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IN THE PENNA.
Our Representative, |. W. Kepler,
Writes an Interesting Letter.
THE IMPORTANT MEASURES |
Outlined and Discussed for our Read
ers—Some Obnoxious Legislation |
Introduced—Usual
Prevails.
Extravagance
As the wheels of the law-making body |
of the Commonwealth revolve, it is well,
. !
at times, to look back to ascertain how |
fully and efficiently the rights and inter.
ests of the governed are subserved.
said ; it consists of measures of the most
vital importance, but as to laws already |
passed as little as possible, perhaps, |
should be said.
Chief among the measures awaiting a |
turn in the forum of the mills of the law, |
are : stateappropriation to public roads,
labor arbitrations, senatorial and legis-
lative apportionment, regulating
Commonwealth, and reform in election
law, both general and primary.
Of the laws already passed and re. |
ferred to the senate for
probably the most important
bill increasing the salary of judges.
was strenuously argued on the floor, dur-
its action,
was the
ing the discussion of the}measure, that it |
was unconstitutional because it increas-
ed the salary of judges after their ap-
pointment or election and for the addi |
tional reason that it abolished the salary
of the judges holding special courts cre.
ated by the Acts of the General Assem- i
| stitation and its privileges can no longer |
bly of 1871 and 1887, thus requiring them
to hold these courts without compensa-
tion. It has “een held from time to
time that inasmuch as the constitution
reads ‘“that the judges shall receive an
adequate compensation for their ser-
vices’’ that the taking away of the salary
without abolishing the courts altogether
is such a flagrant trespass upon the
plain provisions of the constitution as |
The measure was |
ably discussed pro and con by some of |
will render it void.
the leading members of the Legislature,
a majority of whom evidently believed it |
fitting and well to pass the question up
to the judges themselves for a legal in-
terpretation of the question as it passed
by a large majority of the members
present.
There are two measures now before
the Legislature providing for the im. |
provement of public roads, one was pre- |
sented by Senator Sprowl, the other by |
Each of them pro- |
Senator Roberts,
vides for a Public Road Commission
whose duty it shall be to survey and lay
out all road improvement, handle the
money of the people for this service and
draw a large and unreasonable salary ;
their principal duties under these bills
are to see how much of the funds of the
Commonwealth they can get away with,
haying a regard not so much for the in-
terests of the people whom they repre.
sent as for their own individual and
selfish motives.
Labor arbitration comes in for its
share of the time and attention of the
law makers. A bill creating a bureau
of labor for the purpose of adjusting real
and coutemplated disputes or griev.
ances of their various constituents bas
been presented and is now on the calen-
dar in the house. The oratory of its
sponsors has not yet elevated the mem-
bers to an understanding of its provi.
sions, suffice it to say, should it becone a
law it may and it may vot accomplish its
desired purpose save in one everlasting
truism : it is bound to reach one desired
purpose and that is the expenditure of at
least twenty-five thousand dollars in
annual salaries and expenses——quite ex-
pensive experiment.
A legislative and senatorial apportion.
ment has requested by his Excel:
lency the Governor. Not alone does the
chief magistrate call for this much
promised reform but the constitution,
that everlasting monument to and pro-
tector of the common people, calls for it
iv undeniable language: It reads:
“The General Assembly at its first ses-
sion, after the adoption of this constitu.
tion, and #himediately after each United
States Decennial Census, shall apportion
the state into senatorial and representa-
tive districts.”” This constitution was
adopted in 1874, a decennial census has
been taken in each of the following
years: 1880, 1890 and 1900. The last
of |
the proposed Legislation much can be |
the |
practice in the juvenile courts of the |
It |
r——— ROR eo
Sal Probably the most thoroughly discuss-
| ed question yet before the house was the
| bill commonly known as the ‘‘School
| Teachers’ Salary Bill.”” The champions
{| of the measure were replete with ora.
| torical display of the wrongs and wiser.
ies of the teachers throughout the C m-
| monwealth, but not one word did they
advance showing themselves within the
| provisions of the constitution, that hal.
{ wark too of protection of the rights of
{the people. This bill in plain
! antees to the local school boards full con.
| trol of the affairs of its schools, and al
| though these boards consist of gentlemen
worthy the confidence of the qualified
election of their respective districts, yet,
we will by this law take away so much
| of the right of self control as permits you
to say what or how much shall serve as
the consideration of your contracts; in
other words, the people, threugh its
representatives, the school directors,
may control their own schoo! affairs ex
| cepting the right to contract for the teach.
ing for pupils, It says to the young
| ladder of teacher's art yOu may comn-
{ tract young man for what you please,
| you may buy horses, cattle and sheep,
{ sale of your talents as teacher, you can.
| not enter into a contract where the con-
The constitution of our state says '‘no
law shall be passed impairing the right
to contract or to impair the obligation of
| contracts.’
probably
Although this law may and
iS meritorious upon
difference how benevolent its
the danger
yet, no
purposes, iavolved
legislative branch of our government
trespassing upon the very creature og
words |
says : “although the constitution guar- |
man starting at the lowest round of the A
{ Ail 0
{ burned, but the greater part of his bouse.
| saved his stock in the
but when you come to coutract for the | ;
{ the belongiogs of the
{ origin
sideration is-less than thirty. five dollars |
its face, |
in the |
too fully enlarged upon. When the con-
be maintained then it is that civilized
government falls and the law of might
prevails over right.
the youth of our land be paid ; yes, hand
of the infant for a successful and patri.
otic life, but in the pursuance of the pur.
pose no greater wrong can be con
templated than by igooring the plain
principles of the fundamental
land.
We find in the Declaration of Rights,
section ome, provides as follows: "all
men are free and
pendent, and have certain ioberent and
indefeasible
bors equally inde.
rights, among which are
those of enjoving and defending life and
liberty, of acquiring, possessing and pro
| tecting property and reputation and o
pursuing their own happioess.”’
Can ardent well.wisher of
the interest of the school teacher main.
tain, in the face of the privileges thus
guaranteed the citizen, that he or she is
| beneiitted by restraining the privilege (0
the most
£1500 ; stock saved.
let the teachers of | ‘
{ ness in that community for fear of further
somely paid for moulding the fertile mind | Sovflagrations.
{are expressed in regard to its origin.
| Some think
{ held a grievance against Mr,
law of the |
i { from Mr
its existence, the constitution canuot be |" © M
SPRING MILLS
SCORCHED
Another Serious Fire Occurred
Monday Morning.
C. |. FINKLE'S STORE BURNED
Post Office and Krape's Shoe Stock was
in Danger—Some Large Losses
The Origin of the Fire Causes
Much Speculation.
Monday morning after midnight,
Spring Mills was aroused by an alarm
of fire, which seemed to bave originated
in the back part of Finkel's store where
the postoffice was kept. The fire was
first discovered by merchant Rossman
on the opposite side ot the street who
at once gave the alarm. * Before enough
of citizens could reach the tire it had
made such headway that the buildiogs
of C. |. Finkel's store and C. A. Krape's
shoe store and post office, were doomed. |
Finkel's stock of goods was
Mr.
shoe store
hold effects were saved Krape
apd all
The
The
citzens used herculean efforts to prevent
post office
of the fire is anknown.
the spread of the fire, and by their ex.
belosging
Allison wags saved, it having
ertions a remodeled
toWm M
taken fire
dwelling
Some two months ago a disastrous fire
destroyed Rossman’s store and adjoining
buildings on the opposite side of the
street,
The accurate insurance, as we get it
Hoover, is in total, as follows :
C. 7. Finkle building $1600; stock
$4000
C. A. Krape building, fo00; stock |
Since this fire there is much uneasi-
|
Many different opinions
that certain persons, who |
Finkle,
may be implicated. Other circumstances
are related that point to a different clue, |
| What these rumors amount to we do not
| pretend to say
{ contract, or can a law stand which at. |
feasible right of acquiring and possessing
property or other valuable thing because
he may wish to perform the services in-
cident to school teaching for a couvsider-
ation less than thirty-five dollars per
month? As this law stands, no differ.
ence as to local conditions, no difference
as to the wishes of the contracting parties
the contract must call for a considera.
and thistoo in face of the provisions of
the constitution, Art. 3 sec. 7, which pro-
vides “The General Assembly shall not
pass any local or special law creating
offices or prescribing the powers and
duties of officers in counties, cities, bor-
oughs, townships, election or school dis.
tricts."
From a constitutional standpoint this
is the most vicious legisiation yet pro-
posed or passed bythe machine-infected
majority of the general assembly and I
contemplate the action of the courts wiil
surely be in full accord with the letter
and spirit of the constitution when its
constitutionality is therein tested, I am
constrained, however, to say the par-
poses of the bill, to wit: the elevation
and echancement of the school teachers
throughout the Commonwealth, is a com-
mendable one, bat the manner selected
in reaching its desired pusposes is en-
tirely illegal and erroneous.
A heated discussion arose in the house,
on the Ord, over Senate Bill No. 140,
providing for an increase in the number
of factory inspectors, at an annual ex-
penditare of sixteen thousand dollars
The measure was fought by representa
tive Frank McClain, of Lancaster coun.
ty, an organization republican, who pub.
licly and emphatically called the atten.
tion of his fellow republican legislators
to their ante campaign promises of eco-
nomic administration of the affairs of the
Commonwealth. Waiving a telegram
which be said was from his boss and
master M. 8. Quay, he proclaimed dis.
aster to the party of his faith, should
tempts to restrain the inherent and inde.
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Some promioent busi.
ness people have employed night watch
men to guard their properties, fearing
further outbreaks.
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U. Evangelical Appointments
The
was in session in
United Evangelical Conference
Baltimore last week,
The following are some of the appoint.
ments announced for this section
Lock Haven]. F. Danlap.
Lock Haven Circuit—W. A. Wallis
Jersey Shore—C. 8. Sones
Columbia] R. Sechrist,
Sugar Valley—A 8 Banmgardaer,
Beliefonte—W. H. Brown.
Nittany--J. M Price.
Howard —D. A. Artman,
Milesburg—W. K. Shultz
York—H. A. Benfer,
8. P. Remer is presiding elder of the |
Williamsport district and E. Crumbling
presiding elder of the Centre disirict.
New Branch of L. & T. Railroad. |
Work has begun on a new branch of |
tion of not less than thirty five dollars, | the L. & T. R. R., which will lead to the
| sand deposits of the B. F, Pation farm
{ and the limestone on the Thomas K.
Henderson farm, both in Warriorsmark
| township. The new branch will be one |
mile in length and will connect with the |
L. & T. about one-half mile east of War-
riorsmark. R. T. Hutchison, of War:
riorsmark, is the contractor,
ht
Conference Appointments.
The East Pennsylvania conference of
the Evangelical association at its session |
at Reading last week before adjourn |
ment announced appointments for the |
ensuing conference year. Among the |
appointments were the following: Wil
lHamsport, J. W. Boyer; Sugarvalley, J.
H. Willguer; Penns valley, O. L.. Buck;
New Columbia and Lock Haven, J. G.
Martin,
EE a ————.—
To End Mixed Marriages,
Representative Kepler, Monday even.
ing introduced a bill prokibiting the mar.
riage of a person of either sex of pure
Caucasian descent with a person *‘of ne-
gro or Ethiopian descent ; pure or mixed
and declaring void all such marriages
contracted after January 1, 1904."
Mr, Kepler claims to have ‘eminent
legal authority” that the proposed law
would be constitutional,
Miss Gertrude BE. Meyers and [ohn F.
Wagner were married at Boalsburg
Wednesday voon at the home of the
flowers and palms. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D, W. Meyers,
BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, MARCH 12. 1903.
| account of these 7
! lican
| President's falary
| benefit him in his present term, but be is | Cooper, James
ON THE ROAD TO ROYALTY, EH? |
Ao@t now the President's spokesmen |
advocate a doubling of bis salary, mak. |
{ing it $100,000 giving as a reason that he |
can not entertain in the style to which |
the foreign princelings, who come to the
| White House, are accustomed in the rot.
ten royal courts of Europe. Well, the |
founders of the Republic never intended |
{ that any President should ape after the |
| snobs and snips of the royal families of |
| Europe, but maintais a true American |
republican simplicity, such as Washing
ton, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, and
the other presidents, maintained. Roose |
velit is proud of bemng'a “rough rider,” |
aud as such be should have all the spunk |
| to nde rough over all foreign snobbery |
| and glitter,
| dent, care if the Herzog of Bumpernickel,
{or the Countess of Leberwurst, or the |
| Graff von Zwieback, or the Princess of |
What need he, our Presi.
Sweiglassbier, come over here, and why
| should Roosevelt want to put on roval |
airs inthe republican White House on |
Will be pot also arop
his **h's,’”’ when the British spobs aud
suips call at the White House and offer
them a lunch of 'am and begs, take ‘em
to his stables and
show ‘em his 'orses,
and Kually tell ow "ard it 15 to run the
white 'ouse oun filly thousand a year,
another little fifty
y 3
ana
thousand in hextras?
ist of the Centre Democrat jast as good,
ust as intelligent, and just as well bred
and far better, than these royal snob
and not one of them woald ¢
Tedd
one of these is a sovereign
aim roya
apeings if calling on y, altho’ every
in the repub
United States,
Yes it's apeing after royalty whither
we are drifting, and the President is
longing for increased pay and allowance
to carry it out. Shades or the revolution.
| ary fathers! i
We are well aware that raising the
to $100,000 will not |
sighing for the next, and the doubled
| salary is planned for that in case light. |
tuning strikes him for the term, March 4,
1905. See?
EXPENSIVE INSURANCE.
We may add to the following that
Centre county policy holders in the Iron
City were as severely
below
salted as those
Perry county Democrat The
funct Iron City Mutual Fire Insurance
company has placed claims in the hands
of an attorney in the town to ect old
assessments which said will take
$28 000 out of the pockets of the people
this county, Some of the claims
against a single individaal amount to as
much as $1 500 on a 1,000 policy. The
company is insolvent and it seems like an
outrage and a miscarriage of justice to
compel the payment of these old assess
ments.
J. H. Reifsnyder, of Millbeim, a policy
bolder, refused to pay the assessments
ae
it is
in IS
of
| and has carried the case to the superior
| court from whom a decision is pending,
| and will mean much to many other un-
fortunate policy helders in this county,
| The decision of the lower courts was
| against Mr. Reifsnyder.
Wrong Man.
The man arrested at Snow Shoe last
Friday by W. R. Haynes, and who was
taken to Wellsboro on Saturday because
{he had some resemblance to Edward
Myers the alleged murderer of Mrs,
George Payne, of Tioga county, was not
the man wanted. Mr. Payne, the has.
| baud of the murdered woman, reached
| Wellsboro at 5 o'clock Saturday evening.
| As soon as he saw the prisoner he de.
| clared he was not Myers. The prisoner
was kept in the Wellsboro jail until San
day morning, when he was released.
Expensive Corn.
Last Saturday while several men, em.
vloyed about the farnace, were in
Coxey's store, Bishop street, they appro.
priated six caus of corn by stuffing them
in their blouses. ‘After they left Mr.
Coxey missed the goods from his coun.
ter, and had them arrested, the corn
being on them. They were given a
hearing before Justice Keichline who
committed them. On Tuesday they got
free by paying about $25 in fines and
expenses, to avoid going to court.
Rather expensive corn,
Judge Gordon Will Ranch Cattle.
An enterprise of interest to stock raisers
and owners of wild land is projected for
Clearfield county. It is the pasturing ot
cattle on a large scale. The custom has
been carried on by residents of the hill
districts for a number of years, but a firm
has been formed that proposes to go into
{ don county
OUR HISTORICAL |
REVIEW
Devoted to Description of Town-
ships 100 Years ago.
FERGUSON AND HALFMOON
Their Boundaries Larger Than at Pres-
ent—List of Kesidents Shows
Maoy Familiar Names of the
Present Time.
Ferguson township was erected at
January sessions, 1801, out of Patton, be-
ginning at the line of Bald Eagle and
Patton township, near Robert Moore, so
as to include his in (now, 1882, Wil.
liam Thompson, south of Houserville),
thence by a line through the Barrens to
include Centre Furnace and James Jack-
son's, uear Half-Moon, the said line to
be continued until it strikes the Hunting-
line, thence along the line of
Huntingdon and Centre counties till it
strikes Tussey’s Mountain, thence along
the mountain to the line of Patton and Pot
ter townships
ter
, thence along Patton, Pot.
,and a part of Bald Eagle to the place
f beginniog
This
boundary embraced the present
4 ie : 4 kr pope v go f vy
We have any number of names on the | township of Ferguson, and the west half | keep their friends
i
of Harris from the end o
tai
tals
f Nittany Moun.
grist and »
MeCorm
it) id MeCormick
McEihatton Alexander
McEwen. Jos, weaver
Me FPhersor
McWil Alexander
MeWilllams, Henry
Meek, David
Meek George
Meck, Robert
Meek, William
Miller
dams,
“il
Creek
BH
Bar
Bar
Bai ror
Hea ee Jit
k, Geory
James
Borelan
Boreland, Archit
Boreland
Boreland, John
Brishin, William
Brower Jacob, weaver
John Joseph
Jr Af
Corson, John
Cox, Abraham
Crotzer, Anthony
Dale, Christian, grist
and sawmill and tav
ern
Dale Henry
Denny, Peter
John, beaver
er, John, Cherry
Mooney, Patrick
Moore, Robert
Marris, W
Newell
Evans, Elevzer ia
James Miles
Furnace, saw and grist
Everhart
Everhart, Samuel
Fie, Henry
"Ferguson, Th
grist.ami
Christian
mail
Fatton, Gen. John
Jot
OTHAN
Patton 8. farmer
Patton,
Glenn, J n Fattos
-
Apt
Haldeman
Harspter, Christopher
ck, John
Hartsock, Jona
Hastings. Sarah
Hunter, Andrew
Hunter. Robert
Huey, Adam
{ Iddings, William.
| Jackson, James,
Jackson, James, Jr
Kerr, James, Sr.
Kerr, James, Jr
Wilson, Thomas
Rea, Jolin
chards, Willian
Rodden, Isas
Nlewart, Alexander
Stewart, Hug?
Stroup, Adam
White, John
Whitehill, David, Sr,
Whitehill, David, Jr,
wn yard
Whitehill, James,
tavern
Whitehill, Joseph
Wingieman, Matthew,
Hartaw
Singie men,
Barr, John.
Barret. William
Coles, James
Cochran, John
{ Dunlap, Matthew
| In 1803 occur the
|
| assessments |
| Baily ‘Jobn, grist-mill
| Bally, Richard
| Baily, Willlam
| Bateman, Thomas.
| Benner, Philip, store
| Borah, Isaiah
| Campbell, Robert
| Cay, William
{| Dale, Felix miller,
Deven, Joseph,
Goheen, Joseph
Harpster, Joad
MecSword, Archibald.
MeCormick, John.
Eckley, John, miller
Fulton, Mr, shoemaker
Gardiner, Robert, saw
mill
Hoyt, David
Keassley, Samue|
Maloy, Michael,
MeEntire, Alexander,
Thompson, William
Wallace Robert
HALV MOON TOWNSHIP
That portion of the present \ownship
| of Ferguson west of a line from a point
three miles north sixty five degrees east
from the south corner of Ferguson to the
present corner of Half-Moon and Patton
aud the larger part of the present town.
ship of Half-Moon were in Franklin and
Warriors Mark townships, Huntingdon
county, before 1800. Franklin was
erected at March sessions, 1789, and
Warriors Mark erected from Franklin
at January sessions, 1798, of Huntingdon
county, Warrior Mark was recognized
25, 1801, annexing it and Patton to the
First Election District, and directing
their elections to be held in Bellefonte.
At April sessions of 1801 (Centre coun.
ty) petitions were presented to have all
that part of Warrior Mark which fell
into Centre county erected into a town.
ship to be called “Half-Moon,” and at
August sessions the people of Patton peti:
tioned to have Warfior Mark ansexed
to Patton. Upon these petitions Thomas
Ferguson, Hsq., James Watson, of Pot.
ter township, John Dunlop, David Craig,
as a township of Centre in the act of Feb, |
VOL. 25. NO. 1.
FACT, FUN AND FANCY. »
rkling Paragraphs—Selects
ed and Original.
Bright Spa
He is a fool who in the cup
His sorrow tries to drown.
You eannot keep
By put
your spirits up
ting spirits down }
CUT IT OUT
if yout
To x
Careless In your ¢
Fulloft b
Fut aside
AVE an Inclination
FAVARE, cross and mean
Miversation
tterpness and si
pleen
this wicked habit
args upon i with a shout
grab 11! Stick it stab it
Cut It out
UNNECESSARY
Men are apt to fret and worry
Bat what's the use
When 100 late toey always hurry
But what's the use?
just to keep business boos
Men do
Even argue with a
But what's the use
lots of things
womat
are flourishing
Spring fever germs
Some people are too busy to be happy.
ow who fresh Is lable
The fe LO
assau
Fu some people falling in is 1s
a matter of babit.
Few people can lose
ie
1 can’t say of cattle that they should
bilities that in
Trouble is about all some church mem-
bers give the preacher
The
breath weakens his i
staff that streogtheas a man's
ateliect.
Even diamonds made of paste will
cause a woman to be stuck up.
Some people who like hops
beer, and others eat frogs’ legs.
If we all followed the Golden Rule
the lawyers would starve to death.
Take care of your friends and your
enemies will take care of themselves,
Women who use cosmetics don’t be
lieve the devil is as bad as he is painted.
Some girls seem to think the the more
powder they use the sooner they will go
off 3
Lasudrymen should make good farm.
ers because they 00 make their living
out of the soil,
drink
bome?’
ft
“Got
"Ves."
“Nothing
a talking machine at
“What did
Married
A man
you pay for
whose disappoint.
that the world
thout his advice.
A
A
is duc to the fact
ment
was made wi
"An exchange tells of a good.looking
of a neighboring
teased by the young
well todo-bachelor
town who was being
women of the club for not marrying, of
fering to make the girl whom the club
should elect his wife just to show them
that he was not adverse to matrimony.
Each girl went to a corner and wrote
ber name on a piece of paper, disguising
ber handwriting. There were nine mem-
bers in the club, and th: result showed
one vote for each. The young man is
| still a bachelor, but the ciub is broken
| up and its members are all mad at cach
| other.
To Prevent Roosters Crowing.
Green's Fruit Grower knows of a man
following additional | living in that city who complained of his
| neighbors that his 100sters disturbed his
| slumbers before the dawn of day and
| threatened to sue this neighbor, who was
| a poultry fancier. The question arvse,
| was there any way to prevent thels
| roosters from crowing. He could ngt
muzzle them, nor could he bind thelr
| throats tightly without endangering their
| lives. Noticing that the crowing rooster
| raised his head and back high in the air
| when crowing an idea suggested itself,
| He made the roosting place of the poultry
high up close to the roof so that it was
impossible for the rooster to. raise his
head or back in the act of crowing. The
next moring be watched the result. Long
before daybreak the roosters seemed un.
easy and started to crow, but in every
instance the effect was a failure. It
seems to be impossible for a rooster to
crow without getting his head and back
up in the usual manwer. Poultry fan.
ciers will please take notice.
Big Fire In Williamsport,
Fire at Willinmspoet on Sanday mora
ing gutted the old Ulman's opera house
building, burning out Michael Levi's
Buffalo clothing house, George Lodet's
general store, the armory of companies
C.D. G, and I, of the Twelfth regiment,
National Guard of Pennsylvania, and a
half dozen other occupants. The total
loss is estimated at $75,000,