bi | a ST: 12, 1897. The Centre Democrat, CHAS. R. KURTZ, ~~ EDITOR & PROP CIRCULATION, OVER 1800. Telephone Call 1183. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Regular Price If pald in ADVAN) EDITORIAL ER AND WHEAT republican organs are + difference ver has been campaign and silver is the present situation of markets Like COMO. y are subje of sup- 1d demand and Ow. The wheat crop is short this year advanced. party, in » price has naturally ing to the defeat of the silver this country last election, and other na- tious adopting the gold standard, the demand for the white meal has decreased and down it goes, as certain as a stone will drop to the ground by force of gravi- tation. But this the price of wheat and silver in the argument that growing difference in year 18g7 does not refute the these two products have relatively de. creased in price since and account of 143 » demonetization of silver in 1873. It J rub away the open *t quotations, show their It cannot, age may be gained matter who swath, dishon. befell r own sins have Gov. Hastings was rig vigorous use of his vetoe good citizen e good work established NO PRIMARIES Down at Milesburg there are about one hundred and forty republican voters in the borough. Saturday not enough put in an appearance to hold an election to seleet delegates for Republi. can County Convention Tuesday. Milesburg republicans seem to have lost their old-time political enthusiasm since the appointment of the new postmaster at that place. The party workers think they were given the cold shoulder and are not bothering much about politics s——— — On on TARIFF POINTERS. When your republican neighbor grows eloquent on the tariff tell him that the treasury deficit in the last year of the Wilson tariff was over $18,000,000, as against $69,000,000 in the last year of the McKinley tariff. For the first month of the Dingley tariff the deficit is $11,000,000 or more than one-half the deficit for the last twelve months of the Wilson tariff, If he has any intelligence to comprehend the same, he will cool do..a. If he don’t, he should, I¥ they find such large quantities of gold in Alaska, as is expected, the metal will become plenty and the government will be in danger of coining 53-cent gold dollars. The argument is equally con. sistent, COAL MINER'S STRIKE Al throughout the Pennsylvania their present, thousands of coal miners, bituminous of Ohio, and abandoned the regions have thfown and down picks mines. in a high fever over the great strike now on, and many fear that dire results may follow before a satisfactory solution of the This trouble can be reached. takes place because they now + their speration, condition drive They can scarcely make a decent living for themselves and families 1orable toil at a most perilous oc- cupation. They realizethat wages have gone down and down until hunger, des tituti fate dition. mm and are their common They It is toit by If this is the true situation, and it seems the The same complaint comes from agriculture. has been the poverty their They circumstances. to better con- last resort. are driven force of commentary working people. to be, it is a sad upon condition of our Depression in markets story for years, but a shortage iu Crops abroad, fortunately for our farmers, this relief, will year may give them temporary while their fellow farmers abroad suffer in consequence. Now mark you, this state of things has been The silent forces have been at work so gradually reall going on for years. that few detect the causes, but to their sorrow, the effects. The recent commission, appointed by England, to enquire into the causes of depression of C agriculture declare it to be due to the That caused a GIVEN'S SIDE SHOW B. Giv sounian Sound Money party, has called Chairman W of the Jeffer- en, the state committee for a consultation at the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, Septemb. This will er second. be a gatherin rich, balfbreed democrats, at the most fashionable hotel in Philadelphia, where will “resolve and whereas’ as t thd balance—the poor devils After that is done the be a how should vote ree. mainder of the will The necks of chanpaign bot. programme blowout tles will crack, and the contents will flow freely Terrapin, canvassback duck, and all the rare dishes of the season will A genuine bacchanalian rev follow and these creation will rejoice that they can enjoy the venefit of a gold standard. In that assemblage a tradesman will be as scarce as a hentooth, and a workingman would entirely irrelevant, These Jeffersonian democrats are either bank. ers, corporation lawyers, bloated bond. holders, or of some similar breed of cats, who want to tell the honest, frugal peopie bow to conduct public affairs, Thanks, brother Givens, the common deople have no time for youor your gang. - be served elry will lords of be Tue Att'y, General has declared that a Notary of the Public does not have the authority to unite persons in marriage. There are plenty of others who can do it in a satisfactory mauner, so that no one need be alarmed. wil ma om— No reports are going of wages increas. ed of late. Many of the necessaries of life cost the workingman more though, since the Dingley bill passed. Keep these two points constantly in mind. Study the new tariff, Our farmers should not fail to care. fully read an article in another column of this issue headed “Silver and Agricul: ture.” It means much, as it comes from a reliable source. It declares that the depression in agriculture is primarily due to the change of our monetary sys. tem since 1873. There is much food for thought in the report of this commission. The western part of the state is | Many Candidates For the Guber- natorial Nomination. ND THE HASTINGS AND HE BENATE. The Governor Will Not Be a Candl- date Against Senator Quay, Though the Beaver Statesman Will Jiave Op- position-=The Now ( aplitol Buildings. Correspondence.) 10, There |} N wr thi 1 those Republican MeCormick, Stone of Alle Warren ‘illlam in, Thad Mahon General Thomas Amos H enring of Lu- gman Josiah Hicks of the Democratic en discussed, Rob- ered as HONK the promi- neral ghe- of Frankl J. Btewar Mylin, gorne, t General man Leis Congre Blaly others side no have but it is known that ex-Governor ert E. Pattison has been consi an avallable candidate in the a split in the Republican party the Republican convention, there will be a lining up of of the ral candidates ike a reasonable ©4 on yet be and names event of After Aug the and state ula the leader again The New ( three exper archi apitol Buildings it is in n made public vithout the consent of the author. No except the three experts and members of the commission have been permitted to look at the plans, It will probably be the first of September be- fore a contract for the new capitol building will have been awarded. The plans invited contemplate a group of five buildings. but the legislature has provided for only one of these at this time-the legislative or main bullding The old executive and internal affairs buildings, flanking the site of the pro- posed legislative cluster, will in turn replaced by new buildings, These contain many valuable records, and they are not in any sense secure from destruction by fire The buildings of the proposed group are the legislative building, bLuliding for the auditing, treasury and other de- partments and the supreme and su- perior courts, a building for the de. partment of agriculture and other de- partments and a historical building for the historical and scientific collections of the state, the adjutant general's and other offices and a public hall, The proposed group must harmonize with the present executive building and the Hartranft equestrian monument, which will be erected In front of the main bullding. The commissioners desire that & dome be employed in the design of the legislative bullding. As to this bullding it is provded that there shall be ample provision for halls, corridors, stairways, ote, There are to be three galleries in each of the senate and house chamberg-—one for the press, one for the public, and a reserve gallery. Bach chamber is wok stu hrit tod submitteq plan the competitl will be persons be 10 have a public reception room, The | three departmental bulldings and the historical bullding are to alto- gether a sum not to exceed $1,000,000, The appropriation for the main bulld- ing is 350 , but when the architecty’ expenses and other pre items of cost deducted the actual amount available for bullding purposes will be ut $600,004 Nobody seems to Know whit material e¢ used In the struction of 1 bullding will Iw cost }. (GOO Hminary Bre al OOH That } determin r the plan has heen adopted Rush For the ! MELOY (xenera state Treasury, Myiin but the thi and all uity that realizing dil warranty Treas lost the week. denies that urer he has any advances 10 committees any event, OTR ed poral nterprises have state dairy and rizes the state Moore gpecial western that po food commissioner, auth ment that Frank N agent {f the department for Pennsylvania, retired from sition Aug. 1 His place taken by James Terry, of Bradford county. Ma- Jor Wells says the force of deputies has been consitierably reduced, and that a different method of ferreting out vio- latore of the oleomargarine law will be adopted. 8. P. Btillwell, of Scranton, has been reappointed a member of the state fish commiseion. He is president of the commission and is exceedingly active in promoting the fishery interests of the state. He regrets the failure of the legislature to make an appropriation for the work of the commission during the next two years, owing to a blunder, but he thinks that means willl be pro- vided for continuing the hatcheries and preserving the stock of fish, A conven. tion of those interested in fish culture and the propagation of game fish in Pennsylvania will be held at the board of trade rooms in this city on Wed. penday, Sept. 15. This convention has been called by the joint action of the fish associations of the state and is for the purpose of raising the necessary funds to carry on the work of the fish commission, Capitol hill was deserted last week by most of the state officials, Cover nor Hastings was at Bellefonte, Attor. ney General MeCormick was at his home in Williamsport, Private Secre- tary Beitler at the seashore, Deputy Attorney General Elkin at his home in Indiana, State Treasurer Haywood at Mercer, Auditor General Mylin at Lan. caster and Secretary of the Common« wealth Reeder at Easton... Two or three of the officials spent the early part of the week at the capitol. But the six months’ session of the legisla ture was a strain on everybody, and all felt the need of relaxation, BTACKIPOLE in What Do the Children Drink 7 Don’t give them teéa or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GrainO? It is delicious and nourishing and takes the place of coffee. 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