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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-08
Ancient Garden. Of Michigan.

Az the late meeting u the Michigan
Pioneer Society in Lansing, Mr. Bella
Hubbard, of Detroit, read paper on the
4" Ancient Gardens Of Michigan. The
first descriptions # the remains Of these
gardens. he said, was made hy School
craft ina 1927. They ARE relics rrtnl, ap-
parently, with mound building. john
T. Blois. IN 1889, again mentions them,
and later writer mentions them as being
found along the shore of Lake Michigan.
la Cass, ht. Joseph aud Kalamazoo
counties these gArden beds have been
numeruualy found They e0nsisto of beds
from five 10 fifteen feet vide, sixteen 10
one hundred feet long, and about eight
ee4i inches high. These beds are regu-
larly arranged, with paths between them,
and while Soma ara as narrow ar I'VE feet
others are as wide us sixteen feet Mr.
Hubbard had charts representing tie
forms Of these beds. which he explained 20
the audience Some plats have beaan drawn
by SehoDlcraft. lie says the plAts upon
which these beds are found are from
twenty to three hundred acres in extent
Gardens Of this kind were found by the
early settlers 0f Cass county, Kalamazoo,
Prairie RJnde, Burr Oak, and many
others OLD settlers SAY that the beds
which they have Sc are about five feet
wide. and are regularly laid ont through
ont the plats There have been found
eight different kinds Of beds : most ot
them are rectangular, some circular ~
form These beds denote some species
of cultivation, and were undoubtedly the
work uf people who inhabited the country
prior 10 tie Indians. The Indians ctil-
tlyatod only nlalNe aud tins Was NOT
grown regularly ID rows. Historians
ten ns that tle AKiecs had gardens III
which they cultivated various plants for
medicinal uses, as well as for ornament
Was there not something analogous -
tlis IN the Michigan natives Did the
l1.tter also have botanical gardens These
extensive Indications of ancient culture
necessarily imply settled and pupulous
community An testimony agrees that
almost none Il the usual aboriginal relics
were foHu no pottery, no spears, no
arroS hgaar, and no implements uf stone,
not even the onnipnesent pipe. Tumnli
ar burial mounds uf the red man are not
uncommon. though not numerous, IN
western Michigan. but have no recognized
association with tie garden race. There
are no traces If dwellings and there is
nothing Ia indicate their homes. IL
seems strange tllat these garden beds
should be tie only remains Of a people
who inhabited and cultivated the earth.
II is evident thai they were peaceful, and
10 some extent cultivated, civilized, and
scientific people. The date Of the aban-
donment of these beds may he deter
mined 10 some extent Toy the age Of trees
which have grown upon them. One
writer finds that tree grown npon one OF
these beds was over three hundred years
old. but how long they were abandoned
before the tree started cannot be known.
The tools used by them were evidently
of wood and have decayei, and every
thing relating 10 them must be left 10
conjecture.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-08
The Nervous System.

pr. Dupuy at London, IN lecture upon
d" The Recent Advances iu the Hhyslulagy
Of the Brain and Nervous System,
said
The nervous system ia not m imma.
tcrial thing, uu the contrary, II is "a Inv
mg, tangible buhIaet for study and rA-
pertinent Nerves are composed Of two
clussrs of structures cells and hhrrs.
Cells ARE found IN the gray matter ut the
nervous crutrrs, and also ln some oi tho
cmutal nerves. These iibeu and colls
may hc distinguished hy tlc microscope.
A. the fiber leaves the cell II la coated
with a substance which lnsllates lt, and
tIis coating ls nothing more than u hNs-
tenn ui cells or bags. Nerves are divided
INTO two classes. those ui common und oi
special sensation Nerves are also dl-
Siirl into those uf sight, hearing, smell
ing, motion, etc. In addition there are
the nerves which animate the blood Eos-
sells, making them expand ur relax, thus
regulating the blood supply. The real
nature uf the substance carried lay the
nerves has not vet been discovered
Some have argued that it rs electricity,
uut this has been dlspuyei 10y rNper-
meuts which show that IT hAs not the
same nature. Electricity viii travel over
"a wire which has been buhru, provided
thr ends Jf the wire are Joined. hut u "a
nerve fiber has been broken. NO cammu-
u.catun takes place through IT, Another
proof that il ls uut allied a. electricity rs
the difference Iu the speed ot the two
forces. Nerve force travels at the rate oi
only five hundred feet per second, while
electricity has IA much greater speed.
Then, too, the effect upon the nerve rs
not instantly removed as soon as the
force ceases 90 act Tins is illustrated
by the manner in which the effects uf
strong light arr felt for some time after "a
flash Of lightning has passed away,
Eehex action is Uu important part
which the nerves play u their control ui
the body. II Is stronger than the Wlli.
4 man one, undertook to swallow poison,
but reflex action caused hun % throw i
uu before it reached tile stomach. The
polruu burned tie msuphaguA 30 batly
that for some tlMe after, u" matter how
much he wished % DO su. he could not
swallow f,.oi, reflex action being stronger
than has vail An entrance wa. made
INTO las stomach and food introduced,
and every time tbs, was dome saliva cul-
lcctel iu his month, exactly us If De- were
chewing fuaA. The same principle ls
shown m ones ,nlcAyur to hold has
breath Hr MAY succtel ia DONG - for
q few seconds, anil even until ,Ae heart
haas apparently ceased to beat. Mean
while the blood Aas become charged with
carbunlc acid gas from lark eft u2y s,a.
This cau~as tAr nerves - cArr! tAalr
power suddenly, u- t4c gas .r deadly
poison ts them. aGa tha person is forced
tl breathe aeulus, lls VII by their ylo-
lent action. IHe ability - recall past
sensations aud scenes ls due u the Triu-
riple that when an impression ls made
upou q nerve cell something il retained
which is latent exactly Hs heat is lnteut
la Irun or stone When q mau dreams
Ay draws upon this supply.
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4 GraSShoppcr Bounty Bill.

4 grasshoppCr bounty hill hns been
introduced In The Legislature of Mime
sofa. which provides for the payment 10y
the state of the following huuuties for
cntrhug and destroying locusts or their
eggs: Fifty cents gallon for eggs
81 per hushel for insects previous "a
june LIST; fifty cents per hushcl from
June lst 10 june 10 twenty-five cents
per hushrl from June 10 to July lst /:
and twenty cents thereafter until October
lat. The hlll provides for the appoint
mcut. 10y the county commissioners of
each county. Of n competent person,
with m assistant when necessary, IN
each township of the districts whore
eggs are deposited e. receive, measure
and destroy the captured eggs or hop
pars delivered Ia HIM. The township
grnsshoppcr gaugers are 20 be subject to
n fine for ncplcctlug their duties of not
less than SO cor more than 500. or to
Toe imprisoned i'm the county jail for from
thirty to ninety days, and to be prose-
cuted bv the supervisors of the town
ship before n justice Of the peace rcsid-
ing therein. The county auditors, on
the presentation Of the certificates of the
cuugers. are to make and to deliver to
the holder an order on the State auditor
for the sum to which hc ia entitled
Every able bodied male adult under
sixty years Of age is required 10 give one
days work in each week Of the period
above stated, 10 the extent of five days
m all, for the purpose Of catching and
destroying the hoppers and their eggs.
The labor service may be commutcd by
the fumishingo Of substitute, or the pay
mcnt Of II dny, which is to he expended
in hiring substitutes. Persons refusing
to work or pay are fined 81 day A
hundred thousand dollars is appropri-
ated from the State treasury for the pur-
poses of the bill.
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The Famine In India.

4 correspondent II th, Londun Times,
writing from Nalura. saws
4" Bu, the -aldrst feature Il all j. the
condition II the human inhabitants ui
this great peninsula | viii simply re-
count what / know and testify of what
iavo seen with my own eyes In tAe capi-
tai Of this presidency.
"Ouly a Fortnight ago | Saw many
thousands ot poor famine driven crea-
tures from the villages round Madras
collected on tire shore and uu the pier
They were crawliug round the sacks of
ricc Grain. with which the sands for at
least mile were thickly covered and al-
most concealed from view. the grain
bags being often piled mp in mounds TO
the height Of fifteen feet or twenty feet.
Yet NO onslaught WINS made on the
grain. A few men scattered about,
sacks for the merchants who owned
thom, and were sufficient to prevent any
attempts at depredati II. though here
and there / detected surrcptitious
efforts, not 50 much to make incisions,
as to enlarge any happy defects already
apparent in the material which incloscd
the coveted food
"What generally happened WIS this !:
Very few of the grain bags were SO we'll
made as to make any leakage impossi-
bic, and sprinkliugs of rice were thus
scattered about everywhere. The
knowledge Of this circumstance was the
cause of the vast copcourse of miserable
half starved cmaciatcI creatures who
had walked many miles to the spot
Men aud women, old aud young, even
cripples. mothers with infants on their
hips, and naked childrcu-all more or
less pitinblc in their lcanuess and in
their ha,d-sct aspect of misery-wcre
earnestly engaged in cleaning mp every
grain that escaped from the sacks on the
pier and on the shore
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The Case Of Mary Flood.

MARY Flood was "a cumrly Young Irish
Woman. uuGlithml Ia hyr husband On
Il SUNDAY morning Flood, maldcnud las
finding hts vlic ia another mau s apart
meuts pursued her with the hrst wvupau
he could lnN his hands upuu, au mon
r,amrr, ami Killed her ON the threshold
1T the home sht had dlshonarrd Ihvwo-
mau is dead ani the murderer aityrnad
gave himself up 90 justice, his own cau-
science beuus his pu~Gyr
Almost "a similar hIat1ry uf misery and
crime has Just reached It's elimination Ia
Philadelphia. -Four wears ago u braut-
ul gu Of respectable parrutaer Was
tempted from her home tu "a career ui
yicv During these four wears her
brother, decent honorable, middle
aged man, has followed her lu ,ain,
striving with tenderness. arguments. Az
peAls oi every klad, tu bring her hatb 90
"A pune life The wumau's nature was
hopglcssly corrupted. Ii SHE returned
for u season. temptation Was waiting
near at hand, and she fell AGAIN rach
time lower than before. The brother
WAS driven 10y grief and shame nt last a.
drink, and few weeks ago. while crGci
with rage and liquor lac discovered TINS
lstar Ahce, who had been So dear ta hmm
In his childhood, m AN infamous house,
and shot her through the heart. So this
woman also iS dead Another innocent
happy home is held up t. public shame,
stained uirhhlv with crime aud hluui
The brother, "whuse load, as y4e Judge
said whHa sentencing hIm, " had been
haa,-tas fAan s4Fayy fu4H HFg called Upau
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Beauiify your Homes.

II il astonishing 10 see the lack of
taste around many village and farm
houses, and their owners seem to think
tliat il i money thrown away to beautify
their houses: but LEI them offer their
places for sale. and then they will realize
Tie difference between house without
paint or with one coat in a lifetime, with
no blinds, no pleasant door-yRrd, no
tasty fences around the house. no shade
trees. no fruit trees. no beds uf flowers,
no climbing vines mp the parches, no
garion worthy of the name, no snug,
well painted outhouses, no nicely gravel
ed walks; but in their places We often
find dwelling. out IL repair. outh0uses
in a state of decay, fences IN pocr condl-
tion, and the general appearance q the
place repugnant TO our feelings. We see
the old sivn This place for sale, :
hanging on an old tree, with barely q
leaf upon IL Here il has hung for
manv wears. and there ii viii continue 10
hang. probably till the owner goes into
his grave. Nobody wants 10 buy such .
forlorn looking home :" and people in
search of country place pass ON tlil
~ -v re another sign: This place FOR
e.le = ana here they find order. taste
and neatness prevailing--a beautiful cot
tage. or other style Of house, outbulld-
ings in perfect repair, fences neat and IN
good order, shade trees abundant, fruit
trees loaded with apples, pears, peaches,
plums and cherries In the well planned
garden they find an abundance OF straw
berries, raspberries, currnts, gooseDer-
ries, quinces aud grapes; and the place
suits them and they purchase it, Now,
this place cost but little more than the
one they passed. in regard 10 its adorn-
ments. What was done 10 beautify il
was done by degrees, and the expense
was never felt a. amounting TO much,
and so il always is with people who COM
mence to Law out their homes in the right
manner.
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Explorations In Fierida.

Tie New York Ifcrald prints q letter
from IT, correspondent Ia charge oi the ex-
pluratiuns iu thc Hllds Of Florida, descrlb-
ing. his progress and discoveries A
vast area oI the peninsula has been. mp
to the present. terra iHc0gaifa - civil
ized man. and the utmost eXeriionH Of
explorers have hitherto failed - lif, the
veil of mystery that haas hung over that
strange land. Since the days Of Ponce
de Leon. who sought on the shores ot
the Land of Flowers the mystical
fountains the perpetual youth, the ut
most interest has been manifested IN de-
terminiug the physical character Of
Florida. But few have been tempted t.
brave the terrefp that were found 10 sur
round investigation, and explorations
were limited to the eoast line terri
tory, which proved, with the e1ccp-
ton 0i the northern sections, "a be
the only hahitable portion oi the State.
Now. however. there is a prospect that
we viii become acquainted with the iIa-
ture az the interiur--iis yast swamTs, mNs-
ter1ous rivers. great forests, nna even
the ancient monuments left by The long
extinct races that peopled its aresL Dur
ing the Florida war. when tae dusky
warriors of Osoeola fought 10 etoutly
against their white cnemies, scattered
posts were established by the United
States army for the purpose of maintain
ing communications between the occu-
pied districts. but many of these have
long ago lost eyery vestige Of interest ox-
cepi that attaching 20 their names in con-
nectiun with sangunary combats between
civilization and harharism. Following
the direction marked hy a singular col
umn of smoke which was observed by the
correspondent to rise from some unknown
source in the interior the expedition
plunged into the wilderness of vegeta-
lion that clothes the country, and sue
ceeded. after much exertion and wading
through deep water, IN reaching an island
or elevated ground surrounded by
swamps. There were discovered some
strange AMI rudely carved masses Of
stone. evidently erected by prehistoric
race as idols. With description Of these
we also find that 81 the "sinks. or singu-
lar points of disappearance of the rivers
where they enter on subterranean courses
60 rcappear again in other places. The
dark naunts Of the alligator and venom
uus snakes, the bear, the panther end the
deer are graphically described.
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4 NanghlN Rrniller.

4 we'll 20 do citizen of Chicago -,At
Ll~ daughter ta Paris O. bee educated
He received glowing accounts ul Arr
progress lu music. all 81 which were
duly communicated a. his friends aad
acluuiutaures. Meanwhile her Younger
brother. NJ ru she had ba-s,d and tar-
turel for wears. had sworn a terrible re-
youge. lie 1.a Be- q habit o! taking hes
pc, dog into the paglae every day; then
lac would open tae piano. spread out The
music. aaA. himself eu the stool and
strike a coupleoi chords; then catch uT
ii stick and iak ;hc dog within au lnch
oi his Die. IN tAis y.llauous manner hc
-ue-eeJrrl s,a well su training the saga-
c.aus animal that by tAr msdaic ui No
yrl.rhgr IL Uauld get up AND l." uneasy n
any one went uear the piano, aud the
faiute+t touch uu thr keys nuul8 make
him get up aud havI terribly.
The laF Dish nH. communicate i's eHr.
css,s ta aar uur. AZ l8Ht the slhter re-
turned Hcr father Eat im Sl.2.A
piano. AND iuytnl the family and the
friend, thereof o. crne AMI hear his
daughter Jerk .u4e ul the music she lHa
h4& tuet.1ea into hrr at Pans. They
came. The brother introduced thc dog.
aud with iau4sh ingenuity turned the
conversation UVau lts many Nlriucs and
arcumplsa ahm.uts. 1t ~ so fuu3 uf
SIS. De- ssii. land sa clever. Why, 81
would so i,g hours hy the piano to listen
Ia her playing. h la 80 fond II music.
The yuuue laiy said tlat Fldp was %
jewel ag pets, gnd imprinted kls- au hls
forehead, which caused five witty Young
men to remark. Lucky dog " Then
they pressed hcr ta play. and after
much usr.uaa,pu she consented. and
agreed 20 perform Srhulert's Ach
Parla Grunge .' When the five young
men began clearing tAc piano for action
and taking inH reefs in the stool, Eido
became uneasy. indeed. his agitation was
easily apparent. Poor Tlda ,'' said his
mistress, southrugiy, che is 80 passion
ately fond of music. Meanwhile the
brother with a malignant loer slipped
round ~ thr door and closed 1t. MIss
Blank seated herself nt the piamo and
struck the first note. The haplcss dog
gave one ear piercing howl, then wild
with terror dashed to the door ta find II
locked. The night without WIS cold.
dark and chceriass. and within all wns
warmth, light and happiness but he
didn't hesitate for second, but with a
dc.puiring yclp went through q SlGpanc
Of glass and departed for the Pacific
g.uat
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How About Burning Them Up /,

Witnesses are still teatlfyiur about the
Ashtthula bridge Expert after expert is
called t1 add to the evidence that the
bridge WAS aot sale
What Is the use ui all this2 ? Every
body knows the bridge WAS NOT safe,
II could mot have been, ur DC would mot
have broken down. The giving way OF
the bridge, as il lt hal been made oi
glass, settled that question. Now let
ihr rich company winch carried na-scu-
gers over tins dangerous bridge he ma.r
10 paw, in the fullest measure ut dana
ages. SO far as the poor compensation ot
money can 90 60 offset the destruction ot
priceless human life
But that is mot all. The more inter
estlur and more serious question re-
mains. whether human beings were vii
tullg permitted 30 bg burned up. after
lLr bridge fell. lar the purpose ui saving
the insurance uu the c.l.s, AMI a.WU-a-
INK the liability in damaEsa, or for any
other purpose:
IL has been proven that engines were
ou haui, which could have hayu used,
and tAcv were NOT usgl lt has beeu
shown that many lives were destroyed
which could have been saved, that from
rrpSs neglect, no matter irOl what
cause resulting the flames were per
mtt,i 81 burn Uu and consume human
lives and human beings. whom thyy
might have boru cXtngu.shei 4 deal
ear was turned q, the dying. when Wa
Ter, easily supplied, would have rescued
them.
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A relative Of the well known comedian,
William ]. Florence. tells the following
Many years ago. while Florence was
undcr nm engagement at the Winter Gar
don Theatpr. New York. he invited a
friend to dinner at Broadway restau-
rant Both were hungry and they or
dered a plentiful supply Of food When
their appetites were satisfied, Florence
called for the bill. and 20 his utter dis
may discovered that he had no money.
In changing his clothing IN the morning,
hp neglected 10 take the money from his
discarded pantaloons. He told the friend
nf the fix he was in. and asked him Tor a
loan. Mortified and chagrined, he an
swcred that all he had was Just sufficient
Ia nav his fare home Then the actor
called the restaurant keeper and told him
the truth about the money. The quickly
excited man raved and stormed at Flor
ence. saving that he had resolved not to
be swindled by any one, and that he
should send for the police.
At this time a short, stout old gentle
man stepped up 10 the proprietor, and
firmly said
How dare You speak 10 gentleman
in the way you have done2 His mistake
is perfectly natural one, and such as
might occur to any man. am ashamed
of YOU I'll dine no more III your house,
nor permit my friends to do so in the
future. Here take this y and the old
gentleman took fifty dollar note from a
fat wallet and handed it to the discomtit-
Ell landlord, saying Deduct the
amount of the Young mans bin and re-
turn me the change
The proprietors apologies were I'M
needed. He handed the old gentleman
Si7. 80, and again essayed apologies.
When in the street Florence handed
lis benefactor his professional card and
address. adding that he should certainly
reimburse HIM The old gentleman
Indignation quickly passed away, and
beginning TO smile, he said
"That's oil right, young man 1v,
been trying to Pass that counterfeit banl
note all day.
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4 Lucky Fall.

Perhaps richer specimens, but Ger
taiuly no more beautiful ones, huve ever
been taken from any mine than are now
being obtained from a recently discover
cd lode in Jimtpwu. The story runs
that for months the miners, in going to
and from their daily labors. have travelled
along "A certain path, wearing the earth
away 10 q rock 4 vein was thus brought
to light which presented no attractions
to the prospcctor, and was trod upon as
OF no account. 4 laborer, two weeks
ago. swung IA sledgc upon his shoulder,
and started carly in the morning for his
accustomed toll on the mountain side
Reaching the vein, he carelossly allowed
the heavy stone breaker to fall upon "A
projecting point, and thereby detached
several pieces Of the VEN matter. The
white character Of the rock, and its gilt
tcring particles disclosed to him one Of
the richest mines in the world. Idbcrally
full were thcwhite specimens with bright
particles Of almost pure gold ; and, al
though shaft has been sunk to the
depth Of nine feet, the rock increases IN
richness, and mt the bottom very thin
strips of wire gold seem to hold together
the fragmentary parts of the vein matter.
Untold wealth is the sure possession of
the men, Virden and Griffin, who own
this treasure vault Of the hills. -DenrCr
NcUa.