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

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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-17
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The Newtown bee., 1878-10-31

th in sfe soon wherever yuu go, Of tho
 latter, foAr . liyeare seen at q time, e,aud
 usually within gun-shut, We were rather startled few oyoul ~ since by t4e IL @ earthly noise pack of wolves made in
 chasing deer nsir our camp IL was Il new sound to most of us, but tho half
 breeds liad heard it before.
 or course aH leultufa itat q low obb The lndans raIse H few potatoes, and Il ll.tle corn, but they depend on hunting, fishing aud the wild rice, which grows 1t the foot of Upper Lake St, CroiX, 1h,s the squaws gather by going in canoe through tho rico sVuups, the water he ing about two feet deap and whIle ono paddles, another bends the heads of ri,e over and knocks out tho grain into the canoe. Il Is quite wholesome food, but rather conrse, Che grains Of rico being twice IS long as that grown in the sonth. Cranberry swamps are found wherever you go, the berries heinz very large, but often they arc nippod by the frost. In some parts of Wisconsin thoy are quite extensively cultivated,
 We had tho ploasnrr if 80 it can bel called, of seeing the famous "Sm dance which 30 frightened tho settlers ucaI Grantsburg the past summer that they stampeIed, leaving all their effects Twen- ty-firs or thirty Indians were encamrod near us for two days, and for thntlon of time, day and night, the dance vent on, making it Impossible to get any sleep. Imagine thirty Mdiaas in war pain', 1 feathers and ridiculous llnery, seated on tho ground in d circle, five of them beat- | ing the Tim-Iim, Ia large hoop covered 1 with deer skim which can be heard H mile | or more away, keeping accnrate timo wit. | their sticks sometimes singing Gf 50 ii | can be calledJ in Il low tone; and again r yelling like demons, suddenly a dozen ot them will start up and dance around the outside of the circle for about ten min | utcs with step that reminds one of horse with the spring halt. And thus they keep it up day after day, Io change in the music or dancing step; but when the dance is over they servo up one oi their hulf-staryed dogs, with the wild rice, and really seem to enjoy the meal.
 Yours, NJ.
The Newtown bee., 1878-10-31
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice having had placed in his hands by au EaAt Intla mission ary the formula of < simple vcse able remedy for ths speedy ant permanent cure for consumpJior, bronchitis, catarrh asthma. and all throat and luIg aEtctiona. also positive ant radical CUTS for nervous denl.ty ana all nervous complaints after having tested it's wonderful curative powera in thousands 0! cases, hss felt it Hs duty t1 mskt it known to his suffering fellows. N'tuate4 bj th.s motive, and desire to reh"ye human snifss ing will send. rso of Chsrge. to all Whu desire it. recipe. with iull dilectinus for preparing aud usf us. ill German Franch, or English. Sent hY rnn.. by addressing with stamp, ltIlu.nE tnin paper. V ". shercr, Il9 Powers ilock, Rochester, New York. lG-!~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03
TWO OF A KIND.

Jac1x hear you've gone and done 1t,
Yes, know, most fellows will;
Went and tried once myself, sir.
Though you see I'm single still.
And you met her, did you tell me?
Down at Newport last July,
And resolved to ask the question
Alta soireee So did I.
Suppose you left the ballroom
With its music and its light; MA,
For they say loves flame is brightest
In the darkness of the night.
Well, you walked along together,
Overhead the starlit sky. dAs 2
And I'll bet-old man confess It
You were frightened. So was /. y
So Won strolled along the terrace. %
Saw the Summer moonlight pour
All its radiance on the waters,
AS they rippled on the shore; M
Till at length you gathered courage,
When you saw that none were nigh
Did you draw her close and tell her
9it That you loved her? So did /.
".
Well, needn't ask you further,
And I'm sure wish you joy;
Think I'll wander down and see you
When you're married-eh, my boyc
When the honeymoon is over
And you've settled down, we'll try
What! The deuce you say Rejected
You rejecteds So was I.
[Acta Col,:n,biana.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03
ELECTRIC FLASHES.

1.-THE storm is coming on apace;
The trees begin to shiver;
Big drops of rain drum on the pane,
And set me all a-quiver;
The clouds are black as ink, oh-oh!
How wildly it lightened!
And this premonitory hush:-
Joe, am sadly frightened" sIsi
mo wonder, darling, you're afraid
In such storm as this is:
But never fear the lightning, dear,
I'll blind your eyes with Kisses.
TITS driving down upon us now;
The very house is rocking;
Wind currents roar, rain-torrents pour
How many knees are knocking;
The thunders crash and roll as though
The sky had split asunder;
Joe, shall surely faint away,
I'm so afraid of thunder"
Darling. you well might faint away.
In such storm as this is;
But never fear the thunder, dear,
I'll silence bring with kisses.''
"Its such q catching season, Joe.
I'm in a constant panic:
There's that about thunder-cloud
Which seems almost satanic.
What did you say, Joe THAT you wish
'Twould come on every day so?
You cruel feilow-let me go
How do you dare to say ?''
''Ofsuch q cruel wish, my dear,
The explanation this is:
The grass and grain need frequent rain,
And I-need frequent kisses"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03

A lady was the mother of a bright lit
tie boy about three years old. The
whooping cough prevailed in theiI
neighborhood, and the mother became
very much alarmed lest her boy would
take it. She had talked so much about
it, and worried over it, that she had in
fected the child with her fears to such
an extent that he would scarcely leave
her side. One night after the little fell
low had been put to bed and to sleep, a
jackass was driven past the house, and
when just opposite set up his he haw
he haw. With shrek the little fellow
was out of bed, screaming at the top oil
his voice, ''The whooping cough is com.
ing, mamma; the whooping cough is
coming" He didn't catch it that time.
Cincinnati Commercial.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03

A man on Arbor Hill last evening
aimed gun at his little son, beautiful
creature with golden hair to his waist.
and playfully threatened to shoot him
The gun turned out to be unloaded. It
will be placed in the State library as the
only weapon of the kind known to
American gunnery.-Al5ony Evening
Journal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03


WORDS OF WISDOM.-I envy no man
that knows more than myself, but pity
those who know less. 90
What we have to do in this world is
not to make our conditions, but to make
the best of them.
Commend a fool for his wit and q
knave for his honesty, and they will re-
ceive you into their bosom.
Whosoever is afraid ofsubmitting any
question to the test of free discussion, !.
more in love with his own opinion thar
with truth.
Sincerity is an openness of heart; W.
find it in very few people what we usu
ally see is only an artful assimilation t.
win the confidence of others.
There are no accidents so unfortupat,
| from which skillful men will not draw
some advantage, nor so fortunate tina
! foolish men will not turn them to thei
| hurt.
Good breeding il the best security a
gainst ill-manners.
Eternity-the endless chasm compos
ing the life of God!
Religion-the sweet conversion of de
spair, which destroys, into resignation
which submits.
None breaches better than be VIII
practices.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03


SOMEWHAT MIxED.-The mother Of
Miss Edmonia Lewis, the sculptor, was
an Indian; her father was negro She
is dark, short and young. At the Cen
tennial she was insnlted and struck be !.
cause she was negress claiming to have
done the work she did At Chicago
she is constantly insulted by Doors be
cause of her color. In Rome she re-
ceived the blessing of Plus TX, who
was kind to her, Lord Butte purchased
her Madonna for So. 600; Lady Ash
burton has 1.-THE Old Arrowmaker and
Daughter" and Lady Ophan has '.Hia-
~atha's Marriage" St. James church
OF Chicago has orderedsa Madonna and
child. and st. Joseph, and she is to
chisel Madonna for an Episcopalian
church in Baltimore New York Her
aid.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03

Ariosto tells story of fairy who, by
some mysterious law of her nature, was
condemned to appear at certain seasons
in the form of foul and poisonous snake
Those who injured her during the period
of her guise were ever excluded frorn
participation in the blessings she be-
slowed: but to those who in spite of
her loathsome aspect, pitied and pro-
tected Der, she afterwards revealed her
self in the beautiful and celestial form
which was natural to her. eompanied
their steps, granted all their wishes, fill
ed their houses with wealth, made them
happy in love, aud victorious in war
A useful moral might be drawn from
TINS htte fable. IN favor of showing
kindness and civility to the most de-
graded and unhappy. a9
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03

PHYSrOGNOMY.-They were in rail
road car, journeying to Chicago. On
the opposite seat was man of COM
handing figure, massive brow, and
thoughtful expression.
What fine countenance, James.
wish l knew his occupation"
Maybe he's a lawyer, Amelia"
I mo, he's not a lawyer. There's too
much benevolence in that face for q
lawyer"
"He may be a banker"
mot bit of it! A..man with such a
heavenly expression couldn't content
himself with money getting. His aim
in life is higher than that"
do you think he's an editor?u
"An editor with such a face. An edi-
tor saying hard things about every body,
ridiculing long dresses. and abusing his
mOther-in-law. An editor cutting and
slashing his enemies, skinning public
men indiscriminately, and mercilessly
slaughtering his best friend for the sake
of q three-line paragraph! No, James,
he's a philanthropist.. He is a Christian
minister, or learned professor, spend
ing his life for the good of mankind
His face plainly indicates that he ia all
that is noble, pure and true"
II guess you are right, Amelia. I'll
take your word and his face for itn
At the next station an inquisitive
farmer took seat beside the man with
noble brow, and asked him about his
vocation. Amelia held her breath and
listened to the reply. 1t was thus:
II keep saloon and meat shop. My
wife sells beer, and l do my own butch
erin ~ a'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03
SPECTATOR AND GENERAL

in horrible, throatly way, struggled
for expression, and, like a man in a
nightmare, gasped out one word, Door,"
and pointed that way. and the funny
man reached one reach for his grip.sack,
and with the pencil, the knife, and the
tobacco he had borrowed, went out into
the great unseen.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03
FISH AND OYSTERS.

!" o. THOMAS & CO.'S,
On NeaO St., opposite indicator Office,
Is the place to get oysters. Fish and Fowls.
We are receiving daily YORK RIVER OYS-
TIERS of the best quality, not surpassed by any
coming into this market TROUT, HOGFISH
and ALEWIvES, Fridays and Saturdays Give
us call.
The highest market price paid for TUR-
KEYS, GEESE, and DUCKS.
nol9-3m w. o. THOMAS & co.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03
STOCK SALES.

RESTF business you can engage in. IS
DL1kO l. to $50 per day made by any work.
er or either sex. right in their own localities
PARTICULARS and samples worth IS Free Improve
your spare time at this business. Address
STINsoN & Co.. Portla nd Maine. apr2-ly
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03

AROUND THE WORLD IN HUNDRED
AND SEVENTEEN DAYs.-A striking il
lustration of the arrangements for inter
national mail service which have result
ed from the postal union is given in an
official publication received by our SUI
perintendent of foreign mails from The
Berne central bureau. A resident of
Chemnitz, Saxony, mailed al that place
at P. M, on the Oath of May last a
postal card addressed to himself, carry
ing request to all postmasters to dis
patch it successfully and without loss Of
time to Alexandria, Singapore, Yoko-
hama, San Franciseo and New York,
and thence to Chemnitz, bis object be-
ing to win wager that with the exist
ing postal arrangements the circuit of
the world would thus be made by postal
matter within 100 days. The request
was complied with and the card arrived
in Chemnitz from New York on the
1I7th day after the date of original mail
ing. The postmaster general of Ger
many has caused this card to be photo
graphed, and transmitted copy to the
Berne international bureau, with the
remark that had it been posted one hour
earlier it would have accomplished its
journey in 96 days instead of III.
DoN'T.-Don't judge man by the
clothes he wears. God made one and
the tailor the other.
Don't judge him by his family con-
nection, for Cain belonged to very
good family.
Don't Judge man by his failure in
life, for many man fails because he is
too honest to succeed
Don't judge man by his speech the
parrot talks and the tongue is but an in
strument of sound
Don't judge a man by the house he
lives in, for the lizard and the rat often
inhahit the grandest structures
Don't judge him by his activity in
church affairs, for that Is not unfre-
quently inspired by hypocritical and
selfish motives.
Don't judge him by his lack of dis
play, for the long cared beast is the
humblest Of animals, but when aroused
is terrible to behold.
Don't take it for granted that because
he carries the contribution box he ia lib.
eral; he often pays the Lord in that
way and keeps the currency
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03
The next one was about the
FAMILY ROW,
and read

and read:
To-day about 10 O'Clock the elegant
uptown neighborhood were pleased and
gratified to hear the piercing shrieks of
a woman and child who were receiving
a charming and magnanimous beatiE 6
by the husband and father, vino had
been partaking Of the genial and gener-
Gus quality of rich red wine at his arts
tocratic club down town. The mans
name was Jones, and it appears the wife
had told him the name was very COM
mon one, and that there was more than
one Jones in the world; whereat he be.
came virtuously indignant and the
wine rendering him careless of public
opinion, he at once proceeded to give
the lady All artistic and pleasing casti-
cation, and when the child cried in the
sweet melOdiOus manner peculiar to the
,genus homo in the earlier stages of de-
velopment at sight Of its mothers re
ward, Mr.. Jones cheerily end kindly hit
it back handed, scientific blow i'll the
mouth, and landed it bleeding in very
high colors under the bed, At this
stage of the comedy guardian OF the
pieces $50 called because a policeman
always gets in after rything is broken
up) interiered with the healthy and in
MIGRATING advertisement of Jones and
carried him away in a hand cart to ths
stati0n-hOuse.
''I'd like to be married man,
And with those martyrs stand,
To kick my wife with No. 10 boot
And bust the baby with my hand
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03


The Lime-Kiln Committee on the Ju
dietary reported as follows: dis com
mittee, havin' bin 'structed to examine
de leckshun.returns an report if de col
ored man who was runnin' for office on
de GreenhaX ticket in dis county was
'lected, beg leave to report dat de last
heard of said candydate he wa MT over
5000 votes kehin' odder office seekers
on de regular tick cts. We hez faint
suspishun dat de gem Ian menshuned
am laid on de highest shelf in de pantry,
an we will ever pray"
GOOD huff for him-sarved him
right" replied the president. ~ hope
dat cherry Guild man who tries to take
de polytickal poker by de handle will
git hold of de hot eand De janytor
will now strike de triangle an we will
assume to close. In gwine home doan'
stop to talk about hard times. but go
home, frow off yer coat. an try an i'm
prove dem, Chink up de cabins, heap
up de wood-piles, keep boat eyes lookin'
out FOR a job, an Providence will take
car of de rest. "--N.ee Press
ORIGIN OF THE SWISS WATCHMAK
ING TRADE.-The history of the intro
,tuction of the first watch to Chaux de
Fonds is interesting enough 1t was
brought thither toward the end of the
seventeenth century by a cattle dealer,
and excited much wonder among the
herdsmen and charcoal burners But,
alas. it had not the gift of perpetual no,
ton, and one day there was Erea. dis
tress, for the wheels had stopped
Thereupon young smith named DAN
iel Jean Richard, who was of an inquir
ing turn of mind, set himself to take the
little machine to pieces He succeeded
perfectly, restored it to life, and thence
forward was possessed with the desire
of making watches himself. After a
thousand trials and difficulties success
crowned his labors, and in the end he
became the father and founder of what
is now most important manufacture.
The broken hearted men of Paris have
formed a club. The dead broke men
will be the next to club together
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03

Gas life is full of woes and woes,
And death is not much better,
I'd marry a girl with million pounds.
II her dad would only let herr
The editor didn't say anything, bu
looked unutterabie things, fearful posi-
biIities, frightful imaginings, awfu
probabilities, and, twitching his fingers
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03

A young lady, being addressed by a
gentleman much older than herself, OBJ
served that the only objection she had
to union with him was the probability
of his dying before her and leaving her
to the sorrows of widowhood. To
which he made the supplementary re-
ply: "Blessed is the man who has a
virtuous wife. for the number of his
days shall be doubled
The New York herald., 1878-12-30
NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB.

The programme of the winter meeting to be held
by the New York Athletic Club Friday and Satur-
day evenings next promises unusually attractive
entertainment The entries more numerous than
have been received for any previous meeting In adj
dtion to the regular running and walking contests.
an attractive feature OF the meeting will be grandt
OF for the championship Of the Seventh regiment
Teams Of six men from each company are III active
training for this event. and this is military game
the public viii have opportunity Of judging which
company Of this popular organization can pull the
best m well march the best. There will also be
international tug OF war. for which teams Of Ave
each. representing respectively America, England,
Ireland and Germany. have already entered. Tho
Scottish American Club, the Ninth regiment,
NGS.NY.; the Empire City Gymnasium and the
New York Athletic Club have each entered team Of
ten men for the amateur tug of Two of these
teams are old rivals and the struggle will bo con-
tested to the bitter end. The following is list of
some OF the officials who have kindly consented to
act :--Referee--w. II. Travers. Judges-ticneral
Daniel Butterfeld, Mr.. Herman Oelrichs Captain
William G.. Casey Mr. Robert c. Cornell. Mr.. Charles
r. Fearing. Mr.. Thomas w. White and Mr.. John
WhippIc.
The New York herald., 1878-12-30
NINE. ANDERSON.

The enthusiasm Of the spectators that filed Mozart
Garden Saturday night carried to such an ex-
tent that Nine Anderson, the pucky lady pedestrian
morning The people never seemed to know when it
was bed time, as at three A. NJ. there still over
hundred scattered about the building. some sleeping
in chairs and others loungng around waiting for tho
appearance Of the indefatigablc woman, whom they
greeted with the warmest applause she rolled off
quarter after quarter during the weary hours Of the
morning number of people came in about two
A. M fresh from the finish Of the O'Leary. .Campana
walk at Gilmore's.
Between two A. M. and four A. NJ Mme Anderson
had one Of her sleepy fits. and rolled around the
track with her eyes closed ct little less than three
miles an hour. She appeared to wake up about five
A. NJ and seemed to be possessed with . funny mood,
being played with stuffed dummy. Of the relics
of properties attached to the variety business that
occupied the boards of Mozart Garden prior to her
appearance. One enterprsing gentleman borrowed
suit Of Nine Anderson slclothes and. dressing the
dummy in them, hung label round its neck
sister" The Madame evidently enjoyed this mas
querade and told the judges that IL they had no OBJ
lection she would take little scep and let her twin
sister walk few quarters. Mime. Anderson com.
plcted her 200th quarter 800 miles) at Sh O6m l4s
yesterday morning.
The Garden packed with people mp to ten P. NJ,
and then q few began to go away, but at midnight
there still several hundred to cheer the pedes
tran a. she tranpcd around. At eleven O'Clock last
night the Madame had accomplished AGO quarter
and ten O'Clock. Nine. Anderson will complete half
her Journey.
The New York herald., 1878-12-30
" OUR OLD ACTORS. F"

''Our Old Actors form the subject of two large
volumes which Richard Bently l. Son have published
and which Henry Holt l. Co. announce. The author
is Henry Barton Baker and these volumes have been
made up from his articles this subject which at
tracted so much attention in Temple Bar This work
is not q simple reprint Detached essays have been
linked together to form chronological history
of actors and acting from Shakespeare to Macready
In drawing his work to close Mr. Baker has much
to say on the subject OF the stage of the present
day. 'The decay of the art of acting" he says,
'scan be traced with the retirement Of Garrick" The
breaking up of the old theatrical circuits he greatly
laments .All the old conditions of the stage" he
tnues, "have been swept away. What is to be said
Of the present and the future? In regard to the
future it is dificult to predict Our theatre is in
transition period, slowly emerging from the utter
ten or fifteen years back by burlesque and sensation
Dramatically it stands in far higher and healthier
position than it did then. but histrionlcally
in an plight. Many actors have disap-
peared during the last twenty years whose places still
remain vacant The light comedian. the old man. the
low coInedian-as far tho highest excellence is
concerned-have disappeared There is not low
comedian the stage who excite a laugh by
genuine humor, or by anything buffooncry;
few grimaces and mouth twistings,
few mannersms repeated ad in every
at the present day" The two volumes which COM
prise this work brimful of anecdote and form a
treasure house of theatrical information and amen
itics.