|.|t fountal Tiller & DeiMpr. Proprietors B. O. DNIMNOKR, Associate Editor. ■illheim.Thursda] July 11. Terms—sl.so Per Annum. mm . . -J- - '-.'i l Millhslm on the I*, C. S.C R. It., haah population of 6—700, is a thriving business cent re, and controls the trade of an average radius of over eight miles. In which the JOURNAL has a larger circulation than all other county papers combined. Adivrtiscrs teiUplease mate a note oftAis CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. The President has addressed the following circular letter to all prom inent Federal officers throughout the country. . EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, June ±l, 1877. SIR: I desire to call your atten tion to the following paragraph in a letter addressed by me to the Secre tary of the Treasury, on the conduct to be observed by the officers of the General Government in relation to elections: "No officer should lie re quired or permitted to take part in tlie management of political organi zations, canvasses, conventions, or election campaigns." Their right to vote and express their views on public questions, either orally or through the press, is not denied, provided it does not interfere with the disclarge of their official duties. No assessment for political purposes on officers or subordinates should be allowed. This rule i 9 applicable to every department of the civil service. It should be understood by every officer of the General Government that he is expected to conform his conduct to its requirements. Very respectfully. It. B. HAYES. VIEWS OF THE PRESIDENTS OBBEB. How it Strikes Our Local Politi cians—Some who Approve and More who Laugh at It—Mr. William H. Kemble's Views —An Insincere Cabinet and a President who Has Much to explain. Among office-holders and politi cians of high degree a TIMES repor ter yesterday rambled all the day in the endeavor to get from them their opinions upontbe Hayes civil service reform letter, and these are the re sults of his travels: Hon, William H. Kemble, ex-State Treasurer aud for twelve years tire member of the Republican National committee from Pennsylvania, was found at his banker's desk, cordial and out spoken as usual. When asked by the representatives of THE TIMES how be regarded President Hayes' new civil service order, he whirled himaeif around leisurely and said- How do I regard it ?It is palpably insincere. It came from a Presi dent and a Cabinet who have never practiced it, and who can't believe in ft now. The head of the Cabinet believes in being paid aud well paid for all he does. He defended Beech r er for a liberal cash consideration and that only. The tail of the Cabi net is a German who, as a rule, nev er makes a political speech without being paid for It, and, so far as I can learn, neither of them trouble themselves to inquire from whom the money is collected. Reporter— Do you mean that Mr. Schurz always requires pay for his political speeches ? Mr. Kemble—Yes, I mean that. Some time ago, I think it was 1868. Mr. Schurz wrote out a fine speech, which he agreed to deliver three times a week for SSOO per week for us, and we took it in Pennsylvania to the extent of $1,500. We raised the money partly by assessments on officials and partly by contributions from Republicans of means, but Mr. Schurz didn't stop to inquire who paid the money. He knew that somebody had to Day it, and must have known that office-holders paid part of it. I do not have faith in the sincerity of civil service reform that comes from such Cabinet offi cers. Rejxirter—But bow does that prove the President insincere ? Mr. Kemhle—The truth is that President Hayes is not satisfied with his own title to his office. He wants to avoid being called before the bar of public opinion to answer respect ing it, and he is trying to divert at tention from the question by an ef fort to make the world believe that be is better than the party that elect ed him. The last election was the severest strain ever made upon the extreme resources of the Republican party, both in money and efforts within the range of the best political skill. The Southern States were carried for Hayes by Federal office holders, liberal contributions of mon ey, aided by the army, and the civil service policy now announced would have given Tilden not only South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana, but Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Oregon, California and Nevada. There can be no Republican party in the South now, for unless organized andsusutjned by Federal officers it canuot be organized at all. Reporter—How could Ohio and the other Northern States you name have been lost to Hayes ? MI. Kemble—Hayes had every thing at stake in cariying Ohio in October of last year. Had he lost that State there would have been a Tilden whirlwind in November that would have swept not only Ohio, but Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, Oregon and California, and Ohio | was saved by President Hayes and , his friends appealing to us for money ; to put into the contest. Secretary Sherman and Governor Dennison wrote the most importunate letters to us for money. The State that gives us a civil service President, a Cabinet offi ;er, and any number of ther officials, practiced civil service so for as not to pav their own money to the camp aign, but they called up on Pennsylvania to do it for them; and Secretary Sherman then appeal ed to men who he knew had profited by the government, received money from them, and has since rewarded the parties by profitable contracts. As to the President, his case is worse. We made assessments here in Philadelphia on office holders every dollar of which we sent to Ohio in addition to other large amounts sent there, aud some of which was sent directly to President Hayes himself. It would be un charitable to say that the President had not used the money for political purposes, as any other use of it would be a breach of trust that would war rant the Pennsylvania politicians in oalling upon him for an account render. And in 1875, when Presi dent Hayes was dragged through Ohio by the ears, the same appeal was made upon us, the same meas ures em ployed to raise money to save him, and a liberal contribution was made from this city just on the eve of the election that had much to do with his narrow escape from defeat. Reporter—Do you believe that the policy will be enforced ? Mr. Kemble—Not long. The public will gladly sustain any ad ministration in preventing officials from unwarrantable interference in politics, and from being bled by po litical sharks; bat every Cabinet of ficer exceptiug Keys holds his place as a reward for political service, and public sentiment will always sus tain the prom otion of men who fair ly and honorably earn their posi tions by party services. The people do not care how much officials con tribute for legitimate party purposes either in efforts or money, but they do care that officers shall bo honest and capable; that they shall be faith fully perform their duties, and that no more men shall be employed to do government work than would be required to do the same work for an individual. That's the civil service the coun try wants; it is the best that any party can ever get, and those who profess to do more will find their sincerity always doubted by honest men. An unsuccessful policy of course cant last, and a literal enforcement of the policy just announced by the President would be a disastrous failure.— Philadel phia Times. THE GBAND CLOCK AT WASHINGTON. At tlie naval observatory in Wash ington stands the clock that regu lates time for the whole country. It is not beautiful, like many French clocks that noisily tick Hpon the parlor mantel. In fact, it is large and tall, with plain face, and body of dark wood, and without orna mentation, It is much like *he; old fashioned clock tliat stood in our grandmother's kitchen. Ik nowhere touches either the floor or walls of the building, but is securely fasten ed to a stone pier, which rests upon a solid foundation, so that it may not be affected by any motion of the building. Rains may descend, floods come, winds blow and beat upon the house, but the clock feels it not, for it is built upon a rock. It is a splendid time-keeper. At the present time it gains at the rale of forty-eight-hundredths of a second per day. In order tliat the people all over thecoun try may have unifoim time, so important for railroads and steamboats and other public convey ances, at three minutes lieforc twelve every day, this clock is con nected by means of a galvanic bat tery, with the wires of the western Union Telegraph, which extend into the room containing the clock. All other messages, however important, must give way for these three min utes; and in every town and station, from Maine to California, where there is a railroad operator, as the pendulum of the ck)3k ticks, each second a click is recorded by the telegriph, and at the instant of twelve two ticks are given. At the same iustant a huge black ball, which is drawn up a few mo ments before, descends upon the dome of the observatory; and hun dreds all over the city stand, with aratch in hand to see it drop, to keep, as we say, "ball time." Thus, when this ball drops two clicks in every large town m the land tell the hour of twelve. But you must remember that only places on the same meridian with Washington have, after all, exactly the same time. The sun, in passing round the earth (which is divided into three hundred and sixty degrees of longitude) every twenty four hours, must pass through one degree, which is about sixty-nine miles. every four minutes. So, if the sun rises in Boston at seven o'clock, it will not rise in New York—two hundred miles west—till twelve minutes later, or seven o'clock will not come to them for twelve minutes after it ha-reached Boston 1 Neitlxr will it be twelve o'clock till twelve minutes later than in Boston. ■ ♦♦♦ - ■ HOW AYOIN!HHBBASDeOT WKAN KD FROM Hid CUPS. A* young wife in Michigan had just got settled iu her new home. All seemed fair and promising, for she did noknow that her husband was a drunkard. But one night he came home at a very late hour, aud much the worse for liquor. When he staggared into the house, the wife, who was greatly shocked, told him he was sick, and to lie down at once; and in a moment or two, he was comfortable settled on the sofa in a drunken sleep. His face was eddish purple," his breathing was heavy, and altogether he was a pitia ble looking ob ject. The doctor was sent for post-haste, and mustard ap plied to his feet and hands. When the doctor came and felt his pulse, and examined him, and found that lie was only drunk, he said: . "He will bo all right in the morn ing;" But the wife insisted that he was very sick, and that severe remedies must be used. "You must shave his head and ap ply blisters," she urged, "or I will send for some one who will," The husband's head was accord ingly shaved closely aud blisters an plied. The patient lay all night in in a drunden sleep, and notwith standing the blisters were eating in to his rtesb, it was not till morning that he began to beat about, disturb ed by pain. About daylight be walked up to a most uncomfortable consciousness of blistered agonies. "What does this mean," he said, putting Ids hands to his bandaged head. "Lie still—you mustn't stir,"said the wife, "you have been very sbk." "I'm not Bick. > ' "Oh, yes you are; you have brain fever. We have worked with you all night." "I should think you had," groan ed the poor victim; "what's the matter with my feet "The are blistered." "Well, I'm better now; take off the blisters, do," he pleaded piteous lv. He was in a most uncomfortable state—his head covered with sores, and his feet and hands were still worse. "Dear," he said groaning, 41 if I should ever get sidk in this way again, don't be alarmed and send for the doctor, and above all don't blister me again." "Oh, indeed I will—all that saved you were the blisters, and if you ever should have another such a spell, I should be more frightened than e7er —for the tendency I am sure is to appoplexy, and from the next at tack you will be likely to die, unless there were the severest measures used." He made no further defence; suf fice to say he necerfuid another attack. Crop Prospects In he North-West. The Chicago Times gives the fol lowing summary of the crop prospect in that section tributary to Chica go: In Southern, Central and Eastern Illinois it is expected that the wheat crop will be very large this year— fully 40 per cent, beyond what it was in 1870 and equal to the great yield of 1374—but the cold weather and rains have retarded corn plant ing, and a portion of the southwest of the State is almost litterally un der water. As a natural conse quence the 3orn croD outside of Northern Illin 3is is estimated at 35 per cent, below average. In North ern Indiana the prospects of a good harvest are pronounced very en couraging. In Wisconsin the farm ers are in good spirits, and expect a crop that may restore them to the prosperity that they enjoyed before the paaic of 1873. From Minneso* taoomes the same pleasant story, and the best agricultural authority in that State estimates the wheat crop at 40,000,000 bushels. In lowa there is a decrease in wheat produc tion, and the State is abandoning that cereal for corn. Nebraska and Kansas are in dread of the grasshop per, but vigorous efforts are being made to head them off, and in Kan sas from 10 *to 20 per cent, mere wheat than usual has been planted. On the whole the crop prospect in the Northwest may be considered promising. A Cumberland county boy fasten ed one end of a rope to the horns of a cow and tied the other end around his own body, and then proceeded to play circus. When the circus was over and tlie father and brother had stopped the frightened animal in her mad carrer, the youngster was found to have his collar bone fractured, his shoulder disloeateu and the skin entirely scraped from the one side of his face.— Ex. Extract from a letter from Atcliin -Bon, Kansas: "The ground is tre mendously dry here. The big rain of last week did not reach the ground. The grasshoppers stood 011 their hind legs and drank the water as fast as it fell. So 1 am informed." VEGETINE IS MY FAMILY MEDICINE; I WISH NO OTHER. PUOVIDKNOB, April 7.1876. MH H. K. STEVENS— Dear Sir; Wlien I was about 8 yearn of Age a humor broke out upon me. which my mother tried to cure by giving me herb tea* and all other such remedies as alio knew of, but It oontlmicd to grow worse, until finally she consulted a physician and he said 1 had the salt rheum, and doctored me (or that complaint. He re lieved me some, but aafd*l could not be per manently cured as the disease originated In the blood, I remained a great sufferer for several years, until I heard of and consulted a physician, who said ( had the scrofulous humor and If 1 would allow him to doctor me he would cure me. I did so, and he own meiiced healing up inv sores and secoeeded In effecting an external cure, hut lu a short time the disease appeared attain In a worst* form than ever, a cancerous humor upon my lungs. throat, and head. I suffered the most terrible pain, and there seemed to Is* no remedy, and my friend thought I must soon die, when my attenton was called, while readinga newspaper, toa VEGETINE tevtl mental of Mrs. aterhouse.. No. .864 Athens Street, South Boston, and 1 formerly resid ing In South Boston and being personally ac quainted with her and knowing her former health. I concluded I would .try the Vege ttne. After I had taken a few bottles It seemed to force tho sores out of my system. 1 had running sores In mvcars which for a time were very palnful. but I continued to take the Vegeflne until I had taken about 2S Istties, my health Improving all the time from the commencement of the first bottle, and the sores to heal. 1 commenced tak- Ing the Vcgetlne In 1872. and continued its constant use for six months. At the present time my health Is better than It ever has been since I was a child. The Vcgetlne Is what helped me, and I most cordially re commend it. to all sufferers, especially mv friends. 1 had been a sufferer for over 80 years, until I used, the Vcgetlne, I found no remedy : now I use It as my family medi cine, and wish no other. Mrs. B. C. COOPER, No. 1 Joy Street, Providence, It. I. VEGETINE. The range of disorders which yield! to the influence of this medicine, and the number of defined diseases which It never fails to euro, are greater than any other single med icine has hitherto lieen even recommended for by any other than the proprietors id some quack nostrum. These diseases arc Scrofula and all eruptive diseases and Tu mors. Rheumatism, Gout, Neuralgia and Spinal Coinidaltits and all inflammatory svinptoms: Ulcers, all Syphilitic diseases. Kidney and bladder diseases, Dronsv, tlie whole train of painful disorders which so generallyaflilct American women, and which cairy annually thousands of them to preina. ture graves; Dyspepsia, that universal ei rse of American manhood. Heartburn, Piles, Constipation, Nervousness, Inability to sleep, and Impure blood. .This is a formidable list of human ailinenta for any single medicine to successfully attack, and It Is not pmliable that any one article before the nubile has thejtower to cure the quarter of them except Vegetlne. It lays the axe at tlie root of the tree of disease by flrsl eliminating every impurity from the blood, promoting the secretions, opening the porev—the great escape valves ot the sys tem—invigorating the liver to its full aud natural action, cleansing the stomach aud strengthening digestion. This much accom plished. the speedy and the permanent cure of not only tin* disease we have enumerated, but likewise the whole train of chronic and constitutional disorders, is certain to follow, This Is precisely what \ egetlne does, and |t does it so quickly, and soeasllv, that it Is an accomplished fact Hi most before the patient is aware of it himself. BEST REMEDY IN THE LAND. LITTLE PAUA, N. Y. Sept. 23d, lfffd. MR. H. R. STEVENS: Dear Sir—l desire to state to you that I WW afllivt.Nl with a breaking out of blotches and pimples on mv face and neck for several years. I have tried many remedies, hut none cured the hnmor on my f.icc and neck. At. ter using two or three bottles of your fVjre tine the humor was entirely cured. I do certainly tieliewit is the best medicine for all impurities of the blo.nl that there is In the laud, and should highly recommend it to the afflicted public. Truly yours. 1. PKRKINK, Architect. Mr. Perrine is a well-known architect and builder at Utile Falls. X. Y.. having lived there and in the vicinity fo. the last thirty three years. VEGIETINE. PREPARED IIV If. Ji. STEVENS, 1 Boston, M STREET, Lock Haven. HARDWARE! FARMERS OF CEXTRE CO. I would respectfully call your at tention to the celebrated Keystone Hand Made Chains. These chains have been thoroughly tested by farmers and teamsters in this neighborhood, and are pro nounced by all who have used them as far superior to anv other chains made. 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