Vol. I3 BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, MARCH I9, 189I. @he Centre Demons EDITOR CHAS. R. KURTZ, - TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : $1.50 per year, 41.00 teguiar Price When Paid in Advance When subscriptions are not paid inside Y 0 will be charged I'L hires Hiditorial. Ww SW . "e W. Wine Centre Hall Borough ce. Howard Borough Mileshurg Millheim Borough wae Philipsburg, 1st W il 24 W Ad WW. cnmmninnen OrOuER ome Bellefonte, N John Duniap John T. Lee Joroug nnn OM James A. Luk eB Fugene Meeker Harvey Benner Philip Confer | I. F. Adams ge, E. P. w.r Curtin Ferguson, E ‘ Ww ON Haines, } ‘Ww Halfmoon Harris Howard Huston Liberty Marion Miles Patton Penn Potter Henry Hale John J James P N.P 8. FP Jas. RB Spang Jas. Dumbieton Hugh MeCann Rush N. FP od 22. Thomas Turbidy Snow Shoe, W dd 0ITY DOnOYAD James Carson E. E. Ardery W. T. Hoover eet has. H Worth PR . L. A. SCHAEFFER, Chairman Five dollars fine for fast driving over bridges in this boro and don’t you forget it. -— IT has been found necessary to make extensive repairs in the jail and, con, tracts have been given out for new water closets and other repairs about the cells. - Tur Huntingdon people are very much provoked over Judge Furst's re. marks in regard to the speak-eaies of that place. His Honor seems to be getting it on all sides. Tae killing of the eleven New Orleans, on last Saturday, was a short and effective was of dealing out justice but it has a bad effect. Su h methods are to be deplored. - Italians at PresipENT Harrison spent a por of last week shooting ducks. absence from terrestrial disturbances among the planets—everything moved as before ho Joux A. Daley, of Washington, DD. C. was in town this week. President Harrison are taking a short vacation and he says the affairs of the National Capital will be properly cared for in their absence by Nelse Lucas, - His n collision or along as smoothly Tur trial of Lingo, the colored man, in progress at Camden, N. more comment and is read more exten sively than any message or utterance of | President Harrison. and creates more | interest for some people than any meas. ure before the last session of congress The people are anxious to read long ac. counts of murders, suicides ete., and when they clamor for it the papers will furnish the same. there is a desoand the supply usually follows robberies, - Tur counties that will each lose a member of the Legislature under the next Legislative apportionment are Ad. | mas, Bedford, Bradford, Chester Clar. jon, Columbia, Crawford, Huntingdon, Indiana. Lancaster, Lawrence, Mercer, Schuylkill, Somerset and Wayne. Alle. gheny will gain four members, going up from sixteen to twenty, and each of the following counties gain one : Blair Clear. field, Jefferson. Lackawanna, Luzerne and Northumberland, Philadelphia will retain her present number of Represen. tatives, thirty.nine - Among the Legislative proceedings in the House at Harrisburg, we notice the following : “Mr. Seyfert, of Lancaster, sprang a sensation on the House by introducing a bill making it a misdemennor for any female person to expose her lower limbs dressed in tights vpon the stage Jn any theatre, opera house or concert hall in this Commonwealth, The bill imposes a fine of not less than #5 nor moe than #100, or imprisonment in jail not less thaw five nor more than 100 days,” For $1.75 you ean get the Cexrae Democrat and Philad, Times, or New York Weekly World, one year, { 4 L, | moment Leathers | Alfred Bitner | Shaffer | ¢ Frank | fon a | over one thousand | been imposed upon Rush | tion | Washington caused no | He and | J.. creates | When | THE MOST PROFLIGATE, The Fit velirst Congress olose on the 4th ind, and there was a sigh of yelief thron rhront the whole land, It ne most profligate Congress of Aieri. n history, and, even when condemned i Lint people ! unexampled popular mudorities, af tinued 118 shu fits v realize the Jjobbery of he people mea. hie » his sire of profligacy aud that has just passed inte t came into power with a and reduced ravenues were the people closed its blotted Pe urpins was scattered ; exceeaed by expen a for loan of 854,000,000 i 8 Willi not ave hin sacred fund I'reasury from bankruptey wil the next year ; the expenditures command. ed by the Fifty. first Congress will change the condition of the Treasury from 2100, 000,000 surplus to fully #100.000,000 de ficit before year, and the additional pension, subsidy the close of the next fiscal il other Jobbing schemes fastened up looted Treasury by positive saddle the people of the mom penditures waste 0 this bewildering In addition t of public money, chi John D. Brown | fly in the interest { of jobbers. largely increased taxes have the the While th industries and life. our upon common | necessaries of ¢ surnius | has been scattered and a Treasury de- | ficit of fully 8100,000,000 a year made | inevitable to be met by increased taxes on the people, the wanton, cruel addi. tional taxes levied on the necessaries of life, reduce the value of the earnings of industry fully ten per cent. by that percentage of increase or articles of | universal consumption. That the people should condemn such {a Congress with an emphasis never be fore exhibited in popular elections was | only logical, and the close of the Fifty. | first Congress sends more men into re- | tirement by defeat at the polls than was | { ever known or even approached in all The | great North was revolutionized by the i of | | the political revolutions of the past. | mad recklessness the Congress | ] first time the closed, and for the since | successful organization of the Republi the Northern majority of Democrats the | Can party, States sent a Clear o Con Kress and reversed Republic An a f 4004000 in { ISSS into an ant y of n all the Republican majorit 200.000 in 158%) NO { history party ried polit of American politics ever suf | fered such a defeat when it held every department of power, and no Congress | since the lnsane Democratic Lecompton Congress of 1857.5, ever so insolently defied the people after its entire policy i been overwhelming. the Congress now lw longs and leadership ha ly condemned by country. The Fifty first | to history parties rejoice to asiderate men of all that and « day its work ended I'he one silver lining to the | the impenetrated clud that shames ils record, is the of to consummale | crowning wickedness by the passage of the Force railure of the party | power “ Election bill. The few republicans who rescued our polities from chaos and our bussiness from paralysis by defeat. ing the Fores will crystallized | memories revolutsonists, be n the grateful of the Republic; but the midsummer madness of the defeated party is exhibi ted in the effort to exclude the bravest and best of its men from party fellow. ship for a conspicusus patriotic service, The Fifty-first and the American people of every section of the Union will give fervent thanks that Congress 18 dead its death is without the hope of resur. Ih rection .- -— Nutateo Crack like a RCAWE heard Why A CTOW lawyer? He Hikes to have hb What is it you must keep after you have giver Your What did the muffin say to the toast. ing fork? You're two pointed What are the many in merchant's forehead? Trade marks, What is better than togive credit to Give Cash. it to another? word wiinkles whom It is due? What is the political chameter of a water wheel? Revolutionary Why ls a girl Hike an arrow? in an quiver Ul her bean comes, How ean you get a new set of teeth inserted gratia? Kick a bull dog. Why should a rich lady marry a poor man? To husband her resources, Why hand Eve no fear of the measles? Becanse she'd Adam (had em). [ What did the tes kettledmy when tied to the little dog's tail? ** After you." She in if noun | Was { born { man, necessaries of | a COMMERCIAL AGENCY Orgncizcd Tuesday, by the Basiness Men of Bellefonte, {in held wa of by Tuesday evening, a meeting was it the Brockerhoff House, which composed entirely of business men An address was made of The Commercial Agency, 53 this place. Merchants Dear. The system in Retail st.. Chieago, 1s. use by this Agency has for its the protection of Retail Merchants. The ity, practicability and results of the pul Ose leg ystem were fully explained, After con. made that those organize the hh of such Agency. The vole, sideration. a motion wa p t 4 Hoesen 0 wi i i f.4 1 Hietonte Droceead motion prevailed by & unanimous The following were chosen as officers dent Jared Harper, \ Sacretary ce President Chas, Shuey, ¥.d John Bauer, Moose ¢ ve Committee F. VW. Crider Dorworth, and Wm. Short. » chiar f the organiza on are: John Meese, Jared Harper, J. A. Harper & Co., C. ( Vv. J, Bauer, & Co., McCalmont & Co., Frank B K Rhoads, Ed. F. Gar. Ww. H. J. Dorworth, Mingle, John L. Rountree, W, B. brich Hale & Co... P. B. Uri der & Son., Chas 3B Pheonix Planing Mill Co., E and J. NS, Waite & Co, Wednesday a men Shuey Stover, A. ( shirk, Ger irl Hur’ Cooke large number of of the t them s other business OWN were {canvassed and many of gnified | their intention of joining the associa. tion at the next meet) in Urider's ng exchange on Tuesday This Agency imems to force ments, but the merchants propose to ex { ercise their legal right to refuse credit | to a person who gains the reputation of not treating a member of the Agency | honorably. There is no law compelling merchants There is evening. uses no dishonorable collections or settle. to sell their goods on credit, {no law forbidding merchants refusing |eredit to any person they see fit, and when a merchant sells his goods on cre. dit it is as an accommaodat ionto the con. | sumer, and if such consumer has no ap. | preciation of the favor extended and ! a reasonable of his Id be compelled him {wilfully neglects to makes and honorable adjustment | ’ iD. debtedness, then he shou It much more profitable for the to pay as he buys, is better for { and chant been refused credit fo mer. Many a poor worthy man has necessglios 3 of life because of the merch une. pleasant experience with bad debtors, t tl tay ob ] that his Hs system will tend because the men who credit be § will standing among ner | “dead Leal amd oth be kn y and be absol also wi | Ager no matter if he move or state } fo new pl we o is reputat w him and the me; " This Agen legal Bi-Monthils ta F | y y and ettled » rfeil Licenty ¢ un to A penalty coun f | {) irs io in ease he extends person whose unset led account in the abstract and no a pear therein until the det full and fair opportunity to got merchant he owes and in some way The 1 y and won't pay and the man who but will wot go to the chant and state his condition and effort to arrange, Agency is after, This Agency does not interfere with the eredit of men who deal honorably, no matter if they are slow ; neither does it in any way regulate prices range such indebtedness TE oN cannot pay ner. make this is the person obilect is to compel men to be honest 0 pay spot eash for Something of this kind has been needed for a long time and this system will work. “In bination there is strength.” The mem. success or failure of this with merchants or { goods purchased, bers have the system in their own hands, Wherever merchants have properly combined, the | system has proven a great suceess, The UU. 8, Is being carefully covered by this Ageney, and the merchants in all small towns are visited and solicited to join the county branch, V.J. Bauer, Secretary of the Belle. fonte, Branch, The quarterly conference of the United Brethren church will be held in the U, B, shurch, at this place, Satur. day and Sanday next. Rev. Wasson, of Tyrone, will preside, Bicycles are out, street-cleaners are at work, some people are digging par. den, and Spring will soon be here. An attractive ad. will boom your business, -— Its sole come. A GOOD MAN, In i recent issue of the [United States Iteview, published at Philadelphia we note a very complimentary article to our former R. M., Magee, Esq., urging his appointment as Insar- ance for Penna, Mr. an able official for would be of credit administration, The the article in the Review: LOW nsman, Commissioner Magee would make that position and Pi) the following is “There is considerable speculation as to whether or not Hon, J. W. Forster. who has held the Insurance Commissioner in this state continuously the ization of the Depart. ment in 1873, will be re-nominated for the position by Gov. Pattison. Mr. Forster has many friends and. if he wishes to hold on the position, he be able to make a strong bid for it ious names have been mentioned for the One of them Pos interest far as loeal insurance circles are concerned tis Mr. R. M. Magee, formerly of Belle fonte, but now Philadelphia represent: tive of the Life Insurance Company. Mr. Magee was at one time Superintendant of Sch at another Chairman of the Democratic Committee in Cents ides whicl was a lawyer in good standing. He isa man of rugged honesty, excellent mental at. tainments, and withal, 2 good insurance man, while he is also understood to be a thoroughbred Jeffer Democr: which latter consideration cannot sts in his way at all, under existi ireum stances in the natori er in this state.” f office of since Organ possible BUCOARSION. senses especial BO drooklvn 0018. unty, be ) he VIAN ne « fi Cr ual ai ofl -— Zion Normal The Zio stitute [1 { second Monday the Principalship of Prof. S of Lancaster, Pa. Zion miles east of Bellefonte, in the heart of Nittany Valley, in the midst of one of the finest farming districts of Pennsyl. vania. Has four fine churches, telephone communications to all points in Central { Penn'a, a dally stage leaves Bellefonte for Zionat 11 o'clock a. m. Taking all things in consideration this will be a Institute will Wh of Aj is situated five good education. Special attention will be given to the preparation of teachers ing. The total expenses per quarter will not exceed $30.00 including boand- ing and tuition. Our friends at Zion certainly deserve much credit in estab. lishing the above school and we are in formed a large number of students from other have i a sections already made ar rangements to attend the Spring course, ——» Continually Crying That is Just what our friend Joseph Neff, of Roland, has been doing the Mr. pleasant caller at our office, wn and he is not done yet, us that been engaged in crying Pablic inesday, and informed Y lay of the present season Leen or twenty more to He reports that farm stock implements are bringing good prices : have been we al. has some fi AUCLION and and that all his sale Amon oticed er things vt ’"N tended : it x ) Death of Mrs. Hoan On Wednesdays died Mrs. John Coley ille, afflicted for 1 and her death wn eved her of | ceased leave a husband and five ren, Mariah, wife of Andrew Tate, and vattie, wife of Win Whitmer, who lives up Buffalo Run, Margery, wife of J. N. Oliger, of Coleville and two sons, Edward William who at The interment occurred on Sat. great suffering. and lived home, nurday. - It is Salad A man is a man first and a lover after. ward, The greatest puzzle to a man is how any woman ean love him A woman never really knows how to pray until she has a man to pray for, A man never gets too old for his mother to stop calling him “my boy.” A woman's face always reflects the hidden tragedy of her life, if there is one, It makes very little difference how bad. sa man treats his wife, she will talk of him with pride to strangers, No yaung man cares to keep his coun. tenance after his girl has sent back his photograph, You ean teach an old dog new tricks «{f you ean make him get rid of some of his old ones you are mighty lucky. | A little boy said Washington was a great Indian fighter, for when he wassa {mere lad be took a hatchet and cut down his father's Cherokee, Every business man in 1 Bellefonte should join the Merenntile Association, It is a safe guard against “‘dead.beats,” . Ditzel, | good opportunity to those in quest of a | for examination and the work of teach. | WHATTHE ALLIANCE GEMANDS There are a number of farmers’ ganizations the country, ost of them having substantially the same objects. The National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union, formed by the Cooperative Union and the Agricultural Wheel, is the largest of all, Or- throughout Its principal membership is in the Southern and Southwestern States, The National of the Patrons of Husbandary is the old “Grange,” which Cr range still has 20 000 aMliated societies, Patrons of Michigan, Industry The are strongest National in Farmers’ League is avowedly political, and is the | " strongest at Sates, The present in the Eastern Northwestern 114 Adil ance has its headquarters in South Dakota, Land is the | States, Benefit and neighboring Mutual of the strongest there in mediately The Farmers’ the t 1 hese bodies A 880 : +1 18 differ more certain all O1 measures of n detail, but on AC 48 One, From the Cy United States t} ) WL Tess wey demand 1. The abohtion of National Banks and the eall The iss Treasury in of their notes. ] tender U “in suffici business of the 1 of lega notes voiume to do the coun | try on a cash system.” res ind unlimited colnage ohibiting of the alien owt and the reclamation of il lands heretofore ceded to railways not now actually used by them. 5 The prohibition of speculation in agricultural products, and of dealing {in “futures.” The restriction fH of Government | revenues to the actual expenses of the | Government ed. 7. The Government control and | operation of railways and telegraphs | to the interests of the people, 8. The prohibition of trusts or “com. bines” among corporations, and of usurious interest. — Harper's Weekly, economically administer. . oats ni— An Argument for the Evolutionist Chambers Journal The Hottentots say that baboons can talk, only they will not, for fear they should be made to work; and there cer. tainly is but little work to be got out of those cunning Nevertheless we read of some baboons who have been taught to do useful work. There was an obituary notice a Year or more hands, ’ ago in all the Cape papers of one of these trained he act as signalman on the railway, in place of his master. who was lame baboons, well known in t | | coloney, who used to The story was doubted by the English papers, who copied it but we have met with people who have seen the animal at his work. Mrs. Carey Hobson, too, in one of her pleasant little “South African Stories of who had under her own notice who had been taught to ride after a Dutch Boer as groom and to dismount and hold the horse by sit. ting the bridle master went into a house tells a baboon come on when his .— Novel Tours 10 the Pacific Const The early spring always attracts the | tourist, and of late years many travelers who have neglected their own. country for European wanderings have been of brought to some sense of realization the wonders of their own country, and | have profited by visiting and informing themselves of it. An ocean voyage has its many disadvantages, which do not attach to the Pennsylvania Railroad's personally conducted tours to the Golden Gate. The magnificent Vestibule Pull. {man Palace Trains are luxuriously | equipped and manned by the most effi. iclent crews. The tourists are under the charge of a Tourist Agent and Chaperon, and have at their call for ready service a ladies’ maid, a stenog. rapher, and typewriter. The two re | maining tours will leave New York Thursday, March 20th, and Tuesday, { April 14th, and the round-trip rates will be # tour will be run via Portland and Ta. coma returning. The mate includes Pull | man accommodations, meals en going and returning, six side trips, and | several carriage rides. For itineraries Ee rowule | and space application should be made | without delay to G. W. Boyd, Assistant [General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia, | or to Tourist Agent, Pennsylvania Rail. { road Company, 238 South Fourth Street, | Philadelphia, or 880 Broadway, N.Y. a A Vine More, Mr. F. E. Naginey Is now located in his new store room on Bishop street and bas everything fixed up in first class style. He bas a fine stock of furniture and his prices are reasonable. If you need anything in that line be sure and The | i= 1 Sand 8300 respectively. The ater | OLD MAN NICELY AK IIENTED With Being an Aro Umberger Murder Charged sory in the A sensation has been created by tw that Roach | one of the parties arrested for « OnSpiracy { by the friends of the Nicely boys, hus | made information against old wan Nice | announcement Constable { Iv, favher of Joe and Dave, charging hin | with being an accessory after the fact f old in Umnberger | Information has been made against Ges Nicely and Watson Mensher, charging { with the » fo in the murcer « IIT them same offense, The in. formations were made before Justios J. N. county. The of the proper Were served Old Mr. Nicely was present to attend the hearing {in the and f LOTT Coner, of Somerset warrants are in ths authorities, and hands conspiracy case when in. 1 of the action of Constable Roach 10 led. He had nothing to believed that the Spring Mila John LL. Weaver (let wife child of this Mon sae non, Clinton co ried I | vicinity from Tharsday of Ley had moved to Saturday they implements which t arm | Glen Union last fall Aurand lu charge by the | ference, | Mr. E.( Nearhood inthestore of D. E He Rey | returned to this Evangelical con. the Bible, 1} will new clerk | 148 moved | to this place. py part of | W. A. Krise's house, | John L. Grenoble, a former resident but now living at Woodward, will a» turn to our city this Spring. C. A. Krape has purchased the house and lot now occupied by Mrs. Krom rine, widow of the late Henry K rumriss It is the intention of the Reforms people to secure a lot off of it for th new church, Wm. Hetinger was elected Pikeb « at the last meeting of the directors the Old Fort and Youngmanstows Turnpike Co. Billy will have bis hand. full of work this Summer. Thomas Ocker, who for the past yes was counter-hopping for Wille | Pealer, has left for his home in Boas. valley. His place will be supported tn Wm. J. Hanna, who formerly cles! | for Mr. Pealer, | Felix Lee, : occu who Ww. I5 Dow working clerked fou Bible, this winter u | Westmoreland co. | Mr. Geo Henney, of Potter's Mil, | will move to Latrobe in few we ks | Miss Kate Bair, a sister of Mrs Heunes and for the past two years a resides: of this place them amd | make her fi hat place. “ will accompany ture home at t CC OF INTEREST TO WRITERS | A Labor Saving Invention Iudispenssiie Se all who Write | Of the many valuable improvements which have been made self foodne Ppens a great part are due to the «ki and persistence of Mr. L. E. Dunlap Boston, who, asa pioneer in this & | iness, has spent the last decade in pe | fecting the fountain pen that bears bis name. The latest perfected invention Pen, and dn | this very double-feed lies the secret «f | 118 success ly carries a sixteen -karat diamond | pointed gold pen, and LL perfe pocket-companion that will not eo | prove but a joy ses as long as fife lasts. 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Lyon «Mr, James Lingle, Living about one mile east of Centre Hall, died on Tees. day, at the advanced age of 52 years, He was a single man ; a sister, Mm, Geo, Odenkirk, of Centre Hall survives him, The Lingle brothers oanad two fine farms in that valley and were always known as a thrifty family. What consolation has » homely girl? She will be a “pretty old vue,” if she visit his store, lives long enough.
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