ONE PENNSYLVANIA FARM THAT 18 BOUND TO PAY, It 1s Located in Uentre County and 5000 Acres. —The Sv0 Men Who Til It Are Not Farmers, The farm in question is in Centre county, near Bellefonte Itisa whop- ping big farm for this part of the coun- try—some 5000 acres. Much Is wood- land. Of the part under cultivation 820 acres were in wheat last gessoD, 950 acres in hay, 280 in oate, 145 in corp, 130 in potatoes and 19 in rye. There was a garden covering 65 acree and a pasture of 170 acres. Ten acres was given over to a nursery. These crops and fields were cared for last year by more than500 web. Most of these men are not farmers. Originally, they were members of ev- ery trade, profession and calling—and some of them never had any training or experience in business, In addition to farming the place they helped put up the buildinge—big buildings of concrete, Already sever- al of these structures are finished, and they present a fine appearance. When the whole is completed several years hence, Pennsylvania will have the most modern—and humane—of all state prisons in existence. For this farm is one great prison ! Bix years sgo, addressing the legie- lature in support of the bill providing for this great change, Warden J. M. Franciee, of the Western Penitentiary, who bad been a chief spousor of the proposed legislation, said of the possi- bilities of euch a place : The inmates could do all the work on the great prison farm planned, thereby virtually supporting thems- selves, and making the prison largely, if not entirely, eeli-sustainiog, thus relieving the counties of the taxation now levied on them. The prisoners work all dey surrounded by patare and with plenty of outdoor exercise, be greatly 1mf roved mentally, moral- ly and pbysicslly, and you could teach them something of value, instead of tarning them out as you do at present, having failed to teach them anything whereby they can earn an honest live ing and support themselves. They would learn practical and everyday farming snd be able to secare employ- ment apywhere at the expiration of their sentence. Today, with the project well under way this prophecy is being carried out, And already it bas become evident lo observers that the change is going to be productive of vast benefits, Al- ready it is being made manifest that correction and not punishment is the more profitable measure, both for the the oftencer and for society. _ A recent writer in the Joliet Prison Post hus views the experiment : The building of the penitentiary Is a daring experiment. Warden Fran- cies has been termed an idealist and an enthusiast. He looks forward to the day when it will be a model pris on—a prison whose great buildings were erected by prisoners who were driven to their taske., He plans a great farm ibsi will bring men in touch with growing thiogs and that will ensble them to live close to the soil. And when their termi bas been completed, Warden ¥rancies plans to gend men forth who have been well fed, who have been well housed, who are strong and fit and sturdy—men who will be capable of tasking care of themselves, who can step into the in- dustrial line unmarked by prison pals Jor and strong iustead of weak, because of their prison life, It will be the place w here men who have slipped, can take a brace and get a fresh grip oo life avd on themeel vee, And ali sbout them, instead of the great city that bas sinned against them and sgainet which they bad sinned, there will be the great oui- doore, the green hills ana the blue sky with the sup, moon snd stare, And above all else, there will be the great community created by prisoners in order that they might mark out =a trail to new freedom. Warden Francies believes thal men are pretty much alike, fundamentally. The prison iatmer boasts of Lis wheat flelds snd takes pride in his truck patch, just the same WAY any other farmer does. And by doing things be likes to do the prisoner comes to re- spect himself as a workman and to realizs that an acre of land aud know- ledge mesns economic independence. Aud of course, while he is building, Warden Francies will keep a close rec- ord of the repeaters. Up to the pres- ent time the story is that when men leave the Westere Penitentiary they do not come back, The world gains a worker and the prison loses one, And that, says Warden Franciee, Is what prisons are for, How our idess sre changing! Once we thought of prisons as nothe ing but places where the most brutal punishment shou'd be visited on men snd women who have done Wrong. It never occurred to any one in those { Continued ou inside page. | NEW BOOKS IN GRANGE LIBRARY Are for the Free Use of Everyone In Come munity.—Fopular Flotion by Noted Authors. The Pennsylvania Free Library Commission has issued a new consign- ment of books to Progress Grange library, which are for the free use of the public. 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On this peculiar Buresu Board are three stock holders in pational banks, and a bank cashier, I't may be that ii is not a proper activity for a Farm Bureau, but if farm bureaus are to perform the ser- vices most needed by farmers they must be managed by men who have no ioterest above that of the ad- vancement of agricultare,” The above ia reprint from the Pevop- sylvavia Farmer, a newspaper that in doing much for the sdvarcement of the farmers and a long earnest advo- cate of farm loan sssociatious, Just scross the Centre county line, in Clearfield county, the farm loans law was discussed at a meeting of the Clearfield County Farm Bureau, and the report came to the newspaper that “ the concensus of opinions seemed to be that at the present time farmers in this ( Ulearfield ) county could prob- ably secure as good sccommodstions trom our local banks with less red tape.” Judging from lovg range, one must come to the conclusion that the pare ticipants in this diecussion farm by proxy. Those who oppose the establish- ment of Farm Loan Associations should be confronted with these questions: 1. Will the present banking institu. tions grant equally low rates? 2. Will they give equally long time ~5, 10, 20, 40 years without the trouble of frequent renewals ? 8. Will they loan on first mortgage without the endorsement of a free- holder ? 4. Will they arrange for payment on the amortisation plan, that le, pay- ment of a specified amount including interest annually or semi- sonually ? There are three billions of dollars in farm losus in this country. If the interest rate could be reduced but one per cent, thru the Farm Loan system, it would mean an annual saviog to farmers of 80 million dollare, C—O AP APTI, Centre Reporter, $1.60 per year, A 77 Year-Old Business, N\ X When Frank M. Fisher sold what remained of his store stock after hav- ing reduced that stock congiderably with a view to closing out the business, to Messre, A. Bterling and HB, Otten- berg, on Monday, there came to an end a mercantile busivess that stande alone In Centre county in point of consecutive years of business dealing. Three generations of the Fisher family sre covered in the span of seventy- seven years that marks the alpha apd omega of the enterprise, Beck in 1840 Adam Fisher came up fromm Berks county snd settled at Penn Hall, opening a small store in that place. Atthe end of two years his sop, the late Msjor Jared Fisher, then only sixteen years of age, took the reine and guided tbe destinies of the business through an uninterrupted period of fifty-three yeare, Upon his death, in 1885, the business devolved upon the sons and after another period of twenty-two years Frank M. Fisher finally decides to lay aside the cares of merchandising and out the stand. The #tore while always have ing proved a money-making vroposi- tion, reeched the heyday of its exie- terce in the 60's, when there wae bul one store in Bpriog Mills and only two or three in Milibeim, A great volume of buginess wae done at the Penn Hall store during the days of the Rebellion and the periods immediately preced- ing and following it, Mr. Fisher, as was stated in these | eolumops some time ago, has purchased the Dr. H. F. Bitper property in Cen- tre Hell and will become su citizen of this place in the epring of 1918, close C—O AAA Letter from Ohlo. Bellevue, Ohio, Mar, 13, 1917. Editor Reporter Owing to change of our address from R. F. D. 4 Bellevue to R, F. D. 38 Clyde, Obio, we bad occasion to wrile you and slso for renewal of our good old bome paper, Just a few lines to tell you how Heneca county, Ohio, is at the present time and bow prices are. The winter was a cold bot pot extra amount of eleighing but plenty of snow besped slong the rosd Iu epote, Wheat looks fairly weil so far, Here are some of the market prices here : Wheat sells at §1.90 ; oate, 6lc; rye, $1.20; ear corn, $1.51 per cwi; bay, $10.00; butler, 30c; eggs, potatoes, $2.75; hogs $14.10 per cwi, and calves $10.56, DAVID G, FEMETZLER. ————— A TT $2,000,000 from Auto Licenses, ope an Dorn dC Bome time this week totsl receipts from 1917 sutomobile licenses will pass the $2,000,000 mark, sccording to officials of the stale highway depart- ment, The first half of March clofed with total receipts for 1917 licenses standiog at $1,088,458, compared with $1,384,357 on the correspouding date in 1916, License receipts now are ranging be- tween $7000 and $10,000 a day. When the $2,000,000 mark is reached this year will be at least two and onpe- half months ahead of Isat year. Total receipts for 1916 licenses croesed the unprecedented mark of $2,000,000 on June 11 Iast year, A total of 276,268 licenses of all kinds have been issued this year. They in- FOREST FIRE BREFORT, 1916 as Year Before, 47 Fires In Cen tre County Between April aud Decem- ber, day by the Pennsylvania Department of Forestry, shows that while almost sylvania in 1816 ae in 1915, the burned over was less than half of 1915, and the timber loss was a trifle over one-fourth as large. 1915, 1,101 forest fires burned over 683 acres, with a resulting timber loss of $850,700 ; in 1916, 1,018 fires burned 164,752 acres, and the timber logs wes only $236,200, l.ess than cent of the area in burned over in 1916, As Usual, head the list of causes, that only In er State Forest wa three railronds and campers with 270 ard 182 fires respectively to their discredit, Brush burning fifty-five fires cenagiary orl i on dry days caueed pinsty<five were of in- srelesaly con iucted lumbering rations caused forty- Hghtniog ; by four ; ten = ere canced by and forty-five were caused miecel- lanecus sgencies, ¢h = The wl childre: of playing with matches, 812 fires are unknown, Further from time to wardene, alse changes are being in the The State will made Het of fire e thorcugh- vered townehip by township 8 will time Av iy snd wards be appointed where er there is encugh forest area to justify appointment. The greater art of the state has been covered in this way sl- ready, aod over 1,500 wardens are now on the roster, in »dadition the fore Lo of foresters and 8 CENTRE COUNY FIRES for forty-seven The tabulations show that Centre counts flres bur: vio the county between April 17 About of forest land were burned ed wit and December Buh, nver, witli (vn- fir a resulting losa of sbout $5,200, fourth in sud scresge burned, F HpRrEs tre s'ance pumb r of urteen of the fires were from brush burning on caused loevmotives, tl by ree bs dry or wincy tweive © dajye, pine by careless campers, miscellaneous agencies, and the cae of nine a'e unknown, The largest eiogle fire wholly will in Cen.re county covered 3,600 secre in Haines and Miles ‘ damage estimated lownships, at $3,000, and who evidenlly that Gio Whe dia foresls get by fishermen not know or care burned mest fewer trout, The second largest fire covered 1,400 acres in Harrie and Ferguson t of the fire which also burned 4,200 acres in Huntingdon ¢ unty. Altogether, there ia very little to be proud of in Centre county's fire record, few bright spots is in the work done by Central Penpsy- ivania Forest Protective Association. fn the territory covered by Lois body twenty-eight fires were extinguished before they covered a hundred acres in view of the size of the other fires iv Centre county, tis is a very good re- cord. ywoaships, but was part f forest One of the a———— lp —— A ————— Hearick-Goodhaert, A pretty weddiog took place at the Dickinson Presbyterian Mause, al clude the 165,070 alr-tired cars; 11,416 golid tired ; 687 tractors ; 850 trailers ; 7499 motorcycles ; 88 049 psid drivers ; 71 tractor drivers; 6888 dealers ; 42 tractor dealers ; 46.852 pon-paid oper- ators ; 30 tractor operators : 514 dupli- cates apd transfers, —— A AAT Beilefonte Couples Re-Marry, Anvounpcement has been made of the resmarrisge of J, Linn Harte, of Bellefonte and Mre, Marie A. Pols- grove Harrie, of Carlisle. The wed- ding took place cn March 6th, at Bel Air, Md,, the ceremony beiog perform. ed by Rev. B. W. Kindler, Mr, snd Mre, Harrie will be at home at Carlisle after May 16'b. Contrary to expects tione, Mr. Harris will not resign ss chairman of the Republican county commitiee cf Centre county, in the pear future, as he expects to spend a day or two every week in Bellefonte for sn indefinite time, —— A A AAA When Lieut, Pierre Bosal leaves for France on Baturday of this week, he will be secompanied by Harry Fisher, of Bellefonte, who has been in the service of the United Biates Navy for Abe pset four years, Both he and Lieut, Boal will be connected with the French aviation corpe, ————— A AAA Pleasant Gap. Mrs, Harry Bilger entertained the sewing circle last Wednesday evening. Miss Mary MoCliney spent the week end with her cousin at Milesburg. Mrs, William Irvin is visiting her daughter, Mrs, Campbell at Tyrone.J Mr. and Mre., Lloyd Bampeel and two daughters of Roopeburg visited over RFunday with friends st thie place. Miss Almeda Powell spent the week Carlisle, last Thursday st 4 p. mw. The contrscting parties were John Edwin Rearick, of Bparks, Nevads, and Mise Margaret Irvin Goodhert, of Centre Hall. l1be bride wore blue crepe de chine and looked beautiful, The groom wore the conventional black. Ihe preity ring ceremony of Lhe Presbyterian church was used. The marriage took plsee at the home of the bride’s sister, Mie. James J. Glenn, and the officiating clergyman was the Jatier’s husband, The groom i= a son of Mrs, Mary A. Rearick, until receutly a resident of Centre Hall, The bride is a daugh- ter of Mary J. Goodbart, of this place, Mr. and Mrs. Rearick will spend gome time visiting relatives in the east, after which they will go to Sparks, Nevads, where the groom has resided for some years, Later they will go to Little Rock Arkansas, whete they will probably purchace a resi- dence and make thelr permanent home. They have the best wishes of their many friends, ——— ANAT, Ulivi] Service Extended, All postmaster appolntments—first, second, third as well as the fourth class ~will be uader civil service regulations after April lst, owing to an order issued by the President. The details have not yet been given to the public, put no doubt soon will be, The United States Civil Bervice Commission announces that on Satur day, March 24, 1017, an examination will be beld in Bellefonte as a result of which it is expected to make certifi- cation to fill a contemplated vacancy in the position of fourth class post. master at Pleadant Gap, The coms end with ber mother at Yarnell, penestion of postmaster st this office wea $474 for Lhe last year, i CLARENCE LONG DEAD, Idngering Iluess, Other Deaths, Rebergburg hotel, died morning after a three monthse, on lingering came bedfast and clent strength to leave it, only son of Jesse and Mertha Long deceased, snd was born October 1872, hence was aged aud five monthe, Miss Hara Breon, Oc He was married dsughter, Marguerite, . We. ld. "etilne § £1 Ty ut RE A bs 2 isterg=—inr Weaiker and 1 . A i & { be held feces will pastor, and Burial at Mre. Polly Rossman, morning at he Hosemuan, widow died home David on on Huuday r Nittany mountain ss the result stroke which etiflered re?! she Friday morning previous, dering CONBCIOUS Bud ve aining ino that until death case, she was Mi 5 1 born stl Madi pine months and Her dq 1 grave three Years ag 4. C, Henry, husba: to Kight children of i .¢ BUIVIVe, Datuely, Hall ; M., ( Hossman, of .s Of Blate Willism, Plessant George Marke!, of Linden W., Mre, Robert Byivanis (‘entre Howell, Michigan ; College ; of Gap ; of Furnace ; Houser, of Colones Harry Funeral services were held on needsy y morning spd burial made at sant Gap. Rev, MceKechnle, f i { i o} v} : 4 LE “ 1%. Ci ite Ci Lhe ged Was 8 nein y ge of ivii war velersn cit zens in lower at hi» b tue It (dsy ne Lhe resuil sustained ight months and seed wae born in county snd was # Hersh marriage Asrorsburg on Lrietian sod Bearsb Hq ited in Barah Herter in Decemater 24, 1867, by ev. A. C, Felker, Mire. Mensch and three chil dren survive, namely, R. W. Mensch, of As alin nein pach, with Was U ¥ ¥ i ronsburg : Charles F. Meusch, of te, i H. H. A fr 80 TOUT al Mensch, of Sau- Lury. giandchlidren and Two sisters Hannah Birickler, Mire. Jobn Kliog- mar, of Evensburg. Rev, M. D. Geesey, of th* Lutheran chureb, had charge of the funeral rer- vices which were held on Wednesday morpiog, burial being made in the Lutheran cemetery in Asronsburg. two great grapdehiidren. jeft : Bie ETE, snd are Aird x iW is Mifflicvurg, Mrs, Judith Blerly, widow of Joseph Bietly, ded lsst Tuursday at her bome in Rebersburg, aged eighty-one years, eleven months sud twenty-five daye. She was the mother of two echiidrer, H. E., st home and Rev. Edwin of Uvion, New York. Her life was of quiet, upsesumiog Christian type sud she was faithiul ard loyal to the church of her choice, Rev. D. OC. Caris cfficisied at the tuners) service on Monday, setisted by Rev. Womelsdor! of the Evavgelical and Rev, Metzgar of the Lutheran eturch. Buria was made at Rebere- burg. Two brothers rurvive Hoo, Henty Meyer of Rebersburg, and Dauiel, of Dakotas, Illinois, the Mre. Nora M. Bright, wife of John W. Bright, of Rebersburg, died at the Lock Haven hospital ou Monday at 8 o'clock #. wo. lhursday of last week ashe went to the hospital jor an opers- tion which proved apparently success- ful, but on Bunday evening & tele- phone message resched her husband informing him of her serious condi tion aud thes he was to come al once to her bedside, He reacued there sev. eral hours before she died. She was conscious to the end. In the very prime of lite she was iaken away, aged 82 years. The husband and two small children survive, Bhe was a dsughter of the late Luther Kline- felter and Anpie E., his wife, now wartied to James Ziegler, of Rebere- burg. She was & member of the United Evangelical church. Rev. Womeledorf, her pastor, will officiate st the burial, interment to be made this (Thursday) morning in the Unlon cemetery at Rebersburg. ———— A ————— Government S.eds, The Reporter received a ment of government seeds last week which it will gladly give to those who will call for them, whilethe lot lass, The seeds lucude beet, letiuoe, ououmber, radish and endive, ———— TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS A res) patriot is 8a man who plants potatoes, Frank M. Fisher, of Penn Hall, wae a vigitor fo town last Thursday. | George Boozer is home from ’ the | Mercersburg academy for a week's vacation, Bruce Stahl epent a week with his brothers, Clsude K. snd Asher C, Hiah', in Altcons, Grange hail was the scene of » big darce on Fridesy evening. A number of Bale College people were present. County Buperintendent D, O, Etters {ard Asistest Superintendent Fletcher visited the borough schools on Friday. The Freeport ( 111.) Bulletin, in its last week, mentiop@d the cele- | imene John P. Bpitler, who left Union coun- ty for Freeport in 1548, Cost suite, coats, dresses, separate coats and skirts, made over your own {individual measurements, ieloth Your own furnished. — Ladies’ Bellefonte, Pa. Bell tf Hiate Forestry Commissioner Rob- [ert B, Conklin wae a visitor in Cen- | tre Hall on Baturday snd while here | called on Forester Leonard Barnes as | well as Forester W. E. Montgomery nt Potters Mille. or cloth lFoggery ‘phone 224 M, pak Mnop, Postmaster Foster, of Bitate College, hse been advised from Washington that his request for motor service for hauling the mail between Btate Col- and Lemont has been granted. | This will go into effect July 1st. Pubic sales to be held within the week hereabouts are: Friday, | March 23, by Sarah Kreamer, in Cen- {tre Hall; Ssturday, March 24, by | Lloyd R. Bmith, at Centre Hill ; and | Mre, Elmer Stump, in Centre Hall; | Wednesday, March 28th, by W. E. Tate, west of Centre Hall, Mre, William R. Jones {and two deughters, Eileen and Bueils, of shawville, were arrivals at the He formed parsonsge in Centre Hall on Fridsy snd will spend about a month under the yarental roof for the benefit jof the young minister's health, who only a week ago left the Clearfidla | hospital after undergoing a rather severe operation, Mr. and Mre, John Geary, Mre. M. | E, Krape and dsughter, Miss Edna, were in Centre Hall from Friday until Tuesdny, Mr. and Mre. Geary have been living with their daughter, Mrs. Krape, in Fapbury for some time and came to Centre Hall to move their househol) goods to their new home. Members of the Yeagartown buot- ing cub bave decided to erect a pe:r- manent lodge at their camp in the Seven Mountains, for use during the deer and bear season. The material for construction ie practically allavail- able in the vicipity of the camp site. It is planped to make the building jeal cozy ae well as to have the mod- ern conveniences of running walter and bath. { i { f }. | lege i | ! { Rev, and Rev, Walter H. Williams preached his last sermon for the conference year in the M. E. church in Centre Hail on Buonday. The forty-ninth annual meeting of the central Penn- sylvania conference of the M, E. church is being held in Lewistown this week, continuing until Monday eveniog. The members of the local Methodist charge are trusting that Rev. Williams will agsin be returned to them by the conference, Another big eale, the figures of which represent the price of a good farm, was held in the valley last Fri- day when Bible and Meyer, at Centre Hill, sold $5408 worth of stock and implements, Auctioneer Fraok Mayes set 8 new record in disposing of the immense lot of goods, everything being sold in just four hours and fifteen minutes, Thirteen cower, of the Red Pole strain, sold from $80 to $100 per head, which proves the value of adhering to a particular breed of stock. , Bheep went for $2150 per vead, and other stock proportionately high. Messre, John B, Dale, of State Col lege, and M. J. Rosenkrans, of Roch ester, New York, were in Centre Halil last Friday in the interest of the Globe Bilo Company, of Bidney, New York, for which the latter gentleman is general agent. The Globe silo has many distinctive features abd is 8 de- cided improvement over the many older styles in use. Its many good qualities have been recognized by various State Granges to such & dee gree that it has received the endorse- ment of seven of these farmers’ organ gations, including the Pennsylvania State Graoge. The two gentlemen are now canvassing the valley and bave been successful in plscing orders for several darionda of the Globe alive,
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