4 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., DECEMBER 1, 1868, The Centre Democrat. | CHAS. R. KURTZ, -- EDITOR & PROP Actual, average, sworn eirculation, of this | paper, for the past year, 1897, was OVER 2000 COPIES PER WEEK. Telephone Call n83, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Regular I'rice Ll If paid ju ADVANCE $1.05 0) per year, Special Club Rate DEMOCRAT will be sent ne of the below named papers, low 1 With Post ly Enquirer times a-week World EDITORIAL. te GREATER PERIL THAN SECESSION Probably the most puerile and absurd | attempt at illustrated by vindicating imperialism as Philippine annexation is in the alleged argument it is essential to our trade development. As we are now prospering, and have been for a hundred years under institu. tions by and transmitted Washington Jefferson, and maintained by Jackson and Lincoln, as no other nation has pt pered in the lu why should we 1 scope of § such conditi mittedly bring u and Asia to their eter of power chial influ spondin ¥ a downward, least a stationary, tendeng while the 1 following in the wise path the gressed Ly leaps and bo outward trade, 'nited States, zed out by Fathers of the Republic, has pro- peaceful development of its commerce As Mr. Carnegie saysto Secretary Gage *‘Foreign trade rest security the waters must be calm, turbing influences absent, to foster trade in foreign parts. Without distant posses- sions, the Republic, solid, compact, safe rbance, has for products, and only needs a continuance from the zone captured the world’s markets many of peaceful conditions to have the indus. trial world at its feet. Our exports now exceed the exports of Great Britain Now we are asked to change all this 1 In fact we may actually be forced into changing it by execalive usurpation, without consulting Congress or the peo- ple until too late to remedy the wrong. The President has the power to drive the country to the quicksands and rocks of imperialism. If he knows his own mind, which Andrew Carnegie doubts, he is steering the ship of state in that dire tion. If we were pot now in the highest pitch of prosperity as to the extent and growth of our foreign commerce-—if, on the con trary, we were in the slough of trade depression, unable to market our com- modities and with a decaying commerce, there might be a semblance of reason in the demand that we should abandon our traditional policy and accept dangerous risks and unknown perils in the hope of The Our wise policy of betterment. But look at the facts, reverse is the case. minding our own business, avoiding en- tangling alliances and the acqusition of distant colonies has had its splendid vin. | dications in the last hundred years, and a recent culmination in the striking fact we have passed Britain, and the United States to-day in the bulk of its foreign | commerce leads the nations of the world, | Yet it is at this very time, with a glor- | fous vindication of the true American policy patent to every intelligent man, we are driven to cast it aside and abjure | certain and astounding success for peril. ous experiments that every page of his. tory tells us are fateful to republics. The folly of this preposterous aban- donment of the tested and approved for the unknown and dangerous is the in. sanity of demagugism and unless the American people have lost their man hood, self-assertion and the grand com- mon sense linked with their fortunes in ail great emergencies, they will repel this treason to their highest interests—to the moralities of their public life—with scorn and indignation. Only give them a chance, But that is the very thing the imperialists deny them. We are to be dumped into the rapids and made to shoot Niagara whether we will or not, Post. | back, fearing to reduce the already lim. | can, “DESTINY AND DUTY." (Col. Yellowstone Yell in Boston Herald.) Fiom Greenlan’s icy mountains an’ | Manila's coral strand, the pore benight. | ed heathen call away to beat the band, They're achin’ ter be civilized in every heathen land, an’ we've gotter have an { army ferthe job. The heathen are a call- in’ to our noble Christian race. America got produc’s we must with all the rest has for to set a pace, and our surplus have a market place—and we've gotter have an army fer the job. in the peaceful paths of freedom must be | led. 1 At present he's too volatyle and The 's ter fill hum up with ter light as to his head keep him down lead—and we've got have an army fer the job, Then it's Riley now and come along weth me.’ We're goin’ to bring 'em blessin’s and to set their pore souls free. They're only yeller niggers, an’ they'll soon be up a tree the job! but we've gotter have an army fer The pore benighted heathen now no Christian peace enjoys. We'll edjercate em like they do at Virden, Illinois, or hang just ter elevate the stan The Malays got no sense at all down in Caroliny, where we em, nen and boys, dard of the race of the Phillerpeens hain't They wantter rule their place then Wi tO make t I shudder at their gall! em off in droves, 1 and te * lhe We're goin ian toatree, Sol on the march of des. — a — THE BACHELOR SURPLUS osure, made The heathen | only way to | ‘rise up Willyum | , | maker Mingoville. Elias Hancock is still improving. place, sick list, Bradford. Mrs. Johnson, of Wallaceton, is ing at this place visit hasn't the s-a-n.d to ask her. | ‘ | joys want to be on time { | wish to get abead of Company B Mi | | repais yOu . Mary Watson is having ed by Geo. Quick and sons has returned to who been on tl In again schoo Dauiel Poorman has hired his for the ensuing year, Edware Heaton. Jackson Heaton is improving rapidly after suffering with a severe bealing for some Lime, Our protracted meeting is still improv mg, and all the conversion many souls, Wil pion turkey hunter this seasou hope for is Witherite seems to be the cham He has who bad past three ins and of of English Centre, was shaking hands with their many frien the past week. Charles has a pet on his hand. sou, formetly now d« is her, of the fin Wer where he will john F Pletcher Johnso 1 parted on savritit ine wgtablichmnier dacksmithing establishment | cess to John unmarried women in the country. trouble is evidently irremediable, while there are 5,427,767 bachelors the United States there are only 8. It is only gallant | to suppose that most of the men have rema ing rejection of their advances in times | the | 1,225,404 maidens should relent and con- past, but even supposing that all sent to wed there still must remain a surplus of 2,203,273 cases of bachelor- hood absolutely incapable of reform by | means of any native American agenciés What makes the problem that the condition is most serious in the regions olherwise most p romising in the great northern central group of States, from Ohio the Dakotas and Kansas, there are o47, 305 excess bachelors; that is to say, 947, 105 men who, were all the maids and | spinsters in those States to be given in 14 " 4 marriage, still mast be left wifeless In | Pennsylvania, New i York, and New | and | England the excess is only 422,522, in the South it sinks even lower, while in Illinois, for instance, the proportion of bachelors to maids is more than 31to 1, or, to be explicit 158,016, to 107,904 The figures present a gloomy outlook ov advocates of matrimony, but before sociologists commence hunting for a re. medy Jet them: take notice that these figures show conclusively that the spin. sters, not the bachelors, are to be blamed for this condition. The excess of bache- lors does not imply that men are more reluctant to marry, but rather that in a spirit of generous rivalry each holds In the first place there are not enough ladies to go around and the place the ladies refuse ‘o help matters by accept. ited supply of spinsters, in second ing as many of the bachelors as they After this there should be no more talk of blaming and taxing the lonely bachelor, a — 66th Wedding Anniversary, Mr. and Mrs, George A. Emery, of flock Haven, will celebrate the sixty-sizth anniversary of their wedding on Friday next, The following sketch of the venerable couple is also given, Mr. and Mrs. Emery spent the early portion of their married life on the farm | more, Miss Ste and { fonte, were mi ee 234, | HOW ed single because of cold, unfeel- | darker is | and Michigan west to | | ting his finger into the | were the guests of his and in the lumber regions, but are pase About one year apo, or perhaps a | a Sechrist, of this § George Williams, formerly of 1atthisp Pittsburg where ace reside in Nt fams secured a returned recently they brought wi a bright little daughter, Larena May Hublersburg. Post Everybody is feasting on sausage just now TT. 1 Harvey, Kessinger is visiting his brother, at Pitcarian, Pa. Thos. Miller is the champion marks man when it comes to shooting hogs. H. Weaver sold bis personal property at public sale, last Satu Jacob The new telephone and put in ¢ last week heir wires phones at James Love had the misfortune of g sausage grind last week one day ol le. of Wolfs sister, Mis John Stover and bri Store, Wm Minnick, Saturday and Sunday that winter was about here beir g covered with snow Mrs, Wm. Markle and Mrs. Wm. Min. nick are on the sick list at this writing Hope they will soon be able to be about again, on Sunday reminded one the ground Mr. Jacob Mowery, an aged citizen of this place, died of paralysis last Tues. day night. He was 76 years of age. leaves a widow, four daughters—Mrs, Auna Swartz and Katura Weaver, of this place, and Mrs. Jennie Cunningham and Mary Napp, of Bellefonte, together with numerous iriends to mourn his loss. Funeral services were conducted by his | pastor, Rev. Searles, of the United Evan. gelical church, Ioterment in the formed cemetery Axemann. We had some snow last week, Ed Beck spent Sunday at his home, in our town Robert BEvey, of Lemont, was seen in our town on Sunday. Elias Breon and wife visited relatives at Houserville, on Sunday. Mrs. Wm, Stuart is at friends and relatives at Lewistown, Wonder what takes Tom CC. low" street, Mrs. Mary spent own, Jacob Sharer and wife, of near Centre Hall, spevt Sunday at the home of Geo. Glenn, Mrs, Beck and son Frank, spent last week with friends and relatives in Jack up Must be some attraction, Hughes, ing the evening of life in Lock Hav rn. | gopville Pa. Ms. 8. H. Griffith has been on the sick Miss Alice Watson Suundayed at this Mrs. Lucy Resides is at present on the Miss Lula Shirk is visiting her aunt, at . Rock View. Bluffer savs he would like to go, but he her house he d fire : The of killed four He | Re- | present visiting | “hol. | of Lewistown, | last week with relatives in our | list for the last few days, but is better at | | this writing. Quite a number of young folks attend- ed the revival services at the Forge on Sunday evening. {ed the services held in the evening, Our vicinity Axcmann, Mrs ou the sick Wis we last Sunday night Zettie at thi of thi writ Ing Nathania this vi the ec ol Pleasant Gap, rs Smith and Suv were in this ul een Some of the Rock © protracted lied meeting Valentine iron works, last week ’ The horses that were taken to Bell fonte for sale, last Friday from this pls returned again unsold oyster supper, at Rock \ going to be a success, and it is it will be well attended. View, We are sorry to hear that ris is leaving this vicinity, doubt better himself at where be expects to start bul James Mac with a painful Whtle butcher penetrated his \ He ke f this vicinity, wWOoeK AOC last MI pressure That the nu there can be no doubt, and likewise no rea- son why the improvements shouldn made, School Entertainment The Jacksonville Grammar School will give an entertainment on the evening of December 17. A small admission fee will be charged of 10 cents ; proceeds to urchase of invited go towards the p an organ for the school All are Programme tations, tableaus Going to Paris, McKeesport has a club formed for the the Paris Exposi Weekly H fa fund in a dues are paid for the creation « with which to meet the expenses of the trig Disappointed Suicide The body of 1. Boyle, aged 24 years, of Hills Grove, near Williamsport, was found in the woods Thursday by hunters, He had shot himself after having quar. relled with his sweetheart, Public Sale. Will be sold at the premises of Sam’! Wasson, Lemont, Pa., Dec. 17th, 1 p. m, the following:--Driving mare, | spring wagon, top buggy, harness etc. also lot of household goods. Faith in Hood's The Creat Cures by Hood's Sarsa- parilla Are Indeed Marvelous. “My husband suffered with stomach trouble so bad at times he could not work. He has taken Hood's SBarsaparilla and it is helping him wonderfully, He also had a | serotulous humor but Hood's Barsaparilla cured this and he has had no trouble | withit since. My little boy, too, has been taking Hood's Barsapavilla and it bas | given him a good appetite. We have great faith in Hood's Sarsaparilla.” Mes. J. H. Epwarps, 650 Edinburg St., Rochester, | New York. Be sure to get Hood's because Hood's Sarit parilla i | 18 the best — in fact the One True Blood Purifier, Sold by ull druggists, $1; six for #5, | Hood's Pills ji. Hsia cow Quite a number of our people attend- Lutheran church at Pleasant Gap, last Thursday It represented at thought Shingletown, blacksmithing. met a nail which ER EEE EERE EE EE EE EA EE EE EL EE A ER AE ER A AE A EA EEE EE \ ! v Dr Bulls To COUCH SYRUP Promptly cures é 97772 // « Clves a spec ped Dre P. UUFF & SO SONS iT aw TSBUK Stubborn Colds. aif. w BA or 244 } . 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