SRE Si Wall-Ace in the Oil Regions. I have spent exactly nine weeks in a region flowing with petroleum and nitro glycerine, and, although the stench of the gas and the sickening odor of the crude oil gave me nausea at first, I have become used to it and am now able to inhale large volumes of gas and drink crude oil with perfect impunity. It is wonderful how thor- oughly this country is soaked with petroleum. It is found upon the ground and under it; it permeates the air and covers the leaves of the trees; it is in the water and coffee; the beef: steal and custard pie taste of it, and the whole talk, clamor, conversation and concern of the people here are “petroleum,” To a person who has spent the great- er part of hislife in a quiet agricultural region, and who has become accus. tome to the simple nomenclature used in varal districts, a sudden transition to a place where a great many unin- telligible words are used in conversa- tion, is palpably noticeable. Among the many strange words that may be overheard duringa colloquy I may men- tion bullwheel, samson-post, walking- | beam, headache post, sand-reel, crown- block, derrick, tubing, casing, sucker- rods, conductor, digestor, bailor , sink- er, go-devil, line-squib, fishing-tools, bits, jars. clamps, slip-socket, sand- line, ete, I saw an oil well shot the other day, or rather saw how it behaved after being shot, for the shooting took place 1900 feet beneath the surface. One hundred and twenty quarts of nitro glycerine, enough, gentle reader to blow, | you or me a long way into the future, were poured carefully into several | stove-pipe like receptacles which wore | lowered to the bottom of the well. A | go-devil, which is simply a small tin can containing glycerine and percus- | sion, was then dropped into the well | and everybody ran away like mad. It | was fully five minutes before the exhi- | bition began, but when it did begin, it | did so in earnest. Even at that great | depth there was a preceptible jar and 4 the first thing I saw was a stream of | greenish yellow fluid boiling over the casing head. Itdidn’tboillong though. | A well that has been the recipient of a | dose with a mere effervescence. like that cannot content itself It frothed ' and foamed and spurted and suddenly | a column of oil, gas, sand, rocks, in | fact specimens of all the ingredients | in the earth, began to rise into the air | like a gigantic geyser; up, np it went, higher and higher until it reached the | top of the derrick, and there gently | fluctuating, it stood for fifteen minutes | amidst the awful roar of the escaping | gas and rattling stones ; then as the! pressure decreased the column slowly | subsided and the “flow” was over. : I picked up a piece of sand rock | emitted by the flow and found upon close examination that it contained | minute pores, as small almost as capil- | laries, These pores contain the *‘rock | oil” or petroleum as it is called, which | cavity by the glycerine and is pumped up 2000 feet exudes into the made into the tanks. I may in a subsequent article write something concerning the public school | system in the great State of New York, a topic of interest to Centre county teachers. Warrace C. CHADMAN. Knapp’s Creek. N. Y. Paris Style For The Hair, The coming styles are for abundance of hair, and also an elaborate arrangment. This fact has given fresh hope for the future to professional hair-dressers, and the expert who has the honor of having arranged the chesnut locks and wavy bangs belonging to Mrs. Cleveland when she was in the White House, is | girls are subjected in some countries { ran day and night. i work till 7 P. M., at which time the (ing of them. Buried in Molten Iron. Siz Men Roasted in Seething Metal at Colebrook. One of the most appalling accidents in the history of Lebanon occurred Tues- day evening at Colebrook Furnace, No. 1, on the outskirts of Lebanon, by | which six men were roasted to death in molten slag. It was almost a counter- part of that which happened a few weeks | ago at the Edgar Thompsou Steel Works, by which Captain Jones lost his life, but was much more deadly than the latter, killing six men, while two more will in all probability die. The accident happened at five o'clock in the afternoon when the furnace, which had been working badly, broke, and the molten metal burst out upon the work- men with a terrible roar and the flames leaped a hundred feet high to the fur- nace head. The avalanche of liquid fire flew in all directions about thirty feet in the air and its spread was accom- panied by a series of detonations that shook the earth. The men working the furnace were overwhelmed before they could escape. The killed are as follows: William Snyder, wife and one child ; Harvey Beck,wife and one child ; ‘Henry Fertig, wife and one child ; Isaac Sieg- rist, wife and three children; Harvey Bohr, single ; Benneville Eack. Enoch Iisenbauer was so badly burned that he died yesterday morning. John Bohr and Zine Heller were also badly burn- ed. On Saturday evening the furnace be- gan to work badly and a serious break occurred from which a considerable quantity of slag escaped, and Foreman John Snyder had his gang of ten men busy at work on Monday afternoon clearing up the debris when the terrible accident occurred. The foreman and another workman, named Tice, were working at the top of the stack and es- caped with slight burns by jumping on the roof of the stack house, As soon as possible after the accident streams were turned upon the molten iron and the burning building, and a large force of men set to work to clear away the debris and recover the bodies. The terrible smell of burning human flesh pervaded all the neighborhood. All the killed were Americans and have families. The theory of the great havoc wrought by the breaking of the furnace is that when the break occurred and the iron ran down it encountered water which, being suddenly converted into steam, caused the explesions which threw the iron round in the manner in- dicated above. The furnace was owned by Robert H. Coleman, the Cornwall millionaire, and was considered one of the best in the country. As soon as Mr. Coleman heard of the accident he went to the scene on a special train and rend- ered every assistance in his power to the wounded and the families of the killed. The Slavery of To-Day. Detroit Free Press. | The hardships to which working area disgrace to our nineteenth centu- ry civilization. There is a paper mill | for instance, in Fort Edward, which is | Half the girls go | 2 ; 2 on at 7 in the morning and work till | noon, girls who worked all the morning | come on again and work till midnight. | Then thealternoon girls take up the burden again and keep itup until 7 A. M. The work is very exhausting— the taking from the rolls heavy sheets of manilla paper, counting and dispos- [t involves constant ac- tivity and watchiulness and imposes a severe strain on muscles and nerves. For the 10 hours dnring which it con- tinues the working girl gets 62 cents. The reader will readily guess, no doubt, that Fort Edward is 1 n Ergland or some other effete despotism of the old world, where ‘pauper labor” is the rule. But he will be The facts are set forth in the report of a factory inspector who has been snooping around after violators of the labor laws. ————————————————— What Made the Difference. Philadelphia Record. Among the re-rated employes in the pension office during the management of Corporal Tanner were two Smiths— James E. Smith and Hirman Smith. James BE. was re-rated from$ 20 to $30 per month, and got $1236 back pay. James E., since the resignation of Tan- ner has been dismissed because he had been re-rated, and it was pernicious to have re-rated a man in the pension oflice. looking forward to make the greatest | Hiram, on the contrary, who was more change in the coiffures of the row of busts exhibited in her show case on Fourteenth street that has ever been shown in the city. “The styles of Paris during the last year,” she said, “have gone back about one century, and are practially a repro- duction of the styles during the days of Louis XIV and XV.” An ancient print of those days was produced, and being compared with pattern plates just received from the French capital, were shown to be almost identically the same. “This style, she continued, ‘brings the hair circling over the forehead and curling down under the ears, framing the face with wavy curls. Itis &n en- largement of the bang, and to produce the proper effect requires the use of a great deal of hair. For a number of years but little hair has been 1n demand, tut now switches a yard long are ab- solutely necessary.” — Washington Post. ONE FARE TO BALTIMORE VIA PENN- SYLVANIA RAILROAD.—A large number of people will be attracted to Baltimore by the meeting of the Catholic Congrees and the ceremonies incident thereto,and, in order that they may make the trip as conveniently and as cheaply as possible, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets, November 7th to 12th, valid for return until Novem- ber 16th, from all principal stations on its lines, at a single fare for the round- trip. During the same period, in order that the visitors to Baltimore may also extend their trip to Washington, ex- cursion tickets will be sold between the two cities at $1.20, valid for return until November 16th. grossly re-rated than his fellow clerk, continues business at the old stand in in the pension office on an annual salary of $4500. The difference in the treat- ment of these two Smiths is not because of a difference in the color of their hair, or the shade of their skins, or the quali- ty of their services. Itis simply a dif- ference of polities. Both are re-raters of the worst type; but Jim is a Demo- crat and Hiram is a Republican ! —— Millionaire Maurice Dupont is said to have married a pretty Irish bar- maid, who sold drinks at Queenstown on the old sod. This is an agreeable variation on the custom of our Ameri- can millionairesses marrying titled for- eign beats who sponge their drinks. Re- port says that Maurice has acted like a square man and a rational lover, and that all Queenstown speaks kindly and respectfully of his yonng wife's virtue, youth and beauty. But think of the high disdain with which the Princess Hatzfeldt would “cut” Mrs. Dupont on occasion. Is it then more discreditable to have sold good liquor for an independ- ent living than to have bought an add- led princ2 for the sake of the pauper’s title? ———— A Pertinent Conundrum, How much protective tariff and subsi- dv taxation does Mr. Blaine and his subordinates think the agricultural in- terests of this republic can stand? A subsidy, like many of the features of the present tariff, is designed to confer a gratuity upon a corporation that is able to influence affairs at. Washington. The ‘West is not in favor of the policy at all. mistaken. Itis in the great State of New York. | | these false doctrines. Renounced Christianity An Episcopal Rector Surprises His Con- gregation by Denying the Bible. Min~earoris, MiNN.,, November 6., The audience that gathered in Holy Trinity Episcopel Church Sunday morning was not prepared for the start- i ling anouncement that Rector Rev. A. J. Graham made, when at the com- , mencement of his sermon herenounced DSR ; ; | Christianity, denied the Bible and the church and their teachings. He said he had a confession to make to his hearers, with the hope that they would listen to him patiently and withhold their judgment until he had finished. He at once expressed his doubts wheth- erit paid to draw all the fine deduct- ions that theologians do in matters of belief. He said the Bible was full of falsities, and mentioned Jonah in the whales’ belly and the stopping of the sun and moon. He did not believe it was inspired of God. He still entertained a beliefin a God, but had no faith in a heavenly Father who watched over his children. That idea was only good for women and children. He supposed that some of the old fogies would leave the church, but he would fill it with people of su- perior intellect, who refuse to believe The effect of all this was most startling on the occu- pants of the pews. Some in the con- gregation were in tears, some believed the pastor insane aud all were shocked at the deliberate renunciation of their faith. It was evident that they could not bear much more, and the rector suddenly announced that he was only acting a part. If there were mysteries in religion they were not for them to understand. The Pumkin Was Loaded. Cuteness is not confined to New Eng- land. An enterprising farmer from Yolo county was recently awarded a first premium for the heaviest pumpkin on exhibition at the California State Fair at Sacramento. It was a beauty and tipped the beam at 165 pounds. But sad to relate the Yolo pumkin was “primed,” as was subsequently discov- ered by an accident, as upon it being purchased by a Sacramento editor, who became enamored with it’s and was hav- ing it placed in a wagon to take it home, it fell and was broken in pieces, and 40 pounds of birdshot rolled out of the center. It was a clear case of deception on the part of some Yolo granger, who palmed the pumkin off on the innocent and con- fiding newspaper man, making him be- lieve the tule swamps of Yolo could beat the auriferous hills of Nevada on vegetables. ——The Union of Oct, 26says: ‘The United Labor League, some time ago, sent a communication to Henry K. Boy- er, late Speaker of the State House of | Representatives and the Republican candidate for State Treasurer, asking him to give his reasons for voting against the Ballot Reform bill introduc- ed at the last session of the Legislatures Then the other half go on and To this request Mr. Boyer has made no | reply and the League, at its last meet- ing, adopted a series of resolutions, ask- ing organized labor to manifest its dis- pleasure at Mr. Boyer's action. “The ballot Reform bill was one of the most important measures before the last session of the Legislature, and its de- feat was a public calamity. Mr. Boyer is the first of the opponents of this meas- | ure that the lovers of honest elections | have had a chauce to express their opin- ion of, and it would be a warning which the political bosses would not dare to pass unheeded if Mr. Boyer were aliow- ed to continue the practice of law un- hampered by the care of the finances of the State.” New Advertisements. A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.— & Letters of administration on the es- tate of Christian Musser, deceased late of Fer- guson township, having been granted to the undersigned, he requests all persons know- ing themselves indebted to said estate, to make immediate payment, and those having claims against the same, to present them duly au- thenticated for settiement. JOSEPH E. ARD, 34-4 1-6% Pine Grove Mills Pa. STRAY.—Came to the residence of the undersigned in Benner town- snip, on or about the middle of Augrst, a brin- dle heifer, going on two years old, with end cut oft and hole in right ear. The owner isrequest- ed to come forward, prove property, pay charges and take it away, otherwise it will be the law directs. 3t JOHN LUTZ, EGAL NOTICE.—Notice is here- 4 by given to all persons interested that the tollowing inventories of the goods and chat- tels setapart to widows under the provisions of the Act of 14th of April, 1851, have been con- firmed ni si by the court and filed in the office of the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court of Centre county, and if no exceptions be filed on or be- fore the first day of next term the same will be confirmed absolutely : 1* The inventory and appraisement of the personal property of Patrick Kelley, late of Snow Shoe township, deceased, us set apart to his widow, Sarah Kelley. 2. The inventory and appraisement of the real estate of Stanley Watson, late of Boggs township, deceased, as set apart to his widow Watson. 3. The inventory and appraisement of the personal property and real estate of John C. Watkins, late of Curtin township, deceased, as set apart to his widow, Mary A. Watkins. 4, The inventory and appraisement of the personal property and real estate of Jackson Fetzer, late of Boggs township, deceased, as set apart to his widow Mary Fetzer. 5. The inventory and appraisement of the personal property of John Pra late of Pat- ton township, deceased, as set apart to his widow Sarah Peters. 6. The inventory and appraisement of the personal property of Wm, . Thompson, late of Benner township, deceased, as set apart to his widow Sarah Thompson. JOHN A. RUPP, Register. 34 47 OST.—A two year old bay filly, > two white feet behind and white blaze in face, with halter on, at or near the churches on road from Spruce Creek to Penn- sylvania Furnace. Any information leading to its recovery will be liberally rewarded. 188 W, & J. I. THOMPSON, Lemont, Pa. 11240.000 Of Trust Funds to Loan in ell sums of from $2,500 to $10,000, First mortgage security required upon improved real estate, worth at least double the amount of mortgage. Rate of interest 6 per cent. For particulars, apply to BEAVER, GEPHART & DALE, 34 42 6t Bellefonte, Pa. i ——— —— TR TR la ie — isis ————————. viol New Advertisements. Lewins’ Philadelphia Branch Clothing House. wr foun OUT SALE !! DO NOT MISS A GOOD CHANCE OF PROCURING BARGAINS, ™ l—1— 10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE —j—|| Our Large Stock Is Getting Reduced Fast at Present Prices ! er ——— DRY GOODS AT AND BELOW COST! SHAWLS, [i «ie Ge “ CLOAKS, tile) Sie “ NOTIONS, TRIMMINGS, EMBROIDERIES, PritaveLeaa Sia ORaRen rr 7 ONE-PRICE ——] CLOTHING HOUSE. RIBBONS, x LACES, HOISERY, ai. UNDERWEAR, GLOVES, ETC., |AT A SACRIFICE. Carpets at Great Bargains ! We have a full and complete assortment of S of vhi SAV y ‘ SHOES on which you can SAVE 30 per ce nt. AR ANH a AR Toll and Winter Suits, 783 to i ; Overcoats, ain» i? Children’s Suits, - from 2 to 5 ) from 3 to 15 It is our aim to dispose of this stock as fast as possible. My former partne, Mr. Simon Loeb, has taken charge of my business. Boys’ Suits, - - from 3 to 6 CALL EARLY AND OFTEN. ADOLPH LOEB. 34 41 6t HATS AND CAPS IN GREAT VARIETY AT ALL PRICES, i TRUNKS AND SATCHELS, } A GRIPSACKS &C., IN ENDLESS QUANTITY. i ¢ Mingles’ Shoe Store. M INGLES SHOE STORE! NEVER HAVE BETTER GOODS BEEN SHOWN. Never have greater varieties been offered. AVE PRICES BEEN SO LOW ! GOODS GUARANTEED ALL { NEVER H AS REPRESENTED OR MONEY REFUNDED. BOOTS & SHOES, RUBBER BOOTS and OVER SJIOES, LADIES, 1 GENT'S and CHILDREN'S J SAMUEL LEWIN, Our stock is all Bright, Clean and Fresh, and consists wholly of the LATEST AND MOST POPULAR STYLES L AND PRICES WHICH YOU CANNOT ALLEGANY STREET, BELLEFONTE, PA. RESIST. If the best is good enough for you, come Call and be Convinced. is and get it at 4 J 3m o—— ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. —o . A. C. MINGLE'S, SHOE STORE IN BROCKERHOFF HOUSE, BELLEFONTE, PA. 34 37 3m Rochester Clothing in Reynolds’ Bank Building. Legal Notices. 0 EGISTER'S NOTICE.—The fol hg ay lowing accounts have been examined, 3 1 { i | passed and filed of record in the Register’s oi- i laa 1 i fice for the inspection of heirs and legatees, hh a creditors and all others in any wise interested, i i and will be presented to the Orphans’ Court of —_— a — —| Centre connty, on Wednesday the 27th daw of November, A. D. 1880, for allowance and cor- firmation. 1. The second account of Thaddeus C. 2 Gardner active executor of W. R. Miller late of Sandy Ridge, Centre county deceased. » 2. The account of Albert Hoy, executor af &e., of Jane Brett, late of Ferguson township, deceased. 3. The account of James Vonada, adminis trator of &e., of Daniel Vonada, late of Harr township, deceased. 4. The tinal account of Wm. Musser,surviving executor of Sebastian Musser, late of Penm township, deceased. 5. The account of Jeremiah Haines, admie- istrator of &c., of Sarah Haines, late of Milee % township, deceased. 6. The first and final account of Daniel Ley- den, executor of &c., of Clarissa Awl, Jate of Bellefonte, deceased. 7. First and final account of John T. Nestla- rode, administratorof Christina Bowman, late of Liberty township, deceased. 8. The first and final account of 8. A. Woods; executor of &e., of Margaret A. Woods, late of Gregg township, deceased. ; 9. The first and final account of Samuei Creighton, executor of &e., of A. W. Creighton, late ot Philipsburg Borough, deceased. 10. The account of B. F. Shafter, administra tor of «e., of James Webner, late of Walker township, deceased. 11. The first and final account of Elizabeth E. Kerlin and Edwin W. Kerlin, administrators of ete., of Daniel K. Kerlin, late of Benner township, deceased. 12. The account of M. W. Coeudriek and Catl- arine Rodgers, andministrators of &e., of Win. i ph REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY YOUR CLOTHING AND GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS AT THE ROCHESTER CLOTHING HOUSE! BECAUSR WE CAN SHOW YOU THE LARGEST, NEWEST, AND BEST ASSORTED STOCK OF CLOTHING AND GENTS FURNISHING GOODS EVER SHOWN IN CENTRE COUNTY. JOHN A. RUPP, 34 43 4t. Register. RPHANS' COURT SALE.—DBs } virtue of an order of the Orphans’ i! Court of Centre county, the undersigned, Ae- ministrator of Jeremiah Tressler, deceased, will offer at public sale on the premises, on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15th, 1889, at1.30 o’clock p. m., the following valuable real estate of decedent, to wit : A tract of land in Marion towrship at the head ef the Gap leading to Howard, adjoining lands of Enos Ertley, Mrs Catherine E. Lucas and others, containing about Yo— TWENTY EIGHT ACRES —of BECAUSE THE MA KE, FIT, AND QUALITY OF OUR CLOTHING IS THE EQUAL OF ANY MERCHANT TAILOR MADE GOODS, AT PRICES JUST AS LOW AS OUR COMPETITORS ASK YOU FOR COMMON MADE GOODS, and allowance, thereon erected a VALUABLE STONE FLOURING MILL, With excellent Water power; also TWer DWELLING HOUSES, and an old SAW MILL. An excellentopportunity for a miller desiring a custom trade, TERMS OF SALE. =One half cash and ance in one year, secured by bond and m gage on the premises. For further informs tion apply to W. A. MURRAY, Adm. a5 or D. S. KELLER, Atty. Boalsburg, Pa. S OT ARR OT Bellefonte, Pa, 34-42-01 FIGURES AND ANYTHING BOUGHT OF US, IF NOT PERFECT: — elleionie PLL A, TOTICE.—Notice is hereby given fe that the undersigned, an Auditor ap- pointed by the Orphans’ Court of Centre coun- ty to ascertain and report liens against the real estate described in the writ of partition of the Real Estate of Hon, C. T. Alexander,late of Spring township, deceased, and make repors - - thereof according to law, will meet the par- nl T » dn | ties interested at his office in the Borough of M. FAUBLE, ProrrIEToR, Bellefonte, on Friday, the 15th day of Novem i ber, A. D., 1880, at 10 o'clock a. m,, for the pur LY SATISFACTORY WHEN TAKEN HOME, IF RETURNED MONEY CHEERFULLY REFUNDED. y AT WT pose of his appointment, when and where al i Reynolds’ New Bank Building, parties interested may attend if they ses t i proper J. C. HARPER i; 34 39 3m BELLEFONTE, PA. Saat Auditor, i DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. — ra be —r Vi Letters of administration on the [ of Mary E. Nearhood, deceased, late of Tay township, having been granted to the undey- signed, he requests all persons knowing thems selves indebted to said estate to make pay- | ment, and those having claims inst the i { same to present them duly authenticated for 33 40tf 0 |e HENRY K. NEARHOOD 34 42 Ot, Olivia, Blair Co., Pa. Rodgers, late of Spring township, deceased. H 3 + 9 b] 4 4 ¥
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