob. lems, and thus on the community at large, ie a vital one sud is realized fully only by those directly interested. Io exert such an it fluence Is one of the chief functions snd the source of the bhighest gratification of the teacher, perienced less of Lhe lot. on EE Fostmaster Dismissed, Postmaster Byron A. Weaver, of Montoursville, has been dismissed, af- ter serving for a period of ten years, He made it a business to boot Lhe sale of stamps to increase his salary, Ten years ago the salary amounted to $1000, but by his stamp sales he 1+ creased the salary to $1700. The stamps were sold to business houses and manufacturing concerns, who sent them to other pointe, It is pot known whether the postmaster will be prosecuted or uot, the informants seenipg to have secured an sgree- ment with the postoffice inspector that only information on violations prior to 1908 should be used, which would preclude the possibility of erim- inal charges, The Faasnle Oolyer Fraperty Seid, The Mra. Fannie Colyer property, at Colyer, contsinlog thirty-four acres, and having erected thereon a houss and . barn, was recently sold to Howard Lingle by George R. Meese, for the sum of $2300. Mr. Lingle will occupy the place himss!f after April 1st. The present tenant ls Henry Gettig. Do you know that croup oan be pre. vented ? Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sssoon as the child becomes hoarse or even after the croupy cough appears it will prevent the aitack, It is also a certain cure for croup and has pever been known to fail. Sold by Murray & Bitoer, i ec rge Harter, who a few months sgn began as a student ln the Coburn of Joseph Bitper, of Kansas. The | ceased brothers and sisters are Js. Hamuel, Mrs. Maggie Mre. William Emerick, Mra John 8. Bhannon, futerment was made atl Gettysborg | aturday anh, (Feorge, w ia Huarrisberger, a Bruee Goo ldbart Hays farm Oae of the most desirable places in the vicinity of Orangeville, the Will | Reymond Just north ism propertly NO. 6. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Ellery O. Brown, of Millhelm, ex- pects to move to Agron, Ohblo, in the near future, Mr'and Mrs. H. E. Homsn gave a party for the friends of their daughter, Mies Lula, Baturday evening Mrs. Ada E Musser, for the second term, lifted ber cormmimsion ns a notary public in Millheim. Keep these days in mind : Lincoln's birthday is on the 12:h : 81. Valen tine’s day on the 14th ; Washington's birthday on the 22:d, Mrs. Bolomon Lingle returned last week from a visit of a week's duration at the home of her son, William Lingle, ia Buabury. Prof C. R. Neff, last Baturdsy made an effort to disentangle the borough stuthorities in the dispute of a piece of Nittany Mountain, ug the borough lines. P resignation was reqriested, has been re- road, on by rur- Capt. George Hunkle, whose instated as captain of the schoolship Ads, for a Lip to Bpliznerger, Preparations sre being made There will be a regular meetiag of Progress Grange Saturday afternoon, this evening State Master Creasy will be meeting s* well as at meeting in Grange Arcadia. al the This is from the Belleville Times : Dr. H Alexander hae purchased the property of John Sankey, the res. idence where the doctor and family The copelderstion is not ~ stipulated. The marriage of Walter H., Mcln- E. Meyer, daughter of Representative J. C. Meyer, «f Bellefonte, will take (i. Bruce Goodhart, states the Orauge- | ville, Courier. The place | consists of forty-seven acres apd the! purchase price was $6500, a little over $135 scre. The place has good buildings and ie all farmiog land but about five scres in timber, Mr, hart will now go iuto the chicken business on a large scale. He hss been very successful in the raising of blooded poultry snd now that he has more room be will give more attention to that business. Mr, Goodhart has been in the employ of Meyers Broth- ers, fora rumber of years, and gave the best of satiafaclion. The gentleman referred to ie a son of G. L. Goodhart, of Centre Hall, and ia well known to many of the readers, [line's He per (200. m———— Transfers of Heal N. H. Yearick ot ux Huseit Lumber Co, in January 7, 1911. $1400 W. F. Bradford et al to T. Fravk Royer, May 10, 1910, in Potter twp. $500 John D. Bower et ux to Henry G. Bower Jacuary 6 1911, in Asroosburg Fsiate. to MeNitt- Mation 1wp., W. M. Meyer et ux to Wm. Markle, January 7, 1908, in Harris township. $605 Itvin Moyer exr to Bimen G et aul io Peon twp , December 3, $3050, A. P. Luse et ux {to John H. Weber, January 10, 1810, in Centre Hall. $300 W. H. Bartholomew et al to Joun H. Weber, et al in Centre Hall August 16. 1000. $125. E M Huyett et ux to J. H. Weber, et al in Centre Hall, October 10, 1909, $100, Lizzie Bayder exra to J. H. Weber, et al December 4, 1909, ino Centre Hall, 27. W. G. Runkle to Bamuel Mark's, January 14, 1911, in Spring twp. $450 Russell U. Pearce et ux to Delmer T. Pearce, September 10, 1910, in State College. $1. W. L. Foster et al to Cora B. Pierce, December 12, 1910, in State College. $325. : Adam I. Garbrick et ux to Uharles Houser April 1, 1901, in Beuner twp $175 Robert C. Jackson to Jacob Murray, December 18, 1907, in College twp. $700, Ethel G. Leitzel ot Bar to A, CO. Leathers, January 3, 1911, in State College, $500, Mary A. Foater to A. OC. Leathers, January 4, 1911, in State College. $1. Rote, 1910 Valentine Pott Unrds, By the time this issue reaches the readers there will be onsale at this of floe a large collection of Valentine Post Cards, at ten cents per dozen. Every card ls pretty, and relle regular ly at the rate of three for five cents The lot cannot be duplicated, »o orders should come early. ————— AA SSA Baturday evening Hon, W. T. Creasey, Master of Pennsylvania State Grange, will give a lecture in Arcadia. The door will be open to sll who wish to euter. No Mission ; station, is now at MIM inburg station. piace this (Thursday) evening, in Presbyterian church, Bellefonte. the The boreugh of Loganton snd a loesl waler company cane (0 lerms, now the borough is the walter plant, forced, but a compromise was flected with- oul going through the whole of the proceedings. and owner of the Was ae sale 8. 8B, Miles, the mercantile appraiser for Centre county, was iu Centre Hall inst week, attending to business rela- tiveto his office. Mr. Miles is 8 resi- dent of Port Matilds, and su uncle of Mrs. George OO. Beuper, with whom he stopped when in town. Mesers. J. H. and 8B. E. Weber re- cently purchased a triangular piece of ground conlasining sbout one-eighth of an acre to the rear of the property of E W, Crawford, near the station. Fhe lot jrins the raliroad night of way. Tueprice paid to the MzaNitt- Huyett Lu nber Company was $100 David Yoder, of Belleville, has pur. chased from Lewis Brown the Brown farm, located near Milroy. The farm of 225 acres is all cleared and fartile soil. and was bought for $1500. The brick house on the farm was reserved in the sale as & home for Mrs. Brown, the mother of Mr. Brown who sold the property, Mr. Yoder will not take possession until the first of April, 1912 Messles invaded the home of Abner W. Alexander, at Farlystown, last week, and attacked Mr. Alexander as well as the children, although the former thought he had had the disease when he was a youngster, Either the measles or Mr. Alexander bad not reckoned correctly, or else the notion that one attack of the messles makes one immune thoreafter is faulty. George R. Meese, merchant, huck- ster and farmer, will make sale of his farm stock and implements some time in April. Mr. Meese sold both the William Colyer farm, in the moun- tains, and the Mrs. Fannie Colyer home, at Colyer, constquently he hss no use for bis large stock of horses and cattle, or farm implements. The date of sale will be anounced sas scon as he can secure an auctioneer, The services condactdd at the Union, Rpring Mills and Ceatre Hall appoint ments on the Centre Hall Reformed charge by N. L. Wilkon, a semi. nary student, last Buaday, were large ly attended, and the members of the Reformed charch were highly pleased with the sermons delivered. Next Sanday another stodgnt from the same lustitution will hold serviess st various appointments on this charge. Please sign your communications, The names are not wanted for publics tion, but we must know who is re sponsible for the news items sent herr, This may seem unvecessary to any one but & newspaper msn, but to him it is plain that he cannool publish ter under which the suthor fe willing to sign his pame. This oollection, but the attendants heat A mighty good talk,