Uae gy CIRCULATION 0» OVER 1500 > CHAS INTERESTING TRIP TO MEXICO. What is to be seen in the Land of “(yreasers. SAW A GENUINE BULL FIGHT. The Brutal was disgusting to Amer cans Sport A Mexican funeral and burving land of beggars Degraded Fine Churches—Other inter. ground-—A Civilization esting sights. Nr. grip Barly in the month of February, A.S. Garman hastily packed his sack and started westward, to join the National Editorial Association St. Louis and journey with them to Gals o ention ton, Texas, where the: was held. After that the their trip to the country ¢ an interesting aw much teresting account ol ior pt quite ent Mr. G camera views of | cences was taken to Galve 3 and n Fran oa about few feet a the north end is a water passage to sea upon the ment has spent many millions of dollars. The jetties there constructed are five and At the which National govern- seven miles long respectively and confine ' the waters toa channel ed a depth of 26 feet thus making Gal. which has attain. veston a deep water port for the state of Texas. connect Galveston with New York and Several lines of steamships now ports in Europe and immense shipments of cotton are made from this place, Tex- as being now the greatest cotton produc- ing state in the At the time of our visit the U, S. battleship, Texas was Union in port having been sent to Texas to re ceive from the citizens of the state a pres. ent of a silver service. This presenta tion took place at the Beach hotel in the presence of thousands of people and was an imposing affair The business of the convention having been concluded the editors started for Mexico traveling over the lines of the Southern Pacific railroad, the Mexican Central and the Mexican International railroad. The first stop was at San An. tonio, Texas a town full of historical as- sociations. It was here that the Ameri. cans made their brave defence of the Alamo. We saw the place where they sacrificed their lives in the cause of Tex- | an liberty. Not a man survived, but be- fore the last was killed, ten times as many Mexicans had bitten the dust, Texan independence shortly followed and after that the Mexican war and the ad- | mission of Texas, as a state of the Union. There are several ruins of old Catholic missions In and about San Antonio but they are of little interest compared with the churches of Mexico. Here also is one of the chief military posts in the United States and the varracks and parade ground proves a great attraction to visitors. San Antonio has naught in it to engage the attention of a tourist for a week. We had only oge day but made the most of it. A night of railroad travel took usto R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. Pass on the we were A 1h SOON Sp border and southward over the high of Mexico Pass 1s wo feet above the level of the sea, The railroad has ascending and descending Eagle the city of Mexico more than 8.0 grades in its route of 1200 miles from the border to the city of Mexico but in gen. eral it ascends and the tourist is soon at least 4,000 feet above the level of the sea in a rainless country which yields noth. ing to the busbandman who does not irri. The table lands are sur- gate his land. rounded by large, dreary looking moun- tains but here and there are queer little Mexican villages filled with half clad beggars who beset all travelers for "cen- tavos.'" Before entering Mexico, Amer- ican money was changed for Mexican at » of $2 for $1 but the change 0 be of little advantage as near- ly everything was doubled iu price npared with prices in the states veled more Orpse | » the head a pigeon $ there; the ground. rent is pai when pay stops the corpse is put in After it has stayed there a certain length of time it becomes mummified and then is fit for exhibition. Accordingly it is stood up in an under ground gallery for the amusement of visitors, This gallery is 500 feet long and is chiefly filled with scattered bones but there is a length of 200 feet where v rows of grinning mummies ! The degraded civilization of Mexico amused us for atime, but we were all Mexico , it is filled glad to get back to the states is a very good place to visit with curiosities. It is a good place for money out of what is virtually slave labor; it is a very men of means to make bad place for one without capital who is obliged to depend upon his daily labor- our trip however was very enjoyable for it gave us new views of life and made us | better Americans by showing us the su- periority of our country over one that is much older and has resources at least as | great as our own Train Newspaper Bundles A new order will be fssued in a few | days by the various railroad companies that will have great effect upon the del. ivery of all newspapers by train service. The handling of these papers will soon pass into the charge of express compan- ies at the rate of one-half cent a pound. Heretofore the bundles have been car. ried by the railroad companies without charge, and the cause for the change is due to the inflated editions of the large Sunday papers, Wo How to Make Life Happy. Take Time : it isno use to fame or fret, or do as the angry housekeeper who has got hold of the wrong key, and pushes, shakes and rattles it about the lock nntil both are broken and the door unopened. The chief secret of comfort lies in not suffering trifles to vex us, and in culti. vating usdergrowth of small pleasures. isitors can walk between | BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 1, INSPECTION OF COMPANY B. Witnessed by a large Gathering Monday Evening. CAPTAIN TAYLOR HONORED. The Members of the Company present him Belt—H. ( The with a handsome Sword and Quigley, Esq., made the address Company makes a fine showing and Iv Complimented On Monday ever though the bulk of our ed out to witness the annual Of « ompany armory wa STOLE THE CONDUCTORS GRIP } ang March nd, just the 7 over the P. before was about to pull at Lock Haven, a tramp walked then empty cars, spying a conductors grip selling in one of the seats he appropriated it for his own use. It belonged to conductor Grub of the P punch, some coupons and duplex tickets The latter The tramp then proceeded up the and E. road and contained a good for ten cents at any sta- tion Bald Eagle road long enough to punch out a lot of the duplex tickets. The first place he valley, stopping along the | stopped was at the Beech Creek station, where he presented six coupons and re- ceived the cash for them, Going up the road he stopped at Mill Hall, Howard and Curtin Works, each time presenting six tickets and getting the money for them. The tramps next and last appear: ance was at Snow Shoe intersection. The railroad men warned and were discussing the gentle. | his description, toa T. Had he present. | held for further investigation. The last { seen of him, he was headed for the Rid- | ges. Had he succeeding in cashing all | the tickets it would have amounted to | $8.60. - -— - The G. A. R. ig This State. An exchange says the membership of {the Grand Army of the report, was 35,505, divided among 655 posts. There were gains in member. ship during the last six months of 18¢3 aggregating 1,225, while the loss number- ed 1,790, of which 433 were caused by death and the rest principally by suspen. sion. Financially, the organization is in a most prosperous condition. The posts distributed for relief purposes the sum of $667,279,and have balances in their treas. ury amounting to £82,643. ~Faubles have an important notice in another column, They are prepared for the season with some choice selections in clothing. at that station had been | man, when in walked a man answering | Republic in | i . | was passed finally changing the this state, according to the latest official | gamers iy xo nl 1807. PROSPERITY AT MILL HALL CITIZ ED f 1h 3 of kA $116 id Employees He A Tool Co at Mill Hall, P Pate fon ol busine by the W administration brought on our ison tani Yacrts R feet ¢ DOU Ck « the and went under with it, water he to the came surface alone and only a few yards from the opposite shore Pi The log next to the one on which he had been perched had | evidently snagged on something in the drive, and its sudden stop had tumbled the whole string of logs in one promiscu- ous heap on the mountain side, breaking the drive, and leaving the first log and And is the only reason why Sweetwood is alive its rider to go down alone to relate his experience. — Journal .— That Karthgus Well received at Lock Haven from a stockholder of the Salt Lick gas A letter was and oll company,in which the gentleman states that the report sent out that oil had been found in the third well at Kar thaus at a depth of 600 feet is a mistake. He states tht by actual measurement the drill has only gone to a depth of 251 feet. The writer further asserts that the : | oil that was alleged to have been fi ed any tickets there, he would have been | " ound in the well was put there by surreptitious means for the purpose of deceiving the stockholders so that they would invest more money, The writer also says that | there is very little prospects of going any | deeper » - - Legal Holidrys, In the state senate Thursday an act laws relating to holidays in the following particulars : The third Tuesday of Feb. ruary is made a legal holiday. This is the February election day. Labor day is made the first Monday of September instead of first Saturday as observed. This is to conform to laws of other states, When the joth of May falls on Sunday the day succeeding, Monday, is made Memorial day instead of Saturday as un. der existing law, February 12, Lincoln's | birthday, is made a legal holiday. I MS. ~To cure a cough or cold, in one day, take Krumrine's Compound Syrup of Tar, If it fails to cure, monuy refund. ed. tf, | in favor | TWO Yacancies « that | {iff bill, | est difference | has LEADING TGPICS AT WASHINGTON. Republicans Will Have Trouble in the Senate. THE TARIFF BILL NEXT. Reed will attempt to force it Through the com ing Speci be checked the il Session Other Legislation to Hanna wants (0 be a big dog Carlisle offered pen a good posi too much are disappointment, and there of their succes s reaching for a I Finance Committee AUSC( of Sherman and Voorhees, in order that be may be properly fixed to boss the tar which will go to that Committee as soon as it gets through the House. No new Senator has been given a place on that committee in the memory of the old. that doesn't make but Senator, to any Hanna. He wants it and made his want known. [tis practi Tom Platt also wants a place on this Commit. cally certain that he won't get it tee, but as he has been in the Senate be fore, his aspiration is not considered as audacious as that of King Hauna, but whether he will get the place is very, very doubtful, Ex-Secretary Carlisle has been offered the position of General Counsel for the ace Porter who expects to go abroad, at | a salary of §25,000 a year, and the ex. . / . " pectation is that Mr. Carlisle will accept | , pound hog last week by drowning in the offer . A TRUE LENT From a quaint old book comes advice as how we should keep a true Lent, Is this a fast, to keep the larder leane and cleanse. From fat and veales and sheep? Is itto quit the dish of flesh, yet still to fill the platter high with fish ? srd. Is it to fast an boure, or ragg'd to go, or show a downe.caste look and soure ? 4th. No; tis a fast to dole thy sheaf of wheat and meat unto thy bungry soule, sth. It is too fast from strife, fromold de. Rate and hate to circumcise thy 6th. To show a heart grief-rent; to starve thy sin, not bin ; and that's to keep thy Lent, 181, nd, WANTED Correspondents to in the publish it send pnews——-we will thei x0 tons dail day from means 2, ment of 600 men i185 CON tinuous for a year, Il add greatly in makiag better tim Houtzdale Since the suspension of mining at Kar thaus the railroad into that place has had to do Trains run every other very little over the road only day: There are { rumors that the track will be taken up Other reports say that extended to Clearfield the road will be The latter course would undoubtedly be a profitable one . 4 | in the end. Clearfield Monitor Pullman Car Co.,now held by Gen. Hor | .-——— Too Much of a Good Thing Charles Fisher, of Huntingdon, lost a a barrel of slop. He had surrouned the i barrel with manure to keep it from frees. ing. The pig climbed to the top of the manure pile, and while irying to drink the swill fell headforemost into the barrel and was drowned. The hog was missed and diligent search was made ai! around the premises before it was found. ————— Declares It Unconstitutional At Pittsburg last Thursday Judge Thomas Ewing handed down a decision declaring unconstitutional the act of as- sembly passed in 1895 which gave spec- ial school privileges to children of sold. fers of the late war, «To cure a cough or cold, in one day, take Krumrine's Compound Syrup of Tar. If it fails to cure, money refund. ed tf.
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