"THE OENTRE DEMOURAT, LELLEF ONTE, PA., MARCH 12, 1903. She Contre Prorat CHAS. R. KURTZ, « = « PROPRIETOR FRED KURTZ, SR. {gp 1TORS. CHAS, R. KURTZ, \ CIRCULATION OVER 3500. . TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : SUBSCRIPTION - $1.50 PER YEAR | Persons who send or bring the money to the office, and pay in advance, $1 per year. i CENTRE DEMOCRAT clubs with | N.Y. 3t-w World for Pittsburg Stockman for... £0 | Tribuce Farmer, N.Y. fo ad x : The date your subscription expires is plain. ty printed on the label bearing your name, All eredits sre given by a change of label the first | tasue of each month, Watch that after you re. mit. We send no receipts unless by special request. Watch date on your label, Bubseribers changing postoffice address, and pot notifying us, are liable for same, Subscriptions will be continued, otherwise directed, We employ no collector. You are expected to send the money to this ofce. unless EDITORIAL, a—— or — 17s up to the business interests of Belle | fonte to give a little more attention to our industrial development, than to other unnecessary fads and ideas. Dr. ROTHROCK, at the earnest solicita- | tion of friends, has withdrawn his resigna- | tion as commissioner of forestry. Friends | of the cause which he so well served, prevailed upon him. REPRESENTATIVE Kepler is gaining some notoriety from his bill to prevent a mixture of blood-—the intermarrying of white and black races. If this bill should be enacted the population would have to be classified, as many don't know where they are at, — Wien water is denied our industrial institutions, as intimated by a communi. | cation on this page, Bellefonte will be ready to be fenced in and whitewashed. We are inclined that way—we have too much politics, ‘“‘society’’ and local pride for our industrial capacity. - Tug democrats are doing some exten. sive figuring for their presidential ticket in 1904. Grover bas emphatically announced that he is out of politics and Bryan says he will not aspire again. There is plenty of good material outside of these two worthies, who did much to wreck the party organization. SENATOR SPOONER, who has been the | open champion of the trusts, at Wash- ington, is now seriously mentioned as a possible rival for Roosevelt for the nomi- nation of the republican party for Presi: dent. Speoner always stood up for cor- porate wealth, and if that influence shall continue to control this govrenment he is | the proper man to fill the presidential chair. THERE is an effort to be made toin. | crease the President’s salary from $50,000 to $100,000, doubling it. From Wash- ington on down to within some twenty _ years ago, the salary was $15,000 and then doubled, made §50,000. The plea is that the President can pot keep up show and style with the foreign govern ments. That is, there is a desire to ape after royalty. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has expensive tastes. He entertains more than any of his predecessors. Every week during the season there have been two or more entertainments, dinners, receptions, musicales, teas, pink and red, The re. novating of the White House, just com- pleted, cost $475.445. the original cost was less than 100,000. How this large sum has been expended is hard to say, but it has nearly all been spent on inside decorations. The running expenses for this year were $40,000 and there is ap- propriated for next year $50,500. The lighting of the White House and grounds cost this year $17,000; next year it will | be $24,680. The less than two years of the present administration bas so far | cost more than a whole term of any | other president, A big lot of unnecessary sentiment is | being aroused because, when the White | House was renovated, a lot of old furni. ture was sold st anction, some of which had more historic salue than intrinsic | worth. A sideboard, presented by some temperance people to Mrs. Hayes, was bought by a saloon keeper for $85 and put in his place of business. As that is a drop from the subline to the ridiculous, the temperance dames are as warm as wet hens, and threatening vengeance on Teddy's administration for this of fence. The saloon keeper wont sell the trophy for less than $3000 and they can’t raise the price. People can hardly ex. pect that the White House will be con. verted into a storage warehouse for all | ports of freakish devices and schemes, | Old, antequated furniture becomes of. | fensive to the dignity of the surroundings, and even at the sacrifice of the tender sentiment of the female temperance ad. vocates, it probably was the proper thing to fire the sideboard. In fact, the furniture in the White House, should represent no creed, party or faction. It is a public appointment-—not a temper. ance hall, No society, church or busi: ness enterprise, should be permitted to place their wares in the White House, for advertisemeni or any advantage. The White House is not a curiosity shop for temperfince people or others, It be- longs to all the people and there should be no special privileges to any, | erected. laid from the spring along Water, High, | | by the Council, not the committee, | doners of the Spring that the BELLEFONTE WATER WORKS. Communicated.) Durlog the last year there has beén considerable said about the Bellefonte water works, especially through some of the local papers, The attack om the committee on water works was as uncall- ed for as it was beastly, Just why re. spectable and intelligent citizens should be abused and ridiculed for doing a “plain duty’ is not readily understood For years past the citizens of east | Bishop, east High, cast Lamb and east Linn and east Curtin streets have com | plained ofshe insufficient supply of water 140 | to meet dai'y vecessary needs. In an effort to remedy this evil and supply the citizens of these localities with water a stand pipe extending high above the surface of the water in the reservoir was Later a twelve inch main was and Allegheny streets to Lion street, and water pumped directly into this main. This was also done for the purpose of supplying a sufficient quantity of water for domestic use, These improvements still not fully meeting the demands of the householders, council ordered, as they had a right to do, meters put upon the sapply pipes leading to the hotels, | printing offices, livery stables and a num- ber of private dwelling houses. Some of the latter large, others of moderate size, $0 no class of our people could be wrong- ed. This was done during the years of 18g9, 1900 and 1901. Mark now, done It was done moreover to ascertain the quantity of water used or wasted, or both, and whether or not the people were paying for water anything near what they ought to pay for the quantity used. This story is best told by results. six months there was used at the Brockerhoff House... 57 gal. of water Bush House asta “ ‘ Democratic Watehman Bellefonte Republican... Keystone Gazette... Centre Democrat Palace Livery Stable... Garman House .........c.. Howard Creamery Co ’ ; Electric Light Sta... w 1,613.08 We wake no ¢omment, These figures explain why there is a dr ath of water in certain localities at certain times and the difficulty of keeping up the supply and the need of continually running the pumps. We refrain from setting out what either of these places have hereto fore paid annually for the water used because it would make them or their proprietors rediculous before the public The meter measure of the quantity of water used on quite a number of private residences having meters, shows that they consume about as much water as they did under the old system, because the amount they pay by meter-measure at the rates fixed is ho more, or not quite as much in somg instances, as under the old system. In some cases owners of private dwellings would have to pay more than under the old system but they use and always did, a vast quantity of water, and for this they pdid iittle more than the smallest householder er the poorest tenant with one spigot and that in the back yard. The meters have re vealed another fact worthy of considera. tion. Many of the dwelling houses with meters used little over half the quantity of water the second quarter than they did the first. The Bush House used 851,- 167 gallons from July 1st, to Oct. 1st, and only 443,070 gallons from October 1st, to Jan. 18, 1903. These figures demon. strate that when the users of water must, they can prevent the waste of water, and if water is sot allowed to run to waste, meter rates are little if anv higher for the use of water than the old rates, By the one system every consumer pays for what he uses, and by the other the poor, or the people in very moderate circum- stances and with bumble homes contri bute the money used to supply the town with water, It was certainly not wrong for the Water Committee of the last Conncil to ascertain all these facts, lay them before the Council, and have ft sct apon them, and do what seemed to them right and proper. It worked no harm, except to those who want to use very large quantities of water by paying for very small amounts, There is one other question in this: When James Harris deeded the right to the Borsugh to take all the water that could be, by machinery, pumped through a three inch pipe, he stipulated that none of the water thus pumped, should be used for steam engines. When in 1879 Col. W. F. Reynolds deeded the Spring to the Borough in fee simple, he did it expressly on the ground that the inhabi. tants of the Borough should have an abundant supply of fresh water. Taking these things into consideration would it pot be as well for the Council in the future, not only to vefase to supply water for any kind of motive power and shut it off from the places now using it for that purpose or for steam or mann. facturing purposes, It vever was contemplated by the le who use, and must have, water for ic purposes should pay to keep up the water works for the benefit of our public houses, or those who make large profit out of their business and who pay ihe mearest dribble for the use of walter, enough to annually ‘drown all Italy,” Ax Ex-COUNCILMAN. (The above presents one side of the much disputed water question. If we can judge rightly the citizens of the town, at the spring election, in the selection of councilmen, took care to elect men who would not be in accord with the actions of the last notorious water committee, Let the dead rest in peace, the above In is an appropriate obituary. It is the new | council that will struggle with this water | RECENT DEATHS. | { EpwARD DAvis :—Died at his Philips. | burg home early Sunday morniog, after | an illness of about g months, of quick | comsumption, aged about 30 years. He | is survived by a wife and ‘one little son, | He was a soldier in the Spanish-Amer. | ican war, being a volunteer in Co. B, | MRS SARAH (SCHENCK) HALL :- | widow of the late Joseph B, Hall, died Friday, Her age was 82 years, 2 months, Surviving are four daughters and oue son, as follows : Susan, at home ; Mary wife of Theophilus Pletcher; Sarah | Ellen, at home ; Leah, wife of Rudolph | Pletcher, and Wilbur ¥., at home. In. | terment iu the Schenck cemetery, Mrs. MARY JANE FORESMAN dled | at her home in Eagleville Thursday, sth, aged about 6cryears., She was the wife of the late Henry Foresman whose death occurred some 20 years ago. Mrs. Fores. man fell early in the winter and sustained injuries which impaired ber general health and resulted in her death. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. James | Shaw of Bradford, Mrs Laura Bechdel | and Sarah at home, Miss AGNES MCMAHON (daughter of | the late Peter McMahon, died at her | home on East Bishop street, Sunday morning after a lingeripg illness of tuber: culosis. She was about 27 years old. Surviving her are her mother and the following brothers and sisters, Mrs, ' Frank Waltz, Joseph, Katherine, Marge and Frank, of Bellefonte, and George, of Pittsburg. The funeral took place Wed nesday morning. Mrs. EvA STovER :—died at Farmers Mill, Friday 27 uit, of dropsy. Her age The deceased is survived Elizabeth was 81 years. by the following children: Rote, Mazeppa; Elmira Hingston, Kan. sas; Adam dtover, Kansas; John Stover, Unionville: Cornelius Stover, Rebers. burg; Rev. 8. C Trout Run, Jeremiah Stover, a son with whom she died 10 Decem Stover, had her home for years. ber. She was the widow of Johu Stover, who died many years ago Mrs Evrizasgri HALL RERD (died of paralysis of the heart, on the 2nd, at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Full. mer, wife of Dr. Fullmer, of Renovo, aged 66 years. Her home was 520 High street, Willlamsport The deceased was a daughter of the late T. Miller Hall, of Milesburg (formerly sheriff of Centre county,) where she was born and raised. She is survived by her husband, and two children, James H., of Williamsport, and Mrs. Clara Fullmer, of Renovo, and one sister, Mrs. Col. Weaver, of Miles. burg, and three brothers. Mrs, MARGARET RITTER (—wife George Ritter, died Tuesday night in Lock Haven with a complication of dis. cases, Mrs. Ritter was aged 72 years Her maiden name was Bierly, and she was born at Rebersburg, Centre county Since 1888 she and ber husband have lived in Lock Haven. Mrs. Ritter was twice married, ber first husband being Samuel Samuel Kettner, She is survi ved by her second husband, George Rit of ter, who was 91 years on the 8th inst |, by two sons, Frank Ritter and A. N. Kett. | The following | ner, of lock Haven. pamed brothers and sisters also survive Jonathan F. Bierly, and Benjamin Bierly, | Westhiela, | Mrs. | Albert Schwarm, Rebersburg; Mrs. Kate | of McElbattan; J]. H. Pa.; J. RB Bierly, Bierly, Marsh Creek; OUR HISTORICAL REVIEW line of Ferguson till it would intersect the Moshavnon Creek, and that part of the county lying north of Ferguson and west of said line should be called Half. Moon, Half-Moon, therefore, beside its pres ent territory, then embraced that of the present townships of Taylor and Worth, aud that part of Rush southwest line running through its present territory north forty-two and a quarter west from the present corner of Huston and Worth to the Moshannon. Ashton, George, grist. Englund, Nun, saw-mill Fagan, Herman, Ashton, Owen. Fenton, Benjamin Bye, Hezekiah, Fletcher, Henry. Clemson, Thomas, Fugate, John, Daughman, Frederick. Gillpin, Thomas Davidson, Phinehas. Hatton, Robert, Dodson, John. Hollingsworth, Day’ Sr Downing, Thomas, Hollingsworth, Dav’ Jr Elder, Abraham, still. Hollingsworth, Israel John, Isiah. Beott, John Kelly, William Spencer, John Kirk, Ezckiel Btewart, Alexander. Kirk, Thomas Tate, William, Lewis, John. Taylor, Jacob Merryman, Elijah, Taylor, Thomas, Moore, Blijah, Thompson, Caleb, Moore, Elisha, Thompson, John Moore, Isaac Thompson, Thomas, re Moore, James turned to Hout'g'n Co Moore, Jeremiah Underwood, William Moore Joseph Wall, Absalom Moore, Lydia Way, Caleb, Moore, Robert Way, Benjamin Moore, Thomas Whippo, George saw mill Whitson John, tan-y'd Richards John William, George Sadler, Richard Wilson, George of a Jr, Brown, Michael Turner, Thomas Wall Wey, BI W hippo, sna Ww George Brown, Thomas John Davis, Caleb Kirk, John, Kirk, James Richards, David In 1803, {ison Richard, and Thomas Yaugban appear on the assess. Benjamin ment; Christian Vanpoole, tanner, and Christian Ewmright, grist.mill, in 1850s; Herman Fagan gristand saw-mill, 1807, as also Thomas Moore, Jr; Abra grist and and 11, and H. Sharrers, pow. in bam Elder's saw-mills tavern, in 18 der-mill, 1810, Job Packer's store in 1812; Joseph Haggerty, grist and 181%, and James Hylman, tannery, 1813. Thomas Moore's mill was at Loverille, and Joseph Haggerty one mile southwest saw mill, of the stove bouse near Kelley mull, - APRIL JURORS. On Saturday the Jury Commissioners met od drew the following to serve as jurors at the April term of court, com- mencing Monday, April 27th, and con tinning for two weeks ; FIRST WEEK MiMheim Potter GRANSDJURORS 1. Jd. Noll, farmers J. Re St H.&8 1 i. B Shive POnE, One maeos mbert, Iabores OG rege , salesman Miller, Tylersville; Mrs. Frank Coleman, | 7° Orangeville, Iii; Mrs. Sophia Mechtley Lock Haven, and Mrs. Lavina Moore, Nittany valley. | MRs. JULIA Axx BROWN (—died at ber | | Robe home in Hublersburg, on Friday morn ing, March 6, after an iilvess of several weeks in which she suffered intensely from neuralgia. of Jacob and Rebecca Rockey, who re sided near Hecla Park, and was bon ' Jan, 10, 1538, ber age at time of death being 65 years, 1 month and 26 days. In 1888 she was married to Henry Brown, of Hublersburg, who preceeded her about 7 years ago. Deceased is survived by the following sisters : Mrs. Alexander, | Skidmore, Mo.; Mrs. David Duakle, of Mingoville ; and Miss Sophia Rockey, of Hublersburg, At an early age she war confirmed in the Lutheran church, at | Zion, in which she held her membership at time of death ; but she supported both | of the churches, at Hublersburg finan. cially. Being of an industrious and frugal character she amassed consider. able of this world’s goods. Funeral ser. vices were held on Sunday morning, con. ducted by Rev. H. I. Crow of the Re. formed church, which were attended by a large concourse of relatives and friends, Interment in old cemetery at Hublersburg. Loganton. problem, and we believe they are com- | petent, without any outside assistance or | influence, to adjust matters, This com. munication merits further comment in | our next issue, En ) OrrosiTioN to Roosevelt's nomination is looming up more and more each day. This is manifesting itself mostly among the bosses and the trusts who own the bosses. The republican party is ruled throughout by the trusts, who have put up the fuads to carry elections, and are depended on to farnish the means where. with to carry future elections. The dear people are being enslaved while all this is golog on. The stuff that strengthens a man's breath weakens his intellect. Rev. J. A. Dunlap’s meeting at the | Brumgard church came to a sudden | close last Thursday evening on account of | the Rev, taking sick with an attack of | lagrippe and puenmonia, | George B. Yeager is dangerously {ll | with a complication of diseases. He is | suffering with Bright's discase and pneu: mona, T. R. Harter on last Friday bought another tract of timberland in Logan township, from the estate of Simon Gren inger. The purchase was 50 acres of timber in the Schrechengast gap for S431. Mrs. D. K. Heckman is slowly recover. og from her recent attack of paralysis, REPRESENTATIVE Karin gives our readers in this issue some idea of what Important legislation is before the present legislature and securing attention, i | Frank Hess, coal oper Philiy She was the daughter | | Harris Poorman, ia TRAVERS JU RORS-FVISRT WEEK re Con Howard Morgan, P.O ¢ fer, farmes lerk State Co L. Ba lege aburg William H. Lee, farmer Potter 1. ¥. Smith, Potter William Russ Thos, ¥ farmer clerk Smith, labore "hilipel Haines Boggs . MNes Curtin Millheim Rush Milithelim rg bores C. 0, Mallory, creameryiman J. R, Brickley, farmer Samuel Wiser, tinamith Guerns Freeman, ive dealer Adam Mayes, grooer..... G. O. Benner, merchant Centre Hall M. M. Keller, farmer Benner William MeClellen, laborer. ..... Bellefonte Harry BR Cartin, iron manufacturer Curtin Wallace Musser, carpenter College Mahjon Frytger, Ins. Agt. Philipsburg Andrew Musser, dentist Haines George C. Frazier, farmer, ........ Ferguson William Steel, laborer So. Philipsburg John Spitier, mine boss. ..... +. Rash William Taylor, puddier. ... Jacob Kerstetter, farmer Toner A. Huge, clerk Chas, Fleming, Iaborer SC, Bathgate, farmer... Frank Rittenhouse, mechanic Emanuel Wetzel, gentioman ......... Haines George Kellock, confectioner 8, Philipsburg Daniel Harter, farmer E. M. Boones, farmer William Ralston, farmer, Sol, Schmidt, gentleman John C, Stover, gentleman W. OC. Andrews, draggist Fred Decker, Sr, gentleman Michael Smith, laborer fsnae Underwood, clerk Frank MeFariune, farmer. William Bridge, Iaborer. o.oo. Marion W. 8 Hall, laborer Philipsburg F. P. Musser, Justice of the Peace Milihelm Calvin Laoas, farmer... ooo Bogus Daniel Markle, Jr, lnborer Benner R. E. Munson, merchant Philipsburg Chas, Hosterman, inn keeper. ........ Haines TRAVERSE JURORS-SECOND WEEK. Jonse Long, MUmer. ...coooivivivnnss vents Milos Irn Davis, undertaker... coo Huston John L. Danlap, carpenter. oo Spring Samuel Hagel agent. .ooniinii Dolloge John Yeariok, armen... ooo Spring John T, Fowler, gentleman. ... Taylor W. CU, Wyle, stonemason ........oee eo Hnines Peter Smith, farmer .......comaeq Potter J. Stuart Fleek, laborer... ......o Bellefonte George Hollobaugh, laborer .......... Spring HH, Roohan, 1aBorer. oon Girege KE Stover, IBOrer. «ooo vivvinisco nines James B, Horner, mail earrier. ....... Potter Phillipsburg Burnside HS Phtlipsbharg College vovess FOtter Bellefonte « Harris i’. B. Harrison, teacher samuel H, Orris, painter ..... J. Bl Gentzel, farmer J. WW, Kepler, farmer. John Swift, laborer, .... 1. DD. Musser, lamberman John Eckley, farmer, Wesley Jones, tenmster, Harris ons BOGEN Haines Philipsburg Bogs John KR, Confer, laborer, James Eckenroth, farmer L. ¥F. Wetzler, merchant Jacob Hoy, Willinm B, Lyon Owen Und farmer Hmeburnes ferwood, farmer George Stove Henry UU, 8 Shaffer, gentleman Penn Benner Matthew Adams, furme: Harvey W, Heaton WwW. C. Bell, carpen F. ID, Lee, J. KE. Koon, laborer, John €, Joseph Prossier, carpenter Worth Bogus SRpring far me ter farmer SMpring state College Steve, salesmay Unionville Bellefonte Harris Liberty John Glugerich, laborer Peter Murtin, William Allen, armer, farmer The Study Ivy Goods company, of Tyrone, sold their entire stock to Phila- delphia parties who wiil at once remove the goods cash ome, sale, has retired permanently from the mercantile business in Ty The transaction was a spot rone, Some people are happy. too busy to be Nerguson | Ferguson | Philipsburg | snow Shoe | spring «Boggs | onner | Bellefonte | Union | Miles | Boggs | | | James A. Study, with this | i | | wr — The barber should have no difficulty in scraping an acquaintance, Asthma “One of my daughters had a terr.ble case a We tried almost everything, but without re- lief. We then tried Ayer's Cherr Pectoral, and three and one-half bottles cured her.”” — Emma Jane Entsminger, Langsville, O, Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral certainly cures many cases of asthma. And it cures bronchitis, hoarseness, weak lungs, whooping - cough, croup, winter coughs, night coughs, and hard colds. Theres oles 25¢., Bbc, $1. All druggists. Consult your doctor. If he says take 18, then do as he sure If be tells you not 16 take 11, then don't take it. He know Leave it with him, We ure willing i J.C. AYER CO. Lowell, Mass, line of he | PIAN ad (OS CUITARS, VIOLINS, MANDOLINS, BANJOS, HARMONICA S MUSIC ROLLS, anda mus Ai fig ods, ana M and IRI ! ~ oe merchandise in general & ral 14 i MUSIC CABINETS, We invite y a prices . 0: GEPHART, Stores : Bellefonte, Pa., and Clearficid, Pa. Quality as Staple as Gol od Gold” “As that applies to the WCars a good, is Bn d lot are juality of our Clothing It has in is a standard phrase—a phrase t lox ks good, it those characteristics that thing what gold is to baser metals, “ The Largest Line of Clothing in Central Penn’a,” is one of the remarks that are being passed around about our Spring stock. ness Nor is it known just for its complete- rather for the high standard of quality than its size. It is a fine representation of America’s best skilled tailors There's a style and finish about these goods that is unusual and unmatchable, good clothes in Bellefonte. Not that we mean there are no other Not all ; in busy America. Competition is so great that there is some leader in every line of business—someone whose goods are out of reach of many st:2gglers, We give you this “unusual,” “unmatchable” “style” and “finish” by being fortunate enough to have the agencies of the best clothing producers in America. It is not ; it is keen foresight—a knack of knowing luck. Some say it is where our hundred cents go the farthest, and in turn give you the best dollar's worth of clothing that can be found in this section of Penn’a. We guarantee to give you 2§ per cent. better clothing value than you are able to get elsewhere. We will go a little farther and say, it is not for the sake of seeing how strong this statement seems in type. It is for a different motive, —to stir you to a comparison of clothes prices and clothes quality, in case you are not now a patron of this store, This is only another way of putting it-——that you'll look around a little and put your faith and money in Sim's Clothing. Sim, me Clothier WS » TEMPLE COURT.