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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

The following extract. taken verbatim,
from a private letter, dated piochc, Me-
Yadas viii Il Is feired, tend 30 create q
prejudice againAt that calm retreat .--
!" Pi0che IN tina county seat ~ Lincoln
County, mining camp year old. It's
on The Great American Desert, and situ-
atod between bare mountains. looking
over q hare dry plain. Water has 10 be
brought eight miles by wagon, and is
sold al sin cents a gallon There are
about 800 people here. the half III
whom have been In State Prison lataga
and highway robbers, Ae J, and Tia rest
ought TO be- Dug graveyard has II
graves, Of which but two are Alled by
death from natural causes. The rest afI
died With their boots on. Shot mostly;
some cut. One shooting scFapc took
place la the bank, III which Mike Cabcy
killed Tom 6oasln, after receiving Cos
SINS fire. There is no law. Any one
feeling aggrieved seeks redress generally
with his pistol It's been a close game
for me sevenal times; l got cut IN the
leg once, but \ am here yet. X sleep
with a bulldog, q Horny ride aud a EiK-
shooter. The mines iSilyer) employ about
COO men. about hundred are in buE-
ness, and the res. are blaekguards OF the
worst kind - cattle thieves, renegade
Mormons, and mcn who arc hanished
fnom society by their crimes, aud ready
for anything. It's $50 milns lO railroad
or telegraph wa have three Stages
week and one mail. I've done very well
here, and would have made some money
but two Of my partners IN claim were
killed, and can't 80 on alone. MY life
has baen attempted twice by the party
who killed my llnrtners. don't allow
any man 10 scare me IL can have
show; bat shen. IL gets down 90 eases
where you dare not sit by window or
by an open door after dark, its time 10
jump the game. IL ever / act back 10
Chliioraia. think LII stay there any
way, I've got enough of tins kind of liF-
ing. I'm tired Of packing a SiK-sh0otcr
around night and day
But il isn't as hopeless as 1t soems-
the future Of this placid little village !;
for in few Eeoks all the natives will be-
disposed Of" shot mostly some cnt
and then virnoHs new settlers can be-
pin the settlement ngain.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17
"Llttle Floy.v

was much touched says n correspond
ent writing for the ruins Of Peshtigo with
the story of Joseph Lasue. He was n
farmer in the Bush, with q wife and
FIVE children. They had fought to the
last, and left only when the flames flash
ed clean over their building. Lasure
carried his three-year old boy, and his
wife q babe. All kept together, with
the flames striking them at every step,
for 30 rods. The wife could go no farth-
er, and dropped with her stiiled babe in
her arms. The father had now to drop
his little three-year old, who was picked
up in turn by the elder boy of thirteen.
The brave boy carried the little fellow
for nearly quarter of mile, when both
sank down together. Little Floy, nine
years old, and their only girl, stood it
the smartest Of all, and kept ahead of
her father for half n mile, cheering him
on with brave words, when all the rest
had peIished. She had now TO pass over
burning grass, when her dress was en-
yeloped in flames. "Oh, il / could Only
have saved that girl r. said the grief
choked father, and his story was ended.
A young lad, next neighbor 10 Lasure,
who was saved, had much TO tell of little
Floy. She was the smartest scholar at
school She read finely. in the 9TH read
or, and could spell down all tho scholars
She was small Of size, exceedingly bright,
beautiful, active and sweet tempered.
All the living in Sugar Bush will remem-
ber long and speak tenderly of the little
heroine.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17
The Are q The Glebe.

The belief entertained lay some gcol0-
gistS Of thc present dry THAI tho Agc Of
our globe reaches scores and even hum
drcsis Of millions on years il very ingrn-
iousiy confitel hy a recent writer in one
Of the foreign scientific Journals. prin-
cipal objection 20 the belieff In question
being tlni the sun could not have lasted
such n lcagth OF time without being
burnt cut It il found, f0r instance,
that the heat which falls ON square
foot OF the earth 5 surface exposed 10 the
vertical rays Of tho sun is equivalent 10
IS. 4 foot-pounds per second-or. about
seven thousand horse power per second
is radiated from every square foot of the
SUMS snrfnoe. 1.-THE sum consisted OF
cnal IL would be burned mp I'm five thou
sand years. But a pound weight falling
10 the sun from an infinite distance would
produce SIX thousand times the heat gem
Grated hy pound OF coal H-as ~
scarcely probnhlc-tlie sum he supposed
10 have been originally nebulous mass
filling the whole solar system aud an in
definite space beyond il, the total amount
of heat produced by the gravitation Of
the particles into a condensed globe
would suffice 10 maintain the suns heat
for over twenty millions OF years, even
supposing them to he very hot, the heat
generated would suffice for more than
three times that period. Such heat
could be generated by the collision OF two
great globes like the sun.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

The Everglades are Just a submerged
prairie, and they exhibit tho manner IA
which the great Western prairies were
formed, Drain the Everglades. (it could
bo done and the present islands would
bc hills. Submerge IA prairie, aud its
hills would become islands. No tree Is
found ON the Everglades. because they
aro constantly covered with water; no
trees are found on the prairies, because
they were long covered with water.
Time viii come when this vast plain viii
be clear OF water, and then We shall have
large surface, like the pmiries, clear
of trees, and lifted for cultivation 10y
man. In these little Eyerglade islands
the palm iiourishes, and also the orange
and every other tree of Florida. The
caster-oil plant grows up 30 he a large
tree of several Years life The arrow
root and sweet potato patches merely re-
quire that stirring of the ground neocs-
sary IN removing the full-grown roots 10
cause the younger ones togrow and keep
on growing. IL is really not necessary
TO plnnt more than once, IL is "a lazy
mans paradise. No wonder the Indians
were unwilling 20 move 20 the West it
was not the graves Of their fathers they
were unwilling 10 leave, it was their
potato and pumpkin patches Their
pumpkin is small, round and sweet they
cut 1t open, put in racco0n or opoSsum,
cover il with ashes aud bake it ia the
fire. The hunters think il superb
dish. Another plan is 30 take fish just
of the hook, and without scaling or
cleaning, wrap il up in green leaves and
bake il in the same way. Hunters use
wet newspaper. IL is done when, il YOU
tear piece Of the wrapping, the skin
and scales come of with it, lou tear
OF skin and wrapping from one side, and
eat the flesh, turn il over aud cat the
other, and throw bones and inside away.
Indians in small numbers are still
found near the Everglades. They do
not like the whites, are not sociable, bnt
there is talismAn that viii move them
out Of StOieism into coriiBlity, there is
sesame that will open an Indians
heart and mouth, and that Is whisky.
They are the only sayagcs who have
never invented an intoxicating liquor oi
their own. Their only idea 81 ciyiliEa-
tion is 10 get drunk. Ride into their
own country, put up with CHIEF, give
him whisky aud promise him more, and
he and his are at your service 50 loag as
your whisky lasts.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

How THEY FIXED HM-Albany start
ed a peculiar kind OF n relief fund few
days since, and the receipt Of which
IN likely 10 afford any thing bat satisiac-
tion 10 the recipient II appears that a
gentleman was requested 10 contribute
something 10 the Chicago fund. AZ
first he called the fund swindlc and
then gave ten dollars. The exclamation
WIS merely hqsty one, and the gentle
man evidently belongs TO that class Of
persons who always grumble, although
possessed Of the kindcst intentions. But
mark his punishment His hand criti-
cism was made public by an evening
journal, and penny contributions were
called for 10 reimburse him in his nm
willing outlay. The result WAS that
pennies came pouring in from all parts
of the city, county and state. AS soon
as the thousandth penny was received
the whole sum was pat up in package
aud sent 10 the gcntleman's office
Worse punishment is rarely inflicted for
q hasty word.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

A SINGULAR ACCIDENT "A cnrioas and
somewhat startling accident occurred in
Brooklyn,N. T. An ordinary range boiler
burst and the hot water very badly scald-
cd lady and several children who were
i'm the kitchen. On examination the
boiler was found 10 be very thin.
Plumbers have been in the hnhit Of re-
presenting that this class OF boilers, or.
more properlyspeaking. hot water reser-
yoirs might collapse from o defective
supply Of water, but could not explode
IA theory under which thousands Of
families have rcstcdi in coniiding security.
The present instance is fatal 10 this
notion OF the constitution Of range boil
erS, and il is 10 be hoped that Il win be
carefully investigated Nothing would
add more to the discomfort Of the average
American household than % lurking
suspicion concerning the safety of its
kitchen, cspcciallyif the suspicion should
gain access 10 the minds of the already
unreliable cook and lauadrcSs.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

BUSINESS IN PARIS. Investigations re-
Gently made by such adherents of the
Commune as Lockroy, Allain, large,
Murat, Bonvalet, and others, who are
members of the present Municipal Coun-
Gil Of Paris, show that while the business
of restaurateurs, shoemakcrs, tailors, and
many other tradespeople yet feels tue
effects of the siege in diminished receipts,
the occupation of millinerS and makers
OF artificial flowers is stiilas remuneratiye
and prosperous as ever it was. These
two trades are prosecuted exclusively by
women, fact which, coupled with the
fact that they exist exclusively for wo-
men, may to some extent explain their
present ell-being. Attempts were made
by other countries during the war to
compete with France in the manufacture
of flowers, but they were without success.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

Does this seem strange 20 you, my own best
riond,
That /. who YESTERDAY gave back Ike enc
Too surely lapslng 10 the strugeles end,
To-day can draw down rapture fr0m tho sun,
Aud drink the blazing blue ahove my head,
And Ak my sight upon the thick-ridgcd hills.
TIL their neutrality-suspicious. beauty
els
Ny heart and strikes spring into my treadp
Nv youth has risen up IN me hke sea,
TO swell above the fAiRting want 81 him
Whose face and hfe and love arc FAR BON me;
And ON this sea short swlt Whale H"im
/ left his picture an-hruught-sorsh to-day,
Tho better 10 har ont the blank 90 lire
Without him-yielding youth an evcHer
With sorrow and casual victory by she way
Has come to youth, This thing but feehly
comes,
This. strength to cast aside the knavipg
pain;
Fer swim aud sudden a burning chorus huns,
And wholms the short resistance of my brain ;
ARd oif rush, aud set the trembling key
Within the lock, and snatch the picture ont,
And drink the hght the features shed about,
And hug the hanished pain again 90 me.
You sec me now with rapid feet. and eyes
That take the suns broad laugh and langh ii
hack:
But all too soon the weakness viii arise
Weak NsSh 90 strike anew the teilsOme track ;
Tie dance viii ty INV feet, the light viii fall
Out cf nv ewes. and shall fetch IN haste
HIS face once more, and hold the pain en-
The precious pain. the worst. best thing Of all.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

You think yon love the man who
is coming this Sunday night 10 visit
you And he acts as il he loved you
Suppose he declares himself, and asks
You 10 be his wife. Arc yon prepared
10 say 20 him. "a love and will trust You
through life with my happiness. and the
lives and veal Of our children g''
He is jolly, gay, and handsome, and
all the darts of Cupid are twinkling Id
his ewes, but viii those eyes always end
expression from the love Of truc soul '
Tonight hcsays many pleasant things.
and draws pretty pictures Of the future.
Does he 50 tomorrow 10 work. which
gives promise Of the fulflmeut Of your
desires in life.
DO his ambitions and achievements sat
isfy you
Does his everyday life shine with the
noble endeayorS ~ Trustworthy man :
II yon think. and desire a companion
in your tbinking--One who can unlock
the deepest depths Of your mind--to
what strata Of humanity does he belong
in the scale Of excellence and morality :
Ia he doing az he can 10 lluild up fu-
turo usefulness and happiness, in which
you can share and feel blessed
These are the questions which the ex.
perience of after years make many wo-
men weep in bitterness Of soul that
they had not thought Of before they an
swered I" Yas
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

Colonel Montgomery was shot III a
duel about dog; Colonel Ramsey in one
about a servant Mr.. Fcatherstono in
one about recruit Stcrne's father in
one about a goose and another gentle
man in one about an acre of anchuyies I:
ono officer WAS challenged for merely
asking his opponent 10 enjoy the second
goblet and another was compelled t.
fight about pinch Of snuff; General
Barry was challenged by Captain Smith
for declining wine At dinner ON a steam
boat, although the General had pleaded
as an excuse that VINE invariably made
him sick: and Lieutenant CoWthcr lost
his life in duel because he was refused
admitianco 30 a club of pigeon shooters.
In l177 a duel occurrcd.iu New York
city, between Lieutenant Feathrrstonc-
hangh, Of the 18th, and Captain McPhcr-
son, oi the 42d British regiment, in re-
gard 10 the manner of eating an ear Of
corn, one eontending that the best cat
ing was from the cob and the other that
the grain should he crJt of from thl cob
before eating. Lieutenant Feaihcrstnne-
haugh lost his right arm. the bah from
his antagonists pistol shattcring the
limb drcadfuAy, SO much 50 that II had
20 be ampuiatod. Graham, Major Noah 's
assistant editor on the National Advocate.
lost his life in 1927, at the duclling
ground at Hohokcn, with Barton, the
son-in-law Of Edward Livingston, In "a
simple dispute about ''what was trumps'
in game of cards.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17
IIlstorx eTthe Gent.

The OLD red cent is rapidly passing
away out uf the United States currency,
and il will not be long before il viii only
be known IN memory and numisuiatic
collections. It's history IS matter. 81
sufficient interest forprcscrvation. The
cent WAS first proposed 10y Robert Morris
the great iinnnricr 81 the revolution. and
was named by jefferson two years al-
ter. IL began 90 make ita nppeamncc
from the mint in 1892 II bore the head OF
Washington on one side and thirteen
links on the other. The French rcvo-
lution soon created rage for French
ideas, which put on the cent, instead of
the head of Washington. the head of the
Goddess oi Liberty French Liberty,
with flowing locks The chain on thc
reverse WIS replaced by the olive wreath
of peace. Eui the French Liberty WIS
short lived, aud SO was her portrait on
the cent. The next head or figure sue
ccctling this-thc staid classic iamc with
a fillct around her hair came into fashion
about thirty or forty years ago. and her
finely chisclcd Grcctnn features have
been but slightly altered in the lapse Of
time.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

Ia Singapore, Haya q late paper oi
that place. gFnat nnmbeF 0f Chinalaen
suddenly filed the streets. There ninnl
have been n thousand nf item, raalnng
along from llic direction "a North Bridge
road. IN regular ranks. four vi H. Aoeps
armed with spears nnd swords. They
wcre ia regular Chinese lighting trim,
naked 10 the Naist their tails wele
lightly eoiied round their heads. and
their spears ~ their hips, ready for thr
charge aud some wore one, some two
swords, stuck IA their WAist-rlDtAlA.
they rasiad steadily ON. no the double
quick. There were several c0nspicnDns
leaders mining alongside the main
b0dy, armed with onlya sword Ia ono
hand. and O handkerchief pF piece 0f
cloth Ina the other. with which they gave
signals for advance oF retreat. ete-, and
orders ~ W tho direction of their nnpeia
All was conducted IN dead silence. nO-
thing heard have the heavy stamp Of
feet. Al on asnddan another formidii'le
body of men, similarly armed aud eqnipp.
"a, and led. appeared rushing nn fEnm
the opposite direction, whHa tine twp
parties Immediately came into collision,
charging aud alternately giving WY,
and then charging again repeatedly
Several were seen 20 Gall, but they WIRE
Immediately carried or by their e3m-
rades Several mnm could be hneHA mt
the upper windows nf thn houses in
North Bridge road, az the end XII the
street, passing slgnals as 20 the police,
etc The eofnlpatants must have been
in hot eonfict Ton nearly thfee-qnarteTs
Of an hour, when signals wEro given
from che aboEr-nnmnd windows where
upon the whnln 0l the contestants aild-
denly disappeared as IL by magic. Most
of them gaaished into the neiglborfEg
shops, and the whole Held Of operations
became As quiet rs possible. Aitar y
brief period a police pcOn was seen
peeping round corner. aR IN to Rer i'll
the coast was clear Or how the land hy /;
aud after the lapse, say ot quarter of
an hour, number Of unarned pe0ns
made their appearance, shouting Where
-Wlieros the row ?" but ns usual, they
were too hate for the faiF Many of thn
hghiing men, wiao had evidently iust
laid aside their weapons, and altered
their trim, with MAthewR-like cfleEity.
might be seen taking signs af the police,
and inquifing what was the mattef.
The whole cngagement was conducted
in dead silence. which would have be-
como a chnrRnof British Crenadiers with
set sii1tct aFas'eMsd hs the enemy, in
Wellington = days. used 10 term il The
combatanta were, according to az nc.
COUNT, Tew Chew men, but divided into
two rival claias, the Say fans and Say
Eyoo- abe latter nori signifying sheep
or lanaliA The clnslling and knocking
90 spears was s8mcthing TO he rcmHm-
ed. bat otherwise the fighting proceeded
in silence.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17


The Boston Journal says (; A trirnd
just returned from Chicago related iD us
this morning an incident of his visit
which IN good enough to find a place
here. tie was ridinei IN horsacar down
State Stloet from tho Post-ofiice, survey
ing the ruins hlnng with number q
gentlemen whose long, rTEeful faces Gold
unmiSiMkAbly that they belonged tO thr
numoroils class oF sufferers, when
Suddenly man a his elbow gave utter
anoe, without Laving previously vouch-
safed n single word. 20 the old Eastern
proverb, "There is no great loss with
out some small gain his face lighting
up With smile at the apparently happy
thonght which suggested the cxclAraA-
ton. Our friends curiosity was aroused
ard he blandly inquired Of the stranger
what assurance be had for his faith in
view Of the blackened ruins all about
them. Why, you see, gleafully TO-
marked this new Mark Taply. turning N
beaning ccunfenance ON our friend and
speaking la a lond tone, which attracted
the attention OF every one in the car,
20 You see, stranger, lost my house,
5000 worth Of furniture, and Just about
every cent Was worth, hut / Eot rid of
mn internal ODD cook stove, which always
smoked and would mot bake at all, and
which compelled nay wife to send cur
bread to the neighbors 10 be baked.
Well, sir, that stove Ras done FOR IN the
great fire, and now I feel more thMn
ever sure there Is no great loss without
some small gmin. just think of ill., II
might have had "A new stove, and then
thore would have been NO much added to
my loss And with an andihle chnckle
over this comforting reflection, he pulled
the bell rope, stopped the car, and with
a graceful wave az his hand ut our friend,
disappeared among the ruins possibly,
in search on the remains OF that infer
nal cook stove.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

A NOVEL GARDEN. N.-Tho young King
of Bavaria Inns an immense garden on
the roof OF his palace ut Munich which
is said 20 rival the celebrated hanging
gardens of Scmiamis. In the center of
il there is lake with fishes and swans
swimming in it, and this is surrounded
10y woods in which there are various
animals and birds, and also rock-work
and grottoes. The rocks had To be hol-
lowed out before transporting them 10
the roof, the better 10 enable the build
ing to bear their weight There Is in
the center of tho garden sort OF tent or
pavilion OF great magniiiconco, which no
one but the King ever enters. The
apartments under the palace roof were
formerly occupied by the ladies of honor,
but they have been converted into
stables, because too much time was re-
quired 10 hoist horses TO the roof when
ever the King wished 60 ride or drive
through this fairy-like resort.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

A VoIcr PROM UTAH.-The character
of the petition from Utah, % feet long.
and signed by about 1850 women of
that Territory, has been unintentionally
miSstated. Instead Of being against
polygamy, IL is in favor Of that institu-
tion, and was sent to the Executive Man-
sion nj Washington by Delegate Hooper.
The petitioners say that their husbands
father, sons, and brothers, are now be-
ing exposed 10 the murderous policy Of
clique of Federal officers intent on the
destruction ofan honest, happy, industri-
ous, aud prosperous people, and they
therefore ask for the removal of the Fed
eral disturbers of the peace, or at least
TO stop the disgraceful court proceedings,
or send candid and trustworthy men to
Utah 10 investigate the question Of the
constitutional rights ami liberty of the
people. The petitioners express their APP
probation ofpolygamy, asserting that it
was sanctioned by Christ's teachings,
and that the institution Is being per-
vertcd by Federal officers.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

On THE RAMPAGE The "wild steer"
steers wildly through the streets of ST.
Louis at all times of day. One is re-
ported recently to have !" capsized two
men, killed one, tossed couple of chill
drcn in the air, butted through n show
window, knocked down the franc Of u
shed, gone through u har-room, broken
up an auction, broken a mans leg, ran
sacked barber shop, and swum the
Mississippi River.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

OpD MATERiAL.-In the village Of Nun
ford, New York, there is church in
process Of erection, which is being built
of a petrifaction taken from swamp
near by, and consisting Of leaves, roots,
twigs, muck, etc, together with lime
stone. The blocks are so cut as TO show
the material of which they consist, and
the building, when completed, win be a
decided curiosity.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

How THEY Dm T.-There nre more
ways than one OF rcsenting an insult.
Several Prussian officers in fall uniform
were present at a concert in Amsterdam,
not long ago. The musicians struck mp
Die Wacht am Rhein," when the
audience took IL into their heads 10 hiss.
The band in order 10 allay the tumult,
glidcd into the Dutch national air Al
the first strains the Prussian officers un-
covered their heads, rose aud stood dur
ing the remainder Of the piece.