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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

In old Roman mythology jams was a
royal doorkeepcr, an appropriate name
for such parsonage, inasmueh As the
Latin word juatd, from which janus rs
derived, means a door When Numa
Pompilius, whose reign closed about SIX
hundred and seventy two years B. O.
before Christi, took II into his head W
make a new '' timetable for the world /;
he upset things generally. The Ancient
Jewish, Egyptian, aud Greek Calendars
began the year ON the 25th Of March,
and this system ran onward into the
Christian centuries But Numa Pom
pilius placed two new months before the
previous ten, and called the first JAnn-
airy in honor Of Jtusns; and very eppro-
pria.ely. for as the old pathological deity
was door-opener, 80 January opens
the year. This Janus, by the way, had
two faces land the two,tReed people OF
these days show that the race is not OK
tinotl, one looking forward and one
backward. into the future and into the
past Occasionally he was represented
with four faces, aud thus he had the
double name JaAss Bifrons ltwo-facedl,
and Janus Quad4tfrons (four-facedl.
The Romans woTshipped JanVs as the
guardian of the year aud the seasons; OF
gates and doors and the beginning of
the day the people prayed 10 him, and ht
the beginning of the year sacrifices were
offered 20 him ON twelve altars, one for
each month.
The first day Of January has for many
centuries been celebrated 10y HASTINGS
aud reioicings. and the custom OF max
ing presents dates back SO faI into the
dim past that we cannot trace it's origin.
Early Latin Authors mention il, and II
in pIAetised TO great excess in the faT-on
years Of English and French history.
The fashion was, in those days, 10 give
such articles as were rare, and we
read of presents Of glove-money, or
gloves. when gloves were expensive.
About the beginning Of the sixteenth
century metallic pins we're inventel,
doubtless 10 the greTt JOY aud oonycni-
ence of the ladies, and these useful lit
tle articles were often given as New
Years presents, aud money with which
10 purchase pins, and so pin-money ."
became n common gift In process'of
time the phase came to mean any money
TO be expended for trihes. a
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

M IA WnH'a DryoH1oNl Mr.. Jacob Stal-
eF, some time agO. thought proper 20
stead a Aettar in Omahn from the United
States mail. The letter contained draft
Oh which the cash was got by'a forged
Iindorsenaent A tnuehing feature Of the
case consisted I'm tho fnct thA6t 6taley'a
wife went upon the stand and swure that
she wAs the Fatger HerhopewAs 10 oHase
her husband. and she appafaptly pei'
iured herself to ccmpaAs that end. The
effort was vain, and the Judge, i'm pass
ing sentenee. haid hB was entirely satis-
dled. that ha woman waa not guilty of
the crime with which she charged her.
sen. The sentence was heavy one, be-
ing that StaIey should be confined in the
House OF Cprrestion for ten years In
concluding his remarks, the Judge made
the following singular observation IL
will saF NO ypm thmt s0h will be enabled
materially 40 shorten this termn you ara
careful 30 ID conduct yourself hs to win
the appreciation OF y0dr keeper
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05


4 IA might be niore comfortable "a speak
of ice and ice-hoasas sHhen midsummer
heats areoppresSivc thar. vhen Decefal
bcr's frosts are nipping our cana It
may be unfortunate that Nature does
not make ire fer ns when we feel na6At t6
neea it But tlHe prospect now ia thha
she viii give sneh q bountiful supply
this season that there wail be 20 lack
when the snltxy days of August. 1872
cal for trsqnent cooling posations thAd
hourly iees aud creams Am in@HPant
Sfye ice-houAe may be made any far
r1er can c0nstruct his own without diff
cnlty.s Sevcral families in q village
might unite in storing their zee. ia one
house. And il country people shonld
once form the hRhit Of PnDridihg this
so-callcd luKury for their sumEnar nse,
they wonld realize ita valRe- The Conn
try Gentleman gives, In suhstnnce, the
following directions for making a very
simple structure. winch win strve tams
purary purpose. Lay eofne cid rails or
poles ON a piece of ground suHSGently
inclined TO carry of water, hll the crs. \
vices With sawdnBt, and cover With Old
boards or slabs Get from the saw-nin
q few loads of. slabs, take four about
twelve feet long, notch the corners -
Tor log-house, setthe1n onth6 platform
and Won have "a crib about ten and n
halt feet square by the width of tliGslhb
daeps fill tlis crib with anmndnat and
pack il down hard. CHt your ice 50 that
Il will pack close, lay il on the sawdust,
put on another crib of slabs, and all up
snd pack with savdust All round, and 20
10 on tili YOU act up six or eight feet /;
then pot IL foot and half or sawdust ON
top. Over tais put u shed roof of slabs
-one end &C the slabs nearly on the
ice, lnaisiRg the other skhrea feet. Ice
viii keep. in such q house On weii rs In
a more elaborate structure. ss
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

An EXAMPLE WORTHY OF nuTArIoN.
The Legislature OF Pennsylynnia is to
be called on during the next session to
pass an act providing for the destruction
OF weeds in that State. Owners, occu-
piers or lessees OF lands are TO he com.
PEELED 70 keep not only their farms free
from all such weeds as mulleins, wild
carrot, Canada thistle, horse nettIe and
oxeye daisy, but those portions Of the
pubic roads which pass through or ad-
Join their properties. Railroad compa-
nies are TO be amenable to the provisions
of this act. As very much mischief has
been done by selling grass seed foul with
all these and more vile seed, persons
who knowingly or even inadvertently do
so should be brought within hescope Of
this act. III il is true that the de-
struction of the poor is their poverty, .
it is equally true that weeds produce
poverty both Of the farm and the farmer.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05
Gambling Hen. IN New York.

According to the estimates OF police
officials, based ON reports and special in
formation collected Ia the discharge or
their duties, there are NJ least 2D1 gam
bling houses in New York, and af least
100 persons Of known bad character
make their livings through connection
as owners, hackers. dealers, ropers and
servants, with these illegal establish
ments The number of victims who
are robbed OF the means by which this
large criminal class lives. cannot well be
calculated but, in view OF the extrava-
CANT habits Of the gambler. and the
great expense OF maintaining the honsaa
the victims are M least fifty times
as numerous as the thieves Doubtless
the aggregate losses OF more than I00,-
600 dupcs contribute TO the support oi
these 2. 500 rogues. s-
Most OF tlie helk are located over
stores 10 which ladies and children ne
sort for purchases. aud in entering and
leaving are compelled 10 face theinsnlt.
ing stare Of impertinent, nashily-inass
ed gamblers who lounge about the en-,
trances. They are for this reason prac-
AANNAAN nMAMANfGES IN hAtN WV vi Atu@AR@H@~
men, and as such oIfght 10 be nbated Nv
being Suppressed. aEDown-town the
''hells'a are often found, on the eanic
floors with the. Offices Of respectable
dealers and professional men, and The
customers Of these are compelled. ia en-
tcring and leaving, TO risk having their
pockets picked by The frcqnefitersot Tie
+" helts '--for these gamblers Nv profes-
sion are thieves lby nature, and often
6esperate burglars by necessity. siillE
MHpyof the principal and severnl OF
theworst gambling houses have a day 7
or . down-towr y games for the accom-
rnodation land ruin1 of che merchants
whose inflammation for gaming leads them
10 neglect business for few hours OF the
day. Naturally many clerks and even
the messenger boys Of merchants are
drawn into these places aud lose large
amounts OF what they have probably
previously stolen from employers~--.N,
y. Pepper. .t.s.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

\ EmUcK ON. +Nhem oil was FIRST
4 struck, Z on the both of August 1859,
few people imagined the vast wealth IL
was to bring 10 the country, and the mil-
hopnirvs it twag 70 make, One Of the
notablest Of these, James Tarr, died B
few days ago al MeadviIle, Pennsylvania.
The history 0f the a Tarr Earm, ais oil
pHQdnrina. dates from june, 1861. Kt
embraces 19a acrns. I'm August, 1851,
NFf. Tafr soIh half cf IA for %20, COO 10
Clark & &fSumner, of New kYoEk. They
sold one-third Of their interest. to some
Rochester people for S35,00Dy but the
rmpid decline Ann che price Df bil made
than regret their purchase and they re-
sold To C ~ ". for the price they gave.
New wells were continually developed
a1d Dir. Tarr aecnnwIated a great for
tune. In the fall OF 1865 when gold
was worth $3.50, he was offered &6c0s 600
gold for the fee simple bf hlAA hMm--
equivalent 10 @2, 00l, Coo. He refused II.
on "a still ri success as steady business
In the oil region. We know one gentle
man xhoss income from that source Is
ebaut Sl 900 per day.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

Z uHn a native American, writes q COT
respondent, and justly proud of my
country. 40 far as there ~ anything to
be proud Of, and bTag without worth Is
more damaging than We sometimes think.
The western former needs correetion
Whel he claims more than hiS due. Now,
in tho matter of demonstrating the bui-
falo, ot utilizing this raw material, OF
working this vast hhld a. wealth, what
does tho farmers say ? II you ask him,
Win the tanning Of the buffalo pay he
almost universally says lac thinks il viii.
But Why don't he undertake II Y "Well,
he's agoin' 10, as soon hs he kin come
round 20 II Z; the FARMS 80 big, aud
moneys SO scarce, and times is 30 hard
that be haih't had opportunity yet, bui
he's agoin' 10"
But tho apartment ID being tried, and
80 far as l know anything Of 1t, with
success. / know OF some buffalo, tor
bison.) heifers and bulls, two years old.
which promise well for gentlenehs aud
getting Fat under conditions that the
native stock suffer from. The fact n
the buffalo will fatten easier, be worth
more in hide aud tiesh, can be cultivated
into a good milker. and viii loo kind and
gentle. Bat the difficulty OF taking the
calves retards the process somewhat
they are kept in the centre OF the herd,
and IN all cases OF danger the bulls iank
the herd. To capture them il IL noees-
aAry TO break through the alnkers,
thrngh the ranks Of cows to the calves,
and then. riding Al full galop. either
lasso them 0F catch them by the tails.
which stick straight up in the chase, and
npset aud tie them. But why don't they
trap them +? you may ask. Because they
have no traps which insure the lives oil
the calves. A pit-fall might do 10 get
buffalo steaks, but the hfe and limb oi
the calves would be greatly endangered.
and, Of course, the calves only must he
taken. Tie old fellows are too stiff in
their prejldices for open prairie free
dom. 1t Il d problem vet unsolyed.
The Spanish fever, brought up by the
Texas droses last summer, has depopu.
sAsad the country Of the Durhams, and
DeYpaA aud Jerseys. Milk and bnttel
N scarce beef In plenty, such M i b.
but one who has tried a Texas steak from
a creature which has exercised It's muscles
over a ], ,20l mile journey, sighs for {
tender, juicy hit Of good Sirloin. Some
thing must be done 10 replenish oui
stock. Those W ho pretend to know sly
buffalo is preferable 10 Texas cattle, and
j have an idea THAI the tanning pi the
creature is an enterprise which will, mex
year aud succeeding years, receive Euel
an inipetus as viii soon place Il among
the legitimate endeavors Of the western
favmaFs s4 Hs
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

In 1872 there will be four eclipses, two
Of the sun and two Of the moon.
J. May %, q partial eclipse OF the
moon, invisible in tho United States,
and therefore not especially interesting
TO the majority Of our readers.
H. June 3, an annular eclipse OF the
sun, subject TO the same disadvantages
us above. An "a annulsr" eclipse is when
a part ofthe suns disk projects as a
brilliant circle around the dark shadow
OF the moon. aiuss-a .si la.ua b
III. November IA and 10, partial
eclipse Of the moon, invisible in the Uni-
ted States. At Boston Pit begins nj
1915 tmilnieht) and ends at 1855. - z
~. November 80, 40 arnnlar eclipse
of the sun. not visible in the United
States. Should wa be doubling
Cape Horn at that time, the darkness
viii be visible 10 us.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05
PreAerre u.

Few readers can ba aware. until they
have he'd occasion % test the fact, how
much labor and research il often saved
by such table as the folloEing, The
work of one nov in his grave. II his
tory is poetry, then here is poetry
perHonitied ;"
l607--YirginiA settled by the English.
l61a-New York settled bF the Dutch.
l620-Massachusetts settled By the Pu-
ritans.
1924 New Jersey settled by the Dutch.
l625 Delaware settled by the SEeies
and FinnA
l635-Mnryland settled by the Irish
Catholics.
36-Connecticut settled by the Puri-
tans
l639-Rhode Island settled by Roger
Williams.
l650--North Carolina settled by the
English
l67o-South Carolina settled by the
Huguenots. a4l
l6s2 Pennsylvania settled by William
Penn.
l7S2-Gcorgia settled by General Ogle-
thorpe.
iT9i-Vermont admitted into the Union.
1872 Kentucky admitted into the Union
l795 Tennessee admitted into the Union
lS02-Ohlo admitted into the Union.
lSli-I,ouisiaRa admitted into the Union
1Si6-Indiana admitted into the Union.
1915 Illinois admitted into the Union.
Alabama admitted into the Union.
lS20-Maine admitted into the Union.
ls2i-Missouri admitted into the Union.
ls90-Michigan admitted into the Union
lS35-ArkanSas admitted into the Union
1876 Florida admitted into the Union.
1876 Texas admitted into The Union.
ls4T-Iowa admitted into the Union.
ts4S-W Wisconsin admitted into the
Union. f4E
ls50--California admitted intothe Union
ls5e--oregon admitted into tins Union.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

DECIDED. - Covington, Ca, has a
Debating Society. The question last
discussed by this august assembly was,
Which is the more useful, paper or
gunpowder. The President was for a
long time in great doubt as to which
side had produced the strongest argu-
ment, when one of the powder side arose
and very gravely eaid; ; "Mr. President
Spose dar was bar out dar at de door,
and you was 10 go dar and shake de
paper at him, you'd see what dc bar
would do. But jes shoota cannot at him
and mark de result. calls for de ques-
ton" The President forthwith decided
IN favor Of powder.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

A VnrT. Wilson, the woman in
whose company Pet Hhlstead lost bis
life, has made two visits 10 the murderer
Bolts in his cell. She went at the re-
quest of Bolts friends, and against the
wishes of her father. The interviews
babween them were very affecting. Both
we're i'm tears. At the last interview they
embraced and kissed each other. and
made other demonstrations of sympathy
and of affection until separated By the
jailor,
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

Ladies who have Just returned from
abroad report that large paniers have
gene entirely out OF fashion, and over
skirts are made short and plaips They
also report that the latest style Of dress
ing the hair is in simple coil at the
back, and the front hair smoothed over
the forehead and put back plhihly be-
hind tho ears Hrr
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

rmH
LAuaHApLR--- "A pretty good story IL
told OF citizen of Elizabeth, NJ u,
who went on the cars on Thanksgiving
Day to see his daughter or Having
secured n seat for her. he left the car
and went round 10 her window No say a
parting word. While he was passing
out the daughter left the seat to speak
to friend, and at the same time a priu-
looking lady who occupied the scat With
her moved up to the window. UnawnEa
of the important change inside, our
venerable friend hastily put his face UP
CO the window and hurridly exclaimed \
|" One more kiss, sweet pet. y In another
instant tho point Of blue cotton mn
brella eanght his seductive lips accom-
panied by the passionate. injunction:
/" Scat, yon Grey-headed wretch, He
seated.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

,AoRIcu1TuRAJ STA1EsTIcs.r he total
value of farm products in the United
States and Territories during the year
ending June /, 1910, according 20 the
census statement Just published, was
$2, 4A5, ,000, 000 The largest product was
i'm New York, and the next largest in Ill
inois. The total wool chip for the same
year is stated at 101, ,2S4.6 67e pounds, Of
which about one-ffth is credited to
Ohio.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

An INrEREsrrSo SALE.-The farm
called Hazel Plain, in Prince William
county, Va, DIETER known as the Chinn
farm), containing five hundred and fifty
acres, belonging TO B. r. Chinn, was
sold for eight dollars per acre, 10 Mrs.
Mary A Downman, executrix. This
farm is portion Of the plateau upon
which were fought the first and second
battles OF Manassas. When tho wnl
commenced il was under high state ol
improvement, and the dwelling house
upon it was one Of the finest in this sec.
ton of the State, but war devastated il,
and the open fields, and the young pines
and shattered mansion all now bear evi.
dence 10 the bloody conflicts OF which
il was the scene. - Charleston Ncws.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

RETURNS received at the Agricultural
Bureau indicate that the cotton crop will
yield three aud pne-third million bales.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

The bella which ushnr I'm that morn.
Have ever drawn my mind away
10 Bethlehem. where Christ was born,
And The low stable where he lay.
In whtch the largeaso6 oxen nd;
no Mars boNtng lo@ her head A
And booking down with love sincere,
Sunh thuughta bring Christmas once year
AT early day tho youthful veicc, fs III
Heard singing on from door 70 door
hekez Inc degponding heart reiolce
10 know the children Of She poor
For nnco arc happy oil day longs
WE smile aud listen 10 the song.
The hnrthen Htili remote pr near,
~DAM Christmas comes bat once ycar.
Upon gayer, happier scene,
Never did holly berries peer,
OR ivy throw iie trailing green,
On brighter forms thGn there are here,
Nor Christmas IN his Old armchair
Smile upon lips snS hrowa maqWp tair
Then let elr.R amid cur chcerA
OLA ChriEsu.As stiA comcs once agcNf.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

THE INDIAN ARRow.-From the small
branches of the dog-wood, or some
other hard wood resembling biFdseye.
maple, simply With their knives and .
flame Of FIRE, the Indian women work
out the shaft, which is smooth and al
most as straight as a sunbeam. This
done, by the aid of piece OF hCop-iron,
sharpened upon q stone, they make a
point, which, with the feathers, is
bound on the shaft The next step is 10
ornament IL, by means Of pigments,
with the national colors OF the tribe, and
10 so mark the polished sides with lines,
that the completed arrow, to the Indians
eye, is the very representative of the
armorial bearings Of his people. Armed
with his bow, and quiver Of these ar
rows, he viii mount his favorite horse,
and dashing into n drove of buffalo, he
will drive these feathered messengers
through the hard ribs of veteran bull
with such force that it will pass beyond,
and make second one bite the dust
end do this too against walled sides,
which hatten the rife bullet into pei
let that falls harmless TO the ground.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

AmnthaF ymArl AmnAhrr TMAF
Time HtMym muN WIN fniH HMM MlMMht
How anAah ghp rolling tiaeH nWNnhri
HrH nnif1 fhrg vNEINh Mulu uuF NiEha
nuf Il amid ile ffilHd
ne dear ola year ah4H elsp.a 70 more,
WhataYef laIs of hfspeE D. Ft Been,
3she NEW wear hnth llzs nhnAe in ntMas
Amnthnr ymwl AmnAheF MMNF
Dear MMrT. wp wlil npA N#RNA
Thai ~ may walk Withaui hnr,
The path tna& oraa hkFfmH ua fet
There ARE 40 loyf' hoNt4er df.f,
That ~ have knnwn II tAse dead paaly
nnf aitsf Famv ahnAr thia Mi#a Muw KaArr
tH waiHA Nina Hanvsn BAFl1t han nhnt-
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-05

"We take no note of time but from
It's loss. " The years come and 60, and
we mark their commencement and their
termination. the one following hard
upon the other. Whether we have been
immersed in cares and duties, or whether
we have experienced vivid pleasures, or
whether the time has passed 50 quietly
that We have taken but little notice Of It's
fight, we have yet gone once more
through the round Of months, and again
the New Year comes up 10 claim IFS place
ia the coming history OF the days that
are TO be.
In the short interval that comes be.
tween Christmas and the New Year we
have an opportunity of reviewing the
past and anticipating the future. We
pause, and look backwards and forwards.
We look before and after, aud pine for
what is not.
Perhaps this Is so. or perhaps we re-
joice in the attainment Of some object
we have desired. There are a few peo-
pIe--we wish there were many-who can
say that they have reached the summit
Of their ambition. IL was our chance 20
meet with one of these fortunate people
the ether day, and she said % / Nm
very happy / have everything / wish
for" II does one good 10 hear now and
then OF person whose utmost wish has
been grahfed. We trust that among
our readers there are some to whom the
Old Year has been thus bountiful. There
are no doubt others who will have 10 say
Of the passing time,
" He gave me fiiend, ard q true, sruo-loyu,
Aud the New Year vii take them away
Let MS hope that in such cases az these
the New Year viii not only take away,
but viii give also will give abundantly,
so that il shall be remembered more for
its gifts than for what it has taken.
Let rs all turn 10 il with Rpticipations
Of better things in the hme that is "a
come We hope that The new leaf which
is 30 be turned over will make a wonder
full difference in the style of the chapter
that is about TO be written. OF course
we are sure that in many instances IL
will not, but the present is a season oi
looking forward with hope and conf
dence. and we would not spoil pleasant
anticipations by any gloomy forebodings,
For our readers, and for oil those who
are dear to them, we wish Happy New
Year in the fullest and best sense Of tao
phrnse. @
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-06-15

No ono remedy 10 louder
called for by the necessities Of
the American people than o
euro and safe cure for Fever
and Aguo. Such we ara now
enabled TO. offef,, with q perfecs
certainty that is viii eradtcetR
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-06-15

TIE DAznr.-Lst everything about
the dairy be done with unvarying
regularity and scrupulous cleanliness.
Tolerate no noise, harsh words or rough
treatment. Never hurry or run the
COWS, or excite them in any way. Milk
with steady, unceasing flow, aud leave
not drop in the uddor. Next to libe-
raj feed, pure water and clean milking,
we place in Importance, petting the coos.
A dairy farmer must be gentleman.
And the COWS like t. see kind hearted,
sensible woman in the yard or stable at
milking time !! Let every dairy utonsil
be scalded every day. Mere washing
in warm water will not answer. The
water must be 5oiiing hot. Nearly all
the trouble of the butter not coming
bad aavor, etc., 'avises from ignorance or
inationtion to the necessity of having
the water boiling hot. "A dirty vessel
dipped ir boiling water for moment
sor two Is far better than one that has
been washed perfectly clean in merely
warm water, bat moi, scalded. The no,
water penetsates into every pore Or
crack, and destroy the germs of the
fungus that produces the misckief
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-06-15
Ayers Ague Cure,

Cor Fever and Ague. Intermittent Fewer.
Chill Fever, Remitoont Fever, Durai,
AGue, Periodical or Bilious Fever. Co.,
and indeed all the affections which arise
nom malasious, ularsh, or miasmetio
poinons.