4 TH 5 CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., SEPTEMBER &, 1808, The Centre Democrat, | | —— J - | CHAS. R. KURTZ, -- EDITOR & PROP | THE TREASURY GORGED The treasury is threatened once more with a large and increasing surplus, | drawn from the channels of business, and Aotual, average, sworn circulation, of thi paper, for the past year, 1807, OVER 2000 COPIES PER WEEK. Telephone Call uss. Wis TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Regular Price $1.50 per year It paid In . §1.1% Cinein New Y GEORGE A. JENKS,... FOR LIEUTENANT WILLIAM H. SOWDEN FOR SECRETARY OF INTERNAL . \ PATRICK DELACEX Lackav ty FOR SUPERIOR CALVIN M. BOWER : WILLIAM TRICKETT,...Cumbe FOR CONGRESSMAN: A WEILER, JAMS J. M FRANK PF wR IN ok) SPANGLER iL SENA HEINL] TICKET M. ®t DEM. COUNTY 1 private He is artment, as § now 1 head of 1 charity + War Secretary Alger be He was told when he selected this man, and the rea Det of every department ing merely his agent and appointee knew well himself, no doubt perfectly that he was not fit for the piace even in times of peace, and that if war should come he would be an utter failure Yet, for political reasons, he appointed him Why should he not now be held respon. sible for the consequences Moreover, he has had ample opportunity to watch, at the closest range, all that Alger has been doing in preparing for the war, during its progress and since its close, | His failure to interfere amounts to in- | dorsement of the Secretary's conduct. | He has no right to hope to escape his share of the terrible responsibility for the sick, dying and dead soldiers who, but for the gross incompetence of his : agents and subordinates, would to-day | be healthy and happy heroes, ready for further service on the field whenever called upon, | gate | Post. | there appears no way to get rid of it ex- cept the usual republican one of profli- extravagance, says the Pittsburg lation of the last carrying out the financial policy of Secre tary Gage. It is not because of any vir tue in the Dingley 1 that law the treasury would have on into the treasury ou the new bonds, the cash bi three hundred millions pert estimate of the cost of the war f the current fiscal year is about two hun dred dnd thirty millions, so that it will be | nearly met by the proceeds of the bonds | alone, and more than met if the balance left in the treasury by the Cleveland ad ministration is included, This will leave the greater part of the receipts from war taxes to swell the surplus. urged that the government to the deplorable practice of buying back its own bonds at abnormally high prices, Or tO RO into another revis: 1d tax laws, y Gage doe ARACIOus or fack From Ports Rico hospital ship Relief from Pouce, Porto Rico, arrived at Philadelphia yes terday, having on board 244 sick and convalescent soldiers, the these who were trans. Aty members of ferred to hospitals of that Among were Sheridan two Troop, Captain Luther | Crawford, of Tyrone, and Trooper Har- ry T. Confer, of Warriorsmark, both of whom had been | Porto Rico i : i i stricken with fever in - $2,000 Worth of Shoes The Powers Shoe Co., composed of three of our enterprising young towns. men, are making things move. Orders for two thousand dollars worth of new goods have been placed to be here soon, They are running off the old stock at bargain prices and have already made many improvements in the store, mak ing it a bright and cheery room It comes from the ill judged legis- | session of congress in | | | | i i It is already I'HE RED NAPOLEON. NEWS OF SITTING BULL'S DEATH MYSTERIOUSLY THMEGRAPHED, ra ¥ Indians of Miles he On the Night Within » He Was Slain the Radias of Hundreds Were Told of it by Bon-dire Signals Ogalalln Code, not who pews of Sitting Bull's There are know how leath 1 LIAS many MH ons react thou who It mber, say y YWastern v yet gone to a faint light gleam from the cre butte far to the north, A moment another and a brighter flame {from the top of a bluff still nearer Pine Ridge Then, from peak lo peak flash grew in intensity and summits of 100 buttes were pulsating with light. The more distant fire looked like the blink- ng of a red star, but the flame on the w} ’ who had not the agency. 8 of fire ltl rapidity, unti hill nearest the agency Guyed the Foreigner who Was in ARO Was Ohe even ton restaurant rior sry r SLUG 8 enters Pret ts Dogs to Fignt Cycle Soldiers satisfaction at he German tary authorit exercised French are t ts that they ing numerous wolf hounds to militant wheelmen., The papers assert that on the outskirts of Berlin, wolf hounds are trained to seize dum- mies. in French uniforms, which have been perched on bieycles Glad Relief, Critic—~Where did you get the idea of that story? Author—Out of my head Critie-Graclous, how glad you must be that it's out, London's Largest Parish, The largest parish In London In point of area is Lewisham, which has $773 acres; and the largest in popula- tion 1a Islington, which has now 330,- #00 Inhabitants Metals Recently Discovers, Fifty-one metals are now known to exist. thirty of which have been dis covered within the present centur) Four hundred years ago only seve: ware known, CHOKED HIS DOG TO DEATH. Michael! Hasel, of Spring Creek, only recently got some ugly wounds on his wrist and Jeft thamb closed right They are places where his vicious young up. bull dog attacked had the him: a few days ago. The dog gotten into the habit of laying in auld try and break up the habit |! Af GH AN Mothers Fime of It High Caste Have an Lonely If there are ny womer whi Lt: the for they disdain general house! the care of ways wise to baving many lishment. "In re od 1 a r ares i inj yelis ¢ them when when t} are them young be eleven nd you ther to "chup sho’ ip), send them 0 fetch their ind expect to be addressed by the # ns “agha pul” or “agha jon" “my precious master” will hea their =a means, lear.’ seldom have much children or their t them. they do not nurse 8 babies, and thelr babyhood is ularly wkward, They belong to their more than to their mothers till re two and 42 half years old, and thet It is father who no- Lem ard not thelr mother, their cellar and Mike decided | Tong one, for they are a wy SRE SEREte LX a i as * Ree At SREREE ~ A wr = ~ ae ow 1) HEHE ’ Cl EL A EEE HA A BA RE va, J RR, ¥ ES Dat ne 45.0 4 Sade NNN pe Rie Rh) WE, Patol Pato Fat oral Ny ow pm "ogg? grit ] hy ] 0" bi grrr Girt gga Wr By buying n« ¢ advantage ota c We can save You Money. We will save You Money. And we will please you better than ever. TRY US. Telephone Call 572. 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