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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22


Secretary Of Tho Navy Robcson RsyA'--
or the IfS ships remaining on the navy
liat, twenty.uine aie sailing ships, aiid
the remainder Eide-whcel steamers, or
sailing vessels with auxiliary screws
iifty-thFee of them, armed with 6Ol guns.
are In service. attached to the various
Hneta aud at@sions as regular cruisers,
Ceupalch boats, hospital. stores, fecely-
ing and practice ships these, with the
tugs and small vessels in use Rt the va
rious navy yards aud stations, make tho
forcs 10 commission for all the purposes
of naval service.
Ofthe remainder sin are nearly ready
for sen. aud win join the various squat
rnns as soon aa their crews can be enlist
ed aud organized ;iifty.two are monitors,
only one Of which IL nov In commission,
the balance heing laid up at the various
stAtions, but principally at Leauge Is-
land, where, In the fresh water Of the
Delaware, their iron bottoms deteTiorate
with far less FRpldity than in the salt
water OF the other stations seventeen
are under repair al the various yards I;
thirteen are on the stocks, never having
been completed and launched, and the
balance OF those whose names are on the
lisa are laid up IN ordinary.
The force 0n the North Atlantic sta
1 tioa is under command OF Rear Admiral
y. Z. Lee, who held that position at the
making of the last report
The South Atlantic station remains. as
at the date Of the last report under COM
mand ~ Rear Admiral Lannan.
\ The feet on the Pacific station, still
commanded by Rear Admiral John A.
4 Winslow, consists af the California the
/ PGnsaeoh. the Nara gaIisett the SarAnaei
the Mohiean, the Beaaea, the Ossipee,
the Onward aud the ST. Mary's-in all
nine ships.
The European station is now command
ed by Rear Admiral Charles y. B0Hgs,
who relieved Rear Admiral Glisson on
2sth Of January last The ships belong
izg TO this fleet are the Brooklyn, the
Plymouth, the Gnerriere, the Wachusett
tlIe slmnnudah, tie Janmta ana Tbs
7 Wabash, with the Congress- about 10 sal
lin all eight ships, with l39 guns.
On the Asiatic station, Of which Real
Admiral John Rodgers is still the com
manlant, We have the Colorado, tbs
Benioia, the Alaska, the Ashneiot. th,
MsnooaeE, the Idaho aud the Palas, wall
the SacO, now on her way through chs
| Sarz Canal. sud the Ir0quois. undel
orders 10 Join the squadron-in all nin'
! sllsps, mounting ~ guns.
The survey of the Isthmus o. DaIien
! under Commander T. O Seliridge whiei
had been interrupted by the advent q
the rainy season laAt year, has been sue
, leessfully conducted In spite OF the grea
iobstacles met in making way through !
, aenss and almost iupenvtmhle wilder
: mess.
In the war with Cdrea FIVE forts wer'
captured and destroyed city battle ila9
taken, and 4sl pieces Of artillery fsll On
10 our hands. Upward OF $40 CoFuan'
were killed aud few captured Oai
own losses were three killsd and .eI
wounded. Among the former was Lieu
tenant Hugh w. Mckee. q gallant Aps
promising young officer, who fell at tli
head Of his men, himself first Inside the
yntmy's citadel 80.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

The following In an abstract OF the re-
port of the Secretary ot the Interior -
In Indian affairs, II seems thnt the tribes
have raised agricultural products 10 the
value OF $4,000, 600. There are ZIG
schools among them. and with a2J
teachers and an average attendance. Of
I, ,a20 pupils. Tho Indian population
now under the jurisdiction of the United
States il about a2l 900. located ON 2as.
4T3 square miles. During the past year
10, 600, TOO acres OF public lands were
disposed of, which shows an increase
over the preceding year of 2,bll,SIp
The cash receipts amount 90 w, ,939, 2st
Public surveys have extended over 22,
dl6, COS acres The area yet 30 he sur.
yeyed |, 2sI, 1881. There were filed
in lhe Patent ofliea 10, A2a applicatlulle,
a. S3T eaveAls and 1871 extensionaI lABO
patents we're issued and i47 extended.
The fees amounted TO sGTl ,5S3 eS
penditures, $500, ,O4l, showing a surplus
of Sill, ,5A9. There are at present qp
| the pension rolls she narnes df I'D
widows nf soldiers In the Revolutionary
war / ,alA names for wars subsequent
20 the revolution and prior to the rebel
lions There are on the roll 81, 300 en
rMl&l military pensioners, whose pen
sions aggregate se, l4l,T and ia, 42s
widows, orphans and relatives, amount
ing 10 sl4. 2l3, ,55l making 203, 7ls army
/ pensions, at mn annual rate OF ~, 35i,
| aa7. The grand total, including g
pal@as vi disbursement is NJ, 41lass NV
The receipts of the Union Pacific Ran
road were 81, 7,S62, ,0l5; cost of road
Sll2, f93, ,6ls Indebtedness, S74, ,O63, 5l'
of which SGT, 237, ,5l2 is due the UniteS
States. The receipts of the Centra
Pacific were 81, 326,32 aud expeHse
~, Eld,766. leaving net earnngspf wv
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

Az UNPLEASANT SHAVE. "A workman
al Colts armory who had o very long
beard, flowing down upon Ghis breast,
wns the other day nj work upon u small
lathe revolving rapidly. He said he "felt
something tickling his beard, Ond look.
ing down, saw some Of the longest hairs
touching the lathe. Quick as flash;
before he had time to think of his dan,
ger, the longest hair OF hrs beard caught
in the lathe and wound him up the
next he knew the lathe was nearly turn.
ing out the inside OF his nose, cutting
out the cartilage that separates the nos.
trils then, with mighty effort. he
Strengthened up, saving himself from
further operations on the lathe by pull
ing out handful Of beard foot long
and as large round as his wrist-which
will be handy for his wife TO use as O
"switch. "-Hdrlford Coumat.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

NRw YoEK Posr orFIcE An idea OF
The Immense amount Of work that has
been done upon the New York Post
Oilice building, may be formed from the
folloaing statement Of materials used,
and labor expended 20 the present time.
Tiz 2,4T6. .9Gl bricks. 10, T0l barrels oi
cemcut, l44, ST feet Of cuhu granite,
:. ESQ yards Of rubblo masonry, 5000.
4t3 ponds Of wrought and east iron.
and the magnitude Of the undertaking
may be judged from the fact that there
are now engaged at Dix Island ] ,002 per.
sons in the preparation OF granite alone.
Of whom 7Ui are employed in cutting
the granite for the government, and DOS
in quaTrying the stock and otherwise for
the contractors. Three hundred and
tNentyaeytn thousand one hundred and
sixty nine and one half days labor have
already been expended in cutting and
boxing the granite after il has been
qurrricd. aud il iS estimated that S00, COO
days labor will be required to complete
that branch Of the work. The first htory
Of the building is yet long way from
completion.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

A CASE or CHEEHPuLNESs ~ ADvEI-
sTTY.-Mr. Charles Bcmpriere writes 20
the Pal NoR Gazette about what he saw
in Virginia, thus With their houses
burned. their cattle driven on, their
fences destroyed. their black lhborers all
gone, all the white labor migrated, the
banks all broken. and all their money in
Confederate bonds, what can people do ?
was month in daily communication
with one man who had been educated Ss
we'll as had been. lie had served as
aide-delcnmp throughout the war. His
house and property were utterly wasted.
He had n small shanty for himself, his
wife, and boy, with one hunchbacls
negro who refused 10 leave them. He
worked as an oyster. dredger cheerfully.
and has wife taught music and French.
She had kept her piano. / hcFer heard
one nurmur from either. / saw hum
dreds of like cases. They cannot leave
their country, but they welcome Eng
ishmen 10 their hearts as well hs their
homes
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

MuRDERED roB FIVE CEsrs. There
was fatal affrny in Hoi'oken in o saloon
on Willow and Second Streets. 1t orr
ginated in n Dispute about Eve cents
change. and resulted in the killing OF
Edward Clark by Michael Fitzgerald,
the proprietor Of the piace. Tiiark board
ed over Che hquor stiore, and returning
from New York late at night, stepped
into Fitzgerald'a. After taking drink
with friend he disputed with Fitzger-
qld about the change, claiming that il
was five cents short. Fitzgerald pitched
him out Of doors, and he received o Sc
we're cut on the back of the head. He
wns taken up in an insensible condition,
and conveyed 10 his lodgings. Half an
hour later ha died.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

USKrHp WoRps.-Do the doctors
know that half the wives i'm the world
die of this complaint? He never
spoke an unkind word to his wife" Yes
but did he remember, now and then, "a
speak kind one? Did he have ans
sympathy for her bodily or mental oils
Or was he blind and deaf TO both, treat.
ing tbam with cutting Indifference, which
in time chills the most loving heart, and
silenoes ITS throbS forever. Men are
verify guilty In this regard. They take
a young girl from the warm atmosphere
OF a loving, cheerful home; and after n
few brief weeks Of devotion, leave her
TO battle single-handed with new cares
and new duties, and 20 bear sickness
with what courage she may; and &c
theit ways into the tangled paths OF life,
without thought of the responsibility
they ue shirking, or the solemn vows
they have really broken.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

To CALCULATE THE HEATING PowRT
or PETRoLEUM.-H. 81. Clair Deville Of
France gives the following rNle for esti.
mating the calorifc effects of a given
sample of oil, which, although il makes
the theorctic amount little larger than
that found in practice, is near enough to
ascertain the relative values OF oils On
fuel. First, the amount Of carbon, hy.
drogen and oxygen contained in the
sample is found by analysis. Second,
subtract from the hydrogen one-eighth oi
the oxygen, then multiply the difference
by 4.62, and Id to the product the
quantity of carbon multiplied by 80 8.
and this sum viii be the number OF heat
units in one kilopram.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22


The arus shock of vipt~s tpla srsnrnaoaaT uPua en-
fpshed syssss EveTpse kao~a thaa iH passing from
wAr4n rerica caid rs verse. the body Fs-
sas ta r5tsrtiun AFAlast rpsdrAoa an Hcrai=Aaans
msdcsne AID travellers asa regasrru admit tha u IN
esaaaly aocpspazg 90 snar iAeFssssn in EasaRG ths
oousupa ct one rrasoz AHa pmtr4ur uJUa nnusAr An-
Aasas iamuaraa4 paa.ern aqre Frel@Ee iAsfrn@r H@e
tAr ss nv acOarse ID ousrs
tet stiare Blshsr Tsr inessiinabie vegetable tuie
nrruass the asAains strength ~ those who take H. ass
rraers sAs rroof Ersf saacut against tss ssTitai
lainG pevrr q co and damp These twe AErsiH arv as
praHas O. dpsa~ aH trppieAl hsaa aad aaina siFoF-
such rsrcr 90 shaa hcaltAful and pure tcnie daaes
GArparh che ~hnIn eFrnSiHAtienla FcPpllaat ~hieh
thcs rAHnra master. large prcpOraOn ef tAe cSsds
caArrhS ard palraouAry ro4npaAnts watch FrrTail In
water srhs be avoided. Sy rtrsnStSsninS and resai
I'D ps ayt u sarspre v4th as. tnvtfurtH and slaera
live Not tAaa a w. recommended specific Cor toss
cCuplAptr but ~ prprrnassO CT thslr oAures On tas
ether hanalF snoa Gals preventive a. bat rprSiiic
fur sAo aarurqn. intruanAl rrrealariiics AlAriOua
rsyprp rsces SssarA ura uarpsur Aaesaaou sarssan-
a...mM ~ a aA,a,tx arA amsn- mtyss.uashaTw
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

SHoRr.-When William L. Marcy was
Governor of New York, one Of his
Thanksgiving proclamations ran in this
wise
In accordance with custom, / appoint
Thursday, the 9th of November, as a
day Of public thanksgiving.
WILLIAM l.. MARCY.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

Postmaster General Cresswell says
The ordinary revenues OF this depart
ment for fiscal year, ending June 30
1871, were $40, 937, ,045 80, and the ex-
penditures Of all kinds, S24, 800, I04, ,0S.
The increase of revenue for the year
1871, was 81, i57, ,G67. There were in the
service OF the department on the 30th oi
June, 1871, 1886 contractors for the
transportation OF the mails. There was
an increase over the preceding years in
length OF routes OF 7, 12T miles in annual
transportation, l0,5A7, 7oS miles, and in
cost. &f44 .T42.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

CAUrroS. -Ceutiousness is m excel
lent enough quality, but man may have
too much Of it. We think there was 4
superAnity in the case of the bashfu
person who went 10 Niagara by himself
and mashed his hat aud mussed his
clothes 20 that they would look old, and
50 that the guests would not mistake
him for bridal couple.
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"THE LITTLE DARL1Sos. "A man in
New Hampshire. who had bought pair
Of pups OF rare breed, and had given
them in charge of dog -fancier in o
neighboring State, was astonished re.
Gently upon returning home, after an
nbsence Of few days TO find his wife in
Mysteries, occnsioned by the following
telegram "The little darlings are do
ing wen, aud looking quite pretty.
Please send their board money"
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

SRouLAR AocInEsT. "A singular ae-
eident occurred ON the platean of Cham.
pigny, where the eombata OF the LIST and
"a December was fought The share Of
q pl0ngh oalns la contract with bomb.
shell which had sunk into the earth, aud
caused nm explosion. The body Of the
man driving was scattered about thf
field hi ni0rsels, the horses were Killed
and the plough blown 10 pieces.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

FIGHT IT OUT ON THIS LINE. I'll
YOU are dyspeptic, bilious, rheumatic,
gouty, debihtated, consumptive, consti-
pated, or in any wise ont OF sorts, fight
II ont ON this line, " viz provide your
self with q half dozen bottles OF DR
WA1kER's VINEGAR B1TTERs; take them
according TO the programme. twice or
thrice, and keep fighting disease out on
this line, until you have not an ache, D
pain, OF a physical trouble of any kind
remaining. The result Is sure, and IL
won't take call summer " to achieve it.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

THE EEw MRs. Srck1.Es. Mics Creal
pronounced Cra-ak), the lady TO whom
Gen. I'D. T. Slcklcs was married on Mon
day i'm Madrid, is twenty-five years o
age. She was born in Spain, speak,
English very imperfectly, and is repre-.
sented as very beautiful and accomplish
ed, tnt hos wealthy. Her father is As.
sistant Treasurer OF the Province OF An
dalnsia. The fBUlily il Of Irish descent,
has long been settled in Spain, and oc
cupies an enviable social position. Mis-
Creak was an intimate friend OF Gen.
Sickle's daughter, and accompanied her
as companion in a recent tour in Europe
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

Ike EoRne ahfpwrec&Nd mariner atAnd
Weak. wounded, weary by The ocean thrown
Ipon rock, gAr out of sight on land,
with ballows closins-tn On evvrv hand.
NV fuBnd@ are goinr.-K am left aADnes
MY ite ls being swallowed MID hy graves.
And day BY day my earthhaa narrower grown
Before the spread IL those green churrh-yarc-
wares.
Yet Ia my ftnstin Thee, O Lord, the more,
Knowing Thou Farnercst this love Cor me
And evermorN nay atormrwara apiEit rGavWH
The bliNsetai land where thefeas nn more sWa.
Knowing full trnll, that ca that hAppy shere
The love thou hast absorbed, Thou wilt ten
fold restore.
vtE 49, @s #s T6g4 Heed.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

WINTER BoSSETs. Stylish models
have quite large crowns and fronts. Vel
vets OF various colors, faille, Chantilly
lnce, or French trimming lace, ostrich
tips and shaded flowers, are the materials
which compose most OF the handsome
models. In many instances the crowns
are OF silk, while the front, the pipingH
and folds will be velvet.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

BhOMN'a BRoKeRIAL IRoosEss foi
Pulmonary and Asthmaue Disorders
have prorad their efficacy by test ol
many yesrs, and have received testimo-
mails frem. eminent men who have used
them. t-~
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AN EIGHTH RlB In MAE.-Mr. Perrin
makes communication to Nature lu re.
gard to the occasional occurrence of an
eighth true rib in man alhhough IL has
been generally considered that seven
form the absolute limit. This eighth rib
is sometimes found ON one side
only, still more rarely on both sides,
and isHsuBgcsted by Mn. Perrin that cases
of this abnormal character possibly occur
more frequently than Inns been suspected.
The maximum normal number OF sternal
ribs appears to he ten. but i'm The higher
primates the tenth, ninth, and eighth are
successively lost IN the transition from
their lower 10 the higher forms. In the
carnivora the sternal ribs are usually
nine, although tlle Esquimauz dog, the
arctic wolf, and the pss0tet8s have only
eight Thernmmon badger Oh Europe
has Ten true ribs.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

The House of Representatives have
been In Committee wi the Whole ON the
Apporlionrient Till, reported ~ tho lnft
nesaion. The hill provides that alter She
3d of March, 1873. the House OF heprei
tatiYes shall ccnaiai OF 2el members to
bo appurhoned among the different
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ANOTHER PLANET DIscovERED.--On
the 14th of September last, DIR. Luther
OF Blk discovered q new planet. 1t was
equal in brilIiancy to a star of the elev.
enth magnitude. The number OF aste
roids now known is III.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

TIE Cuban cable was fonnd crushed
in numerous places in the depths where
the great loggerhead turtles abound.
The conclusion is that these creatures,
with their powerful jaws, which SO easily
crunch the shells Of the conches, on
which they feed, have been playing with
tf1e cabIa.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

CASUALTIES on THE LAKEs IN 1871.
The number OF marine disasters on
the Northern Lakes during the season
Of 1871, 70 far as known, Is 1,167. or
this number 225 were caused by COLI
sions, 200 vessels went ashore, 81 were
burned, % capsizcd, 10 foundered, 1G2
sprung o leak, 65 waterlogged, GO were
dismasted, ITO lost deck-loads, and 10
exploded their boilers. There were
other disasters of minor character.
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A SNAm's TEETH.--A western paper
thinks the snail has "right Rmart
chance" for tooth-ache. He has one
hundred and ten rows of teeth, with one
hundred and ten teeth in each row, OF
twelve thousand two hundred and tanin
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

Have the reafIera of this paper ever
used any Gi PARsos's PuRnATIyE Puts
IL not, Why not Z they are the best fam
lily physic, besides being the best anti
bilious remedy there is i'm this country.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-22

CoULp'KT BEAru The Superintend-
ent OF Sidewalks, has announced that the
wooden sidewalks consumed Ivy the fire
would have reached from Lake Michigan
to the Mississippi. and that their value
was nearly 81, 100000 Whereupon Chi
cago boastfully asks If any other city has
facilities for burning 122 miles OF side
walk at a single kindling. It is hoped
wn1&
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pies, ringworIn, sait-Tleum, and other
rntaneaus affections, cured. and the skin
made soft and smooth. by using the
JuSEPER TAR Soar, made by CAswEIL,
HAzAhl & Co, New York IL In more
convenient and easily applied ilaaa other
remedies, avoiding tho trouble Of the
grUasy compounds nosF in use.