— Vol. Am SA AA C—O SAA Bo A HW SO BN The Centre Demet, CHAS. R. KURTZ, ~ EDITOR TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Regular Price . - . when Paid In Advance When yoars §2 w subseriptions are nd i} n DEMOURATIO COUNTY TH KET INO PP. CONDO IOHN OM BICKLI ROYER JIM. Cal. ¢ Woll, of 1 for knocking Bob nomination fo: joying a quiet laugi work Fein: oburn "Wwilipsh SEERI ASS their Vik 1 OVEr -_ Ir a political convention manipulated by a few men, t publican convention © a sample. A few puliers to give Dr. Harter the nomination and wile they succeeded admirably. lio Ir Harter should be next year he would be county doing hig utmost to elect a public svernor, mem) f co judge, elected sheriff traveling the re. an fg or Oo stor and the entire sen can ticket. Condo would work for the democratic ticket. Think of this demo- erats before you agree to compliment Harter with vour vales, - CENTRE county is out oi a fair amount of working © aon hand. Thx years ago the former com- missioners board turned over a depleted treasury and an irreguiarly managed office. The record of the present mem- bers is sufficient to recommend it to all persons who admire econowny and effi £54 ciency. ing democrat should vote for Goodhart and Adams. It is to their interest. a — (;. W. RUMBERGER, nominee for register, is known to most of the voters of Centre county, and it is hardly necessary to speak of his gener al worth as a mat or of his ability to fill the position. He is a ready accountant and possesses rare clerical ability , which the democratic especially adapts him for the position, | Then he has been a consistent and ar | dent democrat and merits the entire | party vote, WHEN the vote is counted in Novem. | "| ; C ber, John €Q. Miles, the nominee for | coins, which were made by the Govern. | 4 . ¥ M 4 J i : treasurer, will surprise the people by | his strength in the county. He is pop- ular wherever known. His genial dis. position and accommodating ways will especially adapt him for that position, and the people wart him. Republicans will have to get out of the road when | Miles’ majority begins to roll up from | every section of the county. -—- Fripner is running Mr. commissioner as a “scheme Strohm for schemes of his own that Mr. Strohm did not try to smash, but did his ut- most to consummate for the purpose of putting money into the pockets of the Gazette man. Don’t talk about schemes until your own hands are clean. The present board of commis sioners served the people hunestly and faithfully bus the Gaselte man ond his hangers on deserve no credit for it. The democratic members of the board are deserving of this credit and the records fully sustain this assertion. Mr, Strohm was always was on hand and put in full time but the democratic majority had to assume the responsi. bilities and they are entitled to the ful eredit of the conduct of the office, For that reason every lax pay- | smasher.” | This emblem of purity and honesty | should call to his recollection certain | — BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 3I, 1893. NO. 0 WHAT 18 THE FREE SILVER ? COINAGE QUESTION EXPLAINED. A Brief Statement of the Jaestion-—istory of our Gold and Silver The Legistatio Dep ciation of Silver © II silver dollar was 92.4 fine ipstead of 900 as at pres. Tha ratio between the two metals This was the Furopean ratio, as it made silver a little than was then 15 to 1. not re valuable here in Earope, ence few silver dollars were coin- | wl —only about 8.000.006 up to the pass. | Afterwards a { coin- age of the Bland aet slight charge was made for cost o ing. In 1534 the gold in the eagle (no gold dollars were coined “until 1840) was re. duced to 232 grains pure gold, or 258 grains standard, making the alloy th. The ratio ry nearly 16 to 1. A ‘ only the tals was 4 or about one.len gilver remaining of the two me The old gold le a legal tender for of the extra unt of goid contained in Lhein. were mat each by reason amo Ad this time the ratio in Europe was about that Europe f 15% to one, 80 silver was still more than except in OF valuable here, coinage and we coined very little subsidiary In 1837 1 pieces . v was ordered that the stand. ard for all coins be made 900 parts pure | | metal and 100 alloy, and the gold eagle | was made 232.2 grains pure or 258 grains standard, and the silver dollar 412% grains standard. Fractional silver coins were exactly proportional in weight and legal tender for all purpos. | es In 1540 the great increase of gold by of ( d called onld JA I ri TERs0n difornia iscoveries £5f fiew legislation and tha allar was coined and made the standacd : & Almost silver dollars and subsidiary stead of the eagle. weight by 1858, as there was a profit of 3 per cent. in the transaction, and this year | i Congress passed a new act reducing the | { proportion of silver in the fractional ment for its own profit, as it received | the benefit of the “seignorage,” as the | difference between the coin and bullion valué is called. This act also demone- | tized all foreign coins, which up to this | time were legal tender al specified val- | tes, Upto 1873 gold and silyer bullion | worth over $100 could be taken to the | mint by any person and coined at cost | for the benefit of the owner who receiv. | ed back the coins, In 1578 silver was demonetized, There were few silver po great that all went to Europe, so that most producers sent the silver there direct. The act of 1878 provided for the trade dollar of 420 grains standard, for use with our tiade with China, which was a legal tender up to 85. The dollar of 25.4 grains standard gold was made the unit of value. It is claimed that {his act was passed by foreign lob- byists, but this is doubtful, As a mat. ter of fact there was little or no silver in cirenlation and no one cared for its demonetization until after the remark. able findsin Colorado and elsewhere, when shiver became very plentiful and there was not demand for it all, either for coinage or in the arts, In 1878 the House of representatives all at +11 all our full | coins were shipped out of the country coins minted and the bullion value was | ! 1" 3) passed a bill reported by Mr. Bland, re. storing the of the 4124 | 1 1 meet | grains standard silver dolla I'iis was free coinage 1. ‘r wa i ay. . BUTTE 1 VE AMEVE § WWAEAS = passed directed the Secretary of the | | Treasury to purchase monthly, at less than $2,000,000 + than 4,000,000 worth of silver bullion and standard ii ernment. market wrice, not nor mor coin dollars grains for the benefit of the This doll tender, excep 1 iy ar was made a legal 1A t Oia Was | whe n ntracted for, ) the Senate passed a bill again COIL rains standard ded at a cone of which i WAS anen mittee senator 3 chairman, ided that the Secretary ry si ould purchase al $F) oun } y for a sho market ut fifty-five ct nts’ ASKING TOO MUCH Dr. John jm, lican nominee for well spoken of by democrat Loans and in fact all section. From what citizens of that we know him we must | found hit 431! confess that we always on to be a gentleman in every Politically, he is a pronounced who preaches republican votes republican tickets. As he claims to have supported demo- crats, that was only in rare cases and { when no important office was to be filed. His democratic friends inCentre county once gave him enough compli. mentary votes to defeat Galer Morrison These voles were 4° spect. | republican, doctrines and ort [4] but when he came back and now Recorder. ven a cheerfully, nd time they hesitated 5 i somes 4 third time and will be ask. ing old party in believe ar Aime democrats to forsake their whose principles they lianiy for be asking them him another il wi loctrines they of: 3 5 | I is imposing wh Once wil favor: twice is coming too often third time is imposition. republicans Tue { capture the sherifi’s office an | missioners’ office, and anything vise w il Theil will and there few re Don't they are prepariag to i the com. be sacrificed to gain this point. stock in trading amo be that this is an will be no nuhilicans on ng democrats off year, harm to vole for a the county Lickel. i be deceived by such chaff. What want is to year when we will have some very im. portant offices to be filled. By hood- | vinking democrats into voting for part | election of the sheriff and the majority of the board of commissioners they ex. pect to be able to carry their ticket | next year. We had a practical demon- | stration of this kind of work in 1867, when the republicans carried most of | the county ticket by persuading demo- crats that there was no harm to vote | for republicans on the county ticket on |an off year, Cleveland's majority was { cut down to 188 when he should have had from 700 to S00 majority. They are trying to play the same game. : N 4 than this year’s ticket is at stake, A hard-working, active, industrious man is what can truthfully be said of Juo. P. Condo, the democratic nominee for sheriff, For many years he worked hard for the the democratic nomination and, when defeated, always went down smiling, ready to try it again, He has always been an ardent democrat and would have heartily supported any other competitor who might bave gained the prize. He is a man of good habits, of unsullied reputation, capable and effi. clent for the position and will beelected by a handsome majority. ES — To be able to blow 3 horn or Success. fully lead a brass band is not a necessary accomplishment for a sheriff of Centre ———— county. the | Gov- | about | : ' an get these important offices so | as to help them in their campaign next | of their ticket and thus securing the | Democrats be on your guard; more | | ! CONFIDENCE RETURNING men all over the country are becoming more hopeful. The | provement observed inst week nas Doe Business | come more distinct and confidence is being speedily restored. { failures than in the preceding weeks | others are preparing to resume and twill soon be in a good tion. Money is more abundant call at on the business centers a much low- paying out currency much | freer than they bave been doing for some weeks past. banks are There are many less and g establishments and the failures industrial in important manufacturin number resuming is in excess of stopping work.” The above is a 8) { vi! chery t ignincan view he report Jeing entirely unaffected by polit look with entire could ora Kis u rade. crease of businessand a tion of all branches of t : dt Fun for the snakes The Middizburg battle with Centreville corres; Post tells this a monster black he two ladies ser uk fright the black- snake which Iay up in & ring. The elder of the two in making her re- treat cine in head # few feet away from the awful {scene and fell ac tangled in the brush and while lying | there almost exhausted, the black racer fright to get It was an awiul-experience cal. in her ft yiled contact with A Coppers ifn : | lady. n AWAY and seb the nerves a twitching, I was an awfal battle, but the ladies got away safe~so did the snakes Don't Ferget to Register days 1%at voters may be registered and thus obtain the right 1o Demos erats go to work at once and yoie, eo vi 12 4 s the hair o o . ! ’ ’ culated to raise the hair on their heads | ¢' vermont. 2: Virginia, 1 | im- | There are less | THE VOTE FOR REPEAL tad Maiarities Free Coinage, an Against | THE RATIO SCHEMES REJEOTED. p { and many suspended banks and business | Ok : 38 have § rg i % ¢ 3 § sy | houses have already resumed and WANY | whe Sliverites Surprised at the Smaliness working condi. | inj of Thelr Yote The Bland-Alllson Aet Made the Dest Showling--Dotalls of Lhe Yoting. WASHINGTON 20 ~The votes inthe , Aug ] | house were remarkable for the very high er rate than the previous week and une | | Mr. Cooper, of Wine« percentage ol members recorded. Jast two roll calls to thelr names. Un the nded were 3489 members and rest Bhell Graham paired, leaving but § cut of a total voting parently vnaccounted for hrec representatives strength of 86 One of the would been present and but was called gutof the city in 4 morning by a tele gram ann ] ution of not BETO have nein, vote was u Nevada Che ¢ large v was the chan the se that thes of {roe ooinag 1 § HANDG J for the silver ) Ll Yeas Carolin | Texas | Florida, 2; Georgia, 2; 1 is, 17 | 1. ross an old log, got en. | | New Hampshire, 2 ran over the | | Democrats, West Virginie Nays fornia, FER: . LanN, 8 Jowa, 11; Kansas, 8; Kentucky, 5; Lou islana 2: Maine 4; Maryland, 6 Massa husetts, 13: Michigan, 6; Minnesota, © Mississd ppl, Missouri, Nebraska, 3; New Jersey, 5; New York, 33: North Caro {: Ohio, 18: Pennsylvania, 25; Rhode Island, : Tennessee, 4; Texas, 3 : South Carolina, 1 2; Wisconsin, 9 The affirmative 110 vote was made up of Republicans, 1%; Popu lists. @ The negative, vote of Democrats, | 108; Republicans, 110 { A comparison of seven separate voles | September 7th and Sth ure the last | taken shows that a2 no time did the anti silver sen have less than 77 clear majority | Thely greatest strength was shows we the that | | vou are registered and also see that your | | neighbor is gisten I'he republi. Femme are mal ing the og hat they " pee § ect a § : f Lheit democratic eerily teat ¥ ea dias tisfuction and 1 the part of democrais not I their full vole. democratic vole that a full vole register i See t 1hat every is reg istered el and ICCvYssi ag | tire ticket will be Married ind The Harrisburg first marriage U Capitol Patriot “The at has ever taken place KAYE 17 to 1 amendment, when the vote stood 100 to 240--an antisiiver majority of 140 On the final of the bill the mustered the same strength as this, but «bd passage | owing to a desperate rally of the silver | pomfort was that on Lh | the Bland Allison ac | the day—T77 building was solemized | yesterday afternoon in the department | of instruction by Rev. Dr. Schaf. fer, of that department. The contracting parties were ley, George B. Smith, German blie pul ehief pastor of the Re- | men thelr majority was cut dows to 180 One of the surg day i } the lack of strengt! 1 amendment WInes Of Was LI oi the 20 Hu . which was supposed to be the strongest proposition that the silver men had in serve. As a matter of fact it was weaker by three votes than the 10 to 1 proposition, and the majority against it was 101. The vote that gave the silver men the greatest he reenactment of and on this amend ment they succeeded in reducing the ma jority against them to the lowest figure of the vote standing: Yeas, 156; re nays, 218 The story of the voting is told in the | shortest and most instructive manner by | i the following 16 to 1 yeas, 124; nays, 220 i5 to 1: yeas, veas, 104; nays, 289, Bland-Alli- Final pass 17 to 1: yeas, 100; nays, 240 108; nave, 230. 19 to 1: 20 to 1: yeas, 21; nays, son mot: yeas, 136; nays, 213 oa . A . | age: yeas, 240; nays, 110 formed church at Kutztown, and Miss | Reynolds, of Scranton, a grad. | A slass of 1880 town Normal Sehosl, of which Dr. | and was successfully carried out.” i Death of Joseph Franer, Saturday evening a telegram was re- | overthrow philosophically, and found In 1} | their late opponents The silver men felt chagrined at overwhelming defeat, but they took their WET Vong L nen wav | generous to say aught of ungraciousness. Schaefler was formerly President. The | | marriage at the capitol was prearranged | After Mr. Catchings had given notice that be would eall up the hear=e rules tomor row, the house at 3:80 ad ju irned WasHINGTON, Aug. 30. The chairman lina, 1: North Dakota, | : West Virginia, | heir | Venus The World s 1 decided a8 the y formally celebrated and { Pennsylvanis Day, the 11 feral PBR TT 3 fey % | Rallroad Company, in § vanin Day Li EERE on Thumday, : { 0 ’ ¥ . day will Lavy 3 He that, for the} particip the eastom ta exiry A suit for brought TOY ot, by Mrs. ( of ber husband, £10. 0060 Andrew 3 Tid Against swietor of the Doney ; i Pe lara Smith, io } which was the Gquor, HO up at the Septemisy | The case will come term of court. His Head Sawed iv J i A terrible acc | Mcllvane Ducannon, on dent oc at Lo Wednesda is located 1 ning. miil | WHS by the | forward to the carriage. A saw | operated FTI. One of a partly men by that name aned ustment of y a stooping posi- {rot him, | throwing his head immediately in front | of theswiftly revolving saw. His head Death was make some al) While ix | tion his feet slipped y in n under | was literally sawed in two, | instantaneous Vor 20 Cents Send 20 cents to the CEXTRE DENO- cut. Bellefonte, and you will receive ! the paper until the close of the cam. paign. | -— H i OR SALE~The undersigned off of reasonable terms, a « 3 o-half mile en Zior ad leading to Pleasant § SIEVE Ra 5 ball seven | and barn erecied thereom good cultiva od wila | For particulars enst wit andi Hexny Snowons Zion, ™ 1 tan | of the finance committee was (as he prom- { ised to be) “very prompt” in reporting 0 | | the senate the action of committes on the | | ceived conveying the intelligence of the | death of Joseph Pruner, in the hospital | | at Philadelphia, that day, whither be had gone about two weeks ago to be | Death was caused by hemorrhages, De. | ceased was aged alout fifty-five years, | and was unmarried. | and house bill to repeal part law, # As soon hil reported back that | amendment in the nature of a substitute | treated for an afiection of the lungs. | | according to | the exclusion of other business, He was the broth. | ter of Mrs, John Hoffer, of Bellefonte, | {and Col. Ed. Pruner, of Tyrone. The | remains were brought to Bellefonte for | Interment. Dissatisfaction in the Min ing Regions. Considerable dissatisfaction has been | occasioned throughout the mining | districts over the action of the miners in Broad Top region and at Troy mine in the Clearfield region, agreeing to ae. cept monthly payments while the pres. ent depression existe. ‘This action is in violation of the rules of the United Mine Works association, and a mass meeting will be held at Houtzdale next Saturday to consider the question. Marvied, On Thursday Mr. George Mack, of Philipsburg and Miss Grace Moore of State College were united in mar. risge at the Presbyterian church at Lemont. Rev. Ir. Hammill officiated at the ceremony, A Hl. ABA «The Crxrie DEMOCRAT will cost you but 20 cents for the campaign. | i ! It was placed on the calendar and will be, the notice given by Mr Voorhees, pressed for consideration, to The sub- stitute is, word for word, the same bill that was reported by the finance sominit tee two weeks ago There was an interesting executive ses sion of the senate, at which there was an outcropping of politics and silver. After a batch of names had been acted upon Senator Gorman, noting for the steering committee, submitted a proposition That at this extraordinary session of congress financial matters, and they alone, should receive the attention of the senate. This stirred up the silver men from the west, who at onoe began an assanlt upon the proposition soguested by Mr Gorman, At & meeting of the ways and means committee yesterday it was decided to pro- osed at once with the preparation of a gen- oral tariff Bil, and give hearings in the course thereo! to persons and varties in terested. Formal action on this latter point was not resched sit the meeting of the committes, buy in the interéhange of opinion w the sabiest, soMeited by Chairman Wilson, there was no objection expressed to granting hoarings. The first apolication for a hearing has been received from James M. Swank, manger of the American Iron snd Steel association. ————— AAT Gi oA Payments) Sallivan Acguithed. SA¥ FRAxCroo, Ang. 950-Paymaster John Clyde Sullivan, U 8 N., whi was tried here by conrt martial oa the charge of embexalemant, has been aeguitted, of the Sherman as the reading of Monday's | | journal was finished Mr. Voorhees rose | with an | A. C. MINGLE, BROCEERBOFF HOUSE BLOX RK. Handsome, Well Made Sh 0 6 \ Evo dy. We give you more styl and comfort get and save St than you'll expect to you money in buying. Asomest and best palr of Ox- { buys the han anywhere for less than 1.58. $i s forde offered $1 * | secures a selection from a wi { sortment of beautiful OX Blushers—really worth 1.78 1 buys a pad ote patent tip button PUM $2{0e greatest bargain we have ever fn Ladies’ fine shoes, grand as fords wad j gives you & genuine hand-weit pution Woot s-oheap at $i. Don’t miss seeing i buys a pair of elegant patent [eather bale {style as good as our best, bays the best the market affords In Wl | pa ont leather bl a, We nimost Bol like guaranteeng them, but He Again the rule. ——— BF There are people who have a house fal ohildren snd 11 takes a groat deal of mo yoar to keep so many | le ones sod, eonfident we ean reduce the expense. : Mingle's Shoe Store.
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