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A. M. SCHAFFNER, Editor and Proprietor.
Pablished Every Tharsday ip the Year at 81.50 Per Year Cash
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Good Roads.
Last fall a majority of the voters of Pennsylvama by ther
votes expressed laelr Gppusiuun to the $50,000,000 bond issu-.
This was their honest conviction. Thai, however, did not express
an adverse attitude on good roads. It is the universal hope anc
"desire to have good roads. A meeting for the futherance of this
cause will be held at Somerset pext Tuesday. specially for the su-
pervisors, but in general for all who are interested in good roads,
. when an official from the highway department will be present to
give those present the benefit of his experience. The time is here
when the people demand good “roads. They pa; pay taxes and are
willing to pay taxes, but they will want good roads. Much still
remains to be learned with reference to road-making, and every
effort should be made to learn the best methods and the most eco-
nomical way. Good roads’ meeting, Somerset, Tuesday, March
17th. Attend if you can, and are interested in good roads.
Jingoism at Work.
Senator Fall, of New Mexico, made a plea in the United States
Senate for armed intervention in Mexico on Monday in bebaif of
Americans and other foreigners in the stricen Republic. He was
reminded by Senator Shively, of Indiana, that actual armed inter-
vention would mean war. The heart is sickened with the prevail-
ing bloodshed in Mexico. The interests have large investments in
that Republic notably the Standard oil company. Those interests
doubtless need protection, but the very ones who call most loudly
and urge most stiongly for aimed intervention and war with
Mexico, are the very ones who would not go to fight for their coun-
try. Some other fathers’ would have to send their sons to be Shot
at by the Mexicans and to perish on Mexican soil.
The war with Spain has been costly in men and money. A
war with Mexico would likewise make heavy demands upon our
country. Let the trouble if possible be settled without armed in-
tervention and war.
Penrose Announces.
Senator Penrose made the public announcement that he would
again be a candidate for thegUnited States Senate. The expected
has happeved. In his announcement Senator Penrose emphasizes
the state wide primary election where the people in a special way
give expression to their sentiments, and declares his devotion to
the spirit and letter of this law. At the same time he arraigns the
Democratic party for settling on a ticket at Washington,” and in
the same way a few members of the so called Washington party,
under the leadership of a notorious municipal contractor have met
at Harrisburg, and have proclaimed their slate.” The names sug-
gested at Washington are a credit to the Democratic party and to
the state of Pennsylvania, and if the outcome of the Harrisburg
conference is of like character, then neither the Progressives, nor
the state of Pennsylvania need blush. Penrose has been the chief
exponent of the vicious system in politics which has blotted Penn-
syivania’s history for the last generation.
He is the last man in the state who should mention or even
suggest that it i8 wrong to defy the will of the people.
We believe the precept and practice of Senator Penrose for the
last thirty years have been inimical to the best iuierests, morally
and economically of the state of Pennsylvania. Cdl
As a boss he has been brutal, as a leader the trail of the party
which he lea has been 1oul ana as a consequence he has lost half
of the followers and made the remnant, a party of apologists. If
Senator lenrcuse represents the best spirit of Kepublicanism, then
the standard has fallen woefully since the days of Abraham
Lincoln.
THE tariff has been revised and the belief is that when in full
operation, 1t will give general saustacton. Senator Penrose bases
his claims on re-election, on his zeal to revise the tarift upward.
Pennsylvania has been in a special way the beneficiary of the high
tariff, producing the Carnegies, Fricks, Schwabs, and scores of
others. Yet the fact is, theoretically the high tariff is wrong,
worked out it is sinful, making the rich richer and the poor poorer.
The aay seems to be past tor a return to the high tariti, and | while
Pennsylvama has benefitted largely by high tariff, the people wil will
hardly return Penrose to the senate on those grounds.
NEWS by way of Philaceiphia comes that Geo. R. Scull, Esq.,
of Somerset, will be the canalaale oI the Washingion parity aud
the hepublican party tor Longress In this the Ltwenly-1hird aisirict
Surange things irequently happen In pollUucs aha 11 Lhe 010 Organi-
Zallon hepupiicans ana ihe Washinglon pally people wil be aie
to unite oun Mr. decull, tnat will be one oI ihe Silrange things 1m
Somerset county poiiues.
ty ’
Be THE license question is with few exceptions disposed of again
for the year. ‘Lhe anti-saloo people mace no effort through gen-
eral remonstrances to the court, 1or the reason nat Juage Ruppel
declared his Interpertation of the law on hls QUeslLIOn a year ago.
Yor ine people 01 domerset county to combat tis evil, Le place 1s
at Harrisoburg, in new legislauon. _ ; -—
i. THE prevailing cold for the st five weeks has been a great
hardship ior the poor. The extra tuel and extra ‘clothing nave
made a heavy drain. on n their hmited means, and with ihe intense
‘eold the other extreme has been reached, viz. thal Lhe overheaung
ot stoves has resulted in the destruction of more homes by fire than
usual.
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WHEN we think that the ground hog gave us such cold weathe,
ICKED UP IN
P ENNSYLVANIA
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Indiana.—A detail of the state con-
stabulary was sent to Iselin, Pa, to
hunt down a gang of Black Hand oper-
ators who have been operating in that
section for several weeks. Recently
the residence of G. C. Campbell, man-
ager of a coal company’s store, was
blown up, and a box of dynamite was
found on the porch of the house occu-
pied by G. Steffna, a butcher. On it
lay a letter telling him he must place
$1,000 at a designated spot or the dy-
namite would be used.
Waynesboro.—Dr. D. Ryder, acting
for the state livestock sanitary board,
has placed four Chambersburg dogs
in quarantine for 100 days. The dogs
are supposed to have been bitten.
New Wilmington.—Anthony Britton,
70, was gored to death by a bull on
the farm of Alexander McClaren, near
Princeton, where he was employed.
He had gone to the barn and when
he did not return it was found that
he had been attacked by a vicious bull
and his body mangled.
Parker.—George Davis, driver of a
nitroglycerin wagon, probably saved
Parker from destruction. Davis was
driving through the town with 200
quarts of the explosive in his wagon.
He stopped at a store to make a pur-
chase, leaving his team in the street.
The horses started down a long hill
When Davis came out of the store he
saw the team going down the hill. Ian
a flash he mounted a broncho standing
near and rode at a desperate pace
after the runaway team.
Hershey.—As soon as weather con-
ditions will permit, the work of en-
larging and improving practically all
of the present factory buildings will
be begun, the total amount to be thus
expended approximating $250,000, and
virtually doubling the capacity of the
present plant.
Sharon.—Lying unconscious on an
improvised bed, at his home in West
Salem township, and with $1,735 in
bills of small denomination bulging
from his pockets, neighbors discovered
James Logan, aged 70, a bachelor.
Several hours later he was restored
to consciousness. Efforts to have him
removed to a hospital were spurned
by a brother, who lives nearby. Coun-
ty officials were unable to have him
pay for anything. Logan had been
living the life of a hermit for some
years. His home was a small shack,
poorly furnished. Despite his money
and the fact that he owns several big
farms, the man refused to spend a
penny of his boarded fortune for fuel,
edibles or a physician.
Huntingdon.—President Judge J. M.
Woods of Huntingdon county handed |
fusing all petitions for liquor licenses.
After April 1, Huntingdon county will
be “dry.” There were twp wholesale
applications and five retail applica-
tions. Judge Woods stated that the
remonstrances filed demonstrated that
the sentiment of the county was
against the granting of licenses.
down an opinion in license court, re- | :
AMERICA’S NEED.
In America we have had so
much material prosperity, we
have .nduiged ourselves in so
much luxury, that we have lost
the spiritual vision of our pil
grim fathers, 1 say this in full
recognition of the magnificent
beneficence of generous philan-
thropists and the noble work
which has been done in uplifting
the sinful and the unfortunate.
But as a nation we need a new
spiritual awakening. I speak
ouly that which is in the minds
of many thoughtful men. when
1 say that the greatest need of
America today and its only anti-
dote against the poison of Social-
ism is a great revival of religion
which will turn the minds of
men away from the considera-
tion of these minor social evils
to a contemplation of their rela-
tions with the Almighty.—Alba
latives.
ing boa constrictor and al
significant caterpillar.
freely for
this amazing gastronomic
food.
digestion.”
“I despise a hypocrite.”
“So do 1.”
he’s the biggest hypocrite
FOR BACKACHE KIDNEYS AND BLADDER
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CI OSES TUESDAY,
Greedy Caterpiliars.
“I have seen sc'me record breaking
beefsteak eaters,” said the keeper in
the Bronx Zoological park, “and 1
thought I had a fairiy good idea of
just how much an appetite could stand.
‘| But there are other astounding super-
The ravenous wolf, the stary-
star eaters must give way to the in
“The millionaire who had the appe
tie of a caterpillar and indulged in i:
any length of time would
go broke in cash, for in a few months
ally devours 6.000 times it weight in
And it never complains of in
'—New York Sun,
Preaching and Practice.
“Now, take Jackson, for ezample:
' Tombstone in a Cage.
Very unusual is the story
| with an iron cage erected
grave of an East Indian officer whe
was a keen big game hunter. He had
the cage made so that by undoing
screws at the end it could easily be
taken to pieces. and he utilized it for
two purposes. On his tiger shooting
expeditions he had it covered with
green boughs, when it effec tively
cealed him from his quarry, while
night it covered him while he s
The bars, however, were not su
ly close to make him quite secure,
one night he was so badly maal by
a tiger that he died of blood
—Londen Strand Magazine.
1 the othe:
freak usu
on earth.”
dull minded we must all be,
B. Johnson, President :of New “But you appear to be his bes lacking in imagination, since we
England Society of Filadeipbis. friend.” ; able to learn only by personal
Fn “Oh. yes: I try tc appear friend! perience of grief and suffering 5
toward him. It pays better in tbh. thing about the grief and: Ww
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MARCH 17.
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Each day we show the highest bid to date.
-Below are the bids that are on the articles on Wednesday morning, March 11.
that the articles are worth n ore, cece in and place a higher bid on the
No. 1. Ladies’ Suit, $2 50 _ No. 6. Ladies’ Dress.
No. 2. Ladies’ Coat, $3 00 No. 7. Blanket,
No. 3. Ladies’Sweater. No bid No. 8. Toque,
No. 4. Childs’ Coat. No bid No. 9. Guimpe,
No. 6. Ladies’ Waist. $1 00 No. 10. Mesh Bag,
If you feel
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Meyersdale, Pa:
Lewistown.—Wild game is suffering
severely from the severe winter
weather in this section, and the deep
snow has caused much suffering
among partridge, wild turkeys, etc.
In Oliver township, this county, a far-
mer noticed a rabbit on a board walk
near the house and holding out a piece
of apple in his hand, the animal was
so hungry that it ate from his hand.
Sunbury.—Walter Umbitsk, Shamo
kin, who escaped from the ,Northum-
berland county jail more than six
months ago, was captured by officers
near his home. He was placed in jail
to await trial om a charge of jail
breaking.
Lewistown.—Frank Machamer, an
amateur vaudeville actor of this place,
has just skipped the town, accused by
several . friends of taking with him
property belonging to them. An over-
coat borrowed from Richard Rager of
the Sixth ward, a watch and diamond
ring borrowed from Miss Tillie Penna-
baker, and some money borrowed
from apother friend have disappeared
with him. A warrant has been is-
sued for his arrest.
Ephrata.—More than 300 men, many
of them farmers, are working on the
trolley line that will link Lebanon and
Ephrata, passing through Lincoln,
Clay, Hopeland, Kleinfeltersville,
Schaeferstown and Reistville, almost
touching the spot where Kate Ed-
wards, recently released from the
Berks county prison, hid the hammer
used in killing her husband, 12 years
ago. The road also runs close to the
places in the Welsh Mountains, where
the late “Bully Lyons,” a noted Read-
ing detective, met Abe Buzzard, the
outlaw, for whom he was searching.
West Chester.—A dozen prisoners in
the Chester county prison here extin-
guished a fire which threatened seri-
ous damage to the building. During
the half hour’s battle with the flames
not a prisoner was aware of the fire
except those summoned to fight it.
‘Waynesboro.—The Biederwolf taber-
nacle, which was sold to Grafton
Downs, Downsville, Md., will be con-
verted into dwelling houses. There
are between 650,000 and 700,000 square
feet of lumber in the tabernacle.
Pittsburg. — An agreement was
reached by the city of Pittsburg and
Allegheny county by which each is to
appropriate $2,500 to be added to a
popular fund for the erection of a
monument to house the relics from the
battle ship Maine, presented to Pitts-
burg by the government.
Pittsburgh.—A young man suffering
with smallpox was removed from a
Pennsylvania train here and with his
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mother and brother was taken to the
and still survive, and that the eclipse of the moon has not swept us
off the face of the earth, we should not be much afraid of the St.
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Patrick storm and the equinoxial storm, that are still ahead. |
city hospital. The train carried three |
coaches filled with immigrants and |
was held over until all the passengers |
and the crew submitted to vaccination. |
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