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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-05

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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-05

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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-05

ssc. 10. Every person or arm snEsgsd IN ne
business or carrying on Q barber snop snxI
pay, quarterly, for . licenre 70 csffy % ~
ssme according to his ortheir average monthly
busipess or receipts. - IN ns following
IiTt oisss-Nouthly business o. Tsceipts ave
hundred dollars or ovsr. quarterly LICENSE, ta
5000 Css-Mnnthly business o. rscsdpts
three hundred and any dollars or over and
under ave hundred dollars. quarterly license,
rSird Cias-Nonthly business or roosapts
one hundred and any dollars OF over and under
three hundred snd nifty dollan, quarterly
iicsuss, four dollars.
Fourth Oisss-Monthly business or rsce,pts
under ons hundred and hfty dollars, quarterly
iiosnss. three dollars.
bIIIIAHp 1ABLls.
epc. n. 1ysu psrsoa of arm enQesd IN TIE
business OF keeping . billiard table Or billiard
tables for public zee % hire shall pay. qusr.
tsriy, for . hcsuss therefor. recording 70 his o.
thsir svs.age monthly rsesipt, - IN the fol-
lirss 6isss-HoatAiy ,esipss two hundrsa
doalars O. ora. quarterly hesnse. twslvs DOL
second clsn-nonsA,y rsesipes 90 husAssd
doilsrs @ ovsF GA uSdSr tV1 f1n1Fsd dsl1n,
eusssiy hsass. ~ ds,,sh
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-05

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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-05

Bkc. q. The proprietor or manager Of each
circus, csrsvsu. OF msnaseris shall psy . liceose
Tor each days performances, - In the following
schedule:
A circus. accompanied By . caravan oe me.
nageriss, shall constitute the nnt class, and
shall pay . daily license Of twenty-five dollars.
A circus, unaccompanied with . caravan OF
msnayeris, shall be VI the second class, and
shall pay Q daily license Of tvepty dollars. -.
AcafHvan or menxgerie, unaccompsnied with
Q circus, shall be OF the third cisss, Gd shAl
pay Q daily license OF ten dollars.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-05

SEC. %. Every person. nrm. association Or
corporation engaged In the bustDess Of trsns-
hitting letters or other packages, .forvardinG
and carrying gold dust. bulliou. coin OF frviehs
Tor hire, from the Town Of Cold Hill 70 any
Of uoid am, and who has . placs Of bushes
or AGENCY In said town, sball pay, quarterly. for
. license 10 carry on the same. according 70 his,
their or its monthly receipts. ~ in'ths avsrsee
ollowing schedule;
. First o~lsss-Monthly receipts Ave tnousand
ascond .0isssN Nonthfv ysrsints und.r Az
thousand dollars. quarterly lioenss. twenty dol.
lArB,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-05

Skc. IL. Every person or nrm engaged IN
the business Of keeping . daguerrean or photo
graphic gallery. or In psin'lng portraits or
ministries. shall pay, quarterly, for . license
70 carry On the rsms. according to his, her. or
Their average monthly sales or rvceips, ~ In
the following schedule:
First Clsss-Monthly sales or receipts eight
hundred dollars or over. quarterly license, ton
dollars.
second Class-Monthly sales or receipts
under eight hundred dollars. quarterly licsnse.
nys dollars.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-05
AucrIoNEEM.


SEC. IL. Every person, nrm or associstior
engaged In carrying on business - . baker Of
bread. piles and cake. or either ofthese articles,
shLll pay, quarterly, or Q license TO carry on the
same, ss In the following schedule:
First Class-Monthly sales OF receipts seven
hundred and nifty dollars % over, quarterly
licenpe, twenty dollars.
Second Class-Monthly sales or receipts ave
hundred dollars or over and under seven hun.
drsd and fty dollars. quarte,ly liosnss, fifteen
dollars.
Third Cisss-Nonthly sales or receipts under
ave hundred dollars, quarterly license, ten dol
lars.
BANKxzs.
Sec. 10. Every penon, nym, association OF
corporation having . place Of business IN the
Town OF Gold Hill, and therein engaged In the
business Of banking. losning money, buying and
selling exchange, or rsceiying Of deposit bul.
lion or coin, OF any or I'll such trlnsacttoas,
shall pay, quarterly. for o license 10 carry on
said business. according 10 his, their or its ave-.
Age monthly purchases and ssles Of exchange,
amount OF loans. or dsposit Of bullion or coin,
or any or all Of such transactions, - the case
may Be-. q In the following schedule:
First Class.-Monthly transactions one hun.
dred and my thousand dcpsrs or over. quar-
terly license. one hundred dGIlsrs.
Second Clsss-Nonthly transactione undef
one hundred and any thousand dollars my
dollars.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-05

SEC. ~. Every person. arm. association oe
corporation engaged In the foundry badness
shall pay. quarssrly, for . license " carry n
the Same, according 70 his. their or its sycrsss
monthly saiss or rscsipts. - In the following
schedule:
first Clsss--Monthiy sales or receipts twenty
thousand dollars or over, quarterly license. forty
dollars
Second C~lsss-Monthiy salss or receipts afssu
thousand dollars or ovef M under twenty
thousand dollars. quarterly license. thirty dol
Lars.
Third Csss-Mouthly sales OF receipts ten
thousand dollars or over and under nfcen thou.
sand dollars. quarterly hcsnss. tWsnty.nve dol
lars.
Fourth olsss-Monthly sales or receipts I'M.
DIR ten thousand dollar, quarterly nosnss,
twenty dollars.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-27
An Eccentric Family.

Mentioning the name of Goelet calls
to my mind one of the most curious and
eccentric families that ever existed.
Those readers who have over walked up
Broadway will be likely to remember a
great brown stone residence which stands
on that thoroughfare at tho corner of
Nineteenth street. It il plGced back
from the sidewalk, and is surrounded
by an iron fence at least ten feet high.
That old house has stood there a great
many years. The windows are alEAys
closed, and the only sign OF life about
the place is TO be found in the various
animals and fowls which roam about the
ward. 4 COW, sometimes a horse, and
always various kinds OF chickens and
imported poultry may be seen there.
The place covers three or four city lots,
and must be very valuable. II is owned
by the Goelet family. Whether any of
them live there now or not I am not
able 10 say. 1t would take a detective
to find that out. But up to n couple of
years ago the mansion was occupied by
one OF the former generations of Goelets.
He was rcputed to be enormously rich,
yet he lived alonein that vast mansion at
an expenditure which, I have been
told, did not often exceed a dollar a
day. The old man kept his money in
the Chemical bank. He did all his
business himself, collecting his rents
and attending to his taxes AMI other
matters in person. have heard, 1
don't know how truly, that he had n son
Of whom he was early very fond. Once
on . time he discovered that son, in
whose hands he had placed the care Of
his vast estates, in the act OF swelling
his own income 10 the loss of his idol
izing parent. After that old Goelet
went into his shell, 90 to speak, and
devoted himself to boarding his wealth.
He used to come out in the morning.
winter and summer. walk down to tho
bank, make check for few dollars,
buy his days provisions and go back
home. Ono bitter day, when the snow
and rain were falling, he caught cold
during his long walk, and within a few
weeks he was dead. But tho old house
on Broadway Is Just tho Same in look
now as IL was during his life. Such Is
the meager story of one member OF q
very rich New York family.-Nap Fork
Letter.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-27


Ambition is the evil shadow of aspi-
ration.
II takes q bold man to roll bis own
idea into the world.
The history of your fortunes is first
written in your life.
Never present gift, saying that IL is
OF no use TO yourself.
Better bend the neck promptly than
to bruise the forehead.
No man Is more miserable than he
that hath no adversity.
Act we'll at the moment, and you have
performed a good action to all eternity.
When respiration ceases, our educa-
tion Is finished, and not a moment
sooner.
Most OF tho shadows that cross our
path through life, are crossed by stand.
ing in our own light.
Self-denial is the most exalted pleas
ure, and the conquest OF evil habits the
most glorious triumph.
The fortunate man is he who, born
poor, of nobody, works gradually up 10
wealth and consideration; and. having
got them, dies before he finds they are
not worth 30 much trouble.
No man can go into bad company
without suffering for it. The homely
old proverb has it very terseIy: "a man
can't bite the bottom out of frying pan
without shutting his nose"
Every increase Of knowledge may
possibly ronder depravity more depraved,
as we'll as it may increase ..the strength
of virtue. 1t is in itself only power,
and its value depends on its application.
let man take time enough for the
most trivial deeds, though it be but the
pairing of his nails. The buds swell i'm.
perceptibly without hurry or confusion: !:
as il the short spring days were an eter-
Mtg.
The appreciatiye eye which discovers
real merit, and rewards it by increasing
trust, which discerns unfaithfulness or
slsckness, and visits il with Just rebuke,
is a potent influence to produce good
and true work.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-27
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The glucose product OF this countr,
is said to be over 100000 pounds |
day.
Tho sense OF touch in eyeless fishes Il
shown by experiment to be extraordi
narily developed.
When the foot of the midge is'in &C
tion it has the appearance of horses
foot in miniature.
Paper betting is now being used in
Japan, and is said to have been found
stronger than leather betting.
The time necessary for tho complete
destruction of the human body is esti.
mated, in France, at five years.
A German chemist, DIR. Schal, has es-
tablished the useful fact that wood i'm.
pregnated with paraine is preserved
from rot.
Abernethy used to say that "of the
largo quantity of food man swallows,
one-fourth supports him, and the rest
he keeps at his risk"
Sir John Lubbock estimates that
1000, 900 animal species have existed on
our globe, of which only about $4,000
are as yet on record. He places the
number of recent species at 100000.
A peculiar phenomenon occurred in
August on q mountain of Rhcnish Prus-
sia. In the side Of the Brennende Berg
pit of about hundred square yards
in area suddenly opened. emitting a
great volume of flame and engulfng 4
house and its inmates. 1t is believed
that the cause of the catastrophe was
the ignition of gas rising from petro-
leum vein in the depths OF the noun.
tain.
Switzerland, writes the Geneva corre-
spondent OF London journal, has an
other lake. A large mass of rock and earth
fell the other day from n mountain. side
at Somnix, in the Grisons, blocked up
the course Of the Jobel, and converted
the valley into lake. Tho village of
Suubein, hard by, is in great danger.
The numerous land-slides on a large
and small scale in Switzerland during
the past few years must have produced
a good deal of scratching and growing
that will do for evidences Of ice scratch
ings for those who want them.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-27

Leeohes are among the curious pests
which swarm in the moist places of n
Malay Jungle. Directly the earth trem-
blcs with q mans step, the leeches
stretch themselves out in savage thirst.
BY some means they manage 10 make a
lodgment on his body. He may not
feel them at first, but when at his Jour
ney's end he strips for bath, he finds
score or more Of the little blood
suckers fastened to his legs and gorged
with their sanguinary dinner.
He puzzles his head in vain TO dis
cover how they managed to get mp his
trousers-legs. But on resuming his
journey. he ties his trousers tightly
round the ankle, places them in his
boots, which be anoints with lime Juice,
an abominatiOn to the little pests. Only
in this way may they be kept OF the
person.
Another curious specimen Of tropical
life, though not pest, which the
traveller secs. il the little shooting fish.
II Is an expert marksman, and kills his
game by water-shot.
An English gentleman, who kept one
In basin, reports thai Il would swim
round aud round, Watching for fly or
ant to appear on the edge Of the vessel.
"A soon - one was In sight, che fish,
posing itself. would shoot ont drop
Of water with such dexterity rs 10 cause
the animal 70 drop into the basin,
whers 1t was speedily swallowed. He
also says that when three or four Of
those "zhoosersH are confined IN a
basin, they will fire In turB, with singu.
lar regularity.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-27
The Champion Snake story.


A writer in Western paper tells how
he was blasting with gunpowder some
large and tough logs. From one of the
logs thus split open crawled an enor-
nous serpent, which was easily killed.
The man who tells the story continues
from this point as follows: "On stretch
ing il out I found IL to be thirty-ono
feet two inches in length, and the
thickest part of its body measured
twenty mine inches in circumference.
1t was o different species of serpent
from any had ever seen before. It's
tail was armed with q sharp-pointed
and curved horn; its body was varie-
gated with alternate brown and dirty
yellow stripes, and on close examina-
ton / discovered that 1t had been to-
tally blind, its eyes seemed to have
turned into a roaectionless, hard, bone
like substance. This explained its un-
decided. hesitating movements when IL
first came from the log. A strange
crease appeared about the neck Just
back of the head, which I found
10 be caused by stout thong of
leather, about which the flesh of the
serpent had grown until II had sunk al
most ont Of sight. Cutting this thong
and removing It, I fornd attached to
its under side copper plate which had
heretofore been hidden by the body of
the snake, and on one side of IL was
scratched ed. Boone, Asril 10, 1859.
split the log in two, and near the
lower end of the hollow found where
there had once been an opening, but
long years ago 1t had been closed with
plug made Of oak wood, about and
over which the maple had grown until
IL was almost concealed. Tho dead
appearance OF the small portion visible
Of the oak plug was al that called my
attention to its existence. Ny theory
Of the matter is this Daniel Boone,
many years ago, on the date recorded
on this place Of copper, caught the
snake, then young and small, fastened
Che copper plate about its mock, aud
imprisoned II in tho hollow OF the tree
by means Of tbe oak ping, where bis
snaheship bad remained until tho day
l had delivered him to free air and sun.
light again"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-27
A Hair Market

A Paris letter states that hair mar.
ket has recently been held at Belli-
mares, Allier county, which vas attend
ed By women from sweet sixteen to ven
cradle sixty. There were four hair
buyers. Each had his booth, whose
front was filled with cheap, gaudy,
calico cloths, worth at the very outside
twenty cents yard. In the booth
were two men, both armed, one with \
pair of scissors, the other with : yard
stick. The former would ask in an
arrogant way, as II he did not want
hair and was doing very great favor il
he condescended TO touch peasants'
hair: What do you want in exchange
for thatT' "Fifteen yardsS- "If I
give you four, eight. thirteen (ihis fig-
ure was rarely exceededl. yen may
think yourself very luckyi" The offer
accepted, he cuts the hair. and the other
man measures the agreed number Of
yards. Sometimes the merchandise
Is refused as being worthless. che head
Is too old. 1t takes about five years for
decent fleece Of hair to grow.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-27
Rattle With a Pat.

A few nights ago a Hartford man
heard rat in his sleeping room. and
on striking a light found that his rat.
ship had evidently lost his way, for he
was running wildly about seeking
place to escape. The gentleman opened
door to get broom or some other
weapon with which TO dispatch him.
and the frightened rat taking advantage
Of the opening scampersd across the
room over the mans bare feet and ont
OF the door before IL could be closed.
The rat ran down the back stairs and
into the kitchen. followed by the man
clad only in his night robe, with
kerosene lamp in one hand and a
broom in the other. Before beginning
the fight in earnest the gentleman let
in his young dog, thinking this would
be 3 good time 10 initiate the animal
into the mystery of rat-Elling. The
dog got his eye upon the rat-a large
old fellow-and skulked off into one
corner and lay down. The gentle.
man, seeing his "purp" was not
to be depended upon, "went for d"
the rat with his broom. He brought
the weapon down with a vengeance, but
the rat wasn't there. After two or
three mis-strikes the mans dander
riz," and the battle was vigorously
waged. The rat circled round and
round the room, followed by bis human
foe with high-lifted lamp and swinging
broom. This animated scene also
frightened the dog. and he went round
and round the room with master and
rat, adding to the uproar. The rat was
so desperately scared he at last, in
sheer desperation, sprang toward the
man, ran mp his legs and half way up
his body before he was dislodged. This
sudden onslaught caused the gentleman
to retire for few minutes, and when
he returned he was in full dress, with
rubber boots on and breeches legs tucked
in at the top. No more rats on uncov.
cred legs in his'n. Now he was ready
for the fray again. Bat where
was the rat? He was. nowhere
10 be seen. The gentleman looked in
every nook and corner for him, but he
was not TO be found. The dog still oc-
cupied his corner. and was trembling as
though badly frightened. His master
spoke kindly to him, and the animal
came toward him, when, 10 I the rat was
exposed to view. In his fright he had
taken refuge under the dog. The gen.
tlcman once more went for the rat. and
tho scene was repeated, the rat again
running 10 the dog for safety. He was
dislodged from this retreat n second
time, aud once more when hard pressed
he turned upon his two.legged adver-
sary. But before the rat could Chamber
up his person blow from the broom
atunned him and boot-heel finished
the fight. The skifmish lasted about
half an hour, no rat ever before making
= more desperate struggle for his life.
But the odds we're agin" him from the
start, aud once more victory mast 90
credited to Tho cnemyo Of the rat race.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-27
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.


The cataract of Niagara recedos 0
yard year.
Pins are first mentioned in the Eng.
glish statutes in 1883.
Bone shavings are used for case-hard-
ening small articles OF steel.
The number of air cells in the lungs
of grown man are 600, 900, 900.
The earliest account of diving bell
in Europe is at Nuremburg, 1864.
A hen will lay upward of 140 eggs
per annum, and bear ono or two broods.
The Emperor Justinian introduced
into Europe tho silk worm, from
China.
At the beginning of the present cen
tury the English laws made 160 crimes
punishable by death.
The zone Of the camel is said to ex-
tend from Northern Africa for 900
miles to China. A camers average load
is 1900 pounds.
st. Macarius, having one day killed
a gnat that stung him, lived six months
in swamp, exposed to the bite of
every insect, as a penance.
The thermal properties of the baths
at Carlsbad were first made known by
the bowling OF one of Charles ". s
hounds which had fallen in.
franklin, who died in 1890, was
grandson of man born in the sixteenth
century, in tie reign OF Elizabeth,
Three generations, thus extending over
two centuries.
When Mrs. Samuel Slater, Of Paw
tucket, r. l., was spinning some cotton
into yarn about 100 years ago, she ex
perimented to see il it couldn't be made
into thread, and it was to this thought
of hers that the world is indebted for
cotton thread.
In the treeless steppos of Tartary and
the pampas of South America the in
habitants make up for want of other fuel
by burning the bones of cattle. 1t is
generally considered that the bones OF
an OK will produce enough heat by which
to cook its flesh.
The wild dogs of India run by nose,
and, having made themselves acquainted
with sambur or other deer in the valley
or iheel of the jungle. they separate and
lie in wait at the different passes from
the CHAT, crouching on the high ground
above the paths taken by the deer One
or two of the pack then go round and
rouse the sambur, which rushes up hill
by one of the many paths. The dog
which lies III waiting springs at his vic
tim and fixes to his throat, and the others
soon run into him.
The curious custom of preserving the
tears shed alta funeral is still carried out
in Persia as In oiden times. The tears
are bottled in the following manner: As
the mourners are sitting around and
weeping the master of ceremonies pre-
sents each with piece of cotton wool,
with which he wipes off his tears. This
cotton is afterward squeezed into bot.
tie, and the tears are preserved as pow
erful and efiicacious remedy for reviving
a dying man after every other means
have failed. It is also employed as
charm against evil influence.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-27

A ssalwart Indian appeared The other
day at Aylmer, Qnebce. with dusky
companion by his side whom he wished
70 wed. Doth parties seemed 10 bs re-
ioicing Al the prospect IS they repaired
. the church, bat suddenly the maiden
changed her mind and positively Re-
fused TO become HI bride. Dig Indian
told her to go home and bring hin back
all Che presents he had made her. and
while shaUas absent he secured another
womsn, rava her the costume intended
or Tho one shst had discarded him and
married her Only two hoars were loss
~ tho entire transaction. zoruzfo
agobs.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-27
A Thrilling scene.

Gus de Smith. who owes everybody.
had > very narrow escape yesterday.
He was standing on the track Of the /.
4 @. N. r. II. and. did not notice The
approach Of train until escape seemed
impossible. The crowd shuddered and
ayorted their heads. In vain did the
engineer whistle down brakes snd re-
verse bis engine. A moment more and
Gns dc Smith would have been crushed
ont Of all semblance Of humanity, when
Gilbooly, with rare presence OF mind.
called out.
{" Gus, there's your zwashwoman +
With one bound Gas cleared the
track and was in safety. = Tsras Siffiaes.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-27

The grand old book Of God atill
stands, and this old earth, The more its
leaves are turned over and pondeFed,
tho more Il Will sustain end illustrate
tho sacred word. --prefasyr Dna.