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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Mica is being applied to a new and
most valuable use, that of being placed
into middle soles Of boots and shoes.
Water and air are thus excluded, keep
ing the feet dryer than by any other
means heretofore used.
Apaper on the presence of alcohol in
the earth, in water and in the air vas
read recently before the French
Academy Of Sciences. The author, NJ.
Muntz, has developed the method de-
pending rs the change Of alcohol into
iodoform, 30 that one-millionth Of alec
hol in water can be detected. Alcohol
is found in all natural waters except
pure spring-water and in greater guam
tity in snow. Rain-water and the water
Of the Seine contain about one gramme
per cubic meter. Alcohol no doubt also
exists as yapor in the atmosphere. in
soils, especially those which are very
| rich in organic matter, there isa con
siderable quantity. The wide diffusion
Of alcohol in nature il due TO the dc.
struction of organic matter by various
agents Of fermentation.
Stammering, according 10 NJ. 4. Cher
win, generally originates in sudden
nervous shock which the victim Of the
affection has received in childhood ;
sometimes it is habit which has been
acquired by the practice Of initiating
other persons who stammcr, or by CON
slant association with stammcring mem
bcrs OF tho family. Professor Chcryin
resorts to singing, or tho use of the
cadence for preventing stammcring and
has been very successful. Whipping
has sometimes been resorted to.
Perhaps the best linguists in the
world are the Danes They are ais 0 nearly
as expert tclcgraphists rs tho operators
OF the Western Union, and that is
saying a great deal. OF these two i'm
portant facts the Chinese government
have become aware, and have, consc-
qncntly, and very lately, signed a con.
tract with the Great Northern Telegraph
company Of Copenhagen for the cstab-
lishment Of telegraph line between
Shanghai and Ticntsin, distance Of
about a thousand miles. There are
difficulties in the way Of accurately
transmitting messages in the Chinese
language which even the telephone fails
to surmount.
DIR. Caruclly has recently been max.
ing some experiments upon no, ice,
which have excited great deal of inter
est in scientific circles He claims 10 have
shown that, in a vacuum, ice may bc
heated far above the boiling point Of
water without melting. OF course. the
Ice cyaporates rapidly at It's surface,
without passing into the liquid state,
just as camphor does in the air, and so
far there j. nothing new; bui il has
been hitherto supposed that the ab.
sorption Of heat by this surface cyapo-
ration would prevent the temperature
Of the ice from rising materially, aud
this appears to be a mistake A ther-
mometcr, having IFS bulb inclosed in n
lump Of ice, frozen upon it by q process
analogous to that used in tho Bunsen
calorimetcr, has been made TO mark a
temperature a. high a. 1863 +. The
ic" was in a glass bulb. connected with
q vessel which was exhausted Of air and
kept at temperature below zero by q
freezing mixture around it,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02

A pamphlet ON the Mississippi river
and its tributaries gives the following
interesting statement Of the mileage Of
the navigahlc portion Of each Of the fol-
lowing named rivers above its mouth
Missouri. 3,i29; Mississippi, 2,l61 /;
Ohio. i,02l Red, 9s6; Arkansas. 6s4
White, T79: Tennessee, Ts9; Gambler
land, coo; Yellowstone, 474; 0uachiia,
3S4; Wabash, 365; Allegheny, 325
Usage. 303; Minnesota. 295: Sunhower,
AL; Illinois, 270; Yazoo, 22s; Black
Ark, ia; Green. 300; St Francis,
$50; Tallahatchie. It's; Wisconsin, leo;
Deer Greek, l16; Tensas, ia: Monon-
gahela. 10; Kentucky. los; Bartholo-
new, 100; Kanawa, %; Muskinggum.
%; Chippewa, 90; Iowa, so; Big
Hatchie, 70: St Croix, 65; Rock. s.
Black Ia.l, 81; Macon, 60; Bouf, 50
Big Horn, 60; Clinton, 30 Little Red.
20 Big Cypress and Lake. -; Big
Black. n; Dauchitso, 33. Total nun.
Der Of rivers. sS: total number Of miles
Of navigation as present, 1910.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02
MY MIDNIGHT PERIL.

ber-shall ever forget its pitchy dark
ness, the roar Of the autumnal wind
through she lonely forest and the in
cessant downpour of the rain l.?
This comes OF short cuts" l NUT
tered petulantly to myself, as I plodded
along, keeping close to the trunks Of
the trees to avoid the ravine through
which I could hear the roar of the tur-
bulent stream forty or fifty feet below.
My blood ran cold "a / thought what
might be the possible consequence of
misstep or n move in the wrong direc-
tion. Why had not been content to
keep in the right road?
Hold on ! was that light, or my eyes
playing me false'
stopped, holding on to the low res
inous boughs Of hemlock that grew on
the edge of the bank, for it actually
seemed that the wind would seize me
bodily and hurl me down the precipi-
tous descent.
1t was light-thank providence-it
was light, and no ignis faf,rus to lead
me on to destruction and death.
Hallo-o-o-ow
My voice rang through the woods like
clarion. IPlunged l on through tang
ed vines, dense briers and rocky banks,
until, gradually nearing, I could per
ceive a figure wrapped in an oil-cloth
cape, or cloak, carrying a lantern.
As the dim light fell upon his face /
almost recoiled. Would not solitude in
the woods be preferable to the compen-
ionship Of this withered, wrinkled old
man? But it was too late to recede
now.
Whats wantingw he snarled, with
peculiar motion of the lips that seem
ed to leave his yellow teeth all bare.
II am lost in the woods can you
direct me to R station p
"Yes, R. station is twelve miles
from here"
"Twelve milesr'
stood aghast.
could you tell me any shelter I
could obtain for the nightY'
"No."
Where are you going?"
ITO Drew's. down by the maple
swamp"
I" Is it tavern?'
"No."
Would they take me for the night?
could pay them we'll"
His eyes cleaned the yellow stumps
stood revealed once more.
81 guess SO; folks don't stop there"
is it far from here?'
"Not very about half mile"
"Then make haste and let MS reach
it. / am drenched to the skin"
We plodded on, my companion more
than keeping pace with me. Presently
we left the edge Of the ravine, entering
what seemed n trackless wood, and
keeping straight on until lights cleaned
ftfully through the wet foliage.
It was q ruinous old place, with win.
dows all drawn to one side, "a il the
foundation had settled, and the pillars
Of Q rude porch nearly rotted away.
A woman answered my fellow tray
eler's knock. My companion whispered
. word or two to her, and she turned to
me with smooth, voluble words Of well
come.
shs regretted the poverty of their &c
commodations; but was welcome to
them such as they were.
"Where Is IsaacT demanded my
guide
. He has not come in yet"
I sat down on a wooden bench beside
she fire, and ate . few mouthfuls Of
bread.
"I should like 10 retire Is soon as
possible" / said, for my WEAKNESS was
excessive.
Certainly" The woman started up
with alacrity.
where are you going to put him ?
asked my guide.
"Up chamber"
, 1881-06-23
Baron UcBlaki&lhs suicide.

yrvuut nst,T Il .s'W 1rS,i n'.yv vcnra
etnr, M snns hus o,1,uIri s,i ursatt ssnsn
'v ~ vsnmS M Tve 10 ri tbS amiside s"F IN Fs Msbui
Iiuron Iit.nntitIs. Nj, ,iMiLt rho rs,n1nr liza
ia, ri haf,r1, ~ Irth,tt,,a. ~tco hrnngr c"t,nnna
his fl,c 1niniis ,,f thfs i,mncrtMnt InvHnftt,1''
,ro mt m Sv,,ii knnwt, r'hu nrtilinrw sorvi..rt
~ HMssrir ,s;,s ~ hchinS ria tiiHnrs- nrti
Kri,,n ~ fIssem w"s ti,., .'riv man n.,Hscr.i
ahIe r. hrinT II -, Shn nrs,M"r St",,Inr.i
Tms1. " nrInrxa wer.. givnn N,,,S n ,n,IsirM,t
;xna m,Gs, ~ vbirh kr,s,n tvna T., chnnvt Iii lin
r,st,. ' ststpi nv thn N,,strun ,.rtinrv. " ,"n'
sinhstE1n ,,IsHkrI In s,n NC No Ia,Irn Austr rInn
l.v ss,,,nt H. s,,rr ~ ew s,,trv ma a. vcMrs
cy T t nIus rwur " VIII IN i%vu NV a. xaim
Er,,,'s nn I'r,,,"r ,yra t,r,H mi t;,n,,s h. -.
fI, ,,,,s r,n,,v,, rn,d lms r.,i,s "I.s,,, r.
Krtinn'S rntil1t,u .s,owe,i su,1 tiefrcis nft"r
I'm tsrst IiTiv shis1 mi, Ma.t,tS.s IHnpnrn.s
,,pt.r ~ hsSs M ''' Hu ., r"r, ,s
rnwnr ~ f,an frnbnii,,s, in.nMtior "t,,, -. :.
nI,mhcr ~ lIs .,,,,.x W..r., mnit ~ liz nTss,nai
hnr" v W. wars, III n,,i 1 ~ e ~ 80 ~ snns ~
thn Tr.f t.r1 ""Shit.,,4i nrn III rnhGmEM" AZ NJ
roct nr.a,s,Tt,n.a1 n fsu.,r ~ ,t,nw, s.,n
s , ..s ~ .sps I'M T., ~ t,t
*, titt 1I. ~" ,H .1 s'.u t ~ I1, w.
,s.,E .,S.r rt n H., wv ri, t,rw s
,nIestinn inv ascs. Tt,iil,i Tia os ,'ntn1. as I'M
.faWi r',.,x, ~" .,s,;n,ws,ttn, ~ svh, r,,%tmJ
"n Sr.,t XII .n1,ii.,,Ii -, tI'a r,,.s
f"rsrnss NM INV .t,,.sa ~ tvsniM iTnas,
hnv M''e "'N y, Mro,x.Ei "'e sro r', Atr%u M,
, 1881-06-23
Outrageous Charges of Corruption
Against the County Board,
The Same Being Purely for Selfish
and Knavish Political Purpose.
commissioners Uusling mud Wood Show
Good and Valid Reasons for
Tlle!r Actfun.
All About the Contracts Connected with the
0ourt-Houso Building.


Some weeks ugo tho Times hogan publishing n
tlu t,Iy County lyar4, ,pr,or 10 ls,U, Since tho
va,9ons nMt'rrs no.. to %hlch publicity WAS slvsn
iaa "r'c'red IL TIE Ihi"css IRON iour 10 six
'of ,h "s,Sp ~ ss,Sy sss tso ,S9. t0r
Of ,,,rIr ruhication in Tun rlunuxx found
their ,suy '",e tho 1S'"es. Tho Object M aimed at,
ascn I"s'e', .,,,hrr ar,,r, p"'s wns mrn,ra ''m IN
,s,r.rr,ca n'''>n Il, n,.r"1 frnuaz f' IN thn
s5.s H. a 4 n ,n tho kt,n s:"a IL e m rSt sr,l,'s fSs
Hppsrr", lint Whit lau iaes was riy'aa II was
n!s s 'nr Us t,i, + sH o M present ;,n'ns "
iliu ol,Jest IL 10 sul UP Il pisiic f.'rlny n91itst
'n rrfGt ~, nt miisrs
s ]. % sst S as 10 %PS = Sss sss 40
;S ss,!s a4s T., T. s S SSn,y a;;
iarih !" i!s rnss 70 i:ther t6s ess ;'i eo',:
hen Gots lw wi" II to Mat!s s III e ss.
n.ni,ite with !he sIlcG!s sl,au!aliy ralorrc,! 70
we're interviewed " TltfnuS ,nortGSr: TIC
Ss,e fsa # M sh's srcs Ms d na wr f,
co,,strHeiso y ,ho !M!ii!as which were aic,ed
.,,.,.,: ,.,......, .,.,... ..,
COMMISSIONER la'H1IS0, 49,,
IN Ilen4 Nskct fur his explanation. snt,! he had
lend ,lit Ghlrrps In tho Ttnrs, aud would rUllly
~ ,hc specifications trrl,,tIin: ,.-.,, ,I- -
.s"eeshcat!np Nh. wls tlnt A,trll =, ls7s. tho
"1o lnkr tlu picn Of Tho nsrirltg inlIIn tlion
wrlI ni,rr why, nni !lin,! which t!u county hn,l
tSlu1,1l SiaatGt nr tho *.1i, csirGttud fDr its
ru1,srurlioi1. md tilt, Ills yutlIi.l would cost
the county $:.:l1lbll.
'"Tho t:Ity," sui! Mr. trlipY, "wnltln not
e. sf Aasr u.i i1n a., rtl IT t. 'lk II waH e.
tilmlu, ultu Euu1I WIS t,rrctl to t,rpI,rc ntns
Iur II, aud also Tor ultGrK tho luil
, 1881-06-23


brick II. rrtucsit nurtHr und To rtnstrs,ot iho
1u oriE MI s"n,r,c,. IHs " ~. iii wn4 t.kuii ur"il
tho slplH'sltoM TINT It would .trt IL Tho tn,.titty
~ cr t'us''., i'r ~, ns,'x w.'rk crn"ftpr Y !.
kil III l,tntnrnl mud IN tc n,tn,c Of constrlic.
caver @ for tho rt,inl,,ns Uris .wnst whit hc
e,,,lst ti,uw It IT, bu wsIrlh. Anil such ha heG.,
io IL c aGs''sS ns y sS S ts ~ "'ia ridK @ II s s s
10 to then wurth sl3 rcr Thousand. Taking this
view Ut tho s!tuntlpn, tho lloNri haHcn IN RI.
I'LL scxto, ii to co,,,ie il iii ss Work s,rler to soi,.
trnct fur tho eHtn h!tnt Df lrlck., Iial II !loo
soss tto ecu"ts II: siesas II 81 er thoasana,
vAut.r DnO1,s.
-, Tho c1r1tract fur ynllt tlunrs wns lot to j. N.
TcrwllliEern rnt hls BID for. his k!n.l nf ,loura-
isr!y or ito i,esrd prcia!re s @ tIo KILL a, styo
q t19r ,t pcr.l BY rer'yi'ltxer ~ liis nr1eo, to
whOtl Harris Uttered !'ls ut fa,4i6 Which dnot
WINS tho eest pr tl,g cheapeSs ut thn price Is M1t
believed TINT Terwillixer's tho bGst unnstf.
ering style, ntatyt ind price, ant! ~ dccItlo.l.
ritE O,HIES Ct,SrnAcr. #
1.ntc III tho auasnn Ut iSSn IL was found thnt
OF workti,N,i nn pushed hls wnrl i!l every sthry
Of the 1ull.ling " thu enlnS tsn. hn ,su,.d il,t
st ~" a. w,s ef ,asre f II Sc sc t"ona S
winter ai,d spring. U Ul!rIan ula|mn! tl.ut aIneo
hS s been 1sayGi ~ e 70 ESsr i ,ITs
so 70 % %ec!,p'o.'n nv 'op ~ M9 'io @ Sreou 1 %. '1t @
n!sr obligation IT, e,pI|ty h,rsrSf srTp
a%rfs @ 1, o s ye%r Wien '%sH y
" siusIat.d am! wuKcs at tho hEhsst pn'nt. lio
showed his willingness to ~ M with reasonable
tbnxht wp,,i s l,s srcsnntlu finder tic clreuu,.
statues. And liu lluposssl 70 nut on iMr9us
% e GocmG9 sh HEY, M"tK ,sn ~ evgsS rncsn @ h u
for ~ expense ot ne 'nrHcy; !,,erstlsea no. Y.
" nnm, III, ms T., s,aK3 % ~ ~,
-. rr ~ .t ,, ~, H. n t,t, ~ sv,, H. Trtm, t,or -
,r ptSre: ' s s,i,fitn asn"i,, ~ 'inn,,ami
F"r scm ,.nr ''s1in' M s o, ~ iiM",ix
Hunpte1 = resolution Offering ini $.u0 H. NJ,
Hs I"nssnio t'.s, ~, ,Sn,ini,d "on,i,,ni,,
% .ho piasyri''g s tso fr III is Could i. done eys
,,,1,. ''"e' "nloa' 'n'A' n"' 'n' ''s - Oo
cGnap9r tH.s .,n,,r,,,,.. .,, ,,,,r,, ,,,,o rr,.
yjs5n % b. Will, the cnrpeutcr WIZ, ti,o ,urD,o.
wTf @ s. a Sh, he 3 ,xg sy m sq },v eeEc seorG
n y,.I Him. s.iI ~ ,,tca,t % unnor lnsirnu nj
tho following wl,ter or sprnn. ,,..
CONTRACTS roIs THE lSslDt: woisi.
IL must fre.arntly huppun tiut tho Iosycst bids
nru rcJnete,l, uiti tho coitr.cts properly nwnrd.
81 e hxn9r bidder ~. rsns"ls fur shls arc
rDt mD WHIT sss"qs p.{s,s r H. rs, Srsntsrws. s;
rw,,,ly 10 Ir IL, It, june isii Thuro were forty
throo bidders III nil, eight Of whom, lI,t for tho
S@ss e aw pIss,n1 s @ Ill., f"r ss kSa ssns s
fro m whai iH1ns nro R kows' % is straw iidars '
Much fus been sulti ~ way uf eoI,suro IL
xiv ue t1,a1nle so I'M wia 5p sr uni sters st
ha1w t,at q tictrruanr wlsoiy. and propuriy il
St snSn aa hs ass co,tsnss s @
lit respectively 10 tho lowest uf tho bi.i,iora
therefor, Z ls curtain th.t endless difficulties
, 1881-06-23


wu,Lt huys rr,ufurtr,, Hcno,,c,,,. rn,i ,untr h,s
ri Ind III Er,,tkilti ~ lt win, anil nj UoiI HUb-
IiS,n ii.,.l. ri",,n,s % t".t prrfcs,ly snrc. Ills
Grams rn,ni Missn,irl wore arr:v,llr. tho river
was e!roy,iinlly rI.aru'l by eiai,ua,s nnd Hood
Thon,as k.iaw tiio whoo it'll ii wIlcI iso Wis
n,erslfif,a, ovory roatl,rH 1T its iupogrnphy,
estry element q Its rcs,rcc:. ali nbhlt ts lit,es
r. ao nou 6eei' srcsE & y a ftnyiH ). S InF
hit linM,stttci ,:nnrry ht, hutit hin,srif ID thu
fnsk NtfUro liit.i fc tipnrcGiuitl its magnitude
nt liz vi9t inrurniItc, FtIIi,u ttir.ts,t lilo ill.,
sasISi of tis West, lilo rr.a,inr "f shsrsiln,.
ss s ~ liz Ut e % q ut sfkS r. sS SaS
osy sndx sSMt n ow # sfSox, r., +, .s
deliver WINS tho hultvirtt Tint could he dealt.
sery os wtn k',o'ys .! .h2ss .ys Of sern1;;
farlh were little short Or sttpcrhunu. hltiutlvh
iis.iean @ @ il @psase !" styo ~ M fcri%I u i;eft.
rrs of eer,s sncc VI liz wr i, VIA romtc 10
tn,rg tnlpnliCnhlo t,iufi 10 tho rush md runr
ratio @ Il Nnshv,ie. @ .'''oS' 0's"'A VI ''' ''o"'
Tl,,,tAs Ar NASHVILLE
II. ..o.,t,f',i wi,e.ser M ,is ai.,"ry Of tho War
W!lI SHOW iore Hl,t eu,'*.re. persistent iMult-
!liitling, A!itt u'iWlso uliccthns MscA ~ itno.
TaSa 81 tno sts'ato ,nisii nfS cottnthGa ~
Ghnp'nmm. Om NAemt.ie' IMH nrst uit!nt
.f1 uIMitt 70 ano!as Mtts .tt a"taf'Gnu ", ,.
Wnicn lsAt8h,i 4isotcs was tta: ~" hgI LEI Ene.
sSst . Hot ~ ,p Wn s ,,.' srn., waa
ellperlpr to se!nrls. my ~! Forrest W''s s,GrAt.
inh Oh ms aiatlka WIN igUU! enva1E. IlsGtfl.ta
Mn't !ot fGe3!vSsi te .S Wltn WHEN
~ MeIp SG!,tltiGld. hnn lilt!! t,aiy Mh c1vi!fy.
;rie mheso 'nsNouitl:s, accurately atnttut Mn'ch
sa..aa1a MetaitG:' 10 mr'l. Gi r M,ccts to
sWctp MWhy. n!lu tctlntes thnt InD'hhs iHust
,uvu t!t!sl lhtG, enyairylnGt. l3ut NJ !locs not
sGend M M 10 nAVb tnknM tltao tnnsN atise!t whothor
wl,ofa III II previous ciaptor f,c Himself styled
"sho only successful lnAltnr Of ltullcl cavalry
during tho lntGr wears Or tho Wnr" could ho
, 1881-06-23

AtVt LIZ Il w "a Ia "a N
A0isttcrs, well Nrmcd. well ttlutpFct allh prs
vtn. lis far III h!lttsnn foresight to,,ih. With nll
!ho rssent'n's IF '!fc. strcHgt'' mud Vigorous hc
Rala ticn. Tinmas H. n dispatch to 1lncuA,
nfter tho Victory of Nashville,
WHEN TAUSTEtt WRIT ntI.Ay IN PURSUING,
as Jig hnd continually bccn briorc tho bas.to
a,y s a pf II p., ~ III ~ w pss esrsy % fs'h tGS. 'r
ovcr ,niid roais, .cu'irctciy, ,soRard. with heavy
rn'ns. "a no eh!lA.s pity. and cai,ant by Mcenn.
urging ma To push tho ei,e.ny. tho Depart.
mnmi ramcn'Gtrs ihut ten. Sherman tonk
m'ih ' isssoa is soe'' e s "sa"aasn assssp 2 ~
cp,itntra ~ every reai'ect rs regars!s Aint,,nnl.
@ n m faXs of9 .ss e
pnrsat,on, to acearnn,tinto ti,u rVrGo tnken With
him. to nppnsu tho a.lvanrD Into" 1cntiesscu nf
r'ny q t!,o Military isison q Tic MississIsp
On At!!ant, fro % me so1nS',cGmSnt e @ Of !o
t". ae g. n frrsss sss a eaSary os Ms % ny
prnvreas fnay nppour aluw. fcel nssuroa Tint
ty yrS.n ~ 1 e 1oe S VII ftp pY n sss @ @
expected of sooEs which have t. I" b. reDrRSt,.
stroytnk q force, in ~ winfcr's campaign. which
wnsMbo to nuke III ohs,l1,9to rcsls.anco TO
fTSS sea a. s oa'x II s''EsF e eaS I'll Wife Witt COM
fSMr mnths s.rsae si,h l!ooas % f"%Tsss 10Y
airy, turn i,ack and retit FIR n, nttck Thomas
a13 hs ;'sattored DC e,.,an.' y, ,,,n.,,t
seycmteunth. Fonrteunih. nnd Twento.h. Will
a e 8 G Gfasry TSg 2os sad ". ss
EaMnh l,GGs - ai ,, ossn r%epalrod; % shu rick an!
| 1T Il dayA tiptle2: tho payltlasters were paying
, 1881-06-23

me- I,ity fI1v"r,,nrmt. '~'''' W." e'"' ''''''
itu nr thn t,,ruI,sps of thu ,]t,lnr WIS IN IT,.
rIs" ,Ion il,e wgst Aldo tho .rniral portion ot
Hid Curt .1isr: pti,er wl. to cpnirct tt1 tw,,
i,lii,,,t,vs, WIcl, il w,s uer,mintsI, ii1eroforc,
ID, nl,uuu il. Mnntb0r ,,lun yits suggested ID |
nrc,,l,lt,Il.h irnit, nhI1a.ts '''
tilIer tlirso uircuinstut,ces tue ,wn committees
iutui Recommended nn improved ty t,th lilo
tSnIuiy md Civ Arcntects, 10 r,t I10,yu tho |
slttir rturv nj iho rmiiiitrs. m IA well knu,yn
wis .,ot,r, nnttIna sou i,t,rlion ni to external
JO jniiitj tr,tun,, and 10 c-
f,rrt tho imn,iot,h md Waehtn1tu1, strrct |
TrnntA t,y mi i,rnh al rnctr front. N Slice It
WIS ntccss,Irt to itul1sc the central subway Of
Tie County fulfilling IintnchntGly tho Cn,inlv |
lio,r,i tos,k strtis 10 rcuulvU bids (nr tho cut
Stone fnsIt,rY ntld Irp- work. which resulted
il, letting l,ie guntr,ct for tho cut. stOO work TO
MrN Nei y apst ut ,th'+ md tho Iron atd brlck
work tn Scxtn1t. they being tue lD"eSt hul0rs:
Tho cnntraHts enlbri'cett tho taking tlnwt, and
rGnnv1nK tue cut stt,ile nnu Hns0n Wurk or the
6cGnn,n the fulltlhtlUn Of tho now rotuntin.
Thu Charge that Tho lsVhrti threw nwny the
materials titus y 10 ronnvet Il unfonsMte. or
tw., retsnnA: First, 1t ia understood thRt tho
vniltr Uf tho slnse to tID removed wAs nbotlt
equal 10 the epst Of taking dawn and removing
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, 1881-06-23

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emergency ur accident.
, 1881-06-23

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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-20

. - Chrome, Snowflake, Lace, &C., Cards with name,
y z 10 cts. MILLER & CO.. Schodack Centre, n. 7.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-20

1t was agreed that the speeches in the Com
mittee of the Whole. on the pending amend
ment to the Funding Bill, should be limited to
thirty minutes.
The amendment (Mr. wood's) to fix the rate
of interest at per cent. on both bonds and
notes was agreed to.
Mr.. Haskell said, in the course of the debate,
that there was not Western man who dared to
say that solitary Westean national bank could
continue business on the basis of per cent.
bonds, to which Mr.. Wood answered that he
could furnish letters from the Presidents o:
national banks in the West in which they de-
clare they would gladly receive 8 per cent.
bonds.
The funding bill was discussed in the Com
mittee of the Whole, the pending amendment
being that of Mr.. Randall, authorizing the is
sue of bonds in an amount not exceeding $780,
900 900, which shall bear interest at the rate Of
8 per cent. redeemable after blank years. To
this another amendment was offered by Mr..
Townshend fixing the amount of bonds at
$4O0, 900, 0O0 and of notes $500. 100000. Then
Mr.. Randall modified his amendment SO as to
authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to is
sue bonds or certificates in amount not exceed
ing $3.50. 900, 900 at 8 per cent. redeemable at
the pleasure of the Government after two
years. Mr.. Mills offered to amend this by
making the bonds and certificates redeemable
in one year and payable in two. After a long
discussion the committee rose without further
action.
A number of private bills were considered.
Mr. Springer took occasion to emphasize the
necessity Of creating court for the hearing of
all private claims.
Mr.. Anderson obtained leave to change his
amendment to the funding BILL and Mr.. Town
shend was granted leave to have his amend
ment printed. relieving certain articles of duty
beyond a certain per cent.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-20
The Hair of Prominent Men.

In this feature, writes the New York
correspondent of the Rochester Demo-
crat, N. P. Willis and Horace Greeley
were entirely dissimilar. Willis had long
and beautiful ringlets, of which he was
very proud, while, as is well known,
Greeley became bald early in life, the
base Of the head being merely fringed
with gold. We may note that many of
our best writer's or public men were in a
similar condition. Washington Irving
wore wig half his lifetime. William
Lloyd Garrison was well known for his
smooth pate. Wendell Phillips has only
few scattered silver locks. Ralph Wal
do Emmerson keeps his head cropped
closely. Such, also, was the practice Of
the late Charles Sumner. It may be
urged against long haired men that not
only Willis (who was rake) was thus
adorned, but also that the magnates Of
the Brooklyn scandal, Beecher and Til
tom are also of the long-haired class.
Theodore Parker, on the other hand, was
bald and so was John Quincy Adams.
The late Chief Justice Chase was much
in the same condition. Speaking Of
fashion, it may be said that the ancient
Greeks wore their hair long, while the
Egyptians cut it off, and wore light wigs.
In France, at one time, short hair was
the style, and in the reign of Louis Qua
torze it was worn of prodigious length,
and was done up in lofty manner. The
hair fashion Of New York, at present, de-
serves more space than can just now be
afforded, Notwithstanding the importance
Of the theme.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-20

The publication concerning the '1eopard boy"
in the possession Of Prof. Fox, of New York
CITY. calls forth the following contribution from
a New Albany Qnd. correspondent: SIN 1861,
Isaac simmonds, negro, then slave in yir-
einia and about forty years of age, noticed up
on one of his arms and his abdomen small
patches of white skin. The white splotches OF
patches continued to grow in size and their
number increased, until, when he came to this
city in 1865, an escaped contraband. his entire
body was mottled with these white patches of
skin. He continues TO reside in this vicinity
and to-day, under his clothing, he is nearly
white, the skin being of a remarkably dehcate
texture. The whitening process extends also
to his neck and face, and hands, and these are
now bleached into natural white color. He is
now sixty years old, married, enjoys the best of
health, and works hard every day. His trans
formation in color from black to white-for he
was originally as black as any specimen of his
race-has caused him no i'll health or physical
inconvenience He has al the features Of the
pure African, and his hair is so kinky that it is
with extreme difficulty he can pass oomt
through it. This specimen of the '1eopard
man" is certainly much more remarkable than
that exhibited by Professor Fox in his ''leopard
boy"