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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

and Jetty was left standing OH beam
far out over the black water.
Now the men had ceased trying 20 save
the mill: and the excited crowd, half
pitiful, caught sight Of poor little Jctty
way up there on the already burning
heam, in the very heart Of the awful
FIRE.
His fate seems certain, and there is
hardly man in the swayiug. shouting
crowd who does not feel sorry Tor the
frightened. trembling little creature.
Fire hehind-close hohiud-uud that
awful black water before him. The
crowd Of people, the noise. the light,
dazzle Jetty and has poor head swims.
Suddenly, very far beneath him, he
hears a sound that comes "a him even
I through all the noise and tumult. Hark
/ Ii Is Mlnetto's volee, He turns; sho
/ sees him; she cries ont:
/ Jump, Jotty, jump Try ~ swim T.
How can he Jump into that horrible,
! black. cold watory He turns back once
more. hut this time the fire is close be-
hind him. He runs wildly up aud down
1 the beam.
I ny NulS ulnC lIlt NFpWN tu lilc NuNlV
have ceased a. watch the burning build,
I ing. and are looking with intense inter
est at this one poor. little perishing nat,
who yet seems too brave Ia die without
q struggle Once more he see Mlnette
on the very banks Of the river. Once
more he hears her cry, though nobody
. else notices tt,
Jump, Jetty. jump -
A loud shou; from the crowd. Jetty
has jumped
/ \ man cries ont, well, he's a plucky
( little chap. Hope he'll swim He de-
serves a. live.
/ \ battle with the waves; a struggle
for his own little life; frantic SWIM foS
/ the shore. whore, though the excited
crowd did not dream IL, Gus,ave and
Mnrtte stool waiting and Watching.
and the brave little fellow has conquer
al both fire and water.
lpttV Is saved
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
AZnnnhnm rirr-Mounn.-

A gOod many Of the children in IN,
street were carrying painted iron oi
stone buckets, with tea-kettle ON the
top. After proceeding some distance
Up the street, VIII and Martin saw some
OF them coming ont of basement door.
way. shll with the buckets IN their
hsnis; hut clouds OF steam were issuing
from the tea-ketile spoutS
"What place is that ?" asked VIII.
1T n the woman :, said Gretas
AMI who and what may she be? y
called mermaids, but never before did |
hear OF tire.woman.
"She don't live in fire, said Greta;
"She sells il. What DO the poor people
in vour country do ia summer without
a fire-woman Come and look in"
BY this time they had reached the
place. Over the door was the Sign
- WGts err ctstlr e kOop." II was not
necessary for the children 10 go inside.
They could see the whole apartment
through the wide-open doorway. An
old woman stool by stove, or great
oven, with g pair Of tongs, taking up
pieces OF burning peat and dropping
them into the buckets of the children.
and then filling their tea-kettles with
boiling water from great copper tanks
on the stove. For this each child paid
her Dutch cent, which is less than half
of one OF ours.
81 understand It, said VIII, after
they had stood some time, amused at
the scene. This saves poor people the
expense OF "A fire in the summertime.
They send here for hot water to make
their tea.
YES" said Greta, land for the
burning peat which cooks the potatoes
and the sausage Tor their supper.
"Why don't they use coal 2" asked
Martin. at is ever so much better. d
"No, the peat answers their purpose
much better said VIII. 1T burn,
slowly, and gives out a good deal Of heat
for long time"
And It's smell is So delicious. added
Greta. From &" The Littis Rcd Canal
Boat, " in 81. Nicholas.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

Jefferson Davis has been acting as
umpire for two Mississippi men who
disagreed in politics and applied abusive
epithets to each other. He decided
that both ought to apologize, and they
did so. .t.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

The King Of Sciva. in Africa. has
sent some remarkable gifts to King
Huiabert through the explorers repre-
senting the italian Geographical Society.
One bracelet, a wonderful production
b come from the heart Of Africa, is Of
silver, ornamented with a truncAted
cones, dlRgree work IN gold, studs Of
silver and hlagree roses, with red glass
Set 10. A silver cartridge belt Of SINH
lar design is not less remarkable. A
cover for the kings mule is Of blue
velvet, fringed with fine chains and
silver bells, which produce a tinkling
music ms the animal moves A similar
trapping for his horse is OF red leather,
ornAmented with green leather with
holes cut IN IL, through which are seen
plates of gold. These products, both
in design and manufacture, are appar-
entity the work Of highly cultivated
people, now nearly extinct,
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
ImperIaI Rndorsement.

Owing % The perfect pnrlty OF DooIey 2
Yeast Powder. and IL superior excellence IL
every respect over AL other preparations, IL has
been adopted and used IN the Royal households
OF the following countries, viz. Germany Eng
lana. Spain. Russia, Denmark. Sweden, Italy
and Brazil. II was long ago adopted and Is to-
day used by thousands of royal American
households scattered all over the western
world and the high esteem in which Il is held
IN this country fully justides its introduction
and use ~ above stated.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
ARemedy for Hard 11me..

have a message from a bird on the
Sea Islands off the coast OF South Caro-
lima. "Here," says my friend, 81
lately found a remedy for hard times.
Looking for food one day, came close
TO the home of a silk spider who was
about TO make a new web. Now, what
do you think saw him doing? Why,
he was eating up the old web, so as TO
turn it into thread again, and use it a
second time Another. curious thing
that found out about this economical
old fellow is that, although he has a
great many eyes, he can see only Just
well enough to tell light from darkness. -
st. Nicholas.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
A Strange Cattle Disease.

The indianapolis Ind.) Journal has
this story about a strange disease that
has br, ken out among the cattle owned
by dairymen near that city: From eat.
ing dew-coyered white clover, n certain
highly expansive gas is formed in the
bovine stomach which penetrates 10 all
parts of the animals bodies, causing
death in a few hours. There is only
one known remedy, aud that is 10 thrust
a knife into the sides of the afflicted
cattle Just behind the shoulder blades
This affords an outlet for the gas, and
brings instant relief. Cattle suffering
from the gaseous complaint look ms
though they might have been fed on
compressed yeast. The dairymen have
associated themselves together for
mutual protection. and by adopting this
method manage 10 prevent u very ex-
tensive mortality, though probably 100
cows have died from the disease thus
far. Tho gentle herdsmen now 60
around with long, keen, butcher knives,
which they slip into the sides Of their
COWS when occasion requires. The
cornfeld subdivisions north of the city
have been converted into immense
clover fields, and it is here the grazing
kline are enconntering the death-deal-
ing white variety. Dairymen call the
disease " clOycring." ..... .
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

John Ross Of CasnoviA, Mich, had
an ailinP wife. 1t was certain that she
could not recover, and he thought that
be might as well look around for her
successor. He chose the daughter. OF :
neiehbor, and so informed his wife, who
told him thAt.ahe would not stay long in
the vay. That night she drowned her.
self. A mob tarred and feathered Mr..
Ross
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
The BUTTERFLY Chase.

The BUTTERFLY Chase.
Dear little butterfly.
Lightly You huttsr by,
On golden wing.
Drops Of sseet honey SIP,
Deep from the clover Tip,
Then upward spring.
Over the meadow grass
Swift as fairy pass,
Blithesome and gay
Toy with the goldon-rod,
Make the blue astcrs nod
on aud away
Ruttorhy's dozing now,
Golden wings closing now
Softly he swings,
Tiny hands fold him fast,
Gently unclose at last
Fly, golden wings
Quick for he's after Won.
With Joyous laughter new
Mischievous boy
Swift You must iutter by;
He wants Won, buttorily,
For new toy
s., NicaoiGS.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

Great age carries with Il certain respcctA-
hilifv whether il attaches 20 person or thing.
This is seen particularly in the case of John
sons Anodyne Liniment which IL the most
marvellous internal and e1ternsl remedy ever
discovered. Tt ought TO be kept In every house.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

Nervous lady passenger on the train
after passing the temporary bridge at
New Brunswick THANK goodness we
are now on terra frpaG," Facetious
gentleman: Eyes ma'am, less terror
and more 6rmer.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

Levy, the cornet player, says that
after travelling $4,000 miles during the
past three years it is his experience that
the home music of nation always elicits
the most applause and commands the
sympathy of an audience.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

A very singular murder was recently
committed mt Callian, in the Bombay
Presidency. A respectable Bunnya
drove out in his bullock cant 10 collect
debts in neighboring villages. In The
afternoon the cart and bullocks returned
aud stopped at the Bunnya's house. The
Bunnya was seated in front with the
reins in his hands. His wife and family
saw him arrive, and after waiting some
time wondered why he did not enter the
house They went out to speak to him
and found his dead body tied and the
reins fastened to his hands. There
were marks of violence on the body
which leave no doubt that he was muir
dered.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

A correspondent OF the London
Miller states, as the result Of some
thirty years experience with -four mills,
that be- has seen and known many mill
fires, the majority Of which have taken
place in the night, and most OF them
after the mills have shut down several
hours, many Of these breaking out Of a
Sunday morning, and even rs late rs
the evening, or after midnight-that IL,
ON Monday morning. The cause Of
snch long interval he attributes to the
smouldering Of dust around some hot
bearing untilit has assumed body Of fire
and chaEred wood, when a slight draught
produces a fame, which, before being
noticed, is spread too far 10 be stopped,
the mill and its contents becoming 8
heap Of iuins. The remedy for tins
Of course, il an inspection Of all the
bearings, before locking up at night
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
TIMELY TOPICS.
The cotton crop Of last year Is worth
$3.50, 900, 600.

The Chinese are at length going 10
mine for coal themselves. A mandarin
has permission IN use all modern ap.
pliAnoea for II and lay a line Of rail 10
the sea.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
From WaahinRton.

During Nav the public debt was decreased
e., ,O70 19S. .0S, and since juno 80, 1877, Il was
decrea cd s26 500, 772G2. The cash in the
treasury was Sass, ,5O7, ,769.57. and the total
ca. 033. .G37. 85O.64 During May tile coinage at
the mInts was 293, $50 pieces OF gold Of tho
value of s3.527, 400 standard silver dollars,
S9,Oi5 600 other silver, 1870, and nickel and
bronze coins &3l6-mlking an aggregate OF
80 5i3, ,Oss for that month.
A communication from the secretary Of the
interior has been laid before the House, rec
ommending that herevsed statutes be amend
cd 30 to allow executive departments 20 pay
ordinary advertising rates for the publication OF
all official advertisements. The rate prescribed
hy existing laws namely, forty cantS per one
hundred words IL. in the opinion OF the sccro-
tary insufficient to secure first-class circula-
tiun.
The secretary Of The treasury has issued the
lity-ninth call for tho redemption OF 500
bonds 81 1865 consols OF 1865. The call is
for s5, 600 600. Of which $4,000, OJO are coupon
aud - 500 900 registered bonds. The priu-
cipal and interest will be paid At tho treasury
OF and after the 9th day Of September next,
and the interest will cease on that day.
Senator Matthews has made a personal eI-
planation IN the Senate regarding the CORES
pondence between himself and Anderson, the
first witness in the presidential election inves-
tigAtion. MIR. Matthews denies that ne was
in any way connected with the perpetration OF
alleged frauds in the presidential election In
Louisiana, or that he made any promises 10
Anderson in consideration OF committing
frauds, or that having knowledge OF such
frauds committed by Anderson he used his
senatorial influence TO procure positons for
Anderson. He demanded committee or in
vestigation, and the demand was unanimously
accorded him by the Senate.
The secretary of war and General Sherman
have had consultation with reference 10 a
threatened Indisn war III, oregon and Dakota,
and have agreed that the outlook is serious
Estimates OF the hostile Bannocks place their
strength at three hundred warriors, and have
chosen n strong place in the Lava Beds.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
So TO 8 4 o

wasted mmGr mnA female, "a h1ti a rtApla aFsheA9
70 dssnand ~ ever family ls paekAsus couselsnt for
handllnE sad GBonecfiaEkhe IL ever Hesperl Gzrca
iaE msltad . EEy address Samples - cents sach,
hy mai Addr~ws q q HOW'LL KAris Mire Niiia.
IBlAs Strnua, Hroaklyn. n "
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

Scarlet fever has killed %, 500 people
In Massachusetts, during the last twenty
years. according to q paper which DIR.
A. III. johnson. Of Salem. contributes TO
tno report Of the State board Of health.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

The Chinese are at length going 10
mine for coal themselves. A mandarin
has permission IN use all modern APP
pliAnoea for II and lay a line Of rail 10
the sea.
Scarlet fever has killed %, 500 people
In Massachusetts, during the last twenty
years. according to y paper which DIR.
A. H. Johnson. of Salem, contributes TO
mo report Of the State board Of health.
South Carolina supplies nearly half
tho rice product in this country.
Georgia is next. or nearly seven million
pounds ahead Of Louisiana. Nearly all
our rice comes from these three States.
The chinehonA bng is the last pest
II has been ravaging japanese plRnta-
tions. aud also has a taste for tea. IL
saps the chinchonA bark and the leaves
wither aud die. Qninine In frightfnlly
dear already, and il this bng gets the
upper hand Il will be quite beyond the
reach Of the million.
The sea between Norway aud the
Farce Islands. from Mayen and Spitz-
bergen, has never vet been distinguish
al by any special name; but since this
sen has been constantly navigated for
more than one Thousand years by the
Norweglans. and since natives OF Nor
way have undertaken its scientific en-,
plorntion, Prof Mohn proposes that IL
be called "fhe Norwegian Sea.
Some boys in MARYLAND, Mich,
started a show in a cellar. The ad-
mission was two cents. The perform
ance ranged from recitati0ns 90 somer-
saulls, and feature was Workmanship
Of the kind that killed VolAnte. A ten
year-old 10y held an apple on his bead
for larger boy 10 shoot at; but the
attempt was a failure. just as the
maTksman took aim, the target boy felt
the apple slipping of. reached up to
catch il, and hRd bullet hole put neatly
through his hand The wounded lad 4
mother made a raid on the show, anl
closed H.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

W@theFaf H@IheFa MtmHhmFmsst wmmst
TAI 70 procare Mra. WtneloWa soothing Ayrup
Tor All diseases incident 70 The period OF teeth.
ing IN uhlidren. II relieves the child from pain.
curcs wind cohc, regulates tha f,owala ar,a Nv
giving relief and health 10 Glh child. aivcm Fct 40
tho mother. II " an old and well.gried remedy.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

South Carolina supplies nearly half
tho rice product In this country.
Georgia Is next. or nearly seven million
pounds ahead Of Louisiana. Nearly all
our rice comes from these three States.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

IN farmers and nfherA canilnnn 10 buy auat
AMI asios pa W. Ia iaE racks and sold fur com
diDbn poaderp u won't bc our fault We have
exposed the s5indls tire and hEain. Shsfi-
dams Powders are the Oily lind 30 know of
worth carrying home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1878-11-23
Removing Tree Sturnps.

A simple process is employed for
freeing woodland newly brought
into cultivation from the stumps Of
trees. X hole about two inches in
diameter and eighteen inches in
depth is bored in the stump about
autumn, filed with a concentrated
solution of saltpetre and closed
with 4 plug. In the following spring
pint or so or coal oil is poured
into the same hole and set on fire.
During the course Of the winter the
saltpclrre solution has Penetrated
every portion of the stnmp. so that
not only this but also, the roots are
thoyonghlx burned out. The ashes
form 4 valuable manure. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1878-11-23
Diversity Your Productions.

In speech, at Norfolk. Mr.. Ever.
lit is reported, By the journal, as
saying: "The cultivation OF cotton
he aid not wish to lesson, it being
an article of too nueh Importance
70 the world; but he did wish 70
direct the attention of those en-
gagged in agriculture to other crops
which might be grown in ronnec
ton with cotton, and on land.
not capable of producing that sta
pie. > H'.''s''
He first mentioned hops, wl.ic'
be found to be indigenous all over
the South, and capable of being
largely produced with httle or no
labor. Their consumption is daily
increasing IN tie world, and the de-
nand for them is SO great that
many chemical substituteshave now
to bo introduced in their place; and
they are so valuable in Europe as
to be sold by the ounce. -
lie then referred to the castor
bean, an article Of easy production
al OYER the South, and one which
commands a fabulous price in all
marts of trade. '@'i''~
Fe lastly mentioned the grape,
and in particular the Scuppernong.
rs product Of the soil from which
moro profit was to be derived than
from almost any other in his knowl-
edge He said that whiie' in Mobile
be had an opportunity Of indging
of the merits OF the wine from the
Scuppernong grape, and, in his
opinion, it is far preferable, as a
light wine, to that of any other
grape in the world. Ithas the body,
without which no good light wine
can be made. And he thought that
the day would come when the wine
produced in the South would sup
plant the vile compounds imported
under the name of wines from
Europe" many of which never saw
a grape, and supply the demand,
not only of the new but of the old
world. sfa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1878-11-23
The Planets in November.
IOil.City Derriek.l

loii.SAly bcEtlcAJ
During the month Jupiter viii
remain an evening STAR He made
application some time ago to he ap-
pointed on the niofning force. 4
where the pay is better, but owing.
to the hard times it was deemed
best to make no change. Hereaches
the meridian about seven o'clock,
and goes of watch precisely at II
o'clock midnight. !.
Mercury's engagement as morn
,ns star terminates on the Oath,
when, it is presumed, he will 60 int
winter quarters. possibly renting
himself out as q circulating medium
in thermometer.
Venus IS chiefest among the morr-
ing stars, and altogether lovely.
She rises about half-past four takes.
a bath, walks out for half an hour.
and breakfasts on ham and eggs.
As cold weather approaches she
will not rise SO early, and towards
the end of the month will not be
visible until nearly six O'Clock,
Venus is in good condition, trife
thin in flesh, perhaps, but with no
accident it is thought she wilt re-
duce her last years record. She is,
now travelling toward the sun ct
the rate of several million miles
minute.
Uranus positively refuses to- BE
seen in November, except on specia,
business. Office hours from 8 a. Il.
to I A. N. Pull the night bell.
Neptune is 2.70O. 100000 miles
from the sun, but will probably be
compelled to move up closer on ac-
count of the high price of coal He
is. running fishing smack, and oc-
casionally makes "a temperance
speech, advocating salt water as u
beverage. "a d w 9.iiah
ID Mars is numbered among the
morning stars, and gets down town
about $50, breakfasting two hours
later He wears his hair cut close
to the scalp, carries brace of lpis-
tolls and several ugly knives, and is
in favor of declaring war against
Mexico. The slightest reference 10
Hayes peace policy with the In
dians throws him into q paroxysm
of rage. Heis drawing pension, .
of 81 per month from the govern =
ment. -4lfgd it aes ag
Saturn during the month will be-,
the most interesting Of all the plan
cts. He is on duty all night, It is
hardly necessary to say that he is
conducting q vigorous campaign
for honest money, having renounced,
the ':ring' with which he has been
more or less identified all his life.
He rises about fyein the afternoon,
takes sun bath, exercises on the
horizontal bar, wrestles with
health lift and reads the papers.
After slight breakfast he carries
in the coal. drives up tue COWS and
chops the kindling for next morn 3
ing. He neither smokes nor chews.
---e--4- fafItsk
Bnfler Is n man WHO obeys the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1878-11-23
Hack H1iEhe! f.
BY ROBERT BADON.

This old and popular carrier, conntin
ing itb tae Steamer tuneim, at Aiands7
vile. Madiso,lyiil, and Old Lnhding is
carrying tle Us. Mail and thereby eria-
l,led to distance all opposition. Every
one is treated courteously, and charges
sre uniform, and no delay on account of
old borses and other sexatien. Traveller
Gesiro5ns of speed and safety, will look
ont for Mr.. Battnn. 2 f3t' Es- tE2h i7Aa
a. CGyISeBos. Sepao 10, 1871. iE
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1878-11-23
For Sale.

At a Pr;;ce 10 S,,i the Times.
A SMALL. ENGINE, 10 horse power
ATabular. Boiler, Tank and Smoke
slack Gris Mill. SITTER and Elevator ;
ae-;neh Saw attached. to- saw wood;
Eraek dtCotton. Press, all in perfect
order and almost new.
For full iisziculars spply at this Office.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1878-11-23

Butler is a man wno obeys the
scriptures so literally that he does
not let his left eye know what his
right eye squinteth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1878-11-23

One of the saddest and mos. yexa-
tious trials that comes to a girl when
she ma11ies, is that she, has to dis
charge her.mother and depend upon
a hired girl Burlingtoh Harhe.ge.
= 4 bill for the Introduction of the
Moffet rt sister has been introduced
in the Georgia Legislature.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-04-15
Ia oGlbs 90 ]
FLOUR,
Almanda

10. GIG u
Lemons Ybx 4 90 a 4 30
Oranges Y b 4 90 a 4 80
Oranges Val. 9 90 q $50
OrangesJama $50