Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-06-12

AZ OLD SEwbrAPEE-How TnE CEx-
TIE COUNTY CoNMissfosEgs COLLECTED
TAXES SEvESTT YEAgs Ago.-By tho
courtesy Of Col Alex Knoll, Of Howard, We
have been permitted 70 examine copy Of
the General Adrertiser, daily, Of Wodnes-
day, September ., 1907, Published In tho
city Of PhiladclpbiA. The coarse, brown
straw paper upon which it il printed, the
straightforward language In which It's
plain, editorials and advertisements are
written, and the quaintness of H. letter
press, make it a decidedly interesting relic.
The "Iea1cr" il very vigorous bi, of
English, berating Great Britain In round
terms as "the worlds dizturber," and
warning the American merchants that
they "be not deceived by partial conces-
'ions and hypocritical apologies from
Grcnt Britain.
The little "locsl news II contains relate
chiefly 10 couple Of armed British ves-
sels, the Jason" and the "Coluunbinc.u -
lying within the Hoop" and which seem
cd 70 wonderfully excite the ire Of the cd
itor.
The total absence Of political ncws or
comments strikes the reader Of the neys.
papers Of the present day as somewhat
strange. We gather from the Adyeriife-
menp, however that the Adr,rnAer was
Q D. III t..g q
for meeting Of the Democratic confer
ees Of the city and county Of Philadelphia
and county Of Delaware and FIRED X
Wolbert, having been again put ia nom
ination by the Democratic nominee" for
the Office Of Sheriff, says "should ] be
favored with the sj0rity Of your sufIrBges
a. was before, hope 70 eyince my graf
itude by faithful discharge Of the duties
of the Office, and an unceAsing effort 10
contribute my little means 70 promote the
public welfare" Another advertisement
for the sale Of "a certain lot or piece Of
ground, situate IN the Northern Libertief "
Is signed "Smon Shugart," executor 70
the estate Of MARY DieGenbsch, dec d
and nobody in this part Of the State can
doub; the Democracy Of pcrsons bearing
those names.
The hdvcrtisements all seem novel 10 the
reader Of the present day, and none more
20 than those for runaway slaves or in
denured servants. Orih & Boyd, who
seem 10 have been large importers and
Wholesale dealers a. that day, advertise in
one place that the "ship Union, Captain
jacob, for Antwerp, Is sn excellent vessel,
Philadelphia built, copper boitomed and
sail, fat" In another place the same
firm say that they Gust received 400 crates
eAriheu-wAro % Casks English glass, 400
boxes china, 80 tubs DO, handsomely As-
soried and entitled 70 Debcniure " and
in It'll another place 40 tons Liverpool
coal, j hsgs Bourbon coffee, an invoice Of
cut glass, and 1900 pounds very fine Ten
nesfec cotton, in square bales. The one,
however, which will mot interest our
readers, We copy below, A. nearly a. can
be In fac Hm'ic
COUNTY AND ROAD TAXES.
WE the commissioners Of Centre coun-
~, do hereby notify the owners Of unseAued
lands, that from one to six years taxes
are due on q number Of tracts in said couu-
/ ~. The land holders are therefore re-
. quested to discharge the taxes due on their
respective tracts Of land, otherwise, we are
/ ultimately determined TO adopt the meas
T ures prescribed by lsw for the immediate
I sale of every tract Of unseated lands on
which one or mere than one years county
I and road taxes will remain due.
JOHN KRYDER,
CHRIST. HENNRY, @Comm''- @
JAMES GREEN s'"H''s'
] r,,vas.fa.f.rgv'a nen-a