reves FIEPABCE Circulation Over 65,600 ~Largest in Centre County, A DESCRIPTION OF THE LINOTYPE A WONDERFUL MACHINE THAT REVOLUTIONIZED PRINTING IN OPERATION IN THIS OFFICE Reading Hu- its Automatic Movements— Used for “Setting matter on Being the Paper—Aimost man in Dispenses With Type. in the the mechanical tre Democr to devote Front View of the THE MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE The Most Wonderf ul of the Age. Invention Years { nt the expenditure were require the which money tion chine, thaler Linoty type” is a o« “line of type” ceded to chine ever second in wrought by and introduction olution in the printing especially in the ern dally paper of greatest invented importance electricit has issuing The Fi 2 A Line of Type was the first commercially successful composing-machine and is to-day the standard composing-ma- chine everywhere. It marks the first and only successful departure from the long-established forms of type- composition. The last great Improve- ment was the production of a machine in which the “linotypes pro duced instantly and ready for use on the press by the mere fingering of keys like those of a typewriter. The keys serve to assemble temporarily a line of matrices made of brass bearing individual characters or dies a Roman character In the upper or regular position, and the Italie or Linoty pe were Fig. 3 Linotypes Assembled Showing Print. ing Surface black letter In the lower auxiliary poe | sition against which the slugs or “lin. | otype” were cast In type metal, The Linotype Is a single machine, | operated by one man, producing at a | single operation the finished product | directly In response to the operation | It composes matter | of the key-board. more readily and more economically than can be done in any other manner. It does away with worn and battered type, and always gives a new, clean dress, of unlimited quantity and no sending away for “sorts.” Matter may be kept standing indefinitely, at the mere expense of Linotype metal, r pound, where typ Duplicate slugs cast automat- the devel- of the in- nd the ma- it has been ac- The ac carefully ents the in o follow ovement O88IDIO, wh wWter bars lines Purp Mergenthaler Linotype 3 WAS dest machines are to seratio: and a8 the day r as good nit ’ Not a Typesetting Machine type ig not a typesetiing- the ordinary 3 of the mtrary, it Is a mach ted by finger-keys ates or produces for use the shown Fig. 1 from the or- gingle-line and assem- de bars or slugs, Fig. 2, each the length f aline of type, and hav. upper edge the type char- print an entire line. These ing the appearance of solid type and answering the same are called “linotypes.™ pense ine cre on in using CPR tal 1 mis 8s to hav rf of We, Uses Matrices, Instead of Type When linot slide in F and in (line turned pot other awny butio hand Ie mall ig 3 jointly =a posed the After printing, the are slugs or assembled side, as shown | they constitute “form” com of ordinary type adapted to be used same manner being used for the “linotypes™ 8 or slugs) are re- to the melting- be recast Into lines, thus doing r with type-distri- slow and tedious The machine vding me ypes by to Fig. 4 A Matrix operation containe as large matrices, approximate. mbers hb brass Fig. 6 A Line of Matrices and Spacebands ly, (Fig. Assembled for Casting 1,500 In set. The {llustration 4) shows n brass matrix and Ia Con tinued on Ind Page Ei | the | some | extend | stone : outside | ing and electrical plants for | of | which will bes | make | such character as to make it look en- BELLEFONTE, PA, TH GEHRET & LAMBERT GET THE CONTRACT, FOR ERECTING THE NEW AD- DITION TO THE COURT HOUSE THEIR BID WAS $33, 72.00 Open—A Bidders 184 the All January Everything Done in Square Deal Given Will be Completed Historica! Sketch, to made kr asked all the bidder where they had a their position, and correct any errors that might have Leen This be. the contre fet to ef & Lambert the ters $1 chance to state nie done larger This report ou from ct that Harris been doing the id ntractors always wi them on anything that seemed com plex. It has proven that both architect and the commissioners given everybody a deal, more sald smbout other things public interest going in Bellefonte building will be two stories extending out thirty-five feet the hill The width of will ten feet on each of the | and will be bullt of and plastered on the to match the old structure The cellar will be ten feet deep, part | of which will be used for steam heat- | On the first | to the will be a witness | room, & grand jury room, and a vault | the County Treasurer. On the left will be the Commissioner's offices | and large fire proof vaults. The sec Architect beat he He out war local o« 1 was ling to help been have which square than can be of Y on in that The high toward are new now glide bullding brick, present and right, oor : number | ©F d floor will contain a large library, ! portraits | adorn the wall only a thing of | historical inter course, the attorneys will | an effort to make this one of | the best law libraries in the state. In| addition to this there will be an office | for the Judge, District Attorney, a | consulting room and closets. The re. | pairs in the old court house will be of memorial hall where the all the Judges will not I or beauty but will Of of ont tirely different Much of it will be so arranged as to present a very different aspect. The main changes will be made In and about the bar and the Judge's bench. Everything will be made to favor the old colonial style. Additional vault space will be made both in the Recorder's and Prothono- tary's offices. A tile floor will be placed on the main corridor, and white marble will take the place of dingy old walnscoating:. The old roof will give way to a new one, and the belfry will be restored to its former beauty by exposing the bell and re. pairing the town clock. IHluminating dials will be placed in the clock so L§. | special election URSDAY, JULY 20, 1909 np BE ama that t visible AR We dist t | } {11 not be out of court the secon There be SIONE were held e { ler tine hous n & Corn High and Hpring | pr by Ass John Tia gantial fuerior nll rie Bench w fike the ehurel ings st gamething moder oourt | eoinci the nr custon archit : The « COMMISSIONERS’ STATEMENT. I > F-3 ated August 1, 1908, and due | thir , and bearing inter #. at the rate of four per cent. per LAR, ivabls semi-armually. The levied pay t hye ris RT interest and te years, or 183% annual tax and assessed Taylor Gets Contract Something Centre Democrat Wallace and Harry Miller had taken the contract for the new school house the price being $35,601.13 Recently the contract for heating and ventilating the building was awarded to the Belle- fonte Steam & Gas Co. for $8. 850. This covers all work, There other bids tor heating and ventilating. The E. Keeler Company, of Williams- sort, id $9,727, with Ah $1,200 to 'y 6oo worth of work additional to be done by the Snyder & Raub over one month the ago announced that Lew board of Philadelphia proposed to fit up, heat | avd ventilate the building for, including toilets, $12 895. This bid work. The three companies mentioned proposed using steam The American Heating & Ventilating | Company Projused Jesng the work for | 87.977, including toilets, but to properly instailed this system the board would have had to do from $1600 to $2000 additional work. for warm air in place of steam The above bids, of course, were given on the assumption that the taxpayers would vote for the $33.000 loan at the for that purpose Tuesday, August 17. Hospital Notes. The following persons recently dis charged Benner township ; Mrs. Fetzer, Yar nell ; Mrs. Velta Brooks, Curtin ; Ed. ward Hepburn, Bellefonte The following recently submitted to operations : Mrs. Carrie Smith, How. ard ; Louis Miller, appendicitis, Belle fonte ; Joseph. Hoffman, Millheim ; Mrs, Fannie Grooms, Bellefonte ; Fannie As. key, appendicitis, Curtin ; Sarah Me Ginley, appendicitis, Bellefonte ; Miss Eliza Lorah, a former the Bellefonte hospital, appendicitis ; Miss Julia Karsteter, nurse in training, is ill with pleurisy. Miss Murray, graduate nurse of St, Luke's Hospital, Philadelphia, is special nurse for Misa Lorah, Ground was broken on Tuesday for the new wing to the building, ~T, 8, Strawn, the broker, went Io Tyrone on Sunday in his automo. e. Boys' $2.50 oxfords now $1.50, At Yeagors, were three | covered all | have | This bid was | | game of on Edgar Bradley, Valleyview, | ! Wednesday raduate nurse of | A DEAD HORSE FOUND ONPIKE BY CHARLES FROM, TENANT FOR DR. ROBERT G. H. HAYES BELONGED TO DUKE'S LIVERY 1g Men Hire ona to go Herr m Weighing Scale ¢ Instead of returning in t evening to Altoona, they r ¥v fonte a distance of near! rose fifty Lat Moin _— fon miles authoritie apprehend 1d be rought « On Tuesday Duke sent William Larimer to p ing of the he brick for in any other irred The shipped to there has no perpetrators of the crime Liveryman Liveryman the Amos Gar cleaning up might have and harness Altoona. Up to this been to the morning money here to ay for bury ing and that buggy ree pay time expenses O00 were time clus Base Ball News. afternoon business was suspended to give our busi- men an opportunity to witness a { ball the Belle- Lock Haven teams. It was exciting contest requiring innings which resulted In a of 1 to 0 in favor of Lock Haven Bellefonte excelled in playing, but a stupid error lost the score. On Tues day the team went to Tyrone and played exhibition game with the erack team of that place, the score being 4 to 2 In favor of Tyrone. On afternoon a league game was played here between Bellefonte and Jersey Shore In score stood % to 1 in favor of Bellefonte when the visitors Kicked on a decision and left the field On Friday practically ness hase between fonte n mont and eleven BOOre an Piled Brush on Girl he Assaulted A posse of citizens and farmers of Chester Springs, Cambria county, are searelling the mountains 1n quest of a suppose Samp, who assaulted a fifteen. eanvid daughter of John 8. McCoy, of “hester Springs, at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, while she was picking berries near her home, Her} assailant tore offfher clothes and Han Ae i Mp wg rere Ah su ence rai brush on top of Hot, The girl revived, reached her home and told the story which started out man in the neighborhood able to carry a gun, thrvuwe wo Belle } Methodist he eighth the | the ofl | there Is an enormous amount of money | practically | quated methods employed 82. No. 29 Vol. FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs—8elect- ed and Original, The Difference In The World. } The Correct Versic nr Farias ¥ ‘ eit. little education presented conferelice aaa wanted to ensed to | be Good Roads Meeting You held n Thursday, gens of the ally all the ques - mm that gentlemen will the gathering Gon ttee the Ve Lhe Assurance distinguished address Ex : while ax present to this Beaver Ww state took ic and made it sage to the W. Hunter mioner or subject A Ereatl Interest the subject « Hon Highway COC ITE Hon Agee, of State several representatives of 1 Roads of Lycoming County, and others prominently iden- tifted with this work. We understand that nearly all the supervisors in the county have notified the commitiee that they will be 1h sttendance at the meeting. and they will be tendered free entertainment at the Brockerhoft House, also an automobile ride over some of the roads about Bellefonte There likely will be a morning and afternoon A special effort is being m bring them to this meeting This is a topic that should enlist the hearty co-operation of every far- mer, merchant and all drivers of con. vevances who have occasion to use our highways. Above all, it should enlist attention of our taxpayers, as legislature State of Harris! Orvis: Prof. Alva logy Association session ade to the anti- by many in the effort to bulld and maintain the squandered in | public roads Bush Meeting. The REwvangelic Christians will com. menve their bush menting on Saturda evening, July 31, and continue until af- ter August § at Colyer, in Meyer's grove. Several able speakers will be present, Come, everybody will be wel. come, gna Haugh, the merchant at Benore, will sell his property, stock of merchan- dise, household goods, ete., and move to Chicago. His tie sale is annuonc- ed for August 14th,
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