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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30

A Washington correspondent gives
these anecdotes Of the late Senator John
Morrissey:
Two or three incidents connected with
Mr.. MorriSsey's first official appearance
in Washington are not unworthy of
mention. The day after he arrived here
10 take his place in Congress he was
seated in the BARRIERS shop of Willard 5
hotel. when Beau Hickman, we'll
known as "the champion gentleman
beat of America. approached him and
said. mfr. Morrissey, permit me-, SIR, TO
conSratulate ven upon your election to
Congress-, 70 n position, sir, which have
no doubt You will adorn." That's not
bad" replied Morrissey, "but what
does il cost? ?" "Oh, only %, " replied
Hickman. That's cheap" said Nor
risey, and then handed him the money
without smother word.
Shortly after he came 81 the capital
Mr.. Marrissev learned that ColfaE, who
was then the Speaker Of tho House. was
an inyeterate smoker. Acting upon this
knowledSe he went - him and present
ing "A neatly papered parcel, said: I" Mr.
Speaker, want ~ talk 10 You about my
place on the committees, but before l
saw a word Let me give you the best box
of cigars in America. " All, yes, said
Mr.. ColfaN. very much embarrassed.
"hut, you know-that Is 20 say-all the
important places belong by right a. the
old members" Certainly. said Nor
rissev in his own blunt hearty way,
"thats Just what thought. and what
want YOU - DO for me is 20 put me at
the tail end of some committee that
never does any work. oh, that's
easy enough, said Colfax, evidently
much relieved I'm DO just what you
want" He kept his word, and Mr..
MarriSsey WAS appointed 10 the Com
mittee ON Revolutionary Pensions, which
meets about once in five years.
Morrissey, unlike most of his assOci,
ates, was not ambitious 10 figure prom.
inently IN the Congressional Direc
tory." and when Major Ben Perley
Po6re, the compiler Of that work. called
on him for short sketch of his life, ant
asked what his profession was, the
newly-elected Congressman said, with
some bitterness, "Weli, l suppose you
had better put me down as a faro
dealer"
"Oh, you don't mean it, said Major
Poore. " Can't you give me some othel
occupation?"
Yes, Of course l can, replied Nor
rissey. GIVE me credit for my Ole
trade If You viii; call me an iron
molder, for that's what am If I'm any
thing. And he appears IL the " Direc
/ tSry" as an iron molder.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30
Utilizing Dead Animals.

While on the subject of animal refuse,
says the Scientific american, we will
refer to the manner in which certain
dead animals are utilized in France.
Every portion of dead dog, for instance,
is converted to some use; it is boiled
down for the fat, the skin is sold to
glovers, and the bones TO make super
phosphate" In Paris the carcass OF
a horse is worth more than elsewhere.
inasmuch as the working classes eat the
best portions of the flesh. The hair is
a well-known refuse used by the up.
holsterer; the hide goes to the tanner to
make thick leather for bank ledgers,
ETC., the intestines make coarse gut
strings for wheel bands and lathes; the
fat, which from a well-conditioned horse
amounts to sixty pounds, finds ready
market; the hoofs are used either by
turner's or makers of Prussian blue, and
the bones go to manufacturers of ivory
black and to turner's. Even the putrid
flesh is allowed to breed maggots, which
are sold as food to fatten fowls. The
final residue is used by rat catchers to
trap their prey, and the skin of the
captured rat finds a ready sale among
furriers on account of its delicate fur.
A statement that has frequently gone
the rounds of the papers TO the effect
that most of the "kid gloves Of COM
merce are made from the skin of this
rodent is probably untrue, since its
small size would preclude its use foI
anything but gloves for children.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30
Sham Buildings in Brazil.

A recent traveller in Brazil mentions
some instances OF architectural shams,
which excel anything which we have 10
show. He describes a couple, by way
Of examples Of many:
II had expected TO find Santa Cruz
merely an Indian village, but as | APP
preached it, the church seemed TO me an
imposing structure. After getting a
glimpse of il we struck into q bit of
woodland, aud when We again emerged
into the open plain, saw only some
palm-covered huts and vhitewashed cot
tages. l saw also a number Of fisher
men, barefooted, bronzed women, in
hounced red, yellow and orange-colored
gowns, and here and there was a black
vestured Portuguese, with a white neck
cloth. But there was no church to be
seen. II had vanished. And yet could
not have been mistaken. had observed
it clearly. The facade was in the usual
South American style; it was painted
white, and in that clear air one can see
q fiy hundred feet off.
"Where, in the name Of Santa Cruz,
is the church z l asked of my guide. BY
way Of reply, he pointed TO a dead wall,
not more than three feet thick. l shook
my head, and cried out, NO; mean
the church which l saw a few minutes
ago. He laughed, and few more steps
cleared up the mystery. The church
which, seen from the front; looked like
an imposing structure, was only a dead
wall, yard thick, buttressed up, but
without vestige Of side walls, rear, or
roof. This wall was really all there was
of it. Several steps led mp 10 the portal
passing which, as many more led you
down into a hut, not much larger than
the others in the village, and like EN-
utterly devoid Of all attempts at archi-
tectural ornament"
Another sham structure was the treas
ury building of a considerable town. It's
facade is by no means devoid Of preien-
sion. but the front is all there is of it.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30
A Deaf Mans Musings.

Words confuse ideas; use as few as
possible.
There is q discount on the most per.
feet happiness.
The blush OF maiden is natures sig
nal of warning.
Not one man in a thousand marries
the girl he most wanted.
Satan is always ready to give advice,
but he exacts high fees.
There are many moral people whose
virtues somehow seem to be misfit.
D scontent is vital element Of civil
zation; without it there would be nc
progress.
The quiet fellow in the corner who
lets his rivals do ell the talking generally
marries the girl
II mankind were turned into different
kinds Of food mother-In-law would
make horsera iish.
There are people who should be known
as "tapeworm takers" They are q
terror to all busy men.
Every man coming TO an obscure old
age thinks he would have achieved wealth
if
Let young men be patient in their
wooing, for maiden's love may be cold
on her lips yet warm in her heart.
If Immediately the cock crew every
time a man lied in these latter days,
what adm there would be
In the quiet of the early morning we
should laden our hearts with kindness
and good will for use during tie day.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30
shipping Goods by Mail.

For one cent per ounce or sixteen
cents per pound, a parcel may be sent
per mail from New York to any part OF
the Union. Printed books and some
other printed matter are charged at the
rate OF one cent for two ounces, or eight
cents per pound. The one cent per ounce
class includes almost all kinds Of mer.
chandise and samples OF merchandise,
seeds, cuttings, roots, scions, models,
Autographs, engravings, etc, etc.
Packages must be 80 wrapped or en-
veloped with open sides or ends that
their contents may be readily and
thoroughly examined by postmaster
without destroying the wrappers; bat
seeds and other articles liable from then
form or nature % loss or damage unless
specially protected. may be enclosed IN
unsealed bags or boxes. which can readi
ly be opened for examination OF the con
tents and reclosed; or sealed bags made
Of material sufficiently transparent Il
show the contents clearly Y without open
ing. may be used for such matter.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30
The Great Bell OF Moscow.

At the base Of the Tower OF Ivan,
writes traveller, we paused to examine
the great bell of Moscow, which is sur
mounted with n globe and cross
What q history has this bell Cast in
the reign OF Boris Godunof, il fell and
was broken in the reign of Alexis. II
was recast in 1854, aud weighed two
hundred and eighty-eight thousand
pounds. Twenty years later it was sus.
pended from a wooden beam, where II
remained for eighty years, when il again
fell, and it's fragments lay on the ground
for thirty-three years, when by order OF
the Empress Anne il was recast. Dur
ing n Ere which occurred four years
later, it had another fall, when its side
was knocked ont, and il remained buried
in the earth till 1886, when the Emperor
Nicholas had il placed upon its present
pedestal. It's present weight il -four
hundred and forty -four thousand pounds,
its height is nineteen feet three inches.
and it's circumference is sixty feet nine
inches. II 10 two feet thick, and the
weight Of the broken piece is about
eleven tons. The exterior is ornamented
in relief by representations of the EN-.
peror Alexis, the Empress Anne and
religious characters.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30
Effect Of Hard Water upon Animals.

Horses have an instructive love for
soft water, and refuse hard water II they
can possibly get the former. Hard
water produces a rough and staring coat
on horses, and renders them liable 10
gripes. Pigeons also refuse hard water
If they can obtain access 10 soft Cleg-
horn states that hard water in Minorca
causes diseases in the system of certain
animals, especially OF sheep. So much
are race horses influenced by the quality
Of the water, that il is not unfrcquent 20
carry supply Of soft water 20 the
locality in which the race is 90 take
place, lest there being only hard water,
the horses should lose condition. Mr..
Youatt, in his book called The Horse, ."
remarking on the desirablencss Of soft
water for the horses, says, Instinct or
experience has made the horse himself
conscious of this. for he will never drink
hard water If he has access 10 soft he
will leave the most transparent wat,r OF
the well for a river, although the water
may be turbid, and even for the mu
diest pool" And again in another place
he says, Hard water drawn fresh from
the well will assuredly make the coat Of
a horse unRccustomed 10 IL stare, and
will not unfrequently gripe or further
injure him."
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30
A Female Lion Tanner.

Eva Kleacht, Young Russian lion
tanner, is really remarkable sort of a
girl. She was wrecked at sea with a
circus that was making the tour Of the
world. Most of the company we're lost,
but Eva was picked up by an American
ship and brought 20 New York. The
Russian Consul furnished her transpor-
tation 10 Paris, where she thought to
find work. but could get no honorable
employment. She would accept no
other and heroically gave herself up 10
the police as vagrant She was sent
to the st. Lazarre prison for women. A
newspaper reporter, who happened to
pass through the prison yard one day,
was so much impressed with her noble,
innocent face, that he asked who and
what she was. He heard her story, iu-
terested friends in her behalf, and finally
the director OF the great Franconi Circus
offered her place. She accepted it,
was releasedand now draws great crowds
TO the circus nightly by her performance
as q horse tanner.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30
Street Scenes in Cairo.

The streets Of an Oriental city are
good schools in which 20 study the man
ners and customs Of the people. Place
twenty Arabs in coffee shop, and they
will not make as much noise as three
Americans. Only one man speaks AZ q
time. the rest listen, and, what Is sur
prising TO an American, never inter
rupt.
But let there be q quarrel in the
street, and in a moment, each one Of the
quiet men is changed. They will run
out, talk, gesticulate-everybody puts
In word. A laly one day saw street
quarrel in Cairo, Egypt A boy upset
a cake.seller's tray.
"Nalabook :" Course your father -
exclaimed the angry pedler, demanding
six piastres damages.
A crowd gathered, and every one gave
an opinion. Neighbors looked ont Of
the windows, and smiled or frovned.
There were lots of talk, much gesticula-
ton, and-that was all In an English
crowd there would have been half-s.
dozen broken heads or bruised noses
One day the little boy of poor man,
living near the lady's house, died. The
father, as usual. came out into the street
for sympathy. Leaning his head against
the wall Of house, he sobbed till the
tears literally wetted the dust So in
tense was his grief that he did not tear
off his turban or mend his clothes, but
clapped his hands and cried
20 my hoy o my boy |"
A bean-seller opposite shut his shop
and came to sympathize with the poor
father. Passers-by, gathered around
him, said not word, but looked their
sympathy. Two merchants dEmounted
from their dnnkeys and joined the sym
pathizers. All waited till he went home.
to which many accompanied him with
respectful air.
II seemed strange to the lady for
grown-up man TO go out into the street,
and call upon the passers-by TO grieve
with him. But how like the wall Of the
prophet jeremiah "Is it nothing 10
you, all ye that pass by? Behold and
see II there he any sorrow like unto my
sorrow T.
The same lady went to the bazaar 10
buy a carpet. An old broker, standing in
front OF a cofTee-shop, had one on his
shoulders.
She asked the price. Eight napole-
ons, ;" he replied, spreading the carpet
in the street, to the inconvenience OF
public travel
"Three hundred piastres o uncle !"
she said, looking as though the carpet
was of but little value.
90 Muslims, hear that T. cried the
broker to the gentlemen sitting outside
the coffee e-shop. "Look at this excellent
carpet Three hundred piastres BY
the faith, it is worth two thousand -
~ wonder" answered one Of those
addressed, "that an old man as thou art
should tell us that the lady, who is n
traveller, and a person Of experience,
values il at three hundred piastres.
Thinkest thou we will give thee more ?"
"Give thou, o lady," suggested an
other, 4" four napoleons, and do thou,
o old man, take il. "
That settled the bargainN In the
East everybody gives an opinion; for are
not all Muslims brethren? And why
should not a mans brethren aid him in
buylng or selling?
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30

America has refused. Italy declares that abe
mual submit the question 10 parliament
Austria and France have not answered, but II
is believed that the latter will consent. loan
Of 900. 900 Turkish pounds has boon already
concluded on tho basis Of increased dnoa
sn hundred persons have loat their lives by
an earthquake ~ Cua, In Venezuela.
Preparations are being made In Canada foI
coast aud frontier defence. aud the miliua
have boon supplied wth arms and ammunition
aud ordered 10 hold themselves Ia readiness q
march Al y moments notice.
The international championship two-milt
boat race between Edward HAnlon, Of Toronto
aud Fred A. plAislod Of New York. At Toronto
Was won by HAnlon, Who lod At the nninh BY
four boat lengths
A visit 10 tho American section Of the Paris
Exposition has b0cn made by the Primes oi
hAloH
German paper publishes = report that
there Is q plot on foot 90 establish the roptblie
% Turkey with MIdhAt Pasha ne presid~nt'
The lower house of the Hungarian Diet hA'
passed hiu granting 60OOO. 900 horins (s2g.
100, OOol Tor war purposes.
Mr. Okubu, tho japanese minister Of ,hs
interior, has been AsaAssiuAicd lie 10 statat
to have been a defender Of All the recent TO
f0rus Ia Japan.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30
How a Halter Advertised Himself.

A New York correspondent writes:
There are human connecting links As
well as material ones. Genin, the halter,
who died two days ago, was one of the
former. Although his years were under
sixty, the report OF his death carried
many New YOrkers back nearly a gener-
alton, 10 the time when Jenny Lind
made her debut in New York under the
management of Barnum. Barnum and
Genin were neighbors, Barnum running
the old American Museum. where the
Herald building now is, and Genin keep
ing hat store next door, on the site Of
the present Park Bank. Genin believed
in advertising and left no stone unturn-
ell TO draw public attention 10 his bust
ness. The arrival of the Swedish
Nightingale" caused a great sensation,
and Of course Barnum fed tina flame Of
curiosity without stint. He had engaged
Castle Garden, then the only concert
hall OF any note in the city, for the Won
derful songstress, and he advertised her
tremendously, for those times. An auc
ton sale Of tickets for the first night
was announced, and so great was the
furore that but little else was talked Of
for several days. A great crowd attend
ed the sale, and when the first choice
WAS put up, Genin, who was resolved to
make a hit, started at high figure,
though I do not recall exactly whst it
was A lively competition set IN, but
Genin had made up his mind to carry
of the prize. The first choice was final
ly knocked down 70 him for S225. 1t
was then considered an enormous figure,
and its effect was to advertise Genin SO
thoroughly that his name became known
all over the country. His business IN
creased greatly and he made money fast.
Early in the war, however, his health
failed, and he retired to a country home,
where he spent several years a martyr 10
disease. Genin's name was almost for
gotten till II appeared among the death
notices. Then all the old residents re-
membered him as the man who had
paid S225 for seat at Jenny Lind's
first concert in New York.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30
Health NeYers.

Never eat in hurry, because it causes
indigestion.
Never speak in a hurry, because it is
ominous OF instability.
Never think on going to bed, because
il makes wakefulness.
Never eat between meals, because il
, produces irritation.
Never dine in excitement, because the
blood is called to the brain which
ought to go TO aid digestion.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30
Johnny's Essay on the Ant Eater.

Ant eaters ketches EN- with their
tungs. wich is long like werm, and
gum on il, same as hop todes tungs.
The eater it finds place where the ants
5 70 work, and lies down, and pays out
it's tung, and shets up its eyes. Then
a ant comes there, and takes look, and
savs TO the other ants: "This dufer
has over ct hisself, and gone 10 sleep
without finishing his last werm, lets
take wot is left for our own sells.
But when they have all got hold they
sstick fast, and the eater it opens one ey,
ike sayin: line reddy If you are, and
then il touches q spring, and the tung
IS drawed in quick, and them ants is as
toaish.
And now Ill tell you story wich aint
true, Jest for a change.
There was a ant eater wich had lain
on: MS tung that way, and q ant come
up and said: Hello wot's this p
The eater was so hungry he cudent
wait so he said: why don't You see ?
That is q nice red werm."
But he had to pul in his tung for to
say ii, and then the ant said: ''1 was
Jest a looking for a worm like that, and
if you hAdent GRABBED it so quick l would
have took il my own self"
The eater see he hsd made mistake,
50 he said: 4" know where there is a
other woTu', same kind. You follower
me and lie sho you"
So the eater went of little way with
his back to the ant, and laid out mis-
tung agin, and wen the ant had cum the
eater winked its i, like saying: I" Do be
carefe, or you vii friten the werm, an
he might git away, cos you see only
got him by the tail D"
Wen the ant had looked it said: You
can't fool me smarty; that's the same
old werm wich you have had in your
mowth. line hungry, but don't want
no boddvs second hand vittles."
And the eater il dident dare to say
twasent so. cos it wud have to pul in its
tung agin to say il; sut after the ant had
went away mad then it said " It's nifty
hard to be silent under unjust suspi-
cion, wen natur has give me so much
tongue for to deny it-TheAr0ond,R.
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The Greatest IJIsoevery Of the Ake d.
FobME oplsbrMisd vanetkn Ianlinsnti y@Mru S1'of'
ths pube. and warranted 10 cure DiArhea pyasnaS'y
uos and spasnn lAksu intaFnAiiIi aau crpup ofos's
IlasanAlLsa. sore ThraAts. outa. Brsissa ola norsa
and Pains In the t4Inbs BAak. and uhsst eEtsrnAiI.
u has nsvsr failed No family wiil ever b witheas
An-r onaa gvinM q faH trial Price, 90 eanam On
TOBIAS VENETIAN HORSE LINIMkEf, n Fin'
Boltss al One Dollar. in warranted sup~raef t@ anS
pthsf 81 NO PAY for ths ears ef uoie Outz. hruinna
Ola koses Sss Bola ~ ali DsnsEslA pSpot--t 10 fafA
pisa. Ns@ VaTt
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uothsru! metherafi afetheraii Deaf
fail 10 procure Mira Winalow'e soothing syup
for NIL diseases incident 10 the pertod OF teeth
lng In children. II relieves tho child hom pain.
eg,rna Wind oollc. regulates the bowela, and, by
giving relief and health 10 the child, gtvea rest "
he mother II is Ku old and woll'tried remedy
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[HJ Cable q ne AssoeiAlsd Press
The display Of scales by Fairbanks a CO.,
New York. is very grand. and creditAbls
70 the exhibitors showing the AdvAnoerneni
made by them over those OF any other Amer
can or foreign manufacturers, and rufecti
great credit on American workmanship. dhs
exhibit surp1sses ali others IN merit At ths
Paris Worid's Fair.
Mason A HAmlin. who took the hret medal foi
their cabinet organs at the Exposition In 1851
aud hare won the highest hunort At ever!
worlds exhibition since, are here IN sompesitior
with ane lot 81 organs. Several other Aneri
can makers exhibit, but few II any % them WI
venture 20 compete.
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