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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24
THE MINISTERIAL BUREAU.
An Intelligence once In New York uSr
Preachers Who are Out Of KMpisy mrHtI

An IateliiRrnc- Once In New York hSr
Preachers Who are Out Of KH'piSy rHrHtI
" Yes, " said the Rev. Charles G. GOss
70 the reporter Of New York paper, "a
ministerial bureau is Rn Oddity ia our
country; but il is none the leas neces-
Aity. Preachers are often thrown upon
the world without the immediate oppor-
tunity of locating themselves comf0rtR-
bly,, and churches are almost as frequent
ly left without pastors. IL u my hope
that through the agency Of this bureau
many of these mutual wants may be- sup
piled
Have you had many. applications
from churches ?"
Very few so far, for the reason,
perhaps, that had not advertised the
project.
IL there "A reasonable prospect that
YOU Will meet with success IN your M
dertAking Z
That, 81 couuse, il a question OF
time Educational bureaus seem 10 sue
eeed, labor bureaus are not All failures,
AMI have heard that one or two matri-
monial bureaus are meeting with excel
lent encouragement Why should not a
must, with hundreds Of churches and
thousands oi preachers? 2"
There must he a wide field for you
n work in
" Yes the business u supplying
churches with pastors, OF Of introducing
unemployed preachers - trustees and
other employing authorities. il 81 itself
an extensive one Bat propose 10 make
the bureau a medium Of exchange be-
tween pastors; an agency through which
the pastor who wishes 20 remove 90 "A
better climate, more congenial neigh
bOrhood, or 90 a field in which hiE ser
vices may be more literally remunerAted.
can make his wants known, and can be
placed in communication with persons
who are IL need Of Just such a man.
This branch Of the business will be con-
Quoted in such a way that there can be
no possibility Of engendeTing III feeling
between the pastor and his people. he
continues his labor with them until the
arrangements for a change are satiEfac-
torily made; he gives notice Of his IN
tended removal, and nj the appointed
time he sewers the old connection and
takes on with the new Many a preacher
in the country is wearing himself out in
climate which his constitution cannot
stand He Is poor. his acquaintance
with the outer world is limited, and his
only prospect is 10 work himself out,
and die where he is This bureau viii
give him facilities for the needed change,
such Is he never dreamed Of The insti-
tuition is in It's infancy, but believe that
IL can be made 4 great convenience and
a great blessing"
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

stamp your leet, swing your arms. ho not
keep ,Jiil
She obyyed me. the first momcu, caused
an exclamation of pain, but tur moment
l would NOT let her dssist She sat down.
Mir lyons Her voice Was faint and
low. bent my head O. hear. " juie-s Nc
can reach shelter suun, | shall bc obliged
10 Weld. Il j, really beyond my endurance,
/ could not speak my heart MAS weeping
tears ui blood could have offered her
ghr lihaIion ui my life. could have miligalvd
she agony | knew she MAS suheriu-. | rr-
mcmhcred the l.g cabin Of wuud-cugteT
and hls wife had cen il prrchcl upon
the sgdr ut one ut those hills | had
watched Tor it ever since having ,nt. red
upon the ,srrycd road knew that unless
ligh. burned within | could NOT find it.
even then Il might be doubtful / thought
, thal Notwithstanding NV efforts, which /
did not for one instant remit il did not
soon tud shelter. Miss Grzcr would Weld
20 the cold hrnd that sought her. Her
vigorous will could not long sustain the
attacks upon frame AIN sls unused 90
cold
Nv ,lrainiue ewes were at last rewarded
by the faint glimm,r ot light through the
storm. HrrcrlN lmPaIiruuy | urged my
tired horse up 90 the door With Miss
Grace la my arms | tried 10 enter. Al first
the inmates were startled hy my imperative
summons, but iu a moment they unbarrvd
the door. revealing the rudjy glow Of the
ire within. Mulionlyss. seusrlr-, | laid
kunye on the wooden settle, nher, lt, vel
low ligh, PLAYED over her Icr-culi face.
The woman who had welcomed as under
stood the treatment usrjyd 10 restore AMI
nation 90 the almost pulsrlrss iorm. She had
a fire buill in the inner room, and took
Ruuce there. All night she watched, and
worked, and when morning came, the
smile ia the lAuguid ewes OF her patient
would have rewarded hours OF even greater
anxiety.
Early in the moraing rode hone, 20
tell the story 10 the Laring ones, who had
waited through the dark hour, Tor Us.
Two or three months after the fearful
night, stood alone with Runrc in the lirle
parlor Al Deacon ThaItuns | stood hold
ing her hands in mite, looking down at
ewes that shown sweet and humid through
tears which were not Of sorrow.
And the absent lover Is Il myth, | said.
" les, and always was.
g But the prvsgu, one
You know have told you; the pTesgm
ne hgs INV love
And with the love Of Runee Grace my
happines, is SUR
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Mamie Suvar Statistics.

A few figures about the maple sugar
business are suggested by the fact that
this season thirty-tivc tons Of the sugar
have been shipped to market from Brat.
tlcboro, VT The best estimate puts the
yield Of tree at twelve to twenty-four,
say eighteen, gallons season, and Of
sugar not over four pounds. That is,
eighteen quarts Of sap make n pound
consequently there were boiled, about
Brattleboro, 10 make 10000 pounds OF
sugar, l,2GO. 600 quarts Of sap, which
we're the yield OF II, 800 trees. Suppos-
ing that, the country through, there are
100 places where rs much sugar IS made
M about Brattleboro, then q total Of 81,
800, 900 gallons Of sap is drawn every
spring. No doubt this is far less
than the actual amount, yet it would
weigh about 2J2, 900, 600 pounds or l2G,
900 tons, and would make n far greater
liquid mass than some OF the reservoirs
that have, in bursting caused such dis
aster in the past few years. A pound Of
wood burned raises twenty-seyen to
thirtv-six pounds Of water from thirty
two degrees to the boiling point As
suming that q pound of ordinary forest
gathering would boil the water out Of
thirty-si1 pounds Of sap, it appears that
it would take 7,000,O pounds $500
tons) Of wood TO make n seasons sugar;
and also that the frcwood burned Just
about equals in weight tho sugar pro
duccd. Trees have to be tapped; fuel
has 10 be gathered, If not prepared; and
thirty-fve pounds Of water have TO be
boiled away before the sugar is reached
moreover several weeks are spent Mt the
work. What wonder that foreign sub
stances sometimes creep into the pans -
Hartford COuraHt
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

A recent cowhiding scrape IN which a
New York lawyer figures has for Its basis
the terrible consequences which result
from young and willful girl having her
own way. For two years past the only
daughter Of very wealthy man has been
a central figure ia fashionable New York
society. She was not twenty years old,
and the heiress 20 large fortune. or
course she was courted, hattered. fol-
lowed. She organized a "'coterie, OF
which she was made president. She re-
ceived the attention of titled foreigners,
and was the envied Of her set
But one morning last winter the intel
ligeEce came like shock that she was
married, had been married . year, and TO
= worthless young fellow scarcely older
than herself-poOr, but already@ drunk
ard and gambler. The marriage cere-
monv was performed at the mayor s
Office. the infatuated girl having been
made 10 believe that this WIS only civil
contract, and did not constitute real
marriage, and that she could disayow II
at the end Of year, during which time
i was 20 be kept profound secret
Before the year expired. however, the
husband grew jealous, threatened, and
finally claimed her, treating her parents
with the most impertinent rudeness, and,
to her horror. the unhappy girl found
herself tied for life TO a person without
ordinary decency or manhood.
Probably n divorce would have been
obtained had II not been fot the interfer-
ence of the relatives Of the young man
tais family is respecta1sle one), who
finally prevailed upon th@narents of the
girl to extend sort Of sanction to the
marriage, which they did, 6y issuing in
vitations to grand party, (which 800
guests were invited, of which fifty only
were present. A house was bought and
furnished by the father Of the bride, and
the young couple went to housekeeping.
The other day the mother called, found
that her daughter had been struck and
beaten, and was summarily ordered down
stairs and out Of the house by the ecspe-
grace son-in-law, who, mad with drink
and rage, himself put her ont, and told
her never 10 darken his doors again.
The next day he was cowhided in the
street by an indignant nephew of his
mo'her-in-law and cousin OF his wife.
SO much for secret and hasty mar
riAQe. q.
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Escorted BY Whales.

The San Francisco Chronicle has been
put in possession of curious story by
Captain Refs, of the British steamer
Fleur de Lis, which recently arrived at
that port from Androssan. The captain
saws that when off Staten island, which
lies eastward from Cape Horn, the ship
encountered school of whales, which
seems to have resolved itself into an
escort to attend her on the remainder OF
her passage. The whales kept in close
company with the ship through this long
stretch of thousands of miles, and did
not leave her until she arrived off San
Francisco and put in for the shore, when
they took their leave with series OF
lively founders and an occasional spout
TO assure the master they were taking in
bumpers to his health. As the passage
around Cape Horn and through the Pa
cifc was a good one, il is fair to presume
that the escort was auSpicious.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24
The Land OF Revolutions.

Political prosecutions continue IN
Mexico. Senior L. Mejia, Lerdo's
secretary of the treasury, has been i'm
prisoned for alleged malpractices during
the past two years. Dinz declares the
Congress an Illegal body, and has sum-
muned the Senate to meet in September,
when the two bodies will choose new Con
gress. Conspiracies multiply rapidly. A
formidable one has been discovered in San
Luis Potosi, and number of arrests
have been made The original Tuxtepee
party are dissatisfied with Diaz and
threaten to oppose him, and the Church
party are offended because Diaz disavowf
any alliance with them. The Courier De
La Europe has suspended and Iicc
Republics will follow suit. Both are
Lerdo journals. Governor Jiminez, who
arrested Mr.. Sutter, the American consul
at Acapulco, without cause, and kept
him in confinement three weeks, has
released him by order of President Diaz
but without redress. Diaz has parolec
Cortina the condemned bandit,
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

In preparing q civil service system
practicable to diplomatic and consular
positions, the proposition to introduce a
rule for an eight years service will be
considered. 1t has been recommended
by several former diplomatic officers,
and was rule established by Mr.. JEFF.
ferson when secretary Of state under
Washington, as the result Of his own
personal experience. This rule was
maintained until nearly all the early
practices in the civil service was aban-
doned. The theory Of the rule is that
residence of more than eight years
abroad tends to denationalize the most
patriotic citizen to some extent, and to
ALLEVIATE him from the customs, thoughts
and tendencies OF his own country.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

service has been secured, and Pustmas-
ter Adams, a capet-bagger from Omaha,
with boiled shirt and shiny lat, opened
"a regularly established Office and began
the sale uf stamps Heretofore II has
cost ten cents 30 send or receive letter,
except hv the Cheyenne line. The latter
hus the contract until the close Of the
fiscal year. and will carry daily mail,
AS will also the Fort Pierre and Bismarck
lines AS soon IA they begin running,
which viii bc III about two weeks. The
Sidney stage company has sold out 20 the
Cheyenne company, and hereafter daily
stages WEI run over that route.
The first daily paper IN the hills, the
Tiutss. recently made It's appearance
here. Ii il folio, five columns 20 the
page; has the Associated Press dis
patches; is we'll edited, and presents "a
fine typographical appearance. It's eii-
tors. MessIs. Warner and NewhAri are
old Denver printers, and are confident
uf success. The Pioneer, the first
Black Hills journal, will soon appear
daily.
The arrivals Of tender feet in this
city alone average one hundred day,
and, as the season advances, the influx
becomes greater. Hotels can accommo-
date about one in ten 4; the other n1no
sleep iu stables. tents, wagons. etc. You
can safely assume that four-iiiths Of the
entire number will soon be on their way
back 20 the States with empty pockets.
All the good mining ground has been
taken up.
A number of farmers have arrived,
taken ranches IN Red valley, and begun
tillagc. counted thirty-siI on their
way Ia the Belle Fourche one day They
viii make money. as the soll - excellent
for agricultural purposes, while the
market Will be the hcst IN the country
next winter, unless the business - over
done. Hay now sells al SlOO per ton,
aud il is very scarce AZ that figure. IL
costs ahuui 81. 20 per tun to gather it.
Another very fortunate speculation n
our solitary icr man. He harvested
several thousand tone lsat winter. and,
as he intends charging i've cents per
pound. hiFproiits viii les enormous.
Building goes uu rapidly all over the
city. keeping sawmills and carpenters
blsy night and day. Rents aIe out
raECuntlN hiEh, @ Small cAulh hA uh-
plauci lumber bringing S25 to $50 per
month. Masonic and Odd Fellow lodges
have been established. Divine service
is held every Sunday. 4 largely attended
school has been opened
Mines are being opened rapidly, but
the abundance ~ water prevents q
thorough working 81 them. Merchants
and gamblers have decided 10 take and
pay ont gold dust hereafter at the rate
uf SIS per ounce reduction Of two
dollars.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

They were out walking, enjoying the
cool and refreshing air. The bright moon
cast its rays over the lady, giving her an
almost angelic appearance, and impaired
to her flowing curls stil more golden
hue. One of her soft white hands rested
in his, and ever and anon she met his
ardent gaze with one Of pure love.
Suddenly change came over her fea-
lures; her full red lips trembled as if
with suppressed sighs; the muscles OF
her faultless mouth became convulsed; /;
she gasped for breath, and, snatching
her hand from the soft pressure of his,
she turned away, buried her face in her
cambric handkerchief. and-sneezed +!
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24
A MOdel uinlomatist

Prince Nicholas, Of Montenegro, who
has been instrumental in creating the
present Oriental crisis, is described by n
friendly hand as model diplomatist.
Polite and clever, he knows how to make
himself agreeable TO all parties, in order
10 secure for himself the greatest adyan-
tage At the very moment when, with
regard 10 Turkey, he represents himself
as its well-meaning friend, who could
readily come to an understanding if his
stubborn subjects did not prevent him,
he also knows how to cleverly persuade
the European courts that he will follow
their counsels; and thus the circumstance
happens that many great power i'm
agines that it directs petty Montenegro
while without any question it is obliged
to give wny TO the principality and &C.
code to it's demands
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The POliCeman'S story.
A TEMPERANCE rtEA

TEMPERANCE rtFA.
| am policeman i2,oo4;
Been on the force for wears s score,
Lots ot stories have to tell,
Queer, sad terrible funny, and-wo!l,
IN stop 10 tell YOU a httle thing
That happened year ago last spring
Weary. but watehful paced MY heat,
Up and down thro a we'll known street.
When. block away, saw 8 throng,
And hasieu'i 70 see what was wrong.
There found = wee. wee girl
Dainty and pretty, fair hair in curl
Weeping, her hands in air she tossd,
Crying oh. mamma, Oh, paps, Is lost 90
One moment she wcpt, another she sHllcd,
And thought Of my own PS, darling child
At hOne, and safe in her mothers arms;
80 ! tried O. quiet tins ones alarms;
And irst her sunny head tarpss'd,
Then lifted her mp 10 my heating breast,
And carried her, sobbiag, sweet little Fay,
To the station house, only two blocks away.
Captain CAnry was then in command,
He took the lost baby ssrl by the hand.
And, sitting her mp on the desk by his side,
Pleasantly talked I'll no loaScr she cried.
But dried up her tears, and soon, smiling and
gay,
Was earnestly hspins and pratSlins away
Aud tolI of her beautiful mamma, her joys,
Her big bearded papa her home and her toys
How she heard wandering German hand play
And. listening. followed them ou their way
Stoppd When they stoPp q. and cFass'i When
they eross'd.
Grew tired, cried Tor home. and then found abe
vas lost
The door o. the station house opend just thea,
Admitting drunk between Two OF our men
Not dirty and ragged. and spelling for hsht,
But what yoa might term s respectable tight,
Led up to the desk he just lifted his syes,
Started back. nearly iel', with cry of surprise,
or terror, Of shame My Grace Can il be e.
The instant had made him as sober As she.
my papa Dear papa I" They hssd and
oAress'd.
Both weeping, as she nestled close TO his breast.
Quite scene - said the captain, his face in a
glow;
~ think you've been punished enough. You
may go"
The father bowed low-the Atg!e one smiled
And be pASsd through the door IN the care o,
his child.
b you know hat feel that he made great
vow
just then, against liquor, and tbs unhrokeu
now
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

john b. Young, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
while transacting some business in law
Office in New York, happened to lean too
far out Of the window and before he could
recover his balance he fell out. In frost
of the building stands a gas lamp, and
the unfortunate man struck upon this in
his descent, the sharp iron fixtures at the
top impaling him and passing through
his body. Several people who were pass
ing assisted policeman to remove him,
but it was with extreme difficulty that
they succeeded in lifting him free Of the
pointed metal. which had passed into his
bowels.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

Hand in hand, on the river Of time,
We 60 floating down together
Soft are the blue skies above our heads,
Balmy the spring time weather.
Brightly the waters reflect the sun,
Awe glide in dreamy splendor;
Softly the hreezes iill our sails,
Murmuring low and tender.
Sweet are the bird songs upon the shores
Enchanting the scene around us;
With noiseless feet steal tho moments by
Since Cupid, ;he love god, crowned us.
Oh, do YOU think. in the after years.
With the glory Of youth departed,
We then shall ntand still hand in hand
AMI heart 70 heart, as we started
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

Irrigating the dry lands of Colorado
from wells by windmill power has been
recently found practicable by a farmer,
near Evans, in that State. With one
small mill an acre Of vegetables was
watered, and the thirst of a herd Of
eighty head of cattle, horses, and sheep
was quenched.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

A minister who had twice married the
same couple-A divorce ensuing between
the two marriages-remRrked that be
didn't wish to add repairing depart
nnent 70 his business
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

One Massachusetts woman has had
seven husbands. Four have died and
two have been divorced.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

Tshr Russians Defeated An Ikc Flrat EnmmGc-
acus--An Earape FrepariaH - Arm--
gen@rml News @f tine War.
, 1877-12-18
ORIENTAL HlGH.cLbss A4I.

Tho finest collection OF art goods creF seen In
this city Or tho Woat has hcon oppoFtuncy placed
bonrs tie lovers OF beautiful designs and artistic
workmanship. When many Of thcm had tie dreadful
gift giving right before thcu,. Tnla collection which
can bu seen without charge At Ellison, Pomeroy +
Cor NJ. 40 Randolph street, has somc =, 900 ar-
.tc'es O! Japanese and Chinese nanutactare. In.
cuJinI many masterpieces Ut Tho most famous
nrtisanE and arl1ats In tho Orient. 1t WAS secured
at the ordur Of stcssrs. 4. A. van Tine i Co., Of
ono on" q liz VIZ seTy Ss.t COLLECTIONS eysr a siown
III thls country. Tho feature Of tlts collection IL
tls exaut4te assortment Of Oriental porcelalns mud
art putrfy 0f which theEe are a1Ont 0D exaulnles,
including tIol*sonni. tsero.a. scto, Nankih: sat-
s.an,9., Kto.", Ku!anj,, Karat*; kara, Imsn:
S :se ws se t. ''sss sss
collector Of brc.a..hsac. fhu erack!s wars 80
much appreciated IN representa- by. aou'u VERY
in tIrukon nuL pheasants, and: aboyc all. . pure
blug, tcai.sklapu trnY With leaf ornamcntatlon.
I r6s ;,.. naturally IN large Sroto;isa
the VrlentaI astIsta: spccni!y notlseaSls a1o th9
sataina tUapot Vt lotus.1eaf stape, some runIark-
ah!e i'anko 9o,s sassout anans 6f.nfs seaPg
oi ra1uv xcoro o vasos Of spscal ner,s and asts.tc
excellence. lcrhapa thu moet wortsly ut exa,nsa@'
TIT ss aeitss. a a. tic rass I'D GSesa Ystaw wa sa.c sa
butte 1lus with medallion cru*ts* and o.hera
scarcely inferior In bcansy eo!l Eurlty. of COURSE
this Il merely suggestion uf tho general chafocter
Ut tho porcelain.
Thu UtIitf thousand or 40 lots
arc Ut beautiful and tustcfal dcsIg1,
but In .hapes gunarally naeEul and 1ess purely
atllstlc. r'cEo asu al! klnds and tnF,ns Of tahle
warr. rabInets. ba.kcI., trays. jswcl lkce, Elose
and handkerchief bUxct uf 6ns designs; work-
boxcs, punGF .huldarr. fans VI TaFo wurEplanhlfp.
anA Ill tho.e wondcrfal produet,on,s In which tho
patient AslaEtc cun nesef au Gtlna!ct.
THIS splendid collcctun IL unlor tho charge Of
Mr. e. II. sfacy, = gcnt!eiaan of absolute judy
lnent In articles Of the kind, and Will 10 Uttered at
auction to-day. to- MORROW and rhussday u Etlson,
pon,eroy Il 10. u. No. 10 ltundosph street II haa
atready boon visited Gy many Ut our artI0ytng clt
ixcna and " thcm pronounced unqus. This saes
at 10 u. m,, .:u nnl $40 p. III. zach day VIII bs
attended BY the bext ctass Ut pc1ple In Ghu city.