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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-17

She descended the steps Of the savings
bank, says the Reading (Pa.) Eagle,
and her eyes, red and inlamed, we're full
OF tears. The woman, about thirty-fve,
had been weeping in the bank. and her
woe seemed 70 be too deeply seated 20
release her at once. She was asked her
story. In her trembling hands she
clasped well kept handbook, in an en-
velope musty and brown. II showed a
deposit OF Sl67. Her thin lips quivered
and fresh deluge of tears came as she
tried 10 tell Of her troubles. I" II was all
we had in the world. sir. Days and
nights Dennis and / have worked and
saved, sir. Every penny we saved to-
gether. and did without clothes and
things so that we might save something
for MS and the children when we're old.
Dennis has been away these three weeks
looking for work, and he brought me
the news that the bank was shut up. i
heard that a bank had shut, but never
dreamed il was ours. O, Lord, this is a
terrible blow to us. They just told me
they could give no money TO me-that
they had none" The poor woman could
say no moro. Her tears told the re-
mainder OF her story, and she wept Ms
though her heart would break There
have been many such scenes about the
Reading Savings Bank this week. ~
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-17
Sin Chnn'S Dog.

Sin Chun nourished in his household
a dog TO which he was much attached.
One day az Sin Chun was sleeping heav-
lily in n thicket the governor of the
province, who was out on hunting ex.
petition, chanced TO pass and ordered
the grass OF the thicket TO be fred in
order 10 frighten from il whatever game
it might hide. The dog tugged at Sin
Chun's clothing, but could not arouse
him then running to a stream hard by
plunged into il, and returning 10 where
his master lay rolled himself over and
over, wetting the grass This perform
ance he repeated several times, till he
had so saturated the ground that his
master was safe from the flames then,
exhausted and cruelty burned he laid
down by his masters side and died.
Sin Chun, awakening, was not slow to
comprehend the danger to which he had
been exposed and the means by which
it had been averted. With many tears
he carried home the body OF the dog,
wrapped IL in costly shroud and placed
il in handsome tomb, which the governor
caused to be called ever afterward "The
Tomb OF the Faithful Dog"
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Gold Peei.

We find this in Dr. H. b. F0Ote's Health
Monthly People generally regard cold
feet ms a symptom of little consequence.
II person were 20 speak AS plAytully OF
having a bad cough as some do Of hAv-
ing cold feet DO little surprise would be
manifested. Nevertheless, cold feet in
dicate n condition quite AH threatening
10 the system as n sudden attack Of cold
and cough.
The remedy usually sought is worse
than the disease. Thoughtless young
women living in houses having furnaces
stand over the register; the older ones
sit down and put their feet over it; those
having FIRE places and stoves draw up a
chair and toast their feet" and there
are those who resort 90 hot water. II
any one wishes 10 produce n condition OF
chronic cold feet no better means can be
used than subjecting the feet TO frequent
warming at registers, stoves, fire places
and in warm water.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-17
6BlOOd Rain -

The cause of red, or blood rain, is due
to the presence of earthly substances
which have been carried up by winds,
mingled with and borne along by the
clouds and currents Of air, and fall with
the rain when condensation reaches the
point when the moisture is precipitated.
Many ofth ese occurrences are on record.
In the fall of 1916 such rain fell in the
south OF France. which upon analysis,
show d seventy-three or7anic formations
ths we're peculiar tn South America,
p, wing that the coloring matter OF the
lam must have come from this continent,
and been carried across the Atlantic.
These showers are not uncommon. An
extensive one is reported in 1852, ex-
tending from Paris TO Newfoundland;
another in 1863, and very remarkable
one March 10, 1859. They are more
common in Europe than in this country,
and much of the coloring matter comes
from the desert Of Sahara.
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An Open Letter. 10 speaks for TtaelE
En.-nL-nEr MAnn-. Anril "a lhl1

RocEPOKT. MAss., April "a, 1871.
MA. EDITOR Having read In your paper re-
ports Of the remarkable cares Of eAtArTh- ] am
induced 70 tell what know about eAtAFTh,
and fancy the " snufi, " aud " inhAhng tube
makers (mere dollar grabbers) would be glad
III they could emblMEon q similar cure In the
papers. For &c years | suffered with cAtATTh.
The nasal passages became completely closed
" Snnn. " dust - Ashes. " I" inhAling tubes,
and " sticks, wouldn't work, though Al inter
walls | would sniff up the so-cAlIed eAtAErk
snuf until became n valuable tester for kncA
medicines. ] gradually grew worse, and nc
one can know how much l suffered or what q
miserable being WAs- Ny bead Aehed oye'
nv ewes 80 that was oonan~d % my bed fol
many successive days. suffering the moss in
tense pain. which AZ one tine lasted ooutinu.
oRsly for los houra All sense OF smell and
taste gone, sight and hearing impaired. body
Khrunkcn and weakened nervous system shat
tered. and constitution bruken. and uas hawk.
ing and splitting seven-eigbihs OF the time.
prayed for death 10 relieve me Of nv suffering
A favorable notice In your paper Of Dr. sage
CAtAHrh Remedy indaoei me 10 purchAss
q package. aud usc Il with Dr. Pierce's NaHAl
DoDche, which app he's the remedy ly hydro
static pressure, the cnly wAy compatible with
common sense. Well. Mr.. Editor, it did no'
cure me In three-fourths Of = second. nor u
ono hour or month, but In lesa than eight
minutes was relieved. and In three monthl
entirely cured, and have remained so for oEcl
sixteen montha- While nEng the Catarrh
Remedy, used Dr. PIerce's Golden MedicAl
Discovery 20 purify my blood and strengtheu
nv stomach. ! Also kept my liver active and
bowels regular by the use of his Pleasant Pur.
gative Pellets IL my experience will induce
other sufferers 90 seek the same means of rc.
Lief, this letter Will have answered its purpose.
Yours truly, :. ID. REEIcK.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-17
Some Old Proverbs.

An exchange says; A correspondent
asks for the authorship Of the old prov.
erb, " He smiles like basket Of chips.
II is traceable so n very old date in
Shropshire, England, where II was used
to describe an unaffected good temper.
A quaint old writer quotes IL with the
added words that explain IL; "He smiles
like basket Of chips. C., Of habit and
unconhciouhly.
A lady wishes us 10 give the origin oi
the phrase, I" He cannot say bo Tor boo
to n goose" There have been many
attempts 10 trace this cid proyerb. One
self-satisiied writer accounts for II by q
verse from Burns but the proverb ID
more than a century older than the poet.
Another traces u 10 an incident related
of Lord kilmArnock and his son Lord
Boyd, who were riding together when
they met poor simpletOn, who il wAl
believed had no common sense, but q
great knAck at rhymes. By previous
concert, just as they passed him, one ou
either side, they each leaned toward him
and cried out A" Boo I" The supposed
zimpleton instantly replied:
There Lord KilmArnOok and Lord Boyd,
OF manners both are void
Just like bulls among the Aye,
They boo at ilk Ane that gangs bye.
II is easy 10 see from the story itseli
that this bat explains the common use
and not the origin Of the expression,
since the monoSyllable that was uttered
to startle the swain was already familiar
To their lips.
In DIR. Johnson's earliest dictionary
was an allusiOn 10 "BO " ION the author.
ity Of Temple) AS an old northern cap.
tain or freebooter. no famous in his line
that his name was used 10 terTify the
enemy in a charge. and in latter years Il
scare children. II is the bugaboo Of the
nursery. A man of little force has moi
sufficient energy 10 cry =" Boo " even &c
a goose.
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The Morning street.


Alone / walk the morning street,
Fill'd with the silence vague and sweet
All seems as strange, a. stall, - dead
As il uunumberd years had fed,
Letting the noisy Babel lie
Rresthlcss and dumb against the sky
The light wind walks With me alone
Where the hot day flame-like was blown.
Where the wheels roar a, the dust was beat
The dew is in the morning street.
Where are the restless thronGs that pour
Along this mighty corridor
While the moon shines the hurrying crowd
Whose footsteps make the city loud
fhe myriad faces hearts that beat
No moro in the deserted street
Those footsteps in their dreaming maae
Cross thresholds Of forgotten days;
Those faces brighten from the years
In rising suns long set in tears
Those hearts far IN the past they beat
UnheArd within the morning street.
A city Of the worlds prime gray,
Lost in some dessert far nom Tlnle,
wheee noiseless ages, ghding through.
Have only Sifsed sand and dew
Yet mysterious hand Of man
Lying on all the haunted plan,
The passions Of the human heart
ouickening the marble breast Of Art
We're not more strange 10 one who hrSt
Upon It's ghostly silence burst
Than this vast quiet where the tide
OF life upheav'd on either SIDE,
Hangs trembling, ready soon 10 beat
With human waves the morning street
Az, soon the glowing morning sood
Breaks through the charmed solitude
This silent stone, 10 music won,
shall murmar 10 the rising sun
The busy place in dust and heat,
shall rush with wheels and swarm with feet ;
The ArAehne-threAds Of purpose stream
Unseen within the morning CLEAN
The life shall move. the death he plain;
The bridal throng, the funeral train,
Together face to face shall meet
And pass within the morning street,
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RnrnIng Diamonds.

In the year 1894 il was discovered by
actual experiment, at Florence. that q
diamond would burn. Cosmo III. had
one fixed in the focus Of burning
glass, and, after some exposure TO tn
rays Of the sun, il cracked, corruscated
and finally disappeared like a ghost,
leaving no traces behind. Experiments
of this kind were costly. They we're
long in yielding any scientific results.
Ii was only a sovereign prince who
could afford TO zee his jewels vanish like
the gifts of fairy godmother. Another
potentate, the Emperor Francis J.,
tried number Of valuable diamonds in
the heat OF n smelling furnace, and may
have felt some qualification in finding
they had disappeared. This was in 1850,
and about twenty years later n magnif-
cent diamond was burned in France. A
jeweler named lie Blanc denied the
possibility of burning diamonds, and
suspected some unfair play on the part
OF Macquer, the chemist who conducted
the operation. He had often, he assert
ed, exposed diamonds 10 great heat with
the sole result of increasing their
brilIiancy. Mr.. Streeter has done the
same, with success But lie Blanc only
knew half OF what Mr.. Streeter knows,
and when the chemists demanded that
he should enclose some diamonds in
coal in a crucible, be rashly assented,
and in three hours they had all disap-
ueared. Then another ieweler, Mail
lard by name, who seems to have had a
suspicion Of the scientific truth, put
three diamonds into an earthern bowl
pipe, packed in powdered charcoal, and
exposed them without injury TO intense
heat. Lavoisier, who was present,
proved in 1776 that by shutting out the
air the diamond was preserved in q
furnace, but that the admission Of
oxygen, with which the carbon combines,
allows the diamond TO burn like n piece
of coal.
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The Herolsm OF Washington.

A careful study of the history Of
Valley Forge cannot be too earnestly
recommended to all who would fully
comprehend the greatness Of the char
acter Of Washington. At no other
period OF the war does Il soom 80 purely
heroic, and at no other time does the
patriot cause appear to have been in
equal danger Of ruin. To this day il
seems a miracle that the little army WAS
kept together at all He gave forty-ilvc
years 90 the service OF his country, but
in what year nf them all did he DO So
much to save and 10 establish IL Su-
pcrioT 10 evil fortune, stronger than the
elements, and wiser than all the dole.
gated wisdom of the colonies, hardly
knowing in whom he might contide or
what pruiesscd friend might prove "a
Virulent foe, his military genius under
valued and mahgned 10y men who were
unworthy to hold his stirrup, he seems
never 10 have lost either his equanimity
OF his hope. Contrast Washington at
Valley Forge, his naked littlo band
shivering around him. with Napoleon
seliishly flying from the wreck of the
most magnificent army winch ever trod
the plains Of Europe We feel, as we
contemplate the spectacle, that Wash.
ington WAS "all in all 10 the cause. d"
ANY other man might have destroyed IL
by presumptuous ambition, bv an over
estimate oi his own ability. or, ON the
other hand, 10y natural incapacity to
manage the peculiar resources eonhded
To him. Ii may be truly said that no
historical character has So grown in the
estimation of mankind. There are other
revolutionary personages who are still
remembered freshly, in whom We see
faults and even weaknesses. From
these. Washington was not utterly free,
for he was human; but can another be
found who erred 81 seldom, who discOv-
cred and repaired his error so promptly,
who was 50 wise and vet So simple, who
was so utterly incapable of submitting 10
defeat while even n desperate chance Of
suOOess remained, or who did the work
which his hands found TO DO, despite IN
Vulnerable distractions and difficulties,
50 persistently and 50 thoroughly p
Nstr York Tribune.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-17

Did it ever occur 10 anybody, in
quires the Stockton Independent, that
California has decided superAuity of
spiders, not 20 mention other disagreed
bic insects? And they are the most in.
defatigable creatures ON the face of the
earth. From morning till night. and
from one years end TO another, they go
on spinning their intricate webs in
every nook and corner, on every tree,
shrub and leaf, festooning the fences,
enshroudinR the barns, covering the
houses, with their net work. Occa-
sionally YOU will see a tree that stands
in some sheltered spot where the spiders
are undisturbed by the winds or by hu-
man intruders, and there you will find
the work Of these omnipresent insects in
it's completest form. II would seem that
the fairies had thrown around il an en-
chanted gossamer mantle. From top TO
bottom it is one intricate network. The
imprisoned, smothered leaves seem to
be struggling TO get ont Of the remorse-
less grasp of their liliputian cap.ors.
After the spiders comes the California
dust, the inevitable dust Of summer.
lodging thickly in every cobweb, and
making the poor, struggling trees look
as though mourning in sackcloth and
ashes for their friends, the long-delaying
raindrops. that seem never to come.
The work OF the dust and the spiders
gives the California vegetation in sum-
mer ALI air of uninviting desolation.
eEven the fairest orchards are thus
clothed. We know Of no characteristic
Of California more disagreeable than her
superabundance of spiders. And what
a country for moths Eastern house
keepers who come here unwarned, too
often take their best clothes from trunks
and closets riddled and ruined by moths.
The climate that is 80 conducive to
the growth Of marvellous fruits, vegeta-
bles, grasses, and cereals, is likewise
favorable 70 the existence OF the most
disagreeable insects. These ale some
of our drawbacks, to seldomed men
toned. perhaps.
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There is an interesting game which
requires all who play to answer ques-
ton, and introduce q word in rhyme. AS,
for example, the following Question
"Oh where, and oh where is my little
dog gonei" Word, "stove." Answer;
His little tail was broken,
His little ribs were stove;
A slip-noose for token
Around his neck was wove
Then in n darksome passage
They led him forth to die
One-half was turned to sausage,
The other half 10 pie.
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A Confidence Trick.

On Sunday evening. says "a late num-
ber Of a st. Louis paper. a well-dressed
young man called in West End Metho-
dist church, and asked one of the deAcons
If he knew who had the collection money
of the morning service.
The deacon informed the young man
that the money contributed that morning
10 the service of the Lord WAS at his re-
sidence; and he added the inquiry
May ask the reason Of your question p
Certainly, 4 the courteous young man
answered; II attended the ministration
Of the Gospel this morning at this church,
and, desiring to aid the cause, | dropped
my humble mite into the plate. Thought
il was silver piece of currency, but !
find now that il was piece of Canadian
money which l value highly as pocket
piece.
The worthy deacon recollected that
piece OF Canadian money was found
among the coins, and he told the young
man that there would be no trouble in
getting it But At present the whole col
lection of money was at his house.
However, when he went home he would
pick out the particular coin and bring il
down town to his place of business the
next morning. The young man said 10
save trouble he would call az the deacon's
house on Monday morning. This WAS
agreed 10, and the deacon's address WAS
given to the stranger. This wicked
young man then went straight 10 the
deacon's house and made the bold state
ment that he had been sent for the morn
ing's collection To take il back 10 church,
in order that Deacon --- might piok cut
a certain valued coin which an old gentle
man had inadvertently dropped in. The
ladies Of the household believed the
young man. and had they known where
the money-bag was kept they would have
handed il 10 him in all confidence; but
fortunately they did not know. The
deacon's partner in business, who lived
in the house, WAS asked whether he knew
where If was kept He did, but he pos
sessed 10 much worldly wisdom 10 be
taken in by the young mans story aud
good Hooking face. There were about
sixty dollars in the collection.
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APPLE GRIpDII

APPLE GRIDDLE CAKES. Take mellow
sour apples, greenings are the best ;
chop the same as for mince pies /; make
q rich batter, with rather more eggs
than usual put in all the apple il will
bear and hold together in baking.
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Grange StatIstIcs.

The following figures show the num-
her Of Oranges in existence in each State
at the last annual report, the number Of
paid-up members reported, and the
number of new Oranges organized since
the beginning OF the Grange year
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-17

" i've. kasw That the Brow ef CaFe
l. often Eoothed BY q delicious supper, 20
which perfect bread rolls, biscuits, etc, are 40
important. To have these delicious products
OF baking always reliable, the use OF Dooley 0
Yeast Powder Is very important. This article
ia among The most valuable Of the day In its
bearing on health. II Is put up In cans always
full Ia weight
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-17

A weIl-known professional, not re-
nowned for politeness, saw an Irish arti-
san waiting in his hall. "Hello, you
fellow, do you want me ?" "No, yer
homer, am waiting for gentleman !"
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G,ra.ou,. Pub.lcatisus.

Great rodncsion IN price for ISIS Of t'loasor' q
Pictorial 10 e3 year. Single copies Eve ocntA-
The Home Circle 10 "a year. single copiea
nve cents, for sale BY al newsdcalcrs.
Clodsoa's NonlAly CosF,pGAsoA 20 ti year,
single copies ten cents. AL postage free.
The pfice q chromos has inst been greatly
reduced one nov gives such liberal terms
10 agents az we do. Send for new free circular
Address " Gleason A Co, 7Ss Washington
Street Boston, Mass.
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CURED which lasted over an hour before Il was
stopped by the police.
General uourao defeated the Turks ht Tee
keuAn, and they rotroated 10 Sophia.
Poledo, Ilondo A Co., Of Cuba, have failed
for ~ 600 600 gold
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-17

In Minnesota there is an extensive
manufactory Of Limburger cheese which
uses the milk Of 100 cows.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-17

ReHufaF recretieH Easential 20 uealth.
The regular secretion and flow OF the gastric
juices, and Of the bils which the use Of Hostot-
tor's stomach Blttera promotes. are effects,
which cnuduoe materially 90 the rem'uration
OF health, whom the system il dihordered.
Food is not digestsd In tho dynpeptie stomach
because ths gastric huid Ia do6ciSat, nupcra-
bund1nt or YitiAted the liver becomes con-
gested and the bowels oonstipated because the
supply Of bile IL inadequate or mindirccted.
The BitteFa rectiAea MI this, aud removes
every III consequences of assimilation aud
bilious irregulkr.ty. furthermore, II stimu-
iAtss the action % the kidneys, By which Inn
puFiiies are, 10 10 speak, stTAihsd frUm the
blood, and any tendency 10 the urinary or
gnns 10 grow alnggish and disoFasred ID ooun-
ternctod. Wh1thrr II be used hR o means OF reg
ulhting gastric or bilious secretion, and reiiev-
ing the overloaded bowels, 0r 10 promote
oonplots and therefore healthfnl, uTinAtion,
Hoststter's Blttera may be relied upon with
oonhdenoe 10 accomplish the end In view.
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SHE HH~@I% "EI4NAs
kOuTM PoaAHp. Me. Oct n, lHad
Ma VA W HTMwENB.
br@v Say-I hsve h~~n siek two years with ths Lives
CnmpiAiut, and durng that ttEas hnwa tah@n Mrm3A
many dinarunt medcinss, but q thsm DID nny
god. ] RESTLESS nxbis and hed appstlta hnoa
takins tie NEOETiNK rrsf sell, and Fsliah my ieed
CAs reeommsBd tho NKGETIkK fag whAI 4 has dans
for YOurp Fuap~otfuily. Mna. ALBERT KICKER.
wMn~am ef the above. Ma GEORGE M VAUGHAN,
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CHEW
The Celebrated
MArcHI-Ess
Wood Tag Ping
TonAooo.
TIE PIoxEER ToRAooo OoMrASf,
New York. Boston. and Chicago.

The prupriety OF giving condition medicine
10 horses. cattle and sheep was discussed and
admitted by many Of the agricultural societies
throughout the State las, fail and Ss believe
that In every case but one they decided In
favor Of sheridAn's Cavalry Condition Pow
deru. Good Judgment
Frank Leslie, Esq.. Of the " Illustrated
Weekly" says: Z" For some time past have
been using your oocoAinc, and thinK Il far Pre-
fcrAble 10 anything have ever used for the
hair"
I Never Felt Better.
such Is the verdict after taking dose OF Quirk q
Irish Tea. Sold In packages at Is cents.
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DIFHrHEMA This awful disease In raging
again this winter aud " almost Hnre death II
neglected bat for = single day. II taken In
season Johnson's Anodyns IAniment will cure
nine cases out OF ten. No family shonld be
without IL a uomeul