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Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10
The Evils OF ChignOns-A Foolish
Fashion.

Here Is what lady says Of these ugly
things In the Evening Mail. Where arc
the independent women who dare 20 ignore
the ehignon n
The head and front Of woman's Of.
Tending against the laws of good taste
and sound health, as well as of eleva.
ted morals, has been her determine
ton Of late years TO wear these Odious
things. repeat that chignons are an
offense against elevated morality, be
cause, though they deceive nobody,
they are intended to deceive, and de.
ceit in any form is an ohense against
sound morals. The woman who
stands before her toilet-glass at bed
time and surreptitiously denudes her
head Of frowsy, dirty. and dingy
mass of dead hair, instinetively fells
the meanness Of her situation. Not
for the untold treasures of Golcouda
would she have a masculine eye gaze
upon her at that unlucky moment 7
And the glance of some envious rival
Of her own sex in almost equally
dreaded The poor little knot of hair,
twisted so tightly and ungracefully ut
the back Of her head, looks doubly
scanty by contrast with the enormous
mass lying upon the dressing. table :;
and mt the very hour when her
thoughts should be most pure and ele.
waited, she slinks away to bed, feeling
that she has bsen all day acting an
unrepented lie, which she menas to get
up and repeat on the morrowl And
TO live in an atmosphere Of even petty
DECEPTION is harmful TO the truthfulness
Of the soul.
Yet, as a general thing, that little
bunch of despised natural hair at the
back Of woman's head is capable Of
being turned into a personal adorn
ment, which she can wear without any
feeling Of unworthiness or Of self.re
proach. / remember once calling
upon a lady friend who, not being
very we'll, came down with her bright
black hair twisted into n hasty but
knot at the back Of her head.
Her hair was by no means Over-abun.
1ant, but this knot was 80 exactly in
accordance with the shape and size of
ler head that the eye-pleased with
his harmony of proportion--saw in
ior a grace and a beauty which had ,
oeen hidden before. when the fine and {
outlines of her head had 1
,een hidden under that odious half I
,ushel Of braidS and pufis called 4
.higqou. 4
Tie very 6psst heads ip anciepti q
cplPture are not oSeVbH1susd With !
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

The radicals feel the close quarters
they are getting into, and that their
organization is growing weaker. They
have become alarmed as TO their
chances in the next presidential cam
paigu, and are ondeavoring to fix up
some electoral votes oHt Of the empty
territories, by admitting them as states
From Washington we learn that the
RAIDS in congress are reviving the rot.
ten-borough system for the Presiden
tial campaign. The Senate Territori-
al Committee reported two bills, out
Of which they hope 10 &c, six electoral
votes, for the admission Of Colorado
and New Mexico rs States into the
Union. These enabling acts are to be
PISSED this session, 50 that local gov
ernments may be formed in time for
the admission of the Territories into
the UnlOn n States IN the next Con-
gress.' Colorado has population, &C.
cording to the recent census, of SO. .906
This shows a marked falling off in
:he population since 1861, when s
population of $4,000 was claimed for
the Territory. The explanation made
is that the floating mining population
of that day has gone 10 other points.
New Mexico has an area of 10000
square miles, and her population, ac-
cOrding TO the census just taken, i
$4,000, Of which $4,000 are whites
and the remainder Indians and half
breeds.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

On 2ud inst, the ST. Croix and su.
perior bill met defeat in the house OF
representatives, at Washington, which
it is refreshing 10 chronicle, This
was a huge land grabbing scheme, by
which, as one of its friends stated on
the floor, ''only a liItle over one mil
hon acres of the public lands were tc
be given away,
Our member, Billy Armstrong. al
usual, voted with the land grabbes
This session ends Armstrong; congres
sional career, after which We will b,
represented by Mr.. Sherwood, who il
pledged against all these disgracefuI
transactions.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10
a correspondent Of the Pittsburg
{ nm 1ercinl from, Rrnnh r,lIn nn,.n

A correspondent of the Pittsburg
Commercial from Brookville says:
There has been discovered in JET.
ferson county mountain Of iron. Ii
may be named the greatest iron noun.
tain in the United States. From all
reports it will furnish an inexhausti.
BILE supply of good ore. No portion Of
the state so urgently needs railrvad fa.
cilIties as Jefferson county. five con-
tinue to bring to light new evidences
of mineral wealth it may be possible we
will one day have better means Of
communication with the outside world
than at present. A heavy force of
men will, it is said, commence work in
a few weeks on a railroad to connect
Brookville with the Allegheny Valley
railroad at Redpath."
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10
CharlesSumm Rebuke to Grant

Washington, Feb, l.-When the
Senate went into executive session to-
day, Senator Chandler moved TO dis.
charge the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations from any further consideration
of the nomination of the Rev. Mr..
Cramer aS Minister to Denmark.
Mr.. Sumner sprang 10 his feet and
said al object for the reason that in
two months the Committee has been
unable to find any reason why he
should be confirmed, except because he
is the Presidents brother.in law"
This defiant remark fell like u bomb
she'll into the Senate, and the Vice
President said "0biection being made,
the motion cannot be entertained to-
day."
The Republican party in Congress
seems to be drifting around without
any leader or unity of purpose. In
the Senate the Democrats and Repub-
lieans combined to put Joshua Il. Hill
IN as Senator from Georgia, and in the
House they again combined to abolish
The test oath enable rebels to hold office,
wherever President or people will give
it to them.
Mr. Chandler, as is his wont, made q
fierce reply to Sumner, which brought
out an exciting discussion on all the
relatives thatthe President had appoin.
ted to office. Mr.. Trumbull made a
caustic speech in defense of the action
Of Mr.. Summers committee. A Sena-
tor got up and read a list of twenty
seven names of the Presidents relations
who had been appointed by him to
office. This fact seemed TO squelch the
irate Michigander for the Senate soon
thereafter voted that the Foreign Re-
lations Committee should go on with
its investigation Of brother-in.law Cra-
mer.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10
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Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

The GRANTEES, il appears, have no
other fodder to feed upon, than the
Ku-Klux weed. If Ku-Klux don't
serve as an invigorator. why then they
will die an early death Of desponden-
CIV. Grants chances to be reelected
depend upon his getting the electoral
votes Of the southern states; without
these, he is a dead duck. Grant un-
derstands that, and how to ''fx"
the southern States, that's what he
now wishes to get at He can't de-
pend upon the nigger-for Sambo is
the millstone around the neck Of radi-
calism that has driven the decent re-
publicars into the democratic ranks,
and Cuffy himself will not stick to his
white rad breddern, as elections al
ready held have shown. But, what's
to he done? All, Grants got it.
Reconstruct" the south again, for the
dozenth time: He got it into his
brain to have a congressional commit
tee 60 down TO Dixey and investigate,
and see whether the terrible Ku-Klux.
ers can not be used as pretext to re-
construct, since the south persists
in giving democratic majorities not
withstanding she has. been told over
again, not TO do it. The congression-
al Ku-klux smellers have gone down,
and we expect soon to hear some hor-
rihle stories Of outrages, and that the
only healing balsam is reconstruction,
which means, bayonets and such con-
gressional enaetments as will give the
administration every facility to estab-
lishi republican" state governments
down there and secure them the ut
most freedom to vote for the re.elec-
ton of Grant, and none other, and
even be magnanimous enough to assist
from Washington, as was tried in the
late elections in Philadelphia, New
York, and a few of the states, where
however the sovereign people had the
to vote feminist Grant and
his bayonets.
AS soon as these congressional Ku-
Klux sineIlers return, We expect to see
Every radical sheet filed with stories
# dreadful violence in the south, hor>
ible murders, &t., false and real, the
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

latter furnished to order by scomdrels
from the north, and charging them
upon the Ku.Klux, Of which we
have frequent instances, and the cry
will be, the south must be re>construc>
ted. Not one Of these congressional
Ku.Klux smellers is TO good TO do his
share in raping southern or northern
ladies, in the south. and then incorpo.
rating his deviltry in the report as a
ku.Klnx outrage.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

San. Francisco, February 3.-The
Chimauhuevis and Mojave Indians had
. pitched battle at Williams Fork, on
the Colorado river, q few days since.
The Mojayes were routed with the loss
ofthirty-six braves. The Cbimauhuevis
lost tAeiE bead chief, ppe Of tho sAlest
ever posu, apd twenty braves.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

An unhappy condition of matrimo.
nial affairs is developed in the state Of
the divorce market in New Hampshire
During the year 1870 three hundred
and thirteen applications for divorce
were brought before the Supreme Court
of that State. OF the whole number
two hundred and fifty-seven of these
divorces were granted. A years re-
cord such as this must give food for
serious contemplation. And all this
in moral New England
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

A new party, calling itself the Ma
tional Labor party, is organizing itself
for the next presidential campaign.
Delegates from all the States are to
meet at Columbus, Ohio, on the third
Wednesday ofoetOber for the purpose
of nominating candidates for the OFF,
ces Of President and ice,PreSident OF
the United States.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

Poor South Carolina has a negro licnten-
ant governor, three negro Cougreasmcn,
eleven negra State iSonators, eighty reprc-
senlntives, and ono negro Judge 81 the su-
promo Court
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

many more IN the numerous villages
over which the storm Of conflict has
passed between Bcaugeney and Ven
demo
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Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

The land grabbers are not all dead
yet. On Tuesday of last week alone,
eighteen millions of acres were asked
for in the house by these land stealing
sharkes. If Uncle Sans congress
men amt careful, there will not be
enough Of territory leh, to bury the
old fellow should he ever kick the
bucket. We hope a few acres will be
kept in reserve for a "rainy day"
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

The Married Ladies Pirate ConlpaAion
contains the desired information. Sent
free for two stamps. Address MRS. III.
METER RanUytF, Pa. feb3.gt
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

In 1868, during the month of May,
the Radical party declared in conven-
tion to Chicago, that the question OF
suffrage belonged Of right to the States.
In 1869, for the purpose of forcing the
obnoxious Fifteenth Amendment upon
the country, the leaders of party asser.
ted that Congress might interfere so
far as to secure the right of the cleo
tive franchise TO all persons, but might
not go further In 1871, they declare
that all the elections and registrations
come directly under the eye of the
general government, which has the
right to appoint its agents TO conduct all
elections regardless Of State and local
laws. All this was done, and is being
done, to establish the right of supreme
control in the central government.
That principle firmly established and
it will declare elections unnecessary
and assume monarchical authority.
To this end and this alone are the
Radical leaders working.-Pihsb,r
Post.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

Thereal and substantial cause of COM
piAint is this; that since the passage of the
library law, the rScogniEances forfeited,
and hnes imposed. have been collected ac-
eOrding TO law, while before that no for
feited recogniEance was sued out and q
largo proportion Of fines actually imposed
by the CouIt were, through various nAuen-
ces, remitted by the County Commissioners
without any legal authority and in direct
contempt Of the Law. This change in the
administration OF criminal justice falls
heavily upon the law breakers and their
friends, and hence their opposition to the
County library. BY reference 70 the re-
cords ofthis County it appears that 81 ,Oas-
5s is the whole amount Of fnes collected
from 1852 to 1876 the date ofthe library act,
a period Of IL years being an average of
S7s,47 per year. This sum was divided
between the county treasury. the schools,
poor, and the prosecutors in different pro-
portions. The reader can thus see what
pitiable sum has been diverted from the
County Treasury and given for the pur-
pose Of this library. Ii is 80 Insignificant
in amount that none but % demAgoaRe of
the most ignorant class would make an ado
about it. On the other hand every citizen
who takes pride in our county and its
should feel an interest in the
support of this library.
ii+S + i: ! I I Hs;3ssi''r... sss:s: 2;si;' Com.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

Admouish thy fricna IN secret,
commend him in public.
To have enemies Is bad bat worse
is il TO have no friends.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

On Saturday Jan. 2Sth after the ad-
journment Of Court, a meeting of the
officers Of the Court and members of
the bar was held to consider the pro-
priety of repeating the law appropria-
ting the fines imposed by the Court
in Centre Co., to the purchase of A
public law Library. On motion Hon.
c. A. Mayer, President Judge was
elected President of the Meeting and
John Moran, Esq. Prothonotary was
elected Secretary. The County Com.
missioners were invited to participate in
the proceedings, and did so. After the
subject had been thoroughly discussed
by several speakers the following were
unanimously adopted;
Resolred, That this meeting composed as
il is Of the Judges, Members Of the Bar.
officers Of the Court and the Commission
ers of the County Of Centre, most respert-
fully but most earnestly remonstrate and
protest against the repeal Of the act Of the
l4th, February 1866 relative 10 the pur-
chase of a Law Libfary in the County Of
Centre, under which n respectable library
for the use Of the County Il being collect
ed, behaving as they do that the same is
not only beneficial to the Court and MEM
bers of the Bar but conduces greatly to
economy in the administration OF fjustice.
2 That committee Of three consisting
of Jno. III. 0rvis, Ii. n. McAllister and
VIM. II. Blair, Esqrs., be appointed TO pre-
pare an address for publication on the SUBJ
ject JNo MORAN, SecfH
ADDRESS.
Owing to want Of time, we are not
able TO print entire the address pre-
pared by said committe, the following
extracts, however embody its main
features.-ED.)
But it is contended that the Centre
Co. Law Library is not in any proper
sense public library, but is an insti-
tuition established at the public ex-
pense for the exclusive benefit of q
favored class, the lawyers, and for the
purpose Of saving them the expense
of buying books. This Is an entire
misconception of the case. The act of
the Legislature providing for the es>
of this library was APP
proved by Gov. Curtin Feb. il, 1866,
Ihe lot seGsidl Of WHICH 10 as' follows
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10
The Army or the East Finished
Tn aud Driven into Switzerland.

London, February IA dispatch
from Barr. in the Department iof Bas
Rhine, dated this morning, states that
$4,000 men of Bourbakis army were
driven into Switzerland. near Poniarli-
er. Many thousand French soldiers
DIEp FROM STARVATION
In the Jura mountains. Fifteen thou
sand prisoners were taken, among
whome were two generals and 100 OH
Gers. Ten cannon, seven mitraileuses
and two eagles were captured. Only
5000 escaped 90 Lyons. ManteuiIel
was in pursuit
Vive I Empereur.
London. February IA letter from
Col. Doncan. of Kent. New York assist.
INK in the War Department at Bor
deaux, says that there is immense re
action in official circles, and among
the populaoe against the Provisional
Government. and that ten millions oI
people would vote for the restoration
Of the Empire tomorrow. France viii
continue the war The Mobiles ar,
arriving at Bordeaux and shout
"VWel Enpereur.
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ADDRESS.

Owing to want Of time, we are not
able to print entire the address pre-
pared by said committe, the following
extracts, however embody its main
features.-ED.)
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