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Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10
A E'ntal Collision.

The first fatal accident in the history
Of ice-boat5ng occurred at Hudson. II
was collision. All reports say il was
unavoidable, but ice-boatmen cannot nc-
count for il. One Of the boats belonged
at Athens, and was sailed by Ira Whiting.
and the other belonged at Hudson. and
was sailed by Walter Worth. Each boat
had five or six occupants. They were
bound north. and rattling along At n very
high rate OF speed. Jacob Best. the
young man who was killed, was on board
Of the Hudson Soat, lying at full length
upon the waist-boaTd on the windward
side, the Hudson boat being ahead about
one hundred feet. Suddenly one of her
runners struck into crack in the ice.
when the speed slackened at once. aud
before the tiller-man OF the Athens boat
could see the danger, his vessel, which
was humming along at the rate Of forty
miles an hour, dashed into the Hudson
boat Her bowsprit struck young Best
on the left breast, just above the heart,
staving in his ribs. He cried. "0h,
dear =" once, gasped twice. and was a
corpse. The escape OF the other occu-
pants was simply miraculous as il was,
they were not hurt in the least. When
it is known that the least move OF the til
Ter Of the hind boat would have avoided
the accident, the case as il stands il a
singular one.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

The following aphoTistical extracts
ffom the writings Of the original and in
iInitable Wit, Dean Swift. are iyui spsci.
mems Of the richness Of the gems that
may be gathered In that G0lcondA ol
literary wealth
I'VE have just enough of religion 10
make us hate, not enough 20 make uh
love one another.
H0E is il possible TO expect that man.
kind viii take advice, when they win not
a. much ms take warning
Apollo was held the god Of phraic and
sender OF diseases Both were originally
the same trade. and stin continue.
When a true genius appears in the
world yon may know him by this sign,
that all the ounces are IN ooniederacy
against him.
Complaint in the largest tribute heaven
receives and the sincerest part Of our
devotion.
The stoicsl scheme Of supplying cur
wants by looping of our desires il hike
cutting of our feet when we want
shoes.
The reason why so few marriages Are
happy is because young ladies spend
their time In making nets, mot In making
cages
The lattel part Of wise mans life Is
taken up in curing the follies. prejudices,
and false opinions he had contracted i'm
the former.
Would writer know how 60 behave
himself with relation 20 posterity. let him
consider IA old books what he finds that
he il glad TO know, and what omission
he most laments
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

OF the various tribes which now form
the Indian Confederacy, We give some
interesting particulars taken from recent
correspondence. Their country, di-
rectly south Of Kansas. is 2S2 miles
long. by 26S broad. and embraces ~, 600
coo acres. The total population Is 3D.
O0O, of which the principal tribes furn-
ish the following quotas ;-Cherokees,
10000; Creeks, 1880; Seminoles, q,
100; Choctaws and Chiekasaws, l3, 200.
II il a fact worthy of consideration that
tue population OF these tribes has been
steadily ON the decrease in the last two
decades, although under the influence
Of a considerable degree of civilization.
In some tribes the women are in great
excess. Among all are many negroes.
With these the Cherokees will not ANAL
gamate, though the Creeks do. The
most of them have good schools, and
belong to the Presbyterian and Baptist
churches They oppose the two rail
roads that are to pass through their
country. suspecting that they may there
by be robbed OF their lands The roads
however are going forward, as every
thing undertaken by the white man viii.
in spite of the Indian. Taken all in all,
these tribes are quiet, law-abiding peo-
pie, seeming 10 have lost almost entirely
their bloody instincts. A mans life is
much safer than in some parts OF our
large cities after nightfall.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

The Mswk- Lane Express says; 1.-The
manner in which the Swiss peasants
combine TO carry or chesse making by
their united efforts deserves to lie noted.
Each parish in Switzerland hires man,
generally from the district OF Gruyere,
in the canton of Freiburgs to take care
of the herd and make the cheese one
cheesman, one pressman or assistant and
Que c0wherd are considered necessary
for every forty cows. The owners of the
cows get credit i'm book daily for the
quantity Of milk given by each COW. Tie
cheeseman and his assistants milk the
COWS, put the milk all together, and
make cheese Of il, and at the end of the
season each owner receives the weight OF
cheese proportionate 10 the quantity uf
milk his cows have delivered. By this
cooperative plan, instead OF the small
sized, unnlarketable cheese only, which
each could produce out Of his three OF
four cows milk, he has the same weight
in large, marketable cheesea, superior in
quality, because made by people who
attend to no other business The cheese
man and his assistants are paid so much
per head Of the COWS in money or IN
cheese or sometimes they hire tie
cows. and pay the owners inmoney on ID.
cheese. A similar system exists in thM
French Jura
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

The Boston Gommerial Buiiafia says :
The competition of managing agents OF
life insurance companies seeking 70 Sc
cure the services Of successful solicitors
outrun i'm tempting offers the most se-
ductiye inducements that other lines CT
business can present Thirty and forty
per cent. has become a very common
figure with half dozen of our managers,
and there are instances where within the
past week 80 and 60 per cent on new
business hAs been pledged 60 well-nown
cmnvassers. While life insurance cor
porations are wiling 10 core out their
life blood i'm such extrayagnnt and ruin
Gus rates. policy holders viii not be sur
prised 10 notice the demise and financial
embarrassment OF certain OF these insti-
tutions. There appears 70 be no better
way for the general public 30 analy1e
these facts than by taking commission
er's report and estimating the ratio OF
the gross expenses on the amount of cash
premium receipts In many instances
premium notes become. and are, q legiti-
mate appendage 20. receipts, but even
these win show in What proportion they
are TO the amount of cash premiums and
gross numbern OF policies outstanding.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

Maine supports an extensive trade in
furs and skins From an estimate made
by q practical hunter. il appears that
moose are getting scarcer every year.
and viii soon be entirely eNterminated,
unless the law regulating their capture
is strictly enforced the average annual
yield for the last six years has only been
one hundred moose The caribou or
reindeer Of North America have been
scarce in Maine. but have become more
plentiful recently, fifty having been
killed in 1869. The deer have also de-
creased. About twenty years ago SIX
thousand deersklns were brought into
Bangor in one season five years ago
one thousand deer were killed, owing 90
the deep snow. In 1866 there was an
other deep snow, and about four hundred
deer were obtained. Since that time the
average yearly catch has not been over
fifty. Wolves TINT used 20 be plentiful
in Maine are now substantially extinct.
The foxes are Of several varieties, red,
cross grny and woods gray. but these
cross, and sometimes fifteen or twenty
varieties are caught in one season. The
Lynx or the Locp-cervier yield an aver
age catch OF one hundred year, but are
rapidly decreasing. Wildcats are found
along the seashore. where they kill n
great many sheep; about fifty are caught
every year. Lynxes and wildcats are
called bobcats in ordinary parlance
in Maine. Bears are also captured 10
the number of twcshundred every year.
They emigrate in large droves from West
to East, but are never observed returning,
so that the movements Of the bears arr
involved in n mystery. Raccoons yield
about eight hundred skins, and beavers
TO the extent of only one hundred. The
muskrats are the most abundant OF all
the fur-bearing animals. and over'forty
thousand are caught every year. Ottes
and the black cats yield about two hun
dred skins each. Sable yield fifteen
hundred skins of light color, and about
four thousand mink skins are sent to
market every year.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10
The Tomb of coiumbus.

History tails uA that Colnnlus died
in VaIladnlid. Spain. ON Ascension Day.
the Goth OF May. 1906 that his body
was deposited in the Convent OF San
Francisco, and his obsequics celebrated
with funeral pomp IN that city. has
remains were afterward transported, in
1913. 10 tire CaEthusiAn Monastery OF
Seville. known RA - L.aS Cucva&, whore
they erected a handsome monument 90
him, by cosaInand Of Ferdinand aad isa-
bella, with the simple inscription, borne
upon his shield. IL
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10


since thy Fathers arm sustAins thee.
Peaceful be;
When a Christening hand restrains thee,
Own His love in full completeness,
Feel the measure Of thy Weakness;
II He wound thy spirit sero,
Trust Him more.
without murmur, unoomplaining,
In His hand
Leave whatever things thou canst not
Though The world thy folly spurneth.
From thy faith in pity turneth,
Peace thy inmost soul shall OIL,
Lying still.
Like an infant II thou thinkeat
Thou canst stand.
Childlikc, proudly pushing back
Tho proifered hand;
Courage soon is changed 10 fear.
Strength doth feehlencss appear
In His love II thou abide,
He win guide.
Fearest sometimes that thy Father
Hath f0rgotf
Though the clouds around thee gather,
Doubt Him mott
Always hath the daylight hFeken,
Always hath He ooms0is spoken;
Better hath He been for Years
Than thy fears
Therefore, whatsoever betdeth,
Night or day,
Know His love for thee provideth
Good alwAys
Crown Of sarr0ws gladly take,
Grateful wear Il, for His sake
Swcotly bcndiag 10 His viii,
Lying siil
To His own thy Saviour givoth
Daily strength.
To each troubled soul that hvesh
Peace AZ lcngth:
Weakest lambs have largest share
OF tho tondor shepherds care;
Ask Hina nctS then. . When " cr Howf~
Only bow.
y. u, CARTER.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

A SINGULAR OLD MAN was lntely burned
10 death near Utica in cave where he
had lived for thirty-eight years. His
name was Ira Mills, and he had once been
a clergyman, but for some reason best
known TO himself he had retired from the
world to mediate upon five old coffee
pots, seven lanterns, three axes, skillets,
pans, hoes, scythes, horse-shoes, nails,
hammers, and scraps Of old iron, with
which he decorated IFS cave, which lay
at the top of hill near the lovely city
of Utica, He was great reader Of the
Bible and took remarkable views Of
human life and transactions. He was
miser, and gave one of the most remark
able reasons on record for not collecting
81, 600 that were due 10 him. He said
he was afraid to collect them as he might
receive counterfeit money. II IN thought
that he had secrected o good deal OF
money somewhere in the neighborhood
OF his cave, and Of course the people OF
Utica will search as diligently and futile
ly for il rs ever man searched for Captain
Kidd's treasures. He was burned in the
seventy-sixth year OF his age, and died
lamented by nobody who knew him.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

THE Doc CANA correspondent OF
the Hearth and Home describes the fol-
lowing simple amusement, which viii
train the attention as well az afford en-.
tertainment Each player must be
provided with pencil and paper, or slate
and pencil Let one of the party read
aloud, distinctly and not very fast, and
as he or she reads, let the rest each make
q dot for every word read. EASY
enough to do that's it {? Try. Prob
ably at the first trial not one of the par
ty Of ten boys or girls win succeed in
following a moderate reader accurately,
even for a single page. When the page
is read, count the words, and then LET
each player count his dots, and see who
has been accurately sup TO time"
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

PROTECTION AGAINST SEA-SICKSEss. -
Mr.. Bessemer, the well-known inventor
of the process for manufacturing steel
bearing his name, has lately been en-
gagged in completing his plan, already
announced, of securing comfortable
passage at sea, in the most stormy wealth
er, by constructing cabin, the floor Of
which, under all circumstances, remains
horizontal, no matter what motion may
be given TO the vessel. This cabin is
circular in shape, and hung on gimbNls
at the centre, the point of suspension in
the ship being SO chosen that the cabin,
as whole, shall have as little vertical
motion as possible. A vessel is now be-
ing constructed to test the plan; and if
the actual experiment result satisfactor-
lily, il is believed that sea-sickness will
be practically unknown during a voyage
in cabin of the new arrangement.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10
NO. 6.


Capt Henry Drolakki, the commander
Of the Arthur. saya he had retired hall
ma hour before the explosion, ami fels
himself lifted up and knocked down Ivy
the stairs OF the texas which fell upon
him. lie extncated himself. got an axe
aud cut his way out. saving himself,
wife and child. whom he took 10 the la
dies cabin, aud left In charge NJ Alex
ander Frazer. The boat took fire seya-
Eal fiInfa, but the Captain, with the as-
sistance 0f several others, succeeded I'm
extinguihhing II. Had the cabin pas
sengers al remained In the cabin al
would have been saved, but. owing 20
ihs fright, nearly al rushed down staiga
The Captain ~ leg was badly twisted. and
be bad many contnsi0na 0n the bead (;
his wife and her sister were badly hurt.
Captain y. A. Frazier, of Cincinnati
who was & passenger, kays be and his
wife were IN bed, but not asleep and
when the explosion took plnee be -An
ostt ON the guard. and. seeing tl.a STATE
of affairs, fastened 90 the cabin, and
found all the ladies excepting his wife
and Mrs. Brolasid had LEFT. He ascer-
tanned that the life-boat had been taken
away, and then turned his attention 10
putting out the fire. His feet we're badly
frozen, but beyond that he and his wife
were uniniured. Steam was raised un
the tugs LiEis Gyanf and Repoyf. and on
tbs ferTyboat EcceisioT, which lay a.
Memphis, which went to the scene and
picked up a number Of persons from
cotton bales and plAnks ON the way. and
brought NIL that c0nld he found 10 the
city. many at whom were half dead. and
a large number hadlyshurt The second
engineer, who was on dnfy At the time,
says everything was working vel up 10
the time OF the explosion thsi the
boiler was carrying less than 100 pounds
OF steam, aud was allowed i3G He had
just tried the water, and found IL all
right One Of the boilers was blown OF
the Eudder post. and smashed the saxl.
while the other Il il believed, Wag driven
through the hull. eauEing the vessel 10
sink.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

THR SrAns. body Of Arabian cav
airy, with the French army is thus de-
scribed They are perfectly magnihs
cent and their sod ensemble reminds
one Of the pictures we have OF proces
sions Of troops in the Middle Ages
Each man is equipped with a yataghan.
revolver, poignard ana a Chassepot
rifle, and besides these bears at his sad
die bow q strange weapon called ma
trd0ue. This in o short stick having mn
uriy-looking hook fastened TO one end
OF Il and at the other end OF IL cord oi
twisted leather. 1t is an improvement
on the terrible and sinister lasso of the
Pampas. Thrown by an expert, it is In
fallible for distance of fifteen to twenty
wards. Imagine this coil OF leather
with It's harpoon- termination, thrown
by an experienced Spahi at full gallon
and descending into quiyering mass Of
flesh. wh:ch--be he man or BEAST;
dragged along at fun gallop by the horse
man, who never once swerves or alackens
his pace till it suits his convenience. III
Is proposed TO despatch 1000 OF these
Spahis into France.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10
"a cASTILK Y LEON.
NMero IfHaeio do Colon.


Ia the year 1886 his body and that OF
his son Diego were removed 10 the City
Of 81. Domingo. in the Island of Hayl.
and inferred IN the principal chapel
But they were not permitted 10 rest
even there, for ON the 18th Of january,
1926, they were brought 10 Havana and
Inferred In their present tomb. amid
grand and imposing cermonies, parti-
eipassd in by the army, navy. and
Church officials and an immense con-
course Of spectators To use the words
of Spanishs author Havana wept
with JOY. admiration and gratitude at
seeing enter within ;'s precincts in order
20 guard them forever, the Rshes Of
Cristobal Colon"
The ashes, il il understood we're de-
posted in an urn, which was placed in
a niche in the wall. At the entrance and
10 the left III the .chancel Of the cathc-
dral. Over this has been placed o slab
az stone, elaborately carved, in 0 stone
frame, and representing the dust Of
Columbus in the costume of the time,
a wreath Of laurel around ms head. and
aymbolical emblems at the foot of the
medallion, upon which ~ inscribed. In
Castilan: 4 wa ef
''oh. rcss thou, image Of ths great oolon.
Thousands centuries remain guarded in the urn
And In the remembrance of our nation
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

INTERNAL REVENUE. Since the organ
ization of the Internal Revenue Bureau
in 1862, until the first Of January 1871,
the full amount collected has been
81, 4S2, 900, 900. OF this total, 81, ,3S7,-
0O0, 600 was collected in the several dis
tricts. The remainder, SS5, ,000, 900, is
direct receipts from sale OF stamps OF
the above total, one-sixth was collected
from tax on spirits. Railroads furnished
231, 200, 900, while banks and incomes
average S25, ,000,0 COO each. The New
England and Middle States paid about
5000, ,0O0, 600. New York furnished
$685., 900, 900, Of which total New York
City paid, in round numbers, $lS2, 900,
900.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10
Oar Agricultural RepoTt,

A full synopsis of the Agricultural
Products OF the several States in 1869 las
estimated from the reports to the Agricul-
tural Bureau) is given. Until superse-
ded by the returns Of the new Census,
this is the best that can be had We
condense the following aggregates
Total Estimated Production Of he Uni
Led lNdies IN 1869
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

ToBAcco. BIT is stated in the Chem
istry Of Common Life" that tobacco is
produced TO the extent of 4, 4,4S0, 900, ,O00
pounds annually, and is used by S0O,-
100000 of men opium, among 400,-
000,000 of men ; Indian hemp among
go, 900, 600 Of men; betel nut Tor
pineng) among 10000 900 OF men CO.
Goa, among 100000 of men. Little
is known in Europe of the use Of hemp
as narcotic, yet in the East il is as fam
ilair 10 the involuntary as the opium
and tobacco OF other regions. The val
ne of these articles is fixed at about
$500, 900, 900 annually.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10
A FRrxoHMAN in Richmond attempted

A FRESCHMAN in Richmond attempted
TO commit suicide by blowing out his
brains with rife last week He placed
the muzzle to his head and moved the
trigger with o stick, but his brother
snatched the barrel away just in time
for the charge 10 pass over bis right
shoulder. He tried 10 put himself out
OF the way some time previous 20 this by
hanging, and was cut down by his broth
err. The cause of these repeated nc.
tempts is understood 10 be coniugal
jealousy.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

DTErETIc ADVANTAGES or BRowN
BREAD The wheat grain consists chiefly
Of starch, cellulose, gluten. and water,
with small quantities Of fat and earthly
salts, and from one 10 two per cent. OF q
peculiar nitrogenous substance called
cerealine. These compounds are une-
qually distribute throughout the struc-
ture Of the berry. Examined with the
microscope, each grain il seen 10 be made
up of four distinct coats or envelopes.
surrounding n mass Of cells, filed with
starch grains This collection OF starch
constitutes the chief bulk of the grain,
and in the wrappings external 10 II, are
found the greater portions OF the gluten,
oily matter, earthly salts. and cercaline.
This last mentioned substance possess
ses the power Of transforming starch in
10 sugar, and thus becomes an impor-
tant aid in the process of digestion.
But as wheat is ordinarily ground. the
outer portions of the grain are separated
as bran and rs the more completely
they are thus removed. the finer and
winter viii be the -four, il commonly
happens that most of the earthly or bone
making constituents, much of the cerea-
line. and fatty matter, and no incohSid-
erable portion Of the gluten are lost with
the bran. In the use OF unbolted or
Graham flour, these are retained, and II
is thereby rendered not only more nu-
tritous, but by the presence of the ce-
realine also more digestible. How this
substance is affected by the process of
baking was long n matter Of uncertainty;
but from the experiments OF Professor
Attfield, as lately mentioned in the
Lplcef, il appears that six-tenths of the
cerealine remains in n soluable condition
in the bread, and is therefore free 10 ex-
ert it's starch-changing power when taken
into the stomach.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

DISTINGUISHING REAL PROM APPARENT
DEATH. "A new mode OF distinguishing
between real and apparent death has
been submitted 10 the consideration OF
the Academy Of Medicine. in Paris. II
consists in the insertion OF bright steel
needle into the body and il in said that
wheh life is present the needle soon be-
comes tarnished by oxidation while, on
the other hand, il death has taken place,
the needle viii retain its brightness for
half an hour or more. According 10
DIR. Laborde, the author of the commu-
nication, oxidation, with its attendant
electrical phenomena, indicates that
death is only apparent, and the entire
absence of oxidation is a sign OF real
death.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

A BAvARIAN OFFICER in France found
one Of his men cleaning a chicken.
" Halo r. cried he, "fellow, where did
you get that chicken ? Don't you know
that stealing has been forbidden on pain
of death?" "a peasant woman gave il
to me- 7 was the answers "And whntdid
she say ?" "Well. she didn't say much.
She only cried"
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

The Republican State Convention Of
Pennsylvania il. called 10 meet at Harris
burg, at noon, on the 10th day of March
next It's ulterior object il 10 nominate
candidates for Auditor General and Sur
veyor- Genernl. a oM a4
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

I'HE President has directed Gen. Au-
gur, nt Omaha, to temporarily subsist
Red Clouds Indians, who were recently
represented to be starving, and 10 send
them LOCO head OF cattle from the near
est point. He has also directed the is
suing of subsistence to the Indians near
Laramie. and ammunition for small
game to such as may come to Fort Lara
ME and Fort Fetterrnan. -
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

II appears from official data that the
following amounts have beer refunded
10 States by Uncle Sam for expenses in
cured in raising volunteers from 1851
ao 1871
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-02-10

A JUDGE IN Tennessee who had been
in attendance at the County Court at
Memphis, last week, while proceeding
homeward in the evening, was suddenly
set upon by number of men and bru-
tally assaulted. These worthless rihed his
pockets, cut off his nose, forced open his
mouth and cut of about two thirds of
his tongue and then after garroting him,
left him on the ground insensible. The
unfortunate man, however, managed to
crawl to house near by, where be was
cared for.