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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
Fencing In Japan.

famous company Of professional
fencers we're performing at Yokohama
while | was there, and We went 10 see
them along with several English resi-
dents, who had been many years in the
country, but had never Witnessed sim
liar exhibition. Tie gladiators we're
cncasrd in armor, and were distinguished
from each other by the color of their
cuirasses. Their appearance was her
aided by the blast of conch shell, and
all their proceedings were superintended
by handsome young man, attlrcd and
shAven in the most orthodox style.
WELDING his fan like marshal's trun-
cheon, he set the combatAnts upon each
other, and separated them with loud
calculations. At each corner of the
arena sat Judge, with all the dignity of
u Roman Senator, motionless and silent,
until referred To upon doubtful point
Of order. Outs are interchanged 50
rapidly that il is often hard 10 say who
had dealt the successful stroke. The
weapons are long bamboos held IN both
hands like quarter-stafs, I, and any sort OF
blow above the waist is permissible, but
the favurite is good crack on the top of
the helmet Occasionally the combat
ants get too near together Tor striking,
and the struggle becomes literally hand
10 hand until they are sepAr-
Ated notwithstanding their savage
yells and fierce blows, they pre-
eserve the perfect good humor
characteristic of their race. By way OF
variety there was fight between the
sword and the " morning star, sphere
fastened by cord 10 spiked handle.
Although the latter appeared 10 be the
Inferior weapon. It's bearer did not come
badly of, as he played the part of n
retiarius with the ball and string, and
when at close quarters brought his sharp
hook into active operation. Then two
girls, elaborately attired IN the wide
sleeves and trousers Of japanese knights,
attended by female sqnires 20 arm and
equip them, took their places on oppo-
site sides of he lists, and went through
the motions Of fight, one having Il
halberd and the other couple Of swords.
Finally. another amazon had duel with
a male antagonist, and completely
overthrow him but this was mere
hurlesque, NJ he evidaptly tumbled oyef
ON purpose, and behaved like the clown
IN a pantOmimo. whereas an air ofPstern
reality peryaded the other mimic battles.
Ii il remarkable that the Japanese are
able 10 derive keen enjoyment from
which involve no peril
to life or limb, and il their public
spectacles differ in this respect from
those Of the Roman amphitheatre, they
may also compare favoably with many
which find favor in the eyes Of the
British public. Various games OF skill,
including the Go bang. are popular,
but the passion for gambling and cock
lighting, so strongly developed in most
parts Of Eastern Asia, is not conspicu-
Gus in Japan, where animals IN general
may be said 10 have a good time. .- The
Fbr,Hightiy Rouie,r.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
@ses .As mighty host AayAO'ins'
Training the Bronehos.

The bronc'io horses which perform
such wond, rful tricks at the New York
AQUARIUM we're tanght wholly by means
of kindness, patience and skill The old
system of training by fear is superseded
by more excellent way. The horse is
taught toefeel that his trainer is his
friend. and will not. hurt him and
though naturally n very timid animal,
kindness wins his confidence, and then,
when he understands what he is desired
to do, he will try to do 1t. The whip Is
used. not as an instrument OF torture.
but as a means of communicating 20 the
horse the wishes OF his keeper. Move
ments and touches OF the whip he soon
learns TO understand, and he viii watch
for these signals intently. The broncho
horses thus receive their directions for
the tricks they perferrn, and obey orders
exactly il there is uniformity in giving
them. The distinctive name Of these
horses comes from the Spanish bronehO
wild horse. They are not considered
more intelligent than common horses,
but are handsomer and more spirited,
and their being perfectly wild is great
advantage for purposes Of training.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25

Clothes Moths.

This name includes several distinct
but similar species Of the minute moths
belonging 30 the family TfHeid0. which
in their laryal state, are very destructive
10 woOlen goods, fur, hair and similar
substances. Among them may be men
toned the clothes moth (7tnea pestidH
elia), the carpet moth TYHea taPetEei
TAI, the fur moth (T peiliOnsiid), and
the hair moth (TYned oriHetta). These
tineans have slender bodies and lanceo-
late, freely fringed wings that expand
sir -tenthS or eight-tenths Of an inch.
The antennr and palpi are short and
thread-like, and there is thick orange
or brown tuft on the forehead. The
colsrs range from buff 10 drRb and dark
gray. The eggs are laid IN May and
June Cthe moth dying Immediately after
ward), and hatch out in fifteen days.
The Young worms at once proceed 10
work, gnawing the substances within
their reach and covering themselves
with the fragments, which they shape
into hollow rolls and line with silk.
These rolls are by some carried on their
backs as they move along, and by others
fastened 10 the substance they are feed
ing upon and they are enlarged from
time TO time by additions 20 the open
and by portions let into the
sides, which was split open for this
purpose. In such ambush the worms
carry on their work Of destruction
through the summer; rest, in seeming
tOrpor, during the winter and change
90 chryRAlids early in the spring. They
again in twenty days, and
issl. c from their shelter ms winged moths
10 iiy about in the evening till they laye
paired and are ready 20 lay eggs. Then
follows An invasion Of dark closets. chests
and drawers, edges Of carpets, folds of
curtains, and hanging garments. and the
Of n new colony is swiftly
laid.
The early days Of June should herald
vigorous and eKterminAting warfare
against these subtle pests Closets,
all receptacles for clothing.
should be emptied and laid open, their
contents thoroughly exposed 10 light and
air, and well brushed and shaken before
being replaced. In old houses much
infested With moths, all cracks in floors,
shelves or furniture should
be brushed over with turpentine. Cam
phor or tobacco should be placed among
all garments, furs, piumes. etc, when
laid aside for the summer. To secure
cloth Innings OF carriages from the At
tAcks OF moths, sponge them on both
sides with n solution OF corrosive subli-
mate Of mercury in alcohol, made just
strnug enough not 10 leave A white mark
on Il black feather. Moths may be killed
by fumigAting the article containing them
with tobacco or sulphur, or by putting
il practicable, into an oven heated to
about $50 degrees Fahrenheit
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
Reoeints for Cleaning.

Mrs. s. NJ. II. sends the following for
housekeepers: When q room Is TO be
papered, fill all the crevices where the
plaster has fallen Off with plaster OF
paris mixed with cold water. Ii dries
quickly and viii not stain the paper. For
cleaning mica, / have found nothing equal
TO fine salt. For cleaning zinc. nothing is
so good as kerosene; after using
kerosene, rub with whiting. II whit
ing is moistened with ammonia, it
will very readily clean both silver and
tin. To strain honey, first run it through
colander-set in a pan upon the back
oven; afterward, strain through cloth.
To make wax, fill a small strainer-bag
with rough comb, which dip In hot
water. The wax will rise to the surface
of the water, leaving the impurities be
hind. Repeat the process, and finish
by melting the wax and forming it into
cakes.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
Wait.

Wait, husband, before you wonder
why your wife don't get along
with the household responsibilities " as
your mother did" She is doing her
best-and no woman can endure, that
best, to be slighted. Remember the
long, weary nights she sat mp with the
little babe that died; remember the love
and care she bestowed upon you when
you had that long fit Of illness. Do you
think she is made OF cast from Wait
wait in silence and forbearance, and the
light will come back TO her eyes the
old light OF the old days.
Wait, wife, before you speak reproaoh-
fully to your husband when he comes
home late, and weary and "out OF sorts. "
He has worked hard for you all day
perhaps far into the night; he has wres
tied, hand in hand, with care and sci
fishness, and greed, and all the demons
that follow in the train Of money max
ing. Let home be another atmosphere
entirely. Let him feel that there is no
other place in the world where he can
find peace, and quiet, and perfect love.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
Words Of Wisdom.

Better be upright with poverty, than
unprincipled with plenty.
A man may have much OF the world,
and vet not be much of a man.
Without the virtue Of humanity one
can neither be honest in poverty nor
contented in abundance.
No life can be pure in it's purpose
and strong in its strife and all life not
be purer and stronger thereby.
IL was Thoreau who said that 1--WE,
who have not had seed-time OF charac-
ter, cannot expect harvest OF thought "
Be always sure of doing good. This
will make your life comfortable, your
death happy, and your account glorious.
The darkest day in any mans career
is that wherein he fancies there is some
easier way Of getting dollar than by
squRrely earning it.
In each grain of sand there are mar
wells in every drop of water world.
In the great spectacle called nature
every being has its marked place and
distinct role, and in the grand drama
called life there presides law harmo-
nioas as the one which rules the move
ments of the stars.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
Fata or q CentennlaI ReIIc.

All who visited the Centennial Exhi-
bition win remember the tremendous
and uncouth figure OF Washington on an
alleged eagle or some such bird which
stood at the entrance of Memorial Hall.
The huge work was no caricature on
ANYTHING American, but was executed
in good faith by Signor Guarnerio in
Italy who thought TO get some thousands
OF dollars for IL from the United States
Government. The Italian Government
transported it free from the studio TO
the gates of the Centennial and the
Signor had to pay ninety dollars for re-
moving it from thence and placing it in
Memorial Hall The colossal figure was
removed thence to the Main Exhibition
building after the Centennial closed.
The other day an attempt was made to
sell it at auction on account OF non-pay-
ment of duties. The highest bid was
the magnificent sum Of ore dollar.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
IIouor Drinking In England.

In the year 1877 duty was paid on
20, ,SSS, 176 gallons of homemade spirits
for consumption in the United Kingdom
as beverage, this quantity being less by
62, ll2 gallons than in the preceding
year. The 6,s5S. .0s2 gallons for con-
sumption in England show an increase
of 414,974 gallons, and the 6,9S7, 1S9
gallons for Scotland an increase OF 10,
051 gallons but these increases are
more than counterbalanced by a de-
crease of 493, ,110 gallons in Ireland.
where the quantity fell to 6,O47, 800
gallons. The l0,61S, ,564 proof gallons
ofimported foreign spirits (not sweetened
or mixed) entered for consumption IN
the Unite1 Kingdom in 1877, were less
bv s83, 176 gallons than the quantity in
the preceding year.-LOndon Times.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
The Empty Schoolroom.

The Empty Schoolroom.
Gray dus; upon each window-sill,
broken chair;
The tNrnished bell untouched 80 long
One leaf Of 8 familiar song
Such marks Of wear
As hearts with sad romemhrAnce ill.
Tired. tired gaze on these AtlAst.
Strangely Il seems
The fresh, youns faces are all Aed-~
Some hlithc, yocng hearts among the dead,
Numbered, In dreams
Alone. come visions of the past.
With something tvixt sob aud Sigh
stand to-day
Within this empty, dreary room,
As silent IS the speechleSs tomb,
And ont, away
Beyond these walls brown meadows lie.
O room deserted evormoFel
l love YOU yet
And sky, that holdelh only gloom.
Beyond are skies, Of summer bloom
Without regret,
To shine upon the golden shore.
Brown meadows, where the Wild wind
sweeps
Chill Ah 50 chill;
lust through the eobwebbed window-pAne
zee the graveyard in the rain.
Still, Gh - still,
Each heart AWeAry, resting, sleeps
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
An Extraordinary Tnmor.

An inquest has been held at Consett,
says an English paper, on a woman
named Wake, whose death was caused
by tumor OF extraordinary dimensions.
1t had been growing for four years, but
the woman refused to have it removed.
She was attended by "herbalist, who
foolishly by giving her medicine en-
deavored to burst it. DR.. Benton was
called, and said that the tumor was
three and half feet high, and contained
forty imperial quarts Of semi-solid fluid.
The coroner said that the herbaIist had
acted with gross ignorance, but he was
not criminally responsible for the wo
man death.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25

A teacher in Bangor, Maine, upbraid-
ed n little girl because she did not hold
up her hand with the rest of the delin-
quents when, at the close Of the day, all
those who chad lost their places in
their classes we're called upon to.do so.
But she, with ready wit, responded:
4" Please, mum, ] didn't lose my place;
an how could / when I'm at the feot2
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
Two vounp farmers desired the e1clu-

Two young farmers desired the exclu-
sive privilege OF dancing with the same
girl at Mount Vernon, III. There was q
quarrel, ending in an agreement to settle
the question with a fight. The COM
batants and a few friends went to n barn
but before beginning the fight one de-
manded that the other be searched, to
see if he had any weapon. The search
was not thorough, for the searched man
drew a knife, ON finding that he was
being whipped, and inflicted mortal
wound,
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
A Gentle Word Is Never Lost.

A seutle word is never lost
Oh, never then refuse one
1t cheers the heart when tempes, tossed, :
And lulls the cares that bruise one;
II scattors sunshine Ger our way,
And turns our thorns to roses,
1t changes weary night to day,
And hope and love disoloses,
A gentle word is never lost
Thy fallen brothers need IL;
How easy and how small the cost
With peace and comfort speed it;
Then drive the shadow from thy cheek,
A smile can well replace IL,
Our voice is music when we speAk
With gentle words 10 grace it.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
Recipes.

SP,cED SWEET PorAroEs. one
dozen small potatoes till they are done,
but not too soft peel and slice them
and sprinkle over them n teacupful Of
sugar and tablespoonful OF ground al
spice. Now put into q frying pan o
tablespoonful OF lard, and as soon as IL
in hot, Law in the potatoes aud fry them.
When the potatoes are taken up, put A
little water, sugar and spice IN the pan
and make n gravy 30 pour over the Po-
tatoes. You will flnd this dish generally
liked.
BEEF Soup.--Take four pounds OF
fresh beef. or what il better and more
economical, n nice beef shank or ' soup
bone" put il into four or five quarts OF
water; salt il and let il boil slowly five
or six hours skim well half an hour
before Won wish 20 take il mp put III q
CUP partly full Of rice, small quantity
Of potatoes. carrots, onions and celery,
cut in small pieces.
ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING. a
measure each Of sugar, -four, finely
chopped suet, mixed rAisins, currantt
and citron; stir we'll together and wet rs
with new milk Just enough to stick
il well together. Season il with CHINA
mon. rutmeg and cloves, and don't for
get n teaspoonful Of salt; tie in we'll
Toured bag and keep boiling well for
four or fve hours serve with lemon
LIQUID sauce. This pudding is iust as
good steamed over as when first boiled,
and will keep for several weeks in win
ter.
Eco ToAsT. Beat four eggs, yelks
and whites together thoroughly; put
two tablespoonfuls Of butter into o sauee
pan and melt slowly; then pour IN the
eggs and heat without boiling over q
slow fire, stirring constantly; add little
salt, and when hot, spread on slices OF
nicely Drowned toast, and serve at once.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-22

The astronomers must throw either Copper
nicus or Moses overheard, for certain. Rev.
John Jasper, colored parson at Richmond,
Va, has demonstrated from the Bible, to the
entire satisfaction of himself and congrega-
tiop, that the sun moves. Joshua told the sun
to stand still. David spoke of its rising and CO.
ing down, Isaiah said God turned it back ten
degrees, and how could these things be, argued
the old theologisp, unless old Sol does 60? He
urged his beloved hearers to stand up for the
Bible against the philosophers, and, in conclu-
sion, asked all who believed that the sun moves
to raise their hands. Every dusky hand in the
assembly wentup.
Minnesota has had narrow escape from pay
ing her deb.s. An innocent bill was passed by
the House of Representatives which permitted
persons that were sued by the state for moneys
alleged to be due to Offset the claim of the
state by any claims which they might have
against it. This looked reasonable enough on
its face. bit it was discovered in the Senate
that under this bill the railroad companies
could pay their state tax With repudia.ed rail-
road bouds. e=1
The forty-6fth Cougtess has now been In
session five mouths. Thsre have been four
thousand seven hundred and seventy. Eve bills
introduced, and one huudred aud fifty-three
joint resolutions, but only about thirty of the
former and twelve of the latter have become
laws. Only two oil. three of the minor sppro-
priat'on bills have been passed, and the appro-
priaton committee does not expect even to re-
port the last Of the appropriation bills for six
weeks yet.
Judge Pitmap, who was prohibitory candi
date for Governor of Massachusetts, last fall,
made charge to a jury recently and took oc-
casion to coudemn the practice of hiring mel
for the purpose of becoming ipformers and
. witnesses.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-22
News and Other Items.

Lake Ontario is open to navigation.
The fonr per cent bonds are obt lined in New
York below the Treasury price.
The South Carolina legislature has killed the
bill levying tax on commercial travellers.
alive to America, died at the New York Aqua
rum Tuesday.
The gross sum appropriated by the pension
bill, as agreed upon by the committee on ap-
preparations. is $29, ,2S6,574. The survivors Of
the war of 1872 will receive about one and .
half millions of this amount. By the provis-
ions of the bill all pension agencies are to be
abolished, the payments being made by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
Mrs. Hayes tolda reporter in Ohio q few
ago, that she finds Washington a delightful
place of residence. "The White House." she
said, "is such an elegant home; the rooms are
so large and splendid that am perfectly In
love with 1t. just now, too. the conservatory
is filled with profusion Of magnificent fow-
ers. 1 brought some cut flowers with me for
the especial benefit of my friends"
A popular doctor of Utcs, N. Y, while es-
corting lady home the other evening, at
tempted to relieve her cough and sore throat by
giving her troche. He told her to allow it to
dissolve gradually in her mouth. No relief
was experienced, and the doctor felt quite
chagrined tie next day when the lady sent him
a pantalcon buttor, with a note saying he must
have given her the wrong kind Of a trochs, and
might need this one.
President Washburn of Robert College, Con.
stau,inople. 10 sermon in Boston last Sun-
day, said that Russia intends to Russianize the
Bulgarlans, and she will have great advantages
for the undertaking, since it is an absolute ne
cessity that her troops should remain in Ball
gsria year or two for the preservation of or
der. She will select the most promising young
men and send them to Russia for education,
free of expence, and will use all Of her other
well known political arts. The Bulgarians
however, do not like the Russians, and they
are earnestly opposed to the Greek church.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-22
Secretary Sherman on RESUMPTION.

SecrcChry sherman on RESUMPTION,
Secretary Sherman makes vigorous de-
Tense of the resumption act Apparently he
thinks the time has come for the Admiuistra-
tion to direct and shape party opinion and
action, and the duty his chief neglects or des-
pses he takes upon himself. The condition
of the Treasury as set forth by its head Is GER
tainly eu couraging and justifes his expecta-
tion that the country will, unless prevented
byunwise legislation, resume specie payment
on the first of January next. By that time
there will be over S14O,OOO,0 900 Of gold in the
Treasury against S300,0OO,OOO of greenbacks
in circulation, ,-an ample reserve the Secre-
tary thinks. The premium on gold is practi-
callv done away with now, and less than fifty
millions of legaltender notes must be with
drawn in order to reduce that currency to the
limit set by the Treasury department.. Busi-
ness is now really done on specie basis, all
contracts are made on that presumption, and
whatever suffering resumption causes has al
ready been endured. To go back now would
afford no relief, but only compel US to undergo
again the same distress under which we have
been laboring for the past nine years. If we
are ever going to resume, the sooner we do so
the better. The balance of trade is largely
in our favor, and that may not happen again
very soon. In fact all the conditions are fav-
orable to resumption.
The recommendations and suggestions of
the Secretary will bear thinking upon. The
selling of bonds for legal-tender notes would
enlarge the use of the greenback and so per-
haps slightly appreciate its value, though not
much is to be expected from that. The ex-
change thereby made Of the six per cent.
bonds for the four per cents. would be saw
ing of interest. That exchange could easily
have been made and much gold accumulated
in the Treasury had it not been for the
passage of the silver bill. It is however too
late too repair that mistake. The reissue of
greenbacks and the acceptance OF them in
payment for customs duties are steps not to
be hastily taken, and will seem injudicious to
us of the East. The Secretary is altogether
too optimistic. But if he can persuade Con-
gress to let the resumption act alone, and can
steadily add to his accumulation of coin he
will have done two good things.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-22

A PROPOSITION has been made in the Do
minion Parliament that no laborer shall be en-
pIoyed on the Canada Pacific railroad whose
hair is more than five inches long. This is
meant to exclude Cinnamon. In practice it
would exclude only the good ones. The
short.haired celestial is always disgraced
man, an outcast from the temples and under
the ban of the State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-22

THE new Pope is cutting down expenses
and Of course making people mad. 1t seems
that the Papal Navy, consisting of one YES
sci which has been in the dock at Toulon ever
since 1870, has an admiral, while the "Army"
is as heavily officered as the Maine militia.
The generals and admirals have been dis
missed and there is much complaint in Rome.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-22

WHEN Mr.. Hewitt rebuked Mr.. Cox In the
House Wednesday for his demagogcal appeal
in behalf of working men he was really rebuk-
ing the methods of his party. Mr.. Cox is sim.
ply carrying out the Democratic policy of
sham and pretense.