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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
The crop Returns.

The December reports ~ the hgricul-
tuml department II the United States
SAYS that ulm0st The uuly complaint about
the apple crup is that its superabund-
ancc has greatly diminished It's market
value.
The Derr lber returns indicate that
the average ID winter wheat has been IN
creased about i've per cent. over that
Of the previous wear. The small area
shown in the New England States is
fully maintained, and some additions
we're expected Ia be made after our re-
turns We're sent IA, as IN some counties
IL ls customary 10 delay sowing tins grain
until just before freezing. All of the
Middle States return an average equal "a
that Of the last year except New York,
which loses eight per cent The South
Atlantic coast States report a considera-
ble increase, a small deficiency in Geur-
gln being overcome by "A marked IN
crease IN North Carolina and South Caro-
lima. The Gulf States. Alabama and
Mississippi report an increase which
cJunterbRlance the decline in Texas.
Florida and Louisiana grow but insight
iicaut crops The inland Southern States
all report nu increased acreage. North
Of the Ohio river, Michigan and Wiscon-
sin report decrease uf wheat acreage.
but the other States report increased
brcadtls, enlarging the acreage 0f this
section about three per cent West Of
the Mississippi river. Missouri enlarges
her acreage nj least one-third, Kansas,
unr-righth, and Nebraska nearly one
half Tie Pacific States also report "A
large increase The condition Of the
crop appears frum the returns 90 be
about ten per cent above the acreage on
the whole
The average Of winter rye IN 1876 does
net materially differ from that Of 1875.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
A Change Of Life.

About sIx wears ago two robbers lying
ia wait Iu "a myIue near Nashville, Tenn,
accusicd n Mr. Drmsey Weaver, took hIin
ir1m his buggy. gagged and tied him.
carried him into dense thicket. robbed
him II Sl5, and lefi hlm "a free himself
as best he could. By desperate exertion
WAS arrested und identified, and suhse-
Qurutly the other was captured Both
men were convicted and sentenced "a ten
or fifteen wears Imprisonment. Some
time after he WIS sent q thc penitentiary,
one became a class leader ia tie convict
Suuday-school. and seemed determined
to lead better life. just before Christ
mas. 1875. friends of the reformed con-
Wet applied % Mr. Weaver for his ac-
quiescencc IN the pardon Of the man that
Christmas Mr. Weaver consented, and
the convict that Christmas morning
walked out 81 the prison doors a free
man. He desired "a see Mr.. Weaver for
the purpose 81 asking his forgiveness for
the rough manner ia which he had treat
cd him. and to return the money Of
which they hai robbed him, with inter
est Mr. Weaver being SICK 81 the time
lls son went g. see the convict. who
made the same proposition. But the
money vas refused. and nothing more
has been heard of the man until short
time ago. when il was aAcertaIned that he
had become pastor If church and
was heading p.ous. useful life II is
said that tins reformed convict received
his ciuratiun ~ Bethany College. and
vas really a man 81 much mental capa-
CITY. Another convict. who had partici-
paied IN the peni;entiary Sunday-school
work, upon leaving the penitentiaTy Was
ordained minister ~ Lebanon. and is
now III charge q! q congregation ont
Ws-f
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01

An Indianian went into q Chicago
saloon and asked Tor ''gin cocktail with
some strength into IL The barkeeper
made mixture Of alcohol. pepper sauce,
absinthe, LINES and painkiller. 4" The
Indianian drank il. SAYS the Chicago
Tribune. land about a quart Of tears
caufe to his ewes, his month contracted
10 about the size Of a safe KEY hole, and
when he had sufficiently mastered his
emotion to speak he SAID How much's
that ? Fifteen cents, responded the
barkeeper. The customer put down a
quarter and said Keep the change
have something yourself :; then, wiring
ing the barkeeper's hand, he added
That's the first good gin I've tasted
since / left home-something like liquor;
it's sort of quick in taking hold and slow
in letting 60. Come and see me, and
III give You some corn whisky that's
better still-whisky that's Ike swallow
ing circular saw whole and pulling il
mp again. The harkeeper an hour later
asked the patrolman if he had heard Of
an old man being found dead on the
sidewalk. and when the officer said no,
he danced a few jig steps, and cried
Hurrah, he's gone somewhere else to
die ="
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
A New Court.

senator Wrgh:'s bin. in the United
States Senate. presented some weeks ago,
looks 10 the settlement Of the Presidential
question by the establishment Of court ~
decide all such contests as that now pend
ing. The bill provides in substance that
" the court shall consist Of the chief JUS
ticc and six judges Of the circuit or dis
trict courts of the United States. o. be
elected hy the said chief justice from
those of different political parties, and
who shall not he interested IN the partlc-
ular contest. nor in any manner related
thereto. The court shall meet in Wash
ington and the chief justice shall preside.
Before acting the judges shall take
special oath for the occasion. The court
shall have power to make and enforce all
regulations not contrary 30 law. The
court shall have power to allow amend
ments to plcadings. but there shall be no
unnecessary delay in the hearings. Each
Of the judges shall have power TO admin
lister oaths, and the court shall have
power 10 send for persons or papers aud
enforce attendance. majority shall he
competent to decide all questions and
shall keep a record
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
A Poor Constable.

Stoncwall Jackson, at sixteen, was n
constable Of the county Of Lewis, Va,
with his uncle Cummings Jackson ns his
security. The first execution that came
under his hands was against widow liv-
ing some twelve miles from the court
house. Jackson summoned n man named
Charlie Post TO accompany him and to
assist him in driving away the cattle
which he proposed to levy upon. When
he arrived there he found that the old
woman had but one COW, the principal
means of her support. So soon as he
learned this he turned 10 his companion
and said: Charlie, / will not levy this
execution upon that poor woman's COW;
ms poor as / am / would rather work
night and day and pay the debt myself
Upon that he left there and stated the
facts TO his uncle, his security in his Off
cial bond. He listened to his narrative
and then said tom, l see YOU were
never born TO be n constable, my boy;
resign your Office at once and / will pay
the execution"
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Thought. for saturday Wight.

The true man Is the happy man.
There viii be ever place for virtue.
Character is q perfectly eiucatei will.
Times chariot wheels make their roai
IN iairest faces
In the commerce Of speech use only
cuin u gold end silver
The greatest truths are the simplest
~ are the greatest men.
Born, lived and died. sum up the great
cpitume ui man
One must do more when one is old
than when one is young.
Love is the ladder on which we climb
30 the likeness Of God.
They who have light in themselves
viii not revolvc as satellites.
some good, loving. self-sacriiicing
deed will transform the homeliest face
into beauty and sanciity.
A little management may often evade
resistance, which a vas; force might
vaiuly strive 90 overcome.
Pleasure. like quicksilver is bright
and shy. II we try to grasp it. il still
cludcs us and still glitters.
They who do speak i'll Of themselves
do 50 mostly as the surest way of prov
ing how modest and candid they are.
Things right in themselves are more
likely to be hindered than advanced 10y
an iniudicious zeal for promoting them.
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Az, "one more mouth to feed ,' falls on the
air
From bearded lips, this cry Of deep despair,
But hark Emhalu,cd upon the sacred pages.
A Voice rings ont through all the passing
ages
Go multiply. rcplcnish; the earth is mine.
1 give the heritage to thee and thine"
Az, Zone more mouth to icedr in feeble
tone
Is echoed haok-s woman's hitter moan.
And yet frOm Palestine the vorls are ringing.
"ln pain and sorrow HE hath its beginning;
But when the hour Is passed. vv,cla,ms the
Voice
"A man is horn, the Woman shall rcjoioc."
Ay, "ons more mouth 10 fcod !" Al. tell me
why,
Why rises NJ toward heaven this halter eryg
shall triumph greet the hate that needs mus,
perish.
Whose fcehle hfc there is no food To chcrishg
Mans royAl heritage sincg tame heSAn
Is wrestled from HIM by tie wrath II mAn
Not " One more mouth to feyi r. rang cut that
morn
When heavenly hosts Proolaimed; The Child
is horn -
" The Child Is horn :" Yet who the Voice is
needing.
In stern command ana nov IN anguish plead
ing;
My poog my poog r' The tones ring loud
and free.
10 What " 90 to these, We DO 20 Nc.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
A Wicked Enemy.

The wicksdest and most audacious fish
of all that preys on the oyster is the
drumfsh. When he lights on an oyster
bed he isn't satisfied with eating the in
side, but chews the oyster shell up also.
He is n great, coarse fish like a sleeps
head, and has big teeth He mashes an
oyster up the same a small boy eats pea
nuts. Drumfsh come in schools, and
Princes bay is their favorite resort, East
river and the bays in the sound being
comparatively free from them. They
don't come every year, and 1t is five
years since a large school paid its respects
10 Princes bay They make noise like
a drum, and large school feeding would
beat drum corps When they have
gone through an oyster bed they will
tackle the bottom of an oyster schooner,
and eat the barnacles off Drumfish pay
their visits generally in the months Of
September and October. They have de-
stroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of oysters in years gone by. In
two weeks one firm lost -, 900 worth OF
oysters through them,
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
"No Onc Man Can StcaIee AL"

Cinnamon evidently believe in the
cynical idea TINT virtue in woman and
honesty in man do not exist ns princi-
pie. Their loose morality and distrllst-
ful natures are evidences of this belief.
An attorney Of San Francisco had a
claim Of 81 200 against n large Chinese
mercantile house on Clay street. They
acknowledged the note and seemed nnx-
ious b. pay it. but, ON being told Ia call
from day 10 day, the attorneys faith he
came somewhat shaken in Chinese hon
cstv. On every occasion he noticed that
messengers were dispatched, each bring
ing n man. until five or six were assem-
bl"d, somewhat resembling a backroom
caucus where campaign states are manu-
iacturcd. In answer b. an inquiry, the
attorney was told that the firm consisted
Of seven members; there were seven
locks on the safe, each lock opened with
n different key. and that each of the
seven members Of the firm had a key.
The snfe could not be opened unless the
seven members with their seven keys
were present: and IL was about M diff
cult 90 get those seven Cinnamon togcth-
or at one time ~ IL was Ia get a meeting
Of the Lick trustees. This vigilance
over each other WAS 10 prevent any mem
bcr Of the firm from stealing the com
panys funds and going 10 the springs, or
ne one Of them plainly put il: "No one
man can stcalee nll
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
Bn,Ine.s Pro,pect. for Isii.

The New York Financial Bullf,ia
SAYS We enter upau 1877 with th.s
backing IN our favor. IL comprises
several facts First. Ii is reasonable to
assume that the process Of wcc,lng out
iusulycnt firms has been well nigh COM
plvtod for although the failures Of the
tir,t nine months were unprecedented n
number and amount, vet during the last
quarter there has hvyu marked ahat,-
mcut, and II is very generally taken for
granted that. IN the nature ut the cA~r,
thls declruslon will be continued Soc-
uud. The clearing ont of large number
~ firms who tur the most part. have
been competing Tor business m Au
lllcuumate way. leaves the better chance
Tor those who remain. Ihrd We have
hhi generally good crops during the past
year. Fourth. Prices uf mvrChaul,sy
after prutractci and very severe de
cline, appear - h-yc touched bottom.
AZ least it rnay hc SAID If the general
range 81 articles that not only are they
uo longer declining. bat. uu the CON
tusry. show a aeCIdtd stsadmuss and ia
some cases an upward tendency. This
Is important not only as implying that
the rractIUua-y tendency that srt ia with
the panic hBs about exhausted itself. but
also because il lays basis for confidence
lu handling commodities. IL may he
th.t the process uf decline hls not vet
cu,mllItr.l in respect to real estate. and
the samr may h. true IN respect o. a
.as o.. products least essential In the
general consumption uf the country 1.
this remains % b. tested bat, In respect
81 the more staple art.rlrs which con-
-ttut" the hulE II our commerce, this
position may lee maintained with APP
parent safety. Fifth Asa rule. the fall
:a wages appears t. have reached the
luay,i pom; ut depression tins may be-
inferred from tha fact that. Iyr some
months past. We have r,-u.ai tu witness
reductions ui this kind The Importance
~ this fact Is tina. "a basis has been
reached upon which commodities can be-
produced rhraply enough Ia meet the
diminished purchasing ability ~ the
community. which il one ui the first
conditions precedent - q revival uf pro.
luctyc operations Sixth. Stocks ul
merchandise are generally IN very low
condition. Even n this were not COM
monty rvpurt"l a. bc the case. we M ~
safely infer II as an inevitable cpnsc-
qucucc 81 .hn state uf things existing for
ia" last three years. Nor does this rule
apply to mere mercantile stocks. ln all
tn" households and wurirobcs of the
country there Is comparative o1haus-
ton Of accumulated supplies. In our
productive establishments, factories.
workshops, etc, there has been three
wears Of Ppstpnnrmrut of rouuyations
and requirements 81 machines. tools and
instruments and on oil our railroads
also the old appliances have been used,
as far rs possible. in lien ot introducing
now ones. This process uf using the old
instead Of procuring tho new cannot well
be carried much further. There comes "A
point NJ which necessity cumpcls re-
placement that point is being reached /:
and, once It's demands begin to be re-
sponded to, very important stimulus 10
all kinds Of industry must result.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
4 War story.

The Savannah Ga Ncrs says :
Everybody has hear,l Of the Georgian
named Goodwin, who received thirteen
bullets in his clothing during the war,
vet was unhurt. Mr.. John NJ. F. Er-
win. of Greenwood. Fla, says this is a
fact, compared with which the Georgi-
ans adventure was a trihe A Florida
lieutenant at Petersburg, in 1864, got
seventeen bullet holes through his coat
in one day, vet was unhurt He was go
ing to the rear, quick time, coat folded
under his arm. when a sharpshooter went
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01

The United States House committee on
the counting Of the electoral vote has de-
cided to sit IN secret session and Ia with
hold any publication Of ITS proceedings
until later in the session, or until the
committee has reached something like
unanimous sentiment IL will not meet
the Senate committee in joint session un-
al il is prepared 10 act definitely. Cor
respondence has passed between It's chair
man. Mr. PAYNE. and the chairman Of the
Senate committee, Mr.. Edmunds, on the
subject Of JOINT conference, but the
House committee wishes to reach plan
of action and decide upon a policy indie
pcudently uf the Senate committee and
consistent with the duty il owes the
House of Representatives before il shall
take part in q joint session Of the two
committees
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01

ma the FAINT. misty moonlight. / SAW q
dreadful ctgclug mark uruud the fair,
white throat Nv blood cuulltd with the
horror at 1t AMI hid my ewes. COVER
ing away M thy pillow as she hung over
mo with long, moaning sob, like the
last breath uf tlte dying think that
tvrrlr made me uaruslhlr us | lAy there.
| heard -uo mul,, nor saw nay ntmugr
Nlsitaut vanish with the glimpse uf the
moon but when opened my eyes
again, the room Wa, light with dawn
and | WAS quite alone with nothing
more ghastly than duh old family pur-
tuit "a watch me hrtwrvn the parted
curtains. " 4 dream. / thought, rhud-
dcuue, us | rubbed nay hands acruss my
ewes.
Esther thilhngworth rang WAS gone
from my finger II u.u't know the c1-
act story ut II, said Aunt Lucinda. ut
breakfast. 3" The legend goes that Il De-
lougcd tna sweetheart of our ancestor,
Roger NuNe. who WAS hung for witch
craft the gir, | mean. mot Roger Vaue
I'm the Salem excitement uf 1908. That
WAS what my grandmother used tu tell
iur. She never wore the ring for she
sand 10 vas uulucky By-thr-Vay. yuu
hayn't got II un. have yuu don't see
1t un Nuur finger.
Auutr. / sali solrmuly, With my
ewes a, ruuud "a, the saucer before me.
e. D. wa taken away tram me last night. "
Taken away Nonsense. said Aunt
Lucinda. What are yuu talking about.
chIlds"
So | told her ruf tint 3" -ail my
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
sunday Law.

A law in Massachusetts provides that
any person who keeps open place of
business on Sunday, or does any business
or labor on that day, shall pay fine Of
not more than $40 for each Offense. A
Hebrew who was convicted of such an
offense put in the plea that, as he con-
scientiously believed that the seventh
day of the week was the Sabbath, aud
that as he observed the seventh day and
did no business thereon, he could not
constitutionally be held amenable 10 the
State laws regulating the Lords day
The court overuled his plea, and the
supreme court Of the State has just
affirmed the ruling.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
4 GhnsLlN Rcrard.

The New York Hct0id's special report
of deaths from unnatural causes in TINT
city is one which calls for more than or
dinnry attention. During 1876 more than
n thousand persons died from violence,
and there is nm excess of more than a
hundred over the similar record of 1875.
A peculiar feature of this exhibit is that
the increase is due TO accidental causes; (;
the increase of deaths from sunstrokes
and drowning moro than account for the
total excess over last years casualties.
In spite of law and precaution the hid
cous roll of homicides and infanticdes is
MS large as 1875, and that of suicides is
considerably greater. The increase of
hydruphobia is alarming, five deaths
having occurrel |, against none last year
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
Taking Babies to Church.

The late Jedediah Bushnell, pastor OF
the Congregational church at Cornwall,
Vt. one Of the wisest and best of men,
on an occasion of some disturbance
made by the crying of an infant, paused
in his sermon to say: Mothers, dom
stay away from the house of God be-
cause You have no one TO leave your ba-
bies with. Bring them with you, and
il they cry now and then it will not dis
tress or discompose me half as much as
to see your places vacant.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
4 Conscientious Plumber.

A gentleman living in Boston has dis
covered remarkable plumber, who
richly deserves such fame rs he may
obtain in newspaper paragraph One
Sunday morning this gentleman afore-
said found his water pipe frozen. After
two hours unsuccessful work he went
forth and secured plumber, who was
able 10 obviate the difficulty. The citi-
zen wished Ia settle at once, but the
plumber refused any pay, stating that
he could not refuse such a cali ON Sun
day, AS delay often caused damage, but
he could not conscientiously accept
money for work done ON Sunday.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01

INDIANS SLAUGHTERED.-The Calves
ton Meas has a letter from Fort Worth
which saws: NJ. NJ. Brannan, of this
place, has Just arrived from a frontier
trip, and brought with him an Indians
outfit He says that he and three buffa-
10 hunters surprised a thieving band of
five Comanches on the Colorado, about
seventy miles from Concho, and killed
them all. They slipped up ON them
while cooking, and killed all but one the
first round, and finished him with sec
ond volley.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01

Why Nor" Why should not boys be
taught TO cook rs well as girls? A hus-
band who understands how to bake,
broil, stew and boil is real treasure in a
household, however accomplished his
better half may be in the same direc-
tion." Why not make him baby tender
also? Let his development in house
hold education be complete and sym
metrical.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01

PoPE PIUs IX.-The Roman Catholic
church throughout the world win, on the
twenty-frst Of next May, celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary Of the elevation Of
Pope Plus TX. TO the dignity Of the Epis-
copate. Mrs. Gen. Sherman has charge
of the subscriptions for the event in the
United States.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01

AN ARMY OF THEM.-The total num-
ber of arrests made by the police of New
York during the year 1876, as computed
from their returns from January l until
the morning of December 80, was 81, ,401.
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A Question and a Reply.

X"NnbNh eaN ~ hNtAgs
THE YOUNG MAN TO THE OLD.
Say, whittier art thou going.
Thy hands upon thy breast,
Thy face toward the sunlight
Fast fading in the ives,
THE OLD MAN TO THR YOUNG.
] am going, slowly going,
Undismayed and undistresscd,
To the last estate that's left me.
To the last, maybe the best
To the regions ~ oblivion.
To the chambers Of the blost.
"Where the wicked cease from troubling
And the weary are at rest :"
THK YOUNG MANS RErLN.
God have thee in His keeping
1ls His, not our beheSt:
But is this all We come to
After our toil and quest?
In nothing We aspire 70.
o'erhurdoncd and oppressed,
Ever 60 rccompCnSc us
Nothing hut peace and rest,
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ker, sull curties tle back basket "A
bong, marrow wicker affair, supported
by a stmp passing around the forehead
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-03-16
DAILY SILVER STATE.
ACQUITTED.

Tassey Stewart, an unsophistocated
farmer of Democratic proclivities, who
resides in Yuba county, California,
was interested in a land case which
had been before the Department of the
Interior for years. Anxious to have
the matter decided as speedily as posi-
BILE, he sent the Hon. Zach Chandler
letter in which he promised the Score.
tary $500 to pay for extra clerk hire,
30 as to get decision at once. This
was on the eve of the Presidential
election, and Chandler believing that
be could make point, aud refute the
allegations of dishonesty made against
him by considering the offer in the
nature of bride, assumed the role of a
reformer, by Indignantly refusing the
money and preferring charges against
the farmer. Stewart was indicted by
the United States Grand Jury in San
Francisco, and was tried last Wednes-
day in the Circuit Court, and was
Immediately acquitted by the jury,
who held that he had been guilty of no
offense. Probably if he had offered
the money as bride, he would not
have been put to the trouble and ex-
pense of trial, as Zach Chambers
reputation is little, if any, above that
of Belknap, who was not above accept.
ing as small sum as $500 for Post
tradership.