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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-29

An English photographer makes the
following suggestions "When q lady
sitting for picture would compose her
mouth TO bland and serene character,
she should, inst upon entering the room,
say bosom, and keep the expression
into which the mouth subsidies until the
desired effect in the camera is evident.
III, ON the other hand, she wishes 10 as
sumo a distinguished and somewhat
noble bearing, not suggestive Of sweet
ness, she should say brush, the result
of which il infallible. III she wishes to
make her mouth look small, she mnst
say flip, but if the mouth be already
too small and needs enlarging, she must
say cabbage. III she wishes 10 look
mournful, she must say kershunk ! ii
resigned, she must forcibly eiaeulate
scat ,"
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-29
Life Insurance Policies.

A bill was presented in the New York
State Senate regulating the forfeiture Of
life insurance policies. 1t declares that
no life insurance company whose net
surplus as to policy holders shall be less
than $1,000, 900 shall have power 70
declare forfeited any policy hereafter
issued by reason of non-payment Of
annual premiums or interest or any por-
ton thereof, unless notice in writing
stating the amount of premiums or in
terest due and when due on such policy
and the place where said premium may
be paid shall have been sent 10y the COM
pany to the party insured, at least thirty
days before the premium becomes due.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-29
A Fragment.

Long wears aSonc, in childhood's dawn
heard a mystic lay
Sull Ger my soul its billows roll
As II il were to-day,
A phantom fcct, its weird notes beat
A fairy minlstrgsy;
With rhythmic swell they rose and fol
In wonirous melody.
Yet if, 10 hear, bent my ear
Nc more those woiri notes beat
But faint and far, in mufIed car.
They died ia echoes sweet.
New cvoynoua l walk the shore
And listen ali In vain.
For CycmoryN. all utvsruore.
hear that nlystsy strain
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-29
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


kErr a NorE Book. Perhaps there
is uu business iu " mich there are always
$40 many beginners, as farming, and
these, whether new at the business or
an old haud Ut II. should make IA practice
oi noting things as they occur to him, or
us they happen, and "a note book rs handy
10 have ma uuv. IS pocket.
New THINGS are continually coming
into notice. Now IL la new fodder
plant some new variety ut wheat or
corn, "a new cross Of some domestic ami
mai, or % new tool II ls Well 10 try any
promising novelty in "a small way, al
first, tu tes' It's value. Ii successful, u
is afterwards easy to add a. the stock.
DHNSs There is uo better time
than the present to dig drains, The
January tlaw, which wa. very general,
hia filled the low ground with water,
and flowing water is the best possible
lrVylue instrument The narrower the
drain is made, sa that "a man can work
easily ln lt, tae cheaper may the work
hr done. NAru water is flowing in the
drain, lay Ihc tiles from the head down
war,is. There DO no danger then of uh-
etrucuoas entering them.
The cost II draining can hardly ever
ha less thH ii NOW 45. Labor is very
loB, AND those Who have Improvements
o. make. aul have the muHty, or see
their way CLEARLY to repay It. II borrow
cd could hate uo better opportunity
than the present.
STANDING WATEE. A very important
work ls a. let oil ulN water that accumu-
latcS upon the surface. This requires
constant attention. and the use Of the
hur ur a shovel. Whether there u "a crop
m the ground or ust IL is equally ueces-
sary to do t4la thoroughly, elise the soil
l4 soaked and aacs very slowly. The
amouu, lost through water remaining
upon fields, would each year bay tDT
every farmer who permits il, "a good pa
per and more books thau he could Weu
study A "a year.
Buuyaulz. especially. should ba freed
from water, iAe w.aA from tAg roofs
should be- carried ull bvtareit haas soaked
through the manure and dissolved uut
all the valuable parts ui il.
LIVE SrocE. When the coat rs shed
ding. tAr u,r 81 the card. ur % smooth
cUrF comb, should uo, bc neglected.
There ls ilou au irritation ui the skin.
which s nllayrd hy brushing or carlsug;
besides, the lpH-y hair is removed aua
does NOT rub ID uu a. tho clothes. 4
teaspeaatul % sulphur daily. 10 every
animal, fHr week ug twu, would be
helpful
NYnsfgy -S4ff.f.. warm. ,y,.4ffssr ..tg,4
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-29
France.

According to the Dcbats, the census
which has just been taken shows that
there are at present in France seventy
three towns with population exceeding
10000 inhabitants, 10S with popula-
ton of 10000 to 10000 inhabitants, 800
with population of 5000 to 10000 in
habitants, 249 with population of 1000
to 5000 inhabitants, and 5Sl of 5000 to
1000 inhabitants.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-29

Child with the butterfly.
Boy with the ball,
Youth with the maiden
still I am all.
Wisdom u manhood
Keeps the old JOY;
Conquered illusions
Leave me a hoy.
Falsehood aud hasonoss
Teach me hu, this
Earth sGll is beautiful,
Being is bliss.
Lock 10 my temples
hoary may cling
'lls hat as daisies
On meadows Of spring,
BdgdFd Tsy3ar.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
SILVER FOR GOLD.

The subioined bill has passed both
branches of the Illinois Legislature, and
will probably be signed by the Governor
"Bed enaCted By the People OF he otdte O
Illinois, represented in The General Assembly,
That from and after the date of the pas
sage of this act, all silver coins, the stan.
dard value of which has been fixed and
declared by the Congress Of the United
States, shall be legal tender, at such val
ues, for the payment of all debts, both
public and private, which are payable OF
collectable within the State OF illinois,
and which are not made by the terms oi
the contract which created them express
ly in other kinds of Coin."
The bill avoids conflict with provis.
ions of the Constitution of the United
States, which forbid individual States to
make anything but gold and silver coin a
tender in payment Of debts, or to enact
laws impairing the obligations OF con-
tracts. Ofcourse it is limited to the State
of Illinois; mentions only silver coin, at
the value fixed by Congress, and does
not apply to contracts expressly requlr'
ing another mode of payment. tits true,
by the United States law the only silver
coins now in circulation, which are the
fractions of a dollar, are not legal ten
der for debts to an amount exceeding
five dollars; but this does not prevent a
State from enlarging the limit, Illinois
debtors may pay their debts, within the
State boundaries, in fractional silver cur
rency at its nominal value.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31

not be better for me TO be taken TO my
room.
Thank YOU, mother, said l, allow me
to be seated, and be seated yourselves
think shall soon be well. 1t was now
close on dinner time, and mother went
to superintend the table, and Charley's
attention, kindness and pity impressed
me SO much was soon all right again,
except little pale.
"What caused you to turn 30 pale, and
faint?" asked Charley.
looked into his face, and smiled faint
ly, saying / thought you were going to
be married, Charley.
Charley, guessing what | meant, ask
ed:
"Do you not want me to get married,
MarionP" said he.
knew he was playing now, for his
face was beaming with smiles. He knew
loved him without me telling him in
words, and | instinctiYely felt the same
truth, and | answered just as playiully;
Under certain circumstances wouldn't
mind Charley.
Then he looked straight at me, his
face as radiant as the sun in it's meridian
splendor, and his eyes beaming with CO.
lestial joy, he said:
"You wouldn't object if l were to ask
YOU to be the bride, Marion, would your
NV heart gave bound, and | answer
ed, 6lushing: No, Charley dear, no.
Then he loaded me with kisses, and
said:
"Oh Marion, you have made me the
happiest man in the world"
Just at this moment dinner was an
nounced, and he escorted me to the din
ing room.
As we eLtered, he exclaimed:
"Its all right now, mother!"
He had asked, and obtained mothers
consent before he sent for me. n
We were married, and have lived to-
gether twenty years, each one true to the
other, and true to duty; ever ready to
lend a helping hand to each other, and
to soothe each other in all our cares and
sorrows; never upbraiding each other;
rather sympathizing and talking over the
better way to do in the future. We never
kept any secrets from one another; ever
ready to open our minds and hearts.
Thus have we sailed over the boisterous
voyage of life, as though it were a calm;
and now, our children are making our
hearts glad, by following our example.
This is the end of my story, and can
only wish every young lady a Charley:
and Charley says, / must tell you, that
he wishes every young man Marion
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
FRANCIS JOSEPH BRINGS SUIT IN
A NEWJERSEY COURT.

Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria,
has instituted suit in New Jersey court
of chanCery against DR. E. W. Buck. 1t
appears that some years ago, when DR..
Buck was county physician of Hudson
county, a man who registered his name
as Aloysius Molnar committed suicide at
the Hotel Hansa, at Hoboken. On search
ing his room, large amount of money
and other valuables were found. No
friend appeared to claim the property,
and the surrogate appointed DR.. Buck
administrator Of the estate, and the as
sets have since been in the hands of that
gentleman. It is now asserted that
Molnar's real name was John. Runner,
employ in a railroad Office under the
Austrian government, and that he stole
large quantity of bonds ard fed with
them to America, and that the money
found in his room is the proceeds of the
robbery. The suit is for the recovery Of
the property. '
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
4HE LAS7 SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR
lunrnnrn MnpnnIne for June.l

The most memorable, in some respects,
of all the fourteen sieges to which Gibrat-
tar has been subjected was the last, called
the "great SIEGE" one of the mighty
struggles of history, which began in the
year 1879. The famous General Elliott
was commander of the fortress. Spain,
in alliance with France and Morocco, en-
deavored to surprise Gibraltar; but a
Swedish ship gave Elliott the alarm. The
garrison comprised but five companies OF
artillery, and the whole fortress less than
8 800 men. The enemy's force was 1900,
The siege began by blockading the port,
and camp was formed at San Rogue
with the design of starving out the garrl'
son. When the English Governor re-,
solved to open fire upon his besegers, a
lady in the garrison fred the first shot.
Never did a siege war rage more furlons-
" than did this for nearly three years.
The garrison was often reduced TO straits
for food; "a goose was worth guinea"
and Elliott tried upon himself the expert
ment Of living upon four onces of rice a
day for week. Exciting stories are told
of the priyateers that ran in, amidst ter
ible dangers, with provisions, and of the
storms which threw welcome wood and
cork within reach of the besieged. The
rock at one time would surely have been
taken had it not been for admiral Rod.
ney, who, sailing off the strait, captured
small feet of Spanish war ships and
merchantmen, and clearing the strait Of
besiegers, brought his prizesinto port.
But all daRger was not yet averted, Glib
ralter was again blockaded; scurvy broke
out in the garrison, and Morocco refused
her harbors to English ships. The ene-
my crept closer and closer to the fortress,
but relief coming every now and then en-
abled the English still to hold out. The
bombardments were fearful to endure.
"The city was almost destroyed; scarcely
a house habitable, and those left stand
ing pierced by shot and she'll" At one
time the desperate garrison fell to plumber
ing the town; Elliott shot the leaders in
this outrage. The long agony, full Of ter
rife combats and frightful privations, end
ed by the final abandonment Of the siege
early in 1888. Ifin that year the Eng.
lish had to make up their minds that
they must let go their American colonies
they had at least the consolation that
Gibraltar was still theirs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
HoLD ON, BOYS

Hold on to your tongue when you are
Just ready to swear, lie or speak harshly,
or to use an improper word.
Hold on TO your hand when you are
about TO pinch, strike, scratch, steal or
do any improper act,
Hold on to your foot when you are on
the point Of kicking, running away from
study, or pursuing the path Of error,
shame or crime.
Hold on to your temper when you are
angry, excited or imposed upon, or 9TH
ers are angry with you.
Hold on to your heart when evil asso-
ciates seek your company, and invite
you to join in their games, mirth and rev.
elry.
Hold on to your good name at all times
for it is of more value than gold, high po-
sition, or fashionable attire.
Hold on to truth, for it will serve you
well, and do you through all time,
Hold on to virtue-it is above all price
to you, under all circumstances.
Hold on to your good character, for 1t
is, and ever will be you best wealth.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
HA YESS NEW YORK VISIT A FAIL
URE. 1 rae.

Considerable curiosity was felt touch
ing the Presidents visit to New York.
R1mors of an ungracious reception were
current, but how far it would extend was
uncertain. Efforts were made to induce
Tilden, GOV. Robinson, and other Dem.
ocratic celebrities and dignitaries to at
tend, and give eclat to the reception of
the President at the Chamber of Com
merce dinner. None came. Ex-Gover.
nor Hoffman, who can scarcely be called
decent celebrity, in view of his rela-
tions to the Tweed regime, spoke for
the State of New York. OF course the
dinner was well attended, as to numbers,
the Chamber of Commerce annual din
ners always are7-but as an attempt at
reconciliation and social fusion, was fail
ure. It was really indiscreet for the Pres
ident to go, unless assured, clearly assur-
ed in advance that his reception would
be cordial and brilliant 1t gave his OPP
ponents an opportunity to make point,
and that it was successfully done is un-
doubted. The speeches, even, showed
it. There was solemn gloom over what
ought to have been convivial scene
that was manifest even In the speeches
There was not the wit, brilliancy, and
sparkling cheer that usually attend after
dinner speeches. -Piasbpfgh Gazette, Rep
~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31

HERR L1EBE, an eminent German hy-
draulic engineer, has exploded the idea
that the effects of compressed air on
workmen are injurious, After many
years experience he asserts that the
lungs of men are strengthened by work.
ing in caissons, though in beginning
work they are much oppressed, and that
pulmonary complaints often are cured
by working under water. Learning
these facts a Milanese physician has
built an establishment where lung dis
eases are to be treated with compressed
air.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
A4urhp
FI SHOULD DIE TONIGHT


III should die tonight
My friends would look upon my quiet face
Before they laid II in its resting place.
And deem that death had left II almost fair;
And. laying snow white flowers against my hair,
Would smooth 1t down with fearful tenderness,
And folding my hands with lingering caress-
Poor hands, 30 empty and so cold tonight
III should die TO night
My friends weuld call to mind, with loving
thought.
Some kindly deed the icy hand had wrought,
Some gentle word the frozen lips had said;
Errands on which the willing feet had sped
The memory Of my selnshness and pride,
My hasty words would all be put aside,
And 80 should be loved and mourned tonight
IfIshould die to night
Even hearts estranged would turn once more to
me,
Recalling other days remorsefuly
The eyes that chill me with ayerted glance
Would look upon me as Of yore, perchance,
And soften in the old familiar way
For who would war with dumb unconscious
clay?
So mightrest forgiven Of all to night
o friends pray tonight,
Keep not your kisses for my dead, cold brow
The way is lonely let me feel them now.
Think gently of me / am travel-worn
My faltering feet are pierced with many thorn,
Forglye o hearts estranged, forgive, plead
When dreamless rest is mine shall not need
The tenderness for which long tonight.
-NeVark Daily advertiser.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31

THERE'S a turned down page as some writer says
In every human life
A hidden story OF happier days,
Ofpeace amid the strife
A folded leaf the world knows not
A love.dream rudely crushed
The sight Of foe that is not forgot,
Although the voice be hushed.
The far distant sound OF harp's soft strings,
An echo on the air.
The hidden page may be full of such things
ofthings that once were fair
There's hidden page in each life, and mine
A story might unfold;
But the end was sad Of the dream divine
1t better rests untold.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31

|. PREsIDRNF HAYES, Do YoUR DUTY.7-If
GoveEaor Nichols was lawfully elected
|. Governor of the State it was because
Packard and his followers failed intheir
plot to defraud him and the people. Pres
ident Hayes virtually recognized this
fact, and yet persists In appointing to inn
portant Federal trusts the very men who
projected, contaved and attempted to OK.
ecute this sthpendous fraud. He seems
To be Indifferent to the great danger Of
intrusting Important offices 70 men who
have proved iaithlese, fraudulent and
dishonest 70 the people, as if such ap-
pointees could ever be trusted in any
political station, or indeed in any rela-
ton, private or public,-- Nao, Orleans Dem
onnrf ~. d. -.ta.- %
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
NERVEFOOD.
Herald of Health.l


In what does nerve food consist In
what do we find it? Is it meat? No.
White bread2 No. Potatoes? No. If
it is not found in these staples, in what
is it to be found? answer, in the ex-
terror of the wheat kernel, in the skin
of the potatoe, and in milk, partially also
in eggs and fish. answer, the chief
food staples, in the present dietetic sys-
tenn, are almost entirely deficient in brain
and nerve building material. In view OF
these facts, is it result to be wondered
at that the starving nervous tissue in the
overworked masses attempts to satisfy
an intolerable sense of craving, of physi-
cal hunger, by the use of stimulating
poisons that temporarily supply the place
of brain and nerve foodP | answer the
cause of intemperance is based upon a
fundamental error in the present dietetiC
system. Let it always be borne in mind
that stimulating brain poisons-alCohol,
opium and tobacCo-temporarily supply
the place of brain and nerve food, What
is the remedy for intemperance2 an
swer, nerve bodybuilding material to
supply the waste of the nervous tissue in
the masses. answer, further, reform
in the present popular system of dietetics
by reducing the proportion of fat and
muscle forming elements, and increasing
the nerve and brain building material in
proper ratio. Let the supply in each
case meet the demand, and no more.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
A PLOWMANS CHASTITY DISCOV
ERY.

VIM. Mueller, farmer living in Dutch
Hollow, near Birkner Station, st. Clair
county, made a CHASTITY discovery last
Friday. While plowing in his field the
point of his plow struck some object and
brought it to the surface. Upon exam
ination it was found to be the skull of a
full-grown human being, supposed to be
female, as the hair adhering to the
scalp was tolerably long. Upon removing
the earth with a spade, the entire skele-
ton, and also that OF small child were
found. Mr.. Mueller called some of the
neighbors, and it was decided to exhume
the skeletons, and place them in a box,
and notify the authorities The myster-
ious find creates considerable talk in the
vicinity of Dutch Hollow, and many spec
ulative theories are advanced to solve
the problem of how those two bodies
came to be buried in that field, and to be
only covered with foot of earth, and
without any signs of decayed wood or
black mould which would indicate that
they had been Cofined None of the cit
izens of the neighborhood are aware Of
any persons having been buried there,
or of any disappearing mysteriously.- -
Chester (IU.) Tribune.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
SRLPWRECK, ROBBERY AND MUIR
DER.

HALIFAX, May % "A vessel command
ed by Captain Ridout was lost on the
French shore of New Foundland in 1874.
A st. Johns paper says a person from
Bonne Bay relates the following;
The captain had $1,000 on his person
at the time the craft went ashore, near a
hut occupied by an old hunter known as
Jacko. All of the crew got ashore and
built a tent. A certain B. w., with the
members of his family, understood to be
hunters wreckers, ETC., visited the tenth
and offered to pilot the crew to the chan
mel. The offer was accepted, and While
the party were crossing pond the mem
bers of the crew were shot, three falling
at the first volley. The WIS cut ia hole in
the ice and put the bodies down, after
robbing them. Jacks, aware of the cir
cumstances, was bought over, but becom-
ing sick, confessed.
The informant also states that Nova
Scotia craft, fishing there, found the re.
mains of the captain fearfully mangled
under rock on shore. The people are
confident that the crew were all murder
ed by the same gang. Many other ves-
sells and crews, he believes, met the same
fate. He further states that the people
at Port au Port do little else than plumber
and in his opinion they would not hesi-
tate to use lights to decoy vessels on
shore. The matter has been placed in
the hands of the Chief of Police Of st.
Johns to investigate.
1t is said the officers of H. M. steamer
Eclipse, now visiting shore, will be di-
rected to seek information relative to the
crimes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31

"Are the children safe2" asks the
Christian Union. Quite safe, we assure
you. They are up in the garret, playing
hotel life. Jimmie is the clerk, and is
trying to slide down the water pipe to
the ground; Willie is a guest hanging
to the window sill and waiting for the
flames Il reach his hands before he
tries to drop to the shed roof, two stories
below, and Tom is q heroic fireman, and
has tied his fishing line around the
baby's body, and is letting it down to the
ground. Oh, yes, the children are all
right, Just finish your call and don't fret
about the children.777Burli Haiukgye.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
THEeTATE OF OHIO,

~ oRProz on rHR sRoRErABY OF STATE )aa
I, Milton Barnes. Secretary Of Stare Of the State
Of Ohio DO hereby certify that the foregoing isa
true COPY OF an act theTefl named, passed BY the
General Assembly Of the State Of Ohio. on the 9th
day OF April, A. d 1877 taken from the original
rolls on file In this ONCE. G 9d z .fslpnu b.
In Witness WherofI have hereunt0 subscribed
lm my name and afixed the Seal Of this
et[gpktI Offce ~ ColUnbus the 6th day OF April
A.D1G7 NILTON BARNIfS, T
eecrsiaEy Of Elalo
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31

Always direct the energies Of your
being in seeking the Good, maintaining
and defending the Truth, and loving the