x THE CENTRE 'REPORTER. FRED KURTZ, . +. Editor, Centar Hany, Pa, Jue 10 , 1885. EARTHQUAKE IN CASHMERE. The City of Serinagur Destroyed and Many Lives Lost. London, June 2.—Dispatches from Bombay slate that news has just reach= ed there of a disastrous earthquake in Cashmere, The seismic shocks began on Sunday and have continued at intervals of ten minutes ever since. The shocks were very severe in Serinagur, the capital of Cashmere. The barracks in which sev- eral hundred soldiers were quartered, was completely destroyed, collapsing so sud- denly that nearly half the men were im- risoped in debris, Fifty are known to been killed, while fully 100 were more or less injured. A portion of the city has been demolished, while very few of the remaining buildings escape injury, many having large rents made in them. The people became panic stricken shortly after the disturbance began and fled from the city, taking refuge in boats and tents in the open fields. : One part of the city has been entirely demolished and many hundreds of peo- ple are supposed te be buried in the ru- ins, The palace is almost deserted, the citizens having become panic stricken and fled. At last accounts the seismic disturbances continued unabated, and the complete destruction of the city of Serinagur was imminent. Serinagar is near the centre of the Vale of Cashmere, and the whole territo- experienced the terrible earthquake ol fy The damage caused throughout the Vale is enormous. The loss in cattle alone is very great. The shocks have not yet ceased, and this fact greatly re- tards the work of rescuing the people pinned down in the debris, anc it is feared many of these must perish before they can be reached by relief parties. lf tf Apes FROM A SENSE OF DUTY. Some le shrink from making pub- lic the 2 Dd they have received, while others are free to tell it abroad for the ood of fellow mortals, Of the latler kind is J, H. Coppuck, of Mount Holly, N. J., who writes, “I am one of the many who give their cheerful appreciation of the merits of the efficacy of your valuabe Brown's Iron Bitters, from a senge of du- ty. This bitters is doing much good in our county, for which I can vouch.” vr IN A FIERY PIT. ——— Three Hundred and Fifty Men Entombed. Durham, Eogland, June 3.—A fire broke out “in the Philadelphia Colliery near here at noon to~day. Three hun- dred and fifty miners were lmprison in the pit and at first it was feared that all must perish. After the most strenu- ous efforts all were rescued but twenty~ two. . Later advices say that the colliery on fire is the property of the Earl of Dur- ham, and is known as the Margaret. The fire was caused by an explosion, which killed twenty-two men and boys outright. The explosion was followed by a rush of water in immense _volome into the Sutton seam, but the miners in this seam were all taken out alive. Par- ties labored zealously to stay the flood of waters rushing into the Maundlin seam, where a great number of miners were imprisoned, and succeeded in rescuing them. : The excitement in the neigborhood of the burning colliery .is intense, and the relatives of the imperilled miners crowd around the mouth of the pit weeping and wailing in a heartrending manner. Stren. nous efforts are being made to reach the miners in the pit, but it is believed they have all perished. —————— A ——————— AN END TO BONE SCRAPING. Edward Shepherd, of Ill, says, “Hav. ing received so much benefit from Elecw tric Bitters, I feel it my duty to let suf- fering humanity know it. Have had a running sore on my leg for eight years; my doctors told me I would have to have the hone scraped or leg ampul nsed instead three bottles of Electric Bit- ters and seven boxes of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, and my leg is now sound and well.” Electric Bitters are sold at fi bottle, and Bucklen’s Arnica cents a box, by J. Zeller & Bon, fonte. fn A AU SATA Reports reach us that in the southern and eastern counties of this state, includ- ing Lebanon, Lancaster and Bucks, the wheat fields are partially denuded, the bare portions contesting the ground with that covered with wheat sprouts. In many, places more than half the space is as free from sprouts as {t no seed had ever been planted last fall. Other crops give promise of an abundant increase, The fruit tries particularly at- tracted attention, showing signs of vigor and thrift. “1 have advised danghter to try it, ond Te br ET 10D por further says: “I called on you about six weeks ngo sick with bilious disease. You gave me a bottle of Dr, Kennedy's Favorite Hemody 0d it vet me all xi t. I want more of it.” Thus writes a man who lives in Lubec, Me,, to the . W s from fo this preparation i exact y suited from which women mo often une centas ve at 25 Belles the suffer. Also for children, sss AIA St cs —— We have received from Geo. W, Boyd, ., the ass’t I passenger t of vs enn’s R. Co., an Enon ony of y's summer excursion routes, "i very Tl nd comple doubt » upon excursions procure Cbpies of this work at the ticket officesof the company. AA AGI AG BOIS IIA [AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. is that greats # (EN AND CATS, 34 Ambng French Ministers Cardinal Richelieu and Colbert always had kit- tens playing arotnd their [cabinets; Richelieu sentthe kittens away when they were more than three months old and had ceased to be amusing. Louis XIIL distinguished himself as a boy begging for the lives of cats, whom it was a oustom--brutal enough—to throw into the bonfires on St. John's Day, More interesting is the tenderness toward cats of distinguished soldiers like Gen. Houdaille. As a Colonel he was suddenly Jordered to lead his regiment across Francd from Toulouse to Metz ; he was obliged to leave his cats behind, and he used his first leisure to retrace his steps to Toulouse for the purpose of fetching them back, Chateaubriand's love for cats is well known; for him they were not merely an amusement but a study. They were the companions of the many vicissitudes of his life ; as su exile, as an ambassador, as the arbiter, for a while, of French literature, he was devoted to cats, For Chateanbriasnd, Buffon was to natural history, or af least to this department of it, what the encyoclopedists were to theology, and the Jacobins to politics--a misleader. The cat Mioetto, which was presented to Chateaubriand's Memoirs abound in referances to the animal, whose indepen- dent bearing—‘‘the indifference with which it passes from ths salon to the housetop”—reflected a quality which Chateanbrianed could appreciate. Not that French cats are to be identified too closely with the Church or the Restoration. In a painting by the Republican Pradhon, representing the Constitution, a cat sits at the feet of Liberty, Victor Hugo's favorite cat indolence," is, or was, {a living express- ion of feeling toward the church, with which we cannot exprect our [clerical readers entirely to sympathize. Sainte Beuve's cat was allowed to walk over his table, amid an accumulation] of notes and papers, which no servant would venture to disturb. M. Prosper Mer. imee's enthusiasm for cats was grounded on their “wellbred” manners, and in the afternoon of the great restorer of French cathedrals, when combined advanced Republican and Voltairian opinions with his love of medisval architecturs—M. Viollet le Due—there was a mosaic of cats, which could hardly have been, professionally speaking, useful to him. mpl Wg RANDOLPI'S STOR MY DEATIL n— The last days of John Randolph of Roanoke, are full of pathos He thought he was dying for years before he did so, and when asked how he was he wonld reply : “ Dying ! dying! dying!” His death ocemrred in s Philadelphia hotel. A few minutes before he died the doctor wanted to leave him, but Randolph objected, and his slave took the key, locked the door and put the key in his pocket. With his last words Basn- dolph declared that he wanted his slaves freed, and kept the doctor there as a witness to his dying declaration. A skeptio through life, he appreciated his condition when on his death-bed, and among his last words was “remorse.” He was lying perfectly quiet, with his eyes closed, when he suddenly roused up and screamed out in an agitated voice, ‘Remorse! remorse! remorse!” Ho then cried out, ‘Let me see the word! Gets dictionary; Let me see the word!” There was no dictionary at hand, and he was told so. He exclaim- ed, “Write it, then ! Let me sce the word!” The doctor picked up one of his cards labeled ‘Randolph, of Roa- noke.” “Shall I write it on this?" “Yes ; nothing more proper,” was Randolph's reply. The word remorse was written on itin pencil and handed to him. He looked at it a moment with great intensity. ‘Write it on the back,” he exclaimed. It was done and handed him again. He looked at it with his blaging eyes. Remorse!” he said, “you can have no ides of it what. ever; it has brought me to my present situstion—but I have looked to Jesus Clirist,’ snd I hope to obtain pardon.” He then asked the doctor to draw a line under the word, snd told him to keep the card. A short time after this his keen eyes began to dull, his powerful mind gave way, end within two hours he died. —————— A GB AN EXPLANATION, The origin of the word ‘'stick” in the sense of to cheat, dates back a hundred years, and is probably mucholder. ‘Tm phrase to express — A THE PAMPAS, En — peculiar characteristics of these | vast level plains which descend from the | Andes to the great river basin in un. | broken monotony are the absence of rivers or water storage, and the periodi- | qal occcurrence of droughts, or **siccos,” | in the Summer months, These con- | ditions determine the singular character both of its flora and sauna, The soil is | naturally fertile and favorable for the | growth of trees, and they grow Inxuriant- ly wherever they are protected. The | Eucalyptus is covering large tracts | wherever it is inolosed, and willows, | poplars, and the fig surround every | estancis when fenced in. The open | plains are covered with droves of horses i and cattle, and overrun by numberless | wild rodents, the original tenants of the | Pampas. During the long period of | drought which are so great a scourge to | the country, these animals are starved by thousands, destroying in their efforts to live every vestige of vegetation. In | visit, no less than 50,000 head of oxen and sheep and horses perished from starvation and thirst, after tearing deep includirg the wire ropts of the Pampas grass. Under such circumstances the existence or an unprotected tree is im- possible The only plants that hold their own, in addition to the indestructi- ble thistles, grasses, and clover, are a little herbaceous oxalis, producing vivip- arous buds of extraordinary vitality, a few poisonous species, such as the hemlock, and adew tough, thorny, dwarf acacias and wiry rushes, which even a starving rat refuses. Although the cattle are a modern introduction, the number- less indigenous rodents must always have effectually prevented the intro- duction of any other species of plants, large tracts are still honeycombed by the ubiquitous biscacho, a gigantic rabbit, and numerous other rodents still exist, including rate and mice, Pampas hares and the great nntria and carpincho on the river banks. That the dearth of plants is not doe to the un- suitability of the subtropical species of the neighboring zones cannot hold good with respect to the fertile valleys of the Andes beyond Mendoza, where 8 mag- nificenct hardy flora is found. More. over, the extensive introdaction of European plants which has taken place throughout the country has added noth- ing to the botany of the Pampas beyond a few specious that are unassailable by cattle, such as the two species of thistle which are invading large districts in spite of their constant destruction the fires which alway accompany siccos ann cn. A AP—- —————r GROROE WASRINGTONS FELT Washington's boots says awriterin The Chicago Tril were No. 12. His wa shoes were No. 11. His hand large in proportion, and buy a glove to fit him, and had to | his gloves made to order. His mouth was his strong feature, the lips being always tightly compressed. He weigh- ed 200 pounds, and there was no sur. plus flesh about him. He was tremend. ously muscled, and the fame of Iu great strength was everywhere, huge tent when wrapped up with the poles was so heavy that it required two men to place it in the camp wagm Washington could 1t it with one had and throw it into the wagon as easily 5a if it were a pair saddlebage. He could hold a musket with 0:30 hand and shoot with precision as easily as other men did with a horse pistol. 1{is lungs were lis weak point, and his voice was never strong. He was at his time in prime of life. His hair was a clestnnt brown, his’ cheeks were prominent, aud his head was not large in contrast to every other part of his body, which seemed large and bony at all pointe His finger joints and wrists were so large as to be genuine curiosities. As to his habits at that period I found out much that might be interesting. He was an enormons eater, but was oon- tent with bread and meat if he had plenty of it. But hunger seem to put him in a rage. It was his custom to take a drink of rum or whisky on awakening in the morning. Of course, all this was changed when he grewold. Isaw him at Alexandria a year before he died. His hair was very gray and his form was slight'y pent, His chest was very thin. He had false teeth which did net fit and his under lip outward. I beliave he drank much more in his old age. He was a great lover of fine wines and horses, wera eno Oirainary i sy ne ox tha vie —— WI ———— A RUSSIAN SENTENCE The lack of liberty of any kind in Russia is illustrated by a court sentence need at Odessa not long wo AFTER DINNER. Persons who suffer from Indigestion con smrrest the progress of that painful pill, so composed that it will give tous to the stomach, prevent heartburn, rouse the liver to healthful action, Invigorate the kidneys, and thus, through the activity of these organs, promt 3 movement of the » AYer's PILLs are so comp iat their action, though mild, eflectually pro- duces the above results, They also, In curing Constipation, remove the cause of Biliousness, Liver Complaint, Kidney Dis- ease, Rheumatism, and many other serious ailments, AYERS PILLS no mineral nor poisonous su , and do not gripe unles bowels are irritated, and even then the influence is healing, To continue effect in constipals d or chironie cases, the need only be taken in diminishing of tncreasinge doses habitants or travelers countries where phy hand, ire of ns There is hardly n sickness the alleviate, and in Most cases promptly. To young girls upon womanhood, and period of maternity is w Aver's Pills, In mode stiificiont to ensure 1 : bowels, will be found of they instead Far scumen, and in- in sparsely settled i not at vane, y will not cure, if taken just entering the r to a close, ws, merely r action of the PREPARED BY * Sold by all Di td —_— TO ¥ ARMI RS. a New Implement STORE AT SPRING MILLS i Bpring Mills for all Kinds of BINDERS, HARVESTERS, MOWERS GRAIN DRILLS, HAY also dealer in ENGINES, ver RETY Y A +» il 12%, bog Leva NES, Ul HOLLER AND CLOVE } Infact, everything that belong line of business. 1 will also bandle we PHOSPHATE.- ectfally invite all farmer ys : BY HREe 3 1 dl v I resj persons wishing to pur above machinery to come stock, examine prices, and be convince that 1 am prepared to sell any one in the county. W. L. SNYDER, SPRING MILLS, PERN A HOW LOST, Just published, a new adil Colsbrated Faas) sme radecad TURRHOEA fnal i has his cond if cheaply, Privately a won ld be a the Bangs of and overy man ia the land sent soder seal. in a piain dress, poet § add, on receipt Ol Je ad § Address Ee ARPS ed CULVERW RT IC A THE CLLYERWELL MED é1 Ann 81, New Yk ~ Pomay Ire ————————— Conklin Farm and Lumber Wagons, Plutliorm Spring Wagons, GROUER'S, BAKER'S and other Delivery Wagons, Open and Top Buggies, MOWERS AND OTHER Farm Implements |BHIPPED T0 EVERY BODY'S ORs | DER ACCOMPANIED WITH | THE CASH, AT VERY 1LOW FROM THE WHOLESALE Agricultural Implement House OF G. W. NICELY, 100 & 111 West 34 St. Williamsport, Penn’a. parc LARGEST AND BEST “6 Selected Stock in Western Penn'a. All Goods Guaranteed, Agent's commission to pay. Write for Catalogue and Prices. Telephone connection. 16fel,Om — - - — WANTED : Grape ¥ ines. Shs-ubs, éraeniral Full amet rac! tons Senn ne Address, Le CLARE & HERRICK, One mide east of Rochester Eriat ne ed Men. ighton, N. Y, EVANS BROTHERS, PRODUCE MERCHANTS, D. 2} COMMISSION 56 N. Water Street, od Proton it facies r, KgEs, 1¢ editor of Luis paper If you want good shoulder braces, suitable for indies and gentlemen, and at reasonable prices, go to the Centre Hall drug store, J. UD. Muenay, 1ljun uf Droggist, ‘ HELP Soitec und we wis: riage and we WwW & ii roysl, valuable sample LOX of goods lis pote moeBey possibile BL wey business, 4 can live at Lome ang , or wil tbe ume, Al of randly sacessivi, Ww Counts to re Ling fat su who wan butinwss, we Bake Wis supaiiis © Bot weil sslisied ve Will wuble of writing es, Ful bis wi. eel (Pee. LILmeuss Day gre 10f aii vOo sistt st onoe., DoR't OQ grows, BLINMUN & Vo. Perliand, Baibe. for postage, aud receive of Buous which will ELT away han saplhang i wiley sek, YU00eed IPod IVS Ee Gels belore ®. AL sive diem Agus, Maine, SA LESMEN PLR A few gool reliable men 10 ay ft 6s Adah Hor vie BL Ou OUR New Fruits and Specialties! together with & full Une of NURSERY STOCK Prev ot Ba LIVE, Yor were aud clerentes, West Chosen, _ Peun'a, CE & Le, id ehce Lol eEsehliad Li xX MAD WALES Bye Ho opes, Brother & Thomas, C. Dreisbhach, LEWISBURG, PA. at =RUN| Wx CQO ow Yo 30 JNoN SQUARE NEWYORK \CAQ Gn 0 of hs ? asst a » GA % FOR- SALE BY ™° J. Q. A. Kennedy, Cantre Hall, Ag't. Dextre Haru RAT Centre Hall Meat market havin pi rator families can at all times ty, also bologna sausage. hotel ; 0 a and evening, 14may t Hauxny EaraAv/~Come Je the gndersigned about Ma white on belly and tail, old. The ORER, junit frame dwelling ne 10 f WHOLESALE AND BETAIL DEAL- ER IRN GENERAL HARDWARE, Saddlery and Carriage Material, Blacksmith Supplies, Oils, Paints, Window Glass, LARGEST STOCK IN CESTRAL PERNA. feb How Arrival of Coods AT NEW STORE! NEW GOODS!a NEW GOULS HA RPER & KREAMER, Centre Hall, - Have just opened in one of Largest and Best Rooms in the Valley, —A COMPLETE STOCK OF— DRY GOODS, : NOTIONS. DRESS GOODS HATS & CAPS, BOOTS & SHORS, HARDWABE, 01LS AND PAINTS, GLASSWARE, QUENNSWARE, GROCERIES. COFFERS, SUGARS, TEAS, FISH SALT, TOBACCO, SEGARS, EVERYTHING KEPT IN A WELL REGULATEL : STORE. ALL NEW GOODS, We offer ns unsurpassed UNTY. in Sila COME AND SEE Us, All kinds of Produce taken Marl. et Prices Pa Highest Make $70 to $150 Teachers 1s. Fe Address, J. C. Mi Co. y ‘DO YOU KNOW PLUG oBACO! ax . ¥. FORTNEY, Attorosysst-Taw, 1. BPANGLER. C.F. Huw PANGLER & HEWES, ATTTOREEYRAT LAW, OHN KLINE, ATTORNEY -AT-LAW, BELLETOXTE, PA Can be OHN FP. POTTER, Attorney-at-Law Collections promtly made and Will draw ud CM BOWER ¥.L. ORVIS. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, BELLEFONTE. PA Office opposite the Court House, on 24 foor of Farst's buiiding. i a———— Dentist, Centre Hall, Will give satiss Ether administered. ZR. 8. G. GUTELIUS,~ Dentist, Millbeim, Offers bis professional services to the public. He ls prepared to perform all operations in the dental profescion. He is now fully pre. pared to extract teeth absolutely withou pain. my 2178 I4adr Ee ee Hotels. USH HOUBE. W. RB. Teller, proprietor, Belles fonte, Pa. Special attention given to country trade. Junel 6y (UMMINGS HOUSE, BELLEYD . EMANUEL BROWN, ETON, ra The traveling community will find this hotel equal to any in the sounty in every respect, for man and beast, and charges very moderate. Give it a trial june tf N EW BROCKERHOFF HOUSE. : ALLRGHENY 8T,, BELLEFONTE, PFA G. G. McMILLEN, Prop'r. Good SBample Rooms on First Floor, S%. Free Bues to and from all train. gu Svecisi rates 1o witnesses and jurors. Bus C= RE HALL HOTEL. D. J. MEYER, Prop'r. FOR BUMMER BOARDERS AND TRANSIENT CUSTOM. Good Table, hesithy locality, Ii nest natural scenery in the stste. Schools and churches convenient, Terms very reasonable. 1 1 {VIN HOUSE, . LOCK MAYEN, FA. §. WOODS CALDWELL, Proprietor, Terms reasonable. Good sample rooms on first foor. SFr G MILLS HOUSE. On L&T. RR, FINE SUMMER RESORT. Fine Fishing and Hunting—Roman- tic Mountain and Valley Scenery. Healthy Locality. TERMS REASONABLE. J. H.BIBBY ...... cecev ves. Proprietor SPRING MILLS, CENTRE COUNTY, PA » mari AMERON HOUSE, LEWISBURG, PENN'A. STETTLER & CODER... ———— . EPECIAL BATES 70 CUMMERCIAL TRAVEL 3 ERS OVER SUNDAY. Good Livery stlached. Free "Buss to and from all Gaius, apy D. MURRAY, » Centre Hall, Pa. Denler in DRUGE, popular Patent Medicines Whiskey, Brandy, tine, and Holland Gin kept and sold for medic purposcs only. Store u every day inte week. o y portds g CENTRE COUNTY nkXKING CO : BELLEFONTE, PENNA. Receive Deposits and allow Interest ; Insovunt Notes; Buy and Sell Government Securities ; J. D, BHUGERT, Cash jor JAS, A. BEAVER, . President. y PENNE VALLEY BARKING CO. er CENTRE BALL, PA. Receive Deposiu, and allow Jutetest : viscount Noles ; Bu Gon Securities; Gold and onan SA WM. WOLF, W. B. MINGLE, P Cashier, ¥_ ZBLLER GEOR... . . DRUGGISTS, Bellefonte, Ps. Dealer In DRUGS, rrr CHEMICALSY PERFUMERY, FANCY GOODS, &c Pure Wines and Liquors for medicw purposes always kept JF ELIE INSURANCES DRUGS best Life and A My motto is, “1 sody Office in Bush's block, (over Valentine & Oo wore) Belicfonte, Pa. Tmaylyr] BOXD VALENTINE. Low Priced Fer- tilizers. Low priced fertilizers are notalwaysthe best. Baugh's $25.00 Phosphate is the best and the cheapest fer tilizer, for the simple reason that it gives as good results as articles that cost very much more money, No farmer can make a mistake who buys Baugh's Animal Bone Su- per-Phosphate for $25 per ton, in new bags; free on board car or boat at
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