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Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

SUMNER HOUSES IN HOLLAND. In al.
most all the gardens in Holland is built
IA kind of summer-house, generally paint
ed in bright, glaring colors, looking like
an immense flower. No matter how
small the plot of ground may be, il Is
sure 10 be laid out in innumerable little
beds Of fanciful design. which are filed
with the most grogeoas.hued tulips, and
in the middle is placed one OF these
arbors. Some quaint name, like
Abode OF Love-" or Hearts Rest, y
is inscribed over the door, and within
il, at the cool OF the evening, may be
seen it's owner slowly putting his pipe
and gazing complacently at his flowers
or blinking at the reflection Of the sun
set in the sluggish water Of the omni-
present canal. Perhaps you'll find two
old chaps in there, their portly forms
dimly visible through the cloud Of
smoke, while their conversation will
consist of occasional monosyllables ut
tered between slow whiils.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20
A SwIndlInE Case.

A very curious case has BEEN ON trial
in one Of the Pennsylvania courts. In
1869 q young man made contract with
Barker 4 Co, wool dealers, of Pitts
burgh, 10 furnish about three thousand
pounds of wool, representing himself 10
be a son Of one John Dinsmore, we'll
know farmer living in Smith township.
He then made purchase Of the wool
from Mr.. Dinsmore, at this time repre-
senting himself 90 be an agent of Barker
A Co, and the wool was shipped In seeks
furnished by that firm, the bill OF lading
showing that the shipment was from
Dinsmore t0 Barker 4 Co. On the ar
rival of the wool at PittSburg il was
taken from the railroad depot, and re-
eeipt given for il signed either by the
enterprising young man who was con-
Quoting the business, or 10y the draymAn
employed by Barker & Co.-which OF
the two was disputed point before the
Jury. At any rate, the wool went 10 the
warehouse of the firm, who paid the pre-
tended son of Dinsmore the sum agreed
upon, after which that young man left
for parts unknown. A few days after
ward the farmer who had been the real
owner Of the wool applied to Barker a
Co, for his money, having been told
that il would be ready for him at that
time, and the discovery was made that
the young maa was a swindler. who had
deceived both parties. The farmer
naturally wanted TO be paid for his wool,
while the wool dealers, having paid the
mau who has delivered il TO them, quite
as naturally considered that they had
nothing 10 do with Shy transactions be-
tween that individual and Mr.. Dinsmore.
The latter brought suit in Allegheny
District Court for the value OF the wool,
and, after one trial in which the jury
failed TO agree, gained a verdict for the
sum of s., l2l.7l. the judge instructing
the Jury that as Dinsmore had consigned
the property TO Barker & Co., and the
latter had received the consignment, the
payment OF the proceeds 10 any third
party must be at the risk Of the pur-
chaser. An appea was taken TO the
SuDrpme Court.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

Where no hope i iefl a iesl no iaar.
An honest death II hasia chen . dles
honest life
"A drnRRint in not iaapprppElnAoly
termed iho cliaf riilaR ol naeieay.
Our own heart mnd mot pAhaF meas
Opinions. forms omr trmn honor.
Prefer IuuB before uniHuA MAlnr iur
THAT brings grief but dmras thia forever.
Onoouln County, Iowa. with 1TTs A9u
acres 0f land, contains moi aanglu lrun'
nisa funny thing nheut n duntlnt
that tho more he niops tlle faster ha guta
ON.
Jnssise consists in doing 30 injury %
men decency. ia giving them ne q
fence.
Hlsa shameful thing 70 be weary q
inquiry, when what we search for = 81.
oellenf
Doaa arc represented 10 be- the most
akIllful dantintn They insert nntnrni
teeth.
Tt Am unreasonable l0 complain bacamns
your clock atupM--it cmn muA @HA pm wihh-
out weight.
Facts should bn put d0wn in black ana
white in another eol0fud lnk they might
appear ink-rrd-ihle.
Clarn asked Tom. WHIST animal
dropped from the clouds r. |" The FMins
dear, wan the reply
II il an encouraging sign thas The doe.
tors and lawyers are pfepaEing . wage .
vigorous war against professional aeof-
ti0nisia
The nnnuai value Of she gloves mama
iActnred In EnRland, may bs 80 down
mt fl 600, 600 sterling, MeRry IusuA1
hands nre employed I'm the nnaaipnAnfinn.
Wrestling "A hardly nn Amelinnn sport
wed several mmAnlnas have taken place
lately IN ahis country. Nt IN tsaFimlMlv w
lemB brnlnlininR amusement AlAan prize
AGhting.
nim noble mnA great thing - n1wpF
Cha bSemlnhns and 40 excuse the fmAHiMMH
of friend t0 draw u curtain before
his stains. and lo display his peF1nctinn4
10 bury his weakness In allennas but t0
proclaim has virtues upon The housaiop'
The Grand Master Of the Grand Lodge
Of Locomotive Firemen, IN convention
IN 81 Louis. stated - ais aas.1ess :. -.
more IAsn IL ~ - - ss. ~.
on .eS enk,g..n ass.s.elsw -
interesting drinks.
The Rspo9uflnm hna discovered fhmb
wumnn who live in snclmniDns with mons
hut women fnr their associates mmWw
realize the idnnl nt wpananiV MHAAEM 1M
thn cons@ni m4Ts tna - 60 - sa - -..rT
hmElvnhA nn1 rlam1p ~. -. .aass y -.
seihMhp MmpenmBi FkAyaa $3.50
mmspm.
The forests On kha islands in thn MAM-
hiaaippi are fun cf grey squirrels lt
snnms these squirrels are nov moving
west, and the river i fnll q them HwsnS-
ming TO the Minnesota shore 1ne crop
~ nufn IN HfFroUHlH Is HT1855s am A1HEN
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

LOVE IN JAN A rather singular affair
took place N day or two since at the
Kings County Jail, ". Y. Mr.. Charles
Slater, alias Lawrence Coffncy, lis con-
fined therein, and In said 90 be notori-
ous river thief who was arrested i'm the
Eastern District, where il is alleged he
was caught in the act of stealing. Miss
Adelaide Alexander, OF New York, called
at the Jail 20 see Coffey, and after pro-
tracted interview concluded 10 get mar
ried 10 him. She went at once for q
clergyman, who returned with her, and
the twain were made one flesh and one
blood. in presence Of the keeper. She
was allowed 10 remain longer than the
rules allowed, and when notified by the
Keepers that she must leave she got
angry, declared that she was Cofey's
lawful wife aud would not leave without
him. She swore she would release him
or die In the attempt. She was elected
by force and came there again ON the
next evening, when she threatened 10
pull down the jail if her husband was
mot released. She was finally secured
and II now u raving maniacat the Station
house. She win be sent to the Lunatic
ASYLUM at Flatbush. IL is stated that
she loved CofFey dearly. but did not know
that he followed the calling Of q river
thief
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

THE MILK Business. The piofits OF
the milk business in Boston are said to
be enormous. One contractor is stated
TO have realized S75, 900 in ten years,
and could now dispose OF his contracts
for $40, 600 additional. Even the poor
milkmen who drive from door TO door
in the gray OF tha morning are compen.
sated for cold fingers and blue noses by
the handsome profits they make, Sl0o
bonus per can being the price usually
received by the party selling out bis
route. At this rate milkman selling
one hundred cans would realize the
round sum of $4,000.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

ExERcIsE Lockport Journal
contains the following practical sug-
gestion "Now that the croquet and
base ball season viii ere long be over,
we would suggest, in order that the
muscle-developing process may not
lie dormant during the long winter
months, that the base ball athletics turn
their attention 10 saving up the wood
piles OF widows and sick folks during
the winter. The exercise I'm fully as
healthful, ia not 40 violent. dangerous,
nor tiresome ns base ball. and we are
sure the results will crafty O curious
public fully ms much, and we would pre-
fer 10 give the score of = wood-saw5ng
class 70 that of base bah club in Nnr
columns. What say you. gents ? Phys
Gcians recommend young ladies 10 fsrn
walking clubs. This is q matter IN which
steps should be taken.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

The GAS WELLS oF ERIE "A scientific
journal gives nm interesting account OF
the gas wells of Erie. The average
depth OF the wells sunk lis 800 feet, and
they yield from 1000 10 $4,000 cubic
feet on gas day. In the manufactures
this natural gas In burned without any
other fuel for raising steam, and In many
private houses no other fre is employed.
The city OF Erie'Gas Company have a
well pouring 1900 cubic feet of gas Q
day into their easholdsr this, MIXED
with u, ZOO feet 6f ordinary coal gas,
furnishes the supply for jlluminasing the
town
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

II Eeniered dueal palace
A palacc stately and old
Ite v~St saloons were glowing E
WRth marble, and rich with gold
On The tables. in trnslrr mosaic.
We're marvellous hulla aud flowers;
ON the walls were Poussin'a landscapes,
With their sunshine and shaded bowers,
And IN the vase hefore me
We're roses white and red
1 stopped 10 welcome their fragrance.
But found them waxen and dead,
Then scgtA hc,n the loity window.
stepped into living grceas
NheTe the atoRe-lz -lznos etood around me,
With nowery shrubs between.
And said. "Pakc the costly splendor--
Take the wonderful triunaplR OF art;
Rnt rive me living Nature. NWs
Which speaks 20 uAy soul and heart.
"These works az men are n0hlc,
I'm each fair Italian f0rm;
But Gods are wherever the san goes up,
Or the shades VI light come down"
Let wise men on the anvils
Of study, fashion out truth
But religion Is sent 90 each humble soul,
Wih its word Tor ago and youth.
God comes in silent blessings.
Like dew and rAip ifom above.
In whatever place pare heart Iones
For goodness and light and love.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20
An AneedOte OF Everett.

In his speech at the Amherst semi
centennial commencement Professor
Park said ~ have recalled This after
noon scene which occurred thirty-six
\ ears ago, on the day preceding the
commencement Edward Everett then
delivt red the oration. In the midst OF
the oration be uttered one sentence
which called forth bursts Of applause.
"I will read that sentence Before
the admiring student of nature has re
allied all the wonders OF the world, let
him ait down and knew the univepe in
which he lives. by examining the races
of animals disporting themselves in their
representative ocean-a drop Of water.
After that sentence IL appeared as
il all Amherst College would not cease
TO clap their hands and stamp their feet.
and yet you seem to be unmoved by the
recital. Now the question comes, what
is the reason. The reason is found in
the studied arslessness Of Edward Ev-
erett
While he was on the point Of speaking
the words, drop OF water, he turned
carelessly and saw glass Of water on
the table. He put his finger in the
glass, and drop Of water was suspend
ed therefrom. / have il on the best
authority that six or seven weeks before
that oration wns delivered, Everett wrote
letter 10 friend in Boston asking him
whether NO bold a gesture would be
proper"
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

MAKING. The recent death OF The
King Of Siam and the ascension Of anew
ruler has brought 10 notice curious
custom which ~ peculiar 30 the Sihmese
nation. IL IL called q marking che PeU-
Pile" Every male subject Of the Gov
ernment must elect Government official
whom he win recoRnixn as hie marker,
and then must have "a mark" made ON
the back of one Of has wrists indicating
the department TO which he is attached
All persons thus marked are liable 10
be called upon TO render personal service
in the department TO which they belong.
This system. Of marking is unpopular
with the people, and at such times as il
is 10 be enforced the greatest vigilance
is required on the part of the Govern
ment officials to prevent general emf
grafton from the country Of those subject
70 the mark.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

HuxT's Cow.-One of our neighbors,
was suspected, few days since, OF
watering his milk. Men were employed
to watch the large milk can for several
mornings. Finally they caught him in
the early twilight pouring water from
the pump into the can. Some town
wags took the case in hand. At twelve
O'Clock they crept mp TO his back-door,
pushed it open with O whang-bang-
smash ! and exclaimed
"Mr. Hunt, your best COW is .chok-
ing"
"Great Heavens r. cried he hastily
pulling on his trowsers, and rushing up
the hill TO the barn.
Nobody was 10 be seen--the cows were
all standing in the moonlight chewing
their guilds, and Hunt returned too mad
20 swear.
The next morning when he went 10 get
pail of water, he found cobble-stone
in the pump -Rnd we are glad TO say has
since ceased to water his milk.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT RELICS IN
MANE.-The Brunswick Telegraph speaks
OF the discoveries at Pemaquid. These
discoveries were made on the Lewis
farm, the Western fort, so-called, in re-
lation 10 which there is not even trsdi-
ton, much less recorded history. The
Pemnquid people being thoroughly
aroused. have been turning mp the soil
within the last four weeks, and have un-
earthed faced wall extending from the
shore Westward in the direction of the
terrace which faces to the North, toward
the tan-pit, from which, within a few
years, bits Of leather have been taken. A
perfect axe also has been discovered with
an eye for the handle unlike that for
modern axes fitted like the eye for hoe
handle Bits of blue crockery, glass,
and tiles, for house roofs, have been
taken from the soil. Now ali these arti-
cles have an age in which they were
used, and when that is determined, after
careful investigation, the period Of Pema-
quid settlements may possibly be APP
proximnted.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

WOMEN Can yoTE--A lady who re-
Gently applied for registration in Phila-
delphia, under the last amendment TO
the Constitution, was permitted to re-
gister, and her tax papers were issued.
She will be allowed to vote at the next
election. The whole question of female
suffrage appears TO be easy Of solution.
Judge Underwood, United States Dis
trict Judge for Virginia, has written q
letter in which he says he feels very con-
fident the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments Of the United States Con-
stitution, together with the Enforcement
Act OF May. 81, 1871, have secured the
right 10 vote TO the female citizens oi
Virginia as fully as it is now exercised
and enjoyed by male citizens.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

UNooNsTrruT1oHA14--In ordering the
release OF q Mrs. Cady, who had been
arrested ON the complaint Of a hotel pro-
prietor for falling 10 pay her mothers
board bill, Judge Barnard oE New York.
said that the act under which ahe wna
imprisoned wag unconstitutional. mnd
that every member nf the Legislature
who voted for thnt bin with d knowledge
OF what II waa should have been indicted
and imprisoned
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

HoRTIcuLTURAL ScHooL.-The Spring
field Repubiiom says that the horticul-
tural school at Newton has been success
full during the past summer. Eight
young women studying there have spent
from six 10 eight hours daily in the gar
den or green-house, doing all the work.
except the heaviest and coarrest, and
have supplied the family Of dozen peo-
pie with vegetables Each has given
thirty or forty minutes daily TO recita-
tions in botany, &c. One of them ia
about 10 start greenhouse and garden
OF Jamaica Plains, and another al some
other point near Boston.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

A lady writer blames the men more
than the women for ridiculous fashions
now in vogue. She says III All
men possessing 500, 600 and upwards
should form league not TO marry any
woman who mounted q chignon, how
long do you suppsos the ugly monstTosi'
ties would continue to be in vogue"
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

Nor e4ddsr am Inos more glad
Than other msn whose ways crcea;
l hav4 my timea, 40 they, to Sigh.
A dultness sometimes I'm NV eve. fFE4
Antl every day mencFy. ffB
i wouh mot rid me on my pain
For oil this world can ofer me
70 time-bonnd TN fta hold and thrall,
20 long we two have shared bur ali,
80 long we have kept cOmpanT.
KIND friends, indeed, would probe my ecnl,
Would draw ita secrets into day;
And Hopei~ eaya one, "for Htiil you cen =
"Forgetl" snother cries, NOR scan
Those pages long ssnoe laid away
Ay, laid away a. flowers are laid
SScarca touched N laying by the handl,
Reaped nom the ali-unrufiled bed.
Cold nom the forehead of the dead,
And b'1ter sweet a. love untold.
wiz you ias spau me- sAsn, nv hoard
Ny Eden filh the guarded casesy
l can not pass. nor you. nor YOU
Lave me my pesP-hole 10 look through,
Ny yqnickaet ernkon hedge on thorns.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

THE DRowSrSe or rHE CAPTAIN or
THE BRITANNIA. Not long ago, Captain
Mcdonald. Of the steamer Europa, on a
nip from Liverpool TO New York, was
washed Of the wheelhouse by heavy
sea and drowned. J. c. McClellnnd was
one OF the mates Of that steamer, and
upon him deyolved the command Of the
ship. Arriving in Liverpool he was
made captain OF the Britannia. On the
last voyage of that vessel 10 New York she
experienced heavy weather. On the 22d
nit, while party were standing on the
quarter deck, tremendous sea struck
the vessel. knocking the whole party of
their feet. One OF the passengers was
about 10 be washed overheard, but Cap
tain McCIeIlandsprang 10 her assistance.
He saved her, but in doing so, lost his
poise, and went overheard himself, and
was drowned. Life-preservers were
thrown out, and boats were lowered,
but he was not seen after be fell into
the water. The steamship arrived at
New York under command Of the mate
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

TKR trnck-lnyers Of she Northern
Pacific Railroad are rapidly appIonehing
the Red River. W0rkmen wln begin
Immediately on the Dakota DiyIslons
200 miles II which is under contract
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

The deposits in the savings banks in
four Of the New England States have
increased from $50, 600, 900 IN 1850 TO
S432, 000, 600 in 1870.
Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20

The record OF the Patent Office in
England show that 202 patents for i'm
provemsnts in umbrellas have been taken
out since 1855. II somebody would only
take out patent to prevent the theft Of
this useful articlei
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-14
OBITUARY

9ied, on on the 10th Of October, 1871, JOSEPH
CHARLES BREMEN. Of this CITY. in the
e'fhteen.h year Of his age. 80
Al tue ABOVE brief announcement OF the
ioosing Of the silver chord that bound 70 this
teirestial sphere, with all it's hopes, it's ami.
eties, Its pleasures and its cares. a good and
woTtny youth, in the spring time Of his life,
ton OF tho truth "that III the midst Of life.
we are in death." '' 1no'
bne when we reflect upon the cironm
ssalces :.alie3 under which this unexpected and
grlef 10 the heart-strlcken, widowed mother.
the doting sisters, tho loving brothers. and
inc inc iong-tried frionds-whon we call to Imind
dae,, dne manitoid e1ceiloncies Of him thus sud-
oenIy called TO his account-there is that
Wnicn may touch the heart Of the most
callous and unthinking, and bring tears to
9y eyes albeit unused to tho melting mood"
man OF promises model from whom dutiful
sons, fUnd brothors, earnest and faithful
friends, may have copied with advantage.
he was beloved by all who knew him; and
cordant with his mental acuuirementn. nosi.
ton In society and intellectual .pirations, he
thought not OF eelf, but, actuated by the dc.
stae sho 70 contribute towards the support OF
own hopes and prospects, and engaged in
pursuits moro calculated to bring immediate
rehei and comforts to his widowed parent
ma no nrss embarked In mercantile pursuits,
anu subsequently apprenticed himself to a
trAdo, whereby he hopedimore surely and ex.
praaaai peaaaitiiously to carry out his noble and un-
seiiish object At early morn, in the autumn
OF tho year. but in the spring time of his life.
NJ; ne departed from his home, on an innocent
pleasure excursion, in company with his
dearest and most osteemed friend. When the
sun rose, he went forth on hunting eIpedi-
ton; Ero night had cast its mantle DER the
earth, his sun had set, and his life was lost.
through an accident as terrible as unforeseen
~, t%ere I'VE vain to attempt to describe the grief
OF the friend from whom, in life, he was
almost inseparable; 'twere vain to strive to
portray the agony OF tho heart-broken mo-
thor, the bereavcd and grief-stricken sisters
and brothers; twere vain to offer condolences
and consolation, save that which springs from
religion and the conviction that he who was
so good, 80 unselfish, 80 noble, pure and self
sacrificing, now reposes in happiness and
peace, peace, where tho weary are at rest" May
Hod receive his soul in tho realms of the
blessed. and may timo and religious resipna.
tlon bring soothing balm to the wounded
spirits OF the moarners, that will assunge. II
not heal, the acuteness OF their sorrow.
ANXIOUS
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-14

The horrors of the first report of the
recent butchery of students at Havana
are intensified by the descriptions which
come by mail. The offence for which
the volunteers compelled such bloody
reparation was the breaking of the glass
that covers the niche of Castanon's tomb,
and the destruction of plants over the
grave of Guzman el Buena, by a party
OF thoughtless boys freed from tho re-
straints OF medical lecture. There was
not even pretenoe of trial. The vic.
tins were chosen by lot, one out Of every
five. and it is established that three out
OF the eight had not been in the come.
terry. The Oldest of these youths was
not over eighteen. The thirty-one not
sentenced to death by lot were condemn
ed to the chain-gang for periods varying
from two to ten years; and the sentences
OF these latter were carried into such i'm
mediate execution that they appeared
with their hair cut short, in convicts'
dress, and guarded by armed volunteers
at the numbering OF their class mates,
which they were forced to witness. They
are now slowly dying under tho severity
OF their punishment. The father of one
OF the victims was shot and wounded fol
the crime OF clasping tho corpse of his
son with tears, and the mothers of two
have become demented through grief.
1t is evident that the condition Of Ha.
vana cannot be made much worse The
houses are closed, only mourning is
worn, no ladies are soon ut tho opera,
and murders in the streets number many
each day.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-14

On Monday morning last. about 2
O'Clock, the gin-houae situated on the
plantation in York County belonging to
our townsman, Mr.. W. ". Thompson,
was burned, and its entire contents de-
stroyed. There were about fifteen bales
OF cotton in the house. The building
vas broken open, it issupposed, and tho
fire started on the inside. It was evi-
dently the work of an incendiary. We
will state that few days before the fire
occurred, two negroes were charged
with stealing cotton from this house.
one OF whom evaded arrest; the other
being arrested, gave bail. Whether
there is proof sufficient to fasten this
crime upon it's perpetrators. we arc not
informed: Mr.. Thompson's loss is esti.
mated at $500. We would like to
have a report from the Congressional
"Outrage Committee" of tho number OF
gin-houses burned in South Carolina
since the war.--CayolinG Spartan.