0 paver & Gephart¥ emocrat, Vol. 13 BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 189l. NO. 9 @he Centre Aemorrint, EDITOR CHAS. R. KURTZ, TERMS OF SUBSORIPTION Regular Price . . $1.00 per When Pald in Advance $1.00 ‘ When subscriptions are not paid inside of gears $2.00 will be charged YOur. Kd itorial. Democratic County Commitien 18D} NN. ¥ SW . . W. Wann Centre Hall Borough Howard Borough Milesburg Borough a Millhelm Borough ewe Philipsburg, 1st W ww 2a WwW . dW Unlonville Borough. Burnside HN Benner... rhe ) Boggs, N. P.covine ‘ - ip “- W.P seas bP... Bellefonte ene Meeker Benner Confer ArVeY College, E “" Ww Curtin Ferguson, Haines, E. PF... “ W.P. Halfmoon sessiess John J. Shafter James I. F nx FP - . Huagh MeCant Thomas Turbidy John D weed TY DOnOVAR James Carson E. E. Ardery ww. T Hoover Rush, N “wR Snow Shoe Spring, S. ‘ Chas. H. Rosh | Dietrive D. A J Eberta Oo.D THERE is no doubt about it but that the Stand ard Oil Company used a great deal of the ‘‘lubricator” to have the “Buardizk Oil bill" defeated at Harris. | burg. - WirH excessive freight rates and no | sanction of the Republican party, eX- |... .hinery considerably cheaper to competition in railroad facilities Belle - fonte will never prosper. Let every LICENSE COURT, Petitions und Hemonstrances heard Tuesday The attenti of the Court OC cupied mainly on Hi Wis Tuesday in hearing patitions for and against granting tot cnses, Lhe list of remonstran. eS Wis grestter thal usu, In Bellefont ists fro wird virge tend | Remonst ees were Phi HODOUNnG i" Vere presen WLINSL ea on psbarg and Spring twp, ment made Court's decision until From what « ISPDOSILY vsed houses | increased oo — DEAD ISSUES Det iistory of the country ontemporaneons ratory enumerated beloy 1. The War of the wal $ OVel The Solid South. ippeals to the prejudice 3. The Bloody Shirt, this garment’s usefulnes rgument has gone by i. The Cobden Club. of British American has been seen ften that frighten anybody now. One logical argu. ment for the protective policy is worth the a The bugabx Igaboo aol gold in elections 80 it doesn’t {100 columns of free trade campaign fund 5. The Rebels Congress, Every one of these men was restored to full privileges of citizenship with the invective against in the pressed in its national platform, and given effect by the acts of its represen. on | HOW IT WORKS There is scarcely a farmer in Centre Ho some form of manufactur York, Pa. has been county who does nse an agricaltural implement ed by A. B For years Mi ardent republican and like others blind. Farquhar, of Farquhar an that party's policy of high Dur. » has taken ex. nn this question Mm. This week he McClure of Phil farmer Op ned, iL over. My agl Laura ith Ameren Dean np Mexico, now in Hs machinery fully three. le ¢ 1 Mul LUrer snes we ith England and (rer. ome disadvantage in | vet greater dis. d by We have such pre-eminent i addy with ot underso not be the earth. and indefeasible atntages here for manufacturing, dant f of ir improved mn. lumber that if we not at a disadvantage in the purchase id of the chinery, abu supply and | better class labor. wert of indispensable raw material, we con not only control t world, but afford tosell markets he Lh American farmer As [ have several times had occasion ’ — : s Nations worisls . : person work towards having the Beech | tatives in the Nati mal Legislature, Bu to observe. the manufacturer who is Creek branch built to this town. SixCE Bellefonte is in the hands of Republicans they will be responsible for all bad management and extravagant measures. We hope there will be none as our town is suffering from the sins of the past. Our representatives in the State Sen. ate and Legislature should use all their energies to defeat the passage of the bill extending and reviving railroad char ters. That bill would he 2 great injury to Belle fonte. - No wonder that Andrew Carnegie builds libraries, makes great donations, ete., and preaches up republicanism. Last week he was awarded a 83,500,000 contract to furnish armor plate for the government and has made a large re. duction in his workmen's wages. -— It related, to the Centre county, that we have a citizen within its boundaries who has refused to vote during the past 27 years because the colored man was given the privilege. His name Zachaerias Williams and he lives in the lower part of our sounty. Which does he deserve, pity or censure? is discredit of same I) - Auditor for page 252, shows that the State Tur General's report 1580, on paid for $16,131 worth of monuments erected on the Gettysburg battlefield the past year, while Adjutant General Hastings drew out of the State Treasury $45,000 “for expenses incident to dedi cation.” [Either the awfully cheap or the expenses awfully high. To spend nearly three times as much as the monuments cost looks ex. travagant, and must be hand Daily - Tue editor of the Cextre DEMO. CRAT makes no pretensions to bea con stitutional lawyer. as our jealous brother of the Watchman so sarcastically mates. The opinion expressad, in re gard to the bill taxing foreign labor, was based upon newspaper comment and the opinions of leading members of the Bellefonte bar, who no doubt know ax much about constitutional law some of the political appointments com. posing the Judiciary General committee, The decisions of that committee are not of a high standard, when you consider the great number of unconstitutional monuments are on Like surplus, — Sunbury nti Ha a great many Republican orators do not i know the history of the Republican | party. ——— Flirted With the Preacher Rev. Mi who was recently disciplined by the Re Milligan, of Vennsylvania formed Presbyterian (Convenanter) con ference at Pittsburg as an advoeate of { Christians voling and exercising all the ights of citizenship, created a sensation rt from the Convenanter N. Y.. where he re nt for \Wppiicar enham, el as an torate, by et to state that I am an exceed ‘1 reg! ingly nervous mau, and am annoyed by a young lady in the congregation who flirt with I have neither to the ment at this time, but may do has been endeavoring to Tne this morning the time nor inclination return compli #0 later on He blushing belle she but acall looked straight at the pretiy and f the town as he spoke. may not like him the better for it the church bids fair to extend .— FRANKIE S APPEAL He Wants His Mamma Who Has Eloped Retarn Him MoNTREAL, Ont. , March 5.~The fol lowing letter was received by a newspa- per vere today “Dear Morner-1 had a dream and thought that | saw you in Canada. | said. ‘Dear to your little Frankie.’ AWAY from and took I do hope that you will not lead that life much longer. Come home, I am sick for I do hope that 1 will not die without having my mamma with me. Do not be afraid. Your hus. band will forgive you all. “Please print this letter in your paper as 1 mamma. She has run away and I hope that the neighbors will tell each that of It, dd “York to mamma, came home h on a man from seven ran me children, YOu. want my other she may hoa Fraxxie.' All papers please copy this, Pa.. U. 8" Ray —~ -_— A Serica Injury Last week Gross, & twelve year old son of Wm. Mingle, of Centre Hall, was badly burned while in the act of firing a bottle containing powder. His fuce and eyes were severely burned and it is fenred that the boys eyesight is in. ured, This week Robt, Cole, the architect, | able to export kis goods can bave no use | for protection except to enable him to | extort more money from home purchas. ters than he is able to get from those abroad. | NnNeceas ary machin ry, hos the heavy burs farmer by this Hou exports of United side 10 this st States ry oi ¢ Kat Whe by reas d 4} mortgages of of the West system which mir Bi fish workingmes Can wheal, com, a will not with Mr policy slate hibit the of other while selling to them the surp of the United rowed their Dark Ages, In consequence of the unnatural twist buy. canno sas, can be 80 om products Stats “ : ucts nv trade from ’ " Roumania En. gland than England imports from the United States. This untoward tendency is beginning to manifest itself in the trade in other American products be. sides corn, The English millions are given to international trade is now selling more Indian corn to dependent on foreign markets for beef, | corn, wheat, and many other food prod. | ucts ; but they are not obliged to buy those who will not The Western farmers have be from them. gun to understand this, and in the check | to their exports they see no cause of ex. ultation over the distress of Bradford workingmen. The McKinley aimed at a small portion of workingmen in Europe has struck the farmers in Kansas and the Dakotas in its eccentric flight, and the farmers have responded to the blow by sending Tariff Reform. ers to the Seante of the United States, Record, . a Shadows The “shadow social” is the latest fashionable society amusement, A sheet | is stretched across the room which sep bills passed Dy them which finally must 0 4 the designs for two handsome | wrates the ladies from the gentlemen, be vetoed by the Governos, or declared bofldings to be erected at Hastings, Pa., | the portion occupied by the gentlemen unconstitutional by the higher courts. ¢.. 6 Sterling coal company. The one | being darkened. One girl at a time is But what is the difference ; we are not opposing Mr. Meek's course nor his bills, and only hope that, would become a law, is to be used as an office and another as a dwelling house for the Supt, He coming summer, | placed so her shadow will fall upon the | sheet, and the shadow is auctioneered for the benefit. ade designs for several other hand. | off to the gentlemen and the highest bid. of our community, a bill of that nature | some residences to be erected there this | der takes the shadow-the lady who produces the shadow-to supper, | implements and trnde with boomerang that was | MARCH FORECAST Several Very Heavy this Month, Rev. Ira R, Hicks, of St. Louis, pub. lishes the following forecast of March weather in the Word and Works : Look for active storms on and next to March 1 and 2, as Venus passed her on Feb, 25, and t bring the next storm movements there. after. A higl will sweep on in the From the Storms Predicted for equinox hese dates or and cold wave f FESAr of 11th, ee bat these storms, th to the incius there are reasons to anticipate I'he storms « hi thelr progress § heavy od ¢ continent will The North- wavy suow, with poss ble. Earth. probably It sLorms, per in take on tropi ern flan«s will blizzards quakes will most more than resid in and near the days named, Heavy galesalon regions at all subject thereto on o ¥ It. The the sens and coasts result period will wind uj extremely so “th ¢ 1 RSI From 1 At this time it much the same resu a regular period will y» siafe to count on and quanti. March will es i the last half tol Apri some which Is pretiy sure to tus i 3} yb i ADig Prepare for much act and 0 nto the Yio lent pnevomena during March, Look out for your own safety fort, and pray, do not forget the poor, dependent that trust to your mercy and gment for their food and shelter, fe i Animas t 14 4 .-— A Pilot's Narrow Facape from Desth ! From the W lamsport Republican The Susquehanna boom at this | and the Lock Haven boom have both | been placed in position, and logs are now running rapidly down the West Branch into them. There is a good rafting flood in the river, and as an instance. of what this sort, of work means the following special from Lock Haven is of interest: John B. Gheer, of thiscity, is a river pilot, and this morn. with a pair of timber rafts for the lower markets, Mr. Gheer rafts through the chute im it, while he and anoth. er man followed with the other raft. The first one safely i he chute but the one ing he started sent one of the with two men « passed through Pilot than t and after having cl stuck fast of wave which 8s wider he ute The and a great rear end from his of raft from caught hold man until the er Was not so lucky 3 ¢ walter. iI through drew Yan the steerman posit S11] it wasn om NAITO" failed to himself as, had he ued certainly the wall and res iid n way, he wm have t drowned - The grub hunter is keeping hiseye on the public sale li » ’ LEAD) Some girls are like a violin—it takes | a bean to make them talk The attendance at license court on | Tuesday was large, Philipsburg was well represented, «On Sunday Mrs. Wm. Hile, of Cole. { ville, died after a short illness, Mrs, | Hile was the danghter of Mr, George Breon, | ehildren. «If any of our readers are going to | begin housekeeping this Spring, we ad. vise them to go to McFarlane's hard. ware store for their cook stove and kitchen outfit. McFarlane sells the She leaves a family of six small Cook Stoves, all of which are the best in the market, and are all warranted in every particular, ~The Pennsylvania railroad company and after March 1st warehouse storage will be collected on all goods left by consignees in the warehouse over 48 hours from time of notice to consignee. Demurrage will be collected on all car loads left on siding over 48 hours after notice has been given. health and com. | piace | stern to | Apollo Range, New Regulator and Ant | has given notice to merchants that on | AMANNAILSHIMSELF DOWN HAND AND FOOT. In Petance For His Sins Tha An Old Man Mad Made Insane by Act of Brooding on Religion Not Seriously Hurt With the marks of both hands and feet, James Quin the cruel nails old man, lay on a cot in phia Hospital Saturday, wounds suffering fiom self-inflicted while seeking to crucify himself as his Saviour was cruel. Though the pain of the wounds must have been in. fied by His persecutors. tense Lhe old man seemed not to HOLice it, but to suffer great mental agony over imaginary He clasped his hands sins, in constant prayer in penance for past misdeeds, Quinn's self-crueifixion attempt at which is only the second instance of ils kind known to medical science, i the culmination of long religious brood- ing and other troubles, which had hinged his mind thu had never any reason to suppose tha For years he hi a religious en siast, monomania on this subject would him to do any injury to himself. NAILS THROUGH HANDS AND FEEI t week he has been unusu. ideas, religion religious the climax came. His iq ing while the rest of the family were yet asleep, he began his preparations for hi astonishing performance. Roughly marking out the form of a cross upon the floor and procuring an old hammer jand some nails, he was ready for the self-sacrifice, Placing a nail upon his right foot, a sharp blow from the hammer drove it clear through. Great as the agony must { have been, he probably made no sound, knowing that it would arouse hi { mother, son or dawghter. Apother nail | was placed upon the other foot, but the | blow from the hammer failed to drive {it through. It struck a bone, in which it became imbedded. Laying his Jeft Lo) to the flesh. THE FAMILY AROUSED While seeking to drive a fourth nail into his right hand, sarily have been a very which must difficult opera lacerati of other hand, the family were awakened, and Quinn was prevented from comple ing the job. The skin of was only slightly abrad [HOS tion, considering the in « his 4] were drawn from the left foot, but that in 80 fast in the bone that it hand and right the left fool was stuck could not be removed Word was sent on Friday morning Dr. D. Laughlin, of No. 15307 } worth street, w 1 J ATR asking him to visit Quins and he did so soon afterwards. While in his painful took no anesthetics, the latter prayed constant begging forgivene IMAZINATY sins, the GO tor Was engaged work, during which Quinn pn ly and fervently ’ for his many ications Quinn In his prayers and suppl was heard to say that for forty years he had planned this act of penance for his and at last be had done it. He ap- peared to be satisfied with the deed PARALLEL CASE, Quinn's attempt at self-crucifixion has sins, A only one parallel case, that of an En. glishman who, by exercise of great in genuity, succeeded not only in nailing but in actually throwing himself and the cross from a window, his hands and feet to a cross -——— Some Barly Bids, Candidates for county | of the interior started early, offices in some are gelling A Lewisburg Republi. can paper already contains in its adver. tsing columns the announcements of four candidates for Sheriff, three for Associate Judge, two for District At | torney, and Jury Commis. The will not be made for a little time, and the election will not take place until November. -Philadelphin Press —-— Lutheran Sociable counties three for sioner. nominations This Thursday evening the ladies of the Lutheran church will hold a socia. ble at the residence of H. Y. Stitzer, on High street, A good program of recita. tions, tableaus, ete, , has bec: prepared, FAll are Invited to attend, * - | «On last Thursday evening the Re. | formed church at Boalsburg, was crowd, {od to its utmost capacity to witness the | marriage ceremony of Mr. Oscar Rishel, fof Oak Hall, and Miss Maud Wieland, | of Linden Hall. Rev. Black officiated. For $1.75 you can get the CxxTRE DesocuAT and Philad, Times, or New York Weekly World, one year. A MODERN CRUCIFIXION. | an | the Philadel. | # hand flat upon the floor with the palm | upward, he drove a third nall deep in- | TO RESTRAIN IMMIGRATION. The Owens Immigration bili, has passed the House, makes portant changes in existing laws person « y the United Stats ow to the ming required to sh of | pauper nos Superinio Immigration that neitl an i suffering v loathsome or contagious disease f | COnvitu “ in crime a pots wh ple iH hax bees But the de persons ed from Uy ageuls, LANGTERY AND VENUS, Mossurements of Beauty in Fiesh and bn Marble “8 Mi two types of The Women, | and the other Le same, VIL, lence the wo ding the du propor he modern warements of sind no ome Lhe com Langtry the ancient worlds, t fi i the one in flesh and blk two be nutif heighth of thes tiful in mart 5 feet | may be taken | ference of phy | between the ancient | Where and how the w | Mrs seetns +2, Dappens 0 and 7 inche Hira Langtry wer to know Mrs. I Height { Across Lh { Bust. shoulders a BE a ae BRL bl SUremnents sy r herself bow from the m lobe, THE LAST OF PUCK MEYER on His Ashes Sonttered to the Winds frees 04 berty's Stato A committee from the Sel Staten Isham ps appointed to carry ost inetzen ( ’ | the request of Henry Meyer, proprietes of the Puck Hotel at Port Riclonendl, scattered to the winds the top of the statue of Liberty, ) n last Sunday. tteemen, each holding i ontaining the ashes in t hand, pronounced these words ‘Here goes the last of Pack Meyer; Happy Days,” and then sostter. ed the ashes to the four winds, The ceremony was concluded by the opening of two champagne and the drinking to tw of “Paek™ Meyer, that his ashes Ix rom 1188) together bottles of memory the Representat ives floor of the that Ue ney appropriated duniag the Fiftyvdirst Congross will be not Jess than $960,000 000-—aloud #15 for every man, woman and child in ry : nearly #80 for each voter This 1s $172,000,000 more than was sp- propriated by the Fiftieth Congress smd £241,000 000 more than the sum total of appropriations by the Forty-ninth Con. gress. ls surprising that Farnness® Alliances, Granger lodges and Labor should unite in deter. y cheek the extrem. EAnCe egisiators 7 It willl not ¢ ple to contend that this extraordinary waste of the paldie money is due solely to the expansion of Government interests and responsibili- ties. The leeches and bornacles will have to go IT has bes stated om House of amount of mu the sessions of the count ir mined npls 1 nlisly the jx - — The snow banks geverally havegone into liquidation, pring bonne td of cobtly Style se ghown in the wmillinerd windows, Our exchanges are warning thelr readers to look out for » gang of wen i traveling the countiy making {contracts for painting roofs. If they {offer to paint vour ref for 85 or ang | price, don't fall to ask them how mush { they charge for the paint they pul en before you close your contract. It is in the price of the paint where the Tom exists, about
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