Circulation Over 4,600. Largest | ea a BELLEFONTE, PA, OUR BOOK AWARD WELL RECEIVE Favorable Goats: From all tions of the County ———— Words of Praise From Educat thorities--A Camplete Library in Six Volumes--Extremely’ Valuable for Teachers / In our issue last week the plan upon which the 18 sets of *'20tld Century En- cyclopaedia” are to be Awarded to that | many different teachefs in the county was so fully outlined ‘that it is unneces- COMING THIS WEEK, Careful business houses send out state. ments of account to patrons at the end of each month. Publishing a newspa- per is purely a business venture and, in order to be successful, business princi ples must be applied. Our custom is to send statements at the end of the year to ALL who have allowed their subscrip- tion to become overdue, The subscription accotints are being made out now and will be mailed in a few days. A you receive a statement, kindly give it attention and you ‘will oblige. Tue PusLisues, Lore” will also be issued at our office sary to add anything to what has been | said, It is more thin gratifying to the | publistier to hear the words of praise, | from school teachers, parents, pupils, | and the publiv ia general, upon what is | considered the handsomest offer ever | made in this county to our teachers and | he schools. All are surprised to find | h a costly work worth $29.00 and such ye number given away, by this | WORDS OF PRAISE: gt here permit us to publish a few | i i¥nls regardidg the “20th Cen-| {estimotiopasdia,” from some of the | ry %ducational authorities in this | yr ae of the most useful books of refer ver is: ued from the press. For the fam : the sohool, I koow of no other work Suit iing such § store of information, read] ssible, and Al so moderale a price SFrom | Jol. James MeAlister, LL. D.. President of | exe! Institute, Paadeiphis, Pa. I bave examined this work with mueh inter. t, and desire to express my A yeteiatitn ol ts excelience. It is so comprefionsive in its subjects, and so detailed jo 118 treatment, as to | Qoustitgs a lbrary in itself. It is a diction. eAgraphy, hustory, aud 8 work of se¢lenee, NY one, know no publiestion which contains, in A. by so much valuabie ia formation —From Prof. Edward Brooks, Li. D. Supet intend ent of raobiic Iastruction, Poiladelptia, Pa 1 have examined this work with moech eare, It will take rank among the fullest and most | securate of our American works of refersnce, — From Prof Kebert Ellis Thompson, D. DD, LL. D.. Prinerpal of the Philadelphia High School. It gives me great pleasurs to dd my name to those Who have recomended this most excel lent woek.~ From Most Bev. Patrick J. Ryan, | Arehoishop of Philadel pia. bis In. 004 whey. this comity ws |! Ha aig ors. the fe gine LiRooidls were pulsed, XO $0 & which 1 have at strained to say Contrary to the ra at mys [| am work appears! Fron pal Chas ftist best w and sehoul, | kno research The w rieh treasure of From Rev. H. ( John's Lutheras With features pendium of Biograp 4 offers more infor ail mn than hund: eds of ¥ vol ames have been able to produce hitherto, | consider that the aditors of such libraries are conferring inestimable Denefits upo nthe eda cational Institutions and homes of heworll - From James BR. Hughes, Frineipal Bellefonte Academy tao h. rk \a wk aall i olormatior Holloway Church, reher At] Le And most omg apy stdin. Dictd Gazetteer and Atlas iis Severn of ¥ neyel sive m It is useless f anything to the above THe fol Sy T'hree sets of the En From this ¢ 1906, erat” eacl in euch issu the one g fol votes will be oo 8414 1 the result will be and 1 ballots will be numbered 1 hese : as follows AAA aa as nan gate ttt AAA 20th CENTURY ENCYCLOPAEDIA The Centre Democrat, COMPLIMENTARY BALLOT No 2 | Dee, 2 ONE VOTE FOR Name of Teacher (Carefully insert In line below name of town fF I township where teacher is employed This ballot, if eut Alobg the border (must Include the date] and sent Lo this above date, , ASB Konre, Pub, In addition to the "'Nrwsrarer Bai. 101" printed each week, ‘Premium Bar. “Nore Fes pred! - upon the following basis, to persons who | pay on their subscription or secure job | printing during this contest: | 4 Votes: —will be issued for every month paid en subscription that is in| Arrears, OR $0 FOR A FULL VEAK, 8 Votes:~will be issued for every month that is paid in advance or 100] FOR A FULL YEAR, {Persons al ready in advance can get full) benefit of that time by another | extension but for not more than 3 years} 18 Votes: —will be issued per month on new Subséription received, ox 200 FOR A PULL YEAR. NO new subscription will be re poeived for less than r year. Trausferring an ald to a pew name will not be counted 100 Votes: —will also be ix $1 worth of Job Printing order. ed, delivered and paid for be tween this and March 21st, 1906 (This does not apply tisigg of public priming.) Premio Baiois cau be voted any { time, or retained up to the last count. | You can vote for any teacher anywhere lin the county day, March 21st, 1906, i close at noon of that day. In any case where a transfer of sub. mn is made in the same family or id, during this contest, scriptic househ pons will be allowed, bri phon will be accepted for les than ng gai . i 4 te 44 § ie ; Tage ‘ I ed | Institute Districts e<burg ward, Saturday Patt fn. I via rib, Jostituts ida, Saturday, Hpsburg, Snow Shoe paburg fustitute w Saturday, Jaa. 27th two abs fidend The D known Zerh yy are the 4 nrm Wwe law yv An ‘m. Be wf, who is con ot ane a nected week First com next issue, Sample sets of the 20th lia have lowing points in the Century En- cyclopae been placed at the fol county where invited t hh of the si o call and carefully teachers are inspect ea Xx volumes ; BrrLieronts Index’ book store MiLLngis T. F. Meyer's store Serine Miops C. A. Krape's store BoALssUrG Center Hawa BLANCHARD SNOW SHOR PriLirssuna Stare Corpor UstonviLee. Howarp Murtay's Drug store St. Col Supply Co. A. J. Greist's store Moore's Drug Store A Salty Sentence, One thousand years in the penitentiary was the sentence imposed upon Mat Por | ter, convicted of cattle stealing, in Vie- | | toria, Texas, Porter is now 78 years of | lage, and his health is failing rapidly. | The jury, in explaining the unusual sen- { tence, said it was given to establish a |record, as Porter has been responsible for many thefts of cattle, and therefore it has been almost impossible to secure evidence to ¢onviet him, By the time he gets out he will be old enough to Even the clock that does ita duty has time to strike, ued for every to adver- | that Colonel fam i Governor on the Prohit { cratic tickets The final count willbe made Wednes« | Ballot box will | | plans fail, there will { fireworks regarding agement of the State T Bo cou. | the | CHAIRMAN HALL WILL Owing to 111 Health He Ask Heved of work a HOMER CASTLE FOR G0 Some Lively Politics Predi sion Candidate to be Lots of Material in Brisk Campaign Because of poor health and ¢ be relieved of responsibility, Senator | James K. P, Hall has advised his close | political friends that he will retire as chairman of the Democratic State | committee at its annual meeting next { April, Mr. Hall is unable ta give to the | chairmanship the time and attent necessary to build ap an effective orgur ization, especially in gubernatorial cam- | paign, and he feels that he should make | way for a younger and more active man There is no need for him to retire be i fore next April, which will give party leaders ample time to select a suc. cessor who will be satisfactory to a large majority of the members of the com. mittee. Unless the extra session of the Legislature makes a chaoge in the pres ent Thirty-eighth district, composed of Elk, Clarion, ties, Mr. nomination On | : i : i i } i i the Forest and Cameron « Hall will be & candidate for for the Senate next year CASTLE FOR GOVERNOR, Out of the tion in Pittsburg h interesting mayoraity AS § LH cratic State leader, has held vg L me the dis es Guffey. Castle the vision of a por 8 T When William H. Berry of the State Treasury in tikes Mav i great the pre vi reasury. anda these will ft made dur into char gon nan the State that the 1 Way antic stron al no i cht ond probably ma | —— +1 : 3 19 3H » Drea C, Groveroor, Christian Science Fails on Nag. Chr recovery The Humane and friends Lian Siehce Agent prosecuted holder he was burns have i vel healed An Appropriate Gift, When mas presents making up your hist Keep in ming tu fact that your son, daughte r or [riend appre clate a gift that will be a oo i minder of the honor. What could more appropriate than a year's subscrips tion to Tue Cextae Democrar? All | through the year it will call regularly and be appreciated like a royal visitor, {It will cost but a trifle, $1 in advance, | Just the thing. Toe Enjoy Christmas by Helping Others. Those blessed with abundance bear in mind during the approaching Christmas tide that they too have their responsibilities, and can show their gratis | tude for life's blessings by helping others to enjoy the festivities of the season, This Will Make the Girls Sat will be no ane this wind duced THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, | guished ability. should | p 1806. DICTIONS FOR 1908. . I ewire 10 GISERN Ler and | great Engilan i {fon of { upon i the Jew Spangler A CATTLE RANCH, Was Glieglaons rg dove (i Explosion May Destroy Sight. . ©. Lrean it for loa tied CICA b a hly wave been perfectly safe had gas collected in the Bh gnited damp and exploded to look ily burned De it a match inside of it inf about the head and will prebably be perma. blind In Mis Fourth Term. A. Mayer, fifth Hon. ( the twenty president judge of judicial district, last Friday was quietly celebrating his sth rthday anniversary the Clinton county ous service of thirty-seven years, Judge Mayer has the congratulations |of the Centre Democrat. He is well own if our town and throughout Cen | tee county, having for a number of years presided over our courts with distin Merry Christmas, Hap- New Year, and long life to you, | J#dge Mayer, is the Democrat's greet RY 8 i Another Pearl Found. _ Jota Burd of Lock Haven while eat. oysters at Charles Adde’s restaurant ofpe first ward Monday night found a I that is valued at $35.00, men put on a bold front, and of women put on false ones, 3304 Judge Mayer is | now serving his fourth term as judge of | Coutts OF a conting. | controlled by John R. Walsh, of Chicago, | {and in great measure owned by him, | suspetided operations on Monday. Their REIGN OF TERROR IN RUSSIA From Si. Petersburg Intell! gence of Rev y CZAR INCITES Both Sides Will Now Oppose Force With Force--Government Proclaims Unheard Of Punishments for Men Who Even Belong to As comes 'olt. > TROOPS T05H00T sociation. Jail Breakers. Har anda he escape was a compl liams, who was a trusty” been given the task up The latter made a skelton key of a kaife n the morning unlocked the cells of the other prisoners to lock the prisone Shulte's cell door had beets left o had blade, and at 1 o'clock a — Another Bust. Three of the lagest financial instito. tions in the West, the Chicago National bank, the Home Savings bank and the Equitable Trust Company, all of them | A —————— Vol. 27. No. 60, FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs--Selected and Original, HEB COMIN{ 1'ye known som For instance Toskin a flea t WM one wi Soause fie ome Another Toskip And when the One wo rave | S01 gave Lis mn A each evening meal boy had gone The dime would 8 yly ste And ones | knew a man down ther ’ wlio din state ed Each day And town in ve §0 homes and kick family ate 'pped the clock at night To save wear on the whesls are engaged in good mean men defend elfish one me from rises the little folk hristmas fun of them al & girl but s 1 spoon’ thought, waka Kar fit saat] i while he waktey ¢ tp edarer ang He chotolates hy) veighed you, weighed me, felt and ing for 1 scales ‘Reforming’ Football. is a great deal of talk about the football, especial y since e¢ brain, broken back and other injuries on the ithall field were pari ularly numerous dur he SOANON ended. ball, The only way of dog is by cutting his tail off close behind the ears, and that's the ball. When football is abolished, it will be “reformed” and not before. § Mean. | time, concussion of the brainjwill flour. | ish and broken backs will interfere with | the regular course of study at our insti ing i just But you can't reform foots reforming a bad way with foot. affairs will be liquidated as rapidly as | tations of learning. possible and they will go out of business, The labilities of the three institutions are estimated in the aggregate at $26, 000,000, Against this amount the banks and the trust company have the resources that are, on a conservative estimate, worth $16,000,000, Deer Killed. The deer killed in the counties, so far as we can learn, during the short, or fif. teen-day season, was as follows: In Clinton, ninty-two, Lycoming, twenty, Union, twenty-five, Centre ninety, and Clearfield probably than fifty, Union county about 25, North Carolina Quail. The game commission is about to im« port quail from North Carolina for propagation purposes. Secretary Kalbe fus has had this project under consideras tion for some time and has been in cor- respundence with T. Gilbert Pearson, Morgantown, N. C., who is chiel game warden in that state. Pearson has otis fied Dr. Kalbfus that Pennsylvania can have all of the quail necessary and all that now oe am be done it to an range the details of trapping, ———— ete. These will be fixed up short time,
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