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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21
Living by steam.

A theory which has frequently been
before the public of late years, and
which relates 30 an important question
Of domestic economy, has apparently
been solved Rt Lockport, y. Y, and in
favor of the theory. The matter refers
TO the heating Of buildings by wholesale,
instead OF singly, "a Is now the custom.
According To a Lockport paper n large
school building, the largest hall in the
town, with other rooms in the same
building, and forty large dwellings. are
all h6 ated by steam made in n single
boiler five feet by sixteen in size, aud
beside this two steam engines, one Of
them more than half q mile from the
boiler house, are run by steam from the
same boiler. About three miles Of street
mains have been laid, extending through
fifteen sire, r. and supplied with steam at
a pressure OF thirty pounds 10 the inch.
The total space warmed 10y this single
boiler is more than one million OF cubic
feet. The originator Of this system
claims to have proved that a district OF
four square miles can be economically
warmed from one central point. The
company lay the pipes IN the streets and
collect from their customers the expense
of laying the service pipes from the
curbstone The style and expense OF
the radiators in the houses are deter
mined by the taste or means OF the
householders. The steam supplied by
this company may be put 20 the follow
ing practical uses "The warming OF
dwelling houses the cooking OF food !;
the washing aud drying of clothes; the
running Of steam engines and the extin-
guishment of fires" Both pure dry
steam for heating purposes, and hot
water from condensed steam for laundry
purposes, are delivered in every dwell
ing The apparatus in each dwelling Is
under ready and perfect control. The
condensed steam furnishes to each house
an abundant supply Of pure and soft
water.
The cost Of heating buildings in this
manner lis not given. but il il probably
much less than the ordinary expense
The fuel. being used in large quantities,
+ can be bought at Wholesale prices, and
being used Mt one central point there
must be saving in transportation, while
the saving in manual labor in the care
Of fires must be very large.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21
, Romance Prom Far Alaska.

A voung man who was in Alaska some
wears ago fell in love with the only
vounr lady on the island. girl OF fifteen,
who wns possessed Of extraordinary
beauty. and whose hair fell below her
kuees But he was unable to com
muuicate the "old, old story 90 her,
for she did not understand word OF
English, nor did he speak Russian. In
his dilemma the arrival OF the priest on
his once-in-two-years visit was god
send. aud 10 him he made known his
love. The priest, knowing the young
man 70 be possessed Of high character
and fair fortune, thought II WIS lucky
chance for the young lady to escape
from n life OF such isolation, and he
willingly persuaded the girls mother
fher father was dead) TO consent to the
match. but the young lady herself was
not 10 be persuaded. She argued that
she had never spoken 10 the young man
who expressed such a desire 10 be her
husband. and only seen HIM twice, and
he had been on the island only forty
eight days; but her objections were
oyerruled, and the marriage took place.
After living in Alaska for several months,
the Young man brought his bride TO his
home in Cleveland, o. She was aston
isbed at the fashions she saw, and de
clared that nothing would induce her to
wear her hair otherwise than flowing
aa abe had always worn It, But before
twenty-four hours had passed her
mothcr.in-law had persuaded her to try
the effect OF braids around her broad
and shapely head; and now she dresses
as much in the fashions as any lady IN
Cleveland. Last year hef husband went
to Alaska agVn and brought home the
Younger sister, who is eleven years ot
age, and promises TO be as beautiful as
tbk elder. The mother, bereft OF both
her children. still clings 10 her home on
ono Of the islands Of Alaska.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21
Camel's Hair ShaWlS.

One Of the most popular, II not the
most popular. of ladies' wraps ia the
cAmels hair shawl. These shawls are
made Of the wool Of the Thibet goat,
which is a native Of the mountains and
valleys Of Tartary. From the mountain
goats come the coarser wool, while the
fleeces 81 all the animals are sent TO
Cashmere, where they are cleaned, spun
and dyed. After the yarn has been care
fully sorted IL is given TO the weavers,
who are furnished with the designs 10 be
followed, and these designs have been
changed but very little during the lapse
of ages The labor upon q single shawl
IL very great, as sometimes shop full
of operatives ~ busy upon II for an en-
tire year, and although the District of
Cashmere can produce 50, 600 shavls IN
a wear. the WELD from its looms falls far
short of that number. There seems TO
be no exclusive market for their sale,
and the consequence is that merchants
in Calcutta or Bombay find them con
stantly acCumulsting on their hands,
and il often happens that an American
commission house viii receive an invoice
Of these shawls, which they endeavor to
dispose Of 10 dry goods dealers Large
consignments are sent TO London, where
they are annually sold at auction, and
where agents from all parts OF the world
come TO buy. As the purchases are all
based upon private opinions, the esh-
mates made vary widely, ard the agents
often ruin the houses for which they act.
In spite OF the panic, there has been q
steady increase in the demand Cor cash
mere shawls. They are being sold, how
ever, for less than their cost, and this Is
due 10 the fact that there has been a
gradual accumulation Of them. Leading
firms are selling camels' hair shawls to-
day at a price which. If the cost OF trans
portation and importation were removed,
would hardly, il traced back so far.
allow q margin Of sl5 for what may have
been the work Of several people for
months. Shawls that many years ago
would have cost the importer $50 are
now being sold for $50 over the counter.
Consequently, where one shawl day
was considered good show. half dozen
a day, during the busy season, are what
firms dealing in them now attempt to
sell at retail. In consequence OF the
preseptIunproftable nature OF the busi-
ness the Cashmere manufacturers have
/ almost ceased making shawls- America
AZ present ranks as the country import
/ ing the largest number of shawls, and
I Boston has the credit OF disposing OF
more, proportionAtely, than any city in
the world.-ErohGRge.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21
His Chief Anxiety.

"Wednesday evening n boy about eight
wears old, who had become bewildered
down town and whose ear had been
nipped by the frost, was taken to the
central station TO get thawed ont and
cheered up. The men in charge talked
10 him in fatherly way, put liniment
on his ear, and the boy seemed 10 be
fnIl Of grit. After time, however, the
big tears we're observed rolling down
his checks. and the captain said
"Why, bub, wouldn't feel bad. 1t
isn't much OF frost-bite.
"But it shows, don'titp" tremblngly
asked the lad.
"Why, yes, little bit but I wouldn't
care for that.
"Maybe you w-wouldn't |" gasped the
bow. "but you h-hain't engaged to-to
he married as / am, and that makes a
b-big diffsrencel"
They couldn't argue against that and
the boy wept bitterly. - Detroit Free
Press.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21
Chained Amid the Flnmes.

A recent fire in Terre HAute CInd.
cattle yard resulted in the burning 10
death Of a large number OF cattle. A
local paper says: The fire had not been
burning many minutes until the men
were at work taking the chains rapidly
of the cattle in both the old and the
new buildings and driving them out by
hundreds into yards south Of the sheds.
But after getting into the dry old loft
the fire swept over the hay like food,
licking mp the dry boards with q fierce
roar. Very soon il was so hot that the
stock men had to get outside TO save
their lives, and abandoned TO their fate
nearly 200 of the poor beasts, chained
fast to the solid beams, standing closely
together in long rows. For short time
they beloved in the agony OF the horri-
BILE pain, then inhaled the sitting gas
and sank down writhing and dying.
About dozen jumped out OF the west
side. OF these three were seen 10 swim
across the river fourth tried to do it,
but was so weak that il stuck fast in the
mud on the bank A fifth rushed back
into the fire and persisted. Among the
herd in the yards were many which
were conspicuous for their red and bis
tered backs, and some were walking
about with the skin peeled Off in
scorched tatters. One great steer rushed
ont OF the south end Of the building
long after it was completely enveloped in
flames. bounded through the crowd and
staggered away, his eyes burned out Of
their sockets, his nose burned away, and
his whole body steaming like hot ket-
tie as he got into the cool air. Another,
in the extreme southeast corner was un-
fastened by the fire and WAS dragged
out by the tail, but could not rise, and
was Knocked in the head. The whole
number Of cattle lost was in the neighbor.
hood of 1S5 or 100. They we're worth
forty to sixty i've dollars apiece.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21

Dig a narrow pit from twelve to
eighteen inches deep, throwing the
earth all out on one side. From near
the bottom of this pit dig trench sufficient
length to hold one or two joints OF stove
pipe, at such an angle as viii bring
the end away from the pit to the sur
face OF the ground. Over the end OF this
pipe set a common -four barrel or large
cask, as may be needed, and, having
removed both heads, bank up around 1t
with a little earth 90 that no smoke can
escape at the bottom. Hang the hams,
ect., it using some round sticks to run
through the strings- Putting cover ON
the sticks will leave space enough for
draught to let the smoke pass freely.
Build q smoke fire of corn cobs, damp
hard wood or saw dust, in the pit, and
YOU will have a cheap, safe and efficient
smoke house, with very little trouble.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21
Some Busy Workers Underground,

tits not generally known to what extent
we are indebted 10 worms for the
productiveness OF our gardens and
fields. II has been found, by q series of
experiments carried out by q German
naturalist, that the tunnels made by
worms into the earth are frequently OF
much service TO plants whose roots
occupy the channels that have thus been
made. The mold of our gardens, and
fields, too, is improved TO an almost
inconceivable extent by the borrowings
Of this humble insect. Each worm in
less than a week passes through it's
body its own weight in mold, and the soil
thus produced is fine and light, and ex-
tremely helpful to the growth Of plants.
When it il remembered that there are
in every acre some 80 900 worms, and
that in addition TO forming every day
about thirty-seven pounds Of fine mold,
they open up the subsoil and render it
fertile, we shall gain some slight con-
ception of our indebtedness TO these
apparently insignificant and generally
unthought-of little workers.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21
"Wise Before the Event."

A poor woman, says the Sheffield
(Eng.5 Telegraph, lay very i'll in her
scantily-furnished home in Sheffield.
The doctor was sent for and came.
He at once saw that hers was very
grave case, and that she had, as he
thought, little change of recovery
even il she could get the nourishment
her illness required. AS he was about
to leave, the question was put:
"When should we send for you again,
doctor2"
"Well, was the reply, as he looked
at the poor woman, and then at the
wretched surroundings, "I don't think
you need send for me again. She can
not possibly get better and to save
Won further trouble I'll just write you
ont a certificate for her burial.
And he did. After the doctor de
parted, the woman got better repidly.
She has now completely recovered, anc
goes about carrying her burial Ger
tificate with her.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21
A nne.Inrred RnIlroad.

The oue-legged" railway in the
Bradford pa oil region Is attracting
cool deal OF attention. The oonStruc
ton Of the road is simple, rapid and
easy. On the hard ground logs six feet
long. and from foot and a half to two
feet in diameter are placed at right an
giles 10 the line. and from twelve 10
fifteen feet apart. the distance varying.
In these logs vertical sawed posts, four-
teen by fifteen and one-halt inches, are
dovetailed and wcdred. These verticals
vary in height, and hv their length the
grade of the road is regulated. On the
top of these verticals the horizontal
pieces 30 which the rails are spiked are
laid. with their ends squarely against
one another. These sleepers are ten
inches by fifteen aud one-half in thick
ness. BY proper arrangement OF YER
teal and horizontal pieces of timber, the
timbers on which the rails are laid are
kept firmly in position, and two wooden
rails, three feet and a half below the
top Of the iron rail, and twenty two
inches apart, are spiked 10 the vertical
posts. Across streams and swampy
ground piles are driven. On this one
rail a saddle-shaped car is mounted and
supported by two wheels, double fangee.
The gondola car now mounted on the
portion of the road completed is twenty
two feet long, nine feet wide, and weighs
over :, 900 pounds. The car is double
decker, there being room for freight in
the body Of the car and on each side Of
the saddle. Twenty-Five inches below
a plane tangent TO the upper wheels, at
the lowest point of their circumference,
four smaller wheels are placed in a hori-
zontal position, and in the same plane,
their circumferences being twenty-five
inches apart. These run against the
wooden guide rails, aud keep the car in
position. The wheels are attached to
standards connected with the iron frame
work of the car
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21
Twenty ImnolIte Things.

1. Loud and boisterous laughing.
2. Reading when others are talking.
3. Talking when others are reading.
4. Cutting finger nails in company.
3. Joking others in company.
6. Gazing rudcly at strangers,
7. Leaving a stranger without a seat.
8. Making yourself hero of your own
story.
Q. Reading aloud in company without
being asked.
10. Splitting about the ehouse, smoking,
or chewing.
IL. Leaving church before worship is
closed.
IL. Whispering or laughing in the
house Of God.
Is. A want OF respect and reverence
for seniors.
II. Correcting older persons than
yourself, especially parents.
Is. Receiving present without an
expression OF gratitude.
16. Not listening to what one is say
ing in company.
IL. Commencing TO eat as soon as you
get to the table.
1S. Answering questions that have
been put 10 others.
10. Commencing talking before others
have finished speaking.
20. Laughing at the mistakes oi
others.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21
Life.SaVinR Service.

The general superintendent OF the
United States life-saving service has sub
mitted his annual report of the opera.
tions of that service for the last fiscal
year. The report shows that there have
been during the year 1874 disasters to
vessels within the limits Of the opera
tons of the service. On board these
vessels there were just 1900 persons.
Estimated value Of the vessels, 81, 1885,
744 and Of the cargoes, 81, ,306, 588.
Number Of lives saved, 81, ,461 lost,
thirty-nine. Amount of property saved,
OIL, 713, CAT amount lost, 81 ,579, 1856.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21
The I.atayiRn May.

The Malay policemen OF Batavia, in the
island of Java, are armed with singular
weapon-pitchfork. II is not, strictly
speaking. a weapon at all, either of Of
Tense or defense. 1t is the policeman's
aid. When at night he meets a drunken
sailor, noisy and obstinate, the police
man puts the fork around Jacks "
neck. and makes him walk along. That
Jack may move along willingly, the
points of the fork are curved inward. II
he tries TO escape, or moves his head
violently, he tears his neck. He may
advance slowly, but move he must, and
in the way the propelling policeman di-
recta.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21

THE White Czsr is Peter the Great, Bat!
nshka, NiiAc' delr, and do'uder, Seros,y'
Are titles the Russian people ArO fond Of givin
TO the CEar IN their popular songs.l
Dost thou sec On the rsmparts height
That wreath Of mist, in the hight
or the midnight mooaF On, hist
Il is not wreath u mist
I, is the Casr, the White Casr,
BstyushAa Gosulsr'
he has heard among the dead,
The artillery roll o'erhead;
The drums, and the tramp Of feet
on his soldiery in the stree,
He is awake the White CEAr.
BAtyushkA GosudAr
He has heard in the grave the cries
of his people Awake arise -
He has rent the gold hrocsde
Whereof his shroud Was made
He is risen the White CzAS.
RAtyuShka GOsudAr
From the VolgA and the Don.
He has led his armies On,
Over river and morASS
Over deser, and mountain pass.
The Car. the Orthodox Csar,
RAtyuShkA GosudAr,
He looks trom the mountain chain
Toward the seas that eleAve in twain
The continents his hand
Points southwark Ger the land
or Roomelee, . Car.
BAtyushkA Gosud&r
Aud the words breSk from his bps
"I an the builder % ships,
And my ships shAn sail these seas
To the Pillars Of Hercules
lsAyit the White Car,
BAtyashkA GosudAr!
The BosphorRs shall be free
1; shall mskt roo:a 'or ne
And the gA,es Of is watersheds
Rs unbArred before INV 3eets,
Isayit the White Gar.
BAtyushkA GosRdar
And the Christian shall no more
Be crushed A. heretofore,
Beneath thine iron rule,
0 Sultan Of IstAmboal'
swear IT |, the CEAr.
BAtyaShks GosadAr,"
Hrarg ~. L9r.qf,},osr, in n, ItllIH,tc RonA'
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21

When Friendship hrSt came down 10 earth.
With heart of generous mold,
And soul Of truta and heavenly worth,
Twas in the age Of gold.
She taught the love that came from God
For ell humanity;
Sweet Pity in her footsteps trod,
With Faith and Charity.
II,
But FlSttegy, ~ the world grew old,
Stole Friendships honest face
When Truths storm accents grew less bold,
And FAlsehood Taught grimaoe
III indignant martyr did no, wroak
Her vengeance upon men,
Nor soar on reAuent wing to seek
Her home in heaven again.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21

"Surey you must be tired, aunty.
can't think how it is you are able to
work SO long "Lawks bless you,
my dear, when l onst sits down to It
like I'm Just too lazy TO leave of.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21


There are several kinds OF lice which
infest farm stock. Some conhne them
selves wholly to the horse and ass, others
10 the OK and COW, while another is par
ticularly troublesome TO calves. All the
kinds may be safely treated by rubbing
strong wood ashes into the hair, or with
sulphur ointment No parasites can
withstand the fumes Of sulphur. and Il
il very easy % rub down quantity OF
flowers Of sulphur in whale oil, or even
common lard. But killing the lice on
the animals il but Temporary rehet,
unless all the buildings, sheds and yards
where the cattle sleep are also thorough
ly cleanscd. Scatter wood ashes freely
about the stables in dry weather, and
use sulphur in the same way, nv Few
dimes worth will cover quite large
surface. Stock cannot thrive when tor
mented ~ith lice. or other parasites but
cleanliness is n great eradicator OF such
,,,osr,saa
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-21

Influenza Affords a familiar example
of an epidemic disease, \ whole con-
nunitv being often attacked in the
corpse OF few hours. From this il may
be inferred that the occurrence OF tins
disease In connected with some epaEticnlar
condition al the atmosphere, but what
that condition is. is not yet known 10
science.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-09

negotiations between Russia and Eugland
succeed.
Forty thousand Russian reinforcements
are expected at Jassy.
A British and German iron clad have
arrived at Port Said from Malta.
A special from Berlin states that Russis
has decided to refuse to fberate the
Turkish prisoners of war. numbering about
10000, in consequence of the uncertainty
that Turkey will maintain neutrality in the
event of war with England
BISMARCK, May 8.-Bismarck is suffer
ing from his old neuralgia affection. His
return here is uncertain.
Count Schouvaloff will visit Prince Bis.
mark on his return from st. Petersburg.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 8.-A greater
part of the Russian provisions and amuni
tion have been removed from San Stefanc
to Tchaldja Commissariat contracts
signed to-day make Adrianople the point
OF delivery hereafter. A change oil
situation is unlikely until the Russian
rejoinder is returned. A Russian coup dt
main is no longer dreaded or believed to
be possible, in view of the condition and
numbers of the Turkish armyl
A Vienna dispatch says anarchy reigns
in the newly annexed district of Montene
gro. The inhabitants refuse submission
to the Prince of Montenegro. and break
out is expected at any moment. The
Austrian government has telegraphed t.
Smyrna ordering three men of war there
to proceed to Cattaro.
PARIS. May 8.-The Estafette reports
that for few days numerous detachments
of Russian sailors have been passing
through and embarking at Havre and even
Liverpool for America to man vessels
purchased there by the Russians.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-09
PENNsYLVANIA

PHILADELPHIA. May Son re Assem-
bling this afternoon of the National
State Convention, several short addesses
were made, some being of a communistic
tendency. The Committee on Credentials
reported admitting the whole labor dele
CATION from Philadelphia and ten out oil
forty-six GreeDback delegations. Other
COMMITTEES were appointed and recess
zen till seven o'clock.
At the evening session Z. W. Hughes
was elected permanent Chairman. The
convention then proceed with the nomina
tions, which resulted in the choice of Ben
tly for the Supreme Judgeship. The
Com mittee on Resolution were sent for and
came into the hall.
A resolution was offered proposing that
the convention recognized no candidate
that has any afiliation with either of the
old parties.
The motion was carried Immediately
there was wholesale denunciation of the
candidates. Hendrick B. Wright was ac.
cussed of being Democrat dyed in the
wool. Armstrong was accused of being
Republican who was not siucere In the
greenback cause. There was elimination,
and recrimination, fand the utmost con.
fusion ensued. A fourth of the members
were on their feet at once, yelling for The
ballot to proceed on the governorship
others moving to adjourn, and still others
gesticulating and bawling at the top o.
their voices. Finally a vote was taken anC
Mason was nominated.
| The convention then took up the plat
form, which generally re-enunciated th'
principles adopted in the National Conven
ton at Toledo 10 February last.