HURSDAY. FEBRUA VOI. LXXXIV, THE FARMER AND REOIPROUCITY, Why Farmers Should Oppose the Taft Uanada Reciprocity Move, The more one considers the proposed ‘ reciprocity '’ treaty with Canada, the clearer is it that the administra- tion has no sort of scruple about sacri- ficing every interest of our agriculture for the sake of supposed political ad- vantage. The drift of the whole thing is that President Taft serious. ly wants to let in the priocipal farming products of Canada free in exchange for the inestimable privilege of free entry of American agricultural implements into the country ! It is believed, no doubt, that the public will be led to suppose that the cost of living will be reduced Ly reducing the farmer's income, an unfounded idea and bad statesmanshbip even if it were true. Everybody knows bow agriculture in the East bas been depressed for a generation because of the free competition from our own great West. We are just now getting over the effects of this, and the reason is that the West is filled with people and they have reduced their abundant soil fertility to sa point where intelli gent farming and even the use of commercial fertilizers must be resort- ed to. With such farming, the east- ern farmers can compete. But pow it proposed to bring upon our markets a great supply of grain and dairy products of Canada, produced cheaply, chiifly because the free virgin ferlility has no! yet bsen ex- hausted from those soils. Will farm- ers stand this sort of thing ? Statistics enough can be quoted to show our agricultural interests have been depressed by competition from the West. When that great country was opened, it brought business to railroads and to manufacturers, and seemed to benefit everyone but the eastern farmers. The eastern farmer suffered heavy losses. Shall the same thing be repeated for the benefit of the great undeveloped wastes of western Canada? Already they are offering inducements which win many of our is farmers from us. Do we wish to give! them a better market which will en-| able them to take more of our farmers | and at the same time reduce prices of | products which all American farmers | will receive ? We append ( though not sure that it) was meant for puoblication ) a from the president of the New York State Dairymen’s Association, written | from Washington, D. C “ The proposed treaty with Capada| is the talk of the hour. It puts our] farmers into compstition with all] British North Ameries. It is a polit} icil move to eateh the labor vote, aud ae a punishment to the farmers for not voting ast November. The excise js greater and closer (rade relations with Canada and an eflort to reduc: the high.cost of living. The case is a good one to show bow the politicians play with the tariff. I: means, if adopted, iat the farmiog interests of our state will be driven to the verge of bank. ruptcy. We cannot compete with Canada, with her cheap lands and farm labor. The cost of living is not produced by the lack of supply, but through manipulation by middlemen. Nelther have the farmers been ep- riched by the high prices. They have received better prices, but that was a necessity ; for farming has been a los ing business for many years until the last five, There is some hope of de featitig the treaty, but the farmers will have to act together at once, The ¢losing admonition of this let ter isto be followed, the Legislative Committee of the National Grange having adopted & protest against the proposed treaty, which will be mailed forthwith to the 7500 granges, asking every member to write at once to his representatives in Congress, urging them to vote against confirmation. In addition, the committee will ea tablish headquarters in Washington and fight the proposed outrage by personal effort, There ought to be no danger of its getting through. i note | asst sans AI MAAS Large Pablic ¥ale, near Centre Hill, Friday, The sales footed up $408560 One team of horses sold for $530.50, and single horses at considerable over two hupe dred dollars, The stock also sold high, the cows averaging about fifty dollars. Five brood sows sold for about $200, and shoats corresponding. ly high. Your correspondent takes this oo casion to compliment the auctioneer, L. Frank Mayes, of Lemont, who was a large factor In securing the good prices. While it might be impossible for any auctioneer to make one bid not inclined to do so, much depends on the auctioneer’s good judgment as to values and alertness in estohing bids, Mr. Mayes ia not a ** funny man on the block, but mighty well CONSTABLE UP AGAINST IT, Judge Smith, of Clanrfisld County, After Clubs Selling Liquors, A dramatic incident occurred in court at Clearfield this week, when Judge Smith took up the returns of the constables, and severely repri- manded some of the officers for their failure to return certain drinking places. : As usual, the returns showed condi tions in the different bsiliwicks to be very good, but the judge knew other- wise, having received a number of protests against illegal places in some localities, Constable Bpangler, of Coslport, was called before the bar, and Judge Smith asked him concerning a elab in that town, which was selling liquor without the proper discretion. Hpaugler knew of the existence but stated that be thought it did not need to be returned, because it was lawful. Judge Smith then read several letters from the wife of a drunkard, claim- ing that he got his liquor from that ¢lub, sand even drank with the con. stible, which Spangler admitted. His papers were refused and he was instructed to return the club, which he did but Judge Smith again refused his papers, asking the name of the lodge and of its officers before accepting them. The names were furnished and the case may come before the court in a different manner soon. im——— i ri——— Dr, Gray sod His wectare, One of the happiest lecturers on the course thus far was Dr. John A. Gray, who came as a supply on account of Dr. Gray spoke over Lwo hours on ** The Ugem- ployed, '" giviug his experience on the ‘ Bowery.’ While pastor of a Con- gregatiooal church in New York, Rev, Gray, instead of taking a vaeation, dressed himself in a workingman’s clothes, took a post’ on the Bowery, and became one of them. His ex- periences were highly interesting. Dr. Gray was born jn Beotiand, thirty-six years ago, and for ten years has been ou the lecture platform, His residence is in Jackson, Michigan, asd his eugasgements are with the! ing in Pennsylvania to fill dates made PREVENT DESTRUCTION BY BORERS, I —— Apply White Lead aud Raw Linseed or Lime Sulfur Solution, Dr. Burface, Btate Economie Zoologlst, in uw letter to Cyrus Brun- gart, of Centre Hall, who made in- quiry as to the best and most effective way to prevent destruction by borers, writes thus : Replying to your recent letter, I can say that I applied pure white lead and raw linseed oil to my apple, pear, and peach trees three and four years ago. Lt certainly was eflactive in prevent- ing the worms from attacking the apple and pear, and did not irjure the trees in the least, In the peach trees the worms were too low to be prevent- ed by this material. On peach and plum I used the boiled lime sulfur solution, applied as a spray or wash. I prefer a thick solution with eedi- ment, applying it with a whitewash brush or paint brush, just ss abun- dantly ss possible to the base of the trunk of the tree after the earth has 0, setts 1 DI JouN o, marestex Wy / 4 oY . WI/ 4 —— J, Dr, Fischer *penks Kind Words of N sted Misvlonary, On Febru:ry 1, 1011, at dence of his brother-ip-'aw E. Jacobs, D. D, L. L Airy, Philadelphia, the Rey. John Henry PD. D, passed to his rewar | HMervices wera held the Hehaef we Ashmead chureh, the the resi. + Rev. H. D, Mount H Arpstar, in Memorial Girrmisntown We, posite Allen's lane, Mwmint Alre, Friday, Febraary 3, at 2p. mn. Iuter- ment was made at Gettysburg on Sat urday following. Dr. Harpster in his sixty-seventh year. As far a3 your correspondent can ascertain, Dr. Harpster had contracted a severe cold which rasulted in econ- gestion of the lungs from which the best medical skill could not rally him For many years Dr. Harpster rendered most efficient service as miscionary of the Geperal Bynod Lutheran church in Guntur, India. His oft-expressed desire aod buried in KY 03 an Was was to die be been sufficiently removed to let re reach the crown. It is sufMcient to apply it with a spray pump, which is perhaps the quickest method, but one can also apply it with a tin cup, pouring it on the trunk so that it runs down to the roots, but not enough to soak the ground around the roots, ! The important point in these appli- cations is the time of year they are wade, which should be just before the borers would otherwise lay their egg«. The right time is about the middle of June. After the tree treated or psioted, the earth should be replaced around it to a height of about three or four inches. This will sarely be found effective without irjury to the trees, I am aware that there has been considerable discussion cn this sult ject in publications recently, but I have recently shown my trees to expert hor- ticulturists who pronounced them absolutely free from any evidence of injury, and they stand todsy open for loepection to all who wish personally to see proof of the success of this method. It should be remembered that I treated not merely two or three trees but several hundred. It ie possible that coutinued applications of the linseed ofl might prove irjurloue, If so, it would mske itself manifest first by the roughening and cracking in i Oa the day of the lecture at Centre nections at Saobury, coming to that] delivered a leclure the evening previvus, and in order to reach Centre Hall he was obliged to make | the irip in an automobile, artiviog on echedale time. His determination not to disappoint the people here was highly appreciated, A——————— i —_ i Ao Barned Barned, Wednesday morning of last week between twelve and one o'clock, the large barn on the old Benner farm, near Rook Mills, in Benner township, was destroyed by fire. The barn is now owned by Col. W, Fred Reynolds and is occupled by Andrew Breon, as tenant farmer, says the Gazotte, Late that evening some of the fam- ily came home, and about an hour be- fore were in the barn and then went to the house aod retired. At 12.50 Mrs. Breon arose Lo wait on the chil. dren when she saw flames issuing from the roof. The men hastily rashed to the building and by herocle work succeeded in getting out all the horses, cows, young cattle and otber live stock, excepting a few hoge. All the farmiog implements, crops and other contents were quickly consu med by the fire, It was a large new barn, ereoted about two years ago by Col. Reynolds and was partially iosured in the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Centre County, also known ss the Centre Hall Company. Mr. Breon had some insurance, but will have some loss, The fire is considered to have been th» work of an iocendiary in that community. A a ——— I House May Have 435 Mrmbers, If the Crumpacker bill becomes a law, which it likely will, the national houwe of represantatives will have four hundred snd thirty-five members after March 3, 1918. If Arizona and New Mexico should be admitted to state. hood, they will be given one represec- tative each, bringing the total up to four hundred and thirty-five, Under the new reapportionment plan no ‘state lowes a member. The following states gain the number indicated, Alabama, 1; California, 8; Colo rado, 1; Florida, 1; Georgia, 1; I'isho, 1; Illinois, 2; Lou 1; Massschuselts, 2 ; Michigan, 1; Min. nesots, 1 ; Moutans, 1; New Jersey, %: Now York, 4; North Dakota, 1 ; Ohly, 1 ; Okisboms, 8; Oregon, 1; Peunsylvacis, 4; Rhode Island, J ; of the bark, as is caused by oil Eprays. This one should watch and not repeat soon, 88 the ir jary would be scoumu- Iative and become worse afler subse. quent applications, Very truly yours, H. A. Furracs, Ezonomie Zwlogist. —————— High Fiices Malotalned There is no discount 09 horse fl wh io Centre county. Prices obtained at horse sales, public sales on farms, sud at private sales bear cut this sasertion The scrub horse and brood mare gall for higher money in proportion to sctus} value than the hich grade horse, as ia alwsys the case when horees sre up in price. At the Isat few sales at the Millbelma horse market, horses were bid off at an average of over $235, the best teams briongiog over $500, At & recent public sale a yourg team brought $539 50, and single horses con. siderable over $200, Cows also continue to bring big money at the farm sales, but probably not so much over the price paid by drovers aa was the case when cows were cheap. The cow that is in good flash, with good appearance for milk, having a calf by her side or due fo calve within a short time of sale, is readily bid up to $6000 and over. Few cows, no matter ss to 8iza, that have any sppearance for being fair milk producers, pass for less than $45 00, Celts, young cattle, and hogs are fully up to last year's sale prices, Bmall shoats esproially bring high prices, in fact, much beyond their actual value from the stock yard market standpoint. There is a local scarcity of shoata, Everything that will dress one hundred pounds and over is being fed on fifty cent corn aud put on the market at ten cents and over per pound, dressed, Brood sows are bringing almost fabu- lous prices, that is if it is possible to over-pay for a vigorous, productive mother pig. The brood sow Is the one snlmal that can makes several times her own cost from the time of the sale until the time written In the note exchanged (or her expires, If she proves prolific and Is In good hands there is soarce'y avy one who cin ca'calate her valus at the begin. ning of the year, ————— I A ———— Moyer's Musto Sehool, $38 00 will pay for board and tuition for a six weeks’ course of musle in voles and wil lostruments. The direo- tor has had many years of experience a« head of musioal departments in sevirel Sutton Wa Lg well mared for, ne terma n March 6, snd May 1, 1011, For particulars, address © India, His missionary spirit amount. ed to a passion. He was wise and far- sighted in the administration of his trust smoong the heathen, and was re. the mis- and garded by his associates on gion fleld a+ a leader, born organizer RY 16, 1911. LEITEKS FRO HE “UB SURIMENS, Kosporter Sub oilers umn Noew Department. Dexvier, Colorado, Feb, 11, 1911, Dear Editor Rep witer Wa you very received the thank ¥Y.u generous Hi sending «0 many beck numbers ; all Were rend and er joyed, and the later promptly. It takes reach us. We are very well sud this eontivued sunshine Ought to keep uny ons in good gpirite Mr. Homan has not had much work since we came here, but mill men and contraciors say they expect a busy summer. Wages are sixty cents per hour, A mechanic ean sffsrd to ‘loaf ” part cf the time. I am BOTTY that I can’t tell you something of farming here, We get fine vegetables of all kinds in market, sold by men who seem to be farmers, or rather ranchmen. We never hear of a firm. er. Atl the first opportunity I wii hail sume one of them and make them talk for the ben<fi: of frienda. Papers ; ftLuch were Bellon nin ome AoA fourdars to our eastern The people bosst of theic gardens. and I know all that is to have an exeellent garden ia water, and for that they the city waler, DEC I“g Ary Ua On December 10 of the Rev, H nry ¥. L. L. D, Piesid Foreign Missions 1901, at the reo aest Jeciba, D. D. nt of t Bwrd of Lr=lier Coun” fie of the 3 § f Cis, 8 ewnierenes was Lied of Forelg: I Synod which | with the members of the board Missions of the Geners resulted in Dr. Harpster's servies be ing losned to the Board of ihe Goner Council for a period of at years in the Re] shmuadry Missin a! ' eget 1 Hires § y ir which Is furnished from an immense Denver i# besutiful snd well de- The streets are wide and floor. At night lights make a wonderful sight. You swe no drunkenness : hear no — NO. fF TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. J. M. Keichline, E q , of Bellefonte, snuounces bhimeelfl a candidate for district attorney. The licens: for the Bpring Mills hotel, J, Warren Wood, proprietor, was granted last week, John D. Meyer, secrelary-iressurer of the Blair County Trust Company, Was at the home of his parents, Mr, and Mrs, D. J. Mayer, in Centre Hall, over Munday, Mrs. H, P. Lahey, of Belhaven, North Caroline, who spent part of last summer with Miss Annle Bible, in Centre Hall, just recovered from a rather revere sickness. Io a note from Harry Decker, of Altoona, he makes the statement that “everything is raaning fall blast, 1. ii 1905, himeelf organically with the Geners] Council's work at his leadership this prospered most gratifyingly, and hie recent & joura in the United Riates Was given to visiting the churches of the General Council in the interests of his particular field of labor, Severs! years ago Dr, Harpeter met with a pasicful secident in Under mission { i Iodia | row mountain psss. He was thrown violently sgainst some jattiog rocks and suflered long from an is jared thigh. It was feared for a time thst i be would be obliged to finally demit Gis missionary labors and take up some less exacting duties, But his piuck and general good health, with the blessing of God, brought him into his much loved work again, aod it was thought that he would be spared for many more years of service, Your correspondent is pot familiar with the early history of the sul ject of this sketeh, and hence cannot speak with any large messure of information regardiog this point. I knew him personally, sud ever held his abilities in high esteem. He was a natural born orator and organizr. There are many residents io Centre county who will readily recall his earlier speeches under a variety of circumstances, On the flyor of the General Bynod he was and great profit. He was a widely read man and knew how to use his knowledge. His geniality was con- tageous. He was never stale. His marriage to Mies Julia Jacobs was a most happy one. She is a gifted wo- man, and she Is the truest of help- mates, Dr. Harpster's greatest work io this country was at Canton, Obie. There he Luilt one of the most magnificent churches to be found anywhere. He was easily the first pulpiter of that city, and left an abiding impression, pot only upon his ‘parishioners, but upon the city in general. His death is a very great loss, not alone to the mission in India, but to the whole Liatbherao church. I regret, that this sketch can not be more detailed. What there is of it, I have given in tender regard of one whom I kvew to be a man of more than ordinary gifts, and whose memory I shall always cherish, W. E. Fiscugn Shamokin, Pa, A 3 AOA SU SANA. A few minutes delay In tresting some cases of croup, even the length of time it takes to go for a doctor often prove: dangerous. The safest way 's to keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy fa the house, ard at first indication of croup give the child a dose. Pleasant to take and always cures. Hold by Murray & Bitoer, As ME ASANO. The Centre Rep rter $1.00 a year, in - schooled in his business, a Washiogtoo, 2 ; West Virginia, 1. Miss ANNA J. Hoven, Director, al ' profanity. Wickedness of every de. | is conducted unobserved to the ave: - age person. Even the boys and doge seem to be well behaved. The other day, just out side my home, two preity gray sjuirrels climbed from the fence onto my arms, begging for nuts. We see the little cieatures everywhere, and of course, there is a heavy fine fur killing them, With ail thie precaution in Altoona, I fear their lives would be To be fair, I will sdmit that one of the newsboys tis morn. lid it so quietly, #0 politely, I have no thal he took off hie bat to me there to see him boys of wes! is a settled And the women— kiod and friendly they loubt fo! Yes the men and the sct ino my mind. I like them : ng sboutl them, certainly. know, and hold They YO ea office. 1 As he the during the high winds we With kind regards and best wishes Respectfully yours, Mus, Howarp HoMax, ——— —— i — FELLEVILLE, Pa, Feb. 14 1911. Editor of the Reporte rs You will find enclosed one dollar We appre. I am gelting along very whil in my Belleville is a live and There ia a machine CApACily, faciory, Carpet shirt and coach H.B Avgxaxper, M.D. ——— A Translers of Real Hstate. Murray COC. Diesher t9 Frank Rhykerd, Beptember 1, 1910, tract of land in College twp. $265, John F. Royer et al exrs to Jeremiah Soavely, September 23, 1910, tract of land in Potter township, $35 Henry Beunett admr to John Rob. inson, December 10, 1910, tract of land in Worth twp. $24, Michael Hefterons’ heirs to Marea ret E. Chariton, January 26, 1011, tract of land in Rush twp. $1. Nora Sheldon et sl to H. L. Curtin, January 23, 1911, tract of land in Boggs twp, $1. AlbertC. Hoy et al to Anos H, Hoy et al, January 3, 1811, tract of land in Bellefonte aud Boggs twp. $1. Thomas Duke et ux to Roy Frank, Javuary 14, 1911, tract of land in Rush twp, $725. Calder L. Ray to ©. C. Ramsey, Jacuary 81, 1911, tract of land in Bpriog twp. $1. Anna Ramsey et bar to Cslder L. Ray, January 81, 1911, tract of land in Bpring twp, $1. ; Fevruary began with very mild and heautiful westhier, but it has pot lost I's reputation fur sever cold, stormy Fhe raflroad shops are working over time on large orders fir cers and loco. notives, Harry Hartman, the semis ary siue the sppointments in tie Reformed ehiurches at Tu sey ville and Centre Hall, last Sgn iay, mule a very fav members I. H. Mauser 4 county superiotecdent fa Northum- herland county. He formerly was a school book agent, aod will bs rec illed Uy many of the teachers and directors in Centre county, iu whieh territory he canvassed, Two items in the Buffalo Valley News indicates that I. V. Musrer is makiog the herdware business go in MifMlintarg. Oae notice refers to the fact that he hss opened up 8 new har- bess room, sud the other that he une loaded a car of iron. dent who filled rable impression the 0 of those congregatioas, in candidate for R. Laird McCormick, of Tacoma, Washington, the millionaire lumber man sod formerly = resident tf of Lock Haven, died receully at his western home, He was 8 cousin of Mrs. J. T. Potter, of Centre Hall. He bas been in Washiogioa for about thirly years. Postgraduates, seniors and juniors of the Centre Hall High school made up & party that on Friday evening were entertained by Rev. and Mrs. CO. CQ. Sbuey aud daoghters, of Bellefonte, The trip was made in a sled. The chaperous were Mra. Viclor Auman and Mre. Evory Ripka. A slight fire occurred at the home of W. O. Rearick, st Milroy on last Sat- urday, states a correspondent to the Lewistown Democrat and sentinel. Mre, Rearick had beeg emoking her planis upstairs aod in some way the curtains cwught on fire while she was in another room. The blind, curtains snd-some of Lhe carpet were burned, bul the fire was discovered by her bee fore going downetsirs sud at the sime time noticed by some 0 3e at the depot sud with alittle water was extinguish- ed without soy further damage, Hioce Runkle is such s common name io Centre county, and the chris. tan name John makiog it scargely more definite, the Reporter takes this occasion to say that John H. Rankle, whose announcement for county com- missioner appears this week, is a son of the late John K. Runkle, of Potter township, who was one of the les! ae- sociate judges elected in Centre coun- ty, and who died before the expiration of his term of office. He is also = brother of Rev. J M. Runkle snd Dr. 8. C. Ruukle, the latter of Philadel phia, on whose farm he lives, east of Old Fort. Oa account of the slippery condi- tion of the walks in Aaronsburg re cently, J. Hol. Crouse conceived the idea that coasting down the side walk would be safer than to walk. Puttiog the suggestion of his mind into sction, Mr. Crouse borrowed a sled from a small voy, and proceaded. He was not an adept in guiding a sled when both horse and rider, and the result was a telephone pole moved right into the course of the sled. Mr. Crouse came out of the mixup with s leg broken below the knee, which fracture was re- duced by Dr, 8. C. Musser, a resident physician, William Marshall, of Kansas City, Missouri, a general agent for the Ine ternational Harvester Company, was the guest of bis sister, Mr. D. M. Campbell, at Linden Hall, u few days ago. Mr. Marshall just returved from an extended trip through South Americs, his special business being to put into operation a special harvesting machine built for that section, often called a * push harvester, beosuse of the fact that the machine Is just constructed Lbe reverse from machines in this country, the power, ususlly horses, being at tha rear, yushing ine stead of pulling the machirery, He as below the rquator, but on resoh« 0g that point found the grasshoppers bad destroyed the crop: to such sn
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