————— he Centre Aemograt, THE RAT {shied every Fling wel county, Pa TERMS t nt Cen CENTRE DEM lay ing, at B Cash In advance I! pot ped n LIVE PAPER 1 ; [l le people advan 2 00 devoted to the A wi / 1 nts made Paym within t ur pa idexc Papers gol ’ Ivan Any porson Mmeut ac \ Br extens ug ov paid for in ne pr ran un ‘ p Ti Us . ally We hav and are prep I'S ia { Books AN ' . torn than three months first three (nsertions and § teat style an All advertis: low 20 cents per liv cents a line forse notices ona-halfl mor Editorir! Locau N A libewal discount is the half year, of " uarter juarter, £12 ¥ gertion payin Pour N Business N per line \ reign adrertisamen except } A AL Nov The Presidents Reply. Execurive Maxs: Wasniraron Sept., 11, 1885 Hox DorMax B. Ear My Dear Sir.—I your letter ti il Service Commissi IN, ) N aw in receipt of tenderiiiz your resigns ua as » member of the Board of Civ ers, [ CAD refrain from expressing dete withdraw from a position i regret that you have to lic service where y formance of duty has mable value to friends of civil rervice th fully appreciate your reform i d 1 enrly enlisted )3¢ ire g gove vol on t ai v y cause in which they have seen with satisfacti 1 nh 4] your zeal and faith have no t \ you are engaged i8 unsuited suppose that the reform in r rules which ordinarily g Wwern gress in human affars, should at once rea or universal acceptance, been willing, patiently, to acce refs as they, 8 gained, holding every advance i i tep by step, ¢ with unyislding steadfastness. TO WHAT SUCCESS IS DUE. The success which thus far has at tended the work of civil service re- form is largely due to the fact that ite practicable friends have proceed- ed upon the y haalthy progress cin only be made as theo that real and such of the people who cherish pernic ious political ideas, long fostered and encouraged by vicious partisanship, are persuaded that the chan ri [4 he reform offers sub Col=- 3 Lv templated by stanlial improvement aud A reasonable toleration for benefiis, old judices, a graceful recoguition of every pre aid, a sensible utilization of every in- strumentality that promises assistance and, a constant effort to demonstrate the advantages of the new order of things are means by which this reform | movement will in the future be further | advanced the opposition of incorrigble spoilsmen rendered ineflectual and | the causes placed upon a sure founda tion, Of course there should be no render of principles nor backward sur- * 31 50 for JOB WORK | If such treatment gratifying. | | administering the Government ac cording to reform methods was aniversal rule, and if the embarrass ments and perplexities attending such vn administration were fairly regard {ed by all those professing to be friend. | ) [ly to such methods, the avowed ene- less encouragement I helieve in civil service [and its application in the most pra ticable form attainable, among other | 1 \ . | reasons beeanse the door for f the rich and poor alike to a participa it opens [tion in public place-holding, and hope the time 18 at hand when all our | | pe ople will see the advantage of a re { lia nee for such an opportunity upon | merit and fitness, instead of a depen ence the caprice or seifish interest u pot { of those who impudently stand between ople and and f their ment. In the one ease : the it machinery « | a reason. elligence, furnished fora youth of offic | found in favor secured by a partici ; or | WAY rhiich 18 lreely n the our lan | credenlinls tO ion in partizan work, often unfit a person morally, if not mental toa) hil. i pl nsibil and physic ities and dutis ly, for the respo RN} i 5 ment, THE ATT] You will a gree hat the support | en to the present administration in 18 ' this advance d p rts to preserve and form by a parly restore 18100 after an ex ti ar perverted partisan- t 41 A merican ed ARIWAYS peo} i Jonged aud perturbed the saspi : with raised In Ci that ti h an emergen weir right conduct « iis reform ba Crupul 13 4 septimet ter than a desire to | patriotic impu » safely rest the integrity | stractions and the stres | petuity of our al have determined to retain your present p November 1 next, at wh resignation may me I desire to express your atiachggent ny eu ce in reform, ethe of civil servi rent TEU ¢ i | that notwithstanlinz th | ability to rit t the and expe | indulge 'o Aco Se Mil | of your resignation, y iuter in | the object for which you have labor wtnue le | od 80 residuously will ¢ | yond the offizial term which you sur ! render. Yours, very truly, Grover CLEVELAND, ssid li —— The Readng Takes A Hand 1 3 tr) — HArrisBURG, September Philadelphia aod Reading Railroad | and Philadelphia Coal and Iron com. | panies to-day filled a bill in equity in | the Prothonotary’s office here to com. | | justice to proved sincerity which is most of those upon whom the duty rests of the mies of the cause would be afl rded | reform | and the edoeation | | Le panies and thus deprive the plaintiffs of 4 large amoput of business which wold Le secured to their lines, A BROKEN AGREEMENT, Ace irding to the eoutraoct { 5 5 ' aud R Rainy Railroad { pyany, the Pittsburg, Melscespor. and Yough- : ’ » \ 1 ( gheny , the Pitsburg aod Lak } i avd the South Pennsylvania upAuies L Lhe Vers I Os of rutlw ay sh slid BT] used 101 the interchange of troflie so that all ul Hh | way traffic from the line of one should pass to and over the lines of the oth Phil the n ers: and the ad ing and South I | of : wilroad companies the said parties | ensomen lover the lines of the other ercised for tl ; in case either of the parties fail to comply with the co in the The ment plamtiiis ave made it was Philadelphia and Readi | McKeesport and Youu Erie guarantee the payment of | Pittsburg and Lake the twenty million bonds to b by the South terms expend | he company except for | } the . ' — a — A Secret Discovered. Miffi's Pa. September 28 —The cases y X longieillow Keeps, of erriie ecper nce near this county, of Foreman | the Pennsylvania Railroad, six weeks by | the readers of the Patriof: how. while on his way home on a Friday evening | with a chek fir bis months earnings | ago, will not have been forgotten » » {in his pocket, Keeps was attacked by gage! and robbed, aad the fast approaching freight train could be heard in | three men, | then bound t» the | roar | track while of a the distance. Nor has the memory left them of how vith almost superhuman strength | the di sperate man struggled with his | bends as the roar of the train became | loader, how he succeeded in releasing {his right hand, withdrew his feet step ; and all laws for the enforcement | pel t he South Pennsylvania Railroad | from his large every day boots, rolled of the reform should be rigidly excut- Company to complete its line and to the outside of the rail and saved his ed ; but the benefits which its princi | thus fulfill its contracts with the com. | life at the price of the fingers of his ples promise will not be fully realized | panies indicated and to prevent] the | left hand. Keeps was so exhausted unless the acquiescence of the people- is added to the stern assertion of a doctrine and the of the laws. Itis a sonrce of congrat nlation that there are so many friends of civil service reform marshaled on the practical side of the question, | American Construction Company | from interference to their detriment. the abandonment of the con struction of the South Pennsylvania that Railroad in its violation of an agree- {ment made on December 11, 1882 a | by his struggles that he was unable [to make his way home. His story of vigorous execution | The suit is brought on the ground [the outrage perpetrated upon him sent a thrill of horror throughout the | | country. | The deed was so fiendish, and so {deliberate in its execution, that at [ { the garb of a laborer, got out of a car. { When the train he eame on had gone {fellow and made application to the | opposed it, on the Ll | | great extent the interests of defend | ants. {examiner and the time to be allowed | Mr. MscVeigh then endeavored to | limit the time to five days for each | | decided to give ten days and the defendants five, it | | | | being all the time asked by the latter, | | and that the number is not greater of | between that company and the Phila. | the time it was not deemed possible | those who profess friendliness for the | delphia and Reading Railroad and cause, and yet mischievously and with | Philadelphia and Reading Coal and supercilious self-righteous, discredit | Iron Company a nd would deprive the every effort not in exact accord with their attenuated ideas; decry with harping criticism the labor of those actually in the fleld of reform, and ignoring the conditions which bound | and qualify every struggle for a radi cal improvement in the affairs of gov- ernment demand complete and imme- diate perfection, THE POSITION OF THE CABINET, The reference in your letter to the attitude of the members of my cabinet to the merit system established by the Civil Service law, beside being en- tirely correct, exhibits an apprecia- tion of honest endeavor in the direc tion of reform, and a disposition to do plaintiffs of the benefits which would | have accured to them from the faith- ful performance of the terms and con. | ditions of the contract, and will in- volve them in great loss, and cause | injury to accrue to them, which will be irreparable and cannot be adequate |ly compensated in damages. It is al #0 held that the failure to construct | the Bouth Pennsylvania will demar the plaintiffs from entering into traffic agreements started at the time the contracts with the South Pennsylvania was made with the Hanover Junction, Hanover and Gettysharg, Bachman Valley, Baltimore and Hanover, Bal. Baltimore and Harrisburg, and Har | for any wretches not beyond the pale | {of all moral and social restraints to | | conceive such a crime. With this view | { of the character of the perpetrator s and vagrants in their vicinity, with the hope of finding the criminals. The railroad company offered a re. ward of $500 as an incentive in the search. A party from Harrisburg is sald to have had eight persons sus pected of this crime in the Hunting. don jail a short ime after the deed was committed, but was compelled to acknowledge that there was no evi dence against them and consent to their release, During this hue and ery the ruil- road authorities wore not idle. They | | been filed. pacified | in the hill in equity the Philadelphia | y tuilroad | ' pointment of an examiner, for the pur the civil authorities along the rail. | breach of contract the same order road arrested and searched all tramps | ¥™ asked tor, an examiner, but the rishurg and Potomac Railroad coms | did not sto, a hard: 1 Years hi since we Introduced to the public our FRAGRANT, hi awkward-looking man, dressed in fed hn wriggled bi trom his boots, ni Green's BUSH HOT ts way, this manambled up the track, I'he like ad rackman, and when Le reached Long. stranger looked a rail section boss for work there was no It 80 16 ds [} | hesitation in giving him a job. J happeved, too, that men were in bo per PiTTssuret F AND PITTSBURGH CONSERVATORY OF MU. Distinct Behools of Liberal Arts, Music, Art and ¥ Also, special departments for Modern Languages, 1 Central Healthful, “Thirty teachers Charges | begins Bept. 10. Bross MAKING ENGAGEMENTS DR. 1 ? 8 iH that secti assist in putting the 8! rt For worked aim pre npe I e nul nl. several the n with the while ga good-will and conbdence He was a good workman 1 Tr ™ | &) ¥ 121 hy M the lowes! Marble or Granite Monuments, He Burial Vaults, Hi > 1 Designs constantly I % bular Galvinized WL. wud | prot bottles \ nui P op py al SO Sa So Telephone Conne ENALE SE { harmacy, Sk BLOCK! ‘CH = 4 a CcT10n. COLLEGE SIC.—100 FULL MUSIC LESSONS FOR $18. location, with Full Courses for Graduation in sack rakigraphy, Repousse Work and Needle Work ons Lhan any equal iy school, Thirty firs FIisEWHERE, sEND vyOR CATALOGUE 10 I. C. PERSHINC, Pittsburgh, Pa. i yous 17 C: rid i ER’'S can buy at BEST kind of ad-Stones and indreds of the latest and finest r on hand to se’ ect from. Tu- ron Railing, and wrought iron® = fencing for Cemetery lots; also Marleized Slate, Mantles, Hearths, in every respect, o us a call before buying elsewh > etc. Satisfaction gnaranteed r we ask no remittance, Give ere. A TNX TT A. STOVE (REE * * R STEUBENVILLE, O., F EMALE SEMINARY EV.J.W. WIGHTMAN. D. D.. rincipal. CHINA HALL REMOVAL. W. H. WILKINSON, Agent nn has removed to In C 5 r place, hn Wana er, had [} W room r : B - - ie allX #LOTre County Ww Aa VY w s1A% .-“ . ~~ Building. ed lv § fou IN " in -~ + ~ up the road. enire —— nwealth roads Ve Ys 113 ( Ree all . CK * f I C 1 hina, Granite, 0. C, Yellow-ware, and Table Glass, AT LOWEST City Prices. } yer [he f the comonwealth against the Northern Cen- and Beech Creek railroads, came HaArrisnURG, September, 2 South Pennsylvania, tral, up for argument on a continuation of the preliminary injunction this morn. ing. Hon. Wayne McVeigh spoke for the Pennsylvania, Lyman D. Gil bert for the South Pennsylvania, and R. Peale the Beech Creek. After the calling of the case, Attorney (General Cassidy asked for the ap 4 Ss. or pose of taking testimony. The court | seemed to favor it, but Mr, MacVeigh 2 NOVELTY STORE. that it ground . . it | 1 have just recently opened a store would cause delay and injure to al ‘ ‘ in the rooms adjoining Harper& Co, | store on Spring street, Bellefonte, Pa. | A full live of ‘Novelties and Fancy Goods Consisting of almost everything in the | line of TOYS, FANCY ARTICLES | VASES, ALBUMS, SILVERWARE, consisting of Castors, Butler Dishes, ete. Glass and China Ware, Clocks, Jewelry, Handsomq Steel Engravings, Panel Pictuo~es, Pai: tings and Picture Frames STYLER AND The courts, however, decided in fa vor of an examiner, and the parties interested withdrew to decide on the him for taking evidence. John H, Weim, of this city, was then selected. ’ The court commonwealth case in taking testimony. the All the papers and testimony are to be ready by the 20th of OF ALI October, 8128. W. 1. WILK CHINA. GLASS, {an Salle Qien™ when the case is to be ended. In the case of the Rreading railroad | on our FIVE-CENT COUNTER, 1 against the south Pennsylvania for | | People are cordially invited to call | and examine my stock, which I trust will warrant a share of your patron. Respectfully, Alpha Corman, | more money than at anvibhing sles by tak i Ing an agency for the best selilng book aut Bog nmere succeed grandly, None fail. Terme free. Hatier Boos Oo, Portiand Malpe defendants objected on the ground |age. that no affidavits warranting it had The court reserved its de | Yinlliet cision, «Our subscribers who reside in and near Pine Grove Mills will do well to read the advertisement in another col- umn of this paper, of E, E, Young, who is engaged in solling all kinds groceries, queensware, glasswara, tobacco, Cigars, ote, at remarkably low prices, He resides where rents are cheaper than in larger places, and he can therefore sell his goods for a correspondingly low price, Give hima a trial, for working people, Bend 10 conte powt age, and we will mall you free, a ross! day than you ever thought possible at any business Onpital not required. Yom oan Hive at home and work in time only, or all the tims, ALL of both sexes | of » preps woosseful, 50 conte to 85 easily | earned avery evening. That all who want work may | toast the noes, we make this unparsiloled offer Toall who are not well satisfied we will send Bi to ¥ for the trouble of writing ws, Full partienlars, | irections, ste, sent free, Tmmense pas sheolutely Fare for all who start at ones. Don't Ios Addi om Bepvivson A Co, Portland, Maine, | our line, [ixtraordinary MITT Vil aaY A " LA i | r SON, ace. eensware, : i iy Qu 11 Ey 1 11 ALL K e riaraware at Be show I1\ NDS of Crockery I rices 8s the £ | LOWER ilefonte, i Tat Laan ever known wing list w lity, Ir in n Stone Chins warrant. Sauce Turcens Sauce boats Cups and ssucers—handled do do unhandled Fruit saucers —per d Chamber sets —10 pieces Pitcher and Basin | Covered chamber TABLE GLAS Tumblers, each, (Goblets, Fruit Bowls Cake stands Glass Sets, 4 pieces ‘ Full Stock of Decorated Tea. and Chamber Sets | Best English ware. Tea Sets, Decorated in Blue, Black, Brown or Claret. pieces §5.00-~regular price $7.00, Full assortment in Majolica and Faney &e 4 pieces 12 pieces de l Ode LT SWARE ’ | | ! ot (roods, We: B m Vi inches, £1.0( and ever Just as cheap in proportion. bay desire to say to every reader of this ads ertisement I want v ur owt and in reaching out foritl am { an OF 3 1 i thing else ” ctly all 1 claim to prices being LOWER than ever be fore heard, 1 donot ask your patronage The greater amount of goods | ean sell the lower prices can and wip MADE, ni hi Respectfully, W. H. WILKINSON, Agent Novicw—Our patrons and the pul | lio are respectfully informed that we { are still ready to sell at bottom prices, and meet all competition in goods in A call will convines you, Jases Hanns & Co, valuable sample box of goods that will | pat you in the way of making more money in a fou | Dre, JN AJ. EE Robensnok, ¥ md BL above Race, Philadelphia, for 40 years hav boon engaged in treatment of Seoret Diseases as Re gular Practitioners, Read our new book, “Mystery * ete, Bont to any address on receipt of ten conte Useful Information to the aflictad Ofce hours from Sam te 2p mand from $ to sive | Consulta fon by mail stedetly private and confidential, Ofce cloned Randay, Vieltaay., POR Sev
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