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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

A correspondent gives a description OF
the celebrated public gaming tables At
Monte-C Carlo, in Monaco. After refer
ring 20 the surly manner in which the
men controlling these demorAliZing es-
adjustments carry on matters, and the
thieyish propeDsities Of many of the
PLAYERS, the writer adds: There is a
queer old character who haunts the
tables, and who, although homely 10 the
last degree, is undoubtedly q lady Of
education and refinement She has
passion for roulette, and Il has been &c
her what gin If 20 some. and dress to
others-absolute ruin. Her appearance
is marked, for she has an enormous fore
head, which bulges out in an almost
semicircular curve. Her nose is a bold
snub, and her chin in large and project
ing. SIZE is always clad in rusty black,
dress, bonnet and shawl, and this brings
ont into stronger relief the sallow-
ness OF her complexion, which indeed is
the color Of an old parchment. When
she is in luck she stands up in her chair
with "A great roll of fve-frAnc pieces
balanced adroitly in her left hand, and
with her night she proceeds with Won.
derful rapidity 10 cover some five OF six
numbers with bets Nobody touches
her bets, for / believe she would brain
them with the rake with which she
gathers in her winnings. When she is
in bad luck, she descends 30 subterfuges
which must give her friends much an
guish. She waits until some player
comes with q system like hes own, IN
which many pieces are staked over many
numbers, and when he has covered n
portion OF the table with bets, she pokes
in two or three five-franc pieces among
his, and no matter what number wins,
she insists that one of the pieces win
ming is hers. What can be done by gal
liant men under such circumstances
She has the money, and he can only
submit II he in an EnglishmAn, he
turns red in the face and says nothing.
II he is a Frenchman. he shrugs his
extends his hands, palms up.
ward, deprecatingly, and looks round
with a martyrical smile for sympathy.
This he in sure 10 receive from the hang
ers-on. There is another strange prAc-
titioner who is on speaking terms with
this lady. think they talk over combi-
nations. He has a piece of paper and q
pencil, and he studies the numbers for
hours before playing. Then he COM
mences TO play single five-franc pieces
on six numbers, and il is extraordinary
how often at first he wins. III q friend
drags him away after ten bets he is gen.
orally heavy winner, comparatively
speaking, but II he remains longer he is
sure 10 lose all his original gains and his
original piece. He has an exceedingly
intelligent face, but people do not like
him for neighbor, for he is frightfully
dirty, and perfumed with garlic 10 a de
gree which is almost unbearable. was
told that he had been a professor Of
in an Italian university,
and was living on a small annuity, Ave
sixths of which was absorbed by the
fables
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
An Inn I'm Japan.

The certainty Of having q pleasant
resting. place after the toll and trouble Of
the day is one OF the charms OF pedestr1-
anism in Japan. From the moment the
threshold is crossed 10 the moment OF
departure the visitor is the object of un-
ceasing solicitude on the part of every
one connected with the establishment,
from highest TO lowest II il is midday,
and he has arrived hot, dusty, and a
little tired. after long mornings tramp.
the whole force of the establishment
ushers the visitor into a pretty, light
apartment, looking on 10 one OF those
marvellous miniature gardeps IN which,
covering n space Of a few feet the
mountains. woods, rivers, and floods OF
an entire province are represented. BY
one neatly dressed, pleasant looking
damsel his boots are taken of and his
feet bathed in hot water; second fans
him and keeps up voluble patter OF
conversation; third on her knees offers
him refreshing tea and sweetmeats;
while the host himself, with another de-
tachment of mattresses, is helping the
coolies 10 unpack the box containing the
European food. Everything that meets
the eye is contrived 10 please it. There
are vases with flowers dotted about: from
the woodwork outside are suspended
gayly-colored lanterns, or festoons of
glass through which the wind makes a
soothing music, so that by the time the
traveller has finished his repast, has
smoked a pire. and perhaps drunk cup
of "Saki with the host, he feels thor
oughly refreshed and in capital humor
to resume his journey. ALI this enjoy
ment is procured ut o merely nominal
cost, and the present OF some bread or
European liquor TO the house at leaving
brings out the whole establishment, who
say Sayonara "~that is, Good-by"
with their foreheads on the mats.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
Lively Race After a Prisoner.

While the Sheriff of Chicago was TAX
ing som prisoners to the Jail at Joliet,
the following exciting incident occurred
Thomas Deddy, twenty years old, under
sentence OF one year for burglary. sat
only two seats from Sheriff Kern, shack
led 10 another prisoner. Every one Was
laughing, talking, and enjoying himself
or herself in the best possible fashion.
Suddenly there was a noise. Kern
looked up in time 10 see pair OF legs
vanishing through the window. The
train was jogging along at the rate OF
twenty miles an hour. Kern pulled the
bell rope. Currier aided him with such
zeal that he broke the astonished cord.
Brakes we're Immediately applied, but
before the momentum OF the train had
materially decreased, Mr.. Kern had
leaped from the platform and was IN hot
pursuit of the flying criminal. Mr..
Mills, A. 8. Trude and others joined
in the chase with a "hoop-la, and
there was rare sport for few moments.
Deddy made for the canal and plunged
in. Before the swimmer had reached
the middle OF the sluggish stream, Mr..
Kern stood upon the recently-qultted
bank. He whipped out his revolver.
Kern in a remarkably accurate shot, and
Deddy knew it. "Stop r. shouted Kern,
"or IN let drive a bullet !" Up went
Deddy's hand as he amused himself In
the fashion OF treading water. Don't
shoot, Mr.. Kern, l think I'll come
back" He did. He turned him about
in the canal, and sheepishly struck out
for the repugnant shore. He stepped
out very wet and very depressed IN spir-
it's. The fugitive was conducted back
TO the car, securely manacled, and was
lost sight OF no more until he stepped
behind the walls OF Jolle prison.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
The Doctors Puzzled.

DIR. Daniel ] Brennan, Of New York,
has reported 10 the faculty an interest
ing case which came 90 his notice a few
weeks ago. he and other medical gen
tlemen are investigating the marvel, and
express themselves most interested in
the examination.
Three weeks ago, the doctor was called
10 visit a young girl residing with her
parents on Forsyth, near Delaney
street. Her father is a cigar manufAc-
turer, doing work in his home. The
girl, who is scarcely eighteen years old,
had but lately arrived in this country.
To all outward Appearances she is IN the
possession of excellent h"alth. Her
cheeks have not as yet lost hat round
ness and ruddiness which marked the
country lass, nor has her mild blue eye
lost any OF It's sparkle and brightness
The doctor was puzzled when told that
something terrible was the matter with
her The girl was unAcquainted with
the English language, and her symp
toms we're told 10 the doctor by her
mother.
The girl is subject 10 n species Of par
alysis, which makes rlgid her Rrms and
legs. At these times they become insen-
Sible 10 pain: pins and sharp pointed
instruments can be thrust into them
without producing any feeling OF pain,
or any sensation whatever.
This. however, is not what | con-
slider a strange feature Of the case, said
the doctor; :" for I've met with other
people in u similar condition. have
patiet in WilliAmsburg-the wife of an
ex- postmaster OF Brooklyn-who suffer
cd for years with rigidity OF the limbs
but she has so far overcome Il that she
can at will throw herself into that rigid
state, and allow you 10 make pm
cushion OF her arms and legs. What /
find strange about Miss Eisner il this:
When she recovers from her statue-like
trance, she falls into a delirium-not
violent one--and while in that condi-
tion oonverses fluently in English, q
language which she does not understand
when in her normal state. Now, how
comes this? Well, that is what / am
trying TO get al.
Would tobacco cause such a situa-
ton as you describe?"
81 am puzzled" replied the doctor;
"but interested. / will, If possible,
hnd out all can.
A regular watch is maintained over
the girl, and her condition from hour to
hour is nsticed and duly recorded. The
case. without doubt, merits the atten-
tion which the sdudnts are giving 1t.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
Singular WaRers.

When Mr.. Penn matched himself
against Hon. Danvers Butler, 10 walk
from Hyde Park Corner to Hammer
smith for a wager Of 100 guineas, some
body remarked to the Duchess of
Gordon that it was pity young fellow
like Penn should always be playing some
absurd prank. "Yes," the old lady
retorted, "it is pity, but why don't
you advise him better? Penn seems 10
be a pen that everybody cuts and no.
body mends." What would the free
spoken dame have said to a couple OF
clergymen running a race on Sunday for
a crown q side? Such thing has been
done. Soon after Swift received his
deanery, he dined on Sunday with DR..
Raymond, of Trim, whose house was
about 200 yards from his church. The
bell had nearly done ringing for evening
service, when Swift exclaimed Cray
mony, I'll lay you crown begin pray
ers before you" "Done 70 said the
doctor, and off they ran. Raymond
reached the doors first, and, entering
the church, made for the reading desk
at as quick walking pace as his sense
of propriety permitted. Swift did not
slacken speed in the least, but ran up
the aisle, passed his opponent, and,
without stopping to put on a surplioe
or open the prayer book, began the
Liturgy and went on with the service
sufficiently long TO win the wager An
the Year Round.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
Women as Speculators.

IL would seem unnecessary 10 caution
women against speculation, says n writer
in Hdrper's BaEar. By speculating we
mean an investment in things Of uncer-
tain value on which large profits are
hoped for But since the boldest opera
tors at Baden Baden are woman, and
since they do personally, but oftener 10y
proxy, rush into the arena Of the bulls
and bears of Wall street, caution on this
subject will not be out Of place. The
folly OF those who dabble in lotteries,
who see the wheel Of fortune revolving,
and imagine that il is loaded with bene-
fits for them, is not folly merely, but
guilt Tho rashness Of those who hover
around the vortex of stock speculation is
not rashness merely, but probable per
diion. And il il il rashness for men, il
is for women insanity. Though women
may never seek speculation Of any sort,
il will pretty certainly seek them. often
in very enticing forms. There are two
good rules which apply 10 speculation:
1. Never borrow money 10 speculate
with. 2. Never speculate Sd deeply but
that, if you loose il all, you won't feel il.
Fifteen hundred dollars of nianufac-
turing stock was offered 10 me at par,
with al assurance that il would sell in
month for 81, 900. / believed it. / had
no surplus money at the moment, and
had adopted the rule above, not TO
borrow for speculation. In n month
that stock sold for 81. 900. Was | wise
or foolish 2 Had bought it, / should
have kept il through the intervening
years until now. A few days ago that
stock was sold at auction for ten cents II
shAre-a total of one dollar.
The time when speculation is most
rife is when money is cheap and abund-
ant And then the most dangerous form
Of speculation is IN city and suburban
lots. No one thing has occasioned
greater disaster 10 well-to-do families
than this. Ii is SO respectable to own
land, il is so solid and sure, and il won't
run away. Would 10 Heaven il
would" says one, "f il would only
leave behind what / paid for il !" The
rule should be remembered: never
speculate deeper than, il the loss be
total, il will not be felt. But the better
way is 10 avoid speculation altogether.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
Took Him In.

One bitter cold day, writes a Black
Hills correspondent, an Indian, who
seemed TO be almost dead from hunger
and cold, was discovered near our camp
and brought in and cared for. We fed
him. warmed him and cheered him up,
and meanwhile felt that the good angel
who keeps the big book above would
make a tally in our favor. We went to
bed with that noble red man dozing
over the camp fire, and two hours later
one OF the trio awoke Just in time TO
avoid getting knife in his heart. The
Indian made tracks when he found his
murderous game discovered, but the
being who can outrun bullet doesn't
live around here. When we searched
the body we found plenty OF dried meat
and parched corn concealed in the cloth
ing, and there were likewise knife and
revolver. He had put mp job on us,
and would have made good thing of 1T
il he could have had little more rope.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

and the effect in glossing the plumAge
was very soon noticeable. think the
amusement Of breaking the shells viii
turn out just the thing when my birds
are eooped up in winter, as il will divert
their attention from egg eating. feather
plucking and similar mischief.
Graftiam Potatoes.
A subject which created some interest
few years ago, and which still crops
up, was the grating Of potatoes, from
the fact that some potato growers Rh-
serted that they had by this means raised
hybrids, or potatoes intermediate be-
tween the scion and stock. With the
view Of testing the accuracy Of such
statements, obtained, through the kind
ness Of Mr.. Syme, all the varieties in
MessFs. Laws0n's extensive collection.
| selected thirty -four distinct sortA, and
began by placing the most distinct vAri-
eties together. / first took all the eyes
out Of the one that was 30 be the stock,
and cutting various pieces cut with
sharp knife, / took a corresponding
piece out of one that was 10 be used As
the scion. These were fitted together
as neatly As | could by tying but, pre-
viously to that, / passed piece Of
wire through both 90 AS 10 hold them
the more firmly together. After dong
about a hundred in this way, IL occurred
TO me, in order 10 make doubly sure, TO
ask Mr.. James Cooper, who for upward
of thirty years acted ms budder and
CRATER 10 the MessrS. Lawson A Sons,
and who is well known as one OF the
most successful grAfters in the kingdom,
10 graft some of these potatoes for NE (;
but after doing thirty-six tuberu he
threw them aside, saying that IL " ls all
nonsense. Some Of these were potted
and placed in a sharp bottom heat,
others were placed in a suitable soil In
cold frame, and some were planted in
the open border. Those in heat were
examined after they had made about six
inches Of growth those in the cold
frame, AS well as those in the open bor-
der. were allowed 20 mature their tubers,
but in no single instance could trace
the least change, nor yet could find
that the scion and stock had united and
this was also the case when cut the
eyes out OF one-hAh Of a single tuber.
il in two, and tying the two
halves together, 30 that there could be
no misfttiug Of parts. ] found In nu-
merous instances that eyes had been on
the so-called stock, but in such instan-
res the young tubers were the same
rs the stock Correspondence London
Garden
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

The mail carriers between Little Our
rent and Sault Ste. Marie, Canada,
broke through the ice when about ten
miles east Of the Spanish river, in
March, and men and dogs had sharp
struggle for life. The men, Joseph
Denomie and Frank Mezai, after getting
out Of the water directed their attention
toward rescuing the dogs, which were
fastened by their harness 10 the tobog-
gan on which the mail bags were tied,
and which was rapidly drowning them.
Their efforts to save either ddg or mail
would have been useless but for the
sagacity of one dog. which, instead of
wasting strength in trying TO get upon
the broken ice, seized the thongs by
which they were bound to the toboggan
in his teeth, and deliberately gnawed
them assuder. Both dogs, thus relieved,
swan toward the men, who helped them
ont.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
Country Life.

Country Life.
Let the vain courtier waste his DAYS,
Lured by the charms that wealth displays
The couch Of down. the board OF costly fare;
Re his TO kiss the ungrAcetul hand.
That waves the s,cpter Of command,
And rear full many palace in the air.
Whilst enjoy all nucondned,
The glowing sun, the genial wind,
And tranquil hours, 20 rustic toll assigned,
Aud prize far more, 10 peace aud health,
Contentcd indigcnce than joylcss wealth.
Not nline In Fortunes face 60 bend,
At Grandeur's altar 20 attend.
Reficc. in his smile and tromhle st his frown
Nor mine re-sspirinS thought,
wish, $ sigh. a vision frsnght
With FAmes bright phantom, Glory's doSth-
less crown,
NcctAreous drSUshts sud viAnds pare
LuNuriAnt nature will insure;
These the clear toun, ani fertile Geld
S,ill 10 the wesried shepherd Yield.
And when repose and visions reign
Then We are equals all, the monarch and the
swain. II Lops ID TegG,
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

The Smithsonian Ins titute at Wash
ington has just received some Indian
relics from the Florida mounds, among
which is piece of gold rudely beaten
into representation Of the head of a
woodpecker, which is said to be the first
specimen Of gold found among the re.
mains Of the aboriginal tribes of Ameri-
GA
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

The two principal buildings OF the
Paris Exhibition, on the Champs de
Mars and Trocadero, are said to be the
largest and handsomest structures hith-
erto put up in the world-fsir line.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02
Down from what blue skies above.

Down from what blue skies above,
Up from what black cAverns below,
Descend the sweet songs that love.
Arise the bright fanoies that grow
Through the hard frozen ground and the
snow
What matter whence the bright birds come,
What matter whence the sweet flowers rise,
II the birds still refuse TO be dumb,
And sing as they sang in the skies,
While the flowers hold their original dyes,
care not who soved the dark seed,
care not who huilt the high nest,
SO my nightingalos chant, l viii heed;
So my lilies blow on, l am blest
These blessings remain, Fate may keep all
the rest
r. H. Sioida,v IN HaiTers Weekly,
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-02

Examination week at the famous girls
schsol of N-bad reached it's closing
act. Compositions were TO be read in
the afternoon; prizes were to be award
ed {; and at evening collation. would be
spread at half-past ten in the not spa
cious but particularly attractive grounds
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-28
THIRD DAY,
FRIDAY. August %. 10

TR4DAIs August 70, 1906
Major Burke, in reply to questions by Mr..
Potter, detailed the methods by which, in the
canvass OF 1876 and previously, the Republic
can party, through the control Of the election
machinery of Louisiana, had perpetrated
their enormous frauds He also showed how
the provisions Of law for the representation
Of both parties on election boards had been
avoided. He explained the methods by which
the majority for Tilden in 1876 had been over
come chiefly by the throwing out of strong
Democratic parishes upon fraudulent protests
that there had been intimidation, which pro-
tests in every case were not made out accord
ing to law. He showed how the Returning
Board had received only one protest in legal
form He said, as strong evidence that there
was no intimidation, that it was well known
beforehand that intimidation would only
result in an injury to the Democratic cause.
He gave details Of his interviews with
James E. Anderson. He met Anderson on
November 10 at Moreau's restaurants
but exchanged only a few words with
him. Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Stoughton were
present, but he was unable to say whether
there had been any interview between Ander~
son and Sherman. Mr.. Gauthreaux sat on the
opposite side Of the table from the witness,
and might have seen such an interview with
the direction in which Anderson had gone.
After Anderson had put in his protest, Ander-
son told him that he was drunk when he
signed it, and said that he could prove it. The
Major also gave the details OF Anderson's
proposition to furnish valuable Information
to the Democratic party. by giving doeu-
mentary and other evidence that would clear
ly establish the existence OF conspiracy on
the part of the Republican party to throw out
what was then termed the i've bulldozed par
lshes, and would be the means of saving the
parish Of Orleans to the Democratic party
beyond peradventure. Anderson wanted
$4,000. cit was decided" said ne, that there
was no further moral wrong in availing QUIZ
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-06
San Gabriel Items.

On Wednesday last a man came
to the boarding house on the Santa
Anita ranch and applied for work
and was directed to Mr.. Falney,
Superintendent. He then asked
for suppsr, which was given to
him, the landlady saying that she
could not refuse man something
to eat. After he had taken supper he
was told by the landlady that if he
wanted work she would employ him
two or three days to cut firewood.
He replied that If he could not get
a job on the ranch, he would cut
the wood and then started in search
of Mr.. Falney. 1t 10 supposed that
be did not get the job sought, as he
was back at the boarding house the
next morning cursing the Santa
Anita ranch and everybody on II.
Mr.. Luce, one OF the fOremen, told
hun that he had said enough and
to leave the ranch. That quleted
him and Mr.. Luce went off to his
work. On returning to his room
at noon MIR. Luce found his valise
open and new suit of clothes and
some new flannel under clothes
gone. The stranger had also dis
appeared. A search was instituted
ald about five O'clock the mau was
found in the woods fully dressed in
the stolen clothes. He was made
to disrobs aud was then turned
loose without even the historical
fix leaf TO cover his uakedness. as
he had thrown away his old gar
ments when he donned the new.
While Mr.. Fhos. McLain was at
the ball ut Benefits hotei, 9avan-
ma, on New Years night, his span
Of horseA attached to u nice buggy
broke loose and dashed through the
Monte. The next morning they
were found about three miles from
the starting place, the buggy
SIN ashed to sm tllereens.