4 RM The Centre Lie Circulation )ver 3500 —————— me— — - AN INFAMOUS LIBEL LAW Passed by the Quay Machine at Harrisburg. TO MUZZLE NEWSPAPERS For the Protection of Public Thieves and and Scoundrels—A Great Protest will be made on Tuesday, at Har- risburg, by the Press. THE iniquitous libel bill, passed by the machine legislature last week, un- der Senator Penrose'’s order, is intended to shield Penrose and his gang of plun- derers against exposure by the news: paper press. The bill is not only uncon- stitutional, but is intended to give the political scoundrels fuller rope in cor- ruptly running the state government for the profit and enrichment of the machine gang, and have a law to muzzle the press so the outraged, robbed aud plun- dered people of the commonwealth can have no means of knowing ‘‘who struck Billy Patterson.” The iniquitous bill is now in the hands of Governor Penny: packer, and all over the United States the public is breathlessly waiting to see | whether he will veto the hell-bred meas- | ure, and uphold the constitution and its | guaranteed liberty of the press, or bow to the dictation of the public villains un- der Penrose's orders, and sign the bill, The general impression is Pennypacker will veto this latest piece of deviitry since public opinion has already painted it black—blacker than the blackness of the darkness of Egypt under Pharaoh Por years the republican state papers, like suppliant tools, have openly been upholding, apologizing and brazenly de- | fending the work of the corrupt machine and its gang io this state. Looting the state treasury, stealing franchises, bri. bery the boldest, all have been commit. ted by the machine, of which Quay is the leader with Penrose, Durham, Ash. bridge and other public scoundrels as assistants. Every session of the Penn. sylvania Legislature, in recent years, is | a season for loot—a revelry in crime and all this indecency the republican press of this state has endorsed, or lacked the courage to denounce Ewmboldened by their past success and | smarting under the exposure and lash. | ing from the democratic and indepen. dent press in the state the gang, at Har. risburg, last week passed a new libel law to effectually muzzle the press in this state, which will subject it to the constant danger of costly litigation and enormous penalties for the most trivial error or imagined wrong This bill strikes at every paper alike and natur. ally republican papers are in the ma. jority. It does one's soul good to see these miserable tools get a dose of their own medicine, and grow desperately sick Republican editors over the state are now roaring like madmen. Democrats expected nothing better and are not sur. | prised. Republican editors who pose as apologists for political rogues and their crimes merit what they have approved. That is the only reason why Pennypack- | er should sign the bill. The bill was rushed through in great haste, violating all established rules of procedure. There was no opportunity for the public to have a hearing. The | boss was there and applied the lash. Gov. Fennypacker has appointed pext Tuesday as the time for giving the Press a hearing. and a notable gathering it | will be. A COMMON NUISANCE. Two young men whose bome is at Mt, Union, on Thursday night of last week bad a hearing before Justice Kelley to answer cha of disorderly conduct on the cars while traveling from Tyrone to their home on the day after the Fitz Status Jeties en spasring Suites. Their fines costs amounted to over $50 which they paid and were released. Tyrone Herald. Such chaps are met frequently om trains. They put on hog airs to make believe they are smart with their boister- ous speech, laughter like the braving of an ass, stalking is and out of the car, throwing open the windows when they need be down, and making disgusting efforts to be witty, They imagine all this is convincing to the annoyed pas sengers that they have traveled--they simply are looked upon by the decemt folks in the car, as being the ratiroad hog, whose proper place would be the cattle car, after first having the bovine consent, Don't be a railroad hog, Is the advice of the Democrat, The National Guard of Pennsylvania will encamp by brigades this summer: The First and Third brigades will go in. tocamp ou July 11th for seven days. The secoud brigade will begin its aunaal tour of duty on July 25th for seven days. The encampment will be held at places selected by the brigade | to reach that peint, | don’t know, | vail in this matter. with the approval of Governor Penn . : y INSTITUTE AT PHILIPSBURG. For some time other county papers have contained articles in reference te the place of holding the next County Teachers Institute, the opinion prevail- ing that if a change will be made, Philipsburg will get it. The selection of the place, lies with the County Superintendent, C. L. Gramley. For several years Mr. Gramley bas shown a fractious spirit on this point, complaining that the business people of we believe, Bellefonte do pot patronize the enter- | cousidering | the benefits derived in trade, at the holi- tainments as they should, day season. On former occasions he has threatened to take the Intitute elsewhere, State College and Philipsburg being mentioned. Bellefonte being the county seat, the central point easy of access from all sections, with a free building, the Court House, for all the sessions, ample hotel and private boarding houses, it is the naflral and logical place for holding the session. Of course Mr. Gramley is the “whole thing" and cam do as he pleases. He is a man of ‘his own mind,” and without consulting the convenience of the 275 teachers he, for some personal grievance, may compel the teachers to expend large sums of money traveling | Bellefonte to Philipsburg, one way, is | $2.03 on the C. R. R. of Pa and on the | Penna R. R. is about the same. We have been informed that rate, for holding Institute there, his purpose is in taking this stand, we that if the Philipsburg and Rush twp. School election as County Superintendent, in re- turn he would take the Institute thither. The deal mentioned is plausible and possible and under the circumstances an exceedingly politic act, as be was sorely in need of support at that time. This is simply one of the rumors that followed that event, in which other deals were made. Now, no matter what may be the views or obligations of our County Superin- tendent, common decency should pre- several hundred school be the determining factor. Mr. Gramiey igets a large fal salary for all his ser. vices, teachers get about omne-forth as much and can ili-afford to put out from $3 to $5 pach for extra car fare to get to Philipsburg, for the sake of Mr. Gramiey fulfilling his election pledges it teachers to We hardly think Mr Gramley will insist upon them goisg to Under these conditions, we think appropriate for the school give their views, is The car fare from Mr. Gramley now is in communication with | the railroad officials to secure a special | What | One party suggests that it | | is a part of the deal made last summer— | Directors support him for re. | The convenience of | teachers should | BELLEFONTE. PA, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 903. |A NEW CURE FOR CONSUMPTION One That is Easily Obtained and Very Simple. SHEEP SORREL THE REMEDY A Remarkable Story Told by a Promi- pent Man of Johnstown-—Owes His Life to Peculiar Incident Permanent Cure. The following is from the Johnstown Democrat : According to Attorney Frank P. Mar | tin, of this city, ex-Judge Thomas, of Ebensburg owes his life to sheep sorrel, or sheep sour, or sour grass. Ex-Judge Thomas, Attorney Martin says has told him a number of times that | he had the most abiding faith in sheep | sorrel as a cure for consumption. It ap- | pears that when Thomas was quite a young man he was employed as a shoe- | maker in or mear Lewistown Junction, | this state. While there he contracted consumption and he was rapidly declin- | ing, when one day the doctor told him home, | he would have to burry | wished to get there alive, time, | bria county and prepared | the final He was growing worse every day after his arrival home. One day, soon after his return to the family abode, he was sitting on the porch. Some little distance away from | the house he saw a squirrel. He got down the family gun and cautiously ap- proached the place where be had espied the little animal. The walk to the place thoroughly exhausted him, he sat down summons, | ing thirst rel. Almost unconscious be ate a few {leaves of it. A few minutes later his | thirst was gone and he noticed rapidly returning strength, He went back to the bouse and told what had happened. Every day afier that be ate sheep sorrel, and every day that be ate it he grew stronger and stronger until faally his sore lungs healed and be became well This many years ago and never since that time has Mr. Thomas felt the slighest pulmonary trouble, and hearty again was touch of Attorney Martin in relating this incident Saturday, said ex- judge Thomas is absolutely sure sheep sorrel saved his life - Strike Over Bridles Philipsburg unless there is a general ex- | p | 4 pression amoug them change. Off for West Virginia. On Monday moming A. M. Harter, of | | Harter Bros., with a crew of men, left for Edray, Pocahontas county, W. Va., for the purpose of building a boarding house and prepare the foundation for their large saw mill which they erect at that place. The boiler and engine were shipped from Coburn last | Saturday, and the saw mill will shipped from York, where it has been The party consisted of | seut for repairs, F. M. Stevenson, sawyer ; Wm, Fultz, of Woodward, boss setter ; R. E. Hinds, of Piedler, cutoff man; Merl Miller, of Pine Creek, foreman on tramroad ; Fred Schieiffer, fireman ; Charles Bierly, Re. bersburg, carpenter; Wm. Bierly, Re- persburg, architect; Ed. Gramley, Re. bersburg, carpenter ; Noah Brungart, of Rebersburg, laborer; Cal. Stover, of Woodward, laborer. Another crew of men will leave in a few days. Journal, Permanent Certificates. On Friday the examination was held at this place for all scheol teachers who seek a permanent certificate, It was conducted by Prof. D. O, Etters, of Belle- fonte, and H. W. Morris, of Rebersburg, and consisted of the following: Miss Frances Elmore, Miss Jennie Longacre, Miss Gertie Taylor, all of Bellefonte. Miss Blizabeth Stroop, Milesburg; Miss Alice Neff, Roland; Miss Anna Bartholo- mew, Centre Hall; Harry Crain, Philips. burg; John A. Williams, Port Matilda; Thos. L. Moore, Centre Hall; R. A, Bitner, Spring Mills. Their work was sent to the department at Harrisburg for consideration, - Mayor Wants Curfew Law, Matt Savage, mayor of Clearfield, in his message to council asks for the en. actment of a curfew ordinance. The mayor says : ‘On behalf of the mothers of Clearfield who have spoken to the burgess about the growing incorrigibili. ty of their boys and girls I request the town council to pass a strict curfew law.” ~8ix for soc, at the Mallory studio, and floor Crider’s Exchange. : ¥ favoring such a 1" will} be | Until the question of whether or not a | bridie is part of a set of harness has been settled, at the thirteen | operations of the Beech Creek Coal and Coke Company, at Patton, Cambria | county, and Arcadia, Indiana county, | will remain idle Wednesday morning Sth, the drivers | found the mules all hamessed, save the bridles. They refused to touch the bri. dies and struck. The mines, therefore, could not work, Mines superintendent Lingle held several futile conferences with the strikers, but could not get them back to work. The superintendent says a bridle is no more a part of the harness than a hat is part of a suit of clothes. 1,200 miners miners at Altoona states that shall not be required to harness a mule.” they are not to put on the bridle. The operators are of the opinion that the bridle is not a part of the harness and therefore the drivers should put it on, Dr. Houck Goes in. The end of the Williamsport Metho- dist church difficulty over the appeint- ment of the Rev, Dr. Houck to its pas torste came on Sunday, when the entire board of eighteen members resigned to permit Dr. Houck select a new board. The board declare that their effort to keep the Rev. Mr, Houck out of the pastorate, because they preferred a younger minister, wos not sustained by the congregation, hence their resigna- tion, At Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of Penna, for the Eastern District, sets in Philadelphia, Monday, April 20th,to hear appeals from Centre, Clearfield and Huntingdon and Blair counties. The following cases ap. pear on the list from this county : Rothrock vs. Rothrock Admr, Pifer et al vs. Locke, Brew, Admr. of Geo. W. Jackson vs. Jackson, Hastings & Co. Snyder vs, Penna R. R. Milliken Estate Milliken, Admr, A renglon of the surviving members of the Pennsylvania Reserves will be beld at Harrisburg on Wednesday and Thursday, Tune 24 and 25. on the ground, with his gun at his side. | Presently he keeled over usconscious, | Wa4 &iso given, He remained in this state for some time. | When be finally awoke be had a burn- | As he lay there helpless and | praying for a cool drink he observed | that he was lying on a bed of speep sor. | if he | He feit him- | 3 self that he could live bat a very short and britches’ and a ''free suit of clothes’ He came on to his home in Cam. | himself for | A RELIC OF BOUND-BOY DAY. The other day J. Harvey Wallace, of of Lack township, bought to this office a a queer looking collar made ‘of iron, which belonged to Robert A. Work, bought by him at a sale of Henry Winn, deceased, in Liberty valley, several years ago, scrap iron, It looks like an “implement of torture,” having prongs extended out about three inches on either side. It is what was known in the 18th century as a | “bound-boy’s collar’ which were worn by alltoys who were indentured or bound | out in olden times and if they ran away | they could be easily indentified and re. | turned to their master. the following This collar bore inscription, " ne doubt this collar,” was worn by boys who were bound out to Mr. Thatcher, | It was quite a curiosity avd elicited much comment. Mir. Wallace borrowed it from Mr. Work in order to exhibit what many people have read about in | ancient history but never looked upon. — Port Royal Times. To this the editor of the Centre Demo- crat may recall to the older reader the away-back days, when trades and occu- | pations were numerous in every locality, { not yet having been crowded ent by in- satiate trusts of modern invention. The numerous occupations were openings for boys generally to learn a trade and they were ‘bound ont” for a term of three years, getting for their services, ‘‘vittels on having served out thelr three years Sometimes a boy found a hard master, or { tired of his apprenticeship, and he “ran | off,” as the saving went. The boss would : | ] ! ! ! then get even by advertising the run- away in one or more newspapers, the ad. always embellished with a cut of a fellow with mndie on his back, making long and hurried strides for parts unknown. [a the ad “‘chew’’ of tobacco, etc., was offered to | | any one returning the runaway; and to facilitate his capture, a fall description In some instances a threat was in the ad. to kick any one off the premises who returned the boy. - MRS. CAMERON BURNSIDE. Appears on the stage at Garrick's Theater, in amateur theatricals “This will be a gala week for amateur theatricais. There will be three mati. pees at the Garrick Theatre, Philadel phia by the pupils of the Ludiam School of Dramatic Art. The first performance was Mouday aftermoon, when "Frou Fron" was presented. On Thursday Gilbert's "Comedy and Tragedy” will be the feature and on Friday there will be a triple b The principals in these productions wi be Mrs. S. Cameron Burnside, Miss Mae Elizabeth Bacon, Miss Mande Welsh and Miss Cora Odes sa Bichelberger Mrs. Burnside is related to some of the best known Philadelphia families Mrs. Wasne MacVeagh is an aunt of ber husband, who is the eldest grandson of Sevator Simos Cameron, Mrs, Burn side is conspicuous in the work of the New Century Club, and is one of the patronessess of the Philadelphia Orches. tra and the Kneisel Quartet. She has often apperred in private theatricals for the benefit of charities. In “Frou From” she plays the part of the Baronne de Cambri.” From Monday's North American. Mr. and Mrs, Burnside are natives of Centre county and are known to most of our readers. Hot lunches, served at public sales in Mifflin county to hungry farmers by the pretty women of Granville, have enabled the members of the Methodist Episco- pal church at that place to cancel part of : | the big debt on their edifice. The scale signed by the operators and Avon “drivers | of its members in moderate circum. The drivers int t thi Sateen, Sie YOURE Worn vies) dest sk nterpre 8 to mean that | to beg funds to clear the debt, but earn As the codgregation is small and most them, The public sales lunches were then proposed by one of the members and the scheme has worked well. To every sale the young women pow go, establish their lunch counters and, between the lapse when the auctioneer is mot an. souncing his bargaining, they serve up steaming hot coffee, sandwiches and pies and soups. Must Pay Back $7000 te County. Nearly $7000 surcharged to the old board of County Commissioners by the county auditors, of Lycoming. The sur. charges are based on two separate items, the stone work for county bridges built dufing 1902 and the painting of county bridges. The amount surcharged to McClarin is equal to more than the amount of salary he received during his term of office, while the amounts sar. charged to Wheeland and Sherman are more than double their The matter will undoubtedly carried into court by the three ex-Commissioners, Sproul Road Bill Passed. The senate Tuesday during the after. noon concurred ln the house amend. ments to the Sproul road bill and it now and found among a lot of | “Edward | Thatcher, Tuscarora Valley, 1781,” and | a reward of a “6ip,” or a ncral, NATIONAL WEALTH COMPARED Also the Indebtedness of Differ- ent Countries. |OUR SPLEKDID SHOWING The United States has Great Resources with the Least per Capita Indebt- edness—Some Inieresting Sta tistics The total wealth of the world is esti { mated at $400,000,000,000. Of this | amount the United States was credited {in 1892 with $94,100,000,000, or nearly | one-fourth of the total. In “Gunton’s Magazine’ for April, | Mr. Eugene Parsons submits reports or | estimates of the wealth of the several na- | | tions in 1902, From these reports it ap- | | pears that Great Britain 1s the richest | | country in Earope, with money and | | property amounting to $£59,000,000,000, | | or $1,442 for each person. The wealth | of the United States per capita falls a lit* tie below this, or $1,235 per capita. Aus- | tralia has $1,229, Denmark $1,205, Cana { da $980 and Holland $578 per person. France the richest contivent, with $45 000,000,000 in prop- | is nation of the | erty and money, or $1,257 per person, as | against $1,235 in the United { volume of wealth r United In $94, 300,000,000—the | ail other nations. Great Britain comes next with $59,000, and with $48, Germany has $40,000,000, | | 000 and Russia §12,000,000,000. Among all nations the percentage of | | debt to wealth is lowest in the United | | States. The British debt per person is | | $89, the Prench $148, the German $32, | the Canadian $50 and the United States | {is only $12. Our National debt is only | {gis millions of dollars, that of Great : States. States leads 000, 000, France follows 1 O00, 000 , 000, | Britain is 3 668 millions, that of France | | 5,718 millions, and that of Germany | 3,093 millions of dollars, Among the powers United States has wealth and the money is power total And the greatest smallest debt. BELLEFONTE COAL & COKE CO A company compo of members of the Nittany and Bellefonte Furnaces at this place have applied for a charter for ’ “Belief main oi the mie Coal & Coke . with The di Philly haries M. Cle 1 8 the w in efonte, ret Br New York ( ( ws are Archer yw and Kleiberg, of ment, Suubury; Frank H J. W. Gephart, er is Wm They purchased emson and Bellefonte The treasur Samson, 71 Broadway, N. V. acres of coa lands in the southwestern corner of lef ferson county, situate betscen the Bell's Gap railroad and the B. R. & P road, and intend to begin the erection of rau fin These ovens wi give a supply sufficient for both Nittany 200 coke ovens, all of which will be ished early next fall and Bellefonte Furnaces, or about 10,000 tons per month. In additi the coke of a uniform gaality, there will be a great saving to the fursaces in its cost, which will equal $1 § ton on every ton of iron manufactured, The coke ovens will BRE&P Panxsutawney to 2.00 per be located on the railroad, about 6 miles from This bring the coke over the Central Penn’a railroad. These furnaces get the larger portion of their ore from Scotia and Nivtany val- ! ley banks, owned and operated by them | In this way they get their raw materials | at first cost and can make iron to better | advantage and at Jess cost. When the Standard Scale Company vacate the shops on the Nittany Furnace property the same wili be at once occn- pied by a complete foundry and machine shop for manufacturing supplies and makiog repairs for the large variety of machinery in use at the mine banks and furnsces. will Hench-Har ris. Invitation were received here yester- day from Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Ickes Hench to attend the wedding of thelr daughter Lille Coyle, to Mr. Wilbur Fiske Harris, Wednesday, April 29, 1 pm, at the Market Square Presbyterian church, Harrisburg, Pa. Accompanying is the announcement that they will be at home after Jume 1st, at gos Bast Main St, Mechanicsburg, Pa. Miss Hench frequently visited in Belle. foute and is known by many of our readers, Mr. Harris is a Bellefonter, son of Mr. and Mrs, Henry Harris, and was the former editor and publisher of the Bellefonte Republican, is mow located at Harrisburg, and commected with a wholesale house, The wedding will be a prominent society affair, and a large pumber from this place will be in attend. ance, ~''"Porce,’” a readyto serve, ready to digest, delightful food, brings the inde pendent str ength that comes of healt. of the world the on to having | sm ————— VOL. 25. XO. 16. FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright Sparkling Paragraphs—Select ed and Original. MATILDA'S COOKING CLASS Matilda has joined ny ooking At morning I awake To find a fringe of herbs and grass clans Arcund my bit of steak At dinner det Are flomting iu the soup, And there are forks and sp Just | orations straage Ke a warrior tr And there are ruffles on the ¢ And lemons everywhere I know not where the craze In fact, I shou care If all the viands thus arrayed will da nm With daintiness complete Could some time and somehow be made More possible 10 eat WISHES, Jones is moping at the club Musing on his lonely Chewing on a frayed out Wishing that he had ™ stub a wife Bmith~amid the stress and strife, Where they sweep and dust and scrub y wife IT ANGERED HIM The blacksmith left his little shop And frowmed and sald The My wife is always calling me To come and shoo the chickens dickens! ~Chicage Tribune, NO COMFORT When men gits rich, dey gotler wear SU shirts an’ cuffs an' collars I wouldn’ be no millionaire Fur Af ty thousand dollars Philadelphia Press, The gentie springtime brings to me No joy that 1 can put in thyme, Though every flower and every tree Suggest a beauty quite sublime How can | sing tw thee, OO! Spring When thou dost bring houseclean- ng time? There's ove good thing about they never get 100 fresh CEES; The fellew with a bad temper ought to lose it once in a while What's the failure of the peach crop? Many spring house matter with the sonual A divorce has grown of out leaning One of the most bizar March Philist fu re ads in the the wonder. ine describes New Bunco Potato” in the toliowing terms The most § rodactive potato on this or any other earth; grown un ler our new method, by which all danger of drought An ampleroic crop is as sured to each and every purchaser. The method was discovered by us oaly after is obviated exhaustive experiment and expenditure of several million dollars. We now give this method free to the world ; to benefit our fellow farmers is our mission. Plant on rows of six feet seed of During dry weather $0 strong that it the eyes of the potatoes, ground thoroughly moist, Price of the New Banco potatoes, $10 per bushel; two bushels for $25; ten bushels for $200. With each bushel of potatoes we give free one-half prund of seed of our new Niobe onion, the only onion sufficiently strong to force enough tears to secure the desired result. An illustra- tion shows at least a bushel of potatoes growing in a siogle hill, and the ad is credited to “*Bunco Bros, seed necroms ancers.”’ the New Bunco Potato | apart. Eetween cach row, sow new Niobe onions the onion becomes brings tears to keeping the - Bellefonte Class in History. | What noted cow in history! Moscow, Who were a nation of pugiists? The Hittites, What nation geverned by the rod? The Gadites. What people noted for bites’ The Moabites. What lights were before the gas and electric? The Isrealites, What animal was to attack a planet? The popes bull against the comet. What people lived on puts. The Ame monites, Who had the first cane? Adam and Eve The Last acts of the legislature : Increase of state treasurer's salary from fs5000 to $5000. Five snake bills were killed by the senate, one was the racing bill; the other were the Susquehanna canal re, pealer, and the Kingston dam and fitra. tion measures. $19,500,000 appropria, tion was the last act. «The ladies of the Methodist church ald society will hold a White Sale, In Petriken Hall, ou Thursday 23, and in the evening a supper will bejserved.
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