Pie 2 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., OCTOBER 18 1906 8 0 8 0 00 Men In the B Rico very retary BUCCESSOL EEKMAN WIN- I'HROP, govern: Porto wanted much by Sec Taft as his in the tem- rulership of President nowever, that he be spared Rico. He the few who, like Magoon Ide have had or of wis porary Cuba Roo evelt led not from Porto | conc S one ol ricans KMAN WIN HROP jon of abil ww his tl im descended with h in the fro of Mass: New York ago graduated from arvard in 1897 from the Har school In November was appointed private WCretar) Judge Taft, then governot in which capa« July, 1901, when nt executi governor in He and in 1900 and was born hirty-two Years nes, ve secret held t in « inted and he wife of New tain re a great | entertal: and of ten ta ties of | the A camp { was = born uy 1840, at ~ Own near of is i farmer wns the of seven and wns ix years old his father He seemed In love with the water from Infancy up When he was six years old he learned to swim, at seven he had learned to row, and at twelve he bullt himself a boat. At fourteen Captain John Carr taught him how to sall, and Courtney refers to him as being responsible for the great interest he has always taken in aquatic sports, When Courtney was a young man he read In a magazine of MacGregor's Rob Roy eanoe, and with a boy friend he set to work to build one like It. There was no money and no lumber, but they bullt the boat evenings In an cellar. He won many races with that boat, and this was the beginning of Lis career as a racer. ngs CHARLES BE, COURT KEY when died Secretary Willlam H, Taft, who now combines the duties of head of the war department with those of provisional governor of Cuba, Is not the only mem. ber of his family who has won dis | tinction, His father, Alfonso Taft, was -e GC O00 0000 Limelight « Cig netight « CoE J oS oT I ir in Grant's eablnet and general, and he served as United at the Vienna and Peters. the family to have had a genius for the Three sons of Grant's war and at torney general have attained dist har--Charles H. and The first wis 1543, former wd | in and was of con- gress from Ohlo, He editor and of the States St seem law secretary nection ‘IHiam + 'W Ww member is prog rietor Cincinnati I'imes Taft, who used to as Judge Taft, b ourt of Ohlo and ted States circuit court, and as a jurist are such that eded he can have a place In nited St court If he is a leading bar and has now Secretary be wt known been 18 judge of the of tl e Uni his abilities It Is 1 the 1 wants It superior « ites supreme Henry W, Taft of the New York Republican nominee for justice court He is at interest of the ticket which has the members ke the « ve of Ol inate May member been a of the present 1C01IVE n nonpartisan jud Ary beer ) olin i by of tl ginte supreme pt the ther brot is ‘nurs Is CTORS nglish tenant 08 Iu ented the Aero of America. But the lat stot x ter is a Brazilisgy’and the fact th it Te an Ameri to hroaden the M. SANTOS DUMONT was classed the race as hows the tenden it _4 : ft! Edward ha ¢ pect larly and More barrassing 1rd in once he been obliged + beat an hasty thing bot retreat from party table with a handkerchief clapped to his olfac tory organ. His phy sicians, who might easily have checked A more distressing malady, were una ble to stop It. One day the king was dining with Sir Thomas Lipton and the royal nose began to spout as though It has and any dignified y house dinner SIR THOMAR TON | had been tapped by a prizefighter's fist “If your majesty will permit me, | think I can stop It,” sald the baronet, “Go ahead and try.” sald the king, “and If you succeed It will prove that you are cleverer than my doctors.” It was then that Sir Thomas dropped a bunch of keys down the royal back —n SOME STARTLING CAPITOL SECRETS Bpecifications Involving Millions Sec- retly Altered After Con- tract Award, Plunderers’' Daring Methods of Charg- ing Up “Extras” What Frezen. Out as Bidders Had Figured On as Parts of t Building. The lie dire HEL We nission Pi ident § ne Com head Payne, n Capitol and the thie rE F entering wedge ons of the re w capitol ne con ething less than the walls and red that that had sion show ommi ipplies everyt ing com- plete added except the ordinary “furniture.” This startling declaration immedi ately out erdemaln 10 mi what would ne under common 8 neaning of Dow al iis Emery, Jr. was done relieved ! r contract and giver $4 mere shell, while Pennypacker fellow commissioners of and his public grounds buildings drew in the fav 29 000 Oi wl h rite for partly largel put I ¢ banis went the extra real the fry furniture Loow terior 1 ber and 1 hit do knobs Vanlt dora : ; leo. ’ plant Mil OKANY waln am bers the wit ) he 1) the work Hiding. Structural work Heating Electric plant wiring eva whic} heaides frome . thar ft nto a Hb nore 1d hed which go and ornamental and ventilating plant and complete electrd tor work Bronze work the massive for the main en trance, fal nuded elevator od window grills, lamp posts and plia ters Nearly all of the foregoing the material and work for walls and roof, is paid for as “fur. nishings” out of the surplus, without a specific appropriation, thus enabling the builders to take the original capl. tol appropriation for the “shell.” How this trick was worked so as to crowd out all the bidders who had expected to give all those things for thelr money, and to let the bullders get the amount of their bid without spending A dollar for or doing a tap of werk on those essential parts of the build: ing, 1s one of the main objects of the coming probing. Amazing Relevations. “mural and celling decors E doors in except the bare Under and the nose bleeding soon ceased. The tions” of the specifications for the king expressed his gratitude “The credit belongs to my mother,” sald Bir Thomas. “She stopped my nose bleeding that way many a time." builders was Included the artistic work in the house of representatives, in the | senate, the dome, the executive cham. | ber, ote. The specifications were bd upon the sary” sAplICIT THAT IT WAS that the more artistic effects should be executed by E. A. Abbey. In mak- ing up their bids the general contract. ors received from rative and firms, Abbey even prescribsa estimates the deco- naming Mr. supervisor of the fins his pay. The work, invelv. also includ- in direct contra- and the specifi “I am positive that shell to he pro- what my firm bid we have done.” painting the and providing v floors t $176 as for and mill 000, were And diction of ed yor Mr Payne, Stone ation of Ares Was That's what pecifications were alter. portion by the commi minat where I pect ITALIVE t out it ) . nt fy ) BIASS DAD ANG, as : i moss W f the ae ec glam bullding specifications there seems to have been an extra’ of $28.7580.20 for the same material Vanlts were to be part of the build Lt vaults ( xtra’ ing safes are as ar L £ Oi charged an “¢ God's Free Air “By the Foot" Firproof cement or con were specified for the t charged metal A ‘bronze ostoM reen in trea bronze trimmings ’ sel’ CON hid } tal tels hooths 1h “oxira oon by foot of God phot the | in « own free alr fon mantels although Ir many « The “oarved and designed the bullding specifications it was stipn lated that the joinery work was te “furnish and do all joinery, trimming ote... necessary to finish the baliding complete in every respect, and to the full intent and meaning of the drawings | and specifications” i The McNichol-Penrose-Durham-Mar. | tin crowd would never have dared te] olub Ita subservient legislature into | making a $9,000,000 appropriation for | vaxtras” over and above the original | $4,000,000, The Gang well knew what a eyclone that would have raised, and so they just sneaked the millions out | of the depositories, thinking that, jus! as “furniture” had been surreptitiously procured in smaller quantities during the 11 years since “Bull” Andrews and Penrose, Aa state senators, “passed” the “furniture” act of 1895, the present erime would pass unnoticed also. But they had reckoned without Mr. Berry. orise S580 840 panels wainscoting woodwork.” It is well to be sure you are right but don't wron Lr " be too sure everybody else is of Water Bottles GREENS PHARMACY Bellefon . (0, Penn’a. BB : : : 000000000000 0O0000O0DOO0 A i Ik. RHOADS TLL YEE COALS Wood, Grain, Hay, Straw and Sand. MEAT MARKET BELLS SLICED HAM MAUNA WILIP BEEZEF Centre County Banking Co. orner H ang = g Bireets RECRIVE DEPOSITS, DISCOUNT NOTES IOHN M bad ddd ai Re Ul A a | 90000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000FCCRRORRAOS COP PINNROOP RINNE RING RR NINE DROP PON IOORe "he DECORATIVE PAINTING Paper Hanging, Graining, Sign Writing, 00000000000 in all their branches. ECKENROTH BROTHERS, Contracting Painters and Paper Hangers, BUSH ARCADE, BLLEFONTE. 0000000000 R00NR0ORIRRPO0ROPROORIOOPRPRRIIYRS FERTILIZERS FOR FALL SEEDING Farmers purchase saving. superior fertilizers from us st a great good goods, from gets good results The conservative farmer buys responsi Dic deal rs, And Aon Puosruare, per ton, $11.50 eash ; Phosphate and Potash, per ton, $14.00 cash, Staxparp Boxk Puosenate, composed exclusively of An. imal Bone matter and potash, per ton, $20.00 cash— think of it! If yon want to raise a good crop, and build up the farm, at the same time, use animal bone goods. We have a dozen brands, Timothy seed, grain drills, harrows, plows, American wire tence, barbed and smooth wire, ete.,—all at attractive prices, BUSINESS HOURS FROM 7 A.M. TOG P.M, McCalmont & Co. BELLEFONTE, PA.
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