*6 To oert. to John A Mull,
talesman in No. 72, Nov.
T.. 1882 23
March
2 To cert, to Mrs Samuel
Miller, in roxd
No. 5. Aug. S., 1884. 21
2 Tkt oert. t<> dead body of
■award Kelly T3
8 To oert. court crier*' pay.. 74
2 To cert. Mesa. 8. F. Foster 75
4 To discharge of Milford
Dinger, No. SW Aug. 8.,
188 75 .
4 To discnarge of William
O'Brien.lS Nor. 8.. 1884.... 75
4 To discharge of John Sis
te. No. :<3 Nor. 8.. 1884 75
4 To discharge of John
Mon victors, No. 34 Nor. 8.,
188 75
4 To appoiutment of G W
Miles auditor of Huston
township 1 00
7 To oppointment of audi
tor of t urtin township. .. 100
15 By jury fee in No 203 Apl.
T., 1883 4 00
17 To discharge of Earnest
Wrightman, in No. 16,
Nor. 8.. 1884 75
17 To appointment of audi
tor for Howard township.. 100
17 To cert, copy of deftd. bill
of costs, No. SUS Aug. T.,
188 25
17 To cert, court criers' psy. 75
17 To cert, messengers' pay. 25
17 To reportiag 9 justice of
fssce to Sec. of C0m.... ... 225
o cert, court cryers' pay 76
27 To cert, court messengers
?t>' 75
o discharge of Louis
Yannerm, No. 15 Jan. 8.,
1885 75
April
1 To discharge of Geo Rich
ards, No. 5 Nor. 8., 1881..... 75
7 To cert, court messenger,
8 F Foster... 25
8 To discharge ot Mike
Mover, N. 405 Jan. 8.,
1885 .. 75
10 By jury lee, No. 38 Apl.
T., 1884 4 00
10 To cer . viewers' pay No.
1 Jan. 8.. 1885 20
11 To cert, tipstaffs pay. 8 F
Foster 26
14 To cert. B Galbraith,court
erier. . 75
25 To 1000 bond enrelopes
and express on same. 1590
29 To e rr. riewers pay road
No. 4. Jan. R, 1885 20
29 To c rt. appointment con
stable Halfmoon twp I 00
22 To 7 <-ert. or jurors ex
cused at 25c 1 75
2S To 7 cert, for talesmen— 175
29 To cert, for B Ualbrauh,
court crier 75
29 To 3 cert, for upstarts and
messenger, Ist week 75
29 To entering returns of 29
constables 4 S5
SO To cert, tor grand jurors'
PJW -- W
90 To cert. lor constable a
jy ••••• 75
30 To cert, for traverse ju
rors' pay.... 75
Mar
4 To cert, for 3 jurors ex
cus *d 24 week at 25c 75
4 To cert, for 5 talesmen
excused 2d week at 25 1 25
" To cert, for court eryer~. 7.">
* To cert, of 3 tipstaffs 75
4 To cert I messenger 25
" To cert, appointment H G
Crandall Supt. Snow Shoe
township 1 00
7 To cert, for traverse jurors
for 2d week....-..- 75
18 Bv cert, io No. 188 Aug. T.
1884. part of jury fee 1 25
19 To rule in No. 16 Apt- sess
1885 1 00
" To cert, for B Galbraith
court crier..— 75
" To cert, for 8 F Foster
messenger..— 25
Jane
1 To cert for viewers pay
road No 4 'tig.sess. 1885.. 20
2 To cert dead body of How
*<d Brick iey 75
" To cert dead body of Wm
Kelly 75
6 To cert, dead body of
Harry Gray 75
•• To cert-viewers pay Road
No. 2 Nov ansa 1883 20
13 To recording report of
grand jury 75
16 To rec rding order in No.
309 Nov T 1&84 1 00
18 To cert, for B Gaibiailh
. curt crier 75
To cert, for 8 F Foster
messenger 25
- To cert, for iewer's Hay
road No 1 Nov sess 1894 2O
July
1 To cert, discharge of Eu
gene M-eker No 17 Jan
session I*B6 75
7 To cert. B Galbrsttti court
erier - 75
•* To cert. appointment con
stable Patto i township— 1 00
13 To notice to 48 justices of
peace - 8 60
28 TO cert, discunrge W K
Ettinger No 1 Jan 8 1885... 100
Aug.
4 To cert. B Galbraith court
crier - 75
" To cert. 8 F Foster mes
senger 25
" To oer . discharge David
E Sellers 76
15 To cert dead body ol Reu
ben Reese 7 5
19 To cert Viewer's pay roads
No 7. 8,19 and 11 Aug seas
1885 —— w
24 To cert. appointment D H
Bean O P Taylor twp 1 00
" To cert, appointment Geo
Taylor Twp. clerk Boggs
township..— ———— 1 00
25 To cert Viewer's pay road
. Nos Aug. aession——2o
" To cert discharge John
Spackman No. 6 Apr. 8.
1885 75
■ ii - M To cert.dead body Chas N
Philips.— 75
To cert.Viawar'B pay road
No. 9 Aug. session 1885 20
To 3 cert, grand jurors
excused 75
" To 6 cert, traverse jurorß
excused 1 50
" To 30 constables returns
entered 4 50
" To cert constables pay.— 75
28 To cert, grand jurors p y.. 75
" To cert, traverse jurors'
pay 75
29 To cert, discharge Amos
Crane No. 2. Jan. 8. 1885... 75
To cert. S F Fister mess
enger pay 25
" To cert. M Morrison tip
staff pay 25
" To cert. 8 Haunt tipstaff
pay 25
" To cert. C Derr tipstaff
p*y 26
3 To cert, discharge James
Witherite No. 32 Aug. 8.
1885 7.
4 To cert. B Galbraith crier
1 day Sep. 3,1885.—.-- 75
8 To E T Tuten notifying
jurors not to attend 2 20
" To express on books 46
14 To cert, viewers' pay in
roads No. 1 and 2 Nov. 8.
1885
" To t! AE. No. 203 Aug. T.
1885 1 75
To T kE. No. 365 Aug. T.
—■ 1
16 To cert, viewers' pay road
No. 5. Nov. session 1885 20
19 To cert, viewers' psy toad
No. 2, Aug. session 1885 20
22 To broom for office in
place of one taken by C.
H. scrubbers.- 35
" To cert, discharge of Jas
Zeigler - 76
Oct
5 To venire for grand jury.. 76
" To venire for traverse
jury special court Nov 75
" To venire for traverse jury
4 Monday court Nov 75
5 To venire lor traversejury
6 Monday court Nov 75
5 To judge's order for in
struction of grand Jurors
to c0m.... • 75
" To judge's orcer for in
struction of grand jurors
to sheriff- 75
20 To cert. B Galbraith court
crier pay 75
20 To cert 8 F Foster mes
senger pay —— 25
20 To entering confirmation
No. 1 April 8.1883 25
" To entering confirmation
argument list 1 00
M To enteringorder ol court
new indicei roe. off. No.
196 Aug. T. 1185..—... . 150
10 Te notifying jurors Aug.
T. not to attend court in
Democratic Watchman 100
" To same in Centre Hall
Reporter 1 00
|0 To notifying jurors Aug.
T.. not to attend court in
Centre Democrat 2 50
November
5 To filing general election
return" ' ... 100
5 To transmitting 12 nam. s
to £ec. Com. at 25c 3 00
5 To 1 day counting vote— 200
5 To filing apecial election
returns Centre Hall boro.. 100
6 To ent. 24 names of offi
cers elected at 10> 2 40
5 To cert, for Asatm Meyer
and Rankin to tabulate
vote 20
6 To cert, viewers' pay road
No. 3 AUk. 8.. 188.5 20
6 To cert. viewers' pay road
No. 3Hov. 8.. 1885 20
5 To express on envelopes 40
6 To private road, Gregg
township, No. 7 A. A. L 1 28
7 To 1000 road envelopes
from Biasell A Co 15 00
11 To oert. B Galbraith c url
crier special court 7B
11 To cert, traverse Jurors.... 78
12 To cert 8 F Foster, mes
senger *4
19 To cert. 8 Haupt. tipstaff.. 2*
19 To " Jao Hilger, juror... 25
19 To " Jno T Johnston,
talesman 25
19 To cert. John Curuo,
talesman
19 To cert. Sami Ishler, tatea
man 85
19 To cert. William Harper,
talesman *
19 To cert. Ja. Gordon tales
men 25
19 To cert. W B Rankin,
talesmen " 5
19 To cert. J A Crider, tale*-
man *s
19 To cert. David Rineam.th,
talesman 75
19 To cert. DZ Kline, tales
man 75
19 To cert. A Sternberg.
talesman - 25
19 To cert. J W Snoot, tales
man
21 To cert. Geo KiulfniiD,
juror, Ist week '-5
21 To cert. C I>err, tipstaff,
Ist week
21 To cert. M Morrison, tip
staft, Ist week 25
21 To cert. S F Foster, mea*.
Ist week ®
21 To cert. B Galbraith,court
crier, Ist week 75
25 To cort. 8 F Foster, mess.
2d week 76
25 To cert. 8 Hsupt, tlpelart,
2nd week *
25 To cert. M Morrison, tip
taff, 2d week 25
25 To cert. C Derr, tipstaff.
2 I week 25
25 To cert. B Galbraith.court
crier, 2d week 25
25 To cert. D 8 Keller, juror,
excused.. 25
25 To cert. Samuel Weaver,
juror, excused 25
25 To cert. John Carper, Ju
ror. excused 25
25 To cert. John G Hall, Ju
ror, excused *3
25 To cert, grand jurors'pay 25
25 To cert, traverse jurors'
piy, Ist week 25
25 To cert, constable's pay... 25
25 To cert, traverse jurors'
pay, 2d week 25
25 To com. of Wm Nthart to
Western penitentiary 25
27 To entering 23 constable's
returns - 4
27 To order for filling jury
wheel..... - 10°
27 To copy of same to jury
commissioners 2l
27 To copy of same to Sher
iff and County Commis
sioners 50
27 To 3 orders tor venires for
Jan. T.. 1886 3 00
30 By costs on No. 152 Nov.
T., 1877 1 M
SO To decree in No. 196 Aug.
T.. 1885 50
",seeember
2 To recording order in No.
309 Nov. T. 1884 1 "<>
3 To issuing 4 venires for
Jan. T.. 18 6. at 75e 3 00
3 To recording grand jury's
report Nov. T.,1885 75
3 To copy of same to Com
missioners 75
3 To 2 certs, traverse jurors
excised, 2d week 50
3 To final discharge John
Sparkman, No. 6 Apl. 8.,
1885 75
3 To 3 cert. Upstarts pay, 2d
week 75
3 To 1 cert. mess, psy, 2d
week 25
3 To 1 cert, court crier's
pay. 2d week 2
8 By jury fa-159 Jan. 8..'85. 4UO
9 To ceri. copy appointment
of Amos Mullen 75
10 Jury commis
sioners sua fting oath„.... ICO
24 To costs on 262 Apl. i\
1883 - 10 43
28 Bv jury lee No. 92 A pi. T.,
1884....' 4 00
1885.
January
5 To 3quires foolscap paper
I or curt room '5
5 To box pens lor e. r— 38
5 To pens and holders for
judges 30
5 To double inkstand for
judges 125
Apr.
25 To one r*am of paper for
court room..— 3 50
25 To one dos. penholders
for couit room 7
*• To one quart of IDS lor
court room 75
Aug.
24 To one ream of paper for
court room 3 80
" To one quart of ink lor
courthouse 75
24 To one dozen pens and
holders for court house... 60
24 To 1 book to keep names
of jurors ia 1 00
25 To 2 inkstands lor asso
ciate judges at 75c 1 51
25 To 3 blotting pads for
court room 30
Nov.
6 To 1 gross pens for court
room 75
6 To 6 pen holders lor court
room 25
6 To one Bible for court
house 1 60
6 To 1 quart of ink for court
room 75
6 To 2 dozen pen holders for
court room 1 0°
6 To 1 dozen of pens for
court house 19
To roads No. 1, 2.3. 4 and
5 Jan. 8.1885 entering ret. 625
To entering ret. to No. 1,
2. 3, 4 and 5 Jan. 8.1885 2 00
To entering ret. to No. 1.
I 2.3,4,5.6.7,8,9,10,11,12,
Aug. 8. 1885 15 00
To entering ret. to 11 of
! same at 40c 4 40
Te entering ret. No. 1. 2.
3. 4. 5, 6, 7, 8. 9. Nov. 8.1885 11 25
! To ent. ret. of Bof same... 320
! Centre county vs.B. Boyer
et. al. No. 203 Aug. T.
1885, Fi Fa No. 90 Aug.
T. 1885, al Fi Fa No. 15
Nov. T. 1885 plu Fi Fa
No. 49 Jan. T. 1886 3 2)
i Centre Co. vs. M. Myers
et. al. No. 59 Jan. T. 1886
Fi Fa No. 42 Jan. T. 1886 110
Centre Co. vs. Geo. Taylor
No. 66 and 61 Jan. T. 1886
Fi Fas No. 45 and 46 Jan.
T. 1886 2 40
Centre Co. vs. H. J. Roth
rook et. al. No. 315 Apr.
T. 1885 Fi Fa No. 130 Apr
T. 1885 al. Fi Fa No. 4
Nov. T. 1885 2 20
Centre Co. vs. E. C. Woods
et. al. No. 34 Nov. T. 1885
al. Fi Fa No 2 40
Centre Co. vs. Overseers
of Poor Philipsburg bor.
No. 270 April T. 1884 3 95
Treat on Rule 1 00
Centre Co. vs. Overseers
of Poor of Pike twp.
Clearfield Co. No. % Jan.
session 1885 3 50
Commonwealth vs. O. P.
Randall, No. 2, AUg. 8.
1885 —25
Commonwealth vs. J. J.
Cooney, No. 3, Aug. 8.
1886, lunacy 1 25
Commonwealth vs. Martha
Batnmels, No. 4-5 Nov.
session 1885, lunacy 6 00
1886
Jan.
I To ana-half af printing 600
rec'p's. and certificates 2 50
2 To cerkof verdict of Juries
for 1886. 1 50
3 To Mft. af court criers
pay B. Galbraith..— 75
t To oert of messeagar pay
8. F. Fatter 23
To nark to ditch ergo Wm.
Hoover 73
By order No. 432 100 00
By order N >. (HK) 100 0U
By order No. 1355 100 00
i By ooata No. 18, Apr. B.
1885, error 3 00
By light and fuel 1885 18 00
Byoverchnm .......i— 100
Commonwealth vs. Thos.
Pear-on, No. Jan. 8.
1883 4 59
To entering 31 conatable'n
bonds..., 6 20
Commonwealth vs. to,. B.
Bush, No. 4-6 Nov. Seaa.
1883 t— 300
To cert. ret. grand Jury,
Jan. T 1885.... 75
To cert ret. grand jury
April T. 1885 75
To cert, ret grand Jury
Aug. T. 1885 75
367 81 341 66
By balanceddO R.G.Brett
Jan. 1,1885:...:. 24 15
CENTRE COCTNTT IN ACCOUNT WITH
W. MILE* WALKER,SHERIFF, FOR 1885.
To boarding prisoners 4612
daya at 25c a day 1160 50
To conyeyipg Thos Pearson
to asylum 23 93
To conveying Joseph Wertz
to asylum 30 78
To conveying B F Fike and
Isaac Fields to asylum... 40 56
To conveying Wesley John
son to penitentiary 45 lo
To conveying John Cooney
to asylum 25 18
To conveying Eiiaa Coipet
ser to asylum 33 78
To conveying Charles Maya
to House of Refuge 36 16
To conveying Wm E Nyhan
lo penitentiary 28 44
To conveying Martha Ssm
mela to asylum 3113
To one dry drawing jury
April T 4 80
To summoning 108 jurors
April T 27 W
TREASURER IN ACCOUNT y VT'LAN 08*^ ° P °° R FIINM AR,a ' N(3
FHOM boad FUND.
BALANCE Cot. IN TBEAS. AMT. BI J.H
TOWMBIM. LJW . CO- P A , D 4 , 886
R - NN( ._ 27 41 1 0 08 12
S?""r 49 57 4B
Ferguson 62 BS
- IT 01 Ml
Howard.— ' , w
® U ' L °" •••;;: I
Marlon 16 16 01
jn 43 151 40 7 67! 64 70 173 ft|
Snowhhoa' • I | 169 71
Tm7A? 12 00' no 10 58 I
wVike'r""' : . 59 10 22 , 01 60 00 8 311
Worth ' > ; °
p, n r i * , _ ■
•126 36 172 031 6CB 680 87 607 36 j
POOR FJND.
TOWNSHIP* Cot. Ta*A*. AMT. BAUJA*
IOWMSIUIW. Iggft ißgft. Con. PAID. 4,1886.
ZSZz= = 25 120 06 25
g! ~ ha J "f
£ "*2 95 67 FC"> ?
" 00n - EUI 12 O! 14 02 . I
MnwirH*"* 61 98 52 03 62 4ft
> "
yjsy —.
JJ^ D - . 2o 67 80 04 29 67 76
®J" M FIT 01 19
£* lton - 65 . 45
£*°" 17 74 20 01 17 93
£* t ; r Til- 577 61 131 18 C7l 302 71 202 00
™. 38 00 38 00
Spring ... - - 2 M 7J 64
1 35 2 20 16 3 90
7*Y' OR 38 92 38 92
E" £ n " 22 0 30 02 22 S3
- n?
996 67! 139 72 705 517 12| 612 76
SCHOOL FUND.
TOWNSIIS BALAKCB AMT. cot.|Ta*Al. AMOVHT BAL. va
IOWNSMIP. IGGS IM 1885. I Cow. PAID. JAM 4,'88
U. NNAP 21 63 1 OS 05 22 68
£""" :ttiiiii ™ * i *
_ > •
College - 4 Y l , 4 ~
Cnrtio *° *> 42
Haines -- - ••• ... „ ....
U.|L MUCIN 164 13 164 13
Harris 88 77 27 02 89 02
SS*?::r.r™™ g um
JSf >n 64 65 380 19 64 61 362
Patton • | 161
~ 11 14 32 01 11 14 ' 31
o7, a h ... 768 24 153 40 767 <9B 25 216 72
fpnnjc ~ 166 , 4
SX HO# : RNR SLO IOAO .-.2 57 SI 2 6 97
7"R" R "... .; 19 13 19 13
I N . ° K N ER w97 27 01 M 23
s*',! R —~ 38 6I 38
2271 03 170 04 Bf3 1839 64 593 66
RECAPITULATION.
DR.
To balance road fond on hand January sih 1885..... 93
To balance school fund on hand January sth. 9 §7
To balance poor fund on hand January sth, 1885 384 67 4
To amount road fund collected in '885........ ' 7^
To amount of a<?ltool fund collected in
To amount of poor fhnd collected in 139 li
_ . , ... 4672 65
Total
CR.
By amount road funds paid In *>Bo 8.
By amount school funds paid in "
By amount poor funds paid in 517 12 M
By Treas. com. on road fund collected jj 61
By Treas. com. on school fund collected "• * „ 4
By Treas. com. on poor fund collected - 1 w _____
2961 82
To balance in hands of Treasurer January 4th, 1886 * l7lO 73
BONDS REMAINING UNPAID,
January 4,1886.
, Sue E Neff 980 00
I John Marks 719 87
i Jennie R Foster 1032 27
I Chestie A Harper 656 36
Wm A Tobias 2400 00
i John Eby k Brothers 3830 17
Mrs C Awl 4000 00
Wm F Reynolds.. 5000 00 18818 67
County debt Jan. 1, 188* 83167 09
1883 62647 16
" 1884 42142 28
" " 1885 27818 69
" " 1886 18618 67
RECAPITULATION BSOWING ACTUAL
EXPENDITURES FOR 1885.
W Miles Walker 1066 61
Do bal. Com. clerk 6000
Expense account 2677 96
Charles Smith 2010 00
D F Fortney 283 51
J C Harper 38 17
J H Dobbins 16 00
1 Jury Commis ionar 102 97
H K Hoy 100 00
B Galbraith 376 CO
John Wolf 630 00
J C Henderson 426 00
A J Grlest 485 00
G W Rumberger 700 00
Thos J Dunkel 456 64
Bridge account 59 0 10
Commonwealth coats 1611 28
Court ex pea tat 4111 M
To drawing Jury Aug.
To summoning if* juror*,
Aug. T • 27 00
To 1 day drawing Jury, Nov.
tTJ;. 4 00
Uo summoning 144 jurora.
NOT. T 00
To 1 day drawing Jury Jan.
T..1880 4 00
To summoning 160 Jurora,
Jan. T.. IMC 37 60
To removing aahea from cel
lara - 20 00
To removing flah basket
Pann'a reek 4 00
To on* aaaiatant 2 00
Toeipenses 3 oo
To f**a for election proo 0 00
To notifying jury com WOO
To capturing *acap*d prla
on*r, H Riddle 6 00
To recapturing Noah Confer. 23 00
T<> conveyance (Bibby) 3 oo
To 3 habeas corpus 00
To serving rule to take depo
sition in case ot Isaac
Field 10 00
To serving alias on director
of Blair county lotto
To serving rule on overseers
in case of B K Flke 2 06
To serving rule in case of
Eliaa Colpetser 3 60
To serving rule O P Pike
twp, Clearfield county.... 676
To serving rule O P Phillpe
burg boro 6 74
To fees in 22 com. cases 23 60
To publishing court proo. 4
courts in Beliefon e He
put) ican 32 00
To do elec. proc. in same 44 40
To do court proc 4 courts in
Bellefoote Watchman 32 00
To do fish bsskst proc. same 676
To do elec. proc. same 46 00
To do court proc. 3 courts in
Centre Hall Reporter 24 00
To do elec. proc. in same 30 00
To 163 turnkey fees 67 20 2026 oo
CR
By sundry orders 1054 71
By 14 jury fees ft * lW
By fine Thos McCaffeny 2000
By sect, of N A Lucas 12 tat
By error In prisoners' board. 100
By fine .1 R Seller .. 26 00
By error mileage 2°o W® "
By balance due W Miles
Walker Jan. 2. 18JW 342 3
Jell account - -
Assf ssors' pay 993 91
Election egpensea 160908
Printing 736 78
N A Lucas
Amos Mullen 62 00
Com. ID lunacy.., 222 29
Court Houae e*pensee 683 23
Redemption account. 610 38
Refunding account 272 14
Auditora 1 pay 252 00
H L Butter 483 63
Collection fees .~ 288 12
Constables' returns 409 80
Western Penitentiary... 360 12
Danville Asylum 1345 85
Warren Aaylum 937 3°
Interest 1280 23
. Inquisitions 112 95
RU Brett 3COOO
Soldiers' bur'al 94 00
Court House repairs 5678 06
Scalps 1296 00
.Toe W Purey 65 00
County Institute 200 00
Wm F Reber 663 40
Miss Clara P Scoby 45 00
Road and bridge views 41 10 42911 88
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
LIABILITIES.
Bonds and notes outetand*
standing 18618 67
Bal due R G Brett 26J15
" " D F Fortney 79 00
" " A J Orient 108 00
" " John Wolf. 824 00
" " .T C Henderson 141 W
" W Miles Walker.... 849 OA
" 6M CO. 388 92
Estimated commission 200000
Estimated exoneration too no 22235 69
, asaarra.
Bal LA HANDS of Treasurer,
Jan. 4 3474 22
Apt. outstanding Uses 4J7 47
Notes in hands or Aity. col
lectab'E 430 21
Judgment rs. Hellefonle 8.. 1548 91
PhillpstHirg... 1119 91
" Bnow Shoe tp 302 19
" Huston twp... 619 14
Dae from Snow Shoe town
ship lunacy cases ltd) 72
Due from Huston townahip
lunacy cases 296 12
Due trom Benner township
lunacy cases 18 06
Due from Curtln township
lunacy cases 62 2 48388 28
Ral. favor of county 26152 69
ESTIMATE or FUNDS NEEDED roa 1886.
For general eapenditure 33000 00
Repairs on jail aod jail yard 2000 00
Repairs on bridges 1000 00
Interest oa bonds 1000 00
lades records in Register
and Keoorder'a office.... 2000 00
Payment of b0nd5. ..... 10000 00
Total estimate expenses 40000 <JO
Estimated value of taxable
property in Centre C 0.... 61,600 000 00
We. the undersigned, Commissioners of
Centre county, do hereby certify, to the best
ol our knowledge'aad belief, that the forego
ing report is a true and correct statement of
the receipts and expenditures of said county
for the year A. D. 1885, and order the same to
be published.
JOHN WOLF, )
A. J. (• RIKBT. VComtniss'nera.
J.C HENDERSON,)
dttut :
G. W. RIMBEBUEE, Clerk.
We. the undersigned, auditors of Centre
county, do hereby certify that we have exam
ined the books and accounts upon which the
above statement la based, aod And above
statement correct.
SOLOMON PECK ,1
J. N. DING Ed. V Auditors.
8. H. BENNISON, J
GENERAL WIMFIELD Scorr't GIG AN
TIC SIZK AND CURIOUS LETTER.—-Kyery
one has noticed the heroic size attribu
ted to General Winfleld Scott io his
statues and portraits. Few of them
are exaggerations of his real propor
tions. He was six feet four and a half
inches high, and perfectly formed. In
his full dress uniform he presented a
superb appearance. It ia said the
dimunitive Mexicans were awe-struck
when they saw him, and that many of
them attributed the success of the
American to tbe grand physique of its
leader.
The general was greatly inconveni
enced by his unusual size, and when
ever he had an opportunity always had j
special preparations made for his com
fort. Io an old autograph album in
Washington I find this letter written
by his hand :
WASHINGTON. D. C., )
Friday, .Tune 15, 1860. j
Proprietors Girard House, Philadelphia:
GENTLEMEN—Expect me at the
Girard House to-morrow night at
eleven o'clock, and please give me a
bed at least six feet six inches io length
or one without a foot board.
Yours respectfully.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
VIOLATING HIS CONTRACT.—"Pa,"
taid rtotohv, who tisJ been allowed to
sit up a little while after dinner with
the distinct understanding that he was
to ask no foolish questions, "can God
do everything ?"
"Yes."
4 Can He make a two-foot rule with
only one end to it?"
"One more question like that," eaid
tbe old man, and you will be packed
off to bed."
Bobby noddedeleepily for ten min
utes and then aektd :
"Pa, can a camel go seven days
without water?"
"Yes."
"Well, bow many day* could he go
if he had water?"
Tbe next thing Bobby knew he wae
in bed.
HEHSFHH?
An Irish priest, wishing to ex
plain the nature of a miracle to a
skeptical parishioner, gave him a tre
mendous kick. "Hid it hurt ye?"
asked the reverend father. "Hurt I"
exclaimed the victim, tenderly solac
ing the aggrieved region with hie
band, "ye may well ask that." "Well,
then," eaid the clergyman complac
ently, "it would have been a miracle
if it hadn't hurt ye."
Goggles op: "Very stupid girl,
that Miss Wilpin."
Ham worth —"How so?"
"Why, you see we were guessing
conundrums the other evening, and I
asked her what tbe difference was be
tween mvself and a donkey ?"
"Well'?"
"Well,' why, by Jove, she said
she didn't know."
rSSSKSSSSSSB HHT
An Austin boy came from
school very much excited, and told
his father that all human beings were
descended from the apes, which made
the old man so mad that he replied
angrily : "That may be the case with
you, but it ain't with me, 1 can tell
you that now, my son."—The boy
didn't say any thing, but when his
mother came home he told her about
it*
"Now, John," said the keeper
of a cigar store at closing up time to
his boy, "take the Indian figure from
the door and lay it down behind the
counter."
"Hadn't we better let it atand
behind the counter?" said John.
44 Why so?" asked the employer.
"Because figures never lie, you
know."
There are now about five hun
dred American resiJenta in Japan.
They are found chiefly at four open
ports, though a few live inland, and
are employed by the Japaneee Govern
ment. Three-fourths of theee Amer
icans are missionaries, directly or in
directly.
An upright magistrate is one
who has sense enough to see the right
and' pluck enough to do it. The
clear bead is needed as well ae tbe
brave heart.—Stupidity on the bench
is the unconscious but efficient ally
of venality.
Peace it the evening afar of the
soul, M virtue it itt tun, aod the two
are ntvtr far apart.
The Way We Used to Do.
When ike new Bay Game he was Prompt
ly Initiated
The tw boy hod moved in—that i,
the family which owned the new boy
had moved in. It wW quite likely
the new boy would show up in the
baok yard duriog the afternoon and so,
after school, aeven boyi headed that
way. The new boy had ooly been
seen from a distance. Was he easey?
No one could anewer. Would he
fight? No one oould tell, kit must
be tried f It fratf the solemn duty of
every boy in that neighborhood to
make tbia important diecovary at the
earliest possible moment. If he oouM
be licked, well and good; if he was a
fighter iThey breathed hard over
the thought.
In bait an hour seven heads appear
ed above the alley fence behind the
new boy's house. He seemed to be
expecting them, and bad heaped op a
peck of green tomatoes at the foot of
a pluru tree.
The seven glared down at him. He
glared up and back.
"What cber want ?"
It was the new boy and there was
"sass 1 ' in his tone.
"None o' yer biznees !"
It was one of the seven who answer
ed.
"Git offn that fence!"
"We won't!"
"I eay git off!"
"Shan't do it!"
The new boy stooped for his toma
toes, but when be raised up the seven
heads were gone. It was settled be
was sassy. Would he light ?
"You ihere?" from the alley.
"Who?" from the yard.
"You dssn't fight t"
"Yes I dast."
"Dasn't come over !"
"You see!"
He came over. It had been settled
that Johnny Flynn should tackle him,
and Johnny was ready. He grabbed
for the new boy's hat, and the new
boy grabbed for bis coat, and they
tugged and twisted.
"Sick him, Johny I'
"Clean him out!"
"Pull his hair!"
But the new boy had the best of it.
And he came down on the ton of
Johnny and gouged his eye and bit
his finger, and offered to lick any one
else in the crowd. His father came
out just then, and the seven ran away,
but the evidence was all in. The new
boy would not only sass and fight, but
he was boss. Before sundown that
night he was presented with two big
bites from an apple, three marbles, a
ball of kite string, and half a pound
of brown sugar in an old straw bat,
and other boys were waiting to shower
honors and presents upon him at
sunrise.
A Strange Apparition In Mercer County.
Valentine Ham, a moulder in a
stove foundry near the Valley mill,
told a strange story last night to the
Dispatch correspondent. A thorough
investigation has confirmed the main
facts of the statement. Several weeks
ago as bis wife was returning home
from a visit she noticed seated in the
window of her house what seemed to
be the figure of a middle aged lady,
who wore a look of deep melancholy.
Her head waa reeling on her hand.
Unlocking the door, Mrs. Dam enter
ed the room, to find it unoccupied, nor
did a careful search reveal the presence
of any person. A day or two after
ward a neighbor entered and inquired
the name of the strange lady sealed in
the front room. Both women looked
into the apartment, but it was aooc
cupied.
The vision was seen frequently from
this time. Tbe place wa visited daily
by curious people and they were not
disappointed, as the figure could be
seen perfectly through the window in
the one position, tbe bead resting on
the hand. Dam himself never saw
the vision, although be frequently
stood surrounded by a group of friends,
all of whom ewore that they saw the
mystery. Tbe descriptions given by
different people tallied exactly. Dam's
wife finally grew so nervous and scared
over the thing that at her desire tbe
family moved and now reside on Elm
street. Since they have chaaged their
residence they have not been troubled
by tbe apparition. They are not su
perstitious and gave the names of many
people liviog in the vicinity who will
vouch for the story. — Pittsburg Dispatch,
Sorrt For tbr Old Ma*.—Arkan
saw School Teacher (to boy)— Why
didn't you come to school yesterday?
Boy—Pap wouldn't let me.
Teacher—Why ?
Boy—*Oaue mam waa aick.
Teacher—Wanted you to wait on
her, I suppose ?
Boy—No ; wanted me to wait on
him. Mam alius does.
Teacher- Does he need much wait
ing on ?
Boy—Yes;a power of it.
Teacher—Of what- does the work
consist?
Boy —Lightio' his pipe an' totin' i
whiskey. Pap ain't very well and
kan't etir round much. When he's
well he drinke till he gets sick, an'
then he keeps on a drinkin till he gets
well."
A scholar enters excitedly and tells
the boy that his father e dead.
Boy (to teacher) —Wall, mister,
reckon I'll jog along home. Pap was
alius mighty punicufar 4 bout me betn'
at home when anythin' wae the mat
ter. Maybe I'll come back an' maybe
I won't.
Teacher (sympathetically)—l am
very sorry for you and your mother.
Boy—l ain't} but you bet I'm eorry
for the old man.—[Arfouuaw TravelUr.
A COWIDBRATB DAUOHTBR. —|'What
are you reading, Mamie?" aaid Mr.
Clamwhooper to his daughter,aged 13.
"Only one of those French novels,
pa."
"You should not do that."
"Oh, I'm not reading it for my own
amusement. It's my painful duty to
examine it. I'm just looking through
it to see if it is a proper book to have
lying around where mamma might
pick It up and read It."
AU Sorts of Paragraphs.
—Cure for obesity : Dont sat so
much.
—Codfish sgga mast ioat.or they will
not hatch properly.
—Recent observations Indicate that
the moon has an atmosphers.
—Brown-syad woman bntn better
chances of marrying than
ones.
—South Band, lad, has aa electric
•treat railway run by a cable over
head.
—A flea one-sixteenth of en inch
long cen jump twenty inches, 820 times
its length. : - J* ~ lL J
-The Missouri Crfttfttfon Society
i has 400 members, 25 of whom art wo
men.
-Obstructions ars removed from
the pneumatic tubas la Pairls by firing
a pistol through lbn.
—About 5,500,000,000 oysters art
obtained annually ia North America,
mors than twice as man* as la Europe.
But the yield par acre h bare falling
off rapidly,
—A man has invented aa arrange,
ment for sotting olesks end winding
thorn pneumatically. It is adapted to
street aid tower clocks. The air blast
is lbs agency used
—Tbe telegraph system of tbs Brit*
lists islands, under oontrol of the post
office, now amounts to 150,000 miles,
and employs 17,000 iestrumeots. Tbs
•tanderd rate is twelve words fee a six*
pence, address included Preee mes
sages stone now average 1,000,000
words a day.
—Dull red is feshioeabls.
-Small plush wreps will he egain
wore ia tbe spring.
-Don't call aa overcoat a top coat
hsoause it's Xngiisb.
—Gray and gtiraet Is a favorite Par.
isien combination.
—Young girls should never wear
trained or demi-trained dreases.
—Honey comb sella, trimmed with
swan's dowa, is the proper thing tor
babies'capes.
Buttons continue large, hat on the
most ladylike suits tba largest sines do
sot appear.
—Tbe knot pattern la Jewelry Is vary
popular. Tbe lees bar or pin is quite
as fashionable as ever.
Bonnet and ribbon pins fasten at
tbs throat the ooleted silk handker
chiefs worn wader tbe Wrap or over
coat.
—Bill Arp thinks people art two se
vere on small crimes, end too lenient
oa large ones. And Bill is right.
—Tbs plumbers la Atlanta estimate
that tbs recent frees* will put 166,000
in their pockets tor Ike repairs of hurat
ed pipe*.
—Commissioner Henderson has dis
tributed 800 pounds of tobacco seed.
—Tocoa Falls during tbe late freest
was beautiful beyond description.
—Tbs cotton men of Savannah are
opposed to a continuance of silver coin.
—Lawreaceviile, Oa , closes owt ell
its saloons by advancing the license to
11,000.
—Sam Small has psid twelve bun.
dred dollars of old debts since his con
version. This is a very practical sort
of religion to carry about.
—Waibinglon, Oa, was tba first
town in tbs United Slates that adopted
the name of tbe "Father of His Coun
try."
—A Georgia boy undertook In dance
all tbe girls down at a Christmas night
party. At 4 o'cloek ia the morning be
was carried home on a stretcher and
died that day.
—A father ia Georgia reeeoliy blew
eat bis brnlue, because bis sea, Id jsars
old,whom be bed seal to e neighboring
village for a jug of aati-prehihMea
whisky returned boose without it.
—The Suites has asked the powers
to assist ia tbs prompt settlement of
the Grecian difficulty.
—Hoa. J. P. Wtekarsbam addressed
the Normal school at Naaareth, oa
Tuesday evening.
—Mr. Beeeher, whenever a stormy
Sunday comss around, is pretty sure to
preech a more than usually gtod ser
rnon.
—Dr. Fillmore Boauett, who years
ago wrote the "Sweet By awl By,*' Is
reported to be living ia gtual poverty
ia Richmond, 111. .
—Provident Cleveland Is reported to
value "Auld Laeg Byae" And Sop.
Winner's "Mocking Bird" above all
other music.
—lt is estimated the* there ere 1,10*,-
000 cattle in Montana. <
—Sixty tons of atmoade were gath*.
ared from siity-five acres on the Oak
shade farm, in Yolo county, Cal., tke
present season.
—A bill is before coegtcsf to estab
lish agricultural experiment siatinas
throughout tbe country, and another
to create a department of agriculture.
—Tbe New York experiment station
has succeeded in raising cabbages from
loaf cuttings. It has also raised some
fine cabbage from scad gathered green.
Tbey come early.
—Mrs. Demon Y. Kilgore, who has
made many ineffectual efforts te pre©-
ti * law in Pkiladalpbla. will lake part
soon in tbe argument of a rest ia tke
Northampton county court.
—Sam: "I'veoaten neat to noth
ing," lisped Smitbers, who was dining
with his girl. "Ob, I always do* that
when I sit next to you," responded tbe
young lady pleasantly.
—A woman* may not he able to
sbarpsn a pencil or throw a stoat at a
ban, but she oaa pack more articles la a
trunk tbnn a maa ean ia a one-horse
wagon.
A CoßecißKTious WiT*Baa.*-Oouo.
eel, to witness-The previous witness
swore that when found he was breath*
ing like a porpoise.
Witness—l dumb 'bout dat, sab.
Counsel—You were present?
Witness—Yes, sah.
Counsel—Examined him carefully ?
Witness—Yes, sah. I aamined him
keerfully.
Counsel—And yet you will not
awear that he was breathing like a
porpoise?
Witness—No, sab.
Counsel—You will state to the
Court why.
Witness-Cos I nebbsr heard
pa'poise breave, aah.