'!Jic € nitre "Democrat tm • ■* BELLEPONTB, PA. TIIK CKNTKK DEMOCRAT is pub lished inrjt Tliurla) uiorulnic.et Ullefunt, < *-nlre utinty, I'a. TKKMS—Cash lu silvsnre *) ir li.t|>slJ 111 advenes. UU \ I,|V K PAPElt— devoted to tli* Interests of ths wliolelnH.pl*'. Psymont* made wlllilii thrro months will he con sidered In advance. .... S ' paper will ha discontinued until *rrer*ic**re nst-1 eicept at option of publishers. PaparanoliiKoiit of ho county niuat ta paid for In Any ponton procurlntc u< tomaali auhairlbora will o •out a . opjr fraaof chr,(e. Our ettenalve t lri'ulaliioi inakoa tlila paper an tin ■u.allr raliat.ln aiol profitablemedium toniiiv.-rUeliiit. w*. Sara the moat anipla l iellHh a lor Jolt Ht'llK ami *f prepared to print all km.l of Hooka, I r. fa Prusrauini*'*, I'uslsrs. Commercial prinllii|, Ac , Int hi flneat atyle and at the lowewt possible rales. 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The whole question about which the republicans of Pennsylvania bave been lighting against the democrats, has been reduced to a very small compass, and is now to tie considered as in a mere nut shell. What the republican newspapers j say on the subject is mere bosh used for ! the purpose of having the effect ol bolstering up their party and blinding j the eyes of people who have votes to the real and more important fart, of the case. The republicans in the legit j lature have done some grand and lofty tumbling. They have tnado good pro fessions, but failed to redeem them in practice. They said they were in favor of a fair apportionment of the state, ! and of making it at the present time n required by the constitution and their I oath of office, but the facts prove they are opposed to apportionment and pledged to their tiosses to let the old ap j portionment stand until after the elec- j tion of the next legislature in the hope j that Senator Cameron will be returned | to the t'nited Statesenate. democrats, - on the other hand, are anxious to obey the constitution, and to do this they i have given the strongest proof by their votes that they are willing to meet t)u> republicans more than half way by al j lowing them to elect moro than their share of both congress and legislature. These are facts which no man can suc cessfully deny, anil which causes many of the fair minded republican* to hang their beads in shame. Now look at the case as we state it in a few words- When it was found thai the parties in the legislature could not agree, the democrats very generously proposed that an equal number of party members of both houses (five of each; be ap pointed who would draw up an appor tionment bill that could be passed by the legislature and become a law by the signature of tho governor. This was fair enough in all conscience, a the republicans would be safe enough in trusting the matter in the hands of their own party friends. Itut no, it would not do for the deadlock of the republicans that the matter fie so easily and economically settled. They would rather continue to obstruct legislation and lie to the people by throwing blame on Governor I'atli-ion and the democrats for the expenses of an extra session ; hence they voted down the appoint ment of the committee referred to. Look at another fact of equal import ance to the one just mentioned. When the democrats were about convinced that the republicans were like the stub born mule that would stand stock still and not budge an inch either way, they then proposed to the republican* that five leading democrats and five leading republicans, living in different parts of the state, shou <1 take the apportion rnent matter into consideration and report to the legislature as to what, in their opinion, would allow the people a fair representation. Rut no. no, no, ex claimed Goo per and those who follow in hia footsteps. We are the bosses, and as we have the thing tied up in leg islature we will keep it out of the hand* of the people, and then when the elec tion comes on next November we will lie without stint or measure and get up newspaper affidavit# showing that I'atti son and the democrats are altogether to blame for the expense of the extra session. Don't the people see exactly how this trick is played ? It is just so in every campaign. Fraud, forgery and perjury are the means that the republi can party depends on for cheating the people. This is beautifully exemplified by the sticces# of Hayes over Tilden in 187G, and would probably have been rejieated in 1880, had not the money of the star route robber*, provided by Gar field and l>orsejr, secured the vote of Indiana, making the former president. Cameron was in the fraud of IB7G and is a prime mover in the trickery and rascality now being practiced by the republican members of the legislature. The only thing the people can do to secure right and justice is to put their feel upon the neck of the boss viper as they did last fall. In the language of the independent*—"bos*i*m must be crushed out of Pennsylvania;" and to "that complexion must we come at last." The whole matter of Pennsylvania politic# i# in a mere nut shell and every man who is intelligent enough to know how to vote ought to be intelligent enough to not be deceived. Shall Came ron, through hi# subordinate bosses, have the stale so apportioned aa to send him back to the 11. 8. senate, or shall the man who goes there to succeed him lie a friend and defender of the honor, integrity and prosperity of tho atate T < in the one side is Cnmeronism, and on the other state pride and prosperity.— _ Farmers mid Taxations. W. U. Henscl, Chairman of the Detu ocratic State Committoo attended a gran gcr's picnic recently and being culled upon to address tho meeting made the following seasonable suggestions: "There is no subject on which a farmer is us sensitive as that of taxation, and so long as the Grange advocates equal taxation for equal value lor the farmers it lays down a law that every one will agree is good. The keystone of our prosperity is local self government, and the lirst duty of every good citizen in tho government of the township, the borough, tho county, and soon up until i the state government is reached. Farm ers are always most interested in roads ami schools and they should elect their own supervisors and directors and hold them accountable for levying, collecting ami disbursing the taxes. Then if the farmer of a township wants live months and bad roads all right, and if those of ! other townships want eight months school and good roads, all right. Good I roads and good schools ure of more im portanco to farmers than the gain of a senatoror the annexation of a new terri tory." Among the ninny enemies which con tinually threaten tho farmer's posses sions the tax collector is the most tin welcome and annoying. There is no escaping his approach or his ravnges. He consumes more than tho army worm, tho potato hug or the locust, and his return is looked forward to with a feel ing akin to dread. Ho comes as regu | larlyns the seasons and generally at the ; very time when the tired husbandman jis the least prepared for his visit. The only possible relief from this evil is to elect honest men to office and thus si euro an economical administration of affair* in state, county and municipal I orgniii/.ations. To secure this desirable | condition of things we would suggest 1 j that on the fth of November the farm | ! ers of this state will have another op ! portunity of rebuking lite party whose long lease of power and reckless ex ' penditure of the public money has rem j -lered taxation oppressive, and wo trust they will improve it as effectually as i they did lat year. At the ballot-box they can redress the existing wrong and 1 greatly lighten the burden which is ! crushing them to the earth. I'.y this ■ means, the surest and best, the visits of | the tax gatherer can be stripped of : many of their present terrors.—fWn Important Tax Suit Decision. K\TON, Sept. I.—The court to day dc j cided two important tax suits, which ! involved considerable sums of money I and great interests. The first was that j of the cnmmi*sioners of Northampton j i county against Lafayette College. The | county claimed that the college pro j - perty, valued at some t7. r O,of*>, was not 1 exempt from taxation, as tho college was not a charitable institution, inse j much that it charged a tuition fee arid * rented out its room* to students. The ; | defense was that the college was not ,self sustaining. The court decided that several professors'houses and a numl-er i of acres of ground, valued at about - I-'.',301, were liable to taxes, and that the college buildings and ground* were not taxable. The other case was that of the County ! Commissioners against the Glendon Iron 1 | Company. The county claimed that i the company should pay taxes on its I real estate, and tho company claimed that it* blast furnace* were exempt from taxes because it paid a tax direct ' to the State Treasurer, making its re' j turn* to the Auditor General, and be i cause, further, a tax was paid on the capital stock by the stockholders at 1 their respective homes. The Court de cided that the furnaces were exempt, but that the other real estate was taxa ble. TIIR Washington /'*< remarka that Mr. Mahone's thirst for notoriety must be p'henomenal if it is not fully sated 'by this time. It ia next to impossible to look at any newspaper published in any part of Jhe Cnited States without find j ing hia paTVon ymic. Democratic papers generally refer to him in a tone of pro | nouneed contempt. Most of tho lead ing Republican paper* are hitting him hard blows. They regard hint as an ut terly selfish and totally unscrupulous , politician—a mere trader and trickster —and solemnly warn the Admisistration ' to cut loose from him. It is understood, as heretofore intimated, that he pro- I pose* to bos# the next Presidential elec i tion. His alleged plan is to lead coali tion delegates from several Southern , .States to the Republican National con i vention. If admitted he expects to ' dictate terms with the power he will | hold. If refused adminsion he is cred ■ ited with an intention to "take his dele i gates away, and organise independent electoral tickets in Virginia and a few t other State*, and try to have them elected without being pledged in favor j of any Presidential candidates. If he I can elect such a ticket, even in Virginia i alone, he will take the field after elec , tion as a 'striker,' and will offer hi* ' electoral vote* to whichever candidate will give the highest 'terms.'" It is a cheerful prospect for the g. o. p. Tlit' Itatloiiulr of the lltimutunm. The people have now the spectacle before them of u Legislature each llouso < of which bus issued it* ultimatum. If 1 neither recede from their position, of < cournotho people will soon become very 1 familiar with the atutua of the caie, and 1 will be able to vote intelligently. Not i withstanding the Desertion of one of the ] honored Dtatenmen recently that one- i fourth of our people do not understand 1 what apportionment means, almost any ' voter will be able to get it through his ' head who is most in the right in the < present fight, lie will see clearly that i the Republicans have said in their ulti 1 matum : "We must have so many die , ' tricts, and until you agree to give them i we will refuse to do anything. As you i don't seem willing to grant our request, i let us adjourn without doing our duty under the law.'' The voter will also see i that the l>emocrats, in their ultimatum, have sail] "The law calls for an up i portionment, and it is our duty to stay < hero until one is made. We are willing i to talk the matter over with you and to arrange the troublp.'' lie will be apt to consider the Democratic ultimatum 1 ( far the most defensible. - J\ll*burr/h Leader (Ind. Sep.) 1 Political Vuiululs. IN'. W>E < .11 H' lIE- rou l \MI'A|(.N MuNEV. ' •oi M ii. Ri.i rrs, lowa, September, 5. ' Republicans managers are in dpsper 1 ate straits over their campaign. About ten days ago they held a consultation with Prohibitionists, and the latter agreed to issue a circular to all churches assessing them #lO each for campaign purposes. ''n Sunday over five hun dred Republican speeches were preached i from the pulpit in this state, after which collections were taken up fur the ; state Central committee for campaign 1 funds. In this city Rev. .1. Arm strong preached a bitter Republican ser ! tnon in the Methodist church, and then | called for money, which was given. People of this city denounce tho action in strong language. Specials from other cities are of the same purport. The excitement throughout tiie state is intense. Msny Democrats will withdraw from the churches. At I'e* Moines, I'.rvan, I lemocratic nominee for Representative, is a member of the Methodist church, j Pastor Kev K. K. Young preached a i republican sermon, and called for sl'#i | for campaign funds. The people of I>es ' Moines are indignant at the treatment | being received. What the outcome will I be no one o*n tell. The Argument About birthplace*. The Chairman of the Democratic State t'omniittee says that he made no attack on I.ivsey for having been a British soldier. The conundrum which he left at Bedford for f'ooper to an*w-r wa. how it could be if, according to I Cooper, I'attison was last year disquali* fied for Dovernor intcsuse he was born in Maryland, I.ivsey could be qualified j for >tato Treasurer, having Been born ,n Knglsnd. As to Mr. Powell's place of nstivity, it may 1> said that he was born where he has ever since lived, in ! Bradford county ; his father lived there before him ; his grandfather fought in 1 tho Revolutionary war, .j;ajf the Brit , ish army, and his great grandfather, a Moravian missionary, left Wales and Kngland to come to thiscountry in 1742. I >oe Mr. Cooper want to go any further hack ? —/wi'.MlT Jr\U Tu* New York T -ional dis tricts.'' ''n the B'lb of April, IL,1 L , ho further • aid : "Now, I agree with what wa *id ) y the Democratic party ,n their lst State convention, which met at this place on the 2*th of June, I** .. representing the assembled wisdom of the Democrat ie party of this State. * * The Democratic party demands of the lego, lature an honest. ju*t and true rongre* sional and legislative apportionment.' I agree with the Democratic party that it i the duty of this legislature to pas* an honest, an Upright, a .iut and a true legisUt.ve and congressional apportion merit. * * * We ought to forget party and go upon the broad principles of patriotism anil right.'' Since the extra session and Mr Nile*' j nomination for auditor general he has scarcely been in hi* ssTasTiov or aci-buvsi io TIIE i BOWIiB 1* . 0' RT, Sr. 1...i is, September, f>.—This after noon the jury in the Frank James cose came in the (iallatin ' 'per* Hourse and handed in their verdict. It ws re*d< and the announcement, not guilty a] most created a panic among the audi enoe, who made every demonstration within their power to show that they thought the verdict ajust and good ones The defendant took the matter very quietly and accepted the congratulations of hi* friend* without evincing much emotion. IDs atttorney* and hi* wife caine in for a share of the hand shak ing. The defendant was quite commumca live after the verdict and sat down and chatted pleasantly with his wife and friends lie spoke of the day that he left home to fight for his country, and then told of how the old war feeling died out and he was forced to join the band of border ruffians to sustain his own life and that of bis children, lie said that all be asked now was to be given a chance to lead a quiet and hon est life and he premised to make the best of that chance. James still re mains in custody, as there sre several other indictments pending in this State. There is not likely to be a successful prosecution, however, aa in this Wios ton case the evidence was stronger than can be procured in any other. Ar (Hendive, Montana, a small si sr melon sells readily for $2.50; three small apples for 25 cents ; lager beer 2-5 cents a glass, and all other things in proportion. Nothing is sold for leag than a quarter. Weather Signal*. ! — ' k As is well known it was hoped that tho weather reports of the Hignal Ner vice would he of value to the farmers throughout the country by notifying them 'if the probable stale of the weatli ••r in time to prepare for storms. This hope has been realized in but few isola 1 ted eases, the distance of the farms ' from the towns arid villages where the 1 report* are posted preventing the far ' mers from seeing them, especially dur ing the season of the year when the reports would lie of tnot value, and when the farmers are too busy to leave ' their fields. In order to carry out in ' large degrees the object of the Service ' so far us the farmers are concerned, a method of distributing thv weather forecasts by means of railways has been ' adopted By scientist* in this State. Thi* ' is at present limited to a single railroad, the A 1., between f'olumbu- ' and < leveltnd. The plan as described , ' by I'rof. T. iMendenhnll, of < olutn 1 bus, it., at the recent meeting of the American Association for the Advance j" merit of Science at Minneapolis, is to ' place signals u|ion the sides of the ' baggage cars, as distinct a* possible 1 from each other so a* to be readily ' recognized at considerable distance", i and also to convey as much meaning a* ' possible, so as to predict a* many difl'.-r. i-nt condition*. The signals are three in number a* to form the sun, moon and star, and two as to color, red and blue. The red signal indicates toe temperature, and the blue the general slate of the weather. The signals are as large as possible and csn be seen a long distance. The most important of the signals is the *tr. which means loc*l rains. Informati' n a" to the n.esn 'ng of these signals mi given the farm er* by little cards, on which tb'*y dis played in colors, with their meaning in every combination circulate'! along the entire line by the railroad company. That this mean* of distributing the weather forecast* i* a succe** and is aj precialed, i* evidenced by the rec< ;j t of ]io*tal card* fr< m a large number of pcron*. It ha* been ascertained. t'io. that on the average, eighty j < r cent of the weather predictions have been vcri tied. I'rof. Mendedball stale" that the practicability of thi* method having been demonstrated, <>en. listen has in tiniati 1 that the liovernment will take hold of the matter and bring it a* far a* possible into general operation. ' incmnali T. v rr. An treii of l,ow Temperature. >ince Dresbam entered ujon the dis charge of hi* dull- * he lis- pirs.stenlly snubbed Mahoiieisrn, and the President supi-orted by the strong character of the Postmaster Deneral, ha been grow ing cooler every day toward the \.r ' ginis loss. Not being of a cotnbalitive 1 nature, hut fully determined to let Mahone paddle hi* own canoe .. r 'lk I'-jn.ii t V -fi "i, Arthur has placed himself out of reach of Mahone'* ltn portunities, leaving Dresham to carry on the fight. Cincinnati .Vo, • ./ ,m'. Passing the Rapid* in Safety. P.i 11 *m, Sej t. f The experiment of sending a iroat, remodeled after the old "Maid of the Mit,'' through the whirl pool rapids was carried out uccesfuily to day. The start wa* nisde a few rods above the old landing at •< 40 r. v.. and reached the whirlpool at .1 57, a distance of about a mile, passing the rapids ly. "n going through the whirlpool the boat struck the Canada shore, when j it wa* again pushed into the river snd I pasted the lower rapid*, reaching I.wi* ton safely. No persons were aboard. About 4rt,(X)o per*on* witnessed the ex periment. d ill Sorts. The tobacco crop in the Hou*atonic Vallev, Connecticut, ha* ) een partially j j destroyed by fro*t. An Artie failure—( haile* Frsnc • Adam*, Jr.. declines to be a card.date j for Hovernor of Massachusetts. Fx County Treasurer John C. D. Wig gins, of Montgomery county, Indiana, is reported abort in hi* accounts $39,000. peculation in grain is said to be the cause. There were six death* from yellow fever at the Fensacnla navy yard within the twenty-four hours ending Thursday morning. Private Henifsn is the last of the dead. Dr. P. K. Benjamin, of Bushoie, Sulli van county, while making a professional visit to a patient on Wednesday night fell down a flight of stairs and had bis neck broken. A stout lady passenger on the State of Indiana was considerably reduced in flesh after the custon house inapectres* at New York bad unrolled sixty yards of silk fioat her body, , Senator Mahone is leportcl to have resorted to the device of paying his workers in Florida ship canal Stock, at i $7 a share. The worker is told tbat it will soon be worth $4O a share. 0 Ibe TiN>pooH lis hid a great ho'e knocked in her b i lom ofl Nabarit, and will go to lor repair*, thua curtailing uncerimonioualy the pleasant junketing trip of Secretary ''handler and lna friend The President |ja bad more eoli-1 fun and health giving r< • iri four week* • n the plain* and anion/ the mountain* of the great We. t tli ri be • ul i have pot in four years at fa- burnable resorts C/iirrr/0 Jntrr <) // While diggin : no!.-,toe the other d y in hia garden Ai i: w i th, of Jlobr eraville, Wd , tliuj-t I, tmnd into : peculiarly sir; i bole in trie ground. It the home of ■• eoj per head, and will 100-e bis arrn. if not h life. The body of I'd n If •• r a '-•miliar character of T'• 1 .gbt to that city on Tuur lay frotn Fane ister, where he was k lied ori tl <• Pennsylva nia railroad. He w i -iragj . -er, '7 years old, and w • the ' itberof f■ rl y two children. The 1 >akota c ri•titininnal ''invention at Sioux Falls, ori Wednr day, elected Itartw-ll 'i'ripp. of j nkton, pre-.der.t 111- is a detune . it. It v. .s resolved to appoint a committee* of nve to tn'-mori ai./.'- the pres.den! ar i congress for the immediate op r.mg ■ the -ioux reser vation. Andrew luitori 'I arel ad:;., 'ion to a | artiallv sac: • ' ' Mingon I'road way, New Yrii, under | r-ten*" of making change, t h-p'umbtng, and atole all the pipes rid opj.er boiler* in the house. ll-work' I regularly every day for two w ess ;ii tsariri:' aw v the mater ial. Two of the member* •' 1 " ner 1 -ber man's staff * i r • • with hi-;t on full pay and allow..<.<■ ■ Tie ■ -enera -pys that even after . - r< tin merit much business will r.'t arily bere'errei to liirii. and for th- !r n this the servicer of at leas! two a l w 11 b>- :e -• plired. The liw t *. ring :he-General tit construed t..r' ia i< bi> j,, M . ri t ita:f. I'erunu. Thi* medicine was nli .uced to the medical | rcfcs-i i i.d to flu- public at large by *•. i . Hsirvts, M. It. in 1*77. after he bad j rib' i it t-i ( numerous vegetable iugr<- er :*. each one of which i ackriow.i dp 1 I v the medical profession to be th'- m -t potent of ail the herbal r<-m< < - known to medical science. Hut it ft> at virtue - to a niy attr 'u tabic to the ncH it. i j -culiar jroj -ir 'ion' in which the harmonious icgre du nts an- comb.ne 1. and totbei xtre:ne carcexerc.se iin :* n.anufatur' usir g only the pire, aiiive j r.r.r pic-, ar.d excluding ill that i- rru le f.r .rntatir.g. No one sho-.iid be without / •' .15 2'. What it did f.-r an Old l-atly. j Cosxocrox Stxtiov, K. v. DXE.28,78* brst-—A number of people had been using your Bitters here,and with mark ed ellect. In one esse, a lady of c>v r seventy year*. hr> i i • en s f..r years, and !>r the pa't ten year* has r <-t been able te be around half the time, \bo.it six months ago *lie got so feeble she was A. > < Her old rente i i s. or j by - sicians. being of no as,l. ! sent to He posit, fortv bvc r •- a • , at 1 got a ' bottle of Hop !' t:< r It improved her •o she was able to dress hefsp.f ami walk about the house. When she had taken the s < nd 1 dtlo she was sb'.e to take care of her < wn r - m Mid w-.ik • tit ! to her neighl or's. m ,j has imf rnv • d all | the time since, Mv n.fe at>f children also have derivi 1 great benefit ftom their use. IV ft. HATHAWAY, 15 2t. Apt. 1". S. Fx. Co. Sew .I'/rrrhsriiinif, J POWDER Absolutely Pure. Ttii* pntirr a manr-1 of lot tt K i *cH. &ium at TS'L'! ONLT LA RN. ROITT !j 18 A BURE CURE I 1 ( tor all flinsiss of the RWiisfS awX I j Jr^LIVER—_ I i 1 OBiaa. ewsbUac It tc throw off torsade/ *nd | i Malaria. i , . w ttUoss, dj ■ w'"." '"""'f'! !' • Wast wtll isniji ifllf" •! qslehly an. . I lajtaHpaa art—wta.istyr